Chapter 445

1.

Seong’s live broadcast began in a huge uproar.

It was basically built to be that way from the moment the announcement went up, but it was even more so because the title of the stream itself was the kind of title that made your heart race.

[●『Rapid Guild』Live Broadcast 『Part 1 Broadcast: Replacement Blood Feud』Start.]

Just “Replacement Blood Feud” alone would have been enough to get people excited.

But the keyword attached in front of it—Part 1 Broadcast—was the kind of thing that, if you were a Demon King fan, you couldn’t not get excited over.

Everyone saw that and wondered if the sun had risen in the west.

Seong doing a Part 1 broadcast, Part 2 broadcast—like that?

The kind of thing he only did when he had to stream for a long time, back in Mugan, he was doing it now?

And on top of that, it didn’t look like it would be the same broadcast either—this time, it seemed like the topic itself would change.

Everyone was overflowing with anticipation.

-Wow lmao

-I got in lmaoooooo

-Me watching this broadcast lmao

-Sunday broadcast is sooo good!!!!

-I was gonna take a day off if I had to lmaooo if it goes late I’m sending “taking leave today” the morning of.

-Lmaoooooooooo please I hope it streams until tomorrow.

-Lmaoooooooooo I know it’s impossible but I fall for it every time.

-Whew, I’m in!!!!!!!

-Lmao Helena is beautiful again today, sir.

The viewers were making a huge fuss and losing their minds.

Then whether people were going crazy or not, Seong smiled like he was pleased and said,

“Looks like a lot of people are joining.”

Even though it wasn’t free but paid, it already boasted over ten million viewers.

And the ticket price was four dollars per person.

In other words, it meant he’d already made forty million dollars.

If you converted it to won, it was close to forty billion.

It was an absurd amount of money, but Seong didn’t really care.

The viewers were going to keep increasing anyway.

And there were probably a lot of paid tickets he’d handed out last time, too.

In the end, wasn’t it enough to just look at the money that actually hit the account?

So Seong didn’t particularly mind.

“This is content you’ve been waiting for.”

“Hm. We did make them train a lot.”

“You worked hard too, Helena.”

“Hmph. It was for you, Seong, so of course.”

Helena answered a bit curtly,?but there wasn’t a single person who didn’t understand what was inside those words.

Even the viewers.

-Ehh lmaoooooooo

-Helena lmaooo

-She really did get lured in by the handsome-type, huh lmaoooo

-Lmaoooooooooooooooo

-Helena really likes the Demon King, huh~

-It’s hard not to like someone like that~

-If he looks like that, it’s not just women—men get lured in too lmao

The viewers liked Helena’s reaction a lot.

Seong didn’t know why they liked it that much,?but anyway—

Seong was receiving messages from various people and taking chat too.

It felt like it was about time to start.

“Rather than drag it out, it’s better to start right away, right?”

“Of course. If you wait, it gets boring.”

Helena added that as she replied,?and the viewers were the same.

-Of course!!!

-Start right now!!!!!!

-Start alreadyyyyyyyyy!!!

-Luna win!!!!

-Embris win!!!!

-Kyou win!!!!

-Reaper win!!!!!!!!

Different people were chanting the names of the team leaders they wanted and cheering.

But Seong slowly spoke as he calmed them down.

“Before we start, I’m going to explain the rules a bit.”

In a match like this, rules were essential.

Everyone had no choice but to nod.

As they all waited like that,?Seong explained right away.

“First, the matches will be a tournament. And for participants, each team leader will participate with one additional person, for a total of five.”

At Seong’s sudden words, everyone was thrown off.

Five, all of a sudden?

Wasn’t it just the team leaders?

With that thought, the viewers started typing in chat.

Wondering if it was a new team leader again.

-??????????????

-Who’s coming now?????????

-Who’s getting added??????

-There’s another Almighty-grade????

-Wow that backup team could straight-up eat a whole ranker guild, seriously????

-That power lineup makes no sense.

-It’s true Almighty-grade has been increasing lately but... that’s a whole different level;;;;

As everyone spammed chat and misunderstood wildly,

Seong corrected them quickly.

“It’s not a new team or a new team leader—it’s someone who was already here: Joseon’s Greatest Sword, Mr. Kim Che-geon.”

At Seong’s words, Kim Che-geon—who had been standing beside Seong and Helena, behind the four team leaders—stepped forward and lined up with them.

Since they’d heard it beforehand, the backup team leaders weren’t surprised.

But the viewers were different.

Kim Che-geon suddenly joining the Replacement Blood Feud?

At that, people couldn’t help being shocked.

If so, wasn’t this really a Replacement Blood Feud?

-Wow Kim Che-geon’s joining???????

-Is Kim Che-geon Almighty-grade too??????

-No no no, he’s strong but he’s Legendary.

-Wow but the fact he’s challenging at all is cool.

-If Kim Che-geon wins, does that mean he swaps team leader with Kyou????

-This is a real Replacement Blood Feud, holy crap

-Wow I’m actually hyped for this.

If he won, it was something where the team leader could change.

How was that not a true Replacement Blood Feud?

So the viewers’ hype shot up.

Kim Che-geon participating, of all things.

Everyone felt that, so they stared at the screen with faces full of expectation.

And Seong said to them,

“So with five participants and a tournament format, there will be a bye, so we decided to give Luna the bye. This was done with the consent of the other team leaders and Joseon’s Greatest Sword, Mr. Kim Che-geon, so I hope you won’t think it’s unfair.”

At Seong’s explanation, the viewers had no choice but to nod.

No matter what, if you excluded Seong, the actual leader of the backup team was Luna.

And Luna was the most skilled too.

So giving her the bye was the most reasonable.

Since it went by without much complaining,

Seong spoke like he was satisfied.

“Then the first match is Embris versus Reaper.”

At those words, people started cheering.

They’d wondered who would go first—and it was Reaper versus Embris.

A matchup between the newly joined Reaper and Embris, currently the youngest at the very bottom of the hierarchy.

A lot of people were looking forward to even that.

-Wow Embris and Reaper?????

-Who’s gonna win?????

-Embris win!!!!

-Reaper’s gonna win;;;

-You never know though, it’s Reaper the assassin and Embris the mage, but you can still beat a matchup, right?

-That’s true, but Reaper seems way too favored???

Everyone was leaning toward Reaper,?but Reaper and Embris were looking at each other with serious expressions.

Wasn’t it true they’d often seen each other’s techniques while training?

So neither of them could help being tense.

If you looked only at control and talent, Reaper had a very slight edge.

But Embris wasn’t someone you could take lightly either.

There was no telling how it would turn out.

As the two of them stood tense like that,?Seong looked at the viewers and said,

“Of course, we’ll put the broadcast in slow motion, and there may be a bit of a time difference. Since Helena and I will be commentating while watching the same screen, you don’t need to worry about the time gap.”

“Ha. Even watching those two fight has to be in slow motion.”

Helena said it like she was bored, but she was still going to do it anyway,?so the viewers were laughing and calling her tsundere.

Anyway, as soon as Seong finished speaking, Reaper and Embris were glaring at each other, and Seong shouted as he watched them.

“Start.”

With Seong’s shout, Embris and Reaper rushed at each other.

And the viewers who saw that started putting question marks, confused.

-???????????

-Wait why is Embris charging?????

-Did she become a warrior???????

-What is this????????

The fact that Embris was charging at all was outside what they’d expected.

The viewers couldn’t help being baffled.

But Reaper nodded like he already knew this side of Embris.

Toward Reaper, who was cloaking himself in shadow, Embris quickly began manipulating blood and, likewise, started wrapping blood around her own body.

They’d been confused the moment they saw the mage they thought Embris was suddenly wrapping herself in blood and charging—but the distance between Embris and Reaper closed in an instant, and at the moment the two collided like that—

Bzzzzzzzzzzzz———!!!

Kwaaaahhhhhhh———!!!

A shockwave from the collision of their power spread in all directions, and the ground where they had been standing just a moment ago split and shattered into pieces as it broke apart.

The area completely vanished, and a massive crater formed as if a meteor had fallen from the sky.

A collision of tremendous power.

There was nothing in the area that could remain unaffected by that aftermath, and the trees nearby were snapped or flattened as if they’d been hit by some kind of storm.

Some trees had even been uprooted and flung away.

You could tell how violent their clash was.

Watching it, Seong spoke quietly.

“Blood and shadow collided and tried to swallow each other.”

“I guess their natures are kind of similar.”

At Seong and Helena’s words, the viewers couldn’t understand.

What does that mean?

So a few people typed in chat.

-?????????

-Huh???

-What are you talking about?

-Blood is blood and shadow is shadow, aren’t they???

-The colors are different;;;;;;;;;;;;

-What is this????????

As everyone spoke like they were baffled,?Seong was about to step in and explain—but right then, Reaper pulled out a dagger, and Embris’s blood was bubbling and boiling up.