Chapter 163
- Ah lol just summon Alpaca
- The assassin's doing 2v1 but trying to act like a bruiser
- What's a bruiser?
- The tanky but still high-DPS reliable warrior bros.
[Shadow Secret Art]
As the skill activated instantly, a shadow enveloped his body in an instant. Temporarily, the shadow moved so that neither the naked eye nor the system could distinguish between shadow and original, original and shadow. A clone was summoned at the very spot where Seojun stood.
And at the same time, Seojun was reading the precursor signs and thrusting out his right arm. Forward, sideways, inward into the body.
Pado would take a stance and prepare to strike before using a skill. It was subtle enough that most wouldn't notice, but such habits only served as good hints for Seojun. However, those habits could also become traps. If it had been Lee Dongsu, he would certainly have exploited the opponent aiming for that habit.
Then what about Pado?
‘Did he really try to bait me?’
Seojun had posed that question to himself in the brief moment as he was already moving. He considered Pado's skill and battle sense that he had seen. But since a setup can't appear without preparation, this couldn't be an impromptu move. You have to look at preparedness rather than battle sense. And probably, if it's Pado.
‘He said he'd give his best, right? This seems like a trap.’
But.
If it was a trap, he could guess the location of the incoming attack, but Seojun's arm was already moving. Towards the point where it would fly if it wasn't a trap.
But Seojun was neither flustered nor regretful. This wasn't spilled water.
Clang!
Because there was another body.
The stealth was broken. As expected, Pado's kama was revealed, and it turned out that location was a trap. But at the tip of that kama was an assassin's dagger. Not Seojun's assassin's dagger, but the clone's.
‘I can just block both.’
Seojun met the eyes of Pado, whose body had been revealed, while still keeping his kama spun as before. Seojun saw a hint of resignation in Pado's eyes as his prepared move was blocked, but then immediately read his intent to continue the fight through the motion of swinging his kama.
At the same time, Jungle appeared behind Pado.
Looking straight ahead, Seojun smiled. He didn't know if it would work or not, but.
‘Let's just give it a try.’
As Seojun let out a deep breath, his two bodies moved and split apart.
* * *
People can use both arms at the same time. They play instruments, tap on keyboards, and display intense movements. The same goes for legs. They walk, run, kick, and swim. There may be a difference in proficiency, but once accustomed, they do it naturally. However, for a newborn, even simple movement would have been difficult. This comes from countless practices naturally performed while growing up, the resulting familiarity.
‘Then, wouldn’t it just take getting used to using two bodies?’ thought the Zen users. But there is a fundamental limitation. Vision is only on one body. Consciousness and sensation are the same. Also, regardless of other associations, moving a single body is far too complex. Furthermore, if instead the body had four arms and four legs, one could fully utilize those given resources. Having two bodies is like having two battlefields. Even if one gets used to handling two bodies at once, the human brain isn't well-suited for multitasking, so combat itself becomes difficult.
My position relative to the enemy, the enemy’s position relative to the clone, the clone’s position relative to me. And the attacks. Facing a single enemy, the things to consider double, no, triple or quadruple. Even if you overcome these two difficult points and fight, there's no overwhelmingly great advantage. If that’s the case, it’s much better to place the clone behind you to secure an escape and safety. Of course, there might be an advantage when facing two opponents. But isn’t that even more impossible? Because then it would literally be two battlefields.
Therefore, when the shadow first separated and approached him, the C-class jungler 1898, who ended up on the mental team with 5 points, snorted in derision. Quite loudly at that.
“How is it?”
Maybe because of that? The shadow in front of him, who had blocked his attack, spoke.
Gulp.
1898's throat bobbed. He swallowed. He wasn't overwhelmed by force. What kind of force would a shadow have? Only.
‘This is the real one, right? Well, the clone can talk too.’
He was uncertain.
1898 considered using a skill. If it's a clone, there's no need to use a skill on it. It disappears after a while. In this advantageous 2-on-1 situation, there's no reason to waste a skill on a clone. Above all, especially since the current hero and skills were prepared for this situation, aiming at Zen. That's why he was going to use the skill if he confirmed that the shadow in front of him was Seojun, but he still wasn't sure.
“Stop it, come on!”
He aimed his bow, through which mana seemed to flow like the body of the bow, and shot an arrow. Night Hunter Fear. A long-range jungle hero who uses a bow and arrows imbued with flowing mana.
Fwing!
A sleek arrow of pure white mana flew.
And.
The shadow deflected it with an assassin's dagger. That was the second time.
Fwing!
He blocks the third arrow too.
The distance to the shadow gradually closes.
‘No matter how you look at it, this is definitely the real one!’
Glancing, he saw Pado was on the other shadow's side, but anticipating a position swap, he wasn't coming here. At a glance, it looks like they're fighting, maybe the clone will die soon? Then!
‘I have to land it now while he's closest to me.’
He activated his skill and released his fingertips.
‘Anyway, I think I made eye contact with that shadow over there, but it's probably my imagination.’
[Horror Arrow]
The moment the arrow leaves the bowstring, it immediately splits into five and flies. If hit by this arrow, for a while, the caster Fear and the arrow embedded in the opponent's body are connected by mana. If the distance increases and the chain breaks in this state, the opponent falls into a feared state. However, if the distance is kept close, Fear's arrows fire five at a time, just like when using a skill. Therefore, if timed well, it's a good skill to tie down Zen. Because if he runs, you can inflict guaranteed fear. It's not exactly a counter, but to say they didn't aim this at Zen would be a lie.
One of the five arrows that spread like a cast net stuck into the shadow's thigh. Since the distance was almost point-blank, it was clearly impossible to dodge or deflect all five. If he had just swapped positions with the clone, he could have avoided it, but the shadow approaching him never once looked back, toward where Pado and his clone were.
‘So he doesn't know the situation behind him to recklessly swap bodies…’
Wait.
What's going on?
His hand, which had been loading the next shot with a triumphant smile, paused for a moment.
And.
The shadow stabbed his body with a knife.
‘If this is the real one and that one is the clone, the clone should have been destroyed long ago and the skill would have ended…’
Because right now, the shadow that smoothly twisted its body and tried to slash his throat in front of him had never once looked back. There's no way Pado hasn't finished off the clone that can't even move properly behind him. Then. The remaining possibility is.
He missed the arrow.
‘Was this a clone?’
He immediately tried to check Pado's situation.
But.
Swaaash!
The clone he had thought was the real one in front slashed horizontally with its sword, blocking that.
* * *
“Please concentrate properly over here!”
The kama dominates the space and rushes in to tear Seojun apart like a pack of wolves. Dangling from a string, held and swung, it changes its range freely and moves in a way that's hard to block.
But.
“Where are you constantly glancing at!”
Those attacks are easily neutralized by Seojun. Even more easily than the earlier fight. On the contrary, the assassin's dagger aims for Pado's legs and torso. Also, the gaze of Seojun, no, the shadow, was not fully focused on Pado. It seemed to linger more behind him.
Pado found this extremely irritating. But he couldn't check behind him either. Thud. If you let your guard down, you get stabbed just like now. He can guess what the opponent is doing. Still, even if you accept it in your head, there are always things you just can't comprehend.
‘Is he really simultaneously using his clone to deal with Jungle?’
That's nonsense. It's absurd. When he first sent out the shadow, he wondered what on earth was going on, but Seojun pressed the attack first, so he didn't pay it any mind. But Jungle isn't coming. Then there's only one explanation. There's no way he suddenly got hungry like a goblin and gave up on ganking. The shadow that went first. Which means Seojun's clone is tying him up. And yet, he's allowing Seojun to attack him?
“You're more impatient than before.”
The shadow's mouth opens. It's certain that this is the real one, and the one that moved back is the clone. Even if he doesn't know the situation behind, his gaze keeps shifting.
Clang!
Their weapons clash.
Clang!
Pado swings the other kama, but since the opponent also has two weapons, it's blocked. And at that moment, the opponent's gaze still wasn't on him. Beyond that, behind. While he is busy looking around, Seojun calmly casts his gaze to the other battlefield. No, it felt like he was taking in the whole thing more comprehensively. This feels very unpleasant. It's as if the gap in skill between them is being vividly displayed. He didn't expect the gap to be this big. Even if he admits he's inferior, this level is a different matter.
Gritting his teeth, Pado used a skill on a nearby minion that had been hit by the kama, trying to turn the situation around.
‘If I turn invisible, he'll focus here.’
[Brand Tracking]
And at that moment.
The shadow flickered. Seojun had swapped positions.
‘Could it be that Jungle is in danger of dying soon?’
He hurriedly looked back. He wasn't worried because, in that brief moment, he saw Fear's arrow on the swapped shadow's leg.
‘The skill will disappear soon.’
He'll be feared for the remaining duration. Plus, there's only a little left until his ultimate. They started fighting a bit after hitting level 5. If Pado can use his ultimate, the situation could be reversed. The opponent will hit level 6 first, but Zen's ultimate is to use one more clone. It's an ultimate that uses the opponent's shadow instead of his own to silently summon his clone behind the enemy.
Yeah.
Just like this.
The moment Pado's gaze arrived at where Jungle was, he felt the sensation of a blade touching his back.
Riiip.
His health bar decreases.
“How?”
While Pado was looking back again, the jungler in front shouted.
“As soon as he swapped bodies, he hit a minion, not me!”
So he hit level 6 just by killing one minion. He aimed for that, swapped positions, and immediately used his ultimate.
Bang!
At the same time, the shadow Seojun had been using disappeared as its time ran out, and the mark on Pado detonated, dealing damage. With not much left to level 6, Pado's health was now also running low.
“This time, try fighting my clone. Phase 2.”
He ended up facing Seojun's clone this time.
“Phase 2? How many phases are there?”
Pado's voice, speaking with a slight smile, trembled slightly. Though unconfirmed, if Seojun can use the clone as well as his real body. It was a crisis for Pado.
- Phase 2 lollll
- So this is a clone right now? Before, the real body was fighting here and the clone was fighting over there???? At the same time???
- What the heck is going on lol, if you look at Seojun's room do you see anything?
- Even if you look at the other room, you can't see much lol, just watch the broadcast
- It'd be a disgrace to lose to a clone, hang in there Pado
- Is he really going to get trashed?