Episode 221 Week 12 Battle (4)
I looked at Koh Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in across from me.
‘That’s a good thing.’
Winning is a foregone conclusion.
Because there is a copy slot as a sub quest reward.
Winning is as easy as turning over the palm of your hand.
Just boost Windforce to A+ and then push it away from the cloud and that’s it.
‘But that’s a bad idea.’
What good would it do to show off your strength to those two and win a quick victory?
These guys already know everything.
What matters is the process.
How do we win and lose, and what do we learn from it?
In that respect, Hong Yeon-hwa was the best team member.
Go Hyun-woo has little experience fighting against wizards who are worthy of being called wizards, and Seo Ye-in only achieved victory by taking advantage of the superiority of the matchup between a musketeer and a wizard, but in terms of ability alone, she still has a long way to go.
If you’re a promising wizard, and you have a little help from me.
I’m sure that will be enough to remind you of that fact.
Therefore, in this match, we need to win while ‘putting the spotlight on Hong Yeon-hwa.’
“… … ?”
Hong Yeon-hwa had been glancing at me with anxious eyes since the match was made.
Since the opposing team consists of two of my closest friends, I guess they don’t know how I’ll react.
I opened my mouth calmly.
“Hong Yeon-hwa.”
“Uh, yeah… … ?”
“You are the main dealer in this game.”
“Me, me… … ?”
“Okay. I’ll just support you from the side.”
“Is that… okay…?”
Hong Yeon-hwa looked unsure whether she could do it.
In the last volcanic zone three-way battle, he lost to Seo Ye-in, and in this match, Go Hyeon-woo was added to the team.
Although he is not a promising player, he is known to have excellent skills.
So, it was not easy to predict victory.
On the other hand, I had a perfect understanding of those two, Hong Yeon-hwa, and my own skills.
So I said it in a confident tone.
“It’s okay. You can do it.”
“… … !”
Of course, I will have to take the wheel.
I started explaining how I would play this game.
Hong Yeon-hwa listened to them attentively with shining eyes.
* * *
“What a coincidence.”
Go Hyun-woo had a happy smile on his lips.
From the moment he first met Kim Ho in the middle of the forest, he had always wanted to test his skills, regardless of whether he won or lost.
So, whenever I had the chance, I asked to practice, but Kim Ho refused every time, citing various reasons.
But unexpectedly, I ended up meeting him at an official event.
“… … .”
On the other hand, calligraphers were more interested in the cloud platform than the Daeinjeon.
I squat down and try to feel the clouds with my fingertips, and I also try to lie down and curl up.
As always, he has a blank expression, but he looks somehow satisfied.
Go Hyun-woo was also curious, so he asked for his impressions.
“How does it feel to lie down?”
“Comfortable… … .”
The calligrapher’s eyelids slowly drooped.
Looks like he might fall asleep at any moment.
However, as a member of the team, Go Hyun-woo needed to make the human sloth face reality.
“I’m sorry to say, but that foundation will soon disappear. Didn’t you say that it would disappear sequentially?”
“… … .”
“I don’t think Lady Seo would want to fall down there either.”
Seo Ye-in sat up from her seat, probably because she didn’t like skydiving during her deep sleep.
But the gaze directed towards the cloud platform dripped with foolishness.
Still, since he succeeded in getting her up, Go Hyun-woo put the plan into his mouth.
“The opponent is Kim Hyung, and I know that Hong So-jo’s skills are also very outstanding. I think it would be good for us to cooperate, so let’s hear it out-”
“… … .”
But the calligrapher just stared elsewhere with languid eyes throughout the explanation.
I’m not sure if my words were conveyed properly.
Go Hyun-woo had a bitter smile on his lips.
‘It’s not easy.’
The calligrapher originally had little interest in other people.
Since it was Go Hyun-woo, whose face I saw often, I let it go in one ear and out the other. If it had been someone else, I wouldn’t have even pretended to hear it.
‘How can Miss Seo follow Brother Kim so well… … .’
Even if he was lying down, didn’t he jump up as soon as Kim Ho said a word?
Besides, the situation on the other side made me feel a bit uneasy.
Hong Yeon-hwa keeps her gaze fixed on Kim Ho the whole time.
He pricked up his ears as if he didn’t want to miss a single word he said.
In Go Hyun-woo’s perception, Hong Yeon-hwa was closer to a fighting dog.
Because of her red hair, she was easily recognized wherever she went, and whenever people passing by focused their gaze on her, they would growl with their eyes, saying, “What are you looking at? Are you looking at me?”
In front of Kim Ho, Hong Yeon-hwa is so innocent and wags her tail…
‘It is truly amazing… … .’
At the same time, I was curious.
What is Kim Ho saying to Hong Yeon Hwa right now, and what tactics he might have prepared for this match?
‘It seems like there’s a lot to learn.’
Go Hyun-woo became even more happy and put his hands on his waist.
A golden sorcerer’s sword slips out of its scabbard, and a faint gust of wind wraps around the blade.
The calligrapher also seemed to be somewhat unmotivated, so he took out his magic gun, checked it, and switched to assault rifle mode.
As soon as both sides finished preparing, the scoreboard began to count down.
[3]
[2]
[1]
[Start!]
[Kim Ho 100% Hong Yeon-hwa 100%]
vs
[Go Hyun-woo 100% calligrapher 100%]
Even though the match had begun, Kim Ho and Hong Yeon-hwa seemed to be standing still for a moment.
But the next moment,
– Boom!
The two new figures were quickly shot upwards with the sound of something exploding.
It seemed like Kim Ho wasn’t just standing there, he was compressing the wind.
Move two floors in one breath, and then continue upwards.
Even though they move as one like a two-person triangle, the speed at which they ascend is incredible.
Looking at that scene, Go Hyun-woo said.
“We can’t be left behind. Lady Seo, let’s go.”
“huh.”
Two people jumping up, kicking off the cloud platform.
Although he was quite agile in his movements, he was still inferior to his opponent who was flying around using wind magic.
The gap between the two teams is growing wider.
“Haha, you’re already a one-man show.”
“Kim Ho, hurry up.”
If you look down, you can see that the cloud platforms are disappearing from the lowest level by the second.
If the Kim Ho-Hong Yeon Hwa team continues to climb and gain distance, the Ko Hyun Woo-Seo Ye In team, which is lagging behind, may eventually be caught up by the speed at which they are losing their foothold.
‘But it won’t end like this.’
Given the personality of Kim Ho that he knew, there would have been many ways to end the game more easily.
But the fact that this method was used must mean that the following exists.
As expected, Kim Ho and Hong Yeon-hwa, who were climbing hard, suddenly found themselves on one of the cloud platforms.
It seemed like they had decided that they had put enough distance between us.
‘Distance is time.’
While Go Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in followed closely behind and closed the distance, their opponents were given time to prepare at high ground.
– Whoosh whoosh!
Indeed, Hong Yeon-hwa used the time given faithfully.
The ruby glows with a dazzling red light and the magical chanting continues without end.
It covers its entire body with flames like armor and adds another layer of defensive shield.
-Whew—
Until Kim Ho added something that looked like wind magic to it.
Go Hyun-woo’s eyes lit up.
‘There are three layers of defense.’
It didn’t seem like it would be easy to break through.
Hong Yeon-hwa decided that she had laid a sufficient foundation and began to link attack magic in earnest.
[Phoenix Feather]
– Hwaruk,
Hong Yeon-hwa held several feathers in her empty hands.
A blazing feather the size of a palm.
Just throw it down.
Go Hyun-woo drew his magic sword and tried to cut down the flying flame feathers.
However, as the fire feathers got closer to their target, they suddenly slowed down and began to flutter irregularly, as if the feathers were fluttering and falling.
The unexpected movement caused the sorcerer’s sword to cut through the air in an unexpected way.
“this!”
– Hururuk!
As the feather touched Go Hyun-woo’s body, a fierce flame burst out in an instant.
“It’s annoying.”
[Go Hyun-woo 97%]
Since it was blown away immediately by wind, there was no significant damage at the moment.
However, as I experienced first-hand just now, it looks like it would be very difficult to block or parry due to its irregular movements.
Even the fire feather wasn’t just one.
Every time Hong Yeon-hwa casts a spell, several are created, and as the spell continues, the flame feathers fall without stopping.
– Whoosh whoosh!
And even if they were lucky enough to avoid it, they were able to burn down the cloud platform, forcing the two to quickly move on to the next platform.
Of course, the calligrapher didn’t just take it.
-Boom!
A small cloud appeared from the bracelet and began to swirl around the calligrapher.
And then he swallowed the flying fiery feathers.
Hong Yeon-hwa was so shocked that she could only laugh in vain.
‘Every time I see it, it’s ridiculous… … .’
What the hell is that rank?
Still, the way to deal with those clouds seemed clear.
To blow away so much that the clouds cannot swallow it all.
Hong Yeon-hwa’s casting speed is getting faster and faster.
More flame feathers appear on the hand, most of them focused on the calligrapher.
The calligrapher continued to step on the cloud platforms, swallowing some of them up and avoiding the rest.
“Jump.”
The distance is gradually narrowing.
While Hong Yeon-hwa linked her flame magic with increasing urgency, there was not even a hint of crisis on the calligrapher’s face.
“Shoot.”
Soon, the calligrapher climbed up to the level just below the cloud platform where Hong Yeon-hwa’s team was located.
And then the game started and for the first time, he lifted the magic gun and aimed it at Hong Yeon-hwa.
It was judged that the opponent had entered the shooting range.
Hong Yeon-hwa felt her hair stand on end as she met the gray eyes and muzzle of the gun.
Memories of the last match quickly flashed through my mind.
– Doo doo doo doo!
That’s why she crouched down as soon as the magic gun started spewing blue fire.
“Ugh… … .”
But how did this happen?
There were some faint shocks, but that was all.
There was no pain from the magic bullets hitting me.
[Hong Yeon-hwa 99%]
She soon realized that it was thanks to the layers of defensive magic protecting her.
The blazing armor, the reflux barrier, and even the barrier cast by Kim Ho.
Because there were three layers of defensive magic, even the Musketeers’ magic bullets could not penetrate it.
“… … !”
Hong Yeon-hwa looked at Kim Ho with a blush on her face.
Kim Ho nodded slightly as if he had done well and added a word.
“Focus.”
“Uh, yeah… … .”
Go Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in are busy moving from platform to platform to avoid the pouring fireworks, but they are continuously closing the distance between them and have reached the floor just below.
– Doo doo doo!
The calligrapher continues to fire his magic gun, and Go Hyun-woo also gathers the wind to blow away the sword energy.
Of course, Kim Ho had anticipated this situation and had prepared a very simple way to deal with it.
“It’s going up again.”
– Boom!
A burst of compressed air shot the two new figures upward.
Go Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in suddenly looked like dogs chasing chickens and looked at them.
“Ugh.”
“It’s fatal.”
