Chapter 70
I Did It All (2)
While the players were lost in a festive mood, the administrators, in stark contrast, were drowning in an atmosphere of mourning.
[Abyss <Korea Branch>’s <Karma> index has reached its limit.]
[A disciplinary committee will soon be convened.]
[‘Scales’ proposes additional compensation for players of <Korean> nationality.]
[If fair compensation is not provided, a critical system error will occur within the Abyss system.]
Inside the meeting room of the Abyss <Korea Branch>, the administrators sat with their heads in their hands, silently screaming inside.
“Phew…”
In a silence that felt like hell itself, the Branch Chief took a long drag from her cigarette. The air filled with a hazy smoke, and through it, her cynical voice echoed.
“So. What now?”
Her sharp question sliced through the air, but nobody dared answer. The silence in the room grew even heavier.
“How,” she repeated, “are we going to deal with this?”
“…Chief, for now, we need to handle the most urgent matter. It seems we’ll have to grant enormous advantages to Korean players. If we ignore the Scales’ warning, we could lose jurisdiction over the entire Korean region.”
“Oh? Is that so? But, Deputy Seo…” She exhaled a ribbon of smoke. “Did I ask you for a solution?”
“…Excuse me?”
Crackle—
The chief crushed her cigarette in the ashtray and smiled faintly.
“I asked who’s going to take responsibility, Deputy Seo. If I remember correctly, I delegated all authority to you, didn’t I?”
“C-Chief! I swear, I did everything I could—”
“I’m sure you did. But someone has to take the fall, don’t they? And it sure as hell won’t be me.”
Her pleasant tone only made Seo bow to the floor and scream.
“I’m sorry! I’m truly, truly sorry—”
“The audit team from HQ will arrive soon, so prepare yourself. But don’t worry too much. I’ll make sure it doesn’t turn into a full-blown disciplinary action. After all, the real issue was failing to grasp the power of Yuseongwoo from the start, wasn’t it? It’s not entirely our fault.”
The chief sighed and nodded.
It had been a raid of impossible difficulty—something that ordinary 3rd Floor players should never have been able to clear. They’d even deliberately broken the balance to ensure failure.
And yet, it ended absurdly easily.
Because of that lunatic on the screen.
“Yuseongwoo.”
The bastard who threw the peaceful Korean server of Abyss into chaos.
The Scales had issued a serious warning the moment he appeared—but none of them had imagined this.
The Knights of Twilight raid was designed to wipe out entire parties of players, even on the 5th Floor. It was covered with invincible gimmicks—utterly unfair and brutal by design.
Even if players broke through Phase 2’s invincibility mechanic, they had to destroy yet another one in Phase 3. Within thirty minutes.
‘Normally, you’d have to use the Torch of Dawn to illuminate the area and split into specialized teams…’
If they didn’t clear it in time, everyone would die. It was the perfect S-rank nightmare.
But Yuseongwoo… broke it in the craziest way possible.
“He literally poured oil on himself and became a human torch to solve the light gimmick. Who even thinks of that?”
“…Excuse me?”
“Nothing. Just talking to myself.”
It was beyond comprehension. Not just a lunatic.
He’d noticed the gimmick in a fraction of a second, come up with an insane idea to counter it, and actually did it.
Everything—every single thing—was because of that man.
No one had ever imagined that one player could have this much impact.
“A disaster,” she muttered.
Yes—a natural disaster.
That was the only way to describe him.
The chief lit another cigarette and sighed.
“So, what’s the compensation we’re forced to give out now?”
“Estimated—50% increased EXP gain and 30% higher mana stone drop rate for all Korean players, for the next six months.”
“The Korean server’s going to grow like weeds… and the problem is, that applies to Yuseongwoo too, right?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Unbelievable.”
That monster—personally favored by the World Soul that governs Earth—was about to get even stronger.
‘We never should’ve approved that freak as a player in the first place.’
She had no idea what HQ had been thinking, but it didn’t matter now.
The results were clear:
The players won.
The administrators lost.
And now, the bill had come due.
“You all know HQ can’t discipline me, right?”
“Because you’re… family to that person, Chief.”
“Exactly. Still, don’t you think it’s a bit unfair that we’re the only ones taking the fall? I mean, we just happened to be standing under the meteor, right?”
Her voice turned honey-sweet, and the other administrators slowly raised their heads.
“Quest designer.”
“Yes, Chief?”
“It’s too late to fix the 3rd Floor quests. Let’s adjust the 4th Floor.”
“How do you want to adjust them?”
“Make the quest progression naturally lead toward China and Japan’s regions. Korea, Japan, and China never get along, right? Who knows—maybe one of their players will deal with Yuseongwoo for us. I’ll pitch it that way to HQ, so start drafting a proposal.”
The chief looked back to the screen.
Yuseongwoo was laughing joyfully with his raid team.
And just then, one of the admins shouted in panic.
“Chief! We’ve just confirmed the raid reward issued to Yuseongwoo—it’s…”
“What is it?”
“A free draw ticket for the Dimensional Store. Transcendent-grade.”
A reward that should only ever appear beyond the 7th Floor—and even then, only with microscopic odds.
It was yet another consequence of their forced failure.
“Can’t be helped.”
“But Chief—if he pulls the Rune of Rank Breakthrough with that ticket, things will get even worse.”
“Oh, come on, what’s he going to use that on? He doesn’t even have—wait.”
She froze mid-sentence as she recalled Yuseongwoo’s inventory.
If he did get the rune and used it on that item…
“Can’t we interfere with the probability? Tamper with it?”
“Impossible. Our permissions are heavily restricted due to the raid failure.”
“What’s the chance of pulling the rune?”
“Twenty-five percent… but it’ll probably be higher because of his item-based luck stat correction.”
A long, heavy silence filled the room. Everyone understood what that meant.
“…We’re screwed.”
4.
“My ears are ringing. Someone must be talking shit about me.”
lol yeah that’d be me
same
I mean, he deserves it lol
He pulled that off on the 3rd Floor??
Dude’s insane
Gacha time incoming right???
If nothing else, today’s stream was pure gold.
I’d shown the whole raid and the aftermath—what a generous content creator I am.
Surely I deserve a reward for being this kind, right?
“Look at that glow.”
The platinum-colored ticket gleamed in my hand.
I didn’t know much about it, but judging from chat’s reaction, it had to be ridiculously rare.
[Dimensional Store One-Time Free Draw Ticket]
Grade: Transcendent
Description: A ticket that allows you to draw once from the Dimensional Store (Transcendent) with a chance to obtain one of several high-value items.Current Prize Pool:
Rune of Item Rank Breakthrough (Bound) – 25%
Rune of Additional Unique Trait (Tradable) – 10%
Instant Quest Completion Ticket – 10%
1,000,000 Stardust (Store Currency) – 5%
10 kg of Supreme Mana Stone – 1%
Store Refresh…
A pure dopamine dispenser.
Hmm. Lots of weird names—runes, traits, whatever. The only one I kind of understood was that “10 kg of Supreme Mana Stone.”
“Inseop, how much is 1 kg of Supreme Mana Stone worth?”
“Ten billion won.”
“Ha, very funny.”
“I’m not kidding.”
…So if I hit the 1% jackpot, I’d make a trillion won?
One trillion?
Yeah, no. Unreal.
‘Still, that Rune of Rank Breakthrough… probably just upgrades gear rank.’
Seems the most common item too, so probably the least valuable.
Either way, this ticket was a top-tier dopamine shot.
“…I should probably just sell it.”
I smiled, nodded to myself, and said the obvious:
“Alright. That’s it for today’s stream.”
????????
running again??
LMAOOOOOOOOO
he’s actually leaving???
never change 😂😂😂
oh come ON
[Message deleted by Clean Bot for inappropriate language.]
“I’m kidding. You think I’d end it here? Come on—gotta roll while the viewer count’s high.”
Chat exploded again. Just teasing them a little made the comments go nuts.
I had thought about saving the pull for next time… but hey, it’s a good day.
We cleared the raid. Might as well end it with a bang.
“Alright, no stalling. Time to roll. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and ring the bell, little brothers!”
mandatory for any real fan
just double-subscribed lol
already joined membership gang kek
LET’S GO MEGOD
ㄹㅇ GOAT
open it before my mom takes my phone pls
Why drag it out? Let’s do it like a real man.
“Use item.”
[Use <Dimensional Store (Transcendent) One-Time Free Draw Ticket>?]
“Yeah.”
[Starting draw.]
[Rolling… Please wait five seconds.]
I had my Lucky Matryoshka charm with me, so this should go well.
As long as I didn’t pull that dumb rank-up rune, I’d be fine.
did it pop?
what’d he get???
lol heard he got trash
fake announcement says he lost it already 😂
wait for real?
Chat was going wild.
Still…
‘Come on, Lucky Matryoshka. Don’t fail me now.’
That charm had never disappointed me before.
[Draw complete.]
[Congratulations! You’ve obtained <Rune of Item Rank Breakthrough (Bound)>!]
“…I’m screwed.”
Wow. Just… wow.
“Should’ve sold the damn ticket.”
I felt dizzy.
LOLLLLLLLLLL
rank-up rune 🤣🤣🤣
what’s he even gonna use that on
bottom-tier reward LMAO
at least no one died in the raid bro
small wins 😆
Chat filled with pure mockery.
But then—an unexpected message popped up before me.
[Use your <Rune of Item Rank Breakthrough> to upgrade an equipment’s rank!]
[Recommended Item: <Lucky Matryoshka (Rare)>]
[Upon breakthrough, <Lucky Matryoshka (Rare)> evolves into <Miracle Matryoshka (Unique, Bound)>.]
…Wait. I can evolve that scam charm?
“Is this for real?”
