051. Experience of Victory
What is important in a fight between hunter and hunter?
Positional compatibility? Yes, of course it’s important. But what if they’re in the same position?
Even if it is the same position, the appearance is very different depending on the position.
When it comes to melee dealers vs. melee dealers, skills and status will have an absolute impact.
Because it’s a fight where we exchange honest attacks, and there’s no way that one blow will decide the outcome.
So what if it’s a ranged dealer vs. a ranged dealer?
Interestingly, while there is still a significant advantage depending on skill, the effect of status is much less than in a fight between melee dealers.
The only means of defense against each other are mana equipment. Even then, if you equip another mana equipment and don’t have a mana shield, there is virtually no means of defense. However, since their defensive abilities are not outstanding, if they were to hit each other, there was a high chance that they would be fatally wounded.
And that was what Lee Chang-hyun was aiming for.
If Takumi had been a melee dealer, a tank, or even a support, there might have been no way for him to win in a head-on fight.
But now. Even if it was a head-on confrontation, it wasn’t like Lee Chang-hyun had no chance of winning.
‘The wall must have collapsed, but… … the fighting spirit is still alive.’
And Takumi was also subconsciously aware of that. A fight between a ranged dealer and a ranged dealer was always a fight with many variables.
but.
‘That’s it.’
I don’t know exactly what his skills are, but the most important things in a fight between ranged dealers are “accurate hitting skills” and “agility to avoid.”
Takumi had those two. Among them, his “agility” was unrivaled because he had [Speed: A].
Moreover, no matter how sudden the crisis was, he could use the active skill of speed to move at a speed that was almost comparable to teleportation the remaining two times.
The moment the calculations were completed, Takumi took the initiative.
As soon as he broke down the wall, he rolled his body to the left, which was in a blind spot from Lee Chang-hyun’s shots. At the same time, he fired the crossbow he had loaded in advance at rapid fire.
Swoosh. Swoosh!
Just in case a bullet came flying, Takumi quickly rolled over and hid behind the wormhole, blocking it with a mana shield to keep his body invisible.
It was an accurate shot, and a very quick shot, but… … .
‘How funny… … to avoid this.’
When I secretly watched from a distance, Lee Chang-hyun would have clearly been looking somewhere else… … but he had avoided me by stepping back.
‘Is it luck?’
I couldn’t see exactly why he was backing off, but I definitely suspected it, because he seemed completely oblivious to it.
But Takumi wasn’t anxious.
Because he had experience. Experience of achieving outstanding results in the huge Japanese Hunter League. Experience of competing in 1-on-1 ranked matches between long-range dealers. Experience of overcoming endless crises.
Even though it was an unfamiliar map, the experience did not go away, and it made Takumi calm even when things did not go as he wanted.
And again.
It was the moment when he was about to shoot his crossbow by leaning his upper body out of the wormhole he had hidden in, towards Lee Chang-hyun, who was looking at the wormhole across from Takumi, as if he had not yet figured out his location.
Tatang – !
Lee Chang-hyun, who was looking at the other side of Takumi, fired several shots at a peculiar angle into several wormholes on one side, and the bullets somehow connected.
The wormhole that Takumi had been hiding in, as well as several other wormholes around him, began to vibrate and before he knew it, had pierced his chest.
Before his return, Lee Chang-hyun would often hear questions like this in interviews.
“Lee Chang-hyun, you continue to set great records. What do you think is the most important thing for you to become an outstanding player?”
It was a problem that needed no further thought.
“It’s an experience.”
“Experience?”
The caster’s eyes widened as if the answer was somewhat unexpected.
That would be the case, because experience is something that all players accumulate.
Lee Chang-hyun added a word, as if he had expected such a reaction.
“To be precise, it is an experience of victory.”
As you gain experience in winning, you will develop your own winning formula and a flow that will lead you to victory in any situation.
Once, twice, and three times. The more times you do it, the easier it becomes to win. As long as you don’t do anything that goes against your winning formula.
And Lee Chang-hyun was the player who most clearly retained the ‘sense of victory’ even before the team hit rock bottom in the last season of lasts, no, even after the team hit rock bottom.
***
Takumi went out to the player waiting room and felt a thrill as he reviewed the match with a full map view.
From the initial surprise attack using a wormhole, to the moment when all the walls of the Void Square collapsed and he died.
‘Was it all by design… … .’
He had an overwhelming amount of experience that you wouldn’t think of as a 3rd division rookie in strategy. It felt like he was gradually squeezing his opponent’s breathing room.
The first sniper literally meant a sniper aiming for instant death. However, its failure was also part of the build-up.
After that, when he broke down all the walls and confronted them head-on. No, when he made them think that way. From then on, Lee Chang-hyun seemed to know his position.
‘It was all calculated, even when I seemed to have luckily dodged the first crossbow volley.’
In some cases, he pretended not to know Takumi’s location, giving him an opening and buying him time.
And the reason I was able to buy time like that is probably… … .
It would have been connected to the scene where bullets flew in simultaneously from wormholes all around at the last moment.
‘Calculation… … I needed time to calculate. Since my first shot missed, I had to assume that the nearby wormholes would be blocked by mana shields, and I had to snipe through the other wormholes that I hadn’t paid attention to… … .’
That’s how the wormhole that Takumi had blocked with a mana shield and used as cover, as well as the four nearby wormholes that he hadn’t even noticed, began to vibrate and bullets came out of them.
Of course, not all wormhole holes could be recognized and blocked with mana shields, so they were just riddled with bullets.
When he found out everything like that, Takumi felt completely drained.
“You crazy bastard.”
It was a match that felt beyond human categories.
In order to be able to shoot like that, you had to know exactly which wormhole was connected to which, and you had to calculate the angles to aim at your opponent with great precision.
Even when moving while rolling, it had to be read not only to determine the simple location, but also where and where it was moving.
It was so experienced that it was hard to believe he was a newbie.
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I can’t help but laugh out loud.
While I was feeling so empty, Lee Min-seok came into the players’ waiting room.
“What on earth happened in this game?”
Was it because I couldn’t keep up with the guy’s tactics, or did I miss the game part way through?
Lee Min-seok was passionately holding on to Takumi and asking him questions even though he was the loser of the match.
However, Takumi, who was already exhausted, didn’t feel like reciting the entire train of thought that Lee Chang-hyun had in mind. So he dismissed it briefly.
“What the heck? You brought a monster with you.”
Lee Min-seok couldn’t help but be surprised by Takumi’s words, which seemed to subtly acknowledge Lee Chang-hyun.
‘Beating Takumi wasn’t a fluke, it was real skill… ‘
“I don’t know how long it will take for that guy to make it to the international league… … but when he does, he might have a huge fan base like Ethan in the international league.”
Takumi said with a smile. His expression seemed happy, unlike when he played for the Korean national team.
Of course, he wasn’t a finished product.
Compared to his accurate and accurate sniping ability, his destructive power was weak. It was likely that he would have difficulty dealing with an opponent with superior defense or regenerative power. That is why, if they were team-versus-team, Takumi, with his immense destructive power, would have performed much better.
‘But, the guy is still growing… … .’
Now, with the body of a third-division player who had just become a pro, it was true that he had defeated Takumi with his skills, calculations, and his advanced tactics, so it was safe to say that his growth was endless.
That wasn’t all that was expected. In the entire international league, there was only one hunter who used guns. It was ‘Ethan’ who was active in England. He was a sniper with overwhelming destructive power from his powerful mana rather than skill, technique, calculation, or tactics.
That is, because he was a sniper who stood at the opposite extreme of Lee Chang-hyun, I also thought that it would be a very interesting matchup if Lee Chang-hyun went up to the international league.
***
In fact, this game may have seemed advantageous to Takumi on the outside, and in terms of physical specs and skills, but honestly, I never thought he would lose.
‘That’s understandable… …Before the regression, the more difficult it was, the more I played 1-on-1 ranked matches.’
From the compatibility of each map to the unique features of each map and even the gimmicks, I was able to memorize them all and use them.
From the beginning, it meant that I couldn’t lose to Takumi in terms of experience.
But what was still fun was Takumi’s overwhelming destructive power that could destroy walls.
‘That kind of guy isn’t common… … .’
Usually, long-range dealers load mana directly into their weapons, but when the weapon flies away, the concentration of the mana decreases, making the attack power relatively weaker. However, Takumi’s attacks were different.
If you hit two of them, the walls and everything else will collapse, just like a tank firing shells.
I thought that if a guy like that were on the team as a long-range dealer, the game would become much easier, in terms of tactics and everything.
In the face of such attacks, both the formation and the evasiveness will have to dodge the attack.
Of course, I couldn’t bring him to the team because he was Japanese, but I couldn’t help but drool.
Although the bomber tactics that team members can use now are good, it is true that there is a need for more tactical diversity and a wider player pool.
As I was thinking about the various teams, I noticed that there was another player in the waiting room that I had not seen before.
‘Ah… … I think it was the Korean national team that I saw on the game screen earlier… … . Who was it? Was it Jin Kyung-tae?’
But he didn’t talk to me or anything, even though he only came to the waiting room to look around. The only person who greeted me in the waiting room was Lee Min-seok.
“Oh… … You’re here? I enjoyed the game.”
Lee Min-seok’s nervous expression was noticeable.
‘Well… … This match was different from the previous matches because my experience stood out.’
What was more interesting was Takumi’s reaction than Lee Min-seok’s.
He approached me naturally, shook my hand, and greeted me warmly by rubbing my shoulders.
He seemed more happy than angry about losing.
When I actually saw what he said, it seemed like that was the case.
“It was a fun game. Did you hit it?”
It’s been a really long time since I’ve heard those words.
It was also my favorite saying.
“You, of all people. I never imagined that you could break down a wall with just a crossbow.”
Takumi seemed happy about those words as well. He couldn’t hide his smile.
It seemed like he was happy rather than angry.
“You, you had already planned it out from the moment your first step missed, right? How would you attack if it missed?”
Takumi glared at me with a sheepish smile.
“I thought about it, but you’re going to break down the wall. Besides, if my calculations had been even a little late, I would have been the one pierced by your crossbow. I’m the one who’s surprised.”
But… … While talking to Takumi about the game, I realized, why is that guy who seems to have been placed next to senior Lee Min-seok here? Isn’t he here for some reason?
I asked because I felt like I kept being left out.
“Hey, over there… … ?”
“Ah… … Ah! My name is Jin Kyung-tae. Yes… … I enjoyed the game. I have another schedule… … !”
He left after giving a vague greeting. When I looked closely, I could see that his face had turned pale.
What kind of person was he?
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