Chapter 38
Hyeonu suddenly remembered what Yeongchan said this morning .
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“There are many kids acting as proxies in the arena, especially those who are between the one million and ten million rankings . Shouldn’t you be careful when fighting in the arena?”
Proxy knights—they were those who existed yet also didn’t exist . This was the best way to describe Arena’s proxy knights . In the arena, any ranking could be met, even the gold medals who were known as beacons . They were offenders who raised the arena rankings, regardless of means and methods, as long as they received money .
This was a proxy knight . In any case, there was a demand for proxy knights . Moreover, some of them were famous . Representative Mopi—he was a prominent person in the proxy knight world . He didn’t make a professional debut and didn’t have a single video to his name, but he was already a celebrity . It was through word of mouth and the video clips of the Celestial World’s ranking videos that he became famous .
‘Yeongchan told me to be careful . Just . . . ’
Hyeonu’s live stream today showed the arena ranking content . Additionally, he met three proxy knights in a row and played an unexpected match . In fact, Hyeonu ignored Yeongchan’s advice . Why? Why should he be scared of the proxy knights? There were no proxy knights in the days when Hyeonu played Arena . At that time, Arena was one of the esteemed new games, but it wasn’t as popular as it was now . He had never encountered a proxy knight before . Thus, he had denied their existence .
‘Everyone is better than I thought . ’
Hyeonu admitted it now . The proxy knights were obviously good . It was natural . Otherwise, they couldn’t be a proxy .
‘Well, I’m still better . ’
He acknowledged them, but that was it . They had to rot in the darkness for the rest of their lives . He was different . He was better than them in every way . Skills? Honor? Money? Everything was prepared for Hyeonu himself .
The fourth match started .
The opponent was dressed as a normal warrior . Based on these characteristics, it would be difficult for him to get a winning streak in the bronze medal matches . Hyeonu swung his longsword hard through the air, and he stepped back .
“Everyone, I think it is a proxy knight again . The feeling is lousy . ”
Hyeonu had a brief exchange with the opponent and felt the same as the previous three matches .
-Alley Leader is the boss .
-Yes, is he hoping everyone is a proxy?
-Will Alley Leader’s skill be revealed?
Some viewers didn’t know this and were busy criticizing Hyeonu . Other viewers agreed with Hyeonu, pointing out the current arena rankings .
-Looking at the bronze medal category, doesn’t this person have an endless winning streak?
-Does it make sense for him to be stagnant in this medal category for so long?
-I’m a bronze medalist, and the locals here don’t have that strength . There is a different feeling about him .
“Well, does it matter if he is a proxy? I will win easily . ”
Hyeonu rushed back toward the opponent after speaking .
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Why didn’t the opposing warrior attack during the few seconds when Hyeonu was watching the chat window? This was because he didn’t know Hyeonu was a streamer . The other party misunderstood, thinking that Hyeonu was preparing to counterattack if he got hit . So, the other party didn’t attack prematurely . Furthermore, he had felt it . Hyeonu’s skills were better than he thought .
‘Is this person a proxy knight? A bronze medalist can’t be this good?’
Lee Hoon, the proxy knight who was Hyeonu’s opponent, shook his head . “I didn’t expect to meet another proxy knight . It will be hard to win a silver medal by tomorrow if I lose here . ”
Lee Hoon naturally thought that Hyeonu was a proxy knight . There were two reasons for this . The vast majority of those who wore ridiculous masks and participated in ranking matches were proxy knights . When a proxy knight was requested, there were many conditions that required the character’s face to not be shown .
The second reason was the ability . Hyeonu was too good to be a bronze medalist . The arena in Arena had been fixed to a certain extent . It was impossible for a bronze player to suddenly rise to a gold medalist . If that was the case, they should be a gold medalist from start to finish .
At this moment, Hyeonu rushed toward Lee Hoon . “Hap!”
As a proxy knight, Lee Hoon had outstanding skills . His basic senses were different . The timing of using his skills and his reading of the opponent’s attacks were all at the top . However, this character wasn’t Lee Hoon’s character . Therefore, it was hard for him to stand up against Hyeonu, who boasted powerful specs . There was an incredible sound when the blades collided with each other .
Five footsteps . . .
Lee Hoon was frantically pushed back five footsteps . This was the result of offsetting the shock as much as possible .
‘Monster . . . A monster . Was there a knight with such skill?’
“Perhaps? No . That isn’t possible . ”
Lee Hoon shook his head with a helpless expression and ran back toward Hyeonu . It was with the little hope that he never knew what could happen .
Hyeonu definitely realized how lucky it was that he had changed to the rare class called ‘Knight of Keon . ’
‘Without the energy sword, I would be pressured in the strength aspect . ’
Hyeonu’s specs weren’t behind Lee Hoon’s by much, but they were definitely inferior . The story changed when Hyeonu’s weapon was full of magic power . Hyeonu’s sword energy was rated as an overwhelming skill, and it was a bully . It smashed the sword energy of any opponents he encountered .
The sword energy and sword energy met again . They devoured each other, and the winner was naturally Hyeonu’s sword energy . Lee Hoon failed to overcome the aftermath of the shock and flew away . He opened his mouth to say, “I’ll surrender . ”
-Why surrender all of a sudden?
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-An explosion out of the blue .
-Doing this out of the blue is certifying his level .
-He has been pushed the whole time and then said GG . Can he GG after his neck is cut?
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ has won . ]
Lee Hoon abstained and then approached Hyeonu .
“Are you a professional gamer?” Lee Hoon asked cautiously as he stood in front of Hyeonu .
“No, I’m a streamer of World . I am called Alley Leader,” Hyeonu responded in a friendly tone .
It was because he was broadcasting . There were often cases like this where a player admired their opponent’s skill and asked to be friends or wanted to get revenge after a desperate defeat . In this case, it was the former . Lee Hoon didn’t hold a grudge against Hyeonu . “Alley Leader? No wonder why your strength is different . I hope you’ll stick to this when you rise up higher . ”
‘Alley Leader wasn’t a bubble . ’
Lee Hoon nodded when he realized his opponent was Alley Leader .
“Are you climbing the rankings? You are good, but . . . ”
The moment Hyeonu spoke, Lee Hoon grasped the meaning of his words and smiled . Hyeonu saw the smile and knew he was right . The viewers knew it too .
Proxy knights…
This warrior was a proxy knight .
“Everyone, can I briefly stop the ranking matches to do a short interview?”
-A proxy knight interview—it’s the first time I’ve seen it in my life .
-It seems like a video that can’t be seen anywhere .
- ㄱㄱ When would I ever get to see a proxy knight?
The viewers gave permission for the interview .
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The proxy knight Lee Hoon wore a mask when being interviewed by Hyeonu . His face was seen in the ranking match just now, but he still felt like he had to do this . It was with a bit of hope that this account wouldn’t be suspended if he covered it now .
“Then let’s say hello to the viewers . ” Hyeonu gave a neat introduction . It showed that his broadcasting experience wasn’t in vain .
“Yes, hello . I’m Heder, and I work as an arena proxy knight . ”
After Lee Hoon finished his greeting, the chat window was suddenly on fire . Heder was the ID of Lee Hoon’s proxy knight character . Heder wasn’t the best proxy knight, but his name was still well-known .
-Isn’t Heder quite famous?
-I know he is a gold medalist .
-Is he a gold medal within the hundreds of thousands in the rankings? Wow . . .
-He is platinum, not gold . Additionally, he is one of the best proxy knights . As long as it isn’t that person…
-Who is that person? Just say the name—Mopi .
“Isn’t Heder a pretty famous name? Some people say that you are one of the top three in strength . ” Hyeonu stared at the chat window and found something worth asking .
“I’m just a good player . I’m one of many knights . ”
“Then I will change the question . How many proxy knights are there?”
“I know around 30 . This is within the gold medal section . I don’t know anyone below that . I don’t think I need to know . ”
“30 people . . . There are fewer than I thought? Aren’t there many famous people in the gold medal category?”
“I’m not showing off when I say I can do anything with a gold medal, whether it is streaming, going on programs, or selling videos . I’m just doing the most comfortable work, even if it is illegal . ”
-He isn’t showing off intentionally yet he is still showing off .
-Why be a proxy knight with that skill?
-Is it the income of proxy knights?
-It is said that Mopi’s monthly income is in the billions .
“Then I’ll move onto the next question . Many people are curious . How much income do you earn?”
So far, Hyeonu had asked the questions that viewers wanted, but this was the best question . It was a question about earnings . Once he asked about money, the cold chat window started to come alive again .
-Yes, this is the important thing .
-This is what I wanted to know .
-How much money can be earned that he is working as a proxy knight?
“It is a bit expensive to move my items to an account that has nothing . ” Lee Hoon raised the thumb and index finger of his right hand . “A bronze medal is around 5 million won . From a bronze medal onward, the price is per win . So you can see that a silver medal is around 20 million won . I can gain around one bronze medal in three days . ”
-Wow! Then it is 5,000 a month?
-I should become a proxy knight .
-However, Heder is among the top of the proxy knights . Normally, people can’t earn that much .
“Wow, there is a lot of buzz . ”
Hyeonu was surprised by the large amount of 50 million won . Of course, it made sense that Heder would have a set of rare items despite not being at the highest level . Otherwise, it would be impossible to raise an empty account to a bronze medal .
“Ah, I have something I am picky over . It is level 100, after the second class change . I can’t use an ID that hasn’t gone through the second class change . ”
-Then how did Alley Leader get a bronze medal at level 80?
-That is Alley Leader’s standard . . .
-He seems to be greater than Heder .
The 30-minute interview ended . Lee Hoon liked Hyeonu very much . ‘His personality is very good . ’
“Ah!” Lee Hoon remembered something . There was a rumor that spread recently . The protagonist was Alley Leader . Lee Hoon decided to tell Alley Leader about this . “Can you turn off your streaming microphone for a moment?”
“Huh? What’s going on?” Hyeonu was flustered when he was suddenly asked to turn off the microphone output .
However, Lee Hoon called for an embargo (a mass term for no press coverage after a certain point), so Hyeonu quickly turned off the microphone . “I’m sorry everyone, I have to turn off the microphone for a moment . There is something he wants to tell me personally . ”
-Don’t turn it off .
-I’d like to hear it as well .
-We have the right to listen!!!
The viewers protested . Nevertheless, Hyeonu ignored them . “Yes, say it now . ”
“Do you have any friction with the Chinese side?”
“Not at all . I don’t know anyone . . . ”
Hyeonu was bewildered . Friction with China . . .
No matter how he searched through his memories, he had no association with China .
“Then why is the Chinese side looking for snipers during Alley Leader’s streams?”
“Snipers?”
Lee Hoon wasn’t speaking of military snipers . This sort of sniping referred to targeting a specific person with malicious intent .
“This person is famous in the industry . He is a proxy knight who doesn’t hesitate to act as a sniper after receiving money . His name is ‘Clear’, and he is a terrible guy,” Lee Hoon said . Then he added, “Additionally, that person is unique because he uses two swords . Please be careful . ”
Lee Hoon described the sniper in detail, giving hard to find information on things like his skill characteristics, weapons, and habits .
“Thank you for the good information . I didn’t even do anything for you . ”
“No . I’m telling you because I think you’re a good guy . ”
“I understand . Please contact me later if you need anything . I will try to help . ”
Hyeonu never imagined that he would hit the jackpot through Lee Hoon in the near future .