Chapter 19
“Hap!” Hyeonu ran forward at the start of the duel and cut at one of his unresponsive opponents . Then he swung the longsword again and separated the neck of another opponent .
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“What are you doing? Wake up!” Cheron yelled .
Only then did the members of the Black Skull Guild regain their senses . They pulled out their weapons and charged toward Hyeonu . However, they were no different from moths plunging into a fire . They didn’t leave a single scratch on Hyeonu .
“Die!” The Black Skull Guild executive, Park Cheolgu wielded his sword . The sword shone with blue light, indicating he had used a skill . However, the use of the skill had to make sense . Due to Hyeonu’s dazzling movements, Park Cheolgu couldn’t figure out how to swing his sword . He finally swung haphazardly .
“No one will be hit if you swing it like that,” Hyeonu gave advice filled with ridicule to Park Cheolgu . Then he immediately received his pay for the advice . The price of the advice was expensive . It was Park Cheolgu’s life .
Cheron was stunned . What the hell was going on? The current situation didn’t make sense . The duel started, and then three executives were logged out in an instant . There was no such thing as a decent battle . It was just a one-sided massacre . Nevertheless, Cheron was the guild master leading them . He needed to regain his spirit .
“Steady yourself! Hit him all at once . Catch that bastard!!” Cheron roared .
He wasn’t speaking to the other executives .
Cheron was shouting at himself .
‘You haven’t given me any time to think . ’
That isn't to say it would be a disadvantage to Hyeonu if he gave them time to think . . .
It was just that the fun level of the video would drop . This was the reason why .
“Come here . Over here,” Hyeonu beckoned toward the remaining 10 opponents . His longsword was placed on his shoulder . The effect of the taunt was great . Cheron’s words led to the re-emergence of two Black Skull Guild members who were trying to maintain the formation .
“This jerk?”
“Kill him!”
The two executives, Park Seongwon and Seo Gangsu, were blinded by anger . They had forgotten how their associates died a little while ago . Filled with motivation to kill Hyeonu, they rushed forward with their respective spear and sword . Park Seongwon and Seo Gangsu showed superb teamwork . If he blocked Park Seongwon’s spear, he would be cut by Seo Gangsu’s sword . However, if he blocked the sword, he would be pierced by the spear . Still, it could only be considered to be at a general level .
It was nothing difficult for Hyeonu, who was much more capable . Hyeonu pushed up Park Seongwon’s spear . As a result, Park Seongwon’s spear collided with Seo Gangsu’s sword, and Hyeonu didn’t miss this gap . A thunderous strike hit Park Seongwon .
Park Seongwon couldn’t evade Hyeonu and ended up dying .
“Seongwon!” A scream erupted from Seo Gangsu’s mouth at the sight .
'This was a monster—an irresistible monster . '
These were Seo Gangsu’s last thoughts . It was because Hyeonu’s longsword cut him at this time .
“Wah!!!” Hyeonu screamed .
He felt it was a bit of a pity . So far, he had experienced a lot of mental burden . His family had collapsed, and he became the breadwinner of his family . The first part-time job in his life had been hard . There were times when he thought he couldn’t do it .
On the other hand, the Colosseum was quiet at this time . In the eyes of others, Hyeonu’s cry was like the roar of a monster . Someone outside the normal standards—a monster . So far, there had been no such players like him, even among professional players . No, there was one .
His was a name that had reached the point where barely anyone remembered it . meleegod, the person who went on the first main scenario quest alone—Hyeonu was comparable to this monster . He could compare to a monster, so perfect, he hadn’t allowed a single attack and had conquered Arena alone .
“You aren’t willing to fight? Then surrender instead of continuing in this wretched manner . It won’t change your character deletion though,” Hyeonu shouted at the remaining Black Skull Guild members that had gathered together .
‘Should I do something a bit more dramatic?’
Hyeonu felt the need to create tension again in this duel . There would be editing, but the effect of the editing would be increased if the quality of the original video itself was better .
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“You blocked a dungeon and killed others with this level of skill?” Severe criticism poured out of Hyeonu’s mouth .
It was a thoroughly calculated dialogue . Currently, Hyeonu was like an ancient pioneer, a sage . He was an intellectual who pinpointed absurdities . Hyeonu’s criticism sparked a new atmosphere in the Colosseum . Everyone shouted in unison:
Fight!!!
You cowards!!!
Or surrender!!!
The Black Skull Guild had to make a decision . They might have to dismantle the guild, even if they won . Finally, Cheron made up his mind . “We can’t do anything in this situation anyway . Let’s just all run in at once . How can eight people not win? Isn't that right?”
Eight against one . . .
No matter who saw it, the group of eight people had the advantage . However, the faces of the eight people didn’t look too good . At this moment, the executives bowed toward Cheron . It was a deep bow .
“I’ll give up . Thank you for everything . ”
“I want to grow up again, just like when I first played Arena . ”
“I’ll be with you when I raise my character again . ”
“Cheron hyung . ”
They gave up . The executives were already exhausted . This duel with Hyeonu had served as a catalyst . The deformed guild, that had become different from how it had been during their initial pure beginnings, was also hard on them .
[Player ‘GT’ has surrendered . ]
[Player ‘Teullu’ has surrendered . ]
[Player ‘Fab’ surrendered . ]
All seven executives surrendered . The only one left was Cheron .
‘I see . . . ’ Cheron realized it . He had changed a lot . At first, Arena was just fun . He had enjoyed catching monsters with his close brothers in Arena, so he made the Black Skull Guild .
‘I’ll finish this . ’
Cheron felt it after a long time . How long had it been since he smiled so happily and freely?
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“Go!!” Cheron ran toward Hyeonu .
It was to decorate the end of this stage .
‘Thank you . ’
The Colosseum started to roar at the actions of the surrendered Black Skull members . Their behavior was strange .
“What is wrong with them?”
“Why did they surrender out of the blue?”
“Does this mean they’re scared of Alley Leader?”
Hyeonu was no different and also felt very perplexed . He couldn’t keep up with the development that was different from his script . According to his plan, they would challenge him continuously until he stood in the arena as the last winner . Yet they had suddenly said goodbye to Cheron and surrendered .
‘Suddenly changing their mind . . . ’
Well, it didn’t matter to Hyeonu . In any case, his purpose was achieved . Becoming famous and getting rid of future trouble—both aims had already been achieved the moment the Black Skull members accepted the duel . Why? It was because Hyeonu couldn’t lose in the duel . Still, the duel wouldn’t be a waste of effort . He felt rather good .
‘I saved a man from the gutter . ’
Hyeonu saw Cheron running toward him .
‘Just catching him alone is rewarding . ’
Then Hyeonu also ran toward Cheron . It was to complete the picture he drew .
“Thank you,” Cheron ended up saying this .
Then his character was deleted .
‘That was a cool move . Now my ears won’t itch . ’
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[You have won the duel . ]
[The rewards will be paid in accordance with the rule of ‘winner-takes-all . ’]
‘The extra income is also great . ’
There were a total of 13 inventories handed over to Hyeonu because he was the winner . It was clear that the 13 inventories would be interesting .
“Today’s duel ended with my victory . The duel will be uploaded to my Alley Leader channel tomorrow at noon . You’ll probably be surprised . I’ll say that everything is thanks to you,” Hyeonu said this and then logged out of Arena .
He had passed through a crisis, but he still had a mountain of work to do .
‘I’m going to send the video to Ellis . ’
Ellis went to the Colosseum today . He couldn’t wait for Hyeonu’s video to be sent . In fact, Hyeonu’s battle gave off a feeling different from the videos he'd seen .
The momentum . . .
The momentum was different . Hyeonu truly showed a desire to kill his opponent .
‘Isn’t that a skill?’
All those standing in front of him would unwittingly shudder .
“It is a good thing that I came . ”
Ellis thought it was good that he came here . He hadn’t felt anything like this in the videos he received . However, if some highlights were added through editing, the people watching the videos would be able to feel it too .
“I will edit it here in this way . ”
Due to his illness, Ellis thought about how to edit instead of watching the duel .
“OMG!” Dugun dugun . Kale’s heart jumped . Kale, who was on a flight to New York, realized what Hyeonu had meant .
“Deleting character . . . ”
The duel had to be stopped, no matter who ‘he’ was . It was too much to make a gamble like this . Kale couldn’t figure out what this person was thinking . Soon, however, Kale realized his worries were useless . Hyeonu was already powerful . He could deal with any opponent who hadn’t completed the second class change .
“Amazing . Amazing,” Kale let out repeated cries of admiration .
There was nothing else to say . His mouth could only drop open at Hyeonu’s overwhelming combat ability . Kale seemed to understand this person a bit better now . Hyeonu was arrogant and greedy . The great justification was merely a lie to conceal his goals . It was because he felt the need to clean up the nuisances .
“No matter how I think about it . . . ”
Kale thought he did a good job of recruiting this person . Then Kale turned off the screen of his tablet PC .
Hyeonu was in a very good mood . He even thought, ‘Will it be okay to take some time to relax?’
Now the path in front of him was solid . It was a smooth highway . He gained recognition, and his contract with Nike was successful . If he started streaming, he wouldn’t have to worry about his father’s hospital expenses and he could pay off the various debts . Yet Hyeonu’s feelings soon fell into the gutter . It was because that guy appeared on TV .
-Sword Eagle Locke . . . or should I call you Jung Hanbaek now?
-Please call me what you like . You are way ahead of me . . .
That guy had come out . It was also accompanied by the fact that he was making his Arena pro gaming debut .
“That bastard is making his debut in the professional scene?”
‘Wake up, Gang Hyeonu!’ Hyeonu struck his cheeks .
This wasn’t the time to feel happy . He almost forgot his goal due to a moment of sweetness . It wouldn’t be too late to enjoy himself once he got his revenge . Things were now different from when he thought there was no way to get revenge . That damn bastard had become a pro, so revenge would be obtained in Arena .
‘The ultimate goal is to be a pro gamer . ’
“In order to do that, I have to move faster . ”
Hyeonu gritted his teeth . He took a firm grip of his mind that had relaxed for a while . A single word was engraved in his heart .
“I have to go ahead with the main scenario as soon as possible . Items obtained from the scenario will help close that gap . ”
Hyeonu returned to the cube he had just emerged from .