Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast-Chapter 86 : Elden's Top Sword, Next (2)

Elden's Top Sword, Next (2)
The one minute that Lee Gyeongbok had set felt like it passed in a single second.
"All right, everyone, focus."
As the timer ended, he revealed the invitation code. At that very moment, semi-transparent silhouettes sprang out of the mirror all at once.
It was truly in the blink of an eye.
Ten players entered the invitation code and connected instantly.
― Insane lololol"
― How are they so fast?!"
― All 10 spots gone instantly lololol"
― Not even a second passed, wtf lol"
― Bet they focused harder than for course registration lolol"
― For real, couldn't pass up this chance lol"
― Is this that ticketing thing or whatever?"
― It's gotta be different when it's a major streamer lol"
The viewers burst out in laughter at the situation. Soon, though, all attention shifted to the participants.
― Wow lol what's with this class of participants?"
― Wait, 30 clears?"
― The minimum is 5 runs lol"
― Even among hardcore gamers, there's a whole new level"
― Bruh, if you finished the ending, leave for the new ones!"
― LOL these are true lost souls!"
― Lost... what?"
― Please stop pointing out all the milestones!"
Unlike the usual crash system, in order to be summoned as a 'spirit' in the royal castle, you needed to meet certain conditions—it was the final stage, after all, so only players who had cleared the ending at least once could participate.
"Oh, is the number above our heads the clear count?"
Lee Gyeongbok read the chat window and deduced what the numbers gathered above the spirits' heads meant.
The smallest number was 5 and the highest was 30.
― Yes! That's correct!"
― But even if you just rush the story, the base playtime is 100 hours, right?"
― Yeah, that's right."
― Huh? It takes that long?"
― Didn't Godple do it in like 12 hours now?"
― C'mon, like the standard for King Normie and Godple would be the same."
― Wait, so that person spent more than 3,000 hours?"
― You think they only rushed the story?"
― Please, get a life......"
― At this point, they're not spirits but wraiths lol"
― Ah! Too scary!"
Lee Gyeongbok let out a chuckle at the chat window's reaction and looked over the spirits.
'But why would people like that come for a stream snipe?'
Others may not have noticed, but Lee Gyeongbok could tell. His spiritual energy detected traces of threat from the spirits.
'Fortunately, they're not malicious, but it does seem like they came all in.'
Still, it wasn't too severe. If participants were picked at random, the level of threat should vary a lot.
But the spirits gathered here were all at similar threat levels—in other words, people with similar mindsets had grouped together to stream snipe.
'Well, let's get started then.'
Since only he knew this, Lee Gyeongbok clapped lightly to call everyone to attention.
"All right, thanks for joining even though this was a sudden invite. Umm, maybe a quick introduction?"
His question sparked fresh laughter in the chat window.
― Why does it feel so suggestive?!"
― LOL this is why you can't quit Godple's broadcast!"
― Their play is totally beyond human, but suddenly acts like a newbie lolol"
― Hyung! The spirits can't talk lol!"
― With King-level composure, even Godple feels like a newbie?"
As if to confirm the chat's teasing, alicia chimed in a moment later.
"They're probably souls who existed in a different world. To communicate with us, they'll need a physical vessel as a medium."
At her words, Lee Gyeongbok nodded. He had enabled co-op play and bad ending requirements for a more natural reaction.
"Oh, really? That's a shame, but let's skip the introductions and move on."
Luckily, it seemed the spirits understood, all nodding their heads.
'This doesn't feel quite like the stream snipers I expected.'
He walked through the mirror corridor, thinking. He'd already considered the possibility of stream snipers when discussing with friends.
Exiting the corridor, he found a wide room. The air was thick with dust from lack of maintenance.
"This is the grand hall. If you go up those stairs, you'll reach the audience chamber,"
Alicia explained from his shoulder. As she said, there was a staircase ahead, flanked by rows of armor.
Ten suits in total.
"But why's there a barrier? Hmm... let's look around. There should be an object acting as the medium for the barrier."
Lee Gyeongbok nodded at her explanation.
"Anyone can see that those suits of armor are the mediums. The number matches the spirits exactly, so odds are that those are their mediums."
― Figured it out right away, huh?"
― For real lol anyone could see that."
― It's a favor for players who got lost in the garden maze!"
― ???: What? I just plowed through though?"
― Normies got lost in the maze! Broke the totems! Did everything!"
― Let's check it out!"
Urged on by the chat, he approached the nearest suit of armor. Instantly, his sixth sense triggered an alarm in his mind.
"Knew it."
With a whoosh, a blade swept over his shoulder. If he hadn't prepared, it could've been a fatal blow.
He easily widened the distance and gripped his sword.
"They're not going to open the way so easily."
From within the suit, a green aura rose like flames.
Alicia shouted urgently.
"Broken one...! These are the Decider's royal guard! Be careful!"
― Wow, he dodged it!"
― This is the really hard part."
― For real, you finally get out of the maze just to meet Yudahee and get thrown back to the start."
― But Godple doesn't care about stuff like that."
― A game you learn by dying (zero deaths)"
― Is it 10 because it's the knight order route? I think other broadcasts had 7."
― Nah, there's 10 spirits invited, so 10 royal guards."
While Alicia looked anxiously at the other armors, she murmured, "They used their own souls as mediums for the barrier? But why...?"
There was no time for answers. The royal guard attacked. Lee Gyeongbok glanced at another armor, then fixed his gaze on his immediate opponent.
"Looks like they wake up one at a time."
― Yeah, you're supposed to wake them one by one"
― Put a spirit in, then fight 2:1, 3:1, up to 4:1"
― If you take out the first one, it gets easier!"
― He doesn't need backseating, does he?"
― But can't resist backseating lol"
A metallic clang rang out. Lee Gyeongbok deflected the guard's sword and aimed for an opening.
But the royal guard didn't go down easily. It rolled away, resetting its posture.
"Doesn't seem like I need to fight them one by one though?"
As the chat filled with question marks, Lee Gyeongbok kicked off the floor.
The royal guard pumped up its aura for a counterattack, green slashes flying in an X. Yet Lee Gyeongbok didn't slow down.
With a flick of his left hand, the flying sword energy shattered into pieces. He slipped through the gap and struck.
With a crunching sound, his sword pierced the armor.
The green aura flared and was instantly snuffed out. The now unmoving armor collapsed to the ground.
― What the—?!"
― Cutting sword energy with a dragon vein?!"
― Insane lololololol"
― Is that a royal guard down?"
― Judging by the diminishing aura, looks dead."
The viewers were stunned at how quickly it ended. But they were all people who hadn't tried defeating the royal guard.
― Wtf, is this even possible?"
― Did he just guess, or...?"
― Godple wouldn't just guess lol"
― Did he already find the sealing rune?"
― Elden noobs are dizzy rn lolol"
― Shouldn't be this easy, even compared to fake knights lol"
― You usually have to poke them 10 times to even figure it out!"
― No chance to even go to the bathroom lol"
― Can you not, my bladder is in shambles lol"
Those who'd tried fighting the royal guard were even more shocked.
Royal guards sealed their souls into armor to guard the Decider—until you removed the sealing rune hidden somewhere inside, they couldn't be defeated.
Normally, trial and error was needed to find the weak point.
"The rune? It was right there."
Lee Gyeongbok checked the chat and replied. More question marks flooded the window.
"When the aura flared up earlier, there was a clear starting point. The color was brighter, too. Check the replay later and you'll see."
― Huh?"
― He saw that?"
― How many frames per second does he even spot?"
― Those eyes! Those eyes!"
― If Godple says it, it's true."
― It's gotta match what King says anyway."
Lee Gyeongbok glanced at the chat with a bright grin and moved toward the next suit of armor.
― Huh? Where's he going?"
― Hyung, if you want to put a spirit in the body, you gotta check first!"
― Spirit: Uh, excuse me? Host?"
― Guess 'participant' mode just means watching firsthand?"
― Watching might be even more fun lol"
The viewers were laughing, but the mood soon shifted.
― Wait, is he really waking all of them up?"
― For real, is he fighting all nine at once?!"
― Classic Godple, just goes for it!"
― His guts are insane lol"
Lee Gyeongbok circled all nine armors. One by one, green auras ignited.
Nine royal guards gripped weapons and formed a circle around him. Yet he still looked relaxed.
"It'd be a hassle to pick who goes first, right? Someone might feel left out, so let's just do everyone at once."
The spirits glanced at each other in surprise, realizing he intended to take on the risk just to be considerate of them.
― The spirits are startled!"
― They look like they were about to do rock-paper-scissors!"
― Rock-paper-scissors rofl"
― That's some next-level consideration."
― It's consideration born of skill!"
Nine royal guards charged him, instantly bathing the area in green light.
In the midst of it all, blue flames erupted.
It wasn't enough to overpower the green glow—but the blue fire, the Blue Flame, was not easily extinguished.
No matter how fluid the guards' chain attacks, Lee Gyeongbok wasn't pushed back. Instead, he broke up their flow and bent it to his own rhythm.
― Insanity."
― The visuals are nuts."
― How's he dodging all that?"
― And the dragon vein control? Unreal."
― How can he keep track of all that chaos?"
Viewers and spirits alike were transfixed, lost in the dazzling clash of greens and blues, the spellbinding sword dance of blue flames overwhelming the green aura.
But all things must end.
"Phew."
With a short breath, Lee Gyeongbok sheathed his sword. All around him lay armors pierced cleanly in one spot, without another scratch.
― Q-tube moment for real."
― No edits needed for this."
― It felt like watching a performance lol"
― Wow... all those different weapons, and he countered every one."
― Unique grade streamer class lol"
― Seriously, where else could you see something like this!"
― And he one-shotted all of them lolol"
― Whoever made the bladder joke, you were right!"
― Doctor: You developed incontinence from watching a stream?"
― Exactly, how do you even hold it during this?!"
The chat window was filled with awe.
― With this level, could he solo even this part?"
― Why go co-op at all then?"
― Nah, you still can't solo"
― After this part, if you solo, you get separated from mini nuna"
― Yeah, she stays behind to break the guard's barrier"
― If you solo, you get sent right to the audience chamber, no fights"
― Oh lol, can't have that"
― We almost missed something amazing lol"
― After that... mmph!"
― Spoilers, please stop~"
When someone expressed doubt about the co-op, experienced players quickly explained things, and Lee Gyeongbok nodded.
"I couldn't just send you home after inviting you, right? You've waited long enough. Now, let's hand out the armors."
He examined the defeated royal guards' armor one by one. Meanwhile, alicia guided the spirits with sorcery.
One by one, the armors rose with orange aura instead of green. Once every spirit had a body, alicia chirped brightly, "All done! The barrier's gone now!"
― Finally... the final boss!"
― How long has it been since we had a zero-to-sixty bus like this?"
― This time, it's a ten-person ride!"
― But they're all hardcore gamers too!"
― But in front of Godple, anyone becomes an Elden newbie lol"
― LOL, that's true"
― His tone is killing me lol"
As excitement mounted, the spirits suddenly surrounded Lee Gyeongbok.
The chat was confused, but his expression remained calm.
"If you wanted to stream snipe, I assumed you'd try to backstab me during the boss fight. Unexpected, though?"
― Wait, what?"
― Did he say stream snipe?"
― Why would all those hardcore gamers snipe him?"
― They're all sniping him, every single one?!"
― A group stream snipe, wild lol"
― He's really made it, lmao"
Now the viewers understood the situation. As the chat buzzed, the spirit with the most clears stepped forward.
"Everyone here acknowledges Purple's skill. We didn't come here just for jealousy or attention."
Lee Gyeongbok realized this person was their leader.
"It may sound like an excuse, but we have a reason to stop you."
"A reason?"
"Yes."
This wasn't the usual snipe.
― What's this? Is this really a snipe?"
― Is this some kind of hidden camera prank?"
― Never seen a stream snipe like this lol"
― Probably because it's a unique grade streamer's broadcast."
― What lol, there's a grade option for streams now?"
The viewers stopped criticizing and watched closely.
"As you can see from the clear counts, everyone here is a hardcore gamer. What joy do we have left after enjoying everything? Helping newbies, that's what. Also called 'sleeve-insertion.'"
The term 'sleeve-insertion' referred to veteran players showering help onto newbies—a custom that arose from pickpocket slang.
― Doing sleeve-insertion here?!"
― LOL, true though"
― The community is full of wraiths hunting for newbies to help lol"
― Asking for help is like putting up an auction, they all swarm you lol"
― Famous to NTR newbies by just grabbing the invite code without a word."
― Yeah, I've seen that meme lol"
The viewers could easily relate. The Elden series' notorious difficulty had fostered a thriving "sleeve-insertion" culture.
"Since you started broadcasting, Purple, many newbies joined in. Thanks to that, the community grew, and there were more chances to help. But... these newbies weren't like before."
"They weren't?"
The leader sighed.
"They won't listen when we say not to pick the sorcerer background. Even if we make them equipment, they scoff if it's not legendary. And if we help with boss fights, they get mad that it's taking too long."
As he finished, the other spirits began speaking up.
"Right! I got called useless because I couldn't even cut sword energy!"
"I turned around after rolling to survive, and the newbie had already logged out more than once."
"No matter how much I tried to stop them, they insisted on learning soul whip, then haven't logged on in over a week..."
Testimony poured out, and Lee Gyeongbok's eyes grew round. The leader looked at him and said,
"Do you know what all those newbies said?"
"Uh... my stream, maybe?"
"Yes! No matter how much we explain, all we hear is 'Well, Purple did it!'
That's all!"
The leader reacted almost indignantly. In contrast, the chat window filled with laughter.
― LOLOLOLOL"
― Classic case of sparrows envying storks!"
― Bruh, who watches Godple and thinks they can imitate that?"
― Kinda sounds like me... sorry lol"
― Caught red-handed on the scene"
― Is this the fallacy of the average?"
― For real, godple just raised the hardcore gamer average sky-high!"
― This snipe is hilarious!"
― Immediately another Q-tube moment lol"
Lee Gyeongbok also laughed. If anything, the stream had gotten even more interesting because of the snipe.
"I get your situation, but what's that have to do with sniping me?"
"We know this isn't the most polite method. But newbies need their illusions broken."
"Their illusions?"
"No hard feelings, but we'll clear the final boss without you, Purple—to show that your way isn't the only right one."
At those words, the leader gripped his weapon. The other spirits tensed up, focusing hard.
'So this is when they get serious.'
Their intent wasn't evil, but the threat Lee Gyeongbok's spiritual energy detected grew. They really intended to stop him.
He calmly looked around at the spirits encircling him. If they weren't rushing in, it proved they genuinely respected his skill.
Lee Gyeongbok smiled.
"In that case, I'll show you another solution."
"... What?"
While the leader was momentarily flustered, Lee Gyeongbok kicked off the floor.
"S-Stop him!"
His goal was, of course, the stairs to the audience chamber.
Startled, the spirits tried to block him—but the encirclement was broken effortlessly.
Lee Gyeongbok dashed up the stairs in one go, stood at the door, and looked back down at them.
"If the problem comes from people copying me..."
With a resounding creak, the audience chamber door opened.
"...then I'll show a play no one would even dream of copying."
The spirits—and the chat—were filled with confusion.
― No way?"
― He's really going to solo it?"
― Insane declaration"
― His guts are wild lol"
― But didn't he already solo this in an earlier clear?"
― Yeah, that's right."
Smiling at the reactions, Lee Gyeongbok tossed out one final line.
"I'll take on the final boss and all of you at once."
The chat was instantly silenced. As Lee Gyeongbok entered the audience chamber, the screen faded to black.
[Broadcast title has been changed.]
[Nobody can solo both the final boss and a full snipe team at once, impossible impossible! (Was it really impossible?!)]
An alert appeared immediately.
That was Choi Byeonghun's response as he monitored the stream.
― Insane broadcast title lolol"
― Is this real lolol"
― What clickbait skills!"
― Is this unique grade-level clickbait?"
― The billiard hall sign got me dying lolol"
― Impossible to resist clicking LV9999"
― So now the raid boss is Godple himself?"
― Final boss and spirits on the same team lol"
― Damn it! Is he a broadcast genius or what?!"
― My head's spinning for real lol"
With the final boss and ten spirits now teamed up, it was an unprecedented 11 vs 1 match. The viewers could hardly contain their excitement.
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