096. Best Friend
‘It’s X.’
A simple comparison of numbers shows a situation of 7 against 2.
Especially in the Hunter’s League, the difference in power created by this numerical difference was enormous.
As the number increases, the individual abilities are not simply added together, but multiplied.
It was a natural thing to do, considering the synergy.
“There’s nothing more to see. Let’s surrender.”
Ryu Jae-jun looked at me with a deflated expression.
‘Well… I think I would have done the same thing.’
I don’t even need to look at the team members’ level to know, and in this situation, I don’t have any motivation or anything, so let’s just end it here.
But how did you get it here? It couldn’t be.
“Without even trying to stick it?”
“Does it look like you’re going to end the game because you think it’s going to be boring?”
Ryu Jae-jun spoke in an annoyed tone.
The answer to that question seems obvious, so I guess I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, but rather that the team’s level is so poor that there’s nothing more to see.
but……
“The enemy is fighting with all their might, so what’s the difference between that and us just surrendering and leaving because we feel like we’re going to lose?”
“Even though I knew what you were going to say, I deliberately continued until the very end… … .”
Ryu Jae-jun clicked his tongue.
“Okay. Do whatever you want.”
The tone was close to a criticism, but fortunately, there was no sign of an attempt to end things hastily.
Because I didn’t surrender to my opponent or throw myself in.
‘I told you, he’s a guy who does what he says he’ll do.’
Of course, that doesn’t mean I was completely determined.
I was just giving up and thinking, “I already know the level of your team, so I’ll just see what you want to do.” That was my attitude.
It’s bitter, but still, where is this? If I don’t do it at all, the chances are 0%.
‘There is no choice but to somehow rekindle the dying flame.’
First of all, I prevented Ryu Jae-jun from giving up the game, so my next thought was:
‘Even if PER wasn’t that great, how did he get rid of those 5 people at once?’
Kim Do-jun, Yoon Han-gyeol, Han Ji-soo, Lee Gil-han, Lee Yeon-ju.
Although they may lack experience overall, there are team members who are excellent at one-on-one skills and team members who are somewhat adept at improvising.
Even if there are 7 people with a normal dagger, it is difficult to kill 5 people in an instant like this.
There was a high possibility that something with destructive attack power was present.
‘I must not let my guard down… … .’
With that thought in his final moments, he jumped into the battlefield with Ryu Jae-jun, his eyes shining.
***
Long, nameless reeds. And here and there, huge, vertical stone hills are visible.
‘I don’t think there’s any special gimmick to the map. Since it’s a practice match, it doesn’t look like they found any relics and used them.’
Without stopping to think, I kept moving and before I knew it, I had arrived at the area where PER and TAK had been fighting fiercely.
When we arrived at the place, TAK’s team members were gathered together in a relaxed atmosphere, chatting away in a cheerful manner.
“Oh. Right.”
Ryu Jae-jun clicked his tongue at the sight of them relaxing and talking, perhaps thinking that the game was over.
It was as if they were letting their guard down, even though we were pretty close. They didn’t seem to care that we could approach them.
But for me, this time was a rare opportunity.
Although it was only a moment, it was a time when I could learn a lot of information.
‘No one appears to have been injured on TAK. And, the PER team members… … .’
As expected, it looked like he had been hit by a single blow.
Although the exact shape was not visible, it appeared to be riding on something overwhelming.
The status of the opposing team members. The status of our team members who were eliminated. And the conversation of the opposing team gathered around.
Everything was under observation.
‘There’s definitely something there, but I can’t use [Piercing Eyes] on all 7 members of the opposing team… … .’
It’s not impossible, but [Full Bloom] hasn’t been opened yet. In the current situation where we have to deal with far more people than us, we have to minimize mana consumption as much as possible.
“Wow… … But since they are second-tier players, their abilities are clearly better than those of third-tier players.”
“Well, that’s about it. You know it’s worse if you go to the first division or the international league.”
“It would definitely be great if I could be on the same team as my senior. I’m really impressed.”
“No, no, this is all thanks to that guy who put up the barrier and my teammates who helped me make the raid.”
‘It’s just a really warm atmosphere.’
For some reason, I felt a pang in my stomach when I saw Kim Jin-seung acting like that over there.
Was he the guy who wags his tail and says he’s good at everything?
I remembered that Jinseung Kim had been impressed by my play before.
Are you saying that you’re going to feel bad because you suddenly treat me and those guys as equals?
Anyway, thanks to that, I now have a clue as to what abilities my teammates used.
The [Piercing Eyes] that had been held back were on the TAK players. It also flashed at the guy who had just talked to Kim Jin-seung.
[Kim Nak-jun]
[skill]
[Destruction Ray: A]: Fires a ray that can destroy anything.
The beam destroys everything it touches and causes a secondary explosion.
However, in order to shoot a beam, an equivalent amount of energy must be accumulated.
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[Mana Accumulation: A]: You can gather mana in the air and use it by accumulating it.
‘indeed…….’
Looking at the skills he had, I thought I knew what had allowed him to wipe out his teammates in one fell swoop.
Looking at the skill rank, it doesn’t seem like it would be an easy ability to hit. It would be reasonable to assume that other team members assisted in hitting that destructive beam.
In that case, it would be a good idea to assume that at least one of those team members has the skill to tie up something.
“So what are we going to do? It seems like they haven’t noticed yet.”
As the silence grew longer, Ryu Jae-jun spoke first.
When Ryu Jae-jun’s eyes met my eyes, countless tactics were discarded and created to figure out what to do.
And then it all came down to one thought.
“Let’s dig into the opponent with a focus on mobility.”
“what?”
Ryu Jae-jun opened his eyes wide at my words and asked back.
7 to 2. The absolute difference in numbers and the resulting difference in the number of abilities.
You might think that’s like hitting a rock with an egg.
Of course, if you want to make the impossible possible, you can’t do it through normal methods.
But after thinking and calculating slowly, was it because I thought it was worth a try?
Instead, my body started to tremble and something started to boil over.
Of course, it will be fun.
***
Synergy is good and bad. It wasn’t for nothing that we set up practice matches to figure that out.
Because it was a type of thing that was much more difficult to grasp than I thought.
If it was a superpower that was clearly linked to achieve a single goal, like the “bomber combination” of Lee Yeon-ju, Yoon Han-gyeol, and Han Ji-soo, it would have been easier.
However, the scope and utility of superpowers are difficult to measure and study, and are often completely unknown even to the individual themselves.
The principle, the effect, and what happens as a result.
Since we only understand things that can be visually confirmed, and there are many parts that cannot be understood, the synergy is also like that.
That’s why, at first glance, it was difficult to explain why Ryu Jae-jun, who had the ‘wave’ ability, and I were so compatible.
Because I didn’t feel like it would have any special strengths when simply combined.
However, it was only proven through performance.
“let’s go.”
Since this is an actual game situation during the season, in order to maximize the chances of winning, they would have tried to reduce the number of shots as much as possible through sniping.
‘I guess there was no need for that until now.’
That wasn’t what I had to show Ryu Jae-jun.
Although I may have disappointed other PER team members, I had to show PER that I was there and that the synergy of your and my abilities could be more than you could imagine.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but for now, I’ll do my best.”
Ryu Jae-jun was the first to step on the airbeat and delve into the center of TAK’s team.
Ability that is advantageous to one vs. many. [Wave: S+].
It’s hard to fully demonstrate its true value when teammates are around, because you have to exclude them from the scope. However, if you leave them alone to enter like this first… …
Kiiing –
It truly demonstrates the ultimate efficiency.
It deals powerful, wide-area damage with virtually no delay.
Of course, if you shoot it over a wide area, it won’t be powerful enough to kill the opponent all at once.
‘The scary thing is that it’s hard to stop.’
I don’t fully understand the principle, but Ryu Jae-jun’s ability is probably the ability to utilize vibration or resonance.
That’s why TAK’s team members suddenly deployed a mana shield against Ryu Jae-jun, but it had no effect.
Perhaps because they were dizzy from the shock, TAK’s team members’ actions became slow for a moment.
It was the perfect timing to get in.
‘He’s said to be a supporter who overpowers dealers… … but his lack of finishing is clearly his weakness.’
But now, guy. Ryu Jae-jun is not alone.
Behind him, there was me, who clearly understood the guy’s strengths and weaknesses, and even his habits.
The weapon, which had transformed from a sniper rifle to a pair of pistols, was filled with mana, and the flow of each ether bullet being loaded was conveyed.
It was as if the gun and the body had become one. The series of processes in which each small part was connected, loaded, and prepared to fire felt like a single breath.
It was a welcome feeling that I hadn’t felt in quite some time.
First, step on the airbeat to get a fast starting speed.
And after gaining acceleration, it made a large turn in the air with the air anchor to fire at the exact desired location, then landed on the ground for a moment.
The shooting stance that follows is as follows.
But of course, it wasn’t the level of destructive power and speed that could subdue 7 people in an instant. The opponent’s resistance continued.
“Ugh… … !”
At the moment of shooting, the skill that Kim Jin-seung is likely to have used, [Psychokinesis], caused the center of gravity of the body to shift strongly backwards.
The muzzle of the gun was pointed into the air for a moment as the center of gravity shook like that,
‘It’s within the expected range.’
An opponent I had already met once and even fought with.
It wasn’t a big surprise.
But interestingly enough, the number of opponents didn’t end there.
‘…!’
Thanks to Kim Jin-seung, there was a moment when my center of gravity was pushed back so strongly that I couldn’t move my body for a moment.
Because at the same time, the ground I was standing on collapsed.
Only then did I begin to imagine what had happened to the other PER team members.
‘Did you take advantage of this unexpectedness to temporarily take away their mobility and then wipe them all out with a destruction beam?’
It’s quite okay.
but.
It doesn’t work for me.
Because ever since I saw the destruction beam, I had in mind that it had the ability to limit mobility.
‘There’s no way they could have kept all those people captive with [psychokinesis] or something like that.’
The moment the ground gave way and my body was about to fall down.
Even though he landed on the ground, he continued to breathe mana into it, and thanks to the air anchor connected to his hand, he smoothly cut through the air in an arc even though the ground collapsed greatly.
At the same time, he took advantage of the downward force and flew up into the air, making it clear what was below.
And then, without missing a single weak point captured in the air, he pulls the trigger.
Tata tata tang -.
The result is a shooting motion that continues cleanly as if there were no interruptions.
A single gunshot rings out cheerfully.
The gunshot cleanly pierced the opponent’s vital spot without much interference.
fantasy,
