Chapter 6 Physical Class (3)

It was a record-breaking number of live viewers. Mouse Soccer had been broadcasting for a long time, but this was the first time he’d seen such a figure. A staggering 100,000 people. Unaware that so many viewers were watching, Do-jun further heightened his senses and concentrated.

Upon entering Stage 13, Do-jun furrowed his brows slightly for the first time. He thought the difficulty of this round was truly insane.

‘From here on, an ordinary person definitely won’t be able to clear it.’

There were a whopping 15 incoming balls. Four goblins continuously attacked without giving any breathing room, and above all, the most troublesome thing was the newly added goblin archer.

‘The timing of its arrow shots isn’t sharp.’

But the creature shot arrows precisely at its target. Naturally, it was quite tricky because a slight misstep would lead to an immediate hit and game over. It wasn’t easy for an ordinary person to overcome such adverse conditions.

‘Of course, that doesn’t apply to me.’

Do-jun had experienced countless real-life combat situations in his previous life. There were far more difficult situations than this. This level was entirely possible with just concentration, even without being able to use mana.

‘Besides, this stage has a systemic loophole.’

The goblin he had first killed revived after some time. The respawn time was about 10 seconds.

‘If I use this, I might be able to clear this stage more comfortably.’

After about 10 seconds, the goblin reappeared.

‘The spawn location is random within a 10m radius around me.’

As the pieces of information fell into place, Do-jun grinned. Do-jun carefully dodged the balls and the archer’s arrows, then systematically eliminated the goblins one by one. However, it wasn’t as simple as it sounded. He was eliminating each one with precisely a 10-second interval. Just as he completed one cycle and a new goblin spawned.

‘About 1.5 seconds until it fully materializes.’

Do-jun waited briefly until its form was complete, then threw his dagger at its head.

Thwack!!

The dagger, flying aimlessly, suddenly hit the goblin in the head as it appeared. The goblin instantly died with the dagger embedded in its forehead. If one wasn’t concentrating, it might have looked like pure luck. However, the viewers understood what this unbelievable situation before their eyes meant.

• Holy crap, did the goblin die as soon as it spawned?
• What is this!! What is this!! What is this!!
• This is almost like seeing the future?

Do-jun began to deal with the spawning creatures one by one using the same method.

Thwack!! Thwack!! Thwack!!

As this situation repeated, Do-jun’s noticeable movements were limited to dodging the incoming balls and arrows. The viewers watching this scene reacted with disbelief.

• Wow, isn’t this a bug?
• This is giving me goosebumps. I think the Class 1 guy calculated that. He’s calculating the respawn time and just dealing with them one by one?
• This essentially turned into a game where he only fights one enemy at a time and dodges ranged attacks, right?
• He just needs to kill them one by one with a time delay. This is a strategy!! ┗ You idiot. Is this a strategy? He has to throw the dagger at precisely the right time to one-shot the goblin as it spawns, right? ┗┗ It’s a method only the Class 1 guy can do. ┗┗┗ Insane, insane, insane.

Viewers couldn’t help but admire his play, which not only involved godlike movements to evade all attacks but also utilized both physical and mental prowess.

Meanwhile, Do-jun suddenly became curious about this “Lee Shin-hyuk” person who had cleared Stage 13. It was a level of difficulty that was truly daunting for an ordinary person to clear bare-handed.

‘If he cleared it without using the method I just used, he must be someone with talent on par with mine, at least.’

Do-jun mechanically repeated the process of killing the continuously spawning goblins and dodging balls and arrows. After 180 seconds passed, everything disappeared, and a notification sound was heard.

• CLASS 13 completed. Proceeding to the next stage.

“Insane!! Insane!!”

Mouse Soccer cheered, and all the viewers were thrilled by the birth of a new ranker.

• Great. Grand. Class.
• A newbie who just started a VR game achieves [Physical Class] Rank 3. ┗ He’s at least 3rd, but he could actually be 1st. ┗┗ If he survives for at least 50 more seconds, he’ll surpass ‘Kim Hyun-sung’ and become Rank 2. ┗┗┗ Lee Shin-hyuk’s record is 2 minutes 29 seconds. So if he survives for 2 minutes 30 seconds…
• Ah, I need to go to the bathroom but I can’t. I seriously feel like I’m going to pee myself. ┗ Just pee. I’ll acknowledge it if you pee now. ┗┗ Tsk. You’re not prepared. I’ve been wearing my kid’s diaper since the middle. ┗┗┗ Are you crazy, lololol?

Everyone held their breath, waiting for Do-jun to start Stage 14.

• Player has requested a temporary pause.
• Temporary pause is possible during standby.
• Game temporarily suspended.

Everyone was flustered when Do-jun, who had continued his challenge non-stop until now, suddenly stopped the game.

• ??
• What, why stop?
• No way, he’s doing a Decisive Blow here?
• Pause?? Why??

And among them, Mouse Soccer was the most flustered.

“Why… Why are you doing that? Is there a problem?”

As Mouse Soccer’s hologram appeared, Do-jun made a serious face, nodded, and said,

“It’s time for my part-time job.”

Upon hearing about the part-time job, the viewers burst into laughter.

• LOLOLOLOL
• Class 1 guy was a convenience store worker, lolololol.
• Can’t miss a part-time job, lol.
• No way, he’s going to a part-time job when 10 million won is right in front of him??

“What? This isn’t the time to go to your part-time job!! No… No, it’s not. Why are you doing this, Class 1 guy?”

Mouse Soccer wailed, but Do-jun answered without changing his expression.

“Do I have to do this right now? I’ll get in trouble if I’m late.” “You have to do it now!! If your turn ends now, the 10 million won event will end!”

At those words, Do-jun flinched for a moment.

“Th-Then I guess I have no choice but to do it?”

No matter how important Lee Jun-seong’s tutoring was, leaving 10 million won right in front of him was out of the question.

That was the moment.

“No, Class 1 guy, you can go.”

Suddenly, a new character appeared next to the two. It was a man with a rather large nose and a handsome face.

“Hey!! Why are you here!!”

Mouse Soccer yelled furiously. The person who appeared was none other than ‘Ko-bong-i’.

“Bro~ He’s busy, he said. Class 1 guy, you can just leave from here. If you just leave, I’ll give you 10 million won instead. No, I’ll give you 11 million won, VAT separate!!” “Hey, that’s cheating!! This bastard, isn’t he completely insane?”

With Ko-bong-i’s appearance, the chat room once again became a chaotic mess.

• Lol, Ko-bong-i is so funny.
• “VAT separate” my ass, lololol.
• How desperate must he be to suddenly interfere with the game, lol.
• But this isn’t good manners. Mouse Soccer was going to lose 100 million won completely before Class 1 guy appeared.
• No, King Class 1 guy said he has to go to his part-time job.
• F***, the Ko-bong-i fans are swarming. Managers, kick them out.
• King Class 1 guy won’t be swayed by just 11 million won.

But Do-jun was swayed. Very much so.

“11 million won?” “Give me your account number. I’ll send it right away.” “Ko-bong-ah. This isn’t right.” “Bro. This is purely because I want to give it. The decision is the Class 1 guy’s.”

As Ko-bong-i spoke slyly, Mouse Soccer gripped his head as if it were throbbing.

“Argh, I don’t care anymore. If you break this record, I’ll give you 13 million won!!”

As Mouse Soccer blurted it out, Do-jun’s eyes spun.

“13 million won?” “I’ll do 15 million!!”

As Ko-bong-i immediately countered, Mouse Soccer also raised the price, as if he wouldn’t be outdone.

“20 million won!!”

As the amount continued to skyrocket, Do-jun, who was reeling from the money, couldn’t help but roughly guess the situation before him.

‘They have a bet going on!!’

Given that they’d already gone up to 20 million, the amount must clearly be substantial. Furthermore, Do-jun knew he was the last one.

‘My value is very high right now!!’

The fact that they could go straight to 20 million meant they still had room. He couldn’t accurately know the upper limit. But there was an easy way to figure out the upper limit.

‘If I just ask for a high price, the one who’s desperate will adjust it themselves.’

Once that thought reached him, Do-jun opened his mouth.

“Give me 40 million.” “Wh…What?”

As expected, he started with a high price. Both Mouse Soccer and Ko-bong-i were greatly flustered as Do-jun suddenly upped the ante. It was four times the original prize money. Though it might make one dizzy, Ko-bong-i quickly regained his composure and said,

“40 million is a bit too much, isn’t it? But I can match up to 30 million.”

Do-jun, conversely, observed Mouse Soccer. He looked very much in thought. If it was truly impossible or absurd, he should have drawn the line immediately like Ko-bong-i.

‘The fact that he’s hesitating means he has the ability to pay up to 40 million.’

Mouse Soccer soon nodded as if he had made up his mind, then looked at Do-jun and said,

“Alright. I’ll give you 40 million. But you have to do it right now, okay?”

Do-jun secretly cheered at those words. He wondered if he had asked for too much, but he had hit the upper limit precisely.

“Thank you. I’ll continue right away.” “Ah…”

Ko-bong-i sighed with a regretful expression.

“No backing out now. No part-time job or anything.” “Understood.”

Just as Do-jun was about to start immediately, Mouse Soccer stopped him.

“Wait.” “Is there a problem?”

Do-jun secretly worried that Mouse Soccer might be retracting his offer. But that wasn’t it.

“Honestly, looking at how you’ve gotten this far, I’m starting to think you might actually be able to clear it.”

• Yes, yes. Look at the viewer count now, lol.
• It’s over 100,000 now. All the viewers from other AfreecaTV rooms flocked here.
• How can you not watch when a record is about to be broken live, lol.
• It’s broadcasting simultaneously on AllTube, and the viewer count is insane.
• AllTube just surpassed 200,000 in real-time.

AfreecaTV was a domestic broadcasting platform, but AllTube was a platform that streamed globally. This broadcast was receiving immense attention not only domestically but also internationally in real-time.

“You might not know it, but you’re currently receiving tremendous attention worldwide.”

That was also the reason why Mouse Soccer could boldly invest 40 million won. Considering the real-time sponsorships coming in and the revenue that would come from videos, 40 million won was honestly laughable.

‘If he succeeds, the video revenue alone will be at least hundreds of millions. It’s profitable either way.’

He had already surpassed the break-even point long ago. Although he had an estimate, Mouse Soccer wanted to confirm it one more time.

“The reason for all this attention is probably the expectation that a new record might actually be set. Normally, it’s something you shouldn’t do, but Ko-bong-i must have been desperate enough to come here.” “Hmm… I see.”

Do-jun still looked like he didn’t quite understand. In truth, Mouse Soccer didn’t particularly want to know what Do-jun was thinking. He just wanted to satisfy his current curiosity.

“I’ll ask you directly. Do you think you can succeed?”

He threw a direct question, like a fastball right over the plate. At Mouse Soccer’s question, Do-jun grinned and opened his mouth.

“My answer is…”

Do-jun stopped speaking mid-sentence and immediately resumed the test. And then came the notification sound.

• CLASS 14. Starting Final Test 2.
• Dodge incoming balls and fight off goblins to survive for the time limit.
• You will be immediately eliminated if you allow an attack from a goblin or a ball.
• Time limit: 240 seconds.

The moment the test began,

“I think I can do it.”

Do-jun declared his success.