The Veteran Swordmaster’s Stream (Novel) - Chapter 61
Chapter 61
Clang!
A clear, resonant sound rang out.
Seo-jun’s sword had deflected the flying dagger that had flown along the straight line of a trajectory, the shortest possible distance.
The flying dagger failed to stop Seo-jun, and the distance between them narrowed in an instant.
“No one has dodged it? Then they must have blocked them all.”
Seo-jun’s sword moved to slash the enemy.
His right hand gripping the sword rose above his left shoulder.
“Who could block that?!”
The sword, infused with internal energy, slashed the body of the enemy, who was too flustered to even pull out a dagger properly.
*Slash!*
-Lmao, exactly, who can block that?
-Even a bullet would probably be slower than that.
-For real, lol.
-Info) The speed of a bullet is 400 m/s, which is much faster than a flying dagger.
-Buzz off.
The enemy’s health drained.
Immediately after slashing the enemy from left to right, Seo-jun swiftly switched to a reverse grip, preparing to slash once more.
“W-Wait a sec…”
*Slaaaash!*
And just like that, he drove the sword down again from left to right.
That was the reason he held it in a reverse grip.
By placing his thumb on the end of the hilt, he could securely stabilize the sword.
*Crunch!*
In the eyes of the enemy, whose health had halved in an instant, an even greater panic than before was visible.
“Wait a sec! What’s with this health?”
“Conversation during battle is a luxury.”
Ultimately, the flustered enemy tumbled onto their butt.
Seo-jun raised his sword high and drew it downward.
He slashed and slashed again.
-Indeed. Talking is a luxury.
-Time is money.
-Even more so for the Great Art of Absorbing Stars.
-Even more so for the streamer.
The moment the enemy died, his internal energy and stamina, which had been replenishing at a rapid rate, returned to their original speeds.
The Great Art of Absorbing Stars had deactivated after killing one person.
“Hey! Why did you die already?!”
The bandit who had been running from afar spent his saved internal energy to use a lightfoot technique when his companion was in danger of dying, but the companion died while he was still on his way.
After grasping the situation, instead of fleeing, the bandit chose to launch a surprise attack on Seo-jun.
*Step.*
Seo-jun turned around, and behind him, the swiftly approaching bandit planted his foot and swung a greatsword in a wide arc.
However, Seo-jun’s body was already moving backward.
Having chosen to dodge instead of parrying, Seo-jun backed away, and the moment the enemy’s sword passed, he immediately stabbed the enemy’s body with his sword.
Once again, his internal energy began to rapidly replenish.
“Oho? You dodged that well.”
The bandit snorted after stepping back.
“Your sword style is so typical of a bandit that it would actually be hard not to dodge it.”
“What do you mean by typical of a bandit?”
There was nothing much to being typical of a bandit.
“It means it is simple.”
“Hehe. It’s strong because it’s simple. That’s why I chose the Green Forest. No one even thinks about parrying it.”
“Yes, I suppose that could be.”
Who would choose to parry if it required twice the stamina and internal energy?
-Didn’t you just say conversation is a luxury? Lmao.
-Haha, it was reset, lmao.
-He does whatever he wants!
-But the bandit is kind of cool, isn’t he?
-Simplicity is indeed strength!
-Ah, as a Green Forest blade, I feel proud.
-Are there still people here who haven’t joined the Demonic Sect?
-You crazy bastard. You want us to follow the streamer to the Demonic Sect?
-Yeah, I did though?
Seo-jun caught the nicknames of the viewers he had met in this round while briefly scanning the chat window.
‘So they followed me here.’
Simply amazing!
There were too many amazing people in the world.
“Huuph.”
The bandit inhaled deeply, preparing for his next move.
The movement was big and slow.
It was because the sword was heavy. The bandit had been walking around almost dragging his greatsword on the ground.
“There must have been plenty of light weapons in the Green Forest as well, so your choice to go with a greatsword says a lot.”
“What do you know?!”
*Woosh!*
The greatsword, which was noticeably slow at first, gradually accelerated and grew larger in Seo-jun’s field of vision.
However, its trajectory simply moved from top to bottom.
“Your attack is too honest.”
This was the adverse effect of no one ever thinking to parry his attacks.
Seo-jun lowered his body and took a stance.
Receiving Seo-jun’s power, his sword soared vertically upward to clash with the descending attack of the enemy.
“To not even consider the most basic parry.”
People probably dodged because they would still suffer a loss even if they parried.
However, to Seo-jun, it was not that much of a loss.
“Ugh.”
Was it because he took an entirely unexpected blow, or was the recoil of the parry too great?
The bandit staggered back.
Seo-jun attacked the enemy in that state to drain their health, then stood pointing his sword forward.
“Come at me.”
“I won’t fall for it this time!”
The bandit’s next attack unfolded with twisted timing of its own, making it difficult to parry.
But who was Seo-jun?
“Ugh!”
The bandit stumbled backward.
After draining his health, Seo-jun pointed his sword with a smile playing on his lips.
“Come at me.”
-The streamer is enjoying himself right now.
-He looks the most excited out of all the expressions we’ve seen today.
-The guy who chose the Green Forest because simple is strong – Fake Madness.
-The guy who chose the Demonic Sect just because his nickname is Heavenly Demon – Real Madness.
-Crazy psycho, lmao.
-Choosing the Demonic Sect is definitely madness, hahaha.
While Seo-jun was briefly distracted, the bandit aimed for the right timing.
However, it was easily blocked.
Seo-jun was not one to be distracted without even being able to predict that much.
Seo-jun completely drained the bandit’s health.
And when he heard the sound of a carriage approaching from afar, instead of joining the carriage, he ran forward.
“Like I said earlier, let’s catch them before they reach the carriage. And everyone.”
That he could parry the bandit’s sword was entirely thanks to the Great Art of Absorbing Stars.
For others, consuming twice the resources would put them at a disadvantage, but the Great Art of Absorbing Stars continuously replenished those resources, even if only little by little.
Furthermore, the trait Seo-jun had selected replenished a lot, not just a little.
Thus, the conclusion Seo-jun reached was this.
“No matter how much I think about it, my trait build seems really good. I feel it even more clearly the more I play the game.”
-Ah, not buying.
-But seriously, isn’t it usable even if it’s not for noob crushing?
-Don’t be fooled.
-Not fooled. I’m not in the Demonic Sect in the first place, lol.
Ah.
Right, they might not be in the Demonic Sect.
Seo-jun smacked his lips and swallowed his disappointment.
***
“What I always feel while playing For Chivalry is that the game is a bit lonely. Except for that, it’s a really good game.”
The game ended, and the carriage arrived at its destination.
The destination was a place slightly further behind the enemies’ starting point.
-That’s because you always catch them alone in front of the enemy camp, you crazy bastard, lmao.
-I can’t keep up with this madness.
-Professor, the pace of the lecture is too fast.
The sole remaining teammate beside the carriage said.
“Somehow, the ride was incredibly smooth, but what is this subtle feeling?”
The enemies didn’t even get to see the carriage before the game ended.
Because when the carriage passed their base, Seo-jun had gone straight to the front of their base to catch them.
“Anyway, thanks for the carry! I’ll subscribe to your ITube! I just need to search for Heavenly Demon 14, right?”
The woman, who had been escorting the carriage throughout the game while anxious that an enemy Seo-jun might have missed would come, left after thanking him.
“Uh… She left.”
She left without even giving Seo-jun time to correct his streamer name.
[‘Solution’ donated 30,000 won!]
[Hurry up and contact the editor to change the channel name!]
“Wow! There’s such a method!”
He spoke those words but looked on reluctantly.
-Wow!
-I think you’re kind of a genius?
-This is collective intelligence! These are viewers!
-For real, lol.
-If you really need to, you can just send an in-game message, you idiots. Why change the channel name, lmao.
-Oh, lmao! This is also collective intelligence! This guy is a viewer too!
Fortunately, there was at least one sane person.
“Ah, and there’s something to settle before going to the next round, right?”
Seo-jun expanded the chat window and spoke.
“I remember that ID. Your Travel ID and game ID are the same, so you know what happens if you run away without paying, right?”
Perhaps thanks to the threat, the payment was fast.
[‘OfCourseIKnow’ donated 100,000 won!]
[Of course I know. But though the money is fine… magical girl and Christina have both gone down the drain…]
A notification sound rang out, and text floated up on the screen.
“Huh?”
The donated amount was insufficient.
Surely it wasn’t a scam.
If they explained that their situation was difficult or that their allowance was insufficient because they were still a minor, Seo-jun was willing to just let it slide.
However, it wasn’t as if the viewer had explained such circumstances just now.
“Could it be because you want to donate one more time?”
Seo-jun’s prediction was correct.
After a brief delay, the next donation came up in succession.
[‘EvenIfIGo’ donated 100,000 won!]
[I even got a leaver penalty, so this much attention-seeking is fine, right?]
-He got predicted by the streamer.
-Kyah! That gentleman goes out in absolute style.
-He didn’t leave.
-Lmao, the leaver penalty is a waste, indeed!
So they said.
“Ah, yes. Thank you for the donation. Then, let’s move on to the next round.”
He was summoned from the mountains to the tavern, and then back to the mountains.
“Hello!”
“Hi.”
Seo-jun waited quietly for now.
Surely there wouldn’t be another viewer.
“…”
He was just checking.
“Why is this person staying quiet and not saying anything?”
“Did their loading freeze?”
“Does that happen?”
“I don’t know.”
Fortunately, it seemed not.
“Hello.”
Only then did he greet them.
“Hello. Well, let’s do our best.”
“Have fun.”
Even though the NPC hadn’t come to fetch them, the two naturally headed to where the carriage was.
Seo-jun also followed after speaking quietly.
“Fortunately, it seems there are none.”
The viewers caught on to what he meant.
-No stream snipers, lmao.
-Those two seem to have no idea.
-Anyway, stream snipers these days are so undisciplined! Can’t you guys do it like me?
-But you failed this time too.
-How can I stream snipe when I can’t even play the game because of the leaver penalty, lol.
As long as the matchmaking paired people with similar reputation scores, the more he played and won in the future, the easier it would be to stream snipe him.
This was because the number of people with high reputation scores would gradually decrease.
A similar phenomenon occurs in other games that have tiers.
“This is the item you must protect.”
Among the goods on the carriage, the escort goods to be protected this time was liquor.
[Hundred Blossom Liquor]
The chest containing the Hundred Blossom Liquor closed.
“We are departing!”
The carriage departed, and Seo-jun set off at a leisurely pace right next to it.
“Since I can perform long-range attacks, I’ll stick close to the carriage for now, and you, Heavenly Demon-nim, please protect the NPCs as much as possible so they don’t die.”
“What about me?”
“You cover the gaps.”
“Yep.”
“How about you, Heavenly Demon-nim?”
Seo-jun listened quietly and nodded.
Having quickly designated their roles, they took their positions and walked alongside the carriage.
After they moved like that for a bit,
“Enemy!”
The NPC who discovered the enemy shouted.
“They’re coming right at us. Let’s get ready.”
“I just hope we don’t lose right from the start due to pure luck.”
There were times when the enemy’s attack accidentally hit the escort goods.
“I know, right. They’re coming!”
Seo-jun watched his teammates clash with the enemy from a slight distance.
The number of enemies that approached the carriage directly was two.
The teammate who was supposed to cover the gaps also went over to that side.
“Where would the remaining enemy be?”
Seo-jun scanned his surroundings while preparing to rush in to protect the escort goods if anything went wrong.
The remaining enemy appeared on the opposite side of the main road.
However, their nickname was somehow familiar.
[Baekho7]
So the stream sniper was on the enemy team this time instead of being a teammate.
Seo-jun let out a sigh internally.
“You missed me, didn’t you? You punk.”
Resolving to absolutely avoid stream sniping starting from the next round, he spoke to Baekho, who was looking at him confidently.
“Who are you?”
“Wh-What?”
It was nice to see him get momentarily flustered.
“Hmm… It’s my first time seeing that ‘ID’.”
When Seo-jun emphasized the word ‘ID’ in particular, Baekho realized that he was being teased.
“You son of a bitch. That’s because of you.”
Anyway, it was true that he was seeing it for the first time.
-Baekho ‘7’ lmao, he lost his rare nickname, lol.
-Stating “Hmm…” is hilarious, lmao.
-Looks like his account got deleted, so he made a new one, lol.
-But he still couldn’t give up on Baekho, lol.
-Instead of picking an awkward 7, he should’ve just gone with Baekho14. Look at his lack of sense, tsk tsk.
-Seriously, lmao.