The Veteran Swordmaster’s Stream (Novel) - Chapter 75
Chapter 75
Chwaaaaak!
The health of the enemy, who had allowed a proper attack, decreased drastically in an instant.
Since he had not drawn out sword qi, it did not decrease by much.
Nevertheless, he had seized the upper hand.
Seo-jun prepared to move his body to press his advantage.
But at that moment.
The enemy unexpectedly threw his body backward.
The immersion was broken.
To run away in the middle of a fun fight.
Was he flustered because he had allowed an attack?
No, surely not.
“Hmm?”
Seo-jun reluctantly relaxed his strength and lowered his sword.
He hoped it was not the case, but for some reason, what he was thinking right now seemed to be correct.
The enemy widened the distance and suddenly vanished.
At first glance, it seemed that the moment his body was hidden by the shadow of the large rock next to him, he naturally seeped into that darkness.
Considering that the canyon map had quite a few hiding spots due to the rocks and slightly depressed terrain, it seemed it would be difficult to find him in a short time.
What a wonderful thing to do.
In front of over 100,000 people.
Sigh.
Seo-jun let out a sigh.
“No, I had my doubts, but if a ranker doesn’t even check the interface, what is he doing?”
When a round started, you could check what core traits the opponent had picked.
He was completely deflated.
-Ah, lol
-Let’s go teabagging
-If the room leader had the Great Art of Absorbing Stars, that strategy might have been somewhat acceptable, but this is a bit, lol
-Shaming the entire Unorthodox Faction, lol
-The room leader doesn’t have health recovery!
He had not expected this at all.
Was this what he had been paying attention to since earlier? No wonder his attacks were strange as he prepared to flee.
“Sigh.”
Seo-jun let out a deep sigh.
Even if he could not check the traits, he should have been able to capture various clues that the traits had changed while fighting.
“Let’s just rest for a bit. To play along with him.”
It was the price for ruining the fun.
-But why couldn’t he avoid that attack earlier?
-To me, it just seems like Dignity of the Unorthodox Faction’s mental state collapsed
-He was pressing him well, though
-Real, lol
Had he rested for about two minutes?
Swoosh!
The sound of slicing through the wind came from somewhere.
Seo-jun guessed the direction and turned his body, consciously moving his arm at the same time.
If he tried to capture and react, his body would be too slow, and he would surely be hit.
A dagger was flying toward him.
Clang.
He blocked it somewhat narrowly.
The next attack did not follow.
Seo-jun let out a hollow laugh.
“He is probably flustered by now, right?”
-lol
-???: Huh, why did he give up on looking for me?
-Why is he still not checking the interface?
-Crowned as the greatest blockhead of the Unorthodox Faction!
-Dignity of the Unorthodox Faction: I am indeed the early worm!
The attack just now was definitely launched because he wondered if the combat status had been reset.
“Shall we pretend to look for him?”
Seo-jun started acting as he walked toward the rock on the opposite side from where the dagger had come.
“H-uh? D-id. T-he. D-ag-ger. C-ome. F-rom. H-ere?”
Clearly. In a loud voice.
-Wait, lol, who would fall for that?
-Even sponsored ads would be immediately caught if done like that, lol
-T-his. I-s. R-eal-ly. D-e-li-ci-ous!
By this point, it was normal to notice something strange.
“What is this?”
Dignity of the Unorthodox Faction came out from the crevice of the distant rock and said.
“How did you do it? Why aren’t you dying? The time limit must have clearly passed.”
That was because.
“Because I am the Heavenly Demon.”
Since he had been reborn as the true Heavenly Demon using the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, this was also roughly correct.
“Are you really a bug user?”
“Yes.”
“Ha. To think it was real. You’re finished now.”
Seo-jun maintained a serious expression while desperately holding back his laughter.
-lol
-Why is he so out of it?
-Was that his original image?
-He was a somewhat smart and hardworking guy, but he became a fool.
“Let’s finish this quickly. I have many rankers to deal with.”
“If you say so.”
Why did he look relieved for some reason?
His eyes looking down on him as if he had expected it were also telling.
There was no further conversation.
Seo-jun waited for the enemy to engage first this time as well, and although Dignity of the Unorthodox Faction was less desperate than before, he did not fight half-heartedly either.
Seo-jun shaved off his health whenever an opportunity arose while defending, and thus Dignity of the Unorthodox Faction collapsed with all his health depleted.
[You have won the martial duel.]
The one-on-one martial duel, which was a best-of-three match, ended.
-Ranking 5th place lightly cut!
-But his mental state did look a bit broken.
-He didn’t just catch him. He was pushed back in the beginning.
-This is the room leader, this is the Heavenly Demon!
-The Heavenly Killing Star is different. The Heavenly Killing Star is different. The Heavenly Killing Star is different. The Heavenly Killing Star is different.
-shudder lol, are you hypnotizing yourself??? By the way, where did you bet your points?
Seo-jun queued for the game immediately after coming out.
“Next!”
***
After about a minute had passed, the third martial duel match was found.
This time, it was likewise a ranker in a high position.
Was it the result of the ranker named Dignity of the Unorthodox Faction opening the gate, or was it originally like this?
Bangju had clearly said that he could easily get a four-game winning streak.
The map this time was a field with nothing but grass.
“Greetings.”
Hmm.
As soon as he heard the greeting, he could tell that the opponent was not normal.
The previous opponent might have lacked a bit in intellect stats, but he did not have a concept.
‘Am I one to talk? No, I’m doing this for the entertainment of the stream.’
His roleplay stemmed from professional spirit rather than fun or satisfaction, so it was of a different nature.
At least, that was what he thought.
Seo-jun nodded his head several times inwardly and looked straight ahead.
“Nice to meet you.”
The opponent’s nickname was.
[This is Not the Martial World]
He also remembered seeing this name somewhere.
“Was it 6th place?”
“Correct. It is an honor that you remember.”
What honor. It was nothing.
“Ah, and you also posted a thread on the community forum.”
“You saw that?”
Seo-jun grinned.
“Yeah. I heard that the Mount Hua of the Mount Hua Sect is a dormant volcano, is that correct?”
“……”
“Could it actually be an active volcano? Ah, if it were, they couldn’t have established a sect, right? It seems it must be a dormant volcano after all.”
“……”
This is Not the Martial World, who had momentarily lost his words, raised his head with shining eyes.
“Steel yourself.”
“Indeed, come at me. I shall face you with the Demonic Sect’s exquisite art, the Hundred Steps Divine Fist.”
“You…!”
“Or perhaps, I shall face you with the Heavenly Demon’s unique technique, the Twenty-Four Movement Plum Blossom Sword Technique…”
“Silence!”
-lol
-Seriously a damn bad guy, lol
-Mount Hua is a dormant volcano, noted…
-Stop beating up the wuxia boomer, lol
-By wuxia tradition, an inn is supposed to sell hamburgers!
For some reason, he was growing on him.
“Steel yourself!”
The sect the opponent chose was the Green Forest. His weapon was a giant greatsword.
It looked like the most massive one he had seen in For Chivalry.
He wondered if, at that size, his attack speed would be similar to his own under the debuff.
Step, step.
The enemy began to move first.
The enemy, who was slowly approaching over the field illuminated red by the sunset, gradually began to speed up.
His momentum was like an angry rhinoceros.
Seo-jun slowly raised his sword straight ahead.
A red radiance shone on the blade, which was plundered from the Demonic Sect and perfectly suited Seo-jun’s taste.
“I shall teach you what true martial arts and chivalry are. Come.”
A cool wind blew.
Nice map.
“Good. Let us see you teach me!”
Hruuup.
The bandit, who had approached right in front of him, stepped down, braking his body pulled by inertia.
Exhaling a deep breath, he raised his heavy greatsword high and looked down at his target, Seo-jun.
‘They say those bandit bastards all make their avatars huge.’
Seo-jun clicked his tongue and ducked.
It was a loss to block the attacks of the Green Forest, who had chosen external cultivation traits.
Whoooosh!
The sound of slicing the air was heard exceptionally loudly.
Perhaps he felt that way because it passed right over the crown of his head.
Seo-jun looked up at the enemy who seemed even taller while keeping his head down.
In that instant, This is Not the Martial World, who was preparing the next attack, felt a chill as if he had spotted a beast right before the hunt.
“It should be my turn now, right?”
Seo-jun focused his mind and infused his sword with internal energy.
A dark blue internal energy, creating the illusion of a flowing deep sea, coated Seo-jun’s sword.
Sword qi.
However, the internal energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, which was said to rival Astral Qi in the lore, began to flow along the sword.
‘It looks pretty.’
While he liked it, he did not like that they expressed the Demonic Sect’s martial arts so beautifully.
It was historically accurate for everything about the Demonic Sect to have a screw loose.
Anyway, since they were in the middle of a battle right now.
“Try to dodge this.”
Chwaaaaak!
Seo-jun swung his sword from bottom to top.
The dark blue energy soared up to the sky.
‘Its performance is definitely good.’
It far exceeded the distance a normal sword qi could travel.
It seemed it could also be utilized as a ranged attack.
Since the amount of internal energy was not infinite, he could use it occasionally to create variables.
“Kahaha. That was dangerous!”
Hmm.
This is Not the Martial World shouted loudly.
Just because he drew out Astral Qi did not mean the speed became faster.
Because that speed was the price of the Astral Qi.
Because of that, This is Not the Martial World was able to dodge by tilting his head back.
‘I’m not disappointed.’
They had only tested each other’s waters once.
“Then it is my turn now! Kahaha!”
He was excited, that guy.
Kwaaaaang!
The greatsword, struck down in a straight line from top to bottom, slammed into the ground next to Seo-jun.
The tremor of the ground spread through his feet to his entire body.
Seo-jun, who avoided the greatsword by slightly twisting his body, swept his sword up against the greatsword stuck in the ground next to him and took a stance.
He held his sword with both hands and raised it high.
“Heh. I shall go the same way.”
But he also seemed to be getting excited.
Emotions are contagious.
Seo-jun grinned, showing his teeth.
Whoosh!
The dark blue sword qi flared up as if catching fire.
He drew a vertical straight line from top to bottom.
Kwaaaaang!
The ground caved in, and demonic energy shot out, sweeping through the grassland behind the battlefield.
Like a wildfire spreading across a barley field.
“Me again!”
Kwaaaaang!
“My turn now.”
Kwaaaaang!
The earth shook.
Although Seo-jun’s attack speed was slightly slower, the fact that both of their attack speeds were basically labeled as “very slow” remained unchanged.
Kwaaaaang!
That was why their attacks did not hit.
Kwaaaaang!
No matter how amazing or irregular the moves used were, if the speed was slow, it was possible to dodge them visually.
Unless even the movement classified as movement speed was slow, the reason the bandit’s attack speed was slow was because of his weapon.
Kwaaaaang!
Seo-jun was simply at a skill level where he would absolutely not get hit by ordinary attacks.
The sword slashed diagonally.
Since his opponent did not counter, This is Not the Martial World simply drove the massive greatsword straight into the ground.
It seemed he did so because stopping it midway was harder.
Fitting for an ignorant bandit.
“Hehehe. Fighting like this, don’t you feel like you understand true martial arts?”
Is that so?
Dirt and weeds splashed into the air and fell to the ground, blocking the view.
Pitter-patter.
Seo-jun asked as he prepared for the next attack.
“So, do you think you can continue to dodge?”
“I can do this all day!”
I see.
Seo-jun nodded in agreement at the reply and lowered his arm.
Kwaaaaang!
-Why are they waiting for each other to attack, lol
-Slow fools, lol
-Seriously so romantic, damn lol
-When did this game change into a turn-based combat?
-Was this the martial world you wanted to talk about… I’m touched, buddy (sniff)
-Please don’t get touched watching a battle like this, lol