Chapter 199

Chapter 199

Zoro lost both his swords. One had broken, and the other had left his powerless hands. He gasped for breath as he kneeled on one leg. “You really were hiding your true strength.”

“I am a Streamer, after all.”

Zoro felt a profound sense of defeat.

‘While I was distracted by the Rule Breaker and forgot about his Extra Life, Kim Chul-Soo was making thorough calculations and setups for his livestream.’

Chul-Soo had been fighting on a level above him. Zoro had felt after just a couple of clashes that Chul-Soo was hiding his true power. Even while leveling up to Level 204, Chul-Soo had meticulously concealed his true self. Zoro wondered if Chul-Soo had yet to reveal all his abilities even now.

‘I was rambling on about how Chul-Soo was a true talent, while I didn’t even know anything about him.’

Zoro had no choice but to acknowledge his complete defeat.

“I never thought I would lose to a Player who just reached Level 200, especially a non-combatant-class Player.” Zoro closed his eyes. “Kill me.”

“What if I don’t want to?”

“Is this also part of your performance? I was going to kill you.”

“I am also interested in knowing about how to upgrade the Rule Breaker. How about I make you a deal?” Cha Jin-Hyeok was not particularly interested in whether Zoro lived or died. His primary concern was acquiring the most stylish sword in the universe. It seemed like Egan Paul knew somewhat about the upgrade recipe, but that was not enough.

“I really want to upgrade the Rule Breaker. How about you trade your life for the information you know?” Jin-Hyeok said.

Zoro had been researching the Rule Breaker for decades. Jin-Hyeok judged that he would definitely need Zoro to upgrade his Rule Breaker perfectly.

Yet, Zoro remained unmoved. “It’s only fair that I offer my life since I aimed for yours.”

Several heated exchanges followed. Eventually, Jin-Hyeok said, “I hope you don’t regret your decision.”

“I don’t.”

“Are you saying that you’d be okay with not being able to see how much stronger I become?” Jin-Hyeok snorted.

“...What?”

“I am only around Level 200 right now. And I consider myself a Level Grinder at the moment.”

“...Level Grinder? You consider yourself a Level Grinder?” In Zoro’s eyes, Jin-Hyeok was far from being just a Level Grinder.

“Isn’t that obvious? My leveling speed was the fastest in the entire universe. I didn’t even have time to get used to this.”

It was only thanks to his memories as a Swordsman that Jin-Hyeok was able to draw out even this much power. ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

Zoro was speechless for a while. He realized that standards differed from person to person and that his standards were different from Jin-Hyeok’s. He also realized that Jin-Hyeok’s standards were probably the right ones!

“So what do you think will happen when I level up even more and when I am no longer a Level Grinder?” Jin-Hyeok asked.

“...”

“Aren’t you curious? Don’t you wanna see?”

“...”

-Wow! The audacity!

-LOL! But it seems like Zoro is getting convinced!

-How is he getting convinced by that? LOL!

-Chul-Soo’s reasoning behind his persuasion is a bit weird, haha.

“I am going to become incredibly strong, you know,” Jin-Hyeok said.

-That confidence is insane, LOL.

-But we all know he’s not talking out of his ass.

-Honestly, I’m also curious about how strong he can get.

Finally, the defeated Zoro replied, “What do I need to do?”

Jin-Hyeok’s words made Zoro want to live. The Swordsman yearned to witness Chul-Soo’s growth with his eyes. However, Zoro believed that everything came with a price; hence, he had thought that for attempting to kill Chul-Soo, he needed to pay with his life.

“No, wait. I will first steal the upgrade recipe of the Rule Breaker from that guy. Hold on a second.” Zoro walked toward Egan.

Egan frantically waved his hands. “W-Wait! I’m just a Strea— AHHH!”

It was an unfortunate event for Egan. After torturing Egan for a while, Zoro said, “Are you still not going to give me the upgrade recipe?”

Egan could not speak properly, with his lips swollen and several teeth broken. “I never said I wouldn’t tell!”

“What a resilient Player.”

‘I never said I was being resilient!’ Egan wanted to yell it, but his body wouldn’t obey.

“ARGH!!”

After giving Egan some more horrific treatment, Zoro finally obtained the upgrade recipe. He then handed the paper with the recipe to Jin-Hyeok. “It took some time because he’s tight-lipped.”

Egan wanted to curse Zoro but couldn’t. All he could do was lay on the ground, groaning.

-I’d say that’s enough to get him talking.

-I’m just surprised Egan isn’t dead.

Wearing a marshmallow-shaped hat and pajamas, Marshmallow opened the door. “Why are you making such a racket?”

“Hey, you have the Imitation ability, right?”

“Imitation?” Marshmallow tilted his head in confusion. After thinking for a while, he finally remembered. “Ah, the one I used when I was two years old?”

“Yes, that one.”

Most Streamers of the Arvis Server had the Imitation ability. Even if they did not have innate talents like Marshmallow, they usually mastered Imitation at an intermediate Level.

“How accurately can you replicate an opponent’s Skills?” Encyclopedia asked.

“It depends on what the opponent’s Skill is.”

“A Skill that can nearly raise the probability of Instant Kill activation to one hundred percent.”

“Man, there aren’t many of those in the entire universe. What was his name? Zoro, wasn’t it? I think he uses it.”

“Yes, that one. How accurately can you imitate it?”

“Why would a Streamer replicate that?”

“Just tell me. How accurately can you do it!” Encyclopedia yelled.

Marshmallow covered his ears. “Why are you yelling so early in the morning? Jeez!”

“Please tell me.”

“Are you that desperate?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Then call me hyung.”

“Hyung.”

“Wow, you really are desperate.” The marshmallow-shaped hat on Marshmallow tilted slightly. “Say it again.”

“Okay, Hyung.”

“Wow, you’re serious.” Eventually, Marshmallow answered, “I guess I can mimic a similar shape or something.”

“Can you produce the same effect as Zoro does?”

“Are you crazy? That’s not imitation. That’s copying. Even I can’t do that easily.”

“Right? So you’re saying that it’s not supposed to be easy, right?”

Marshmallow straightened his hat. Seeing Encyclopedia’s demeanor, he too became more serious. “Did anyone copy such a Skill with Imitation?”

“Yes.”

“Who is he?” What does he do? Does he have a specialized Job?”

“Nope, he is just a Streamer?”

“What? A Streamer used Imitation to copy a Skill of that grade perfectly?”

“Even more impressive. In some aspects, it was superior to Zoro’s Skill.”

“You’re talking nonsense. How is that even possible?”

Encyclopedia showed him a recorded video.

After watching the video, Marshmallow incredulously laughed and asked, “And there is no sign of any editing done to this video?”

“Nope, this is the original. And I also saw it live.”

Marshmallow looked at Encyclopedia with disbelief. “Yo, what the hell is going on? How is this possible?”

“So, I’m assuming you don’t know either.”

“Imitation is not supposed to work like this.” Marshmallow looked at the video for a long time before asking, “What’s this guy’s name?”

“Kim Chul-Soo.”

“Kim... Chul-Soo?” A spark of interest appeared in Marshmallow’s eyes.

Encyclopedia would realize why Marshmallow looked so interested only a few days later.

[...It is like a mysterious power. As Chul-Soo already has experience copying an opponent’s abilities through the Mythic-Grade Card’s ability several times, we can only infer that it maximized the Imitation ability’s effect. (However, it is difficult to consider this a perfect analysis.) It might also be interpreted as the application of the All-Rounder Trait, but producing such an effect with just the All-Rounder Trait alone would be hard.

(Skipped.)

...So, I have to be a bit cautious writing this, but it could be that Chul-Soo has already acquired the legendary Munchkin Trait, which is only spoken in legends.]

[Written by: Encyclopedia]

Jin-Hyeok also saw Encyclopedia’s post on the Korean Region Minor Gallery. Numerous users fiercely clashed with each other over the mysterious Trait called Munchkin. It was the hottest topic of recent controversies, with viewers and comments skyrocketing on the post. Other posts related to Chul-Soo were also being posted in online communities all the time.

Jin-Hyeok smirked. This was great content for his Eltube channel. He started his livestream.

[Munchkin.]

The title of the livestream was simple.