Chapter 29 - Not a Troll (4)

Lee Kyung-bok's teammates bowed their heads. If their MMR was at the Platinum level, they must have been quite devoted to the Mystic League.

Moreover, if they did well this time, they could aim for the Diamond rank. Considering this, it wasn't difficult for him to admit his mistake.

- Let's change our stance lol

- When did you care about being called a troll?

- You're so inconsistent with that Diamond rank lol

- This shows that Bronze=Silver=Gold=Platinum is a science.

- Bronze rank caught in the act.

- Still, it's impressive how quickly you admitted it.

- That's true.

The chat window was mostly filled with mocking comments about his teammates. Lee Kyung-bok quickly spoke up.

"Hey, don't be too harsh. How many people would believe even if I showed them? We need to win this game first."

- Really lol, it's impressive that you don't hold a grudge.

- Just lucky?

- If it weren't for the quest, you'd be done for!

- We'll let this one slide?

The viewers spoke as if they were granting permission. To Lee Kyung-bok, they looked adorable.

"Understood. I'll give you an order, so listen carefully."

- But didn't you say you hadn't played for over 10 years?

- The playstyle of Legend and Mystic is quite different...

- Really lol, it's completely different from when you played KiMa.

- Even if you're a god, this could be tough.

The viewers expressed their concerns as he was about to start giving orders. Lee Kyung-bok understood their reaction.

"Indeed, the playstyle is different from Legend."

However, he didn't agree with their doubts.

"But I think I can do it."

- ???

- Confidence is showing lol

- The basis of his confidence is the existence of Purple itself...

- There is a basis!

- Is this his usual self?

- E

- We'll see eventually lol

Lee Kyung-bok smiled as he saw the numerous question marks and the trust of his regular viewers in the chat window.

"First, I'll turn on my voice."

He quickly moved and spoke.

During the game, the chat system was based on voice recognition by default.

Voice chat was usually turned off to prevent emotions from getting too heated.

[> Yes!]

[> I've turned it on!]

[> Me too!]

[> Done.]

The responses came quickly.

Lee Kyung-bok spoke in a slightly cold tone.

"That's enough. Focus on my voice. Even the brief moment you look at the chat window is precious."

- O_O;;

- Your voice was always good, but this is different.

- What is this clear diction?

- Huh? I like commands...

The viewers, who were used to his bright voice, felt a fresh thrill. The chat window was filled with praise, but Lee Kyung-bok didn't pay attention.

Instead, his gaze was elsewhere.

"I don't need situation reports. I'll handle the map reading and champion status."

Icons of allied and enemy champions appeared on both sides of his screen. Next to them, bars indicating health and unique values like 'chakra' were displayed.

- Wow lol, charisma is off the charts

- I thought he was a bus driver, but he's a mecha pilot lol

- When others say it, it sounds like nonsense, but when Purple says it, it feels like the truth lol

- God's HUD is different.

- But isn't this inconvenient during battles?

- Inconvenient? What's that?

- Note: 'Perfect' doesn't know the word 'inconvenient.'

"Focus on your lanes and just follow my orders."

There was no hint of doubt in Lee Kyung-bok's words. He was that confident.

"Let's start. We'll push one lane before the enemy respawns."

The rest was just a matter of realizing that confidence.

* * *

The absence of the enemy was a shock, but the opposing team was also composed of Platinum-level players.

They were firmly holding their lanes, waiting for the enemy to respawn.

"Run only to the mid tower. I'll gank, so just hold on a bit."

Lee Kyung-bok ran and gave the order.

His role was to disrupt the balance of the intense lane battles.

"Arius, slow them down. I'm going in."

As soon as he arrived, Lee Kyung-bok gave the order. Arius's sword glowed green for a moment.

Lee Kyung-bok also revealed himself.

"Damn...!"

The enemy champion, 'Muamu,' tried to escape upon spotting him, but the slow effect made it difficult.

Moreover, he had pushed deep into the lane, making it hard to receive tower protection.

Lee Kyung-bok wasn't about to miss this opportunity. The ground trembled as he quickly formed a seal, and a pillar of earth rose in front of Muamu, striking him.

A short star symbol appeared above his head.

"Dead!"

Arius didn't miss the chance and immediately stabbed behind. Red blood effects splattered as Muamu's health bar rapidly decreased.

The bleeding effect was also applied. As Lee Kyung-bok joined in with auto-attacks, Muamu fell helplessly.

[Perfect Play Legend is Diamond]

- Wow lol

- This is really an order s**t

- He's already mastered the champions lol

- Muamu couldn't even throw a bandage lol

- He's a tank, but look at how his health drops d**

- I don't want to play this game anymore, really lol

- Looking at the nickname, you seem to be quite old :(

- Don't you know the rule of attacking the elderly?

- In the battlefield, it's right to take out the weak first.

They were satisfied with the successful gank.

"I told you I could do it."

Lee Kyung-bok checked the chat window and smiled at the viewers.

- Who is this? Who said Purple couldn't be trusted?

- Gold Minister! Do you have a Gold Minister?

- Yeah! (Kangcon)

- I believed in you! Loyalty loyalty^^7

- 10-year gap... there was one...

- There was? No, there wasn't.

- Purple's 10-year gap was replaced by two games.

- Is this talent? The sudden comeback is amazing.

- I can't even think of following lol

- 5252, this is 'Perfect's domain?

At first, the viewers were skeptical, but now they could watch the broadcast comfortably.

Lee Kyung-bok soon wiped the smile from his face and turned his head.

"Push the mid tower and wait."

"Got it!"

He gave the order and immediately ran to another lane. A gank doesn't always lead to a kill.

The other members of the opposing team were aware of Lee Kyung-bok's danger and were circling the tower.

[> Shouldn't we gather and team fight before Muamu respawns?]

Someone cautiously suggested. Lee Kyung-bok frowned slightly as he read the chat.

"We have the advantage. There's no need to take unnecessary risks. Instead, set up your items while they hug the tower."

If they were just players, he might have aimed for a team fight. But the opposing team had the enemy.

A team fight with the enemy alive was too unpredictable.

- Oh, how dare you!

- Look at him trying to teach the knight how to drive lol

- No, this bus is a direct route to the terminal.

- This is more comfortable now.

Lee Kyung-bok, now more at ease, checked the chat window and smiled faintly.

He was grateful to the viewers who were defending him. It felt like he could see the faces of the people glaring at the chat window.

"I'll keep harassing them until my teammates return."

He ordered the teammates to set up their items but didn't do so himself. Since the start of the game, he had maintained a no-item state.

Thanks to his physical and sensory abilities, he could perform well even without items. So, he chose to stay and harass the enemy champion.

- What is this ruthlessness?

- Satan: This is even a bit...

- So ruthless, so ruthless, will they not surrender even now?

- In a normal game, they would have given up by now lol

- If it weren't for the placement, they would have gone to the fast lane long ago.

He waited for the champion to appear, but there was no need to chase recklessly.

"Hmm?"

While changing lanes, he encountered a pillar he hadn't seen before in the brush.

- Wow lol

- Could it be a ward?

- Haha lol, he's even placing wards now

- Wow, you can see wards in Platinum?

Ward.

An item in the Legend League that, if not used, would get you called a troll. In the Mystic League, it was considered a pro's exclusive item.

Most games focused on lane battles, reducing the need for wards, and it was more advantageous to buy items with the money for wards.

"I'll remove it right away. Let's deal with this first."

Lee Kyung-bok immediately destroyed the ward and moved on. The harassment failed, but the situation wasn't bad.

- Haha lol, the opposing team's item setup will be delayed.

- This is as good as a win.

- Purple must have made them buy a ward to catch him lol

- Probably a decision by the enemy.

Lee Kyung-bok's thoughts weren't much different from the viewers. The only difference was that he thought one step further.

'My position has been discovered. My teammates are heading back to the base. So...!'

The most important thing for someone giving orders is predicting the enemy's actions.

Lee Kyung-bok immediately sensed what was about to happen.

'They're coming to cut me off!'

His intuition was right, and a sense of danger enveloped him from all sides.

A sharp, piercing sensation. Lee Kyung-bok's senses became even more acute in response to the threat.

Time seemed to slow down, but his heart beat fiercely.

Lee Kyung-bok was enjoying this situation.

* * *

The enemy ran and gave orders.

"Cut off Yami now, or we'll retreat!"

His teammates left their lanes and gathered. Muamu also rushed to join as soon as he respawned.

They all had the same thought.

"Polar Bear first, then Crow for the follow-up!"

The enemy followed Jino's instructions. The giant polar bear charged at Yami.

If it hit, Yami would be stunned.

'Of course, he'll dodge.'

Jino's eyes widened.

If Yami was as he understood, he would easily avoid such a straight attack.

That's why he had Crow follow up.

"Take a hit!"

Crow shouted as if in prayer, throwing his chain hook. If it hit, the slow effect would apply.

If either the stun or the slow hit, the remaining teammates could take out Yami.

"Ah...!"

Jino frowned.

He guessed that the polar bear's charge wouldn't succeed. But Yami did more than that.

He dodged and completed a seal, forming a wave in front of him that knocked Crow back.

As a result, the chain hook also missed Yami.

"Ugh!"

Moreover, Yami immediately attacked the momentarily stunned polar bear.

"Sonika, heal!"

At Jino's call, the support Sonika used her healing skill. Thanks to this, the polar bear avoided death.

"Bandage!"

Jino shouted as Muamu arrived. The bandage flew through the air toward Yami.

'I'll block his escape...!'

Jino threw an explosive card. The card flew to the only escape route, a predictive shot in case Yami tried to dodge.

- Got him!

- This time, it's over.

- Wow lol, they're all charging at Yami.

- If he escapes this, I'll really be impressed.

- What, they can't even take out one Yami s**t lol

- 10 kills? They can't even get one lol

- He's finally dying.

Jino's viewers thought Yami would die this time. But they were wrong again.

Yami turned and formed a seal, and a small rumble accompanied the rise of an earth pillar from the ground.

"What...?!"

"Insane...!"

The other teammates shouted in shock. The earth pillar wasn't aimed at them.

Yami used its power to jump into the air. With his escape route blocked, he created a new one.

Everyone was stunned by the unexpected situation.

"Focus!"

Jino smiled.

'Just in case...'

There was a very slim chance, but he thought this player might be able to do it.

Thanks to his prediction, his response was quick.

'In the air, there's no way to dodge!'

The other teammates immediately understood the situation and gathered toward Yami.

- Wow lol, just surviving this is legendary.

- If he can do this, he's not a troll.

- His physical abilities are insane s**t

- Really lol, how does he jump on that earth pillar?

- It's like he's playing a different game lol

Jino's viewers acknowledged his skill but were relieved. They were sure Yami would die this time.

But there was one thing everyone had forgotten.

- ???

- What?

- What is it?

- Broadcast accident?

- Suddenly, the screen went dark. Is it just me?

The view suddenly turned pitch black. Jino was momentarily confused.

'What? No, it can't be...!'

But the thought that immediately came to mind made him open his mouth wide.

'...Ultimate?'

A fact that everyone had overlooked because Yami was considered a troll: Yami, like other champions, had an ultimate ability.

However, there was another reason it hadn't been considered.

'Clearly, the condition is...!'

Unlike the Legend League, which had a level system, the Mystic League required certain conditions to be met to use an ultimate.

In Yami's case, he needed to use all five elemental seals to at least the fourth stage in a single game.

This condition had been buffed due to the decline in the champion's pick rate. Originally, it required using all five elemental seals to the fifth stage.

'This animation... it's the ultimate!'

The ultimate of 'Yami,' fittingly named, evoked a pitch-black 'darkness.'

It took Jino less than 10 seconds to realize this.

"What...?!"

"Why is this happening!?"

"Ahh...!"

"What...!"

But during that time, the screams of his teammates filled the air.

Yami's ultimate absorbed the health of enemy champions within the area, converting it into chakra, with the speed increasing the closer they were.

Jino desperately threw himself backward.

"Ugh...!"

As a ranged dealer, he managed to survive by maintaining distance.

However.

[Perfect Play Legend is Diamond]

[Perfect Play I don't lose fights]

[Perfect Play Park Jun-young of Gyeonggi Bucheon]

[Perfect Play Only with me, Rengar]

[Quadruple Kill!]

The other teammates weren't so lucky.

Jino looked at the black area in disbelief.

In the middle of it.

Yami stood alone, covered in glowing ancient runes.

- Wow...

- Quadruple kill? Yami?

- mcdmcd

- Yami had an ultimate?

- This is the first time I've seen it outside of a YouTube video lol

Yami ran toward the semi-transparent chat window. Jino had no strength to resist.

[Perfect Play GENOME]

[Penta Kill!]

The view turned black and white, with no surviving teammates and no observer view.

['Only with me, Rengar' has proposed a surrender.]

[Yes (1)] [No (0)]

A message appeared in front of Jino.

[> Let's surrender.]

[> I agree.]

[> He's insane, really.]

[> We lost.]

Complete defeat (完敗)

Only those two characters remained in their minds.

* * *

[Victory!]

A short two-word phrase, but one that everyone loves.

Lee Kyung-bok was no exception.

"Good job, everyone."

His calm greeting was quickly followed by in-game chat messages.

[> It was really amazing!]

[> Wow, this is my first time playing like this.]

[> Do you accept friend requests?]

[> Me too! I want to learn more after the placement.]

Their reactions filled the chat window with 'lol.'

- Ah lol, can't break the zero-to-