Chapter 128
hapter 128
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[A mountain harpy has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
“It is a neat finish . ”
Hyeonu smiled brightly at the message that appeared in front of him . He had spent two days constantly hunting in the Balder Mountains, aside for the time required to sleep and eat . During this time, he only hunted . As a result, he gained levels at a phenomenal speed . His level had already risen twice . He had never hunted this easily, apart from during his early days of returning to Arena .
It was different from the tension of fighting opponents dozens of levels higher than him . This was stress relief, not hunting . Hyeonu beat the monsters in the Balder Mountains like hitting a sandbag in the gym .
‘Oh, this is very refreshing . ’
Hyeonu didn’t show it, but he had been quite stressed by the reduced balance in his bank account after paying off the debts . His stress was mostly blown away by these two days of hunting . During the hunt, Hyeonu didn’t just relieve his stress . Many other things happened in addition to him relieving stress .
Hyeonu became well used to pure energy . Pure energy had a slightly different feeling from sword energy . It was stickier and heavier . This might be Hyeonu, but it was still impossible for him to use the strength of an F-rank skill freely . The second thing was that he had a lot of contact with Choi Yoon . Choi Yoon was so persistent to the extent where he felt Hyeonu would be sick of him . Contrary to what Choi Yoon thought, Hyeonu raised Choi Yoon’s enthusiasm and poured a lot of passion into him .
As a result, Choi Yoon made a lot of progress in these two days . He could now successfully counter an intermediate difficulty scarecrow without using any skill . There were very few cases where he suffered .
‘There is that too . . . ’
In some ways, the biggest harvest was something separate . Hyeonu discovered a new side of himself that he hadn’t known about . He sensed it when he taught Dwayne and Choi Yoon . At first, it was just for the purpose of making content and it was just a short project he came up with on a whim to spend his time on . Now he understood the reason why he did it .
‘I’m this type of person . ’
He couldn’t overlook it when he saw someone who was passionate . It was to the extent where he would give whatever help he could .
“It is good to have that type of passion,” Hyeonu murmured and tore the return book to Brigs that was in his inventory .
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It was time for him to rest quietly in Brigs .
Besides Hyeonu, there were other players in Brigs . Although there weren’t many of them, there were some players . There were quite a few parties who were level 70 to 80, including priests .
“They aren’t going to help . ”
They weren’t the only ones here . Hyeonu decided it was too much to guard Brigs alone and called a strong support group . Of course, he could stop a raid by himself since he was so powerful now . If he met Edward who was the scenario boss, Hyeonu was confident that he could use his giant skills and kill Edward in five minutes .
However, in this type of quest, the less damage the castle was dealt, the more rewards it received . That’s why he called the players . There were a total of three helpers . They were a magician, archer, and priest respectively .
“Hyung!”
“Oppa!”
“Brother!”
The three players rushed toward Hyeonu . They were all familiar faces . It was Mason, who had become a disciple of Super, and Yeongchan’s younger siblings, Yuri and Yeongjun .
“Yes, you came? Everybody, it has been a while . ” Hyeonu welcomed the three people . It was nice to see their faces after a long time . Hyeonu had briefly met Mason at Alkyl’s base, but they couldn’t talk properly at the time . “You’ve become a disciple of the empire’s great magician? And you’ve also done your third class advancement . Mason, haven’t you grown a lot?”
“Brother, I used to have a higher level than you . Now you’re caught up,” Mason responded humbly to Hyeonu .
“Hyeonu hyung, it’s been too long . ”
“That’s right, Oppa . We haven’t met in a long time . ”
Yuri and Yeongjun spoke to Hyeonu in an upset manner .
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“I’m sorry, I’ve been a bit busy . I’ll see you more often in the future . Come to my house to play . ” Hyeonu knew that his expression couldn’t be seen, but regret still filled his face . In fact, he was too focused on Arena and was careless toward these two whom he treated like his siblings . “No, actually, come tomorrow . Let’s have lunch together . I have to stream at night . ”
“Really? Then I will come tomorrow,” Yeongjun immediately responded to Hyeonu’s words . He asked Hyeonu again and again, afraid that Hyeonu would regret it .
“By the way Oppa, why did you call us here?”
Hyeonu, who had been talking to them for a long time, finally realized he hadn’t explained the details to them . “Ah! That’s right . I haven’t told you yet . You know how I’m doing the main scenario quest?”
All three people nodded at Hyeonu’s words . It wasn’t just them . All those playing Arena knew that Alley Leader was a pillar of the main scenario . Yeongjun didn’t know the details and asked, “It isn’t over yet?”
Instead of Hyeonu responding, the answer spilled out from Mason’s mouth . “No, it isn’t over . The base was only half the combat power . The rest of the empire is preparing for the rebellion . ”
Hyeonu added to Mason’s words, “Mason is right . That’s why I called you . The rebels will appear in Brigs today . I will take charge of it instead of the big guilds . You have come to help me . ”
Everyone was impressed by Hyeonu’s words . In particular, Yeongjun had the largest reaction . There were already tears in his eyes . “Hyung, I’m going to participate in the main scenario quest? It is a real dream . . . ”
“Yes, you have put a hand into the main scenario . ”
The moment Hyeonu stroked Yeongjun’s head, a voice rang out in the castle . “The enemy has emerged! All those who can fight, gather at the wall!”
“We should go quickly . A protagonist can’t be late . ”
At Hyeonu’s words, they quickly moved toward the walls .
“I’m relieved that you’re here in time . ” Earl Gennon, Brigs’ lord, stared at Hyeonu with trusting eyes .
Hyeonu felt a sense of pressure at this look . ‘Why is staring at me like this? It is a burden . ’
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The reason for Earl Gennon’s trusting gaze was that Hyeonu was Lebron’s disciple . The disciple of the empire’s best knight—this title alone was reassuring . The rebels were targeting Brigs’ territory, but Brigs’ knights would be able to block them if they had Hyeonu . Lebron was a man who could cause stability with just his name .
Hyeonu muttered, “First of all, are you planning for those capable of long-range attacks to hit the rebels first? Then the knights should fight in front of the gate . Thinking about Lipa Castle, the orthodox siege method isn’t the answer . ”
This wasn’t a battle between common people . As long as the high-ranking black magicians were the main pillars, it was likely that chimeras and undead monsters would be present . For non-standard entities, it was more realistic to deal with them outside the common methods—an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth .
“Our Brigs knights aren’t as strong as the Knights of Keon, but they are strong enough . We won’t hold you back . Additionally, Brigs has backup . If they know that there are black magicians present, the Temple of the Moon will surely help . ”
‘That’s right . Wasn’t there a temple?’
Earl Gennon’s words were quite interesting . Receiving help from the temple—Hyeonu wondered why he had never thought about this before .
“One of the adventurers I know is from the Temple of the Moon . I will contact the temple . ”
‘I’ll send Yuri to the temple . ’
Yuri’s profession was a Moon Temple Priest . She hadn’t reached her third class advancement because of her low level, but a second advancement priest was enough to qualify for a meeting with the temple’s high priest . It was clear that Hyeonu would get results much faster from her than going directly to the temple . Hyeonu immediately sent a whisper to Yuri as it was unknown when the army outside the castle would attack Brigs .
-To Yuri: Yuri, go to the temple and ask for help . They won’t ignore it if they hear there are black magicians .
Yuri’s thinking was the same as Earl Gennon as she was already in front of the temple .
-From Yuri: I’m already in front of the temple .
-To Yuri: Really? Ask them to come as soon as possible . I don’t know when the battle will take place .
-From Yuri: I understand, Oppa .
“Earl, my colleague has already arrived at the temple . I think the temple’s forces will arrive earlier than expected . ”
Earl Gennon’s expression was noticeably brighter at Hyeonu’s words . Divine power was the antithesis of the monsters . With it, the knights and magicians were no longer important . Earl Gennon’s eyes were only on the army of monsters . The monster army was majestic . There were large monsters, chimera, and undead . It was normal for anyone who saw it to flinch . Yet for players, they were just delicious prey—a nutritious side dish that gave a great deal of experience and rewards . As if to prove it, an opaque message window appeared in front of Hyeonu’s eyes .
[Defend Brigs]
[Defend Brigs from the rebels .
Rating: MS
Conditions: Eliminate the rebels 0/1, defend Brigs 0/1
Rewards: Experience, imperial contributions and the emperor’s gift (the more Brigs’ power is maintained, the better the rewards) . ]
Hyeonu smiled at the sight of the rising information window and watched the monster army approaching the city walls .
‘Should I turn on the streaming mode?’
No tension could be found in Hyeonu . At this moment, Brigs’ knight commander Brown shouted, “Magicians, use your most powerful magic! Archers, fire your arrows without hesitation!”
The monster army had entered their range . A single arrow couldn’t exert great power, but it would hurt if small needles kept on poking . The arrows fired by nearly a thousand soldiers covered the sky . Just then, something amazing happened . A huge shield was created to cover the monster army .
‘The monsters won’t receive any damage . Is this it?’
Hyeonu muttered to himself at the sight, “Then shall I see if this can hit them?”
Black pure energy that was like ink was emitted from Hyeonu . The power seemed to grow endlessly as the pure energy turned into a huge crescent and flew toward the monster army . The dark crescent moon made a terrifying noise and struck the monster army .
“Kuah!”
“Kuooh!”
The black crescent swept through the vanguard of the monster army . A monster of a huge size, a chimera fortified by black magic, and the undead created through black magic—their bodies were all split apart by Hyeonu’s pure energy . The magicians’ magic fell toward the army that was first attacked by Hyeonu . A huge ball of flames and storms struck . Tang-E also appeared and fired lightning from one hand .
“Assault!” Brown saw this and pulled out his sword . Hyeonu also pulled out his sword .