Chapter 148
Chapter 148
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20 minutes ago, China Team Battle.net Center.
The faces of the players coming out of the connector were stiff and frozen.
"Ha. Seriously...."
"I got beaten by that guy? Are the Warriors really idiots?"
Even though the players from other positions openly cursed, the Chinese Warriors couldn't say anything.
The Warriors of China had always been ignored because they were the weakest among the four classes, and now they were even more insulted because they were the cause of the first game loss.
"So, I said I should shave my head?"
Sung JiHan frowned and looked at his fellow Warriors.
"Because the suitability of Baekpal Nahanjin is low, that guy kills players instead of monks."
"Did you guys think we were that strong...."
"When we tested it, we thought this was enough."
"Ha...."
Sung JiHan clenched his fists.
Actually, what he said was right.
When they secretly tested Baekpal Nahanjin, they thought they could sufficiently neutralize the opponent.
But the result was completely different, so now Baekpal Nahanjin of 'this level' was not enough.
"Is the conversation over? Then I guess I have to shave my head now."
"Yes, coach."
The Chinese coach approached with a stern face.
Behind him, several coaches holding razors were waiting.
"Ah...."
"Um, can I be exempted? Shaving my head will make me completely ugly!"
"Use a wig! The quality is good these days."
"I wasn't included in the Baekpal Nahanjin 9...."
"What are you talking about? You should take responsibility as a team. If you guys had done well, we wouldn't have lost the first game."
Wiiiiing-
That's how all the Chinese Warriors had their heads shaved.
Actually, as top-class Warriors with a significant social status, it would have been difficult to force them like this under normal circumstances.
But because the cause of the first game loss was them, they couldn't rebel against shaving their heads.
"Ah.... What's with your face!"
"Sung JiHan... I'm going to kill you this time...."
The Chinese Warriors, with their sparkling heads, were filled with anger.
Other position players couldn't help but laugh as they watched from a distance.
"Warrior bastards, will you do better this time?"
"Is it even worth losing to Buns?...."
"You were like that during the Sword King too! Tsk."
In addition, the Chinese coach opened his mouth towards the Warriors who were silently enduring the humiliation.
"This time, 18 people will go into Baekpal Nahanjin."
"18 people... Isn't that too much?"
"As long as we have Sung JiHan, even if the numbers are lacking, we will win. Isn't that right, Je Gal Heon?"
When the Chinese coach turned around, a man with long hair who was twirling his nose nodded calmly.
"Yes. We just need the tightasses to do well. No, if we get rid of Sung JiHan on the battlefield, the game is over."
"Good. Then the Warriors will block Sung JiHan. Just buy time. Don't bother trying to overpower him."
The strategy was to strengthen Baekpal Nahanjin and keep Sung JiHan tied up.
This tactic came from the assumption that the Chinese representative team, missing 18 people, could defeat the Korean representative team missing only one person.
To the opposing team, this tactic would be considered humiliating, but...
It worked extremely well for Korea.
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=Ah! Baekpal Nahanjin!!! Everyone shaved their heads and came out... It's definitely different from the first game! Sung JiHan's movements have become more intense!
=China's representative team! 18 Warriors are missing! Here, the Warriors of the Korean representative team need to step up! They have more than twice the numerical advantage...
Korea's Southgate defense.
Sung JiHan disappeared with 18 enemy Warriors in Baekpal Nahanjin.
Only 12 Warriors remained in the Chinese representative team.
When the number of warriors is so different like this, the situation called for the Korean warriors in defensive position to charge forward.
But.
"Oh~ We're completely overwhelmed in firepower! Jegal Heon! He pulled out the Eight Trigrams again! This time it's Li☲, the fire!"
"Hellfire... It's raging... The ground is completely burning! The Taegeuk warriors are not only unable to advance, but also struggling to defend the castle gate..."
"Long-range firepower battle is so disadvantageous!"
99 to 82.
Despite the 17-person difference, Korea was overwhelmingly pushed back.
There was also Sung JiHan's transcendent magic here.
There were also supporters of the enemy who completely countered the Korean national team.
"Ah... that damn Huanglong!"
The archer leader, Ha Yeon-ju, exploded in anger.
The players designated as the main sniping targets were not dying easily.
It was because a huge Huanglong was flying over the Chinese national team, protecting the target player whenever it was determined.
Because of Huanglong, the morale was dropping from 10 kills to 5 kills.
In contrast, the enemy's cluster bombing was still tearing apart the Korean players.
"Sung JiHan... You're doing well! We eliminated the 9 hidden players in the undefeated match! If we just find a little more..."
"But... Kim Dong-woo, the player, has fallen! We don't have any warriors to defend the castle gate!"
"The Chinese players are entering the castle gate..."
"Ah... What a pity... It was a fight between 99 and 82..."
The commentators couldn't help but lament.
They knew that China was strong, but to be completely defeated even with such a difference in numbers.
The chat window of the viewers watching the broadcast was also on fire.
- Wow, this is really bad lol
- Without Sung JiHan, it's just over
- Are the skills fake now? Why does Jegal Heon keep pulling out crazy moves?
- The Huanglong save by Joo Ryung-ryung was crazy. He protected the sniper-hit player right away.
- How did we win against China? All the archers were blocked, it's like a complete counter from our country.
- We won with the Sword King's Red Aura back then too, damn it lol
Even though Sung JiHan entered the White Eight Trigrams with 18 Chinese players, such a result came out.
The victory of the first game was a defeat that could be forgotten right away.
And the map for the third match was the same as the Russia match, the Train map.
As it was a map specialized for long-range battles, the result here was also similar.
"Sung JiHan. I will shoot arrows from the sky like in the Russia match..."
"The Chinese supporters are perfectly prepared! The shield with Huanglong is too powerful! Although some are critically injured, they are not dying."
"Truly an SSS-class gift supporter. Joo Ryung-ryung, amazing..."
"Ah! Jegal Heon pulled out the fire of the Eight Trigrams again! Hellfire is erupting from the Korean train! The players are being massacred!"
"This seems to be a hopeless situation."
Sung JiHan looked around from the burning train.
China was practically invincible on the Train map, so he expected a tough battle.
But he didn't expect to be pushed back so one-sidedly.
"Should I just fly to the enemy train?"
Sung JiHan leaped high above the train.
To him, who stepped on the air and moved like lightning.
"Block him!"
"Just focus on him! Stop him!"
"Reverse Gravity!"
"Slow!"
Countless magic spells were unleashed.
This time, rather than direct attacks, the focus was on slowing down spells that could bind the feet.
It was quite a hindrance.
"But that's all."
They couldn't completely stop Sung JiHan's footsteps.
"Oh~ Sung JiHan! Despite the enemy's magic, you keep moving forward!"
"Thanks to you, the enemy's attack on the train has weakened! Your contribution to the team is truly remarkable!"
Thanks to Sung JiHan flying away on a red train, we were able to prevent the immediate annihilation of our team.
"Gather at Sung JiHan's landing point! Prepare for the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation!"
"We'll win as soon as Sung JiHan disappears. Those Buns guys are almost finished!"
However, we couldn't change the outcome of the game.
The Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation completely dominated the players on the battlefield.
For a team like Korea, heavily reliant on Sung JiHan, it was the worst counter.
In the first game, the preparation was lacking, so the game was a struggle.
"The Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation will test Sung JiHan."
After that, the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation showed excellent results.
"Today, the luck is on our side! Meteor Strike!"
Shooooooom!
A huge meteor fell onto the Korean train.
As a support team, the Korean national team, already in disarray, couldn't prevent the meteor from falling.
Crash!
[The train derails.]
Entering the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation, Sung JiHan, who was searching for the real one among the bald ones, furrowed his brow.
No, it feels like it hasn't even been 10 minutes since I was summoned here...
"Did we already lose?"
[Defeat in the game.]
"Hahaha! Is it already over? Your team is really weak. Instead of being in such a small country, why don't you come to China, a country in the midst of a great battle?"
Near Sung JiHan, Iryong, who was restraining him, logged out while laughing like that.
The conversation was broadcasted as it was.
-Ah, that damn Taejong is so annoying -_-
-They're boasting as if they're great with 18 people while keeping one tied up, kekekeke
-Seriously, the Korean national team is too much...
-It's not like I expect to win. Can't they even stall for time while defeating the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation?
-No, it was the problem that Sung JiHan couldn't come out quickly, kekeke
-Ah kekeke, we should have wiped them out in 10 seconds, what are we doing... what are we doingooooo T.T
After suffering a complete defeat in the second and third games, the atmosphere in Korea was like a funeral.
With the card called Sung JiHan blocked, it seemed like they would lose no matter what they did.
People were paying attention to the next game.
-The fourth game is map selection, right?
-Yeah, please make it individual battles, Warrior individual battles, please T.T
-Archer individual battles are also fine. Just not Mage support, kekekeke
-If it's a team battle with less than 50 people, they can't use the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation, right?
-The game will be decided by luck.
The first, second, and third games of the regional league followed the predetermined maps for each month, but the fourth and fifth games were randomly assigned maps.
There were various types of maps.
Not only team battles with 100 people, but also maps where individuals or small elite groups fought, so Koreans prayed for the Warrior or Archer individual battle maps.
Still, in terms of individual skills, Sung JiHan and Ha Yeonju were stronger than the Chinese players.
But.
[The fourth game map is the individual battle, 'Mage's Tower'.]
[Only Mage classes can participate.]
Korea had no luck even in the draw.
As one of the strongest Mages, Jeon Gaeheon had to face other Mages.
-We lost, damn it.
-Where's the win from the first game, sigh.
-Turning off the TV and going to sleep~^^ Goodbye.
As soon as the map was confirmed, the Korean players in the chat started to disappear like water.
Meanwhile, the Chinese players were in a festive mood.
-It's over.
-Jeon Gaeheon will finish the game.
"Even though I don't like that Buns guy winning one game, after shaving his head, the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation showed its effectiveness."
"Those trash Warriors at least have some use in shaving their heads."
- Until the Thousand Horse reaches the diamond, keep living tightly.
I wonder why.
= The Korean national team has requested a timeout!
= Ah. It's a magician's individual match... Do we have someone to replace Jeon Gyeol-han?
= I don't know, but... I'm curious about Coach No Young-jun's intentions!
Even though the Korean national team requested a timeout, there were hardly any people who expected a positive outcome.
At least until the list of substituted players was announced.
= Uh. Uh...?
= Wait, wait a moment! What is this...!
= As the representative player of South Korea, Sung JiHan will participate!
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"Hehehe..."
Coach No Young-jun looked at Sung JiHan, who was participating in the fourth round, and recalled what had just happened.
- Coach, I will go out.
- JiHan... This game can only be played by Mage class...?
- You know I'm an All-Class, right? I can also participate as a Mage.
- Ah... Ah! Right! That's how it was?! Then you can also participate in this round!
Until now, Coach No Young-jun had considered Sung JiHan's value to be on par with the Sword King.
Even though his power might still be weaker.
It was because he evaluated that once his level increased, he would surpass him.
But at this moment.
Sung JiHan's value was once again evaluated upwards due to one fact that had been overlooked.
And it was understandable.
'As long as he's there, we can win the individual matches...!'
All-Class.
This was because he had an overwhelming strategic advantage in the BattleNet game.
Coach No Young-jun looked at the live broadcast of the fourth game with trembling eyes.
[What, what is this? How can you come out like this!]
[I'm also a magician. Look. Fire.]
To the astonished Jeon Gyeol-han on the screen, Sung JiHan showed the basic magic spell of a magician, Fire.
[This, this is... cheating! It's rigged!]
Jeon Gyeol-han shouted in anger, but...
[Let's go for the fifth game.]
He couldn't stop Sung JiHan's approach.
Jeon Gyeol-han resisted in every way possible, using all kinds of magic.
But no matter how many overlapping armguards he had, it was impossible to defeat Sung JiHan one-on-one.
Boom!
[Player 'Jeon Gyeol-han' has been defeated.]
The fourth game ended in less than five minutes.
The viewers from both countries were in a state of confusion due to the unexpected reversal of the expected game results.
- ???????? What is this? Why did he come out as a magician?
- We lost this game... like this?
- Shouldn't we report this crazy BattleNet game? They should manage it properly!
- Is it reasonable to wield a sword in a battle between sacred magicians? There should be rules like only using magic in a magic map!
Chinese viewers were furious for missing the game they had won.
- This game...? This? This?
- Hahaha... This is ridiculous. Fire is so absurd hahaha
- This is insane, seriously hahaha With Sung JiHan, it's a free pass for individual matches, right?
- Let's go for the fifth game in individual matches too!
Koreans who turned off the TV and then heard the news that Sung JiHan had come out watched the game again in a festive atmosphere.
Score 2:2.
The drawing of the next game map became more important than anything else.
- Please, team match...!
- Please, individual match...!
Viewers from both countries eagerly anticipated what would be at stake in the fifth game map.
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