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Chapter 179
Chapter 179
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
“Hey! Come out! How long are you going to stay like that?”
Shiwoo had roughly knocked on the door of the hut. Inside, Yerang had shut herself in and had not come out since a few days ago.
It began right after she heard the news that Hwang Gyuseong had died.
Bang, bang, bang!
“If you don’t open up, I’ll really break in, got it? One, two...”
Once again, he hadn’t managed to count to three.
If he reached three, he would have to act on his threat to break down the door, and Yerang was not the kind to be consoled by such measures.
‘If I force my way in, she’ll just hide somewhere.’
Yerang was a specialist at stealth. If she truly decided to hide, finding her would be incredibly difficult.
It was better to let her keep herself confined in the hut.
“... Haa.”
He sighed deeply and sank to the ground. Leaning against the door, he grabbed his head with one hand, almost pulling at his hair.
It wasn’t just Yerang who was feeling guilty. Shiwoo felt the same way.
‘What an idiot...’
Creak.
Chasing after Hwang Gyuseong’s traces had been a mistake.
At some point, it was as if they had been lured into unknowingly backtracking through his past.
If Kim Ilsoo knew that Hwang Gyuseong and they were alive, then.
‘He did it on purpose.’
He became certain. It was all by Kim Ilsoo’s design that they trailed after Hwang Gyuseong’s past, that Hwang Gyuseong died when they were the furthest from each other. It was all orchestrated by Kim Ilsoo.
They had been deceived again. And once more, the cost was a friend’s life.
What made him angrier was that even in their current situation, they could do nothing.
“I’ll be the bait.”
Among the four, Hyomin was in the relatively best condition.
The other three barely kept their consciousness, incapable of fighting and hardly able to walk.
No.
Their injuries were so severe that they weren’t sure if they could survive even if they escaped immediately.
Hyomin made a decision.
She would stay behind.
“Bait?”
“You know. We can’t escape like this. One of us has to stay back.”
“You’re going to die for us?”
Yerang reacted the most fiercely.
“I’m not planning to die. I’ll find a way...”
“Shut up!”
They were the closest of friends. Yerang relied on Hyomin, and Hyomin relied on Yerang more than anyone else.
“I’ll stay instead. Let me stay...”
“No way.”
“Why not!”
“You’re not the type to draw attention. It’s rather the opposite. And physically, I’m in the best shape among us.”
Recalling the situation, Shiwoo gritted his teeth. Unlike Yerang, he couldn’t step forward.
He had thought that everything Hyomin said was correct. The task of being the bait could only be done by Hyomin, who was in the best shape at the time.
But,
‘Was it something I couldn’t have done?’
He had asked himself that question hundreds, thousands of times since then.
Did it really have to be Hyomin who stayed behind that day? Was there any reason it couldn’t have been him?
“No! No one is going! Please, let’s all stay together—”
What was the difference? She didn’t know. She usually prided herself on her sharp observation, but this was such a small difference it couldn’t be put into words.
After pondering for a moment, Yerang began to move her fingers.
Shiwoo might nag if he found out...
Tap, tap, tap—
『Hello. I enjoy watching your stream....』
Right now, she just wanted to have a little conversation with this guy.
* * *
He felt a sensation like electricity running through his body. The rise in skill level always came with a thrilling feeling. Especially, the more significant the difference, the more intense the feeling.
This time, the shock was substantial. The awareness of the skill imprinted in his senses indicated a definite difference. The skills at level 8 and level 9 made the substantial investment of 1.28 million points worthwhile.
Of course,
『Remaining Points: 839,198』
# Necessary Points: 2,560,000p
The problem was that the next step became steeper with each climb.
– Why are you silent?
– Buffering.
– Did you lose your words at so many points?
It was understandable that Lee Suhyuk was speechless, having received over two million points in an instant. In reality, he had just upgraded his skill levels and was immersed in the lingering emotion, but to the viewers, it appeared differently.
“Oh, yes. Thank you all so much. I should at least do something for your reactions...”
As Suhyuk pondered momentarily, donations flooded in.
『’Bbakain’ donated 100 points.』
『”Bbakain?”』
“Bbakain? What is Bbakain?”
– There is a dance called Bald Suhyuk’s dance, LOL
– If you don’t know, search it, go go
– Come on, it’s 100 million points; you should at least do this~
Curious about the dance, Suhyuk searched ‘Bbakain’ in his kit. There, he saw a masked version of himself, Bald Suhyuk, dancing to strange music.
Bbakain~ Bald, bbakain, in...
Thud-.
The screen turned off before even passing the intro.
“I’ll just show you a better side of me.”
– LOL
– King of dodging, belly laugh~~
– How much would it take for him to dance
– Breaking news: Lee Suhyuk, will repay with a better side...
Originally, Suhyuk’s stream wasn’t known for reactions or comedic elements. Reactions were just an optional bonus in his streams.
Just as he was about to end the communication with the viewers, another message dropped in.
『’q1w2e3r4′ donated 10,000 points.』
『”Hello. I enjoy watching your stream. You seem less cheerful than usual today. Is something wrong?”』
10,000 points—a sizable donation. However, the nickname was slightly odd compared to other viewers.
– Default nick level ᄒᄃᄃ;
– Just drops 10,000 points without changing the nickname~
– Sniff sniff. Smells like a big spender.
A default nickname. It meant the original, unaltered nickname assigned in the Players’ stream channel—a random string of characters with no meaning.
Most donors crafted unique names to stand out, but this viewer didn’t seem to care.
“Uh... Thank you for the 10,000 points. An issue?”
What should he say?
Given the large amount, he wanted to answer sincerely, but no appropriate response came to mind.
‘Did they notice?’
He thought he had hidden it well. He had composed himself over five days, thinking his emotions might show during a stream watched by potentially over a hundred thousand people.
He started streaming when he felt confident he could present his usual self to the viewers.
‘What should I say?’
He couldn’t simply say, “Because Hwang Gyuseong died.”
At the moment, he was labeled a traitor to Blue Eyes, and this stream was likely being monitored by Blue Zone.
Luckily, other viewers seemed unaware as he scanned the chat.
Not assigning too much significance to a simple question, Suhyuk replied calmly.
“There wasn’t anything special. Thank you for asking.”
『’q1w2e3r4′ donated 1,000 points.』
『”Oh, that’s a relief.”』
『’q1w2e3r4′ donated 1,000 points.』
『”Could I ask one more thing, if you don’t mind?”』
– 1,000 points per question ᄃᄃ;
– Big spender gone crazy.
– Does he donate like chatting?
– Keep asking him.
A thousand points per donation—nothing to sneeze at—continued to pour in. Whatever the question, there was no reason to refuse.
“Yes, feel free.”
『’q1w2e3r4′ donated 1,000 points.』
『”Are you thinking about entering Blue Zone?”』
At that question, Suhyuk’s eyes turned cold.
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