Chapter 93 : The First Team Mission
Chapter 93 The First Team Mission
Jeong Nayeon calmly continued explaining the team mission: Etinel Defeat Count Competition.
The team mission: Etinel Defeat Count Competition was a mission where teams competed to see how many continuously spawning mid-version Etinels they could defeat in ten minutes.
Each team was given two challenge attempts, and naturally, the final record was determined by the higher of the two.
The supernatural ability build used was free. Additionally, Compensation could be set as they wished.
“Are we challenging right away?”
“No. You’ll get thirty minutes of practice time per challenge attempt. One hour total. If you wish, you can challenge faster.”
Jeong Nayeon, who had answered the Gold-tier gatekeeper broadcaster’s question, smiled.
“On top of that, during the practice time, the judges including me will move around and provide appropriate advice.”
Surprisingly, she was sufficiently qualified to do so.
Baek Woohyun went without saying, Cha Seongcheol was a commentator who had to be well-versed in Reverse Planet PVP, and even Jeong Nayeon was Diamond 1 tier.
According to Korean PVP rank distribution, Diamond tier is within the top 10%, and Diamond 1 tier among them reaches the top 5%.
In other words, although she usually didn’t show it properly, it meant Jeong Nayeon was a skilled player in the top 5% of PVP users.
Surely, 90% of the viewers watching the broadcast would be a lower tier than her.
-What advice from Miss Jeong lololol
-INFO) Surprisingly, Jeong Nayeon is Diamond 1
-? She was Diamond??
-If you’re a ‘dattak’, you’re King Jeong ㄷㄷ;
-Not even Platinum, but Diamond
Some malicious viewers who were about to question what qualifications she had to go around giving advice immediately backed off upon hearing she was Diamond 1 tier.
Even if she got disparaged in the community as a ‘dattak’ or whatever, a Diamond tier was more than sufficient to give a word of advice to Bronze-Silver-Gold tiers.
Clap!
“Alright! Then, I’ll start the first thirty-minute practice session now!”
Seeing that the participants seemed to roughly understand, Jeong Nayeon clapped her hands to gather attention and declared the start.
And simultaneously, Team A and Team B’s approaches diverged.
“First, shall we decide what supernatural ability builds to use?”
“Let’s do that. Fitting the combination should come first.”
“For now, I use the Fire Mage build and Flame Summoner build as my main, and additionally—”
“With my Fire Mage build and the Radiant Archer build I use—”
Team A first discussed what to use by talking about the supernatural ability builds they could use.
Since there were clearly synergistic combinations among long-range ability builds depending on their attribute or combat style, it was natural.
It was common sense that having someone with a CC skill to bind the enemy’s feet was better for damage than everyone just being turrets.
“Hmm.”
“What should we do?”
“What should we do?”
“Let’s just headbutt it first.”
“…Uh, will that be okay?!”
Meanwhile, Team B looked at each other and their opinions converged on summoning an Etinel first and sticking to it.
As long as there were the Beau-tiful Twins, who used close-range builds just like Geomsaeng Geomsa, who had stubbornly stuck to close-range builds, the word synergy essentially didn’t exist.
Even if they changed, they could only switch weapons at best, and using their main weapon would be a hundred times more helpful than using an unfamiliar weapon just for combination’s sake.
Shuria? What voice would the sole long-range build sandwiched between close-range builds have? She should be grateful she was still a long-range build.
“Interesting composition. Team A, who crafts build combinations from the start, and Team B, who just headbutts first.”
“Tsk tsk. Team A, whose main is long-range builds, is smart for doing that, and Team B, whose main is close-range builds, is ignorant for doing that—please kick out the viewer who sent that chat!”
“Huh? Is there a bad person sending such chats? Where are they! I will kick them out immediately!”
-? There’s no such chat?
-Why is a judge trying to troll lololol
-Kick out the person next to you!
-Cha Seongcheol seems to be doing that knowing there’s no such chat lololol
“…Just kidding! Anyway, Seongcheol-nim, which team will you go to?”
“I’ll go to Team A first. Since I can give advice on forming combinations.”
“Then I’ll go to Team B—Woohyun, you?”
“Me too, Team B. Need to see the actual fight first.”
Thus, the knowledgeable Cha Seongcheol attached himself to Team A, which was forming ability combinations, and Jeong Nayeon and Baek Woohyun attached themselves to Team B, which was jumping into actual combat.
Just as the two approached, Team B had started fighting an enemy—a newly summoned mid-version Etinel, also called an intermediate training bot.
To Baek Woohyun, they were beings that couldn’t last even three seconds, but to Team B, it was different. It wasn’t an opponent they couldn’t defeat, but it wasn’t that easy either.
“Grab it!”
“I’ll take the left!””I’ll take the right!”
“…F-Flame Arrow!”
-Pretty stable, huh?
-Seems like Geomsaeng Geomsa is tanking well yep
-Shuria is too hunched over in the middle of that
-Be nice to Shuria
Team B struggling against the mid-version Etinel!
Geomsaeng Geomsa took the lead, taking on the tanking role by blocking or deflecting the Etinel’s attacks, and the Beau-tiful Twins rushed in whenever an opportunity arose as they moved left and right.
Shuria, Team B’s only ranged dealer build, launched ability techniques from a somewhat distant position as if providing support. Although the efficiency wasn’t that high.
Still, perhaps because it looked quite stable, the viewers chattered that it might be more doable than they thought.
Swipe!
“We won!””Victory!”
-Kya, that’s how you do it
-If it’s this good from the first round, it might really be winnable
-The underdog power level is skyrocketing~
-If you see Team A, you’ll probably change your mind again lol
Finally, Team B seized victory as the Beau-tiful Twins slashed through the intermediate training bot, which was staggering from attacks by Geomsaeng Geomsa and Shuria, in a crisscrossing manner.
No one was seriously injured, and it didn’t take much time, so even the watching viewers leaned towards predicting Team B’s advantage.
Although it was public opinion as fickle as reeds that would instantly switch sides upon seeing Team A perform well later, but anyway.
“……”
After the fight ended, Team B subtly glanced at Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon’s expressions.
It was natural behavior, since discussing opinions among themselves as Bronze-Silver-Golds was no match for hearing one piece of advice from a Diamond 1 tier and Hackphysical.
If the two hadn’t come, maybe. But since they came and were watching, they had to thoroughly use it to get feedback.
Originally, Baek Woohyun and Jeong Nayeon had also come for that purpose.
“Shuria-nim.”
“-Me?! Me?!”
As her name was suddenly called by Jeong Nayeon, Shuria, who had a somewhat shy personality, jumped up in surprise, straightened her back, and answered.
Jeong Nayeon let out a light chuckle at her action, then opened her mouth with a serious expression.
“You can be a bit more proactive. I saw you hesitating earlier, worried you might hit your allies, but you don’t need to worry about that.”
“Is that okay…?”
“Frankly, if you hit an ally with a support attack, it’s the close-range build’s fault. They should dodge it themselves. If long-range users worry about things like that, they can’t do anything.”
“Eh.”
-Breathing close-range build hate lololol
-That’s right lol The Great Ranged Dealer attacks, so the close-range slave scum should dodge themselves lol
-The Ranged Dealer Association actively agrees with Jeong Nayeon-nim’s words
-That’s why she absolutely said it wasn’t ranged hate when asked before ㄷㄓ
“Tsk tsk, it’s not close-range build hate. I’m doing this for the harmony of Yin and Yang!”
Jeong Nayeon’s theory of Yin-Yang harmony was this.
Since there are three close-range builds on one team, the sole long-range build can’t help but be intimidated, and proper synergy won’t come from that.
Therefore, her encouraging the long-range build was natural, and the close-range builds should also show consideration by bearing all the blame!
‘RangedBuildAssociation’-nim donated ‘1000 won’!
[Listening to it, it’s logically correct yep]
“Look at this! They agree through a donation too!”
-It is a correct statement. A damn correct statement.
-But lol there’s really no point in the ranged user being considerate.
-I’m close-range, and honestly, I don’t really care yep
-As long as they’re not intentionally aiming for me, it’s fine
As the viewers took her side, Jeong Nayeon puffed out her chest and acted proud.
The amazing fact was that her argument, which the viewers seemed to agree with, was logically not wrong—excluding the Yin-Yang harmony part.
No matter how much a long-range build tries to be considerate, it won’t help the close-range builds and will only suffer damage-wise.
If they hesitate, unwilling to risk hitting allies, there’s almost nothing a long-range build can do. In short, for the team, it’s right to act boldly.
“Just give a shout before using your ability technique to signal your attack, and be proactive. Understood?”
“Yes, yes! I will do that!”
“The important thing is shamelessness. The mindset: ‘You got hit by my attack? That’s your fault!'”
“You got hit by my attack… that’s your fault… Yes!”
-Wtf; Shuria is being corrupted.
-Thus another person becomes a ranged supremacist ㄷㄓ
-Stay away from Shuria, you demon!
-Seems like brainwashing, damn lololol
While Jeong Nayeon gave advice (?) to Shuria, Baek Woohyun faced Geomsaeng Geomsa and the Beau-tiful Twins.
“Geomsaeng Geomsa-nim.”
“Yes! Please speak!”
“You seem to need to solidify your footing a bit more.”
“Can you explain what that means?!”
Baek Woohyun calmly explained in response to Geomsaeng Geomsa’s question.
“Every time you blocked or deflected the Etinel’s attack, your center of gravity was often disrupted. That’s because you were too mindful of retreating.”
“Ah—”
“If you’ve already made your judgment before reacting, you shouldn’t waver. Remember that it’s impossible to prepare for every situation.”
“Understood!”
-Hmm, is that so?
-But why is Geomsaeng Geomsa so pumped up lol
-Well, the person teaching him is Hackphysical
-To people using close-range builds now, Hackphysical is a god yep
Geomsaeng Geomsa nodded, admitting that there were many times he suffered losses even after defending properly because he was thinking of falling back if things went wrong.
Baek Woohyun wanted to advise him on the defense method itself, but it was too much to perfectly convey even that with a few words.
At the very least, they needed several hours of dedicated theory lessons on defense methods, followed by considerable direct training, to build a proper foundation.
Thus, having wrapped it up appropriately, he turned his head towards the Beau-tiful Twins. They were looking at him with sparkling eyes.
“Both of you—”
“Yes, Master!””Please speak!”
As Baek Woohyun lightly started speaking, the Beau-tiful Twins immediately called him ‘Master’ and shone their eyes as if ready to listen.
Even Baek Woohyun gave a bitter smile at their behavior, as if they had already become his disciples, and muttered, “…I’m not your master yet.”
The viewers were busy giggling, finding that quite funny.
“……”
Soon erasing the smile, Baek Woohyun looked at the Beau-tiful Twins.
True to his initial impression of them as having talent when he first saw them—having been an instructor training rookies ‘over there’—a powerful potential was squirming within them.
If only they were given the right direction, they would grow robustly and clearly become a great help to the fighting force—he was confident enough to believe that.
However, setting their future direction was absolutely impossible with just a few words of advice.
Just as he thought regarding Geomsaeng Geomsa’s defense method, it only gets ingrained in the body through dedicated, hands-on teaching, and only then can it properly blossom.
Therefore, the advice he could give right now was practically predetermined.
“I can tell you two things.”