Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 131

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 131

 

“Hae-rang!”

 

Choi Gang-sik bursts through the door and enters.

 

Hae-rang had just finished showering and was changing clothes.

 

“Brother Gang-si. What’s going on? Your face is completely flushed.”

 

“Things might work out well!”

 

“I don’t know what it’s about, but please sit down first. Your complexion and everything, you look extremely tired.”

 

“Tired? I slept for over ten hours today though?”

 

“Hm?”

 

The two of them each had their own misunderstandings.

 

If Hae-rang became momentarily confused when receiving compliments,

 

Choi Gang-sik had the talent of looking haggard even when in excellent condition.

 

“Anyway, listen. I just came back from meeting Team Leader Choi Ji-man.”

 

“Team Leader Choi Ji-man? Did you go to handle business related to testing?”

 

“No. I just requested a one-on-one meeting. I saw this article.”

 

Choi Gang-sik holds out his smartphone in front of Hae-rang.

 

On the screen, there was an image of Choi Ji-man having a pleasant conversation with middle-aged foreigners.

 

“Who are these people?”

 

“Masters. In our language, we’d call them craftsmen.”

 

“Craftsmen? What do they make?”

 

“Private Capsules.”

 

At the word Capsule, Hae-rang’s blue eyes widened greatly.

 

He had intuitively understood why Choi Gang-sik was so excited.

 

“You met the team leader because of the Private Capsule?”

 

“That’s right. I went there and made quite a fuss. I told him that our Hae-rang is doing so well, but can’t have a fair fight because of the old model Capsule.”

 

“What did Team Leader say?”

 

Choi Ji-man bent over and chuckled.

 

His reaction showed that the scene was still vivid in his mind.

 

“He was literally steaming from his entire face. Even if his own son had lost unfairly at the Olympics, he wouldn’t have been that heated. Then suddenly he started making phone calls and sending messages.”

 

“Don’t tell me….”

 

“That’s right. He contacted the masters who make Private Capsules. It seems he’s close with several of the craftsmen featured in the article.”

 

Even Hae-rang found it difficult to maintain his composure at this moment.

 

Placing an order at a set price within a set period was something the two of them could do too.

 

But what could be the reason Choi Ji-man went out of his way to help?

 

“The craftsmen with backed-up orders can’t be helped, but he arranged to get contact information for those with open schedules. They even said they’d give significant discounts from the regular price.”

 

“Wow….”

 

A refreshing exclamation burst from Hae-rang’s mouth.

 

This was truly an unexpected gain.

 

He had thought just performing the test properly would be sufficient achievement,

 

but to gain an opportunity to communicate with craftsmen from around the world.

 

The only people before whom the proud Singularity would bow their heads.

 

Those were the Private Capsule craftsmen.

 

“Without connections, it’s hard to even contact them, and price negotiation is out of the question with these people. Team Leader Choi Ji-man has done something huge.”

 

“No.”

 

Hae-rang shook his head.

 

Then he bowed his head deeply.

 

“Brother Gang-si is the one who did something huge. I’m truly grateful.”

 

“You brat. Don’t be so formal. What’s a manager’s job? It’s to help you show your best capabilities.”

 

“I feel motivation welling up. Not only will I take first place in this test, but I’ll need to be very active when I return to Korea too.”

 

He wouldn’t be able to buy a Private Capsule within the next few days.

 

But certainly, he was getting closer to the dream he was drawing.

 

On the night after the fourth day of testing ended.

 

Hae-rang and Choi Gang-sik raised a toast with canned beer for the first time in a while.

 

* * *

 

Whoooosh!

 

In a snow field where snowflakes swirl violently.

 

A man somewhere between a boy and a young man stands holding a large tree branch.

 

With the sharply cut end of the branch raised in front, he faces off against the beast before his eyes.

 

Grrrowl….

 

Sharp fur that looks like it would cut if it touched skin.

 

Its eyes resemble Cerberus, the gatekeeper of the Afterlife from mythology.

 

A beast that seems three times the size of the man’s build slowly prowls around.

 

As if examining the prey before its eyes from every angle.

 

Gulp.

 

The facilitator of this test is Ma Hyeon-bin.

 

Surprisingly, he was feeling ‘fear’.

 

‘Why is this so vivid…!’

 

It felt like That Guy could devour him at any moment.

 

He had done all sorts of things In-Game until now.

 

He had parachuted from helicopters,

 

and fought fierce battles against various types of monsters.

 

But he had never felt this chilling before.

 

This Assassin Sparta went beyond capturing reality,

 

it was providing an immersion that surpassed reality.

 

‘If I get bitten, it’s going to hurt like hell.’

 

Even knowing it couldn’t possibly hurt, it was That Guy that made him swallow involuntarily.

 

But Ma Hyeon-bin is Singularity.

 

If he got scared during the Game and couldn’t deliver a Performance,

 

it would be right to step down from his position out of shame alone.

 

Kyao!

 

The Beast and Ma Hyeon-bin moved simultaneously.

 

The Beast thrust its mouth forward, and Ma Hyeon-bin had a wooden spear.

 

The strategy point was clear.

 

The closest part of the beast’s body.

 

He had to pierce through that mouth baring its fierce fangs.

 

“Haaap!”

 

A lightning-fast strike erupted from Ma Hyeon-bin’s hand.

 

The evaluation of this stage depended entirely on this Single Strike.

 

Whether he could cut the beast’s breath short in that split second.

 

Unfortunately, Ma Hyeon-bin failed to do so.

 

Crack!

 

“Urgh…!”

 

The beast’s strong fangs bit down and crushed the wooden spear.

 

Originally, he had intended to pierce through the mouth and straight to the throat in one go.

 

Panicked by the unexpected situation, Ma Hyeon-bin shook the tree branch frantically.

 

“It’s over.”

 

Kim Si-hwan, who was watching from outside, muttered in a cold voice.

 

Once the wooden spear was blocked, the subsequent development was as clear as day.

 

“Let go! Let go of it!”

 

Ma Hyeon-bin swung the wooden spear with all his might, but the beast’s grip strength transcended reality.

 

Crunch!

 

Finally, it shattered the wooden spear with its hard teeth.

 

The spear Ma Hyeon-bin had been holding turned into an ordinary tree branch.

 

“Ah… No!”

 

Roooar!

 

The beast opened its mouth toward Ma Hyeon-bin’s nape.

 

At the same time, Ma Hyeon-bin’s vision turned pitch black.

 

【Mission Failed】

 

【The ‘Administrator’ is forcibly ending the stage.】

 

There was no need to provide an unpleasant experience when the mission had already failed.

 

Dorothy forcibly cut off Ma Hyeon-bin’s connection.

 

Her consideration was valuable.

 

If Dorothy hadn’t stopped him, Ma Hyeon-bin might have vomited inside the Capsule.

 

“I feel… a bit sick.”

 

Ma Hyeon-bin sat down in a chair, staggering with a pale complexion.

 

Then he kept sipping the warm tea provided at the On-site Location.

 

If he was this bad even before being mauled by the Beast,

 

he would have fallen into panic if he had proceeded through the Stage to the end.

 

At an age where he had to mute horror movies to watch them even in broad daylight.

 

Ma Hyeon-bin’s weakness was prominently displayed in situations like this.

 

Crack!

 

“God damn.”

 

The next tester, Kim Si-hwan, spat out curses as if dumbfounded.

 

Unlike the weak-hearted Ma Hyeon-bin, Kim Si-hwan precisely thrust the Wooden Spear into its mouth.

 

However, the Beast only flinched for a moment and appeared perfectly fine.

 

It was as if even the inside of its throat was covered with Vibranium.

 

“How are we supposed to beat this thing!”

 

Roar!

 

The test ended along with Kim Si-hwan’s scream.

 

Whoosh!

 

As soon as the Glass Door opened, Kim Si-hwan shot up.

 

His sharp gaze turned toward Dorothy.

 

“Does this test have any meaning? I definitely thrust it in properly. There’s a limit to making the difficulty hard, but what’s the point of making it completely impossible to clear?”

 

“The Beast is not invincible. That’s about all I can tell you for now.”

 

Since she couldn’t directly give them the strategy.

 

Dorothy’s businesslike expression carried that meaning.

 

“It’s way too unrealistic. This will only create resentment among Users.”

 

“Well. If you think about it, isn’t the Polar Bear in Survival Ground much stronger than in reality too?”

 

“That’s….”

 

Kim Si-hwan couldn’t find anything to say in response.

 

Because what she said was true.

 

The polar bears in Survival Ground were far more powerful than in reality.

 

Even after pumping several rounds from an assault rifle into them, they would still manage to tear apart their target.

 

But none of the gamers blamed the balance for it.

 

“Polar bear. A polar bear….”

 

Kim Si-hwan muttered to himself with a dazed expression.

 

In his memory, there was a powerful impression carved related to polar bears.

 

Who was it?

 

What kind of situation was it?

 

Thud thud.

 

Just then, the sound of footsteps that stimulated Kim Si-hwan’s ears could be heard.

 

That arrogant bastard who always appeared around this time.

 

The guy who showed up like a final boss and defeated the highest levels as if showing off.

 

“Gwanjong Cheonma…!”

 

Right.

 

It was that guy.

 

That very guy had an episode related to polar bears.

 

The guy who caught a polar bear with his bare hands in Survival Ground!

 

Surely the same result wouldn’t happen this time too, would it?

 

‘No. It’s impossible.’

 

Kim Si-hwan’s white hair fluttered from side to side.

 

The man in this test hadn’t even reached the age of a young adult yet.

 

His strength and agility weren’t at an adult’s level.

 

He had to fight with only a wooden spear, and even that was being chewed up by teeth.

 

The stage level where Kim Si-hwan had failed was 10.

 

Considering that Ma Hyeon-bin had failed at 7, it was definitely an excellent performance.

 

Up to the previous levels, the beasts had fallen when he attacked their mouths,

 

but at the final level, that strategy didn’t work.

 

‘At best level 9. No, maybe he’ll stop at 8 or below.’

 

A rare opportunity to step on that Gwanjong Cheonma and finally straighten his shoulders.

 

A fierce light flashed between Kim Si-hwan’s long, narrow eyes.

 

* * *

 

Grrrrr.

 

Hae-rang started at stage level 9.

 

His gaze was fixed not on the threatening beast, but on the wooden spear.

 

“Well made.”

 

Suddenly his expression changed to that of a middle-aged uncle.

 

What a wonderful era this is.

 

Back in my day, you know.

 

To make just one spear like this, we had to carve and polish for days and nights.

 

Now you just need to ‘click’ and implement it in the game – how convenient is that.

 

With a weapon like this,

 

‘I could catch it a hundred, even a thousand times.’

 

Hae-rang’s hand moves like lightning.

 

Whoosh!

 

The sharp wooden spear cuts through the air.

 

No, the expression “tears through the air” seems more fitting.

 

People of Murim say this.

 

A weapon is originally like an extension of the body.

 

When the weapon in your hand feels like your own limbs, only then can you say you ‘know how to use a weapon.’

 

And Hae-rang knew how to use every weapon that had existed in Murim.

 

Thwack!

 

Ken!

 

The beast’s body stops in midair.

 

Its eyes are still fixed on Hae-rang.

 

Drool flows down as it thinks of tasting its prey.

 

It didn’t realize it was dying until the very last moment.

 

A lightning-fast Ilseom that steals away even the awareness of death.

 

At that clean movement without any unnecessary motions,

 

even Singularity, who held hostile gazes, couldn’t hide their exclamations of admiration.

 

“Huh.”

 

“Wow…!”

 

“He’s insane.”

 

Following his combat during his youth, now even facing beasts.

 

Hae-rang handled the immature child’s body as skillfully as reality.

 

For Singularity, who didn’t know his past, this human himself felt like a complete ‘mystery.’

 

【Hae-rang sir. Will you challenge level 10 right away?】

 

【Yes.】

 

Hae-rang accepted the final test.

 

Grrrr.

 

The level 10 beast.

 

Strong enough to naturally remind one of the Polar Bear from Survival Ground,

 

an unrealistically powerful creature.

 

A wooden spear couldn’t pierce through its tough hide,

 

and fighting with two fists meant dealing with a still underdeveloped body.

 

How would he overcome this.

 

Hae-rang slowly closed his eyes.

 

And recalled memories from the past.

 

The Beast Palace of Namman that he had encountered

 

while experiencing the world outside the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

 

A place that seemed to have gathered all kinds of beasts that existed in the world.

 

Among them were truly many that resembled the beast before his eyes.

 

Flash.

 

Hae-rang finally opened his closed eyes.

 

The internal energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art settled into his piercingly blue pupils.

 

Kiiing!

 

Byeolyeon Siман.

 

His two eyes began scanning the beast’s entire body.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————