[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 222

Got played.

Totally got played.

Ryu Jin-hyuk realized this when the level difference in the jungle had expanded to a whole level.

“Did I misread the situation?”

He thought there must be some kind of strategy at play. But it turned out that the very feeling that there was a strategy was the opponent’s actual strategy.

He was completely played.

“…It’s okay.”

The one silver lining was that it was still early in the game. Strictly speaking, they hadn’t lost anything yet; they simply hadn’t scored.

“Yoon-ki.”

[“Yes, hyung.”]

Since they had been working closely together for a long time, there was no need for more words.

Was it a perfect angle? Not really. But Orianna was basically a straightforward champion, and Jarvan III was an excellent jungler for catching such straightforward champions.

“Now.”

A brief signal. But the effect was clear.

-First Blood!

-Enemy eliminated!

[“Oh, good.”]

[“Nice.”]

Sadly, the cheerful atmosphere didn’t last long. Before they knew it, there was a diving opportunity at the top lane, and Lee Sin was lurking in the back.

[“Anyone wanna save me?”]

Choi Won joked, but to be honest, the chances of Graves getting out alive didn’t look good. His health management was already poor, and their allies couldn’t make it in time.

[“Looks like he’s dead.”]

[“Oh no.”]

-Our ally was defeated!

It hadn’t been long since the mid gank was successful, and Graves was now dead. Even though they had secured First Blood, diving from the enemy meant that when they did the math, they actually came out slightly worse.

[“Enemy bottom is headed home.”]

[“Got it.”]

So the bottom lane was home at this timing…

“Is Herald ready? …No, I need more evidence.”

Not knowing the opponent’s intentions, Ryu Jin-hyuk paused his judgment. And that turned out to be a mistake.

[“They’re taking the Herald.”]

Without even shoes, Yuumi had somehow joined the riverside and was on top of Lee Sin.

The tempo was fast. It was hard to believe this was a team just promoted to the second division.

“Wait… were we the slow ones?”

If things had gone as usual, their teammates would have moved first at the time the first Herald appeared. But the presence of Outlaw—or more precisely, Ryu Jin-hyuk’s caution around him—had slowed down the team’s movements.

Unintentionally, Ryu Jin-hyuk had become the enemy’s speaker, tripping up his allies.

“Ha ha…”

When was the last time he had been so completely played by an opponent? Not long ago, they had suffered a bittersweet loss against SCV, but it didn’t feel like such humiliation at all.

“I can’t just give away this game.”

Ryu Jin-hyuk said.

“Can the bottom come up?”

[“Hmm, I’ll try.”]

Since Ryu Jin-hyuk was effectively the main shot-caller for SY, the bottom lane pushed their wave and started heading up immediately. Meanwhile, the enemy had only Yuumi join while Ezreal was catching minions.

“This is where we make our play.”

The first Herald fight. Unless the situation was dire, SY had no reason to give up the Herald since they were actually slightly ahead.

But time dragged on, and in the end, the Herald fight inevitably turned into a smite contest. Before they could initiate, there was still some distance until the bottom lane arrived.

[“Ah.”]

Then came Outlaw’s super play as Jarvan kicked it away, sending the smite contest back to a midsummer night’s dream.

“…This won’t do.”

If the enemy successfully took Herald and made it out cleanly, they wouldn’t be able to counter the damage currently being done in the bottom lane. In short, if they were going to make a gamble, now was the time.

“We have to engage.”

Fortunately, the bottom lane, which had started joining early, had now reached the mid lane.

[“I’ll fire my ult.”]

With Longbow’s low declaration, Jhin’s ultimate unfolded, signaling the official start of the battle.

*

Crack!

A bullet barely grazed through my hair.

If I were to describe the earlier scene, that’s how I’d put it.

“Here they come.”

Of course, from the enemy’s perspective, if they’d given up the bottom lane to join, losing the Herald would be like giving away the game itself.

Naturally, they’d want to catch us off guard and somehow make up for the loss.

“Giving away is the standard route, but…”

Was it truly wise to be so generous against SY?

[“Oh no, I got caught.”]

The dilemma didn’t last long. Baek Seong-an’s Orianna was trapped by Jarvan III’s ultimate.

The moment of choice had arrived.

“Take out Jarvan first.”

The conclusion was battle.

It wasn’t without reasoning. While Jhin’s ultimate was already in play, Leona was still a bit slower in joining, so it would take some time for her to get to the battlefield.

Once Leona arrived, it would essentially be a 4v5 situation. They had to take out at least one enemy before that, and Jarvan was the chosen sacrifice.

“Jarvan already used his spear and ultimate.”

Of course, he still had his flash, but that could be factored in.

[“I’ll use my ult.”]

“Okay.”

The counterattack began with Yuumi’s ultimate.

Swish, swish!

Feeling the threat from Yuumi’s ultimate, Jarvan flashed over the wall created by his ultimate, but escaping Yuumi on Lee Sin proved to be futile.

In that fleeting moment where Jarvan was CC’d, the allies’ skills rained down on his head.

-Enemy eliminated!

Naturally, the enemy wasn’t pushovers either. As soon as Jarvan fell, Orianna, who had been trapped by Jarvan’s ultimate, couldn’t withstand the damage and died.

-Our ally was defeated!

A jungle-for-mid exchange. Normally, this would have been a very unfavorable position for them, but at least their feelings were far from awful.

“The real problem starts now.”

The unexpected exchange seemed to have angered the enemy, and they appeared unwilling to let them go.

However,

Their combination was Jax, Lee Sin, and Yuumi.

Yuumi could potentially survive as long as her allies were present, and both Jax and Lee Sin were champions with remarkable survivability.

The enemies couldn’t pursue them, having lost Jarvan.

[“Top side okay?”]

“Yeah, sure.”

[“Good, good. I’m scraping that shield!”]

Taking that opportunity, Kim Jae-min’s voice reflected his excitement the moment he started his fun free farming time in the bottom lane.

Indeed, Ezreal’s growth spurt was astonishing. One might say it was achieved at the cost of the upper side, but what mattered was that the upper side hadn’t suffered significantly in the meantime.

“Actually, they even gained from killing the Herald.”

Importantly, the snowballing hadn’t stopped since they still held onto the Herald.

“I’m going top.”

The focus of this game was the top lane. I planned to invest the Herald to give Jax solid side split control later.

However,

Did the enemy read that move? Jarvan appeared caught on a ward while making his way to the top.

“Is it just Jarvan coming?”

No… Considering that Raise had his ultimate, they should plan for his arrival as well.

On the other hand, their Orianna faced difficulties in joining the top.

“Then…”

I quickly recalled and dashed straight towards the bottom.

“Just hold the top for a bit.”

[“Got it.”]

If they didn’t know the enemy’s jungle location, it would have been different, but since they already knew, there was no need to set up a predictable counter-gank.

[⬇] [⬇]

[OLZ Outlaw (Lee Sin) is on the move.]

[OLZ Outlaw (Lee Sin) is on the move.]

“I’m headed to the bottom.”

[“Huh? Sweet.”]

“If we use the Herald at the bottom turret, we should be able to take it down.”

Hearing the news that he was heading to use the Herald at the bottom, Kim Jae-min and Kim Ji-hoon were both excited.

Those two were truly something.

[⨷]

[OLZ Honor (Jax) has targeted SY YunGi (Jarvan III).]

[“Jarvan’s at the top.”]

“Got it.”

As I revealed myself from the bottom, Jarvan, who had been waiting for me, showed himself at the top.

However, considering Jax was already managing his health for the dive, Graves couldn’t afford to dive him at all, so Jarvan just wasted time.

Now then….

Having released the Herald at the bottom, I began to apply pressure down there.

[“Raise is coming down. I can’t stop him.”]

Having done everything he could, it was futile to ask Baek Seong-an to stop Rainbow.

Thus, naturally, the timing in which we could pressure the bottom first turret was limited to before Raise arrived.

“Let’s break it before then.”

Taking a few hits from Jhin wouldn’t matter. Once they broke the turret, I was confident they could dive immediately.

-Blue team’s turret has been destroyed!

The moment the turret fell, I shifted towards the enemies, closing the distance using my Q aimed at the minions, and then immediately utilized my ward and ultimate to deliver Jhin right in front of Ezreal and Yuumi.

If I had delayed even a moment, the opportunity wouldn’t have materialized, but as the enemy was desperately trying to defend the turret, a brief opening presented itself.

“Welcome!”

With Kim Jae-min’s hearty shout, the shadow of death loomed over Jhin.