“Hyung-nim, I’ve just reached the halfway point,” Hyeonu told Gang Junggu as he shook the blood off the Mysterious Sky Sword.
150 people—half of the attackers had been wiped out.
“This much is enough. Isn’t it half done?” Gang Junggu replied. Unlike the impatient Hyeonu, Gang Junggu was much calmer. He was relaxed and optimistic about the situation.
“If it were a normal situation, I would accept it. However, Hyung-nim and I will be gone all day tomorrow. What if something happens then?” Hyeonu was worried for a reason. In reality, tomorrow was Wednesday—the day when Arena League events were held. Hyeonu wouldn’t be able to log into Arena. Moreover, considering the time difference between reality and Arena, it wasn’t simply a day.
“We might be away, but others have decided to help.” Gang Junggu was still relaxed. He seemed to have gained pretty reliable helpers. Hyeonu was slightly relieved by this.
‘Then who are they? They aren’t from New World...’
Now he was curious about the identity of the helpers, who were clearly not from New World. After all, New World was already doing many things. This was obvious based on the way that Kim Seokjung didn’t come to the Balder Mountains.
“Who are they? Do I know them?”
“It’s Kowloon. They decided to help with the quest for a few days.”
“Kowloon? Isn’t Kowloon busy? What agreement did you make?” Hyeonu questioned it with a confused expression.
Kowloon was a guild that was as busy as New World. This wasn’t even Kowloon’s quest, yet the members of Kowloon came to help...? Hyeonu found it hard to understand why they would do that.
“I mentioned that I saw Tian Hu, then Liu Shei just said he would take care of it. He is probably a bit stung,” Gang Junggu replied.
Hyeonu made an expression that showed he understood. Tian Hu—it was understandable if he was Liu Shei’s reason.
‘He can’t shake off the past,’ Hyeonu remarked inwardly.
It was unlikely that Liu Shei would ally with Tian Hu again. In fact, it was literally impossible. There was no reason for him to do so once more. Logically speaking, it was Tian Hu against Hyeonu, Gang Junggu, and Kim Seokjung. The weight was deeply placed on one side. The possibility of Liu Shei shifting alliances so low that it wasn’t even worth considering.
“If it is Liu Shei and Kowloon, I can trust them.”
Hyeonu became less worried. Now, he would be able to focus on the league on Wednesday.
***
“Half the NPCs have already been killed. What are your future plans?”
“This is a good thing. Let’s shake off the other half.”
“The NPCs are gradually becoming stronger. It won’t be as easy as you say.”
The four men gathered at a round table exchanged their opinions. They were the ones Hyeonu saw not long ago—the players who participated in the attack, including Tian Hu.
“They can’t die too soon. I still need more time.”
All that was needed was time. It didn’t matter if the NPCs died. They just needed to take the money and items of the NPCs, and the NPCs could be replaced with players. No, that had been their purpose in the first place. They weren’t idiots. They wouldn’t be hostile to both empires, unlike what Hyeonu thought. They had planned the attacks with a purpose. The alliance had clung to the NPCs and driven them to a cliff. Then the players skillfully absorbed everything the NPCs had.
However, not long ago, Alley Leader appeared and started to interfere.
“By the way, why did Alley Leader show up and get in our way? Didn’t you say that he hasn’t been seen in a while?”
“It would be fortunate if it was just him. New World, Alley Leader’s guild, also appeared. I thought they were busy with work in the East Continent... Yet they mobilized the vice-leader, Gang Junggu.”
“It is all about the stupid NPCs. They know that the success in the raids is about the power of the NPCs. They don’t know that our strength is so great...”
The players, aside from Tian Hu, complained about the behavior of the NPCs. Previously, Tian Hu thought that the players attacked the merchant groups too frequently, so he suggested using NPCs. However, the suggestion wasn’t accepted, which resulted in the current situation.
“Tian Hu, when are you going to join in?”
The flow of conversation shifted to Tian Hu.
“Now there is only the class advancement quest left. It will be over tomorrow at the latest.”
“Then I’m glad. We will hit New World on Wednesday, South Korean time. There will be victory when there is no Alley Leader.”
Tian Hu nodded when he heard the man’s words. It was a situation where the ace called Alley Leader was absent. This was when they were most likely to win.
“I will try my best,” Tian Hu said.
The man talking to Tian Hu showed a slight smile. “From now on, we will plan how to fight New World. We can’t be beaten again this time. We have to exchange a blow for a blow.”
Alas, they were still unaware that there would be Kowloon as well as New World.
***
“Do we have to do this today? Is there time?” the fourth dragon—no, now the third dragon, La Taoping, snapped at Liu Shei.
He was dissatisfied. He had been dragged away from leveling up excitedly in the East Continent, so it was natural for him to be dissatisfied.
“Then you should’ve said you can’t do it straight away when I called you. However, you couldn’t say it. In addition, do you think I’m doing this because I like it?” Liu Shei calmed down La Taoping’s complaints. La Taoping couldn’t say anything in response. Neither did he dare go against Gang Junggu. After all, Liu Shei and La Taoping each only had one life.
“So everyone should shut up like children eating dumplings?”
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