LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 6
Chapter 6 – Rogue Revival Movement
Gwangjil was a famous ‘named’ user who was known as a skilled warrior. In an era where even a small amount of fame led to starting broadcasts or creating G-tube accounts to rake in money, it was rare to find a named user who wasn’t a broadcaster.
In that sense, he was a somewhat peculiar person, but at least among the warriors users in the Forum, he held a position akin to a god. Despite this, he had the skills to beat challengers among professional gamers.
Whenever there was a debate within the Forum regarding the warriors build, the person who could confidently say, ‘Gwangjil said this build is correct, right?’ would often come out victorious.
Moreover, unlike broadcasters or pros who needed to watch their language, Gwangjil was active in the Forum without restraint, coupled with harsh profanity – yet his followers praised him by leaving comments like ‘Gwang-cola’ or ‘Gwang-gg’ (if Gwangjil said so, then it must be true).
And he was a man who greatly enjoyed reveling in his position. More specifically, he took pleasure in subtly causing trouble in female broadcasters’ channels based on his position.
『Gwangjil: Scared?』
『Gwangjil: Acting all tough on the forums, but chicken out when faced head-on?』
『Gwangjil: Some jerk trying to take down a perfectly good broadcast with rogue champion concept, lol.』
『GetDevoured: Your IP is 61.74, right?』
『Gwangjil: ?』
『Gwangjil: What nonsense is this?』
『Gwangjil: Quit beating around the bush. Are you going to step up or back off?』
『GetDevoured: Planning to strip and play with a friend』
『GetDevoured: Not feeling it right now though』
『Gwangjil: Hahaha, what a legend of excuses, seriously』
『Gwangjil: Give me 5 minutes and your head would be spinning three times and it would be over』
『Gwangjil: Just wait a while, that’s all you need to do』
『GetDevoured: Hm』
『GetDevoured: I’ll write a post on the forum and be back in a bit.』
After being a fan of Ark, Gwangjil was also well aware of GetDevoured, who remained afterwards.
“‘A trash-like hacker-hunting kid.’”
Since Ark had banned any mention of hacks in his broadcasts, there had been no controversy. However, having watched Ark’s broadcasts for some time, he was more than 90% certain that GetDevoured was a hacker user.
It was clear that he was using location hacks that showed all enemy positions and dodge hacks that automatically avoided fatal attacks. Yet, even making mistakes in basic dodging movements and only performing unbelievable super saves in critical moments made GetDevoured a typical hacker.
“What are you going to write on the forum?”
Glancing at GetDevoured’s chat, he suddenly had a thought—it was a chance for Lee Honam himself to elevate his standing in the community forum. Teaching the hacker a lesson. It was a great opportunity to enhance his own image. He was always welcoming chances to increase his fame. More and more people would comment ‘Wow’ or ‘Real crazy gameplay’ whenever he sent donations during various broadcasts…
Thinking it was a fortunate coincidence, Gwangjil decided to seize the moment to write a post advertising his impending showdown with GetDevoured on the forum. As he clicked on the “KoK Forum”, he found a familiar ID on the first page of the ‘Hot Posts’ section.
『Author: GetDevoured』
『Title: Going Nude as a Cowboy 61.74』
『Are you going to be a dark knight troll? There’s a guy asking, can I deal with him?
If you say okay, even if the troll loses, you have to go nude as a cowboy
If you don’t reply or come, I’ll just turn off the game
But are you a girl?』
– LOLOLOLLOLOLOL
– Maybe 61.74 has already left the forum, in a rush to write such posts LOLOLOL
– Does the No. 1 Master of Warrior really look like crap? LOLOLOL
– He’s putting in a lot of effort to avoid rising to Challenger, really trying hard LOL
– And in the meantime, is he just wandering around? LOL – If it’s pathetic like a dog, it’s a ‘dogfuc*er’ haha
– N gcf haha
– N gcf
– Just hurry up and rip your head off, you b*stard~
“Seriously unbelievable.”
With his head trembling, Lee Honam slammed the keyboard.
『Writer: Madman』
『Title: Let’s Rip your Head to Shreds 5 Minutes Ago』
『I’ve never liked the way those nuclear reactor bastards play around with sniper shots.
Don’t bother making a pathetic excuse, let’s settle this underground right now.
As per the rules, whoever gets 3 kills or reaches level 6 first wins, and since you’re a b*tch, I’ll even let you win if you get 2 extra chests.
You look like a poor kid without a VR device, but if you win, I’ll immediately send you a VR room coupon worth 300,000 won.
On the other hand, if I win, get out of the forum and delete your sh*tty harassment account.
If you’re scared, just get lost.』
– Kkkkkk
– As expected, madman’s on fire haha
– Ugh, 300,000 won bread haha Who’s gonna turn on a live broadcast, let’s chat and watch haha
– Do you even have a chance to get 300,000 won haha Let me strip naked if I even get one kill
– Then I’ll just strip naked
– N ??
– N ???
– Dude, isn’t that just wanting to strip off….
– Dude, dude……
– I’ll start the live broadcast k
– Good good
– Broadcast on, here’s the link
“There’s no way I’m accepting.”
It was obvious that these nuclear reactor idiots were just all talk and no action. With the broadcast already turned on as a situation that added more pressure.
Unfortunately, in KoK, there was no feature to spectate rank games. Moreover, since it only featured GetDevoured’s rank games, despite stirring up some controversy on the Ark Broadcasting, no one had directly watched GetDevoured’s play.
However, there were already around twenty spectators in the room, and the situation was being recorded and broadcasted.
According to the onlookers, GetDevoured’s future was one of two possibilities: either the fact that he was using hacks would be exposed to the world; or he would give up hacks and be torn apart by his skills in a humiliating manner, all broadcasted live.
In this situation, there would hardly be a fool who would continue playing the game –
‘Nevertheless, as long as you’re human, you’d feel embarrassed if you backed out in fear on a stage that’s already been set.’.
When GetDevoured struck Ark, receiving donations saying ‘Since you backed out when going 1:1, now you’re acting like this here’, how much enthusiastic response would pour out? Just imagining the praise pouring in the chat made his heart flutter. Perhaps even Ark might respond. He often showed signs of getting sick of being targeted.
Thinking of such a beautiful future and with a relaxed mind, Lee Honam clicked the refresh button, only to be faced with a simple battlefield.
『Writer: GetDevoured』
『Title: Let’s Go』
『I’ll give you a free 1-kill since you’re a bit incompetent』
“…. This punk?”
* * *
A budding broadcaster, who ran a small, obscure channel with an average of 4-5 viewers (including a phone, an iPad, and two old devices), keenly sensed the smell of opportunity.
As the maximum number of participants for the custom game was about to join, the moment he successfully entered as a spectator, he left the broadcast address in the comments –
『LOLOLOL Oh, so this was the annoying bird who used to run broadcasts』
『LOLOLOLLOL No wonder he hurried to set up the broadcast settings, lol.』
Despite feeling a bit mocked, viewers who he couldn’t have imagined before were flocking in.
“Oh, sorry, sorry. I turned off the ads already, so just watch~, while you’re at it, click on the follow button for me~”
『LOLOLOL If you turned on the ads, I’d literally come to break your head』
『But when’s the game starting?』
『Wow, check out the forum firepower lololol what’s this, a hundred people are watching this? lololol』
“Gwangjil’s one-on-one duel, despite having the skills and fame, does not broadcast.”
“Why isn’t the broadcast happening for real.”
A showdown of Gwangjil, who does not broadcast despite his skills and fame.
With the opponent being a notorious villain, even the drawing of their defeat looked pretty.
“Record it, and if the drawing is good, upload it quickly on G-tube…!”
The man, envisioning a skyrocketing broadcast, chuckled as he looked at the screen showing the characteristics each player had chosen.
“Oh, it’s starting. But what kind of build is this Ada*mok using?”
“Who knows a rogue build, lol.”
“Yeah, just quickly looking at it, seems like they maxed out the stealth-related characteristics?”
“Maybe they’re just aiming for backstab crit luck?”
“Well, as a rogue facing a warrior, that might be the only way to hold their ground.”
Gwangjil adopted an all-out aggression, high damage-dealing, and extreme build that didn’t hold back the offensive power, indicating his intention to smash opponents and swiftly give all to the forum.
He strictly refrained from using speed-related utilities and completely disregarded defense, embodying an extreme warrior build.
“A rogue will probably be done in with like 3-4 hits, right?”
Gwangjil, started traversing the map at high speed, and efficiently carried out minimum scouting activities as he leveled up.
His build and playstyle clearly indicated the intention to quickly encounter rogues and engage in combat swiftly.
In contrast, understanding Ada*mok’s build and intentions was difficult.
Investing some points in critical hit rate for attack stat, and going all-out on utilities for most stat were apparent from the system.
Moving towards a treasure chest-filled area full of traps right after the game started, indicated an intention to try their luck by opening a chest, examining even the intent to rely on luck.
However, it was unclear why they were rushed for items in the short-term battle of the underground dungeon instead of leveling up. Or how the chosen characteristics synergized with this gameplay and what kind of build it was.
“Oh, we’ve encountered each other. Then let’s shut our mouths and observe… Wait, what’s that?”
Therefore, wisely, without clumsily babbling and attempting to commentate, he tried to focus only on capturing the observing screen quietly until moments before witnessing a spectacle that was difficult to comprehend even with the naked eye.