Episode 219 Week 12 Battle (2)
Even though he was suddenly hit by Windforce and was blown away, Cha Hyun-joo’s reaction was calm.
Quickly change the arrow and fire it.
-Phewing!
An arrow with a hook instead of a tip and a rope attached to the back.
Soon the hook catches the cloud and he pulls on the rope and climbs up.
‘He is definitely a promising prospect.’
Most people can easily get out of a situation where they would have just given up.
Of course, I wasn’t the one who just stood by and watched.
The moment Cha Hyun-joo finally gets above the clouds,
– Boom!
Another burst of compressed air pushed her back hard.
It was Windforce that had been prepared since the hook arrow got caught in the cloud.
“Ugh… … !”
Only then did a sense of crisis appear on Cha Hyun-joo’s face.
As I fly, I quickly scan my surroundings and discover a cloud platform floating nearby.
I desperately reached out and grabbed onto the cloud, then tried to climb up.
“peekaboo.”
“… … !”
I was already standing there.
I opened my mouth while firmly stepping on Cha Hyun-joo’s hand.
“I’ll give you one last choice. Do you want to fall, or do you want to fight together?”
Cha Hyun-joo even confidently declared team kill.
It’s better to get rid of it early than 2 to 1, since 2 to 1 is better than 3 to 1.
But if there is even a slight possibility of eliciting cooperation from a promising player, it is worth reaching out one last time.
It would be much easier to solve it 2-on-2.
‘Or just blow it up.’
Either way, I had no regrets.
Cha Hyun-joo’s face was distorted with anger and humiliation.
Either way, I started the countdown.
“5, 4, 3… … .”
-Whew—
At the same time, the wind was gathering and compressing in one of my hands.
It means that I will let you skydive whenever you want.
When he saw that, Cha Hyun-joo’s face twitched slightly, and he turned his head away and spoke softly.
“… … Ha, I’ll do it.”
“It’s so windy here. I can’t hear very well.”
-Wheww!
The wind swirled more fiercely above my hand.
Cha Hyun-joo shut her eyes tightly and shouted.
“I will! I will fight together!”
“Go all the way? Without hitting the back of the head?”
“okay!”
Even if you rebel, you will just be blown away by my single gesture.
In that case, I think I’ll just join forces and see how I fight.
Of course, if I leave it like this, I might get hit in the back of the head again.
‘Then I won’t let you see it either.’
I took my foot out of Cha Hyun-joo’s hand.
Then, Cha Hyun-joo climbed up onto the step and stared at me with a dissatisfied expression.
I looked at her once, then nodded to her.
“depart.”
There was Choi Jeong-pil approaching, holding a pair of axes.
That is, my nod contains this meaning.
You take care of him.
Cha Hyun-joo also seemed to understand his intentions and glared at Choi Jeong-pil with murderous eyes.
Then he loads several arrows and shoots them out like lightning.
– Kiririririk!
Judging by the emotion packed into each step, it seems like he’s decided to vent his anger at me there.
“… … !”
When Choi Jeong-pil was suddenly hit by arrows, he stopped in his tracks and swung his twin axes alternately at incredible speed.
Most of them were able to be knocked away, but a few grazed his forearms and shoulders.
[Choi Jeongpil 100%]
[Choi Jeong-pil 96%]
Choi Jeong-pil immediately attempts a counterattack.
His arm momentarily became blurry, and the axe spun around like a boomerang and flew towards Cha Hyun-joo.
Cha Hyun-joo avoids the axe and jumps into the clouds behind him to continue shooting.
– Kiriririk!
‘Let them play like that.’
I followed the whereabouts of another one.
As soon as the match started, Jeong Su-ji started to move upwards, probably because she judged that her fighting power was relatively low.
However, even though I moved first, the distance between us did not increase much.
‘He needs to exercise.’
The first reason is that Jeong Su-ji’s physical abilities are not that great.
I remember it being very weak in close combat, but it seems like they haven’t improved on that weakness yet.
Another crucial reason is that the distance between floors is quite far.
If you jump roughly and fail to reach the next platform, you will fall straight down, so you have to put a lot of effort into each jump.
‘Then we should go catch him.’
-Whew—
I lightly kicked away the clouds, creating an updraft with my windforce.
My vision quickly passed by as I felt my body lift off the ground and I reached the next cloud platform.
Keep jumping in the same way.
Jung Soo-ji’s jumping style is to hold a pose, gather all your strength, and jump! Then, hold a pose again on the next step, and jump with all your strength! While I jump lightly, as if I were stepping on stepping stones.
So the distance had no choice but to get closer.
“… … !”
Jung Soo-ji becomes anxious when she sees me approaching.
He sends out dirt bullets as if to deter them.
However, since it is not a dirt bullet that utilizes the ground, its power is significantly reduced.
‘I think this will be enough to stop it.’
-Whew—
A gust of wind enveloped me, forming a thin protective shield.
It has an E+ class wind barrier.
In addition, although I refrained from using it during my training, one of the advantages of wind magic is that I can mix and match several of them.
The wind swirled with physical force.
As a result, the dirt bullets would crumble and turn into dust whenever they hit the barrier.
Even while maintaining the barrier, I didn’t stop running and was finally able to catch up with Jeongsuji.
The moment when Jung Soo-ji, who had become more anxious, jumped up to the clouds above to avoid me,
“… … !”
-Wheww—
A headwind blew from above, pressing down on the reservoir.
The speed at which you jump decreases rapidly,
“Uh, uh uh uh—?”
Jung Soo-ji falls while flailing her arms and legs.
Luckily, there was a foothold in place where the fall occurred.
Jeong Su-ji finally collapsed there and let out a sigh of relief.
But it was too early to feel relieved.
Because I landed there after him.
We faced each other for a few seconds on the same platform.
“that……!”
Just by that, Jeong Su-ji looked like she had lost her will to fight.
Even when I faced Kwak Ji-cheol 2-on-1, he couldn’t beat me, so how bad must it be now?
He takes a step back and speaks urgently.
“Wait a minute! Just abstain—”
– Boom!
“Haaaaaah—!”
The water in the water shot down quickly, then turned into a small dot and disappeared.
[Jeong Su-ji – %]
‘I sent one.’
I turned my attention back to the two people I had left behind.
If you check the scoreboard,
[Cha Hyun-joo 100%]
vs
[Choi Jeong-pil 72%]
Only Choi Jeong-pil was beaten unilaterally.
The outcome was already decided when they engaged in a long-range artillery battle with the archers, wielding twin axes.
Even that archer is a promising prospect.
– Whiriliririk!
Choi Jeong-pil threw two hatchets like boomerangs and retrieved them as he chased after Cha Hyeon-ju.
However, because Cha Hyun-joo keeps jumping backwards, the distance between them doesn’t get any closer.
At the same time, by firing arrows, we are gradually reducing Choi Jeong-pil’s stamina.
If we just watch this, it will end in Cha Hyun-joo’s victory.
But since I didn’t have enough time to just wait, I decided to lend a hand.
‘This is a team game.’
You will approach the battlefield by climbing over the cloud platforms.
And when I felt close enough, I planted deep roots in the foothold and cast wind magic.
[branch line]
[Twister]
[Windforce]
-Whew!
The wind blew from all directions, forming a whirlwind and engulfing Choi Jeong-pil’s body.
He suddenly found himself unable to move.
“what?!”
A look of bewilderment was evident on Choi Jeong-pil’s face.
It was only after I turned my gaze to the side that I realized I had intervened, but it was already too late.
Even at that moment, Cha Hyun-joo’s baptism of arrows continued to fly.
– Pfft pfft!
“Kuaaaah!!”
[Choi Jeong-pil 68%]
[Choi Jeong-pil 52%]
Choi Jeong-pil seemed to lose consciousness for a moment after being hit all over his body with arrows.
As I gently pushed his sagging body with Windforce, he left the cloud platform and fell down.
From being judged as incapacitated to falling to death.
The scoreboard was soon updated.
[Kim Ho Cha Hyun Joo Win]
vs
[Jung Soo-ji, Choi Jung-pil Lose]
“… … .”
Although it was a light victory, Cha Hyun-joo did not look happy at all.
I guess you don’t like the fact that I followed your instructions so faithfully.
I opened my mouth with a calm face.
“Thank you for your hard work—”
– Boom!
“—Okay. Now turn it off.”
And then he walked out, leaving behind Cha Hyun-joo who was quickly moving away.
* * *
Not long after they came out of the stadium, Cha Hyun-joo also followed them out.
Maybe it’s because he recently experienced skydiving, but he looks at me and grins.
I also met his gaze and spoke with my eyes.
‘whatever.’
After a brief staring contest, Cha Hyun-joo was the first to turn his gaze elsewhere.
Still, it doesn’t stop its combative glare towards this side.
‘I guess I have to admit that you have a fighting spirit.’
Cha Hyun-joo’s strengths: She is very skilled and has a strong fighting spirit.
Cons. Everything else.
With that thought in mind, I swiped my student ID card on the terminal.
“… … .”
Then, Cha Hyun-joo, who had been glancing this way, quickly scanned her student ID.
I hope we get matched again.
If possible, let’s talk to the other person.
‘It’s entirely possible.’
The number of first-year students at Yongsal Academy is in the hundreds.
However, not all of those hundreds will be participating in the battle at this time today.
In order to prioritize training or club activities, interpersonal matches may be postponed to weekdays or weekends.
So, if you look at the entire school year, the number of students who can get a match right away is probably less than half.
Even if you break it down to score ranges such as 300, 700, and 900, the number of participants per score range is only a few dozen at most.
Therefore, it is quite possible in terms of probability to fight the same opponent in consecutive battles.
“… … !”
But soon, Cha Hyun-joo frowned as she checked the scoreboard.
Unfortunately, it seems like he’s been matched up with other students.
– Ppoduk,
He looked at me, gritted his teeth, then climbed into the teleportation magic circle and disappeared.
‘We’ll meet again if we keep going.’
As long as he uses a bow as his main weapon, Cha Hyun-joo’s score will continue to rise for the time being, and if so, the upward trend of my score will remain similar.
After waiting for a bit, I also got a match.
First, let’s check the two enemy team members.
[Choi Jeong-pil 695 points, Son Hyeong-taek 688 points]
Choi Jeong-pil, who was in the previous match.
The other one is Son Hyeong-taek, who fought in the volcanic zone.
My teammates were also very familiar.
‘I heard that we meet up quite often.’
Although it is quite possible, this one is particularly common.
I don’t know if I’m lucky or unlucky.
When I felt eyes on me and turned my head, there was a redhead who stood out anywhere.
[Kim Ho 675 points, Hong Yeon-hwa 718 points]
“… … !”
Hong Yeon-hwa looks at me with a bright face.
If it had a tail, it would probably flap its wings fiercely.
