My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 284 As expected, there was no miracle?
"Mebius!"

"Mebius's Fiora successfully flanked and entered DRX's backline as if it were empty."

"Bard can't stop them, Caitlyn can't escape, DRX wants to come back to help, but V5 has too much crowd control!"

"Fiora is about to reap the rewards!!!"

on the screen.

The sudden appearance of Fiora flanking from behind gave DRX's backline a huge shock.

BeryL used his Q immediately, but Bard's Q was completely unable to hit Fiora due to her agility, and Deft followed up with his E.

However.
"One step ahead of you!"

W [Lawrence's Mind-Bending Knife]!
The instant the policewoman threw her net, Fiora's W skill parry was suddenly activated, and the moment the parry was successful, the slow effect of the blade was successfully applied to the policewoman.

Got it!

Deft's eyes widened in an instant.

Without hesitation, he used Flash, but what followed was the opponent's Q skill after Flashing.

slap~
The policewoman, already slowed down, was further weakened by the Fiora who followed her after landing.

According to the principle of canyon relativity, the enemy's deceleration combined with our acceleration is essentially equivalent to keeping the opponent in place.

The ultimate move, [Peerless Challenge], is now activated!
Open E.

A basic attack, a positioning basic attack, a Q movement diagonally, and a final basic attack with a sidestep.

It was still a simple and unpretentious four-hit combo.

However, through a series of skill combos, this ordinary fourth breakthrough was executed with extreme artistry.

The enormous lotus flower bloomed once more.

Caitlyn, who relies on her 650-range attack to dominate most AD carries in the bot lane, can only roll her eyes, stick out her tongue, and give two "Yes" signs when faced with a melee engage.
V5_Mebius killed DRX_Deft
Luo Ji glanced back at BeryL not far away. Seemingly realizing that the two sides were completely outmatched in strength, BeryL moved closer to the wall but deliberately lingered for a while.

obviously.

His wisdom continues to be effective.

If Fiora were to charge into the main battlefield at this moment, it would undoubtedly be devastating for them. However, if she were to lure him into a fight, Bard could use his skill set to kite him more effectively.

Still daydreaming?

Ignoring Bard's flirtatious antics, Luo Ji directly piloted Fiora into the main battlefield.

The moment the Fiora successfully positioned herself that day, Kingen had no choice but to sacrifice his teammate. Just as he was about to throw out his E skill, Hookshot, Karsa's Sejuani's ultimate suddenly ensnared him.

freeze!

Camille's E skill has a mechanic.

If the E skill hooks a wall, it will always fly towards the wall; this mechanism ignores any control.

However, if the hook is controlled during its flight and before it hooks the wall, the hook will not move.

Casarte clearly grasped this mechanism.

But the problem is
Why do you, a Sejuani, still have your ultimate ability available at this stage of the team fight?! ???
If the critical displacement is interrupted, then that means...

at the moment.

Apart from BeryL, no one on DRX could escape the bloody battle that unfolded in the mid lane.

1 for 4
Even though Xiao Yan tried his best to survive by maneuvering, his health was already too low due to being focused down from the start, and he later tragically died from the AOE attacks of the DRX team.

But the good news is.

With four kills, he at least managed to get an assist.

On the contrary, Ice Maiden and Fiora had a great time.

【PPGOD！！】

[This robot is too powerful! It seems to hook everything!]

[The robot did a great job, preventing V5 from losing any members immediately, which allowed Fiora to make a miraculous flanking maneuver. However, the key issue is that the trinket ward was pinged out; it was clearly a trap.]

For V5, entrapment is like "an old lady blowing her nose—easily out of their reach."

This team fight is over.

V5 then pushed down DRX's mid tower.

When the actual team fights started, Da Huo realized that even in a fair 5v5, DRX was just so-so and didn't have the same dominance as T1.

"This wave was almost their best chance to widen the gap, but unfortunately..."

auditorium.

Bengi continued to sigh and shake his head.

If they were to face DRX, given the opponent's tactical changes, it's hard to say whether they would have a good chance of winning.

After all, they are strong players, while DRX are obviously smarter. In other words, they are numerical monsters meeting mechanical monsters, and even if they fight with all their might, they still can't win.

But on the screen.

The two strange mechanisms have met in broad daylight.

The result, naturally, is that the team with the higher stats and the more unusual mechanics wins the championship.

After the team fight was over.

Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but shout excitedly, "We're absolutely amazing!!!"

now.

In the DRX player area, silence became the dominant tone of the voice chat.

but
Perhaps thinking that this might be their eldest brother's last dance, despite their hearts being filled with unease, the group forced themselves to shout:

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

Shrinking the defensive line and using limited vision to protect the development of the carry is not an excuse. As long as the game continues, they have the obligation and reason to continue to fight with all their might.

However.
In this wave, Fiora has fully developed her power spike.

Single-band end.

V5's Jordan Rule is working again.

If you only send one, you'll get tower-dived and killed.

If two people go, there's a chance they'll be outnumbered and killed in a two-on-one fight.

If too many of them go there, the front line won't be able to withstand the V5's frontal advance.

"This scene"

"A standard single-lane operation is so suffocating just to look at it."

"The gap between the top laners on both sides is too big, and the difference in the draft is also huge. V5 can limit DRX, but DRX has no way to deal with V5."

Is there no hope left?

The audience in the stands were discussing it heatedly. Three championships in four years had already almost cemented LPL's status as the number one region. It seemed like they would win another championship this year, or would DRX still be able to create a miracle?
The game continues.

Facing DRX's turtle-like, defensive lineup, they could only slowly chip away at their health.

But soon.

As the fourth elemental dragon was about to spawn, DRX seemed to have suddenly realized something and, a minute before it spawned, the entire team shifted their lane to the bottom river.

"It's a desperate gamble," Ji De exclaimed.

“Although the Mountain Dragon Soul isn’t very significant, DRX has no choice but to fight it now.” Miller understood DRX’s thinking and shook his head.

And their actions.

It also didn't escape V5's notice.

Faced with the opponent's actions, V5 simply continued to ensure that the minion wave was clear before slowly gathering together to prepare for a team fight with DRX.

That's how you combine the advantage of defensive towers with an economic advantage.

The initiative is always in my hands.

For the losing side, the only chance to turn the tide was to launch a miraculous team fight. The moment the dragon spawned, DRX decisively engaged without hesitation.

"I'm going in circles."

Luo Ji maneuvered Fiora to flank from the jungle, suddenly rushing out of his base. The vision around the river was already insufficient, so he had plenty of flanking routes.

DRX is clearly aware of this as well.

That's why I refreshed the page without hesitation and then immediately forced it to open.

4000
3000
2500
As the elemental dragon's health dwindled, both DRX and V5 players were itching to make a move.

however.

Just at this time.

As if struck by a sudden inspiration, Xiao Yan, watching the elemental dragon's health steadily declining, suddenly drew his bow. It's hard to describe that feeling.

It's just inexplicable.
Abrupt.
I felt I should shoot that arrow.

So he drew his longbow, watched as Bard's ultimate forced Sejuani to use her Flash, and then used Q-Flash to enter the fray, while also watching the river battle suddenly turn into chaos.

Draw the bow, the moon is full.

front.

Everyone was fighting desperately for ownership of the dragon, even though they all knew that an elemental dragon soul wouldn't change the dire situation much. But it was their last hope.

By all means
The opposing V5 team, however, was equally unwilling to give them any chance.

When Sejuani used her Q-Flash to enter the fray and Lissandra used her Ice Claw to dash in, the audience, commentators, players, and even countless League of Legends fans outside the live stream all stared wide-eyed at who would claim the dragon.

Whose dragon is it!?
More than knowing the outcome of the team battle, they wanted to know the final fate of the dragon.

"Bang~"

Under the spotlight of the broadcast, two punishments fell almost simultaneously on the dragon's head.

But as if by divine intervention, the elemental dragon in the river suddenly leveled up the moment the punishment was delivered.

Start with the third elemental dragon.

The dragon has 4350 HP (+240 * level, minimum level 6). The sudden increase of 240 HP became an unexpected factor that turned the tide of the battle.

The moment after both Casa and Pyosik widened their eyes in surprise.

in front of you.

It was a purple beam of light that suddenly appeared after their exchange of blows, effortlessly taking away the last bit of health from the Elemental Dragon's head.

Whose dragon is it!?
this moment.

Many audience members instinctively stood up, creating a clattering and clanging noise, but no one cared anymore.

because
Just one second later.

The Dragon Soul buff, which requires all four dragons to gather, did not appear at the feet of the DRX heroes, which means...

The dragon has been stolen.

[Arrow of Retribution] slayed the elemental dragon.

No one could have imagined that, in the final moments, the one who shattered DRX's last hope was not the godlike Mebius, nor the team's pillars in the mid and jungle, nor the outstanding support.

Instead, it's AD.

He's the bot lane AD who's been playing the sacrifice role almost the entire World Championship.

The chosen one has arrived!

The kill notification caused the DRX players to freeze for a moment, just like the expressions on their faces on the bench.

Since they failed to obtain their only hope and anchor—the Dragon Soul.

The match is over.

V5's counterattack began to take effect. DRX, who were already no match for V5, lost their fighting spirit after losing the Dragon Soul, and suffered a one-sided defeat in team fights.

This wave of group.

Deft could actually move; he's a female police officer, positioned quite far back. Having learned his lesson from being ganked by Fiora once, this time he positioned himself even further back.

but.
The moment the elemental dragon was upgraded and then stolen.

He was suddenly relieved.

Instead of choosing to escape alone, he calmly and decisively took control of the policewoman, choosing to face the challenge head-on.

Seeing this, the DRX players...

Courage seemed to suddenly break through the confusion, and they even gave up running away, turning around and rushing forward one after another.

There was no game, no retreat.

With only the purest and simplest head-on sprint, their team's core player has made his "final choice."

And that's all they can do.

All we can do is respect him and keep up with his pace.

this moment.

Almost half of the audience stood up!

Viewers who truly love the game can always feel the will that the players exude in their hearts at the first moment, a Don Quixote-like charge, even though it can't change anything.

But this determination instantly earned him the respect of League of Legends fans worldwide.

aside.

BeryL watched his movements, opened her mouth, but then held it back, finally muttering softly in a voice only she could hear:

"really."

"Won't there be a miracle?"

Victoy!

The sound of the DRX main crystal exploding rang out.

A wave of victory instantly swept through the entire Chase Center arena.

The camera panned to the V5 players' bench, where almost everyone excitedly threw off their headphones and started jumping around in celebration. Even veterans Rookie and Karsa couldn't help but hug each other tightly, reflecting on how difficult the past year had been.

"We win! We win!"

"We are the champions, the champions of champions, the champions of the Golden Road!!!"

"Wuhu, raise the trophy! I want to raise the trophy! Can we fast forward to the trophy-raising moment right now?"

"Celebrate all you want, but watch your hands, don't pull my hair!"

behind them.

V5's staff rushed out from backstage, unable to share in the joy of victory.

to this moment.

Nofe and Kim Gon suddenly realized that Zero, who was usually quiet, was running exceptionally fast this time, so fast that they couldn't catch up with him.

Good guy.

No wonder this guy suddenly said he wanted to go for morning runs for exercise. They didn't realize it at the time, but it turns out he was preparing for this scene!
And the other end.

The DRX players were visibly disappointed, especially BeryL.

He thought he no longer cared much about winning or losing the game, but when defeat came, the unwillingness in his heart made him feel for the first time what it meant to be "unforgettable".

They had clearly made preparations in advance.

Mingming also felt the strength of her opponent for the first time.

but.
If you lose, you lose.

No one likes the taste of defeat; a feeling that's hard to describe, whether it's pain or exhaustion, comes from the chest.

But at this moment, Deft, who should have been the most disappointed, suddenly smiled and started comforting his teammates.

"It's fine."

"Although it's a bit of a pity, it's true that I'm not as skilled as my opponent. Even if I had won this game, my performance might have been even worse in the next one, and we have to catch up in three games."

"During the match, I kept thinking, will a miracle happen again?"

"But in the end, I suddenly felt that ending my last dance like this might also be a unique way of ending the show."

The moment the dragon was stolen.

Deft's mind was filled with images.

He recalled his career: the Samsung Ten, the Korean duo of EDG, the stumbling journey back to LCK, and now, his final dance in a lonely gamble.

During this journey.

Some people won the championship, while others always fell just short of it.

Just like Pawn's quiet departure during his time with EDG, Clearlove's heartbreak, and Perkz's tearful breakdown and Bjergsen's decisive turn back during the World Championship.

How could he not be afraid of losing?
But, isn't daring to face failure also a kind of competitive spirit?
The entire DRX team fell silent as they looked at him.

He spoke very rationally.

Her laughter was so broken.

But tears can never lie.

As a veteran player, Karsa's esports career has come to a perfect end.

This can be considered Deft's esports career.

But that moment of soaring will never come again.

(End of this chapter)