Closed Beta I Played Alone

Episode 96. lumen, asirante.

Of course, but I've never thought about it.

It's a battle with yourself.

Of course, I was often told that I had to win the battle with myself.

However, it is a statement that is mentioned in reality, and moreover, it is not actually about winning a one-on-one fight with yourself, for example, a promise to quit smoking on New Year's Day, laziness that has always held back success, and a will to overcome vain greed and desires, etc. brains related to

It was a battle that took place in my imagination.

But this is a battle arena.

And a duel with a total of 49 users or NPCs and actually knocked down 49 people.

In other words, it is a real battle, not an imaginary battle.

Of course, it was a quest anyway, and it was enough to knock it down.

no matter who it is

But what if that's me?

Burr.

For a moment, my body trembled.

Because I am fully aware of my own strength.

It's because he's the king of idiots who can't even measure his own level.

That's how strong I really am.

Not too much humility, but with a gentle swipe of humility, enough to be seen as arrogance and arrogance.

But the problem was that it was a one-on-one match with me.

For a moment, I couldn't help but feel dizzy.

I've never imagined a strong person like me as an enemy, and I never expected that I would actually appear as an enemy.

But as if my troubled mind didn't matter, my body left the waiting room as before and was sucked into the arena.

not on the battlefield.

parallel.

It was as if I was looking at myself through a mirror.

However, to be amazed or surprised, I tried to attack first because I could chew the cud sufficiently with the memory beads I am using now.

“Ice Field! and superimposed thin ice.”

Passionate!

In the past, dealing with a total of 49 users and NPCs, I could see that NPCs are better at fighting unless they are experienced users.

First of all, NPCs did everything they could in battle.

Unlike users, I was neither depressed nor embarrassed by the huge gap.

So, rather than lumen and Ashirante, who appeared in the form of enemies and NPCs, I quickly laid out the ice field and superimposed thin ice.

But immediately, without knowing it, I had no choice but to spit out swear words.

The ice land created by this ice field will be applied as a buff not only to me, but also to that lumen and Ashirante who are similar to me.

Of course, since it's the ice field I used, it will definitely do damage.

However, the enemies and NPCs who are standing still are lumen and Ashirante.

'Damn it! Isn't Iceman too scam?'

The option of complete immunity to frostbite attached to the trait 'Iceman'.

I've had a lot of fun with statues in the past.

For me, who is heavily armed with a ranged attack, the decrease in the enemy's movement speed means that I have already won half of it.

That's why I keep the passive skill of frostbite.

But the enemy, lumen, was completely free from the statue.

Furthermore, in addition to the 30% power increase of all ice-based skills possessed by ‘Ice Man’, an option corresponding to the final king of the ice series was attached, which reduced the damage caused by the opponent’s ice-type attack by 30%.

“……”

Things that I thought of naturally without taking much care.

When I faced them as enemies, I immediately thought it was a scam.

I even felt sorry for the countless people who had appeared as my enemies.

Because they must have felt the emotions I am feeling right now.

Especially, ‘Balance X Network Game! Let me play this game again!” Kang Seok-tae, a member of the Gahwa Guild, who died vomiting in anger, did not disappear from his mind for a while.

[Ice Field! And superimposed thin ice!]

Of course, the enemies and NPCs in my form, lumen and Ashirante, did not stand still.

In the same way, an ice field with superimposed thin ice was laid.But I didn't do the same.

Because I have the ability that the other person has.

No, because it was originally mine.

In any case, without moving even a single footstep, he poured an attack on him.

Since it has a long cooldown, it starts with a wide-area skill that can be used again if you use it in advance.

“Ice Storm! Ice Lane!”

Whew!

When two types of wide-area skills unfolded at the same time, an enormous snow storm arose.

But my attacks were in vain.

[Blink. Blink.]

By using Blink with zero cooldown, which has now become an indispensable skill for me.

There was a time when I showed myself using it smoothly as if I had been using it for a long time.

To be honest, I was a little embarrassed.

So I unknowingly spit out swear words.

“Fuck! That’s what I got through my life and hard work!”

Of course, to be honest, it wasn't all that hard work.

However, at that time, there were a total of 14 active skills in my skill window right before Blink was selected as a skill with a zero cooldown.

And there were skills that almost never had a cooldown, such as Ice Ball or Ice Bolt.

In other words, he had to suffer tremendously for that moment.

If an ice ball or ice bolt has a cooldown of zero, it's a huge loss beyond a bang.

However, when he used the cool-time zero blink, which has now become my trademark, which I gained through such mental hardship, it was unfair and I had no choice but to rise.

[Ice Ball! Ice Vault!]

Anyway, the enemy lumen, Ashirante, who escaped my wide-area skill with a zero-blink cooldown.

And immediately used the lowest level magic on me.

Of course, it was free to endure without avoiding it.

Because it is the lowest level of magic.

Moreover, I have perfect immunity to frostbite.

However, I felt a little unfair about that, so I immediately left with a blink of zero cooldown.

And immediately I used another wide-area skill, pouring hail, on an enemy that looked like me.

But again, he quickly escaped out of the realm of the pouring hail with a blink of zero cooldown.

"pup!"

For a moment, without realizing it, I spit out a swear word.

it was funny

No, beyond that, I even wondered if this really makes sense.

I've played a variety of games in the past, but this was the first time I've played a game where the balance is so messed up.

That's why I wanted to go to the operator right away and ask.

No, I wanted to go beyond simply arguing with words, grabbing the collar and questioning whether this really makes sense.

Of course, I tried my best to calm that excitement.

Sometimes excitement serves as a source of victory, but usually it serves as an excuse for defeat.

But the excitement that soared to the knowledge that it was all mine did not subside.

After all, my goal is to win.

I didn't want to collapse here, leaving one last step.

Moreover, if I lost here, I thought I would feel worse at the thought of losing to myself.

So I ran like crazy.

While Hong Jooyoung fights hard with himself.

Myungjin Group Chairman's Office.

Director Seok In-su opened his mouth to Chairman Hong Sang-man.

“Currently, Jooyoung-kun, no, a lot of attention is being focused on Ashirante.”

“Hmm… the pointed awl has no choice but to pierce the pocket. Moreover, no one expected that Korea would take first place in the 4th anniversary event.”

Chairman Hong Sang-man had no idea that his handsome son would cause such trouble.

But he's good and I'm too good.

Even when he is still, rumors about Ashirante, a pseudonym used by his son, are constantly heard around him.

And the rumors contained quite dangerous content.

Of course, it wasn't that I didn't understand.

To be honest, even if Chairman Hong Sang-man himself does such an anti-human thing, if he can achieve an Asirante-class strongman, he will do it.

“What is the protection for Jooyoung?”

“There are currently no changes.”

To the question of Chairman Hong Sang-man, Director Seok In-soo immediately answered.

"okay. let it be Unlike before, sudden overprotection can be a very small step.”

"Yes. all right."

So, Chairman Hong Sang-man ended his day's work with the worries of his youngest son, Jooyoung Lee, who became an outstanding person as his deceased father had said.

The arena of Ferrero Castle.

pop! pop! bang! bang!

Of course, duels in the arena do not take place all day.

If there is a set time and no winner or loser is determined within that time, it will be a draw regardless of how much vitality both sides have left.

And the draw was not included in the winning streak.

It just doesn't count towards defeat.

So, they attacked like crazy.

Although there is only one win difference, there is a big difference between 49 and 50 consecutive wins.

Of course, there were good things.

Unlike the first time where he showed a defensive appearance by using the blink of a cooldown without stopping, the enemies and NPCs lumen and Ashirante took an active offensive as if they did not want a draw.

In other words, the number of collisions gradually increased, and each time it occurred, it was inevitable to be surprised.

because it hurt

I didn't feel it much in the ice field, where the proportion of the movement speed reduction debuff was greater than the damage, but when I was directly hit, it was very painful, even considering the 30% reduction in damage from the ice type.

The vitality that escapes in a lump.

In an instant, I understood the enemies who were dying with all kinds of screams and screams of pain at my attack.

It's like this for me, but it's a terrible level that other people don't want to go through again.

Of course, there were differences in the meantime.

I used the wide-area skills with a relatively long cooldown first, but focused on simple skills such as ice balls and ice bolts.

To compare it to boxing, I aim for a heavy shot with a light punch, and an enemy that eats away little by little with a jab.

They had the same status window, the same skills, and almost the same items, but their fighting styles were distinctly different.

Of course, I couldn't decide for myself which one was better.

I don't have enough insight to say which one is better, and it's just a difference in style.

But there was one thing for sure.

'Damn it! Why are you fighting better than me!’

admit it

That I lack what can be called so-called control.

That's why I deliberately don't prefer a job or combat type that focuses on agility.

Even if you have high agility, you don't have the ability to use it properly.

That's why I don't prefer close range, where instantaneous judgment and excellent improvisation are more needed than far away, where I have time to think.

That's how well I know my level.

Of course, I was envious.

Obviously, I'm doing my best, but the sight of the enemy pouring attacks with unexpected skills at a timing I never thought of was enough to say, 'Are you going to do that attack at this time?'

There is definitely a difference in combat sense.

So what to follow?

Did not do it.

I am very well aware of the saying that the crotch is torn when the bird follows the stork.

Instead, I did the best I could.

As it was in all previous battles, he was able to withstand any attack with his body, and he used the blink of a cool time of zero in his own timely manner to catch the enemy with a light movement with a simple jab.

And the wide-area skill was used so that it did not overlap as much as possible so that there was no range to avoid.

There is no escape from this arena until the winners and losers are divided.

So obviously, I acknowledged the lack of control compared to him, and fought my way to the fullest.

Victory or defeat?

I intend to accept

But I also have some beliefs.He didn't just suck his fingers and stare at the message of lumen and Ashrantera as the stupid 50th opponent.

That is to say.

[+3 Brave Warrior's Bracelet (Legendary)

-A bracelet imbued with the spirit of a warrior who dares to charge without backing down in all battles.

: Increases strength by 250.

: Increases Agility by 250.

: Increases combat power by 10% in the arena.

-Physical defense: 450 increase, magic defense: 200 increase.

-Durability: 1655000/1655000]

Bracelet of a brave warrior that increases combat power by 10% in the arena that helped achieve 49 consecutive victories with ease.

While being dragged from the waiting room to the arena, it was unequipped.

Really 0.1 seconds.

In the meantime, this item flashed on my mind, and I only unequipped this one without even having time to touch anything else.

Of course, there was no guarantee that Ashirante, the lumen that would appear in the arena if it was unequipped, would not be affected by this.

Maybe it's already too late.

But at that moment, that was all I could do.

"okay! 이 개새끼야. Let's see who wins!”

opponent is me.

In the end, it was only a curse against me, but I spit it out and ran again.

Against lumen, Ashirante, who makes better use of what they have than me.

After 1 hour and 30 minutes.

I could tell that no one had told me.

That is, the level 500-limited arena quest will continue until victory or defeat.

And after nearly two hours of bloody battle, the game was won.

[lumen, you have defeated Asirante.

-Win: 50 times. Win streak: 50 times.

-You will be moved to the waiting room.]

with my victory.

And I felt deeply that I could use what I had better depending on the ability of a person.

I was also proud of my quick steps to come up with the Brave Fighter's Bracelet for a moment and dismount it.

My victory was 100% thanks to the Brave Fighter's Bracelet, which was dismounted at the moment of being dragged.

A brave warrior's bracelet that was removed just before moving to the arena and re-equipped after moving.

That is, there was a gap of 10%, and at my level now, that 10% has been incredibly powerful.

By beating an opponent who obviously has more control than me.

Of course, it was a car that was so short-lived that it was dizzying to like it.

“Really… I am terrible. I don't want to face you again.”

It's a little strange to say, but it made me feel so terrible that I had a sore throat.

Anyway, while I was trembling like that once again, the message finally rang.

[Congratulations.

-In the 500 level limited arena quest, a duel with a total of 50 people was conducted.

-Win: 50 times, streak: 50 times.

By accepting battles with more powerful targets at -20, 30, and 40 wins, the rank of the given reward rises.

-Achieving the great record of -50 wins will increase the level of the given reward.]

First of all, my mouth widened as much as Ham Ji-bak without realizing it at the message that the level of compensation was going up one after another.

[Calculating the number of grades achieved.

- When the calculation is finished, a reward is given.]

I was not bothered at all by the message to wait a little.

After all, it means that the record I achieved is better than I thought.

And then the message rang.

Just like the level 300 limited quest, with three rewards.

But because of one of them, I couldn't help but tilt my head without realizing it.

So there was something written on it that I hadn't thought of at all.

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