Chapter 3

Episode 3. Tower of the Dead (1)

Inside the capsule, the sun murmured.

“Is there a broadcast?”

“Yes, it comes.”

“okay.”

Thanks to the direct connection between the capsule and the microphone, I could hear Hyun-hye’s voice even inside the capsule.

After confirming that the broadcast was on, Taeyang began fumbling around with the settings.

“By the way, do you want to make it a public broadcast?”

“Yes, the chat window can be hidden, so you won’t be disturbed while in-game.”

“Do I need to?”

“There are a lot of thoughts that pop out in the chat. It helps too.”

Collective intelligence sometimes provided new perspectives.

There were often times when there were more deceased figures than Hyeon-hye among the viewers.

Of course, most of it would be useless information, but that is the part that Hyun-hye can filter out.

“You can’t look. If I see anything special, I’ll let you know.”

“Aren’t you being swayed by the viewers and giving out strange orders?”

“Even if I look like this, I’m a big company streamer with an average of 10,000 people watching?”

“scent. 10,000 people watched your broadcast.”

Taeyang set Hyunhye’s account as the manager account and also touched the chat window settings.

While the sun touched the setting, Hyun-hye admired.

“Hey, I want to play a game with a capsule like this.”

“You did.”

“It’s a taste. You’ve been out for a while.”

“Dantalian has a fixed synchro rate of 99% anyway, so what? I heard there is nothing else like that?”

“still. You feel different.”

Taeyang’s capsule, a King of Fist pro gamer, was a capsule with the highest specifications.

In addition to a massage function in case of lying down for a long time, there was also a function to create an optimal environment by scanning the user’s body information to supply nutrients when using for a long time.

“Can I log in now?”

“huh. Oh wait.”

“why?”

push.

The capsule door opened at Hyun-hye’s manipulation.

When accessing the game, it cannot be opened from the outside due to safety concerns, but it did not matter before accessing the game.

Hyeon-hye stared at Tae-yang’s face for a long time.

“What you looking at.”

“just.”

“just?”

“You who are ‘alive’ think this is not the last time.”

The sun made an impression.

“What are you talking about?”

“Should I do it?”

The sun looked at Hyeon-hye.

Several emotions were reflected in Hyeon-hye’s eyes.

Worry Anxiety Anxiety Regret.

“If you log in now, it will be dozens of times harder than usual. Because there is no influx of new users. From the 1st floor to the 3rd floor, it’s a stage where you join forces with other users to clear it, but you alone... ... .”

Taeyang cut off his words in a low voice.

“Hyeon-hye, Byeolrim is work.”

There weren’t many things in Taeyang’s life that had value.

King of Fist and Byeollim Lee Jeong.

And if I were to pick the more important one out of the two, Taeyang would be the one who would choose Byeolrim casually.

No wonder.

Because it’s family.

Hyunhye laughed bitterly.

“that’s right. Separation is a job.”

Hyeon-hye hesitated for a moment before closing the capsule door.

***

At the start, there were 5 characters to choose from.

A mercenary who starts with a sword.

A robber who starts out armed with a dagger and greaves.

A guard who starts with a spear.

A hunter who starts with a bow and arrow.

And a monk who starts with a cloth outfit and a divine synergy card.

“It’s Hyeon-hye. I can hear?”

-I can hear. can you hear me too?

“uh. I hear it. who to choose? Monk?”

-Yes Monk.

There was no difference between each character except for the equipment given at the beginning.

A given piece of gear only affects the playstyle of an early player.

In that sense, Monk, who was not given any weapons and started out wearing only cloth clothes rather than armor, was a very difficult character.

Divine +1 synergy cards are given, but synergies require at least 2 to 3 identical synergy cards to activate.

Taeyang, who chose the monk character, swung his shoulders around.

“They said 99 percent. That’s great.”

I didn’t feel any break in movement at all.

arms legs waist neck. Every part of the body turned smoothly.

Taeyang felt defeated as a King of Feast user within a minute of logging in.

At least in terms of synchronic connection, Dantalian was a game that could not be matched.

– Dantalian will be arriving soon.

Click.

As soon as Hyeon-hye finished speaking, the door opened and a man entered.

It was a handsome man with curly hair holding a book with a red cover in one hand.

As Hyun-hye said, the Tower of the Dead was not originally a stage where only one person could clear it.

The core of the stage was for users who had just created characters to gather as a group and break through a group of skeletons with the power of the group.

Taeyang had to complete the mission by himself, which many users had worked together to complete.

Of course, there are success stories.

Streamer MESSIAH.

He was a famous user as a deceased person.

And even MESSIAH was half dead, and the only thing that finally woke up was the Tower of the Dead in Stage 1-1.

So it was not unreasonable for other viewers to predict Taeyang’s death.

Deed Deed Dede Dede Deuk.

“Hyeon-hye, does this come out a lot?”

-Hahahahaha, right?

– Too many, right?

I’ve already watched the video, but going through it myself is another way.

Even at a cursory glance, dozens of skeletons seemed unable to stand alone.

-The important thing is to get to the top of the tower. Ignore and run!

Hyunhye’s voice entered the broadcast.

-uh! Moon!

– I didn’t hear your voice wrong.

– I see you’ve been the manager.

-Turn on the moon broadcast!!!!!!

-But who is the player? I’m good at it.

– Let’s quickly find it by body specs.

-Help me, Speedwagon!

– When the enemy speedwagon;

– That friend is getting old. don’t look for it

The sun began to run on the screen.

Skeletons that had completed their form chased after the sun and blocked their path.

It was agility not like a skeleton.

People who first encountered the game had a hard time starting with this skull.

It was to the extent that it was official that three normal users would be in charge of one skeleton.

shh!

The skeleton stretched out its fist.

Hyeon-hye watched the scene and unknowingly clenched her fists.

Taeyang simply turned his head to dodge the skeleton’s fist, then stretched out his arm and applied a counter to his chin.

Phoek Pass.

The fatal blow caused the skeleton to lose its shape and collapse.

“Is it easy?”

It’s an overwhelming physicality that can’t be said to have started for the first time.

– Stay alert and keep running! Stock piles up quickly?

“yes!”

Even without Hyun-hye explaining, the son-in-law was full of skeletons that were being assembled.

Taeyang moved quickly up the floor.

“There are more here.”

The upper floor was full of already assembled skeletons.

The situation is literally a dilemma as the belatedly assembled skeletons from below start chasing the sun.

“hey! How many floors is this? 3rd Floor?”

-uh. 3rd Floor.

-‘hey.’

-You’re talking nonsense. Do you think it’s the moon’s real friend?

-Among Moon’s real friends, is there anyone who is good at games?

-Anyway, the play is excellent. I want to record it and study it.

-There’s nothing to use now.

– Oh, that’s right.

pug.

The sun roughly stepped on the skeleton with its feet and crushed it.

Hyeon-hye could not hide her admiration while watching the scene.

‘A pro is a pro.’

A technique close to art was integrated into one simple-looking movement.

The foot was firm, and the pelvis, which was in charge of power transmission, was extremely flexible.

The extended foot accurately strikes the target and retrieves it.

In the meantime, the sight naturally catches dangerous elements, and the priority was accurate enough to blame the supercomputer.

The scene of naturally stepping, avoiding the skeleton’s attack, and driving the counter with the optimal movement sent goose bumps down Hyun-hye’s spine.

“That’s the stairs over there, right? Is it the end if I just go up there?”

In the meantime, even a map scan.

-that’s right!

– Really?

– The end is right.

-and. Does it look better than Messiah?

-Is this guy... sexy?

-I don’t know what it is, but it’s fucking good.

The sun looked at the target.

The target was kept hidden by a group of white skeletons.

The sun was obviously struggling with an artistic movement.

However, to be honest, it was just maintaining the status quo.

The skeleton, which lost its shape at the hands of the sun, was unable to take a single step toward the stairs and regenerated over time.

How will I get there?

gulp.

Hyunhye swallowed and focused her eyes on the screen.

“Okay okay. Comes out.”

the sun smiled