Chapter 359

Chapter 359

When Cha Jin-Hyeok ended the livestream, the Korean Region Minor Gallery erupted in a blaze.

[Wow, I have been misunderstanding Chul-Soo all this time.]

└Me too...

└I can’t believe he ended the livestream like that.

[I was convinced that he could sell his parents for the sake of his livestreams.]

└Me2!

└Me3!

[It’s partly Chul-Soo's fault that we misunderstood him so much.]

└You’re right.

└I’m annoyed that I can’t watch his livestream anymore, but he was still pretty cool.

This situation turned out to be very positive for Jin-Hyeok.

[Honestly, it was quite moving.]

└I finally subscribed to Chul-Soo’s channel.

└Only scumbags exploit tears for views.

[Everyone thought he was crazy, but he’s not.]

└I agree.

└If he were truly crazy, he wouldn’t have thought that way.

Even the Chul-Soo Landers across the universe were moved by Chul-Soo’s actions. Among them, Marshmallow nodded, continuously clenching and unclenching his fist. “Good, this is it!”

From a senior Streamer’s perspective, the behavior Chul-Soo usually displayed was risky. Hence, a part of Marshmallow had always worried about Chul-Soo. Today’s livestream had swept those worries away. He felt as refreshed as if he had drunk a cool beverage or breathed in clear, fresh air.

“Huh? I was wondering when he would be up there! Now he is up!” he said. Chul-Soo had been finally listed on Popularity Nation, a website that ranked Players based on their popularity.

Popularity Nation monitored the public opinion of celebrities across the universe. Originally, it listed only politicians, but recently, famous rankers had been included in the list as well. To get on this list, one required not just a high Level but also universal recognition. Inclusion on Popularity Nation served as a criterion to determine if one was a universe-level ranker or not.

“They finally acknowledged Chul-Soo as a universe-level ranker!” Marshmallow rushed to the window and closed the blackout curtains. After making sure Encyclopedia wasn’t around, he secured the door, clenched his fist, and jumped up and down. “Kim Chul-Soo has finally been acknowledged as a universe-level ranker!”

Marshmallow immediately logged into Popularity Nation and ticked the options very favorable, doing very well, or very supportive for all questions related to Chul-Soo.

At that moment, the toilet lid opened.

“I’m glad I was hiding here.” Encyclopedia was holding his phone, recording a video for who knows how long. “You have finally embraced your identity as a Chul-Soo Lander.”

“You were hiding in the toilet?”

“It’s only natural to go to such lengths to verify a close friend’s beliefs.”

“You call this natural?”

Encyclopedia shrugged. “This is nothing. Remember Ronaldo? Or whatever his name was. The one who used to target Chul-Soo. I believe he was nicknamed Super Doctor, right? Assassins hid in the toilet to attack him. That’s where I got the inspiration.”

Encyclopedia moved closer and peered at Marshmallow’s screen. “Wow, Chul-Soo has seventy-eight percent favorability. Considering he just got his name on the platform, that’s unprecedented!”

If a celebrity had many fans, they inevitably had many haters. However, attacks from the haters tended to be more intense than defenses from the fans. Thus, a favorability score over fifty percent was often interpreted as quite favorable, but Chul-Soo’s score was nearing an impressive eighty percent.

Steam billowed out of Marshmallow’s marshmallow-shaped head, and he excitedly turned on his livestream.

“Chul-Soo has been listed on Popularity Nation.”

Encyclopedia skillfully navigated to the ranking tab. Popularity had a category that ranked Players as per their total Playtime until registration.

“We will use him as a conduit to create a small explosion. Even a minor explosion can pose a significant threat inside a warp portal.”

The video shocked the entire world.

[Are these people insane?]

[Wow, this is the kind of stuff that should have vanished like 300 years ago.]

[These barbaric people must be eliminated.]

Jin-Hyeok appealed to the audience, “If anyone knows the identities of these individuals, please inform us.”

Tips poured in from across the universe. Identifying them was not as difficult as he thought.

“Lightning Mage Sandyem, and Helam, a Ruler who immigrated to Arvis from the Fifth Hell, among others...” Hell Man grimaced. “It seems they did not consider the possibility of their identities being exposed. They probably did not wear masks because they were sure the boy would die.”

This incident went beyond a mere attack on a Streamer.

[Helen Empire Dispatches the Special Task Force.]

[Mazique Empire Sends Its Imperial Magic Investigation Team With a Formal Request for Cooperation to Hell Man.]

[Swedeen Empire Sends Its Sword Emperor Unit.]

All three major empires ruling the Arvis Server announced they would send elite forces to Hell. The commander of the Helen Empire’s special task force, Vilsmark, declared, “These people have committed a heinous act of terror against Sir Kim Chul-Soo, an honorary citizen of Arvis, within a warp portal, where humanity has vowed to maintain peace. Therefore, Helen, Mazique, and Swedeen cannot overlook their actions.”

Given the universal focus on the terrorist attack in the warp portal, the three empires of Arvis could not just stand by. The members of the Freedom Alliance of Hell became public enemies of the universe. While many applauded the actions of the three empires, Chul-Soo felt differently.

“We got some blood-sucking mosquitoes,” Jin-Hyeok said.

Cha Jin-Sol tilted her head. “Mosquitoes?”

“Yeah, I mean those who stick around to suck up my viewer count.”

“Ah, those mosquitoes. But aren’t they useful for finding those who hide very well?”

“Do you think they are doing this for me? They just want to play superheroes.” It felt like the three empires had swiftly stolen the spotlight that he had carefully crafted. “Look at this. The trending terms are filled with the Special Task Force and the Magic Investigation Team instead of my name!”

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

“What?” Realization often came when least expected.

“That means you can compete with the three empires. Wouldn’t that be a bigger hit? The members of the Freedom Alliance of Hell are hiding pretty well right now. The imperial forces will be on high alert to find them. But if you find them first, wouldn’t that be better?”

“Oh.”

“Chul-Soo outrunning the three empires of Arvis... We could go with that concept.”

Jin-Hyeok nodded. Although he usually avoided physical contact with his sister, today he was so grateful that he could not help but pat her head a couple of times. Jin-Sol screamed as she had received a lethal blow, but Jin-Hyeok didn’t mind.

“Let’s find them now,” Jin-Hyeok said. There was no time for him to rest.

“Do you want me to call Lessefim Unnie?”

“No. It will create more buzz if we find them without a tracking expert.” Jin-Hyeok had just received a hint, yet everything had clicked, which was just usual for him.

“Is that possible?”

“I think so.” Inspired by the insight he had gained from Jin-Sol, Jin-Hyeok thought of a new approach. “I felt lightning energy from the boy. And I have felt that energy before.”

“And?”

“If I can’t find something I have experienced not once but twice, then I don’t deserve to be called the master of a Thunder Dragon.”

Using the Thunder Dragon seemed like a viable way to track down the Lightning Mage Sandyem.

‘Huh?’ Right after summoning the Thunder Dragon, Jin-Hyeok flinched. ‘This is... an unexpected twist.’