Chapter 359
[Hey, come on. You really think they're not grouping up because they're scared of losing? No way, for real.]
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They've got their pride hahaha.
No matter what kind of videos they saw, something that isn't right is just not right. It's really not right.
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-Why is something not right not right?
└For real lol
└Ah, I said something not right is not right (OP)
└Hey, think about it. What kind of people are they? (OP)
The author of the post thought like this.
Two teams that hunt across the world's gaming ecosystem.
And the special forces team that proved their skills in battles over the past few days, never falling behind them.
The undisputed strongest team – the Plunderers.
Given who they are, would they not group up just because they're scared of losing?
-But the fact remains that they needed to group up and didn't. Isn't that true?
└I'm telling you, there's another reason. (OP)
└What's the reason?
└Probably because it would look bad for all the remaining teams to gang up. (OP)
Meaning there's nothing to gain from all nine teams banding together to win.
What meaning would there be in winning that way?
Only their pride would be hurt.
People who read that argument carefully then asked:
-So, continuing to avoid them like this doesn't look bad?
└Hahahahahahahaha
└The enemy is the streamer~ No matter how much you run away, it doesn't look bad lol
└That's right lol, because the opponent is the streamer lol
The viewers collectively left comments as if provoking, like "The opponent is me, you know." But surprisingly, not everyone was provoking. No, many were not. Some genuinely thought there was nothing shameful about running away from Seojun.
[Honestly, running away because you think you'll lose even if you group up? I can see that happening.]
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Once a smoke screen goes down, it's a guaranteed loss, so what can you do?
Do they remember their past lives or something, can they even do anything?
Let's just understand and stop mentioning it haha
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-You're the worst
└The one who made two hunter teams, the Plunderers, and the special forces look like idiots too scared to attack really is the worst
└No, but seriously, why aren't they fighting?
-At this point, shouldn't we be asking whether they can win like this, even if they avoid him?
This is the important part.
Whether they can win the championship even while avoiding Seojun.
If it's obvious they can't win, but they're avoiding a fight, then calling them cowards wouldn't be an exaggeration.
They're not casual players here to have fun; they're high-level gamers. If their spirit of challenge has died down, it becomes a serious problem – an image problem.
And people started pouring out all sorts of speculation. Based on earlier predictions about what kind of achievements the broadcasting company might have set, they speculated about what each team was thinking.
[Well, it's pretty rational, I guess.]
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The math checks out.
Meaning it's okay to just keep running lol
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-But in each area they're targeting, there are at least three competing teams, so the streamer's team has a really high chance of winning.
-They've completely given up on combat anyway lol
-Isn't it possible to team up to pad achievements?
└That's really not possible. And anyway, each team is competing, so there's no reason to throw the game for one team.
└For real lol. What, agree to split after it's over and rig it? A casual team would get flamed to hell, and pro gamers would go straight to rock bottom.
Statistically, it did seem possible. Still, it's unknown.
Only the four famous team leaders had their streams on, so there were limits to deducing each team's achievement situation from that.
Above all, those streaming tried to avoid leaking info by not opening chests at home as much as possible and instead receiving items from teammates.
Either way, the current situation basically boiled down to each team muttering "who knows" – or rather, "we still don't know" – and avoiding fights.
And the reason they weren't grouping up was either because they judged they'd still lose even together, or because ganging up on a single team looked bad.
"It does hurt our pride, but…."
Hunter team.
They'd been tormented excessively by Seojun, but from the next day onward they recovered quickly, and just yesterday, on Day 9, they defeated the Slayer team at a farming spot, restoring their pride.
To truly restore their pride, they'd need to beat Seojun, but that's impossible.
Lloyd and his team thought that way.
[Youngest. So, do you have confidence you can catch him in the smoke? How?]
[If your pride is hurt, try donating again.]
Not just his team.
"Yeah, confidence to win. None. Zero."
Honestly speaking, the teams simply didn't discuss it.
The reason was exactly what people were saying.
"I think we'd lose even if we all grouped up! Hahaha!"
It was confirmed that other teams had reached similar judgments.
It's ridiculous.
Just because of one person, they were scared they'd lose, made that judgment in advance, and avoided fighting.
All of them.
But they couldn't act on emotion either.
Not just the leaders – the team members' instincts were telling them too.
Ever since they saw that video.
Seojun cannot be beaten.
They should have realized it when he moved freely in the darkness.
'Back then, I thought it turned out that way because it was mostly crossbows.'
It wasn't.
So, everyone implicitly started avoiding him.
Whatever the case, there still seemed to be a chance to win.
The probability was low, but hope was there.
It wasn't like they had to get first place in every category anyway.
[Looking at the community reactions, they're not really slamming us for avoiding until Day 9. I guess among gamers, he's already considered an anomaly.]
The leader's voice carried a hint of bitterness.
Wasn't that the highest praise?
"We just need to catch him. Next time."
In Last, conditions made it harder.
If only they had desperately prevented him from reaching Tier 4.
If they hadn't been arrogant, thinking "It's fine even if he goes to Tier 4," they might have had a chance.
'We still have a chance, technically. Though that wouldn't count as catching him.'
Since they'd roughly synced their sleep patterns with Korea, it was now the start of the day – roll call time.
And this was also when Seojun streamed.
[Ugh… Anyway, nothing ends quietly. Hahaha!]
"What's going on?"
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Borrowing the viewers' expressions, the great master of the era – no, the great chaos agent of the era, Seojun had been thinking for the past few days.
Not because he thought he'd lose if things continued like this.
The moment the other teams stopped targeting his team, their chances of winning first place became extremely high.
But.
Ending it like this didn't suit Seojun's temperament.
"I kept telling them to come out, but since they won't, it's really a shame. Isn't it?"
-It is a shame
-It's ridiculous
-Ah lol, I guess they really are scared
"I used the word 'scared' several times, but it was useless. I also told them to gather their strength together, but negotiations seem to have broken down."
That was exactly it.
Seojun had been continuously provoking them.
Of course, it didn't work.
-Not a chance lol
-Once you've experienced the streamer, you know his provocations are just a way of begging you to fight him
-Intent of a normal provocation: Get angry. Intent of the streamer's provocation: Angry or not, please just fight me, I'll win anyway
-I'll win anyway, for real lol, exactly the streamer's mindset
"Yes, and so, here we are on the last day. I saw yesterday that no one seems to be cooperating, and going by the fact that many just logged out, it doesn't look like they're secretly preparing to raid us. Hmm."
The prevailing theory was that there would be no proper coordinated attack. Because the enemies hadn't stockpiled resources.
Everyone knew he wasn't an opponent they could beat without stockpiling – unless they fought each other with the intent to mutually destroy.
"So, everyone. Today, I'm going to play a little differently."
It's the last day. It couldn't end this boringly.
-What now, you ultimate chaos agent? lol
-But why haven't you told us what you've been hiding lately? Are you preparing something?
-Right. You've been hiding it completely on stream. Is it related?
It is related.
Seojun announced his goal for the last day.
"What we're going to do today is destroy all fortresses! As befits the finale!"
Seojun is going to raid every team today.
-Hahahahahaha Destroy all fortresses? You've got guts lol
-Yesss! This is more like it!
-Streamer! Streamer! Streamer
-All raid, damn
It was Seojun's strong declaration of will – to fight everyone, whether they grouped up or not.
-Hmm, is that possible? How are you planning to do it?
-Well, the other teams will defend against raids, but doing all of them seems tough, no?
-This is Last! lol
-Looks like they've properly prepared resources
[Wow! Finally! Let's go! Baek Doyul, you've really worked hard!]
[That's right!]
At the words of RichMan and ShutUpAndPlay, Baek Doyul chuckled.
"Alright, let's head in. I'll explain the method."
Seojun entered the capsule without immediately answering viewers' questions about how he'd raid all the houses.
"First, let me show you our expanded house."
After logging into Last, Seojun started walking and soon arrived at his destination.
A massive outer wall blocked the way.
It was as if they had no need to conserve building materials for later when it might be destroyed – the outer wall, expanded as large as possible.
It was their house.
The existence of this much had already leaked through people coming and going, though Seojun hadn't shown it directly.
But the inside wasn't known, and Seojun opened the gate and entered.
-So luxurious lol
-Applause for the teammates who built a house like this because of the streamer!
-Expanding lol The defense level looks similar to before, but there are just more fancy buildings. Did you come on vacation?
"Since you'll probably say it was because I ordered it or something, let me say first: all of this has nothing to do with me."
Seojun headed to the central tower.
The structure was still similar to an anthill, but it was true it had become more ornate.
It all happened because everyone except Baek Doyul and Seojun wanted to do some real building.
That wasn't the important part.
"You're probably all wondering how I'll raid all of them, right?"
When he opened the central door and entered, armed teammates were busily packing items.
-Hahaha Of course I'm curious
-There's no way you could gather enough resources to raid all fortresses
-Is it possible?
"You'll find out soon. We'll start with the Special Forces team – the team with Bear and Lion."
-Why start with Special Forces lol
-What did they do?
-Did Bear get on your bad side?
-Is it because he's bald? No?
Seojun went up to the rooftop.
Then he revealed the prepared weapons and said,
"Now, who's the Special Forces?"
-Hahahaha You crazy bastard
-So that's how it is!
-Hahahaha no lol haha, you make the game so fun
-Yeah, this is Last! This is the romance of it! lol
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[Hmm, how is he going to raid us?]
[We can't let our guard down.]
[It's not like we'd let our guard down anyway. But I'm curious.]
All team members were in the game, stationed on their respective rooftops, keeping watch.
Because they knew that if Seojun said he'd come, he would come.
One person could scout ahead and it wouldn't be bad, but that kind of unsportsmanlike behavior didn't happen in this game.
Still, curiosity was unavoidable.
And that curiosity was resolved in an instant.
The enemies arrived swiftly.
[Why do we have to be the first ones targeted? If not, our chances of blocking would have been much higher.]
[Would it really? Damn. Yeah, with that method.]
[Zebra, what are you talking about?]
[Look toward my side. Crazy. Did he convert everything they farmed into coins and buy helicopters? Did he ditch all the rockets?]
[What? What do you mean?]
The team members, each at their positions, all looked in the direction Zebra was covering.
And they grasped the strategy.
An astonishing strategy.
Was such an operation even possible?
If it's possible, that's why they're coming at us like that.
[Center! Protect the center rooftop! He's planning to just drop that guy off!]
[Intercept!]
[Who does he think he is, an Arbiter?]
[Honestly, he seems even worse than an Arbiter...]
From a distance, four combat helicopters were flying in.
And it was obvious that one of those four helicopters carried a strategic weapon that must not be allowed to land.