Regression Is Too Much - Regression Is Too Muchchapter 283

283 – Returner Fight (2)

‘I’m sorry, but I have to do what I have to do.’

‘Junho, have you become a lot more arrogant these days? ‘It won’t work.’

‘Come and see.’

My chill covers the room, Choi Ji-won’s blue lightning flutters in all directions, swords collide, fierce sparks fly, and attacks are too bloody to be considered a practice fight…

“How are you?”

“How long has it been? You were surprised. “But your hands have a strange smell?”

“… “I touched something wrong.”

Of course there was no work.

“That… What should we call a drone? Anyway, can I abstain from this?”

“Abstention is. Is it possible? “If you withdraw from the first match, your ranking may be negatively affected.”

“Then what?”

It may be okay if we just fight to kill time later, but there is no reason for us to fight seriously now. Even if I fight, I’ll probably lose.

“Is it because they came in at the same time? They make us fight at the same time.”

“Because the timing would have been almost exactly the same. I think it could be like this.”

“Well, that’s true. “How is the information collection going?”

“Oh, I asked you in the waiting room earlier.”

We shared the information we had gathered over a short period of time. There was also information related to this arena, or Colosseum. Or, there was information related to this science fiction worldview. As I collected various information, Choi Ji-won also acquired high-quality information.

Of course, along the way.

“This match is being recorded.”

“What should I do?”

“Disadvantages may be imposed during future ranking matches.”

“No, more than that. I touched a furry species that looked like a Yeti… “

“… “

The drone floating in the air said something, but he didn’t care. Well, what if I give them some disadvantages? At best, clearing will be slightly delayed. I’m going to win every fight from now on, so it can’t be that big of a deal.

Is not it? Is there a way?

“Oh, there’s one thing I’m curious about. What happens if we abstain at the same time?”

“I did not understand the intent of the question.”

“So, the game has been scheduled now. If two people fighting abstain at the exact same time… What happens?”

“… Calculating. The match will be invalidated and the match will be rescheduled.”

“Then we can do that. Right, Jiwon?”

“… “You’re doing well with this kind of trivia.”

“It was like that originally.”

With this, I found a way to avoid the penalty. This game can be played as if it never happened.

“Recording.”

“Do it?”

“The video will be released later, and it may have a negative impact on reputation and dividends.”

“I can’t help it.”

I ignored the drone and focused on the conversation with Choi Ji-won again. She is a friendly fish species in the waiting room… So, thanks to meeting Too Much Talker, she knew a lot about this and that magazine style.

“I guess they give you a terminal after you finish the first game.”

“Terminal?”

“Uh. It looks like a small band, and when you press it, various things appear before your eyes. Like a status window.”

“Ohh… “

Starting with information about the band, which is a basic provision.

“If we go later, people will be able to place bets on our fight, and I guess that’s how some of the profits come to us. So the higher your ranking, the closer you are to becoming a billionaire. Oh, you can buy various equipment and food, but what I saw in the waiting room earlier wasn’t an item. I probably won’t be able to bring it back to reality.”

“Can it be used as a temporary reinforcement?”

“Yes.”

“Ho… “

Even information about the money you can spend here. It was very practical and useful information.

“The science fiction genre is basically a genre in which science has been developed to its limit.”

On the other hand, I had a slightly richer understanding of this worldview. I didn’t delve deeply into science fiction creations, but I knew at least a scratch of the surface.

“Well, single molecule cutter, antimatter, etc., There are settings like this, but it has to be done on a normal war scale… Because this is some kind of sports organization. Such a fearsome weapon will not appear. Instead, there could be people with superpowers or cyborgs. He may have had body modifications.”

“Oh, a slightly moving robot?”

“It’s like that.”

“Aha.”

“What do we care about? The opponent can use strange techniques. “I’m not going to travel around space anyway, so my goal is to wake up and escape as quickly as possible.”

I am interested in the science fiction worldview. Of course there is, but exploring the world is another story. A similar space already exists on the 26th floor.

“Then, I will abstain.”

“I will abstain.”

“… Since both players withdrew at the same time, the match is invalid. Please return to the waiting room and wait for the next match.”

Since it didn’t seem like we would have any free time before the first game ended, we decided to go back to the waiting room. We decided to meet in the ‘lounge room’ later, but I later found out that there are over 20 break rooms in this building alone and 50 buildings of similar size. In fact, if there were 1 million players, this scale would be natural.

“… The new guy is back.”

“You’re fine.”

“It seems a bit strong.”

“You touched my fur earlier.”

When I returned to the waiting room, the bald beard from before was gone and the furries started muttering again when they saw me. Now that I see it, it was an unfamiliar language that I didn’t know, but I understood it as a player perk. There was a reason you thought I wouldn’t understand.

“Hey. “I can hear you.”

“I saw you touched the fur… “What?”

“I can hear it.”

“… “

“… “

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The furry creatures keep their mouths shut. I was very confused because it seemed to be a rare language, but seeing it made me feel better. Should I say it’s a slightly base pleasure? It’s a powerful emotion. I waited for no reason.

“Kim Jun. Ho. It’s your turn.”

About 10 minutes passed like that. The drone came back to look for me again, and I returned to a space similar to the previous playground.

“Hey, human. “Bite this tight.”

Instead of a beautiful female swordsman, a giant with a mechanical arm was waiting there.

“Get out.”

“Ugh… !”

He couldn’t even follow my movements properly. He was wearing goggles that looked like a monocle, but they didn’t seem to work very well. Or maybe you knew and couldn’t avoid it.

The battle took only 1 second. It took 0.9 seconds to take a breath, and 0.1 seconds to strike with the sheath.

“That… Mr. Drone? Sir? “Drone.”

“… “

“Is that the terminal? Where can I get it?”

It was easy. Just as expected.

**

Rejoining Choi Ji-won was much more difficult than fighting the giant. The building was spacious and the people… It wasn’t just a bay, it was full of life, and the map was complicated. I searched every lounge in the building to find Choi Ji-won, but the unfortunate thing was that Choi Ji-won did the same thing. In the end, the place where we met again was not in the lounge, but in the middle of the hallway.

“Did you win?”

“Of course.”

“Hehe, of course.”

Anyway, now that I’ve joined Choi Ji-won again, I feel like I’ve gained a lot of strength. Of course, this arena is a place where you fight alone, and it doesn’t matter whether Choi Ji-won is there or not, but isn’t there still a sense of psychological stability? Just its existence is reassuring.

“Oh, I saw this while I was walking around. Would you like to come?”

Choi Ji-won holds my arm and leads me. As I walked after her, I saw what looked like a large bulletin board on her.

“This is where you can see the full list of players, including the top ranked players. “You can see the information of the mid- to low-ranking rankers on the terminal, but the highest-ranking rankers can only be viewed here.”

As she said, the bulletin board had numbers, names of players, and rough faces drawn on them. There were also some people without faces, and their faces were marked with question marks. If this is going to be the case, wouldn’t it only be unfair to the people whose faces are drawn?

“Hmm.”

Anyway. Is this a list of top rankers? My goal is to be in the top 100, but the fastest way to increase the ranking is to hunt strong players. If there’s one among them who seems a little easy, it wouldn’t be okay to start a fight right away.

“?”

“What’s wrong?”

But the more I look at the leaderboard, the more I feel a strange sense of discomfort.

“… “Something is strange.”

“Huh? “What?”

“No. “This.”

1st place in ranking. Emperor. This person has no recent records. It is said that he has never fought with anyone, and he has never been seen in public or in private.

Likewise, Arthur ranked 7th. This guy also stopped being active at some point. When I asked around, did you know that you are retired? It is said that there is a rumor going around.

“… It’s very strange.”

Ranked 22nd. 49th place. 78th place. 82nd place. 91st place. 99th place. 111th place. 114th place.

This was true for the top 100 and above, but especially between the 100th and 300th places, there were a lot of people who had no recent activity records. These are the guys who haven’t shown any movement for at least the past month. Something is strange.

“Ah.”

This question of mine was resolved when I saw a photo of a guy named ‘Jeter’ in 311st place. This is Michael Jeter. The reason the ranking is only 311th is probably because I cleared it right after getting only 100th place.

It’s simple like this. The identity of those who stopped their activities and disappeared.

“Player.”

And this could be a pretty big problem for me. Anyone who has played this type of ranked pvp game will know.

“… “Albaggi.”

Albaggi is originally invincible.