Chapter 163: Chapter 163

Right before Jeong-hoon was about to kill Fenrir, the number of live viewers reached a whopping 120,000.

Was it because of that?

The broadcast crashed.

The server had overloaded.

“Ah, what the heck?”

“Damn it! It cut off at the most important part!”

“Ugh, why is the server management so messed up?”

The viewers expressed their frustration and tried to re-enter the broadcast.

But once the broadcast crashed, it couldn’t be recovered.

“…Wow, that’s crazy.”

“I know, right?…”

Ha-jin and Kim Bong-Goo, who were watching the broadcast on a park bench after leaving the restaurant, were also dumbfounded.

How could it crash at such a crucial moment?

“Do you think Hoon knows the broadcast crashed?”

“…I think he does?”

“Ugh… He shouldn’t get the rewards yet.”

The climax of the broadcast, the rewards.

Everyone needed to see him get the rewards, but of all times, it had to crash right before he defeated Fenrir.

Ha-jin prayed that Jeong-hoon had some broadcasting sense and waited for the broadcast to return to normal.

And after about 10 minutes, the broadcast finally resumed.

“It’s back! Hoon started the broadcast again!”

Ha-jin hurriedly entered the broadcast.

But Fenrir was nowhere to be seen in the broadcast, and there wasn’t a single dropped item on the ground.

“…I guess it’s already over?”

“Ah…”

* * *

Because the broadcast had crashed, the viewers didn’t see Jeong-hoon taming Fenrir.

‘They’re already calling me a hybrid, if they find out about the taming, it’ll be even crazier.’

If it weren’t for the shield of Ho-Yeong, Jeong-hoon would have been severely stressed by the constant stream of love calls.

Jeong-hoon recovered and turned on the broadcast again.

As if they had been waiting, viewers poured in.

– Ah… He has no sense of broadcasting.

– Ah, damn it, why did the broadcast crash?

– The broadcast crashed because 120,000 people joined… This is so frustrating.

– Even if we put aside defeating Fenrir, he should have at least gotten the rewards in front of us…

– Are you kidding? He should have waited and then gotten them;;

The viewers were in an uproar over the situation.

They could somehow understand that he had defeated the boss, but the problem was that they hadn’t seen the dropped items.

“Ah, actually, the dropped items weren’t anything special. Instead, would you like to see the rewards for clearing the dungeon?”

Jeong-hoon skillfully shifted the focus to the dungeon clear rewards.

Since he had tamed Fenrir, it was as if the boss monster had disappeared.

In other words, it was recognized as a dungeon clear.

[‘Lv. 227 Sealed Giant Wolf Fenrir’ dungeon has been cleared for the first time.]

[You will be rewarded with 1,000 achievement points.]

[Fenrir’s resentment still lingers here.]

[You will acquire a large amount of additional experience points. (One-time)]

[You have acquired additional rare rewards. (One-time)]

As the resentment that had accumulated over a long period of being sealed dissipated, he was able to obtain experience points and rewards.

This was the core reward of this dungeon.

– A large amount of experience points?

– Rare rewards?

The viewers quickly showed interest in the intriguing phrases.

[You have acquired 150,000,000 experience points.]

First, the experience points.

A whopping 150 million experience points were granted.

[You have leveled up.]

[All stats have increased by +1.]

[Bonus stat +1 has been granted.]

…

And with that, he leveled up consecutively.

A total of four level-ups.

With this, Jeong-hoon instantly reached level 207.

“This is amazing…?”

Jeong-hoon pretended to be surprised.

– Wow, 150 million?

– Is this for real…?

– Where is that place? I’m going right now.

– Share the location!

As expected, the viewers’ reactions were incredibly enthusiastic.

They seemed ready to conquer the Fenrir dungeon right away.

It was understandable, as there was no other dungeon at this level that gave over 100 million experience points.

“I’ll share the location with you in a day.”

Jeong-hoon deliberately built up the suspense and checked the next reward.

A rare reward comparable to 150 million experience points.

[You have acquired a Random Rune Box (Unique).]

It was a Unique grade rune box.

‘Oh! A Unique Rune Box?’

Rare rewards appeared randomly.

Among them, the Unique Rune Box was the second-best reward, considering 1st to 10th place.

The 1st place item had such a low probability that he had only seen it once before his return, so this was a satisfying result.

– A Unique Rune Box? That’s awesome…

– Wow… I really need to go conquer that dungeon.

– How can a Unique come out? It’s hard enough to get even an Epic grade rune.

– This is driving me crazy… Why a day later? Just reveal it now!

– Yeah! Reveal it!

– Reveal it, you Honey piglet!

– I’ll make you into boiled pork belly?

– Honey! I want to dip you in ramen and take you out. Wouldn’t that make it pork belly ramen?

– Stop going overboard;;

Jeong-hoon grinned at the heated reactions.

“Please look forward to the news that will be posted on the community.”

With that, Jeong-hoon ended the broadcast.

* * *

Meanwhile, Liandor, Kukri, and the bandits were still waiting in front of the portal.

“It’s taking longer than I expected.”

Liandor muttered, a puzzled look on his face.

With Jeong-hoon’s skills, a level 227 dungeon should be a piece of cake.

What was he doing in there that was taking so long?

“It seems like he’s taking his time clearing it.”

Kukri didn’t have the slightest doubt that the boss would fail to clear it.

If a monster like the boss couldn’t clear it, then no one here could.

“Tsk, those guys are more bothersome.”

Liandor glared at the archers lingering beyond the border.

They too had witnessed the dungeon appearing out of nowhere from a distance.

It was only natural for them to observe the unfolding situation since a dungeon had suddenly emerged.

He wanted to cross the line and take care of those archers, but that would sow the seeds of war.

If that happened, innocent victims would suffer.

That was something that absolutely must not happen.

Just then, Jeong-hoon emerged from the shimmering portal.

“Boss!”

“You’re back!”

Kukri and the bandits greeted Jeong-hoon with disciplined voices.

“Yes.”

As Jeong-hoon nodded, Liandor approached.

“It took quite a while. Did everything go alright?”

“Yes. The dungeon was larger than I expected, so it took a bit longer.”

“I see.”

“By the way, did any other guys, like strangers, come around?”

“Strangers?”

“Outsiders.”

It was a question considering the possibility of someone finding this dungeon during the broadcast.

Fortunately, Liandor shook his head.

“Outsiders usually don’t come this far.”

No one would come this far for a mere search quest.

Especially since there wasn’t a single dungeon around here, users had no reason to visit.

“I see. Then, Kukri.”

Jeong-hoon called out to Kukri.

“Yes! What is it?”

“It’s time to go back and help the tenant farmers.”

“Help them… again?”

Kukri asked back with a displeased expression.

He hurriedly tried to manage his expression, but Jeong-hoon had already seen his true feelings.

“Do you need a beating to come to your senses?”

“No, sir! Should I go down right now?!”

“I’ll count to five. Disappear from my sight within that time.”

As Jeong-hoon held up five fingers, Kukri and the bandits hurriedly ran off.

“Huh, you handle bandits quite well.”

“You have to keep those scoundrels in check regularly.”

That way, they know their place and don’t get ahead of themselves.

“Is that so? From my conversation with Kukri, he didn’t seem like the type to step out of line.”

“That’s because they’ve been thoroughly put in their place.”

“I see. So, is your business here done?”

Liandor asked, looking at the dungeon portal.

Jeong-hoon nodded.

“Yes. My objective has been achieved.”

“Then how about a drink with me? I have a very fine liquor.”

“Ah, I’m sorry, but I’ll have to decline for now. I’m a bit busy at the moment.”

Jeong-hoon flatly refused.

It wasn’t that he disliked the offer of a drink, but he couldn’t afford to relax.

“Is that so? That’s a bit disappointing.”

Liandor’s face was filled with regret.

A ray of joy had come into his monotonous life, and he was about to take out a bottle of liquor he had been saving.

“Let’s do it next time.”

“…Isn’t that just an empty promise?”

“You caught me.”

“Ah, I don’t like that kind of thing.”

“Anyway, I’ll be on my way.”

“Go on, go.”

Liandor turned away, sulking.

“Yes. I’ll see you again if I have the chance.”

Jeong-hoon also turned away without hesitation and descended the mountain.

“Huh, he doesn’t even try to persuade me. Others are desperate to have a drink with me…”

Seeing Jeong-hoon disappear, he felt a bit lonely.

* * *

Whoosh-

The capsule door opened, and Jeong-hoon stepped out.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

He immediately called his editor, Jang Dae-hwi.

The call connected quickly.

[Hello?!]

An excited voice came from the other end of the smartphone.

He must have watched the LIVE broadcast too.

“Yes, it’s Jeong-hoon. Is it okay to talk now?”

[Of course! Were you the one who did the LIVE broadcast just now?]

“Yes, that was me.”

[Wow… Really… Amazing… How…]

Jang Dae-hwi was so surprised that he couldn’t even speak properly.

It was proof of how astonished he was.

“Please edit today’s LIVE broadcast and upload it to YouTube.”

[Of course. Today’s broadcast is a bit long, so I was thinking of splitting it into two parts. Is that okay?]

“Do as you see fit. I don’t know much about that stuff.”

[Alright! But it’s such a shame the broadcast crashed during the boss fight…]

Because of the crash, the viewership, which had soared to 120,000, ended at just under 100,000, at 98,711.

“It’s okay. The news will spread all over World Com anyway.”

[True. By the way, did you see how much the broadcast donations were?]

“Yes. It was more than I expected.”

He had witnessed money pouring in in real-time, even though he was just doing a broadcast.

[Don’t be surprised. The donations alone amounted to over 30 million won.]

Over 30 million won in donations came from just one broadcast.

“That’s quite a bit.”

[That’s ‘quite a bit’…?]

“With over 100,000 viewers, 30 million seems a bit low.”

[Hmm… I guess you’re right. If there’s a big spender, even with a tenth of the viewers, you can earn more than that.]

If Jeong-hoon had catered to the viewers’ desires, the amount would have soared two or three times higher.

Still, it was enough since he had achieved his original goal of spreading the news about the dungeon.

“By the way, how are the viewers reacting?”

[They’re going crazy. Where is this dungeon located?]

Every video and community post was flooded with requests to share the dungeon’s location.

“The City of Warriors.”

[The City of Warriors? Ah, that place you can go to from level 201? Leas.]

“Yes.”

[So when are you going to share it…?]

“In a day.”

[That late?]

“Yes.”

If he revealed it right now, countless users would flock to the City of Warriors, causing congestion.

The reason he was revealing it a day later was that he needed time to complete the quest and leave for another city.

[Hmm… Alright. I’ll expect it to be uploaded in a day then.]

“Yes.”

* * *

After a brief rest, Jeong-hoon immediately entered the capsule.

He went straight to the NPC Wolf.

“Oh, you’re back? It took a bit longer than I expected?”

“Yes. I searched a bit far.”

“I see.”

“Check it out.”

Wolf nodded with a smile.

But when he checked Jeong-hoon’s search results, his expression turned to shock.

“…Did you… discover a dungeon?”

“Yes.”

“Huh… Unbelievable. A dungeon discovered near the border…”

The reason Jeong-hoon discovered a dungeon after receiving the quest.

It was because there was a bonus added to the search quest.

Usually, for a search quest, you just had to take a leisurely stroll within a certain range, but if you discovered something new like a dungeon, you got a massive bonus.

[Quest completed.]

[Due to the bonus, the experience points awarded will be greatly increased.]

[You have leveled up.]

[All stats have increased by +1.]

[Bonus stat +1 has been granted.]

He leveled up again.

With this, Jeong-hoon’s level became 208.

He had gained a whopping 5 levels just in the City of Warriors.

‘Alright. Now let’s move on to another city.’

The location for his next plan.

It was the City of Archers, which was at odds with the City of Warriors.

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