Chapter 176
Chapter 176
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‘Eh?’ Rain was flustered .
It was because this person was different from the Alley Leader he knew . A celestial streamer who had a tendency to go a bit overboard but always had kindness at the base—this was Rain’s image of Alley Leader . Yet the current Alley Leader was completely different . He was the opposite of that image . Alley Leader looked like he was living alone in the world .
“You aren’t coming? Then I’ll go,” he said with a voice filled with all the melancholy in the world .
The moment Rain heard Alley Leader’s voice, he drew his sword and prepared for the incoming attack . ‘It’s coming!’
Once Alley Leader finished talking, he began to move at a formidable speed . In the blink of an eye, Alley Leader crossed a distance of 20 meters and appeared in front of Rain .
‘Kuock!’ Rain groaned after receiving Alley Leader’s blow . If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would’ve thought he had been beaten by a rock, not a sword . The problem was that the attack wasn’t a skill but a normal cut . Yet even preventing this attack was hard to do .
‘How is he so strong?’ It didn’t make sense to Rain . He had clearly passed his third class advancement, and his damage increased dramatically . His fight with Teika had proven this . In that match, Rain had been pushed when it came to pure control, but he overcame it with overwhelming damage and skills .
However, Alley Leader was more powerful than him . It was unknown as to what Alley Leader was thinking, but he stepped back for a moment . This gave Rain enough time to take a deep breath . Then Rain’s eyes fell on a golden-furred bear . ‘Eh? A teddy bear?’
Rain noticed the cause of the difference between him and Alley Leader . ‘Pet . . . ? Buff!!!’
The reason was the buffs . It was well-known that Tang-E, Alley Leader’s pet, used buffs . The powerful effects of Tang-E’s buffs had been guaranteed by Jin Sijong, the master of New World . He had said Tang-E’s buffs were superior to the buffs of many ranker priests . Yet it was impossible for Rain to do anything even though he knew this fact .
Alley Leader was already buffed . Killing the pet didn’t mean the buffs that had already been received would disappear . Rather, it would be better for Rain to use his own buffs .
‘I’ll start with the buffs first . ’
This was the biggest change since the third class advancement . It was the existence of powerful self-buffs .
[Furious Beast]
[A furious beast doesn’t cover its front or back .
It just runs toward its prey .
Rating: Unique
Skill Proficiency: F+
Effect: Strength and agility increased by 30% . Attack power and movement speed increased by 25% .
Duration: 10 minutes .
Skill Cooldown Time: 30 minutes]
Furious Beast was the only buff skill of Rain’s class, Wild Swordsman .
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[Furious Beast has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
[Your agility stat has increased . ]
[Your attack power has increased . ]
[Your movement speed has increased . ]
‘Okay, it’s like this . . . ’
Rain felt his stats rise . This stat increase was enough for him to try putting up a fight . This way, he wouldn’t be pushed one-sidedly by Alley Leader’s attacks . Despite that, it turned out that this thought was only temporary . Rain’s confidence plummeted to the ground the moment Alley Leader started earnestly using his skills .
The black energy from Alley Leader’s Dark Star eroded the floor . It was a display of Hyeonu’s skill, Area Proclamation . Simultaneously, a message window popped in front of Rain’s eyes .
[Player ‘Rain’ has entered a ‘slowed’ state . ]
If it were just this, then Rain wouldn’t have lost confidence . Players with CC were rare, but there was at least one or two among the top rankers in the arena . Thus, it wasn’t special . However, Alley Leader had two CC skills .
[Player ‘Rain’ has entered a ‘slowed’ state . ]
This time, a red energy poured from Alley Leader’s body, and the final destination of the energy was Rain’s body . Yet instead of lifting the debuffs, Rain moved his body relatively slowly . ‘It is slower than before I used the buff . ’
Of course, Rain also had an item that had the effect of unlocking debuffs, but he didn’t use it hastily . He had to wait and use it when an opportunity came to him . He couldn’t waste his chance .
Rain’s sword collided with Alley Leader’s sword . Although Rain’s movement was slowed, his damage hadn’t been reduced . Naturally, he wasn’t pushed one-sidedly like in his previous clash with Alley Leader . He just couldn’t continue with his subsequent attacks . Due to Rain’s slow and passive movements, it was very difficult for him to block Alley Leader .
Rain gritted his teeth . It was disgusting . He wanted to know how there was such a fraudulent character . That said, he wouldn’t feel so unhappy if Alley Leader had a good or straightforward personality like Teika .
‘Hah . . . ’ Rain sighed as the battle became increasingly one-sided .
‘Bah, I’ll get revenge for my bankbook,’ Hyeonu thought .
While Rain was momentarily distracted, Hyeonu summoned Tang-E to give him buffs . Following that, he pushed Rain one-sidedly . After seeing Rain use the buff, Hyeonu used Fighting Energy Emission and Area Proclamation to make Rain’s buff useless . It was a perfect display of dominance, but Hyeonu was a bit dissatisfied .
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Then he soon figured out why he felt that way . His sense as a streamer caused a sharp pain in his heart .
‘Yes, it doesn’t feel good . ’
Currently, the ranking battle was too ordinary . He was going to dominate his opponent and win as always . Even if he edited the video and placed it on his channel, the number of viewers wouldn’t be that high in comparison to other videos .
‘I am going to use everything overwhelmingly . ’
Hyeonu instantly used the giant buffs and One Who Yearns .
[Giant’s Nature has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
[Giant’s Origin has been used . ]
[The strength stat has increased . ]
[One Who Yearns has been used . ]
[All stats have increased . ]
All his stats were increased by 30% due to One Who Yearns . On top of that, his strength stat increased to over 4,000 with Giant’s Nature and Giant’s Origin .
Hyeonu was a monster . The stat increases made him strong enough to fight boss monsters of the same level . Hyeonu’s strength was demonstrated in the latest clash with Rain . The noise it created was two or three times louder than the previous clash .
Rain used his skills to strike at Hyeonu, but his powerful momentum just rebounded . The viewers who were watching Hyeonu’s stream lost their voices . It was an overwhelming sight .
-Crazy!!!
-What is this? What is the reality that I’m seeing?
-This isn’t reality . It is virtual reality . Yet what is this?
-He is beating the first ranked person in the arena like this . The difference in stats is huge .
-It isn’t a fight . His skills and stats aren’t sufficient, so there is no answer .
Hyeonu didn’t use any special skills . He just pushed with his strength . The atmosphere was sadly torn apart because of ordinary attacks that didn’t use any skills . It was just a powerful blow, a common hit . Rain blocked such a basic blow and knelt down while throwing up blood .
Hyeonu dealt the final blow to Rain who was kneeling powerlessly . The dark pure energy created a gash from Rain’s shoulders to his pelvis, and blood spurted out from the long cut .
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ has won . ]
[Win the battle against the opponent 1/1]
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This was the moment Hyeonu ascended to the throne .
Hyeonu left the arena as soon as he saw the message in front of him .
“E-Excuse me . . . ” Rain had seemed to call out to him . However, it didn’t matter to Hyeonu anymore . Hyeonu was currently in a state of intense emotions . He had reached his goal after returning to Arena .
‘I am finally ranked first in the arena!’
Ultimately, it was achieved . No, he got it . He regained one of his past glories—first place in the arena rankings . In the past, he had earned a number of points for each victory . It wasn’t the same process as now . The method had changed, but the essence wasn’t different . In the end, the player who fought the best was in that position .
‘There are two things left . ’
He still had to get first overall in character level as well as make his debut as a professional gamer and lead his team to victory . The former, like getting first place in the arena, was reclaiming a former glory . The latter was a new goal and an act of personal revenge .
‘JT Telecom won the Korean League previously . ’
JT Telecom was Jung Hanbaek’s team . They were innocent . Their only sin was bringing in Jung Hanbaek .
‘Ah, I’m streaming . ’ This finally occurred to Hyeonu after being lost in his thoughts for a long time . He had forgotten about it in the joy of becoming ranked first in the arena .
“Everyone, I’m finally ranked first in the arena . ”
-Now he is looking at the chat window . Congratulations on getting first in the arena!!
-Let’s celebrate Alley Leader getting first place!
-Congratulations on your first place!
-Now hunt hard and take first place in the level rankings!!
The viewers celebrated Hyeonu getting first in the arena . In addition to words, there were viewers who expressed their feelings through gold coins .
-First Place in the Rankings has gifted you 7,777 gold coins .
-Alley Leader’s Big Fan has gifted you 11,111 gold coins .
“Ah, thank you First Place in the Rankings for the 7,777 gold coins . I will work hard in the future . Thank you Alley Leader’s Big Fan for the 11,111 gold coins . I’ll buy a potion with this!”
Hyeonu trembled at the sight of the gold coins that started to explode again . It wasn’t just his heart that felt warm . He even felt his body had become fat . Then a huge amount of gold coins was given by a viewer .
-I’m Just a Celebrity has gifted you 111,111 gold coins .
-Congratulations on your first place ranking, Master!
The owner of the nickname ‘I’m Just a Celebrity’ was Dwayne . He had learned PvP from Hyeonu and was currently a top Hollywood actor challenging the gold medal .
“I hope Dwayne will also win a gold medal . Thank you for the gold coins . I’ll use them well!”
‘It is up to here for today . ’ Hyeonu thought that the stream should end . It was time to give himself a gift .
“Then I will end the stream here today . I’ve achieved first place in the arena like I aimed for . Viewers, I’ll see you the next time I start streaming . I am grateful for today . ”
‘Right . The quest!’
Hyeonu, who was about to quit Arena, recalled the quest and looked at the message windows he had put aside .
[Undefeated Sovereign]
[For the first time in the arena, the last trial is being given to you, who have never lost, as you challenge the king’s position .
Rating: S
Conditions: Win the battle against the opponent 1/1
Rewards: Title, skill book . ]
[Undefeated Sovereign has been cleared . ]
[The title ‘Undefeated Sovereign’ has been created . ]
[Undefeated Sovereign]
[A title given to a player who reached first in the area while undefeated .
Effect: All stats will increase by 50% when fighting players . ]
‘A jackpot, a jackpot!’
The title’s effects were fraudulent since the conditions for generating the quest were near impossible . His stats increased by 50% against players . This meant that Hyeonu would never lose to players in the future . He wouldn’t be able to lose unless he let them win on purpose . Hyeonu was ranked first in the arena as of now . Once his current state was combined with the 50% rise in stats, it would be a disaster for other players .
‘Then let’s check out the skill book . ’
Hyeonu confirmed the information of the skill book and couldn’t help crying out like a beast, “Amazing!!!!!”
The title was just the beginning . The real jackpot was the skill book .