Ranker's Return

Chapter 901

Chapter 901

Hyeonu was still spending time on the battlefields of the West Continent. It was a routine that was repeated like a hamster spinning on a wheel. However, Hyeonu never felt bored. He had to kill the god tribe and divine creatures in moderation so that the front line wouldn’t be pushed, and he sometimes helped Lebron keep Luke in check. Just like how Raccoon couldn’t do his best because of Jeras, he was in charge of keeping Luke from doing his best.

Nevertheless, the most important thing was something else. It was to fight Jeras. To be precise, they were fighting fiercely without aiming for each other’s lives, just like a spar. A fatal blow was never inflicted.

‘The proficiency is rising.’

There was a lot to be gained from not killing Jeras. Jeras was the king of the god tribe, so his level was very high and he was strong. Naturally, his skill proficiency rose quickly.

‘It is good to have many continuous skills.’

Most of Hyeonu’s skills were continuous skills. His proficiency increased just by fighting.

‘‘You and I in One Shot!’ will reach the S+ rating soon.’

Hyeonu’s first rare skill, ‘You and I in One Shot!’, was now looking at the S+ rating. It meant no monster could come out naked in front of Hyeonu.

‘The Mixed Sky Demonic Martial Art isn’t far from six stars.’

The biggest achievement was the growth of the Mixed Sky Demonic Martial Art. Every time the proficiency of Mixed Sky Demonic Martial Art, a new skill was created.

‘Where can I find such a great skill?’

However, this type of life would only last for less than two weeks. It was natural that this type of environment would no longer be available after Luke’s death.

“So how much has Luke’s persuasion progressed?” Hyeonu spoke to Jeras, the person holding the spear.

“It is moving nicely. He is thinking of leaving the secret arts,” Jeras replied while shaking the spear slightly.

“Nicely? Isn’t this too slow?” Hyeonu frowned.

“Is it slow? This is also fast. He doesn’t have the type of personality to share what he has.” Jeras’ expression stiffened. Hyeonu seemed to see his plan so easily that he felt bad. After being freed from his blind loyalty, Jeras no longer viewed Luke as a benevolent chief. Instead, Luke was a dictator. He was different from what he used to be.

‘The thing that the tribe needs isn’t the fruit to grow stronger but the secret techniques to train ourselves.’

The lifespan of the ra tribe itself was very long. In particular, they had adapted to the environment of the divine world, and the average lifespan of the tribe members surpassed what it was when they lived in the middle world. Jeras himself had participated in the invasion of the middle world twice. It was safe to say they were almost half-immortal.

However, the environment didn’t change. Luke no longer shared the secret arts with the tribe as he had done before and instead struggled and learned alone. Naturally, the development of the ra tribe slowed down as well. Luke might’ve become stronger, but there wasn’t a huge improvement in the ra tribe itself. In addition, the dispute with the demon world had disappeared when Luke voluntarily sealed himself to make the tree.

The situation became like this, so the training of the secret arts was also neglected. It was because they usually reached a similar level even if they practiced one of them for a few hundred years.

Hyeonu nodded. “That is none of my business. You are the one who needs the secret arts anyway, not me.”

It honestly didn’t matter to Hyeonu if Luke passed on the secret arts or not. The ra tribe’s secret arts were just a bait to tempt Jeras.

‘If he can’t get the secret arts... it is the tribe that will be weakened,’ Hyeonu thought.

Jeras’ expression hardened after hearing Hyeonu’s words. It was right. This human’s purpose was to kill Luke; the secret arts didn’t matter.

‘It has to be passed on unconditionally...’ Jeras thought. He was in a hurry. He didn’t have time to talk to the human. There was no time to waste.

“I understand. I’ll try harder.”

“By the way... I want to receive what I mentioned previously... When will it be ready?” Hyeonu asked while stepping back. Hyeonu hadn’t spent these last two weeks in vain. He got a lot of information from his conversation with Jeras. Making use of that information straight away, he asked Jeras for fruit from the tree that Luke had made.

“Take this.” Jeras pulled something out and threw it at Hyeonu.

Hyeonu received the fruit thrown by Jeras and asked with a cocked head, “Didn’t I ask for two?”

He was wondering if he had said something wrong.

“It isn’t made casually. It was already hard enough to secure one.”

Hyeonu hadn’t spoken incorrectly. He had said it clearly. It was just that Jeras couldn’t fulfill the request. The fruit only grew once a day. Meanwhile, there were many people who wanted to eat it.

Jeras’ position might be second to Luke’s in the ra tribe, but he couldn’t just take the fruit on his own accord.

“An earl’s life flew away to obtain this one,” Jeras said. The way Jeras obtained the fruit was to kill the tribe member who obtained it.

“Why are you being so serious? I’m sure you killed someone you were going to kill anyway.” Hyeonu burst out laughing. It was obvious even without seeing it. Jeras must have killed that earl because he judged the earl would be a hindrance.

“A ghost-like human being.” Jeras had to laugh at Hyeonu’s eyes which saw through everything.

“On the day that everything happens, the remaining fruit can also be obtained. Just wait a bit longer. I am waiting as well.” Jeras disappeared from the battlefield with this.

As some time had passed by, it was now time for him to go to Luke’s aid. Hyeonu was also preparing to go to the front line. There was no reason to remain here. Both the hunt and the battle with Jeras were over.

‘I have to check it.’

Hyeonu also had a separate task to do. He was going to check the fruit that Jeras had given him.

“Tang-E, let’s go!” Hyeonu shouted at the big bear stirring up the battlefield.

***

The place where Hyeonu headed to after exiting the battlefield was Lebron’s residence. There was no other place where the eyes of the players and NPCs didn’t reach.

“The battle is still in full swing... What is going on here?” Lebron reacted curtly to his disciple’s unexpected visit.

“Why don’t you welcome your disciple when you come? I don’t know if I am even your disciple.” Hyeonu made a sad expression.

“That’s why I asked you why you came.” Lebron, however, didn’t succumb to it and was harsh toward Hyeonu.

“I’m here to rest,” Hyeonu answered briefly.

“Are you here to rest? You must have something to do.” Lebron caught something hidden in Hyeonu’s short answer.

‘He is like a ghost.’ Hyeonu smiled bitterly when he saw that Lebron recognized his true intentions.

“In fact, I need a place where people can’t see me,” Hyeonu said.

“Why?”

“I have something to check.”

“Something to check? Where did you pick up something interesting again?”

Being conscious of people’s eyes meant the object that Hyeonu brought with him was unusual.

“Why don’t you take it out? You don’t intend to keep it a secret from me, do you?” Lebron frowned when he saw Hyeonu, who was trying to gloss over it.

“No, I'm going to take it out now.” Hyeonu smiled and pulled the fruit he had received from Jeras out of the inventory.

“Ohu? You brought something really interesting. Let me have a look.” Lebron reached out to Hyeonu. Hyeonu gently placed the fruit on Lebron’s palm. He had faith Lebron wouldn’t eat it.

“There is a lot of concentrated magic power. It is like an essence. The appearance is like a fruit that grows on a tree...” Lebron examined the fruit and muttered what he felt. “It is also the light attribute magic power. It is really fascinating. I’ve never heard of a fruit like this.”

Unlike the average knight, Lebron knew a lot. In particular, he wasn’t inferior to the great magician Suped when it came to essences. It was due to a complex from having less magic power. Thus, he wandered in search of a solution in his own way.

“It is a fruit of the divine world. It was hard to obtain,” Hyeonu revealed the source of the fruit to Lebron.

“The divine world? Then it is understandable. If it is that place, this type of fruit can be produced.” Lebron nodded.

Everything he knew was about the continent and the middle world. He knew nothing about the divine world or the demon world. However, he thought it made sense if it was the divine world, which was full of the light attribute magic power.

“Do you usually eat things like this?” Lebron was the one with a sad expression this time.

“I’m not going to eat it, Teacher. That guy will eat it.” Hyeonu shook his head.

“It isn’t about that. It is about why you didn’t bring me anything.”

“Teacher, aren’t you strong? In addition, where would you like me to go and get something?” Hyeonu met Lebron’s gaze with a strange expression.

“It isn’t like that, but... No, it’s fine. What more can I say to you?” Lebron shook his head.

“This is all I can give you.” Hyeonu lined up bottles of alcohol in front of Lebron. These were the alcohol that Hyeonu had collected from the League of Different Species to the East Continent and the demon world. Finally, he took out a red jade bottle and put it before Lebron. “This is a special product made using the secret techniques of an ancient empire. It is a drink that no one on the continent has tasted.”

The identity of the red jade bottle was a drink made by the descendants of the Luos Empire who had settled in Phinis.

“Cough... Nobody has drunk it before, right?” Lebron smiled. It felt good that he had something to brag about to a certain someone. Lebron returned the fruit he had received from Hyeonu, then he quickly took the bottles.

‘I can’t believe he did that to get bottles of alcohol...’ Hyeonu sighed as he looked at the bottles of alcohol floating in the air and moving toward the room. Still, it was only for a moment. His attention soon turned to the fruit in his hand.

‘How good would it be...?’

It was a fruit that came from a tree, which consumed so much magic power that Luke was sealed for a long time. He couldn’t help being curious.

‘Item Information.’

Hyeonu immediately checked the information of the fruit.

[Concentrated Pureness]

[A fruit produced by a tree that grew by eating the magic power of the divine world. It was created under the influence of something rather than simply refining and concentrating magic power.

Rating: Epic

Conditions: Possess the light attribute, more than 7,000 magic power.

Effect: Stats will randomly increase when taken (a maximum of 350 points per stat). There is a high probability of creating a skill. There is a high probability of creating a stat. There is a normal probability of creating a title. There is a low probability of getting a class.]

“Uh...” Hyeonu checked the information of the fruit and couldn’t shut his mouth. The message window in front of him contained something he had never expected.

‘A class?’