Chapter 33
The giant’s hand stretched forward. Within reach. The giant intended to grasp Suhyuk in its hand and crush his body.
But at that mont, a bolt of lightning had already been fired from Suhyuk’s hand.
Crack-!
A streak of yellow lightning flew and pierced the giant’s eye and head.
Rumble-!
Thunder roared. Yellow lightning enveloped the giant’s body. As if ti had stopped, the hand reaching for Suhyuk halted.
The head, skewered by the spear, exploded, and scorched flesh fell to the ground.
– Did he really hit that?
– Crazy strong LOLOLOL
– One shot kill!
–I stayed for this mont sincerely
Suhyuk only started paying attention to the chat after concluding that it was over.
The reaction was explosive. The giant’s head had exploded. That enormous giant had been killed instantly with one hit.
Moreover, this was connected to Suhyuk’s iconic lightning trial. It would be strange if there was no reaction.
‘Is that…….’
The giant’s head, which exploded along with its eye. Inside was sothing yellow.
‘A jewel?’
Within the exploded giant’s head was a yellow jewel. A yellow stone, emitting a familiar magical power, shone brightly.
Soon, it slowly flew towards Suhyuk.
『You have defeated the “Seed of Lightning.”』
『You have cleared Stage 7 – Lightning.』
『You have leveled up.』 x 3
『Strength increased by 2.』
『Agility increased by 2.』
『Stamina increased by 3.』
『Focus increased by 1.』
『Magic increased by 1.』
『You have gained 5000 achievent points.』
『Item – “Heart of Lightning” obtained.』
A ssage indicating the end of the trial. And it identified the stone’s true nature.
‘Heart of Lightning? Is this it?’
Not the second lightning, but the Heart of Lightning. It was a na he’d never heard of before.
He had obtained various pieces of lightning, but it was his first ti seeing the na “Heart of Lightning.”
Whoosh-!
A bright light emanated from the Heart of Lightning. The rumbling thunder vanished, and a brilliant halo enveloped Suhyuk.
It happened so quickly that he couldn’t resist or react.
“What is this?”
A mumble escaped his lips. He was sure the trial was over, but it seed there was sothing more.
‘I’m really at my limit now.’
His fatigue was too high. He had used too much stamina to activate the Lightning Spear. If the trial were to continue from here…
Rumble.
From within the halo of light, sothing began to reveal itself at that mont. Just as it slowly found its color, as if erging from behind misty clouds, it wasn’t a single entity.
No, it wasn’t an “it”.
It was “them”.
“What the…?”
Countless eyes peered down at him from the cloudy mist. They gazed upon him from above the clouds, sending various glances his way.
Bzzzt, bzzzt-.
Just eting their gaze made his body tingle. It was his first ti. Feeling so overwheld when facing sothing.
Those shadowy figures had varying sizes and shapes. So were as small as ordinary people. Others had eyes so enormous that they seed like giants straight out of mythology.
Gulp-.
He swallowed hard and opened his mouth.
‘What are yo—.’
Gasp-.
Suhyuk’s eyes widened.
No voice ca out.
No, that wasn’t all.
『“■■■” is looking at you.』
『“■■■” is looking at you.』
『“■■■■” is looking at you.』
『…….』
ssages floated up one after another. Not a single na was readable. It ant they were existences that weren’t permitted to him yet, beings he couldn’t face at this point in ti.
Rumble-.
An unseen force blocked them. Lightning and lightning descended from the sky, exerting oppressive power. The loud thunder made it feel like his eardrums would burst and tear apart.
Drip-.
In the end, blood flowed from his ears. Suhyuk’s eyes turned towards the figures obscured by the clouds.
‘What are you trying to say?’
Why have you appeared before at this point in ti?
It was almost simultaneous with that thought.
『Main Scenario: “Lightning” begins.』
『You can acquire hints in the village through the Heart of Lightning.』
With the ssage, the scenery shifted once again.
*
Whoosh-!
As the halo of light vanished, the surroundings returned to normal. Suhyuk’s gaze, as he scanned his surroundings, landed on the chat window.
– Excuse ? What are you doing?
『Lee Suhyuk has ended the stream.』
– The flower has blood~
— LOLOLOL Squid Ga?
– Did he faint?
“……?”
The reactions were odd. The viewers talked as if he had just been standing there blankly. If they had seen the sa thing as he did, it would have been incomprehensible.
They’d surely be making a fuss about the huge occurrence.
Which ans…
‘They couldn’t see it?’
The dense clouds in the sky and the myriad of beings hidden within them. It ant that he was the only one who had faced them.
“I’m sorry. I might have fainted while standing.”
An insincere excuse. But there was no real reason to doubt it. After all, it was true that Suhyuk appeared to have fainted while standing.
– Again?????
– LOLOLOL LOL How many tis have you fainted in a single trial?
– Suhyuk, you sweet baby… a bit of a wimp….
– Wimp LOLOLOL LOL
Fortunately, it seed to have blown over well enough. Feeling relieved internally, Suhyuk glanced around.
The village visible in the distance was still embroiled in battle. Even though the boss-level giant was dead, the remnants of the giant tribe still remained.
But that wasn’t his concern. The remaining soldiers and knights could handle that much on their own.
‘It’s over.’
There was nothing more he needed to do. All that was left was to go down to the village and check the remaining rewards as the ssage had indicated.
Additionally—
“Oh, right.”
Aside from the trial, there was sothing else to settle.
“We still haven’t finished calculating, right?”
The happiest mont since starting the stream. It was ti to tally the mission funds.
『Mission completed.』
『You received 3000 points from “SafeAsset.”』
『Mission completed.』
『You received 3000 points from “IloveLeeSuhyuk.”』
『Mission completed.』
『You received 1000 points from “MakeHimDoIt.”』
『Mission completed…….』
ssages flowed in rapidly.
Such delightful ssages. Because the missions were challenging, the amounts pledged were substantial, and many viewers had set missions for him.
Thanks to that—
『Points held: 40120p』
He finally surpassed 40,000 points.
‘Yes.’
Suhyuk’s eyes sparkled.
The next point threshold needed to level up his “Selfish Sacrifice” skill was exactly 40,000. It was a close call, but he had managed to surpass it.
– Now go to the village
– Check the Heart of Lightning too.
Once the tallying was complete, curious viewers began to urge him to continue. To check the rewards, go back to the village, and gather clues for the ongoing trial.
To ascend to the third level, there were quite a few remaining tasks.
However—
“I’m a bit tired….”
Suhyuk decided it was ti to end the stream.
“I’ll be back next ti. See you.”
– ……?
– Right now?
– Wait a minute
– No way, damn it
Ignoring the urgent chat ssages that were quickly popping up.
『Lee Suhyuk has ended the stream.』
Thus ended Suhyuk’s second stream.
*
After stopping the trial and returning to his dormitory, Suhyuk collapsed and fell asleep imdiately.
Though there had been no physical shocks, the ntal fatigue from the trial had been accumulating.
The next morning, after resting well, Suhyuk had breakfast in the dormitory and then went down to the café on the first floor to check the community reactions on the Players Channel.
▶Summary of Suhyuk’s Second Day Broadcast◀
『1. Passed the Path of Lightning. Obtained the Lightning Spear.
Blew the giant’s head off. Acquired the Heart of Lightning. Further rewards yet to be determined.
ps. Ended the stream abruptly.』
– Summary is on point
– Not much compared to the first day
– Clearly didn’t watch the stream
– ROFL just hit the spear
– If you saw it live, you’d get it
– ? All he did was throw a spear
– Over 100 comnts and more than 10,000 views.
Though it hadn’t made it to the top trending posts, it was still garnering quite a bit of attention. It seed that many people were interested since the trial was related to lightning.
“Is this going well…?”
“It’s going great.”
Clink-.
A teapot and a cup were placed in front of him. When he looked up, Un Hyang was standing there with a triumphant face.
“And trendously so. Ah, may I sit?”
“By all ans.”
With Suhyuk’s permission, Un Hyang sat down with a bright smile. She continued speaking while lifting her teacup.
“Did you know that the highest viewership yesterday surpassed 3,000?”
“3,000?”
He didn’t know. When Suhyuk shook his head, Un Hyang asked as if she had expected it.
“You didn’t know because you were focused?”
“…….”
Suhyuk averted his eyes awkwardly. It was true that as a contracted strear, he hadn’t been paying attention to the stream.
“I’m sorry.”
“Pardon? No, it’s nothing to be sorry about. I intended to praise you, actually……”
Un Hyang stamred, unsure of what to say. Her original intention was not to criticize Suhyuk.
“Getting over 3,000 peak viewers on just the second stream is incredible. Plus, the stream content was highly engaging, so it’s promising.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. And the timing of cutting off the stream was perfect.”
Just as the trial ended and he was about to check the rewards.
Suhyuk had ended the stream at precisely that mont.
“Fortune seems to favor you as well……”
“So they’ll tune in next ti to see the continuation.”
“Pardon?”
Un Hyang’s eyes widened at Suhyuk’s words. As she reacted, Suhyuk picked up the last sausage on his plate and continued speaking.
“It’s the most curious mont, right? Even for . Having just overco a difficult trial, it’s natural to anticipate the rewards.”
It’s a common precept. Though no one had instructed him, and even if they had, cutting the stream at that mont took considerable guts.
“So you did it intentionally?”
Suhyuk nodded.
“I plan to check the rewards in the next stream. That way, I can provide a more genuine reaction without having to act.”
Hearing his explanation, Un Hyang blinked repeatedly in surprise. Not only did he ti the stream end intentionally, but his approach to prepping for the next stream was also impressive.
‘That man was worrying over nothing.’
John Dale, who had been concerned about Suhyuk as a strear. It appeared his concerns were unfounded.
Suhyuk had a knack. Not just as a player, but also as a strear. Although during the trials, he sotis forgot his role as a strear, from Un Hyang’s perspective, it wasn’t a flaw.
He was fulfilling his role wonderfully.
That being said.
“I’ve got a gift for you.”
As the strear’s partner, they also needed to deliver results befitting Suhyuk’s efforts.
“A gift?”
“Would you mind turning on the stream? Search for ‘Falcon Eye.’”
A gift while streaming?
Puzzled, Suhyuk tilted his head but began operating the kit as instructed.
“It should be live right now.”
『Entering “Falcon Eye’s” stream.』
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