Published at 1st of December 2020 01:27:16 PM
Chapter 295
Chapter 295
When Hyeonu saw Tang-E’s elated expression, he forgot how to speak and just stared blankly at Tang-E .
“Why is it you…” Hyeonu uttered .
Tang-E was picked—this was an unexpected witness selection . Hyeonu had been surprised when the emperor came out . Then he thought it was natural when Yeongchan appeared because there was already a history of a copy of Yeongchan appearing in Laek . However, Tang-E was different . He was a ball that would bounce unpredictably .
“You have to do well . Understood? Are you going to play around?” Hyeonu carefully persuaded Tang-E .
Yet Tang-E continued to whistle and hum like he couldn’t hear Hyeonu’s words, “Huung~ Tang-E likes meat~”
Then just as Hyeonu was about to yell at Tang-E, the polite voice rang through the space: -The first question . What is your relationship with the academy student in front of you?
Tang-E had seen the process of the previous two people being questioned, so he skillfully answered the voice’s question, “This human is my master . This Tang-E’s master . ”
-The answer turned out to be true . Then I’ll move onto the next question . Who is the academy student in front of you?
“He is a human who is stronger than anyone and is full of desires . The subjectivity is clear . He is a better person than anyone else . ” Tang-E winked at Hyeonu .
Hyeonu smiled brightly at Tang-E’s appearance . ‘That’s right . This is it . ’
“After all, how many essences and how much meat have I fed him?” Hyeonu muttered in such a low voice that Tang-E couldn’t hear him . Since Tang-E had eaten Hyeonu’s food, he shouldn’t say bad things about Hyeonu .
-The answer turned out to be true . Then I’ll move onto the next question . It is the last question . Is the academy student in front of you trustworthy?
‘Okay!’ Hyeonu held his breath while feeling delighted . He squeezed his fists but didn’t express his joy . Tang-E told the truth in succession . In addition, everything was positive .
This time, Tang-E nodded and spoke good words: “Master who gives me meat is trustworthy, more than anyone else . ”
Hyeonu naturally had a bright smile on his face . It was true even if he didn’t listen to it . After all, no one cared about meat more than Tang-E . This was the truth . As if to prove it, the voice agreed: -The answer turned out to be true . The questioning is over . I will return the witness .
‘It’s over . . . ’
It was a long wait . The emperor, Yeongchan, and Tang-E—they proved that all the time he spent playing arena wasn’t in vain .
“Master dude!!”
Just then, Tang-E reappeared in Hyeonu’s arms .
“This is all thanks to your virtue, your virtue . ” Hyeonu hugged Tang-E and stroked his head .
-You have passed the given test perfectly . Compensation will be paid before moving on to Stage 5 .
‘What am I going to receive?’ Hyeonu smiled lightly at the message informing him that he had cleared the task . It always felt good to receive rewards .
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
[The title ‘One Who is Trusted’ is created . ]
[One Who is Trusted]
[A title given to players who trustworthiness has been certified .
Effect: NPCs will trust the player a bit more . ]
It wasn’t a big reward . Still, Hyeonu’s mood wasn’t too bad after seeing it . This was because Hyeonu hadn’t done anything, yet he gained a lot of experience and leveled up . In addition, clearing Stage 4 was a condition to go to Stage 5 . So the fact that he met these conditions made Hyeonu very satisfied .
‘I will also be rewarded when I clear Stage 5 . The titles and items I receive then will be a bonus . ’
He had gotten a ring and title to prove his achievement when he completed the beginner academy called ‘Laek . ’ So it was obvious that better rewards would come out when he cleared the higher ranked academy, Senu .
‘It doesn’t matter if it is an upgrade of the ring and title or an additional payment . ’
Hyeonu didn’t care much . The former was good, and so was the latter . Of course, the latter was still more satisfying .
“Tang-E, let’s hit the jackpot . ”
“Yes, Master dude!”
Hyeonu entered the door to Stage 5 with Tang-E .
***
The location of the Stage 5 mission was the same as Stage 4’s—a Colosseum, an arena covered in dirt and sand .
-Welcome to Stage 5 . Stage 5 of Senu is not to surpass yourself but to surpass others . If you pass Stage 5, you will receive a certificate of completion .
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‘Is it finally the end?’
Hyeonu’s expression was pleasant as he heard the voice signaling the end of Senu . The time he’d spent in Senu wasn’t that long; the journey from Stage 1 to Stage 4 had taken less than 10 hours . Of course, this was the time it had taken to proceed with the mission . The time he’d spent resting with Tang-E was excluded .
However, the successive battles in Stages 1, 2 and 3 caused him to suffer from fatigue . It was quite stressful to go beyond meeting certain standards, not just hunting and completing the tasks .
‘Who will come out?’
In his heart, Hyeonu wanted Yeongchan to appear again like back then in Laek . Otherwise, any player would be fine . Anyone was fine .
‘Just not an NPC . . . ’
NPCs were terrible . The emperor, Lebron, Suped, Raccoon, Johannes, and so on—the many NPCs Hyeonu knew were all terrible . Some weren’t monsters, but there was little chance of them appearing .
‘Will the emperor come out again?’
It would be the worst if the emperor came out like in Stage 4 . Hyeonu would only be able to take a breath and then die, even if it was just a fictional existence of the emperor . Just then, the person that Hyeonu had to overcome appeared in front of his eyes .
The person looked very familiar to Hyeonu . It was a man he had just met 10 minutes ago . With bright blond hair that suited him better than anyone else, this man was the emperor .
‘This shit!!!’ Hyeonu barely held back the curses that wanted to emerge . The emperor was in front of him, so Hyeonu showed superhuman patience .
“Your Majesty . . . ?”
-The summoned human is a chimera created on the basis of the memories of the previous students who came to Senu . It might be weaker or stronger than the original human . However, in this case, it was implemented as close to the original as possible due to additional information .
The emperor himself wasn’t the one in front of Hyeonu right now . This was a fictional emperor reconstructed from the memories of Hyeonu and the emperor’s visit just a while ago . It was like Laek’s version of Dakan in the past . Nevertheless, the chimera at that time was significantly weaker than the real Dakan . Hyeonu had personally competed against Dakan, so he knew it best .
This time was different . The fictional reconstruction was based on the emperor who had appeared in Senu, which meant an emperor with more perfect abilities was created . It was a disaster for Hyeonu .
-Shout ‘start’ to begin the Stage 5 test, and the duel will begin .
“Tang-E, give me buffs and then return to Bung Bung Island . I can’t protect you this time,” Hyeonu said in a solemn voice .
Tang-E made a confused expression at Hyeonu’s words . This was the first time he had seen Hyeonu look like this . He had never seen Hyeonu act this way in front of any monster or human .
‘Is that human so strong?’
“Sure enough, the golden color is good . Master dude, how about changing your hair color? You will become stronger if you dye it . ”
Hyeonu couldn’t bear listening to Tang-E anymore and finally swung his fist, which led to Tang-E cradling his now aching head . “Don’t talk . Give me the buffs and leave quickly . ”
Seeing Hyeonu’s rare serious expression, Tang-E nodded . “I understand, Master dude . Be sure to win . ”
Tang-E fired a tricolored light at Hyeonu .
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‘In fact, I want to do that too Tang-E . ’
Hyeonu sighed when he confirmed that Tang-E had disappeared . This was the emperor, that terrible monster . Still, what Hyeonu felt toward him was a vague fear . The emperor was an unknown . Hyeonu had never seen him fight, aside from showing off ridiculous skills .
‘In this case, I will just try to hit him . ’
Hyeonu thought positively . He would begin with an attempt . . .
“Start . ”
Hyeonu regained his composure and declared the start of Stage 5 . The emperor’s eyelids trembled, and he opened his eyes . Simultaneously, multiple message windows filled Hyeonu’s vision .
[The stat ‘fighting energy’ has caused your stats to rise . ]
[The other party is stronger than you . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
From the message, Hyeonu knew for sure the emperor was stronger than him .
[The other party has the dignity stat . ]
[The extremely high dignity has restricted your movements . ]
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ has entered a ‘slowed’ state . ]
There was also a message indicating the identity of the emperor’s aura . The problem was that it wasn’t just one special stat .
[The other party has the fighting energy stat . ]
[The other party is stronger than you . ]
[The player’s stats will drop . ]
[You have the ‘fighting energy’ stat . ]
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[The stat reduction effect won’t occur . ]
[The other party has used Fighting Energy Emission . ]
[Resistance has failed . ]
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ has entered a ‘slowed’ state . ]
Surprisingly, the emperor also had fighting energy . ‘It would be stranger if the monster couldn’t use fighting energy . ’ Hyeonu was rather calm . He felt relaxed after acknowledging his gap with the emperor .
‘Lebron also has fighting energy, right? Isn’t he sneaky?’
On the contrary, he even had such a ridiculous idea . Nonetheless, this leisurely time was only for a moment .
‘Then . . . ’
“My body isn’t moving at all!”
There was only one part of Hyeonu’s body that could move—his mouth . His limbs seemed to be tied up by cobwebs . The emperor didn’t even do much . He just opened his eyes, and that was it . It was something as natural as breathing, yet just seeing that rendered Hyeonu incapable of doing anything .
‘Who made this old thing?!’
Now he even felt resentment against the Quency development team and scolded them for being idiots who didn’t think of balance .
‘I can’t lose in such a fruitless manner . I guess there will be no more hunting today . ’
His Arena gameplay for the day would end with this . There was no future for him .
Hyeonu took out all his skills—the giant skills, One Who Yearns, Twilight Reproduction, Fighting Energy Emission, Area Proclamation—and used them generously . There were three giant skills—Giant’s Power, Giant’s Nature, and Giant’s Origin . After using them all, Hyeonu regained freedom of movement to both his arms .
Then the moment One Who Yearns was used, he was able to control his legs . Still, it was only when Twilight Reproduction was used that he could actually lift his feet from the ground . Once Fighting Energy Emission and Area Proclamation were used, the Mysterious Sky Sword in his sheath was finally able to taste the air of the world .
“Haap!” Hyeonu let out an energetic cry like meleegod of the past and Alley Leader of the present .
It was a cry filled with the strongest desire of both periods .
‘Let’s just deal one blow . ’
The Mysterious Sky Sword let out rough sparks . This attack wasn’t unleashed with the skill’s usual sharpness but a rough and uncontrollable magic power . Hyeonu’s feet moved faster as he carried out the Mysterious Sky Steps .
One step, two steps . . .
The width of his steps widened . Soon, the reach of Hyeonu’s range coincided with the shortening distance between him and the emperor . Then Hyeonu swung the Mysterious Sky Sword more concisely and faster than ever .