Episode 220
Ha Yoon-ho, watching from behind, was the first to witness it.
Baramgeom and Alpaca, already on high alert toward the space above, noticed almost simultaneously with Ha Yoon-ho.
Lumi, diligently healing, only realized when Baramgeom suddenly stopped attacking and pointed upward with a finger.
Something strange was happening in the sky.
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The Dokkaebi looked up at the sky.
Everything seemed slow. It was because just moments ago, he had poured every ounce of concentration into blocking the enemy.
He had entered a state of hyper-focus.
In that desperate situation, trying to block even just once, he had stepped for the first time into that world the pros always talk about.
From that point, he had realized something was different from usual, yet even while realizing it, his focus remained unbroken.
Even in defeat now, it was the same.
The result of failure was manifesting above his head.
In that accelerated consciousness where everything around him slowed, what reflected in his pupils was a crack that had formed right above him.
And beyond that crack, a massive, pure white sword shone brightly, visible.
The hilt was nowhere to be seen.
Only the gigantic blade stretched endlessly into view.
A sight and a privilege granted only to those directly beneath it, invisible from the side.
No, it couldn't be a privilege.
There was no way this was a privilege.
The white sword, poised to descend from a space akin to an empty universe, was tearing through the crack.
The tip of the blade had already emerged, breathing the same air as the battlefield, so from the side, only the tip of the sword that had split the sky would be visible.
The Judgment Sword tears through the sky.
Descending from the heavens, it impales its colossal blade and passes a death sentence.
Now, after a 0.5-second delay, that sword was scheduled to plummet toward the Yi-dan at an immense speed.
But there wasn't just one hole, or even two.
There were five.
Simultaneously, the swords were preparing to descend, radiating overwhelming destructive power.
Crackle.
A sound seemed to reach his ears, even though the game company had never implemented such a thing.
This. This sight was overwhelming.
‘What the hell am I supposed to do...’
In that brief moment before the fall, countless thoughts swirled through the Dokkaebi's mind.
Isn’t this too much?
A three-man ult. He could accept that.
A four-man ult? Honestly, in a teamfight, in actual combat, he hadn't even considered it, thinking it would be too hard.
But the enemy had moved from the very beginning, from the moment they were ambushed and took the invincibility skill, solely for the Judgment Sword.
If that’s the case, then the story changes.
If that was what they were aiming for.
If they had intended to finish them off using not four, but five of those massive swords.
No.
Was a five-man ult even possible in the first place? No matter how invincible you are or how visible the pattern is.
Who thinks and expects someone to actually pull that off?
Sure, some might have predicted it.
‘So.’
Just when is that thing going to fall?
Soon enough, above the head of the Dokkaebi whose thoughts had been accelerating.
.
.
.
Kwaaaaang!
The five giant swords pierced through the five members of Yi-dan in an instant, obliterating everything around them.
And then.
[Pentakill!]
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[Wow. Fuck. Fuck. This is fuck. Just genuinely fuck! Wow!!!!!]
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This bastard has really gone insane lol lol lol fuck. No but really. Wow. Fuck.
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- lol lol lol lol lol OP why can't you speak properly lol lol lol
└ It's the kind of play that makes you swear in a good way, for real lol lol lol
- No but how in that situation... lol lol lol
[No lol lol wow... for real. Wow......]
- Collective aphasia has struck lol lol lol lol why is everyone only saying fuck or wow lol lol lol lol
- This guy is truly a madman
- Did I really... just shit myself?
- No! No! No! Fuck!
└ Comments got aphasia too? lol lol
└ This is insane
[No. But why is the sky being torn there???? Fuck lol lol lol lol why on earth??? lol lol]
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When did that even start lol lol lol
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- From the very beginning, of course
- Anyone notice?
[H...how did you do that???]
- For real lol lol lol lol
- No seriously how did he do it lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
- This is exactly how I feel
- Kael is a broken-ass hero
└ Really?
└ Only when he's 'Sword God'
└ True
[Simply the 'Sword God']
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This one word says it all.
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- 'God'
- At the end, he really lived up to his name lol lol lol lol
- If Kael pulling off a 5-man ult isn't the Sword God, then who the hell can be the Sword God
- Legend incarnate
In an instant, a tremendous flood of posts regenerated.
It was to the point one might wonder if posts had ever been this active in the history of Liben.
Dozens of pages were added every second.
It was the finals.
Already, a huge number of users were paying attention. It was a match that might be the last.
Anyone who had heard of Rios, if they had the time, would turn on Travel to watch this moment.
And then a 5-man ult appeared there?
[Our Room Master]
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Liben supports Jin Seo-jun as Room Master.
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- From now on, the title 'Room Master' can only be used by this Sword God bastard
└ This bastard???? This baaaastard????
- I agree
While the free board was in an uproar, with some even arguing that the title of Room Master, unique to Travel streamers, should be permanently assigned to Seo-jun, the Kael board was burning just as fiercely.
[Wow. We asked Kael to show us a 3-man ult, and he shows us a 5-man ult. Fucking genuinely moving. Even though we’re always oppressed as viewers, I support Jin Seo-jun. Unconditionally. He plays other games? I still support him.]
- The streamer is delicious and the Room Master is kind!
└ This isn't even mixing, it's just straight-up nonsense lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
└ If you're gonna make a joke, at least put in the effort to make it look the part lol lol lol
└ When has the Room Master ever been kind lol lol
└ He just showed a 5-man ult to us Kael followers, isn't that kindness? Seriously? (OP)
[Kael tears through the sky!]
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My Kael is torn!
(picture of Kael with 0/11/0 KDA)
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- lol lol lol
- Did you even use Judgment Sword once in that match?
└ No, but today I saw it (OP)
└ Saw what?
└ Making a new post (OP)
[Today, I saw Kael's utopia.]
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I have discovered the path I must aim toward.
Until I reach that place, from now on, no more job hunting!
Training. Only training!
For reference, I am 28 years old, unemployed, only son of three generations, Kim Pil-gyu. (Planning to change name to Kim Seo-jun)
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- lol lol lol lol lol don't change your real-life nickname
└ Real-life nickname lol lol lol the word 'name' exists, you know lol lol lol
- So you're saying you're gonna stay a NEET until you successfully pull off a 5-man ult?
└ Call me a seeker of truth (OP)
└ A seeker (written in informal speech)
└ (changing the name given by parents to the name of a streamer who left a deep impression)
- You do know only a few people have even managed a 2-man ult so far, right?
[Eric, who hits chains every second, is broken? lol lol lol so you ban that and leave Kael open?]
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Take this. Right to the face, I'll just stab you with a 5-man Judgment Sword ult.
Kael is the best hero!
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- Only a 'God' can do a 5-man ult
└ Same goes for Eric
- Seeing everyone die instantly from the 5-stack Judgment Sword at the end proves Kael is the best
[Kael nerf confirmed lol lol gg]
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The pattern will probably change now too
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- Yeah, change the pattern. Lord Kael will just find it right away~~~
└ lol lol what bullshit. He just got lucky because the character had good compatibility with what the game company created, reaping all the benefits. If the pattern changes, he's done for.
└ Fuck, it’s shocking that there are people like this even after seeing the 5-man ult
└ Please hold your breath for 10,000 seconds for a healthy Travel culture!
└ You, I'll really track your IP, you son of a bitch
└ It's IQ not IP, you idiot lol lol lol (OP)
└ You from Incheon?
└ (This is a comment from a user whose account has been deleted)
└ lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol ran away like a coward ssss
└ Believe in the Sword God, you bastard
Whether someone got scared and lost their community ID or not, people kept posting.
[Wow... Kael, fuck. It's Kael. I have to play Kael today. So I came to the Kael board.]
[This is not the Kael board, it's the Jin Seo-jun board.]
[The sky... it really tore. For real.]
[The romance is exploding!]
[The peak of romanticism]
[Just a bastard who drives everyone crazy]
[Great Seo Jun]
All these posts were simultaneously uploaded within a minute by hundreds of thousands of excited users.
Meanwhile, the broadcast.
- ...
- ????
- No
- ?
[Connecting to chat...]
The Travel chat window lagged. It didn't just lag; it outright crashed.
Everyone saw a "Connecting..." message.
Of course, it wasn't just the chat window that lagged.
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
Clearly, if the chat window had been functioning normally.
- lol lol lol lol lol the casters' eyes are gonna fall out
- Why did they just freeze?
- Bang-ju is feeling the cheers and glee with his whole body right now lol lol lol lol his expression gives it all away
- Penguin, you... get out! lol lol lol lol you were wrong until the end, weren't you?
Such chats would have been flooding in.
Soon, the error was fixed. The error from professional announcer Arin was fixed first.
“Wow!! No, wow. No. First, pentakill!”
And with that, the chat window was resolved.
- Even a 2-man ult gives goosebumps lol lol lol lol a 5-man ult lol lol lol
- Not enough damage you say? Judgment Sword times five lol lol lol lol lol
- Judgment Sword Punch! Judgment Sword Punch! Judgment Sword Punch! Judgment Sword Punch! Judgment Sword Punch! Judgment Sword Punch!
- Room Master tears the sky! Room Master tears the sky! Room Master tears the sky! Room Master tears the sky!
- Who am I? Majority shareholder of Wealth Gap. Who am I? Majority shareholder of Wealth Gap. Who am I? Majority shareholder of Wealth Gap. Who am I? Majority shareholder of Wealth Gap.
- The lottery just exploded
- Penguin, awaken! Awaken!
- Penguin can just compete as a player in the next Rios and do a 5-man Judgment Sword ult, then.
“This is insane! Truly! In the history of the league! A spectacle worthy of being considered the coolest scene across all games, including professional matches, has appeared!”
It’s not just about the 2-man ult that only a few can pull off. The reason a million Kael fanatics were born is that even a single Judgment Sword, in and of itself, embodies pure romanticism.
And now five of them?
“If the game The League were to be made into a book! This is a scene that wouldn’t be strange decorating a highlight page in that history book!”
Arin was convinced that anyone who didn't acknowledge this simply hadn't seen that play.
Bang-ju, having regained his senses, also shouted.
“This. No one predicted this!”
Because they had considered a 4-man ult unreasonable.
Because Seo-jun, throughout his many matches playing Kael so far, had only shown a 2-man ult.
Even if he could do a 3-man ult, it seemed difficult to go beyond in actual combat.
“This was what the invincibility skill was for! What the rune was for! It was a pick to perfectly decorate the finale!”
“That's right!”
“And the result?”
Wealth Gap grouped up and pushed mid.
Baramgeom, who looked especially moved, still tried to end the game first.
And then.
“Ah! The players' movements have stopped!”
There was only one reason for this.
When the game ended.
Bang-ju shouted.
“Surrender! A surrender vote came from Bat, and unanimously, the game is over!”
“GG! It's GG! The winning team is Wealth Gap!”
“Wealth Gap wins by forcing a surrender for the first time in Rios history! For the first time!”
- Kyah!
- Victory!!!!!
- The winner is Room Master anyway! The winner is Room Master anyway!
- Room Master! Room Master! Room Master! Room Master!
- The rest of you streamers, get out!!!!!!
- At the end, it was the Sword God himself lol lol lol
- So jealous of the 100 million!!!!!
It was a surrender, but no one would blame Bat. It was already a lost match, but surrendering only amplified the impact towards the winner.
This was Bat's action for the opponent.
You ask if he just lost his mind mentally?
That was also possible.
Chuckling, Bang-ju cleared his throat and thought.
‘What's left now? Interview? Now that Seo-jun-nim has won, will he show a calm, cool side for once?’
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Meanwhile, from the moment he saw Seo-jun’s Kael 5-man ult, Joseon’s Assassin had no time to savor the lingering emotions and immediately began carrying the clip over to overseas communities.
[Mystery of the East]
Under a title like that.
Then, Joam suddenly felt he was forgetting something, bowed his head, and racked his brain.
One fact came to mind, and he smacked his mouth with his hand.
“Oh right. Points.”
The percentage of points bet on Wealth Gap was 22%.
The points he staked were 30 million points.
Odds for winning were 4.5 times.
Then?
“Wow, crazy…….”
In this Rios.
It was the moment not just the Sword God, but the Wealth God also descended.