[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 18

Objectively speaking, the situation was the worst.

[Sylas – Level 2]

[Lee Sin – Level 4]

Lee Sin, having succeeded in a bot lane gank, pushed the lane together and reached level 4, and the level difference between the junglers had widened to 2 levels.

If this game was a normal one, with similar tiers between the players, it would not be strange at all if an open was declared.

Of course, I didn't just stand still either.

I skipped my blue and immediately ran towards the enemy Razorbeaks, and soon after, I successfully counter-jungled.

Even so, the camp I took was still only two camps.

It means that I'm still far from reaching level 3.

‘I’m quite behind.’

If I were another champion, I would have counter-jungled the enemy red side jungle by now and succeeded in recovering to some extent.

However, after the continuous nerfs, Sylas has essentially become a champion that cannot be used as a jungler, and the biggest cause of this was the jungling aspect.

Realistically speaking, the current Sylas lacks jungling speed, jungling sustain, and everything in between.

‘There's no chance of winning if it goes on like this.’

No matter how much Sylas has a high late-game growth potential and my tier is far superior to the opponent's, that doesn't immediately make up for the enormous growth difference that has opened up.

In other words, the current timing, when Lee Sin has returned, is practically the only opportunity to turn the game around.

I think.

Sylas' strengths.

The reason for picking Sylas.

‘Sylas' advantages are not necessarily limited to late-game carry ability. Sylas is a champion with advantages in team fights as well.’

Eventually, I come to a conclusion.

‘As expected, just ganking, huh?’

A champion that is weak in the early game doesn't have many choices.

Moreover, especially if that's a Sylas who is severely behind in the early game.

The camps I cleared were only two camps, and even if I steal lane experience as much as possible, I won’t reach level 3 with that amount.

I had to succeed in a gank with only level 2.

‘Hmm.’

My gaze quickly scans the minimap.

The situation of each lane is visible.

The bot lane, which took a double kill, is now recovering and returning to the lane.

Even if I were to rush to the bot lane from now on, the lane is already pushed, so the probability of succeeding in a gank is low, and if something goes wrong, we might lose in a 2:3 situation.

Top lane is quietly taking the lane, receiving Renekton's early game offensive.

Even if I went for a gank, unless Renekton overextends, Sion's ability to respond won't be enough to catch Renekton.

And the mid lane…….

‘As expected, it’s only mid lane, huh?’

There is what is called a sword-against-sword situation.

It literally means that champions with aggressive tendencies are facing each other in the same lane, and in this case, depending on which side gets ganked first, irreversible things happen.

Talon and Zed.

Both are assassin-type mid champions, representing sword champions.

[◎] [◎] [◎]

I ping Zed.

However, in the already collapsed situation, Zed also seems to believe that if he doesn't die alone, the game is solidified, so he wasn't even coming out of the turret.

A wise choice.

If the opponent wasn't me.

It is often said that mid lane dives are very difficult compared to top or bot lane dives.

There are many reasons.

The probability of the enemy jungler being nearby is also high, and unlike top or bot lanes, which are blocked on one side, mid lane has many places to avoid.

No, fundamentally, the champions who often go to mid lane are likely to have excellent lane clear abilities, so the dive lane itself often doesn't even form.

On the other hand, what about the current situation?

The Talon versus Zed situation is a sword-against-sword situation, where a so-called hand fight is established.

If either side makes even a small mistake, they give a kill opportunity, and even a little bit of jungle intervention results in a kill.

Perhaps that's why.

Here, Zed made a crucial mistake.

It was the choice to completely leave the lane in order not to give me a gank opportunity.

Because of that, an enormous dive lane was forming in the mid lane.

[Talon – Level 4]

[Zed – Level 3]

Furthermore, the level difference between the two mid laners had widened due to the difference in the number of minions.

If Zed were Challengers playing with me, they wouldn't have allowed such a brutal dive lane to form, even if the enemy jungler was nearby.

However, mid lane dives are quite rare in Diamond tier, and Zed's thinking didn't reach that far.

‘Alright, let's see.’

As Talon attempted to pressure the mid tower with an enormous wave, Zed used his shadow forward for lane clear.

It was as expected.

I immediately jumped over the Razorbeaks wall with Flash, and then used e and w to approach Zed.

I shouldn't say it myself, but it was a dive like lightning.

However, Zed is also Diamond tier.

Zed moved with the shadow he had used forward, as if showing his determination not to be hit by the following e skill.

And that was exactly the situation I induced.

It's not difficult at all.

From the beginning, the position where I threw my chain was where Zed's shadow was located.

It's what is called a prediction shot.

-Ching!

The moment Zed was hit by the chain.

Talon, who was looking at the angle, immediately used all the combos and Ignite.

-Flash!

Zed, who was hit by all of Talon's skills, tried to escape by using Flash belatedly, but he couldn't help but die due to Talon's bleeding damage and Ignite damage.

-You have slain an enemy!

The first victory cry rang out from our team.

If Zed, when I first flashed over the wall, had abandoned unnecessary greed and simply escaped with a back flash, I wouldn't have been able to catch him.

But the minions densely packed in the lane and the awkward self-confidence unique to Diamond caught Zed's ankles.

‘Well, I already knew that and tried the mid dive.’

In conclusion, the enemy mid laner is completely ruined.

It's frustrating that he couldn't eat the large wave that opened up a level difference in front of his eyes, and he even got a kill.

And, a sword champion who loses in a sword-against-sword situation has a high probability of being erased from the game until the end.

[All][Pro Zed Master Kim Master (Zed): Wow, he sees this dive angle;;;]

[All][Triangle Mid Laner (Talon): ㄹㅇ]

Talon and Zed, who are still in Diamond, seemed dumbfounded by the mid dive from a moment ago.

Well, I understand how they feel.

Maybe now, the chat window of the opposing team will have words like, "Don't int anymore," "Mid, please be more careful," and so on.

As if the incident from a moment ago was entirely the mid laner's mistake.

Although I didn't get a kill, I got an assist and also got a decent amount of lane experience, and I soon reached level 3.

Judging from the fact that Lee Sin wasn't visible, Lee Sin must have reached level 5 by now.

But there was no need to be impatient.

Anyway, as long as you're playing Sylas jungle, which is very difficult to jungle until you get a certain level of items, it was impossible not to have a level difference with the enemy jungler.

*

I returned home and immediately headed to the top lane.

Because, considering the current lane situation and Lee Sin's expected movements, a top dive angle came out.

When I arrived at about the middle of the top 2nd tower and the 1st tower.

Renekton and Lee Sin, as if they had been waiting, attempted a top dive.

‘As expected.’

Level 6 Renekton and Level 5 Lee Sin.

Even though Sion is a tank, it was too difficult to survive in the brutal dive of those two champions, while not having all of the tanking items.

Of course, Sion didn't die easily. He used the q skill's cc, w skill's barrier, and even his ultimate to hold on in his own way.

In terms of time, he held on for more than 4 seconds.

Sion eventually died, but in this situation, it could be seen as even better.

Sion's passive revives for a while after death.

The so-called tenacious passive.

The passive skill, which would normally be just tenacious, created a completely different picture as I joined as soon as Sion died.