Chapter 230
[Ti until the first round begins - 10 seconds]
"······Oho."
Beyond the system ssage indicating the battle was approaching.
Baek Woohyun's head tilted as he watched his opponent wrap himself in silvery liquid that appeared smoothly.
Like he'd thought before, Woohyun found it distasteful to give away information before battle started, but that depended on the situation.
If it was for thorough preparation rather than simple showing off, then leaking so information was worth enduring.
For instance, like his current opponent.
'He's heavily fortified his surroundings. ···Conversely, the front is wide open.'
Baek Woohyun smirked. Because his opponent's intention was reading too clearly.
To completely surround himself with shimring silvery liquid for defense while leaving only the front wide open? It was blatantly saying 'If you're coming, co from the front!'
He thought the invitation was as polite as the earlier greeting. Setting aside whether to jump in or not.
Of course, even this could be his opponent's ploy. Deliberately leaving the front empty and saying to co this way while actually inducing him not to co.
Like playing psychological warfare in rock-paper-scissors by announcing scissors beforehand. Though trivial, it was definitely an effective tactic.
Woohyun would charge straight through the front trap or whatever and trample everything anyway.
'Shall I play along?'
"Hmm."
'─Hackphysical brought the 'Thunder God' build this ti. So if I leave the front open, he'll definitely co this way. Because he's confident in his speed.'
Getting information by observing his opponent during the given ti wasn't Baek Woohyun's exclusive privilege. Jicheon also worked hard to obtain even a little more information.
Especially since he had the advantage of knowing Baek Woohyun's current build through his personal broadcast, confirming how he'd act would make countering easier.
Naturally, this was extrely difficult. Even more so because the opponent he had to observe was Baek Woohyun.
On the surface, Baek Woohyun just seed to be standing still. aning no will to charge in at the start could be felt at all.
'Is this right? No. Don't doubt. I need to push with mind gas. I can never win in a physical fight anyway.'
[3 seconds]
[2 seconds]
[1 second]
[First round, begin!]
Taat!
"[Wolhon-Command]!"
And so, as Baek Woohyun and Jicheon glared at each other trying to extract even more information, they t the start of the first round.
The one who moved first was, as expected, Baek Woohyun. Wrapped in blue lightning, he kicked off the ground in one breath and charged toward Jicheon.
His speed was so fast that by the ti the flash seed to flicker, he'd already almost reached Jicheon.
Naturally, Jicheon didn't just stand still either. After deliberately leaving the front empty to lure him, he wouldn't have made no preparations.
He used his supernatural ability technique imdiately as the full-scale battle began. It was an even more urgent response because he'd anticipated the destructive power that Baek Woohyun and the 'Thunder God' combination would create.
It took only a very short ti to prove that his reaction, which seed almost spasmodic at a glance, was correct.
Jjeojeojeong─!
'Got him!'
The thorns that sprouted from the silvery liquid, 'Wolhon,' aid precisely at Baek Woohyun who'd reached before Jicheon, and finally stopped him.
If he'd ignored them and advanced further, his entire body would be pierced, so he had no choice. The thod of giving flesh to take bone also had its limits.
Of course, even so, the ti it took him to strike down the thorns was very short. At most a few seconds? It looked more like he'd just paused for a mont.
But ti's value is always different, and as a Division 1 League pro player, Jicheon was soone who could use even an instant-like ti effectively.
"[Wolhon-Command]!"
Saaaak!
The silver thorns that Baek Woohyun struck and broke seed to return to liquid, then responded to Jicheon's cry by hardening into small particles.
The Wolhon that had been wrapping him also underwent the sa change. aning it scattered in all directions from the wide curtain and transford into thousands of fragnts.
If the surroundings had been a little darker, it might have looked like the Milky Way in the night sky.
'This is-'
"······."
Baek Woohyun, who'd tried to advance forward again, narrowed his eyes at the threat felt from the small particles.
His instinct told him that if he charged in thinking it trivial, he'd suffer damage beyond being pierced by the thorns that first sprouted.
Since he trusted his instincts, he abandoned the idea of forcing his way through. He would have done so if it were a truly dangerous situation, but it wasn't.
The problem was that the retreat path, as much as the advance path, had also been occupied by the small particles.
As if determined not to let go once drawn in, when Jicheon scattered the curtain, he'd perfectly occupied the surroundings.
He must have been drawing this picture from the mont he first blatantly left the front open.
'Not bad.'
Even if it was a plan that succeeded because Baek Woohyun responded to the provocation and charged forward, he couldn't belittle Jicheon.
Setting everything else aside, in the first place, for this plan to succeed, there was the prerequisite of blocking Baek Woohyun's charge.
Since the 'Thunder God' build felt like the 'Superhuman' build with its attribute changed to lightning and ranged attack ability added, that was definitely not an easy task.
***
"Jicheon successfully binds Hackphysical's feet! From here on, how will he unravel this! And I really didn't think he'd actually go through the front!"
"That's just how Woohyun's personality is. He tends to readily accept provocations."
"Haha. Definitely just now. It felt like 'You're leaving the front wide open? Fine, I'll go in!' kind of feeling."
-A personality that doesn't hold back
-Though Hackphysical doesn't need to hold back ㅇㅇ;
-Alpha male trait) Readily accepts provocations
-Mid open provocation effect definitely works lololol
anwhile, the 'Hack Tour' studio was excitedly watching Jicheon and Baek Woohyun's standoff situation.
With a Division 1 League pro player caught as the opponent, they'd already been anticipating what kind of fight would unfold, so a very interesting developnt followed, making it understandable.
Where else could you see this composition of a wordless provocation thrown by leaving the front empty and readily accepting it saying 'go ahead and do as you please'?
However, the unfortunate thing for Jicheon was that none of them considered the current situation as Baek Woohyun's crisis.
Even though he'd sealed the fast speed that was the 'Thunder God' build's strength, and had been leading the battle as desired from start until now.
The panelists and viewers seed full of certainty that 'Baek Woohyun will sohow win anyway.'
'ㅇㅇ' donated '1000 won'!
[But does Jicheon's build only have that one technique?]
"Surprisingly yes! The 'Wolhon Domination' build has only that one technique!"
"Whether to call that a technique···."
-But that's hard to use
-Wolhon manipulation is super difficult;
-Build that gets stronger the lower you set assistance
-When amateurs use it they just beco command parrots lololol
How much so that instead of discussing 'how will he break through this crisis?', they were talking about Jicheon's build.
Probably the foundation of this perception included the fact that Baek Woohyun brought the 'Thunder God' build, which belongs to the lee category.
Even if not to the level of his signature 'Superhuman' build, when he used lee-category builds, he was, dare one say, close to invincible.
-Pajijijeok!
Baek Woohyun in the hologram video didn't disappoint their expectations.
After glancing around to check the Wolhon that had beco small particles, he nodded once, then wrapped his entire body in intense blue-white lightning.
That appearance completely dyed in pure blue truly befitted the build's na. aning it looked just like the 'Thunder God.'
And the panelists and viewers couldn't even properly see his following movent. Even though they clearly had both eyes wide open.
They could only tell that a blue flash flickered, a urrureung- thunderclap rang out, and at so point Baek Woohyun had escaped Jicheon's trap.
The trap dug with even mid-open provocation was broken through in one stroke.
-Imdiately escapes the carefully dug trap lol
-But how exactly did he get out? Wolhon was spread so thickly
-Must've struck down all the Wolhon and ca out ㅇㅇ
-Was looking around at first to identify particle positions
***
"[Wolhon-Command]!"
Even in the situation where his trap, for which he'd accepted even danger, was futilely broken through, Jicheon wasn't disappointed at all. Surprisingly, it was true.
He knew very well too that Baek Woohyun was a monster. Even the fact that he couldn't be caught with just a trap of this level.
Therefore, he used his supernatural ability again simultaneously as Baek Woohyun retreated leaving only a thunderclap.
Seureureu!
'It's okay. Still going according to plan.'
Jicheon's eyes flashed silver as he densely arranged the Wolhon that had turned into small particles around himself.
Though he'd worried whether Baek Woohyun might have noticed the real trap he'd dug, fortunately there was no such sign, so he inwardly let out a sigh of relief.
He thought the trap dug to hide his true hidden dagger seed quite plausible even to Baek Woohyun.
Indeed, since he'd accepted the risk of possibly being defeated right there at the first attack if things went wrong, even Baek Woohyun must have thought he'd staked everything on that.
Additionally, the fact that nobody knew the build he was using was the 'Wolhon Spirit' build, customized from the 'Wolhon Domination' build by asking his team's builder, must have been significant.
Since it was customized for that secret weapon hidden in a build seen for the first ti, and from the start for that purpose, it would be very difficult to notice at once.
'Looking at how he just retreated backward, the 'Thunder God' build's weakness must be unchanged.'
Though the 'Thunder God' build was a lee-category build, it hadn't invested entirely in physical enhancent while abandoning all other abilities like the 'Superhuman' build.
It was natural since considerable resources were allocated to obtain the characteristic of wrapping the body in lightning and attacking enemies with it.
However, that couldn't be called the 'Thunder God' build's fault. From the start, the 'Superhuman' build that threw everything into one thing was the strange one.
There was a reason the [Perfect Being] Core Elent was treated as trash. Normal builds needed balance.
'His physical ability would be insufficient to perfectly break through Wolhon.'
Anyway, what was important was that the 'Thunder God' build also stepped into other areas, and that ultimately created a aningful difference from the 'Superhuman' build.
aning while it possessed powerful physical ability based on lightning's power, it didn't obtain the supernatural ability resistance that could break through most supernatural ability techniques with the body.
That must be why Baek Woohyun chose retreat instead of advance while escaping the trap.
'Then it'll definitely work.'
"······."
Baek Woohyun watched Jicheon, who was organizing his complicated head, with a coldly sunken gaze.
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