Chapter 403 – 403. Being a Pro (2)

When Lee Ji-ah got a blow, I thought that something had come.

It was because the suspicious note from the BES coach had written that this match would not be easy.

‘Beware of mid liner. It can be different from the average player.’

If I interpret it based on my English skills that I have acquired for about 20 years since elementary school, it roughly means to be careful with mid laners.

‘It deserves it.’

Even from the outside, the opposing midfielder’s skills seemed to be unusual.
I’m not sure about the understanding of the character or the ability to fight the line, but at least the physical.

Even the strangely excellent physical and suspicious behavior of the BES coach who warns the opposing team despite being his own player.
It wasn’t hard to see that the master coach in the past had something to do with the shady drug he used on his players.

‘If that’s the case, I didn’t think about it a bit.’

The effect of the medicines that have been identified so far is that they increase physical strength extremely when ingested, but at the same time, physical strength is consumed quickly, so you get tired quickly.
Standing in line with such a guy, but given the same physical and competitive character, it was only natural that Lee Ji-ah would be in trouble.

Hwang Ji-yeon, who was next to her, also spoke as if she was worried.

“…If you start giving purple in the beginning, it will be very difficult.”

In fact, the mid-game composition was one in which the one who started to fall behind once fell behind for the rest of his life.
In the future, Uriel will not be able to overcome Susanoo alone.

Aaaaa… !!!!

Just in time, a tremendous shout echoes the arena.
It was a shout from many fans in China at the same time.

Even otherwise, it was the hometown stadium of China.
Against our team, which is called the hope of Korea, it was not strange even if there were strong cheers as we showed off the front line from the beginning.

However, the game was not yet irreversibly tilted.
It is true that the mid-line, one of the key positions in this game, suffered a major blow, but there were many points that could be restored.
If Jiah Lee would focus a little more.

“I think Jia’s expression is a bit strange… “

However, I heard Hwang Ji-yeon muttering ominously.
As she said, Lee Ji-ah’s expression on her monitor looked very different from her usual.

Maybe it’s because of the lack of overwhelming defeat experience so far.
She looked as if she was uneasy about something and couldn’t concentrate.

Perhaps it seems difficult to recover mentally within the game.
In the second set, I began to think about whether I should prepare for a player substitution.

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The first set of the quarterfinals of BES and BA.
When extreme mid-line checks and extreme mid-character picks came out, people cheered.

[How dare you pick Susanoo against Sia? The liver is swollen haha]
[I have to show you the taste of ACK’s Jungle Mid sister duo hahaYou guys don’t have players like this, right?]
[Seriously, I have nothing to worry about. I’m going to feel the wall and realize that something is wrong in 10 minutes of starting the game.]
[I feel sorry for the other person already haha]

However, at the timing when both midfielders reached level 6, the exact opposite of the fans’ wishes occurred.
Physically, Sia, who was at the peak of ACK, allowed the first point.

The World Championship live broadcasting room was quickly filled with question marks.

[?]
[What? Did you lose the mid fight?]
[? Like jojin?]
[Where have all the guys who made my heart flutter about being strong in the fucking mid? Developed?]
[Savage bastards lol How dare you cross the Hwangbu League? For ACK, second place in later years is perfect ^^]
[Let’s change the mid for the next set.]

Fans were also well aware of the importance of this set mid, so the shock was even greater.
Since both teams have given strength to the mid-line, it is only natural that the difference will become clear the moment they are pushed back.

But the bad news didn’t end there.
Sia returned to the line using teleport.

Soon after, Wisdom arrived in the mid lane and attacked Hua and started the fight.
The BES jungler, Xian, also joined the mid lane, and the fight turned into a 2v2 in an instant.

However, Hua’s moving was extraordinary even in that situation.
After avoiding Wisdom’s attack with ease, he counterattacked instead.

Player Sia hurriedly backslides when the battle situation changes.
Thanks to this, Wisdom, who was left alone, sacrificed his life for Xian’s Fenrir’s flash entry, which joined later.

“Ahhh… ! This is a really big deal! There were two big accidents on the mid side!”
“It is the worst situation for Battle Angels, who tried to solve the game with the power of mid and jungle in the beginning. Susanoo is already 1 kill and 1 assist!”
“There is still hope for our players. In times like this, we have to calmly play the game!”

Naturally, there was an uproar in the community and live chat.

[Visaaaaa]
[Battle Angels bubble revealed? Round of 8, round of 8 perfect]
[I’m tired, really… How can I stop Susano now?]
[Stop embarrassing the nation and come back~]
[No, Wisdom is fighting, why is Sia out? If he had helped even when he fell into the jungle, he wouldn’t have gotten a kill.]
[Stop using new recruits with 1 year of experience and just use Luna. Did you catch the director’s son-in-law?]

A series of mistakes in the middle.
The game became more and more unfavorable, and Sia’s presence gradually faded.

Should I say it’s fortunate, good news continues to come from the bottom and top.
GODOG, who caught the goblin, drove the opponent’s top laner and even attempted overfarming to draw aggro.

Xian, the jungler, hurriedly performed a cover play, but was unable to catch GODOG, which made Wisdom’s jungling easier.

The Battle Angels’ bot duo also benefited little by little.
After fiercely winning the opponent’s supporter, he even successfully exchanged deals to succeed in driving the Big Wave into the tower.

However, despite such efforts, the gap between the mids became more and more severe.
Sia probably didn’t want to deal with the opponent even a little bit, so she handed over the initiative, which soon returned to CS and EXP loss.

And at the time, a teamfight situation that took place in the lower jungle.
Sia, whose presence was almost airy, was pushing the line in the mid, while the rest of the players started a fight while keeping each other in check in front of the Buddha.

It was seemingly a 4 vs 5 composition, but the difference between positions except mid was the battle angels’ advantage, so it was a team fight that both teams could try.
But then, another incident erupts in the mid lane.

Hua appeared out of nowhere behind Sia, who had been comfortably consuming creeps for the first time in a while.
There was no doubt that he had gone back behind her while using the teleport.

Embarrassed, Sia makes a big mistake when she rushes back.
Although she openly responded by blinking Hua’s ultimate, she mistakenly moved to the side.
And that place was still within Susanoo’s ultimate.

Sia’s Uriel, whose health drops after a combo right away.
Since Uriel was not growing so badly, his stamina had already changed quite a bit with just that.

“This… I can’t run away!”
“I made a big mistake. Susano’o grew so well that it was dangerous to give him distance.”
“I think Sia is very nervous. For a rookie, the World Championship quarterfinals are too big a stage!”

Even the commentator and caster regretted Sia’s judgment at the series of solo kills.
This is why the public sentiment of the fans did more than that, but not less.

[And… Is this a bit harsh?]
[It’s the 8th round, why is the level like this? Just now, I would have avoided it by blinking.]
[Did you get money from China? Did you decide to kill the totochungs?]
[I can’t help it. Punish me with marriage penalty.]
[But that’s not it… ]

No matter how good the situation is, 4 vs. 5 is a situation, but if one person starts off, the story is different.
It would be a huge loss to lose even a teamfight since the existence that supported the mid-lane was gone.

Inevitably, the Battle Angels players tried to fall back and regroup.
However, the BES, riding on the momentum, opens up a team fight energetically.

7890’s Jormungand swallowed GODOG using Blink, followed by Fenrir and Artemis.
The Battle Angels, who were on the defensive, scattered to find a way to live, and as a result, they were defeated individually and the situation was over.

Including Sia, who won the first match, the number of people exchanged due to this teamfight is 3-0.
In fact, it was a result that could be called a team blow.

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All of Rocky’s picks, which were trying to keep Goblin and Susano’s in check, to gain value in the second half, became meaningless.
It was because before that, Susanoo grew up so well that he swept the battlefield.

[Triple kill!]

[Can’t stop Hua!]

Lee Ji-hye tried to open a team fight through an amazing initiation, but she was swept away by Hua who arrived late.
The players of Battle Angels tasted hopeless feelings.

No one said anything, but everyone knew.
While dealing with Hua, Sia, who was intimidated, was not doing her job properly.

Thanks to that, no matter what I tried, the situation always ended with Hua’s hard carry.
Even after opening a 4v5 teamfight and capturing all 4 of them, Hua, who showed up late and wiped away all the daughters, couldn’t even tell how serious the situation was.

And at that moment, Jihye Lee, who was angry with her, threw a word of her at her sister.

[BA Wisdom: Hey, if you’re going to do it that way, don’t come out next time.]
[BA White: Wisdom… ]
[BA Sia: … ]
[BA Wisdom: What an important moment this is… ]

Lee Ji-hye tries to keep her talking, but she holds it back.
All of her teammates came running, hoping only to win the world championship.

However, her dreams were shattered when her brother, whom she loved, trolled her.
No matter what she tries to say, her mouth won’t come off easily.

She was even more so because she knew how much her brother loved her.

[BA Sia: … ]

Until then, Lee Ji-ah hadn’t responded.

Time goes by and the gap between the two teams is driven to the point where they can’t handle it at all.
Now, even if Susano’s snort blows, the Battle Angels players are on the verge of collapsing.

Even the item gap between the mids has widened beyond two cores.
This was enough to make Susanoo’s point of view that the other person did not seem to be the same person.

Finally, the BES enters the Battle Angels’ base.
The Battle Angels once again banded together and made a final stand.

However, willpower alone could not reverse the situation.

With the Battle Angels’ core destroyed, the first set went to BES’ victory.

[BA Sia: … Sorry.]

When the game was over, I heard Lee Ji-ah’s downcast voice.
Seeing her crying expression, the other players couldn’t say anything.

The players returned to the waiting room feeling like losers.

Their heads were full of ominous thoughts.

Thanks to her unstoppable progress to the quarterfinals, she only knew that everything would work out in the future.
Even all kinds of media were hoping for a victory like their drama, so it seemed like they could of course create a legend as if they were the main characters.

However, she realized that the reality is very different from the ideal because she lost without a chance to try anything this time.

The waiting room returned without power.
I couldn’t bear to see the director, so I was only looking at it, but I heard his voice.

“You don’t have to be intimidated by losing to the drug guy.”
“…”

The girls’ eyes widen.
His words continued.

“From the next set, I’ll make a game you can never lose.”