Chapter 285
Chapter 285: Reverse City 17
Setting aside for a moment the fact that his terrible stuttering from the shock was sure to dominate the top of the popular clips board afterward——
The fact that 'The End' came out before 'Hackphysical' when he came face to face with Baek Woohyun revealed just how immersed Stormrage was in Reverse City.
The fact that he had just been in a rough brawl with Banshee Queen up until a moment ago had surely played a part — but either way, it showed which image he received as the bigger one.
"I am not the villain, the End."
Baek Woohyun answered with complete composure.
That he was not The End, the head of the Villain Alliance — he was simply an ordinary civilian 1 who had gotten caught up in a fight while passing by.
The contrast with Stormrage, who had just made no effort to conceal his shock, made his attitude feel all the more calm.
"......"
- Look at that expression lol
- This is genuinely hilarious
- Looks like he's desperately trying not to scream 'cut the nonsense';
- Holding it in because he can't handle the fallout
Of course, Stormrage wore an expression of not believing a single word. The thought 'What on earth is this scheme?' was written plain on his face.
Perhaps in his mind he was picturing Baek Woohyun saying "I am not The End. ······I am New The End!" and killing him.
In fact, there were quite a few personal broadcasters who went around saying their former self had died and stuck 'New-' or 'Reformed-' in front of their name.
"Are you really not The End?"
"That's correct, I am not."
"You look like him though."
"I am not."
"...Really?"
"Really."
- What kind of idiotic exchange is this lol
- 'Is it?' / 'No it isn't' / should just go for the 'yeah sure let's go with that' meta tsk tsk
- Fr lol just escape while he's letting you live
- Brain-dead right now, can't make that kind of judgment
A back-and-forth exchange between Baek Woohyun and Stormrage that made one feel stupider just listening to it continued.
Baek Woohyun denying he was The End over and over, and Stormrage absolutely refusing to give up the suspicion. It was truly a clash of spear and shield.
But thinking about it, this was entirely understandable. When the faces were identical, denying it only made it seem like something underhanded was being attempted.
Only the viewers, who knew all the circumstances, could sit back and snicker at the two.
"Oh, sir Alliance Leader?"
"...See, I knew it!"
At the belated shout of Banshee Queen arriving from behind, Stormrage cried "I knew this would happen!" and urgently put distance between himself and Baek Woohyun.
From him emanated the will to flee somehow rather than fight. Well, he had no choice.
Barely holding even with Banshee Queen, if the worst-of-the-worst, strongest-of-the-strong final boss The End joined the fray, defeat was effectively confirmed.
"Phew— I am not The End."
"What? You're not?"
- Smh lol
- Couple taking turns asking the same thing lol
- They say you come to resemble the person you love
- But honestly if I were there I think I'd react the same way;
A sigh — and Baek Woohyun denying it again this time.
Banshee Queen caught off guard by the unexpected denial.
And Stormrage quietly nursing a glimmer of hope.
Truly, it was a sight the watching viewers couldn't help laughing at. All the more so because the behavior of all three was understandable in its own way.
"...No! You are The End! Regain your memories, sir Alliance Leader!"
- ???: Your name is The End now
- Seems she interpreted it as an amnesia concept lol
- Saying it's her will to get her husband beaten up together with her is a bad thing no no no
- What am I even watching right now lol
But Banshee Queen had no intention of backing down like this. From her radiated the wish for Baek Woohyun to join her side.
The abilities of Banshee Queen and Stormrage were nearly equal, as their win-loss record of similar results showed.
The moment someone new joined either side, it would tip decisively in that direction. If it was Baek Woohyun, even if at a disadvantage it could be overturned.
"As I have told you several times, I am not The End."
"Then why do you look exactly like him?!"
"...The truth is, I am The End's twin brother."
"What?"
"What!"
- Excuse me lol
- You had a twin?
- Setting pulled straight out of thin air lol
- Ah~ anyway just not him~
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Baek Woohyun, now going as far as resorting to nonsense that didn't even hold up.
Hit by the sudden twin brother setting, Banshee Queen and Stormrage wore expressions of 'What kind of garbage is this?'
Even Baek Woohyun, noticing how absurd they found it, nearly cleared his throat involuntarily.
"He really isn't The End! Woohyun is not The End!"
"Oh? Miss Association Leader?"
"Star Rain too!"
Jeong Nayeon, having quietly poked her head out from Baek Woohyun's arms, called out. Since the The End debate couldn't go on forever, she was stepping in to help.
Only then noticing her face, Stormrage was taken aback — and that went for Banshee Queen too, who had expected only her own ally to be joining.
How could they have known the head of the Villain Alliance(?) and the leader of the Hero Association(?) would be together.
"I'm not Star Rain! So, I'm, uh, right! I'm Star Rain's twin sister!"
"What?"
"What!"
- Come on lol
- Did you really have no better excuse lol
- I held it together through the brother but couldn't hold it for the sister, dignity gone lol
- The setting lacks sincerity lol
Viewers were too busy snickering at the parade of nonstop insane nonsense. Twin brother answered with twin sister — what else could they do.
Banshee Queen and Stormrage's punchy reactions also helped make viewers laugh. Staggering after getting hit with twins back to back was simply too funny not to laugh at.
Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon were more than a little embarrassed by all the reactions, but.
"......"
"......"
With just The End alone it was one thing, but with Star Rain joining too, this fight was plainly about to become an absolute disaster. A proper winner might not even be determined.
Banshee Queen and Stormrage made eye contact and confirmed they were thinking the same thing. Their nods were simultaneous, and their intent became one.
For now — get out of here. More precisely, away from the disaster that was Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon.
"Don't drag civilians in — follow us!"
"Get back here!"
Whoooosh!
- They ran in the end lol
- Escaped using civilians as the excuse lol
- They got all their iTube footage, that's why lol
- A twin double-hit is hard to take, fair enough
"......"
"......"
Abruptly left behind, Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon looked at each other and burst into a quiet laugh.
There wasn't really anything else to do.
BOOM!
"I told you not to take your socks off inside out!"
"No, hear me out! There's a reason!"
"What kind of nonsense are you about to come out with now!"
- Couple's quarrel (real this time)
- If they fight through the game that's pretty healthy
- That couple is genuinely hilarious too lol
- There's a reason the organizers split them up instead of putting them on the same team fr
Banshee Queen and Stormrage, seemingly having agreed to write off the reinforcements entirely, picking right back up with a truly interesting exchange as they resumed their fight.
True to being an actual couple in real life, the moment real-life content came out instead of Reverse City content, viewers' attention naturally drifted that way.
Even Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon, who had just been shrugging it off, couldn't help but prick up their ears.
After all, they say that watching fights and watching fires are the most entertaining things in the world.
"Look! The outside of a sock always comes into contact with the shoe! And the inside is what touches your foot and gets sweaty! So it makes sense to turn them inside out for the wash!"
"That's actually logical?"
"It is logical."
- That's right tbh
- You're wearing shoes all day, so
- Wait isn't it just that when you take them off lazily they turn inside out, and this is just damage control? (genuinely don't know)
- Why are we listening to this and judging it lol
Listening to the drifting-over sounds of Banshee Queen and Stormrage's couple argument from some distance away, Baek Woohyun, Jeong Nayeon, and the viewers nodded along.
Nobody quite knew why they were judging it, but on the whole, Stormrage's inside-out sock laundry theory seemed to have made an impression — the reaction leaned slightly in his favor.
"And who do you think unfolds them and puts them right again! That's all on me!"
"Ah. That's big."
"Agreed."
- Oh
- Hmm
- That's a bit much;
- Come on, just don't take them off inside out
However, with Banshee Queen's one sharp retort that followed, an immediate pivot took place. Fast enough to rival a certain famous game character's attitude reversal.
Even Baek Woohyun, who had initially been nodding along that the logic seemed sound, and Jeong Nayeon who had been backing him, now found themselves sympathizing more with the one having a harder time.
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"Oh."
"Mm."
- Why would you say that
- Socially clueless smh
- Everyone was trying so hard to pretend not to notice
- The clips were already all clipped tbh;;
Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon, who had remained in the embrace that started with the somewhat dangerous encounter with Stormrage, saw the donation and hurriedly separated.
The viewers who had been watching the two of them with quiet satisfaction, without saying a word, naturally erupted in outrage and piled on the one who had donated.
Saying they had gotten a great additional scene on top of the Reverse City exploration-date, and this oblivious person had ruined it.
"...Shall we keep going?"
"...Let's."
Doing their best to ignore the chat, the two reached a quick consensus and moved briskly. They began circling the area without fully leaving the battlefield.
The reason was simple — wherever heroes and villains clashed and things devolved into chaos, a fierce battle between police and gangs always followed.
Because heroes and villains would bring police and gangs along respectively from the start, or gangs would converge on the breakdown in public order while police would arrive to stop them.
That was precisely the place Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon had been targeting instead of heroes and villains — they planned to find talent to scout for the PMC there.
Among personal broadcasters belonging to neutral faction, those with real skill generally headed toward police and gangs — so it was a highly efficient approach.
Having experience handling firearms in Reverse City was also a plus. Firearms were, after all — regardless of whether they worked — the most powerful weapon of an ordinary person without supernatural abilities.
Tat-tat-tat-tat!
"You're surrounded! Surrender immediately!"
"Not feeling it!"
"I said surrender!"
"No!"
"About the socks — that was my bad!"
"Then take a hit first!"
BOOM!
- Haha what a mess
- Looks like Stormrage's losing the sock incident
- Ahhh~ the familiar flavor of Reverse City~
- The gang is acting like a toddler throwing a fit lol
Police and gangs waging urban warfare between the bursts of successive gunfire. Above them, Banshee Queen and Stormrage were still carrying on their couple's quarrel.
It was a scene that showed Reverse City's appeal in a single glance. In the city, battles like this broke out in various places multiple times a day.
With all sorts of events unfolding sporadically, you could stare at Reverse City content all day without getting tired of it.
It wasn't for nothing that people predicted Reverse City would quickly stand as a pillar of the personal broadcasting world.
If a server where an enormous number of personal broadcasters participated ran this interestingly and perfectly, viewers would naturally flock — and those accumulated viewers would in turn draw in more broadcasters, creating a virtuous cycle.
"So, what do you think?"