LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 423
Once we crushed the first mid turret, everything became smooth sailing.
The key to vision is the first mid turret, which is directly connected to Baron vision. So it was only natural that the game’s control shifted to us.
“Let’s take this vision.”
[“Okay.”]
The vision from the first mid turret leads directly to the red side vision, so whether we take it or lose it, it’s critical for grabbing Baron control — no exaggeration there.
Knowing that, the enemy was frantically trying to hold onto the red side vision.
[“Looks like they want to contest this?”]
“They probably will. Let’s bait them into a fight.”
[“Oki.”]
The enemy comp was definitely good for ranged assaults, but our composition wasn’t too shabby for countering either.
Especially when Nikon draws the line in front when they try to engage, the enemy’s charge can’t help but halt.
Just like now.
– Embrace the darkness.
Despite the game balance being tilted, the enemy didn’t give up.
Like moths rushing into a flame, SCV’s champions charged in relentlessly.
[“Starting with Rakan.”]
With Rumble’s ult spreading over Kai’Sa, Rakan charged straight for her.
Attacking the enemy ADC in the obscured vision wasn’t a terrible move, but if that ADC was the tanky Kai’Sa, the situation changes.
[“They’re actually coming in.”]
No matter how much Kim Jae-min gets ignored and bullied, there’s no way a grown-up Kai’Sa would die so easily.
‘…Or is there?’
Does it feel like Kai’Sa is hanging around Rumble’s ult a tad too long…?
[“Ah! What the hell is this!”]
Kim Jae-min flinched as his health dropped dangerously low, but thankfully, the massacre of Kai’Sa didn’t occur as expected.
No, it was just that it was an impossible situation for her to die, and it’s the immature actions of Jaem-min that created a fake crisis.
– Enemy slain!
Rakan is a champion that plays without a backup.
So, in tough situations, Rakan uses his ult and charges forward, literally launching himself.
Even if Rumble’s ult supports him, there’s no way Rakan could withstand that without even a Stopwatch.
[“Got the bug!”]
“I told you not to do that.”
[“What’s the big deal? It’s just a scrim.”]
“…You’re gonna get in big trouble someday.”
Nah, maybe it’s already happening.
In the meantime, Baek Seong-an quietly said,
[“Anyone watching me?”]
Nikon used his ultimate to hold off the enemy backline, but naturally, Nikon became isolated.
Of course, with Nikon’s traits, he could possibly aggrot ping-pong, but considering the enemy composition, that isn’t so easy.
[“Oh, no.”]
– Our champion has been defeated!
– Surrendered!
In the end, Nikon, having fulfilled his role, fell.
Though during that process he inflicted significant AoE damage on the opponents, making it difficult for them to rush in.
While one champion from each team fell, the major enemy ultimates were mostly used up, but we still had several ultimates left.
Specifically, Sejuani’s ultimate for initiation and Nautilus’s ultimate still available.
“Ji-hoon.”
[“Yes.”]
In this game, the job of setting the stage and enabling the dealers to deal damage falls onto the jungle and supporters.
Vayne committed to an aggressive damage angle trusting his ult stealth, but I read his movements.
‘Here.’
It may have looked like I was just wasting my ult into thin air, but that ultimate clobbered the concealed Vayne perfectly.
[“Nice!”]
Vayne, practically SCV’s last hope, was obliterated in an instant.
– Enemy slain!
Soon after, the Rumble fighting back was also taken down, and Rakan went down as well.
– Enemy slain!
– Double kill!
Jason, who had been struggling early on, suddenly scored 2 kills in this teamfight, gaining much-needed growth.
[“Oh, that kill was mine.”]
Kim Jae-min grumbled, but no one cared to listen.
After that, it was a predetermined sequence.
After winning the teamfight decisively, we jumped straight to the nearby Baron.
– Our team has slain the Nashor!
No one could interrupt or steal it; it was a free Baron.
With that Baron, our team started chipping away at the enemy’s second turret, and naturally, Jason seized side control too, flipping the flow of the game completely in our favor.
It meant we’d also have the advantage for the second Baron.
To hit the Baron or not to hit the Baron.
In this hellish dilemma, the enemy ultimately decided to engage first, and the result was a wipeout.
– Clean up!
After the massive victory in the teamfight, there was no need to even secure a second Baron.
The enemy base was already a ghost town.
[“Nice!”]
[“Well done.”]
Our champions surged forward without holding back, smashing down the twin turrets, and finally obliterating the Nexus.
[Victory]
Kim Jae-min exclaimed.
[“Carrie!”]
Honestly, it wasn’t really something I could relate with, but outwardly, it looked somewhat that way.
11/3/6 for Kai’Sa.
Considering he grew this much, he was probably top damage in the team. If there were a stats website, they’d likely hand the MVP to Kai’Sa.
“Sure, sure. You’re the carry.”
For now, I decided to roll with that.
*
After our first scrim ended, the next scrim was a breeze.
“Anyway, we did pretty well in the first game, but… that’s partially because the enemy picked Vayne, you know?”
“Pfft, it wouldn’t have mattered if it weren’t Vayne. I would’ve won anyway.”
“Nice try. ”
While Baek Seong-an and Kim Jae-min were engaged in pointless feedback about the previous game, I chimed in.
“Let’s follow a similar strategy in the next game to the first one.”
“Right. The first game’s plans were thrown off because of Vayne.”
“I also want to see if the enemy changes their ban/pick strategy.”
“Okay.”
Once the discussion about the next scrim wrapped up, we immediately jumped into the next one.
“Everyone, let’s go!”
“Worry not; I’ve got this covered.”
Kim Jae-min boasted.
However…
Regrettably, the bottom lane only went well in the first game; the second and third games saw us completely dismantled in bot lane.
And that translated to our game being wrecked as well.
[“Without Vayne, BlackDog, who’s gonna stop this? Vayne was practically the suppressor.”]
0/7/3 for Zayan, that was Kim Jae-min’s proud defense.
“How are you saying that? You should have been the one to stop it!”
[“Me? How?”]
Kim Jae-min abandoned all duty as BlackDog-WhiteCat duo’s overwhelming pick of Vayne proved to be incredible.
We planned to push picks for our bot lane as originally debated, but even landing a decent pick got crushed in-game, leaving us stuck.
Unless the enemy did something as absurd as picking Vayne, the Jaem-min-Proten duo just couldn’t hold up against SCV’s beastly duo.
“Everyone did well out there.”
“Thanks for the effort.”
After finishing all three scheduled scrims, we gathered around Baek Seong-an’s seat for feedback.
“First off, the enemy did well targeting jungle bans. Next time we’re up against them, we might consider starting with jungle picks.”
“Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too.”
Even though we dominated the first game, we were relatively easily defeated in the second and third games; that was because we hadn’t changed our perspective on the game.
In short, OLZ’s core carries kept picking support roles in the jungle.
Of course, the relentless jungle bans from the enemy played a part too, but if we actually wanted jungle picks first, we could have taken them.
Despite that, we stubbornly persisted with picks supporting the jungle role because we wanted to create a new winning pattern differing from OLZ’s existing pattern.
The world.
To challenge it, one pattern alone isn’t sufficient.
In reality, SCV also thought that OLZ was a straightforward strategy, so they didn’t strictly target jungle bans.
If the meta were to shift and jungle carries were to drastically decrease, OLZ could sink without a trace.
That’s why we needed to prepare.
For the future, for the world.
“And Kim Jae-min.”
“…Huh? Oh, yeah?”
Having traversed both heaven and hell in a single day, Kim Jae-min wore a slightly dazed expression.
Up until the second game, he had been laughing while accepting his losses, but after being battered so harshly in the third game, he was still in shock.
“Having confidence is good, but after facing BlackDog today, something feels different, doesn’t it?”
“…Yes.”
“Right, let’s analyze BlackDog’s gameplay too, and do better next time.”
“…I will.”
Kim Jae-min slumped his shoulders.
If I left him like this, he might end up sulking in a corner whining, but suddenly Kim Ji-hoon grabbed his shoulder.
“Kim Jae-min.”
“Y-yes?!”
Echoing like a well-trained recruit, Kim Jae-min looked hesitantly at Kim Ji-hoon.
Regardless, Kim Ji-hoon spoke up.
“Let’s practice that bot lane setup again. Let’s go.”
“Um… isn’t it about time to hit the gym?”
“Right now, practice is more important.”
Everyone’s expressions turned to disbelief at Kim Ji-hoon’s declaration to delay gym time.