Episode 217
“Wow! The second match of the finals! Right now, which could be the last match of this year’s Rios! This moment! 600,000 people are watching together!!”
- Whew, that’s a lot lololol
- If you add the streamers’ viewers, it’s probably around a million
- The usual league category numbers are crazy
- Is it because it’s the finals? They’re doing a 2x event lolol
- The community is exploding!
“Since this is fundamentally a streamer tournament, it would be a shame not to mention the streamer players’ viewer counts, right?”
- The caster is trying to stir things up lololol
- This guy has higher viewers though? lolol bye
- Ah lol mentioning viewer counts is a ban!
“It was a joke!”
Arin smiled brightly.
- Yeah, Jin Seojun 93k, Dokkaebi 76k, Dokkaebi cut! Dokkaebi cut! Dokkaebi cut!
- You’re losing to a rookie, Dokkaebi!!!! lolololol
- Not just in skill, but in viewers too, cut!
- Crazy bastards lolololol
- Caster, you brought this chaos upon yourself, endure it with grit and persistence lolololol
“Alright, alright. For those mentioning viewer counts, please give them a 15-second ban.”
After asking the staff behind her, Arin looked at the game loading screen.
“Will this be the final battle! Or will we go to a third match! Everyone, what do you think?”
“I think our off-work might be a bit delayed.”
“Ah! Penguin commentator! You mean you see a third match? Why do you think so!”
“Healer Lea, marksman Fail with invincibility, support Loran. The composition itself is the problem.”
The intention of the composition, as anyone can see, is to funnel invincibility skills to Seojun.
There was no need to explain that.
The important thing was what result would come from playing the game with this composition, and Penguin expressed his thoughts on that.
“First, the damage is lacking.”
“But still, if Seojun receives invincibility and just doesn’t die, couldn’t the damage be compensated somehow?”
“No.”
Penguin said firmly.
“Of course, from Bat’s perspective, catching Seojun will be a really difficult journey. Anyone who’s watched the tournament will agree. With that physical skill, and two invincibility supports? Even mother?”
- lololololololololololol that’s true
- Holy cockroach, get lost
- What’s a holy cockroach?
- Cockroach + Paladin
- Never dies~~ really doesn’t die lololololol
- You need to take out the teammates first, but would you get hit in a vital spot super fast and get torn apart by Kael?
- No way lolololol they’re telling us to quickly catch that streamer who gets invincibility and heals? Are they crazy? Really crazy?
“Even a raid boss would be put to shame.”
Everyone nodded at Bangju’s interjection.
The image of Seojun, receiving all kinds of buffs from behind and fighting a hundred at once, naturally came to their minds.
So catching him would indeed be very difficult.
But.
“Seojun’s team, or more precisely, the Wealth Gap will also find it hard to catch Bat. As I said, the damage is lacking. First, the mid laner is gone and a support came in, right? I’m talking about Alpaca’s Loran.”
“Yes.”
“And Fail is the epitome of late-game hyper-carry. When users pick the most garbage hero in the early-mid game, it’s always within the top two.”
“So?”
“In effect, Fail should also be considered a support. Until late game comes. No, it might be worse than that. Not a support, but solely an ultimate shuttle. That will be Fail.”
Especially since Ha Yunho is E-rank. It’s difficult for him to provide help in other areas during teamfights.
- There’s nothing he can do except his ultimate
- The other two support heroes give additional beneficial effects, but Fail really only has his ultimate lololol
- So that’s why the damage is lacking
- With three supports, damn lololol the damage must be fucking lacking lolololololol
- But that makes ‘that bastard’ even harder to catch.
- That bastard lololol
“Is there another reason we might see a third match?”
“Yes, there is.”
“Oh? What is it?”
“Going mid lane with a support is also a problem. The player Mosa, who was Seojun’s opponent, is B-rank.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
“He might look bad when constantly fighting Seojun, but a B-rank is generally a level of expert that’s truly hard to see.”
- And Penguin is an ex-pro himself, crazy
- They are indeed amazing high-rank players
- What the hell is ‘that bastard’? He tears through B-ranks? Even an A-rank can’t dominate a B-rank like that.
- ‘That bastard’ is an exception
- You guys using single quotes is kinda funny lololol
“Lastly, there’s another problem.”
“What is it?”
“It’s that ganking is difficult. Kael is a hero you don’t take into the jungle, and Seojun’s style has already been read by Dokkaebi. That was something both Seojun and Dokkaebi said.”
It referred to what was said during the waiting time.
If only one of them, either Seojun or Dokkaebi, had said it, it could have been dismissed as a feeling.
But if both said it, then it’s something understood between skilled players.
Dokkaebi told his teammates during the waiting time that it was okay. That he had read it. That they wouldn’t be subjected to the same thing in the second match.
“In this situation, what will change by going to the jungle directly? Even with a hero that’s worse for jungling? That’s it. That’s the reason I said our off-work might be delayed.”
It was a reasonable statement.
“Commentator Taeyang or commentator Bangju, what do you think?”
“I was thinking the same thing.”
Taeyang agreed with Penguin’s opinion. The two have similar skill levels. So it was difficult for their thoughts to differ.
But if it’s Bangju?
“I also think we’ll see a third match.”
“Ooooh! Why?”
“Wouldn’t that be more fun? Hahaha.”
- For real lol
- Let’s go for a third match! Dokkaebi fighting!!!!! Stay strong!
- Defeat that guy!
- If it’s the same jungle, it’s your domain!!
“Just kidding. If it’s Seojun, he surely has something planned! I believe in him, as always.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. A strategy where he makes things difficult with Kael throughout this match and then wins in the third match, or something like that. Isn’t that it?”
“…….”
- As if it would be that? Lololololol
- So anyway, it’s going to a third match?
- Awesome!
“Ah! Now the game is starting!”
The screen captures the game. The blue team’s side. The five streamers of the Wealth Gap were shown.
Their voices were also heard.
[Fighting!]
[Ahh. This is what’s called the invincible composition.]
[Seojun……. I don’t think so.]
- That bastard is enjoying it more than anyone lololololololololol
- In the tournament finals, with teammates only taking care of him, how could he not find it fun?
- He lives his life fucking enjoyably lololol, in the finals lolol
- It’s not an invincible composition, you bastard
- Of course, it is a fucking annoying composition to face, but still lolololololololol
* * *
Bottom.
To defend against an early invade, the two were watching from the brush to see if the opponents would come or not.
At that moment, Lumi asked in regular chat instead of team voice.
“Yunho, have you come to your senses?”
“What do you mean.”
“You’ve been out of it since earlier.”
“Ah. It’s not that I’m out of it.”
“Then what is it?”
“It’s just that now I’ve realized my own strength.”
- Idiot
- But Kael isn’t here?
- Reverse buffing
- Why are they starting from the opponent’s top jungle?
- Why indeed?
- Is it because of Dokkaebi?
[Minions have spawned.]
“Alright, let’s go.”
“Yunho, wait a bit. We have to pretend we helped Seojun with jungling.”
“Ah. Right.”
If they, as the bottom lane, arrive at the lane immediately, the opponents will naturally notice that Seojun took jungle creeps with the top laner’s help on the top side instead of bottom.
It’s trivial information, but it’s as important as a ward.
“Now, let’s go.”
They waited a moment before appearing in the bottom lane. The opponents also arrived just then.
“Nice to see you, Jandi.”
“Hmm?”
Jandi was the same hero as in the first match, while Ha Yunho was on Fail.
A hero whose range increases as he levels up.
Therefore, it was safe to consider Ha Yunho a melee hero right now. No, he was a melee hero.
“Do you know that?”
So Jandi didn’t miss the chance and shot an arrow as soon as they met.
Because he could attack unilaterally.
Fwing!
And Ha Yunho.
“Too slow.”
He dodged. Easily.
- Wow!
- The connections king Yunho’s form is insane
- Pretending to be cool is insane. He’s just insane.
- E-rank pride war, round two, breaking out!!!
- What’s a pride war?
- Two prideful idiots
- Lolololololololol
Fwing!
It wasn’t a relaxed motion, but.
- One more!
- He dodged again!
- Wow! Our Yunho has changed.
Anyway, he dodged.
“I’ve been unfairly fighting only against high-tier players up until now, you know? Rainbull B-rank, Hanipman A-rank, Jipaljikkon A-rank support, B-rank marksman.”
- Oh lololol that’s true
- This side was truly a hellish bracket lololololol
- But Yunho you bastard. Hanipman went marksman instead of you because of the streamer boss. Where do you get off adding a hidden card?
- Adding a card from the bottom, wtf lololololol
Indeed. Ha Yunho subtly exaggerated his pain.
But Ha Yunho, still unaware that he had been caught in chat, continued talking while dodging the incoming arrows.
“So I didn’t know.”
“What.”
“The fact that I had become stronger. Hehehehe.”
“So?”
“That hellish suffering! Uh! It wasn’t without effect!”
When he thought about it, that was the case.
Hadn’t he never been completely destroyed? Even while fighting strong bottom laners.
He didn’t know why, but if before his feet wouldn’t move even when trying to dodge,
now.
Fwing!
his feet were moving first. Even before the opponent shot.
“This is the power of a low center of gravity and small steps. No, the power of squats!”
“Then why are you out of it?”
Lumi asked, seeing Yunho making sounds with his mouth while dodging.
“Shoo! Shoo-shoo! Shoo!”
- Why on earth is he making sounds with his mouth lolololol
- Yunho is excited?
- He dodges well!
- He’s just realized his skill has become D-rank after meeting an E-rank, so he’s excited lololololol
- Training has an effect?
“Shoo. Ah, why am I out of it? Because I lament only being able to show my skill in the finals?”
“Aha.”
“Hahaha! Jandi! Too slow!”
So this acting out more than usual was due to a compensatory mindset, huh?
Lumi saw a vein pop on Jandi’s forehead for a moment after hearing their conversation.
“Yeah, can’t hit me.”
“Hahahaha. So what? You’re not even getting a single minion.”
It was true.
Jandi could take comfort in that. But Yunho’s expression didn’t change.
“Ah, those minions?”
“Yes.”
“I wasn’t going to get them anyway.”
“Huh?”
“No, I can’t get them.”
Beside him, Lumi nodded.
The lane was naturally pulled to the Wealth Gap’s side.
And after a bit more time.
Ha Yunho, looking at the minimap, laughed hollowly.
“He’s really fast.”
“Is a gank coming?”
“Yeah. It’s here.”
“Then just back off.”
Jandi backed off. It was a strange gank where the laner gave advance notice, but he felt a sense of unease.
It seemed like it would really come.
And indeed, Seojun appeared.
- ???
- What are you doing
- Why gank like this?
Waving a hand in greeting to Jandi, who was already far away, Ha Yunho said to Seojun who had approached.
“Here. Help yourself.”
And Seojun.
“Thank you.”
He devoured the minions in an instant and disappeared.
“Wh-what?”
Jandi scratched his head from afar.
* * *
“Ah! After jungling at insane speed, he came bottom and even took the minions! Seojun!”
Arin was excited.
That was definitely!
“It seems they’re really going to funnel him! There was a famous composition back in the PC days!”
Bangju was the same.
- What’s that?
- The jungler comes and eats all the bottom minions? lololol
- Oh, that composition lol
- What’s that composition, ahjussis
- PC bugs are gross!
- Shall this old man tell you an old story? Follow me to the room of truth, you bastards
- Lololol
“Ah, Seojun is taking jungle monsters with a terrifying momentum.”
Kael’s vital spots are also generated on jungle monsters, which are medium-large monsters. And if you slash the vital spot, additional damage is dealt.
It’s not an enormous amount of damage.
For typical Kael users, jungling speed is average or slow.
But if you can slash continuously like Seojun.
“His jungling seems to be the fastest among the heroes! It’s really fast!”
- Wow
- So you didn’t jungle Kael for nothing
- How do you get that broken prediction ability?
- Nerf Kael, you broken shit!
- Why on earth doesn’t the developer touch the pattern generation rules!!
- For real, they should mess with the vital pattern, not put cooldowns on skills lololol
- Anyway, the game company just doesn’t do their job, they suck lolololol
“Ah! And he’s heading mid! Is he ganking? If it’s Loran, the gank setup is good.”
Arin and Bangju’s back-and-forth began.
“Seojun. He goes mid! No way! Ah! He’s eating the minions again!”
“Alpaca player was not taking the minions and had kindly gathered and pulled them!”
“No, even that PC composition only took one lane each for jungle and mid, but right now Seojun is taking two lanes!”
“Money is being duplicated!”
“Of course, Alpaca and Ha Yunho have no money, though!”
“What happens if it goes on like this? Commentators!”
“If Seojun buys two runes at an incredibly fast timing! He could compensate for the damage!”
Bangju and Arin chattered excitedly about the method Seojun had found.
But Penguin and Taeyang were not like that.
Rather, they had expressions as if deeply pondering something.
- Seems like that’s not it?
- The two pros are serious right now
“Hmm……. I’ve calculated it.”
“Yes, Penguin commentator!”
“This won’t be enough damage. Even if he buys two runes at a very fast timing and goes through insane growth.”
“Really?”
“Yes. It absolutely won’t work.”
“Taeyang?”
“Just a moment. First, even if Seojun, that is Kael, goes for the standard strongest runes…….”
“Even if he goes?”
“It seems difficult. Even considering Seojun’s insane physical skill.”
- Gasp
- You have to acknowledge the pros’ intuition and game sense
- But we don’t know
- There could be variables
Taeyang, seeing the chat, nodded.
“That’s right. A variable could occur, or the Wealth Gap could change their strategy in a different direction. But if this is what they were relying on, we’ll be seeing a third match.”
Penguin also added.
“For reference, since they’ve already picked like that, it’s impossible to turn in a different direction.”
“If that’s the case?”
“The second match will be the Wealth Gap’s defeat.”
Penguin declared.