Balonte taunted, and the enemies attacked him unconsciously, making nice targets for Junhyuk. Thinking that he could easily kill the others at any time, he targeted the enemy tanks.
Junhyuk ran forward and used the Spatial Collapsed. He had targeted Mantes, the center of his chest, and the other heroes go sucked toward the collapsed space on him.
Balonte’s taunt made enemies attack as soon as possible, so Ellencia had stayed twenty meters away, and the other ranged attacker was attacking from thirty meters away.
The Spatial Collapse affected Mantes, Rockbell and Kamel, and Junhyuk used a Spatial Slash on Rockbell. He thought he would be able to kill Rockbell but not Kamel, but the Spatial Slash triggered an extra attack, and all three enemies died.
As Embla watched it happen, her eyes widened. Meanwhile, Junhyuk ran toward Ellencia.
As he did, the taunt ended. Ellencia regained her consciousness and quickly scoped out the situation. Only a moment had passed, but three heroes were dead.
Ellencia quickly whipped in Junhyuk’s direction to try to ensnare him. However, as the whip flew toward him, Junhyuk teleported and stabbed her in the back of the neck, taking 53 percent off her health. The shockwave from the attack swept the other ranged attacker.
Junhyuk tried to attack her again and again, but Ellencia remained unaffected by the following attacks.
“Shit!”
That was when he realized that she had used her ultimate. Quickly, Junhyuk raised the force field around himself. He wanted to know more about Ellencia’s ultimate. She grimaced and attacked his force field.
Seeing that, he could only laugh at her. When Ellencia triggered her ultimate, she had to continue her attacks until it was over. That was why he raised the force field, to wait until her combo was over.
The other hero was retreating toward the castle, and that’s when Embla stomped the ground and shouted, “Come to us! Our ancestors’ souls! Give us strength!”
Suddenly, Junhyuk felt the weight of a huge soul wash over him. That was her five-second ultimate, and five seconds would be more than enough.
Junhyuk stabbed Ellencia’s heart, and due to his attack buff, she simply disappeared. Embla’s buffs were stronger than he had first imagined.
Then, he teleported toward the fleeing enemy. The hero had not gotten far, so Junhyuk was able to catch him, stabbing him in the back. The hero had lost 30 percent of his health with the first shockwave, which meant his health and defense were lower than Ellencia’s. The backstab was a critical hit, and with the 40 percent increase to his damage, the hero died.
The hero tried to turn and look at Junhyuk in the eyes, and Junhyuk said, “Sorry. I don’t even know your name.”
As he was picking up the vambrace dropped by the hero, he heard Ariel’s voice.
[You were the first person to carry out a Pentakill this season. With every Pentakill, you’ll receive a 100,000G bonus.]
Shocked, Junhyuk looked up at the sky. He had not known he would be rewarded for the Pentakill. After picking up the vambrace, he turned and ran. The archers atop the enemy castle were shooting arrows at him, so he had to get away before his force field disappeared.
Once outside their range, he picked up the rest of the dropped items.
Embla walked up to him and said, “Awesome! Did you just kill two with regular attacks?”
He nodded and answered, “Thanks to your buffs, my regular attack damage increased substantially.”
His regular attacks had been comparable to an unbuffed Spatial Slash thanks to her, but Embla had two sides, a strong one and a weak one. She could buff Junhyuk, but she couldn’t fight on her own. She would need heavy equipment if she were to try to kill enemy heroes.
However, her buffs were absurd. Because of them, he was able to pull off the Pentakill.
Junhyuk turned toward the enemy castle, and Embla laughed and said, “I’ve been a hero for a long time, but this is the first time I witnessed a Pentakill. I shall earn money from this.”
He liked her mindset. Malone had claimed Junhyuk’s kills, but Embla was satisfied with him killing heroes.
Looking at the gate, he said, “If the minions attack the gate, we’ll destroy it. Things are different from before.”
Balonte agreed and nodded.
“OK. I’ll lead the destruction of the gate. Is that OK?”
“Anytime.”
Balonte stepped forward and shouted, “Let’s go!”
The minions ran after him, and Junhyuk shouted, “If you want to live, raise your shields!”
The minions did so, and he followed next to them. He had killed the enemy heroes, but the lobsters still remained, so he and the allied minions started killing the lobsters. Previously, he would’ve been able to get rid of them all easily, but now he had to slog against them one by one.
The only reason he was fighting them was because he would earn 10G from each kill automatically. Embla joined the fight.
“Finish them before the heroes revive!”
Having the heroes revive would be better for Junhyuk. He would be able to gain another 100,000G from it. After Embla joined the fight, it took three minutes to kill all the lobsters and destroy the gate.
The minions were buffed, so they would take percentages off the castle. With them, they were able to destroy the gate much faster than usual.
Once the gate was destroyed, they all went inside and saw the giant golems.
Junhyuk had brought two hundred minions along, but only fifteen could engage the golems at once. Those minions would still be a big help, but they wouldn’t survive the golems’ attacks.
As Junhyuk worried about keeping them alive, Balonte shouted, “Attack!”
Balonte moved forward holding his sword, and the minions followed him. Junhyuk sighed.
The minions were thrown off by the golems, but Junhyuk soon joined the fight. He learned that his attacks were really effective against the giant golems. He had thought that his piercing stat increase would only work on heroes, but the golem from Nightmare Mountain was even more damaged than those of the Champions’ Battlefield.
With one strike, he destroyed the golem’s shin, and as the golem staggered, he smiled. Junhyuk thought he could kill it easily.
Then, the golem stomped the ground hard.
Boom!
The ground shook, and everyone attacking it bounced off. A shockwave expanded ten meters from the point of impact in all directions.
“What is this?”
The giant golem had gained a new power.
“Ariel, you should have told me about this!” he shouted, running back toward the damaged golem.
Junhyuk did not care whether his enemies would revive or not. The giant golem fell, and once one fell, the other followed soon after. They had lost fifty minions fighting the giant golems, but the enemy heroes had not shown up.
When the golems were down, Junhyuk looked around and saw the enemy heroes appearing within the castle’s force field. They stared at him with arms crossed, but they did not come out.
Balonte looked at them and said, “They got scared by the Pentakill. Should we finish this now?”
“Anytime.”
Balonte pointed at the castle and shouted, “Destroy the castle’s force field, and you’ll return alive!”
The minions went berserk. Thirty of them started pounding against the castle, which meant that the castle would be destroyed faster than usual.
The enemy heroes had lobsters with them, but they did not send them out either.
Embla said, “They are scared.”
“Really?”
Embla smiled at him, and he saw her huge teeth.
“Do you want to be on my team?”
Junhyuk hesitated a little. There were two sides to Embla, and worried about that, he answered, “I have to think about it.”
Junhyuk didn’t know every hero, so would someone be able to join his team without having a weakness? He was counting on his luck.
Embla shrugged and said, “Shame. I thought I had found a hero for my buffs.”
She was cool about the whole conversation, and they watched the force field go down together.
Junhyuk looked at the enemy heroes and murmured, “If you fight like you did, you’ll never win.”
As he said that, the world crumbled. Previously, before he became a hero, when the world crumbled, the round ended. However, this time, things were different.
Junhyuk appeared in a room. Ariel was there, and as he looked at her, he asked, “Why didn’t you tell me about the golem’s power?”
[Sorry.] Ariel was anxious, but he couldn’t be angry at her. Smiling, she said, [You got the first Pentakill this season! Congratulations!]
“I earned 100,000G from it, so what’s this about Pentakills?”
[Each season has about five Pentakills.]
Seasons continued until legends were made, and there were an average of five Pentakills per season.
“And they are only giving me 100,000G?”
[By pulling off a Pentakill, you also get five items. No one can’t interfere with that, so you don’t need another reward. Think of the gold as a bonus.]
Understanding, Junhyuk nodded. The amount was the same as the lives of ten thousand minions. It wasn’t a small sum by any means.
Extending his hand, Junhyuk asked, “Where is my reward?”
Ariel raised her hand and said, {Victory Reward: 200,000G.]
He smiled.
“OK. Tell me about the Champions’ Battlefield. I want to know more.”
Ariel gave him a book and said, [You should read it.]
“Is this supposed to be kept secret?”
[No.]
Junhyuk smiled and opened the book, looking for Gongon and Sarang.
