Chapter 129
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 129
Chapter Title: HoneyTube's Viral Moment
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At the same time.
Jang Dae-hwi couldn't hide his shock as he reviewed the recorded footage.
"Is this even possible...?"
While he had stepped out briefly for some business, HoneyTube's live stream had gone ahead.
Honey2 Ha-jin wasn't in the broadcast. Instead, it featured Ha-jin's friend Honey1 Jeong Hoon and a new face, Honey3.
He was flustered at first.
Why the hell did they start the stream out of nowhere?
But it had turned out fine.
If they pushed the enhancement angle hard here, it would yield great results.
But instead of enhancements, they dove into the wyvern nest that everyone was avoiding. It felt like his composure was shattering.
'No! Do enhancements! What the hell are you doing right now?'
The reason HoneyTube was growing so fast wasn't just the honey tipslately, it was all thanks to the enhancement exchange.
So they should leverage that to grow HoneyTube!
Why stray off the path?!
Still, he was just the editor.
He'd had similar troubles with the previous YouTuber he'd handled.
'Can't repeat the same mistakes.'
He cleared his mind and decided to observe and figure out the theme.
When Honey1 hunted wyverns using sword and bow skills, he was genuinely surprised.
'Whoa, an enhancer with combat skills like that?'
It was truly astonishing.
How could an enhancer have sword and bow combat skills?
And that wasn't all.
Honey1 and Honey3 suddenly pulled out shovels and started digging up the second nest.
'What the hell are they doing now?'
He was baffled at first.
What kind of honey tip is this...?
Then his eyes went wide.
'True Lord Wyvern...?'
The existing dungeon vanished, and a new hidden boss appeared.
Not just any bossa raid boss, no less.
'Why the hell is that here...?'
Raid bosses couldn't be cleared by two people.
Not just because of their base specs, but their health was absurdly high.
But what?
Every time Honey1 shot an arrow, the True Lord Wyvern's health drained rapidly, entering phase 2 in an instant.
"Crazy!"
Jang Dae-hwi cursed involuntarily and jumped to his feet.
This was impossible!
He hurriedly checked the time.
"Under 30 minutes..."
Was it even possible to finish phase 1 in less than 30 minutes?
What trick did they use?
And that wasn't all?
As phase 2 began, over a hundred death wyverns swarmed Honey1.
Honey1 switched from bow to sword and started mowing them down.
"Huh..."
Impressive swordsmanship.
The power was too much for just a second-class skill.
The problem was that Honey1's job was enhancer.
"No... that's not an enhancer..."
At first, he'd thought the wyvern hunt was just an enhancer using combat skills, but not anymore.
No enhancer could pull off that level of performance.
-Whoa... shit, this is insane.
-For real, HoneyTube is gonna blow up.
-Don't know who Honey1 is, but this is driving me nuts? Subbed right away.
The viewers seemed to think the same, hitting subscribe en masse after the stream ended.
HoneyTube
-Subscribers: 403,400
Not long after the stream ended, subscribers had broken 300k and surpassed 400k.
"...That guy's insane. Completely insane."
Controller Materials
-Squishy Tears (Not Acquired)
-Mysterious Battery (Not Acquired)
-Cheoncheon Ore (Not Acquired)
With this, the mysterious battery could be put on hold for now.
'But is it okay to just leave it like that? What if they can't get it?'
Anima tilted her head curiously.
"It's fine. That's an easy item to grab quickly."
The issues were the squishy tears and the Cheoncheon ore.
To get squishy tears, he had to head to the Erheim Kingdom, not Merhen.
'Luckily, squishy tears are already a common material item.'
Squishy tears obtainable in the Erheim Kingdom.
Like Merhen, Erheim was one of the areas accessible after level 151.
It was infamous now as a zone most users skipped, because all the dungeons were underwater.
To clear even one, you needed to get 'Passive: Fish Form' from the capital, and it had a duration limit.
Fail to clear within that time, and you'd die.
The water pressure crushed your body beyond what defense could handle.
That's why far fewer users hunted in Erheim compared to other kingdoms.
Plus, no standout drop items or consumables made it unpopular.
But later, squishy tears became an essential material for crafting certain items, exploding its popularity.
Lv.180 Meow Fish
Meow Fish.
Covered head to toe in slimy mucusthat's their signature trait. Squishy tears dropped from them.
NPC Info
-Nickname: Oring
-Level: 160
-Job: Dungeon Entry Helper
Dungeon Entry Helper Oring.
Half-human, half-fishthat was his defining feature.
"You want to enter the dungeon?"
"Yes."
Oring gave Jeong Hoon a quick once-over and nodded.
"Alright, I'll grant you the passive skill."
Passive: Fish Form has been granted.
The skill activates upon dungeon entry, with a time limit of '6 hours.'
With the skill acquired, Jeong Hoon headed straight for the dungeon.
Man, why is the process so complicated?
'Hmm? Getting one skillwhat's complicated about that?'
It has a time limit. Who makes a place like this?
'Still, they're giving it for free, no strings attached?'
Hey, if they charged for it, they'd be total assholes.
'True enough.'
As Mukho and Anima bantered, they moved to the outer field.
The sea began right from the outer field.
Entering the water triggered the passive skill from Oring.
This is not a dungeon. Time limit not decreasing.
No time drain in outer fields.
Jeong Hoon swam swiftly into the ocean.
Thanks to Fish Form, swimming felt effortless, about 1.5 times faster than a normal human.
'Hup! Die, you bastards!'
Deeper in, he spotted users hunting.
Fewer than in other kingdoms, but in a game this populated, users were everywhere.
'Spot!'
'Ah, party up!'
'No! Go to another field!'
Field spots were fiercely contested everywhere.
Jeong Hoon bypassed them and dove deeper.
Users in Fish Form chatted via sound waves naturally.
No light penetrated anymore.
Yet the passive kept his vision clear.
Lv.180 Deep Sea Fish Cave - 3
Jeong Hoon arrived at the third Deep Sea Fish Cave.
This was where Meow Fish appeared.
Enter Lv.180 Deep Sea Fish Cave - 3?
One note.
Hunting underwater was twice as hard as on flat land, obviously.
Fish Form passive sprouted gills on the neck and wrapped an invisible barrier against pressure.
No movement restrictions, but the environment threw most users off at first.
Not Jeong Hoon.
He'd experienced it all in his past life.
'Going with Myeongwang Fist Technique.'
Jeong Hoon planned to shred the mobs barehanded with Myeongwang Fist Technique, no weapons.
Sssrrk.
A nearby monster pinged his sharpened senses.
Lv.167 Yale Fish
Red fins, scales laced with deadly poison.
Size like an adult mannot small at all.
'Shaaak.'
Charging from behind.
Jeong Hoon spun and unleashed an uppercut.
Bam!
Pogrrrr
The uppercut nailed the Yale Fish's jaw perfectly.
A hint of Myeongwang energy lingered on his fist.
Myeongwang Fist Technique 1st Form.
'Still far off, you punk.'
Jeong Hoon slipped his left hand into its gills, gripped, then hammered it with Myeongwang Fist Technique 1st Form infused with Myeongwang energy using his right.
A little over ten hits, and its head exploded.
'One down.'
Amid the chaos, his senses picked up dozens of Yale Fish surrounding him.
Oh, welcome. Sandbags.
'Hope these ones are durable.'
Jeong Hoon smirked.
The Yale Fish charged all at once.
'Myeongwang Fist Technique 2nd Form.'
He opted to crush them with raw power.
His fist smashed a Yale Fish's face.
Then two bit his shoulder and waist.
Not shark teeth, but sharp enough, injecting poison as they tore flesh.
Resisting poison.
But it couldn't pierce Jeong Hoon's Hundred Poison Immunity (Epic).
Using Intermediate Healing.
He healed the punctures.
Intermediate Healing level up.
Perfect timing for a level up.
Jeong Hoon unleashed Myeongwang Fist Technique 2nd Form, smashing its head.
One, two, three, four.
As shattered Yale Fish piled up, Myeongwang energy thickened on his fists.
Swing after swing, he reached 4th Form.
No more Yale Fish around.
Total annihilation.
'Easy.'
Jeong Hoon pressed forward.
Subsequent Yale Fish ambushes met the same fate via Myeongwang Fist Technique.
Lv.180 Meow Fish
Finally, a massive Meow Fish dwarfing the Yale Fish appeared.
'Uwoooo.'
It blasted sound waves and gaped wide at Jeong Hoon.
Meow Fish uses Powerful Suction.
Jeong Hoon's body got pulled toward it.
Distance closing fast, he thrust out his right hand.
'Lightning Bolt.'
Lightning Bolt erupted from his hand, striking the Meow Fish.
Zzzap.
Electrified, it shuddered violently.
Seizing the gap, Jeong Hoon drew Leviathan.
Form 1: Stance activated.
His sword slashed mercilessly across the Meow Fish.
'...!'
It unleashed ultrasound.
Form 2: Devour activated.
Leviathan's Wrath activated.
He followed with Devour, slamming down and stamping Form 2's brand.
Meow Fish uses Slippery Deadly Poison.
Deadly poison spewed from its body.
Resisting poison.
But it couldn't harm Jeong Hoon either.
'End it.'
Jeong Hoon aimed Leviathan's tip at the Meow Fish.
Form 3: Annihilation activated.
His body vanished, reappearing to pierce its gills precisely.
Jeong Hoon returned to Merhen three days later.
Controller Materials
-Squishy Tears (Acquired)
-Mysterious Battery (Not Acquired)
-Cheoncheon Ore (Not Acquired)
He hadn't expected no drops in three days.
He must've hunted at least 700 Meow Fish.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: Sent the mysterious battery. Please check!
Right on cue, the mysterious battery Yeo Min-ji sourced arrived by mail.
Jeong Hoon claimed it immediately.
Mysterious battery acquired.
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Just received it. Thanks.
A thank-you whisper brought an instant reply from Yeo Min-ji.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: OK! So can I ask one thing I'm curious about?
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Curious about something?
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: Yeah. What the heck did you do to that bow?
The True Lord Wyvern's health drain must've shocked her.
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Inlaid a rune.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: A rune...? Jeong Hoon, you're not level 201 yet, right? No way you've hit Achievement Shop level 5...
Two ways to get runes.
Hunt in territories post-201 for a low chance drop.
Or buy directly from the Achievement Shop.
To Yeo Min-ji, neither seemed possible for Jeong Hoon yet.
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Got it from a quest.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: What quest...?
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Merhen castle quest. Lets me freely enter the castle now too.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: What...?!
Jeong Hoon closed whispers.
With the mysterious battery secured, only Cheoncheon ore remained.
'I know where that ore is too.'
Unlike squishy tears, Cheoncheon ore's source was revealed quite late.
Not public yet, but soon the acquisition path would leak.
Jeong Hoon headed to a small hut far from Merhen's capital.
Crunch. Crunch.
As he approached,
Rustle.
A man in his late 30s rose from the bushes.
He nocked an arrow and glared at Jeong Hoon.
"Turn back if you don't want to die."
Found him.
Jeong Hoon smiled leisurely and spoke.
"Know anything about Cheoncheon ore?"
Cheoncheon ore.
Mentioning it made the man's eyes tremble wildly.
"...How do you know about that?"