[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 171

The victory cry from the bottom rang out, and the game’s pace changed rapidly.

“I’m heading for the Rift Herald fight. You handle it.”

“Oh, okay.”

The supporter of the side that gained control in the bottom first gets the right to join the Rift Herald fight.

Of course, if the enemy chooses to casually give up the Rift Herald and just push the lane, our ADC might feel a bit of pain, but considering the value of an early Rift Herald, it was a fair trade.

So in cases like this, the options for the enemy team’s bottom were usually quite limited.

They could either quickly push the lane to try and snag some turret plates, or join the Rift Herald fight late to look for a chance to engage.

The enemy chose the former.

They aimed to push the lane as fast as possible to grab turret plates, hoping that if Vayne responded carelessly, they could even go for a dive kill.

Well, to be honest, it didn’t seem like a complicated strategy; it looked more like they were just trying to get revenge for the double kill they had suffered.

“I think we should just back off.”

“No, let’s try….”

Kim Jae-min tried to hold on around the turret but soon shook his head and retreated.

“…Okay then.”

If he had stubbornly held onto the turret, he might have taken at least one person down with him.

Normally, Kim Jae-min would have found a way to survive around the turret.

But that’s all it was.

If that happened, the enemy would kill the now-fed Vayne and get all that experience too.

He’d suffer a much bigger loss than just a scratched turret shield and a few dying minions.

As Kim Jae-min bought time, his teammates started taking down the Rift Herald first.

-The team has slain the Rift Herald!

At that moment.

-Enemy slain!

The enemy jungler dove in to steal the Herald but ended up in a 1+1 situation thanks to the agile response of Timid Person 190.

While Kim Jae-min paid a small price, the team gained substantial benefits during that time.

“Nice.”

As Kim Jae-min let out a cheer, Kim Ji-hoon replied in a stiff voice.

“Good job.”

“…What?”

“You did well.”

Kim Jae-min could hardly believe that Kim Ji-hoon was praising him.

‘…What is this?’

Did I really just hear that right? Did he actually say I did well?

“Hmm, hmm…”

Kim Jae-min couldn’t hide the slight twitch of his face.

He felt Kim Ji-hoon’s puzzled gaze, but it really wasn’t that important right now.

Compliments can make even whales dance.

Especially when that praise comes from a solid teammate acknowledged as an outlaw.

“I need to go grab vision by the river. Cover me.”

“Sure thing!”

If this had been the old Kim Jae-min, he would have greedily tried to farm CS while ignoring whether the supporter placed wards or not, either dying from an opponent’s ambush or spamming ping on the supporter going to ward.

But Kim Jae-min didn’t do that anymore.

Duoing with Timid Person 190 Kim Ji-hoon was slowly changing something inside him.

[⨷]

[Timid Person 105 (Alistar) has targeted Wanna Be ADC 55 (Miss Fortune)]

“I see Miss Fortune.”

“Yes, yes!”

After placing a ward by the river, Alistar naturally caught the enemy off guard and used his magical points to deliver Miss Fortune right in front of Vayne.

Kim Jae-min’s Vayne fired off her ultimate and deftly dodged Leona’s skills.

The stage for Kim Jae-min to shine was perfectly set.

Miss Fortune tried to respond, but she was already completely snagged by Alistar, and before she could even use her ultimate, she was interrupted by Alistar’s stun.

The winner of the skirmish had already been decided.

Now all that remained was to finish them off.

-Enemy slain!

-Double kill!

-Going crazy!

Vayne’s kill goal increased.

The slight losses from earlier with the Rift Herald were now nowhere to be seen.

What had originally seemed like a sacrificed ADC had suddenly turned into the carry role.

‘Ah.’

Bad habits in Legends of League usually grow out of not-so-great consequences.

The memories of losing due to greed for CS, and the mistakes of trusting teammates instead of riding the bus, flooded back.

But those negative memories that had been munching away at Kim Jae-min were slowly starting to change.

Not in a negative way, but positively.

Like a bird hatching from an egg, Kim Jae-min’s vision began to gradually open up to the possibilities.

‘This is fun.’

The game, Legends of League, was so entertaining that it felt like he could play all day.

“What are you doing? We need to secure a back time.”

“Oh, right!”

Just as the situation became unavoidable, Kim Ji-hoon’s orders were flawless.

His commands didn’t stem from being a top-tier Challenger player.

It was just that Kim Ji-hoon was something different.

Kind of like an outlaw with a special aura.

At least that’s how Kim Jae-min felt.

‘…Our team is insane.’

Kim Jae-min couldn’t help but feel admiration as he followed Kim Ji-hoon’s lead.

He had always firmly believed that supporters were just tools for the ADC, but now he was taking Kim Ji-hoon’s words to heart completely.

The snowballing wouldn’t stop.

-The team has destroyed a turret!

As soon as the first Rift Herald appeared, the enemy’s mid-tier turret was taken down.

The only one on the enemy team capable of doing active lane clear was Miss Fortune, and she had just been taken down at the bottom.

And as for the enemy Galion, engaging in a fight was already a futile prospect given the gap between the top and bottom.

The flow was entirely natural.

-The team has destroyed a turret!

Soon after, the bottom outer turret fell as well. With Miss Fortune and Leona respawning just in time, there was a gap in the defense forces.

And just like that, the game rolled out in the classic early-game way.

-The team has slain the Wind Dragon!

-The team has destroyed a turret!

Winners took everything, while losers suffered helplessly.

Eventually, the desperate enemy team attempted to capitalize on the strength of the Kamal-Galion combination to take down our Yune who was isolated on a side lane.

But the enemy was dealing with Yune.

No matter how persistent they were, Yune was no champion that could just be easily taken down due to his slow movements.

Using his ultimate and unique survivability, Yune bought as much time as possible. Soon, allies began to appear one by one.

-The team had been slain!

Yune eventually died due to the relentless chase of Kamal’s ultimate, but that was just the beginning.

-The enemy has been slain!

Having poured so much into taking down Yune, the enemy team found themselves ill-equipped to face the incoming allies.

No matter how advantageous their numbers may seem at the moment, they were outmatched not just in power but also in skills, as they had exhausted their resources.

-Double kill!

Even amid such overwhelming victory, Kim Jae-min showcased his utmost concentration.

He didn’t rush in, choosing instead to wait for the enemy’s skills to be spent before making his move.

This was the moment where Kim Jae-min’s inherent positioning and dealing skills shined.

-Triple kill!

One by one, the enemies fell.

-Finish!

A 4-for-1 exchange.

The game had completely exploded.

With the defense forces entirely wiped out, the advance of the allies was unstoppable.

Perhaps sensing the shift, the enemy team soon initiated a surrender vote.

-The enemy agrees to surrender with 4 votes for and 1 against.

[Victory]

“Ah.”

Kim Jae-min couldn’t help but let out a small sigh of relief at the victorious phrase that popped into his mind.

It was a sigh of relief tinged with satisfaction.

“Good job.”

“Ah… you too, hyung!”

The victory was sweet.

*

‘You’re doing well.’

It was clear that today’s scrim had been shocking, as Kim Jae-min faced Kim Ji-hoon directly for the first time, instead of avoiding him like he usually did.

Not only that, but for some reason, he felt like he was following Kim Ji-hoon a bit too naturally.

‘By the way, it feels like I’m forgetting something…’

Everything seemed to be going well, yet there was an odd sense of unease about something being overlooked.

“Oh.”

It was then that I realized what I had forgotten.

As I thought about what I’d need to participate in the upcoming 2nd division promotion qualifiers, I realized I had missed something extremely important.

This issue was highly critical and could strip the team of the qualifications to participate in the promotion qualifiers.

“Everyone, gather around for a moment!”

Just when the bottom duo and other teammates finished their solo queue games, I urgently called everyone together.

“Did you call us?”

“What’s the matter?”

The suddenness of my call left my teammates looking puzzled.

But this, I needed to address as swiftly as possible.

“We need to decide on our usernames soon.”

It was time to choose the names for the bandits who would roam the lawless lands.