Chapter 4: 4

A dull voice was heard as the scene before Su-hyeun’s eyes changed .

The white scene from before had colors added to it . The precious scene was one of those that couldn’t be seen outside the Tower of Trials .

The chilly air tickled his skin .

The background of the trials was the Colosseum .

Grrr—

Kyaaa—!

The Colosseum was empty, but the cries of the monsters could be heard from somewhere .

What great sound effects .

Starting from the first floor, the background looked great .

One floor, ten levels — he knew about its theme .

Though the trials vary from the second floor onwards, the first level’s trial was determined by its difficulty .

There was almost no one who cleared the first level trials .

Su-hyeun, too, had internal conflicts .

Would this be the right choice? On the contrary, wouldn’t choosing those with greater difficulties bring worse results?

But his concern did not last long .

Nothing changes if there are no differences .

Change does not come without one’s will . There’s nothing else as stupid and selfish as expecting positive changes while doing nothing .

[Choose your weapon . ]

A variety of weapons appeared around Su-hyeun .

Sword, spear, katana, ax, hammer, bow, etc .

Just the weapon types alone went well over the hundreds .

And Su-hyeun knew how to use more than half the weapons .

But there was no need to contemplate over which weapon to choose . Though Su-hyeun knew how to use more than half of them, there was the only one which he knew inside out .

Click—

Su-hyeun grabbed the sword .

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The best weapon that was prepared to deal with Fafnir, the Balmung .

It was a sword type weapon, and Su-hyeun had used it for the longest time .

In terms of skills, no other weapons are on par with the sword .

[You have chosen the ‘Silver Longsword . ’]

[Check its state . ]

As Su-hyeun ascended the levels, the explanations would get less amiable, and the difficulty would get higher . Compared to that, the description now was so much friendlier .

“State . ”

[Name: Kim Su-hyeun]

[Strength: 11] [Agility: 12]

[Health: 10] [Reflex: 14]

[Fatigue: 10]

Its overall stats were not inferior .

The average stats could be seen as 10, so there weren’t any stats lower than that .

Particularly, the reflex stat was well above average .

“Why did I get beaten up so much with such stats?”

Perhaps Su-hyeun’s personality was the most significant contributing factor .

“Although my magic level and magic count were not evaluated…”

It was not bad at this level .

All preparations were completed .

Up until then, nothing had happened in the Colosseum .

It seemed that time was given to the newcomer to check his own condition and adapt to the new environment .

No matter how Su-hyeun thought about it, the system was treating him quite well up until now .

Of course, Su-hyeun didn’t need this friendliness .

Su-hyeun stood in the middle of the Colosseum and looked up into the sky .

“Stop wasting time and start now . ”

[Do you wish to start now?]

Indeed, the system here felt vaguely like a game .

Like a meticulously built artificial intelligence, it understood every intention and gave the right replies .

It was a very convenient point .

“Yes . ”

[The trials starts now . ]

[Fight and obtain victory . ]

Simple and concise .

There’s no need to complicate things . Su-hyeun knew what to do as soon as he saw the monsters appear in front of him .

Plonk, grrrr—

A red-furred wolf growled as it watched Su-hyeun .

If there was one more unique feature, it would be its third eye .

He wasn’t sure where it came from . Not from the sky, nor from the ground .

There would be people flustered at the monster which appeared suddenly . But Su-hyeun knew about the trials beforehand, as well as the beast standing before him .

The Vampire Wolf .

Amongst all monsters, the Vampire Wolf was considered the weakest and of the lowest rank .

Its physical and abilities did not have much of a difference from ordinary wolves .

But the tricky part was its “bloodsucking” trait .

“Its bloodsucking trait helps strengthen itself . On the other hand, a small amount of poison on its teeth reduces its movement speed . ”

Plonk—!

The Vampire Wolf dashed towards Su-hyeun .

At that moment .

Slam—!

Splat—!

Su-hyeun swung his sword at the charging Vampire Wolf and chopped off half its head .

It was a masterpiece done at a timely moment with a fully prepared stance .

Although Su-hyeun could not completely chop off its head due to lack of strength, it made the Vampire Wolf plunge headfirst onto the floor as if losing its breath .

Squash—!

Su-hyeun picked up his sword and swung in the opposite direction, cutting off the wolf’s head entirely .

Its breathing stopped .

[You have gained 10 achievement points . ]

[You have killed your first enemy . ]

[You have gained 1 strength point . ]

The reward at the beginning was great .

It was a great kill that gained Su-hyeun a precious point in stats .

Could there be more rewards?

Every time a floor was cleared in the Tower of Trials, rewards were given based on the results and permission to advance to the next floor was given .

In some cases, rewards were also given while clearing the floor . But those were sporadic cases .

Grrrr—

Plonk, plonk—!

The slain Vampire Wolf’s corpse disappeared, and two other Vampire Wolves materialized .

Two more .

It was still manageable .

Su-hyeun raised his sword again .

This time, Su-hyeun made his move first .

Slide—

Su-hyeun slid his newfound body between the two Vampire Wolves .

It wasn’t as quick . This was the movement limit of Su-hyeun’s newfound body .

The Vampire Wolves, too, began running at the same time Su-hyeun did .

And at that moment, Su-hyeun withdrew his body deep into the ground .

At the same time, he swung his sword upwards .

Slit—

Slash—

A large cut was made across the Vampire Wolf’s abdomen as it flew above Su-hyeun .

The other Vampire Wolf missed its target and landed lightly . The injured wolf cried painfully while squirming about on the floor .

Dash—!

It wasn’t certain if it was because of the death of its friend or its instinctive hunger for blood, but the remaining Vampire Wolf ran tirelessly towards Su-hyeun .

And…

Rip—!

Su-hyeun’s sword ripped the running Vampire Wolf’s mouth apart .

Thud—!

The two injured Vampire Wolves were not dead .

Of course, they would gradually die if he left them alone .

Shaking off the blood off his sword, Su-hyeun muttered .

“Indeed… I still haven’t gotten used to it . ”

He was hospitalized for a month and still hasn’t gotten used to fighting in a new body .

If he could use his strength to the fullest, he could have amputated the heads of the Vampire Wolves .

“But it was pretty good earlier,” he added, referring to him making use of the opponent’s charging momentum to fly the counter .

It was the best way that Su-hyeun could come up with from his current strength and agility, which were lower than before .

To make use of the counter, Su-hyeun had to continuously observe his opponent’s movement and lure them into action .

“I’ll just have to get used to it bit by bit . ”

The trials on the first floor until then were splendid .

As the theme was the Colosseum, only simple battles with the low-rank monsters occurred .

There was no better way than this for Su-hyeun to adjust to his new body .

Poke, poke—

Su-hyeun did not forget to kill off the Vampire Wolves that were lying on the floor .

[You have gained 20 achievement points . ]

The second reward popped up in Su-hyeun’s mind .

Unfortunately, no stats were increased this time .

What was the difference?

There was no other way to test the hypothesis that he came up with besides continuing the battle .

Grrr—

Plonk, plonk—!

Another two Vampire Wolves appeared before Su-hyeun .

This time, it wasn’t just the Vampire Wolves .

Different from the Vampire Wolves, what could be called something close to a real monster had appeared .

Grrr—

A beast with dark red fur and a build smaller than the Vampire wolf .

Even though it had two eyes closed, its third eye was wide open . It was drooling as if watching Su-hyeun as its meal .

“Mad Wolf . ”

Also known as the Rabid Wolf .

The reason why the level 10 trial was so tough was due to this beast .

Of course, the Vampire Wolf was not an easy opponent for normal humans, but as long as one had a weapon in his hands, it was manageable .

But the beast ahead was the real deal .

It wasn’t one that should appear on the first floor .

It was a monster that even well-trained soldiers couldn’t catch .

“That’s why it’s level 10 . ”

Grin—

It had been a while .

Su-hyeun felt as though he was back in his past life .

The bodily senses from his past life seemed to have recovered .

But Su-hyeun was still alert .

“I’m Su-hyeun . ”

He mustn’t be mistaken .

Any small delusion would bring about a considerable side effect .

Putting aside his emotions, he had to view this situation objectively .

And objectively…

“Now . ”

Step—

Su-hyeun took a step towards the Mad Wolf and two Vampire Wolves .

“I’m stronger . ”

Plonk, plonk—!

Grrr—

The Vampire Wolves and Mad Wolf howled menacingly at Su-hyeun .

But Su-hyeun didn’t even snort .

Su-hyeun had fought with monsters for many years in his past life .

And he knew instinctively that the monsters are scared of him now .

If so…

“Let’s go . ”

It was now or never .

Tap—

The Mad Wolf was running towards Su-hyeun .

At the same time, the Mad Wolf, who was the size of a tiger, stretched its claws swiftly towards Su-hyeun . The Vampire Wolves were no different .

Slide—

Rip—

Su-hyeun did not go deep .

Instead, he dodged the Mad Wolf’s claws and left a long cut along its side .

At the same time he dodged, his body flew past the Vampire Wolves, taking care to avoid their sharp claws and teeth .

A dig, and an immediate escape . Su-hyeun’s lack of agility was replaced with his high concentration and broad vision .

That was Su-hyeun’s strategy .

But it was only for that moment .

Grr—

Plonk, plonk—

The reactions of the two Vampire Wolves had changed .

The Vampire Wolves that barred their teeth at Su-hyeun looked at Mad Wolf .

“The unique feature of the Vampire Wolf is that it can’t use blood unnecessarily . ”

It couldn’t have the blood of the same race; unfortunately, for the Mad Wolf, he was not a member of their family .

It was just a coincidence that their priority was focused on Su-hyeun .

But since the Vampire Wolves have smelt blood…

Plonk, plonk—!

They started dashing towards the Mad Wolf .

And soon a fight between the two Vampire Wolves and the Mad Wolf started .

Not a three vs one, but a one vs one vs two fight .

No, more accurately…

“Only the winner comes this way . ”

The winner from their fight would go against Su-hyeun .