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Chapter 79

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[Echo Willow Newbies vs. Rapid Guild Newbie]

[Rapid''s Demon King, The Fortress of the Past]

New videos uploaded to the Rapid Guild''s MeTube channel.

Two of them, no less!

Both new videos featured Rapid''s rising star, the newbie commonly known as Rapid''s Demon King, Rookie Seonghyun.

- Kyaaaaah!!!!! I''ve been waiting for this!!!!

- WOW.

- Oi oi! We''ve been waiting!

- Finally!!!!

It hadn''t been many days since the videos started being uploaded.

No, to be precise, it hadn''t been many days since Seonghyun started, yet it was already achieving explosive popularity.

Within an hour of being uploaded, it had already taken the top two spots in Eternal World''s trending videos.

The enthusiasm was palpable.

However, there were also negative reactions.

Where there is strong light, there are deep shadows.

Where there are fans, there are also many antis.

- Seriously, lol, Rapid''s Demon King? What a load of BS.

- Yeah, well, he probably couldn''t even get on The Fortress of the Past rankings anyway~

- Demon King, my ass, lol.

- Yeah, Korea has Seonghyun~ Rapid Guild Rookie? Just another nobody~

- Honestly, what is there besides the production? Lol.

Most of the negative opinions were like that.

Basically, saying he was no better than someone who had cleared The Fortress of the Past.

However, that public opinion was destined to flip like the back of a hand.

The reason was obvious.

Seonghyun was that Demon King of Rapid.

- ?????????????

- ????????Huh?

- ??????Wait, bro? You''re Seonghyun???

- The Demon King is Seonghyun????

- Crazy;;;;; He just revealed his name;;; Dude''s a real man;;;;

- Wow;;;;; That''s insane;;;;; So, the Rapid Guild members in The Fortress of the Past were bluffing?

- Yeah;;; I guess so.

- Wow.......

At this point, everyone had to watch the videos.

The videos, already popular due to the reputation of the Rapid Guild and Seonghyun''s recent rise, saw their popularity explode even further.

The Fortress of the Past video took the number one spot in the overall trending category, and the Echo Willow ''lesson teaching'' video took second place.

- Wow...... I knew he cleared The Fortress of the Past, but those two Echo Willow guild members couldn''t do anything even when they ganged up on him;;;.

- He doesn''t even seem warmed up;;;

- They''re not even a match;;;

- Honestly, I should feel good watching the ''lesson teaching'' video, but I almost feel sorry for them.......

- For real lol.

Even those who had suffered from Echo Willow felt pity.

Echo Willow video, showcasing their crushing defeat, was inevitably popular as well.

However, the towering presence of The Fortress of the Past was simply insurmountable.

It was truly an unscalable wall.

The undead legions fighting against a massive army.

The destructive power of the death legion commander Barpur and the Blood-Red Demon Knight, Balthar, who swept through their enemies, was equally immense.

Seonghyun occasionally joined the fray using shadow transference here and there.

But he always seemed to have plenty of room to spare.

This was also the case in the final wave of The Fortress of the Past, wave 40.

- He still seems to have some reserves?

- That wasn''t his full power?

- What on earth happens when he goes all out?

- Seriously, though;;;

- I hope the raid video comes out soon.

- Since The Fortress of the Past is finished, will the next video be the raid?

As everyone watched The Fortress of the Past video until the very end, with such aspirations, an additional clip, like a brief trailer, was included at the end.

[Piaeeeeeeee!]

A magnificent, grayish-white raid monster, resembling a giant hawk.

And a video played, showing Seonghyun standing in front of that monster, slowly walking forward, and as the screen flickered, a phrase appeared.

[Anemor Raid]

People couldn''t help but be excited about the trailer that showed what the next video would be.

- Wow!!!! I thought I was watching a movie!

- Aaaah! Please upload the video quickly!!! Give us an extra teaser!!!

- Crazy, this is the first time I''ve been this excited for a teaser in an Eternal World video!!!

- Isn''t the Anemor Raid one that''s never been cleared yet?

Upon hearing the name Anemor Raid, some people recognized it.

They were that famous.

It was only natural.

- I heard the Rapid Guild challenged it yesterday?

- Wow, so then???

- Yeah, yeah, apparently Rapid''s Demon King and Luna team went in together!!!

- Wow, then why didn''t they live stream this!!!!

- Rapid Guild usually doesn''t do live streams for their rookies.

- Let''s protest! We absolutely need to protest this!!!!

- This is real, we need a live stream of the Demon King, no, Seonghyun-nim''s raid!!!!

The subscribers were in an uproar.

They actually started sending protest emails and flooding the comments.

Countless opinions desiring to see Seonghyun''s live stream.

Naturally, the Rapid Guild had no choice but to respond.

[Rapid Guild - It is difficult to give you an immediate answer, but we are reviewing it as positively as possible. Please understand that we ask for your patience as we are currently revising the contract.]

Everyone had no choice but to accept that message.

Someone like Seonghyun, even though his level was still low, deserved a revised contract.

It wouldn''t be strange to give him a contract close to, if not the best in the industry.

The internet was ablaze.

People had no choice but to wait for the video.

There were also many who protested, asking when the Anemor video would be released.

Naturally, the fact that Rapid, in charge of editing, and the editing team were working while crying was not very important to the subscribers.

“Ughhh, Seonghyun-ah...... save me!!!”

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Well, it would be absurd if they remained after logging out.

Seonghyun, having some rather presumptuous thoughts, immediately left the Crystal Palace.

For his travel, he naturally went above Anemor.

The mobility was excellent, and the feeling of flying in the sky was more exhilarating than he had thought.

As he looked around for a suitable dungeon, he found one with no player limit.

The recommended level was level 80.

It was probably the highest dungeon in the third town.

It was also quite far from Serodin.

‘Let''s go here.’

The dungeon''s theme was a dark and gloomy labyrinth.

The monsters that appeared were orc subspecies called Black Orcs.

They were about 2 meters tall and had a larger build than humans.

Was it because they lived in dark places?

Their short fur and skin were darkish, and their eyes, perhaps developed for the darkness, seemed to clearly see Seonghyun even in the dark as they shouted.

“Kweeek! Kill! You!”

“Chweeek! Human!”

Their speech was quite slurred, but their aggressive demeanor and weapon handling suggested they had decent intelligence.

After observing these characteristics, Seonghyun wondered what to do first.

Since the cooldown was over, he decided to use the skill first.

He extended his palm and used Thousand Blood Swords.

A drop of blood emerged and floated into the air.

Pong!

The blood drop began to multiply, turning into swords one by one.

Last time, they looked like Eastern swords.

But this time, they appeared as bastard sword shapes.

The reason for the change was simply this.

‘Oh, it''s possible like this too?’

The thousand blood swords changed into the swords Seonghyun desired.

Specifically, as the 150 blood swords floated in the air, the Black Orcs became very bewildered.

“Kweeek!? Swords! Floating!”

“Kweeek!? Very! Many!”

There were only two orcs, but they seemed quite surprised, their eyes trembling.

It would be troublesome if they got scared and ran away.

As Seonghyun worried,

Whether those worries were meaningless or not, the two orcs glared and shouted.

“Kweeek! Fight! You!”

“Kweeek! Kill! You!”

The two Black Orcs rushed in, determined.

It was just as he wanted.

First, to conduct some experiments, Seonghyun observed the orcs'' attacking weapons and blocked them with two blood swords.

Clanggggggg!

A fierce collision resounded, piercing the ears.

The two blood swords blocked the Black Orc''s powerful swing without any damage, causing the Black Orc to tremble.

It wasn''t fear, but rather, they seemed to be putting all their strength into it.

The problem was that the blood swords didn''t budge.

Indeed, they didn''t break even when blocking attacks.

‘They’d make excellent shields too?’

Seonghyun was dumbfounded by the overly good performance and utility.

Moreover, the blood swords could be wielded without much difference from when Seonghyun swung them, as if his strength stat was being applied.

In other words, Seonghyun''s strength stat was superior to that of the Black Orcs.

Which meant...

‘Their movement speed will also be affected by my agility?’

He had to test it.

For this test, Seonghyun moved the blood swords to their limit, aiming for the Black Orcs.

Black Orcs were natural warriors!

Therefore, they could perceive and avoid the initial speed of the flying blood swords.

However, just avoiding one didn''t mean they could avoid all of them.

Shoosh shoosh shoosh shoosh!

As the blood swords flew in numbers too numerous to count,

The Black Orcs had no choice but to take the attacks.

Thwack!

[The 『One Strike!』 effect is activated!]

Pierced deeply by the sharp tip of the bastard sword-like blood sword,

The Black Orc, though in pain, endured without collapsing.

However, after being pierced, the sword turned red-hot and then exploded.

Puh-wooooooooo!

“Kweeek!”

Exploding from the inside where it was pierced,

The Black Orc couldn''t withstand the explosion, and flesh and blood scattered everywhere.

The left shoulder was completely ruptured, and the left arm and shoulder were torn off by the explosion.

‘Oh?!’

The power was considerable.

Even if the Black Orc''s defense wasn''t particularly high,

This was sufficient.

The damage was superior to Seonghyun''s bone arrows and close to that of the souls of the dead.

But if there were 150 of them, it was a different story.

Quantity could accumulate overwhelming damage.

“Kweeek!”

“Kweeek!”

Though writhing in pain,

The Black Orcs were enraged and tried to charge.

Watching them, Seonghyun thought to himself.

‘I’ve tested the blood swords.’

Now it was time for the next test.

Then, a teal portal opened behind Seonghyun.

And a giant walked out, emitting teal light from its eyes.

The death beast, Barpur, walked out leisurely.

[TL/N: Officially he is the “Demonic Beast of Death” but for Simplicity’s sake I’ll address him as “Death Beast” but in status window lines he will be “Demonic Beast of Death”]

Thump! Thump!

Barpur looked different to the Black Orcs.

He was clearly a humanoid giant, but

In their eyes, he looked like death manifested in the world.

Flash!

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