[Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]
Chapter 358
=What exactly is going on here…
=Player Yoon Seah is still unleashing powerful attacks!
=Not quite as much as during the 4th ga, but still considerably threatening!
=The national team, pull yourselves together! At this rate, even with Seong Jihan being banned, we might lose…!
The 5th match was believed to tip in Arica’s favor with Seong Jihan being banned.
However, the course of the ga moved in an unexpected direction.
“Wow, it’s an explosive Void Arrow!”
Boom!
As Yoon Seah released her bowstring, a massive explosion erupted within the Arican camp.
Originally, the Void Arrow was difficult to block even with a barrier due to its ability to transcend space.
With the addition of massive explosions, Arican players were thrown into total disarray.
“How do we block this….”
“Wait, wasn’t Yoon Seah not like this before?”
“Damn. This should have been used from the Space League! Why unleash it all in the World Champions League!”
As evident from the Korean national team’s victory in the first ga, the power gap between the Korean and Arican teams, without Seong Jihan, had significantly closed compared to before.
In fact, in terms of core players, Korea had even surpassed in so areas.
And here, as Korea’s key player Yoon Seah caused a void explosion,
“Alright…it’s my turn now!”
Yoon Sejin decimated the disrupted Arican players.
The scales of victory began to slowly tilt towards Korea.
-?? What’s going on? Why are we winning?
-Went to bed thinking we’d lost after seeing the ban picks, then woke up to cheers from the apartnt… What’s happening?
-Yoon Seah is showing the sa power as in the 4th ga lol
-The Undead status wore off but the power boost remains? Wow, that’s insane! lol lol lol
-But aside from Yoon Seah, the other warriors who beca Undead seem just the sa.
Seong Jihan, with his arms crossed, closely observed the players’ movents.
Indeed, other warriors who had beco Undead had their status completely reset for the 5th ga,
but only Yoon Seah retained her amplified void.
However,
‘The void is gradually diminishing.’
No one had noticed due to the impactful nature of the void explosion, but Seong Jihan, who manipulates the void, could tell that Yoon Seah’s power was slowly weakening.
‘She absorbed more than 90% of my void during the Undead state, which seems to have lingered into the next ga.’
The supply of void from Seong Jihan stopped in the 4th ga, and the Undead state was also lifted, but unlike other warriors who could not contain the void, Yoon Seah, who could manipulate the void, managed to retain so of its power.
‘Is this phenonon possible because it’s void….’
Looking at Yoon Seah demolishing the Arican camp, Seong Jihan’s eyes glead.
The Worlds Champions League ga, in truth, wasn’t critically vital for the survival of humanity as a whole.
However, Yoon Seah retaining the void presents potential utility in the Space League later.
‘Considering humanity’s win rate dropped significantly when I was banned… This could be a significant variable.’
Thus, the ga progressed in a direction entirely opposite to the original expectations.
=Ah… The Arican team… is crumbling…!
=Completely unprepared for that purple explosion. What are the warriors doing?!
=Seong Jihan got banned for the last ga… And we’re losing the World Champions League too?
The voices of the Arican comntators, who were yelling intermittently, gradually filled with gloom.
They might as well have preferred if Seong Jihan hadn’t been banned.
Expecting victory only to be defeated by an unexpected blow, their disappointnt doubled.
And then,
=Ah, Player Barren tries to hold on but ultimately falls… The World Champions League, in the end, goes to Korea!
Ultimately, it was the Korean national team that clinched victory in the 5th ga.
* * *
=The Korean national team is terrifying…! Even without Player Seong Jihan, they show their strength!
=At this rate, are we going to see Channel 0’s language change to Korean?
=Indeed. Even our positions might be at risk!
Whilst the ga results went contrary to everyone’s expectations, the Arican comntators joked, half-seriously, about losing the number 1 national ranking to Korea.
-As usual, the Yankee comntators are overdoing it huh. Sigh. How could Korea take the number 1 rank by winning the World Champions League?
-Lol. The national ranking isn’t decided by a few Champs victories; the points earned regularly are what matter.
Initially dismissing the Arican comntators’ remarks about switching to Korean,
-But we’re already hot on the heels of India in 3rd place. They earn a lot of points thanks to their population, how did we catch up?
-It’s because Seong Jihan earns a lot of points for us. Lol If we keep winning the Champs a few more tis, we might really see Korean broadcasts on Channel 0…?
-Wow, it would be amazing to see Korean being spoken on Channel 0 🙂
-Wasn’t Seong Jihan already at a lethal dosage of national pride?
-Seong Jihan’s on another level now lol lol lol
viewers began to entertain the possibility of threatening the 3rd place ranking.
anwhile,
‘Having won the Champs, it seems a bit too much for to continue participating in the national team matches.’
Seong Jihan pondered as he watched the ongoing ga.
The Space League’s ranking impacted humanity’s fate, but did he still need to intervene in these inter-country matches?
‘Feels like I’m intruding on kids’ squabbles….’
Seong Jihan, humanity’s sole Grand Master Leaguer.
Whether he participated or not almost pre-decided the ga’s outco.
If humanity was once at the bottom of the Space League, the national ranking mattered.
But now, with humanity ranked high in the Space League and fewer dungeon portals opening, national rankings didn’t seem as critical.
‘Our national team lineup has improved significantly too.’
The Korean national team was no longer the low-ranking team it once was without Seong Jihan.
Having plenty on his plate already, he contemplated retiring from the national team.
Then,
Yoon Seah, who just erged from the BattleNet connector, joyfully ran up to Seong Jihan.
“Uncle! I’m the MVP of the Worlds Champions League!! And the series MVP too!!”
“Nice. Congratulations.”
“Hehe… it was all thanks to the Undead buff in the 4th ga! But, why did the power from the Undead state remain? Using my void arrows was so thrilling! I got to feel the rush of sweeping enemies away like Uncle always does.”
“You could manipulate the void, hence so of it remained.”
“Ah… But Uncle, you don’t seem too happy about our victory?”
“Ah. Was thinking of retiring from the national team.”
“Retire?!”
This conversation caught the attention of Coach Noh Youngjun who approached in shock.
“Ji, Jihan. What are you saying!?”
“Ah… Just thinking. Now that the team is stronger, and I feel too guilty to compete against other countries. Having won both the Champs and the Worlds Champions League, isn’t it the perfect ti to retire?”
“That, that’s…!”
“Besides, I need to continue training for the Space League. It’s tough to juggle that with the national team’s schedule.”
“No… that doesn’t matter at all! Just co out whenever you happen to have ti! When you’re training, don’t mind our schedule at all!”
“Ah. But how can I do that? I’ve always had the schedule in mind.”
“When has that ever been the case…”
[Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]
Although Seong Jihan hadn’t paid much attention to the national team’s schedule, he pretended as if he did.
Yoon Seah rolled her eyes at her uncle’s claim.
“No… Okay. You don’t have to play! Just having your na on the team is enough! Even just using up a ban card is a big deal!”
“Um…”
“Of course, if you really can’t, then there’s nothing I can do… But don’t you want to achieve being number 1 in Korea? When will we stop watching Korean subtitles on Channel 0? Let’s show the world our proud Korean language!”
“I’m already broadcasting a lot in Korean, though.”
“That, that’s true…”
Seong Jihan’s channel, watched worldwide.
Though translated automatically, the initial voice was in Korean after all.
“…Alright. If you’re absolutely certain.”
Coach Noh Youngjun sighed softly, giving up on further persuasion.
The coach and player.
Typically, the coach held more authority, but when the player was a key force, the power dynamics often reversed.
Even more so when dealing with Seong Jihan.
Even the coach of humanity’s representative team was cowed, let alone a national team coach.
“Then let’s organize a retirent press conference….”
Just as Seong Jihan was about to finalize his retirent and even consider holding a press conference today,
[You’ve acquired the World Champions League.]
[You’ve achieved the special achievent, ‘Consecutive Victories’.]
[Constellation Fa increases by 2000.]
A ssage appeared before his eyes.
‘Winning increases Constellation Fa? This must be in lieu of achievents.‘
Winning the Worlds Champions League counts towards victory.
Seeing his Constellation Fa increase by 2000, Seong Jihan paused his speech.
‘If there’s an achievent for consecutive victories, might there also be one for Korea achieving 1st rank?’
Honestly, the 2000 points from consecutive victories weren’t much.
But if Korea could actually reach 1st rank, perhaps the reward would be more?
‘Given the current trend, reaching 1st place isn’t impossible.’
Korea and the USA.
Excluding Seong Jihan, top-tier players had proved to be equal in this match.
However, the player base below was overwhelmingly superior on the USA’s side, which should have given Arican players a much higher daily score in BattleNet points.
Yet, Seong Jihan alone offset that gap, making the daily point difference between the two countries almost negligible.
‘Maybe I’ll stay in the national team until we reach 1st rank.’
If consecutive victories gave 2000 points, perhaps achieving 1st rank, if there’s such an achievent, would give more?
”…Hmm. Seems I should retire after achieving 1st place.”
Seong Jihan reversed his decision to retire upon seeing the ssage.
“That’s… really?”
“Yes. But I’ll participate in the national team gas at my discretion.”
Not that it was ever different before…
Coach Noh Youngjun almost blurted out but what actually ca out was far from his true feelings.
“My goodness. Of course, of course! Even if it’s the Champs final, you don’t have to show up! Just lend us your na!”
* * *
[Korean National Team Brings Ho the Worlds Champions League!]
[Worlds Champions League Series MVP, Awarded to Yoon Seah]
[Korea Defeats the USA Without Seong Jihan! Showcasing the Champion’s Essence.]
[Korea Surpasses India! Rising to 3rd Place in World Rankings!]
[Seong Jihan to Retire from the National Team? Coach Noh Youngjun Dismisses as Baseless Rumors]
The Korean team, confird as this year’s strongest.
Yet, the joy of victory was epheral.
-Did Seong Jihan really contemplate retirent?
-The coach said it was baseless rumors lolol. Where did you even hear that gossip?
– ㄴㄴㄴ It’s true, the players heard Seong Jihan was about to hold a retirent press conference
-Yes, yes, Ha Yeonjoo ntioned it during her BattleTube celebration drinking session lolol
Ha Yeonjoo’s slip of the tongue during her BattleTube broadcast, while intoxicated, spread worldwide, igniting the retirent debate.
-Foreigners are making a fuss, begging him to retire and remain humanity’s hero ㅡㅡ
-Isn’t he already humanity’s hero??
-Let’s share him with everyone lolol
-Ugh no, want to monopolize him a bit longer keke Until we reach 1st place
“This unnie, I knew she’d be trouble when she started drinking… and there she goes, causing trouble.”
Yoon Seah shook her head as she saw more discussions about Seong Jihan’s potential retirent than the Worlds Champions League victory.
Having finally won the series MVP in the Worlds Champions League, her achievent was totally overshadowed by her uncle’s near-retirent incident.
‘Well, I’d also focus on the retirent announcent, to be honest.’
Yoon Seah watched as Ha Yeonjoo’s BattleTube comnts piled up with real-ti responses when,
[Seah.]
“Mom? It’s been a while.”
She received a ssage from the Constellation, the Witch of the Void.
[The void you acquired last ti… Do you still have it? Did you feel any signs of being consud by it?]
“It’s fine? The void Uncle gave has already vanished.”
[That’s good…]
“Using the Void Arrows made want to increase my void even more. Is that possible?”
[Not yet.]
“Not yet?”
Yoon Seah’s eyes widened upon reading her mother’s ssage.
Initially, she was told it was absolutely not possible. But sothing in the tone seed subtly different now.
Then,
[Alright… Can you pass this on to Jihan for ?]
The Witch of the Void sent over an item.
“Mom, what about ? Uncle’s already strong… Inventory!”
Grumbling at her mother, Yoon Seah opened her inventory and took out the book that had just appeared at the end.
“…Taiji Swordsmanship?”
[Translator – Asura]
[Proofreader – Gun]
Reviews
All reviews (0)