While the Ants were caught in the bottleneck, the entire land facing the fortress wall was transforming into a blazing heatwave.
Kiieeek!!
The Ants pushed the giant bear away. As if a dam was collapsing, a huge wave of Ants began to come in. However, what the Ants soon met was a labyrinth made of flames. The Ants were running around without thinking about the flames.
Tssssss.
The first Stone Ant that took a step into the flames, screamed in pain.
āWowā¦.ā
It didnāt matter that rock-type monsters were resistant to fire; overwhelming fire attacks were always the right answer. In any case, it was always the right idea to have whatever in an overwhelmingly large quantity.
The flame maze stretched for hundreds of meters. The Ants threw themselves into the maze, but before they could even advance a hundred meters, they were charred black and began to fall.
Shin Ju-Ran, who was sipping on Jack and Coke, was amazed at what was happening. She looked at the chat and, just as she thought, everyone was as thrilled as her.
-What theā¦ Is that real? How can an AoE skill be this big?
-He just made a sea of fire and burned all the Ants.
-How much mana does he have to use a skill like that? He doesnāt care about which attribute counters what, heās just using brute force to kill these Ants!
ā³B-rank with some good items should do it.
ā³Or A-rank Mana.
-What level do you need to be for A-rank Mana?
ā³You must be in the 80s. And thatās with specific jobs and some items.
ā³Jesus, thatās crazyā¦ Wowā¦
-For real, Iāve never seen anything like this.
-The Ants canāt even approach the wall at allā¦ This is too OP.
-Umji, do whatever you want! ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹
Ju-Ran, who was watching the stream, felt no different from the chat.
āHow is that even possible? How can you ignore the elemental suppression and burn the Stone Ants with pure fire attacks?ā
The cup was already empty by the time she tried to drink more. She just poured whiskey into the empty fountain cup and decided to drink whiskey with the scent of Coke Zero that was already in the cup.
āI canāt even taste any Coke Zero anymore.ā
āI could understand if you increased your Mana stat somehowā¦ And if you give buffs to your AoE attackā¦It would be possible. But then, you donāt have enough Points to enhance other stats.ā
If the only thing he could do was smurfing, that was only half of what a Hunter could do. Who would use their Points like that? That wasā¦
āOh, right, he is a cultivator.ā
The thought immediately came to her mind. Ji-Cheok was a cultivator. Ju-Ran knew that cultivators were strong in one-on-one combat, but weak against a crowd of enemies.
āThen, how much stronger is he in one-on-one combat?ā
Before she could even think about it, Ji-Cheok rode the Mono Bike G, pulled out a pair of Swords, and shredded all the Ants that had come out of the flames like slicing cucumbers. She could swear that the Sword Qi was at least three meters long. He was swinging it like a lightsaber in a scene from Star Wars, blasting through the burning Ants like nobodyās business!
āI hope Iām ranked first after this.ā
āOf course, youāre first place, you crazy bastard.ā
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Ā«It is just like we expected, Master.Ā»
āJust as I thought, fire attacks are awesome. Now I understand why the Korean Defense Ministry is obsessed with obtaining powerful bombs. These fire attacksā¦ It's a bit addicting. After all, the more fire attacks, the better. If you want to ignore conflicting attributes and just want to kill the monsters, fire attacks are the best. I can see why Yum Ra-Du is so good at killing a crowd of monsters. I also understand why he has such a sullen personality. If I grew up in a small world like his, with this much power, I would think that I was the strongest person in the world.
Thanks to the [Blaze Walk] skill, Ants were burning up, and Ji-Cheokās Likes were absolutely lit. Likes were coming in not only from the stream itself, but also from people who were genuinely impressed with Ji-Cheokās performance.
āWow, at this rate, I donāt even need to do my tear-jerking narrative.ā
Ā«It is like humans being lured by the lights of the midnight snack carts, Master. In the end, fire is engraved in their instinct.Ā»
āI know what you mean. Even on GodTube, I donāt know how many times I watched that video of a Chinese chef swinging his wok on a big stove with a big fire.ā
It wasnāt just that. Instead of the well-known titles of the [Fortress of Hope], Ji-Cheok obtained three completely new titles!
[Ant Exterminator] [Arsonist] [Grandmaster of Slaughter]
āWow, I just got some interesting titles. Can you all see this?ā
Ji-Cheok showed his System window so that his viewers could see.
āHere come the self-proclaimed Hunter experts.ā
-What is [Ant Exterminator]? Iāve never seen that beforeā¦
-Iāve never seen all three of them!
-I know about [Arsonist]. You can earn it by killing more than a certain number of enemies, using fire-type skills. But it rarely appears in this dungeon.
-[Grandmaster of Slaughter] is not even on Wonkypedia. Is Umji the first one to get it?
ā³Thatās actually really cool. ä¹
ā³ I second that. ä¹ä¹ä¹ä¹
The viewersā reactions were staggering.
āI want to show you the details of these titles, but unfortunately the dungeon needs to be cleared first. Are there still battles going on in the other walls?ā
-Yupp. The other walls are still mid- battle.
-Yeah, the battles are pretty tight right now.
ā³Because they donāt have Umji.
āHuh. Does that mean that I have to wait till they finish their battles? Letās just see what these titlesā effects are.ā
āThen I will reveal them now! The effects of the three titles areā¦ [Ant Exterminator] deals twenty-five percent more damage to Ants! I think thatās a good start.ā
-Wow. So just by hitting the Ant, he deals 25% more damage?
-Thatās insane! Does that mean Umji is going to keep clearing this dungeon?
-Hunters need to bust their ass to gain titles that deal even five percent more damage, but a free twenty-five percent? Wow, thatās amazing~
ā[Arsonist] increases fire-type skill damage by five percent. I think most of you know about this. And last but not leastā¦ [Grandmaster of Slaughter]!ā
Ji-Cheok suddenly stopped talking and stood for a moment.
āWaitā¦ Is this for real? Is this title real?ā
Ji-Cheok looked at the title for a long time.
-What is it? Why isnāt Umji saying anything?
-Nah I think thatās a bad one.
-Umji, I think itās good to get a new title, even if the effects arenāt that great.
āThatās not it. Itās too overpowered. Iām not even sure if I should disclose this or not. What do you think, Cheok-Liang?ā
Ā«This one is difficult to give advice to as your advisor. It is a matter for Master to decide.Ā»
āYouāre saying I need to use my intuition. Is that it?ā
Ā«Yes, Master. For this kind of high-level title, it is difficult for me to say anything.Ā»
āYouāre right. This is too overpowered. Itās probably because no matter what choice I make, I donāt know whatās gonna happen. I think itās time to use one of my skills. Good thing I have one intuition skill with me. Activate [Minor Intuition].
This skill was only effective when Ji-Cheok had to choose between two subjects.
āLetās ask. Dear [Minor Intuition], do you think I should disclose this effect to the viewers? Or Should I end my stream right here right now?ā
ā...ā
āIām starting to get a strange feeling that itās good to show it to the viewers. Alright, letās do it.ā
āSorry, I was startled for a moment and I became speechless. Iāll show you now. This is the new title!ā
[Grandmaster of Slaughter]
[Class: Unique
A title given to those who killed thousands of living things at once.
Increases wide-area attack damage by 30%.
Reduces wide-area attack mana consumption by 30%.]
Just as expected, the chat became chaotic as soon as he opened the System window.
-Whatā¦Theā¦.Fuckā¦ This title is a must for wizards!
-It reduces mana consumption by 30%, but increases the damage by 30%! And this title was just sitting here in the dungeon?
-Holy moly. But how do you slaughter thousands of Ants at once? If you kill them at a high level, you wonāt get a title.
ā³So you need to kill thousands of Ants within the level limit.
ā³But how do you know if the number of Ants you need to kill is two thousand, or three thousand? It doesnāt say in the description.
ā³The only way to find out is by counting the Ants one by one from rewinding Umjiās stream.
-I think we just witnessed the birth of a required dungeon for wizards.
ā³This dungeon has always been a required one for wizards.
-I think all the high-level wizards are crying right now. At least low-level wizards have a chance to get this title, but what about the wizards who have already surpassed the level limit of Fortress of Hope?
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The Likes were spreading like wildfire.
Ā«It looks like that amazing effect of the title shocked everyone! Master, other GodTubers are spreading the news on their stream!Ā»
āYeah, I realized that. The number of live viewers is starting to add up.ā
Just thenā¦
-[illlllilililllllll] has donated 1,000,000 won.
[illlllilililllllll]: What is this? I came here because I heard thereās a Hunter with similar skills, but heās completely different from me.
At that moment, the chat stopped altogether. It was hard to tell if this person was fake or not. At the beginning of Ji-Cheokās stream, people had been talking about āThat Hunterā, wondering if Ji-Cheok had the same skills as them. Nobody knew the name, gender, nationality, or even race of āThat Hunterā, not to mention that the username looked like it was from some shady anonymous website.
A person who didnāt want to reveal themselves. The fact that they were here, watching the stream of a Korean Hunter, and they even donated to boot, was completely outside of everybodyās expectations.
They were a superstar on GodTube with one hundred and fifty million subscribers. A Hunter who was called the best of the best! Everyone who was involved in GodTube knew of their existence. If someone didnāt know who they were, they were considered an outcast of Earth, or maybe the universe. Every human on Earth knew who they were.
āDo you think theyāre an imposter?ā
Ā«I do not know, Master. There is no way a person can be crazy enough to spend one million won, just to impersonateā¦ no, actually, come to think of it, I cannot say that those people do not exist.Ā»
āYouāre right. This person might be an imposter. Some crazy people really would burn one million won just to get attention.ā
Ā«If someone really wanted to impersonate āThat Hunterā, they should swear a lot. But this person is not swearing at all. And that is what is so strange.Ā»
āNow that you mention it, the chat is also writing comments like āIs that an imposter?ā, or āWhy the hell would you spend one million won just to impersonate a Hunter?ā. Some of my viewers are counting the i and the l in the username to confirm.ā
Ji-Cheok was as confused as his viewers. But the person who donated just didnāt seem to care what people were saying about him.
-[illlllilililllllll] has donated 1,000,000 won.
[illlllilililllllll]: I also have the title that you just showed me. I didnāt know there was a dungeon in Korea that gave out that title. But is that it?
The second donation pierced Ji-Cheok like a knife. He was starting to think that either the donor was a crazy bastard who went all-in for this impersonation, or they were actually āThat Hunterā. However, the thing that caught Ji-Cheokās attention was the last comment.
āWhat? Is that it?ā
-[illlllilililllllll] has donated 1,000,000 won.
[illlllilililllllll]: If you donāt have anything new to show me, Iām gonna bounce. If you do have new things, Iāll give you my email address.