Novel Will Be Taken Down on 17 May or Earlier Chapter 59 - Hybrid

Five.

 

It was the number of commanders surrounding Hoyeol’s party.

 

Naturally, the people watching were nervous.

 

– ㅁㅊIs this for real?

 

– But this is too much!!

 

– What are the other guilds doing? They can’t turn off the aggroㄹㅇ

 

The demon army’s movement.

 

It was a familiar pattern for the players.

 

The monsters had a habit of trying to get rid of the most threatening enemies first.

 

Because the aggro system existed in Arcana as well.

 

Even though they knew it couldn’t be helped, they couldn’t help but feel frustrated.

 

However.

 

“…Wait a minute. I see some familiar faces?”

 

The atmosphere of despair didn’t last long.

 

They enlarged the angle.

 

Familiar faces appeared in it.

 

“If my eyes are not wrong, I think it’s Jessie Heinness?!?”

 

Jessie, why was she coming out of there…?

 

It was natural for such a reaction to come out.

 

Hadn’t Jessie always been a member of the Shining Guild?

 

But it wasn’t incomprehensible either.

 

Jessie hadn’t shown up even during the Yusra Kingdom.

 

– Could it be that the rumors are real?

 

– What rumors? Talk about what you know

 

– Noㅋㅋ Jessie might quit Shiningㅋㅋ

 

– ㄹㅇThat’s bullshit

 

– In the first place, rumors that she has no lingering attachment to the guild keep circulatingㅇㅇ

 

However, the more they looked at it, the more they couldn’t dismiss it as nonsense.

 

Jessie’s face on the broadcast screen.

 

Especially her pupils.

 

Twinkle–

 

They were twinkling.

 

– No, doesn’t she look very motivated?

 

– Is this the Jessie Heinness I knew???

 

– ㄹㅇㅋㅋShe doesn’t really really say a word in public

 

What could be the reason?

 

One of the cast members threw out a provocative topic.

 

“…Come to think of it, this isn’t the first time Lee Hoyeol and Jessie Heinness met, right? Well, even during the Count Ascura raid. The two of them…”

 

But it was a topic that shouldn’t be touched.

 

Who are Lee Hoyeol and Jessie Heinness?

 

They were one of the most popular star players.

 

Even the media that went crazy when it came to stimulating materials.

 

Thinking of the backlash, they couldn’t touch them recklessly.

 

– Get out of my way.

 

– My patience is at its limit.

 

– I can’t find any formalities.

 

Especially, Lee Hoyeol!

 

Before viewers could bombard the message board.

 

The host hastily started to argue.

 

“This is a very personal opinion of Expert Hwang Kyojoon. VBC, including myself, declares that we do not agree with Expert Hwang’s opinion in the slightest.”

 

“…What? No, wait a minute. It was a mistake!”

 

In addition.

 

Aside from that speculation, there seemed to be a clear reason.

 

Soon, Hoyeol’s magic manifested in the air.

 

Under the influence of aesthetic stat.

 

A spectacular sight began to unfold.

 

“I didn’t expect attribute magic to feel brilliant…!”

 

“It’s like looking at a picture.”

 

“The statues he created grabbed the commander’s leg?!”

 

Even just watching it on the screen, it looked beautiful.

 

What if you saw something like that right in front of you?

 

– …I can understand why Jessie, that magic nerd, pays attention to him.

 

– There’s a reason why Jessie’s eyes sparkle

 

– Is it a new skill? He’s grown again?!!

 

– Maybe he’s just been hiding it?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

– Instead of hiding it, he just didn’t need to use it

 

From its appearance alone, it was extraordinary.

 

Did they even need to explain the power separately?

 

Hoyeol was coordinating the battlefield with his magic.

 

Calling it a hunt would be embarrassing.

 

It was a one-sided slaughter.

 

The time it took for the wings of the five commanders to break.

 

It was only a few minutes.

 

“…It’s over. Everyone.”

 

As much as the cast was dumbfounded.

 

Viewers didn’t have much to say either.

 

– It’s just Homen

 

As a result, a total of six commanders were eliminated by Hoyeol.

 

According to additional updates…

 

There were only four left.

 

– I am sure those four have been caught at leastㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

– Shining and Union would do it one by one

 

– I think it’s safe to say that the rest of the players are all united and hunt them??

 

So how was the situation on the other guilds’ side going?

 

Viewers switched the channel out of curiosity.

 

Some of them were left stunned.

 

On the other guilds’ side.

 

A completely unexpected development was unfolding.

 

One player was facing a commander of the demon king’s army alone.

 

Viewers in South Korea were shocked by his identity.

 

“…Hey, isn’t that Nam Taemin?!”

 

*

Nam Taemin was startled.

 

‘Class quest…? All of a sudden?’

 

1st place in the Barbarian class rankings.

 

Nam Taemin had searched all kinds of rumors and quests for the class quest.

 

When he looked for it, he couldn’t find even a single clue.

 

To think a class quest suddenly appeared in this situation.

 

Nam Taemin was a little pleased.

 

‘…Maybe I can do something.’

 

Frost which was in crisis.

 

If it was the class quest’s reward, growth was guaranteed.

 

He might be able to contribute to the recapture of Frost.

 

At that thought, Nam Taemin checked the quest window.

 

[Class quest: Demonstration of Wildness]

 

The leader died.

 

Young new boss.

 

Prove your true wild nature.

 

“…!”

 

Then he realized.

 

The reason why the class quest came to him.

 

The leader.

 

It was referring to the strongest barbarian warrior.

 

“…Cairn.”

 

Back when Arcana was a game.

 

Cairn was an NPC who stayed in a forest near Frost and helped players transfer jobs to the barbarian class.

 

But Nam Taemin knew.

 

That Arcana was no longer just a game.

 

Cairn was not an NPC but an Arcanain, a human just like he was.

 

‘Cairn got defeated by the demons.’

 

Suddenly, he remembered the conversation he had with Cairn.

 

– Become barbarian bigshot? You want that?

 

Back when he was looking for information about class quests.

 

Nam Taemin also asked Cairn about the information.

 

Then Cairn replied with a big smile.

 

– You’re tempted by something like being a bigshot. You’re weak, brother!

 

…He hadn’t thought too much of it then.

 

He finally understood the meaning of those words.

 

– You’ll find out naturally in time, brother.

 

Indeed.

 

Barbarian’s title was only given to the ‘head of the head’.

 

When the leader, Cairn, died.

 

A class quest appeared to Nam Taemin.

 

So if the class quest appeared…

 

“…Cairn was alive until just now.”

 

Fuck demon bastards!

 

Clench–

 

Nam Taemin’s veins popped out.

 

His anger soared from the bottom of his heart.

 

From his older brother, Nam Cheolmin, to Cairn, who was like a sworn brother.

 

He’d only been beaten by demon bastards.

 

Snap–

 

Nam Taemin’s grip began to crack the thick handle of the sword.

 

At that moment.

 

[Commander of the demon army, Horikan] appeared in front of Nam Taemin.

 

A half-man, half-bird armed with a spear.

 

Horikan looked at Nam Taemin and shook his head.

 

Then he opened his beak while looking at the blood on the end of the window.

 

“That’s strange. I certainly stabbed him in the side with this spear and killed him.”

 

“…?”

 

“Why is there a beast here that smells the same?”

 

“!!!”

 

A beast.

 

It was a vulgar nickname for the barbaric warrior, barbarian.

 

Nam Taemin could immediately notice.

 

It was this guy.

 

It was this bird that killed Cairn.

 

As if to prove that, the voice of his brother Nam Cheolmin rang in his ears.

 

– Hey, Nam Taemin!! Get a hold of yourself!! He’s at least level 500!!

 

Level 500.

 

Nam Taemin’s level was only 374.

 

Of course, he couldn’t win.

 

As his brother said, he should run away.

 

But his heart was beating.

 

Thump–

 

It was beating so hard that he’d never felt it before.

 

Run. You can’t win. The level gap is too big.

 

The voice of reason that was constantly crying out to him gradually became blurred.

 

His muscles began to twitch more violently.

 

He could feel his stamina being consumed just by the pulse of his body.

 

“Huft.”

 

Nam Taemin breathed heavily.

 

At that moment.

 

Drizzle–

 

Steam began to rise from Nam Taemin’s body.

 

At the same time, a message came up in front of him.

 

[You’ve met the conditions]

 

[You will be rewarded.]

 

[You have acquired the class’s unique skill ‘Call of the Wild’.]

 

[You’ve met the conditions.]

 

[Class’s unique skill, ‘Call of the Wild’, will be activated.]

 

Clench–!

 

──────

 

Call of the Wild: Awaken the true wildness, greatly increase your wildness.

 

──────

 

[Wildness].

 

Barbarian’s class-specific stat.

 

It was thanks to this wildness stat that barbarians were able to produce explosive monster power.

 

His wildness stat went up.

 

Drastically.

 

The improvement in his physical ability was beyond description.

 

Crush–!

 

Nam Taemin completely smashed the handle of his sword.

 

But he didn’t mind.

 

Screech–!

 

Just like that, Nam Taemin threw the sword at Horikan.

 

The speed of his muscle was beyond imagination.

 

Even the winged Horikan couldn’t avoid it.

 

Clang–!

 

He hurriedly raised his spear to stop the sword.

 

The impact pushed Horikan back dozens of meters.

 

If his wings hadn’t offset the impact.

 

He’d be stuck in a collapsed pile of buildings.

 

Horikan quickly brushed his head.

 

“I don’t know what happened. Indeed, you’re like a beast. That one power is great. But beasts are just beasts. I’ll hunt you slowly.”

 

Flap–!

 

Horikan spread his wings and flew.

 

‘I don’t have to fight on the ground.’

 

It was the lesson he had learned from dealing with another beast.

 

Thinking of Cairn as a dying man, Horikon had folded his wings and almost got in trouble.

 

However, in Horikan’s eyes, Nam Taemin and Cairn looked different.

 

‘It’s similar, but it smells different.’

 

Is it the difference between a beast of prey and a bastard beast?

 

If it was a beast of prey, Horikan could hunt it alone.

 

The moment Horikan became arrogant.

 

Snap–!

 

“!”

 

He felt pain in his ankle.

 

It was because Nam Taemin had grabbed Horikan’s leg and hung on it.

 

[‘Fracture’ occurs to the commander of the demon army, Horikan.]

 

“How dare you…!!”

 

Horikan quickly swung his spear.

 

Nam Taemin was stabbed in the forearm and he fell from the air.

 

But he didn’t suffer the impact of it.

 

He landed lightly on all fours.

 

Because the wildness that rose sharply made Nam Taemin really move like an animal.

 

Flap–!

 

Nam Taemin jumped up the building again.

 

“Beast bastard!”

 

Horikan hurriedly tried to widen the distance, but it was not enough.

 

Tak–

 

Rather, Horikan was caught by the wings.

 

Nam Taemin’s forearm twitched.

 

Screech–!

 

He tore Horikan’s wing.

 

[‘Bleeding’ occurs to the commander of the demon army, Horikan.]

 

Horikan lost his balance and crashed.

 

Nam Taemin didn’t miss it.

 

Grab–!

 

He grabbed Horikan’s long neck and began to twist it.

 

“…Cough!”

 

It didn’t make sense to Horikan.

 

Whether it was that guy or this guy.

 

Beasts were different from ordinary humans.

 

But he himself was no ordinary bird.

 

‘I’m different from that bird-head Kupikan…!’

 

Even if he lost his wings, he had arms and legs.

 

Horikan raised his spear as he fell.

 

And he aimed the spear at Nam Taemin, who caught him.

 

Not to attack.

 

But to shake Taemin off.

 

‘If he wants to avoid my attack, he’ll have no choice but to let me go.’

 

However.

 

Stab–!

 

Nam Taemin was still holding Horikan’s neck.

 

He definitely had stabbed him…?

 

For a moment, Horikan recalled Cairn.

 

Fighting non-stop for days.

 

Even though he was covered in blood and all his bones were smashed.

 

He was a beast who never gave in to the last minute.

 

‘Damn it…!’

 

Horikan realized.

 

‘This beast is the same!’

 

Yes, brutes had no such thing as reason.

 

Words didn’t work, but threats could.

 

Horikan twisted his body with his only wing.

 

Perhaps it was working.

 

“!”

 

The grip on his neck was gradually loosening.

 

“Huft….”

 

[Call of the Wild] cost extreme physical exhaustion.

 

Due to his lack of physical strength, Nam Taemin released [Call of the Wild].

 

His voice of reason also returned.

 

Of course, it didn’t matter to Horikan why this happened.

 

Crash–!

 

Nam Taemin crashed to the floor with a loud sound.

 

Horikan approached Nam Taemin.

 

“Ignorant beast. They’re all the same until their miserable end.”

 

Miserable end?

 

Fuck.

 

Nam Taemin wanted to laugh, but he didn’t have the strength.

 

He laughed inside.

 

‘…I think I understand it now.’

 

The pride in his heart that Hoyeol was talking about.

 

Yes, what moved Nam Taemin was pride.

 

Cairn’s pride to protect.

 

And his own pride that he couldn’t turn a blind eye to that pride.

 

So he had no regrets.

 

“You beasts are more stupid than the animals. Even animals, when they meet their natural enemies, tuck their tails and run. Did I, Horikan-nim, about to get disparaged by a guy like you? Don’t be mistaken. Worm-like human.”

 

A beast.

 

Yeah, he had thrown his sword and ran on all fours…

 

That must have been what he looked like.

 

Nam Taemin wanted to ask if he could.

 

‘Hyung, did I look like an animal?’

 

In a playful way.

 

Well, if he asked it sincerely.

 

The people he left behind would be sad.

 

Of course, the moment he crashed.

 

He couldn’t hear his brother’s voice as the earphones were smashed.

 

However.

 

Tap tap–

 

An answer came back for certain.

 

“A beast, you said. You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

 

Ironically.

 

“But understand this, little demon.”

 

Hoyeol.

 

“!”

 

He could see Hoyeol in his blurred vision.

 

And he saw guild members running to him.

 

Nam Taemin could feel it.

 

‘…Hyung?’

 

Nam Cheolmin had conveyed the situation to the guild members.

 

Nam Taemin was startled for a moment.

 

‘…Did you see me running on all fours?’

 

Wasn’t Hoyeol a person who valued formality more than anyone else?

 

Nothing could be less formal than this.

 

Well, even Nam Taemin thought he was truly a beast.

 

But that worry was really useless.

 

“Because you don’t know pride. A man who fights to carry out his pride.”

 

“…!”

 

“You demons, an inferior race, can never understand.”

 

Hoyeol calmly spouted like usual.

 

Nam Taemin was moved and Horikan was dumbfounded.

 

‘How?’

 

There was a dangerous smell coming from the silver-haired man.

 

…The smell of the blood of the other six commanders, including Kupikan!

 

Horikan sensed it intuitively.

 

That man was his natural enemy…!

 

‘I-I have to run away.’

 

His body might have been intact, but his wings were torn off.

 

Horikan wiggled his beak.

 

“Yes, I’ll mislead him with my words and take advantage of the opportunity….’

 

“B-Bweek!”

 

But Horikan couldn’t even open his beak.

 

Crackle–!

 

Immediate exploration, interference, manifestation.

 

A flame rose up from his beak.

 

He writhed in pain.

 

“I don’t talk to prey.”

 

A cold voice echoed in Horikan’s ears.

 

“Shut your mouth. Hybrid.”

 

*

 

AAU Korea Branch.

 

“…I can’t believe it.”

 

They looked at Hoyeol in the monitor as if in awe.

 

Among them.

 

Clack clack–!

 

Yoon Sookyum, who was tapping the keyboard, opened his mouth.

 

“…Hyunjoon, I think I know. What the demon king is!”

 

“A-Are you sure? Sunbae?!”

 

“Yes. 99.9 percent for sure.”

 

Finally, the time finally had come for them to earn their keep.

 

In addition, this information was more helpful to Hoyeol than anyone else.