The Fate-Seeing Genius Streamer - Chapter 7

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6. [Night Soul] Could It Be… A Hidden Route…? (2)
Trinex.
As the first boss monster of [Night Soul] shrieked in agony, I steadied my breathing with a soft exhale.
And simultaneously, the chat window erupted into chaos—viewers flooded the stream with astonished and awestruck reactions.
-Wait… what the hell? Wasn’t that just now the Trinex instant-death pattern?????????
-I’m not seeing things, right? That’s… that’s the instant-death pattern that appears when you enter Trinex’s arena, isn’t it?; WTF?
-Wasn’t that originally the instant-death pattern… what the hell… am I hallucinating right now???
-??? Isn’t the Trinex instant-death pattern just a one-shot kill for anyone? How did he do that..??
Of course. The attack Trinex had just unleashed was an instant-death pattern that no one had ever countered before. Blocking it was supposed to be impossible.
Even veterans who had logged thousands of hours in [Night Soul] had to die helplessly before Trinex’s ultimate technique.
2%. The probability that Trinex would unleash the instant-death pattern at the start of the tutorial. And if that 2% chance hit, the probability of a gamer surviving was─── 0%. It was an unresponsive attack.
An exceptional case?
There was none.
To be precise…
‘Until now’.
-WTF wasn’t that the instant-death pattern?? If you get hit by Trinex’s instant-death pattern, you’re supposed to just die;
-Trinex instant-death pattern <<< was it actually possible to counter that???????? What is this?
-Wow KKKKKKKKK he just blocked the instant-death pattern?? Who is this person? For real??
-I must be seeing things wrong, right? WTF; how is he even blocking the instant-death pattern, dammit!!!!!
-This is insane??? A game bug happened, right?? Something's definitely wrong, right?? Right??
-Holy shit.. this is a legendary event of all time ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joo Seo-jin.
Only he succeeded in showcasing an unprecedented play as the sole 'exceptional case'.
The ability of foresight. Perceiving the future in mere seconds. Before the power to glimpse what lay ahead… Trinex's ultimate technique became nothing but void.
Clang─────.
I let my longsword hang loosely at my side and shifted my gaze downward, loading the holographic window with a glance.
[Sword of Legacy: Worn Longsword]
*Sword of Legacy. A longsword passed down from an unnamed knight of ages past. A weapon transmitted through generations to the descendants of Knight's Descendant, though whether it truly came from a 'knight' remains unclear. Somewhat worn, but its value as a weapon remains intact.
━Durability: 3617/4500
━When Equipped: Additional Attack Power +10 / Total Attack Power +0.8%
'…Skeleton. Is it on a different level than the small fry? The equipment durability is wearing down faster than I expected.'
Though I wasn't particularly fond of games, my experience wasn't nonexistent either.
I was gradually getting a feel for this virtual reality game called [Night Soul].
Thanks to that, I could pay attention to the durability of my starting equipment.
I could sense it coming.
'…Four times. I've only blocked Trinex's attacks four times at most, and already the equipment durability has dropped by several hundred. This is dangerous.'
By my intuition, the longsword's durability seemed to consume roughly two to three hundred points with each exchange of blows.
While I couldn't predict how many exchanges would occur in the final confrontation with Trinex, there was no way it would be a small number.
In other words—I had to face this boss battle without taking a single hit from Trinex, while simultaneously managing the longsword's equipment durability.
It was an utterly unreasonable set of conditions.
'Well… it's a mission with nearly 2 million won on the line… I suppose this level of risk is something I have to accept.'
However, that was merely the standard perspective of an ordinary viewer. For Joo Seo-jin, it was different. The opposite, in fact.
'Earning money isn't easy. For a high return of nearly 2 million won all at once… it's only natural that such high risk comes attached to it.'
I had worked at a small-to-medium enterprise that qualified as what people called a black company, earning 38 million won annually.
Excessive workload. Days where I had to receive work instructions without a single moment of personal leisure time, not just on weekdays but weekends as well. I lived being ground down by work.
Working myself to the bone like that, I earned slightly over 3.16 million won per month.
But after paying taxes on that? The actual amount that landed in my hands was even less. It was horrifying.
That's why… the idea of obtaining nearly 2 million won through a single mission felt unbelievable.
A total of 1,887,500 won. If I calculated my share, it would be around 940,000 won? This was a chance to obtain that all at once. I couldn't help but be greedy.
A faint glimmer of vitality flickered across Joo Seo-jin's eyes, and the emotion of yearning flowed forth.
'I'll do this.'
Eyes that perceive fate. A power that the living cannot possess, and should never possess. This was the moment I could break free from that unwanted shackle.
There was no fear, no hesitation. No deliberation of any kind. Rather, I moved swiftly.
Activating my eyes that perceive fate to maximum capacity… I elevate my mental awareness to the next level. Hypersensory perception opens all the way to the sixth sense.
I concentrate to my limit.
'Without fail.'
And….
Kiiing.
My vision transformed.
"Grraaaaaaaaaagh───!"
Simultaneously.
Paba-ang─!
Trinex. The first boss monster breaks free from its stunned state and unleashes a barrage of attacks with a sonic boom once more… followed by six tentacles surging forth from all directions.
Clang-crunch-!
The next instant.
Taaaack───!!
Joo Seo-jin charged forward.
* * *
Blank stare.
In other words—Joo Seo-yoon had simply been standing there in a daze ever since the tutorial began. How? Questions piled upon questions in her mind.
She too had noticed from the viewers' chat. That all of this was abnormal. That this situation exceeded all expectations.
The current situation was one where Trinex's instant-death pattern—which should have resulted in an immediate game over—had been activated. Survival should have been impossible.
Yet it wasn't.
'How… is this even possible…? Even if my brother has talent in games… does this even make sense?'
'Nightmare' mode. The highest difficulty level of Night Soul. A mode that demanded top-tier gameplay.
Since even the most veteran gamers of Night Soul had to grit their teeth to clear it, 'Nightmare' mode was packed with elements that could instantly kill players.
The insurmountable elements designed so that Night Soul players could never overcome them were diverse.
Trinex launching an unavoidable attack the moment the tutorial begins was one such mechanic.
'The instant-death pattern mechanic of Trinex that only activates in Night Soul's 'Nightmare' mode… it must be an instant-kill technique that no one has ever cleared…!'
Trinex. The first boss monster of Night Soul was designed to be absolutely unbeatable. It was structured that way from the very planning stage.
A boss monster designed to thoroughly toy with gamers and train them in the combat system of Night Soul in a deliberately unfriendly manner. That was Trinex.
Except for the 'Daydream' mode, the easiest difficulty in Night Soul, it was a wall of lamentation that had never been conquered in the tutorial—a symbol of despair.
It couldn't be beaten.
Shrieeek─! Baaaang─! Kiieeek───!
And yet…
'What… is that…?'
Joo Seo-jin was effortlessly transcending all of it, displaying combat that seemed almost possessed. Slashing, striking, thrusting. And evading.
Expressed superficially, it felt like a simple sequence of movements, but reality was far different. The opposite, in fact.
Joo Seo-jin was far too perfect.
Baaang…! Swaaaaack! Crack─ Kiiigik─! Puuuaaack───!
Trinex. Each time the crimson tentacles sprouting from the corpse knight's back surged from every direction, Joo Seo-jin evaded every single attack by a paper's thickness, or else severed and struck them down.
One movement, then another. Each action, examined individually, could be dismissed as 'nothing particularly special'. But when that entire sequence of movements was woven together and deployed in millisecond intervals, the story changed entirely.
A continuous stream of movements unfolded—movements so rapid that without slow-motion viewing, one couldn't discern what was happening at all.
The kind of miraculous technique visible only in elite mixed martial artists or world-class boxers. Such possessed-like artistry flowed in succession, and the chat exploded.
Viewers caught in excitement unleashed admiration through countless messages.
-Damn… the sword swings are literally tearing through the air… A Knight's Descendant character can pull off movements like that from the early game…?????
-Did they train in kendo or Western swordplay or something? No wait… even people who trained in those things just flail around helplessly in VR games…????
-Wow… it's like art…? Looks like dancing… hasn't taken a single hit yet…? This is seriously insane..
If you're a dizzy viewer who can't even see what's what because everything's spinning around, give it a thumbs up lol I'll start with myself lol
Legend legend legend lololol
Most viewers couldn't see or comprehend how Joo Seo-jin was engaging with Trinex at all.
Yet among them, a minority of viewers were belatedly gaining understanding. Some viewers, mulling over Joo Seo-jin's techniques, expressed awe and excitement.
The more one understood what was happening, the more thrilling these exquisite techniques became.
-Wow… shit, did I just see that right?? He pretended to swing the sword then suddenly twisted his body and severed three tentacles in succession?? What the hell??
Haha, what is that? That person is literally controlling Trinex's tentacle division pattern right now lol
So it's like this… Every time the tentacles split, I'm faking it and pretending to make mistakes to bait attacks, then cutting down all the tentacles as they split… Trinex is completely having its pattern controlled right now lol
-Shit… on first sight, he's reading and controlling Trinex's tentacle splitting pattern? A complete newbie? Does that even make sense???????
You've gone crazy lol
Trinex. The attacks of the corpse knight with its crimson tentacles were being completely dismantled by Joo Seo-jin. Flawlessly, at that. A chill ran through me.
'Genius doesn't even begin to cover it. A monster? Something closer to that, isn't it? I've never seen anything like that.'
Joo Seo-yoon. She, who had grown up with him since childhood, could only marvel at Joo Seo-jin's movements. He didn't seem human.
Since childhood, she knew that Joo Seo-jin possessed excellent athleticism and superior intellect, but this was something entirely different.
It felt almost grotesque.
'Could it be… he's using that ability? No. That can't be right…? I heard he can't use it whenever he wants…? What is this?'
For a moment, a suspicion crossed her mind. Could Joo Seo-jin be wielding that foresight ability he'd worked so hard to suppress?
But that thought, too, was fleeting. She knew that his eyes that perceive fate incur a backlash or cost not long after activation.
Even within a virtual reality game, if using the ability demands a price, there's no way he could be fighting so unscathed.
Even if such a thing were possible, she couldn't be certain that the eyes perceiving fate possessed such tremendous power.
'Still… if, in the one-in-a-million chance, he could achieve something like this using that ability… wouldn't that make him, at least within a virtual reality game, an existence beyond standard parameters…?'
But—if Joo Seo-jin were using his foresight ability and suffered no aftereffects, costs, or backlash whatsoever… then there was only one conclusion.
'Like a god.'
A superhuman.
A monster.
* * *
'Indeed. So this is what happens when I channel my ability at full strength. I understand how to wield it now. The insight is coming to me.'
In the midst of my clash with Trinex, I pushed all my senses to their absolute limit, my eyes narrowing to slits. A faint smile played at the corners of my mouth.
━Grraaaaaaaaaaa───!
━Kyaaaaaaaaaack─…!!
━Grrheeeeeeeek-!
'I can feel it.'
The ability of foresight. Visions spanning mere seconds revealed 'what would happen' based on 'probability of realization'. Reading through each possibility one by one and reshaping them into my desired fate was far from difficult.
'Changing fate begins with controlling the probability of future outcomes… I simply eliminate possibilities one by one and force the outcome I want.'
With precision. Every motion, every movement, each instant calibrated with meticulous care. Thus, I controlled what would unfold.
I observed Trinex's movements through foresight, selected one of the branching fates with the highest probability of realization, and forced it into being.
Neither attack nor defense—I allowed nothing to proceed as it wished. I deliberately guided its movements, pulling everything toward my desired direction.
It wasn't particularly easy, but it wasn't difficult either.
'At maximum ability output, I can perceive roughly three minutes ahead and act accordingly. The moment I try to see beyond that, the predictions become unreliable.'
A new understanding had crystallized within me.
Three minutes.
The threshold within which I could perfectly control and wield foresight was approximately three minutes. Beyond that, a dizzying vertigo threatened to consume my consciousness.
In other words, through foresight I could perceive everything occurring within those three minutes and control it completely, as though holding it in the palm of my hand.
───.
Before Trinex, I could see ghostly afterimages of movements unfolding—the fates and futures with high probability of realization as perceived through foresight.
Afterimages of destiny. The movements appearing hazy and translucent shone with brighter luminescence the greater their probability of realization.
Thanks to this, I never mistook what would happen next. Simply by continuing to observe, I could see and sense what would unfold.
'Hmm. If I advance one step further here, I might actually die. Rather than recklessly charging in, I should drag this out into a war of attrition.'
'Right… to minimize contact with the longsword, it seems better to deliberately expose openings. I can lure its attack timing and trajectory exactly as I wish.'
'Ah… if I don't keep severing Trinex's tentacles, their numbers increase as time passes. I need to eliminate them.'
Moving while perceiving the future through foresight, perfection was inevitable.
Mistakes? Impossible. I selected only futures where I succeeded, preemptively blocking out all futures of failure.
The ultimate rigged game of rock-paper-scissors. Seeing my opponent's move in advance and adjusting my own accordingly meant I could never lose the exchange.
The outcome of this battle was already decided.
Squelch-crack─! Crackle-ick-! Slice…ugh─!
"──────!!"
With each motion I made, Trinex's crimson tentacles began falling helplessly severed. It was exhausted.
Haaah-
I steadied my ragged breathing, a savage smile spreading across my face.
"Ah— so its regeneration doesn't continue indefinitely after all. Thank goodness."
"───!! …! …!!!"
"Let me finish this."
"━━━━━━!"
In that instant, Trinex convulsed violently as if shrieking, his entire body writhing as he unleashed a barrage of crimson tentacles simultaneously.
As if delivering a final, desperate blow, he wielded more than seven whip-like appendages of flesh. Before that onslaught, Joo Seo-jin leaned forward and charged to meet it head-on.
Boldly.
Shiiing───!
And then…
Splurt-!
Trinex. The skeletal knight's neck—the longsword's blade pierced through it, and blood erupted in a fountain. The battle was decided.
"Guh…gaaah…kraaaagh…?"
"It's over."
"Guuuh…kaaaaah…haaaagh…!!"
"Die."
Shwaaack───!
The next moment.
Thud-.
Trinex. The skeletal knight's head separated from his body and toppled backward. The meaning was unmistakable.
〈 BOSS 〉
【 Wrath's Sin : Trinex 】
━[LEGENDARY VICTORY]
Golden text. 'LEGENDARY VICTORY'. A notification proving that Joo Seo-jin had achieved perfect victory.
[ Ahhh… to you…I… am grateful… Please tell my foolish king… that I am sorry… ]
Whoosh.
-???
-Huh…?
-Damn… Trinex had a death dialogue? I didn't know about this;;; Is this only because of the one-shot clear?;
-Wow.. seriously.. cleared this without taking a single hit…? Who.. who even are you?;
You're not human, you're not human, you're not human, you're not human, you're not human, you're not human.
-??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Boss monster. The moment Trinex's death was confirmed, a clear voice resonated from all directions. …It was dialogue that appeared after the boss battle concluded.
《 Achievement Unlocked 》
*'Our first meeting shall lead to your eternal rest'
━Achievement Completion Rate: 'One and Only'
━Description: 'Successfully defeated Trinex upon first encounter in 'Nightmare' mode.'
And then…
Ding-
[Mission]
━Objective: Defeat Night Soul's tutorial boss, 'Trinex', without dying
└(※CLEAR!)
━Additional Objective: Defeat Night Soul's tutorial boss, 'Trinex', without taking a single hit
└(※CLEAR!)
*Mission Reward: '1,125,000 won · {Settlement Complete}'
*Bonus Mission Reward: '762,500 won · {Settlement Complete}'
"Well… I didn't take a single hit and won, so the mission is cleared, right? Then I'll be taking this as promised."
The chat exploded into chaos.
-?
-Wow;
-No way..
-This money-obsessed maniac is a legend;
-Um… excuse me… are you insane..?
-In [Night Soul], the first encounter and defeat of Trinex using pyme mode << Isn’t this the world’s first?? What kind of mission is this?
-Insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane.. insane..
The next moment.
Ding-
[【LetsGoHardcore】 has donated '10,000 won'.]
━No, that's not the point, you money-obsessed lunatic!!!!!!! You did it, you bastard!!!!!!!!!! This is a world first clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Haha
-Right on
-Cider lol
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The viewers, united in spirit, flooded the chat with messages of agreement toward the donation in heartwarming fashion(?).

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