Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 147

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Chapter 147

A moment earlier.
The Central Underground Bunker, being a junction where three entrances converged, was vast and cluttered with all manner of supplies.
No one had maintained it in ages—some boxes lay broken, and the space was shrouded in darkness overall.
The supplies created small alleyways throughout, and about sixty-five percent of them were poorly lit.
The ceiling was high.
A second level catwalk made of steel framework ran along the walls—though it was used only when someone needed to service the ventilation shaft.
Still, reaching that upper level meant you could see the entire floor below at a glance.
Even in the darkness, you could take in a wide swath of the first level’s ground in your field of vision.
But that also meant anyone on the upper catwalk could be attacked from anywhere, making it a position of mixed fortune.
Moreover, the upper walkway itself was mostly exposed to light.
But the moment Tae-woo breached Seo Jun’s defenses faster than expected, Keril ordered Namu, his B-tier ADC, to climb up to that upper catwalk.
There was virtually no risk of rifle fire from below.
After all, his opponent was carrying only a frying pan.
Bang!
Crack! Crack!
Gunshots and grenade blasts echoed through the darkened corridors.
From his vantage point above, the chaos made it hard to read the situation clearly.
At best, he could offer covering fire when he had a general sense of where things stood.
A high-stakes game of tag was unfolding in this labyrinth.
Keril was trying every angle to engage Seo Jun together with others, while Seo Jun evaded and baited them, drawing out their positions—a fierce battle of wits.
The two of them seemed to have grasped the layout of this space in an instant, moving and predicting each other’s positions several moves ahead.
They drove and lured and pursued one another.
As the fight wore on, Namu found himself thinking that Seo Jun was the stronger of the two.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
There had been one moment when a teammate was isolated—and this fight hadn’t even lasted long.
When that happened, Seo Jun covered for him, letting the teammate barely survive.
It was possible Keril had factored that in, but it seemed unlikely.

[Circle left, around the outside.]

The order came down quickly. Watching from above, Namu tried to visualize the layout.
‘I still can’t tell,’ he thought.
He’d just have to follow Keril’s call and fire when told.
Then.
An unexpected turn arrived.
Gunshots rang out from the main corridor—the one they all used to enter.
Another enemy had appeared.

[New threat first. I’m covering from here, fall back to my position.]

Keril’s judgment call.
In that moment.
Seo Jun materialized below Namu.
Namu fired reflexively.
Crack!
Seo Jun raised his frying pan as a shield and blocked it.

-That’s insane
-Is that an enemy? lmaooooooo I’d be dead already
-Is this Ground Zero?
-No hope here
-Holy crap. He really is the dark horse of this tournament.

Namu found himself agreeing with the chat.
‘Every time I see it, it’s way too broken,’ he thought.
Seo Jun had appeared abruptly, and Namu had fired.
The gunshot traveled further back, beyond Seo Jun slightly.
And there stood Keril.
Keril confirmed Namu’s position and immediately fired at Seo Jun.
In that instant.
Seo Jun tilted the frying pan at an angle to deflect it.
Crack!
Sparks flew from below, and a bullet lodged itself beside Namu’s face—the round had bounced off the frying pan and flown up to him.
‘Insane.’
He’d nearly had a heart attack.
Seo Jun had vanished by then, and Keril turned his focus back to the newly arrived enemy.

-???
-Did he intentionally aim for a ricochet?
-Has to be a coincidence lol how would that even work lmaooooo
-Seemed like a miss honestly

Right.
It had to be a coincidence.

[Keril–> need blackout curtains]
[Cheonsin14–> wet wipes]

Keril quickly finished off the newly appeared enemy, and the moment Namu refocused below.
Thud!
A heavy footfall echoed from the end of the catwalk—someone climbing up with their full weight.
‘Insane.’
Namu quickly turned to look.
The instant Seo Jun’s head passed through the bullet’s trajectory, he’d used the momentary distraction to slip left, then rapidly climbed the ladder up to the catwalk where Namu stood.

-Special ops level mobility right there
-When did he get there
-He’s done for lol

‘I’m dead,’ Namu thought.
Crack! Crack!
Unlike with Tae-woo, it took Seo Jun only two shots to close the distance. Then Namu was finished.

* * *

Seo Jun brought the frying pan down on the fallen Keril.
“My apologies, Keril.”
“It’s Keril! Ugh, really!”
Seo Jun thought Keril had a good spirit. Laughing despite the loss, correcting his name—impressive.
“Of course, Keril.”
Seo Jun finished the incapacitated Keril.

[Cheonsin14–> Keril]

One remaining teammate had fled, and Tae-woo—respawn cut off—stared at him in disbelief.
“You scared?”
Seo Jun asked.
It wasn’t the usual male bravado or self-satisfied boasting about his own flashy play.
He meant it literally.
“What? This is VR, so I’m not actually scared.”
So you’d be scared in the real world, then?
“Guess I’ll find out when we leave the Capsule.”
“Shut up and die quick. You’re crazy, man. Using Dual-Wielding in there?”
Tae-woo sprawled out in resignation.

-What the hell just happened lmaooooooooo
-ngl felt chills when he picked up those two frying pans real talk
-Am I scared?
-I’m scared too
-Manager you’re insane for real!!!!
-The commentary crew is flipping tables and prepping penguin emotes lmaooooooooooooo
-This has to be champion. Lions championship. This guy’s a sure bet
-Any fool left who hasn’t all-in on the manager’s points? lol

Seo Jun laughed reading the chat, then turned to Tae-woo.
“Why would I kill you?”
Seo Jun spoke, but Tae-woo ignored him and said what was on his mind.
“Anyway, it’s just a warm-up game. You’re winning the main bracket. Remember that—there’s no frying pan there, you bastard. You’re literally cheating. Report this for hacking, folks. Come on. How is that even legal?”
“Hey. I’m not killing you.”
“Did you get a different broken Capsule? Huh? Why?”
“You’re finding the Secret Room Key.”
Seo Jun said it as if he’d already decided.
“Huh… wait?”
“Find it quickly. If you find the key to open it, I’ll let you use the Defibrillator.”
Seo Jun simply thought it would be more efficient if two people searched rather than one.
The other team member seemed to be heading out fast from the sound of it—

-Seo Jun! Seo Jun! Seo Jun! Seo Jun! Seo Jun! Seo Jun!
-The champion is already decided
-Blocking with a frying pan? I’ll give it to the masters, maybe possible. But Dual-Wielding? lol no way
-He’s definitely gonna be marked for counterpicks now
-How is his Synchronization Rate only 10?
-How many highlights is he creating today!!

The chat was a frenzy of chaos.
“But Seo Jun.”
“Yeah?”
“I’m supposed to find it like this? For real?”
Tae-woo seemed willing. Already defeated, victory was out of reach, but he still wanted to play the game further.
“Yeah.”
“You want me searching while knocked out? My movement speed is terrible and I can’t even stand up.”
“Then you’d just run away immediately.”
If he used the Defibrillator, it would make a loud sound—they’d hear it coming.
“Fine, understood.”
Tae-woo set off to find the key to the Secret Room, or more accurately, he began crawling slowly forward.

* * *

The Secret Room Key spawned randomly somewhere in the basement, though certain positions appeared more often.
First: the corners. The terrain generated randomly each round, but the corners remained unchanged, so the designers must have chosen that spot.
Or, if not there, searching near the Secret Room in the center would do.
‘Or so the viewers said,’ Seo Jun thought.
Cautious in case the other teammate hadn’t actually fled, Seo Jun rounded a corner quickly.
Clink!
As a result, he found the key easily. He moved silently toward the center.

[Wave–> asdqwe12#]

A kill notification appeared as he approached.
That teammate had indeed escaped outside.
“Oh, he’s dead now. So I’m the team’s only hope? As team leader, I’ve got to prove myself. Then I can’t use that one,” Tae-woo muttered while crawling around the center, searching for the key—unaware Seo Jun had arrived nearby.
Because he had the Defibrillator, even though all his teammates were dead, Tae-woo wasn’t down for good yet.
‘What was that thing he said?’ Seo Jun wondered, watching a bit longer.
“My teammates are telling me just to die? But you know what they say—even garbage land is better than the grave.”
Fortunately, Tae-woo’s viewers hadn’t gone to inform him in Seo Jun’s chat that he was behind him.
“If I revive, I’ll betray them the second we exit. If that’s gonna happen anyway, why didn’t Seo Jun just go to the chamber and end the Capsule then? Honestly, I admit it. Should’ve done it before the team died. Ah well, they’re all dead now anyway. No hope left.”
So that was it.
“Pulling the Capsule code? What’s the point? It’s got a backup battery inside, it’ll keep running. The best way is just to press the normal shutdown button.”
The Capsule could be shut down normally from outside by pressing the button.
For kids with Capsules at home, this was one of the secrets they desperately hoped their mothers never found out about.
“Yeah, go ahead and try.”
“Huh?”
“By the way, I found this, so you can’t complain, right?”
Seo Jun jingled the key.
“Go on, then.”

* * *

Seo Jun gathered the items from the Secret Room and prepared to leave. The special weapon was a Sniper Rifle.

Seo Jun walked toward the Airfield while staying in contact with his teammates.
With no enemies in sight, he suggested they meet up.
Only two squads remained now.
That meant eight people were still on the field.
And of the total twenty-four, Seo Jun’s kill count was twelve.
“Twelve kills would make me MVP, wouldn’t it?”

-Just a squad annihilator lol

-Once he blocked with the frying pan, it was confirmed. No matter how crazy another play looks, the moment Dual-Wielding comes out, nobody stands a chance
-The other survivors are Wave, right?
-Don’t tell him guys. Be respectful

They wouldn’t give away information.

“Come on, you all just want to see me struggle more, don’t you? I mean, cheering for me even in a warm-up game is fair game.”
Right.
They just wanted to see Seo Jun have a harder time.
“You’re not bullying some girl you have a crush on like fourth-graders.”
Seo Jun chuckled and climbed up the staircase.

-???

-I don’t even like the manager
-You’re just so insanely good that we watch. If you were just average Challenger level? I’d never watch and I’d flame you every time you streamed
-For real lol average Challenger level I’d report you to pros immediately lmao
-But you’re not average Challenger, right?
-The guy’s holding his viewers hostage with skill. Dirty player!

Strong denial is strong affirmation.

A tomb-like heap of weeds sprawled before him.
‘Now I should reach out to…’
Then.
Seo Jun felt something off and ducked his head.
Thwack!
A bullet passed through where he’d been standing and lodged in the ground.
‘Did the enemy get Supplies too? Sniper Rifle?’
In the distance, what looked like a crate marking the body of the teammate who’d fled earlier—Namu—was visible.
Crack!
Seo Jun quickly ducked behind cover and pulled out his radio.
It was time to finish this.

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