Chapter 88
CHAPTER 88
Chapter 88
Slash!
Seo Jun’s sword, packed with maximum sword energy, cut through Cheonsalseong’s vital points while he was still staggered.
A little less than one-third HP remained?
It evaporated instantly.
[Cheonsalseong Defeated!]
[Enemy Fortress HP -20]
The damage amplified through Heavenly Demon Divine Art was reliable.
Internal energy wasn’t infinite, and it was a limited resource.
If you still thought this level of efficiency was strange, then consider the fact that even now, most people still didn’t use it properly.
-Cheonsalseong got deleted in a 3 vs 1 lol
-EEE
-He’s seriously winning this???
-That idiot’s dead for real. Why’d he try a counterattack there? Just like a typical swordsman lol
-He got greedy trying to land two hits at once and got sent straight to the grave
Too much greed ruins everything.
Of course, if he hadn’t gotten greedy, Seo Jun would’ve kept dodging until he eventually forced an opening anyway, so the outcome probably wouldn’t have changed.
The moment it became a 2 vs 1, Seo Jun relaxed considerably, lightly dodging Namgung Family Branch Disciple’s attacks while reading and replying to chat.
-So what, you’re saying you can just keep beam-spamming like that?
-The confidence to keep dodging forever, damn
-I can’t even tell him to “show and prove” anymore
“Well.”
Namgung Family Branch Disciple, whose attack had been blocked, sighed deeply.
Just like Cheonsalseong yesterday, he was someone whose attacks kept getting shut down.
“Getting PTSD?”
The Beggar Sect user spoke.
“A little.”
Instead of surrounding Seo Jun front and back, the two now stood on either side of him.
Separating was more dangerous now.
Hadn’t the enemy sword already proven enough yesterday—
Even at slow speed, it was impossible to avoid and devastatingly powerful.
Of course, the Beggar Sect user still believed that with two people, they could create some kind of variable or escape opportunity.
But that only became possible after learning martial arts above Level 6.
The reason being the basic difference in skill.
“This isn’t even pure combat anymore.”
The Beggar Sect user muttered with slumped shoulders, while his teammate grumbled beside him.
“Seriously, where the hell did this guy come from?”
Unlike yesterday, Seo Jun wasn’t recklessly charging in.
But he was steadily dismantling their attacks.
Meanwhile, after Cheonsalseong died, every single one of their attempts had failed.
“If we at least had martial arts, we could contest him somehow.”
Before the Beggar Sect user could finish analyzing the situation—
A sword pierced through his chest.
His HP emptied, and his body turned into a corpse.
“Now it’s a 1 vs 1.”
[Hanponman Defeated]
[Enemy Fortress HP -20]
“So, I won the first round, everyone.”
It hadn’t been a long fight.
Because neither side wanted to drag things out—they both wanted a quick conclusion.
After eliminating the enemies, Seo Jun swiftly captured the central base and stepped inside it.
His HP and resources recovered.
-Damn
-He actually won a 3 vs 1
-Is he literally a raid boss lolol
-But wasn’t it advantageous since he was the only one who could use martial art traits?
-You forgetting Heavenly Demon Divine Art’s penalty?
-If there wasn’t a penalty or debuff, he wouldn’t have lost HP at all. He’d have stomped them way earlier
If enemies remained nearby, recovery stopped.
So he needed to finish them quickly.
“That’s right. If I could’ve used just my sword without penalties, I wouldn’t have gotten hit once.”
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The result spoke for itself.
“Banned.”
-LMAOOO
-If someone like that exists, maybe they should stop self-inserting first
-Even if group fights aren’t THAT unfair, winning a 3 vs 1 makes self-hype legal lolol
-Why are people overreacting about group fights? Isn’t Babjam just stronger than three Bankers?
-What are you talking about lol is 3 vs 1 automatically triple difficulty? lol
After his HP had almost fully recovered, Seo Jun stepped away from his spot.
“I’ll summarize group combat for you guys, so stop fighting in chat.”
Stopping the viewers who looked ready to argue, Seo Jun gave a brief explanation.
It was obvious that increasing the number of people strengthened things.
But it wasn’t a simple proportional increase.
That wasn’t difficult to understand, and most interested people already knew it.
Of course, that logic only applied in a game where friendly fire existed.
If the system prevented allies from harming each other no matter what skills they spammed, then naturally the difficulty of coordinated attacks would decrease dramatically.
-Ah, so that’s how it works
-That actually makes sense
-If you don’t even know this, why watch martial arts streams?
-I just watch because the stream’s fun~
-These newbies disrespecting the OG viewers from Dawn of the Martial Arts Corps
-So Babjam wasn’t equal to three Bankers then
“I never said I was only worth three Bankers. Obviously I’m stronger.”
Seo Jun’s explanation had only been about the characteristics of group combat.
He never said his skill was below three Bankers combined.
-? lololol technically he never denied it
-He’s not wrong
-Can’t even argue with that
Huh?
This wasn’t the reaction he expected.
Normally, chat would be exploding with insults by now, but surprisingly everyone just accepted it.
It honestly threw him off a little.
Thankfully, the chat messages he expected finally started appearing with slight delays.
-Nonsense ㄴ
-If not for Heavenly Demon Descends Step, you would’ve lost. Yes or no
-The difference starts at Level 6
-Then what about Green Forest? That starts with passive traits too lol
-Assassin-type passives apply from the start too
After confirming his HP and resources were fully restored, Seo Jun left the base and headed back toward the center.
“Well, once we see fights after Level 6, we’ll know who’s right. Right?”
-That’s true lol
-So where are you going now?
-Don’t tell me the enemy fortress?
-They’re gonna keep respawning at the entrance though lol
The viewers assumed Seo Jun was heading toward the enemy fortress.
Because the first time Seo Jun went mid and defeated all three enemies, that was exactly what he did.
He repeatedly fought them the moment they revived, trapping them inside while directing his teammates through chat to hunt monsters in the center and farm kills.
With the continuous damage from holding three bases and the additional damage dealt whenever monsters were killed, the game could end quickly, which was why this strategy was usually preferred.
But then—
Seo Jun suddenly headed toward the center and started hunting monsters.
“If you aim only for the vital points, it takes three hits without using resources.”
Entering the battlefield where the Orthodox Sect and Demonic Cult monsters were fighting, Seo Jun accurately targeted enemies whose HP had dropped below half amidst the chaotic melee, thrusting his sword one after another.
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
The Demonic Cult and Orthodox Sect monsters differed slightly in appearance, but it wasn’t easy to distinguish them just from their equipment.
However, details like the color of their sashes made identification easy—the Demonic Cult wore red, while the Orthodox Sect used blue.
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
-What are you doing?
-Why’s this guy suddenly farming mobs instead of pushing?
-Grinding? lol this is ridiculous lol
Seo Jun focused entirely on killing monsters.
One by one.
Even amidst the chaotic battle, he avoided taking even the slightest damage while efficiently targeting only vital points.
“Why am I farming? To end the game faster.”
No one believed him.
-Then just go to the fortress lol
-Look at him trying to widen the level gap
-I mean, farming then taking mid IS technically right lol but this isn’t how you usually play
In-game levels were gained through killing monsters, clearing special map objectives, or capturing and holding bases.
“It’s not like levels make THAT huge a difference.”
Martial art traits unlocked or strengthened every six levels were another matter, but Seo Jun knew very well that even if he farmed nonstop, creating a gap larger than six levels was impossible.
Which was why he genuinely meant it.
He had another reason.
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
[Enemy Fortress HP -5]
-If levels don’t matter much, stop farming then lol
-Babjam desperately trying to become even faster lolol
-He seriously thinks he’s weak or something?
Naturally, nobody believed him.
“This bastard...”
Cheonsalseong muttered inside the fortress.
When a player died, they were given two choices.
The first was remaining near the corpse and waiting for an ally to revive them.
The second was immediately returning to the fortress if revival seemed impossible.
The latter system existed so dead players could freely communicate among themselves.
“Hey, second-ranked Banker, what were you doing? We lost because of you.”
Namgung Family Branch Disciple and Cheonsalseong had chosen to wait inside the fortress.
The respawn timer was less than a minute.
Short, but both of them were impatient.
If they stayed near the battlefield, there was also the downside that communication became inconvenient due to distance.
“Y-Yeah, sorry. I didn’t know he could parry from that position.”
It wasn’t like his eyes were attached behind his head.
If Seo Jun truly designed that whole situation while surrounded alone, then that was absurd.
“Still.”
Jeomsoi answered quietly.
He sounded half-resigned.
“You seem pretty calm.”
“And you? I thought you’d be more shocked after losing.”
“Yeah. Weirdly enough, I’m not that upset even after losing a 3 vs 1.”
Cheonsalseong muttered while scratching his head.
“Guess it means we just couldn’t beat him in pure skill.”
He had no intention of making excuses about martial art skills or how hard group fights were.
The reality was simple.
Three of them failed to defeat one person.
Namgung Family Branch Disciple thought silently to himself.
‘Up to what level could I win a 3 vs 1?’
From a Banker-gamer perspective, maybe against opponents three whole tiers lower.
Which meant that streamer was at least three tiers above him.
Even if Martial Arts for All was a highly veteran-heavy game, he himself was clearly among the top-ranked players.
Which made this result unbelievable.
Still, there was one consolation.
“That’s only in pure physical skill. Once we hit Level 6, things will change.”
Losing in raw combat skill alone was possible.
Even if Martial Arts for All heavily emphasized actual combat ability, it was still ultimately a game.
‘That guy seriously sucks at games though.’
“True.”
His combat skills and instincts were monstrous.
But he was terrible at games.
‘When you can crush everything with raw mechanics, I guess game sense becomes unnecessary.’
He looked like he played games well—
But in reality, that wasn’t true at all.
None of them had ever seen someone play as recklessly as that streamer.
“More importantly, what’s that beggar doing?”
Twenty seconds remained until respawn.
Almost the moment they finished speaking, Hanponman respawned inside the fortress.
“Where’d you disappear to?”
“I was watching what the enemy was doing. Now’s not the time for jokes.”
•Right now Cheonma is farming mid and leveling. We need to stop him. If we run straight to mid after respawning, do you think we can win?”
After quickly returning to the fortress, he organized the situation while speaking.
Hanponman was also a veteran player, but compared to the other two, he was clearly one level below them in skill.
“I think we should hit Level 6 first before fighting.”
“We’ll lose.”
Hanponman answered without the slightest hesitation.
“Then we have no choice. We’ll close the gap as much as possible, hit Level 6, and then fight. We split up. Jeomsoi, you go top. Me and Cheonsalseong will handle the bases and monsters.”
The three immediately moved out the moment they respawned.
And until then—
They failed to notice something.
From the exact moment they revived, the speed at which their fortress HP was draining had visibly slowed down to an obvious degree.