Gwanjongcheonma’s Game Broadcast - Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

-Shit… were you a slave to capitalism?

-You’re bending your principles like this for fifty thousand won?

The viewers’ hollow laughter seemed to reach all the way here.

-Hahahahahahaha Right. Switching gears the moment a mission pops up! Now that’s what a streamer does!

-What happened to acting like you had such firm philosophy?

Hae-rang, who had been practicing Zangief’s ‘Tornado Driver’, raised the corners of his mouth.

“If I complete the mission, you’ll praise me, won’t you.”

-Eh…? Well, of course…

-We’d say you did well, right?

“That’s enough for me. Money is money, but those words are more important to me.”

The viewers were rather confused by Hae-rang’s confident words.

-So you’re saying you accepted the mission not for money but to get praised?

-What’s this, some kind of concept or what? lol It’s too serious for a concept, so it’s confusing.

“Finishing with Tornado Driver. That’s the mission clear condition, right? It’s my first time using this technique, but I’ll give it a try.”

Hae-rang vigorously repeated the ‘Tornado Driver’ movements shown in the move list.

Then another viewer asked the one who had issued the mission.

-Hahahaha hey you. Be honest with me. You gave me that mission thinking I wouldn’t accept it, right? You thought it was a safe bet.

-Exactly, fuck. But if they actually pull it off, it might be worth the money.

Fifty thousand won.

It was an excessive amount for a stream with only two viewers.

But the desire to see the mission accomplished was just as great.

To see that great Joint suffer a humiliating defeat while doing a bullying stream.

Against none other than the Zangief character.

And getting finished with Tornado Driver at that.

The problem was,

Grab.

This practice process was happening during an actual match.

Whiff.

“…What are you doing?”

After the third round started.

Joint crouched low and searched for Zangief.

Ready to create distance whenever he approached.

“Hey, what the hell are you doing right now.”

But Zangief didn’t approach.

He just swung both arms through empty air, performing ‘grab’ motions.

When you use a grappling skill and there’s no enemy within range, it executes this stupid-looking motion.

The delay when a grab fails is both long and ridiculous.

One of the reasons people don’t play Zangief.

But right now, even that ridiculous sight was giving the viewers dopamine.

-What are you doing lololololololol Are you practicing from now?

-Looks like they’re really using a skill for the first time lol lololololol so bad lololol

-At this point isn’t he a streaming genius? Who practices techniques in real combat against Joint?

-Look at that flailing pose

-So fucking annoying lololololol

-Isn’t this the worst humiliation in Joint’s streaming history?

-Kyle. Charge in now. Your opponent is a noob who’s never used the skill!

It was clearly a foolish sight.

That’s what made it feel even more humiliating.

How dare he practice skills during a game against this Joint?

“Kuk.”

But Joint couldn’t attack rashly.

His instincts, honed from being on the national team, were sounding warning bells.

Who is the most frightening enemy in this world?

A fast enemy?

A strong enemy?

No.

‘I can’t figure out what this bastard is doing.’

An unknown enemy whose identity you can’t grasp.

That’s the most frightening enemy.

‘Every attack he makes gets a Critical. This never happened even when Street Fighting was at its peak popularity.’

A game that’s been out for decades.

There’s no way they’d update it at this point.

If the hit detection is the same as before,

it means this guy’s reaction speed and motor skills are at pro gamer level.

‘And yet this guy just created his account today.’

On the surface, he looks like a typical newbie.

But he can’t be bullied.

Far from bullying, he got destroyed in round 2.

Grab.

Chomp.

What was most unbearable above all.

Was Zangief’s stupid movement.

There’s a limit to completely ignoring your opponent.

How long was he planning to repeat that movement?

“Haaap!”

In the end, Joint chose to attack.

His boiling anger aside, genuine jeers were starting to appear in the chat window.

It was what a streamer had to be most wary of.

“Hadoken!”

-Another projectile?

-Ugh. Joint’s really become a total coward.

-Where did that spirited charging go?

The chat window was annoying, but this was the best option.

Creating distance and using hit and away tactics.

But he had no intention of staying still after the projectile.

Leap!

Zangief, who had been practicing skill commands, jumped up again.

It seemed he didn’t want to take even minimal guard damage.

In an instant, the distance between them closed, and they were facing off in midair.

“Perfect!”

For once, Joint’s face lit up with joy.

Thanks to Zangief jumping forward like before, he had secured his range.

One of the reasons Kyle was notorious as an overpowered character.

His basic attack hitboxes in the air were overwhelmingly superior compared to other characters.

Thwack!

“Kyaha!”

Kyle’s Heavy Kick landed with a satisfying impact.

For some reason, Zangief didn’t throw out an attack.

Though any basic attack he used would have lost to Kyle anyway.

“Did you think you could just stand there forever!”

Now it was beginning.

Both champions landed on the ground together, and Kyle immediately leaped back into the sky.

Zangief, having taken the attack, couldn’t make the first move even after landing.

‘If I pour on the Infinite Cross-up Attack like this…!’

Joint, whose thoughts had reached that point, suddenly widened his eyes.

Wait.

Cross-up?

‘The thing that got blocked throughout round 2?’

He realized his mistake.

Gaining the advantage in the air was good.

The problem was that the ‘advantage’ he would naturally gain afterward wouldn’t continue.

If nothing else.

This guy was ghostly good at blocking Reverse Guards.

Crack!

Thwack!

Since he had already jumped, he tried attacking, but it was blocked as expected.

Soon the two champions naturally ended up close together.

Step!

Close enough that just one step forward would put them in ‘grab’ range.

“Gah!”

Joint reflexively jumped backward.

And realized his second mistake.

Smack!

Thud!

Attacks exchanged at close range.

Both took hits, but the one who received much more impact was…

“Gwaek!”

Kyle, who had taken a Critical hit.

-There it is! That beginner-style desperate attack!

-You die and I die!

-It’s definitely a noob attack though lololol

-To call it you-die-I-die… the damage difference seems too big? lololololololol

-Zangief: Just you die

-Argh! So frustrating! Jumping only hurts you!

-At this point even Kim Seung-il (age 4) who lives next door would understand, Joint!

-Huh, but why is Zangief falling first? Wasn’t it simultaneous hits?

Hae-rang, who landed first, nodded inwardly.

‘So this is the kind of effect you get when a critical hits.’

Being an old game, there were no special visual impacts for criticals.

But he could tell from the heavy vibrations transmitted through his hands and feet.

Every attack Zangief was delivering was connecting as a critical hit.

His already muscle-covered frame had essentially become a walking weapon.

‘The damage is one thing, but I get priority in my movements first.’

A very brief window of initiative.

But that alone was enough.

Hae-rang began that peculiar stupid motion he’d been repeating earlier – the ‘grab’ command.

“Oh shit!”

Joint’s eyes caught sight of Zangief preparing for a ‘Tornado Driver’.

He had to jump.

He had no choice but to jump.

Jumping one more time would make the chat go crazy, but the situation now was different from before.

That attention-seeking Heavenly Demon bastard could now use the Tornado Driver.

“Not a chance!”

Joint leaped into the air as soon as he touched the ground.

Nothing was better than jumping to avoid grab techniques.

It was easy to maintain distance while targeting the opening left by a failed grab.

‘A failed grab has massive delay.’

Joint sneered as he looked down below.

Preparing to unleash a combo on Zangief who was making stupid motions in midair.

But then,

“Huh?”

He wasn’t there.

Zangief was nowhere to be seen on the ground.

The guy who looked like he was about to use ‘Tornado Driver’ –

where the hell had he gone?

Swoosh.

Suddenly, Kyle’s face was covered by a massive shadow.

Had storm clouds suddenly gathered?

That couldn’t be it.

‘Street Fighting’, made decades ago, couldn’t implement such effects.

This massive shadow was simply

caused by Zangief, who had gotten close enough that his breathing could be heard.

“H-how are you…!”

The words “in the air” never came out.

Zangief’s devastating kick, armed with a critical hit, connected with Kyle’s face.

Crack!

“Gyaaaah!”

A critical attack that landed before he could even understand why!

Kyle’s health bar was chopped away in chunks.

-Ugh! That’s gotta hurt like hell!

-Ow. My toes just twitched.

-Why does it look so painful? Is it because it’s Zangief?

-That aside… doesn’t something look different?

-It really looks like actual assault lol so scary

-Even the screaming sounds realistic.

-Anyone would think he’s really getting beaten lol it’s supposed to be coffee shop vibration level, why is he being such a drama queen?

-Pathetic, Joint. Even my grandma in the countryside wouldn’t cry that much.

The massive vibration transmitted to his nose.

Joint wanted to clutch his nose right away.

But he couldn’t.

Zangief, who had landed on the ground, was preparing another ‘Tornado Driver’.

‘I have to dodge!’

Leap.

Unfortunately.

Kyle once again allowed Zangief to land a hit while in midair.

Crack!

-This is seriously driving me crazy. Is Joint throwing the match right now?

-Seriously, shouldn’t we trace his bank account?

-Match fixing lmao there are streamers who throw matches on noob-bashing streams?

-Stop jumping, you moron!

-Is he a goldfish? Even a goldfish would remember after getting beaten this much.

-I’m telling you jumping gets you screwed!

I know.

You clueless idiots.

Joint wanted to scream that while getting beaten up.

It might not be visible to regular viewers, but Joint could see it clearly.

Zangief preparing the ‘Tornado Driver’ as soon as he landed on the ground.

The amazing thing was that he didn’t use his arms after moving his body.

‘A guy who’s never used a grappling skill once… using a feint?’

Setting up the motion as if to grab, then immediately jumping.

If they exchanged damage in midair, Zangief would have an overwhelming advantage.

Don’t jump and get grabbed.

Jump and we both die.

There was no better winning hand for Zangief than this.

‘This bastard, now I see…’

At the very beginning.

When the first aerial attack succeeded, Zangief didn’t even extend his foot.

Since he’d lose in priority anyway, he took no action at all to stay close even a little longer.

It was truly a strategy of sacrificing flesh to strike bone.

The effect was clear.

-Wow, Kyle’s already in the red!

-Joint’s at critical health lololololololololol

-Is he really going to lose? Not even one round, recording a complete set loss?

-So. Now who’s the scrub?

At this point, most of Joint’s stream viewers had switched to Hae-rang’s side.

Bullying streams are fun, but nothing triggers dopamine like a veteran player losing to a newbie.

“I won’t fall for it anymore, you bastard!”

Kyle, whose eyes had gone from swollen to completely black, landed on the ground.

Zangief was taking a grabbing stance as always.

Joint mentally flipped him off and crouched down.

If Zangief jumped into the air, he planned to hit him with ‘Thunder Jolt Kick’.

Then,

“Certainly…”

In front of him, he heard not Zangief’s voice, but Hae-rang’s.

“You said if I finish with this, the mission would be complete, right?”

Grab.

Zangief didn’t jump.

The Zangief who had been pretending to grab and bouncing around,

this time didn’t jump.

The psychological warfare he’d been planting continuously until Kyle’s health turned red.

It was the moment when the crouched cheetah waiting for its chance finally bared its fangs.

Whoosh!

Zangief lifts Kyle’s body upside down.

He compresses his bulging thighs once more before leaping skyward.

Then he spins his massive body.

“Uh… uhhhhhhhhh!”

Joint’s vision spins around.

The blindingly cold sky rotates in spirals.

Joint flailed his hands and feet inside the capsule.

He was instinctively sensing the disaster about to unfold.

Crash!

Zangief spinning like a top.

Kyle was pinned beneath his body filled with gravity and rotational force.

With enough force to instantly flatten even a car made of alloy!

Zangief’s ‘Tornado Driver’ finally slammed Kyle’s body into the ground.

Bang!!!!!!!!

Text appeared simultaneously.

【K.O.!】

[!!!]

At the same time,

an atomic bomb exploded in Joint’s chat window.

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