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[Translator – Asura]
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Chapter 253
Inside the Chinese glass sphere.
“Hurry! Hurry up!”
The Chinese mage Je Galheon was urging his colleagues.
“Je Galheon, the score difference is 5-fold. Are you sure we need to rush?”
“It seems Seong Jihan’s power doesn’t count here.”
“Seems so judging by the score.”
Je Galheon, having drawn the Eight Trigrams Overlap Skill, kept looking down nervously.
“Do you believe he will just accept not scoring and wont do anything?”
“Hm…”
“He will definitely strike back. We either finish this now or widen the score gap further!”
“Alright, I get it.”
“Lightning Storm!”
Je Galheon, leveraging the Eight Trigrams Overlap from the sky, intensified his lightning magic and targeted the magic circle.
The already strengthened spell was further amplified through the circle,
With thunderous bolts that would oddly vanish midair before reaching the ground.
“What…”
“Our magic is disappearing mid-flight!”
The lightning that was to strike the ground with such force suddenly dissipated.
The mages looked down through the transparent floor to see a terrifying whirlwind of darkness rapidly approaching.
“That’s Seong Jihan’s martial arts, isn’t it?”
“Why is he heading this way?!”
“Damn, it’s unfair to face consequences for not scoring… conform to the ga’s intent!”
“No point in complaining, he won’t go easy on us. Prepare a counterattack or put up a defensive spell!”
Je Galheon shouted at his complacent fellow mages.
Whoosh…!
The massive whirlwind of darkness that was approaching suddenly vanished.
Then,
Tap! Tap!
Knocking sounds ca from a gap on the top of the Chinese glass sphere.
“Hello.”
Seong Jihan erged through the gap, waving calmly from above the sphere.
Monts ago, he was far off laying down. Now, he had already infiltrated inside.
“So soon…”
“I was actually going to break this open however…”
Tap! Tap!!
Seong Jihan, tapping lightly on the glass,
“I figured, if the ga ends because of that, we might actually lose, right?”
Whoosh…!
Drawing his shadow sword, he made a swift cut.
And with that single strike, the players were cleaved in two.
More than ten mages, taken by surprise, were swept away except for one, Je Galheon.
Protected by a blue shield right before Seong Jihan’s strike could reach,
“Quick thinking…”
Crack!
Watching the shield shatter before his eyes, Je Galheon’s eyes flickered.
Facing Seong Jihan one-on-one would an certain defeat.
“…Inferno!”
Je Galheon attempted to cast a potent fla spell not on the magic circle but directly onto the Chinese glass sphere.
“Ah, can’t…!”
Before he could finish, his mouth and hands froze.
Restrained completely by Seong Jihan’s control, Je Galheon couldn’t move an inch.
Seong Jihan, confining him, looked around.
“One survivor should suffice.”
With Je Galheon as the sole survivor, all other summoned Chinese mages were slain.
The Chinese magic circle was swiftly occupied by Seong Jihan.
=Oh… Seong Jihan, not scoring himself, decided to invade the opponent!
=He could have shattered the Chinese glass sphere but opted to occupy it until Korea’s score went up.
=What is the ga rule related to this scenario?
=Usually, it ends one hour after it starts, and the outco is decided by the purification score. However, there’s nothing in the map description about occupying the opponent’s sphere.
=Given the enormous distance between spheres, this tactic wouldn’t be possible for anyone other than Seong Jihan.
The Wizards’ Retribution map, designed for mages to score with their spells.
The participants never thought of attacking soone else’s distant sphere.
-The score not rising had scared, but now the comfort is back.
-Fr, the 5-fold score difference is closing fast. Will Seong Jihan shatter the Chinese sphere once it’s overtaken?
-But won’t destroying their own sphere to end the ga unfair? It’s an exaggerated concern. If that worked, anyone leading could self-destruct to finish the ga.
-Sounds like he’s just testing the waters because it’s the last ga. Crushing or subduing, it’s all the sa to Seong Jihan. LOL
-Our mages do seem weak… they are taking a lot of ti to close in the gap LOL
-Without Seong Jihan, even breaking the barriers is hard. Seems we have to address this imbalance.
With Seong Jihan occupying the Chinese magic circle, their score ceased to rise, while Korea’s increased slowly due to insufficient firepower.
=20 minutes left in the ga!
=Our mages need to put in more effort!
=Oh, another barrier is forming…!
=Just break through, and we can overco the score difference China has…
“It’s no use.”
Sighing softly, Seong Jihan, who was practicing martial arts inside the Chinese glass sphere, got ready to leave.
After all the help, he thought the Korean mages would finish things, but the initial gap remained.
Wrongly handled, this could end in a loss despite Korea’s advantage.
“Let’s go.”
Seong Jihan, floating Je Galheon in tow, moved out.
From afar,
The Korean sphere, looking like a re dot, was spitting out fire and lightning.
But these seed feeble compared to the might of China’s orb.
To break through the earth barriers would take an eternity.
‘I’ll have to break it for them.’
Outside the glass sphere,
Seong Jihan braced his feet.
Tap! Crack…!
Instant rifts appeared across the glass and intense currents swirled around the Phoenix Flag in his right hand.
Whoosh!
The thrown spear vanished into the clouds.
Fundantal Divine Arts, Divine Thunder Decree – Celestial Judgnt
Soon after,
Flash!
A giant spear of thunder pierced the earth beside Korea’s base.
=Ah! Seong Jihan’s sky spear closes the imnse distance directly!
=He can use it from that range? This player has no limits!
=The team’s magic starts again through the broken barrier. Our score is rising!
=Oh, finally turning around…!
Seong Jihan, watching the score reversal, glanced at Je Galheon.
“Je Galheon, see you in the next Space League ga.”
Je Galheon was a foe in national matches but an ally in the Space League.
After a simple wave and a firm grip,
Boom!
Je Galheon’s body exploded as he logged out and got defeated.
Seong Jihan checked the ga progress.
‘The ga doesn’t end without survivors.’
In future maps of this kind, just eliminate everyone from the start.
Looking down at his feet towards the forr Chinese base,
Seong Jihan contemplated what would happen if he destroyed it.
‘Ti to test.’
Crack-Zizzle!
Focusing force into his feet, the glass shattered, red currents engulfing the dissolving glass sphere.
As the Chinese base dissipated,
[The opposing team’s magic circle has collapsed, the purgation ceremony cannot continue.]
[The ‘China’ team’s score is finalized as is.]
A system ssage appeared for all survivors and comntators viewing the ga.
Despite the destruction of an opponent’s base, Wizards’ Retribution continues unless one side succumbs.
“Next ti, I’ll break it right away.”
Seong Jihan watched glass fragnts fall from the sky, his face the very picture of ease.
Looked at in passing, his expression seed almost bored by the ease of victory.
And then.
[The ga concludes.]
[Korea has won.]
The fifth ga thus ended with a complete wipeout of the opponent.
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=Seong Jihan truly carries the ease of a formidable player.
=The fifth ga concludes just like that…
=Seong Jihan truly shows why he’s invariably banned in every ga.
Watching the ga footage, where Seong Jihan thoroughly dominated, drained the Chinese comntators of energy.
=It’s a pity about Ga 4. If they had banned Seong Jihan then, the ga might have turned out differently.
=In the next ga, he must be banned without fail. While Korea boasts many exceptional players like Yoon Sejin and Yoon Seah, none can match Seong Jihan.
=From the coach’s perspective, it’s a complete pursuit of victory that ended up backfiring.
=Still… It’s fortunate that he’s on our side for the next ga.
=He should never be banned then. Seong Jihan!
Though the Chinese comntary aid against Seong Jihan, it wasn’t overly hostile.
When he’s an adversary for the country, but on the human team, he’s the most dependable ally.
-That crazy guy… won a ga that was already won!
-The coach should have banned Seong Jihan continuously. We relaxed in Ga 4, and this is what we get, an upset loss…
-The coach should be fired, and a new person appointed!
-If he had been banned even once in Gas 4 and 5, we would have won…
-Have we ever won against Seong Jihan?
-Except for the early days of BattleNet when the ga wasn’t properly established, no.
-That bored expression is making even angrier.
While the comntators remained composed, Chinese viewers went into a frenzy after losing the top spot. Seong Jihan’s arrogant expression made it to the front page of China’s portal. Overseas dia also featured his expression on their front pages, announcing the results of the recent match.
“Jihan. Finally seeing your face!”
anwhile, inside the penthouse, Seong Jihan was having tea with Sophia and Yoon Seah.
“Uncle. Your face was captured perfectly? You look incredibly arrogant.”
“Seah. What are you talking about? This is the composure of a strong player!”
He chuckled as he looked at his face on Seah’s phone.
“The fifth ga felt so smooth, my real sentints showed. The fourth ga was actually a tense one.”
“Ah, ga four? Jihan… that ga had on edge. Who could have imagined you had support abilities?”
“Now, does uncle have any weaknesses?”
“Well, banning is the weakness.”
While it was true that if the Golem Duel map were chosen again, he couldn’t use Heavenly Tree Descending Spirit without losing life force, Seong Jihan chose not to ntion it in the presence of Sophia.
“Well… If Uncle were banned in Ga 4, we would have lost. In China, people were going crazy, asking why he wasn’t banned in Ga 4, saying the coach should be fired.”
“But Jihan must have hidden his supporting ability. At that ti, didn’t all the Chinese coaches make a reasonable choice?”
“Yeah. It’s all hindsight now.”
“Ah. But doesn’t this make the need for support power disappear? That’s a sha…”
“We still need support power. I could still be banned.”
“Oh! So how about ? I’m getting better with Korean. I can communicate effectively with the Korean supporters!”
As soon as Seong Jihan acknowledged the need for support, Sophia advanced her case, and he could only offer a wry smile.
Even after the outco of the Golem Duel, she showed no signs of giving up.
“Aren’t you getting love calls from Arica?”
“I’ve heard talks of joining their national team. But I want to win the Champions League here, with Jihan~”
“Uncle… just accept her. Even Diego Masied has been asking about naturalization recently. Let’s create a dream team!”
“…Sophia is fine, but why are you acting like this?”
“Why? We aim for the Champions League victory! We can scout just like any other country; nothing’s stopping us!”
Recent mbership in the representative team seed to fuel a burning desire for Champions League glory.
Yoon Seah, previously disinterested in the topic of Sophia, now pushed for Seong Jihan’s consent.
Indeed, if Sophia had been there for ga four,
And Diego Masied for ga five, they wouldn’t have been pushed around by China.
“That’s enough.”
As Seong Jihan tried to fend off the two, an urgent ssage popped up.
[The Constellation ‘Brahma’ contacts you urgently.]
[He appeals to you to explain the use of the Crimson Thunder again.]
The ssage arrived from Brahma who had cut contact after giving his throne to Seong Jihan.
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[Translator – Asura]
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