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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 10
Chapter Title: Defeating Drake
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Seo-jun stood before Drake, the man's face reflecting in his eyes.
A black beard, deeply sunken eyes, firmly pursed lips—he had the look of a handsome middle-aged man.
"Hm. What's your name?"
Drake kept stroking his beard.
Drake looks kinda shocked lololol
He never asks for names. Must be super flustered lololol
"Unknown."
"A fine name. Unknown. The strong deserve respect."
Kya~
Bet brushing those guys off has him rattled. Us too lol
Some dude died to the first swing lololol how is this even real?
"Then I'll go all out."
As far as Seo-jun knew, Drake always went all out, even against people who somehow dodged his blades with gear or skills.
Chaaaain!
Two chains with sharp blades at their tips floated up behind Drake, aiming straight at Seo-jun.
He then drew the twin swords from his waist.
Unlike the tutorial fight with Etore, battling Drake had no restrictions.
Any gear, skills, boosted base stats—it was all fair game.
So why hadn't anyone cleared him until now?
The answer lay in those signature scattering weapons.
The two chains that danced freely through the air left no blind spots—every angle was covered.
That let Drake seamlessly link them with his twin swords to corner players.
The chains swimming freely through the air caught Seo-jun's eye.
"Assassin game, but you're taking this fight seriously."
Maybe the devs actually encouraged Musou playstyle? lololol
Can't just buff HP to counter Musou or people would riot. I like the combat variety tho.
Combat's a core part of Assassin's Dawn anyway.
Seo-jun glanced at the chat and smiled, gripping the pipe like a sword as he took his stance.
"Kehahaha! I'll go first!"
A gravelly voice rang out.
Clang!!
Drake's twin swords clashed against Seo-jun's pipe.
Then the chains shot toward him from behind Drake.
Clang! Clang!
Seo-jun backed away, swinging the pipe repeatedly to deflect them, but Drake charged again, slashing with his swords.
Drake seized the initiative, relentlessly pushing Seo-jun back.
Even Unknown's struggling against Drake
No way to beat that combo. Impossible.
Pipe was arrogant af anyway.
At least that's how it looked to the viewers.
'Tougher than fighting those ten guys.'
But.
Seo-jun's eyes sharpened, his mind accelerating.
What surfaced were memories from his past life.
From when he'd been isolated deep in enemy territory.
'Back then, it wasn't four blades—it was dozens.'
Even in that hellish situation, he'd survived.
By pressing forward while attacking, no less.
Seo-jun dropped into a low stance and dove into Drake's guard.
Kwachik!
The chain blade from behind slammed into where he'd stood a moment ago.
Seo-jun parried the downward sword aimed at him now that he was close.
Parrying.
Against trash mobs, it triggered instant-death stagger, but against a boss like Drake, it only bought a brief moment—the time to land one attack as the boss recoiled slightly.
Even that was covered by the chains.
But not this time.
Memories of swinging his sword tens of thousands of times let him perform familiar motions blindfolded.
Planting his foot, power transmitted from his solid lower body.
'Overhead strike.'
Kwaaaang!
The head.
"Kraaaagh!"
In that instant, the chat flipped like a pancake.
?? Why's Drake so easy?
Fr looks easy af.
Fact: If it looks super easy no matter who does it, they're probably a god-tier player.
This was bliss.
The only proof of his past life was these moments—clashing swords, striking down, swinging, slashing.
The combo restarted, and Seo-jun parried again.
The chains flew in immediately.
Seo-jun smoothly deflected both, gripped with both hands, and raised for an overhead strike.
The sequence flowed like a seasoned warrior executing a familiar form honed over decades, but the final motion was pure improvisation tailored to the moment.
Then back to basics: a vertical slash.
In other words.
The head.
Kwaaaang!
One might think a new body and VR would introduce errors, but reality was the opposite.
He was unbound by form or style.
Even in a single swing.
Foot placement, leg stance, torso twist, arm motion—all optimized in every instant.
Even in a different body.
Kwaaaang!
Breaking the chains and smashing Drake's head repeatedly without pause.
Kwaaaang!
Kwaaaang!
Before long, Drake's HP was fully depleted.
Disassembler's Boss Drake has been defeated.
Acquired Fragment of Order (1/4).
As the alert appeared and Drake collapsed, Seo-jun's battle-heightened emotions calmed.
He glanced at the chat next.
Unknown is a god! Unknown is a god! Unknown is a god! Unknown is a god!
Mom I saw a perfect clear again! Mom I saw a perfect clear again! Mom I saw a perfect clear again!
No fr it looks so easy. Didn't take a single hit. Drake ate dirt today lolol
'ChosunAssassin' donated 100,000 won!
This is the hope of Musou!
"Thanks for the 100,000 won, Chosun Assassin. Oh, this was a first clear too?"
Yeah
Yup
Skill check via first clears? Wild.
Just playing a different game solo lololol
'SpoonMurderer' donated 10,000 won!
What gets me is forcing it with a pipe lololol No dmg buff and he still won??
Pipe Murderer lmaoooooooo
What do you mean? He'd have won anyway lol This is even crazier lolol
"Thanks for the 10,000 won, Spoon Murderer."
Seo-jun smiled and checked the viewer count.
[Viewers: 447]
His eyes widened at the increased numbers—slightly more than his followers.
You shouldn't obsess over viewers while streaming, but the growth from the start felt good.
More joining than leaving.
"Alright, no guards coming, right?"
Yeah
Guards in this world are like K-webtoon cops lololol Never show during missions
But pickpocketing? They're everywhere.
K-webtoon lololololol
"Got it. Time to leave the theater then."
Seo-jun passed the half-destroyed stage, corpse-strewn stairs, and shattered glass at the entrance.
As he exited, a hooded figure waited for him.
Enemy at first glance—but the glint of golden hair beneath gave it away.
The figure removed the hood upon seeing him.
Christina, as expected.
"Unknown. You took down Drake? Good work."
Christina said.
"Thanks to you, we've escaped oppression even further. We're grateful."
Acquired money.
Reputation has increased.
Taking the pouch from Christina triggered the alerts.
"Reward even though it wasn't a quest? No place to spend money anyway."
Yeah, gives rewards regardless of quest.
Pipes overflowing in alleys, who needs cash lol
Drake prolly baffled af
Seo-jun shrugged it off.
Standing in the street, he faced the theater—now half-wrecked.
"So, assassination successful?"
It looked like a straight-up brawl to anyone, but Seo-jun's expression didn't change.
???
????
We never agreed this was assassination.
lmao not even flinching
Shamelessness is the charm.
'ChosunAssassin' donated 1,000 won!
No witnesses, so it's assassination. Yup.
"I agree. Just doing what an assassin game asks, right?"
The chat filled half with hooks(?) and half with 'lolol'.
Yes! That's assassination!
Fun cool sexy lololol
Seo-jun sensed this was the perfect moment.
"Alright, logging off. Did everything for today."
Aw already....
Play a bit more
Why end so quick ㅠㅠ
Thought it'd be 10 hrs min today....
Sudden end stop!
"Nope!"
"Phew."
Feeling a touch of dizziness, Seo-jun removed the headgear.
Still seated, he clenched and unclenched his hand, stretched his legs, loosened up, then stood.
'What the hell is this guy.'
Emerging from the capsule, his eyes met his friend on the bed, scrolling his phone.
"Hey, what're you doing in my room?"
"Oh, off today, so I watched your stream. Was fun."
Tae-woo waved his phone at Seo-jun.
"Checking comms now."
"Any reactions?"
Having felt the power of communities before, Seo-jun couldn't help but care.
"For 440 viewers, the buzz is hot."
Thud.
Seo-jun caught the phone Tae-woo tossed and scanned the posts.
Drake Location Info + New Route Summary
A clip of Seo-jun sparing one thug and relentlessly questioning him was posted.
Ooh, way easier method.
Parrying's pretty hard tho.
Literal demon lololol
Who's this guy?
Unknown from yesterday.
Kids, what's Fragment of Order? Never seen it in game.
Did beta and open beta ending too, no Fragment.
??? What.
Drops from Drake?
Nah, doesn't drop normally. Musou clear only? So curious...
Info posts like these led the way.
Came from Unknown's stream.
One-line summary: The era of Musou has begun!
Musou era has begun! (Got wrecked by Etore yesterday.)
+ Getting wrecked by Drake today.
You two hack my capsule? Insane lololol (OP)
Anyone doubting Unknown from now on is my enemy.
Proved Etore perfect clear skills? So did Drake. Problem?
Sounds like a light novel title lolol
Users chattered about the stream.
And there were spot-on(?) summaries of Seo-jun's broadcast.
Modern Noir Plot: Petty thief bumps into hidden expert, pipe wipes out whole gang.
Fact)
Writer sued lolol
Movie Soft, reflect on yourself
Seo-jun-related posts started gaining traction one by one.
"Whoa, so this is how communities work."
Stop yapping about new streamers, you zoomer trash!
If it feels genuine when insiders hype their faves, upvote.
As Seo-jun posts hit 30+ recs and gained visibility, hate posts like yesterday's flooded the free board.
"Yeah, fans come with haters. Nice while it lasts."
"What do I do about this?"
"What can you do? 400 viewers. Comms have 10k+ lurkers."
In short: get famous.
Like, everyone-has-heard-of-you famous.
The 'how' was the issue.
Then one post caught his eye.
Alpaca shaking now that Drake's down—hoof up lololol
Seo-jun's eyes lit up as he clicked in.
A clip showed a mid-tier streamer boldly claiming he'd never clear it.
Seo-jun followed the link to the live stream.
Watching quietly, a grin crept across his face.
Maybe.
He could use this situation.
"Hey, you know that streamer Alpaca?"
"Alpaca hyung? Yeah, collabed a few times, we're friends. Why?"
Even dogshit finds use as medicine.
Seo-jun eyed Tae-woo anew—crumbs spilling from snacks on his bed.
"Then. Let's ask him for a little favor."
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