Season 4: Chapter 237. Reverse Scale (3)
Almond suddenly grew enormous.
‘Huh?’
He genuinely felt confused.
“What the hell? Why did the Dragon of Streaming Destruction get smaller?”
From his point of view, it looked like the Dragon of Streaming Destruction had shrunk, which made sense. No one would assume they had suddenly grown to the size of a skyscraper.
— You idiot, you’re the one who got bigger LOL
— Why did it get smaller?
— LMAOOO
— Holy crap he’s HUGE
Soon enough, the chat’s reaction made it clear. Actually, Almond didn’t even need to look at the chat to realize it.
‘My bow is way too small.’
The equipment he was wearing had scaled up with him, but the weapons in his hands hadn’t changed size at all.
‘Does that mean I can’t attack?’
That would be the normal conclusion, but Almond thought the opposite.
‘Honestly, I was already too exhausted to shoot anyway.’
He instantly reached another conclusion.
‘Then...’
Fists were the answer.
Whooom.
He swung his fist toward the Dragon of Streaming Destruction. No one knew how much damage it would deal.
Fwoosh!
[Attack Power Increased!]
[Attack Power Increased!]
[Attack Power Increased!]
...
PUHNG!
Almond’s punch sent Saint Kaiser’s snout spinning.
“Kuh!?”
The entire village erupted. “WAAAAAAAAAAAH!!”
— ?
— ?
— WHAT
— HOLY SHIT LOL
— He just punched him straight up!
— This is what a real man looks like
— LET’S GO
That roar of excitement continued beyond the village.
***
The live Cheese Village broadcast repeatedly broke its all-time viewership record. With less than half a day left until the end, Treevy had turned into an unexpected festival. Streamer Garden began lagging due to the sheer traffic.
[1. Handsome guy hiding his “size”]
Amid all that, this post inevitably shot straight to the top of the trending board because it was just too shocking.
==== ====
The Lord is “packing.”
(Photo)
==== ====
— Damn...
— Why does this exist? LOL
— That title sounds a lil sus...
— WTF
— This is insane LOL
A gigantic Almond punching the Dragon of Streaming Destruction square in the face delivered pure catharsis and became a massive topic everywhere.
[3. The saddest people at this moment (not the Dragon of Streaming Destruction)]
==== ====
It’s Orange and friends LOL
These guys bled viewers dry while grinding pump labor to death. Their only hope was coming up and blasting the Dragon of Streaming with the Treevy cannons. Finally, they’d become the protagonists.
Instead, what awaited them was Lord Almond transforming into Gigantamax form.
(Photo)
“Yeah. It’s me.”
==== ====
The photo was taken from the Dragon of Streaming Destruction’s point of view as the gigantic Almond’s fist flew straight toward the camera.
— LMAOOOO
— “Yeah. It’s me,” said Almond the Great
— That screenshot is insane
— Gigantamax LOL
— I can’t breathe
— Why does a giant chibi punching look so funny?
Sadly, the ones who nearly died raising Treevy City into the sky didn’t get much of the spotlight. Viewership and donations exploded anyway.
[Man, if I had money, I’d want to make someone Gigantamax too LOL]
[Giant Almond is killing me]
[How do you even make someone that big?]
For fans with money to spare, the idea of making their favorite streamer gigantic and instantly stealing the spotlight was irresistible even if it cost a million won. However, there was a catch.
— You can’t just donate directly, that only triggers Holy Magic.
A one-million-won donation was normal, but it only activated Holy Magic. To make someone gigantic, one had to donate to a ghost streamer who was currently cheering for the fighters. And if there wasn’t one?
— You have to donate small amounts to the ghost streamers, ask them to switch their cheer target, then drop the million LOL
└ That’s insane
└ I want to make Orange huge so bad, I feel bad for him... No one’s cheering for Orange right now
└ Yeah, same for the city crew, they’re not getting any support since they just came up
Potential whales discussed the optimal donation routing strategies in real time. When interest in one-million-won donations was this high, smaller donations poured in nonstop.
***
Whoooooom...!
The ancient floating city of Treevy cast an enormous shadow over Cheese Village. At first, the giant Almond had overshadowed its appearance, but the people couldn’t ignore a massive island floating in the sky.
“Huh? What’s that?”
“Wait, an island? An island is flying?!”
“That’s Treevy! Treevy!”
“What?”
“Look! It’s firing something!”
Thunk!
A massive beam of light fired from the city. As dusk settled over Cheese Village, the Treevy emblem lit up the sky.
“Whoa...”
“Treevy? Treevy is back?!”
— HOLY SHIT LOL
— That’s Treevy???
— Treevy revived out of nowhere
— WHAT
— That’s Treevy?!
The residents began to murmur. The cheering ghosts watching from the sky were no different. No, their attention was even sharper. They could see everything up close.
Naturally, viewers drifted toward those standing on top of Treevy City. Of course, Almond was still locked in a one-on-one UFC match against Saint Kaiser, so the focus on him was several times more. Attention was finally starting to spread.
— Who are those guys??
— Is that a cannon?
— DAMN Treevy is back!!
— Holy crap, it’s Treevy!
— Wait, that’s Treevy City?!
More and more people realized that Treevy City had risen into the sky. Their gaze turned toward those standing at its forefront.
“Orange!”
“That’s Miho!”
“Lackey ForeverAlone is there too!”
“Takoyaki?!”
“Acorn Jelly?”
“Cutie Pie is there as well?”
The cheering ghosts shouted out familiar names, waving their glowsticks wildly.
“I don’t know what’s going on, but it feels like they’re supposed to do something!”
“Yeah.”
Cheese Village content had always been meticulously planned. They wouldn’t build something as absurdly massive as a flying fortress city just to let it sit there as scenery. Everyone instinctively understood. Those players would defeat the Dragon of Streaming Destruction.
“WAAAAAAAH!”
“Kill him, Almond! Kill him!”
“Headlock! Headlock the Dragon of Streaming Destruction!”
KRRRRACK!
Almond had Saint Kaiser’s head clamped tight like he was about to crush it. This completely sealed off the dragon’s breath attack.
KWAHHHH!
Saint Kaiser really couldn’t fire his breath properly with his head forced into an awkward angle.
Almond twisted the dragon’s head even further out of alignment and threatened him calmly, “Hey, don’t move. If you move, it’ll hurt more.”
— Holy shit LMAO
— What the hell
— This brings back school days...
— “If you move, it’ll hurt more” LMAO
— I can’t believe I’d ever feel bad for the Dragon of Streaming Destruction...
— Is it normal to get school PTSD from this?
Viewers grew drunk on seeing Almond in absolute control. Every time the Dragon of Streaming Destruction tried to move, Almond shifted with him and methodically suppressed every struggle.
— But seriously, what is this headlock strat?
— Almond’s combat IQ is legendary
— It literally can’t do anything like this LOL
Almond was fighting uncharacteristically smart.
— Did he outsource his brain or something? What is this?
It was a perfectly reasonable suspicion.
Treeana, barely visible on top of Almond’s head, directed him. “Tighter, tighter! No, not toward Treevy, turn it the other way!”
She issued commands one by one and actively commanded the fight.
— Came here out of curiosity, and it really is outsourced brain power LOL
— No way LOL
— External CPU installed??
— Who plugged a processor into Almond’s scalp?
— NVIDIA stock soaring!
Almond felt confused about relying mostly on grappling. “Shouldn’t I be punching him? This damage isn’t really much.”
From his perspective, a few more punches to the head would finish things.
“No, that won’t work. You can’t deal anywhere near enough damage. Without a relic, you can’t kill him.”
Treeana knew for certain that bare fists couldn’t overcomeSaint Kaiser’s durability. The game system was unforgiving. Size and damage didn’t scale perfectly.
Maybe if this were a physics based game modeled on real life, but Survival Craft wasn’t like that. The punches looked satisfying, but they dealt negligible damage. Holding the dragon down like this while others attacked was the correct move.
Zela charged in on top of a dragon. “We’re coming toooooo!”
[Infernal Tempering]
KWAANG!
A crimson hammer slammed into Saint Kaiser’s back. He thrashed violently, but Almond’s headlock still didn’t break.
Radish Servant and Maid Black Tea also joined the assault.
PUHNG!
PUH-BUNG!
With their relics’ power added in, Saint Kaiser’s health finally dropped noticeably. Before they knew it, Treevy City had drawn close enough to enter Almond’s field of view.
‘Huh?’
The massive city floated alongside him.
Clack.
At last, the barrels of Treevy’s ancient cannons locked onto the Dragon of Streaming Destruction. Lackey ForeverAlone stood on top of the foremost cannon.
“MY LORD!!!”
“Lackey ForeverAlone?”
At Almond’s reply, Lackey ForeverAlone grinned broadly and shouted back, “We’re firing! Turn his head this way!”
Almond nodded. He put all his strength into it and twisted Saint Kaiser’s head. One breath attack could have erased Treevy City.
For a single fleeting moment, one window of opportunity appeared. They shouted a chant that would be remembered forever even if Treevy vanished.
“CHIKICHA!”