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Chapter 24
[Translator – Zain]
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The viewers were stirred by Seong Jihan’s declaration to go down the tower alone.
– Ah-ah-ah!
– Is another person going to be added to the list of Gangnam’s top three trolls?
– Haha, we can’t lose to the trolls! We don’t need teamwork here!
– Sh$%^&!!!!
– Looks like today we’re checking the status window!”
– It looks like we’re going to see his status window today!
Their reactions were understandable because, in the ’10 Towers’ defense map, countless zombies crawled around at the bottom of the towers. It was truly hell.
Going down alone?
No matter how skilled Seong Jihan might be outside the norm, this was akin to saying he would commit suicide.
– A Bronze player can be revived in the defense map. After being revived, he will probably fight properly from above, saying something like, “It seems like it still isn’t possible yet~”
– Can you revive in Bronze? I didn’t know since I don’t watch Bronze.
– I guess he’s doing it for entertainment purposes.
But the excitement of the people subsided shortly.
When it became known that Bronze players had a total of 3 chances to respawn, everyone concluded that Jihan’s arrogance was meant to entertain people. No one thought that he was serious about going down to kill a thousand zombies.
“Seong Jihan, you’re truly a professional broadcaster…To think you would go down there alone!”
Golden Light also thought that Jihan’s sacrifice came from the attitude of a professional entertainer.
Although he’d been killed by him previously, he has become one of his fans after seeing him fight.
“I’ll be filming from above until you come back. Viewers of Seong Jihan , if you want to see him fight from a different angle, please visit my channel!” Golden Light blatantly advertised himself, assuming Jihan would die.
“Alright. I’ll leave the top to you, and as for the Mage… Are you going to play properly this time?” Jihan’s cold eyes bored into Kim Gyuhyuk.
Gyuhyuk choked up for a moment as he remembered what had happened before.
‘Fuck. How dare someone who said he’s going down lecture me on how to play properly? Supports should just give buffs. Why’s he wielding a sword and causing a fuss?!’
Despite such thoughts, Kim Gyuhyuk weakly nodded his head outwardly.
“Yes, of course.”
Mage Kim Gyuhyuk, adept at anger management.
Since the incident when he was utterly defeated by Seong Jihan, he had been very good at controlling his anger.
On the other hand, Diego Mashid, who hadn’t experienced playing with Seong Jihan, had a quite normal attitude towards him.
“Support. Buff. Give.”
He demanded a buff from Seong Jihan.
“To think he’s asking me for a buff. It feels quite unfamiliar.”
He’d only received buffs. He’d never given them.
‘But since the Force has Divine Power in it…’
His Force was at 14, so he could use buffs that he couldn’t before due to the lack of Divine Power.
“Power Up.”
The skills he’d obtained as Support were Heal, Power Up, and Barrier, and Sung Jihan used Power Up on all three players.
“Woah. So you really were a Support!! To think you’d use Power Up, and on top of that, the performance is great!”
“Good buff.”
Pang. Pang.
Diego Masid’s soccer ball flew high into the sky thanks to the buff.
It could’ve been because, just like Martial Power, Force was also a unique stat, but the effect of Power Up was too good for 14 points of Divine Power.
[Protect the crystal and survive the zombie attack.]
[The battle will continue until 5 towers are left.]
As the game began…
“I’ll be going.”
Woosh-
JiHan, who was standing at the top of the tower, jumped straight down.
“…?”
At the same time, Diego’s mouth fell open when he saw how the Support jumped off the tower.
“Is he crazy?”
“Yes. He’s crazy,” Gyuhyuk answered while nodding vigorously. Then he quickly ran toward the tower’s edge to look down at where Jihan had fallen.
Just like what had happened to him, he wanted to watch the zombies surround and kill Jihan, but…
The sight unfolding beneath the Tower was…
“Crazy…”
It was crazy in an entirely different sense.
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The power that dominated space, Force.
Barren, the first to handle this power, had always complained.
“Force is too difficult to handle. Especially controlling space… It’s almost ineffective against high-ranking players.”
When it came to top-ranked players representing each country, they were all formidable and easily resisted space control.
‘Of course, the biggest problem was Barren’s lack of control.’
Perhaps due to his exceptional gifts, Barren had consistently grown without much difficulty, overpowering opponents with his stats until he reached Rank 1.
Even if his spatial control wasn’t effective, the power of Ultra Magic Power, a fusion of Divine Power and Magic, remained robust.
Thus, he grew to become Earth’s strongest damage dealer, flourishing like a flower in a greenhouse.
If Earth hadn’t been included in the Space League, he might have been content to remain at Rank 1 while living within the greenhouse.
‘But in battles against extraterrestrial beings, he was utterly powerless.’
However, when Earth started competing in the interstellar league with beings from other planets…
Barren’s overpowering strength on Earth only translated to being remarkable in the Space League. His hidden weaknesses became apparent.
To be precise, it was his lack of control and his vulnerability to attacks.
“Jihan, Let’s practice!”
Barren had called upon Seong Jihan countless times to practice and overcome these weaknesses, but he couldn’t easily eliminate them.
If Barren had managed to overcome these weaknesses, Earth might not have faced relegation.
‘Nevertheless, my role as Barren’s partner back then is proving helpful now.’
Seong Jihan was quickly falling from the tower.
Below, zombies crowded together without any room to spare.
At this rate, a collision with the zombies was inevitable.
“Fire.”
With a single word, Seong Jihan extended his hand and flames erupted.
Whoosh!
The heads of the zombies waiting below burst into flames.
Basic magic of the Mage class, Fire.
It could only conjure flames near the hand, and if the casting distance increased even a bit, the flames would weaken and extinguish quickly.
No mage had ever used this magic for offensive purposes.
But Seong Jihan’s Fire was different.
The flames that erupted simultaneously even from a distance were not only stronger than if he had conjured them directly, but they also radiated a powerful white light due to the fusion of Magic and Divine power.
Fssss…
Furthermore, perhaps due to the power of Sanctity, which was the opposite of the zombies’ nature, the white flames were instantly reducing the zombies’ bodies to ashes.
‘Not bad.’
[Translator – Zain]
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