Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Wang Yu-Mi had a smile on her face.

-StrongGuy: IntenseMan is intense again! LOL.

-WalnutPrince: Ah~ He is intense as always~

As usual, the Chul-Soo Verse was exceptionally intense. The viewers on KimKnowItAllTV thoroughly enjoyed and empathized with Kim Chul-Soo’s intensity. On the screen, Chul-Soo spoke.

?Whew, I have a moment to breathe. I will heal my wounds with a potion.?

-AngelinaJelly: What’s he doing?

-FreakOut: He should just attack that weird-looking monster!

-WalnutPrince: The way he pretends it’s urgent is hilarious. LOL!

Five Crystals, who seemed to have entered the second phase, had many weak points. She looked like an easy target, but Chul-Soo was not attacking her.

-DonkeySaint: But it does seem like he is quite injured, haha.

-StrongGuy: Right? He is so calm about it that the injury seems minor. LOL.

-WalnutPrince: Isn’t that beyond just pretending...?

Chul-Soo disinfected his wounds with a potion.

-OppaDoIt: Why is he disinfecting his wounds? It obviously looks like he is trying to waste time.

The viewers might have wanted IntenseMan’s raw intensity, but they quickly called him out on his overly staged intensity.

Yu-Mi sent Jin-Hyeok a secret message: ‘It might be good to tone down the fake intensity >_<.’ Cha Jin-Hyeok immediately took the feedback, quickly healing his wounds.

Standing firmly on his feet, he looked at the wailing Five Crystals and said, “We are in the Scanorbia Server, the land of warriors. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I will act as a warrior should. Attacking while transforming would not be warrior-like.”

Jin-Hyeok unconsciously smirked. Although he had just stated a plausible reason for not attacking, his heart was pounding.

‘This is again good content for my Eltube channel. Acing according to the culture and style of each Server... It’s a good concept to have. And Five Crystals even entered the second phase.’

Jin-Hyeok was excited to witness her second phase, something he had not encountered before his regression.

“Attacking an enemy during their transformation lacks style,” he said to the viewers.

-???: Really? Is there actually a pervert who attacks during transformation?

The viewers of KimKnowItAllTV truly lived up to their name—they knew Jin-Hyeok quite well. They instantly flooded the Korean Region Minor Gallery, investigating Chul-Soo’s past behavior and posting screenshots as evidence.

“I’ve always wondered, wouldn’t the perfect time to attack be during a transformation?”

The current Chul-Soo and the Chul-Soo who had faced off against Jonprich were starkly different. Back then, he had said that attacking during a transformation was a good strategy; now, he said it lacked style.

[What the hell?! LOL, this guy can’t make up his mind! Seriously? Is Chul-Soo really that impressive? He changes his standards whenever he wants LOL.]

[Written by: NoOverpackagingPlz]

Joseph, named NoOverpackagingPlz on the Gallery, did not stop there. He created a meme from what Chul-Soo had said earlier and uploaded it.

-“However, there must be a limit to what she can do as a Streamer. Streamers are inherently weak.”

[What is this nonsense? He is even admitting that Streamers are inherently weak! He just called himself the weakest man on Earth, LOL!]

┗Nope, that’s you.

┗He is weak by IntenseMan’s standards. By the standards of average top-ranked Players, he is really strong.

┗Even a Level 999 with SSS-Rank would be weak by IntenseMan’s standards.

Joseph’s post again rallied many users. And most of them did not seem to mind Chul-Soo’s fluctuating standards.

-After all, the me from yesterday and today are different. Haha!

┗Agreed. Just yesterday, I decided to go on a diet, but right now, I’m eating fried chicken. LOL

┗Is there anyone who actually consistently lives by their own standards?

Oddly enough, Chul-Soo’s inconsistency appealed to most users.

[He is so down to earth! How can a person be so charming? Even Chul-Soo’s inconsistency is so adorable! Kim Chul-Soo is the best! Awesome! ^,~?❤?❤]

┗This noona has to be over sixty, with the way she talks.

┗Seems like she is well over 60, LOL. You should just call her ma’am and not noona!

┗Her concept is on point! LOL.

[「Taming (Physical)」 has succeeded.]

Jin-Hyeok realized something peculiar at that moment.

‘Wait, I didn’t tame Gluttony... It’s something else!!’

Gluttony was displaying fake madness; clearly, she had been under the control of someone or something else. Jin-Hyeok saw the true entity that had been behind this fake madness reveal itself.

Blegh.

Gluttony spat out something. It appeared to be a red object at first. But a closer look revealed that it was a green object that looked red only because of the blood.

“It seems to be a Mystery.”

[Fanatical Obsession]

Jin-Hyeok could not hide his excitement over this discovery. A chill flowed through his brain and down his spinal cord.

“I think by using the Taming Skill, I made her spit out her Mystery!”

In a few incidents, Players spat out their Mysteries after being knocked unconscious. Jin-Hyeok assumed this was a similar situation.

‘Wait, can this work on other people? Please... let that be true...! That would be amazing! Hm... Come to think of it... Does this make me similar to the Players who hunt the Awakened?’

These Players hunted the Awakened and stole their abilities. What Jin-Hyeok had done seemed fairly similar, but he thought more experimentation would be necessary.

Trembling with excitement, he continued with his livestream. “That is a Mystery, likely a form of power that eats at the body and soul.”

Before he knew it, Gluttony started to regain her original appearance. He sprayed a healing potion all over her, poured more into her mouth, and covered her with a blanket he bought from the Broadcaster’s Shop. His actions were not out of pity, but were rather a reward for enhancing his livestream and offering him a new hope.

‘It seems a faint connection still exists between her and the Mystery...’

This Fanatical Obsession seemed to have its own will. It appeared as if the Mystery desperately wanted to enter Gluttony’s body.

“It’s fascinating to feel something like this. Seems like the taming process was a success.”

Having conjured excellent content, Jin-Hyeok was quite satisfied with today’s livestream. Just as he thought it was a good time to wrap up and take a break, he chanced upon an extraordinary stroke of luck.

Crack!

Lighting descended from the sky.

‘This seems familiar.’

Jin-Hyeok found the energy quite familiar, akin to the lightning energy used by the Thunder Dragon that Park Terse had tamed.

“This doesn’t look like natural lightning.”

Lightning surged around him.

Crack! Crack!

Yellow bolts descended on the ground, yet miraculously, they did not set the trees ablaze or damage the forest. The densely grown branches swayed as if they were under some invisible influence. Then, a space opened up suddenly, revealing the blue sky.

“Look there!”

In the center of the blue sky, a dragon wreathed in golden electrical currents became visible. Compared to the dragons Jin-Hyeok had seen and knew of, this one was considerably smaller and seemed less imposing.

[LV132/Thunder Dragon/Baby of the Central Forest/Prince]

Jin-Hyeok realized that Terse had indeed tamed a Thunder Dragon in Scanorbia. Furthermore, right now, that dragon was just Level 132.

‘Ah...’

Jin-Hyeok had a hunch about why the dragon had revealed itself. Its eyes, emitting a green glow, were fixed on the Fanatical Obsession Mystery. Although the Mystery didn’t show any changes, Jin-Hyeok felt that it was trembling as if it had met its predator.It seemed desperate to hide within Gluttony, whom Jin-Hyeok had subdued earlier.

Jin-Hyeok grabbed the Mystery and absorbed it.

[You have acquired the Mystery 「Fanatical Obsession」.]

Jin-Hyeok had extracted an untamed Mystery from another being. Since he had tamed and absorbed this Mystery, he was confident he could call upon it to activate it.

The Thunder Dragon seemed enraged at his actions.

‘Damn! It’s so bright my eyes hurt.’

When he used Broadcaster’s Clairvoyance, his eyes tingled uncomfortably.

[The Thunder Dragon has activated the Skill 「Thunder Dragon Roar」.]

The surrounding trees withdrew as if they were living beings, making crackling sounds. What was once a dense forest had now transformed into a small barren area.

Krooooah~!

The young Thunder Dragon roared, and dark clouds gathered in the sky. A fierce and powerful aura loomed, eliciting a small grin from Jin-Hyeok. He sheathed Rule Breaker and took out his primary weapon, the Greatsword of La’kan.

“I am going to have a conversation with the Thunder Dragon.”