Became the Mother of Virtual YouTubers - Chapter 130
Deep in the dense jungle.
A grotesque tree, emitting ominous energy like it was burning black, stood alone.
On its massive trunk, writhing blue-green vines squirmed.
As if its heart was beating, it throbbed, even to the cracked bark.
The moment Winter faced this extraordinary tree, the corners of her mouth curled up.
“Spirit Treant…”
Winter slowly took a breath.
It was the hidden field boss on the first floor that she had been watching since the beta test.
At that time, she had to explore the entire first-floor map within a limited time, so she passed it by without sufficient preparation.
But now it was different.
Determined to catch this monster, Winter tightly gripped the sword in her hand.
“This time, I won’t miss.”
The Spirit Treant boasted vast health and high defense.
Moreover, each of its attacks was deadly.
It was dangerous enough that approaching it was impossible without knowing its patterns.
However, she had grasped some of its patterns during the beta test.
“When the main aggro is on the ground, it causes earthquakes, and when it’s in the air, it swings its branches… and sometimes throws explosive fruits.”
In that case, she could just keep chipping away until it died.
Dodge well and hit well.
That’s the standard strategy in any RPG.
Winter was confident she could execute this better than anyone else in Jinro World.
With her background as the leader of a clear party for the 3rd raid in the MMORPG “Last Ark” and being the first Korean to clear the vampire queen 40-man raid in “WOW,” those weren’t accolades she had gotten just by riding on coattails.
It was just as Winter was slowly closing the distance to the Treant.
Suddenly, a notification sound rang out, and a donation message appeared.
[Big Spender has donated 100,000 won]
[Bunny Gacha 1st round]
Soon, a soft light swirled around her.
-[System] Magic power resides in Winter [Movement speed increased by 10%][5 minutes]
Winter smiled lightly.
“Thank you for the donation. But I need more firepower right now… Ah, though the movement speed isn’t bad.”
As Winter smiled cheerfully, the chat started to rapidly scroll up.
-Give me money (somewhat paraphrased)
-Starting the donations, hahaha
-Money monster activated
-Ah~ If you don’t pay, we can’t start the raid, you know?
Naturally, Winter’s fans, the Songis, weren’t stingy about spending money.
[Big Spender has donated 100,000 won]
[Bunny Gacha 2nd round]
-[System] Magic power resides in Winter [Attack power increased by 10%][5 minutes]
-[System] Previous buff has been removed [Movement speed increased by 10%]
[Big Spender has donated 100,000 won]
[Bunny Gacha 3rd round]
-[System] Magic power resides in Winter [All attacks gain Wind attribute enchantment][5 minutes]
-[System] Previous buff has been removed [Attack power increased by 10%]
[SongiSongi has donated 100,000 won]
[Buff interception!]
-[System] Magic power resides in Winter [Defense increased by 10%][5 minutes]
-[System] Previous buff has been removed [All attacks gain Wind attribute enchantment]
…
[Big Spender has donated 100,000 won]
[Bunny Gacha 11th round]
-[System] Magic power resides in Winter [All attacks gain Fire attribute enchantment][5 minutes]
-[System] Previous buff has been removed [Breast size increased by 10%]
[Big Spender has donated 1,040,000 won]
[I think this should be enough. Winter, let’s deploy.]
“Thank you, Big Spender. Thanks to you, the raid time will be greatly reduced.”
Soon, the Spirit Treant’s red eyes began to shine ominously.
Grrr…!!
With a grotesque rumble, its enormous roots surged up from the ground, tearing through it.
The ground shook violently as if an earthquake had occurred.
Thick branches swung like arms.
But Winter had already predicted all of those attacks.
She lightly kicked off the ground and leaped over the branches.
When the fruit bombs came flying, she quickly changed direction.
‘The Spirit Treant is a monster that existed during the beta test.’
Winter recalled Jin Ha’s words, spoken as she passed by.
‘Certainly, monsters created during the beta were all made to mimic human movements, so they lacked variety.’
Of course, there was a possibility that the patterns had changed compared to the beta.
Take the man-eating flower, for example; it was a new monster that hadn’t existed.
‘But the Spirit Treant, as a hidden field boss, had its patterns disclosed only to me and not to other streamers.’
Therefore, she was confident its patterns remained the same and swung her sword, imbued with a red energy, with all her might.
Boom-!
With a loud explosion, the tree’s bark shattered into pieces.
Starting with that first attack, over the course of about 3 hours.
Winter gradually chipped away at the Treant’s health without taking a single critical hit.
-Her concentration is insane…
-Isn’t that boss supposed to be raided as a party unit?
-Is this even possible?
-At this level, isn’t she practically a pro gamer?
[Star Dust Squad0 has donated 100,000 won]
[Go, Winter!]
-[System] Magic power resides in Winter [All attacks gain Fire attribute enchantment][5 minutes]
-[System] Previous buff has been removed [Attack power increased by 10%]
Thus, with Winter’s tireless attacks and the 100,000 won punches from her fans, the enormous body of the Treant began to slowly collapse.
Kraahhh-
With a hollow scream, the Treant’s body disintegrated into dust.
In place of the great tree, only a shabby wooden sword remained.
“Lucky me. I was just boosting my proficiency in direct swords.”
Winter nonchalantly picked up the fallen wooden sword.
She had expected a Hidden Piece to drop, after all.
[Decayed Branch of the World Tree]
Classification: Direct Sword
Grade: Hidden
Features
-Perfect: This item will not be damaged.
-Curse Transfer: Targets hit by this item have a 5% probability of being randomly cursed.
-Life Drain: Inflicts 0.5% health absorption from the target damaged by this item.
…
“…I’ll take back what I said about being lucky. I’m really quite lucky.”
Of course, she had not anticipated that the options of this Hidden Piece would be this good.
It wasn’t just that the options were good.
For Winter, who had to roam around for a long time with limited supplies, it was an optimized weapon.
“I was thinking of stopping by the village to find a new weapon anyway, so this works out. Now I can just keep going.”
Winter nodded satisfactorily and threw the two swords and dagger, which were falling apart and about to break, onto the ground.
-Wow… The options on the Hidden Item are amazing.
-(Chat hidden by manager)
-(Chat hidden by manager)
-She’s got wings now as someone who takes down the Hidden Boss alone, hahaha.
-Let’s go for a performance test~
The audience’s reactions were also heated.
In their excitement, quite a few viewers started mentioning other Hidden Pieces Winter had found during the beta test, only to get banned by Young-Jun.
After taking enough rest, Winter spread her wings and soared high into the sky.
“I spent more time in the jungle than I expected, so I’ll hurry to the next location.”
It was a different matter, but this wooden sword was separate from the three Hidden Pieces Winter had found during the beta test.
In other words, her farming had just barely begun.
*
For the next two full days.
Winter spent a full round counterclockwise on the first-floor map, collecting Hidden Pieces.
[Anonymous Donor has donated 1,000 won]
[Can someone summarize the Hidden Pieces that Winter has collected so far!!]
-Starting with the World Tree Wooden Sword~
-She got the Elf Warrior ring under the freezing pond.
-She found some strange self-illuminating ice chunk as well?
-Shining ice <<< This is definitely a hit, if she goes to the second floor, she’ll get a Hidden Class transfer, right?
-Thanks for the summary, Songi Wagon!!
The chat room atmosphere was hot, but Winter's heart was calm.
To be precise, her heart was just starting to race.
That was because everything she had gathered so far.
Was merely for the equipment setup to uncover the secret of the place she was heading to.
Winter headed to the dark and eerie forest at the western end of the first floor to solve the last puzzle.
“Could this be it...?”
Behind the overwhelming giant rock.
She could see a small cave entrance, just large enough for a single person to squeeze through among the thick undergrowth.
Winter naturally took out the shining ice shard and stepped into the cave.
*
Inside the dark and damp cave.
The sound of Winter’s footsteps echoed lightly.
There were numerous forks in the cave, but Winter walked without hesitation.
“First, go leftmost, then second on the right...”
It was only natural as she had already been here once.
She had discovered the secret space by chance during the beta test, but just as she found out the last secret, the server had shut down, and she hadn't been able to verify it properly.
Winter remembered the path exactly.
Soon, she arrived at a small chamber hidden deep within the cave.
“Fortunately, nothing has changed here.”
Winter slowly lifted the glowing ice in her hand.
The blue light illuminated the mural carved into the cave wall.
On one side, a beautiful elf with a stunning appearance was depicted, glowing with radiant light.
On the other side, the twisted forms of the Dark Elf and the Demon race were drawn.
Winter's gaze momentarily paused under the picture depicting the Demon race.
Looking a little lower, she saw a long, elaborate string of alphabet codes.
“Anagram?”
It looked complex at first glance.
“The most dark and ugly being, if we trace back the origins of the Demon race... they are the black history of the Creator (Modeler), Jin Ha...”
For Winter, who had a degree in English literature, this level of code was decipherable right then and there.
“It is a product of her immature creation, a past and a failed work that she would be embarrassed to reveal to the world.”
Winter’s voice grew softer.
“Still, the reason she dared to reveal it was to reflect on the past and to have conviction about the path she chose...”
Muttering to herself like that for a while.
Winter suddenly realized the meaning contained in this code and smirked lightly.
“Even Mama... was surprisingly sentimental.”