Chapter 30
Hyeonu and Yeongchan were watching television on the couch for the first time in a while . They both held a bucket of popcorn and candy in their arms .
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“Kyah! It is that type of movement . ” Hyeonu watched the video and marveled at it . The movement of the man in the video was beyond admiration .
“Are you admiring yourself?”
The video that Hyeonu and Yeongchan were watching was Hyeonu’s second streaming video . He was watching the video for confirmation before sending an email to Ellis .
Hyeon replied to Yeongchan, “It isn’t because I’m the protagonist . The sound just comes out when seeing it . No?”
“Yes, your skin is thick . I shouldn’t talk . ”
“Well, there isn’t much to say . Do you want to just send it?”
“Just cut the part about killing the desert dragon and show only that . ”
Hyeonu thought about it and decided to follow Yeongchan’s words . Yeongchan had a sharp side when it came to Hyeonu’s career .
“I think this is good . ” Hyeonu captured a scene from the video . It was the moment when the unique item’s options came out . “I should put it on Arena’s community and show it off . ”
Once Hyeonu returned to Lipa Castle, he encountered a baffling sight . The castle that should be empty was crowded with players .
“What is going on?”
The increase in players at Lipa Castle was due to Hyeonu . During his talk with the viewers, Hyeonu had unintentionally revealed the location of the dungeon .
“Is this the right place? Alley Leader’s video was shot here . ”
“That’s why we are going to hunt lizards now . ”
“Can we see that desert dragon?”
“It has already been two days, but we still haven’t seen it . ”
“It is too bad . I wanted to see it for myself . ”
In other words, most of the players came here to hunt the desert lizard Hyeonu showed in his live stream . Of course, there were those who were different . There were a few who were looking for Hyeonu . They were hyenas attracted to fame . It was the emergence of the ‘people who follow attention’ .
Of course, it was unlikely they would recognize Hyeonu’s face . Hyeonu hadn’t worn a mask in his earlier videos, but Ellis’ efforts meant his face hadn’t been revealed yet . Arena itself had a mosaic function . However, Ellis didn’t use it because it hurt his image . The recent videos naturally had him wearing a mask, so there was no way to recognize him .
Despite this, the Jaguar set Hyeonu was wearing wasn’t obscured . The attention followers aimed at this point . They searched for a player wearing a Black Jaguar set at Lipa Castle . This method was very efficient .
“Hey! Isn’t that Alley Leader?”
Hyeonu heard someone call out to him, but he ignored it . He instinctively felt that he wasn’t being called for a good reason .
‘It must be for no good reason . ’
The owner of the voice grabbed Hyeonu’s shoulder . “You should answer when someone is calling you!”
Hyeonu grabbed the hand holding his shoulder .
“Don’t be loud and get lost,” cold words emerged from Hyeonu’s mouth . He didn’t have time to waste on them . He had to clear the quest he received from the emperor . He had to level up .
“Are you not seeing anything else now that you’re doing well?”
Two more men appeared behind the first one, who seemed to trust both of them .
“So what do you want?” Hyeonu was annoyed but he suppressed it . He couldn’t kill them for no reason . It was a penalty he received for being more famous than them .
“We just want to duel with you . ”
“Duel?”
“That’s right . ”
Hyeonu laughed bitterly . Their behavior was too similar . He wanted to hit them .
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“Why? Do you want to have a duel with a character deletion bet? Are you going to stick to it? Or maybe we should just do PK . ” Hyeonu stared at the three of them .
He was saying with his eyes, ‘I am making the bet . Now it is your turn . ’
The three men hesitated . It was clear they were weighing the value of their characters against the fame they would gain from defeating Alley Leader . At this moment, some words flowed out of Hyeonu’s mouth and drove a wedge in their decision . “Scared? If you’re scared, f**k off . ”
“Who is scared? We will do it . Stick to the character deletion bet!”
The prey bit the bait .
‘It makes me feel how wrong it is to fish . It is heartbreaking . ’
A bright smile appeared on Hyeonu’s face .
Hyeonu and the three hyenas changed their location . There was no place for dueling at the castle . So, they headed to a place near Lipa Castle where there were no people .
“So what are the rules?” Hyeonu asked the three of them . “Captain battle? Team battle? Or do it one by one?”
“Let’s go with a captain battle . ” The hyenas decided on the rule without even discussing the situation .
“Really? Then don’t drag out the time and proceed quickly . I’m too busy . ”
The hyenas quickly applied for a duel . They thought they could beat Hyeonu, otherwise they wouldn’t have applied for a duel .
[Player ‘Lechi’ has applied for a duel . ]
[Would you like to accept?]
“Of course . ”
[Yes . ]
“Then I will set the rules . ”
[The rules set are ‘winner-takes-all’, ‘delete character’, and ‘captain battle’ . ]
“The rules are winner-takes-all, deletion character, and captain battle, as stated . Are there any objections?”
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[Would you like to accept?]
Lechi, the representative of the hyenas, nodded . It meant to proceed with the duel .
[Yes . ]
[Please determine who will participate in the duel . ]
“Me alone . ”
“Lechi, Ges, Dira . ”
[The number of participants who will participate in the duel has been determined . ]
[Gang Hyeonu VS Lechi, Ges, Dira]
Hyeonu opened his mouth and said, “There is one thing I haven’t said . You guys are in big trouble . ”
“What are you talking about?” Lechi’s party instantly looked at Hyeonu for an explanation .
“I’m angry . I’m extremely angry . ” Hyeonu was clearly smiling but his eyes were sharper than before .
[Please set the order of each team . ]
“Lechi, Ges, Dira . ”
[The order for each team to fight has been set . ]
[1st Showdown]
[Player ‘Kang Hyeonu’ VS Player ‘Lechi’]
[The duel will start shortly . ]
A huge dome surrounded Hyeonu and Lechi . It was a temporary space created for the duel .
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[5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . ]
[The duel has started . ]
A beautiful voice marked the beginning of the duel, and Hyeonu’s longsword moved like a lightning bolt .
“Keok . ”
[You have won the duel . ]
Hyeonu’s sword cut Lechi’s neck . The first match was over . Ges and Dira, the two remaining people watching the scene, felt that something was wrong . There was a skill difference that exceeded the expected category .
‘Isn’t he just level 66?’
“We are level 110!”
Hyeonu’s bold voice was heard in the ears of the trash who were denying reality, “I told you I was angry . ”
[You have won the duel . ]
[The rewards will be paid in accordance with the rule of ‘winner-takes-all . ’]
“Why touch someone who was doing nothing and make him angry?” Hyeonu clicked his tongue at the three men who couldn’t hear him anymore . Simultaneously, he checked the inventory he gained from the three people . He thought there might be at least one useful thing .
“This is a losing ticket, and this one has a potion . Oh!”
The previous two inventories didn’t have much worth using . To be precise, there was no item that was worth a lot of money . There was naturally no item for Hyeonu to use .
“Body strengthening? This is a profit . ”
Hyeonu struck a jackpot with the last remaining inventory . He got a rare skill book—body strengthening . It was also a fairly expensive skill book .
[Body Strengthening]
[-Strengthen your body to make it stronger .
Type: Continuous
Rating: Rare
Skill Proficiency: F
10% increase in strength, agility, and physique stats . Movement speed is increased by 5% . ]
Perhaps the guy with this skill book was trying to sell it . It was a very expensive skill . Of course, the guy could learn it himself, but if he had that mindset, he wouldn’t have gone around like a hyena .
“It is good for me . ”
This was just the beginning . There were still many people who would come to Hyeonu .
Hyeonu felt his good mood plummet once more . There were people blocking the road in front of Hyeonu again .
‘I can see more than 10 people . '
Hyeonu’s tone was sharp as he said, “What is this? It looks like you belong to a guild . Why are you blocking the road?”
The ones standing in front of Hyeonu all had a sun pattern on their chests . To the best of Hyeonu’s knowledge, the only one with such a guild mark was the Mano Guild .
“We are from the Mano Guild . We have a suggestion for you, Alley Leader . ”
“Suggestion?”
The person who came out to make the suggestion to Hyeonu was quite authoritative . Hyeonu’s face was covered by a mask . If there wasn’t the mask, his bitter expression would be revealed .
“Join our guild . This is the guild president’s suggestion . ”
Hyeonu’s actions were strange . He suddenly placed his hand on his mask and bent over .
“What?” The Mano Guild member asked him a question .
Then a loud sound erupted from Hyeonu, “Puhaha! What is that suggestion? Kukukuk . ”
Hyeonu laughed uncontrollably . What the hell was this suggestion? It didn’t make sense .
“Isn’t it normal to be polite when making a suggestion? If you come out like that, a yes would turn into a no . ”
The man understood Hyeonu’s words and became angry . He was angry even though it was clear that he had done something wrong . It was what he had been doing so far, so he stayed consistent in this moment . “Can we take that as a sign of rejecting our offer?”
“Rejection? It should be ‘get lost’, not a rejection . Idiot . To think that Mano has people like this . . . I can’t believe shit like this was sent to me . ”
“What did you say just now? You are so dismissive of people just because you are treated as famous?”
“Treated? If this is how you treat people, then what I am doing is entertainment . Think about your own behavior . Think . ” Hyeonu tapped his temple with his fingers .
Jason, Manu’s executive, couldn’t resist being provoked by Hyeonu’s successive taunts . ‘I have been patient enough . ’
“Kill that jerk!” It was Jason’s declaration of war .
Jason took the lead and swung a longsword at Hyeonu . His swordsmanship showed his killing intent . “You’re dead!”
This wasn’t a duel . It was just a one-sided PK . As time passed, the battle turned against Hyeonu . Two people were logged out, but there were still more than 10 people . Nevertheless, Hyeonu didn’t panic . He had something to believe in .
‘It’s time for it to show up . . . ’
Hyeonu was wondering if he should summon Tang-E when the person Hyeonu had been waiting for showed up .
‘Should I just called Tang-E and beat them up?’
“Is that Alley Leader?” A large man in a black suit that didn’t match Arena had appeared .