Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 47

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Chapter 47

The Battlefield opens every day for three hours, from seven to ten.
In essence, it’s the alpha and omega of why the Cooperation divided factions, and it’s the game mode where the most entertaining stories and named players are born each season.
“Let me see. The Demon Cult is in the northwest.”
When Seo Jun selected the Battlefield, an enormous map of Jungyeon unfurled before his eyes.
The land was currently occupied by the Heterodox Faction in the south, the Orthodox Faction in the northeast, and the Demon Cult in the northwest.
“Seems like it’s been distributed pretty well.”
He could see why the Dang Clan belonged to the Heterodox Faction.
If the Dang Clan’s territory in Sichuan had been part of the Orthodox Faction, the map would’ve been a bit awkward.

[Will you participate in the Battlefield?]
[YES/NO]

A window appeared and Seo Jun pressed YES.

[Please lead your faction to victory.]
[You can earn rewards after the Battlefield ends based on your contribution from your performance.]
[If you change factions, all previously earned contributions will be reset.]

“Hmm, where should I start from?”
Seo Jun studied the map.
There are two positions a player can choose each game on the Battlefield.
Attack and Defense.
Attack means selecting a territory of an opposing faction adjacent to the front lines and playing a game there.
If you win the game that way, you gain Attack Position points equal to your Fame Value.
Defense means selecting a territory of your own faction adjacent to the front lines and playing a game there.
If you win the game, you can earn Defense Position points equal to your Fame Value.
When the Battlefield closes at ten, the Attack and Defense Position points from each territory are compared to determine success or failure for both sides.
If a territory’s Attack Position points exceed its Defense Position points, the opposing faction conquers that territory.
“And while Attack gives more contribution per point than Defense, there’s no need to get too hung up on it.”

-Oh wow, you really did your homework
-The room leader came prepared!
-Yeah and if you succeed in Defense or succeed in Attack, there’s bonus contribution
-Just tell the Demon Cult to go Defense!

The viewers were right.
You could only accumulate more contribution if you succeeded at your Position.
Since the Battlefield only allows four games per day, you have to make these small choices wisely.
If you’re aiming for sixteenth place, that is.
If you choose Attack, you can accumulate more contribution than Defense, but since the Demon Cult is the weaker faction, it’s difficult to succeed at Attacks. On the other hand,
“if you choose Defense, there’s the advantage of a higher success rate.”
The ideal scenario would be attacking all the time while every single attack succeeds.
But that won’t happen.

-Wait, are you seriously aiming for sixteenth place? Why so serious all of a sudden?
-Wouldn’t you be serious too if you were in my position?
-I’d recommend Attack. The Demon Cult needs to expand territory at some point lol
-I disagree
-Defense is basically the rule for the first day
-In winter, Defense is definitely the meta. Sigh.

Hmm.
“I’ve decided.”
For now, defense was the right call, just as the viewers said.
The faction’s users wouldn’t suddenly band together and show coordinated territorial attacks on day one.
Most people knew this fact, so their plan was to first focus on defense and secure basic contribution.
The enemy focuses on defense, our team focuses on defense.
It’s the probing phase.
So for now, it’s better to go with the crowd.
“I’ll go with Defense.”
Seo Jun made his decision carefully.
One might ask if he was just going to keep playing mind games like this.
‘But I have something to rely on.’
For now, he’d play through the game step by step.

-Good thinking
-Let’s go
-Shingang let’s go

Shingang refers to the Demon Cult’s main base.
The far northwest—the heart of Demon Cult territory.
Which means no front line had been created there yet.
“Why are you teasing the Demon Cult? Anyway, I’ll try facing off against the Orthodox Faction first.”
Seo Jun selected Defense for a territory bordering the Orthodox Faction.

[Will you defend?]
[YES/NO]

The game type is an Occupation Battle.
The terrain was new to him.
Let’s do this.
Seo Jun moved his fingers.

* * *

Seo Jun toyed with the sword he’d taken from the Demon Cult.
Thanks to his “Grand Master” title, he was able to take whatever was displayed in the shop, and it fit his hand perfectly—the blade’s length pleased him as well.
Among the traits, there were some that enforced specific weapons, but this wasn’t the Suction Star Great Method.
More people continued to enter.
‘All Demon Cult.’
Seo Jun was currently summoned in a fortress.
The opposing side was the Orthodox Faction. It was a natural result since he’d selected Defense for a territory adjacent to the Orthodox Faction.
Two from the Mount Hua Sect and one from the Namgung Clan.
Finally, it opened.

[Combat will begin in 1 minute.]

The notification appeared once everyone was loaded, and Seo Jun stood up.
“Hmm, our team has two Suction Star users? Come on, let’s quickly decide who goes to which control point.”
The person next to Seo Jun spoke first.
In an Occupation Battle, there are three Control Points. When starting, the basic formation has three players going to the central Control Point—the most important one—called Point B, and one player each to nearby Points A or C. This is the standard.
There were other strategies, but this was the usual way.
However, Seo Jun had no intention of following the usual pattern.
And neither with conversation.
“I’m taking the center alone.”
“Hold on, what nonsense are you spouting? Aren’t you a tank?”
The user who’d spoken first looked around, found Seo Jun, and checked his traits.
Seo Jun’s main trait was the Suction Star Great Method.
It was natural to deduce he was a tank.
Seo Jun smiled faintly and looked down at his teammate.
“Point C goes to one person as usual, the rest head to Point A, and I’ll handle Point B alone. Is that hard to understand?”
“Uh…”
“Don’t you know that taking all three points simultaneously is the fastest?”

-LMAO that’s insane
-His speaking style is genuinely hilarious
-Demon Lord mode activated
-He’s not wrong though lol taking all three is definitely faster lol
-If you want to be fun, cool, and charming, just be fun, cool, and charming
-Obviously taking all three is the fastest lol

This is amusing.
The user’s cheek trembled slightly.
“Look, never mind if it’s hard or not—you’re a tank. Even if you’re a pro, you can’t do a one-versus-three with Suction Star.”
“Don’t worry. I’m the Demon Lord.”
Yes, the Demon Lord.
“Your nickname is Seo Jun14, I can see that, but so what? Are you trolling?”
Trolling.
People who deliberately harass others online for their own amusement and self-satisfaction.
And what Seo Jun was doing fit the definition of trolling.
Unless he actually couldn’t play, of course.
“Is that all you see—just the name?”
When Seo Jun spoke, his ally’s gaze shifted upward and to the side, toward his head.
“Grand Master? What’s that? I’ve never seen a title like it.”
“It’s proof that I’m the Demon Lord. So follow what I say.”
Seo Jun took his position by the door.

[Combat will begin in 10 seconds.]
[Combat will begin in 9 seconds.]
.
.
.

The door opened and Seo Jun rushed toward Control Point B with the soldiers alongside him.
The teammates left behind reluctantly followed Seo Jun’s orders.
“Our teammates won’t lose a 2-on-1, anyway.”

-So, proof that he’s the Demon Lord
-Honestly, the Grand Master title has this unique vibe and charm, but when he uses it for the concept, why does it feel less impressive lol
-I’m genuinely curious why you use formal speech with the viewers?

“Why do I use formal speech with you? How could I speak informally to our viewers?”
Of course, some streamers do use informal speech, but most of those streamers had some age to them.
He could probably manage it if he tried.
The problem was that he couldn’t prove it.

-But you just spoke informally like that???
-It’s natural lol
-He might’ve been the Demon Lord in his past life
-Now the puzzle pieces fit

‘The puzzle pieces, what puzzle?’
Seo Jun pressed forward while maintaining the idle chatter.
He arrived before the soldiers by using Lightness Skill while watching his stamina.
The enemy did the same.
Three enemy players, playing it by the book.
When they saw that Seo Jun was alone, they began to wonder if there might be more enemies coming from the side.
“Hey, why is the enemy only one person?”
“I don’t know. Looking at their comp, there’s nothing particularly odd about their traits.”
“Could it be a forfeit? Maybe they’re just throwing.”
“The Demon Cult players really do seem strange.”

-Lol for real
-They definitely aren’t normal
-Seems the Orthodox Faction folk are pretty sharp!
-What are these two-faced Orthodox Faction bastards going on about!
-This is ridiculous

The enemies converse.
They didn’t seem particularly wary of Seo Jun being alone.
Instead, they seemed more focused on the possibility of allies ambushing from somewhere.
‘I’d better go first.’
Seo Jun used Lightness Skill and rushed forward rapidly.
Due to his low level, basic combat begins.
A user wearing clothes with red flowers drawn on the sleeves drew their sword.

* * *

“What do you think that person was really doing?”
“Who knows.”
Coconut Lover, the user who’d conversed with the oddly-spoken and strange-conceptualized player Seo Jun14, deeply sympathized with the question from their teammate heading to Point A.
Who on earth was that person, really?
“Maybe a veteran player?”
“Nah, veteran players don’t usually present themselves normally like that.”
Coconut Lover pushed off with their feet and sighed.
Basic qualifications of a veteran player.
Your appearance has to be weird.
Like wearing nothing but underwear, or painting your entire body purple.
Especially in the Demon Cult, there were a lot of such people.
The Orthodox Faction probably had an image to maintain, and the Heterodox Faction users were all alpha types, so it made sense.
But the Demon Cult’s image was…
How did it come to this?
Moisture gathered in Coconut Lover’s eyes.
He’d come to the Demon Cult because he liked the Demon Lord.
But what was this?
Nothing but purple-underwear villains everywhere.
The Demon Lord Divine Art—nobody uses that garbage.
“That Grand Master title did seem rare. Looking at how he’s playing the concept, there’s potential.”
“So he goes solo 1-on-3 with Suction Star? Oh right, I could just check the account level.”
Coconut Lover opened the interface window to check Seo Jun14’s account level.
And he was struck by shock.
“The account level is at newbie standards… Well, figures.”
“What?”
Ugh.
“Sigh. Should we head to Point B right now…?”
The urge to turn around and play the game by the book was overwhelming.
“No way. Let’s at least take Point A. With 2-on-1, if we secure two control points and get started, we might be able to turn it into our favor if we play well.”
Fortunately, the teammate beside him talked him down calmly.
“You’re right.”
The two fell silent.
Pushing through the awkward silence, they arrived at the Control Point.
When the Namgung Clan user who’d arrived first and was occupying it spotted them, they jumped in alarm.
“What? You actually came separately? What are you Demon Cult players doing?”
The enemy withdrew their extended hand to occupy and drew their sword instead.
Once combat started, occupation would automatically stop anyway.
“Your guess is as good as ours.”
At a slight distance, facing the control point, Coconut Lover’s hands turned black.
His build had the characteristic of fighting with his hands instead of weapons.
“We don’t know either, so hand over the control point quick!”
The Suction Star Great Method user next to him rushed in first, and he followed.
They naturally moved into position to surround the enemy front and back, pressuring them.
If a person didn’t have eyes on the back of their head, it was normally hard to perceive attacks coming from front and back simultaneously.
The enemy tried to avoid being surrounded by moving this way and that, but failed.
“Damn it, you guys play dirty. Why are you even here stirring shit up?”
Clash!
Changtian barely blocked the ally’s attack while shouting.
And in Coconut Lover’s vision, he caught sight of his opponent’s back—written there was “Changtian”.
“We don’t know either, I said!”
Black Water, darkened by his hands, came streaking through.
No matter how skilled, numerical advantage was something that couldn’t be overcome—unless the skill gap was more than double.
But this guy seemed like he could win even in a one-on-one.
The enemy’s defeat was inevitable.
“I’ll take the control point.”
“Roger.”
Coconut Lover opened the interface window again.
He needed to check the overall battle state to know what to do next.
“You think you’ll win like this? Don’t you know the center is what really matters? You Demon Cult bastards.”
The fallen enemy, waiting for respawn, shouted—apparently feeling it unjust that they’d died from the start.
Reasonable anger.
He nodded inwardly and examined the interface window.
“Yeah, so I’m thinking about what to do next… Huh?”
Why were all the enemies dead?
He checked the notification window to find out why.

[Seo Jun14 –> Jeon Jaehun]
[Seo Jun14 –> Gil Badak]
[Seo Jun14 –> From Farewell to Farewell]
[Appearance of Hero!]

What?
He muttered as if at a loss.
“What on earth is happening?”
And the Namgung Clan user lying fallen also checked the interface and spoke with an incredulous tone.
“Is it a bug?”

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