Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 40

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Chapter 40

“Try it on once.”

Leonardo handed over the repaired Hidden Blade.

It looked upgraded in many ways compared to when Elogio first delivered it.

-Wow! This is the dignity of a craftsman

-Made by Leonardo da Vinci ㄷㄷㄷㄷ the only one on Earth

-If I had gotten that, I would’ve put it up for auction right away lololololol

-Look at that color ㄷㄷㄷ Is this what happens when an artist makes something??

Hae-rang was also secretly admiring the quality of the Hidden Blade.

There was no sense of awkwardness at all, as if it had been custom-made from the start.

“However, there’s a condition for this Hidden Blade.”

“A condition?”

“To smoothly extend the hidden blade, you need to cut off your ring finger.”

At those words, Elogio blinked his eyes.

To use a weapon, you had to cut off a finger.

The viewers added their comments to Leonardo’s words.

-Hahahaha it’s here! Time for suffering!

-He who would wear the crown! Bear its weight!

-You know this is a VR game, right? It won’t be as intense as the real thing, but it’ll still be pretty thrilling hehehe

-Gwanjong Cheonma! That relaxed expression of yours ends now!

Listening to the viewers’ words, it seemed like this was an existing setting from the beginning.

Hae-rang nodded without hesitation.

“I understand.”

Then he placed his palm on the desk.

“Could you give me some gauze? I’d like to bite down on one.”

“Are you serious?”

“Leonardo, you said it yourself. To use this weapon, I need to cut off my finger. Don’t waste time and let’s do it right away.”

“Understood.”

Leonardo brought gauze and a small hand axe.

-Finally, time for revenge lololololololol

-I’ve been waiting for this day, Elogio!

-The crime of making me work for free! The crime of making me get beaten by guards!

-Take it sweetly!

Thud!

Leonardo’s axe strikes down to the ground without hesitation.

The blade of the axe was embedded precisely next to Elogio’s palm.

“?”

Elogio, who had been watching this clearly.

When his gaze turned to Leonardo, he burst into hearty laughter.

“Hahaha! Elogio. Why would I cut off your finger?”

“You’re not going to cut it?”

“Of course not. I just wanted to see your reaction.”

“So you were teasing me.”

“Haha. It’s not entirely a lie. The Hidden Blades of the past absolutely required cutting off the ring finger. But this weapon is an exception. As I mentioned before, it far transcends the technological limitations of this era.”

Leonardo personally fitted the Hidden Blade onto Hae-rang.

“But you’re truly amazing. To the point of being sick of it.”

“What do you mean?”

“How can you remain so calm even when told to cut off your finger? If I were you, I would have gotten furious or screamed like a little girl. Or given up on the weapon.”

“You’re talking nonsense, Leonardo.”

Elogio’s face became extremely serious.

“If you scream like a coward, you can’t receive praise.”

“Huh?”

-Hahahahaha you’re dissing the production company right now, aren’t you?

-Gonau Soft… a company that can’t receive praise!

-Ta-da! This was all a super fun prank! (Failed)

-I’m sick of it. Not just Leonardo, but I’m sick of it too. A man who values praise more than fingers!

-Wow. This is a scenario where most first-time streamers panic. He gets through it like this?

-Did someone give him inside info beforehand? Even if it’s a game, accepting the experience of cutting off a finger so coolly?

-An attention-seeking demon lord who would even give up a finger just to hear praise ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

-Hahaha what’s the point of working together to fool someone if you’re gonna be like this

-(Gwanjong Cheonma) Now, who’s the fool?

It was a kind of ‘initiation ritual.’

A hidden camera watching the reaction of streamers playing Assassin’s Revenge for the first time.

While Leonardo was tricking the gamer, the viewers also joined in on the fun.

But at Gwanjong Cheonma’s utterly nonchalant attitude toward giving up his finger,

the viewers’ reactions went beyond shock to complete bewilderment.

Click click.

Hae-rang activated his Hidden Blade and slowly nodded his head.

“Indeed, it feels different from before. I can see why people call you a genius.”

“Haha. What genius.”

With this, all preparations were complete.

He firmly grasped Leonardo’s hand.

“Thank you for helping me. May we meet again alive.”

【’Go to Leonardo and repair your weapon!’ Quest Success!】

【Quest Achievement Grade: SSS】

【Current Average Achievement: SSS】

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“Uberto will appear at the art museum soon.”

Elogio returned to Ollapa’s shop.

She delivered valuable information to Elogio.

“Santa Croce Art Museum in Florence. There’s an event this afternoon.”

“Thank you.”

Having obtained the information, Elogio went outside without looking back.

And without delay, he climbed up to the rooftop.

【Quest: Take revenge on ‘Uberto’!】

‘Assassin’s Revenge’ was divided into two phases.

The final quest of the first phase unfolded before his eyes.

Whoosh!

Elogio ran in a straight line, crossing from rooftop to rooftop.

Since an important decisive battle remained, he didn’t use the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

But Hae-rang’s ‘fundamentals’ alone were enough to captivate the viewers.

Jumping, leaping, and landing.

Each of those acrobatic movements was reminiscent of art.

‘Heavenly Demon Moon Shadow Step.’

It was the divine movement technique from his previous life that he had shown during the racing duel with Peraza.

-Wow! It’s still amazing to watch

-Here it comes! Full-scale parkour time!

-Crazy lol Are there boosters attached to his feet?

-You must already have all the terrain and landmarks memorized in your head. There’s no way you could be this fast otherwise ㅇㅅㅇ

-He leaps in one go what others would step on two or three times. Other streamers would feel devastated watching this lololol

-Shh! Our Joint is innocent! Our Joint did nothing wrong!

-He really chose his concept well. Doesn’t it look like an actual Murim master running around? lol

-He needs to hurry. He’s gotten all SSS grades so far. It would be too disappointing to get a low grade at the end.

-Right, time is life when it comes to catching Uberto. Run, Cheetah Cheonma!

If there was such a thing as the Ground Shrinking Technique in the world, it would feel like this.

Though it was only a virtual technique, watching Hae-rang actually leap and run made it seem like the ground and space were folding and shrinking.

Stop.

When Hae-rang’s feet came to a halt,

he was standing at the highest point of Santa Croce.

He had arrived several times faster than other gamers.

“That must be the art museum.”

The art museum was located in the middle of the plaza.

There were no rooftops around for a running start.

From here, he needed to move on the ground.

【Would you like to use the ‘Leap of Faith’ skill?】

Instead of answering, Hae-rang simply jumped down from the rooftop.

The Elogio he controlled spun around once and fell onto a hay cart.

Thud!

Very gracefully and comfortably.

-Mmm. This feeling is really stable.

-Shouldn’t our Gwanjong have done gymnastics?

-The movements are one thing, but there’s absolutely no hesitation, for real. Normally wouldn’t you at least catch your breath before jumping?

-For real, he just bounced like Mario stepping on a mushroom lololololol

-They say it actually feels like bungee jumping, like your heart is beating super hard lol

Though falling from dozens of meters high should make one dizzy,

Elogio emerged from the hay pile as soon as he landed.

Then he surveyed the front with eagle eyes.

There were roughly two steps to approach Uberto.

After arriving at Santa Croce by climbing over buildings,

approach him using the ‘Seeping In’ skill.

‘There they are.’

Elogio’s gaze turns toward the various groups of people.

Now it was time to use the ‘Seeping In’ skill.

Hae-rang ran toward the nearest group.

Papapat!

At a speed that absolutely didn’t match the word ‘seeping in’.

-No, why are you running?

-Student. You can’t run like that in the hallway.

-How do you use ‘Seeping In’ while running that fast?

-You’re going to get caught at this rate!

Right next to the group Hae-rang had attached to, a guard was watching with sharp eyes.

A speed that anyone could see was conspicuous.

But nothing seemed to be visible in their field of vision.

Spot!

Movement closer to ‘piercing through’ than ‘seeping in’.

Hae-rang passed through the guards and groups without slowing down his running speed.

-?????

-He doesn’t get caught doing that?

-If you run like that, ‘Seeping In’ should automatically cancel…right?

-It didn’t cancel;;

-It didn’t cancel?

-The skill is still active!

As the viewers said, Elogio’s ‘Seeping In’ skill continued to persist.

For ordinary users, the skill would end the moment they started running.

Because you need to maintain your stride like a cat, as if you were weightless.

But what if you could maintain those conditions even ‘while running’?

Pababat!

The security guards’ vision sweeps across various spots on the ground like detection sensors.

A structure where you’d be immediately discovered if you don’t use the Seeping In skill.

What makes this Quest particularly tricky is that you have to switch between groups.

Because the ‘Seeping In’ skill deactivates when you leave a group and move alone.

But Elogio didn’t need to worry.

-Wow… look at that switching speed

-He transfers to another group while running, so it’s instant!

-So you can clear this Quest like that too…

-Others sweat buckets and nervously manage just one transfer lol

-Beep! Transfer in progress!

-This is really amazing. It’s like watching a video at triple speed, right?

-Not transfer dating, but Transfer Cheonma lololol

-At this rate, clearing the Quest will be no problem!

Elogio approached Uberto at a revolutionary pace.

But an unexpected turn of events occurred.

Uberto, who had been chatting, suddenly turned his head and spotted Elogio precisely.

“Everyone, fall in!”

That wasn’t all.

Dozens of security guards lined up in a row between Uberto and Elogio.

Each one was at the Guard Captain level.

“…?”

Hae-rang found this development quite unexpected.

The ‘Seeping In’ skill hadn’t been interrupted once while coming this far.

If he had been caught, a scenario of fighting guards midway would have occurred.

But how did Uberto anticipate his attack?

A notification window provided the answer.

【Hidden Quest! Defeat Uberto’s guards!】

“Hidden Quest?”

Hae-rang turned his gaze to the chat window.

Whenever he didn’t understand something while clearing scenarios, viewers would always give advice.

But this time, they were no different from Hae-rang.

-What? Hidden Quest?

-There was a Hidden Quest in Assassin’s Revenge?

-Anyone seen a Hidden Quest? Is there anyone in Singularity who cleared a Hidden Quest?

-None at all. I’ve watched all Singularity videos, and no one has even received a Hidden Quest, let alone cleared one

-Could this only appear when your average grade is SSS?

-That’s right. That must be the trigger condition;;

-Wow shit. Isn’t the bastard who made this crazy? lol Who would achieve an average triple S to hide something like this?

-But that actually happened. Gwanjong Cheonma did it.

-True. When you put it that way, I have nothing to say.

-I don’t know who the developer is, but their patience is incredible. A Hidden Quest kept secret for 5 years.

-For real, I would’ve lost patience and spilled it on the anonymous forum

-How did they resist with their mouth itching like that

A Quest that might never have appeared in the world if not for Hae-rang’s play.

That’s why the viewers were even more excited.

And at the same time, they were worried.

-Dozens of Guard Captains appeared when even one is difficult

-Is this really meant to be cleared?

-Isn’t this just the developer’s message to die and try again?

-Can’t clear it, can’t clear it. This is impossible even if you die.

Click click.

Hae-rang activated the blade of his Hidden Blade while watching the chat window.

Since starting Assassin’s Revenge, the most negative predictions were pouring in.

Heh.

So he lifted the corners of his mouth.

The more they said he couldn’t do it, the more they said it wouldn’t work, the more Hae-rang’s heart fluttered with excitement.

If he achieved the Quest in such a situation,

there would be even more praise.

“It’s doable.”

Click. Click.

Between the sharp metallic sounds of the Hidden Blade, a tinnitus that only Hae-rang could hear activated.

Kiiiiing!

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