Emperor of Solo Play Chapter 53:

 ­ Lucky Drop (4)

The moment Quiyote announced his loss, he lay down on the ground face up like a corpse .

“Are you okay?”

“He’s completely out of it . Hey, Quiyote! Quiyote! Snap out of it! Don’t tell me you logged out?”

Quiyote’s friends were poking him, trying to console him while making fun of him at the same time .

Hyrkan watched them from an appropriate distance .

‘… doesn’t look like they’re going to attack me . ’

Hyrkan wasn’t watching them because he didn’t have anything better to see .

Although people may issue a fair challenge at first, it wasn’t rare to change the moment they lost .

Hyrkan had experienced such happenings more than most people . Before returning to the past, his fame was closer to notoriety .

At the same time, Hyrkan’s battle style wasn’t exactly knightly . It was dirty in a way, but the biggest reason it angered people was its overwhelming result . In a fight, it seemed appropriate for fighters to trade an arm for a wrist . However, it wasn’t the case for Hyrkan . The way he overwhelmed his opponents gave his opponents a sense of hopelessness . Ones who thought they were good at fighting were devastated and put to place .

In any case, Quiyote and his friends didn’t seem like they would go against their words .

That only meant one thing .

‘Time to get my pay . ’

The 5,000 gold was for the winner, and the wristwatch was the right of the winner .

Once he received these, Hyrkan planned to leave without turning back . After all, he had received money to make up for his reason being there . Moreover, Hyrkan was quite interested in Quiyote’s watch .

‘If that gives me a weapon, I can probably swim in meat for a few days . ’

Quiyote’s armor was the White Mamba set . However, it was of a different design than what the player Hyrkan met last time had . It was likely made by a different person . In any case, it was an expensive one . Although each of the White Mamba set items had good options, its set effect was truly amazing . It was better than wearing a Unique item .

At this point, the most expensive items were those between level 70 and 90 . Not only did players at these levels start playing from the beginning, but they were also the type to spend enormous amount of money on games . If not, unless they had the talent and ability like Hyrkan, it was impossible to enter the level range . Plus, because they could easily resell any items they are done using, the price on items had a lot of bubbles attached to it . Since they could sell it for almost the exact amount they had bought it for, there was no reason to not spend a large sum of money .

There was no way that someone wearing a White Mamba set, especially one that would agree on 5,000 gold for a duel, would have spared money on weapons .

If a weapon dropped from the watch, Hyrkan would truly have hit the jackpot!

No, it would be a jackpot even if he got any one of the White Mamba set .

‘This is why people have to live kindly . ’

While Hyrkan was thinking some nonsense, Quiyote, who had remained speechless for a while, finally got up .

“You’re finally up . Idiot . Why would you call 5,000 gold for a challenge fee?”

“What a waste . You should’ve gone to a club with that instead . ”

His friends each gave him some words . Quiyote simply ignored them and walked towards Hyrkan . Hyrkan stared back at Quiyote through his Hahoe Mask with his guard down . Watching Hyrkan’s attitude, Quiyote took off his helmet . A handsome, blonde and blue-eyed man showed his face .

He looked at Hyrkan and spoke .

“Wow!”

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‘Amazing . ’

To Quiyote, his battle with Hyrkan was a nightmare . Everything he had thought of before the fight had gone to waste . He couldn’t do anything against the situation he was put under . Everything was outside of his expectations and outside of his imaginations . He was toyed with ruthlessly .

However, to Quiyote, his battle with Hyrkan felt newer than any fight he had ever had before .

It went past the level of new and reached the level of touching .

‘Yeah, this is a real fight!’

The duels Quiyote had until now was exchange of different skills to see who could deal more damage . That was it . It was something one could find in a simple console or PC game much less a VR game .

However, it was different with Hyrkan . In a virtual world that was as real as the real world, Hyrkan used every gap in his movement to attack .

This is what a real fight is like! Hyrkan seemed to be saying so .

Dirty? Cheap? In a war where lives were at risk, such words were flattery . It wasn’t a game of sports . The goal wasn’t to score more points than the opponent .

‘I want him as my teacher . ’

In this sense, the battle with Hyrkan became a turning point for Quiyote . Quiyote felt like he finally opened his eyes . From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to learn to fight under Hyrkan .

On the other hand, Quiyote’s pride didn’t let him bow his head .

As such…

“I learned a lot . I’ll come to challenge you again one day . ”

Quiyote took off the weapon he was wearing from his item slot and gave it to Hyrkan .

“This is the payment for this battle as well as the next . ”

This sword was the single most expensive item in Quiyote’s possession .

Hyrkan stared at the weapon for a moment .

He had felt the matter became a bit more complex .

‘Hmm . ’

He did want the weapon . However, by his calculation, it could be more profitable to receive 5,000 gold and the watch . After all, there was a chance the watch might drop the weapon . In that case, he would receive both the gold and weapon .

However, the situation wasn’t one where he could accept the latter .

A challenger who accepted his loss and promised a next time had a right to receive proper treatment .

Moreover, such an experience was extremely rare for Hyrkan . Most people who lost to him did not do as they promised, but cursed out in anger .

‘What an interesting guy . ’

Hyrkan received the weapon and asked .

“Your name?”

“Quiyote . No, it’s Don Quiyote . ”

Don Quiyote .

That was Quiyote’s full in-game name . He had misspelled Don Quixote as Don Quiyote during character creation . To hide his mistake, he introduced himself as Quiyote instead of Don Quiyote .

When Hyrkan heard his name .

‘Ah . ’

Hyrkan remembered .

‘The Challenger Don Quiyote . This is him?’

The Challenger Don Quiyote .

While Hyrkan was making a name for himself as the Hero Slaughterer, although it wasn’t as much as Hyrkan, there was another player that made his name known through PvP . Hyrkan never had the chance to meet him . Although his PvP skills were monstrous, he wasn’t interested in making it his main focus . He only became renowned for his PvP skills because countless number of people picked fights with him .

‘I didn’t recognize him because his skills were too low . ’

Hyrkan was slightly surprised . The Don Quiyote he knew was skilled enough to be called The Challenger . However, the one he faced this time was just average . If he won against someone at his level, it would only be because of his items .

Of course, he would become better as time went on . It wasn’t rare for players to suddenly make great advancements through certain events . Perhaps, today’s battle could even be that event .

Hyrkan smiled lightly .

Who would have thought I’d meet someone like him in such a way?

“Don Quiyote . I’ll remember it . ”

‘Life is funny, eh?’

At this instant, although it was only for an instant, Hyrkan thought Warlord was fun after a long time .

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[Orc Hero’s Sword]
* Main Properties:
– Rare-rank item
– Strength +66
– Stamina +66
– Required level: 60
– Required condition: Minimum of 350 strength
* Sub-properties:
– Increases strength proportional to level
– 9% chance to ignore all monster’s defense
– 9% chance to ignore animal-type monster’s defense
* Miscellaneous
– A sword used by a Blue Orc mutant, the Orc Hero . After slaughtering through countless number of enemies, it obtained a mystical power to see through the enemy’s weakness .

‘Whoa . ’

Immediately after Quiyote and his friends left, Hyrkan took off his mask and helmet, and checked the option of the sword he received . When he did, he couldn’t stop himself from blinking in amazement .

‘The OH Sword? Isn’t this a Unique rank sword?’

Orc Hero’s Sword .

For swordsmen, especially strikers, it was known to be better than some Unique items .

‘The last time I checked… 15,000 gold, I think it was? I can sell it immediately for 13,000 at least . ’

It was 15,000 gold in price .

Although its supply wasn’t too low, because of its popularity amongst level 60 swordsmen, it fetched a high price . As popular as it was, if one tried to sell it, he could do it within couple days . It was incomparable to the lion body suit he was still trying to sell .

Of course, there was no reason for Hyrkan to sell this item .

‘If it’s this, who cares about magic power or the like . ’

Although weapons with magic power was ideal for Hyrkan, it was different if it was the Orc Hero’s Sword . Rather than summoning another skeleton with the extra magic power, it would be much better for Hyrkan to swing this sword himself .

‘To just give away something like this… just how rich is he?’

Hyrkan realized just how generous Quiyote was .

Of course, it was possible because it was a game . When two people got into an argument and fought in the real world, one person wouldn’t say, ‘I like you . Here’s my Rolex Watch, let’s fight again . ’

If Hyrkan was in his position, he would never have done such a thing .

‘Quite the romantic, isn’t he?’

In a way, Hyrkan was envious . It wasn’t just that he had money, but that he could play Warlord in such a way . The fact that he could purely enjoy the game made Hyrkan jealous .

To Hyrkan, Warlord was life . A way and means . Although there were times he enjoyed it, in the end, it was a tool for survival . Everything he did was for efficiency and result . Joy came afterwards .

Hyrkan closed his mouth .

‘Making me all emotional…’

‘Snap out of it, An Jaehyun . It’s not the time to get all sentimental!’

After scolding himself, Hyrkan went back to his usual way of thinking .

‘This is enough . ’

Although it wasn’t the lucky drop he was hoping for, it was one nonetheless . Furthermore, it gave Hyrkan confidence .

‘With this, once I become level 60, I can hunt Bulkas Mountain Range’s master, the Bear Warrior . ’

Bulkas Mountain Range’s master, the level 80 boss monster, Bear Warrior .

It was a monstrous bear that walked on two legs, and carried a large sword that easily sent chills down the spine .

His original plan had been to hunt it at late level 60s or even level 70 . However, now that he had the Orc Hero’s Sword, he could give it a try the moment he hit level 60 .

‘Good . ’

Hunting the Bear Warrior was the starting point .

‘I’ll hunt it, and officially begin the Immoral Prince scenario quest . It’s going to be the start of me taking everything for myself . ’

The start of the second main scenario quest!

Hyrkan grinned .

‘It’s time to go find a useful weapon to use until level 60 . ’

With that, Hyrkan turned back .

“Why don’t I go hunt just one more pack of Sword Monkeys?”