Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âTeam Scarletâs members have stood up from their seats.â The hostâs voice rang out. âIt looks like theyâve admitted defeat.â
The audience had regretful expressions on their faces, it looked like they wouldnât be able to see a Support Lux with Mejaiâs Soulstealer at 20 stacks after all. Even though she had reached 16 stacks, they had still lost the game.
It was such a pity.
âOh? Look here, Lux is still resisting!â The host said suddenly.
The audience glanced at the big screen, and sure enough, they could see Lux still moving, flinging her skills toward her opponents.
âIs there any use?â The host wondered out loud. âTeam Dawn is ignoring her existence and going straight for the tower.â
Light Binding!
Prismatic Barrier!
Lucent Singularity!
The light burst from her wand as she launched her skills, her slim figure constantly on the move. She was facing four full health opponents after all.
Xiao Dao, Huang Yu, Xiao Tongtong, and Xue Haiyang from Team Scarlet were almost out of their seats. However, when they saw Yu Luocheng still seated and playing, they were filled with doubt.
Was there any use in resisting?
The enemy team had already managed to break past the walls of their base and a huge wave of Super Minions were at their door. The skills that he was launching wouldnât be able to defend against them at all.
On the other side, Yang Qianqian was also looking at Yu Luocheng, her face full of doubt. She couldnât see his face very well due to the glass panel in front of the players and she couldnât make out the expressions on his face. Even if anyone could see his face, they wouldnât be able to tell what he was thinking at all.
Wasnât it time to admit defeat?
When other players were playing, their eyes always show freedom, entertainment or indifference, but when Yu Luocheng was playing, his eyes were never serious. Yang Qianqian had known Yu Luocheng for a few months, and he always gave off the vibe that he was casual about everything.
He was a lazy person, no different than most otaku. On one hand, he had refused to participate in this E-sports tournament. On the other hand, he kept coming back to it, more persistent and serious about it than anyone else on the team.
It was already a lost game, but he was still resisting.
His hands were flying over the keyboard, fingers clicking on the mouse rapidly, eyes unmoving and focused on the screen. Yang Qianqian felt that it wasnât about the tournament prize, rather, it was ingrained in his bones that he had never lost on screen before.
This was not temporary stubbornness, it was a deeply rooted belief from long ago!
***
Your tower has been destroyed!
Your tower has been destroyed!
Your tower has been destroyed!
The announcements came one after another, their towers were being destroyed. The Nexus was finally at the mercy of their opponent. The Super Minions were climbing up the path to the Nexus, and they were only left with a few melee and ranged minions to defend the crystal building.
âLux has returned to the well, looks like they have to give in. We still have to salute Team Scarlet for getting⦠Oh wait a second, Lux is coming back out!â The hostâs voice changed from solemnness to excitement within a split second. âSheâs running out fast with Homeguard in effect!â
âThis really is a persistent player! Oh, beautiful, that bind has successfully rooted Team Dawnâs key champions, Fizz and Varus!â
Light Binding!
It had caught Fizz and Varus!
Lucent Singularity!
Followed up by an ultiâFinal Spark!
Fizz and Varus who were focused on attacking the Nexus could not avoid her skills, and their health was reduced by two thirds. Yu Luocheng had grasped this chance and managed to momentarily halt their movements.
âDemacia!â
A long beam of light shot out from Luxâs chest, shooting straight at Fizz and Varusâ face. They had quite a substantial amount of health, but Luxâs damage was unexpectedly high, and their health bar was emptied!
Double Kill !
It was a double kill! Both Fizz and Varus werenât able to react, and they died to the sudden assault from Lux!
âThis is terrifying, this Lux⦠itâs Rabadonâs!â The host bellowed. âLux had bought a Rabadonâs Deathcap!â
When the announcement for the double kill appeared, the audience were stunned. Instantly killing the opponentâs AP and ADC, the two main damage dealers. Was she even a Support?
After getting the two kills, her Mejaiâs Soulstealer was now at twenty stacks!
20 stacks were equivalent to an additional 160 AP!
A Void Staff with Athenaâs Unholy Grail had 130 AP, including Rabadonâs Deathcap of 120 AP and the Deathcapâs additional overall 30% AP, Lux had about 650 AP. With 650 AP together with the magic penetration effects, it wasnât surprising that she could instantly kill Fizz, what more that he wasnât at full health.
Nobody knew when Yu Luocheng had bought a Rabadonâs Deathcap, but with the Rabadonâs Deathcap and Mejaiâs Soulstealer stack at 20, this wasnât a Support anymore. She was a terrifying existence in the game now, surpassing even Fizzâs damage!
***
Yang Ying and his teammates stared at the screen, dumbfounded.
âWhat the fuck, is this a Support?â
That burst had changed Yang Yingâs perception toward this player. Noting that Volibear and Taric were still alive, he also noted that their health was not as high as he previously saw.
This was not good.
With Luxâs stats right now, once she threw up a Prismatic Barrier, Volibear and Taric wouldnât deal much damage to her. That is to say, if they didnât retreat now, they might actually be killed by Lux!
Yang Yingâs face twisted, looking again at their health bar. It wasnât even half, it was lower than that!
âJust hurry and hit the Nexus! Ignore Lux! Hurry up!â Yang Ying hurriedly ordered.
Lin Laowu noticed how the situation with Lux was, and he didnât dare to hesitate, bashing his keyboard to attack the Nexus. As long as the Nexus fell, they would win this game!
***
âOh my god! With these items, you really canât look away!â The host exclaimed, and the audience stood up from their seats.
The Nexus had less than half a health bar left.
Lux had twenty stacks on her Mejaiâs Soulstealer and a Rabadonâs Deathcap. With these two items, it was enough to dispose of Taric and Volibear, who had less than half a health bar left too.
Now it was a race against time to see if Lux would manage to kill the two champions, or would the two champions manage to destroy the Nexus first.
They only needed about ten more basic attacks!
âItâs almost time for Team Scarlet to revive!â
âTeam Dawnâs Volibear and Taric doesnât intend to retreat, they need to bring down the Nexus in the next few seconds!â
âBut if Lux manages to defend the Nexus, Team Dawn will be completely annihilated.â The host announced hurriedly. âIf that happens, the full members of Team Scarlet will likely be able to counter attack all the way to their base!â
There was no way anyone could keep calm and silent in this situation.
Team Dawn had underestimated the damage from Lux. Facing her destructive skills, they only had the option of destroying the Nexus at all costs.
As for Team Scarlet, as long as they could hold their ground this time with one champion defending the base and the others pushing straight into Team Dawnâs base, with Singed and Jarvanâs health as well as Jayceâs E to speed everyone up, combo-ed with their attack speed, it was possible to go all the way!
It was hard to believe that just a moment ago it was confirmed to be Team Dawnâs victory, and yet now, they were fighting in a life or death situation.
Will it be Team Dawnâs close call victory, or Team Scarletâs comeback? This would all be determined in the next few seconds.
The audience held their breath, hearts beating furiously in their chests. Yin Qinâs nails were digging into his palm as he clenched his fist. Yang Qianqian and Wang Qin were also standing, and they didnât dare to even blink as they watched the screen.
No one had expected that Yu Luochengâs determination and stubbornness to give them a show that would make everyoneâs heart feel as if it were about to jump out from their throats! The arena lapsed into a tense silence, and a knife could have cut through the tension in the air. Everyone was concentrated on the screen before them.
Light Binding!
Lucent Singularity!
The white lights were bursting, and she resembled a pure, innocent woman with her skills. However, as a Demacian Senior Cadet, she had another side to her. She would use her holy skills to bind enemies, attacking them with blasts of light and protecting her team with a shield, destroying everything with a beam of light.
She was an aggressive, battle-hardened warrior on the field!
Even without her ultiâFinal Spark, the burst damage from her other skills could easily deal a devastating blow to her opponents.
Their Nexus was left with only a few drops of health, and it felt like it would collapse with just a touch. Yu Luocheng calmly controlled Luxâs movements.
An exhaust reduced the damage by Taric.
A skill extinguished Volibear.
The Nexus stood with that last bit of health left, no further damage to it.
It wasnât destroyed! It held!
The announcement of the quadruple kill came suddenly in the background.
Quadra Kill!
The announcement sent everyone watching the screen into stunned amazement. In the previous match, Yu Luocheng and Huang Yu with Twisted Fate and Evelynn respectively had put on a performance in the Baron Pit that had claimed a quadruple kill that was hard to forget.
And in this round, Yu Luocheng was a Support and his Lux had clearly expressed what an unyielding force she was. Even when the tower was destroyed, he didnât give up, and had even claimed a shocking quadruple kill instead.
Not forgetting that she had killed Riven previously, it was actually a pentakill.
A solo pentakill.
There were no words to describe this Support.
***
The five players from Team Dawn all had both eyes wide open, their faces filled with disbelief. Ian was faring the worst of them.
How could this happen?
How did it happen?
It was clearly a victory for them.
He had had a solo match with Lux before the tournament, and his skills were nothing at that time. But in this match, his moves and knowledge left Ian feeling like he was playing against someone better than a professional player! More importantly, he wasnât even playing AP, he was just a Support who had no way to earn a high gold income!
What was worse than that?
***
A thundering applause rang out through the arena, followed by shouts of âOh my god!â as the audienceâs excitement boiled over.
This was an outcome that no one had expected!
A Support Lux had turned the tides!
He wasnât using Twisted Fate, but his determination and perseverance on Lux had touched everyoneâs heart and left an unforgettable impression on them.
***
Team Scarlet was also in shock.
Aced!
They had aced their opponents!
This was a once in a lifetime opportunity! Xiao Tongtong, Xue Haiyang, Xiao Dao, and Huang Yu sat down immediately, not even bothering to wear their headphones. Their champions were going to be revived.
Break!
They had to push and break Team Dawnâs base!
They were going to win!
However, just as the four of them sat down, Yu Luocheng took off his headphones and stood up from his seat. The audience was silent as they watched Yu Luocheng. Why was he standing, the match was not over yet, they had to push Team Dawnâs base and finish it.
âWeâve lost.â
Yu Luocheng turned slowly, uttering those words.
Lost?
The remaining of his teammates could not comprehend his words. Their opponent was dead, how could they lose, doesnât that mean they had won?
Yu Luocheng didnât explain, the corner of his lips quirked up, a bitter smile on his face.
***
At the same time on screen, three Super Minions raised their hammers in unison, waving it above their heads together. The four members of Team Scarlet watched with wide eyes.
Super Minions!
They slammed their hammer downwards, crushing the crystal and taking away the last of their Nexusâ health.
The screen froze.
Then crystal exploded outwards, just as Yu Luocheng smiled bitterly.