A week where my entire life got completely upended. Now that I'd decided to live again, there was only one thing to do. 'Gallery grinding' – my dopamine hit, my light, my life.
Title: [Join Greeting] You Guys Were Struggling Because You Couldn't Clear This One? Lmao
Author:
Grabbed 1st place in A-304. AMA.
Nice clickbait title, clean post. Click. The moment I hit register, my heart thrummed with excitement. And right on cue, the reactions exploded.
🔔 NOTIFICATIONS 🔔
Ding- Ding- Ding- Ding-
Alerts flooding in like crazy.
Comments (7)
— DepressoMentalCase
No way, this kid was actually a total newbie?
— BuyTodayOnly
A fresh newbie cleared A Block horror in a 7-minute run?
— LotsPreparedButMakeALittle
What the hell is this insane newbie bullshit?
— HardshipEndsHardshipComes
Isn't this a total monster spy for real?
— UniqueLimitedStockCompany
Talent I'm jealous of.
— Jeong Gongbeop
...Exploiting loopholes in the rules. I overlooked something.
Dozens of comments piled up in seconds. Then it evolved into fresh bait entirely. Posts analyzing me started flooding the feed.
Don't fall for the join post, no way, just no way [3]
Fr, even gallery lord wasn't that good as a newbie [8]
Possibility that the newbie who just joined is a monster [13]
Ban first, ask questions later? [3]
Ordinary folks can't comprehend geniuses, plebs [7]
Analyzing why this can't be a newbie [23]
Posts updating rapidly. I clicked one that caught my eye.
Title: Analyzing Why This Can't Be a Newbie
Author: LogicCircuit
Clear time is several times faster than previous #1. Turned a 7-hour strat into 7 minutes. Impossible with normal clear methods. It's about exploiting structural flaws to neutralize rules head-on. My take: 100% alt of HandLostButBrainFixedABit. That's their specialty.
HandLostButBrainFixedABit? I tilted my head. Who the hell is this that I'm getting treated like their alt?
I typed the nickname into search. The results were insane. Every horror rulebook they'd touched? Ranked #1. With overwhelming records.
— Did this freak chop off fingers again for the clear?
— Fingers aren't vital anyway.
"This guy's just a psycho..." I posted again.
Title: I'm Telling You, I'm a Real Newbie... ;;
Author:
I'm not HandLostButBrainFixedABit. Why won't you believe me?
Comments still exploding. Mostly "stop scamming," but other types started showing up.
— UniqueLimitedStockCompany
You wanna join our company? Pay's insane. Don't die rolling for nothing – take the cash at least.
— StuffSafeToEat
Newbie guide: Safe stuff to eat in horrors (link)
— Santokki
Hey newbie! Ignore all these weirdos!
One nickname stood out. 'Santokki'. The only one treating me like a real newbie and welcoming me. I replied to their kindness right away.
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Why's everyone so suspicious of me?
— Santokki
Cuz your record's too good, newbie. They're all impressed.
...Impressed, huh. Yeah, attention in the gallery is their way of showing it.
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Anyway, got any tips for me?
— Santokki
What're you curious about?
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Everyone keeps calling me a monster spy. What's that?
— Santokki
Oh, 'monster spy' is short for monster pretending to be human. Mostly used here to trash regular users tho.
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This place split into factions that bad?
— Santokki
Yep. Anyone who's survived a horror at least once can join. Rulebooks here are all posted by survivors like us, risking our lives.
Whoa. I nodded along casually, and Santokki, hyped up, started spilling unasked info.
— Santokki
Watch out tho. Get caught in one horror, your odds of getting pulled into another skyrocket. You can enter manually if you want... but not recommended!
— Santokki
Oh, and tons of crazies here, so careful! Nobody comes out of a horror fully sane.
Mentally ill. That hit a little close to home, but I played it cool.
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lol ok, thanks for the info. You're super nice.
Just as the friendly guide eased my mind a bit, a new comment dropped.
— Santokki
I believe you, newbie! But I've got a question too – what is it?
Guessing strat details? My heart raced thinking about spilling my genius method. But the question that followed was totally out of left field.
— Santokki
Newbie, you're a girl, right?
— Santokki
Typing speed's exactly like a girl with small hands. Aren't you?
"......"
Chills. Way too sharp for no reason. How the hell does this guy know?
"???" What the hell? Hard to follow.
Moments later, 'Santokki' posted something new.
Title: That Newbie's Totally a Monster Spy Imo
Author: Santokki
Pretending to be a girl, definite spy. My balls are on the line
Instantly fueling new bait. Endless supply of drama about me in the gallery.
"Perfect." I loved this newbie welcome party. Added 'suspicious bitch' to Santokki's memo.
Grrrrowl. First human-like activity in a week? Stomach growling. Come to think of it, no memory of eating or drinking since losing that argument.
"Didn't die, so must've scavenged something."
Problem: Now actually feeling hunger, fridge was bone-empty. One moldy tangerine in the corner. Even StuffSafeToEat would shake their head. Guaranteed "do NOT eat" comment.
"Ask later?" Snapped a pic showing the burst side and mold max, then stood.
"Delivery time." Craving mala hotteok or something. Added to cart, card pay – familiar message.
...Right, balance was razor-thin lately. What now? Ruffled my hair. To earn cash, gotta go out – but explaining sudden girl body? No way.
Then. Something sparkled on desk corner. Heteromorphic Crystal. Reward from blitzing A-rank horror. Saw in gallery you could sell these.
"Even a few hundred thou would be great." Enough for a month. Fired up gallery, searched.
Title: Guys, How Do I Sell This?
Author:
(Photo attached)
Got this from last clear. Valuable?
— LogicCircuit
Yep, valuable af.
— DepressoMentalCase
Why doesn't high-grade drop for me? Why me? Why only me?
— HardshipEndsHardshipComes
Holy shit, beggar behavior, ban this fucker already.
— LotsPreparedButMakeALittle
Tone down the newbie act.
— LotsPreparedButMakeALittle
You know it's worth at least 30 mil and still begging?
"...Wh-what?" Th-thirty mil? That's a whole car. This tiny crystal?
Jackpot. Sell one, eat for a year.
More comments rolled in. The friendly type I'd missed earlier. Yeah, need these for the gallery to spin.
1. Use as gimmick in specific horror.
2. Sell to corp brokers like UniqueLimitedStockCompany.
3. Exchange for items at Terminal Station Lost Property Center.
— 11.371
Newbie? Go 3. Lost Property Center's safe zone. Stable too.
— 11.371
Entry method here, check it. (link)
Clicked the link. Horror entry instructions. Simpler than expected. No hesitation – I stood up. Gotta go now. Wait for me, 30 million won.
The gallery exploded late, after Han Yujin vanished.
— Don't follow that newbie's comments below!!!! [3]
— Those are organ harvesters!!! [17]
— Where's a mod? Ban the trolls quick [2]
— Did newbie actually go? Why ignore gallery [11]
— Chill, that 'newbie' is a total badass anyway [13]
— Fr, if it's HandLostButBrainFixedABit, they'll harvest the harvesters instead lmao [6]
— Obviously prepped before luring [8]
— And a named one dips out like this [5]
