Chapter 114

The strategy Super Sylph had prepared was the Double Supporter.

It was a tactic that employed two Supporters, Seo Dami and Hwang Jua, to grant greater Attack Power to a single Dealer.

When she first encountered Jung Yunseul on the Battlefield, Rachel Dust wondered, Did Jung Yunseul receive a Double Buff?

Jung Yunseul was clearly not a Top Level player.

So, for someone like Jung Yunseul to keep up with her speed, it was most plausible that she had received an extra Buff.

But the reality was different.

It was true that Super Sylph was using a Double Supporter, but the target of their all-in Attack Power Buff stack was not Jung Yunseul.

Jung Yunseul had caught up to Rachel purely through her own abilities and Han Youngin’s help. The real target of the Buff was Kim Dain.

Super Sylph’s Sniper.

The moment Kim Dain, who had received the concentrated Attack Power Buffs from both Supporters, pulled the Trigger, Nebula GC’s Defender’s Shield shattered, followed by an exploding Headshot.

It was an attack impossible to block unless one had prepared for it in advance.

-Kim Dain pulled that off?

-What’s so surprising! Wasn’t it a fluke?

-She probably just fired and the Defender happened to get hit!

The Spectators watching the match were busy exchanging opinions.

Once the Buff is on, all a Sniper has to do is shoot.

There isn’t much skill required for that, is there?

No, that’s not right. Nebula GC was running with Acceleration, so it wouldn’t have been easy to hit them.

Since she had over-invested Mana to maximize her Attack Power, even a single missed shot would result in a severe Mana drain, yet Kim Dain had managed to hit a moving target, and so on.

A variety of discussions went back and forth about whether Kim Dain’s attack was luck or skill.

However, the Spectators soon began to lean toward the idea that Kim Dain’s first shot was, in fact, skill.

After taking out the Defender first, Kim Dain began to target the Nebula GC players one by one, with precision.

Even though they were moving with Acceleration, her shot accuracy was excellent.

And watching this spectacle, Rachel Dust thought to herself.

I’ve been completely had.

It was strange that they weren’t using the Double Sniper Operation, but seeing Kim Dain’s skill, there was no doubt.

They had used a Deception Tactic against her from the very beginning.

‘These bastards…!’

The skill level Kim Dain had shown in the secretly obtained practice footage was by no means fit for the world stage.

At best, it was a level that would only work in a peripheral League like Korea’s.

She had thought Kim Dain was a player who had made it to the World Championship purely by luck, someone who would never have reached this stage without the express bus that was Seo Dami.

But the sniping happening right now in the arena was different.

Her shots held a sharp, piercing Attack Power.

Of course, she wasn’t a player who belonged in the Top-Class lineup, but this was enough to be considered the ‘baseline’ for players who come to the World Championship.

“Don’t panic!”

Rachel encouraged her teammates.

Super Sylph’s attack, their strategy.

It was unexpectedly fierce, which had flustered them a bit, but the game wasn’t over yet.

First, there was Jung Yunseul, who was annoyingly launching attacks right in front of her.

If she could just take this one down, they could regroup their broken Formation and try to capture the Control Point.

‘This isn’t enough. Our team’s average power is still higher!’

With that thought, Rachel Dust continued to unleash her offensive.

Since the opponent had formed a Double Supporter composition, once Jung Yunseul was taken down, the enemy’s only Dealer would be the Sniper.

‘Aria won’t fall for the same attack twice.’

Although she had been taken down by the first shot due to carelessness, Aria, a World Class Defender, would surely be able to block the next attack.

With the plan to take down Jung Yunseul and block the enemy Sniper’s attacks, Rachel Dust ramped up the Tempo of her assault even more fiercely.

However.

Her plan was already starting to crumble.

An ultra-high-speed skirmish, unfolding with a doubly stacked Acceleration Buff.

Many Pro Gamers around the world had retired because they couldn’t adapt to this ultra-high-speed skirmish, which hadn’t existed in last year’s Season.

And yet today, a player who hadn’t even been that noticeable before their match was fighting on equal footing with her, drawing an endless Roar from the Spectators.

‘Just what the hell are you!’

Rage boiled inside Rachel Dust at the fact that she couldn’t even suppress a nameless player who wasn’t Seo Dami.

And reading this sentiment, Jung Yunseul retorted with a look that said, So what if you’re pissed? as she countered the opponent’s attack.

Jung Yunseul spun.

A Skill that dodged the opponent’s attack while simultaneously launching a Counterattack.

Gun Kata erupted, and Rachel Dust was the one who found herself on the defensive.

-Golden Kata!

-The Great Yunseul!!!

-Is that Jung Yunseul or Kato Mikane;;

In that tense moment when all the Spectators were clenching their fists, Jung Yunseul’s shot hit Rachel Dust’s shoulder, shattering the Balance of their Offense and Defense.

Jung Yunseul didn’t miss the opening as Rachel Dust’s steps faltered from the impact and charged in.

In that moment, Jung Yunseul looked like a predator lunging for its prey.

‘Damn it—!’

But Rachel Dust was also a Top Class player.

She intended to turn the tables and bait the charging Jung Yunseul, setting up an Object Teleportation in that brief instant, preparing to detonate a Grenade Trap.

‘Not a chance! I’ll blow you away cleanly!’

Having made the Grenades explode on both the left and right sides of Jung Yunseul’s Attack Route, Rachel activated the Skill.

The reason she had placed the Bombs to the left and right of the attack path, rather than directly in front, was because she thought Jung Yunseul might react with her insane Physical if she teleported them head-on.

But what if the attacks came from the perfect left and right simultaneously?

Since the attacks wouldn’t be clearly in her field of Vision, her reaction would inevitably be delayed.

In that short moment, Rachel Dust had re-evaluated her opponent’s Level and devised a Strategy to match.

Thus, the Grenades left Rachel’s hand and teleported to the opponent’s left and right.

But then, another unexpected variable occurred.

Jung Yunseul accelerated once more, rushing toward Rachel faster than the Grenades exploding from her sides.

‘Don’t be ridiculous!’

How could a person get even faster here?

There were no Supporters nearby to give Jung Yunseul an additional Buff.

Until now, the only player capable of such a feat was Kato Mikane.

But now, a player whose name she didn’t even know before was pulling off such a stunt?

Just as she was wondering what was going on, Rachel Dust saw the bullets pouring toward her.

She registered them, but she couldn’t dodge them.

Swept up in an Attack of such speed, Rachel Dust’s Health Bar shattered.

-Waaaaaah!!!

-We won!

-Jung Yunseul did it!

It was the moment when, against everyone’s expectations, Nebula GC completely surrendered the Early Game to Super Sylph.

‘They’re a resilient team.’

I thought to myself as I watched the Nebula GC players charge forward without giving up.

The unexpected turn of events could have shaken their Mental, but Nebula GC reformed their Battle Line and resumed their Attack.

From the second Attack onward, I could clearly feel that the opponent’s Defense Power had increased.

Despite the stacked Enhancements from Dami and Hwang Jua, the enemy Defender was starting to endure.

And the pressure they put on me was also fierce.

Rachel Dust, seemingly deciding that it was impossible to mark me one-on-one, called over Rina Arnie, who had been playing Sweeper, to mark me two-on-one.

Nebula GC’s other Attacker, Rina Arnie.

She too was a top-tier Attacker and boasted Top-Class skills.

I had to praise my opponent’s judgment here.

To swallow her pride and immediately call a teammate for a double Cover Fire.

Rachel Dust using a double Cover Fire against Yunseuli, who was a nobody on the world stage, unlike Kato Mikane?

That was truly not an easy decision to make.

I can’t block this rookie by myself!

So I’m going to call a teammate to block her with me!

Because your skills are superior to mine! It was a change that was only possible by admitting that in front of hundreds of thousands of Spectators.

Putting aside honor and pride if it’s for the team and employing a strategy that fits the situation.

Rachel Dust displayed the ‘adaptability’ that could only be seen in truly strong players.

‘Why would a player like this do such a thing?’

She was plenty strong without having to resort to illegal means.

Why on earth.

I looked at Rachel Dust, who was attacking with an unbroken gaze.

She was an excellent player.

In-game, she was flawless.

What would have happened if I couldn’t use the Earth Vein?

Jung Yunseul would have already been torn apart by Rachel Dust’s hands, and then that fearsome Attacker Duo would have pushed back our Line, forcing us to surrender the Control Point entirely.

But not today.

Today, I was helping this team, helping Super Sylph, helping Jung Yunseul.

With the Power of the Ley Line drawn out, I could somehow block the Pincer Attack of the Top-Class Duo.

Even if it was all I could do to hold on, it was an incredible feat.

After all, I had withstood the Pincer Attack of a top-tier Dealer Line not as a Defender, but as an Attacker.

And our teammates in the Rear did not miss the opening I had created.

The sound of Kim Dain’s shots continued to ring across the Battlefield.

Shin Aram, judging that it was okay to push the Line up a bit more, stuck close to my side, making my Guard even more solid.

As if shouting, Who do you think you are, some no-name Defender from the Korean League, to join the fight?, Rachel Dust and Rina Arnie used their Object Teleportation Skill to rain down a massive number of Grenades.

A normal team would have been caught in the explosions in the blink of an eye, but not us.

Shin Aram amplified her Shield and held it up high, while I took out my Lightsaber and sliced through the incoming Bombs.

It was another moment where I put the Swordsmanship I learned from Kim Seunga to good use.

“GO!”

And just then, Seo Dami shouted from behind me, and a stacked Buff was cast on my body.

With the Combo of Hwang Jua’s auxiliary Acceleration, Seo Dami’s Tailwind, and my own Acceleration and Ley Line Boost, my body shot out like a thunderbolt, splitting the Nebula GC Duo down the middle.

If the opponents had been gathered in Formation, they might have been able to block the attack, but now they couldn’t.

It was thanks to Kim Dain, who had received stacked Buffs and was relentlessly firing checks, that Nebula GC’s feet were properly tied down.

I handled the close range, and Kim Dain handled the long range.

Nebula GC’s Formation was torn apart, and they couldn’t respond properly.

Forced to give up their position in an instant, Nebula GC watched on.

The Point Gauge began to rise rapidly, and the moment it reached 100 percent, we succeeded in taking the first Set amidst an explosive Roar.

“Super Sylph! Takes the first Set in this fierce battle!”

-Waaaaaah!

Score 1-0.

Rachel Dust’s face was contorted, unable to turn the game around in the end.

Set 2.

The Battlefield was Arc Factory No. 2.

During the one-minute break, Rachel Dust checked the next Set Battlefield and came up with a very extreme position composition.

‘It’s not over yet. If we Build-up calmly, we can catch up.’

Composing herself, Rachel Dust recalled the structure of the Battlefield.

‘Arc Factory has a lot of Cover to hide behind.’

And since it wasn’t a Domination Battle, it was a Battlefield where there was no need to cluster in one spot around a Control Point.

Rachel Dust requested that Aria, who had been the Defender, change her position to Supporter.

“Me, a Supporter…?”

“I’m counting on you. Just cast the Acceleration Buff.”

It was a request made knowing her proficiency would be low.

Aria was flustered by the unprecedented situation, but she accepted Rachel’s request.

Rachel Dust’s aim in preparing an extreme Build of 2 Attackers, 1 Sniper, and 2 Supporters, completely removing the Defender, was simple.

The Shield wall that the Defender was supposed to provide would be replaced by the various Cover on the Battlefield, and her intention was to take the point lead by dividing the attack points into three.

‘If the Sniper takes the second floor and Rina and I stir things up on the first floor… it’s doable.’

The opponent was also using a Double Supporter, but they were short one Dealer because they were also using a Defender.

On a Deathmatch Battlefield, you had to take down opponents to Score points, so Rachel judged that this would be enough to shake them.

And so, Set 2 began.

As Nebula GC’s two Supporters cast their Buffs, they began to run.

Lucille, Nebula GC’s Sniper, was the first to head up to the second floor to secure a position.

Just then, Lucille’s eyes met with Super Sylph’s Defender, Shin Aram, who was coming up from the opposite side.

Simultaneously, Lucille’s Muzzle spewed fire.

With a sound like a cannon firing, BOOM!, Shin Aram’s Shield was pushed back, and she tumbled down the stairs.

The Attack Power of a Sniper who had received a Double Buff was beyond imagination.

However, it wasn’t enough to pierce the Shield and completely shatter her Health Gauge, so it didn’t lead to a Score.

Lucille clicked her tongue in disappointment.

Although she had taken the lead in the attack, she predicted that the fight for the second Floor would become disadvantageous.

Because that side was a two-person combination of a Defender and a Sniper.

And this side was just her alone.

Of course, in terms of pure skill, Lucille was superior to Kim Dain, but since the other side could fire safely behind a sturdy barrier, she was at a disadvantage.

‘I have no choice but to trust the Ace.’

While she stalled for time, she would wait for a Score on the first floor.

While Lucille was holding off the Shin Aram and Kim Dain combination on the second Floor by herself.

A fierce battle was raging on the first floor.

Nebula GC was outnumbered on the second floor, but on the first floor, it was the opposite; Nebula GC had one more person.

Super Sylph had changed Seo Dami back to an Attacker, trying to take the first floor with 2 Attackers and 1 Supporter.

However, Nebula GC had brought 2 Supporters with no Defender at all.

The moment he saw Rachel Dust and Rina Arnie bursting out like a whirlwind, Han Youngin smelled trouble.

‘An Engagement is happening on the second floor, so how do they have a Double Buff…?’

The moment he was certain that Nebula GC had activated something extreme, a Supporter appeared behind the enemy Duo and cast a Fragment of Tailwind.

It was Triple Acceleration.

‘Respond calmly…!’

Rachel Dust and Rina Arnie split up, attacking from the left and right simultaneously.

The one Han Youngin had to face was Rachel Dust.

Even if the opponent had Triple Acceleration, he could handle it by layering Hwang Jua’s Buff, his own Acceleration, and the Power of the Ley Line.

But the other side was the problem.

Nebula GC’s Supporter, Pauline.

She moved her hands swiftly, casting Tailwind Control on two players at the same time, and thanks to her, Rina Arnie was also coming in for an Attack with Triple Acceleration.

Thus, the Engagement occurred, and a short while later, the winner and loser were decided.

The winner was Nebula GC.

-Nebula!

-Nebula!

-Nebula!

“Seo Dami is down! Rina Arnie! Proving Europe’s pride once again!”

Seo Dami was down.

In Individual Combat, Nebula GC began to take the lead.