Chapter 53: Upset (2)

“Everyone, you’re not even doing the plays you’re supposed to do.”

After the 1st set ended, a heavy atmosphere filled the waiting room.

“If mid creates an opening here, shouldn’t the jungler do something? Why did you do that?”

“…I went to help bot lane, but I got pulled in by Nami’s ultimate…”

“Isn’t the performance too disappointing from the 1st set? Did everyone forget what it was like before Seoha came?”

The 1st set could be said that mid won, but League of Legends is not a game played alone.

If I blame myself, it’s my fault for not being able to help the team.

If I blame others, it was the team difference.

“Even if YK is good, it’s not like we didn’t win in scrims. We can definitely win.”

In fact, the atmosphere was good until before the match.

The scrim record against YK was 3 wins and 3 losses, a 50% win rate, but it wasn’t a bad record.

“Listen carefully, we are pros. No matter how good Seoha is, it’s not eternal. If Seoha disappears next year, are we going to be relegated again?”

There was one reason why the coach, who was usually gentle and like a hyung to other team members, spoke like that.

The reason we lost the 1st game was not because the opponent was good, but because we were bad.

When I looked to the side, Jin Yoosung was staring at the ground silently with his fists clenched.

‘The 1st set was just a game he messed up on his own.’

It was a mistake that came out because he was usually a competitive guy.

Because he had done well poking with the advantageous range at level 1, he didn’t suspect the opponent’s kill angle and leaned forward.

He didn’t even have anything to say because he took Ghost instead of Barrier out of arrogance.

“And Park Jin-hwan, are you going too far just because you’ve played carry champions these days?”

The next line that the coach pointed out was the top lane, and the content was that he was ganked several times even though he was holding K’Sante.

“Still…I was trying to gain an advantage before Nashor’s Tooth came out…”

“So did you see it? What are you good at? Taking turns in the top lane. But if you get hit by all of that, who will stop Gnar?”

In fact, after 2 deaths came out in the top lane, K’Sante was trapped in the turret and was infinitely pushed by Gnar.

It was close to impossible for K’Sante to catch Gnar alone, who had risen to the top.

“It’s fortunate that Yone grew up well and faced Gnar, otherwise the game would have ended on the side.”

“…I’m sorry.”

‘I knew this would happen once.’

Due to the consecutive wins that continued from CK, everyone’s confidence was soaring.

But the opponent was YK. If we played as we had been doing, it was a team that would dig into that gap.

‘I’ll think of it as a vaccination.’

When everyone had been scolded enough by the coach, I stepped forward.

“Then do you have anything to change in the draft?”

“Sigh…First of all, let’s pick AP in mid and Xin Zhao in the jungle. Is that okay?”

“I’m fine with it.”

The coach’s suggestion was that Xin Zhao had to be picked in the jungle, because he was uncomfortable with the fact that the power was pushed against the AD jungle in the early and mid game fights.

“Can you pick Azir, Seoha?”

“I’d rather like it.”

“Then let’s do Xin Zhao and Azir. If K’Sante is released again in top, let’s go with it.”

After finishing the draft modification, the coach left the waiting room for a while.

Taking advantage of that gap, I spoke to the team members.

“Have fun.”

“Have fun…?”

Jin Yoosung asked, with a slightly dumbfounded expression, if that was fun.

“There’s nothing more fun in professional life than playing against a strong team.”

“Even if you lose?”

“It’s fun to win.”

“You said to have fun.”

“Have fun while winning.”

“What is that.”

At my answer, the team members, including Jin Yoosung, all laughed.

I said it seriously.

But is it good if the atmosphere has improved…?

“ARK showed a somewhat helpless appearance in the 1st set, but what kind of draft have they prepared this time?”

“I think they’ll pick an AD card from the jungle in the 2nd set.”

“Is there a reason why you think so?”

“It’s clear that Taliyah, an AP jungle, has an advantage in jungling, but she couldn’t meet Wukong’s eyes after he reached level 6. I think that matchup was too uncomfortable.”

“I’m curious about what ARK thinks of Lucian-Nami.”

“It’s clear that there is K’Sante in the front line, but if about 4 core items come out, K’Sante is also just pierced.”

“The 2nd set draft will begin!”

[ARK fighting]

[Para Fighting]

[Leave the room if you lost the 1st set]

[If Lucian isn’t banned, I’ll make an extreme choice ㅇ]

[Aren’t they going to release Lucian-Nami again?]

“Let’s both release everything? K’Sante and Lucian-Nami are all released this time too.”

“ARK takes K’Sante once again! Is the bot lane composition not a problem, but a mistake?”

“Then YK has no reason not to pick Lucian?”

“ARK goes with Aphelios-Lulu once again.”

[I think they messed up the draft from here]

[Sigh]

[ᄌ]

[What is ARK’s coach doing?]

“At the point where Gnar is banned, YK’s choice is Gwen! And…Para’s pick is Azir!”

“Following that, Pumpkin’s choice is LeBlanc! Is it a pride fight?”

“It’s clear that he couldn’t completely kill Yone compared to when he picked LeBlanc in the 1st set, you know?”

[Wow]

[Para’s Azir is a masterpiece]

[In the end, Para ‘carry’]

TOP: K’Sante

JG: Xin Zhao

MID: Azir

AD: Aphelios

SUP: Lulu

VS

TOP: Gwen

JG: Viego

MID: LeBlanc

AD: Lucian

SUP: Nami

“Then the game will begin!”

“The bot bush fight is fierce from the starting stage.”

“Aphelios can pressure with range, and Lucian’s main focus is on W poke in the early game.”

“It’s Plea’s Aphelios who lightly dodges Lucian’s W.”

“It’s important not to get hit by things like this, you know. If you get hit by that, the Manaflow Band stack that accumulates is also quite substantial.”

[Is LeBlanc a counter to Azir?]

[I hope ARK wins this game ㅇ]

[Sigh…just give him Aphelios, let Para play a champion that can carry ᄌᄇ]

[Azir’s carry ability is top-tier in mid ᄏᄏ]

[ᄅᄋ A versatile champion who can do damage, initiate, and survive is seen as ᄌ?]

[Versatile (early damage is ambiguous, escape skill is 24 seconds, initiate (dodged with flash)]

“How do you see this mid matchup?”

“If there’s no intervention from either side, it’s half-half, but for it to be half-half, Azir has to receive the shield of the E skill, you know? But if you use the E skill, you’re easily exposed to ganks.”

“Could it be that LeBlanc’s rune changed to Electrocute in that context?”

“I think it’s with the thought of definitely getting a kill in a gank or engagement.”

[Pumpkin LeBlanc is so scary]

[He completely recovered by picking up kills even though he was completely ruined in the 1st set ᄅ]

[Sigh…ARK fighting]

[Please ban the flame war, Manager]

[ㄴThere’s no manager here ㅋㅋㅋ]

“For now, there aren’t any big fights until the 15-minute mark.”

“It’s clear that both teams respect each other. If you slip up a little, you lose.”

[Boring game]

[I’m just falling asleep ᄏᄏ]

[ᄀᄎ]

[Upvoted ten times]

“For now, ARK has 5 Voidgrubs, YK has one. They each shared one dragon.”

“The bot duo is confronting in mid…”

“No, what is this!”

[??????]

[Why is Lucian dead]

[A major disaster has occurred]

[????????]

“What is this!?”

“We’ll have to watch the replay? It’s coming out now.”

“Lucian dashed forward after receiving buffs for mid lane initiative…ah, Lulu used her shield and Barrier here to live for one turn.”

“He wasn’t satisfied with just surviving. Plea made a bold play here.”

“He used a long-range bombardment that can be done when he has Infernum and Crescendum. He used a combo that can be said to be the flower of Aphelios.”

[What is that?]

[What is that combo that makes my head hurt just by looking at it]

[No, Crescendum is the standard for Infernum? Why is he holding Calibrum, but]

“Here, he auto-attacks and uses Calibrum Q, and he doesn’t auto-attack immediately, but cancels the auto-attack motion while firing Infernum Q.”

“And in between, he even fires his ultimate, putting in 3 auto-attacks and 3 Calibrum marks in that short time and gets a kill!”

“It may have been the influence of the 1st set, but Plea played a passive laning phase unlike usual. I think it was all for now!”

LOL Gallery

Title: Plea Aphelios’ insane kill angle

(A scene where Aphelios, who doesn’t have much health, pushes forward and catches Lucian)

He’s just a crazy person

ㄴIs that a champion ㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴThe ADC got hit by the full combo of the same dealer, so he has to die ㅇㅇ

ㄴWhat about Miss Fortune, If she gets hit by the full combo she kills 5 at a time

ㄴBut the combo is really clean, if he had put in even one less auto-attack, he wouldn’t have died

ㄴWhat’s the elf that appears above Aphelios when he uses his ultimate?

ㄴYounger sister

ㄴIsn’t it older sister?

ㄴWeapon shuttle

LOL Gallery

Title: Para’s insane Shurima Shuffle

(A scene where Para’s Azir goes into the enemy lines in a dragon teamfight and tosses 4 people)

Wow, he lifted 4 people and dealt damage and Zhonya’s ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

ㄴPara sees the game differently ㅇㅇ

ㄴEven when they lost the 1st set, Para alone kept breaking YK’s tempo

ㄴARK rises when the ADC is a person

LOL Gallery

Title: LoL Champions Korea Spring ARK vs YK 2nd set result

ARK takes the 2nd set with a cool Baron teamfight, turning the match around

ㄴFirst of all, the pure skill is much better for ARK ㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴPara rode the bus in the 2nd set ᄏᄏ

ㄴHe Shurima Shuffled 4 people

ㄴThese guys just hate Para if he doesn’t carry with the scruff of their necks ㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴLet’s win the 3rd set