Chapter 211
[What? Go to Red?]
Alpaca asked Sejun again, but moved as instructed anyway.
If you connect the vertices of a square with an X, four triangles appear.
The two triangles on the left and bottom are the blue team's territory,
the two on the right and top are the red team's territory, and each triangle has a jungle monster that provides a buff.
Red means one of them. The other is Blue.
There are two buff monsters each, four in total, but the important thing is that Alpaca has already taken the Red in his territory.
So Sejun's order to go to Red means to invade the enemy jungle.
[Yes. Don't stop, just keep going. It seems the enemy top hasn't placed a ward on the way yet, right? Sword Wind?]
[Oh. Yes, that's right. Not yet. When did you see that?]
[It wasn't a reverse buff, so by the time you arrive, they'll be taking Red. Go steal it.]
Alpaca was uncertain but didn't stop. Was it because he's been right so often that following orders even when he has doubts has become a habit?
Suddenly realizing the truth, Alpaca got chills.
Could it be that the purpose of gathering them at the gym wasn't training, but to be able to order them around like this?
'Just kidding.'
Anyway, he's on his way.
The pattern of taking the first buff with bottom's help and then clearing the jungle is usually standardized.
And the timing Sejun mentioned was off. Would the enemy really be taking Red?
* * *
- lololol the level of shotcalling
- He's throwing a gamble there
- Hey. You haven't learned your ultimate yet.
Unfortunately, the chat's voices didn't reach Sejun.
But it was fine. This was Sejun, after all. There was no way communication would fail.
"Just wait a little bit."
"What nonsense are you spouting in the middle of a fight?"
Sejun ignored Taewoo.
"Maybe now?"
When Alpaca's position on the minimap got close to the enemy camp, Sejun spoke.
[Oh! Stole the enemy's Red! Nice! Smite is so good!]
- Whoa!
- lololol Sejun level lolol viewers level
- I suspected as much when I saw them heading to Red on the other stream lmao
The news that Alpaca had taken the Red Rock Golem came right away.
As expected.
"Huh? What?"
It seems the news reached their ears as well.
Sejun ignored Taewoo and gave the next order.
[If you pretend to retreat, it looks like the enemy will take one more jungle camp. Steal that too.]
[Then top might come to help.]
[Hmm. Then Sword Wind can follow and do a 1-for-1 trade.]
[That's a bit of a loss, but okay, got it.]
- What kind of order is that now?
- Honestly, I still don't know what order was given, but viewers who won't complain anymore raise your hands
- Hand
- H
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Of course, it's dangerous to stay in the enemy jungle for long. If the jungler engages there, the enemy top and mid will be the first to rotate.
But Sejun said it was okay and then turned to Taewoo.
This much was enough for now.
"You guys have a pretty amazing Alpaca. Counter-jungle, huh."
"We had Dongsu's jungler too."
Though it didn't appear on stream.
"Are you the one shotcalling?"
"Who knows."
Sejun feigned ignorance, took a card from his coat pocket, and flung it at a minion. The throws are corrected, so just aim the direction properly.
[Sejun. Top isn't visible right now. Are you really doing this?]
[Yes.]
Taewoo was also attacking from a distance with the mage's basic attack.
Both were ranged mage heroes, so the laning phase was peaceful.
"It's you."
Taewoo was certain. Alpaca hadn't played aggressively in the last tournament.
Aggressive play meant counter-jungle, that is, invading the enemy jungle.
But suddenly, out of nowhere, he moves at the exact right timing?
"So you're not going?"
Sejun asked nonchalantly, flinging a card.
"Huh...? Where?"
"Jungle."
That was the moment. Taewoo's eyes saw a red dot appear in the vision revealed by the ward the jungler had placed.
The team voice of Keril, who was constantly checking the map, came right after he confirmed it.
[Damn. He actually came in. Top, you can show yourself in lane again. Don't go help the jungler.]
[Lost Red too. Sob.]
[Sorry. Haha. Can you survive?]
[No. My health is too low...]
Too bad.
But it was better for top not to stray far from lane or engage in combat.
[First Blood!]
Sejun narrowed his eyes and looked at Taewoo.
"You didn't go?"
"How could I? Top is much closer."
"Not you, your top."
"He's E-rank, so we should avoid fighting as much as possible."
Sejun grinned.
"Is that so? What about here?"
"Wouldn't it be better if we also avoided fighting?"
Thwack!
Sejun planted a card into Taewoo's shoulder.
Since it had been peaceful so far, he'd made a mistake in range control.
"I should start harassing now."
"Ah... it was nice while it lasted. Fine, try it."
"Ah. Pass on a message to Keril that it's 1 loss for now."
"..."
- Taewoo talking back lmaooooo
- Well, Jack is really hard to get a solo kill on lololol
- But the opponent can't get one either
- Meanwhile, the streamer keeps brainlessly calling him Keril lmaoooooo
And then.
[Alpaca. From now on, follow my jungle pathing.]
Sejun then began to both harass Taewoo and simultaneously plan the jungler's path.
There was something he wanted to check.
* * *
They reached level 6.
Card Master Jack's ultimate is Peek. It grants absolute vision on one targeted enemy for 15 seconds, and during that duration, you can teleport once to near that enemy.
The important part is that, as the name Peek suggests, the enemy team cannot tell he used his ultimate until he teleports.
Keeping this in mind, Keril, like Sejun, started planning the jungle path.
Both focused on the bottom side.
It was a fight for vision.
Bushes without vision and empty jungle spaces are extremely dangerous. Because the enemy could be lurking.
Not just lurking.
When an enemy suddenly disappears from the lane, you need to know where they're going.
Wards, which provide vision when placed, catch this.
To place wards in important spots, not just beside the lane, you need lane priority. Priority to push the lane first and enter the empty space.
Bottom definitely didn't have that priority, and mid could be considered to have it, but it was ambiguous.
[Sejun, I've secured vision here.]
[Yes, me too.]
So the jungle was needed.
Numerical advantage naturally brings priority.
[Yunho, do something! The enemy Keril is missing too!]
[Shouldn't the support create something first? Pull them quickly!]
[I'm not a hook hero?]
Keril and the enemy jungler disappeared from vision. The target would be either bottom or where Sejun and Alpaca were.
Taewoo's movement in lane leaned toward them.
'Is it here?'
It wasn't. Taewoo walked back to the center of the lane.
And Keril appeared on the minimap at bottom.
A battle of wits continued.
Sejun had been looking for other opportunities while directly ordering Alpaca's jungle path.
But Keril must have started shotcalling directly as well, because Sejun's counter-jungle didn't work.
Same with ganks. The moment there was even a slight chance of the enemy appearing, they prevented it.
'What are they aiming for?'
Sejun returned to mid and reached level 7.
He kept testing the waters, but if the opponent maintained a thoroughly defensive stance...
'Should I bait them with Dragon?'
The Uninvited Crash, where 5 people need to raid in the late game, and a large monster somewhere in between regular jungle camps.
Since killing Dragon grants the whole team a large buff that lasts the entire game, it must be taken, and fights often break out there.
'I've already secured vision on Dragon. But there's no way they don't know that.'
Alpaca was also taking jungle camps near Dragon. Coincidentally, Keril had briefly disappeared, so the bottom lane was also pushed.
'If they stay still, I'll have to make the first move.'
As he was designing a fight in his head while flinging cards, a red dot appeared in the vision on the top side.
Enemy jungler.
And top.
Are they targeting Sword Wind?
Why now? Then we can just take Dragon.
They won't lose with those two, but can they get a kill?
His thoughts accelerated. There was definitely an intent.
With the current gold, they could buy a spell. If they use a spell, they might be able to kill Sword Wind.
But compared to Dragon, it's not really worth it.
Aren't those two overextending right now?
'If I go to help, a dangerous situation will be created for the enemy, won't it?'
Spell.
And.
"Ah."
[Sword Wind, just fight.]
Sejun gave the order to Sword Wind.
[Got it.]
Sword Wind followed Sejun's words without question.
No hesitation either. Good.
Sejun internally praised himself for having given them mental training in advance, and went top.
He could see the enemy's intention.
Sejun went top. If a Dragon fight broke out, he could return with his ultimate anyway.
'With that calculation in mind.'
He did not move.
[Sejun. Both are retreating.]
[Health?]
[Both at half or below.]
[No, not them. Sword Wind.]
[About 83% remaining. Did the enemy hold their ultimates?]
No.
No matter the skill difference, Sword Wind should have been chipped down to 70% or below 60% as well.
While talking, Sejun arrived at top. He saw Sword Wind.
The enemy would have started recalling.
"Sword Wind?"
"Yes?"
An opportunity to push the top tier 1 turret had come. For Sword Wind, that is. First turret.
Instead of First Blood, shortened to FB, first turret kill is called first turret.
First turret is a big advantage for the player who destroys it. It gives bonus gold.
But Sejun said,
"You need to recall right now. First turret can wait. Let's spend some money."
Then he turned on team voice.
[Alpaca and bottom? Move forward to take Dragon.]
* * *
The flow changed in an instant.
The moment the top jungler pressed the recall button, Keril saw the enemy bottom retreat behind the lane and move upward, and said,
[Get ready.]
Kim Taewoo from mid, and ADC Tree and Keril from the bottom turret moved toward the space between bottom and mid, where Dragon was.
The enemy had the bottom duo and jungler.
Their side had the bottom duo and mid.
3 versus 3.
But the enemy mid's ultimate could instantly join a fight anywhere the enemy was.
4 versus 3?
On top of that, they didn't have a jungler, so they were at a severe disadvantage in a Dragon fight.
But it was fine.
[This might work?]
[It does. The enemy probably thinks they got Dragon for free right now.]
[Is this Keril?]
As the enemy gathered in front of Dragon, they revealed themselves. A 3v3 standoff.
It's impossible to know if Card Master Jack used his ultimate, Peek, to watch one person with absolute vision.
But it's clear he'll come immediately if a fight breaks out.
Keril, who had just recalled, bought a spell.
A spell costs half of a skill enhancement rune.
Most people prioritize hero growth first and buy spells later. But Keril didn't mind if his growth was delayed.
Keril immediately initiated the fight.
Flash. An S-rank mobility skill with a 150-second cooldown. A spell rune.
His target was the enemy jungler Alpaca.
[Shatter]
He flashed in front of Alpaca and slammed the ground with his fist, launching Alpaca into the air.
An airborne CC.
As the 3v3 fight began,
"Huh? Here!"
Sejun appeared.
Even though it became 4v3, Keril shouted with joy.
[Now!]
Sejun, who appeared next to Tree, was already using a skill.
[Shuffle]
Cards of various colors appeared, swirling around Sejun, and without even a 0.1-second hesitation, he instantly picked the color he wanted and flung it at Tree.
It was an insanely fast speed.
Tree would be hit by the CC. The fight had started extremely unfavorably.
The numbers, and the fact that the ADC was caught.
But it was fine.
[Got on!]
[Going.]
Two pillars of light appeared on a nearby ward.
Pillars that would appear blue to him and red to the enemy.
Teleport.
Top and jungler had also bought spells. A spell that allows you to teleport to a friendly structure.
They had recalled, waited for Keril's signal, and now, right at this moment!
They used it when the enemy, including Sejun, had gathered.
A big part of Keril's calculation for buying spells was that winning this fight through spells would be profitable.
And it was the same for the E-rank and D-rank top and jungler.
To get 4 kills here and then take Dragon.
5 versus 4.
The tides of war had turned.
Tree smiled comfortably even while being hit by CC, and Keril observed the enemy's reaction.
But then.
The Sejun that Keril saw was smiling. Like Keril did just moments ago.
In that brief moment, Keril sensed something strange, and his gaze naturally moved to the minimap.
He realized that Sword Wind, who should have cheerfully appeared at the top turret to enjoy first turret by now, was nowhere to be seen.
Where did he go?
'Could it be? He knew?'
At that moment.
Another pillar of light appeared nearby.
And its color was red.
Sejun pulled a card from his coat pocket and spoke.
"Teamfights should be 5v5. What's this cowardly 4v5."