DCRBG 118

DCRBG

Chapter 118 World Class? (3)

4.

Ah… I knew something felt off from the very start of today’s stream.

“Hey! What are you going to do about my baby?!”

“Why is that my responsibility? How dare a bug like you even think about speaking to me—”

“Just because you’re an Administrator, you think you’re everything?! Is that it?! At least the American Administrators never did crap like this!”

“…Why are you suddenly comparing things? Are you seriously trying to get your soul erased?”

“XXXXX.”

“You crazy bastard. You dare insult an Administrator? Fine. I’ll show you just how terrifying Administrators can be. I’ll suspend your system right now and then I’ll XX your XX and XX your—”

This was a real legendary scene in the making.

What the hell is even happening right now?
That woman really is an Administrator, I think I’ve seen her before.
It’s weird enough that an Abyss Administrator is on stream, but why are they having a trash-talking battle here?
So the equipment really blew up because of the Administrator?
Like hell it did lol
Blaming others as always, typical Mage-class behavior
They say when a person dies, the equipment that died first comes to greet them. I really like that saying.

A blazing profanity duel between Oh Dain, head of the Korean branch of the Abyss, and Tyrone Maxwell, temporary Korean resident.

Damn.

Today’s clip value was insane.

Is this what it means to feel full just by watching?

“Khk… my angel… I… I will definitely avenge you!”

Tyrone had already passed denial and entered the anger stage.

“That’s why I hate humans! You think I’m just standing here because I can’t swear? With a flick of my finger, you’d all be erased, yet you don’t even know your place… XX.”

Oh Dain, who had instantly become the target of resentment, was trembling with rage.

Sure, I was the one who blew up the equipment, but honestly, Administrators deserved to be cursed.

They were practically humanity’s enemies anyway.

It’s just that their stance was ambiguous.

How many players had died because of the Abysses those bastards created?

So I didn’t feel guilty at all.

“You’re the one in the wrong, you know.”

When I added that comment, Oh Dain glared at me like she wanted to kill me.

“What did you say?”

“Never mind that. Just say what you came here for. I’m streaming right now, and you’re kind of interrupting. If you keep this up, I’ll seriously blow up every dungeon I enter, okay?”

Did my threat work a little?

Oh Dain’s shoulders twitched for a moment.

She took a deep breath, then stared straight at me.

“I came to announce a major update to the Abyss in advance.”

“Couldn’t you just post a normal announcement like always?”

“Our internal guidelines changed recently. Important events are now supposed to be announced in public settings whenever possible.”

So they attack humanity but still care about public opinion?

I didn’t know what prompted this change, but hey, fine by me.

More attention is good.

Oh Dain raised the corner of her lips while looking at the filming drone.

“One week from now, there will be a large-scale update to the Abyss. South Korea has entered Floor 7 among the three Northeast Asian countries, right? Now China, Korea, and Japan are all on Floor 7. So we Administrators prepared something fun to match.”

The moment China and Japan were mentioned, it felt ominous.

Whenever those three countries came up together, it never ended well.

“Which country is the strongest among the three? That kind of question stimulates a very fundamental human desire. Aren’t you all curious? Which nation is the strongest in Northeast Asia?”

???
Why does this sound so grand?
Don’t tell me… competition?
???????
We just reached Floor 7, how are we the same as China and Japan????
There’s no way this will be fair.
Nah, no way they’d actually do a competition lol
What is even happening in Northeast Asia right now? (auto-translated)
Why is North Korea excluded? They’re there too. (auto-translated)
North Korea already had several gate collapses. They were only saved because China helped. That’s not even a country lol (auto-translated)

As the viewers stirred, maybe because North Korea was mentioned, Oh Dain winked at the drone.

“Of course, the country to your north is barely hanging on… but you know, right? It doesn’t count. We’re also planning to incorporate it into South Korean territory soon, just so you know. But that’s not what’s important.”

She smiled and snapped her fingers.

A message appeared before my eyes.

[This announcement is for players in Northeast Asia.]
[A competitive event will begin in one week.]
[Players of Floor 5 or higher can enter the new field <Tower of Conquest> through their nation’s Abyss Gate.]
[<Tower of Conquest> offers higher-quality rewards and EXP than other fields and consists of up to 5 floors.]
[The event period is 2 weeks. Rewards will be given based on the highest record at the end of the event, and the nation with the top record will receive an exclusive buff.]
[If Floor 5 is conquered before the period ends, the event will immediately conclude and the special achievement <Incarnation of Conquest> will be awarded.]
[We ask for your enthusiastic participation.]

They called it an “event,” but in reality—

This is insane
You expect us to compete like this?
Aren’t we at a massive disadvantage???? China and Japan are already aiming for Floor 8!
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This is basically a coliseum with a nicer name

How was this different from throwing three countries that hated each other into one place and telling them to kill each other?

All players above Floor 5 could participate.

Once national interests were involved, governments would naturally step in.

And then, I could easily imagine what kind of hell would unfold in there.

So what these Administrators were doing was—

“Let you all tear each other apart?”

“We just hope you understand our desire to give players opportunities for growth.”

They gave it a justification.

The justification of a national competition.

Even without knowing much about Abyss history, this was unusually blatant.

But Oh Dain wasn’t done yet.

“Oh, right. Meteor. Thanks to you, the supply of magic cores has loosened up. So among the first-place buffs we prepared this time, there’s also an increased drop rate for <Unstable Magic Cores>. How about it? Tempting, right?”

What?

Increased drop rate for superconductors?

There would be plenty of lunatics willing to risk their lives for that.

“Starting with Northeast Asia, we’ll launch similar events in the Middle East, Europe, North America, South America, and more. Humanity of Earth! Please enjoy the festival to your heart’s content!”

So that’s why things had been quiet lately.

They were preparing a bomb like this.

Starting tomorrow, the whole world would be in chaos.

Oh Dain bowed politely to the drone.

Then she sent me a telepathic message.

「This isn’t bad for you either, is it? Relax. I already bet on you, after all.」

I didn’t know what scheme she was plotting, but she wasn’t wrong.

A national competition event.

I’d been bored lately anyway.

Floor 5, right?

I’d already gathered all the achievement points needed for my promotion quest.

Once I did that, I could enter Floor 5.

The timing was perfect.

“Please look forward to what we have prepared in the future—”

Oh Dain was about to leave.

But she forgot one thing.

“My angel! Restore my angel right now!”

“What are you saying, you lunatic?! Don’t complain to me! This isn’t even our jurisdiction!”

“RIIIIIGHT NOOOOW!”

Tyrone screamed and charged at her.

Oh Dain shouted in annoyance.

“Why the hell are you yelling at me?! Go complain to the owner here!”

“But bro said it was your fault!”

“Where did this idiot crawl out from? Hey! Meteor! Deal with this moron yourself!”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Tyrone. Don’t be fooled. The culprit of all this is that evil Administrator.”

“My angeeeeel!”

You sly Administrator.

Enjoy getting bitten by a grand mage who lost his precious staff.

I nodded while watching Tyrone charge at Oh Dain.

Well, one thing is certain.

From this moment on, the international situation would change drastically.

Since I was streaming, this video would spread endlessly.

Did she plan even for that?

Cunning.

It was already a mess, but now it would become an even bigger mess.

But for someone like me, a crisis is just another opportunity.

No worries, we’ve got Meteor
Did you already forget what Meteor did in China last time?
Me-te-or
We believe in Meme-teor
Country that owns Meteor ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
Still, won’t it be tough if top Chinese and Japanese players enter too?
Am I the only one excited? lol
But shouldn’t someone stop the Archmage? He’s about to bite the Administrator
Uh oh
Japan in shock, China trembling lol
Meteor’s definitely going to get focused

Thanks, you Administrator bastards.

I’ll enjoy the meal!

5.

After Oh Dain disappeared again following her major announcement, a smile returned to Tyrone’s face.

“Khk… my angel.”

“Happy?”

“I will never, ever abandon you again.”

Tyrone hugged what used to be the Third Root of Yggdrasil and cried tears of joy.

Ah, this is living
LMAOOOO
Isn’t that the face of someone whose dead child came back to life?
Still, thanks to the Archmage we learned something important
Won’t the restoration cost be insane?
His mom said not to worry about players’ finances, money means nothing to an Archmage

What happened was—

“Euriel.”

“Yes.”

“Why did you only tell me now that bound items don’t get completely destroyed?”

Bound items—true items that exist only once in the Abyss—don’t disappear entirely even if destroyed during enhancement.

Luckily, the item I blew up was one of those.

After about five minutes, a faint outline appeared on the anvil.

Euriel replied shamelessly.

“You didn’t ask. If you had, I would have told you.”

How could an angel be this annoying?

I felt like I needed to straighten her out one day.

“Where can it be restored?”

“If you bring me magic stones, I can do it. The cost depends on the item’s power, but that staff will require quite a lot of high-grade magic stones.”

“Trying to skim money again?”

“Of course not. I never lie. I am an angel.”

Running a shady item shop is fine, though?

I had many things to say, but I was an accomplice too, so I let it go.

I walked over to Tyrone.

“Tyrone. If you bring high-grade magic stones, it can be restored—”

“Of course! Can you do it right now?”

“Sure.”

“Wow, thanks, bro. I’m in a hurry!”

Why the rush?

But Tyrone grabbed my hand tightly.

“I’ll restore it fast and this time I’ll enhance my angel to +15. Since it broke once, it won’t leave me this time, right?”