Chapter 160. Object of Envy
Chapter 160. Object of Envy
Dozens of monster corpses lay burst open, blood splattered across the ground.
The streamers were speechless, their mouths clamped shut.
Just a moment ago, nothing had been out of the ordinary.
A single swing of a fist had, in the blink of an eye, created this mess.
'Ah, no matter how much... the Unknown Hunter...'
'I've definitely seen high-rank hunters in videos before...'
'I thought I get why he was so confident...'
He stood there casually, hands shoved into his pockets.
'Th-this was... absolutely insane...'
'I was seriously thinking of giving up...'
'If I release the full, unedited video... a million views would be a joke, wouldn't it?'
Just then, Song Hoon looked back at the still-dazed streamers and spoke.
"You're on a trip, so you should take home some souvenirs, right?"
The streamers exchanged glances, tilting their heads.
Souvenirs? What did he mean?
Song Hoon chuckled softly at their reaction and spoke again.
"All of that is your souvenir. Go ahead and take whatever you can."
Still unable to grasp the context, their eyes darted around nervously.
They were confused, wondering if this was another one of Song Hoon's jokes or if they were missing something.
But then.
— Clap!
A loud, echoing clap.
The sharp impact of hands resounded clearly.
All eyes instantly locked onto Song Hoon.
"Just think of it as finding a winning lottery ticket on the ground. Or you can feel free to consider it a reward for trusting me."
The streamers' expressions gradually shifted at his words.
From bewilderment at first, to shock, and finally to a dawning realization.
And it was Laila who drove the point home.
"Hehe, think of it as an appearance fee from my brother~"
This was an S-rank Gate.
Even if it was just the entrance, which couldn't compare to the deeper parts of an S-rank Gate, the fallen corpses were definitely parts of S-rank Monsters.
Intact internal organs, bone fragments, even a single piece of hide soaked in that foul bodily fluid.
In the market, these were treasures that could fetch anywhere from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of won.
Someone asked, holding their breath.
"I-is this really okay? W-we're just, compared to a Hunter..."
"Th-that's right! We just watched...!"
"Come on... think of it as a souvenir a friend brings back from a trip, okay?"
Song Hoon shook his head at those who still didn't know what to do.
"You know what? For us, a first-class ticket might seem expensive, but for a large corporation's chairman, it doesn't even feel like 20,000 won."
"...?"
"?"
"What does that suddenly...?"
"It only holds that much value to me. You really are fine to take it."
It's not easy to give money away so freely, even to a friend.
Especially when they had only just become acquainted and were doing content together for the first time.
But then, one of them opened their eyes wide and shouted, "I was going!!" before breaking into a full sprint.
Now, no one could stop them.
The moment those words ended, they all rushed forward as if a starting pistol had been fired.
"Urgh...! It's all squishy!"
"Still gotta collect it! Do you know how much that's worth?!"
"Oough... what is this smell?"
"Uugh... I won't be able to eat tripe for a while..."
"Pfft... this is fun."
The viewers' chat had also frozen for a moment.
[No way... he's just giving that away???]
[I'm not a hunter so I don't know the market price well... but I heard S-rank stuff is basically more than a gold mine?]
[A crazy dangerous gold mine, lololol]
Those with weak stomachs plugged their noses and retched.
Watching this, Song Hoon smiled leisurely.
"Think of this as an experience, too. And for those who can't pick things up, don't worry too much. I'll make sure everyone gets an equal share."
Song Hoon chuckled softly and made a simple request to Max and Emir.
"Keep an eye on things so it doesn't get too heated."
"Don't worry. I may not look it, but I'm the master of a guild."
"I'm also the president of a shop with employees under my name!"
He didn't want competition among them.
He simply wanted to see something achieved through cooperation.
"Everyone, just try to gather as much as you can together. I'll distribute it equally."
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[ Author: Anonymous ]
[ Title: Hero: giving out loot@@@@@@ ]
[ Content: (Clip of the 'take it all' comment) Is this real? ]
↳ Whoa, fuck;; how much was that?
↳ He basically scattered Gangnam apartments around, fuck LOL hit the jackpot
↳ But honestly, they bet their lives, so isn't this fair?
↳ Fair my ass, fuck I was so fucking jealous!!!!
A short clip alone flipped the entire forum upside down.
The talk about the streamers' lives being in danger had already been swallowed up.
All the attention was on the spoils the streamers would take home.
The price of those 'souvenirs' was astronomical.
There had been a half-joking rumor that even weeds growing in an S-rank Gate had enormous research value.
The impact spread beyond the online world into reality.
"Did you see? I heard the Unknown Hunter gave everything away to the streamers who went with him?"
"Ha, fuck... Here I am running my ass off and can't even make 3 million won a month..."
"The world's seriously so fucking unfair..."
"At this point, it's not just the lottery, it's Powerball, isn't it?"
An amount that couldn't be compared to a lottery ticket.
In cafes, schools, workplaces, even on the subway, people had Song Hoon's name on their lips.
The news replayed his comments and clips on loop, splashing sensational headlines across the screen.
[ Fellow Streamers Estimated to Gain Assets Worth Billions Each ]
But amidst that fervor, the voices of malice grew louder in turn.
"I mean, even Bill Gates doesn't just give money to strangers?"
"Fuck, just looking at it, doesn't it seem like he's got something to hide?"
"He's not just buying them a 10,000 or 50,000 won meal, and he just gives that away for free?"
Posts mixing envy and jealousy flooded in one after another.
Some lost their reason to jealousy, while others shielded him, asking why not just congratulate them.
But one thing was clear.
"Ha... fuck, I'm so goddamn jealous..."
He had become the object of everyone's envy.
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In the center of the battlefield, where the heat and the scent of blood still lingered.
The streamers were frantically gathering the materials scattered on the floor.
But unlike before, they were considerate of each other and sharing.
'Mm, yeah... this was what I liked.'
"Did everyone manage to gather a lot?"
The streamers looked up in unison.
And before their eyes, he raised his ring and sucked everything in.
"Huh?"
"Uh, that's definitely..."
The ability to store objects inside the ring was already widely known.
But seeing it with their own two eyes made them all the more amazed.
"Hey!"
"Huh...?"
Lucia's sudden shout.
Looking at her, she was crouched down, sweat pouring off her.
"Huaa... I had such a hard time carrying this, seriously... if you had that, you should've done it earlier..."
She flopped backward, panting as if exhausted.
"But... Sister, aren't you fazed at all?"
A slender beauty, her body splattered with blood, wore a tired expression.
"Hmpf... I may look like this, but I'm a woman who's even slaughtered a chicken."
"...?"
"I'm from the countryside."
"Ah."
The sight of her picking up carcasses with her bare hands without hesitation.
Everything made sense now.
"And also..."
Looking around, the other streamers had also plopped down, panting heavily.
Even if the carcasses were scattered, the monsters had been of considerable size.
It couldn't have been easy for ordinary people like them.
"For today's meal..."
For those who had worked hard, I brought up the topic of food.
They instinctively gulped.
Because no one had brought any food with them.
Before departure, they were told not to bring anything except filming equipment.
Everything was forbidden except for toiletries, a minimum of clothes, and essential medications.
When I, who had given such instructions, suddenly brought up the word 'meal,' they all looked at me with questioning eyes.
"Shall we hunt a monster and eat it?"
"...!"
"Y-yo, Hero?"
"Haha! You're... joking, right?"
The faces of several streamers went pale.
The horrifying monsters they had just seen torn to pieces right before their eyes flashed through their minds.
Some shuddered, others shook their heads vigorously.
"Heh... Of course it's a joke. If ordinary people eat something like that, they'll die."
'Ordinary people...?'
'You mean you've tried eating it???'
'No way... right?'
'Come on... no matter what...'
Giggling at their reactions, I tapped the back of my hand lightly and pulled a couple of items from the ring.
— Crash!
Items poured out onto the ground in an instant.
A gleaming, high-end barbecue grill, top-quality meat that looked freshly butchered, fresh vegetables that looked like they'd just come from the morning market.
And even camping chairs with clear brand logos, cooking utensils, and an electric stove.
"...?"
"Just how much can you store in there?"
"Huh? This is still cold? Did you put ice in with it?"
The vegetables in their hands were wet as if just washed, and the meat was a vivid crimson with life-like texture.
"Ah, time doesn't pass inside here."
"?"
"What?"
"What does that mean?"
"I mean exactly what I said. So if you put freshly caught meat in, it stays in that exact condition."
The streamers were at a loss for words again.
[I don't get it?]
[So time is stopped?]
[Like The World?]
The viewers didn't understand either.
To their reaction, I gave the line I always used.
"Just think of it as one of those things."
Camping equipment and a high-end barbecue grill.
The charcoal caught fire, and smoke wafted up lazily.
At a glance, it looked like camping in the woods.
[But...]
[It feels crazy out of place]
[There's an indescribable pleasant feeling, lololol]
The dim sky with its purple hue and two moons.
Eerie, twisted vines wrapping around trees, the likes of which were never seen on Earth.
The intermittent echoes of screams and siren-like sounds.
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- The genre is clearly horror, so why are you guys the only ones in a healing story, fuck LOL