Chapter 40
Chapter 40
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 40
Chapter Title: Not Boring At All
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If anyone was worried it might drag on from a streaming standpoint, that was completely off base.
Well, sure. I get why you'd say that.
It's an action RPG, and there was no combat, after all.
"See those crows flying way off in the distance? Herd one and drag it all the way to the World Tree, then rub up against it for an Offset!! And away we go!!!"
"What the heck?!"
"Farewell, everyone! I'm casting off all the chains and shackles of this world to chase my own happiness! Be happy yourselves~~!"
But this wasn't even about combat being the issue.
The game was flying by.
It was literally skipping past the game itself—what with everything blurring into the next area before you could even take it in, there wasn't a dull moment in sight.
That cave he just zipped through mid-air? Famous hellhole of traps.
The boss he'd ignored and bolted from earlier? Infamous for summoning adds.
Nasty little buggers one and all, but hey, they couldn't look up at a flying character.
"Okay, land in the bushes if you can. Cuts fall damage a bit. Then sprint left, right, right. Side path through the thicket—two berserkers waiting. Shove one off to his death, no need for both."
"Loot the armor and weapon from the other guy, even if it takes a sec. That's why we came this far—medium armor and serrated dagger."
"Plenty think it's junk, but lifesteal covers fall damage bleed, and later with Advance Blood enchant, bleed ticks add up nice."
But the guests seemed genuinely worried—or maybe not exaggerating—filling the audio nonstop with chatter.
Yuuri was quietly impressed.
Performing those acrobatics without a single slip, and somehow keeping the mic filled seamlessly.
Wait. What was this?
I didn't even need to fill the audio.
Was this that auto-hunt thing or whatever?
"First, reason for the medium armor. In Odin's Son, exceed weight limit and you get momentum buildup, right?"
"Wear only when needed, ditch after. Secure distance, accel jump! Strip armor mid-flight!!"
Far from dull, the breakneck pace had them gasping repeatedly.
Then the mouse blurred impossibly fast, UI popping and vanishing in a frenzy.
Character stark naked in no time, somehow accelerating even more.
"Too high a jump means fall damage, sure. No sweat—that's what the serrated dagger's for. Lifesteal mid-drop."
"Ah, picked it up for fall damage?"
"Yep. There's a fall damage cancel glitch too, but needs a shield—takes time."
"...Right. And just like that, we're hitting the late-game map."
Yuuri joined the fun midway.
Tried probing with chat, but no openings.
Pace too frantic—missed streamable moments, pity.
...But did they need manufacturing? Every clip explosive; raw upload would blow up. Just enjoy.
"Chat's asking, Master? Still level 1, no farming—can you take Thor and Odin?"
"Not fighting Thor."
"Oh, Valkyries incoming. Their arrows hurt even on a graze, so walk-dodge. Rolling drains stamina."
"Wait, walk... to dodge? Instead of rolling?"
"Offset would be nice, but lightning arrows... Unless enchanted runes or magic sword, can't even offset."
"No way that tracks."
"Keep running... Here, this sis! Wingless Valkyrie!! Rub her!! Must rub!! Quick yeet, then bounce."
"High elevation means long fall time? Worth the wait... XP incoming. Level up before boss room."
Frantic pace aside, collab content solid.
Sensei nailed the vibe.
Prepped smooth, WWE clean too.
At campfire, stat allocation—Yuuri questioned.
"All stamina? Damage okay?"
"Groggy fixed damage covers it."
Started shaky, then machine-gun TMI—diction nailed info home.
"Just Thor and Odin left."
"Time: past 30 min."
"Clear time in sight."
"Huh?"
"Early 40s... Lucky, maybe 30s?"
"Huh?"
"Lemme show you something fun."
The first branches of Yggdrasil.
Highest point of the nine worlds.
Beyond where even mightiest giants couldn't climb, Odin gazed down on his children with his remaining eye.
Once, Odin plucked out an eye and cast it into the Well of Wisdom.
In exchange, that one eye beheld sun and moon's paths, life and death's truths, highest magic's secrets.
Ascending wisdom's throne at cyclops' cost, Odin realized one truth.
No spell or wisdom could halt Ragnarok's inexorable fate.
To defy fate, Odin sowed possibilities.
This game's default player name: son (SON).
This arrival, too—one seed to alter destiny.
And to test his brother who'd conquered trials, the elder set final ordeal.
Son of Odin and Thorgrim.
God of thunder and farmer both.
North's mightiest giant-slayer.
[Destroyer, God of Thunder Thor.]
Shatterer of countless frost giant hearts, smasher of mountain giant bones—nine worlds' strongest warrior.
Thor Odinson leveled his hammer at fate's entrusted warrior.
"Not fighting."
The purple-skinned weirdo grinned.
"Chipping that pig-belly'd take ages? We'll just aggro and bail."
Each slow step of Thor boomed thunder.
Ripping thunderclap chased by mighty tenor.
But the vet poked near boss, rolling floor.
"Melee's hopeless. God of Hammers, but low kicks and iron mountain—no wonder why carry it."
"...Why come if no fight?"
"Hang back, he yeets hammer..."
Provoked the war god's prized hammer toss?
"Mjolnir opener—lucky."
Hammer flung, vet beamed and bolted.
"Homing pattern, see it chase? Huh, bug? Follows out boss room!! Means? World Tree time!!"
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"Rub tree for offset—pushes up? But X fixed? Mjolnir chases? Only Y shifts? Get it? We call this Mjollevator."
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"Normally kill Thor for Sleipnir ride. This faster."
Mjolnir bounced back endlessly, boosting player skyward.
Boss let out long sigh at surreal sight.
"No clue what to say..."
"Year's worth of shock used up today..."
Thus character summited World Tree.
Majestic Thor boss theme faded distantly.
"See? Easy peasy, right?"