Chapter 67 of 100

Chapter 67

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〈Chapter 67〉 It Can't Be

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No matter how massive a dam may be, a crack no bigger than a fingernail is enough to bring it down.

Even if the crack is initially very small, it can gradually grow and eventually engulf the entire dam.

However, no one notices the tiny crack when it first appears.

People only become aware of the crack after the situation has worsened, when clear signs of trouble start to show in the dam.

Therefore...

If the SY team had pushed us hard from the beginning, winning this game would have been impossible.

Even if the opposing team wasn't in the main position, the same applied to our team, and most importantly, the highest tier of our teammates, excluding Nightmare and me, was only Diamond.

In such a situation, fortunately, the opponent is not giving their all.

In fact, it seems like they are playing for fun, not even trying their best.

It's not just because this is a regular game.

From the moment Jarvan was hit by the cannon, it was evident.

'I have to seize this opportunity.'

Of course, objectively speaking, the current situation isn't very favorable.

The opponent is the complete SY team.

The world's strongest team.

In contrast, our team's tier, excluding Nightmare, is at most Diamond.

To put it in perspective, it's like the difference between a middle school soccer team and a national representative team.

The only slight difference is that our team has two former player coaches on the field.

An ally has been hit!

Regardless, as if to prove the overwhelming difference, the top and bottom lanes were solo-killed shortly after the game started, and the resulting damage was significant.

In comparison, the crack I initially caused in mid-lane is still very weak.

Moreover, the extreme matchup between Leesin and Yasuo isn't something that can be overturned with just one kill.

However,

The important thing is that a crack has already occurred.

The size of the crack doesn't matter.

What matters is that it has clearly appeared.

'First, I'll take out the enemy jungler.'

I used Leesin's ultimate to move with Raze towards the enemy's red side.

As expected, the innocent Jarvan, who was naively jungling, couldn't hide his confusion when he saw me and Leesin.

'His flag is on cooldown.'

It was too easy.

The flag is both a powerful offensive and survival skill for Jarvan.

With this skill on cooldown, even a guinea pig couldn't easily escape from this position.

'Not using Flash?'

As our HP drained away under the combined attack of me and Leesin, Jarvan had no choice but to use Flash.

Flash!

Of course, I had no intention of letting Jarvan go easily.

The enemy Yasuo showed no signs of coming to back him up.

'Not a bad decision.'

A short chase ensued.

'Soon, the flag will be back up.'

Jarvan's flag is one of the so-called "broken" movement skills.

The flag and the spear, both individually, are not movement skills, so except for a few special CCs like knockback or charm, Jarvan's flag will almost always activate.

Naturally, with Raze's binding CC, it's almost impossible to interrupt Jarvan's flag.

'Then...'

I just need to kill him before that.

'He'll try to use the flag to jump over the wall. It won't be easy.'

I immediately started bumping into Jarvan, continuously hitting him.

'Frustrating, right?'

League of Legends is more lenient with body-blocking compared to other AOS games.

While it rarely causes significant issues, it can momentarily hinder movement.

Just like now.

Swish!

Jarvan's flag barely reached the wall, and the spear was thrust.

However, by the time Jarvan reached the other side of the wall, he was already a corpse.

The following eq combo delivered a powerful smash to Jarvan's back.

Enemy eliminated!

'Good.'

I looked at the mid-lane.

Fortunately, I had pushed the mid-lane before coming, so the lane disadvantage wasn't significant.

I turned to return to mid, but Yasuo showed no signs of backing off.

In fact, he was even going for the turret shield.

'Hmm.'

You're greedy for the turret shield?

Of course, Yasuo's actions weren't baseless.

Just as we were about to attack Yasuo.

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[IlIIIIIllIlIll (Leesin) has targeted SY Rainbow (Sylas)]

Rainbow's Sylas, who had control of the bottom lane, appeared.

A 2v2 situation.

Although the enemy Sylas is a support, with two kills and a trip back to base, he was almost a laner in terms of level, except for being slightly lower.

'If Sylas' chain hits, the situation becomes very unfavorable.'

Not just because of the CC, but because Sylas' E skill and Yasuo's ultimate can combo.

Yasuo's ultimate isn't just about responding to allies' airborne effects.

It allows Yasuo, who is otherwise a slow champion without minion waves, to quickly close the gap with the enemy and gain a 50% reduction in additional defenses.

With the passive also recharging, it's no wonder so many Yasuo mad moves are produced.

'If I target Leesin, there's no guarantee he'll dodge the skill.'

No matter how well he's played so far, he's still Diamond.

I can't demand such precise combat awareness.

Therefore, I deliberately stepped forward as bait.

Logically, it was obvious which target the enemy would go for between the agile Leesin and the slow Raze.

'Come on, use it.'

From here, it was a pure physical fight.

Whether the skill shot hits or misses.

Rainbow's Sylas charged at me aggressively.

'Rainbow will use Flash a beat late.'

As predicted, Rainbow used Flash to close the distance and attempted an ewe combo.

However, what Rainbow didn't expect was that I had read his move.

'Move left here.'

When the chain missed at close range, Rainbow's movement showed confusion.

It was a skill shot he was so confident in.

Naturally, Yasuo, who was trying to join the fight with his ultimate, also joined a beat late.

Soon, the only thing left for the Sylas, who had used all his W and E skills, was a miserable beating.

Enemy eliminated!

Double kill!

In an instant, we took out Sylas and Yasuo.

With that, the bottom lane, which had been 2v1, exploded in retaliation, freezing the lane and tormenting the enemy ADC, Yoon-gi.

'Good.'

The initial crack is gradually widening.

I will now turn the massive fortress of SY, which no one could ever bring down, into a sandcastle.

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It's often said that the top lane is a lonely and isolated lane.

And in such a lane, Lee Sin could only momentarily space out.

He felt a strange sense of déjà vu from the mid-lane skirmish a moment ago.

'What is it?'

Despite the different position and champion, for some reason, Raze's figure overlapped with Prisoner's.

This confusion was brief.

An ally has been hit!

"Ah."

While I was distracted, I was solo-killed.

The opponent was SY Longbow, the team's ace and one of the world's best ADCs. The price of a momentary lapse was inevitable.

'...I must be crazy.'

Prisoner is dead.

Or, he can no longer play the game.

There is evidence to support this.

'If he could still play, there would be no reason for him to disappear like that.'

It's a given.

The first-ever 2000-point jungler.

This is not an achievement that can be belittled just because Prisoner was an amateur who didn't debut as a pro.

Every pro was once an amateur.

In that sense, Prisoner had the greatest potential to reach the top.

In such a situation,

Lee Sin playing normal games instead of ranked games had no particular reason.

At first, it was just a mistake,

The second time, it was half resignation,

And the last time, there was no reason at all.

'Hmm.'

The game continues.

Raze and Leesin, who had entered the enemy jungle, took out the enemy Jarvan.

In the subsequent mid-lane skirmish, they achieved a great victory against Rainbow and TheOne.

It all seemed like a painting.

And strangely familiar.

Even though the game was clearly losing, it felt like we were winning.

Moreover, the opponent was SY, who had just won the Red Cup by defeating GRS.

"..."

With Raze's consecutive outstanding performances, a question that had been brewing in Lee Sin's heart slowly surfaced.

It can't be,

It shouldn't be,

In the end, Lee Sin couldn't help but let out the words that had risen to his throat.

"Prisoner?"