Chapter 10 : The Saint plays games (5)

“[Sigh.] Guys, I don’t think this is going to work. This is seriously impossible.”

The man chuckled wryly.

-LOL
-Giving up after six hours~
-Good effort.
-Seriously lol
-It was always impossible lol

But inwardly, he was overjoyed.

[Viewers: 3,472] [Stream Time: 8:47:28]

More than double his usual viewers. They wouldn’t all become his regular viewers, but even a fraction…

That was enough.

That was how he had grown.

‘There were some… suggestive offers…’

When he received a 5-million-won mission, he had tearfully declined.

That was money he couldn’t accept.

Deer donated ₩1,000!
<Hyung, are you really a deer?>
[TL NOTE : Hyung is a korean term used by young men to address older men, similar to “bro” in English]

[No, what deer?! I’m trying to replicate the Hall of Fame video!]

NoGraveWithoutResponsibility donated ₩1,000!
<But you’re a deer, right?>

[No! Look, in the video, that person is so light on their feet. They dodge the boss’s charge and use the momentum to attack, dealing massive damage! That’s the theory, anyway.]

-Hyung, theory is boring.
-Here we go again lol
-Theoretically lol
-This hyung would have more viewers if he didn’t do theory broadcasts.
-Some people enjoy that.

[It doesn’t make sense! Eight-player parties are possible. That means it’s meant to be a raid. Soloing it is cheating!]

The man continued his passionate rant.

“Hmm. Is it really that hard?”

Honestly, it had been a pretty good fight. Unlike those mobs that died in one hit to a weak spot, that scorpion boss was fun to fight.

Its realistic armor, only taking damage at the joints and seams…

I was able to deal a lot of damage by mounting it and attacking quickly.

‘Why aren’t they doing that?’

I didn’t understand why they couldn’t clear it, especially after the third boss.

Compared to the second boss, it had much lower HP and was easy to kill.

I thought about typing in chat, but I didn’t want to cause trouble, so I closed the stream and decided to write a post.

But they all shook their heads, claiming it was impossible.

Viewers from the stream flocked to the forum.

[Title: As expected, impossible lol]

-Definitely a hacker. A clear time of 7 hours and 43 minutes? That’s ridiculous.
-Even if Demon King has a smaller map than open-world games, it’s not that small.
└7 hours? She probably just ran through it.
└Even an 8-person raid to Act 3 takes 8 hours lol.
└And they still couldn’t beat the boss.
-Maybe the devs cleared it? They made the game, so they could easily hack it.
└Now that I think about it, that makes sense. They said they would adjust the difficulty if it wasn’t cleared this year lol. That means they would have to rework all the patterns, a lot of work.
└Ah, that’s it lol
└Seriously lol

Just as the forum users seemed to have convinced themselves that it was the work of lazy developers…

[Title: How do you remove your character from the Hall of Fame? And is clearing the game really that hard?]

[I don’t really like having my character displayed there…]

[The third boss. Isn’t it manageable? Its HP is similar to the first boss.]

[Oh, and the Act 3 imps, are they the ones with the chimera-like faces? The small ones that practically kill themselves.]

-What is this post?
-Sounds like a mix of newbie gibberish and something else…
-Hall of Fame lol. Only the top 3 characters are displayed, dude.
└Seriously lol
-From 4th place onwards, it’s just nicknames.

-The first boss is annoying because of the spiders, but if you light the torches, you can fight her 1v1, so it’s manageable. But the third boss? No such luck. The shamans have insane vision, and if they spot you, they start casting. They have high defense too. Seeing their shield gauge go up is disgusting. And the boss teleports, so if you’re fighting the shamans, it suddenly appears out of nowhere. So many raid groups have failed.
└Why is this so long?
-Ah, Mr. Explainer lol
-[OP] You can just assassinate them one by one. Oh, the boss teleports and attacks you after you kill them all.
└What is this lol?
└OP, are you a newbie or a troll? Pick one lol.
└Obvious troll, don’t give them attention.
-[OP] I mean, they’re monsters designed to be killed. Their weak spots are similar to humans.
└What weak spots lol? They’re so fast, it’s hard to even hit them.
└Showing your boomer side, huh?

“Ha…”

A boomer? Me?

Patience. Patience.

I shouldn’t stoop to their level.

└Lol, what is this today? A hacker and someone pretending to be a hacker.
└It’s a mental hospital for a reason.
└Seriously lol

My teeth gritted, a vein throbbing in my forehead like in a cartoon.

“F*ck.”

-[OP] I mean, you just kill them, why are you all making such a fuss?!

My replies became increasingly aggressive.

How long had it been?

“This is going nowhere.”

Remembering Seoyeon’s warning, I decided to stop reading the comments and leave.

Just then, a new post appeared.

[Title: Reporting Seolhwa_SNOW (Assassin) for hacking.]

Mentioning my nickname.

I was going to ignore it, but how could I just leave when they called me out directly?

“Sigh.”

[Let me preface this by saying this is not a troll post. Admin, please do not delete this, and pin it for now.]
[As a streamer on Twitch, I will officially file a complaint with the developers…]

The introduction was long-winded.

Even a forum like this would delete posts that crossed the line.

He pleaded with the admin not to delete his post. He then declared that I was indeed a hacker, and as a streamer, he would stake his reputation on reporting me to the developers and seeing me punished.

And then he went on a rant about why I was a hacker, based purely on his assumptions.

I scrolled down.

Along with his nonsense, he had included the link to his streaming channel.

–https://www.txxxxx.tv/kingwoo

He wanted to fight, in short.

[Upvotes: 927] [Downvotes: 97]

-Looks interesting, upvoted.
└1
└2
-Ah, a small-time streamer trying to get attention lol.
└But he’s not wrong, is he?
└This seems fun, let’s check it out.
└A small-fry complaining to the developers lol. Does he think they’re a joke?
-This guy’s an attention-seeker, but he’s good.
└A whale is in his chat, so he’s hyped up lol.
-They’re calling her a hacker without any proof.
-Female Demon King players are rare, especially ranked ones, you idiots.
└Incels, get out.

I stared blankly at the comments. Although some parts were hard to read due to the slang, there were some normal words too. Although, the content wasn’t exactly normal.

People were arguing and cursing at each other, some believing I was a hacker, others defending me.

But soon, the conversation shifted to the streamer who wrote the post.

My next course of action was clear.

[Analysis] Seolhwa_SNOW (Assassin) Gameplay Analysis [Night King]
[Viewers: 472]

[Demon King] [Korean] [VR Game]

Night King Info
Followers: 2,437

A man with tanned skin and dyed blond hair, the so-called “blonde tanned thug,” sat on a sofa, broadcasting from his My Room, which was decorated like an office.

[See? He just missed it again. The spiderling collided with the Spider Woman, right? This is so vicious. Even in a 1v1, they sneak attack you like this. How do you dodge that without eyes in the back of your head?]

He pointed at the screen and exclaimed accusingly.

-At least he sees it, it was hard to tell from the player’s perspective.
-Seriously lol

Actually, I hadn’t noticed. But I had already seen the video.

[But if you look closely… Whoa! Did you see that? The way her chest bounces… she seems to have a nice figure. It doesn’t make sense how she can move like that with those two… assets.]

Most Demon King players would have seen it. That’s what being #1 in the Hall of Fame meant. Anyone could watch the highlighted video saved on the server.

He was just replaying it with his viewers, exaggerating to make himself seem more skilled.

-Nice lol
-This guy’s getting serious.
-The eye makeup is sh*t, but she has a pretty face.
-It’s probably character customization lol

Streamer Night King, real name Kim Minsu. He started streaming with the advent of VR, but he was still a small-fry with less than 100 average viewers.

He was skilled and streamed for long hours. But the lack of viewers was simply due to a lack of opportunity. And he believed this was his chance.

[Viewers: 742]

But the increase was too rapid.

‘Holy sh*t, it keeps going up.’

He didn’t bother hiding his widening grin and amped up his energy.

His viewers seemed to like it.

-This guy’s excited, huh?
-Lol, can’t blame him with those viewer numbers.

Seonbi donated ₩1,000!
<Isn’t today’s stream a bit… suggestive? Is that okay?>

-Seonbi lol why are you stopping him? It’s fun.

His existing viewers expressed concern, but the newcomers seemed to enjoy the suggestive commentary.