Chapter 35
Hyeonu heard Aldred’s cry from one wall, “It’s time for me to fight . It feels like I can level up once . ”
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“Ah! Tang-E, come out . ” Hyeonu saw the chat window and realized he hadn’t summoned Tang-E .
“Uhh, is it still the desert? Master dude . ” Tang-E was summoned and became annoyed when he could still see the desert .
-Huk huk, Tang-E .
-Capture it quickly .
Meanwhile, the viewers were fascinated by the sight of Tang-E .
-Tang-E’s Adoring Fan has gifted you 99 gold coins .
“Thank you for the gold coins . I’ll use it well for potions,” Hyeonu said . Then he sat Tang-E on the other side of the wall . “Just buff from here . Focus on me . Additionally, watch your magic power well and use Lightning when appropriate, you understand?”
“Understood, Master dude . ”
Hyeonu finally threw himself off the walls .
Outside the walls, it was pandemonium . The zombie desert scorpions and orcs were fighting with the NPC soldiers . However, it was different for the players . They laughed as experience flooded in . In particular, players in a party with priests or lone players were even more pleased . Hyeonu was no different from those players .
‘Oh, this is an experience field!’
[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 . ]
[The zombie orc has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[The zombie scorpion has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
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Hyeonu felt Tang-E’s buffs come in and used Crescent Moon Cut . Wide-area skills were important in large battlefields . They had to be used steadily every time the cooldown returned . This provided the highest efficiency . Hyeonu received character and skill experience every time he used a skill .
[A rebel has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[The zombie orc has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
Over time, the difference between NPCs and players was revealed . The NPCs could feel frightened according to the programmed emotions . Players, however, were different .
“It is a bonanza here . ”
“We should go to Alley Leader’s broadcast and shoot gold coins . This is a sweet hunt!”
“He has a heart, unlike the big guilds . ”
‘I can’t lose . ’ Hyeonu was moving his longsword diligently when a message appeared in front of him .
[There are 7 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds remaining until the arrival of the Knights of Keon . ]
‘I will indulge today . ’
“I should work hard when I have to . ”
Hyeonu flew toward a zombie orc . This was the beginning of the full-fledged Lipa Castle defense .
The hours of fighting caused great damage, and many players were logged out . Additionally, many NPC soldiers and knights were injured or killed . However, the rebels weren’t fine either . The number of regular soldiers in the rebels had been reduced by more than half . Now the main focus was the undead, who were made from the black magicians’ magic power .
“Damn, the information must’ve leaked!” The black magician Felion, who supported the rebels, couldn’t hide his anger . He remembered something from a few days ago and knew he hadn’t been mistaken about what he felt . That had clearly been the movement of a person . It was natural for Felion to be angry . If it went according to plan, Earl Ramon should’ve opened the gates and allowed them to occupy Lipa Castle with little damage .
Then due to the information given by Hyeonu, Earl Ramon was killed and their troops were reduced by half . The wind that they thought was going to shake up the empire became just a passing breeze . Felion couldn’t bear it and ordered the black magicians around him, “Release the chimera right away . Crush those adventurers!!”
“I understand, Felion!”
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At Felion’s command, the black magicians started summoning their chimeras .
“Come out!”
“Summon Cutie!”
The forms of the summoned chimeras were varied . The arms and legs of dark elves were attached to werewolves, and there were other bizarre forms that were hard to see . All the chimeras ran forth to kill those below the walls at the behest of their masters, the black magicians .
“Wipe them all out!”
Kung kung kung!
The people fighting under the walls stopped and stared blankly at the vibrations coming from the ground .
“What is this?”
“What?”
Monsters filled their vision .
Bam!
“Ack!”
Peng!
“Chimera . . . ”
The chimeras made no distinction between enemies and allies . They just swept away everything in their path . A giant ogre chimera started chewing on a living soldier . Everyone who saw it had distorted expressions . Aldred saw it and raised his sword . He charged toward the ogre chimera, which seemed to be the most powerful of all the chimeras . “I will take care of the ogre . Stop the rest!”
“Aldred!” The knights of Lipa Castle called out to Aldred, but Aldred had already jumped at the ogre . The battlefield, which had entered a lull due to the emergence of the chimeras, resumed with the battle between Aldred and the ogre chimera . The atmosphere of the battlefield was like walking on the edge of a blade .
The ogre’s blunt weapon and Aldred’s sword collided . It was Aldred who was thrown back with the sound of a bomb exploding . Then Aldred corrected his stance and jumped forward again with no injuries . This time, Aldred had the upper hand against the ogres .
The ogre swung its club, and Aldred hurriedly avoided it . The battle between Aldred and the ogre—a human and a four-meter-tall monster—was incredibly fierce . Nevertheless, the battle between the two of them didn’t last for long . Aldred had fought many battles before fighting the ogre, and his health was now severely exhausted .
In other words, the current Aldred was a battery on the brink of discharge . If the battery didn’t have energy, the machine wouldn’t work . This was Aldred’s current condition . He couldn’t move .
‘Move!’
The ogre’s club flew toward him, but he couldn’t move a single finger . The result was obvious . He would be hit by the ogre’s blunt weapon and then die! His body would be shattered! The ogre’s blunt weapon ripped through the air to crush Aldred .
“Aldred!” Everyone screamed at the immobile Aldred . At this moment, there was a sharp wave .
“Kuah!”
The blue light passed through the ogre’s wrist . The ogre’s wrist was cut in half and fell down .
“Aldred!” The owner of the sword energy was Hyeonu . After defeating a dark elf-type chimera, Hyeonu saw that Aldred was in a crisis and used Crescent Moon Cut . As a result, Aldred was able to return to Lipa Castle in a dramatic fashion .
Filled with pain and anger, the ogre rushed to the wall with its blunt weapon . Every time the ogre’s weapon swung, a hole was formed in the wall . Players who didn’t have a defense penetration skill like Hyeonu were unable to penetrate the ogre’s thick skin .
The walls crumbled as the ogre continued to attack, and its roar could be heard again . This time, the target was the neck, not the wrist . A white sword energy flew accurately toward the ogre’s neck, separating the ogre’s head from its body .
“Duke Lebron!”
The master of the sword energy was Duke Lebron . He had arrived here after leading the Knights of Keon from the capital in order to save Lipa Castle .
“Knights of Keon, follow me!”
The chimeras and rebels collapsed like rotten straw .
Aldred cried out to Hyeonu, “Thank you! I might’ve already died if it wasn’t for you . ”
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“No . It was a natural thing to do . ”
‘So give me some skills . ’ Hyeonu directed a hot gaze toward Aldred with eyes full of dark intentions .
“Come see me after the battle . I have something to give to you,” Aldred said the desired words like he had read Hyeonu’s mind .
“I understand . ”
Then cheers rang out around them .
“It is the end!”
“It is finally over!”
The Knights of Keon caused the rebels to flee . They were beasts who jumped onto the battlefield . A counterattack? It was unthinkable . The Knights of Keon were busy cutting down the rebels . The difference between the rebels and the Knights of Keon was like the difference between a child and an adult .
It was an adult hitting a child’s wrist . There wasn’t a single corpse with limbs still attached in the place where the Knights of Keon passed by . It was bloody . There wasn’t a more appropriate expression to describe this scene .
“Lebron, you!!! Who is this damn guy?!!”
Even the evil Felion was killed by Lebron after he appeared . It was a vain end for the rebel leaders . The power of the Knights of Keon was once again imprinted on the continent . The battle was over . This meant the end of the fourth main scenario .
[-Defend Lipa Castle 1/1 . ]
“Then today’s broadcast will end here . See you next time . ”
Hyeonu ended the live stream hastily . The next contents shouldn’t be known to the outside world .
‘The moment information about the scenario quest comes out, I will be the prey of the big guilds . ’
Knock knock!
Hyeonu tapped on Aldred’s door . “Aldred, it’s Hyeonu . ”
“Come in . ” Aldred had a haggard expression . It was natural . He had been treated by a priest, but it had only been an hour since the battle . This was the essence of an NPC that differed from a player’s .
“I hope I’m not causing you any inconvenience . . . ” Hyeonu said cautiously . It was clear why Aldred had called him here—to give him a reward! At this time, the best thing for Hyeonu to do was to be calm and enter .
“I called you, but I won’t speak for a long time . Instead, I'll give you this . ” Aldred handed him a broken sword . The luxurious feeling coming from it was palpable, but it was half-broken . It seemed like a useless item in Hyeonu’s eyes .
“I wandered across the continent when I was young . This is what I obtained at that time . I tried to repair it, but the dwarves just shook their heads . They said that this is the finished appearance . ”
Hyeonu carefully received the half-sword that Aldred handed over .
[The Half-Sword has been acquired . ]
‘Is this what he is giving me?’ Hyeonu trembled with anger, but he didn’t express it outwardly .
“Then go . I gave you everything . ”
“Thank you, Aldred . ”
Hyeonu was driven out of Aldred’s residence, and he fled hurriedly .
“I heard about your performance . You are truly the adventurer I acknowledge . ”
There was a person waiting for Hyeonu after he met Aldred . It was Lebron . “His Majesty will be pleased . If you do well, you might be the first adventurer to win a title from him . ”
Hyeonu listened to Lebron silently . In fact, he was trying hard to manage his facial expressions .
‘A title, the first time in Arena . . . ’
“I heard news about the south before leaving the capital . The black magicians have already been wiped out by members of the church,” Lebron said . Then he continued, “I heard the performance of an adventurer was fine . Of course, that adventurer also came to me . However, I don’t remember the name . I remember he was a monk . ”
“Jin Sijong!”
“Yes, that was the name . Do you know him?” Lebron seemed to remember after hearing Hyeonu’s exclamation .
“I know only his face . By the way, why did you come looking for me…?” Hyeonu asked bluntly .
Lebron thought about Hyeonu’s question . “Ah, I came to tell you something . ”
“What do you mean?”
“Do you want to be my disciple?”
“Huh?”
[Do you want to change to the ‘???’ special class?]
Lebron’s words struck at Hyeonu’s spirit .