Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Level 2 Player

Spar

“Ah, it can be applied in that way too.”

Shin Su-a could not even imagine using the Sanctuary skill for sparring. However, to the regressor Jin-su, sparring inside the Sanctuary was a very familiar matter.

Because it was the only place where one can train freely while hiding one’s class, skills, swordsmanship, and combat style from other players.

Although there were times when the Sanctuary skill was destroyed occasionally while sparring too intensely for a long time, such cases were extremely rare.

‘Well, I have no thought of sparring that long either.’

Sleep is precious. That is why he was thinking of finishing the spar before it passes 11 o’clock.

‘It is fortunate that Su-a has been diligently training.’

Shin Su-a was diligent to the degree of using skills without rest even in non-combat situations. That is why she could utilize the Sanctuary skill as a sparring ground like this now.

‘If the level of the Sanctuary skill is low, it cannot be used as a sparring ground.’

A low-level Sanctuary skill has a long cooldown, short maintenance time, and narrow internal space. Also, spectating from the outside is possible, and noise is all heard. However, the higher the level of the Sanctuary skill rises, the cooldown gradually decreases, and the maintenance time increases.

Not only that, the internal space increases, and if surpassing level 100, stealth and soundproofing functions even arise, so there was no better space as a sparring ground than this.

‘It can also be used anywhere as long as there is just a wide empty lot.’

The cooldown is also short, so even if using it for tonight’s training, by the time going to the hunting ground during the day tomorrow, it was possible to use it again.

“What is the thing called Sanctuary skill?”

At that time, Cheon Mu-seong asked with a puzzled face. After arriving at the Tower, Cheon Mu-seong only solo played continuously and never hunted monsters by forming a party with someone. Since he has never formed a party with other players, naturally he did not even know what a healer’s Sanctuary skill is.

“The Sanctuary skill is...”

Jin-su explained in detail what the Sanctuary skill is and what role it plays.

“Heo! Truly amazing.”

Cheon Mu-seong looked at Shin Su-a with a surprised gaze as if seeing her anew. The concept of a healer that had been placed in Cheon Mu-seong’s head until now was just something similar to a doctor who can quickly treat injuries.

Although he was a bit surprised while receiving buffs by forming a party with Jin-su, that was all.

Cheon Mu-seong has never suffered a fatal wound even once until now after arriving at the Tower. Also, since he possessed force that can easily sweep monsters even without Shin Su-a’s buffs, from Cheon Mu-seong’s perspective, a healer was an existence that is good if there is one but not greatly regrettable if there is none.

Yet, to think they possess such an amazing skill besides injury treatment and buffs.

‘I bought and did dog-like suffering that I did not have to do all this time.’

The memory of squatting on a tree and taking night dew while dozing when hunting on floors without a safe zone and the memory of filling the stomach with stream water while starving with a hungry belly after food ran out because he could not use the auction house floated freshly.

‘If only recruiting 1 healer, it was a matter that would all be solved.’

He did not know that.

Actually, the most decisive opportunity for Cheon Mu-seong to climb from Floor 100 to Floor 200 in half a year was to sleep comfortably lying on a bed and not fill the hungry belly with a water belly.

Especially the time when he surpassed Floor 100 without acquiring particular information was the worst.

‘The monster guys rushed without regard for time.’

Whether he applied honey on his body, even though he clearly organized all the surroundings and then climbed a tree and slept, a monster unconditionally attacked within 30 minutes.

There were guys that surge from the ground, guys that descend from the sky, and guys that crawl up the tree.

Guys that can be killed by swinging the sword once rushed at any time and woke him from sleep, so fatigue naturally had no choice but to pile up.

Enduring hunger was also enormous pain.

At the time when Cheon Mu-seong climbed from Floor 100 to Floor 101, the rejection toward the system was extreme, so he did not even learn the inventory skill and did not even secure a treasure pouch.

So at first, he barely endured by only eating water. Once Cheon Mu-seong became so hungry that he was about to starve to death, he seriously contemplated whether he should eat even the monster meat that occasionally drops to live.

If he had not luckily caught a mimic and acquired food, and if junior martial artists with good hearts had not voluntarily(?) shared food, he might have had to eat fishy, disgusting, and tough monster meat to live.

No matter how high the level and stats are and how high the realm of martial arts is, a person has to sleep and eat meals to be able to think properly and exert power.

‘So when surpassing Floor 150, I made half preparations.’

Not enough that he purchased and learned an inventory skill book, he even bought a treasure pouch just in case and filled it full of food. But even so, only the food problem was solved.

‘I could not even sleep a short nap comfortably.’

The attacks of monsters that raid at any time were disgusting to the degree of getting a nervous breakdown.

Yet, to think that was a problem that can all be solved just by accompanying 1 healer.

‘I refused for no reason.’

There were many who hoped to accompany after seeing Cheon Mu-seong’s force. It was only that they did not catch Cheon Mu-seong’s eye, so he refused all.

‘From now on, I will be able to sleep comfortably.’

Cheon Mu-seong let out a sigh of relief inwardly. If he had not met Jin-su, it was unknown how much time it would have taken until realizing the fact that a healer can use a skill called Sanctuary.

“Unfold it right away.”

“Yeah.”

Shin Su-a used the Sanctuary skill.

Hwaaaak!

A bright light cluster grew to the degree of covering all the wide empty lot. Usually, Shin Su-a unfolded the Sanctuary skill by reducing the size to a size convenient for Jin-su and herself to act. But today, since the purpose is different, she used the Sanctuary skill at the maximum size possible.

Actually, if unfolding the Sanctuary skill to this degree of size, the stealth and soundproofing functions have no large meaning. Because whoever only approaches this place will be able to notice that the Sanctuary skill is unfolded.

‘Well, it does not matter.’

Jin-su did not mind. Anyway, it is ownerless land, and there was no person who possesses the right to say not to do so whether unfolding the Sanctuary skill and sparring here or making a campfire and grilling meat and eating.

“Let’s start slowly.”

Srrrng.

Jin-su drew the Baekcheon Divine Sword and Blood-Sucking Sword.

“Please teach me one hand.”

Srrrng.

Cheon Mu-seong also drew the sword and aimed the sword toward Jin-su with a tense expression.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

Pure white force and blood-colored force spewed from the Baekcheon Divine Sword and Blood-Sucking Sword held in Jin-su’s hands. In response, Cheon Mu-seong also emitted pure white force in streams.

Tak!

The person who threw his body first and swung the sword was Cheon Mu-seong. Cheon Mu-seong’s sword drew an elegant sword path and was swung toward Jin-su’s neck.

Kwaaaang!

Along with a large explosive sound, Jin-su lightly blocked Cheon Mu-seong’s attack and launched a counterattack.

Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!

Fragments of force burst out in all directions. Jin-su and Cheon Mu-seong’s swords moved fast to the degree where they are not properly visible to the eyes and repeated colliding and separating.

‘Even if looking, I do not know what is what.’

Shin Su-a made a blank expression in a state of unfolding a protection skill.

‘It is really fortunate that I met Jin-su.’

Originally, Shin Su-a possessed a warrior type class. That is why she also knew the fact that she herself has no talent as a warrior. She was also treated as a luggage lump by the colleagues who belonged to the previous party.

Although she cannot be of large help to Jin-su, in the case of a healer, it suited her aptitude quite well in its own way. When she was a warrior, she had no sense at all of not only which timing to attack and withdraw but also where the enemy’s gaps are.

However, after changing class to a healer, she instinctively noticed when to cast a heal, when to cast blessing and protection skills, and the body moved first and cast skills even before thinking with the head.

‘Thanks to Jin-su, I found my aptitude.’

If Shin Su-a had not met Jin-su, she would have probably lost her life by falling to a monster’s one meal while going the path as a warrior without even knowing the fact that her aptitude is a healer.

‘Thank you. Jin-su. I will make efforts harder.’

Shin Su-a felt not a little proud of the fact that she can provide a place called a sparring ground to Jin-su and Cheon Mu-seong.

‘As expected, it was good to make efforts diligently.’

Actually, the Sanctuary skill was not a skill where the utility seems to rise greatly just by diligently using it and raising the skill level. Even the Sanctuary skill of only level 1 was enormously sturdy, and the maintenance time was also long.

However, Shin Su-a continuously made efforts.

That was the same even when staying in the city for a long period. While preparing for any variable that might occur in the hunting ground, she also calculated the cooldown time meticulously and made efforts to raise the skill level by using the Sanctuary skill in the city.

‘Let’s continue making efforts.’

Not only the Sanctuary skill but recovery, blessing, protection, purification, and dispel skills were also gradually producing results.

The healer’s class skills Jin-su can learn are only basic skills to the end. Although additional skill acquisition is possible through healer exclusive skill books, unless it is a really good skill book, it has no choice but to be an auxiliary concept to the end.

Decisively, in the case of synthesis skills, raising the level was impossible.

Due to that, the level of the healer skills Jin-su can currently use was remarkably lower than the level of the healer skills Shin Su-a possesses.

‘Of course, if Jin-su changes class to a healer again and makes synthesis skills, it is useless, but.’

To do so, there existed the disadvantage of having to consume not a little points. Also, although she does not know in detail, it did not seem that she can make synthesis skills of unlimited high levels.

The more Shin Su-a raises the level of healer skills, the more large help it becomes to Jin-su.

Decisively, the heal, blessing, protection, purification, and dispel skills with better effects obtained while raising the class level were things the current Jin-su can absolutely not obtain.

A smile naturally formed on her lips at the fact that the matters only she can do as a healer and as a party member increase.

Until just one day ago, Shin Su-a felt not a little anxiety and was frustrated. However, today the results of efforts came out. Then the expectation filled more.

‘Let’s make a bit more efforts.’

Then matters of being of help to Jin-su like now will arise. If being of help to Jin-su, there will be no matter of being abandoned.

‘I will absolutely not fall behind.’

Shin Su-a made a bashful smile and looked at the appearance of Jin-su immersing in the spar with Cheon Mu-seong.

Cheon Mu-seong’s two eyes were full of a strong sense of happiness to the degree where even madness is felt. The corners of his mouth were also raised as much as possible to the degree of touching the tips of his ears.

‘Enjoyable. Too enjoyable.’

Even when in the Musung dimension, there was never a time he did such an enjoyable spar.

No, to begin with, spars and life-or-death battles themselves did not establish well.

Simple spars or life-or-death battles between mere martial artists were easy to establish and the ripple was not large. However, in the case of martial artists who rose to the Manifestation Realm, spars or life-or-death battles themselves were hard to establish.

Because the political aftermath that follows the win or loss of the two martial artists is enormously large.

Of course, Cheon Mu-seong was prepared to bear all no matter how large that price is. Even if losing his own life, it did not matter. However, although Cheon Mu-seong might be so, the opponent was not.

Due to that, after rising to the Manifestation Realm, Cheon Mu-seong has never even done a spar, let alone a life-or-death battle with a martial artist of the same grade as himself. That is why the current spar with Jin-su was too enjoyable and happy.

‘To think I would come to think it is fortunate that I was dragged to the Tower.’

After being dragged to the Tower, Cheon Mu-seong has never experienced a good matter. It was always full of only unpleasant matters. But now it was not.

Once meeting Jin-su and fighting, obtaining enlightenment, and even obtaining a spar opportunity, the mood seemed like it would fly to the sky.

‘Today is only the beginning.’

Jin-su said to Cheon Mu-seong to spar every day. Easily speaking, it was words that this happy and enjoyable spar time is not the end today but continues straight from now on as well.

‘It was the best choice.’

Cheon Mu-seong intensely praised the past self who hung a bet of becoming a servant to Jin-su.

Actually, until a while ago, he was slightly regretting it.

There was also an equal relationship like friends or colleagues, and there was also a lower person relationship like a disciple or subordinate, yet of all things, he hung a bet of becoming a servant.

However, now such thoughts flew far away.

‘What does it matter if a servant, what does it matter if a friend, what does it matter if a disciple.’

If only able to enjoy spars like now every day and receive teaching, even if becoming a slave and licking the sole of Jin-su’s shoes, it seemed he would be happy.

Of course, this was not only the fulfillment that comes from spars.

Because Jin-su’s footwork and sword path were informing of the correct path Cheon Mu-seong should head toward from now on.

Even if just sparring, it was more than enough. Yet, not enough that, he even informs of the path that can head to a higher realm as a martial artist, so there could be nothing better than this.

‘If spars like today continue every day, I will clearly be able to head to a higher realm.’

Perhaps it was a matter of being able to obtain precious enlightenment like the first day he met Jin-su and clashed swords.

“Well, first let’s end today’s swordsmanship spar here.”

At that time, Jin-su declared the end of the spar.

“Aaaa.”

A sigh full of regret burst from Cheon Mu-seong’s mouth. If following his heart, he wanted to quit hunting and whatever and clash swords with Jin-su all day excluding only the time of eating and sleeping.

However, that was not a matter that becomes so just because Cheon Mu-seong alone desires it.

“The time is still early, can we not do a bit more, lord.”

Cheon Mu-seong asked while bowing his waist to Jin-su with a tone more polite than any time.

“Do you desire to do more?”

“Of course.”

Once hope was seen, Cheon Mu-seong’s face brightened.

“Hmm, then let’s try a spar assuming when dealing with PK players who use various skills.”

“What?”

At Jin-su’s words, Cheon Mu-seong made an expression of not knowing the meaning.

“Do you dislike it?”

At Jin-su’s one word, Cheon Mu-seong’s expression changed.

“No. It is good.”

He did not know what a spar assuming when dealing with PK players who use various skills means. But whatever that is, anyway, a spar is a spar. And those words were the same as the meaning that if accepting that proposal, he can continue sparring with Jin-su.

“Then from now on, not a spar of martial artist versus martial artist. Let’s try a spar assuming when dealing with PK players who use various skills.”

Jin-su said those words and stored the swords and armor in the inventory and wore some staff and robe.

“Huh?”

In the eyes of Cheon Mu-seong who was making an expression of what is that suddenly doing, the appearance of Jin-su making a wicked smile and raising the staff and aiming at him entered.

At that moment, Cheon Mu-seong intuitively felt.

That he committed some large mistake...

That something is going greatly wrong...

But it was already spilled water, and...

To Cheon Mu-seong, the choice itself of being able to pick up that water did not exist.