[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 403

“Wow… this is insane.”

GuineaPig Yoo Sang-hyun stared in awe at the 1v1 match between Rainbow and Outlaw, his mouth hanging open.

A fierce clash with no room for retreat.

As Sylas and Akali exchanged skills threateningly, both aimed for each other’s lives.

Even the slightest mistake could lead to disastrous consequences, yet both Rainbow and Outlaw continued to tug-of-war under mounting tension without yielding.

“I knew they were good, but… it’s beyond my expectations.”

“Right?”

Yoo Sang-hyun nodded at BlackDog, who rarely spoke.

As he said, it was already well-known that Outlaw was a skilled player.

The Legends of League scene was a ruthless professional world, and simply being the first female professional gamer in LCKR or looking good wouldn’t be enough to reach the current position.

‘…Or maybe not?’

Considering that Outlaw had garnered a lot of buzz as a solo rank user and streamer before debut, it felt like Outlaw had enough star power even if she weren’t good at the game…

Well, that didn’t really matter.

What mattered now was that Outlaw was a player whose skills matched her hype.

Perfect record in Challengers Korea.

On the surface, it might not seem so impressive.

After all, it’s not uncommon for the so-called “Another Level of Challengers” to plummet to the bottom immediately after being promoted to the first division.

But as they say, the rare bird shows its true colors.

OLZ and Outlaw consistently proved themselves, even in the face of such prejudices.

On stage, in scrims.

Rumors about OLZ and Outlaw spread quickly, and despite being a team that had just been promoted to the first division and had yet to play a single match, they garnered an exceptionally high evaluation.

Was there ever a precedent for a team that had come up from Challengers getting such a rating without even playing a game?

Simply put, there had been none.

Yet…

‘Still, this is… completely beyond expectations.’

If anything, it’s an understatement—Outlaw is an incredibly skilled jungler.

Her performance in the second division, her solo rank score, and what players she faced in solo rank all echo the same sentiment that Outlaw is different from the common second-division jungler.

Or perhaps, there may not be a jungler even comparable to her in the first division.

It’s baffling how such a rookie who just debuted could receive such accolades, but it makes sense.

There are occasionally oddities known as outliers, and sometimes those individuals could possess beauty, money, and skill all at once.

Yoo Sang-hyun had indeed seen such figures up close.

‘But…’

That was only Outlaw as a jungler.

‘Is she really a jungler? Wasn’t she originally mid?’

It was understandable that Outlaw had high mastery over Sylas. Though she wasn’t used as a jungler recently, Sylas had spent significant time in the jungle since his release.

But that was simply champion mastery.

No matter how skilled one is with a champion, jungling and laning are entirely different stories.

Even with the same champion, it ends up being a different game.

‘…Her understanding of the lane has surpassed that of a typical jungler.’

Of course, there’s a saying that mid-jungle synergy is like the bottom duo; they are of one body.

So it wouldn’t be too surprising for a jungler to have a strong understanding of the mid lane, but the issue was that her attention to detail surpassed the usual level.

Rainbow, with her solid fundamentals, couldn’t even showcase Akali’s early strengths because of that.

‘The Akali vs. Sylas matchup isn’t always favorable for Sylas. There are definitely times when Akali has the upper hand.’

Rainbow’s Akali.

Yoo Sang-hyun, as a teammate, knew better than anyone the potency of Akali.

He remembered how he had cheered when Rainbow had grown steadily in lane and flipped the battlefield upside down.

However, Outlaw smoothly navigated the moments when Akali was strong, effectively using those advantages against her.

‘Not only did she miss the favorable timing… but she’s also starting to fall behind?’

Cracks began to form in the deep-seated belief that Yoo Sang-hyun had held.

‘The level 6 timing is coming up soon.’

The moment of confrontation was drawing near.

In the Akali vs. Sylas matchup, the moment one side begins to fall behind, the chances of them being completely overrun increase significantly.

It was a traditional rivalry, and thus the first battle was crucial.

[Sylas – Level 6]

[Akali – Level 6]

Finally, the level 6 timing arrived.

‘It’s coming.’

Sylas and Akali revealed a sinister intent towards each other, eyeing each other’s necks.

At that moment when their skills clashed—

Bang!

With a sudden noise, Seo Yeon-woo, staring at the monitor, leaped out of her seat.

However, no one was surprised by Seo Yeon-woo’s reaction.

Such was the magnitude of what had happened on the screen.

Yoo Sang-hyun felt the same way.

‘Did she just intentionally shorten the range? To prevent the e combo connection?’

The instinctive play Outlaw had just displayed left even Yoo Sang-hyun speechless.

‘Forget instinct… How does she make such a judgment right when Akali uses her ultimate? You have to dodge back to trade damage, right?’

Of course, it’s common knowledge that to dodge Akali’s Q skill, moving backwards is the standard.

Since Akali’s Q range is cone-shaped, dodging sideways isn’t as easy as it seems.

And yet, moving forward during an uncertain situation where it’s unclear whether Akali is trying to trade damage or use her ultimate?

Even more astonishing was Rainbow’s judgment to hold back her e skill, realizing that Akali’s ultimate wasn’t used at maximum range.

When Akali’s ultimate is used at maximum range, hitting the e connection is almost guaranteed, but outside of that scenario, the hit rate drops drastically.

‘…Monsters.’

As Yoo Sang-hyun struggled to conceal his astonishment, the fight between the two continued.

“Oh.”

The result was a solo kill for Outlaw.

As Rainbow’s Akali, who had failed the initial entry, desperately tried to retreat, Sylas, having stolen Akali’s ultimate, had no intention of letting her go.

The chase was relentless and brutal.

Even when Akali barely escaped within the safety of the turret, Sylas, wielding Akali’s ultimate, managed to bite into Akali’s neck.

-First Blood!

Surprisingly, Outlaw was the one who secured the first kill.

“Wow… insane.”

Even the usually taciturn BlackDog couldn’t help but drop his jaw in amazement.

“…”

As for Honor, he stood frozen, eyes glued to the screen, while GuineaPig couldn’t hide his shock either.

‘This… maybe…’

While SY had one of the best careers in the world, after missing the Red Cup championship this year, Yoo Sang-hyun had pondered a lot.

Next year, I will get my revenge.

I will definitely reclaim the champion title.

Thus he had regarded teams like GRS, this year’s Red Cup champions, and SCV, who had overtaken them to win the summer season, as strong competitors, yet now it felt like he had added another fierce contender.

‘Outlaw, and OLZ…’

From now on, Yoo Sang-hyun would regard them not merely as dark horses or stormy transfer students, but as serious rivals.

‘Jinhyuk hyung probably thinks the same.’

As if to prove that fact, despite just suffering a solo kill, Rainbow showed no signs of being daunted.

In fact, it was the opposite; Rainbow seemed to grow even bolder, pressing the attack.

‘I’m looking forward to next year.’

The proud supporter of SY, GuineaPig Yoo Sang-hyun’s gaze subtly shifted towards OLZ’s top laner, Honor Seo Yeon-woo.

*

-First Blood!

Watching Rainbow get solo killed, Li Zhi-Xuan could hardly contain his astonishment.

‘…Was it really this level?’

He had felt overwhelmed before, but he never expected Rainbow to perform like that…

Who would look at that and consider Outlaw just a jungler?

‘But… this isn’t over.’

While Outlaw’s victory at this moment was partially due to Outlaw’s skill, it was also because Sylas was favored by the current timing.

But now the tides had turned.

Akali had her ultimate ready while Sylas had a 100-second cooldown on his.

How would Outlaw endure those agonizing moments?

‘Hmm.’

Li Zhi-Xuan watched.

The flames of Rainbow had yet to extinguish.