Ranker's Return

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[A mountain harpy has been killed . ]

[Experience has been acquired . ]

[You have leveled up . ]

[All health and magic power have been restored . ]

“It is a neat finish . ”

Hyeonu smiled brightly at the message that appeared in front of him .  He had spent two days constantly hunting in the Balder Mountains, aside for the time required to sleep and eat .  During this time, he only hunted .  As a result, he gained levels at a phenomenal speed . His level had already risen twice .  He had never hunted this easily, apart from during his early days of returning to Arena .  

It was different from the tension of fighting opponents dozens of levels higher than him .  This was stress relief, not hunting .  Hyeonu beat the monsters in the Balder Mountains like hitting a sandbag in the gym .

‘Oh, this is very refres.h.i.+ng . ’

Hyeonu didn’t show it, but he had been quite stressed by the reduced balance in his bank account after paying off the debts .  His stress was mostly blown away by these two days of hunting .  During the hunt, Hyeonu didn’t just relieve his stress .  Many other things happened in addition to him relieving stress .

Hyeonu became well used to pure energy .  Pure energy had a slightly different feeling from sword energy . It was stickier and heavier .  This might be Hyeonu, but it was still impossible for him to use the strength of an F-rank skill freely .  The second thing was that he had a lot of contact with Choi Yoon .  Choi Yoon was so persistent to the extent where he felt Hyeonu would be sick of him .  Contrary to what Choi Yoon thought, Hyeonu raised Choi Yoon’s enthusiasm and poured a lot of pa.s.sion into him .

As a result, Choi Yoon made a lot of progress in these two days .  He could now successfully counter an intermediate difficulty scarecrow without using any skill .  There were very few cases where he suffered .

‘There is that too . . . ’

In some ways, the biggest harvest was something separate .  Hyeonu discovered a new side of himself that he hadn’t known about .  He sensed it when he taught Dwayne and Choi Yoon .  At first, it was just for the purpose of making content and it was just a short project he came up with on a whim to spend his time on .  Now he understood the reason why he did it .

‘I’m this type of person . ’

He couldn’t overlook it when he saw someone who was pa.s.sionate .  It was to the extent where he would give whatever help he could .

“It is good to have that type of pa.s.sion,” Hyeonu murmured and tore the return book to Brigs that was in his inventory .

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It was time for him to rest quietly in Brigs .

Besides Hyeonu, there were other players in Brigs .  Although there weren’t many of them, there were some players .  There were quite a few parties who were level 70 to 80, including priests .

“They aren’t going to help . ”

They weren’t the only ones here .  Hyeonu decided it was too much to guard Brigs alone and called a strong support group .  Of course, he could stop a raid by himself since he was so powerful now .  If he met Edward who was the scenario boss, Hyeonu was confident that he could use his giant skills and kill Edward in five minutes .

However, in this type of quest, the less damage the castle was dealt, the more rewards it received .  That’s why he called the players .  There were a total of three helpers .  They were a magician, archer, and priest respectively .

“Hyung!”

“Oppa!”

“Brother!”

The three players rushed toward Hyeonu .  They were all familiar faces .  It was Mason, who had become a disciple of Super, and Yeongchan’s younger siblings, Yuri and Yeongjun .

“Yes, you came? Everybody, it has been a while . ” Hyeonu welcomed the three people .  It was nice to see their faces after a long time .  Hyeonu had briefly met Mason at Alkyl’s base, but they couldn’t talk properly at the time .  “You’ve become a disciple of the empire’s great magician? And you’ve also done your third cla.s.s advancement . Mason, haven’t you grown a lot?”

“Brother, I used to have a higher level than you . Now you’re caught up,” Mason responded humbly to Hyeonu .

“Hyeonu hyung, it’s been too long . ”

“That’s right, Oppa . We haven’t met in a long time . ”

Yuri and Yeongjun spoke to Hyeonu in an upset manner .

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“I’m sorry, I’ve been a bit busy . I’ll see you more often in the future . Come to my house to play . ” Hyeonu knew that his expression couldn’t be seen, but regret still filled his face .  In fact, he was too focused on Arena and was careless toward these two whom he treated like his siblings . “No, actually, come tomorrow . Let’s have lunch together . I have to stream at night . ”

“Really? Then I will come tomorrow,” Yeongjun immediately responded to Hyeonu’s words .  He asked Hyeonu again and again, afraid that Hyeonu would regret it .

“By the way Oppa, why did you call us here?”

Hyeonu, who had been talking to them for a long time, finally realized he hadn’t explained the details to them .  “Ah! That’s right . I haven’t told you yet . You know how I’m doing the main scenario quest?” 

All three people nodded at Hyeonu’s words .  It wasn’t just them . All those playing Arena knew that Alley Leader was a pillar of the main scenario .  Yeongjun didn’t know the details and asked, “It isn’t over yet?” 

Instead of Hyeonu responding, the answer spilled out from Mason’s mouth . “No, it isn’t over . The base was only half the combat power . The rest of the empire is preparing for the rebellion . ”

Hyeonu added to Mason’s words, “Mason is right . That’s why I called you . The rebels will appear in Brigs today . I will take charge of it instead of the big guilds . You have come to help me . ”

Everyone was impressed by Hyeonu’s words .  In particular, Yeongjun had the largest reaction .  There were already tears in his eyes .  “Hyung, I’m going to partic.i.p.ate in the main scenario quest? It is a real dream . . . ”

“Yes, you have put a hand into the main scenario . ”

The moment Hyeonu stroked Yeongjun’s head, a voice rang out in the castle . “The enemy has emerged! All those who can fight, gather at the wall!”

“We should go quickly . A protagonist can’t be late . ”

At Hyeonu’s words, they quickly moved toward the walls .

“I’m relieved that you’re here in time . ” Earl Gennon, Brigs’ lord, stared at Hyeonu with trusting eyes .

Hyeonu felt a sense of pressure at this look .  ‘Why is staring at me like this? It is a burden . ’

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The reason for Earl Gennon’s trusting gaze was that Hyeonu was Lebron’s disciple .  The disciple of the empire’s best knight—this t.i.tle alone was rea.s.suring .  The rebels were targeting Brigs’ territory, but Brigs’ knights would be able to block them if they had Hyeonu .  Lebron was a man who could cause stability with just his name .

Hyeonu muttered, “First of all, are you planning for those capable of long-range attacks to hit the rebels first? Then the knights should fight in front of the gate . Thinking about Lipa Castle, the orthodox siege method isn’t the answer . ”

This wasn’t a battle between common people .  As long as the high-ranking black magicians were the main pillars, it was likely that chimeras and undead monsters would be present .  For non-standard ent.i.ties, it was more realistic to deal with them outside the common methods—an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth .

“Our Brigs knights aren’t as strong as the Knights of Keon, but they are strong enough . We won’t hold you back . Additionally, Brigs has backup . If they know that there are black magicians present, the Temple of the Moon will surely help . ”

‘That’s right . Wasn’t there a temple?’

Earl Gennon’s words were quite interesting .  Receiving help from the temple—Hyeonu wondered why he had never thought about this before .

“One of the adventurers I know is from the Temple of the Moon . I will contact the temple . ”

‘I’ll send Yuri to the temple . ’

Yuri’s profession was a Moon Temple Priest .  She hadn’t reached her third cla.s.s advancement because of her low level, but a second advancement priest was enough to qualify for a meeting with the temple’s high priest .  It was clear that Hyeonu would get results much faster from her than going directly to the temple .  Hyeonu immediately sent a whisper to Yuri as it was unknown when the army outside the castle would attack Brigs .

-To Yuri: Yuri, go to the temple and ask for help .  They won’t ignore it if they hear there are black magicians .

Yuri’s thinking was the same as Earl Gennon as she was already in front of the temple .  

-From Yuri: I’m already in front of the temple .

-To Yuri: Really? Ask them to come as soon as possible .  I don’t know when the battle will take place .

-From Yuri: I understand, Oppa .

“Earl, my colleague has already arrived at the temple . I think the temple’s forces will arrive earlier than expected . ”

Earl Gennon’s expression was noticeably brighter at Hyeonu’s words .  Divine power was the ant.i.thesis of the monsters . With it, the knights and magicians were no longer important . Earl Gennon’s eyes were only on the army of monsters .  The monster army was majestic . There were large monsters, chimera, and undead . It was normal for anyone who saw it to flinch .  Yet for players, they were just delicious prey—a nutritious side dish that gave a great deal of experience and rewards .  As if to prove it, an opaque message window appeared in front of Hyeonu’s eyes .

[Defend Brigs]

[Defend Brigs from the rebels .

Rating: MS

Conditions: Eliminate the rebels 0/1, defend Brigs 0/1

Rewards: Experience, imperial contributions and the emperor’s gift (the more Brigs’ power is maintained, the better the rewards) . ]

Hyeonu smiled at the sight of the rising information window and watched the monster army approaching the city walls .

‘Should I turn on the streaming mode?’

No tension could be found in Hyeonu .  At this moment, Brigs’ knight commander Brown shouted, “Magicians, use your most powerful magic! Archers, fire your arrows without hesitation!”

The monster army had entered their range .  A single arrow couldn’t exert great power, but it would hurt if small needles kept on poking .  The arrows fired by nearly a thousand soldiers covered the sky .  Just then, something amazing happened .  A huge s.h.i.+eld was created to cover the monster army .

‘The monsters won’t receive any damage . Is this it?’

Hyeonu muttered to himself at the sight, “Then shall I see if this can hit them?”

Black pure energy that was like ink was emitted from Hyeonu .  The power seemed to grow endlessly as the pure energy turned into a huge crescent and flew toward the monster army .  The dark crescent moon made a terrifying noise and struck the monster army .

“Kuah!”

“Kuooh!”

The black crescent swept through the vanguard of the monster army .  A monster of a huge size, a chimera fortified by black magic, and the undead created through black magic—their bodies were all split apart by Hyeonu’s pure energy .  The magicians’ magic fell toward the army that was first attacked by Hyeonu .  A huge ball of flames and storms struck .  Tang-E also appeared and fired lightning from one hand .

“a.s.sault!” Brown saw this and pulled out his sword .  Hyeonu also pulled out his sword .

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