[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 229

The current situation isn’t too bad.

Blitzcrank’s grab is on cooldown, and the opponents have gone quite deep into our territory.

If only Graves was the one who came to gank, our bot lane would have taken significant damage.

But with my arrival, the tide has changed.

Our struggling bot lane seems to have finally forced the enemy out of hiding.

‘4, 3……’

I quietly counted in my head.

That’s because the cooldown on our support Jerastu’s E skill was almost up.

‘Graves will have no way to dodge the skills now.’

As a tease, I used my W skill as if to invite him to dodge, and just as expected, MaBing’s Graves confidently used his E to evade it.

Hitting him would have been nice, but it didn’t matter if I missed.

Pre-transformation K’Sante’s W skill is so clunky that it’s odd if it connects with someone.

‘Now.’

[⨷]

[OLZ Outlaw (K’Sante) targets MaBing777 (Graves)]

Our bot lane combo is Jhin Jerastu.

It’s a classic backline support and artillery setup, with both champions having crowd control abilities.

Proving that point, as soon as the ping was placed, Jerastu’s E hit flawlessly, binding the feet of the leading Graves.

I seized the opportunity and dove boldly at Graves.

At that moment, Graves didn’t have many E stacks, so he felt less sturdy than usual.

Thinking that he had caught our bot lane off guard, Graves resisted fiercely but, having already used his Flash in the earlier blue side skirmish, he had no way to escape.

It was safe to say that Graves’ fate was sealed the moment Jerastu’s E landed.

– Enemy killed!

The MaBing’s Graves, who had been rampaging like cavalry, fell.

No matter how confident one is, being outnumbered is tough.

With one enemy down before the real fight began, the opposing Ezreal and Blitzcrank chose to flee rather than hold their ground.

1:0 exchange.

A perfect victory in the skirmish.

Despite the successful battle, I wasn’t satisfied.

‘The transformation gauge…’

There was a bit too little, a situation that could only be described as slightly lacking.

It seemed I’d need to gank again to complete my transformation.

‘Then.’

I looked over at the enemy bot lane.

Having been under pressure the whole time and now forced to respond to a gank, their current condition was poor, both health and mana-wise.

‘On the other hand, our bot lane is doing just fine.’

There was no way the health management conditions between the attackers and the defenders were the same.

‘Should I go for it?’

If it were any other time, I wouldn’t have risked such an aggressive dive, worrying about teleports from other lanes, but since the enemy’s teleport had been spent in earlier upper skirmishes, I had nothing to fear.

The only concern was the enemy bot lane.

[⬇]

[OLZ Outlaw (K’Sante) is on the way]

After pushing the lane with my bot teammates, I slowly began to pressure the enemy bot.

‘Let’s do this.’

A bot dive after the skirmish.

Of course, it seemed the enemy wasn’t going to allow such a reckless dive lightly, given they were gearing up for a strong counter.

As a jungler, this dive was as risky as it could get.

Since we had already taken down Graves, I had the opportunity to counter jungle a camp without needing to risk this dubious dive.

‘There’s no real need, but hey, it’s Yoon-ki’s game.’

Since I was dealing with the shadow of Yoon-ki, sometimes a foolish approach isn’t so bad.

[⨷]

[OLZ Outlaw (K’Sante) targets 원딜의장주원장 (Ezreal)]

‘Absolutely Ezreal.’

It wasn’t just because of the shadow assassin transformation gauge.

Considering the unique survivability from Blitzcrank’s passive and the importance of the ADC and supporter, targeting the ADC made much more sense.

‘By the way, it’s been a while.’

원딜의장주원장.

It was the ID of Joo-won, the ADC from YSG, the team I briefly trained with previously.

‘I wonder how he’s doing.’

Of course, such casual inquiries could wait until after the game.

Slowly, slowly.

We began to surround Ezreal without initially drawing turret aggro.

[⨷]

[OLZ Outlaw (K’Sante) targets 원딜의장주원장 (Ezreal)]

‘Now.’

As the ping went down signaling the attack, Jerastu was the first to use his W skill on Ezreal.

If he got hit by that W, he’d certainly be caught in a chain CC, so as soon as Ezreal was forced to use his Flash to escape, Jerastu and Jhin’s skills pelted down on him.

– Enemy killed!

Even amidst all this, I kept an eye on Blitzcrank’s mana situation.

‘If he tries to back off half-heartedly, he’ll get grabbed.’

So, I aimed to trigger Blitzcrank’s passive to drain his mana, but unfortunately, I missed that opportunity.

‘Darn.’

If I had triggered Blitzcrank’s passive, he wouldn’t have had enough mana to use his grab; it was a close call that left him with exactly enough mana.

Zoom!

Blitzcrank’s hand snatched me, and the turret hit me.

– Damaged by an enemy!

High risk, high reward.

I had paid the price for that.

Dying once meant advancing my transformation timing.

Running the calculations in my head was so murky that I couldn’t determine if I gained or lost from this outcome.

‘But, this settles it.’

When it comes to judging K’Sante’s performance, the first marker is always how fast I transformed.

Thinking of that, the current situation was not bad for me.

Shadow assassin K’Sante.

With this transformation, the relationship between K’Sante and Graves would completely flip around.

Instead of being in a one-sided matchup where Graves crushed K’Sante, now K’Sante could take down Graves.

After respawning and finishing my transformation at the fountain, I darted back into the upper jungle.

Skipping over my own jungle, I crossed the river to the enemy Kalista and soon came face-to-face with Graves.

‘Hello?’

A surprise ambush on the opponent.

The shadow assassin’s trademark mobility made this possible.

And this was a tactic often used by Yoon-ki in the past and by MaBing in the present.

‘Before the enemy mid arrives.’

Quick and decisive.

Not a single skillshot could miss for that to succeed.

But there was no need for worrying.

The momentum was already on my side, and all I had to do was watch as the enemy’s escape tools were used up.

‘Here.’

Graves tried to dodge seriously, but if I was careful, there was no way to miss.

With all K’Sante’s skills hitting, Graves’ health plummeted rapidly.

The moment the enemy Irelia joined the fray, K’Sante’s skills struck Graves right on the neck.

– Enemy killed!

– On a rampage!

*

In Beijing, China, at the GRS practice room.

The atmosphere inside the GRS practice room had never been hotter.

Domestic league champions.

MSL champions.

To respond to the fans’ overwhelming expectations since then, GRS players had been training hard without a moment of rest.

Li Zhi-Xuan was no exception.

‘Hmm.’

How much effort had he put into finding a new jungler?

When he first saw MaBing, Li Zhi-Xuan thought he had finally found the jungler he had been looking for.

‘This feeling… I’m sure of it.’

Li Zhi-Xuan was genuinely impressed by MaBing’s skills.

His aggressive spirit and prowess reminded him of the old Yoon-ki.

Indeed, MaBing established himself as the starting jungler by benching Huang Haoran, who was originally considered one of China’s best junglers.

Since then, nothing was off the table.

Win, win, win, champions.

Win, win, win, champions.

GRS, having acquired MaBing, dominated not only the domestic league but also the long-desired international tournament, MSL.

Thanks to that, GRS’s name was taller in China than ever.

Now, there was only one thing left for Li Zhi-Xuan.

The Legends of League World Championship.

The so-called Red Cup.

Now, if they could win at the Red Cup, not only would they achieve the dream of a grand slam, but they would also finally bring a trophy to China.

It was supposed to happen…

‘…What the?’

A casual solo rank duo on the Korean server.


But there, the world-conquering MaBing was getting wrecked without a fight.


Li Zhi-Xuan knew the opponent all too well.


‘…Outlaw!’


For some reason, the player reminded Li Zhi-Xuan of Prisoner.

– An ally has been slain!


– The enemy is on a rampage!

The specter of Prisoner mercilessly tore apart the MaBing he had always believed to be the best.