Novel Will Be Taken Down on 17 May or Earlier Chapter 146 - It's to protect your pride (2)

The moment they entered the Golden Place, Yusra Kingdom.

 

“You madman.”

 

Leonie opened her mouth.

 

what?

 

To protect the pride in your heart?

 

It was so cringe she couldn’t stand it.

 

Nam Taemin felt it was unfair.

 

“Why are you making a fuss? It’s the same as what Hoyeol-ssi said.”

 

“Are you crazy? What do you mean the same?!”

 

“Although we’re in the same boat. That’s absurd, Nam Taemin.”

 

“Hey, Hisagi Kazuma-ssi. You don’t have the right to say that.”

 

– “There is nothing more important than pride. I realized it too late.”

 

How dare he act like a fool even though he spat out similar words in front of the reporters.

 

Shake, Hisagi shook his head.

 

“Words alone would have been enough to convey the message.”

 

“What?”

 

“You didn’t have to tap your chest with your fist.”

 

“Huh? What’s wrong with that? It’s manly and nice.”

 

“The original wasn’t as cringy as you were.”

 

It was the same shit.

 

Even if they talked more, the differences in opinions wouldn’t be resolved.

 

All right, let’s give up.

 

They were waiting for something more important than a trivial interview and an argument.

 

– Prove your worth in your area. (In Progress)

 

Prove your worth.

 

Nam Taemin, Leonie, Hisagi.

 

The three people realized it the moment they witnessed the quest.

 

– ‘So we.…!’

 

Why did Hoyeol unite the three guilds that had bad ties or zero connection? It was for this quest. The three of them were certain.

 

“Imagine. Let’s say we were still active as the way we used to be.”

 

First of all, they could guarantee one thing before they could even imagine it.

 

Hisagi struck first.

 

“At the very least, Inazuma and Gaon wouldn’t have been able to achieve the growth they have now because they would be keeping each other in check.”

 

“That’s right, that’s what I wanted to say. Wait, why is it Inazuma and Gaon again? The order is not right. The order. In rankings and in alphabetical order. Naturally, we should be at the front…”

 

“Isn’t that right, Leonie-ssi?”

 

“Yeah. I can see it just now.”

 

In the past, there was competition between guilds.

 

In addition to competing for the first clear over the ruptures, it was common for a war of nerves to break out even inside the ruptures.

 

Hadn’t there been a time or two when they couldn’t back down because of their pride, even though they knew it would be a loss for each other?

 

“It’s all thanks to everyone side-stepping on their own.”

 

“Entering the same rupture as us won’t do them any good.”

 

“Even during the early days of the Arcana Continent, I have never hunted like this before.”

 

Battle-mad berserker.

 

Thanks to the great alliance, they were able to properly exercise their occupational disease.

 

Gaon and Inazuma guild members, as well as Leonie and the Berserker guild, also gained experience points at a rate incomparable to before.

 

The results were revealed by their level.

 

Nam Taemin, level 408.

 

Hisagi Kazuma, level 405.

 

Leonie, level 399.

 

Growth was not possible by the synergistic effect of the Great Alliance alone.

 

What had a bigger impact than that was the attack on the Demon King’s Castle rupture.

 

This was possible because the demon-type monsters disappeared as if they were hiding their presence after the oppression of the demon kings.

 

“Even with simple calculations, the time of the rupture attack has more than doubled.”

 

Why were demon-type monsters tricky to deal with?

 

It could be because their level was high since they were a growth-type monster. But, again, the biggest headache was their status abnormality. In particular, if someone was inflicted with ‘fear’, there was bound to be a delay.

 

Nam Taemin gave an impassioned speech.

 

“Not only us, but all the players need to be grateful. In order to create this situation. Hoyeol-ssi must have gone through so much trouble.”

 

“No.”

 

“What do you mean no? How could you…!”

 

Was he trying to make him angry again?

 

Hisagi continued regardless.

 

“He probably didn’t go through any troubles at the Demon King’s Castle rupture. With Hoyeol-ssi’s level. As you know, didn’t he clear three Demon King’s Castle rupture in just 10 minutes?”

 

…He wasn’t wrong.

 

But, even if what he said was true, he didn’t have to be so annoying!

 

Leonie stopped Nam Taemin, who was about to become angry again.

 

Slide–

 

Arcana official website.

 

Player ranking column.

 

Leonie, who was looking at the level of the rankers, opened her mouth.

 

“Liu Jinchun, he’s level 400, too.”

 

“Level 400 with the sovereign class? He’s poisonous too. Poisonous.”

 

“That’s why he’s occupying the position of head of a huge guild called Union.”

 

When looking at the levels of other players, the levels of her two collaborators naturally caught her attention. Leonie’s eyebrows twitched. … Hey, look at these guys?

 

“But why do you both seem to be slowing down in rising your level?”

 

“…?”

 

“No, what were you doing while I was catching up to level 399? Were you playing around? I said it over and over again. I wish you two had hunted at least one more monster instead of arguing… Sigh, whatever. What’s the point of saying it?”

 

Nam Taemin and Hisagi exchanged wronged looks.

 

“Excuse me, Miss Level-399. I guess you don’t know anything yet.”

 

“From level 400 onward, it’s really different.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“No, really, the experience required from level 400 doesn’t make sense. Even if I spend several days beating monsters of the recommended level, will my level change…!?”

 

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I checked the status window.

 

[Name: Grandfel Claudie Arpheus Romeo]

 

[Title: The Last Adventurer, Noble]

 

[Class: Demon hunter]

 

[Level: 490]

 

[Stat]

 

Strength: 72 / Agility: 77 / Mana: 401 / Luck: 7 / Aesthetic: Down

 

[Points owned: 50]

 

Didn’t I tell you before?

 

This damn Arcana’s level-up system.

 

From level 100, the amount of experience required to level up increased exponentially. But my dissatisfaction felt like a cruel insult at this point.

 

I returned from my expedition to the Arcana Continent with a 50-level rise with the system’s limit…!

 

‘Even after receiving the death penalty.’

 

The moment I had closed my eyes, a message appeared.

 

[You are dead.]

 

[Death penalty will be applied.]

 

[Your experience point decreases.]…

 

Even though I got a huge drop in experience points, it was still at the limit.

 

If I had hastily broken the Qirnberg Machine Tower savings, I would have felt aggrieved.

 

Perhaps because there was solid evidence that it was a disgrace.

 

I realized what I had done.

 

Yes, hunting down the demon king tangled up with the Simuard family was not enough.

 

I, along with millions of demons, had gotten hit by the Iron Castle’s magic ray cannon and was violently oxidized.

 

It was definitely such an incredible action that even the system misunderstood and gave me a title.

 

“You can’t judge me based on numbers.”

 

…Yeah, I would admit it at least this time.

 

I realized that for Grandfel, things like level and number of enemies were really just numbers. That’s why he threw himself to millions of demons.

 

It was a stormy period of puberty where I was truly afraid of nothing.

 

Anyway, let’s start with 50 points.

 

As always, I was about to invest all my points into mana but then I hesitated.

 

Well wasn’t there a saying that your life flashes before your eyes at the moment of death?

 

Thanks to that, I realized one thing.

 

“Demon hunters have their own methods of hunting.”

 

From the past to the present.

 

The characteristics of demon hunters were consistent.

 

Other than hunting demons, they had no strength to show off.

 

You could see this just by looking at how stat points were invested. I was a demon hunter who had no choice but to invest equally in strength, agility, and mana, because if I just invested in one, my stats would be disappointing.

 

But I realized it through this struggle.

 

The training method actually helped me hunt down demons.

 

I swung a sword with my strength, wielded a crossbow with my agility, and performed magic with my mana.

 

In order to hunt demons, we used any means and methods.

 

That was how demon hunters were.

 

In itself.

 

‘It’s worth investing points in strength and agility, too.’

 

The crossbow exceeded my expectations.

 

Above all, I had reached the peak of swordsmanship, sword force.

 

Unlike before, the importance and cost-effectiveness of strength and agility stats had risen sharply. In other words, class quest rewards alone were unfortunately not enough to cover it.

 

‘Sword skills and shooting. Put a little more points to the agility that affects both.’

 

12 points for strength.

 

15 points for agility.

 

And 20 points for mana.

 

I had finished allocating the points.

 

Out of 50 points, there were only 3 points left.

 

Points that were like my own blood.

 

‘…Alright.’

 

I closed my eyes and invested 3 points in luck.

 

If you asked me why I invested 3 points instead of just 1 point.

 

It was because double digits looked better than single digits.

 

[Luck: 10]

 

Let’s be honest.

 

I wanted to be lucky at this moment.

 

I opened the inventory and took out the demon’s item.

 

The demon king’s loot was purified through the exorcism.

 

[Map That Connects All Things] was reduced to an ordinary piece of paper due to the teleportation effect, but I still had two of the demon’s loot left.

 

‘If I had time, I would have purified both loots.’

 

I knew that demons would come, but I never dreamed that there would be millions of them. Thanks to this, there was only one demon king’s loot that was purified. And if you asked me what loot I had chosen to sacrifice…

 

“Still hideous.”

 

Eyes…

 

No, it was [Eyes Burning with Malice] that Flauros dropped.

 

The reason I purified the eyes first was simple. It was more likely to be a better item since it was the high-ranking demon king who dropped it.

 

Of course, I didn’t invest a point in luck just by considering the demon king’s loot.

 

‘There are a lot of things I unintentionally have to take a look at.’

 

The purified demon king’s loot.

 

The effect of the title, [Noble].

 

Furthermore [Unfinished Holy War].

 

I hope the quest worked out well.

 

‘Please, I hope the first step works properly.’

 

Putting aside my pathetic thoughts for a moment, I checked the information one by one.

 

And then I realized.

 

[Evil Eye’s Telescope]

 

One point.

 

[Noble: The Arcana Continent remembers you, Noble One.]

 

One point.

 

[Breaking News: Great Alliance, “Decided to join the war to protect their pride.”]

 

One point.

 

Indeed…!

 

The system, luck, didn’t lie.

 

*

 

Mage Tower.

 

Crystal Hall where the roundtable meeting was held.

 

The skilled and apprentice mages were startled as they entered.

 

“…What are they doing here?”

 

Was today a special day?

 

The senior mages were seated first in the Crystal Hall.

 

Not a single person was left out.

 

But what caught their attention more than anything was the Chief Mage, Marcelo.

 

“Thank goodness, Chief Marcelo.”

 

“He woke up safely.”

 

“Is he feeling better now?”

 

Whisper–

 

Listening to the noise.

 

Marcelo didn’t care.

 

No, he wasn’t in the right state of mind to care.

 

For some reason, his body was full of energy.

 

Marcelo clenched his fist and opened it.

 

‘…It doesn’t creak?’

 

The joints that usually groaned just by being moved were fine.

 

The pain in his heart, which had been coming all the time, disappeared.

 

Marcelo was curious and asked Belliere.

 

– “Senior Belliere. There’s something about me… Did you cast a healing spell?”

 

Senior mage of the healing school, Belliere Yushia

 

Since they had known each other since childhood.

 

He was well aware of Belliere’s magic talent.

 

Without his knowledge.

 

Had she reached that level of healing magic?

 

Was his body revitalized thanks to her healing magic?

 

But Belliere smiled and shook her head.

 

– “I wish that could have been possible. I didn’t.”

 

Even when he looked at Senior Matis, he couldn’t get a clear answer.

 

Belliere wouldn’t have lied.

 

There must be another reason.

 

‘Then….’

 

There was only one possibility he could think of.

 

– “Chief Lee Hoyeol said this. He hunted millions of demons.”

 

Chief Lee Hoyeol.

 

By any chance, among the millions of demons that Chief Lee killed on the Arcana Continent, was there one related to the ‘curse of terminal illness’? Naturally, he wasn’t sure that the curse was completely gone.

 

The mage family, Simuard.

 

It was a curse of terminal illness that even his grandfather, no, his father, couldn’t escape from. Even if his physical condition had improved, even if the curse of terminal illness had truly disappeared.

 

Marcelo couldn’t feel it was real.

 

But.

 

Wait.

 

Marcelo clenched his fist.

 

His eyes became colder than before.

 

‘If the curse is related to the demons.’

 

He wouldn’t be able to keep his composure in front of the demons anymore.

 

‘In that regard, I respect Sir Hoyeol once again.’

 

The moment Marcelo finished thinking.

 

Hoyeol appeared in the Crystal Hall.

 

Focusing on him.

 

Interest poured in in an instant.

 

Most of all, senior mages were anxious.

 

‘He returned to the Mage Tower before the sun went down.’

 

‘He hunted millions of demons? Is that possible?’

 

‘Can we finally hear that heroic story? Ha, if I had known this would happen, I would have written that my purpose was an expedition to the continent on the tower’s exit application form…!’

 

Twenty senior mages.

 

Each person’s thoughts were slightly different, but it was only natural that they were interested. They didn’t doubt Hoyeol but naturally, they had questions regarding his actions.

 

“Let’s hear it. What happened?”

 

Even young mages who did not know the details knew that Hoyeol had entered the Arcana Continent. At this moment, everyone in Crystal Hall was waiting for Hoyeol to open his mouth.

 

In the midst of those high expectations.

 

Hoyeol started talking.

 

“Everyone, do you know?”

 

“…?!”

 

Starting with a question that no one expected.

 

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There was a saying that a word can repay a thousand nyang debt.

 

…I supposed that saying wasn’t about me.

 

Standing tall with an upright posture.

 

I started by asking all sorts of questions.

 

There was no way to get an answer to a question like this.

 

Silence–

 

As the atmosphere hardened, I hastily tried to fix it.

 

I opened my mouth after a long time in silence.

 

“It is better to see it once than to hear it a hundred times.”

 

Despite what I planned, I spat out a proverb.

 

I never thought I’d tell the Arcana people a Korean proverb.

 

…Maybe I’ve gone beyond the level of a boomer?

 

Fortunately, however, it seemed my intentions were conveyed.

 

Thankfully, I could see some people nodding.

 

Thank you for your response, Senior Mage Banglet Tom.

 

Everything has a give-and-take.

 

Even though I don’t have anything in particular to give, I will gladly give you green tea.

 

Taking a moment to make up my mind.

 

I quickly took the item out of the inventory.

 

Seeing it once is better than hearing it a hundred times.

 

No matter how hard I tried to explain the appearance of the Arcana Continent in words, it would be easier to understand just by looking at it once. What I took out was the demon king’s loot.

 

[Evil Eye’s Telescope]

 

[Grade: Epic]

 

[Restriction: None]

 

[Effect: Shares your field of vision with the evil eye for a short period of time.]

 

[Description: Eyes that share vision with the eyes of the Demon World. But keep in mind. The deeper you look, the more likely they are to notice your existence.]

 

Countless evil eyes floated in the night sky of Arcana.

 

Being able to share my field of vision with the evil eye was a tremendous effect.

 

It meant that I could check the Arcana continent in real-time.

 

I spoke confidently as if showing off the great catch I had caught.

 

“From now on, I will show you the view of the Arcana continent.”

 

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Crystal Hall.

 

Chief, senior, skilled, apprentice.

 

There was no distinction between classes.

 

Everyone was shocked and had the same thoughts.

 

“How on earth…?”

 

How could he have come back from that hell?