Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast

Chapter 202 : Consumed by Fear (2)

Consumed by Fear (2)

Money Damas' base.

Streamer Donkak was in disbelief as he gazed at the landscape, now shrouded in ash.

'What on earth happened?'

He thought it was a foolproof strategy.

He too was a fan of Mystic League, so he had an idea of just how strong Perfect Yami was.

That's why he was so confident.

The hand seals—necessary to activate Yami's skills—were extremely tricky. Because they required such finesse, he believed that disrupting Yami's controls would be enough to block them.

'Could he really form hand seals in that state?'

But his prediction was wrong.

The 'Perfect' Yami he saw in person was different. It wasn't like a relatively simple hand seal of stage two or one. Lee Gyeongbok freely used ninja arts exceeding even those.

'This is driving me crazy...'

The ambush had failed as a result.

At least his sacrifice managed to save the AD Carry, but the damage was still severe.

"Hyung!"

Donkak turned his head.

The Support—the first to die, his younger brother—had a similar look on his face.

"What do we do now?"

"I'm thinking."

"Wait, do you have an answer?! How could the fear effect not work!?"

"I'd heard he was a genius, but I didn't think it was to this extent..."

Donkak took a deep breath.

It was still early. They couldn't give up yet.

"We have no choice but to revise our strategy."

He rolled his eyes with a grave expression.

He couldn't deny the reality before him. 'Fear' was useless against Lee Gyeongbok.

If that was the case—

"We have to abandon the jungle."

"What?"

"There's no way I can take down Yami by myself. Actually, even three of us weren't enough, right? If I keep jungling, I'll just be donating funds to Yami."

"Then... what now?"

At his declaration of giving up the jungle, his younger brother's eyes widened.

"We have to go for our next best option. You just focus on your lane!"

Color began to return to the ashen view. Upon respawning, he dashed forward.

"Everyone, pull yourselves together! The game is just starting! Only Support and I died, so it could've been worse!"

He encouraged his teammates.

The AD Carry—core of team fights—the mid laner, and the top laner were all still alive.

"Our value is still higher! Snowball? We just need to roll it bigger!"

He headed for the top lane.

"Brother-in-law!"

Donkak called out to the top laner, his brother-in-law, who had retreated back to the tower.

"Hyung!?"

"There's a change in plan. Let's pick off Guyen."

He shifted the target to Eclipse, the next-highest priority for PerG-Day to keep in check.

Normally, ganking from the jungle would be standard, but he couldn't enter the jungle now. All he could do was follow the lane for an ambush.

In a typical game, the top laner would have cursed at him for this, but the situation was different now.

"Yeah, he's tough for me to handle, honestly."

"He's not exactly an easy opponent."

Even if all attention was on Lee Gyeongbok, Eclipse was a formidable player as well.

All the more so in a one-on-one duel.

"I won't take your CS, so just set up the gak for now."

"Yes, hyung!"

While his brother-in-law moved out with the minions again, he quickly checked the minimap.

'Is Yami jungling?'

Lee Gyeongbok's location wasn't visible on the warded vision. Yet an uneasy feeling lingered.

With the jungle vision obscured, he couldn't be certain.

'I'll get vision after Yami shows up.'

Suppressing his anxiety, he focused on the top lane. Eclipse and his brother-in-law were locked in a fierce fight.

He immediately went in and triggered Terrifying Form.

"Urgh...!"

Eclipse staggered briefly, but quickly used a skill. Wrapping himself in a shield, he retreated fast.

'Yeah! This is how it's supposed to work!'

Fortunately, Eclipse wasn't as well-adapted to the fear effect as Lee Gyeongbok. Seeing this, donkak felt both relieved and frustrated.

The swapping of forward and backward movements—

That was the most obvious change players could notice from the control inversion caused by fear.

"Now! Get him!"

"Alright!"

They couldn't miss this chance.

Donkak and his brother-in-law pressured Eclipse aggressively. Even as they entered tower range, they didn't stop.

"Don't back out!"

"Got it!"

Eclipse had just enough stamina for them to try.

The two chose to dive rather than retreat.

"That's it—"

But the situation changed in an instant.

Suddenly a vortex of wind surged around Eclipse's body.

At the same time, his retreat speed increased.

"Damn! Fall back!"

"What's this...!?"

At Donkak's urgent command, the two swiftly retreated from tower range.

"Hyung, what was that?"

"Storm Essence... no way..."

Barely escaping with their lives, they realized the cause of the sudden turn. And this left them even more confused.

A buff that increases movement speed.

There was only one way to interpret the fact that PerG-Day's team had gotten it.

"They already took the Storm Elemental?"

* * *

The commentators erupted in excitement as the screen captured the Elemental Shrine.

Standing at the center of the ruined debris was a ninja in black robes.

"The Hall of Storms has fallen!"

"Incredible! The speed is just insane!"

"A Perfect Yami with buffs on top of that—it's just madness!"

On his body, red and blue auras intertwined, emitting a violet glow.

"They took both Red and Blue, then the Elemental right after! Everywhere at once! It's like Hong Gil-dong come to life!"

"Getting Blue buff first was huge. It increased his chakra, so he even used knockback and water-element ninjutsu as movement skills!"

"I mean, I'm at a loss for words, not as a commentator but as a fan! There aren't even any Yami specialists in the pro scene! Only Purple can put on a show like this, here and now!"

As excited as the casters were, the viewers were even more hyped.

― What is this Per-Gil-dong, lolol

― Don't you know? Ninjas are basically 'J-Hong Gil-dong' anyway.

― This is nuts, lol

― Wow, I thought Barzan would get soloed easily, but nope, lol

― The gap between Perfazan and Perfect Yami is just insane, lol

― That was a true instant-death, lolol

― Storm Elemental? More like it couldn't even become a real storm, lol

― At this point, it's barely a gentle breeze, right?

-lol, a breeze Elemental

― Yikes, at least let it be called a strong wind, please!

But the elation didn't last long. The commentators quickly focused back on the screen.

"Purple is moving down!"

"That's right! With the buff, their team value just skyrocketed! Can't waste this chance!"

"Relentless aggression! That's a real storm!"

Unlike the commentators, Lee Gyeongbok wasn't lost in admiration. He immediately ambushed the bottom lane.

"He dodges everything! Every single attack misses!"

"And look at that chained punching! I heard Purple used to box—just beautiful! The shuriken strikes in like a whip!"

"Double! It's a double kill! The opponents just couldn't withstand it! Yami's ninja arts land so perfectly, it's unbelievable!"

― Perfect Yami with buffs? How do you even beat that, lol

― Wow, those moves tho

― Godple Ninja School graduate?

― There's no such thing as a Ninja School, ffs lol

― Golcho duo's synergy is epic, lol

― Seriously, skullkim zoning with barrage is sick

― Bakjapcho's slow must make it even more of a nightmare

― If I were there, I'd just surrender immediately

Along with his ganking, skullkim and Bakjapcho joined in, leaving the enemy with no way to hold out.

Lee Gyeongbok immediately moved again.

"What's amazing about Mystic League's damage calculation is, it's not determined by strength! It's all about contact between weapon and opponent! The key is maximizing those contacts!"

"That's right! Normally you need strength to gain speed, but then your movements just get bigger! The time between extending and retracting your hands, the intervals between attack and recovery, that determines the damage!"

"But Purple's intervals are super short! Just what's necessary, nothing wasted—absolute optimal strikes!"

The commentators quickly explained Purple's impressive plays from just moments ago. But before they even finished, another skirmish broke out.

"Now mid! Purple isn't slowing down at all!"

"This... they have to run! Money Damas, if you don't want a massacre, get out!"

"Whoa! Firewall! Genome blocks the retreat perfectly! What a setup!"

Genome immediately joined in and cast a skill. The mid laner, trying to escape down the lane, had no choice but to stop.

― Oh shit? Chu-nom pulled it off?

― Who are you! Where's our old Chu-nom?!

― Lol, still, see? Our hyung's got the sense.

― Looks like an employee desperately trying to survive in front of an intern.

― How could he just chill with the boss watching, lol

― G-nome never got promoted, but actually has the most experience, lol

― Isn't that even more of a problem? Lol

With the two combining their attacks, death came instantly.

"Triple! Purple scores a triple kill!"

"That's not just trading damage! It's a purge! Executing the opposition, just like the team name!"

"A purge? No, this isn't man-made. This is a natural disaster! Purple got Storm and has become the storm itself! Every lane he passes is left in ruins!"

"Again! Purple is moving! Now he's heading up! Cutting across the map from bottom to top! Is he going for a pentakill?"

Lee Gyeongbok dashed to the top lane. Alarmed, donkak and his brother-in-law escaped in a hurry.

"Oh! Money Damas is retreating! Even past the second tower?"

"That's a smart decision! Have to run all the way back to base! One tower isn't enough to stop Perfect Yami!"

"That's right. Smart play! If you just hug the tower, someone can easily back up. And if it's top, it's Eclipse—so death is guaranteed!"

"Oh, he really is running all the way to base. Unless their teammates respawn, they can't leave base unless Purple's Red or Blue buffs wear off."

The surviving pair arrived at base along the lane. The commentators grew calm, finally.

-lolol even more desperate running

― But honestly, you'd be scared too

― LOL, at this point who could resist underwear escape

― Oh? Are they going right for lane pushing?

Lee Gyeongbok didn't bother chasing them. Instead, other members advanced on the towers in all lanes.

"Ah, looks like they're going for the win!"

"Right, no reason not to push now; all lanes are empty!"

"With the game turning this fast, money Damas will be short on gold, and their vision will be limited too!"

"And in the meantime, Purple's heading back to base for a well-deserved shopping trip!"

"It only makes sense to spend when you've got cash."

Lee Gyeongbok returned to base and began buying items. With all those champion kills, he had plenty of gold.

"Look at his build... it's all offense! He's going full burst!"

"Wow, Purple is all-in! That means he'll kill anyone on sight!"

"This is honestly hopeless for Money Damas. Team value is almost completely in PerG-Day's favor. And with Purple having his item set and buffs up, fighting would only be catastrophic for them!"

"Exactly! Money Damas isn't just up against Perfect Yami—this is the fully loaded, 'full' Perfect Yami!"

Lee Gyeongbok finished shopping and dashed back into the field. Meanwhile, the Money Damas members couldn't even muster the courage to leave their base.

― Going for full turtling, lol

― Lol, there's no beating full Perfect Yami

― At this point, does full Perfect Yami's skill have a fear effect by itself?

-lolol, looks like Money Damas was the one affected by fear!

― Fiddlesticks: Hey! Give me back my skill!

― So now who's the true avatar of fear?

PerG-Day's fans could relax and enjoy the match. To anyone, the momentum was undeniably theirs.

Same went for the commentators.

"Honestly, money Damas' strategy wasn't bad. The only variable was that their opponent was Purple."

"Right. I mean, who could've predicted the 'fear' effect would be neutralized? This isn't Money Damas' fault. It's just that Purple is on another level."

"That's correct. But, what's become clear from this—for Money Damas, for us, and for every viewer out there—is this:"

The other commentators turned their eyes to Wanggeom's comment.

"Let Perfect Yami through? This is the price for that decision! I guarantee Yami won't be allowed through in any other set."

Set one ended, of course, in overwhelming victory for PerG-Day. And just as Wanggeom said, everyone understood.

― Perfect Yami really is legendary...

― At this rate, money Damas is going to have Yami trauma, lol

-lol forget every other strategy, just go full Perfect Yami

― Lol, hey, keep scheming all you want

― This is full Perfect Yami, this is how you win the game

Perfect Yami.

That existence itself was the ultimate, guaranteed-winning strategy.