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Episode 63 – Elden Soul is hard, huh? (3)
As the Elden series is popular, numerous players and streamers have seen the ending since its release.
However, there was no special development from the beginning like now. The chat window was bustling with excitement.
-The real Godple broadcast is legendary
-5252! Following President Ba, President El ascends to the throne!
-I'm not a hidden route collector or anything lol
-What's surprising is that it's not luck, it's all skill lol
-Really lol There were a lot of smugglers here but no one found you
Lee Kyung-bok also felt a sense of excitement, but he had to take center stage in the broadcast.
“The cutscene isn’t over yet, so let’s watch more.”
Only then did the viewers come to their senses. As he had said, the cutscene was still in progress.
The protagonist stood there blankly, looking at the place where the knight had been.
“What the heck is this… … .”
He muttered, looking at his hands alternately.
-You seem really surprised lol
-We are embarrassed, but how surprised must he have been!
-It's different to hear you panicking in a Gotple voice ㅋㅋㅋ
-It fits the main character's voice so well that there's no awkwardness ㅋㅋㅋ
-Make a Godple voice pack!
Lee Kyung-bok couldn't help but smile at the viewers' antics. Meanwhile, the main character in the cutscene walked with a nervous expression.
For a moment, the knight who left his soul behind and disappeared went in the direction he was looking at.
“What is this?”
The passage gradually widened and led to a small cavern, where there was a spiral staircase and a stone tablet with a strange pattern carved into it.
-Ooooh! This doesn't seem right.
-The atmosphere is good and nice!
-Wow lol there are places like this in the cemetery
-The big one is coming!
The viewers did not hide their anticipation. As if living up to their expectations, the main character quickly approached the stone slab.
“Runes? But… … I don’t know. My memory is unclear.”
He glanced over the stone tablet and soon shook his head. However, it was not without results.
This was because when the protagonist inadvertently placed his hand on the stone tablet, some of the letters turned golden.
-Ohhh!
-The big one is coming!
-Big thing! Big thing! Big thing! Big thing!
The viewers' expectations were high. However, the flash of light only lasted a moment and soon died down.
At that moment, the chat window was about to fill with disappointment.
“Soul… …! Are you responding to Soul?”
The protagonist rather spoke in a happy voice.
“Indeed! If I regain my lost memories and soul, I might be able to decipher this stone tablet.”
-Ah! Do I have to gather souls and come back?
-Isn't it rare for someone to return to the graveyard?
-Wow lol it's really completely different
-It seems like a real unreleased story
-Meanwhile, the ambassador answered the question about the background of the story lol
-Really lol I feel like I'm a source explorer
-It's romantic that you don't have memories but still have a curiosity, right?
The protagonist stared at the stone tablet for a moment, then turned around as if he had made up his mind. Then, as he began to climb the spiral staircase, his vision gradually darkened.
“Wow, this is really immersive.”
During the break, Lee Kyung-bok made a comment. The viewers immediately reacted.
-If you like Godple, I like you too!
-Ah haha, the Elden series is all about the atmosphere!
-This is dark fantasy, that's what I'm saying.
-Really ㅋㅋ The atmosphere has been top notch since the Darkling series was played on PC and console.
-Plus, the challenge and sense of accomplishment are awesome lol
-But Purple is so good that I don't think I'll be able to taste it lol
-That's right lol
The location has changed.
“Oh, here we go again. I’ll concentrate.”
But control still hasn't returned. That means the cutscene isn't over yet.
“Is it a warehouse?”
The protagonist reached the top of the stairs, pushed the stone away, and climbed up. It was a stone chamber built with smooth stones on all sides, including the floor.
On the walls hung shovels and lanterns, and in the corners were scattered old equipment that appeared to have belonged to the dead.
-uh?
-Isn't it here or there?
-Wow lol it was a short cut
-It comes out right away
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-Isn't that too fast? lol
It seemed that there were quite a few viewers who knew about this place. However, perhaps out of concern for spoilers, no further mention was made.
The protagonist looked around for a moment and then headed toward the exit where light was coming in.
Then, as I took a step out of the exit, bright sunlight and a gentle breeze enveloped my body.
But Lee Gyeong-bok had no time to appreciate the feeling.
'Live… …!'
The feeling of the cool blade running down my body.
Someone was watching him. However, the protagonist seemed unaware of this fact and looked around, heading towards the entrance of the cemetery.
“I don’t think the dead… are the ones.”
A low voice came from behind, and my gaze turned. At the end of my gaze, I saw a giant sitting on a stone coffin with a large shovel stuck in the ground.
The face was not visible.
He was wearing a robe that covered his entire body, so it was questionable whether he was even human.
"you are?"
“I’m surprised you even ask questions. A ‘broken one’ with sane mind… … How long has it been since you last spoke?”
The chat window immediately responded to his words.
-I still feel good whenever I hear that nickname.
-It's even more confusing if you listen to it in English lol
-Really lol Broken One looks cooler
-Is this a tradition of the Elden series?
-Part 1 was 'Exile From Death' and Part 2 was 'Savior of Humanity' lol
-It's a bit of a middle school song, but it's still fun to listen to it in-game, lol.
-The cornered man is actually the 'one banished by death' and the 'savior of humanity'!?
-Ah haha don't force reality on me!
The titles used to refer to the main characters in the game were a characteristic of the Elden series. Although the names were a bit unfamiliar to Lee Kyung-bok, the titles used in the third game, Elden Soul, were somewhat better.
“I was hoping that today the graveyard wouldn’t get any bigger… … .”
In the meantime, the giant stood up. Even when sitting, our eye levels were not aligned, but when he stood up, he looked even taller.
-But is the boss fight still going to be the same?
-It seems like nothing has changed?
-One, two, three! Godple fighting!
-Isn't this an angle where we should be cheering on the gravedigger? ㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah haha, good luck to the gravedigger!
-Please invite Miss Yoo Da-hee!
I already had a guess as to the identity of the giant. It was the boss of the tutorial area, the 'gravekeeper'.
The gravedigger quietly muttered as he hefted a shovel the size of the protagonist onto his shoulder.
“But I can’t let people like you out anymore.”
With him control returned.
After the cutscene, we immediately entered the boss fight.
“Just looking at it, it looks like it’ll go in the goal if you hit it with one shot?”
Lee Kyung-bok first distanced himself and began to cast a spell in his mind. The red-hot, sharp sword looked shabby compared to the gravedigger’s shovel.
-If it's just a minor injury, it'll be a one-shot kill even if it grazes you ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Wow;; I have to deal with this with just a longsword?
-The pressure is crazy lol
-How did you get in there?
-That's why beginners often use the Masuri background.
-Really ㅋㅋ If you intercept it from a distance with magic, you can break it relatively easily.
-But what about the main character? ㅠㅠ
Among the viewers, there were some who had never played Elden Souls before. They seemed terrified even at the first sight of the tutorial boss.
But Lee Gyeong-bok was different from them.
“It doesn’t look that difficult.”
The moment the chat window filled with question marks, the gravedigger swung his shovel loudly.
However, Lee Gyeong-bok did not retreat, but instead rushed inward. The loud crash of the waves struck his ears.
“Useless.”
Lee Kyung-bok kicked the ground and turned to the side. Without stopping, he struck down the shovel that was barely passing by with his weapon.
“The movements are big.”
Using that elasticity, he corrected his posture and immediately cut off the exposed waist.
-What the heck lol
-I'm crazy, who cares about whom?
-Hey gravedigger! Perfect Jujube is coming!
-Ah haha I'm going to cheer for the gravedigger!
-Play! Play! Graveyard!
The viewers' worries were blown away in an instant. The chat window began to fill up with messages of support for the gravedigger.
“Oh, you guys are going too far.”
Lee Kyung-bok smiled and turned his body. Before he knew it, the gravedigger's shovel, which had been falling vertically, passed by him.
Dust rose with a loud bang. In the midst of it all, Lee Gyeong-bok quickly grabbed the shovel handle.
As the gravedigger lifted his shovel again, he used the gravedigger's strength to jump.
Lee Kyung-bok's new body broke through the cloud of dust and fell straight towards the gravedigger's head.
“Ugh!”
The gravedigger staggered away with a single scream. The chat window was shocked once again by the sight.
-No;;; What is this action!
-Zugiyo;; Isn't this the kind of game in the Elden series?
-Ah haha I started playing another game by myself again
-Rolling around like a dog and hitting your thighs and ankles, okay?
-Where did that desperate look go?
-You're saying you can crit with a longsword that's broken?
-This, this is not Elden Soul!
-Eltaks are vomiting their flagship ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This is a totally different class, f*ck
Naturally, existing players have never shown movements like Lee Kyung-bok.
But Lee Gyeong-bok was actually distracted somewhere else.
'Something seems a bit strange.'
Already he felt no tension at all against the gravedigger.
Perhaps because it was a tutorial boss, the preliminary movements before the attack were so large that even without intuition or a sixth sense, the timing could be predicted.
He could easily unleash attacks on the gravedigger.
'It's certain that I'm alive, but it feels like something is missing.'
The dead I met at the graveyard exuded a peculiar unpleasantness in addition to the feeling of being alive. However, the gravedigger did not feel that way.
Lee Gyeong-bok calmly observed the gravedigger and continued his counterattack.
-Is this the reason for the decline in Elden Soul sales?
-What is the reason for the decline in sales?
-Ah lol newbies can't beat the grave keeper so let's refund them all
-This is real lol I tried 10 times and got a refund right away
-But that's actually the production company's consideration.
-Really ㅋㅋ If you can't even get past the graveyard, then you shouldn't play Elden Souls.
-The filter performance is certain lol
-But [P][P][T] The repairs are different.
-I'm sorry, gravedigger!
Since they were unilaterally trampling, the viewers also felt victory. The result was as expected.
The only difference was that it happened sooner than expected.
“Ugh… … !”
The gravedigger staggered to his knees, blood gushing out from beneath him.
-????
-Wow haha …
– Was there a scene where the gravedigger vomited blood?
-I think this is something that needs to be eaten at a certain level.
-Yeah, there's a video of this experiment
-Probably at least 20 times lol
-You said you did it 20 times with a long sword?
-Oh lol. Rather, isn't it true that the number of uses has increased because it's a long sword that's been broken?
-How do you find out the weak points without using a HUD?
-Godple has become Godple again… …
The chat room was filled with shock and amazement. Lee Kyung-bok tilted his head as he watched the chats coming up quickly.
“Even though he’s a bit big, he’s still a human, right? It’s not hard to target his weaknesses.”
It wasn't a wrong statement, even though it was with the help of a divine being.
It wasn't time yet for a boss of a different race to appear. Who would want to play a game if enemies with too high a difficulty level appeared right from the tutorial?
Of course, there were people who gave up because it was too difficult, but anyway.
-No;;; It's difficult even for people!
-I only saw the gravedigger vomit blood on video!
-You just used Deceptive Breath on the Gravekeeper as a final blow, right? Right?
-I think it was written for us lol
-The ones who got hurt were the ones who got hurt lol
Lee Kyung-bok looked back at the gravedigger with a leisurely smile. Perhaps because he was exhausted, he was just panting for breath.
-Bye bye, gravedigger!
-Ah, haha, did you end up getting kicked out in the shortest time?
-It just so happens that my opponent is a god player… … !
-Really lol He's not a gravedigger who would be easily fooled like this
-Huh? Then can I get the Gravekeeper's Soul too?
-That's right! The soul function has already been unlocked!
-Oh lol I guess it changes from here
-How did you get it originally?
-<This message has been deleted by the management bot. (1 warning)>
-Oh lol this is considered a spoiler lol
-Once you get out of the graveyard
The chat room became lively again. Everyone was expecting the execution of the gravedigger. Lee Kyung-bok looked at him.
Thanks to kneeling, our eye level was aligned. Even so, I still couldn't see inside the robe.
'Is it right to handle this now?'
It is natural to proceed after treating it. However, what was worrying Lee Kyung-bok was a sense of discomfort.
There was something that kept bothering me while dealing with the gravedigger.
'Let's give it a try.'
He made a decision.
I passed the gravedigger and headed back to the warehouse.
-?????
-Where are you going?
-What? What are you implying?
-Something, something later!
-I'm looking forward to it because it's Godple ㅋㅋㅋ
While countless question marks filled the chat window, Lee Kyung-bok looked around the warehouse.
And then I turned around to find the piece of equipment I had been eyeing among the equipment scattered on the floor.
“I felt this way while fighting with the gravedigger.”
He explained to the curious viewers.
“I felt like it would be more appropriate to swing this instead of a shovel.”
What he held in his hand was a large greatsword. Although it was dusty and dull from long neglect, it was still impressively large.
The moment when viewers were about to type something in the chat.
“Is this yours?”
As control disappeared and the cutscene began, Lee Kyung-bok realized that his thoughts were not wrong.
-?????????
-What is it! What is this!
-Wow lol the cutscene is hidden?
-Wow… Could it be that the equipment shown in the warehouse in the cutscene earlier was a hint?
-What is this Godple who noticed this!
-I have both physical and mental abilities! God-like!
-Boohoo! I'll take it too!
-What are you going to do with the towel? Lol
-Fact (It hurts)
The chat room was a crucible of excitement.
Lee Kyung-bok burst into laughter, but he just smiled quietly so as not to disturb the immersion in the cutscene.
“I thought you would be different from other broken ones… …How many times have you been broken?”
In the meantime, the gravedigger asked back. But these words gave the viewers another shock.
-Huh? Hahahahahahahaha
-How many times?
-What the heck lol is this replayable content!
-Actually, it was my first time playing Gotpl ㅋㅋㅋ
-Multi-time content specialist streamer (1st time)
-???: Why do you do it multiple times when you can do it from the beginning?
-Cognitive dissonance, come on lol
-Wow lol I'm a legend for watching this live!
-Broadcasting genius, is he a god player?
-5252, Did you [P][P][T] again!
Unlike the chat window that was so wild, the cutscene had a serious atmosphere.
“What is my intention in showing that? Are you trying to make a fool of yourself as a victor?”
“No, that’s not true.”
The protagonist shook his head at the gravedigger who was laughing self-deprecatingly.
“I am a seeker of the source.”
A greatsword was placed in front of the gravedigger.
The protagonist took a step back and continued speaking.
“I just realized that what you should be holding in your hand is not a shovel, but a sword.”
At those words, the gravedigger's robe shook. Soon, the trembling of his shoulders grew stronger.
What fell to the floor with him were not drops of blood, but clear drops of water.
It was tears.
“It’s embarrassing. Even I had forgotten that.”
The gravedigger took up his greatsword.
Along with that, a faint drum sound began to be heard.
“Do I still have the spirit of a knight left in me?”
The atmosphere at the gravedigger changed completely.
The sound of drums grew louder and the majestic background music began. Lee Kyung-bok felt his heart pounding along with the music.
“I beg your pardon, broken one. I did not recognize the honor in your shattered soul.”
The gravedigger drew his greatsword up to his chest and held it vertically. A deep blue aura flowed along the blade.
“My name has been forgotten by time, but my spirit as a knight remains. Nameless, broken one. I challenge you to an honorable duel.”
The gravedigger paid his respects and took the flag.
The hem of the robe fluttered in the explosive energy. As if responding, the forest around the cemetery trembled.
-Wow… …The gravedigger was a knight?
-Now that I look at it, the attack motions seem similar lol
-But, Godple, have you never met a knight?
-That's why it's a legend lol
-<This message has been deleted by the management bot. (1 warning)>
-No lol I'm not swearing, I'm just surprised!
-F*ck, you're crazy!
-I'm tired! I'm tired!
-There was this kind of production at the graveyard!?
The chat window's response was literally explosive. Soon, control was restored and the boss fight began again.
The murderous intent, which had become stronger than before, seemed to weigh down my entire body.
Still.
“Now it’s starting to get a little fun.”
Lee Kyung-bok smiled involuntarily.