[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 322

To cut to the chase, Malphite’s ultimate narrowly grazed past Rek’Sai.

That’s a miss.

But it seemed to be enough to fluster Rek’Sai, who, in turn, used his tunnel to dash right in.

In other words, from this moment, Rek’Sai was basically a sitting duck for about 10 seconds.

[“Ah, I missed. What do I do?”]

“It’s okay.”

After all, we were buying enough time.

Now, the awkward part for Rek’Sai was that, even though Malphite was right there, he felt it was a bit too risky to let loose with his skills, so he ignored it.

And then—

– The red team has defeated the Rift Herald!

Given the situation, it was far too easy for us to take the Herald.

We blocked any chance for the enemy to make a steal, so there was no reason for us not to grab it.

However, this also served as a signal to warn the enemy of our presence.

[“They’re coming!”]

“Yuumi, don’t get off me, just hang on.”

[“Okay, yeah.”]

They’d still need quite a bit of time to reach us.

At first glance, it might seem like we were equally matched because of Yuumi, but technically, we had one extra member.

3 vs 4.

Not to mention, Viego was monstrous right now.

‘Looks like they want to engage.’

I knew that much.

The opponents felt they could overlook our team.

‘But listen here.’

At least, they couldn’t afford to ignore me.

We’re talking about Viego, who not only has his own power but also has Yuumi backing him up.

Of course, it seemed like the enemy was aware of this, as they tried to focus fire on me, but I wasn’t about to let that happen easily.

‘Rek’Sai is coming in. He’s thinking of using Flash to join the fight.’

I anticipated their movements.

Flash!

‘As expected.’

It was a piece of cake to toy with opponents acting so predictably.

Once Rek’Sai’s airborne attempt fell flat, he became an easy target, exposed like a mole.

Given Rek’Sai’s nature as a champion, not managing to get an enemy airborne meant he was practically begging to be punished.

Naturally, Yasuon and Malphite pounced on Rek’Sai.

In the meantime, the enemy laners broke in sharply.

‘Kamal.’

Kamal’s hook had a really high hitbox, but it could also be dodged if you really wanted to.

Of course, their Kamal seemed to think his hook wouldn’t miss, as he immediately followed it up with his ultimate.

Before I even had time to get caught in Kamal’s ultimate, Zed darted in and used his ultimate on me.

Both Kamal’s and Zed’s ultimates landed squarely on me.

But here’s the thing.

‘The shuriken direction is… this way.’

Surprisingly, Zed’s ultimate doesn’t deal that much damage if you manage to dodge all the skills leading up to it.

Sure, I couldn’t escape getting grazed by his E skill, but honestly, it’s nothing to worry about.

“Yuumi, press R!”

[“Yes, yes!”]

Even in Bronze, they at least know when to hit the ultimate.

The direction didn’t matter.

What was important was that Yuumi was using the ultimate to establish control over the space.

The first target I aimed for was Kamal, who had just used both his hook and ultimate.

Zed could escape using his shadow, but Kamal couldn’t.

‘Above all, he’s a champion who’s easy to pick off and turn the tide with.’

Kamal was level 7.

He was behind because he had a rough early game, even lower in levels than I, the jungler.

Setting aside the level difference, the item gap was simply embarrassing.

So long as I had Yuumi on me, Kamal could never withstand my damage.

– An enemy has been slain!

Before long, I absorbed Kamal’s body, just as my health hit the critical spot due to the combined efforts of Kamal and Zed.

Once Viego switched bodies, it was clear which way the game was headed.

I took Kamal’s body and snagged Zed with a hook.

Kamal’s hook has a very brief knockback effect.

In other words, it meant Yasuon could use his ultimate.

‘Now!’

I believed.

Without needing to say it out loud, I trusted that the moment Kamal engaged, Yasuon would immediately use his ultimate.

But trust always has a way of biting back.

[“Ah, I missed.”]

“…….”

It wasn’t like I had prepped for this, and it was a tight timing for a Gold mid laner to react.

‘Come on, Golds nowadays should be better than this, right?’

Maybe it was wishful thinking about higher standards.

Regardless, I ended up blowing my opportunity.

‘…Must be the alcohol.’

That was my last desire not to betray my faith in humanity.

In that moment.

– An ally has been slain!

Malphite went down.

Stubbornly, or rather foolishly, absorbing enemy damage, Malphite ultimately fell.

[“Ah, he’s dead.”]

“It’s okay.”

Due to the way he built his items around defense, he naturally had a tough time against Rek’Sai, who dealt true damage.

‘To be precise, he just let Rek’Sai land those hits way too easily.’

Regardless, with Malphite’s death, Rek’Sai’s ultimate was wasted.

That was good news for me.

The skirmish continued.

Since Yasuon’s ultimate failed, Zed slipped away, while Yasuon and I finished off a Rek’Sai that had ventured deep into our territory.

– An enemy has been slain!

That made for a 2:1 trade.

[“Nice.”]

[“Oh, nice!”]

“We need to retreat right away.”

I warned, but Yasuon foolishly decided to move back into mid, trying to pick up a few minions, only to run face first into the enemy bottom duo.

[“What the heck!”]

…I said we needed to retreat, didn’t I?

– An ally has been slain!

[“Sry.”]

“…It’s alright.”

[“No way, what a troll! Why’d you go and die there?”]

[“Sorry.”]

What had initially seemed like an easy win at the Herald fight suddenly tilted the scales.

At this point, our gains became a mere Herald and a few CS from the bottom lane.

‘No choice.’

It is what it is.

I thought of it like that.

The game continued.

Despite our advantage at the Herald skirmish, our laning phase didn’t change significantly.

The enemy kept the pressure on, while our team was too busy either responding or fleeing.

At least we had some decent trades going on in mid, which offered a little comfort.

– An ally has been slain!

…Not that I’m sure that’s a good thing.

[“Ah! Missed it!”]

Each time that happened, I went to mid to finish off Zed like he was leftover food.

Sure, this time Rek’Sai was there waiting for me, but there was really nothing either low-health Zed or an awkwardly positioned Rek’Sai could do against me.

‘Too brazen.’

– An enemy has been slain!

– Double kill!

– There’s no stopping her!

[“Whoa, what was that just now?”]

[“Oh, sis is kinda good!”]

[“Hey, this isn’t just ‘kinda’ good. She’s a League god!”]

“…….”

The game went on.

The start of the second Rift fight mirrored the first, with a significant difference this time— the enemy bottom arrived quicker.

Of course, we couldn’t afford to back down, so we jumped into a full-on battle.

Result: 3:3 trade.

I managed to secure the Rift with my Smite.

‘Hmm.’

The game resumed.

20 minutes in.

A well-fed jungler could control the game at this point.

We definitely had to win a team fight before this moment passed and secure Baron afterward.

If we failed, it would drag on, leading to a higher chance we would get overrun in a damage dealer duel.

‘My allies basically don’t know how to play the game. Even if I nurture them, they won’t shine.’

In essence, as time went by, the difference in manpower was going to hit us like a ton of bricks.

‘This is the crucial moment.’

Finish the game while the jungler still has his power.

That was my last mission in this game.

“Everyone gather up! We have to go for the kill!”

[“Sister, I just want to finish this wave…”]

“Get over here now.”

[“Okay.”]

Neither top, mid, bot, nor supporter had a lane that was ahead of the enemy.

No, just not being behind would have been great, but the bottom was in a position where the difference really mattered.

‘Guess I should have expected this.’

The enemy also seemed to have noticed our intentions towards Baron, as they began to swarm there.

Not that we were ready to dive in just yet.

What we needed to do was win the team fight and then take Baron afterward.

The real engagement began.

“Ash, just hit your R skill on anyone!”

[“Um… okay, okay.”]

Ash’s ultimate split the air like a declaration of war.

But sadly, there wasn’t really time to lament that.

The fight broke out.

Malphite bravely launched his ultimate deep into enemy territory, but sadly, he didn’t land a single hit.

[“Geez…”]

However, since he managed to draw the enemy’s aggro, all the firepower turned toward him.

And within that chaos, I was able to take down Rek’Sai, who had shoved into our base.

– An enemy has been slain!

This time, it wasn’t Kamal.

This time, I possessed Rek’Sai and, after sending one foe airborne and pushing another back, Yasuon’s ultimate exploded.

[“I used my ultimate!”]

Although he missed the timing with Kamal, Yasuon had definitely hit it with Rek’Sai.

It was a delightful feeling.

[“Boom!”]

One by one, we claimed bodies and took down the enemy’s front line.

That was the turning point of the team fight.

After happily claiming victory in that clash, we smoothly transitioned to Baron.

– The red team has slain Nashor!

And then it was a repeat of the hundreds, if not thousands, of times I had done this.

With Baron in hand, I might as well have published a research paper on how to best torment and squeeze the enemy.

[Victory]

At last, I emerged victorious in this nonsensical game.

Even after winning, it felt like I wouldn’t grasp how we did it.

*

“Bronze Silver Gold~ Bronze Silver Gold~ A cheerful tune~ If you’re in a team with a pro, you just can’t win, can you?”

“Ugh… the jungler’s messing it up. Honestly, how are we supposed to win against a team with a professional gamer?”

“Your turn in mid is the problem.”

“Wanna switch mid and give it a try? You gold-dodging little brat?”

“Nah, no thanks~ It’s a mid difference.”

Looking at that, I carefully tugged on my little sister’s sleeve.

“Yuri.”

“Yeah?”

“…Let’s head home soon.”

I want to go home.