The Taker prepared a surprise horror experience.
Exactly what it was, no one really knew, but both the streamers who had received hints in advance and the viewers watching were filled with worry and anticipation, each having their own feelings about it.
Nicang and Seolha had no worries whatsoever. In fact, they were more on the excited side.
“It feels a bit like a night walk… I’m so excited!”
At that moment, she was perfectly healing as the Taker had intended.
Like she was on a trip, she shook off all her concerns about the broadcast and the worries she had about the future and leisurely enjoyed the current situation.
The horror experience made her mood even better, being paired with Kayak, someone she really liked.
“The High-skilled Players and Kayak are all so scared, it’s hilarious!”
According to the viewers, there wasn’t a trace of fear in her.
Even when something suddenly popped out or the creepy background music played, Nicang was practically immune to it all.
Because of that, horror games had become virtually banned content on her streams as they were seen as uninteresting. Now, she was regarded as the champion of horror experiences.
She thought the hope for their group relied solely on her.
This wasn’t baseless confidence; it was just the truth. Just look at how the viewers reacted, chanting her name.
As the leader, she was determined to successfully guide this group and win the premium Korean beef set promised by the Taker.
And then it happened. The High-skilled Player in front turned around with a pale face.
“N-Nicang! Big trouble!”
“Yes? What’s wrong, High-skilled Player?”
The High-skilled Player stuttered, looking at Nicang as if gripped by fear.
Nicang could only feel puzzled. They had just entered the abandoned school, and nothing had happened yet, so what was the problem?
But the High-skilled Player’s next words left Nicang equally bewildered.
“Kayak… Kayak is missing!”
“Pardon?”
“Kayak is gone! I called for her a moment ago, but there was no response! When I turned around, it was just you, Nicang!”
Hearing this, Nicang’s eyes widened as she looked behind her.
There was nothing there, just as the High-skilled Player had said.
Kayak, who should have been right there, had vanished—disappeared completely after momentarily following behind her with a slightly scared expression.
“Kayak…?”
At that moment, Nicang felt a fear so intense, one she had never experienced before and hoped never to feel again.
“….”
I’ve been left behind.
I don’t remember how I got left behind. I just came to my senses and found myself alone.
I was definitely at the back. The two people ahead of me just up and vanished out of nowhere.
Did I somehow wander off from the group?
It was strange. If that were the case, Nicang would have surely stopped me.
As the one who brilliantly played the role of the leader, she wouldn’t have let me wander off like that if I was spacing out.
To be honest, it was terrifying.
My current situation felt like a classic horror movie scene. Suddenly separated from my group, experiencing all sorts of supernatural happenings, and eventually ending up dead…
Brrr—
Even the thought of it sent chills down my spine, making me shiver slightly.
No, I can’t let this get to me. When I’m alone like this, I need to keep my composure.
Whether stranded on a deserted island or unexpectedly lost, panic can turn manageable situations into unmanageable ones.
But I wasn’t completely alone. I had viewers! Positioned at the very back, I was tasked with filming our journey for the broadcast.
The high-skilled player in the lead was shining the light, Nicang in the center was managing the team, and I was filming.
Since I got left behind while broadcasting, the other two must be in quite a pickle.
The Taker said that he and the others would watch the broadcast and use it as evidence of their horror experience.
As a result, with me getting left behind and holding onto my phone that was broadcasting, I suppose victory was out of the question.
It was unfortunate for Nicang, who seemed to aim for victory, but for me, it was quite a stroke of luck. How terrifying would this situation have been without the broadcast or the viewers I was communicating with?
Moreover, this broadcast was being monitored by the Taker and the other organizers.
You could say the broadcast itself was a tool for escape. If I sent an SOS signal saying I’d give up, they’d come rescue me right away.
The broadcast currently on was my lifeline, my only escape route.
“Ahh, guys. Can you hear me? Somehow, I’ve ended up alone here, you know? It’s completely dark, so you probably can’t see anything. I can’t either. Normally, I’d be able to see your chats just fine, but they’re not coming throu—”
I paused, feeling a small question arise.
Just because it’s dark, does that mean I can’t see the chat? That’s… that’s ridiculous!
Camilla, with her superhuman physique, shouldn’t have night blindness. No matter how dark it gets, she should easily read the stream chat with a little light seeping through.
Soon after, I confirmed the reason for not seeing the chat and goosebumps spread over my entire body.
[—–]
[—]
[——-]
[——–]
“What the…?”
The chat window looked like it was processed with a mosaic, just black lines scribbled everywhere. The usernames of the viewers typing in the chat were also obscured by black lines. The chat was flying up, but I couldn’t confirm what it was saying.
This… something’s off.
It’s not just that the location isn’t picking up the signal well; the broadcast is perfectly fine, yet having partial issues like this is extremely bizarre and frightening.
I quickly shelved my plan to experience fear alone and started requesting help urgently.
“Taker, Hae-Ming, Han Kang. Is anyone else watching? I can’t find my way. Please help me. I’m lost. Anyone come over here and get me out….”
Fortunately, a response came back immediately.
[Taker: Yes, I’ll head to the room.]
*
[What’s happening with Kayak’s broadcast??]
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Is it just me that the broadcast isn’t working? It’s showing Kayak having an accident, but it keeps cutting out when she’s mumbling to herself.
– Must be because it’s a mountain, the signal isn’t great.
– I thought I was the only one; I’m cutting out too.
– I can hear the sound, but the screen isn’t showing anything, and the chat’s all black.
– Yeah, I can’t see the chat at all; this is my first time seeing something like this.
-? My screen is fine, but Kayak’s voice keeps crackling.
– Mine switched completely to radio mode and hasn’t come back;;
– What, the symptoms are all different? This isn’t just a signal issue; it’s a server problem, right?
ㄴ Just when we thought we’d forgotten the server issues;;
ㄴ Please don’t go down, Twich…
ㄴ There were no server problems after Isabel took over; this is strange.
ㄴ For real, they even expanded the server to ensure Kayak’s broadcasts wouldn’t have issues and managed it strictly.
[The broadcast's getting weird; I can’t even watch this, sigh, haha]
Kayak’s all alone, having an accident, talking to herself, and whimpering while asking for help—ah, haha.
– No, dammit, I can’t hear anything!
– I can only hear the sound, but the screen isn’t showing up, lol. I should’ve watched this live, it’s such a waste!
– For real, there’s no way I could’ve seen this in a live broadcast.
– The Taker designed this really well… And now I can’t see it.
– If the fans saw this, they would’ve freaked out, lol.
– At least I can hear something, thank goodness, lol. Personally, I’m satisfied.
[What? Nicang started streaming?]
– Kayak said she fell alone and is giving up, so she’s streaming herself, right…?
– But Nicang’s stream is working perfectly with both screen and sound?
–
– It wasn’t a server problem, then.
– It seems like the signal is just bad where Kayak is.
– Nicang is currently trying to find Kayak’s location in real time, lol, and she says the Taker is on the way.
– But seriously, did something actually happen? How did she just disappear like that?
– Stop panicking, Taker explained several times that it’s a safe set in the mountains.
– Did Kayak intentionally dip out for the stream? But if the signal is bad, then it failed.
– If they did it on purpose, Kayak was crying a bit, saying she needed help.
– Isn’t that acting?
– Even if it’s real, you don’t need to worry about Kayak, her physical strength can easily handle it, lol.
– But it’ll still be dangerous if something went wrong, right?
[What the hell is going on with that Kayak stream?]
– Am I the only one seeing the Taker’s chat? Why is only the Taker’s chat showing up and not anyone else’s?
– Isn’t it because they’re the manager? They got the chance to chat with Kayak before.
– What does being a manager have to do with this? The chat itself is messed up.
– This is a bit scary; why is only one person’s chat coming through clearly?
– Maybe it’s because the Taker is a broadcasting powerhouse, so I’m the only one using the chat.
– The Taker’s Twitch ID is different. The one chatting is Taker-10, while the real Taker is Taker_01.
– And the real Taker was running to the experience area after getting a message from Nicang, didn’t see anything in between.
–
– ???? What’s going on?
– What the hell is that? I’m scared! What’s happening all of a sudden?
– Hey, lol, don’t mess with me, lol, I hate this kind of stuff, seriously, lol, stop it, lol.
– Taaaaker!
– This is insane; I’m getting chills. Is someone pranking us?
– Even if it’s impersonation, why is only one chat coming through, lol?
– It’s Taker’s surprise show, oh wow! Taker’s summer horror special series, oh wow!
– I hope Taker really coordinated with Twitch to make Kayak’s stream weird. I’m so scared!
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