Returner of the Colosseum

Chapter 59

Episode 59 . Promotion Match (2)

[＜Skill Book: Shadow Mark＞]

[active]

[You can leave a mark by touching the shadow of the target.]

[Cooldown time: 8 hours]

[You can register up to 3 marks, after which the oldest mark is deleted and a new mark is added to the list.]

[You can use ＜Shadow Shift＞ ability.]

[You can use the ＜Shadow Exchange＞ ability.]

[You can use ＜Shadow Check＞ ability.]

[＜Move Shadow＞ ― Moves to the shadow of the target registered as a mark. It cannot cross the star system, and only the caster of the skill can move. The mark disappears when the ability is used.]

[＜Shadow Exchange＞ ― Exchanges the position with the target registered as a mark. You cannot cross the star system, and the mark disappears when you use the ability.]

[＜Shadow Check＞ ― You can check the location of the target registered as a marker in real time.]

Shadow Mark was a much better skill than I had imagined.

Is the versatility great?

‘How many things can I do with just one skill?’

Ambush, escort, rescue, infiltration, tracking, joining, crisis escape, etc. The utilization was so limitless.

This skill will be of great help in the story missions that I find difficult.

‘This is not the time. I’ll have to try it out myself.’

I immediately registered my skills and started looking for four rooms.

It was not difficult to find them, as the gang of four had been sparring for a while these days and were concentrating on raising their senses in real combat.

“Oh, Woojin hyung. What are you doing here at this hour?”

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Joo Chang-beom, who was having a one-on-one sparring with Jig, tilted his head when he found me.

“I want to test the skills I acquired this time. It’s been a while since we’ve sparred 4-on-1.”

“oh! great!”

At my words, the four groups were delighted and took up their weapons and went up to the arena.

I also put Thunderbolt in my inventory and put on the curse set.

‘Evil eyes.’

When I checked, the stats of the four rooms were clearly grown to the point of compliance.

The awakening ability for each weapon technology has also risen to the upper level.

If you wear a curse set and don’t use any skills, you’ll have a taste for dealing with them now.

“going!”

The 4-on-1 sparring started like that.

With Chang-beom Joo as the lead, a group of four pushed me in a square.

It seemed like they were trying to drive me into a corner with a solid tanker.

‘It’s quite right.’

The movements of the four groups had reached a stage of maturity to the extent that they seemed to be one body.

Even Chang-beom Joo got dimensional privileges and his movements became even faster.

‘I’d like a jig.’

After circling the perimeter avoiding their attacks for a while, I chose Zig as the target for my first shadow mark.

Since he was in charge of maintaining balance at the center of the quadrangle taken by the square, it should be easy to break that square if the jig is destroyed.

I circumnavigated the outskirts to evade the moose, but I dug straight in and swung Karin’s dagger.

kang! kang! kang! kang!

Then, Chang-beom Chang raised his shield and calmly blocked my attacks.

Tring! Tring! Tring! Tring!

[Would you like to leave a mark on the shadow of player ‘Joo Chang-beom’?]

[Leave a mark in the shadow of player ‘Jace’…]

A notification window that pops up when you engage in close combat with them.

The concept of touch seemed to be activated simply by stepping on the shadow.

‘Shadow of Zig.’

Tring!

[A mark has been registered in the shadow of player ‘Zig’.]

[list of markers]

[Player ‘Zig’]

done.

This completes registration of the mark.

All that’s left is to see the opportunity and use shadow movement or shadow exchange.

‘I’ll have to shake some delicious carrots.’

From then on, I deliberately drove slowly and bit by bit into a corner.

In their eyes, it must have looked as if the space to escape was blocked by the shield of the mastermind.

“Luciano hyung! Jace hyung!”

Not missing the moment, Changbum Joo quickly swung his shield to close the distance.

Using that movement as a signal, Luciano and Jace, who had been holding back Changbeom’s back, charged at the same time with swords and spears.

‘now!’

[Use the ＜Shadow Exchange＞ ability on player ‘Zig’.]

In an instant, my vision changed.

Previously, I was staring at the front of the square, but now I was looking at their backs.

Due to the exchange of shadows, the positions of Jig and I were reversed.

Only Zig was looking straight at me.

“omg!”

“what!”

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Joo Chang-beom, Luciano, and Jace, who suddenly looked like they were attacking Zig, flinched and stopped their attack.

And I poked an attack at the guys in the gap.

squeak- squeak- squeak-

Karin’s dagger slashed their carotid arteries and created red blood.

“Keugh!”

They collapsed to the floor, clutching their tattered necks.

The shock came from the momentary excessive bleeding.

With this, the three of them are unable to fight.

All that was left was a jig that was covered in the blood of those who had fallen.

“Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop.”

Zig’s breathing became rough.

He was very nervous at the sight of ignoring the laws of physics.

If you don’t know what mechanism drives these skills and how long the cooldown is, it will inevitably lead to psychological pressure.

You never know when an attack will come in a way you couldn’t imagine.

‘It’s over.’

I dug into the jig in a straight line.

Then, with one hand, Zig slashed the sword he swung reflexively, and stabbed Karin’s dagger into his abdomen.

hooked! dump-

Zig, who had not been able to properly attack once, collapsed with an expression of collapse.

‘Is it really good?’

I expected it to be good after seeing the description of the skill, but I didn’t expect it to be this good.

I especially liked the fact that there was no delay for the skill to activate.

Unless you know your skill in advance, the opponent won’t even be able to respond.

‘If I had fought with my alter ego with this skill, I would have been in big trouble.’

If 10 matches had been played with the Shadow Mark, it would not have been possible to slaughter players at random.

You never know when and where an alter ego will appear through shadow movement or shadow exchange.

The psychological pressure must have been enormous because it could appear in an unexpected situation.

“Keugh. Brother, what is that skill? Teleportation?”

“I don’t think it was teleportation. Your location has changed with Jig.”

“Wow… Whatever it is, it’s definitely an amazing skill.”

“It must have been a skill obtained as a reward for this battle against the star system. I never imagined that a skill like this would exist.”

The sign room could not hide its surprise.

‘I was very surprised when I checked it for the first time.’

I had a lot of imagination while playing in the Colosseum.

Like a game, it makes you appear behind someone.

What if there was a way to move to the designated safety zone right away in a dangerous moment?

How great would it be if I had that kind of skill.

‘But I never thought a skill like this would actually exist.’

My survival rate has increased exponentially due to the Shadow Mark.

All you have to do is leave a mark in a safe place ahead of time.

Then, even if you meet a strong person in the arena and fall into the danger of death, you can run away by moving the shadow.

“Hyung, can’t you just show us the image of us trying our best just once?”

At that time, Chang-beom Joo, who was lying on the floor, got up from his seat and asked.

Meanwhile, the knife marks on his neck were gone.

“With power?”

“yes. I know you’re strong, but I can’t tell how strong you are.”

How strong is it…

The first thing Aserian did after earning huge points in the interstellar battle was to max the level of the arena.

So even if you die in the arena, you can resurrect.

‘I just wanted to try using the Thunderstorm and Dimensional Perks.’

After calculating this and that in my mind for a while, I nodded.

“great.”

Dalian started again like that.

I took off the curse set and turned on the perks one by one with the full item equipped.

‘Reverse puncture title applied. Apply the strongest star system. Activate Breath of Thunder. Use Lightning Petrification.’

Tring! Tring! Tring! Tring! Tring!

A notification window that rings continuously.

In an instant, his stats went up tremendously.

Of course, if the bloody enhancement perk was turned on, it would have been bumped even more, but this was enough.

Kwajijijijijijijijik!

“going.”

As I fired thunderbolts and aimed at the thunderbolt, the eyes of the four quarters shook.

It will be different from the atmosphere you’ve experienced so far.

‘I must be gentle.’

I approached the four quarters and swung the spear.

Tring!

[＜Thunderbolt＞ is activated.]

aaa!

Thunderstorms swept everywhere with a tremendous roar.

Each of the four groups shuddered, with parts of their bodies bursting out loudly.

It was an instant death without even needing to see it.

“…”

After a while, the damaged parts were restored, and the four rooms began to move again.

However, even after they woke up, a heavy silence flowed in the arena.

sh*t.

Of course, at this time, the wall power explodes and makes a fuss.

There was fear in the eyes of the Four Room looking at me.

After that day, the four groups began to focus more on training.

It was as if they had met a wall they couldn’t overcome and realized how weak they were.

It was a positive response.

The problem was that when they stood in front of me, they looked down involuntarily.

“Looks like something happened with those four.”

lunch time.

I sighed when I saw Peanut L, who was sitting across from me, pointing the tip of his chin at four quarters.

“yes. Stop asking me to show you my skills.”

At my words, Peanut L laughed.

“They still don’t have the skills to properly receive your spear. Ah, his performance in the Star Wars was very impressive. It was shocking to me who knew your stats the day I first came in.”

“You knew I was Ren.”

“You can tell which team the sold player went to. Because of that, you won’t know how much Sinoel jumped every time you played.”

It’s Sino-El…

Somehow, I wondered how he knew how to pin me in Dawn of Blood and sent me a sub mission.

In the future, I will openly bet on a sub mission that would put me in danger.

‘Would you like to walk?’

It would have been very annoying before, but not anymore.

Because of the Shadow Mark, his confidence had risen tremendously.

“By the way, Farm’s training system is very impressive. They are all things you devised and applied.”

“yes. Having high stats doesn’t necessarily mean you can go to a higher league, but at least it can increase your survival rate. So, I researched a lot of ways to quickly raise my stats.”

“This is really great. Most growers just struggle to get more training. Thanks to you, I also learned a lot. But why not just add one more drill?”

“…?”

At Peanut L’s words, I tilted my head.

Add one drill?

Peanut El then crossed one leg and continued.

“Your curriculum is focused exclusively on the local community. But don’t you know that magic stat is also important? That’s why…”

“No, wait a minute. Why are you telling me to add a training curriculum…?”

“Ah, that’s what Ariel said. You have perfected this training curriculum with great care. I also admired the team’s training method.”

“…”

“So I am asking you. Wouldn’t it be natural to seek the opinion of the creator of this wonderful system? Ah, Ariel is the name of Aserian-sama when she was an angel.”

In a nutshell, Peanut L’s words meant that he would treat me with respect as a predecessor.

So I felt grateful to Peanut L.

I know that it is not easy to be recognized by a proud and lofty angel.

‘By the way, Aserian’s original name was Ariel.’

It seemed like I was learning a lot of new things these days.

Like being elevated from an angel to a god, or changing your name when you’re promoted, and so on.

Well, not very important information.

“I see. I was feeling the need for magic training.”

Until now, there was no magic training room, and I didn’t bother adding a curriculum because I thought that the four squares could be covered enough with a unicorn’s horn, but they weren’t new recruits.

As long as the team’s finances were resolved and they were able to train their magic stats themselves, they would have to raise them themselves from now on.

When I nodded, Peanut L smiled lightly.

“Then, let’s try adding magical power training while maintaining the existing training curriculum as much as possible.”

Peanut L stopped eating and took out a piece of paper and started writing down notes.

They said that they were sisters and sisters of Aserian, and even their actions resembled each other.

It was time to leave the restaurant after such a bit of a bustling lunch.

“Ah, Ahn Woo-jin! I guess you just finished eating?”

Aserian met at the door of the restaurant and smiled.

“yes. Your meal is late.”

“yes. Someone’s offer came in. That, too, wins. class. A shot offer.”

“…!”

If it’s a promotion shot…

Am I the only one?