Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast-Chapter 67 : The Vague Witch (2)

The Vague Witch (2)
Unlike the excited viewers and the atmosphere pushing him to immediately accept, the protagonist in the cutscene was cautious.
"If it's sorcery, I'll naturally comprehend it once I recover my soul, my memories. Is there any reason I must learn your sorcery in particular?"
"If it were ordinary sorcery, there'd be no reason."
"... Are you saying your sorcery is special?"
"Of course."
The Vague Witch answered in a steady voice, as if filled with pride. The protagonist hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Fine, I'll surrender my soul."
Just like what the Gravekeeper had done, the protagonist's body was wrapped in light. Soon, a mass of blue halo formed as one and floated between the two.
"This... the state of your soul is purer than I expected. Did the Gravekeeper really give his soul to you willingly?"
"You can tell even that?"
"I've spent a long time in spirit form. I thought it might be different, but to this extent... Your vessel is deeper than I imagined."
Her voice became gentler. At this, the chat window erupted again.
― The dialogue is kinda different?
― That's a totally new line lol
― The Intact soul effect is clear, lol
― Seeing her mention the soul state, the branch route is definitely yeah
― Wow lol her voice is dripping with honey
― For real, in the original route she's super businesslike
― Is she going to turn into a honey-nuna like Honey-dra?
― What's Honey-dra?
― The Bark story, lol
As the viewers murmured, the witch gathered mist and created a pattern.
['Dragon Ascent's Stem']
Just like when the protagonist learned the first spell, the misty pattern soon transformed into Korean. Thanks to this, the topic in the chat window swiftly changed.
― Dragon Ascent? Is it a dragon summoning spell?
― FYI: Dragon Ascent means the process of an imugi transforming into a dragon, a Korean phrase similar to tornado.
― Oh lol, smart viewer gets praise!
― They put real effort in localizing, lol
― Feels like it's wind-related?
― Read it out loud, quick!
Since it was a new sorcery, the chats were full of guesses about its identity. Lee Gyeongbok quickly recited the incantation silently. Along with that, control over his upper body returned.
"Ah, looks like it's practice time."
As Lee Gyeongbok spoke, the Vague Witch started her explanation.
"I used this sorcery to create my current form. It can be used like this as well."
She swung her misty hand, and distant branches snapped with a crack.
Lee Gyeongbok let out a brief exclamation.
"Oh, is it a telekinesis-like sorcery?"
A power capable of directly attacking enemies from afar, or manipulating surrounding terrain.
― This feels like it's similar to Soul Whip from magic?
― Yeah, looks like an upgraded version
― But how does the player use this?
― No idea
Perhaps, as the viewers guessed, the developers were conscious of this, too. The Vague Witch added another comment.
"If you think of it as swinging the wind like a whip, adapting to it won't be too hard."
― Wow lol Soul Whip is tough enough as is
― For real, even a normal whip is hard to swing
― At least with Soul Whip you can see it, lmao
― How are you supposed to swing wind if you can't see it!
― Definitely hardcore gamer-only, they made it intentionally tough, lol
― This is just unreasonable, isn't it?
― Is this reward legit?
― Lol, is this just them not giving rewards to crank up the difficulty?
Most in the chat window had a "no way" reaction. Watching the chat window, Lee Gyeongbok remarked,
"You can't see it?"
With that one sentence, it felt as if the chat froze in unison.
― Eh?
― What's he talking about?
― He can see it?
― Is there something visible only in-game?
― What's he on? This is just the in-game field of view
― What? Is this foreshadowing something?
― Oh lol, is there something only visible to the eyes of a god?
Lee Gyeongbok decided to skip further explanation and instead showed a demonstration. With a light motion of his hand, a tree branch snapped instantly.
― Holy!?
― Wait, what is this?
― He just mastered it instantly!?
― How did he do that, how!?
Question marks flooded the chat window.
Lee Gyeongbok calmly raised his palm up to his eyes.
"You see here? That hazy stuff swirling like heat shimmer."
― Am I getting farsighted already...
― Mom, get me my magnifying glass!
― Uh... I think I can see something
― Oh! I see it, I see it!
― Wow, crazy lol, he can actually see that?
Just as he said, the air above his palm was wavering. But unless you really stared, the movement was subtle enough to miss.
― Still, even if you can see it, he pulled it off in one try, that's insane
― For real lol, where's the trial and error?
-(PerStamp icon) Praise our Godple
― Godple just being Godple, is that a problem?
― To be honest, godple's gotta pull this off
― Ah! I want to be perfect too!
― Don't say that out loud, you fool!
The viewers were surprised but quickly adapted. It was thanks to what Lee Gyeongbok had shown them up until now.
But, as always, he overturned their expectations.
"Now that I try this, it looks like I can handle multiple at once."
Even before question marks could rise in the chat, Lee Gyeongbok gave a demonstration. With a series of snapping sounds, three branches fell to the ground in succession.
― He's controlling three at once!?
― What is that multi-tasking ability!
― Come on, you couldn't even handle three real whips at the same time
― Oh lol, so Godple is secretly a hexa-core!
― Are we single-core peasants here, lol
Lee Gyeongbok shook his head at their reactions.
"No, if you try it yourself, you'll see it's not that hard. It's not like a whip, just think of it as threads connected to your fingers. But maybe due to stats, three seems to be my limit."
-?????
― Actually, intelligence affects spell power, sure, but...
― What is he saying
― So does that mean ten is possible?
― To summarize, godple can control ten invisible threads, right?
― Deception Breath is Dragon Ascent-class, lol
― Godple! I'm going to stop thinking from now on!
It was not only the viewers who were shocked.
"My! Truly astonishing talent! I'm almost embarrassed to have said I'd teach you..."
Even the witch was impressed, and the chat window exploded.
― After unlocking the soul function she just leaves, right?
― Where's the aloof witch nuna?
― My witch nuna is supposed to be an intellectual career woman... What's with this voice...
― For real lol, she used to be all business
― She really has praise lines?
― Me too, I want to get praised!
― Unga, me baby viewer, praise me please
-lol, no wonder the witch blocks you guys instantly
― Instant block? Ugh...! Blind date trauma...!
― Go carefully, text me when you get home ^^ 〉 Do you not have a home?
― You go on blind dates? Are you guys sociable types?
― Oh lol, I'm the only one who was sincere again
While the reactions were heated, control was lost. The system clearly decided Lee Gyeongbok's training result was perfect.
"To have a connection with such a great sorcerer as yourself is a greater honor than obtaining a soul."
"I only seek to explore the source. But why—now that you've received the soul—don't you make a body?"
"Ah, that's... Because I still can't leave the forest."
The witch answered in a bitter tone.
― Oh! Right! Godple no longer needs to defeat the Misty Forest boss
― For real lol, almost forgot since the nuna's impact was so strong
― What are you saying?
― Help me, speed Wagon!
― In the original route you had to beat the Misty Forest boss before the deal
― Oh, but since he brought the Gravekeeper's soul right away, the deal happened instantly
Thanks to the chat window's reactions, Lee Gyeongbok could easily guess the situation.
"You can't leave?"
"I mean it literally. This totem and the spell inscribed on these branches, all are ingredients for the protective barrier."
"Protection? From what?"
At the protagonist's question, the witch hesitated for a moment before moving her hand. Again, a gale swept through, gathering the mist.
Layer upon layer of mist converged into a giant.
"There's a giant in this forest. This being uses the bodies of the dead to create monsters."
"Monsters, you mean..."
"I'm sure you've seen those bone-covered monsters as well."
The protagonist nodded grimly.
― Referring to those Bone-spine Centipedes earlier?
― Yeah, that's right
― There's more types, but Godple rushed straight here, lol
― Damn, there are even worse ones?
The witch bowed her head gently.
"If you were to deal with that giant, I could also safely search for a body."
"Are you proposing a deal again?"
"No, not at all. That's an exceedingly dangerous task. I... can't offer a reward worthy of such risk."
She smiled softly.
"All things change with time. That giant, this forest too. I'll wait once more."
"You'll wait? For how long?"
"It could be a day, or it could be like eternity. But it's fine. I have the soul you gave me."
Gradually, her form began to scatter. Even her voice faded into the distance.
"Broken one, may your wish be granted."
With that, the cutscene ended.
― Oh... so it gets divided like this
― In this route, clearing the Misty Forest boss is now optional, not mandatory
― It's a replay feature, offering a shortcut?
― Maybe this is a branching route too?
― Dunno about that, but still, save the nuna!
― LOL, the more she says not to save her, the more you want to
― FromSoft totally planned this, lol
Nodding along with the viewers, Lee Gyeongbok agreed.
"Clearing the boss seems right. I want to see what kind of boss it is, and it doesn't feel right to just learn one sorcery and leave it at that."
― True words lol
― You gotta see every boss, that's how it's done!
― It's like a repeated playthrough, but for first-timers? That's even better!
― For real lol, there's no way you only learn one sorcery from the nuna
There were no objections.
Smiling, Lee Gyeongbok hurried on.
* * *
A head with unfocused eyes wobbled, making an eerie sound.
"Ssssssk-!"
A pack of bone-spine wolves, crawling on four legs like canine beasts.
Lee Gyeongbok cast his sorcery at the oncoming bone-spine wolf. Its legs tangled in a wind whip and it crashed into another wolf, tumbling away.
He did not miss the opening.
With follow-up strikes, the wolves' necks snapped and rolled away.
― Amazing adaptability!
― His capacity to adjust is insane, lol
― Wow, he used the new move in combat immediately
― Didn't think you could use it for tempo-stealing like this, wow
― Fact: Only Godple would use it like this
― For real lol, with their speed, normal people couldn't hit them
Breathing calmly, Lee Gyeongbok absorbed the soul of the bone-spine wolf.
"I'll invest the soul into intelligence for now."
The chat window immediately responded.
-?????
― Lol he's raising intelligence instead
― Wait, you're not putting it into stamina?
― One-hit kill playthrough, what is this!?
― Is he a Korean medicine doctor?
― Korean medicine doctor lmao
Because dying was a frequent occurrence in this game, most players built their stats to minimize deaths.
But Lee Gyeongbok was different.
"I just won't get hit, right?"
― Yeah! Wish I'd known that
― For real lol, if you don't get hit, you're invincible, right?
― Crazy logic, lol
― Crazy? No, that's perfect logic, haha
-(PerStamp icon)(PerStamp icon)(PerStamp icon)
― That... actually makes sense!
― For real, if it were anyone else, it'd be nonsense, but if it's Godple, it's different
Lee Gyeongbok tried casting the sorcery again. The number of whips increased from three to four.
There seemed to be little change in power.
Proceeding a bit further.
'Have I arrived?'
A murderous presence seeped through the mist, causing Lee Gyeongbok's face to stiffen. Sensing a threat even deadlier than the awakened Gravekeeper, he was sure it was the boss.
As if to prove this.
Thunk, thunk—heavy reverberations were felt.
― Oh...!
― Wow, look at the size of that silhouette;;
― The big one's coming! The big one's coming! The big one's coming!
― For real, it's the giant, lol
― Wow... How grotesque does it look?
― If you look at those bone monsters, it must be nasty, wow
Soon, a huge silhouette appeared through the mist. Lee Gyeongbok furrowed his glabella.
Not just out of discomfort—the smell grew worse as he approached.
Finally, the form of the giant was revealed.
A massive body covered in the limbs and hides of the dead, but the true identity of the "giant" was not a living creature.
Its arms and legs were blunted, and there were no features on its head. In its chest, a blood-red fused crystal stuck like a heart.
― Eugh... That's disgusting
― What is this? It's not even alive?
― Yeah, actually the boss isn't a giant. It's a golem.
― It looked like a giant because of the mist, lol
― Took everything not to spoil it, lol
Veteran players spilled explanations as if waiting for this moment. After confirming, Lee Gyeongbok's face hardened as he spoke.
"Whatever it is, I'll take care of it first."
Just as he spotted the Wraith Golem, it also noticed Lee Gyeongbok.
With no possibility of conversation, the fight began immediately without any cutscene.
'Here it comes!'
The Wraith Golem immediately grabbed a corpse attached to its body and threw it at Lee Gyeongbok.
Suddenly, the corpse swelled, exploding like a bomb as shards of bone scattered everywhere.
― What the—!? Is that supposed to be a grenade!?
― There's a grenade in the tiger's belly!
― Grenade!!! Dodge!!! Get to cover!!!!
― Lol, classic broadcast title quotes
― This time, you just gotta roll to dodge!
A hail of bone shards filled the screen. For a frail sorcerer, dodging was the only way to survive.
That's what viewers were thinking.
"So, that's how it works."
But once again, Lee Gyeongbok broke expectations.
Instead of rolling across the ground, he deftly reached out his hand. Suddenly, his body shot upward.
Question marks filled the chat window. What the heck just happened?
In contrast, Lee Gyeongbok smiled faintly.
'As I thought, I can use it as a mobility skill.'
He had used Dragon Ascent's Stem to wrap around the Wraith Golem's arm as it prepared a second attack, leaping upward.
Nor did his response end there.
Balancing himself in the air, Lee Gyeongbok swung his hand at the incoming bone fragments.
A gust of wind instantly swept up the bone shards and sent them flying back at the golem. As it prepared its next attack, the golem quickly covered its crystal with its hand.
"The weak point's obvious, as expected."
Lee Gyeongbok landed lightly. The chat window, stunned by the speed of unfolding events, was thrown into chaos.
― Holy!?
― What was that? Seriously, what was that?
― How did he do that!?
― If you watch the direction of the first hand movement, he cast a spell on the golem and jumped, lol
― He even thought to use that?
― Is he Spider-man or what, lol
― Using the bone fragments... is that really possible?
― Come on lol, what is this, elden Soul!?
― Elden Ring fans are losing it, lol
With chats comparing him to a popular superhero movie hero, Lee Gyeongbok smiled brightly.
"Ah, speaking of that hero movie, there was something I wanted to test."
The chat window filled with question marks once again. Lee Gyeongbok revealed what his experiment was.
'Embers in the Ash.'
He activated the spell, causing the airflow in his palm to swirl violently. Soon, the wind heated up, glowing red.
Four streams of wind on his hand ignited into flame. A blazing storm whip formed in his grip.
"Oh, it works."
Beaming, Lee Gyeongbok looked over at the chat window for a reaction, but it wasn't what he'd expected.
― What the hell!?
― You can stack sorceries!?
― Is this a bug? Why is this even possible!?
― Wait, you can only use one magic or sorcery at a time normally;;;
― Wow, insane
One viewer explained. Normally, you couldn't use more than one type of magic or sorcery at once.
But the Vague Witch's sorcery was different.
― Wow, so that's what she meant by special, lol
― Nuna's the best! Nuna's the best! Nuna's the best!
― There's a reason she's so confident, lol
― Witch nuna, you're a lifesaver! Witch nuna, you're a lifesaver!
― Sorcerer god character, crowned! Sorcerer god character, crowned! Sorcerer god character, crowned!
― Lol, the style is insane
― Doctor Sorcerer, what's that!? Doctor Sorcerer, what's that!? Doctor Sorcerer, what's that!?
The witch's sorcery could be fused with other sorceries.
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