Chapter 154 : The Standard Of Battle
Chapter 154: The Standard Of Battle
-“He’s completely toying with him.”
-“It’s basically like Sun Wukong in Buddha’s palm.”
-“What? Buddha? Buddhism?”
-What’s Buddhism?
-Buddhism is called Buddhism in English ㅇㅇ Buddhism
-Oh Buddha, are you still sleeping!
-Why did the guy above suddenly go crazy;
‘What the hell is this?!’
The stream sniper who had attacked Baek Woohyun with a regular supernatural ability skill flinched and stepped back in surprise. He belatedly came to his senses upon hearing the mockery coming from the broadcast he had open on the side.
Along with that, deep confusion bloomed on the opponent’s face that had been filled with only hostility. Well, having just experienced that situation, his mind must be incredibly complicated.
He wasn’t even sure whether he had truly been completely read, or if he had been fooled by lies like before.
“Since the first supernatural ability skill missed, the opponent’s mind must be quite complicated now. Did he really read me perfectly? Or was I just fooled by a bluff like when he guessed my location?”
“···?!”
And Baek Woohyun was leisurely seeing through even this. To him, who had been through all kinds of trials and tribulations, an ordinary person’s mind was all too obvious.
In ‘that place,’ he had predicted opponents’ attacks just by observing which shoulder twitched, where their toes pointed, or where they looked.
Analyzing an ordinary person who was already shaken enough to spill various signals at the slightest touch wasn’t particularly difficult for him.
“Eventually, ordinary people give up on thinking deeply. They make decisions based on vague feelings without any basis. Those who don’t are an extreme minority; most people are like this.”
“······.”
“The judgments of those who’ve given up on thinking are much easier to predict. Since they’ve gained the conviction that regular supernatural ability skills won’t work, they’ll now try to attack with their ultimate supernatural ability skill. It means their mind has become urgent. At that moment.”
Click.
“You show them this.”
“···?!”
-The Breaker appearsㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-??? : I can also attack from range!
-Why is it so funny how the sniper flinches every time Hackphysical does somethingㅋㅋ
-Ugh tsk tsk That’s why you shouldn’t snipe
Baek Woohyun suddenly aimed his Epic-grade Breaker at the stream sniper, and before the gun barrel pointed at him, the opponent showed his umpteenth surprise.
If someone else had pulled out a Breaker, the reaction wouldn’t have been this intense, but how could anyone dare do the same when facing Baek Woohyun’s Breaker?
He had demonstrated the absurd new technique called ‘Breaker Fanning’ and instantly elevated the status of the Breaker from being treated as a variety show weapon.
‘Dangerous···!’
Moreover, the collapse of the safety the stream sniper had been unconsciously assuming also played a part in his reaction.
Currently, he and Baek Woohyun were standing at a considerable distance from each other. In other words, he had thought he could react and use defensive skills if an attack came.
But with the long-range weapon Breaker suddenly appearing here, it wasn’t particularly strange that the opponent realized the danger.
“Tyang!”
“[Three Streaks of Lightning Wall]!”
Crackle crackle!
Perhaps the psychological burden was too great.
The stream sniper who reacted to Baek Woohyun’s verbal shout was terrified and used a defensive skill.
The lightning extending from his hands divided into three walls that layered around him for protection, but it was utterly meaningless.
After all, Baek Woohyun hadn’t even pulled the Breaker’s trigger.
-“Puhah!”
-“Ahahah!”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-No wayㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-He got scared by a sound made with his mouthㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I take back what I said about it being boringㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is seriously hilarious, this sniperㅋㅋㅋㅋ
‘True Education Supporter’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[This is real true educationㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
“···Ugh!”
Naturally, the studio erupted in laughter. The stream sniper’s performance was ridiculous enough to make even them burst out laughing without resistance.
No doubt, even if this scene was posted on community forums, it would receive the exact same reaction. In fact, even harsher mockery would definitely pour in.
There was also a fairly high possibility it would be talked about for a long time with titles like ‘True True Education’ or ‘Stream Sniper Disgrace Legend.’
“Damn it···!”
The stream sniper’s face turned bright red. Even without the sounds of ridicule reaching him, he knew very well how ridiculous he looked.
The moment he gritted his teeth, lifted his head, and glared straight at Baek Woohyun.
Tyang-!
“Ueok?!”
The real gunshot fired by Baek Woohyun struck the stream sniper.
To be precise, it struck the defensive skill [Three Streaks of Lightning Wall] the opponent had used, but it was essentially the same as directly aiming at him.
Because the timing matched perfectly—surely Baek Woohyun’s intention—the startled opponent tumbled backward with a crash.
Since the defensive skill caused the opponent to fall, it was truly no different from directly aiming at him.
-Damn itㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-How much funnier is this going to getㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The guys who tried to snipe Hackphysical are probably all running away nowㅋㅋ
-If you still snipe after seeing this, I acknowledge your courageㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“If you predict what judgment the opponent will make in what situation, you can create lethal results even with such light deception.”
The studio became a sea of laughter once again, but Baek Woohyun, who didn’t have the chat window open, was calm.
Of course, even if he had been watching, his reaction wouldn’t have been particularly different.
To him, this was just doing the natural things naturally.
“This is the orthodox method of easily navigating combat.”
-Principles of Mathematics? No, Principles of Combat! Yes
-It’s orthodox, but can anyone actually follow this?
-I can’t for one ㅅㄱ
-How do you follow making gun sounds with your mouth to deceive the opponentㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Tyang! Tyang! Tyang!
After finishing his explanation, Baek Woohyun fired the Breaker repeatedly at the stream sniper. It was an insincere attitude as if handling some annoying task.
The opponent, who couldn’t even think of counterattacking after being toyed with so many times, seemed to have his spirit completely broken by his appearance.
This was evident from how he stood there blankly without dodging even though [Three Streaks of Lightning Wall] was shattered, and was eliminated.
“Fuck.”
[◇ Baek Woohyun –〔Eliminated〕-> (Anonymous)]
“······.”
Baek Woohyun reloaded the Breaker while letting the kill log pass by. The stream sniper’s corpse wasn’t even in his field of vision anymore.
His personality wasn’t gentle enough to pay attention to such trivial and worthless existences one by one.
-“That was a very substantial lecture! Hackphysical-nim!”
“Thank you.”
-“But if it’s alright with you, could you show us once against a regular enemy?”
“A regular enemy?”
At Baek Woohyun’s question, Cha Seongcheol on the other end of the voice call quickly continued speaking.
-“Yes. Ah, of course I’m absolutely not doubting the combat principles you explained, Hackphysical-nim. However, that stream sniper just now didn’t have much prior information, right?”
“That’s true.”
That was definitely an undeniable fact.
The fact that the opponent was a sniper and was spying on the broadcast was also a kind of information when you think about it, and Baek Woohyun had thoroughly utilized it for tracking.
Additionally, during combat he had cleverly used knowledge about Hackphysical in the opponent’s head, like ‘Breaker Fanning.’
-“Most viewers will face opponents with absolutely no information in PVP, so I thought it would be important to show how to proceed with combat in those situations.”
-Right right
-The dignity of an official commentator ㄷㄷ
-If I make gun sounds with my mouth, the opponent will probably laugh at me
-How do you use the Breaker Fanning deception ㄹㅇ
“Understood.”
Baek Woohyun lightly nodded. It wasn’t a particularly difficult request for him anyway.
After all, ‘Survival’ mode was a battle royale. In other words, he had to eliminate all enemies and remain alone to achieve victory.
Adding some explanation in the midst of that was hardly a burden. Especially since this was still the Gold 4 rank bracket.
[◇ Time until 1st restricted zone designation: 300 seconds]
[◇ Current zones scheduled for restriction ─ Zone 1: Military Base, Zone 8: Hotel, Zone 13: Slums]
“Hm?”
-Ah of all times
-We’re right in the scheduled restricted zone ㄷㄷ
-Since it’s a central zone, we need to run right now
-Let’s go somewhere else first and restart the lecture?
‘Five minutes.’
Even at the system message saying the Zone 1: Military Base where he was currently staying had become a scheduled restricted zone, Baek Woohyun had an indifferent expression.
It wasn’t like it would immediately become a restricted zone and he’d get a game over, and even if it did become a restricted zone, he could survive for several dozen seconds.
That was more than enough time for him to leave one zone.
‘I’ll just catch about three or four and leave.’
“···Now that information has been given that this place will soon become a restricted zone, it’s easy to predict what judgments enemies will make. First, they’ll think they need to leave this place.”
-Insane ㄷㄷ He’s starting the lecture right away
-The confidence to ignore the restricted zone completelyㅋㅋ
-But catching people while they’re fleeing the restricted zone is a good strategy
-There’s a reason checkpoints exist
Tada!
Baek Woohyun kicked off the ground and dashed forward. Toward the opponent he had already identified with presence detection.
While doing so, he simultaneously began his explanation, but in contrast to the vigorous movement of sprinting between buildings, his tone remained calm as ever.
Thanks to his superhuman physical performance that allowed him to speak a few words while running without any hindrance.
“The field of vision of those who’ve decided to flee while being chased by a time limit tends to narrow. Scenery they would normally examine more carefully gets roughly passed over. For instance, they become defenseless in places like this.”
Tadadat!
Baek Woohyun climbed the building’s exterior wall in just a few steps and stood tall on the rooftop railing. It was the highest point among the nearby buildings, so he had a clear view below.
He could clearly see the opponent he had marked as his next target frantically fleeing. It was clear enough that even viewers could spot him without difficulty.
As per the explanation he had been giving, the opponent wasn’t even looking toward the rooftop. He was just repeatedly checking left and right while running toward the zone’s outskirts.
Even though Baek Woohyun was openly standing half-leaning on the railing looking down, the opponent didn’t seem to notice at all.
-You really don’t look upward ㄹㅇ
-I feel like I’m watching myself run away ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Then they get sniped and die and claim it’s unfair
-I need to check upward carefully from now on; they’re completely looking down like this and don’t notice at all ㄷㄷ
“Like this, even when dealing with an unspecified multitude rather than a single target, constantly thinking about what judgment they’ll make in what situation can be of great help. And once you get used to it, like me─”
Tyang-!
“Ueok?!”
Baek Woohyun aimed the Breaker without hesitation and pulled the trigger, and the opponent who was suddenly shot screamed and tumbled.
While the particle barrier blocked the damage from the gunshot, it couldn’t stop the transmitted shock and emotional disturbance.
“[Guardian Stone]!”
Still, the fallen opponent’s response was fairly swift. He rolled to the side and hid behind an empty supply crate, even using a defensive supernatural ability skill.
However, it was hard to see that as a particularly wise judgment. He moderately blocked the surroundings, but the space directly above where Baek Woohyun was remained completely empty.
Moreover.
“─You can force the opponent’s movement. Just now, I deliberately shot the opponent while he was passing by the empty supply crate. Because I predicted the opponent would hide behind it to avoid gunfire from an unknown direction.”
-Wait, you predicted that too?
-Actually I predicted this too ㅅㄱ
-I even predicted that you’d predict this
-Reminds me of old comics where they teleport a bunch trying to get behind someone
‘ㅇㅇ’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[I predicted that you’d predict that I’d predict this ㅅㄱ]
-Brain rot
-Not funny
-They don’t know moderation tsk
-The reaction is too cold thoughㅋㅋㅋㅋ
It was even more so if that too was an action performed within Baek Woohyun’s palm.
Tyang! Tyang!
Eventually, by the time the opponent noticed Baek Woohyun standing on the rooftop, the particle barrier had completely crumbled and irreversible damage had been dealt.
The opponent’s expression upon realizing his defenses were useless futile efforts wasn’t very good, but what could be done?
After all, dying from ignorance is how all games work.
[◇ Baek Woohyun –〔Eliminated〕-> (Anonymous)]