[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 287

The third set began,

and the pings of both teams were noisy.

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SY and MAX.

MAX and SY.

The champions of both teams moved busily and gathered for an invade.

SY's champions were in the bottom side brush.

MAX's champions were on their team's red side.

While the invade routes of each team went awry, the commentators said.

"“Alright, the long-awaited third set has begun now. Will this be the final set, or will it be the signal of SY's counterattack...?”"

"“Who would have expected that MAX would be pushed like this? MAX, you're one step away. Just one more step, and you'll be champions!”"

"“On top of that, MAX, in this case, if they lose in the finals, they have to go to the preliminary round! Since the Red Cup seed is also on the line, they have to make a good finish!”"

"“That's right!”"

Because the invade routes were off, MAX took vision of SY's top blue jungle, and SY, conversely, took vision of the bottom side brush.

"This means the bottom lane will be important."

"I think so."

"Jihoon, how is Tahm Kench these days?"

Kim Jihoon, who had been watching quietly until now, spoke up in response to Baek Seong-an's question.

"It's usable."

"Really?"

"Yes. Although the consumption was changed to the ultimate, the laning phase is still strong, and the strengths are still there."

Soon, the commentators said.

"“Not long ago… although it’s a bit of a stretch to say that, anyway, with the patch that happened before, after Tahm Kench was reworked, there was a patch that changed the Consume skill, which was like the symbol of Tahm Kench, to the ultimate. It was a patch that killed the champion's strengths, so for a while after that, it was mainly used as a top laner instead of a support, but after several patches, it returned to support like this.”"

"“Yes. Since Tahm Kench's unique save ability is so strong, after nerfs and nerfs, it felt like it was eventually patched in spite of themselves, right?”"

"“That's right. First of all, to tell you about the circumstances of the return of the support Tahm Kench, there was a patch after Tahm Kench was active in the top lane for a while, that the e skill's efficiency decreased when there were not two or more enemies nearby. In a word, it was patched so that it was no longer difficult to use in the lane.”"

"“Yes. On the other hand, can we say that there is room to be used as a support again? You could see it that way. What's important is the background of Tahm Kench's appearance now, right?”"

"“Yes. Since the support was cut quite a lot, and the opponent took the Kayle Lux combination and Jarvan as picks, for MAX, who has many immobile champions in the dealer line, it didn't seem like there was a proper support to pick, but it seems they judged that Tahm Kench would be good.”"

While the commentators were pouring out stories about Tahm Kench, time had passed.

-Minions have spawned!

The timing when the laning phase begins in earnest.

Jarvan 3rd went red, and Orianna went to the mid lane, but Gragas was still hiding in the bottom bush with Kayle Lux.

"“…But, doesn't Gragas go home?”"

"“Are they thinking of doing it here?!”"

"“It seems like they are!!!”"

Unaware of that fact, the moment Tahm Kench and Jhin innocently approached the lane.

"This is a gank."

Gragas' Body Slam exploded.

However, the position was such that Tahm Kench was in front to block, but TheOne's Gragas used Flash as a follow-up, as if that didn't matter.

Blink!

Gragas' Body Slam Flash, Lux's Q, and Kayle's W combo went in as a wombo combo, as they say.

-First Blood!

-An enemy has been slain!

"“Aaaaaaaah!!!”"

"“No, nooooo………!!!”"

"“Ugh! Now, 1-level Tahm Kench doesn't have Consume! Of course, there is no save either!!”"

"“If Gragas hadn't used Flash, he would have been in a position blocked by Tahm Kench, but TheOne's Gragas got right in between!”"

"“Although Gragas' Flash and Teleport were used, Kayle ate First Blood!”"

"“Oh… is MAX in trouble right from the start?!”"

The unexpected early wait of Gragas.

In addition to that, even Jhin died.

It was a difficult situation for MAX.

"Then, they need to do something from the top."

"Yeonwoo, how is the Renekton-Gragas matchup from the top?"

"Renekton is good. Even though Gragas has good lane sustain, Renekton is a no-cost champion in the first place."

"Really? Then Renekton is important."

Because of the accident in the bottom lane early on, the burden on Renekton became heavy.

Likewise, Diana, who chose the jungle buff route, also had to go top.

"If this happens, MAX will be too obvious."

"I think so."

The game continued.

"“This… the bottom composition has completely collapsed.”"

As the commentators said, the bottom lane, which was more important than anything else, was ruined when Jhin died due to Gragas' early design.

It meant MAX was facing the worst situation.

The bad luck wasn't just that.

"“Look at Jarvan's position.”"

Yunki's Jarvan 3rd ran straight to the mid lane at the 2-level timing after eating the red.

Perhaps, if it were usually, Hwarang's Raise would have been careful too, but Hwarang is not as cautious as usual.

The stage of the finals.

The advantageous situation of 2:0.

Yunki's play, which was unlike his usual self.

The allied bottom lane, which was designed early on.

All those conditions were working together to make Hwarang take one more step.

And, before long, Yunki, whose aggression had returned as usual, recklessly charged into the mid lane.

"“Jarvan! You have to watch Jarvan now!”"

Jarvan's Flag and Drag caught up to Raise's back.

The moment Raise had to use Flash, Jarvan used a Flash to the location where Raise used Flash, as if he already knew, and eventually lifted him in the air.

It was a great prediction play.

"Oh."

"That was cool."

"“Waaaaaaah! Yunki!”"

"“Wait, if this happens to Raise……!”"

The commentators' voices were heard a few times.

-An enemy has been slain!

Raise died.

It was no different than his fate was already decided from the moment he was lifted into the air.

It was already 2 kills before 3 minutes of the game had even started.

And it was also SY's one-sided scoring.

"“This is different. It's definitely different! SY has come with a blade!”"

"“Did you think winning the LCKR would be that easy?! It seems SY is shouting like crazy!”"

"“That's right!”"

Whether TheOne's Gragas' early design broke through the blocked veins of SY, SY's victory cries echoed.

The core dealer lines, mid and AD carry, each with one death as soon as the game started.

Of course, MAX's situation was a disaster.

"“Renekton's shoulders are completely heavy! No matter how good Woojang's form is today, can he do it?!”"

The commentators expressed their concerns, and it soon became reality.

Renekton tried to put pressure on Gragas to some extent, but in the first place, Gragas himself was a champion whose lane sustain was not ordinary, so he was limited on his own.

That's why he also called Diana to design a gank, but TheOne's Gragas just went home, sacrificing the lane loss.

It was a shrewd move, like a ghost.

"“Aaaaaa! If this happens, Diana's turn is also skipped, and in the meantime, Jarvan is also heading to the mid lane again?!”"

And, the kill came again from the mid lane.

-An enemy has been slain!

The mid lane had completely exploded.

There was nothing to see in the following flow.

With SY, who had taken the initiative not only in the bottom lane but also in the mid lane, there was nothing to stop them.

The first and last chance that came to MAX was the first herald.

They joined the herald faster than the opposing bottom lane, but they faced the worst situation of the bottom tower exploding in the meantime.

That wasn't all.

-The blue team has taken the Rift Herald!

Herald Steal.

Even though they couldn't eat the eye, Jarvan, who stole the herald, survived.

MAX, who was already over-invested in the herald side, faced the worst results.

"“Aaaaa! MAX is ruined. It's completely ruined!”"

With the herald taken away and the first dragon fight resulting in a crushing defeat, only one result awaited MAX.

"“So, the third set is finished with SY's victory!”"

"“GG!”"

SY's performance returned from the desperate crisis.

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The fourth set began.

The fourth set, which followed, was also a similar flow to the third set.

As if they had found the lost memory, SY aggressively pushed MAX from the start and easily won the victory.

"“GG!”"

The situation of 2:2.

MAX was being pushed closer and closer to the cliff.

As this happened, the words couldn't help but come to everyone's minds who were watching this finals.

Loss-Loss-Win-Win-Win.

Perhaps, they might face that myth today.