The Veteran Swordmaster’s Stream (Novel) - Chapter 49
Chapter 49
“Survive without dying as much as possible? So if you die, it resets right then and there?”
“Right. But the time limit will definitely be short. He clearly said he picked the trait that increases the power of the Great Art of Absorbing Stars.”
“But no matter how short it is… how are we supposed to hold out? The damage is enormous, and his stamina is overflowing.”
“Hey beggar, you do something about it. You’re the tank.”
The fortress of the Orthodox Faction.
They were seriously discussing countermeasures against Heavenly Demon 14.
HeavenlySword, a user who had chosen the Namgung Clan, was in a state of half-giving up, but the other teammates were trying to find a way to kill Heavenly Demon 14 through the information HeavenlySword had brought.
“I’m not a tank, I’m a bruiser, you bastards. I picked the Dog Beating Staff Technique.”
“Ah, look at how useless this beggar bastard is.”
“Don’t call me beggar, beggar.”
“Why? Is it because hearing ‘beggar’ makes you feel bad?”
“Pfft.”
“Don’t laugh.”
OnTheStreet, a Beggars’ Sect user, glared at the two Mount Hua Sect users whose lips were curling upward.
This was the problem when choosing the Beggars’ Sect.
Everywhere, any random person treated them like a beggar.
In terms of actual public perception, they ranked second after the Demonic Sect!
From the bottom!
‘Well, it’s true that the Beggars’ Sect actually consists of beggars…’
But still, did it not make him feel bad for no reason?
“Anyway, you should have just picked the Eight Immortals Drunken Fist, drank some alcohol, and held out.”
“Regardless, you try to hold out. Since you’re the only one who can tank.”
“Yeah. I got it. But you must absolutely not die.”
They steeled their resolve.
And that resolve crumbled to pieces in less than a minute of fighting.
The dark red sword qi unique to the Demonic Sect smoothly painted the air.
It took control of space, making it impossible to avoid.
“Ah. If I get hit just one more time, I’m dead. I’m backing out for a bit!”
As OnTheStreet backed away, the Mount Hua users exposed to Seo-jun’s attacks shouted.
“Even if you survive, we’re going to die!”
“Ah, this is so beggar-like! The sword is bending? Isn’t that a skill?”
“What? Beggar-like? That’s Beggars’ Sect hatred.”
“I meant the situation is beggar-like! You beggar bastard!”
-LOL, “Beggars’ Sect hatred” my foot, hahaha
-That’s hilarious, haha
-Those Daoist bastards, they’re so spoiled because people donate to them even when they do nothing. They need to try begging to know the hardships of a beggar.
-I can smell the beggar in the chat! Room leader! Manager!
Beggar smell?
There was no such thing.
It was a misconception that Beggars’ Sect beggars would smell bad.
Rather, they only emitted a pleasant scent.
The reason was simple.
‘Bad odors trigger primal disgust, not sympathy.’
Therefore, they at least did not give off a bad smell.
Instead.
They customized their appearance.
A beggar-like appearance induced pity, after all.
Their know-how on begging had accumulated for hundreds of years, so how could they smell bad?
‘Cunning bastards.’
The Beggars’ Sect was a group of pleasant and fun beggars.
“Right, since we have a connection of sorts. I will kill the beggar first.”
Even without that, there was not much time left until qi deviation.
Although the battle had barely begun, a warning icon popped up.
‘It’s definitely fast.’
-What connection, room leader? Did you really recall memories of your past life?
-I told you, I was the Heavenly Demon in my past life
-But… if there’s a connection, shouldn’t you spare him?
-It must be that much of an ill-fated relationship~
“Not so fast!”
The tip of Mount Hua’s sword trembled, scattering red sword qi in all directions.
The 1st movement: Plum Blossom on the Roadside.
Seo-jun checked his resources and threw himself backward.
His internal energy was insufficient to crack the opponent’s martial arts as he had done before.
No matter how much he raised the power of the Great Art of Absorbing Stars and controlled it with his excellent senses, he could not use resources infinitely.
“Now.”
The sword of the Namgung Clan user, who was standing far off to the side, shone blue.
He had been watching from a distance to avoid having his internal energy and stamina stolen by Seo-jun.
Seo-jun twisted his body sideways in mid-air, striking down with his sword to block the rapid sword flying like a lightning strike.
Claaaaang!
-He blocked that in that state? shudder
-Qi deviation should be coming soon now
-Let’s go for the first death!!!
-Why are you guys cheering for the streamer to die…
Subsequently, the Mount Hua users, whose martial arts were not cracked by Seo-jun, tried to link their movements.
The 4th movement: Plum Blossom Opening and Leading Sharply.
The plum blossoms opened and led sharply.
The red sword qi rushed in even more sharply to slash Seo-jun’s body to pieces.
The terrifying aspect of the Twenty-Four Movement Plum Blossom Sword Technique was precisely the linking of movements.
From the 1st movement to the 4th, and then to the 7th movement which required a deeper level of understanding.
“Just die already, please!”
Since Seo-jun did not crack the movement again, the opponents gained momentum and linked the next movement.
The 7th movement: Plum Blossoms Scattering in Profusion.
The plum blossoms scattered in dizzying profusion.
Since they were currently level 6, the limit of linked movements was three, and the moment their strongest martial art unfolded without a hitch, the Mount Hua users felt confident of victory.
Even though they had been beaten so dreadfully until now.
“Did we defeat him?”
The enemy ended up saying the words they should never say.
The red sword qi that had filled the space vanished, and what remained before them was.
Nothing but empty space.
“That was a bit dangerous this time.”
When Seo-jun’s voice was heard from behind their backs, they opened their eyes wide and turned around.
Seo-jun smiled at them and gestured with his eyes toward his left foot.
There lay the beggar, who had become a cold corpse, waiting for revival or resurrection.
[Defeated OnTheStreet]
[Enemy Fortress Health -20]
“Tsk. To think I almost got in trouble just because I decided to target the beggar first.”
“I told you not to call me beggar, beggar!”
When did you ever?
Although OnTheStreet, who had turned into a corpse, reacted to Seo-jun’s words, Seo-jun ignored him cleanly and stepped forward.
Now, he had to take care of the rest.
Seo-jun’s health was down to only one-third.
Even this was health replenished by killing OnTheStreet.
“Anyway, the Orthodox Faction really seems like a cheat.”
-It was dangerous this time though
-If he was even a second late, he would’ve died shudder
-Seeing that even the room leader almost died, that build is definitely complete trash
“Hey, what do you mean complete trash? It was only dangerous because I went out of my way to catch the beggar first. If it weren’t for that…”
Seo-jun read the chat window on the left, let his words trail off, and slowly turned his head.
The enemies who locked eyes with Seo-jun had to feel an unknown chill despite it being inside a game.
The talkative user among the Mount Hua Sect Daoists, Jeon Jae-hoon, swallowed his saliva and asked Seo-jun.
“Just… when?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Why does your way of speaking keep switching—no, damn it. Not that, when did you go to the beggar…?”
Overwhelmed by Seo-jun, Jeon Jae-hoon naturally started using polite speech.
-His way of speaking keeps switching, haha
-Just looking at their appearance, that guy is a 30-something ahjussi and the room leader is in his early 20s, so funny, haha
-Jae-hoon…
Seo-jun smiled lightly and told him the truth.
“It was when you unfolded the 4th movement.”
“The 4th movement? Why then…?”
“That is a child’s question. It is a homework assignment you must solve in the future.”
In truth, it was just because he had no time.
In fact, he had just taken all those attacks head-on as he moved.
Simply because there was no time.
-Oh, the teaching of a master!
-Saying that after winning makes him look so cool
-Real, lol
“Ah, is there something in the 4th movement…?”
Seo-jun resumed the battle by attacking again before Jeon Jae-hoon could finish speaking.
“And here is the second teaching. No matter the situation, never let your guard down.”
This was a truly useful teaching.
In his past life, he was able to survive thanks to always staying alert.
The outcome of the remaining battle was obvious.
[Defeated FarewellToFarewell]
[Enemy Fortress Health -20]
[Defeated HeavenlySword]
[Enemy Fortress Health -20]
[Defeated Jeon Jae-hoon]
[Enemy Fortress Health -20]
And.
Seo-jun looked down at the enemies who had turned into corpses after showing teamwork, and said,
“Here is the third teaching. Value the opportunity to receive teachings from a master.”
What this meant was only one thing.
Don’t give up on the game, and die more for me.
“Damn it, after this match, I’m definitely playing Demonic Sect.”
“Should I switch too?”
“Seriously. Want to go together after we’re done?”
“Sure, send me a friend request.”
Jeon Jae-hoon and HeavenlySword became friends.
Having unexpectedly converted two Orthodox Faction martial artists, Seo-jun returned to the base and waited for the enemies to come while watching the soldiers fight.
[Heavenly Demon-nim. Do we really not have to do anything?]
[Indeed]
[Me too?]
[Yes]
[I only died to the enemy. I haven’t even caught one?]
[I caught one at least lol]
[Me too lol]
[Be quiet]
He replied to his teammates who were bored out of their minds.
***
The game ended.
Total kill score.
19 to 3.
Fortress health.
[Blue: 0] vs [Red: 934]
And Seo-jun’s report card for this match appeared.
[Ally Revival: 0]
[Base Capture: 1]
[Soldier Defeated: 0]
[Enemy Martial Artist Defeated: 19]
.
.
.
Although detailed sections were compiled, the most important factors were base capture and defeating enemy martial artists.
The reason this report card was important was connected to why Seo-jun had thrown the bait to the enemies earlier, asking them not to give up on the game.
-What about reputation?
-No way it would be low
-How much will it be?
It was precisely reputation points.
In the Battleground, if a user wins a game, they gain reputation points, and if they lose, they lose reputation points.
Reputation was automatically calculated and granted by the system based on the player’s performance.
This reputation was as important a factor as battleground points.
[Reputation Gained: +150]
Seo-jun couldn’t help but marvel.
“Oh.”
A number much higher than Seo-jun had thought appeared on the screen.
Assuming a top player in a normal game received about 50 reputation points, the system judged that Seo-jun had performed three times as well.
-Why is it so high?
-Honestly, he did that 1v4 stuff, haha. It makes no sense for it not to be high.
-The power of noob crushing!
-Even if it’s noob crushing, it’s really high, haha
If reputation was high, the points earned every time one won a game in the battleground increased.
In the battleground, the more one played, the better one performed, and the better strategy one devised, the more contribution one could take.
“Do you think 16th place is possible?”
-No
-It’d be hard to do this every match
-True, even if he crushes noobs now, as his reputation accumulates, he’ll meet players with high reputation too, haha. Doesn’t seem like it’d work with that build.
-And there are too many variables to rely on reputation.
Negative opinions from people who knew the battleground well came up.
It made sense. Even he could not be sure.
But.
Seo-jun’s eyes, which had always been playful, changed for the first time.
The ranking calculated by the contribution score, which was linked to reputation, battlefield points, and faction bonuses.
Among them, to aim for 16th place.
It seemed he needed to be a bit more serious.
“Yes. Going to the next match right away. And since my build doesn’t require me to recover health at the base anyway, from now on, I’ll wait right in front of the enemy fortress entrance.”
-Crazy guy, hahaha
-Declaring to do both BM and noob crushing at the same time, shudder
-Let’s see how long you can keep it up, lol
***
“Whew, it was tough today.”
-The Heavenly Demon has descended! Ten thousand demons bow! The Heavenly Demon has descended! Ten thousand demons bow! The Heavenly Demon has descended! Ten thousand demons bow! The Heavenly Demon has descended! Ten thousand demons bow!
-天魔再臨! 萬魔仰伏! 天魔再臨! 萬魔仰伏! 天魔再臨! 萬魔仰伏! 天魔再臨! 萬魔仰伏!
-There are so many cultists in the room, haha
-Someone translate those Hanja characters??
-It’s the same as the guys spamming in Hangul, lol
[19/0/0]
[24/0/1]
[26/0/0]
[15/0/0]
This was Seo-jun’s KDA.
KDA consists of Kills/Deaths/Assists.
That meant Seo-jun averaged 21 kills per match.
By the way, in the second match, he recorded 1 assist thanks to a teammate who did not listen to Seo-jun.
-Honestly, I don’t know about other things, but the room leader’s build is seriously damn good for noob crushing?
-Being able to wait at the entrance after hitting lvl 6 is nice
-The room leader waits at the entrance even without hitting lvl 6
-The Great Art of Absorbing Stars looked more pressing than I thought, but he does it deathless
-In the last match, the enemies didn’t even come out of the fortress, lol
-Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand, ten thousand years!
-“Ten thousand years” is for a king, not the Heavenly Demon, you blockhead.
The battleground could only be played four times a day.
Since there was still a long way to go.
Now.
“I’ll end the stream here.”
-T-bye
-Seo-bye
-I’ll try playing For Chivalry too
-Cheon-bye
-Cheon-bye, they say, lol
[Ending the streaming session]
Pshhh.
Seo-jun sat in front of the computer after getting out of the capsule and washing up.
It was to see the streaming analysis.
“Six thousand viewers, that’s a lot.”
A bit less than yesterday, but he was not disappointed.
“The core viewers are staying without dropping off.”
The people’s reactions.
Seo-jun just turned off the computer and lay down on the bed.
“There probably won’t be anything special.”
There was nothing worthy of becoming a hot topic.
Even if he gained high reputation points and crushed noobs, that was the same for the rankers.
Currently, it was a period where beginners and masters were mixed together.
As time went on and reputation points accumulated, it seemed that the skilled players would begin to attract attention.
“That aside, the build…”
Seo-jun’s build was incomplete today.
Since he had picked details on the fly, he probably had to tweak it.
But.
He was tired.
“Is it because I focused a bit?”
He closed his eyes, thinking that.
Without even dreaming that he had become a hot topic for an entirely different reason.