LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 101
김동후, the designated VJ, was currently in a state of utter exhaustion.
“What kind of a person is this?!”
Honestly, Park Seong-ryeol was confident in his stamina.
Hiking every weekend was just a given,
and he often participated in running clubs too.
So, he never worried whenever he hosted shows that required him to keep up with someone like Rushman.
But.
“He’s truly met his match.”
Kim Donghu surpassed the limits of good stamina entirely.
If anything, it felt like he was a different species altogether.
When he casually ran down 22 floors without even pausing, something felt very off.
When they passed the tenth floor and he couldn’t keep up,
Kim Donghu effortlessly grabbed the camera and delivered it down to the second floor.
Just keeping up with him felt overwhelming.
That was the identity of Kim Donghu reflected in Park Seong-ryeol’s camera.
“I thought he only had good stamina up until then.”
When Kim Donghu walked on his hands.
“Oh, now I get it.”
Only then did Park Seong-ryeol realize.
He not only had good stamina.
As soon as he saw Kim Donghu approaching,
Kang Soo and Kim Sujin bolted for the elevator.
Kim Donghu watched their backs and immediately dashed for the stairs.
“Wait, is ‘dashed’ even the right word?”
Even while filming, Park Seong-ryeol questioned what was happening.
Why did it look like he was running with his arms but moving at the same speed as if he was walking?
Why was Kim Donghu so skilled at this?
All sorts of thoughts raced through his mind.
Suddenly.
Kim Donghu opened the door while still in a handstand.
Was he using his legs to twist the doorknob?
While Park Seong-ryeol pondered this,
Snap!
Kim Donghu spun around and stood upright.
“How long until the 3 minutes are up?”
“Um… about 1 minute and 30 seconds left.”
“Well then, it can’t be helped.”
What can’t be helped, I wonder?
Just as this question crossed Park Seong-ryeol’s mind,
Thud!
Kim Donghu grabbed the inner staircase railing.
To be precise, it was the railing on the inside of the staircase.
Holding onto that,
Thud! Thud! Thud!
He began to ascend rapidly.
What was he thinking, climbing the stairs while holding onto the railing?
No, thinking aside, it felt a bit dangerous.
There was a big gap between the railings that extended down to the basement.
“But he climbs so safely, huh?”
Funny enough, Kim Donghu never leaned towards the gap.
In any case, as he ascended purely with brute strength,
it was laughable that the VJ himself was moving at a similar pace.
“So right now, he’s climbing stairs with his arms and going at the same speed as if using his legs?”
Did he learn parkour seriously?
Tarzan? What on earth was he? How could he do that?
Having arrived at the 5th floor at lightning speed.
The SKS Broadcasting Station was built a long time ago, so
the elevator was slow.
“Yaaahhh!”
Because of this, Kim Donghu was able to catch the elevator.
“Oh no, how can you run so fast? I’m feeling left out.”
“What the heck! What the heck! How did you get here?! Are you really Tarzan?!”
While Kang Soo represented the feelings of VJ Kim Sang-ryeol perfectly,
quick-witted Kim Su-jin tried to pass Kim Donghu.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
With perfect timing, just as the 3 minutes passed,
Kim Donghu’s legs blocked Kim Su-jin’s path.
It was a critical moment.
If things continued like this, it wouldn’t be strange for two name tags to be torn off in succession.
“Sujin! You have to be the sacrifice!”
Suddenly, Kang Soo had a moment of betrayal.
A hulking figure over 190 cm tall
was now hiding behind a girl just over 160 cm, a bizarre sight.
“Donghu! Save me! I have so much to do! I have a rabbit-like child to take care of!”
“You’re not even married.”
“To my future wife!”
“…”
While Kim Donghu was flustered,
Kang Soo quickly continued.
“Donghu! If you save us here! I’ll tell you where Seok-sam is and where the tape on the 6th floor is!”
“We can’t touch the tape anyway.”
“But I’ll tell you where Seok-sam is! Let’s make a trade! Seok-sam… and me and Sujin!”
“Why would I leave the seniors in front of me and Su-jin…”
It was a situation where he could only logically lose.
Kang Soo, thinking, ‘What the heck,’ threw something out there.
“S-Sujin! Sujin’s so cute!”
“What?”
“You think Sujin is cute and pretty, right?! Isn’t that so?!”
“Uh, uh, yeah…”
He was being pushed by the momentum.
To be precise, it was a difference in entertainment experience.
“If that cute and pretty Su-jin gets eliminated just 10 minutes into the game! No way!”
“…Is that so?”
In Kang Soo’s theatrics, Kim Donghu quickly got sucked in.
“This won’t do! Sujin! You have to show it directly!”
“Y-yes?! What, what do you mean?!”
“Show how cute and pretty you are! Fire your aegyo!”
“Kyuu… Kyuu?!”
Kyu kyu.
In a moment of urgency, Su-jin quickly made flower hands while balling her fists
and looked up at Kim Donghu with sparkling eyes.
Truly, the classic charm offensive.
Kim Donghu instinctively realized that he had to let this slide for the sake of entertainment.
“…Then, give me the tape. Just leave it in the corner of the 5th floor hallway.”
“Then you’re going to save us?”
“If you tell me the location of Seok-sam.”
“Okay! Okay, got it, we had a refreshing cool deal! I’ll call Seok-sam!”
After concluding their refreshing direct trade,
Bzzzt.
“Seok-sam! Where are you?!”
– Me? I’m on the 6th floor?
“Really?! Perfect timing! Stay right there. We’ll join you! We’ll grab the tape from the 2nd floor!”
– Oh really? Okay, okay, we’re almost there.
“Understood!”
Kang Soo readily sacrificed his comrade.
There was no choice.
He had to survive.
“And if I’m going to be the first to get eliminated, it makes sense for Seok-sam to do it.”
Deducing that it was a very rational conclusion.
“…I’m really only closing my eyes for one time, because of kyu kyu.”
“Sujin! Do it one more time!”
“Uh, y-yes! Kyu… Kyuu!”
“Ugh….”
With his newly freed legs, Kim Donghu dashed straight for the stairwell.
Behind him, Park Seong-ryeol was engulfed in despair at the thought of having to run again.
Exactly 5 minutes after Kim Donghu vanished before Kang Soo and Kim Su-jin,
[Ji Seok-sam OUT, Ji Seok-sam OUT]
The first signal announcing Kim Donghu’s hunting reverberated throughout the SKS Broadcasting Station.
“…Sujin, let’s find the tape on the 2nd floor. They said it was left in the hallway on the 5th, so it should be nearby.”
“Yes…!”
Kim Su-jin and Kang Soo moved again with relaxed expressions.
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A little while later.
“Ughhh! You bad, bad guys! No matter what, how could you sell me out!”
Ji Seok-sam shouted into the radio filled with resentment and anger, but,
-…
No response came back.
Was there nothing left to say to the dead?
With an incredibly wronged expression, Ji Seok-sam stared at the name tag in Kim Donghu’s hands.
“Donghu, are you even a special forces operative? Huh? How can you do that?”
Ji Seok-sam recalled what had happened just a few minutes earlier.
Ding ding ding!
When he heard the bell, he turned around, realizing too late.
Like he was using the transit spell, Kim Donghu rushed in.
In a critical situation, Ji Seok-sam immediately used the “No Using Legs” item for 3 minutes.
After that, just as he was leisurely toying with Kim Donghu from a distance, where his arms couldn’t reach,
Suddenly!
– What, what is it?!
Kim Donghu charged in, still in a handstand.
So surprised, Ji Seok-sam unconsciously shut his eyes,
and by the time he opened them, the name tag had already been torn off by Kim Donghu.
“…Senior Kang Soo, that…”
“I know, I know! But what really gets me angry is they’re not even responding to the radio anymore!”
“Haha.”
As Ji Seok-sam’s grievances echoed, Kim Donghu awkwardly laughed.
Simultaneously, he promptly began reporting via radio.
“This is Kim Donghu. I’ve currently eliminated Senior Ji Seok-sam, and I believe the location is on the 6th floor, and the tape is hidden somewhere.”
Bzzzt.
– This is Guk-jong, got it. But, Donghu, did you run down from the 22nd floor to the 6th via the stairs?
“Ah, I initially went to the 2nd floor and then moved to the 6th.”
– …Oh really? Then you didn’t use the ‘No Using Legs’ item?
“I did, but as long as I didn’t use my legs, I just solved it by walking on my hands.”
– What? Ah… okay, I understand, I’ll hear about it in detail later. I’m on the 13th floor, and Giri is on the 19th, so let’s contact each other if anything unusual happens.
“Yes!”
With that, the report concluded.
Kim Donghu couldn’t waste any time, so he prepared to move again.
But just then.
“Wow, I’ve really been too harsh on myself.”
Just before facing death,
he caught sight of his dedicated VJ, exhausted and drenched in sweat.
Seeing that sight, Kim Donghu sat down for a moment.
“Aah… I guess I should rest a bit since I ran too much.”
“Really… thank you so much.”
Park Seong-ryeol sat down with a face that showed he was alive.
“…Donghu, are you really an actor?”
For a moment, the situation fell into a lull due to Ji Seok-sam’s sentiment.
+++++
At the same time.
“Hey, did you just hear the radio? Donghu came down from the 22nd floor to the 2nd, and then went up to the 6th and caught Seok-sam?”
“Yeah, I heard. But does that even make sense? What do you mean, he stood on his hands?”
Facing each other through a glass door, Yoo Ji-seok and Kim Guk-jong chuckled in disbelief at Kim Donghu’s exploits.
“I’m pretty sure we recruited an actor, but it feels more like a special forces operative showed up.”
“Guk-jong, when I say ‘No Using Legs,’ will you also walk on your hands?”
“Hyung, I’m not that extreme.”
“Then you’re using your legs.”
“….”
A binding of 3 minutes.
As soon as he heard that, Kim Guk-jong grabbed a radio.
“Donghu, come to the 13th floor, Seok is here with Su-yeon.”
Bzzzt.
– Yes, I’m on my way.
“Hey, that’s cheating! Wait, is this really Rushman?! Surviving against Kim Donghu, is that what this is?!”
Hearing that, Yoo Ji-seok was taken aback and hurriedly moved.
“Wait, why did the genre change?!”
This is a horror story!