Chapter 375

Chapter 375

Before Cha Jin-Hyeok’s regression, Shelby had pointed her sword at the fallen Jin-Hyeok’s throat.

“Your only misfortune is being born in the small vessel called Earth,” she had said.

“...”

At that time, Jin-Hyeok had sensed his impending death. Shelby was a universe-level ranker and he was just the Sword King of Korea, so he was unable to handle her. His sword, which he boasted to be among the top ten in the Earth Server, had long been miserably broken into two.

“Then farewell.” Shelby had raised her giant greatsword and brought it down toward Jin-Hyeok’s neck. To be precise, she had stabbed the ground right next to his neck. Despite hitting a solid concrete floor, the sword had sunk deep as if the ground were made of tofu.

“However, it’s remarkable that you cultivated this level of skill in such a barren Server, so I will give you a chance.” Shelby had retrieved her sword and leisurely left the scene. Her presence at that time had been indescribable.

However, in his current life, Shelby was a bit different in the Sword Emperor Tournament.

‘Why is she so full of openings?’ Before his regression, he had felt like he were fighting a lifeless wall. It was just an unfathomable feeling. However, now, it was as though he were looking at a child. ‘Damn, has she not gained enlightenment yet?’

Players who had reached a certain level would become stronger in stages through enlightenment. He guessed Shelby had yet to reach that level.

‘She should gain enlightenment in a couple of years.’

Jin-Hyeok had been very excited after hearing that Shelby was going to be his opponent, but that excitement had fizzled out now. If one were to put it in exaggerated words, Jin-Hyeok felt betrayed.

‘What should I do now?’

Jin-Hyeok relaxed and continued fighting Shelby. Since he could easily read her movements, it was very easy for him to distinguish between feints and real attacks. He did not react to the feints and dodged the real attacks by a hair’s breadth.

The people watching Marshmallow’s livestream went wild at the sight.

-Wow, Chul-Soo’s nose almost got cut off.

-This is so intense!

-I was a little disappointed that the livestream was not in the first-person perspective, but this is amazing.

-Marshmallow!

Marshmallow was exclusively broadcasting Jin-Hyeok’s fight. Encyclopedia, who was watching his friend from the side, shrugged and thought, ‘I can tell just by watching your livestream.’

As a long-time friend, Encyclopedia could read Marshmallow’s mood just by watching the video.

‘Anyone watching your livestream can tell that you’re a Chul-Soo Lander.’

The focus of Marshmallow’s livestream was not the intense combat.

‘He seems to be fixated on making Chul-Soo look beautiful.’

Nevertheless, Marshmallow conveyed a high level of intensity in the livestream, which showed how outstanding his skills were. Thanks to this top-notch production, Chul-Soo Landers from all over the universe were flooding onto Marshmallow’s channel like a tidal wave. The number of real-time viewers on Marshmallow’s channel surpassed five billion in a blink.

-Is this where we can see Chul-Soo’s fight?

-I came here because I heard they showed Chul-Soo’s actual face.

Marshmallow went a step further and even provided a 3D screen.

-It’s graceful, so graceful.

-I’m glad to be alive!

-Mom, I’m proud of myself.

Of course, this led to side effects as well.

-Can you focus on the fight and not the face?

-Wtf? Why is everyone drooling over Chul-Soo’s face and ignoring this amazingly high-quality fight? (said while wiping drool with my sleeve.)

While the battle-focused faction and the Chul-Soo-focused faction were divided in a fierce online argument, Jin-Hyeok made a decision.

‘Overwhelming dominance should be my theme until the main tournament!’

To ensure a smooth transition between the themes of his content, Jin-Hyeok went for a production style that he had used before. “Watch closely, Shelby...”

-It’s the time of Swordsman Chul-Soo!

-He’s here! This is amazing!

-Swordsman Chul-Soo has arrived! Sound the trumpets!

-Rejoice. Cheer for Swordsman Chul-Soo!

“It’s Swordsman Chul-Soo’s time.”

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Jin-Hyeok could read Shelby's every move, so he didn’t need to check whether her movements were a trap or not.

The actual reason for this was that Jin-Hyeok was considerate of Miri. Miri preferred to attack the temples or the back of the head of Jin-Hyeok’s opponents. So, he had no choice but to add some unnecessary movements to his fights, and accordingly, he had to make the trajectory of his dagger’s movements larger.

[It’s a fact that overall, Chul-Soo is nowhere close to Unknown. Of course, that is assuming he didn’t use his abilities as an Eltuber.]

The analysis post and video were quite detailed and plausible, so it became a hot topic.

-Did you guys watch the video?

-Chul-Soo got beaten badly.

-Is Chul-Soo’s hype finally bursting? Lol.

-Honestly, I bet Chul-Soo’s opponents lost because they let their guard down.

-The main tournament is on a different level. Chul-Soo will probably get eliminated early.

People who already disliked Chul-Soo were fired up, and conservative people who disliked an Eltuber entering the Sword Emperor Tournament were also pleased with the post.

-Still, he did quite well for an Eltuber.

-Is Chul-Soo finally getting eliminated? God, I waited for this day for a long time!

-Chul-Soo was always weak.

The post comparing the skills of Chul-Soo and Unknown spread across the universe, and accordingly, numerous Eltubers covered this incident.

Kyle frowned. ‘This can’t be happening!’

He wanted to face off against Jin-Hyeok in the finals and fight fairly in the best condition, but he didn’t think there would be this kind of negative opinion against Jin-Hyeok. When Swordsmen were at the top level, the difference in skill between them was as thin as a sheet of paper. Anything trivial could change the outcome of the fight.

‘If he’s mentally frustrated, he won’t be able to show his true strength!’

Kyle hurriedly headed to Jin-Hyeok’s lodging. He did not even have the leisure to find it strange that he thought, ‘Of course, Chul-Soo will make it to the finals.’

“Kim Chul-Soo!” Kyle shouted.

As he had expected, Jin-Hyeok’s room was dark. All the lights were off, and Jin-Hyeok seemed to be covered in blankets. Kyle irritably walked and pulled the blankets off Jin-Hyeok.

“What are you doing?” Kyle asked.

Jin-Hyeok was holding his phone, his eyes red and bloodshot.

“It’s the main tournament now. If you can’t properly pull yourself together because of some rumors, you won’t be able to fully demonstrate your ski...” Kyle felt something strange. Jin-Hyeok was grinning. “Wait, you...”

Kyle secretly peaked at Jin-Hyeok’s screen.

[Chul-Soo’s Humiliation]

[Chul-Soo and Unknown Speed]

[Chul-Soo Hype]

[Chul-Soo dagger]

The trending keywords that had been filled with Unknown had changed to ones related to Chul-Soo. On Jin-Hyeok’s screen, Kyle saw Chul-Soo’s Humilia written in the search bar.

“What are you doing?”

“It’s nothing,” Jin-Hyeok said while smiling awkwardly. Kyle could see that Jin-Hyeok was about to type [Chul-Soo’s Humiliation], but had stopped midway.

‘Was he typing that to increase the search count? Is he trying to raise the view count for the term Chul-Soo’s Humiliation?’ Kyle was speechless. It just did not make any sense, but since the one doing it was Chul-Soo, it also kind of made sense.

Kyle saw Chul-Soo’s search history.

[Chul-Soo’s Humiliation]

[Chul-Soo and Unknown Speed]

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[Chul-Soo Hype]

[Chul-Soo Dagger]

Seeing Jin-Hyeok’s bloodshot eyes, Kyle unknowingly took a couple of steps back.

‘He’s... crazy!’

Chul-Soo as an Eltuber seemed a bit frightening.

Jin-Hyeok was very satisfied. ‘I won, Unknown!’