I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 146

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At that moment, pure white ice formed on the floor, centered around Jackson.

It seemed like a more advanced version of [Freezing], which Cha Tae-woon often used.

Seo-ah quickly cast buff skills on everyone and then stepped back.

Thanks to Choi Eun-gyeol, who was the first to shield the members with a curtain of fire, ice didn’t form around them.

“Ice is just that guy’s stage anyway. The real threat is… Ugh!”

Just then, an invisible chain lashed out through the flames. Choi Eun-gyeol sensed it and barely managed to dodge by lowering his body.

[Shadow Chain] was the long-range weapon of Wang Chenyu, the world’s second-ranked player.

Yoo Ji-ahn didn’t dodge; she simply wrapped the [Shadow Chain] around Ruin Blade. This momentarily tied Wang Chenyu’s feet.

“Eek!”

While Wang Chenyu was flustered and pulling the chain, Baek Eun-hee flew up at a terrifying speed and launched a splinter.

Wang Chenyu had no choice but to let go of the chain’s handle and dodge to the side.

Swish-

Thanks to this, Yoo Ji-ahn obtained Wang Chenyu’s legendary weapon, [Shadow Chain].

“I’ll put it to good use.”

Yoo Ji-ahn immediately put the [Shadow Chain] into her inventory.

Wang Chenyu, who had her weapon stolen in an instant, seemed to have her pride hurt and shouted something at the muscular Bachelo with a reddened face.

Even though I didn’t understand what she was saying, judging from her tone, it seemed like she was angry, asking if he was just going to stand there.

As if proving Seo-ah’s guess correct, as soon as the Chinese girl’s irritation ended, the French muscular young man, Bachelo, stepped forward.

With each step he took, the muscles in his chest twitched, which was quite impressive.

Meanwhile, Oscar Jackson’s eyes and the eyes of our members had become sharper.

They had exchanged moves and assessed each other’s skills.

Wang Chenyu had somehow produced another chain. She glared fiercely at Yoo Ji-ahn, who had taken her weapon, and continued to curse in Chinese.

For some reason, Yoo Ji-ahn seemed to understand without translation. Was it something she naturally learned after living four lives?

“Does she see us as just monsters?”

Seo-ah asked Yoo Ji-ahn, looking at her.

“Yeah, she just sees us as black monsters the size of humans.”

“It must look bizarre….”

Seo-ah took out the State Checker and examined the status windows of the three. Ordinary hunters wouldn’t appear on the State Checker, but from their perspective, those three were ‘monsters.’

And as Seo-ah thought, the status windows of [Oscar Jackson], [Wang Chenyu], and [Bachelo] appeared.

While Seo-ah was horrified by the enormous numbers, Bachelo, who had stepped forward, shouted loudly. Baek Eun-hee translated the French into Korean for Seo-ah.

“He says to leave it to him and step back. What was Bachelo’s position again?”

Cha Tae-woon answered the question.

“He’s a close-range damage dealer and a healer at the same time.”

“Huh? He’s similar to Song Jin-ah?”

As soon as she said that, Bachelo rushed in, wielding a hammer bigger than a person. The huge hammer cut through the air with a whooshing sound.

The S-class hunters simultaneously jumped high to avoid it, and Song Jin-ah took out her twin swords and clashed with the hammer from above.

Even though their skills were similar, Song Jin-ah was pushed back and landed a little further away due to the difference in size and raw strength.

“Damn it, he’s like a lump of stone.”

Bachelo swung his hammer intensively at Song Jin-ah. Song Jin-ah was so focused on dodging that she couldn’t find a chance to counterattack.

Clang!

Only after Cha Tae-woon intervened with his shield did Song Jin-ah barely manage to step back.

At that moment, Yoo Ji-ahn was facing Wang Chenyu, and Baek Eun-hee and Choi Eun-gyeol were blocking Oscar Jackson’s ice magic.

Seo-ah, standing a little further away, looked at the battlefield and examined Song Jin-ah and Bachelo more closely.

‘Song Jin-ah is better as a healer in this situation.’

Of course, Song Jin-ah as a close-range dealer was also very strong, but she fought using her swift speed as a weapon rather than strength. She was bound to be at a disadvantage against the sturdy Bachelo.

Cha Tae-woon blocked all of Bachelo’s attacks, but he was also focused on defense.

Seo-ah’s [Brain] skill was activated.

Seo-ah moved closer to where Bachelo, Cha Tae-woon, and Song Jin-ah were engaged in close combat.

“It’s dangerous, step back!”

Song Jin-ah, who was aiming for Bachelo’s legs, shouted urgently at Seo-ah.

“Song Jin-ah!”

Song Jin-ah tried to answer, but couldn’t because she was dodging Bachelo’s kick. Seo-ah continued to speak regardless.

“When I signal, use a healing skill on this person!”

“What?”

Seo-ah approached Bachelo’s back and slapped his broad back with her palm.

At the same time, Bachelo swung his arm, and Seo-ah dodged slightly, grazing him, and rolled on the ground.

“Now!”

Song Jin-ah reluctantly used a healing skill on Bachelo.

A pure white light enveloped Bachelo, and at the same time, Bachelo widened his eyes and staggered, then quickly stepped back.

“Huh? His health decreased?”

Song Jin-ah, who was wearing the State Checker, muttered in surprise.

Bachelo’s health had dropped by half with just one healing skill from Song Jin-ah.

“One more time?”

As Song Jin-ah took a stance, Seo-ah shouted urgently.

“Ah, no! The duration is too short….”

Seo-ah had saved [Reverse] in slot 1, but unfortunately, it only lasted long enough to use the healing skill once.

It seemed that skills copied and saved with [Lamp’s Genie] could only be used as much as Seo-ah’s ability allowed. Especially when the opponent was strong like Bachelo, the duration was bound to be shorter.

Although he still had half of his health left, Bachelo seemed very flustered and couldn’t show off the same momentum as before.

From then on, Song Jin-ah and Cha Tae-woon pushed him back without much difficulty.

Seo-ah seemed relieved and looked at the other side.

Wang Chenyu was fighting Yoo Ji-ahn with her second weapon, [Flame Chain].

Each time the chain moved, fierce flames rose up, rushing to engulf Yoo Ji-ahn. Of course, Yoo Ji-ahn was never caught; she not only dodged the chain but also directly attacked Wang Chenyu.

It seemed that Yoo Ji-ahn was almost certain to win against Wang Chenyu.

It was actually surprising. After all, Wang Chenyu was ranked 2nd in the world, and Yoo Ji-ahn was ranked 3rd. But she was suppressing her so easily.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like Seo-ah needed to help here. Since there was still plenty of time left for the buffs, Seo-ah turned her attention to Oscar Jackson, Baek Eun-hee, and Choi Eun-gyeol.

A battle of ice, water, and fire was unfolding there.

‘Is it because he’s ranked 1st?’

Every time Jackson fluttered his robe and swung his arm, blizzards and hail poured down.

Ice missiles flew from all directions, and at the same time, Jackson also attacked directly with [Frozen Spear].

The chillingly blue spear, [Frozen Spear], was Jackson’s second weapon after [White Robe].

Just getting close to Jackson could easily freeze your body solid. Baek Eun-hee, who was approaching to attack Jackson, also seemed to have difficulty moving because her feet kept freezing.

‘But Choi Eun-gyeol is amazing too.’

Choi Eun-gyeol was using two spells at the same time. He melted Jackson’s ice with fire magic and simultaneously attempted to attack with Electric Shower.

Neither side was easily defeated, and they stood evenly matched. Still, there were two of them on our side.

Every time Jackson showed a weakness, Baek Eun-hee didn’t miss it and launched a splinter, and cracks gradually appeared in Jackson’s flowing attacks.

And Jackson had another disadvantage.

That was that Wang Chenyu’s [Flame Chain] was fire-based, so it didn’t synergize well with Jackson’s ice magic. Seo-ah thought as she watched him.

‘Is there a need to fight them one by one?’

At the same time as the thought arose, Seo-ah shouted.

“Eun-hee, try attacking that Chinese girl too!”

“Huh? Ah, okay.”

Even as Baek Eun-hee asked back at Seo-ah’s shout, she launched a splinter towards Wang Chenyu.

Wang Chenyu, who was barely dodging Yoo Ji-ahn’s attacks, was horrified by the suddenly flying splinter and immediately retaliated by swinging the Flame Chain towards Baek Eun-hee.

Yoo Ji-ahn also seemed to have heard Seo-ah’s words, quickly moved her position, and clashed Ruin Blade against Jackson’s spear.

The ice was all melted by Wang Chenyu and Choi Eun-gyeol’s flames, and Jackson was no match for Yoo Ji-ahn in terms of physical strength.

Thud.

Jackson was pushed far away and fell. And the S-class hunters didn’t miss the opportunity and pushed Jackson further.

But Jackson was also amazing. He quickly got up in that short time, fired ice missiles, and evaded the attacks.

Wang Chenyu pointed at Seo-ah with a reddened face and shouted.

“Ah.”

She realized that after some instruction from Seo-ah, the balance of the two forces, which had been evenly matched, had rapidly tilted towards our side.

The fire chain, overflowing with flames, shot towards Seo-ah with a whooshing sound.

“Seo-ah!”

The S-class hunters quickly changed direction, but the chain’s attack was faster.

Seo-ah took out her Bbyong Hammer and barely managed to duck, but the Bbyong Hammer was entangled in the chain. Unlike Yoo Ji-ahn, Seo-ah didn’t have the strength to take Wang Chenyu’s chain.

“Ugh!”

Just as she was being dragged away mindlessly, Seo-ah felt the Bbyong Hammer, which had turned red, trembling.