Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 183

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Swaaaah.

In front of a shower with water pouring down so hot it makes your body feel hot.

Do Kyung-hye had her eyes closed for a long time, allowing the pouring water to fall on her entire body.

Usually, when she goes to the bathroom, she doesn’t waste time, just washes her body and comes out.

Today, while washing my hair, I was lost in deep thought and didn’t realize how much time had passed.

“That infamous gate… … .”

The memory was vivid in her mind, as if it had just happened.

Even though my eyes were closed, the splendid and magnificent scene felt real.

In front of Sang-Hyeon’s perfect combination, Gattulis died without even being able to lift a finger.

A lucky hit?

It was not a trick that could be disparaged with such words.

It was the best result, perfectly designed from start to finish and well-made by Sang-Hyeon.

It’s more common than you might think for boss monsters to die in one hit.

In the case of dungeons without level restrictions, high-level players can enter and easily clear them.

This was also a method mainly used by players who were doing ‘Artifact Nogada’.

Entering dungeons that are much lower level than yours and hunting repeatedly, consistently and safely.

In the process, I hope that the artifacts that can be obtained randomly from boss monsters will be of high grade!

There were quite a few strategies like this, so boss monsters often ended up being used as combat power meters.

But this gate was different.

Above all, through multiple raid challenges and investigations, the average level of the entire gate was recorded as 275.

What I mean is.

This means that you can reliably clear the map when four players of level 275 come.

With three people it’s pretty tight, and with two people it’s practically impossible. That’s what average level means.

However, the classification was meaningless and the two of them finished the conquest together.

Even the difficult Gathulis, which no one had dared touch, was defeated in one blow.

What does this mean?

‘At least 550.’

This meant that the potential and power that Sang-Hyeon possessed were no different from that of a level ‘550’ player.

Usually, when that number of players comes, they can defeat boss monsters like Gathulis in one hit.

The spatial distortion skill is a very tricky skill to control and requires elaborate maneuvers.

Sang-Hyeon took Gattulis’ life perfectly and cleanly on his first attempt.

“scary.”

I really thought that.

It’s not that Sang-Hyeon is a truly terrifying object.

Because it showed abilities, power, and even potential beyond anything you could imagine.

We have seen many famous players from the Sword God-Sword God team led by oppa Do Kyung-soo.

No matter which guild they went to, they were all skilled enough to be ranked in the top ten.

Their potential was also great. Even Do Kyung-hye and Do Kyung-soo were surprised.

But from the beginning, Sang-Hyeon was far, far above them, incomparable to them.

“I don’t fit in.”

I really thought so.

Sang-Hyeon’s skills were much higher than his own.

I also felt that it would be a huge insult to want to do something with him.

It is obvious that it will become a position that is no different from a burden, suppressing and dragging down potential.

“Haha, I won’t forget it.”

She smiled strangely.

Sang-Hyeon and I have become much closer recently.

I was happy to think that after a long time, I finally found a player partner that I really liked.

Eventually, he realized that he was a person who suited the world he lived in, a place bigger than the world… … .

It was her regretful smile.

You are someone I want to be with but can never hold on to, someone too far away to get close to. That person was Sang-Hyeon.

* * *

Same time.

“It was okay.”

As Do Kyung-hye recalled the battle of Sang-hyeon, she pondered and admired the meaning of the strategy at that time.

Sang-Hyeon was also meticulously reviewing the entire battle that took place at the gate today.

It was Sang-Hyeon’s long-standing habit.

In fact, I didn’t have any of these habits when I first started out as a player in my previous life.

I just fought whatever came my way, whatever I saw, I got broken, frustrated, and angry.

I just blindly tried to imitate someone who was successful and copied their attack patterns and repertoire.

The results were disastrous.

There was no creativity in the ability to only copy, and it was completely impossible to respond to various variables.

Because the thought was a castrated action, it was impossible to modify or refine it.

That’s what combat is.

It is a place where countless dots and dots, lines and lines, surfaces and surfaces, and thoughts and thoughts come together in various forms.

This wasn’t a problem that could be solved by simply copying and recognizing one or two patterns.

After attaining enlightenment, Sang-Hyeon unconditionally reviewed even the smallest, most trivial sparring or training.

If you don’t think you remember, record it on video and watch it over and over again to review it.

in result.

When I had been a player in Sanghyeon for about 20 years in my previous life.

Sang-Hyeon could never panic no matter what situation he encountered, because it was all predictable.

“… … .”

The rewards are right in front of you.

Magic stones and artifacts obtained from Gattulis.

It was definitely valuable loot from a boss monster.

But there was a reason why it was left as is without even being confirmed.

It didn’t really feel like a hard-earned reward, so I didn’t want to check it out right away.

“It feels like times have changed.”

I burst out laughing.

There will come a point where even the rewards you get from killing boss monsters will no longer be exciting.

But I didn’t feel at all that the feeling itself was arrogant or haughty.

Because I got stronger.

That’s it.

There is no reason to be overly happy about the strong solving an easy problem.

Right then.

I got a call from Shin Tae-ri.

It was an unexpected contact, but I wondered why it was today.

“Yes, Terry.”

– Mr. Sang-Hyeon, you don’t receive mail addressed to your home or unconfirmed personal contacts, do you?

“Yes. There are parts where I say that publicly, and I get so many calls that I don’t really look at them.”

– Mr. Sang-Hyeon, I got some mail. I wonder why it wasn’t sent to the sponsoring company.

Sang-Hyeon thought that what was coming had come.

There is only one piece of mail that Shin Tae-ri would consider ‘special’: an invitation.

I wasn’t surprised because I already heard the story from Park Jeong-min.

“Is this an invitation?”

– That’s right. You don’t have to participate in this. It was created because of the bizarre hobby of mystery.

“No, I plan to participate.”

– The matchup is also a mystery. It’s common for the matchup to be unfavorable. Just to see you die.

“I’ve been looking at the invitations and match lists that Mystery has sent out. People who are likely to be named are always called.”

– That’s right.

“But it’s a little early for me now. So I thought, why did they suddenly send me an invitation?”

– Is there anything you find interesting?

“Someone is reaching out to Mystery, and they’re probably setting the table to get me out of here.”

– Then shouldn’t we avoid it more?

“No. I just wanted to take this opportunity to see what kind of trick he’s up to. It’s something I’ll have to get rid of someday.”

Sang-Hyeon said calmly.

I can guess.

Or you see yourself as a thorn in the eye.

Or someone you may know as a player who is close to the Eden Guild.

These are the players from the Sun and Jeongpung guilds, which are the opposing forces to the Eden guild.

– If it’s for fame or people’s attention, don’t worry about it. It’s only for a little while.

As Shin Tae-ri said, the invitation sent by Mystery was directly connected to the player’s ‘pride’.

If you decline, a notification will be posted on the Mystery homepage stating that the player has declined the invitation.

Then, the gossip media outlets related to the player labeled the player who refused as a coward.

And then I got a ‘source’ from somewhere and wrote a novel about who I was going to fight and so I ran away.

This is just nonsense though.

The problem is that people in the world who are interested in the every move of named players believe this.

Because of this, there were quite a few cases where people participated in order to maintain their careers and reputations, even if it meant crying and eating mustard.

“I think the opposite.”

Sang-Hyeon laughed.

We don’t know who our opponent is yet, but since the game is set like this, he has no choice but to show up.

It could be a definite opportunity.

If you subdue that guy, it will surely remain in the minds of those who look up to Sang-Hyeon for a long time.

Isn’t one scene seen with your own eyes more certain than a hundred unverified rumors?

Sang-Hyeon thought that the opportunity had come.

– Are you sure it’s okay?

“Of course. I will go and receive the invitation myself. It is a difficult piece of paper to receive, so I will have to keep it carefully.”

– I’ll go that way.

“No, I.”

– I have something to tell Sang-Hyeon. I’ll go. Please rest comfortably.

“Okay, I understand.”

The call is over.

An invitation to mystery.

And behind it all, a mysterious entity is hiding, targeting him.

I thought it turned out well.

Through Han Hyun-jung, at a time when I was preparing to advance overseas, the invitation and the resulting battle…

It will be a very good showcase.

In fact, there have been countless cases of people becoming famous through duels or real matches that were triggered by invitations.

Even the current So Hyeong-jun was a star born from an invitation.

It’s a bonus that he became more popular because of his handsome looks like Sang-Hyeon.

“It’s a shame that we’ve built a relationship so steadily, but I think it’s time to distance ourselves.”

I thought of my acquaintances.

Ham Ji-yeon, who first met at the Hyunjeong Market, had an unexpected opportunity to become close.

Construction on a pizza place next to her daycare is still progressing at this very moment.

I thought it was only natural for her to receive such a gift, as she sacrificed everything for her children.

“Kim Mi-so, it seems like you’re doing well.”

Sang-Hyeon clicked on the photo of Kim Mi-So that had arrived via text message a while ago to check it again.

Kim Mi-so’s former pale skin has disappeared, and her entire body has turned copper-colored.

It’s a sign of effort that is heterogeneous, but that makes it look even better.

“Kyung-hye, you’ll do well on your own. So now I just have to do better?”

Sang-Hyeon laughed.

It seemed likely that the battle that would unfold with this invitation would be the last event in the country.

After that.

A few days passed.

While Han Hyun-jung was fiercely seeking to help Sang-hyun advance overseas as a sponsoring company.

Sang-Hyeon, who accepted the invitation, was contacted that the first match had been confirmed.

It was a confirmed call through Mystery’s official channel and official number.

“Madongho… … .”

As expected, the mastermind was closer than I thought.

Madongho.

He was a tanker from the inspection team known to be 4th in the Sun Guild hierarchy and was rumored to be even stronger than Jo Jin-ho.