[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 176

[“…Sorry, I'll focus.”]

“It’s alright. We haven’t lost much yet.”

Right, not yet.

If you ask where the most important line is in League of Legends, bot lane, with two people, is often mentioned, but if you ask who the most important laner is, ninety-nine out of a hundred would choose mid.

Therefore, the impact of a mid kill in the early game doesn't just end with the kill and the line loss.

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First, the jungle dominance is taken away.

Xin Zhao, who crossed mid under the protection of LeBlanc, headed confidently towards the river below.

This forces me to go towards the river above, as if I'm being chased out.

If it were another game, even if I had taken a loss, it would have been a half-and-half situation, so it wouldn't be too bad. However, the problem is that the bot lane composition in this game is a composition that requires calling the jungler to each other.

‘They're hitting the core of the game well.’

This means our bot lane will naturally be under pressure.

Because the jungle is forced to split half-and-half, the opponent naturally gets to eat the bottom scuttle crab.

[“Be a bit careful.”]

Given the situation, such a call was inevitable from bot lane.

[“Ah, yes.”]

Although Kim Jae-min, who was focused on the lane phase, reacted a beat late, luckily it wasn't a dangerous timing, so no major accidents occurred.

If an accident had happened in bot lane at this timing, the game would have been really difficult, but it was fortunate, relatively speaking.

‘I have to get a kill from top lane no matter what.’

Mediocre results won't do.

I have to secure a kill and use that as a foundation to shift the power to bot lane.

The opponent seems to know this situation as well, as Kamal was playing a relatively stable lane phase rather than actively trading damage.

[“Can you create a top angle?”]

[“I’ll give it a try.”]

Seo Yeon-woo's answer lacked confidence, but that didn't mean his play was like that.

-Thud, thud, thud!

Artrix's combo lands cleanly on Kamal.

You can't be half-hearted in the aggression.

You have to instill fear in the opponent.

The fear that if you just get hit like this, you might just get solokilled, regardless of ganks.

Therefore, Seo Yeon-woo's Artrix also executed it one more time without stopping.

Even though he gained an advantage from the damage exchange, he didn't back down and instead went in one step further.

Naturally.

That kind of absurd behavior is hard to tolerate no matter how much Kamal is playing safe.

He’s coming in like that?

Are you confident?

What are you doing right now?

I don't know for sure, but I think Kamal is thinking that right about now.

The Artrix-Kamal matchup is slightly favorable for Artrix in the early game due to the sustain difference, but Kamal has the advantage after the first recall.

In fact, Kamal, no longer able to hold back, used E forward against Artrix, who was blatantly sticking out his body.

From Kamal's perspective, with Artrix stuck to the wall right in front of him, it was no different from begging for the skill to hit.

[“Got it.”]

Kamal's survival skill is down.

With that word as a signal, I also started moving in earnest.

At this timing, the cooldown of Kamal's level 1 E skill is about 16 seconds in a state where the cooldown reduction item hasn't come out yet.

That was a kind of time attack.

Within this time, I have to take out at least Kamal's Teleport.

I used Jarvan IV's flag and drag in the direction of Kamal's escape route.

However, Jarvan IV's flag and drag are too honest.

So honest that you can't not avoid it if you try to.

However, I expected that as well.

-Flash!

As soon as Kamal dodged the flag and drag, Jarvan IV's body, which hadn't yet reached, moved to the location Kamal had moved to with a flash.

It was a clean flag and drag flash combo.

Along with that, Artrix's W and Q first hit, whose cooldowns had just come back, hit in succession.

However, since the original Kamal had managed his health so well, Kamal narrowly escaped into the turret.

“If we drag this out any longer, Xin Zhao or LeBlanc might come. We have to be quick.”

[“Yes.”]

Of course, since I didn't intend to send Kamal home peacefully like this, I immediately went down.

I was going to catch Kamal if he took his recall timing a little too lightly.

Of course, Kamal wasn't that careless and went back, taking his recall timing.

During that time, it was only natural that the top lane was pushed into the turret and took a beating.

‘It’s a shame I couldn't get the kill, but... I guess I have to be satisfied with this.’

Even with this much, top lane would create a difference of 1 kill's worth, including the level difference.

The positive point was not just that.

‘If this happens, Kamal will have to use Teleport to return to top lane.’

In other words, the bot lane pressure eased a bit.

Of course, the level and CS difference between mid and the resulting bot lane difference were still not negligible, but it was encouraging enough just to have a favorable foundation on our side.

‘Then……’

I immediately took my recall and then assessed the situation.

Mid lane was still under pressure, but the pressure eased a bit thanks to the fact that flash was about to come back.

‘Xin Zhao isn’t showing up.’

Although it was the timing when he should have been pressuring bot lane, he wasn't visible, perhaps because our bot lane was openly playing safe.

‘My side’s jungle shouldn’t have anything to eat yet.’

At that moment.

-An enemy has slain the Cloud Dragon!

He seems to have been doing a solo dragon.

“Don’t worry about it. The first dragon is no big deal.”

From an operational perspective, the first dragon is a dragon whose value is so low that it's worth trading for a few turret plates.

No, rather, if Xin Zhao had been jungling during that time, it would have been much more valuable than one Cloud Dragon.

But even so, the reason why I'm specifically repeating these words is because I'm worried about the impact on our team members' mental state.

‘It’s hard to think positively if you lose the first objective. I have to reassure them.’

[“…Yujin is right. The first dragon is a dragon you can just give away.”]

Baek Seong-an agreed belatedly.

Perhaps because he was concentrating all his attention on the lane phase, he didn't seem to have the space to give orders like before.

[“I’ll take the cannon.”]

[“Okay.”]

For now, it was right to consider the bot lane situation as half-and-half.

Although the CS difference was a little behind the opponent's bot lane, who had the initiative, it wasn't a very meaningful number.

‘Although the direction of the game went a little awry... it’s not too late.’

The basis for that was clear.

‘Right now, only we have Teleport in top lane. We have to use this.’

However, the dragon, one of the bases for the fight, has already been taken.

But since there's still some time left to move the stage to the Herald side,

In other words, we had to stir up a fight in the bot lane somehow.

‘……Alright.’

I said.

“I'm going into the enemy blue side jungle. Everyone, stick together.”

[“Are you sure it’s okay?”]

“It’s the timing we have to do it.”

After surveying the bottom jungle, I immediately crossed the river.

‘Soon……’

Did I time it perfectly?

As soon as I appeared on the enemy's blue side, the enemy's second blue appeared.

Along with that, the movements of the enemy LeBlanc and the enemy bot lane became unusual.

“It seems like a fight is about to break out, so watch for top teleport and let’s look for an opening.”

[“Yes, I'll stay back.”]

[“I'll ult immediately if necessary.”]

Although mid lane's joining might be a little late because of being under pressure, it wasn't a big difference because they could join by seeing the opponent's entire position with the ultimate if necessary.

What was important was bot lane.

The protagonist of this game is bot lane.

“This is for bot lane. TF, use your ult right away.”

[“Okay.”]

You need a reason for a fight.

That's why I chose the enemy blue as the reason for the fight, and the opponent seemed to respond to this and gather together.

Yes, until I gave up the reason and turned towards bot lane.

“I'm going to lock down two people right away.”

I gave up on the blue and everything and turned below.

And what I was facing was the enemy bot lane, which was just joining, and our bot lane, which was chasing closely above them.

In an instant, the enemy bot lane was surrounded.

Of course, I can't perfectly hold them back on my own.

That's why Twisted Fate's ultimate was needed right now.

[“He used his ult.”]

-Chak!

The eye icon rising above the opponent's head.

Along with that, Getback's Twisted Fate appeared next to me.

It was a reassuring appearance.

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[OLZ Outlaw (Jarvan IV) has targeted BLH Shotgun (Aphelios)]

[OLZ Outlaw (Jarvan IV) has targeted BLH Shotgun (Aphelios)]

[OLZ Outlaw (Jarvan IV) has targeted BLH Shotgun (Aphelios)]

The enemy bot lane, surrounded by four of our allies in an instant, fell too easily.

-An enemy has been slain!

-Double Kill!

A double kill immediately went into our Lucian's mouth.

“That was good.”

[“Nice!”]

There were many reasons.

Among them, the biggest reason was, as expected, the fact that only our top laner had Teleport.

Perhaps the opponent's basis was the belief that Kamal would cut off Artrix's Teleport.

Or, did they think they could win a 5:4?

Whatever it was, the situation ended easily without the need to utilize such a basis.

The enemy bot lane moved too hastily and didn't realize that the encirclement was forming.

The opponent made a fatal misjudgment, and in the end, that small difference in judgment created the current result.

Of course, the opponent didn't just stand still either.

While our bot lane went back to bot lane again and pushed the lane, the enemy LeBlanc and Xin Zhao harassed the mid turret, preventing TF from returning.

I also used too many turns on ganking and combat, so my growth was similar to Xin Zhao, who had spent turns eating the dragon.

Our mid and jungle also didn't grow satisfactorily, so to speak.

Thus, the structure was set.

A typical upper body vs. lower body structure.

In this case, in the current meta, it's the general rule that the winner is mostly decided on the upper body side, but that's why it could be seen as an opportunity for Kim Jae-min.

That is, an opportunity to prove himself.

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[SosimhanSaram190 (Nyami) has sent a retreat signal to OLZ Jammin (Lucian)]

[“Pull back. You have to go back home now.”]

[“…Ah, yes!”]

…Well, to be honest, I was a little bit unsure.

‘Anyway……’

Show me once.

Not just a spoon that only thinks about eating the meal someone else has prepared,

But the noble prince who truly dominates the game.