Chapter 95
Chapter 95
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 95
>Chapter Title: Great Mountain Range, Entrance
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Chapter 95
>95.
Great Mountain Range, outskirts.
Graaaaaah-!
A giant with a massive eye embedded in its forehead—a Cyclops.
The towering 20-meter behemoth pierced through the clouds, gazing down at the ground below.
Standing before such a monster was a single human.
Whoosh—whoosh—.
The man gripped a massive two-handed sword in one hand, swinging the blade larger than himself as lightly as if dusting it off.
After about five swings.
Crack—.
The space he had slashed cracked like shattering glass, emitting a ringing chime.
The Cyclops let out a monstrous scream.
Graaaaaah! Graaah!
It wasn’t a threat or a warning.
It was simply the fear of prey facing a predator.
Drenched in blood from head to toe, the Cyclops desperately backpedaled, forcing its immobile body to move.
At that moment.
“Hup!”
The man held his breath once, and his sword flashed out.
Slash-!
The space between the Cyclops and the man split diagonally in two, severing the Cyclops’s head.
Thud.
That was the end.
For a Cyclops that carried even a faint trace of the great Giant race’s blood, it was an utterly pathetic death.
Anyone witnessing it would be shocked, but the woman watching from a distance wore a calm expression.
Her hair tied in a ponytail, glasses, and a suit—she approached impassively, true to her usual demeanor, and made her report.
“Master, the video is up.”
“Video?”
“Kaiser’s, sir.”
The man—Extermination—who had casually shaken the blood from his sword after slaying the Cyclops, came to a halt.
His eyes sharpened as he turned.
But only for a moment.
His gaze soon returned to its prior indifference, directed at his secretary. His voice was even more emotionless.
“Haven’t we already seen his videos?”
“It’s a new one. He took down a Death Orc Warrior solo.”
“……That thing?”
Interest flickered across Extermination’s face.
The Death Orc Warrior was Brion’s field boss.
As a field boss with an Elite rating, it boasted considerable difficulty in that section. Even he had struggled during his solo attempt.
“Show me the video.”
“Yes, sir.”
His secretary understood the curt command and activated the screen linked to NewTube.
After watching the played video for a few minutes.
Extermination’s expression gradually grew serious, and at the end, he murmured softly.
“He takes it down easily. Very easily.”
“……I assume you could do it too, Master.”
“Yeah, I could.”
He chuckled dryly and spat out.
“If I took at least twice as long as that, sure.”
“……Shall we recruit him?”
“No.”
He shook his head at his secretary’s utterly serious question.
“He’s not the type to join anyone.”
“……”
“He hasn’t rusted a bit.”
Extermination murmured lowly, his face impassive, but his secretary—who had served him for a long time—could see it.
Her master was genuinely impressed.
‘I’ve never seen him like this before…….’
Unfamiliar with the sight, the secretary swallowed.
Her master showed no reaction even before the masters of the other Top 10 Guilds.
A man who always stayed ahead of everyone else.
A man who bore the greatest risks without a hint of tension.
That was the master of Execution Guild, Extermination.
And now, he was impressed by a mere Brion video?
‘That good, huh…….’
He was surely going to be a major threat later.
Especially since the target was ‘Kaiser,’ with whom there was a past connection—they were bound to cross paths.
In that case……
‘……It might be better to crush him.’
It was then that her eyes grew cold.
“The Raven No. 1 was him, right?”
“……Yes.”
“And he met the High Priest.”
“That’s correct.”
She composed her expression as if nothing had happened and bowed at Extermination’s questions.
Extermination pondered briefly before muttering softly.
“He must be tackling that……”
“Pardon?”
“No, just talking to myself.”
He shook his head and looked up at the sky.
A gloomy heaven obscured by dense clouds, visibility near zero.
‘Kaiser.’
When he heard Kaiser had entered Brion, he had been curious.
If it was the Kaiser he knew, he’d surely show something.
That held true now.
Only the direction of his curiosity had changed.
‘Is he walking that path……? He’s chosen a tough one.’
He didn’t know how he’d found it without a team, but if he was progressing on ‘that,’ the outcome was set.
‘It was disappointing. It seemed like something was hidden…….’
Flashy on the outside but hollow inside, with brutally high difficulty.
It looked like a golden dragon, but there was nothing at the end.
At least, that’s how it had been for Extermination.
That made him all the more curious.
‘Curious. What result will he show?’
Would he end up with the same outcome as Extermination, nothing special?
Or, as always, would he write new history?
After a moment’s thought, Extermination shook his head.
‘……Even for that guy, it’d be tough.’
Hard to guess his class since he used skills from other jobs like backstabs, but his base was swordsman.
No matter how skilled, he was just a single combatant.
The nature of ‘that’ made it disadvantageous without companions.
Unless he was an all-master who could scout, find hidden pieces, and fight solo—but that was ridiculous.
‘As if.’
Extermination chuckled and sheathed his sword.
He was quite looking forward to what reaction the proud man would have before the futile result.
* * *
The next morning.
“Ugh……”
Do-hyun stretched as usual upon waking and reached for water.
His parched throat, cracked from dryness every morning, desperately craved a cool glass of water. After quenching it, his stiff body screamed in protest.
“Ow, did I go too hard yesterday?”
It had been days since his last workout, and once there, his excitement led him to overdo the weights.
Ignoring the ache in his back and biceps, he scanned the living room.
“Hm.”
Food on the kitchen table meant Lady Chae had already left.
The quiet house meant Hyun-ah was still asleep.
‘If I wake her, she’ll nag my ass off, so better eat alone.’
They had an unspoken rule between them.
Don’t bother Do-hyun when he’s gaming, and don’t bother Hyun-ah when she’s sleeping.
Mess with her and you’d get hysterics plus nonsense about her being a beauty and a heavy sleeper—best for his own good not to.
Especially now, with her surely hungover.
“Let’s see…… the comments……”
Heading to his room, he opened NewTube on his phone and quickly accessed his channel.
The first thing greeting him: subscriber count.
[Kaiser TV]
>- Subscribers: 1.894 million
“Whoa……”
Far past 1 million now, eyeing 2 million soon.
At this rate, every upload netted 800k subs.
Then how many views?
[Salty Rock Forest, PK Scum Cleanup Video]
>- Views: 4.79 million
[Death Orc Warrior Solo Try]
>- Views: 5.90 million
“Huh.”
Faster than his first video.
Thanks to more subs?
He’d only properly started NewTube the other day, and this skyrocketing growth made his head spin.
‘But the boss try has more views.’
He’d thought the PK video would pull more.
Boss tries were common, but this innovative relay combat using the whole field was rare.
A somewhat incomprehensible result, but he soon found out why.
-Death Orc Warrior solo is insane;; Didn’t know it was possible.
>└Not really solo? He had the Necro at first.
>└Undeads did no damage, and he soloed from mid-fight, so basically solo.
-But how’d he counter the death aura? Doesn’t it just not work at that level?
>-Who were the ones who soloed Death Warrior lately? None, right?
“Oh…… Almost no one’s soloed it?”
Unlike Eliza, very few had soloed Brion’s field boss.
Makes sense—way higher difficulty than Eliza.
No warrior buffs like national dish traits for body enhancement, but death aura debuffs……
Just when you think you’ve got it, insane reaction speed from combat instinct?
With his ‘Hero’ trait, gangster specs, and superhuman control, Do-hyun found it easy; others would struggle hard.
Was that why?
-Kaiser oppa ㅠㅠㅠ take me
>-Waaah, two faves to stan now!! Yes, this is stanning……
>-Next video’s gonna be hype. How’s every upload a legend?
“Hm. Seems like I’ve got more fans now.”
Even at a glance, there were way more fans than before.
Their speech patterns were so idol-fan like, easy to spot.
Feeling oddly embarrassed, Do-hyun scratched his head.
Kinda cringey.
But not a bad feeling, so he smirked and opened the auction house.
[Sold Items - 5]
>[Auctioned Items - 6]
>[Current Balance: 8,546,540 won]
‘5 items for 8.5 million…… If all sell, more than before?’
Those guys had enough skill to target him, so their gear quality was decent—selling for good prices.
Roughly 20 million won at least. Just thinking about it made Do-hyun’s lips twitch upward.
‘Ah, wish they’d keep coming at me like this.’
PK scum seemed the most profitable to farm.
With the fame, if they kept swarming, great—but sadly, no more.
‘After that mess, only idiots would try again.’
Probably had to hit the next city for hyenas to gather.
Oh well, better this way.
With a major quest ahead, no annoying pests was positive.
[You have logged into the game.]
>[Welcome to Paradise of Adventure.]
Checks done, he dived into the capsule, and as if waiting, Jihad and Eliza popped out.
-Master, human clock? How’re you so punctual?
>-Riza riza!
“It’s my job, gotta be diligent.”
He petted the clinging Eliza, exchanged quick greetings, and moved on.
-No hunting today, Master?
>“Yep. Did it all yesterday.”
>-Then what now?
Do-hyun grinned at Jihad’s question as he followed.
Two messages gleamed yellow before him.
[Go to Gamillion Adran to complete your class quest.]
>[Go to High Priest ‘Gildeti’ to complete your quest.]
“Time to clear quests.”
Finally, the moment he’d awaited.
Entering the city swiftly—now with a distinctly changed vibe from yesterday.
“It’s Kaiser.”
>“Shh, don’t make eye contact.”
>“Why all of a sudden……”
>“Didn’t see the video? Get on his bad side and you’re toast.”
Users who once glared with hostility now avoided his gaze desperately,
“Wow…… It’s Kaiser.”
>“Logging in morning already.”
>“Think he’d sign if I asked?”
While admiring gazes multiplied.
Seemed like more hunter and guard NPCs today too. Still, the fantasy scenery lifted his spirits.
-Kiruk kiruk.
>-Riza!
The two made pleased chirps at the attention.
Passing the central fountain amid the changed stares.
‘Hm. Who to visit first?’
Straight ahead was Lair Cathedral; right turn led to the ‘Nameless Temple.’
A rundown place with no welcoming NPC or quests—nobody bothered going.
That’s where Gamillion resided—the ‘Nameless Temple.’
No long deliberation.
‘Main quest first.’
Even if a special Abyss-related quest, it couldn’t compare to the main quest’s value.
Especially tied to his class—top priority.
But apparently, that was just his thinking.
Ding-.
After 10 minutes walking to the Nameless Temple and knocking.
A message appeared.
[The priest is away on urgent business.]
>[Please return in 1 hour.]
>[00:59:58]
“……?”