Chapter 170: Humiliation

Episode 170

– Quadra Kill!

– God of War.

“Alright! We got them all!”

“We even killed Juan and Luca!”

“Ah, but it’s a shame. If Alopsky had killed Luca too, it would have been a Penta Kill…”

“Does that really matter?”

The Team 6 members cheered and applauded as they watched Alopsky’s consecutive feats on the TV screen.

“He’s already at 7 kills, 0 deaths, and 1 assist. According to the rules… he’ll be able to buy a trait soon, right?”

Aster said to Ricardo, looking at the document with the second round rules.

“And I heard the traits you can buy are powerful enough to completely change the game.”

“Really?”

“Yes. If Alopsky buys a trait and becomes even stronger in this situation, the Blue Team will have no chance of making a comeback.”

Ricardo shook his head at Aster’s optimistic words.

“No, you never know. None of the Blue Team members have used their unique abilities yet.”

Ricardo hadn’t missed the key point of the current situation.

The only one who had used his abilities among the ten participants was Alopsky.

“If Alopsky keeps rampaging like this using his abilities, the Blue Team members might get frustrated and unleash their own abilities. Then the situation will change.”

“Hmm…”

Aster thought for a moment and then said,

“But wouldn’t they be more likely to hide their abilities until the end, since it’s a waste to reveal them in a newbie showdown?”

“Of course, but…”

The match they were watching was a well-known event, with over 15,000 viewers.

Revealing one’s abilities here was practically the same as revealing them to the entire New Continent, and the participants in the match were all aware of that.

“That’s what makes Alopsky so impressive. I had no idea he possessed so many abilities.”

Aster and the other Team 6 members nodded in agreement with Ricardo’s words.

Even in the New Continent, there were very few people who possessed that many abilities.

It wasn’t that there had never been anyone like that in history. They appeared very rarely, and Alopsky was one of them.

“He can reveal his abilities so freely because he has so many of them.”

“And it’s highly likely that he hasn’t revealed them all yet.”

“Right. He’ll probably hide his most important core ability until the end.”

As Ricardo and Aster were discussing,

the two commentators were also talking about something similar.

[With that, Alopsky from the Red Team has achieved 7 kills, 0 deaths, and 1 assist!]

[That’s a huge lead. And since Alopsky’s position is jungle, the Blue Team’s laners will have to be constantly on edge, not knowing when he might appear from the jungle.]

[What can the Blue Team do to turn this unfavorable situation around?]

[There are two options. One is to drag the game into the ‘late game’.]

[‘Late game’…!]

Daniel was referring to the ‘late game’, where all the participants would reach the maximum level of 20 and purchase all their traits before engaging in a final battle.

[In the late game, the Blue Team, with Juan, Luca, and Gian, will definitely have the advantage.

When the suit’s suppression is lifted to 20%, the players with higher stats will be able to perform better, and the team with higher stats is clearly the Blue Team.]

[Then what’s the other option?]

[It’s to reveal their unique abilities, just like Alopsky.]

Daniel continued explaining.

[And if they don’t start using their abilities soon, it’ll be very difficult to drag the game into the late game.

How can the Blue Team possibly stop Alopsky, who can teleport freely?]

[And they’ve all experienced firsthand how powerful his elemental abilities are.]

[That’s right. His attack power, movement speed, and natural stats… It seems impossible to defeat Alopsky, who’s currently dominating the entire map, with just physical abilities.]

[But will anyone actually reveal their unique abilities? In this newbie showdown with over 15,000 viewers?]

[Personally, I don’t think it’s very likely… But the program staff and the Triunfo Clan executives are probably hoping for it.]

It was always beneficial for the executives if their hunters revealed their abilities.

Knowing their hunters’ abilities would make it much easier to plan strategies for future clan raids.

– Real talk, lol

– Please reveal your abilities!

– I’m watching this because I’m curious about the participants’ abilities…

– If they all reveal their abilities, we could easily hit 50,000 viewers, lol

[It seems like the viewers want it too!]

Thomas exclaimed, looking at the chat, and Daniel laughed.

[Hahaha… But before that, they need to fix their team atmosphere. They’ll definitely lose even if they use their abilities with the current atmosphere.]

Daniel’s gaze was fixed on the ‘Healing Fountain’ near the Blue Team’s Nexus.

Juan and Luca had just respawned there, and

“You idiot!!”

The atmosphere between them was extremely hostile.

“I told you not to push the lane and stay under the tower!!”

Juan was shouting at the top of his lungs, his face red with anger.

“If you had just listened to me, we wouldn’t have died so pathetically! And if you were going to die, why did you drag me down with you?!”

“……”

Luca remained silent, seemingly speechless under Juan’s continuous scolding.

It was a complete contrast to his earlier smugness towards Juan.

“What are you going to do now? You ruined both the mid and bottom lanes! Because of you! Now we have to play with all three lanes losing!”

“…Wait a minute.”

“What do you mean wait a minute, you bastard! Don’t you even feel sorry? If I were you, I wouldn’t be able to…”

“Wait!”

Luca finally interrupted Juan, shouting.

“Just look at Alopsky.”

“What?”

“Look at the minimap and see what trait he bought.”

Juan looked at Luca, who was speaking with a hardened expression, with confusion, and then checked the minimap.

Alopsky, who was clearing the allied upper jungle, was visible through the ward they had placed beforehand.

He checked Alopsky’s current traits, and

“……!”

His eyebrows twitched.

—

※ Slayer of Souls: Gains 4 Soul stacks for each enemy slain and 2 Soul stacks for each assist.

Can stack up to 30 Souls. Each stack removes 1% of the suit’s suppression on physical abilities.

Loses all stacked Souls upon death.

—

“That arrogant bastard…!”

Fury flashed in Juan’s eyes.

As the description clearly stated, it was an item that required the user to avoid dying until the end of the match.

In other words, Alopsky had practically declared that he wouldn’t die against the entire Blue Team.

“Hey, did you all see the trait he bought?!”

– Yes.

– I saw it.

The voices of the other Blue Team members, responding, were all subdued.

They were all humiliated by Alopsky’s purchase.

“From now on, we’re focusing on killing that bastard first in every fight. This is a matter of our pride, regardless of the match result. Got it?!”

– Yes, sir!

– Understood!

As everyone responded in unison,

“But how are we going to kill him?”

Luca, who was standing next to him, asked.

“What?”

“How are we going to kill Alopsky, who can teleport whenever he wants? He’ll obviously run away with Teleport if he’s in danger.”

“That…”

Juan couldn’t answer immediately. He hadn’t thought that far ahead.

“Are you planning to reveal your unique ability and kill him? You were hinting at something like that earlier at the tower…”

Juan looked at Luca, who was speaking with a suggestive smile.

“…Why do I have to be the one to reveal it? You could reveal yours first and kill him.”

“Because you’re the ‘leader’ of our Blue Team. A leader has to set an example for his subordinates to follow, right?”

Luca continued with a sly grin.

“If you reveal your unique ability first and contribute to killing Alopsky, there’s no reason for us, your subordinates, to hide ours. Don’t you agree?”

“……”

“Well, if you don’t have the courage to reveal it, then there’s nothing we can do. There’s no need for us to reveal ours if the leader won’t.”

Luca finished speaking, smirked at Juan, who was still silent, and turned around, running towards the bottom lane.

Juan watched him leave for a long time, and then a smirk appeared on his face.

‘You’ll regret those words for the rest of your life.’

* * *

– Um… Are you sure about this?

Dante’s voice, after a long silence, made Kim Jinsung wonder if he was talking to him.

“Are you talking to me?”

– Yes. That trait you just bought…

“Ah.”

Kim Jinsung chuckled and replied casually,

“Don’t worry. I just have to avoid dying.”

– …You need to be very careful. The enemy must have seen the trait you bought.

“I bought it for that very reason.”

– …Huh? What do you…?

Dante sounded confused. But Kim Jinsung changed the subject.

“Let me know if the enemy tries to gank you. As you saw earlier, I can come to help you anytime, anywhere.”

– Okay~

– We’re pushing the lanes hard, trusting in you.

“Yes, you’re doing well.”

Indeed, the situation in the three lanes had completely reversed.

The Blue Team, intimidated by Kim Jinsung’s consecutive feats, was now huddled under their towers, barely managing to last hit the mini-monsters.

The Red Team, on the other hand, was confidently pushing the lanes, thanks to the reliable insurance that was Kim Jinsung.

– …Uh oh, the mid laner is suddenly pushing towards us.

The Team 8 member reported. Kim Jinsung checked the minimap.

As he said, Juan was suddenly pushing out from under his tower, charging towards the Team 7 and Team 8 members who were pushing the lane.

“…What’s this?”

He was puzzled.

Judging by the enemy’s positions, it didn’t seem like anyone was going to help Juan.

Even Luca, in the bottom lane, who could use Teleport, was stuck under his tower and couldn’t come to help immediately.

‘…Could it be?’

A thought crossed his mind.

He immediately gave instructions to the mid lane.

“Fight Juan for now. But be ready to retreat at any moment.”

– Ready to retreat?

“Yes. There’s something going on, seeing him act like this alone.”

As he was speaking,

**Thump!**

Juan slammed his palm on the ground with all his might.

The sound reached Kim Jinsung’s ears, even from afar.

“……!”

His eyes widened.