EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school-Chapter 927: Camp (16)

"We did it! We saved the spirit! Looking at the stories of the old kingdom left on the island, it didn’t seem like the spirit suddenly turned evil. In fact, it seemed like the spirit was trying hard to protect the island that bore traces of the kingdom. Rather than defeating such a spirit, I'm glad we were able to save it."

"Wow, I didn’t know it was possible to clear it like this. Amazing."

"Oh, it really worked."

As I saw the clear message, all the accumulated fatigue from our long attempts melted away like snow.

While we were celebrating, a storm of reactions was building around us.

The impact of the global server and the announcement message across all servers was immense.

Since the shield bearer used Gwangrim, the number of viewers, which had steadily increased, finally surpassed 100,000.

Although the number was small for finding a hidden route in a globally popular game, it was an enormous figure that seemed unimaginable for a new streamer on their first broadcast.

[Oh, I wasn't logged in while watching the stream. [I saw both the live stream and the server messages in real-time, I'm a legend]]

[Is this really the first day of the broadcast? Is this really the first day of the broadcast? Is this really the first day of the broadcast? Is this really the first day of the broadcast? Is this really the first day of the broadcast?]

[My little streamer, Shield Bearer, became a big company in one day...ㅠㅠ]

[The Shield Bearer started with 10,000 viewers from the beginning, and I’m over here talking like this.]

[Bard’s Gwangrim is so cool... it seemed even cooler from the shield bearer’s perspective.]

[Are you watching the ones who told the unknown newbie to just die? I’m curious to hear what they’ll say now, so if you’re out there, type something in the chat haha]

[They won’t be able to chat anymore.]

[The Spear Master’s excessive talk was a foreshadowing. Didn’t they say there were brainwashed followers right before the kingdom fell?]

[The over-immersed explainer did something right.]

[Bard, can you please use Gwangrim one more time in a different avatar?ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

The chat was going wild, but it wasn’t just the chat.

The donation window was on fire as well.

When Namgung Gyuyeon opened the donation window at the perfect timing after the clear and all the effects had finished, congratulatory messages flooded in.

The donation system couldn’t keep up with the rush, and the automatic message reading system was overwhelmed.

At first, Yoo Sang-hoon greeted them, but as the messages kept coming, he paused and decided to thank those who donated later in a video he would upload.

Our raid results didn’t just impact the stream.

There were many users who had no interest in streaming but just played the game, but the server message spreading across all servers caused a huge ripple.

Since there were more users playing PlayerZ than watching the stream, the impact quickly spread throughout the game.

Countless users flocked to the island to save the ‘Tsunami Summoning Corrupted Spirit.’

[The sunken island is about to erupt LOL Seems like everyone came to save the cursed one.]

[At Great King's Island, weapon-maxed dealers are always on standby... Please, supporters with purification, come along.]

[The chat refreshes so quickly, would anyone even bother making a party here? LOL]

[Does anyone speak English? Eng plz :(1]

[You should’ve treated supporters better.]

[All the supporters in the friend request list have been kidnapped already ㄷㄷ]

[If the Shield Bearer’s party clears it like this, will the cursed one be added as an NPC? Is that true?]

[It seems like it will be added, based on the conversation between the Spear Master and the cursed one.]

Meanwhile, Do Shi-hoo, who had thought it was just a simple system message, belatedly realized it was a full server-wide notification when he saw the flood of private messages and friend requests.

He let out an exclamation as he saw the notification window that covered his entire screen.

"Wow, I’m getting so many friend requests and whispers!"

"You still had that turned on?"

"I usually don’t get many friend requests or whispers, so I left it on..."

Yoo Sang-hoon, the center of the broadcast as the Shield Bearer, and I, a well-known player with a recognizable name, stood out. Jang Nam-uk, who was struggling with the game, was naturally more visible. Meanwhile, Do Shi-hoo, despite sometimes joking around with senior jokes, was relatively less aggressive.

Although there were times when his jokes made people cringe, his odd but likable antics while playing the game won him favor.

But now, after achieving such an accomplishment in-game, it seemed the ripple effect was reaching Do Shi-hoo as well.

Messages were flooding in so much that he couldn’t even play the game properly, and in the end, he reluctantly turned off all the notification functions.

"Hey, let’s take a screenshot before we go."

Yoo Sang-hoon, who had finished his donation greetings midway, suggested.

Jang Nam-uk, still immersed in talking to the spirit, Do Shi-hoo, who had finished setting up, and I, who had been managing the chat, all agreed with the idea.

A screenshot is always a must at the end of a raid, right?

We positioned ourselves around the spirit.

"What pose should we do?"

"Let’s each do what we want."

"Uh, uh, how do I change my pose?"

"Go into photo mode."

It’s nice when everyone does the same pose for unity, but showing our individuality would be fun too.

Jang Nam-uk was agonizing over the pose for a while, but since he would probably still be undecided an hour later, Yoo Sang-hoon made the move.

"I'm taking it! Three, two, one."

<Shield Bearer clenches his fist.> ≪StillThinkingOfNames lies down on the floor.≫

<Spear Master waves his hand.>

Click.

The sound of the screenshot echoed throughout Yoo Sang-hoon’s room.

The chat, too, followed the screenshot-taking vibe, with emojis like '√^^' flooding in.

"Ah... I took it with such a boring pose. I should have chosen something more similar to the spirit standing..."

"Then let’s take a few more."

"Let’s do that!"

We happily chose a few more poses for Jang Nam-uk, who was feeling disappointed.

After taking more than ten screenshots, we simultaneously hit the button to exit the raid zone.

It was when we confirmed our exit choice with ‘Y.’ We expected the lighthouse keeper to appear and show us an epilogue, but instead, we found ourselves floating in a space, not on the island. Yoo Sang-hoon, who recognized the space, let out a short exclamation.

Jang Nam-uk and Do Shi-hoo, slightly slower, realized where we were after watching Yoo Sang-hoon’s video.

"This is that place!"

"Will our names be left here too?"

[?]

[What’s going on? Is there something else?]

[I think I saw that in the video with the Shield Bearer.]

[Ah, that’s the place where the existence transcends time and space.]

["It’s the ‘Crack in the Door.’ It’s the first place where the title ‘Openers of the Door’ was granted across all servers. Shield Bearer, your name has already appeared several times."]

[What is that? You’re not a pro gamer, you’re just ignorant about it.]

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[Wow, I’m still not a pro gamer?]

Players of PlayerZ are referred to as "Openers of the Door" for being the ones who opened the dimensional rift, and the space created by the rift is called "Crack in the Door."

The "Crack in the Door" was a special space different from the usual maps.

PlayerZ users each progressed at their own pace, and there was a setting where they existed in different timelines within Zeta. The "Crack in the Door" transcended that setting, existing beyond time and space.

In the Crack in the Door, statues of those who achieved firsts in the server were left.

"You’re supposed to place your hand here, right? Like this?"

"Yeah, if you place your hand, a statue will form, and your name will be engraved."

Yoo Sang-hoon, the experienced one, demonstrated.

Before us, floating in the air, were water masses the same color as the purified spirit. When Yoo Sang-hoon reached out to touch one, the light around us brightened.

When the light faded, the water mass had transformed into a statue of Yoo Sang-hoon holding a surfboard.

Underneath it, the name "Shield Bearer" and the date of the purification of the spirit were engraved.

‘The avatar my class gave me is here.’

The Bard statue, labeled "jo2god111," wore a galaxy robe and a Celtic harp adorned with constellations.

Looking at that statue, I realized the importance of having a good avatar for critical raids.

Do Shi-hoo didn’t mind and actually liked it, but the Dark Mage wearing a shirt with a fishbone design didn’t exactly look like a hero who saved the world.

In some sense, he looked like an old-school gamer.

After taking screenshots of the statue from all angles, we were about to leave the Crack in the Door.

<The higher beings of Zeta bestow blessings upon you.> <The higher beings of Zeta will watch over your journey.>

With the warm screen effect, a voice sending us off was heard.

Yoo Sang-hoon widened his eyes slightly.

It was a message he hadn’t heard when he visited the Crack in the Door before.

Was it the blessing of Zeta’s higher beings? The island, now greeting the morning, was bathed in sunlight.

"Do you want to hear the epilogue now?"

"Of course, we need to go check the warriors, see the state of the ruins, and help repair the lighthouse. Let’s go quickly."

NPCs from the island, who had come to welcome the players who saved the island and the spirit, appeared ahead.

As we moved toward them, we decided to enjoy the epilogue together.

If we were to clear the epilogue, we’d probably spend the night at Yoo Sang-hoon’s house.

Even after the first broadcast of the "King of the Kingdom," its influence continued.

Streamers who mained PlayerZ moved to save the ‘Tsunami Summoning Corrupted Spirit,’ and those who weren’t familiar with the Shield Bearer or hadn’t logged in when the server message appeared were now hearing about it.

As a result, the "Cursed One Challenge" became a trend.

Many users used all means to save the cursed one.

After various attempts, they discovered something.

"If we hadn’t purified the cursed one then, it wouldn’t have fought alongside us. We did well healing and purifying at the same time."

Players who couldn’t find a supporter with purification and used items to try again posted about it on game forums.

The cursed one, exhausted from fighting the players, wouldn’t be hostile after purification, but without healing, it wouldn’t fight alongside you.

Those who tried again after failing the first time, not realizing this, still cleared it, but they missed the event where the cursed one fought alongside them, and they felt regret.

Choosing a Gwangrim that could enhance healing abilities was definitely the right choice.

‘I wish I could use that power in real life.’

As I remembered the moments when I used the Bard’s healing power to save party members, a sense of regret lingered.

If I could wield the healing power, I could save more people, and my potential for more moves would grow.

But wasn’t obtaining the power I had wanted from Flare Master a tremendous miracle?

I would keep using the chess pieces I had and make my next move.

Now it was time to inspect and strengthen the chess pieces I had.

It was time to begin preparations for the upcoming Korea-China-Japan Youth Exchange.