The Newbie Strear is Too Good (2)
The hidden route of Bio Crisis, and it's the first-ever reveal. On top of that, the fantastic physical skills shown by Lee Gyeongbok.
It was a very short play session from the start to the first cutscene, but it was enough to captivate the current viewers.
- Open the boss's door! Open the boss's door! Open the boss's door!
- Donate imdiately. Donate imdiately. Donate imdiately.
- Ah lol, we're not going to eat you lol
- We're harmless... we're not that kind of people...
However, the reactions of viewers who tended to visit these low-viewer streams were a bit unique in their own way.
Lee Gyeongbok didn't respond. anwhile, the cutscene continued playing.
"But if you give a gun..."
"You, what's your na?"
"... It's John."
"Alright, John. Sorry, but I can't go with you."
The police officer wore a bitter smile and quietly rolled up his pants leg. Dark red blood was dripping from his shin.
The bite wound was obvious.
- Huh.
- I can't stand this reality!
- The devs... are they Satan?
- Ah lol, even Satan would be grossed out by this lol
Even the viewers who had been loudly demanding donations seed shocked.
'That scream I heard earlier...'
Lee Gyeongbok could read the situation well enough. From the start, this police officer character couldn't be saved.
"Do you know what's going on outside?"
"No, I... can't quite rember."
"Whew, I don't know when I'll turn into those filthy corpses out there. So, I'll explain briefly."
When John answered, the police officer moved his lips.
"Suddenly, people everywhere lost consciousness simultaneously. It caused accidents and many were hurt. The police, fire departnt, hospital... everyone was paralyzed. Even a natural disaster wouldn't do that much. And then the corpses got up."
"Then outside is..."
"It's horrible. The command structure is totally paralyzed. No one's receiving radio contact. This city right now... it's basically in a state of anarchy."
The officer, about to continue, started coughing repeatedly. It wasn't just a cough—he spat blood.
- Death flag ON
- He was a good cop...
- What, this is such a cliche
- My eyes are filling with tears...
Crying emoticons began filling the chat. anwhile, the cop gave a hollow smile.
"Looks like I don't have as much ti left as I thought."
With trembling hands, he grabbed both of John's hands.
"Grip tightly with both hands, keep the gun close to your body. And never close your eyes when you pull the trigger."
John copied his pose as told. The police officer limped back.
"Okay, then try practicing."
It was obvious who the practice target was. Lee Gyeongbok felt control of his upper body returning.
'So this is the shooting tutorial.'
He wasn't the only one to think this.
- Story and tutorial together?
- Other routes just throw you in headfirst...
- Is this the real route...?
- Teacher! Thank you so damn much!
- Thanks... overwhelming gratitude...!
Lee Gyeongbok aid the gun at the police officer. When he pulled the trigger, the scene imdiately transitioned back to a cutscene.
Instead of directly showing the cop falling, the scene was depicted with his shadow on the hallway, and then the shadow collapsed with a flash.
When the cutscene ended, Lee Gyeongbok regained control.
"That's a sha. I thought there would be a way to save him."
- For real lol
- Ruthless devs.
- But isn't this actually the true route?
- Yeah, I only made it through after 10 tries, but I couldn't save the officer.
- The keycard even cos out broken, you know.
Viewers concluded that unlocking the hidden route wasn't just about not escaping, but also about keeping the officer alive.
Many strears had actually tried to help the officer, and so succeeded after many attempts.
But no one had ever succeeded before the cop got bitten.
"Well, then, guess it's ti to head underground."
Basent, storage room.
Now that he had the keycard, he had to go where it would be used. Lee Gyeongbok made his decision and just as he was about to step out—
- Wait!
- Open up donations!
- I'll give you money...
- Strear^^ open up!^^
- For real lol, let's change the stream title!
- Put so clickbait in there!
Viewer requests flooded in rapidly.
'Hmm... it would be kinda rude to ignore this.'
They weren't threatening, and you could feel their goodwill in the chats.
Lee Gyeongbok nodded and quickly changed the settings.
"Okay, donations are open now."
['Can't-stand-being-first' donated 5,000 won.]
[Ah lol, no one can resist the "new noodle badge"]
['FirstDonator' donated 1,000 won.]
[Am I first?! Mom, I got first place!]
Donation ssages popped up imdiately.
"Ah, thank you for the donation."
Lee Gyeongbok gave his thanks for his first-ever donation. But the chat didn't react much to his gratitude.
- What? I was first!
- Lolol, donation NTR lol
- Golden Sun of the donation world...!
- Both your timing and the amount got beat.
- Both of you are getting screencapped for this.
- Q-ha!
- By the way, do you stream on Q-tube??
The viewers were busy teasing each other. Lee Gyeongbok chuckled as he finished the other settings.
"I changed the stream title too."
That imdiately drew more attention to the chat. Then a wave of 'lol' ssages began.
["Turns out I'm the world's first discoverer of the Hidden Route on my first day streaming?"]
Because of his new stream title.
- Insane title lololol
- So this is newb-level clickbait...?
- Who'd believe that lolol
- Obvious it's fake lol
- I saw it and still can't believe it lol
- That's so real clickbait right there!
Seeing the chat, Lee Gyeongbok feigned injustice.
"Hey, I'm just stating the facts."
- But!
- It really happened.
- Now that you ntion it, it's true. Can't argue with that.
Lee Gyeongbok gave a hollow laugh and grabbed his pistol.
"Anyway, moving on."
* * *
anwhile, Choi Byeonghun was extrely busy.
'This is it!'
While monitoring Lee Gyeongbok's stream, he saved clips of it in real ti.
Saving only the key monts: when Lee Gyeongbok saved the officer and triggered the hidden route cutscene.
It was a short play session, but he cut out only the most crucial parts.
'See? I told you this guy's a genius!'
To think soone would create this kind of content on their very first stream, from the very beginning!
Choi Byeonghun felt an editor's intuition.
'Now the floodgates have opened. This is where it gets important.'
There's a saying, "row when the tide cos in."
But a true pro doesn't wait for tides—they make them.
Lee Gyeongbok opened the way; now it was up to Choi Byeonghun's skill to drive the montum.
'First, upload to Tnight.'
The streaming platform "Tri's" community. 'Tnight' is a site frequently used by both strears and viewers. He uploaded the clip there.
That site also has a "Hot Clip" section ranking popular videos.
'Next is to focus on the Bark community.'
Choi Byeonghun quickly finished uploading. Since the clips were short, it didn't take long.
Despite being a simple task, his heart wouldn't stop pounding.
'Good, it's looking really good.'
Bio Crisis's popularity had faded recently, but only because there were no new elents.
The ergence of an unrevealed hidden route would be like pouring oil on dying embers.
"Ooh..."
Choi Byeonghun's eyes widened.
He got a notification whenever soone comnted on his upload. The frequency of the notifications, which had previously been only occasional, started to increase.
He checked the main site, Tnight, first.
- What's this?
- Crazy lololol
- How can you save the cop?
- Who's this strear?
- First day?!
- It's fake lol, nice try
The comnts started rolling in real-ti. People were becoming curious and suspicious about who Lee Gyeongbok was.
But, most comnts were similar to how Choi Byeonghun and the live viewers had responded.
- Insane, really insane
- This is his first stream for real?
- He's still live!
- What's with that stream title lololol
- I'm going right now!
View counts were climbing rapidly. The clip's ranking was also soaring.
From lingering on the last page, the video was now racing toward page one.
"This is it...! This is my shot!"
Choi Byeonghun applauded by himself, shivering with excitent. Lee Gyeongbok had told him not to overdo it from the start, but reality was different.
"See, damn it. The world never leaves a genius alone."
He couldn't stop grinning.
Still, Choi Byeonghun didn't forget his real job.
'Now is when it gets real...!'
To ride the wave properly, your boat had to be sturdy.
* * *
The hospital room where Lee Gyeongbok had woken up was on the 4th floor. He found the ergency stairs and started heading down.
The 3rd and 2nd floors were blocked with barricades, maybe to limit the player's movent.
"Ah, the way to the basent is blocked."
He made it to the 1st floor and tried heading down to the basent, but the lower stairs were blocked too.
It looked like he'd have to go through the 1st floor to access the basent.
- Ah lol
- This is gonna be aweso, right?
- No spoilers
- No backseat gaming
- Just spam "for real lol" only
The viewers seed to be expecting sothing and were holding back their words. Lee Gyeongbok found it suspicious but didn't pry.
Just as he was about to start exploring the first floor—
- Is he really going for the hidden route?
- How did you save the cop?
- Heyo!
- Lolol, look at all the people
- So many Trek viewers suddenly!
The viewer count suddenly shot up and chat ssages exploded.
"Oh, hello."
Lee Gyeongbok, bewildered, briefly stopped to watch the situation. The chat was now so active he could barely read it.
- Ah, go watch King Si-viewer for five minutes!
- Just watch five minutes!
- I ca after seeing the clip.
- Did you learn martial arts in real life?
- What's with your voice...
Lee Gyeongbok's eyes darted.
Maybe it was still a weekday afternoon, but the current viewers were at 107.
Not a huge number objectively, but nearly 10 tis his usual viewership.
'... Let's just play the ga.'
He'd decided to interact with everyone, but responding to so many viewers was impossible.
So, Lee Gyeongbok focused on the most important thing.
"Nice to et everyone. Please don't fight. Let's focus on the ga for now."
Exactly what the viewers wanted: gaplay.
And right at that mont.
['Agent Q' has donated 10,000 won.]
[Hello. Do you accept quests?]
You could ignore the chat, but ignoring a donation was impossible.
And for so reason, as soon as that donation ca in, the chat's tone shifted completely.
- Lololol
- Welco, Agent Q,
- Of course, Agent Q has to check out every Bark stream
- For real, he slled the newb and ca running right away~
- Is he going for the verification this ti lol
- What's he scheming this ti lol
Lee Gyeongbok glanced at the chat and expressed his thanks.
"Thank you for your donation, Agent Q. Well, I've never done one, but if you give it to , I'll accept."
A quest.
A system where a viewer donates money and gives specific conditions, and if the strear satisfies the conditions, they get the reward.
'Agent Q', known as 'Q Agent', was a famous quest giver among viewers.
['Agent Q' has offered a quest!]
[Condition: Reach the basent without taking any damage]
[Success: 1,000,000 won]
Lee Gyeongbok's eyes went wide.
A million won was at stake.
- A rite of passage for all newbs...
- Bring the popcorn!
- Wow, again lol
- King. Electronic. Asset.
- Is Agent Q the demon himself?
So slandered Agent Q, others got excited for the show.
Lee Gyeongbok just couldn't understand.
"How is this hard..."
As soon as he accepted the quest, the chat instantly vanished. He wondered if it was a bug—
[The "No Backseating" mode is now in effect for the duration of the quest.]
[Chat will resu after the quest ends.]
A function that absolutely blocks any viewer help: "No Backseating."
'... Is it really that hard?'
He was just supposed to reach the basent. But with that much money on the line, he decided to stay focused.
"Uh, with No Backseating enabled, I can't see chat for now. Please understand, and let's proceed."
With that, Lee Gyeongbok entered the first floor hospital lobby. Grueso corpses, walls and floors splattered with blood greeted him.
Looking back, the entrance was blocked off with benches from the waiting area.
'Total ammo: 17 rounds.'
He gripped his pistol, nerves fully on edge. With the ergency stairs blocked, only one way down remained.
"I guess I'll have to take the elevator."
He murmured, conscious of the viewers. The elevator in the lobby stood twisted, its doors ajar.
He chose his direction and began to walk over.
"Grrrr!"
Zombies he'd thought were just corpses rose up around him and rushed at him.
- I can't watch.
- Oh man.
- Newbie, you didn't see this coming, did you?
- Get a taste of zombies!!
- Tastes like red!
- Ugh, I wanted to see the hidden route!
Lee Gyeongbok couldn't see the chat, but viewers kept typing. They all expected him to fail Agent Q's quest.
But the chat froze a mont later.
"Ah."
Lee Gyeongbok didn't panic—instead, he looked relaxed. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
Four shots, four zombies down. Thanks to his sixth sense, he was already aware of all hostile presences.
- ?
- What???
- What was that?
- Did sothing flash?
- Was that one shot, one kill?
The viewers were in shock, but sothing more shocking awaited.
"This is the shooting tutorial, right? Ah, I can't see your answers."
It was Lee Gyeongbok's nonchalant comnt.
- This guy's... 'the real deal.'
- The John of the Wick family is right here!
- Um... which John are you?
- Do you perhaps have a puppy?
- Legend...!
- Can't you sll the burning? Agent Q's wallet is about to catch fire lolol
The chat exploded, but Lee Gyeongbok calmly continued the ga. As he headed again for the elevator—
'... What's this?'
His previously calm instincts spiked again. The direction: behind him, near the hospital entrance.
He spun his head just as a crash rang out—the glass shattered, and a black figure stord in.
- Here it cos!
- If it's Bark, it's gotta be the zombie dogs!
- Ah lol, no way he can shoot this.
- Damned mutts, so annoying
- This is the end now.
- You think John could shoot a dog? Looool
Two hunting dogs, now zombies, charged at him with savage growls. Their movents were erratic—they even leapt between pillars with two-stage jumps.
But Lee Gyeongbok didn't panic. With the sa calm expression as always, his eyes coolly tracked them as he pulled the trigger.
Two shots, two sick thuds followed in rapid succession. The charging zombie dogs tumbled, unable to stop, landing right at Lee Gyeongbok's feet.
"Ugh... I actually like dogs."
His offhand comnt thawed the frozen chat.
- !?!?!??!?
- Again? One shot, one kill?
- What the heck;;;
- Only possible because he had 'two shots', unlike bald people.
- Is he really 'that' John??
So viewers realized sothing.
- Wait, there was no HUD?
- He just aid by eye?
- Holy crap, you're right.
- I was so shocked I didn't even notice
- That's post-human physical ability
HUD, the so-called Heads-Up Display.
Not every gar is skilled, so developers include convenient features. The HUD shows visual info like remaining ammo and crosshairs.
But Lee Gyeongbok had turned off all those functions from the start, setting the "imrsion" options to max at the capsule level.
And without convenience features, the ga becos that much harder.
- Did he just clear Agent Q's quest on the hardest difficulty?
- I'll drop you a follow.
- Wow lol, this is legendary.
- Plus, this is a spot where you always lose health no matter what.
- For real lol
- Even I lost at least 10% health here.
Which is why Agent Q had confidently put up such a large sum.
Most gars avoid the zombie dogs by hiding in the elevator, taking falling damage. Even skilled strears would take so damage fighting the zombie dogs.
But Lee Gyeongbok was different.
"Anyone else? If not, I'm going down."
He casually checked his surroundings and lowered the elevator.
To Agent Q's dismay, Lee Gyeongbok didn't jump straight down but calmly climbed down the elevator cable.
[Quest complete!]
['Agent Q' has donated 1,000,000 won!]
The notification popped up, and chat reactivated.
- Breaking news: Agent Q now on the run from debt collectors.
- King Electronic Asset Bankrupt! Oh no!
- As long as it's not eeeeee!
With chat still going wild, Lee Gyeongbok just smiled.
"Thank you so much, Agent Q. Are you one of those viewers who helps out newbies? Next ti, I'll take on an even harder quest!"
Chat was then flooded with 'lololol's.
- Newbie lol, helper lol
- Q-ha! Q-ha! Q-ha! Q-ha!
- Agent Q is vibrating right now
- So mad he can't speak?
- Haha, he's probably stuffing a shotgun in his keyboard right now
Lee Gyeongbok blinked.
'Huh? Was that wrong?'
Sothing about the reaction felt off, but everyone seed to be enjoying themselves.
['Agent Q' has donated 10,000 won.]
[Trkcdrn... Dgvbsd...]
Agent Q's cryptic ssage. Lee Gyeongbok gave a big, bright smile and nodded.
"Alright, I'll be waiting."
The basent was plunged in complete darkness since all the lights were out. In front of the elevator was a flashlight stained with blood.
"Let's get going, then."
Lee Gyeongbok picked up the flashlight.
Ti to open the storage room next.
-------------= Clacky's Corner -------------=
The John Wick reference...
The chat looks fun...
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