[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 124

"……Isn't this a Mei-focused comp?"

As a matter of fact, anyone could see that it was.

["I think so."]

["Ugh……."]

If the chat window hadn't been frozen, there would have been a huge uproar at this point.

It was such a shocking ban/pick.

‘They must have thought it was really funny.’

The Mei-Tiric combination itself was already outdated, if not outright nerfed by patches.

And on top of that, a Master Yi-focused comp?

‘…No. It's not decided yet.’

Jjushim examined the opponent's lines.

Yuming can only go as a support, so she's fixed, and it's right to assume that we don't know the lines for Tiric and Master Yi yet.

For now, both champions have their original positions, but there's no guarantee that it will be the same in this comp.

"Let's see the bans first."

It was the opponent's turn to ban.

[Fiddlesticks]

Another ban without hesitation.

["Why Fiddle ban?"]

["It really looks like a Mei-focused comp?"]

["Ugh."]

["What are you banning?"]

["If it's a Mei-focused comp, it's probably right to cut the support side? Something like Lulu."]

["So, should we ban Lulu first?"]

["What about Jjushim?"]

"……Huh? Ah, yeah. Let's ban Lulu, then."

Currently, Lulu is a Tier 1 pick on the support side and a very good champion that can go both top and mid.

It was good to ban her for various reasons considering the opponent's ban/pick situation.

[Lulu]

Again, the opponent's turn to ban.

[Malzahar]

Malzahar has good line push after a certain timing, and, above all, has an ultimate that is a sure-fire suppression cc.

So, even though it was one of the few picks that was good at countering Mei-Tiric, the opponent cut him off immediately, even though Lisandra had already been chosen.

It meant that they had even considered the possibility of Lisandra going as an ADC or a support.

["They're cutting Malzahar, too."]

["Wow, they're pushing it right from the bans."]

["Do we need to see more? It seems like it would be better to cut the support side."]

Umm…….

With this kind of ban/pick, it seems better to ban a support champion who can go to the lines…….

"Let's ban Karma."

["Oh, that's good."]

["Ban Karma?"]

["Ban, ban."]

[Karma]

Thus, the bans were complete.

Again, the opponent's turn to pick.

[Morgana]

A support champion appearing again.

Thus, it became a foregone conclusion that the opponent would build a Mei-focused comp.

["Ah."]

["It was there."]

["They're really focusing too much."]

["I think we need to put a lot of effort into the laning phase, how are we going to handle the bottom lane combination?"]

It was quite heartbreaking to give Morgana such a pick, knowing what the opponent was aiming for.

Morgana had such a good line push that she was a good champion to hold any line except for the top, and, above all, Black Shield was a more than overpowered skill in a Mei-focused comp.

["Hmm, I'll go with Vayne."]

["Okay."]

Currently, Vayne is receiving a fairly good evaluation from the ADC side, and, above all, given that the opponent built a Mei-focused comp, Vayne was the only ADC who could survive.

["Then, for support… how about Leona?"]

["Not bad. Go go."]

Vayne Leona.

The bottom lane combination was complete.

Of course, it's still too early to relax, as the opponent's last pick remained.

[Zilean]

If the chat window hadn't been frozen right now, what would have happened?

No, what if there were other commentators?

Wouldn't a huge cheer have erupted at this point?

["They're insane."]

["…I'll make a candid statement. I think we're going to get destroyed in this game."]

["I agree."]

Normally, at this point, the team leader should have boosted the morale of the team members, but Jjushim also knew.

Who Outlaw was as a player.

Not only Jjushim but also the team members had experience meeting Outlaw in solo queue as Challengers.

The overwhelming skill and fear that Outlaw had shown.

No matter how much the team members were Diamond or Master, this combination wouldn't be such a big problem.

Above all, it was true that it was more difficult to win games where the opponent clearly prepared from the ban/pick.

The opponent was prepared,

We weren't.

"……Come on, why are you all like this before we even start? Of course, we have to win."

["I agree."]

["Fighting."]

A few unenthusiastic fighting voices echoed, and soon the game began.

-Welcome to the Summoner's Rift.

Jjushim examined the opponent's lines.

Because the picks were so weird, it was only after the game started that he could find out the opponent's lines.

[Allies / Enemies]

Top: Mordekaiser / Zilean

Jungle: Lee Sin / Master Yi

Mid: Lisandra / Tiric

ADC: Vayne / Morgana

Support: Leona / Yumi

He didn't know when he picked, but when he actually saw it like this, Jjushim saw a fatal flaw in the allied combination.

‘We don't have enough damage?’

The most important thing when dealing with Master Yi is cc and burst damage.

But in the current allied combination, although there was cc, the aspect of burst damage seemed to be quite lacking.

This happened because we had to build the combination according to the opponent's ban/pick.

‘……I can't help it.’

Jjushim examined the opponent's lines.

For now, all of the opponent's lines, except for mid, were all picks that were good to hold.

‘Mei-Tiric, huh.’

The Mei-Tiric combination is currently defunct.

The biggest reason for that was, of course, the monster hunter system.

This system activates when a jungler with a jungle item eliminates line minions beyond a certain value, and drastically reduces the gold gained from line minions.

In other words, the old strategy of giving the mid line to the jungler, Master Yi, was currently impossible.

["How should we do the invade?"]

"……Let's just defend for now."

Honestly, he didn't want to go to the late game smoothly against that combination, but he couldn't help it.

According to Jjushim's investigation, the variable during an invade was one of Outlaw's greatest weapons.

In other words, it was correct to assume that the movements of the allies were in the palm of Outlaw's hand, at least in the early stages.

In that situation, he couldn't make a reckless play.

-30 seconds left until minion spawn!

The opponent also wanted a smooth start, so both sides only defended during the invade, and the early stages passed.

The flow of the early stages was smooth.

Neither side showed much aggressive plays, and they were farming smoothly.

Of course, the allied mid was constantly pressuring the opponent's mid and overwhelming the cs, based on the combination.

["Mid cs difference, 10."]

["Oh. Awesome."]

["As expected, Router! Is this... a Challenger?"]

Tiric, who stood in mid, was barely able to breathe, and was barely getting experience.

For now, it was a good situation for the allies.

In that situation, Master Yi first appeared at the 3-level timing.

Master Yi crossed the mid and passed by after eating one minion and a little bit of experience.

At first, he wondered why he was doing that, but as time passed, Jjushim realized that something was strange.

[Master Yi - Level 5]

[Lee Sin - Level 4]

They didn't do anything.

But, the growing difference.

‘…He's intentionally not triggering the monster hunter.’

He walks a tightrope, barely passing that line.

One jungle monster, one minion, every single one of them seemed to be in Outlaw's head.

‘Is that even possible?’

If it were the old days, the monster hunter was a troublesome existence that often triggered in the current meta because of Mei-Tiric.

So much so that even if you didn't do a combination like Mei-Tiric, the monster hunter effect would trigger if the jungler ate a little bit of the line.

But Outlaw was gaining line advantages bit by bit, as if he knew that monster hunter effect.

And,

For Outlaw, just that very slight advantage in growth was enough to snowball.

The growth difference that has occurred between Master Yi and Lee Sin now proved that.

‘We have to do something.’

Jjushim, who felt a sense of crisis, made that decision and tried to intervene in the line somehow, but unfortunately, the opponent didn't give any openings.

He was just focusing on line clearing, openly aiming for bus mode and not giving any angles.

Jjushim came to a conclusion.

"We have to go find Mei and kill him."

Anyway, the mid initiative was on the allied side, so he had to follow the opponent's Master Yi and kill him.

‘The judgment was too slow.’

He should have done this earlier, but the fact that the opponent was Outlaw and the unfamiliar opponent's combination made Jjushim hesitate in his decision.

In other words, the fear of Outlaw that Jjushim instinctively possessed made him unable to make the play he should have made in the first place.

"I'll check the bottom side. We'll get the advantage in the bottom lane and go for the dragon."

["Confirmed."]

Often, Master Yi is called a late-game champion.

One of the characteristics of a late-game champion is that they're weak in the early stages.

That's why many people know that Master Yi is weak in the early stages.

But that was only because of the basic skill set of a walking champion, and Master Yi's one-on-one combat was absolutely not weak.

"Huh?"

Especially, it was even more so if Master Yi was hiding in the bushes like this.

-You were struck by an enemy!

-First Blood!

Just a brief moment of carelessness.

Master Yi has been doing RPGs the whole time, so the unfounded belief that he will continue to do so in the future.

That very belief led Jjushim to his death.

And…….

Lee Sin's death was just the beginning.

After Master Yi officially reached level 6, Master Yi began to move in earnest, forgetting the silence he had kept until now.

-Allies were struck!

-Double Kill!

Master Yi can't be stopped.

-We can't possibly stop the enemy!

The allies, who belatedly felt a sense of crisis, prepared to join in a hurry, but if they tried to block it with Lisandra's cc, Morgana's Black Shield blocked it, and if they tried to forcibly kill him by pouring firepower, Zilean came and revived him.

Above all, when Outlaw took Master Yi's movement speed in hand, the allies' non-target skills all became non-existent skills.

["No, why is he dodging Lisandra's W at the front? Is that even possible?"]

["Why is his movement speed like that? Skills don't hit."]

["Is he even human?"]

Leona's ultimate and e skill.

Lisandra's q, w, and e skills.

Mordekaiser's q and e skills.

Lee Sin's q and e skills.

How many of those skills hit Master Yi in this game?

Jjushim knew the answer to that. Because he didn't remember seeing Master Yi hit by a non-target skill.

"Ah."

Jjushim felt like he was having a terrible nightmare.

You know, it's like when you try to fight someone in a dream, your fist doesn't hit and you're floundering around?

That's what it was like right now.

And…….

When he barely came to his senses, the allied nexus was already exploding.

[Defeat]

The words that were hard to believe were clearly imprinted on his eyes.

How long had he been dazed, repeating the word defeat?

["Jjushim, the viewers want you to unfreeze your chat window."]

Jjushim barely came to his senses at the team member's voice.

"……Ah, okay. I got it."

-[Chat window has been unfrozen.]

And, the viewers' rage poured out.

-ㄱㄱㅊㅇ

-I

-ㄱㄱㅊㅇ

-Ah

-Rock

-Jungle difference

-Laugh

-I

-Rock

-Ro

-Jungle gap

-Woo

-ㄱㄱㅊㅇ

『‘The Apostle of the Abyss’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』

『“Jungle difference jungle difference yayayayayaya”』

『‘Nalda Dory’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』

『“Hyung is very pathetic. Go die, please”』

-I

-Ah

-Rock

-Laugh

-I

-Ro

-Rock

-I

-Woo

-I

『‘Jjushim Dan) Jjurururu’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』

『“I'm withdrawing from the Jjushim Dan”』

『‘Jjushim's Slave’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』

『“Honestly, I knew we'd get beaten after seeing the ban/pick, but I didn't know we'd get beaten this much. What are you doing?”』

『‘Fact Fact Power’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』

『“Information) This guy targeted Outlaw for abusing, you idiot”』

-ㅇㅈ ㅋㅋ

-I

-Rock

-Ah

-Laugh

-Ro

-Woo

-I

-Rock

『‘The Fairy of Jungle Difference’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』

『“Seriously, in this meta, you're getting beaten by the Ma-Tee combination, you idiot, go die, please”』

-ㅇㅈ

-It doesn't make sense, really ㅋㅋ

-This is... a Challenger?

-Seeing this guy get Challenger, isn't it actually this guy who's been abusing?

-ㄹㅇ ㅋㅋ

This can't go on like this.

We have to find the problems and solve them.

"……Let's do a feedback on what went wrong first."

With that thought, Jjushim turned on the replay.