Chapter 66 : Anger Crisis (2)

We shouted our chant.

“We are assassins!”

“””Yes!!”””

“We target only one person!”

“””Yes!!”””

“What do we do when we see Inaring on the enemy team?”

“””We bite and kill her!!”””

“Good. Let’s proceed as we practiced.”

After the chant ended, I observed the enemy team’s reaction.

To be precise, I observed Inaring’s reaction.

We had invited her to our channel for a moment because there was something we wanted her to hear.

And, as expected, Inaring threw a fit.

“Hey! You punks!! I’m not the coach—Soseong is!! You should be targeting Soseong!!”

“We can’t help it, Inaring. I taught my teammates everything, so it’s only natural they instinctively go after you.”

“All five of them are copies of Nanmi! What is this?!”

“That’s how you should think of it. Anyway, be prepared. Hehe.”

“Hmph! Bring it on if you dare!”

Ding—

And with those words, sounding like some typical third-rate villain, Inaring left.

After she left, Larne asked a question.

“Do you think the plan will work?”

“We should at least be able to put pressure on them.”

Truthfully, we called Inaring partly to tease her and partly as part of our strategy.

“They still think we’ll play the same way we did against Danding.”

Given our physical skill level, we couldn’t afford to just hide and go for sneak attacks.

From the start, the enemy likely already knew what kind of strategy we’d use.

“Let’s hope they show up the way we expect them to.”

Of course, that would be difficult.

The enemy team probably realized that their previous strategies were exposed through the game with Mureuj, so they were likely to try

something new.

Not that they were ever guaranteed to go with the compositions I expected.

That was the case with Danding.

We were certain the enemy would bring out a transforming robot, but they brought an outlaw instead.

You always have to factor in the variables of the game.

“Alright, get warmed up. Everyone ready?”

“””Yes!!”””

“The enemy team will be tougher than when we faced Danding, but let’s do our best! Let’s go, team!”

“””Let’s go!!”””

The reason Soseong’s team was considered tough was mainly due to a physical skill gap.

Each role—healer, damage dealer, and tank—had players at the master level, except for one diamond-ranked tank.

Wow… looking at it this way, the balance really is unfair.

Then again, who would have expected Nana to reach master rank?

Danding and Mureuj didn’t avoid picking Nana because they didn’t want her.

It was due to communication issues.

But apparently, Soseong could speak some Japanese.

That’s why he picked Nana.

Anyway, the game began.

We had the first move.

I quickly gave out orders.

“Everyone face them head-on. I’ll flank solo.”

“””Yes!!”””

Using the Time Mage’s skill acceleration, I quickly moved past the clash zone.

Bang!

“Huh?”

That was when it happened.

A bullet from the enemy hit me.

I lost half my health instantly.

Ah, this is…

‘A sniper…’

Nana… I didn’t think her aim would be this sharp.

Instead of an outlaw, Nana had chosen a sniper.

And from that one shot, I could already tell how skilled her aim was.

I gave orders to my team, especially to Larne.

“Everyone, move behind Larne’s shield if possible. Nana’s aim is better than expected.”

“””Okay!”””

Luckily, we had a paladin on our team.

Whether that would prove helpful remained to be seen.

I gave Larne a follow-up command.

“Win or lose this fight, Larne, switch back to Monkey Man.”

“Understood!”

After giving the orders, I looked over at the enemy team.

Their formation was solid.

Like a heavily fortified stronghold.

If we rushed into that fortress, the outcome was obvious.

‘This is…’

No good.

It’s too solid.

There’s no one to target.

but it’s fine.

We haven’t started the clash yet.

That’s why their formation is still tight.

They’re human too—they’ll make mistakes.

I aimed to catch one of those.

“The enemy probably knows I flanked. Be careful. They might rush instead.”

“Oh! They’re rushing us!”

“Confirmed.”

Looks like they realized I wasn’t there and decided to charge in.

And so began a 6v5 skirmish.

As it started, our team began to shout hurriedly.

“Ninja! Ninja low!”

“I’m down.”

“Ah, that was close.”

“It’s okay. Let’s regroup.”

“No more enemy ninja, so let’s regroup. Our respawn is faster anyway.”

“Okay.”

Listening to them, I couldn’t help but smirk.

I replied to my teammates.

“You all did great. When you respawn, engage immediately. I won’t give any orders this time.”

“Huh?”

“Because I believe in you. I—”

Nanmi’s gaze locked onto Soseong from the enemy team.

And Soseong began acting exactly as predicted.

During the clash, our ninja Kamo went down.

But don’t worry.

We could bring her back quickly.

That’s why Soseong activated his speed and rushed back to his base to retrieve Kamo.

“Hold on, I’ll get Kamo!”

“Okay!”

With his speed boost on, Soseong left the point and headed toward the defender spawn zone.

That’s when it happened.

Bang bang bang!

“What the hell!?”

A projectile shot toward his head.

He tried to react, but it was too late.

It was Nanmi.

[Charge Knight] > [Soseong]

“Ah.”

That was a disaster.

A big one.

He didn’t expect Nanmi to be here.

He thought she had flanked widely to pinch the team during the clash.

He never imagined she’d be hiding near the spawn route.

But this wasn’t the time to be shocked.

Soseong shouted.

“Kamo! Watch out!”

But it was already too late.

[Charge Knight] > [Kamo]

“Ah.”

After Nanmi dominated, even pro players would all say the same thing.

Soseong, as the main tank, hadn’t noticed it himself, but the enemy healers and DPS had said this:

[You wouldn’t know since you’re a tank, right?]

[Man… I didn’t even think I could win.]

[I don’t think I could beat her one-on-one.]

Even pros acknowledged her aim.

Soseong now understood it deeply.

‘So this is what it means to feel a wall.’

He gave new orders.

“Abandon Point 1. Fall back as much as possible. Just survive.”

We obviously won the second fight.

I had taken down two enemies, making it 6v4.

On top of that, I was pestering the enemy from behind.

That aggro and pincer allowed us to easily take the first point.

Or rather, the enemy gave it up and fell back.

‘Guess they don’t want to charge up ult.’

And their retreat was clean.

Too clean to chase.

“Let’s not pursue. We might get lured in.”

It was a shame.

We needed to charge up our ultimates a bit more to have a fighting chance.

What annoyed me more was Nana’s sniper.

After getting hit once, I knew—her aim was seriously sharp.

Bang!

“Ah!”

[Nananana] > [Rino]

“Left! Sniper on top of the left building!”

See?

Her aim is deadly.

“I’ll keep pushing the payload. Monkey Man, pressure the sniper. Heavy, flank right and pull aggro. Akemi, follow Heavy and position on the

second floor for DPS. Mirya, follow as support. Lastly, Rino.”

“Yes!”

“Wait by the stairs leading to the second floor. We’ll go up together.”

“Got it!”

It might seem like we’re splitting up too much.

But the enemy is also split, so this decision makes sense.

Scattered pressure on a scattered enemy.

After taking Point 1 and activating the payload, this game isn’t about capturing anymore.

It’s now a pushing game.

And the enemy has to stop it.

‘They’re here.’

I focused on the enemy’s Monkey Man.

Since we’re pushing, we could draw the enemy’s movement toward the payload.

Right now, only Rino and I are on the payload.

The enemy is camped on the second floor.

I gave the tank line an order.

“Larne, Yooji.”

“”Yes!””

“When I give the signal, dislodge them from the second floor. Now—”

At that moment, I activated speed and moved away from the payload toward the stairs with Rino.

At the same time, the enemy’s Monkey Man and Heavy jumped down to stop the push.

They jumped before seeing me escape.

Of course, they couldn’t catch me.

I addressed the four allies moving to the second floor.

“Everyone, start the brawl.”

At my signal, the team charged at the remaining second-floor enemies.

Winning this fight wasn’t the point.

“Even if you don’t get kills, do not leave the second floor. That includes tanks. Hold it tight.”

As expected, the enemy also jumped down to avoid us.

Nanmi smiled to herself.

Positions were completely flipped.

We couldn’t push for now, but we secured a superior position.

This positional gain would prove crucial in the upcoming team fight.