Episode 195: Joy and sorrow
“What? Weren’t you supposed to turn around carefully and join us because the neutral monsters were dangerous? And you want me to yell while joining us?”
“It is as I heard.”
Lee Gil-han, who received the order, spoke passionately as if he could not understand it at all.
“You know that if you get caught by the neutral monsters and evil spirits of [City of Decay], you will be afflicted with [Curse of Decay] and effectively become incapable of fighting, right?”
Of course, I couldn’t help but wonder why he said that.
“There’s no way you would make such an order without knowing that. Rather, you would make such an order because you know that.”
But when the explanation of Lee Chang-hyun’s order continued, I had no choice but to agree.
“If the opposing side is going to wage a guerrilla war with just one ace striker, then that one person’s skill is objectively overwhelming. At the very least, even if the attack fails or is attacked in a concentrated manner, ‘they can escape on their own.’”
“That means, maybe that evil spirit… … .”
“Yes. Even if our team is afflicted with [Curse of Decline] while engaging the enemy’s ace by luring them, we will fight together with the enemy’s ace.”
At those words, the sound of team members’ exchanges of opinions coming through the earphones died down.
Each person seemed to be imagining the situation that Lee Chang-hyun had described.
That too for a moment.
“Then, in the end, at least it’s a 1-on-2 exchange between the opposing team and our team, so isn’t it going to go the way the opponent wants?”
“Ahh… … You don’t have to worry about that. I said that they’re going to be the same level as Donggwijin… … but what happened to our team won’t actually happen.”
That was the whole plan B that Lee Chang-hyun had been talking about.
***
‘It was too big of a deal that the first shot missed… … .’
Looking back now, it was probably because it was such a huge mistake. Joara was biting her lip.
If I had pierced the neck exactly the first time, reinforcements would have arrived. So there would have been no delay like this.
They may have already finished off the second and third people.
I thought it was too twisted.
On that basis, unexpected enemy joining continued.
“Sleep tight!”
‘I was going to catch them one by one, but since I’ve given them this much time to join up… … I have no choice but to take them out for now.’
If this happens, time will be wasted and it will inevitably be disadvantageous for Joara.
There was no need to fight on an unfavorable battlefield.
In the first place, being able to choose only the battlefields that are advantageous to you was one of Joara’s strengths on this map.
‘Let’s take it out.’
The moment I made up my mind to fly up, circling the air anchor.
Woohoo!
A massive and heavy force of gravity pressed down on Joara.
As extensive as it was, it was not a very powerful force.
However, it was enough to catch Joara’s ankle as she tried to fly into the air.
“… … .”
I felt the PER guys slowly joining in one by one and starting to put pressure on me.
‘Whew… … It’s really shabby. But there’s no need to fly into the air. Here… … You can quickly escape just by using the ‘Air Dash’… … … … .’
It was just a moment.
In a rapidly changing combat situation, we were quickly thinking and modifying our strategies to suit the situation.
An irresistible, strange force surged forward and rendered Joara powerless.
I couldn’t help but sit down, feeling as if my whole body was melting and my muscles were aching, feeling heavy as if they were weighing a thousand pounds.
‘What the… … I have to… … move… … right now… … .’
When I turned my head to the incomprehensible situation that suddenly occurred, I could see the cause.
In [City of Decay], the evil spirit that crawled on the floor and spread curses was glaring at Joara.
Normally, I would never have been caught by that demon.
Actually, even when approaching the guys from PER. Even when playing the past finals in [City of Decline].
Unlike other hunters, he just scoffs at the existence of this demon.
I never once felt particularly threatened.
With Joara’s outstanding mobility, ability to use mana equipment, and agility, the demon was not a threat at all with her comprehensive mobility.
but…….
From Lee Yeon-joo’s ‘Bondage’ to Yoon Han-gyeol’s ‘Lee Gi-eo-geom’ and Han Ji-soo’s ‘Gravity Adjustment’…
With so many abilities narrowing the angles of escape, he was cornered from which there was no escape.
‘Thinking about this, that evil spirit… … .’
The PER guys realized that with their own abilities, they could only catch a few of them. In conclusion, did they realize that they couldn’t completely stop Joara from running away?
With that last wedge, he must have dragged all the neutral monsters on this map while drawing all kinds of aggro.
And perhaps at the center of this tactic is Lee Chang-hyun.
‘Lee Chang-hyun… … Lee Chang-hyun… … !!!’
Was this the game that was going to happen? It should have gone well like the last final. The abilities of ‘Binding’, ‘Leading Sword’, and ‘Gravity’ were all more than enough for Joara’s skills to break through.
My head felt like it was going to pieces.
The evil spirit was approaching Joara, who was crawling on the floor, paralyzed by the evil spirit’s curse.
Of course, there was also the big guy from PER who lured the evil spirit and charged at it.
The guy who was shooting the waves was no different from Joara, but I couldn’t stay calm when I saw that guy giving orders and being happy while watching the game on the screen.
Of course, even if it’s a 1-on-2 exchange, the team will be in a pretty advantageous position.
But soon after, I realized that wasn’t the case either.
“The weakness of the demons in [City of Decay] is simple.”
Two members of PER. And Joara collapsed due to the curse of an evil spirit. A voice softly echoed through the city.
It seemed like it was hiding somewhere in the rubble of the ruined building.
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‘Are reinforcements coming again… … .’
While the evil spirit was wandering around, not knowing where the voice was coming from.
“If you find a teammate who is under the [Curse of Decay], the source of the evil spirit can be easily released if a teammate who is not under the curse kills it.”
‘Who doesn’t know that now… … .’
“Of course, we deal with the enemies caught in between first.”
With those words, three or four swords flew towards Joara.
It was an inevitable death.
***
‘They caught Judge Jo Ara like this… … .’
It was a ridiculously easy ending.
Now that I think about it, I think something similar happened during an audition program.
It seemed that Yoon Han-gyeol himself had a similar strategy to the one he had used against Lee Chang-hyun.
When Jin Han and Yoon Han-gyeol, who had been talking nonsense, thought that they had attacked and cornered Lee Chang-hyun.
It seems like he fell due to Han Ji-soo’s gravity while hiding and ambush at close range.
Although subtly different, it was the same in that one person would lure the opponent’s ace while the rest of the team would wait at close range and provide reinforcements to trap them.
“It’s too easy? You’re just scaring me. Wasn’t this originally a relatively easy match?”
From a blind spot where the evil spirits couldn’t see, he quickly manipulated the sword to kill the evil spirits, saving Lee Gil-han and Ryu Jae-jun, and then spoke into the earphones.
Then Lee Chang-hyun immediately asked a question.
“Then I guess I need to train my eyes a little more.”
Was it because the operation was successful? Lee Chang-hyun, who seemed a little excited, spoke for a long time.
“This strategy was completely different. If Ryu Jae-jun had been completely pierced by Jo A-ra’s first move, he would have been completely swayed. After taking care of Ryu Jae-jun, he would have hidden and then the next. And then he would have taken care of the next one by one.
On the other hand, in reality, he had already avoided it once, and the other team members had gradually gained more time, which gave him enough time to lure the evil spirits.”
“The point is that the game changed because that first move was wrong.”
“That’s what it is.”
That was something I hadn’t thought about.
Could it be that one small, subtle difference, one movement, could make such a difference?
In conclusion, Judge Jo Ara’s actions were a bit excessive, but was it really the right thing to do? My head became complicated.
‘As expected, the Hunter’s League that Chang-Hyeon talks about is complicated.’
I’ve never been wrong though.
On the other hand, the expression on the face of judge Jo Ara, who had been caught off guard, did not look good. It seemed like that was what was bothering her more.
***
On the other hand, Ryu Jae-jun, who had finished the same fight but had heard the order directly, could not help but gape in shock.
‘How many steps ahead are you looking at?’
The perspective of an outsider who is watching the game from outside, or an outsider who has not met Joara directly.
So, I don’t know about guys like Yoon Han-gyeol, but Ryu Jae-jun clearly saw the details of Lee Chang-hyeon’s tactics.
In the current case, PER ended up not suffering any losses, but…
What if you couldn’t immediately come up with a plan B to adapt to your opponent’s moves?
What if Lee Chang-hyun, who had synchronized his senses with Ryu Jae-jun, had warned Jo A-ra of the danger just 0.1 seconds later, so she wouldn’t have missed?
What if he thought that the long-distance support of Lee Yeon-ju, Yoon Han-gyeol, and Han Ji-soo was enough and ordered Lee Gil-han to lure the evil spirit and bring it to him even if it meant getting killed?
If even one part had been lacking in detail, Joara would have run away, or Joara’s tactics would have been successful and PER would have suffered catastrophic damage.
What’s even more surprising is that this tactic wasn’t planned in advance before the game started, but was improvised after the game started to suit the situation.
‘In the end, he didn’t directly participate in this game, but who had the strongest influence on this team?’
Even Ryu Jae-jun, who thought he had high standards because he learned from Lee Geun-taek, could not help but be amazed by his skills and understanding.
by the way……
On the contrary, I thought that Jo Ara would be more upset than anyone else.
This does not apply to Ryu Jae-jun’s case, but Jo A-ra lost to an audition applicant whom she had personally advised and trained as a junior.
But there was still one thing I was curious about with Lee Chang-hyun.
Lee Chang-hyun’s plan was also just one. Because there were some imperfections.
“But Lee Chang-hyun. In your plan B, if I couldn’t dodge Joara’s first move and died in one blow, it would have been completely at the mercy of the opponent. How did you know you could avoid that?”
Yes, there were many turning points, but that was the point where the greatest joy and sorrow were divided.
Moreover, it was also a point where I couldn’t be sure whether it would be completely successful.
“Firstly, I knew that Ryu Jae-jun had a high level of fundamentals because he had received training from Chairman Lee Geun-taek… … .”
That wasn’t a sufficient answer.
Because Joara’s level was so excellent that it easily surpassed it.
“Second… … Well. I didn’t expect it completely, but I didn’t think Jo Ara’s current form was that good?”
He is a player who has won the championship twice, but he is said to be in poor form…
If an outsider heard it, it would have been quite an exaggeration and could have become a hot topic.
“… … The passage of time means that, if you’re not careful, you could end up stagnant in a situation where you should be changing and growing with the times.”
In Part 1, it was not something that a rookie like Lee Chang-hyun would say, but I felt a strange emotion and nuance there.
As if I understood it all.
fantasy,
