Chapter 100
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: The All Master Who Regressed to Bronze
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As expected, the bottom lane exploded.
A double kill just shy of two minutes into the game.
After returning to the fountain and even picking up an attack power buff, Shin-hyeok's damage had become so absurd that even the tank and support couldn't withstand it.
In the end, the enemy bottom duo was trapped inside their turret, reduced to just gobbling up minions.
Kiriririring!
"Arrows!!! Dodge!!!"
"Arrows incoming from the front!!!"
Of course, even that meager task hit a major snag once Shin-hyeok whipped out Chungmugong's Bow.
The bow already packed a punch with its damage, and its range was ridiculously long, creating dangerous moments even from inside the turret.
The enemy bottom duo squirmed desperately, too busy eating minions to feel safe even in what should have been their safest spot.
Of course, the most unfortunate soul there was someone else entirely.
"Sob sob, I'm starving. Just one minion, please."
"Tsk, that's weird. ADC, hitting minions gives gold—why aren't you hitting them?"
"......Ah. Good idea, good idea."
Five minutes into the game.
Shin-hyeok's team's ADC hadn't eaten a single minion.
It was unavoidable.
Minions were finite in number, and gold went only to the player who landed the killing blow.
And naturally, last-hitting favored whoever had the stronger attack power.
Shin-hyeok's damage was enough to one- or two-shot even full-health minions from the start, so no amount of skill from the ADC could snag those last hits.
Forced into a fast, the ADC had to muster the mental fortitude that would make Buddha and Gandhi applaud just to hold back his harsh words.
Even if the enemy support was hoovering up all the minions, he couldn't afford to mouth off—not if he wanted to avoid a visit from the Myth legal team.
He wanted to keep living comfortably in Korea.
Anyway, while the ADC fasted against his will, Shin-hyeok terrorized the enemy team by firing arrows nonstop with Chungmugong's Bow. Stroking his chin, he muttered to himself.
"Time to widen the field a bit."
"Pardon? Widen what?"
"Just saying I'm still hungry."
"No, if you're hungry after scarfing down all those kills and minions, you should see a doctor— I mean, never mind."
The early double kill, followed by trapping the enemy under their turret for another double—four kills total. And yet Shin-hyeok had sucked up every last minion like a black hole. Hearing him complain about hunger finally snapped the composure of the truly starving ADC.
Fortunately, he reined himself in at the last second, and the Myth legal team, which had been knocking at his door, slunk away disappointed.
Of course, Shin-hyeok couldn't have cared less whether the guy mouthed off or not.
Vassal Summon [D]
"Hm, a canyon."
Shin-hyeok simply summoned Tarkan.
The enemy bottom duo's spirits crumbled at the arrival of Tarkan, who could easily handle even decent Diamond players. But fortunately for them, he hadn't been called to deal with them.
"Gonna hit the canyon for a bit."
"Canyon, huh. Not a bad call. Stick a few undead on me, and I'll trash their jungle for sure."
"Good. Jungle's yours."
Canyon—short for counter-jungling. Simply put, invading the enemy's jungle instead of your own to steal their jungle monsters.
Secure your own resources while snagging theirs too, doubling your growth.
But jungle monsters hit harder than same-level players.
Unlike real players, they had predictable patterns, so frequent jungle play made them manageable—but their raw strength never changed.
In other words, counter-jungling meant facing beefier monsters, plus the risk of the enemy jungler showing up.
That's why most junglers meticulously watched lanes, warded the enemy jungle with vision trinkets bought for gold to track the enemy jungler, and only then attempted counter-jungling.
But that was for other junglers.
It had nothing to do with Shin-hyeok and Tarkan.
"Rise."
Drrrararara!
Tarkan, flanked by undead summoned via Necromancy [A]—led by the A-rank Dullahan—slipped into the enemy jungle with them in tow.
Confirming the summons gone, Shin-hyeok drew his spear and holy sword.
"Minions incoming. Eat up quick, then back to harassing them."
"......Y-yeah."
Because there were minions for him to eat.
No—minions to share with the ADC, heading their way.
Of course, everyone knew the silent caveat: "If you can eat any."
While that delightful mealtime (enjoyed by one) resumed in bottom lane...
"Why the hell are you in my jungle?!"
The enemy jungler screamed upon encountering an intruder deep in his jungle bush where none should be.
Leading the Dullahan and knight-grade skeletons, Tarkan slipped into the jungle and scanned around before nodding.
"No changes from my Dimension Arena days."
A quick check confirming his info matched reality. Tarkan charged the jungle monster ahead.
"Come on!"
-Kweeek?
Tarkan's foe: the Blue Jungle Boar.
An Epic monster, leagues above regular jungle mobs, with rewards to match.
Generous gold on kill, plus a temporary boon akin to the Power of the Blues buff.
But true to its Epic status, it was brutally tough—early-game junglers skipped it, leaving it to Tarkan.
Kwagagagagak!
Tarkan barreled in with his glaive swinging wildly. The Blue Jungle Boar snorted, tusks ready, and charged back.
Kwaaaaaang!
Orc warlord Tarkan and Epic behemoth boar collided with earth-shaking force.
Kadududuk!
They locked in a central grapple, muscles straining.
But the boar fought alone. Tarkan didn't.
-For my lord, I'll sever your head and present it!
Sugagagagak!
Dullahan and skeleton knights leaped out, hacking at the boar Tarkan pinned.
-Kweeek!!!
Spurt!
Like a traditional beating game embodying a nation's spirit, the boar raged and counterattacked amid the flurry.
Special Skill: Release of Blues. Azure energy erupted from the boar, sweeping Tarkan and the undead.
"Ngh! Jungle monster patterns never change. Ironic how that makes me feel alive. Charge, Wrath of the Winds!"
Whooooooo!
Tarkan, anticipating it, grinned at the familiar pattern and countered with his spell.
Pssshhh!
The forces clashed and mutually annihilated.
Fear flickered in the boar's eyes as its skill fizzled with a pathetic wheeze—but only briefly.
Pak!
Tarkan's massive glaive caved in the boar's skull.
Gold and buff should have followed—but...
"......As expected, nothing for me."
No rewards for the summoned Tarkan.
Proof that while patterns endured, he had changed. Tarkan smiled bitterly.
The gold and buff went to his master, Shin-hyeok.
Shaking off the thought, Tarkan hid with the undead in a bush near the boar's spawn.
Soon, the enemy jungler appeared.
"......What? Where's the Blue Jungle Boar? A bug?"
He stared blankly at the empty spawn.
A 1-2 second cognitive dissonance freeze—that sealed his fate.
"Go."
-Ooooooh!!!
"Wh-what?!"
Tarkan, watching from the bush, commanded. The undead swarmed the enemy jungler in an instant.
"This is my jungle!"
"Not anymore."
"......Damn it! What the hell is our bottom doing?!"
Outraged at the home invasion, the enemy jungler vented at his bottom—but they were too busy eating tower minions to care.
Simple math: 1v5.
Numerical disadvantage obvious; with Tarkan and Dullahan, qualitative too.
Few could win under such odds. This jungler wasn't one.
"Kraaaak!"
[Choi Shin-hyeok has slain Lee Tae-pung.]
Soon after, the jungler shredded under the combined assault, his scream echoing with the kill message.
Tarkan leisurely cleared the remaining enemy jungle monsters.
Tarkan and the undead ravaged the enemy jungle.
Shin-hyeok handled bottom, utterly demolishing it.
Enemy jungle stripped bare, forced to gank other lanes or nothing. Enemy bottom got pummeled if they stepped one foot from tower.
But Shin-hyeok wasn't satisfied.
"Not enough...... Not enough...... I'm still hungry."
"......I'm hungrier."
Because Shin-hyeok was still starving.
Tarkan shredded every enemy jungler encounter; all monsters vacuumed up. Gold overflowed—mid-early game, he'd already bought a boon—yet hunger persisted.
For reference, ally ADC's CS: 0.
Not important.
"Hm, only one answer then. ADC."
"Yes?"
"Gonna roam a bit."
"......Finally! About damn time!!!"
To sate his hunger, Shin-hyeok opted for roaming.
Like starving winter beasts raiding villages, he'd descend on other lanes to plunder.
The ADC smiled for the first time since game start.
Shin-hyeok roaming would empty the lane, letting him finally eat minions after 10 minutes.
But the ADC overlooked one thing.
Shin-hyeok's boon: Boon of Mana Recovery.
Boosted all mana regen.
Meaning the massive mana drain from sustaining Tarkan and undead in combat was now covered.
Simple implication.
"Undiana, Flame, Silayron, Noianen. Hold bottom for me and eat the minions. Don't miss a single one."
-Got it.
-Trust me only!
-Wanna bet between us? Who kills the most?
-Sounds good. Time to show the might of the earth!
"......Ah, fuck."
Spirits.
Shin-hyeok could now summon and sustain the ones he hadn't yet.
Watching four high-rank spirits occupy bottom in his stead, the ADC finally snapped.
[Achievement: Team Member's Tears Form a River achieved.]
[Achievement Points: 10,000 acquired.]
Auto-minion farming followed by auto-achievement points. Shin-hyeok left bottom with light steps, heading mid.
Now it was mid's turn to suffer the ADC's pain.