[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 269

The game flowed just as expected.

BGG’s early momentum in the bottom lane snowballed into the first Dragon and Rift Herald, and before long, that led to another snowball effect with the second Dragon and Rift Herald.

It was literally a snowball that just wouldn’t stop.

“LeBlanc! What’s the play for LeBlanc riding Yuumi right now?!”

That said, BLH wasn’t completely defenseless.

The powerful side pick of LeBlanc and Yuumi allowed them to take down Kuroki, who was farming quietly on the side.

– Enemy has been slain!

– Annihilation!

“Proof!!!”

“Exactly! This is the play you can expect when LeBlanc and Yuumi are in the game!”

“Proof’s LeBlanc and Tool’s Yuumi brought in a kill like the much-needed rain after a long drought!”

“Right! Plus, LeBlanc even picked up the kill gold! Sure, BGG got the Dragon in the process, but… in this situation, who cares? Getting that money is what’s important. That Dragon wasn’t even for BLH!”

“True! They can just block the Dragon from now on. Who is BLH anyway? Until OLZ showed up, they were the kings of Challengers Korea! They’re not a team that’s going to back down!”

As the commentators mentioned, BGG didn’t send Kuroki to the side without a plan.

– The Red Team has slain the Chemtech Dragon!

Suddenly, BGG’s Dragon stack was at three.

From the fourth Dragon onward, BLH could no longer avoid direct team fights.

– Wow, the Chemtech Dragon looks so cool.

– Is that a new one?

– Yeah, the fourth dragon effect is probably similar to Static.

– Isn’t that the vibe from Chain Lightning back in the day?

– Don’t bring that up as a bad game example.

– LOL, for real.

“Hm, BLH is doing what they can but… honestly, the difference in combos is quite severe.”

“I mean, if Gwen wasn’t there, it might have ended a long time ago?”

“True. That W is ridiculous.”

“That one definitely crosses the line.”

A brief moment passed between the Jungler and Mid Laner who harbored a grudge against Gwen.

Of course, to be precise, Gwen had occasionally been utilized in the jungle, but it was hard to say she was a mainstream pick.

A short farming period continued.

It was practically BLH’s last chance before the fourth Dragon appeared.

“BGG is holding strong.”

“They don’t need to force anything. If they just navigate where they have vision, they probably think the fourth Dragon is already theirs.”

“That’s exactly why BLH should be looking for chances now… but they seem too intimidated. It’s hard to win games like this, especially when they’re already struggling.”

“Well, there’s nothing that can be done.”

In Legends of League, there’s a thing called momentum.

You might ask what momentum is, but if we were to break it down, it can be interpreted as follows.

Confidence in play.

That’s about the gist of it.

Thus, BLH’s current situation was doubly difficult.

Even if they had all their chips on the table with one solution, they were cowering, focused only on dodging the whip their opponents were swinging.

Baek Seong-an, who was watching the match, spoke somewhat bitterly.

“You probably don’t know, but… when a person loses too much, they can’t help but get timid.”

“I’ve lost a lot, too.”

“What?”

“I’m serious.”

“Yeah, right. The Outlaw with a 100% win rate.”

Wow…

I couldn’t even say that I was a Prisoner, so I had no choice but to endure being treated as a kid by Baek Seong-an.

‘I’ve really lost a lot.’

The words nearly spilled out, but regrettably, I could only swallow my retort.

Meanwhile, the fourth Dragon finally appeared.

The Chemtech Dragon.

If BGG managed to secure the Dragon soul this time, it would hardly be an exaggeration to say the winner of this match would be decided.

“Alright, can they respond to this?”

“Yuumi is here, so it does deal with some of the enemy pokes, but the issue is, if Kuroki lands a solid missile on LeBlanc… Aaaah!”

The commentators couldn’t help but scream.

This was because, suddenly struck by Kuroki’s ultimate, LeBlanc’s health was wiped out in an instant, leaving her with only one-third left.

Lee Sin, right beside her, also took a nasty hit.

– ??

– ?

– What’s happening?

– Why did it explode?

– Why is the damage so high?

No matter how much Yuumi was there, her healing wasn’t infinite.

Above all, while Yuumi was busy patching up health, BGG certainly wouldn’t be sitting back.

“Oh, they hit it.”

If there’s one thing distinguishing the first division from the second, it’s that first division players engage in so-called ‘bumping’ plays around objectives.

The junglers in the first division feel a considerable burden in smite fights, and even when coaching, they mostly emphasize avoiding smite fights.

However, the second division was a bit different.

To put it nicely, they play wild, but to put it poorly, they might throw it away.

Proving that, BGG didn’t stop even after hitting the Dragon first.

Unrestrained burst.

And sometimes, such reckless boldness pays off.

Just like right now.

– The Red Team has slain the Chemtech Dragon!

– The Red Team has obtained the Chemtech Dragon soul!

Four Dragon souls.

– Wow.

– They just take it like that.

– Wild.

– This is it.

– For real, they’re not hesitating and just going for it!

– Looking at this, the second division is actually kinda fun, huh?

– After all, the most chaotic fights are the most entertaining. LOL.

– That’s so true, LOL.

“Aaaah! They got it!”

“Lightning strikes now!”

A team fight erupted alongside the Dragon burst.

Kuroki, who has never grown so massive, unleashed his power right in the middle of the battlefield.

Bang, bang, bang.

The speed at which BLH’s champions were dropping was simply staggering.

– Finish them!

In a blink, BLH’s champions were wiped out.

Stepping over their corpses, BGG’s champions marched forward without a hitch.

The only casualty on BGG was the jungler, Xin Zhao.

“This is really over.”

“Yeah, it seems so.”

True to that statement, BGG’s champions did not stop.

Inhibitor turret, inhibitor, twin turrets, and finally the Nexus.

“Jiji!”

The opening match of Round 2.

BLH vs BGG.

Set 1, BGG wins.

– Wow, BGG takes the win!

– Looks like BLH hasn’t figured out the meta yet?

– For real, they just gave away Caitlyn and Lux, LOL.

– They need to sort out their ban/pick strategy.

“Definitely shows the difference in combos now.”

“It does. LeBlanc and Yuumi weren’t a bad choice, but it seems the picks just didn’t play well in the game.”

“Exactly.”

Ban/pick and play go hand in hand.

Naturally, if certain bans/picks are made, the corresponding plays need to be realized, and when those plays fail, the blame naturally shifts towards the ban/pick.

This is where the influence of the coach and staff is determined.

To establish whether it was genuinely the ban/pick that was the issue or just a simple play error.

What BLH will choose to do is unknown, but what is clear is they must show a distinctly different approach from Set 1 in either their ban/pick or play aspects.

‘Well, there are certainly teams that sometimes insist we weren’t wrong…’

This phenomenon usually appears in strong teams.

After all, strong teams climb up due to a certain stubbornness, making it difficult to alter their ways.

‘In fact, our team tends to be a bit stubborn, too.’

But for us, the whole “we weren’t wrong” thing stems entirely from me.

OLZ isn’t the one saying they weren’t wrong, but the Outlaw isn’t the one saying that.

In some ways, one could say it was an assertion of authority as the owner, but what’s undeniable is that our way has never been wrong until now.

Even when matching up against top-tier teams like SY and GRS.

“What are you doing?”

Moments after Set 1 ended and commercials started, Baek Seong-an was looking at something on his smartphone.

It was a familiar screen.

“Oh, just checking out the community for a bit.”

“You actually watch that?”

“I generally do when our team wins.”

“…So you’re saying you watch every day.”

“Seems that way.”

Well… it’s understandable since it’s hard for a pro to entirely ignore the community.

Naturally, anyone curious about their performance or reactions after a win would be.

As I was distracted, the ban/pick for Set 2 began shortly after.

“Bottom lane turned into a dumpster fire again.”

“Right?”

Of course, our bottom lane wasn’t the one getting crushed.

Finally, the ban/pick was completed.

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[BGG / BLH]

Top: Oren / Jason

Jungle: Xin Zhao / Jarvan III

Mid: Viktor / Akali

Bot: Caitlyn / Jhin

Support: Karuma / Yuumi

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The moment I saw the ban/pick, one thought crossed my mind.

– We weren’t wrong.

It seemed we would soon witness the price for that.