frightfiction Chapter 338
Chapter 338
[Sung JiHan, the champion of Space Arena! The one who benefited the most from this was humanity.]
[Seeking the lower ranks with more race bonuses! The World Battle.net Federation is searching for players to conquer Space Arena with Sung JiHan. The participation fee of 100 billion GP will be covered through donations.]
[Earthlings who bet on Sung JiHan made a fortune. The exchange rate of 1 GP to 2 dollars broke for a few days.]
[A noticeable increase in gift recipients. The number of level 2 players has significantly increased compared to before.]
[Busy emergency rooms due to increased physical strength? Extra caution is needed even when holding a child.]
-The real winners in the arena were humans.
-For real, I also awakened this time lol.
-I made billions thanks to betting on Sung JiHan lol. It was all the money from the aliens, right?
-Wait... my money is included there too... ㅠㅠ
-?? How did humans not bet on Sung JiHan? Are they traitors?
-The opponent in the finals seems strong... ㅠㅠㅠ
The reward of Sung JiHan, which benefited all of humanity.
Even though it had only been a few days since receiving it, society was undergoing significant changes.
"People are saying that we need to put more players into Space Arena."
"Oh? There aren't many people who can survive there... Who are the candidates?"
"Well, there are American players. Dad. And there's also Je Galheon from China... I'm occasionally mentioned too! I haven't reached the level yet though."
Upon hearing those words, Sung JiHan thought to himself.
'The only player who can survive in the arena... would probably be my brother-in-law.'
Honestly, even the Sword Emperor Yoon Sejin was skeptical about whether he could win in the first and second rounds.
Compared to the wizards, he might be better off.
'It might be a waste of money, but since it's funded by donations, I don't need to worry about it.'
With that thought in mind, Sung JiHan asked Yoon Se-ah about the evolution bonus this time.
"How is the attribute enhancement? Can you feel it?"
"It's definitely noticeable! I feel like I've become 10-20% stronger. Now I'm not afraid to be matched with alien races. If I can get a little more evolution bonus and become a lower rank, I think I can have an advantage even in competition with alien races..."
"Escaping the lowest rank is harder than I thought."
"That's right. Even if you receive a +1 option for the main attribute, it's still the lowest rank for humanity."
"Well, it's actually good. There's still a long way to go up."
Despite the weak abilities of humanity, Sung JiHan chose to see it positively.
He himself was ultimately a weak species, and he could feel it vividly every time he received a racial bonus.
"If I can climb up to the intermediate level, I can become stronger."
Thinking that he should actively participate in any game that gives racial bonuses, he recalled the New Seat Construction Kit he received last time.
"I should have gotten a racial bonus instead of this in the Legendary category."
Of all things, a 3 trillion item came out instead of a racial evolution.
Moreover, this item was capable of receiving 5 trillion, so in the end, it was a loss of 2 trillion.
"Now that it's like this, let's try upgrading the New Seat."
Summoning the EX Skill New Seat, which had an ambiguous usefulness.
If he upgraded this with the New Seat Construction Kit, it might become somewhat useful.
"Summon New Seat."
Sung JiHan immediately summoned the New Seat in that spot.
"Oh, is that a massage chair coming out?"
Yoon Sae-ah's eyes lit up at Sung JiHan's actions.
To her, the New Seat was perceived not as a divine chair, but as a massage chair that shimmered with light.
"Oh, I should upgrade it."
Flash!
As the summoned New Seat flashed with a bright light, Sung JiHan approached it with the New Seat Construction Kit in hand.
The New Seat Construction Kit in the shape of a hammer.
At first, he thought he just had to hit it on the chair.
[You already own a New Seat.]
[Would you like to consume the New Seat Construction Kit to upgrade the New Seat?]
Before that, a message appeared in advance.
"I will upgrade it."
As Sung JiHan said that, a message appeared one after another.
[This is already a highly prestigious seat.]
[It is impossible to upgrade the seat with just the seat construction kit. To further upgrade the seat, special materials are required.]
"Was this supposed to be prestigious?"
Sung JiHan recalled the deceased brain god.
That guy.
But he didn't give me something useless.
The seat's performance is mediocre, maybe it's just not that great in itself.
"What are the special materials?"
[The special material, 'Red Sun Core Fragment,' already exists in the user's inventory.]
The unexpected answer came from Sung JiHan's question.
[Would you like to use the 'Red Sun Core Fragment' in your inventory?]
The system message asked if he would use it.
* * *
The Training Ground of Emptiness.
"Hmm..."
Sung JiHan, who brought the summoned seat to the training ground, took out the 'Red Sun Core Fragment' here.
The red gem, the size of a finger.
Fwoosh!
Compared to when he first put it in his inventory, it boasted a powerful firepower, showing that it had been somewhat charged.
"I did well to take it out at the training ground."
If I had taken it out at home, the penthouse would have almost burned down for no reason.
Sung JiHan thought that and looked at the system message that came to mind.
[I have a stat reduction. Absorption is possible.]
[Would you like to absorb the 'Red Sun Core Fragment'?]
The system message seemed to urge him to consume it quickly.
Somehow, if he absorbed it, he felt like the number of stat reductions would increase.
"Then I'll recover some of the 6 I used."
The remaining stat reductions he had invested so far, all 6 of them.
He had to use the Sun Core Fragment to recover them.
"To use this to upgrade the seat..."
The price of the seat construction kit, using only 3 trillion GP to upgrade, was worth a try.
But the story was different for the Sun Core Fragment.
Is it really worth upgrading this to the point of giving up on restoring stat reductions?
"Hmm..."
Sung JiHan, holding the Sun Core, pondered over the difficult choice.
Seeing him like that, the Shadow Queen said something.
[What? Holding a rock.]
"Do you know anything about the seat?"
[Seat? Are you talking about the chair where the gods sit? I heard it's an item necessary to maintain the god's permanence.]
"Permanence?"
[Yes. The Void does not recognize eternity, but it gives a temporary reprieve to those recognized as gods. While they serve as gods, they sit on the seat to prevent them from becoming targets of the Void.]
"The Void's capacity for acceptance increases when sitting on the seat."
[Yes... Did you receive that from the brain god? If it's a brain god, it must have been a powerful being, so the performance must have been good.]
"Not really. There were a lot of restrictions."
[Then maybe the seat you received was not fully upgraded. Among the seats, the seat is often traded secretly. The most noticeable thing for the seat that wants to surpass its lifespan is the Void.]
"Can the seat also become a target of the Void?"
[Of course. Compared to before becoming a seat, the hurdles become looser. But it doesn't allow them to live an eternal and immortal life.]
It's not easy for the seat to avoid the Void.
Sung JiHan thought about the Shadow Queen's story.
"If I upgrade this time, it seems that the Void's capacity for acceptance provided by the seat will increase... Instead of restoring a few stats, it would be better in the long run to upgrade the seat."
Not only Sung JiHan, but his family also benefited from this.
Thinking of Yoon Se-ah, who deals with the Void, Sung JiHan ultimately decided to upgrade the seat.
"Inventory."
Taking out the hammer, Sung JiHan approached the newly acquired Divine Throne, and the same message as before appeared on the system window.
"Using the Solar Core."
When Sung JiHan responded that he would use the Solar Core, a flash occurred.
The Divine Throne, the hammer, and the Solar Core all shone together.
The three objects began to converge in one place.
Hwarruruk...!
And then, the burning Divine Throne.
The chair that had provided comfort once a month in the form of a massage chair was now engulfed in flames.
Light, fire began to cover it.
"But if the chair becomes like that, won't Seana and Maehyeong not be able to sit?"
While Sung JiHan was thinking that way while observing the changes in the Divine Throne.
Shuuuu...
When the fire went out, the Divine Throne transformed into a giant disc shape.
A disc that emitted a yellow light and contained heat.
["Divine Throne" will be upgraded to "Solar Divine Throne."]
And with this, a message appeared saying that the upgrade was complete.
"That's the upgrade? Compared to the original Divine Throne, the power of fire has become more intense."
"Well, the comfortable chair has become a cushion."
"It's a bit big for a cushion, though..."
Shuk!
Sung JiHan sat on the Solar Divine Throne, which was floating in the air.
A Solar Divine Throne that could accommodate dozens of people at the same time.
Sitting in that spacious place.
Hwarruruk!
Flames spewed out from the Divine Throne, enveloping Sung JiHan's body.
["Sitting on the officially recognized Divine Throne of the BattleNet system."]
["Level limit increased by 30."]
["Void stat absorption limit increased by 10."]
"The void absorption limit has increased by 5 more than before."
The void absorption limit that had been increased by 5 every month.
It was double now, but it wasn't a very satisfying result.
One.
["Receiving the power of the sun."]
["Stats related to fire increase."]
Hwarrurur...
Through the flames, firepower was charged into the enemy's patterns on his chest.
Sung JiHan, who had been gloomy, sparkled his eyes.
"Stats related to fire increase. Could it be that the enemies..."
However, although he could feel the increase in firepower, the message that his stats had increased did not come to mind.
"Hmm... Even if it's a Divine Throne, can't it increase by 1 every month?"
While Sung JiHan was feeling disappointed like that.
["You have stat points."]
["You can embody the Solar Divine Throne."]
["Do you want to absorb the Solar Divine Throne?"]
["If you absorb the Solar Divine Throne, the skill Divine Throne Summon will disappear."]
A system message with a red background appeared for Sung JiHan.
A red background that mainly appeared when it was related to stat points.
Sung JiHan looked at the message contained within it and calmed his gaze.
Stat points.
It seems that everything related to fire is being devoured.
Still.
"Absorb."
The sun's divine throne, which had become a chair spewing fire anyway.
It became a bit ambiguous for Yoon Sae-ah and Yoon Se-jin to witness the virtue together.
Now that it has come to this.
It would be better for him to absorb it clearly and make use of it.
When he said that he would absorb it like that.
Shuuuu...!
The sun's divine throne instantly shrank and turned into a small dot, touching his chest.
"Kuk..."
His chest burned.
Even though he was accustomed to pain, the intense pain was so strong that he involuntarily groaned.
Along with it, the enemy's pattern grew.
Behind the sun mark, the red pattern that was originally as small as a crescent moon.
It turned into a semicircle, expanding to the size of a half moon.
And then, a message appeared on the red background that emerged.
[Stats have increased by 10.]
[Enemy's abilities have been enhanced.]
[Efficiency of remaining points input has increased.]
[Void absorption limit is 100.]
[Void absorption limit increases by 10 every month.]
Not only did the stats increase significantly, but the original functions of the divine throne were also added.
"Hoo..."
Sung JiHan, who was sweating from the intense pain, smiled when he saw this message.
'Upgrade, completely successful.'
The only regret is that it cannot be shared among family members.
But if it was only Sung JiHan himself, it was the best result.
'Efficiency of remaining points input...'
The enemy that used to increase by 1 for every 20 points.
Sung JiHan invested the points he obtained from leveling up in the arena this time.
'It increases by 1 for every 10 points.'
Although it still consumed a lot of remaining points.
Compared to before, the efficiency of the point investment doubled.
Thanks to leveling up a lot in the arena, he had a lot of remaining points, so he concentrated on investing them in the enemy.
As a result, the numerical value of the enemy's stats achieved was 25.
'It was really frustrating when it was only 11 a while ago, but it has more than doubled.'
Sung JiHan smiled happily as he looked at it.
He even felt like showing it to the aliens who made fun of him for picking a dud.
'But I can't reveal the enemy, so I have to endure.'
Sung JiHan decided to keep it to himself as his own pleasure.
'Now, what's left is the Grandmaster Promotion Battle.'
Since he spent July in the arena, there wasn't much time left until the usual promotion battle on the 25th.
Fortunately, he leveled up quickly in the arena, so there wasn't much left until level 400.
'I should focus on leveling up to participate in the promotion battle in July.'
Sung JiHan decided to prioritize game participation over training and came out of the Void Training Ground.
And until the promotion battle came, he played the game diligently every day.
In his spare time, he went up to the North Korean land and subjugated the monsters in the dungeon portal, focusing on leveling up to achieve level 400 within July.
[You have reached level 400.]
[You are eligible to participate in the Grandmaster Promotion Battle.]
And on July 23rd.
Finally, to him who achieved level 400.
[The Grand Seat 'Dragon Lord' sends you a message.]
A message arrived from the Grand Seat, who had been quiet until now.