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Season 5: Chapter 186. Dumb Solo (1)
Meanwhile, at Choi Sa-Rang's home, she stepped out of the capsule for a brief break while Group B's game was in progress.
Phew.
She'd managed with medication during the national team competition, but long stays consumed a lot of stamina. Stepping out midway to rest was the best approach.
Sa-Rang wiped the back of her neck with a damp towel and headed to the computer. The stream was already playing on the computer. The moment she looked, Bubblegum and Acorn Jelly had died in succession.
'Hmm...'
This could have been an accident, but it wasn't after looking at Paprika's composition.
'There has to be three casters or ADCs.'
It was an excessive carry-heavy composition, but that was intentional.
'So this is your counterattack.'
It was a fairly clever strategy.
'Not bad.'
Paprika’s strategy was to exchange one member with a walkie-talkie to make groups of five. The advantage was gaining experience a bit faster, giving them a first-turn advantage in controlling the game.
'Can't even tell that they have walkie-talkies.'
On top of that, Cheese's side had a high probability of not even noticing there were walkie-talkies, let alone who they were. The real kick of this strategy was elsewhere.
'That group gathered from different teams...'
The walkie-talkie team, Brunch, was the kick. Of course, this team could no longer really be called Brunch. There was only one actual Brunch member. The rest had been exchanged. It was a kind of coalition.
They even had to control last hits while hunting. They managed it reasonably, but level imbalance was severe. One was at level three while another was at level one.
'Instead, this team absolutely won't come out.'
This team didn’t make any reckless moves at the eye of the storm. Only the other teams moved. They didn’t have any time to practice, so it wasn't very systematic. The intent was clearly felt.
'Hmm... there'll be some confusion inside.'
The Cheese players probably couldn't even imagine it. Knowing that side had walkie-talkies would be difficult. This match was clearly looking disadvantageous for Cheese, but Sa-Rang's eyes became rather intrigued.
'Right. Round 1 wasn't much fun.'
Almond having an easy ride through was a bit unsatisfying. It felt like she'd done everything herself. The opposing side had come up with a better-than-expected strategy. This couldn't be any better.
'This will be interesting.'
She leaned back comfortably and rested her chin in her hand.
'If they come back after taking a beating...'
The corners of her lip rose at the thought of delivering feedback.
Almond called out, "We need to take the Turtle! ForeverAlone!"
He sounded slightly urgent, which was rare.
"Yes! L-Lord! I'm holding it!"
Perhaps because of this, ForeverAlone was somehow keeping the Turtle occupied with a leash approaching artistry.
Almond displayed damage output befitting it.
Bang!
Bang!
— No the slave is going through too much LOL
— ForeverAlone...
— lmaooo looks like the class bully making him do things...
— That guy's head only has the split and Turtle...
Even with how well Almond dealt damage, ForeverAlone was going through far more in front.
"W-will this work? Lord?"
Lemon was also attacking hard, but the solution was nowhere in sight.
Almond didn't answer.
"Lord! Lord!?" Lemon called out urgently because the Turtle was charging toward ForeverAlone to use its Bite skill.
'Getting bitten would be bad.'
ForeverAlone's delicate tightrope act had finally exhausted the Turtle's patience. If he took the bite here, ForeverAlone would very likely die.
"Back! Back!"
Almond took over in front and continuously fired arrows.
Bang!
Bang!
The Turtle turned and charged toward Almond. It was an aggro baton pass between Almond and ForeverAlone.
Phewww.
" ForeverAlone patted his chest as if he'd barely survived.
'It would be very problematic if I died.'
Only Zelo could revive him. Being a Challenger himself, ForeverAlone understood the situation to some degree.
'Right now, they're just killing walkie-talkies.'
He could tell from the kill log.
[ChocoShroom: ForeverAlone!? Zelo! Damn! We're in trouble! Two members are dead! Seems like they're specifically targeting us!]
A message came from ChocoShroom.
— Wow
— What
— Wow
— fr??
— Wow thank goodness ChocoShroom is alive;
It was a tremendous relief she had survived to leave this message.
"ForeverAlone! Come back!"
"Oh, yes, yes!"
The Turtle charged toward Almond to use its bite. ForeverAlone slashed it back again with his sword.
Whoooosh!
[Red Turtle]
[HP: 38%]
They had reduced its HP quite a bit for three people, but the same applied to their side.
[ForeverAlone]
[HP: 32%]
ForeverAlone's HP percentage bwas lower than the Turtle's. The real amount was far less.
Haah...
w-will this work?"
ForeverAlone was having doubts.
"If Zelo joins, you can be revived!"
— lmaooo you want him dead?
— When is Zelo even getting there LOL
— Just dying is the premise hahaha
— Please be careful with the walkie-talkie!
— lmaooooooooo what is this certainty
— Eyes full of madness
Almond kept urging the Turtle hunt. He felt it instinctively.
'We'll be in trouble if we can't take it.'
They would lose. ForeverAlone felt it too.
'I get that we’ll lose if we don't take it.'
He was getting anxious. Why?
'It’s not that I don’t believe what the Lord says?'
He was startled by his own thoughts.
'Insane. Why can't you believe in the Lord, Gi-Chan! Are you crazy!?'
Another Gi-Chan in him answered.
'Because this is the first time.'
He had only played non-combat social games together... This kind of skill-heavy game was a first with Almond.
'His name literally means stupid? Can you believe him? Gi?'
'You have to believe in him! Chan!'
Even if they had practiced together, real combat was different. In this chaotic situation, ForeverAlone couldn’t see the angle that the Lord was reading.
Hm hm hm!?
Was that why? Hesitation crept into his sword.
"We're done..."
He took one step too far in the delicate aggro control against the Turtle. The Turtle didn't miss this and instantly charged to use Bite.
Chomp!
AHHHHHH!?
Bite was a grab technique that was impossible to guard against. The Turtle would bite the opponent and tilt its neck straight up to throw them.
Whoooosh!
[Airborne]
The CC effect appeared immediately.
Ugh, uhhhhhh!
ForeverAlone was thrown into the air.
"NOOO! L-Lord, what do we do about ForeverAlone!?" Lemon nearly fainted.
"Good aggro."
Almond just kept firing. This was the timing to freely deal damage without a care.
— lmaooooooooooooooooooo
— LOL
— Oh he was WAITING for ForeverAlone to get bitten~ lmaooo
— ??? ForeverAlone really has no situational awareness.
— lmaooooo was planning to let him die
— What do we do?!
— Give what you give~
With the Turtle being so important, Almond had been prepared to accept ForeverAlone's sacrifice. Fortunately, the Knights had two walkie-talkies. ForeverAlone could be revived anytime.
'No luck with any rune box either.'
While farming to level three, players would normally find a low-tier Vault or rune monster for a rune box. This time, that hadn't happened either.
[Sweet Radish: Hyung! Are things okay!? Zelo says it's serious!?]
[Dumb Young Man: Yeah, I'm fine.]
[Sweet Radish: What???]
[Sweet Radish: S-sending SweetPotato first! SweetPotato has the Iron Ball contract!]
— ForeverAlone is not fine...
— lmaooo I'm fine
— I'm fine~
— LOL he’s not wrong
ForeverAlone was getting happily chomped.
"Lemon! Max DPS!"
"Y-yes!!"
Bang!
Bang!
They just stood there and fired attacks like crazy, so they didn't notice the threat approaching from behind. No, they weren't supposed to notice.
‘Hm?’
Almond felt it almost by instinct.
'Wait... some kind of sound...'
Among all the noise, he felt some sense of incongruity and spun around.
Bang!
A bullet hit Almond square in the forehead.
'Enemy...!'
Rather than being startled, Almond hurriedly confirmed the Turtle's HP first.
[Red Turtle]
[HP: 9%]
'This is incredibly awkward!'
The enemy included one champion.
[Great Stone - Kutan]
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Even Kutan’s running form looked tremendously threatening.
"Boul... der..."
"KNIGHT ORDER CRISIS!!"
OrangeKing made a siren sound.
"Paprika arrived before the allies!"
— lmaooooooooooo
— fr lmaooo
— Wow
— Quick!
— We're done
— Oh no
— Oh was the Turtle attempt too reckless?
"The Turtle’s HP is at 9%! This is truly fatal!"
The timing was too precise as if it had been measured.
"Oh, was the Turtle attempt too reckless!? Knights!"
"But Almond was in a hurry for a reason!? Right now...!"
OrangeKing pointed at the shadow.
"The shadow is approaching!"
The shadow was about to shrink once more. When that happened, this Turtle would also sink into the abyss. Players could still take some damage and survive in the abyss, but monsters touched by the shadow doubled in strength and generally couldn’t be attempted.
"Oh... so the Knights was also going for it all. But...! Paprika's Amuse team! Is coming!"
Amuse was Paprika's 7th-ranked team.
"At least it's a lower-ranked team, which is fortunate for the Knights!"
"But one of them is a trap!"
"Oh... Omelet is there!"
Omelet was quite skilled. He was a newcomer to Survival Mode, but not to Siege Mode. He was this Amuse team's walkie-talkie.
"Will the Knights perform well!? SweetPotato is rolling over like crazy right now!"
Hm hm!?
Lemon!? Is startled?"
At that moment, Lemon's movement became slightly odd. Whether it was a mistake or something else, she'd stepped toward the opponent's side. In such a tense moment, every step mattered. Distance could be closed in an instant.
[Stone Shards]
[Kutan charges forward, scattering sharp stone shards in a fan shape ahead. Enemies hit by shards will have their movement and attack speed slowed. Kutan's movement speed will increase toward enemies with shards embedded.]
Crash!
The stone shards landed on Lemon, who visibly slowed, and Kutan visibly accelerated.
AHHHHHH!?
THIS!?"
After that, it was instantaneous. Paprika had structured their positioning around intercepting and killing one person at a time to begin with.
Tap tap tap!
The carries and mage’s combined attack instantly finished Lemon off.
‘Hm?’
Lemon was flustered. She'd been trying to at least buy a bit of time playing as support.
[Omelet → Lemon]
Whether by coincidence or design, this went to Omelet as a kill.
"INTO MY MOUTH!!!"
[Level Up!]
[Lv.2 → Lv.3]
— What the...
— We're done for...
— Wow
— Lemon what's that movement;
— Oh... she's doing that again
— Possessed by the national team competition spirit lmaooo
— Oh;
— lmaooooo
Now the enemy had every member, including their walkie-talkies, at level 3. Was there no hope for the Knights?
"But! SweetPotaaaaato!"
CRASHHHHHHH!
SweetPotato came charging from the side and rammed straight into the enemy.
"YEAAAAAAAAAAA! All carries! SQUEEEEEZE!"
— Wow this was incredible
— This is Iron Ball lmaooo
— Is SweetPotato already better at Iron Ball than Bubblegum for real? fr talented lmaooo
— Wow his skill improved a lot;
Had practice paid off? SweetPotato's charging angle was quite sharp. Thanks to that, Lemon's sacrifice shone.
"This! Lemon ultimately drew aggro well, right!?"
The tanker saw the kill angle on Lemon and went too far forward. This became a source of trouble.
"And SweetPotato properly capitalized on that!"
With the rest all composed of carries, the enemy line easily collapsed.
"But there's nothing to do!"
Iron Ball couldn’t do anything after this but take hits. SweetPotato immediately started getting pounded with the Round and Sturdy skill.
"SLAAAAAAAM DUUUUUNK!!" OrangeKing cried out, carrying all the sorrows of tankers.
— lmaooooooooo
— Slam Dunk LMAO
— Hahahaha
"Oh... without a response, even the best initiation is meaningless!"
It looked like it would just end as a pointless initiation with nothing to show for it.
"Hm!?" OrangeKing's eyes went wide. "ForeverAlone survived!!"
ForeverAlone, who was assumed dead, was still alive.
[ForeverAlone]
[HP: 2%]
Of course, the Red Turtle was also still going.
[Red Turtle]
[HP: 7%]
Swiiing.
ForeverAlone raised his sword solemnly. ''I will make it right, my lord.''
— Gi-Chan you're not Knights lmaooo
— Lord?!
— lmaooooooooo
— Ah... I hate that I found that cool for a moment
— Say Your Majesty smh
— Can he even do it?

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