Chapter 69

### Chapter 69: Impossible (3)

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Ryu Jinhyuk shook his head.

While everyone else was enjoying themselves, he still felt unusually serious.

It was because the mid-laner from the opposing team was on his mind.

‘Forget it.’

Ryu Jinhyuk refocused on the game.

­Allies have slain the Wind Dragon!

The current stack of dragons on the allied side is 3.

Although the Wind Dragon wasn't the most beneficial, it was still a very good soul compared to the Sea Dragon Soul, which was a game-changer.

‘Now, what should I do?’

The opposing team now had two choices:

Either give up the Dragon Soul gracefully.

Or fight.

Whichever choice they made, it would be a harsh one for them.

The farming time had passed.

Thirty seconds before the next dragon would spawn, the opposing team's Camille, who had been pushing the top lane almost to the second turret, teleported to mid.

Upon confirming that the opposing team had used their teleport, Yune, who didn't have a teleport, didn't head to the top lane but instead went straight to the dragon.

‘A fight, huh.’

Then so be it.

The vision in the dragon area had long been controlled by the allied team.

The situation was decidedly in the allied team's favor.

‘They might as well have just given us the dragon… Let's see what happens.’

Of course, even though the situation was favorable, the allied team didn't intend to drag out the fight.

After all, the top lane had been pushed to the inhibitor turret.

­Kee!

The moment the dragon officially appeared.

‘Huh?’

As if waiting for this moment, the opposing team's LeBlanc began to act strangely in mid-lane.

She had used her ultimate.

‘Ultimate? Where to?’

Baron was still over a minute away from respawning.

So, the target of the opposing LeBlanc's ultimate wasn't Baron.

‘Then, the only other option is…’

The top inhibitor turret.

‘They want to trade the Dragon Soul for the top inhibitor turret?’

It didn't seem very efficient, but considering the current state of the opposing team, it wasn't a bad choice.

After all, League of Legends is a game about destroying turrets and the nexus, not just slaying dragons.

‘Did they deliberately show themselves in mid-lane?’

If the allied team had known that the opposing LeBlanc and Camille had gone to the top lane, they would have deployed appropriate members.

However, with the opposing team gathered at the bottom, the allied team concentrated all their members on the dragon.

As a result, it seemed difficult to defend the inhibitor immediately.

‘…No, wait a moment.’

Then, something unexpected happened.

LeBlanc, who was thought to be heading to the top lane, didn't use her ultimate.

Only Camille used her ultimate.

‘What’s this?’

If both LeBlanc and Camille had used their ultimates to head to the top lane, they could have definitely destroy the inhibitor.

But with Camille going to the top lane alone and LeBlanc staying in mid-lane…

‘They intend to end the game.’

The team members also immediately realized this and orders were quickly given.

[“Hey, someone go back. They’re trying to end the game.”]

[“You go.”]

[“Ah, really?”]

[“I can’t go; I’m in the jungle.”]

[“Someone, go back.”]

[“Then you go.”]

…Of course, no one followed the order.

Under normal circumstances, the division of labor would have been smooth, but due to the different positions and some minor conflicts during the game, it didn't happen.

In fact, this entire process was a kind of play for the team members.

[“I’ll go.”]

In the end, the support, Ryu Jinhyuk, pulled back and pressed the recall button.

Even though Silas, played by Ryu Jinhyuk, couldn't stop the well-developed Camille alone due to his support role, he could buy enough time.

3, 2, 1…….

Thud!

Just before Ryu Jinhyuk recalled, a sound wave from somewhere cut off his recall.

‘Was it a ward?’

Having dominated the vision on the dragon side, his retreat to recall was a mistake.

­Allies have slain the Wind Dragon!

­Allies have obtained the Wind Dragon Soul!

The dragon soul was secured.

The real problem was about to begin.

Camille, who had reached the top lane, quickly destroyed the inhibitor turret and was now attacking the inhibitor.

[“They’re trying to stop us from going back.”]

The voices of the team members, who had been laughing and joking a moment ago, suddenly stiffened.

The goal of the opposing team's four members was clear.

To prevent the allied team from going back.

And to end the game.

Unfortunately, the allied team had no teleports left.

Yasuo had taken Ignite from the start, and Yune's teleport was on cooldown.

­The red team's inhibitor has been destroyed!

Of course, the team members didn't panic.

The name of the world's best team, SY, wasn't earned by chance.

Despite the sudden time attack due to the opposing team's ambush, they calmly did what they needed to do.

[“Gangplank, snare the Ziggs.”]

Gangplank, played by Guinepig, used both his Flash and Q to immediately snare the opposing Ziggs and Nami with his ultimate.

At that moment.

­Thud!

Ryze, who had suddenly rushed towards Ziggs, kicked Gangplank.

A large protective dome was formed, inadvertently protecting the two opposing tanks.

[“Oh.”]

[“Don’t use your ultimate. I’ll do it.”]

Of course, even with the protective dome, the fact that Ziggs and Nami were trapped didn't change.

They were excellent targets for Yune.

­Flash!

The moment Yune's ultimate effect flashed, Ziggs and Nami used their flashes simultaneously, realizing it was over.

[“Damn.”]

If Yune's ultimate had landed, combined with Yasuo's ultimate, they could have burst Ziggs and Nami in one go. But for now, they were satisfied with taking out the opposing tanks' survival.

Two of the opposing team's flashes were immediately used.

With the flashes of the tanky Ziggs and Nami used, the subsequent team fight was as clear as day.

[“I’ll go back.”]

In that situation, Gangplank pulled back and pressed the recall button.

The hourglass had already started to fall, so he needed to go back as soon as he had the chance.

At that moment.

[“Ah.”]

Ryze's hand, which had come down from mid-lane, swirled.

Gangplank disappeared.

[“Why is Ryze’s damage so high?”]

[“Who’s dealing damage?”]

While Jax is usually preferred as a tank in team games, this was a normal game, not a team game.

Naturally, Guinepig went for an extreme armor penetration build, and as a result, his paper-thin body was obliterated by the monster-like Ryze's combo.

Of course, during this time, Ryu Jinhyuk, playing Rainbow's Silas, didn't just stand still.

[“Got him.”]

Silas' chain, which had approached, hit Ziggs, and Yasuo flew over.

Nami, who was next to him, was swept up by Silas and Yasuo, and two kill notifications appeared almost instantly.

­Enemy slain!

­Double kill!

Now, the remaining opponents were Ryze and Lissandra, who was in a near-death state.

[“Quickly recall. I’ll mark Lissandra.”]

[“Okay.”]

Yasuo immediately recalled, and Silas met Lissandra to mark her.

Meanwhile, Yune and Ezreal faced off against Ryze, who had just rushed down from mid-lane.

[“I’ll keep him in check. Go back.”]

[“Confirmed.”]

[“Here! …This isn’t right.”]

Yunji's Ezreal maintained a proper distance and shot Qs, but Ryze easily dodged them as if mocking them.

[“…Really annoying.”]

Even with fake recalls and skill shots, Ryze didn't take any of the skills.

Time was not on our side.

Feeling anxious, Ezreal, who had maintained a proper distance, finally cast a forbidden skill, the front vision.

[“Ah.”]

That was a mistake.

Skills were exchanged between Ryze and Ezreal, who were now within auto-attack range.

While all of Ezreal's skills missed, all of Ryze's skills hit.

Even though Ezreal is fundamentally an ADC, his main damage comes from his skills.

With all his skills missing, even a well-developed Ezreal couldn't win against a better-developed Ryze.

Front vision, back flash.

Yunji showed the ugly play that so-called "chong" Ezreals are known for.

The problem didn't end there.

[“No, if you had just used the flash!”]

Ryze, who had quickly brought Ezreal to near-death, used the movement speed from his ultimate to immediately rush towards Yune, who was about to recall in 1 second.

Judging that using Q or E would be too late, Ryze used a bold front flash and a preemptive W to successfully cut off Yune's recall.

It was a close call.

[“Ah, it’s over.”]

[“…We can’t let this go. We need to catch him.”]

The recall failed.

With a quick decision, Ezreal and Yune rushed towards Ryze.

However, Ryze was no ordinary player.

Even in a 2v1 situation, he dodged the skills he could with movement and used Zhonya’s and a Chrono Shift to avoid the ones he couldn’t.

It was a tedious delay.

[“No, Zhonya’s and Chrono Shift are over the line.”]

While Ryze was delaying time in a 2v1 standoff with Yune and Ezreal.

Fortunately, Yasuo, who had recalled earlier, successfully returned.

The current situation at the allied base was that only one of the twin turrets remained.

[“Should we show it?”]

Yasuo, who had received the team's expectations, was only briefly in the spotlight.

[“What, what is this?!”]

The true damage from Camille's Q, which he had charged while destroying the turret, shook Yasuo's shoulder.

Camille didn't stop there.

Using his ultimate, Camille easily caught Yasuo, who had no spells and no Ironclad Challenge cooldown.

­Allies have been hit!

­The enemy is raging!

[“…”]

A moment of silence.

[“Mid lane difference.”]

In the end, the allied nexus exploded without stopping Camille's advance.

[Defeat]

The word that the team members never expected to see in a normal game appeared, and their voices mixed.

[“No, what is this?”]

[“We lost this.”]

[“Mid lane difference.”]

[“Agreed.”]

[“…No, why did I go back alone at the end? It was a 2v4 situation, right?”]

While the team members exchanged feedback, Ryu Jinhyuk remained silent, staring blankly at the word "Defeat."

It felt familiar.

For some reason, this defeat felt all too familiar.

‘…Why?’

A nickname naturally came to Ryu Jinhyuk's mind.

‘No, that’s impossible.’

He had tried to shake off that name.

He didn't want to recall that name now.

It would be disrespectful to Prisoner.

But, Ryu Jinhyuk thought.

‘If, really.’

It was impossible.

It was hard to believe.

‘If you, really, are Prisoner.’

We will meet again someday.

Whether in solo queue.

Or, in a professional match.

‘Until then.’

I will wait.

Of course, that day might never come, but I will wait in the name of hope.

‘…But, if that day really comes.’

I will win.

Ryu Jinhyuk, Rainbow, stared intently at the word "Defeat" and made that vow.

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