[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 177
OLZ vs BLH Scrim (3)After a back-and-forth exchange,
the focus of the game gradually shifted to the herald fight.
The first herald fight.
In the League of Legends, most games are practically decided here.
[“Can we go top on this?”]
[“We'll push up to this lane and go straight away.”]
Kim Ji-hoon responded to Baek Seong-an's question.
Kim Jae-min also seemed to agree with the opinion without much response.
‘Certainly, it might have changed a bit.’
Of course, we'll have to wait and see, but at least the Kim Jae-min we've seen so far is different from before.
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[OLZ GetBack(Twisted Fate) requested assistance]
[OLZ GetBack(Twisted Fate) requested assistance]
[OLZ GetBack(Twisted Fate) requested assistance]
The opposing team arrived in front of the herald first.
Having already firmly held the initiative in the mid and jungle, the opposing team naturally took the first move on the herald as well.
[“They're hitting it.”]
Of course, our team also had the top lane initiative after the first top gank, so it wasn't an entirely unfavorable situation.
Above all, the ally bottom lane's arrival was slightly faster than the opposing bottom lane's.
“We have the advantage if we stall for time.”
What was needed was time until the bottom lane arrives.
However, the opponent was not easy.
Kha'Zix, Xin Zhao, LeBlanc.
The opponent, with a combination that doesn't fall behind in any combination in terms of breakthrough ability, had no intention of giving us time.
The first to be exposed to danger was, as expected, Twisted Fate, who had no survival skills.
[“They're trying to get me.”]
GetBack Baek Seong-an also read the opponent's strategy, but the problem was that the opponent's breakthrough ability was not ordinary.
Kha'Zix, who had caught up with Twisted Fate, appeared.
GetBack tried to respond by drawing a gold card, but the problem was that Xin Zhao and LeBlanc wouldn't just stand still in the meantime.
One gold card.
Three opponents rushing in.
The fate of Twisted Fate, a champion with no mobility, was already decided.
[“I got caught.”]
It's not that GetBack was careless.
It was the result of the difference in vision that had occurred due to the mid and jungle initiative difference and the opponent's nimble movements that utilized it.
That was the result of everything combined.
-An ally has been taken down!
[“Ah… Kha'Zix no ult no flash.”]
In an instant, our mid was cut off.
Although the opponent's consumption wasn't small, the difference in numbers forced us to make a choice.
[“…What should we do? Shall we just give it up?”]
Seo Yeon-woo said in a worried voice.
That's because our team's situation wasn't very good.
“No, keep going.”
The herald's health is about half left.
Our ally bottom lane has reached the mid lane.
‘We watch for a steal on the herald, and then we fight when the bottom lane arrives.’
After calculating in my head, I moved my steps little by little towards the three opponents hitting the herald with Jarvan IV.
‘3500, 3000…….’
I read the opponent's psychology.
I look into the opponent's mind, who is weighing their options between the herald's health and the initiation.
‘We can't ignore the well-grown Jarvan IV in this situation.’
Because Jarvan IV was beside me, the opponent also didn't rush in and focused on finishing the herald.
A moment of crisis.
In that situation, the herald's eye was activated.
“Now.”
Even though it was just a short word, Seo Yeon-woo immediately understood and activated the ultimate ability.
With that as a signal, the opponent also couldn't stand the uncomfortable confrontation with us anymore and rushed in.
From the opponent's point of view, they must have felt as if we were demanding rights without any end after they had left us alone so far.
However, wouldn't we be claiming rights because we deserve to?
‘The herald's health is 2000. Health to be taken by both the Eye and Smite.’
Then which one does more damage?
The answer was already decided.
I lifted Xin Zhao, who was trying to pierce the herald's eye with a spear.
With that, Xin Zhao's basic attack was canceled.
-Thump!
Xin Zhao, feeling the urgency, used Smite on the herald, but it was far from enough to catch the herald.
-HP:1511
I hit the herald's eye at the same time as Smite and caught the herald in one go.
-An ally has taken the Rift Herald!
Of course, the situation is still ongoing.
Without having time to eat the herald's eye, the enemy LeBlanc and Xin Zhao targeted me.
‘Avoid the chains… okay.’
After avoiding the chains, which can be considered the most threatening CC, I moved towards the mid as much as possible.
And finally, when LeBlanc and Xin Zhao were out of the flag range.
-Boom!
I trapped LeBlanc and Xin Zhao with the ultimate ability and then escaped that place by riding the flag planted outside.
Of course, the opponent is LeBlanc.
It's impossible to avoid the pursuit until the end.
However, that is only when it is necessary.
[“Here.”]
With Kim Ji-hoon's short signal, Nami's Tsunami came crashing down.
Finally,
the ally bottom lane that we had been waiting for had arrived.
-Sona's Revenge!
Immediately afterwards, Lucian's ultimate ability ruthlessly battered the enemies swept away by the Tsunami.
-An enemy has been slain!
The first to fall was Kha'Zix.
He was already being ruthlessly beaten by Jarvan IV while marking Jarvan IV, and he couldn't withstand Lucian's attack.
-Double Kill!
The next to fall was Xin Zhao.
Because he had already poured out all of his survival skills, including the ultimate ability, he couldn't hold out any longer.
LeBlanc ran away as is, and Aphelios and Lulu arrived late, but the situation was already over.
Aphelios and Lulu cleared the mid lane with a weary step.
[“Everyone did well.”]
The first herald fight ended with our victory.
We also stole the herald, and we won the fight.
Despite the near-perfect victory, Baek Seong-an's voice was a little heavy for some reason.
[“…Next time, I'll focus more. I didn't do well just now.”]
Baek Seong-an blamed himself.
In a way, the fact that Twisted Fate was cut off now was the snowballing from Baek Seong-an's mistake or near-mistake in the early stages.
[“Hey, no, it's not. I'll carry.”]
[“…Yeah, thanks.”]
In the meantime, Jae-min… no, Jae-min, whose momentum had grown, comforted him, but honestly, I don't know how much of a comfort it was.
Anyway, as a result, Lucian became a monster with two battles.
-4/0/0
As if he considered assists a luxury, he cleanly devoured only the kills.
Soon after, we used the first herald on the mid.
-Boom!
Unfortunately, the mid lane wasn't easy, so we couldn't push down the mid turret even after using the herald.
[“I'll go bottom.”]
After the first herald fight, the lane distribution was reorganized.
Jarvan IV still stands top, but Twisted Fate goes bottom, and Lucian and Nami went mid.
The pace of the game has increased.
The next battlefield is the dragon.
However, the opponent easily conceded.
-An ally has slain the Ocean Dragon!
They seemed to think they didn't have enough strength to fight right now.
They seemed to think they couldn't win a head-on team fight because of the difference between the two teams' ADCs, so the opponent chose another method.
They started cutting off our team's wings by operating a separate unit, focusing on Kha'Zix and LeBlanc.
-An ally has been taken down!
[“Ah… I'm sorry. I didn't expect them to come in like this.”]
Twisted Fate was cut off, and even Jarvan IV, who used Teleport to save him, was cut off next.
-Enemy, Double Kill!
[“Ah, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have teleported….”]
Is this really the prince of the second league?
The situation began to become strange.
It was a game that was turning into a typical mid-lane difference, but no one in the team mentioned that.
Except for one person.
[“Ah… This game's mid difference is too severe. I'll focus.”]
GetBack blamed himself.
GetBack, who usually shows a strong, shield-like appearance, seemed to be struggling against the mid-laner who is also highly regarded in the second league.
It seemed like his mentality was a little shaken during the early poke.
“It's okay, try again.”
The next battlefield was the second herald.
The opposing team, who thought they had regained some strength thanks to several cuts, started to take the river vision toward the herald.
This was possible because Jarvan IV and Twisted Fate were dead.
The problem was what would happen after that.
Currently, our Jarvan IV doesn't have Teleport.
In other words, even if the two dead people revive, only Twisted Fate can come immediately.
Originally, with the number difference, it was right to just give up the herald.
But…….
‘Twisted Fate didn't grow well. He's not at a growth level where he can side-operate. If the opponent who has the herald leads the game into a chaotic situation…….’
The current advantage of our composition would be a team fight composition centered around a well-grown ADC.
The problem is that Twisted Fate is in a situation where he can't do his part.
‘Of course, he's a champion who's worth the money just by being a gold card shuttle, but…….’
If the opponent's Kha'Zix and LeBlanc are blatantly causing trouble on the side, can our team stop them?
The opponent is BLH.
They are the prince of the second league.
If they lead this game into a side-operating game, can we respond?
Currently, Twisted Fate was the only one in our composition who could keep up with the opponent's mobility, but, unfortunately, Twisted Fate's growth was disappointing.
There is a risk if you make a bold move.
If you don't, you'll simply be at a disadvantage.
“Let's do this.”
[“…Will it work?”]
“We have to make it work.”
If this was a serious stage like a tournament, we would have chosen to retreat safely.
But this is a scrim game.
It was better to try, even if it was a little too much, than not to do anything at all.
‘Okay.’
The judgment was made.
All that's left is determination.
That moment.
[“……Damn it.”]
-An ally has been taken down!
Nami, who was eating vision, was blown away at once with the sharp entry of the opponent's LeBlanc.
She was already a weak support, and when the opponent's well-grown LeBlanc rushed in sharply, she couldn't withstand the damage.
And that was just the beginning.
Starting with Kha'Zix and Xin Zhao, who had returned by then, the opponent began to harass our team.
-An ally has been taken down!
-An enemy has been slain!
Our Twisted Fate, who hurriedly joined with Teleport, and the enemy Kha'Zix died together.
Now only I and Lucian are left in our team.
It became a 2:4 situation.
We can leave like this if we want to.
When thinking calmly, it would be more helpful to the overall game's win rate if I and Lucian, who have a kill, survive and plan for the future.
But,
if we do nothing here, the team fight right in front of us will be a loss.
If we don't do anything here, the game will be even harder later.
Therefore, I had no choice but to worry.
Should I step forward here and move forward, or should I plan for the future?
The worry wasn't too long.
‘Should I trust this once.’
Our ADC.
One step, one step.
Jarvan IV moves.
Flag.
Spear.
And, death.
-Taken down by the enemy!
It was, in the truest sense of the word, an explosion of death.
It was such a reckless rush.
But, it was reckless,
it wasn't useless.
What I made at the cost of death was Lucian's free-dealing angle.
Lucian burst out explosive damage by taking advantage of a split-second gap.
-An enemy has been slain!
The enemy LeBlanc exploded at the same time that her passive was triggered, as soon as one skill went around.
And the enemy, swept away by Lucian's area-of-effect damage, also fell soon after.
-Double Kill!
Lucian's movements danced among the enemies like a mirage.
-Triple Kill!
One, one.
Enemies fall.
-Quadra Kill!
-Finish!
The prince succeeded to the throne.