Chapter 123

For the Murim users study martial arts techniques.

Forms, applications, countermeasures against enemy techniques—they delve deep into any element they can explore, seeking ways to put it to use.

Since what they’re studying is martial arts techniques, their nature allows them to be applicable in other games and sometimes even in reality.

That’s why For the Murim users have the perception of being somewhat special.

However, in the end, their research isn’t much different from what users of other games do.

[About Judgment Sword Kael’s Patterns]

[Reasons why Kael users must keep playing Kael to build up experience, no matter how badly they perform!]

[Experience is definitely the answer to getting good at casting Judgment Sword.]

The essence doesn’t change—users research skills and build proficiency to play games better.

The only difference is whether that proficiency can be used in other games or not, which makes For the Murim stand out.

What Kael users are looking for is Kael’s weak point generation patterns.

Unlike martial arts techniques—movements that can be utilized with just a weapon regardless of the setting—this pattern only shines when you select Kael in The League, no matter how much proficiency you build.

This is how most games work.

Even marksmanship—the most important sensation differs depending on everything from the weapon to the ammunition type, so except for basic abilities, it’s often not very useful.

So then, do people play games to fight well in reality?

[No one starts out good. Just do it even if you get flamed!]

[If you do it a lot, you really do develop a feel and get faster lol]

[When opponents try to block me from hitting weak points, surprisingly studying swordsmanship helps.]

No.

Games are just for fun.

The reason for research? Obviously to beat opponents.

When you occasionally pull off an incredible play that’s hard to believe you did yourself, that day you sleep well because it’s so fun.

[Kael Judgment Sword 16 Second Clear]

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I’m a Bronze Kael player.

It’s a fluke, but crazy, right?

(Video)

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-Insane

-This is definitely a top player, I acknowledge

-Saw the enemy skills get completely nullified by invincibility, then saw weak points and slashed them immediately, saw them again and slashed again. The connection was incredible!

-Like he was in a trance

└Really seems like he was in a trance

-I think this level should be played at funerals

└Watch the deceased’s epic play before you go lol

└Pass it down to your children later. Tell them to treasure it as a family heirloom

-I want to kill these Kael one-tricks. Don’t you see in that video? That bastard went 0 kills 9 deaths

└Lmao I just checked and it’s hilarious

└0 kills 9 deaths legendary lol

└That’s why he’s a Bronze Kael one-trick! (nodding)

People love super plays.

Whether they do it themselves, pros show them, or complete strangers upload them—they love them all the same.

Even when the enemy right in front of them makes an amazing play, gamers are the type to admire it if it’s impressive.

In such a world, the super play that Kael users watch is hitting weak points.

Breaking through enemy interference, somewhat predicting the next position, making optimal decisions in split-second moments during each exchange to rapidly hit weak points.

The ultimate is cool, sure.

Isn’t that why even Kael one-tricks call him Judgment Sword Kael or just Judgment Sword instead of Agent of Radiance Kael?

But considering he wasn’t this popular before the rework when you didn’t need to hit them quickly, it becomes clear what they’re excited about.

Speed.

Such news reached The League Kael community.

[Hey Kael one-tricks. I heard a 4-second Judgment Sword appeared?]

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Is this real?

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-Bullshit lol

-If a 4-second Judgment Sword is possible, that’s not a hero anymore lol that’s just broken

└If it’s 4 seconds, that means each weak point takes 0.6 seconds lol is this even possible?

└In terms of speed alone, it’s more than possible.

└That’s when you just swing wildly ignoring weak points.

└If a 4-second Judgment Sword happens, Kael’s weak point system itself will probably get nerfed

-But what if it’s a fluke? I think it’s totally possible if some top player just gets lucky and hits like 6 times

└I think this too

└There are people who keep trying in front of training dummies and occasionally get lucky with 9 or 8 seconds

└This seems most likely

Using skills takes at least 8 seconds if you’re really fast.

Getting Judgment Sword in 16 seconds earns you legendary play status.

But 4 seconds?

There’s no way this came from normal gameplay.

So.

Wouldn’t it be from continuously trying against a training dummy that doesn’t fight back, swinging like you’re guessing on a test until luck struck 6 times in a row?

Even lottery tickets have winners, so maybe this is doable?

That’s what they thought.

But since the post was clearly up on the general board, they quickly corrected their mistake, and the Kael board went into chaos.

[It’s real?]

[Streaming on Travel right now]

[What the hell????]

Other places were the same, but The League’s general board had the particular characteristic of moving on to other topics if impressive posts didn’t turn into fights or controversy, no matter how amazing.

Even so, the 4-second Judgment Sword became a hot topic on the general board and quite a few related posts went up.

But the reaction wasn’t as intense as here.

The Kael board.

The Kael one-tricks’ holy ground.

[What the hell is this!!!! Is there a pattern!!!!]

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Am I the only one drooling right now?

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-It was against beginners in normal games… hmm……

└Does that matter? The important thing is that there’s a pattern. (OP)

└Training dummy, beginners, whatever—the fact that a pattern exists has been proven, hasn’t it? (OP)

└True lol I’m drooling too

└If we just memorize the pattern, even if not 4 seconds, the time will be massively reduced lol I can’t stand it

They had expectations.

If they learned the rules, this could allow far greater time reduction than all the guides and instructional videos they’d done so far.

Streamers were likely to share it, weren’t they?

But before that, there was a prerequisite question.

[So who is that guy? What is he?]

==

I came after seeing the general board comments, and they say it’s his first game playing Kael and The League?

How is this possible? What is this?

Who the hell is this person really?

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-Don’t call him “that guy.” He’s the precious person who will teach us patterns

└Will he really teach us easily?

-He saw the videos beforehand and figured out the pattern. That’s just how he is

└True, the streamer is consistent lol

└You guys who know him, spill what you know. What kind of streamer is he?

About who Seo-jun is.

It wasn’t like there were no people who knew.

Actually, there were quite a lot.

For the Murim happened to be in its break period, so there was plenty of time to visit other places.

[Do you know Hack-and-Slash Play? Do you know Dominator?]

[Do you know Weak Points from Assassin’s Dawn?]

[Do you know Absorption Technique?]

[Do you know Heavenly Demon Divine Art from For the Murim?]

A flood of stories about Seo-jun came up.

[Insane lol]

[So many are pouring out lol]

[After seeing all of this, I’m even more curious. What does this person actually do?]

-Honestly, we’re curious too

-He’s just a regular college student

Seo-jun’s past achievements were revealed along with his iTube links.

A track record that demanded belief!

Convinced that it wasn’t a scam or manipulation, they now had only one problem left.

[Do you think that streamer will share it?]

==

If only he knows, it’s totally broken, but if everyone knows, Kael nerfs are confirmed.

And would it just be nerfs? The game company might change the pattern or remake it entirely.

Wouldn’t it be better to keep the honey all to himself? Though that’s assuming the game company would leave him alone even by himself.

==

-Makes sense

-As a 10-year viewer of the streamer, I can tell you. He will share it, but we won’t be able to understand it

└10 years lmao

-So what do we do?

The conclusion converged on one thing.

[Let’s beg]

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This seems right.

==

-Let’s show our determination

-Kael one-tricks, unite and move

-Whoa. And he’s currently streaming with a 2-person ult!

└2-person ult?? Crazy

* * *

Seo-jun’s eyes met the two enemies approaching him.

The jungle and support who had been bot could no longer ignore their mid’s deaths and had come.

Incidentally, the enemy mid was still in cold corpse state.

‘It’s a bit late, admittedly.’

Beginner junglers typically have their main job as growing by hunting monsters in the jungle, not helping other lanes.

Still, with the team mid dying this much, coming to mid was not strange.

What was surprising to Seo-jun was the support coming up.

They immediately rushed at Seo-jun.

They seemed to think Seo-jun’d run away.

But instead of backing off, Seo-jun moved forward to close the distance faster.

Jungle was Wild Predator.

An animal that fights by switching between beast form and human form.

Support was Soul Reaper, whose main feature was having a grab skill that pulls enemy heroes if it hits them.

[Javelin Throw]

The long-range spear that Wild Predator threw first approached right in front of Seo-jun.

Seo-jun used his invincibility skill.

He had stacks saved up from before.

“Skill’s down! Grab him!”

The moment Soul Reaper tried to use a skill to bind Seo-jun.

Light slashes appeared in Seo-jun’s eyes as he closed in.

‘Soul Reaper first.’

Clang! Clang! Clang!

In the short time of less than 2 seconds.

Support reflexively made a basic attack, and in that instant Seo-jun charged his skill.

“What, what the…”

Panic appeared on the face of the user playing Soul Reaper.

He had clearly heard it.

The sound of weak points shattering three times.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Even in his panicked state, Seo-jun’s sword didn’t stop.

Behind him, Wild Predator changed from human form to beast form and pounced.

[Pounce]

Support also tried to respond by throwing a grab skill at Seo-jun, but.

[Radiance’s Blessing]

Both skills were nullified.

Seo-jun turned to target the jungle that had pounced on him.

Because a heretic mark had already appeared above the support’s head.

The sword moved smoothly, but just then the jungle changed from leopard body back to human form.

The weak point changed accordingly.

He was probably aiming for this.

‘Good understanding.’

But following the newly changed weak point and slashing wasn’t difficult.

Clang!

The weak point shattered.

After that, it was too advantageous for Seo-jun.

The jungle with good game understanding tried to defend weak points by changing forms and blocking with his spear, but once the first attack was given, only Seo-jun knew where the next weak point to block would be, so it was basically over.

Three more shattering sounds rang out.

-Radiance’s Blessing will probably get a cooldown lmao

-The ultimate has cooldown, so it’ll probably be like that

-Nerfs incoming T_T

-Actually there’s not much to nerf. It’ll be streamer-targeted sniping

-But is this going to be a 2-person ult?

Seo-jun’s sword moved fluidly without obstruction to finish it off as he entered the invincible moment again.

A heretic mark appeared above the jungle’s head too.

-Wow

-Really broken

-2-person ult is really hard to see even when higher ranks stomp on lower ranks, legendary

-Stomping noob specialist streamer lol

The heretic mark lasts 30 seconds.

To see a 2-person ult, you need to keep one person alive with a mark and create another mark within 30 seconds.

It’s difficult enough that you need about the gap between a Challenger and Bronze to see it.

Actually, this 2-person ult was first achieved in-game when a Challenger happened to meet Bronze in a private match.

As Seo-jun planted his sword in the ground, vibrations spread.

“Ah, why is this happening?”

“Block it!”

The jungle who looked up at the sky shouted, but unfortunately their heroes didn’t have invincibility skills.

[Judgment Sword]

A massive sword fell from the sky through two rifts that appeared in the heavens.

CRASH!

[Double Kill!]

-At least Master level confirmed

-I think he could devour Challengers too

-But why aren’t the Kael one-tricks who said they’d come to beg showing up?

-Maybe later there’ll be the first 3-person, 4-person ults too lol

-4-person ult is really fucking terrifying

-If the game company doesn’t snipe-patch, we might luckily see it lol

After that, the enemy team talked among themselves, and after some time a surrender vote came up and the game ended in victory for Seo-jun.