Chapter 149: As the Taegeukgi Flies (2)

“Sometimes it seems like those guys lack any learning ability, don’t you think?”

Maybe it was because the capsule was provided by the Twipod party, but the capsule naturally had a streamer module installed.

Thanks to that, I could stream the game without much effort.

I could also upload it to Acktube, killing two birds with one stone.

That’s why big corporations are great.

I slowly looked at my enemy, Xiaohu, holding two long swords that glowed softly in blue.

Had he forgotten the humiliation from the last Northeast Asia Streamer Competition?

He was still glaring at me with burning determination.

“Breaking someone’s will is the most fun.”

Xiaohu.

Honestly, I didn’t have much of a grudge against him until the Northeast Asia Streamer Competition.

But after Heo-soo returned to Korea and joined our crew, he told us about the discrimination he faced in China while drinking.

From his pro gamer days to his streaming days.

Heo-soo, who had some experience working in China, seemed to have accumulated a lot of anger.

It was the first time I’d seen Heo-soo get that annoyed at a drinking party.

Not all Chinese streamers were like that, but he said most streamers who focused on were extreme nationalists with Sinocentric views ingrained in their bones.

Xiaohu was the leader of those extremists.

I heard he had been trying to restore his honor ever since the big humiliation incident last time, and today’s bold appearance was probably related to that.

In the end, I was the one who mercilessly trampled on the honor of the Chinese team.

I stared directly at Xiaohu’s nasty eyes and smiled cheerfully.

I always felt this way, but it was about time I admitted I was a pervert.

Why did this situation make me so incredibly happy?

[Current synchronization rate: 98.2%]

[High level of synchronization!]

In some games, there are cases where synchronization rates are intentionally limited.

However, since this game required physicality, the synchronization rate limit seemed to be lifted.

Thanks to that, my reaction speed was no different from reality.

[All heroes of are watching your sacred duel!]

[The Mother of Earth permits your duel.]

[The glorious duel between and is finally beginning!]

Maybe because of the Western influence, the system message announcing our duel appeared lavishly.

The message that appeared in front of me was in Korean.

This meant the developers had prepared a Korean version in advance.

A game translated into Korean…

Koreans go crazy for this kind of thing.

-Kyaㅋㅋ Of course, if the game is translated into Korean, it’s a godly game.

-I’m going to buy it as soon as it’s released.

-History and tradition of the 3K, acknowledged.

-I’ve been eyeing the interface since earlier… The game is really well made.

-ㅇㅇ I’m really looking forward to next yearㅋㅋㅋ Gaia Online Classic and Immortal tooㅋㅋ

-The old folks are already happyㅋㅋ

-Oldie but a goodie… Indeed^^ You… rascals…

As you could tell from the viewers’ reactions, game localization was crucial for its success in Korea.

I heard that SD Corporation and 3K had signed a marketing agreement together.

Sung-jae called it the .

Anyway, they’re a corrupt organization.

“Whew.”

I took a deep breath of the dry air that pricked my nose and lightly loosened up my body.

Then, I looked at Xiaohu, who had started running towards me, and smirked.

It seemed like he had a plan.

He probably intended to seize the initiative with a preemptive strike before I could close the distance and then continue with a series of attacks.

As expected of an old gamer, Xiaohu seemed to have experienced .

He was rushing towards me using , a charging skill exclusive to the .

The , which appeared in the last expansion pack of , was a relatively flexible class compared to others.

In contrast, my was a relatively old hero that had existed since the open beta.

3K must have conducted dozens of beta tests before the game’s release, but nothing created by humans could be perfect.

The skills couldn’t block that charge.

The unavoidable charging skill was almost like a cheat, but there was still a way.

was a class I had played in .

When it came to skill application, I was more confident than anyone.

“Mirror Image.”

Fwaaaah!

As soon as I cast the skill, five clones identical to me sprang up around me.

They were doppelgangers that mimicked the actions.

Since they had physical force, they could deal damage to the enemy.

But the feature I focused on wasn’t just the simple damage-dealing function.

Mirror Image.

Before I switched to a hidden class, when I was still a , the most wicked thing I did using this skill was.

“Liu Bei, three fathers.”

“Liu Bei, three fathers.”

“Liu Bei, three fa…”

It was dirty trash talk using the clones.

As expected of a game boasting high realism, the Mirror Images perfectly mimicked my words, and soon the stereo sound of trash talk was completed.

Kwaaang!

Xiaohu, who was enraged, mercilessly destroyed the two clones in front that were crossing their swords.

However, the remaining three clones, including me, quickly whispered lines into Xiaohu’s ears.

“Good Liu Bei, you are the best Liu Bei in the world. Are you male?”

“Chao ni m…”

“Oh shit, even if I was the first to trash talk, how can you be so straightforward?!”

The only Chinese phrase I remembered spilled out of Xiaohu’s mouth.

I looked at Xiaohu’s flushed face and grinned slyly.

And then I whispered softly in Korean so only I and the viewers could understand.

“Let’s use nice and proper words. People might think you have a rag in your mouth.”

Indeed, life was best when it was hypocritical.

4.

Since the was a hero who used swords, it had well-balanced skills for both offense and defense.

The Mirror Image I just used could also be used in various ways for both offense and defense.

But that wasn’t all.

The was a class modeled after Chinese and Korean martial arts novels.

The same applied to this game, .

Woooong!

My sword, pressing Xiaohu, began to emit an even clearer and brighter light.

The damage increased with continuous attacks.

Unlike other characters, the didn’t have flashy skills, but the power contained within basic attacks increased the more they were connected. 𝑅

This was the effect of the passive skill .

Kwaaang!

If the first attack was just slicing through the air, the tenth attack would break the enemy’s defense.

“Graaaah!”

Xiaohu roared wildly and thrust his spear abruptly toward my abdomen.

The spear, brimming with a red aura, rushed toward my abdomen in an instant.

But I just smiled as I watched it.

[Your current aura stack is 27.]

[The use of the passive skill is now possible!]

The reason the that once dominated disappeared into history was due to its high operation difficulty.

Like any game, as progressed, easier and stronger classes appeared.

I, too, had switched to a hidden class following that trend.

Xiaohu’s was the same.

But just because it was easy and strong didn’t mean it was the best.

Saaah.

With a freezing sound, a blue light began to emanate from my body.

Crunch, crunch, crunch.

The aura froze Xiaohu’s spear just before it could penetrate my abdomen.

And at that moment, Xiaohu’s upper abdomen was completely exposed.

He must have played for a long time, yet he didn’t seem to have done proper research.

I’m well-acquainted with such types.

Those who blindly trust their meager physical abilities and think they can crush everything with them.

If you combine good physical abilities with cunning play, you’d get the best synergy, but they forgo that advantage themselves.

Puuuck.

I lightly thrust my sword into Xiaohu’s freely exposed chest.

“This is Heo-soo’s revenge, you bastard! How could you treat Heo-soo, who’s so kind to everyone else, like that?”

-Just admit you wanted to curse.

-This guy againㅋㅋ Look at him using Cerberus’ name.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The ultimate petty king.

-Fun is on me, responsibility is on you.

-I can see Nyan-gae, who was watching the broadcast at home, boiling with a

Friends are truly great.

How happy I am that I can freely use their names when indulging in such antics.

But then it happened.

Xiaohu, who had been staggering after taking the attack, shouted loudly and his eyes began to emit a red light.

“Damn it, an overpowered class. This should be nerfed. It’s almost like we’re in a one-on-one duel mode.”

The passive skill of the , .

When their life is on the line, they recover half of their health and use , which paralyzes surrounding characters.

However, I was already out of range of that roar.

“Just as planned.”

-Kingplannedㄷㄷ

-Shia, how many moves ahead are you seeing?

-I remember that overpowered skillㅋㅋ

-Yeah, it was always annoying running into Dragon Knights in the Gaia Online arenaㅋㅋ

-The old folks are excitedㅋㅋ Nostalgia is sweet.

‘ExplainerVillain’ has donated 10,000 won!

[??? Did you just calculate the opponent’s HP and deliberately let him use the dragon?]

Oh, ExplainerVillain seems to have played quite a bit too?

I winked lightly at the donation and nodded.

“Everything is going according to plan.”

I reacted pleasantly for the first time in a while, and the effect was spectacular.

-I want to gouge out your eyeballs and drink them.

-Heyㅋㅋ Are you Cerberus? Even if Cerberus winked like that, it would be creepyㅋㅋ

-Oppa! I love it! Wink more! Kyaa! (wiggle wiggle).

-ㅋㅋㅋShe likes it, moron.

-Hyung… why are you so disgusting today? Not only your words but even your actions are so repulsive… That’s why I love you, hyung!

Ah, those Evil Gang bastards.

Even if I joke humorously, they always make a fuss like that.

“Good.”

The ’s is a one-time activation special skill.

In other words, without that skill, he wouldn’t be able to survive like he did just now.

I leisurely smiled as I watched Xiaohu quickly regain his stance.

No matter what attack he used, it wouldn’t work on me.

I had already memorized his attack patterns from , and I confirmed just now that they hadn’t changed.

Human habits don’t change easily.

So, I exhaled lazily and spoke.

“Do you want to beat me that badly? Then try saying ‘China ninety-nine’ just once. Or… ‘Taiwan number one’? If you do, I’ll let you win.”

“Fuck you! Xao ni ma. Xbadan bangzi.”

As far as I know, that’s a pretty high-level curse, right?

Since he lost in the game, does he plan to push forward with trash talk?

No way.

“Hey, you Liu Bei. Your father, three of them. Three fathers. Okay? Who’s your real father? Could you secretly tell me after the game?”

I heard he cursed at Heo-soo too.

I’m just giving back what he gave.

In this world, I’m the only one who can swear at Heo-soo like that.

“You’re lucky to have three dads. My parents passed away early…”

Here, I had to pull a ‘Tallulah’ once to gather public opinion.

This is the Tallulah, you bastard!