I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 183
supportive!
The video was there. Leaving behind the hum and cheers, Julius returned to the empty arena.
And before he had time to think, a notification window suddenly popped up.
[The quest begins.]
“… … !?”
Pod!
A dazzling light broke out again, and Julius was standing on one side of the amphitheater before he knew it. And on the other side... … .
“Great Emperor!”
Julius opened his eyes wide. A cheeky-looking young man with blond hair! There was no doubt that the young Sharnos the Great, whom he had seen several times on video.
"great emperor? Isn't that my name?"
“… … .”
Julius was speechless. He doesn't know what to say in a situation like this. Emperor Sharnos, who was looking at him blankly, suddenly grinned.
“Then shall we begin?”
"hmm?"
Kakakang!
“… … !?”
Julius quickly blocked the emperor from suddenly pulling out his sword and swinging it.
“How is it? Then go further!”
"under?"
A new notification window popped up in front of him as he widened his distance in fright.
[The hidden quest 'Pro Gamer' has started.]
[Goal: Defeat Player 2.]
And then, the ordeal of Julius began.
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24 hours after that.
puck!
“Ouch!”
Julius was hit by the Emperor's kick and bounced back. But he had no time to relax.
"haha! Take this too!”
Hiss!
The great emperor moved over Julius' head before he knew it and struck down his sword.
bang!
"nice… … .”
Julius, who barely defended himself, was pushed back. He is by no means weak, but it is difficult to block the great emperor's attack. But it was far from bewildering to him.
'No, even if it's a quest, I have to explain the basics!'
He tried to talk to the great emperor several times, but he didn't answer properly and attacked.
Pooh!
“Cuck!”
Finally, the sword of the great emperor pierced the heart of Julius.
[Player 2 wins!]
'Damn it... … .'
Julius barely held back the feeling of nausea at the cold feeling that penetrated his heart. He knew what was about to happen.
[Current record 0 wins 27 losses, elapsed time 1 day 0 hours 5 minutes 5 seconds]
Seruk.
Surprisingly, his body, which had been pierced by a sword and was bleeding, became normal in an instant. And again, his body is pushed to one side of the arena.
[Next round starts in 1 minute.]
The great emperor also stood in his original position again with a calm face.
“Why don’t you try one bite this time?”
“… … .”
a week after that.
[Current record 0 wins 250 losses, elapsed time 8 days 0 minutes 5 seconds]
'This is dangerous. I do not have time.'
For Julius, whose head had just been smashed like a watermelon, that was no longer a problem.
'Looks like he'll never take it out.'
From the point where three days had passed, Julius had to devise all kinds of means to defeat the emperor.
Papapat!
Dozens of swords of the mind were manifested aiming at the great emperor.
"clothes!"
However, the great emperor responded surprisingly quickly. He skillfully knocked out dozens of swords that suddenly sprouted in the air.
Damn!
Cold air is also lightly dodged, and the ice chunks shot are immediately cut.
As a last resort, the Igear sword seemed to work.
Kiyiing!
Wow!
The sword flew at an amazing speed and collided with the great emperor, causing an explosion. He flies back and crashes into the wall.
'Did it work?'
Julius, who had turned into a bright color for a moment, frowned at the great emperor walking out unharmed.
“This is substantial. Have you been practicing?"
“… … !?”
"But if it doesn't fit, it's useless!"
From then on, the emperor teased him with flamboyant movements. Julius' attack did not even touch the collar of the great emperor.
Quaang!
“Keugh!”
This time, Julius, whose entire upper body had been blown off, returned to the beginning again in a fit of disgust.
The attack of the great emperor could not be stopped with bare body. It would have been better if he had an intangible glove, but he disappeared as he moved here. The biggest problem there is... … .
'It's been a week, but I don't know how to deal with it!'
He desperately tried to find the Great Emperor's weakness or breakthrough. However, the great emperor had one characteristic that made all of this useless.
'While I am doing one thing, the Great Emperor does two or three things. There's no way I can win this way.'
It was difficult to say that the Great Emperor was significantly better than Julius in terms of speed and attack power, but he had one big advantage.
Jiing!
“Kuk!”
Julius' body staggered. As soon as the great emperor stretched out his hand, the sword in his hand slipped away. It was a new ability, but it seems to be the ability to attract metal.
This is enough to stop it, but... … .
Kurleung!
Kwakwang!
“Cheak!”
A bolt of lightning fell from the air. Julius, who had been staggering, screamed as he was hit before he had time to react.
Awesome!
The finish was a sword. While being struck by lightning and unable to react for a moment, Julius's throat is cut.
This was the tactic the Daejeon used the most.
Release strong magnetic power from your hand to pull your opponent's weapon, drop a thunderbolt to seal their movement, and then cut their throat with your sword!
This series of actions were done with almost no time lag, and if Julius had to defend with one action, he would be helpless against two attacks.
“… … .”
Because of this, no matter how much Julius turned his head, there was no way he could come up with an answer.
[30 seconds left until the next round.]
He looked at the notification window that appeared in front of him with a gloomy expression.
"for a moment!"
[Player 2 requested a pause.]
“… … !?”
Julius opened his eyes wide and looked at the great emperor in front of him. Until now, no matter what question Julius asked, he silently focused on attacking. But what kind of change of heart happened?
"no way… It seems like a foul, so I won’t eat it!”
The emperor grumbled into the air and spat out a word to Julius.
"you! You don't know anything about skills?"
"skill?"
“Yeah, seeing you fighting was so frustrating that I asked for a moment.”
“… … !?”
Julius quickly asked a question. I don't know, but it was an opportunity when I accepted the story.
“What is it?”
"under?"
The Daejeon looked at Julius as if he were seeing something really strange, and then patted his knee as if he remembered something.
"ah! Are you from a supernatural power?”
“What else is a person with paranormal abilities?”
"that… You know... It's not virtual reality, but monsters who just set fires and cut down buildings in real life. I heard that they get burned when they do this.”
“… … .”
As expected, it was something Julius had never heard before. However, the great emperor continued to speak as if he had made his own judgment.
“Anyway, fighting in virtual reality is different from general martial arts. First of all, how many numbers you have is the key!”
"number?"
“Something like this.”
The Emperor stretched out one hand.
Paperweight!
Sparks rise in the air. It was the thunderbolt that the great emperor had just used.
"I don't use magic very well, but electric shock is a useful skill for tying the opponent's feet."
Gying!
This time, he used his magnetic power to gather metal around him.
“This is also my favorite technique. It's good to deal with guys like you who only believe in swords!"
Seruk.
Finally, it suddenly disappeared as if it had gone out, then appeared in front of Julius.
Talk!
“Ugh!”
The Grand Emperor suddenly appeared and fed chestnuts to Julius' forehead.
“Blink cannot be used continuously, but it is a good ability to exploit like this.”
“Um… … .”
Julius tilted his head when he saw the great emperor willingly reveal all of his abilities. The Emperor smiled and opened his mouth again.
“Now, reveal your skills.”
“… … .”
Julius furiously turned his head.
'It seems that the skill is not one I know of, right?'
The skill he learned was an overheat that temporarily amplified his power. However, what the great emperor is saying seems to have a slightly different concept.
'Thunderbolt, pulling metal, was it teleportation at the end?'
“… … !?”
Julius thought about the Emperor's abilities for a while, and then something seemed to come to mind.
'Wait, lightning in the air?'
As far as he knew, there was only one way for a warrior to have that ability.
'Step 4!'
In the 4th stage of the force level, he was able to embody the power with the image he wanted. In the East, this is otherwise called figurative painting.
'But each person has only one ability?'
It was unheard of for one person to use multiple abilities at the same time.
“I can’t do that.”
“What bullshit.”
The great emperor was raising his fingers to his head and spinning them round and round as if he was absurd.
“Then what is that ice? You used it well with a sword.”
"That's the power of the divine... … .”
Julius, who was about to answer, was suddenly speechless.
'Come to think of it, what's the difference between using a divine skill and me using a secret technique?'
If you think about it, all the powers that were brought to the shrine were the player's prerogative. He suddenly had something he wanted to try.
Hwareuk!
When he reached out his hand into the air, a hot flame appeared in front of his eyes. He had forgotten about it until a while ago, but he had absorbed the Jujakshingi. Following Hyeonmu's water and ice, he naturally acquired the power to deal with the heat of Suzaku.
“Look! While writing well... … .”
The great emperor shrugged and watched the scene. His tone of voice was not very different from the 'skill' he used.
Julius opened his hands in dubious doubt. And one side was cold, and the other side was heated.
Hwareuk!
Saaa!
'It works?'
Unbeknownst to him, it was possible to handle both powers at the same time. Here, Julius moved on to his next thought.
'Could it be so?'
He extended his sword into the air.
Paperweight!
Intense sparks emanate from the sword and electric shocks fly out.
“… … !?”
Julius was quite surprised even by himself.
'Is this the secret technique of Ilcheon Namgung?'
As it was said, it was the thunderbolt used by Jeong Do-maeng's superhuman, Namgung Ilcheon.
'then?'
Dig!
This time, the sword was stained with dazzling white light. He slams his sword straight down to the floor.
Kwak!
The metal floor dented, sending metal dust flying.
Needless to say, that white light was Nuada's secret technique of destruction. Like the great emperor, Julius suddenly became able to handle multiple secret techniques.
The question is, when did you acquire this ability?
“… … .”
However, the great emperor did not leave him in silence.
[Next round starts in 20 seconds.]
“I think I’ve learned the basics, so shall we start again?”
“Do all the original players have this ability?”
“Okay.”
The great emperor did not give a proper answer to Julius' question.
'There are many things I want to ask, but it seems to be useless.'
It seemed that the action just before was simply to get rid of the penalty. The great emperor returned to his attitude of trying to knock him down thoroughly.
Julius glanced at the notification window.
[Elapsed time 9 days 5 hours 50 minutes 5 seconds]
'Then clearing the quest is the priority.'
delayed too much time It was clear that everyone in Jeong Do-maeng was worried about him.
Soon, the confrontation began again.
Jiing!
The Emperor used the same technique as before. The magnetic power used at the perfect timing pulled Julius' sword.
Stagger!
Because he had been beaten several times, his posture was only slightly disturbed, but for the emperor, that gap was enough.
Pod!
“… … !?”
His body moves behind Julius in an instant as Blink and swings his sword mercilessly. If it had been earlier, it would have been normal if he had been seriously injured or died from this attack... … .
Ugh!
"uh?"
The great emperor's sword bent strangely and moved away from Julius' body. It's a space warp! Julius unfolded Jegal Unhyeon's secret technique. Due to the missed sword, the great emperor lost his balance in an instant.
Papapat!
Julius dug into that gap. Dozens of swords of the heart aim at the whole body of the great emperor.
"this!"
The great emperor clicked his tongue and fell backwards, swinging his sword. But unlike before, he couldn't stop them all.
Puffup!
His clothes were torn and dripped with blood. Julius unleashed an onslaught without delay. He knew instinctively that now was the time to win.
'I have to make a decision now!'
In fact, the Great Emperor was still superior to him. Although the use of multiple secret techniques is the same, the level of proficiency and reaction speed is different.
Paperweight!
However, a thunderbolt was created right in front of Julius, who was pouring an onslaught.
“Ugh!”
He quickly dodges to the side, but it's just a paving stone for the next attack.
Jiing!
When the Emperor twisted the sword with his own strength again, Julius stumbled. This time, the great emperor also used two or three secret techniques at the same time when Julius was doing one, and defeated him. This gap could never be bridged in a short time.
“This is my victory again!”
The Emperor swung his sword at Julius' neck.
puck!
But instead of a clear cut sound, a dull noise rang out.
“… … !?”
Surprisingly, the great emperor's sword did not decapitate Julius. He inflicts fairly deep wounds, but not enough to cause instant death.
"this! Is it body strengthening?”
Julius barely escaped the danger by using the Geumgangsin, the archduke's secret weapon. His body, harder than steel, accepted the sword. And now was the golden opportunity.
Kiyiing!
The sword moving with the sword was fired like a darting arrow. The great emperor hastily widens the distance, and there is no way to avoid it.
Pod!
But he had Blink. He suddenly disappears and appears ten meters away. Blink's weakness was that it couldn't be used continuously as the great emperor said, and that it became defenseless for a while after using it.
'But it's very useful when escaping like this!'
However, since Julius was already deeply injured, he could not aim for an opening.
Knowing this, Daeje opened his eyes after enjoying the drowsiness immediately after Blink with a relaxed expression. But at that moment!
"omg!"
Pod!
Julius was extending his fist towards the great emperor with unbelievable speed. In the blink of an eye, the distance of more than 10 meters was narrowed.
'how?'
The Daejeon looked shocked for a moment, but soon found out the reason.
“It’s a non-vehicle that speeds up!”
"answer!"
Julius answered briefly. True to its word, this was Beatrice's secret skill, speed. That's why I was able to get enough speed even in a messed up state.
Kwak!
Julius pierced the emperor's chest with his white fist.
“Big… … .”
The great emperor groaned and stepped back. The power of the fist using Nuada's secret technique was so great that a huge hole was pierced in the upper body of the emperor.
“Grunt!”
The great emperor looked at Julius with a pouty face.
“You created a gap on purpose. It's a trick I did knowing that I don't know much about you.”
“… … .”
Julius smiled bitterly. As he said, it was a victory that the great emperor was able to achieve because he did not know well about Julius' ability.
On the other hand, he was well aware of the great emperor's abilities. Because he has died countless times.
food.
However, the emperor quickly relaxed his expression and let out a laugh.
“Anyway, the end was fun. Let's meet again when the opportunity arises.”
support position!
At the end of that sound, the body of the great emperor disappeared.
Tring!
[You have cleared the hidden quest 'Progamer'.]
[Achievements increase.]
“… … .”
[It took quite a while, but it seems to have been completed?]
As soon as I checked the notification window, a small golden dragon appeared.
“Yellow Dragon?”
Huanglong continued to speak in a calm tone.
[There are many things you want to ask me, right?]
“… … .”
Julius also had a very serious expression. At first, I thought it was simply a quest similar to the previous one. However, there were a couple of suspicious things.
Why did he come to a place like this and watch the mysterious video when he had only absorbed the divine energy in the first place?
The second was the identity of the great emperor. What is virtual reality and what is a pro gamer?
The third was the mysterious ability he displayed. Unbeknownst to him, he has a new ability.
[First of all, your ability came from fusion of divine powers.]
"fusion?"
[Didn't I tell you before? You are short of conditions. Shinki plays the role of supplementing that. Just think of it as being there to receive the abilities you should have.]
"hmm… … .”
According to the Yellow Dragon, it was unreasonable to see Julius as a normal player. However, according to Huanglong, he can unlock all abilities once he has gathered all the divine powers.
[And it's virtual reality, so I don't know what this means.]
“You don’t know?”
[But I can help you judge. That is my role.]
“… … !?”
At the same time as the Yellow Dragon's words, Julius's consciousness was being blown away again.
[View the video material 'Memory 2'.]
support position.
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