Chapter 107. Entering Pandemonium (2)
According to the information I had gathered, Constellation Tube had not existed for very long.
At most, its history seemed to stretch back about ten years.
Considering that, it was obvious that Constellation Tube had been influenced by video-sharing sites that once existed in the Material Realm.
That’s why the Constellations barely used it. The basic functions of an Observer are already entertaining enough.
Constellations were consumers by nature.
They weren’t creators who produced content.
A platform only became active when creators produced things that attracted consumers.
But there were hardly any creators among the Constellations, so Constellation Tube had never truly taken off.
I have no idea who made it or why...
Even the live-streaming function built into Constellation Tube was practically unused.
That meant the Constellations watching this broadcast would probably find it shocking and refreshing.
─ I’ve never seen anything like this. How did they even think of broadcasting this way?
─ Sneaking directly into Pandemonium is shocking enough, but broadcasting the operation like this too...
Sure enough, many Constellations were expressing amazement in the chat.
They were also offering all kinds of opinions.
Among them, one Constellation accurately identified my intention.
─ This broadcast has one major advantage.
─ It prevents Kang Yujin’s group from exposing their location.
─ The basic Observer screen always displays the coordinates of what you’re viewing.
─ But Constellation Tube doesn’t.
─ It merely shows the footage being filmed by the Apostle.
─ That makes it difficult for us to determine Kang Yujin’s exact location.
─ In other words, it helps prevent information about Kang Yujin’s group from leaking to Pandemonium!
The analysis posted in the chat hit the nail on the head.
News that Kang Yujin’s group had invaded would eventually reach Phenex.
But there was no reason to make it easy for him to figure out exactly where they were and what they were doing in real time.
There might even be Constellations friendly toward Pandemonium.
The more I could interfere with information leakage, the better.
[S-rank Constellation ‘Hero King of Monstrous Strength’ has donated 10,000,000 Origin Power.]
[Comment: But if you broadcast like this, won’t the Contractors be unable to hear the voices of us Constellations directly?]
“Thank you for the donation, ‘Hero King of Monstrous Strength.’ You asked whether the Contractors will be unable to hear the voices of the Constellations directly. That’s a very good point, but you don’t need to worry. I’ll regularly convey the overall atmosphere to them myself. I considered relaying the chat word for word, but that would make it difficult for all of you to speak freely, wouldn’t it?”
Number 49 was doing a fine job as the host, just as I had expected.
Of course, when I first brought up the idea, Number 49 had made a huge fuss and demanded to know why I was forcing that kind of work on him.
I coaxed and persuaded him until he finally agreed to become the presenter.
And once he actually started, he was good at it.
With how shameless he usually is, I figured he’d be suited for this. He has a good sense for broadcasting too.
Number 49’s most important role was to maintain the audience’s interest during stretches when nothing especially exciting was happening.
If Kang Yujin’s group entered another battle, Number 49 would hide himself and focus entirely on broadcasting the fight.
And...
I opened my Constellation status window.
Until yesterday, my Origin Power had been around 7.6 billion.
Most of it had been gained through the previous Scenario.
But now...
my Origin Power had reached an astonishing 8.652 billion points.
Just starting this live broadcast had increased my Origin Power by more than a billion.
For now, I’ve succeeded in leaving a strong impression on the Constellations.
If this surprise attack on Pandemonium ended successfully...
I might even reach ten billion points.
“All right. The port is coming into view.”
Number 49 spoke in a low voice while wearing a gray jacket over his colorful clothes to hide them.
“It was originally a port used by humans. Of course, demons use it now.”
As he spoke, Number 49 turned the broadcast camera toward the port.
The “camera” used by Apostles for on-site broadcasts was a transparent device capable of flying through the air.
It resembled the machines humans of the Material Realm called drones.
The only difference was that it was completely invisible to everyone around it.
“Black or red skin, horns on their heads... typical low-ranking demons. I can see some Fallen Demons too.”
Number 49’s right eye was currently connected to the camera.
If he closed his left eye, he saw the exact same image being shown on Constellation Tube.
“There’s a cart too. Looks like they’re planning to load the cargo onto it. Are they seriously going to pull that themselves?”
When he opened his left eye again, various translucent strings of text appeared in the air.
The Constellation Tube chat window was naturally among them.
─ So those guys are waiting to receive the cargo Kang Geuntae was bringing, right?
─ Poor bastards. The people coming on that boat aren’t their trading partners. They’re their executioners.
─ We should pray for the demons in advance.
The chat was constantly filled with casual conversation between Constellations.
Everyone seemed excited for the battle that was about to begin.
“Hey! Over here!”
The demons spotted the approaching boat and waved.
Joo Minha, who was steering, brought the vessel alongside the port.
The demons eagerly climbed aboard.
“Whoa, that’s a lot of goods. Must’ve been rough hauling all this here!”
One demon exclaimed after seeing the stacks of boxes.
“Thanks to you guys, my family and I will eat well and sleep warm this month too! Human drugs always sell best!”
"..."
The demon slapped the back of Kang Yujin, who had pulled his hood over his head.
Apparently, he mistook him for Kang Geuntae because they had similar builds.
“Oh, right. Did you look into what I asked about last time?”
"...?"
“I asked whether you could get me some young human meat.”
At first glance, he sounded like nothing more than a friendly merchant casually discussing business.
But the content of the conversation was horrific.
“Demons with a taste for human flesh never forget the flavor! I heard supplies sometimes come up from the south. I’ll pay well, so make sure you get some. So...”
“Shut up.”
“Huh?”
The demon looked puzzled by the sudden response.
A moment later, the flail Kang Yujin pulled from his inventory smashed the demon’s head apart.
─ One. Hit. Destruction!
─ I knew that was going to happen.
─ Of all things, he started talking about eating children in front of Kang Yujin.
─ Poor demon uncle... he was just a traveling merchant trying to feed his family by collecting goods that had crossed the sea...
“What the hell?!”
“Wait, who are you people?!”
“You bastards! Where’s Kang Geuntae?!”
The other demons backed away in alarm.
But at that moment, Lee Jukheon, who had also hidden his face under a hood, moved.
Several demon heads flew into the air at once.
─ That bastard doesn’t hesitate either.
─ At least let the demons finish their lines.
