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Episode 369 – Second Missing Link (5)
Lee Kyung-bok and Park Joo-ho found the stairs leading down to the lower level. As they stood before them, a short cutscene began.
“The exit has collapsed, so it will be difficult to move the materials themselves.”
“Then how…?”
"It would be better to take the finished product. With the diving suit, we can resume our exploration of the missing link secured by headquarters."
Park Joo-ho's character also nodded at the protagonist's words.
-Oh, I guess that's the way to go through the underwater passage lol
-The finished product will probably be smaller lol
-If you make it and wear it, you'll get at least two lol
The protagonist manipulated the manufacturing device while the viewers agreed with him.
“Probably, manufacturing will begin as soon as the materials are input.”
“This will save time.”
“We’re in the middle of enemy territory. Let’s move.”
With the protagonist's words, the two stepped onto the stairs. Then, control naturally returned.
“Something is even worse down there.”
“It’s also darker.”
Above, a soft blue glow illuminated the darkness along the walls, but here it was different. The light was dim, visibility was limited, and distant objects were only faintly visible.
-Didn't it collapse naturally?
-Did the monsters invade?
-If it's connected to the sea, it has the potential to be king lol
-Oh lol it looks like the elevator collapsed from below and was destroyed?
Viewers expressed various opinions as they watched the collapsed rubble. It was a brief moment of progress.
'There's something.'
Lee Kyung-bok sensed a threat in the darkness. Judging by this, it was a different species than any monster he'd encountered before.
“As expected, it seems there are enemies.”
“Enemy?”
Along with Park Joo-ho's question, a question mark appeared in the chat window. They had no clue as to the enemy's presence.
“Don’t you hear? It’s the sound of something like a blade clashing, right up ahead.”
“…I can’t hear you at all, but if that’s what you’re saying, then that must be it.”
As we continued our conversation, we took a few more steps and, as expected, a cutscene began. The passage seemed to widen slightly, and then a plaza-like area appeared.
The protagonist stopped with a hand signal before entering it.
“Why is that… that!?”
“It’s a crab claw.”
With those words, the camera panned back. It was a hybrid of a red crab and a human, with a hard shell and pincers.
-Hey, look at the tentacles;;
-You look like you're good at selling hamburgers lol
-The real-life version of the crab boss lol
-Oh, lol. So your position was squid? lol
-So, Atlantis was Bikini City?
-I think only rice cake soup will be available now lol
Crabclaw looked around while viewers pictured other characters in his mind.
The guy was walking unsteadily and then crashed into the debris in front of him.
“They said my eyesight wasn’t good, and it was true…”
However, the collision caused one of the crystals embedded in the wall to fall, and the creature's movements changed.
The claw flew in with such speed that it was hard to believe it was the same creature from earlier. It snatched the crystal right off the ground.
The sharp, squeaky sound of the pincers rubbing against the crystal echoed. Realizing it was useless, the creature threw the crystal.
“Captain, what should we do? How do we handle this?”
"…No, that shell is hard to penetrate. I heard it's so hard that it takes multiple shots to penetrate. Besides, the sound of gunfire and the light might attract other people."
The protagonist looked at the crystal he was holding with a serious expression.
"Fortunately, I think it'll be fine as long as I don't get exposed to light. Just be careful as you pass."
"All right."
The conversation gave viewers an idea of what kind of gameplay the developers wanted.
-This is telling me to go in undercover, right?
-Usually, the infiltration part has a detection range for the enemy, but this is the opposite lol
-Right, lol. Players can control it.
-If you make it difficult when it's not a stealth game, you'll get criticized lol
-It seems like it's just adding a hint of infiltration lol
It would have been safe to pass by adjusting the crystal's light. However, Lee Kyung-bok expressed doubts about the chat.
“Wouldn’t it be better to just grab it and go?”
“…So this is how the cutscene dialogue becomes meaningless again.”
Viewers burst into laughter as Park Joo-ho shook his head from behind.
-Even though it's a mess, it's still shaky ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-???: That's not how you do it (crying)
-Is this not a training session but a developer crying? LOL
-Let's get on the boat! (Antam), let's pass quietly! (Angam)
-???: Do as you are told!
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-Is it okay for Godple to do that? lol
Lee Kyung-bok quickly waved his hand in response.
"No, this time it's a really simple strategy. You can really do it. Hey, if you look at it, you can do it too."
"I?"
His boast changed the mood in the chatroom. What on earth could possibly make him so confident?
Lee Kyung-bok smiled confidently and held up the crystal.
"Now, those of you who watched yesterday's broadcast probably know that quest items don't break, right?"
-Ah haha this guy is doing this again!
-Huh! Kingban people can't block with crystals!
-???: You tricked me!
-What the heck is this from the start lol
-Purple: plodding (no intention of hiding it anymore)
Lee Kyung-bok burst out laughing at the playful backlash that immediately erupted.
"No, I'm not stopping you. This, no. I'll just show you as an example."
He approached Crabclaw right away. Everyone was focused on what he was going to do, and Lee Kyung-bok threw the crystal.
“Lure them like this.”
It was the moment when Crabclaw, exposed to light, turned around to chase the crystal.
Lee Gyeong-bok drew his sword, boldly climbed up the man's back, and swung it towards his tentacle-like eyes.
Unlike the hard shell, the eyes were cleanly cut out.
"caution…!"
But that wasn't the end of it. Crabclaw didn't die just because his eyes were cut out.
Instead, the crabclaw, enraged by the pain, began swinging its pincers back and forth. Park Joo-ho, startled, tried to warn him, but was soon forced to shut his mouth.
“Now, those of you who have tried crab know that not all crab shells are hard.”
As if he had already anticipated this, Lee Kyung-bok leisurely made a comment and distanced himself.
Park Joo-ho understood what those words meant.
“Are you aiming for the ship?”
“That’s it.”
To put it simply, Park Joo-ho and the viewers could not agree.
If you want to target the ship, you have to dig in right in front of the crabclaw that is causing a ruckus.
"Don't be scared, just go in calmly. The claws are big, so you'll have more time than you expected."
Lee Kyung-bok immediately began the demonstration.
He squeezed through the gap between the pincers that cut through the air and sliced open the creature's abdomen just as he had said.
"You see? It just falls down. Don't worry."
As expected for a game rated 15 and above, there were no violent scenes. Crabclaw, whose weak point was hit, fell backwards with a death motion.
-Isn't this difficult?
-This crab isn't that hard for Godple lol
-Is this that too? LOL
-Oh my gosh lol Among the things that Godple showed, it was easy lol
-King Banin can do this?
– Didn't you see a lot in Godple's eyes? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The standards for ordinary people are too strict!
The viewers couldn't easily agree. But soon, Lee Kyung-bok retrieved the crystal and handed it to Park Joo-ho.
“Okay, now Purpago will demonstrate.”
“Hmm…”
"You really can do it? Just follow what I showed you earlier and you'll be done."
“I think it would be okay if I just stayed calm.”
Park Joo-ho nodded and accepted the crystal. He then found his next target.
"Lure, then cut off the eyes and slit the stomach. That's three steps."
Park Joo-ho reflected on his strategy and took a deep breath. There was no rush.
He calmly took steps slowly but steadily, more so than Lee Kyung-bok.
“Phew…”
Only after narrowly avoiding the claws that tore through the air and stabbing him in the abdomen was Park Joo-ho able to breathe comfortably.
“It works.”
“See, I said it was possible? You all saw it, right?”
When Lee Kyung-bok asked with a satisfied smile, the viewers also laughed.
-No lol it worked!
-Godple is so awesome, but even though he's a pervert, his physique is still good!
-I don't think King Banin can do it lol
-In fact, aren't the T-shirts below the standards of ordinary people?
-omg!
-The fact is that it's a ban.
-Poppagodo is not King Banin! Anyway, not at all!
-It's a great harvest…
-But this is also something that Godple has seen a lot of hahaha
-Right ㅋㅋ King Jik, Godple will probably just stab you in the stomach without any need to lure you in
-One step is enough, Imari haha
Lee Kyung-bok laughed and clapped his hands at the chat.
"I'll try to handle it all at once. But right now, Purpago is playing the game with me, right? I can't handle it all by myself, so I'll try to handle it all neatly together with Purpago."
“Well, it will probably get faster once you get used to it.”
Viewers also readily accepted the decision.
-If you can catch it, it's right to catch it and go lol
-If you leave it for no reason, you'll definitely get hit!
-Sweep it all away!
There was no reason to leave the risk unattended.
* * *
Lee Kyung-bok and Park Joo-ho continued their investigation and assessed the situation.
“When I looked at the map, it looked quite complicated and I thought it would take some time, but it wasn’t like that.”
"I guess that's because it's where the story unfolds. A linear progression would be easier to focus on."
There were several paths in the guide map in the cutscene, but when I actually went down, most of the passages had collapsed.
Thanks to this, the two of them were able to avoid getting lost.
“Oh, there’s another place that looks like a plaza.”
“I don’t think there are any crab claws.”
The two looked around the newly arrived spacious space.
“Huh? There’s a bit of a passageway here.”
“There might be something I need to find.”
The interior of the passage connected to the circular structure was made up of rooms, just like what we saw from the entrance.
But what was inside wasn't furniture.
“What is this?”
“What did you keep?”
Broken cylinders lay scattered throughout the room. It seemed as if this wasn't a living space, with nothing else besides the cylinders.
-Isn't this a place where you grow things like plants?
-Oh lol, it has the potential to be king
-But since it looks like a cultivation room, there's no soil, right?
-Besides, there are quite a few cylinders.
-Is this place full of cans like this?
Looking through the other passageways, nothing seemed different. As Lee Kyung-bok and Park Joo-ho headed toward the closed stairwell, a cutscene began.
"The materials warehouse shown on the map is below. Don't let your guard down."
"All right."
The protagonist inserted the crystal to open the door. But instead of a door, a holographic image was projected.
"what…"
The protagonist's eyes widened and he turned his gaze. On the other side, another home was visible on the screen.
It seems like something else was activated.
“Captain, it’s a human being!”
“Are you an Atlantean?”
People appeared in the video that played soon after. The main character and the viewers were all focused on them.
-What is Atlantis Fashion?
-What the heck is that?
-Isn't that a diving suit?
-Oh lol It looks like they just took off the helmet and oxygen tank.
-But why are there so many of them gathered together?
-Is there a festival or something?
-Why isn't there any audio? LOL!
Unfortunately, there was no sound in the video. But that didn't mean we couldn't see what was happening.
“I think something is wrong.”
Everyone gathered in the square looked angry. Some were holding signs.
-An arrow pointing up? What is it?
-The land is drawn too?
-Do you want to go out to the ground?
-Oh lol, they're protesting to be sent out
Although the writing was unintelligible, the meaning could be inferred from the symbols. The protagonist, like the viewers, deduced the situation.
“It seems like I can’t go up even if I try to…”
But soon, the situation changed. Helmeted figures appeared around the protesters, clutching Atlantis-made firearms.
“This is similar to the weapon that Mr. C uses.”
The one who seemed to be in charge said something. Judging by his gestures, it was clear he was telling them to turn back.
But the protesters didn't back down easily. Instead, they waved their signs and showed even more ferocity.
“What…”
It was literally in the blink of an eye. As soon as the person in charge moved his hand, people started falling down one by one.
-Huh? You killed him?
-There's no bleeding?
-Isn't this a bullet for suppression, not killing?
-Looking at the way he fell right away, it must have been a tranquilizer gun or something?
The officer shook his head and gestured again. Then they began to move the unconscious protesters.
That's the end of the video.
“…Even if technology is excellent, in the end, the places where people live are similar.”
The protagonist shook his head in a bitter voice.
“Don’t hurry.”
Soon he placed the crystal in the other home.
The closed staircase opened, revealing an even darker space.
* * *
There were crabclaws down there too. Lee Kyung-bok and Park Joo-ho easily dispatched them.
-Now it's just a breeze hahaha
-Godple is like that, but why is Pupago so good?
-If you type it in, you won't forget it, right? That's spreading the word.
-Ah haha I finished analyzing the data haha
-Pupago-style deep learning ㅁㅊㄷㅁㅊㅇ
Lee Kyung-bok also smiled as viewers were satisfied with Park Joo-ho's quick mastery.
'I've taken care of everything now.'
There were no more perceived threats. He headed toward his destination with peace of mind.
“We’ve arrived.”
As I opened the warehouse door with the crystal, a cutscene played. The protagonist and Park Joo-ho exchanged glances, then quickly rummaged through the stacked boxes.
“This is it.”
Among them, the protagonist found a box with a symbol drawn on it that was identical to the ingredient symbol written in the recipe.
“Carry it and follow me.”
"All right."
The two men each lifted a box.
"I don't know what it is, but it's a bit heavy. It definitely seems like it'd be difficult to just pack the ingredients and go."
Lee Kyung-bok explained to the viewers the sense of weight felt through synchronization. Meanwhile, the protagonist opened the door and entered a pipe connected to the ceiling.
"This is the ingredient slot. I think I can put it in here. Bring me some more ingredients."
“Yes, I understand.”
As he left, the protagonist finished putting in the ingredients and looked around. Only then did the situation in the room come into view on screen.
“What is this place?”
He looked puzzled at the glass that remained attached to the wall, some of it fallen. Beneath it were some unidentifiable metal devices.
The protagonist did not know the identity, but Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers knew.
“Looking at the layout, it seems like it might be some kind of management office.”
-Right, lol. If you look closely, it's a CCTV screen!
-I think this was made so that everyone could know it like a route map lol
-Is this where the helmet men in the video earlier work?
-I guess the person who gave the order was the manager.
Meanwhile, Park Joo-ho's character arrived carrying another box. He was about to add the ingredients again when his eyes widened.
“Captain, I think there is something wrong.”
"hmm?"
The protagonist turned around and saw red letters appearing next to the material slot. He frowned and looked away.
"What else do I need to do? Maybe there's something I need to get working…"
The protagonist scanned the metal device. There were several slots where crystals could be inserted.
“There isn’t much time to worry.”
After a moment of hesitation, he quickly inserted the crystal. When he activated the device, light emitted from the glass attached to the wall.
“…What is this?”
The protagonist wasn't the only one surprised. Several question marks appeared in the chat window.
-What? Why is there a monster!?
-I was wondering what the cylinder was, lol
-The Atlanteans created the monster?
-I thought it was a cultivation room, but it turned out to be a monster cultivation room?
-Or maybe they caught sea monsters and studied them?
The broken cylinders I discovered on my descent were records from when they were still intact. Inside them were various monsters, including Deep Ones, Seawitches, and the now-discovered Crabclaw.
“What about the Atlanteans…”
The protagonist shook his head, seemingly uncomprehending. He quickly removed the crystal and inserted it elsewhere.
Soon, a creaking sound began to ring out.
“Captain?”
“Is that what Camilla said?”
The protagonist frowned at the irritating sound.
He was about to pull out the crystal, but a beat later, the glass crackled and the screen changed.
-Oh? What? Is it real time?
-It seems to show the flooded layer?
-Oh, the bottom is completely submerged in water.
-It seems like it's completely connected to the sea.
-Should I go in further wearing a wetsuit?
The viewers were trying to guess what was happening on the submerged screen.
I saw something moving in the dark water.
"oh my god…"
“Monsters? Why all of a sudden…!?”
Swimming along the passage were monsters like Deep One and Sea Witch.
The protagonist's eyes wavered in the sudden change in the situation. Soon, they turned towards Crystal.
“Sound? Is this sound calling them?”
“Hey, Captain! The materials are ready to be delivered!”
When I looked back, the red letters had disappeared and I could see a box going up the coffin.
The protagonist moved immediately as if he didn't need to think any further.
"Let's escape quickly. Just grab our wetsuits and leave."
"ancient!"
The cutscene ended with a reply that seemed to have been waiting.
[10:00:00]
The situation ended abruptly with the time limit that appeared, but neither Lee Kyung-bok nor the viewers were too worried.
-What happened after 10 minutes?
-Ah lol. Originally, you had to avoid the crab claws when going back.
-Have you already dealt with King Chi?
-Oh lol it's a free pass Imari
-The developer seems to be crying again lol
-???: Wouldn't this make players feel more excited?
-Yeah~ No~ Just go up and it's over~
If things were as they were, I would have had to run back and avoid the crabclaw before the monsters came rushing in.
But there aren't any crab claws left.
-Ah haha I got scolded for holding back during the spoiler section
-This is also a real pay-to-win section lol
-Payers are frustrated so they just go all in on room items and escape lol
-Even if he didn't catch it, he could have escaped because he had bulletproof armor and god-like physique.
Lee Kyung-bok playfully expressed regret at the words of the experienced people who followed.
"Oh, that won't do. The developers did it on purpose."
“I wonder if that’s something you should say…”
When Park Joo-ho let out a hollow laugh, the viewers immediately responded.
-Huh? Where is your conscience?!
-You came in through a different route alreadyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Plant Wiki/Godple/Controversy/Developer Passing
-What is developer passing? LOL
-An authority on changing game genres says this?
“Hey, I had no choice but to teach the viewers a strategy for playing without paying.”
Lee Kyung-bok whined at the torrent of chatter. He gestured, watching the time tick away.
"I'll leave the thrilling escape to you. I'll be out in no time."
The chat window was filled with laughter.
-Magic spell 'With the King's God'ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Don't you know that the cooking example is different from the real thing? LOL
-And here comes another perfect short cut?
There wasn't a specific shortcut set by the developer. Lee Kyung-bok's path was a shortcut.
-Shortcuts aren't made by developers, they're made by god players. Isn't that common sense?
-This guy is just a shortcut maker lol
-It'll be faster if you just do it lol
-Really ㅋㅋ Even though it's not a shortcut, they made it a shortcut ㅋㅋ
Even if it wasn't like that originally, you can make it like that.