The Villain is Too Good at Broadcasting

Chapter 198 New World (2)

[The presence of the Apocalypse Dragon envelops your bodies.]

[The being that devoured the world roars violently at you!]

[Special debuff ‘Covenant of Destruction’ is being cast.]

Finally, we reached the Apocalypse Dragon.

The speed was overwhelming, effortlessly crushing all previous rehearsals.

I let out a light breath as I felt the unpleasant mana wrapping around my body.

The special debuff ‘Covenant of Destruction’ was a time bomb set to go off in two hours.

If we couldn’t smash the Apocalypse Dragon within those two hours, every player exposed to this debuff would die.

Realistically, no one could endure the Apocalypse Dragon’s attacks for two hours, but the game developers included this system to prevent any possible exploits.

Of course, we had no intention of spending two hours on it.

During rehearsals, our average time to cut down the Apocalypse Dragon was about 47 minutes.

Statistics had already shown that our win rate dropped the longer the fight went on.

I looked at Dong-su hyung and nodded lightly, and he quickly gave the orders with a smirk.

“Tanks, move to your designated positions. Ranged DPS and healers, spread out.”

The most crucial part of the Apocalypse Dragon raid was the beginning.

The countless tails the Apocalypse Dragon possessed had to be neutralized one by one.

Some of those tails were rooted in the ground, absorbing nutrients from the earth.

Unless we cut off those tails, the Apocalypse Dragon would keep regenerating.

-Wow… the apocalyptic atmosphere is amazing.

-I never thought I’d see the Apocalypse Dragon again in my lifetime.

-It’s as big as a castle.

-Are you sure that’s a boss we can kill?

-I’m a fresh middle school second grader this year. Is that the boss that destroyed the legendary Gaia Online?

-Yes, it is.

-Plz… kill the dragon.

-POGEERS

The chat window was a swirling vortex of languages from numerous countries.

The number of viewers watching the streamers participating in this raid was skyrocketing.

It wasn’t just me.

Hosu, Dong-su hyung, Sae-rin noona, and others.

People flocked to the broadcasts of the streamers who had been famous during the days, and the sponsorship revenue was immense.

Many people were donating money, shouting for us to clear the raid.

The expectations of many people.

It felt similar to back then.

The intense focus on our raid, the hopes of many.

It wasn’t much different from that time.

Back then, the game company had announced that if we couldn’t clear the Apocalypse Dragon, the game service would be discontinued.

The expectations that had rained down on me turned into resentment and hatred in an instant.

But today was different.

I intended to repay the enthusiastic support people were sending.

Vwoooom.

The two swords in my hands vibrated lightly.

These were my beloved swords imbued with the power of dragon slaying.

These swords exhibited overwhelming combat power against the dragon species.

The reason we almost succeeded in the Apocalypse Dragon raid before was also because of these two swords.

No matter how dreadful the boss monster, its origin was still a dragon.

“I’m turning off the chat for now to focus. See you later.”

Up until now, I had played with the chat window open leisurely, but it was different with the final boss, the Apocalypse Dragon.

Even I could die if I made a mistake.

The chat window, which distracted my attention, was a poison.

As soon as I turned off the chat, the Apocalypse Dragon roared at us from the sky.

-Cursed remnants, you dare reach this place! Half-baked creations, face the doom that has come upon you. The world you lived in has long vanished. Succumb to your fate.

A voice as unpleasant as nails on a chalkboard.

I heard that voice and smirked. I lightly swung my sword at the Apocalypse Dragon’s head and responded.

“You almost died to me before, yet you’re still running your mouth. Hey, you’re just a lizard. If I hadn’t betrayed my team, you’d be dead. Admit it?”

-…You damn wretch!

One of the Apocalypse Dragon’s weaknesses was its overly advanced AI.

Moreover, it was a monster with emotions implemented as realistically as possible, so it easily got agitated.

To that monster, my every word must have felt like a sharp sting.

The special passive skill that Shia acquired by slaughtering countless dragons.

As long as the species category was , it had to be wary of me.

A nonsensical special passive skill that doubled the effects of all stats and skills against dragons.

I obtained this special passive skill after killing about a thousand dragons by myself.

During the days, this passive skill allowed our raid team to attempt the first kill on the Apocalypse Dragon.

Just when I was drawing the Apocalypse Dragon’s aggro by myself.

Dong-su hyung behind me spoke succinctly.

“We’ve identified seven tails connected to the ground. Let’s start.”

“Okay.”

“This raid tactic relies too much on you… just block the Apocalypse Dragon from using its clones.”

“That’s a piece of cake.”

“Let’s go.”

Relying on one person in a strategy was dangerous in any situation.

That person’s mistake could determine the fate of the raid team.

But Dong-su hyung’s expression showed no fear.

Because that person was me.

“You’re going to disappoint me again?”

Dong-su hyung asked playfully.

The complex emotions within his playful tone approached me.

I shook my head at Dong-su hyung’s words and replied.

“No way.”

“Chan-sik.”

“Yes.”

“I always believe in our Chan-sik.”

…Thank you.

As soon as Dong-su hyung said that, he immediately gave orders to the raid members, and purple breath spewed from the Apocalypse Dragon’s maw that was watching us from high above.

The final battle began.

4.

Flames were burning all around.

Thanks to the realistic senses system of , my whole body felt hot.

Heat waves rose everywhere, limiting my vision.

Despite the various ice spells cast on my body by the wizards before the battle, the fire-based magic was too intense to handle.

Black and purple flames roared like the terrifying hellfire of a nightmare.

Fire-based magic befitting the name of the Apocalypse Dragon.

I panted as I climbed up the Apocalypse Dragon’s body.

Even this colossal creature had the typical weaknesses of a dragon.

The weak spot was located on its short neck.

However, this monstrous dragon’s scales were incomparable to other dragons.

Grotesque figures emerged from the scales I stepped on.

Guardian figures made of grey scales with grotesque visages, each possessing the power of top-ranked players.

-Those are the heroes of the worlds I’ve devoured. Your souls will also dwell within me. I am a living calamity, a predator that devours worlds. All the worlds I’ve devoured will stand against you.

The Apocalypse Dragon’s voice echoed in my ears.

It might seem like meaningless chatter, but its voice carried its magical power.

For those with low magic resistance, it was an entrancing voice.

But our raid members had already set their magic resistance before entering this place.

It was an enemy we had faced once before.

The problem was the erratic appearance of the annihilation skill; other than that, there weren’t significant issues.

Other raid groups struggled even with the standardized patterns, but at least our raid group didn’t.

-Succumb to your fate.

[The boss monster casts !]

[Time remaining until the spell is complete: 1 minute.]

This sudden activation of an annihilation skill was the real issue.

The moment the system message appeared before my eyes, I immediately cast a skill.

“Dance of the True Dragon.”

It was the most powerful charging skill I possessed.

I cut down the Apocalypse Dragon’s guardians blocking my path as I advanced, and soon, the target area came into view.

The weak point every dragon possessed.

The dragon’s inverse scale.

I spotted the minuscule scales arranged contrary to the others.

But the Apocalypse Dragon didn’t allow my approach easily.

Even while casting the horrific spell capable of annihilating the raid group, it summoned more guardians around its inverse scale.

-Face your nightmare.

“What the….”

An unexpected variable I had never encountered before arose, and I frowned as I looked at the guardians blocking my path.

A situation that hadn’t been portrayed in the countless rehearsals.

The reason for my shock was simple.

The guardians emerging from the Apocalypse Dragon’s scales astonishingly resembled me.

Three guardians wielding dual swords.

Though their faces were obscured by the Apocalypse Dragon’s scales, their equipment and combat stances were identical to mine.

I bit my lip and focused on the guardians.

Only 36 seconds remained.

I had to secure a route and stab the sword into the inverse scale quickly within that time.

Only then would the casting of the annihilation skill be interrupted.

“Hey.”

As I furrowed my brows, contemplating a solution, Hosu suddenly appeared behind me, swinging his spear and speaking.

“What are you doing? Break through quickly.”

“Can you handle three of them?”

“They’re just guardians. At best, they can mimic 50% of your strength, right? And that’s….”

With a sudden thrust, Hosu’s spear pierced through the chest of the foremost guardian blocking my path.

“Too easy.”

“Then just create an opening for me.”

“You’re not going to rush in?”

“This way is faster.”

Remaining time: 29 seconds.

The unexpected appearance of the guardians threw a wrench in our plan.

But encountering variables during a raid was entirely natural.

The best raid group should quickly find a solution even when variables arose.

The role Dong-su hyung entrusted to me was to neutralize such variables, which was why he placed the reliable Hosu as my backup.

The moment I checked the remaining amount of mana, I immediately cast a skill.

This place was filled with the Apocalypse Dragon’s mana.

As long as I stood on its scales, there was no place free from its influence, and I couldn’t easily use magic until I severed its neck.

However, a few of my skills from the days were unaffected by the Apocalypse Dragon’s debuff.

“Chronos’ Sword.”

The two swords in my hands disappeared momentarily and then reappeared above the Apocalypse Dragon’s inverse scale.

The creature sensed the sudden attack and quickly generated scales to block it, but it was already too late.

It was one of my rare long-range skills.

A trump card of mine that could slash the desired spot across space and time.

Of course, it had a cooldown time of a staggering two hours, but it was a worthwhile trade-off to cancel the annihilation skill.

Swoosh!

-Kaaaaargh!

Crimson blood gushed out from the two holes pierced by the sword, and the casting of the annihilation skill was interrupted.

At that moment, Dong-su hyung used his lion’s roar to shout across the entire battlefield.

“The inverse scale has been hit, and the casting of the annihilation skill has been canceled! Now it’s phase 2! Stay alert, everyone!”

Phase 2.

The Apocalypse Dragon’s wrath.

-I will turn you all to dust! Pathetic creations! I will entomb you in the abyss of my body!

Phase 2 had just begun.