Episode 228 Power Car
“But how did you come up with the idea to attack Chang-Hyeon while you were there? Are you really one of our teammates?”
After the problematic ranked match practice ended, upon returning to the team home, a strange sight unfolded.
There were two main topics of conversation. One was the story of me and Kim Do-jun wearing masks and having a 1-on-1 fight while adjusting to each other. The other was the story of Yoon Han-gyeol getting caught up in a pack of lynxes and joining them on the way out after the match.
“Ah. But it was harder than I thought. You said something like that in the interview with that guy wearing the mask, ‘He’s primitive.’ This is going to end in a draw, so there’s going to be some backlash.”
Han Ji-soo seemed more interested in the match before that than in the one-on-many match between Yoon Han-gyeol and the group of lynxes.
“Anyway, Yoon Han-gyeol is always getting beaten up by Chang-hyun here, and he’s not the type of guy who’d get beat up by those guys, so he didn’t think much of it when the kids attacked him, but he couldn’t win against that masked guy. Is that okay?”
This seemed to be the real intention.
Certainly. The level of language he blurted out in an interview in an attempt to claim that he was a different person from me was a bit strong.
But what can I do? Even if I win, I’ll still lose.
‘I can’t say this… … .’
Still, it’s not like I had nothing to say.
“That guy didn’t use his abilities or weapons, but it’s pretty much the same for me.”
In fact, we didn’t use our own strength against each other. Well, I thought we could interview them later like that.
If you get an interview request later, you can pretend to respect each other, and then suggest that you fight with all your might when the masked guy achieves his goal.
‘Of course, for that to happen, your identity must not be revealed continuously.’
In fact, it may be because most of the team members are aware of that aspect, but the mainstream conversation was still heated about Yoon Han-gyeol.
“That’s right… … Huh? How could you hide a sword behind your back like that? And think of stabbing Chang-Hyeon? How sinister.”
“No, that’s sneaky. When I’m training PER, I get beat up all the time, so what’s wrong with trying to seize the opportunity and win at least once?”
Even an earthworm will squirm if you step on it, Yoon Han-gyeol refuted the continued saturation.
‘Well… … that’s not wrong.’
And rather, it helps me improve my skills. I can’t win because I’m the opponent. Rather than thinking that and giving up, I have to keep studying and researching myself, even if I lose to myself every day, and I have to have the determination to win.
The more determined a player is, the better for the team.
‘Of course, that’s what it is, and what’s funny is funny.’
“I get beat up all the time, so I’m going to try and win once I get the chance… … If I had applied for a fair 1-on-1 match, then I wouldn’t know~ Hmm. What’s the use of winning with a single punch~?”
He spoke while rubbing his ears as if he was deliberately not hearing Yoon Han-gyeol’s protest.
This is a heinous crime.
“That’s… Changhyun. That’s not it… … .”
Yoon Han-gyeol belatedly regretted it, and he expressed his apology with his whole body. But since it was the first time he had caught it in a long time, I thought it would be good to use it for a long time.
‘That being said, it was quite surprising that the strategy that Yoon Han-gyeol came up with this time was much more flawless than before.’
Of course, after the team members came into contact with the relic [Closing Possibilities] that Chairman Lee Geun-taek had, I used [Piercing Eyes] to check if any potential or new abilities had developed… … .
I felt like I was missing out on things other than my abilities. Things like the actual fighting ability of my teammates, or their growth and changes as players.
Even in the case of Yoon Han-gyeol, the biggest flaw is that he fights in an old-fashioned and straightforward manner, but he compensates for this by using Kim Do-jun’s mana equipment to create a synergy effect between the two.
‘Maybe the other guys too… … .’
It’s going to be LTD soon. So I realized that I need to check on my team members again.
“Oh, and it’s a little late today. Did you know that the LTD match is coming up soon? I think everyone was taking it easy today while watching my match during the ranked match. Let’s do a little bit of individual training in the 2nd floor training room and then call it a day.”
My heart started pounding at the thought that maybe the guys had grown more than I thought.
***
Before my return, I had one thought when I was just rising quickly as a player.
As with any other sport, the Hunters League is also a place where the limitations of players are determined by innate characteristics and abilities as an Awakened player.
‘But the more I think about it recently, the more I realize that’s not true.’
The Hunter’s League is not just a simple battle. It is a so-called ‘comprehensive evaluation’ as a hunter. Combat ability, intelligence to devise tactics and strategies, and the ability to use mana equipment to think outside the box. Accumulation of knowledge to change the battle by using neutral monsters or maps…
There were many ways to change the course of a battle, and good combat prowess was just one of many factors.
And now, in the second floor practice room, I felt that it had been proven.
“Are all the kids doing well? Except for Yeonju and Gilhan, they’re all the kids you brought. They’re all doing well. In the past, I worried a lot about whether they’d do well even if they went up to the first division… …
Lee Jong-gyu spoke from the side.
Yes. If it were as I thought before my regression. If the limit of one’s ability was set innately.
Players who were desperately recruited from lower leagues due to lack of money and talent should have been eliminated from their teams by now.
But what do you think of the data coming out of the practice room now and the training?
Lee Yeon-ju, who was just a GPS that simply recited locations. Even after gaining the ability called [Binding], she could barely do the work of one person. Lee Yeon-ju, who had difficulty defeating a single opponent, was now skillfully completing her mission by linking her mana equipment and her own abilities to tie up her opponents’ hands tightly.
Lee Gil-han’s foolishly reckless play had changed to that of a different person, with his judgment ability to step into the right place at the right time while watching the battlefield more intently than anyone else.
Han Ji-soo, Yoon Han-gyeol, and Kim Do-jun. They were all newly added players who had already shown off their outstanding talents and abilities as they moved up to the upper leagues. They were not at all behind the players who were already showing off their outstanding abilities.
No, in some ways it showed a sharper and more sophisticated side.
“Wow… … But the more I look at you, the more surprising you become. How can you think like that when you’re fighting? Is it because I’m the type to just defeat everything with force?”
Rather, Lee Seong-tae, who showed off his extreme technical skills, asked Lee Yeon-ju what she was thinking and how she honed her skills.
“… … That’s right. Coach Lee Jong-gyu.”
I was worried about whether I would do well when I went up to the first division, and as I was promoted, I had to let go of some players and move forward. I had my concerns.
[Commander of the Ideal Dream] taught me sense. He learned my tactics and way of thinking from over my shoulder. He never gave up and kept charging at me, even though I seemed like a wall that was hard to overcome.
Maybe it changed like this.
After practice was over, everyone gathered back in the waiting room to look at the practice data.
Looking at the data, the team atmosphere continued as usual, bustling.
“Hehehe… … Kim Do-jun. If you fight now, you won’t lose to me either, right?”
“What… … ? What. You’re not even in a fighting position! Where the hell are you trying to get in my way. If I just have this sword… … .”
“If you [bind] from a distance and then throw the mana bomber, the sword won’t even touch it.”
At those words, laughter echoed among the team members in the waiting room.
Lee Yeon-ju, who trembled in battle, was no longer there.
Everyone was moving forward together.
“Everyone’s form has improved a lot more than I thought.”
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Maybe it’s because I’ve been playing ranked matches a bit more intensively lately. It can’t be for such a simple reason.
The training I’ve done so far. Hunter survival. Team training. And individual training while receiving sensory feedback as [Lee Sang-dong’s Commander].
… … and even ‘victory’ in actual combat.
‘Our team… … is stronger than I thought.’
“Well, you told me. What to do in what situation. What to feel when doing this movement… … Going through it one by one.
It was hard because I made a lot of mistakes. But what can I do? He’s the owner, the manager, the captain. I don’t know how many things he does on his own, and I don’t know if he’s getting enough sleep. He said he’d teach me at least one more thing if we worked closely together one-on-one.”
Han Ji-soo said with a strange expression.
It didn’t feel bad.
On the one hand, I closed my eyes for a moment and the darkness covered my vision before I returned to the past, and I remembered it vividly.
[Full Bloom] opened, and had strong abilities. Although he showed excellent performances, he often fell for the opponent’s traps or did things inappropriately due to his lack of experience.
At that time, I was actually the junior. I received help and experience from the guys at LTD.
Although, aside from Ryu Jae-jun, we didn’t have much human interaction…
One thing was certain.
Now I know that I am leading someone.
I had enough skills and the ability to prepare.
We lost to LTD in the previous practice match, but we will win this time.
I said, whining.
“But you don’t think this is okay, do you? The opponent is LTD, so don’t practice carelessly like you did today’s ranked match. I’m going to manage you tightly until the LTD match.”
The first place in the first division regular season is not far away.
***
“It’s true that the opposing team’s form is improving, but there’s still quite a gap.”
These were the first words spoken by the head of the analysis team in LTD’s strategy room.
“This is the data from the last practice match against PER. None of the tactics we prepared worked, and even though we had a series of bad news and our tactics got tangled up, we still won.”
Data doesn’t lie.
“But this data. Is it still good at this point? Last time, the analysis desk predicted SAA’s victory, and PER won.”
Lee Jin-han continued speaking in a worried tone.
But the analysis team leader was still resolute.
“Has there been a time when LTD has shown shaky performances this season?”
“That’s not it… … .”
“Is it possible that Kang Jun-hyeok will suddenly be unable to use [Mana Unleashed] due to an injury?”
“They said your condition was okay.”
“As long as it’s not like that, there’s no problem.”
The head of LTD’s analysis team seemed confident. He handed over the PPT. It was the PER and LTD indicators.
From kills, deaths, and assists to the possibilities that come with each ability. The scenarios that can occur because of them. And the list of abilities that can be countered.
As the largest team with teams in divisions 1, 2, and 3, the data was based on an incredibly large amount of data.
“Well… … Let’s leave everything else aside. Even if we think about it simply, there is the asymmetrical power of Kang Jun-hyeok’s [Mana Unleashed].”
The existence of asymmetric power means that if there are no variables, you will definitely win.
And this LTD strategy also meant blocking all the variables that could occur.
“And the method used to push Kang Jun-hyeok back in the previous practice match has also been fully analyzed. Using the ability to create a strong mana wave, he drove away the mana used in mana expansion… … Lee Chang-hyun took advantage of the gap.”
Lee Jin-han swallowed hard at those words.
“That’s a trick that you won’t get hit with twice if you know that it’s in your opponent’s hand.”
That was definitely true.
There is also a way to only shoot swords from a distance, or the player using that ability can be marked by another LTD player.
“LTD will achieve first place without losing a single game this regular season.”
With those words, the analysis team leader’s PPT was turned off.
A shiver ran through my whole body.
But soon I realized.
It was just overly intimidating. This was the original LTD.
fantasy,
