âDid you rest well?â Hyeonu looked at the Venom Guild members who all showed up together and waved.
âYes, we rested well. Alley Leader, did you rest well?â Kalen received Hyeonuâs words on behalf of the other guild members.
âI am in good shape. I think it is okay to see Edward now.â Hyeonu didnât really care.
He had taken care of the live stream, which was like homework, and his mind was fine after getting sufficient rest. Hyeonu was ready to bear the stress.
âEdward?â Kalen looked confused by Hyeonuâs words. They had just crossed the snowy mountain and entered the glacier zone. Edwardâs location was an iceberg very deep in the glacier zone. It was difficult to go there straight away.
âYes, Edward. I have to hurry up and see him. Is there any need to drag it out? I am fine, but... arenât you in a hurry to level up? The fifth class advancement isnât something light,â Hyeonu provoked the Venom Guild with a sharp laugh.
âI know that we are in a hurry.â Kalen smiled bitterly and nodded.
Currently, the fifth class advancement was a feat accomplished that only Hyenou had achieved. No one had managed to attain it after him. Rain, the next highest level player after Hyeonu, was now level 390. Naturally, information about the fifth class advancement was limited. No one knew the details, be it the viewers or the rankers. Yeongchan was the only one who knew about the fifth class advancement after hearing about it from Hyeonu.
In this situation, succeeding in the fifth class advancement faster than others meant they could preempt the large number of viewers who were interested in it. Absorbing viewers meant the growth of their A-World channel and live streams. There was a much more complicated backstory than simply increasing the ranking.
âThen letâs hurry up and go. I canât hold back those who are in a hurry for so long.â Hyeonu moved quickly without hesitation. It seemed he had no intention of giving the Venom Guild any more time.
Hyeonu walked leisurely and spoke to Kalen, âWill there be the dark elf undead at the iceberg as well?â
âI donât know that either. This is the first time weâve crossed the snowy mountain.â Kalen didnât know that either. There were no gamers who had broken through the snowy mountain before Hyeonu and the Venom Guild, so there was no information available.
âReally? Nobody has gone there? Everyone is blinded by the fifth class advancement. This is the main scenario, but theyâre not interested.â Hyeonu clicked his tongue.
The dark elves of the snowy mountain were strong and demanding. Hyeonu beat them in one go as if they werenât a big deal, but the reality was that the Venom Guild alone would struggle when facing more than three dark elves at a time. However, that was all. It wouldnât be difficult to break through the snowy mountain if the famous large guilds made up their minds to rush in. The more priests there were, the easier it would be.
âIt needs to be a formal attack force to show the viewers.â Kalen nodded. The large guilds werenât particularly interested in this incident. They just used the northern matter as content for streaming.
âI guess they will try to insert a spoon into it sooner or later. They now know that they can participate to a certain extent even without opening the main scenario.â Hyeonu knew the exact reason from a story he heard directly from Kim Seokjung, who led a large guild called New World. âIn the past, the main scenario was small, but hasnât it grown ridiculously big these days? It is absurd for one or two guilds to monopolize it.â
âThatâs right. It is a trend that is getting bigger and bigger. Perhaps it is Quencyâs internal policy. I think they are trying to get a lot of people involved and increase player loyalty,â Kalen agreed with Hyeonu.
This wasnât just Hyeonuâs idea. They were words that had come up a lot around Kalen. There was no need to sacrifice time to find the main scenario. There was nothing wrong with intervening at a leisurely pace later.
âHowever, that is what people who donât know anything would say. The benefits of preempting the main scenario are enormous.â
âIsnât that just a story of when you preempt it? The risk seems too great. Honestly, preempting the main scenario has only happened twice so far. It was by New World and you, Alley Leader. Who wants to jump in later?â
Hyeonu had to shut his mouth at Kalenâs words. He had nothing to say. It was true after all.
âDid I eat too much?â
The first main scenario was opened by Hyeonu, and the one after that was opened by New World. Then Hyeonu returned to Arena and swept up all of them. It was literally a solo stage. There was no concession at all.
âWell... Then I have nothing to say. I have to take good care of them since they are making concessions.â
Even so, he had no intention of giving up the main scenario. It was something that the other guilds had to take away from Hyeonu.
Hyeonu and the Venom Guild broke through the glacier zone while talking a bit more naturally than when they crossed the snowy mountain.
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A group of undead appeared in front of Hyeonu and the Venom Guild as they passed through the glacier in a straight line. The number seemed to be well over 100. The appearance of the undead was different. They ranged from giant beasts to skeletons just over one meter in size. However, they had something in common.
âThey donât look strong at all?â
Hyeonu wasnât nervous when he saw the group of undead. There was only one reason. The undead didnât seem particularly strong. He could defeat them alone. To be honest, the dark elf undead in the snowy mountain felt much stronger. Hyeonu didnât say anything to the Venom Guild and ran toward the group of undead alone.
âI donât need to hunt them together.â
It was enough to deal with them without the help of the Venom Guild.
âTang-E, Gom-E.â
Hyeonu had his pet Tang-E and the magic spirit Gom-E. These two were enough.
âTang-E, give me the buffs. Gom-E, stay next to Tang-E.â
Of course, neither of them had to participate directly in the battle. It was enough for Hyeonu alone to fight. He was full of confidence due to this successive increase in specs. It reached its peak while dealing with the dark elf undead.
âUnderstood, Master dude. Fight well and come back.â Tang-E placed the buffs on Hyeonu with an expression like it was normal now.
Gom-E stood next to Tang-E and held Tang-Eâs paw.
âMaster dude is strong. Too strong. There is no need to worry.â
âThatâs right. Master dude is strong. He is a monster.â
Tang-E and Gom-E muttered when they saw Hyeonu running toward the group of undead. No matter what anyone said, Hyeonu was a player who could defeat 1,000 enemies.
âStart with Crescent Moon Cut.â
Hyeonu ran quickly, pulled out the Mysterious Sky Sword, and swung it. His choice was the Crescent Moon Cut full of magic power.
A gigantic purple crescent pierced the glacier. A huge elephant-shaped undead standing at the head of the undead was dyed with a black energy as it rushed toward the purple crescent. The blackened elephantâs nose collided with Hyeonuâs pure energy.
The result of the collision was very one-sided. The purple pure energy from Hyeonu flew forward and split the elephant in half.
[The cursed snow mountain mammoth has been killed.]
[Experience has been acquired.]
Even after that, the purple pure energy moved without hesitation. The undead threw their bodies to block the pure energy, but it didnât seem to have much effect. The purple crescent moon continued to ravage the undead.
Hyeonu checked his full magic power and swung the Mysterious Sky Sword again.
Every time Hyeonuâs sword cut through the air, a huge pure energy flew toward the undead. It was a group of undead that couldnât even properly handle Crescent Moon Cut. There was no way they could stop the more powerful Mysterious Sky Range.
There was no undead with a leg left intact on the ground in the spot where Mysterious Sky Range swept through.
âThe number of undead is slowly increasing,â Hyeonu said while kicking the bones that had been torn down in front of him. Unlike the dark elf undead who were relatively clearheaded, the typical undead now appeared. They were skeletons that moved with no blood or flesh left.
âThey are monsters that originally appeared in the glaciers or snowy mountains, so they donât seem to be as difficult as the dark elves. Instead, the problem is that the number is a bit high... Well, we have Alley Leader, so I donât think it will be a big deal.â Kalenâs face was full of vigor. He couldnât believe it even after seeing it with his own eyes.
âDoes it make sense to kill them that easily?â
It was clear that the undead before them now were weaker than the dark elf undead, but they were by no means low-level monsters to be ignored. Yet these more than 100 undead were knocked down in just two attacks. Kalenâs feeling of surprise went beyond admiration.
âI got the right bus driver.â
However, the surprise was brief. It was temporary, but Hyeonu was moving with the Venom Guild. It might be different if they met as enemies, but he was more reassuring when he was an ally. The stronger Hyeonu was, the more likely he was to get the main scenario.
âIf I upload this video, I will get at least a few thousand more subscribers on my channel.â
In Kalenâs eyes, Hyeonu was now seen as a savior. He would lead them on the road to success.
âWhat are you doing? Come on, letâs go. The undead arenât as strong as you think. You can pierce through as well,â Hyeonu urged the Venom Guild.
âYes, yes. Letâs go.â The Venom Guild members followed Hyeonuâs words with a gentler attitude than before.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
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The idea that they could easily break through the glacier didnât last long. It soon shattered. The level of the undead that appeared every time they broke through the glacier rose exponentially. The first group of undead was really easy to hunt. From then on, an army of skeletons appeared and dozens of death knights as well.
At this moment, the most powerful undead army had appeared.
âThis... isnât it.â Hyeonu shook his head at the sight of the undead army in the distance. It wasnât at a level to argue whether it was worth fighting or not.
âIn any case... I think it will be hard to see Edward again, Alley Leader,â Kalen barely managed to say when he saw the undead army.
âWe have to kill as many as possible before dying. This way, we wonât lose money, right?â
âYes. I will use all my skills to the death today.â
The other Venom Guild members looked tired too. The number of the undead army was enormous. Everywhere they looked was filled with the undead. It was no different in the sky.
âA bone dragon...â Hyeonu sighed when he saw five bone dragons floating leisurely in the air. It was very burdensome. No matter how much his specs were upgraded in New World, the five dragons that were seen were a different matter.
A moment later, a knight in gray armor appeared above the head of the largest bone dragon floating in the air.
âHumans who donât know their ruler... You came here to die again. How stupid are you?â
It was the man Hyeonu was looking forâEdward.