Choosing Yaria made sense as she had a unique skill mechanism — — true damage shield.

As the name suggests, it’s a shield that can withstand true damage. This was the only one in the whole of King’s Gorge.

However — — 

“If I’m not mistaken,” the most experienced commentator touched his chin, “This is the first time Yaria has appeared in the KPL arena since her release.”

[You’re not mistaken. Except for JK, other people dared not select such hoodlum support okay!]

[In a game where you can play Yaria, isn’t it better to play Zhang Fei or Niu Mo? JK is too relaxed after their win. So confident, are they preparing to give the opponent a free win?]

[JK’s hero comp is squishy and lacking in CCs, selecting Mi Yue and Yaria is very puzzling. I can’t comprehend this, it’s going to backfire.]

[Yaria is more puzzling, Mi Yue is for pushing Lane.]

But Liu Bang’s ult could teleport instantly to his teammates’ side in the middle of pushing the lane, while Mi Yue could not. Could this comp of JK really play 4V5?

The answer was: Yes.

Since JK dared to choose this comp, they definitely would have a way to turn the tides.

“The only tank on the other side is Liu Bang. In team fights, either focus on one person or get Liu Bang to come back to tank the damage. But we don’t need to do that. Chang’e and Lu Bu can be counted as half a tank, we are thicker than them, and Mi Yue can keep pushing the lanes. LZ just looked freer than us,” Lu Qi comforted. “It’s not impossible to play. It’s okay to lose. If we lose, we’ll just do better in the next game. Don’t feel too pressured.”

The rest of the team quickly said they were not nervous and would do their best.

Once Liu Bang teleports back for a team fight, won’t Mi Yue be able to easily push all the way to the high ground?

After the selection, JK had top lane Lu Bu, mid lane Chang’e, bot lane Marco Polo, and support Yaria. They would not be focusing on the marksman, but they could try restricting the enemy’s team using Lu Bu and Mi Yue.

Once the game started, Da Ming controlled Marco Polo and headed straight to the bot lane, “I’m going to farm, wait for me to come out and take over the game. Don’t miss me too much.”

The response he received was a ‘pei’ from everyone, except for Yu Yue who had not said a word since the start of the game.

“As expected, Little Angel Eden is the best. She didn’t discourage me,” Da Ming sighed.”

Da Qing: “She simply doesn’t want to pay attention to you.”

“Eden, pay attention to the enemy’s vision. They have an advantage at level 4, and they will definitely cause trouble in the early game,” Lu Qi instructed. “Wherever the enemy support goes, you follow, and try to control their vision as much as possible.”

Yu Yue acknowledged him and controlled the little deer girl to enter the mid lane bush.

She did not upgrade Yaria’s only damage-dealing skill, but instead upgraded her first skill, “If There Is a Person,” which pushes back enemies along its path and automatically detects and marks an enemy within range after reaching the end.

In plain language, this was a godly skill for visioning.

As long as one knows the approximate range, one can throw out her first skill and gain vision of an enemy on the other side.

Based on Yu Yue’s awareness, she can hit anyone with it.

“So simple yet so effective,” Lu Qi could not help but lament.

Gui Guzi loved to ambush people in the bushes and Yaria’s skill would be very annoying to deal with. As long as the ball from “If There Is a Person” is nearby, it will definitely hit, exposing their vision and causing the ambush to fail.

A golden eye mark appeared above his head, indicating that he had been exposed, and everyone on the other side could see his position. He Jian could not help but curse, “Damn! This newly released Yaria is too disgusting. What kind of monsters are these newly released heroes?”

“Force a team fight at level 4 later,” Distant slowly cleared the first wave of minions.

Diao Chan’s true damage countered Chang’e and Chang’e’s health was not very healthy, so Lu Qi was cautious of getting marked by Distant while clearing the minion wave, making his life very difficult.

This cautious appearance greatly pleased Distant.

“No problem in the mid lane, wait for level 4,” Distant said.

Indeed, it was currently difficult for him to kill such a cautious Chang’e, but it would be different once he reached level 4. LZ’s side had heroes that could undergo a fundamental change with their ultimates, and using Jiang Ziya would grant them extra experience, which means they would reach level 4 earlier and have an overall stronger strength than JK.

Forcing a team fight to kill the mid laner, then snowball the game, who could stop their victory?

The only thing that annoyed Distant was that though he had the upper hand, he still could not gain any actual benefits.

Chang’e was afraid of him, but her speed of clearing the minion wave was not slow at all.

Distant checked the economy panel and saw that Lu Qi’s economy was the same as his — — this meant that Lu Qi might appear pitiful, but in reality, his last hit was equal to his!

He had not missed a single minion, and his gold kept up perfectly.

Distant had to admire LU Qi for his solid basic skills in last hitting. One should know that in a situation where the hero was countered and with the enemy’s support continuous pressure and interference, it was not easy to make sure that one last hit every minion.

“It’s too peaceful,” commentator A could not help but say. “But this kind of peace may not last long because LZ is about to reach level four.”

“This is the advantage brought by Jiang Ziya. There will be an advantage in the early game, and the team will cause trouble. And if you don’t do anything in the early game, you are giving up that advantage.

Commentator C: “But it may not be easy to engage forcefully. Look at JK’s vision, let me show you— — it’s like an iron barrel! Did you see it?  In every possible place where a team fight could break out, there’s vision. It’s as if Eden is saying to Qi Ge, ‘Don’t worry, I’ve got your back, no one can sneak up and kill you!’ It looks like JK is in a disadvantaged position, but if LZ can’t cause any trouble in the early game, the outcome will be uncertain!”

If Lu Bu’s ultimate is used well in the late game, it’ll be like a god descending to the mortal realm. Coupled with Marco Polo’s crazy damage output, who can withstand that?

LZ obviously knew this. Seeing that their early game advantage was about to pass, but still unable to open up the situation, He Jian gritted his teeth and accepted the suggestion from Distance, “Gather and prepare to turret dive!”

Crush Lu Qi! Make him kneel and call us dad!

“Retreat,” Lu Qi calmly commanded, “Take the dragon and kill it quickly.”

Most of their team had not reached level four yet, so if they were forcefully engaged, they would be very passive. The best solution was for Lu Qi to find a way to defend, while the others took the opportunity to take down the first dragon and reach level four, then force LZ to retreat or counter-kill.

Now it depends on which side has better rapport.

“Can you do it, Captain?”

Although Lu Qi’s Chang’e was a mage tank, it was still a bit difficult to hold off against thousands of troops alone, right?

Not to mention the opponents all have their ultimates.

Why was the ultimate called an ultimate? Isn’t it because of its earth-shattering power?

“Oh.” Lu Qi retreated, expressionless, “If I can’t handle it, can one of you come over to defend?”

Ling Chen quickly said, “No, no, Captain, I believe in you. A man can’t say he can’t do it. Defend the turret well, one person can be worth a thousand troops.”

Lu Qi gave him an eye roll.

“The mid lane turret is very important. Losing the mid lane tower may cause the team to lose vision in both the jungle areas,” the commentator also noticed the decisions of both teams. “Now, JK is stealing the dragon, they absolutely cannot let LZ discover any movements in the dragon pit. Can JK’s Time and Eden really withstand the siege of so many people?”

Of course they can’t. Lu Qi’s Chang’e had just reached level four, while the opponents were almost level five.

He fought while retreating.

“Chang’e is clearing the minions!” the commentator was going crazy, “But LZ is diving the turret! Liu Bang is tanking the damage from the turret! LZ must take down at least one person in this gank.”

“But Qi Ge’s positioning is too tricky,” Commentator B said. “And as a mage tank, Chang’e’s mana shield is still very useful!”

“Now, Chang’e has run out of mana, can LZ take her down?”

Chang’e without her mana shield was simply a squishy, with lesser health than some other squishy heroes. She had no self-awareness of being a tank.

[Even if they can’t defend it, it’s normal. With so many people, if it were me, I would have died long ago. Qi Ge has at least persisted for this long.]

[He did very well already, really. I can’t hold on for this long. If three people came to gank me, I would have given up, cough.]

[But now it seems that your Qi Ge probably won’t last much longer.]

As if verifying what this person said, the mid lane turret collapsed under the demolition of five people, and at the same time, the broadcast announced JK’s killing of the dragon.

How thrilling……

“It’s okay, it’s okay!” Pekingese said loudly, “Go, go, go! Today we must kill Chang’e!”

“Chang’e has no mana! She used flash to dodge the AOE damage just now!” Seeing that they were about to secure a kill, Distance also became excited, “Kill her!”

With countless pursuers behind him and a birdman who never gave up, Captain Lu felt a bit panicked, “Eden!”

That birdman had already swooped down, and just when Lu Qi thought he was doomed, little deer Yaria activated her ultimate and attached to Chang’e with a shield all in one breath.

The health bar suddenly became thicker.

At the same time, accompanied by a shout of ‘Boss, I’m here,’ Da Qing’s Lu Bu descended from the heavens, instantly trapping four players from LZ in a circle — —

JK’s members had finally arrived!

This time, LZ paid a heavy price, sacrificing the lives of Nakoruru and Diao Chan, as well as Gui Guzi’s flash. It could said to be a heavy loss.

Especially when the opponent had only lost one turret in the mid lane.

The Tieba forum was filled with jeers.

Taking advantage of their weakened state, JK grouped up and took down LZ’s mid and bot lane turrets.

It was a bloody loss.

“Wasn’t Yaria’s shield supposed to be thin?” When Pekingese came out of the fountain, his face was still full of fear. “That shield from Eden was really annoying.”

“It’s three shields,” He Jian saw it clearly. “Two True Damage Shields and one Wings of Redemption.”

Wings of Redemption was a support item.

“— —Two True Damage Shields?” Pekingese thought he misheard. “Yaria’s ult has no cooldown?”

“Shield stacking.”

At the final team fight, LZ once again witnessed this miracle.

They watched as when the first shield was about to break,  Yaria jumped off Marco Polo, took a control skill, and transformed into a small deer, then turned back into human form to give Marco Polo a new True Damage Shield!!

“F*ck!!!” Distant could not help but curse.

It was this one shield that, although it did not look thick, withstood the fatal damage for Marco Polo and won the team fight.

As JK charged towards the high ground, the audience erupted in excitement!

“Let us congratulate — — JK!”

“3:0 eliminating LZ from the loser’s bracket semi-finals!”

Yu Yue took off her headphones, took a sip of water, and accepted a big hug from Da Ming with a bewildered expression on her face. Along with the embarrassing praise of ‘you are my Support Dad^[1]辅助爸爸,’ she saw her profile picture appear on the big screen behind her.

MVP of the match:

Yaria.

---

TL’s Note: I’m so so so sorry for the MIA, and nope, I have not given up on translating this. Just been busy with life. So yup 🙂