I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 158
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 158
SKY Cooperation Test (3)
Rustle, rustle!
The judges scattered into the bushes.
Vice guild master Hong Ari and advisor Hwang Ju-won were excluded from the suppression targets.
Why?
Because they had to judge from the peaks.
Hong Ari headed to the summit peak, and Hwang Ju-won climbed Flag Peak.
And.
The mind games of all the teams climbing the mountain began.
Team 5.
Leader Lee Jong-chan was ranked 30th domestically.
“Let’s not bother occupying territory.”
“Then what?”
He answered firmly to another team member’s question.
“I’ve been checking which direction Player Hwang Ji-woo has been moving since earlier.”
“…Don’t tell me?”
“Yes, we’re going to suppress a judge directly.”
“You’re targeting Hwang Ji-woo, who’s the lowest-ranked among the national team and was once unranked?”
“It’s first-come-first-served anyway. If we compete to occupy peaks and all the other judges get suppressed? We’ll just be eliminated with our eyes wide open.”
He had also watched the World League.
‘Hwang Ji-woo’s performance back then was impressive, but.’
Compared to major players like Baek Jin-woo, Hong Ari, Gi Jae-hyeok, Kang Ji-ho, and others…
She definitely showed lacking aspects.
“Isn’t that too dangerous?”
Another team member raised an objection.
“Judge Hong Ari said that reverse-summoned creatures can never be used again.”
It was a kind of restriction.
Maximum available summons: fifteen!
Summons that can be directly deployed: five!
If reverse-summoned even once?
They can’t be brought out again during this training.
“Still, to suppress a judge, we’d have to use our main forces… If we lose, it’s irreversible. We’d be close to elimination.”
“…”
Lee Jong-chan fell silent for a moment, then shook his head.
“You say it’s dangerous? We came here to take risks. Honestly, if five of us can’t handle one summon that Player Hwang Ji-woo uses, how can we make the national team?”
“That’s true, but.”
“…Well, Jong-chan is the leader, so I’ll follow.”
“Right. Since you’re ranked 30th domestically, we’ll trust you and go with it.”
With other team members agreeing to follow, the dissenting member had no choice.
Since the team leader wouldn’t back down, they had to follow.
Whether he knew his teammate’s feelings or not, Lee Jong-chan grinned.
“Don’t worry too much and follow me. I’ll definitely catch her for you.”
“Sigh.”
In the mountains.
Hwang Ji-woo, positioned in a suitable spot, summoned her Lich.
– Krrrr…
The frost emanating from the hooded skull was both desolate and chilling.
Looking at it, Hwang Ji-woo wore a worried expression.
Honestly, she was anxious.
‘Can I handle a whole intern team?’
Her highest-grade summon was the Ice Bird.
Though she practiced control daily, Hwang Ji-woo’s summons showed their true value when all five worked together.
She wasn’t confident with just one B-grade Lich, and had never tried it before.
But well.
When seniors tell you to do something, what choice do you have?
She had to follow.
Especially in Hwang Ji-woo’s case, she had never won against anyone in countless sparring matches and control practice.
Everyone was too strong, and especially Song Yeon-hee, who had similar rankings… was truly a genius.
“Hmm.”
A bitter smile came naturally.
Finding a suitable rock nearby, Hwang Ji-woo lightly brushed off the dust.
Since the training would last a week, she’d have to spend quite a lot of time here.
SKY Guild members were accustomed to this type of survival.
‘Breathing techniques are the best for passing time.’
Sitting cross-legged on the rock, Hwang Ji-woo inhaled and exhaled.
“Inhale, exhale-“
The energy of nature indeed!
As the refreshing air permeated her lungs, her mind became calm.
Just as tension eased and the natural sounds around her began to tickle her ears.
– Krrk.
The Lich’s frost emanated more strongly.
‘Hm?’
A gesture of alertness when someone was approaching.
‘Already?’
Frowning, she stood up from her spot again.
And.
Rustle, swish!
Five players approaching from afar, pushing through the bushes.
‘Team 5.’
Hwang Ji-woo sighed.
Of course.
‘As expected, they’re targeting me first.’
It couldn’t help but be a bitter moment.
But since Ari unnie definitely told her to fight with all her might.
Clench.
Hwang Ji-woo clenched her fist tightly.
At the same time, she controlled her mindset.
Right now, this moment was like being isolated in the World League.
“Over there!”
Lee Jong-chan shouted.
Swoosh!
His and his teammates’ summons instantly spread out in all directions.
‘We must finish this quickly.’
Lee Jong-chan was also a veteran domestically.
He had already identified what summon Hwang Ji-woo was deploying through the bushes and briefed his teammates.
“It’s a Lich! It’s an ice-attribute dealer, so don’t scatter too much and stay grouped!”
The Lich’s ultimate skill was Blizzard!
Since it’s an area skill, they could be wiped out if careless.
The best strategy was to stick close to tanks, shields, or summons that provided warming effects.
And.
‘I’ll take down Hwang Ji-woo.’
– Kiaaaaaaa!
Nightmare Drake (B-rank).
Lee Jong-chan’s main summon began to move.
Kudududududu!
A dinosaur charging forward rapidly, shaking the entire mountain!
The team members also moved in unison, beginning to surround the Lich.
“Everyone just pour in the best skills you can use!”
“Yes!”
“Let’s do this!”
Desire gleamed in the team members’ eyes as well.
It was just one shabby Lich.
Unbelievable, but it really was a situation where only one summon was being used.
‘What kind of jackpot is this.’
‘This actually seems doable?’
‘We’re passing through this easily?’
And at that moment.
The Lich reacted first.
Hwang Ji-woo’s finger moved slightly.
Sssssss!
The Lich’s eyes glowed red, and dozens of frost arrows formed in the air.
And.
Pababababat!
They scattered in all directions.
“Block them!”
“Tanks to the front!”
However.
The frost arrows were no ordinary thing.
Kwadeudeuk!
The moment they touched a summon, it froze instantly.
‘Nightmare!’
The Nightmare Drake tried to break the Lich’s mind, but.
– Kreuk?
The Lich didn’t budge at all.
The special attacks from each of their summons were thrown at the Lich, but?
– Keureureu…
It moved leisurely through the air, dodging all those attacks.
‘What the.’
Hwang Ji-woo frowned.
‘Why are they so bad?’
The attacks were honest, too honest.
Like a child throwing straight punches?
It was completely different from the skills the national team seniors threw.
Kwadeuk!
While dodging, it shot frost arrows.
Blizzard?
There seemed to be no need to consume large amounts of MP.
The arrows were sharp.
Tanks with high HP froze solid and couldn’t move from their spots.
Dealers with relatively poor tanking were reverse-summoned the moment they were hit.
“…Crazy.”
“What is this.”
Team 5 players all had expressions like their eyes would pop out.
It had definitely been twenty-five summons.
But?
Now only five remained.
Even those five were tanks.
Tanks frozen solid, facing reverse-summoning.
“With just a B-rank Lich…”
“How…”
Their mouths wouldn’t close.
What on earth had happened.
Kwadeuk, kwadeudeuk!
Even looking at the Lich still creating frost arrows in the air, they couldn’t understand this situation at all.
“Ah…”
Lee Jong-chan in particular was severely dejected.
If it ended like this, it was over.
The twenty-five summons that had charged were Team 5’s elite, and since they were all reverse-summoned… conquest was out of reach.
Bringing out more here would only be suicide.
‘I misjudged.’
The current national team was a monster itself.
The fierce fighting in the World League.
That stage was possible because it was a stage for monsters.
‘Baek Jin-woo is some unknowable something above those monsters.’
Ah.
Lee Jong-chan squeezed his eyes shut.
SKY’s wall was high, and magnificent enough to make the desire to enter completely disappear.
“Will you continue?”
Hwang Ji-woo, sitting gently on a rock, asked softly.
“…”
“…”
More from here?
If they brought out more remaining summons, those frost arrows would obviously come flying again.
“L-let’s retreat for now.”
Lee Jong-chan had to sweat profusely while feeling his team members’ thorn-like glares.
Team 5 had nothing to be disheartened about.
There were many teams, and just as many teams making mistakes.
Speaking of which, Team 10.
Hwareureureureuk!
Song Yeon-hee’s Fire Golem moved magnificently, burning up all of Team 10’s summons.
There wasn’t a single player who could catch the doll’s movements as it was controlled at nearly invisible speed.
“Good work.”
There was no player who would argue with Song Yeon-hee after she burned everything and greeted them.
Team 7 was even more of a spectacle.
For some unknown reason, they charged at An Gi-jeong, who was ranked 87th in the world.
A being called a big shot.
Kwadeuk!
He didn’t even use his summons, the poison snakes.
D-rank, no less.
He faced them with combat skeletons picked up from somewhere, and none of their summons could even touch the skeleton’s bones.
Of course, he did use runes.
It was truly an overwhelming difference in control.
That’s how the interns were gradually realizing one by one just how big the skill gap was between them and the SKY Guild members.
While getting beaten up.
As soon as the territory battle began.
Team 1’s leader, Jeong Si-woo, spoke calmly.
“First of all, don’t even look in the judges’ direction.”
It was an obvious thing to say.
It’s always easier when you think about the examiner’s intentions.
Why did Hong Ari specifically limit the judges’ summons to B-rank or below, and only one at that?
“If our level is like elementary kids who just like neighborhood soccer, the judges are England Premier League star players. They probably made those rules to toy with us if we foolishly charge at them without knowing our place.”
If you charge at them for no reason?
You’ll just get played with.
“Then what about us?”
When Han Yu-na asked.
“We go straight to the summit.”
Jeong Si-woo was confident.
“We’ll run as soon as it starts, secure it first, and defend it.”
“Is that the most reliable approach?”
When Kang Dae-hyeok asked.
“Yes, most teams will probably be in chaos at the beginning.”
Jeong Si-woo adjusted his glasses slightly and continued.
“There will be teams targeting the relatively weak judges, teams trying to conserve energy and wait for an opportunity to benefit, or teams that don’t know what to do and have internal conflicts. If we eliminate all of those? There won’t be many teams actually competing. Plus, there are two peaks anyway.”
That makes sense.”
Seo I-yun also nodded.
“Well.”
Kang Dae-hyeok also smacked his fist into his palm.
“Whatever it is. We promised to follow our leader’s words immediately. I won’t ask any more questions. Let’s run.”
“Alright, hyungs! Let’s go!”
With Kim Dae-bok’s battle cry, Team 1 immediately rushed toward the summit peak.
They instantly broke through to where Hong Ari was judging.
Being the first to arrive, they each defended key points of the hiking trail like an iron wall.
Surprisingly.
Everything flowed exactly as Jeong Si-woo intended.
“Wow, it’s really happening?”
“Why isn’t anyone coming? Do they all have plans?”
Even after occupying it for the first 30 minutes, no teams approached.
Then finally Team 2 approached, and at that moment Jeong Si-woo stepped forward.
“Go to Flag Peak over there. No one will be there. There’s no reason for us to clash with each other already.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. You can hear fighting sounds down there, right? There too, and there too. Everyone’s in chaos trying to catch the judges. Meanwhile, there’s no sound at all from Flag Peak.”
“…Understood.”
He sent Team 2 away with just a few words.
It would have been worth fighting, but Jeong Si-woo was ranked 11th domestically.
They couldn’t rashly attack him either.
Kang Dae-hyeok couldn’t hold back and asked.
“Is there really no one at Flag Peak?”
“Of course not.”
Jeong Si-woo smiled.
“Didn’t the judge say not to be picky about means and methods? I just bought us time.”
“…Crazy bastard.”
Since he was ranked 11th domestically, I thought he’d be a gentleman, but he doesn’t seem normal.
But well.
As long as the results were good.
Another 20 minutes passed like that.
Team 3, sensing the seriousness of the situation, approached the summit peak.
To somehow stop Team 1’s occupation.
But?
“Now we just need to prevent them from coming up. Give it your all.”
Fortunately, Team 1 was strong in combat power too.
They overwhelmed their opponents and easily blocked the attacks.
Eventually, another 10 minutes passed.
– Beep!
Hong Ari’s whistle sound was heard.
“Team 1, you pass.”
The training planned for a week.
Team 1 achieved the remarkable feat of passing in the shortest time, clearly proving their skills.
This cooperative test was Jeong Si-woo’s perfect carry.
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