Chapter 126: Sniping. (8)

A shocking defeat.

The atmosphere was quite good in the early game.

Being significantly ahead in basic tier, they not only led in the laning phase but also succeeded in a bot lane dive by utilizing the Kamal-Galio combination.

Above all, they even managed to kill the renowned Outlaw by forcing their way into the enemy jungle at the cost of a big wave.

They had caught that very Outlaw who seemed absolutely unkillable.

[“We’ve definitely won this game.”]

Everyone was convinced.

Of course, the opponent was Outlaw.

Complacency was unacceptable, and indeed, there was almost no complacency.

[“Everyone, stay calm.”]

But, that was all.

As the game moved past the mid-game, it strangely started to falter.

It definitely felt advantageous, yet the opponent was taking all the dragons, and although they did secure a Herald, it wasn’t used with much impact.

At that time, Jjushim’s team was somewhat consumed by madness.

We have to catch Outlaw.

We just need to catch Outlaw.

Outlaw…

They chased only Outlaw, as if to repay the massacre from the previous game.

By aggressively diving to chase Outlaw’s Kindred, their formation had collapsed by the time they realized it, and they suffered a crushing defeat in a team fight they should never have lost.

If they hadn’t caught Outlaw at the beginning, if they hadn’t realized they could kill Outlaw, would things have been different?

It’s unknown.

Because the water was already spilled.

[Defeat]

Jjushim, dazed by the clearly displayed word, barely managed to move his lips.

“No, why can’t you utilize the Kamal-Galio combo? Is it that hard to pick off one person at a time with that?”

[“The opponent is Kindred. How the hell are you supposed to burst down Kindred in one go?”]

In fact, after level 6, Jjushim’s team hadn’t managed to kill Kindred even once.

Whenever they tried to engage, she would use her ultimate at a god-like timing to buy time, call her allies in the meantime, and if they poured CC to burst her down at once, she would use her ultimate right before.

It was truly god-like calculation.

“You can just kill other champions besides Kindred, what does that matter?”

[“Then make the call.”]

“Shouldn’t Kamal do that? With Kamal-Galio, Kamal is the launcher.”

[“Hyung, your viewers are asking you to unfreeze your chat…”]

“Is the chat the problem right now?”

Forgetting he was even broadcasting, Jjushim’s voice rose.

What more would he get than curses if he unfroze the chat now anyway?

[“Hey, Jjushim. What did you do so well? Honestly, isn’t this jungle difference? It’s a 3-level jungle difference. 3 levels.”]
[“Ah… Aaat…!”]
[“…Honestly, agreed.”]

The teammates, also having quite a bit pent up, couldn’t hold back anymore and started speaking up.

Legend of League is a game that plays with people’s emotions.

Losing two such games in a row, it’s impossible not to get heated.

Especially in a situation like now, where the opponent’s tier was lower than theirs.

“No, that’s… how can a jungler close the level gap when the game is being lost! Make some sense.”

The voice he had been trying to suppress gradually started to rise.

[“Isn’t that jungle difference?”]
[“Ahem, ahem.”]
[“Ah, viewers, please don’t spam here, go to Jjushim hyung’s stream. I’m really struggling.”]
[“Speaking of which, didn’t this game turn out like this because you kept insisting on catching Outlaw? Does it make sense for a jungler not to secure dragons?”]

“No, isn’t it too much to blame only me for that? When I suggested it, everyone agreed to do it together. If you didn’t think it was right, you should have put on the brakes.”

[“That’s not what I’m saying right now. What I mean is, let’s not play politics unnecessarily. That’s it. There’s the next game too.”]
[“That’s right. Hyung, if you keep this up, we’re really going to get 3-0’d.”]
[“And unfreeze the chat. Your viewers are causing a ruckus in my stream.”]

Although the chat in Jjushim’s stream was still frozen, it was obvious where the public sentiment of the viewers currently lay.

Jjushim, unable to turn a deaf ear any longer, unfroze the chat.

“…I’ll unfreeze the chat.”

-[Chat window has been unfrozen.]
-My
-Ruin
-Ah
-Out
-My
-Law
-Law
-My
-Ruin

[‘JjushimDanTalToe’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“Ugh, you idiot! Kaaak, ptooey! Jungle difference, jungle difference, ya ya ya!”]

-Agreed, agreed.
-F*cking idiot lol.
-So pathetic.
-Pathetic, Jjushim-ah!

[‘NaRakDanSuJang’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“DemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemise”]

[‘JjushimuiNoye’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“Information) This f*cking idiot sniped Outlaw, calling her a wintrading.”]

-Lololololololol
-My
-Laughter trigger lolololol
-Ruin
-Didn’t he just confess?
-My
-JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff
-Ah
-Ruin
-Out
-Law
-Law

Even if he had ten mouths, he had nothing to say in this situation, so even Jjushim, the king of bluster, couldn’t open his mouth right now.

“…”

[‘JjushimuiNoye’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“Hey, are you crying?”]

-Just cry, sht.
-Seriously, at least squeeze out some tears, you fcking idiot.
-Seriously, sniping and then getting rolled… Is this even human?
-If it were me, I would’ve jumped off immediately out of embarrassment lol.

[‘Gaeng6)MaeMaeManI’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“I knew this bstard would meet his match someday. Go fcking die, you conscienceless b*stard.”]

-Seriously lol.
-The vengeful spirit of GaengGaengGaengGaengGaeng lol.
-If he went around sniping others like that, he should have been prepared to die himself lol.
-My
-Ruin
-JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff JG diff
-DemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemiseDemise

Jjushim found it painful to look at the chat any longer.

No matter how much his mental fortitude had been trained through years of broadcasting, it had been a long time since he had not only lost a game so one-sidedly but also been insulted like this.

“…Let’s go to the next game.”

The teammates were equally dejected.

After already fighting amongst themselves, a peculiar sense of post-battle emptiness set in, and there was hardly any discussion about picks and bans.

[“Let’s just do it quickly.”]
[“…Go go.”]

A mental state already shattered beyond repair.

It’s not for nothing that so many experts in best-of-series emphasize the importance of the first game.

After the shocking defeat in the first game, everything Jjushim’s team had prepared crumbled one by one, and the result was right before their eyes.

[“…What are we doing?”]
[“Just pick anything.”]

Could they win with anything?

That was the thought currently in the minds of Jjushim and his teammates.

-I just wish it would end quickly.

Although they didn’t say it out loud, that’s what they thought.

[Defeat]

The first and second games were at least game-like and created some picture, but the last one ended with their Nexus being pushed before even 20 minutes had passed, after being helplessly beaten.

In solo queue, there are quite a few games that end before 20 minutes, but that’s a phenomenon that happens because the game is given up.
For a proper team game to end before 20 minutes had many different implications.

“…”

No more conversation was exchanged.

[“Everyone worked hard.”]
[“Good game, everyone.”]
[“It’s over.”]

Rather, as if relieved, the teammates dusted themselves off and left the voice chat room one by one.

-Tiring.
-Tiriririk.

A game so devastating that even a fight disguised as feedback was unnecessary.

That was the third game.

-Wow… seriously, throwing the game now.
-My
-Ugh, you idiot, did you ask for a 5v5 for this?
-Ruin
-Ah
-Out
-Law
-Law
-My
-Ruin

[‘Gaeng6)MaeMaeManI’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“Is there a jungler who gets wiped by a Diamond player while having an all-Challenger team? Is there a jungler who gets wiped by a Diamond player while having an all-Challenger team?”]

“No, the Diamond player was ADC, and the enemy jungler was also Challenger…”

-So what?
-Yes, yes, I’m sure that’s what you’d say.
-So what, you fcking idiot? Are you bragging?
-Seriously, so fcking pathetic.
-Just wish he’d die.
-It’s absurd to think this kind of b*stard slandered Outlaw lol.

[‘JjushimBiEungShin’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“It was f*cking disgusting when you were playing politics with your teammates like this. Jjushim-ah. Why the hell are you like that?”]

-Lolololol
-Heavy-
-Shiver shiver shiver shiver
-My
-Ruin
-Instead of demise, let’s just die.
-Seriously lol.

[‘JjushimBiEungShin’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“Breaking) Outlaw is about to make a major announcement.”]

-?
-Let’s see.
-What are you doing?
-Hurry up and turn it on, you idiot.
-My
-Ruin

At the continuous bombardment from the viewers, Jjushim reflexively turned on Outlaw’s broadcast.

Outlaw’s broadcast was a pitch-black screen showing nothing.

Instead, the general atmosphere could be inferred from the chat window.

-Thumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthump
-Something big is coming.
-SBIC
-Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!
-Holding my breath until she comes. Hup.
-Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you! Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you! Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you! Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you! Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you! Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you! Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you! Noona, I’m gonna die waiting for you!

Just then, a voice came from the black screen.

[“Ah, many people seem to be curious about my YSG departure rumor. Given the circumstances, I can’t go into detail myself… I’m also very frustrated.”]

What is this?

What is she trying to do now?

Jjushim felt an unidentifiable sense of foreboding.

And that foreboding soon began to creep closer, becoming reality.

[“But I can’t just keep this bottled up forever…”]

With that, light began to enter Outlaw’s screen, which had been dyed black.

An intentional production.

A broadcast production he had experienced to death.

[“So, I’ve invited him.”]

The one who appeared with the light was Outlaw.

Her appearance was dazzling as always, but the problem was the unidentified man right next to her.

[“This is YSG coach, Park Taehyeong-nim.”]

-Wow
-Crazy lololol
-Extreme
-This? Lololol
-Ruin
-Is this timing insane!
-Extreme
-Ruin

Jjushim instinctively felt it.

He was f*cked.