Chapter 19
White Snow was supporting Chicken-jwa with everything she had, ranking second in total damage dealt despite having only a few attack skills, which is typical for a healer.
Of course, first place was Chicken Fire Slap.
It was obvious that he hadn't fully adjusted to team battles yet, but even while in the process of adapting, his damage output was pouring out like a storm.
Carry exclaimed in admiration.
["Hey, Chicken, you're seriously insane. Which guild's Hunter are you? You feel like one of those guys who just appears in reality one day like Hee-an and plants your name at the very top of the rankings."]
Do-jin replied with a tone of reprimand.
"Don't compare things that shouldn't be compared."
["Tsk. You really are Baek Hee-an's dog, aren't you? That unwavering loyalty of yours."]
Perhaps word of Chicken-jwa’s footage had spread to Japan, as the opposing team’s rankers were all preoccupied with attacking him.
They clearly wanted to test their mettle against him.
Do-jin switched his chat mode from 1v1 with Carry to All.
"I'll leave the central battle to you two; the other three will focus on destroying the devices and capturing the base."
["Okay."]
["Got it."]
* * *
Perhaps because there were three famous players on the same team, the number of viewers on the live stream was increasing at an explosive rate.
It seemed the news that their opponents were Japanese rankers had spread.
—Korea vs. Japan
—Can't miss a Korea-Japan match
—Of all maps, it had to be the Japanese Tenshukaku lol
—My desire for conquest is surging
—Win at all costs~~
—Chicken-noona, please punish them in the name of the Republic of Korea, please ㅠㅠ
—ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
A glance at the chat window confirmed that the reactions were exactly as expected.
—But can they win?
—Chicken-jwa clearly doesn't look like he's played much Capture Battle
—He is a 1v1 master, though
—We really can't afford to lose this
Capture Battle was definitely a bit unfamiliar.
Every time I got Coins, I had to buy potions and keep up with weapon upgrades.
On top of that, with multiple people pouring out professional, coordinated attacks, it was dizzying.
That was when White Snow spoke.
["Constellation Area-of-Effect Skill at 9 o'clock. Another one coming in at 2 o'clock."]
Light erupted.
*Boom—!*
As soon as I barely dodged the area-of-effect skill on the left, I cast my prepared skill toward the enemy rushing in from 2 o'clock.
*Bang!*
The enemy, who took my fist square in the face and flew off like a rocket, had their health restored by the allied supporter's heal.
My own HP, which had been chipped away by the partial hit of the area-of-effect skill, was topped off by White Snow’s heal.
One supporter and two rankers on the enemy side.
With three of them coordinating like ghosts to focus their attacks on me, it was absolute chaos.
【Take at least one of them out quickly. It’d be best if you take out the supporter.】
Okay.
Unlike 1v1 duels where it’s game over after one death, Capture Battle has a respawn system where you return after a cooldown.
With the mindset that it was fine to die, I charged in boldly.
My body glowed.
[White Snow has cast <Angel's Feather>. For 5 seconds, the movement speed of allies within 10m increases by 50%.]
Perfect timing.
To be honest, even as I aimed and charged, I thought I might get blocked before reaching them because the supporter was quite far away.
Speed, and then a ranged attack with a punch before they could run.
*Boom—!*
As the opponent’s body lifted from the recoil, I quickly closed the distance and aimed for the head at close range with a critical punch.
*Bang!*
I landed another critical hit by accurately striking their head with a back-spinning kick.
*Ka-boom!*
Oh, that hit perfectly.
The opposing team’s supporter was so squishy that they were already on the verge of the afterlife when they took the first critical punch.
[<Notification>
Chicken Fire Slap has eliminated 雪の神.]
Elimination successful.
Ggol-Ggap, who was beside me, muttered in a satisfied voice.
【Not bad.】
The chat window I caught a glimpse of was scrolling up rapidly.
—What just happened?
—[(ChickenShopOwner) has donated 10,000 won.]
—Ah, Chicken-jwa ㅠㅠ
—God-God-Chicken-jwa
—The reason Chicken-jwa is Chicken-jwa
—[(SisterIWantToSeeYouGoCrazy) has donated 30,000 won. : Sister, I think I'm really going crazy, I love you]
—Watching this makes me want to order chicken again today
—Chicken-hyung is seriously insane
—Isn't that Taekwondo? The kicks really feel like Taekwondo
—They're a black belt, it has to be Taekwondo
—My national pride is exploding
—[(PotterySelf) has donated 2,000 won. : Chicken-nim, are you by any chance a Taekwondo black belt?]
—Chicken-jwa love country love Chicken-jwa love country love...
—Are you Japanese guys watching lol
—Japanese rankers getting beaten by Taekwondo in front of Tenshukaku.avi
Even a quick glance showed a ton of donations.
I could see the donation alerts I’d muted popping up one after another, but I didn't have time to pay attention to that.
The remaining two guys rushed straight at me.
*Pop!*
One of them hesitated after being hit by a magic attack from White Snow.
He glared at White Snow over there, but he couldn't leave me right in front of him to go after her.
Using that gap, I dodged the other guy's attack and kicked him in the stomach, spotting an opening.
*Bang!*
He was pushed back.
The guy who had hesitated after being hit by the magic attack rushed in.
He swung his sword at me.
*Whoosh—*
After dodging, I blocked the sword with my gauntlet, but the opponent immediately closed the distance and struck my side with his knee.
The follow-up was speedy, but with his face right in front of me, did he really think my fist would just stay still?
Almost at the same time I was struck in the side, I hit the Adam's apple under the enemy's chin with all my might, landing a critical hit.
*Ka-boom!*
But there was a separate reason the enemy had boldly closed the distance.
Constellation skill activation.
*Whoosh, flash!*
The rooftop was dyed in darkness.
I hurriedly retreated, but trapped in the black space like a rat in a cage, unable to see an inch ahead, mana bullets poured down from all directions.
*Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!*
Red bullets grazed my body, drawing dense laser trajectories.
My decent amount of HP dropped in an instant.
["Mana charging has been interrupted due to the debuff from the area-of-effect skill."]
An interruption of heals and buffs?
At the same time as White Snow’s shout, another enemy cast a Constellation skill, their eyes glowing fiercely.
Possession.
'Damn.'
It wouldn't matter if I died since I’d respawn after the cooldown, but the viewers would be disappointed.
If they were disappointed, I wouldn't get donations, and then my income would drop.
In the state of Constellation Possession, the damage of most normal attacks doubles, and the attack patterns change significantly, making it hard to read the moves.
I used a health potion and likewise cast the Constellation Possession skill.
Go ahead and go wild for once.
My consciousness, which controlled the game avatar, was pushed to the back, and Ggol-Ggap seeped in, settling at the forefront of my consciousness.
"【The main event is here.】"
Not that kind of wild.
With a line that the Japanese guys would probably love, Ggol-Ggap finished the possession and rushed at the enemies like a fighter jet.
*Ka—boom!*
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
The battle between the Constellations, attacking and blocking without a single opening, was fierce.
Whether they were squeezing out their remaining mana or using mana replenishment items, a small amount of healing came from the rear, but my HP, which I had barely managed to raise, was draining at an unsustainable rate.
Instead, the opponent's HP was dropping even faster.
'The damage boost is top-tier.'
Since he’s a "10-second life" type, he has no fear and fights frantically to deal insane burst damage in a short time.
Ggol-Ggap’s eyes darted, and he rushed at the guy trying to attack White Snow.
"【Where do you think you're going?】"
He struck him once so he couldn't take his eyes off White Snow, then threw a punch at the possessing Constellation chasing him from behind.
*Ka—boom!*
Now two guys were attacking Ggol-Ggap intensively.
Something strange happened.
'This actually works?'
The rate at which my HP was draining remained the same, but the damage boost had doubled.
Ggol-Ggap’s fighting style had changed.
He added evasion.
'Wait, this bastard, does that mean he could have dodged all this time but didn't? And when I lend him my body, he turns it into a rag?'
You dog-like bastard.
Since both guys I was fighting were using swords, the flow became readable as two swords tangled in the narrow, confined space.
Ggol-Ggap dealt with both of them, seized an opportunity, and landed an explosive two-for-one hit.
Whenever I thought I was going to die, a heal would come in at the very last second, and White Snow continued to chip away at the enemies' health with magic attacks even in the midst of that.
The expressions of the guys who had been fighting desperately, thinking I was a finished meal, turned sour in an instant.
They wouldn't die no matter how much they tried.
Eventually, the Constellation Possession time limit for the opposing player ended.
'Good.'
When the opponent's possession ended, the HP of the three of us was almost identical and on the verge of being finished.
That was when White Snow, perhaps because the debuff had ended, activated her Constellation skill.
[White Snow has cast <Judge of Time>. For 5 seconds, the combat power and movement speed of allies increase by 30%, and the defense and movement speed of enemies decrease by 30%.]
The rooftop was engulfed in white light.
The area was swallowed by a massive light, wing effects appeared behind White Snow and me, and black hands clung to the enemies' feet like they were wailing, slowing their movements.
"【How boring.】"
Contrary to his words, Ggol-Ggap muttered with satisfaction and struck the guy nearby with a barrage of hits.
*Bang-bang, bang!*
[<Notification>
Chicken Fire Slap has eliminated kudoZ.]
One guy was finished immediately.
Ggol-Ggap, having used up all his time, retreated, and just before my consciousness returned, the other guy swung his sword at me from where he stood.
For reference, White Snow’s skill reduces movement speed, but the movements themselves remain the same.
'……What the?'
This was the worst example of a baton pass.
When my consciousness returned, the ranged skill emitted from the enemy’s blade was already right in front of my nose.
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