Episode 11
011. The Earthen Pot Shattered
[Streamer ‘PK Godㅅㄸ’ Live Broadcasting]
“Kuhaha! Bros, sisters! Today too, from the hot 《Lepione》, this PK Godㅅㄸ sends you an explosive greeting!”
In a corner of Neman Village, a figure alone raising tension and noisily chattering.
His nickname was ‘PK Godㅅㄸ’.
As his name suggested, he was a streamer specializing in PK.
Infamous as a malicious player who skillfully exploited system loopholes to target and kill only novice users and steal their items.
However, separate from being malicious, his gaming skills were genuine.
Thus, it seemed PK Godㅅㄸ showed faster growth than others in 《Lepione》 too.
“Ah! Who am I? Aren’t I PK Godㅅㄸ? PK Godㅅㄸ! Having tried 《Lepione》 too, it seems like nothing special, huh? Moreover, with bros and sisters solidly backing me up, of course I should charge ahead, right?”
PK Godㅅㄸ’s appearance was subtly different from other novice players.
Outwardly, he looked similar to a novice, but the quality of his equipment was completely different.
From the start, he had bought and equipped various gear with donations.
PK Godㅅㄸ, with decent skills and pay-to-win items.
So, unlike other novice players, it was natural he climbed quickly.
Such PK Godㅅㄸ was carefully observing Neman Village.
“So, today is the day I reach level 10 and leave Neman Village, right? But can I just leave like that? Who am I! Aren’t I PK Godㅅㄸ! PK Godㅅㄸ!”
PK Godㅅㄸ scheming something.
At his words, the broadcast’s chat window reacted heatedly.
Probably because the content the viewers were expecting was finally starting.
└ God God! Are we doing novice slaughter today too?
└ lololol The newbie who whaled last time crying was so funny.
└ But won’t you get banned doing this in 《Lepione》?
└ No no, where do you get banned for PKing? If they didn’t want it done, they would have blocked it with the system.
└ Bro, there’s a knight passing by over there. Possible? The gear looks amazing though.
└ lololol PK Godㅅㄸ bro scared?
Even while watching the rapidly refreshing chat, PK Godㅅㄸ’s dynamic visual acuity shone, not missing any provocative messages.
PK Godㅅㄸ’s gaze followed the chat window toward a certain direction.
“Oh? A whale? Came to play as a dragon? In 《Lepione》? Here, bros! Look at that! Wearing such flashy armor in a novice village? What is this? It’s proof of a whale coated 100% with cash!”
In his sight entered a player clad in armor as black as charcoal.
At first glance, the equipment shone brightly—undoubtedly a player who had spent a fortune.
A so-called big spender who came to play as a dragon.
Undoubtedly a player who started whaling before even playing 《Lepione》 upon its launch.
A fool with no skill, thinking whaling solves everything.
Such a player is merely delicious prey for PK Godㅅㄸ.
Exactly the prey he wanted.
“Wow! One aspiring dragon player added here! But 《Lepione》 is different, right? Having tried it, it’s actually quite a skill-based game, a skill game! I’ll show you that! That whaling alone isn’t enough!”
PK Godㅅㄸ secretly followed behind the player coming out of Neman Village’s forge.
A seemingly clumsy gait.
But the player was quickly leaving the village, as if in a hurry.
Exactly the desired situation.
Because PK is impossible inside the village.
He didn’t even need to lure them out—they were going out themselves.
Seemed like today was a day the broadcast would go well.
Thanks to that, PK Godㅅㄸ’s lips curled up on their own.
“Our bros, sisters! Recommendations, subscriptions, and donations are a great strength for this PK Godㅅㄸ! Ka, ‘JusticeWins’ bro, ‘GodㅅㄸLetsDoOneMoreToday’ sis! 50,000 won donations each! I’ll give you a hearty thank you! Aren’t I the expert in hunting money-rich fools like that! Today’s broadcast is going legendary! You said you’d donate 1 million won if successful? I’ll smash the back of their head good and proper!”
PK Godㅅㄸ babbled incessantly.
But the chat’s reaction was hot.
A knight in heavy armor that looks strong at a glance.
Equipment rarely seen in Neman Village, teeming with novices.
But it’s no problem.
Those concept-players carrying hammers for some odd taste—they’re obviously the type who rely only on gear and act cocky.
Following the pattern so far, it’ll be over quickly.
Using Stealth skill, PK Godㅅㄸ secretly followed the heavy-armored knight.
Tailing him, he carefully waited.
Until they left the village and the optimal timing arrived.
And when the heavy-armored knight was alone, he secretly approached and spoke.
Like an innocent novice.
“Wow, your gear is no joke at all! Did you buy all this with cash? Wow, I’m jealous! Could you tell me where you got them…”
PK Godㅅㄸ spoke amiably.
The frivolous tone from before vanished, acting as a pure novice player.
The heavy-armored knight also seemed to lower his guard toward him.
However, the heavy-armored knight’s gaze was oddly caught.
Because his gaze was fixed on PK Godㅅㄸ’s whale gear.
‘Surely not… right?’
PK Godㅅㄸ felt burdened by his gaze.
But soon shook his head.
It’s impossible for a whale-only player like him to recognize his items.
Not ordinary items, but items perfectly disguised too.
Because their outward appearance was no different from ordinary novice gear.
‘Just my… imagination?’
Shaking off the unease, PK Godㅅㄸ forced a smile.
Just then, the heavy-armored knight’s innocent voice was heard.
“From the forge.”
The heavy-armored knight’s indifferent voice.
A very arrogant tone.
Of course, PK Godㅅㄸ didn’t show such thoughts on his face.
“Ah, yes… I see. I didn’t know the forge sold such things. Haha.”
PK Godㅅㄸ awkwardly laughed and, pretending to continue the conversation, naturally moved around behind the heavy-armored knight.
And amidst his viewers’ frenzy, wearing a triumphant smile, he drew a dagger from his robe.
The skill ‘Dagger Stab’.
It was a powerful one-shot skill, almost PK Godㅅㄸ’s symbol.
Moreover, the dagger in PK Godㅅㄸ’s hand.
It began to glow with a purple light.
A weapon coated with poison, enabling lethal attacks.
A weapon novices couldn’t carry.
So PK Godㅅㄸ was confident.
Even if it was a heavy-armored knight, one shot would end it.
Even if it missed, it didn’t matter.
Just grazing would poison and kill.
Once he had the back, it was already a finished game.
‘Go well, you whale bastard! Backstab! If a crit lands too, it’ll be a one-shot to the grave, right?’
Wearing a triumphant smile, PK Godㅅㄸ plunged the dagger down.
But his prediction went completely astray.
Because a sound he never expected was heard.
Claaang-!
“…Huh?”
Not the expected sound.
The sensation transmitted to his hand wasn’t the feeling of a dagger piercing flesh.
It was an impact as if he had struck a steel wall, as if his wrist would break.
His dagger bounced off ridiculously without even leaving a scratch on Geumsom’s armor.
Subsequently, only the two characters [IMMUNE] floated conspicuously before PK Godㅅㄸ’s eyes.
And a following message.
[The target’s skill defense is too high to deal damage.]
PK Godㅅㄸ doubted his own eyes.
This can’t be.
A player who just started 《Lepione》 can’t block his dagger.
It should be that way, but.
At that moment, the heavy-armored knight slowly turned around.
His face was expressionless, but his eyes had turned coldly icy.
“Wh… what is this. Is this a bug?”
He couldn’t even grasp the situation properly.
Just as PK Godㅅㄸ panicked and tried to step back.
What filled his vision was the shadow of a massive hammer.
Crunch!
The hammer in the heavy-armored knight’s hand split the air and crashed down on PK Godㅅㄸ’s head.
PK Godㅅㄸ’s vision tinted red.
And in the darkness that followed, a message rose.
[You have died.]
[Due to PK penalty, you drop the item ‘Viper’s Dagger (Unique)’.]
[Due to PK penalty, you drop the item ‘Assassin’s Light Armor (Rare)’.]
[Due to death penalty, experience decreased and access is blocked for 1 day.]
Simultaneously, in PK Godㅅㄸ’s chat window.
└ ?
└ ??
└ ???
└ lololololololololololololololololololololol
└ One-shot KO! Godㅅㄸ’s pot shattered! lololololololololololol
└ Is this a broadcast? lololololololololololol
└ 10 million won evaporated lololol You dropped the dagger, right? lololol F2P confirmed?
└ Seems like a legendary broadcast indeed? lololololololol
└ Hammer’s destructive power is insane lol A one-shot KO?
└ PK Godㅅㄸ’s pot shattering pic lololol Preserved complete! lololol
└ Anyone know what class that heavy-armored knight is? I want to try it too…
PK Godㅅㄸ’s broadcast chat was filling with messages mocking him.
Though some seemed genuinely curious about the heavy-armored knight.
A single blow.
About the heavy-armored knight who blew PK Godㅅㄸ’s head off with a single blow.
“Viper’s Dagger… Human Hunter Godㅅㄸ, no, now PK Godㅅㄸ, that bastard, right?”
The Unique-grade Viper’s Dagger.
The moment he saw the dagger, rough words automatically spilled from his mouth.
It’s a dagger he remembers.
When humanity was rushing toward destruction.
A bastard who hunted humans instead of fighting monsters, fond of using this dagger.
In those days, there were better weapons, but this malicious player peculiarly used the ‘Viper’s Dagger’.
“- Why do I use Viper’s Dagger, you ask? Seeing humans die to a low-level weapon… it’s fun! Kekekeke! It’s also hilarious watching those bastards who acted cocky relying only on skills die from poison!”
That was his last words before dying at the hands of a ranker.
Thus the famous item ‘Viper’s Dagger’.
Seems that lunatic was in Neman Village after all.
‘I remember the face. I’ll kill him every time I see him from now on.’
Faces in reality and 《Lepione》 are different.
Thus, he couldn’t track and deal with villainous scum from the age of ruin.
Of course, some with confirmed identities exist, but he lacks the means to strike them yet.
Because Geumsom himself hasn’t grown sufficiently yet.
But this time, he definitely knew about one villain.
PK Godㅅㄸ.
Having definitely seen his face in 《Lepione》, it seems he’ll have to kill him every time he appears from now on.
So he can’t grow.
‘Just by stealing the Viper’s Dagger… he won’t be able to grow for a while, right?’
It’s a Unique-grade dagger.
He also stole the Rare-grade Assassin’s Light Armor.
All grades not easily obtainable in a novice village.
Items that would have been the foundation for PK Godㅅㄸ’s growth in the past, but now they’ve come to Geumsom.
So PK Godㅅㄸ won’t grow as fast as in the past.
‘Selling them would make money. Wait? I could also disassemble them later for materials.’
Geumsom stored the items PK Godㅅㄸ dropped—the Viper’s Dagger and Assassin’s Light Armor—into his inventory.
Then, without hesitation, he headed toward the forest.
The northernmost part of the village, ‘The Forester’s Nest’, called the graveyard of Neman Village’s novice players.
Without hesitation, he headed toward that place where the clue to a hidden quest was concealed.
