Episode 507 Week 13 Joint Battle (3)
I blew the fuse before the 4-minute time limit was up and leisurely walked out.
[Sub Quest: 13th Week PvP Battle] (In progress….)
▷Goal 1: Win with 90% or more stamina (1/2 round)
▷Objective 2: Kill enemies (4/2 people)
‘It was easier than I thought.’
The strategy that Kwak Ji-cheol’s team came up with worked to my advantage.
The biggest failure is large-scale magic.
I think I did it with the intention of hitting it, conscious of my evasive ability.
The problem was that the skills of Baek Jun-seok and Dam-dae-han, who were in the melee class, were not enough to keep me tied down.
As a result, the front and rear ranks were separated, large-scale magic casting was disrupted, and the operation was disrupted.
‘It would have been better if we all came in together from the beginning.’
Then I would have had a much harder time.
Of course, they wouldn’t have caught them, but at least they wouldn’t have been wiped out.
Before going into the next match, I decided to turn the cooldown back on.
[Octopus Leg] + [Coexistence of Destruction], when catching Gwak Ji-cheol and Lee Seul-bi, [Amplification] was also used.
So, I spent some time watching students come and go and exchanging messages before making a match.
‘I hope it goes smoothly this time too.’
No more, no less, can’t you just put two people at the level of Byeong-cheol?
As I was thinking that, five names, including mine, appeared on the scoreboard.
[Kim Ho 1,048 points]
vs
[Shin Byeong-cheol 503 points]
[Wang Phil 790 points]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 863 points]
[Han So-mi 1,088 points]
‘He’s really sick.’
However, as a team member, there were two prospects with a 0.8 rating.
My wish came true, but it was a monkey’s hand.
‘My luck is like that.’
I grumbled as I stepped onto the teleportation magic circle.
The cityscape unfolds and on the other side, the Shin Byeong-cheol team’s private squad enters one after another.
Shin Byeong-cheol looks at me and lets out an embarrassed smile.
Just by looking at the face, it seems like the voice is playing, saying, ‘Hehe, please be gentle, sir~’
Next to him, Wang Chun-sam was standing, fiddling with the handle of his sword.
‘Why is he a king again?’
Do you rotate between multiple aliases?
I wonder why he keeps his skills a secret even now that his first year is almost over.
I’ll have to ask you later when I get the chance.
Next to her is Hong Yeon-hwa, with a sad expression on her face.
If you want to raise your score, you’ll be matched with me, so your motivation will drop.
I’m sorry, but I’m not losing because I want to lose.
Han So-mi, as always, was chattering away with a bright attitude, and when our eyes met, she waved her hand.
I sent the message because I thought it was a good idea.
[Kim Ho:nimnim]
[Han So-mi: Yeah, yeah!]
[Kim Ho: Is it possible to keep it private?]
[Han So-mi: Private? Huh?]
[Kim Ho: If you do it, I’ll show you something fun]
Han So-mi relayed my words to her team members with a cheerful expression.
Then, they exchanged opinions among themselves and then a reply came back.
[Han So-mi: It’s been approved!]
[Kim Ho: Oh my, thank you]
[Han So-mi: Looking forward to something fun!]
[Kim Ho: Of course I should show you, haha]
It remains to be seen who finds this amusing.
Soon, Shin Byeong-cheol’s team finished a short operational meeting and took their places.
[3]
[2]
[1]
[Start!]
[Kim Ho 100%]
vs
[Shin Byeong-cheol 100%]
[Wang Phil 100%]
[Hong Yeon-hwa 100%]
[Han So-mi 100%]
[Time remaining 03:58]
As soon as the game started, the four of them came together and started approaching me.
Meanwhile, Hong Yeon-hwa points this way with her cane.
One by one, magic circles are drawn and pillars of fire rise up.
– Kwaaaaah—!
The casting speed is so precise and fast that it can be used while moving to this extent.
I hit it with Windforce and Spiral Blast before it could transform into a hydra.
– Pfft!
Hong Yeon-hwa continued to cast Fire Pillar to keep me in check.
At the same time responding to that, I pointed to the opposite side with my staff, and a thick wall of ice rose up.
– Kookung!
To buy time by obstructing the view and hindering the path.
The first few times, Shin Byeong-cheol and his group went around the ice wall, but soon Hong Yeon-hwa seemed to have come up with a different solution.
– Boom!
As the fireball explodes, the solid ice wall melts and turns into a puddle of water.
‘I thought it would turn out like that.’
Since you have [Aqua Flame], you can’t stop it with a B-rank Ice Wall.
‘With B rank.’
[Use ‘amplify’.]
[‘Ice Wall’ rank increases. (B→S)]
[Duration 00:29:59]
[Reuse Wait Time 00:29:59]
Why waste your precious amplification on something like an ice wall?
Because this skill is central to my strategy.
As soon as the wall was built again, Hong Yeon-hwa threw a fireball as if she had been waiting for it.
– Pfft!
However, the melting rate was noticeably slower than before.
No matter how superior you are in terms of compatibility, you cannot completely overcome the difference in rank.
– Pfft!
After several attempts, Wang Chun-sam said.
“I guess it would be better to turn back.”
“… … Yeah. It takes up too much time.”
Shin Byeong-cheol’s team would turn around and approach me every time I set up an ice wall.
Then, when the distance between us was close enough that we could see each other clearly, I said.
“Okay, then I’ll show you. Kim Ho’s disappearing magic!”
Cast Ice Wall right in front of you, then blink as thick ice rises.
The next moment, I appeared behind a wall of ice that had been erected far away.
Han So-mi and Shin Byeong-cheol’s voices are heard.
“Huh? Where did you go?”
“Wow, this is real magic.”
Wang Chun-sam also used his experience as a swordsman to state his guess.
“It doesn’t look like he was hiding. He seems to have escaped as a ghost, so he probably didn’t get far.”
“Should we split up and search?”
“Isn’t there no other choice? It’s just going to end up playing hide-and-seek.”
As he said, I was using the ‘Kim Ho’s Infinite Escape Strategy’.
‘It’s better not to fight this.’
Not only Han So-mi and Hong Yeon-hwa, but even Wang Chun-sam are not easy opponents.
Now that the game is behind closed doors, I will be able to show off my full potential.
The only one who is easy is Shin Byeong-cheol, but catching him while blocking the combined attacks of the other three is too risky.
‘If you overdo it and lose 90% of your stamina, it’s actually a loss.’
Rather than that, it is a better decision to solidify the victory steadily.
So, we are going with Kim Ho’s ultimate tactic of infinite escape.
I leaned back against the ice wall and checked the time.
[Time remaining 02:46]
‘The cooldown for C-rank Blink is 2 minutes.’
Of course, there are ways to reduce this further.
[Use ‘time sharing’.]
[Sharing ratio: 20%]
[Reduce cooldown time by 15%]
[Reuse Wait Time 01:16]
I guess I’ll have to use it a couple more times like this.
– Kwaaaaah—!
While Shin Byeong-cheol’s team began searching, Hong Yeon-hwa quickly began linking fire magic.
The idea is to create a favorable environment in case a battle breaks out.
And at the same time, it melts the ice wall.
– Puff puff!
The Hydras vomited fireballs, engulfed the arena in flames, and tore down the ice walls one by one.
As I did that, my back, which had been cool, became hot.
The ice wall I was hiding under was slowly melting away and becoming transparent.
[Time remaining 02:02]
“Over there!”
Han So-mi immediately spots me and shouts.
It closes the distance as if flying using the light technique.
Hong Yeon-hwa also pointed her staff in this direction, and pillars of fire shot up here and there, creating a hydra.
– Wedge wedge wedge—!
– Pfft pfft!
Black energy and fireballs swept in from all directions.
There are also chopsticks stuck in between.
As I was trying hard to avoid them and follow the Dharma, I felt a secret presence approaching me from somewhere.
– Wedge-shaped—!
Wang Chun-sam takes a chance and stabs him.
But just before being swept away by the attack,
‘The cooldown has passed.’
I cast Blink.
My vision suddenly changed and I saw Hong Yeon-hwa with her eyes wide open.
“???”
Without any time to react, I grabbed Hong Yeon-hwa’s arm and cast Ghostly Shadow in the other direction.
You’ve been kidnapped.
He opens his mouth with a smile.
“Hong Yeon-hwa.”
“Uh, uh… … ?”
“Turn off the lights. It’s hot.”
-Whew!
In contrast to the infinitely detailed tone of speech, the wind was blowing fiercely and compressing my hands.
“… … .”
Hong Yeon-hwa’s eyes rolled and turned to her team members.
He’s running towards me like crazy, but I won’t be able to save him in time.
I gave up and waved my staff, and the Hydras were summoned back, and the flames that had covered the area died down.
I nodded with satisfaction.
“Well done.”
“then…….”
“I’ll throw it gently.”
“no-“
– Boom!
“Ahhh—”
Hong Yeon-hwa moved away in a parabolic curve.
After taking a quick look at that sight, I turned to the rest of my team.
As the crow tree is stirred, ice walls rise up one after another.
– Kukukung!
Han So-mi rushes in, jumping over the walls with agility.
He shouts while swinging his sword.
“Where’s the fun!”
“I showed you, Kim Ho’s disappearing magic.”
“… … Really?”
“Honestly, was it amazing?”
“That’s amazing!”
“I’m not showing it to just anyone.”
I brought it out specifically because it was a private match.
Wang Chun-sam said as he stabbed with his sword.
“There must have been some calculation that we would keep the secret.”
“Because everyone is tight-lipped.”
“Is the author okay?”
The ‘author’ he is talking about is the owner of a tea house who is still diligently throwing chopsticks.
As the attention focused on him, Shin Byeong-cheol started to whine.
“Oh, trust me. You’re our VVIP customer. If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll be the one who suffers.”
“I see. After all, thieves are sensitive to profit and loss.”
Wang Chun-sam agreed, saying that it made sense.
I used wind magic, dark clouds, and occasionally grafting to block the combined attacks of the three.
Before we knew it, the game had reached its end.
[Time remaining 00:26]
Since the cooldown was running out again, I cast Blink one last time.
Two blades and chopsticks cut through the air.
“… … !”
“… … !
The place I soon appeared was on the roof of a building a little distance away.
The three people who had been attacking together and Hong Yeon-hwa who had just returned just looked at me in vain.
‘Blink… … I guess I should learn?’
The supporters ate it all
