IRAJAS Chapter 121

Qi Mo’s control over LeBlanc had reached a pinnacle, a feeling akin to pushing open that door.

The long-dormant hot blood in his body began to boil, and the sense of meeting a worthy opponent made Lin Lan so excited that his scalp tingled.

Seizing the moment during Qi Mo’s skill cooldown, he used his ultimate to cross the wall, launched an ultra-long-range E to stun the enemy Sejuani, then smoothly followed with a Q. When he returned to his original position, he perfectly brought the Q back from a distance, and together with a normal attack, instantly took away one-third of Sejuani’s health.

This damage was even higher than ENG had imagined.

Qi Mo no longer had the strength to continue fighting. He frowned and commanded, “Zhang Chao, take the Rift Herald by force.”

Zhang Chao received the order and charged forward recklessly.

Seeing that the Rift Herald’s health was about to reach the critical point, Lin Lan landed another normal attack on him, just in time to trigger the passive effect of the enchantment on him, immobilizing him in place.

This was no big deal for ENG. Firstly, DT couldn’t instantly kill Sejuani, and secondly, DT didn’t have Smite. As long as they waited for the stun on Sejuani to wear off, they could secure the Rift Herald.

In a flash, Qi Mo suddenly realized something, his face changed: “Wait!”

At this moment, the Rift Herald’s health dropped to the critical point. A flash of light descended with a “swish”, and the Rift Herald was slain on the spot.

Zhang Chao’s mind buzzed as he was about to ask Lin Lan where the Smite came from, and then he saw Jiang Xu staggering towards them, delivering a hammer strike to his head. Together with Lin Lan, they easily killed him.

Unsealed Spellbook!

This is a rune that allows a player to swap summoner spells during the game!

And Jiang Xu had this rune!

He had used this rune for four games straight. At first, no one paid much attention to it, thinking it wasn’t very strong.

Until just now, when Xiao Shengjing died and he swapped his summoner spell to Smite, ENG finally realized how terrifying this skill could be!

This was also why Lin Lan insisted on using two crowd control abilities—he was buying time for Jiang Xu!

After successfully securing the Rift Herald, Jiang Xu’s heart was pounding wildly. He had always liked using this rune but had never managed to gain any significant advantage from it.

At the start of this game, he was already hesitating about whether to abandon this rune, when Lin Lan suddenly joked, “I think this rune is really strong, don’t you think?”

Jiang Xu thought so too. He always had. But since the acceptance of this rune by others was not high, he had started to doubt himself.

After receiving Lin Lan’s affirmation, he regained confidence in this rune and was determined to make a statement to prove himself.

Just after Xiao Shengjing was instantly killed, he suddenly thought, “I can switch to Smite!”

Unsealed Spellbook requires being out of combat for 5 seconds to switch summoner spells. He didn’t have enough time, and just as he was starting to doubt himself again,

Lin Lan suddenly launched an ultra-long-range E, stunning Sejuani in the Dragon pit, “Still need two seconds, right?”

Jiang Xu was startled. He instinctively looked at his summoner spell—it really needed just two more seconds!

Damn, is Lin Lan a god?

How could he calculate so precisely?

Jiang Xu didn’t even have time to answer Lin Lan; Lin Lan had already lazily thrown out two crowd control abilities, stunning Sejuani for exactly two seconds.

It’s now!

Jiang Xu flashed over, secured the Rift Herald, hammered Sejuani to death, and chased the enemy top laner, feeling like he had an endless amount of energy to unleash.

This was also the first time he sensed a change in Lin Lan. The once self-focused Lin Lan was now constantly paying attention to his teammates.

In fact, even Lin Lan himself didn’t realize that after a whole summer of training, his vision had expanded from just his surroundings to include his teammates as well.

Just after Qi Mo instantly killed Xiao Shengjing, the immense pressure activated Lin Lan’s potential. As he struggled to break free, a sudden epiphany struck him.

It felt like a third eye had opened, allowing him to observe his teammates’ movements from a god-like perspective.

When Jiang Xu mentioned he could switch to Smite, Lin Lan’s mind instantly rewound and calculated the cooldown of Jiang Xu’s Unsealed Spellbook, his hands responding without hesitation.

After the play, even Lin Lan was a bit stunned.

Jiang Xu asked him, “Lin Lan, how did you judge so accurately?”

Lin Lan couldn’t explain it. It felt like he had entered a strange state, but that state was too fleeting for him to grasp. “Maybe it was just luck,” he said.

Xiao Shengjing suddenly laughed. He resurrected from the fountain and exposed him: “You used to deceive Xiao Hai and the others the same way. For a long time, they believed you relied on luck and couldn’t figure it out.”

Jiang Jin was the first to react. He had also been fooled by Lin Lan before and immediately said angrily, “I’d rather believe there are ghosts in this world than trust a word out of Lin Lan’s mouth!”

Next door, Jiang Xu burst into laughter. It seemed Lin Lan was quite the trickster in the team.

Lin Lan felt helpless.

Why is it that when he tells the truth, no one believes him, but when he lies, everyone takes it seriously?

Being a good person is really hard.

After securing the Rift Herald, DT’s economy started to grow steadily. The commentators kept mentioning that team fight: “I would call this a battle between masters. Both Lader and Kiner performed some incredible maneuvers in that skirmish, and both sides coordinated extremely well especially DT’s Smite swap.”

In the replay, it was clear that Jiang Xu’s Smite was switched on the spot. As soon as Xiao Shengjing died, he immediately retreated to avoid combat. Once the cooldown was up, he flashed and switched at the same time, surprising the enemy Sejuani with a well-timed Smite.

To be honest, except for Lin Lan, DT’s laning wasn’t as strong as ENG’s. However, because their jungler was slightly better, they managed to maintain the early game momentum.

Qi Mo frowned tightly but had no choice. “Defend the tower.”

Their opportunity lay in the late game.

As the match reached the 25-minute mark, both AD carries had completed two and a half items, making the next five minutes a critical juncture.

DT fought hard to secure two dragons, while ENG took one. DT also led by two towers, with an economic lead of about 4000 gold.

This was an acceptable range for ENG; they could easily overturn the 4000 gold deficit in the late game.

Xiao Shengjing tried to initiate two team fights. The first one had a scattered formation with poor coordination, resulting in a slight loss.

However, the second initiation was excellent. He directly targeted the enemy support, and with Lin Lan’s follow-up, they secured a quick kill.

But no one expected Qi Mo to enter the fight from a tricky angle. With no vision, he performed a two-step jump to take down Xu Shengwei.

Another blind two-step jump!

It’s important to note that once Xiao Shengjing’s ultimate is activated, the enemy can only see a tiny area around their feet. How did Qi Mo manage to guess Xu Shengwei’s position so accurately?

Clearly, Xu Shengwei had changed his movement direction immediately!

The subsequent team fight saw Xiao Shengjing and Lin Lan’s insufficient follow-up damage causing them to be crushed by the enemy Kog’Maw, ultimately ending in a 3-for-1 exchange.

Jiang Jin was in disbelief, “How did he predict that?”

Xu Shengwei had been much more cautious after being stomped by Qi Mo the first time, and he couldn’t understand how Qi Mo guessed his position.

Lin Lan’s expression turned serious. Normally, Qi Mo wouldn’t make a move unless he was confident. He must have been certain of Xu Shengwei’s location before daring to make such a move. Could it be that he…

Suddenly, Xiao Shengjing, who had been silent, spoke up: “He’s watching his teammates’ screens. When he stomped me the first time, their jungler was near me. He predicted my position using the jungler’s screen. The second time he stomped Xu Shengwei, their top laner’s ultimate provided vision. He saw Xu Shengwei’s position on the top laner’s screen.”

Everyone in the voice chat gasped. Yes, when Nocturne’s ultimate is activated, each player can only see a small area around their feet. However, this is a team game, and by combining the information from all his teammates’ screens, he could gather quite a bit of information.

Qi Mo had cracked Xiao Shengjing’s ultimate!

Thinking about this, Lin Lan felt a sharp pain in his heart, a suffocating feeling as if being pushed to the brink of despair.

In the late game, Nocturne was mostly ineffective. His most useful skill was his ultimate, Paranoia, which could block the enemy’s vision. They picked Nocturne specifically to prevent LeBlanc from getting easy kills in the late game, but their plan was so easily countered. What else could DT rely on to win?

On the big screen, it was clear that Qi Mo was actively communicating with his teammates. He kept looking at their screens, then accurately executed his double jump to instantly kill Xu Shengwei.

The commentators realized something: “Is Lader using his teammates’ screens to counter Nocturne’s ultimate?”

“Can you watch your teammates’ screens during a match?”

“Of course, you can. Why wouldn’t you be able to see your teammates’ screens?”

In League of Legends, watching your teammates’ screens is considered normal information sharing. But using this tactic to counter Nocturne’s ultimate was unprecedented.

This brilliant maneuver catapulted Qi Mo to legendary status, with fans cheering wildly. With ENG’s economy about to surpass DT’s and Kog’Maw nearly completing his third item, DT’s advantage was evaporating.

In a mid-to-late game team fight, ENG’s Kog’Maw seized an opportunity and attacked Xiao Shengjing a few times, almost killing him. The terrifying damage sent chills down the spine of every DT member.

Seeing DT struggle more and more, the fans were on edge.

Are they really going to lose? Is it really impossible to win? Can DT no longer create miracles?

Has Lin Lan really…run out of options?

The minion waves were pushing towards the mid-lane, ushering in DT’s most difficult moment. ENG was still organizing their minions, preparing to push DT to their limits.

Seeing the enemy Kog’Maw and Zilean wandering in the mid lane, Lin Lan suddenly said, “Zilean’s ultimate is still on cooldown for 6 seconds.”

Although professional players are in the habit of timing abilities, being precise to the second, especially with a 6-second countdown, is remarkable.

Strangely, no one in the voice chat doubted Lin Lan’s words.

Xiao Shengjing instantly used Nocturne’s ultimate, plunging the enemy into darkness.

Lin Lan had one Flash available and had picked up another Flash with his W skill, so he effectively had two Flashes. Without hesitation, he used both to engage, stunning Kog’Maw and hitting him with a full Q combo, bringing his health to the critical point.

Realizing the danger, the enemy Kog’Maw immediately used Flash to escape.

However, Kog’Maw’s flash dropped shards in front of Lin Lan due to Zoe’s passive. Lin Lan picked up the Flash, used another Q-Flash combo, and hit Kog’Maw’s critical artery, killing him instantly.

Zilean realized the danger but it was too late. Xiao Shengjing’s ultimate came in, and together with Lin Lan, they reduced Zilean to low health. Zilean cast his ultimate on himself, delaying his death.

During this time, Xiao Shengjing’s ultimate ended, and the enemy regained their vision. Qi Mo flanked, ready to kill Xu Shengwei again.

Suddenly, just as Qi Mo leaped, Xu Shengwei used his ultimate to dash to Zilean and secure the kill after Zilean’s resurrection.

Not good! Qi Mo’s heart jolted, “Fall back and defend!”

The game had reached the 30-minute mark, with respawn times nearing 50 seconds. ENG’s mid-lane minion wave was in a poor position.

All of ENG’s outer towers had been taken down by Lin Lan, and their minion wave was crossing the midpoint. If Lin Lan and his team forcefully pushed the mid-lane inhibitor, they could destroy ENG’s nexus in less than 20 seconds!

The entire ENG team was on edge. Their top and jungle were initially going to assist, but upon receiving the order, their first reaction was to retreat.

But don’t forget, Jiang Xu still had his ultimate.

With a buzzing sound in his headphones, Jiang Xu summoned the Lava Elemental and enhanced it before charging straight towards the enemy.

Sejuani didn’t have Flash and was instantly knocked up. The damage output from Xu Shengwei’s three-item build was extremely painful, and his reaction speed was astonishing. In less than 3 seconds, he killed her!

The top laner didn’t fare much better. Lin Lan continuously picked up summoner spells along the way, accelerating constantly. Then, with a bouncing leap, he used his ultimate to jump and immobilize the enemy. Jiang Jin also used his ultimate to stun him, and Xu Shengwei swiftly secured the kill.

At this point, all of ENG’s members were dead, leaving only Qi Mo!

However skilled a LeBlanc may be at assassinating, she couldn’t clear the minion waves or defend the towers. Moreover, their fastest respawning teammates still needed 40 seconds!

In front of the camera, Qi Mo’s face visibly paled.

He clenched his teeth, his gaze staring weakly at the screen.

The entire arena erupted into chaos, not knowing what had happened.

In just five or six seconds, DT had completely turned the tide, suddenly heralding the victory song!

As the minion wave approached the enemy base, the voices in DT’s communication channel were filled with excitement bordering on madness. “Holy crap. Zilean’s ultimate really had just 6 seconds left!”

“Lin Lan, are you some kind of timer wizard?”

“Push, push, push! We can win this by pushing!”

“I thought we were going to lose. This turnaround is just too fast…”

During the push, there was a brief moment of contemplation. Suddenly, Jiang Xu realized something, his voice trembling, “Are we… are we the champions?”

Lin Lan also had a sudden realization. This game was their match point.

Did they really just defeat Qi Mo like this?

Watching Qi Mo desperately resist but ultimately fall before him, Lin Lan felt an unfamiliar surge of intense excitement. Was this the power of teamwork?

This power was truly overwhelming!

He subconsciously licked his lips, finally tasting the sweetness of teamwork.

As the nexus exploded, the barrage of comments went completely wild.

The commentators on stage were so excited their faces turned red: “Is this really DT? They always end the game in ways we never expect! My goodness. Just now, I thought DT was probably going to lose. Luckily, I held back, or I would’ve been embarrassed! Let’s congratulate DT for winning this match, securing a 3:1 victory, and becoming the champions of this summer split!”

The lively music deafened the ears, as countless lights descended, vibrant and intense.

Lin Lan stood up, took off his headphones, and looked at the audience cheering for him below and his teammates hugging each other beside him. Suddenly, he felt a sensation of tears welling up in his eyes.

This was the victory he desired, the championship he sought.

And this was the team he longed for!

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