[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 24

If I back down here, I'll undoubtedly get 3-buff controlled by Kesos.

Top is Renekton and Saiyan.

Mid is Galion and Akalin.

Even though the mid lane is currently being pushed, objectively, if we only consider the matchup between the enemy top and mid, there was no reason to avoid it at all.

Moreover, the buff Kesos is holding is the blue buff, and the buff I'm holding is the red buff.

There's no need to think about which side would be more directly helpful in a battle.

That's how much Yoon-gi's Kesos was being unreasonable, and originally, it was a fight that I shouldn't have avoided.

But still, Yoon-gi did it.

Even though he clearly knew he was at a disadvantage.

'He must be that confident.'

As he usually does, he intends to crush me with overwhelming force.

'Still the same.'

If it were before, I would have obediently backed down, even knowing his nasty intentions.

Because my win rate was better if I played at my own pace, even if I had to take a slight loss, rather than responding to the opponent's move.

But, you see…

'How long do you think I'll run away?'

I know that Yoon-gi displays overwhelming power in combat.

In fact, I myself have suffered countless defeats in the past, crushed by that overwhelming force.

「“No, he's going to do this here?”」

Even if the numbers are few,

Even if growth lags,

Even if the situation is bad,

No matter what adverse conditions there are, if Yoon-gi judges that he can win, he unhesitatingly plants a forward flash.

「“This is going to die.”」

The reason I started to lead in the head-to-head record against such Yoon-gi is from the moment I took even that overwhelming force into account.

From the moment I saw Yoon-gi's nickname on the loading screen, I had already assumed that he was an opponent I couldn't win against, and I started playing the game.

「‘…There's a one-core difference right now, but maybe with Yoon-gi. Let's avoid the skirmish and try to gain lane advantage.’」

「‘Still, I won't be able to overcome a 3-level difference, right? …No. I've lost so many times doing that. Let's be more careful.’」

「‘He's coming in like this? Okay, take it all. It's dirty and underhanded….’」

For me, Yoon-gi was that kind of opponent.

The incarnation of overwhelming martial prowess, a being that thoroughly destroys the common sense of combat with the name of super play.

A being that, no matter how perfect my design is, inserts the most lethal blow through a tiny gap.

That's why he was an opponent I wanted to avoid if I could, but since it's come to this, there was no choice.

'Let's try it.'

The time I arrived at the river after eating the red was 1 minute and 59 seconds.

The time Kesos arrived at the top jungle river after eating my blue and crossing the mid was 2 minutes and 5 seconds.

It's not enough time to be able to eat the opponent's blue and escape.

In other words, the skirmish can't be avoided.

[⚑] [⚑] [⚑]

I pinged for help.

A declaration of my will not to back down.

As if he understood the meaning of those words, Renekton, who was pushing the lane first, began to join.

'The enemy top and allied mid lanes are pushed in. In other words, at least a 2:2 formation is in place.'

I finished calculating and started hitting the blue first.

It meant that I wouldn't care even if it went to a smite battle.

The moment the blue's health was around 700.

Twoong!

Kesos began to appear from the bottom of the blue jungle.

'Akalin hasn't been seen for a while either. That means they're joining nearby.'

Objectively speaking, neither Kesos nor Ellison are champions with strong level 2 timings.

Ellison can't use the e-skill, which is the core of the champion, for preemptive attacks and evasion, and

Kesos also won't have the w skill, which can be considered the core of the skirmish, so it becomes very difficult to hit skill shots in a small-scale skirmish.

Level 2 Kesos and level 2 Ellison.

To put this formation simply, it's a skill shot battle.

In other words, it's a so-called hand battle.

'I would have avoided it without a doubt before.'

A hand battle with Yoon-gi?

That's a cruel joke.

To the point where I'd be afraid to dream of it.

'Not anymore.'

Of course, in a situation where we both have blue, Kesos is obviously more advantageous than Ellison.

Because the basic range is no match for him.

But…

'That's only if he gets hit by the skills.'

Clearly, Yoon-gi's skill shots in combat have something more than just being described as sharp.

To the point where I have doubts as to whether he has some sort of transcendental sense.

But from the beginning, Kesos's q skill is a skill that is very difficult to hit without the aid of slow or other cc skills.

If it were the old me and Yoon-gi, I would have still been hit by the skill shots every time I fired, but not anymore.

Now, I can dodge Kesos's q skill by seeing it, not predicting it.

Twoong-

Tung!

Even as Kesos's skills were fired continuously, I dodged them without a problem.

It wasn't even that difficult of a task originally, but it feels grand because the opponent is Yoon-gi.

While moving and hitting the blue at the same time, the blue's health was reduced to 600.

The moment of the smite battle has come.

Often, the combo that is used like a standard when doing a smite battle is using skill+smite.

Especially strong in these battles are champions like Olaf, who have fixed damage, or Lissandra, who has a skill with damage proportional to lost health.

So, what about Ellison and Kesos?

Ellison has a spider form q skill with damage proportional to lost health, and Kesos has the q skill itself with a ridiculously strong base damage.

In the end, this also circles back to being a hand battle.

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The blue's health gradually decreases.

I slowly conserved my skills and watched Kesos's movements.

'Now, use it.'

The moment Kesos's q skill hit the blue.

[437]

Twoong!

Smite slammed down on the blue's head.

[Killed]

The double buffs circling around Ellison.

The result was my victory.

As I said before, it's usually standard to use skill+smite when doing a smite battle.

But you can't surpass Yoon-gi by only using the textbook standard.

That's why I waited without using skills and, at the moment Kesos's skill hit, I used my smite in reverse to eat the blue.

I squeezed in between that fleeting moment that existed between Kesos's skill and smite.

'He must have been very flustered.'

Prisoner, who has been utterly defeated every time he faced Yoon-gi head-on.

Naturally, Yoon-gi wouldn't have even dared to imagine such a picture.

'Good, it's going well.'

Although I didn't show it on the outside, I was actually rejoicing inside.

I won in a smite battle against that Yoon-gi.

Of course, just because I ate the blue right away, nothing dynamic like becoming level 3 happened.

Me or Kesos had only just gone through 2 camps and 1 camp, respectively.

'Now, what to do….'

As soon as the smite battle was over, Renekton and the enemy Akalin had joined.

[Renekton – Level 2]

[Akalin – Level 2]

'Saiyan and Galion will also leave right away if they eat up the lanes. Saiyan will arrive first, judging by the position.'

The opponent's joining is a little faster.

Originally, I could have backed off at the point of winning the blue smite battle.

Because I had already gained enough advantage, including the waste of Kesos's movement.

But why me?

Ellison with the double buffs advances toward the enemy Kesos.

[!] [!] [!]

The allied back pings are repeatedly hit, but I didn't have any intention of backing down here.

[⨷] [⨷] [⨷]

[Prisoner(Ellison) has targeted SY YunGi(Kesos)]

[Prisoner(Ellison) has targeted SY YunGi(Kesos)]

Level 2 Kesos and level 2 Akalin.

Depending on the point of view, it's a combination that can be strong or weak, but it's a combination that tends to lean towards being weak.

Meanwhile, what about our combination?

Level 2 Ellison and level 2 Renekton.

It's a standard upper-body destruction combination.

Its destructive power is sufficient even if you haven't reached level 3 yet.

'I've been obediently played along until now, but not anymore.'

Yoon-gi must also know.

What kind of feeling the irrationality and absurdity I've been subjected to until now is.

What it feels like to lose a fight that you have to win, and also lose a fight that you must win.

'You try feeling it too.'

Kesos played with his hands, firing the q skill, but not a single one hit me.

I and Renekton, cutting through the skill shots, used forward flashes at the same time, like a picture.

Kesos also used a matching flash, as if he couldn't conserve it any longer, but it was already after being hit by Renekton's enhanced W.

- First Blood!

I lightly sent an emoticon towards Kesos, who had become a ghost.

『👍』