Chapter 44
Hyeonu was vigilant toward the group of players that had suddenly appeared .
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“The Pioneer Guild?”
It was the identity of those who appeared before Hyeonu . After hearing the name, he saw some familiar faces . The eccentric Ket was someone every player in Arena knew about . His actions were enough to make people call him eccentric .
“What can I do for you?”
It was natural to ask this question . Few people in Arena had good intentions . In particular, the more their level went up, the worse they became . It was because they knew how much money could be made in Arena . However, it was different when the other party was the Pioneer Guild .
“Do you have something you need from me?” Hyeonu asked politely . They were literally rich . Those who made money with money were different from the players who sold their consciences for money .
“Can I ask what brings you to Frozen Canyon?” Ket asked .
Asu added on, “We’re looking for an orc . It is the one posted about to the community . ”
He had changed his attitude . Asu was smiling now, unlike his previous annoyed expression .
‘OMG! It is Alley Leader!’
Alley Leader was right in front of him . Being with him in Arena would obviously be fantastic . If so, some contact should be made .
“Oh, I’m also looking for that orc . There is a quest . ”
Hyeonu’s answer gave joy to Asu . ‘Yes!!’
The words he wanted to hear came out of Hyeonu’s mouth . So, Asu suggested, “Why don’t we look for him together? We’ve already been looking for a week . ”
“A week? What happened?”
‘Do they have a quest?’ This idea came to Hyeonu’s mind .
They wouldn’t be searching for Cancun for a week for nothing . At least, that was if they were normal people . Ket was an eccentric whose way of thinking went beyond Hyeonu’s mind .
“No? I just wanted to see him again . He is interesting . ” Ket smiled . It was a smile that showed the purity of a child who had just been born .
“Then I will get in touch if I find the orc . My name is Gang Hyeonu . ”
Five new friends were added to Hyeonu’s friend window .
Hyeonu didn’t leave immediately after adding all of the Pioneer Guild members as friends . He wanted to see the skills of the Pioneer Guild, one of Arena’s most famous guilds .
“They are well matched . ”
The Pioneer Guild members didn’t speak much . They were all doing their work quietly . Among them, Ket—who attracted the aggro of the snow giants—and Asu—who performed magic at the right time—were in the spotlight .
‘A professional team would fit together more tightly than that,’ Hyeonu had this thought and felt compelled to hunt . It reminded him of a name he couldn’t say .
“Then I’m going now . If you find him, please contact me . ”
The Pioneer Guild had tried to catch Hyeonu, but Hyeonu turned down the offer . He made an excuse that he was busy, but he was actually frustrated . Hyeonu knew that he couldn’t rest if he wanted to take revenge on Jung Hanbaek, who had good teammates .
Thus, he couldn’t help being anxious . He had no time to play around like this . At this moment, Hyeonu heard a loud noise that shook his mind .
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‘It’s close . ’
Hyeonu instinctively started to search for the source of the noise .
‘It isn’t magic . ’
It didn’t come from snow giants or glacier trolls . Neither was this the magic he saw from Asu . Power wasn’t a problem . There was no magician in Arena who would cast this magic in front of a tanker . If so, there was only one remaining possibility—a boss monster .
“Tang-E, come out . ”
Hyeonu found the source of the noise and saw a huge giant . At first glance, it was at least five or six meters tall . In front of the giant, there was an orc—who was small enough to look shabby—fighting back against it .
“Tang-E, is that Cancun?” Hyeonu pointed to the orc who was fighting well against the giant that was more than twice his size .
“That’s right . That ugly guy is Cancun,” Tang-E admitted it .
Hyeonu heard this and got ready to take part in the battle . “Give me a buff . I will help your friend . ”
“Thank you, Master dude . You must be sure to help that ugly guy from the other ugly guy . ”
[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 . ]
Tang-E was a bear who knew loyalty .
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Cancun, who had been fighting for his life against the Snowy Giant Captain, was amazed to see a human suddenly get involved in the battle .
“Eh?”
He wasn’t surprised because it was a human . Rather, Cancun was surprised to see the necklace the human was wearing around his neck .
“That necklace . . . ” Cancun started to say .
However, the giant captain didn’t give Cancun room to speak . It aimed at this moment and swung its stick like lightning . Proving that a monster’s child was still a monster, Cancun easily dodged the giant captain’s severe attack .
“You! Do you know that bear? Your little bear friend of Bung Bung Island . ”
“Eh? You know him? He is my dearest friend . ”
Cancun was once again surprised . This person had his uncle’s necklace and knew his best friend, ‘that guy’ of Bung Bung Island .
“I don’t know how you know him, but I’ll ask once I kill this guy . ”
After Cancun’s words, Hyeonu thought of a way to defeat the giant captain, ‘We have to block his movements . Aim for the knees and ankles . ’
This giant was just a punching sandbag once it couldn’t move . A huge sword energy was emitted from Hyeonu’s sword . The blue sword energy hit the giant captain’s left ankle .
“Ohh!” The giant captain gave a low scream, indicating that Hyeonu’s attack worked properly . Cancun didn’t miss this moment and added another hit . He grasped Hyeonu’s intentions and aimed at the giant’s right ankle . It made the sound of a bomb exploding . The result was explosive . The giant’s other ankle exploded like a drum .
“Hit!” Unable to move, the giant captain made its final struggle . It abandoned its stick and swung its fists . However, Hyeonu and Cancun couldn’t be hit by such shabby attacks . They both avoided the giant captain’s fists . Then they struck the giant captain again .
“Ohh . . . ” Finally, the Snow Giant Captain died .
[The Snow Giant Captain has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
“Cancuuuuuun!!!” After seeing the fall of the giant captain, Tang-E rushed toward Hyeonu and Cancun .
Cancun hugged Tang-E and asked in a sweet tone, “Have you been well?”
“It has been a while . Why did you leave your home? The old man is very concerned . ”
“It is a matter of circumstances . Of course, the training was hard, but I also had something to look for . ”
According to Cancun’s words, he hadn’t left his home simply out of fear of Raccoon .
‘I don’t think he is that weak in comparison to Dakan,’ Hyeonu thought .
Based on the combat power Cancun showed fighting the Snow Giant Captain, it was hard to think he had fled out of fear of training hard .
“It is your choice if you want to go back or not . However, Raccoon wanted me to pass on a message . Your home is here in the Black Forest, the Meadow Wolf Tribe,” Hyeonu interjected in the conversation between the two of them .
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[Tell Cancun about Raccoon 1/1 . ]
[Raccoon’s Message has been cleared . ]
[Return to Raccoon and receive the reward . ]
‘The reward is with Raccoon . I’ll have to stop by soon . ’
“I want to return to the tribe, but I still have work to do . ” Cancun shook his head . He couldn’t return to the tribe yet . There was a place he had to find which existed somewhere in the canyon .
“This way, Father won’t find out the state of my body . ” Cancun took off his fur . “Ugh . ”
“What’s wrong with your body?”
There was a reason why Cancun was wearing fur . It was because his body was hideous . Half his body was in a withered state . It was in a seriously bad condition when compared to the other places with strong muscles .
“Don’t tell me . . . ?” Tang-E’s voice trailed off . It seemed that he had guessed something .
“Yes, I was cursed . It is a terrible curse . The vitality of my body is disappearing . I am blocking the process through magic power, but it seems there isn’t much time left . ”
“Then what are you going to do?” Hyeonu asked after hearing Cancun’s words .
Arena was a game, not reality . The fact that there was a curse meant there was a way to release it .
“I have to break the curse . The black magician cursed me and fled just before he was killed . I arrived here in search of the magic power remnants . His dungeon is here . Otherwise, he wouldn’t be moving around here . ” Cancun’s words were logical, unlike those of other orcs .
Hyeonu couldn’t help nodding . “Wait, do you remember someone who gave you food a while ago?”
“Ah, that human? Why are you asking?”
“That person wants to see you again . ”
“Then call him . What’s the problem?”
“Understood . ”
Cancun readily allowed Hyeonu to call Ket .
-To Ket: It is Alley Leader . I found the orc .
-From Ket: Really? Where should I go?
Ket’s excitement could be felt from his whisper to Hyeonu .
‘Is it that good to meet Cancun?’
Hyeonu couldn’t possibly understand it from his position . Then again, if it made sense, Ket wouldn’t be called eccentric .
-To Ket: We’re in the middle of the snow giants canyon . It is visible from the hill .
-From Ket: I’ll arrive soon .
“What? He was found?”
“He is in the giant habitat . ”
“Yaho! Now we can go somewhere else . ”
Once it was said that Cancun was found, the Pioneer Guild members liked the fact even more than Ket . There was hope . If they met Cancun, then they could leave for another area .
“Let’s go . Alley Leader is waiting . ”
“Do you know if there is a dungeon near here?” Hyeonu approached the other guild members and asked while Ket and Cancun were meeting in the canyon . “In particular, a place where the undead appears or a magician is the boss?”
“I don’t know if there is such a place . Please wait a minute,” Asu said and then started to send whispers somewhere .
After a while, he finished whispering and came up to Hyeonu . “I found it . Not far from here, there is a dungeon where a lich appears as the boss . ”
“Are you okay telling me this information without payment?”
The location of dungeons in Arena was information . The information would become money . The price would be terrible, especially for a dungeon in Frozen Canyon . Moreover, places not known to the large guilds were even more expensive .
“Isn’t it already a big business if Alley Leader owes us something?” Asu laughed .
He thought this would help continue their relationship with Hyeonu .
“If you think so . . . I’ll accept it willingly . ”
‘Arena is a game . ’
At least, Hyeonu thought so . Cancun came here to find the black magician . However, none of the monsters in Frozen Canyon used magic . The story was different if it were an instance dungeon . That’s why he had asked the Pioneer Guild if they knew any instance dungeons .
“Cancun! I found it—the place where the black magician is hiding,” Hyeonu called out to Cancun .
Now was the time to sweep away the curse of the black magician .