Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 38

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Chapter 38

“Now I’ll show you why I’m called the Heavenly Demon.”
Except for the word “I,” it was a sentence his wicked friend from his past life used to favor—though it had never helped him back then.
He was maintaining historical accuracy well enough, he supposed.
“Is now really the time for this?”
Best Swordsman Under Heaven called out.
There are limits to roleplay!
“Watch your back, ……huh?”
The swordsman’s eyes, which had been fixed on Seo Jun with a wary expression, snapped wide open.
His hand instinctively clenched into a fist.
“What……what?”
The enemy who’d charged at Seo Jun after defeating him was equally bewildered.
Three sword blades flashed from different angles toward a single point—
Yet why was the opponent suddenly behind him?
“How did you dodge and get there?”
“Watch out! Berserk State! Time’s up!”
Man Nyang shouted urgently.
“I know! But I didn’t see it!”
Having lost track of the movement, the swordsman had no way to counter Seo Jun.
And after fighting Best Swordsman Under Heaven, his stamina had dropped more than the others’—he was struck down by Seo Jun’s sword from behind in an instant.

[Byeol-jwo Eliminated]
[Enemy Fortress HP −20]

“Damn! How fast is this guy!”
Man Nyang deployed Light Kung Fu and attempted to escape the Hall—the stronghold.
The way to handle an opponent in Berserk State was simple: endure until it ended.
But.
They didn’t know.
That Seo Jun predicted their movements and acted before them.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Seo Jun overtook Man Nyang and cut off his path.
It was inevitable. His speed was faster, and he’d started moving first.
Seo Jun’s Robe—his basic attire—fluttered fiercely.
Man Nyang swallowed dryly.
He had no confidence in breaking through Seo Jun and escaping.
And Seo Jun, facing Man Nyang, thought to himself:
‘They said the amplified movement speed in Berserk State was the same as using Light Kung Fu?’
He suddenly became curious.
“Everyone, if you use Light Kung Fu while in Berserk State, how fast do you get?”

-Regular players can’t control their bodies at that speed and crash into walls lol
-Most people only use Light Kung Fu in Berserk State when chasing on a clear road
-I’ve heard skilled players use it even during combat

Seo Jun checked the chat, repositioned his sword, and spoke.
“I see.”
Berserk State wasn’t just about movement speed getting faster.
His entire body’s movement had accelerated.
To explain it in gaming terms:
Attack speed increased as well. And that wasn’t all.
“What are you planning to do?”
Seo Jun noticed Cheon Nyang behind the Man Nyang he was facing, reaching out to revive an enemy who had fallen earlier.
Immediately, he gathered force in his feet against the ground.
Crack!
He kicked the wooden floor of the Hall with tremendous force.
His speed was absolutely devastating.
In an instant, he passed Man Nyang and struck Cheon Nyang’s body with his blade.
The enemy’s health was already low—he died in one blow.

[Cheon Nyang Eliminated]
[Enemy Fortress HP −20]

But even after cutting down the enemy, Seo Jun’s body didn’t stop.
Instead, he flew toward the wall as if about to crash into it.
‘I expected this much.’
Suspended halfway in midair, Seo Jun rotated his body at that moment.
Then he drove his sword into the wooden floor and used that force to suddenly reduce his speed.
Screech—scrape—scrape.
‘Thank goodness. I tried it because I could affect the map.’
It worked as planned.
Once his speed was under control, Seo Jun deployed Light Kung Fu back to his original position and struck Man Nyang down.

[Man Nyang Eliminated]
[Enemy Fortress HP −20]

The fight ended in an instant.
Very few viewers could precisely follow what Seo Jun had displayed.
Still, everyone recognized that he’d shown extraordinarily high-difficulty play.

-???? I looked away and two people are dead
-Whoa!
-Flash of Lightning Strike lmao
-Why does this guy keep showing off feats of strength instead of actually playing the game? lolololol
-An 8,000-hour veteran of Hyeop for Righteousness and you’re controlling the recoil from Light Kung Fu like that in Berserk Mode? I learned something
-I can’t forgive myself for suspecting Seo Jun and betting against my country. What do I do?
-This is patriotism! This is our nation!
-That ain’t the nation, you bastard

“What the hell just happened?”
The now-dead player Man Nyang turned to look back.
There had been one corpse—now there were two, or rather three.
“You. A Smurfer?”
Smurfing was short for “slaughtering commoners,” a term used in gaming communities for when skilled players dominated beginners.
He was suspicious that Seo Jun was a bad-faith player who stayed in the Beginner Zone, never joining any School, and kept matching against novices.
Seo Jun thought about how his friend from his previous life would answer such a question.
‘I’ll stare them down, you vermin.’
Ah.
He really was a lunatic.
Seo Jun just gave some random response.
“I am the Heavenly Demon.”
Man Nyang thought to himself:
Lunatic.
“Still, we won the game. Your fortress is about to be destroyed.”
Upon hearing that, Seo Jun looked at the chat window.
Just in case there was some rule he didn’t know about.

-Really?
-The fortress HP isn’t all that high though
-But what do we do, in the end you have to kill them directly for the game to end
-But it’s kinda funny that he mistook him for a smurfer, though I get it lol

It seemed that wasn’t the case, fortunately.
“Anyway, let me try reviving them.”
The Point Capture gauge that had stopped began filling up again.
Seo Jun approached Best Swordsman Under Heaven and began the revival.
“Wow, Heavenly Demon. You were insane. Incredible. I was in awe!”

-Why “I was in awe” and not something else? lololol
-Please just pick one expression lol
-The guy who lost the 1v1, where’s the confidence for roleplay? Roleplay embargo for the next 10 minutes!

Green light swirled around the area, gathering toward Best Swordsman Under Heaven.
A green timer also began filling above Best Swordsman Under Heaven’s body.
“By the way, Heavenly Demon, is this really your first match?”
“Yes.”
“Wait, we might actually be able to win this?”

[Point B Captured]
[Enemy Fortress HP −100]

Seo Jun realized that within the game, the points were called A, B, and C.
Then news came through.

[Blue: 0] vs [Red: 281]
[Your Fortress Has Been Destroyed]
[Players Can No Longer Revive]

Hmm.
“Looks like if the fortress is destroyed while you’re reviving someone, you can still finish reviving them.”
Best Swordsman Under Heaven added an explanation.
“When the fortress is destroyed, people can spawn one last time. In my case, I was being revived by you, so I’m fine. Otherwise I’d have spawned from the fortress. But… one of the enemy players is pretty skilled, so I think they’re probably waiting near our fortress to finish things quickly.”

[Baek Ho → Dilla]
[Baek Ho → Church is Youngheoro]

Another notice came through.
“See? Told you.”
“So the allies we just lost can’t revive anymore, right?”
“That’s correct. To be honest, the real smurfer is on the other team. They were handling all three of us alone.”

-That’s not really fair criteria, is it? lol
-<<<Person who just 1v3'd
-But honestly the room host is worse than a smurfer. Always whining about it being their first match
-Wait, it was Baek Ho?
-That Seo Jun guy is more famous than I thought
-Is he still doing this? lolololol
-I'm jealous of that username

The player with the username Baek Ho really was a genuine smurfer.
Reading the chat, thankfully it seemed smurfing wasn't a major problem in Hyeop for Righteousness.
The reason was that players could escape the Beginner Zone quickly with just a little time.
If the Beginner Zone had been where people lingered for longer, smurfing would have become something that ruined the game.
'Regardless of such facts, smurfing really isn't a good thing.'

['That Person' donated 10,000 won!]
[Became somewhat famous by beating Rankers one-on-one in private games. Also called "Newbie Culling."]

-lol So he was a named player?
-"Hyeop for Righteousness," the game where smurfers are famous.
-I've heard rumors he has a high rank in other games

"Thanks for the 10,000 won donation. I see."
Seo Jun offered his gratitude without much concern, but Best Swordsman Under Heaven, watching from beside him, urged him on.
"Heavenly Demon, let's quickly go capture the other points."
After being revived by Seo Jun, he'd immediately gripped his sword.
But Seo Jun didn't budge.
"Why?"
Seo Jun looked at Best Swordsman Under Heaven with genuinely confused eyes.
"Ah… well, because in this game you need to capture points?"
"But as long as we're occupying a point, the enemy fortress health keeps decreasing anyway, doesn't it?"
"That's true, but…"
"Then we can just wait here."
"But if we stay here, all four enemies will come together?"
"How is that a problem?"
"Huh?"

-lololol
-Move around a little, room host!
-So lazy, honestly

"No, wait…"
With fewer numbers, they should be moving around the map launching guerrilla tactics or something to create variables—why are you just sitting still!
"It's fine. We won't lose like this."

-He's just confident he'll win no matter what lol
-This is why when your skills are good, your brain doesn't have to work!
-A famous smurfer? This guy's the GOAT of assassination history!
-lol Like a smurfer can beat Ethor, Drake, Mage Tower Master, Paladin King, Queen lolololol
-Add Assassin Guild too

The viewers who'd watched Seo Jun fight up until now had no doubt about his victory.
Even if the opponent was a famous player who'd beaten Rankers.

* * *

Someone burst from the brush.
An ID floated above their head.
A player.

[Baek Ho]

He prepared to slash downward with his sword at a diagonal angle.
The enemy, born from the destroyed fortress, spotted Baek Ho and took a stance to block the strike.
In Hyeop for Righteousness, if the blocker doesn't have enough strength, they get stunned.
The enemy, knowing this, took a wider stance.
"Nope. Won't work."
But Baek Ho was a smurfer who'd played Hyeop for Righteousness since its early days.
For him, the game was merely a pastime.
When he was tired of other games and wanted to toy with people, he came to Hyeop for Righteousness.
Baek Ho smoothly withdrew his sword midstrike.
"Wha—what?"
A feint.
He'd never applied real force from the start.
He'd just made it look that way.
Unable to control the recoil, the enemy's blade wavered, and Baek Ho seized the opening to thrust at the enemy's unguarded throat.
Using Sword Energy.
The enemy's surprised face was visible.
"Enjoy your respawn."

[Dilla Eliminated]

And an attack came from behind, but he'd known about it from the start.
He deployed Light Kung Fu and reapplied his technique.
Though "technique" wasn't really the right word.
In Point Capture Battles, as you play and gain contribution, your level rises, and as it rises, more skills become available. But in the Beginner Zone, available skills were limited. Using Sword Energy was all there was.
Of course, once you joined a School and built your character, combat would diversify, but that was annoying.
It was one reason he stayed here.
Complex games were what other games were for.
Here, he just wanted to smash through mindlessly.
He wanted to smurf without thinking.
"Hrrgh."
Without even turning around, Sword Energy extended backward, piercing the enemy's abdomen.

[Church is Youngheoro Eliminated]

"Let's just end this quick."
He checked the game interface.
Three of his teammates were dead.
"What the—?"
Looking at the kill log, one person had eliminated all three.
"Hmm. A gate-crashed player. Another smurfer? Or just luck?"
He used Light Kung Fu to dash quickly to the center.
As his level rose, his other stats increased proportionally.
Growth wasn't hugely important in this game, but in a match between skilled players, such minute differences couldn't be ignored.
Skills worked the same way.
"Well, doesn't matter, but I hope it's another smurfer at least."
Playing against someone too weak was boring after all.

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