Crocodile Farm 2 – Hehe Barrage
The follow-up event announcement fizzled out after several streamers complained of intense headaches (!) and stomach cramps (???) from Rusty’s powerful salt-slinging. In the end, Crocodile had no choice but to post a separate notice.
[Notice: Siege of Crocodile Farm 2 Begins]
Hello, this is Crocodile.
I would like to apologize to all the streamers for the unfortunate incident that occurred yesterday. The additional event details that should have been announced at the end of the tournament were not properly delivered, so I am posting this separate notice.
Additional Event Details – Siege and Defense Battles Begin.
Accordingly, the Babel Tower built by Mr. Rusty (Ppudeuk) will be relocated further north, and the Dark Castle will be erected in its place. Every hour, a set number of monsters will spawn from the Dark Castle and gather in the plaza in front of it. Once the designated quantity accumulates, 80% will begin invading the village while 20% will march toward the Babel Tower.
Those stationed in the village should focus on defense, while those at the Babel Tower should defeat the invading monsters before advancing on the Dark Castle to begin the siege. The distribution of personnel is entirely up to the streamers; the staff will not interfere in any way.
The defeat conditions for this siege are the destruction of the crystal next to the portal in the village plaza and the destruction of the crystal on the top floor of the Babel Tower. The victory condition is to invade the Dark Castle, destroy all the “Demon Summoning Altars” located throughout it, and then raid and defeat the final boss that appears once every altar is destroyed.
I hope you all get to fully showcase the specs you have worked so hard to build. Thank you.
The deep irritation radiating from the notice made the streamers who read it chuckle wryly. Having been there in person, they could fully empathize with his feelings. Still, empathy was one thing. Soon enough, they began forming groups to secure broadcast and YouTube angles, elected representatives for each group, and dove into meetings.
[This time we’ll—]
[Then we’ll—]
[In that case, this side—]
A fierce battle of words erupted over broadcast angles and YouTube angles alike, and the deployment plans gradually took shape. The result:
[Meeting Outcome: The Babel Tower side will be assigned 600 people, mainly thief classes strong in infiltration, supported by a few warriors for tanking, a few mages for firepower, and volunteers. The rest will conduct the defense battle in the village.]
[Mabel, please organize the personnel and move them to the Babel Tower side.]
Crocodile announced the meeting results. The staff had decided to split up and handle announcements and personnel coordination. Streamers slowly began moving. Those who did not particularly enjoy combat headed for the Babel Tower, while those who loved fighting—or wanted YouTube angles (??)—stayed in the village and started moving accordingly.
[Those heading to the Babel Tower, please use the portal on this side~]
[Mages going up on the village walls, please come this way~]
[Warriors and thieves, please gather in front of the gates~]
And, true to form, some streamers who could never resist being the center of attention began stirring up trouble. Scattering around the outskirts of the plaza, they asked their viewers to donate and summon monsters.
[Guys, now’s the time! Release the monsters here!!]
People who spotted the summoned monsters panicked.
[Hey, hey, that guy’s summoning monsters! Stop him~~!!]
One streamer in particular possessed an especially enthusiastic group of troublemakers.
[Coffee Cat… right? You’re not going to do it, are you?]
[No… I don’t want to… but the kids are telling me to play that BGM…]
[At least wipe that smirk off your face while you say that.]
[No can do~. Those guys over there have strong firepower!! Don’t do it!]
[Kyahaha~ Sorry~ I don’t really want to~ but the kids told me to~ Kyahaha~]
[You’re enjoying this too, you little—!!!]
While several streamers ran around summoning monsters through donation links, on one side someone had turned into a monster farm and was summoning like crazy.
Coffee Cat has summoned the boss Abyss with a 0.002% probability.
[Aaaah~ That crazy cat turned on the BGM~]
[Kyahahaha~ I am the Demon King~]
Thud. Crash. Bang. Zzzap. Monsters began spawning like mad around one streamer and immediately started attacking their surroundings. The attacked players fought back, and viewers in each stream, seeing this, also began donating to summon monsters. Soon monsters piled up all around.
The village plaza descended into utter chaos.
[Catch that guy!! No, kill him! Kill him so he can’t summon anymore~!!!]
[Aaaah~ I’m dying~]
[Why are there so many~~!!]
[Huh? Shit, our viewers started too?]
[Hey, hey, don’t do it~ I told you not to~!]
[Shit, what do we do now! Our viewers got infected too!!!]
. . .
[Whoa~ It’s a total mess~]
[Hey, you bastard~!! Stop just watching and come help kill them!!! Kill them~!!!]
The village plaza was descending into complete pandemonium.
. . .
[Kyaa~ Hah~ Operator~ With this much, you can at least give me a title, right~?]
[Ahaha~~…….Huh?]
While she was laughing joyfully and having the time of her life, a bright red system notification suddenly popped up before her eyes.
Coffee Cat has summoned the boss Abyss with a 0.002% probability.
[Huh?]
[Why… now?]
[Ah.. hey, hey, guys, stop!! Stop! That’s a boss~~!! I said stop~!]
Her cries came too late. Proof of that:
Coffee Cat has summoned the boss Abyss with a 0.002% probability.
[Two of them??????]
[We’re screwed…..]
[Aaaah~~ I said stop~ I turned off the BGM~ You crazy bastards~!!]
However, the donations kept pouring in from the backlog of earlier requests. Nam-bong, watching from above, clicked his tongue.
[Tsk tsk….. That crazy cat… she should’ve known when to stop…..]
. . .
Coffee Cat has summoned the boss Abyss with a 0.002% probability.
[Hey, you son of a—!! Three bosses is seriously too much~~~~!!!!]
The streamer server was once again filled with lively energy.
[Somebody kill that bastard~~~~!!!!]
This was the Babel Tower. After being moved further north from its original location, the terrain had been slightly adjusted, and with a touch of Rusty’s personal bias, a cherry blossom forest now lay in front and a large lake behind, turning it into a remarkably scenic spot. Thanks to that, the streamers who arrived early were wandering around under the pretext of learning the terrain, but the atmosphere felt more like they were on a picnic.
They had heard something big was happening in the village, but almost no one was heading back.
[Doing this really feels healing…]
Tamtamburin sat on a bench beneath the cherry blossoms, watching the falling petals and relaxing.
[Right…..]
Seongjju-nyang sat beside her, murmuring drowsily.
[I want to play the piano~]
Tongjong-gaori began playing a gentle melody on the piano. The performance soon drew in other streamers, and those confident with instruments started an impromptu ensemble.
[—♪ —♪ —♪ —♪]
The majestic music echoed through the air. Even though it was their first time playing together, it meshed surprisingly well and grew more exciting. Cherry blossom petals drifted down from the trees, adding to the charm.
[Kyah~ This is nice~. This is what healing feels like.]
. . .
Amid the relaxing crowd, Tongjong-gaori spoke up.
[We seem to get along well. Should we form a band or something at this opportunity? Like a military band?]
[Ooh~ That sounds like a good idea. I agree~ I agree~]
The musicians, who had been enjoying themselves through music, brightened at the welcome suggestion.
[Wow~ Then we can listen to this kind of performance every day? That’s so nice~]
And the audience was completely captivated by their playing.
[Hahaha~]
[Hohoho~]
The streamers were spending an incredibly pleasant time together.
*****
While they were healing and laughing happily, back in the village—
[Catch it~ Kill it~~!!!]
[Aaaah~ It’s coming this way~ I’m dying~]
[Hey, hey, hey, don’t drag it over here! I’m gonna die too…….Kyaa]
[Aaaah~ The boss, get the boss first~~~!!!]
[Shit~ There are too many mobs, I can’t reach the boss~!]
[Hey, who’s still summoning monsters~!!]
. . .
[Hehe. Hehe shot~~~]
Hehe barrage.
. . .
[Ah, stop shooting that, you son of a bitch~~~~!!!!]