Ranker's Return

Chapter 116

-This battle really shows Alley Leader is superior .

-It is really different .  In a few months, he will be ranked number one in the arena .

-If you’re addicted to Alley Leader, then you won’t go see any other streams .  In particular, the close range . . .

-Sympathy .  It feels like I’m losing my eyes .  My level is dropping .  I’d rather watch the concept streamers .

The viewers watching the battle between Hyeonu and Held praised Hyeonu but there were also some who didn’t praise him .  Hyeonu showed an overwhelming battle against a named NPC .  He was clearly pushed in firepower because he couldn’t use the strong force that was called pure energy .

The footsteps which formed every time he was. .h.i.t and pushed back proved it .  The difference between sword energy and pure energy was clear, even if the magic power stat was high .  It was even worse if it was in a showdown with a NPC .

NPCs were different from players and got the correction of the system .  If they had the same stats, then the NPC would unconditionally win .  Hyeonu made up for the difference with all types of skills .  The proper use of Mysterious Sky Steps and Blink avoided a direct collision with the pure energy .

They collided, and Hyeonu had to pour out all his skills .  It went from Heavy Blow to Magic Power Explosion .  The thing Hyeonu wanted was time .  Held had the knight cla.s.s, but he wasn’t a normal knight . He was a knight who used magic power with the dark attribute .  

Nevertheless, he was still ultimately a knight—a knight with insufficient magic power .  He was different from the Knight of Keon .

‘Just a bit more . A bit more . . . ’

Finally, the time came for Hyeonu .  The pure energy around Held’s sword started to blur .

‘Now!’

Unlike before, Hyeonu launched aggressive attacks .  Compared to the perfect form of pure energy, the current pure energy was enough for Hyeonu’s sword energy to handle .

“Kuoock . ” 

Hyeonu’s sword energy clanged as it collided with Held’s long sword .  The result was as Hyeonu expected .  It was Held, not Hyeonu, who was being pushed back .  The incomplete strength couldn’t endure Hyeonu’s sword energy, which was strengthened by all types of skills .

‘One blow is all that is needed for a human anyway . ’

Hyeonu was aiming for only one blow .  It wasn’t even a big skill .  As long as he successfully attacked Held once, this battle would unconditionally be Hyeonu’s victory .  Hyeonu had ridiculous attack power against humanoid monsters .  He was more powerful against NPCs and regular players .

The reason for that was simple .  NPCs and players basically had lower health than monsters .  They made up for it with armor that increased their defense .  However, Hyeonu’s defense penetration level was so high that he almost ignored his opponent’s defense .  In other words, someone capable of being Hyeonu’s opponent would have high physical strength, not high defense .

The black moon-shaped sword energy shot from Hyeonu’s sword flew toward Held in a terrifying manner .  Held used a minimal amount of magic power to bounce back the sword energy flying toward him .

‘Ugh . ’

It was more powerful than he thought .  There was more power than expected, and Held barely held back his groan .  It was frustrating .  Although magic power couldn’t be used to overpower him, Lebron’s disciple in front of him seemed to have unlimited magic power .  Despite pulling out sword energy that became several meters long, the man didn’t seem to be running out of magic power at all .

‘I have to make a decision this time . . . ’

Held prepared for the final blow .  He wanted to fight more, but he didn’t have the power to do so .  There was only enough magic power left to use a single skill .

‘I have to use it . . . ’

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Held decided to use his hidden skill with that magic power .  This skill was learned through a book by chance .  No one in Alkyl knew its origins .

“Hap!” Held let out a short cry and rushed toward Hyeonu .  Held’s feet moved quickly .  Simultaneously, his movements started to become bizarre .  Hyeonu was astonished when he saw Held’s movements .  This was because Hyeonu knew them well .

‘Mysterious Sky Steps!’

It was similar to the Mysterious Sky Steps skill he learned .  It wasn’t the same skill, but the framework was definitely similar .  This surprise was brief .  Hyeonu couldn’t help smiling .  ‘Hopefully I’ll be able to get a clue about that quest . ’

He had a premonition that as long as he killed Held, there would be hints about the ‘Successor of the Mysterious Demonic Martial Art’ quest that he had no information on .

[Mysterious Sky Steps has been used . ]

[Movement speed has increased . ]

Hyeonu used the Mysterious Sky Steps .  He chose to fight back against Held’s strange movements with the Mysterious Sky Steps .  The reason for that was simple .

‘This is the best big picture . ’

At first glance, it was a battle between an NPC with a great mobility skill and a player who used a similar or better mobility skill .  It was a close melee battle between the two of them .  Hyeonu could imagine the sound of the views rising .  Unlike Hyeonu who fell into the imagination of a sweet future, Held couldn’t shut his mouth .

‘How is he using this technique?’

Abyss Movement—this was the name Held gave the technique he got from the book written in unknown characters .  The idea was that his movement while using the technique was similar to the demons’ movement seen in books .  Since he gained it, his magic power acquired the dark attribute .  Now he met someone who used this technique .  It was also Lebron’s disciple .

“How do you have this technique?!”

Hyeonu ignored Held’s screams .  Instead, he wielded his single-edged sword silently .

Mysterious Sky Steps was a secret that couldn’t be disclosed in the stream .  The weapons of Hyeonu and Held continued to collide .  Held stepped back to use the skill he gained from Abyss Movement, Abyss Storm .  However, this was Held’s misjudgment .  It was a mistake because he didn’t know about Hyeonu’s magic power control .  As Held was squeezing out all the magic power in his body to use Abyss Storm, he saw Hyeonu wield the broken single-edged sword in the distance .

‘It is too late . ’

The Abyss Storm would be completed before the single-edged sword reached him .  Held certainly believed it would be the case .  At least, until he saw the sword energy rise from Hyeonu’s sword in an instant .  A black snake appeared .  The snake that rose from Hyeonu’s single-edged sword crossed the air and pierced Held’s neck .

“Keuk . . . !”

This was the vain end of Alkyl’s third knight division captain, Held .

[The Third Knight Division Captain, Held has been killed . ]

[Experience has been acquired . ]

[You have leveled up . ]

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[All health and magic power have been restored . ]

“Phew . . . ”

It was a really tough fight .  The biggest problem was the pure energy .  Held was strong . However, the monsters Hyeonu had dealt with so far were also formidable, so Hyeonu didn’t feel pushed too much .  He was just helpless when it came to pure energy .  Hyeonu couldn’t respond properly .  It made people subconsciously think of the power of items and leveling up .

‘It was roughly twice as powerful as Reina . ’

“I’m going to have to do the third cla.s.s advancement . . . ”

Hyeonu was burning with desire for his third cla.s.s advancement when Tang-E and Sunny, who had been hiding in the distance, approached .

“Master dude, good work . ”

“Wow, you really killed him alone!!!” Sunny admired Hyeonu .  The gap between the video and reality was huge .  Alley Leader in the video was just amazing .  Amazing—that was the feeling .  Sunny became a fan because he made the impossible possible .  In fact, it was worth it to see Alley Leader’s battle .  He won against a humanoid boss monster, which was considered the most difficult of all boss monsters .

‘He’s such a great guy .

As always, Tang-E picked up the items that had fallen to the ground and climbed onto Hyeonu’s shoulders .

“A book and a sword came out, Master dude . ” Tang-E extended the edge of the sword toward Hyeonu like it wasn’t a big deal .

“Ack! What is this crazy bear doing?” Hyeonu was frightened by the long sword that suddenly appeared in front of him .

This brought pleasure to Hyeonu’s millions of viewers .

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The pet worthy of its master .

-When did this turn into a concept stream? I thought he was going to show his skills .

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I don’t know how he can fight well when he is scared like that .

-Isn’t this a different thing? 

-But seeing him scared is really funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Leader Groupie has gifted you 999 gold coins .

-Tang-E is the Best has gifted you 1111 gold coins .

Gold coins burst out in exchange for the great sight .

It was twice as many as usual .

Hyeonu realized he was streaming only after seeing the messages that filled the screen .

‘Ah, how many of them saw this?’ 

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It was a moment when Hyeonu was once again thankful he was wearing a mask .  He vowed to never take off his mask until he made his professional debut .

‘This dark history . . . ’

Hyeonu stopped thinking about it and received the sword and the book from Tang-E .  As he confirmed the item information, Hyeonu forgot the dark history .  The dark history wasn’t worth much compared to these items .

It almost seemed like the light flowed from the sword to Hyeonu’s eyes .

“Everyone, it is a big jackpot . ”

A sudden message appeared in front of all players involved in the main scenario .

[Held, the Third Knight Division Captain, has been killed . ]

The players were baffled .  Suddenly, a knight captain had died .  What was the reason? It was like a thunderbolt falling from the dry sky .  All of the players gathered here were looking forward to the rewards of the main scenario .  To do so, they had to kill one or more of the huge walking items called the rebel executives .

Yet such an executive had died without them knowing the reason why .  The moment he saw the message, Yeongchan scolded someone, “Crazy b.a.s.t.a.r.d . ” 

‘I didn’t see it, but it must be Gang Hyeonu . ’

At this point, there was only one player capable of making trouble in the castle—Alley Leader .

“Brother, who is it—the person who killed the knight captain?” A guild member asked him .

“Do you have to ask? It is Alley Leader . That jerk . It is obvious without looking . ”

“Is it my little brother? He went by himself and did this . . . ”

“His strength is sufficient . We won’t be able to see anything if we’re late, Brother . ” 

“You’re right . We also have to use cheap tricks . ”

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Kim Seokjung and Gang Junggu looked pleased unlike their words .

“Is this true?” Jung Hanbaek looked fl.u.s.tered .

“It is Alley Leader . I got this from the front desk, so it is certain . They can’t be wrong because he is streaming live,” Mascherano said, nailing in the wedge .

“I see,” Jung Hanbaek responded with a grin, unlike his screams inside . ‘Why is it that b.a.s.t.a.r.d?!! Why?!!’

Even so, Mascherano knew that Jung Hanbaek wasn’t smiling . ‘If you don’t have an eye for people, you will suffer . ’

“Reina, we will go ahead or we will just be wringing our hands . Shouldn’t we get something this time?”

“Yes, let’s go quickly . ”

“Master, my older brother has killed the captain of the Third Knights Division,” Mason, the disciple of the Great Magician Suped, spoke with a bright expression .

“You mean him? That Held guy?”

“I don’t know . He is just the Third Knight Division captain . ”

Mason’s words caused Suped’s expression to change .  He was surprised that Hyeonu’s performance was stronger than he thought .

‘No, it is expected since he pa.s.sed through Laek . ’

Suped admitted it but this didn’t mean that his surprise disappeared .

“Disciple, can your brother use pure energy?”

“Pure energy? He probably can’t use it . His level is insufficient . ”

“Then how did he beat Held?”

Suped’s surprise turned into amazement .  Knights who couldn’t use pure energy would lose 100 times if they competed with knights who could use pure energy .  There was no particular reason .  They just lost no matter how they fought .  This was the common sense of Suped and the continent .

‘Perhaps if Lebron fought against an adventurer . . . ’

Of course, there were exceptions .  However, this meant that Lebron’s disciple had the same talent as Lebron .  “He is truly a monster, a monster . ”

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