Chapter 141
Chapter 141
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 141
>Chapter Title: Outlaw Challenge
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>[Logging out.]
[The recorded video has been automatically saved.]
Psssh—
After logging out, Do-hyun nodded at the welcoming voice.
‘The video saved perfectly.’
So that’s why they use auto-save.
It was much more convenient since it saved automatically even if you hit logout right away.
He’d turned on recording just in case before entering the castle, but now he wondered if he should’ve started from the King’s Tomb.
But after a moment’s thought, he didn’t feel any regret.
‘No. It was footage I couldn’t upload anyway.’
It was packed with main quest content that anyone could see, so it was too early to share.
The Arlagini shed was ambiguous since he hadn’t secured it and it fizzled out.
The Shadow Lycanthrope went without saying.
‘Maybe because the previous videos had such a huge scale... It’s hard to pick something fitting.’
That’s how human psychology works.
Before, just catching a Death Orc Warrior would get cheers.
But now, after showing the Destroyer Gaimon and the Abyss, uploading a regular dungeon boss would leave people disappointed.
Some might still watch, but Do-hyun himself felt unsatisfied first.
“The sun’s out.”
Glancing at the window, Do-hyun muttered in wonder.
It wasn’t night yet—the clear sky was visible.
‘Logging out in the afternoon... feels like the first time.’
He’d always filled the full 10 hours, so this scenery felt awkward.
His real-life days had consisted only of morning and night.
No wonder Hyun-ah clicked her tongue every day, calling him a gaming shut-in.
Chin.
Do-hyun took a sip of water, turned on the computer, and moved the mouse.
There was one reason he’d logged out.
[Kaiser TV]
[Subscribers: 5.913 million]
“Whoa... it’s really unstoppable. Ugh, views over 20 million too... Ah, no, not this.”
Snapping out of it, Do-hyun exited his channel.
He’d checked out of habit without realizing, but that wasn’t his goal.
[Outlaw Challenge]
-Views: 4.342 million
[Outlaw VS Arthur]
-Views: 173.518 million
[Sargis’s Absolute]
-Views: 32.141 million
….
The Outlaw battle footage.
‘There’s so much out there, I should use it as reference.’
Know thyself, know thy enemy, and you’ll win every battle.
He hadn’t needed info before, or the enemies were unknowable, but Sargis’s Outlaw had tons of data from the old Outlaw Challenge.
‘Only one shot at this, so I have to be careful.’
Failing this strategy meant a massacre in Sargis Castle.
That meant the Outlaws would invade.
He needed to thoroughly research patterns and strategies.
‘Let’s take a look.’
He played the video, and a full-moon night field appeared.
Ten users battled while surrounded by countless Outlaws.
That was the hallmark of Outlaw raids.
‘Because of the Outlaw legion, it takes at least two parties, up to three or four.’
In extreme cases, even five. These ten must be super confident in their skills.
It made sense.
All their gear sparkled—clearly blanketed in Heroic-grade at a glance.
Impressive for over a year-old footage, but expected.
‘That’s Arthur?’
The video with over 170 million views.
It was the challenge attempt by Arthur, current master of Top 10 Guild The King.
-Stop the outlaws! The boss is ours to deal with.
-Yes, sir!
Among them, the shiniest Holy Knight.
At 190cm tall, with shoulders like the Pacific Ocean and visuals like a hero movie captain, he shouted, and positions formed instantly.
-Arthur! Arthur! Arthur! Arthur!
His name burst from the spectators encircling the challenge.
He raised a fist high, and cheers swelled.
[…No… army….]
The battle began.
As Arthur and The King’s executives, the early fight went smoothly.
Six held off the Outlaws excellently, while four tackled the leader without yielding.
-Haat!
Paat—!
Arthur drew the most eyes.
Fighting with brilliant golden light, he was like a hero from legend.
Even more so against a ghost soldier leader.
[Interfering… ones… shall die….]
The Outlaw leader’s chilling voice echoed from the dark, eyes flashing.
Arthur blocked with holy light.
Light versus darkness incarnate.
Cheers interspersed the flashy combat.
‘They’re doing great?’
Was his unrivaled status back then no exaggeration?
His combat sense outshone anyone from Godo-se.
Not typical level 49 power, and every executive moved flawlessly.
The pinnacle play from that spec.
Nothing to critique.
‘This would’ve been top-tier in Delrock too.’
No wonder he’s a pillar of the Top 10 Guilds.
But that lasted only briefly.
The moment the Outlaw leader pulled something out, the balanced fight flipped.
Saaah—
-Kruk!
-Kuuh….
Vicious chill rippled around the leader, soon covering a 20m radius.
The executives fighting Outlaws groaned and froze.
Bodies unresponsive, standing like fools.
Except one.
-Hup!
Arthur alone wasn’t frozen.
Immune to the CC, it seemed.
‘Hero trait….’
Seeing his old trait on someone else felt odd, but he accepted it.
One word symbolizing Arthur: Hero.
Even Do-hyun, days into Godo-se, knew he was one of nine Hero trait holders.
Slash, whoosh—
Stab!
Thanks to Arthur buying time, the executives broke free and rejoined.
But the crisis didn’t end.
Kruk—
One executive who’d fought well dropped dead suddenly.
Not the only oddity.
Their skin visibly turned purple, staggering on the verge of collapse.
-Hahk, hahk….
Arthur the Holy Knight fared better, but only relatively.
A third of his pale skin was tainted purple.
Arthur was slowly dying.
And before him, the shocking message.
[Hidden Field Boss, Outlaw Leader ‘???’’s health has reached 50%.]
[Phase 2 activates.]
[Requiem of the Underworld activates.]
[Contact with Requiem causes instant death.]
-…What?
Dark pillars erupted through the ground.
The pillars brimmed with chill so intense it pierced the screen.
And there were many.
-What the fuck!
-God damn!
Randomly rising over 20m radius, they exploded like landmines.
Executives barely enduring the cold died in an instant.
-Holy Shit!!!
-Oh, Fuck! Fuck!!
Even spectators got caught, meeting gruesome ends.
Hell in a heartbeat.
[Exposed to overwhelming underworld energy.]
[Holy power cannot repel it.]
[Take damage per second until the energy’s owner dies; damage amplifies closer to the owner.]
[Health below 10%.]
Crack—
Arthur, lucky to avoid instant death, faced the approaching leader.
-Shit….
Grabbed by the nape, his view rose, and his hollow curse ended the feed in black.
Too pathetic for The King’s master.
-Insane... scale for real?
-No way that’s in Sargis? Wouldn’t be weird in the Empire?
-Just made unkillable, right? ;;
-Came here via unknown algo Outlaw Challenge and it’s nuts ;;; Arthur got bodied.
Newtube comments were chaos, naturally.
Even glimpsing Korean amid foreign languages, all shocked.
-Wow, what did I just watch.
-Fuck, and only half HP down lololol insane difficulty lololol
-Wow, Arthur flexed hard back then, but past is past smh
└?? What the fuck?
└Arthur’s 50% is the challenge record. Know before speaking.
└70% alone got VIP treatment. Below 80% freezes, poison, crazy difficulty spikes. 50% is nuts.
└For real? Mental. No wonder 0% success total wipe fame.
└Then Empress or Annihilator couldn’t hit 50%?
└Dunno. No one challenged after Arthur got wrecked.
They were right.
He dug for more, but even 70% was rare.
Do-hyun could only laugh dryly.
“…Way stronger than expected?”
He’d expected tough, but this defied common sense.
Seemed stronger than Destroyer Gaimon.
Gaimon was solo; this had a soldier legion.
If Outlaws reached King’s Tomb first, the gatekeeper would’ve been pointless.
Even Do-hyun, who’d overcome trials and boosted specs with newfound confidence, wasn’t sure.
‘That’s Phase 2... What comes after?’
Scarier: that wasn’t full power.
Bosses like this usually had three phases. Phase 2 at 50% confirmed it.
If Phase 2 was that bad, how insane was Phase 3?
“Sigh….”
He’d just wanted a quick strategy peek, but this changed things.
Face grave, Do-hyun pondered briefly before re-entering the capsule.
-What’s up, master? Thought you logged out early, now back.
-Welcome back, my lord.
-Rizariza!
Jihad tilting his head curiously, steadfast Charlie.
And ever-cheerful Eliza’s greeting.
Do-hyun headed straight to the field.
“Oh, Kaiser.”
“Didn’t he log out? Back quick.”
“Grabbed food?”
“Straight to the forest. Questing?”
Fewer stares than before, but still many as he reached the forest.
-What, master? Straight to Outlaws?
“No.”
-Then?
Instead of answering, Do-hyun looked up.
Pitch-black night.
A massive full moon softly illuminated the forest.
[Full moon night.]
[Lycanthropes’ physical abilities amplified by full moon energy.]
[Full moon energy abundant. Outlaws’ souls thicken.]
Clack-clack—
Awooooo—
He turned at the sounds everywhere.
As the message said, Lycanthropes were huge, Outlaws more defined.
‘Day three.’
Full moon lasts six days total.
Buff ends on day five; they vanish after day six.
‘Three days and half a day….’
Time given to Do-hyun.
To boost specs before Outlaws.
Tight, but….
‘Enough.’
Drawing his fuse, Do-hyun wrapped it around Cheonbyeon and smirked.
Next three and a half days.
He’d run full throttle.
-…Chilling vibe. That look says something big’s coming.
-Rizariza….
Ignoring Jihad’s mutter, Do-hyun hurled Cheonbyeon as a dagger.
That night, Lycanthrope screams echoed through the forest all day.
Thus time passed, three days gone.