Suddenly, caster Lee Byeong-cheol made an unusual suggestion.

- "Since we’re partially responsible, why don’t we just invite Lee Shin over here?"

- "Oh? That sounds like a great idea. We could ask him—if he’s up for it, he can either join the commentary or just watch quietly from here."

“Waaaaah!”

“I like it!”

“Do it! Commentary!”

The audience responded with overwhelming enthusiasm.

Moments later, one of the staff members approached Lee Shin.

“Lee Shin, I know this is sudden, but would you be willing to join the commentary…?”

“Would it be alright for me to do that?”

“Yes, we’d appreciate it if you could. But if it’s too much, you’re welcome to just sit here and watch the match.”

“Sounds good.”

Lee Shin agreed readily and stood up.

Following the staff’s guidance, he entered the commentator’s booth.

“Welcome, Lee Shin.”

“Sorry for the trouble we caused.”

Caster Lee Byeong-cheol and analyst Jeong Seung-tae greeted him warmly. Lee Shin took the seat prepared for him.

A staff member brought a microphone and clipped it onto the collar of his V-neck shirt.

- "Lee Shin, welcome. It’s been a long time since we last saw you."

Caster Lee Byeong-cheol spoke cheerfully.

- "Yes, thank you."

Lee Shin responded in a calm, indifferent tone.

Even so, the audience erupted in cheers at the sound of his voice.

- "Can I ask how you’ve been during this time?"

- "No."

- "Ah… well, that’s a no."

“Hahahaha!”

“Pfft!”

The audience burst into laughter.

- "Alright, now that we’ve settled in, let’s focus on the upcoming third set."

Analyst Jeong Seung-tae steered the conversation back on track.

Caster Lee Byeong-cheol picked up the cue.

- "Yes! Currently, CT’s vanguard, Park Jin-su, has two kills. MBS has sent out their middle player, Choi Chan-young. The map is ‘Bloodstained Ridge.’"

- "It’s a four-player map with a race balance of 8 to 5, favoring the Monsters over the Gods. It’s a slightly advantageous map for Monster player Choi Chan-young."

- "Yes, but Park Jin-su is on fire right now! Anything can happen!"

- "Of course. Lee Shin, what’s your take on this?"

Analyst Jeong Seung-tae casually directed a question to Lee Shin.

Lee Shin answered without hesitation.

- "MBS should be worried about losing three straight."

- "Oh, is that so?"

- "They got blindsided by Park Jin-su’s gambles in both the first and second sets. Having lost twice in a row, MBS’s bench is now caught in a psychological battle."

- "By psychological battle, do you mean that Choi Chan-young is now hyper-focused on what Park Jin-su might do next?"

- "Yes. The more an opponent fixates on your every move, the easier it is to manipulate them. If I were him, I’d use deception."

- "Wow, you sound pretty confident about that."

- "Park Jin-su lacks the physical skills to win in a macro game. He has no other choice."

A blunt remark out of nowhere.

Both the caster and analyst fell silent for a moment.

It was an undeniable truth that as players aged, their physical endurance declined, making long-term strategies difficult. That was why a pro gamer’s career was notoriously short-lived.

As they continued discussing the game, the third set began.

This time, Park Jin-su opted for a standard strategy instead of the reckless "Center Confession Room" gamble.

Choi Chan-young, surprisingly, wasn’t overly cautious about early aggression and played with confidence.

It seemed like he had received instructions from Coach Bang Jin-ho to avoid turtling up in fear and to play boldly.

At that moment, a slow-moving Monster aerial unit, the Sky Sovereign, entered Park Jin-su’s base.

The Sky Sovereign was the ruler of the Monsters. It could see everything, even cloaked units, and commanded the monstrous forces.

In the game, it functioned like humanity’s food storage, increasing the population limit and revealing invisible units.

Park Jin-su’s construction of a chapel was detected by the Sky Sovereign.

- "Ah! Park Jin-su has been caught building a chapel! He should have blocked the Sky Sovereign from entering!"

- "Now Choi Chan-young has identified Park Jin-su’s strategy. Ah, so it’s either a Dark Priest or a High Priest build. He can now counter it accordingly. Look at that—he’s already mass-producing Venom Stingers."

As the two commentators pointed out Park Jin-su’s mistake,

Lee Shin, who had been silent, spoke quietly.

- "He allowed it on purpose."

- "What?"

Caster Lee Byeong-cheol was taken aback.

Lee Shin continued.

- "He wants to warn him—‘Be careful, I’m coming with Dark Priests.’ Now, he’ll eliminate the Sky Sovereign and upgrade the Colossus' attack range."

Before he even finished speaking, the Colossus took down the Sky Sovereign with its laser cannon.

Immediately after, the Colossus' attack range upgrade was initiated.

- "Ah, it’s true! He’s started the range upgrade!"

Caster Lee Byeong-cheol exclaimed in admiration.

Lee Shin continued.

- "Now, he’s going all in on Colossi. He won’t even produce Fanatics."

From five Confession Rooms, Colossi were being produced one after another.

A total of seven Colossi advanced toward Choi Chan-young’s base.

- "He blocked off the paths with buildings to prevent Dark Priests from sneaking in, but in the end, he only ended up helping Park Jin-su. Now, the battlefield is perfectly suited for the Colossi, which outrange Venom Stingers."

- "That’s right. He predicted the Sky Sovereign would enter his base and built the chapel as a fake! Park Jin-su came prepared with some impressive strategies today."

In the end, Park Jin-su’s plan worked perfectly.

The seven Colossi began bombarding Choi Chan-young’s main base.

The Venom Stingers that tried to defend were melted away by the Colossi’s laser cannons.

The precise micro-control of retreating while firing lasers was impeccable.

The battlefield became littered with Venom Stinger corpses.

- "Since he already built a chapel, he might as well produce some Dark Priests."

Lee Shin casually remarked.

As if following his exact orders, two Dark Priests were produced.

While the Venom Stingers were busy trying to stop the Colossi, the two Dark Priests infiltrated the empty expansion at the 7 o’clock position.

Invisible assassins, the Dark Priests, slaughtered the worker drones harvesting resources.

Slice— Slice—

It was the final blow that crushed Choi Chan-young, who had been desperately trying to hold out with an overwhelming number of Venom Stingers.

With every worker in the expansion wiped out, his resource supply was cut off.

Choi Chan-young’s face turned deathly pale.

- "Ahhh! Choi Chan-young GG!"

The crowd erupted in cheers.

- "MBS is in serious trouble today! Park Jin-su has already taken three kills! And CT still has plenty of powerhouse players waiting for their turn. How are they going to climb this never-ending mountain?"

- "By the way, Lee Shin, that was incredible. You predicted everything perfectly. Do you have some kind of secret?"

- "I can just see it all."

There wasn’t a shred of humility in his voice.