Jihan Seong's BattleTube channel.
There, a one-sided massacre scene was taking place.
Grumble!
[W-What's going on!]
[This… … Dragon Breath?]
After entering the Master League, Seong Ji-han only matches with alien races.
As soon as the game started, a huge fire was shot from the sky.
If we launch a one-sided attack from a distance like that, the game is over.
Viewers said one thing after watching this.
-Uh, is it finished already? After seeing the alarm, I went to the bathroom for a moment and came back in.
-See the big one? Even when I poop, I have to watch it on my phone.
-These days, regular matching games last only 10 minutes, no matter how long they take.
After the battle with the Constellation Longinus that took place in Gangnam, Seoul, Seong Ji-han played regular Battle.net games for the past week.
Although he was overrated by the matching system, he was matched with strong players in the Master League as well.
The result was always a complete victory for Seong Ji-han.
-No matter how alien he is, would he be a match for Seong Ji-han? You also captured the constellation.
-Is that ㄹㅇ? thief
-ㅇㅇ The Sword King himself said that the Constellation descended in Gangnam.
-I've won the constellation, so if I meet other kids, I'm sure they'll lose haha.
-ah. The screen becomes dark.
-Is it already over? … ㅠㅠ
A channel that closes as the game ends before viewers can even begin to engage in conversation.
In recent weeks, games have always been like this, leaving viewers with a tantalizing taste.
Meanwhile.
'Even if I finished it this quickly, I still leveled up.'
Seong Ji-han, who came out of the game, looked at his growth.
Originally, once you reached the Master League, it was normal for the speed of leveling up to be quite slow.
Perhaps because he received VIP membership and received all kinds of buffs, Seong Ji-han's growth rate was still quite fast.
'Level 360… … .'
Seong Ji-han looked at the abilities in the status window.
Name: Seong Ji-han
Level: 360
Affiliation: Master League – Space 3
Soulless: 299
Void: 150
Enemies: 17
Eternity (incomplete): 2
Ability that has grown a lot so far.
Seong Ji-han, however, frowned as he looked at this.
'Musoul doesn't change from 299.'
Martial Spirit has been improving on its own without having to invest the remaining stat points.
When it reached 299, its growth stopped and it did not move.
Since I cannot invest the remaining points, I have no choice but to leave it alone for now.
'The void should not be raised any further now.'
In some ways, the stat Void was the easiest to raise.
If the owner of the arena didn't collect the half mask, his stats would go up even if he only had a Void Disposal Plant on his face.
However, this is an ability that must not exceed its limits.
The limit, which was originally 200, was greatly increased through VIP membership.
'Still, there is no exact figure on how much the acceptance limit has increased.'
Additionally, the VIP membership will be reclaimed after the 6-month period has passed.
This ability should never have been invested in until a plan was developed to dramatically increase the Void's acceptance limit.
'Stat Eternal is not even budging.'
Incomplete stats forever.
After it initially rose to 2, it showed no growth at all.
Although it was a fraudulent ability that could infinitely extract life energy equivalent to Eternity 2.
Perhaps because it was so effective, the remaining points could not be invested and there was no thought of increasing the ability level.
'Out of the four stats, the only ability that could actually be raised was the enemy.'
Since Martial Spirit didn't go up, the only thing to invest in from the remaining points was enemies.
Seong Ji-han invested all the remaining points he had accumulated and raised the enemy level to 17.
Perhaps because of the intensive investment, not only was the power of fire stronger than usual, but it also became easier to enter the code.
Still, Seong Ji-han was not satisfied.
'I will become stronger only if I break through the wall of martial spirit 299... … .'
The existence of the Abyss, who rejected the offer of the owner of the arena and is detaining his older sister Seong Ji-ah.
To fight him, who was said to have the power of a superior constellation level, stronger power was needed.
However, the only ability that can currently be developed is the enemy.
I had to quickly overcome the limit of my martial spirit that had hit the wall.
'More research needs to be done on destruction.'
A martial spirit whose abilities increase when completing the Destruction Gyeol.
The analysis of the first Annihilation and Iron Blood Crosses has now been roughly completed, with the Spear of Longinus obtained.
Even though he applied it in his own way from the second, Mangwibongsin, it was difficult to say that he had completely mastered it.
There.
'The third Destruction Order's method of operating the spirit is ambiguous.'
Destruction of fire attribute, Hwangwangbanjo.
This, which refers to a state of briefly recovering one's strength before death, was not at all suitable for the martial arts technique called Destruction Gyeol.
Also, the activation condition is ambiguous as to whether it has to be before death.
Even after Seong Ji-han remembered the name, he had no idea how to use this martial art.
'It won't be difficult to get promoted in the Master League, but if you don't continue to grow, it's impossible to challenge the owner of the Abyss. I have to break through the wall of soullessness somehow.'
When Seong Ji-han was thinking about the martial spirit that stopped at 299.
smart.
"Come on in."
"Owner… … "It's me."
Lee Ha-yeon, who was outside the room, came in as soon as the game ended.
* * *
Lee Ha-yeon's condition when she entered the room was not good at first glance.
Compared to a week ago, the area around the eyes is puffy and the face is gaunt.
Yet, his eyes were sparkling intensely.
"Hayeon, didn't you sleep?"
"yes. Owner, watching alien channels through BattleTube is a new world... … ."
"Haaam. There really was everything… … ."
Yoon Se-ah comes in behind Lee Ha-yeon.
She also looked tired, but perhaps because she was a high-level player, it wasn't immediately visible on her face like Lee Ha-yeon.
"What I saw a while ago was a proposal to help residents of the Battle.net relegation zone escape for just 10 million GP. 'Let's test to see if it's real.'"
"That offer. "Is it true?"
"no. "The ending said that the portal was headed to the World Tree Elf Laboratory."
World Tree Elf.
Were you even doing something like that?
"What's even scarier is that the World Tree Alliance elf commented in the video, 'You have maliciously disparaged the reputation of the World Tree Alliance, and we will never condone this.'"
"Why is that?"
"An alien who used to upload one or two videos a week on his channel said he hasn't uploaded anything in 100 years since this comment was posted."
Have you been silenced?
As expected, the influence of the World Tree Elves is great.
"I wanted to see more because there was so much other interesting content, but Hayeon told me to focus for now."
"Yes, the important thing now is to increase the owner's subscribers."
Lee Ha-yeon then sighed deeply.
"When I first looked around the alien battle tube through the owner's account, it didn't seem very difficult to increase subscribers. The outer world was full of constellations and powerful players. It's not a constellation like the owner, but there have been extremely rare cases where a constellation has been defeated. There seemed to be plenty of things to make into content. but… … "BattleTube had a fatal problem."
"Is it a problem?"
"On Battle Tube… … "Racial discrimination is too severe."
"Racial discrimination?"
When Seong Ji-han was puzzled, Lee Ha-yeon explained further.
"The races on Battle.net that interact with extraterrestrials are at least intermediate level or above... … They do not treat the lower and lowest races properly. I don't think about looking for their content. So I looked through the broadcasts of people from the lowest and lowest races. "The number of subscribers really hasn't increased."
"is it so?"
"yes. And even if you look at it, the video is a bit self-deprecating? I only watch a little bit of self-deprecating content from the lowest species. Looking at it, it is also a lower race... … "Do you feel like this?"
"You know exactly."
In response to Lee Ha-yeon's analysis, the Shadow Queen in Seong Ji-han's arms suddenly showed her face.
"Not just anyone can watch an alien battle tube. As a player, you need to be at a level where you can interact with alien races. And the species that reached that level are usually intermediate or higher... … They are the ones who came up in their own league by trampling on the lower and lowest races. To them, the lower line is basically an object of contempt."
"okay? Then, isn't it strange that I am in the top 100 even though I am at the lowest level?"
"Right… … Originally, I didn't pay much attention to it because it was a small number. "It's surprising that 100 people gathered for you, who come from the lowest race."
BattleTube alien viewers who treat the lowest class as trivial.
Getting their attention wasn't easy using the usual methods.
"There are so many different species, the ecosystems they live in are so different, so their interests are all different... … "With the limitation of being at the lowest level, it is even more difficult to attract the attention of extraterrestrials."
"okay."
"but. "There was one interest that united all of these players."
Meanwhile, Lee Ha-yeon drew a circle with her finger.
"That's right, it's GP."
"No matter how high I go, I still feel like GP is not enough. "All the videos related to GP exploded in popularity."
"As you go up, the amount of GP required for resurrection increases. Additionally, maps with strange penalties require 10x the resurrection GP, so if you're unlucky, you could die while playing. "GP is like a lifeline when it comes to living on Battle.net."
The Shadow Queen says that even if you advance to a higher league, the need for GP increases.
Even among races with different ecosystems, a common concern was how to earn GP.
"So, here's what I came up with… … ."
"what is that?"
"It's Space Arena!"
Lee Ha-yeon's eyes sparkled.
"You, the owner, have participated in a game before, right? "That's where you bet on all kinds of games on a cosmic scale!"
"I heard that you gave up gambling the other day, but when you looked for information about the arena, your eyes changed… … ."
"I took my hand off! "This time, I had no choice but to conduct research for the sake of the owner's subscribers!"
When Yoon Se-ah shook her head next to her, she quickly retorted.
"They say there will be a match between players from the Master League at the Arena at the end of this month. "If the owner goes out there and has a winning streak coming from the lowest races, he's going to start getting attention from people looking for players to bet on."
"Space Arena… … This is where those who are keen on betting ultimately flock. If you stand out there, you will get attention, whether you like it or not. However, due to the structure of the arena, it is difficult to continue the winning streak... … ."
"why?"
"If you continue your winning streak, the arena will match you with high-level enemies. But the level of elevation at one time was too high, so everyone collapsed after reaching a maximum of 5 consecutive wins."
Seong Ji-han tilted his head when he heard those words.
During Space Arena, which I participated in as a game map.
I won the game pretty easily.
So, didn't he later meet a hidden being, the 'remnant of the incarnation', and absorb his power?
'Was it easy to just use the game map?'
Seong Ji-han thought about this and asked the Shadow Queen.
"Does the arena give experience points?"
"Is it because of leveling up? The experience reward will also be great. However, the penalty for losing is also large... … "If you are not properly prepared, your level may be drastically reduced."
"That's okay."
If you lose in an arena or something and your level goes down.
How will we fight against the powerful enemies we will meet in the future?
Seong Ji-han focused his attention on the reward for winning rather than the penalty for losing.
"Arena, let's participate. But I think interest will decrease if you just participate."
"Why not also make large self-bets? If the player himself bets, interest will be more focused. Of course, I don't know if it exists at first, but if you start winning streak in the arena, the frequency of mentioning the owner will increase as large amounts of self-betting are revealed. 'Did you see the player who came out this time? He said he had a huge GP bet on him.' Something like this. Besides that... … ."
Meanwhile, Lee Ha-yeon spits and explains how to attract attention.
His tired-looking face became alive and ideas began to explode.
Even though I quit gambling, I couldn't completely stop my interest in betting.
"Uncle, wouldn't it be good to organize in advance what we won in the arena last time and put up a video? "It shows that he was crushed like this in the arena mission."
"hmm. Should I upload that first?"
Let's accept Yoon Se-ah's suggestion and organize and upload old videos.
[Subscriber 'Rue Investment CEO Oktine' sends a message by sponsoring 1,000,000 GP.]
[It is an alien being. Would you like to accept sponsorship?]
"… … "Is this the octopus from back then?"
One of about 100 subscribers.
Sponsorship was sent immediately.