Chapter 57: Exitra, the Brainpower Monster

The next day, the “Zombie Survival” café was in total chaos.

It was all because of the joint broadcast Dogry hosted the day before.

There wasn’t much mention of Mihuku or Yudok, who were eliminated early on.

However, the video of Mihuku’s units getting kited to death by ranged zombies gained quite a bit of popularity.

In the comments, many users left posts mourning his melee units, saying things like, “The walkers are crying…” and “Step, step…”

Then came Dogry and Exitra.

Unlike other streamers, the two of them were heavily discussed.

And it was only natural.

Everyone was shocked.

At the insane brainpower Exitra had shown!

He crushed assassin zombies with cyborgs, and even used the cyborg’s supposed weakness—self-destruction—to take down a Giant Zombie!

No one had ever used cyborgs to play like that before.

And yet, he had reached Stage 20 with the cyborg, a unit infamous for being difficult to control!

Exitra had accomplished something no one else had ever done.

[Exitra was absolutely insane. I became a fan after watching his stream yesterday.]

There’s a reason Dogry called Exitra a brainpower monster.

He’s seriously insane.

His mechanics might be average, but his brain is on another level.

How could someone even play like that…

One post was practically flooded with praise for Exitra.

As the views on that post went up, more comments started pouring in.

“Exitra was called a brainpower monster in “Molgahub,” but is he really that good in “Zombie Survival” too?”

— [You think that’s impossible? Nope, it’s possible lol.]

— [True. I watched the whole thing live yesterday—it was absolutely insane.]

— [“Honestly, I find it hard to believe. Reaching Stage 20 with cyborgs? Sure, cyborgs aren’t bad, but their weaknesses are way too harsh, aren’t they?”]

— [Yare yare. This guy clearly didn’t watch yesterday’s collab.]

— [Exitra was legendary.]

— [Donations were pouring in too lol. He’s basically on the level of a big corporation now…]

“Wait, you’re telling me he took down Giant Zombies with cyborgs? And that three Giant Zombies showed up in Stage 20? How the hell did he beat that?”

— [He used special unit self-destruction to kill them. Seriously insane. He’s a god! A god!!]

One commenter finally lost patience and uploaded a video.

It was a 10-minute highlight reel showing how Exitra had played with cyborgs.

[‘Zombie Survival’ – The Brainpower Monster Exitra in Action]

For anyone who missed the collab yesterday, watch this.

By the way, there’s no editing or anything fake here.

Just watch.

Not long after the video was posted, comments began rolling in.

— [Wow, this is insane.]

— [What? You can actually kill them like that with self-destruction? Self-destruct is insanely strong.]

— [What the hell did I just watch?]

— [Nah, this has to be fake. People will do anything for clout.]

— [Come on, edit properly. The cuts are so obvious.]

— [No way that’s actually possible.]

But most people didn’t believe it.

And it wasn’t surprising—everyone’s perception of cyborgs was that they were nothing but a bundle of flaws.

They thought the video must have been edited.

The uploader jumped back in.

“If you don’t believe me, here’s the http… link. Go watch the original VOD yourself. You know you can’t edit those, right?”

Not long after he dropped the link, more comments appeared.

— [Damn… it’s real. The editing was just that smooth… I’m stunned.]

— [Wait, how the hell did he even do that?]

— [His commands come out like rapid-fire, and the way his eyes move is insane. How does he look that fast and still give precise commands?]

— [He’s a real brainpower monster…]

— [And the way he used the special unit’s self-destruction in Stage 20… Genius. The Giant Zombies just exploded.]

But the shock didn’t stop there.

For the first time, a cyborg hero appeared—and the power of the railgun he unleashed was beyond imagination.

And that wasn’t all.

Until now, the only known way to defeat boss zombies was to stall for time and wait.

But no.

Exitra had discovered a completely new method.

[Yesterday, when I saw him kill the boss zombie, I lost my mind!!]

“Did anyone else see how he beat the boss zombie yesterday?”

Honestly, isn’t he a genius? How can someone even think of killing a boss zombie like that? <Comments> He~

“I saw it too. At first, when he fed the special unit and made it self-destruct, I thought he’d lost his mind.”

— [What? You thought that too?]

— [Huh? You did too??]

— [Same here.]

— [Man, I regret missing the live stream. I should’ve worn diapers. I went through several pairs of underwear instead lol.]

— [Brainpower monster, seriously. Ex-hyung is a real genius.]

— [So the weak point is the black crystal, huh? That means we don’t even need to stall anymore.]

— [Then I should try it with another class. Looks totally doable.]

— [Exitra is seriously insane.]

— [But looking at this… doesn’t cyborg seem totally broken now?]

— [Nah, not really.]

— [At this level, it should be nerfed.]

— [Nope~ That’s only because Exitra was the one using cyborgs. If you try it, forget it.]

— [Anyway, let’s goooo!!]

Soon, people rushed into “Zombie Survival” to try playing cyborgs themselves.

But it didn’t take long for them to realize something important.

Even if they picked the same class, they weren’t Exitra.

“”Damn it! Why is the aggro being pulled to the comms unit!? No, stop it!! If the Giant Zombie detonates after boosting durability…””

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

BOOOOM!!

A massive chain of explosions erupted as the cyborgs began to self-destruct.

“Ah, nooooo!!”

And soon, the same thing started happening everywhere.

When Exitra played Cyborg, the class looked completely overpowered and amazing.

But when others actually tried it themselves, it turned out to be total garbage.

It wasn’t that Cyborg was good because of its design—Cyborg looked good only because Exitra was the one playing it.

***

“Hello, everyone! The brainpower monster, Exitra, is back~”

The next evening, Exitra started his stream.

Maybe it was because of the collaboration yesterday, but a huge number of viewers poured in.

The count instantly passed 3,000 and was now pushing past 5,000.

— [Exha~]

— [Ex-bro! Yesterday’s collab was insane, right!?!?]

— [Is this the famous channel everyone talks about??]

— [Exha~ Ex-bro! I missed you sooo much~ >ᄆ]

One viewer asked a question, and Exitra replied as if it were obvious.

“Today’s game is, of course, Heir of a Fallen House~!”

Exitra logged into Heir of a Fallen House.

Looking around, he muttered,

“Why does this feel like it’s been ages since the last time…?”

— [Yeah, really.]

— [But you just played it a few days ago? Why does it feel so long?]

— [What were you even doing?]

— [The impression from Zombie Survival was so strong… I kind of forgot this existed…]

“Anyway.”

Exitra checked his quest.

[Those Who Seek the Serum]

[Description: A month’s journey by carriage from the Raiders Territory lies the domain of Count Britten. His daughter is on the brink of death, poisoned by the venom of a Death Worm. Count Britten has done everything he can to save her, but the venom can only be cured with the special serum.]

[He has publicly declared that anyone who delivers the serum will receive whatever reward he can provide. You have discovered a way to preserve the serum for a long time. Deliver it to Count Britten and claim your reward.]

[Success Condition: Deliver the serum to Count Britten]

[Success Reward: ???]

[Failure: ???]

The quest had changed slightly.

The moment Exitra figured out how to preserve the Death Worm’s serum, the quest text updated.

— [Ahhh, right!]

— [Yeah, now I remember!]

— [OλO!]

“Okay, let’s see… the territory…”

Exitra was in the lord’s castle, inside the office.

As the official heir, he had inherited the work that Brain used to handle.

But there wasn’t much paperwork yet.

Rather than sitting in the office writing documents, it was more efficient to go out, see things with his own eyes, and solve problems directly.

Exitra looked down at the territory through the office window.

“Looks neat and tidy now.”

The Architect Guild had done a solid job, and most of the repairs were complete.

Collapsed buildings had been cleared, and damaged ones were fully restored.

— [Looks clean~]

— [Wow, it’s all fixed.]

— [Yeah, nice job.]

“Alright, let’s check on the territory’s status. Been a while since I last looked.”

Exitra opened the Territory Status window.

[Raiders Territory]

[Dissatisfaction: 75]

[Satisfaction: 25]

[Tax: 10%]

[Population: 35]

[Condition: Low]

“Gasp! Nice!”

— [Ohhh, it changed.]

— [Tsk! That’s not good news!]

— [Ahhh, too bad. He still needs to suffer more!]

— [Damn itttt!]

Still, the fact that the territory’s condition had improved was a huge relief.

It had gone up one rank, from “Very Low” to “Low.”

Just one step, but the gap between them was enormous.

“Now, at least there shouldn’t be so many unfortunate accidents happening in the territory.”

Exitra spoke with satisfaction.

But the chat exploded.

— [Was the problem really the territory… or maybe the lord himself??]

— [Unlucky streamer no. 1, Exitra!]

— [Your misfortune isn’t bound by game mechanics!!]

“What!? No, come on, everyone. How can you call me an unlucky streamer? I am not unlucky!”

Exitra tried to protest.

But no one listened.

It was like preaching to the wind.

Pointless.

“Tch… anyway…”

Exitra prepared himself.

“First, I need to sell this.”

He had to sell the serum to Count Britten.

The real question was—’how much could he sell it for?’

“Since his daughter’s life is on the line, I should be able to squeeze a lot out of him, right?”

Count Britten was fairly high-ranking among the nobility.

He definitely had wealth.

If Exitra pressed him, there was no doubt he could gain plenty.

“I’m pretty sure I already prepared to leave the game before logging off last time, right?”

— [Oh, yeah! That’s right.]

— [I think you even got the carriage ready…]

— [Yeah, now I remember…]

— [Wow, why did I forget all that? It’s only been two days…]

“Exactly. But it feels like those two days stretched into weeks…”

Exitra shook his head.

Then he immediately called for Alfredo.

“Alfredo.”

“Ugh! Yes, young master…”

[Little brother ᄒᄋ??]

[Dongha-dongha~ >ᄆ]