The Hammer King’s Million-Won Challenge
The evening broadcast began right on schedule, just as Bulramyeon had promised. Today, like every other day, he was grinding away in Reality Mode on Wilds Hunter. Playing in Reality Mode was brutally difficult, but there was a mission attached to clearing it, and his pride refused to let him give up now.
Then, out of nowhere, a donation alert popped up.
Hammer King's Majesty has donated 1,000 won.
Ramen, you know the Haerang Challenge, right?
“Thank you for the 1,000 won donation from Hammer King's Majesty. The Haerang Challenge? And what’s with the new nickname? Weren’t you the Greatsword King before?”
He remembered the username because this viewer often watched his streams and donated frequently.
Hammer King's Majesty has donated 1,000 won.
A lot has happened… Anyway, have you heard about it?
Haerang Challenge, huh…
Bulramyeon tilted his head at the unfamiliar name. Given the nature of Wilds Hunter, challenges had always existed. Some were straightforward, like clearing the final boss without riding a single cart or beating it using only basic attacks. Others were completely insane: hunting monsters exclusively with a slinger that dealt only one damage per hit, or taking down monsters using nothing but the environment. One of those crazy challenges had been his own solo slinger hunt. He’d only managed it after negotiating with the viewers; otherwise he would’ve had to kill a monster with over 9,000 health using only a slinger.
I really thought I was gonna die back then…
He had picked the monster with the lowest health, yet it still took over three hours. So the mere mention of a new challenge made him shudder. Worried about what fresh madness this one might bring, he cautiously asked the donor.
“Never heard of it…? What is it this time? How much are you planning to torture me?”
Unlike him, the chat seemed to already know exactly what it was.
The viewers were happily chatting among themselves.
Hammer King's Majesty has donated 1,000 won.
Kill both lizards that appear in the Reality Mode tutorial.
“Kill both lizards in the tutorial?!”
Bulramyeon was genuinely shocked. “How the hell am I supposed to clear that?!”
He knew from experience just how ridiculous it was. When he first tried Reality Mode, it had taken him three whole hours to kill a single lizard—and that was him, a veteran of the Wilds Hunter series. Even that one kill had been practically a miracle. If the fight dragged on even a little, other monsters would jump in, and he had died more times than he could count because of it. That single-lizard clear had been so impressive that “Bulramyeon Challenge” memes circulated for ages.
And now they wanted him to kill two?
“Why does a challenge like that even exist?! Who started this? These people aren’t human. No one’s ever going to clear it anyway. This is just streamer torture!! I guarantee whoever made this has a terrible personality! No, personality’s too generous—this guy’s rotten to the core!”
He paused to catch his breath, then dropped an even bigger bomb.
“If someone actually clears it? I’ll give them a million won!! I swear on my bank balance!”
Bulramyeon was ranting like a madman. The viewers just laughed at him.
Watching their reactions, Bulramyeon started to feel a creeping sense of unease.
“Um… guys, why are you laughing? This is making me really nervous…”
Hammer King's Majesty has donated 1,000 won.
(Video) Bulramyeon must keep his word.
“What the…”
The sudden video made him stop ranting. He had no choice but to watch.
The woman in the video was performing impossible feats. Despite her slender frame, she wielded a massive greatsword like it was a toy. She even used the sword’s momentum to move her own body. It looked like she was possessed by a god. She killed both lizards in just five minutes. And that was only because one of them got scared and tried to run; without that, it would’ve taken less than three.
Even though Reality Mode didn’t have fixed health values like Baby Mode, he never expected to see something this absurd. Bulramyeon stared blankly at the screen, then suddenly snapped out of it and shook his head violently.
“No way!! You’re telling me this is real? How do you kill two lizards in five minutes?! This is obviously a fake video!!”
He took a breath and continued. “And how can someone who handles a greatsword like that be so pretty?! No matter how good the character customization is, that’s impossible!! So this is fake!! It’s fake, you guys!!”
Horong has donated 1,000 won.
But isn’t she a fellow streamer? Is it okay to talk about her like that?
The question made Bulramyeon freeze.
“…She’s a fellow streamer?”
Bulramyeon’s story ended there lol. Feeling his mouth go dry and his fingertips tremble slightly, he asked the chat carefully.
“So… where does she stream…?”
Bulramyeon quickly searched for “Haerang.” When he confirmed that the streamer really existed and that VODs were available, he immediately backpedaled.
“Wow… it’s called the Haerang Challenge? Should we try it together?”
His tone was undeniably awkward, but there was nothing he could do about that.
Hammer King's Majesty has donated 1,000 won.
Ordinary-flesh, you know what this means? One million won.
“Yes… I have to keep my word. I’ll follow her first. Ha… who knew a million-won follow would ever happen.”
Hammer King's Majesty has donated 1,000 won.
Fuck… how far has this spread?
It was 8 p.m.
Doom-chit, doom-chit.
Just moments ago, Nyua had been bobbing her head to the beat while watching another streamer’s broadcast. I dragged her over and turned on my own stream right on time.
Starting today, Nyua would be moderating the chat, so I could focus better both on streaming and on the game. Since she was just lounging at home eating all my potato chips, it was only right to put her to work somehow.
As expected, the viewer count shot up even faster than yesterday. At this rate, it looked like it was already one and a half times higher than the day before.
The chat flew up as usual. A few weird messages appeared too, but—
Nyua blocked it in under three seconds.
Nice.
Satisfied with her quick moderation, I gave a small nod. At this rate, I could trust her completely.
I waved lightly at the rapidly scrolling chat.
“Paha.”
After chatting with the viewers for a bit, I started the game with movements that were beginning to feel familiar.
“I’ll jump straight into Wilds Hunter again today.”
After the simple loading screen, the scene that greeted me was the forest where I had finished hunting the Kukridia. Since I had only done the harvesting and ended the stream last time, I was starting from a proper checkpoint.
I took out the Kukridia materials and showed them to the viewers.
“I’ve finished harvesting the Kukridia, so if I take this back, I should be able to pass that hunter qualification test, right?”
After reading the incoming messages, I nodded lightly.
“Then I’ll head back to the outpost first and take care of that qualification test.”
Just as I was about to start moving, a donation exploded across the screen.
Bulramyeon has donated 1,000,000 won.
Hello, Haerang-nim. I’m a fan^^
One million won, no less.
Hammer King's Majesty has donated 1,000 won.
Bul-tae-sik, welcome~