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The fourth match, the tie-break, was won by Korea.
An additional hour of the day flows.
It was the ninth day of the Olympiad.
“The 107th Olympiad is already 1/3 over.”
“I am the commentator for this Olympiad every year. Time seems to go by so fast this year.”
“haha. Isn’t it because there is such an exciting game going on?”
20 minutes before the game starts.
The caster and commentator were playing tiki-taka as usual today, adjusting the atmosphere of the stadium.
“The stands are very full. It seems that we are not the only ones who are interested in this year’s Olympiad. Is that correct?”
At Caster’s words, great cheers returned from the crowd.
“thank you!”
Caster bowed her head as if excited by the enthusiastic response.
“The heat of the stadium is hot, but it seems that the heat of those who have not yet stepped foot in the stadium is no joke.”
“you’re right! The game hasn’t even started yet, but the viewership ratings have already exceeded 1.4 times compared to last year!”
“To the enthusiastic support of the viewers, Rayman of the commentary. I am deeply grateful.”
The crowd filled the arena.
High viewer ratings that far exceed the average viewer ratings of all time.
This year’s Olympiad has far exceeded the level of success.
The competition for adults held once every two years would not be like this.
“Okay then, let’s stop talking nonsense here. Let’s start by explaining today’s game. Mr. Rayman.”
The caster naturally passed the baton to the commentator.
“yes. The fifth match today is a territorial contest, a simple rules match in which the team that has made the most territories their own territories when time runs out wins.”
The rules themselves are really simple.
Occupy as many territories as possible to protect the conquered territories.
It’s a really simple game, just think about it.
As 8 teams compete at the same time, complicated rules only get in the way.
Of course, the rules are simple, but the composition of the game is not simple.
Street fights without rules are the scariest.
As simple as the rules are, the game is very bloody.
From the mouth of the narrator Rayman, the information of these territorial scrambles flowed for a long time.
“Well, I explained it simply. There will be no one in this audience who does not know this.”
Laughter erupted from all directions along with the sound of ‘Are you going to say it after that!’ from the audience.
Everyone seems to be very excited.
“sorry. Because this is my job too. I hope you look at it cutely.”
There were shouts of ‘Ooh!’ from all directions. It was a reaction that came from the words of Rayman, a dark man, ‘Please look at me cutely.’
Of course, it wasn’t a sincere response. It’s all about reacting happily to the mood.
“this. Thanks to commentator Rayman, the heated atmosphere seems to cool down. Let’s quickly move on to the introductions of each team.”
The caster jumped on the bandwagon and continued the process naturally.
“Of the audience who attended this event first, half of them will be rooting for this team. USA, Harvard affiliated academy team!”
With the caster’s name called, a hologram panel appeared in the center of the arena. A hologram screen with a brief profile of the U.S. team entrants.
“Today’s game is an American treasure! Dahlia Salentia is playing!”
Among them, the crowd cheered at the name ‘Dalia Salentia’.
“And next, a third of the crowd is going to cheer. England, Oxford Affiliated Academy!”
Then the screen switched, and the British team’s entry list came to mind.
“Wow!”
At that moment, the entire audience was filled with cheers.
“Similarly, Gust Knight Kyle Bentia is joining the battle!”
It wasn’t just the tourists from England who came to cheer for their country, but all the spectators, including the Americans, cheered.
“Kyle vs. Dahlia!”
“Nice to see you come!”
It was natural.
It’s good to see the good side of the team they support.
There is nothing more fun than fighting a fierce battle against a formidable opponent.
“oh. It seems that the news has already spread on the Internet. This is the news that the ratings jumped dramatically at the moment.”
“Kyle Ventia and Dalia Salentia. This is the part where you can see the named power of these two geniuses.”
Viewer ratings are their strength.
The caster and commentator were more excited and exchanged words.
“But it is not over yet.”
The caster took the weight meaningfully.
“I will tell you. If you look at this team’s entry next, you will be infinitely grateful to your past selves for buying tickets to the Olympiad on Day 9 today.”
The hologram screen changed again.
[Korea]
I just thought of the two words Korea, and everyone cheered.
It is vaguely predictable what words will follow after this.
“Waaaaaa-!”
The already loud cheers grew even louder.
I don’t know if everyone is screaming or cheering.
“Korean supernova. An unexpected dark horse. The youngest 5th circle user, and the one and only magician who changed the image of a non-conformist!”
The narrator shouted hoarsely.
“Korea, Obelisk Academy! Supernova! Shin Ha-yul is participating!”
“This sets the stage for three of the best players in this year’s tournament to fight in one place!”
With the participation of Shin Ha-yul, the clash between the 5th circle geniuses of the three countries was confirmed.
“Crazy!”
“God! I am infinitely grateful that my flight was delayed yesterday and I couldn’t return!”
“self! Table tomorrow! Book your tickets starting tomorrow!”
The atmosphere in the arena became hot enough to be compared to Dahlia’s superheated hell.
And with that hot atmosphere, 15 minutes go by in an instant.
“Then, let’s start the territorial battle from now on!”
The long-awaited fifth match of the Olympiad has begun.
* * *
The battle for territory has begun.
[List of teams participating in the first two games]
[Korea, Germany, Canada, China, Nepal, India, Australia, Portugal]
3 minutes before the start of the second match of the 1st round, in which Korea is entered.
I was negotiating the last opinions with Ma Jin-seok and Kang Shin-woo.
“Since it is a game with many variables, I do not know how the things I have said will change in the future. So, never lose your in-ears.”
“of course. I’m not Hee-yoon either. Are you going to lose your in-ear?”
“Know.”
As 8 teams compete at the same time, there must be countless variables.
Even if you set up a strategy in advance, the probability that it will not go according to this strategy is extremely high.
Changing strategies flexibly according to the situation is a prerequisite for victory.
―The game will start in one minute. Each team, please move to the designated location.
“It’s time. Well, thank you.”
“okay. See you later.”
After Ma Jin-seok waved his hand, he walked to the designated location.
Kang Shin-woo silently nodded and turned around and moved to the position.
I immediately moved to the designated location.
5 meters later, he placed his hand on a special device that looked like an altar, and blew mana through a supply artifact designed for the Olympiad.
Then the color of the field I was standing on turned red.
The Korean team’s personal color is red.
This red area was the mark of the possession of the Korean team.
Then, the surroundings of Ma Jin-seok and Kang Shin-woo, who arrived at the location, also turned red.
This activated all three areas given as initial fortifications.
‘I’ll just have to recheck the position of the other team.’
The field of Territory Conquest is large, but there are no obstacles.
Even from this position, you can clearly see the position of the opposing team.
When I turned my head and looked around, I was able to see the territory changing to various colors.
Exactly 8 colors are everywhere, including our team’s red color.
‘The thing to be careful of, German purple. It’s about the orange color of Canada.’
Germany and Canada are strong teams. Those two teams are on the lookout.
―I confirmed that everything is ready. We’ll start the match in 10 seconds from now. 10!
The referee started counting.
At the same time, I feel that the eyes around me are focused on me.
Not only the team located relatively close to us, but also the eyes of Germany, located opposite us, are focusing on our team.
―5, 4, 3!
As the count decreased, the gaze toward us became more intense.
An expression full of hostility beyond intensity.
I feel a strange sense of hostility and kinship in the 21 pairs of gazes facing me.
The moment I saw those eyes, I was in this game, so there was no way the strategy would change. I was sure.
―2, 1, Start!
The whistle blows to start the game.
All teams moved simultaneously.
Leave one defensive person in the deep end of each team to defend.
They form groups of two and rush towards me.
A huge field measuring 3km in length and width. There are 225 occupable areas of 200m in width and height that fill the inside.
Among them, a total of 15 people gathered at the first supply position of the Korean team located on the left edge.
They took two from each of the seven teams and sent them all here.
“I think it’s too much for all 7 teams to form an alliance.”
I don’t even need to explain what this situation means.
“When you catch a monster, you have to form a party.”
The representative of the German team, who had already been beaten by me once, replied with a sharp expression.
The combination of hard American English creates a more bloody atmosphere.
“Well, that’s a reasonable way.”
I shrugged my shoulders leisurely and replied.
“If you roughly guess the situation, our team will be eliminated. After that, let’s compete against each other with 7 teams. I guess something like this happened. that’s right?”
A team that does not have any territory in the Territory Conquest will be eliminated with the decision of being unable to fight.
In other words, if they join forces in the beginning and take away all three of the initial areas given to Korea, Korea will be eliminated as it is.
Their coalition is probably aiming for this.
“right.”
The German representative nodded proudly.
“This is really, really good.”
“Alliance is a reasonable rule in this game. Blame it on your hubris for not recruiting any other teams beforehand.”
“hmm? Do not misunderstand. I didn’t say it was too much for you guys to have an alliance with.”
I smiled brightly.
“It hurts my pride because you seem to be ignoring me so much. That’s what I meant.”
“… … what?”
I raised my mana while looking at the 14 enemies surrounding me.
“Even if all 21 people came, it wouldn’t be enough. Only 14 people came to tell me what to do. Aren’t you looking at me as water?”
“… … .”
Out of 14 people, 9 people frowned.
There must be 9 people who have enough English skills to understand me.
“… … Don’t be conceited. I know you took down 5 Italians, but 14 is different.”
The representative of the German team, who is the epitome of coolness and composure, said with an expressionless expression.
“Well, that’s a bit of an admission. Even for me, it’s hard to win against 14 people. If it sticks properly, it probably lasts only 5 minutes no matter how long it lasts. however… … .”
I put my hand on the altar next to me and raised the corners of my mouth.
“I can’t stop defending my territory even for 10 minutes.”
Territory scrambles are designed to favor the side defending the territory.
First of all, it is impossible to rob an altar if there is a Shielder of that team in the area.
In order to conquer the area, you must inflict a fatal wound on the shielder to make it ‘silent’, or you must drive it out of the area altogether.
In other words, I only have to concentrate on avoiding.
If you focus all your attention on avoiding it, you can survive for 10 minutes.
“What difference does it make if you hold out for 10 minutes?”
“A lot of things will change.”
I smiled leisurely and looked away, towards the Australian team area.
“Because I am not alone in our team.”
Kang Shin-woo and Ma Jin-seok, who had finished their preparations, were running to the Australian team’s territory.
“I can last 10 minutes, but can your team’s shielder last even 1 minute?”
“… … It’s just the two of us, it’s just a matter of stopping it with the seven people we left behind.”
“really? Are you going to leave your most important position as it is and go to rescue the Australian team?”
I smiled meaningfully and made eye contact with 14 people once.
“If you vacate the area like that and the other team following you occupies all of your territory. Are you eliminated?”
“It can’t be. we are… … .”
“As alliance is lawful, so is betrayal.”
I forgot about the thrill of territorial scramble.
“There are no permanent allies. think carefully.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
My words became suspicious and hit the brains of Team 7.
“The bullshit… … .”
As if the representative of the German team felt that things were going badly, he used magic.
Following him, 14 wizards prepared magic at the same time.
“Do you really think this is bullshit?”
All 14 magics, all prepared in one second, flew towards me at the same time.
3 circle magic is 6.
4 circle magic is 8.
Among them, there are three fire attribute magic.
One brain attribute magic.
Six non-attribute magic.
Two water-attribute magic.
Two wind attribute magic.
All are general-purpose magic listed in open source libraries.
Such magic doesn’t work on me.
‘God’s eyes.’
Sinan penetrated the essence of 14 magics at once.
I immediately grasped everything, including the trajectory, direction, and power of that magic.
I followed that trajectory, choosing the most obvious avoidance route. I just moved my body.
Six steps and a half step.
That light movement, which was not a big deal, led to complete avoidance of 14 spells.
“… … !”
Everyone looks at me with their eyes wide open like a surprised rabbit.
‘What did you do?’ These are the expressions you think.
“I will make you a suggestion.”
I looked at them all and smiled.
“It’s your team who can pass the first match.”
The 14 people who were on high alert swallowed their saliva.
“So among your seven teams. Only three teams stuck to us. Then I will definitely make you win.”
The entry came out this morning.
The bracket for the first round was set an hour ago.
Their allies cannot be deep.
Thinner than paper, shallower than a puddle on a rainy day.
“think carefully. Even if you seven teams work together to defeat us, you have to defeat three more teams to pass.”
Their shallow relationship of trust will shatter at the slightest crack.
“On the other hand, what if you ally with us? Do you think you’ll lose in a 4:4 fight? I don’t think I’ll lose.”
The eyes of the 9 people who can understand English tremble.
“This is your chance. A great opportunity to pass the 1st round 100%.”
I held out my right hand to them.
“Three tickets for the second round. Who wants to catch it?”
Maybe to them, my hand looks like the tempting devil’s hand.
