Episode 127: Transformation Cloak
The fight stopped as the dust cloud rose up due to the Mana Bomber detonated by PER, and they temporarily scattered to avoid the explosion.
But that silence was short-lived.
As time passed and the dust settled and we could see ahead, little by little, each other’s appearances began to come into view again.
“They… … didn’t hit a single one of them.”
The one-shot tactic, which included bomber tactics prepared by PER, did not work at all.
Despite concentrating most of their efforts on PSG’s Oh Si-hwan, they were unable to cause any significant injuries.
“how…….”
This was a situation that even Yoon Han-gyeol had never expected. There was no way to avoid the Mana Bomber at that distance… …
“oh…….”
But if you think about it calmly and slowly, there was definitely a hole to get through.
The evidence was Han Ji-hoo lifting and dragging Oh Si-hwan.
“With that teleportation ability… … .”
In an instant, he teleported to Oshihwan and dodged the Mana Bomber. That must be it.
It was a really annoying ability.
If it becomes a long-term battle, there will be many items consumed for tactics, and with one person already eliminated, the PER of 6 people will inevitably be disadvantageous.
At this point, I thought that maybe I should just stop sticking around and consider a different strategy, like finding relics like last time.
Of course, he was the one who gave the order. It wasn’t Yoon Han-gyeol, but Chang-hyeon, so for now he just had to wait quietly for the order.
“What are you going to do, Changhyun… … ?”
However, Lee Chang-hyun, who was next to me, did not respond at all. He just gestured and nodded.
I felt like there was something strange going on here, different from usual, but I couldn’t quite figure out why.
‘Ah… … Are you telling me not to make a sound? Should we rush in before the dust completely settles?’
I don’t know his exact intentions, but Chang-Hyeon’s orders have never been wrong so far. So I nodded and conveyed my understanding.
Before the dust cloud completely settled.
PER’s top three again. Gilhan Lee, Hankyul Yoon, and Changhyun Lee started to charge.
‘But why was Kim Do-jun removed from the vanguard? There’s nothing for him to do in the rear… … No. Let’s focus.’
For now, I had to focus on the battle in front of me.
As I pushed through the dust cloud and re-entered the enemy’s territory, a defensive barrier was spread out.
‘I guess you looked up Lee Chang-hyun’s past matches.’
It seemed as if he was wary of Lee Chang-hyeon’s shooting, which raised a cloud of dust to restrict visibility and slaughtered everyone with his shots.
At least until the dust cloud settles.
“What? You came here without even firing a shot? Aren’t you guys idiots? Hey, Hyunsoo and Gyujin, support them well. Now that they don’t have any mana bombers, I’m going to go and cut them down one by one.”
A PSG player spoke and with those words, a power struggle between PER and PSG’s front line began again.
Only now could I understand the true nature of the sense of discomfort I had felt from Lee Chang-hyun earlier.
‘Chang-Hyeon isn’t holding a gun… … .’
Is he thinking of using a sword instead of dual pistols to properly corner his opponent, conscious of his opponent’s cover?
Certainly, I thought that Lee Chang-hyun’s weapon transformation ability and weapon technique ability might be a better choice.
But that was only for a moment.
The moment when Lee Chang-hyun rushes to Han Ji-hoo, the leader of the opposing team, and uses his weapons to fight him.
Kkeeeeeeek ㅡ.
“… … .”
It wasn’t very loud, but it sounded like fingernails scraping against a blackboard.
I was trying to draw something that wasn’t normal up to that point, but then something incomprehensible happened.
I certainly didn’t feel like the scratching noise was that loud, but the reaction of the opposing PSG team members was extreme.
“Is everyone okay? Let’s push on now.”
Could it be because of the earphones I replaced? It seems like these earphones blocked out that loud noise.
And not long after that loud noise, right before the PER’s leading side went on the offensive.
Behind Team PER. Gunshots were heard from the rear.
Taang!
‘Huh… … What is that… … . Isn’t that Chang-Hyeon fighting in front?’
Yoon Han-gyeol didn’t quite understand the current situation.
However, as the order was given to the earphones, they simply went on the offensive with their swords while the enemies were distracted by the noise.
***
Meanwhile, behind the fierce battle between PER and PSG, which was causing a loud noise and causing a fight, Lee Chang-hyun was sniping as usual.
Clearly, he would have been standing by Yoon Han-gyeol’s side with his sword in the vanguard even in the fierce battlefield. What happened?
‘That guy Kim Do-jun… … I didn’t know he’d make something like that.’
The answer was simple.
This is the mana equipment that Kim Do-jun brought this time, and it was like a shell. It was an applied version of the Invisible Cloak, and was a kind of transformation cloak.
And now, in the meantime, while the dust cloud rose and they couldn’t see each other, Lee Chang-hyun went to the back and Kim Do-jun, who looked like Lee Chang-hyun, stepped forward.
That’s why I was helpless against that sword that made that noise.
‘Because you would have been wary of Kim Do-jun, not me… … .’
Since I was definitely there, you probably thought I had used magic weapon transformation to transform the gun into a sword.
But the one actually there was Kim Do-jun, holding that strange sword, and the enemy who was so incapacitated by the noise of that sword.
Taang!
Snipe them one by one. That was it.
“Shit!”
The condition of the opposing side, which was enhanced by [Piercing Eyes] and seen in detail, looked quite serious.
‘No matter what, it’s enough to make your eardrums bleed… … .’
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It seemed like the output had been adjusted much stronger than last time. Han Ji-hoo seemed to have prepared something for him, as he kept saying something to his team members… … .
Perhaps it was the loud noise that had deafened them. The PSG teammates were having a hard time coping.
Meanwhile, our side protected our ears with special earphones prepared in advance, so there was no major shock.
That is to say, now is the opportunity.
“Push. Play. Index. Rather than covering, grab the opponent’s ankle.”
“okay.”
PSG’s camp was a complete mess. Not only was communication difficult due to that one strong wave, but PSG, with its strong individual power, was also reluctant to clash directly.
In particular, the clash with Kim Do-jun’s sword that imitates mine.
‘If a sword makes such a sound, I wouldn’t be able to fight it either.’
And if that happens, the end is obvious. You can’t even block the sword with another weapon? You’ll just be in a hurry to dodge, and then you’ll end up on the defensive.
So, at the moment when I was about to really push my opponent back.
“… … !”
PSG’s formation. A powerful mana wave and the Lion’s Wing extend out from Han Ji-hoo, who was avoiding Kim Do-jun’s quick sword, who was disguised like me.
“Scatter!!!”
‘Wow… Even in a situation where you can’t come to your senses, your judgment is decent.’
Even though I am an enemy, I am honestly impressed.
It was a good choice too.
Of course, the fleeing enemies were caught by Lee Yeon-ju’s [Binding] ability and Han Ji-soo’s [Gravity] ability, but the opponents were also not easy.
Even in such a chaotic situation, they covered each other well, so even though they got injured, they ended up escaping well.
‘Only one person was caught…’
“What? It’s nothing. Hahaha.”
Kim Do-jun was smiling, perhaps very satisfied with this fight, while the other guys were a bit dumbfounded.
“Are you Dojun?”
“Can’t you tell even if you hear the voice?”
“Wow… … What is it? It just looks the same. Is this the one I was talking about earlier… …?”
The first match against PSG. The team atmosphere was quite good as they only gained from that match.
but.
“Enough chit-chat. This match has become more difficult because I didn’t do as much damage as I thought I would in the previous engagement.”
“……? what?”
The honest situation was completely the opposite. In the engagement just now, at least three people were killed. If we had killed three people, we could have been evenly matched or had the upper hand… …
“Kim Do-jun already showed me that sword once before. He must have brought something to deal with. It’s just that I was caught by Fake, who was disguised as me, before I could use it because Kim Do-jun wasn’t there.”
“ah…….”
That’s not all. Most of our one-time bombing tactics and even our secret tactics were exposed and had their roots exposed.
That’s why, if possible, I should have put my life on the line in that fight earlier…
‘The cover is as good as the vanguard… … right?’
Even if you shake your opponent as much as before, you won’t be easily shot and killed.
This was because they threw airbeats at each other, created mana shields to block them, or had shield ability users join in to provide cover.
“So what are you going to do now?”
The worries have gotten a little longer.
This time, like last time, it was difficult to send someone else separately and use special tactics.
Because of the gimmick of the ‘doppelganger’ appearing on this map, it would be okay for PSG, but for PER, whose individual strength was lacking, it was dangerous to act separately.
“Do you know the location? How is it? Is everyone separated?”
“The direction is… … similar… … but the distance seems to be maintained at a certain distance… … .”
‘Looking at the formation, it seems like if we rush in and focus our attacks on one enemy, they’ll all gather together and attack again as if they were all fighting… ‘
I had a feeling that perhaps the only thing left in this match was a showdown.
“let’s go.”
***
“Ugh… … Those poor kids”
On the other hand, PSG’s team atmosphere was completely turned upside down.
It wasn’t that Han Ji-hoo hadn’t anticipated Kim Do-jun’s noisy sword.
In preparation for that, we made sure everyone brought earplugs to the game.
But it’s not the guy named Kim Do-jun who uses the gun, it’s the guy named Lee Chang-hyun who uses the gun.
It was a completely unexpected and confusing situation.
Besides, putting in earplugs means taking out the earphones.
That was something that was absolutely unimaginable in the Palace of Dreams.
And come to think of it, that wasn’t the only strange thing.
No, that guy Lee Chang-hyun with the sword was causing a ruckus, and then support fire came from behind with guns?
Then who is it again?
It was confusing.
Who fired the gun? Was it really Lee Chang-hyun who fired the sword? And how did those guys stay unharmed after hearing that loud noise?
‘Ah… I don’t know about anything else, but maybe there was a way to make noise.’
I thought that if I had worn earphones that blocked out outside noise, it might have been okay even if I heard that sound.
Usually, earphones in the Hunter’s League do not have noise-canceling functions because they have to hear the slightest movement or external sounds, but I began to suspect that he might have changed his earphones at the same time he prepared that sword.
‘then…….’
I thought I could exploit that gap and show off my spicy side.
‘And what else is strange… it’s not that important.’
There is no need to take immediate action.
Meanwhile, PSG had one player down but the mood was not too heavy.
Was it because I had strong confidence that I would win in the end?
Even though many of them had injured ears, they were still laughing and talking to each other in team voices.
“Whew~. The game almost ended there. But I survived because Gyujin covered it all up. How is he still fine after hearing the sound of his eardrums bursting? My ears still hurt and feel stuffy.”
“As soon as Gyujin joined, he took off his earphones and put in earplugs. He hates loud noises. He said he put them in just in case before they showed up.”
“Earplugs saved my life. Heheheehe.”
Even though they got hurt, they were still chatting amongst themselves happily.
It’s good that the atmosphere is good because they are on a winning streak and will continue to do so, but for Han Ji-hoo, who is taking the game seriously, it just looked pathetic.
‘I guess that’s why they couldn’t last in the first division and got dropped out because they weren’t that serious. Well, this will probably be the last season for this team too. Anyway.’
“I think they’re wearing special earphones that block out that noise. You know what to do, right?”
First of all, we had to finish this extremely unpleasant game.
fantasy,
