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Reincarnator’s Stream

[Translator – SCM]

[Proofreader –  ilafy]

Chapter 57

WHOOM—!

A yellow light flashed at the center of the stadium. 

A thunderous sound drowned out all the smaller noises. The participants, who had been hesitating to move or had just started fighting, all turned their heads toward the sound and light.

Lee Su-hyeok and Omar had collided—their match would most likely decide the winner of the tournament.

At first, most people thought that Omar would win, but at that point, no one was sure anymore.

'Please… let it be Omar.'

'I've gone all-in on you. If you lose this time, I'm doomed!'

'Is there going to be an upset?'

In the stands, those who had bet on the match clasped their hands together.

'I don't care who wins. I just hope they're both a mess.'

'If their Stamina drops, I'll also have a chance.'

'Maybe I can take advantage of the situation…'

The participants, who were focused on the fight, held their breath, hoping to reap the benefits if both were worn out afterward.

Just as everyone was eagerly awaiting the outcome, there was one place where the result was already known, and a celebration had begun.

- An upset. Nice!!!

- This is it!!!

- Take your shirt off! Take off your pants! Take off everything!

- Damn. I should have believed…

- Hahaha. There was someone who didn't believe in him?

It was Su-hyeok's chat window.

- He actually won, lol.

- It was a bit more anticlimactic than I expected.

- Yeah, I thought it would be more intense.

- The taunt was a big factor, I guess.

- Yes. To be honest, he was at a bit of a disadvantage when they first clashed.

Before the screen in the stands could show the outcome, Su-hyeok's stream had already revealed the result.

Bzzt—

Yellow electricity flowed through Omar's body. With a large hole in his torso, he collapsed to the ground. Blood dripped from his mouth.

[You've acquired 39 territories.]

[You have a total of 82 territories.]

A message announcing the acquisition of territories rang out—it was an announcement that said Omar had been defeated.

He still hadn't closed his eyes.

- Woah…

- He died with his eyes open.

- Nothing happened…

- He must have really hated the idea of losing.

Omar, unable to close his eyes, still glared at Su-hyeok, even after dying.

Su-hyeok clicked his tongue as he looked at him. 'His mental strength is formidable.'

His mental strength had brought him that far, and it was his mental strength that kept him glaring at Su-hyeok after he died.

Su-hyeok checked the hole in Omar's body. With the power of the spear he had just created, Omar should have instantly died.

Despite everything, he had made it all the way to him. Even with such wounds, his Stamina allowed him to remain standing, and his mental strength to try to somehow extend his spear.

He was already a good player who couldn't be mocked for being a 3rd-floor rookie.

'We'll meet again soon.'

Besides the match…

'In the Thunder Cave.'

Encounters with him were far from over. Perhaps, by then, provocations like that wouldn't work.

Although the match was over for Omar, in the Thunder Cave, he would be carrying the weight of his team members behind him.

Bzz- Bzzt—

As time passed, Su-hyeok and Omar slowly came into view.

The participants, shocked by the unexpected outcome, stared at Su-hyeok in astonishment.

"Lee Su-hyeok…"

"He really won?"

The opponent was none other than Omar, a player known for nearly having conquered the Thunder Cave, which was considered unclearable. He was a veteran who had stayed on the 3rd floor for 10 years.

Omar was different from the players, who were on the 3rd floor because they encountered a wall and couldn't advance to the next floor.

Despite having the qualifications to go higher, he'd remained there due to his goal of clearing the Thunder Cave. As if proving that one could get stronger, even on the 3rd floor, he kept pushing beyond his limits.

Omar became an anomaly that disrupted the ecosystem.

But to think it would end like that…

Gulp—

A nearby participant noticed that Su-hyeok had 82 territories. It was obvious that whoever claimed those would win the tournament.

Moreover, there was only one ecosystem disruptor left.

'Can I win?'

'He's wounded from his own skill.'

'Lightning is a skill that consumes a lot of Stamina. I'm sure it must have significantly decreased from his previous fight.'

The participants began seeing Su-hyeok as prey.

"Ah, right. The missions…" Catching his breath as he glanced at Omar's corpse, Su-hyeok checked the remaining time.

There were 59 minutes left, which meant time was almost halfway over.

"I don't have much time left. I must hurry."

The winner was already decided—all that was left was the 300 points per kill mission.

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Creak—

The rocking chair tilted back sharply. Siwoo, who suddenly got up while watching the stream, was silent for a while before muttering, "That's insane…"

Psaaa—

Crack, crack—

The area around his feet began freezing again, starting from where he stood. Soon, the house he was staying in completely froze, but whether he knew it or not…

"Is that… even possible?" Siwoo was still staring at the stream, muttering in disbelief.

The streamer who had just taken down Omar was taking down the other participants, one by one—Lee Su-hyeok.

'That spear, just now…'

The spear that streamer Lee Su-hyeok had created…

Although Siwoo thought he knew a lot about the Lightning skill and the damage output it could deal, the spear had been made in a way he'd never seen before.

'It was different from the one Su-hyeok used to make.'

The Su-hyeok that Siwoo knew also wielded a spear, but the difference was that his spear was more ordinary—it was simply the Lightning skill’s power condensed into a simple and effective technique.

The spear created by streamer Lee Su-hyeok felt more precise. It was as if…

'It’s like a player crafted an item.'

Blood flowed from Su-hyeok’s hand, and the tip of his sword trembled as he swung it at other participants. Although he tried to act tough, it was clear that he'd used a considerable amount of Stamina.

The lightning spear that took down Omar dealt damage that one could think of as a finishing move, so the Stamina consumption was probably also great.

Swoosh—

Another participant was slashed by Lee Su-hyeok's sword.

The chat window was in a festive mood.

- Let's go for the win~~~

- I'm curious about the options of Free Thief's Feet.

- For real. To think we'd get to see that on this stream.

The viewers were confident in his victory, but Siwoo, who knew better than anyone how impressive the streamer was, wasn't sure about him winning.

"Will he be able to endure it?"

It wasn't a fight between Lee Su-hyeok and the other participant—it was a fight between Lee Su-hyeok and himself… a fight of how long he could hold out.

'If he manages to endure it…'

Minjae's relic would fall into his hands, and that would be the moment Yeryeong made a move.

"Yeryeong was a fan of this stream, right-?" He raised his head and checked Yeryeong's empty place. "Huh?"

Only then did Siwoo discover that he'd frozen the ground and his home. Although he was good at freezing things, he didn't know how to unfreeze them.

"Damn it…"

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Slash—

An iron shield fell into pieces. The player, who was covered in armor and trying to block, fell to the ground with an aggrieved expression on his face.

[You've acquired 3 territories.]

[You have a total of 113 territories.]

The time limit decreased, and the number of players with multiple territories increased.

At first, Su-hyeok was focusing on kills rather than the number of territories, but from the middle of the match, he created another goal…

['If you're curious, 50K points' has registered a mission.]

[It seems you aren't paying attention to territories. I'll add 100 points per zone from now on.]

Su-hyeok's eyes began searching for players with many territories.

- Three missions in the finals…

- At this point, he's at the level of a major corporation.

- Look at the viewer count, lol. He's already at the level of a mid-tier streamer.

He'd gotten four missions in the finals. If he added the one for winning, there were a total of five. The missions were of a scale that one wouldn't normally see on a small stream.

In fact, Su-hyeok's viewer count had grown so much that it was hard to refer to him as a novice streamer anymore.

[Viewers: 12,880]

His viewer count had surpassed 10,000 and was getting close to 13,000.

Su-hyeok's stream had risen to what was commonly referred to as a mid-sized company.

[You've acquired 6 territories.]

[You have a total of 153 territories.]

He chased down players with many territories. At the same time, Su-hyeok checked when the match would end.

'There are 20 minutes left.'

“Haaa… Haa…” His breathing was rough. Although he'd been struggling to breathe for a while, only then did it begin to show.

"That guy seems to be getting tired."

"So that's why he's been taking a short break between each kill!"

"He's tired!"

Almost everyone knew about the Lightning skill’s weakness.

Due to Su-hyeok looking so energetic, they had forgotten about it for a moment, but once his weakness was revealed, all that was left was to tear him apart.

"Don't give him time to rest!"

"If we don't catch him now, we won't get another chance! Keep pressing him!"

Everyone rushed toward him.

Su-hyeok stopped and said to the viewers, "They're very fast to catch on, don't you think?"

There were many reasons why Su-hyeok had been wearing a mask for so long—and one of those reasons was that he could hide that he was out of breath.

If they’d noticed his condition a bit earlier and not given him time to rest, things would’ve gotten tough.

- Y… Yeah!

- (Nod)

- You fooled us too, hahaha.

The viewers were no exception to the deception. With his breathing and expressions hidden by the mask, Su-hyeok moved first, hunting down participants as if he weren't tired.

Who would have thought that the wolf prowling among the sheep was actually deeply wounded and exhausted?

"Get him-!"

The participants kept charging. If they gave him even a moment to rest, it would be over. To seize even the tiniest chance, they had to get him while he was exhausted.

With about a minute remaining and almost no opponents left…

[Participant 'Don Zhao' has entered your territory.]

"Lee Su-hyeok-!"

Omar's comrade, Don Zhao, charged at Su-hyeok while holding a spear.

Was it because they were longtime comrades? His spear-holding stance resembled Omar's.

"He isn't even close…" It was nothing more than mere mimicry in the end.

Bzz—

Yellow currents flowed down the tip of Su-hyeok’s left finger. While watching the spearhead rushing in, he swung his sword at the perfect moment.

Clang—! 

The spear flew into the air.

Don Zhao's eyes widened in shock. 'A magic sword?'

A red energy was flowing from Su-hyeok's sword. In that brief moment, Su-hyeok had changed and activated the magic sword.

BZZT—!

He released the electricity gathered at his fingertip, scorching Don Zhao's hand.

"Ugh!" He lost strength. The electrocuted hand, contrary to Don Zhao's will, couldn't muster any strength.

Clang—

It was only natural that he let go of his spear. The moment he did so, his head went flying.

Slash—

[You've acquired 17 territories.

[You have a total of 283 territories.]

After that, there were no participants daring enough to attack.

“Ahh…"

[00:00:05]

Su-hyeok checked the remaining time and lifted his head. His hair was drenched in sweat, and he felt tired yet refreshed, a smile on his face.

"That was intense."

[The winner, with a total of 283 territories, is 'Lee Su-hyeok.']

[The tournament has ended.]

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