Click Knights vs Berserker No. 1

The armors of nameless warriors lay scattered haphazardly across the sandy floor of the colosseum, where no trace of their weapons could be found. Whether those warriors had triumphed in battle, suffered defeat, or simply died a meaningless, gruesome death—it wasn't something that mattered much to the crowd. People just craved the sight of ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠blood splattering everywhere. Here, in this colosseum where the heat from the last battle hadn't even cooled yet, warriors ready to stake everything on a single showdown gathered. Berserkers versus Holy Knights. A 2v2 battle pitting class pride on the line was about to unfold under the crowd's feverish gaze.

The loser has no say. The defeated here would be roasted alive across every community forum.

In one corner of the colosseum, Lady Clara—the Holy Knight representative, Rank 1 player, and streamer—opened her mouth with a confident grin.

"Yaho! We've hit peak viewers! Thanks, everyone watching. Yeah, yeah, keep calling them clickers. It's not like you'll get another chance anyway! Wahahahaha!"

"Lady Clara, I'm all set!"

"Good. Gwangbit, you remember yesterday's practice perfectly, right?"

"Of course. After all the hours you drilled me... Though your viewers might be a bit disappointed."

"Why's that?"

"It might sound arrogant, but... it could end up way more boring than expected."

"...Viewers, that's got nothing to do with me."

"Eek... Are you seriously throwing me under the bus now?"

"Just kidding."

Deep down, Clara agreed with her partner's words. And why not? The Holy Knight side had stumbled upon a guaranteed win strategy against Berserkers. It was pure luck. They'd discovered it by chance while poring over Berserker skill tooltips one by one. Clara's original plan had been to crush Seola with pure control skill—no strategies needed. But now that they'd found this foolproof tactic, ignoring it would be ridiculous. Crafting strategies was part of skill, after all.

Why are these folks piling up so much bad karma?

Bad karma? Yeah, it might look that way. But this is just pure confidence in victory.

Confident as they were, they didn't let their guard down. Even with a surefire strategy, Berserkers were trash-tier by reputation—and their opponents were Seola and a top-1000 Berserker master. Clara's partner was a named Rank 500 Holy Knight, sure... but get cocky, and you'd lose. Kang Manbok had proven that.

Unlike the Holy Knights burning with "we will win" resolve, the Berserker side's vibe was totally different.

...Anyone seeing this would think they were treating the fight like a joke. But Seola was more serious about this battle than ever. To win, she needed to rewire "Hong Junmo's" mindset. He was too selfless for a Berserker. If he wanted to play for others, why pick Berserker? His rotten altruism had somehow landed him top-1000 anyway—that was impressive. So Seola threatened him: play crazier than her today, or die. Simple, brutal, but effective. With his mindset forcibly fixed, victory was already theirs.

As the battle kicked off, the two clickers far away immediately started buffing themselves. Self-buffs, party buffs, AoE buffs... holy shit, how many was that? Meanwhile, us Berserkers? Pfft. Buffs? Two at most, and one was self-harm anyway.

Stab!

Stab!

One stab to the neck. Stab, stab, stab! Stab, stab, stab! Three each to chest, gut, thighs in turn.

We ruled out them using AoE skills. This was their fight to shatter the "clicker" slur head-on—no way they'd AoE. Sure, dodging wasn't impossible... but the method was so wild, not sure if my ally could handle it too. Anyway, we yielded first turn. Going first against Holy Knights stacked with endless utility? Suicide.

Soon, the Holy Knights raised shields and charged close, one hand glowing with what looked like AoE radiance.

Hold up. AoE? Wait, that's not AoE—

No time to think. Clara and the other Holy Knight unleashed AoE skills.

AoE heal. Their one-shot-per-battle AoE heal, used on us, not themselves. Unlike AoE DPS you can dodge, AoE heals blanket the whole field—unavoidable. Perfect counter to Berserkers, who thrive on low HP.

"Fuck, sis, this is fucked..."

- BOOM!

Two massive shields rocketed toward us like shells. No dodging. Not control issue. Full-HP Berserkers without buffs? Slightly exaggerated, but newbie-tier specs.

The Holy Knights, seizing momentum, pressed relentlessly. Clara marked me; the other took Hong Junmo. Sure, taking hits reactivates Berserker passive... fine normally. But against Holy Knights?

- CRUNCH!

Clara's mace, blazing with holy light, cleaved air with a sonic boom, kicking up sand. Smite. Holy Knight staple. One hit, and I'm dead—full HP or not. Why? Ridiculous stun debuff.

This path leads to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠loss. Time for a wildcard. But I can't make it. All on you, prez.

Berserker creed. Team's fucked? Play selfish.

Hong Junmo had killer instincts. Dodging their Smite by a hair, he slinked toward me and Clara. Target: blood pools from our self-harm buffs.

Right... here.

Blood Explosion's massive AoE debuffed all four of us. Not chaos inducement. Window for fresh self-harm buffs.

"Urgh... pointless bullshit...!"

"Gwangbit, it's the practice scenario! Bubble shield and hold still!"

Something next incoming. Strategy exposed, but Clara had to open mic to rein in her partner's freakout.

Moments later, debuffs cleared. No hesitation—I booted Hong Junmo's back straight at Clara.

"Huh?"

"Eh?"

......

Perfect. Traded one Berserker for one Holy Knight. Profitable exchange.