Chapter 24: A Man’s (Not) Duel

SoSung. A name I couldn’t possibly not know.

Heavies, the third-place team in the Time Click tournament held in Korea.

SoSung was the pillar supporting Heavies, the main tank and captain.

But…

“Why is SoSung-nim here?”

He should be in Champion tier, at least the tier after Grand Master.

It was the viewers who answered the question.

OO sponsored 1,000 won!

[Seems like he dropped because he doesn’t play competitive often due to his schedule]

“otot.”

[Friend request notification: SoSung]

He sent me a friend request.

To be honest, I was a bit dumbfounded… It felt like I was seeing a real celebrity.

[SoSung: Wow……, I enjoyed your video Charging Knight-nim]

[Charging Knight: Ah, thank you]

[SoSung: I heard you’re a Holy Knight one-champ, Holy Knight 1v1 ㄱㄱ?]

-Oh!

-A sweaty fight between men is about to begin

-Isn’t Nammi a woman?

-You have to accept this no matter what

Holy Knight 1v1…

Indeed, Holy Knight 1v1 is a battle for the pride of men.

There are some sly people who apply for Holy Knight 1v1 and take out Holy Knight counter heroes, but surely SoSung, the leader of Heavies and a master of tanks, wouldn’t do that.

[Charging Knight: ㄱㄱ]

It was a proposal I couldn’t refuse, so I accepted it right away.

Of course, I was going to play Holy Knight from the start.

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[The game is starting.]

As soon as the game started, I moved with my teammates towards the usual route. The map is a control map.

It’s a map where you start in equal spawn areas and occupy the base.

And when I arrived near the base, the opposing team was already in place.

It seems that they used the Time Sorcerer’s skill acceleration to quickly arrive at the base and take their positions.

‘Um………, let’s just go for it recklessly once.’

The main tank SoSung firmly guarding the front of the opposing team.

First, I use the shield cancel technique towards SoSung’s Holy Knight and narrow the distance.

When I got right in front of him, I and SoSung swung our long swords horizontally at almost the same time.

Clang! Clang!

SoSung jumps back and raises his shield while dealing damage.

He immediately fires the Holy Knight’s only projectile skill, ‘Sword Strike’.

It’s a technique that passes through enemies regardless of whether they have a shield and deals damage.

It’s a powerful attack with a damage of 100, but it’s easy to avoid because it’s slow.

But, was the distance too close?

[SoSung] > [JinDol]

[JinDol]: Ah sss- I’m sorry, I didn’t think I’d get hit by this

The Sword Strike passed through me and cut our team’s ninja who was throwing shurikens from behind.

It’s not a coincidence.

Looking at the slightly skewed direction of the Sword Strike, it was fired on purpose, aiming at the ninja.

Is that what it’s like to be a pro?

To catch a kill in that fleeting moment.

But it’s okay.

I still have skills left too.

“Can I get a barrier please.”

At the signal, our team’s sub-tank, Gravity Sorcerer, gave me a barrier.

It’s a barrier in the shape of a sphere with a durability of 200 and a duration of 3 seconds.

I watched the timing.

I caught a glimpse of the opposing team’s ninja finishing a double jump and slowly falling down.

My vision slows down.

The trajectory from slowly descending to touching the ground is drawn.

I dashed.

-Ha!

The Holy Knight dashes with a powerful shout.

Here, SoSung gave up on colliding and jumped to the side to avoid the dash.

The result was

-Huh!? What!?

Bang!!

At the same time as the opposing team’s ninja lands, my Holy Knight grabs the ninja.

After that, bang! against the wall!

[Charging Knight] > [AliNalli]

It’s a dash that one-shots heroes with less than 200 health.

There’s no way he could survive.

And then it was.

I immediately jumped far to the side.

A dash coming from behind.

Bang!!

SoSung tried to use dash to hit me back, but SoSung’s dash was in vain as I dodged.

At the same time, SoSung’s eyes widened.

“Wow……, this…”

SoSung was honestly surprised.

Whether it should be said that he is a master of Holy Knight.

I really wondered if he was a Holy Knight in the Master section.

“Is he really a Master? Ah, the tank is Grand Master?”

Every single action of Charging Knight’s movement has a reason and meaning.

The dash just now may seem unreasonable in some ways, but it was because he checked that our team’s Gravity Sorcerer didn’t have a barrier and then dashed.

Besides, he hit the ninja who could double jump.

He must have predicted the falling timing and hit him, but it’s not an easy play to do.

Unusual skill.

“Wow…, if he’s really good, I might lose.”

And then it was.

Clang! Clang!

“Huh? What!?”

It was something that happened in an instant.

The Charging Knight, who had approached the healer in that state, swung his sword and killed him in less than 2 seconds.

[Charging Knight] > [Hollid]

[Hollid]: Wow……, what did you just do?

[SoonWooyoo]: How did he die?

The teams who witnessed the scene also had questions.

-??

-??

-??

Countless hooks floated up in the broadcast chat room as well.

The Holy Knight’s sword swinging speed is 1 second.

It’s an attack that deals 75 damage per hit, but since it’s slow, it takes a total of 3 hits, exactly 3 seconds, to catch a hero of about 200.

However, it was an unusual speed even at a glance.

‘Wow………, what the….!

But the game is not over yet.

Leaving the question behind, SoSung gave the order.

“I’ll put up a shield and block the heal, so catch Charging Knight.”

Currently Charging Knight’s health is 300.

He is holding up a shield to block it to some extent, but Charging Knight has only two choices here.

Use dash towards the team to move or just swing the sword and meet a glorious death.

There is no hole for Charging Knight to escape, whichever method he uses.

“Dash is on cooldown.”

SoSung immediately used dash towards Charging Knight.

Of course, since Charging Knight’s dash skill was also on cooldown, there was a possibility that he would block it with a counter-dash.

But this is his own camp.

If Holy Knights’ dashes collide, they will both be stunned for 3 seconds.

In other words, Charging Knight is stunned in the middle of the enemy team and cannot move for 3 seconds.

Therefore, he would not be able to avoid death.

Coincidentally, Charging Knight was being aggroed by the dealer and wasn’t even looking back.

SoSung thought that he would be hit by the dash and killed right away, regardless of whether it was a counter-dash.

“Huh? What!?”

And then it was.

Whoosh!

-Ha!

Charging Knight used dash.

But, the motion was unusual.

The motion of turning around was not there at all.

Like the back turn motion in Sudden X Tek.

SoSung was speechless for a moment.

“No, how did you do that?”

To be honest, I was somewhat expecting a counter-dash.

But I was wondering because there was no motion of turning around itself.

Is it a bug?

Leaving the question behind, SoSung proceeded with the game for now.

[SoSung] > [Charging Knight]

Although he offset SoSung’s dash with a counter-dash, he was stunned in the middle of the enemy team anyway.

It was natural that Charging Knight could not avoid death.

But, even so, the situation flowed a bit unfavorably for SoSung.

He gave up his position to the enemy team by dashing into Charging Knight, and the fact that there was one less healer was disadvantageous in the power struggle.

In the end, SoSung had no choice but to lose the first confrontation.

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A battle between the strong.

The game itself was flowing fiercely.

Charging Knight’s team’s base capture percentage 75%

And SoSung’s team’s base capture percentage 85% and is still rising.

Currently SoSung’s team is occupying the base.

Even in this situation, SoSung could only let out a hollow laugh.

“Wow….., really.”

SoSung could be sure.

The fact that Charging Knight’s Holy Knight skills were superior.

The situation itself is advantageous now, but the reason is also because Time Click is a team game in the first place.

It was only advantageous because the Outlaw among the team’s dealers was a surprisingly skilled player, but if you only look at the Holy Knight’s fight, anyone would see it as his defeat.

“Even if I win this, it won’t feel like a win.”

And at that moment.

Charging Knight’s team is approaching.

It was Charging Knight’s team, which was quickly approaching using acceleration by changing one of the healers to a Time Sorcerer.

Judging from the percentage, it was clear that it would be the last confrontation.

And both SoSung and Nammi knew that each other had ultimates.

Perhaps this ultimate would determine the victory or defeat of this game.

SoSung’s Outlaw said.

-I’m hiding SoSung-nim. I’ll use Flashbang, so use your ultimate then

“Yes!”

The Outlaw’s position is above the 2nd floor building on the upper left of the route that Charging Knight is approaching.

No matter how different the skills are, this is a team game.

SoSung smiled, confident in the victory of this game.

And then, the signal came.

-Now!

The Outlaw’s Flashbang was thrown towards Charging Knight.

An enemy hit by Flashbang cannot use any skills for 1.5 seconds and is stunned.

But, in that short moment.

-!?

Charging Knight raised his shield up and blocked the Flashbang.

However, SoSung’s ultimate, Roar, was already written.

-HaaAAAAA!!

It was Charging Knight who lowered his shield and blocked that Roar as well with a quick reaction speed.

“Ah! I’m f*cked!”

The turn was passed.

Now it was Charging Knight’s team’s turn to attack.

But then.

[IIIIIII] > [HaGendaad]

[[UII] > [ItchaItcha]

[Charging Knight] > [Illut]

-I caught two healers! Now do whatever you want!

“Nice!”

Although the Flashbang failed, the Outlaw, who had a good position, caught one dealer and one healer from Charging Knight’s team.

Of course, he was hit by Charging Knight’s Sword Strike and died, but anyway, he took one of Charging Knight’s skills and, moreover, caught two people.

Thus, the situation became advantageous for SoSung’s team with 6 to 4.

SoSung shouted.

“I’ll block Roar no matter what! Rush in!”

SoSung’s Time Sorcerer uses acceleration and rushes towards Charging Knight’s team.

This order is also intended to induce Charging Knight’s Roar and prevent them from approaching the base.

Rather, it would be easier to block it if they induced Roar.

And at that moment, Charging Knight makes a motion to use Roar.

‘Now!’

The way to block the Holy Knight’s Roar is simply with sound, raising the shield when he shouts HaaAAAAA! from Hee-.

Of course, a high reaction speed is required, but it was not a difficult task for SoSung.

Therefore, SoSung could be sure.

He blocked Charging Knight’s ultimate, Roar-

-HaaAAAAA!!

“What!?”

But, unlike what he expected, SoSung could not block Charging Knight’s Roar.

No, he couldn’t block it.

Unlike his expectations, Charging Knight’s Roar was fired one turn faster.

It’s the same as before.

It seems like some short moment motion was canceled.

“Oof……”

[Charging Knight] > [SoSung]

[Charging Knight] > [Hollid]

[Charging Knight] > [SoonWooyoo]

[Charging Knight] > [AliNalli]

Whatever it was, the outcome of the game was telling him.

[Defeat]

In the end, he lost the Holy Knight fight and lost the game.

And SoSung was still making a dumbfounded expression.

“No, really what is it?”

He wondered if it was really the Holy Knight of Time Click that he knew.

All of the Holy Knight’s motions flowed differently from what he expected.

Honestly, at this point, I wouldn’t say his pride was hurt, but rather he was impressed?

After the game ended, SoSung immediately sent a whisper to Charging Knight.

[SoSung: Charging Knight-nim, sorry, do you have some time? SoSung]

[Charging Knight: ?