With the minions he had taken, Junhyuk took four hours climbing the narrow path to the summit. While hiking, he thought about Akshaâs Longsword. He swung it lightly and felt his movements were more fluid than before.
The swordâs path through the air felt much softer, and he was able to exert more force into his swings than previously. He didnât think he could withstand strikes from Keroâs sword, but he wouldnât just get pushed back by it anymore.
Junhyuk was moving his entire body deliberately while walking up the mountain, and he had an interesting thought. He had never had downtime like he had at that moment. Ordinarily, battles ended quickly. It was the first time that each side had had in a stalemate. Junhyuk had experienced something similar in his first trip to the battlefield, but since then, all battles had been settled quickly.
âThis round will take a while.â
With Ronga, the enemy team could prolong team battles. He thought about that while walking. Ronga had wanted to duel because he had been confident in his items and skills. He had two area-of-effect powers: his ultimate and the underground smash. During team battles, they had to keep an eye on him at all times.
Since Junhyuk had been damaged significantly, the others would suffer even greater damage. In team battles, Ronga was the priority.
Junhyuk raised his hand and asked, âShould I use that as well?â
Junhyuk could now imprison an enemy in his force field. He had had difficulty dealing with Ronga, but if the others helped, things would go much better.
He could cover himself in his force field and use his other powers to kill Ronga, and his allies would help. Junhyuk knew that he could imprison one enemy with his force field. If he was able to kill Ronga that way, that would also be a great use for his force field.
But, he still had to find out about the other enemiesâ powers.
Junhyuk had a hard time keeping up with the slowest minions, but he kept thinking about Akshaâs swordsmanship while hiking. As he moved diligently, he contacted Layla.
âI have killed the bird.â
âIt took you a while.â
âI had to keep myself safe.â
âWas the bird powerful?â
âYes. What should I do now?â
âI have to reach the summit first, but you two can go destroy the next watchtower. Rongaâs whereabouts are unknown, but heâll probably head middle again.â
âOK. If we meet him first, weâll deal with him.â
âDonât let your guard down. You can retreat if needed.â
âDonât worry.â
Junhyuk kept climbing, and a little over four hours since he left the castle, he reached the summit. He could see busy movement up top.
Fighting for four straight hours was difficult for both allies and enemies. The enemies had two heroes, and the allies had a hero and a champion.
The allies were in a difficult spot, and their minions were outnumbered.
Junhyuk noticed that the number of allied minions had decreased by half. He had brought another hundred minions along with him, but even then, the allies were still outnumbered.
Right as he reached the peak, an enemy stepped up to the peak from the enemiesâ side. Junhyuk stared at them all. He had been killed, but things would be different this time.
That enemy who arrived with him, Ronga, saw him and stepped foward.
âLetâs duel again!â
âNo, itâs time to finish this battle.â
Junhyuk didnât have the option to duel now. He couldnât lose the battle either. Killing Ronga had weakened the enemy hero, so he smiled and stepped forward. Ronga joined the other enemy heroes with the hundred minions he had brought.
There were now 250 enemy minions and 150 allied minions.
Junhyuk walked over to Sarang and Elise and asked, âAre you OK?â
âDo we look OK?!â Sarang barked back.
He tapped her helmet lightly and said, âLetâs fight for real this time.â Junhyuk would deal with Ronga. He wasnât worried about the others, but he still asked, âWhat are the othersâ powers?â
âThat catâs name is Yagi. She has incredible speed, and her arrows pierce through defense and explode.â
âWhat about her ultimate?â
âI havenât seen it yet.â
Junhyuk winced and asked, âWhat about the other one?â
âHis name is Garu, and heâs a tank. He can blow a jet of wind from his trunk, jump and crash down within a group, launching everyone in the air, and wrap you in his trunk.â
âAnd you are still alive?!â
âWeâve been fighting well. My ultimate has triggered twice already.â
In those four hours of fighting, Sarang had nearly died two times. She had her heal, which meant that she had probably lost a lot more than just two times her health.
Junhyuk turned to Elise. She looked tired.
âElise?â
âIâm OK. This isnât easy.â
It was a long battle, and Elise had become a powered person just some rounds back.
Smiling, Junhyuk said, âThe plan is to kill Ronga first.â
âCan we do it?â
Rongaâs health and defense were outstanding. It wouldnât be easy to kill the enemy hero, but Junhyuk answered easily, âWe can.â
He had never used his force field on an enemy in the Dimensional Battlefield. He had only used his other powers to attack, so he explained his strategy, âIâll surround Ronga in my force field, and weâll focus all of our powers on him. Heâll die that way.â
Elise nodded and said, âOK. Iâll buff you. My other powers are still under cooldown.â
âIâll attack with Sarang then.â
âWhat about the others?â
The allied heroes were outnumbered, but after some though, Junhyuk said, âWe can do it.â
He didnât know the enemiesâ ultimates, but they only had one tank with them.
Junhyuk cracked his neck left and right and said, âOK. Letâs move.â
He stepped forward, and Ronga did the same. The enemy hero had a wide grin on his face. The other heroes followed Ronga.
When both sides got near each other, Junhyuk whispered, âI might have to touch him to encase him in the force field. Iâll use my Spatial Slash before closing in to activate the field.â
âOK. Iâll ready the Thunderstorm.â
The allies got closer while keeping an eye out for enemy attacks.
After a while, Junhyuk sighed heavily and ran forward. He swung Akshaâs Longsword, and Ronga responded quickly. Junhyuk didnât use the Spatial Slash with the first attack. Instead, he got even closer and slashed the air again.
Ronga moved quickly, but when he noticed there was no Spatial Slash, he scowled.
âWhat the hell are you doing?!â Ronga shouted, and in that moment, the blade of Akshaâs Longsword flashed. Ronga had no chance to respond. The blade had already pierced his neck.
The enemy hero bled all over the battlefield, and Junhyuk frowned. He had lost his attack earring, but he was still able to deal 39 percent of damage to Ronga.
The Spatial Slash had been a critical hit, so Junhyuk closed in fast. Ronga, on the other hand, waited for him.
Junhyuk measured the distance between them. At some point, Ronga started moving. The enemy hero meant to use his powers on Junhyuk, but he wouldnât allow it.
Junhyuk didnât know the range of his force field when applied to enemies. He tried activating it, but it failed, meaning that the range was very short.
He frowned, and Ronga smirked. The enemy hero rushed him. The distance between them was closing fast, and suddenly, Junhyukâs eyes widened. He could feel that he could now activate his force field on Ronga. The enemy hero was within five meters of him.
Junhyuk raised the force field around Ronga, but the momentum persisted, and Junhyuk was thrown back by the rush. However, he wasnât damaged at all. With a satisfied smile, he shouted, âNOW!â
Sarang extended her hands, and lightning slammed down from the sky on Rongaâs head.
Craack, crack, craaacck!
âUgh!â
The force field was covering Ronga, so there was nothing he could do as the Thunderstorm was activated within the field. The storm was a critical attack, and Ronga lost 32 percent of his health.
The enemy hero had 29 percent of his health left, and Junhyuk smiled.
âThis is the end.â
Ronga couldnât get out of the force field, so Junhyuk triggered his Spatial Collapse. He triggered the power on the heroâs chest, and Ronga faded away.
Junhyuk had had a terrible time trying to kill him alone, but now, with Sarangâs help, he had pulled it off with ease.
Suddenly, debris fell from the sky over the allies. They were suddenly damaged by a huge impact and thrown into the air.
Junhyuk didnât care about the damage, which had been small. He had only lost 8 percent of his health.
Yagi, the cat, shot arrows at the group. When Junhyuk got hit, he frowned. The initial arrow hit him for 2 percent, but he kept on losing health.
When he tried to go after Yagi, Garu shouted, âTo me!â
Junhyuk lost his will then. He and Sarang focused their attacks on Garu. It was a taunt, and he had been through that experience before. While taunted, Junhyuk clicked his tongue, and the enemies fell on him, attacking him relentlessly.
When the taunt wore off, Junhyuk only had 52 percent of his health left.
The enemies had attacked him while he was taunted, sure, but the damage hadnât been absurd. Still, Sarang and Elise had also lost a lot of health.
âAn area-of-effect attack?â
When Junhyuk turned to Yagi, Garu moved in and grabbed him, wrapping both of his arms.