Chapter 123

CHAPTER 123

That's why For the Sake of Chivalry players had developed a reputation for being... different.

But in the end, the research they did wasn't all that different from the research players of other games performed.

For the Sake of Chivalry players studied martial techniques.

Forms, applications, counters to opposing techniques—if there was something that could be analyzed, they would dive deep and search for ways to exploit it.

Because what they studied were martial techniques, the knowledge they gained could sometimes be applied to other games—or even reality itself.

[About Judgment Sword Kael's Patterns]

[Why Kael players need to keep playing Kael no matter how bad they are!]

[If you want to use Judgment Sword well, experience is the only answer.]

The fundamental principle never changed.

Players researched skills and accumulated experience to become better at the game.

The only difference was whether that experience happened to transfer into other games or not.

That was why For the Sake of Chivalry stood out.

What Kael players searched for was the pattern behind weak-point generation.

Unlike martial techniques, which could be adapted anywhere as long as a weapon was involved, this pattern only mattered if you selected Kael in The League.

Most games were like that.

Even something like marksmanship varied depending on the weapon and ammunition being used.

Outside of general fundamentals, most skills weren't particularly transferable.

After all...

Were people playing games to become better fighters in real life?

[Nobody starts out good. Just keep playing even if people flame you!]

[If you play enough, you really do develop a feel for it lol.]

[Studying swordsmanship actually helps when people try to stop your weak-point chains.]

No.

People played games because they were fun.

Why did they research things?

To win.

Obviously.

And sometimes you'd pull off a ridiculous play that felt impossible even to yourself.

The kind that kept you awake all night from excitement.

I'm a Bronze Kael player.

It was pure luck, but wasn't this insane?

(Video)

[16-Second Judgment Sword Kael]

• That's crazy.
• That's genuine god-tier skill.
• He completely nullified the enemy skill with invulnerability and instantly struck each weak point the moment it appeared.

Strike. Then strike again the instant it appears. God, that combo was beautiful.

• Bro entered a state of enlightenment.

└ I think I actually did.

• This should be played at your funeral.

└ "Please enjoy the deceased's greatest play during his lifetime."

└ LOL.

└ Wait, I just checked. This is hilarious.

└ 0 kills, 9 deaths. Legendary.

• That's because you're a Bronze Kael addict. (Nods.)

└ Pass it down to your children as a family heirloom.

• I want to strangle Kael addicts. Can't you see it in the video? The guy is 0/9.

People loved highlight plays.

It didn't matter whether they performed them personally.

Whether a professional did it.

Or some complete stranger uploaded it.

Even when an enemy performed an incredible play right in front of them, gamers couldn't help but admire it.

And in that world, the highlight play Kael users admired most was:

Destroying weak points.

Breaking through enemy interference.

Predicting where the next weak point would appear.

Making the optimal decision in a split second during every exchange.

And detonating weak points at incredible speed.

Sure, the ultimate was cool.

Its impact was so overwhelming that Kael addicts rarely called him Kael, Proxy of Radiance.

They simply called him Judgment Sword Kael.

Or just Judgment Sword.

But when one considered that Kael had never been this popular before the rework—back when speed wasn't as important—it became obvious what truly excited them.

Speed.

And then news arrived at The League's Kael board.

[Hey, Kael addicts. I heard someone pulled off a 4-second Judgment Sword?]

Seriously?

• Stop talking nonsense lol.
• If 4-second Judgment Sword was possible, Kael wouldn't be a hero. He'd be completely broken lol.

└ Four seconds means each weak point takes around 0.6 seconds. Is that even possible?

└ In terms of pure speed? More than possible.

└ That's if you're actually hitting weak points instead of wildly swinging and praying.

• If 4-second Judgment Sword becomes a thing, the entire weak-point system will get nerfed.
• But couldn't it just be luck? A top-tier player getting lucky six times in a row sounds possible.

└ That's what I think too.

└ People occasionally get 8- or 9-second clears by repeatedly trying against training dummies. It's probably something like that.

└ That's the most likely explanation.

The fastest players could usually activate their skills in around eight seconds.

A sixteen-second Judgment Sword was considered legendary.

But four seconds?

There was no way it happened in a real match.

So naturally people assumed:

Maybe someone was attacking a training dummy that wasn't fighting back, blindly guessing weak points over and over until they got lucky six times in a row.

People won lotteries too, after all.

Maybe it was possible.

That was what they thought.

But because a post had already appeared on the main forum, their misunderstanding was corrected quickly.

And the Kael board exploded.

[Wait, what the hell????]

[It's real?!]

[He's live on Travel right now.]

Like every community, The League's main board usually moved on quickly unless a discussion turned into drama or a fight.

Yet even there, the 4-second Judgment Sword became a major topic.

Numerous related posts appeared.

Still, the reaction wasn't nearly as intense as it was here.

The Kael board.

The holy land of Kael addicts.

[WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!?! DOES THAT MEAN THERE'S ACTUALLY A PATTERN?!?!]

That's basically been proven now. (Original Poster)

└ LOL, I'm drooling too.

└ Even if we can't reach four seconds, just memorizing the pattern could massively reduce times. Damn it, I can't take this.

• Is anyone else drooling right now?
• It was against beginners though...

└ Who cares? The important thing is that there's a pattern. (Original Poster)

└ Exactly. Training dummies, beginners—it doesn't matter. The pattern existing is what matters.

They were excited.

If they learned the pattern, it would save more time than every guide and tutorial ever created.

And since it was a streamer, there was a decent chance he'd explain it.

But before that, there was an even more important question.

[So who is this guy anyway? What is he?]

I came from the main board comments.

Apparently this is literally his first League match.

How is that possible?

Seriously, what kind of person is he?

• He is a very distinguished individual.
• Do you think he'll actually explain it that easily?
• He watched videos beforehand and figured out the pattern. That's just the kind of person he is.

└ Yep. The streamer is always like this.

└ Explain already. What kind of streamer is he?

Who was Seojun?

It wasn't as though nobody knew.

In fact, quite a lot of people did.

For the Sake of Chivalry was currently in its off-season, leaving its players plenty of free time to wander around other communities.

Stories about Seojun began pouring in.

[Have you heard of the Peerless Playstyle? Have you heard of the Ruler?]

[Have you heard about the Flaw from Dawn of the Assassins?]

[Have you heard of Absorption Art?]

[Have you heard of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art from For the Sake of Chivalry?]

[Holy shit lol.]

[There's so much coming out lol.]

[I read all of it and now I'm even more curious. What does this guy actually do?]

• Honestly, we're curious too.
• Just an ordinary college student.

Seojun's past achievements began spreading through the forum along with links to his iTube channel.

A track record that was impossible not to trust.

By this point, they were convinced it wasn't cheating or manipulation.

It was real.

And now only one concern remained.

A nerf was guaranteed.

And would it stop at a nerf?

The developers could change the pattern entirely.

They could even remake the hero from scratch.

Wouldn't it be better if only one person knew about it?

Of course, that assumed the developers would leave it alone even if only one person knew.

[Do you think that streamer is actually going to reveal it?]

If only he knows, Kael becomes broken. If everyone knows, he's just Kael.

• That's actually a good point.
• Speaking as someone who's watched him for ten years, he'll probably explain it.
• Ten years? LOL.
• And?
• We won't understand it anyway.

The discussion ultimately arrived at a single conclusion.

• Let's show them our dedication.
• Kael addicts, move out!
• Haha. And while that's happening, he's attempting a Double Ultimate on stream!
• A Double Ultimate?! Are you insane?

[Let's beg him first.]

• That's probably the right move.

At that moment, Seojun's eyes met two enemies approaching him.

The opposing team could no longer ignore their mid laner's endless deaths.

The jungler and support had come to help.

For reference, the enemy mid was still lying there as a cold corpse.

They're a little late, but better than never.

Normally, beginner junglers focused more on clearing jungle monsters and growing stronger than helping lanes.

Still, after seeing their mid die this many times, coming to mid wasn't strange.

What surprised Seojun more was the support roaming up.

The two immediately charged him.

Apparently, they expected him to run.

Instead of retreating, Seojun moved forward, closing the distance even faster.

The jungler was Wild Predator.

A hero who switched between human and beast forms.

The support was Soul Reaper, whose signature ability was a crowd-control skill called Grab, capable of pulling enemy heroes toward him.

[Spear Throw]

A long-range spear hurled by Wild Predator shot toward Seojun.

Seojun activated his invulnerability skill.

He already had stacks prepared beforehand.

"My skill's down! Pull him!"

Just as Soul Reaper attempted to use his binding skill—

A glowing slash-shaped weak point appeared in Seojun's vision.

The Reaper first.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Not even two seconds passed.

The support reflexively threw out a basic attack.

In that tiny opening, Seojun fully charged his skill.

"W-What...?"

The player controlling Soul Reaper looked completely bewildered.

He had heard it clearly.

The shattering sound of weak points.

Three times.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Even as panic set in, Seojun's sword never stopped.

Behind him, Wild Predator transformed from human form into a beast and lunged forward.

Skills flew toward him.

[Radiant Blessing]

[Ambush]

The two abilities collided.

Wild Predator's skill was completely nullified.

Seojun turned and switched targets to the jungler.

After all, an Heretic Mark had already appeared above the support's head.

As his sword began to move smoothly toward its next target—

The jungler transformed from a leopard-like beast back into human form.

The support simultaneously tried to follow up with Grab.

The weak point changed as well.

Clearly, they had planned this.

Good understanding of the game.

But following the newly generated weak point wasn't difficult.

Clang!

Another weak point shattered.

From that moment onward, the fight heavily favored Seojun.

The jungler understood the game well.

He changed forms.

Blocked with his spear.

Tried everything he could to protect the weak points.

But once Seojun landed the first strike, it was effectively over.

Only Seojun knew where the next weak point would appear.

Three more shattering sounds echoed out.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

• Radiant Blessing is definitely getting a cooldown increase lol.
• They'll probably do to it what they did with the ultimate.
• NOOOO. Nerf incoming.
• Honestly, it isn't even a nerf. It'll just be a direct attack on the streamer.
• But are we actually getting a Double Ultimate here?
• Professional beginner farmer lol.

Seojun entered another period of invulnerability.

His sword moved gracefully and without interruption.

The finishing touch.

An Heretic Mark appeared above the jungler's head as well.

The duration of an Heretic Mark was thirty seconds.

To achieve a Double Ultimate, one marked target had to remain alive while a second mark was created within those thirty seconds.

• Beautiful.
• That's actually insane.
• Even when smurfing, Double Ultimates are ridiculously hard to pull off.

The difficulty was so high that it was almost impossible unless the gap between players resembled a Challenger facing a Bronze player.

In fact, the first recorded in-game Double Ultimate had occurred when a Challenger accidentally encountered a Bronze player in a private match.

Seojun planted his sword into the ground.

A powerful tremor spread outward.

"Ah, why is this happening?"

"Stop him!"

The jungler looked up and shouted.

Unfortunately for them, neither hero possessed an invulnerability skill.

BOOOOOOM!

[DOUBLE KILL!]

[Judgment Sword]

Two massive cracks tore open the sky.

Gigantic swords descended from both rifts.

• At minimum Master rank.
• I think he'd devour Challengers too.
• Weren't the Kael addicts supposed to come beg him? Why hasn't anyone shown up yet?
• At this rate he'll eventually pull off Triple Ultimate and Quadruple Ultimate too lol.
• A Quadruple Ultimate would actually be horror-movie material.
• If the developers don't specifically patch him, we might see it someday.

Afterward, the enemy team apparently had a discussion among themselves.

A little while later, a surrender vote appeared.

And the game ended in victory.