Chapter 143

[Streaming has begun: 0:00:01 – No Name]

[World of Arceria – Multi]

[Broadcast Time – 0:00:01]

[Viewer Count – 4,591]

– Where have you been!

– Crazy, I’m flipping out No Nameㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– There are still quite a few who don’t get it, haha

– ???????

– Legend legend legend, haha

– How did you bring Adella, haha

└ Is it really hacking or something?

It seemed that half of them had directly met Adella, while the other half had yet to hear about it.

“Adella will be available to meet for the time being in VR space. Since she’s just a child who’s not very familiar with things, please don’t tease her too much or make her uncomfortable; and don’t teach her bad things either.”

[Cleared with Adella / Prize: 2,548,000 Won]

[Mission Successful!]

“Then shall we slowly enjoy the ending?”

The ending credits that were skipped earlier start rolling up again.

It featured illustrations of battles against the bosses of each chapter. It elegantly overlapped with the scenes of the actual fights I had participated in.

– I can’t believe thisㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– No Name, you are a legend, truly a legend, GOAT

– The return of the gods!

– You should go pro right away, No Name, your talent is too precious

– Do you know how long I waited to see the ending?

– Is there an Easter egg for the 10/10/10?

└ Would there be, lol

└ If there were such a thing, the management would’ve lowered the difficulty so that we could get it, lol

└ They really get upset if their hard work isn’t recognized

– Wasn’t WearSoft actually a god company, perhaps?

[‘rastovoligin’ donated 1,000 Won!]

– Who on earth are you?

“Indeed, what am I? That’s a profound question.”

Philosophical questions can go on endlessly once you start, so I decided to brush it off lightly this time.

And then, an “if” story emerged.

Scenes of Professor Cronicle teaching ordinary Academy students. Contrary to his somewhat finicky expression, he’s surrounded by students bombarding him with questions.

Lunton Nailinglink with her family. She was scolding her siblings who were playing in the water while washing clothes with their mother by the creek.

Calistus, who rose to the position of pope from being a former slave, established an orphanage and took in a multitude of war orphans.

Adella, who lived an ordinary life as a thief, raised a mercenary group, earning a name as an exceptionally skilled adventurer.

A story about people living peacefully in a world where demons do not exist.

Looking at them all gathered like this, it feels somewhat poignant.

[‘Junhee’ donated 1,000 Won!]

– Don’t tell me the title… does that mean there’s a multi today too?

“Why do you think I restarted the stream? So many people came to see me instead of Adella.”

– Wow

– Wow

– As expected, it’s No Name

– Finally getting to see combat powerㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– A 10/10/10 clear is possible

“All managers who came to see Adella should be kicked out, right?”

└ Where did Manager No. 5 go? lol

– Even I’m nervous watching thisㄷㄷ

– This really seems like today’s highlight, haha

– Challenger should be possible without doubt!

– Moreover, amongst the healers, you’re the rare priest; with the right build, you’re definitely first place!

“I’ll play just one match. We’ve already been streaming for so long today.”

[World of Arceria – Nightmare]

[-WareSoft-]

[-END-]

[Character is being created.]

[Combat Power is being totaled.]

Combat power in World of Arceria mostly increases in proportion to final stats.

The clearing time has almost no effect, and I heard that a higher clearing rate of subquests gives a slight adjustment, but that’s not hugely important.

Still, considering the number of enemies I’ve taken down and the soldiers I’ve crushed, it should at least be in the six-digit range.

– Did it… did it come out?

– Not yet

– Dung dung dung dung dung

– No Name’s facial expression didn’t change from start to finish, is that real?

└ They must be good at horror games

– Demon Lord Paladin had 8/6/7, which was almost exactly 100,000

– Pros mostly used 7/7/7 with stats, but still around 100,000, right?

– The top overseas player probably broke 110,000

– It’s coming!

[Nightmare options are being set.]

[Magic (★×10): Total spell power increases by 30%.]

[Exploration (★×10): Total health increases by 40%.]

[Fame (★×10): Total mana increases by 50%.]

[Measurement complete.]

[No Name – Priest]

[Combat Power: 134,835]

– Wow!!!!!!

– 130,000, haha

– Isn’t that insane, haha

– Isn’t it a bit low? It should be at least 150,000

└ The world record is over 110,000, so 130,000 is just insane

– The combat power is 10 times higher than the bronze level, haha

└ It’s true, even if they grow the same, after 10 minutes, they would be twice or thrice as strong, haha

└ There’s no disaster like this, haha

– Seems like I weakened a bit sharing experience with Adella, which is unfortunate

└ Is there a big difference between party members?

└ If I had cleared alone from the start, would I have made it to 140,000?

– Let’s try to get into normal games, I really can’t wait

– My account has become Exodia; if I reach max level, it’s a guaranteed win, lol

└ Do you just lose if you can’t handle No Name? haha

– Let’s go, let’s go~

[Traits: Twilight Clone, Mirage Strike, Nation’s Prosperity]

Even traits awarded for defeating Lunton’s dolls.

[Twilight Clone: When health drops below 15%, creates a clone for 10 seconds.]

[Mirage Strike: Additional damage proportional to spell power on successful parries.]

[Nation’s Prosperity: Each time an overlapping strike is dealt, additional damage corresponding to 3% is applied.]

– These traits are so overpowered

– Except for Twilight Clone, there’s not much for the healer, right?

– All ranks are Legendary, though

– Nation’s Prosperity is really an absurd trait for warrior-type jobs

└ It’s true, the coefficient is incredibly small, but if you hit more than 5 times, it just breaks their waist, haha

└ There’s no way to resist an infinite combo, haha

└ Just hitting three times would recover costs and five times would just be disaster-level damage.

[‘HawaiianPizza’ donated 1,000 Won!]

– If the host isn’t starting the multi quickly, the nerds must be upset, haha

– So needlessly upset, haha

– Do you believe? I believe!

– Demon Lord, please kill all the humans!!!

– I’m tremblingㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

“Since I’m not exactly sure of the rules for multi, I’m worried about causing trouble for the team.”

[Matching – Normal]

– It’s fine, just beat everything in sight

– For real, haha

– For real, haha

– It’s just easy, just kill everything, take over everything, break everything and it’s over

– It’s mindless, haha this is normal game, haha

– I want to try with that account too

– I wonder how fun No Name’s game is

– Aren’t you going to snipe? haha

– It’d be a shame if the sniping isn’t there, for real, haha

– With newbie MMR, it seems like we’ll only match beginners

[Game found – Accepted]

Breaking everything is my specialty.

With a little thrill, I surrendered myself to the ray of light.

* * *

The first game can be considered a symbolic day in someone’s life.

If I had never started that game as a child, or if I had never experienced that exhilarating victory in that game, etc.

Some regret not experiencing a game sooner, while others regret starting too early.

But since no one can predict how life will unfold in the future, the six members announced their expedition in the Arceria forest with excitement.

“Wow!”

A woman with a bow exclaimed, taking in the earthy scent unique to dense forests.

“Wow, so this is Arceria Forest. I’m seeing it for the first time in-game.”

A man holding a Zweihander awkwardly leaned his sword against a tree, also expressing admiration.

“It seems people are also beginners at gaming just like us? Everyone has a skill level of 0.”

“Right? They have really made a great game!”

From the start, there was a heavy shield knight in full plate armor and a rogue with dual rapier and main-gauche, who seemed to have connections with him. Their speech patterns definitely sounded middle-aged.

“Making a ruckus before the game begins.”

A fire mage boy looked at those struggling to adapt to the virtual reality system with a disapproving expression. Yet, even he couldn’t help the nervous beating of his heart, as it was his first multiplayer as well.

“…”

The five could do nothing but stare blankly at the last woman summoned.

An unreal beauty that far surpassed any human appearance unfolded before them.

Delicate features, a strong physique, and elongated limbs looked as if they were crafted directly after the forest guardian of Arceria from the story.

“Whoa… that girl’s skin is stunning!”

“Brother, I must remind you again, this is virtual reality. It could very well be a guy!”

“Oh right, I almost drooled.”

The boy tried to turn his gaze away, only for the archer and knight, who seemed interested, to come closer and ask.

“Wow, your skin is so pretty! Are you a beginner too?”

“All six of us are beginners. Let’s do our best together!”

“Yes, let’s give it a go.”

“You’re a healer, right? I thought you were a rogue because you had a sword at your waist.”

The knight only realized that she was a priest after looking at the class written next to her nickname.

“Yes, I’m a priest. Schiavona is my secondary weapon.”

“Oh, that sword is called Schiavona. I should try leveling it with that next time.”

“Are you guys not going to get ready quickly? The game starts in 30 seconds.”

As mutual friendships began to form among the two and three, the boy in a robe interrupted with a finger-point.

“Huh, I’m so nervous! I wonder what kind of opponents we’ll have?”

The excited woman’s murmurs were interrupted by the boy’s exclamation that instantly changed the atmosphere.

“Damn, what is this…”

“Kids these days have quite the mouth on them.”

“Isn’t that the age where they’re most fearful?”

“Why are all our opponents Platinums and Diamonds!”

His hand gripping the wand shook uncontrollably.

“Is this even fair?”

In a 6vs6 game, balance is vital. Even in a normal game, there should be a reasonable line.

The knight approached and asked.

“Why? Are all our opponents really good?”

“Look! Their class proficiency level is all over 100! Ranks from Plat 3 to Diamond 4!”

“Plat and Diamond seem to be really good players. Why were we matched like this?”

“How would I know? Why are monsters filling that side!”

The boy bit his nails in frustration. He was a very competitive person.

Given it was his first game, he had made so many preparations and watched countless V-Tuber strategy videos.

While the enemies’ playtime was unknown, they all must have spent at least 1,000 hours.

The average combat power of their characters was around 50,000. Meanwhile, our side was formed around combat power of 15,000.

In extreme terms, by the time 30 minutes had passed after the game started, the gap would only grow more than threefold.

The fire mage boy, who raised his combat power to 20,000 by referring to strategy guides, was still at a silver level at best.

Thud-

“Oh… I’m sorry. Let’s do our best.”

The blonde woman had been moving towards the entrance and accidentally bumped into the boy.

In that moment, the boy jumped at the pressure he felt from the side.

With a dry tone, her apology caused the boy to freeze.

‘No way.’

His arm began to tremble as he hesitantly raised a finger at her. He had to doubt his eyes upon the unfolding interface.

[Ally Information Shared: No Name]

[Class: Priest]

[Proficiency: lv.0 (0/100)]

[Rank: unranked]

[Combat Power: 1,300]

[Potential Combat Power: 134,835]

The true monster was lurking in our ranks.