77 Coping with Defea (1/2)
”Only the strong can survive in this harsh world.” A metallic voice resounded after Gate of Sheol vanished. Gregory's soul was sucked out, both figuratively and literally.
[”Only the strong”, huh.] Gregory took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. It was just a dumb scripted line, but it struck home right now. Gregory was completely overwhelmed by Roi because he wasn't strong enough.
Of course, part of it was Dark Knight's fault. That overpowered edgy boi was the best at bullying during the early game. But, even beyond that, Roi totally outplayed Gregory at every step of the way. Gregory thought he knew how Dark Knight was supposed to be played and how to beat it, but Roi countered everything. Damn it...
In the end, Gregory was just a weakling, he couldn't do shit. This one-sided battle made it crystal clear: he had no future in Solo Lane. By himself, he was a worthless player.
”Tai,” Howard called out. ”I need you to gank Top.”
”Okay, on it!”
”It'll be great if you can get a kill, but driving Roi out of lane is good enough.”
”I'mma kick his ass, no problem!” Taison claimed with a confident grin. ”Gonna get there in a jiffy.” He said while clearing the Wolf Camp.
”You know,” Gregory muttered. ”You could've gotten there earlier to help me if you didn't farm camps the whole day.”
”Hey, farming is important too, ya know? Gotta get vegetables from somewhere, right? Khaha.”
”Hilarious.”
”I mean, hey, you didn't call for help or anything. How the hell should I know you're in trouble?”
”That's... fair, I guess.” Gregory pursed his lips. Right, it wasn't Taison's fault. Like, sure, if Taison were a half-decent Jungler with sharp decision-making, he would have noticed Gregory's situation and would have rotated to Solo as quickly as possible. But, Taison was just a brainless thug, so what did Gregory expect?
”Anyway,” Gregory continued. ”Don't underestimate Roi. He's strong.”
”Well yeah, he's playing DK.”
”It's not just that. He's just strong, in general.”
”No problem, yo. I'mma avenge ya, my brudda!”
”Good luck with that.” Gregory smiled wryly. With this gung-ho attitude, Taison will probably burn and crash too. Despite the friendly advice, a part of Gregory actually wished to see it happen. If Taison puts on an even fight against Roi here, then...
”Heeeeere comes Taison!” Taison leaped onto the lane from the jungle and crashed onto the enemy minions. As soon as he landed, he swept through the remaining minions with his lance. Awesome! All the weak dawgs were dead, so it gonna be a pure 1v1 now!
[Okay, let's go!] Taison dashed toward Roi and thrust his lance. Wham! Easy hit! That slowpoke tried to sidestep, but no dice! Ain't nobody getting away from Lightning Speed Taison!
Still, though, that dude had over half his HP bar. The heck was Gregory doing here until now?
”Yo GG,” Taison called out. ”Didn'tcha fight this guy? He's healthy like a damn horse!”
”Didn't you check his HP before jumping him?” Gregory made a face. ”I almost got him, but he restored like 30% after killing me. DK kinda got a passive, in case you forgot.”
”Oh, yeah?” Taison shrugged. Welp, that sucked ass, but no problem! He just gotta beat Roi from half HP to zero. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Taison maintained his distance and thrust his lance again. Bullseye! Another clean hit! The fight only started and it's already 2:0 to Taison!
But, Roi ain't no pushover, he won't keep taking a beating like some wuss. Edgy Knight charged his blade with some edgy magic stuff and slashed through the air.
[Oh shit, it's that thing!] Taison exclaimed. It was that thing! The high damage shit! What was it called again? Dark Fart or something? Anyway, it was coming!
Taison rolled aside and dodged that shit. Khaha! Easy! Now, back to offense- keh!? ”When did he-!?”
Roi was right in front of him! When did that mofo close the distance!? Shit, this ain't good! Taison had to create some space again- geh!
Edgy Knight slashed without any chill, taking off like 10% from Taison's HP. Damn, even a simple basic hit like a truck! But, now it was Taison's turn! Ha!
Taison's lance dug into Edgy Knight's chest. Goal! He totally owned this- whoa! Black ooze sprayed at him from the Dark Knight's wound! And it hurt, yo!
[Pulling out the big guns, huh?] Taison flinched. Edgy Knight cloaked himself in a black aura. It was that Nightmare crap, Dark Knight's second ability. Taison properly remembered this name, because it was so spot on. 1v1 against this shit was a legit nightmare, yo!
At low ranks, there were a bunch of shitheads who thought they're good at the game by bringing Edgy Knight to 1v1 mode. Heck, Taison did that shit too at first. The class seemed hella broken, no joke. The win streaks he had were hella funny.
But, eventually, Taison came across stronger opponents and that's where shit got real. These bastards did everything they could to ruin Taison's game plan as a Dark Knight, which led to some of the most frustrating gaming experiences EVER. An Edgy Knight who didn't start strong in the early-game was trash later on, so eventually, Taison moved on from this disappointing mess of a class.
But, to REALLY move on, Taison first had to be strong enough to beat the trashbags who continued playing Edgy Knight. To become da best, he fought lots and lots of Edgy Knights until he figured out how to deal with that mofo. So, there's no way this shitty class will take him out in 1v1!
Nightmare reflected like 40% damage and buffed the heck out of Edgy Knight, but it also gradually sapped Edgy Knight's HP. So, Taison just had to maintain his distance and let Roi burn himself out.
[Come at me, yo!] Roi taunted by rapidly stepping back and forth. As much as he liked charging at the opponent's face, Taison had to play the waiting game for now. [I'mma let Roi wipe out his own HP, khaha.]
Since Taison became passive, Roi took the initiative and tried closing the distance. But, too bad, sucker! Edgy Knight had no movement options for shit! While Black Fart was on cooldown, Roi didn't have any ranged attacks and only had his basics to rely on. As long as Taison doesn't let that mofo get into melee range, this fight was ez.
Roi approached from different sides and angles, but Taison just stepped away every time. A game of cat and mouse, heh.
[I know whatcha trying to do, but it ain't gonna work.] Taison smirked. Roi clearly tried to corner Taison against one of the jungle walls, but Taison was smarter than that. Whenever his back was forced to a wall, he re-positioned himself with a roll. [Keep trying, fam. You ain't cornering the mighty Taison!]
Tick tock. Tick tock. Dark Knight's HP went down with every tick. Dude has already lost like 5% since he entered Nightmare.
[Damn, he's good.] Roi glanced at his HP. He was already down to 30% because of his Nightmare and he hasn't achieved much in return. This was getting bad. Taison was hella healthy at 70% HP, so there's no way this gonna be a fair fight. Especially, there's Lancer's ult to look out for. [Guess I have to scram. At least, I got myself an easy escape route. Thanks for being so cooperative, Tai! Lol.]
[Oh, finally.] Taison grinned and clenched his mouse. The dark fog around Dark Knight dispersed. Nightmare was out of the picture, so now they could fight like real men!
Except, apparently Roi had no intention to fight. He just turned around and dashed! Fuuuuu! He gonna get away!
[Damn, I forgot to block his escape route. Derp.] Taison smiled wryly. While he was busy running away from Roi, he rotated to the opposite side of the lane and opened an easy escape route for Roi. Welp, damn. Good damn job, Roi. A 200 IQ play.
But, it ain't over yet! There was still Gae Bolg! Taison just had to close the distance a little and launch himself at Roi!
[Follow me, by all means.] Roi threw some glances behind his back, to see if Gae Bolg was coming. ”Dan, you ready to jump on Tai when comes?”
”I'm not done with the wolves yet, but I'll be there.”
”You still messing with the wolves? Lol, you slow as fuck, boi.”
”Hey, not my fault ClassSoft can't give Venomancer a proper jungle clear ability.”
”How can you even play that slowpoke.”