Chapter 83
CHAPTER 83
Chapter 83
[Martial Arts Orthodox Sect]
This was the group chat of the Orthodox faction’s Bankers—the ones who were supposed to lead the faction to victory anyway.
And right now, a level of verbal beating severe enough to qualify as abuse was taking place there.
-: You just had to win, you know
-What kind of confidence was that?
-His contribution is legendary LMAO. Even the devs probably never imagined this scenario
-This is Ubisoft’s fault for not putting a cap on reputation gain per day
-Up until the 11-win streak, everyone was still tolerating it, but because of one person...
-Exactly. That one guy’s the problem. What did the others do wrong?
-He has no awareness whatsoever
-No thoughts either
-No brain
Of course, no one could deny that this beating was entirely logical and justified.
A few people competing for the individual rankings among the Bankers?
That was something you could just let slide.
Even if the strongest player ended up being that streamer, how much would the world really change for the people who’d always been rank one anyway?
But reputation points were different.
The Demonic Cult faction itself had directly risen into a threat.
-Are you just gonna sit there instead of replying quickly?
-Haha… I thought openly admitting that the Orthodox faction’s strongest player lost in a full-scale war would look even worse, gentlemen!
-LMAOOOO look at this brainless excuse-making
-Does he seriously lack awareness, thoughts, and a brain?
-Who’s down to raid Cheonsalseong’s real-life address? (99/100) Just need you -
-Hey seriously, if it weren’t for him, we could’ve crushed the Unorthodox faction in 1,500 different ways and won. Now we have to rethink everything because of him
-Same lol
-Same LMAO
-“Strongest player,” my ass lol
-You got absolutely destroyed, just admit it
-Reason Cheonsalseong didn’t lose due to bad luck (link)
-Sorry, bros!
[‘Cheonsalseong’ has left the group chat.]
-Justice still lives
-This is the way of the Orthodox faction
-What’s the point though lol? We still need that bastard if we want to win
-Ah...
-1...
-People tell you that you lack awareness a lot, don’t they?
-Let’s just drag him back in and beat him again lol
[‘Cheonsalseong’ has been invited to the group chat.]
While the Orthodox faction beat up the problem child, the Unorthodox faction’s group chat, [Defend the Unorthodox], was mostly filled with casual chatter.
[Defend the Unorthodox]
-If we can’t stop the Heavenly Demon, then with those 14 extra points plus our faction losing too, the gap becomes ridiculous =ㄷ
-Then just stop him lol
-And can you actually stop him?
-He literally announced beforehand that he’d beat everyone, then actually pulled off a 12-win streak LMAOOOO this makes no sense
-ㄴ Still looked cool though
-The fact that he did it with the Heavenly Demon Divine Art is the craziest part lol
-He was literally the Heavenly Demon
-He trash-talks well too
-He looks annoying
-Jealous?
- honestly yes
-But considering his face in reality... yeah, it’s understandable to be jealous!
-Ha... the character design was absurdly good, damn
-LMAOOOO don’t call someone’s actual appearance a “design” LOLLLLL
And finally, in the Demonic Cult chat.
[Even if it’s just once]
-Shouldn’t we change our faction title?
-I seriously want us to win just once this time
-We need to hold onto Seo Jun-nim lol
-Even if we keep him, I don’t think anyone’s ever getting this many reputation points again in future wars
-Then is this our last chance...
-Unless Ubisoft loses their minds and massively buffs the Demonic Cult, this is probably our final opportunity
The conclusion was clear.
This was their first chance.
And perhaps their last.
Though the three group chats all had different topics and atmospheres, they shared several common points.
First, even after midnight, countless people were still awake and chatting actively.
And second—
Every single topic was related to Seo Jun.
Then, while everyone was discussing today’s events, one piece of news swept through them all.
[Martial Arts Orthodox Sect]
-We lost lol
-What?
-ArcTube
[Defend the Unorthodox]
-No way the notification is real LOL
-What happened?
-And it’s a premiere too? Who told him to upload it right now, damn it
-It’s starting!
[Even if it’s just once]
-Woooo! Cult Leader-nim uploaded a video!
-Isn’t it just today’s stream though?
-Looking at the title, I think it is from today??
-Is that even possible?
-Just watch it first. Like and subscribe too
[I Became the Strongest Player in the Game.]
[5 minutes until premiere.]
Every viewer who subscribed to Seo Jun and hadn’t manually disabled notifications received the alert.
Premiere.
A system where uploaded videos were played live like a stream before becoming a normal upload.
-LMAOOOO the premiere is annoying
-I heard the editor practically manages the whole channel. Is the editor a monster or something?
-No but seriously, if this is edited already, wasn’t this basically a stream?
-There’s no way he uploaded an unedited recording as a premiere, right?
Seo Jun turned on ArcTube.
“I can’t believe they actually edited it in just a few hours.”
The editors had stubbornly insisted they’d upload it before 1 AM, so Seo Jun sat down in front of his computer.
-The title is hilarious LOL
-It’s not even wrong though lol
-“Strongest Player in the Game”
-3 minutes left~
-If this is unedited, I’m smashing dislike immediately lol
Savage.
Truly the merciless world of ArcTube.
Good thing streams didn’t have dislike buttons.
If they did, he might’ve gotten buried in dislikes every time he lost a match.
“Should I leave a chat message or something?”
Not because he wanted attention.
-Hello everyone.
Since it was his own channel, the message he left stood out clearly.
-The owner’s here!
-Just start streaming again lol
-Seo-hi
-We have this instead of a stream though ㅎ
After that, he didn’t say anything else.
Right now, Seo Jun was also just another viewer.
He planned to enjoy it like everyone else.
Though if there was one downside, it was that from a viewer’s perspective, he wasn’t too fond of this whole premiere system.
“One minute left.”
When was this countdown going to end?
Eventually, time ran out and the video began.
The For the Martial World intro played, and then the screen dimmed slightly as a recap of the previous story appeared.
Seo Jun recalled the video uploaded at the end of yesterday.
It had been a recap video about the ninth day, painstakingly made overnight by Lee Jeonyeong so viewers unfamiliar with Bangju’s streams could understand what was happening.
-So it really is edited?
-When the rankings first got revealed, I seriously wondered who the hell this guy was
-The previous story recap is mandatory
Text appeared on screen.
It summarized the previous video.
The fact that Seo Jun had taken first place in the rankings.
How everyone who heard the news had been shocked.
Posts accusing him of colluding with Ubisoft—posts that had since been deleted—appeared one by one like newspaper headlines.
-Looking at it now, this is absurd lol
-He actually wrote posts like that?
-How dare they doubt the greatest player in history
The screen transitioned to Cheonsalseong’s declaration that he’d challenge him to a duel.
At the same time, the scene shrank as Seo Jun gradually appeared, accepting the duel request.
The Seo Jun inside the video responded:
[Sounds fun.]
He grinned.
The scene ended with a donation appearing on Bangju’s stream provoking him by mentioning his area.
The screen brightened again.
That had been the content of Day 9.
-LMAOOOO who could’ve predicted he’d cause an even bigger incident there
-That wasn’t even really provocation lol. He just naturally assumed he’d win
-The beginning of a legend
-But it’d be funny if the video ended here lol
-Honestly, editing all this within 3 hours is impossible lol
In reality, Seo Jun laughed after reading the comments.
But unfortunately for the viewers, the video didn’t stop there.
-??? How is this possible? The Demonic Cult must be backed by a corporation
-Capitalist Heavenly Demon
-Protect editor human rights!
Regardless, the Seo Jun inside the video finished speaking with Bangju, and the game finally began in earnest.
The first match ended easily.
The video switched to Bangju’s perspective and included commentary.
[You’re asking if the Bankers were targeting him? Well, yeah. Since the first four matches are where you can gain contribution points, it’d actually be stranger if they weren’t sniping him. Honestly, it’s the logical thing to do.]
At those words, the video quickly showed the next matchup.
Then it opened the ranking window and circled one spot for emphasis.
Alongside a dramatic sound effect.
The opponent was Grace of the Unorthodox, ranked fifth in contribution points.
-LMAOOOO Seo Jun-nim’s editor is openly bullying Bangju
-The editor matches the streamer lol
-“Totally logical Rank 5 Banker” lol
The fight between Rank 5 Banker Grace of the Unorthodox and Seo Jun began.
The battle was shown cleanly.
The replay camera was used effectively so viewers could immerse themselves in Seo Jun’s perspective while still clearly seeing the combat.
But Seo Jun’s attacks often had so little wasted movement that viewers couldn’t even tell when he attacked.
Like now.
Grace of the Unorthodox’s sword pierced Seo Jun’s shoulder after being given the first move, yet the one who ended up suffering fatal damage was Grace of the Unorthodox himself.
The video replayed the scene in slow motion to explain it.
“Editing really does let them explain things in detail unlike a live stream.”
Seo Jun muttered while watching the screen reveal how he’d already found the optimal position to cut his opponent’s throat before the opponent’s sword even reached him.
The difference between experts and amateurs was anticipating and preparing in advance.
People who missed that process would naturally think it looked simple and easy afterward.
But when shown like this?
-Damn
-His movements are seriously efficient
-You can already start seeing the basics of the Dull Sword style there
-He sees the future or something
-Everyone saw that, right? That’s me haha
Seo Jun’s lips curled upward after typing in chat.
-LMAOOOO this guy is unbelievable
-Please shut your mouth, sir
-The greatest player in history shouldn’t be this lightweight, tsk
This was all image-making to become more approachable.
Inside the video, Seo Jun returned Grace of the Unorthodox’s attack exactly as it had been delivered and thrust his sword forward.
-Everyone, this feint is heavier than you think. The moment you change the direction of your arm, your lower body and entire torso have to move together—
-Ah shut up
-At this rate just start streaming again
-Open the door!
-Who keeps writing essays in the comments bragging about themselves, and why do the mods only cut everyone else off?
-Because he’s the owner lol
-Honestly this guy’s just a complete idiot unless he’s holding a sword lol
-And once he holds a sword, he literally becomes the Heavenly Demon, greatest player in history LMAO
Seo Jun laughed and continued showing off in the comments every time an explanatory scene appeared.
Then the video moved to the next match.
A legendary duel unfolded between Seo Jun and ThisIsn’tMartialArtsAnymore.
The problem was that this scene had absolutely nothing to explain.
Claaang!
Claaang!
And so the viewers started demanding explanations from Seo Jun instead.
-Why did that happen there?
-I’m curious what profound intention was hidden behind that move!!!
-Please hurry and brag about yourself!
-How smart does your sword fight have to be for sparks to explode like that??? I’m so curious!
[So, you think you can keep dodging forever?]
[I can do this all day!]
-Were those two actually just playing Omok on the ground?
-Just two idiots lol
-Look at him suddenly not typing in chat during moments like this LMAO
-Is he exercising his admin powers? lol
While happily chatting away, Seo Jun suddenly encountered an unfavorable situation in the fight.
He smirked and took his hands off the keyboard.
Right now, he was just a viewer.
Then, after shifting his gaze from the chat window to below the video, Seo Jun froze for a moment.
Thud.
“Thirty thousand viewers in the premiere?”
The results of the editors’ hard work were appearing right in front of him.