[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 171

The drums of victory sounded from the bot lane, and the game's tempo rapidly changed.

"I'm heading up for the Herald fight. Play safe on your own."

"Ah, okay."

The support from the side that gained priority in the bot lane gains the right to join the Herald fight first.

Of course, if the opponent coolly gives up the Herald and chooses to just pull the wave, the allied ADC might suffer a bit, but considering the value the Herald holds in the early timing, it was a cheap price to pay.

Therefore, when this situation occurs, the opponent's bot lane usually doesn't have many options.

Either quickly push the wave to somehow try to mine the tower plating,

Or belatedly join the Herald fight to look for a fighting angle.

The opponent chose the former.

They intended to push the wave as quickly as possible, aim for mining tower plating, and even go for a dive kill if Vayne reacted carelessly.

Well, in fact, it looked less like such complex macro play and more like they were just trying to kill Vayne as revenge for giving away a double kill.

"I think it would be better to just back off."

"No, I can try......"

Kim Jaemin tried to hold out by hugging the tower but then shook his head and quietly retreated.

"......I will."

If he had forced himself to hold out by the tower, he might have been able to take down one person.

If it were the usual Kim Jaemin, he would have held out somehow by hugging the tower.

But, that's all.

If that happened, the opponent would kill the well-fed Vayne with a bounty and even get that experience.

He would suffer a much bigger loss than just getting the tower plating scraped and a few minions dying.

While Kim Jaemin was buying time like that, the allies naturally started attacking the Herald first.

-An ally has slain the Rift Herald!

At that moment.

-An enemy has been slain!

The enemy jungler charged in for a Herald steal but, along with SoSimHanSaram190's quick reaction, ended up being 1+1 instead of getting the steal.

Instead of Kim Jaemin paying a small price, the team gained a very large advantage during that time.

"Nice."

As Kim Jaemin let out a cheer, Kim Jihun soon spoke in a stiff voice.

"You did well."

"......Huh?"

"I said you did well."

He never imagined Kim Jihun would praise him, so Kim Jaemin couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

'...What is this?'

Did I hear that right just now?

Really... I did well?

"Hmm, hmm hmm......"

Kim Jaemin couldn't hide his face twitching despite himself.

He soon felt Kim Jihun's confused gaze, but that was not a very important issue for Kim Jaemin right now.

Praise makes even whales dance.

Even more so, if the one who gave the praise is a reliable teammate and a player so skilled that even Outlaw acknowledges him.

"I need to get vision on the river. Be careful for a moment."

"Yes, of course!"

If it were the old Kim Jaemin, he wouldn't care whether the support went to ward, greedily chased CS, got caught by the opponent, and died, or would have spammed back pings at the support going to ward.

However, Kim Jaemin did not do that.

The duo with SoSimHanSaram190 Kim Jihun was slowly changing something within Kim Jaemin.

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[SoSimHanSaram105 (Alistar) targeted WoOooWonDeal55 (Miss Fortune)]

"Going for MF."

"Yes, yes!"

Alistar, who had placed a ward in the river and naturally gotten behind the opponent, utilized Hexflash to deliver Miss Fortune right in front of Vayne.

Kim Jaemin's Vayne immediately activated his ultimate and successively dodged the skills of Leona who reacted quite quickly.

The stage was perfectly set for Kim Jaemin to shine.

Miss Fortune also tried to react, but since she was already perfectly caught by Alistar, as soon as she tried to use her ultimate, it was interrupted by Alistar's stun.

The winner of the engagement was already decided.

All that remained was the cleanup.

-An enemy has been slain!

-Double Kill!

-Is Ramping!

Vayne's bounty increased further.

The slight loss seen earlier during the Herald timing was now practically invisible.

The ADC, who at first glance seemed to take on a sacrificial role, became the one carrying at some point.

'Ah.'

Getting bad habits in Legend of League is usually due to the bad consequences that follow.

The memory of losing due to the difference with the enemy ADC after giving up on CS greed.

The memory of trying to get carried by the team by trusting them but ultimately not being able to do so.

However, such memories that were gnawing at Kim Jaemin began to slowly change.

Not negatively, but positively.

As if a bird hatching from an egg is greeting a new world, Kim Jaemin's vision slowly opened up.

'It's fun.'

The game, Legend of League, is fun.

It's so fun that I feel like I could play it all day.

"What are you doing. We need to get a base timing."

"Ah, okay!"

Even though the situation had reached a point where it was almost impossible to lose, Kim Jihun's calls had no openings.

It wasn't just a call coming from a top Challenger 1000 point player.

No, Kim Jihun was something different.

A specialness like Outlaw.

At least Kim Jaemin felt that way.

'...Our team, is no joke.'

Kim Jaemin moved as Kim Jihun instructed, with continuous admiration internally.

Kim Jaemin, who had firmly believed that the support was just a tool for the ADC prince, was now obediently following what the support said.

The snowballing did not stop.

-An ally has destroyed a tower!

Almost simultaneously with the appearance of the first Herald, the opponent's Mid Tier 1 tower was pushed.

The only one who could actively clear waves in the opponent's composition was Miss Fortune, but Miss Fortune had just died in the bot lane.

And even if the opponent Galio were to try to engage, the difference in strength in the top half of the map had already widened.

It was a perfectly natural flow.

-An ally has destroyed a tower!

Soon after, the Bot Tier 1 tower was also pushed. Since Miss Fortune and Leona were urgently dispatched to mid as soon as they revived, a gap was created in the defensive forces.

And it was the typical pattern of a game that exploded early.

-An ally has slain the Infernal Drake!

-An ally has destroyed a tower!

The winner monopolizes everything,

the loser is helplessly subjected.

Finally, the opponent, unable to bear it any longer, utilized the strengths of the Camille Galio composition and attempted to cut off and pick off the allied Yone who was split-pushing.

But the opponent was Yone.

No matter how persistent the opponent is, he is not a champion slow enough to be easily caught.

Yone drew out as much time as possible with his unique survivability, including his ultimate, and meanwhile, the allies who had joined began to show themselves one by one.

-An ally has been slain!

In the opponent's tenacious pursuit, even utilizing Camille's ultimate, Yone did eventually die, but that was merely the beginning.

-An enemy has been slain!

The opposing team, who had expended far too much of what they had to kill Yone, no longer had the strength to resist the allies who had joined.

Even if they had a numerical advantage at the moment, given that not only their inherent strength but also their skills were all used up, it was unavoidable.

-Double Kill!

Kim Jaemin's Vayne displayed the highest concentration even amidst that.

Despite being in an overwhelmingly winning situation, he calmly waited without engaging until the opponent's skills were used, and as soon as the opponent's threatening CC was gone, he immediately started dealing damage.

It was the moment when Kim Jaemin's original abilities, teamfight positioning and damage dealing, shone.

-Triple Kill!

One by one, one by one.

The enemies fall.

-Clean Up!

4:1 trade.

The game was completely blown open.

As the defensive forces were completely annihilated, the allies' advance was unstoppable.

Perhaps the opponent also knew that fact, and not long after, the surrender vote came out.

-The enemy has agreed to surrender with 4 votes for and 1 vote against.

[Victory]

"Ah."

At the phrase that appeared soon after, Kim Jaemin unconsciously let out a small sigh.

It was a sigh of refreshing admiration.

"Good work."

"Ah... uh, you too!"

Victory was sweet.

* * *

'He's doing well.'

Indeed, perhaps the scrim today was shocking, as Kim Jaemin faced Kim Jihun head-on, whom he had only avoided until now.

Not only that, but for some reason, he also seemed to be strangely following Kim Jihun well.

'By the way, I feel like I'm forgetting something......'

Everything seems to be going well, but there's a strange sense of unease, as if I was missing something subtle.

'Ah.'

Only then did I realize what I had forgotten.

As I thought carefully about what was needed to participate in the 2nd division league promotion series qualifiers that would happen soon, I realized that I had missed something very important.

This issue was a very, very important problem that could even disqualify the team from participating in the promotion series qualifiers.

"Everyone, gather around for a moment!"

Just in time, the solo queue games of the teammates, including the bot duo, had finished, so I hastily assembled the team members.

"Did you call?"

"What's going on?"

Perhaps my call was sudden, as the faces of the team members were full of confusion.

But this, at least, had to be handled as quickly as possible.

"We need to decide on our IDs soon."

It's time to decide the names of the outlaws who will roam the lawless land.