[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 338

Welcome to Summoner’s Rift!

The showdown for the top spot in Group B has officially begun.

The winning team in this match will advance as the first seed, while the losing team will take second place in the tournament.

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The pinging starts fiercely right from the beginning.

It seems neither team is going for an invade and is instead focused on defense. Given the significance of this match for both teams, it looks like they’re opting for a calm start in the laning phase rather than risking too much.

-Minions have spawned!

The laning phase has officially kicked off.

Wukong’s path is toward the Red Buff.

Graves is heading for the Red.

It’s the standard starting strategy suitable for both teams and champions.

The minions have reached the lane, and the real laning begins. The first strong trading of damage came from the mid lane.

『“Yes, in mid, Rainbow hit level 1 and initiated a strong trade.”』

『“For Twisted Fate, if Sylas plays so aggressively, there’s no option but to trade damage.”』

A strong exchange of blows between Sylas and Twisted Fate passed through.

Not backing down, the top lane also saw a fierce exchange of hits.

『“It’s intense right from the start, isn’t it?! Both mid and top are in chaos?!”』

『“Yes! As expected for the journey to first place in Group B, neither team looks willing to pull back!”』

At a time like this, the role of the jungler is crucial. However, given the characteristics of Wukong and Graves, both champions seem to be focusing more on jungling than on making aggressive plays early on.

Of course, if it were me, I would’ve tried to make a play at top, but that’s just my team’s decision, and it isn’t necessarily wrong.

As the screen showed top Jason and Irelia engaged in an intense trade, Kim Jae-min grumbled.

“Ugh, these top players rubbing against each other from the start is so annoying. Can’t they just fight when the jungler comes?”

“Then you’d lose lane control. That can lead to a dive.”

“Well, they should do better to avoid that.”

“That’s exactly what trading damage is for.”

“Anyway, I can’t stand the top players.”

“……”

It seemed a bit unreasonable, but considering he was an ADC, I could see where he was coming from. After all, ADCs love it when nothing happens in the top lane until they hit their power spike.

Anyway, as the trading intensified between top and mid, the level 3 timing approached.

The top situation was simple.

Jason was pushing the wave.

The reason was straightforward. Graves was heading downwards, while Wukong was coming up from bottom to top.

Especially since, even if Irelia counters Jason, the fact remains that Jason, being a ranged champion, has an advantage in this early game.

Maybe that’s why.

The moment Irelia’s e skill hit Jason, she couldn’t hold back any longer.

Using her q to farm minions and stacking her passive, Irelia dove straight at Jason.

『“Top! You need to watch top right now!”』

-Oh

-It connected

-Is he gonna die?

-Whoa

As Irelia rode a minion and charged at Jason,

Thump-!

In an instant, Jason transformed into Hammer form and used his e skill to shove Irelia away like a leech.

That was a successful pushback.

However, Irelia stubbornly used her flash to stick to Jason.

『“Uh, uh-oh?”』

『“At this rate, Jason might have to use his flash?!”』

As Jason was forced to use his rear flash, Irelia promptly followed up with her q to once again attach to him.

With the situation looking like Jason could die at any moment, Jason hit his hammer q to apply a slow, and then the dive unfolded.

He naturally switched to Cannon form and began to kite using the base movement speed from the dive.

It was dive kiting.

『“No way, is this…!”』

『“Irelia is getting kited right now?! Can she survive? Can she survive—”』

-First Blood!

-Enemy slain!

Jason’s solo kill.

He deftly caught Irelia, who rushed in like a beast, and secured a kill in the process.

『“Let’s gooo!”』

『“Jason got a solo kill on Irelia! Solo kill!”』

『“TheOne really pulled this off! I thought it was going to be a tough match, but this starts off on such a high note?!”』

『“Yes! Exactly!”』

-Wow

-That was amazing

-Kiting ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

-TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne! TheOne!

-This is it

-That was sick

A solo kill at top.

Not just any solo kill, but one against Irelia, who was supposed to counter Jason.

Recently, Jason has shifted focus more towards mid to late-game poking and scaling rather than early lane dominance.

Thus, securing a solo kill against Irelia, who was picked solely for lane, carried substantial significance.

『“With this, ESD’s start is looking quite troubling?!”』

『“Yes! No matter how you look at it, Irelia was picked to counter Jason! Yet she ended up with a solo! Kill!”』

Kim Jae-min remarked.

“Oh, does this mean SY is gonna stomp?”

“Already?”

“Come on, if the top wins, mid is Rainbow who will manage to handle it.”

“Hmmm.”

It felt like unnecessary banter, so I decided to ignore it.

『“Looks like Rainbow is doing incredibly well with the trades early on in mid! Twisted Fate already lost his teleport.”』

『“Yes. Generally, pressuring Twisted Fate like this with Sylas from early on isn’t easy… But Rainbow is really something.”』

-That was crazy

-How did he manage that with that matchup?

-Rainbow, is he a god? Rainbow, is he a god? Rainbow, is he a god? Rainbow, is he a god? Rainbow, is he a god?

-That was genuinely insane ㄷㄷ

Mid’s movement didn’t stop there.

『“Huh? Uh-oh?”』

『“In mid, Sylas has started another trade! Oh! Twisted Fate isn’t holding back anymore! He’s moving forward!”』

A fierce battle erupted mid.

Both junglers rushed to mid, and the fight was about to escalate to a 2:2 skirmish.

-Enemy slain!

Just before Graves could arrive, Twisted Fate secured a solo kill on Sylas.

With the solo kill from top and now one from mid, the action was heating up.

『“SY! TheOne and Rainbow are looking sharp today! The fact that they got solo kills from top and mid is insane!”』

『“Moreover, this solo kill happened after Twisted Fate lost his teleport! This is a huge lane disadvantage. ESD is in crisis mode! Crisis!”』

Graves, eager to kill the low-health Sylas, hesitated due to the protective presence of Wukong.

Mid’s success also confined the jungle routes to one area.

Did the situation for ESD feel grim?

The ADC of ESD, Ruler, began pushing the lane and then dashed top after returning home.

『“Looks like Ruler is heading for top right now?”』

『“Seems like they’re planning to unleash Irelia, who is a key part of their composition.”』

『“Let’s see how this goes… Jason really can’t afford to fall for this.”』

『“Gotta trust TheOne. He has an uncanny sense for these plays, doesn’t he?”』

The commentators all expressed hope, but this timing was indeed something difficult to anticipate, no matter how great TheOne is.

As Jason continued to harass from a distance as usual, Irelia’s e skill missed.

Seizing the opportunity, Jason aimed his Hammer form q at Irelia.

Out of nowhere, Ruler emerged from behind, buffing Irelia and promptly hitting q at Jason.

『“Ah, ah…! ”』

Even Jason, known as TheOne, couldn’t do much when Irelia, boosted by Ruler, locked onto him.

Even when he tried to push her away with his Hammer form e, he couldn’t dislodge the Irelia who had Ruler’s buff backing her.

-You have been slain!

When the supporter goes up to top, it’s only fair that the bottom punishes.

Especially since SY’s bottom comp is incredibly strong for dives, right?

However, unfortunately, ESD’s ADC Ezreal’s immaculate distance control meant that SY’s bottom only managed to chip down a turret shield by one segment.

『“Well, they somewhat mitigated the situation at bottom… But it’s such a pity that their ADC was Ezreal, so they didn’t gain much.”』

『“It feels a bit disappointing? Kind of that vibe.”』

『“Huh? Wait! Ruler hasn’t gone home yet, has he? Looks like he’s heading mid?!”』

Then, everyone’s uneasy prescience gradually turned into reality.

-Our ally has been slain!

Rainbow’s Sylas has fallen.