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Chapter 13

Chapter 13

He was dazzled by the number of choices that appeared before his eyes. How many options were there?

‘One, two, three, four... Thirteen. Thirteen?’ It was often said that the number of choices corresponds to a player’s talent. Usually, most were given one or two options. If you got a lot, you had three to choose from, and during his previous life, Su-hyeok had seven options.

“Too many appeared.”

– I’m feeling dizzy...

– 13?

– Haven’t a total of 16 been revealed so far?

– So all except three appeared.

– We were asking for the Lightning Trial, not for all of them to come out, lol.

Although the many choices were dizzying, there was one that caught more attention than the others.

[Would you like to challenge the ‘Lightning Trial’?]

The message was sparkling. It was as if the system were urging him to choose that one among the many others.

– Lightning.

– Of course, isn’t it obvious?

– If he doesn’t choose lightning, he should change his name.

Seeing the chat made Su-hyeok chuckle. Most of them had been his fans during his previous life.

The viewers, the system, and even he thought the same.

[You’ve chosen the ‘Lightning Trial.’]

Fwoosh-!

A white light surrounded Su-hyeok, and he stepped into the Lightning Trial.

* * *

The team leader of Balhae Entertainment’s Management Division, John Tail, a player from Earth, spoke in disbelief. “So... how many viewers does that streamer have?”

“Well... He has around 20.” Cheong-ryang nervously replied. Half-dragged there by Un-hyang’s persistence, he was nervously watching John Tail’s reaction.

“No. It’s over 30 now.” Un-hyang, who was next to him, kept giving minor corrections.

“Ah... Really...?” If they weren’t in the team leader’s office, he would have probably shouted. 20 or 30, it was the same.

John Tail thought similarly and leaned back in his chair as if he didn’t need to listen anymore.

Creak—

He looked at Cheong-ryang, who had his hands politely folded, and at Un-hyang, who was still busy watching the stream. “Are you guys kidding me?”

“Th-that’s...”

“Cheong-ryang, do you think I don’t know you gamble during work hours? The only thing I asked is for you to bring a guy worthy of scouting, but to think you’d bring someone with 30 viewers...”

Cheong-ryang lowered his head.

The nagging continued for a while. Once John Tail started nagging, he didn’t easily stop. “Un-hyang, rather than bringing someone like this, why don’t you just stream yourself? With your looks, you should easily be able to become popular.”

“Team leader...” Un-hyang said.

“Yes, go ahead.”

“While you’ve been nagging us for the past 30 minutes, his viewer count exceeded 50.”

“50?” John Tail’s eyebrows twitched. In that short time, 20 more viewers had joined his stream. Although it was his first stream, viewers were joining quite rapidly. It meant that, despite the influx, no one was leaving.

“Mr. Lee defeated the wolf warrior.” Un-hyang started to speak formally about Su-hyeok.

John Tail and Cheong-ryang didn’t notice that change.

“The wolf warrior...?”

“Really? By himself?”

The two were surprised.

In fact, John Tail was so surprised that he jumped out of his seat. To hear that a boss who hadn’t been killed until then was taken down solo made his expression change. “Really? Did you see it wrong?”

“He’s currently taking a break after killing it. Viewers are commenting about him in the communities right now.”

“Woah...”

The wolf warrior was to be an examiner who assessed the skills of the players challenging the Beginning’s Dungeon. Considering the boss’s strength, it certainly looked impossible for a player challenging the Beginning’s Dungeon to defeat it.

“He’s definitely something.” If you thought in terms of talent as a player rather than a streamer, he was an incredible gem. The fact that he had defeated the wolf warrior was surprising, but to make things more impressive, he’d done it solo.

‘He just started streaming today, so it’s just natural for his viewer count to be low. If that’s the case, he might be worth investing in early, considering the long term...’

“Team leader...” Un-hyang said to John Tail, who was seriously thinking. “Do you want to make a bet with me?”

“Everyone, get out of the way! Until the soldiers return, hide anywhere you can!”

“Bring out the bows! Everyone except the knights, stay away!”

The village had no proper knights capable of facing a giant. Moreover, according to the setting of the story, most soldiers were gone at the moment, which was why the village was being destroyed by just one giant.

‘Although it’s slightly bigger than the wolf warrior, its movements are much slower.’ Just a few moments ago, Su-hyeok had defeated the dungeon boss. Though the giant was big, it was a weaker monster than the wolf warrior.

Su-hyeok charged toward the giant that had swung a club at him.

Paf—

“Hey! What are you doing?!” the nearby knight shouted in frustration. Had he saved him only for him to charge at the giant again?

[The ‘Nameless Magic Sword’ absorbs the user’s Stamina.]

[Your stats will increase based on the Stamina consumed.]

[‘Selfish Sacrifice LV2’ resists the damage from the ‘Nameless Magic Sword’.]

The magic sword turned red, and Su-hyeok leaped upward. The giant spotted Su-hyeok and swung its club at him again.

Whoosh—

“That reckless...” Just as the knight thought that the club would strike Su-hyeok, his eyes widened in surprise when Su-hyeok landed on the giant’s arm. “Ah...?”

Thud—

Su-hyeok quickly stabbed the giant in the neck. ‘It swings so slowly that there’s no way I could get hit by it.’

– Woah.

– When did he get there?

– Is that possible?

– It should be possible because of how thick the arm is.

– That’s only in theory.

“Grrr—” The giant, with the sword stuck in its neck, let out a beast-like growl. Its species had a lot of Vitality, so it didn’t die immediately. Of course, even with that being the case, it was already as good as dead.

Slash—

Su-hyeok, who’d already put half of the sword into the giant’s neck, ripped the sword through the monster’s flesh. More than half of the bones beneath were cut through. Even a giant wouldn’t be able to survive.

The giant tilted sideways and fell.

Boom—

Su-hyeok landed from its body.

[You’ve defeated a ‘Giant Race’s Remnant’.]

[You’ve cleared the 4th stage.]

[Your level has increased x3.]

[+1 Strength.]

[+1 Agility.]

[+2 Stamina.]

[+1 Magic Power.]

[You’ve earned 4,000 achievement points.]

[Item Obtained – ‘Giant’s Heart.’]

[Item Obtained – ‘Thunderous Sound.’]

1. [Do you want to continue the trial?]

2. [Do you want to move to the next floor?]

Messages kept ringing.

– 4,000???

– Why stage four all of a sudden?

– Wh-what’s going on...?

– Why did the rewards from the first four stages come all at once?

– He was given the maximum reward possible.

– Is the system crazy?

– Wolf warrior defeat = 1st-3rd stage perfect clear.

Su-hyeok’s lips curled into a smile from behind the mask when he saw the rewards.

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