Chapter 15: The Black Rose Blooming Through the Cracks of Stone! [Please Vote!]

Ye Bo had already begun to understand why this temporary mission was worth a staggering 404 comeback points.

Since his 2-0 lead at the start, good news kept pouring in from all directions. Soon enough, the jungler was caught in a one-on-one duel in the jungle and met a humiliating death.

Ye Bo sensed that something was off.

Although the TO team’s strength was indeed weak and they usually languished at the bottom, they did have one somewhat reliable player—Xubin, who had once competed in the LPL.

Yet today, their opponents were even more inexperienced!

The opposing 12 team was truly the worst among the LDL ranks.

Even when facing RNGY before, those four teammates never died like this. At least they managed steady development, allowing Ye Bo to dominate the mid lane.

Ye Bo refused to dwell on negativity; he only wanted to win.

So… he came up with a plan.

“Brothers! Eyes on me, everyone!”

“Don’t worry if you’re feeling off today. From now on, follow my lead. This Lissandra is way too defensive; I have zero pressure in lane. Just listen to me!”

“Top lane, you need to place a ward. Don’t get too close to the second line of bushes—I feel like the enemy jungler might be heading top.”

“Jungler, come with me down bot. The support just said the enemy bot lane lost their duo, right?”

Ye Bo swiftly tapped F1 through F4 to switch camera views, and the entire first-person perspective screen flickered wildly—so much so that even he felt a little dizzy.

But the results were clear!

The ward freshly placed behind the top lane bush immediately revealed the appearance of the enemy blind jungler. Ye Bo promptly pinged a signal.

Even when a sudden skirmish broke out top, Ye Bo was quick to spectate and give commands: “Don’t rush to cast E! Pull back, wait for Jayce to switch to hammer form… oh nice! Great solo kill!”

“Stay calm, just play like this!”

His four teammates felt as if a pair of watchful eyes were on them—were they really being monitored so closely?

Someone reminded them to place wards, someone else pinged signals instantly, others watched their dueling maneuvers, and even missed skill shots were pointed out.

No matter what tricks the four on TO had up their sleeves, they certainly wouldn’t dare to act openly.

After all, the match was officiated and broadcasted.

Soon, the 12 team demonstrated why they were at the bottom of the LDL, falling behind by 3.5k gold in just twelve minutes.

Thanks to Ye Bo’s leadership, the jungler and mid lane formed a tight bond that produced a rapid mid-jungle rotation!

“What’s going on with this pace? What are they doing?” the Lissandra player fretted.

“Don’t mess around! I’m… ouch!” The blind jungler was even more anxious but suddenly froze mid-sentence.

“Don’t worry, everyone’s nervous. This match means a lot to us…” The skateboard-wearing player stepped forward to command, “No worries, let’s contest this dragon and see if we get a chance.”

At the 12-minute-and-thirty-second mark, the TO team, holding a massive lead, moved straight into the dragon pit, waiting for the second elemental dragon to respawn in ten seconds.

Yet after securing the advantage, Ye Bo noticeably relaxed his vigilance.

It was his first time trying this style of play. He had to admit it was mentally taxing, constantly switching screens until dizzy. Without special training, sustaining this was near impossible.

And then, right at that moment—

Their second-best player, Lucian, attempted to clear a ward freshly placed by the enemy in the river bush with just five seconds left before the dragon’s respawn.

“Hey, don’t destroy that ward!!” Ye Bo shouted.

Before his words finished, a dazzling Sunfire Cape burst down from above.

Revealing the enemy’s position behind, Lucian risked moving forward but was half a beat too slow to dodge, immobilized by the incoming Zenith Blade.

Nami, desperate to save him, retaliated with her ultimate, Tidal Wave, sending roaring waves surging forward.

“Wait, don’t waste your skill! It won’t save him!” Ye Bo yelled anxiously, but the skill had already been cast.

Lucian was instantly killed. The five from team 12 retreated at once, hugging the dragon wall to avoid the incoming wave, awaiting cooldowns.

“What the hell is going on!?” came the shocked shout.

“That Lucian player’s an idiot!”

“No way! Who walks up to a freshly warded spot, knowing the enemy’s there, to attack the ward? Is this guy really that reckless? His career deserves to be benched!”

“Uh-oh, this leaves the remaining four on team TO trapped. We have to retreat quickly or none of us will make it out. Looks like we have to give up this dragon.”

With the AD carry down first, the four remaining players in the dragon pit had no choice but to withdraw.

But only three left the pit.

“Huh? Is LeBlanc not coming?”

Unlike the bird’s-eye view, TO’s voice chat heard a different command from LeBlanc.

“We can still fight this! You guys wait outside. When I engage, start right away!”

The four teammates heard this without question, even feeling a surge of excitement.

They were about to fight 4 versus 5 in these circumstances?

Fine by them!

Gnar and Jarvan stepped out of the dragon pit, ready to execute a flawless initiation, hoping to wash away their tarnished reputation for reckless bravery.

LeBlanc lay in wait inside the pit.

Ye Bo fixated on the enemy four’s movements, his quickened breaths betraying his tension as he searched for any momentary lapse in their positioning...

After killing Lucian, Lissandra hadn’t acted yet; she was saving all her abilities, waiting for LeBlanc to appear!

Though they lacked vision inside the dragon pit, team 12 had placed wards on and around the walls. No matter if LeBlanc emerged from the shore or beyond the wall, whether by RW or W-flash-R, her position would be revealed instantly.

That would give Lissandra just enough time to react!

No matter how inexperienced this Lissandra was, she was at least a half-professional LDL player and wouldn’t fail to respond.

Then, a face-to-face W counter, followed by a root and ultimate freeze.

LeBlanc, diving deep into the enemy group, would have no chance to survive!

That was precisely why they deliberately picked LeBlanc and then countered with Lissandra.

“Now!”

LeBlanc moved along the side of the wall.

In the very next moment... the enemy five all screamed in terror!

Because LeBlanc did not appear from the wall or river as expected.

Instead, she charged out from *inside* the wall itself!

A purple shadow dashed forward, forced by a golden shadow that remained trapped inside the wall.

From the bird’s eye view, it was clear: the cunning LeBlanc had successfully “phased” inside the wall and performed a second dash from within its shadowy depths, camouflaged by the wall’s darkness!

The golden shadow’s giant foot emerged from the wall and landed squarely upon the five enemies, unleashing a dazzling AOE of magical light!

Landing swiftly, LeBlanc followed with a Q-E combo, snapping the chain back to her, then repositioned at the edge, waiting for the chain to detonate beyond the wall.

LeBlanc’s *Hidden Technique*!

A thorny black rose blooming explosively within the cracks of stone!