Ranker's Return

Chapter 742

Hyeonu arrived at the place he promised to meet Teika and found several people already waiting for him.

“Hello, Alley Leader.”

Teika greeted Hyeonu with a wave.

“Have you been well, Reina?”

Hyeonu also waved toward Teika.

“It is a shame about before. If I wasn’t hunting with these idiots... I would’ve been able to meet you in the ranking battle.”

“I was also looking forward to it. The timing didn’t work out.”

Hyeonu and Teika spent a long time talking about things that had nothing to do with the reason they met.

“Hey, you didn’t call Alley Leader to do this.”

It would’ve lasted for a long time if Leo hadn’t interrupted in the middle.

“Ah, that’s right. Really. I called someone who was busy and just spoke nonsense.”

Teika recalled why he called Hyeonu.

“The reason I called you, Alley Leader is to... get help.”

“Help?”

“We found a village with a troll tribe. We can’t hunt there alone. We want to go with you, even if we don’t form a party.”

The PSG players, including Leo, and Teika accidentally found a village where trolls were gathered. Just by looking at it lightly, they didn’t dare enter the troll village. It was less than 10 minutes, but in the meantime, the number of trolls entering and exiting the village was in the hundreds. It was a burden to go hunting with such a small number in their group.

“I will be grateful if you give me such an opportunity.”

Hyeonu couldn’t resist Teika’s suggestion. The number of trolls must be quite large if they found it impossible to hunt. This meant the efficiency of his hunt would increase. There was no need to wander around looking for trolls who would be his prey.

‘I have to yield the boss monster if I have a conscience.’

“Instead, I will yield the boss monster.”

Hyeonu had his own conscience. They had provided a good hunting ground, so he wasn’t going to touch the boss monster.

“You don’t need to do that. If you kill it, then you kill it. If you don’t, then you don’t. Well... there is no saying that a boss monster won’t come out again just because it is killed once.”

Teika shook his head. It was right for the boss monster to be killed by someone capable of killing it. It took three to four days for the boss monster to respawn once it was killed. It was a week if it was really long. Teika also wasn’t confident of killing the boss monster that would appear in the troll village even after a week. It was already difficult just killing the trolls at the moment.

“Then I will go with a more relaxed heart.”

Hyeonu reached out to Teika.

“I hope it is good for both of us.”

Teika grabbed Hyeonu’s hand and shook it. Hyeonu tried to pull his hand out but Teika held onto it for a long time.

***

“Here it is. I think you can understand why we can’t hunt here.”

Teika pointed to the wooden fence in the distance.

‘There were so many problems?’

Hyeonu turned his gaze toward the fence Teika was pointing at. Hyeonu could immediately see why Teika called him.

‘It is more like a troll city than a troll village?’

It was closer to a city than a village. The fence continued all the way without seeing the end. There were also many trolls coming in and out.

‘This... It feels similar to the main scenario.’

“First of all, getting in is the problem,” Hyeonu opened his mouth without taking his eyes off the fence.

They first had to find a way to get in.

“I think we should break through the entrance head-on. In any case, it will be big on the inside, so it doesn’t matter much,” Leo, who had been keeping his mouth shut, finally opened his mouth.

“I think the same as this friend. If we can just go inside the village, we can divide up the areas and hunt,” Teika reinforced Leo’s opinion.

The land inside the village was as wide as the endless fence. If so, they could start hunting from a corner and proceed out. If they could hunt faster than the time it took for the trolls to respawn...

At that time, they could go and kill the boss monster.

‘Is that so?’

However, Hyeonu didn’t agree with the opinions of the two people. Time to spare? There couldn’t be such a thing. Trolls lined up to enter and exit the village. There were many trolls inside, not just a few.

‘There won’t be time to rest.’

The only time they could rest was when they logged out. The trolls would come in without pause.

‘Quite a few rankers will flock in the meantime.’

To put it correctly, there was a high possibility that they would be invited, not that they would flock. It was just like how Teika called Hyeonu.

“I will attract their attention, so enter first,” Hyeonu said while raising his bent over body.

They had set up the table so it was Hyeonu’s turn to pay for it.

“Are you sure you can do it?” Teika asked Hyeonu.

Even if Hyeonu killed the small number of trolls in front of them, the number still seemed to be at least 100. He trusted Hyeonu, but it wasn’t a number that could be passed easily.

“You just have to give me some buffs. I’ll take care of the next thing.”

The trolls had to be strong, but Hyeonu had fought among thousands of demons and demonic creatures.

'I used all types of things at the time, but...’

If he received the buffs of PSG’s priest players, there would be similar effects without Hyeonu having to use his item skills. If so, it wasn’t difficult for Hyeonu to handle 100 trolls alone. Rather, it was an easy task. Hyeonu had a strong supporter called Tang-E.

"I understand. Please take care of it.”

Leo bowed his head slightly toward Hyeonu. Hyeonu himself chose to be alone. Respect for him wasn’t an option but a necessity. The moment Leo’s words were over, the priests of the party cast their buffs on Hyeonu.

[You have received divine energy.]

[Your weapon is filled with a high divine power.]

[Attack power has increased.]

[You have received the Goddess’ Blessing.]

[All stats will increase.]

[Movement speed has increased.]

‘Uwah. How many are there?’

Hyeonu admired the message windows that filled his vision. He felt it last time, but the buffs of the priests beyond the fourth class advancement were overwhelming. Every individual gave him at least five buffs.

‘If I think about Tang-E... this is enough.’

Hyeonu smiled naturally when he felt the full energy in his body.

“Tang-E, let’s go.”

Hyeonu left his spot without any regrets. He had received what he should receive, so it was time to pay for it.

“Master dude, be strong and fight hard.”

Tang-E was busy sitting on Hyeonu’s head and waved his paws. Of course, he naturally cast his buffs.

“Don’t you have to pay for the meal as well? Give me a large magic trick.”

Hyeonu stopped Tang-E from just watching. Now was the time for Tang-E’s powerful, wide-area magic.

“Understood, Master dude. Tang-E will play with fire.”

Tang-E summoned a golden orb according to Hyeonu’s demands and started preparing to use magic. Tang-E carefully injected magic power into the Heart. It was to inject fuel for a hot fire show. After a while, hot air blew into the forest. A dark red haze blossomed in the green forest.

“Kuoooh!”

"Kuoh?"

“Kuaack!”

The trolls entering the village started to make sounds. They realized that something was strange. It was a feeling of heat that shouldn’t be felt. At this moment, flames soared from all sides beyond the haze. The flames were more than 10 meters high. There was no way out.

“Kuaaaaaah!!!”

“Kuoooooh!”

Trolls who were burned by the flames created by Tang-E started to be seen. The trolls started to quickly move away from the red barrier when they saw their own kind burning. The flames neutralized their regeneration. They had no choice but to be terrified.

“Master dude, I am finished.”

Tang-E breathed roughly. He had poured out more than half of his magic power.

“I know. Good job.”

Hyeonu responded by rubbing Tang-E’s ears as he heard Tang-E’s rough breathing.

‘There are around 30 trolls who died from the magic...’

There weren’t many trolls that died but there were many trapped inside the flame barrier and whose deaths were scheduled. It could be seen that Tang-E had done his part. It was just what Hyeonu expected from Tang-E.

Hyeonu summoned the magic spirit as he flew toward the trolls. Hyeonu’s movements changed from the moment the magic spirit appeared in thin air. It became faster and more gorgeous. The movements weren’t visible in the eyes of Teika and the PSG players who were still watching.

Hyeonu arrived above the heads of the trolls wandering around and pulled out the Mysterious Sky Sword. A huge purple pure energy flew toward the trolls. It was a combination of Crescent Moon Cut and Mysterious Sky Range. The trolls hit by the pure energy exploded all over.

[The troll scout of the Mapa Tribe has been killed.]

[Experience has been acquired.]

[The troll warrior of the Mapa Tribe has been killed.]

[Experience has been acquired.]

“Kuaaaaah!”

The trolls, who were scattered everywhere after escaping Tang-E’s fire magic, started to yell at Hyeonu, who appeared suddenly. They determined that the cause of this incident was Hyeonu. However, this was a decision that hastened their deaths.

Hyeonu saw the trolls running and stabbed the Mysterious Sky Sword into the ground. Then purple mirrors appeared around the running trolls.

“Kuoooh?”

The trolls once again questioned it. They had just fled the barrier of fire only to be blocked again by an unidentified wall. Such an appearance was brief. The sword protruding from the mirrors pierced the bodies of the trolls.

[The troll elite warrior of the Mapa Tribe has been killed.]

[Experience has been acquired.]

[You have leveled up.]

[All health and magic power are restored.]

Hyeonu had no time to be happy about the message that he leveled up. There were still many trolls left.

“Enter quickly!” Hyeonu shouted to Teika and PSG’s players who were still remaining in the back.

‘Right, we have to go in.’

Those who saw Hyeonu’s unbelievable combat ability were unable to shut their mouths. They were standing there blankly until Hyeonu yelled.

“Thank you, Alley Leader.”

Leo was the first to come to his senses and led the party members to enter the village of the troll tribe.

‘It really starts from now on.’

Hyeonu saw it and started to fight more aggressively. Tang-E and Gom-E, who weren’t participating in the battle, started to participate directly. Hyeonu hid his power in the midst of it.

‘I can’t show it all.’

“Yes, this is right.”