[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 259

-Welcome to the Summoner's Rift!

The game has begun.

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A loud ping.

‘The invade matchup is… roughly similar.’

Although there's a Rakan on the opposing team, there's Setu on our team.

For now, both teams have no reason to back down from an invade fight, so it seemed better in many ways to choose offense rather than defense.

Baek Seongan said.

[“Where to?”]

“Let’s go bot.”

The invade route we chose was an invade towards the opponent’s red side through the bot tri-bush.

It was one of the standard invade routes.

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[OLZ Outlaw(Xin Zhao) is on the way]

[OLZ Outlaw(Xin Zhao) is on the way]

Viktoru scratched a laser in the bot tri-bush for vision check, but the opponent's figures were not visible.

There were roughly two possibilities.

They just placed a ward and left,

Or, the opponent is also attempting an invade towards our team's area.

Considering that the opponent has no reason to back down from an invade, the answer would naturally be closer to the latter.

[“They’re not here.”]

“Then, I’ll just take this.”

If so, it’s a matter of not taking a loss at the very least to switch starting positions altogether.

At that moment.

[⨷]

[OLZ Getback(Raise) has targeted 5MAN Ern(Rakan)]

[“They’re coming in.”]

It seems the opponent didn’t go up, but rather crossed paths with us, as the opponent started to come back again through the raptor tri-bush.

[“Setu first.”]

[“Yes.”]

The engagement was already unavoidable.

If we had withdrawn awkwardly here, we’d suffer a fatal blow in the jungle.

Whatever it was, it was better to engage in a skirmish early on.

We didn't have a reason to avoid this fight in the first place.

“Rakan first. Calmly.”

Protein's Setu took the lead, and the opponent’s Ern’s Rakan also took the lead.

In a moment of crisis, the champions of both teams clashed.

“Watch Rakan's skills.”

Every single CC skill is important in an early invade engagement.

Rakan's W at the early timing could be unavoidable if you tried to avoid it, and it was an AoE skill, so it was a skill that must be avoided.

And,

As Rakan’s W flew in, Protein’s Setu hit the opponent with a 3-man E.

On the other hand, only Viktoru was hit by Rakan's W.

[“Okay, go in!”]

Starting with both teams’ supports, the skill shots were exchanged.

[⨷]

[OLZ OLZ Outlaw(Xin Zhao) has targeted 5MAN Ern(Rakan)]

“Let’s burst down Rakan.”

Rakan’s W was already gone.

Moreover, since he had already gone deep, Rakan belatedly used Flash, but it was already too late to escape.

-First Blood!

-You have slain an enemy!

We succeeded in catching the opponent’s Rakan first, but in the process, our team’s Viktoru’s Flash was also gone.

[OLZ Protein(Setu) : Rakan Flash]

Even though Rakan was dead, the engagement didn’t end.

Because Viktoru went one step forward, using Flash to catch Rakan, he was exposed to the enemy champions.

-An ally has been slain!

[“Ah… I’m sorry.”]

Our team’s Viktoru died.

Of course, just like a moment ago, the opponent’s LeBlanc was also leaning forward in order to catch Viktoru.

-You have slain an enemy!

2:1 exchange.

In addition, since we drove the opponent away in the jungle, we gained a great advantage in terms of the route.

“Nice.”

[“Everyone did well.”]

[“…I’m sorry. I could have survived. I miscalculated.”]

[“It’s okay, we’re in the advantage anyway.”]

The words of Seo Yeonwoo’s miscalculation somehow bothered me a bit, but it could happen.

What was important wasn’t that.

What was important was that we had gained a tremendous advantage through the early invade engagement.

‘It's a huge advantage when considering the health management situation.’

The calculator in my head was spinning.

The current time is 1 minute 28 seconds.

Since it's time for the buffs to appear, it's ambiguous for the opponent to catch the timing to go back home, so they will try to eat my blue side jungle using Smite after backing off.

The problem is, after that.

The first buff monster can be caught somehow if Smite is used, but after that, the jungle clear stability will have to go down a bit.

Because Jarvan itself is not a champion with great sustain, let alone jungle clearing speed.

‘Xin Zhao will be on the way to our blue side jungle right after eating the red, in about 2 minutes and 8 seconds.’

‘On the other hand, considering Jarvan’s current position, he will have to take at least 1 minute and 37 seconds to arrive in my blue side jungle. If that time is reached, even if he Smite and eat the blue buff and go for the toad, he can’t eat the toad by 2 minutes and 8 seconds.’

‘Then….’

I don't intend to leave the half-dead opponent alone.

I immediately changed the route.

* * *

『“Ah… Oorunt player is having a hard time right now, it's hard! He already ate all the potions during the invade fight!”』

『“Yes! Still, since he used Smite, he might be able to eat the camp… uh? Look at Outlaw player’s route right now. He’s eating the red and going straight to the bot tri-bush?!”』

『“Is it a bot level 2 gank?”』

『“Oh, no. He just passed by! He seems to be trying to catch Jarvan right now!”』

Outlaw’s Xin Zhao passed the bot lane and headed towards his blue jungle.

Right now, Jarvan, whose health is on the brink, is struggling to hit the toad in the blue side jungle.

『“Ah, ah! Does this work?!”』

『“All the skills are gone right now! He doesn’t have Spear of the Winds!”』

As the saying goes, at the moment when Jarvan was diligently hitting the toad, Outlaw’s Xin Zhao pounced on Jarvan.

Jarvan barely escaped using Flash, but soon Xin Zhao used a matching Flash, and he had no choice but to die.

-You have slain an enemy!

『“Uaaaaaah! Does this happen?!”』

『“Outlaw player is really persistent! Did he see this angle to kill him going around like this?!”』

『“I think the fact that all the wards were used up during the early invade phase was a big factor, right? Even if a ward had been planted in the bot tri-bush, it might have been a little different…”』

A solo kill between the junglers.

Due to the nature of the jungler position, this event rarely occurs unless there's a considerable skill gap, and it's happening right now.

Moreover, it's in the pro stage.

-mcd

-So cool

-Wow

-What is it

-Do you see this angle here?

-Heuuung...

-Ooruntu is playing on Outlaw's palm hahaha

-Nuna I'm really gonna die

The viewers cheered.

They knew that Outlaw was good, but because of the nature of the jungler position, it wasn't easy to see such a flashy scene early on.

-The game is ruined hahaha

-Rly ㅋㅋ

-Toad keokkeokkkkkkkkkkkk ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Thank you for the leash ㅋㅋㅋ

-Outlaw's kill early on? You can't stop this.

-Looks like it's over?

Outlaw didn't stop there.

Originally, he might have been satisfied with the kill and rotated through the jungle, but he immediately headed to the opponent's blue.

『“Xin Zhao is taking a huge route right now, right? Where is he going?”』

『“It doesn’t seem like he’s going top… Could it be he’s entering the enemy's blue?”』

While the commentators were bewildered, the revived Jarvan began to attack the blue, using Spear of the Winds.

『“Does Xin Zhao enter here?”』

『“He's entering!”』

『“Jarvan’s Spear of the Winds is gone right now?! No, there are no wards, how are the timings so perfect like it was measured with a ruler?!”』

A ward is planted on the blue,

Xin Zhao charged towards Jarvan.

『“Can Jarvan survive this?! He doesn’t have Spear of the Winds?!”』

『“Ah, this timing is just… No, did he intend this from the start?!”』

『“Ah, ah!”』

Due to Jarvan’s characteristics, he’s strong in 2:2 fights or one-shot fights, but he’s weak in sustained damage in this kind of head-on structure.

Moreover, since the opponent was Xin Zhao with double buffs, Jarvan, whose Spear of the Winds was already gone, had no way to survive.

-You have slain an enemy!

Jarvan fell again.

Moreover, the blue he was hitting was also taken.

『“In the end, it ended up this way again! Jarvan’s 2 consecutive deaths! How long has it been since the game started, and he’s dying like this?!”』

『“It’s really unfair for Jarvan! What did he do wrong to die in a row like this?!”』

『“However, the other teammates don’t have enough room to help either, since the lane situation isn’t relaxed!”』

2 consecutive solo kills.

The chat window exploded.

-Kya

-Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!

-So cool

-mcd mcd mcd mcd mcd mcd mcd mcd

-Nuna, I'm gonna die! Nuna, I'm gonna die! Nuna, I'm gonna die! Nuna, I'm gonna die! Nuna, I'm gonna die! Nuna, I'm gonna die! Nuna, I'm gonna die! Nuna, I'm gonna die!

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The game completely tilted along with the jungler's 2 consecutive solo kills.

At that moment when everyone was predicting OLZ's overwhelming victory.

『“Uh…?”』

『“Uh, uuuuuh?”』

As the bewilderment of the commentators spread,

-You have slain an enemy!

Viktoru of Honor was solo-killed by Jason of Brynner.

It was something no one expected.