The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 12

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11. [Night Soul] Is This… Human？ (3)
[Streamer Geom-hu has set a mission reward of ‘3,000,000 won’.]
━So you’re a hidden master… Even three gold coins wouldn’t be too much of a price for such extraordinary skill. Show me the techniques of a true master.
【Mission: Defeat Stratchia Magnex, the Great Enemy of [Night Soul], without taking a single hit】
*Time Limit: 1 hour
Geom-hu.
As the major streamer appeared, viewers erupted in excitement, and the chat exploded with intensity.
And the mission reward quickly surpassed five million won.
[Mission]
━Objective: Defeat Stratchia Magnex, the Great Enemy of [Night Soul], without taking a single hit
*Mission Reward: ‘5,712,312 won’
‘5.71 million won. My share from this would be… roughly 2.85 million won? That’s more than I expected. Quite generous.’
Trinex. The mission reward for this boss monster far exceeded what I’d earned from the previous one, and I couldn’t help but feel pleased.
Well, the reason the mission reward had easily surpassed five million won was largely thanks to a viewer named Geom-hu generously donating three million won.
Noticing the final accumulated mission reward, Joo Seo-jin immediately expressed his gratitude.
= Thank you. I’ll do my best to provide the entertaining content you all expect.
Joo Seo-jin noticed the official Partner Streamer verification mark next to Geom-hu’s name in the donation list and continued speaking, acknowledging that as well.
= And… Geom-hu? Streamer…? Thank you for the three million won mission donation. I won’t disappoint your expectations.
Three million won. For such a substantial amount, the response seemed rather perfunctory. In contrast, Joo Seo-yoon standing behind him was jumping up and down in excitement.
= Wow… Wooow-! Is that… Geom-hu? The real Geom-hu I know? Th-thank you so much for watching…!
Following Joo Seo-yoon’s outburst, the viewers erupted in cheers, setting the chat ablaze.
-The real Geom-hu??
-For real?
-Wow hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha it’s so boring to see Jjingeomhu appear;
-You made it, dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kyaaaaaaaa!!
Why is he like this? I’m watching Geom-hu’s stream and he’s literally watching Seo-jin’s broadcast lol;;;;;;;
It was only natural.
While Joo Seo-yoon was a mid-tier streamer with an average viewership of around 2,000, she couldn’t compare to Geom-hu.
Geom-hu was a living legend—a former professional gamer commanding an average viewership of 15,000. He was one of the top-tier major streamers.
“That’s the sword lol after lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol this is it this is it lol lol lol this is the right kind of attention lol lol lol”
There’s a rookie streamer of legendary proportions that even major company streamers are interested in!? Lol hahahahahaha
On the first day of streaming, average viewers were 7,000 lol, Teacher Seojin’s got talent right? lol
“Hey you bastards, Myeong Bang-ul’s stream is still going on here lolololol you guys are crazy lololol”
The golden age of personal broadcasting.
Even if the number of major streamers with average viewership exceeding 10,000 on Space Stream reached around a hundred, their status remained undiminished.
Rather, the opposite was true. Because it was the golden age of personal broadcasting, the external evaluation of major streamers had actually risen compared to the past.
‘How interesting.’
However, Joo Seo-jin was the type who rarely watched personal broadcasts, let alone regular television programs, except for the news.
The status of major streamers? I couldn’t possibly grasp how significant that was.
At best, I’d think, ‘Ah, I see,’ and move on. And I didn’t have the luxury of paying attention to celebrities anyway.
It was because of the enemy standing before me.
〈 GREAT ENEMY 〉
【 Spirit Yearning for Knighthood: Stratchia Magnex 】
Stratchia Magnex.
Having received the mission reward, I now had to dispatch this Great Enemy without taking a single hit—and do it with flair.
With all my focus concentrated on that singular objective, rather than continuing the conversation, I drew my blade, steadied my stance, and spoke in a low voice.
= I’m beginning.
And then.
Whoosh—
I stepped forward and closed the distance to my opponent.
───.
The next instant.
Boom-crash-screech───!
Stratchia Magnex. That bastard sword—trailed gray afterimages as it unleashed a cutting slash with a piercing shriek.
* * *
‘Spirit Yearning for Knighthood’.
Great Enemy.
Stratchia Magnex’s attack pattern stems from the ‘cutting slash’ that manifests alongside the bastard sword’s strikes.
A massive frame. An enormous blade that no human should be able to wield. All of it is mere deception—the true combat ability originates from ranged attacks.
Two types of slashes.
Stratchia Magnex’s primary attacks are classified as ‘great slash’ and ‘minor slash’.
These are two distinct attack types differentiated by ‘output power’ and ‘whether preparation is required’.
The ‘great slash’ necessarily demands a large attack motion, and since the form and trajectory of the slash are clearly visible, countering it is not difficult.
This holds true only in the optimistic scenario where the ‘great slash’ does not chain into a fight combo alongside the ‘minor slash’.
Unlike the ‘great slash’, the ‘minor slash’ maintains standard attack output and can be fired continuously by swinging the bastard sword, with cooldown measured only in milliseconds.
The combat method Stratchia Magnex employs is to slowly whittle down the enemy’s vitality with ‘minor slashes’ while gradually restricting their movement range, then finish with the ‘great slash’.
It was a calculated hunting pattern—like that of a spider.
To avoid falling to the ‘great slash’, one must prevent their action radius from being constrained by ‘minor slashes’ and continuously deflect and escape the web of cutting slashes.
Continuously observing, deflecting, and evading slashes barely visible to the eye, and even upon finally approaching Stratchia Magnex, if one cannot overcome the pure stat difference in close-quarters combat, defeat is inevitable.
It was one of those enemies where victory could not be guaranteed.
When encountering Stratchia Magnex by random chance in the early stages of [Night Soul], there is only one truly effective response.
Flee.
Stratchia Magnex, limited to the early stages of [Night Soul], had been classified as an ‘uncatchable’ enemy, just like Trinex from the tutorial.
If one were to name the most troublesome non-boss enemy in [Night Soul], there were no shortage of players who would name Stratchia Magnex.
If counterattacks or defense lack sufficient polish, they pierce through the ‘great slash’, and even when the ‘minor slash’ is deflected, it does not disappear but creates rough recoil, making the next action difficult to execute.
That was why.
Clang—crash! Boom—bang! Screech—crash!
Having deflected all seven minor slashes by swinging my blade as though cutting through rope, I opened my eyes narrowly, understanding it all.
‘Just as I thought. It’s not an illusion… These attacks don’t vanish immediately. It’s conditional, but… they’ve been bouncing back like rubber balls since earlier.’
From the initial clash—while responding to Stratchia Magnex’s slashes, I had grasped something. This could be worth exploiting.
‘Efficiency, effectiveness—that’s not what matters when taking down Stratchia Magnex. This is… streaming, after all.’
A streamer. A personal broadcaster. Joo Seo-jin didn’t truly understand what that meant. He’d never concerned himself with such things.
Well.
Still, he was beginning to grasp what streaming actually was.
At its core, streaming was simply a broadcaster providing video content to viewers, wasn’t it?
I determined that streaming had one fundamental principle.
Whatever form it took, it had to excite and satisfy the audience.
People always craved more than they could imagine.
‘They cheered wildly just from slightly better movements than anyone else could manage.’
And so, I grew curious.
‘Then───…’
The ability of foresight.
What reaction would they show if I recreated the scenery visible only at its absolute peak and let them witness it?
‘I’ll give it my all.’
Somehow, it didn’t feel like it would take long to satisfy that curiosity.
──────!
The next instant.
Amid the torrential downpour of slashes pouring from all directions, Joo Seo-jin’s blade moved in an eerie manner.
* * *
Meanwhile.
Geom-hu kept his streaming window open in the darkness, watching Joo Seo-jin fight while tilting his head.
‘Hmm. Did I make a mistake? There’s nothing to gain from getting tangled up with another streamer like this… I moved too hastily. A blunder.’
As if achieving unity of sword and self, Geom-hu—now inseparable from his “absolute master” persona—let out a groan and belatedly sank into regret.
‘Normally, when there’s such a massive viewer count gap between streamers, it’s best not to get involved with each other… but now I’ve ended up giving them a spillover effect by stepping in myself.’
Geom-hu’s viewership averaged close to 15,000. Even if Myeong Bang-ul—or rather, Joo Seo-yoon’s stream had skyrocketed in popularity, it couldn’t compare to his numbers.
Rather, by taking interest in Joo Seo-yoon’s stream and directly broadcasting it, Geom-hu had reaped losses instead of gains.
His viewer count was bleeding away in real time. Geom-hu’s eyes narrowed, though that wasn’t the only reason.
Contrary to expectations, Joo Seo-jin wasn’t displaying the brilliant performance from before, which left him dissatisfied.
Geom-hu ground his teeth in frustration, though no one could see it.
‘I went all the way and wagered three million won in mission rewards—three gold coins—and yet how can he be so passive? Hesitating and dragging his feet! It’s infuriating!’
Unlike when Joo Seo-jin had overwhelmed seven Skeletons in a 1:7 matchup with pure physical prowess alone, he showed no remarkable movements now.
He remained within a certain radius, gauging his distance from Stratchia Magnex, seemingly lost in thought, defensively parrying the relentless slashes.
To Geom-hu, Joo Seo-jin’s passive behavior could only be interpreted one way.
‘Sigh… Has the massive mission reward made him overly cautious?’
It was a reasonably logical deduction.
‘He’s planning to drag this out flawlessly, buying time to win without taking damage.’
Disappointment washed over him naturally.
First encounter with Trinex, slain. The astonishing technique of facing seven Skeletons alone in a 1:7 battle. That’s why I’d placed my hopes on Joo Seo-jin and wagered the mission.
If he intended to spend hours conquering Stratchia Magnex, I’d have to endure mind-numbing boredom for at least an hour.
The same.
The viewers began to show signs of dissatisfaction as they watched the broadcast.
-What? Why has he just been defending against those cheap knight attacks this whole time?? He was so aggressive before..
-Sigh.. Looks like he got scared. Well, with a mission reward this massive, who could blame him for getting nervous. This is boring..
-Yeah
-Thinking about how Skeleton solo wiped out 7 enemies 1v7, his raw talent is clearly insane.. but now he’s turned into a total coward;
Ugh lol, that’s just how rookies are lol. Once things get a bit bigger in scale, they get so scared they just shake like a leaf lol.
-What’s wrong with him;
Even Geom-hu was starting to think he might need to take some action.
‘Should I send a donation and suggest he move more aggressively?’
After all, I hadn’t expected the fight to drag on this tediously.
‘But even so, I can’t say he’s being reckless… Hmm. This is tricky to judge.’
Then—
‘!’
That was when it happened.
Before my thoughts could continue, a violent roar erupted, and something unexpected unfolded.
Boom-crash—screech—!!
Stratchia Magnex’s bastard sword swung faster and harder than before, unleashing a dozen or more residual slashes in rapid succession.
Having done nothing but defend without taking a single hit, the battle pattern had shifted entirely.
Unnaturally difficult, at that.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha (or “lol” repeated many times)
-I saw you throwing a lot of small slashes at the salty guy lol.
-There are so many residual slashes I can’t even see them all.. How is he supposed to block all of those??
I won’t even get hit once and I said I’d win, so that’s embarrassing lol. Looks like I’m about to get my ass kicked soon lol
Impossible to counter.
Residual slashes inherently possessed a targeting property that locked onto wherever the player character moved.
Not only were they difficult to identify with the naked eye, but intercepting more than ten residual slashes that specialized in sealing off the player character’s movement was simply impossible.
Everyone anticipated Joo Seo-jin’s game over, and Geom-hu’s eyes turned cold.
‘Tch. Is this the end? By not rushing in and being too cautious, I’ve backed myself into a corner instead. It’s as good as—’
But then.
Boom-flash—!
‘Huh?’
An anomaly had occurred.
Within the downpour of slashes raining from all directions.
Joo Seo-jin calmly unleashed sword strikes, successfully deflecting seven residual slashes with consecutive blade attacks.
Mechanical in nature, yet movements optimized to peak efficiency.
And simultaneously, the residual slashes rebounded violently from the counterattack, bouncing away—creating an unexpected phenomenon.
The deflected slashes traced bizarre trajectories as if performing acrobatics, and ultimately ‘collided’ with something.
Spatial ruptures erupted like fireworks in succession, and a thunderous roar echoed.
Because—
──────.
Mutual annihilation.
The residual slash I had unleashed was met head-on by the subsequent waves of residual slashes that followed, and it vanished in the collision.
-??
-Huh??
-Wait, what…?
-What the hell is this..????? This has to be fake, right?
-What am I looking at?????????????????? Is this real?? Did I actually just see that????????
Like a mirror, reflected back.
Kuguguguguugu───…!
The enemy’s attacks collided within the Great Cavern, creating a mutual annihilation phenomenon, and a shocking spectacle unfolded as the energy scattered─── followed by a violent shockwave.
Whoooooosh─!
A fierce wind.
My dark hair swept back, and my expressionless face became starkly visible.
Silence.
In that brief moment of quiet… as my black hair settled calmly, I traced my lips with my left hand, a savage smile playing at the corners of my mouth.
Captivating.
《 Ah-. 》
And then.
《 So this works? 》
The next instant.
“This is… exactly what…?”
A tremor of unprecedented magnitude rippled through Geom-hu’s eyes.
“Something like that… is possible…?”
Trembling.

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