Chapter 79: Might not be able to keep up

“Feels Like a Time Traveler”

Whenever a crucial moment for team coordination arises, she is already there as if by instinct.

Wherever Legend pings for a retreat and is ignored, it’s as if fate itself intervenes—an overwhelming number of enemies appear, outnumbering her allies.

This might make sense mid-to-late game when teammates are grouping up and vision control is established.

But even in the early game, when most of the map is covered in fog, her predictions never fail.

It truly feels like she has already played this match once before—a time traveler, someone who already knows what’s going to happen.

We’ve all read about it in novels.

A protagonist who has rewound time, using their knowledge of the future to always be one step ahead.

<“Time traveler? LOL. You read too many web novels.”>

<“Honestly, it does feel like she has supernatural foresight.”>

<“Why won’t anyone just say it? This looks like a map hack.”>

Bulcan read the chat, his lips twitching.

He had to bite his tongue to stop himself from saying it.

If he didn’t already know who Legend was, he would’ve blurted it out without hesitation:

“This is a map hack, right?”

Her game sense is unreal.

She moves as if she sees everything, even enemy vision that should be hidden.

For a normal player, time traveler or prophet wouldn’t be the first guess—cheater would be.

A Challenger-ranked player with an 80%+ win rate, personally recognized by Victory, a player who is clearly different—if he didn’t already know all this, he would have assumed the worst.

“This is a map hack.”

Instead, all Bulcan could do was praise.

“Flashy mechanics—dodging everything, landing everything—that’s just the surface.

Her real skill is in her map awareness, rotations, decision-making, and timing.

She plays as if she has already seen the future.

Right now, she’s using Wolf Rider, a bruiser pick.

But imagine if she had Phantom Mage, her main.

A nightmare.

No wonder she’s perma-banned in high-tier games now.

That champion was barely played before, but now it’s always banned against her.”

If you assume it’s not a cheat, all that’s left is overwhelming praise.

Bulcan couldn’t stop himself.

Listening to all this, Scrapper raised an objection.

“Calling mechanics just a bonus seems like an understatement.

Her dueling ability is insane.

That Dagger Duel Challenge—she destroyed everyone.

Even our teammate Chariot tried and lost.”

“Did you really have to bring that up?”

“Nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone who challenged her lost.”

<“Leave Victory out of this.”>

<“Using sound attacks should be illegal.”>

<“Shh! That incident is banned from discussion.”>

<“Dude, we’re in One’s stream.”>

<“Hngh! Hiyah! Haah!”> – Message deleted.

Ones ignored the chat and quietly banned the troublemakers.

Acknowledging it would only fuel the fire.

“This level of combat ability isn’t just ‘a bonus’.”

“A perfect soldier who is also a master tactician?”

“You know that Three Kingdoms analogy—Lu Bu’s strength, Zhuge Liang’s mind.”

Scrapper couldn’t stop himself from bringing up another novel reference.

For someone who works out daily, plays pro-level games, and manages a full-time career, he sure had time to read.

“Do you read a ton of novels or what?”

“I like to think I’m cultured.”

“Actually, Lu Bu was smart too.”

“Yeah, but for game balance, his intelligence stat got nerfed.”

“Real life isn’t balanced at all, huh?”

Ones chuckled, and Bulcan jumped in.

“Legend, why did you put all your stat points into everything? This is broken!”

“There’s actually a term for that in novels—Munchkin.”

“How many novels do you even read?”

“I’m not the main character here, so let’s focus.

Seriously, how is she this good?”

“Victory didn’t shout her out for nothing.”

“Even he has to be worried right now.

Could she actually take rank #1?”

[ Anon has donated 1,000 KRW. ]

“Is this a breakdown or just worship? Thought this was an analysis stream?”

“This is analysis.

She’s just that good. Lu Bu’s power, Zhuge Liang’s mind—that’s the conclusion.”

“So, analysis and praise are the same thing now?”

“When someone is this good, analyzing their plays just turns into praising them.”

[ Anon has donated 1,000 KRW. ]

“You have Bulcan here and all you can say is ‘she’s really good’?”

Bulcan was once a Challenger-tier strategist, known for meta discovery and shot-calling, despite having lacking mechanics.

Where Legend dodges everything and lands everything, Bulcan was known for missing shots and taking hits—yet still winning through sheer strategy.

That’s why he’s a coach now, instead of a player.

But here, all he could do was say “she’s amazing” over and over.

They knew Legend was good.

The chat wanted to know why she was this good.

Blind admiration wasn’t an analysis.

Seeing the shift in the chat, Ones knew it was time to bring out his trump card.

“That’s why I got Legend’s personal screen recording.

Fresh from yesterday’s match.”

“She was forced off Phantom Mage again?”

“Yeah. So, this time, she played Barrier Master.”

“Barrier Master? That’s a support pick.”

“Yeah, and it’s also a macro-heavy control pick.”

Barrier Master was an utility-based champion.

It had AOE silence, stuns, damage amplification debuffs—all designed to disable enemies.

But it had next to no damage.

It was a setup champion, one that relied on the team to carry.

And because its abilities were all non-targeted, it required perfect positioning.

“You usually don’t pick this in solo queue.”

“Yeah, it’s good in a coordinated team, but it sucks when random teammates don’t follow up.”

“In a pro setting, it’s busted, but solo queue isn’t a pro game.”

It was a well-known fact: Solo queue and pro play are completely different games.

“Might Not Be Able to Keep Up”

In moments where team coordination is crucial, she appears as if by magic.

When ignoring Legend’s retreat ping, enemies swarm in greater numbers than allies, as if by fate.

This kind of predictive awareness could be possible mid-to-late game when vision control is established and teammates are grouped.

However, her almost prophetic decision-making holds true even in the early game, when most of the map remains shrouded in darkness.

It feels as if she’s someone who has already experienced the match once before—a time traveler, someone who has already lived through this game.

We’ve all seen it in novels.

A protagonist who has turned back time and knows exactly what will happen, using that knowledge to prepare in advance.

<“Why are you calling her a time traveler? LOL. Read too many web novels?”>

<“It does look like she has some kind of supernatural foresight.”>

<“Why not just say it’s a map hack?”>

Seeing the chat, Bulcan’s lips twitched.

Honestly, he wanted to say it himself.

“This looks like a map hack.”

If he hadn’t been given prior information, he might have blurted it out by now.

She plays as if she can see everything.

Not just her own vision, but even the enemy’s fogged areas—every move is precise.

Anyone unfamiliar with her would assume the most logical explanation:

“This has to be a map hack, right?”

But given her background—an 80% win rate in Challenger, a phenomenon recognized by Victory, and someone clearly operating on another level—he held his tongue.

Instead, all Bulcan could do was offer praise.

“Her mechanics are flashy—she dodges everything, lands everything—but that’s just the surface. The real core of her skill is this: map reading, macro play, decision-making, rotations.

She plays as if she’s already seen the future.

Even now, she’s playing Wolf Rider, a bruiser—not an assassin.

But imagine if she were on Phantom Mage, her main?

No wonder it’s always banned in high-tier games now.

That champion was barely picked before, but now it’s perma-banned against her.”

If you assume it’s not a cheat, all that’s left is overwhelming praise.

Bulcan couldn’t stop himself from expressing admiration.

Hearing this, Scrapper chimed in with a different take.

“But calling her mechanics ‘just a bonus’ seems unfair. Her dueling ability is insane.

There was that whole Dagger Duel Challenge recently—our Chariot tried and lost, remember?”

“Do you have to bring that up?”

“Nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone who challenged her lost.”

<“Victory shouldn’t count—he lost because of psychological warfare.”>

<“That incident is banned from discussion!”>

<“Bro, we’re in One’s stream.”>

<“Uhn~ Hiyah~ Haah~”> – Message deleted.

Ones ignored the chat and simply banned the troublemakers.

Responding would only fuel the fire.

“This level of skill isn’t just a ‘bonus.'”

“She’s the ultimate soldier and the ultimate general rolled into one?”

“You know the Three Kingdoms analogy—Lu Bu’s strength, Zhuge Liang’s strategy.”

Scrapper couldn’t help but bring up another novel comparison.

For someone who works out daily, plays pro-level games, and manages a full-time career, he sure had time to read a lot.

“Do you read a ton of novels or what?”

“I like to think I’m cultured.”

“Actually, Lu Bu was pretty smart, too.”

“Yeah, but for balance reasons, the strategy stat got nerfed in games.”

“Real life isn’t balanced, huh?”

Ones chuckled, and Bulcan jumped in.

“Legend, why did you put all your stat points into everything? This is unbalanced!”

“In novels, there’s a term for this—Munchkin.”

“How many novels do you even read?”

“I’m not the protagonist here, so let’s focus. How is she doing this?”

“Victory didn’t mention her for nothing.”

“Even he has to be sweating right now. Could he actually lose his #1 spot?”

[ Anon has donated 1,000 KRW. ]

“Is this a breakdown or just worship? Thought this was an analysis stream?”

“This is analysis. She’s just that good. Lu Bu’s power, Zhuge Liang’s mind—that’s the conclusion.”

“So, analysis and praise are the same thing now?”

“Well, when someone is this good, analyzing their plays just turns into praising them.”

[ Anon has donated 1,000 KRW. ]

“Bulcan is here and all you can say is ‘she’s really good’?”

Bulcan was once a Challenger-tier strategist, known for meta discovery and shot-calling, despite having lacking mechanics.

Where Legend dodges everything and lands everything, Bulcan was known for missing shots and taking hits—yet still winning through sheer strategy.

That’s why he’s a coach now, instead of a player.

But here, all he could do was say “she’s amazing” over and over.

They knew Legend was good.

The chat wanted to know why she was this good.

Blind admiration wasn’t an analysis.

Seeing the shift in the chat, Ones knew it was time to bring out his trump card.

“That’s why I got Legend’s personal screen recording.

Fresh from yesterday’s match.”

“She was forced off Phantom Mage again?”

“Yeah. So, this time, she played Barrier Master.”

“Barrier Master? That’s a support pick.”

“Yeah, and it’s also a macro-heavy control pick.”

Barrier Master was an utility-based champion.

It had AOE silence, stuns, damage amplification debuffs—all designed to disable enemies.

But it had next to no damage.

It was a setup champion, one that relied on the team to carry.

And because its abilities were all non-targeted, it required perfect positioning.

“You usually don’t pick this in solo queue.”

“Yeah, it’s good in a coordinated team, but it sucks when random teammates don’t follow up.”

“In a pro setting, it’s busted, but solo queue isn’t a pro game.”

It was a well-known fact: Solo queue and pro play are completely different games.