Chapter 84
Chapter 84
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 84
Chapter Title: Troll's Declaration
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[Road: Nah, I'm out. GG.]
Riandri's expression hardened while hunting neutral monsters in response to his teammate's chat.
Not doing it.
This was a blatant troll declaration.
A vein bulged on Riandri's forehead.
Crackle-.
He wanted to argue back, but he had nothing to say. It was true that a gap had opened in his own lane.
But.
'What am I supposed to do about it?'
No matter how he replayed it, he hadn't done anything particularly wrong.
The problem was just that the opponent was too good.
'Wasn't that guy bronze? What's with that skill? He's not really Lee Soo-hyuk or anything...'
The first counterattack, and the strategy after that.
After getting two kills, the opponent relentlessly targeted that one lane. Road, who racked up five deaths in a row, mentally broke and declared surrender.
Even now, Lee Soo-hyuk kept pushing the lane.
Having achieved a whopping six kills, no less.
"This crazy bastard..."
No matter how bronze he was, racking up that many kills made him tough to deal with. Plus, they were down a man, making it 3v4.
The match had already tilted heavily.
And that in just 10 minutes.
With one player gone, the match proceeded one-sidedly.
The War Forest map was designed that way from the start.
Once a vacancy occurred, there was no way to win.
But the missing player only shortened the match time—it didn't change the outcome.
Bzzzzt-!
Hiding in the forest.
Soo-hyuk showered the enemies with Spears of Lightning here and there without revealing himself.
There was no need to show himself.
The forest terrain was optimized for hiding and throwing spears from afar.
And the result.
"Argh, damn it!"
"Playing so dirty!"
Soo-hyuk earned the highest praise from the remaining three enemy players.
One lane was completely devastated.
Soo-hyuk's teammates caught on and joined in. The match ended in the blink of an eye.
Boom-!
The last stone statue in that lane was destroyed, and the enemy base crumbled. The match lasted just over 17 minutes.
Had his teammates joined sooner, it probably would've been even shorter.
Soo-hyuk obsessively targeted that one lane.
There was no special grudge. He just judged it the fastest way to end the game.
In fact, the enemy player died five times in a row, gave up, and didn't move from base.
Soo-hyuk's eyes widened at the consecutive messages.
'147 points?'
He expected a lot, but this was excessively high.
Normally, winning a game gave around 20 points— this was at least seven times that.
He thought 100 would be a jackpot.
17 minutes per game.
Points seven times normal.
Simple math: ten times faster point farming than average players.
"SafeAsset?"
Soo-hyuk mentioned the first name that came to mind.
And then.
As expected.
While checking viewer reactions, Soo-hyuk calculated time to goal.
'Can't keep getting scores like this forever.'
147 points came because he was still bronze.
Higher ranks would mean fewer points.
Even accounting for that.
'If I play well...'
"If I don't lose a single game, five days tops."
Five days.
Assuming no losses, but it seemed doable.
Then.
SafeAsset's Bet
🎁 Reward on Undefeated Challenge: 50,000 points
💥 Penalty on Loss: Spit back everything taken so far
50,000 points.
The biggest mission ever on his stream.
But the risk on failure was huge too.
Soo-hyuk, tallying points from SafeAsset so far, nodded.
"Sounds fun, that bet."
Worth a shot.
Plus, dodging bets didn't fit his style or the stream's vibe.
"Let's do it."
Soo-hyuk smiled under his mask.
The 4th floor trial, thought to be boring, was getting exciting thanks to the mission. Especially since he couldn't lose from now on.
And this was team play, not solo.
He'd bear the weight of any teammate mistakes.
With the bet accepted.
Before the next match, SafeAsset sent a meaningful message.
Streamer Water Flea was a Pantera native named Dedor.
Average viewers around 50. He'd been streaming a while, but nothing special, so viewers barely grew.
He kept at it just to scrape by living expenses.
"Today I'm hitting Diamond for sure, bros."
His rank: Platinum 1.
Stuck on floor 4 for over three years.
"Bros, seriously today. Don't believe me? Okay, no-bans Diamond push."
Chats flew, but he couldn't quit.
This was his only way to get occasional sponsorships for bills.
'If not for this shitty stream, I'd have Challenger by now.'
Streaming stress was immense.
Challenger.
Achieving it meant floor 5, expert level.
Then he could snag a decent guild sponsor, even if not top-tier.
'Just hold out till then.'
As he thought that.
Match search ended, new game started.
'Please, just once, good teammates.'
Water Flea prayed, hands clasped.
Floor 4 was half luck, team-dependent. He'd won and lost based on teams like everyone else.
Map: standard War Forest.
Teams assigned.
Names and ranks displayed. Given his rank, even at the bottom, two Diamonds mixed in.
But one stood out wildly.
"Silver? Lee Soo-hyuk?"
Rank and name jumped out.
As a full-time streamer, Water Flea knew of him.
"No way, real?"
Whoosh-.
Teleported to War Forest, Water Flea turned to check teammates' faces.
And spotted a familiar mask.
His face lit up.
'Jackpot content.'
Low views, but he edited and uploaded his carry games to Players channel.
Views: thousands at best, hundreds at worst.
'With Lee Soo-hyuk's hype now, at least ten thousand. Maybe more.'
But joy was fleeting.
'Wait, is this good? Even if Soo-hyuk, Silver on team means trouble.'
Silver vs Platinum stats: double difference.
No matter Soo-hyuk's control, could he overcome?
Famous streamer on team, but positioned to lose.
'Least one game ruined...'
Then.
SafeAsset's Mission
🎁 On Match Loss: 10,000 points
Sudden mission.
Water Flea's eyes bulged.
He shoved the mic at viewers.
"Uh, SafeAsset. This mission real?"
Couldn't argue.
Once registered, no take-backs.
Now it was win 10k or bust.
And this was the easiest mission he'd ever seen.
This game had lanes and farming. Control mattered, but so did growth via hunting and farming.
One missing player unbalanced growth.
Hence, one dropout decided win/loss.
Of course.
Intentional throws deserved hate.
"Bros."
Knowing that, Water Flea suppressed his grin.
"Just don't lose on purpose, right?"
He steeled his resolve.
Rank mattered, but not 10k worth.
"I'll do my best. Let's go!"
That cash meant no point worries for a while, full focus on games.