044. New Tactics
ESP director Choi Han-gyu couldn’t believe his eyes.
Even though they lost, it was 7 to 0. And they lost in a classic duel where they fought in formation.
‘Imperial Bridge’ is a famous classic map where the outcome is determined by how well you organize your formation and stick to the basics rather than tactics, so it couldn’t have been any different.
‘Of course, I was aware to some extent that Lee Chang-hyun was outstanding… … .’
Everyone knew that he won [Hunters, The next generation] and that he had a significant performance in his match against Lee Geun-taek.
So there was a clear solution.
To prevent sniping attacks from reaching them, strengthen the formation and deploy two or three layers of mana shields to apply pressure from all sides.
That should have sealed it.
Rather, it was ESP that collapsed, unable to do anything, with its arms and legs tied.
It felt like my mind had gone blank.
I didn’t think of anything.
What’s wrong? Or is everything wrong?
Is it my fault for coming here to win just to boost the players’ confidence?
No, that’s definitely not the case. I definitely think that even after losing the game, the average skill level of the players is far ahead of their PER.
So, did they not respond properly to their opponents? I think the players responded properly at every moment.
Even at the moment when the formation collapsed, if Lee Chang-hyun had made a mistake and been caught, it would have ended unilaterally without any damage.
In addition, he aimed for the moment when Lee Chang-hyun stood out. That was a positioning that he could not help but aim for. Making a mistake in positioning in an instant was a mistake that often occurred in the third part, or even in the first part, and aiming for that was an extremely reasonable play.
‘The problem is that players who use such gaps as bait… … .’
I’ve never seen it before. No, it wasn’t a tactic that could be done in a normal mental state in the first place.
How can you position yourself to give up your life in a situation where it’s almost like you’re done if you get caught?
It was such a risky play, like walking a tightrope in a situation where if you fall you die.
How can you play like that… … .
Leaving aside his status and skills, the word ‘crack’ felt like it was a word created just for him.
And then my thoughts turned to the league that was about to start next.
‘The arrogant words of the guy who said that Part 3 was easy… … might turn out to be true.’
***
After the practice match.
Although it was a practice match, the team’s mood was very good due to their first win in a very long time.
“How did you do it?”
Even Gilhan Lee, who had followed along without saying anything after losing to Changhyun Lee once before, could not hold back his curiosity and opened his mouth.
No, maybe it was because I always felt pressured to win something, but now I realize that that’s not the case.
“What do you think is the most important thing in a battle formation?”
“That would mean the formation doesn’t collapse.”
“Then how can we break the formation?”
There, Lee Gil-han was speechless. And at the same time, I couldn’t help but feel that this guy named Lee Chang-hyun was seeing things beyond what I could have imagined.
Then Lee Chang-hyun asked himself a question.
“Either we make the opponent destroy themselves, or we destroy them with our own abilities. It’ll be one of those two.”
Lee Gil-han nodded his head after hearing those words, but thought about it.
‘If you think about it, it’s obvious… … Why didn’t I think of it?’
“Among them, what I did was to make the opponent collapse on their own. Strictly speaking, I gave the opponent in the defensive formation an opening and induced them to change to the offensive formation, and at the same time, I took advantage of the gap while the formation changed.”
Now that I’ve come here and listened to the explanation one by one, I’m starting to understand all of Lee Chang-hyun’s actions.
Why did you tell me not to move or leave the main unit no matter what happened in the first place? And why was I left alone outside the formation in that state?
After the game was over, it all felt like a given.
‘Like flowing water, there is no blockage at all… … .’
But at the same time, Lee Gil-han knew that it was because it was a truly excellent tactic. No matter what he did, no matter how intricately he planned to kill his opponent, he had never succeeded in an actual match.
“Why, are you surprised that it’s simpler than you thought?”
“The correct answer is correct because everyone can agree with it when they hear it. What surprised me more was the team member’s movements. Did you ever try to guess it separately before I came?”
This time, it was Yoon Han-gyeol who asked the question.
One of the two rookies who did not participate in this match along with Han Ji-soo.
“I’ve never tried it before. So, it’s just the simplest formation possible.”
Yoon Han-gyeol thought about it and realized that, compared to ESP, which changed from a defensive formation to an offensive formation and even advanced, PER barely moved or changed its formation once it was formed.
‘Did you take into account even the inexperience of your team members when devising your strategy? … .’
I couldn’t help but be surprised once again.
I used to think that his greatest strength was his brute force, but it seemed like Lee Chang-hyun had something more than that.
“Huh… … Then is it okay to just do what we just saw? Since Do-jun and Ji-soo are here too, the power will be even better than before, so I think the 3rd league will be easy to solve.”
Yoon Han-gyeol said with a much more relaxed expression.
Even though he didn’t say anything, it seemed like he was very worried about coming to Team PER.
But what can we say? The reality was, frankly, harsh.
“No way. Even though we have a pretty good chance of winning, we won against ESP, a 9th-ranked team. Lower-ranked teams might be able to win that way, but it’s unlikely to work against higher-ranked teams. And of course, if you force yourself to win with just one tactic, your chances of winning will go down.”
“… … Then what are you going to do? I came here only trusting you. Isn’t that too irresponsible?”
Han Ji-soo intervened in the conversation when she felt something was off.
‘but…….’
I don’t know about other people, but I thought it was understandable for Han Ji-soo to be anxious because she had been lured by the sweet talk that I would raise the team’s ranking and give her a big signing bonus and career.
“That’s why we need to prepare a different tactic.”
“A different tactic? In this team where there aren’t many people with any special superpowers, what other tactic could there be?”
Han Ji-soo said as if she was not confident.
Of course, if you look at each ability individually, it was pretty good. Yoon Han-gyeol’s Lee Gi-eo-geom. And Han Ji-soo’s gravity control and Lee Gil-han’s charging ability.
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But what good would it do to just put away the abilities one by one? They aren’t abilities that can be used in conjunction with each other.
… … Han Ji-soo must have thought so.
“It’s not always necessary to link ability to ability.”
“… …? Why is there a Mana Bomber?”
“I’m going to use this instead of my ability. Keep this in mind. From now on, our team will be experts in mana bombers.”
“????”
The next training day dawned with most people questioning the sudden mention of mana equipment while talking about combinations of superpowers.
***
The next day, Lee Chang-hyun was consulting with each team member and setting their practice manuals.
“You want me to just practice controlling the sword and floating multiple swords?”
Yoon Han-gyeol opened his eyes wide and asked.
As Lee Chang-hyun had usually just accepted it, this was the first time he had seen such a sight.
“Why? You don’t like the training manual?”
“That’s not it, but if you control multiple swords, you won’t be able to control them in detail, so the meaning of swinging the swords will be greatly reduced.”
Certainly, Yoon Han-gyeol’s words had meaning.
Swordsmanship that can push an opponent to the limit. To do that, it was essential to not use multiple swords to distract them.
But Lee Chang-hyun knew.
‘This guy’s potential is beyond this.’
At least, the guy Lee Chang-hyun saw before his regression was able to basically handle seven swords, and he could wield three swords at the same time at a level of swordsmanship that was comparable to that of a swordsman.
But now, for some reason, he was only trying to wield one more sword.
‘If you want to grow faster, you can’t do it this way. You have to break your own limits.’
That wasn’t the only reason why the number of swords one could wield simultaneously had to be increased.
‘Because that tactic requires Yoon Han-gyeol to handle multiple swords… … .’
But without revealing any of his true feelings, Lee Chang-hyun spoke indifferently.
“Well, I’m not saying anything meaningless, but if you don’t want to do it, then don’t.”
And then he looked blatantly disappointed.
As if to say, “Is this all you can do?”
This was the best method that could be thought of after seeing through Yoon Han-gyeol’s psychology.
‘The guy respected me and wanted to play with me. I think he’ll understand.’
And the results, of course, were spot-on.
He sighed slightly and showed a worried expression, but then quickly changed his opinion.
“Yeah. I thought it was something I should do someday. How many do you think I should be able to handle?”
He was a guy who came out looking confident.
But… … Once I joined our team, I had no intention of presenting any rough goals.
“7”
Yoon Han-gyeol’s expression became strangely distorted.
***
“What? You want me to practice the control of carefully dropping objects from a distance one by one?”
On the other hand, unlike Yoon Han-gyeol, Han Ji-soo was a bit of a troublesome character to deal with.
It was actually a bit unexpected that I was able to bring him. I said it just in case, but I didn’t think he would actually come.
“The more detailed the manipulation, the better.”
“But if you manipulate gravity so weakly, it won’t be of any help in attacking your opponent, right?”
Han Ji-soo said with an expression that said she didn’t understand English.
Well, if you didn’t know what I was thinking, you would think so.
It would be common to think that gravity manipulation would be more powerful the more widely and strongly it could be pressed.
“No, you have to tell me what you’re thinking so I can go there and practice or not.”
Seeing that he was still alive and kicking even after getting beaten to death last time, I thought that this was his original appearance. But it wasn’t like I had any intention of hitting him now that we were on the same team…
Well, I thought it would be okay to say something like Han Ji-soo.
“I’m going to drop the bomb with that gravity power.”
“Bomb? Why a bomb?”
“I’m talking about the Mana Bomber.”
Han Ji-soo seemed to be thinking deeply about how to take those words.
Of course, I wouldn’t know if I thought about it on my own.
“My plan is this. First, I’ll attach a mana bomber to Yoon Han-gyeol’s sword, and then I’ll use Han Ji-soo’s gravity power to drop the mana bomber attached to the flying sword. The two of us will become bombers on the battlefield.”
Hearing that, Han Ji-soo stroked her chin and exclaimed in admiration as if she had finally begun to imagine it.
“Then, what you said was a new tactic… … .”
“Yes. This is our team’s new tactic.”
A collaboration between Yoon Han-gyeol, Han Ji-soo, and the mana equipment, Mana Bomber.
I’m already starting to look forward to seeing how that bomber combination will perform.
fantasy,
