93 Defensive Gears (1/2)

The last game began. For the third time today, Yuel and Lars faced Howard and Ellen in Bot. However, this time the dynamics of the fight were rather different. For the first time, it was Ellen who went on the offensive during the laning phase.

”Duuude,” Lars pouted. ”I can't do anything if we keep running. Lemme at her, I'mma get a kill for sure!”

”Patience,” Yuel dismissed the idea. ”You should've known you'll lag behind during laning as Seraph.”

”Yeah, but Athena is right here and she's pushing! And I can't do anything! Gah.”

”She's playing like this because she knows you can't go in. And, this also doubles as a bait. If you take it, they'll run all over you.”

”I'll just beat them, yo!”

”Or, you'll die and set the whole team back.”

”Geh, okay...” Lars pouted but didn't argue any further. As much as he itched to give Ellen some heat, even this goof understood the danger.

For Seraph, the laning phase was merely a situation to live through, not a situation to dominate. This Hyper Carry class didn't have any AoE skills aside for his ult, so clearing the lane was tough. Lars couldn't rely on anything but his basic attacks.

As for the enemy, Ranger wasn't exactly the fastest lane clearer either, especially with Ellen's infamous defensive build. Still, Ellen could send her wolf to slash minions in a cone and this AoE attack allowed her to out-clear Lars.

Fortunately, Yuel was there to help. He splashed water in a cone on multiple minions with Splash and knocked them up with Geyser Eruption. To make his damage relevant, he started off with an Lv.1 Unholy Grail. It was a greedy power item which didn't provide any MP5 or cooldown reduction, two valuable stats during the early game. Instead, it offered raw power on par with a mid-game item for a much lower price.

Unholy Grail was supposed to be a greedy starter item for Mid Laners, not for Supports. However, Yuel had to go that far in order to support Lars's Seraph during this early laning phase.

Thanks to that, Ellen and Howard couldn't dominate the lane. They still had an advantage, but they couldn't do much with it. Every time they tried to aggress, Yuel issued an immediate retreat order.

[What a waste.] Yuel thought every time Ellen advanced to the frontline. It'd be so easy to knock her up with Geyser Eruption and assault her. Unfortunately, Lars's Seraph currently lacked the strength to finish Ellen off even during such a great opportunity. Seraph's only weapon was his basic attacks and it won't become deadly until much later into the game. What a shame.

As a result, the early game in Bot was rather uneventful. Taison ganked a few times and so did Dan, but neither side got a kill. Nobody chased kills too hard or overextended too much because they didn't want to mess up. After all, the risk-reward ratio was skewed when playing a defensive comp. Getting early kills wasn't that important, but falling behind by getting killed could prove fatal during the mid-game.

Thus, both sides fortified their defenses and preserved through the early game to the best of their abilities. In a game between late-game teams, the early-game was just a formality. Neither side cared too much for it and they both wanted it to be over with so they could get to the meat of the fight.

The game proceeded like that on all lanes until the average player level became Lv.7. At this point, everybody had their ults and the mid-game was approaching. So, fights naturally broke out.

During such a critical time, Yuel found himself hanging with little to no MP. That was the inevitable cost of relying on Unholy Grail. At Lv.3, the item gained an amazing passive effect that increased power by 10%, but it came with the cost of increasing MP cost by 10%. It was a calculated risk which allowed Yuel to defend the lane for this long, but now it forced him into a sticky situation.

”They've ground me out of MP,” Yuel informed Lars. ”I have to recall, so be careful out there. Don't advance too much and keep an eye on the wards in the jungle.”

”Gotcha.”

”They'll probably try to pull something while I'm away, so pay attention,” Yuel said as he crossed into enemy territory in the jungle to place a Checkpoint Ward. [This is where things begin for real. Don't mess this up, I beg of you.]

Despite his worries, Yuel had no idea choice but return to base. The enemy made a very calculated decision to focus almost exclusively on Yuel in all their gank attempts. The goal was no doubt to kick him out of lane so they can catch Lars alone. There was no doubt that a storm was coming.

Howard also left Bot, so it became a 1v1 between Ellen and Lars. A classic recipe for disaster. Gulp.

”Don't worry, dude,” Lars said. ”I got this!”

”I'm not sure what you 'got' and I'm too scared to even ask.”

”Haha,” Lars laughed as he fired at a minion. Boom! Headshot! Too bad that didn't do anything when he wasn't Gunslinger. Seraph's laser beams were easy to land, so getting extra damage for headshots would've been sick. Oh well.

Once Ellen killed all of Lars's minions, she fired directly at him.

”Yo!” Lars dodged the bolt with a roll. [You wanna go? You wanna go!?] Lars fired right back at her! Ez hit! No headshot, though.

But, Ellen persisted and fired again. Ha! No dice! Another supah dodge! Maybe this Seraph dude was a little shabby in the early game, but Lars still had his own skills! He fired a counter right away. Bam! Another hit! 2:0 to Lars. He got this!

After the successful hit, three robotic arms stretched from the Seraph's back. Normally, these would be angelic wings, but that was meh. Instead, Lars had this sick sci-fi skin which replaced wings with robotic arms. This was da real stuff, yo! Each arm held a laser gun they were all aimed at Ellen!

This was the power of Seraph's passive: Six Wings of Holiness. Or, in Lars's case, it was Six Laser Beams of Awesome. After landing seven basic attacks, these bad boys popped outta his back and were ready to go wild!

Whishwhishswhish! One beam after another! No breaks! Ellen dodged the first with a roll, but the next two beams hit her before she even finished rolling! Light speed shooting, yo!

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Too bad the party had to end after just three beams. The maximum Seraph could fire in a row was six beams, but Lars first had to level up to get more laser juice. The more he levels up, the more shots he'll get every time from Six Wings of Holiness. By the end of the game, he'll be firing like a Gatling laser gun, yo!

Ellen ate up all that damage, but she was still alive. Geh, such a persistence. Did she build defense again? That's no way to play Carry.

[I almost got her!] Lars's heart thumped. It was a chance! He just needed like two more hits and he gonna seal the deal! He was healthy as a horse, so there was no danger of pushing all the way. He had this, yo!

But, of course, Ellen gotta be Ellen and run away. No way! She won't get away! Not under Lars's watch!

He activated Angelic Grace and leaped into the air to pursue. His robotic Seraph launched off the ground with his jetpack and darted forward. Lars gonna get this early kill and bring the team one step closer to victory! They gonna win and enter the first string!

Bam! Lars landed another hit from midair! Just one more hit and it'll be done! Lars landed on the ground and kept running after Ellen.

”Bah!” Just as Lars was about to catch up, Ellen mounted on her wolf and sped away. Yo, so close!

[Have fun, boys~] In the next moment, the trap went off.

”Heeeere comes Taison!”

”Geh! Not again!” Lars exclaimed. He was so concentrated on chasing Ellen that he didn't notice he entered deep into the jungle at some point. Nuuuuuuuu!

”I told you to retreat,” Yuel said. ”Multiple times.”

”Haha, my bad” Lars produced a dry laugh as he dodged a kamikaze bat. Yuel probably objected to this chasing, but all Lars's head was filled to the brim with killing Ellen and winning this game, so he didn't hear squat. This was kinda bad...

”Try to get away,” Yuel said. ”I'll get there as fast as I can.”

”Easier said than done,” Lars dodged another bat, but right afterward a swarm of bats flocked around him. Gaaah! Now his flippin' screen was pitch black! He couldn't even see Taison! This was so fair!

[Daim, I spent my escape tool too. I'm such a genius.] Lars just moved randomly, hoping he'd doge attacks that he couldn't even see coming. Using Angelic Grace for chasing Ellen was a bad move. His only remaining escape tool now was his ult, but he first had to activate Six Wings of Holiness before the ult could be used.

So, to escape... he had to attack! But to attack, he had to actually see stuff! But because he couldn't see stuff, his only option was to escape! So wait, what was he even supposed to do!?

He could get rid of these pesky bats CC with Self-Nullification, but that'd leave him at very low MP. His math sucked so he couldn't tell for sure, but there was a good chance he won't be able to use his ult if he spends any MP on Self-Nullification now.

Thus, Lars's only option was to fight despite his blinded state.

[Okay, I got it. From now on, I'll be known as ”Lars the Blindfolded Sniper”!] Besides, it wasn't like the screen was 100% covered anyway. Lars could roughly estimate Taison's position. Kinda.

So, screw the rules! Lars just went for it and fired! Without even seeing his target!

[The heck is that scrub doing?] Taison sneered. He got tense for a moment and prepared to dodge a shot, but the shot dodged him instead. WTF, yo? Did Lars plan to play blindfolded darts or some shit? Khaha! No way that scrub gonna land any shots without seeing- gah!? It connected!?

[Okay! That's one!] Lars heard the sound of his beam cutting through meat. He had this! Just three more hits with his basics and he'll activate Six Wings! Then, he'll be able to get the heck outta here with his ult!

[How did he even hit that shit?] Taison clicked his tongue. Well, no matter. That shot caught Taison off guard and he didn't even try to dodge it, but next time he'll pay attention. He won't let that scrub hit him anymore!

They exchanged more blows from afar. Taison tossed his kamikaze bats whereas Lars fired laser beams into the darkness. As expected, Lars didn't have much success landing shots without seeing his surroundings.

[Geh, this is rough!] Lars was running low at 20% HP. Yikes! This was close! But, only one more hit and he'll activate Six Wings! Just one more- whoa!? Giant Bat Dude appeared!?

[It's over!] Taison transformed into a giant bat and darted toward Lars! Taison rammed right into that mofo and transformed back into vampire form. Then, he grabbed Lars and dug his fangs into Lars's neck.

[Gah! I can't move!] Lars spammed the entire WASD to no avail. There was no getting out of this stun! Taison gonna suck out what little remained of Lars's HP. Gaaaah! Wasn't there anything Lars could do here!?