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“What’s going on? The top lane of Team Gorgeous drew first blood against Xion!”
“Oh, my God! Xion should be gaining control over Darwin, but the first blood was taken from him instead.”
“Team Gorgeous is too sneaky! Xion definitely did not expect their jungler would be hiding nearby for an ambush.”
“That’s okay. It’s just first blood. Xion has always been steady. Just think of this as gifting them the first blood.”
“Keep on, Team King! We can win this!”
At the same time, inside Team Gorgeous.
After Darwin drew first blood, he fought a wave of minions and neutral monsters before returning to the base to replenish his equipment.
“Holy crap.” Howard looked at Darwin’s equipment and was stunned. “Darwin.”
Darwin smiled. “Of course.”
Lawrence praised. “Our Darwin is as reliable as expected. Now, our opponent wouldn’t dare jump at us anymore, and our equipment is ready”
Samantha said, “Darwin, you can do whatever you want next. We’ll expand on the advantage from the bottom lane.”
“What?” Howard opened his mouth. “Samantha, are you sure you want me to take that heavy responsibility again?”
Samantha grinned. “You can do it, Howard. Team King’s bottom lane is way worse than Team Mortal Kings’s. You decimated Team Mortal Kings, let alone Team King. Now, whether this match can end before the half–an–hour mark depends on your performance.”
With Samantha’s encouragement, Howard’s blood boiled with excitement.
“Okay, Samantha! Howie will do Howie’s best! We’ll strive to crush the field totally.”
Then, Leila made an ambush in a round at the bottom lane, making two kills for Howard.
This round, she laid the foundation for Howard to overtake the entire field.
Next, Howard and Darwin defeated the opponents several times. They leveled up and reached Legendary, carrying their
team.
The legendary Team King, one of the top two teams in the country last year, was struggling desperately in every lane during their first match with Team Gorgeous.
Other than their slightly normal development on the middle lane, they were basically being subdued on the top and bottom lanes. With this alignment, they had lost two turrets.
Even the top laner, Xion, did not dare put on airs as he leveled up cautiously
However, Team Gorgeous did not allow them to catch a breather
At the 18–minute mark, Samantha summoned all members to gather at Baron Nashor straight away.
Team King watched as Samantha and the others defeated Baron Nashor, not even daring to steal the prey from them and start a team fight.
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Team King had no choice. They were at a disadvantage. Forcing a team fight would only result in their defeat.
They could only maintain their steadiness for this round.
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However, after Samantha and the others obtained the buff from Baron Nashor, they went back to their base, replenished their equipment, and the entire team became Legendary.
They directly gathered at the bottom lane and pushed their way toward the turret at the high ground.
The last wave of the game was destined to be below the high–ground turret.
That was because if Team King did not force a team fight, Team Gorgeous would eventually wear out the high–ground turret’s Health Points.
On the contrary, if they took the advantage to start a team fight with the high–ground turret’s support and emerge victorious, while Team King could not completely turn the tables, they could gain a few minutes of respite.
Team King was incredibly good at late–stage games, so they had to prolong if they could.
Therefore, this team fight was inevitable.
Both teams knew the team fight was about to begin.
The teammates from both sides paid close attention to their position. They must not reveal any flaws for the other team to exploit.
After about three minutes of an intense battle, only a third of the high–ground turret’s Health Points was left. Team King started to grow nervous.
Suddenly, Leila jumped out.
With a roundhouse kick, she flung Xion of Team King out.
That action sent the audience into a frenzy as the commentators passionately made their commentary.
Everyone expected Team King to be in a hurry to start the team fight, but no one anticipated the jungler of Team Gorgeous to start first.
Moreover, it seemed Team Gorgeous was being quite unwise as they chose to start with Xion of Team King on the top lane. The male commentator said, “Why does it feel like Team Gorgeous is being too anxious? This round is obviously more beneficial if they fought steadily. They seem a little too hurried to start the team fight.”
The female commentator added, “Besides, the jungler of Team Gorgeous, Dusk, was unwise when she started the team fight. Why would she start with Xion? Everyone knows Xion has amazing reflexes. In this situation, after Xion absorbs the damage, it will benefit Team King’s AD in dealing damage more.”
Suddenly, a burst of exclamation and screams broke out from the audience.
The two commentators felt slightly embarrassed but still had to continue their commentary.
The male commentator said, “How unexpected of Team Gorgeous! Their ADC, Howard, ended Xion with one shot!”
The female commentator remarked, “Top laner Darwin rushed directly to the high ground and finished off Team King’s AD and support in one go!”
The male commentator added, “Darwin and Howard’s destroyed them all with their cooperation! Team King has been wiped out!”
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The crowd was in an uproar
No one would have expected this.
From the beginning, Xion of Team King had been overpowering Team Gorgeous, but Darwin managed to overturn the match by drawing first blood in the top lane.
The bottom laner, Howard, was like a madman as he kept leveling up, pushing Team King’s bottom lane into a dead end.
Under the circumstances where Team Gorgeous should be playing steadily, their jungler suddenly started a team fight.
Not only that, they started a fight that the crowd thought would be a difficult one. After all, they began the battle at the high- ground turret with the opponent’s most powerful player on the top lane, Xion.
Yet, given these conditions, Team Gorgeous was domineering. They directly defeated Team King, wiping them out.
Then, with a considerable advantage and Baron Nashor’s buff, they destroyed the opponent’s high–ground turret with incredible ease.
They won the game in 28 minutes.
The big screen showed Team Gorgeous‘ victory, which was very eye–catching.
If winning in the first match against Team Mortal Kings put Team Gorgeous‘ name out in the e–sports industry internationally, then their victory against Team King that day sent a wave of shock to the entire e–sports industry.
Although the doubt against Team Gorgeous persisted, this seemingly weak team could not be underestimated. This was the consensus reached by many e–sports teams.
Howard and Darwin were awarded the title of the strongest players of Team Gorgeous.
When the commentators in the e–sports industry commented on the competition footage, they regarded Darwin and Howard as the leaders of Team Gorgeous.
They also noted that Team Gorgeous relied on the top and bottom laners‘ Legendary performance.
Meanwhile, the mid–laner was ordinary.
Teams that would battle against Team Gorgeous would need to target the top and bottom lanes.
While Howard and Darwin recently gained much popularity in the e–sports circle, their fan base also rose sharply.
It was the first time Team Gorgeous had a fan club.
Their fans were no longer individuals but a collective with a group and name.
After the competition ended that day, a minor interlude happened.
After the players of Team King lost the match, they did not lose their temper or look gloomy.
Instead, they shook hands with Team Gorgeous warmly.
-When the top laner of Team King, Xion, shook hands with Darwin, the former deliberately paused for half a minute.
“I admire your playing style, Darwin. I look forward to playing against you in the future.”
Neither humble nor overbearing, Darwin smiled and replied, “I look forward to it too.”
Xion grinned. After shaking hands with Darwin, he approached Howard and paused, too.
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