Chapter 169: Ruler of the Jungle (3)

Episode 169:

– ?

– Huh?

– What? Teleport?

– Teleport’s cooldown isn’t over yet, is it?

The chat speed suddenly increased the moment Kim Jinsung appeared.

As question marks filled more than half of the chat, Thomas, the caster, exclaimed in a flustered voice,

[Whoa…! What’s this? Alopsky just teleported to the Red Team’s top lane!]

[But his cooldown should be over a minute…]

Daniel, the commentator, double-checked Alopsky’s suit information just in case.

But the cooldown for ‘Teleport’ was still at 1 minute and 35 seconds.

[And he didn’t even teleport to a ward or an allied mini-monster, right?]

[That’s right! I clearly saw him appear on bare ground!]

[That means it’s not a bug in the game system. Then there’s only one answer.]

Daniel continued,

[Alopsky has his own Teleport skill, independent of the game system.]

[Ah…!]

Thomas’s eyes widened as he exclaimed in surprise.

He quickly thought about it and asked Daniel,

[…If that’s the case, Alopsky will have a huge impact on this match, won’t he? He can move freely around the entire map as long as he has enough Mana.]

[That’s right. Just like now.]

Thomas nodded, his gaze fixed on Alopsky, who was about to use his elemental abilities against the three Blue Team members.

* * *

**Whoosh~!**

A powerful blizzard started swirling in front of the three Blue Team members who were running towards the Red Team’s top tower.

– Huh…?

– Ugh…!

The members from Teams 9 and 10 were startled by Alopsky’s appearance and shivered from the sudden cold.

As they checked their rapidly decreasing HP bars,

“Everyone retreat! The mini-monsters are all dead!”

They looked towards the tower.

The tower missile was flying towards them, now that the mini-monsters were dead. They were horrified.

– Eek!

– Run!

They frantically turned around and ran back the way they came.

But it was too late.

Alopsky, who had created the blizzard, was already charging towards them at full speed.

They were quickly caught, unable to run far, and

**Thud! Thud! Thud!**

– Ugh!

– Argh…

They couldn’t hold out for long and died helplessly, their HP already halved from the blizzard.

– Ally slain.

– Enemy Double Kill!

“Damn it!”

Gian cursed as he saw the system window, running with all his might.

If two of them could be killed so easily by Alopsky, then Numbers 9 and 10 were practically useless to the team.

‘I need to survive at least!’

In this situation, the three members in the lanes had to hold out somehow.

But Gian, in the top lane, was in a very dangerous situation.

Hans, the enemy top laner, had caught up to him, his escape slowed by his frozen legs.

“You can’t run, Gian!”

Hans shouted, swinging his sword as he reached Gian.

‘Yikes!’

Gian twisted his body and barely dodged the attack, then continued running towards his tower with all his might.

Hope flickered in his eyes as he saw the tower getting closer.

‘Thank goodness! I might actually survive!’

Thanks to Alopsky chasing after the members from Teams 9 and 10, he was only being chased by Hans.

Fortunately, Hans didn’t have any skills or traits that could stop him.

If he could just dodge a few more attacks, he could reach his tower safely.

‘The problem is that Alopsky might attack me even if I’m under the tower… Huh?’

He looked towards the river path.

“……!”

And he saw it.

Alopsky, who had appeared from around the corner, was firing a giant fireball towards him, his hands clasped together.

The fireball was flying directly towards him, at an incredibly fast speed that was impossible to dodge.

“Damn it…!”

**Boom!**

His scream was swallowed by the massive explosion.

A few seconds later, another system window appeared on everyone’s screens.

– Enemy Triple Kill!

– Enemy is dominating!

– Wooo!

– Yes!

– That’s it!

Cheers from his allies reached his ears through the speaker in his helmet.

– Wow, I can’t believe he even has Teleport…!

Dante’s exclamation followed.

– Me neither.

– I thought what he had shown us so far was amazing, but he even has Teleport…

– How many abilities does he have? Don’t tell me he’s still hiding more?

Kim Jinsung ignored their questions and changed the subject.

“Dante, pressure Luca now.”

– Now?

“Yes. I’ll recall and replenish my Mana, then I’ll come to help you in the bottom lane.”

He replied and chose to recall to the allied Nexus.

He had to stand still for about 10 seconds to recall. If he moved even a step or was attacked, the recall would be canceled.

He stood still, bored, and started reading the notification window that had appeared before him.

—

▶ ‘Eye of Surveillance’ skill has been enhanced to ‘Constant Surroundings Check’ skill through Skill Enhancement.

▷ Constant Surroundings Check – When activated, allows the user to see a wide area around them, including stealthed and hidden beings.

The range of vision increases with the user’s level.

Allows the user to use ‘Teleport’ to any location within the range of ‘Constant Surroundings Check’. Consumes 300 Mana per Teleport.

▶ 10,000 Beast Karma Points have been used for Skill Enhancement.

—

‘…I’ll be able to move freely around the entire map once I level up a little more.’

He thought to himself and cleared the notification window.

He had been looking for a similar skill because he was frustrated with the 5-minute cooldown of ‘Teleport’, the basic skill in the game.

And he had found the function he was looking for in the enhanced ‘Eye of Surveillance’.

‘This skill will be a huge asset, not just in this match, but also in the New Continent.’

He was confident that it would be an ‘unavoidable’ skill, and then his vision suddenly changed.

He had successfully recalled after 10 seconds.

“I’m coming!”

He immediately used Teleport to the jungle near the bottom lane.

He appeared behind Luca, who was fighting fiercely against Dante, and shouted,

“Teams 7 and 8, get ready, just in case!”

– …Huh?

– For what?

They didn’t understand right away.

“Damn it!”

Luca cursed, gritting his teeth as he saw Kim Jinsung.

‘He really has a Teleport ability!’

He had suspected it when Alopsky had teleported to the top lane even though his basic skill was on cooldown. But now he was certain.

That Russian bastard could teleport freely.

– Hey, you idiot! Why are you fighting out in the open when I warned you?!

Juan’s angry voice was heard.

He had told them to stay under the tower just in case this happened.

– What are you doing?! Get out of there! Use Flash!

“Teleport here and help me instead of yelling!!”

Luca shouted back.

“It’ll be a 2 vs 2 if you come here! We can handle this!”

– Argh…! Just use Flash!

“Just come here!”

**Whoosh~!**

A blizzard suddenly formed around Luca.

He finally used Flash and teleported closer to his tower.

‘I was saving it for this moment!’

He hadn’t ignored Juan’s words and saved Flash for no reason.

He had been waiting for the moment Alopsky used his blizzard, just like in the top lane, to dodge the ice with Flash.

‘I’m safely under the tower now.’

He reached the Blue Team’s bottom tower safely and looked around.

He saw a teleport effect appearing near a mini-monster that was passing by.

He checked the minimap and saw Juan recalling behind the mid tower and then teleporting.

‘Good! With Juan and me, we can definitely hold him off.’

No matter how many overpowered abilities Alopsky had, they were Juan and Luca, the two contenders for the title of Triunfo’s best prospect.

And with the tower’s help, even Alopsky wouldn’t be able to dive them easily.

“Hey! Stay under the tower!”

Juan, who had just teleported, shouted to Luca.

“The tower buff increases our defense, so we can hold out for a long time even if Alopsky uses his elemental attacks.”

“Really? Okay!”

“And if Alopsky transforms into smoke and tries to ignore the missiles…”

Juan paused and continued in a meaningful voice,

“…I’ll take care of it.”

Luca looked at Juan with surprise.

He understood what Juan meant.

‘Is he going to use his ability…?’

**Rumble…!**

The ground inside the tower suddenly started shaking violently.

“Whoa?! What’s happening?!”

“Argh…!”

They were thrown to the sides of the tower, unable to react in time as the ground beneath their feet suddenly rose at an incredible speed.

“Now’s our chance!”

Kim Jinsung, who had caused the ground to rise, shouted.

“Kill them before they get back under the tower!”

– We’re on it!

– Let’s go!

The Team 7 and Team 8 members, who had teleported with him, charged towards Juan and Luca.

They had received instructions from Kim Jinsung beforehand and had used Teleport to the bottom lane the moment they saw Juan.

“…!!”

“What?!”

Juan and Luca were shocked, finding themselves in a 4 vs 2 situation.

“Let’s get back under the tower…!”

**Whoosh~!**

“…Damn it!”

Juan, who had instinctively tried to get back under the tower, cursed as he saw the blizzard forming there.

They had no choice but to fight outside the tower. And they were separated, each facing two opponents.

‘We’re doomed…’

He instinctively sensed defeat and saw Alopsky charging towards him, swinging his gauntlets.