I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 65

-Thunk-thunk

The sound of footsteps echoing in the forest.

A carnivorous dinosaur, about the size of a second floor of a building, was walking along the forest path.

“The sensation is so different.”

But the biggest advantage is right here.

-Rraaah⸻!!

-Crack!

The Tyrannosaurus’ jaw closed, and a bloodied horned dinosaur sprawled on the ground.

“That’s refreshing.”

I had to run a marathon for quite a while just to catch that thing when I was a juvenile.

Now that I’ve grown larger and my damage has increased:

I can send most herbivores packing with just one bite.

Finally, I can sh**t an awesome ambush scene.

Of course, that means

There are probably other Tyrannosaurus like me.

“I’ll politely decline this.”

So, I rejected the party request that came to me.

Then came the responses in the chat window.

-??? You’re declining this?

-You gotta stick together to survive

-Are you confident?

“Ah, I know it’s advantageous to stick together.”

This game is pretty much no different from real wildlife.

The more you group up, the easier it gets to hunt, and it’s easier to protect yourself.

But.

“If we gather too many, I fear the food shortage will be no joke.”

Look right now:

Even I, as a sub-adult, can disappear after just two bites.

How about the adults that are several times bigger than me?

There’s no way I can carelessly cover the food costs for a group of ten with the size of two elephants.

Then, it means I’ll automatically have to actively engage in combat with other users, and what if I d*e trying?

I don’t want to do a dinosaur impersonation.

[Anonymous Sponsor donated 1,000 won]

=But you’re still a minor, so they might not make you do tough things?

“Uh…?”

Is that so?

Thinking about it, I just need to grow until I’m an adult.

After that, I won’t be broadcasting indefinitely, so why did I even…?

“…Uh, I can’t take that again, right?”

-Is it possible?

-hahahaha

-haha

-Cheongha is so ugly…

“I don’t know, I’ve already declined, so it can’t be helped.”

A train that has already left cannot be caught again.

Since I’ve already declined, asking them again would feel a bit awkward, right?

So, I decided to just shake it off coolly.

“First of all, let me find a way to survive.”

Looking at the side of the screen, I noticed the thirst meter that was already more than half gone.

I hadn’t gotten hungry since I had just hunted two AI a moment ago.

Unfortunately, bl**d doesn’t quench thirst.

Ultimately, it meant I had to look for a water source nearby…

Sniff-sniff-

Using my sense of smell, I tried to find water, and spotted a large body of water not too far away.

There was plenty of water, and the surrounding scenery was beautiful. It was the central lake famous for gathering numerous dinosaurs.

If it were normally, I wouldn’t have even laid eyes on this place because it was dangerous…

‘But it should be okay…?’

Other waters were far from here, and I might d*e of thirst on the way.

I wouldn’t be here long anyway, just planning to drink some water and leave.

Just a moment, it should be fine to stop by for a very short while?

Slowly, I turned the wheel toward the central lake.

Thinking back, I should have sent the group request again at this time.

I still regret that I went to the central lake alone that day.

* * *

-Swoosh

As I descended the hill, an expansive lake spread out before me.

The sunlight shining on the surface sparkled like jewels.

Above the waterfall, I spotted a ruined building.

‘What is this, some Jurassic X type place?’

Well, thinking about it, it wouldn’t have been the age of dinosaurs when Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus roamed the same land.

Ugh, there shouldn’t be anyone here…?

After surveying the surroundings, I quickly approached the water’s edge to quench my thirst.

Phew, I thought I was going to d*e from thirst.

I won’t have many chances to visit here again, so I better drink a lot while I can.

Just as I was hydrating for quite a while.

“Huh?”

Something round briefly poked its head out of the surface in the distance, then quickly submerged back into the water.

“Did you see that just now?”

-?? Was there something?

-I didn’t see anything…

-No, I really saw something come up from far away and then go back down!

-What? Like a crocodile?

-There aren’t any crocodiles here…

Fortunately, it seems I wasn’t imagining things as some viewers reported back.

Feeling uneasy, I distanced myself from the water’s edge.

Since it was about 80% full, that should be enough.

-Isn’t that a Spino?

-??? What?

-Why is that in survival mode?

-You get that if you sponsor the server

As I continued to keep an eye on the water’s edge:

-Swoosh

A large sail emerged above the surface.

It moved around as if the vast lake itself was a bed that rolls around.

And then, it started swimming directly towards me.

“Um, this is not good?”

Seeing the carnivorous dinosaur spot me and charge at me from the water,

I started running without turning back.

Now I can’t drink water comfortably anymore.

I heard crocodiles might be added later, what will happen then?

Well, at least…

As seen just moments ago, Spinosaurus is a semi-aquatic dinosaur.

It probably wouldn’t be able to run that fast on land…

Thump, thump-thump⸻!

Simultaneously, the intense sound of footsteps was getting closer.

Inadvertently, I turned the screen around.

?? No way, that’s insane.

Why is it running that fast?

With the sail on its back, it should be flopping around, but it’s running like crazy.

It’s fast enough to be far quicker than I was as a sub-adult.

At this rate, it could easily beat Usain Bolt!

=[Stop, Tyrannosaurus]

At the same time.

Through the entire chat window, the Spino user’s words came flying in.

=[Let’s decide the true king of dinosaurs]

“Ah, come on.”

What do you mean deciding the king of dinosaurs?

Looking at my size, it’s obvious I’m still a juvenile!

It’s just that I look easy to k*ll!

=[Stop now, I’m starving.]

Look at that.

Huh? Now they don’t even hide their intent to eat me.

“They are very openly trying to k*ll me now.”

-Who should we support?

-Just support the Spino

-No… I still have to stick with the T-Rex…

-Are we reenacting Jurassic Park 3?

“What are we reenacting?”

Due to the nature of the game where damage goes up and down according to your and your opponent’s class,

The largest carnivore, Spinosaurus, was simply the king of in-fighting.

Every type of damage it suffered was reduced thanks to its massive frame, while it inflated its own damage.

That thing can even take down an adult Rex in a direct confrontation!

What could I, still a sub-adult, do?

=[Is that how you run off to land? What a ridiculous Theropod. Tyrannosaurus]

During the moment I was running in a panic.

A chat comment came flying from behind.

Drawing on my poor English skills from my past life as a high school graduate, and present life as a middle-school graduate,

I roughly interpreted it to mean:

‘So you’re running away to land? What an absurd Theropod. Tyrannosaurus…?’

…What is this, a lore reference?

=[Well, it’s time to get tired. It’s a dinosaur that knows nothing but fighting on land on a fictitious day.]

‘Yeah, it’s about time to get tired, right? A species that always fights on land.’

I want to retort, but it seems I would lose both on land and in the water.

Forget it, I’ll just run away.

More importantly, how is this guy able to write long messages while running like that?

As I was engaged in this unexpected ‘try to catch me if you can’ with Spinosaurus.

Ding-ding-

A donation message arrived in the stream.

[Anonymous Sponsor donated 50,000 won]

=Can you make a bet on whether they’ll eat you or not?

Then came a brief silence.

…Wait, what did you just say?

For a moment, my head felt dizzy.

“…Are you crazy?!”

Cheongha, who understood the chat message, let out a roar of anger.

Wait, what? A person is about to d*e here. And that’s what you’re saying?

You want me to open a betting table?

“Am I about to open a betting table?!”

I’m currently too busy holding down the shift key desperately.

If I survive here, you’re the first one I’ll ban!

How much longer has it been since I ran like this?

-Cough…

Just before my stamina was nearly exhausted, the sound of footsteps had quieted down to some extent.

When I looked back, I saw a Spinosaurus quietly sitting down.

Okay, you’re tired too.

At the same time, cautiously, I sat down as well and began to recover my stamina.

-Chew…

-Rraaahhh!

A tense staring contest between us ensued.

If I ran this much, maybe they would spare me?

I cautiously expressed my intention to surrender, but the response I got back was a declaration of war.

Tch, as expected, they won’t accept it.

In the first place, they’re in an overwhelmingly advantageous situation, so they wouldn’t accept that.

‘Ah, cr*p. I’m hungry.’

In the meantime, it seems this thing wanted to eat, as its hunger meter began decreasing again.

Is it going to eat now in this situation?

At that moment,

The opposing Spino stood up and crouched down.

The same tactic I had just used.

It was certainly an attempt to ambush.

“Ah, d*mn.”

I quickly got up and assumed an ambush position.

I had no margin to relax against a creature that could outrun even a usual mid-sized dinosaur.

In that brief moment, my speed had dropped, but it didn’t matter much.

“Still, the forest is not too far away.”

Thanks to its large size, Spinosaurus had many advantages, but it also had many disadvantages.

One of them was that its hitbox was ridiculously big.

Because of that, in a forest dense with trees and rocks, even if it chased well, it could easily get stuck somewhere and miss its prey.

‘If I keep clashing, it’ll get stuck somewhere eventually.’

And my prediction was proven correct.

-Kruuuaaaahhh!

The sail got caught in a tree, causing the Spinosaurus to roar in anger after losing its prey right in front of its face.

Phew, I thought I was really done for.