Chapter 98
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 98
Chapter Title: The All Master Who Regressed to Bronze
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After the bet with Cheol-ho.
Shin-hyeok knew exactly what he had to do.
"Guess it's time to head back to the Dimension Arena."
Dimension Arena.
Something no player could avoid.
Once they got their footing, most players dipped into the Dimension Arena occasionally, spending the rest of their time on real-world training or dungeon raids.
For anyone serious about growing as a player, the Dimension Arena was a daily must-do.
At minimum, every two or three days—but only if you truly trusted your skills. Otherwise, playing it could actually slow your growth.
If you didn't score high enough, your stats dropped mercilessly.
That's why players often stuck to the slow-but-steady stat gains from training or the reliable cash from dungeon clears.
But neither applied to Shin-hyeok.
Stat gains from training?
Even Shin-woo's sessions—more efficient than the best trainers by several times—felt lackluster to him.
And dungeons? Unless they dropped special gear or materials, no need to grind them personally.
That left only the Dimension Arena for Shin-hyeok.
"My streams have been quiet lately, so two birds with one stone, I guess."
With the national team qualifiers' dojo-breaking keeping him away, he hadn't streamed either. For his waiting viewers, a Dimension Arena stream was essential.
It was one of the few ways to rack up achievement points, after all.
Decision made, Shin-hyeok fired up the stream.
[The broadcast has begun.]
With the stream alert up, Shin-hyeok gave viewers time to pile in.
Once numbers looked good, he greeted them.
"Hey everyone, been a while."
Whoa! He's finally streaming!
Thought I was gonna suffocate holding my breath ;;;
Caviar. If you'd been any later, "Earth, I love you" was next.
Choi Shin-hyeok, thank you! Won a low-end high-end elixir, sold it for a Gangnam Han River view apartment. From now on, I'm one with you—any hate or insults aimed at you go through me...
Look at that whale donation. Rented out the whole chat?
I'd do the same if I won Paracelsus's Tear.
How much did that recent winner auction it for? 20 billion?
Fuck, my grandma's Chuseok spread isn't even that lavish—please let me win once!!!
No announcement, but thousands flooded in instantly, filling the chat.
Numbers kept climbing, chat scrolling too fast for human eyes to track—but
"I'll keep doing elixir giveaways now and then. Paracelsus's Tear was a one-off since it was their workshop's first piece, so probably high-end elixirs going forward. Thanks for the support."
To Shin-hyeok—who could track bullets—it was just a fun eye exercise.
He plucked recent giveaway chatter, spun a quick tale, then stood.
"Love the chill chat, but you didn't tune in for me rambling. Time to get to it."
Tears streamed down. The chat was fun though...
Do a chat-only stream sometime!
Chat dogs, GTFO.
LOL, anyone here just for chat doesn’t get Shin-hyeok yeah.
Chitchat.
Or "last-chat" as folks called it—idle banter, netorare gossip.
Great talkers could solo-stream for hours on it, but Shin-hyeok wasn't one.
Especially not with tens of thousands craving the real deal, not banter.
"Let's play some Dimension Arena."
Here we go! My daily side dish! Mom's cooking? Nah, Shin-hyeok Dimension Arena is peak haha
You're... uh... whatever. Fighting!
Perfect breakfast stream. Eating while watching.
Dimension addict... it's 6 PM...
The main event—Shin-hyeok's Dimension Arena—was the magnet.
The moment it dropped, viewers lost their minds.
Shin-hyeok logged in.
[You have entered the waiting room.]
Vast void of nothingness.
Stepping into the now-familiar waiting room felt like coming home.
That nostalgic, fresh twinge from rural holidays—the smells, the scenery.
"Wonder what game we'll get."
The thrill of anticipation.
Whatever it is, Shin-hyeok smashes it. Guaranteed hype haha
Shin-hyeok's a monster. Any game mode, yeah.;
Defense? Smashed in Silver. Battle Royale? Placement exam fodder. Colosseum? Licked the plate clean + DLC. Shin-hyeok! You're king of Dimension Arena too?!
He's actually from Japan, right?
Choi the Great Hero has Chinese blood!
Under everyone's eyes, the game loaded.
[The game has been decided.]
[Type: Canyon]
"Ah."
Ah.
AHHHHHH!!!
Shin-hyeok sighed.
Viewers sighed.
Even passing Dimension addicts spilled their breakfast.
Their reaction? Totally justified.
Game Type: Canyon.
Appears from Gold tier—most common for players.
Nicknames galore, but two topped the charts:
Rage Game incoming.
Politics Game hit.
Might as well go full Rage-Politics then?
Agreed.
Rage Game. Politics Game. Or just Rage-Politics Game.
Number one rage-inducer since Dimension Arena launched—unchanged.
Canyon was simple: 5v5 team deathmatch across top, mid, bot lanes. Clear minion waves, farm gold for buffs/boons, slay foes, smash enemy nexus first.
TL;DR: Destroy enemy nexus.
So why the hate?
Fuck. Reminds me of our top laner. Lost 1v1, blamed jungle diff, then hid in fountain.
LOL that's tame. Told support to rotate, he said he's mid main, threatened to int if not. Let him, got soul-crushed by enemy mid, first tower gone in 5 mins. Fuck that guy, Lee Chang-hyun. Remembered your name.
Sigh, I carried hard solo, the enemy five-man ganked and killed me, they lost the nexus, then four of them flamed me. Real pieces of shit. Just stay in Gold, yeah.
Put four people together, one’s trash. Three? They split and infight.
Other modes let solos shine or pit you against NPCs for unity.
Not Canyon.
No matter how skilled one player, hard to solo-carry. Enemies are peers—easy to compare.
Kills, deaths, assists, CS. Stats scream blame.
9/10 fights? Teammates, not foes.
Gold+ hated it.
'...Brings back memories. Canyon was the biggest wall to Platinum.'
Pre-regression Shin-hyeok trembled at it too.
No changing it now.
[Welcome to the players' Canyon.]
Game on.
"Let's do our best."
"Please take care of me."
"Same here."
"Fighting!"
Four players emerged at spawn fountain, exchanging light greetings. Shin-hyeok joined smoothly.
"Hey, Choi Shin-hyeok."
"...Whoa! Real Shin-hyeok!"
"ShinShinShin! Huge fan!"
"I, I watch your streams all the time—even now... Same team? Insane!"
"Jackpot. EZ win this game."
They lit up, recognizing him but holding back till he approached.
Hottest player around—expected reaction.
"Shin-hyeok, you'll take mid, right?"
"Nah! Man's lane—top!"
"With that physical, marksman. Didn't see the bow?"
"Tsk, noobs. Shin-hyeok shines jungling, ganking every lane."
Debate raged: where to slot him.
Canyon roles: Top, Jungle, Mid, Marksman, Support.
Each vital—no bad fit for him, but—
"I'll go support."
"Whaaat?"
"Uh, no... support's kinda..."
"Can't waste Shin-hyeok on a tool! Humanity's loss!"
Support: pure utility role.
Treated as a game-simplifying tool, not player. Hence "tool" slang.
Weakest link usually draws it.
Shin-hyeok didn't care.
"First Canyon game. Wanna scout as support."
"...Got it."
"Positions then."
"Top for me."
"Mid."
"Jungle."
"Marksman here."
No arguing first-game recon. They picked roles, headed out.
Support Shin-hyeok paired with marksman to bot lane.
"Support helps marksman farm minions, harass enemy bot, land kills."
"Got it."
Marksman was nice—explained basics clearly for newbie.
'Feels kinda bad.'
Thinking ahead, Shin-hyeok guiltily averted eyes.
'No choice. Burned achievement points—need aggro to farm more.'
Pre-regression? Canyon veteran, hundreds of games.
Jungle paths, mid tricks, top duels, marksman positioning—head full.
Why support? Could carry any role, but perfect for aggro + achievements.
Thwack!
"...Uh, Shin-hyeok? Don't last-hit that."
Spear smack—minion down, gold sucked in.
Marksman gawked mid-swing. Shin-hyeok ignored conscience, kept going.
Thwack-thwack-thwack!
Spear and holy sword—Legend+ weapons massacred the wave.
Marksman screamed.
"Nooo! Why?! Supports don't take minions!"
Innocent face:
"You hit too—gold's flowing."
"...$!@$!@$@#%#$#$!%!!!"
Final minion cleaned. Chat and donations exploded.
[Achievement: I Can Manipulate the Viewers' Emotions! Achieved]
[Achievement Points: 50,000 acquired.]
Chunky points as bonus.