Chapter 164

When Alpaca noticed the enemy jungler’s movement path and told Seo-jun, and when Seo-jun told him not to come.

At that time, debates raged in the stream’s chat window and the community.

About what Seo-jun was trying to attempt.

What he was aiming for was, to put it dramatically, so utterly absurd that it was only natural.

-Multitasking? LOL he really tanked the gank just to try that?

-Saying multitasking is overkill, he’s probably just trying to crush them with pure physicality lol

-Is Wave at a level to get crushed? He’s not some Plat or Diamond, he’s a proper Challenger!

-Proper Challenger lol that’s cute. Our streamer is unranked!

-LMAO

Unranked.

The word meaning “unranked,” which simply put means a newbie without even a ranking.

That’s right.

Seo-jun was A-tier but unranked!

Anyway.

When signs appeared that a fight would break out in mid soon, the observer positioned around mid to simultaneously show the approaching enemy jungler and Wave measuring angles.

“How do you think it’ll go?”

Arin asked, and Navigator answered.

“It looks like a fight will definitely happen.”

“You think so?”

“Player Seo-jun seems to have made up his mind, so I think he’ll experiment with it at least once?”

“Right. But will he really try 2v1 with two shadows? Is that what he’s aiming for?”

It wasn’t certain yet.

Maybe Seo-jun had just moved his body a bit due to some strange sensation.

-LOL

-That bastard is just a real attention seeker lmao

-The tutorial thing and the parachute incident too, he’s definitely an attention seeker

-Originally streamers have to be attention seekers, so our streamer found his calling

-Tsk tsk tsk, how can ordinary people understand a genius

-Genius (can’t open parachute) (needs tutorial) LMAO

“Ahem.”

One of the commentators reading chat almost burst out laughing. Suddenly laughing would draw attention, wouldn’t it.

Actually, other people were reading the chat too.

So they similarly held back their laughter.

Anyway, the chats were a bit harsh.

-Just be the tournament’s clown

-If he loses this match too then just…

-Not this match, if he just loses after the jungler dies right now, that’s comedy gold

-Look, logically speaking, is 2v2 even possible with shadows? What, are they gonna line up side by side and be like “You hit me once, I hit you once”?

The chats watching were skeptical.

“Haha, but everyone, there’s still no evidence that player Seo-jun is aiming for that.”

Just as Arin tried to calm things down, the fight began.

The shadow separated.

-Lol like hell he wasn’t thinking about it

-Without a moment’s hesitation, he immediately sent it to the jungler LOL

-While fighting Wave himself lmao what incredible confidence

-Will this actually work?

“Hahaha…”

The caster had nothing more to say.

Now all that remained was watching.

The observer was looking diagonally from above to capture both fights.

So you could see everything at a glance.

-Huh?

-Wait, did he just deflect that arrow?

-No, don’t you see him dodging the kama and stabbing right now?

-No, he’s deflecting another arrow right now!

-No, he’s also landing successful attacks on Wave?

-No lmao what the hell?

The situation reversed once the fight began.

* * *

As soon as Wave disappeared, Seo-jun switched positions with his shadow.

Just like when Wave used his tracking skill, Seo-jun’s vision also flipped.

What came into view was the enemy jungler 1898, whom he’d seen from afar, and the surrounding terrain.

Seo-jun immediately attacked the minion he’d spotted beforehand.

Since he’d already moved his shadow nearby, he just had to extend his arm to the side.

“Ah!”

“I hit level 6 first.”

The moment the jungler came for a gank, Wave had to share the experience gained from minions dying in the mid lane.

So currently Seo-jun had reached level 6, but Wave still needed to kill one or two more.

1898 was still far from level 6, so he wasn’t a threat.

Seo-jun immediately used his ultimate.

It activated when he visualized the enemy’s shadow becoming a clone.

[Shadow Stealer]

According to the lore, it was called the secret technique of Shadow Arts.

The moment Wave turned around, Wave’s shadow broke away from its owner and took on a different form.

Silently. Without even the owner knowing.

Unless you have the habit of regularly checking if your shadow is properly at your feet, it’s not easy to notice.

Now that shadow’s owner was Seo-jun.

He could use it like another body according to his will.

Seo-jun immediately moved that shadow.

The moment he made eye contact with Wave who had turned around, he plunged a sword into the enemy’s back.

Stab!

-Nice!

-Plus all the mark damage he’d built up before!

-If he builds up mark damage again, Wave will be at critical health soon LOL

-I believed in you all along!

-There was a plan after all!

“The shadow created by the ultimate is much better, huh?”

At the same time, Seo-jun spun his body and deflected an arrow with the assassination blade in his right hand.

He’d figured out that the enemy jungler was attacking, and the position was roughly determined.

Then it was possible to see the shot while turning and block it.

While moving, Seo-jun also spoke through his clone.

Even though speaking from this side would be audible, it looked cooler this way.

“Phase 2, you said? And that’s the real main body?”

As Seo-jun circled around toward the enemy tower direction, 1898, who had been moving away from him to the side, seemed to have heard what he said to Wave and spoke while releasing his bowstring.

Pew!

Clang!

Not happening.

“Yes. And going that way won’t work either.”

Since Seo-jun wasn’t approaching him, 1898 seemed to have let his guard down.

The position was already set.

Seo-jun had now taken a position where he could face Wave’s direction while also dealing with the enemy jungler.

Simply put, he’d gone behind the original jungler’s position. So he could handle 1898 while watching his clone.

Even while positioning like this, Seo-jun kept glancing back briefly to control his clone.

Clang! Clang!

-Nice!

-If Wave takes one more hit, he’ll be at critical health and can’t do anything?

-No lol it’s still insane that the streamer is simultaneously fighting two people lmao

Of course, the clone’s movements weren’t exactly natural, to put it nicely.

It only made the minimum necessary movements to block the enemy’s attacks and launch connecting attacks.

Kama and assassination blade clashed.

Clang! Clang!

At the same time, arrows flew from the front left.

Pew!

Seo-jun’s focus moved from beyond to the front, then back beyond, repeatedly.

For viewers watching, this was bewildering.

But.

-Even if it’s dizzying, it’s just fucking fun?

-Lmao ah, our streamer is beating up 2v1 with two bodies, how could it not be fun

-Did anyone else see the stream chat earlier?

-Are there still haters? Our streamer is a clown? What now lol?

When had they ever understood Seo-jun’s movements and plays.

They just found the current situation of fighting two people simultaneously absurd and entertaining.

And whether they were laughing or not, Seo-jun, who couldn’t see them, was demonstrating extreme concentration.

Clang!

He harassed Wave as much as possible while simultaneously deflecting incoming arrows.

The fight would end quickly.

Since it was an ultimate—no, a secret technique—the clone’s duration was longer than regular skills and could switch positions more times, but it wouldn’t exceed 15 seconds.

‘It’s a bit frustrating though.’

Currently, Seo-jun was fighting with pure skill without any tricks.

This was possible because he didn’t hesitate about what movements to make, didn’t get tangled up, and made quick decisions.

However.

Since Seo-jun had to pay attention to two enemies instead of one, he wasn’t playing a style that actively utilized variables.

That’s why the fight was maintaining an even balance.

But it would end soon.

The moment an opening appeared, either the enemy or Seo-jun would ruthlessly bite down.

Pew!

Seo-jun’s arm struck downward from above.

Clang!

The arrow aimed at his thigh was deflected.

Clang!

At the same time, the sound of Seo-jun’s attack being blocked by a kama could be heard from afar.

“Everyone. This is what you call offense and defense as one, right? Wow.”

Seo-jun didn’t forget that this was being stream.

He stayed true to his profession.

-Why is he admiring his own performance LMAO

-Lmao offense and defense as one doesn’t mean one body attacks and one body defends to achieve offense and defense as one LOL

-Don’t do comedy here too lol focus on the game!

-Let’s win!

-But isn’t it about time for Terror Arrow?

-The decisive moment is coming

-Wave, let’s win!

-Go back to your stream

-Nah, the view is better here so I can’t help it~ Ban me if it bothers you

And.

An opening appeared in the fight.

‘Now.’

The eyes of all three people in mid focused precisely on one spot.

A magic orb from a Wave team minion was flying.

That orb’s destination was a Seo-jun team ranged minion whose health had almost depleted.

The moment the orb hit, experience would come in.

This was the moment they’d been waiting for.

[Terror Arrow]

Immediately 1898’s arrow glowed, and Wave retrieved his kama while backing away further.

To use his ultimate.

The moment everyone entered extreme concentration, Seo-jun made the first move.

He switched positions to move in front of Wave.

1898, as if he’d expected this, aimed at the distant Seo-jun while shouting.

“I’ll cover you!”

Tali’s ultimate Execution Scythe consumes one mark that appeared on an enemy hero, then gathers energy in the scythe for 3 seconds of charging before activating.

It can launch a powerful, wide-ranged crescent-shaped energy, but has the drawback of greatly reduced movement during charging and getting interrupted if attacked.

Once charging is complete and energy gathers in the kama, free movement becomes possible from that point.

‘He came directly to stop that, huh. He’s completely abandoning clone control now to finish me off.’

Wave hadn’t lost when fighting Seo-jun’s clone.

Rather, he’d succeeded in landing his kama on the clone twice.

Just like Seo-jun, Wave had demonstrated extreme concentration, and since Seo-jun was using a clone.

So the two marks created on Seo-jun’s clone.

Those marks also counted as marks on enemy heroes for charging purposes.

The original intent of that condition was to prevent charging ahead of time when there were no enemy heroes around, so it fit the intended purpose.

‘I’ll use one for charging and the remaining one is!’

Wave used his skill.

Toward the position of the clone that had gone to 1898.

[Mark Tracking]

“Let’s end it here with this.”

Wave looked at Seo-jun and taunted him.

The ultimate clone could switch positions one more time.

So Seo-jun could come to this midst.

1898 was aiming his bowstring at where Seo-jun’s clone was, and Wave had readjusted his grip on his kama.

“End it here means you failed the gank though? You know your top died, right?”

“Hehe. That’s true. But isn’t it worth it? My health is almost gone.”

Now it depended on Seo-jun’s choice. If Seo-jun jumped into them using his last remaining position switch, the fight would resume.

If not, it would end like this.

“…You’re right.”

Seo-jun chuckled and stretched his neck, staring straight ahead for a moment.

“Then shall we try it?”

He switched positions.

Right after, Wave was on the left and the jungler was on the right as they began attacking Seo-jun.

[Terror Arrow]

Five arrows spreading like a net along with a flying kama.

Seo-jun chose to block the kama instead of the arrows. The choice not to give more marks.

‘Got it.’

Wave swung his kama with all his might while hiding his satisfaction as much as possible.

He gritted his teeth and discarded all distracting thoughts.

He threw away all distracting thoughts like future battle situations or the goal of drawing Seo-jun’s attention, focusing only on the current battle.

Maybe it was thanks to the assistance of arrows flying from behind.

At least for now, Wave could press Seo-jun.

And.

“Now!”

When 1898’s voice was heard, Wave stopped attacking and relaxed his arm.

Seo-jun’s assassination blade flew toward his face.

However.

The assassination blade stopped right in front of his nose.

The reason.

“Nice! Wave-nim! Now!”

Because the jungler had forcibly created distance to get outside the range, Terror Arrow’s effect activated.

This was why he’d pressed Seo-jun.

‘Finally!’

Wave immediately began charging.

1 second.

He could catch Seo-jun.

It would be the first death.

2 seconds.

The light gathering in the kama gradually stabilized. The indicator gauge that appeared in front of Wave’s eyes approached the end.

3 seconds.

Seo-jun’s terror state would end soon too.

But by then he could use his ultimate.

If hit by the ultimate, Seo-jun would also fall into critical condition.

1898 approached. If they did 2v1 like before, they could definitely catch Seo-jun afterward…

Stab!

“It’s not 2v1, I keep telling you.”

Seo-jun, who had read Wave’s thoughts, said.

But the voice didn’t come from in front.

“Just like before.”

“Huh?”

Along with the jungler’s confused voice, Seo-jun, freed from terror, stood up.

‘No way.’

The interrupted charging kama.

Health reduced to critical condition.

A voice coming from behind.

This could only mean one thing.

What he’d been missing.

‘He brought it back even while fighting like this?’

Did he put some kind of auto-movement function on his clone?

“The one who was pressing and drawing attention wasn’t Wave-nim, but me.”

Seo-jun explained with a smile through his clone until the end.

He thought even enemies had the right to know.

Seo-jun in front and behind opened their mouths simultaneously.

Honestly, he’d just wanted to try this.

“”Now then, let’s finish this.””

The shadows in front and behind simultaneously thrust their assassination blades at Wave.

-When did he call it back!

-I was watching the streamer’s stream with my eyes glued to it, why didn’t I notice either??

-I really thought the streamer was done for during the charging lol

-Meanwhile, surround sound death sentence lol

-Surround sound LMAO

* * *

At the same time.

“Wow!!! That’s insane!”

Navigator roared.