Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 17

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Chapter 17

He hadn’t even claimed victory yet.

Hae-rang felt like he was floating on clouds.

As soon as he turned on his broadcast, nearly three hundred viewers flocked in.

-Gwan-ha gwan-ha!

-Are you really doing it? Iron Fist Seven?

-Wow, looking at the ID, he’s really in the number ranks;;

-And that’s a beginner too lololololol

-Gwanjong-nim! Weren’t you training all this time? Why are you beginner rank?

But the one who really wanted to ask questions was Hae-rang.

“I was curious about this too, how do you raise this rank?”

-Ugh hahahahaha here we go again hahahahahaha

-Quickly tell the joints. The attention-seeking heavenly demon asked “How do I raise my rank?” ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-You have to play the game to raise your rank, old man!

-Looks like he only played story mode like crazy again, but this is a system where you have to fight other gamers to rank up.

-Yeah, it’s easier to think of it as a typical rank structure.

Hae-rang slowly nodded his head.

“Ah… Now that I think about it, Street Fighting had something similar too.”

-Yeah, that’s it. But is it okay to talk about street fighting in front of the elders?

-Isn’t that a banned word? hahahahaha

-They say he still has seizures when walking on the street even now ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

While Hae-rang was chuckling, manager Choi Gang-sik also chimed in.

【Choi Gang Gang-sik : Joint’s broadcast seems to be in chaos. Because you came out with a beginner rank badge.】

Hae-rang nodded vigorously.

“That’s a good thing.”

【Choi Gang Gang-sik : It’s not something to think of as entirely good. If you get crushed here, it’s perfect for getting cursed at for participating through connections. Just like your opponent.】

An ID that obviously seemed connected to Joint, ‘Rheumatism’.

He was also blue rank and apparently didn’t have good public opinion.

But Hae-rang didn’t care about such things at all.

Rather, it was something to welcome.

“Aggro is also a domain of interest. So it’s a good thing for me.”

【Choi Gang Gang-sik : Crazy bastard;;】

-LOL is it okay for a manager to curse at a streamer?

-It does that sometimes lol just leave it alone.

Hae-rang stretched and prepared for the upcoming battlefield.

Soon, the space he was standing in was covered in radiance and a new space was formed.

“Let’s begin! ‘Rheumatism’ versus ‘Gwanjong Cheonma’. Rheumatism-nim chose Wing Xiaohou. In contrast, Gwanjong Cheonma-nim is…”

-Oho?

-Full Phoenix?

-Has the mindless pick arrived!

-Looks like our attention-seeker has some hipster tendencies. Always playing trash champs since Street Fighter days lololololol

-Do you die if you pick a strong character?

-Let’s wait and see. Who knew Zangief would win in Street Fighting either.

【Round One! Fight!】

“Hello!”

A Chinese girl wearing a silk martial outfit with gorgeous patterns cheerfully greets.

Obviously, just because the character is a cute girl doesn’t mean her damage is weak.

Terrifying attack skills must be lurking behind that innocent face.

“Nice to meet you, Full old man. Are you ready to get beaten up?”

-Oho hahahaha starting off with the first strike hahahaha

-Fuck, since when have you been watching?

-Yeah, this is the true taste of ‘Break the Joint’

-Is it true that participants got into a real fight last time?

-Getting cocky from the start is annoying, and why is his voice so thin?

-Gwanjong Cheonma-nim! Give him proper education like Joint!

【Mission : Send ‘Rheumatism’ to goal.】

【Upon completion : 10,000 won + 10,000 won + 5,000 won + 10,000 won】

Hae-rang smiled brightly as he looked at the game window.

Indeed, it really is a great job.

Just because the opponent provoked him, they’re showing such anticipation.

What he as a streamer needs to do is satisfy their expectations one hundred percent.

That way he can hear even more concentrated praise.

Hae-rang brought his hands together in front of his chest, fist meeting palm.

-What kind of motion is that?

-Can’t you tell just by looking? He’s performing his concept.

-Ah, right, his ID is Gwanjong Cheonma.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Taking a fighting stance before the fight even starts ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-A man serious about his concept!

Just with a simple fist salute motion, the mission amount shot up.

Before long, the ‘Send Rheumatism to goal’ mission amount had reached hundreds of thousands of won.

【Round One! Fight!】

“Hai-t! Ho-it!”

It seemed like ‘Rheumatism’ from the blue rank was specialized in drawing aggro.

Perhaps after confirming that Hae-rang’s rank was ‘First Dan’, he was hopping around and blatantly running circles around Hae-rang.

-That bastard is being so fucking annoying. Don’t we have a sniper rifle? Or a laser

-Cut it out. Did you forget Gwanjong Cheonma’s character is Full Phoenix?

-There’s nothing to counter someone that far away. Only newbie champ users look for stuff like that.

-That champ who first appeared and has had the same skills for 10 years!

-That very champ who got pitied for having outdated skills!

-Full Phoenix ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

While the Chat Window atmosphere was overheated, Hae-rang instead just slowly took his steps.

As they say, what’s scarier than hate comments is no comments at all.

The reaction that people who enjoy provoking others hate the most is,

‘Someone who silently just does their own thing.’

Full Phoenix slowly approaching.

Just as Hae-rang had guessed, when the opponent didn’t charge in, Wing Xiaohou’s voice actually calmed down.

“You’re playing so boringly. It’s killing my appetite.”

The moment he thought the distance had narrowed to some degree.

Wing Xiaohou suddenly began unleashing a barrage of attacks.

“Hai-t! Ho-oot!”

It was an attack that any Viewers who had played ‘Iron Fist’ would recognize.

-Isn’t that the Ten-Hit Combo?

-Fuck lol a 10-hit combo in a tournament lol

-Blue rank bastard. His aggro game is fucking solid.

-Only because the opponent is a beginner lol

You don’t need to input any special Commands.

Just input four basic attacks in the set order, and it automatically unleashes a chain attack.

This was the ‘Ten-Hit Combo’, one of the signature attacks of ‘Iron Fist’.

“Kyahaha! Block it if you can!”

Both hands flailing wildly and sharp kicks thrusting in.

Wing Xiaohou’s Ten-Hit Combo was famous for being more flashy than other characters.

If the opponent had been orange rank or red rank, he wouldn’t have dared attempt this attack.

Experienced users have memorized all characters’ Ten-Hit Combos.

‘But…’

The opponent was First Dan.

A complete beginner among complete beginners who had never fought against people.

If he got beaten up by the Ten-Hit Combo and got KO’d, there would be no greater humiliation.

However,

Pang pang! Pang!

‘Rheumatism’s’ eyes wavered once as he used the Ten-Hit Combo.

“What the?”

The first three strikes of the Ten-Hit Combo.

The chain attack connecting both hands and feet had all been blocked.

But he soon flashed a venomous look.

‘It won’t be easy from here on?’

The Ten-Hit Combo’s attack pattern is divided into High-Mid-Low.

The previous three attacks were all High Attack.

Simply put, they were attacks you could block just by keeping your guard up.

But the fourth attack’s judgment was low.

If he just stood there like now, it was a situation where it would hit 100%.

Pang!

“Huh…!”

Another unexpected turn.

The fourth low attack that he thought would definitely hit was naturally blocked.

Before he knew it, Full Phoenix had bent his upper body and defended against the low attack.

-Ooh!

-You’re blocking pretty well, huh? lolololol

-Is this really First Dan level defense?

-Isn’t he just randomly moving however he wants?

-Hahahaha full-blown gambling gameplay!

“Grr…!”

‘Rheumatism’ scrunched up his face.

With the situation like this, he was the one looking ridiculous.

Going to the ‘Break the Joint’ tournament where supposedly skilled players appear, and spamming Ten-Hit Combos that don’t even work.

‘I’ll finish this first… then properly destroy him…!’

If you forcibly cut off the Ten-Hit Combo in the middle, you’re left with a big delay.

Full Phoenix might be called a shit character, but there was just one thing.

There was a Skill you absolutely must not get hit by.

‘Bung-ta…!’

They say if you get hit by Bung-ta three times, you can meet Poppy on the Rainbow Bridge.

‘Rheumatism’ carefully finished his Ten-Hit Combo, making sure not to break the sequence.

No.

To be precise, he tried to finish it.

Thud.

“…!”

The 8th combo following the 7th combo.

At this timing when he threw a Spinning Kick and made a big turn.

Full Phoenix, who had been silently defending, suddenly moved his upper body.

Like waves stretching leisurely in the cool breeze.

Like wheels rolling down a Paved Road, well-oiled.

So agile and smooth.

From Full Phoenix’s right side as he moved his upper body, hellish flames burst forth.

“Ooh-ah!”

“!”

A Straight Punch that seemed to pierce through space and time.

Full Phoenix’s ‘Bung-ta’ mercilessly struck Wing Xiaohou’s solar plexus.

Thwack!

“Kyaaaack!”

Wing Xiaohou, who had been hopping around and spamming “Hoitcha,” no longer existed.

Only a scarecrow bouncing away from the powerful Bung-ta remained.

Crash!

That devastating blow even froze the laughing and chattering Chat Window cold.

-…

-…

-…

Soon followed by the Game system’s message.

【Notification: ‘Anti-Shock’ has been activated for ‘Rheumatism’s safety.】

【’Rheumatism’ has been disconnected.】

The ‘Anti-Shock’ that Joint had experienced in Street Fighting was now activated in Iron Fist Seven.

This time, all Viewers could see the Anti-Shock message.

【Full Phoenix WIN!】

“Ooh-ah!”

Since his opponent had disappeared, it was essentially a forfeit victory.

Full Phoenix, having claimed victory, roared loudly on screen.

Then the frozen Chat Window began boiling as if nothing had happened.

-What, what was that?

-What just happened?

-Anti-Shock? In one hit?

-How does Anti-Shock happen from one Skill?

-LMAOOOOOOOOO fucking unbelievable

-That was insanely intense. Even I was curling up like a shrimp while watching the video ㄷㄷㄷ

-Was Bung-ta always this powerful? I thought Wing Xiaohou got a hole in her body

-So what happens now? Did Gwanjong Cheonma win?

-Should count as winning one round. Rheumatism will reconnect.

The commotion wouldn’t stop.

In such cases, the streamer hosting the tournament usually clarifies the situation.

However, Joint couldn’t easily open his mouth.

‘Again… It’s happening again…!’

Anti-Shock.

A safety device created to prevent excessive shock to users.

The nightmare from that day shook Joint’s mind once more.

‘And this time it wasn’t even a finisher…!’

It wasn’t like accumulated damage like what happened to him.

Just one hit.

The Health Gauge Bar was completely intact, yet Anti-Shock activated from one Bung-ta.

‘Bung-ta is originally a powerful damage technique, but…!’

He had never heard of Anti-Shock happening from a single Skill.

Even he, who had National Team experience.

-Why isn’t he coming back in?

-Damn slow.

-Wasn’t it a Poop Capsule that bounced him, not Anti-Shock?

Even as time passed, Rheumatism wouldn’t reconnect.

As Viewers’ complaints grew, a shocking declaration burst from Joint.

“Uh… Rheumatism just sent me a whisper saying he’s forfeiting.”

-What?

-??

-????

-Forfeiting? After just the first round?

-No no no, get it right. Not even the first round. After taking just one hit?

“Uh… So the first round goes to Gwanjong Cheonma.”

-Lolololololol what even is this

-How do you get hit once and run away lololololol

-My heart feels so petty!

-Honestly I get it. Even I was about to scream just watching

-Not even 3-bung curry. This is 1-bung curry.

-I came here because I heard One Punch Man was in today’s tournament.

Just one hit.

Praise poured in for Gwanjong Cheonma, who had dominated the blue belt with a single Bung-ta.

‘Good…!’

The euphoria that had led him to become the Heavenly Demon in his previous life.

Hae-rang stopped looking at the chat window and slowly closed his eyes.

His closed eyelids trembled slightly.

Gwanjong Cheonma had won his first match with an insane performance.

The legend was just beginning.

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