Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 50

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Chapter 50

Now Hae-rang had effectively become the leader of the Assassin Brotherhood.

After completely annihilating the pursuers, there were no additional attacks.

They had reached Rome in one swift move.

【’Reach Rome without falling behind from the formation!’ Quest Success!】

【Quest Achievement Grade: SSS】

【Current Average Achievement: SSS】

-This is obviously Triple S. It would be strange not to give it.

-Far from falling behind, he became the leader of the assassin group on his way here lol where do you even find plot developments like this

-Now I know. Assassin Brotherhood, your skills. They’re so pathetic I want to die.

-When we started out, I was treated like the youngest just following along at the very back lol but now the tables have completely turned

-Finally made it to Rome ㄷㄷㄷ Will I be able to maintain my achievement rank until the end?

-If he really clears everything with SSS, I need to send an email to ‘Gonau Soft’. Tell them the crazy user they wanted has appeared.

“So we’ve finally made it here.”

Elogio’s uncle, Wario, gazed at the walls of the Old Lateran Palace with moistened eyes.

“This is where the Pope resides?”

Wario nodded at Hae-rang’s question.

“Officially, yes.”

“Officially?”

“Usually the Pope mainly travels between St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Palace. That’s why we targeted St. Peter’s Basilica.”

“I see.”

Pope and target.

They sound like completely unrelated words.

But none of the Assassin Brotherhood members questioned it.

The Templar Knights, the sworn enemies of the Assassin Brotherhood.

Their leader was none other than Pope Rodrigo.

“Give us orders, Elogio. What should we do?”

On the way here, Hae-rang had earned the complete trust of the Assassin Brotherhood.

To the extent that Giovanni, the former captain, was asking for his opinion first.

Naturally, this was a development you couldn’t find even if you searched thoroughly in normal scenarios.

-Hahahahaha now asking questions feels so damn natural

-You told me to just do as I’m told! Sword Master old man!

-Look at those sparkling eyes. Even if you waved a treat in front of a cat, its eyes wouldn’t sparkle like that ㄷㄷ

-I wonder what choice our Gwanjong will make?

Perhaps due to the changed development, choices appeared before Hae-rang’s eyes.

【Give tactical orders to the Assassin Brotherhood: 1. Frontal Assault Operation 2. Feint East, Strike West Operation 3. Cathedral Isolation Operation】

After checking the choices, Hae-rang asked the viewers.

“What’s the best answer here?”

-Oh! Finally Gwanjong brother asked us a question!

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-Number 2 is good. Have the Assassin Brotherhood break through from the front, then Gwanjong brother eliminates the Pope alone.

-Other methods are possible but they’re inefficient lol

-Most importantly, this is ‘Assassin’ Revenge, so we should go with assassination!

“I see.”

Hae-rang nodded.

All three methods seemed doable.

Then it was best to proceed with the method the viewers expected.

That was the shortcut to praise.

Hae-rang selected option ‘2’.

“We’ll go with Feint East, Strike West.”

At Hae-rang’s choice, Wario clenched his fist.

“Good. We’ll attack from the front, so you infiltrate through the back gate. Elogio. The outcome of this battle depends on you.”

“No. I won’t infiltrate through the back gate.”

“Huh? What do you mean? There’s nowhere else to enter the interior besides the front and back gates.”

“I’ll handle that myself. Uncle and Captain Giovanni, please split your forces in half and simultaneously attack the front and back gates.”

“Both sides simultaneously?”

Wario and Giovanni looked at each other’s faces as if they had made a promise.

The Assassin Brotherhood members who arrived here numbered around a hundred.

It wasn’t a small number, but it wasn’t enough to divide the forces.

“I know, Uncle. By now, the Templar Knights must know that the forces they sent ahead were annihilated. Naturally, security will be tightened.”

“Right. Elogio. So don’t we need to focus our selection and concentration? If we divide our forces, we won’t be able to break through anywhere.”

“It doesn’t matter. The purpose is just to divide their attention anyway. Avoid full-scale combat and just keep them distracted from the front.”

“You’re saying not to engage in full battle either? Then all those Templar Knights…”

“I’ll handle them. Until the moment I cut down the Pope.”

-Damn! That comment hits hard. I found myself nodding without even realizing it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-It looks cool, but is that realistically possible?

-Well, the game has high freedom so it seems like it could happen. But the Templar Knights we met in Rome were really strong.

-Managed to sneak in but got one-shotted by a Temple Knight bastard fuck this place is actually hell difficulty

An operation that made not only the in-game characters anxious, but even Hae-rang’s viewers nervous.

However, Hae-rang caressed the blade of his Hidden Blade with a carefree expression.

As if he could slice through the neck of ‘Catastrophe’ difficulty at any moment.

“Ah.”

As if suddenly remembering something, Hae-rang approached Giovanni, the ‘Former Sword Master’.

“Elder. I have a favor to ask.”

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Screech!

The cry of a bird flying through the sky sounded as if it were right next to him.

Hae-rang was at the top of Rome’s tallest building, Castel Sant’Angelo.

“No matter when I see it, this is a well-made game.”

Antique buildings and alleys reflecting the era were positioned as realistically as reality itself.

It felt almost like time travel.

But Hae-rang wasn’t given much time to admire the scenery.

Because the Assassination Corps members he had instructed earlier appeared on the streets.

“It’s about time to begin.”

Following Hae-rang’s instructions, the Assassination Corps only caused a disturbance at St. Peter’s Cathedral.

They would act as if attacking the front and back gate, but wouldn’t engage in full-scale battle.

All of this was meant to disperse attention.

‘There must be some smart ones among the Templar Knights too.’

An operation that pretended to strike the front while targeting the rear.

‘Feint East, Strike West’ was a tactic frequently found in military history.

But the operation Hae-rang had devised now was a dimension above ‘Feint East, Strike West’.

Moreover, it was an operation Hae-rang had frequently used in his previous life.

“Well then, shall I start moving too.”

This place where Hae-rang stood.

From Castel Sant’Angelo to St. Peter’s Cathedral was about 400 meters in a straight line.

There were no other rooftops in between that could serve as stepping stones.

If he developed the Heavenly Demon Divine Art a bit more, he could reach it with ‘Void Step’ alone, but currently he was at the Second Level state.

Such a level was still impossible.

‘That’s why I prepared this.’

Hae-rang pulled out a long sword from within his robes.

-Oh, looks like it’s starting now!

-Huh? But what’s that? That’s a sword, isn’t it?

-Gwanjong, weren’t you only using the Hidden Blade?

-Wait. Isn’t that the Sword Master’s sword?

-Oh! That’s right! Looking at the decoration, it’s Giovanni’s sword!

-So the favor you wanted to ask was to borrow a knife, I see

-You can borrow a sword sure, but why specifically now?

-Right. It’s not like you’re going to fight on building rooftops.

Sword Master Giovanni.

He hadn’t actually received such a title.

He was just called that because he used a long sword and had the best skills within the Assassination Corps.

But Hae-rang truly thought of him as a sword master.

Because his sword, which he had cultivated and honed over a long time, had an excellent advantage.

Kiiing!

Hae-rang explosively drew up the Second Level Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

And he poured that energy into Giovanni’s blade.

It would be impossible with other swords, but it was possible because it was Sword Master Giovanni’s sword.

Soon, a blue radiance so bright it was hard to keep one’s eyes open burst forth.

Woong!

This was the manifestation of ‘Sword Qi’ from his previous life.

Naturally, this was a skill that didn’t exist in ‘Assassin Revenge’.

As such, the viewers fell into great shock.

-What

-What is that? Was there such a skill in ‘Assassin Revenge’?

-Damn, look how cool that sword is. If I had gear like that, I’d try it out too.

-Wait. Something’s strange? I watch ‘Assassin Series’ broadcasts every day, but I’ve never seen such an effect.

-For real, this is my first time seeing this too?

-Now you’re making up techniques that don’t even exist? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-No no, that’s impossible. That world isn’t even the real world. Only what the developers programmed would be possible to implement, right?

-Gwanjong! What is that?

-How did you do it?

Pouring chats and questions.

Especially the more veteran players of this game requested explanations.

Hae-rang’s answer to that was quite a masterpiece.

“I’m not sure. I put strength into it and this happened.”

-Hahahaha Hey attention seeker hyung! Isn’t your answer a bit too half-hearted!

-You’re right. I was wrong. I also put strength into the sword like when taking a dump.

-(Living Point) If your sword doesn’t glow, check if your grip strength is insufficient.

There was something he had realized while operating the massive organization called the Heavenly Demon Cult.

For things that could be explained, he should kindly answer his subordinates,

but for impossible things, he should lightly brush them off.

There was no point in wrestling with things that wouldn’t work anyway, as it never produced good results.

That approach seemed to be effective even now.

“Then I’ll go.”

Hae-rang went to stand at the very back of the rooftop.

Then he held Giovanni’s borrowed sword upright.

Clink.

A handsome man standing under the sunset-reddened sky.

If a stranger had seen it, they would have mistaken it for a making-of video deliberately created by game development companies.

Just as the viewers were about to praise that visual,

Thwang!

Hae-rang stepped forward with true energy and sprinted ahead.

At the same time, he pressed the long sword he was holding close to his waist.

While running, Hae-rang spun his body once around.

Whirlick!

A tornado advancing at high speed.

That’s what Hae-rang’s movement looked like.

As his body spun once around, blue sword qi left a circular afterimage.

Crack!

Hae-rang leaped powerfully off the edge of the roof.

The blue long sword he finally unleashed sliced through the air as if tearing through clouds.

That sight was like watching a blue dragon leaping toward the heavens.

‘Light Dragon Ascending Heaven.’

The ultimate swordsmanship of the Heavenly Demon Cult, permitted only to those who bear the name of Heavenly Demon.

The anti-air technique of ‘Heavenly Demon Heaven-Breaking Sword’ revealed its domineering appearance in ‘Assassin Revenge.’

A fierce momentum that seemed like it would pierce through the clouds in the sky!

Swoosh!

-Wow…

-Insane..

-WTF

-??????

-What did I just see.

Lightning-fast movement that didn’t even allow time to write long chat messages.

But one question remained.

With no enemy in sight, why was he suddenly swinging his sword?

Swoosh!

The answer was close at hand.

Light Dragon Ascending Heaven was an anti-air technique.

In other words, it was a martial technique for striking upward to defeat enemies coming from above.

But what if.

There was no ‘opponent’ to properly clash with?

The blue dragon created by ‘Light Dragon Ascending Heaven’ would slice through the sky indefinitely.

Until it reached the place he had targeted.

Until it arrived at the St. Peter Building.

-Wow! He flew!

-Got here in an instant? Holy shit

-Now I see that sword technique was just a teleportation shuttle lol

-This is why I said we wouldn’t go through the front or back gates lol We can just fly through the sky!

-Our Gwanjong had it all figured out!

The St. Peter Building that had been hundreds of meters ahead was now beneath Hae-rang’s feet.

Hae-rang naturally let go of Giovanni’s sword, which had fulfilled its role, and drew his Hidden Blade.

Chang!

However.

One problem remained.

Unless it was the ‘Leap of Faith’ skill, falling to the ground from this height would cause damage.

Even if it wasn’t game over, damage to the health bar was unavoidable.

So, Hae-rang chose.

Thud!

Hae-rang’s both feet landed on the guard’s left and right shoulders.

The feet of the guard who had been patrolling unknowingly sank into the ground.

Since there was no hay pile to cushion the fall damage, he used the guard’s body as a shock absorber.

“…!”

The guard whose height was cut in half in an instant.

But he couldn’t complain about the injustice.

Because before he knew it, a Hidden Blade was embedded in his heart.

‘There are two things to especially pay attention to in assassination.’

Sound and speed.

Hae-rang’s first assassination perfectly met both of those criteria.

Thud!

The assassin who descended from the sky, Hae-rang, began running across St. Peter’s Rooftop as if it were his own home.

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