Chapter 93: 93
The scarecrow drew its long sword and quickly swung at the walking Dwayne .
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‘Stay calm, stay calm . ’ Dwayne calmly deflected the scarecrow’s longsword away with a thinly gloved fist . The glove was thin and looked like it would be torn by the scarecrow’s longsword, but it was actually a unique item . It was also quite good among the unique rated items . That’s why he was able to deflect the scarecrow’s attack without difficulty .
At this moment, Dwayne’s mind was filled with Hyeonu’s words .
-If the opponent isn’t using a ranged attack, then the opponent’s attack itself can be an opponent for Dwayne .
Dwayne’s new form suddenly changed . This was a close-ranged fighter’s movement skill, Seombo . When Dwayne arrived in front of the scarecrow, his choice was Iron Mountain Attack . This was the skill linkage that Hyeonu taught him, and it was the most powerful and easiest skill linkage . Dwayne pushed his shoulders with enough momentum to crush the scarecrow’s heavy armor, striking it with his Iron Mountain Attack skill .
As a result, the scarecrow’s body became defenseless, and Dwayne didn’t miss this opportunity . He indiscriminately struck at the body of the scarecrow floating in the air . This was the closed-ranged fighter’s Linked Seven Strikes . Dwayne’s fists continued to move, digging into the scarecrow’s armor little by little .
After attacking continuously for a moment, Dwayne suddenly stepped back . It was due to Hyeonu’s advice .
-Don’t be in a rush . If you can’t do it the first time, then try two or three times . Take a long look . If you are in a hurry, you will be beaten .
Dwayne had already used quite a few skills . As things stood, it would be impossible for him to cope if his skill missed and the scarecrow fought back . This meant Dwayne took a breather at the right time .
Hyeonu nodded when he saw it . Dwayne had really accepted his advice .
‘Why is this guy ranked 67,342,332nd? Is it because he wasn’t taught?’ Hyeonu’s speculation was correct . Arena was the first virtual reality game Dwayne had played in his life . He was busy working as an actor, and it was a luxury to take a break, let alone play games . For Dwayne, the arena was for hardcore players .
Unlike Hyeonu, there were some people who were in shock . They were the viewers . Dwayne currently looked no different from a pro-gamer .
-Wow, it’s shocking . Can a person change like this?
-Can I learn too? A few days ago, Dwayne was just like me . . .
-Crazy . Is it possible to make such progress in just a few days?
-Crazy . This is crazy .
-Believe in Alley Leader has gifted you 112 gold coins .
-I’m the Second Student has gifted you 555 gold coins .
Gold coins started to explode as they sought to be the second student of Alley Leader Academy .
“Everyone, do you think I’ll win this bet? If Dwayne wins a bronze medal today, I won’t see you next week . ” Hyeonu smiled .
The chat window was filled with backlash from the viewers .
-Hey, isn’t this a scam? How is this the same Dwayne . . .
-This scarecrow is actually easy, right?
-Take a break if Dwayne gets a bronze medal .
-This person is small-minded . It is naturally a joke .
‘Should I just hunt and leave the proceedings to him? I think I just gave him a spoon . ’
Hyeonu didn’t care about what the audience was saying . He was busy thinking about how he would spend the next week proceeding with the main scenario . “Everyone, there is a saying in the east about how once something is dropped to the ground, it can’t be picked up . From now on, think twice before chatting!”
-Stingy
-Narrow-minded .
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-A scam .
-Cold-blooded .
Dwayne once again aimed at a gap in the scarecrow while Hyeonu and the audience were in conflict . Defending against the scarecrow’s continued strikes, Dywane seized the opportunity and stretched out his fist like lightning . His goal was the scarecrow’s face .
The scarecrow’s helmet soon got crushed . As the scarecrow was distracted, Dwayne’s elbow once again struck the shattered helmet . The elbow, which was surrounded by a blue light, smashed the helmet . Then the scarecrow literally collapsed . Dwayne saw this and ran toward the fallen scarecrow without thinking .
-The opponent has fallen? Then make sure to kick it . Is it shameless? This is a game, Dwayne . It isn’t reality . There is no need to hesitate .
Dwayne ran forth and kicked the scarecrow’s head . As a result, the scarecrow became a dullahan . Its head was blown off, and the headless scarecrow no longer moved .
“Everyone, did I win? Huhuhu . ” Hyeonu saw the scene and let out a gloomy laugh .
It was confirmed .
He got a week of rest .
-No, I don’t want this!!
-My Dwayne isn’t like this!!!
-Let’s do it once . How many gold coins do you need?
“Tsk . Now it can’t be helped . I always keep my promises . Let’s interview Dwayne, who won against the hardest level scarecrow . ”
Dwayne looked like he had lost his soul . He couldn’t believe he had beaten the scarecrow at the highest level .
‘Did I win?’
Not long ago, Dwayne never thought he would be able to win against the most difficult scarecrow . That wasn’t all . It was always common for him to be ignored when he was talking with friends as he was 67,342,332nd in the Arena rankings .
‘Now it is different . ’
However, he was different now . Alley Leader taught Dwayne, and he gained the ability to beat even the most difficult scarecrow . If he got a bronze medal, he could ignore his friends instead .
“Dwayne, you did it . Now you just need to place a bronze medal around your neck . ” Hyeonu patted Dwayne’s shoulder .
Dwayne looked emotional after hearing Hyeonu’s words . A bronze medal—he had thought he would never obtain it for the rest of his life .
“Thank you . Really . ” Dwayne grabbed Hyeonu’s hand with both his hands .
Dwayne continued the momentum from beating the most challenging scarecrow by immediately jumping to the ranking matches . In his first few battles, he showed some tense and inflexible movements . Then Dwayne soon composed himself and won a clean victory .
Hyeonu called out to Dwayne after a victory, “Dwayne!! Come quickly!”
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Dwayne rushed over when Hyeonu called, eager to see what he had done wrong .
“Dwayne, let’s review it together . I’ll give you feedback on this match . It is exactly what we have been doing so far . ”
“Yes, Alley Leader . ”
Hyeonu meticulously pointed out Dwayne’s mistakes and what he missed . Then he asked, “Dwayne, what should you have done here?”
It was an unbelievably chilling atmosphere from Alley Leader .
“I should’ve connected with my shoulders, not my fists . ”
“Won’t a person who knows fists well have countermeasures here? When are you going to use what you have learned?”
“I’m sorry . I won’t do this in the next match . ”
Hyeonu patted Dwayne’s shoulder . There was the whip and then the carrot . “It’s fine . Well done . It was perfect except for this . It is enough to get a bronze medal today . ”
The viewers saw this scene, and the number of messages increased .
-Wow, our leader’s charms are showing!
-Isn’t the chemistry between these two too good? A super fun chemistry .
-However, it’s a bit different from usual . He isn’t pretentious and is like a real craftsman .
-The value of the gold coins is certain . It is expensive . I would learn if I had gold coins . These are real tips . It is true education .
“Isn’t this amazing? Just a few days ago, Dwayne was ranked 67,342,332nd . Take a look now . How many consecutive wins has he achieved?”
Dwayne's momentum was astounding . After winning against the first opponent, he gained confidence and was on a roll in the ranking matches . It didn’t matter what type of class they had . He literally destroyed them, regardless of whether they were a swordsman, a magician, or a knight with a shield . As a result, Dwayne was on a nine-game winning streak .
-Wow, nine consecutive wins . . .
-I’m really envious . I’d like to learn that .
-No . Are you supported by items like Dwayne? Or do you have a class like that? Most crucially, you can’t learn from Alley Leader .
-Shivers . It is an assault of facts .
“What is your current ranking?” Hyeonu asked Dwayne, who had returned from the rankings match .
“I’m currently 42,272,932nd . I rose around 25,000,000 rankings . ” Dwayne’s voice sounded as usual like he hadn’t won a single victory .
It wasn’t because he had gotten victory without joy . He had just adapted to victory itself .
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“You will have to rise by 32,000,000 to get the bronze medal . I think it is possible . Dwayne, your current skills are enough to gain a bronze medal . ”
Hyeonu didn’t whip a running horse . He just increased the other person’s confidence . Dwayne’s skills were enough . Moreover, his personality made it clear that he wouldn’t become complacent, no matter who praised him . This was why compliments would stir up confidence in him .
‘The problem is the proxy knights . . . I don’t know about items, but Dwayne will definitely fall behind in skills . ’
There were risks . The proxy knights, those who got paid to run to the arena instead—except for them, there was nothing else that would prevent Dwayne from getting a bronze medal .
“The next match has already been decided . Then I’ll be going . ”
In the meantime, another match started for Dwayne, and he disappeared again .
“Let’s watch Dwayne’s match once again . He’ll win this time . ”
-How do you know that?
-Things can happen .
-Does it make sense to win unconditionally?
“Why? Who taught him? It is Alley Leader, Alley Leader . ”
-Kuek . . . It came out again—his pretentiousness .
-Yes, the Pretentious King .
-He is consistent . This isn’t a concept . It is his nature .
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ . What does he need to eat to be so confident? I’m really curious .
Hyeonu had a strange expression as he watched the chat window once again present him as a man who was only pretentious .
“Then do you want to bet again? Will Dwayne win this time? I’ll stream next week if I lose . Then what if I win? I will take two weeks off . How about it?”
Hyeonu threw bait toward the audience again . The idea was to spend as much time as possible doing the main scenario before the huge patch was released .
-Accept, accept unconditionally . This time we will win .
-Won’t we be watching a stream next week?
-However, two weeks of absence if we lose? Just don’t do it .
-Hey, it is 13 consecutive wins . Accept unconditionally!
At first, the public opinion in the chat room half welcomed it . There were those who accepted Hyeonu’s bet and those who didn’t . Their logic was simple . Dwayne’s skills had definitely improved and he had nine straight wins so far, so he was likely to win again . The opinion of not accepting this bet momentarily surged .
However, as soon as the information about Dwayne’s opponent was revealed, the ones opposing the bet became waste like a delisted stock . Dwayne’s opponent had won 13 consecutive matches . Additionally, the items he wore were items that increased movement speed . They were precious and difficult to obtain .
-That one is a proxy .
-I’m accepting it unconditionally . I’m going to watch a stream next week . We are!!
-I’ll take this bet, Alley Leader .
-It has fallen to the ground and can’t be picked up .
Hyeonu’s expression obscured by the mask was rotten . He didn’t expect Dwayne to be matched to a proxy knight here .
“Ugh . It can’t be helped . Let’s go . If Dwayne wins this match, I won’t stream for two weeks . However, if Dwayne loses, I’ll stream normally next week . ”
-Good . ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ
-Everyone, let’s have the stream next week .
-ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ No matter how good Dwayne is, he can’t beat a proxy knight .
-This is obvious . A knight is at least a silver medal .
Hyeonu was forced to accept the bet with a feeling of weeping and eating mustard . ‘My mouth, my frivolous mouth! Ah!!!’
Dwayne was looking at the information of his matched opponent without knowing Hyeonu’s circumstances .
‘13 consecutive wins? Wow . . . ’
The opponent had won 13 consecutive matches . He had won four times more than Dwayne . However, that was all Dwayne thought . The opponent had simply won four more times than him . This was what he thought .
‘He should be a bit better?’
Dwayne never dreamed that his opponent was a proxy knight . It was because his knowledge of Arena was extremely shallow . Dwayne just enjoyed playing Arena and didn’t study . He didn’t know things unless it was information that everyone knew and information about the proxy knights wasn’t something that everyone knew .
[The ranking battle has started . ]
This message rang out to mark the beginning of the battle . Dwayne raised his guard and slowly approached his opponent .
‘A warrior class with a sword . I just have to measure the distance . ’
The other man rushed toward Dwayne as he thought this . Dwayne didn’t panic, and his eyes followed the warrior’s movements to the end . The warrior’s sword moved sharply toward Dwayne .
‘Stop and counter . ’
It was a natural judgment . It was an act of suicide for a fighter to just watch a swordsman, as if he had given up the fight . Dwayne stretched out his fists to block the warrior’s sword . At this moment, the trajectory of the warrior’s sword changed .
‘What is this?!!’
The sword that had been aiming for his shoulder shifted paths and flew toward Dwayne’s abdomen .