WE TRIED TRANSLATIONS x FLAME COMICS

Translator: ZERO_SUGAR

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◈ Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint ◈

Chapter 264: Episode 49: Specialty (4)

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"This is why I told you to buy time."

[Participant Yu Junghyeok has killed Helper Thunder-Eating Bird!]

[The Yu Junghyeok-Kim Dokja Industrial Complex team has gained 1 point.]

I saw Junghyeok falling through the air as the startled Constellations looked on.

[The Constellation One Who Gouged Out His Own Eyes cries out in shock!]

[The Constellation General of Vanara reveals hostility toward the Incarnation Yu Junghyeok!]

[Many Constellations rub their eyes in disbelief at the movements of the Incarnation Yu Junghyeok.]

Despite the barrage of attacks, Junghyeok wasn't flustered in the slightest.

He moved freely, as if he knew every part of the terrain here.

When the enraged Oedipus King fired a beam of light from the tip of his staff, Junghyeok's figure had already vanished from sight.

[Where did he go?]

[Find him! He's nearby!]

The Constellations moved in perfect coordination and searched the surroundings, but Junghyeok was nowhere to be seen. Hayoung and I hid behind a large tree and watched the scene unfold.

One of Junghyeok's Attributes was Pro Gamer. He gained overwhelming advantages and adaptability in every kind of game.

This was still the early stage of the game, and everyone's abilities were restricted.

Before the Constellations could get used to the game, this first round was a field more favorable to us than anyone else. No matter which Constellation he faced, it wouldn't be easy to take on Junghyeok one-on-one right now.

[He's over there!]

General of Vanara followed the rustling in the bushes and spewed blade-like wind from his mouth.

Swoosh!

The surrounding grass was flattened at once, but Junghyeok wasn't there this time either.

The moment the flustered General of Vanara stepped back, a flash of light flickered through the piles of dirt on the ground. It was an attack too late to evade.

[Participant Yu Junghyeok has killed Helper General of Vanara!]

Right. He wouldn't be Junghyeok if he didn't take out at least two.

[The Yu Junghyeok-Kim Dokja Industrial Complex team has gained 2 points.]

[The accomplishments of Participant Yu Junghyeok have begun to fill the battlefield with the scent of blood!]

Hayoung pointed at him, trembling.

"What is that? Is he a monster?"

"Close enough. He was Korea's best pro gamer."

That was only true according to the settings of TWSA, of course.

In the distance, General of Vanara's Incarnation body split in half and disappeared. Since the rules of the game applied, the Incarnation body wouldn't truly vanish, but the Mental damage would be considerable.

[The Constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband is pleased.]

[The Constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband has sponsored 20,000 coins to the Incarnation Yu Junghyeok.]

General of Vanara's True name was Hanuman, the monkey hero of Indian mythology.

Maybe it was because they were both monkeys, but I had heard those two divinities didn't get along. It seemed that was true.

[Damn it, chase him!]

After slaughtering two opponents, Junghyeok hid beneath a canyon in the rocky region. Just then, another reinforcement appeared from that side.

[The Constellation Progenitor of Humanity wishes to teach an arrogant descendant a lesson.]

A Constellation who looked almost like a primitive human, with only his groin barely covered.

The Progenitor of Humanity, Manu.

I'd forgotten that bastard was on Meledon's industrial complex team too.

"It looks like we need to help him."

Manu of Veda was a fabled-grade Constellation. Even if he was low-ranked among them, Junghyeok would be at an absolute disadvantage if this continued.

Junghyeok had already used up his escape technique and Mana while killing two Constellations. Even if his Attribute was Pro Gamer, this would be too much from here on...

[Participant Yu Junghyeok activates Sentinel Golem's Blessing!]

Junghyeok stood atop the high ground of the rocky cliffs, aiming a huge bow.

[The constellation artifact Robin Hood's Longbow maximizes the user's accuracy!]

When had that bastard obtained something like that? He had to go to Rugratia, the area of the fifteenth Scenario, to get it...

An invisible arrow flew like a bolt of lightning and lodged in Oedipus King's body.

[Urgh...!]

Naturally, swordsmanship wasn't Junghyeok's only strength. In his previous rounds, he had mastered every kind of weapon to a master-class level.

[You! Weren't you a melee damage dealer...?]

Even Junghyeok's current Position was All-Rounder.

[Participant Yu Junghyeok receives the bonus effect of his Position.]

For as long as this game continued, Junghyeok wouldn't receive a penalty no matter what kind of weapon he used.

[I'll kill you! With something like this, something like this...!]

Oedipus King screamed, an arrow buried deep in his shoulder.

"Let's go help him too!"

"Wait."

Trying to help Junghyeok with a careless move in this situation would only interfere with his strategy. The moment I activated [Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint], Junghyeok's plan flowed into my mind like a movie trailer.

Hayoung asked at my hollow laugh.

"...What's wrong?"

"That bastard is even crazier than I thought."

Junghyeok hadn't wasted even a second on the way here. The proof was the Sentinel Golem's Blessing dwelling within his body.

[Sentinel Golem's Blessing begins to stack!]

Defeating the Sentinel Golems that lived around the canyon granted a buff with a stun effect. However, that buff had one condition.

Pshooosh!

The stun effect could only activate after twenty successful attacks.

There were now barely ten meters between Junghyeok and Oedipus King.

[With arrows like these...!]

Oedipus King leaped forward in an instant, about to fire a beam of light at Junghyeok.

Crack!

Oedipus King's body stiffened from the ankles up, then toppled forward like a falling statue.

[Helper One Who Gouged Out His Own Eyes has fallen into a stunned state.]

The stun lasted three seconds.

For Junghyeok, three seconds were more than enough.

[Participant Yu Junghyeok has killed Helper One Who Gouged Out His Own Eyes!]

[The name of Participant Yu Junghyeok resounds throughout the battlefield!]

[The Yu Junghyeok-Kim Dokja Industrial Complex team has gained 3 points.]

That made three... Honestly, I could only admire him.

Oedipus King died with his eyes wide open, and the sight was almost unreal. It was hard to believe that bastard was really the Constellation who had threatened me at the Constellation Banquet.

[Insolent brat!]

The fight wasn't over yet.

Before we could even catch our breath, the excited Progenitor of Humanity rushed in. Junghyeok's Constitution and Mana now looked dangerously low.

The Spear of the Primordial Age held by the Progenitor of Humanity drove into Junghyeok's opening. It looked like a chipped stone tool, but it was an incredibly powerful constellation artifact.

Junghyeok wasn't easy to deal with either. Twisting his waist in a fluid motion, he thrust the Black Heaven Demon Blade almost simultaneously.

Crack!

The spear shaft collided with the Black Heaven Demon Blade with a sharp scraping sound. A bright yellow aura unique to Transcendents wrapped around Junghyeok's Black Heaven Demon Blade.

In response, a vivid blue aura of status wrapped around the spearhead swung by Manu, the Progenitor of Humanity.

[Martial arts! A trick Balta left to the insects. It seems it still has some use.]

Was it because Manu could only use ten percent of his full power?

Manu didn't seem to have properly judged how much power he could control yet. Dozens of exchanges occurred in an instant, and Manu laughed heartily as if having fun.

[Not bad, human. I have seen countless Transcendents, but this is the first time I've met one as skilled as you.]

"...It seems you haven't met my master."

Rumble!

A force reminiscent of martial arts shot from Manu's spearhead. Manu was a Constellation who had mastered nearly every kind of talent a human could obtain.

Originally, Junghyeok couldn't defeat Manu in his current state. The balance of power was only holding because Manu hadn't fought battles like this in a long time.

[Interesting. Since becoming a Constellation, I can count on one hand the number of times I have exchanged more than ten blows.]

The scales of power, forcibly brought into balance, kept the duel going. I firmly stopped Hayoung, who was about to rush out at any moment.

"At this rate, that bastard will die."

I wanted to join the fight just as badly. I wanted to use [Electrification], rush in, and cut off Manu's head.

But I had to endure it now.

If things went as I expected, Junghyeok would soon encounter his catalyst. What we needed now was time. Nothing but time.

"Hayoung. Send a message through the Wall."

"What? To who?"

"The Progenitor of Humanity."

"Huh? That guy fighting Junghyeok? Ah...!"

Clever Hayoung immediately understood what I meant.

Hayoung activated the Unidentified Wall and immediately began writing messages. Before long, Manu's flustered voice rang out.

[What are these messages...?]

I didn't need to ask what situation Manu was in. Countless messages from a fifteen-year-old middle school girl were probably popping up across Manu's vision.

[Pathetic tactics!]

As Manu's movements hesitated, a radiant light began leaking from Junghyeok's body.

I'd seen that light before.

When Huiwon evolved from the Crouching One into the Judge of Evil.

And when Hyeongseong learned [Great Mountain Crush].

[The character Yu Junghyeok encounters the catalyst for Attribute evolution!]

[The Attribute Pro Gamer of the character Yu Junghyeok evolves!]

Attribute evolution.

At last, Junghyeok's second Attribute had blossomed.

The startled Manu charged forward, swinging the spear at lightning speed. At the same time, a dazzling light wrapped around Junghyeok's entire body. Watching that enthralling sight, I recalled something Jihye had said in the latter half of TWSA.

「"My master has countless Attributes. Hmm... Of course, the best is the regressor. Master of All Diseases is pretty good too, and Opponent of Gods and Demons is great as well... Huh? Which Attribute am I most jealous of? Hahaha, obviously..."」

Manu's killing blow barely grazed Junghyeok.

「"Master of Play. That one."」

Junghyeok slowly opened his eyes. He wore the exact expression I had imagined while reading the story over and over again.

「At that moment, Yu Junghyeok looked as if he understood everything about this game.」

Right now, every one of Manu's attacks probably looked like a combination of data and patterns in Junghyeok's eyes.

The Legendary-grade Attribute, Master of Play.

As long as this stage was a game, Junghyeok would become a being closer to a god than any Constellation in this world.

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