Chapter 14
Chapter 14
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 14
Chapter Title: Turning the Tables (3)
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"Kill it."
The moment he spoke, there was a slight delay before the [Ice Spear] spells launched almost simultaneously at blinding speed, striking Hurdbert in an instant.
The Ice Spears hammered Hurdbert's body like mad. And before long...
Its body swayed unsteadily before collapsing to the floor.
"Waaaaaaah!!!"
In that instant, the onlookers erupted in cheers. The chat exploded in real-time frenzy.
Most viewers were beyond awe or shock—they couldn't even grasp how this was happening, let alone the reason behind it. All they could tell from the mana flowing into Choi Juwon's body was that he was drawing on external mana.
GIFs of the Masked Instructor's skill from moments ago began flooding countless communities.
Jang Hyena's livestream featuring the Masked Instructor had already been a massive hit, but as clips of him soloing an A-rank dungeon spread across communities, it drew even more eyes.
As a result, even those who'd dismissed it as amateur mage bravado now flocked to her channel, tuning in live.
At that moment, Jang Hyena's stream shattered 2.5 million concurrent viewers—a record for personal NA TUBE livestreams, etched in history.
'This... this is insane... how many people are watching?!'
Jang Hyena stared at the skyrocketing numbers, her mind reeling in disbelief.
Live viewer counts don't just climb with subscribers.
Most NA TUBE views come from the platform's magic AI recommending videos. Direct searches account for only 10-20%.
In simple terms, a video with 2 million views means just 100k-200k people sought it out by name—loyal fans. The rest clicked because it popped up on their home screen via algorithm.
Jang Hyena, who'd been obsessing over her dashboard amid dropping views, knew this all too well.
'My loyal subs who search me out? Barely 50k...'
Her low views-to-subs ratio and tiny loyal base stemmed from her one-off "issue" and "curiosity" content. Curiosity drove subs, but not consistent watches.
'If I can keep this going, it'll be huge.'
But as the live numbers proved, the Masked Instructor's content was no flash in the pan. Over a million wanted to watch this man's dungeon clear live, unedited. If edited clips went up, views would explode via algorithm.
With that, Jang Hyena bellowed:
"Everyone! The Masked Instructor has taken down the A-rank dungeon's mid-boss! He's clearing at an unbelievable pace and has reached the final boss! You're witnessing history right now!"
She was hyping for entertainment value, but it wasn't wrong. Mages had long been seen as inferior to swordsmen in dungeons due to tricky passives like Hurdbert's, hard to counter from range.
'But after seeing that, who could say mages are weaker...'
Over a hundred Ice Spears pouring like hail— that image would burn into minds. In future mage-vs-swordsman debates, the Masked Instructor's name was inevitable.
Suddenly, Choi Juwon opened the door to the final boss chamber.
The ground shook violently as the final boss emerged.
The last area had no mobs—just the lone boss. Solo bosses like this spiked difficulty exponentially.
A massive mana echo boomed through the air. A Death Knight in helm and armor, wielding spear and shield, materialized.
Choi Juwon replied,
"Why do you think? To clear the dungeon, you monster bastard."
The Death Knight's roar unleashed deafening noise. In a savage voice, it snarled,
"What're you yapping about? You sold your soul to black magic and became a half-corpse monster."
Onlookers watching the exchange with the Death Knight were stunned.
Simple reason: Death Knights were intelligent bosses that spoke and acted human-like. Taunt them, and they enrage, patterns complicate—difficulty skyrockets.
Even top guilds raiding in parties entered the boss room silent, charging straight in. And the Masked Instructor was solo. What gave him the guts to provoke?
Naturally, chat went wild.
Ignoring it all, the Masked Instructor charged the Death Knight.
Jang Hyena shouted,
"He's charging the Death Knight! This is weird! Standard mage play is keeping distance for ranged combat, but he's rushing the boss like crazy!"
Why charge like this? Performance. Ranged domination sticks in minds, sure. But whispers might follow:
But I need disciples. And to raid Helmont Academy or the Magic Tower's top talents, crumbling their foundations.
So, I had to prove victory came from skill, external mana, clever magic use—not high-rank spells.
That's why no B-rank+ magic yet. Just B-D basics any mage could use with some talent. Even this charge? Pure external mana bursts.
External mana blasted mid-air, twisting his charging body.
The Death Knight's spear stabbed empty ground where he'd vanished.
Just hitting dirt unleashed surging death aura. One of its tricks: weapons and body oozing malevolent energy.
He blasted toward it again.
That instant, its spear thrust dead at his face.
He spun left mid-air, dodging. But so close a scratch marred his face. The Death Knight laughed,
He grinned back,
"What, midlife crisis hitting late? Drop the ego and come at me, punk."
The Death Knight surged with immense death aura, an overwhelming killing intent that chilled the camera crew—and Jang Hyena—to the bone.
Trembling atop her floating artifact, Jang Hyena thought,
'Th... this is an A-rank boss's power? Body frozen, goosebumps everywhere... Even from here, it feels like it could kill us...'
Others thought the same.
As certainty of the Masked Instructor's failure grew, a death aura spear linked to the Death Knight hurtled forth.
"Dodge... dodge it!"
The Masked Instructor stood frozen as the spear flew. Like he'd been waiting. Unable to hold back, Jang Hyena screamed for him to run. But he didn't budge.
The Death Knight's spear pierced his gut.
The Death Knight mocked,
Viewers recoiled in horror.
"Kuhaha, knew it! Dumbass amateur punk bit off more than he could chew."
Baek Juseok, watching live, savored his victory.
"What are you waiting for? Everyone, move in!"
As Jang Hyena's emergency crew mobilized for the crisis...
The Masked Instructor hacked up a gush of blood.
Then, hand on the death aura spear through his gut, he smirked and whispered,
"Absorb."