Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 222, Section 219: The Outcome is Decided
This is almost always Yuna Shimamura's routine.

No matter what, they'll push you out of the experience zone right from level one, forcing you to either leave or come and fight.

Some people choose to quietly drift along, refusing to learn from experience and accepting the gap.

But KIIN, he won't.

Although he was somewhat defeated after these five rounds, he still believed deep down that he was not someone who should give up immediately.

My skill level is undoubtedly top-notch.

so.
'You should give it a try.'

'We shouldn't just let it go like this.'

Thinking this, he tried to move forward to control the distance between himself and Shimamura Yuna, hoping to use his Q skill to wear down the crocodile.

Yuna Shimamura, who can be completely focused
Yuna Shimamura is at her peak performance.

She is an unbeatable monster.

The instant Aatrox attempted to use his Q, Renekton almost scriptedly chose to take the optimal straight line, avoiding the sword's damage while taking advantage of Aatrox's Q skill's aftercast delay to use his E skill on him.

At close range, the second stage of the E skill was triggered.

The moment Aatrox saw himself being hit by E, he knew he was doomed.

He had actually guessed this situation before he started doing it.

He has a strong intuition.

That means Shimamura Yuna must be extremely focused right now; she will definitely find the optimal route and avoid this Q at all costs.

She's always been a scripted player, and she's always been like that.

KIIN simply doesn't believe in superstitions.

But if someone doesn't believe in superstition, then something terrible will happen.

The crocodile stuck to it and chased after it.

A level 1 Aatrox doesn't have his E skill, and he can't even adjust his position.

Of course, the three-stage Q also missed.

After all, Shimamura Yuna was holding onto the second part of her E skill, just waiting for Aatrox to use his third part of Q.

In the end, he could only be chased and beaten all the way. The moment he used his third Q, the crocodile used his second E to pull himself back into his own minion wave.

In order to avoid using Flash, KIIN entered a state of near-death.

The very first matchup after going live immediately created a significant gap in skill.

KIIN was under immense pressure.

'This feeling is bad.'

He is clearly a hero I've almost never seen before.

It's a hero that everyone says 'Shimamura Yuna probably wouldn't know how to play.'

But why?

Why is it that when you actually put it into practice, you find it puts so much pressure on you?

The pressure isn't limited to just one level.

Soon, as the laning phase progressed, KIIN discovered it.

Yuna Shimamura's crocodile skills are almost indistinguishable from those of the so-called crocodile specialists.

Whether it's rage management or the details of skill usage.
They can all be described as having an impeccable level of proficiency.

As a veteran top laner, KIIN understands the champion Renekton very well.

However, he believes that his mastery of the hero is no different from that of Yuna Shimamura.

On top of that, Shimamura Yuna's level of finesse in execution far surpassed her own.
Even he found it somewhat unbelievable.

They've already been fighting for 5 rounds.

It's already the fifth game.

Why is Yuna Shimamura able to maintain such focus?

why?
In this situation, why was she able to put pressure on herself?
Why does she have such a strong ability to concentrate?
KIIN kept taking deep breaths.

Faced with this laning phase, his gameplay started to falter.

"Full of flaws" is perhaps a more fitting description of his current state.

At this moment, Shimamura Yuna was not as energetic as KIIN had imagined.

After working out, she had more energy and physical fitness than before.

However, this energy and physical strength are not unlimited.

Especially in such high-intensity matches.

She gets tired and sleepy.

You will feel like you have no energy.

It feels like I can't open my eyes very well.

But I want to win.

With just this one reason, all other difficulties can be overcome.

Therefore, she launched a fierce and relentless attack on KIIN.

Crocodile is indeed a character whose late-game trajectory isn't very promising.

However, in return, they gained good laning ability in the early game and very strong and stable small-scale team fight ability.

It has no weaknesses in terms of damage absorption, output, or any other aspect.

When used to its fullest potential, its numerical value in lane can translate into a very direct advantage.

Yuna Shimamura plays very aggressively.

Just as she had finished building up the minion wave and it looked like it was about to push towards the red side tower, she seized the opportunity to use her E on a minion as a stepping stone, followed by a Flash to bite the Aatrox and unleash a devastating combo.

She knew her attack wouldn't be enough to kill the Sword Demon. The damage was far from sufficient, practically nonexistent.

As expected, after taking damage from her combo of W, Q, and E with full red rage, the Sword Demon hurriedly used Flash.

This attack reduced the Sword Demon's health to about one-third, making him look very vulnerable, but killing him was practically impossible.

But she did it anyway.

The goal is simple.

That is to reduce KIIN's health, force the opponent to use Flash, and pave the way for the Prince's subsequent gank and kill.

The intention behind this operation is all too obvious.

It was obvious to everyone on both sides, including the commentators and the audience; no one could fail to see it.

Almost always, the Prince will farm in the top half of the map, waiting to amass troops and push into the tower to attack you.

At this point, GENG needs to take action.
'We need to counter-gank.'

'We need to help relieve some pressure on the Sword Demon.'

This is their most direct thought.

However, Shimamura Yuna's timing in launching her attack was quite delicate.

She made this move only after communicating with the prince in advance.

To achieve this goal, the prince actually ate fewer jungle monsters in order to get to the top lane faster.

On the other hand, while Canyon's Nidalee was consciously moving towards the top lane, he was generally not in a hurry.

Therefore, this sudden attack caught GENG almost completely off guard.

Shimamura Yuna had just forced the Sword Demon to use his Flash and reduced his health to a low level.

Immediately afterward, the minion wave moved inward, and the prince was already in place.

Although a leopard woman was already on her way to the river, he wasn't actually that much slower.

But it's meaningless.

It's only a matter of seconds.

However, it brought about a completely different result.

Junjia's prince acted without hesitation, and before the leopard girl arrived, he and Shimamura Yuna tower-dived and took down the sword demon.

The Sword Demon, without Flash or any buffs, was killed effortlessly.

From beginning to end, the prince didn't even have to withstand the tower's attacks once.

The leopard woman, who arrived late, could only watch the two burly men, the crocodile and the prince, and reluctantly turned and left.

During his commentary, Longshen immediately shifted all the blame to the jungler Canyon. "Oh my god, the jungler is a dead man."

"No, their obvious troop deployment is coming to take you down. Why aren't you coming faster? Why are you waiting in the back?"

"Alright, the top lane got wiped out, everything's ruined, we're done for, completely done for."

The Dragon God's words sounded plausible, but of course, this whole mess can't be entirely blamed on Nidalee.

The leopard woman did arrive a little late.

However, the core reason why Aatrox was tower-dived was because of the huge mistakes he made in the laning phase.

But at this point, we should talk about "whose problem it really is".

This is a pointless question.

Even if there were a time-rewinding tool to send Aatrox back to the beginning before he lost his health, and let him face Shimamura Yuna again after the replay, the outcome of that lane matchup would be no different.

The answer is that at this point in the game, KIIN's competitive state was no longer on the same level as Shimamura Yuna's.

Even if there are no problems in this wave, there will be problems in the next wave.

Even if this round of review manages to withstand the pressure, problems will continue to arise in the next round.

His mentality and competitive level.

His determination to win.

At this point, they were undoubtedly lagging behind Shimamura Yuna in every aspect.

Given this disparity, no matter what, the final outcome will be roughly the same.

His loss in the online match was inevitable.

Even if Doctor Strange were to enter this game, he might not find that one and only possibility of winning.

After dying once, Aatrox returned to the lane, feeling that the game was almost impossible to continue.

Objectively speaking, Renekton's damage and tankiness have gradually surpassed his, and his skill levels have consistently been ahead. Under these circumstances, Aatrox himself lacks the ability to lane on equal terms with Renekton.

At the same time, they are also falling behind in terms of momentum.

His only hope now is that he can make more effective plays and play a greater role than Shimamura Yuna in future team battles, such as the Tide Worm Team and the Dragon Team.

However, even such a wish cannot come true.

Due to the significant disparity in strength, GENG directly ordered the release of the Shio Insect Gang.

Because the AD carry in the bot lane can't come up, they need to focus on farming.

Without their AD carry, the remaining few members of GENG have virtually no chance of winning against this Tidebug team.

It's a true 0%.

But the subsequent dragon fight was unavoidable.

Even though the top lane is at a disadvantage, since the bottom lane has an advantage, we should try to expand that advantage by focusing on the lane where we have the advantage, right?

We can't just wait to die like this.

We can't just let the outcome continue to spiral out of control.

You can't just give away all the resources and let the CFO achieve his tactical goals, taking all the benefits that the Crocodile hero can gain from his early-game strength.

If you can widen the economic gap as quickly as possible and obtain the Dragon Soul.

Even in the later stages of the game, the CFO lineup is not weak.

In this crucial game, we must not lose our initiative, no matter what.

However, subjective initiative does not always determine everything.

You have initiative, and so does the CFO.

For the CFO, this is a must-win situation.

The top, mid, and jungle combination of Renekton, Jarvan IV, and Ahri needs to gain a significant advantage in the early game and expand that advantage.

They need to leverage their early-game advantage to control more neutral resources.

Neither side was willing to back down, so a major battle was imminent.

However.
Contrary to what the audience imagined.

This match, which was supposed to be the final game of the MSI finals, was surprisingly less intense than before.

There were no closely fought team battles, no back-and-forth skirmishes where both sides were pushed to their limits.
Absolutely not.

It was almost as if Shimamura Yuna's teleportation brought them to the top, resulting in a devastating victory in the team fight.

Shimamura Yuna herself was somewhat surprised by how smoothly the team fight went.

She was actually a little apprehensive about using the Renekton champion before the match.

What should I do if my alligator won't cut in?

What should I do if I misjudge skill usage in team fights?

What if my entry timing is terrible?

All sorts of concerns filled her mind.

However, once she actually got her hands on it, she suddenly discovered...
'It seems quite simple.'

Yes, it's much simpler than I imagined.

Because of her advantage in the laning phase, she was able to develop ahead of others.

When advanced development is combined with a hero like Renekton who is already strong in the early and mid-game, the effect will be greater than the sum of its parts.

What would require painstaking effort and extreme maneuvers for other heroes at this point in time is simply a matter of course for Renekton, something he can do easily.

A simple approach is to attack from the front, creating single-point control and significant burst damage.

The simplest way is to stand in front and absorb a lot of damage for your teammates.

Is it the optimal solution?
Yuna Shimamura was unsure whether her choice was the optimal one.

However, in terms of results
"Holy crap, this crocodile-like Shimamura-nee is completely beyond GENG's ability to handle!"

"Damn it, CANYON is a disaster. CANYON didn't come to help the top lane, and now the top lane has become a monster that can't be controlled at all."

On the screen, Shimamura Yuna's crocodile, like an unmanageable Godzilla, charged straight into the crowd and began wreaking havoc.

What's terrifying is that GENG has almost no way to stop him.

'It's so simple.'

'Wow, it's so easy.'

I felt like I had entered a flow state that I had experienced before, but was not common, based on Shimamura Yuna's actions.

I can feel my every move.
Every movement of my mouse felt like I had complete control.

A simple feeling that's hard to describe in words.

A feeling of ease I've never experienced before.

In this crucial match, Shimamura Yuna, who was using a hero she was unfamiliar with, felt as if she had entered a new realm.

Is Shimamura Yuna's crocodile powerful?

Can I use Shimamura Yuna's crocodile?

Can I choose?

These questions made everyone uneasy before the game, and some even questioned Shimamura Yuna.

However, after this match, everyone clearly had their own answer.

It was clearly the last game of a best-of-five series, the game where the battle anthem was playing.

Everyone is looking forward to a closely contested and evenly matched battle.

However, the CFO delivered the most dominant and unsuspecting match of the entire BO5 so far.

From the initial tower dive kill.

In the later stages, they crushed their opponents in team fights.

Then, the economic gap widened further as the economic growth accelerated.

Almost all of them were pushed forward without any suspense.

From their lineup to their actual performance in the game, GENG's performance in this match was nothing short of disastrous.

However, the CFO maintained the high level of performance he had shown in the previous rounds.

The score is now 3-2.

The outcome is decided.

The winner is the CFO.

(End of this chapter)