Episode 250 Week 14 Battle (2)
As soon as we entered the arena, we scanned our student IDs at the terminal.
And while waiting for the match to be made,
“Open a store.”
“… … ?”
The calligrapher opened the student shop, tilting his head.
Quickly scroll through the endless list of items.
Why a student store all of a sudden?
Of course, it’s to prepare for this great battle.
The glacier zone is a hostile environment.
Gathering information and equipping yourself with the necessary equipment will make adaptation much easier.
It’s like preparing a gas mask, antidote, or anti-poison pill before going to a place where poisonous smoke is rising.
Although, it seems that many students still do not realize this fact.
Finally, I said, ticking off an item from the list.
[Pointed sole]
“They say it’s a glacier zone. If you go in, the ground will probably be slippery, right?”
“huh.”
“Should I buy it?”
“payment.”
[Purchase ‘Pointy Pointy Soles’ (-300pt)]
As I paid the points, a pair of shoe soles fell onto my hand.
They are studded with sharp spikes and when attached to shoes, they act similarly to crampons.
I suggested again in a quiet voice.
“It’s cold inside, so you should buy a hot pack too.”
“……purchase.”
[Purchase ‘Hot Pack’ (-100pt)]
I bought one, and the calligrapher bought three.
The total spending for the two of them is 1,000 points.
It might seem like too much to write about in just this one week’s battle.
However, if the opponent is not prepared for this, you will have the upper hand in battle.
If the replay sells, you’ll earn more than you spent.
Soon, our names and our opponent’s names were displayed on the scoreboard, indicating that the match was set.
[Kim Ho 738 points, Seo Ye-in 752 points]
vs
[Jung Soo-ji 601 points, Park Na-ri 1,013 points]
‘A promising prospect has emerged.’
Druid prospect Park Na-ri and mini tiger Beom-i.
And the combination of Jeong Su-ji who is annoyingly putting in a little something from the side.
At the beginning of the semester, Go Hyun-woo had a hard time against that combination.
Even though he poured out a combined attack with Bukgung Hanseol, he was unable to break through Park Na-ri’s endurance, and eventually lost due to a time over.
I expected that she would have to climb a lot more to meet Park Na-ri in the grand final, but it seems that Jeong Su-ji has lost a lot of points with her recent losing streak.
So the average score also dropped to the 800s, and we ended up being matched with each other.
It is true that he is a difficult opponent, but
‘You don’t know until you try.’
This is a 2 vs 2 battle.
And it’s also a Crystal vs. Crystal showdown.
I said to the calligrapher.
“Shall we go?”
“huh.”
We walked to the stadium and entered the teleportation circle.
Immediately the view opens up and a pure white glacier area unfolds before your eyes.
Although there are small hills here and there, the terrain is generally flat.
There’s just one problem,
-Wheww!
The fact that a fierce snowstorm is hitting your face.
Even with the elemental resistance and cold spell on the uniform, I still feel the cold.
‘It’s colder than Winterhalt.’
After all, the main event there was the Mercury War, and this was an overtly hostile environment overcoming project.
If you intentionally create an environment where a blizzard is coming, it would be stranger if it weren’t cold.
I glanced around to see what the calligrapher was like.
“… … .”
He was completely curled up, his hoodie pulled down low.
I asked him as he kept looking around.
“What are you looking for?”
“… … I want to go out.”
It was about finding an exit.
Just by looking at the Kim Ho-naem pot taken out in the light chillwind, you could guess how much Seo Ye-in hated the cold.
Moreover, this place is covered in snow and ice on all sides, and with blizzards raging, it is simply not a place for a sloth to live.
But unfortunately, the match has already been set, and we have entered the stadium.
“The exit won’t open until it’s finished.”
“……abstention?”
“Am I angry?”
No matter how cold it is, you can’t give up.
There are so many things at stake, from the PvP sub-quests to the items you just bought.
I wasn’t sure if the calligrapher understood this fact, but it seemed like he had given up on abstaining if I got angry.
I asked in a solemn voice.
“Do you want to go out quickly?”
“I want to go out.”
“Then we have no choice but to finish it quickly.”
I raised my hand and pointed far away.
A hill that stands out among the short hills.
There is a large rock there that is glowing blue.
This is the sanctuary of the upcoming Crystal Battle.
“Just find the crystal and run. I’ll take care of the restraint.”
“check.”
The strategy is for the calligrapher to charge the crystal and for me to restrain the opponent, dividing the roles.
However, judging from his greatly cowered appearance, he seemed to have already fallen into a state of slowness.
In this case, we need to be a little more careful.
[Use ‘Buyeo’.]
[Grants ‘Elemental Resistance (S)’ to the target.]
[Rank of granted ‘Elemental Resistance’: B]
[Duration 00:14:56]
[Reuse Wait Time 00:34:56]
It’s only a B rank, but this alone will make it a lot less cold.
Here, I also hand over the hot pack that I bought for my share.
The hot pack disappeared into the hoodie in an instant.
“Is it a little warmer now?”
“……little.”
“Then let’s go.”
“It harms.”
The countdown began as the other party also finished preparing.
[3]
[2]
[1]
[Start!]
[Kim Ho 100% Calligrapher 100%]
vs
[Jung Soo-ji 100% Park Na-ri 100%]
As soon as the game started, the calligrapher turned transparent and disappeared.
It’s a transparent gill cover.
‘It doesn’t make sense here.’
The snowstorm makes it possible to see glimpses of the figure, and footprints are left in the snow piled up on the ground.
Still, since the calligrapher’s role was to charge the crystal, it wouldn’t be bad if she was caught a little late.
The direction of the footsteps was slightly off from where the sanctuary was located.
‘You start by looking for crystals.’
Crystal locations are random.
In addition, because of the snowstorm, visibility is half-blocked, so you would normally have to search around here and there for quite some time.
On the other hand, the calligrapher seemed to be confident that the crystal was where he was headed, and he continued to move forward without hesitation.
I also didn’t really question the calligrapher’s judgment.
‘I believe in your lucky sense.’
Bokdeungi is incredibly intuitive in this regard, and when his intuition is not good, he gets lucky.
Meanwhile, checking the scoreboard, it looks like they’re having a hard time because of the snowstorm too.
[Jung Soo-ji 98% Park Na-ri 99%]
[Jung Soo-ji 97% Park Na-ri 98%]
[Jung Soo-ji 96% Park Na-ri 98%]
Stamina that is lost on its own.
In particular, Jeong Su-ji’s stamina decreases more quickly.
‘He’s really the weakest.’
That’s why I told you to exercise regularly.
Even on the Cloud Stairs, I said something about the poor physical ability of the spirit, but I don’t know if you heard it or let it go in one ear and out the other.
[Jung Soo-ji 96% Park Na-ri 98%]
[Jung Soo-ji 97% Park Na-ri 99%]
If it seems like Park Na-ri is using recovery magic, it will go down a little, then go up again, and then go down again and go up again, repeating this cycle.
On the other hand, we take no damage at all thanks to our elemental resistance.
[Kim Ho 100% Calligrapher 100%]
As I was looking at the scoreboard for a moment, the transparent calligrapher’s path changed slightly again and he started heading straight for the sanctuary.
‘As expected, the sense of fortune.’
It appears that the crystal’s position was aligned and recovered in one go.
As I looked around, I saw the silhouettes of two people and a large animal dimly visible through the snowstorm.
Just looking at it, it’s Park Na-ri’s team.
Since I had decided to take charge, I headed towards that place.
My feet sink deep into the knee-deep snow, and anywhere I don’t sink, it’s ice.
Of course, the bottom of my shoes had pointed soles, so I didn’t have to worry about slipping.
‘They seem a little worried.’
Park Na-ri’s movement speed is much slower than Nana’s.
It even stops every now and then, giving a strong feeling of balance so as not to slip.
Thanks to this, it was very easy to close the distance.
As I got closer, the other side seemed to notice my approach and became alert.
I greeted him calmly.
“Hello, how are you?”
“Ah, hello… … .”
Park Na-ri timidly waves her hand.
Kim Ho’s timidity is on a different level from Hong Yeon-hwa’s.
Jeongsuji also nods his chin, and the tiger, which has grown to the size of a house, growls softly.
As we exchanged greetings like that, I checked the other person’s feet.
‘There isn’t any.’
As I had guessed when I came, there were no pointed soles on the shoes.
In that case, the difference in mobility will be significant, so it is safe to say that the odds of winning have increased significantly.
-Whew—
I blew the wind around again and saw that the area was made up of a large ice sheet with a light layer of snow on top.
It is extremely slippery, making it a perfect battlefield.
After checking up to this point, I looked at the three and spoke honestly.
“As you can see, I came here to buy time. I am the one who is in charge of the check.”
“Are you a calligrapher?”
Jeong Su-ji asked, but there was no need to answer her question.
– Woof—
Because at that moment the sanctuary began to glow even more blue and sent down pillars of light.
It’s quite far away so it’s hard to see, but it’s obvious who the pillar of light is.
[Crystal 1%]
[Crystal 2%]
Jeong Su-ji’s face became anxious and she opened her mouth to Park Na-ri.
“Nari, I’ll take care of her—”
Then, perhaps remembering that he had no chance of winning if he fought me one-on-one, he closed his mouth for a moment and then spoke again.
“Nari, I’ll go stop him. You take care of him.”
“Uh, yeah. Okay… … .”
Park Na-ri nodded in response and then looked at me.
The tiger also lets out a low growl toward me.
The other side also divided up the roles, with Park Na-ri taking on the role of me and Jung Soo-ji taking on the role of the calligrapher.
It may sound plausible at first glance, but it had a fatal flaw.
“Should I just let you go?”
I came here to tie them both up.
He cast Windforce on Jeong Su-ji, who was about to leave.
-Whew—
“Uh, uh, uh?”
Jeong Su-ji lost her balance and floundered as she was pushed by the wind.
Eventually, I fell on my butt and continued to slide for a long time.
On the other hand, even though I’m standing on ice, I feel as natural as if I’m standing on flat ground.
Only then did Park Na-ri and Jung Soo-ji turn their gazes to my feet.
“that……?”
“Oh, this? I used some points.”
A whopping 300 points were invested.
And if you spent a lot of money, it’s only natural to brag about it.
I showed the sole of one foot while standing on tiptoe.
A sole covered in pointy spikes.
“It’s so comfortable. Buy one each.”
“… … .”
The faces of both people became very serious.
We realized that it was very disadvantageous in terms of mobility.
The fact that division of roles is virtually impossible.
But they seem to think they have the upper hand in battle.
It’s a 2 on 1 matchup, so he’ll probably quickly attack me and take me down, then go and disturb the calligrapher.
Park Na-ri took a deep breath and called Beom-i.
“Hey, Beom-ah.”
“Grrrrrr,”
The tiger glared at me and let out a low whine, then curled up into a ball.
And then it came crashing down like a spring, leaping up.
“Khuu …
The supporters eat it all
