Chapter 21
World, Arena’s professional streaming site—it had hot issues like the raids of big guilds and main scenario quests . Videos of famous streamers were posted on there . The #1 video of the day—this floating throne, which was unlikely to be broken by any video, was destroyed .
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It was Hyeonu, Alley Leader, who rose to the throne while beating the Big Dipper stars in the sky . Alley Leader’s video wasn’t an extreme concept . It wasn’t even a position he earned from advertising . However, the skill that went beyond concept and the charm that caught everyone’s eyes were what made Alley Leader’s video a hit .
Of course, another factor that influenced his instant rise was Nike’s support of Alley Leader . A small rectangular banner appeared briefly at the end of the video . The logo symbolized Nike, and there were two words written on it—Nike Management .
People were in shock . No matter how good the player, this was Nike . For streamers, Nike was a wall . It was a huge steel wall . Nike’s entry was the greatest boost for the low-level Alley Leader . The two things combined caused the video to catch the attention of World .
[Justice Character Deletion Bet . avi]
It might not be an extremely famous guild, but the video of the character deletion bet with the Black Skull Guild—a strong guild in Arena—was enough to make it a hot topic, even without the contract with Nike .
“Shall I see how many hits there are?”
Hyeonu connected to World to check the number of views there were on the character deletion bet video he posted yesterday .
‘Isn’t this familiar?’
World’s main page had a familiar video . The biggest banner . . .
Today’s TOP 10 videos were shown in order .
“It’s mine?”
Hyeonu was baffled . He expected a certain number of hits, but he didn’t think it would be in the top 10 .
“1 . 8 million?”
The number of views was almost over two million .
“By Cube has 10,000 replays?”
People could watch the video in the cube by paying a certain amount set by the video uploader . It was popular because they could see it from the uploader’s point of view and the other party’s point of view .
“It is 500 won per view . . . 5 million won?”
The reactions to the video pleased Hyeonu .
-Immortal Cell King: 500 won to see inside the cube . Really, I almost wet my pants . The class is different in 2D .
-Anti Milk: I paid for it, but the standards are different . 500 won is worth it .
-Slot: He seems to have evolved from before? Every video has a different combat style .
There were comments that praised Hyeonu . However, there were some comments that caused frowns in the middle . Even so, Hyeonu didn’t pay attention to them . He had already expected there to be these sorts of comments . It was Hyeonu's burden to carry as long as he decided to be a streamer .
“Wah!!!”
Hyeonu stretched . Once he finished stretching, he was going to play Arena again .
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“I should paddle when the water comes in . I’ll run when it is resilient . ”
Hyeonu continued to move around in an unidentified rhythm .
“By the way, how many black magicians do I have to hunt?”
It was a thought that came to mind as he headed to the Dark Cave . The information in the quest window was a question mark . It wasn’t fixed . One, two . . . perhaps even more than that .
“Are there only two undead hunting sites here?”
It was just these two . Hyeonu came to that conclusion and held the hope that he would be rewarded if he caught one more . He arrived in front of the Dark Cave where many people were gathered . There were no players in the cemetery because they were all driven to the Dark Cave . Like any hunting grounds, the Dark Cave was crowded with people looking for parties . Usually, they had to recruit party members to replace a dead person while hunting or because one person had to leave .
Hyeonu entered the Dark Cave alone with no party . He was moving along when he heard his name being called from somewhere .
“Hyeonu oppa!” The owner of the voice was Yuri .
Hyeonu struggled not to frown . He knew it would make things difficult if his expression were caught . “Eh? Isn’t this Yuri? What are you doing here?”
“I’m going hunting . Oppa?”
“I’m also going hunting . ”
Yuri was happy to meet Hyeonu again . For Yuri, Hyeonu was more like a brother than a friend . He was like a brother she wanted to take care of? It was like that .
‘Didn’t he say he was level 30?’ Her thoughts on this matter didn’t last long though .
The reason why Hyeonu was here didn’t matter .
“Oppa, would you like to join my party? We were just forming a party . ”
“Party?”
Hyeonu thought about it . Would it be better to join the party or would it be better to hunt alone with Tang-E? ‘It is better to have a priest . ’
“Yes . Let’s party . ”
“You’ll see a nice face when you come over . ”
‘A nice face?’
When Hyeonu made his decision, Yuri’s face brightened, and she dragged him over to somewhere .
“Eh? Hyeonu hyung?”
“Isn’t this Yeongjun? It is nice to see you . When did you become so big?”
There was a familiar face . It was Yeongchan and Yuri’s brother, Yeongjun .
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“Hyung, why has it been so long? Did you go to the army? Your complexion seems to have become a lot worse?” Yeongjun pierced Hyeonu’s chest with a dagger while smiling brightly .
“Yes . I went to the army and came back . ” Hyeonu pressed onto Yeongjun’s head while boiling with rage .
“By the way, is it only the three of us hunting?” Hyeonu played around with Yeongjun for a long time before coming to his senses .
Come to think of it, there were only three party members . There was the warrior, Hyeonu, and the glass cannon priest .
“Yeongjun, what is your class?”
“I’m an archer . ”
Meanwhile, Yeongjun’s class was an archer . An archer and a priest—it wasn’t a good combination .
“Archer?”
“We’ve been hunting with three people so far . My friend is a warrior . ”
Hyeonu was relieved . Originally, three people were hunting . It wasn’t impossible, but they must have excellent skills .
“Then let’s go quickly . Don’t waste time . ”
Hyeonu led Yuri and Yeongjun into the Dark Cave .
Skeleton hunting was easy . A priest’s power was extremely powerful against the undead . Every time Yeongjun’s arrows flew, the skeletons were smashed one by one .
‘This is how a three-person party was possible . ’
Hyeonu admitted it . They were good enough to hunt with only three people .
Yeongjun’s arrows had a high hit rate and could be rapidly fired . Meanwhile, Yuri’s buffs were no different from those of a priest of this level, but her time calculations were so excellent that the buff chain on him didn’t break . Additionally, her timing in giving him a shield was excellent .
Hyeonu’s mouth was full of exclamations .
‘Still, 90 is the limit . It is just an undead dungeon . ’
Of course, it was irrelevant now . Dark Cave was a hunting ground with an average level of 70 .
“Yuri!”
The moment her name was called, Yuri buffed Hyeonu calmly .
[You have received divine energy . ]
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[Your weapon is filled with a high divine power . ]
[Attack power has increased . ]
Hyeonu’s longsword gave off the white glow of divine power . Inside a small, gym-sized space, Hyeonu showed off natural movements . Every time Hyeonu moved, a white light briefly appeared in the air and disappeared soon after . The light shredded the skeletons . It tore them to prevent them from returning to their original state again .
In the gap, another skeleton aimed at Hyeonu’s head . The skeleton thought it would kill Hyeonu at once . However, the skeleton’s blow was blocked in vain .
“Shield of Protection!” Yuri put a shield on Hyeonu .
The skeleton hit Yuri’s shield and Hyeonu swung his longsword straight at the now disorganized skeleton . The skeleton’s head was broken in one blow . A cry emerged from Hyeonu’s mouth .
‘This is the taste of hunting with a priest . There is no fun . ’
Being in a party with a skilled priest made things too easy . All he had to do was attack . He didn’t have to struggle to escape the monster’s attacks . The priest would somehow use heals and shields to save him if he didn’t die at once . Hyeonu was admiring a priest’s power when Yeongjun’s arrow pierced the final skeleton .
[A low-grade skeleton has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
“Wow! Hyung is great . ” Yeongjun didn’t know Hyeonu’s past and was simply amazed by his skills . Yeongjun’s friend was a warrior, but he wasn’t this good . He just had the role of holding a shield and stopping monsters, while his attacks were just simple skills .
Meanwhile, Hyeonu was different . He skillfully pulled the skeletons’ aggro, and he fought well in the gaps between skeletons . Although he didn’t avoid all of them, he knew what action was right and also knew what to avoid . Simultaneously, he went on the offensive . From Yeongjun’s point of view, Hyeonu’s combat style was close to miraculous .
“It’s just okay . There is a priest here . There is also a damage dealer with a lot of attack power . I just roughly pulled their aggro . ” Hyeonu’s response was lukewarm .
For Hyeonu, this type of combat was akin to a daily routine, so he wasn’t fond of it . At this moment, he came up with a good idea .
‘Yes, I’ll take them with me . ’
He asked, “By the way, how long are you planning to play Arena today?”
“Around eight hours? Why?” Yuri answered Hyeonu’s question .
“Would you like to clear an instance dungeon once?” The temptation of a devil entered Yuri and Yeongjun’s ears .
“Instance dungeon?” Yeongjun asked again .
Meanwhile, Yuri replied, “Okay . ”
“Really? Then let’s work hard for seven hours . Kids . ” The corners of Hyeonu’s mouth rose into a smile .
A harsh hell awaited the girl and the boy—a hunting hell!
[A low-grade skeleton has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
“Hyung! Don’t you want to take a break?” Yeongjun continued to rub his right hand . His hands couldn’t hurt in Arena, but the seven hours of hunting were similar to doing labor . As a result, he reached a point where he was complaining of nonexistent pain . It was a state of mental exhaustion . This was Yeongjun’s current appearance .
“Yes, Oppa . It seems to be hard on Yeongjun . ”
Meanwhile, Hyeonu and Yuri were still lively . Hyeonu was fine because he originally hunted like this while Yuri just had to stand still and give buffs steadily . There was no need for them to worry too much .
“Yes . Let’s take a break . Now, all we have to do is go to the boss room . ”
‘I’ve been through the entire cave, but I haven’t seen a single one . . . ’
Yeongjun and Yuri didn’t know it, but Hyeonu wasn’t just hunting . He was also searching through the entire Dark Cave . It was to find the black magician . Yet he couldn’t find any traces of the black magicians . Nevertheless, Hyeonu didn’t care . It was because there was still the boss room .
‘If it isn’t here . . . ’ Hyeonu trembled . It was a terrible possibility . What if the boss room didn’t have a black magician?
“Kids, let’s go . ”
At Hyeonu’s words, Yeongjun and Yuri stood up .
Then Yuri’s mouth opened, and she asked, “Then where is Oppa’s instance dungeon?”
Hyeonu answered Yuri’s question, “It’ll be here soon . . . ”
[Would you like to enter the laboratory of novice black magician, Adele?]
“We’re going into one now . Right away . ”
A smile appeared on Hyeonu’s face .
‘Good . ’
“I do . ”
Hyeonu’s group disappeared from Dark Cave .