The Villain is Too Good at Broadcasting

Chapter 195 Starting Point (2)

When you set a goal and run towards it, time naturally seems to pass quickly.

As we continued with both public and private training, the bond among the raid team solidified.

Since we had already worked together once, the process wasn’t particularly difficult.

Everyone enjoyed playing the game, and SD Corporation spared no effort in supporting us.

Time passed swiftly, and before we knew it, the Apocalypse Dragon raid was only a week away.

If the training until now was to get our teamplay in sync, the remaining time was solely for preparing thoroughly for the real battle.

SD Corporation arranged a simulation of the Apocalypse Dragon for our raid team.

“Alright.”

As usual, all 40 members gathered in one place.

This was the underground capsule room of SD Corporation.

Originally a place for the employees, we had taken over it and were using it efficiently since last week.

Before starting the full rehearsal, our raid leader, Dong-su, began explaining this raid slowly.

“It’s the boss, Apocalypse Dragon, which we tried before. I believe everyone remembers it well.”

“Of course.”

“Can anyone forget that?”

“It was the most terrifying. Unforgettable.”

The raid members responded actively to Dong-su’s words.

I was no different.

The Apocalypse Dragon was the strongest boss monster I had faced back then, holding numerous powerful skills known as ‘annihilation skills’.

Even a single mistake would result in a complete wipeout due to its devastating skills.

It was a dangerous creature that kept us tense throughout the raid.

Moreover, the Apocalypse Dragon’s cruelty wasn’t limited to its skills.

Normally, as time passes, strategies to conquer bosses emerge.

The Apocalypse Dragon also had some sort of strategy prepared.

However, despite the strategies, no raid team had ever brought down the Apocalypse Dragon.

The reason was quite simple.

“The most dangerous aspect of the Apocalypse Dragon is its unpredictable timing of annihilation skills. Therefore, the most important thing is skill briefing.”

Unlike other bosses that use their annihilation skills at fixed times, this one’s skills could trigger at any moment.

There were no patterns to these annihilation skills.

They were randomly timed and targeted the players.

Moreover, their power was immense.

As the name suggests, if the tanks couldn’t block it, the entire raid team would be annihilated.

Without coordination between healers and tanks, we could be wiped out in less than three seconds.

“There are six known annihilation skills of the Apocalypse Dragon. Each skill has a preparatory motion, so it’s crucial to catch it quickly and share the information with the raid members.”

Dong-su, the raid leader, quickly familiarized everyone with the raid information.

A raid leader.

The weight of that position was more significant than people might think.

They set the strategy for the raid and give orders to 40 people.

Leading people was never an easy task.

However, Dong-su had been the raid leader almost since the early days of , and his abilities were recognized.

While his physical skills might have aged, his orders were still overwhelming.

Moreover, in , it was the perfect stage for Dong-su to fully utilize his abilities.

After about 20 minutes of Dong-su’s briefing, we immediately logged into the game.

It had been a long time since I experienced my character.

It was an account that had once been deleted from the server, but thanks to SD Corporation finding my backup file, I was able to reclaim it.

I thought the last time I saw it was during a commercial shoot.

Here we meet again.

[Welcome back to , where the great stories come to life.]

[Witness the myth-like stories created by users. See the history written by your hands.]

[Verifying user’s physical information.]

[5…… 4…… 3…… 2…… 1!]

[Player name , your account has been activated.]

It looked somewhat different from when I shot the commercial last time.

The intro video I shot last time hadn’t been added yet.

“Hmm.”

I quietly logged into Shia.

I wanted to share this excitement with my viewers through a broadcast, but SD Corporation prohibited streaming.

Well, revealing it prematurely would be like releasing the fizz from a soda.

[This version has not been officially released yet.]

[Your spawn point .]

Along with a simple system message, the other raid members and I finished spawning.

“Wow! It’s been so long.”

“Hey, my friend! How have you been? Ah, Dong-su! It feels so good to see my buddy again.”

“Calling it a buddy… Isn’t it the Murderous Axe? How can you call it so cutely?”

“This is why shield users are no good. No sense of romance.”

The other raid members seemed slightly touched by experiencing their characters after a long time.

I chuckled at them and then lightly drew the two swords hanging on my waist.

The swords that could cut down the Apocalypse Dragon.

These swords bore not only the blood of the Apocalypse Dragon but also the blood of my precious comrades who were laughing and chatting over there.

“Are you getting all sentimental again? Are you going through puberty or something?”

While I was looking at my swords with a bitter expression, Heo-su, holding a spear, approached me with an annoyed look.

A set of gaudy armor shining from head to toe.

It was equipment blessed by the gods, hence its brightness, starkly contrasting my dark aura.

“What’s with the sudden outburst?”

“Let’s make a bet again this time.”

Gambling addiction?

He always wanted to bet with me.

Even though he’d lose anyway.

I frowned and asked Heo-su.

“What kind of bet?”

“Whoever lands the final blow on the Apocalypse Dragon gets to make one wish. The maximum limit is around 50 million won.”

“Last time, you lost money to me, so…”

“Shut up.”

Of course.

If Heo-su was coming at me head-on like this, it was only right to accept the challenge.

I smirked and raised my middle finger lightly. Then, I spoke to Heo-su in the most provocative tone I could muster.

“You’ve never beaten me in even once… Are you sure about this?”

“Won’t you shut up?”

“The truth hurts the most. Hah! Try your best.”

A wish worth 50 million won.

Those addicted to gambling ruin themselves through gambling.

Now I had one more reason to pour my heart into this opening content.

Bring it on, Heo-su.

Anyway, soon after, the full-scale raid rehearsal began, and our raid team’s hellish training resumed.

4.

The raid rehearsal continued consistently for a week.

Twenty raids.

Seventeen successes, three failures.

Despite thorough preparations, a few failures occurred due to minor mistakes.

The three failures were due to the annihilation skills being too maliciously placed.

That’s how powerful the Apocalypse Dragon was.

SD Corporation also wanted to tweak the Apocalypse Dragon’s data, filled with variables, but they said it was practically impossible.

They said the data structure itself would collapse if modified.

If there was one comforting aspect, it was that the three failures all occurred mostly in the early stages.

As time went on, the focus and understanding of the raid members quickly returned, allowing us to succeed in the raid almost flawlessly.

The items we were currently wearing were the same as those we had worn back then.

In other words, it was further evidence that we could have cleared the Apocalypse Dragon without a hitch if I hadn’t betrayed them.

I felt like a criminal.

…Well, I was a criminal, after all.

Thus, the final week of preparation came to an end, and the long-awaited raid day was just one day away.

The internet communities were buzzing with excitement.

had topped all major portal sites worldwide, and numerous related articles and SNS posts were exploding.

-Haha, how are we supposed to wait until tomorrow?

-I’ll hold my breath until Classic is released.

-Isn’t it Classic? Why call it Trash-ic?

-It’s from Grandpa + Classic, grandpa.

-Grandpa… No… You guys are such punks.

-Hahahahahahaha

-Hey, grandpas have to play games too, so give them their dentures back for now~

The various jokes remained the same.

While the world was going wild over , as expected, some of that attention was also directed at me from ChickenBox.

The night before the raid, I started a broadcast to greet my viewers.

The viewer count skyrocketed to an all-time high.

Within five minutes of starting the broadcast, the number of viewers surpassed 200,000, and the chat window began scrolling at an unreadable speed.

The problem was that the chats were not only in Korean.

English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and more.

It seemed like all the languages of the world were visible.

I let out a deep sigh and activated the auto-translation feature.

It was a recently introduced feature by Twipod, automatically translating the streamer’s speech into various languages for the viewers.

“Nice to see you all. Calm down a bit. I’m more excited than you guys. Okay?”

-LOL

-The person involved is calm, but unrelated people are getting all excited.

-But what if tomorrow’s opening fails?

-Hahahahaha

-Will the raid team have to pay damages?

-SD Corporation must have a contingency plan.

According to the viewers, SD Corporation had indeed prepared a Plan B.

They didn’t tell us about Plan B to boost our morale, but they would find a way somehow.

However, we had to make sure there was no need to resort to Plan B.

There was only one reason why SD Corporation was pushing so hard to support us.

They wanted an opening more spectacular than any other game.

A return of a game like a myth required a fitting opening.

The Apocalypse Dragon raid, which had destroyed , was the perfect material for that.

“Today, I’ve set the donation reading amount to 10,000 won. It’s a decision made due to the chaos, so don’t complain too much.”

Normally, I would read donation messages starting from 1,000 won, but today I set it to 10,000 won.

I thought it would quiet things down a bit.

However, I had underestimated the viewers.

‘Middle Leg of RipHatMan’ donated 10,000 won!

[Hey! Are you going to create a guild when starts?]

“Hmm… I guess so? I won’t be joining Dong-su hyung’s guild like before. The streamers from ChickenBox also said they would each create their own guild.”

-LOL

-The Warring States period ON

-This is going to be so fun.

-Family feuds are the most entertaining.

-LOL

Viewers started to chatter excitedly at my words.

It seemed they were thrilled at the prospect of watching the drama unfold.

Thus, I spent the night before the raid, which felt like the calm before the storm, chatting with my viewers about various things.

The Apocalypse Dragon raid, which would determine a lot, was now just around the corner.