Chapter 34
Chapter 34
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 34
Chapter Title: Hey, Are You an Orphan?
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Hey, are you an orphan?
The Dragonkin are the most popular faction for beginners.
Their advantages can be summed up incredibly simply: easy and strong.
If not for the undisputed authority of Humanity that is Kang Jun-oh,
the faction most people would have picked as their main would've been Dragonkin, not Humanity.
That's how regrettable it feels on a personal level.
Countless victims fell for Kang Jun-oh's super plays and chose the pitifully weak faction of Humanity as their main.
The Dragonkin's downside is that their ceiling is relatively low.
(Of course, it's still just a small gap.)
As such, the top ranks divide the pie fairly evenly among the three factions,
while mid-tier is dominated by Dragonkin users making up over half.
So, every Triachia player ends up numb to facing Dragonkin.
This map is a rare 2-player map.
Instead of the usual four starting points, players are assigned just two.
Which means you know each other's positions right from the start.
So on 2-player maps, scouting isn't about finding location anymore.
It's solely to check builds.
But when Dragonkin faces Humanity...
There's one exception: sending a scout extremely early...
Like right now.
The opponent's extractor rises on my exposed Illusium mine.
For me to mine Illusium...
I'd have to destroy that building and rebuild my own.
My build was forced.
Double basic barracks.
Instead of teching up fast, I had to take my natural first.
I'd anticipated this could happen on such a map.
So I calmly switched to double basic without panic.
Then, a chat line popped up.
"Who's that?"
A quick glance at chat told me he was a pretty famous streamer.
Not a problem at all.
Streamer or normie, it doesn't affect my right as victor.
I didn't hold back against Kim Sung-jin, a total stranger.
But seriously, who is he?
I watch every pro league match each season, so I know most current and former pros' names.
But Oh Min-seong wasn't in my database.
Maybe an old-timer who debuted as a kid?
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Thanks to viewers, I got the gist on streamer Oh Min-seong.
Just some average Joe who flops in prelims every time.
No wonder I don't know him. I only watch pro gamers' streams.
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Some rando bragging "I'm big corp~" outta nowhere is just confusing.
Is he nuts like me?
Now I got why Oh Min-seong acted like he knew me.
And realized this "ranked" game was actually a battle of masters' honor.
Boss lady's on my shoulder.
Can't lose and kill her vibe.
Plus, this setup was hilariously perfect coincidence??
If he has streamer sense, he'll bite.
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This must-win game amps my focus.
Fresh Elf Archers chase off opponent's workers, Dwarf workers smash their Illusium extractor.
Dragonkin aren't the only ones who can tech harass like this.
My scout worker built a Weapon Hangar in their natural.
Right where their main building would go.
Purpose: confirm natural timing, and delay it a bit.
Triachia refunds 75% resources on canceled buildings.
Why I didn't finish the hangar.
25% of 125 is about 30 bucks to stall them.
"...Something's off."
A bit later.
Opponent's moves were super sus.
First, Lizardman workers chased by my Elves didn't return home.
I loitered at entrance to confirm.
Second, no aggressive demo on my half-built hangar in their natural.
Normally Dragonlings or Drakes would've cleared it by now...
Just one Drake poking the half-built hangar.
Fewer units than normal, no rush over delayed natural.
Conclusion: skipping natural and army, teching fast.
I instantly rerouted my scout worker to map corners.
And...
Found opponent's building in a corner not far from my main.
Instead of safe main build, hiding near mine to cut travel time.
If undetected, would've hit way earlier than standard timing, defenseless damage.
Would've, if not caught.
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Built a bunker right in front of their Sky Temple.
Despair: that Drake was in my natural to demo my hangar.
If it'd rushed to pressure me as planned, could've stalled this bunker a bit.
Late Drake arrives to a finished bunker.
Opponent forced to cancel near-complete Sky Temple.
Situation: very favorable.
My natural activated ages ago, theirs just starting extra multi.
Plus ace poke blocked harmlessly.
No threats left.
Kept expanding production, casually grabbed extra multi with spare resources.
Opponent's Drake pack attacks, probably too frustrating to stall...
But tasted Battle Mage bombardment and retreated meekly.
Opponent's second mistake.
Forcing an obvious failed rush emotionally?
While clashing, I looped some Knights early to their multi.
Couldn't fully infiltrate dense simcity, but sniped plenty in range.
Wouldn't have happened if Drakes guarded multi.
Karma for greed.
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One-sided attack chances stayed mine.
Loaded Knights on balloons, dropped on that well-simcity'd multi from before.
Work as expected?
Yup. Fun situation unfolded.
Knights drop right on workers' heads.
Should block ASAP, but tight simcity backfires.
No room for big Drakes to reach Knights.
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Knights massacre workers uninterrupted.
Can't mine, multi meaningless.
Game over.
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What. Fight me irl?
Sad fact: this body is super disadvantaged vs adults physically.
Gotta grab a brick.
Opponent's buff adult male, gotta eat the penalty.
"Hm... Black guy race bait is valid I guess."
Same no-parent childhood, but unlike me, he didn't learn manners.
Weird. Usually beaten into you by seniors...
Seems slip-up contextually, but got my hook.
Caught ya.
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- GoodHeart FairSpeech has left the game.
"Shall we drop by his room?"
Oh Min-seong's probably getting thrashed already.
For his own slip-up against me.
If I show up and squeeze some juice?
Full inferno.
No need to worry about another streamer getting WWE'd spicy, not my boss.
Oh Min-seong, hold on a sec.
Grabbing my oil drum.
Should've thought before speaking.