Chapter 49: LCK(3)

“Hello. This is the LCK Spring opening match, announcer Yoon Jihye greets you.”

“Hello. This is Count, Lee Yonghyun.”

“We’ll be hosting the analysis desk with Count this season. Haven’t we seen each other in a while?”

“Since I haven’t met you since I retired, is it 2 years?”

“Time has passed a lot.”

[Jihye noona]

[Oh Count]

[He has good game sense, so he’ll analyze well]

[I didn’t like it when they brought in someone who wasn’t a pro last season, but good]

“Then in the 1st set, ARK won the match between AX and ARK. How did you see this draft?”

“First of all, I think the pick to pay attention to is K’Sante, who came out in the top lane. As expected, he was a really strong pick this season, and even though he lost, he showed an intense appearance.”

“As you said, he even showed a solo kill against Gwen, who is called his counter. Was this because K’Sante played well?”

“Many people think that he is a counter from the beginning because he has true damage proportional to health and kills K’Sante in one combo using Conqueror.”

[20]

[K’Sante wins in the early game]

[Raw stats + Grasp + Shield Bash = He’s just a god]

[Grasp Shield Bash is just a crazy person]

[What if Iceborn Gauntlet is added to that?]

[It’s Gwen, why Iceborn Gauntlet]

“He’s strong now, but instead of nerfing his extreme late-game tanking and damage a little. I think the buffs he received in the early stages played a big role in the solo kill.”

“I see. Then, if we talk about ARK again, we have to look at this player. What do you think of Para?”

“Ah…Para, she’s really good. I have a memory of being hit very hard in the finals.”

[Ah…]

[There’s a victim here too]

[ᄅᄋ Count’s form was good at that time, but Para carried alone and lost]

“First of all, aside from everything else, there’s a scene I watched carefully. It’s this scene.”

“Is it the last dragon teamfight scene?”

“Yes, if you look here, after catching Lucian and Nami, who were coming to support, with his ultimate at once, assassination. This is not the end.”

[Yone is so strong]

[Broken champ, why isn’t it deleted?]

[What broken champ, is there a pro who uses Yone besides Para?]

[His early health was nerfed so much that he has to get beaten up when he meets a mage, but Para only uses him because he wins with mechanics]

“If you look at this scene where he stopped Ahri’s teleport at the end.”

[ᄅᄋ The bush wasn’t visible there]

[No, it was visible at the end]

[Ah, it was visible]

“The remaining ward at the end showed Ahri entering the bush. But because of the timing, Ahri’s used lens didn’t see it, and she used teleport right away.”

[Wow, if he hadn’t moved sideways there, K’Sante would have recalled]

[ᄅᄋ It wouldn’t have ended if that happened]

“What I felt was really amazing here is that Para stopped K’Sante’s recall with movement, and canceled the teleport with the end of his Q range.”

“Wow…it feels really amazing when you put it that way. Then, who will be the POG of the 1st set? Let’s check it out right away!”

[ᄏ]

[Great Para]

[POG pose is finger hearts ᄃᄃ]

[Oh yeah yeah, noona is pretty and gets POG in her LCK debut match, just do everything]

[Eradicate the haters who were slandering Para like this ㅋㅋㅋ]

“Player Para! It was a game that could have tilted a little in the top lane, but she carried with the growth she built up in the mid lane.”

“This is because AX’s bot lane and top lane over-grew, so there were many difficult possibilities, but she led the team with super plays at every moment.”

“Even her KDA is clean at 4/0/1.”

“But what’s good is good, and I don’t think it’s good to release K’Sante.”

“Then what kind of draft will come out in the 2nd set. Let’s meet right away!”

“Even though they came up to the LCK, this team’s color is still the same. The player who creates that color is this player.”

[She’s pretty even with a close-up like that]

[ᄅᄋ Para worked hard from the beginning of the 1st set]

[AX fighting]

“It’s clear that Seonghwan’s Gwen also had some accidents in the early game, but in the end, he did his part.”

“That’s right.”

“I wonder what kind of lesson AX, the mainstay of the LCK, will give to this fearless team. Now, the 2nd set draft starts!”

[Let’s cut Yone first]

[ᄅᄋ If Yone is released, his carry ability is just overwhelming]

[But is it right to ban Yone? It’s a waste of a ban card?]

[It seems like ARK doesn’t have many draft gaps, since they equipped a carry champion in the top lane too]

[And Para’s champion pool is a bit strange;; In CK, he played something like Nautilus]

“First, K’Sante ban, followed by Yone. AX is also fully aware of Para’s carry ability.”

“The problem is that Para’s carry ability doesn’t change depending on the champion.”

“That’s right. Nautilus, Lee Sin, and even ranged AD champions. He’s a player with an amazing champion pool.”

[Is ARK going to play Lucian-Nami this game, or will AX again even though they lost?]

[If K’Sante is banned, you have to eat it, there’s no champion to tank in front]

[ᄅ]

“Udyr as the 1st pick here? It’s AX’s first pick, showing their will to firmly take the initiative in the top lane.”

“ARK completes the bot duo here. They saw it last game and it was good. It’s Lucian and Nami picks, conscious of the initiative.”

“Then, at the point where Lulu is banned, the bot lane card that can come out is…”

“Are they picking Milio here? Then what champion will come out as a set?”

“Aphelios follows. They take Aphelios-Milio.”

“And ARK uses Xin Zhao again in the jungle.”

[What will Para do?]

[No one knows that except Para]

[AX fighting]

[Stop the spam]

“And from ARK, seeing Udyr, Gnar comes out.”

“Udyr has a bit of a hard time against ranged champions, but like K’Sante, he can solve it with his weight class, you know.”

“And from AX’s mid, Ahri and Viego in the jungle again. Next, from ARK…Hwei comes out!”

“It’s the first Hwei pick in the LCK.”

“Then, please give us an overall review of both teams’ drafts!”

“It seems like a composition that cares about lane initiative. I think it will be important how well they can solve it in each lane.”

“Does that mean there’s a possibility that the game will be decided in the laning phase?”

“Yes, I predict that the team that makes mistakes in the laning phase will have a hard time throughout the game.”

“Then let’s meet the 2nd set!”

[Is Para good at Hwei?]

[He hasn’t played a single game yet]

[It came out at the end of last season anyway]

[Let’s go~]

“I’ll play Hwei.”

“Did you practice?”

The coach asked me if I could do it.

Hwei was a champion added in this patch, so he hadn’t used it in scrims for a few games.

Everyone was worried about the mastery issue.

‘I was waiting for when it would be released’

As someone who likes versatile champions, I quite preferred Hwei.

His survivability was a bit lacking, but he had good CC and DPS, and he was in the top tier of pushing power among standing mages.

From a mid laner’s perspective, there was no reason to dislike the champion.

So the game started, and as the minions arrived, I went forward and took the early push.

‘He took Q at level 1.’

Usually, Ahri takes W at level 1 and trades with auto W auto, but there were also times when he took Q against Hwei, who has fast lane clear.

But because I used QE (the first input determines the subject, and the second input uses one of the three skills corresponding to the subject) to scrape all the minions, I could take level 2 first.

The moment I reached level 2, I went in front of the opponent’s turret and started pressuring.

With all our team’s melee minions alive, the opponent had no choice but to come forward to eat experience.

Because it was a pro game where the game could end with a slight difference in experience and level timing, the opponent’s Ahri moved forward a little forcefully.

When Ahri used a skill to eat minions, I was able to gain a big trade advantage with my skills.

“Can we eat the Voidgrubs?”

“I’m pressuring mid.”

“Still, it might be difficult to fight if Ahri learns her ultimate and comes up.”

“Top is pushing.”

The opponent’s Ahri didn’t go home even though her health was below half, perhaps trying to pull out items as much as possible before the Voidgrubs.

It wasn’t a good choice to be so stubborn while holding Teleport.

‘Now.’

The moment Ahri moved to eat the cannon minion, I cast a fear with my E skill.

Followed by my ultimate and Q skill.

Hwei’s passive summons a field that deals additional damage to enemies hit by consecutive skills.

It was a passive that played the role of filling in the ambiguous damage of skills.

[First Blood achieved by ARK para (Hwei)!]

“I caught mid.”

I was able to get first blood at the same time as the Voidgrubs spawned.