Chapter 70 : Reaction Speed
Chapter 70: Reaction Speed
The reason this build was cursed as a mine build was simple. Because the build’s combat style was too infuriating for the opponent.
They’d run away all day with a ‘you come here’ attitude while scattering invisible mines in the air with the Detonation Mine ability skill, so opponents had no choice but to be furious.
You do PVP to fight and trade blows with each other, not to chase an opponent while getting unilaterally beaten.
You might think those who mainly use ability skills wouldn’t care since they can attack from range anyway, but that absolutely wasn’t the case.
Mine builds invested all their ability points only in Detonation Mine and escape ability, so they were extremely excellent in just those two areas.
Meaning those who constructed their builds with balance in various aspects couldn’t catch up to the performance of such a two-tool build.
-What’s really vicious is you can’t not chase them
-If you don’t chase, they just spam Detonation Mines from afar
-And because of that, even if you survive until time limit, there’s no draw, which is so fucking annoying lol
-Because if you get hit even once it’s basically a loss
‘Flying_Build_Hater’ donated ₩1,000!
[If you don’t chase they detonate mines from afar to take victory points, if you chase they just run while laying mines, truly disgusting]
Those who had fought even once against mine builds that ran away to ranges where attacks couldn’t reach while spewing Detonation Mines all said the same thing with one voice.
They said they understood why this build was called a mine build and was hated.
“…This might actually be Hackphysical’s first crisis.”
“Mine builds counter close combat builds, but is it that serious?”
“It’s not just a simple counter level. Mine builds are tricky to face even for normal builds, but for close combat specialized builds, they’re just a disaster. A disaster.”
-Close combat build and opponent is a mine build? Surrender immediately
-It is terrible;
-If it wasn’t Hackphysical just now, game would’ve ended
-Can’t even get close so it’s truly a disaster lol
As Cha Seongcheol said, for close combat specialized builds that needed to close distance to win, mine builds that ran while laying Detonation Mines were like a disaster.
Since they invested ability points only in mines and escape, they ran better than other ability builds, plus they laid mines while unilaterally beating them down.
Those using close combat specialized builds would immediately surrender when meeting mines in PVP, so what more needed to be said?
“Moreover, it’s a Master tier user holding that counter build.”
“Ah…”
Though constantly called bottom Master in the community and undervalued, Master was actually an incredibly high tier.
With only Grand Master and Challenger above it—and Challenger was even a ranking so practically just one—and less than 1% by percentage.
Master was a tier where you’d start seeing notable amateur experts and occasionally meet pro trainees aiming for pro.
And that meant this Master user matched with Baek Woohyun was also quite skilled.
Simply the mine build alone was called a disaster for close combat build users, but the situation was even a Master user.
Would Cha Seongcheol, who knew Baek Woohyun’s skill better than anyone, have said it was Baek Woohyun’s first crisis for no reason?
“I understand. It definitely looks like quite a crisis.”
-Of all things, a Master mine build
-Checked match history, they’re a mine build master;;
-A thousand matches as mine build lmao
-That level is real insanity
“Of course, if it’s Hackphysical, he might overcome the unfavorable build matchup and win. Let’s watch together to see what happens.”
This wasn’t just hedging his statement. Cha Seongcheol truly thought so.
That if it was Baek Woohyun’s miraculous physical ability shown so far, he could easily overcome even the current situation.
Not just mine builds, but even if they brought a worse counter build, even if a higher tier user handled it, he would ultimately achieve victory—it was such faith.
-“Mines installed in midair…”
Baek Woohyun, who had straightened his disheveled posture, muttered in a sunken voice.
Having experienced Detonation Mine, his expression acknowledged that his thought when he first started PVP on broadcast while showing his build was mistaken.
He had thought counter builds would only be ability builds with low resistance to certain attributes, but realized that wasn’t the case.
He speculated this was a difference arising from the different conditions between ‘that side’ and ‘Reverse Planet.’
Awakeners on ‘that side’ couldn’t construct ability builds as they pleased, and their abilities grew toward facing dimensional invasion entities rather than people.
Naturally, ‘Reverse Planet,’ where you could construct ability builds as you wanted anytime and PVE and PVP were separated, would have superior ability build diversity.
The claim that all abilities he met in ‘Survival’ with Jeong Nayeon were no different from what he saw on ‘that side’ couldn’t serve as an excuse.
Anyway, he was caught off guard by meeting a counter build with such a unique skill.
Rather than rambling about the situation, it would be better to check out unique builds even if it meant closing the barn after losing the cow.
-“…Whew.”
Having engraved one task to do in a corner of his mind, Baek Woohyun calmly steadied his breathing.
The opponent’s skill was a mine with stealth increased in exchange for adjusting power. Even for him, it meant it would be difficult to detect instantly.
Since he was now aware they existed, he could confirm them once he got close, but the enemy player wouldn’t just watch that happen.
They’d try to kill him as he approached the mines by remotely detonating them or something.
However, that couldn’t bind his feet.
While detecting and dodging in advance was difficult, reacting before they detonated was a different story.
In fact, even in a situation where he hadn’t realized they existed at all, hadn’t he dodged just before detonation? Even the enemy player was so amazed they clicked their tongue.
Dash!
“Huh?”
“Wait, if he rushes in like that-!”
-?
-What’s this attack command
-Sudden acceleration accident
Baek Woohyun’s eyes gleamed coldly as he kicked off the ground.
It was a momentum showing he didn’t care at all whether there were mines in his path or not.
Such a reckless charge that the studio personnel became flustered and shouted he shouldn’t do that!
-“…?!”
The enemy player was also slightly wide-eyed in surprise at Baek Woohyun’s recklessness, but soon organized their expression and quickly retreated backward.
It was an extremely natural choice since mine builds, by their nature, never needed to get close to opponents in any situation.
Though viewers poured out complaints that it was that damn ‘you come here’ one-trick or mines were truly disgusting for this reason.
Kwaang!
-It exploded
-Game’s over, gg
-Got tilted from the counter and rushed in
-Charging in blindly is a bit…
When Detonation Mine finally exploded near Baek Woohyun’s shoulder as he charged forward, everyone thought what was coming had come.
Since he had been running as if giving up on dealing with Detonation Mine, they thought he was helplessly caught in the explosion.
But truly shockingly, he had already leaned his body backward before the explosion occurred, escaping the blast range.
The Detonation Mine that exploded in midair simply detonated meaninglessly like before!
After briefly leaning back to dodge Detonation Mine, he immediately straightened his posture with just his core strength alone and continued his sprint.
-“What the?!”
Kwaang!
Despite the enemy player’s shocked cry, the next Detonation Mine exploded, but Baek Woohyun was again perfectly fine without any damage.
Because at the instant of detonation, he reacted by suddenly stopping and stepping back one step, escaping the blast range.
To the eyes of the enemy player and those watching, his appearance seemed to pass through the Detonation Mine explosions.
Kwaang! Bang! Kwaang!
The other Detonation Mines that exploded in succession were the same!
Despite numerous explosions, Baek Woohyun charged toward the enemy player without taking any damage.
It was a result created by twisting his body, leaning back, or if that wasn’t enough, retreating just before they all exploded.
The amazing fact was that despite this, the distance between him and the enemy player kept shrinking.
Though Baek Woohyun’s physical ability would naturally be superior to the enemy player’s due to build characteristics, there was clearly a difference between just running straight and chasing while dodging.
Meaning Baek Woohyun, who dodged all the Detonation Mines while running, was faster than the enemy player crossing Zone 13: Slums without any interference.
-“Huff…! Huff…!”
-“……”
-“How, how is this possible? Huff…!”
The enemy player, finally cornered in a dead-end alley, muttered to themselves while breathing heavily.
It wasn’t really expecting an answer, but rather seemed to unconsciously mutter from the fact that he had chased this closely while dodging invisible Detonation Mines.
Normally Baek Woohyun would have ignored it, but not this time. He respected the opponent who had awakened his complacency through a new build.
-“The mines have tremors before detonating. I reacted and dodged at that moment.”
-“…What?”
However, whether they could understand just because he answered was another matter.
At the absurd answer, the enemy player’s face twisted strangely. The Detonation Mines didn’t explode ten seconds later—what did he mean by reacting and dodging?
Even if they weren’t perfectly instant, at most they’d detonate within a second.
“There is a short delay before [Detonation Mine] explodes, that’s true. But sensing that while running and reacting to dodge? Is that even possible?”
“…It’s possible since he did it, right?”
-Insane reaction speed
-Just dodge before the Detonation Mine explodes, noted
-Hackphysical’s method for dealing with Detonation Mines lol
-Can’t argue since he showed it directly lol
-“……”
Baek Woohyun’s courtesy toward the enemy player ended right there.
He slowly approached the enemy player who stared at him dumbfounded to finish them and complete the first round.
Then, the enemy player’s eyes, which had seemed to give up, suddenly came alive. Because Baek Woohyun had finally fallen into the trap they’d set.
-“Explode!”
Kwaaaaang-!
Numerous Detonation Mines detonated all at once in the alley, and a tremendous roar echoed.
While the explosive power of one Detonation Mine might be weak, the combined power of dozens was quite strong. Strong enough for the alley walls caught in it to crumble down.
Watching the smoke billow up blocking the view, the enemy player clenched their fist.
-“Yes!”
The enemy player entering the dead-end alley wasn’t simply from being chased and cornered, but for this one strike.
Realizing they’d ultimately be caught just by running, they lured Baek Woohyun into the narrow alley and laid plenty of Detonation Mines.
No matter how much Baek Woohyun he was, he couldn’t dodge explosions in a cramped space. It was truly a counterattack worthy of a Master tier using mine builds.
-“He couldn’t dodge this, right?”
“Ah. You shouldn’t say that?!”
“They recited the resurrection spell. Well, I never thought he’d lose to this anyway.”
-‘Did I get him’ is forbidden lol
-Resurrection spell lmao
-Couldn’t dodge special) Dodged
-100% dodged it, for real
Cha Seongcheol, Jeong Nayeon, and the viewers giggled at the enemy player’s premature statement. Saying that once they said that, even if he was dead he’d come back to life.
Indeed, as they expected, Baek Woohyun had reacted even to the explosion of dozens of Detonation Mines detonating simultaneously and retreated backward to dodge.
Seeing him walk out of the smoke without a scratch, the enemy player let out a hollow laugh.
-“This doesn’t work either.”
-“……”
Thud!
[First round end]
[Winner: Baek Woohyun]
[Loser: (Anonymous)]
[Current record — Baek Woohyun 1:0 (Anonymous)]
[Proceeding to next round immediately]