Chapter 124
Chapter 124
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“Good morning, I’m Rudd Penn . ”
Hyeonu didn’t pay attention to Rudd Penn, the man greeting him . He sat on the prepared wooden chair and said to Liu Shei, “You owe me one . My request probably won’t be light . ”
After making a one-sided declaration to Liu Shei, Hyeonu shifted his attention to Rudd Penn . “You wanted to see me? You shouldn’t just want to say hello if you had the Third Dragon of Kowloon call me . What is your purpose? It isn’t a joke to have a busy person come here . ”
Hyeonu knew the purpose of Rudd’s meeting, but he pretended not to know . It was because this was more helpful to Hyeonu .
‘He didn’t know anything and was just purely enjoying Arena’—this was the concept of the day, and its effect was amazing .
Feeling worn-out, Rudd was embarrassed .
‘What? Isn’t he different from the person I researched? Is this an act or is his usual behavior an act . . . ?’
Rudd was perplexed . Hyeonu’s behavior was 180 degrees different from what was in the report Rudd received . The report said there was some pretension, but there was no problem with his personality . There wasn’t a cheap look like this . However, Rudd was a professional . He quickly hid his feelings and regained his usual form . “Well, it isn’t a big deal . I just want to get acquainted . This . . . ”
From there, Hyeonu interrupted Rudd’s words . “Well, you saw my face, so I’ll be going . My time is a bit expensive . It was nice to meet you today . Let’s not see each other in the future . ”
Hyeonu moved quickly, like it was an illusion that he had sat in the chair . By the time Rudd noticed Hyeonu’s movements, Hyeonu was already waving from a distance . The low-level Rudd couldn’t catch up with Hyeonu, who had exceptional movement speed even among the rankers .
Rudd didn’t know what to do and could only stomp his feet . How had he arranged this meeting? It was a meeting that used valuable and cherished information about Liu Shei . However, he couldn’t get the right words out properly .
“Why didn’t you grab him?” Rudd yelled at Liu Shei to express his absurd feelings .
Liu Shei shrugged at Rudd . “Me? Why should I? Didn’t I just have to call him here? I kept my promise . Now it is your turn . ”
Like Hyeonu, Liu Shei quickly disappeared . Only Rudd’s sigh filled the space as he was left alone . “Hah . . . ”
After finishing his meeting with Liu Shei, Hyeonu appeared in the arena . He had an appointment with someone . The person he made the appointment with soon appeared .
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“Hello . ” It was Choi Yoon—Choi Jisu’s father, the second student of Alley Leader Academy .
“You’re here . I don’t have much time, so let’s skip the greetings and show me your skills first . I’ve already seen the accompanying video, but it might be different from the real thing . ” Hyeonu wanted to know about Choi Yoon’s skills as much as possible before they began streaming .
Choi Yoon understood Hyeonu’s intention and nodded silently . “Let’s start with a ranking battle . ”
Choi Yoon silently followed Hyeonu’s instructions and opened a ranking battle . Shortly thereafter, Choi Yoon’s ranking battle ended . Fortunately, Choi Yoon won . However, Hyeonu’s expression wasn’t good .
“Is there a problem?” Choi Yoon was able to pick up on this .
He couldn’t see Alley Leader’s expression under the mask, but the overall atmosphere wasn’t very good .
‘Did I do something wrong?’
Choi Yoon had done his best . He didn’t want to make Alley Leader feel regretful about picking him . At this moment, Hyeonu opened his mouth . “Hmm . . . You did well . I’m glad you won . Can you please share your status window?”
“I understand . ”
Choi Yoon shared his status window according to Hyeonu’s words .
[Status Window]
[Character Name: Choi Yoon
Level: 103
Class: Skilled Swordsman
Title: None
Stats: Strength: 210 (+70) Agility: 150 (+50) Physique: 140 (+65) Magic Power: 50
Remaining stat points: 0]
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Choi Yoon’s status window was shabbier than Hyeonu expected .
‘This is a bit serious . . . It was great that he reached here . ’
Hyeonu stared at Choi Yoon’s status window for a long time and finally opened his mouth . “How many rare items are you wearing? What is the rating of your weapon?”
“I’m lucky enough to wear two rare items . The weapon has an uncommon rating . ”
A sigh flowed from Hyeonu’s mouth . The item situation was also disastrous . It was lower than most players . Since Choi Yoon’s items were like this, his skills must only be those that were given when he changed classes . Hyeonu knew it without looking .
‘This is a bit . . . ’
Perhaps, like how he told Yeongchan, Hyeonu might really have to give items to Choi Yoon . The question was if the viewers would understand it . It wasn’t a waste to give Choi Yoon the Black Jaguar set and the Dwarf’s Single-Edged Sword sleeping in his inventory . Those were items that he didn’t use anymore, and it wouldn’t make him much money if he sold them . In any case, he was wearing the Great Gorge set and Dark Star that had been transformed from Held’s Keen Sword .
[Dark Star]
[A single-edged sword filled with dark magic power . It is enclosed in a subtle black light .
Rating: Unique
Restrictions: 900 strength, 500 physique .
Durability: 2600/2600 .
Attack Power: 1600
Effect: Defense penetration increased by 20%, 15% additional dark attribute damage . ]
In many ways, Hyeonu’s troubles had deepened, but he didn’t show it . This was a problem he had to deal with . It wasn’t Choi Yoon’s problem .
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“To what extent can you use sword energy?” Hyeonu continued to ask . In some ways, he was quite persistent .
“I can’t use it well, so the proficiency is now F+ . ”
“What is the skill with the highest proficiency?”
“Heavy Blow is B- . ”
“Do you have any special skills? Apart from the basic ones . ”
“There is one skill that I was lucky enough to obtain . It is rated rare and is in the counter series . ”
Hyeonu finally saw a bit of hope and stopped asking more questions . He had decided on a combat style to teach Choi Yoon . It involved fighting casually and using the instant counter-attack skill to end the opponent at once . The problem was that this combat style required minimal damage .
‘I need to give him the Dwarf’s Dao . . . ’
“Then we will go in the direction of this skill . Is that okay?”
Choi Yoon nodded, willing to follow Hyeonu’s words unconditionally . He thought it would be right for himself . Hyeonu stated, “I don’t know the effectiveness of that skill, but all counter skills have the same triggering mechanism . It is to activate the skill when your opponent attacks . Like this . ”
Suddenly, a scarecrow Hyeonu summoned appeared before him . The moment it was summoned, the scarecrow recognized Hyeonu and swung its sword . Hyeonu deflected the scarecrow’s sword and counterattacked . One time, two times . . .
He repeatedly deflected the scarecrow’s sword and attacked it . This was intended to show Choi Yoon how the counter skill should be used . Pure energy appeared around Hyeonu’s single-edged sword . It had a bright but subtle glow . The black pure energy cut at the scarecrow’s sword and body .
“Did you see? A counter skill is the basis of countering the opponent’s attack . It can also be used to take advantage of an opportunity . Deliberately show a gap and then attack . There is still a lot of time, so you can practice slowly . ”
Choi Yoon didn’t hear Hyeonu’s words . Hyeonu’s demonstration was still passing by in his mind . With accurate timing and clean movements, everything was perfect . Alley Leader’s counter skill was perfect, making Choi Yoon wonder if he could use the skill with such ability even after learning it .
Choi Yoon managed to calm down and asked Hyeonu, “Do you have any counter skills?”
“No? Why?”
“Nothing . I was just wondering . ”
“Practice with the scarecrow as your opponent . Since it is your first time, I’ll summon a scarecrow with intermediate difficulty . ”
A scarecrow with a sword appeared after Hyeonu’s words ended .
The scarecrow’s attack was strangely slow . Choi Yoon subconsciously tried to swing his sword when Hyeonu let out a shout .
“Don’t attack first! Unconditionally counterattack! If your skill doesn’t work, then just hit! You have to fight back unconditionally!” Hyeonu shouted until his throat seemed to burst . Perhaps it worked . Choi Yoon flinched, but he didn’t aim his sword at the scarecrow first . His first use of the counter skill succeeded . It was a neat success without any superfluous movement .
“Nice counter!”
The problem was after that . Choi Yoon failed to calculate for after the skill and allowed the scarecrow with a specification of level 60 to attack .
“Stay calm! This isn’t reality . Never be afraid of the sword!”
Hyeonu couldn’t watch idly, so he gave out suggestions .
‘It won’t be easy . . . ’
“I can’t,” Choi Yoon refuted Hyeonu’s words for the first time . Rather than fighting by blocking his opponent’s attack as usual, Choi Yoon had to move the sword just before his body was touched . It was hard . From the beginning, he was all thumbs when it came to the game .
Why? He hadn’t played it before . Choi Yoon didn’t enjoy the game like Dwayne did . He truly had a lousy life, being an orphan and having barely attended school . What could he do in a virtual reality game? He wouldn’t have even played Arena if it wasn’t for his daughter, Choi Jisu .
His first virtual reality game was too difficult . In particular, it wasn’t easy to adapt because he was somewhat older . As time passed, hunting was fine . The problem was PvP, which involved swinging a sword at a person . The instinctive reluctance dominated Choi Yoon’s body .
“That’s it for today . ”
How much did he do against the scarecrow? Hyeonu eliminated the scarecrow . Choi Yoon saw the scarecrow disappear and sat down . Hyeonu asked him, “Was it hard? However, you have to make an effort to look great in front of your daughter . It isn’t something that someone can do for you . It is what you yourself have to do . ”
Hyeonu didn’t stop and continued to move his mouth . It strangely touched on Choi Yoon’s nerves .
“I know that your daughter watches you play all day . This . . . ” Hyeonu shook his head . This action was the final blow . It was an opportunity for Choi Yoon . He couldn’t show his daughter such an absurd sight .
“Let me try a bit more . ”
Hyeonu smiled with satisfaction at Choi Yoon’s appearance . Once again, he gave a moderate whip and carrot .
“Then the stream will start in a moment . ”