033. Finals start
Tick. Tick. Tick.
Belt –
The broadcast began with the sound of 8 o’clock, the golden time.
That broadcast was [Hunters, The next generation], which was broadcast live just like last time.
Meanwhile, a flood of responses began to pour out from the open comment section.
[What about Association President Lee Geun-taek’s participation? Lol. Isn’t he someone who doesn’t even participate in friendly matches, let alone official matches?]
N [What is an old man doing in a place where children are playing~]
N [Trying to take a picture of Grandpa ㅋㅋ Grandpa’s Hunter’s League Vlog that takes a picture of Musou]
N [Is this the so-called ‘true education for the youth’?]
ㄴ [I heard he’s a first-generation hunter, so I’m curious about what abilities and weapons he’ll use.]
[Shock! It is known that this is the first time that Chairman Lee Geun-taek has revealed his hunter abilities on a broadcast… …]
N [Really? I’m kind of looking forward to it. Is this better than watching the rookies?]
N [That old man is also the most popular.]
The majority of expectations were mainly about Chairman Lee Geun-taek’s future actions.
Since they are participating as a neutral monster faction, the clash between the participants and Chairman Lee Geun-taek will likely be the biggest concern for viewers.
Amidst such reactions, preparations for the game were already beginning.
A virtual miniature of the battlefield map of the giant gods rising from the center. Behind it, the figures of the three judges rising were reflected.
The comments and audience seats were abuzz with surprise at the grandeur of the sight.
Meanwhile, there were people who stared at the virtual miniature map of the Battlefield of the Gods as if they were studying it for a long time.
‘Luckily, there is no difference in the map before and after the regression… … In that case… … .’
For Lee Chang-hyun, it was a green light for his pre-planned strategy.
The strategy he had prepared depended on variables in the map, so for Lee Chang-hyun, that was also very important information.
Of course, not everyone was staring at the map like Lee Chang-hyun.
Applicants who were nervous, clenching their fists. Applicants who were yawning because they didn’t sleep well last night. They stood on the podium in various poses.
Among the applicants, Lee Min-seok’s words echoed quietly.
“Hunter’s League. The finals are about to begin. The map is ‘Battlefield of the Gods.’ The rules are the same as the regular Hunter’s League rules, 7 vs. 7. Until one team is completely wiped out. Then, let’s begin!”
***
Hunter’s League.
It was a game inspired by a kind of ‘small war’ that took place in the past when dungeons called ‘towers’ suddenly appeared one after another and hunters from different countries fought each other.
The newly created ‘Tower’ was a dangerous area filled with monsters, but it was also a treasure trove of ‘relics’ with infinite potential. So constant conflict was inevitable.
As for the relics of the tower, there was an unspoken rule that the first one to claim them would be the owner, and soon they began to fight over them.
A battlefield full of monsters. Defeat your opponents and claim loot. That is the essence of the Hunter’s League.
‘So most of the actual maps of Hunter’s League are taken from the actual ‘Tower’ dungeons… … .’
As such, the first generation of hunters had to know the battlefield much better than the new hunters.
That was exactly what Lee Chang-hyun was wary of.
The fact that it was difficult to clearly determine how Lee Geun-taek, who already knew enough about the ‘Battlefield of the Gods’, would act, made it difficult to devise tactics, which was a factor that made this battle difficult.
“Are you really going for that operation?”
“huh.”
So, Lee Chang-hyun had no choice but to adopt a strategy of dispersing even though he had a small number of enemies, namely seven.
“Let’s go, Yoon Han-gyeol. Kim Do-jun.”
Lee Chang-hyun threw himself into a battlefield where the outcome was uncertain.
‘The die has already been cast.’
***
“Okay. Then I will show you the relay situation.”
Outside the stadium, commentary on the game was ongoing for quite some time.
A battlefield projected onto a giant holographic simulation.
On one side of the battlefield, seven people were raiding, diligently hunting monsters.
“Team B, led by Yoo Hye-ju, is honestly doing monster raids. It seems like after they subdue the monsters, they will grow and fight against Hunter Association Chairman Lee Geun-taek as if they were doing a boss raid.”
“Yes. That would be the most reasonable and standard way. Even if there is a restriction that Hunter Association Chairman Lee Geun-taek’s previous status should be close to 2, the gap between him and the participants is quite large.”
As the explanation continued, the screen on the other side was shown.
None other than Lee Chang-hyun’s Team A.
“Uh… … But Team A is a bit different? Why are there only four people left to do monster raids?”
“Ah… …! The remaining three. Applicants Lee Chang-hyun, Yoon Han-gyeol, and Kim Do-jun completely deviated from the standard route.”
Lee Min-seok carefully controlled the level of his speech because it was a public broadcast. At the same time, he doubted his own eyes.
He has to defeat an enemy much stronger than himself, and even though his opponent is Chairman Lee Geun-taek, who is arguably the most knowledgeable person in the world on maps, he chooses an unorthodox route.
‘I have no idea where the game will go… ‘
The irregular route is a route that avoids monsters as much as possible. Therefore, it is a route that is not good for growth and is just a shortcut route that is good for movement.
‘Besides, that direction of movement is… …where Chairman Lee Geun-taek is located.’
As expected, it was an action that was completely incomprehensible. He went straight to Chairman Lee Geun-taek, who he could never defeat without growing, without even catching a monster.
However, he couldn’t just keep his mouth shut just because it was an incomprehensible move. After all, Lee Min-seok was in the position of broadcasting this game to the general public.
“If he deviates from the standard route, what is candidate Lee Chang-hyun aiming for now?”
Jo Ara, conscious of the empty broadcasting station’s voice, asked Lee Min-seok a question.
‘this…….’
It wasn’t easy to answer because even as Lee Min-seok, it was difficult to accurately determine his intentions, but since the goal of the game was to either completely destroy the opponent or defeat Lee Geun-taek of the neutral monster camp, there was an answer worth telling.
The question is whether that is really the intention.
“Looking at the direction they are moving along the irregular route, it seems they are targeting Chairman Lee Geun-taek…”
“But with their current growth stats, isn’t it almost impossible for the three of them to beat Chairman Lee Geun-taek?”
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“Yes… … That’s right… … I guess we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out what he’s thinking.”
As for Lee Min-seok, all he could do was stare at the screen.
‘What are you thinking, Lee Chang-hyun… … .’
***
‘Battlefield of the Gods’ is a very unique map among the existing maps in Hunter’s League. And its uniqueness lies in the ‘giant statues of gods in the shape of fighting gods’ that fill this battlefield.
There was a kind of gimmick where if you could solve a special puzzle hidden in the statue, you could revive that statue as an independent monster.
‘Of course, I don’t think anyone has discovered it so far in the Hunters League matches… … .’
For Lee Geun-taek, it could be seen as a variable that could be eliminated in any case. This information was something that only Lee Geun-taek, a first-generation hunter who had personally entered the dungeon of the ‘Top’ and conquered it, would have known.
While I was thinking like that, unexpected information came to my ears.
‘… … ?’
Lee Geun-taek was in the neutral monster zone, that is, the exact center of the map, and even though not much time had passed, he felt someone approaching.
‘What the heck… … .’
If it were a normal strategy, you would have to slowly gain experience and build up growth points to be able to fight against him. However, the timing was too fast to use such a tactic.
Of course, there were ways to conquer the game in the early stages. In the early stages, the hunters had not yet fully developed, so the neutral monster faction was also somewhat weakened based on that.
However, that still meant that it was nearly impossible to take down Lee Geun-taek with such a small number of people.
‘Hoo… … .’
The identity of the person who made the sound was finally revealed. It was none other than Lee Chang-hyun.
An unexpected development. It was interesting for Lee Geun-taek.
‘What are you planning… … .’
It was a situation that he couldn’t understand. On the one hand, it was interesting, but on the other hand, he was worried. Maybe Lee Chang-hyun, who had been overactive in the last game, was being too aggressive.
And did that really happen?
Lee Chang-hyun was approaching his colleagues and Lee Geun-taek without fear.
‘Or do you think I don’t know you’re approaching me?’
That was quite possible too.
Especially in the last game, Lee Chang-hyun had a lot of fun with sniping.
just as expected.
Taang!
At some point, the sound of approaching disappeared, and then gunshots were heard hitting the battlefield. Of course, Lee Geun-taek wasn’t someone who would be easily defeated.
Lee Geun-taek easily blocked the gun with the round iron shield he was holding.
As a top-tier hunter with superhuman kinetic vision and reflexes, it wasn’t difficult.
But if it had stopped there, I wouldn’t have used this tactic from the beginning.
Bang ta tang! Bang!
It was a shot that seemed to suppress the opponent with firepower regardless of whether it was hit or not.
‘No way.’
Lee Geun-taek clicked his tongue at Lee Chang-hyeon’s strategy, which was much simpler than he had thought.
What tactics have you shown so far? It was such a simple clash that I wanted to ask.
In fact, Lee Geun-taek had enough leeway to dodge and block every single gunshot.
Up until now, I’ve just been taking my time to see what kind of action he’ll take.
“Mr. Lee Chang-hyun. Is this all you’ve prepared?”
There was no answer to that. The gun simply fired at a faster rate, as if expressing his anxious emotions. Clearly, the gun was a very powerful and good weapon if it could be used in the Hunter world.
‘But… … it’s not a weapon so powerful that you can just use it without any strategy.’
Lee Geun-taek was different from the rookie applicants. There were many ways to avoid and block the attack. That is why the act of shooting a gun itself had no meaning to Lee Geun-taek.
Moreover, Lee Geun-taek was a melee dealer and tanker, so he was also good at blocking.
Of course, there wasn’t just one pattern, as it wasn’t just Lee Chang-hyun who attacked.
The combination of Kim Do-jun and Yoon Han-gyeol. The attack followed.
While blocking Lee Chang-hyun’s gun, Kim Do-jun turned around, and Yoon Han-gyeol’s Lee Gi-eo-geom also aimed for Lee Geun-taek’s blind spot.
but…….
“Slow… … !”
It seemed that Lee Geun-taek had no problem striking the two with the spear he was holding, which was on the other side of his shield-holding hand.
Kim Do-jun tried to corner Lee Geun-taek with a series of quick swordsmanship strikes, but… Lee Geun-taek’s spearmanship not only gave Kim Do-jun no room to maneuver, but completely overwhelmed him.
“Nobu had high expectations for Lee Chang-hyun personally… … I’m really disappointed if this is the end. I thought he would show us something new and fun, rather than something unreasonable… … .”
With those words, Lee Geun-taek tried to strike down Kim Do-jun, but neither Kim Do-jun, Yoon Han-gyeol, nor Lee Chang-hyun, whom he had kicked out, were visible.
‘… … ?’
However, I could feel the movement of a huge statue behind me.
Kukukukunkung… … !
fantasy,
