Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 311

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Chapter 311

Clang!
Bang!
Growl!
The quiet Highland that had touched the sky itself suddenly filled with noise, tearing through the silence that had been so refreshing.
The rustling footsteps of beasts preparing to attack, the howling of fighting creatures, countless sounds from activated Skills, and even the sound of shattering glass.
Day eleven hadn’t even lost twenty minutes yet when the Highland transformed into chaos in an instant because of the Black Mask’s appearance.
Some argued that since the Hounds the Participants hunted were a type of dog, it had been chaos from the beginning anyway.
But all the same, one Participant was feeling considerably aggrieved by the existence that created this situation.

“Hey! How did you even get here! This traitor! Stop interfering! If you had any conscience, you wouldn’t do this to me!”

The hunt was being blocked.
The suddenly appeared Black Mask, with quick and precise movements, marked Yon and kept the Hounds alive.

“If this keeps up, I’ll just go to the Hounds and die myself? You hit me once, so if I die from that, wouldn’t it count as your kill? Like if I die to a Minion or a Tower, it counts as a kill if someone hits me first.”
“Heh. Threatening suicide now. You’ve grown.”

Seo Jun gazed at Yon with a warm expression like that of a mentor, facing him with a gentle smile.
And Yon felt a chill run down his spine.
Damn it.
When he looks like that, it really is dangerous.
But Yon didn’t back down.
It was too bitter to retreat.

“You’re really a terrible guy!”
“Why would that be.”
“Ugh. Just let me confirm one thing. Did you know I was here when you came?”
“Of course. I can know all the information near the Portal.”
“Ah, I really should just kill myself. Let me give you the kill at least.”
“Hmm… that’s rather difficult.”
“Why? What’s the issue? I’m going to die anyway.”
“It’s not that. No matter how much you cursed me, I want to keep you alive.”
“…Are you feeling some pang of conscience? Seriously?”

Seo Jun laughed softly.
And then, accompanied by a deep resonance, a wave of green energy began to spread from the Passage, sweeping past them.
The muscles of the Hounds nearby twisted and bulged as their fangs sharpened.
This was the process of Enhancement. As more time passed, they would no longer hunt those strengthened Hounds—they would have to stop them.
Seo Jun’s eyes gleamed green as well.

“The Passage has entered Stage 2. So then.”
“What is it.”
“Shall I kill someone? Not you. Your friend.”
“Wait! How can you kill them? According to what Shin-geom said…. Don’t! Don’t come!”

That “don’t come” wasn’t directed at Seo Jun.
Yon had made arrangements beforehand—if Seo Jun ever showed up and the Passage moved to Stage 2, they should immediately gather at whoever’s location was closer.
They had to buy time, didn’t they?
To bother the Black Mask incessantly and prevent him from touching other areas.
He knew well enough that if they did catch him, he wouldn’t be caught.
There was a part of him that wanted to land at least one hit legally.
But if Seo Jun could kill him—that would change things.
Except.

“He came? He’s right there.”
“Run…!”

Everything happens in an instant.
Seo Jun closes in. The Champion, naturally believing himself invulnerable, drops his guard.
More precisely, he only considers offense.
Seo Jun exploits that exact point cleanly and precisely, slashing with his sword again and again.

“Don’t kill him! And hand over the Points!”
“I don’t feel like it.”
“Goodbye, Yon! I’m going like this!”
“If you kill him, there’s no Penalty? Right?”

There was no need for a blade to cleave the high sky above the Highland.
He dies in an instant.
One missed timing, and Seo Jun pressed his attack with full intent.

“It’s a weird amount of attack power, but not insanely strong, you know? Somewhat ambiguous…”
“That’s the Penalty.”
“Huh?”
“The more I kill, the more power drains. Especially my health.”
“Hmm… why are you telling me this?”
“Just because.”

Green light leaked from Seo Jun’s body.
In the midst of this, Pabeon only sighed.
It was the third kill today.

“Aaagh! My power is draining away.”
“Does that actually hurt?”
“No. That was just for effect.”
“So how much will drain? Even if you receive a Penalty, surely you can’t keep killing indefinitely?”
“Until my base health reaches the same level as yours.”
“So you’re keeping me alive, then?”
“I can do that much.”
“It’s evening, sir. Come out of that room. We’re all gathering and waiting at the entrance to the Restaurant.”

I really should hit him once.

“Yon. Barricade the Passage now that it’s entered Stage 2, and keep doing so.”
“Yes. But I’m curious about something—can you really handle it if your health becomes ordinary?”

The greatest characteristic of typical Black Masks and Bosses is their high health and powerful attacks, along with area-effect techniques.
And Seo Jun was giving up those advantages.
Was it worth giving up to catch a handful of people?
The limits seemed clear too.
Yon didn’t think so at all.
And Seo Jun answered.
In another moment when all eyes were focused.

“Then it becomes worth facing, doesn’t it?”

He said.

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After Seo Jun committed murder the day before, global commentators and The League Community erupted into chaos.

“He’s taking a Penalty? Is he insane?”
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Did he really declare that he’d give up six times his current health pool?
Did I hear that right?
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-That Korean must have been frustrated hahahaha!
└He must have held back for a long time!
-I’ll admit he held back a lot. Now let’s kill them all!
└Didn’t you hear the conversation with Pabeon yesterday? Maximum nine people dead. And that’s nine kills right after creating a Stage 2 Passage! He gives up six times his health for that?
└└He explained the reason already

“Will he really kill more?”
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Health is essential for a Black Mask.
You can’t do without it. You have to fight multiple opponents alone.
So why kill more?
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-I’m telling you, he explained the reason!
└What is it?
└└He said from the start that he didn’t need the health. He’s confident he won’t get hit. That’s all.
└└└Crazy Korean

“As long as he doesn’t get hit, that’s fine, right?”
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Simple as that.
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-Crazy Korean
-Is he Korean? I heard Koreans talk like that all the time
└I’m American, you bastard
└└Here’s something chilling. Even in Korea, opinions are split right now.

That’s right.
Even in The League Community in Korea, Seo Jun’s actions couldn’t be understood.
Actually, they were understanding it.

“The Room Master is… just that kind of guy…”
“He creates his own Penalties again kekekekekeke just a lunatic kekekekeke but he always wins which makes us have hope kekekekekeke”
“This time it’s hard to expect, though? If he kills more, that’s kind of…”
“No kek he said as long as he doesn’t get hit kek”
“The Room Master seems to have acted impulsively because he got angry about hunting him, upvote kekekekeke”

What kind of person was Seo Jun?
He was someone who invited trouble upon himself. If it meant screwing others over, his suffering didn’t matter to him.
Because.

“Anyway I can handle it oo I win right? I can still win kekekekeke I still win!!!!!!!”

He had won.
The image he’d built up became his identity and the reason for his popularity.

“He’s not really giving up, is he?”
“Let’s wait and see since we don’t know”
“But if he loses, the fans might be okay but his popularity could crash… I’m a bit worried”

Day ten ended like that, and people left countless speculations behind.
Mainly, those who believed he wouldn’t do it again clashed with those who said Seo Jun would just kill everyone.
But then on day eleven, Seo Jun got three kills and.
Made that statement afterward.

“???: Then it becomes worth facing.”
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Kekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke crazy guy kekekekekekekekeke
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The fans started going absolutely wild.

-I believe again this time kekekekekeke
-Even without Buff to health, balance is only right with this declaration kekekekekeke
-Humanoid Bosses don’t actually have that high health kekekekekek the Room Master knows the game well kekekekeke
-The story is perfect too. Kael didn’t fall because of that power, he just nobly chose corruption!

Noble corruption.
Right.
It made no sense for Kael to be dragged around merely because of power.
Joining the side of this other world and seeking to destroy the world was Kael’s complete choice as a corrupted being.
Not someone to be dragged around by power!
The fans erupted in enthusiasm at this situation.
And the antifans started going absolutely wild.

“No kekeke are you really kicking away a Championship?”
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You could even win considering the items kekekekekeke but not like this kekekekekekeke
Isn’t this intentional trolling?
He should get cursed to death.
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-Why would he get cursed?
└Because it’s intentional trolling. And so he’ll ruin the History Book (post author)
└That’s each Participant’s freedom
└So is my cursing him (post author)
-That guy needs to drop his pride jejejejeje this ‘I can still beat you all’ thing
└That’s usually called arrogance tsk tsk
└The Room Master has earned the right to be arrogant, though?
└That would’ve been fair when a top-tier pro was fighting amateurs until now. But not anymore. He forgot that and just did the same old thing.
-Oh wow. Wasn’t it just the Room Master faction? Why is it burning so hot today?
└Did it look like it wouldn’t burn? He’s going to lose kek
└Yep doesn’t have to get hit~~~!!!

“The international scene is burning even harder, and it’s hilarious how many international Room Master fans are showing up kekekekekekekekekekek”

“Let me organize the situation properly once”
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He cuts health to one-sixth and kills about nine people so it becomes 27 Participants—that’s a gain?
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-Yeah it’s a gain
└Why?
└First, the Room Master can leverage the fact that he can’t kill where he goes, so he can ignore the pros trying to interfere immediately and open many Stage 2 Passages. Once Stage 2 Passages open, I hear that people are basically stuck until Final Day, and after that, the timing when they close the Passage and join the final fight varies. So if he reduces nine people and can set up the later fight favorably… and even so, giving up one-sixth health is like err ^^|leg Room Master you should lose
└That guy explains it hard then drift dog funny kekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke
-As long as he doesn’t get hit, you see, brother… you understand?
└Yes, I do… (worshipping)

“Wow.”
“Isn’t that right, everyone? I’m going to win anyway. Don’t worry. I think there might be a bit of chaos, but trust me and don’t bend!”
“I see. Can you handle public opinion?”
“Once I win, that’s all. I can’t see any of it right now anyway.”

-Room Master! Room Master! Room Master! Room Master! Room Master!
-This is how it should be kekekekeke I can’t see the community until it ends anyway kekekekekeke
-Winning mentality kekekekekeke
-Just always stirring trouble and he gets to chill kekekekekek

-Wow!
-It’s normal to win with your own strength! Crk!
-How is a Black Mask winning without Buff normal you crazy guys kekekekekeke
-Giving Buff instead, then Penalty to prevent easy kills mid-game is Korean standard, right
-All the other Black Masks had restrictions too anyway. So the mid-to-late game was about who seized the more favorable position for the end fight within those constraints

“Looting. I bought Peon’s Gloves.”
“Harsh, harsh. People on Train—I didn’t catch either, so you’re not killing people without Points, right?”
“…You caught on.”
“Wait, don’t tell me you can afford the full Destroyer’s Item set? Items of that tier?”

“Ah, just go already! I’m seriously disappointed in you, so get ready to be properly crushed. Don’t expect me to go easy on you for public opinion.”

Seo Jun killed five more people as promised, lowering his health to the same level as the other Participants.
And he smiled with satisfaction as he purchased a Destroyer’s Item to fill the last slot that Peon’s Gloves had occupied.

Seo Jun had something to believe in.
And right then, Shin-geom also completed a Quest.

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