Chapter 130 - Chapter 130

Chapter 130

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Just before selecting Eric.

- Anyone curious about what these guys are talking about?

- They look like two guys who wouldn't even have a strategy, lol.

- The host just crushes with physical ability, and Yun-ho can't play anyway, lol.

- Uh?

- Kael isn't banned? What's with that confidence? Lol.

- The opponent is a Challenger.

- Yeah, but a 4-second Sword of Judgment is way more awesome.

- Lol, he only did it easily because he was unranked. Just looking at his 1v1 with Wind Sword yesterday, the opponent didn't go down easily.

- But he beat Wind Sword, right?

- And he was fast, right?

They expected Seo-jun to choose Kael.

It was not a certainty, but still, if Kael was left open, shouldn't he show them once?

Perhaps they had purposely requested not to ban him!

At the moment the logic that Seo-jun had requested Ha Yun-ho to participate in LiOS was extended, Seo-jun and Ha Yun-ho shared a conversation, and then Seo-jun's hand moved to the hero selection interface in front of him.

[Escaped Prisoner Eric]

Contrary to their expectations, Seo-jun selected a new hero.

- Eric??

- Choosing Eric of all things, lol.

- What is it? Is it a pre-prepared pick?

- 100% chance it's not, lol.

- You never know. He did prepare Kael in advance too, by watching vital point videos outside, lol.

[The game is starting.]

Summoned to the battlefield, Seo-jun immediately moved while turning on the audio that had been muted.

“Ah, ah. You can hear me, right?”

Seo-jun checked that multiple vowel characters of 'e' were scrolling up as he moved forward.

During LiOS, he probably would not even be able to see this chat window.

Since this was a custom match now, it did not matter.

[Let's just defend the invade.]

Malang, who had handled the ban-pick phase, entered the jungle and said.

[Okay]

[Have fun everyone]

[Seo-jun-nim! Please hold out well against the Challenger!]

As if the enemies had also chosen to only defend the invade, not even a minor clash where they encountered each other occurred.

Seo-jun checked his body while waiting in the jungle for the minions to arrive.

“Chains are wrapped around my arms.”

Since The League exerted its power through possession, the avatar did not change. The same went for the costume selected before starting the game.

Therefore, usually, only the essential parts changed.

Just like how a weapon had been placed in his hand when he chose Kael, now, countless thin strands of chains were wrapped in layers around Seo-jun's arms.

“How do I do basic attacks?”

Attacks utilizing these chains were not the basic attacks.

- Just do it like managing sword qi in For Chivalry.

- Those things are pretty similar.

- For the Kael God to ask such a basic thing...

- New viewers, especially you Kael-pests. Don't worry, this guy asks basic stuff like this and then uses all sorts of veteran skills 10 seconds later.

Seo-jun visualized projecting intangible qi from his hand.

In The League, basic attacks of hero characters in the mage position were usually based on mana.

'How fascinating.'

Seven years ago, Seo-jun had not been able to play mage heroes.

This was because, with the capsules of that time, moving the body was fine, but visualization was difficult.

His thoughts were not properly reflected in the game.

The skill itself activated. However, it responded just a little bit slowly, as if using an old computer.

That small difference would have been highly annoying not only to Seo-jun but also to any gamer.

'Since I held a sword for the first time in a while, it wasn't that I particularly wanted to play a mage, but it was still a pity.'

An effect of gathering some type of energy appeared in Seo-jun's hand.

And in an instant, a small blue sphere was generated on his palm.

“Oh? It feels like this.”

As Seo-jun clenched his fist, the sphere transmitted tension to his hand, like an arrow pulled tautly against a bowstring.

After becoming fully familiar with the sensation provided by the trembling and slight vibration, Seo-jun opened his hand.

With that, the sphere shot forward.

It was the basic attack of a mage. A basic attack whose damage was weaker than slashing with a sword.

“Oh!”

Seo-jun's eyes curved as if he was amused.

- Lol, lol, lol.

- If you're going to be this fascinated, do some preparation beforehand, lol.

- No, he's a true streamer trying to show even this kind of appearance on stream.

- Ah, lol. He didn't prepare beforehand for the sake of a realistic reaction, lol.

He sent the sphere flying into the empty space a few more times.

Splitting through the bush (a thicket of grass that provides concealment, making one invisible to the enemy's vision upon entering), the sphere of mana flew.

“Hmm, then how do I use skills? Ah, the minions are coming.”

Since he had to go to the lane and grow first, Seo-jun returned to the mid lane.

From far away, the opponent, who had arrived first and was waiting, came into view.

“Hello. We greeted each other earlier, right? I'm streamer Spoon.”

“Hello.”

The hero Spoon selected was Double-Barreled Luke. True to his epithet, he could be seen holding a gun with two barrels in his right hand.

That weapon fired attacks twice with a time interval in a single rapid sequence, and its characteristic was that if the user hit both basic attacks, the damage was higher than that of normal heroes.

Instead, if only one shot hit, the damage was lower than half of a normal basic attack.

Likewise, it was a high-difficulty hero where physical mechanics were important.

“Seo-jun-nim. I'm going to do my best, will you be able to win?”

Seo-jun's chain-wrapped arms moved quickly.

Piyuung!

Instead of answering, Seo-jun quickly clenched and opened his hand, launching a sphere.

Thud!

It was precise range control, striking the enemy just before the mana sphere disappeared.

Grin.

“Is that answer sufficient?”

- First strike guarantees victory, lol.

- The host beats them up first. That's how he establishes dominance.

- Oh, he hit this.

- Real, it was just right before it disappeared.

Spoon smiled as if amused, just like Seo-jun.

'That basic attack I just got hit by, it barely caught the very edge of the range. Was it a coincidence? No, there is no way. Since he asked if the answer was sufficient.'

It was intentional.

As he stepped forward to land the double-barreled shots, Seo-jun stepped back.

'He realized in an instant that my range is shorter than his.'

Seeing that Spoon did not immediately counterattack, Seo-jun grasped in that brief moment that he held the upper hand and moved accordingly.

Spoon also noticed this.

“This is fun. Kiting is originally my specialty.”

Kiting was, simply put, distance control.

It was an essential virtue for AD Carries who fought a lot with long-range basic attacks.

Distance control was the method to utilize one's advantages most efficiently.

Hitting the opponent while not being hit oneself.

“It is because I am also ranged.”

Seo-jun observed the opponent.

When Spoon backed away, he went forward. When Spoon suddenly came forward, this time he backed away.

Although it appeared simple, it was a movement mixed with the know-how of a Challenger AD Carry's spacing.

And.

Piyuung!

The sphere flew and directly hit Spoon's body once again.

Likewise, the range was barely at the very edge.

To the point of being no different from the first time.

'Huh. Look at this?'

Spoon's health bar had its health reduced once more.

Seo-jun's gaze lowered from the health bar and met Spoon's eyes.

At that, Spoon's eyes, which had held a slightly dismissive air earlier, suddenly changed.

“Have you finally felt like playing properly now?”

“It seems so, haha.”

The minions arrived.

From now on, real kiting would become important.

If one asked what the method for a novice to hit an enemy with a skill was, most would say to first target the timing when they took the last hit on a minion.

“No matter how long your basic attacks are, in the end, as long as I don't get hit by skills against a mage, that's all that matters, right?”

Spoon, who was taking up positions while shielding his body using the minions, said.

“Yes, I know. Most of a mage's basic attacks have no advantages, after all.”

“Heh. It starts now.”

Luke possessed a skill that burst rapid fire all at once while moving.

One had to be careful of situations where he instantly closed the distance to deal burst damage. He had not used it just now because it was a probing battle.

And Eric's skill was.

“Everyone, how do I use this skill?”

He did not know how to activate it.

- Lol, lol, lol.

- Dumbass.

- Let's not tell him.

- Just visualize.

“Huh?”

Whether Spoon was flustered or not, Seo-jun focused on the health of the minions fighting in front of him.

And just before a minion's health was about to run out, he launched a sphere to take the last hit while thinking.

'I just need to visualize?'

Eric's skill was generating a magic circle.

This magic circle would shoot out chains after a short time.

Seo-jun imagined the magic circle he had seen in videos being generated right in front of him.

With that.

[Chains of Destruction]

Chrarrrrrk!

Along with the sound of the chains wrapped around Seo-jun's arms moving and disappearing into some space, a magic circle appeared in front of Seo-jun.

“Oh!”

- Lol, lol, lol. He's marveling again.

- How many times has it been!

- Sword God (looks the most excited now that he's playing a mage).

- Come to think of it, he almost only used swords, lol.

The reason Seo-jun marveled was nothing major.

'I didn't expect the response to come this quickly.'

In the past, Seo-jun had enhanced his visualization through physical actions.

Just like how he had plunged his sword into the ground when using the Sword of Judgment previously.

Now, the Sword of Judgment could be activated just by thinking, but before the rework, it was a non-targeted skill, so it had been important to summon it quickly while thinking of the landing point.

'Recently, I did it just for old times' sake.'

For most, it was an act done for fun and style, akin to roleplaying.

However, it had been quite effective for the past Seo-jun.

And because the skill activated quickly now even without such actions, Seo-jun had marveled.

Spoon attacked the minions while looking at that sight with dumbfounded eyes.

He was gauging an angle to dig in.

3 seconds later.

From the magic circle, the chain stretched out in a straight line like a flash of lightning and pierced the minion in front.

- 3 seconds is damn long.

- Real, lol.

- That's why the pick rate is the absolute lowest.

Chains of Destruction was a skill with a long delay where the chain shot out 3 to 10 seconds after the magic circle was generated.

Because the path of the chain was also fixed when generating the magic circle, it belonged to the side that was difficult to hit the opponent with.

And the longer the delay of the Chains of Destruction, the higher the damage of the skill became.

Thus, it was said that users who chose Eric usually laid down a 10-second magic circle in advance and waited before making a surprise attack play.

Currently, Seo-jun could make up to two magic circles at a time.

'Prediction is the key.'

It was a bit different from Kael's vital point prediction.

Predictive shots.

It was the type where one had to fire an attack in advance and pray for the opponent to come to that spot.

Furthermore, Chains of Destruction was a suicidal skill that could also hit the caster themselves.

A skill where things went to ruin if one got hit by it themselves while trying to pull the opponent to a desired spot.

'If the reaction speed is this much, it should be doable.'

Seo-jun generated two magic circles in the sky behind him.

The chains wrapped around both arms disappeared one by one, feeling slightly lighter, and red circles floated in the air.

And did about 2 seconds pass?

Spoon, who had been watching for an angle, dashed forward.

[Quick Shot]

His feet instantly lunged forward as if slipping, and Luke's skill, which could burst rapid fire all at once like a shotgun, activated.

Spoon's position instantly became close to Seo-jun.

'You shouldn't carelessly blow skills like Chains of Destruction all at once.'

Having the path fixed was in line with the saying that it could not be taken back.

What was more, if you used up two magic circles, you could not do anything for a while.

Digging into that gap, Spoon raised his gun and attempted to fire a rapid burst.

'This is why novices are...'

The finish of Quick Shot went up to the attack.

However.

Chrarrrrrk!

A chain was shot from the magic circle fixed in the air behind Seo-jun.

Not toward the minion in front, but precisely to Spoon's position.

'He didn't just throw it out?'

Whether Spoon's pupils shook or not, the chain, whose fate had been decided 3 seconds ago, was shot at rapid speed, and.

Thud!

Spoon's health, directly hit by the chain, was reduced to a level incomparable to when he was hit by the basic attack.