Chapter 35

<Chapter 35: The God of Sword Regressed to Level 2>

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- Subscribers...??

- Not first place?

"The condition for first place will remain."

The opponent, who was willing to bet 3 billion to see the status window.

While the most likely suspect was the Shin Self-Defense Force, there was no concrete evidence.

Moreover, it was difficult to directly retaliate against an anonymous opponent.

'Raising the conditions for revealing the status window to an extreme is the best revenge I can manage.'

Of course, the best method would be to abolish the conditions for subscribers or first place and never show it, but...

'If I do that, the interest in my broadcast will plummet.'

Despite being a Bronze League channel, Seong Jihan's channel was gaining popularity day by day.

There were many factors contributing to this remarkable growth, but the most significant was the curiosity about Seong Jihan's status window and the anticipation of when it would be revealed.

If the promise were to be abolished, the viewers' attention would surely disappear.

'The Shin Self-Defense Force, you need to become the kindling for my broadcast.'

Although it was not yet certain whether the opponent who wanted to see the status window for 3 billion was the Shin Self-Defense Force,

the situation suggested that it might be, and this nuance needed to be indirectly conveyed in the broadcast.

'That way, the attention will rise.'

After the Sword King transferred to Japan, anti-Japanese sentiment was at its peak in the 21st century.

If the nuance that the Shin Self-Defense Force was targeting him were to be conveyed, it would attract significant public attention.

'With this, the subscribers will reach 200,000 soon. I needed an excuse to change it, and this is perfect.'

Seong Jihan, who had used Takeda's scheme to his advantage, smiled.

"If you want to see the status window so badly... try to stop me from being first place, or gather 1 million subscribers."

Swoosh—

As he extended his fallen hand, three Black Vulture Guild members floated up.

"Inventory."

In that state, Seong Jihan opened his inventory and took out an item.

It was a long rope, an F-grade item called 'Binding Rope.'

Whirr—

The Binding Rope extended from Seong Jihan's hand like a snake and instantly bound the three people.

- What kind of rope does he carry around? Hahaha

- Did he prepare for this in advance?

- He throws it like an artist. Was he a cowboy in his past life?

The three players were bound so tightly that they couldn't move.

After confirming that their bodies were completely restrained, Seong Jihan released the force.

"Let's go."

Squish—

He dragged the three party members, bound by the rope.

- Humiliation... Hahaha

- He's setting up a lifetime of black history. I'm envious.

- The Black Vulture Guild, huh? What a joke.

The Warrior clenched his teeth in humiliation.

Born in Gangnam 1 Area and treated as a promising star wherever he went,

he was now being dragged like a dog for everyone to see.

"Seong Jihan...! How dare you treat us like this! Are you ignoring the Black Vulture Guild?"

He tried to intimidate by mentioning his guild, but...

Chuckle—

Not only did Seong Jihan sneer,

- A Bronze League player trying to intimidate with a guild?

- His true colors are showing from the start.

- What a third-rate villain's line.

but he was also mocked by the viewers.

'Grr...'

As Seong Jihan continued to drag them, the Warrior thought desperately.

'The last broadcast... the Mage mentioned his nephew and got killed.'

The Mage, Kim Kyuhyuk, who had insulted his nephew and was subsequently killed by Seong Jihan.

At the time, while watching the broadcast, he thought such a trashy guy couldn't exist.

'Now, I need to die, even if it means becoming trash.'

With his whole body restrained and only his mouth free,

he wanted to provoke Seong Jihan to kill him.

"This Jo... Mmm...!"

But as soon as he uttered the 'Jo' sound, the Warrior's mouth was tightly closed.

Seong Jihan, using the force, pressed an acupoint.

"Be quiet."

After pressing the acupoint, the Warrior's mouth was completely sealed.

'Now, I can move faster.'

Seong Jihan, having pressed the acupoints of the three players, took the Warrior's weapon and started moving forward.

Whoosh!

[Do not disturb His rest...]

Bang!

Before he could finish, a shield flew like a gale and shattered the guard's head.

It was the Warrior's shield, which had been pressed by Seong Jihan.

In Seong Jihan's hands, it became an excellent offensive tool.

Swoosh!

Traps were activated from all sides, and arrows flew to block Seong Jihan's relentless advance.

Clang! Clang!

While deflecting the arrows aimed at him with the shield,

"Be careful."

He activated force to protect the party members from the arrows.

"Heal."

Due to the rapid movement, the party members' health dropped from hitting the ground, so he provided healing services.

Seong Jihan demonstrated the perfect support.

- Wow, look at how he cares for his party members.

- I thought the Mage would die, but he was healed as usual.

- He's worth 10 billion, so it would be a shame if he died.

The speed was much faster than when he was in a team with party members.

Seong Jihan had already reached the last room of the dungeon's 6th floor.

Swoosh—

[Surround the intruders.]

[Do not leave a single one alive.]

As soon as he entered the last room, the tomb's guards were summoned from all sides.

Unlike before, where they were only summoned from the front,

they now appeared from all directions, forming a thick encirclement.

This encirclement was the biggest obstacle in the dungeon.

Breaking through the guards' encirclement without any casualties was the actual final mission of the dungeon 'Conqueror's Tomb.'

- Can Seong Jihan protect his party members in this room? There are over 100 guards. -If he keeps dragging them like this, one of them will surely die.

- This is the biggest obstacle.

- Chicken is here!!!!!!

Even the viewers, who knew Seong Jihan's strength, were unsure.

With over a hundred powerful guards shooting arrows from all sides, it was possible for a party member to die from a stray arrow.

Therefore, the strategy guide recommended that party members stick together to break through to the 7th floor.

Naturally, Seong Jihan had no intention of doing that.

[Limited Quest]

- Defeat all the guards.

- Reward: 1,000 Achievement Points

The limited quest that appeared on the 6th floor made Seong Jihan smile.

'It's been too long.' After completing a major quest in the defense map, achievement quests hadn't appeared for a while.

He was disappointed that they didn't appear in the new dungeon map.

1,000 Achievement Points was a good reward.

"Shield."

Seong Jihan gathered the party members in the center and used the basic support spell 'Shield.'

The viewers were stunned by the massive protective barrier that instantly appeared.

It was far too thick to be a basic spell.

- What is this? Why is the shield so thick?

- Ah... This is Seong Jihan's 'Shield'...

- What can't he do?!!!!

It was due to the power of force, which combined mana and holy power.

'Even so, it's a basic spell. It won't last long.'

No matter how thick the shield was, it would eventually break if the guards concentrated their attacks.

He needed to use the time to defeat the enemies.

Whoosh—

Seong Jihan's figure disappeared and he attacked the gathered guards.

[Death to those who disturb His rest!]

The leading guards instantly raised their shields to block Seong Jihan.

"Move."

Boom!

With a simple gesture, Seong Jihan made the guards' hands explode, neutralizing them.

With force reaching level 20, his absolute domain had expanded.

In this space, Seong Jihan could do almost anything.

Boom!

He burst the hands holding weapons and,

easily dodged the slowed attacks in the domain and cut through the enemies.

[Death...]

Swoosh!

The guards, whose movements were slowed, couldn't even finish their sentences before rolling on the ground.

'The use of force is endless.'

Barrage.

This excellent ability, which he had only used as 'strong mana.'

Seong Jihan, moving like slow motion among the slowed guards, dismantled the encirclement.

Before long,

[Cr... sh...]

the last guard's body exploded.

[You have completed the limited quest.]

[You have earned 1,000 Achievement Points as a reward.]

"Shall we go again?"

After completing the quest and releasing the still thick shield, Seong Jihan dragged the party members.

His calm tone was as if he was taking a walk with his dog.

- The guards are exploding like glass. They're not that tough, are they?

- Even a thousand nets won't work.

- X-rated nets.

What is that insane ability?

Not only the scouts but also the general viewers were curious about Seong Jihan's status window.

- Isn't the subscriber condition suddenly too high?

- Takeda is trolling, making the status window reveal even later.

- 1 million... Ah, hahaha. I thought 200,000 would be easy, hahaha.

- Why not just hire subscribers with 3 billion instead of changing the rules?

- That would be difficult in the Battle.net system.

Battle.net, made with hyper-technology from an alien civilization.

While it was possible to create sub-accounts, the system was strict about GP settlements.

A system that perfectly filtered out any manipulation of subscribers or views.

Since actual viewers had to watch to be counted as subscribers, hiring people to do it was almost impossible.

- Still, the first-place record will be broken before reaching 1 million subscribers.

- Honestly, 1 million is over the line. How many Battle YouTubers in Korea have 1 million subscribers?

- Shouldn't the diary promise be more realistic?

Just like when he initially promised to reveal his status window at 200,000 subscribers,

all viewers unanimously believed that the status window would be revealed due to a first-place failure, not reaching 1 million subscribers.

After all, 1 million was an absurd number.

- What are you talking about! Seong Jihan's first-place race won't be broken. 1 million subscribers will come first!

-BJ Geumbit is amazing.

-100 million black cow!!!

Only BJ Geumbit, who had exposed the 10 billion mission, confidently claimed that 1 million subscribers would come first.

- Kingchi... It won't be easy from the Conqueror's Statue.

- Yeah, he needs some cooperation from the party members there.

- After dragging them like dogs, will they cooperate? They might commit suicide if he releases them.

Others subtly hoped that Seong Jihan would slip from first place and looked forward to the final mission on the 7th floor.