Episode 236: The moment that cannot be delayed
The fight between PER’s Ryu Jae-jun and Han Ji-soo and LTD’s Oh Je-heon and Min-jeong was also slowly reaching its end.
As evidence, the secret cards that each side had prepared were now slowly revealed, and they were entering a battle of basics.
[Caster: Here, Ryu Jae-jun makes a choice to rush in! What should he do? Is this a winnable move, commentator?]
As the caster spoke, the situation on the screen changed from moment to moment.
Ryu Jae-jun tried to rush into his opponent with his outstanding aerial maneuverability reminiscent of Lee Chang-hyun, but in an instant, combat dolls and meteors flew in and stopped Ryu Jae-jun.
[Commentator: … … It’s exactly as you can see. That one strong [Wave] that was blocked by Minjeong earlier must have consumed quite a lot of mana. Now, it’s burdensome to even use the method of pushing them away while destroying them.
So now I’m going to try to rush into the battle and finish it quickly, before my mana runs out.]
[Caster: That’ll be difficult.]
It was a remark made quietly by the caster. It was a judgment made purely based on what was shown on the screen, without any malice or favor.
[Commentator: Of course, it seems that Han Ji-soo still has some energy left… … but the gravity power that pushes down has already been destroyed by LTD. This is not a place where special tactics like destroying and crashing the map are possible like before.
… … You can think of it as just a gamble. No matter how unlikely the gamble is, it’s a gamble to try to fan the flames fiercely rather than letting them dry out.]
Certainly, the image on the screen was quite bleak.
Because Ryu Jae-jun, who kept trying to chase after Min-jeong and Oh Je-heon while evading numerous combat dolls and meteors, looked pitiful.
When everyone was talking about the end.
Quietly, and as the commentator had pointed out, Han Ji-soo’s last remaining strength was squeezed out, and a decisive move began.
After the battle dolls that surrounded and attacked Ryu Jae-jun were momentarily caught by strong gravity and stuck to the floor, creating a path.
Ryu Jae-jun approached Min-jeong and Oh Je-heon explosively.
[Caster: All of the [Wave] abilities so far have been blocked, so is there any way? Player Ryu Jae-jun! He won’t stop charging!]
[Commentator: But if you have a plan, you don’t necessarily have to give in. You just have to keep your distance… …
Did the players think the same as the commentators?
As if he didn’t have to do what I wanted, he jumped up to place the airbeat in the air and step on it.
But the results were completely unexpected.
[Oh lol what is that? Did Han Ji-soo do that?]
N haha …
n This is my first time seeing you, but did you originally have that kind of ability?
ㄴ Originally, it was just about crushing it with gravity.
n Did it also have the ability to weaken gravity?
n If he had that ability, he would have used it a long time ago. It seems like he used some kind of trick or found a new way to use his ability… …
As soon as Oh Je-heon and Min-jeong jumped into the air to put some distance between them, they didn’t just jump, they soared into the sky like a rocket and crashed into the ceiling.
After that, he was hit in the head and was rolling around on the ceiling, holding his head in pain.
[Narrator: … … This is crazy.]
The situation was completely different from what was being explained just a few seconds ago.
***
It felt awkward.
It’s breaking common sense and making gravity work in the opposite direction, the direction we always thought gravity should act in.
It felt like I was walking around on my hands and feet.
The mental effort expended there was certainly much more than that expended by normal suppression.
Of course, the results were more than that.
“Ryu Jaejun!! Catch him!!!”
In fact, before he could even speak, Ryu Jae-jun was already following his opponent on his airbeat.
This must be because I was well aware that I would be finished off with one blow from that guy.
But after following along, the ending wasn’t as easy as I thought.
Ryu Jae-jun spread his palm and tried to strike Min-jeong, who had fallen to the ceiling, but Min-jeong rolled her body around to avoid Ryu Jae-jun’s attack.
‘No… …Can’t you get that right?’
Of course, it won’t take that long, since the direction of gravity will be reversed in a completely unexpected direction, making it difficult for the opponent to move.
‘This battle is our victory… … .’
Ugh!
The pain was so intense that it shook even the gravitational powers that had been maintained.
When I touched his chest, I felt a lump of stone sticking out, as if his body had been pierced.
‘Oh Je-heon… … .’
Rather, was it I who let my guard down?
Even if you tie up your opponent’s feet, you should have anticipated that a counterattack could come from a distance at any time.
It felt like my vision was getting blurry.
‘Yet… … Ryu Jae-jun hasn’t been able to kill that guy… … .’
Anyway, I sighed when I saw Ryu Jae-jun hanging on the ceiling and struggling.
Yeah, I think I’ve done enough.
At this point, it’s Ryu Jae-jun’s fault for not being able to eat it even if it was given to him.
If I see you in the waiting room later, I’ll have to tell you that you need to train hard in close combat.
That was my last memory of the stadium.
***
Thud -.
As Han Ji-soo fell, gravity was once again shaken.
Due to the strong pulling force, Oh Je-heon and Min-jeong, who had been helplessly pulled to the ceiling, began to fall again.
Interestingly enough, it was something that happened when Han Ji-soo collapsed, but it was also an opportunity.
Min-jeong, who had been rolling along nicely and avoiding Ryu Jae-jun’s clumsy gestures, began to fall into an obvious orbit as gravity returned to its original state.
It is natural that Ryu Jae-jun can catch up with Min-jeong, who was originally busy avoiding each move while rolling, by using his mana equipment.
The moment when LTD’s Minjeong returned to her original gravity and fell was the moment when she gave a hand to Ryu Jaejun, who was skilled in aerial maneuvers.
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Thump -. Woof woof -.
A simple palm stretch that didn’t seem to exert much force pierced Minjeong.
Of course, at that moment, Ryu Jae-jun was also on standby due to the meteorite that flew in at the same time.
It was a moment when the sub-dealer and supporter, who were at an overwhelming disadvantage, fought hard against the two ranged dealers.
“Whew… … It’s hard, it’s hard.”
But the winner gets the winner’s privilege. I may be out of mana and not be able to play much in this match.
Oh Je-heon started walking, wondering if he could possibly get to the other side and help.
***
Meanwhile, Han Ji-soo, who had finished her fight and returned to the waiting room, expressed her anger in front of coach Lee Jong-gyu.
“No. I caught them all, but they let them go. Are you a human? I just put them in a net and told them to just swish and swish, but they couldn’t catch them?”
Coach Lee Jong-gyu just smiled awkwardly at Han Ji-soo’s words.
Normally I would have sympathized, but now was not the time for that.
That makes sense, there were already many people who agreed with Han Ji-soo’s words.
“That’s right. You usually fight with your abilities, so I didn’t know you were such a complete fool. To be honest, I was a little shocked. Isn’t that how you all are?”
Even Kim Do-jun, who is usually at odds with Han Ji-soo and doesn’t get along well with her, said something like that while sitting in the waiting room.
It must be embarrassing for Ryu Jae-jun to even be sitting here right now.
Of course, those words weren’t wrong.
‘It’s definitely a bit disappointing… … If Han-gyeol or even Do-jun had been there, they would have been able to quickly take down Min-jeong and even aim for Oh Je-heon.’
Ryu Jae-jun himself seemed to be aware of this fact, although he usually doesn’t do this. It certainly seemed like he was feeling regretful.
Until I heard a word from one of my teammates.
“But if someone does everything too well, doesn’t that make them lack humanity? It would be good if there were at least one thing they lacked so that they could work harder… … Let’s all think positively.”
Lee Seo-hee only said one word. Seeing Ryu Jae-jun’s mood change so drastically, I thought to myself, “People’s feelings really change so easily.”
“… … Okay. Anyway, let’s just keep watching the game and regret it later.”
***
‘Well… what should I do with this?’
Although he took the initiative by responding to Kang Jun-hyeok’s words with a provocation, that did not make the difficult problem any easier.
Ta-tang! Bang!
So, even though they started with a preliminary fire with guns, it was never a full-scale fight.
At this point, when no immediate countermeasures have been prepared, if Kang Jun-hyeok were to deploy [Mana Unleashed], the only way to survive would be to dodge using [Piercing Eyes] like in the last fight.
“… … Even if we just start leisurely, it’s like that.”
Kang Jun-hyuk also originally tried to start the fight slowly and didn’t show himself going to extremes, so the reaction was lukewarm.
It was the luxury of a strong person with overwhelming superiority in ability.
‘Avoiding with [Piercing Eyes], not rushing to defend, but a way to land a finishing blow… … .’
But even though I kept thinking about it, it wasn’t something that came to mind easily. Do you think it will come to mind again just because the game has just started?
I couldn’t help but keep thinking that it would be easy if [Mankae] were opened.
Because I don’t have enough strength to fight right now.
If not, if [Mankai]’s rank grows, you can try to change the variable with that… …
There has been a long period of silence up until now.
No, looking back at it now, it was to the point where I wondered if the rank would go up any further.
Even though I’ve created a lot of cool scenes to get to this point in Part 1, my rank hasn’t gone up.
‘If it doesn’t go up any further, it might be more profitable to open it here… … .’
The current rank of Mankai is B. Considering that it swept the world for several years even with a C+ rank before its regression, it is by no means insufficient.
“But it’s not fun to start a fight first and then act like this.”
As the worries continued, this time Kang Jun-hyeok raised the level of the offensive.
[Mana Unleashed], which can be said to be the power of the main body, was not used at all.
However, it will also be a starting point for gradually pulling out and putting back in the sword called [Mana Unleashed].
The time to think was becoming increasingly limited.
No matter how much I enjoy tightrope walking, tightrope walking is actually a high-risk, high-reward play that is done with the goal of having a ‘reason for doing it’.
When you are struggling and can’t find a way out like now, fighting blindly is not called tightrope walking.
Would you sacrifice the present for an uncertain future that may bring more growth?
Or do you want to do a little better than before, be satisfied with what you’ve gone through and improved on, and aim for immediate victory?
If you were aiming for the former, there was a pretty good chance of defeat right now. And it was unclear how long that wall would last, and whether that growth would exist any longer.
If you aim for the latter, you will be able to reign supreme for years to come, if not longer, and you will be able to win comfortably even right now.
The worries that had been put off have finally come back.
It stretched on endlessly.
fantasy,
