Chapter 30
Boom, boom-!
Lightning rumbled in his hand.
The mont he grasped the glowing light, a massive bolt of lightning pierced through his body.
『You have acquired the “Lightning Spear”.』
『You have cleared “Stage 6 – Legend”.』
『Level Up.』 x 2
『Strength increased by 1.』
『Agility increased by 2.』
『Stamina increased by 2.』
『Magic increased by 1.』
『You have earned 2000 achievent points.』
『Would you like to continue the trial?』
『Would you like to move to the next floor?』
‘Got it!’
A cheer erupted from within. Stamina increased by 2. It rose by a good amount just when needed. When his fatigue was at its peak like this, every bit of stamina stat was crucial.
The Lightning Spear.
He needed to check what kind of reward this was, but there was still sothing he needed to do.
Rumble-
The lightning crackled in his hand. Thinking about using this to clear the remaining ridians made him chuckle.
‘This is going to hurt like hell.’
Clench-
He squeezed his hand tight and closed his eyes. At that mont.
Boom-!
“Urgh…”
The lightning energy coursed rapidly through his ridians. It was fast and powerful. In short, it was uncontrollable.
From now on, his task was to channel this wild energy in one direction.
‘Co this way.’
Buzz, crackle-!
The lightning flowed like waves through his cleared ridians. It wouldn’t obey. It tore through his body as if to defy him.
It felt like trying to lead a raging bull. If he couldn’t control it, the result would be death.
Enduring the pain?
Nonsense. This was not sothing ntal strength could handle. It had to end quickly.
Crackle-
Suhyuk utilized the lightning within his body. The energy that had been clearing the blocked ridians began to respond.
If the lightning in his hand was the raging bull, the lightning in his body was the red flag. The only way to lure it.
Fortunately, it responded as expected.
‘One, two……’
Counting quickly and steadily in his mind.
‘Co this way.’
Buzz-
The small spark he controlled reacted to the raging bull.
Boom-!
“……!!!!!”
With a silent scream, Suhyuk lost consciousness.
『ridian clearing is complete.』
『Magic amplification rate increased by 20%.』
『All skill casting speeds increased by 20%.』
『All stats increased by 2.』
***
Suhyuk slowly opened his eyes, holding sothing in his hand.
‘Did I pass out?’
“Urgh…”
Grasping his throbbing head, he struggled to lift his body. The omnipresent energy of the lightning that filled the area was gone without a trace.
Of course.
If he had passed out in such a place, he would likely have been disqualified from the trial due to death by now.
– He’s awake
– He didn’t die
– Woke up a bit quickly this ti
– But wow, that was intense. Top-notch concentration
It was only when he opened his eyes that he noticed the chat.
– Intense? More like just walking LOLOLOL
–It’s kind of over the top LOLOLOL
– (Walking steadily) Wow… what physicality
– The haters are too much LOLOLOL
– Haters? More like fanboys?
There were more chats than he expected.
A battle between those frustrated with Suhyuk’s trial thod and those supportive of him. Reading through the chat, Suhyuk scratched his head.
‘How much ti…’
Wondering how much ti had passed, he realized he could simply ask.
“How long was I out?”
– About 10 minutes?
– Around 7-8 minutes
– 10 hours
— ????????
『‘Ggeulker’ has been muted by the manager.』
– Should ban the guy above. Oh, already done?
– Do we already have a manager here???
– A viewer who joked in the middle got muted.
It seed like 10 minutes was accurate.
‘It wasn’t too long then.’
Thankfully. If the blackout lasted too long, it could affect the trial results. Moreover, he had already experienced passing out for a long ti during a stream before.
“Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting.”
– No worries, it’s okay
– Happens often in trials anyway LOLOLOL
– Only the ones who left missed out
– Patience is key
In response to Suhyuk’s apology, the viewers indicated they were fine. In reality, checking the number of viewers showed little difference from before the trial began.
‘That’s a relief.’
He let out a sigh of relief. He had been so focused on the trial that he completely forgot about the stream.
To be honest, if he had been worried about it, this outco might have been difficult to achieve.
‘Fatigue level…’
『Fatigue: 81』
His fatigue was much lower than before he passed out. It was still high, but manageable. Partly thanks to the brief rest, but the real reason was the increased stats.
‘In the end, I did it.’
Clearing the entire body’s ridians. At the final mont, he had heard the ssage confirming it.
The reduced fatigue was thanks to the increased stats achieved from that.
Status Window
Na: Lee Suhyuk
Affiliation: Earth
Level: 23
Strength: 27
Agility: 27
Stamina: 27 ( 2)
Focus: 23
Magic: 29
The most noticeable stat was the magic. Initially, it had been his lowest stat. But the number of magic stat points gained from this trial wasn’t insignificant.
While the other stats enhanced his physical attributes, magic increased the potency of his skills. Additionally, magic was the most efficient single stat among the five.
‘Good results.’
A smile crept up.
‘Really good.’
Clearing the entire body’s ridians. He had accomplished it quicker than he expected. No matter how extraordinary the opportunity was, he hadn’t been sure it could be done this fast.
Clench-
Suhyuk moved his stiff hand. It still felt unnatural to clench and unclench it. It seed the status abnormality from the electrocution still lingered.
– Haven’t you checked the rewards yet?
– What exactly is that?
– Passed the mission like a boss LOLOLOL
While checking his condition, the rising chat caught his attention. He realized there were several things to check at the mont.
“That’s right, the money.”
It seed he had beco quite the money grubber. The fact that he recalled the mission reward before even considering the trial rewards highlighted this.
『Mission completed.』
『1000 points donated from “MissionVillain”.』
『Mission completed.』
『2000 points donated from “LivePlayer”.』
『Mission completed.』
『500 points donated from “Baldies1”.』
『Mission complete…….』
『…….』
A series of ssages appeared.
Thanks to the increased number of viewers, there were quite a few missions. The small amounts added up, resulting in a substantial number of points.
『Current Points: 20420』
20,000 points.
That was about half of what was needed to raise the Selfish Sacrifice skill to the next level.
‘Once I take down that guy… I should have enough.’
The giant he saw in the cutscene. Even though he had raised his stats and cleared his ridians, he still didn’t think he could defeat it.
The giant was on a different level from the other giants he had encountered in this trial.
Buzz-
He opened the yellow light ball he was holding in his hand.
The system had called this the “Lightning Spear”. Lightning did not have to take a single form.
It could be a sword, a bow, or anything else. But among them, the most powerful and fitting form was undoubtedly a spear.
‘If it’s a spear, it’s the form I used the most after the sword. I’m confident.’
The real question was whether this could take down the giant from the cutscene. Suhyuk checked the reward.
【Lightning Spear】
Grade: Legendary
Non-tradable
Requirent: None
An ancient spear forged from thunder and lightning. Allows for one mighty strike. Activation requires a significant amount of concentration and magic.
Usable Tis: 1
“……?”
Suhyuk’s eyes widened.
The viewers reacting to the reward also exploded with reactions.
– What?????????
– Are you kidding
– Legendary???
– This trial is all over the place with the dad giant and now this LOLOLOL
– Why is this even here????
Legendary.
That one word alone was enough to cause an uproar.
There were several ranks of items.
Normal, Magic, rare, Epic, Unique. And then there was Legendary.
The highest known tier of items was Mythic-tier, but even Suhyuk had never possessed one.
Even now, 20 years later, fewer than five Mythic-tier items had been discovered.
“Why is this even here?”
– Exactly LOLOLOL
– What are we supposed to say to that LOLOLOL
– Dunno?
– Brain freeze ON
– At least it’s single-use, so it’s fair LOLOLOL
Suhyuk nodded at a chat that hit the mark.
“You’re right. At least there’s so fairness.”
He then clicked his tongue in disappointnt and muttered.
“It wouldn’t hurt to have a bit less fairness though…”
– LOLOLOL LOLOLOL
– Fairness, what is it? LOLOLOL LOL
– This guy is full of greed LOLOLOL
Suhyuk was well aware of his own greed.
If this were an item without usage limitations, it would truly disrupt the ecosystem.
Most legendary-grade items usually required a minimum level of 50 to use, but this one had no such restrictions.
‘A legendary item with a usage limit of 1.’
A smile crept up inside Suhyuk’s mask.
“I think this will do.”
Items with usage restrictions shared a common trait. Once all uses were exhausted, the item would be destroyed, but its power was imnse.
And among those, single-use items were invariably extrely powerful. Moreover, this was an untradable item found during the trial.
Its power was guaranteed.
『‘SafeAsset’ has donated 100 points.』
『Change your userna or sothing, damn it』
– LOLOLOL LOLOLOL
– King SafeAsset LOL
– Exactly LOLOLOL He hasn’t failed once LOLOLOL
– Will Lee Suhyuk win again this ti?
– Didn’t you know? Lee Suhyuk always wins ^0^
SafeAsset.
True to his userna, he only issued missions for trials that seed impossible to succeed. But since Suhyuk had never failed, he kept donating points.
“Thank you for the donation, SafeAsset. Exactly, live up to your na.”
Continuing to clench and unclench his hand to loosen his stiff body, Suhyuk stood up.
“Fighting.”
– LOLOLOL LOLOLOL
– Look at the mockery LOLOLOL
– How about betting your userna?
– Userna bet? Is sothing big coming?
While chatting a bit with the viewers, the numbness in his body started to subside. He was almost ready to move. His dulled senses were returning.
‘This trial’s reward is linked to the next one.’
Stage 6, legend.
The reward was a single-use item to defeat the upcoming giant. Though uncommon, linked trials sotis worked this way.
Clearing one stage and moving to the next one before receiving the reward, connected stages.
In such cases, the difficulty was high, but the rewards were bundled together as well.
“Now that I’m ready…”
Crack-
Suhyuk cracked his neck one last ti and began to walk.
“Let’s arrange a family reunion.”
– Family reunion LOLOLOL
– Giant child: Dad, when are you coming?
– Let’s show them the taste of lightning LOL
– SafeAsset, ti to change your userna~
Reviews
All reviews (0)