LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 110
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Hu-ji’s Broadcasting
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I was taken down by the enemy.
“……?”
Suddenly appearing was a gray screen signaling death.
Even for Hu-ji, who had extensive experience in Fiore, it was hard to comprehend how he had been killed.
The fighter who brought him down dashed off somewhere.
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Double Kill!
Total Annihilation!
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[Ah!! What’s this? They’re already here.]
[Huh? What’s going on?]
“…… Ah.”
Finally coming to his senses, Hu-ji spoke up.
“Sorry. They were tougher than I thought.”
[It’s fine. The top team is managing things. Stick to the strategy. Just stick to the strategy.]
“Okay.”
Hu-ji responded to that and observed the enemy fighter’s traits during his resurrection wait.
“……”
The reason Hu-ji didn’t avoid the fight was separate from the system of forced engagements in Fiore.
There were also grounds based on the traits that the enemy fighter held.
Hu-ji placed a finger on that trait.
[Battle Frenzy: Takes more damage, but deals a greater groggy effect to the opponent (Check detailed description).]
Unlike before, when Moon Si-hyun used the characteristic of the ancient tree’s regeneration that most melee units wielded, he held this instead.
Fiore’s system, Groggy.
When a unit receives excessive damage in a split second, they lose control of their body.
The ambiguous gain of additional groggy points was overshadowed by the substantial hurt that was the extra damage, which is why most melee units didn’t take it.
It was common for them to be devoured by the enemy wielding the ancient tree’s regeneration, which was known as the melee national rule.
But…… Moon Si-hyun was different.
‘…… Seriously. Is she out of her mind?’
“Yes.”
[[……]]
As I affirmed again, a sudden chilling silence fell.
[…… Me? Are you really asking me to use it? Seriously?]
“Yes.”
[Are you crazy? Battle Frenzy is an absolute trash trait!]
“You’re talking about that red one, right? Yes.”
[…… No way! This is absolutely not happening! We can’t survive in the Sky Realm like this! This is a Berserker! This is an entertainer build! Are you joking!?]
San-deng shivered and rejected my proposal.
There was a dangerously low voice that occasionally tickled my ears, and he was much more adorable than usual.
Now, it felt like his voice was more ferocious than his stature.
“Just trust me and give it a try.”
[No!! If we do this, we won’t stand a chance in the Sky Realm!]
One minute left until trait confirmation. San-deng still refused obstinately.
…… He’s more resistant than usual.
[Well, to be honest, it does seem like this will be tough for the top team.]
[Is that really the right choice for Si-hyun?]
[Honestly, I’m a bit skeptical if the Battle Frenzy is indeed a good idea……]
[Isn’t that Berserker a famous entertainer build?]
Voices of doubt and persuasion floated in from my teammates.
Following that.
[Um……]
San-su’s slight murmur broke the brief silence.
This caused the commotion to die down for a moment.
[Si-hyun. Do we really need to make San-deng use that? No one usually takes it seriously.]
“Yes. San-deng must use it too.”
[Can you explain the basis for that?]
San-su asked.
“…… Um.”
…… To be honest, if I were asked to explain it verbally, I wouldn’t do it well. I mean, it’s not that I don’t know. It’s clear that I truly know.
…… Some people hitting from afar were the ones…… with Battle Frenzy. The red traits were there.
I had many thoughts about how annoying this would be.
But, if San-deng and I took it together…… Hmm.
In any case, it just felt like…… it should work.
San-su had me take the green basic trait that was probably the ancient tree’s regeneration.
There were things I had said before, and I absolutely didn’t want to take it…… but due to San-su’s persuasion and his strong will, it turned out to be a trait I had no choice but to take.
However, since then, I felt uncomfortable. Red and green.
I realized the basis for that discomfort just now as the first set ended.
…… That feeling, that basis.
I racked my highly capable brain as best as I could, formulating it into words.
“We’ll hit hard and deal with the fighters together with the red trait, ha-”
[Okay, okay. Stop right there.]
[Hey, look at what that guy is saying. We don’t have to take it, right? You don’t even know the trait name right! You haven’t read it at all! If we lose this match, we’re done, get it!?]
San-deng was almost on the verge of tears.
[……]
San-su paused for a moment.
[…… But, you know, every time Si-hyun suggested something, we haven’t had a bad outcome…… But just excluding the Fighter, Berserkers are just insane……]
He muttered under his breath, too softly to hear.
It was his habit.
Following that.
[Um.]
[San-su! Shouldn’t you not take it-]
[Si-hyun! Are you absolutely sure? If you and San-deng take this and lose, you won’t regret it, right?]
[…… Brother?]
“Yes. I believe it will go well.”
[Okay. Then just give it a shot. San-deng, you do it too.]
[No, brother!! Seriously!!]
[Three seconds left. Hurry up and confirm.]
[[……]]
A brief moment of silence.
[…… Ugh!!!]
Then came a scream reminiscent of a cactus.
The game had begun.
The fighter and warrior both held red traits side by side.
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Double Kill!
Total Annihilation!
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“I got them all.”
[…… Huh?]
[Nice! Nice!]
The atmosphere, gloomy from San-deng’s death, turned around in an instant.
[Hey, Si-hyun, how did you take them out this time?]
“……”
I briefly looked at my hands.
Crimson energies, like blood, wrapped around my fists.
Hitting the enemy with this, as expected, made them topple over much quicker.
“We can win. Just hang on a little longer.”
The single object generated in the next terrain forced a 2v2 standoff.
We faced off against a fighter and a priest, while the enemies comprised a fighter and a priestess.
The enemy did not allow us to create distance easily this time either. As they attacked, they closed in, and if we withdrew, they would follow.
…… To be precise, it seemed they had no intention of even eating the object from the start.
Especially the enemy fighter didn’t hold back.
They’re good at this.
…… But.
I shifted my gaze toward the priestess.
That side was much weaker.
The moment the priestess took even half a step forward.
…… Now.
I launched a wave.
– Phew!
“I’m going in.”
My field of view swiftly expanded as I approached the priestess. She panicked but tried to counter as best she could.
However, this time as well.
After landing several punches on her chin and nostrils, she fell over in no time.
The priest and I focused our attacks to take her down and then checked the position of the enemy fighter.
Again, it seemed the fighter wanted to escape.
Perhaps more cautious than before, he was positioned at a greater distance.
The moment he was about to give up and turn back,
[…… Hey! I hit him! I hit him!!]
The cactus’s voice rang out.
The priestess’s purple binding ensnared his feet.
“Nice.”
I moved in and struck the fighter’s vital points repeatedly.
Once again, it was total annihilation.
This death was significant.
Because, at this point, and given how reckless the priestess seemed.
“Be careful of the left shrubs, Cactus.”
[Huh? Hey! Hey! Two from the Sky Realm suddenly!]
[…… Huh? What did you say? Oh crap, what the hell!!]
From the bushes just next to us, the Sky Realm’s tank warrior and priest emerged, charging at the cactus.
“Total Annihilation!! Is this the power of Battle Frenzy!? – Huh!? Ah!”
“Oh no! Cactus player! He was taken down in an instant!”
“Did they not expect two enemies at once!?”
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Double Annihilation! LOL
Wow, he’s dead again, isn’t he?
Didn’t they call? Why the hell is he always getting taken down like this, seriously?
Moon Si-hyun seems to know how to avoid this, but he just won’t step back.
Moon Si-hyun is going to die too at this rate.
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In the blink of an eye, the warrior and priest, who had taken down the cactus, rushed toward the fighter.
“This is two full-condition players from the Sky Realm! It’s dangerous!”
“No matter how good Moon Si-hyun is, he has to retreat!”
The giant warrior’s figure blocked the fighter. The priest behind him bore the marks of the holy.
At that moment, the warrior’s axe and the priest’s holy power flew toward the fighter simultaneously.
The fighter didn’t dodge at first and watched it all come in.
As the axe flew in by a minimal margin, followed by the holy power, he evaded everything.
The movements to avoid the two attacks were shockingly peculiar and hair-raising.
“Did he avoid that!? Oh, he did!?”
“No way, he’s not running away? He seems to want to fight back!?”
She continuously whirled to dodge the axe and the incoming holy power by mere millimeters.
Twisting her head and leaning down, curving her waist and swaying her arms to maintain balance, she charged forward.
“No!!”
“Wow……”
The whole thing unfolded as a seamless chain of actions, seeming almost natural.
Despite Moon Si-hyun’s fraudulent claims, it was not a conscious effort.
Her innate reaction speed and her instinct from experience guided her to know where to dodge.
Just as a human knows how to balance when standing, instinctually, she also knew how to win.
The warrior and priest, looking astonished, pressed on toward the fighter. The fighter’s tattered clothes began to be colored by the sun.
And just as if being annoyed, the warrior let out a roar and swung his axe wildly.
– Reeow!!
– Thud!
In that split second of light, the warrior knelt down.
“Ah! He got parried!”
“It’s still fine! We have the priest behind us!”
However, the damage from one fighter wasn’t enough to take down a warrior with a priest backing him during the parry phase all at once.
The warrior gritted his teeth and held on, waiting for the moment the paralysis ended.
Now. He grabbed the axe as he stood up—
– Thud!!
Yet that giant’s knee crumpled once again.
“Si-hyun! As the warrior gets back up, quickly retreat- Oh!?”
“Wait! Ah! The Groggy! It’s Groggy! Thanks to the Battle Frenzy trait, he got hit early!”
“Is it chaining like this!?”
Next, the fighter lifted his leg for the final strike.
– Phew!
It was in that moment, with a missile of holy power flying toward him from the warrior’s body, he turned his head to dodge.
Simultaneously, he lifted his leg again and drove it into the warrior’s temple.
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Triple Kill!
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“What!? How did he dodge that!? Wow!”
“Oh no! This leaves just the priest!!”
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Quadra Kill!
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Moon Si-hyun and the cactus, who had exploded out of the Current Realm, arrived a few minutes before the enemies.
The flow was completely different from the last round.
However, because of San-deng’s trait, they were at a disadvantage.
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Pazzk Minor Gallery
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– What’s the situation now?
It seems Moon Si-hyun just blew up the Sky Realm, but is the Bear Doll Family going to win this round??
– I don’t know, San-deng is holding up too poorly.
ㄴ He didn’t even blow up to that trait while reaching this point.
ㄴ Yeah, San-deng, who held on here, is totally insane.
– Let’s see what happens from here.
– Right, Moon Si-hyun’s form is crazy! You really have to see.
ㄴ Seriously, dodging the holy missile from the warrior was just insane. LOL.
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The Bear Doll Family quickly filled the gaps appearing in the Sky Realm.
After that, LAVA’s Current Realm followed suit as they fought and scrapped.
Thus, an even standoff, or rather, a slight advantage for LAVA was created.
They were now facing the final battle.
At that moment, a thunderous roar rang out.
It was from the warrior.
That warrior, with the roar.
Threw the axe far away.
At the same time, the armor seemed to peel off his body entirely.
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What? Is this for real? [0]
What is that?? [0]
Wow, LOL, this is a Berserker! [0]
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A warrior now half-naked.
He raised his hands.
Nothing in his grasp, bare hands.
The warrior’s ultimate technique, Beast Transformation.
An ultimate technique forbidden for use during normal times.
Using it means sacrificing the outrageous defense, which is the basic passive effect of the ultimate.
…… However, when it’s employed, one gains the outrageous attack stats that are the exact opposite of defense.
For a warrior serving the role of the Sky Realm tank, using it was nearly equivalent to forfeiting the game.
…… But.
The warrior holding the Battle Frenzy was different.
The Berserker charged with a roar, letting out a tremendous sound as he dashed forth.
In tow was the fighter clad in solar garb.
The fighter and Berserker pummeled the enemies before them with their bare fists.
The enemy warrior was helplessly pushed back.
Groggy.
Parry.
Groggy.
Groggy.
Death.
Resurrection.
Groggy.
The battlefield transformed in an instant by the two fists.
– Are you kidding me? You’re actually asking him to use an ultimate? Are you out of your mind!?
– Use it. Now.
– …… Damn it!!
[Thud!!]
Just a conversation from several dozen seconds ago.
San-deng recalled those words.
“Hah, damn……”
With his legs freed, he could only drop his gaze in shock at the collapsing enemy stone tower.
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Victory!
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A green monument rose above the screens of six players.
Soon, everyone rejoiced in the lounge where they were all summoned.
[……]
“……”
Right next to him, Moon Si-hyun was staring at him intently.
“…… Hah, seriously……”
No matter how annoying she was, even he had to laugh in joy at the victory and the absurdity of it all.
The choice of traits akin to game management skills, the use of ultimate techniques.
As San-deng watched her, he splashed water on his dry face and muttered.
“Damn…… this is honestly brain-melting……”
The third set commenced. The ban-pick between LAVA and the Bear Doll Family hadn’t changed much.
However, the mistake of the support from the Current Realm was fixed, and the Bear Doll Family had a tougher time than in the second round against Moon Si-hyun.
This time, San-deng bit down and held on again against Moon Si-hyun.
Thus, after a desperate string of battles.
[….. This will likely be the final fight. Get ready.]
Now, it was a confrontation where everyone sensed the end was near.
With twelve ultimates prepared.
The charge of the two warriors collided as they clashed.
One warrior threw away his axe and heavy armor, and the battle began.
The twelve became intertwined like tangled threads.
Blood erupted like dirt dust in the air.
The sounds of cold weapons clashing and mystic powers colliding echoed through the atmosphere.
The sword fell.
The priestess collapsed.
The priest fell. The fighter resurrected.
The warrior fell. The priest fell. The warrior resurrected.
The archer fell. The gunslinger fell.
The sword fell. The gunslinger fell. The priestess fell.
The warrior fell. The warrior collapsed.
And now what remained was a battered fighter, bleeding profusely.
And the intact enemy fighter.
…… The two fighters.
– Swish
– Swish
Simultaneously clasped their hands together.
Moonlight flickered across the ground.
Soon two half-circles formed, engulfing each other, marking their presence.
Thus, leaving fragments of moonlight behind, the fighters vanished.
The situation was desperate.
[Sister! Our team. Hang in there. Our team……! Ah……! Please……]
[Please, Si-hyun!!!]
Even so, they held onto hope.
Someone, with her eyes tightly closed, sobbed, raising her hands in prayer.
Someone, gripping her fists tightly, gazed with determination.
After enduring a seemingly infinite time.
Two forms began to emerge.
One fighter lay collapsed. One emerged atop him.
…… The one atop was.
[Bear Doll Family’s Moon Si-hyun]
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Hexakill!
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She calmly approached the enemy stone tower.
…… Moon Si-hyun.
[…… Huh!? Oh! Nice! Nice! Nice!! Si-hyun!! Wow!!]
[Wow! Really, hah! How did Si-hyun do that!?]
[Seriously, this is amazing…..! Truly sister, you’re so cool……!!]
[Sis, really! I love you……! Ah…… T-T.]
[Wow damn!!! Amazing!!!]
[What!?]
-♫♬
[Hey, Si-hyun! Seriously! Hah! Are you a madwoman!?]
Seven individuals.
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Wow, damn.
The Bear Doll Family wins! LOL The Bear Doll Family wins! LOL The Bear Doll Family wins! LOL The Bear Doll Family wins! LOL The Bear Doll Family wins! LOL
Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun! Da Si-hyun!
Wow, you all did well, really.
How the hell did they win? Damn it!! LOL, how the hell did they win!?
Wow, seriously.
Moon Si-hyun is a madwoman. LOL.
Wow, to win like this is just amazing. LOL.
Hu-ji has died of hypertension. LOL.
Moon Si-hyun! Please give me your child! Moon Si-hyun! Please give me your child! Moon Si-hyun! Please give me your child! Moon Si-hyun! Please give me your child! Moon Si-hyun! Please give me your child! Moon Si-hyun! Please give me your child!
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Hako Virtual Minor Gallery
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I love you, Si-hyun! LOL. [0]
Supporting VTubers is a first for me also. [4]
Breaking news) Pat-bunga [House Security Guard] (28) currently dead at home from dopamine overdose. [2]
This is insane, really.
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Pazzk Minor Gallery
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Wow, in the end, it proves true! [1]
Moon Si-hyun, damn, I love you! LOL. [0]
Why am I tearing up? [3]
The Bear family wins! LOL. [2]
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“What!? Is this!? Is the Bear Doll Family really winning now!!? Moon Si-hyun is running toward the enemy tower!!”
“This is a climactic moment!!”
“Wow, haha!!”
“It’s crumbling! It’s crumbling!!”
“The tower that LAVA’s Bear Doll Family has never broken before!! It looks like it’s going to crumble again!!”
“Victory! The Bear Doll Family has won!! They truly won!!”
“They were a team disguised under a romantic team label, but they were an actual competent team!! No one saw this coming!!”
And together with the results desired by thousands of viewers.
She achieved it alongside her teammates.
That amalgamation of emotions brought on by various factors was something she had never truly felt before.
“…… Huhu…… Hehe……!”
– Thud, thud, thud.
It was a sweet sense of accomplishment.