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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: 검술 고인물의 게임방송-5화
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Parry Master
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Seo-jun checked the bottom of the broadcast screen. Somehow, the viewer count had gone up by three more.
It might really be because of the title.
In my eyes, he's done for right here.
Wanna bet on how many deaths 'til the streamer quits?
While he was thinking that, chats popped up mocking and underestimating him.
But it didn't matter.
Being looked down on and teased like that—it was all just entertainment for the viewers.
As long as it didn't go overboard, there was no problem.
And as for skill? He'd just prove it.
"Who goes there!"
As Seo-jun approached the mansion, the two guards standing at the main gate drew their swords and started walking toward him.
"Don't worry, folks. I've got their timing down."
Got the timing. (First time saying it today)
Don't worry! (Nobody's worried)
Was all that falling earlier practice for getting the timing? lololol
Seo-jun decided to first gauge the guards' speed against his own.
The moment he made up his mind, he closed the gap in a flash and swung his staff lightly.
"Take off that hood right—"
Clang!
A light probe with one swing.
The guard blocked it without much trouble.
'Pretty high level.'
And then the second guard positioned behind Seo-jun linked up seamlessly.
"Intruder!"
Strength surged into Seo-jun's toes.
He swiftly dropped into a low stance, twisting his waist to take in the enemy's movements. In that split-second window, he predicted.
The second guard's eyes reflected the hooded figure.
Seo-jun planned to deflect the second guard's sword and follow up with an attack.
But.
Kaaaang!
The instant their swords met, the background rippled with an effect, and Guard 2 staggered back before tumbling into a groggy state.
Lol he fell for it lololol
That's a parry huh
lololol lucky
"Hm?"
Seo-jun hadn't fully grasped what happened, but he didn't miss the opening. He rushed the groggy Guard 2 and jammed his staff into the man's throat.
The HP bar vanished in one go. Instant death, basically.
'What was that?'
Then, as he deflected Guard 1's incoming sword, the same phenomenon repeated.
Kaaaang!
???
Damn, should've bought a lotto ticket lolol
Double parry insane
What's insane, total fluke
For the sake of experimenting, Seo-jun landed a light hit on the groggy guard.
But the health bar chunked off massively.
In the end, before he could even strike twice, the guard keeled over dead—following his buddy to the grave.
To figure out the cause, Seo-jun asked the viewers.
"Folks, what's this 'parrying' thing?"
Did a parry without knowing what it is? Talent monster
No, it's luck—what talent lol
Parries happen by chance?
Newbies can parry?
Fr lol
"No fighting, please. Anyone wanna explain what parrying is?"
A brief silence followed, then the viewer who'd explained Assassin's Dawn - Shadows in the City to him earlier chimed in.
Parrying usually means deflecting an opponent's attack, but in this game, just knocking it away does nothing. If you strike perpendicular to their attack with perfect timing, they go groggy. Groggy amps up damage taken big time. That's parrying.
Parrying's basically the only hope for Musou play, but even pro gamers with godlike reflexes fail at it and bail to gather intel lololol
But those guys retired cuz they sucked?
Even pros struggled with it?
Seo-jun recalled the 9th-dan AI labeled as a pro gatekeeper.
If washed-up pros were around that level...
'Makes sense.'
It clicked in an instant.
Perfectly parrying meant perfectly reading the enemy's attack and freely adjusting your body to the exact angle.
Tough for most people.
"Got it. But it felt pretty easy?"
Seo-jun flashed a grin as he strode through the main gate into the mansion.
That overconfidence is pissing me off lol
Told ya it was a fluke, newbie!!
Nah, those moves weren't a fluke. Something's off about him.
Who even are you lololol
Fr, parrying looks like breakfast to him.
Something's off my ass lololol who the hell are you lolol
The one who'd caught on to Seo-jun's skill got reverse-mocked in a chain of chats.
Seeing that brought back memories from his past life.
Back then, because of his lowly origins and lack of affiliation, even when he casually crushed disciples from great sects, the results were always downplayed by those sects.
Claims like the opponent was drunk the night before, went easy, or got careless.
They cited excuses more shameful than admitting skill gap, but Seo-jun had no backing to call them out.
They just glossed it over to avoid accountability. That was the sects' goal.
Yet in his past life, he never dwelled on it.
Instead, he kept proving himself until the end. Once he did, the sects flipped to hyping his feats excessively—to justify their own losses.
Of course, a chat window wasn't the same as memories from his past life.
But the essence was identical.
Only one thing to do.
As Seo-jun passed through the main gate, five soldiers blocked his path.
They'd heard the earlier guard's shouts.
They'd had time to gear up with shields and armor.
Seo-jun thrust his staff like lightning at the throat of the soldier on the far left.
He was closest, and in a slightly relaxed state—harder to react.
Tang!
A nearby soldier reacted, batting away the tip of Seo-jun's staff.
Seo-jun's thrusting right arm got shoved outward.
Then the original target soldier swung his sword down from above.
'Waited for this.'
Seo-jun instantly gripped the staff in reverse and raised it perpendicular to the descending blade.
Kaaaang!
The background rippled again, and the chat exploded.
????
What??
Seo-jun fell back on his butt—the groggy soldier crashed down—and confirmed the HP drain as he jammed his staff into the man's throat. Then he charged the remaining soldiers.
Kaaaang!
Their combos were clean, like the devs had scripted them perfectly, but Seo-jun saw their openings crystal clear.
Kaaaang!
Movements that anyone would admire.
They attacked from every angle, but Seo-jun never missed a beat, wielding his staff flawlessly.
"If you wanna catch me, bring at least Shaolin's 108 Nahans."
Kaaaang!
?? Streamer was a boomer all along?
Forget that—he just landed FOUR parries. Holy shit lololol
God tier. Wow...
Still wondering who I am? Still wondering? Still wondering?
"D-Damn it."
"Run!"
When Seo-jun dropped the fourth one, the last soldier yelled at his standing comrade as he hit the dirt.
"Quick, call for backup... Gahk."
Seo-jun's staff plunged into his throat.
After testing various damage methods on the two groggy ones, this was the cleanest.
"That's six down now."
What the hell does this streamer even do?
Real newbie???
I told you. I told you. I told you. etc.
"Yeah, I'm a total newbie. You saw that earlier."
No lololol the guy who couldn't even climb the roof properly, why's he so good now
Fr, when he fell off the rope I thought I'd found a lickable newbie stream but turns out it's a god-tier vet stream
What're you on about?
Watch the replay
Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? etc.
"Hey, 'Joseon's Assassin'? Keep spamming and you're banned."
Ok
Laying down the law ㄷㄷ
lolol serves him right
"Joseon's Assassin" was the viewer who'd spotted Seo-jun's talent earlier, only to get laughed at.
Scrolling up, others had mocked him relentlessly—until Seo-jun's third parry.
"I get it, but if viewers start fighting each other, I have to ban."
Ok
ㅔ
What's scary about getting banned from a dead stream?
A snarky chat popped up out of nowhere.
"Hakko room."
Big streams were like corporations; in contrast, empty internet streams got called "hakko rooms"—shacks peddling scraps.
Ban me lololol
[lkiop1644 has been kicked]
"Done."
[Viewers: 6]
Seo-jun swiftly booted the troll.
Letting trash like that stick around for viewcount risks poisoning the vibe—others might think it's okay.
Couldn't sell out the stream's future for one viewer.
Not that he knew if there'd even be a future.
lolololol insane reaction speed. Phys beast as expected
Nice, first ban of the season—jealous!
Thankfully, reactions stayed positive. Joseon's Assassin typed:
Tbh with talent like this he'll blow up fast. Might regret the ban later lolol
Fr lol
Hm.
If he was getting props like that, was he doing well?
This life, he'd never held a proper job, so who knew. Last life, his background kept him in the shadows—passive existence, no clue.
In the martial world, background was everything. More than anything.
It dictated your martial arts ceiling, status, fame—everything.
What they ate, arts they learned, masters, experiences, connections.
All worlds apart.
In that world, he was an orphan dragged from foreign lands.
Luckily, a Volcanic Sect elder from the Murim Alliance took him in.
Recognizing his talent, the elder brought him to the gathering spot for orthodox prodigies.
At first, utter disdain.
But his heaven-defying genius pierced through like a needle from a pocket. His master tried entering him into Volcanic Sect, but rival sects blocked it—couldn't let their rival grow. Thus, he belonged nowhere.
A warrior with no banner, no advocate.
Yet genius that pierced the heavens.
The lofty Sword God.
'Had no choice but to be lofty. Hm. Nobody navigated as cautiously as I...'
Then.
'Sahyung, please stop bullshitting. Forgot how much hell you put us through with your antics?'
A hallucination? Happened sometimes.
Anyway.
Seo-jun was satisfied with the situation.
The stream was way more fun than expected.
The game too.
'Feels like setting out on a fresh jianghu journey for the first time...'
But.
'Sahyung, sneaking to Nangong Manor, wrecking the place—isn't that a jianghu outing?'
Keep interrupting my vibe.
Anyway, it's good.
Bro how are you parrying so well?
Fr, newbie secret technique?
"Oh. But how hard is parrying really?"
Vets from old series brag about Musou here too, then poof—gone. Screaming "Do-sum's an assassination godgame"
Even pros complained the timing's too strict. Gotta be perfect—1/3 fails even for them.
Stop dragging in retired scrubs lol
"I see."
Spill it already
Do it do it do it
Seo-jun answered honestly.
"Just... remember your past life."
??
Streamer lololol mental state on point lolol
"Or just watch and deflect perpendicular."
???
Pfft had zero expectations lol
No expectations (totally drooling earlier do it do it)
Seo-jun couldn't hold back a laugh.
Trolled us and laughs lolol
Hey, having fun trolling? Hey let me at him
Let go and streamer parries you
lolololol
Seo-jun chuckled to himself.
'Do I actually have a knack for streaming?'
Chatting with them was more fun than he'd imagined.
So when you moving?
Stay put and they'll all swarm
"Ah, about that..."
Tatataatak!
"Over here!"
"Intruder's this way!"
The enemies swarmed.
Thirteen in total.
Everyone in the mansion except Etore.
Initial two guards, the one who fled, four killed, twelve new ones incoming.
Plus Etore.
The twenty foes he'd scouted at the start.
13? Whole crew's here gg
x
Newbie can't help it. Stand still too long and they all aggro.
Seo-jun spread his arms wide, waiting until eight enemies surrounded him.
Gave up.
Die here, skip tutorial fast, main game go. Etore's impossible anyway
Once fully encircled, he announced his plan.
"Folks, I'll show you a 13-parry chain."
Then one lone chat appeared.
Bs
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