[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 230

It’s impossible.

No, it shouldn’t be happening.

Who is MaBing?

LPLC (Legends of League Professional League China) Finals Overall MVP.

MSL (Mid-Season Legends of League) Finals Overall MVP.

Above all, isn’t he a Jungler who has been walking a royal road without a hitch since his debut?

The best Jungler in China, born from Li Zhi-Xuan himself digging him up and giving him unconditional support to bloom his talents.

Yet, this Jungler was just recently getting utterly destroyed by someone who used to be an internet broadcaster.

Powerless.

Is there a more fitting idiom than this for the current situation?

“I knew he was good, but…”

Just the thought of bringing up the Prisoner is the highest compliment a Jungler can give.

However, Li Zhi-Xuan subconsciously thought that MaBing might be just as good as him.

What an illusion.

And how arrogant.

The game continued.

The Outlaw’s K’Sante, transforming even faster than usual, began to roam the map freely.

[❕] [❕] [❕]

He didn’t even need to gank with his ultimate.


Every time K’Sante’s shadow peeked over the wall, the whole team stirred.

[❗] [❗] [❗]


[❔] [❔] [❔]

The losses were piling up.

MaBing’s Graves’ growth completely halted from the moment he lost a solo kill to K’Sante.


It was as if every jungle camp MaBing needed to farm was getting invaded a step faster.


He had to know where MaBing was going next and when the jungle camps were respawning for this to happen.

[“What the hell is this!”]

I could hear MaBing’s annoyed voice in my ear.

Of course, MaBing didn’t always win. He often met his end after making ridiculous moves.

Although it could be seen that way again this time, Li Zhi-Xuan could tell.


This time, something was different.

“I have to do it.”

Responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders.

The matchup between Katarina and Irelia was quite peculiar.


In lane, Irelia could be said to have the overwhelming advantage, but statistically, Katarina leads in their head-to-head matchups.


In other words, if Irelia couldn’t snowball her early lead, Katarina would gradually have the upper hand as they entered the late game.

“I can’t see K’Sante’s position…”

Even so, he had to act now.


If it were any other time, he would have looked for a solo kill with solid reasoning.


But unfortunately, he didn’t have that luxury right now.

A gamble.


Or rather, a bet.


It was definitely risky, but Li Zhi-Xuan was somewhat strong when it came to taking such chances.

“How dare you come in here?”


The moment Katarina approached to snag a cannon minion was the signal.


Irelia’s ultimate exploded onto Katarina, and she charged in.

In a typical game, Katarina wouldn’t have awkwardly given Irelia such an angle, but Katarina had been excessively cautious until now, and she let her guard down.

Li Zhi-Xuan wasn’t carelessly spamming his E skill.


Calmly, he used basic attacks and waited for Katarina’s escape abilities to deplete.

“Not using it?”

Katarina, observing Irelia’s skills until the very end, tried to hold off using her escape, but with Irelia relentlessly hitting her, she had no choice but to use it.

Of course, Katarina was no pushover.


The moment Irelia’s stun landed, she instantly used her flash to dodge it.

“I knew it.”


This too was something Li Zhi-Xuan had anticipated.


Li Zhi-Xuan followed swiftly with an aggressive flash toward Katarina.

As Irelia dived in deep, Katarina had no choice but to respond firmly.


Since Irelia’s stun was already gone, she went for a trade using her ult.

Swish, swish, swish!


“Where do you think you’re going?”


Li Zhi-Xuan was seasoned.


Using his Q, which he had been conserving, he surfed on minions briefly, then returned to engage with Katarina when her ultimate ended.

-Enemy slain!

A solo kill in mid.


In the dry desert of the current situation, it felt like a drop of rain.

However, unfortunately, he had taken too long.


[❕] [❕] [❕]


Warnings echoed from all around.


Even without that, Li Zhi-Xuan could tell.


Death was approaching.

The shadow signals of K’Sante scaling the wall began to creep into view.

“Outlaw…!”


Unlike the original K’Sante, the Shadow Assassin K’Sante wasn’t particularly good against Irelia.


But that was only true when both were at full health, and right now, Irelia was already below half.

“This is… wrong.”


It felt like being ensnared in an invisible spider’s web.


“I can’t escape this.”

The Outlaw’s K’Sante remained calm.


No matter how hard Li Zhi-Xuan’s Irelia tried to flee, there was no way she could escape.


Li Zhi-Xuan had no ability to resist the impending death.

-You have been slain!


-You cannot stop the enemy!

He succeeded in getting a solo kill in mid, but at the cost of losing both spells and handing a kill to the rival Jungler.


It was a situation that couldn’t be considered a definite gain.

“What’s our Jungler doing right now?”


If an intense battle had resulted in a kill, the Jungler should normally join.


Yet the opposing Jungler appeared, but his own Graves was nowhere to be seen.

“……”


Soon, after checking the minimap, Li Zhi-Xuan was left speechless.


While K’Sante briefly left, MaBing was happily enjoying farming as if he hadn’t in a long time.

[“What a pity.”]


Perhaps that’s why MaBing’s voice sounded mockingly.


While K’Sante used his turn in mid, Graves had managed to recover a bit, but the situation was still bleak.


They had been thoroughly pushed.

“I shouldn’t have let it get this far.”


If asked where it all began, Li Zhi-Xuan would point to Graves’ futile blue invade at the start of the game.


His reckless invade ignoring the lane, combined with losing the smite battle, only served to fill K’Sante’s transformation gauge for no reason.

[“Ugh, this game sucks.”]


MaBing grumbled.


Seeing MaBing like that made Li Zhi-Xuan inexplicably see him reflecting with HaoRan who had gone to the bench.

“……”


The snowball that had already rolled down continued to flow.


In such a situation, the Shadow Assassin K’Sante had a distinct advantage.

At some point, the jungle had become an untouchable territory.


The right of first strike had inadvertently become the enemy’s exclusivity.

-The enemy has slain the Wind Dragon!


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.


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-The enemy has slain the Rift Herald!

Given the situation, the objectives organically became the Blue Team’s.


There was no way to venture out of the river, so there was no chance to intervene when the enemy destroyed the objectives.

“Can a game be made by just the Jungler alone?”


Of course, strictly speaking, Li Zhi-Xuan’s Top and Bot matchups weren’t particularly favorable.


In fact, they were rather disadvantaged.

But even considering that, it was incomprehensible how rapidly MaBing was falling behind.


“…I can’t win with ordinary methods anymore.”


As the most recent MSL winning Mid Laner and the team’s commander, Li Zhi-Xuan came to that conclusion.

It was time to take another gamble.


However, unlike previous gambles, this one came with the weight of the game on the line.

The battlefield he chose was the second Dragon.


He saved up his strength to strike.

And then, he lost.


In the most devastating manner.

-Our team has been slain!


-Finish him!

The price for losing the crucial fight he had wagered everything on was horrific.


The enemy, the Outlaw, did not stop.


They quickly lost the Bot inhibitor and then the Mid inhibitor followed shortly after.

The ensuing battle wasn’t even a battle; it was merely a one-sided massacre.

-Our team has been slain!


-Finish him!

Yet again, all the champions fell, and the enemy champions advanced without restraint, eventually destroying the Nexus.

[Defeat]

Seeing the game that ended disappointingly easy, Li Zhi-Xuan felt a burning thirst.


“Not enough.”


Did he really think such a thing could win them the Red Cup?

“Not enough.”


Not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough, not enough.


Li Zhi-Xuan knew who could quench this terrible thirst.


“Outlaw.”


Li Zhi-Xuan’s eyes locked onto the figure of the Outlaw.