Season 2: Chapter 235: Talent (2)

Season 2: Chapter 235: Talent (2)

The most active community in JetPumped was the JetPumped Garden, part of the community garden network. Users commonly referred to it as PumpDen for short.

As expected, discussions about the ongoing challenge against Kim Yi-Seo plastered PumpDen's forums.

[Just hit him once, please]

[If he loses this time, I'm going to create a monster transformation jet myself. I'm staking my neck on it]

[Please, Jetters... gather your strength!]

Since players were the ones most affected by JetPumped's new cash items, it wasn’t strange that most wanted to defeat Kim Yi-Seo. In fact, it seemed like they just wanted to hit him more than winning.

The top post clearly expressed their desires.

[1. Found a 100% guaranteed way to beat Kim Yi-Seo]

If the title was to be taken literally, it wasn't surprising that this became the top post. However, the content was entirely different. Despite that, it was still worthy of the top spot.

[First, you need to be as careful as possible. Start improvising the moment you’re called as a challenger and walk toward the capsule. Instead of entering the capsule, sneak toward the commentary booth.

Then, suddenly run up the stairs. The sudden run is important because you can't get caught. Once you reach the booth, open the door and launch a flying sidekick at Kim Yi-Seo. He’ll be sitting, so your foot will hit his head directly. Since Kim Yi-Seo won't expect it, he'll be knocked senseless.

Grab his hair, lift his face, and get in about thirty punches.

You win! GGs.]

— He talks about it as naturally as if he’s sharing a spicy pork recipe LOL

└ Really LOL

└ Spicy Yi-Seo Stir-fry Recipe DD

└ How to eat Kim Yi-Seo like a piece of cake...

└ How to make Kim Yi-Seo as spicy as fiery rice cakes.

└ Is Kim Yi-Seo afraid of players getting stronger?

— Such a simple method...

— Why did we insist on virtual reality... The goal was actually closer than we thought.

Endless comments swamped the post.

From Kim Yi-Seo's perspective, the comments were quite ferocious.

— So how many years in prison for this?

└ Roughly probation?

└ This wouldn’t even get probation in a Woo Young-Woo case LOL

└ Damn LOL what are these guys seriously contemplating? LOL

└ Really, they seem to want to do it

— Honestly, if it’s just probation, I think it's worth a try, any Jetters agree? LOL

└ Really LOL

└ Maybe once... wouldn’t it be okay?

└ I think spending a year in jail as an experience wouldn't be bad~ ^^

They discussed whether it was worth doing time in prison for such an act as if they really planned to execute this idea. Of course, this mischievous joke occasionally appeared in the community. No one actually dared to carry it out, or maybe they didn’t need to fight in reality anymore when the possibility emerged in virtual reality.

[Uh? What’s up with Almond?]

[Almondeu LOL tutorial LOL]

[His mental attack is epic LOL]

A bizarre challenger appeared and started the challenge with the tutorial.

[Can he really win?]

[No way LOL, will he win?]

[Heo Won-Mu LOL]

Almond didn't lose any health in his first match against Heo Won-Mu and dominated one-sidely.

Finally...

[Breaking News: The Weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings Defeated LOL]

He defeated Heo Won-Mu with a perfect game.

— What? A perfect???

— LOL

— He got him LOL

— Lost to a first-timer??

— Isn’t a perfect game a problem for Heo Won-Mu’s side?

└ Really LOL just a one-trick laser clown LOL

└ Why use a judo jet like that? LOL

— Sorry, but isn’t it the Three Weak Kings?

└ Nut Gang came through LOL

└ Damn LOL

└ Three Weak Kings sounds just right

└ LOL Three Weak Kings really sounds like nothing...

└ Really, whether it’s two or three, it’s still hilarious

A newbie playing for the first time defeating the most resented developers caused a storm.

Almond and PumpDen were like fire and gunpowder starting to ignite.

2. Almond. Is he a god?

4. ??? You really suck at games~

8. Is Kim Yi-Seo afraid of Almond becoming stronger?

Posts mentioning Almond quickly became popular on the issue board. The expectations to beat Kim Yi-Seo burgeoned, and people started posting as if Almond had already won.

From the rooftop's edge, Almond stroked his chin and looked at the rooftop of the opposite building.

He peered down the dizzying height of twelve stories and thought, ‘I’d die if I fell.’

Falling here definitely seemed deadly unlike falling between the train and platform in the last match.

Tae Ji-Ho stood on the edge of the opposite rooftop with a baseball bat.

‘Looks like he plans to knock me off the rooftop with that.’

To anyone watching, Tae Ji-Ho would obviously attack him immediately if he tried to jump across.

Almond had been keenly observing him so far and figured as much.

‘Jumping over would be suicide.’

Jetters possessed excellent physical abilities. Leaping across this distance wasn’t an issue, but it was a different story if the opponent had a baseball bat.

‘Hmm.’

How could he cleverly get across? Or maybe he didn’t need to go across at all.

As Almond pondered, he noticed something on the ground.

[Baseball]

It was a baseball and didn’t seem to have been placed there just for decoration.

“Is this also a weapon?”

— Yes

— Throw it right and it flames up LOL

— It’s a disposableweapon too

Indeed, it was also a weapon like the golf clubs and baseball bats.

Thwack.

Almond picked up the baseball and stood at the edge of the rooftop.

The commentators started making a fuss.

“Ah! A baseball for the baseball bat!?”

“Good decision! Forcing your way across is suicide!”

“But can he accurately hit with that...”

The commentators became speechless when they saw Almond's pitching form.

“...?!”

Swoosh.

Almond's left knee shot up and he naturally took a pitching stance. Wasn’t there a saying that one could feel it when pros took their stance? His posture exuded a pressure that only pros possessed.

Thwack.

His left foot touched the ground while his right arm extended forward. The baseball left his hand, shooting out like a bullet.

"Back in my day, do you know what I did when I wanted to discipline disrespectful guys?"

A senior's advice flashed through his mind.

Fwoooosh—

The sound of the wind splitting filled the air as the baseball soared.

“That’s quite a stance! Could it be!? A special baseball move!?”

“First try? Impossible!”

When players perfectly handled weapons, they could trigger special moves. While not as spectacular as a Jetter’s special move, it was still quite effective.

‘Bring it on.’

Tae Ji-Ho glared and tightened his grip on the bat. He stomped the ground and swung the bat.

"If he's right-handed, aim for the left jaw. Throw it there. He can't physically hit it."

Swoosh—

The baseball already struck his left jaw.

“!?”

Crash!

"It’s a dead ball. Even if he dodges, his pride takes a hit. That’s how you teach them manners."

“Ah! Direct hit!!”

Tae Ji-Ho’s jaw seemed to have shattered, but it didn’t end there.

Fwoosh!

Suddenly, the baseball lit up in flames.

“What?!”

“Uh...!?”

All the commentators' mouths fell open. It was a special move.

“It’s a special move?!”

“With just one attempt!!! He activated the baseball’s special move!?”

Boom~!

The addition of flames caused an even greater impact.

Tae Ji-Ho's body burst into flames and he flew back.

Almond briefly shaded his eyes with his hand while watching Tae Ji-Ho soar away.

‘Oh... I can cross over now.’

After everything ended, only then did Almond recall the last bit added by his senior.

"I was about to say! You'd be in big trouble if you really did that. Hey, why do you look like you’d actually try it?"