Season 4: Chapter 216. Hellsteel vs. Relic (2)
The Cheese Village content was slowly nearing its end. At first, it hadn’t gotten much attention considering its scale. The views rose steadily as videos came out one by one. Every time a major event unfolded like the Summit War or the first and second Civil War, viewers dropped in just to give chakra.
Even outside Streamer Garden, people talked about Cheese Village everywhere, which was especially encouraging. Reactions grew stronger on LIL Pro, where audiences loved provocative content.
[Big: “Healing Game” Cheese Village Update]
It started when this claimed the top spot on the front page.
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(Photo)
Controlling anyone who won’t be loyal by feeding them worms
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The scene of Zelu making ForeverAlone eat a worm gained cult-level popularity.
— ?
— Is this a martial arts game? LOL
— Blood Demon Zelu...
— Holy shit LOL
— Heavenly Demon Lord Blood Demon Zelu... was the only orthodox sect the Nonghyup Union?
— That’s exactly what an orthodox sect does though
— LOL
— Nice
— This content was crazy good LOL
— Wait, who even is that worm? LOL
— No one knows LOL
— Could it be Zelu’s whale from the Zero Army? That guy’s actually insane
— This is literally forbidden dark sorcery LOL
Normally, in content like this, threatening to send viewers to assassinate someone was an unspoken taboo. However, the whole villain concept landed perfectly, especially on LIL Pro.
[Big: Honestly, give this an upvote if you support the self-made hero Zelu.]
[Big: I’m getting attached to “coal mine boy” Zelu...]
[Big: If I were Zelu, I’d do the same, honestly.]
His story, starting from the absolute bottom and clawing his way up, seemed to hit them right in the chest.
[Big: My Lord appears...]
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(Video)
The moment my lord appears...
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The video showed Almond’s back as he arrived while blocking Zelu’s flames.
— Whoa
— That’s insane LOL
— Nice
— He’s just the main character, period
— Heavenly Demon summoned
— Zelu I’m sorry... you were Rock Lee
— The real one finally showed up LOL
— How long are you gonna talk about Survival Craft? What even is this?
— Where’d all the people who were glazing Zelu earlier go? LOL
— Those are the Zelu stans doing Zelu North Korea propaganda, happens all the time
— LOL they cut him off instantly
— He’s just a superstar. How do you beat this?
— Even Miho praying is like... what is this/ LOL it’s like it was scripted
— If Zelu were my lord, Miho wouldn’t pray
— LOL that’s cruel
— While Zelu suffered like hell, Almond could’ve gone on a date with the Saintess and still come back way stronger. How does that make sense?
Public sentiment greatly swung toward Almond, and the balance with Zelu began to level out.
[Big: The legendary Five Knights all returned]
[Big: Zelu is pissed LOL]
[Big: Honestly, I feel bad for Zelu]
[Big: Emperor Zelu looks so badass...]
[Big: Civil War begins LOL]
Two massive forces collided head-on, one outside Cheese Village and one inside it.
***
Zelu watched the main force that had charged ahead, completely at ease. A hellish army in red armor surged forward, fronted by hellfire. Just looking at them made him feel cleansed inside. He could’ve never imagined what would happen next.
KWAHHHH!
A single arrow killed half of that force.
“W-What was that?!” Even ForeverAlone, beside him, felt stunned.
‘What... What did I just see?’
— Holy shit...
— Huh?
— He’s screwed. That looked even stronger
— No way LOL
— He got even stronger again!? My lord!
— Was it you again, my lord?
No one had ever seen such overwhelming, destructive power in Survival Craft. Almond had crushed the Hellsteel and those absurd stats in a single hit.
It didn’t stop there. The Servant Duo and Lemon Servant rushed in from three directions and began butchering the remaining enemies.
KWA-KWANG!
“What the hell did those guys bring back?! Their weapons changed! Hey, admins! Isn’t this too much? Huh?!”
Zelu couldn’t believe just three people could collapse the main force.
“I worked my ass off! My dad died, and I got kicked out of the village! I crawled up from being dirt-poor with my nails in the mud! Meanwhile, someone was the Lord from the start! I risked my life opening the Eight Gates just to beat him, and now he comes back having learned Sage Mode?! That’s fair?!”
— Ahahaha
— Must be tied to the main scenario
— Winners win
— Holy shit LOL
— Eight Gates LOL
The Lord had already been strong enough. Now, he had grown even stronger. How strong was he exactly? The invincible Hellsteel had been ripped apart like paper. Not even by the Lord, but by the Servants.
“Ah... so I really have to step in again, huh...?”
Zelu understood that the Hellsteel was useless now, but it would be a different story if he started spamming the Hellsmith skill directly. The Lord couldn’t hurt him since he was originally from Cheese Village.
“Sigh...” Zelu adjusted his sunglasses. “How long will I always have to be the one to step in? Shouldn’t I be at the point where I just approve things and go, ‘Yeah, okay. Proceed.’”
He could probably resolve the situation if he stepped in, but he hated how that looked.
— LOL Manager Zelu
— True though
— Zelu does all the work every time LOL
— Is this really a leader? LOL
— Field Manager LOL
“Wait. Zelu,” Choco Shroom called out from beside him. “The Lord said it earlier, didn’t he? That he stationed his Knights all around.”
“Huh? Ah... yeah, he did.”
“But only three of them came out.”
In that moment, Zelu felt a chilling sensation and ducked his head.
Fwoosh!
Violet flames slashed past the back of his head.
KWAHHHH!
[BlackTea]
Maid Black Tea had attacked him from behind.
— Nice
— Holy shit
— No way
— You scared me
“Y-You fucking...!”
“So close~.”
Zelu went past disbelief and straight into fury. He had almost died just now.
“No, Maid Black Tea! Do you have no professional courtesy?! You’re supposed to warn me before you fly in! The stream will die if you just one-shot me like that!”
— Now he’s threatening with the stream LOL
— LOL he’s not wrong though
— She really tried to kill him in one slash LOL
— LMAO
Boom!
With crimson flames, Maid Black Tea landed on the opposite side of Zelu.
Whip...
She swung her spear again, leveled it at him, and clicked her tongue. “Zelu the Scrub, you’ve grown up, huh? Talking down to your superior now.”
— LOOOOOOL
— LOL
— LMAOOOO
— how DARE you talk down
— Insane
— Info: Zelu is way older
A bitter smile crept up at the corners of Zelu’s lips. “Th-This... this...”
Even if he was actually older in real life, Zelu’s concept was currently that of a young child. He couldn’t refute her words. Instead, his anger shifted toward the one beside him.
“Lackey ForeverAlone, you deal with this. Prove your loyalty.”
“Sigh. Damn it.” With no choice, Lackey ForeverAlone stepped between Zelu and Maid Black Tea.
“Huh?” Not knowing the situation, Maid Black Tea wore the most dumbfounded expression imaginable. “What is this supposed to be? I was wondering why you were here. Do you have some kind of mental illness?”
— LMAOOOOOOOO
— Honestly, yeah LOL
— From Maid Black Tea’s POV, this is straight-up schizophrenia
— LOL it really does look like that
— LOL
“There are circumstances, senior. Either way, we can’t kill the Leader right now.”
Wooooong!
Chakra gathered around ForeverAlone’s halo. Zelu’s followers liked his answer.
“You insane bat bastard...” Maid Black Tea was genuinely furious now.
Whip!
Her target shifted completely to ForeverAlone.
— LOL
— ForeverAlone, poor guy...
— It’s because of the worm, I swear!
— Both are Challenger ranked, this is gonna be wild
“Just die already, you bastard!” Maid Black Tea kicked off the ground.
Crrrk.
The stone blocks split as she shot forward like an arrow.
[Crimson Flame Dash]
KWAHHHH!
In an instant, violet flames dyed the entire path. At the end of that path stood a pure white wall.
[Iceberg]
KWAANG!
The violet flames and white frost collided, sending steam billowing into the air. A crimson spear cut through the steam and lashed out.
Whoom!
ForeverAlone tilted his head back and narrowly avoided it. At the same time, he counterattacked. A blue arc of sword light shot forward.
Clang!
Black Tea lifted her spear shaft and deflected it aside. As ForeverAlone’s blade slid along her spear shaft and lunged forward, she followed the motion and smashed him with the hilt.
Thud!
ForeverAlone staggered as his head snapped sideways.
[Dizziness]
A fairly severe status effect appeared.
“Die.”
Whip!
In an instant, Black Tea’s spear lunged toward ForeverAlone again.
[Iceberg]
Rumble!
ForeverAlone raised an iceberg beneath his feet and launched himself up.
Crack!
Black Tea’s spear deeply embedded itself into the ice.
‘It won’t come out...?’
As ForeverAlone landed, he brought his sword down with a heavy slash.
Bang!
The only empty space was behind. Black Tea abandoned her spear and retreated.
“You think you can fight without a spear?”
“I was planning to beat you to death barehanded anyway.” Black Tea adjusted her gloves and beckoned him forward.
Wooooong!
Her chakra violently flared.
— Nice
— Challenger one-on-one, damn
— This isn’t even Survival Craft anymore LOL
— After watching Bubble Gum vs Onion for three days, this is pure eye candy LOL
— LOL but Survival Craft arms are way too short...
— This level of action in Survival Craft? No way
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Zelu started running in another direction.
— Pants-run LOL
— The Leader is running, what is this?
— LOL he’s running??
— LMAO
“I’m not running away, you idiots! Does this look like running to you?!”
Zelu was telling the truth. It looked like he was fleeing from Black Tea, who had appeared behind him. In fact, he was running straight toward Almond.
— ?
— He’s right
— Did he just mess up? LOL
— Lost his sense of direction from the panic, huh?
Everyone thought he’d panicked and lost his bearings.
‘Even if I die, I’ll take Almond down with me at least once.’
He was truly aiming for the opponent’s head. After all, Almond couldn’t kill him.
“Lord Zelu?!”
“T-The Leader!”
“Leader! Please save us!” Onion begged.
In front of him, Potato Servant glared murderously.
[Hellfire]
Fwoooosh!
Zelu cast Hellfire at Potato Servant. At this range, it hit dead-on.
“Ugh?!”
This flame almost never went out. Potato Servant had no choice but to roll across the ground, which saved Onion.
“Amazing! Hellfire is amazing!” Onion excitedly threw both arms into the air. “As expected of our Leader! This is what a Leader looks like!”
— Nice
— As expected of the Leader
— This is it
— Wow
— That Onion bastard LOL
— He’d do well in any organization LOL
The Leader had stepped in personally. At the same time, one of the Servant Duo had been neutralized. Morale began to rise.
Zelu raised his fist. “Miners are! Greattttt!!”
— The comeback!
— Yes!!
— His father’s legacy...
— Feels like he’s charging to his death LOL
— Damn LOL
— That damn miner slogan LOL
— This is so touching!
— Still clinging to childhood resentment
The Alliance’s slogan seemed like it really did have an effect.
The entire main force roared in response, “WAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!”
The Servant Duo and Lemon Servant could only hold them back so much. The rest began charging toward Almond and aimed for the true core of this resistance.