Chapter 19
Chapter 19
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 19
>Chapter Title: Solo Play
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Solo play.
What people call soloing, meaning playing the game entirely by yourself.
And in GodOse, it was typically used when taking down a boss alone.
A playstyle that any gamer dreams of at least once.
But on the flip side, it also meant it was so unrealistic that you had to dream it to even imagine it.
“Solo? That’s laughable in GodOse.”
“For a regular dungeon boss, maybe, but an elite boss or higher? Just shut up and find a party. Unless you want to eat a death penalty for nothing.”
“You’d need to be on Annihilation’s level to pull off a solo.”
It came from Demlock, after all, where the bosses weren’t easy enough to allow solos.
There were plenty of bosses that even four-man parties couldn’t beat—what solo are you talking about?
With graduation levels set per city, overwhelming specs to brute-force DPS wasn’t possible in GodOse either.
Even accounting for class or item effects, that didn’t reach the realm of enabling solos.
You had to understand every pattern, counter it, and squeeze in maximum damage.
That’s why Annihilation was so popular.
The first solo player.
He rocketed to stardom by single-handedly taking down the first elite boss, with his signature flashy playstyle.
Sure, plenty of people had done solos since then, but that didn’t dim his achievement.
Most of them were high rankers now, after all.
“Wow…….”
“This is actually happening.”
ShieldBest and BrowPinch gaped in disbelief.
They had no choice.
Whoosh—stab!
Slash—
Kwaaaargh!
The solo play they’d only dreamed of was unfolding live right in front of them.
When he’d suddenly charged the boss, their minds had gone blank with shock, but now it was dizzying for a whole different reason.
One question loomed just as large, though.
“Why isn’t CC landing on him?”
“We’re covered in debuffs, but he’s fine…… weird.”
“That doesn’t look like he’s debuffed…… a class unique ability?”
Debuff messages were popping up over their heads even now.
Exhaustion, stun, attack power down, defense down, and so on…… every debuff in the book, but the one tackling the boss, Kaiser, was untouched.
“Does Hero God have cheat-level immunity like that?”
“No idea…… but it’s mesmerizing.”
Seeing everyone puzzled, ShieldBest felt confused himself.
‘……What? Isn’t it a damage amp god?’
Weapon Master effects, insane DPS, and now top-tier CC immunity?
Same level 9—how?
It was almost like……
‘Like he has multiple traits.’
An absurd thought.
Even a newbie like ShieldBest knew you could only have one trait, no matter what.
The situation just didn’t add up any other way.
But the most unbelievable part was something else.
“He’s insane…….”
“You seeing him dodge everything?”
“Bro, you’re a legend.”
That impossible movement.
Dodging every attack, interrupting patterns, and steadily piling on damage.
He’d watched solo videos a few times, but nothing this clean and relaxed existed, he’d bet on it.
-HP: [2,312 / 20,000]
HP was already down to the 2,000s.
No, it was dropping in real time.
2,000, 1,800, 1,500…….
Kwaa! Kwar!
From the Variant Goblin Warrior’s perspective, it was enough to drive it mad and hopping.
Prey was right there in front of it, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn’t even graze a fingertip.
Meanwhile, that prey was striking vital spots like it had a magnet, pure mockery.
Berserk and numb to pain, it still couldn’t hold back a roar of fury.
-HP: [1,036 / 20,000]
HP kept draining all the while.
ShieldBest couldn’t snap out of it amid the absurdity.
‘……What am I even watching?’
How the hell do you even do that?
Someone might say otherwise.
It’s not like he soloed from full HP—just raiding a boss at 20% left, what’s impressive?
But if the boss was berserk, that changed everything.
‘Berserk bosses speed everything up.’
There were patterns you just had to eat, and berserk was one of them.
Insanely fast motions made it hard to interrupt or even tell from basic attacks—that was berserk’s terror.
‘That’s not memorized. He’s reacting on the fly.’
Which made it even creepier.
Anyone who’s sparred knows.
Attacks coming right at you feel several times faster than from afar.
This was what ShieldBest struggled most to adapt to in duels.
Let alone at a speed that made you flinch from a distance?
It demanded superhuman dynamic vision.
“Kaiser…….”
Maybe that’s why.
The name Kaiser, which he’d dismissed before, resurfaced.
“Huh? What?”
ShieldBest turned at BrowPinch’s voice, who’d caught the mutter.
Seeing his pure awe, ShieldBest spoke cautiously.
“……About Kaiser.”
“Boss? What about him?”
“What if he’s the real Kaiser?”
“……?”
BrowPinch and YubinKkung blinked, then froze.
They’d caught on late.
“I can’t believe it myself saying it, but…….”
ShieldBest glanced sidelong at Kaiser before continuing.
“Nothing else explains it.”
“…….”
“…….”
BrowPinch and YubinKkung shut their mouths.
No counterargument.
A fake Kaiser wouldn’t move like that, or solo.
Hell, not taking a single hit was beyond most high rankers, solo or not.
If anything, why hadn’t they thought of it sooner?
“So Boss Kaiser is that Kaiser?”
“I wanna say no way, but I dunno.”
“Wait. So we partied with Kaiser?”
Silence fell at BrowPinch’s words.
If—just if—that Kaiser was the real one.
Then they’d been part of the legendary Kaiser’s first party.
An achievement money couldn’t buy.
[Variant Goblin Warrior defeated.]
[Dungeon cleared.]
[Rewards…….]
…….
[Time Limit achievement unlocked.]
…….
“Wow…… insane.”
Right on cue, the boss collapsed, and the messages appeared.
It muddied what the awe was for, but ShieldBest was sure they all thought the same.
* * *
[Level up.]
[Swordsmanship proficiency increased.]
[Swordsmanship proficiency reached LV7.]
[Variant Goblin Warrior defeated.]
[Dungeon cleared.]
[Harvest Variant Goblin Warrior Essence Orb?]
[Harvest rewards: Variant Goblin Warrior Blood, Variant Goblin Warrior Leather, 2 Gold acquired.]
[Recorded in Tome of Adventure.]
[Measuring clear time.]
…….
Do-hyun shook off his sword as messages scrolled.
Faster clear than expected.
‘Games really are luck-based.’
His party would call it nonsense, but he meant it.
[Rage effect: 10% bonus damage to boss.]
[LV7 Swordsmanship proficiency: 7% increased sword damage.]
Legendary title First Slayer’s 10% boss bonus.
Plus all stats +10 from title, and now LV7 swordsmanship—absurd damage.
‘Like slicing tofu.’
If that wasn’t item luck, what was?
No matter the skill, no items meant no shine.
That’s what Demlock had drilled into him.
[First encounter: New boss type defeated.]
[Predation effect: All stats +6.]
‘Not now, though.’
Do-hyun smirked, satisfied after gobbling stats via Predation.
Demlock had been luck hell; now it felt overly generous.
Level up too.
‘2 to Strength, 3 to Agility, 2 to Senses.’
Stamina still fine, so skipped.
[Player: Kaiser]
[Level: 10]
[HP: 1,570 / 1,700]
[MP: 250 / 350]
[Stamina: 100 / 300]
[Class: Last Adventurer [Apostle of Kashyar]]
[Titles (2)]
-Start with Max Affinity?
-First Slayer
[Stats]
[Strength: 30(+32)] [Agility: 30(+30)]
[Stamina: 5(+29)] [Senses: 18(+29)]
[Mana: 5(+28)]
Remaining Points: 0
‘Perfect.’
Clean stats soothed him.
Who’d guess this was level 10?
Second Predation plus Latent Dragon—gangster stats.
Flinch.
His party flinched when eyes met.
‘Hm?’
Do-hyun nodded, puzzled by their wary looks.
‘Went too far, huh.’
No time to explain, hard to make them get it, so he’d soloed—but not his best move.
ShieldBest was party leader, after all.
‘Too used to my old crew.’
Demlock parties were only Kkukku, Sword Emperor, Purple Taste—veteran squad.
That was daily life; they often went harder.
“Um…… Kaiser. Are you by any chance…….”
As they approached, Do-hyun opened his mouth.
Good result, but his sudden move must’ve shocked them—time to apologize.
Ding-.
[Time Limit settlement complete.]
[Time Limit - 29:58]
[Current Record Rankings]
-1st: ShieldBest's Party [29:58]
-2nd: ???'s Party [35:11]
-3rd: Annihilation's Party [42:12]
-4th: Arthur's Party [44:07]
…….
-10th: Slayer's Party [48:35]
[Reclaimed Time Limit #1 ranking.]
[Rewards distributed by contribution.]
[1st: Kaiser]
[2nd: ShieldBest]
[3rd: BrowPinch]
[4th: YubinKkung]
“If I may be so bold…… huh?”
“Sorry…… uh?”
Not until the unexpected reward messages hit.