Ranker's Return

Chapter 719

Hyeonu continued to run. He never stopped. His two feet never touched the ground at the same time until he reached his destination.

‘If I go this way, a hill will appear...’

Hyeonu was heading toward a high ground where he could look around. He could observe as far as possible.

-Isn’t this almost like a plane?

-I can’t tell if this is racing streaming or Arena streaming.

-It isn’t racing. It is like a hang glider ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.

-By the way, I feel sick when looking at it from the first person? I’m only looking at it from third person.

-? I changed it to third person earlier. ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ

The problem was that Hyeonu’s run felt like an extreme sport for viewers. It was routine for Hyeonu to run through the air, but this wasn’t the case for viewers. No matter how fast the majority of viewers ran, it was less than half of Hyeonu’s speed. It was natural for such viewers to complain of motion sickness or to be scared.

However, there were just as many people who liked it as there were those who were scared. They were satisfied with a thrill that they couldn’t feel in reality through Hyeonu’s streaming. Hyeonu moved like a runaway train that never stopped and only stopped after arriving at a cliff high enough to make trees over 10 meters look like wooden chopsticks.

-Is today’s streaming actually a horror experience, not the main scenario?

-Is this really extreme sports?

-Ah, this is scary even in the third person perspective.

-It is really crazy. Ouch.

Every time Hyeonu shook his head and looked at the ground, the chat window was filled with sighs from the viewers. However, Hyeonu couldn’t afford to look at the chat.

‘Where is it?’

Hyeonu’s eyes were looking for the main force of the demon world army that would be somewhere. To be exact, the demon kings who would be with them.

‘Over there.’

Various demonic creatures filled Hyeonu’s eyes. Additionally, the small dots around them. It was the demon world army. A light smile appeared on Hyeonu’s face when he saw it.

‘I managed to find it early.’

Hyeonu had expected that it would take an hour or two to find the demon world army, but it actually took less than 10 minutes. It was due to luck.

-To Gang Junggu: Hyung-nim, it’s me. The demon world army is around 20 to 30 minutes north of Alfore. Please report it to the emperor or Lebron.

Hyeonu opened his friends window and sent a whisper to his most trusted person.

-From Gang Junggu: Don’t overdo it. It will be a headache if you die. Do it moderately.

Gang Junggu wasn’t surprised by Hyeonu’s sudden contact and replied in a calm voice like he had expected it.

-To Gang Junggu: I haven’t died so far? It is upsetting to die now, so I won’t die.

Hyeonu smiled and responded to Gang Junggu’s worries. He spoke lightly, but it was heartfelt. Hyeonu had never died so far. It was too unfortunate and regrettable to die now.

‘That’s why I’m telling Hyung-nim this.’

It was why he sent a whisper to Gang Junggu to report to the emperor. The emperor would move unconditionally after knowing that the demon world army appeared. The emperor would never move alone. It was clear that Lebron and John Blake would stick together with him like they were one body.

‘It is also possible for me to hold out against the demon kings for a while.’

Hyeonu was also confident of holding out until the emperor arrived. Dragging out time was a long-term thing.

‘It is my specialty to open my mouth.’

There were a total of two ways to drag out time.

Words and fists. Everyone knew that the former was much more comfortable than the latter.

‘If I gently scratch at Baler... I can buy some time.’

Hyeonu’s mind spun quickly. He was simulating in his head how to act when he encountered the demon kings.

‘The audio is too much.’

His thoughts were short.

Hyeonu knew that he was streaming right now.

“Everyone, the demon kings will soon appear. They are the main characters of the main scenario.”

Hyeonu turned his back to the cliff and explained what was going to happen to the viewers.

-Demon kings?

-What is this...

-Why come out alone when the demon kings will appear?

-Look at this bravado. Or is this the desire to kill a demon king alone?

The viewers responded to Hyeonu’s words in two ways. Those who heard about the existence of the demon kings for the first time from Hyeonu were surprised. It was a natural reaction. The demon kings were the strongest boss monsters in the demon world. Those who learned the information from the streaming of other guilds participating in the main scenario admired Hyeonu’s courage to stand alone even though he knew the demon kings were coming.

“How can I die? I am Alley Leader, Alley Leader,” Hyeonu bragged. There was nothing to lose as long as there was the strong insurance called the emperor.

Just then, a muscular giant over two meters tall appeared in front of Hyeonu.

“Is it just yourself or are you foolhardy? Or are you not afraid to die?”

The owner of the deep voice was Baler. Baler was glaring at Hyeonu with a very cold and stiff expression.

-I don’t think the demon kings are those who come when called?

-It is like he was waiting to come out as soon as he was called.

-What do I smell? It is a burning smell.

-Yes, it is that smell.

Viewers marveled at Baler, who appeared as soon as Hyeonu mentioned the demon kings. It couldn’t happen even if a person was lucky. Demon kings were literally the rulers of the demon world. The strongest boss monster in the demon world. It was impossible to hold it alone, no matter how strong Hyeonu was. In the eyes of viewers who didn’t know the exact circumstances, Hyeonu appeared to be on the verge of dying.

‘There is a lot of poison.’

Hyeonu raised his tension when he saw that Baler had a completely different expression from what he had seen so far.

‘If he didn’t intend to speak... he would hit me right away.’

There was a good chance that Baler would go wild. So he had to be prepared.

“Baler, is it you? As expected, you’ve kept your promise.”

Hyeonu looked at the distant demon world army and made eye contact with Baler.

“What the hell do you believe in that you can act so calmly?”

Baler had an expression of confusion. Hyeonu’s attitude was too casual.

“It is because I didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Nothing wrong? You brought John Blake to get involved in the war. This is doing nothing wrong?”

Baler scoffed at Hyeonu’s words.

“It is a misunderstanding. He wasn’t drawn into the war. He came due to the imperial order.”

Hyeonu continued to speak as smoothly as flowing water while inwardly calculating the time.

“John is a duke of the empire before he is a demon king and he is the teacher of the emperor. There is no teacher in the world who won’t go to see their disciple.”

Hyeonu’s words were eloquent. After all, the best weapon that Alley Leader had was his mouth, not his sword.

-He is really good at talking.

-He would be a scammer if he wasn’t a streamer.

-It isn’t a diamond ranking, but a multi-level diamond. ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ

The viewers really got goosebumps at Hyeonu’s eloquence. This mouth didn’t stop even against a demon king.

“Do you think I will believe that? Gang Hyeonu. From the moment we met until today. Your mouth is always like a cunning snake.”

Baler gave off a terrible pressure.

“If you don’t believe me... what will you do? Do you intend to run to the demon kings and tell them I cheated you?”

Hyeonu’s lips slightly curved up.

Baler couldn’t appeal to anyone. All he could do right now was...

‘It is to exercise strength against me.’

He was already doing enough to deal with it. From the moment that Baler appeared, Hyeonu summoned Tang-E in a spot where Baler couldn’t see and hid Gom-E.

‘If I drag out a bit more time... the emperor is coming.’

Hyeonu was faithful to his original purpose. An armed conflict was just the worst assumption. The best situation was to tie up Baler with words until the emperor came. Or...

Make Baler disappear back to the army.

“And... can you stay away like this? Won’t the other demon kings doubt you?”

Hyeonu turned his head slightly to look at the demon world army behind him and Baler. The demon world army was busy moving. It was like something was happening.

“For now... I will believe you. However, if it is confirmed that you deceived me...”

The sticky black energy behind Baler became a shape that shot at Hyeonu.

-Ah, what a surprise.

-Suddenly, the genre is horror.

-I really hate it, hate it.

-I almost threw up when watching it from the first person perspective.

It was a monster. It was an abstract eyesore that was second only to the lomelon. Nevertheless, Hyeonu didn’t blink at all.

“I didn’t deceive you.”

Hyeonu smiled.

Baler’s expression distorted when he saw Hyeonu’s smile and he left. He disappeared in an instant, just like when he first appeared.

Hyeonu made a darker smile when he saw Baler disappearing.

‘I really didn’t deceive him.’

It was the emperor, not Hyeonu, who deceived Baler.

***

Thousands of players rushed out of Alfore. They were heading to the north of Alfore where the demon world army was running. In front of them were three people moving at high speed, as if compressing space.

“The demon kings are mine, Lebron.”

“I will never step forward unless it is a moment of crisis.”

The emperor smiled after receiving the pledge from Lebron.

“It is good to kill the demon kings, but... Baler is by no means an easy opponent, Your Majesty. It is the point where the other demon kings made him a common enemy.”

John Blake saw this and clicked his tongue. Thinking about it, Baler was not an easy opponent. He was a monster who fought on equal grounds against six demon kings at the same time.

“I thought he was strong, but... I didn’t think it would be that much, Teacher.”

Lebron felt excitement when he heard about Baler’s specific power.

“If you become the true owner of a city, you can borrow the power of the magic power stone. You can draw and use magic power endlessly as long as your ability allows it. It is just about using it.”

“What does that have to do with Baler’s strength?”

Lebron cocked his head at John Blake’s explanation. It was a story that was too out of the blue. They weren’t fighting in his city, so what did that have to do with it?

“There is a correlation. Baler can draw that magic power from anywhere.”

Baler was able to draw and use magic power from all over the demon world.

“Baler’s territory is an island. It is said that it drifts through the clouds. That is why he doesn’t lose even when fighting against six demon kings.”

The emperor smiled when he heard John Blake’s explanation.

“Then... Baler can show it to me.”

The emperor smiled for a long time before sweeping his tongue over his lips. His shiny lips seemed to represent his desire.