[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 473

I know.

How terrifying it is when Jirin-Yooming, who has grown more than enough, establishes themselves in the mid lane and gradually begins to expand their territory.

In particular, MAX's composition was a bit ambiguous for focusing on Jirin-Yooming.

Theoretically, it seems like it could work if you used Rumble's ultimate to block their movement path and then Xin Zhao, who has Orianna's ball, engaged Jirin...

But will that really be as easy as it sounds?

Above all, the fact that you would need at least three people in the mid lane from the start made it a non-starter.

Even if three people gathered, it was still uncertain whether they could deal enough damage to catch Jirin, with Yooming backing him up.

Naturally, the incident happened in the mid lane as Lucian-Nyami, who were facing off, were pushed back in a power struggle.

["Oh, if this happens, we can't defend the mid lane's first turret?!"]

["We're being pushed!"]

MAX's mid lane's first turret was destroyed first, even before BOQ, who had been under pressure from the beginning.

It was also a kind of signal, announcing a certain fact.

The flow of the game naturally began to gradually shift towards BOQ.

Of course, MAX also showed sharp angles in between, cutting off Hwei and K'Sante on the side, but as long as Jirin-Yooming, the core of BOQ, remained strong, it didn't lead to any distinct results.

"Wow, Jirin has really grown well."

"I think BOQ will take this game?"

Baek Seong-an and Kim Jae-min changed their opinions as if they had never said anything before.

Well, it was fortunate that they weren't team members who were still betting on MAX's victory in this situation, though.

["Please, do something about Jirin!"]

["We can't stop Jirin! If the MAX champions get hit a few times, they have to retreat immediately!"]

As Jirin's well-grown damage and Yooming's sustain combined, MAX naturally lost the vision battle.

After continuing a fierce objective fight, MAX targeted Jirin, aiming for a one-shot in Baron, but...

Unfortunately, as they recklessly targeted Jirin, who even had Flash, instead of catching Jirin, all five of them were wiped out.

-Finish!

["Argh... They caught Jirin... They caught Jirin...!"]

["The price for targeting Jirin was high."]

["Of course! Isn't there always something lost when something is gained? It's just that this time it was all of MAX!"]

["Haha, that's right. To kill a Jirin who has grown so well like that, you have to give up the bone to get the flesh!"]

Now that all five MAX members were dead, there was no longer any force to stop BOQ's advance.

"This is really over, isn't it?"

"Yeah. They can't stop this."

That was the truth.

BOQ's forces advanced straight towards MAX's mid lane, which was now undefended, and the nexus was destroyed, ending the third set.

["GG!"]

As the third set ended with BOQ's comeback victory, I could feel something.

"Hmm..."

There's such a thing as momentum.

Even though the current game score was 2:1 in favor of MAX, it's not always the same for the one being chased.

I could clearly feel that I had been pushed back in terms of momentum from the movements of the MAX champions in the last set.

Of course, it's also true that if the laning phase goes well in the next game, their movements will change as if they had never been like that before...

"I still don't know about this."

"Agreed."

"Me too."

"You said it was a 3-0 before."

"Me? When did I say that?"

"I'm hearing this for the first time."

As expected, our team members...

Their facial skin was thick enough to be proud of.

"So, who do you think will win?"

"How would I know? You have to play the game to know."

"Agreed."

"You said MAX would win."

"I did, up to set 2. But in a best-of-five series, you don't know until the end."

"BOQ definitely has something going for them."

Kim Jae-min and Baek Seong-an were showing a synergy that was almost at the level of a bottom lane duo, as always.

If those two were in mid-jungle or a bottom lane duo, wouldn't our team have been an amazing team when it came to teamwork?

Unfortunately, even though mid and ADC are the core damage lines of the team, they don't have as many opportunities to work together during the game as you might think, excluding team fight phases.

"Noona, I think it's going to be fun now, can't we order chicken?"

"Yeah, order it. With your money."

"...What kind of team doesn't buy chicken. It's so stingy."

"Your salary is higher than mine. So order it with your money."

"There's no such thing."

"Here, right here, OLZ."

The perpetually in-the-red gaming team, OLZ.

The players' salaries were the lowest in the entire LCKR, but even so, they were always in the red.

Of course, as the results have been improving lately, the personal broadcasts of other players besides me have been doing quite well, so the household finances were getting a little better, but even so, they still had to save when they could.

"Ugh, you poor souls... I'll just order it."

"You're the best, hyung."

In the end, Baek Seong-an, the oldest in the team, a former pro, and a current pro who had built up a bit of wealth, opened the delivery app.

"Since there are five people... two chickens should be enough, right?"

"Hey, don't you know 1 chicken per person?"

"We ate dinner. And you can't even eat half a chicken."

"Still, it's 1 chicken per person."

"Alright, I'll order three. Ugh."

At that moment, Kim Ji-hoon, who had been silent, suddenly chimed in.

"Please, one chicken in boneless."

To such a confident request, Baek Seong-an responded with a slightly bewildered expression.

"If we order boneless here, it's all chicken breast?"

"Boneless, please."

"Y-yeah."

Boneless chicken is largely divided into chicken thigh and chicken breast, and here, the word "chicken breast" refers to boneless chicken made from the relatively cheaper chicken breast.

Naturally, in brands that only handle chicken breast as boneless, ordering with bones was the rule, but that wish was quashed under Kim Ji-hoon's iron fist.

As we were waiting for the chicken, the 4th set's ban-pick began.

And...

The ban-pick was completed.

[MAX / BOQ]

Top: Jason / Malphite

Jungle: Xin Zhao / Vayne

Mid: Orianna / Galio

ADC: Jinx / Samira

Support: Nautilus / Renata Glasc

The commentators said.

["This time, BOQ has formed a somewhat extreme level of engage composition, right?"]

["Yes. Honestly, I didn't think they'd go this far, but by picking Malphite as the 5th pick, they've really nailed the composition's color!"]

["The current damage dealers of MAX are all immobile, right? But the Malphite pick seems to have hit the mark!"]

["Yes! Of course, the problem now is how BOQ will overcome the laning phase..."]

["The laning phase is always the problem. In fact, if everyone could overcome the laning phase, everyone would use value compositions, who would play snowballing champions."]

["That's right. The laning phase isn't something your ancestors do for you!"]

Kim Jae-min said.

"How do you think this is?"

"I think it will be a match for both sides, right? I think BOQ looks a bit better. MAX's damage dealers are all immobile."

Kim Jae-min said, looking puzzled at Baek Seong-an's words.

"Wouldn't it be enough to just flash away from Malph's ult?"

"If it flies in from out of vision, how can you dodge it? Even a pro can't dodge that."

"I can dodge it."

"A bet?"

"Go."

As Kim Jae-min and Baek Seong-an were about to get up and head to their seats, I sat them back down.

"Do that later, let's watch the game for now."

"Don't stop us. This is really a matter of a man's pride."

"Agreed."

"...So do it later."

"Noona doesn't know a man's heart."

"..."

The words sounded very strange, but I decided not to pay attention to them.

If I pay attention, I lose.

"Hmm..."

In League of Legends, when facing an engage composition, luring the opponent in and killing them is much more difficult than it seems.

That's because you have to take all of the opponent's engage skills first.

On the other hand, for the side engaging, it's relatively easier in terms of difficulty if they have the composition.

Even if you can definitively dodge Malphite's ultimate with Flash, how do you counter the subsequent Vayne-Galio?

Or, what if Vayne just outright binds the opponent with her ultimate, and Malphite or Galio's ultimate is cast on top of it?

'We'll see.'

The 4th set officially began.

-Welcome to the Summoner's Rift!

The early invade vision battle was very fierce.

As the commentators said, it was true that BOQ was quite burdened by the early laning phase, so they were considering a lane swap.

Since Jason, MAX's top laner, isn't very strong in terms of dive resistance, MAX seems to be especially careful about that.

Because if Jason, a damage dealer, and Malphite, a tank, couldn't grow together, it was obvious who would be at an advantage.

As the mind games between them continued, tension filled the air.

"Ah!"

"Why? What is it?"

"Is something wrong?"

Baek Seong-an said urgently, getting up with a serious expression.

"The chicken's here."

It was a critical issue.