God’s Nemesis Returns - Chapter 28
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God’s Natural Enemy Returns Episode 028
26. Troll Arena (1)
“The next disaster is the troll. They are characterized by their extraordinary regenerative powers, strength, and stupid brains.”
In Sihyeon’s words.
Everyone was focused.
Because Sihyeon already had a track record of helping many people through several ‘prophecies’.
No player doubted his words.
“Seo Young-woo, Cheon Yu-ri, and I each have our own means of countering resilience. But you don’t.”
“… … Then what should we do?”
“I’m here to tell you how. The most important thing when dealing with trolls is to first wound them.”
Sihyeon brought one of the corpses of the programmer next to him and spoke.
Crunch.
When Sihyeon cut Frogman with her sharp sword, wounds appeared on his body.
“You’re injured like this? But if you pour a vitality potion here, you’ll recover.”
Sihyeon poured a C-grade vitality potion.
Despite being a corpse, Frogman’s flesh was reattached.
“The troll’s regeneration power is comparable to that of a B-grade, low-quality A-grade health potion. However, it is limited to the outer skin.”
“Skin?”
“Wait a minute, then… … .”
“that’s right.”
Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.
“These guys can’t heal the inside of the body. That’s why I told you that it’s important to inflict damage first.”
For players with nothing, the way to deal with trolls was simple.
First, you make a wound and then attack the inside of the skin.
Of course, the troll’s skin itself was so tough that it didn’t get wounded easily, and even if it did, it would heal quickly, making it difficult to attack its internal structure.
For now, this is the only way.
“Once you get hurt… … then something is possible.”
“Right. Then the swordsmen will have to go forward.”
“Yeah. I don’t really like players who use blunt weapons like hammers… … .”
“It would be much better to poison the arrowheads of the archers and then let them fly. The priests and magicians would keep an eye on them from behind.”
Now that the catastrophe is over, most players are past level 30.
All of them had classes.
That wasn’t all.
Is it because I survived five near-death experiences?
As soon as Sihyeon opened the floodgates, they would gather in groups of three or five and come up with strategies.
‘Of course, it would be possible if I told you in advance.’
But this much was enough.
The sixth plague was different from the others in that players had to go find the trolls themselves and fight them.
‘Okay. Leave the players here.’
Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth.
‘Should I prepare something too?’
A special hidden piece that can only be obtained during the sixth disaster.
Sihyeon began to ponder her memories and plan a way to obtain them.
[Time left until the sixth plague: 0 seconds.]
[The sixth plague begins.]
[The sixth plague is ‘Trolls’.]
[You have completed the main quest, .]
Goal: Clear the Combat Arena after challenging it (1 or more)
Rewards: Paid separately in the arena you participated in.
In case of failure: No penalty.
*However, if there is a combat arena that is not cleared within the time limit, ‘Flooding’ will occur.
*Flood: The combat arena crashes to the ground, causing any remaining trolls inside to pour out all at once.
[Time left until the end of the sixth plague: 2 days and 12 hours.]
Kookookookookookook.
Cracks appeared all over the sky, and a giant stadium appeared in the air.
Combat Arena.
They were boasting overwhelming size and majesty, like spaceships seen in old movies.
‘Well, it’s more like an island floating in the sky.’
[Only players who wish to enter the Combat Arena can do so.]
[Players wishing to enter the Combat Arena must form a ‘party’.]
[When forming a party, contribution is distributed evenly.]
“Ms. Cheon Yuri. Are you ready?”
“sure.”
“I’m ready too, brother!”
“Yeah, Inma.”
[A party has been formed.]
[Current party members: Lee Si-hyeon, Cheon Yu-ri, Seo Young-woo.]
[All experience points and points gained while maintaining the party are distributed evenly.]
[You can form a party and enter the Combat Arena.]
Sihyeon turned her gaze to the hologram window.
[Welcome to the Combat Arena, players from Earth!]
[Please select the arena you want.]
[Bronze Arena]
… … .
[Silver Arena]
… … .
[Gold Arena]
[Number of Arenas Available for Entry: 1]
[Admission fee: 10,000 points.]
Normal players enter the Bronze Arena.
Because they were the most numerous and cheapest.
Of course, the purpose was to roughly explore how the system worked before entering Silver or Gold.
However, Bronze and Silver have poor rewards compared to Gold.
‘What a waste of time.’
Sihyeon, who muttered like that, chose Gold Arena.
[Warning! Gold Arena is currently the highest difficulty arena.]
[Do you really want to enter?]
Sihyeon, Cheon Yuri, and Seo Youngwoo paid 10,000 points in agreement.
[Players Lee Si-Hyeon, Cheon Yu-Ri, and Seo Young-Woo enter the Gold Arena!]
[Caution! All processes of entering the arena and fighting will be live-streamed to ‘certain beings’.]
[Tip: Gain fans through a spectacular performance!]
Paat.
A white halo of light enveloped the group’s bodies.
[You have entered the Gold Arena.]
[You can now use the ‘Arena Exclusive Shop’.]
[The Gold Arena consists of a total of 5 rounds.]
This arena was quite large and even had empty stands.
And the circular stadium in the middle was made entirely of huge gold.
Pfft!
Not long after Sihyeon and Cheon Yuri entered, several players began to appear.
Players who made this choice were one of two people.
If you have enough skills to be confident.
If you don’t know the topic.
[Before the round starts, a preliminary round will be held!]
[Time left until the start of the first preliminary round: 5 minutes]
‘It’s the beginning.’
It was only a preliminary round, not even the main round yet.
Sihyeon moved busily.
Spiky tiles on the arena floor.
If you look closely at this tile, you’ll see that there are some that are facing in reverse.
Before the first preliminary round began, there was a hidden piece that would allow you to obtain a special item by destroying 10 sharp tiles.
Kwajik!
As Si-hyeon had said before, Seo Young-woo and Cheon Yu-ri also broke 10 tiles each.
“Ouch. This is hard.”
Seo Young-woo was destroying the place Si-hyeon had instructed because he couldn’t see ahead.
[Excellent! You have destroyed 10 reverse tiles.]
[Obtain the item, ‘Blessed Troll’s Blood (C)’.]
[Blessed Troll’s Blood (C)]
#Gold Arena Hidden Reward.
#Troll blood created with the blessing of an orc shaman.
Material Items
Effect
Used as an ingredient in potions.
Shihyeon and his party put the blessed troll’s blood into Kibisis.
This item, which is usually thicker than troll blood, was also used a lot when making potions, as described in the description.
It was more useful when activating special magic circles or sorcery circles.
‘This is useful. Save it for now.’
The moment when all the blessed blood that Cheon Yuri and Seo Youngwoo received was put into Kibisis.
“Hey! It looks like you’re giving me an item?”
“First, break the tiles.”
“It’s a free item.”
The players next to them quickly followed Shihyeon’s group and started looking for the reverse tiles.
It’s already too late.
There were only 40 reverse tiles here.
[The first preliminary round begins!]
The time had come for the first preliminary round while we were letting our guard down.
Paat.
At the same time as the guidance.
All players were forced onto the pitch.
“What is this all of a sudden?”
“shit!”
There are now a total of 15 parties in the Gold Arena.
A transparent barrier was created between each player, preventing them from approaching each other.
“Kurrrrrr… … .”
A crack appeared in the arena where each player was standing, and a giant demon emerged.
A dark green skin and a huge body that is over 4 meters tall.
Pants roughly covered with the skin of an unknown animal and a wooden club obtained from an unknown source.
Troll.
He was the main enemy of the arena and the fifth disaster.
[The preliminary opponent is ‘Injured Troll’.]
Gold Arena.
Here we encountered three trolls per party.
In Bronze, one per three parties.
In Silver, it was a different level considering that there was only one per party.
If there is one thing that is fortunate.
The trolls that appeared as opponents were ‘injured’ trolls, each with an irreparable wound.
It’s common for today’s trolls to be missing at least one limb.
In severe cases, there were even guys who had half their heads blown off.
“what?”
“They’re rice.”
“Is this the highest difficulty arena? I should be able to pass the preliminaries easily, right?”
“Hahaha. That’s right.”
Because of that, most players were letting their guard down.
On the other hand, Sihyeon and his group each raised their weapons with a certain degree of tension.
It was ironic.
The most prepared and skilled players, including Sihyeon, are nervous, while the other players are letting their guard down.
[The preliminary round begins.]
“Ku …
Kwaaaaang!
At the same time as the message announcing the start.
Trolls’ clubs were swung all over the stadium.
“Ugh, ugh!”
“This is crazy!”
“Hey, tankers! What are you doing!”
“Hey, run away for now!”
20 seconds after the preliminary round begins.
In the meantime, 7 out of 15 parties were annihilated.
Kwaaaaang!
This was because the troll had trampled the tanks in front with its huge feet.
‘Uh, our party’s average level is in the early to mid 30s?’
‘Oh, I cleared the Great Calamity and acquired all the classes.’
‘And yet it’s to this extent?’
Average level 34.
At this level, they were definitely in the top 5% of players in the Seoul area.
Moreover, the maximum number of people they have gathered is 8.
There was a reason why they chose the Gold Arena from the beginning.
But they didn’t know.
How strong is the evil spirit called troll.
At first glance, it looked like it was covered in fat, but inside, there were muscles as strong as steel.
Earn classes and gain new skills.
Now, players who had D-grade items instead of E-grade items, or if they were lucky, C-grade items.
Their level was not enough to withstand the power of the powerful trolls.
This is especially true when you let your guard down.
“Kuaaaah!”
“Hang in there!”
The trolls were relentless.
The swords of the inspectors who were in charge of the front line with the tanks were useless.
Because the troll’s unique regenerative power allowed it to immediately recover from its wounds.
Even if an arrow was stuck, the wound healed and bounced off.
Hururuk.
Saaaa!
The wizards’ magic worked a little bit though.
Before the wizards could use their magic properly, the trolls swung their clubs and crushed those behind them.
Crunch.
‘T, if there was only one troll.’
‘Damn… … There are three, so there’s no answer.’
It would have been okay if there had been at least one troll.
Because somehow it would have stuck to me and bought me time to use my magic.
But there are three opposing trolls.
It wasn’t at a level that current players could handle.
“Ku …
The trolls who had killed all the players roared.
Swinging the club madly towards the transparent membrane.
He glared at the players who had not yet died.
“Khuuuhuk… … .”
“Keuk… … !”
Still, some parties managed to survive.
The opponents are trolls who are still only preliminary opponents.
This was possible because even though they looked healthy, they were trolls who were either weak or injured.
thud.
That’s the moment when the trolls fall.
The players realized.
‘Trolls… … are on a different level.’
‘If the preliminaries are like this, the finals will be… ‘
The preliminary rounds for all parties have now ended.
[Congratulations! You have passed the first preliminary round.]
[The second preliminary round will begin immediately.]
[Kill all remaining trolls.]
“……what?”
“At the same time?”
Before the players even fully understand the situation.
“Ku …
“Kuaaaaaaaaaah!”
A huge roar was heard.
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