Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast-Chapter 79 : Snow Mountain Drake Hunt (4)

Snow Mountain Drake Hunt (4)
The defeat of the Snow Mountain Drake.
Like a broken clock ticking once again, the seemingly frozen chat window recovered its usual pace.
- Whoa?
- What? What even happened?
- Did the drake die in one blow?
- Is that even possible?
- (Kemalcon)(Kemalcon)(Kemalcon)
- He controlled it with Dragon Breath sorcery, right? Right?
- As expected, elden's Top Sword...! Reaching the level of Perfect Threefold Flame!
- Threefold Flame LMAO
- Purple focus! Purple focus! Purple focus! Purple focus!
- Who thinks focusing would change anything? Where's the guy who thinks focus changes nothing?
- Relentless, truly relentless lol Even after this, you don't believe in Godple?
- [PerMan][Purplelelujah]
- Crazy lol He even ignores type disadvantage
- Fact) Perfect-style swordsmanship is advantageous against any foe
- Fact LMAO
The chat window was flooded with excitement. Lee Gyeongbok sheathed his sword, a faint smile on his face.
"Ah, it's going straight into a cutscene."
Control slipped away as the protagonist moved to the drake's corpse. Soon a halo of light seeped into his body.
['Snow Mountain Drake's Soul' acquired.]
A message stating he had obtained the soul.
Right after, the witch golem who'd been on his shoulder hopped down toward the corpse.
She grunted, tugging at the drake's scales. But soon enough, shaking her head, it seemed she lacked the strength.
"Ugh... I can't do it in this form."
"What is she doing?"
"Dragon scales are considered valuable materials. If we take some, I'm sure it'll be useful."
The entire situation sent the chat window into fits of laughter.
- LMAO The mini nuna is collecting them
- The fatal cuteness of the mini nuna...!
- Normally, it just picks them up automatically lol
- It feels totally different when the nuna picks it up
- Nuna, collect it for me tooooo
- I'm so jealous ㅠㅠ
In the meantime, the protagonist shrugged and began gathering the scales himself. Soon the screen flickered and shifted.
[Special material 'Dragon Scale' acquired.]
Lee Gyeongbok read the message, unable to hide his curiosity.
"Special material?"
- It's a crafting material!
- If you go to the knight order's forge later, you can use it to make equipment
- Dragon scales are really good lol
- Stats are great but the durability is insane
At the viewers' immediate replies, Lee Gyeongbok nodded.
'Is this the "great fortune" the fortune reading spoke of? Feels a bit lacking for that, though.'
While Lee Gyeongbok was puzzled, the cutscene protagonist began moving toward the drake's lair area.
Maybe there was another reward here.
"Ah... There's nothing."
But inside were only corpses clad in armor.
- Did you think there'd be treasure in the lair like any other fantasy game?
- Instead, we present the drake corpse collection^^
- Godple's reaction is so cute lol
- This is always the part the noobs look forward to, right? lol
- Still, if he's taking down the Snow Mountain Drake, he's no newbie lol
- Newbie (actually a veteran)
When Lee Gyeongbok couldn't hide his disappointment, the viewers laughed. But soon their attention returned to the cutscene.
"What's this...?"
The witch had come down and examined the armor of one of the corpses. Her presence clearly altered the normally standard cutscene.
She pointed to a faint insignia on the rusted armor.
"These people... they're with the Drake Knight Order."
"Drake Knight Order?"
"Yes, knights who've bonded and grown alongside hatchling drakes since childhood..."
The witch trailed off.
Meanwhile, the chat window was abuzz with fresh questions.
- Drake Knight Order? Aren't those the ones from Elden Kingdom?
- Yeah, that's right
- The NPCs who helped us during co-op content
- Why are they popping up all of a sudden?
- More story foreshadowing!
- Fromsoft brain overheating!
"The Drake Knight Order disbanded a long time ago."
"Disbanded?"
"Yes... There was an incident where the drakes turned on their knight masters."
The witch spoke bitterly. The protagonist suddenly thrust his hand forward, reaching between the corpses.
"What's this...?"
Although covered in dust and blood, it was easy to recognize what he pulled out.
"Why is there a holy orb here?"
A blue sphere, the 'Holy Orb.'
The very thing Saint Sophia had promised.
- Whoa?
- Why'd that drop?
- Huh? That wasn't in the original route
- Something's happening, something's up
The viewers were shocked.
But they quickly focused. This cutscene was different, so a new development was sure to follow.
"Are there usually multiple holy orbs?"
"I don't know what you mean. A holy orb?"
The witch's voice was tinged with bewilderment.
"This isn't a holy orb. Holy orbs aren't blue—they're golden."
At those words, Lee Gyeongbok realized why his spiritual energy hadn't reacted to the orb.
'So, it was a fake.'
The Holy Orb Sophia had shown him as a reward had been a fake.
"... What?"
The protagonist seemed to mirror the expressions of the viewers. The chat window, too, filled with shock.
- ???????????
- The holy orb was fake?
- 〈Message deleted by moderation bot (Warning 1)〉
- Ah, crap, that's a spoiler lol
- Wow... So that's why...
- 〈Message deleted by moderation bot (Warning 1)〉
- Stop with the spoilers, elden fans!
- Good Elden fans, just spam LMAO
Though the revelation was shocking, the cutscene had not yet ended.
Maybe because the fake holy orb was removed, some of the corpses slid to the side. The witch hurried to one of the bodies revealed underneath.
"Broken one! This knight still has a soul left!"
One corpse, still veiled with a halo, appeared. The witch glanced back and asked,
"If you take this soul, you'll become even stronger. But if I use my sorcery, the soul will scatter—but you'll be able to speak with him a little. What do you want to do?"
[Obtain 'Drake Knight's Soul.']
[Permit use of the witch's sorcery.]
Two choices appeared with her question. The chat window exploded.
- You HAVE to pick the second one!
- LMAO New path, gotta see the story
- 22222222222
- KongKongKongKongKongKongKongKongKong
- ECHO EE!
- Let the witch nuna do whatever she wants!
- Holding my breath until sorcery is used, gasp!
Surprisingly, there was almost no disagreement. Virtually everyone wanted option 2.
Just as Lee Gyeongbok was thinking the story sounded interesting and was about to choose—
['eldenbroGatherYourStrength' has proposed a quest!]
[Condition – Select the sorcery option]
[Success – 50,000 won]
A quest offer abruptly changed the mood.
- What's with this roundabout donation lol
- Getting requests with the donation? Can't resist lol
- Haha, I'm in right away
- It's time to awaken to the power of capitalism!
['MiniNoonaIsCute' has added to the quest reward.]
['KongLineIsTheLaw' has added to the quest reward.]
['CantSeeIfNotNow' has added to the quest reward.]
...
Endless notification messages and rapidly increasing prize money.
'Feels like I'm not allowed to say I was going to pick that anyway.'
Lee Gyeongbok had no choice but to quietly shut his mouth. It took a moment for the excitement and frenzy to subside.
[Success – 3,970,000 won]
Nearly 4 million won accumulated for a single choice.
"Ah, thank you for the quest proposal. It feels more like a request than an actual quest, though."
- At this point it's not a request, it's a bribe lol
- LMAO No need for a bribe when you've got this
- Elden fans' firepower though lol
- Is there really a streamer making 4 million won with a single finger?!
- And that's a golden finger at that lol
Lee Gyeongbok smiled faintly at the chat.
"With this much support, I have no choice but to pick 2."
He lightly selected the option and added,
"It's not like I really need to get stronger right now, anyway."
- Ah lol Purple double-absurdity ON!
- Is this the double-absurdity breath right here?!
- Haha! You let your guard down, Purple viewer!
- Critical double-absurdity, what is this!
- Is there a streamer who takes 4 million won and trolls!?
- More damage than the drake's flame breath lol
- LMAO With a single line, godple slays tens of thousands
With everyone in high spirits, Lee Gyeongbok finalized his choice.
The witch replied in a resolute voice.
"As expected, you're different. I won't disappoint you either."
Thin threads of light spun from the witch, wrapping around the Drake Knight's soul.
Like unraveling a tangled skein, the knight's soul scattered. Then, as the warp and weft intertwined, the threads of light gathered densely to form a male figure.
"What... what's happening...?"
At last, the soul spoke. The sorcery had worked.
"Where am I? Who are you people? The monsters—the drakes—what happened to them?"
"There are no more monsters. What happened here?"
At the protagonist's question, the drake knight's face softened with relief, yet filled with sorrow.
"We, we... came at the Order Church's request to hunt the monsters of the Snow Mountain. The Saint wished for our safety and gave us a holy orb. She said if things became dire, the Elden Knights would protect us..."
His voice suddenly turned fervent.
"Ah...! But there was no blessing! It was a trap instead!"
"A trap?"
"The holy orb, it had to be that! Suddenly the drakes turned monstrous, my comrades—my comrades...!"
The knight's form glitched, as if covered in static. The witch let out a short groan and moved her hands again.
"It's all in the past now. Knight, it wasn't your fault."
"Ah, ahh... Everyone, everyone died. Only my drake and I survived. But I eventually..."
He trailed off, falling silent. Then he slowly looked up at the protagonist.
"... So, that's what happened. I, too, am already dead."
The protagonist nodded slowly. The knight gave a bitter smile.
"Did you guard my remains, so that monsters or the dead wouldn't defile my soul?"
"No, that's probably just..."
The witch left the sentence unfinished.
The viewers pieced together the situation from the conversation alone.
- Whoa...?
- No way?
- Wow... So that's how it is?
- Can't even finish speaking...
"So the Snow Mountain Drake was guarding its master all this time."
At Lee Gyeongbok's words, the chat filled with crying emoticons.
"The drake who guarded this place is dead. I killed it."
The protagonist didn't hide the truth. For a fleeting moment, the knight's soul wavered, but it was only for an instant.
"... Thank you."
He did not grow angry. Instead, he expressed gratitude.
"A drake who lost its master would undoubtedly have turned on people one day. Thank you for giving it rest before it became a monster."
The Drake Knight's soul placed his hand over his chest in salute.
"Now I must rejoin my comrades. And surely, my drake brother is there as well. Nameless knight, I deeply thank you for your kindness."
With those words, the halo of light slowly crumbled. The witch slowly lowered her hand.
"The Drake Knights called the hatchling drakes they raised their brothers. I hope they will be together..."
Sorrow colored her voice.
- Tang... The church did them dirty
- That's pretty disgraceful, huh?
- Is this why it's the knight order alliance route?
- Don't cry, nuna!
- It's okay, golems don't actually shed tears
- Gotta keep from over-immersion lol
Viewers offered their own reactions. But the cutscene was not yet done.
"The Saint was behind the Drake Knight Order...?"
The witch still seemed unable to recover from the shock. The protagonist, however, was coldly rational.
"At the cathedral, the orb she showed me was the same as this one. That's a fact."
Just the attempt to hand over a fake rather than the real thing was already a huge problem.
The witch muttered in a powerless voice.
"But Grandma Sophia isn't that kind of person..."
With that, the mood abruptly shifted.
"... Grandma?"
- ??????
- What is this?
- Why is the Church nuna called grandma?
- What is this foreshadowing now?
- What's with this sudden turn!
Neither the protagonist nor the viewers could hide their confusion.
"What do you mean? Saint Sophia is a young woman."
"Huh...?"
The witch was unable to conceal her bewilderment.
"No, that can't be. But if that's the case..."
Soon, she concluded in a voice full of certainty.
"The person you met wasn't the real Saint."
Not only was the holy orb a fake.
The "Saint" who handed it over wasn't real either.
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