070. Chain reaction
After the game, the atmosphere in the waiting room was much more boisterous than when we won at other times.
“Wow… … I was really scared. I thought it was over when I saw him die right next to me.”
“That’s true, but I just built a wall with shields, so it was even more hopeless when I ended up rushing into it.”
“That too.”
Since it was a dramatic game with more unexpected situations than usual, it seemed like everyone’s excitement still hadn’t subsided even after the game was over.
Even in such a noisy atmosphere, there was one person who exuded a particularly strong presence… … .
“Hey. Did you see that?”
Kim Do-jun was walking around the waiting room with his shoulders tense before anyone could compliment him.
‘Ugh…….’
It wasn’t enough just to praise him. Well, even though his teammates were sick of his bragging, they still accepted it.
Anyway, this match was one in which we might have lost if it weren’t for Kim Do-jun.
In addition, it was true that everyone was enjoying this atmosphere of continuous winning streak.
“Hey, by the way, how did you suddenly disappear?”
“There’s a method to it all. From the beginning, I calculated all of that and customized the shining sword. Don’t you know the design?”
“What about the design? Don’t you remember when the three of you charged together last time, your eyes got blurry because of you and we couldn’t fight?”
The waiting room erupted in laughter at Yoon Han-gyeol’s tongue-clicking remark.
Kim Do-jun also seemed to have given up a bit, as if he couldn’t refute that.
“Oh, I admit it was my mistake.”
I tried to play it cool, but as expected, my teammates’ nagging didn’t stop there.
“Besides, if you had planned it in advance, you should have mentioned it at the last tactical meeting. To be honest, didn’t you just find out by chance?”
“Hey, what do you know by chance? Don’t you know that you have to prepare your Mana equipment before the match starts?”
“Or this is even worse~. To stand out, he hid it from his team and at the end, what?? He’s trying to carry it all by himself and act like a hero.”
As the situation was funny, Kim Do-jun, who was the most active, was under concentrated fire from his teammates.
Even Lee Yeon-ju, who rarely shows her facial expression, turned her head and laughed, as if she found this situation funny.
‘It’s quite a sight.’
While continuing that cheerful team atmosphere,
Smart – .
The waiting room door opened and a staff member came in.
“Please prepare an interview with today’s game MVP, Kim Do-jun~.”
With those words, Kim Do-jun left the waiting room, smiling rottenly at his teammates who had been firing concentrated fire at him.
‘Well, it’s a nice day, so I guess it’s okay to leave it like that.’
With those words, everyone stared at the TV showing Kim Do-jun going from the waiting room to the interview room.
And soon after, the interview began on TV.
[Caster: Okay, then, we have Kim Do-jun, who received today’s sole MVP!]
[Caster: Yes. Today’s match between RIX and PER. It’s a team of rookies who have been showing excellent performance recently, and it’s been a hot topic. Player Kim Do-jun. How was your day?]
[Kim Do-jun: Today… … I think I liked it overall.]
Kim Do-jun smiled with one corner of his mouth raised. He seemed to think he was smiling confidently…
“Isn’t it funny when he laughs like that? Should I say it’s a fake laugh that’s too conscious of the audience?”
Yoon Han-gyeol also agreed with Han Ji-soo’s words and laughed out loud. But up until this point, he had only been laughing quietly…
[Caster: What exactly did you like?]
[Kim Do-jun: Hmm… … Should I say that I “carried” the game?]
The part where he emphasized the word “Carry” made the team members burst into laughter.
It’s not only that I’m emphasizing Carrie, but I also never thought you’d respond like that.
“No, he usually just poops, but after carrying him around once, he became all arrogant… … I told you not to leave him like that.”
Han Ji-soo laughed in disbelief and clicked her tongue as she spoke.
[Caster: That’s right. Do-jun’s play today became a huge topic of conversation in the community.
In fact, even though the Hunters League has quite a history, this is the first time something like this has happened.
Even though it’s the 3rd division, isn’t it a kind of new tactic?
A tactic that uses a glowing sword to induce the use of sunglasses and hide the shortcomings of the invisible cloak.
Is this something that the team designed from the beginning?]
[Kim Do-jun: Team… … Team? Of course not. Our director. Hmm. Chang-hyun does it a bit too, but I think this could be called my “original.”]
[Caster: Ah… … I see. Up until now, Lee Chang-hyun and Yoon Han-gyeol have been the most talked about players in PER, but now we look forward to seeing Kim Do-jun’s performance as well.]
The caster somehow managed to fix it, but it was the same as always.
‘If Kim Do-jun is like that, then so be it… … .’
Whether it’s before or after the return, the interview, or the identity, there’s not much difference. How can it be so consistent?
The reactions to the interview on the Internet were also amazing.
[Have you seen the interview with the villain Snowball? He’s always been the laughing stock until now, but today he’s just promoting himself like a fish in water ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
ㄴ It’s a trap that up until now it was just an aggro-only character ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
n Lee Chang-hyun does some of that too, but this is my “original”, you could say? (laughs)
N hahaha why does it seem like I can hear a voice?
I lowered the screen a bit and turned off my phone.
Whether we regress or not, the world seems to turn in the same way.
***
[Jo Yeon-hwa: Hello! My junior, Jo Yeon-hwa! We’ve met a few times in the league, right? Haha… … By the way, do you know a player named Lee Chang-hyun? Senior Min-sol told me to ask senior Gyeong-tae… … .]
[Jin Kyung-tae: Ah… … It’s okay if you don’t get too nervous since it’s our first meeting. Just relax, relax. And she’s probably someone that senior Lee Min-seok raised, so she’s good. Well, it wasn’t a Hunter’s League match, it was a 1-on-1 ranking match, but Takumi and… … .
After that text, stories about Lee Chang-hyun started coming out smoothly, so it seemed like he had personally looked into it a bit.
Well, let’s say it’s an official match record, but I didn’t think Takumi would actually win…
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As I asked Jin Kyung-tae through text, the outline of the guy gradually came to light.
[Jin Kyung-tae: Well, things like ability are fine, but… … sense… … I don’t know why, but it seems like he’s very experienced… … .]
‘Experienced… … ?’
While I was listening, something unexpected came out. It wasn’t something you would say to a third-division player who had just debuted.
The Hunter’s League wasn’t divided into three divisions for nothing.
No matter how great your superpowers are, or how brilliant your genius is, long-term experience is essential to ‘properly’ play the Hunter’s League.
Part 3 is basically about ‘battles between hunters’, and Part 2 is about ‘strategies according to map and terrain and responses to other variables’.
Part 1 adds all that plus realistic sensations like pain.
This meant that no matter how good your senses were, it would take a certain amount of time to reach a certain level.
‘But the fact that senior Jin Kyung-tae said that himself… ‘
Maybe he, like me, received early training as a hunter.
Otherwise, such experience, keen insight, and strategic tactics would be nonsense.
While Jo Yeon-hwa was thinking deeply about the other texts Jin Kyung-tae had sent, an interview with Kim Do-jun, who was selected as today’s MVP, was being aired on TV.
[Caster: … … A tactic that uses a shining sword to induce the use of sunglasses and hide the weaknesses of the invisible cloak. Is this something that the team designed from the beginning?]
[Kim Do-jun: … … … … Should I call it my “original”? … … … … .]
‘… … ! Come to think of it, was that tactic from the PER game I saw today… … ?’
Although the player Kim Do-jun said that he developed it, I couldn’t help but think that it was probably developed by Lee Chang-hyun.
It was the first strategy to appear in the World Hunters League.
Tactics that “create conditions for hiding” with “invisible cloaks” and “sunglass-wearing tactics.”
Of course, there are so many weapons and equipment that can be used, and there are countless different tactics that come out due to the characteristics of the map and various supernatural powers in the Hunter’s League version… … .
Among them, such tactics were uncommon.
It doesn’t require any superpowers or map features, just a custom sword with the “flashing” feature and an “invisible cloak” that is commonly known to be used for surprise attacks.
It was truly a tactic that anyone could use, yet its destructive power was enormous.
A rookie third-division player like that comes up with such a tactic? That’s ridiculous.
… … But what if that guy had been receiving early hunter training for a long time and had been preparing for the Hunter’s League with an unknown master?
‘It’s quite possible.’
Only then did all the puzzle pieces seem to fall into place.
That guy is an outstanding guy, but I think there must be an outstanding teacher or assistant behind him that we can’t see.
Although Jo Jun-ho was an excellent hunter, the world is a big place.
Having deduced this far, the problem has become clearer.
‘We just need to find out who taught Lee Chang-hyun.’
And if you learn from that person, you will surely be able to achieve what you want, right? The only problem left is finding out who that person is… … .
Well, I guess you could ask at [The Hunter’s Day], a party where all the hunters in Korea gather at the end of the season.
Then there’s no need to ask to meet separately.
Since I’m going with Jo Jun-ho, it wouldn’t be awkward if I said I apologized for what happened in the past.
It was Jo Yeon-hwa who smiled with conversion.
***
The PER vs. RIX match was over, and now only the 2nd division promotion match remained in the season. PER’s dorm was filled with an unusual amount of noise.
The thing is, a few days later, on a different day, Kim Do-jun’s tactics appeared on the first Hunters League broadcast.
And the result was not much different. It was an overwhelming victory for the LTD team of the first division, using the shining sword and invisible coat of Kim Do-jun.
[Caster: This time, Team LTD’s tactics are a hot topic among netizens.
The team’s ace, Kang Jun-hyeok, forced his opponent to wear goggles with a shining sword, and when he put on the goggles to block out light, he hid with an invisible cloak.
[Is this perhaps a surprise strategy prepared by the director in advance?]
[Part 1 LTD Director Jinhan Lee: Haha… … I’m glad that everyone likes it.
As always, our team borrows matches from various competitions, not just international leagues.
In this case, it is a strategy that appeared once in the Korean 3rd division league.]
“Dojun, wasn’t that something you did? You’re doing it again.”
“Well, it’s worth following.”
“But if you follow along, isn’t your position in danger, Kim Do-jun?”
Did he not think that it would be an easy strategy to follow? Kim Do-jun’s expression hardened rapidly.
Moreover, it is the LTD match with the most viewers in the Korean Hunters League.
Now, every other team playing Hunters League had to be expected to employ that strategy.
‘Things are getting interesting… … .’
This could potentially be a big variable in the promotion match.
fantasy,
