Ranker's Return

-Kuaaaaaah!!!

A strong roar rang out. It was clearly audible to Hyeonu’s ears despite him being quite a distance away from the city of different species. At the same time, the green figure moved. He raised both arms. Then an axe that hadn’t existed before appeared in the hands of the figure.

The figure raised the axe and threw it into the air. The green axe tore at the sky. The clouds that had been floating leisurely disappeared without a trace. It felt like the sky had been split into two.

Hyeonu saw this scene and ran again. The destination was inside the city of the different species.

‘The energy is really good.’

Hyeonu entered the inside of the city and it wasn’t hard to find Raccoon. He could see Raccoon with just one glance. The interior of the city was already no different from a plains area. There were no traces of any buildings anywhere. Only stone powder mixed with sand proved that there were buildings here. In such an open space, a person would have to be blind to not see the orc that was running and shouting.

“Raccoon!” Hyeonu quickly approached the orc and called out the orc’s name.

Raccoon was unable to control his anger. Now he saw Hyeonu, who was running over as if flying, and called out his name, “Hyeonu!”

“Too many tribe members have died. They are someone’s parents, siblings, or children. Where can I release this anger? Answer me,” Raccoon turned to Hyeonu and shot a question at him.

There were too many emotions in his words. Hyeonu found it and couldn’t come up with an answer right away.

“The god tribe members who were here... Raccoon, did you kill them?” Hyeonu looked at the red-stained ground and asked Raccoon a question instead of answering.

“That’s right, I killed them. I didn’t leave a single one alive. I didn’t borrow anyone else’s hand. Just this axe. I killed them all with this.”

Raccoon hit the ground with the huge axe he was holding in his right hand.

The ground was dug at lightly like tofu. The thickly gathered blood splashed in all directions, but Raccoon continued to speak casually, “I didn’t like them from the first time I went to the divine world. I was so annoyed that the defeated ones who were kicked out were looking at me with that type of gaze. At that time, I tried to kill them all. However, the beings called gods prevented me from doing so. I regret that so much.”

The anger on Raccoon’s face didn’t go away. On the contrary, it used regret as fuel and burned wildly.

‘Did he have a problem already?’

Hyeonu originally knew that Raccoon didn’t like the god tribe. It was due to the story he heard from Raccoon earlier when looking for the magic circle to move to the divine world. He just hadn’t known it would be bad to this extent.

‘Looking at this momentum, I think he will go to the divine world and wipe out the ra tribe.’

Raccoon’s momentum was that hot and fierce. It was like a volcano releasing lava.

“It seems like a bad choice to go to the divine world and kill the ra tribe, Raccoon.”

Hyeonu poured cold water to cool Raccoon’s momentum. Raccoon released a fierce glow from his eyes, but he didn’t give any rebuttal to Hyeonu’s words. He wanted to listen to Hyeonu a bit more. He believed in what Hyeonu had shown him in the past.

“I think the fact that the gods stopped you isn’t a favor to the ra clan, but to prevent anything that would make noise in the divine world. Now the ra tribe had simultaneously invaded not only this place, but the southern area of the East Continent. It means they want to come back to the middle world.”

It might’ve been a short amount of time, but he used his brain as much as possible to come up with an answer. These answers had a basis to some extent. Based on the conversation between Liru and Jeras that Hyeonu witnessed in the divine world and the conversation he had with Liru, he could see the position the gods took.

‘I won’t stop you from coming, but don’t cause trouble.’

In other words, don’t touch them. It felt like this.

“Why not take revenge in the middle world rather than the divine world where you might be disturbed by the gods?”

Hyeonu had no reason to stop Raccoon from moving. Rather, it was good for Raccoon to get involved in the war with the ra tribe. The current players or fighting power of the East Continent couldn’t resist the invasion of the ra tribe. At least, this was what Hyeonu knew.

“Yes... based on what I saw and heard, this isn’t bad. No, rather, it is good. It is okay to destroy their hopes.”

Raccoon had the minimum amount of reason left. There was a definite possibility that the gods would interfere if he went to the divine world. He couldn’t be sure that they wouldn’t do this, but they wouldn’t stop him as much in the middle world.

‘I have justifiable cause.’

Back then, the ra tribe just looked at Raccoon in the divine world and there were no direct problems. It was different this time. The ra tribe caused the problem first. The gods couldn’t restrain Raccoon even if he ran wild.

“How far have they come down?”

“I don’t know that yet. Still, it is clear that at least five cities are gone.”

“Five cities? Only five have been confirmed?”

Raccoon’s eyes widened slightly at Hyeonu’s words.

Five cities—it was by no means a small number.

“As far as I know, there are quite a few cities in the East Continent. It will be difficult.”

This was just the beginning. There were too many places to protect unless they knew where the next attack was coming from.

“Don’t they have their own strength? It is called an empire.”

Hyeonu shrugged. They initially suffered because it was a surprise attack, but the Yuxin Empire was also an empire. They must have a power that Hyeonu didn’t know about.

‘Here is an empire and that place is also an empire. There must be a certain amount of power.’

Hyeonu was somewhat aware of the power of the Yusma Empire on the West Continent. He didn’t know the exact power, but he knew most of the famous NPCS.

‘If they pour all their energy into it, Edward... would be wiped out instantly.’

The Yusma Empire had asymmetrical combat power. It had monsters like the emperor, Lebron, John Blake, and the great magician Suped. They just needed the four of them and there would be no difficulty in sweeping through all the forces that Edward had. The East Continent must have at least a certain amount of power, so with Raccoon’s help, it was enough to wage war against the ra tribe.

‘Wait...?’

Just then, a good idea popped up in Hyeonu’s head. It was a method to stabilize the front lines in the East Continent while simultaneously ensuring that the northern front in the West Continent didn’t collapse as well.

‘I need to turn Lebron this way.’

It was Lebron. He wanted to bring Lebron from the demon world. The cause was to support the East Continent. There was a clear justification above all else. In the past, the emperor used Hyeonu to invade the demon world and forged an alliance with the Yuxin Empire.

At that time, the emperor had no choice but to send Lebron.

‘The emperor will have no intention of rejecting it.’

The emperor would prefer Lebron do something in the East Continent than to be stuck in the demon world. The justification would have to be given to Lebron, not the emperor.

‘It is enough if I meet the old emperor and talk to him.’

It wasn’t hard to ask for Lebron to be sent. It was clear that the old emperor would be pleased if he went to Taeyang, the capital of the Yuxin Empire, and said he would send Lebron.

‘If I say he can use a power like Lebron for free... he can’t refuse.’

He would be unworthy to be an emperor if he refused. It meant he didn’t care much about the interests of his nation.

‘It is wonderful, wonderful.’

Hyeonu praised himself for coming up with an amazing idea. Of course, he only did it inwardly. The orc in front of him was too great to make it obvious.

“Then, Raccoon, what will you do? Are you thinking about going to the battlefield alone? Or... are you going to form an army?”

Hyeonu changed the subject. He discussed what would happen after today.

“I think I should recruit an army. Revenge isn’t just mine. The others have a right to it as well.”

Raccoon had no intention of ignorantly waging war alone. His chest burned hot with anger, but his head was still cold. He wasn’t overcome by rage.

“If you set up an army, then I will negotiate it with the empire in advance. There shouldn’t be any friction. After all, there is a public enemy.”

Hyeonu thought about what would be most helpful for Raccoon’s move. It was a matter between the different species and humans.

“That would be good. After all, the objects of revenge aren’t humans. It isn’t good to lose any strength.”

Raccoon nodded. There wasn’t a single thing he didn’t like about Hyeonu’s words and actions.

‘Hugo and that being care about him for a reason.’

His ability was truly outstanding. He scratched Raccoon’s itchy spot. There was no need to say anything more.

“Tell me if you need my help later. I’ll listen if I can.”

Raccoon placed his large hand on Hyeonu’s shoulder.

“Thank you. I’ll visit you if that happens.”

Hyeonu grabbed Raccoon’s hand on his shoulder with both hands, lifted it, and shook it up and down.

‘Sigh, it is uncomfortable.’

Hyeonu’s shoulder was covered with dried blood from Raccoon’s hand.

***

Rumors that the Venom Guild had transferred to Edward’s camp, known as the army of the undead, spread in an instant.

-As of today, we have moved from the human side to the northern kingdom, which is called the undead army.

-It is a decision we made while wondering how we can show unique content to the viewers. We ask for the understanding of the viewers.

The source was the Venom Guild. The Venom Guild proudly turned on their live stream and revealed it. They also revealed the reason for the move. The news came from all types of community posts and even Internet articles. It was truly shocking. Even now, becoming a different species like the elves or orcs was still a hot topic. The different species had a strong relationship with the two empires.

Meanwhile, Edward’s undead army was different. It was a perfect antagonistic relationship. The story was completely different. It was too unconventional to be understood as moving due to content.

[The Venom Guild has abandoned humans and stood on the side of the undead.]

[Traitors who have forsaken humanity. I’m looking forward to their end.]

[It is a tragic end waiting for them.]

[The Venom Guild has entered the promised path of destruction.]

As if to prove it, they received a cold response. Many of the responses criticized and cursed the Venom Guild. There was a lot of talk about how they shouldn’t do things just because they were crazy about money. However, there were some people who were different.

[Fresh content, the Venom Guild is presenting the future of an Arena streamer.]

[There are no dirty checks, just a bold challenge. I am cheering for them.]

They supported the bold decision of the Venom Guild.

They thought that the large guilds and currently popular streamers were too entrenched.

At the same time, it was boring to watch similar content every time.

‘Good, this is enough. I can sneak in.’

Hyeonu smiled when he saw these reactions. Sooner or later, he would make a statement about the Venom Guild.