9 minutes 58 seconds?
Valhalla.
The man who had never lost until now and had gone farther ahead than anyone else was shaken.
Team Korea, which had taken only 9 minutes 58 seconds compared to Team USA’s 10 minutes 2 seconds, was more than enough to shake him.
A 5-second difference......?
He also looked at the video of Team Korea’s clear being broadcast on one side of the electronic board under the title “Highlight.”
Although it was only a highlight from each stage, it was enough to understand the situation.
First stage.
The set artifact custom-made for Hunter Paul had resisted the status ailments and granted the party members a buff far more advanced than the original.
Second stage.
They had used mage Kas to slow every enemy, then used the Transcendent Golem’s ultimate.
They had annihilated two hundred enemies not with their own hands, but with the enemy’s power.
Third stage.
Hyunsoo, facing the Breaker Golem alone, had seemed to have met the worst possible enemy, but that was not the case.
The Breaker Golem’s strength was breaking things, and it did not work on Hyunsoo.
And during that urgent moment.
Through the existence of the demon Grout, who had bloomed silently, he had overcome the crisis.
Valhalla thought as he watched him.
If the third stage had been any golem other than the Breaker Golem, we would have won.
The cause of their defeat was that the Breaker Golem had failed to hold Hyunsoo down.
If it had been a warrior-type golem instead of the Breaker Golem, it would have pressured Hyunsoo with a tremendous HP pool and damage output, forcing him to spend a great deal of time.
In truth, even for them, the one that had taken the most time had been the assassin golem that had produced a hundred clones of itself.
Yes. This time, Hyunsoo was lucky, so.......
Valhalla was consoling himself.
“It’s a beautiful night~”
“It’s daytime right now, though?”
“.......”
Hyunsoo, who had been greeting the audience, was rendered speechless by Hunter Paul’s blunt correction.
Seeing that, Valhalla realized it.
They’re all excuses.
No matter how much he tried to dress it up, it would not change.
The one hanging around his own neck was unmistakably a silver medal, and the one hanging around Hyunsoo’s neck was a gold medal.
Only then.
Heh—
Valhalla realized how cowardly he had been and looked around, only to be surprised once again.
Kali, the American ranker who had once enjoyed tearing into Hyunsoo.
“Is he still growing? Incredible.”
Given his personality, he should have been standing on his pride with the veins in his neck bulging, but he acknowledged it and applauded.
Also.
“Brother...... just what are you......?”
“???”
In his late forties this year.
Great mage Lund was muttering something bizarre to Hyunsoo and acknowledging him.
And in front of the entire world.
“It’s a beautiful day~”
As if speaking a famous line like a great actor standing at an awards ceremony.
Valhalla spoke sincerely to Hyunsoo, who was joking around.
“Congratulations.”
“Thanks, Valhalla.”
The world was captivated by the sight of the two men, each cool in a different way, encouraging each other.
And Valhalla’s final words.
“I’ll see you in one week.”
He left behind an implication that although he had lost now, he would do everything he could to win the duel between the two of them that would finally happen one week later.
“As much as you want.”
FLASHFLASHFLASHFLASHFLASHFLASHFLASH—!!
That confident answer threw people around the world watching the awards ceremony into upheaval, and reporters endlessly pressed their camera shutters.
At last.
The match the entire world had been waiting for was right around the corner.
*****
The whole world was shocked by the unexpected result.
The Continental War, where two countries had fought.
In the upgraded version of it, Continental War: World Championship, experts had said Korea would be unable to escape the lower ranks.
In fact, on America’s top win-rate prediction site, the prediction that Korea would rank low had reached as high as 94%.
But now.
[USA 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals, 1 bronze medal.]
[Republic of Korea 5 gold medals, 1 silver medal, 0 bronze medals.]
[Russia 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals, 3 bronze medals.]
Something unexpected had happened.
On that win-rate prediction site, the probability that America would win had reached 98%, and yet?
Now the Republic of Korea, which had been near the bottom, was standing shoulder to shoulder with the United States.
Just one day ago, no one had predicted that the Republic of Korea would stand on equal footing with them.
And the reason this variable had occurred was that Dungeon Breakthrough had been a team event with two medals on the line.
—The word miracle suits this. The whole world is calling this the Hyunsoo Effect.
—At present, as the entire world is covered by the Hyunsoo Effect, people around the globe are watching to see whether he will cause the Hyunsoo Effect again in the PVP match one week from now.
—The Hyunsoo Effect is spreading beyond Korea and reaching the world.
Commentators, experts, and high-rankers all over the world.
Even the world’s top JoyTube streamers.
They all talked about Hyunsoo, and some users found it ridiculous.
—He’s still just one user. I don’t get why they’re overreacting this much.
—For real...... Even if he’s amazing, isn’t saying he’s causing a worldwide Hyunsoo Effect way too exaggerated?
Those who had made such remarks had no choice but to feel flustered.
Because articles proving the Hyunsoo Effect could be seen everywhere.
—Brand Hyun on the auction house. Subscribers rise by roughly 25 million in one day.
—American presidential candidate reportedly pushing for dinner with Hyunsoo......
—President of the Republic of Korea states at an official event that he is a hero who has brought honor to the country.
It was not only Hyunsoo’s honor that had risen.
—Brand Hyun. Artifact transactions blocked by the Parion Empire reportedly being sold through the auction house......
—A considerable number of artifacts made by the blacksmiths of the nation of Hyun are being sold......
—At least 3–5% better effects compared to the same grade.
—Nation of Hyun premium. Artifact prices revealed to be forming 10% higher than others of the same grade.
—Brand Hyun. Daily transaction volume rises from around 400 million after launch to tens of billions.
—Hyunsoo’s foresight hits the mark exactly.
And it was not only the articles that were in an uproar.
World-class entrepreneurs said:
“Brand Hyun has already succeeded. Luxury is ‘something that lets me show off what I have,’ and people are paying premiums for artifacts produced in the nation of Hyun, then showing them off to those around them.”
“What’s astonishing is that while actual luxury goods are used for extravagance, the artifacts of the nation of Hyun are extremely practical.”
“After purchase, luxury goods lose half their value, and as time passes, they fall even further. But the value of the nation of Hyun’s artifacts does not fall. Therefore, when you consider Brand Hyun’s auction house, the nation of Hyun, and Hyun’s personal market value, its worth is so outstanding that it cannot be measured. Moreover, that value has multiplied several times in just one day through this come-from-behind victory. Yes. The age of Hyun has finally begun.”
Great tycoons whose names everyone would recognize.
Watching their interviews, those who had denied the Hyunsoo Effect realized that it was true.
And they thought.
I’m jealous.......
He must be so happy right now that he’s tap-dancing.
What does it feel like to become a national hero in a single day?
Everyone began to admire his life.
However, the reality was not quite so beautiful.
[Nell: Please save me.]
“.......”
The nation of Hyun.
Hyunsoo was personally feeling the aftermath of the come-from-behind victory.
Hyunsoo had been deceiving himself, saying he had participated purely “for himself,” not for his country.
But on one side, there had definitely been a desire to raise Korea, which had been in last place, up higher, and that had led to this result.
As expected, people should live kindly.
The part where Hyunsoo personally felt the aftermath was that Nell, who rarely ever said something was too hard, was asking him to save them.
[Hyunsoo: Fighting......^^;;]
For Hyunsoo, cheering Nell on was the best he could do for now.
Was this Hyunsoo’s selfishness?
No.
Nell had personally said they would handle the work themselves, so Hyunsoo should do what he needed to do.
Hyunsoo also checked the results caused by this come-from-behind victory.
[National power rises by 7%.]
7%? Is this for real?
It truly was an enormous growth.
And Hyunsoo had gained more from this battle.
[You have acquired a gold medal.]
[You acquire all stats +4.]
Originally, the reward for a gold medal was all stats +2.
However, because this was a team event, every participant would receive the tremendous glory of all stats +4.
Also, Hyunsoo had hunted the Breaker Golem and obtained 75 kg of golem byproducts and a golem core.
The byproducts were, literally, the remains of the collapsed Breaker Golem.
What if I create my own Legendary Golem with this?
Of course, Hyunsoo could not create it himself.
So he asked a highest-grade golemancer in the nation of Hyun named Rem if he could take a look, and Rem readily accepted.
Hyunsoo was swept up in anticipation.
To think I could create a golem with human intelligence and its own specialty?
Also, in a golem’s case, it felt neither pain nor fear, so the places it could be used were far too vast.
So Hyunsoo headed to where golemancer Rem was, filled with swelling anticipation.
“It is impossible.”
Golemancer Rem.
Looking at the golem byproducts and core spread out before him, he spoke firmly.
After hearing Hyunsoo’s explanation, he had noticed what Hyunsoo wanted.
However.
“The moment all these byproducts were separated from the golem core, they changed in a way that made them impossible to reuse, and they show up as impossible to repair. Of course, if I were a real-life golemancer, I could recreate it manually like you, Hyunsoo. But I am not a real-life golemancer.”
It was true.
There was no way golemancers could exist in reality.
“Then does that mean I can’t use this precious golem core?”
The golem core.
Surprisingly, even though more than one hundred countries had hunted Legendary Golems, Hyunsoo was the only one who had obtained one.
“It is impossible with these byproducts. But there is a method that can make it possible.”
“What is it?”
“You must go around dungeons with golems in them and gather dozens of materials that form a golem.”
“Oh, can I get them if I clear one or two dungeons?”
Rem firmly shook his head.
“No Legendary Golem has ever been made by a user. The reason is that the materials are difficult to obtain, and you cannot obtain the materials needed to operate a Legendary Golem from a single dungeon. You would have to clear at least fifteen dungeons.”
“Hmm.......”
He could tell that it was effectively impossible.
Also, because they would be forming a Legendary Golem, they would have to be high-level dungeons.
He did not have the leisure to keep clearing places like that.
Should I ask Resil or Mr. Bark?
He realized that was impossible as well.
Because all the executives of the nation of Hyun were so busy they could barely open their eyes.
Hyunsoo made a sorrowful expression.
“I even gave it a name.......”
“A name?”
A name for a Legendary Golem?
Rem was filled with tremendous anticipation.
“What did you name it?”
“Doldol.”
“......?”
Rem soon looked at Hyunsoo as if he were looking at a bug.
Of course, Hyunsoo did not see that look.
Anyway, just as Hyunsoo thought he would ultimately be unable to witness Doldol’s birth.
“We will clear those dungeons.”
Hearing a familiar voice, he turned his head and saw Paul, Kas, Hers, and Lily.
Hyunsoo had actually thought Paul and his party might come to Hyun’s Forge.
But this was a different case.
There was no telling how many runs it would take, and they had to clear only dungeons where golems existed.
In other words.
“......Are you saying you will become hunters for me?”
They were saying they would clear dungeons solely for the golem crafting Hyunsoo wanted.
Paul smiled and said,
“We also plan to conduct dungeon exploration for the nation of Hyun. As the number of immigrants increases, users will want many hunting grounds. We will pioneer those dungeons. We will become hunters only for you.”
They referred not to “the nation of Hyun,” but to Hyunsoo.
In other words, their loyalty did not mean loyalty to the nation of Hyun, but loyalty to Hyunsoo.
Also, Hyunsoo did not know.
That through the come-from-behind victory they had gained because of him, Paul and the rest of the raid team had become national heroes.
Those people were now swearing that they would be with Hyunsoo.
“Thank you, everyone.”
[Paul applies to join the Hyun’s Forge guild.]
[Kas applies to join the Hyun’s Forge guild.]
[Hers......]
[Lily......]
It was the moment Hyunsoo gained the finest hunters.
And there was one person watching this sight with a smile.
*****
Lee Jihui, an employee of the Special User Management Team, smiled.
As expected, User Hyunsoo is amazing.
He was someone who knew how to draw people in through his own way.
Beside her, Team Lead Kim added,
“The market value of that trio jumped by more than 5 billion each in a single day.”
In truth, they were receiving an enormous flood of advertising offers and love calls.
Even so, they had volunteered to become Hyunsoo’s hunters alone.
Then, at that moment.
[One of the main episodes, Goyad, will soon begin.]
“......?”
“......?”
The two looked surprised.
The main episode Goyad.
“Wasn’t this abolished?”
Team Lead Kim nodded.
“That’s right. Originally, it should have been a quest that ended when Sword King Barad handed the king’s seat over to User Hyunsoo. But Master Blacksmith Hyun protected Sword King Barad’s position and succeeded in founding an independent nation himself. Yet it has broken out.......”
In other words, the new main episode “Goyad” was breaking out in a way even they did not know.
How is it going to proceed?
The two began staring at the monitor.
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