Chapter 6: The Humiliation of Yue! "The Fourfold Thrust"! [Please Support with Votes!]

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Because Akali’s smoke bomb obscured the walls, after the Prince regained his senses, it was already too late to give chase.

Against all odds, Akali escaped in a way no one expected, despite everyone believing she was doomed!

This turn of events on the bottom lane allowed Akali, upon returning to lane, to seize complete control over the matchup.

With a lead of one kill and her Flash about to reset, it was questionable whether the enemy Prince would dare to gank her again.

Just as Ye Bo was coming online, ready to interact with the live audience once more,

suddenly familiar virtual text floated up again.

[Clearly, you have encountered a new opportunity, a rare chance to prove yourself in this match. Seize it!]

[Temporary mission triggered: Before the end of this match, kill each of three enemy professional players twice (0/6)]

[Mission reward: {Comeback Points 443}]

[Note: (No penalty for failure; the higher the completion, the better the unknown effect.)]

“Oh?”

Ye Bo quickly grasped the key point from the system’s prompt.

And it certainly wasn’t those 443 comeback points...

From previous experience, Ye Bo realized he could “analyze” hidden clues from the system’s words.

For example, before he’d seen references to “the second week of being eighteen,” “RNG,” “the darkest hour of S12…”

The emergence of this temporary mission

perhaps signaled that this ranked match

would be his new chance to “re-enter” the professional scene.

This thought stirred excitement within Ye Bo.

He pressed TAB to check the scoreboard: among the enemy’s three professional players were the mid, bottom, and top lanes.

Clearly, the AD carry was the easiest target.

Moreover, the system didn’t specify that the kills had to be solo…

Not difficult!

Thus, Ye Bo began his “hunt.”

After pushing the wave, Akali immediately signaled to the jungler to hard-commit on the bottom lane.

With Alistar’s tower-diving prowess, even if the Prince tried to counter-gank, it would be hard to save the fragile Feathered marksman.

“K-Prince! Say something! K-Prince!”

“I’m telling you, this Akali bro is legit. She’s doing all the things my Draven excels at—quadra kills, feels great!”

“K-Prince, learn from her! I want that too!”

Though Jack’s beloved Draven couldn’t snag a kill under pressure,

he was quite amused watching his teammate struggle.

After finishing off the bottom lane, Ye Bo repeated the tactic on the top lane, attacking Zoom’s Ornn.

Though it’s known that Ornn struggles against Camille late game,

in lane, Ornn holds clear advantage.

Especially after last year’s buff to Divine Sunderer, Camille’s perfect item adaptation was nerfed multiple times, reducing her early lane strength to near nothing.

Now, she more closely resembled “Camille the Turtle,”

just enduring lane trades and waiting for Divine Sunderer to come online.

“If you have Divine Sunderer, no one beats you; without it, no one can beat you.”

However, this unfamiliar Camille opponent seemed highly skilled, even keeping pressure on Zoom’s Ornn throughout laning.

This made top lane the easiest path for Ye Bo’s success.

Camille traded health and pushed waves, while Akali’s terrifying burst damage secured easy tower dives.

The temporary mission progress bar surged to (2/6) within just two minutes!

But there, Ye Bo realized things weren’t so simple.

This match was quite rare because, generally, there aren’t many pro players on the Peak of the Rift server.

If not for the official post-S10 mandate requiring all LPL players to meet rank and match count criteria on the Peak of the Rift region,

few pros would show up here—they usually preferred the Korean server.

Because of this, even after nearly 8,000 ranked games on Peak of the Rift in a year, Ye Bo had only encountered a handful of “well-known” pro players.

Having five in one game like today was a first.

Thus, Ye Bo lacked familiarity with their ranked habits.

This was evident after he secured two kills in seven minutes,

but then couldn’t find further chances to trap the three pros.

Ornn’s steady tankiness made kills difficult,

and Zuo Shou seemed to have triggered a “passive skill”—

whenever Akali missed, Xayah would miss too and retreat to the safety of the second tower’s bush.

During dragon skirmishes, Xayah would spot only Akali’s silhouette from afar—

then flee without looking back.

As for mid-laner Doinb, no explanation was needed.

He was a rare innovator known for his “pure tank” builds in pro play.

When playing safe, he was even more unkillable than many top laners, often stacking magic resist directly in lane.

Ye Bo could only keep invading the enemy jungle, hunting the unlucky Prince to quickly snowball his economy.

Meanwhile, Doinb found opportunities to gank bottom.

“This mission doesn’t seem so easy after all…”

Ye Bo sensed something was off.

{Comeback points} were crucial to him now, and this rare chance was one he couldn’t miss.

He didn’t want to be like “Old Dengbo,” who had to work his way up through the academy team for a year, then sit on the bench half a year, before getting any playtime.

So he decided to take risks.

“Guys, it’s rough out there. The streamer’s development is similar to Akali’s, but no need to fight her now… Just focus on Draven during the next dragon fight!”

“Their comp is all about diving in; they can’t protect Draven. With Alistar’s ultimate, Sylas on our side will definitely carry…”

“Wait, what is that guy doing!?”

Just as Doinb confidently made his prediction to the live audience, expecting Akali to push waves rapidly like before,

the enemy Akali suddenly began pushing forward aggressively.

Sylas retreated normally to avoid her edge.

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Although Doinb talked big, he clearly knew Akali was still ahead in farm and had ignite now, so no need to 1v1.

But who expected Akali’s “forward push” was like she’d lost control!

She boldly walked straight from the middle of the wave to the enemy tower—

pressed S and began tanking the tower!

“Is she stuck!?”

Doinb had just said this when suspicion crept in.

If she was stuck, Akali wouldn’t be “precisely” stopping right at the tower edge to soak shots.

Unless she just happened to clip that spot and got stuck instantly… could that be such a coincidence?

One tower shot.

Two.

Three.

The tower’s charging laser had amplified to 120%.

Even at level 10 with mythic items, those three shots took a significant chunk of Akali’s health.

Doinb’s Sylas watched silently for three seconds, not engaging.

Before the fourth shot fired, Akali stepped out from under the tower, as if “reconnected?”

But—

She only turned back to finish off a cannon minion, then returned to tank again!

Like she was going to soak more shots.

“Oh my god!! Hey! Wait!?”

“This guy doesn’t even consider me human!!”

If this didn’t reveal her intention, nothing would.

Sylas instantly used his ultimate to steal Akali’s ultimate, then used E to dash close and followed with the stolen “Secret Technique.”

Ninja Leap onto her face!

Akali’s health was already below two-thirds; if Sylas couldn’t engage with that health discrepancy, one might suspect he swapped souls with someone!

Though Doinb’s anger was visible, he instinctively kept composure and didn’t recklessly dive in.

Sylas’s kit, excluding the ultimate, deals far more damage than Akali’s entire combo, even outdamaging most assassins.

This was a reasonable hero design since Sylas’s ultimate is inherently unstable; lacking a strong ult this game would mean losing a crucial skill.

But there was a catch: Sylas’s Q and E are non-targeted skills with significant cast time and animation.

So,

Though Doinb was close enough,

he wisely didn’t start with R,

instead using E-R double dash to position for the second E knockup,

setting up a full Q-A-W-A combo.

He planned to unload all dodgeable skills immediately to maximize damage and secure the kill.

Yet Ye Bo was waiting for this moment.

Akali took a backward step, turning halfway,

and as Sylas’s R landed,

she used her backward R!

{Akali’s two-part R are uncontrollable fixed-distance dashes with no control over landing spots and no Q/E usage during the dash.}

This mechanic also applies to Sylas when stealing the skill.

What seemed like tower tanking was actually subtle distance manipulation.

Using her mastery of the first R’s range, Akali dashed backward just before Sylas landed.

Two shadows in the air.

One leaped forward.

One immediately followed.

Two figures danced midair.

At the moment they overlapped, they separated instantly by 700 units.

Doinb was furious.

Anyone fooled and “humiliated” like that would be.

Though Sylas was quick to clutch his E and wasn’t tricked by the fake-out,

he flashed forward to use W up-close, then E again.

However,

Akali threw down a smoke bomb midair, vanishing upon landing!

{R’s cast phase forbids Q/E but allows using W half a second early.}

The smoke hid Akali’s figure—

causing Sylas to lose his W target!

“Damn… I just want to see how you can tank tower shots!!”

No matter how flashy or predictive you are,

with all Sylas’s skills ready and Akali’s health disadvantage, that’s a fact!

Why was she bluffing me?!

But… the truth likely wasn’t that simple.

Akali calmly waited in Xayah’s shadow, biding time.

When two seconds passed,

she circled behind and unleashed AQE combo, then kicked, revealing herself.

Sylas waited for her reveal and aimed E precisely…

But the “Hijack” chain never came.

Sylas’s E lasts only 3.5 seconds and started counting down with the initial ER dash.

The icon had just vanished from the status bar!

Doinb realized things were bad.

Missing E meant Q would probably miss too, drastically reducing damage.

Most importantly, Akali’s timely smoke bomb prevented Sylas from using W immediately, losing the chance to refresh cooldown and use a second W, losing his main combat tool.

Now, Doinb couldn’t afford hesitation.

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His calm style gave way to rage as he decisively dashed backward with his second R, aiming for his own tower.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Akali’s Falcon Dance marked him.

First R’s passive hit, then AQ combo, E collected the second mark forward, and ignite applied.

Then the Falcon Dance chased into tower range, landing ARQ.

Finally, a backward R followed by a basic attack!

The blade pierced skin, snatched Sylas’s heart, blood spraying everywhere!

“R-W-A-Q-E-E-A-R push A”

Kill notification sounded.

Clearly, with the item advantage, an assassin’s health is no longer the main concern.

If the opponent can’t instantly burst him,

he has a chance to instantly burst them.

That’s the essence of an assassin!

The key moment was that while Ye Bo might not know Sylas well,

no one knew Akali better than him!

“Like my ultimate?”

[Whoa? Corrected? Got a sell-off?]

[Turtle! This Akali is crazy cool!]

[Why isn’t K-Prince speaking? Mic muted?]

[K-Prince now reminds me of an old friend…]

[Hmm? Who are you hinting at?]

[Such a flashy Akali! Didn’t they say no random player can solo kill pros? Feels off!]

[Honestly, it’s a bit embarrassing—a pro player letting you solo half-health, especially a tower dive solo kill, come on, K-Prince?]

The chat exploded, leaving Doinb speechless.

He hadn’t expected to be solo killed like that!

This was truly undeniable.

Moreover, it was with the opponent “letting” him keep half health—a humiliating tower dive solo kill!

At 21 minutes,

with huge mid and bottom carry advantages and Akali completely ravaging the enemy jungle, the game quickly crumbled.

But Ye Bo still couldn’t find chances to kill the enemy mid and bottom carries, especially as Doinb grew more cautious.

Ye Bo only managed to kill the lagging Ornn once in a team fight,

still one kill short of completing the temporary mission.

“Ah, looks like it’s not going to happen.”

Ye Bo muttered as the lively chat exploded with teasing.

[Versailles streamer! Five pro players, 7-0 score, and still not satisfied?]

[Doinb: “Sorry I didn’t let Lady Akali go all out…”]

[Really, solo killing K-Prince and three kills in team fights—Chicken God and Jack love keep saying you’re fierce!]

[This game’s basically Akali’s solo show! If it weren’t for that bottom lane Shen ult blowing everything up! And one-man ganks on the jungler, plus top lane collapse by Akali too!]

[Streamer is awesome! Following now, gonna be a fan!]

The audience clearly didn’t understand Ye Bo’s words,

just thinking he was joking with a fresh little bluff~

Though the mission failed with no penalty, and Ye Bo’s solo kills might have had some effect…

He never gave up midway.

In the final team push for the enemy base,

the opponents clearly didn’t want a humiliating loss and prepared a last stand.

Sejuani initiated, Alistar followed.

Enemy Ornn with a headbutt ready to counter-initiate.

Camille dashed through using E-E-Flash-R to dive the backline,

while Xayah, caught by Sejuani, reacted quickly with cleanse + flash and ultimate’s untargetable phase.

Camille quickly turned to lock onto Sylas.

Draven’s “Blood Rush” spun forward.

At this moment, Ye Bo’s keen eyes narrowed with a glint.

He found his opportunity.

He targeted the Prince with R, then EQ combo to start the fight,

sidestepping the devastating ground slam.

Simultaneously, he threw E Falcon Dance to mark Ornn standing near the tower.

Next moment, he leapt to slash down!

Ornn charged with “second headbutt,” aiming for the rushing Akali.

But as Ornn struck—

Akali used second R midair to change direction again, dodging the headbutt!

Third dodge… no, fourth!

Flashing gold light trailed a deadly blur as she thrust forward four times!

“R-T-E-E-R-D-Q”

Four directional dashes, Akali pierced through two enemy bodies,

drawing a lightning-shaped path in the air.

With the added damage from Ravenous Hydra,

and a curved kunai thrown,

two enemy heads dropped with resounding thuds!