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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 29
Chapter Title: All Master's Game Broadcast
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-Baek Seorin: Sending over the Zombie Survival settings, gear, abilities, and so on.
└Attached file: [Zombie Survival.hwp]
"...She's still pissed, huh."
Park Haesung frowned as he checked the message Seorin had sent him Monday morning.
Ever since his meeting with Angel and Yang Jiyeon right after signing the contract on Saturday, she'd been acting like this, and he couldn't hide his frustration.
"What the hell? I just said we should meet on business terms and make it a win-win. Was that so wrong?"
Of course, even two days later, Haesung still had no idea what the problem was.
"Not like a goddess would get jealous over some random human woman in the first place."
Though maybe he knew the answer but was just pretending not to notice.
"Anyway, it's ad day today, so let's read what she sent."
Giving up on figuring it out right in front of him, Haesung started going over the neatly organized Zombie Survival details Seorin had provided.
"Basically, you kill zombies swarming from ordinary human bodies, gain EXP, strengthen your body, and become a superhuman."
Zombie Survival.
Adventure Corp's self-published new game had that instant "I gotta play this now" itch that any gamer would feel just looking at it.
Single-player game.
A game to test your limits.
A game where you could transcend human flesh into superhuman might.
It combined all the elements gamers dreamed of trying, boiling down to two main features.
"One's deciding what kind of superhuman you become through stats. The other's picking your job weapon—something like that."
Zombie Survival gave you 5 stat points every level up.
Distribute them freely into Strength, Stamina, Agility, Intellect, and Energy.
That's where Zombie Survival shone—you could play the exact same game and feel like you were playing something totally different.
"Today, pump everything into Strength for a brute. Tomorrow, dump into Intellect for a magic build. Depending on abilities, you could go full Agility speedster or tank it out with Stamina for masochists."
Even in the same game, how you allocated stats or what weapon you wielded opened up infinite possibilities.
Five stats, a dozen basic weapons.
Rare special weapons if you got lucky!
Add two job weapons on top, and the potential was truly endless.
"...Play it right, and this 'Four Great Games' title might become the 'Five Great Games.'"
Single-player only, so no direct PvP, but time attacks and kill counts allowed competition—it wasn't impossible.
Meaning it could blow fresh wind into the stagnant gaming scene stuck on the Four Great Games label.
"But only if I play it that well."
And since he'd been picked as the face to usher in this new era, Haesung had no intention of wasting the chance to shatter the old board.
Evening came, and Haesung became Comet.
* * *
"Thha."
-Koha!
-Koha!
A light chuckle and greeting brought instant hellos from viewers who'd been waiting pre-stream—diehard Comet fans.
362 people.
Considering they flooded in the second he went live, that was a huge number.
Viewers kept climbing as he greeted them and time ticked on.
"Looks like everyone's here except the latecomers, so let's dive straight into Zombie Survival!"
683 viewers.
Slightly over half his average—only then did Comet log into today's game and first ad, Zombie Survival.
[Zombie Survival]
"O... this feels legit."
The moment he loaded in, the bold 'Zombie Survival' title screen hit hard.
Thick fonts, forest backdrop beyond, packed with zombies—it was impressive.
-Yeah~ ad~
Of course, his subscribers knew it was an ad, so it just sounded like promo fluff.
Comet gave a quick game rundown after loading in.
"Kill swarming zombies, level up, pump stats, go infinite combo. Easy, right?"
-Wow! Teacher! Super easy!
-Say that and I'll hit True: Purple in Iron Fist too!
Not the best explanation, but viewers didn't want polished narration—they wanted him throwing down. So Comet skipped details and started.
[Please set your name.]
"Comet."
First prompt up, he punched in his streamer tag. A translucent status window popped up.
[Comet]
Level: 1
HP: 50 Energy: 50
Weapon: None
Strength: [5] Stamina: [5] Agility: [5] Intellect: [5] Energy: [5]
Remaining Stat Points: [0]
-Status window!
-Status window in real life too...
-Shout 'status window' three times outside rn and it appears fr
-You bastard, Mom's in the living room staring at me like I'm insane!
-And you believed it lol
Chat buzzed at Comet's status window, but it fizzled into a quick meme fest. Everyone eyed his stats.
-All 5s?
-Not that high
-But we dunno if 5's high or low in a new game, why argue? Just start?
No info on a brand-new game, so no point bickering highs and lows. Comet stretched, face serious.
"...Hmm, body feels pretty rough. About average adult male or maybe a bit frail."
-Lmao adult male = rough shape
-Korean 'rough shape' gallery
-Gallery name is filthy lol
Average to frail adult male.
Average to him, but to superhuman Comet, it was straight-up deficient.
Infinitely close to zero deficiency.
Most subs were average folks, so it stung like splash damage, but Comet ignored it.
[Choose your basic weapon.]
1. Sturdy Shield
2. Wooden Bat
3. Pickaxe
[Locked]
"Picking starting gear this time, huh."
Just pondering the follow-up screen.
Sturdy Shield, Wooden Bat, Pickaxe.
Short list, but the 'Locked' below clicked for viewers.
-Starts with three, unlocks more on achievements?
-Not bad
-Fun hunting unlock methods
Blacked-out weapons with locks and chains—no full ID, but rough guesses worked.
-Sword...?
-Axe too?
-Dagger! That's a dagger!
-But wtf's the circle one?
Swords, axes, daggers.
Some hyped their finds while others debated the three options.
-New game, shield first?
-Yeah saw other streams afternoon, most went shield
-Agree, shield when unknown!
Shield won the informal poll.
New game.
Today's launch.
Easier path over hard mode.
-Plus pump Strength and shield bashes deal damage
-Tank and DPS? No one skips shield?
Game favored Strength for attack power, so shield smacks or slams worked fine.
But opposition fired back.
-Shield? Comet picking boomer gear? Guts all gone;;
-Never been beaned by a bat? Hit once and proxy's king~
-Lmao rather pick pickaxe than shield? Baaang-shield? Zombies crawl slow?
-Aaah... Gordon-sensei... your will is fading...
Bat or pickaxe for smoother, flashier clears over defensive shield—that was the counter.
Truth was, any choice was fine.
[Sturdy Shield]
A sturdy shield.
* Grows after blocking 10 attacks.
[Wooden Bat]
Baseball bat made of wood.
Attack Power: 3
* Grows after 10 successful hits.
[Pickaxe]
Pickaxe with Gordon's... no, someone's handprints on it.
Attack Power: 5
* Grows after 10 successful hits.
'Shield has no attack but covers your body unlike others. Wooden Bat's lighter than Pickaxe despite lower power.'
One Strength = one Attack, so Bat or Pickaxe started with +3 or +5 effectively.
Shield covered low early HP.
Block perfect? Zero damage. Obvious.
Each had pros.
So Comet didn't pick.
"I'll go with recommendations. Most votes wins. Sturdy Shield 1, Wooden Bat 2, Pickaxe 3."
Stream been up a bit, viewers hit ~800.
Vote callout, and subs screamed choices.
-111111!!!!
-222222!!!!
-333333!!!!
Even split.
But Comet tilted his head weirdly.
"Huh. Chat's posting, but I can't see it..."
Frowning, face to monitor like chat vanished—subs mirrored the headtilt.
-? Server down?
-Lol I get it
Some caught on.
[NextLifeComet 님 donated 1,000 won]
1.
"Ah! First vote for Sturdy Shield!"
-...Voting via dono?
-Kuhuk, our Comet evolved! Money bird!
-1k per vote?
Realizing, they spammed donations like mad.
[MoneyBirdComet 님 donated 1,000 won]
222222
[DobbyFree 님 donated 1,000 won]
33333
[10k10Votes 님 donated 10,000 won!]
1111
"MoneyBirdComet, one for Wooden Bat—thanks. DobbyFree, one for Pickaxe! Oh, and 10k10Votes, big ten for Sturdy Shield!"
-Ugh 10k cheating
-Money printer...
-Wtf'd you say? Broke pickaxe/bat bros can't hear~
-Tch poor bat families never win
10k = ten votes confirmed, fire lit.
[GordonFreeMan 님 donated 100,000 won!!!]
Gordon's... will... calls the pickaxe... #3!!!!
Ice water on the flames.
"...Whoa. GordonFreeMan, 100k thanks. One vote per 1k... hundred votes? #3's dominating!"
-...No way
-God-Gordon Godri-man teacher! Here!
-Shield pickers wrecked! Smash their skulls!
-...Why heavens send wooden bats and pickaxes...
-One guy drops 100, how we compete ㅠㅠ
100k.
Huge sum, pure pickaxe faith from GordonFreeMan—others kept donating, but—
-★[WhiteSnow]: 1: 56 votes / 2: 37 votes / 3: 122 votes.
Seorin tallied instant-post-vote, chat-announced, sealing 1 and 2's loss.
Overwhelming.
Nearly double second—pickaxe fans went feral.
-Kiyooo! Gordon! We did it!
-God-Gordon! God-Gordon! God-Gordon!
-Pickaxe! Pickaxe! Pickaxe!
Comet grinned at the blaze.
'Made 200k.'
No effort, just vote a weapon—over 200k profit.
'Shield, bat, pickaxe—doesn't matter.'
All Master Comet could outhandle any 'counter' users regardless.
Answer set, he grabbed the pickaxe from the translucent menu.
Grip-
Solid metal heft.
His Strength nerfed to average male, but the rare weight thrilled him.
'Heft's key for that hand feel.'
Swinging 50-100kg weapons light lately—lost that bite.
Thrilled to feel it again, then—
-Grroooar...
-Grraaah...
-Grraaa...
Three zombies welcoming his first run groaned, shambling slow.
"Three zombies. Zombie Survival starts now."
Light smile at them, Comet powered the pickaxe grip two-handed and lunged.
Thus began Comet's first Zombie Survival play—the one that'd earn him 'Zombie Slayer,' twisting subs to cheer zombies over him someday.
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