Chapter 175 : Total Chaos
Chapter 175: Total Chaos
“[Heavenly Wind Style]!”
Saaak!
A blade wrapped in sharp wind traced an elegant trajectory through the air. It was an exceptionally clean and clear sword technique.
An ordinary person would need to devote themselves solely to the sword for at least several years to imitate this. Depending on talent, it could take even longer.
Ironically, the person who demonstrated such a slash—Lee Sihoo—had never received any professional training.
“Hoh—”
Before Lee Sihoo, who handled Kim Hana’s build perfectly as if he had become Kim Hana herself, Dodo grinned. It was an expression unimaginable from his usual self.
Because there was no way he, a mere Bronze tier player, could be so relaxed before such a brilliant strike. He would have certainly flailed about and suffered critical damage.
This wasn’t just a prediction—it was based on what had actually happened in his previous ranked games.
But as mentioned, even facing Lee Sihoo’s terrifying sword strike, Dodo’s expression remained relaxed. As if he could handle it easily.
Rather than having given up in despair thinking he couldn’t dodge anyway, or smiling with a “heh, I lose” attitude, it was genuine confidence welling up from within.
And indeed, he handled a strike he shouldn’t have been able to even attempt to dodge far too easily.
“[Lake’s Sword] it is!”
Kakak—!
Dodo, wielding a sword made only of water, inserted it between the trajectory Lee Sihoo was drawing, and the two twisted, crossed blades scraped against each other.
The next slash was the same, and the one after that too. Dodo’s [Lake’s Sword] and Lee Sihoo’s [Heavenly Wind Style] only clashed fiercely, unable to cut through each other.
Surprisingly, this situation occurred because their skills were completely equal, making it impossible to properly settle the match.
Naturally, even among Bronze tier players, it was extremely rare for them to be so evenly matched that they couldn’t even determine a winner.
Within Bronze tier, ranks are divided from 1 to 4, further separating skill levels. Their current skill wasn’t even at Bronze level anyway.
The reason they were fighting an evenly matched battle was simple: they both had the same Combat Assistance: Hackphysical applied to them.
“This is really fun!”
“It’s incredible!”
—I want to try it too ffs
—??? : They’re using hacks
—Broadcasting hacks this openly in the open lol
—Let’s debate whether it’s hacking or not if Hackphysical helps you
‘Aspiring Student’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Any chance of content where viewers get the same treatment? Please ㅜㅜ]
—Already did it in viewer participation games~
—Only took exactly ten people ffs lololol
—Info) Golgol who got it first is on a ranked winning streak. Almost at Platinum
—Even a Gold scrub reached Plat in one day ㄷㄷ
Amid the torrent-like exchange of offense and defense, Dodo and Lee Sihoo laughed excitedly. Their smiles were so bright they overshadowed even the viewers’ complaints.
Breaking free from their usual frustrating movements and experiencing Baek Woohyun’s realm even vaguely, they couldn’t help but smile.
Especially now, with Combat Assistance: Hackphysical supporting their every move, they were even feeling a kind of omnipotence.
‘Amazing! Really freaking awesome!’
‘If this is the downgraded version, what’s the real thing like?’
The two disadvantages—no, advantages—that Baek Woohyun had mentioned no longer existed in Dodo and Lee Sihoo’s minds.
The two had become completely intoxicated by the overwhelming power they could wield freely.
It felt like understanding why hackers in PVP are endlessly caught. Not that they’d use hacks or that it was justified, though.
“Ugh… If those two are at that level… I’m useless now… I’m sorry…”
—Mystery victim;;
—Yoojeu-Yoojeu, what are you saying
—You should get coaching from Hackphysical right away too
—Bronze→Plat, so if you were originally Plat you might go higher?
Yoojeu-Yoojeu, suddenly overshadowed in skill by the Bronze duo, watched Dodo and Lee Sihoo’s match with considerably diminished confidence.
The two people she’d thought would be less helpful than her had soared with just one coaching session from Baek Woohyun, triggering her chronic problem.
People with low self-esteem naturally find reassurance by looking at those weaker than themselves, and she belonged to that category.
Of course, even if the Bronze duo’s skills skyrocketed, she wouldn’t become useless.
Unless the Bronze duo were substitute players pushing her out to take her spot, what did it matter who was stronger on the same team?
Strictly speaking, she, a Platinum tier earthbound spirit, was subtly higher level than the Bronze duo who had just reached Platinum tier level.
“No. That’s not the case.”
“Hiek—!”
—Ah ffs, startled me
—I got surprised by the scream too lol
—But how is Hackphysical over here? Isn’t he controlling the Bronze duo right now?
—Still expecting common sense from Hackphysical ㅉㅉ
“……”
Baek Woohyun looked at Yoojeu-Yoojeu, who jumped in surprise just from being spoken to once, with utterly indifferent eyes.
Having dealt with so many different types of people while serving as an instructor for the Avengers on ‘that side,’ this much wasn’t particularly surprising to him.
Compared to those who attacked just from being approached due to experimentation trauma, she was on the docile side.
“I’m expecting that even if Yoojeu-Yoojeu receives coaching in the same format as those two, you can make even more progress.”
“M-me…?”
“Yes.”
“That… can’t be. How could someone like me…”
“As you can see.”
Baek Woohyun raised his hand toward Yoojeu-Yoojeu.
It was an action to show her the threads extending from his fingertips.
Even while conversing with her, he was appropriately supporting the Bronze duo with Combat Assistance: Hackphysical, completely melding the ‘wedge’ into their bodies.
“The coaching method I’ve brought this time is quite unique.”
—It is unique
—How exactly are you doing this? lol
—A teaching method only Hackphysical can use ㅇㅇ
—I want to receive lessons too, Professor!!
“As such, the people who benefit most from this coaching method are different from normal cases.”
“What’s different…?”
“Simply put, it works best on people who lack confidence.”
‘Yoojeu-Yoojeu Victory Prayer’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Gasp, that’s totally Yoojeu-Yoojeu]
What Baek Woohyun called ‘people who lack confidence’ had multiple meanings.
It meant both jasin (自信)—confidence as belief in one’s ability to accomplish something—and jasin (自身)—referring to oneself.
Yoojeu-Yoojeu lacked both, so it was reasonable for him to expect her to make more progress than the Bronze duo.
“But, that’s…”
‘Devil’s Edit’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[You’re a loner so the coaching will work well (somewhat paraphrased)]
—What
—Gasp
—Take back… what you just said…!
—”Take. Back.”
“However, the results will depend on how completely Yoojeu-Yoojeu trusts and follows me, but I expect growth to at least Master tier.”
“…!”
Hearing Baek Woohyun’s calm explanation, Yoojeu-Yoojeu’s eyes widened in surprise.
It was a well-known fact that a Platinum tier player growing to Master tier was more difficult than a Bronze tier player growing to Platinum tier, even if the jump was smaller.
Moreover, considering that the period he’d be coaching her wasn’t very long, it was a truly unbelievable promise.
Perhaps it was a declaration that could only work because it came from Baek Woohyun, who had stacked up impossible achievements.
“So don’t give up. Trust me and follow my coaching, and I’ll deliver definite results to Yoojeu-Yoojeu. Even if things don’t go well, I’ll take full responsibility.”
“…Yes.”
—Pleasure without responsibility ㄷㄷ
—Already halfway convinced by the look on her face
—It is exactly the kind of statement Yoojeu-Yoojeu would like
—ㄹㅇ lol When Hackphysical says he’ll take all responsibility so just follow well, how can you resist?
‘ㅇㅇ’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Hack-sad story) Hackphysical is training the Bronze duo even while talking]
—? What’s hack-sad about that
—That’s just normal for Hackphysical
—Too many people already hacked here
—(Not a person, dumpling emoticon)
Baek Woohyun, who managed other team members’ emotions while perfectly conducting the training of the team members he was already working with, was truly a model coach.
Whether anyone else could conduct counseling and coaching simultaneously at his level was unknown, but anyway.
“Dodo and Lee Sihoo to Plat, Yoojeu-Yoojeu to Master? Plus if Ledok and you, Soyul, also get coaching— we might really win this?”
—The weight class went crazy?
—Bronze duo becoming Plat duo is really freaking OP
—Changed from laughingstock candidates to championship candidates ㄷㄷ
—This too is all the prestige of Hackphysical
Coach Enre, who had been watching the entire scene from a distance, stroked his chin and spoke.
Having had to devise strategies leading relatively weak forces composed only of unsold players, his eyes sparkled at the suddenly changed situation.
He’d been anxiously worrying about what to do if opponents crushed them with a power difference, but now they could do that instead, so he couldn’t help it.
“Tsk tsk. I told you, just trust Hackphysical. He’d bring some extraordinary method and lead us to victory.”
—Agreed, just trust Hackphysical and you’ll go to heaven
—Why else would the team name be All-In?
—Hackphysical one-trick team
—Somehow the coach is getting more attention than the players here lol
“Hah…”
Ledok, who had bet everything on Baek Woohyun from the team formation stage, brazenly raised his nose, and the viewers gladly assisted him.
Watching his friend take pride in something he hadn’t even done, Coach Enre let out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded, but didn’t say anything more.
After all, Ledok had spent all his points to purchase Baek Woohyun—technically Kang Soyul, but anyway—so it was true.
“Come to think of it, I also have very high expectations for Soyul.”
“Huh? Me? Why me?”
The person Coach Enre addressed instead of Ledok was Kang Soyul, who had been giggling beside him.
As the arrow suddenly flew toward her, flustered, she slipped behind Jeong Nayeon, who was standing next to her. With an extremely guarded expression.
Though Jeong Nayeon, who had become close through Baek Woohyun as a link in the short time, forcibly presented her to Coach Enre.
“Hey, traitor!”
“You should listen to what the coach says, right?”
“…I feel like I spoke up for nothing. Haha…”
—Enre is pitiful lol
—How are there no sane team members lol
—Can only admire Ms. Jeong’s quick abandonment
—How ^The team captain is a clear-eyed maniac with two Bronze players, one loner, and one enjoyer mode who won’t take responsibility^
‘ㅇㅇ’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[The only one to trust is Hackphysical! Right, Enre?]
“……”
Kang Soyul, who fled to enjoyer mode under the burden of eating a thousand points alone.
The unsold trio of Dodo, a Bronze-style build all-master, Lee Sihoo, a Bronze-style high-difficulty build pursuer, and Yoojeu-Yoojeu, who had skill but loner tendencies and low confidence.
Plus Ledok, the red-haired clear-eyed maniac who might be the craziest on the team despite not even being unsold.
“Haha.”
After scanning the team members in order, Coach Enre turned his gaze to Baek Woohyun standing in the distance.
Seeing his face as he tied threads to Yoojeu-Yoojeu after just finishing coaching the Bronze duo felt like his frustrated heart was completely relieved.
As the donation said, in this team that was total chaos, the only one to trust was Hackphysical.
He deeply realized that fact.
“Just trust Hackphysical and it’s a win. Starting with me.”
—Win lololol
—You’ve opened your eyes, come to the Hackphysical Gallery
—Even the coach went crazy in the end ㅜㅜ
—Isn’t this team name supposed to be Mad Max, not All-In?