Chapter 14 - Not Human (2)

The chat window was in chaos.

- My back is tingling ㄷㄷ

- If John isn’t human, what is he?!

- John, you definitely have something with the regenerating family.

- The memory loss is also suspicious.

- Suddenly turned into a mystery genre ㅋㅋ

Speculations about the protagonist's identity, who had a regenerating body, were rampant.

“Would have been more surprised if it was a rerun. Never thought he wouldn’t be human….”

Lee Kyung-bok also spoke up. It was a shocking development for him as well.

However, the chat window began to fill with ‘ㅋㅋㅋ’.

- You’re not human either!

- John and Purple are in sync ㅋㅋ

- Even non-humans get surprised when they see other non-humans ㅋ

- Purple’s health didn’t drop at all, so he must have been more surprised.

- Thinking about it, that’s not right;;;

- No damage, really?

- ㄹㅇㅋㅋ I didn’t even know he could regenerate automatically.

Lee Kyung-bok had also transcended the realm of humans in a different way.

“… I don’t even know what I am.”

John broke the silence with a serious expression. He then took a step forward with a determined look.

“….”

“But one thing is certain.”

Sandra flinched and stepped back, but John moved closer and grabbed the gun.

“Sandra, I want to help you.”

John pressed the gun to his forehead and looked at Sandra with clear eyes.

“If you don’t trust me, pull the trigger.”

- Smelling like a man ㅋ

- ???: If you’re scared, just die!

- Is this Russian roulette? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Sandra’s finger on the trigger trembled, but she couldn’t shoot John.

“Sorry….”

Sandra, with tears in her eyes, bowed her head.

- Sandra is not at fault!

- ㄹㅇ팩트자너 ㅋㅋㅋ

- It’s normal to be in shock ㅅㅂ

- But if it was a pro instead of John?

- ???: I… (Bang!)

- Just shoot? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

John, understanding her, embraced her. Then, looking at the two of them, John wiped the tears from Sandra’s cheek and naturally held her chin.

The scene darkens as they kiss.

- Look at that natural touch…

- He’s a pro, a pro!

- Sandra, don’t fall for it!

“Why, how can you just move on from this….”

As Lee Kyung-bok said with a hint of disappointment, the chat window filled with laughter.

- What did John see? Show it to me too!

- The reconciliation was that good…?

- Crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is it a god?

- He meant a handshake for reconciliation?

- Handshake ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Of course, they’ll shake hands.

- Stop the setup!

- Your head is full of nonsense!

The viewers were chatting on the edge. Meanwhile, the cutscene started again.

“Ah, you’re back. Let’s focus.”

John and Sandra came out of the subway stairs, returning to the city through the tracks.

However, unlike when they left, dark clouds covered the sky.

“It looks like it’s going to rain.”

“Let’s hurry back.”

“Okay.”

It seemed their relationship had returned to how it was before. But Sandra’s expression was still dark.

“How do I tell them….”

“It’s okay. I’ll be by your side.”

“Thank you.”

In front of the hotel.

Sandra lightly tapped her cheek and managed her expression.

“Billy, Lloyd. I’m here….”

Sandra greeted them with a seemingly bright voice as she entered, but she couldn’t finish her sentence.

Because the survivors who were supposed to be on guard were nowhere to be seen.

“Sandra?”

“Something’s wrong.”

There was no sign of anyone.

Sandra and John immediately drew their pistols.

- Wow…?

- What is it?

- No, it can’t be.

The viewers also felt uneasy.

“Billy? Lloyd? Helen?”

She called out the names of the survivors, but there was no response.

The hotel was eerily quiet, as if everyone had left.

Then John, as if possessed, ran to one side.

“John?”

Sandra, surprised, followed him. John, crouched on the floor, and what she saw over his shoulder was.

A torn teddy bear.

- Ah…

- Intense… The story is intense…

- ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

The viewers had already sensed the situation.

The teddy bear that John had tried to give to a child as a talisman before they left the hotel.

The developer reminded them again with a flashback scene.

“No….”

John, muttering under his breath, had blood on his hands. Without a word, the two of them ran upstairs.

“Billy!”

The traces of barricaded furniture, black bullet marks on the walls, and bloodstains, with a fallen body beneath them.

Sandra, trembling like a lost soul, started running.

“Sandra!”

John chased after her.

Soon, they reached the top floor, the suite.

“No, no… This can’t be….”

Sandra, like a lost soul, muttered to herself.

Beyond the broken door, through the shattered furniture, a large curtain was swaying.

And below the curtain, something protruded, covered in blood.

It was easy to guess what was hidden behind the curtain.

“Ah….”

Lee Kyung-bok sighed involuntarily.

- Wow

- In the original route, they die, but not like this…

- I thought it was just a difficult route, but the story is even more intense.

- The Scoville index is too high ㅠㅠ

The viewers shared similar feelings. However, the cutscene wasn’t over yet.

With a whoosh, rain started pouring through the broken window.

The wind that followed lifted the curtain slightly.

Outside, an adult’s leg, and inside, a child’s leg were visible.

The last traces of protecting the children.

- <The management bot has deleted this message (Warning 1)>

- Hey! There are other things to talk about!

- Are the regenerating family going crazy?

- This is too much ㅅㅂ

- <The management bot has deleted this message (Warning 1)>

The chat window exploded.

The chat was filled with high-level profanity, and more than half of the messages were deleted by the management bot.

This was because his broadcast was highly immersive.

Unlike most streamers, Lee Kyung-bok set the immersion level of the capsule to the highest.

Therefore, there were no elements like the HUD to remind him that it was a ‘game’. Moreover, Lee Kyung-bok, to maintain immersion, refrained from speaking during cutscenes, which created a significant synergy.

“… Really going too far.”

Not just the viewers, but Lee Kyung-bok himself felt the same. Although it was a game, anger welled up inside him.

“If I had just taken everyone with me….”

“Sandra….”

“What can we do? John… What can we do….”

Sandra sobbed.

Despite her efforts to compose herself, all her neighbors who had shared hardships were dead.

It was a remarkable situation that she hadn’t fainted. John, seeing her, gritted his teeth.

“How could the regenerating family act so quickly….”

Before John could finish his sentence,

“Gahhhhhh!”

A scream, almost a wail, came from below. Sandra and John, without a word, looked at each other and stepped out of the room.

- Survivors are here!

- Please!

- If the developers have any conscience, it can’t be a total wipeout.

- Something’s off…

The chat filled quickly, reflecting the thoughts of the two.

However, Lee Kyung-bok had a different thought.

‘This feeling….’

A physical sensation that ran through his body with the scream. It was a similar ominous feeling to the Cluster and the giant Zarkne.

‘It’s a boss!’

John and Sandra went down to the lobby. There, they found the person screaming.

But it wasn’t the person they were hoping for.

“… That, that is?”

There, a grotesquely large monster had its back turned. Most of its large body was composed of twisted muscles.

- It’s a boss fight ㄷㄷ

- ㅅㅂ A giant is here.

- Info) The giant is almost the final boss in the original route.

- It’s a one-shot kill for sure.

- ㄹㅇ Health is meaningless.

- Bullets don’t even penetrate unless they hit a weak point…

- If you just run, it regenerates.

- This will be tough even for Purple.

The viewers recognized the monster. But there was something they didn’t know.

“Such side effects… Gahhh… I couldn’t hear….”

A voice came from the giant.

- ?????

- What is it?

- Is it a giant with intelligence?

- Developers, are you just crossing lines ㅅㅂ

- Is this the level design?

- Developers should clear the game before releasing it.

- This is messed up.

The composition felt evil.

But the true evil was elsewhere.

When the giant turned, John and Sandra’s eyes widened. A small face buried in the enlarged muscles.

A face everyone knew.

“… Logan!?”

“How!?”

The viewers’ reactions were not much different from the characters.

- Why are you here?

- How did you survive? ㅅㅂ That’s intense!

- You collaborated with the regenerating family ㅅㅂ

- Even his severed arm regenerated.

- This guy is revealing everything ㅇㅇ

- <The management bot has deleted this message (Warning 2)>

- I thought he was a great villain, but he’s the ultimate villain?

Logan’s face was covered in dark blue veins. He grinned at John and Sandra.

“Ah… It doesn’t matter. I can kill all of you!”

Logan immediately charged at them.

“Sandra!”

Surprised, the two hastily threw themselves in different directions. Logan, colliding with the wall with a loud noise, punched the wall with his massive fist.

“I’ll destroy everything!”

As Logan roared like a beast and continued to pound the wall, the ceiling collapsed.

“John!”

The debris fell, surrounding them. John and Logan were trapped inside, while Sandra was outside.

Soon, control returned to Lee Kyung-bok.

The boss fight began.

“Logan, the giant. It seems to be a tough boss.”

Just facing him made his physical senses ring continuously. The chat about a one-shot kill was