novelraw Chapter 412
Chapter 412
Chapter 412
1.
The powers of despair scattered throughout Eternal World strengthened several bosses.
The bosses strengthened by the power of despair literally became despair itself and grew incredibly powerful.
Regular bosses became Raid Boss class, and Raid Bosses were strengthened to Hidden Raid Boss class, causing players who could originally clear them to start getting wiped out.
Should it be considered fortunate that regular monsters weren't strengthened by the energy of despair?
Although it was said to be a portion, considering the entirety of Eternal World, a significantly large number of bosses had been strengthened.
It was inevitable that people would notice the anomaly quickly.
It would actually be stranger not to notice when bosses they could beat just a moment ago suddenly became tremendously strong.
[Title - What is this???? Why did the Flame Lancer get so strong???]
[Author - FullManaButWontUse]
『Our party used to clear it with room to spare, but we got wiped out;;;;
Did it suddenly get buffed???
Well, its effects and appearance did change a bit though???
What is this???
Is it an event?』
[DiedWhileReturning : Nah there's no event notice though???]
└[FullManaButWontUse (Author) : Right??? There isn't, right???]
└[TrappedInDungeon : Isn't it a teaser for an event???]
└[FullManaButWontUse (Author) : Ah, is that it???]
[Title - No seriously, what is this??? Why did the boss get so strong??]
[Author - NotAMob]
『It's seriously too strong;;;;
Video attached.
I coincidentally had a video I recorded before to upload for an achievement.
If you compare it with the new one, it seems it got at least 2 times stronger???
[Previous Boss Video]
[Current Boss Video]』
[KilledByAlly : I came to say something mean like 'you're just weak', but seriously, what is this???]
[StoleHeals : It's really different?????]
[ChallengingWithoutTank : What is this really????]
At first, rumors were circulating asking if it was an event teaser, but.
Naturally, those who had watched the Rapid Guild's Demon King broadcast were able to recognize the anomaly faster than anyone else.
Because if they had watched the broadcast, they would have recognized the energy of despair the moment they saw it.
Of course, that number was not small.
Since the number of people who watched the broadcast was close to a whopping 100 million.
[Title - Isn't that the Despair Lord thing from the Abyss?]
[Author - Pulled6StarInGacha]
『I saw the boss video someone uploaded earlier,
and it looks exactly like the energy of the Despair Lord from the Demon King's broadcast yesterday???
Didn't it say the Despair Lord's mind was awakening and it affected the whole continent?』
[StunnedWhileDPSing : Yep yep yep I think that's right. It's the exact same as the energy of despair from the Demon King's broadcast yesterday. Attaching a photo. (Photo Attached)]
└[Pulled6StarInGacha (Author) : Right? I wasn't seeing things, right???]
[BuffedTheEnemy : It's the Demon King again???]
[SkillsAreOneShot : Whenever the Demon King does anything, he triggers a large-scale event lmao]
[ThrewMySword : So how do we catch that despair whatever thing???]
It didn't take long for the fact that it started from Seonghyun, the Demon King, to spread.
As it spread rapidly and various stories circulated.
It could also be seen that the energy of despair was appearing not only on the continent designated as the East Asia server but on other continents as well.
Because it was happening simultaneously, everyone joined forces and talked about it.
Even though they were wiped out by bosses they could originally catch, anticipation mostly began to bloom rather than complaints.
[Title - Is this leading to another event again?]
[Author - FailedToPlantBomb]
『Ah, please upload an official notice quickly!!!
But honestly, it's fine even if it's not an event lmfao
The bosses did get stronger than expected, but the boredom vanished in a flash like playing a new game, so there are even queues forming xD』
[ZeroDefense : Real, it is actually fun.]
[OutOfRange : Your body stiffens when you encounter the despair energy, but as long as you watch out for that, it's doable!]
[PetHitTheBoss : The power got stronger too, but it was actually more fun than I thought.]
[ArmorIsDecoration : But still, it would be nice if there was an event……]
[OnlyHaveCloak : Ah, there unconditionally has to be an event;;;;]
If there was a minor complaint, it was only about asking to open an event quickly.
And eventually, the long-awaited event notice finally popped up.
『Hello, this is E-World, servicing Eternal World.
We apologize for the unavoidable delay in the event notice.
Because Eternal World is a world created together by the users, we apologize that our response was delayed due to the sudden impact on all worlds caused by the users' gameplay.
We sincerely apologize for this as we should have grasped and responded to it in advance, and as compensation, we plan to hold an EXP event alongside it.
The Despair Lord's Manifestation Event will proceed with a structure where points are accumulated as you defeat bosses imbued with the energy of despair, and you will receive rewards based on your points.
The details will be listed below.
We will cheer on your adventures.
E-World Chairman –Park Won–』
Once it was recognized as an official event.
People's reactions were explosive.
To have an EXP event added on top of the event as a compensation reward.
As everyone cheered, Eternal World's stock price began to soar even further.
2.
Seonghyun, who had promised to meet around the end of lunchtime after the broadcast ended the day before, leisurely spent the morning at the gym.
He worked out with Lee Geondong in the morning, but Lee Geondong still had editing work left, so he did a moderate amount and went back, and Seonghyun stayed behind, working out at the gym until right before lunch before returning to Lee Geondong's house.
Then.
“Seonghyun-ah!! Did you see this!?”
“Huh? What?”
Since he had returned from a full workout, it would be normal for him to be tired.
Looking at Seonghyun's face, he had a pleasantly refreshed expression, so Lee Geondong looked at Seonghyun as if a bit fed up, but.
Anyway, that wasn't what was important right now.
Lee Geondong said so and held out his phone to Seonghyun, and looking at that screen, Seonghyun tilted his head.
Wondering what it was to make such a fuss.
As Seonghyun looked at it like that.
A video was playing on the phone Lee Geondong showed him.
It was a very common video of raiding a boss, but.
There was one familiar and strange thing.
“The energy of despair?”
“Right?”
“Why is this over there?”
“Well, who knows.”
At Seonghyun's question, Lee Geondong told him the stories currently floating around the internet.
That the energy of despair had spread all over the world, and the bosses had been strengthened.
And even the event.
Seonghyun had no choice but to nod his head while watching that.
To think the Despair Lord would impact the world.
It seemed plausible, but he wondered why it was only the Despair Lord.
The Abyss Lord and Destruction Lord were also there, though.
Since the story came out that only the Despair Lord's mind had awakened.
He couldn't quite know that point yet, but.
Seonghyun muttered as if he was a bit troubled.
“Then can't we participate in this?”
“Since we are hunting the main body of the Despair Lord, wouldn't that count for points too?”
“Hmm, I wonder?”
Just when Seonghyun was pondering like that.
The messenger group chat where the backup teams were gathered started going wild as if on fire.
[Kyou - Things are getting interesting?]
[Embris - Things are getting bigger than expected?]
[JoseonFirstSwordKimChegeon - Fufufu, it won't be long before we become the heroes of the continent.]
[Hwawol - Kim Chegeon, do you do stocks?]
[JoseonFirstSwordKimChegeon - Q-Quiet down.]
[Usagi - Anyway, this is because of us, right?]
[Meiran - It has to be because of us, hahaha!]
[Luna - The scale is quite large.]
Although some team members weren't speaking, their thoughts all seemed similar.
Since it was something that happened because of them.
Although there were some who thought they had caused a nuisance.
Overall, they were quite enjoying this situation.
It was undoubtedly an incredible event, enough to impact the entire world.
Seonghyun also felt the same and stroked his chin.
Honestly, he hadn't even expected something like this to happen, but.
One thing was for sure.
'Despair seems to be a higher concept than I thought.'
Thinking that there might be something new, Seonghyun nodded his head.
By the looks of it.
[Seonghyun - It seems we'll have to handle it quickly. Still, we'll keep the schedule as is, and I'll tell Michael hyung in advance.]
Seonghyun said so, and everyone sent messages back saying they understood.
Immediately, Seonghyun sent a message to Michael.
[Seonghyun - Michael hyung, since despair leaked out because of us this time, I think viewers will flock in and post various questions, but let's just proceed truthfully. That we didn't know well either. And I think it'll be enough to just say that we ended up gathering here because it's related to my class.]
[Michael - Oh, understood. I'll do my best to host well.]
After sending a reply to Michael like that, Seonghyun let out a sigh as if he was relieved of a burden.
And looking up more internet posts just in case.
He thought it was a relief that there was rather more public opinion thanking him, but he also braced himself.
It would be one thing if it had only caused a nuisance.
But if it became an event.
'We have to take 1st place.'
Thinking they naturally had to take 1st place, he smirked.
And right when Seonghyun was about to think about this and that.
An unexpected message arrived via the messenger.
A message from none other than an NPC.
In Eternal World, when an NPC sent a contact while one was away, it would sometimes be recorded in the messenger like this, but since it was his first time using this feature, Seonghyun was a little surprised.
Wondering what it was, he checked it.
Seonghyun was looking at the message with peculiar eyes.
'Hmm.'
If it's like this, I definitely have to make a move.
And.
'I didn't know such a story was intertwined with the Despair Lord.'
Seonghyun smiled, looking at the story flowing more interestingly than he had thought.
He was anticipating the Abyss Lord and the Destruction Lord more than expected, but he was anticipating the Despair Lord even more than that.
That is, if this information is true.
Considering the source, it must be accurate.
But you never know.
Seonghyun sent a reply to the one who had sent him the message and then said to Lee Geondong.
"We should eat lunch quickly and head in."
"Sounds good. Shall we get delivery?"
"Sure."