Chapter 284
From the sky, the monsters formed two circles.
When there were 32 monsters, they charged 16 per person.
The wild beasts that surrounded the two heroes lunged at them from the front and back, but the monsters' attacks were monotonous, consisting of biting and scratching.
Their attack movement patterns were at most four.
So it wasn't hard to identify and get used to the patterns.
Putting aside Seojun, who could perfectly dodge even attacks he'd never seen before after just one look...
Even professionals like Yon, after experiencing an attack just once, could identify the pattern just by seeing the wind-up and perfectly handle the next attack.
That meant the difficulty of the fight itself wasn't high.
No, it was on the easy side.
Like trash mobs in a regular RPG.
But if four or five attacks came at once, the story changed.
No, even those could be dodged and blocked well, but...
What if they came without a break?
[How do you dodge all that?!]
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Kael is scary.
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[That streamer uses Blessing of Radiance sometimes, but even without it, he could probably just dodge.]
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I wonder what the hell happened in Korea.
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[But Yon's health is the problem! He's dragging the Korean down!]
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A pro player. Hahaha.
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[The stupidest move in the history book! Hahahahaha!]
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That streamer will get eliminated without even showing his skills! Hahahahahaha!
Serves him right.
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-Are you Chinese?
Seojun dodged.
Even as the 32 wild beasts charged without a break.
Perfectly.
But Yon couldn't do that.
The five attacks flying at once. Six attacks.
He couldn't manage to identify the tell from all directions and move his body along multiple trajectories.
It was possible to momentarily take them into sight and dodge, but impossible to do it perfectly and continuously.
[Yon in danger!]
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Health half!!!! Less than half!!!
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His health was decreasing.
When facing 16 monsters, Yon had allowed a few attacks and lost about one-fifth of his health.
And now, facing 32 monsters, after just 10 seconds Yon had lost over half his health in an instant.
Upon seeing this, countless messages flooded in an instant.
[Hahahahaha! You're going to die soon, Korean!]
[Honestly, I want him to not die and cause a scene, but have I been too influenced by Koreans?]
[Fighting! Survive!]
[No, just die quickly, Yon!]
[Thank you, Denmark! I'll drink plenty of milk!]
[If the streamer dies because of you, I'll take revenge with a milk boycott. from korea]
[Look at the speed new messages are coming out, oh wow lololololololol the streamer's class]
Continuously.
From all over the world, that is.
It was late, but the moment when it would be decided whether they could turn it around or not.
[Minimum time needed for 5-mark combo is 20 seconds?]
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Hahaha!
Can it be done in 20 seconds?
With 32 monsters constantly mixing like a shell game?
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Seojun moved.
The duration of Double Mark was 30 seconds.
While twisting his body to dodge monsters flying in from all directions, he brought his sword against the torso of one and slashed a vital spot. Then, the moment the monster landed, he struck a second vital spot, and while dodging the next attacks, a third vital spot.
One of the circles seen from above started to move.
As Seojun moved, the monsters that had been surrounding from a distance pulled back accordingly, and those that would charge charged.
Lowering his sword, he slashed and stabbed the torso of a beast the size of a hyena.
A Double Mark appeared.
It took 4 seconds.
It was instantaneous, and as if he'd already picked out his next target, Seojun immediately attacked a vital spot.
In the complex field of vision where white vital spots appeared on the torsos of 32 monsters wherever Seojun looked, he didn't lose track of the monsters, but...
[Yon is dying, streamer!!!! Hurry!]
Yon's health had only one-third left.
Yon was now completely only allowing attacks on the parts wrapped in Defensive Field, playing with the goal of taking only one hit.
There wasn't a single moment his health wasn't decreasing.
If it were reality, Yon would have been drenched in sweat, concentrating to an extreme degree. Yet this was the best he could do.
[Double Mark x2!]
[Yon health 1/4!]
[Double Mark x3!]
[Yon health 1/5! No, 1/6! Barely any health!]
The circle of Yon standing still and the circle of Seojun constantly moving gradually drew closer.
15 seconds had passed, and Seojun was chasing the last remaining monster.
And then.
The moment when Yon would die from just one hit and the two circles were about to close in.
[He's dead!]
[Failure at this rate!]
[Yon cut!!!! Denmark farm cut!]
Success.
Instead of striking the monster's vital to create a fourth Double Mark.
Muttering, knowing Yon would die, he blocked the one attack Yon had allowed through inertia.
[???]
[He sees Yon here and decides to block? How many eyes does he have?]
Ultimate.
Seojun muttered once more and spun his body around.
The vital of the monster he'd originally been chasing touched his sword, and a fourth symbol settled above the monster's head.
A total of 64 monsters surrounded them at a distance of less than 0.5 meters.
With 2 seconds left until they doubled.
[Defensive Field switch]
Yon caught his breath, wrapped his entire body in the invincible state that accumulates damage—the bluish barrier of the ultimate—and Seojun quickly started to slash Yon's vital spots.
Seojun no longer dodged the monsters' attacks.
Even as his body was clawed and bitten, Seojun unwaveringly aimed only at Yon.
Seojun's health, without a damage reduction buff, quickly wore down, but the appearance of the fifth mark was inevitably faster.
At the same time, 64 new monsters appeared from somewhere and lunged at them in an instant.
And in that moment.
[Judgment Sword]
One Judgment Sword embedded right above Yon's head, and four Judgment Swords began to embed randomly at close range.
Kwaaaang!
A spectacle.
It was a spectacle of giant swords falling from the sky upon the horde of monsters.
But it wasn't over yet.
[Blessing of Radiance]
Following that, Seojun activated an invincibility skill, and Yon released the accumulated energy.
Kwaaaaaang!
A sound even louder than before shook the earth.
The shockwave swept through the area.
It was Yon's ultimate, with a larger range than Eric's ultimate range.
Never touch Yon when he's using his ultimate.
It was a famous saying in the league.
Because the shockwave, combining the splash damage of the four Judgment Swords, the single Judgment Sword, the damage from Seojun's vital slashes, and the damage from the monsters' attacks, swept through the monsters.
Thud, thud, thud.
As the monsters turned to ash, numerous materials began to drop.
It was a scene that would surely be counted among the top moments of Day 3, no, even in the history book.
***
"Success! It's a success! They succeeded! Wow!"
Bangju, who had been watching while barely breathing, cheered.
Yon's situation had been too urgent.
His health was in a state where it never stopped decreasing.
Then Seojun calmly blocked and handled it, followed by the ultimate combo.
"Five times Judgment Sword! And the counter!!! Success!"
-Wow, seriously lol, the pro almost dragged us down
-Yon's super low health, damn lol
-I don't know about their teamwork, but they're holding on well
-I told you the streamer is a madman, right? His physical is above pros, right?
-For real lol
-This is truly insane
-Now let's pick up the materials and go!
"Whoa! Seojun-nim is really... so moving! Look at the forums, there's so much hype! Look at this!"
Bangju brought up a screen.
It was a screenshot of a forum post where countless curses and cheers were going back and forth.
-lolololol
-I kind of thought they'd fail
-I believed though?
-Acting like unbelievers. Heretic! They're heretics!
"Actually, this hype from those complaining they'd fail is only 1 minute long~. Whoa. Following the 3-minute curry! The streamer beats the forum in just 1 minute again!"
-Bangju... aren't you the streamer of this channel?
-The streamer of this channel is a streamer too.
-Those guys are overseas, go find a foreign dish that cooks in 1 minute
-1-minute cereal squad lol
-Streamer! Streamer! Streamer! Streamer!
How are the other official broadcasts watching this?
Bangju was excited to watch those reactions during the one-hour break after Day 3 ends.
She was especially looking forward to the reaction of Kapil, who wore a cat headband.
And the moment she returned to Seojun's screen.
[Aaaaaah!]
The Viking in the hunting ground where countless materials had fallen was shouting.
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Yon was shouting.
The reasons were complex and manifold.
First, the joy of having succeeded.
It was a moment where the adrenaline surged and it felt like his brain would explode.
Second, the fact that he almost died, which doubled the joy of this moment.
Just moments ago, his history book had almost ended.
In the middle of safe and boring quests, he had almost met an ending where he died due to his own recklessness in pulling mobs.
Third, the fact that Seojun hadn't been hit even once. That was social death.
He was acknowledging the gap between him and Seojun.
'Back then, he'd seen something like that and pulled it off...'
And many people probably knew that Seojun had skills that surpassed most pros.
But there were just as many who didn't know Seojun was that good.
But in that situation, he dies first? When Seojun was so relaxed?
And because of that, Seojun also leaves the history book, unable to prove here that he's better than most pros?
For Yon, who called Seojun 'hyung-nim', it was the worst possible situation.
In this world, even when you prove yourself in front of many people, talk still comes out.
But if Seojun were to be eliminated on a stage seen by many people...
'My reputation...'
Anyway, he survived.
"Kraaaaah!"
He survived.
But, next time won't do.
Yon was struggling.
It was impossible.
If they did more of this stupid, reckless mob-pulling, he had no confidence he'd survive.
He recalled Seojun, who had calmly attacked his vital spots that had become invincible even as his own flesh was being bitten.
That was madness.
'He's just a different species.'
Let's beg.
Yon decided to do that.
With just that success, he could probably make up for two days' worth.
From now on, even just safely hunting 64 or 32 monsters, they'd be faster than others.
As long as the quest doesn't end the very next day. Their pursuit speed is much faster.
So.
"Hyung-nim?"
Yon approached Seojun, who was picking up items.
"Why?"
"Uh, from now on, instead of 128 monsters..."
"Don't tell me you're scared?"
Ah.
Really.
For a moment, Yon genuinely felt disillusioned with people, but he held it in.
Because if he said something about feeling disillusioned, he might get hit again.
Fortunately, Seojun wasn't a heartless person.
"Yeah, well. Seeing you almost die, it was pretty dangerous."
Was he being understanding?
The Viking felt slightly touched.
"That's right."
"So, about the 128 monsters, you know?"
"Yes."
"I'll just handle it alone."
"Huh?"
"You stay far away and come collect materials when I'm done."
"......"
"What."
"Could you have done it alone?"
"Yeah. Seven Judgment Swords are nothing special."
"Then since when did you figure you could do it alone?"
Seojun's answer was smooth.
"From the moment I first hit a monster."
"Then why did you bother... with me?"
"It's fun."
"...But you almost died?"
"What are you doing? Hurry up and pick up the items."
"You son of a..."