Chapter 24

Chapter 24

The message wasn’t only sent to Suhyeok’s kit.

Viewers who had seen his stream the previous day and those who had subscribed all received the alert at the same time.

– He’s here!

– !!!!!

– I failed to be first, lol.

– Suhi! (Su-hyeok, hi)

– Suhi!

– Newbie, you’re late.

– Seeing how he’s wearing a mask, it seems today’s theme will be the same.

– Theme? That’s his real self.

The chat window rapidly filled.

He’d been told that the chat was most enthusiastic right after a stream started and was having a hard time reading all of the messages.

[‘Lee Su-hyeok, I love you’ has donated 1,000 points.]

[Oppa!!! I’ve been waiting!!! (Dangle)]

“Thank you for the thousand-point donation, ‘Lee Su-hyeok, I love you,’ but what does the ‘dangle’ at the end mean?”

– Ah... That’s...

– Lol.

– That’s, you know...

– I know what it is, but it’s hard to explain...

– It’s funny how everyone’s unable to explain, lol.

– The nickname made me think you were a girl, but your comment tells me otherwise, lol.

Su-hyeok looked confused as he read through the chat. “How do you know that person is a guy?”

– Lol.

– So cute, lmao.

– Is he the same person who was chopping down giants yesterday? Rofl.

[‘Dangling’ has donated 50 points.]

[He might not know, why tease him?]

– Look at that nickname, lol.

– Fact: Not even the one who donated told him.

– You’re worse, hahaha.

– You just want to tease him with donations, lol.

The atmosphere was quite cheerful.

‘Not bad.’ The viewers joking around in chat wasn’t a bad thing, especially since the main part of the stream hadn’t started yet. Actually, the viewers’ light atmosphere was welcome.

‘The number of viewers...’ Only three minutes had started, and he’d heard that you could more or less tell how the stream would go based on how many viewers you had at that point.

[Viewers: 628]

There were already more than 600 viewers, and the stream had only been up for three minutes.

‘This number multiplied by three is the average peak view count, so...’ Su-hyeok’s eyes, hidden behind his mask, widened. ‘1800?’

That was more than he expected, especially since it was only his second day of streaming. Of course, that number was just a hypothetical that hadn’t been reached yet.

[‘Mission Villain’ has donated 100 points.]

[What will today’s trial be? I need to set a mission.]

A viewer who, judging by the name, liked to set missions, asked about the contents of the trial. As more viewers gathered, more donations also arrived.

“I’m not sure. I guess we’ll have to find out once it starts.”

– Go, go, go.

– Giant slayer, let’s go~!

– If he dies, will the Lightning skill reset?

– If he dies, he’ll lose the acquired skill.

– Death would be a total disaster.

– Even if he dies, he’ll probably get it again by following the same route.

– What’s going to happen now?

The viewers’ urgency increased. Most wanted to see the new route, so it was only natural. That was also what Su-hyeok wanted.

“It seems they don’t believe I killed the boss. No, maybe they don’t want to believe it?” Su-hyeok privately shared his thoughts with the viewers. “They’re quite arrogant.”

– Lol.

– Kingrrogant.

– It seems that he just laughed.

– Look at that confidence, lol.

Su-hyeok looked at the knights. Seeming amused, he said, “Why did you call me?”

The sixth stage of the trial started inside the tent, so lengthy conversations were unnecessary. Just because they didn’t believe him didn’t change the things he’d already done.

If he’d achieved something out of desire for a title, it might have been different, but since that wasn’t the case, it really didn’t matter. From his perspective, the knights around him seemed different.

‘Is changing their perception of me part of the trial?’ Maybe it was a hint on what he needed to do.

“Hmm. First, I must thank you. I’m Dale.” The old knight with a white beard sitting in the center spoke. “On behalf of the entire city, let me express my sincere gratitude...”

“Didn’t you come from the other villages?” Su-hyeok asked. “How are things?”

Dale furrowed his brow in anger after being interrupted.

Regardless, Su-hyeok voiced his complaints to his viewers. “There’s too much talking. What a waste of time.”

– Hahaha.

– Hey, let’s proceed with things quickly, lmao.

– Fast Forward ON!

– On! Hahaha.

Was it thanks to the viewers wanting things to go faster? Dale managed to control himself and began speaking. “We were all trampled...”

“Trampled?”

“Yes, by ‘that guy’.”

– There it is, ‘that guy’.

– Who’s that?

– I don’t know.

– What the heck? You acted as if you did.

– It’s almost a rule. If the word ‘that’ is mentioned, it’s a strong opponent.

Dale continued. “He showed up after you killed the giants’ leader. I have no idea where someone like him came from.”

“Is he more dangerous than the giants’ leader?” Su-hyeok asked.

“Don’t you already know? We call them giants for convenience, but they were merely remnants of the old giant race.”

Su-hyeok also knew the general lore of the giants, which was why Dale’s next words shocked him.

“He’s different. He’s close to a true giant. I can’t believe there are still some left...” Dale lowered his head, recalling the destroyed village.

– ???

– A true giant???

– Why’s that appearing?

– He seems to be exaggerating.

– If he’s telling the truth, how’s one supposed to hunt it?

The difficulty had suddenly increased.

Whether he was a real giant or not could only be confirmed in person, but it was clear that the opponent was entirely above what Su-hyeok had defeated earlier.

‘Is this really meant to be cleared?’ He knew the route had changed after he killed the giants’ leader, but the level of difficulty was above what could be easily overcome on the 2nd floor.

“You want me to take him down?” Su-hyeok asked.

“What?” Dale smirked.

The other knights thought similarly to him.

“You’re too confident.”

“We’re the ones asking, but still...”

“He must be saying it out of ignorance. Let’s be understanding.”

Annoying comments surrounded him, but Su-hyeok let them go in one ear and out the other.

Felius, who’d been quietly observing, spoke up. “There’s an ancient legend that has been passed down in this country...”

Right, that was the name of the stage.

“Somewhere, at the top of Millennium Mountain...”

Swoosh—

Felius recalled how Su-hyeok had broken through the giants and said, “There’s said to be a strand of lightning.”

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