Season 4: Chapter 233. War of the Gods (2)
After the Dragon of Streaming Destruction split into three, Almond and Treeana struggled desperately in midair.
“Wh, what do we do!? There’s nothing we can do!”
The Knights could only hop in place.
“Ugh...”
It felt frustrating. They had Relics, but couldn’t fight because they couldn’t fly.
Then, it happened. From someone’s stream, a 100,000-won donation exploded onto the screen.
Ba-bam!
[CraftMan has donated a whopping 100,000 won!]
[I’m having so much fun watching you guys~!]
It had been a casual donation.
[Random monster spawn!]
The 100,000-won donation triggered a random monster spawn.
Radish Servant’s eyes lit up. “Oh!”
Bang!
A monster appeared.
[Mega Hawk]
A massive bird monster had spawned purely by chance.
‘Come to think of it... monsters are on our side now too.’
Treeana had informed them earlier that all beings in this world would stand against the Dragon of Streaming Destruction. If so, wouldn’t this monster be the same? Radish Servant cautiously approached the Mega Hawk.
“Skree?”
He flinched under its piercing gaze, but the Mega Hawk withdrew its hostility and lowered its head, inviting him to climb on.
Radish Servant mounted it. “Th, this is it! E-Everyone, please donate 100,000 won each!”
— ?
— LOL
— what
— gofundme
— LMAO
Driven by urgency, Radish Servant outright asked for donations. He had no choice.
“My lord can’t handle this alone! There are three dragons! We have to join the fight!”
Ba-bam!
[Fine has donated a whopping 100,000 won!]
[Fine. Let’s go~!]
Bang!
[Random monster spawn!]
Another monster appeared.
[Battle Rabbit]
It was a dud.
— LOL
— A rabbit wtf
— No way...
— There goes 100k LMAO
Summoning a large flying monster wasn’t easy. It wouldn’t happen in one or two tries.
Bang!
Bang!
Babang!
The summons kept coming. Viewers, now fired up, threw out 100,000-won donations one after another. Their wallets opened with a single wish: to see the streamer they supported join the battle.
Maid Black Tea panicked. “Uh... uh... Th-The donations...!”
She never experienced a streak of 100,000-won donations like this.
Bang!
“KRAAAAH!”
[Dragon]
Another dragon appeared.
“Woooah!”
“Let’s split up and ride!”
They prepared to group up.
Bang!
[Ancient Golem]
— Holy shit
—DAMN
— What is that?!
— One day, humanity realized...
— Nice
An absurdly massive monster appeared. A giant golem so tall that just standing upright put it nearly level with the dragons.
Unwilling to waste it, Potato Servant climbed onto the Golem’s shoulder. “Uh... Mr. Radish Servant. I, I’ll take this one!”
“Aaaaah! L-Lord Almond!! The Lord is falling!”
Almond and Treeana were plummeting. Radish Servant didn’t even look back. He yanked on the Mega Hawk’s feathers.
“G-Go!”
Skreeeeee!
The Mega Hawk took flight.
***
The moment Radish Servant caught Almond’s hand, the production team felt the most shocked.
“What? What the hell!? Those monsters...!”
“We’ve been getting huge donations from below... They actually pulled flying monsters!”
“This is possible!?”
Almond, fighting on a dragon, had already exceeded expectations. No one could’ve predicted viewers would throw away money this recklessly like moths to a flame.
PD Jang, however, laughed.
‘This is... insane.’
The donations were skyrocketing.
“Assign one camera per monster!”
“Yes!”
On one monitor, a massive hawk soared. On another, two dragons spun side by side. On yet another, a colossal golem advanced on foot instead of flying.
Rumble...!
The real battle between the Knights and the Dragon of Streaming Destruction had just begun. This was Phase Two.
***
Meanwhile, deep underground, inside the sleeping great city of Treevy...
ForeverAlone panted while pumping furiously. “Huff... huff...”
At the six extremities of the city, the mana pumps there had to be fully activated for Treevy to rise again. One person inserted mana stones as fuel and pumped in rhythm to lift it. Those with good control and timing manned the pumps. Those who lagged behind mined ores and hauled them over.
“Whoa... Th-This is getting harder and harder.”
The endless rhythm-matching and pumping wore ForeverAlone down.
“I’m... starting to... get tired....”
— Upvote if Gi-Chan wants to quit now
— LOL why is this such grindy labor?
— Should’ve gone up top
— Viewership tanking hard
— Damn, the viewer wallet milking is unreal!
With nothing but pumping to watch, casual viewers drifted away.
Miho arrived with an armful of glowing ore. “Here you go~! Wow. Your combo count is insane.”
She stared at how much he’d pumped and admired it.
Thump!
ForeverAlone whipped his head around. “Th-Tha... thank you...”
The dullness in his eyes vanished, replaced by a renewed focus.
— LOL
— So simple, honestly
— Transparent little bastard
— Holy shit
— Even at chibi proportions, he’s like this?
Miho smiled and lightly tapped his shoulder. “Prime Minister, why are you speaking politely to me?”
Bam!
ForeverAlone missed a beat, and the pumping stopped.
— Miho is insane
— No way
— Lethal damage
— She did that on purpose, admit it
— DAMN
— Nice
— Viewer count suddenly exploding LOL
— LMAO
Orange shouted from somewhere far off, “Ah, damn it! Who was that!? Focus! The fate of the nation is at stake!”
ForeverAlone lowered his head and silently resumed pumping.
Thump.
Thump.
The city of Treevy slowly began to rise, perhaps like ForeverAlone’s heart.
“Heh... heh.”
— Heh?
— I’m a certified loser, but this guy’s on another level
— What is he doing? LMAO
— Why “heh heh,” you lunatic
— LMAO
— Breaking news: Jung Gi-Chan’s loser barrier too strong, even a Colossal Titan can’t break it
***
Radish Servant held onto the Mega Hawk’s reins. He tried to buy time by pulling as far away from the three dragons as possible.
Treeana tapped him lightly from behind. “May I take the reins?”
Amid the chaos, Radish Servant wasn’t sure what he’d just heard. “What...?”
The wind was roaring too loudly. He figured he had misheard.
Treeana suddenly shouted right into his ear, “I said, may I take the reins?!”
Radish Servant jumped and immediately agreed. She looked like she would actually get angry if he didn’t hand them over.
Treeana steadied her breathing and climbed onto the Mega Hawk’s head. “Hmph.”
Whoooooong!
She smoothly banked the Mega Hawk and turned back toward the Dragon of Streaming Destruction. They headed straight for the enemy again. While doing so, she calmly laid out the plan.
“The first target is Knight Terror.”
“The black one? The pink one looks way weaker to me.”
— That’s prejudice lol
— Pink is the manliest color
— What’s your basis for that??
— Is this Power Rangers or what?
Despite Radish Servant’s objection, Treeana remained firm.
“Knight Terror first. This requires coordination.”
Uuuuuung!
At that moment, one of Treeana’s skills activated.
[Solidarity]
Chzzzt.
A communication link opened between her nearby disciples who possessed relics.
“Maid Black Tea, Lemon Servant, can you hear me?”
“Huh? Saintess!?”
“What!?”
The two turned toward her, clearly startled.
“We’ll draw its attention. You two climb as high as you can and follow the coordinates.”
“Yes!”
“Potato Servant?”
“Yes?”
“You need to keep the other two dragons busy from below.”
“By myself? I’ll die!”
“Doesn’t matter.”
“Saintess? If I die, I’ll get deleted!?”
“Doesn’t matter.”
— What do you mean it doesn’t matter? LOL
— It matters to Potato Servant!
— LMAO
— This is insane
Almond hadn’t said a word while Treeana commanded the battlefield.
— Why is he doing the silent treatment again? LOL
— You’re streaming, Almond
— Where’s your strategy? LOL
— Real strategy shows up, and he goes quiet
The chat kept poking at his weakness.
Unable to ignore it any longer, Almond muttered calmly, “I’m executing a silence strategy.”
— LOL
— Strategy (none) strategy
— Flavorless salt
— Silent strategy LOL
— Zero sugar LMAO
By then, the strategy briefing had ended.
“Let’s go.”
Whoooooong!
They accelerated.
“Knight Terror is positioned farthest to the right.”
Potato Servant shouted from on top of his golem, “H-He’s chasing meee!”
The dragons’ aggro had shifted to him. At that moment, Treeana flew in tight toward Knight Terror. Almond drew his bow as soon as they entered within range.
“Eyes!”
His arrow struck the dragon’s right eye perfectly.
BOOM!
Knight Terror’s attention snapped fully onto them. “Guhk?!”
The black dragon’s eye rolled.
It locked onto their position and charged. “You dare...”
Uuuung!
Bluish magic circles formed all around them.
“Unauthorized beings! You dare defy me!”
‘It’s started.’
Radish Servant felt uneasy. He’d gotten an answer during the briefing, but the doubt still lingered.
‘Can lightning really be dodged?’
Lightning was an instant-cast spell. Not something one could see and react to, yet Treeana had nodded. She said it was possible.
“NEMESIS!”
RUMBLE!
Thunder roared as lightning crashed down from the sky again. Treeana shifted their trajectory.
KWAGRAAANG!
She really dodged it. The bolt missed them by a hair’s breadth.
‘How?’
Radish Servant’s jaw dropped. This wasn’t luck.
KWAGRAAANG!
She evaded every strike as if she knew exactly where they’d land. Radish Servant stared at her, desperately trying to understand.
‘Is she actually a Saintess or what?’
This went beyond his comprehension, but not hers.
‘The dragon’s gaze shifts to the cast location first.’
Treeana already observed the dragon’s habits in the previous battle. The lightning only looked instantaneous. Knight Terror’s eyes always moved first. Then, the lightning struck. No one else could’ve noticed in the chaos. It looked like she could predict the attacks.
KWAGRAAANG!
BOOM!
Lightning rained down like madness.
‘No way....’
Radish Servant clicked his tongue.
‘Even predicting it has limits.’
At this density, even a prophet would slip up eventually, yet she dodged every single one.
‘This...?’
Someone was even crazier.
Pyuung!
Pyuwoong!
Amid all that, Almond continued firing arrows. While the Mega Hawk flipped violently in every direction, Almond somehow kept his balance and kept shooting.
BOOM!
BANG!
Every shot landed.
‘Insane.’
Radish Servant’s eyes went wide enough to black out. He barely hung on to feathers just to stay aboard, and these two were doing this.
‘What the hell is going on?’
One person was dodging lightning. Another was threading arrows through it as they closed in on Knight Terror.
The dragon opened its jaws to fire its breath.
Treeana shouted, “Now!”
‘My turn.’
Radish Servant released the feathers and drew his sword.
Shiiing!
‘I have to hit...!’
Clenching his teeth, he activated his skill.
“EXCALIBUUUUURRRR!!!”
KWA! GRAAANG!
A blade of conviction that could carve through dozens, hundreds of enemies in a straight line. This sword aura shot toward Knight Terror.
THUNK!
A white defensive magic circle bloomed in front of the dragon and completely blocked the attack. It didn’t end there.
“Here I go!”
From high above, another dragon burst out of the clouds. Maid Black Tea and Lemon Servant had climbed to an extreme altitude before diving in.
Whoo!
Maid Black Tea threw herself forward. “HRAAAAAH!”
THUD.
She landed squarely on Knight Terror’s head and immediately drew her weapon.
Whirr!
“Die!”
Crimson flames turned violet and roared to life. Dozens of cheering sticks flared alongside her in the sky.
[Attack Power Increased!]
[Attack Power Increased!]
[Attack Power Increased!]
[Attack Power Increased!]
...
Wrapped in countless buffs, her spear plunged straight down into the back of Knight Terror’s head.