Ranker's Return Chapter 93

The scarecrow drew its long sword and quickly swung at the walking Dwayne .

'Stay calm, stay calm . ' Dwayne calmly deflected the scarecrow's longsword away with a thinly gloved fist .  The glove was thin and looked like it would be torn by the scarecrow's longsword, but it was actually a unique item .  It was also quite good among the unique rated items .  That's why he was able to deflect the scarecrow's attack without difficulty .

At this moment, Dwayne's mind was filled with Hyeonu's words .

-If the opponent isn't using a ranged attack, then the opponent's attack itself can be an opponent for Dwayne .

Dwayne's new form suddenly changed .  This was a close-ranged fighter's movement skill, Seombo .  When Dwayne arrived in front of the scarecrow, his choice was Iron Mountain Attack .  This was the skill linkage that Hyeonu taught him, and it was the most powerful and easiest skill linkage .  Dwayne pushed his shoulders with enough momentum to crush the scarecrow's heavy armor, striking it with his Iron Mountain Attack skill .

As a result, the scarecrow's body became defenseless, and Dwayne didn't miss this opportunity .  He indiscriminately struck at the body of the scarecrow floating in the air .  This was the closed-ranged fighter's Linked Seven Strikes .  Dwayne's fists continued to move, digging into the scarecrow's armor little by little .

After attacking continuously for a moment, Dwayne suddenly stepped back .  It was due to Hyeonu's advice .

-Don't be in a rush .  If you can't do it the first time, then try two or three times .  Take a long look .  If you are in a hurry, you will be beaten .

Dwayne had already used quite a few skills .  As things stood, it would be impossible for him to cope if his skill missed and the scarecrow fought back .  This meant Dwayne took a breather at the right time .

Hyeonu nodded when he saw it .  Dwayne had really accepted his advice .

'Why is this guy ranked 67,342,332nd? Is it because he wasn't taught?' Hyeonu's speculation was correct .  Arena was the first virtual reality game Dwayne had played in his life .  He was busy working as an actor, and it was a luxury to take a break, let alone play games .  For Dwayne, the arena was for hardcore players .

Unlike Hyeonu, there were some people who were in shock .  They were the viewers .  Dwayne currently looked no different from a pro-gamer .

-Wow, it's shocking .  Can a person change like this?

-Can I learn too? A few days ago, Dwayne was just like me . . .

-Crazy .  Is it possible to make such progress in just a few days?

-Crazy .  This is crazy .

-Believe in Alley Leader has gifted you 112 gold coins .

-I'm the Second Student has gifted you 555 gold coins .

Gold coins started to explode as they sought to be the second student of Alley Leader Academy .

“Everyone, do you think I'll win this bet? If Dwayne wins a bronze medal today, I won't see you next week . ” Hyeonu smiled .

The chat window was filled with backlash from the viewers .

-Hey, isn't this a scam? How is this the same Dwayne . . .

-This scarecrow is actually easy, right?

-Take a break if Dwayne gets a bronze medal .

-This person is small-minded .  It is naturally a joke .

'Should I just hunt and leave the proceedings to him? I think I just gave him a spoon . '

Hyeonu didn't care about what the audience was saying .  He was busy thinking about how he would spend the next week proceeding with the main scenario .  “Everyone, there is a saying in the east about how once something is dropped to the ground, it can't be picked up . From now on, think twice before chatting!”

-Stingy

-Narrow-minded .

-A scam .

-Cold-blooded .

Dwayne once again aimed at a gap in the scarecrow while Hyeonu and the audience were in conflict .  Defending against the scarecrow's continued strikes, Dywane seized the opportunity and stretched out his fist like lightning .  His goal was the scarecrow's face .

The scarecrow's helmet soon got crushed .  As the scarecrow was distracted, Dwayne's elbow once again struck the shattered helmet .  The elbow, which was surrounded by a blue light, smashed the helmet .  Then the scarecrow literally collapsed .  Dwayne saw this and ran toward the fallen scarecrow without thinking .

-The opponent has fallen? Then make sure to kick it .  Is it shameless? This is a game, Dwayne .  It isn't reality .  There is no need to hesitate .

Dwayne ran forth and kicked the scarecrow's head .  As a result, the scarecrow became a dullahan .  Its head was blown off, and the headless scarecrow no longer moved .

“Everyone, did I win? Huhuhu . ” Hyeonu saw the scene and let out a gloomy laugh .

It was confirmed .

He got a week of rest .

-No, I don't want this!!

-My Dwayne isn't like this!!!

-Let's do it once .  How many gold coins do you need?

“Tsk .  Now it can't be helped . I always keep my promises . Let's interview Dwayne, who won against the hardest level scarecrow . ”

Dwayne looked like he had lost his soul .  He couldn't believe he had beaten the scarecrow at the highest level .

'Did I win?'

Not long ago, Dwayne never thought he would be able to win against the most difficult scarecrow .  That wasn't all .  It was always common for him to be ignored when he was talking with friends as he was 67,342,332nd in the Arena rankings .

'Now it is different . '

However, he was different now .  Alley Leader taught Dwayne, and he gained the ability to beat even the most difficult scarecrow .  If he got a bronze medal, he could ignore his friends instead .

“Dwayne, you did it . Now you just need to place a bronze medal around your neck . ” Hyeonu patted Dwayne's shoulder .

Dwayne looked emotional after hearing Hyeonu's words .  A bronze medal—he had thought he would never obtain it for the rest of his life .

“Thank you . Really . ” Dwayne grabbed Hyeonu's hand with both his hands .

Dwayne continued the momentum from beating the most challenging scarecrow by immediately jumping to the ranking matches .  In his first few battles, he showed some tense and inflexible movements . Then Dwayne soon composed himself and won a clean victory .

Hyeonu called out to Dwayne after a victory, “Dwayne!! Come quickly!”

Dwayne rushed over when Hyeonu called, eager to see what he had done wrong .

“Dwayne, let's review it together . I'll give you feedback on this match . It is exactly what we have been doing so far . ”

“Yes, Alley Leader . ” 

Hyeonu meticulously pointed out Dwayne's mistakes and what he missed .  Then he asked, “Dwayne, what should you have done here?” 

It was an unbelievably chilling atmosphere from Alley Leader .

“I should've connected with my shoulders, not my fists . ”

“Won't a person who knows fists well have countermeasures here? When are you going to use what you have learned?”

“I'm sorry . I won't do this in the next match . ”

Hyeonu patted Dwayne's shoulder .  There was the whip and then the carrot .  “It's fine . Well done . It was perfect except for this . It is enough to get a bronze medal today . ”

The viewers saw this scene, and the number of messages increased .

-Wow, our leader's charms are showing!

-Isn't the chemistry between these two too good? A super fun chemistry .

-However, it's a bit different from usual .  He isn't pretentious and is like a real craftsman .

-The value of the gold coins is certain .  It is expensive .  I would learn if I had gold coins .  These are real tips .  It is true education .

“Isn't this amazing? Just a few days ago, Dwayne was ranked 67,342,332nd . Take a look now . How many consecutive wins has he achieved?”

Dwayne's momentum was astounding .  After winning against the first opponent, he gained confidence and was on a roll in the ranking matches .  It didn't matter what type of class they had .  He literally destroyed them, regardless of whether they were a swordsman, a magician, or a knight with a shield .  As a result, Dwayne was on a nine-game winning streak .

-Wow, nine consecutive wins . . .

-I'm really envious .  I'd like to learn that .

-No .  Are you supported by items like Dwayne? Or do you have a class like that? Most crucially, you can't learn from Alley Leader .

-Shivers .  It is an assault of facts .

“What is your current ranking?” Hyeonu asked Dwayne, who had returned from the rankings match .

“I'm currently 42,272,932nd . I rose around 25,000,000 rankings . ” Dwayne's voice sounded as usual like he hadn't won a single victory .

It wasn't because he had gotten victory without joy .  He had just adapted to victory itself .

“You will have to rise by 32,000,000 to get the bronze medal . I think it is possible . Dwayne, your current skills are enough to gain a bronze medal . ”

Hyeonu didn't whip a running horse .  He just increased the other person's confidence .  Dwayne's skills were enough .  Moreover, his personality made it clear that he wouldn't become complacent, no matter who praised him .  This was why compliments would stir up confidence in him .

'The problem is the proxy knights . . . I don't know about items, but Dwayne will definitely fall behind in skills . '

There were risks .  The proxy knights, those who got paid to run to the arena instead—except for them, there was nothing else that would prevent Dwayne from getting a bronze medal .

“The next match has already been decided . Then I'll be going . ”

In the meantime, another match started for Dwayne, and he disappeared again .

“Let's watch Dwayne's match once again . He'll win this time . ”

-How do you know that?

-Things can happen .

-Does it make sense to win unconditionally?

“Why? Who taught him? It is Alley Leader, Alley Leader . ”

-Kuek . . . It came out again—his pretentiousness .

-Yes, the Pretentious King .

-He is consistent .  This isn't a concept . It is his nature .

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ .  What does he need to eat to be so confident? I'm really curious .

Hyeonu had a strange expression as he watched the chat window once again present him as a man who was only pretentious .

“Then do you want to bet again? Will Dwayne win this time? I'll stream next week if I lose . Then what if I win? I will take two weeks off . How about it?”

Hyeonu threw bait toward the audience again .  The idea was to spend as much time as possible doing the main scenario before the huge patch was released .

-Accept, accept unconditionally .  This time we will win .

-Won't we be watching a stream next week?

-However, two weeks of absence if we lose? Just don't do it .

-Hey, it is 13 consecutive wins . Accept unconditionally!

At first, the public opinion in the chat room half welcomed it .  There were those who accepted Hyeonu's bet and those who didn't .  Their logic was simple .  Dwayne's skills had definitely improved and he had nine straight wins so far, so he was likely to win again .  The opinion of not accepting this bet momentarily surged .

However, as soon as the information about Dwayne's opponent was revealed, the ones opposing the bet became waste like a delisted stock .  Dwayne's opponent had won 13 consecutive matches .  Additionally, the items he wore were items that increased movement speed . They were precious and difficult to obtain .

-That one is a proxy .

-I'm accepting it unconditionally .  I'm going to watch a stream next week .  We are!!

-I'll take this bet, Alley Leader .

-It has fallen to the ground and can't be picked up .

Hyeonu's expression obscured by the mask was rotten .  He didn't expect Dwayne to be matched to a proxy knight here .

“Ugh .  It can't be helped . Let's go . If Dwayne wins this match, I won't stream for two weeks . However, if Dwayne loses, I'll stream normally next week . ”

-Good . ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ

-Everyone, let's have the stream next week .

-ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ No matter how good Dwayne is, he can't beat a proxy knight .

-This is obvious .  A knight is at least a silver medal .

Hyeonu was forced to accept the bet with a feeling of weeping and eating mustard .  'My mouth, my frivolous mouth! Ah!!!'

Dwayne was looking at the information of his matched opponent without knowing Hyeonu's circumstances .

'13 consecutive wins? Wow . . . '

The opponent had won 13 consecutive matches .  He had won four times more than Dwayne .  However, that was all Dwayne thought .  The opponent had simply won four more times than him .  This was what he thought .

'He should be a bit better?'

Dwayne never dreamed that his opponent was a proxy knight .  It was because his knowledge of Arena was extremely shallow .  Dwayne just enjoyed playing Arena and didn't study .  He didn't know things unless it was information that everyone knew and information about the proxy knights wasn't something that everyone knew .

[The ranking battle has started . ]

This message rang out to mark the beginning of the battle .  Dwayne raised his guard and slowly approached his opponent .

'A warrior class with a sword . I just have to measure the distance . '

The other man rushed toward Dwayne as he thought this .  Dwayne didn't panic, and his eyes followed the warrior's movements to the end .  The warrior's sword moved sharply toward Dwayne .

'Stop and counter . '

It was a natural judgment .  It was an act of suicide for a fighter to just watch a swordsman, as if he had given up the fight .  Dwayne stretched out his fists to block the warrior's sword .  At this moment, the trajectory of the warrior's sword changed .

'What is this?!!'

The sword that had been aiming for his shoulder shifted paths and flew toward Dwayne's abdomen .

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