Chapter 49

### Chapter 49: Superstar

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To be honest, Juyi's tier isn't that high recently.

Still, I banned Juyi because it was one of Rainbow's signature picks.

It was a kind of provocation.

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CarryWell has joined the lobby.

MobyDick1111 has joined the lobby.

SCV BlackDog has joined the lobby.

ChansikChansikChansik has joined the lobby.

Prisoner has joined the lobby.

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As always, familiar IDs.

Among them, CarryWell and MobyDick stood out the most.

[1]

They say if you speak of the tiger, it will come.

A 1:1 chat came in.

[CarryWell: Hey, hi]

CarryWell.

One of the countless top solos in my friend list.

I hadn't checked, but it seems we were in the same queue.

CarryWell's playstyle could be seen as the complete opposite of 3MinTowerHonor.

While 3MinTowerHonor dives the enemy top to finish them off when leading the lane, CarryWell roams to mid or invades the enemy jungle to secure vision.

There's no definitive right or wrong, but when I played with him, CarryWell's win rate was higher than 3MinTowerHonor's high-risk, high-reward playstyle.

[Me: Hi]

[CarryWell: You've been on fire lately... I'll bus you out, hehe]

[Me: Hehe;]

Looking at it now, it felt like a targeted move.

'And the rest of the team... MobyDick and BlackDog, right?'

The positions were a bit mixed up.

There were two ADCs.

'But... it's fine because these ADCs are not ordinary.'

GRS MobyDick.

When it comes to picking the best laner in the world, it's common to choose the laner from the Red Cup-winning team.

But if you ask who the best ADC in the world is, MobyDick is one of the three names that always come up, alongside SY Longbow and SCV BlackDog.

MobyDick, as a Red Cup runner-up, could be seen as a rival to BlackDog, the ADC of the Red Cup semi-finalist SCV, who shares a similar team color.

Currently, MobyDick is mid, and BlackDog is ADC.

'Well, I'll just have to see how it goes.'

The bans were complete.

[Ban List]

Saku / Ezreal

Lissandra / Gwen

Rengar

Juyi /

Our team is the Red team.

We are in the top side and have the last pick.

[SyLAS]

The enemy first pick was SyLAS without hesitation.

A champion capable of top-mid swap and with high champion value, it was a good choice.

[Sett]

CarryWell, our first pick, chose Sett.

Like SyLAS, Sett can play multiple positions and is a safe pick as a first pick.

'Now it's MobyDick's turn, right?'

I was worried he might throw a tantrum and insist on playing ADC, but surprisingly, MobyDick chose his champion without a word.

[Lucian]

A good choice.

Lucian is a ranged champion but performs exceptionally well in top and mid lanes.

Additionally, Lucian can be used as a counter-pick to SyLAS, taking advantage of the last pick.

'Not to mention, it's not a bad pick as a first pick either.'

As mentioned, Lucian can play multiple positions.

This made me wonder.

'...He didn't choose it thinking it was an ADC, did he?'

Even though he's been playing on the Korean server for a while, he should be able to read the Korean position labels...

'He might have switched to mid.'

Right?

He must have.

I tried to think positively and hoped this wasn't a bad omen.

And...

The ban and pick phase was complete.

[Our Team / Enemy Team]

Top: Sett / Baego

Jungle: Rumble / Diana

Mid: Lucian / SyLAS

ADC: Kalista / Aphelios

Support: Lillia / Nautilus

It seemed MobyDick knew his position was mid.

'Or he might have thought it was mid Kalista... but that's a bit too far-fetched.'

Overall, the lane matchups were quite favorable.

Sett, Lucian, and Kalista are all champions with strong lane presence.

Of course, in the bottom lane, the support is generally considered more important, so we'll have to see how the game plays out.

[Please select a skin!]

The game started.

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Jungler'sSlave - Baego

SY YunGi - Diana

SY Rainbow - SyLAS

MAX KingGodEmperor - Aphelios

dwqkopkwrkty - Nautilus

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As expected, familiar IDs appeared in the enemy mid-jungle.

Rainbow and YunGi.

The world's best mid-jungle duo.

There was no need to be unnecessarily scared.

After all, they were the ones I had to overcome eventually.

It just happened to be today.

The invade position was straightforward.

Sett was watching the vision at the top tri-bush, and Lucian was waiting in mid.

I was watching the vision in the straight bush by the river, and our bottom lane was watching the vision from the direction leading to the blue side.

Since Rumble needed to manage heat from the start, I didn't want to cause any unnecessary variables early on.

Sure enough, at the one-minute mark, Nautilus and SyLAS led the enemy team into our blue side.

Although our bottom duo quickly retreated, we unfortunately lost vision on the blue side.

This made it impossible to know where the enemy jungler started.

At least, without help from our team.

Our Sett, who confirmed the enemy's four-man invade on the blue side, warded the enemy blue bush.

He encountered the enemy Baego, but even the strong Baego wasn't reckless enough to trade with a level 1 Sett.

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The enemy Diana's jungle start was either our blue or their red.

Given the vision situation, it was likely she would take a path that split the two.

'At least, in a typical case.'

The enemy is none other than YunGi.

And he's with Rainbow.

It was unwise to make hasty judgments and decisions.

After quickly clearing the top three camps, I didn't head to our blue but went straight to the river.

I saw the enemy Diana moving from our blue side to the river on the ward.

This confirmed the split path I had initially thought.

'The bottom lane needs to hold up.'

If not, the enemy jungler could gank or dive.

Of course, by the diagonal rule, this would give our top lane some breathing room...

'Hmm.'

I glanced at the top lane.

The enemy top, Jungler'sSlave, was a smart top laner and was handling the lane well.

He made it difficult for me to gank or dive.

Naturally, this made the game quite frustrating for me, who needed to create an early advantage in the top lane.

'Hmm.'

Just as I was about to enter the enemy blue side through the river to jungle,

a fierce early lane trade broke out in mid.

[MobyDick1111 (Lucian): SyLAS Flash]

Both mid laners used their flashes.

I couldn't help but be impressed by the trade.

'Wow.'

Rainbow and MobyDick.

When naming the superstars of League of Legends, they are among the top three.

What makes a superstar?

There are many conditions, but the most important one, in my opinion, is the ability to perform spectacular super plays.

When everyone gives up, when it seems impossible, these so-called superstars turn the impossible into the possible.

And both Rainbow and MobyDick were such superstars.

Even if left alone, the trade would be turned into a GIF and spark huge discussions.

But.

'I plan to win.'

Let them have their mid lane showdown.

I headed straight to mid.

Under normal circumstances, Rainbow wouldn't be this aggressive in lane trades against a strong champion like Lucian.

However, MobyDick's aggressive playstyle forced Rainbow out of the turret.

If Rainbow didn't counter-attack, he risked losing mid lane control for the rest of the game.

Of course, such intense lane trades inevitably call the jungler.

This is where the jungler's domain begins.

As soon as the intense lane trade ended, YunGi's Diana appeared from the straight bush by the river.

YunGi had the same idea as me.

'A 2v2 fight isn't bad.'

However,

Thanks to YunGi taking the bottom path, the enemy support, who now had the initiative, also appeared.

The 2v2 fight turned into a 2v3.

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Retreat pings were marked, but Lucian was too deep in the fight.

'Should I abandon him?'

As I was hesitating,

Vwooo─

A Teleport lit up from the mid minions.

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