Chapter 43
Chapter 43
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 43
Chapter Title: Heart Beating Too Fast?
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But isn't my heart beating a bit too fast?
Tower Siege is a victory for Jeon Jeonseol's team.
With Victory and Jeon Jeonseol duking it out against each other and dumping every ultimate and spell they had, the skill of the other teammates became far more crucial.
And Jeon Jeonseol's team had just a slight edge in teamwork.
Considering it was a random matchup, Victory might feel a little hard done by.
💬 Comments — Viewer [Tower Siege] — Viewer This is straight-up rigged!!! — Viewer Even with this, isn't Teamfight Arena just a luck game? — Viewer Victory's team seems pretty good too. — Viewer Not pretty good, they're insanely good lol. They'd rack up 30 kills in your tier. — Viewer 9 Challengers and 1 Jeon Jeonseol from the start lol. — Viewer Tiers don't matter? It's Jeon Jeonseol. — Viewer What about our champ? ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ And a little while later.
The second event kicked off on the Heroes' Arena map, designed to force a fight.
Arena Capture, which activates at 15 minutes.
While standing on the Arena Point that appears in the central arena, you steadily gain gold and experience. At 20 minutes, the team holding the point gets 1000 gold and 100% experience per player.
Mid-to-late game characters mean heroes who shine around this time, so this event usually reveals the winner.
The central arena, the map's signature landmark.
Jeon Jeonseol and Victory's teams launched into an incredibly fierce battle.
The crowd roared in excitement.
💬 Comments — Viewer What a legendary match. — Viewer Finally getting some good fights in the central teamfight lol. — Viewer Motion sickness from the stall fest, but enduring for this epic scene. Victory's true fans get a like! — Viewer Just cover the screen and read chat, idiot? — Viewer Just watching and my chest is heating up too. — Viewer Battle of the world's strongest ㄷㄷㄷㄷ — Viewer Honest Silver who has no clue what's happening gets a like lol. — Viewer Hey! Don't you know the chat's average tier is Master? — Viewer Honest Master here and I still don't get it... something's happening... — Viewer Victory and Jeon Jeonseol are evenly matched af. Anyone who knew how to watch the game could feel their chest heating up just from seeing it.
And one person whose head was heating up for entirely different reasons while watching.
'I wanna jump in there too.'
It was Wild, booted out after losing to Victory in a game over the right to snipe Jeon Jeonseol.
Victory wasn't undefeated in ranked either.
Wild had beaten him multiple times before.
But this loss stung especially bad.
To hand over such a key event like this.
A crucial event facing off against Jeon Jeonseol as enemies.
He didn't hate Jeon Jeonseol or anything.
The "right to give her her first loss" bit was just a joke.
Still, he really wanted to test himself against the new supernova.
Faster than anyone else.
And that chance got snatched by Victory.
Wild was the one who collabed first!
'Felt like this at Worlds last year too.'
The memory of dropping out in the top 4 and watching the finals from home.
The lonely sorrow of the excluded loser.
Of course, this game wasn't on Worlds level.
But the situation felt too familiar; his eyes were stinging like he might cry.
— Viewer Watching Arena Capture makes me think back to that time I greedily picked Tinker for Arena Duel and went 0/20. Felt epic back then. That damn bastard.
Hitting where it hurts!
What's wrong with a gamer giving their all!
'...This match favors Legend, doesn't it?'
The scales starting to tip one way.
Jeon Jeonseol and Victory's skills were evenly matched—tigers and dragons locked in perfect stalemate.
But not so much for their teammates.
Randomly assigned teams of five.
Obviously, skill levels wouldn't be perfectly equal.
In Wild's sharp pro eyes, this game was tilting toward Jeon Jeonseol.
And sure enough, at 20 minutes, Jeon Jeonseol's team claimed the Arena bonus.
They used that advantage to build an item gap and widen the lead.
It looked like the game might end like this.
💬 Comments — Viewer Jeon Jeonseol's really gonna win this? — Viewer 100-hour newbie carrying Victory with team luck? — Viewer Yup, team luck trash game. — Viewer Team luck or not, normal people don't go 0/40 deaths. — Viewer When skills are close, doesn't team luck decide it? — Viewer Jeon Jeonseol! You're a morality book! — Viewer You're equal to Victory or better. — Viewer Party leader's team always seems a bit stronger. — Viewer Jeon Jeonseol's eye luck really uses legends. Yeah, yeah, sure.
Hard to believe, but Jeon Jeonseol's team really had the edge.
But the game dragged on too long.
─"A massive Cataclysm has opened its eyes."
💬 Comments — Viewer Whoa! Cataclysm Awakening! — Viewer How intense does it have to be to reach this point? — Viewer Boss last-hit ends the game = legend lol. Before they knew it, 25 minutes had passed.
The third and final event to force a fight on Heroes' Arena began.
There are four towers at the map's corners and five large hunting grounds—one each in the east, west, south, north, and center.
When Cataclysm Awakening starts, a monster awakened as a Cataclysm spawns in one of the five hunting grounds.
The team that lands the killing blow on this awakened boss wins.
Plus, a circular zone appears and gradually closes in on the boss. Anyone outside takes continuous damage, forcing the game to end around 30 minutes.
It might feel unfair, but that's just how it is.
The game is designed to end before 25 minutes.
Current score: 42 to 35.
Jeon Jeonseol's side at 42, Victory's at 35.
The score looks close, but Jeon Jeonseol's team—who took all the towers and arenas—has higher levels and better items.
'Victory's team needs to aim for the boss kill, huh?'
Jeon Jeonseol's team just needs 8 more kills, but Victory's needs 15.
42-35 looks tight, but crunching the numbers, Victory's team needs double the kills.
Aiming for the boss might actually have better odds.
Long explanation short:
From 25 minutes, the game turns into chaos.
This awakened boss is the dragon in the northern Dragon's Nest.
The end is near.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump.
Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump.
This is it.
This is what I've been looking for.
The intense game where full power clashes, holds, and clashes again.
My heart's pounding like it's gonna burst.
Can't remember the last time I focused this hard. Years?
A matchup where I forget everything and enter a trance.
The swordsman reflects the dragon's breath, melting his own team.
Victory, you sneaky bastard, what trick is this?
A chaotic 5v5 teamfight is crazy enough, but adding a dragon makes it utter madness.
And that's what's fun about it.
Didn't I once describe it like this?
This game feels like going from F1 racing to pulling a rickshaw—frustratingly slow.
That wasn't the right analogy.
It's more like switching from a shootout to fistfighting—clearly less damage per person, but not a straight downgrade.
Fistfighting has its own flavor.
Because it's a game for fun, not a war to kill.
Fistfighting has meaning.
Its own kind of thrill.
'Still kinda sucks though. Can't go on a solo rampage!'
Thump thump.
Still, at least I'll take Victory down with me.
Mutual destruction, both perish together.
I pour everything into it and die alongside Victory.
Now, who's left?
Our side's stronger.
─"Victory!"
If it'd gone a bit longer, I wouldn't have known.
The dragon's HP was already under 15%.
Whoever got wiped next would lose.
But we hit 50 kills first.
Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump.
(All) Jeon Jeonseol - [Revenge for Mepa's team!]
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom.
My heart's pounding even wilder now, like it's really gonna explode.
💬 Comments ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer Mommy, I wanna be Jeon Jeonseol when I grow up! (x10) — Viewer Team carry incarnate! (x10) — Viewer Still yapping about Mepa's team? You're all virgins lol. — Viewer That's how serious she is. — Viewer Whoa, a real newbie beating Victory. — Viewer Don't overhype solo queue, it's not a tourney lol. — Viewer Angry Victory pupper arrested. — Viewer Beautiful game anyway~ cheers! ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer Jeon Jeonseol! (x10) — Viewer Is she a god? (x10) — Viewer This is my eye luck! — Viewer Never had a little sis like you. — Viewer lololol still hunting for Mepa amid this. — Viewer We're screwed!!! Ascend!!! (x10) — Viewer Champ! — Viewer Whoa. ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer Revenge for Mepa's team! (x15) — Viewer lololololololol — Viewer Legend legend legend legend. — Viewer The legend has begun. The chat exploding.
My heart booming.
Tension releases, dizziness hits.
Vision's weird?
Huh?
Head's spinning like crazy?
Eh?
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom.
This feels really bad?
Ughhh?
"Hng? Ung....... Hngggg....... Haaak......"
My heart hurts.
💬 Comments — Viewer ??? — Viewer Is she watching replay while jerking off for real? — Viewer She's hurt, right? — Viewer This is at least full-blown nutting. — Viewer Crazy chat bastards lololol — Viewer Eonni, you okay? Where does it hurt? — Viewer CEX CEX CEX CEX CEX CEX CEX CEX — Viewer ???????????????? — Viewer Sudden moan ASMR? — Viewer Why so scary all of a sudden. — Viewer Expensive mic makes a difference. — Viewer pfffttttt — Viewer Hah.... Hah.....! Hah...... Haaah!!!!! — Viewer She's hurting and you're memeing? Psychos. — Viewer Why do girls' moans sound so lewd. — Viewer That's on you... — Viewer No fr, something's wrong??? Call 119. — Viewer Say something; you're freaking us out; "N-no, hic, 1-119......"
Head's insanely dizzy, veins feel super dilated.
Blood's rushing too fast through my body.
Gonna pass out like this. Need to call 119 before I do.
I fumble for my phone, barely dial, say "Is this 119?",
and muster all my strength to mute the mic.
Then I called emergency services to my house.
......