Published at 6th of January 2021 02:01:53 PM
They took a different path from the one Hyeonu usually took, so the inside of the Samsungga appeared unfamiliar to him .
‘This is the first time I’m seeing it . . . It is very strange . ’
The buildings soared up high, and countless people were passing by . It was the first time he had seen this scene .
“Are we still far away?” Hyeonu wondered as he continued to follow Chen Long . Chen Long had been walking silently with an upright back . He looked back and smiled at Hyeonu .
“Never swing your sword first . Even if you are strong, there are those with great potential in the Samsungga,” Chen Long said with a very serious expression . It seemed like really sincere advice .
Hyeonu looked at Chen Long with an expression that wondered what he was talking about .
“It’s a joke, a joke . It is just in case . We’re almost there . We just have to go into that building . ” Chen Long looked amused as he pointed to the distant outline of a building .
‘We are barely there at all?’ Hyeonu struggled to swallow down the words in his throat .
They weren’t close at all . There was still around half the distance they had walked so far .
“I’m not an idiot . Would I just draw my sword there and attack? If so, I wouldn’t have worked with you,” Hyeonu replied in a slightly sharp tone .
“It isn’t because I don’t trust you . Just . . . I was talking to myself . ”
In fact, Chen Long’s words weren’t to Hyeonu . It was a reminder to himself since he didn’t know when he would explode . He might swing his sword just from seeing their faces .
“If it seems like you will move, I’ll stop you . Don’t worry,” Hyeonu told Chen Long .
A smile appeared on Chen Long’s face .
***
Chen Long sighed lightly and turned his head toward Hyeonu before saying, “This is the place for today's meeting, Bicheon Pavilion . Most of them will come in here . ”
The place where Chen Long stopped was surrounded by a high wall . It was so high that Hyeonu couldn’t see inside . Chen Long naturally pushed open the huge gate and walked beyond the wall . Then Hyeonu entered naturally just like Chen Long had done . No matter how high the wall was, it was lower than that of the imperial capital . In fact, it was even lower than that of Lebron’s mansion .
‘Half of them should have come . ’
This was precisely before the Samsungga met with the leaders of the Gucheon Secret Department . The quest’s progress was faster than Hyeonu had expected; it hadn’t taken long at all .
‘I was lucky . ’
If he focused a bit more, he would be able to get revenge and clear the quest soon . Beyond the wall was a large garden . Flowers were in full bloom, and trees could be seen everywhere .
‘So why is it so quiet?’
He noticed it when he looked around carefully . Everything was quiet, and it was as if no one was here .
“Leader, don’t you think it’s too quiet for a place where a big meeting will be held?”
“The Bicheon Pavilion means the inside of that space . A special spell is set up inside the Bicheon Pavilion to block any noise from spreading outside . We are meeting here for that reason . ”
Upon hearing Chen Long’s answer, Hyeonu’s question was resolved .
‘So the sound’s just blocked,’ Hyeonu thought .
It wasn't some big secret . He couldn’t hear the noise coming from inside the building, so it was quiet . Finally, Hyeonu and Chen Long entered the interior of the Bicheon Pavilion, which was clean and comfortable . The number of people gathered here was in the hundreds . If the attendants were excluded, then there were at least 100 people present . One person came up to Chen Long .
“Leader, you’ve arrived?”
“Yes . Is everyone here?”
“Yes, you’re the last one . Today . . . I’ve been waiting for it . I always believed you would come back . ”
‘A Cheonryong Group member,’ Hyeonu inferred the identity of the man from the conversation .
The man expressed expectations for Chen Long’s return, so he was clearly a member of the Cheonryong Group .
“Who is the person beside you . . . ?” The man’s gaze shifted from Chen Long to Hyeonu .
Chen Long answered the man’s question about Hyeonu: “He is an adventurer who made a big contribution to this matter . Think of him as me, and treat him well . You’ll see his face often at the end of this matter, so say hello first . ”
The man was startled when he heard Hyeonu was an adventurer . Nevertheless, he soon greeted Hyeonu, “I look forward to seeing you in the future . I am Zeke of the Cheonryong Group . ”
“I am Gang Hyeonu . I will do my best to help the leader . ” Hyeonu shook the hand that Zeke held out .
“Then shall we go in? Zeke, gather the kids together . 10 . . . Have them come in 10 minutes later,” Chen Long gave an order to Zeke .
It was to gather the Cheonryong Group .
“They are already waiting . ” Zeke smiled and turned his head .
In the place where Zeke was facing, the Cheonryong Group members could be seen gathered together and chatting .
“Okay, come in when it’s time . Right, call Bakar too . Get him to bring in the guests . ” Chen Long smiled and moved toward the pavilion that rose high in the center .
‘Guests?’ Hyeonu repeated Chen Long’s words inwardly .
Guests—who did Chen Long mean?
Hyeonu couldn’t figure it out no matter how he thought about it .
Then without turning his head, Chen Long opened his mouth and said, “Those who have never been to Bicheon Pavilion have been called to go there . However, the real Bicheon Pavilion is here . It’s the place where most of the bugs in the Samsungga are gathered,” Chen Long said, raising his voice somewhat .
Hyeonu noticed it and frowned . He wondered if those inside could hear Chen Long’s words .
Yet Chen Long kept talking like he didn’t consider such a thing: “In addition, I’m sorry, but . . . call the adventurers . I’ve changed my mind . If I can’t take back the position of leader of the Cheonryong Group today, I will become the master of the Gucheon Secret Department . ”
Hyeonu stopped frowning, and his eyes widened from hearing those unbelievable words .
“What does that—?” Hyeonu began to say .
However, Chen Long interrupted Hyeonu the moment he was about to question it .
Chen Long said, “Look at that . 100 people in the Yeokcheon Group, including the vice-leader, were killed . Even so, they are drinking and eating in such a relaxed manner . I’ll go in first, so hurry and call them . I’ve already contacted Bakar, so he will take care of them . ”
Once he finished speaking, he entered the large pavilion .
‘Guests . . . He was talking about players . ’ Hyeonu was left alone staring blankly at Chen Long’s back .
‘This isn’t the time for me to do this . ’ Shaking his head vigorously, Hyeonu tried to calm his mind .
Then he started to send whispers straight away, but it was in a different manner from the usual . He didn’t send them out sequentially based on the replies he last received . Instead, he just sent the whispers out the moment he saw the names .
-To Gang Junggu: Hyung-nim, please take your guild members and gather at the entrance of the Samsungga .
-To Reina: Reina, I need your help right now . I would appreciate it if you go to the Samsungga with your colleagues .
-To Liu Shei: Come to the Samsungga right now . There is a big one .
-To Mascherano: Mascherano, there is a quest . If you are interested in participating, please come to the Samsungga .
-Mascherano is currently not connected .
Mascherano wasn’t online, but the rest were all connected to Arena .
‘It isn’t the best, but it isn’t bad . ’
Hyeonu wasn’t disappointed . Rather, he was relieved that at least three of them were online, aside from Mascherano .
-From Gang Junggu: I’ve told Seokjung Hyung-nim . We’ll be there soon .
-From Reina: I understand . I was just taking a break from hunting . I’ll go quickly .
-From Liu Shei: A big thing? The Samsungga is in Linakalu, right? I’ll come quickly . Finally . . .
The replies came quickly . Everyone sent whispers like they had been waiting for it .
‘Okay . ’ Hyeonu then immediately went after Chen Long .
***
Some viewers of World expressed doubts when they saw the streamers suddenly stop hunting .
-Why are they moving suddenly?
-They were hunting well . . .
“I was contacted by Alley Leader just now . We are going on a quest together in Linakalu . This is why I am quickly organizing things,” the blonde beauty Reina kindly explained to the audience .
-Ah, yes .
-So you are joining Alley Leader in streaming?
-Did he call the New York Warriors?
The chat window became lively once the words ‘Alley Leader’ came out . Originally, there were already many messages, but the power of the name ‘Alley Leader’ made the chat move even faster .
“If we do the quest together, he should appear, right? In addition, I don’t think we are going there alone . New World is Alley Leader’s guild, so they will naturally come along . I’m not sure about the rest,” Reina answered the viewers’ questions carefully .
It was only for a while though . Once she finished gathering the potions and other consumables, Reina ignored the chat window and started moving .
“Then I’ll turn off the chat window now . ”
This didn’t happen only in the New York Warriors’ stream . It was the same with New World and Kowloon .
***
Hyeonu sensed a cold atmosphere when he reached the area of the huge pavilion .
‘Why is it so chilly?’
Linakalu was a warm place; it was never cold . Yet the energy he felt was cold . The reason was immediately apparent: Chen Long was fighting in the Bicheon Pavilion . There were people surrounding him, but Chen Long was doing great . He was killing his opponents without being flustered by the attacks that were coming at him from all directions .
‘Didn’t he say not to fight? This jerk . . . ’ Hyeonu felt a pain in the back of his head .
His blood pressure seemed to be rising upon facing this urgent situation . In the few minutes Hyeonu had taken to send the whisper, Chen Long got into trouble . Regardless, he still had to save Chen Long .
“Leader!” Hyeonu yelled and flew toward Chen Long .
Instantly, all the gazes of those in the pavilion turned to Hyeonu, and the battle naturally came to a momentary stop . Hyeonu entered the center of the battlefield during the lull and chided Chen Long, “What are you doing?”
“It’s already an irreversible situation . I didn’t pull out my sword first . The Yeokcheon Group and Secret Camp acted first,” Chen Long replied .
“What about the Cheonryong Group?”
“There is a high possibility they won’t be able to enter . Even if they can enter, it will take a long time . There must be enemies everywhere outside . . . ”
Hyeonu’s expression became even more distorted before relaxing as he remembered something hopeful .
He said, “We just have to hold on properly . The adventurers I called are tough . If they come, then . . . it probably won’t take that long . ”
Hyeonu was thinking about the players and particularly how the rankers belonging to large guilds were better at large-scale battles . They had also been rankers in previous virtual reality games . There weren’t many conflicts in Arena, but the previous virtual reality games they enjoyed were mainly PvP between players . So they were naturally very experienced in melee battles .
Hyeonu believed in them . Additionally . . .
“Am I not here as well? We can kill them even before reinforcements come . ”
He believed in himself more than them . Hyeonu pulled out the child’s mask from his inventory and put it on .