The Chairman's Entry
“Thank you for your hard work.”
[Thank you. Really, you’re on a completely different level.]
“Thank you. Did you perhaps climb to Gold and then get demoted?”
“I have a win rate and skill, so it looks like I’ve played quite a bit. It doesn’t seem like I deliberately dropped down, and it looks like I got demoted.”
“The 1st place reward isn’t chicken. If you’re a Jiyoung fan, it’s much more valuable.”
“No. Shinye doesn’t need to participate. The 1st place reward is a right to participate in a confirmed fan meeting later.”
“The 1st place allows 2 people to participate. You can participate with a friend. Of course, you can participate alone too. Then the remaining rights can be carried over to 2 fan meetings. You can carry over even if you can’t participate because you’re busy.”
“So please participate a lot.”
“If you don’t like fan meetings, I’ll give you 4 chicken or pizza gift cards. But there shouldn’t be anyone who doesn’t like fan meetings, right?”
Anonymous donated 100,000 won.
Unless you do 2nd place a lot, 2nd place is usually not remembered well.
2nd place is also incredibly great, but it’s true that it’s not remembered well.
“Hwang Hojin. Sorry. I’m a bit embarrassed too. I didn’t know it was 2nd place.”
“No. There’s no reason for Zero to apologize. I think it’s hard to remember because there are many viewers. Actually, I was 1st in Animal Kingdom but was pushed to 2nd. lol”
“Then, as the host, I’ll give you the right to participate in the next game after this match ends.”
“Thank you. I somehow received a good reward.”
“Then, before starting, I’ll check the tier.”
The opponent’s tier this time was Platinum, and it was a situation where just a little more would reach Diamond.
Then Mina can use Evasion and Guard.
“Then I’ll start.”
The countdown began, and the opponent didn’t immediately rush Mina but kept a slight distance.
The opponent was a flying bird penguin that circled around Mina while flying.
Mina ran across the map while figuring out the opponent’s position.
The opponent fired a skill at Mina while flying, and Mina easily dodged it.
After the attack failed, the opponent immediately landed and used a range skill, but Mina used Evasion right away.
The opponent quickly figured out Mina’s movement direction and used the next skill, and Mina immediately used Guard.
The opponent, who couldn’t deal damage, backed away and decided to look for items.
The opponent only ate one item from the items, but it was an item that allowed unlimited use of Evasion.
“The fact that one extra Evasion was stockpiled when matching really helped.”
A vague image of the opponent’s disappointed expression formed in my mind.
I ate the item, but it was a defensive item, not an offensive one.
In the end, the opponent had no choice but to wait for the next item or approach Mina again to use a skill.
The opponent approached Mina while flying again.
The opponent approached Mina and used a skill from the air, but Mina ran and easily dodged it.
The opponent immediately fired a range skill and used all the skills they had.
But Mina used Guard, Evasion, and Dash to avoid all of them.
That wasn’t enough to hit Mina with a skill.
In the end, they decided to wait for the next item and flew to eat it.
This time, an offensive item came out, but it was an item that only had meaning if hit.
It was an item that increased attack power by 1.5 times for 3 seconds.
It was usually used to boost combo damage after landing a skill.
As the viewer said, the opponent waited for the next item, and the next item was a defensive item.
It was the same item that reduced skill attack power by 1 time.
As expected, it was meaningless because Mina wasn’t attacking.
“If I had eaten that item, I would have reached Master before Siyeon.”
“Ugh. 2nd place is so pitiful.”
“Hwang Hojin also reached Master. Congratulations.”
“Thank you.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Next, Hwang Hojin, please enter.”
“Yes. I’m going.”
“Then I’ll start right away.”
“Please take care.”
Because I knew they were 2nd in ranking, I started without checking.
Hwang Hojin’s animal character was the turtle, the reptile that appeared for the first time on the broadcast.
Since it was the first time seeing a reptile, it was a perfect opportunity to see the special skills of amphibians and reptiles like mammalian sprint and avian flight.
The special skills of amphibians and reptiles use water as a special skill, spraying water on the floor to reduce friction and make the opponent slippery.
Of course, it doesn’t affect themselves, only the opponent.
One might think it won’t work on animals that fly in the air, but since flying skills can’t be maintained at all times, it’s clearly a useful special skill.
However, the area sprayed and the number that can be placed on the floor are limited, and there is a cooldown like sprint or flight, so it can’t be overused.
As soon as Hwang Hojin started, they immediately cast the special skill Water Spray.
As expected, the skill used to spray water at Mina wasn’t aimed at her, so Mina easily dodged it.
Because there are so few users of amphibians or reptiles, Mina also said she hadn’t matched against many opponents.
This would be the first time Mina faced a ranker.
So this match was highly anticipated.
However, Mina had faced amphibians and reptiles in AI duel mode, so she would definitely be able to handle Hwang Hojin well.
The opponent used Water Spray to gradually expand their own territory.
Even so, the size of the water floor was insignificant compared to the entire map, but it was important that there was at least their own territory.
But since Mina was in the position of evading, there was no reason to enter the water floor, so it had no meaning.