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Episode 284 – Trivial fighting is completely prohibited (4)
Reproduces the character's skill motion.
It was something that could be expressed in one short sentence, but the aftermath was not short at all.
'You're a true genius.'
Triple, who felt the aftermath firsthand and right before his eyes, felt a tingling sensation in his head.
At first, I was filled with confusion.
'This is a total revolution!'
As a professional gamer, he realized the potential of the actions that Lee Kyung-bok showed.
'The existing paradigm will collapse.'
Originally, the standard for judging skill in fighting games was the ability to determine the opponent's skill and respond quickly to it.
This has been expressed in a condensed form as psychological warfare and physical warfare.
That's why both professional gamers and regular players focused on becoming familiar with the 'skills' of their main characters as well as those of their opponents.
'Up until now, I've gotten used to the skill and have increased my response speed, but… … '
If you ask which is easier to master between psychological warfare and physical warfare, the answer is obviously the former.
Innate reflexes are difficult to train, but becoming familiar with a skill is something that can be easily achieved with time and effort.
'Now, what is familiar is poisonous.'
Triple had a gut feeling.
The more familiar someone was with skills like himself a little while ago, the more he could not help but be fooled by Lee Kyung-bok's 'skill reproduction'.
'You've expanded the boundaries of psychological warfare in one fell swoop.'
Psychological warfare, which was previously limited to the judgment of upper, middle, and lower body positions and damage, has now expanded to include skills and arbitrary actions.
'Is this really a change of scenery?'
Triple smiled involuntarily.
Isn't this already a stale fighting game board? The new play that Lee Kyung-bok just showed was sure to literally turn the board upside down.
'But right now, I'm the problem.'
Within, Triple's smile revealed an awkwardness. It was a good thing for the fighting game industry, but in the current matchup, it was too disadvantageous for him.
I tried to distinguish between the attacks of Lee Kyung-bok that followed, but I couldn't tell the difference. When I thought it was a skill, it wasn't, and when I thought it wasn't, it was a skill again.
Because his reproduction was literally 'perfect'.
'Since it has come to this, there is no choice but to seal it.'
Triple's stamina was depleted with each and every failure. Although he did not give up a combo as a professional, the control of the match had already passed to Lee Kyung-bok.
That's why he concluded that it was better to just watch the judgment and guard.
'I didn't become a champion just by shedding!'
If things continue like this, they won't be able to regain the initiative. Although flowing was his specialty, it wasn't the only thing he was good at, so Triple switched to an offensive stance.
“It’s spicy!”
Triple burst out laughing at Lee Kyung-bok's voice. Contrary to his words, he seemed to be very relaxed.
He focused on LD's close-range strikes and timed them accordingly.
'I have to take advantage of Purple's lack of experience.'
There are two guard decisions, upper and lower. Most people think that this is an easy choice for psychological warfare, but in reality, it is not.
The focus of the psychological warfare is not on the top and bottom, but on the decision that the top guard works but the bottom guard does not.
'If it's the second day, there will still be confusion in vision.'
One of the things that changed when we moved from consoles to virtual reality was the field of view.
On consoles, players view characters from the side in third-person perspective, but in virtual reality, it's first-person.
This made it difficult to distinguish between high and low attacks, and in particular, the distinction between mid and low was ambiguous.
'The match against Eclipse is from the viewer's perspective, only from the side. There is still a chance!'
Triple, who had been trading blows and waiting for an opportunity, sensed that the time had come.
He immediately threw a kick. At first glance, it looked like it was aimed at the thigh, but it was actually a mid-air attack that hit the pelvis.
'It worked… …!'
The moment he was satisfied with Lee Kyung-bok's lower guard stance, he had to change his mind at the same time as the strike.
'What kind of reaction speed is that…?'
Clearly, the posture that had been blocking the lower body until just before the strike had changed in an instant. A momentary stiffness caused by being blocked by the guard.
Lee Kyung-bok smiled faintly and roundhouse kicked him as he froze.
With a loud bang, Triple rolled on the floor. He got up right away, but he didn't have much stamina left.
'It was my misjudgment.'
Triple took a deep breath and took up his position again.
'Common sense cannot apply to a genius.'
It didn't matter if he couldn't adapt to the view. He had overwhelming physique and game sense.
It was clear that his field of vision had probably adapted to the blow just a moment ago.
Triple could feel the difference in skill.
'Still, I can't give up like this.'
He still had one card left. Triple input the Burst command while looking at his health bar flashing red.
“Sangseon Yaksoo, I will become water.”
LD spoke his lines in a calm voice and emitted a golden aura.
'The opportunity will come.'
Triple had no intention of using the burst move right away. Using the burst move right away was a beginner's mistake in the first place.
Experts use burst buffs to reduce the opponent's health to the limit.
And the burst move.
'A chance to turn things around.'
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It was a technique for the last room.
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The viewers cheered at the activation of Triple's burst.
-Is Triplets in a hurry now?
-WA! Champion Pinch!
-Is this the second day's skill?
-Ah haha I sealed it so it wouldn't leak, what should I do haha
On the other hand, the fighting gamers were rather nervous.
-Burst triple ㅎㄷㄷ
-This is really something I don't know about lol
-Really lol If you let your guard down you'll really get knocked out
-If you follow up with a burst move right after the public match, it's over!
This was because we had already seen Triple's comeback in several competitions.
“It’s fun to meet someone who is definitely good at it.”
In reality, Lee Kyung-bok was simply happy. However, he was not careless.
Lee Kyung-bok thought about the level of threat he felt from Triple.
'I was wrong.'
Until now, I thought that dealing with people was worse than fighting monsters.
But now it was different.
'It's not the final boss, but it's still great.'
The aura felt from Triple in Burst Mode was no less than that of any boss monster.
It wasn't just because Triple's skills were outstanding.
'It's different for each genre.'
His intelligence has been gathering information about Lee Kyung-bok's current situation and surroundings.
Limited stamina, fixed damage, and, as viewers have said, a system where one mistake can turn the game around.
The special environment of the fighting game further amplified the level of threat he felt.
“Of course I won’t let my guard down.”
Lee Kyung-bok didn't even think about letting his guard down. Instead, a different emotion welled up in him.
“I’m looking forward to it. It’s my first time seeing Soryong’s burst move.”
-Huh? Is that right?
-Eikl-nim almost pulled out all the triple patterns, lol
-Yeah, it didn't go as far as bursting
-No;; Why are you expecting it when your opponent is holding the hidden card!
-???: Hehe! Difficult things are fun!
-Take it Hard!
-Isn't the word "Takit-iji" not a good word for Godple? ㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah haha I told you to just let them enjoy it!
While the viewers were laughing at him, Triple moved. The atmosphere changed completely with the clash between the two.
-Wow;;; Why is it so fast?
-What is a nanta battle?
-Ah! Triple Sonsu! I'm done for!
-What the heck lol You really have a strong heart
-No matter how much super armor you have, it's not easy to do that to red skin.
-In the meantime, it's even more amazing that Godple keeps guarding lol
-Ah lol this is a heavenly battlefield lol
Lee Kyung-bok tried to break the combo with his bare hands in the face of Triple's fierce attack. However, the stiffness was nullified by Super Armor, one of the burst buffs.
Lee Kyung-bok's guard damage and Triple's super armor damage accumulated, and both health bars decreased.
'Coming!'
Along the way, Lee Kyung-bok sensed a change. The meaning of the threat that suddenly increased was clear.
“Water can flow and destroy something.”
As expected, the screen changed and the burst move was activated.
As LD took a deep breath, his muscles bulged out over his yellow training suit. Then, when the screen returned, his signature close-range strikes continued.
There was one difference.
-Nunchucks?!
-When you say Xiaolong, you also mean nunchaku ㅋㅋㅋ
-If you actually do that, it's a self-harm weapon.
-Really lol If you swing it, it hurts me
-I got hurt a lot when I played with it when I was little.
-Grandpa ㅠㅠㅠ
The fact was that LD was holding nunchakus.
Lee Kyung-bok frowned slightly and concentrated on it.
'This is unpaid.'
Judging by the perceived threat level, LD's nunchakus were as unblockable as Tsujimoto's katana.
If you guard without knowing, you will definitely be hit with a combo right away along with the penetration.
'No choice but to avoid it.'
The movements of LD's bulging muscles, the swaying of the chain connecting the nunchakus, and even the boundaries of upper, middle, and lower judgment.
The sensitive spirit drew the trajectory of the burst move in his head.
-??????
-You're blocking all of that?
-Wow lol I see you just avoiding the nunchucks like a ghost.
-No;;; Is this the first time you've seen it?
-Eyes! Those eyes!
-Topfect Eye ON!
When Lee Kyung-bok perfectly responded to the attack, viewers were amazed. But there was someone who was more surprised than them.
“Sonna bacchana…!”
Triple was so surprised that he spat out words in Japanese.
If he had allowed even one nunchuck strike, there would have been a possibility of a comeback, but Lee Kyung-bok did not allow even one.
In the end, all he achieved when his burst move ended was a small amount of guard damage.
“Whoa, that was close.”
Lee Kyung-bok took a short breath, smiled, and stepped forward with his left foot.
“It was fun!”
A front kick came flying with a dull thud. Triple quickly set up his guard.
[KO]
There was no way to hold out since the buff ended with the burst move.
-KO is here!
-Godple wins! Godple wins! Godple wins! Godple wins! Godple wins!
-Ah haha the Korea-Japan match is only fun if we win hahaha
-You really beat the Japanese champion lol
-Okay, now which country is the fighting game powerhouse?
-Was it originally Korea?
-???: Never ignore Korea again
-Oh my gosh lol Who the hell ignored me lol
The viewers enjoyed the results.
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After finishing the match, the four people returned to the waiting room.
“I would like to thank the two of you once again for coming to see us in person.”
“It was a really fun match.”
Lee Kyung-bok and Eclipse thanked Yatterman and Triple. Triple waved in return.
“No. It was a truly valuable experience. Eclipse-nim was absolutely right. It’s not often that I get the chance to spar with someone as strong as Purple-nim.”
“Oh, really! It’s an honor!”
Triple smiled even more deeply as Yattaman answered in an excited voice.
“I hope you continue to enjoy Metal Punch. I’ll try not to lose next time.”
“What's next?"
“Yes. In fighting games, there are no eternal winners or eternal losers.”
Fighting games aren't games that end with one loss. When you consider time, isn't it a genre where there are more wins and losses than other genres?
“No matter what the outcome, there is always something to be gained. Next time, I will find a way to deal with Purple’s perfect easy choice.”
-Wow lol You need to have this level of mentality to become a champion
-The King's men just get angry when they lose, lol.
-Pros are all different, right?
-But the final result is important lol
-???: Yeah~ You're so sloppy~ Don't do it (100 losses, 1 win)
-Ah, haha, there's no reason for that to be a real person!
Lee Kyung-bok laughed and clapped his hands at the viewers' reactions.
“Okay, good. Then I’ll send you two off and we’ll continue the game. See you next time!”
“I wish you good luck.”
“Kyo and Saigon no Yattadaze!”
“Yattaman said, ‘Today was the best Yatta ever.’ Then, I hope you enjoy the broadcast.”
It was the moment when we were saying goodbye to each other and about to move on to the next match.
Triple raised his hand to his face as if he had blinked.
“Oh, Purple. I have something to tell you.”
"yes?"
“I feel confident after dealing with you today.”
Everyone's attention turned to him again. Question marks spread across the chat window.
“I’m sure Mr. Shoulder will approach you somehow. It might be presumptuous, but I have something to ask of you.”
“Shoulder-nim?”
Lee Kyung-bok's eyes widened at the sudden mention of shoulders.
“Yes. I am considered to be your rival, but to be exact, I am chasing after you. You are on a different level.”
Triple continued, rolling his eyes as if recalling a memory.
“I know you’re not the type of person who lets your guard down, but I still wanted to ask you to keep that in mind. I’m really looking forward to the showdown between the two of you.”
“A showdown with Shoulder-nim… … ”
Lee Kyung-bok smiled brightly at him.
“I don’t know what will happen, but I think it will be fun to play together. If Triple-nim can say that, I think it will be a more fun game than today.”
-Ah haha where did the tension go?
-???: The way of thinking itself is different
-Idiot! An idiot who only thinks about fun!
-But it seems like it'd be really funㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-If the shoulder and the glove are attached, who would really win? ㅋㅋㅋ
Viewers laughed at the answer, but also showed interest. However, unlike regular viewers, the fighting gamers thought of a realistic problem.
-But Mr. Shoulder is a Serengeti partner…
-Merger is almost impossible lol
-No, there is a way
-Are you a person who can do something like Bang Han-ul?
-Hey lol, I guess Bang Han-ul will be able to open it lol
-Oh lol. You just have to go all the way to Omega Dan.
-Ah haha I didn't know that
Currently, the only way for the two to meet is through a match in ranked matches.
“Okay, then let’s continue with the tag match!”
In the meantime, Lee Kyung-bok matched with Eclipse again.
While waiting, viewers expressed their regret.
-If the shoulder and god-flip match comes true, it will be no joke
-Can't you just allow a special merger?
-But if it's Godple, you'll go to Omega Dan in no time ㅋㅋㅋ
-If you really won the triple, wouldn't it be okay to raise it right away? ㅋㅋㅋ
-Matching
Shoulder and Purple, wouldn't it be nice if there was a way for the two of them to meet sooner?