Chapter 55

He ran a simulation in his head.

After just the first round, he could confidently say he’d checked most of the essential elements of the deathmatch.

The room’s structure, the stairs’ material, the outer wall’s configuration.

After running through it mentally like that.

“It’s possible.”

He declared with confidence.

-4 minutes lmao

-I’m Rank 3 and I think around 6 minutes would work

-I’m ~~ so special, and you’re not ~~

-If you’re the streamer, it’s possible!

-I believe in Heavenly Demon-nim!

-Boss Jin open the door! Boss Jin open the door! Boss Jin open the door! Boss Jin open the door! Boss Jin open the door!

Public opinion was split fifty-fifty.

But most of the people who believed it was possible were just being playful.

Rather than actually believing it was possible, they were affirming it because they didn’t want to deny him.

There were even crazy people betting on door opening.

“Hmm. We’ll do point betting later.”

He didn’t particularly want to do it.

-Why won’t you open the door? Why won’t you open the door? Why won’t you open the door?

-I’ll give you my points! I’ll give you my points! I’ll give you my points!

-Ah lol I need to make up for what I lost last time lol

The reaction was intense.

Like a bunch of addicts.

The world is truly going to hell.

“I’m obviously going to get in within 4 minutes anyway. Who would bet on failure? So I won’t do betting.”

Even by his own judgment, even to anyone listening, it was a statement without basis.

But this was fine. He’d always been like this.

Just like how you get criticized if you do well a hundred times but mess up once, you get criticized if you say the right thing a hundred times but say something illogical once.

But what if you’d just been saying nonsense all along?

-Just shut up and open the door

-Crazy bastard lmao

-I want to bet T_T_T_T

-Can you handle these guys?

There was pushback, but it just passed.

Since streaming is live, being comfortable while broadcasting is most important.

If the streamer is comfortable, viewers can be comfortable too, and viewers come not to get amazing content and information, but to have fun with the streamer.

Seo-jun was a decent streamer in that regard.

Good skills, not too serious, and good at silly jokes too.

That was veteran Tae-woo’s assessment.

-Totally hopeless

-I could definitely bet against it for failure

-So what route can hit 4 minutes?

-Reveal the strategy!

Strategy, huh.

There really wasn’t much to call a strategy.

“Since you guys asked about my strategy, you all know I’m pretty good at games, right?”

Seo-jun sat down.

The building in the center of the game was restaurant-style, so he almost habitually called for a waitress.

Since it was a public channel, he made eye contact with a viewer watching from afar.

They usually don’t come close. Probably because it’s virtual reality.

-You are good, yeah lol

-This guy’s actually a real genius

-Sometimes says crazy stuff though

“I’m not great at fighting, but my head’s good enough that I’m good at games, you know? Hey, don’t laugh. If I’m stupid, would I have solved the easter eggs in Assassin’s Dawn that nobody else could solve?”

The evidence was solid.

People don’t acknowledge it though.

-LOL immediately saying crazy stuff again lmao

-Overwhelming with physical stats then pretending to be cerebral, amazing

-???: What’s parrying?

-???: What’s a Ruler?

-???: I don’t even know the Assassin’s Dawn worldview well?

“Anyway, what I want to say is one thing. Make good use of your strengths.”

That’s the best strategy.

To make good use of your strengths, you need to know yourself.

Same goes for enemies.

Why else would the saying exist, “Know yourself and know your enemy, and you’ll never be defeated in a hundred battles.”

-So what’s the strategy

-For real lol

-Just hurry up and play the game

“Alright.”

Seo-jun turned his head from the chat window to the battlefield interface.

He selected the same area again.

Just as he was about to press game start.

A donation rang out.

[‘Tangso’ donated 10,000 won!]

[4 minutes? As expected. You talk nonsense well like a true cheater!]

The donor’s name was Tangso.

The name of that stupid unorthodox faction member he’d met earlier.

“Ah, thank you for the 10,000 won donation.”

He wasn’t sure if this donor was the same person as the game user.

When donating, donor names can be changed freely.

Usually people don’t impersonate others, and if Tangso had made a cool exit and then belatedly realized today’s battlefield mode was raid and came to the broadcast for reconnaissance, there was a possibility this donor was Tangso.

It could have been for information gathering.

Whatever it was.

10,000 won was profit.

-Is that really that guy?

-Possible. He’s famous for being an attention seeker

-If he’s famous enough lol

-That blockhead is watching the stream

[‘Tangso’ donated 10,000 won!]

[If you do it within 4 minutes, I shall graciously give you 100,000 won!]

Suddenly even a mission was attached.

“Hmm, thank you for the 10,000 won donation. But if you’re really that person, don’t donate and just tell me your Travel ID. Let’s talk in whispers.”

Seo-jun’s current minimum donation amount was 10,000 won.

If it had been 1,000 won, disruptive donations could have come in.

Money’s precious, after all.

[‘Tangso’ donated 10,000 won!]

[Do you think I lack a mere 10,000 won? minj4635]

-Says he has money but why hide the ID

-Wants to show off but be humble

-Cute, so cute

-Not at all

After reading the ID, Seo-jun smiled wickedly.

Naturally, Seo-jun hadn’t asked for the ID out of concern for Tangso’s money.

Seo-jun immediately found the same ID in the chat window and banned that user.

The 100,000 won mission?

He didn’t need it.

“Thank you for the 10,000 won donation. And you’re banned.”

Trolls should always be dealt with mercilessly.

“You don’t just give out Travel IDs easily.”

He should have hidden it like Lee Dong-soo.

-LMAO spent 30,000 won and got banned

-Proper education lol

-The streamer is god during streaming! Bans are possible!

Anyway.

He’d handled it well.

Seo-jun laughed satisfyingly with the viewers.

After chatting a bit more and about to start the game.

“Stop!”

Someone tried to grab Seo-jun’s wrist, and sensing the approaching presence, Seo-jun swatted the hand away.

When Seo-jun turned his head, he showed an expression of admiration.

He’d just thrown him out as a troll.

Turns out it really was him.

As expected, he’d done well to throw him out again.

“Release the ban immediately. Then I’ll specially overlook this just once.”

Tangso approached and made threats.

“I don’t want to?”

But Seo-jun didn’t bat an eye.

Instead, he smirked.

“If you don’t release it immediately, you’ll have to refund 30,000 won!”

Contrary to Seo-jun, Tangso’s face became serious.

-LMAOOOOO

-Ah lol even vending machines eating 1,000 won makes you mad, but the streamer ate 30,000 won!

-Right. Even 1,000 won is annoying lol

-Looking at how he found this place so quickly, he must have been really desperate

Reading the chat and thinking about it, it did seem worth getting angry about.

No matter how much it was for trolling, if he couldn’t troll anymore, the money he’d spent before would feel wasted.

Can’t be helped.

“To refund, account transfer is the only method so it’s annoying, but I’ll do it after the game ends. Tell me your Travel ID and I’ll send a whisper.”

Seo-jun wore an expression of showing mercy, but his face couldn’t hide the mischievous smile full of playfulness.

“Really? My ID is minj… wait. Didn’t I tell you earlier!”

Slow-witted Tangso got angry again.

-God of personality attacks lol

-T-bagging master

-Actually streamers have no obligation to refund donations

That’s right, who told him to be a troll?

Anyway, having extracted enough fun, Seo-jun decided to refund him.

“Send me your account number now. I’ll send it after I’m done.”

“I understand. But anyway, running away after taking donations, where did you learn such habits? Really.”

Tangso grumbled while starting to write a message to send to Seo-jun.

Seo-jun added one more comment to him.

“Is the 100,000 won for success within 4 minutes still valid?”

Hearing that, Tangso looked up and stared at Seo-jun silently.

It looked like he was cursing with his eyes.

The gaze was a bit stinging.

-Really has no end lol

-Amazing guy

-But the streamer refunding is nice

After a brief silence, a game message appeared.

After checking it, Seo-jun turned his head toward Tangso.

“So is it settled now? Go away then.”

“I’ll withdraw for now. By the way, 4 minutes is impossible. If you want a good record, I’ll give you special advice—it’s better to focus everything on movement speed-related traits. And wait. Follow the route other people find. Then you’ll get around 6 minutes. And there’s another tip: among the demonic cult’s other traits…”

He talks a lot.

Tangso was giving a passionate speech.

Did his mood improve because he said he’d refund? Was he showing some goodwill?

Seo-jun chuckled and said.

He was getting tired of listening.

“Then let’s do this.”

“I know about demonic cult since I’ve played it… what?”

“Let’s make a bet. If I clear it in 4 minutes, I win, and if I can’t, you win.”

Tangso smiled with amusement.

“Ha. You’re so confident like a true cheater! What are we betting? 100,000 won?”

“No. The loser changes to the winner’s faction. Today, immediately. How about it?”

“Uh…”

Tangso seemed momentarily speechless.

“You said you’ve played demonic cult? Then that works out well.”

Hehehe.

Getting scared?

If he lost the bet and had to change factions, he’d only waste a day at most. But if you’re aiming for the top, that day is fatal.

-Scared?

-If you’re scared just die

-Can’t answer immediately

-Ah lol come to demonic cult

-Demonic cult is nice to live in~

“……”

“Getting scared? Then never mind.”

“What are you saying? I don’t get scared. ……Fine. Let’s bet. But start right away. Right now. Don’t watch other people’s gameplay.”

Ugly comments started appearing in chat.

“This guy is definitely ugly, I was going to start right away anyway.”

“Shut up. Start quickly.”

* * *

-But is it really possible for the streamer?

-Don’t doubt Heavenly Demon-nim

-If he fails, immediate punishment

Seo-jun was spawned in the same location as before.

60 seconds until game start.

“I told you earlier, right? Make good use of your strengths.”

What were his current advantages and disadvantages?

The disadvantage was that it took a long time to climb up to the 13th floor where the enemy general was.

Because traits couldn’t be used on regular NPCs.

The advantage?

The time to actually kill the enemy general was short.

Click.

The game started and an enemy who had kicked down the door appeared.

Seo-jun immediately rushed forward, stole one of the enemy’s weapons, and infused the sword with internal energy to demolish the wall.

The refreshing outside air whooshed into the interior.

Seo-jun went outside through the demolished wall.

Having landed outdoors, he looked up.

The top of the 13th floor was wide open.

If he wanted to go there.

He’d have to use up all his internal energy.

And fighting the enemy general with all his internal energy depleted wouldn’t be easy.

But his other advantage.

He had skill. His traits were also favorable for resource recovery.

Seo-jun prepared to kick off the ground.

-No way lol

-Going to climb the outer wall with lightness skill?

-There was a method like this lol

-But you can’t go up in one try, right?

The viewers were right.

The lightness skill of stepping on air, called Void Step, unfortunately didn’t exist in the game.

‘No matter how much internal energy I use, the height I can reach in one go is about 7 floors.’

In that case.

Seo-jun bent his knees and then released them, his body soaring high.

“Hup.”

With a short battle cry, Seo-jun threw the sword he’d stolen from the enemy at the wall while ascending.

Since he’d put a small amount of internal energy into it beforehand, the sword was firmly embedded in the wall.

-No way lol

-The lightness skill physics are generous, so it might be possible, but can he land on that?

-Wouldn’t it be impossible?

Naturally.

For Seo-jun, who had planned this situation before jumping, landing on the sword embedded in the wall wasn’t very difficult.

Landing on the sword while infusing his feet with internal energy, the sword properly supported his body.

The physics of lightness skill were generous.

Pouring in all his remaining internal energy and kicking off once more, Seo-jun quickly defied gravity and grabbed the railing of the 13th floor’s top.

“I told you, right? It’s possible.”

His internal energy seemed almost completely depleted.

Still.

-It works lol

-Wow LOL

-Kya! That’s a master for you!

-Why do you keep showing tricks when I tell you to play games lmao

-How do you kill the NPC with all your resources wasted?

-Well!

-Somehow!

-Can’t you trust the streamer, no, the sect master?

Only 18 seconds had passed.