Chapter 149 – 149. Round 1, VS Hercules Blackforce (1)

ACK Challengers League Spring Week 2 Day 2 match.

Battle Angels VS Hercules Blackforce.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that virtually all of the Battle Angels matches were huge, but today’s matches tended to draw more attention.

Battle Angels had to lose 2-0 to Dragon Knights, who placed first last season.
However, Donggwang Anaki, who had been in fourth place, won 2-1.

Then what about Hercules Blackforth, who was in second place?

For fans of the League who were eager to see how far the Battle Angels could go, there was no match more gossip than this one.

[If you think Galju will win today, let’s do it lol]
[When did Battle Angels begin? Where is Mad Tiger Gaming?]
[What a mad tiger. Sweaty cocks, watch the game hardhaha]
[I hope you lose and squeeze juice like a dog in Galju.]
[I buy that juice.]

Usually, it was predicted that Hercules had the upper hand in winning or losing.
But it was something you never knew.

Will he show miracles like when he caught Donggwang Anarchy?

[Genius VS Ryu. Who has more?]
[Ryu will give birth better.]
[Looking at his career so far, of course he is a genius. Originally, I had to go to the first division.]
[Yeah~ I went if I could~ If you look at the fact that we are still in the 2nd division, the level comes out~]
[As far as I know, there have been many offers, but he said he rejected them.]

Among them, the part that drew attention was the bottom line composition of Ryu and Genius.

“Hello. Viewers! Greetings from the Week 2 match!”

The part where the commentator and the caster spotlight was not very different.

“Let’s watch the first match today, Hercules Blackforce vs. Battle Angels match together!”
“Ah~ I can’t say anything without mentioning this composition! Genius, who was famous as a genius dealer in the 2nd division, and another genius from the 3rd division!”
“Both Ryu and Genius are really talented players. But two suns cannot be together under the sky.”

Next, the commentators pointed out the second observation point.
It was a story about Han Yuna’s awakening in the last match.

“He is an amazing player. Even when I was in the 3rd division, I was a player who didn’t know how to do anything except Hyun-moo?!”
“No…! You can’t do anything except Hyunmu! A professional player shouldn’t do that!”
“But since he came up to the second division, he has changed 180 degrees to the point of wondering if he really is the player at that time. Just in the last match, you brought out a character that you wouldn’t normally bring out and showed it!”
“Yes. Then, I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of character he will show in today’s match.”
“And personally, there are other things I look forward to.”
“No, what is it?”
“In Luna’s personal broadcast her, she said that if she won against Donggwang Anaki, she would do a cosplay broadcast… “

Small laughter from the narrator and caster filled the audio.

“Heh heh, are you talking about that again?”
“You promised, but you still haven’t! Player Luna, please turn on your personal broadcast as soon as possible.”
“I’m a real bad viewer.”

The game started with small talk that relieved the atmosphere.

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The day of the final battle has finally arrived.
Our team’s current score was 1-1, so today’s game could be said to be quite important.

‘I guess it depends on whether I’m ranked below 4th or above.’

Of course, even if we lost today, it was not a crisis situation.
We’ve only played three matches, but the teams we’ve met so far are top-tier teams in the second division.

1st Place Dragon Knights,
2nd place Hercules Blackforce,
Donggwang Anaki in 4th place.

Because of this, the remaining games were lined with low-ranking teams that were relatively easy to score.
Even if he suffered defeat, he could have scored enough points in the second half if his confidence was not broken.

[BA Battle: This edition will drive you to the bottom line.]
[BA Carrywoman: Yes.]

The strategy he brought in preparation for the battle against Hercules was very simple.

Bet on an opponent with a strong bottom line with a one-deal carry fight!

It was a strategy that was possible because he believed in Ryu Seo-yoon’s genius.

And, as expected, the opponent also started to take ban-picks driven by Genius players.

Ban the characters that are good for holding back the ADC and the tier 1 assassin character, and take the DC hook.
It was a ban-pick only for AD, of AD, and for AD.

‘It’s amazing that I wouldn’t be able to go up to a high place if I didn’t have cards that I could put out other than AD carry.’

Clearly, there were teams that stood out for one-deal carries in the first division.
It’s true that there are even teams who clamor that one-hander should do it all day long.

However, Hercules Blackforce was a team that only looked at the carry muscles of the AD in the extreme.

It’s so extreme that he wouldn’t even look at anything other than one-deal carry from the start.

‘That’s why I use the method of openly pushing the AD dealer starting with the ban pick.’

I don’t even think about looking at the liver.
I just take combinations that save one damage with ignorance.

[BA Battle: Let’s aim for the second half by using only one deal. Ryu Seo-yoon, can you do it?]
[BA Ryu: Yes!]

Listening to Ryu Seo-yoon’s lively answer, I came out of the capsule.

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I watched the game through the monitor in the waiting room.
The match started with Caster’s cheerful voice.

In the beginning, both teams were showing decent play.

‘I’m only looking at the second half, so it must be natural.’

It seemed like he was about to fall asleep.
Farming, and more farming.

There was no reason to overdo it because it was the same way to develop only one-handed skills.

The commentators sounded puzzled.

“The strategy Battle Angels chose is very different. Usually, teams against Hercules do everything they can to catch Genius in the early stages.”
“Yes. Even those Dragon Knights, when they meet Hercules, tend to bring a ban/pick from the beginning. However, there has never been a team that has clashed like this openly to see which one-dealer is better at carrying.”
“Because the results were not good. Even knowing it, you can’t stop it, isn’t it the genius player’s carry ability!”
“Battle Angels! It’s really strong-hearted.”

And as the game turns into an object fight, the contours of the good and bad begin to emerge.
In some cases, Hercules Blackforce may even hand over all the early objects to develop an AD, but now that he is in a position to develop an AD together, he doesn’t seem to have any intention of stepping down.

“Are the physical battles between the AD dealers finally taking place?”
“A breathtaking skill shot between genius dealers on both teams!”
“Genius players! I got hit by Ryu’s Hydra quite a few times! You have to get out of here!”

A 5v5 counter-attack with not only the bot duo, but also the top, jungler, and mid laner.
All kinds of skills were rampant and sense play took place.

Tankers who take advantage of attacks from ADs, and junglers and midfielders who even throw themselves to initiate attacks to tie up the opponent’s damage team.
And even the supporters who generously applied buffs and watched the angle of survival to increase the DPS of the one-deal even a little more.

Inside the cave where the Buddha, a large object, respawned, it quickly became a chaos, and the outcome of the match became unknown.

Among them, the person who showed the most excellent physical was Ryu Seo-yoon.

Among the ADs, it was a hydra that had a short range with a massive body, but it received a movement speed buff from the white Hermes and boldly threw itself between the opponent formations.

Her chosen way to fight is to kill before she dies!

With only cheap blood-sucking items and quickly raised shoe items, he shows monstrous survivability and continuously deals damage.

Thanks to that, the Genius player, who was fighting, was in a dying state and had no choice but to fall back.

“I think the first Buddha will be taken by the Battle Angels?”
“Hey, that’s great. Heh heh, a one-deal against that genius one-dealer, Genius!”
“But we still have to see. Genius players always got better as they went into the second half. It’s called ‘download complete’ among fans, right? Genius player has just started the engine!”

It was a feel-good teamfight win, but if you ask him if he took a huge advantage, he can’t help but shake his head.

Buddha ate in our team, but he didn’t knock down any opponents.
If even a genius player who was in a dying state had been caught, it could have been seen as a fatal blow, even though it was 1 kill, but if the situation ended like this, it seemed difficult to roll a snowball.

And the tedious farming that continues again.

“It really has a vibe like the eve of the storm.”
“The DPS on both teams are really focused. 10 CS per minute is easily passing.”

The commentators tried to change the atmosphere of the boring farming show by forcing stories, but it didn’t seem easy.

However, neither I nor the players were watching the farming scene with a relaxed mind.

Only one teamfight in the second half.
For that one-time teamfight that shows off the extreme physical, the weight class is raised.
Until then, we keep an eye on each other, and when Sia loses, we buy time by giving away objects.

The fuse attached to the bomb burns very slowly.

However, the fuse does not change even 10 minutes or 1 second before it explodes.
It just explodes the bomb when the time is right.

It was the same in this game.
A team blow that happened suddenly without any warning.

And, as many fans hoped for, the crazy physical show of both dealers takes place.

Dodge the skill and hit the skill.
It was a simple goal, but the psychological warfare between them is enormous.

The other 8 players who only care for the AD players.
Numerous skills, active items, spells and positions.

In the midst of countless variables, survive even for one second longer and put in a little more damage.

‘It’s dangerous…’

Bang, the players of both formations were intricately intertwined and then fell apart.
At that moment, the stamina of the two dealers went down and soared up again, but there was a decisive difference.
It was that Ryu Seo-yoon’s physical strength had gone a little deeper.

The ongoing deal battle continued.
Since the game has already entered the second half, neither the existence of a tank nor the existence of blood sucking is meaningless.
Any character will die within 1 or 2 seconds if the ADs decide and hit.

Tiki-taka on the ice that follows.

Tankers and characters with utility drag aggro and then fall back with all their might.
That tightrope walk lasted 1 second longer, and became an opportunity to kill the opposing team faster than our team.

“Player Luna! Are you buying this?!”
“Hercules must not be sucked in too deeply!”
“Wisdom rushes to Genius!”

There were hundreds of plays by 10 players, but the time that passed was less than 10 seconds.
And finally, the match was decided.

Whether it’s Tiki-Taka or Inishi, our team was ahead of us in the ability to take care of dealers.
As mentioned earlier, Hercules is a team that survives only with Genius’ carry ability.
To put it bluntly, it means that the rest of the team members, except for Genius, are absolutely not at the top of the 2nd Division.

However, there was a crucial difference between the two teams.

‘He’s definitely good at it.’

It was the one-deal carry ability.
If Psychic, my partner in the days of Mad Tiger Gaming, showed a sense like a beast, Hercules’ Genius player showed a play as if every action was calculated.

Not only dodged along the edge of the hit box of skills, but also cut off Seo-yoon Ryu’s physical strength by constantly blowing sharp predictive shots.

The Hydra that Ryu Seo-yoon was playing gradually became bloody.
And a decisive blow to her heart her.
The hydra eventually lets out a scream and collapses.

“Aaaaa! Ryu is down!”
“Emergency! Emergency! If there is no Ryu, who will do the deal!!”
“You must run away! Shouldn’t even one person survive to protect the base!?”

Clearly, Ryu Seo-yoon was a pro gamer with great talent, and she actually carried countless games while she came this far.

However, the limit of her talent her came.
The progamer industry is a very cold world.
If Ryu Seo-yoon had been such a talented player, he would have been scouted by the first division team a long time ago.

“GG~~!!”
“The ADs on both teams are really crazy. We had a hard time with breathtaking tension throughout the match, and we didn’t know if we would show a ridiculous play in the final teamfight. This game is a real legend!”
“Today, the community will be on fire, right? As you said, the final teamfight has a lot to explain. This is a pro gamer! This is the Arena League!”

The commentators and casters were excited, saying that there was a high-level game that could not be easily played even in the first division.

I wasn’t feeling well.
I watched the athletes come out of the capsule and return to the waiting room.

Ryu Seo-yoon had a hard face as if he was quite shocked.