Chapter 123
The match result was announced.
13 kills, 2 deaths, 8 assists.
The outcome was, of course, a victory. Building on his early growth, Bald Suhyuk soared like he had wings.
Although he explained it confidently on the stream, even Suhyuk was a bit surprised by the result.
‘He did better than I thought.’
He had anticipated needing a few more matches. He thought he would get results within the day but hadn’t expected it to happen in the first match itself.
‘His non-physical aspects aren’t bad.’
Even though he didn’t fully grasp the intricacies of the test, he executed the promised feedback flawlessly. Not fighting when the enemy jungle’s position was unknown.
Pushing minions into the turret and then moving to find the enemy jungle or helping another lane. Prioritizing farming over uncertain kills…
These were simple rules. However, in the tier where Bald Suhyuk played, most players took the test without such rules.
‘He’ll improve quickly.’
Bald Suhyuk, who had just finished the test and returned, ran toward Suhyuk.
“I did it! I did it!”
Clearly overwhelmed with emotion. He must have really hated the idea of a couple stream.
『Mission completed.』
『Received 100,000 points from ‘2ndFloorBestSword’.』
『Mission completed.』
『Received 20,000 points from ‘BaldingSuhyuk’.』
『Mission completed…』
『…』
A series of delightful messages.
For a while, Bald Suhyuk held Suhyuk’s hands and danced.
“Thank you so much for the 100,000 points, Vice President! Balding bro, RegretoftheSun, balding Echo Punch… You all didn’t think I’d make it, did you? Huh?”
Bald Suhyuk boasted confidently. Meanwhile, Suhyuk calculated the recently received points.
‘Already this much…’
The recent total amounted to more than 250,000 points. Even if split in half, it was over 120,000 points. It was an amount earned just a few hours into the stream.
Plus, with the advertisement revenue attached to the stream, the income would increase further.
Additionally.
『Received 100 points from ‘2ndFloorBestSword’.』
『Up for a kill-betting mission to keep the momentum?』
The stream wasn’t over yet.
“A kill mission? How?”
『’2ndFloorBestSword’ has registered a mission.』
『1,000 points per kill. Minus 1,000 points per death. Deal?』
Another mission. Bald Suhyuk’s eyes wavered.
“Wh-what if I get more deaths than kills?”
『Received 100 points from ‘2ndFloorBestSword’.』
『Then you can’t end the stream until you have more kills than deaths LOLOLOL』
– LOLOLOL LOLOLOL
– Eternal no-end stream LOLOLOL
– Trapped in the stream
The penalty was daunting. Not being able to end the stream until he had more kills than deaths. At that appealing proposal, the hyenas pounced.
『’BaldingSuhyuk’ has registered a mission.』
『Sounds awesome? I’ll add 500 points per kill. Same for deaths.』
『’BaldingLicker’ has registered a mission.』
『I’ll add 300 points too. No-end stream~』
The missions kept rolling in. This time, there were far more missions than before.
A dizzying amount of numbers.
“Huh…? Huh?”
Even Bald Suhyuk, who received the missions, was surprised at the amount. With high amounts of 1000 points and smaller amounts as low as 100 points, the combined total per kill exceeded 5000 points.
“Uh, guys… thanks for the missions, but can we change the penalty-.”
“Let’s accept it.”
It was Suhyuk who answered. Surprised, Bald Suhyuk looked at Suhyuk.
“What? Seriously?”
“Yes. Well, should we not accept it?”
“If the deaths outnumber the kills, we can’t end the stream. It’s not just me, but you too.”
Suhyuk nodded.
“I know.”
“Aren’t you planning to go home?”
“We just need to get more kills than deaths, right? How much do you think that will be, at this rate?”
Suhyuk’s eyes gleamed from behind his mask.
– That’s right, this guy’s a money-hungry beast LOLOLOL
– Money-crazy Suhyuk on
– Is this where we see a human side of him…?
Bald Suhyuk exchanged eye contact with Suhyuk, as if to say this wasn’t a good idea. And Suhyuk responded with his eyes just as convincingly.
We must do this.
“I’ll make it work.”
There was no way they could pass up on this lucrative mission.
“Trust your master this time.”
Blinded by the points, Suhyuk saw nothing else.
“Let’s get the most out of this.”
*
Bald Suhyuk performed better than expected.
Proving that the previous game wasn’t a fluke, in the next test, he scored 9 kills and 3 deaths.
However.
“That was good. But starting mid-game, you weren’t focusing enough on farming. Greed for kills made you miss out on them.”
“When the enemy attacks with their jungler, retreat towards your jungler’s direction. Remembering this could have saved you from all three deaths.”
“Even in the late game, you must keep pushing minions first. This helps locate the enemy mid and jungler positions.”
After each game, Suhyuk provided feedback. And with each session, Bald Suhyuk’s kill count gradually increased.
– This is top-tier coaching, wow.
– So many useful tips in this.
– Is this guy a 4th-floor veteran?
– Nah, finished the 4th floor in 3 days and moved to the 5th.
– 3 days??? That’s insane.
The Master and Apprentice content had turned into a lecture series by Lee Suhyuk. Meanwhile, the mission rewards grew exponentially.
As the kills increased, so did the mission rewards. Of course, most viewers had thought the first game was just a fluke and placed missions, only to start screaming in despair.
『’BaldingSuhyuk’ has donated 10 points.』
『Stop… please stop! Just stop!!!』
At some point, even desperate donation messages like these started coming in. The stream went on all day.
While Bald Suhyuk was exhausted, Suhyuk was practically dancing with joy.
‘How much is all this?’
The content of the games was eye-straining, but each test was a goldmine of points. In the end, they achieved the rank of Bronze 1.
A remarkable climb of three ranks. This was the achievement during the collaboration.
“Alright, guys, we’ll end the stream here for today.”
With tired eyes, Bald Suhyuk began his closing remarks, and the donations poured in with cheers.
『’SpitOnBalding’ has donated 100 points.』
『I’m alive…! Or am I already dead?』
『’HighSenseTrueComeback’ has donated 10 points.』
『I’m broke ㅎ』
This mission was undoubtedly over the top. While the intention was to trap them in the stream through over deaths, the result was that only the viewers’ wallets were emptied.
Of course, no matter how good the results were, it was unsustainable to keep accepting missions endlessly.
As the tests continued, concentration would falter, and fatigue would accumulate.
“See you all later~ It was tough today, guys.”
Not “it was fun”, but “it was tough” LOLOLOL
– Is this an apprentice or a slave?
– Basically a no-end stream LOLOLOL
– A stream as long as a king’s endurance challenge.
The long stream finally came to an end. Mentally exhausted, Bald Suhyuk slumped over a table in a nearby pub for the after-party.
“Ugh-.”
A sigh mixed with a scream. Suhyuk brought him a beer as he lay slumped over an empty table.
“Good job.”
“Oh, beer!”
Bald Suhyuk gulped down the beer as if it were lifeblood. He drained the large foamy glass in one go, which revived him somewhat.
“Phew, I feel alive again.”
“You seemed very tired.”
“Of course. This is the first time I moved while thinking about so many things.”
Tap, tap-.
Bald Suhyuk tapped his own head with his finger.
“This got way more tired than my body did.”
“Still, you did very well. You learned a lot in just one day.”
“Honestly, I feel the same.”
Bald Suhyuk proudly lifted his shoulders and nodded at Suhyuk’s compliment. He seemed quite satisfied with his performance today.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect it to turn out this way. I thought I’d fail again this time.”
“Unlike the 2nd and 3rd floors, the 4th floor has many strategies outside of physical skills.”
No matter how desperate he was for points, Suhyuk wouldn’t take on a mission doomed to fail. He wasn’t about to do punishments without earning points.
But this test had potential.
A lot of it.
“You’re on the 6th floor now, right?”
“Yes, just recently.”
“I heard you cleared the 4th floor not too long ago too.”
Bald Suhyuk lifted his newly arrived beer again and continued speaking.
“When did you have time to analyze all this?”
“The tower’s tests always have specific goals. If you put effort into identifying them, you can figure them out.”
“I felt the same even when watching the stream…”
Gulp-.
Bald Suhyuk took another swig of his beer and looked at Suhyuk in amazement.
“Suhyuk, you really are like Lee Suhyuk.”
Like Lee Suhyuk. Suhyuk struggled to hold back a burst of laughter at the comment. It was an obvious statement. And because it was so obvious, it was also the most ridiculous.
Maybe he was deceiving everyone and earning points through his streams. After all, he was actually Lee Suhyuk.
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
“Of course, it’s a compliment!”
The sudden interjection came from none other than Un Hyang. Having been drinking in celebration with Cheon Ryang and the editor, her face was slightly flushed.
“Lee Suhyuk, right? The best, right? Saying someone resembles such a person is the highest praise!”
Grinning broadly, Un Hyang stared intently into Suhyuk’s eyes.
“And I agree with Bald Suhyuk. You really do resemble him.”
“Were you also a fan of Lee Suhyuk, Manager?”
“Huh? Bald Suhyuk, don’t tell me you were too?”
“Among the crazy people wandering around with masks like me, who wasn’t a fan of Lee Suhyuk? Cheers to that!”
“Cheers!”
Clink-.
The clinking of glasses. The two seemed to unite over their shared admiration for Lee Suhyuk. Just as the drinking party was getting rowdy.
“The live stream was great, but the video reactions are off the charts too.”
“Video reactions?”
Bald Suhyuk’s editor, Ameri, showed them the screen of her kit. On her kit’s screen was a short, five-minute video.
『Title: The strategy that even made Bald Suhyuk win consecutively on the 4th floor. The appearance of an incredible master.』
The video had been posted just over 30 minutes ago. She had quickly edited it during that short time.
“When did you edit this?”
“I just cut different scenes and added subtitles without any special effects. This much is quick work.”
She was certainly a talented editor. No matter how simple the task, creating a video in such a short time wasn’t easy.
“Look at the views.”
“The views…?”
Only then did Suhyuk check the view count below the video title.
Ten thousand, hundred thousand…
“Holy…?”
Over 500,000 views and still climbing rapidly.
“Unbelievable…”
Even with Suhyuk’s limited knowledge of the industry, he knew this was extraordinary. He had heard from Un Hyang how rare it was for videos to surpass a million views and how expensive the advertisement cost for such a video was.
The shocked Suhyuk was further astonished by her next words.
“This video is currently ranked first in real-time views.”