Arena Chapter 153

Chapter 153

Chapter 153 – Audience (Part 1)

Heising’s fists rained down while the female examinee had her hands on his shoulder and was sustaining their flight with her magic .

Their teamwork was better than mine and Cha Ji-hye’s .

Heising, who specialized in close combat, plus magic support? There couldn’t be a better suited combination .

On the other hand, we were at a disadvantage .

There was no way Cha Ji-hye, with her duel scimitars and whose specialty was close combat, could face off against Heising, an aura master .

Because of that, I was using my guns and fighting head to head with Heising while she supported me by attacking when she found an opening .

So in terms of synergy, we were of course at a disadvantage .

‘Continuing to fight this way is only disadvantageous to us . ’

I didn’t see a way to get an easy victory and on top of that a lot of spirit summons was used getting rid of the zombies .

In addition to that, the opponents were undead, their stamina was likely to be infinite as well .

And if I wanted to seal the deal on this victory…

‘Then the person I should be targeting is that b.a.s.t.a.r.d under the sea . ’

One of the 6 high priests, Allan .

If I can kill that man, Heising and the female examinee will stop moving too .

I came to that conclusion and I said to Cha Ji-hye .

“Stay away from me . ”

Without any hesitation, Cha Ji-hye rode atop number one and backed away from me .

Naturally, Heising and the female examinee focused their attacks on me .

Kwaaaaang!

The whirlwind around my body splintered away after being hit with Heising’s aura fist .

Through a crack in the broken whirlwind, a flurry of Heising’s fists came through .

With both feet, I put all my might into kicking Heising in the chest .

Two strong gusts of wind came from my feet and pushed me and Heising apart .

After creating distance between us, I fired away with double guns .

Ta ta ta ta tang!

Heising protected himself using his aura and the female examinee used defense magic .

The bullets ripped through his aura s.h.i.+eld but the female examinee kept stacking defense magic to keep them protected .

In that time, Heising came at me again and attempted to counterattack .

But I stepped back and drew the two people towards me . Lower and lower .

While fighting the two of them I got closer and closer to the surface of the ocean .

Then……

‘Now!’

I moved until Allan was right under my feet .

I had sensed Allan’s location with the guider skill .

“Sylph!”

-Meow!

Even without speaking, Sylph reacted and carried out my order .

Hwiiiiing!

With a strong wind, Sylph created an airtight box around my body .

Surrounded by this box, I headed into the water .

Dunk!

I raced towards the ocean floor while splitting the ocean apart .

Going through the deep dark of the ocean, I could make out the silhouette of a person not too far off, Allan .

I raced towards Allan .

Fl.u.s.tered, Allan tried to move out of the way but I was faster .

‘I’m coming for you!’

I rammed into Allan, forcing him into the box with me .

Then……

“You said it’s been a long time since you forgot the feeling of pain? I guess you won’t feel much if you burn to death?”

“……!”

I raised a flame and filled the box with it .

Allan protected himself by wrapping himself in his black cloak but I fired away with my double guns and broke through his defense .

And through the cracks of the broken cloak, I forced in the flames .

Hwa lu lu lu lu luk!

“Kuaaaaahhhk!”

Allan screamed as he lit on fire .

At that moment, above Allan’s head, a black s.p.a.ce reappeared .

And from within that s.p.a.ce, all kinds of monsters sprung forth . They, too, seemed to be undead .

Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta tang!

Using my double guns to shatter to the skeletal monsters trying to come out, I continued to set Allan ablaze .

Hwa lu lu lu lu luk!

How much time pa.s.sed this way .

Slowly, because of the fire, the oxygen within the wind box began to run out .

Pat!

And the black s.p.a.ce Allan had opened, closed .

Allan was burnt to a crisp and I couldn’t make out his figure .

‘Is it done now?’

I decided to check Allan’s location using the guider skill .

I couldn’t sense him .

It could only mean that Allan no longer exists in this world .

Then that meant success .

That strange invincible b.a.s.t.a.r.d, I succeeded in killing him .

‘It’s starting to get hard to breathe, I should head back up . ’

I came out of the ocean .

When I left the ocean, Cha Ji-hye flew to me on number one .

When I left the ocean, Cha Ji-hye flew to me on number one .

“What happened to Heising?”

“He left . ”

“He left?”

He didn’t die?

“Yes, it looked like he didn’t know what to do and then the two of them left to somewhere . ”

I got a foreboding feeling about that .

Wouldn’t it be normal that if Allan dies, the undead he created also die?

“It seems the undead with fake souls blown into them stay alive even when their creator has died . ”

What Cha Ji-hye said was valid .

They looked like they didn’t know what to do and then left . I guess that could be interpreted as their creator died and they were free from his control .

And then .

Pat!

The exam door appeared .

“Summon board . ”

-Name: Kim Hyun-ho

-Cla.s.s: 40

-Karma: +600

-Mission: annihilate pirate army (achieved)

-Time limit: 129 days 17 hours

Cleared the exam .

I’m sure the real goal of this exam was the high priest Allan .

I did still have a nagging feeling because Heising and the female examinee have disappeared and this wasn’t completely finished but it didn’t seem to have that much of an effect on this exam .

We didn’t’ go through the exam door right away but rather returned to the uninhabited island instead .

We took off our synthetic muscle suits and put them in the virtual s.p.a.ce . The rake eagles too were put in there .

“Shall we go now?”

At my question, Cha Ji-hye suddenly voiced a different opinion .

“We still have 129 days left . ”

“Yes . ”

“Then during that time can’t we do something else?”

“I’m sure that’s possible . ”

As long as there was time limit remaining, whether you return right away or stay a while longer was completely up to the examinee .

“Then I wonder if with the time left we can train the rake eagles some more to let them grow . ”

“Ah!”

I was in awe .

Why didn’t I think of that?

The rake eagles still had a lot of growing left to do .

Through the growth acceleration skill I mastered, they can grow up to three times their normal size .

Then in preparation for the next exam, it would be beneficial to let them grow while we have some extra time .

Then in preparation for the next exam, it would be beneficial to let them grow while we have some extra time .

On top of that, there was no one on this island!

This vacation spot belongs to Cha Ji-hye and I alone .

“Sounds good . Let’s do that . ”

And that’s how our relaxing vacation started .

We had plenty to play with . A laptop and smartphone with solar batteries .

In case of a situation like this, I had downloaded a bunch of games on the laptop .

At times I played games like crazy and at other times, Cha Ji-hye and I rode the rake eagles and enjoyed a date flying in the sky .

How much time pa.s.sed I wonder .

Approximately a months’ time had pa.s.sed .

“Beeeek!”

Number three, who was much larger than before, screeched .

I thought someone else had appeared so I sent Sylph to scout and it was none other than the Deport harbor’s battles.h.i.+ps .

‘Regiment Commander Ajen sent them!’

The battles.h.i.+ps’ course was to the pirate archipelago .

Regiment Commander Ajen was probably worried about our safety and sent them to scout .

“What is it?”

Asked Cha Ji-hye .

“It seems that the navy from the Deport Harbor has been dispatched to see if we’re safe . ”

“We should go by once . ”

“Let’s . ”

First, we left the rake eagles to stay on the uninhabited island and we used Sylph to cross the sea .

We could see the battles.h.i.+ps heading for the pirate archipelago .

“That battles.h.i.+p in the center is probably the flags.h.i.+p . ”

“Wow, you can recognize that? You really were a soldier . ”

At my compliment, Cha Ji-hye replied flatly .

“I just used the guider skill to find which one Regiment Commander Ajen is on . ”

“……”

Anyway we landed on that battles.h.i.+p .

As the two of us suddenly came down from the sky, the soldiers on the battles.h.i.+p were taken by surprise .

“Who, who are you!”

“Don’t move!”

They surrounded us with their weapons at the ready .

But some of the soldiers recognized us .

“Ah, our hero!”

“It is the hero, baronet Kim!”

“They are the heroes who got rid of the pirates . Put down your weapons you idiots!”

Just like that, the tension dissipated and after the uproar, Regiment Commander Ajen appeared .

“So you were safe!”

“Yes, same for you guys as well?”

“So you were safe!”

“Yes, same for you guys as well?”

“Nothing other than a letter that a new consul has been appointed . But what in the world happened?”

I told him the results of the last fight .

He may discover the remains of the zombies so I told him the truth about fighting the dark magician too .

“It’s not enough that you completely mopped up the pirate archipelago, but you fought a great black magician and won at that!”

Regiment Commander Ajen’s face was filled it awe and admiration .

Anyway, at my words that the pirate island was cleaned up, Regiment Commander Ajen let out an order to the fleet to withdraw .

I refused Regiment Commander Ajen’s offer of a grand banquet and we returned to the uninhabited island .

And then a month pa.s.sed and I got a call on the transponder .

It was Odin’s number .

“Odin?”

-Hyun-ho!

It was Marie, loud and welcome with a lively voice .

Odin must have quickly stole it back because I soon heard his voice .

-Have you been well?

“Yes, we’ve cleared the mission and are resting up before we return . ”

-I see .

“Ah, and we got rid of one of the 6 high priests, Allan . ”

-The great magician I heard you guys dealt with was one of the high priests?

“Huh? You’ve heard news of us?”

-Don’t even say that . Your name is being mentioned all over Arena right now . The political world is on fire trying to figure out who this Baron Kim is .

“Really?”

-You drove back the pirates that the Aman Kingdom couldn’t lay a hand on and even got rid of that Heising who had an evil reputation . And not long ago you alone annihilated the pirate archipelago?

“Yes but I didn’t know the rumors had spread already . ”

-Thanks to the radios . A Nordic exam group member who was in the Aman kingdom heard the news and spread the word far and wide . Thanks to that, I heard about you and wanted to give you a call too .

A foreigner from a different world . I felt amazed that I was known wide and far here in the Arena,

I wonder if I could get some high position somewhere like Odin because of this .

-Anyway, if you killed a high priest, then you, Kim Hyun-ho, are probably closer to the exams’ ultimate goal more than anyone else . But that means you are that much more a target so please be especially careful .

“Of course, don’t worry . ”

-Ha ha, actually the real reason I called wasn’t about this and I ended up saying a bunch of nonsense . If you have the time, could you come by this way?

“Why?”

I didn’t want to .

I wanted to play here longer with Cha Ji-hye .

Odin’s request that would cut my vacation here didn’t sound too pleasing .

But at Odin’s next words, I couldn’t help but be surprised .

-The Arend royal family wishes to see you . A while ago, I had an audience with the royal family and talked about many things and you came up as well . I think they want to give you a t.i.tle of n.o.bility and land .

“Really?”

-Someone as strong as you, you will be able to get at least to the t.i.tle of Count or Earl . As for land, taking into account your relations.h.i.+p with the elves of Brown Mountain, it will probably be an area close to that .

Chapter 153 Audience Part 1 Heising s fists rained down while the female examinee had her hands on his shoulder and was sustaining their flight with her magic . Their teamwork was better than mine and Cha Ji hye s . Heising, who specialized in close combat, plus magic support There couldn t be a better suited combination . On the other hand, we were at a disadvantage . There was no way Cha Ji hye, with her duel scimitars and whose specialty was close combat, could face off against Heising, an aura master . Because of that, I was using my guns and fighting head to head with Heising while she supported me by attacking when she found an opening . So in terms of synergy, we were of course at a disadvantage . Continuing to fight this way is only disadvantageous to us . I didn t see a way to get an easy victory and on top of that a lot of spirit summons was used getting rid of the zombies . In addition to that, the opponents were undead, their stamina was likely to be infinite as well . And if I wanted to seal the deal on this victory Then the person I should be targeting is that b.a.s.t.a.r.d under the sea . One of the 6 high priests, Allan . If I can kill that man, Heising and the female examinee will stop moving too . I came to that conclusion and I said to Cha Ji hye . Stay away from me . Without any hesitation, Cha Ji hye rode atop number one and backed away from me . Naturally, Heising and the female examinee focused their attacks on me . Kwaaaaang The whirlwind around my body splintered away after being hit with Heising s aura fist . Through a crack in the broken whirlwind, a flurry of Heising s fists came through . With both feet, I put all my might into kicking Heising in the chest . Two strong gusts of wind came from my feet and pushed me and Heising apart . After creating distance between us, I fired away with double guns . Ta ta ta ta tang Heising protected himself using his aura and the female examinee used defense magic . The bullets ripped through his aura s.h.i.+eld but the female examinee kept stacking defense magic to keep them protected . In that time, Heising came at me again and attempted to counterattack . But I stepped back and drew the two people towards me . Lower and lower . While fighting the two of them I got closer and closer to the surface of the ocean . Then Now I moved until Allan was right under my feet . I had sensed Allan s location with the guider skill . Sylph Meow Even without speaking, Sylph reacted and carried out my order . Hwiiiiing With a strong wind, Sylph created an airtight box around my body . Surrounded by this box, I headed into the water . Dunk I raced towards the ocean floor while splitting the ocean apart . Going through the deep dark of the ocean, I could make out the silhouette of a person not too far off, Allan . I raced towards Allan . Fl.u.s.tered, Allan tried to move out of the way but I was faster . I m coming for you I rammed into Allan, forcing him into the box with me . Then You said it s been a long time since you forgot the feeling of pain I guess you won t feel much if you burn to death I raised a flame and filled the box with it . Allan protected himself by wrapping himself in his black cloak but I fired away with my double guns and broke through his defense . And through the cracks of the broken cloak, I forced in the flames . Hwa lu lu lu lu luk Kuaaaaahhhk Allan screamed as he lit on fire . At that moment, above Allan s head, a black s.p.a.ce reappeared . And from within that s.p.a.ce, all kinds of monsters sprung forth . They, too, seemed to be undead . Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta tang Using my double guns to shatter to the skeletal monsters trying to come out, I continued to set Allan ablaze . Hwa lu lu lu lu luk How much time pa.s.sed this way . Slowly, because of the fire, the oxygen within the wind box began to run out . Pat And the black s.p.a.ce Allan had opened, closed . Allan was burnt to a crisp and I couldn t make out his figure . Is it done now I decided to check Allan s location using the guider skill . I couldn t sense him . It could only mean that Allan no longer exists in this world . Then that meant success . That strange invincible b.a.s.t.a.r.d, I succeeded in killing him . It s starting to get hard to breathe, I should head back up . I came out of the ocean . When I left the ocean, Cha Ji hye flew to me on number one . What happened to Heising He left . He left He didn t die Yes, it looked like he didn t know what to do and then the two of them left to somewhere . I got a foreboding feeling about that . Wouldn t it be normal that if Allan dies, the undead he created also die It seems the undead with fake souls blown into them stay alive even when their creator has died . What Cha Ji hye said was valid . They looked like they didn t know what to do and then left . I guess that could be interpreted as their creator died and they were free from his control . And then . Pat The exam door appeared . Summon board . Name Kim Hyun ho Cla.s.s 40 Karma 600 Mission annihilate pirate army achieved Time limit 129 days 17 hours Cleared the exam . I m sure the real goal of this exam was the high priest Allan . I did still have a nagging feeling because Heising and the female examinee have disappeared and this wasn t completely finished but it didn t seem to have that much of an effect on this exam . We didn t go through the exam door right away but rather returned to the uninhabited island instead . We took off our synthetic muscle suits and put them in the virtual s.p.a.ce . The rake eagles too were put in there . Shall we go now At my question, Cha Ji hye suddenly voiced a different opinion . We still have 129 days left . Yes . Then during that time can t we do something else I m sure that s possible . As long as there was time limit remaining, whether you return right away or stay a while longer was completely up to the examinee . Then I wonder if with the time left we can train the rake eagles some more to let them grow . Ah I was in awe . Why didn t I think of that The rake eagles still had a lot of growing left to do . Through the growth acceleration skill I mastered, they can grow up to three times their normal size . Then in preparation for the next exam, it would be beneficial to let them grow while we have some extra time . On top of that, there was no one on this island This vacation spot belongs to Cha Ji hye and I alone . Sounds good . Let s do that . And that s how our relaxing vacation started . We had plenty to play with . A laptop and smartphone with solar batteries . In case of a situation like this, I had downloaded a bunch of games on the laptop . At times I played games like crazy and at other times, Cha Ji hye and I rode the rake eagles and enjoyed a date flying in the sky . How much time pa.s.sed I wonder . Approximately a months time had pa.s.sed . Beeeek Number three, who was much larger than before, screeched . I thought someone else had appeared so I sent Sylph to scout and it was none other than the Deport harbor s battles.h.i.+ps . Regiment Commander Ajen sent them The battles.h.i.+ps course was to the pirate archipelago . Regiment Commander Ajen was probably worried about our safety and sent them to scout . What is it Asked Cha Ji hye . It seems that the navy from the Deport Harbor has been dispatched to see if we re safe . We should go by once . Let s . First, we left the rake eagles to stay on the uninhabited island and we used Sylph to cross the sea . We could see the battles.h.i.+ps heading for the pirate archipelago . That battles.h.i.+p in the center is probably the flags.h.i.+p . Wow, you can recognize that You really were a soldier . At my compliment, Cha Ji hye replied flatly . I just used the guider skill to find which one Regiment Commander Ajen is on . Anyway we landed on that battles.h.i.+p . As the two of us suddenly came down from the sky, the soldiers on the battles.h.i.+p were taken by surprise . Who, who are you Don t move They surrounded us with their weapons at the ready . But some of the soldiers recognized us . Ah, our hero It is the hero, baronet Kim They are the heroes who got rid of the pirates . Put down your weapons you idiots Just like that, the tension dissipated and after the uproar, Regiment Commander Ajen appeared . So you were safe Yes, same for you guys as well Nothing other than a letter that a new consul has been appointed . But what in the world happened I told him the results of the last fight . He may discover the remains of the zombies so I told him the truth about fighting the dark magician too . It s not enough that you completely mopped up the pirate archipelago, but you fought a great black magician and won at that Regiment Commander Ajen s face was filled it awe and admiration . Anyway, at my words that the pirate island was cleaned up, Regiment Commander Ajen let out an order to the fleet to withdraw . I refused Regiment Commander Ajen s offer of a grand banquet and we returned to the uninhabited island . And then a month pa.s.sed and I got a call on the transponder . It was Odin s number . Odin Hyun ho It was Marie, loud and welcome with a lively voice . Odin must have quickly stole it back because I soon heard his voice . Have you been well Yes, we ve cleared the mission and are resting up before we return . I see . Ah, and we got rid of one of the 6 high priests, Allan . The great magician I heard you guys dealt with was one of the high priests Huh You ve heard news of us Don t even say that . Your name is being mentioned all over Arena right now . The political world is on fire trying to figure out who this Baron Kim is . Really You drove back the pirates that the Aman Kingdom couldn t lay a hand on and even got rid of that Heising who had an evil reputation . And not long ago you alone annihilated the pirate archipelago Yes but I didn t know the rumors had spread already . Thanks to the radios . A Nordic exam group member who was in the Aman kingdom heard the news and spread the word far and wide . Thanks to that, I heard about you and wanted to give you a call too . A foreigner from a different world . I felt amazed that I was known wide and far here in the Arena, I wonder if I could get some high position somewhere like Odin because of this . Anyway, if you killed a high priest, then you, Kim Hyun ho, are probably closer to the exams ultimate goal more than anyone else . But that means you are that much more a target so please be especially careful . Of course, don t worry . Ha ha, actually the real reason I called wasn t about this and I ended up saying a bunch of nonsense . If you have the time, could you come by this way Why I didn t want to . I wanted to play here longer with Cha Ji hye . Odin s request that would cut my vacation here didn t sound too pleasing . But at Odin s next words, I couldn t help but be surprised . The Arend royal family wishes to see you . A while ago, I had an audience with the royal family and talked about many things and you came up as well . I think they want to give you a t.i.tle of n.o.bility and land . Really Someone as strong as you, you will be able to get at least to the t.i.tle of Count or Earl . As for land, taking into account your relations.h.i.+p with the elves of Brown Mountain, it will probably be an area close to that .