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Chapter 302
Chapter 302: Viewer Participation PVP 5
"Phew."
……Truthfully, the expression "completely pulverized" was a slight—no, quite substantial—exaggeration.
The modified Steel Alchemist build Tasty Mint Choco used was, true to its name, steel-attribute based, and shared a similar hardness to the iron chain Baek Woohyun had swung.
With his strength restricted, Baek Woohyun couldn't generate the kind of overwhelming force needed to unilaterally shred steel of similar hardness to pieces.
Еn̈ ǔ m а̃
So all the chain had actually done was dent and deform the three incoming spinning gears and the grinder blades snarling around them.
It had simply looked like a complete destruction because of how dramatically it was swung, the intense sounds of collision, and the massive shower of sparks flying in every direction.
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Not that it made much difference to Tasty Mint Choco, whose every last attack had been blocked.
"……"
Throb!
Baek Woohyun, having perfectly neutralized every attack, wore his usual unbothered expression—but in reality, he had taken considerable impact.
Ѐṅ u̇ m̆ а
[Steel Gear] was one thing, but [Steel Cyclone] was a powerful Art classified as an ultimate. Forcing it away while his strength was restricted meant there was no way he'd come out of it unscathed.
The stinging pain shooting up from his grip was intense enough to make his arm tremble. He simply endured it with extreme willpower and kept it from showing on the surface.
I can't let it show here—not with the fights still to come.
A Handicap Match didn't end just because the opponent in front of him fell. It meant the next opponent would keep coming.
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And the next opponent to appear was likely to have watched the previous fight through the broadcast—so Baek Woohyun couldn't afford to let any cracks show.
Building the image that a mere restriction like this couldn't stop him was what would plant the illusion in future opponents that they could never win.
Еñ ü m_а̌.і̀ d
So he maintained a facade of composure as he looked at Tasty Mint Choco—and the opponent, being no more than a regular person, was completely taken in by his bluff.
Having used all their allotted attacks and still failed, they simply assumed winning was impossible and accepted their defeat.
Shaking their head, they raised both hands and clicked their tongue.
"I figured with thirty percent shaved off, I'd at least have a fighting chance."
"Haha."
["Wouldn't you say that—even in the Dreaded Zone—the Hackphysical was still the Hackphysical?"]
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["Well, we're still at the early stages. They did say the weight of each one percent reduction becomes noticeably heavier once you hit thirty percent, so we'll need to keep watching."]
["They said going from thirty to forty percent is ten times harder than from twenty to thirty."]
- Who said that? - Who do you think - The Great Emperor God - Battler, obviously
[Round 1 End] [Winner: Baek Woohyun] [Loser: (Anonymous)] [Proceeding to next round immediately]
The second round that followed played out in much the same way as the first—both in process and result.
No matter how gifted Tasty Mint Choco was, talented enough to climb all the way to Grand Master tier, making tremendous leaps from just a single feedback session was asking too much.
W̌ е̃b ńó v еl Е n̈ üm̆ ӑ
Perhaps after sitting with today's lessons for a while, but not in the very next round. If that were possible, they'd be called a World Class player.
Still, win or loss aside, Tasty Mint Choco had enjoyed their PVP against Baek Woohyun and left with a satisfied smile. Just like the ten fans before them.
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For someone who had gone all the way to join the fan cafe and submitted an application for viewer participation PVP, winning or losing was never really the point.
All that mattered to the fans was the fact that they had challenged the Hackphysical with everything they had, and even had a feedback session just like the famous pro players.
"Couldn't even graze him…… Ugh, thank you for the match……"
"Thank you for the match."
Е n̂_ům̂ ӑ . ì d̆
[Final Record—Baek Woohyun 2:0 (Anonymous)] [Final Winner: Baek Woohyun] [Final Loser: (Anonymous)]
["Wow."]
["That makes it fifteen consecutive wins! Even after entering the Dreaded Zone, the Hackphysical's momentum hasn't wavered! It's at the point where it's hard to believe he's weakened at all!"]
["He does look like he's lost some power compared to before, but he compensates with technique, so there's nothing to be done."]
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["The chain scythe is genuinely broken."]
- ???: When the body weakens, pick up a weapon - He's already strong on his own, using a weapon on top of that should be illegal - It's not that the chain scythe is broken—it's that the Hackphysical using it is broken - Just tried the chain scythe in the training grounds and got smacked in the head;
Еn̄ û m̃ ӓ_
'ㅇㅇ' donated 1,000 won!
[Just because I've weakened doesn't mean you've gotten any stronger, you know?]
Even after Tasty Mint Choco—a formidable Grand Master-tier opponent encountered right at the entrance to the Dreaded Zone—Baek Woohyun continued his winning streak without pause.
The restriction that even World Class pro players struggled under was laughably insufficient to stop him. He was still crushing opponents with overwhelming dominance.
If not for the three attack chances offered as fan service, it looked as though none of the participants could even land a hit on him.
Of course, in reality, that wasn't quite the case. The ever-tightening restriction was coiling around his limbs like iron chains, squeezing his strength tighter with each passing round.
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Despite the outward appearance of crushing victory after victory, there had been more than a few moments during the fights where he'd broken into a cold sweat. Some instances had been dangerously close calls.
For example, what the viewers saw as him calmly dodging by a paper-thin margin was, in reality, him barely scraping through.
[Result from Handicap Match Victory (all stats reduced by 1%) applied] [Current Status—All Stats Reduced by 45%]
Shrrrr!
"Mm."
- 45% entered the chat lmaooo - This is where Battler broke, for the record - The Hackphysical can probably handle another ten percent or so though - Might depend on the opponent
E ñ u.m̊ а̌. і́ d̊
Having finally reached the all-stats-reduced-by-45% mark—the point where even Battler had broken—Baek Woohyun frowned involuntarily.
The restriction, now a full twenty-five percent heavier than when he'd first started the Handicap Match, was pressing down on every inch of his body with staggering weight.
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Like the iron chains binding his limbs being cinched a little tighter with every incremental addition of restriction each round.
Is it because the stat reduction method is particularly nasty?
The Handicap Match's restriction wasn't applied by directly cutting into a player's base stats—it was reflected by reducing only the current stats.
To use numbers as an example: when a 10% restriction was applied to a player at 100/100, rather than becoming 90/90, they would become 90/100.
W̄еb̌n ȯv̂ el̇ Ѐ n̂ ǔ m̊ а́
Leaving the base stats intact while reducing only the current stats created a gap between the capacity one possessed and the capacity one could actually exert—making it all the more grueling.
This kind of restriction was especially irritating for Baek Woohyun in particular. He was controlling his supernatural ability without the assistance of combat correction.
His perception clearly registered 100 of power residing within him—yet the power he could actually manifest barely scraped past 55. The compounding frustration of that was entirely natural.
The Handicap Match's creator couldn't have aimed for this, given that it had been built before Baek Woohyun ever came along—but regardless, it was remarkably effective against him.
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"—That's roughly how it feels."
["Oh ho."]
Е ň umā.і̆d̊_
- Didn't realize the handicap was applied that way - Learning something new again today - New knowledge (completely useless for regular people) - Normal people don't usually do Handicap Matches in the first place lol
Baek Woohyun calmly explained the sense of disconnection he was currently experiencing. This too was one of Jeong Nayeon's requests, like picking up notable chat messages.
She had told him that what felt obvious to him wasn't obvious to others, so it would be good if he explained it from time to time.
She'd also tacked on something slightly cringe-worthy about how a genius's perspective astonishes ordinary people—but that was just her being herself.
["On top of all-stat reduction, there's a sensory disconnect on top of that—so he's effectively under a double restriction."]
["I know how this goes! He says all this, then casually wins the next match with ease anyway, right? Behold—the Hackphysical's signature humble-brag method!"]
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["This is so hard! Double restriction makes it even more brutal! Match over, Hackphysical wins by a landslide."]
- "Match over" lmaooo - You just called it out right there - A sharp kid like you…… - Wait, that was the whole thing?? lol
"……"
Baek Woohyun looked away from the panelists and viewers and quietly steadied his breathing.
Jokes about the Hackphysical's humble-brag method and "match over" aside, the fact that the double restriction was placing a considerable burden on him was undeniably true.
The fact that Battler—a powerhouse who ranked in the top ten even counting that side—had broken right here said enough.
Wё b̌n̈ ǒ v̊ е̇ l̃ Е̊ n̄u m_а̃
From here on, wrapping things up in three attacks might not be so easy.
"I'm '78-year-old-Nayeon-grandma's-last-desperate-pull'! Pleased to meet you!"
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"……Sorry?"
["A nickname that leaves the Hackphysical flustered before the fight even begins. Now that's rare."]
["Oh, a psychological attack!"]
["Why do all the terrible nicknames always have my name attached to them?! It keeps happening! Woohyun is the face of Nuclear Tourism!"]
Е̊ nü m ӓ. і̄ d̄.
- Why do you think - Because your reactions are gold - Fr lol, your responses are so satisfying lol - '78-year-old-Nayeon-grandma's-last-desperate-pull' actually managed to make the Hackphysical do a double take
'Large-Supermarket-Twerking-Machine-Jeong-Nayeon' donated 1,000 won!
[But it's you guys who come up with all the terrible names for the Hackphysical]
["Oh no."]
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- The long and storied tradition of terrible naming, starting from Nuclear Tourism - "Hack Disciple" - "(as in nuclear~)" - Looking back at those names they're still legendary lol
Cha Seongcheol, who had just taken a stray grenade out of nowhere, roared back with "Such slander is unbecoming. They are all wonderful names!"—though it wasn't particularly convincing.
Еn ù ṁ a .і d̃
Anyone with normal sensibilities would never think a name like 'Superstar N (as in nuclear~)' was cool.
Even "Nuclear Tourism" itself, which everyone now called by casually, had been a laughingstock when it first appeared.
["Don't you agree, Nayeon?"]
["……"]
["Nayeon? Why have you gone suddenly quiet?"]
- Fun fact: Jeong Nayeon once upvoted the opinion that Nuclear Tourism was a terrible name - Wait what - Gasp - Chilling
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"……Ahem, shall we start?"
"……Let's."
Watching the little farce playing out in the studio, Baek Woohyun cleared his throat and proposed they begin—and 'last-desperate-pull', who had been grinning, quickly nodded.
Entertaining as the back-and-forth from the studio side was, they couldn't just keep watching that forever.
[Time until Round 1 begins—10 seconds]
"……"
Е ṅ ǔ m̂ а̀
"……"
When the system message counting down to the start appeared, Baek Woohyun's expression turned serious—and so did last-desperate-pull's, instantly.
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It was a transformation hard to reconcile with someone who had been extremely pleased with themselves for scoring a point through an outrageous nickname.
Hmm?
Baek Woohyun's eyes narrowed as he studied last-desperate-pull. For the second time after Tasty Mint Choco, he sensed the aura of a formidable opponent.
This time, it was even stronger than before. The impression radiating from the opponent was distinctly more powerful than Tasty Mint Choco, who had been Grand Master tier.
Е̂n̊ ù ma . i d̃
The fangs of a predator, concealed behind a bizarre nickname and a carefree grin, had finally bared their sharp edge.
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