Chapter 39
After Lee Hoon disappeared, the viewers wondered about the brief conversation between Hyeonu and Lee Hoon .
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-What did you talk about?
-Alley Leader, what did the two of you say?
-Share . . . No rumors .
“We didn’t talk about anything . ”
-Wiretap in my Ear has gifted you 99 gold coins .
-Divide the Good Things has gifted you 99 gold coins .
“We really didn’t speak about anything . I have nothing to say, even if you give gold coins . ”
Hyeonu acted with his whole body . The things he heard from Lee Hoon were extremely private and shouldn’t be spread . He didn’t find Clear scary, but there was a difference between knowing and not knowing . Fortunately, Hyeonu’s acting seemed to work on the viewers . He used a voice filled with unfairness that he had honed against Yeongchan .
-I guess there was really nothing . The unfairness can be felt from head to toe .
-That voice is really disgusting . ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I’ve never heard that type of wronged voice in my life . ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“I don’t see a queue anymore . Has it been around five minutes now?”
Up until now, he had been immediately matched with an opponent in the ranking battles . Currently, Hyeonu had passed through the section that could be called ‘outside of rank . ’ It was a zone that more than half of the hundreds of millions of players participating in the arena enjoyed .
Those with a bronze medal covered the ranks of 1,000,000 to 9,999,999 . The bronze medal zone was where only the top 5% of arena players were in .
-It is time to slow down after getting a bronze medal .
-I’m a silver medal, and it takes at least 10 minutes to be matched to someone . 15 minutes if it is a long time .
-Are you going for a silver medal today?
“A silver medal? I’m checking the rankings now . ”
[Gang Hyeonu’s current ranking is 4,875,662 . ]
“I think it will be tough today . I’m still below 5 million . I think I will reach silver in the next arena broadcast . ”
While Hyeonu was communicating with viewers, his next ranking opponent finally appeared .
“By the way, is the person called Clear reliable?” Liu Shei was so curious that he couldn’t sit down till the end .
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“He is one of the top five proxy knights . In fact, he is someone I know . ” Tian Hu extended his right hand .
“A proxy knight . . . They are like that Mopi jerk? I would rather you ask me . Why use them?” Liu Shei had bad feelings toward Mopi, so his expression turned sour .
Tian Hu noticed it and patted Liu Shei on the shoulder . “I know that there is something bad about Mopi, but I can’t use a cow-killing knife to catch chickens . Ah! Is it a dragon, not a cow?”
“No, Brother . ” Liu Shei smiled at Tian Hu’s praise . “Is that Clear guy good?"
“Naturally . How much money did I give him? He will probably work hard in order to collect the money . ”
“Why don’t you see it for yourself?”
Tian Hu heard Liu Shei’s words and frowned . It was a sign of dislike . However, Liu Shei suggested one more time, “Wouldn’t it be better to go and see him in real-time?”
Tian Hu was persuaded by Liu Shei and nodded . “Yes, that would be good . How about seeing him right now?”
“Okay, Brother . ”
They moved to another room . There were two cubes in the room .
“Alley Leader . . . I'll take a good look at you . ”
Tian Hu and Liu Shei got in the cubes .
[The ranking battle has started . ]
Hyeonu’s opponent was revealed . Hyeonu had been worried about a magician, but it looked like a warrior player . He was holding two swords . “Two swords?”
-A fellow who only cares about appearance has taken the mound .
-Dual wielding swordsmen should die . Don’t they just come to a party with good appearances?
-Locke uses two swords .
“Today it is someone who only cares about appearance . Everyone, take a good look at how weak dual wielding swordsmen are . ”
Hyeonu was in a bad mood after he saw the chat window . He didn’t expect Jung Hanbaek’s ID to appear in his stream . The son of the man who ruined his family . . .
The one who dealt an indelible insult to him . . .
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From the moment Hyeonu saw the name, he started to fill with ugly emotions . Hyeonu walked forward with his longsword on his shoulder . It was a unique posture as always .
-I don’t know how that appearance-obsessed fellow is .
-It is a conflict between appearance and appearance .
-It seems to be a conflict between bluff and appearance . Drunkard and being drunk .
However, to the audience, it was like a pot calling the kettle black .
Hyeonu was responsible for the advance . The one to charge was clearly his opponent, but Hyeonu was the first to attack . Hyeonu’s sword struck down like lightning . The opposing warrior crossed his two swords to block Hyeonu . Then he used strength to bounce off Hyeonu’s longsword .
‘You’re caught, bastard . ’
At this moment, Hyeonu poured magic power into his longsword . The opponent had taken Hyeonu’s bait . A smile flashed across Hyeonu’s face . People might’ve made fun of him if it wasn’t for the mask . Hyeonu was smiling that widely .
However, his smile didn’t last . Hyeonu was about to split apart his opponent . No, he thought he would at least cause some damage . Then the opponent did a roll like he knew Hyeonu’s intentions . The appearance was ugly, but the effect was excellent . He pulled himself out without taking any damage .
Clear, the warrior who rolled, felt like he was going crazy . This was a sniping job he usually wouldn’t have accepted if it wasn’t for the fact that he was asked to do it by Tian Hu, who often gave him jobs .
The risk was great .
Even so, Tian Hu was a longtime customer and a big person . Clear weighed the scale, considering between Alley Leader and Tian Hu . Eventually, Clear accepted the commission to snipe Hyeonu . The problem was from now on . Alley Leader was better than he had expected . Hyeonu’s character itself was powerful . It was at least twice as great as what was known .
The level of the account he was playing was 140, and the rare item set was quite good . Nevertheless, he was pushed back . Tian Hu said this person would be a maximum of level 80 .
‘If this is level 80, then he is worth seeing after the second class change . ’
Clear judged that he was pushed back in strength . He thought the key was to make it a melee battle, preventing the use of large skills or skills that required high concentration . In general, this was the right judgment . . . if the opponent wasn’t Alley Leader . If the opponent wasn’t Hyeonu, this judgment would naturally be the best .
The absence of information about Alley Leader—Hyeonu—led to Clear’s misjudgment . He would’ve never accepted the sniper role if he had known Hyeonu was meleegod . meleegod was like this . If there was something that pro-gamers were wary of saying, it was a comparison with meleegod .
Clear held the two swords and stayed attached to Hyeonu’s side . He swung quickly and indiscriminately . The viewers saw several swords swing at the same time . Hyeonu blocked them well with his sword . It looked like he had to get rid of the prejudice that he was vulnerable to melee because he was holding a long sword .
Hyeonu attempted a counterattack by stretching out his longsword . This attack eerily passed directly in front of Clear . Hyeonu declared, “I let you off once . ”
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Clear spoke like it was obvious . Let him off . . .
It was obvious that he was evading Alley Leader’s attacks . Alley Leader didn’t let him off .
Clear was angry . This was showing disregard for himself . “I am Clear . There is no reason to say that, even if you are Alley Leader . ”
“Clear?” Hyeonu recalled Lee Hoon’s explanation from a few minutes ago .
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Lee Hoon added, “That person is unique because he uses two swords . Please be careful . ”
‘That's right . Two swords!’
“So? What about them? After all, you are just a proxy knight . What is special about that?” Hyeonu shrugged . In fact, he actually had such thoughts . If this person was Clear, then so be it . Why did it matter? It was true that he let Clear off .
“Come at me one more time . This time, I won’t let you off . ”
“Those words—you’ll never be able to speak them again . ” Clear had a furious expression and was obviously full of anger . He thought that Alley Leader should pay the price for provoking him . Of course, the price was defeat . He would beat Alley Leader, receive the remaining money, and earn fame . That was what Clear planned to do . . .
At least, until he was beaten by Hyeonu .
“You only have this much ability as a proxy knight? Your standard is inferior to that of the other proxy knights I encountered . I’m sorry to those tied to the same group as you,” Hyeonu fired a poisonous arrow made of words at the fallen Clear .
The arrow was lodged in Clear’s heart . “Uwahh!”
Three minutes ago, it was Clear who had the momentum . Yet this disappeared the moment he rushed to Hyeonu with his two swords . Clear’s two swords moved in a fluid curve . The curves were like gorgeous roses . It was like the Plum Blossom sword used by the seven dragons of the Kowloon Guild’s Nine Dragons . Then it fell, and the flowers were lost .
Hyeonu split apart the roses that Clear had created . Clear made more flowers, and Hyeonu cut the flowers again . A snake that took the spot of numerous flowers . Hyeonu’s sword had become like a snake, and it devoured everything made by Clear .
Clear’s ego was shattered . His self-esteem was broken . His honor was gone .
Clear collapsed .
“Do you know what I want to say?” Hyeonu crouched down in front of Clear, whose body was covered in scars . “This is something a boxer once said . I want to say it to you . ”
Hyeonu whispered in Clear’s ear, “Everyone has a plausible plan . . . At least, until they are beaten . ”
Then Hyeonu stepped back and stabbed his longsword into Clear’s back .
“I don’t know how he became a proxy with that skill, but it will be hard for you to do so in the future . ”
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ has won . ]
The ranking battle ended . Clear’s life as a proxy knight was also over because of Hyeonu .
Tian Hu couldn’t get himself together after seeing Clear collapse so terribly . His anger reached its peak . “Uwah!!! This son of a bitch! What are you doing? Weren’t you confident?”
Tian Hu couldn’t control his body . He threw everything he could get his hands on . A luxurious glass flew through the air, and the chair was broken .
“Brother! Please be patient!!! You will be hurt!!” Liu Shei ignored the glass shards and moved toward Tian Hu . He hugged Tian Hu tightly from behind .
Tian Hu couldn’t move . “Let go! You son of a bitch . I’ll kill all of you . ”
Tian Hu struggled . However, he couldn’t bet Liu Shei, who was bigger than him .
“Brother, didn’t I say that a proxy knight wasn’t trustworthy?”
“I should’ve listened to you . ” Tian Hu sat down in a chair in an exhausted manner . He looked devastated . Tian Hu was angry, but now he was also exhausted .
“Brother, don’t be too sad . I've learned something important . I know how to get revenge . ”
“What are you talking about?” Tian Hu heard the word ‘revenge’ and suddenly came to life .
“Nike is secretly contacting rankers . Alley Leader is preparing content for streaming . Why don’t you come out there?”
“I should come out? What is the content?”
“It is called Masked Fighter King, where rankers fight in PvP . I will suggest that you will only appear on the condition that Alley Leader participates . Why don’t you handle it yourself?”
After listening to Liu Shei’s explanation, Tian Hu pulled something out . It was a phone .
“Uh, clean up the room here . Take care of the businesses . I won’t be able to look after them for a few weeks,” Tian Hu gave orders and then hung up .
He glanced at Liu Shei and continued, “Now, I will go all-in in Arena, Liu . ”