Published at 11th of December 2020 01:17:37 PM
Chapter 304
Chapter 304
Six players belonging to Crescent Moon were gathered in a moderate-sized room, and five of them were seated in chairs at an elongated table . Meanwhile, Hyeonu was standing with a small remote control in his hand . He said, “Then I will start a presentation on our plans for the future, which is one of the purposes of today’s gathering . ”
Right after, Hyeonu controlled the remote control to turn off the lighting of the room and turn on the projector . The walls were painted white, so the projection could be clearly seen without a separate screen .
“There are approximately 45 days left until the start of the next season of the Korean Arena League . That is around six weeks . It’s both a long and short period of time . Regardless, we absolutely don’t have enough time to work on our cooperation, especially in comparison to the other teams . ”
Hyeonu pressed the remote control again, and the documents he had prepared were displayed in the projection .
[Short-term Rapid Training]
A red laser came out of the remote control and pointed at the words on the wall .
“What I’ve prepared is a plan for short-term training . There are three main categories: PvP, siege, and raid . ”
The red dot momentarily disappeared from the wall, and the image changed again . In the new image, only two words remained: ‘siege’ and ‘PvP’ .
Hyeonu turned to look at the five players and stated, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have to prepare anything for the raid . Just do it as usual . It means you have to stick to the role that suits your profession . ”
They were cruel words . It was a bitter confirmation of facts—commonly referred to as a fact bombardment . However, their faces didn’t show any signs of feeling bad . Instead, they nodded and agreed with Hyeonu’s opinion . After all, it was irrefutable . Putting aside everything else, it would be difficult for them to exert a great influence in raids . In fact, only the priest’s buffs could be of help to Hyeonu .
“Then I will move on to PvP . As you know, PvP is going against characters with the same specifications . That means individual control is important . Practice sessions will be done with the accounts that Quency gives to us in the near future . Until then, there won’t be separate practice times for this either . ” Hyeonu pressed the remote control and the image changed . “Finally, it’s the siege . Honestly, this doesn’t require too much practice either . It is because we are currently practicing for it already . ”
Five heads cocked at the same time . It was the exact opposite reaction from before . This wasn’t the expression of a conviction but a question .
“Isn’t this our first official team meeting? Yet we’ve already practiced?” It was Lee Hoon who asked the question .
“Aren’t you doing it right now? Haven’t you been hunting hard in the Balder Mountains?” Hyeonu answered with a smile like it was obvious .
“Indeed . So what does that have to do with siege exercises? Isn’t it just five people hunting?” It was Sunny who asked this time .
“Yes, that’s right . You will do the same in the siege . There is me and then the other five . That is the basic strategy for the siege . ” Hyeonu smiled .
Then he pressed the remote control to display the next image on the wall . The projected image was of two circles . Hyeonu’s and Tang-E’s names were written in one circle, and the other circle contained the names of the other five players .
“This is the basic formation . Tang-E and I will create a battlefield on one side, and the other five will create a battlefield on the other side . We will never fight together . I’ll draw people’s attention while you end the game, or you’ll draw people’s attention while I end the game . ” This was Hyeonu’s siege strategy .
***
The presentation ended, and Hyeonu was temporarily absent . The remaining five people gathered to discuss Hyeonu’s strategy . A few of them understood Hyeonu’s intentions, and a few of them didn’t . Lee Hoon was the representative of the former, and Sunny was the representative of the latter .
Sunny tapped the table and grumbled, “I don’t understand what he is thinking .
“I seem to know . You really don’t know?” Lee Hoon laughed at Sunny while eating the snacks on the table . His teasing expression that asked her why she didn’t know was a bonus . It seemed that the two of them had become close after several meetings, and there was no longer a wall between them .
“What? Why are you looking at me like that? Are you laughing at me right now?” Sunny couldn’t stand it and got up to walk to Lee Hoon .
“Laughing? I don’t seem to have done that? My mouth opened because I put too many snacks inside . Noona, you saw incorrectly . ”
This was the surprising thing—Lee Hoon was younger than Sunny . Lee Hoon was actually 20 years old, much younger than his appearance suggested . Meanwhile, Sunny was actually 25 years old, older than her appearance suggested . In addition, her affinity with Lee Hoon was better than expected . During this period of time, their relationship had become that of an older sister and a younger brother .
“What?” Sunny scoffed coldly . It seemed like she would swing her fist at any moment .
“Think carefully . Alley Leader will carry out a guerrilla war with Tang-E while we fight as normal . Our goal is to hold on . That way, Alley Leader’s thoughts will come to life . ”
After hearing Lee Hoon’s words, Yuri murmured, “Thoughts?”
What was Hyeonu thinking? Yuri couldn’t guess his thoughts at all . At this moment, words spoken in a beautiful foreign language entered Yuri’s ears .
“I see . That’s what Brother was thinking . ” It was Mason speaking English in a low voice .
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“You know what he’s thinking?”
“Yes, I understand him too well . ”
“Can you tell me?” Yuri asked Mason with a desperate expression .
She was curious about Hyeonu’s thoughts . ‘I want to be helpful . ’
There were only two reasons why Yuri entered Crescent Moon and became a pro gamer—Hyeonu had requested it, and she wanted to help him . So in order to help him, she needed to be aware of his intentions . It would be even better if she could understand them before Hyeonu spoke . That way, she could prepare faster .
“He just wants to win . To be exact, it’s the championship that he wants to win? He doesn’t want to leave any variables . Therefore, he thought of a strategy that isn’t fun,” Mason told Yuri his thoughts .
Hyeonu’s strategy, as seen in Mason’s eyes, was a stable one that wasn’t terribly fun .
“Why isn’t this a fun strategy?” Yuri cocked her head .
In comparison to the great amount of effort she put into developing her skill, she didn’t pay much attention to Arena . To be specific, she didn’t care about it outside of what she played in the game . So it was hard for her to understand Mason’s words properly .
“No fun means no variables . Crescent Moon wasn’t made to be a joke team like the community says . Brother is aiming for first place . Moreover, what he wants is a perfect win,” Mason declared in a confident voice .
‘The fact that it is so simple makes it scarier,’ he thought .
Hyeonu’s strategy was simple but powerful . Everyone knew that Crescent Moon’s strength was Hyeonu . Alley Leader was the team’s strength, while the rest were its weaknesses .
‘Stop the opponent’s variables while he becomes the variable . ’
This strategy wouldn’t just beat the opponents but completely knock them down; it would be hell for the opposing side . Just then, a strong arm was placed around Mason’s shoulder .
“You know it well . As expected, a person dreaming of becoming a pro is different . ” It was Hyeonu . He had returned to the room and heard Mason’s words .
“What a surprise! You should’ve said something when you came back . ” Mason tapped Hyeonu’s chest with his elbow . Mason had an extremely surprised expression on his face . Simultaneously, it turned white like he had seen a ghost .
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“It is a joke, a joke . By the way, don’t you know me too well? I almost thought you had done some analysis on me . ” Hyeonu smiled and touched his chest where he’d been hit by Mason . Even though he was smiling, Hyeonu was actually in pain .
Ignoring it, Hyeonu knocked on the wall several times to attract everyone’s attention: “I will say one final thing . Contrary to what some people are saying, Crescent Moon is not a joke . We will go beyond the Korean League and rise to the top of the world . I’ll make it that way . ”
Clap clap clap! The room filled with applause the moment Hyeonu’s short speech was over .
‘It really isn’t far away . ’ Hyeonu saw the people gathered like this and felt he really had become a professional gamer . It became even more real . There truly wasn’t much time left .
***
After the presentation was over, a party took place in broad daylight . Mason had prepared a buffet .
“Everyone has already gathered except for me . . . I feel a bit sad?” Moon Doyeong also participated in the party . Hyeonu had deliberately called him late in order to give the players a bit more time to talk .
“Who made our club owner sad?” Hyeonu greeted Moon Doyeong .
Just then, Hyeonu felt a vibration from his body . He stopped talking as he reached out to Moon Doyeong, lowering his head slightly . Seeing Hyeonu’s gesture, Moon Doyeong pointed to the other players and made a similar gesture to Hyeonu .
“Go . Aren’t there already five other people here?” Moon Doyeong smiled happily .
Hyeonu once again bowed to Moon Doyeong and entered a quiet room . Once inside, Hyeonu took out his smartphone and confirmed the identity of the vibration . A message in English appeared on the screen of the smartphone . The message was very short: -Stream ended . Contact me .
The one who sent the message was Mascherano . It was an answer to the message Hyeonu had sent him .
‘Okay, the stream’s over . ’
Hyeonu called Mascherano right after seeing the message, and Mascherano answered the phone before it even rang two times .
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-Aren’t you calling too soon? This is the first time I wanted to wait for a call . . .
“I’ll hang up . I think I called the wrong number . ”
-I’m sorry, Alley Leader . What did you want to talk to me about?
Mascherano was frightened by Hyeonu’s resolute attitude and showed a faintly serious expression . It was a fairly quick transition from his mischievousness before . As Hyeonu listened to Mascherano’s words, he barely suppressed his laughter . Then he said his original reason for contacting Mascherano: “Where are you in the East Continent now?”
-Do you mean us? I think that the places I know about are better than the places I don’t know anything about, so I’m moving around the cities you’ve already made stops at .
Hyeonu felt tense upon hearing Mascherano’s words . For some reason, it seemed like an undesired situation would occur .
‘As long as it isn’t that place . . . ’
“Are you perhaps in Shuiyang? Shuiyang with the Chonghua Sect . ”
Sweat flowed down Hyeonu’s forehead as he waited for Mascherano’s answer .
-No, we’ve already passed it . Maybe Reina will be in Shuiyang .
‘Damn . ’
“Ah!!!” Hyeonu couldn’t help screaming .
-Did something happen? Mascherano frowned at the monster screaming over his smartphone .
‘Shuiyang right now . . . ’
The NPC whom New World had failed to kill . . .
He was an elder of the Chonghua Sect .