[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 189

“Solo kill! Longbow GuineaPig!!! You’ve finally pulled off something amazing!!!”

“Uh… what just happened all of a sudden… we need to see how it went down, right?”

“This is definitely a scene that makes you curious! Let’s take a look!”

And then the replay followed.

The skirmish that unfolded in the replay wasn’t anything special.

No lightning-fast initiations, no super plays, no high-level mind games—none of that.

It was just that in the utterly stagnant laning phase, BlackDog’s Aphelios fell victim to the opponent’s plan, plain and simple.

“Huh.”

BlackDog’s Aphelios got caught in Jhin’s CC chain starting from Rakan’s W and ended up dying.

His Flash was burned in the process, but the key point was that Aphelios, the core of the combination, had given first blood.

-????


-Whoa


-They actually killed him


-What the…


-Flash is up lol


-KingPig ㄷㄷ


-That’s it

“Uh… so he took the airborne from Rakan, right?”


“Yeah. Maybe he came in at an awkward timing? BlackDog didn’t even react.”

Rakan, once an OP champion, had been heavily nerfed in his W speed and could no longer initiate like before.

But a professional gamer like BlackDog just gets hit by Rakan’s W without even using his Flash?

That was a classic mistake pattern of a player who had lost focus.

“Uh… to be honest, that was a bit much… Ah, I’m not disparaging the player or anything! I swear!”


“That was really Aphelios’ fault.”


“…Huh?”


“You’re right.”

Kim Jae-min’s expression turned enigmatic.

“Yes! So ultimately, he ended up dying with Flash available. That’s quite… a critical mistake.”


“This, well… either way, SCV is in big trouble!”

The commentators were spot on.

The only reason SCV could afford to take some losses in the upper lane was thanks to the potential of their composition.


However, the core of that composition, Aphelios, was now dead.

Although it wasn’t intended that way, SY had successfully set the snowball rolling from their perspective.

“Hmm, we’ll see.”

I wonder if the bot lane can pull through…

Of course, Longbow GuineaPig’s bot lane isn’t any worse than SCV’s BlackDog and WhiteCat duo.


It’s just that due to their playstyle, Longbow GuineaPig tends to prioritize stability, which is why this variable caught them off guard.

‘Strictly speaking, it’s not that Longbow GuineaPig played well, but rather that BlackDog messed up…’

Still, maintaining focus in a multi-game series is a skill for professionals.


In that sense, BlackDog’s solo kill could be seen as a reflection of skill.

The snowball that had just been stuck was slowly starting to roll.

SCV’s upper lane was still under pressure, and the bot lane that was growing steadily took a massive hit.

“Ah… Mid CS is widening more and more! Pippo is also being forced into a route, and his growth is stalling!”


“Top is feeling uncomfortable too. In a normal Gwen-Kamal matchup, Kamal should be struggling, but Kamal is growing way too comfortably right now!”

Suddenly, the global gold difference had stretched to 1500 gold.


Considering there had only been one kill so far, this difference accumulated from losses across all lanes.

“Ah, it seems like SY will easily secure the first dragon.”

– The red team has slain the Wind Dragon!

The first dragon was claimed by SY as well.

No matter how insignificant the first dragon might seem, dragons have a way of becoming critical as they stack up.

‘If one side ends up accumulating three dragons uncontested, their tactical options will change drastically.’

In other words, for the team trying to snowball, securing dragons is essential while also reinforcing the snowball strategy.

Overall, SY was comfortably in the flow right now.

-All lanes are being decimated haha


-ㅇㄷㅊㅇ! …


-Bandeta’s crying lololol


-From a jungler’s perspective, it must be infuriating to fend off the enemy mid while the bot lane is being pushed lol


-For real haha

Slowly, the timing for the first Rift Herald was approaching.

If things continued like this, SY could easily secure it.


But if SCV just gives away the Rift Herald, it would be too difficult to stretch time while trying to defend the mid-tier turret.

“It seems like giving it up is the right choice, but just handing it over would be too uncomfortable!”


“That’s right! Even if SCV lets the Rift Herald go, they should at least gain something elsewhere, right?”


“Exactly. SCV has reached a crucial decision-making moment. Let’s see what choice they make!”

SCV chose to give up the Rift Herald.


However, unfortunately, there wasn’t any other object they could take instead, so the first Rift Herald was easily claimed by SY.

– The red team has slain the Rift Herald!

“At least one consolation could be that LeBlanc has been leaving her position during objectives, so the CS gap between Baegah and LeBlanc is gradually closing? Of course, it might not mean much…”

Baegah had been slowly growing by sacrificing the jungle and top lanes.


Though the Rift Herald did hit the mid turret, there was still a shield in play, preventing the turret from falling.

Perhaps thanks to that, Baegah began to slowly push past the mid-lane centerline.

Now that he had decent damage output and survivability, even LeBlanc, who had been applying constant pressure, could no longer take Baegah lightly.

One wrong move could lead to him getting stunned and immediately taken out.

Of course, the global gold difference between the two teams had already exceeded 3000, but what mattered was that SCV was slowly starting to stretch itself and make a move.

“I think it would have been better to force a mid capture, even if it was a stretch.”

To make it tough to predict their next moves, thoroughly.

Of course, considering the mid-dive responses that AllDay had shown in the previous game, SY’s plan might not have worked.


However, if they weren’t going to take that gamble, they shouldn’t have allowed such a smooth snowball to roll.

‘SCV’s composition has plenty of champions to counter engage compositions. If this continues, SCV may slowly regain the initiative.’

Did they read my thoughts?


The previously gentlemanly GuineaPig’s Rakan went straight to the top lane after returning.

– Enemy slain!

Rakan and Lee Sin executed a surprise top dive.


The top lane, which had barely held on until now, crumbled as a signal.

For now, SY’s snowball was still rolling, unstoppable.


However, it could also be considered an over-investment towards the top lane, which would later grant SCV a reason to take the dragon.

– The blue team has slain the Earth Dragon!

In a typical game, this dragon would mean nothing.


But in the current situation, sharing the dragon extended SCV’s usable time.

“I think SCV has won this.”

Thus, I daresay,


This game was won by SCV.


The tactical difference due to the composition difference was way too pronounced.

– Huh?


– The gold difference is almost 3000?


– What?


– ???


– Right?


– Hmm


– Evil SY lol


– Already?


– Isn’t the host getting too good at predictions?


– If they’re wrong, that’s a total embarrassment haha

“You’ll see.”

The start of the first twist.


It all began from the second Rift Herald.

The global gold difference between the two teams had either shrunk from 3000 or remained the same.


After a long silence, SCV finally lifted its heavy backside.

The second Rift Herald team fight.


It’s true that the value of the second Rift Herald is lower than that of the first, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t important.

Especially for SY, who wanted to blow up the enemy’s mid-turret as fast as possible, this was even more so.

Of course, SY had taken the vision first, so they were initially in position.


Still, SCV started to gather around the Rift Herald to fight.

As SCV’s five members formed a tight unit, even SY, who should have been in a favorable position, found it hard to initiate.

That was due to the fundamental difference in compositions.

“What’s this? SY’s champions can’t enter!!!”


“Gwen, Pippo, and Baegah—there are so many champions that counter the opponent’s engage composition. Even with the gold difference, SY is in trouble!”

While SY’s composition was a typical engage composition, SCV’s team was well-equipped with champions like Pippo and Baegah that counter and take down engage compositions effectively.

While SY had been able to easily handle SCV in the laning phase, the dynamics changed once five vs five broke out.

“No way, SCV is out there, and SY can’t get in!”


“It could end up being a pure smite fight for the Rift Herald!”

An engage composition that can’t engage.


That single fact rendered SY’s composition nearly useless.

‘If you can’t fight with an engage composition, then you shouldn’t engage…’

The problem is, the current dragon soul and Rift Herald meta won’t allow that.

In this curious deadlock, the Rift Herald fight naturally turned into a smite fight.

– The red team has slain the Rift Herald!

The victory for the smite fight went to Yoon-ki’s Lee Sin.


Lee Sin was already a good pick for smite fights, but most importantly, while SY focused all its attention on the dragon, SCV had other plans.

“SCV is watching the fight. Oh, Lee Sin died.”

Pippo’s W and Baegah’s E skills not only served to cut the enemies off but also acted as shackles that prevented opponents from escaping.

Soon, Yoon-ki’s Lee Sin won the smite fight but had to pay for it with his life.

– Enemy slain!


– Dominating!

Since SY’s other champions had already scattered due to the disrupted formation, they all fled in different directions.

Even though they lost the Rift Herald, SCV came out on top in the team fight.

“SCV!!! Did they win this team fight?”


“Even though they lost the Rift Herald, they still came out ahead in a team fight while being behind in global gold?!”

The implications of the earlier Rift Herald fight were clear.


SY’s snowball had come to a grinding halt.