Chapter 130
Chapter 130
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 130
Chapter Title: Soulslike Game, Deus.
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Soulslike game, Deus.
The name of that sacred continent is Deus.
A land ruled by godslayers who inherited the arrogance of the ancient gods.
The age of gods has come to an end.
The flames of the world that burned for eons gradually died down, and the remaining logs soon turned to ash.
The golden palaces of the gods, towering loftily, have now become ruins.
The gods fell into rapid corruption due to their own hubris.
The fallen gods lost their divinity and divine authority.
They transformed from immortals symbolizing gods into mere mortals.
An era had arrived where gods could be killed, and heroes from all corners rose with weapons in hand to hunt the gods.
Now.
The legacy of the gods.
Exists only in oblivion.
A new era dawned upon the land stained with the blood of gods.
The age of godslayers.
He who stabbed and killed a god, Darmus.
He dyed the world with the black impurities flowing from the heart of the god of death.
Despair followed his footsteps, and his voice echoed with emptiness.
He who forged a sword from the bones of gods, Joaquin.
In his hand was gripped a single sword made from fragments of a fallen god.
That blade cuts through light and hope—a cursed relic that gladly judges noble souls.
He who stitched together flesh from gods, Wu Se.
Entwined with god's flesh and his own, he took on a grotesque form, groaning in agony from his immortal body.
His groans dyed the sky red, imprinting eternal pain upon the flesh of those who heard them.
These three godslayers divided and ruled the world—this is the age of godslayers.
The mortals freed from the oppression of gods now faced even greater terror.
In a world where the radiant light of gods had vanished, hope did not exist.
An era where even death could not be called respite.
Thus spoke the prophet.
"Glory fades away"
"Flames shall rise again from the ashes"
"When the word 'hope' casts its shadow once more upon this land"
"The three godslayers will move to slay the new god named 'hope'"
Now, you—the new god named [Hope] risen from the ashes.
Deus awaits a new ruler.
Whether you will topple the thrones of the godslayers and spread [hope] across the continent.
Or.
Whether you will meet an entirely different conclusion in an entirely different form.
That lies in your hands.
In this endlessly spiraling path, what fate will you meet?
...
...
...
"Th-this, this, this is a blasphemous game!"
💬 Comments
— Anon
Just a normal soulslike intro.
— Anon
But looking at it like this, it really is packed full of blasphemy lololol
— Anon
Player is a god lol
— Anon
Should run away right now?
— Anon
Hit Alt+F4 and force quit the game right now lol
— Anon
Look at the devotees desperately capping their teeth to defend it lololol
— Anon
Hey, sis, you've already resolved to dive into soulslikes.
— Anon
I'm curious what creative playstyle she'll show this time.
Soulslike game, 'Deus Soul'.
A mega-hit in the soulslike genre, infamous for its insanely brutal difficulty.
It was a game any streamer had to try at least once, so I knew of it well, but...
This was the first time I'd watched the intro from start to finish.
I had no idea it was so blatantly blasphemous.
"...Sorry for changing my mind, but I don't think I should play this..."
💬 Comments
— Anon
Augh, RP performance again?
— Anon
RP acting skills are top-tier bb
— Anon
Wtf now we gotta consider RP even for game choices?
— Anon
The goddess of RP.
— Anon
Chickening out?
— Anon
This seq is chickening out fr
— Anon
At least do first boss tries before quitting
— Anon
I hate ragequitting, but wanna see boss tries
— Anon
Just take the blasphemy punishment and play refreshingly?
I'm not saying this lightly.
If I play this game, it feels like Reflecting Myriad Stars will smite me with divine punishment.
[Anon donated 1,000 won.] But why is this blasphemy? (fr don't know)
"You're asking even though you know?"
[Anon donated 3,000 won.]
I'm seriously asking because I don't know. The villains in this game aren't gods, they're godslayers. The main story is punishing the god-killers, so isn't this the opposite of blasphemy—more like heresy normalization?
"Huh."
Come to think of it, that does make sense.
The main story is going around killing those insolent bastards who dared kill gods.
Like the donation says, it doesn't seem like blasphemy after all.
Having finished agonizing over it, I pressed the character creation button and said,
"Time to go kill those sneaky heretic bastards."
Whatever.
If I get hit with blasphemy punishment midway, I can run then. For now, let's just play.
As is typical for soulslikes, customization was pretty barebones.
Skipped the customizer quickly.
I could choose origin and weapon, and these two factors apparently had a big impact on gameplay.
I chose 'Knight' for origin.
Simple reason.
It's said there's no better class for beginners.
[Soul Demon donated 10,000 won.] Can't you play as the Have-Not?
"That one's a bit..."
💬 Comments
— Anon
No no no can't do that
— Anon
Have-Not is trash lololol
— Anon
That's a vet-only origin lololol
— Anon
No joke, picking that origin means first boss takes over a day fr
I'm a VTuber with some self-awareness.
I'm no pro gamer like Ayase—why would I pick a vet-only origin?
For weapon, straight sword and shield.
Same reason: best combo for beginners.
And so the game began.
A form takes shape from the ashes of extinguished logs.
It was me.
After the cutscene ended, a tutorial explaining basic controls appeared.
The controls weren't too hard.
Attack.
Block.
Parry.
Roll.
Just focus on these four.
From the controls alone, it didn't seem that hard...
Why's that.
A groundless surge of confidence wells up.
No matter what enemy blocks my path.
As long as I have this straight sword and shield, I fear nothing.
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...
...
Such arrogant thoughts were normalized in just five minutes.
Five minutes since game start.
Already died three times.
Once from eating three hits from trash mobs.
Once from a trap.
Once from fall damage.
💬 Comments
— Anon
Lee Jia hitting the skill ceiling already gg lol
— Anon
Starts with 3 deaths already lololol
— Anon
This seq's movement is just different lol
— Anon
First streamer I've seen die here seriously
— Anon
Block with shield ffs why keep eating hits lololol
"H-hey, this isn't bullshit difficulty? Making it this hard from the start—is this telling us to play or quit?!"
No time to vent to the devotees.
Another monster appeared.
This time, two dogs.
They looked way weaker than the previous ones, so I swung my sword at the dogs without much tension.
However.
Whether the AI was programmed to dodge player swings, my sword sliced empty air.
And soon the dogs charged me, gleefully tearing into my body.
⚠️ YOU DIE ⚠️
"..."
Dying to just two dogs—a sense of crisis was starting to set in.
B-but I've got all the patterns figured out.
They dodge if I attack first.
So block first.
Parry, then counterattack.
My physicals might suck, but my game sense isn't bad.
Revived from the campfire once more, I returned to where I died, recovered my corpse's soul.
And faced the two dogs again.
Alright.
Calmly.
First, raise shield to block the attack...
Crunch.
"Ah, I blocked it!"
💬 Comments
— Anon
"I blocked it" special) didn't block
D-don't panic.
Staggered from the hit, so roll on the ground to evade...
Crunch.
"Ah, I rolled!"
— Anon
"I rolled" special) didn't roll
No choice now.
The best defense is a good offense.
I locked onto one dog and started swinging wildly.
Slash.
Slash.
Oooh.
Attacks landing properly.
Dogs are trash mobs after all—low HP.
Two hits and it dropped dead.
What, no big deal...
Crunch.
⚠️ YOU DIE ⚠️
"Ah, you trash game!"
Forgot.
There were two dogs, not one.
💬 Comments
— Anon
lololololololol
— Anon
Ultimate praise incoming lololol
— Anon
Forgot there were two? Die then.
— Anon
High Priestess carrying soulslike... this might secretly slap?
— Anon
Ta-sty!
— Anon
More fun watching leader suffer than her raging lol
— Anon
She's genuinely horrific fr
The chat overflowed with mockery of my gaming skills.
It stung my pride.
Not even a boss, yet struggling against two dogs—pathetic.
Now I truly realized.
I've seen all the patterns; time to move on.
And so.
Twice.
Three times.
Five times.
After a total of ten tries.
"I-I won!"
I finally took down the two dogs.
💬 Comments
— Anon
gggcccccccccccccccc
— Anon
kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa
⭐ Top Comment
— Anon
Universe first, world first solo two dogs success gggg
— Anon
Pro gamer Jia! Pro gamer Jia! Pro gamer Jia!
— Anon
You've got talent.
— Anon
Aaah, it's scary... the talent named Lee Jia...!
— Anon
Info) Dogs are the strongest monsters in soulslikes.
— Anon
Info) Two dogs together harder than final boss.
— Anon
Info) Surprisingly fact.
— Anon
Two dogs is factually hard. Not 10-death hard tho lol
— Anon
What
— Anon
Red pill STOP!!!
Watching the chat go wild with nonsense to troll me,
I intuited the fate awaiting me ahead.
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