Chapter 217
Chapter 217
“I understand . I’ll see you in Arena . ”
-I know, Mascherano .
Mascherano smiled after receiving Kim Jinyong’s approval . He was relieved when he thought that he had a gift for Alley Leader .
‘Even if I don’t say it, there will be trouble . ’
It was obvious . As long as that jerk who went against Alley Leader remained in JT Telecom, Alley Leader and JT Telecom would fight at any time . JT Telecom would become weaker the more this happened . There was a chance that they would be completely broken by the end of Arena Week .
‘The only thing left is to find the shield . ’
Mascherano was troubled . Who should he call to kill the monsters in the Balder Mountains? It would be even better if it wasn’t a professional gamer . There were only two conditions, but they were actually quite tricky . However, they were just tricky . They weren’t impossible . Mascherano searched through his contacts for a long time before his eyes lit up .
‘Yes . There is such a person . ’
Mascherano knew someone who met the conditions . He tapped on his smartphone again and called that someone . “Yes, it’s me . How have you been?”
-This is out of the blue . What’s going on? Aren’t you busy these days? You never make an ordinary phone call .
“How can you say such a sad thing? The master of the Tank Corps should be busy . How can a salary earner like me be busy?”
The person Mascherano called was Daniel, master of the Tank Corps and the one who ran away from Masked Fighting King .
-Mascherano is a salary earner? There is no such nonsense . Other pro-gamers will hit the ground .
“How about a match with Alley Leader? It is between the one who wants it so much and the person they want it from . ”
Mascherano’s words finished, and a shout was immediately heard from the other side of the phone .
-Alley Leader’s main scenario? Then I’ll unconditionally participate . I’ll accept no matter the conditions . It is a chance to see his face . I can’t miss it .
It was more than just the main scenario . In the months following Masked Fighting King, Alley Leader’s status had changed a lot . The name of Alley Leader now had such a high status that Daniel was acting like this despite being ranked second in the arena and the leader of the large Tank Corps .
“Really? Don’t worry, the condition isn’t bad . I’ll send you a note . Come to the place written there . ”
Mascherano’s smile deepened as he hung up the phone .
‘The casting for the shield is also done . Shall I call Reina?’
***
There was one man sprinting alone through the Balder Mountains filled with powerful monsters . To be exact, it was one person and one bear sprinting .
“Tang-E, you will have to work hard again from today . It will be as hard as a few months ago . Understood?” Hyeonu asked Tang-E . The deeper he entered the Balder Mountains, the more desperate he was for Tang-E’s help . Tang-E’s magic was greater than that of ordinary magicians, and when he was in his Giant Transformation state, he was better than ordinary tankers .
“I understand, Master dude . Tang-E will kill everything . Believe in me . ”
Hearing Tang-E’s words, Hyeonu felt his heart fill with warmth . “Yes, I will trust you, Tang-E . ”
Tang-E’s chance to play an active role came quickly . It was because Hyeonu’s endless sprint was forcibly stopped .
“Hey, it’s very big . ” Hyeonu frowned at the monster in front of him . It was only by lifting his chin up like crazy that he could see the head of the monster .
“It is 10 meters long, Master dude . ” Tang-E agreed with Hyeonu’s words .
Tang-E was being held in Hyeonu’s arms and couldn’t even see the monster’s face . All he could see was the monster’s lower body that was filled with muscles . Just then, Tang-E noticed something strange . ‘Six legs? Weren’t there definitely two?’
Obviously, there were only two legs at first . Then at one point, he saw six legs instead of two .
“Why are there six legs, Master dude?”
“What?”
Hyeonu closely examined the monster after hearing Tang-E’s words . The muscles weren’t well defined because it was over 10 meters tall, but they clearly held a dynamic force . There were also two arms and two legs .
‘Only two?’ Hyeonu rubbed his eyes, but he still only saw two legs . “Why do you see six? I only see two no matter how hard I look . ”
“The shadow has six legs . Stupid Master dude . ” Tang-E looked at Hyeonu like he was pathetic .
‘Shadows?’ Hyeonu couldn’t pay attention to Tang-E at all .
He was focused on the shadows that Tang-E mentioned .
One, two . . .
Three, four, five, and six . . .
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It really had six legs .
“Damn, it wasn’t one but three . The one in front is blocking the rest . Tang-E, get ready,” Hyeonu said in an urgent voice and immediately drew out the Mysterious Sky Sword .
Tang-E got down from Hyeonu’s arms and used the buffs . “I know . Hang in there for five minutes, Master dude . ”
The time of five minutes was how long it took for Tang-E to buff himself . This meant he would use Giant Transformation to directly participate in the battle rather than just using magic from the rear .
[You have received Bear’s Momentum . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Strength has increased . ]
[You have received the Forest’s Blessing . ]
[Defense has increased . ]
[Health will continue to recover . ]
[You have received Breath of the Wind . ]
[Your agility has risen . ]
[Your movement speed has increased . ]
“I know . It will be five minutes . ” Hyeonu grasped the meaning of Tang-E’s words and stroked Tang-E’s head .
‘I’m reminded of the old days . ’
In the early days of Arena, Hyeonu had no information . He had played Arena alone and had been a pioneer . Of course, it was the same as when he went to the East Continent, but he didn’t feel it because he focused on the quest instead of the monsters . Now he was fighting a monster that seemed powerful, and he did not have any information on it .
Thump thump!
The moment Hyeonu started to move, the 10-meter-tall monsters also moved . They were in a line like the ‘一’ character . The monsters were each holding a club that looked like it had been broken off a huge tree . Out of the three monsters, the one standing in the middle raised its head toward Hyeonu and cried out, “Kuooh!”
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[The Fear of the purple ogre, the naughty one of the Balder Mountains, has been heard . ]
[The influence of fighting energy allows you to ignore the Fear of the purple ogre . ]
‘Purple ogre?’
Hyeonu discovered the identity of the 10-meter-tall monster through the message in front of him .
‘The purple ogre, the naughty one of the Balder Mountains’—this seemed to be expressing the strength of the purple ogre .
Originally, the word used meant a naughty or a badly-behaved child . However, power was required to act like this among the monsters . It was the power to act at will .
‘The ogre will be very powerful, but I don’t want to use the giant skills . . . ’
Hyeonu just couldn’t be hasty when using his item skills, including the giant skills . It was a situation where he didn’t know what monsters would pop out deeper in . After all, it would be a disaster if he met a boss monster within two hours .
‘I will hit it first . I can think about it after that . ’
There was no time to worry anymore . The purple ogres were less than 30 meters away from him . It was no different from being in front of him considering that the purple ogre was 10 meters tall .
“Kuaaah!” The purple ogre that yelled at Hyeonu initially was the first to act .
It swung the giant club in its hand at Hyeonu’s feet . The noise made by the purple ogre’s swing sounded like a bomb going off . It frighted Hyeonu, and he used Mysterious Sky Steps . The new Mysterious Sky Steps meant Hyeonu moved quickly and split into several afterimages .
‘Inside!’
Rather than dodging the purple ogre by moving backward, he moved inward instead and escaped the trajectory of the club . It was a bold decision . There was always an opportunity after a crisis . Hyeonu escaped from a purple ogre, and now there was a defenseless calf of that purple ogre in front of him . The Mysterious Sky Sword, which was covered in black sword energy, cut through the skin and muscles of the purple ogre like it was cutting soft tofu .
[The purple ogre has resisted the ‘Curse of the Five Elements Spider . ’]
‘This . . . ’
When Hyeonu saw the message window that appeared in front of him, he showed a puzzled expression . It was just like the effect of the cursed spear . He had expected that there would come a day when Curse of the Five Elements Spider wouldn’t work . Yet he was flustered once it became a reality .
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However, it was only for a moment . One distracted moment was enough to end the battle . It was time to fully focus on the ogre in front of him or else he would be logged out . Hyeonu would be in trouble if he were hit just once, so he kept moving . There were not just one but three purple ogres . Apart from the previous attack, Hyeonu couldn’t find the right timing to strike . It was because the three ogres cooperated too well .
‘Am I going to fight endlessly like this?’
It would be fine as long as Hyeonu could attack . This was because his defense penetration level was very high . However, this was useless as he couldn’t carry out an attack at all . Just then, a purple ogre blocked the path of Hyeonu’s movements .
Hyeonu paused for a moment, and another club flew at him . He was forced to swing the Mysterious Sky Sword at the club to block the strike .
“Oof!” He was able to block it, but the aftermath was too great .
Hyeonu bounced back and eventually flew to the place where Tang-E was hiding .
“Master dude, is it hard?” Tang-E whispered as he hid in the bushes .
Hyeonu couldn’t help laughing at the situation . He might be in a situation where he shouldn’t laugh, but the laughter still came out anyway . “If it is hard, can you help me?”
“Of course . This body will help you . ” Tang-E crawled out of the bushes and started to buff his body .
Then he used Giant Transformation to transform himself into a bear that was close to five meters tall .
“Tang-E, why do I feel like you’re a bit bigger?”
“It isn’t just your impression . I actually am bigger . ”
Originally, Tang-E was around four meters tall when he used Giant Transformation . Today, he was five meters tall .
“It has been like this for some time . I think I just need to become bigger one more time, and my claws will come out,” Tang-E said .
Hyeonu heard Tang-E’s words and realized why Tang-E had grown . It was because the rank of Giant Transformation had increased .
‘It didn’t go up because I don’t use it often . . . ’
So it was probably E+ rank . It seemed that reaching the D rank would cause another change in Giant Transformation .
Thump thump!
His thoughts lasted up to there . The purple ogres were coming .
“Let’s go, Tang-E!” Hyeonu ran first toward the purple ogre .
“I know, Master dude!” Tang-E followed after him .