novelraw Chapter 411
Chapter 411
Chapter 411
As Seonghyun said so, Kyou's party, who had been despairing as if the Despair Lord's body had manifested, and the Embris Party, who had been overjoyed, also calmed down and nodded their heads.
First, they exited the Abyss and everyone gathered in one place to have a meeting.
Somehow, they ended up coming to the Michael Party's hideout.
However, the Michael Party themselves were not sitting between Seonghyun and the backup team, but were sitting very politely far behind them.
"No, Michael hyung, Lowell-nim, and Noir-nim, please come over here too."
"Ah, no. We feel like we belong here somehow……."
"W-We rode the bus, so sitting together is a bit……."
"W-We do lack shame, after all……."
With everyone speaking like that, Seonghyun shook his head as if he couldn't help it.
Well, weren't they acting like that because they felt burdened?
Thinking it couldn't be helped, Seonghyun tried to proceed with the meeting for now.
Since the Michael team went that far to say it, the other backup teams didn't say anything more either.
They just looked at Seonghyun to focus on the meeting.
"First of all, since we are doing it jointly from now on, I think we should consider the content we were doing up until now practically over."
Everyone nodded at Seonghyun's words.
Because now, even if they wanted to do competitive content, they couldn't.
Rather.
"Since we are doing it jointly now, it will definitely create synergy, so I think it will rather be good."
"I think so too."
"The viewers' reaction was quite good at the end today, too."
Luna, Kyou, and Embris, the leaders of each team, also agreed and said so.
However.
"But is there anything worthy of being called content? We'll probably just be fighting jointly……."
Luna said so carefully, looking a bit concerned, and the others were also nodding their heads as if agreeing with that point.
Certainly, since just gathering and fighting was the content, they wondered if they could do anything, but.
Seonghyun was smirking, perhaps having an idea.
Then, as he made eye contact with Michael, who was sitting apart from where everyone was gathered.
Michael looked at Seonghyun blankly, as if asking why he was looking at him, and Seonghyun said.
"I think it would be good if Michael hyung takes charge of hosting, but what do you think, hyung?"
"Yes? Me!?"
Michael, surprised at being called abruptly.
And all the backup teams were looking at Michael, whom Seonghyun had called.
Although there was a sudden surge of burden, rather, even though Michael was surprised at first, his expression started to brighten up considerably.
It was understandable, since he wasn't doing much to begin with, wouldn't he be extremely grateful if given anything to do?
Coincidentally, reaching the end of the Abyss, which was Michael's own goal, would have been impossible if it weren't for Seonghyun, and doing nothing would have made him feel too sorry.
Seeing Seonghyun trying to ask him for a favor, his face lit up.
As Seonghyun looked at Michael, asking what he thought.
Michael looked at Seonghyun with a bright face and said.
"If you let me do it, I will work really hard!"
"Hael oppa is indeed good at hosting."
"I-I think so too."
Lowell and Noir cheering from beside Michael, saying he is good at it.
And the other backup teams also started expressing similar opinions.
"Certainly, seeing it last time, you hosted the broadcast very entertainingly."
"The response and banter with the viewers were good, too."
"I think it's very good."
All three team leaders accepted, and the team members didn't have any particular objections either.
No, whose words were these in the first place? There was no way there would be objections.
The backup team was already happy just to be broadcasting with Seonghyun.
The biggest thing was that they didn't really care who hosted.
Of course, since they were a backup team, it was also good that they could focus more on combat.
Anyway, having personnel dedicated to combat and personnel in charge of the broadcast couldn't help but be a significant advantage.
Especially since.
"I think Michael Hyung's talent in broadcasting is really good. That's why I'm asking for this favor."
"Uh, it's an honor for me."
"Then we should do a brief briefing as well."
As Seonghyun said so, everyone focused and looked at him.
Then, Seonghyun began his explanation briefly.
"First, three Monarchs related to my job are sealed in the Abyss, and it's known that the Monarchs of the Abyss, Destruction, and Despair are sealed respectively."
"Ah, so that's why."
"The further down we went, the more bosses with those three energies appeared."
"Certainly……."
Although he didn't tell them the details about the Overlord.
He continued with a brief explanation of why this Abyss was created and how it was formed.
Still, isn't there a saying that if you know your enemy and yourself, you can fight a hundred battles without danger?
After telling them that.
Seonghyun said.
"We will probably end up facing the Monarchs like that, but since there are things I'm anticipating, I think we need to be careful. In my opinion……."
Seonghyun told them about what he was guessing regarding Nocturne's warning to be careful of the Abyss, and what he had felt from what he had seen so far.
And he talked about the energy of the Despair Lord at the very end.
"For now, I'm the only one with resistance to the energy of despair emitted by the Despair Lord, so until we pass the 100th floor and the Monarch fully appears, I will cover you so you can adapt to the energy of despair, and I will try not to participate in combat directly."
"You mean you'll be doing it in a covering manner?"
"Yes, and I was wondering how about attaching the competitive content again here."
"Ah?"
"!!!"
"!!?"
At Seonghyun's words, the eyes of the three team leaders, including Luna, gleamed.
Thinking about it, if Seonghyun stepped back, it meant the three backup teams would step forward, or in other words.
"Contribution?"
"Yes, I was wondering how about deciding the rankings based on contribution."
Seonghyun nodded and spoke at Luna's words, and excluding the Luna team, the Kyou Party and the Embris Party's eyes gleamed.
Then, looking at each other, they started glaring as if sparks were flying.
Since the competitive content was more successful than expected.
He brought it up thinking how it would be to change the method rather than completely erasing it, but.
Seeing everyone looking excited as if this was indeed the right way to go, Seonghyun was pleased.
And Michael.
"If it's content where all three gather and compete, it'll be easy to host too."
"It's definitely comfortable to relay."
"Since we can see the contribution in between if we are bound as the same team."
The three of the Michael team said so.
Right now the teams themselves were split into four, but because the four teams were recognized as a single team by the Abyss system, it was no big deal for Michael to see the others' contributions.
Because it was a system where contribution could be seen by team, and also individually.
Since it was a game, it was perhaps natural.
If they broadcasted like that, it definitely seemed there would be no problem with its success.
Seonghyun as the referee, the Michael team taking charge of the relay, and the other three teams competing.
Isn't the picture too good.
Coincidentally, Rapid, who was watching this meeting through the guild-exclusive camera, also expressed the opinion that it was good.
[Rapid - I think it's a very good idea. As expected of Seonghyun.]
Now that even Rapid's permission had fallen, what more was there to hesitate about.
Because everyone's content completion was so outstanding like that.
Now they just had to execute it.
Only after deciding when to turn on the broadcast tomorrow and putting up the notice did everyone disperse from the meeting.
Agreeing to gather 30 minutes before turning on the broadcast tomorrow, that is.
The Michael Party hideout, from which everyone had left like that, became too quiet to be called the bustling meeting place it was just moments ago, and Michael, who remained there, smirked.
He never imagined he would get such a huge opportunity.
Moreover.
'To think it's the Rapid Guild!'
The entire Michael team was scouted by the Rapid Guild.
Although their combat skills fell significantly compared to the backup team, if looking only at the skills themselves, they were skilled people who could be called one of the top tiers.
Even if not the 1st-string, up to the 1.5-string was possible, and moreover, their broadcasting talent was outstanding.
From Rapid's perspective, there was no reason not to recruit them.
Like that, the Michael team completely came to belong to the Rapid Guild.
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Meanwhile, at the point when not much time had passed since the Rapid Guild's broadcast ended.
At that time when Seonghyun was still having the meeting.
Something crept out from the Abyss.
At most NPCs couldn't feel it, and a stealthy energy that perhaps even Seonghyun could only feel if he concentrated slipped out from the Abyss.
As the energy of despair slipped out from the Abyss like that and the Despair Lord's power was gradually spreading out into the world.
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsang, who checked that alarm, was blinking his eyes while looking at it blankly.
"……?"
As he watched, wondering what that was.
Because it was marked on the screen, he was barely able to recognize it.
Watching it spread across the entire continent, no, even to other continents, he could see the energies of despair being scattered throughout the entire Eternal World being planted into each boss in very minute amounts.
As the bosses that absorbed the energy of despair like that began to get stronger one by one.
Bosses that obtained the power of despair began to appear.
"What in the world is this……."
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsang, who was watching it blankly because it was absurd, urgently called Event Team Leader Baek Jiwoo.
Not long after the ringing tone continued over the receiver and Team Leader Baek Jiwoo answered the phone, Assistant Manager Lee Wonsang urgently asked.
"I-Is that a global event right now?"
-What? What event?
"Some bosses are being strengthened right now by something called the power of despair…… Isn't this a large-scale event?"
-Wh-What are you talking about??? Don't say ominous things.
At Assistant Manager Lee Wonsang's words, Team Leader Baek Jiwoo said so while trembling her words as if anxious.
Shortly after, as Team Leader Baek Jiwoo checked it.
-Aaaack! Wh-What is this!? The energy of despair, what in the world is this……???
"……You're saying you don't know either, Team Leader?"
As Assistant Manager Lee Wonsang was saying so.
Not long after, there was a summons from Chairman Park Won.
[Event Team Leader Baek Jiwoo, please come to the Chairman's office urgently.]
-……Ah.
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsang, who was about to pray for the repose of Team Leader Baek Jiwoo's soul.
However.
[User Management Team Assistant Manager Lee Wonsang, please come to the Chairman's office urgently.]
"……Ah."
Somehow, he ended up in the exact same predicament.