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[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 397

Incomprehensible.

A monster, completely beyond Li Zhi-Xuan’s understanding, slowly tightens its grip on his life.

Of course, to be fair, the situation itself was not completely collapsed from an objective viewpoint.

Thanks to Outlaw’s choice of shoes, they held a significant advantage in trading damage, but it was undeniably true that their absolute attack power was low.

So, in the case of such harassment, K’Sante could easily withstand it with a Doran’s Shield and the Wind of Regeneration effect.

Although he might be slightly disadvantaged in managing health, it was certainly said that a kill opportunity would not arise at all.

However, despite that, Li Zhi-Xuan’s reaction was due to Nightmare being completely overwhelmed by Outlaw in terms of what is called momentum, which could be considered the most crucial factor in a 1v1 tournament.

“How can this be happening?”

He already knew, but Li Zhi-Xuan could not hide his astonishment at Outlaw’s lane control, which seemed to read his thoughts.

It was already well known that Outlaw was a skilled player.

No, he would dare say that he recognized Outlaw’s true value better than anyone in the world.

But… what Outlaw was showing now left even Li Zhi-Xuan unable to hide his shock.

“How can a jungler be this aware of others… No, is it because they’re a jungler?”

They often say that there’s a sensitivity specific to laners.

It’s an intricate sensitivity that only the laner in that lane can understand, and since there aren’t really any words to express it, we call it sensitivity.

And yet, Outlaw, despite being a jungler, seemed to perfectly understand how a laner would react in this situation.

“What on earth are you…!”

The more he learned about Outlaw, paradoxically, the less he could understand.

This was the mystery that Li Zhi-Xuan faced, known as Outlaw.

While numerous thoughts raced through his mind, the laning phase continued.

K’Sante could no longer withstand Outlaw’s pressure and was effectively forced to give up last hitting the minions.

“At least I must get the cannon—”

Unfortunately, such thoughts from Li Zhi-Xuan didn’t last long.

In an instant, he read Outlaw’s intentions from his movements.

“Oh.”

And he realized one more thing.

Did he finally understand the playstyle of Outlaw, which he had never grasped before?

It meant only one thing.

It was, in fact, another trap set by the opponent from the very beginning.

“Oh no…!”

The cannon he failed to grab vanished emptily, and the gap in CS between K’Sante and Viego began to widen gradually.

Of course, this 1v1 tournament wouldn’t end with a trivial 100 CS difference, but such a difference in CS indicated an imminent item disparity after the upcoming recall timing.

No matter how strong K’Sante was after hitting level six, would he be able to gain an upper hand against Viego, who was particularly strong in direct fights?

What if the situation arose where he had to fight after gaining an item disadvantage while steadily losing until sudden death?

“I can’t let this happen.”

Before Viego comfortably pushes the wave and seizes his recall timing, that’s when he must take a gamble.

Of course, Outlaw would already anticipate such a play, but Li Zhi-Xuan had no other option.

[Viego – Level 6]

Soon enough, K’Sante too would hit level six.

Li Zhi-Xuan feared that Outlaw’s Viego might attempt a dive before he himself hit level six, but no matter how skilled Outlaw was, he wouldn’t attempt something so absurd against a healthily standing K’Sante.

“I will hit level six soon.”

If he were to jump in after reaching level six, the opponent would notice and escape.

Therefore, Li Zhi-Xuan aimed to leap at the opponent just before the enemy minions died, which was right before he reached level six.

Simultaneously, K’Sante also hit level six.

[K’Sante – Level 6]

K’Sante’s E skill moves him 250 units when there are no allies around and 550 when there are.

His W skill has a non-charging distance of 100 and a full charge distance of 450.

And the range for casting his ultimate is 350.

Theoretically, K’Sante’s ultimate skill casting range easily exceeds 1000, and even if the opponent is adept at distance control, they would ultimately have to compromise their angle for the ultimate.

Even if delivery does not occur, it still means he can use the ultimate itself.

However, Outlaw appeared to have predicted that too, as K’Sante attempted to dive in, he swiftly evaded back with W before disappearing from sight momentarily with the E skill, causing K’Sante to momentarily miss the timing to use his ultimate.

Viego in stealth mode.

Despite having narrowed the distance sufficiently in an instant, he vanished from sight, leaving K’Sante unable to use his ultimate, even if he wanted to.

“Did he predict even this?”

Looking back, K’Sante realized that he had unwittingly jumped very far away from the turret, likely leaving the protection of the turret entirely.

In other words, he had crossed what they called the dead line.

The distance he had closed to use his ultimate had instead turned into a reckless step into Outlaw’s territory.

“This is…”

Li Zhi-Xuan could feel it.

In the stealth of Viego’s E skill, the Viego that was about to devour him was revealing its vicious fangs.

Li Zhi-Xuan knew this feeling.

As a bruiser champion like Irelia or Yune, getting pulled into the opponent’s marksman and ultimately crossing the river of no return.

Now, Li Zhi-Xuan felt the same sense of being trapped in a swamp against Viego.

K’Sante, with both E and W skills on cooldown, was helplessly stabbed by Viego’s kiting.

However, since Viego’s items were rather poor, the incoming damage wasn’t too high, but because he had ventured too far out, considering Viego’s ultimate, there was a chance he could get killed.

“But if I run away and recall, I would ultimately lose just the same.”

If he ran away like this, he could survive.

However, a pitiable life lived out like that would be no different from death.

“Now. I see the chance.”

No matter how long Viego’s arms were and how good he was at kiting, ultimately, he was still a melee champion.

Just like earlier when he was toyed with, it wouldn’t be impossible for K’Sante to use his ultimate to retaliate.

Even if he couldn’t make it to the turret for delivery timing, K’Sante’s destructive power upon using his ultimate could create a chance for a reversal, no matter how unfavorable the situation was.

That was the peak of K’Sante as a champion.

It ranked among the very best of all champions that had appeared in Legends of League.

However, the unfortunate part was that due to such an absurd peak, K’Sante had been nerfed way too much.

The moment he used his ultimate, K’Sante, once as solid as a fortress, would have damage like an assassin, but conversely, he would also acquire the frail body of an assassin.

No longer could he brush off Viego’s attacks as he once did.

“But still, I have to.”

As K’Sante used his ultimate against Viego, his health was rapidly whittled down, and the total offensive mode had begun.

From now on, every swing of their blades would land as a critical hit against one another.

But…

Though K’Sante had belatedly used his ultimate, Outlaw easily dodged all of K’Sante’s skill combos even at such close range.

Was Li Zhi-Xuan missing his shots?

Or was Outlaw just that good at dodging?

One of those was true, but what was clear was that K’Sante’s skills were failing to hit Viego virtually at all.

“This is absurd. Just absurd…”

Commonly, when fighting champions like K’Sante, Yasuon, or Yune, who possess melee Q skills, it is crucial to dodge the Q skills while engaging.

Thus, Li Zhi-Xuan aimed to use his Q as cautiously as possible, but Outlaw’s aggressive play kept pushing Li Zhi-Xuan off his cautious game.

Both Q and W skills.

Against melee champions, landing them should be a given, yet for some reason, they couldn’t even graze Outlaw’s Viego.

The core mechanism of K’Sante’s damage lies in hitting the skills first and then triggering the passive with basic attacks.

So, mixing in basic attacks between skills was vital, but the fact that he couldn’t land a single skill meant no activation of the passive.

“I must at least avoid his ultimate—”

Li Zhi-Xuan saved his flash until the last moment, attempting to dodge Outlaw’s ultimate, but that too was anticipated, and as soon as he used his flash, Outlaw’s ultimate struck above his head.

– First Blood!

Outlaw’s Viego took K’Sante’s body as a battlefield trophy, brutally pushing the wave.

“……”

A perfect defeat.

From basic laning abilities to operation, judgment, and combat.

He lost in every aspect.

[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return

[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return

Score 6.2
Status: Ongoing Type: Released: 2021
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