[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 11

The text consisted of GIFs and explanations about them.

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(A scene of the initial invade exploding.GIF)

(Lexai dying because of greed in the red side.GIF)

(A gank turning around as if to go into the jungle.GIF)

(Lexai suffering.GIF)

(The top laners' lightheartedness.GIF)

(Lexai's mental breakdown, opening.GIF)

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"Hmm."

I had a feeling, and as expected, the GIFs were of the game I played a little while ago.

It hadn't been long since the game ended, but seeing these GIFs circulating, it seemed like they were watching in real-time.

I wondered if this game was worthy of this much attention, but soon accepted it.

‘Well.’

Although it's not yet confirmed, according to the title, it's a duo with a whopping 35-win streak.

And that too, in the Challenger tier.

If it were just that, it would be something that a Challenger duo with some skill could easily accomplish, but the problem was their identity.

‘Red Cup Runner-up Duo.’

I know the Red Cup runner-up team.

No, I couldn't not know.

GRS.

The team that won the domestic league in China after a fierce battle and threatened the Red Cup champion SY to the brink.

Of course, people say that GRS was brought to the Red Cup runner-up spot solely because of the bot lane's power, but this is a wrong assessment.

Because just having a strong lane alone wouldn't be enough to reach the runner-up spot in the Red Cup, which is filled with all kinds of monsters.

In fact, didn't GRS's mid-jungle duo just prove their strength with a 35-win streak?

In other words, based on the current standard, the mid-jungle duos in the world who can contend with them are literally counted on one hand.

‘Of course, they were defeated by me just now.’

It feels like I'm patting myself on the back, but… well, it's the truth.

After thinking idly for a moment, I scrolled down the mouse wheel to the comments.

-Isn't this almost a one-sided slaughter?

-I wonder who the opponent is, it's Prisoner ㅋㅋㅋ Even the World Champion runner-up can't beat the ji-bang-ryung in solo queueㅋㅋㅋ

-Wow, look at how everything is read. If I were Lexai, I would have just quit the game right away during the invade.

-A jungler that recovers the mid when the mid gets solo-killed? A jungler that recovers the mid when the mid gets solo-killed? A jungler that recovers the mid when the mid gets solo-killed? A jungler that recovers the mid when the mid gets solo-killed?

It's not the first or second time an amateur has beaten the pros in solo queue, and I wondered if it was really a big deal to make such a fuss, but the community's reaction didn't seem to be like that.

-As expected, the jungler Rainbow chose.

-No, Prisoner's form seems crazy these days ㄹㄹ Even Yoonki would lose in solo queue

-Do you think the World Champion jungler is a joke?? He hasn't even debuted and he's bragging about it ㅋㅋㅋ

-ㄴIt's about solo queue, you idiot. Can't you understand the context? Can't you understand the premise?

-But isn't Prisoner an invade one-trick? Looking at the games he's winning these days, everything's been ruined from the invade.

Well, as always with the community, it seems like it always ends in a fight.

"Why are they so angry?"

I couldn't understand expressing anger in a place that's completely meaningless, but I wasn't in a position to say anything since I was also killing time like this.

As I read these comments, a queue popped up.

[Found a game!]

[Accept / Reject]

Of course, accept.

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MAX WooChan has joined the lobby.

Prisoner has joined the lobby.

Jungler's Slave has joined the lobby.

SCV BlackDog has joined the lobby.

BbangyaBbangyaBbangya has joined the lobby.

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Hmm.

This isn’t good.

The problem is, the positions overlapped.

Two top laners, two AD carries.

Of course, at this level, it's still somewhat decent. If it had been two junglers, two supports, it would have been a dodge without a doubt.

[Jungler's Slave: Top lane, can I give up?]

[MAX WooChan: I'm sorry]

Even so, it's not without problems, and the subtle nerve war between the top laners who met on the opposing team in the previous game began.

[Jungler's Slave: Top lane, can I give up?]

[MAX WooChan: I'm sorry]

[Jungler's Slave: Top lane, can I give up?]

[MAX WooChan: I'm sorry]

[Jungler's Slave: Top lane, can I give up?]

[MAX WooChan: No]

The result was a stalemate.

The ban-pick began.

[Ban List]

Ressim / Sylas

Shaku / Trash

Syndra / Ressim

Talun / Kindred

Kaisa / Kaisa

‘Kindred ban?’

I feel a little strange…….

Of course, Kindred isn't a bad pick.

But leaving so many OP champions and banning them?

That's another story.

‘Is it that duo from a little while ago?’

I queued up right away without a break, so the probability was high.

‘I'll find out when it starts.’

Our team's side is the blue team.

In other words, we have the first pick.

Given the situation, the unfortunate protagonist who became the top pick, the most difficult thing in the world, begged.

[MAX WooChan: Anyone who can first pick?]

There was no answer.

In the end, perhaps thinking there was no other choice, the pick was completed with 3 seconds left.

[Sion]

As expected, a reliable tank is the best for first pick.

As soon as the blue team's pick was over, familiar portraits from the opposing side emerged as if they had been waiting.

Na-dali, Renekton.

They were the top-jungle champions who could roll the strongest snowball in the League of Legends.

Moreover, in the case of Renekton, a lane swap to the mid was also possible, so it could be seen as a ban-pick with quite a bit of gritting of teeth from the opposing side.

‘I think it’s the right thing to do.’

It could just be a feeling, but for some reason, I felt like emotions were involved in the ban-pick.

When the opposing team's pick was over, it was my turn to pick, the second pick.

‘Umm.’

Our team's top champion is Sion.

Even if he's a tank, it's not easy to survive if Renekton Na-dali focus on him.

In other words, I have to pick a champion that can cover that on my side…….

‘And I also have to keep in mind the possibility of Renekton going mid.’

If so, taking a champion with good matchups against Renekton in our mid lane is also a good way.

[Prisoner: Mid ad? ap?]

[Jungler's Slave: Umm...]

La-ra seemed to be hesitating for a bit, and then picked Seth.

‘Not bad.’

Since he's a champion that's also used in the top lane, his proficiency wouldn't be bad either, and even if Renekton goes mid, he'd be relatively dominant, so it could be seen as a good choice overall.

‘Then, all that’s left is ap.’

Currently, since our team's top and mid laners have all chosen ad champions, my already narrow choices have become even narrower.

‘What's usable… Elisa and Ecker, more or less.’

Both are quite usable ap jungle champions in the current meta, but there's one crucial difference.

If Elisa is a pick that gives power to our laners, on the other hand, Ecker is a pick that grows through the sacrifice of our laners.

‘Well, let's do this.’

[Ecker]

I would have picked Elisa without hesitation.

The power of early combat is also, and Ecker against Na-dali is a pick with a considerable risk.

Perhaps the reason for that is also the comments I saw on the community a little while ago.

-「But isn't Prisoner an invade one-trick? Looking at the games he's winning these days, everything's been ruined from the invade.」

It's a ridiculous story.

In the past, I always avoided combat unless I was in an overwhelmingly advantageous situation.

Because my combat ability in high-elo games was, at best, a mid-low level.

That I'm now being told that I'm an invade one-trick who focuses on combat above all else…….

I think the world has changed a lot.

‘I don't need to prove it….’

I've already made up my mind.

For the remaining three months, as Prisoner, I will finish at the highest point of all.

Therefore, I will prove it.

How far I will rise from now on.