The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 98

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 98

Constellation’s Game [Lyka]

Whirrrr-!

[You have selected the portal.]

[Moving to the next stage.]

[Stage level has increased.]

[Current Stage Level: 2LV]

The moment I crossed through the portal, the first thing that hit my ears was a cheerful metallic sound.

Jingle- Jingle-

A sound like money pouches clashing together.

And as my vision brightened, a dazzling golden light that made my eyes sting greeted us.

“Wow… is all of that gold?”

Eun-a Go readjusted her grip on her shield and let out an exclamation of admiration.

As she said, there were five giant beetles the size of an adult male’s upper body crawling around the room.

Their shells gleamed as if plated with pure gold, and colorful gems were embedded on top, emitting light.

[Coin Scarab]

At first glance they looked like fancy treasure chests, but seeing their jaw joints split open menacingly, they were unmistakably monsters.

‘If luck follows me a bit more, this could be quite profitable from the first round.’

I licked my lips.

Scarabs are basically monsters with the characteristic of devouring all sorts of miscellaneous items and materials indiscriminately.

Therefore, the value of items that could be looted when defeating them varied wildly depending on luck, and when you hit the jackpot, miscellaneous items worth dozens of LP or more could drop.

And among those, the best thing was…

‘Since we’ve encountered them anyway, I’d like to get at least one gold coin.’

The gold coin, a unique item that only these Coin Scarabs drop.

The drop rate should be around 10-20%, so with five of them, it was definitely worth aiming for.

Shing-

I drew the Moonlight Sword first, then gave concise orders.

“Eun-a, please hold the front line.”

“Yes, team leader!”

“Let’s see the combat formation the standard way first.”

Of course, I could give detailed orders from the start and create the most efficient battle.

But if I did that from the beginning, it would be difficult to properly assess each party member’s individual capabilities.

That was exactly why I took a step back for now.

Only by giving party members individual combat freedom could I collect the data needed for future battle planning.

While I was thinking that…

Click-!

“How pathetic.”

As expected, the first to step forward was Kangmin-woo.

“What’s there to see about combat formation against Scarabs?”

Regular ‘Scarabs’ are indeed pushover monsters that are only tough in their shells.

But this is Midas’s Garden, and those are Coin Scarabs.

Moreover, Kangmin-woo seemed to have no information about these Coin Scarabs…

I was curious how far that multi-billion LP magic gun mounted on Kangmin-woo’s shoulder could cover for his ignorance.

[White Nova: Prototype]

The model name elegantly engraved on the pure white platinum barrel.

Just from its appearance… it felt almost like a state-level secret weapon.

‘How much… will it show for its price?’

Screech-

Thud- Thud-

The Scarabs that spotted us began approaching stealthily, and Kangmin-woo skillfully loaded his magic gun.

But the moment I looked closely at that magic gun, I couldn’t help but narrow my eyes.

Hummm-

At the rear of the barrel… I spotted intricately intertwined translucent tubes through which blue-black coolant was constantly circulating.

‘Just how much did they modify the output… to need that volume of cooling system?’

Of course, I never thought from the beginning that Kangmin-woo’s magic gun would be standard equipment dropped inside Gates…

└ Room leader lol that item is seriously insane lol

└ ㅋㅋ I also briefly lurked on Kang Minwoo’s stream last time ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He’s absolutely insane for real lol ㅋㅋ

I honestly had no idea it would be to this extent.

Whoom-

So a level 40s marksman… is it really okay for them to carry something like this?

BOOM-!

With the firing sound, a blinding white flash erupted from the muzzle.

Simultaneously, the vent attached to the side of the gun snapped open, and compressed high-temperature steam blasted out furiously.

Hissssss-!

Truly the essence of magical engineering.

The perfect visualization of the term ‘capitalist Hunter.’

[You have dealt critical damage to ‘Coin Scarab’!]

[You have successfully defeated ‘Coin Scarab’.]

‘This actually… works?’

Looking at the giant beetle’s upper body that had completely vaporized in the explosion, I could only admire it purely.

A single brutally fired magic bullet had melted a level 40s monster completely.

└ Holy shit; did he modify it once more before coming to Heroic School?

└ This is insane lol Isn’t this at least level 80 equipment lol

But if my amazement at the magic gun’s performance was pure admiration.

What I discovered next was shock.

‘Wait. That… isn’t that a mana ampoule?’

Clink-

A high-concentration ampoule that could normally fire dozens of magic bullets had been consumed in just one attack.

Moreover…

Gurgle-!

Seeing [Rapid Cooling Capsules] worth over 10 LP each being ejected like shell casings to cool the overheated barrel.

└ lmaooo fuck, looks like you burned at least 50 LP per game? lol

└ If you consider the magic gun’s depreciation, he probably blew about 100 LP?

I could immediately understand why this insane gun couldn’t be mass-produced.

‘It really is a gun only Kangmin-woo can use.’

This… costs more money to kill monsters than you earn from killing them.

So it couldn’t be called hunting.

It was just scattering money into thin air to erase monsters, truly overwhelming violence of capital.

“Hahaha! Did you see that?”

Kangmin-woo shouted triumphantly from within the thick steam.

Seeing this, it made a tiny bit of sense that some Constellations had placed Kangmin-woo in the top 5 range.

With equipment power beyond common sense plus the halo of Segwang Group, it didn’t seem completely impossible.

Well, in that case… honestly, I have no reason not to praise him.

“That’s excellent.”

No matter how much he spends on maintenance costs, as long as it’s firepower that can help the party… that’s sufficient.

By the way…

Screech-!

The remaining four Scarabs that witnessed their companion’s instant vaporization began charging toward us at high speed.

Their shells split open left and right with eerie sounds.

Kkirik- Kkirirrik.

From within the golden carapaces, dark swirls of magical energy began to ripple.

[Coin Scarab casts ‘Magnetic Hunger’.]

But wait a moment.

It would be better to take a break here for a bit…

“I’ll sweep them all away, so everyone take a rest for now.”

Kangmin-woo, who hadn’t grasped the situation, pumped his gun once more to load the next round.

And without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

Kwang! Kwaang!

Two white magic bullets fired in succession.

But this time was different.

Woong- Wooong!

The powerful magnetic force the scarabs emitted from their backs had taken control of the space.

Ziiing-!

The high-purity magical energy fired from Kangmin-woo’s gun began to curve bizarrely instead of hitting its target.

“Huh? Huh huh? Hey! Why is that going over there!”

Amid Kangmin-woo’s panicked shouts, the magic bullets were sucked into the scarabs’ gaping mouths as if being pulled into a black hole.

[Coin Scarab ‘consumes’ magical energy.]

[Coin Scarab’s energy is amplified.]

Gulp. Gulp.

Their bellies swelled up like balloons, and the gems on their carapaces began flashing with dangerous red light.

‘I knew this would happen.’

This was exactly… the kind of catastrophe born from ignorance about the enemy.

[Magnetic Hunger]

When activated, uses strong magnetism to pull all matter within a 5-meter radius for 5 seconds.

While Magnetic Hunger is active, all projectiles containing ‘magical energy’ are sucked into the Coin Scarab’s belly, and it absorbs the magical energy as its own.

Fortunately, our A-rank party member Jinwoo’s response was faster than expected.

[Coin Scarab compresses the absorbed magical energy.]

[‘Coin Shotgun’ is fired!]

Kwaang―!

The moment golden flashes burst from their mouths, a calm voice echoed across the battlefield.

“Everyone duck!”

The moment he confirmed the red swelling warning signs, Park Jinwoo was already casting protective magic.

“Sanctuary Veil!”

Wooong―!

What was interesting here was that the protective barrier Park Jinwoo activated was positioned at an oblique angle.

Rather than trying to completely block all the bullets the scarab was firing, he used the barrier skill in an applied way to deflect them at an angle.

‘…Ooh.’

Thanks to that, I was quite impressed internally.

There was indeed a reason why he had taken first place in the Position Determination despite being A-rank.

└ Room Owner picked a good healer, huh?

└ It’s pretty rare for a healer to have good combat sense.

Anyway, the battlefield suddenly became chaotic due to Kangmin-woo’s one troll move.

Tatatang-!

Teong-!

Within that chaos, Eun-a Go and Jin-seong Yu were also doing their respective roles.

Of course, it wasn’t as impactful as Kangmin-woo…

‘Eun-a Go definitely has decent physical abilities.’

This was sufficient data for estimating compensation.

└ Room Owner should start earning their keep now, right?

I was planning to do that anyway.

Seureureu―!

[The effect of Unity of Body and Sword activates.]

The Moonlight Sword I drew after a long time emitted sharp energy, and blue heat haze immediately rippled at the sword’s tip.

Park Jinwoo found it strange that I wasn’t using a bow.

But in the current situation, a bow would be inefficient.

Basically, scarabs have a strong advantage against ranged attacks… and I didn’t have any bow above 3T in my inventory right now.

└ You’re not using it because arrows are expensive, right?

Oh my, that’s not it.

What exactly do you take me for…

└ Well, obviously Rice Eater…

“Ahem.”

Scarab carapaces have strong resistance to physical attacks, so they’re hard to penetrate unless you slam in brute force like Kangmin-woo.

But of course, they also had weaknesses.

That was right between the carapace and body.

That precisely opened gap.

Tatat-!

I quickly rushed into the battlefield, held my breath, and thrust my sword.

Pook!

I said it grandly, but it wasn’t that difficult.

Kieek!

Scarabs were monsters with tremendous defense but correspondingly poor agility.

Moreover…

Tuk-

[Target: Bani enters ‘Absolute Sloth’ state.]

Our summoned creature was also earning its keep after a long time.

[Summoned creature ‘Bani’s’ physical/magical defense increases by 500%.]

[Within a 10-meter radius centered on summoned creature ‘Bani’, enemy movement speed and attack speed decrease by 40%.]

“So, so cute!!”

Like an old man, sighing deeply and sitting sprawled among the scarabs was a black rabbit doll.

Thanks to that, we were able to finish the first battle without much difficulty.

Ttiring-!

[All monsters have been defeated.]

[Combat ends.]

[‘Scarab Carapace’ item acquired.]

[‘Gilded Branch’ item acquired.]

…Omitted…

[‘Gold Coin’ item acquired.]

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