In the Name of God
In the staff waiting room.
The moment the image of the Divine Archer was swallowed by the barrage, Chae Dong-ha, who had been in the middle of a conversation, shot his hand into the air with a triumphant shout.
“Please! Please!!”
Was it because this was the finals? Or because he had witnessed the Divine Archer’s absurd performance in the first set?
Chae Dong-ha was far more immersed than usual. Watching him, Lee Shin let out a small chuckle.
“He’s not dying.”
“Die already, you monster!!”
“I’m telling you, he’s not going to die.”
“Will you please be quiet!!”
It was annoying, but once again Lee Shin was right.
A short while later, the Divine Archer somehow managed to slip out of the bombardment and returned to the well. Whatever was so amusing, the smile on his face was killer.
“Ah, why!!”
“His control is completely broken~”
“Damn control! Screw it!”
“Kekeke, the opponent is the Bureau, you know. The very incarnation of balance! If a global striker lands a one-shot, we might as well pack up the competition.”
To the people here, a global striker might sound unfamiliar, but from the perspective of a veteran like Lee Shin, it wasn’t particularly special—just a bit rare.
Worldwide, there were maybe five? If you counted those who could awaken the ability through items like this, perhaps up to ten.
Anyway, what Lee Shin wanted to say was that, damage or whatever, this was already a Very Satisfying result.
Range for range, duration for duration, and above all, unlike the Divine Archer, the old man didn’t have to cast it himself—Vita handled the casting directly.
#Global #AreaOfEffect #Sustained #NoLook #NoEffort
Can you believe it? Is this even a skill? Aside from the somewhat long cooldown, it had literally no downsides. Lee Shin could confidently say it was superior to any global ability of any character he knew!
“And who is the one using this skill?”
“……The Mountain King, sir.”
“One more time!”
“Mountain King!”
“Right!”
It had fallen into the hands of the Mountain King, the unparalleled commander.
His mind scanned the entire canyon, but his body was only one. He had always chased the single answer closest to victory. Now, he could choose plural answers.
“R-right. Diving top while bombarding bottom……”
“Or you could bombard and dive top together to focus fire. How about it? Getting the feel now?”
Chae Dong-ha swallowed hard and asked,
“That thing… so that flag is the ‘Joan of Arc’s Flag’ and that, uh, what was it… diamond.”
“The Regent Diamond. A Legendary-grade gem. One of the cursed diamonds kept in the Louvre Museum.”
“Anyway, those two were combined to create it, and you, sir……”
Chae Dong-ha stared at him with the eyes of someone looking at a con artist.
“Did you commit fraud against the Louvre Museum? Against the Louvre in France?”
“Heh heh, shall we continue the story?”
That’s right. Just as Chae Dong-ha said, Lee Shin’s original target had been ‘Joan of Arc’s Flag.’
But…… yes, the beginning of this journey went back to Lee Shin’s previous life.
It had been quite some time after Lee Shin had nagged the GM nerds into rejuvenating the aging Mountain King.
So how had he used the Mountain King before that? Had he simply left the old man as a beloved character to rot?
‘No way.’
The only way to let the aging Mountain King still operate at a major level, the sole method to fully utilize his brilliant game sense at 200% while supplementing his declining physical abilities every year.
‘A global striker!’
This was the answer the veteran Lee Shin had come up with.
After thoroughly shaking down every item and comparing them all,
The two items Lee Shin thought best suited the Mountain King were Joan of Arc’s Flag and Napoleon’s Baton.
Both utilized bombardment, but Joan of Arc’s Flag was a damage-focused striker, while Napoleon’s Baton was a CC tool that used wide-area saturation to stun.
‘The choice was easy from there.’
As a side note, the key point to notice here was the word ‘museum.’
As anyone who had been there knew, Legendary items were practically lying around on the floor. Wait, why were there so many? Couldn’t people just take them like Lee Shin did?
But there was a reason for that too.
‘Most of them simply can’t be used.’
Items had aged over long years, and because of their fame, most had been inflated to absurd grades compared to their actual performance.
That meant repair or modification was essential, and who could do that? It was a domain only possible for the handful of Legendary-grade master craftsmen in the world.
Just like the Evil Phoenix.
‘Since he doesn’t repair weapons, there was only one answer.’
This was why he had added a special clause to the contract with Evelyn.
Using her influence that dominated Europe, he demanded an item from the Louvre Museum. In GM terms, he had triggered the ‘Louvre Event.’
And this was where it got important.
Following Alfredo’s guidance into the vault, Lee Shin witnessed a sight he could hardly believe even after seeing it with his own eyes.
‘Huh? The flag…… is being used as a rug with gemstones?’
Of course, the flag had no pattern and was so worn it was practically parchment, making it perfect as vintage decor…… but Joan of Arc’s Flag was absolutely not an item that should be treated that way.
At that moment, sparks flew in Lee Shin’s mind.
‘If it’s being used as a rug, does that mean they don’t know its true identity……? Well, history books say it was burned, so…… and if it can’t be modified, it has no effect, so they might have mistaken it…….’
And the final conclusion he reached.
‘This might actually work.’
In GM, the system only allowed obtaining one item, but this was reality.
With an innocent face, Lee Shin walked out carrying the diamond embedded in the flag.
“Pass with the Heart of the Beast! Kiyaaaa!!”
“……Oh my god.”
“After that, I scraped together every penny I could find to gather materials and modified the Legendary item. And thus, that flag ‘In the Name of God!’ was born. Heh, look at the name. A god’s name created by Lee Shin! Hehehe, server lady, another round please.”
“I’m going to lose my mind. My head hurts.”
“Puhuhuhuhu!!”
He had done it. He had really done it.
The crazy scoundrel had gone and committed fraud against an entire nation!
If he had been caught, it wouldn’t have ended with handcuffs—it would have become an international diplomatic incident, yet here he was dancing like he had won the lottery.
Chae Dong-ha felt dizzy, but at the same time, it was so perfectly in character for Lee Shin that he couldn’t help but laugh.
“I, Lee Shin, command it. Victory, only victory!!”
The screen was filled with falling artillery fire.
The bombardment created by Lee Shin—
The flow of the canyon changed drastically.
The first set had been when the Divine Archer pierced through Mir Guild’s pillar and fortress, Park Su-bin, and seized the momentum. Yet in just one set, the Mountain King stole the Divine Archer’s pride—the ‘global striker’—and took the momentum right back.
⊳ The Divine Archer quickly escapes the blast radius. He’s dodging much better than the first time.
⊳ But this isn’t a matter of whether he can dodge or not. The entire Kirin Guild is currently revolving solely around the Divine Archer. Their macro, their plays, even their teamfights—all of it starts from the mid lane and from Son Yul’s arrows!!
The Mountain King fired a bombardment into the mid lane and then invaded the enemy jungle alongside Hwarang.
They split to both sides in an instant, securing vision with wards and spirits before immediately circling around. With the eyes of a hawk, they spotted their prey.
At that moment, Hwarang, shield raised, transformed into a runaway locomotive.
But that wasn’t the end. The Mountain King, who had leaped off a stump, also turned into a wild beast.
And they charged straight toward the Manwang and Flame Queen in the bottom lane.
『Yu Ri-ra』 has slain 『Kim Ji-ah』.
『Yu Ri-ra』 has slain 『Han Jeong-do』.
― “It exploded! Double kill! Kirin’s bottom lane is collapsing!”
― “This is it! This is exactly what I was talking about! Initiative! Once they lose the initiative, Kirin Guild has no power to stop the Hwarang & Mountain King duo!”
One must not forget.
Kirin Guild had lost 3:1 in the first half and 3:0 in the second half.
The gap in power had been clear.
The only thing that had closed that gap and allowed them to take the first set was entirely the Divine Archer’s arrows. The moment those arrows were neutralized by the bombardment, all the hidden problems exploded at once.
In a clash between stars like this, the side with problems—
—loses.
― “Nexus destroyed! Mir Guild takes set two!”
― “The Mountain King immediately pays back his disciple! This match is getting incredibly exciting!”
2 Set
1 VS 1
As the match grew fiercer, the temperature inside the arena rose, and the fans were so dizzy they could barely think straight.
In set one, the Divine Archer had carried like a madman. It was such an overwhelming one-man carry that everyone finally understood why he was called the final weapon.
Then in set two, the Mountain King paid him back immediately.
A global bombardment. The sight of him gathering nearby trees to create cannons inspired awe.
But it still wasn’t over.
And so the third set began. In this match, the Divine Archer clearly showed everyone why he was the Mountain King’s disciple.
The Divine Archer’s quick strategic adjustments had brought the tilted scales of victory almost back to equal.
― “They’re raising the tempo! The situation keeps changing rapidly!”
― “Both the Mountain King and the Divine Archer are handling at least two lanes each.”
― “A dazzling multi-lane operation using global strikes! The Mountain King and Divine Archer are dominating the entire canyon!!”
It kept getting faster. The match tempo accelerated endlessly.
It had been fast before, but now it had gone beyond the realm of ‘fast.’ A ten-ton truck with broken brakes? No, a racing car.
Of course, such breathless speed consumed a massive amount of stamina.
Soon, someone began to fall behind.
― “Aaaaaaaaah Manwang!!”
― “A mistake! A mistake!! He made a mistake there!!”
In the extreme late game, during a fight where the outcome was truly unpredictable, Manwang’s concentration faltered, and the Mountain King—who was in peak form today—did not miss the opportunity.
He immediately killed Manwang, rode the momentum, and destroyed the nexus in a single blow.
Having taken the third set, Mir Guild then took the fourth set in succession, completely seizing the win.
Now, only one set remained until victory!
With everyone’s desperate wishes hanging in the air, the fifth set began.
At the sight that appeared on the screen, the casters and everyone else had question marks floating above their heads.
― “W-what is this??”
― “Huh??”
Kirin Guild—no, the Divine Archer’s final gamble at the edge of the cliff was……
A substitution.
Manwang out.
Tinkerbell in.