Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 284

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Episode 284

From above, two circles formed by monsters could be seen.
With thirty-two of them, the monsters launched sixteen at each hero.
The wild beasts surrounding the two heroes attacked from both front and back, but their assaults were crude—nothing but bites and claws.
The movement patterns of those attacks numbered only four.
So reading the patterns and mastering them wasn’t difficult.
Seo Jun, who dodged perfectly even on first sight, wasn’t even worth mentioning.
But even professionals like Jon could, after experiencing a pattern just once, identify what came next from the mere setup and respond flawlessly.
The fight itself posed no real difficulty.
In fact, it was easy.
About the level of trash mobs in a standard RPG.
But the moment four or five attacks came simultaneously, everything changed.
Even then, dodging and blocking them all would be possible.
But what if they came without pause?

[How is he dodging all of that?!]
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Kael was terrifying.
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[That streamer uses Blessing of Radiance sometimes, but he could probably evade without it.]
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I’m curious what’s happening in Korea.
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[But Jon’s stamina is the problem! The Korean’s Achilles’ heel!]
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A pro player. Ha ha ha.
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[The most idiotic play in history records! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!]
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That streamer won’t be able to show his real skill and will be eliminated! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Serves him right.
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—Are you Chinese?

Seo Jun dodged.
Even as thirty-two beasts attacked relentlessly without letup.
Perfectly.
But Jon could not.
Five attacks coming at once. Six attacks.
Reading the warnings from every direction and tracing multiple trajectories to move his body—he couldn’t manage it.
It was possible to take in everything in one’s vision and dodge them momentarily, but sustaining it flawlessly was impossible.

[Jon’s in danger!]
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Health halved!!!! Or less!!!!
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His health drained away.
Against sixteen monsters, Jon had allowed a few hits and lost about a fifth of his health.
Then, facing thirty-two, in just ten seconds Jon’s health plummeted past the halfway point.
Countless messages flooded the chat at the sight.

[Ha ha ha ha! He’s about to die! Korean!]
[Honestly, I kind of want him to survive and cause chaos—am I too Korean-washed?]
[Fighting spirit! Hang in there!]
[Just die already, Jon!]
[Denmark, thank you! I’ll drink plenty of milk!]
[If our streamer dies because of you, we’re boycotting milk. from korea]
[Look at how fast new comments are coming lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol The streamer is on another level]

The momentum continued.
From all corners of the world.
The turning point that decided whether this late moment could be reversed.

[Minimum twenty seconds needed to pull off a five-mark combo?]
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Ha ha ha!
Will it happen in twenty seconds?
With thirty-two constantly shuffling around like a shell game?
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Seo Jun moved.
The Heresy Mark lasted thirty seconds.
Twisting his body to evade monsters diving from all sides, he placed his blade against one beast’s torso and traced its vital point in one smooth motion. As it landed, he struck the second vital point, and dodging the next attacks, he marked the third.
One of the circles viewed from above began to shift.
The monsters keeping distance circled as Seo Jun moved; those ready to charge came at him.
He lowered his sword and slashed and stabbed through the hyena-sized beast’s body.
The Heresy Mark appeared.
Four seconds had passed.
It was instant, and Seo Jun had already picked his next target, moving to mark its vital point.
In that complex sight where white vital marks bloomed wherever Seo Jun looked across thirty-two monsters’ bodies, he didn’t miss a single beast.

[Jon’s dying, Streamer! Hurry!]

Jon’s health was now down to a third.
He was now only allowing attacks on the portions wrapped in the Defensive Field, aiming just to survive each hit.
His health never stopped draining.
In reality, Jon would have been concentrating so hard he’d be drenched in sweat. Even so, this was his best effort.

[Two Heresy Marks!]
[Jon’s health—a quarter!]
[Three Heresy Marks!]
[Jon’s health—a fifth! No, a sixth! Critical!]

Jon’s stationary circle and Seo Jun’s moving circle drew steadily closer.
Fifteen seconds had elapsed, and Seo Jun was chasing down the final monster.
And then.
The moment one more hit would kill Jon and the circles overlapped.

[He’s dead!]
[Failure incoming!]
[Jon’s out!!!! Denmark’s farm is cut!]

They succeeded.
Instead of striking the monster’s vital point to generate the fourth Heresy Mark, Seo Jun, muttering to himself, blocked the one attack that would have killed Jon.
He allowed it through momentum while knowing Jon was about to die.

[???]
[He sees Jon and makes that decision to block? How many eyes does he have?]

The Ultimate skill.
Seo Jun, muttering once more, simply rotated his body.
The vital point of the monster he’d been chasing met his blade, and the fourth mark settled above the monster’s head.
A total of sixty-four monsters surrounded them in less than half a meter’s distance.
Two seconds remaining before they doubled.

[Switching to Defensive Field]

Jon caught his breath and wrapped his entire body in the invincible state barrier—a grayish-blue ultimate skill that accumulated damage as he became protected, while Seo Jun began rapidly cutting Jon’s vital points.
Seo Jun no longer dodged the monsters’ attacks.
Even as his body was clawed and bitten, Seo Jun remained unwavering, focusing only on Jon’s vital points.
Without the damage reduction buff, Seo Jun’s health depleted quickly, but the fifth mark had to appear first.
Simultaneously, sixty-four more monsters appeared from somewhere and rushed toward their position.
And in that instant.

[Judgment Sword]

One Judgment Sword materialized directly above Jon’s head, and four Judgment Swords struck randomly in close range.
Boom!
A spectacle.
Massive blades falling from the sky upon the swarms of monsters—a spectacle indeed.
But it wasn’t finished yet.

[Blessing of Radiance]

Then Seo Jun triggered his invincibility skill, and Jon released the accumulated energy.
Boom!
A sound even louder than before shook the earth itself.
A shockwave swept the area.
Jon’s ultimate skill—its range exceeded even Eric’s ultimate range.
Never touch Jon once he’s used his ultimate skill.
A famous maxim of the league.
The splash damage from four Judgment Swords, one Judgment Sword, the damage from Seo Jun’s vital point slashes, and the monsters’ own attack damage—all combined, the shockwave consumed them.
Thud-thud-thud.
As monsters turned to ash, countless materials rained down.
It was, undoubtedly, a scene worth counting on one’s fingers even in the history records of day three.

* * *

“Success! They succeeded! We succeeded! Wow!”
Bang Ju, who’d barely been breathing while watching, erupted in cheers.
Jon’s situation had been dire.
Health draining without pause.
Yet Seo Jun calmly blocked it and handled the rest, followed by a chained ultimate combo.
“Five Judgment Swords! And a counter-strike!!!! They succeeded!”

—Seriously lol lol lol lol lol lol lol A pro was almost the weak link
—Jon with crits ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—Their synergy isn’t even something to comment on, they’re just surviving
—Didn’t I tell you the streamer’s insane? That’s pro-level physicality right there?
—For real ㅋㅋ
—This is honestly impossible
—Now let’s gather materials and move on!

“Wow! Seo Jun, you’re really…. Incredible! The community’s blowing up with posts! Look at this!”
Bang Ju pulled up another screen.
Screenshots of community posts where curses and cheers tangled together.

—ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—Seemed like they’d fail
—But I believed
—You nonbelievers! It’s heresy! Heresy!!

“Actually, these doomsayers’ posts only take a minute—and ha, beating the community in just one minute after three-minute curry! The streamer really does it!”

—Bang Ju… isn’t the streamer of this channel you?
—This channel’s streamer is also a streamer.
—They’re overseas, so find some overseas one-minute food to compare lol
—One-minute cereal series ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—Streamer! Streamer! Streamer! Streamer!

How would the other official broadcasts be reacting?
Bang Ju was excited at the thought of seeing those reactions during the hour-long break after day three ended.
He was especially curious about Capil’s reaction—the one wearing the cat headband.
And the moment his screen returned to Seo Jun’s feed.

[Aaaaaah!]

In the Hunting Grounds where countless materials had fallen, a Viking was roaring.

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Jon let out a shout.
The reasons were manifold and complex.
First was the rush of accomplishment.
Adrenaline surged until his brain felt like it might explode.
Second was the fact that he’d nearly died, which amplified that joy.
Just now his history record had almost ended.
In a safe, boring quest, to die from recklessness during a herding hunt—he’d nearly met that end.
Third was that Seo Jun hadn’t taken a single hit. This was a social death.
He acknowledged the gap between himself and Seo Jun.
‘Having seen something like that back then….’
And many people would already know Seo Jun possessed a skill surpassing most pros.
But just as many didn’t know that about him.
And in that situation, if he died first? While Seo Jun remained relaxed?
And if because of that, Seo Jun left the history records without proving he surpassed most pros here?
For Jon, who called Seo Jun his mentor, it would’ve been the worst outcome.
In this world, reputation matters even when proven in front of many.
If Seo Jun left the stage where multitudes watched.
‘My reputation would….’
Regardless, he’d survived.
“Kwa a a a a!”
He’d survived.
But next time—no more.
Jon was struggling.
It was impossible.
If they continued with this reckless herding hunt, he had no confidence he’d survive.
Even as flesh was clawed and bitten, he recalled Seo Jun calmly attacking his vital points while invincible.
That was madness.
‘It’s just a different breed.’
A villain.
Jon had made his decision.
What they’d just pulled off would make up for nearly two days’ worth.
Going forward, even hunting with just sixty-four or thirty-two would be faster than others.
As long as tomorrow’s quest wrapped up, that was fine. Those pursuing them moved much faster anyway.
So then.
“Mentor?”
Jon approached Seo Jun, who was gathering items.
“What?”
“Going forward, instead of one hundred twenty-eight….”
“What, you chickening out?”
Ah.
Really.
Jon felt a genuine crisis of faith in humanity for a moment, but he restrained himself.
If he complained about the skepticism, he might get hit again.
Fortunately, Seo Jun wasn’t a heartless man.
“Yeah, well. Seeing you almost die was pretty dangerous-looking.”
Was he actually being considerate?
The Viking felt a slight touch of emotion.
“Right.”
“So here’s the thing—with those one hundred twenty-eight?”
“Yeah?”
“I’ll just take them on alone.”
“What?”
“You hang back far away, and once I finish, come gather materials.”
“….”
“What.”
“You… could do it solo?”
“Yeah. Seven Judgment Swords—what’s the big deal.”
“When did you calculate you could go solo?”
Seo Jun answered smoothly.
“The moment I first hit a monster.”
“Then why did you insist on going together with me?”
“It was fun.”
“….”
And someone almost died?
“What’re you doing? Gather the items quick.”
“You bastard….”

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