Chapter 05….
[He’s here?]
[He’s here.]
[Whoa, that’s really Lee Ji-han?!]
[???? For real? Host, you finally did it!]
[Heavenly Demon! Have you returned!]
As soon as Lee Ji-han entered the capsule, the chatroom—already packed with lurkers—exploded.
Viewers: 600.
The stream that barely pulled twenty people had suddenly jumped thirtyfold. Of course Kim Su-ho was terrified.
And it wasn’t even over days—it was within hours.
“Hello, I’m Lee Ji-han. I don’t know how you found out my real name though…”
The chat scrolled faster than his eyes could follow.
Ji-han already felt a headache coming on.
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Wait, that’s his real name????]
[Bro, your IGN literally floats above your head in game LMAO]
[Reveals his own name, then asks how people found out? …Kinda cute tho.]
[What’s the point of a guy being cute LMAO]
[That’s not the point—this is the first time he’s actually acknowledged us!!!]
[Ahhh, the Heavenly Demon has gazed upon us!]
The chat was chaotic, full of weird jokes.
But one particular line caught everyone’s focus:
[So, are you collabing with Kim Bong-tta?]
[LMAO fanboys barging in, read the roomㅋㅋㅋ]
[Don’t kill the mood.]
[That nickname tho… ah, it’s the Bong-tta cult again, huh?]
Ji-han read the chat, then opened his mouth—as if deciding this was the moment.
“I heard something about ‘stream sniping.’ And also about bounties. Apparently I’ve got some kind of gift card reward hanging over my head?”
If he kept talking, Zero Ground was about to descend into pure chaos.
‘Ji-han, please. Oh God, please let nothing go wrong!’
The one panicking wasn’t Ji-han—it was Su-ho outside the capsule.
Even as his friend, Ji-han’s thought process was on another level—reckless, almost detached from common sense.
But Su-ho envied that recklessness, that chaos born of ignorance.
Because for a streamer, the most important thing is buzz.
In other words: bait.
And Ji-han instinctively knew how to pull it.
“From now on, let’s do an event. If anyone manages to hit me with even one bullet, I’ll let myself be captured without resistance.”
[?]
[??????????]
[HAHAHAHA he’s actually using it like this?]
[Bong-tta, you’re screwed—he’s sucking away all your viewers LMAO]
[That confidence that no one can land a hitㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Scary part is… he might actually dodge everything.]
“And on the way here, I heard there’s a custom game mode. So, I’ll make a room right now.”
It was a neat way to steer the situation—thanks to Su-ho’s advice.
—So, you’re turning this into content. Got a plan?
—I should probably use the whole sniping thing, right?
—No, bad idea. Do it in custom games. Didn’t I tell you the Bong-tta cult is obnoxious? If you get tangled with them in public lobbies, it’ll be a pain later.
Su-ho’s caution + Ji-han’s bold idea.
The perfect mix.
[LMAO instant joinㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Finally, some real content! The newbie’s doing what the host never does!]
[I don’t usually play Zero Ground but I’m logging in for thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[So this counts as Ji-han’s first official stream?]
[First stream and he’s already doing viewer games LMAO He’s doomedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[This is backwards—first stream as a viewer match? That’s not even a sentence!]
Chat went nuclear.
But Ji-han ignored it.
His usually blank gaze sharpened—he was getting ready to focus.
“Alright, creating the room. First come, first serve.”
Using the virtual keyboard inside the capsule, he typed the title.
[LMAO what’s with that two-finger typing]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋDad??]
[He looks young but types like my dadㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
“Room created.”
With just those words—
99 players flooded into his custom lobby.
Streamers chasing clout, old vets returning, casuals still playing…
Even Kim Bong-tta himself, the one who started all this.
[…Holy crap.]
[What am I even watching right now?]
[But uh, doesn’t the host usually interact with chat?]
[Our host does. Ji-han doesn’t.]
[He can’t—he’s AI.]
[Host! Add a chat-reading feature! Bring us Ji-han Mark 2!]
Barely five minutes into the game, chat split into two camps.
First: newcomers, flooding in for various reasons—just spamming awe at Ji-han’s monstrous gameplay.
Second: those who’d already seen him before—even briefly—acting like his self-appointed translators, explaining him to others.
Together, they kept the chat flowing naturally—without Ji-han saying much at all.
All thanks to his insane plays.
Clang!
—Survive until the end. (82/100)
Once again, he smashed someone’s skull with nothing but a cast-iron frying pan.
Sure, any veteran could rack kills with a pan.
But not like this—
Ratatatat!
Whoosh, flip!
His acrobatic dodges—rolling, twisting, springing off walls—looked straight out of a wuxia novel.
The viewers were stunned.
[Oh, Heavenly Demon!]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋis he a martial arts master??]
[Stop fighting each other—spread out, set a trapㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Their numbers keep dropping. They need to all rush him at once!]
He dodged bullets by sight alone—like time moved slower for him.
The word “monster” naturally came to mind.
And everyone realized: the only way to catch him was teamwork.
But humans are greedy.
Some wanted the bounty.
Some wanted clout.
Some just wanted fun.
With everyone chasing their own goals, they stayed disorganized—exactly as Ji-han predicted.
[If he planned this whole tag-game idea? Respectㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Your respect changes nothing.]
[Careful, that guy’s a Supreme Court judge.]
[But seriously, what kind of movement is that?]
[Did he do martial arts?]
[Someone said Bong-tta used to be an NFL player.]
[Maybe gymnastics?]
Didn’t matter what it was—viewers were getting their dopamine.
Su-ho’s chat was chaos.
[Chat’s a mess, let me clean it up.]
[Host? That you?]
[Yes. This is GuardianTV, streamer Guardian. I’ll cut irrelevant spam.]
Su-ho had two reasons:
One, to protect Ji-han’s personal info.
Two, to help stabilize the stream.
[Host, you modding now?]
[LMAO dude’s actually moderating with a sword at his sideㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Oh, the chat’s clearing up!]
[Host, you’ve got talent—let Ji-han stream, you manageㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
Gradually, the chaos settled.
Because streaming isn’t just about the streamer.
The chat, the content, the viewers—it all has to sync.
‘Right now, Ji-han’s the star. But Zero Ground should shine too.’
That was Su-ho’s belief.
And acting on it, he created a seamless balance.
Ratatata!
Whoosh!
“Guns won’t work! Rush him barehanded! Just one hit’s enough!”
“Don’t shoot each other—it’s a waste! Surround him!”
Someone tossed aside their gun and shouted.
And just like that, Zero Ground turned into a real game of tag.
Whoosh!
The first to lunge: user “JiuJitsuLover.”
As his name suggested, a purple belt with 2 years and 5 months of training.
“Hmm?”
A sharp grab attempt.
But Ji-han saw it—and dodged.
To someone who could dodge bullets by sight, grappling was child’s play.
Swoosh!
He slipped back effortlessly, moving instinctively to safety.
“Surround him! Don’t let him escape!”
But bodies pressed in on all sides—like starving ghouls clawing for food.
[LMAO this looks like a zombie movieㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[For real, it’s like an apocalypse sceneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Director: Ji-han. Writer: Ji-han. Starring: Ji-han + 99 extras.]
[What do you mean 99? It’s already 70.]
[?? No, 64.]
[Wait, these idiots are still shooting each other? At this rate it’ll drop below 50 fast.]
It really did look like a zombie apocalypse.
[Man, imagine Ji-han playing a zombie survival game.]
[He’d crush it, no doubt.]
[He’d be insane at co-op games too.]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ but he wouldn’t even look scared—just dodging ghosts with a blank face.]
Su-ho filed away those reactions—thinking if Ji-han ever pursued streaming seriously, he’d help him all the way.
But right now, none of that mattered.
Barely ten minutes in, the game was already hitting mid-stage.
Whoosh!
[Wait—]
Ji-han planted his hands on two players’ shoulders and vaulted up like a gymnast.
Then—straight into a perfect swallow maneuver, swinging skyward like he’d launched off a high bar.
Flip!
Smack!
[…What did I just see?]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ even the “zombies” frozeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Their shock is the same as ours, I bet.]
Dangling from a ruined building’s ledge, Ji-han looked down with a fresh smile.
[…Why does that look hot?]
[Dude’s ripped and handsome.]
[Please, let him have some kind of flaw. Please.]
[He’s stoic, but doesn’t seem like a bad guy…?]
“By the way, I said tag, but the game is still Zero Ground, right?”
On his finger—something dangled.
[Wait.]
[Is that…?]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ no way]
[So much for him being a nice guy. Dude’s evil.]
Three seconds later, the truth revealed itself.
“S-screw this!”
“A grenade?!”
“When did he—?!”
BOOM!
A massive explosion, flames roaring high.
From the ledge, Ji-han watched with a bright, almost playful smile.
—Survive until the end. (13/100)
“Only thirteen left.”
Normally, that smile would never appear on Ji-han’s innocent face.
Here, it looked terrifying.
Su-ho knew that state.
“Wait, what about the tag event!? He’s gone full hyper-focus mode—!”
But this was different from before.
Because this time—
“…Why is it working so perfectly for streaming?”
The devilish talent of a genius streamer had just awakened.
