Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 296, Section 293: The Inevitable Ending
The fourth match has officially begun.

I don't know if it was some kind of divine will.
Or perhaps it was some kind of coincidence.

No matter how much the Vampire hero is restricted in the early stages, WBG's opponents always have a certain idea when it comes to crucial games.

"This hero might not be that strong. Let's release him and give him a try."

Most importantly, from GENG's perspective, making this decision is actually reasonable.

Currently, Shimamura's hero picks are all standard mid-lane heroes that are strong in lane.

With these heroes, Chovy was completely crushed in the laning phase, unable to even consider the late game or how to manage his late-game power spike.

It's a despairing curve that goes from a collapse in the early stages to a complete breakdown in the later stages.

At times like this, further restrictions on vampires might not be very meaningful.

Instead of keeping this hero banned, why not let him out of the game and see how he performs?

What if?
This, too, is a case of exhausting all options.

This is exactly what WBG wanted.

Yuna Shimamura's hero pool is a big problem. It looks like she has a lot of heroes to play, but in the later games, she actually has to pick some strange heroes.

There aren't many truly handy and useful ones left.

Vampires are a relatively good choice in this situation.

Even though it's the same every time, her opponent still makes the same mistake time and time again.

The reasons are all similar.
'Instead of getting crushed in lane, let's give this hero a try.'

Their similar ideas lead them to release the vampire in crucial moments.

Yuna Shimamura was very happy.

It's not just about being happy that you were able to pick a useful hero in a crucial game.

At the same time, I'm also happy that I was able to use the hero I'm most familiar with in this decisive game.

Vampires were her starting point.
And she hopes this is her end.

This game is Vampire vs. Ice Bird.

In the fourth game of this BO5 series, the usual strong mid laners were worn down one by one, and some strange characters slowly emerged.

From most people's perspective, both vampires and ice birds are considered strange characters of this type.

They don't appear often, and their performance is inconsistent.

However, Anivia has unexpectedly become quite popular in this year's World Championship, with LCK teams seeming to enjoy using her.

Normally, going second with Anivia against Vampire should give you some advantages.

Because the vampire character has a short range, when facing long-range mages with slowing and crowd control abilities, they are likely to be harassed and have a very difficult time.

GENG dared to let WBG pick Vladimir first, partly because they had Anivia as a backup plan.

However, the Counter part of this theory, when put into Chovy's hands today, gives the impression of...
It seems like he can't achieve the desired results.

Yuna Shimamura remained completely unmoved online throughout.

No matter how much pressure Chovy applied, she maintained a healthy health bar and a healthy number of last hits.

The only problem is that there isn't much advantage in the lanes, and the lack of lane control leads to a lot of pressure in the jungle.

However, this is a problem caused by the hero's attributes and cannot be changed.

In general, Anivia is a very mana-intensive character. Her sustained harassment in lane must be effective enough to create pressure, otherwise she can easily run out of mana while the opponent's health remains low, and she ends up having to recall first.

Unfortunately
This situation has arisen in the current game.

Chovy's performance can only be described as shockingly bad.

Despite having a clear advantage in the laning phase, they couldn't capitalize on it.

They can't even achieve a balanced development with a 50/50 split.

Yuna Shimamura's vampire character stands online like a mountain.

His attempt to attack Shimamura Yuna was like the Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains – extremely inefficient.

He watched helplessly as Shimamura's vampire farmed and grew stronger, while he could only repeatedly run out of mana and have to return to base.

This situation has once again put GENG at a disadvantage.

I've seen this scene countless times.
Before the finals actually began, GENG's fans probably never dreamed that, in the end, it was Chovy who was causing all the problems.

However, considering that the other party is Shimamura Yuna, it seems reasonable for anyone who is paired with her to have a problem.

But because it's Chovy, it doesn't seem logical.

But considering this is the finals of the World Championship, it makes sense that Chovy is from the World Championship.

after all
Chovy is exactly the kind of person who's a pushover in big competitions.

Yuna Shimamura could clearly sense it.

As her opponent, she could sense that Chovy's performance was declining at a visible rate.

From barely being considered top-tier in the first game, he has now made numerous mistakes.

A whole host of what could be described as basic mistakes.

She was not surprised by this.

On the contrary, they felt it was only natural.
She has lost count of how many similar competitions she has experienced this year.

Every time we get to the finals, there's always an opponent whose mentality collapses and their performance suffers.

It seems that this dazzling stage is inherently cursed.

The more dazzling the stage, the stronger the curse.

Those who cannot withstand this curse will collapse and decline.

Yuna Shimamura believed that someone would eventually be able to withstand the curse and challenge her on the final stage.

But
did not expect.

Even a player of Chovy's caliber ultimately couldn't withstand that weight.

That being the case.

"The one who shines to the very end is me."

The pace is rapidly shifting toward WBG in an undeniable manner.

Roll from mid lane to jungle, then from jungle to bottom lane
The vampire, who was supposed to be more effective in the mid-to-late game, actually had an incredibly impressive performance very early in this match.

The kills she picked up accelerated Shimamura Yuna's development, allowing this monster to reach its full potential in the mid lane ahead of time.

In this most crucial match, Shimamura Yuna finally got her wish and delivered a brilliant performance with her favorite character.

Seeing this, viewers couldn't help but ask, "So why include vampires?"

From the audience's perspective, releasing vampires was the reason for the failure.

But not.

At this point, winning or losing has nothing to do with the choice of hero.

Vampire is a hero that Shimamura Yuna finds comfortable to play, that's for sure.

However, even if they are not vampires, even if they are other heroes
Even at this point, GENG will still suffer a crushing defeat.

Because, fundamentally, they have already been burned by the glitz and glamour of the stage.

I can't open my eyes, and I can't take a step.

that's all.
Towards death.

The vampire's development is still expanding.

GENG's space for survival is still being squeezed.

that's all.
It was gradually eroded, bit by bit.

And so, the inevitable ending that everyone had vaguely sensed came to pass.

(End of this chapter)