Chapter 56 : Art Competition

Volboard is totally OP (Over Power)—who thought it was okay to release it like this?

Did they think it’d be too hard to hit with the sleep dart?

Sure, it’s a projectile, so you can block it with some reaction, but the real issue is the fast cooldown.

“I can’t just rush in mindlessly.”

Or maybe… I should coordinate with my team.

My gaze turned to our team’s gravity mage.

Maybe I’ll start off playing normally.

“Kitchen ready?”

—Ready.

With the gravity mage’s reply, the kitchen (zone) activated.

I scanned the enemy team’s location.

“Oh, wait. This is perfect.”

I saw the perfect angle.

A great angle for a charge.

Time to go.

I hit Shift and charged in.

—Haah!

The Paladin charged with a shout.

My target wasn’t actually the shielded tank leading the enemy formation.

Even though the tank dodged with a booster in response, that wasn’t who I was after.

I sharply drifted to the left.

There was Inaring, standing with her back to the wall on the left side of the building, healing continuously.

“Wait, what the—?!”

Boom!!

[Charging Paladin] > [Inainaring]

“How did you know where I was?! I never even showed my face!”

It made no sense.

How did he know?! It’s not like he’s using wallhacks.

Inaring’s keyboard was on fire.

[All Chat]

Inainaring: You’re stream-sniping!

[The One] Charging Paladin: ? I could see the bullet trajectory.

And it was crystal clear.

Regular shots from the female soldier are projectiles, but you can’t see the bullet trail.

Scoped shots, however, are hitscan, and the trajectory is clearly visible, revealing the shooter’s position.

Honestly, I got a bit lucky this time.

I knew she’d be behind the wall, but didn’t expect to catch her the moment I turned the corner.

Lucky shot.

Though I didn’t make it out alive.

I went in too deep.

Sure, part of it was to confirm the bullet trail, and part was just for fun.

Still, I caused trouble for the team.

“Sorry. That was too reckless.”

I apologized immediately, and the team replied on voice.

—Wow, Nanmi. You never apologized when you played Charging Paladin before. Managing your image now?

“Hey, come on. I always feel sorry when I make mistakes.”

—LOL

“And since their main healer will rejoin late, I’ll regroup quickly.”

—Okay, we’ll try to hold out till then.

—Just don’t die~ don’t die~

A weakness of the female soldier:

She has no mobility skills.

And worse, Inaring’s team is on defense, so their spawn is far from the point.

That means if I respawn and charge in quickly, we might win the next teamfight.

“Just hold on a bit longer.”

—Ninja at 1 HP!

—Oh, nice! Nanmi, take your time—we won the fight.

“Nice work, team.”

Looks like their ninja overextended.

Our outlaw took him out.

I quickly rejoined my team using Charge.

Now that we captured Point A, maybe it’s time for some sniping?

I already knew this, but Nanmi’s Charging Paladin is beyond skilled.

Sleep dart?

Sure, it’s a solid counter to Charge—if it hits.

“Aaaahhh!!”

—Hrah!

Nanmi’s scariest trait as a Charging Paladin is his unpredictability.

Who could’ve imagined he’d appear from there?

And he clearly studied Inaring’s weaknesses through multiple snipes.

Inaring, without a doubt, has great aim.

Good enough to reach Master rank.

But as a low-sensitivity player, she can’t whip her aim around quickly.

That makes her vulnerable from behind.

She can’t do a quick 180.

And Nanmi knew this, always targeting her back with precision.

“What are you, some kind of stealth ninja?!”

That’s not all.

Nanmi isn’t just mechanically skilled—he’s got mind games too.

He always strikes when people let their guard down.

“You’re DEAD this time!”

Failed Charge—bad situation.

Nanmi was deep in enemy territory, unreachable by allies.

He stood against the wall, shield up, buying time.

He was guaranteed to die.

Our team’s tank and ninja rushed in for the kill.

3v1 beatdown in a corner.

“Die, DIE!”

His shield started cracking and breaking.

Inaring even began punching him up close.

Once the shield dropped, ninja shurikens and tank bullets would shred him.

But at that moment, Inaring should’ve thought:

Wasn’t that Charge… a little too reckless?

Anyone could’ve seen it would fail.

And yet she didn’t think that far—rage clouded her judgment.

Which led to this:

—HRRAHH!!

“KYAA!!”

Paladin’s Ultimate Roar!

Point-blank ultimate hit—ninja, tank, and Inaring all stunned.

In other words, a triple stun.

His axe swung wide—

Whoosh!

Ninja and soldier down!

Final blow: tank defeated by a charge!

A clean highlight moment.

Being caught off guard hurts more.

[The One] Charging Paladin: lol

“Grrrraaaagh!” Inaring snarled like a beast.

“You. Are. DEAD. Next. Time.”

She’s no fool.

She doesn’t fall for the same trick twice—at least not in one match.

After healing, Nanmi headed for the enemy spawn.

To finish off the now furious Inaring.

And sure enough, there she was—charging forward, not watching her sides.

Oh Inaring, you should’ve looked around.

Hah!

“KYAA!!”

BOOM!!

[Charging Paladin] > [Inainaring]

Spawn kill successful.

Point B captured.

Paladin is so fun to play again.

 I chuckled without realizing it.

I said to Inaring:

“So? Did you do something wrong or not?”

“I-I’m s-sor…rry!!”

“Will you do it again?”

“It was your fault for sniping first!!”

Of course, I won the game.

Afterwards, I was giving Inaring a light scolding in our group chat.

“Hmm… Sure, sniping first is wrong.”

“Right? So I’m innocent! If anyone’s to blame, it’s Volboard for making such a busted hero!”

“Shouldn’t you be thankful for that then?”

“Yeah, true. Anyway, duo queue? I wanna get carried for once.”

I hesitated.

Now that I’m a streamer known for my skill in Time Click, I have to be more cautious about who I duo with.

It’s the same reason I turned Nana down before.

But Inaring’s different…

She’s been hovering between Master 1 and GM 5 lately.

Just don’t let her play DPS.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes! It’s carry time!”

Just not DPS.

She hasn’t even unlocked Champ in Tank or Support.

Though maybe thanks to that soldier hero, if she played Support seriously, she could reach Champ?

Then she said:

“Oh right, Nanmi.”

“Yes?”

“Did you hear about Eungtae hosting a Time Click streamer tournament?”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

A famous streamer.

Mainly known for VR content.

Probably every Korean VTuber fan knows him.

He even created Korea’s #1 virtual idol girl group: iLive (short for Isakai Live).

And now he’s hosting a tournament?

“Have they opened applications yet?”

“Not yet. He just said on stream he’s thinking about it.”

“If they do, wanna join together?”

“Hmm… Do you think I’m good enough to apply?”

Can I really join?

If it’s a high-level tournament for only elite players, I’d hesitate.

But if it’s called a “streamer tournament”… then maybe anyone can join, regardless of rank?

“Let me message the organizer.”

“Okay!”