Ranker's Return

Chapter 894

The players participating in the battle against the god tribe felt that their concentration was particularly blurred today. They couldn’t fully concentrate on fighting. Their gaze was forced to go toward a distant battle. The scene where the players’ eyes were drawn to was Lebron, who appeared after a long time, struggling against Luke. This alone was impossible to draw the rankers’ attention.

However, there was a little bear running around Lebron. The bear’s identity was naturally Tang-E. Tang-E faithfully followed Hyeonu’s words. He went to Lebron, gave him the buffs, and fought hard around him. He didn’t fight in human form using Polymorph. It was a great gamble to maintain that appearance without Hyeonu.

Tang-E analyzed the battle between Lebron and Luke in his own way in order to pass it onto Hyeonu. In fact, there was nothing that could be called a big analysis. He simply looked at it with his eyes and passed it onto Hyeonu.

‘Hmm... He definitely seems weaker than Uncle.’

Lebron was constantly being pushed by Luke. This was despite receiving Tang-E’s buffs.

‘The difference in strength seems to be severe.’

In Tang-E’s view, the biggest reason for Lebron being pushed was a lack of power. During a confrontation, there was a need for strength, no matter how good the technique. Lebron was pushed here. He was inferior in terms of physical strength as well as the strength of his magic power. Therefore, every time they hit each other with their weapons, Lebron had no choice but to be pushed back.

‘He has to make a gap...’

In Tang-E’s judgment, Lebron needed a skill that Luke couldn’t stop in order for Lebron to defeat Luke. It wasn’t a strong skill. It was literally a skill that couldn’t be prevented.

‘I don’t think it is possible, but...’

It didn’t seem like a possibility. Luke’s attacks were really spectacular. It seemed a lot more complicated than Lebron’s. Raccoon pierced through with a single axe, but Lebron didn’t have the power to do so.

“Is he losing?” Hyeonu suddenly approached Tang-E and clicked his tongue. Lebron, who had confidently stepped out, was being pushed badly.

“It seems he is being pushed in power, Master dude.” Tang-E summed up the combat aspects with a few short words.

“Really? The older, the wiser...” Hyeonu nodded. Luke was a monster whose age couldn’t be calculated. He naturally had a lot of magic power built up compared to Lebron.

‘Ragand was originally this strong, right?’

He couldn’t help thinking of Ragand when he saw Luke. It was the Ragand who died in vain to Callioraks.

‘Ragand... was incomplete. Callioraks is too strong.’

Of course, even in his best condition, he would’ve died to Callioraks. It was because Callioraks wasn’t alone. There was Hyeonu and Tang-E.

‘I think it is time to push back...’

In Hyeonu’s eyes, it seemed like Lebron had reached his limit. Little by little, the things that were pushed together formed a mountain called defeat.

“Tang-E, go and call Raccoon. Give the buffs just once more,” Hyeonu said while making eye contact with Tang-E. The only one who had the ability to interfere in this battle was Raccoon. No one else could afford it.

“Understood, Master dude. I’ll bring him soon.” Tang-E blinked a few times before leaving Hyeonu’s arms. Then he moved on all fours to leave the battlefield.

‘Bring him quickly. Quickly.’

Hyeonu watched Tang-E’s disappearing back before fixing his gaze on Lebron and Luke again.

***

“Tsk... To destroy the precious child of another person’s family like this...” Raccoon murmured as he watched Cancun, who was sweeping through the battlefield with bruised eyes and a bruised body.

“Brother, isn’t this what you did?” Dakan stood next to Raccoon and gave him a dumbfounded look. Cancun had no injuries by the time the 10 battles ended. Hyeonu didn’t hit Cancun enough to leave wounds. At the last moment, he released his strength and attacked just enough to break Cancun’s posture to win. All the wounds left on Cancun’s body today were made by Raccoon. It was a relentless sparring in the name of a review.

“How I wish I had acted like I did now when he was a kid...” Raccoon didn’t care about Dakan and just continued with what he had to say.

“This isn’t something that should be taught from the beginning. There is something called an age-appropriate education method,” Dakan once again lightly refuted Raccoon’s words.

“H-Have you been dissatisfied with me lately? Would you like to train more?” Raccoon turned toward Dakan and frowned.

“Forget it, pour your devotion toward that guy. What is the point of becoming stronger at this age?” Dakan waved his hands and stepped back.

“No, I think it is faster for you to get stronger than that guy.”

The moment Raccoon was about to step up and grab Dakan’s collar, Tang-E threw himself toward Raccoon.

Thump!

A small sound was heard from Raccoon’s abdomen.

“What is so heavy that doesn’t fit the size?”

Raccoon grabbed Tang-E’s neck and lifted him up.

“Uncle, Uncle. Master dude is in danger,” Tang-E called out to Raccoon with an urgent expression.

“Master dude is in danger? If it is your master... it must be that guy. Is he in danger?”

Raccoon cocked his head. Obviously, the master that Tang-E was talking about was Hyeonu. There was no way Jeras could pose a threat to Hyeonu, who dealt with Jeras without much difficulty.

‘There is one.’

“Is that yellow-headed sparrow the problem?”

It was Luke. He was the only one Hyeonu couldn’t do anything against. It wasn’t just Hyeonu. The human who was Hyeonu’s teacher must be having a hard time.

“It is him, that guy. He is trying to kill Master dude.”

Tang-E nodded and made a fuss.

“Still... that human won’t be so easily defeated...”

Lebron would never be easily pushed by Luke if he focused on holding on. Raccoon thought that Lebron’s strength was his delicate magic power operation. Even if Luke pushed with strength, it would be difficult to inflict any damage unless Lebron’s magic power was exhausted.

“I don’t know about that. Master dude told me to bring Uncle back.”

Tang-E shook his head. He didn’t know the details. He was just told to bring Raccoon because it was expected that they would be at a disadvantage soon.

“Yes, let’s go.”

Raccoon put Tang-E on his shoulder. Then he walked in a very leisurely manner. No one touched such a Raccoon. Rather, they were busy making a path for Raccoon to pass through.

Thus, a path was created on the battlefield.

***

After Tang-E went to pick up Raccoon, Hyeonu was left alone and looked away occasionally as he watched Lebron’s battle.

‘When is that jerk Jeras coming out?’

Why was Hyeonu shifting his gaze? It was to find Jeras. Of course, he wasn’t looking in order to kill Jeras. He didn’t know how Luke would react if Jeras died right away.

‘Of course, the quest can be cleared...’

He could clear the quest if he killed Jeras. However, if Luke gave up on the middle world and returned to the divine world... He didn’t know how Raccoon would react if Luke managed to slip away. In a way, this was a bigger problem.

‘He came out now.’

Just then, Jeras appeared on the battlefield. Hyeonu immediately flew over to Jeras. It was a very agile move.

“You are here today as well,” Hyeonu stood in front of Jeras and said with a smile.

“You...” Jeras didn’t raise his voice much. He couldn’t maintain his spirit because he had been repeatedly beaten by Hyeonu for several days.

‘I will win today.’

Yet today, the god he worshiped, Luke, had the upper hand in battle. The current war situation was smiling at them.

“Why? Do you feel relieved because you think you will win today?”

Hyeonu read Jeras’ expression. The more he looked at it, the more he could naturally see it.

“Then what should you do? Raccoon is coming here now...” Hyeonu’s lips curled up as he added with a smile.

Jeras’ expression became noticeably worse when he heard Hyeonu’s words.

‘That orc is coming?’

It was difficult for Luke to handle with just one Raccoon. If Lebron was added...

The result was obvious. It would become so easy that a three year old could do it.

‘It is a loss.’

It wasn’t just a matter of losing. He didn’t know if Luke would die.

‘Luke... will die?’

The death of his god. It was unbelievable. It was also something he never thought about. That shouldn’t happen. Luke had to be immortal.

“Don’t worry. He isn’t going to die today.”

The smile on Hyeonu’s face deepened even more. The more he did so, the greater the anxiety that Jeras felt.

“Talking like this... should we fight?”

Hyeonu deliberately drew out the Mixed Sky Sword slowly as if to show off. He had no intention of killing Jeras, so he didn’t need to pull out the Guardian’s Spear. He drew his most familiar weapon. Contrary to the slow drawing of the sword, Hyeonu’s attack unfolded very quickly. Hyeonu appeared in front of Jeras like he had teleported and strongly wielded the Mixed Sky Sword. The Mixed Sky Sword struck Jeras like a thunderbolt.

Jeras had a stiff expression as he used the spear to block Hyeonu’s blow. Jeras’ body literally dug into the ground. He was stuck up to his ankle. Nevertheless, this couldn’t stop Jeras’ movements. Jeras smashed against the ground and jumped high into the air. At the same time, wings appeared on his back. They were artificial wings made of magic power.

Hyeonu followed suit and kicked off against the ground. He didn’t miss a single one of Jeras’ movements. He didn’t give this person room to think otherwise. Hyeonu’s sword and Jeras’ spear collided again. Jeras was unable to overcome the power of Hyeonu, who poured out a lot of magic power, and was pushed back.

Jeras stepped back in the air. It couldn’t be helped. It was possible to drain some of the power through the ground, but there was nothing in the air. If he was pushed, then he had to fly as hard as he was pushed.

Hyeonu stepped hard in the air to follow the flying Jeras. He rushed without a break. The Mixed Sky Sword moved non-stop.

Jeras quickly stepped back. After more blows, Lebron and Luke were far away enough to become small dots.

‘If this is the case...’

Hyeonu suddenly withdrew the Mixed Sky Sword and stopped in place. Jeras was also wary of Hyeonu’s sudden actions. He aimed at Hyeonu with a spear.

“Luke will die a month later,” Hyeonu shrugged and started talking to Jeras.

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Jeras exclaimed loudly.

“Let’s see... shouldn’t you know it?”

Jeras couldn’t give an answer to these words. He kept his mouth shut like he had eaten honey.

“So I am going to make you an offer.”

“An offer?”

“Cooperate with me. Then I’ll spare you.”

“How can I believe that?”

Hyeonu grinned at Jeras’ cry.

“Just as I’ve spared you so far... isn’t that enough?”

Hyeonu turned away from Jeras.

“Think about it. Will you grab the broken string and fall together? Or... will you stand in line?”

After speaking these words, Hyeonu quickly left this place.