DCRBG 112

Chapter 112

 Never Let Your Guard Down (4):

7.

Meteo’s <WP-554>, aka “The Chaser”, training broadcast.

This was the first lesson.

Kraaaang-!
Kraaaang.
Zzeojjeok-!

“Huh, not invincible. Well, that makes sense. Where in Abyss is anything really invincible?”

The defense of this “Chaser” was high, but not invincible.

If I were to list monsters I’ve truly fought that were invincible, it would probably be that lich Alberto or whatever from the Immortal Army.

Though even that one might not have been truly invincible—I never fully faced it.

Now, the second lesson.

“It has emotions.”

Flinch!

Even with my eyes open, The Chaser could move. Just as I swung my fist at its head, it shuddered and trembled its shoulders.

The chat went completely insane.

• “Did it just flinch?”

• “???????”

• “I’ve never seen it like that in any video before?”

• “If it were you, getting hit 3 times per second for 5 minutes straight… wouldn’t you be scared? lololol”

• “ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “But Meteo’s punch power was only this strong? Other times it could destroy walls and everything.”

• “That’s because it’s an overpowered monster that shouldn’t even appear on floor 4. It was famous from the start.”

• “So it actually takes damage?? Wow, didn’t know that before ;;”

[‘Abyss Encyclopedia’ just donated 10,000 won!]

• “Ah… Ah… Meteo-nim. If you keep doing this, our Abyss Society will be flipped upside downㅠㅠ I need to edit… I’ll edit itㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ”

I didn’t really understand why everyone was so shocked.

“Why edit? Just rewrite from scratch. Boss, I’ll completely dismantle this guy for you today. Watch closely.”

Invincible? Nope.
Has emotions? Yes.

Now, the real curiosity: the second lesson. The statue is now cracked in many places. If it were a human, it would be full-body fractures.

Question: if this “Chaser” really has emotions, would it still pursue its victims in this state?

“Do you want me to close my eyes? Should I close my eyes?”

• “Is this some kind of stream?”

• “But keeping your eyes open and punching it for 5 minutes straight is ridiculous too.”

• “Doesn’t your eyes dry out?”

• “How can a human not blink?”

• “That’s a deadly method right there.”

• “If someone dies this way, Meteo should win the Darwin Award this year, right?”

• “Of course! Big Tae O! First player of the year, brave citizen award, now aiming for Darwin Award lol.”

• “Related DNA ME family strikes again.”

• “Those with ‘Me’ in their names always win awards, true.”

Earlier, viewers were panicking and telling me to run. Now? Gone.

With 80,000 viewers, the chat had fully succumbed to my madness.

Extreme overkill isn’t just overkill—it’s art. Half-hearted overkill ruins the scene, but taking it to the extreme? That’s artistry.

“Eyes closed. Three… two… one.”

The moment I closed my eyes after five minutes,

Pababababak-!

Finally, The Chaser moved.

Actually, dodging while my eyes were closed was easy. The Eye of the World Tree I learned from Lebon allowed me to sense the enemy even with my eyes shut.

Combine that with Jerah’s Instinct, and I could see everything even with my eyes closed. Dodging its axe would be trivial.

Alright, come at me.

It should have swung at me… so why didn’t it? It moved just a second ago…

“What the…”

I quickly opened my eyes.

The Chaser had disappeared. Well, not exactly disappeared—it hadn’t fully vanished.

“Where did you go?”

The lab had a long corridor, and the Chaser had somehow moved far away. I checked the chat in disbelief:

• “ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “?????????”

• “ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “Why is it running away????????”

• “This is insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “Did you see how fast it ran? Wowㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “It’s like checking if you left the AC on in summerㅋㅋ”

It was truly fleeing. My “Chaser” had become…

“The Runner?”

And that was the third lesson.

Sometimes, The Chaser becomes The Runner.

At this point, I probably wrote a whole new paper for the Abyss professors. Today’s broadcast was full of content, info, and epic scenes.

While smiling and watching it intently, a message popped up:

[Hidden Achievement <So, who’s the ‘Chaser’ now?> unlocked!]
[Quest objectives updated. Hidden reward unlocked!]
[Completion: Pursue and destroy <The Chaser>.]
[Additional reward: <Capsule Out of Standard>, <Large Achievement Points>]

“Finally appeared.”

So there really was a hidden reward? I’ll need to search every dungeon thoroughly. Who would’ve thought such rewards were hidden?

• “What appeared?”

• “What is it?”

• “ㅁㅇㅁㅇㅁㅇㅁㅇ”

• “???”

• “Was there a hidden one here?”

• “Hurry up and reveal it before I get dizzy”

• “Announcement popped ㄷㄷㄷ”

• “Really?”

• “Of course it isㅇㅇ”

For curious viewers, I shared the quest window on screen.

“There’s a hidden achievement here. First in the world, right?”

• “It’s real”

• “Another hidden? Another hidden? Another hidden?”

• “Wowㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “Crazy, crazy”

• “Again, Meteo? Again, Meteo?”

• “He just finds hiddens wellㅇㅇ”

• “What’s the reward? Capsule out of standard?”

• “Meteo is truly a gacha streamer”

• “Bro! We’re opening the capsule live, right? I trust you!”

Viewers were desperate to see the reward.

“Catch it, and we’ll open the capsule immediately. You know I only care about viewers.”

Freshly captured, freshly opened.

“Every 5 seconds, I’ll close my eyes once. Try your best to run. Got it?”

A statue that kills humans, they say? So don’t even think about surviving easily. I’ll torment it thoroughly.

“Hide well, or I’ll shatter you.”

• “ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ”

• “So scary;;;;”

• “Now who’s the monster?”

• “Even if we make a dungeon with Meteo, it’d be scary”

• “Ah, the horror feature isn’t over?”

• “Turns out the protagonist of the horror is Meteoㅇㅇ”

• “Momㅠㅠㅠㅠ Momㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ”

• “Trivia: Meteo’s tag is traditional play. He even did it with Dimension Fairy once.”

Race start…!

8.

• “Meteo-style tagㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “How is this tag? Tag (get caught = really die)”

• “Wow”

• “It’s a monster but kinda pitiful. Is it normal?”

• “I think I’ll see Meteo’s face in my dreams tonightㄷㄷㄷㄷ”

• “Who needs horror movies? Just watch Meteo’s stream lol”

• “Is this scary? Not at all… Ah, I need to wash my underwear…”

• “Do we get Meteo-style tag at fan meetings???? I want to experience itㅇㅇ”

• “?? Preferences???”

The “Chase the Chaser” corner ended amid viewers’ shock, fear, and cheers.

Click-click!

I stomped on the statue’s head beneath my feet, letting out a satisfied breath.

“Fast, huh? Great warm-up, thanks.”

I kept my promise—blinked every 5 seconds.

Even if it ran, the lab was enclosed, so no escape. Surely the victims before had the same fate.

Karma.

This strange statue that killed many players in a confined lab space was now meeting its deserved end.

Beep!
“Master! Can I eat this?”

The statue’s remains looked tasty to Peanut, but I shook my head, petting his soft fur.

“You’ll get organic top-grade feed and treats at home.”
“Yay!”

Click-click!

Did it still want to live? The broken statue twitched its upper body. I didn’t feel sorry.

“The players it killed were far more pitiful.”

• “True”

• “Exactly”

• “This thing was cruel”

• “Surviving against Meteo this long? Balance broken already????”

• “Meteo broke balance itself”

• “Balance break break”

• “Balance-busting Meteo;;”

• “The Mega didn’t destroy balance, they created a new oneㅇㅇ”

I didn’t want to watch it struggle anymore.

“Didn’t I say you’ll be destroyed if caught?”

Kwah-ji-jjik!

I stomped its head into dust. Already weakened, it was easy.

“Huh, that’s it?”

Then, the lab underwent major changes.

Sirens stopped first. Then, speakers announced:

• “<WP-554> neutralization confirmed.”

• “Code Red deactivated.”

• “Abnormality suppressed. Restoration of lab procedures initiated.”

Wait… it really disappeared?

“What about my reward?”

Who said they’d give something good?

“First, I need to finish destroying the statue…”

Just then:

“Wanderer!”

The scientist I’d met at the entrance ran in, blinking in disbelief at the statue’s remains.

“You… you destroyed it?”

“Yes, that’s what happened.”

“Oh my god… this was a statue our foundation could never destroy… how did you do it?”

“Why not? Just hit it until it breaks.”

• “?”

• “ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “??? “

• “Fact”

• “Even the NPC is speechlessㅋㅋ”

The scientist stared in awe for 30 seconds, then tearfully said:

“This WP-554 you destroyed… after such a long time…”

“Ah, skip.”
“Listen to me…”
“Skip. Reward.”

• “Typical Korean impatience lol”

Story later, dopamine now.

The scientist sighed, then retrieved a hand-drill-like device. A beam shot from it, cutting the statue’s chest cleanly.

“The anomaly inside is gone. It’s now just an ordinary statue.”
“Reward.”
“…Alright.”

• “Give upㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

• “Even I’d give up”

• “Meteo is unmovable;;”

The scientist quietly focused and handed me a black oval object.

[Acquired <Capsule Out of Standard>!]

“A random reward from the anomaly’s core. We call it ‘Result of the Anomaly’.”

“Gacha box?”
“…Call it what you want.”

I shook it, smiled at the drone, and said:

“End of Part 3. That’s it for today’s broadcast.”

The chat went wild again.

“Of course you’re lying again.”

Training the viewers is important—so later, they can’t believe it even if I act reckless.

“Opening live.”

[Do you wish to use <Capsule Out of Standard>?]
“Yes.”

[Using <Capsule Out of Standard>!]
[<Miracle Matryoshka> requests permission to use <2 weeks> of <Miracles>. Use?]

Of course. Never disappointed me.

“Yes.”

[<Miracle Matryoshka> activates!]
[<Capsule Out of Standard> opened.]

Suddenly,

Paaah-!

A dazzling light and golden-bordered message appeared:

[Congratulations! You are the first in the world to acquire <Perfect Magic Core>!]
[Hidden Achievement <Wow, it appeared> unlocked!]
[Global announcement: South Korea’s <Meteor Shower> player acquired <Perfect Magic Core>, heralding a new era!]
[Unlocked in certain item tables.]

• “??????”

• “A global notice for one item???”

One thing is certain: now is the time to say it. I held the radiant magic core and shouted at the drone:

“Guys. Is this good?”