DCRBG 65

Chapter 65

 Floor 3 Raid (1)

1.

$EnteringAbyss.$
$<Floor3–PlainsofBeginning(WesternSeoul,RepublicofKoreaStartingPoint)>$
$Araidhasbeenannouncedonthisfloor!Ominousenergygathersatthe<FieldofTricolorLight>.Allplayersintendingtoparticipateshouldenterthefieldimmediately.$
$Untiltheraideventconcludes,monstergenerationwithinthe<RepublicofKorea>regionwillberestricted.$

Same entrance message as always, but this time, the notifications were different.

Probably because a major event—a raid—was about to begin.

• Whoa, the sky’s blood red way off in the distance!

• You’re imagining things lol

• Watching the stream while on the highway to Gangwon-do in my dad’s car. There’s no Abyss Gate there, you guys know that, right? Hurry up and join the raid lmao

• S-rank difficulty on the 3rd floor? Isn’t that basically a death sentence?

• Are they seriously allowing this broadcast?

• Broadcasting people dying live… even with a 5-second AI delay, isn’t that kinda gruesome?

• Everyone just shut up and watch our boy Megod do his thing

• Why am I the one getting nervous omg

The viewers were already tense.

Today, I’d turned off donations.
Partly because I wanted to focus on the raid… but also because, like they said, someone could die this time.
I didn’t need the drama.

Not that I was taking it too seriously either.

“By the way, I’m planning to upload my Gold Button unboxing video on MyTube soon. Anyone against that?”

• ????? You already got the Gold Button??

• Bro that’s gotta be special treatment

• Didn’t Inseop say he applied at the same time? Why hasn’t his arrived yet?

• Gold Button unboxing let’s gooo

• He’s not just our Meteor anymore

• Look at those viewer numbers lol. He’s literally national treasure level now

• I’m Japanese but a huge fan. Meteor-sensei! Teach us again today! (auto-translated)

• I hope the small nations’ players flee while they can. The moment China dropped out of this raid, the outcome was sealed. (auto-translated)

After the Korea–Japan match, now I had the exclusive raid broadcast.
Ten thousand viewers right from the start—no big deal.

Sure, smaller content might tank my numbers later,
but for now, I was gonna enjoy the moment.
You only blow up once.

I waved lightly at the filming drone, then glanced around.
The Supernatural Affairs Bureau had already set up a small outpost at the starting point.

“Consumables distributed!”
“Emergency aid kits distributed!”
“Please check your equipment before departure! If you find any durability issues, report immediately!”

Even though the Bureau’s role in this raid was limited,
they still threw every available resource into supporting us.

A few of their agents hurried over to me.

“Do you require any additional supplies?”

“Supplies, huh… well, I do need one thing.”

“What is it, sir?”

“Have you subscribed to my MyTube channel, liked, and turned on notifications?”

“Eh? Uh… not yet…”

“Then please do so. As a humble streamer who thrives on your support, Meteor will never lose his passion.”

“A-ah, yes… understood…”

• Even here he’s promoting his channel

• Might die in a few hours but still plugging himself. True content creator.

• Die maybe, but never stop marketing!

• That’s our Megod

• ㄹㅇ ㅅㅁㄱ (real streamer god)

Ahh, feels good.
Gained another subscriber today.

Whether I’ve got ten thousand or twenty thousand viewers,
promotion’s a daily discipline.

I still remember the days when nobody watched.
I’ll live diligently. Always.

“Sensei!”

While I was still working the crowd, the Japanese players arrived.

Kurogane Tatsuya came running full speed in samurai gear,
then bowed deeply before me.

“Finally! Found you!”

The first time I met this guy, he had that whole lone swordsman vibe.
Now? He’s basically my loyal minion.

He looked up with a bright grin.

“Sensei! I made MyTube… channel!”

“Your Korean got better.”

“Little bit! Little bit learned!”

…You studied Korean instead of prepping for the raid?

Either he’s a genius linguist—or just insane.
Probably both.

Kurogane pounded his chest proudly, but then Shiomi Yui sighed from behind.

“He says he made a MyTube channel just because he wanted to collab with you, Meteor-player. Isn’t that hilarious?”

“He made it… because of me?”

“You know how there’s that ‘crew’ culture? Streamers form groups with matching vibes. He said someday you might invite him, so he made one early.”

“He’s insane.”

“…Agreed.”

Still, thanks to his antics, the tension eased a bit.

Crew, huh… hadn’t thought of that.
Big streamers are usually in one, or run one themselves.
With how versatile Abyss is, the collab possibilities are endless.

Maybe I should seriously consider forming a crew after this raid.

• Honestly though, Kurogane Tatsuya’s kinda likable lol

• His swordsmanship in the Korea–Japan match was sick, but he turns into a puppy around Meteor 😂

• From “Edge boy” to “Pet boy” LMAOO

• Korea truly is the big brother nation (facts)

• Bokusei Jun = Japan’s JOAT, Kurogane Tatsuya = Japan’s GOAT

• Just naturalize him already lol. He’d probably do it if Meteor called him “little bro.” 😂

The chat loved him too.
Might as well milk that.
If I ever get lazy, I’ll just have him stream for me.

$1houruntil3rdFloorRaidbegins.$

Alright, time to stop goofing around.

“Everyone ready? Let’s move.”

• Sounds like a construction crew heading to work

• Reminder: national survival is on the line

• Is this… the big one?

• It’s coming

• I bet 1 Bitcoin on them winning, please make me rich

• Open the donation window! Let us fuel their fight!

• If they clear Floor 3 today, I’ll do a Zero-Two dance in my underwear at Seoul Station for 3 minutes

Somehow, I just knew—
today was going to be fun.

2.

Because monster spawns were disabled during the raid,
we reached the destination in record time.

Normally it’d take two hours fighting our way there,
but this time our team arrived in thirty minutes flat.

• Wow

• Holy crap

• Looks unreal on stream—imagine seeing that in person

• Feels like watching a movie, I’d probably piss myself

• Doesn’t it just scream “we’re screwed”?

• This is insane

• The atmosphere, omg

The scene before us was breathtaking.
The sky burned with a reddish hue—
not just flame, but a storm where fire and darkness swirled together.

Even the best AI couldn’t paint such an apocalyptic sky.

Flame-tinted clouds twisted toward a massive violet eye forming at the center.
Our raiders could only stare in awe.

Some froze in fear, others gasped in horrified admiration.
It was the kind of spectacle low-floor players would never witness.

And while most couldn’t sense it…

$UniqueTrait<SkillArchive–BattleGodZerach>activated.$
$PassiveSkill<Intuition>engaged.$

Yeah. Definitely S-rank difficulty.

Just looking at it sent chills down my spine.
The Abyss Administrators were serious this time.

That aura, that sheer magical pressure…
Even the infamous Dimensional Theater: Red Riding Hood wasn’t this intense.

That quest was child’s play compared to this.

Peeeeeeeeeep!

My familiar, Peanut, twitched. Sensitive to mana as always,
the little guy let out a nervous squeak from atop my head.

By the way, Peanut was wearing a tiny cap that read Raid Captain.
Bitna made it herself—she’s ridiculously crafty.

• Peanut still adorable as ever

• So the hamster’s the raid leader now?

• CAPTAIN PEANUT

• CAPTAIN PEANUT

• Where can I buy that hat, I need it

• A hamster shall save the world…

Whether he knew the chat adored him or not,
Peanut narrowed his beady eyes at the swirling sky,
as if analyzing the enemy.

“Alright everyone, don’t panic—over here.”

Might as well act like a leader if I’ve got the title.
Viewership climbed past 30,000,
breaking records fast.
Maybe I could even surpass the Korea–Japan match numbers.

So yeah—time to show some raid leader dignity.

“No need to panic. Doesn’t matter if it’s S-rank, SS-rank, or even EX-rank.
This raid leader believes in his team.”

I’d done plenty of raid games back in my streaming days,
and learned one golden rule—
getting obsessed with outcomes ruins everything.

That kind of pressure only makes things worse.

“As discussed earlier, we’ll split into five squads.
Mirage Guild and Frontier Guild take the flanks.
The Bureau of Supernaturals and Maru Guild hold center.”

In the past few days, we’d roughly assessed our power balance.

The Korean side had four major groups: Mirage, Frontier, Maru, and the Bureau.
There was a fifth guild originally,
but they bailed the moment S-rank difficulty was announced.

Among the rest, Mirage and Frontier had the best combat power,
so they’d be our vanguard.

“The Japanese players will stay behind center and serve as a special unit.”

To be fair, the Japanese team’s combat ability was solid—
they’d been carefully handpicked, after all.

“Now that formation’s set, let’s go over final instructions.”

The raid notice had named the enemy: <Knights of Twilight>.

Not a single knight—an order of knights.
Which meant we’d be fighting multiple opponents.

“So yeah. Everyone just… do your best. Simple, right?”

• That’s the “figure it out” strategy lol

• A football coach doing this would get fired

• Bro people’s lives are on the line

• Does he even understand how serious this is??

• He’s in charge and still winging it???

Chat exploded.

But that’s fine.

I dive into hell so I can rise higher.

Strategy? Tactics?
Those are for the weak.

Once a battle turns into chaos,
all your plans go out the window anyway.

Besides, it’s not like we’ve trained together long enough to execute a real strategy.
So yes—“do your best” was still the most valid order.

And then—

$Raidbegins.$
$<KnightsofTwilight>answertheAbyss’scallandmanifestintothisworld!$
$25playershaveenteredthefield.Raidquestassigned.$
$Objective:Defeatthe<KnightsofTwilight>andtheircommander,<Belmorin>!$
$Warning:Theentire<FieldofTricolorLight>isnowunderthedebuff<TwilightKnights:Battlefield>.Noonemayleaveuntilthebattleconcludes!$

Woooooooom—!

A crimson pillar of light shot down from the heavens.

Figures emerged from within—
knights clad in gray armor,
riding horses whose eyes glowed purple.

One stepped forward, wearing a horned helm, and spoke.

“…I ask you. Do you intend to die honorably upon this battlefield…?”

Even had the nerve for a dramatic villain monologue.
His voice was deep, echoing like a cave, laced with magic.

Our team instantly tensed, gripping their weapons.

“…No way.”
“How do we beat that? There’s more than one of them too…”

They could feel instinctively—
that “commander” was no joke.

But for me?
This was perfect.

“Found a weak spot.”

To lead this raid smoothly, I needed to set the pace.
Strike first, strike hard.

He’s giving speeches? Acting cool?
Yeah, no. I’m not waiting for that.

$UniqueTrait<SkillArchive–MadTowerLordVelua>$
$Skill:Explosion$
$UniqueTrait<SkillArchive–GodslayerRebon>$
$Skill:RebonArchery,FormI–InfernalArrow$
$\dots Fusionsuccessful!$

If you’re a monster, act like one and charge,
not chat up humans, you pompous tin can.

Time to teach you manners—with my secret fusion technique.

“Mortar.”

$<SkillArchive–MeteorOrigin>$
$Skill:Mortar$

Fwoooooosh—!
BOOOOOOOOOOOM—!

“YOOOUUU FOOL! THESE ARE MEN WITHOUT HONOR! KNIGHTS, CHAAARGE!”

And with that—

All hell broke loose.