Chapter 348
-What is it, host???
-Didn't it just explode a moment ago?
-That didn't even fly over lol the rocket
Actually, the rocket exploded.
Seojun blew on the muzzle with satisfaction.
Just like a cowboy.
"I told you not to worry."
Of course, it was a sniper rifle and the fight wasn't over, so it wasn't the most appropriate performance, but this was the moment he proved there was a way to take down the Arbiter.
In a situation where most were saying it was impossible, Seojun had found a way.
So that streamer-style performance couldn't help but look pretty damn cool.
-Kya!
-What the hell did you do again!!!!
-lololololol ha his face really is a blessing, who knew even that crap pose would look cool
-It looks cool because you pulled it off!
-You really found a way, right? You crazy bastard! Crazy bastard! Crazy bastard!
-Wait, did you actually intercept it?
"Hahaha. Some of you might have guessed it, so yes, you're right. I intercepted it. But it wasn't just a simple interception. Pro Baek Doyul? I told you it was possible, didn't I?"
"W-well, yeah... Hmm..."
"You can do it, right? I showed you the method. I'll go communicate with the viewers now."
"Wait a minute!"
"Why? Don't you get the method?"
"That's not it..."
"Then you'll be able to do it."
The Arbiter lost health and hid behind cover.
That's just how it is.
It's why it's hard to kill them in one go even when many people are gathered.
Because they dodge the moment they sense danger.
'The final boss raid of Last is a different team raid, but limited to NPCs, the Arbiter is indeed the most troublesome boss.'
So it can't be caught easily.
Especially without Tier 3 weapons.
So the method Seojun chose was.
"Now, let me explain. Everyone, the Arbiter's weapons are all Tier 3 or higher. The rocket launcher is the same, right?"
Seojun stood next to Baek Doyul.
Then, with just a sliver of his face showing to observe the Arbiter, he began explaining to the viewers.
"Rockets have splash damage. But that damage decreases exponentially the farther the distance."
Baek Doyul accurately grasped the method Seojun had executed and put it into action.
Hide half his head.
Hide it to make the Arbiter fire the rocket.
Because if he kept his gun aimed, the Arbiter wouldn't come out easily.
Seojun continued speaking.
"What we need is timing. If we aim the gun now, the Arbiter will fold its launcher again and hide. That moment when the enemy's finger goes on the trigger and force is about to be applied."
Just like now.
In that fleeting, silent moment where the Arbiter had no choice but to act.
Baek Doyul's eyes gleamed as his body turned.
Likewise, the gun barrel naturally drew a parabola, aiming precisely at the Arbiter—no, at the Arbiter's distant RPG without the slightest error.
Bang!
Fwoosh!
Baek Doyul pulled the trigger.
'Oh.'
Boom!
The rocket, on its way, was hit by a 5.56mm bullet at the one-third point and exploded.
Baek Doyul truly has one of the greatest talents ever.
Seojun was impressed.
The brains to figure out what to do in a suddenly given situation, the mentality to do it without losing composure, and even the physical ability to back it up.
"Wow, you're really amazing. You caught that timing in one go?"
Seojun clapped.
It was a stiff clap with a steady rhythm, but it was sincere.
[Arbiter – 85%]
-lolololololol
-You crazy bastard, he failed
-You succeeded in one try yourself and now lol
That's right.
The rocket exploded at a point one-third of the distance between the Arbiter and their base, so naturally it couldn't deal damage to the Arbiter.
It recovered health in the meantime, resulting in 85%.
"There are definitely people laughing. But you all need to understand how hard it is to even deal damage in one go like this."
Baek Doyul gritted his teeth beside him.
Purely because Seojun was being so smug.
It wasn't resentment, just pure annoyance.
Seojun's voice was calm and slow, but it couldn't have been more irritating.
"I'm telling you, catching that timing is really difficult? It was only possible because it's Pro Baek Doyul, all of it. Stop laughing, everyone. No matter how easily I succeeded in one try."
That's rude.
-lolololololololololololololololololol
-Because of that last comment, he's definitely doing it on purpose
-Meanwhile, it seems like the host can really see our chat lol
Baek Doyul quietly waited for the next timing once more.
And.
Bang!
This time too, he hit the rocket's warhead exactly, but.
[Arbiter – 90%]
There was no effect.
Well.
Seojun shrugged and then let the viewers see the Arbiter wearing a gas mask.
"Now, it's hard to have the Arbiter shoot a rocket at us and aim the gun at the same time, right?"
But this is only the first hurdle.
With both aiming, you have to pass the second hurdle.
"The next timing you need to succeed at is the timing of pulling the trigger. Unless you make it explode at the exact moment the rocket launcher fires, the Arbiter's health won't decrease."
If you shoot while the rocket hasn't exited the launcher, it does explode, but no health damage is done.
"Yes, the fact that it's useless before firing, and that rockets can be intercepted, are things long-time Last players know. But, why did no one think of catching the Arbiter this way?"
Seojun chuckled.
People might have thought of catching it this way, but.
-No but why are you acting like such an old-timer, host lol
-It's kind of weird for the host to be explaining the game
-The host usually just says 'Oh, I can do it?' and that's it lol
Bang!
Baek Doyul's bullet flew.
They caught the timing to aim simultaneously well, but this time Baek Doyul was too fast.
It was because of the impatience caused by Seojun's calm explaining beside him.
The Arbiter's primary goal is to destroy the sniper tower.
After that, it sticks to the wall, attaches a high-yield time bomb that destroys the base, and then invades the house.
So the Arbiter is aiming at the part directly below the watchtower they are standing on.
Therefore, in this situation, Baek Doyul and the Arbiter weren't exactly aiming at each other face-to-face.
Because Baek Doyul shot a bit too fast.
Due to the angle, the bullet went into the rocket launcher's interior but couldn't detonate it, grazing past and bouncing off the ground.
Interpreting this another way, it means the rocket is coming.
To their still unfortified outer wall, that is.
Tch!
But.
"Who do you think I am?"
Seojun's gun barrel, before that, had been watching Baek Doyul's fingertip, realizing the situation, and was already aimed at the target.
He had been watching from earlier to prevent exactly this kind of situation from happening.
Bang!
"Because it's me, I think of this method."
Boom!
The rocket comes up to the three-quarters point and explodes just before dealing damage.
"Because it's me, I can execute and succeed."
-Kya!
-Oh, he really is crazy!
-Super save!!!
-Doyul, our host is watching, so practice to your heart's content!
-lololol suddenly on babysitting duty lol
-Well, since it's the host, he succeeds in catching the Arbiter like this
-Everyone probably thought of it but couldn't pull it off
-Is it really that hard???
-Can't you tell by watching Baek Doyul struggle??? Wait, could it be that the host keeps making Baek Doyul do it just to show how difficult it is? How meticulous, so meticulous
-Scary, scary ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
Suddenly the chat switched from praising Seojun to slandering him, but even Seojun couldn't predict the viewers' stream of consciousness like this.
So he just laughed and concluded.
"Let me catch it."
Because he had no confidence in failing.
Baek Doyul silently hid behind the wall, and Seojun slowly watched, then.
Bang!
Catching the timing, aiming the gun, pulling the trigger.
Fwoosh!
The bullet flying like that hits exactly the warhead of the rocket that is just about to taste the world's air and take flight.
[Arbiter – 80%]
Bang!
Continuing to deal damage beyond what it can recover.
[Arbiter – 65%]
Bang!
[Arbiter – 50%]
Bang!
[Arbiter – 35%]
Bang!
[Arbiter – 20%]
Bang!
[Arbiter – 5%]
He drives the Arbiter to the brink.
And so easily at that.
It was practically a work of art.
Being able to repeat a constant timing without a single failure is something only allowed to masters who have undergone thousands, tens of thousands of practice sessions.
But.
-K!
-So refreshing, truly crazy
-Doyul hyung... you sure your worth is okay? lololololololololol
-Since it's the host, it's fine. He's already crushed world-class players in the history books lol
-Wow, where did all those guys go who were saying you couldn't catch the Arbiter?!!!
-For real lol Where'd they go? He's just casually raiding the Arbiter.
"Last players, you probably cursed me a bit when I summoned the Arbiter. Try it once. You'll find out how difficult it is."
Seojun winked at Baek Doyul.
It meant to finish it off.
With the demonstration just now, Baek Doyul should have gotten a feel for it.
Even if he couldn't, he'd try to pull it off.
-Even sniping Raven here ㄷㄷ
-This is the troublemaker host for you
-Ah lol he's telling them to try it once lol because even Baek Doyul can't do it properly
Hoo.
Baek Doyul takes a deep breath.
He even stops breathing for composure.
Then.
Like Seojun did, he moves at the exact timing.
Pulls his finger.
Bang!
[Got it!]
[Crazy! I thought he'd catch it seeing the health go down, but he really raided it! As expected of the host!]
[Let's quickly go pick up the items!]
[Host is invincible!]
Fuuu.
Baek Doyul finally exhaled the breath he had been holding, closing his eyes deeply.
To engrave the sensation of that moment.
'He's grown.'
Seojun nodded, and Baek Doyul, opening his eyes, laughed loudly and refreshingly as if in disbelief.
Hahahahaha!
And he said.
"Thank you."
He realized he was pushed into an extreme situation to help him grow.
Baek Doyul didn't break.
And he grew even more.
'He's taking time out of his pro schedule to hang out like this, so I should at least do this much.'
Seojun just answered with a shrug.
Isn't it natural for an old-timer to want to give advice when they see a talented newbie?
It was nothing.
-lololol What's he thanking for?
-Doyul hyung! Don't be fooled! That devil made you do it just to show that even Baek Doyul barely manages it, that it's a difficult play, I'm telling you?
-lololololol
Anyway, there was something more important.
Tier 3 raid Arbiter.
Among the rewards you could get from it.
"Did the rocket launcher drop?"
[Huh? Host! Host!]
It hadn't been 2 hours yet.
In other words, it was impossible for the people who had gone outside to come in and warn them.
* * *
"Leader, someone's coming."
"Huh? Who's coming?"
The Slayer team, having all their coins stolen, had decided to wait gloomily at home to see what would happen to the server.
"Jin Seojun!"
But before long, the main culprit who could ruin the server came to them.