[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 285

The bottom dive didn’t happen.

That’s because SY’s Bottom Duo abandoned the turret and backed off.

“Hmm.”

“Oh, now they’re going for the Rift Herald.”

“Seems a bit late, doesn’t it?”

“Not much we can do about it.”

While MAX’s Bottom Duo was basically farming like there’s no tomorrow, Nidalee, who arrived late to the Herald, started hitting it.

“Ah… we’re taking the Herald, but it tastes so bad!”

“Is there a first Herald that tastes this bad?!”

The Herald is only good when both teams’ turrets are equal, and one side can claim it without opposition.

If you’re losing your turret to get the Herald, what’s the point?

That’s why the Herald SY got was just something MAX threw away; it definitely couldn’t be seen as a gain.

– The blue team has slain the Herald!

“This isn’t good for SY.”

“Looks that way.”

Nidalee, who had just taken the Herald, hurried up to top, but Jason was already prepared to dive with the turret backing him up.

Moreover, he didn’t lose even a single turret shield, making it a situation where even if SY released the Herald, the gain wouldn’t be significant.

“Wow, Woo-chan is really on fire today?! He’s not just pressuring TheOne’s Renekton consistently, but he’s also dodging Nidalee’s ganks so smoothly!”

“SY is definitely in a tough spot. It’s an emergency, an emergency!”

In the end, Yoon-ki decided to back without using the Herald.

There was still time until the 14-minute mark, and dropping the Herald against a near full-health top turret was seen as a waste in every way.

‘I would have done it differently.’

The game was already tough.

Therefore, even if it meant releasing the Herald at top to force Jason away, it was necessary.

Above all, the position of the enemy jungle was clearly revealed, right?

‘This isn’t like Yoon-ki.’

Even I wouldn’t have played like that, and normally, Yoon-ki would have too.

The fact that uncharacteristic plays were happening was proof enough that the game was going poorly.

The game continued.

Yoon-ki, failing to find a good place for the Herald, chose to unleash it mid to give gold to Azir.

At least the worst-case scenario of the Herald getting rejected didn’t happen, so that was a relief.

Thanks to MAX putting severe pressure on SY’s bottom, their bottom turret had become as fragile as a candle in the wind.

If pressure continued like this, it was bound to break.

Naturally, the first to move in such a situation was MAX’s Bottom Duo.

MAX’s Bottom Duo moved up to mid, applying pressure there and naturally seizing control over the upcoming second Herald.

No matter how good Azir is at clearing waves and long-range, he couldn’t stop the blatant pressure from Ezreal, Karuma, and Viktor.

“Oh no, mid…!”

“If this keeps up, MAX will naturally take control over the Herald?!”

“SY is in trouble! They’re getting toyed with by MAX!”

I said.

“This is dangerous.”

“Right?”

“No, I mean, MAX.”

“Huh?”

On the surface, it seemed like MAX was in an overwhelmingly advantageous position.

But that’s exactly why they should have been more careful.

The opponent was none other than the World Champion, SY, and none other than Rainbow.

“Huh?”

Baek Seong-an sighed softly, and Kim Jae-min raised his voice.

“Huh.”

Even Seo Yeon-woo reacted.

Super play.

In times of crisis, players known as superstars always pull off plays that must be done.

In the blink of an eye, the gap opened.

Rainbow’s Azir slipped between Ezreal and Karuma.

Then came the forward Flash ultimate.

Before Ezreal and Karuma knew what was happening, Jhin’s W connected with Ezreal.

And then, Nidalee’s spear that flew from the bush followed by Jhin’s ultimate.

– Enemy slain!

– Dominated!

Karuma barely used his Flash to escape, but the incoming damage to Ezreal, who got hit by Jhin’s W, left him unable to even use Flash and he blew up right there.

“Rainbow!!!!”

“No way, it’s happening like this…!”

“This is unbelievable! How can they pull off such a play in this situation?!”

The enemy was Ezreal.

And it was also a flashing Ezreal.

That made it a risky play for Rainbow to react accordingly.

But Rainbow pulled it off.

‘Rather, it seems it was because of this situation that they succeeded.’

King God Emperor’s Ezreal was a bit careless.

The stage was the finals.

A situation that was unbelievably advantageous.

All these factors combined pushed Ezreal to take one step further, making it hard to predict that the opponent would fight back.

Anyway, what mattered was that from this point onward, the game, which had tilted toward MAX, started to lean toward SY.

“This… MAX is in trouble. The timing of Ezreal’s death is precisely when the second Herald will spawn!”

“Rainbow might have aimed for that.”

“Is MAX going to try? It’s 5:4!”

Seeing that they couldn’t give away the Herald, the four remaining MAX champions began to fight SY off the Herald.

“Honestly, it seems better to push the bottom and pressure mid instead…”

Giving something up is usually viewed negatively, but it’s not always bad.

Choice and focus.

MAX failed the choice.

MAX couldn’t focus.

That’s the result right now.

– The blue team has slain the Herald!

The early laning phase ended like that.

The situation returned to square one.

SY instantly unleashed the second Herald mid, completely destroying MAX’s mid turret.

– Red team’s turret has been destroyed!

The second battle was the second dragon.

Originally, that should have been the case, but MAX moved one step faster.

At the moment SY thought the fight would start at the second dragon.

That brief moment of separation.

“This was well-timed.”

“Yeah.”

As SY’s champions scattered briefly to clean up the pushed lanes, MAX’s champions gathered mid.

“This won’t be enough with just Jhin and Yuumi, right?!”

“Renekton has teleport, but I don’t think it’ll change much.”

– The blue team’s turret has been destroyed!

Thus, both mid tier-one turrets fell.

It’s true that SY had a slight edge in global gold, but it wasn’t a significant difference.

In other words, the current situation was tense.

While the tense standoff continued, the second dragon finally appeared.

It was the Chemtech Dragon.

MAX had the first vision down by the river since they had the advantage as the red side, making it somewhat easier to claim vision over the dragon, plus they held the bottom priority.

The intense standoff continued.

Both teams had formations strong in ranged combat.

From here on, it was almost a skill shot battle.

“Neither team has a strong initiator, so tension is through the roof?!”

“For sure, each poke from MAX is stronger, but SY has way better sustain!”

The opportunity came first for MAX.

After landing a successful poke, before SY’s sustain could kick in.

MAX started attacking the dragon.

With the Chemtech Dragon in the middle, the fierce tension between both teams ramped up.

Skills and skills.

Dragons and champions.

Slowly, the dragon’s health started to drop.

From SY’s position, unfortunately, their pokes barely hit MAX.

There were too many projectiles flying, and the risk of dying while poking was high.

As the dragon’s health gradually decreased, Yoon-ki’s Nidalee charged into the dragon pit for the Smite fight.

And that turned out to be the worst choice.

– The red team has slain the Chemtech Dragon!

Smite fight lost.

In reality, that wasn’t even important.

What mattered was that Yoon-ki’s Nidalee diving into the dragon pit shattered SY’s formation.

“No!…!”

Just a moment ago, it was a mistake that wasn’t Yoon-ki-like, but this time it was too Yoon-ki-like leading to the mistake.

– An ally has been slain!

Nidalee has fallen.

Of course, at the same moment, Rainbow’s Azir charged in trying to lift Ezreal again, but King God Emperor wasn’t a clumsy ADC that would fall for the same trick twice.

Especially not in a tense situation.

The victory in the second dragon fight went to MAX.

It wasn’t just about taking the second dragon; it marked the moment MAX regained their winning momentum.

Even more certain victory than before.

SY also sparked glimmers of counterattacks, coming close to succeeding, but ultimately MAX took the first game.

“Ah… and just like that, the Nexus is destroyed!”

“Geez!”

After the first game ended in MAX’s victory, it seemed SY still hadn’t adapted, leading to another loss in the second game.

“Wow, could MAX actually win this?”

2:0 situation.

Contrary to everyone’s expectations that SY would win comfortably, they had found themselves on the back foot.

And then,

The ban/pick phase for the third game began.