Chapter 32: The scene of violent human rights violations

The second set of ST vs. Milky Way S.

“Why are they so transparent?”
“They’re saying they’ll take down one first.”

Milky Way, declaring “I will destroy one guy” in the first turn ban-pick and bringing an all-in composition, focused on banning mid champions with good mobility.

“We have to pick now, what should we do?”
“Kindred and Galio?”

Since they’re openly targeting me, Galio to survive as much as possible, and Kindred’s ultimate, which prevents them from exploding even if they’re focused, is a decent fundamental combination, and it’s usable in this situation.

“I’ve only used Kindred once in solo queue.”
“How can a hunter not try that…”

Ah.

This human whose brain is filled with muscles.

Basically, it’s one of the carry-type champions, but it’s nothing without the Mark of the Kindred obtained by killing opponent champions or specific monsters, so the path is important, and brain power is essential.

In short, it’s a champion that has a reason why that guy didn’t use it.

“Just pick it.”
“Really?”
“If you can’t pick the necessary picks to play pro, quit.”
“……I really don’t know.”

In the end, Ox, who put Kindred in the pick window, pressed the select button at the very last moment.

[A counter pick comes out here!]

[Kindred can definitely withstand the opponent’s focus!]

[And Galio to cover it! Suddenly ST has a lot to say!]

In a state where both HPs are split, if Galio covers a wide area with his ultimate, we have the priority to attack.

The one who started the initiation to focus was the opponent, but rather, our attack becomes easier.

[Normally, Milky Way would have thought about this combination, but Ox has played Kindred only once in his professional career, and even in solo queue!]

[And he even lost that.]

[Ah, is that so! So that’s why they didn’t bother to ban it?]

[Yes. Probably. But the ban-pick is already in progress, and Kindred and Galio are in ST’s arms!]

The opponent’s coach became busy, but as a privilege of the red camp, we completed the selection of the top champion until the very last moment, looking at the opponent’s picks.

“So, what does Kindred eat first?”
“……Just eat the top Twisted Treeline buff monster.”

Hmm.

How should I set this guy’s path to be well-known?

[Now, the ban-picks of both teams are over!]

[In the early game, Milky Way said, this time we’ll charge! And they brought out a focus-charge combination, but ST’s response was quick!]

[Top is Jax, Hunter is Kindred, Mid is Galio, and even the Bottom is Xayah and Braum.]

[It’s a perfect combination to counter! In comparison, Milky Way, shouting, charge even if you die! They even brought Kai’Sa, the AD Carry that ST used in the 1st set, but the advantage is completely dead due to the opponent’s pick.]

[The start is a pleasant situation for ST, the 2nd set of ST vs Milky Way S, starts now!]

“It seems like there are no guys coming into our Twisted Treeline?”
“Well, they probably just want to level up quickly until they can use their ultimates, rather than having any problems.”

Both we and the opponent have a combination that is heavily dependent on the hunter’s ultimate.

The laners just sit still and eat minions to reach the level, but in the case of the hunter, even if they clear all the monsters in their Twisted Treeline, the experience is insufficient, so they have to move quickly.

So rather than creating uncertainty, it was just the standard to go our separate ways.

“Ah, right. Before we start, there’s something I want to say.”
“What is it?”
“Ox, memorize it.”
“…What?”
“Kindred dies after eating the Mark of the Kindred.”

The value of that mark is greater than throwing three hundred gold to the opponent by dying.

“So just don’t waste your ultimate or spells unless it’s a definite angle to survive, just eat and die.”

This is right for Kindred.

[Now, the minions have arrived, and soon the monsters will also appear in the Twisted Treeline.]

[Ah! Intense deal exchange in mid in the meantime!]

[Intentionally getting hit by Sylas’s chains! Galio immediately responds!]

[Galio’s lane clear is faster, so now Sylas is slowly backing away, but the ranged minions have dealt a lot of damage!]

[Actually, this matchup is such that Sylas laughs from the mid-game, so it’s right to harass like this.]

So, in a state where I have the mid initiative, the moment Ox finished hunting all the monsters in our camp, the Mark of the Hunt appeared on the upper side of the river dividing the two camps on the minimap.

“It’s good luck.”
“I’m going to eat that. Watch my back.”

As soon as those words were over, the mid and top, who had a firm grip on the initiative, came to support, so the opponent’s hunter, who followed a similar path to Ox, just sucked his fingers and disappeared into their camp.

“Do you have some leeway in the bottom?”
“I did get their Flash.”

Even though Kai’Sa is a champion that’s matchup-less in the early laning phase due to the buff, if she gets hit by Braum’s skill, she’ll be in trouble.

“Then control the Scuttle Crab below.”

If Kindred has one or more and three or fewer Marks of the Kindred, the mark is generated on one of the minor monsters in the opponent’s jungle or the Scuttle Crab of the same type as the upper monster that Ox just caught.

So, we don’t need to go into the opponent’s camp monsters that we can’t interfere with, but it’s good to do what we can.

[This time, the Mark of the Hunt appeared on the lower Scuttle Crab!]

[Is the god of LOCK showing favoritism? This must be harsh for Milky Way.]

[While being escorted by Galio! Kindred already stacks 2 stacks! The speed of stacking is scary, isn’t it?]

“Now go back to the upper camp and eat only the buff monster and then stab mid once.”

Now the opponent’s mid is getting impatient.

Along with the overwhelming defeat in the 1st set, due to the champion matchup, I have to be ahead in the early game, so he has to be able to wait a little calmly, but the number of cases where he just charges in has increased.

So, if I shake my tail like this—

[Chains! It stretches out and hits Galio!]

[But True immediately counterattacks! She hits a full combo of skills and slowly backs away!]

[Is it a kill angle this time! Envy uses Flash and chases!]

[Health bar is below half of half! If Sylas chases after this, what will happen!]

The moment Kindred pops out of the upper bush, he stops counter-charging and charges again, taunting the opponent with a skill.

And Kindred finishes off Sylas, who has the mark floating above his head while he can’t do anything.

The minimum of 3 stacks of marks that make Kindred do more than 1 serving is complete.

[How can Sylas get caught after even using Flash here!]

[This is a big deal. They have to fight over a large monster right away, but with this, they’re pushed back from the growth time!]

If I push this lane, I’ll be level 6 and able to use my ultimate, but the opponent’s Sylas has to walk to the lane because he also used the teleport spell in the middle.

That means.

From now on, I rule the Twisted Treeline.

“Just go into the opponent’s upper Twisted Treeline.”
“I like it, but will we win this?”
“It’s a bug if we lose this.”

Even if I get hit by all the opponent’s CC skills, I’ll win.

[Uh oh? Instead of hitting the large monster here, Kindred enters the opponent’s Twisted Treeline!]

[This is too cruel! Right now, ST has the top and mid initiative, you know? With this, our fist-only champion friend has nothing he can do!]

[Come to think of it, except for the top, all of Milky Way’s upper body is level 5! They can’t win this!]

[A strong mid makes a strong hunter! It’s a word that fits this so well!]

[It’s not like this mark can be stacked so easily in a team game, not solo queue!]

I’ve stacked up to 4, so I ping the top.

“Let’s go eat one more.”

Fluke spins the staff with Jax and stuns.

And at the same time.

[Dragon—Slayer—Appears!]

[As soon as the stun is over, he’s immediately airborne!]

[Attention! Stand up straight, Gragas!]

Even though the opponent’s top is good at dealing with dives and has a relative advantage over Jax in terms of matchup, if he gets hit like this, there’s nothing he can do.

[Ah. He died.]

[He died?]

[He couldn’t even stand at attention and fell down drunk.]

[But he’s going home properly!]

So Gragas, who was ‘topped’, was able to quickly return home.

[But really, how do you stop this Kindred!]

[5 stacks of Mark of the Kindred in 18 minutes! That’s a monster even without items!]

[But he even has almost two core items, so he’s well-equipped!]

[This is gone. For Milky Way to win, they have to make a super, super super play at least three times!]

After that, it was a moment that was too cruel to watch with open eyes.

[No, this pick is supposed to steal Galio’s ultimate!]

[He escaped, but as soon as he survives for a turn with the stolen ultimate, Galio falls immediately!]

I take care of Sylas, who had more than half of his health bar reduced by just three auto-attacks from Kindred.

[Kai’Sa fires!]

And the only hope of the rush-in composition, Milky Way’s Kai’Sa, who grew up without any problems, had too many obstacles to catch any one of our team in one breath.

So Milky Way, who made the same mistake that Strike made in the 1st set, had no future.

[Galio and Jax lead the charge!]

[At this timing, Gragas’s ultimate, one shot!]

Only Strike’s Xayah avoids it by using her ultimate to go to the back, and the rest just take it as it is.

“Gather again. There’s nothing to interfere with now.”
“Let’s go!”

[What is this! They just take it and gather again in the middle of Milky Way’s camp!]

[It tickles, so do it a few more times! Galio and Jax are laughing and smashing the tower!]

[Milky Way will be more annoyed by Kindred jumping around in the back than that.]

Since Kindred’s ultimate is often stolen by Sylas rather than used by the person himself in the late game, Kindred’s ultimate is always available even when he reaches the opponent’s Nexus.

“Just one kill for me.”
“Shall I turn on the ultimate?”
“Turn it on at the right time.”

So, except for Jax, we all dive into the opponent’s fountain together, and we caught the opponent’s mid once more.

[This is human rights abuse!]

[Should a statue and a wolf do this to a person!]

[In the meantime, with the last hit of Jax, who was diligently hitting the Nexus alone!]

[GG—!]

[Milky Way’s second Nexus is broken today! ST continues its undefeated streak in the Master League!]

The promise too.

There’s only half left.