Chapter 200 – 200. Round 2, VS Dragon Knights (4)

The match that could possibly be the last of the second division has begun.

I still had a match against Mad Lion Gaming, but I didn’t think I would ever lose once I reached this level.

‘Unless someone suddenly falls into a slump.’

I went into the capsule and prepared a ban pick.
In previous sets we’ve been in the blue formation, but this time it’s different.

This is because the Dragon Knights, who lost the second set, took the blue formation.

‘It’s obvious what the opponent will do, but there’s an advantage to being able to draw based on the pick.’

The Dragon Knights start the van first.

First of all, Hong Gil-dong, who was used in the previous set, was cut.
Since they were dragon knights who were confident in teamfighting, the combination of using quick characters and shaking them seemed very threatening.

Anyway, thank you, we have some spare time.

Then, when it was our turn to ban, I banned Bajie Jeo, who is mainly used as a support.
As a good character to open up, he was a tier character on the support side.

‘Did he notice?’

The decisive factor is how quickly the opposing coach can figure out which combination we will use.
Next, the Dragon Knights ban Ryu’s Artemis.

I couldn’t help but smile slightly.

[BA Wisdom: Opponent is messing around a lot.]
[BA Battle: Good for us. Next, ban Fenrir.]
[BA Carrywoman: Yes.]

And now, as if they realized our intentions, the movement of the opponent who used an instant ban card so far slows down.

When the ban time is almost over, Zeus becomes a ban.

Speaking of poking characters, Zeus is the first character that comes to mind and is specialized in poking.

‘Even if I had to ban him, he still banned Zeus.’

The idea of ​​doing a forking combination was correct, so it could be seen that the opponent’s substitution was appropriate.
However, one thing that has been overlooked is that our team’s mid laner, Yuna Han, has hardly ever played Zeus.

It seemed that it was because I was in a hurry that I first tried my hand at a character that is synonymous with poking.

I leisurely used the last ban card.

[BA Battle: Cut Hermes.]

Somehow, the movement speed buff prevented the opening of a sudden teamfight.

With this, the plate for forking was properly laid.
It bans an assassin character and a strong Inish character, which are no different from forking’s weakness.

It was a possible tactic because he knew the weaknesses of the Dragon Knights’ mid laner, Endeavor.

‘Until now, Endeavor had only played stable mage-type characters.’

The number of times he has chosen an assassin-type mid-character can be counted on one hand.
In addition, even in that case, which was rare, the results were not very good.

Although he was a top mid laner whose strength was stability, his stability he also had an effect on preventing bold plays.

However, if there is one variable, it is that this version is a blue formation where the opponent picks first.

As expected, the Dragon Knights take the Blue Dragon as their first pick.
It was a character that was mainly used as a mid character in a poking combination because it had good roaming and good range.

[BA Battle: Pick Helios.]

I had no intention of changing the concept now.
Although we took the blue dragon away, it was now our turn to pick two characters.

I was confident that if I went with the same concept, I wouldn’t be pushed back in the combination.

[BA Battle: And then Prometheus.]

Prometheus was a character with a great strength in brightening his vision as he had the skill to blow away lanterns very far.

Securing the line of sight in the poking combination was more important than anything else, so this could also be said to be a key character.

The opposing team’s picks were Athena and Son Goku.

Athena was able to block poking through Aegis’s shield skill, and Son Goku is good at roaming and teamfights because he specializes in opening teamfights in surprise using stealth skills.

If you’ve come this far, you can see that the opponent has been quite prepared for the poke combination.

[BA Battle: Mid Gabriel and Top Thor.]

In contrast, the character I chose was Gabriel, a mage character with a long range, and Thor, who was good at pushing away characters coming in through a hammer and also able to keep in check with lightning.

Our opponent’s last picks are Orion, an ADC with good defense, and Basilisk, with good entry.

And our last pick.

[BA Battle: Lee Ji-hye does a cockatrice.]
[BA Wisdom: Yes.]

It was a cockatrice that was good for countering opponent characters entering.

This completes all picks.

Team Battle Angels
Top: BA Carrywoman (Thor)
Jungle: BA Wisdom (cockatrice)
MID: BA Luna (Gabriel)
AD Carry: BA Ryu (Helios)
Support : BA White (Prometheus)

Team Dragon Knights
Top: DRK Hope (Son Goku)
Jungle: DRK Lovebear (Basilisk)
MID: DRK Endeavor (Blue Dragon)
AD Carry: DRK Faith (Orion)
Support   : DRK Guardian (Athena)

The Dragon Knights selected characters that are good for entry while keeping the poking combination in check.
On the other hand, our team trying to block the enemies entering in addition to the poking combination..

Personally, I thought I had won the ban pick to some extent.

Most of our characters were chubby characters, so it was rat poison for the assassins, but the Dragon Knights were a team that had hardly ever tried that style.

So, naturally, I had no choice but to pick good characters, and I countered it by drawing Cockatrice.

If it goes according to the theory, poking can only be beaten as poking, and even if you open an initiation, a composition that is not easy to win because of the existence of a cockatrice was born.

[BA Battle: Win and Come.]

I told them in a blunt voice.
As usual, the tone of voice did not feel like fighting at all, but the girls answered energetically.

[BA Ryu: Yes! Please wait!]

Now I did the best I could.
The die was cast and we waited for the outcome.

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“It has finally begun! The final set of Battle Angels and Dragon Knights!”
“Wow… I never thought it would be such a tight match! The outcome of the third set is also unpredictable.”
“I think you just have to look carefully at that. Bang once! If you do, Dragon Knights are an unconditionally advantageous combination. That’s why Battle Angels have to start hitting with a long range before fighting, how much can you dodge that skill shot! Winning or losing depends on this!”

The game has begun.
The commentators and casters raised their voices as if excited, raising the atmosphere.

The reaction of the intuition audience was also unprecedented.
Since the two teams had already exchanged one win each, they were watching the results of the last three sets without even blinking properly.

“Still, I think Battle Angels’ ban/pick was slightly better.”
“What is the reason?!”
“Because of the last cockatrice I pulled. Endeavor’s tendency is that he likes honest teamfighting characters, so there is a feeling that inevitably good characters are forced, but it’s Cockatrice that preys on those characters!”
“Okay! Cockatrice’s ultimate skill is a skill that petrifies enemies, right?! If you use your ultimate according to the timing of the opponent’s entry, you can actually make them reverse tour!”

The phase of the line battle that proceeds smoothly.
In the Dragon Knights, who took the Blue Dragon, a character that is good for roaming, they diligently moved and put pressure on the top and bottom, but it seldom came to fruition.

Then, just once, the opportunity came to the Dragon Knights.
A love bear player who hid in the bush of the bottom line.

It was a strategy of digging a so-called tunnel, which meant hiding and waiting for a long time in a bush right next to the line.

There was a risk of giving up growth because you had to invest quite a bit of time and wait for the enemies to come nearby, but the more time you invested, the higher the chance of success, so there were some junglers who waited patiently.

And finally, when the Battle Angels’ bottom duo approached halfway through the line, a love bear that had been hiding for a long time appeared from within the bush.

“Finally, Love Bear enters!”
“Are you asking this right?! Dragon Knights’ bot duo is also very well received!”

Both Helios and Prometheus, who were weak, were in a dangerous situation.
Fortunately, the distance from the tower was close, so using both blink and purify spells saved his life his, but it was never good.

“All Battle Angels bot duo spells are missing! Now how do I stop the next ganking?!”
“It will affect object fights as well as ganking. The Dragon Knights have to take the lead and keep rocking it.”

Once the growth gap started to show, there were signs of a snowball rolling.
Even in the battle between the junglers, the Dragon Knights had a slight advantage, so it was much easier to secure a line of sight with Kajeong.

“Ah! Dragon Knights buff steal!”
“The dragon knights keep gnawing. Global gold is happening even though there are no kills yet.”
“Forking has to grow to a certain extent, but the damage is threatening. If we can’t break this flow now, we won’t be able to revive the forking combination concept.”
“Battle Angels! In crisis! How can I reverse this situation?!”
“It may be a bit of an unreasonable request, but I think we should take good care of Midfielder Endeavor. Mid lane is the only place to get kills in all lanes!”

And as the commentators said, the players of the Battle Angels started to move towards the midfield.
They also realized that catching and eating the blue dragon was the easiest way.