Chapter 64: 64
Time passed by, and it reached 6 o’clock, the time of Tian Hu’s proposal . The Colosseum—the agreed place—was packed full of people . There were originally many people, but after rumors spread about Hyeonu and Tian Hu, more people gathered to watch them .
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“Isn’t it the time for the appointment?”
“It is 6 o’clock, but I don’t see Alley Leader . ”
“Idiot, that was Tian Hu’s one-sided suggestion . Alley Leader didn’t show his intentions . It is unknown if he will appear or not . ”
“Yes, but I still hope for him to appear . ”
“Why?”
“Isn’t it interesting?”
“Yes, it is . ”
Just like the Black Skull Guild, ordinary players considered the duel between Alley Leader and Tian Hu as a game . It was like watching a football game . They felt a surrogate feeling of satisfaction from watching others fight .
“However, haven’t the market prices gone down recently?”
“Is this sword rare rated? I bought it for 20,000, and now it is 15,000? The price has gone down,” a warrior player said while showing his sword .
It was true . Once Hyeonu deleted the characters of the high-level Aisis Guild members, Tian Hu no longer had the ability to manipulate the situation . Hyeonu sold all the items he had . As a result, the prices for level-130 rare rated items plummeted . The distorted price line collapsed . Under this influence, the prices of all items started to go down .
There was only one section that climbed . It was the lowest level section . The prices for items below level 30 skyrocketed . Supply was due to items being dropped by deleted characters and demand was due to those seeking items to raise their characters again .
“Based on this, it seems like Aisis really was doing the manipulation?”
“It isn’t ‘seems’ . They really were doing it . Clap . ”
The players gathered in the Colosseum were talking about various things when a man in a mask, Alley Leader appeared in the distance . “Hello everyone! I am Alley Leader!”
“It is Alley Leader!!”
“He showed up!”
The Colosseum filled with shouts at Hyeonu’s appearance . They hadn’t known if Alley Leader would appear, but he did . A character deletion bet between a workshop and an individual, Aisis VS Alley Leader, would take place . If so, it was worthwhile to come here .
“I came here to do a character deletion bet with Tian Hu!”
“Wow!!!”
“Wow!!!”
“However, you might not be able to see it well because too many people are gathered . I hope you watch my live stream!”
“Ohh! Don’t advertise!”
“Ads OUT!”
Hyeonu used the interlude to advertise his streams, and the people booed him . However, the number of people soon decreased like Hyeonu’s advertisement was effective . All the people, who thought they would watch Hyeonu’s broadcast since they couldn’t see, logged out . Hyeonu walked toward Tian Hu with slow, laid-back steps . “Well, I won’t greet you . It is strange to say hello . ”
Tian Hu didn’t respond to Hyeonu’s words .
Hyeonu didn’t care and continued speaking, “Can I set the rules? I want to do a level-one duel . I don’t care if it is a captain battle or team battle . ”
He took a breath before stating his final words, “Do you want to accept?”
Tian Hu’s firmly closed mouth finally opened, “I . . . ”
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“I accept . ”
‘I don’t know what you’re thinking, but the level-one rule is a mistake . Will you win with pure skill? Bah, not a chance . ’
Tian Hu accepted Hyeonu’s offer . He didn’t know what Hyeonu was thinking . He just accepted with the idea that this offer would benefit him . The level-one duel was to fight with level-one stats . Thus, the effect of items wouldn’t be acquired . Of course, they could wear items, but the options wouldn’t be applied . Only passive skills applied . In short, level-one duels allowed people to see the control of the players .
Hyeonu wondered out loud, “Then do you want a captain battle or do you want a team battle? You decide . ”
Tian Hu was troubled by the continuation of Hyeonu’s proposal .
‘Captain battle? Or a team battle? What should I do?’
For practical reasons, it had to be a team battle . Even so, it was a level-one duel . This way, it wouldn’t seem like he won even if he did win .
‘A captain battle can also have variables . There are many in a team battle . . . Yes . This time, I need to choose for practical interests . ’
Tian Hu thought for a long time before declaring, “A team battle . ”
‘Yes, he has to do a team battle . He is that type of person,’ Hyeonu wasn’t surprised by the expected result . The fact that Tian Hu initially contemplated it wasn’t part of Hyeonu’s calculations . He had expected Tian Hu to shout a team battle immediately .
“Then let’s get started without dragging it out . Let’s duel . ”
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ has applied for a duel . ]
The moment Hyeonu’s words ended, a message window appeared in front of Tian Hu .
[Would you like to accept?]
“I accept,” Tian Hu shouted without hesitation .
[Yes . ]
He just wanted to delete Hyeonu’s character as soon as possible .
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ has set the rules . ]
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After listening to Tian Hu, Hyeonu immediately set the rules . There were four rules . It was one more rule than he usually set .
[The rules set are ‘winner-takes-all’, ‘delete character’, ‘level one’, and ‘team battle’ . ]
[Would you like to accept?]
“I accept . ”
[Yes . ]
It was carried out in rapid succession . Both Hyeonu and Tian Hu were unstoppable .
[Please determine who will participate in the duel . ]
“I alone . ”
“Six people . ”
The former voice was Hyeonu, and the latter voice was Tian Hu . Tian Hu thought, ‘This makes Liu Shei’s absence even more regrettable . ’
Liu Shei had gone to Masked Fighting King on behalf of the Kowloon Guild . As a result, he didn’t participate in this duel .
‘I’m sorry, Brother . I don’t think I can participate this time . ’
Tian Hu shook his head . The train had already left, and he should focus on the present .
[The number of participants who will participate in the duel has been determined . ]
[Player ‘Gang Hyeonu’ VS Player ‘Tian Hu’s team of six’ . ]
The moment the message appeared, everyone except for Tian Hu’s party and Hyeonu was pushed back to make way for a giant dome .
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[The duel will start shortly . ]
[5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . ]
[The duel has started . ]
‘This is the end, Tian Hu . ’
-It finally came .
-Won’t it be hard for Alley Leader to participate in a 1:6 showdown at level one?
-Is this bullying with numbers?
-Then will it be the president today?
Hyeonu’s streaming audience also predicted that Hyeonu’s chances of winning would be low this time . A level-one duel wasn’t much different from a real-life fight . No matter how good the skills, it was like the difference between a trained fighter and an ordinary healthy person . It was highly likely that Alley Leader would be hit by the large number of people .
-Uh?
-What is this?
-Is it a joke?
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It’s a mad movie today .
Then the chat room exploded with admiration because Hyeonu showed off his amazing movements . He broke through two people in a wonderful manner and dealt a fatal wound to one person .
-He might win this .
-Refrain from being too excited .
-It is starting now, but I seem to be drinking too much kimchi soup .
The eyes of the two million viewers watching Hyeonu’s stream were full of doubt .
-What is this?
-This is the level-one rule, right?
-It was the level-one rule earlier . . . ?
The chat room was filled with astonishment .
“Cough!” An Aisis Guild member was killed in vain . His neck was cut by Hyeonu’s longsword . The dead guild member had avoided Hyeonu’s longsword by approximately 30 centimeters . It had been a natural act . So far, no one had ever used sword energy in the presence of the level-one rule .
However, he had overlooked that his opponent was Hyeonu . Then something light blue emerged from Hyeonu’s longsword, and the guild member died .
“W-What is this?!!”
“Does this make sense?”
Everyone who saw the scene shouted . Tian Hu was no different . “What is going on? Is this possible? How can it be done?!”
It naturally wasn’t possible for Tian Hu to do . However, it was possible for Hyeonu who had the unique class of Knight of Keon .
‘My magic power will run out after using it for a while . ’
It was possible because he had various magic power skills .
“There are still five people left . It has a different feeling from six people,” Hyeonu told the audience . It was a professional streamer’s stance . After that, Hyeonu ran forward first .
[Master of Combat is activated . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[The stat ‘fighting energy’ has caused your stats to rise . ]
[Mindset of a Murderer has activated . ]
[All stats have increased by 15% . ]
His stats, which were increased due to various skills, allowed him to move twice as fast as the opponent . Jiang, a starter who died to Hyeonu not long ago, barely managed to block Hyeonu’s way .
‘Why is he so powerful? It is the same level-one, right?’
It was a natural question . Jiang also had a skill that increased his stats, but it was inferior compared to Hyeonu’s . Even at this moment, Hyeonu’s sword didn’t stop, and he continued to strike Jiang .
“Damn! Help me!” Feeling the strength of his hands weaken, Jiang called out for help . Xiao and Wei stepped forward to help, but it was a bad idea . Xiao and Wei were overwhelming within the Aisis Guild . The problem was that Jiang was between them . The lines of movement of the three people overlapped, and Xiao’s body helplessly moved in the way of Hyeonu’s sword, causing him to die .
‘This can’t continue!’ Tian Hu realized he had to change the atmosphere of the situation after he saw two people die .
“Run forward all at once!”
The moment Tian Hu finished talking, the four of them moved toward Hyeonu . It wasn’t fast because they were level one, but the movements were orderly .
‘They think it will change if they come at once,’ Hyeonu thought .
“However, it won’t change . ”
He had no intention of just standing there and welcoming the rushing enemy . Instead, Hyeonu threw himself to the approaching opponent at a faster rate . His sword collided with Tian Hu’s sword, and Tian Hu was thrown back . Immediately afterward, Wei’s sword aimed toward Hyeonu, and Hyeonu stretched out his longsword to block it .
Wei and Hyeonu entered a struggle . Then after a while, Wei was gradually pushed back . It was because Hyeonu’s stats were overwhelmingly higher than Wei’s . The basic strength stat at level one had 10 points . Meanwhile, Hyeonu’s current strength stat exceeded 20 points due to various buffs and skills . It was natural for Wei to be pushed back since the lower the level, the more extreme the difference in stats became .
“Eat this!”
When Hyeonu heard a voice ring out behind him, he instinctively turned his head and saw a sword quickly shoot toward his back .
“Eh?”
The sword pierced Hyeonu’s back .