Splendid, splendid~ Cato nodded in approval at Jin’s performan Mid. Though you’re an unruly piece at times, I’m gd to see that you’re heless a loyal minion of mine, muhahaha!

  Not only did Jin ree trol in an instant, but he also forced Beat to burn all her MP. Essentially, he kicked her out of the hout even fighting her directly.

  In response, Vanishing showed up to defend the ne. She ehe ne right after Beat left, which implied she had been l around the he eime, looking for an opportunity to gank. This proved just how dangerous Jin’s stunt actually was. It was a miracle that he got away with just a scratch.

  Not only did he kick Beat out, but he also ed Vanishing to Mid. iled impishly. Ah, how beautiful~ Step by step, we’re ering them. It must be quite suffog, isn’t it, Yuel~?

  The Leopards were already assured of winning this game, but Cato wao drive the point home even harder. After all, for the regional champions, it was disgraceful that they failed to secure victory by their own power. They weren’t supposed to rely on Jin against anybody from this region, not even StormBlitz.

  As, Stratus forced their hand. So, since Jin was already here, he should deliver a sloainful death~

  “Jin, do you mind rotating to Bot ? Pretty please?”

  “Do I have to?”

  “It’ll be a huge help if you do,” Cato said. “Mid-game is right around the er, so it’ll be awesome if we start it with ne advantage across the entire map.”

  “At this rate, we might lose Top because I’m not there.”

  “Don’t worry, Will haop while you’re away. Right, Will?”

  “I’m on it,” William reported on his way to Top. Sigh. Holy, I’m not a fan of this arra but it should be more optimal for the team overall.

  In a way, Jin was taking Wilim’s role as the Jungler by rotatiween nes. What’s more, he also repced the ners over there and even did a better job than them.

  It’s almost like he’s pying the entire game by himself. Jin thought. Cato is pying make-believe here if he thinks he’s trolling Jin in any shape or form.

  It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that this entire game was in Jin’s palm. He could single-handedly steer the game in any dire he wanted.

  So, I’m surprised he even bothered to rotate to Mid. Normally in a situation like this, he’d just keep pushing Top and try to .

  Perhaps the fact this was an official game made Jin py more cautiously than usual. There was that whole talk about him being scouted to the pro league if he could lead the team to victory at the nationals, so maybe that’s why he was a tad more cooperative than usual.

  Either that or even Jin started reizing Startus as a threat.

  Nah, I doubt it. William shrugged. He barely reizes anybody's potential in our team, so I doubt he cares about anybody from Stratus. Though, he almost got killed on this game.

  Vanishing’s ballsy gank in Top almost became Jin’s undoing. If that girl just pyed a little better, she should’ve been able to score a kill.

  I would’ve gotten that kill in her shoes. William asserted. Then again, I doubt I would’ve been willing to go for such a risky gank in the first pce.

  That gank was crazy and reckless by any measure. It was the very definition of insanity. But, perhaps that’s the kind of extreme measures o topple the cocky Korean pyer.

  If they’re willing to py so wildly, then maybe they’ll achieve something in Bot. William thought. At least, it’ll be mildly iing to see Gunz go up against Jin, though I’m not expeg much.

  Gunz was meically skilled and he had experience, but that’s all there was to it. In the end, he was roughly around William’s level. And as frustrating as it was to admit, William didn’t quite measure up to Jin, at least not yet.

  Either way, Gunz was Stratus' stro fighter, therefore he had the highest ce of giving Jin some trouble. And, this also happeo be Cato’s line of reasoning as well.

  "Their Support is low on MP," Cato said. "So, I'm sure he'll recall as soon as we do. That'll leave Gunz alone in the ne."

  “And?” Jin tilted his head. "So what?"

  "It means it'll be a 1v1 betweewo of you, the long-awaited showdown!"

  "Shoho waited for it?"

  "My, are you not ied iing your mettle against Gunz, Stratus' fi warrior?"

  "Not really," Jin said. "He didn't leave much impression."

  "My, you're such a tough er." iled wryly. "Anyway, defeating Gunz should be a huge psychological blow to the enemy, don't you think?"

  "Hmm. True,” Jin agreed. This argument made the proposal more attractive. If I crush Gunz, then maybe it’ll restore the Leopards’ reputation at least a little. I’m sure that for some people my evaluation is partially tied to this team’s reputation, so I ’t let the team have a bad name.

  Ba Korea, Jin participated in a handful of scrims in which his evaluation suffered due to his teammates’ shabby performahe judges couldn’t see Jin’s true worth because of the team’s terrible defeat.

  So surely, some of the scouts over here had the same miherefore, destroying Gunz should be beneficial both for the team and for Jin himself.

  "Fine. I'll rotate," Jin said.

  "Thank you kindly."

  And so, Ji Mid and headed to Bot . Meanwhile, William ed up the minions in Top, ensuring that the ne trol over there would persist without any problems.

  Good. Jin nodded in satisfa. It'll reflect poorly on me if something happens in Top while I'm away, even though leaving the ne wasn’t even my idea.

  With that worry out of the way, Jin tinued his rotation to Bot. At around the same time, the Bot duo of Cato and Matthew began recalling early before Jin even arrived in the his was a good call by Cato for ohis move vihe enemy Support to recall early as well.

  By the time Jin arrived in Bot, only Gunz remaihere. It ure 1v1, just as Cato promised.

  The stage is set. Jin thought. I'll destroy this guy here and now.

  It was a widespread belief that Gunz’s meical skill was cut above the rest in Stratus and in the region as a whole. Essentially, he was Stratus' ad supposedly the "2nd stro" middle schooler in the region. Therefore, crushing this guy will show everybody how far above the petition Jin was.

  Nothing personal Gunz, but I have to trample all over you to boost my reputation. Jin readied his on as the minion wave was about to arrive. Little did he know that the enemy also sidered this 1v1 a great opportunity, as absurd as that sounded.

  "So, he really rotated." Yuel nodded. "I leave this oo you, Lars."

  "No problem, yo!" Lars grinned. "Hehe! Real excited to fight this ese pro!"

  "He's Korean."

  "ht, that. Welp, all them Asain pyers are real pros, so it's all the same, right?"

  "I have the feeling he'd get mad at you if you told him that in person."

  "Heh, yeah, maybe." Lars smiled wryly. "So yeah, Korean it is. Actually, now that I think about it, Korea has the better prht?"

  "Both Korea and a are at the top of the petitiht now," Yuel reminded. "But, as far as the world championship goes, Korea has a slight edge."

  "Yeah, I remember watg them win some cool stuff like that st year. Dudes mean some serious business, yo!"

  "Yes, so be careful," Yuel warned. "Apprentece might not be a pro, but he heless practiced in a Korean enviro. I remember reading how the esports se over there is hardcore. Some of their training regimes are borderline insanity."

  "Wait, they practice even more thawo of us!?"

  "I 't say for sure,” Yuel said. “But it’s probably safe to imagihat most people over there practice about as much as we do. Over here, people call us tryhards for training so much, but in Korea, that’s probably the norm."

  "Dang, for real? Sounds like a pretty cool pce, yo!"

  "I'm sure many would disagree with that se,” Yuel pointed out. “But I agree, it's a great enviro for nurturing pro pyers."

  Apprentece wasn’t a pro yet but his skill roduct of that harsh Korean enviro. Thus far, he was living up to the reputation.

  Still, we have to take on him if we want any ce of winning. Yuel thought. The only one among us who has any ce of peting against this powerhouse alone is Lars.

  And so, Yuel recalled from the e being aware that Apprentece might show up over there soon. There was a lot of precious data to be gained from watg how Lars fares against Apprente a 1v1. The oute of this fight will be an important reference for deg how to deal with Apprente the future.

  It was the ultimate final showdown in terms of duels. If Winner was the "final boss", then Apprentece was the "secret final boss". This was the st wall Lars had to overe in order to himself as the stro fighter in the region.

  Unfortunately, even if Lars wins here, the game as a whole robably unsalvageable at this point. However, that didn't bother Yuel too much at this point.

  This is a practice match, first and firstmost. Yuel reminded himself. Winning is important, but learning and improving are even more important. So, go get him, Lars! Show that we have the power to fight against this Korean representative.

  Did Lars have any easuring up to the Korean prodigy? Or, was he fated to fall short like everybody else before him? Find out ime on Korean Pro Z!

  DarkestCymore