Chapter 86: 86
“So let’s start with a general fighter first,” Hyeonu said while watching Dwayne rushing at him . To be precise, he was speaking to the audience .
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‘In any case, you have come here to learn from Alley Leader . So don’t be burdened, Dwayne . ’ Dwayne didn’t tremble like usual rankers . He charged over to Hyeonu with the desire to win and show off his skills . Once Hyeonu was three meters away, Dwayne pushed with his right shoulder . This was one of the close-range fighter’s skills, Iron Mountain Attack .
Hyeonu dodged it simply by taking one step . Then he struck at the crook of Dwayne’s knee . Dwayne lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground .
“Look, don’t charge in such an ignorant manner . Unless the opponent is an idiot, they won’t be hit by a fighter who is charging honestly . If the opponent is a swordsman, you would already be done here . Your body would’ve been cut apart,” Hyeonu said and then waited for Dwayne to stand up . “You should never run like that . The opponents aren’t idiots . There is no one who can’t handle it . This time, let’s try a melee . Come back . ”
Due to Hyeonu’s words, Dwayne walked over slowly . Then he took a fighting stance .
“Slowly, think slowly . Don’t just enter casually . ‘What skills should I use?’ ‘How will I fight?’ ‘After this skill, use this . ’ You should keep thinking, Dwayne . ”
‘Think . . . Dwayne, think!’ Dwayne stretched out his fists .
He had a rare class and was wearing many unique items, so his speed was extremely fast . However, Hyeonu avoided Dwayne’s fist by turning his upper body and stepping his right foot back .
‘A chance!’ At this moment, Dwayne’s blow came in .
He had a class that used his entire body as a weapon . They were at a distance where they could feel each other’s breaths . This was the distance for a close-range fighter . Dwayne had never lost to anyone at this distance .
So he held a dash of hope . ‘I can deal one blow!!’
Dwayne gave strength to his leg that was behind while stretching out a fist . Then he hit Hyeonu with his elbow . Still, Hyeonu was Alley Leader . He wasn’t someone who would be struck by such a simple series of blows . Hyeonu precisely punched Dwayne’s elbow and followed up with a straight blow! Hyeonu’s fist hit Dwayne’s abdomen . It was like a balloon bursting open .
‘He is better than I thought at close-range combat . I think he’ll be able to get a bronze medal on Monday,’ Hyeonu thought as he reached out for the fallen Dwayne .
“Finally, let’s show you the difference when you're fighting a close-range fighter . Dwayne, take a good look . ”
At this moment, Dwayne regretted being the first to be admitted to Alley Leader Academy . He thought Alley Leader was going to beat him up again . However, he wasn’t the one Alley Leader’s fists struck . It was a scarecrow . The scene looked the same as before, but the contents were different .
The scarecrow also moved according to the setting . As if to prove this, the scarecrow moved gently . Additionally, this scarecrow was carrying a sword .
“This is the scarecrow version of a swordsman set to the highest difficulty level . I’m going to show you the exact difference in fighting styles by fighting against this scarecrow . ”
As Alley Leader spoke, his fists were covered in red . The scarecrow was around five meters away . Alley Leader stretched out his fists, and surprisingly, a pit formed in the scarecrow . Due to the shock, the scarecrow couldn’t support its body . Alley Leader appeared in front of the scarecrow . Then he raised his fists several times . The scarecrow went on the defensive and opened up the distance between it and its opponent according to the programmed data .
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This was an extremely mechanical move . But who was Hyeonu? His skills were terribly frightening in PvP . Hyeonu chased and beat up the scarecrow, ending the battle just like this . The scarecrow’s movements soon stopped .
“A fighter can deal the first blow before opening the distance and striking again . Simple, right?”
-How is it simple?!
-Look at this personality . I despise it .
-If I could, I would fight like that .
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
There was no answer from Dwayne, who just stared blankly at Hyeonu’s combat style . Hyeonu didn’t show incredibly fast movements . This type of movement was enough for him . It was just that his instantaneous judgment was different .
‘Is it the close-range fighter’s turn now?’ Dwayne felt his heart beat strongly .
It was time for Alley Leader to show the close-range fighter class .
“This time, I will show you a close-range fighter . Dwayne, take a good look . This is the combat style you’ll be practicing and that I’ll be teaching you . ”
Hyeonu once again created a scarecrow . This time it was still set to the highest difficulty .
‘How are you going to deal with it, Alley Leader?’ Dwayne was looking forward to Hyeonu’s battle . He felt hopeful that his future would look like this . Hyeonu moved step by step, never in a hurry . He approached the scarecrow carefully . This time, the scarecrow took the bait and swung its wooden sword quickly . The scarecrow was set on the highest level difficulty, so the sword had sword energy .
The wooden sword’s trajectory moved accurately toward Hyeonu’s shoulder . In a normal PvP match between a swordsman and fighter, the fighter would half dodge the sword energies and half use skills to hit back . However, Hyeonu didn’t follow such traditional methods . He dug deeper into the scarecrow instead of evading . Hyeonu didn’t miss the trajectory of the sword with his eyes . As a result, he was able to enter the gap .
‘Now!’
Having swung its sword at Hyeonu, the scarecrow had no means of defending . The meaning was that in this situation, the player should persistently attack with the body . In this situation, an average fighter wouldn’t be able to win against a swordsman . With similar items and similar skills, it would be absolutely impossible if they had a similar level too . As long as there were one or two attacks, there would be a knockback effect, and the fighter would be pushed back .
This was unless they had an item or skill that had the effect of restricting movements, like Hyeonu did . Still, it was possible for Dwayne to fight . A close-range fighter was literally a class optimized for fighting . He was able to keep his opponent in place and beat it .
This was possible for Hyeonu—no, Alley Leader . It started with a short punch . His fist flew, striking as sharply as lightning . Following that was an elbow attack . Hyeonu’s elbow directly hit the center of the scarecrow’s chest . It was clearly an attack that would cause a normal player to fall over if they were hit by it .
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Hyeonu grabbed the shoulder of the floundering scarecrow . Its shoulder broke, and its waist was forced to fold . Next up was a knee kick! The helpless scarecrow allowed itself to be hit by the precise blow, sending it falling to its knees . The last attack was a soccer kick . Hyeonu’s brutal move struck the scarecrow’s face and popped the scarecrow’s head off .
“How about it? Isn’t this good? This is the fraudulent nature of the close-range fighter class . It is for all the kids who like fighting . Swordsmen like me are enjoying Arena with a garbage class . ”
The scarecrow disappeared as Hyeonu spoke, but no one responded to Hyeonu’s words . Everyone was in shock . No one had thought that such a battle was possible . It was the same for the close-range fighter, Dwayne Evans .
‘Is that the combat style of a close-range fighter?’ Dwayne was in greater shock than everyone else . He had never imagined anything like this . The combat style was fast and intense . Simultaneously, it was soft . Every blow was clean, and the connections were smooth .
“Is this the combat style I’m going to learn?”
“That’s right . This is the framework . The details will depend on your skill . ”
After the demonstration, Hyeonu taught Dwayne the basics of PvP .
“This is the most important point . Eyes—the eyes are the most important . ”
“The eyes? Are you talking about motor vision?”
“There is something more fundamental and important—gathering information about your opponent . It is completely dependent on the eyes . To put it bluntly, you have no way of getting information on the opponents you will meet in the arena from anywhere else . It is because your opponents’ levels will be too low . ”
-Kyah, look at that spiteful tongue .
-There is no need to worry because they don’t have bronze medals . Isn’t that it? ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ
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-Alley Leader is beating them with facts .
“Dwayne, once you are matched to someone, your job is to look at the opponent with both eyes . Look at your opponent’s class and their weapon and guess their level based on their items . That’s it . The next step is to think about it based on that information . ” Hyeonu tapped his temple with his fingers . “Let’s say the class looks like a warrior, and the weapon is a sword . Based on the items, the opponent is below level 100 . Then using your high stats, you lead them into a melee . It is a design like that . Do you understand?”
Dwayne nodded at Hyeonu’s words . There were many things to realize from Hyeonu’s words .
‘How long have I been challenging the arena so far?’
Yet Dwayne had never heard of anything like this . The many posts in the communities and even his friends who bragged about their success in the arena hadn’t told him these things .
‘They didn’t want to teach me . ’
Dwayne opened his mouth and said, “This is really good . Theories about PvP—I’m sure they will help me as well as everyone who has seen this stream . ”
-I admit it . No one else can say these tips .
-The guilds and streams who make the arena as their main market seldom reveal their winning techniques .
-Praise the enlightened God Alley Leader!!
-Now that I’ve got super good tips, I’ll have to run to the arena . I will come back to the next stream with a bronze medal .
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Everyone agreed with Dwayne’s words . The streamers and guilds known for PvP occasionally used training as content . However, there had never been a case where they taught with as much detail and as systematically as Hyeonu had done . They always explained it vaguely .
‘Like this against a fighter, like this against a swordsman . ’
It was just a demonstration of what everyone knew .
‘Cheap trick . ’ This expression described it perfectly . Of course, they wouldn’t explain it like Hyeonu . They could, but they didn't actually want to teach . By disclosing this information, they were afraid that rookies would appear to grab their positions .
-Wow, the more I think about it, the worse I feel .
-What?
-Those guild jerks, especially Mano… He uploaded a few videos regarding PvP, but there are none of these tips . It is a complete deception in the meantime .
-Really . I realized it when I saw the stream of God Alley Leader . Those jerks are garbage .
The atmosphere in the chat window started to flow in a strange direction . The chat, which had been filled with praise for the information released by Hyeonu, gradually shifted to criticism for those who used PvP as their content .
‘Eh? Why is the chat window like this?’
By the time Hyeonu realized it, the flames were already burning, and he had no way to put them out .
‘It can’t be helped . ’
So Hyeonu came up with the most convenient and irresponsible method . “Then today’s stream will end here . The theoretical part is over . In the next stream, I’ll take time to improve Dwayne’s skills . See you next time!”
The stream ended .
‘Did I intend this? No . ’
“I don’t know . ”
Hyeonu looked like he knew nothing .