Chapter 163
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 163
Chapter Title: Fenrir Clear and Broadcast Chaos
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Just before hunting Fenrir, the real-time viewer count hit a whopping 120,000.
Was it because of that?
The broadcast crashed.
The server overheated.
"Ah, what the hell?"
"Shit! It cut out at the most important part!"
"Ha, what's with this server management bullshit?"
Viewers vented their frustration and tried jumping back into the stream.
But the crashed broadcast wouldn't recover.
"......Wow, they're insane."
"Yeah......"
Ha-jin and Kim Bong-gu, who had left the restaurant and were watching from a park bench, were left dumbfounded.
Did it really have to crash at a moment like this?
"Does Hoon know the broadcast went down?"
"......He probably does?"
"Ha...... He can't claim the rewards yet."
The climax of the broadcast: the rewards.
Everyone needed to see him claim those rewards, but it crashed right before wiping out Fenrir.
Ha-jin prayed Jeong Hoon had some broadcasting instincts and waited for the stream to come back online.
After about ten minutes, the broadcast finally restarted.
"It's back! Hoon's streaming again!"
Ha-jin rushed into the stream.
But Fenrir was nowhere to be seen, and not a single dropped item lay on the ground.
"......Looks like it's already over."
"Ah......"
Because the broadcast had crashed, viewers missed Jeong Hoon taming Fenrir.
'They're already calling it a hybrid. If taming gets out, it'll be total chaos.'
Without the shield of Hoyoung, Jeong Hoon would've been buried under nonstop love calls and utterly stressed.
Jeong Hoon turned the broadcast back on.
Viewers flooded in like they were waiting.
- Ah...... No sense for broadcasting.
- A, fuck why'd the stream crash
- 120k viewers and it crashes...... Total dogshit
- Even if we missed the Fenrir wipe, claim those rewards in front of us......
- Ah, you're joking? Wait for us next time;;
Viewers lost their minds now that it was all over.
They could sorta get missing the boss kill, but not seeing the drops? That was the real problem.
"Ah, honestly, the drops weren't anything special. Wanna see the dungeon clear rewards instead?"
Jeong Hoon smoothly pivoted to the dungeon clear rewards.
He'd tamed Fenrir, so the boss monster was basically gone.
Meaning, it counted as a full dungeon subjugation.
'Lv.227 Sealed Giant Wolf Fenrir' dungeon cleared for the first time.
1,000 Achievement Points awarded.
Fenrir's resentment still fills this place.
Acquire a massive amount of experience points. (One-time)
Acquire a rare reward. (One-time)
The partial dissipation of resentment built up over ages of sealing granted the EXP and rewards.
This was the dungeon's core prize.
-Massive EXP?
-Rare reward?
The intriguing messages hooked viewers instantly.
Acquired 150,000,000 EXP.
First up: EXP.
A monstrous 150 million EXP poured in.
Level up.
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1 awarded.
......
Levels rose in a chain.
Four level-ups in a row.
Bringing Jeong Hoon to 207 in a flash.
"Jackpot......?"
Jeong Hoon feigned surprise.
-Wow, 150 million?
-Is this for real......?
-Where's that place? Heading there now.
-Share the location!
Viewer reactions exploded, as expected.
They were ready to charge the Fenrir dungeon right then.
No dungeon at this level band gave over 100 million EXP.
"I'll share the location in a day."
Jeong Hoon teased them and checked the next reward.
A rare reward to match the 150 million EXP.
Random Rune Chest (Unique) awarded.
A Unique-grade rune chest.
'O! Unique rune chest?'
Rare rewards were random.
Among them, a Unique rune chest was like second place out of 1-10.
He'd only seen a first-place item once before regressionthe odds were that low. Plenty satisfying.
-Unique rune chest? Huge......
-Wow...... Gotta go subjugate that thing.
-What's Unique even give? Epic runes are hard enough.
-I'm losing it...... Why wait a day? Drop it now!
-Yeah! Share it!
-Share it, you stingy bastard!
-Make you into stew?
-Stingy! Wanna toss you in some ramen, fish you out. Instant pork ramen, right?
-Chill on the brainrot;;
Jeong Hoon grinned at the frenzy.
"Look forward to the community post."
He ended the broadcast there.
At that moment.
Riandor, Kukri, and the bandits were still waiting by the portal.
"Took longer than expected."
Riandor muttered quizzically.
With Jeong Hoon's skills, a Lv.227 dungeon should've been a cakewalk.
What the hell was he doing in there to take this long?
"Looks like the boss is taking it leisurely."
Kukri didn't doubt for a second that their boss would fail.
If a monster like him couldn't do it, no one here could.
"Tch, more like those guys are pissing me off."
Riandor glared at the archers milling beyond the border.
They'd witnessed the dungeon spawn from a distance.
A random dungeon popping up? Of course they'd watch.
He itched to cross the line and smash them, but that'd plant the seeds of war.
Innocent casualties would follow.
That couldn't happen.
Then, Jeong Hoon emerged from the rippling portal.
"Boss!"
"You're back!"
Kukri and the bandits greeted him sharply at attention.
"Yeah."
Jeong Hoon nodded, and Riandor approached.
"Took quite a while. Everything alright?"
"Yes. The dungeon was bigger than expected, so it dragged on."
"I see."
"Any other visitors?"
"Other?"
"Outlanders."
He'd considered someone spotting the dungeon mid-stream.
Fortunately, Riandor shook his head.
"Regular outlanders don't come this far."
No one scoured this remote area for the search quest.
Especially with zero dungeons aroundno reason for players to visit.
"Got it. Then, Kukri."
Jeong Hoon called.
"Yes! What is it?"
"Time to head back and help the tenant farmers."
"Again...... help them?"
Kukri's face twisted like he'd eaten shit.
He scrambled to fix his expression, but Jeong Hoon had already seen it.
"Gonna shape up only after a beating?"
"No, sir! Head down now?!"
"Five-second countdown. Vanish from my sight."
Jeong Hoon held up five fingers. Kukri and the bandits bolted.
"Hah, you handle bandits well."
"Scum like that need regular stomping."
Or they forget their place and climb.
"Is that so? Kukri seemed pretty tame when we talked."
"That's 'cause I've stomped him flat."
"I see. Business all wrapped up?"
Riandor eyed the dungeon portal.
Jeong Hoon nodded.
"Yes. Objective complete."
"How about a drink then? Got some top-shelf stuff."
"Ah, sorry, next time. Kinda busy now."
Jeong Hoon shut it down cold.
Not because he hated the offerhe just couldn't afford downtime.
"Shame."
Riandor's face filled with regret.
A spark of fun in his dull life, and he'd been about to crack open his prized bottle.
"Next time for sure."
"......That's just a vague promise, isn't it?"
"Busted."
"Tch, hate vague shit like that."
"Anyway, I'm off."
"Go on."
Riandor turned away, sulking hard.
"Yes. Catch you when there's time."
Jeong Hoon turned and descended the mountain without looking back.
"Huh, won't even try to grab me. Everyone else begs for a drink......"
Watching him go, Riandor felt a twinge of loneliness.
Psssh
The capsule hatch opened, and Jeong Hoon stepped out.
He called his editor, Jang Dae-hwi, right away.
It connected instantly.
Hello?!
An excited voice burst from the smartphone.
He'd watched the live stream too.
"Yes, it's Jeong Hoon. Good time to talk?"
Of course! That live stream was you, right?
"Yes."
Whoa...... seriously...... insane...... how......
Jang Dae-hwi trailed off, too shocked to speak.
Proof of how blown away he was.
"Edit today's live stream and upload to Nutube."
You got it. It's a hefty chunk, so thinking two parts. Cool?
"Up to you, hyung. Not my thing."
Gotcha! Still, that crash during the boss fight...... such a bummer.
The crash tanked the peak of 120k down to 98,711.
"No biggie. Word'll spread through the welcomes anyway."
True. Saw the sponsorships explode post-stream?
"Yeah. More than expected."
Just streaming, and the donations rolled in real-time.
Don't freak. Sponsorships alone topped 30 million won.
One stream, over 30 million in donations.
"Decent haul."
Decent......?
"Over 100k viewers, 30 mil feels light."
Hm...... Fair. Whales can outdo that with 10k viewers.
If he'd scratched their itch more, it'd be 2-3x.
But he'd spread the dungeon news as plannedgood enough.
"How're viewer reactions?"
Chaos. Where's that dungeon?
Every video and forum post is flooded with location begs.
"Warrior's City."
Warrior's City? Oh, that Lv.201 spot. Reas.
"Yes."
Sharing when......?
"A day from now."
That late?
"Yes."
Instant reveal would've swarmed Warrior's City with players.
The one-day delay gave time to finish the quest and bounce to another city.
Hm...... Alright. Expecting it tomorrow.
"Yes."
After a short break, Jeong Hoon hopped back in the capsule.
He headed straight for NPC Wolf.
"Oh, you're back? Took longer than I thought."
"Yes. Searched a remote spot."
"I see."
"Check it out."
Wolf nodded with a smile.
But seeing Jeong Hoon's search results, his face twisted in shock.
"......You found a dungeon?"
"Yes."
"No way. A dungeon near the border?"
Reason Jeong Hoon got the quest and found it: bonus points for search quests.
Normal searches were a casual stroll, but discovering something new like a dungeon? Massive plus.
Quest completed.
Bonus points applied: EXP greatly increased.
Level up.
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1 awarded.
Another level-up.
Jeong Hoon hit 208.
Five levels gained in Warrior's City alone.
'Good. Time to move to the next city.'
Next stop for his plans: the Archer's City, sworn enemies of Warrior's City.