Chapter 190: New Partner 2

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He was told that they couldn't do business on Friday, so he scheduled to buy the building on Sat.u.r.day. Junhyuk headed home. After he got there, he took off his mask and looked into the mirror.

After meeting Sungtae, he had spent a lot of money, but that meant that he was getting stronger in the real world.

"It's a good thing that I met him."

He had met him because of Eunseo, and Sungtae turned out to be better than expected. If Junhyuk gave him a mask, he would be able to relegate his works to him. Making a company and running that company's activities would be Sungtae's responsibility.

Junhyuk shook his head lightly. The next day, he would have to go back to the Champions' Battlefield, and he wanted to relax. This week, he had had a lot to do, so he hadn't had time to practice.

He teleported to the bas.e.m.e.nt and started to train when his burner phone rang. Junhyuk picked it up, and Sarang was on the other side, speaking cheerfully.

"Big brother! You go to the battlefield tomorrow, right?"

"Right. What's going on?"

"I just wanted to hear your voice, so I called."

"Is that all?"

"No. Recently, I've started taking stray cats or wounded dogs to my house and healing them. And now I can heal two at the same time!"

"What?"

"My power has evolved!"

"Really?! That's amazing!"

She already had a lot of healing power, and now she could heal two people at the same time. That could completely change the flow of battle.

Just like Junhyuk's force field, it was a useful power.

"I've been too busy lately, but it's nice that your power has evolved. How did you come to heal stray cats?"

"The cats just follow me now."

"Try not to draw too much attention to yourself."

"And I have to spend a lot of money to buy them food."

"Don't worry about the money. Next time we meet, I'll give you some more. Don't let the cats follow you around."

"Are you giving me an allowance?"

"Your power has evolved, so I'll give you some money."

"Cool! Big brother, I love you!"

"You are being too loud. I'm hanging up."

He wanted to tell her about Sungtae, but it would be better to tell her in person.

"Hm. Be safe tomorrow."

"Right."

He hung up and focused on his training. Kaljaque wouldn't be there the next day, so it would be easier.

"What will they give award me tomorrow?"

Junhyuk had earned a Spatial Bag the last time, and that had been very useful to him. He expected to win and to get a new item for his victory.

"It's for winners-only."

His opponents were quite powerful. They would have a hard time winning if it was just two of them. Junhyuk wished they would partner with a new, useful champion and swung his dual swords.

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Friday, eight o'clock in the morning.

The white light surrounded Junhyuk, and he appeared in the familiar room. He looked around and checked his earnings: 33,440G.

There was a lot of money, and he heard the soft voice.

[Welcome to the Swamp of Despair.]

"I don't need the basic equipment," he said.

Unlike before, someone heard what he said, and the basic equipment didn't show up. Junhyuk checked on his equipment. He was stronger than ever before and, without Kaljaque, he should win.

Then, he raised his hand and checked on the new ring.

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Ring of the G.o.d of Wind

Attack +5

Attack Speed +10%

The G.o.d of Wind controls the wind, and his power is in this ring. It increases attack power slightly and significantly increases attack speed. Attack power increases by five and attack speed increases by 10 percent.

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"Cool!" he shouted.

He hadn't expected the ring to be that effective. He hadn't been sure about obtaining weapons from the real world, but that ring was superior in its effectiveness.

"Maybe I should rob a museum?"

He hadn't been to any museums, but he might find more items in those. He was thinking about it when a kind voice explained a few things to him.

[In the Swamp of Despair, three champions make up one team. By using either or both of two roads, you may attack the enemy. Both roads have watchtowers, so it would be a good idea to not approach them casually.]

He had already fought there, so he understood the explanation better.

[...and between those two roads, there is a swamp. In the swamp, there is high-ranking sorcerer. When lend him a hand, he will buff you. It could change the flow of battle, so help him if you can.]

The high-ranking sorcerer's buff was surprising. It was difficult to get the and complete that quest. The enemies were aware of it as well.

[You may exit through the main door.]

Junhyuk stood in front of the door.

[This is the Champions' Battlefield. You have unlimited revives, but each time you die, you lose 3,000G, so be aware of that.]

He wanted to earn more money to get stronger.

[The reward for victory in the Swamp of Despair will be a Runestone Bag. You may choose one of the highest runestones of each color from the bag. Do your best to win.]

Junhyuk's ears perked up. The highest-quality runestones were very expensive, and they would give three of them to the winner. He had to win no matter what.

Junhyuk pushes door, and the soft voice whispered:

[Champion Junhyuk Lee deployed.]

He walked outside and saw the lizardmen standing there. They were already familiar to him, so he found Aktur and headed to him. Aktur was standing with arms folded, and Junhyuk waved at him.

"You came!"

"Nice to see you!"

Aktur laughed and said, "It's nice we won't have Kaljaque, but this new one is late."

"He may be late because he is new."

Junhyuk had also been busy listening to the explanations when he got there the first time.

Aktur's eyes glinted blue, and he said, "As long as we don't get troll, we'll be fine. I'm hopeful."

"Right."

Junhyuk stood next to Aktur and looked around. He didn't know anything about the new champion and just hoped that the new champion wouldn't be a troublemaker like last time.

A sharp voice echoed behind the lizardmen, "Why are you blocking my path?!"

The lizardmen were launched in many directions, and only a champion could treat allied lizardmen like that. However, Junhyuk couldn't see his face.

The size of a champion's soul was bigger than that of a minion, but he still couldn't see him. Aktur was curious as well and looked for the new champion. The new champion's appearance was unusual.

The lizardmen made way. The path was cleared, and the champion headed their way. Junhyuk saw him and murmured, "Gon?"

He looked like a cartoon! He had a huge head, thick legs and a long tail. He was also entirely red. When he approached, Junhyuk could see that he wasn't even as tall as his waist. The new champion raised his head.

"How did you know my name?"

Junhyuk, curious, asked, "Your name is Gon?"

"My name is Gongon. I am a member of Red Dragon Tribe. Where are we?"

"You didn't hear the explanation?"

"I heard it, but I am a dragon! Why do I have to be in this dump?!"

Junhyuk thought he was the loudmouth-type and looked at him, "This is the Champions' Battlefield. Powerful champions come here from many different dimensions to fight."

"They must not know about my tribe's power. I'm a hatchling, and they brought me here!"

Junhyuk laughed bitterly. Artlan had already told him that dragons were strong, but the battlefield management had captured dragons and use them as buff monsters. Even if the entire Red Dragon Tribe wanted to fight, they couldn't handle the battlefield management.

Junhyuk looked at Gongon and then Aktur and said, "I'm not familiar with this place and I don't have anything to show Gongon. Do you want to go with him?"

Aktur looked at Gongon and said, "I'm not the type of person to teach anyone anything."

After saying that, he turned around and added, "I will take upper road."

Junhyuk looked at Gongon and covered his face with his hands. That hatchling didn't know anything, it fighting alongside him gave Junhyuk a headache.

"Nothing I can do."

Junhyuk took a knee and looked into Gongon's eyes.

"Gongon, come with me to the lower road."

"Why should I?"

Junhyuk felt like beating him up, but he said calmly, "There is a reward for winning in the Dimensional Battlefield."

"A victory reward?"

"Didn't you hear?"

"Something about runestones. What do you want to do with it?"

"It's a very nice item that can make you stronger."

Thinking he could get stronger, Gongon's tail started wagging, and JUnhyuk smiled.

"I'm not sure, but I'll tell you what I know. Let's go."

"Perhaps."

Gongon stood next to him, and Junhyuk looked at Aktur as he took fifty lizarmen with him.

"I'll be going."

"See you later."

Aktur looked at Gongon and added, "Do well."

He left, and Junhyuk took fifty lizardmen with him, and both he and Gongon and started to move.

"What are your powers?" Junhyuk asked.

Gongon shook his head.

"Powers?"

"You must have powers."

"Wait a second."

Gongon opened his mouth and spewed a jet of flame. It looked like a handheld fan and it covered a distance of twenty meters.

Junhyuk was satisfied with the range, and it could envelop all three enemies within the flame.

Gongon pondered some more and, this time, headb.u.t.ted a tree next to him. He covered twenty meters in the rush, and the tree broke in half. Then, he shook his body and light emanated from it. The light shifted into a three-meter tall existence.

"What is that?" Junhyuk asked.

"It's a transformation."

Gongon raised his claw.

"When I keep this up, it feels like my body is stronger."

Junhyuk wasn't sure, but it looked like that power increased Gon's attack and defense. He couldn't keep it up for a long time, however. After twenty seconds, Gongon looked like a hatchling again.

"I can't keep it up! What is this place?"

Junhyuk raised his hand, and the ivory-colored force field covered Gongon's body.

Gongon looked at it and asked, "What is this?"

"My power. It's a force field and it will protect you."

When the force field disappeared after ten seconds, Gongon complained, "This place limits all powers?!"

Junhyuk nodded and said, "I can also teleport."

He appeared behind Gongon, and the dragon smiled.

"That's an interesting power."

Then, Junhyuk showed him the Spatial Slash. Far away, a tree was sliced in half, and a glint appeared in Gongon's eyes.

"What?! That attack?!"

"It goes through s.p.a.ce to slash the enemy. It's my only long range attack."

"A human that has the ability to cover long distances?"

Junhyuk smiled.

"Until you familiarize yourself with this place, why don't you listen to me?"

Gongon's tail tapped Junhyuk's chest.

"I like you. I will trust you for now."