[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 188

Of course, there’s no way others could know about such circumstances.

『“I was secretly wondering if Rainbow’s LeBlanc would face off against Riven like pick, but out comes Baegah! I really can’t wait to see what AllDay will show us!”』

『“Yes! I can’t even remember the last time Baegah came out mid, but now that he’s here, he has to show the significance of the pick, right?!”』

『“That’s right! While we’re talking, the highly anticipated fifth set starts now— let’s go—!!!”』

With the booming voice of the caster, the final set officially began.

– One, two, three, SY fighting!!!!

– Two, three, SCV fighting!!!!

Maybe it was because it was the last match, but the fans from both teams showed no sign of backing down.

– Welcome to Summoner’s Rift!

Blue team SCV.

Red team SY.

Both teams revealed themselves.

“……It’s started.”

– ㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱ

– Here comes something big

– SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!

– SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!SCV!

– Get the spammy losers out of here, damn it

– Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!Rainbow!

– Ugh, this spam is annoying. Go watch somewhere else, bye.

– Bye!

Should I say it’s a relief?

Maybe it was the excitement for the upcoming match, but Kim Jae-min’s remarks were quickly drowned out.

In any case, regardless of anything, this match was the most important thing for the audience.

“Phew.”

“…Yes, yes?”

We’ll see each other later.

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Loud pings dropped into each other’s territories.

Final set of the finals.

Both teams were already in a state where their health and mental strength had dwindled to the max. Any trivial variable could turn out to be fatal.

『“It seems both sides are being cautious at the start?”』

『“Of course! Both teams have come this far through chaotic battles, so a little misstep could lead to irreversible consequences.”』

As the commentators said, the champions’ positions for both teams were standard.

Both top laners hid in their respective top bush and river bush, while both mids lit up their mid vision.

And the junglers hid in the bushes near their respective jungle starting positions to avoid revealing their location, while the bot lane had already made it to the bush near the lane.

After a tense back-and-forth game of vision at the start—

– Minions have spawned!

The lane battle officially began.

– Look at how cautious they are, wow

– I’m getting nervous for no reason

– Who’s got the advantage?

“Early on, SY has the upper hand, but if they don’t play well, SCV could take over.”

Both teams’ compositions were clear.

The anxious side was SY.

Given the nature of a best-of-five, there’s often a loss of concentration leading to a prolonged game, so one could argue that SCV has the advantage here.

But…….

‘The opponent is SY.’

And right in the middle of that snowball was none other than Rainbow’s LeBlanc.

A player who could crush even the disadvantages of a bad pick with sheer strength.

So, recklessly predicting the outcome of this match was utterly absurd.

‘Hmm.’

Maybe that’s why, AllDay’s Baegah was being overly cautious from the beginning.

It felt like he was planning for the late game, completely disregarding mid lane pressure.

『“What’s noteworthy is that AllDay’s Baegah is avoiding the lane entirely from the get-go, right?”』

『“Exactly! If he pushes the lane, he risks facing ganks, or worse, potentially a solo kill. Seems like he’s playing it safe.”』

『“But can he really afford to give up mid control like this? I’m sure he’s had his fill of Rainbow’s LeBlanc today.”』

– Baegah can’t breathe from level 1.

– But isn’t it that he’s intentionally not breathing?

– Hmm…

Why has Baegah been sidelined in the current meta?

There are various reasons, but certainly, the biggest one is the laning phase.

If the laning phase could be weathered, Baegah might have been used occasionally as a joker pick just because of his potential.

Yet, his weaknesses were so pronounced, they overshadowed even those advantages.

“This next part is what matters.”

In reality, even if a pick is weak in lane, it’s not common to find yourself giving away a solo kill.

If you outright turtle under the turret, it’s not easy for the aggressor to find a kill.

Of course, that’s limited only to the given lane.

If mid is pressured, inevitably the other teammates have to pay the price.

So, which lane is influenced the most by mid?

The answer was obvious.

“Now we need to watch the jungle.”

[LeBlanc – Level 2]

With one side starting to turtle, there had been no incidents so far.

[LeBlanc – Level 3]

Okay, so far.

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『“Pings are going down on the blue side. Looks like LeBlanc and Lee Sin are planning to invade the enemy blue?”』

『“Yes, right now Baegah is trying to farm the lane, so joining in is a bit tricky! We’ll have to see how it unfolds!”』

– MD is starting.

– Sounds like he doesn’t know?

– The mid got closed off and lost all vision, lol

– Isn’t that risky?

Hmm……

“Hey sis, isn’t this dangerous?”

“Well, it is, but it’s Pipo.”

“Why’s it Pipo?”

“…You know Pipo’s skill, right?”

“Of course. That wall thing, and… oh, I don’t know the skill names.”

– LOL

– Young one…

– But you usually don’t know the skill names, right? I don’t know either

– Is that a Dignitas skin?

– Why are you platinum and don’t know?

– Okay, that makes sense.

LeBlanc disappeared from mid vision,

and Yoon-ki’s Lee Sin thundered into the enemy’s blue.

Pipo, who had been mindlessly hitting the blue, suddenly showed signs of panic.

A brief standoff followed, and soon Yoon-ki’s sonic wave hit Pipo.

『“Ah! The sonic wave hit!”』

But Yoon-ki remained calm.

Because of none other than Pipo’s skill.

Pipo’s W skill blocks mobility abilities that come into his zone while the skill is active.

So if Lee Sin entered directly with Q, he’d be blocked by Pipo.

Pipo’s W duration is 2 seconds.

Lee Sin’s Q’s cooldown is 3 seconds.

So, for Lee Sin, he needed to force Pipo to use W within 1 second.

Of course, Yoon-ki was a player who had a solution for that.

‘Feign a follow up after Q, don’t use W until I bait out their escape.’

First landing the sonic wave, instead of instantly following up with Q, he would bait out the escape first, and then Q in a beat later.

This kind of fake combo is used by players with a certain level of skill in Lee Sin.

But it seemed like Vandetta also read this and reacted promptly.

During the first w block, he didn’t use W, calmly waiting for Lee Sin’s follow-up Q before using it.

『“Vandetta! Incredible play!”』

『“It might seem like a simple scene, but there’s a lot of mind games contained in it! Vandetta read Yoon-ki’s move!”』

– Wow

– Pipo is ridiculous

– When are they going to nerf that champ?

– Seriously.

In the end, as Lee Sin failed to lock down Pipo, even LeBlanc, who had come a long way, had no choice but to retreat lacking any options.

『“And here’s the reason behind picking Pipo! Amazing work Vandetta! He smoothly shut down both Lee Sin and LeBlanc’s entrance!”』

‘That wasn’t just a reaction to what he saw.’

Totally an act of prediction.

In other words, Vandetta believed that given Yoon-ki’s skill with Lee Sin, such a play was expected.

‘Of course, the situation still isn’t perfect for them…’

On the surface, it appeared that Pipo had thoroughly countered the opponent’s plans, but ultimately, Pipo was still driven out of his jungle.

Moreover, with the top laners now visible in the blue jungle, they were also under pressure in the lane.

The only silver lining was that the cs gap between Baegah and LeBlanc had closed a bit while LeBlanc took a brief absence.

『“Hmm, while we praised Vandetta’s Pipo, things aren’t exactly going well. At best, he buys time? That’s about it.”』

『“Exactly. Regardless, given the nature of the team compositions, it’s SY that has the upper hand. Right now, minimizing losses is about all they can hope for.”』

『“I can’t wait to see how Baegah, currently quietly farming in mid, will perform later.”』

『“I agree.”』

Just then.

– First blood!

– Enemy slain!

A sudden announcement rang out.

『“Huh?”』

Even the commentators paused in surprise.

It was inevitable.

– ?

– Huh?

– Wow

– As expected.

The portrait that appeared belonged to none other than BlackDog’s Aphelios.

The bottom duo of SY, Longbow and GuineaPig, had managed to pull off a feat.