Ranker’s Return

Chapter 907

Jeras couldn’t accept what happened to him in the very short period of time that was less than one minute.

‘Was there this much of a difference?’

To be honest, he thought the difference was as thin as a piece of paper. It was like ice that could break at any time.

‘Now I realize it wasn’t because I was careless. I was just lacking.’

He now knew it was an illusion. The difference between him and Hyeonu had already widened.

‘This means… over there too…’

Jeras’ gaze turned in the direction where Hyeonu had disappeared. He didn’t think the future would be bright.

‘It will take a really long time to break away from that person.’

However, he had no regrets. If he hadn’t accepted the offer, it would’ve been hard for him to survive, let alone take the position of tribe chief.

‘You’ve suffered a lot.’

Jeras bowed his head in remembrance of someone.

***

‘I still have the giant buffs… the priests have also given me a lot of buffs.’

Hyeonu had looked for the priests and received the buffs before entering the battlefield. They were priests of different temples, so the effect of the buffs overlapped.

‘It will last at least an hour.’

Additionally, the ones who gave Hyeonu the buffs were all rankers. As long as the skill proficiency was above a certain level, then the duration of the buff was very long. The shortest was still more than an hour.

‘I would like to finish it while the buffs are intact…

The higher the proficiency of the buff skill, the greater the effectiveness and duration of the buffs. Based on this reasoning, it was possible to infer that the more recently learned buff skills had a shorter duration.

‘The problem is that the more they do that, the more the effect of the buff is different.’

The fact that they learned it recently meant it was the same as saying that the conditions to learn the skill were difficult.

‘It won’t last that long.’

Hyeonu knew from experience how long the battle between Raccoon and Luke would take.

‘It should be 30-40 minutes?’

The battle was dominated by Raccoon. He wasn’t noticeably ahead, but Raccoon clearly had the advantage.

-Wow, what items did he get in a few days? Why is he so strong?

-Has he developed in a month?

-Ahh… He has developed.

-By the way, is it finished?

-That guy is dead. Wouldn’t Alley Leader have killed him?

-That’s right. He must be dead. There is a hole in his stomach…

The viewers were interested in Hyeonu, who blew Jeras away in a flash. It was surprising to see how different he was from what he had shown in the past month.

“I’ve been letting him off the hook. Did you think I was equal to that guy?” Hyeonu smiled brightly and teased the viewers.

-Was Alley Leader hiding his power?

-Is there a reason for him to hide his strength? It is when his opponent is a monster, not a player?

-That’s right. Isn’t it better to kill the boss quickly?

-There must be a reason for it.

“If you ask me why I didn’t kill him earlier… there were personal circumstances. That is all I will say.”

Hyeonu smiled and changed his words. He didn’t intend to tell the viewers the secret.

“Shall we take a look at the battle first? Today is the last battle. There will be no more videos like this.”

It was really the last time. The battle between Raccoon and Luke would unconditionally end today. They wouldn’t be able to see it any longer.

-By the way, it is really cool.

-I saw it and started recommending people around me to start as an orc. It is too amazing.

-If you start as an orc, isn’t it possible to only do something like that after reaching level 700.

-It doesn’t look like it is just 700? He seems to be equipped with all skill sets and items?

The month long battle between Raccoon and Luke had greatly increased the awareness of the orcs. There were more people mentioning the orcs in the communities than ever before. In fact, the number of orc players had increased tremendously.

‘It is natural since Raccoon has shown something.’

Raccoon’s combat style was simple, but it was cool. The sight of the giant orc wielding an axe the size of his own body was satisfying to watch.

—Just like right now. A giant axe-shaped pure energy swung with enough force to split apart Luke’s head—it was a simple blow, but it was a different story when the size of the pure energy was dozens of meters.

Luke reached out toward the falling axe without panicking. Then, behind Luke’s back, spears that were more than 10 meters in length appeared and fired rapidly at Raccoon’s axe. Every time Raccoon’s axe and Luke’s spears collided, a loud noise erupted and Raccoon’s axe shuddered. Then Raccoon’s axe reached its desired destination. He smashed all the flying spears and moved to split apart Luke’s head.

At this moment, Luke’s body disappeared. He disappeared as if he had never been there. Raccoon’s axe was only plunged into empty land. Traces appeared on the ground that stretched out for over dozens of meters.

Raccoon didn’t care about the devastation he created and swung his axe again. As Raccoon moved, the huge orc figure that appeared behind Raccoon also moved. It was just like Raccoon. There wasn’t a single error. Raccoon’s axe swung horizontally and the pure energy in the shape of a straight line flew quickly.

Luke, with a white spear, was standing in the place where the huge pure energy was headed. Luke threw his spear toward the flying pure energy. A white light filled the void. The light prevented Raccoon’s pure energy from flying. Little by little, the light wiped out Raccoon’s pure energy.

It happened at this moment…

Red energy surrounded Raccoon’s body. The red energy quickly erased the area of white light. At the same time, Raccoon’s pure energy started to advance toward Luke. Luke frowned and threw the spear again. Then a few rays of magic power shot out from behind Luke, blocking Raccoon’s pure energy.

Raccoon stopped the attack the moment he saw that it wasn’t working.

‘That guy did a great job.’

Raccoon was fighting Luke when he clearly witnessed Hyeonu succeeding in his attack on Jeras.

‘I wonder if he really has something hidden.’

Raccoon thought that Hyeonu would win against Jeras, but he hadn’t expected Jeras to be overwhelmed so ridiculously.

‘I have to keep my promise.’

Hyeonu had kept his promise. He succeeded in getting rid of Jeras. It was time for Raccoon to keep his promise.

“I will take your head today.”

The corners of Raccoon’s mouth curled up. The large fangs seen through his open mouth looked particularly fierce.

“I’ve heard that for a month now. How stupid are you to not realize yet…?”

Luke ignored the uncertain anxiety and countered Raccoon’s provocation.

‘Was there something he had hidden…?’

He could feel that Raccoon’s power was a bit higher compared to the last battle. That slight difference brought about a difference in power that was too great compared to what he expected.

‘Jeras… where is he?’

That wasn’t all. There was another thing that made Luke uncomfortable—it was the absence of Jeras. He wouldn’t have cared so much if Jeras had just disappeared. It was because it always happened.

‘It is irritating.’

However, the human who should’ve disappeared with Jeras had appeared here. It was also in a very nerve-wracking position. This human followed exactly what Jeras normally did.

“Why? Are you nervous because you don’t see that guy who has always been here? You know you can’t beat me one-on-one,” Raccoon confirmed that Luke’s eyes were busy moving and taunted Luke again. It was because he knew better than anyone else what was wrong with Luke.

“It is annoying, right? The person who should be there is missing and there is a person standing there who shouldn’t be there.”

“You are especially talkative today,” Luke briefly answered before suddenly throwing the spear. He realized he was the only one who would be hurt if they kept exchanging words. However, Luke’s spear was helpless in front of Raccoon’s axe. It was blocked. Completely. Luke’s spear seemed to be facing an impregnable castle and couldn’t advance.

“I didn’t want to use this..”

Luke retrieved the spear. He admitted that there was no answer in close combat.

Luke held the spear with just his right hand. It was as if he was holding a javelin. Then he stretched out his left hand toward Raccoon. It was the emergence of a secret art that Luke hadn’t shown properly in the past.

“Everything should be brought out when it is time to die. Now, take it out.”

Raccoon burst out laughing. It wasn’t because he was surprised that Luke had something hidden. It was because what he said was ridiculous. It wasn’t just Luke who hid something.

“Everyone has something to hide. It is just a matter of how much.”

The shape of the giant orc behind Raccoon gradually decreased. Then after a few seconds, it disappeared altogether. It was absorbed into Raccoon’s body. The change didn’t stop there. After a while, a red glow appeared around Raccoon’s eyes.

Hyeonu watched from a distance and raised his arm. ‘Ugh, it is bloodthirsty.’

He was quite far away, but the momentum felt from Raccoon was too fierce. He couldn’t imagine how much pressure Luke must’ve felt dealing with it right in front of him.

“You can’t feel it, but there are crazy waves of pressure coming out from Raccoon right now. If you get a bit closer, it feels like you are going to break and be torn apart,” Hyeonu tried to convey what he felt to the viewers as vividly as possible. Of course, that didn’t mean it was all delivered. The viewers were looking at Raccoon through the medium called Hyeonu. They couldn’t experience anything other than sight and hearing, such as touch.

-Is it to that extent?

-Is this just like phase two?

-However, Raccoon was just hitting excitedly. Has the phase passed?

-Don’t you know about balance adjustment? It is originally the standard to be strong together.

-Is that so? It was cool before, but now it is a bit scary. Look at his eyes. They are really scary.

However, the viewers clearly felt a visual change. They were horrified when they saw Raccoon’s dark red eyes.

“Then take out what you have hidden. Is it called the secret arts? I heard it is something interesting.”

Raccoon approached Luke with his eyes flashed red.

“Even if this wasn’t the case, I would show it. Inferior orc.”

Luke floated high into the sky. At the same time, all the fingers of Luke’s left hand were folded down except for his index finger. A giant cog appeared above Luke’s head. At first glance, it was around 100 meters in diameter. There weren’t just one or two of these cogs. There were as many as eight.

“Try and block it.”

Four of the eight cogs spun quickly behind Luke’s back while the other four started flying toward Raccoon. Raccoon saw the cogs flying with an eerie sound and revealed his big fangs.

‘He is smiling?’

It was an obvious smile.

“It is you who should block it, not me. Monster buried under time.”

Raccoon threw the axe he was holding with his right hand. The axe flying through the air started to grow in real time.

10 meters.

20 meters.

30 meters.

100 meters.

Then just before it hit the cog, it became much bigger than the cogs. Finally, the huge age and four cogs collided.

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