Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story

Vol.5 Ch.27: And the First String Goes To...!

Taison was at 2% HP. A single basic attack from Julia was enough to seal the deal.

"Die!" Julia fired the decisive shot. It flew straight at Taison without (flattering). With how slow Taison was right now, hitting him with a basic shot was a no-brainer. She had this in the bag!

"No fuckin' way!" Taison jumped aside. Dodge Roll, bitch! He still had that ace up his sleeve! "Miss me with that shit, yo!"

"Just die already!" Julia didn't let go. Another shot! The next one will seal the deal for sure. No more bullshit. It gonna be ABSOLUTE AND TOTAL DEATH!!!

"Keh, this is it..." Taison clicked his tongue. He saw the wind blast fly in his direction, but he couldn't do shit about it. He felt like a racer who was forced to drop out in the middle of the competition even though he could still run. If he just wasn't slowed down by all this shit, he would have mopped the floor with Julia. Man, fuck this game.

The wind blast flew straight at Taison. There was nothing in its way and it wasn't going to miss. This fight was decided. That's what everybody believed during that breath-taking decisive moment.

WHOOSH. The wind struck against Taison. The shot definitely connect. Yet, no message popped up. The attack dealt zero damage.

Taison was frozen solid in place. It was Cryo-Freeze, Cryomancer's ult. Howard emerged from within the jungle's shadows!

"W-Wha...!?" Julia's lips trembled. Just a little more. She was a single step away from winning this entire thing but now...

"Get out of there!" Yuel ordered.

"R-Right!" Julia smacked herself on the face. This was no time to mope over her failure. She barely had any HP left and it was impossible to kill Taison anymore, so she had to get away. Retreat! Defend! Now!

Julia turned around and darted toward the allied side of the jungle. She should be faster than Howard thanks to her speed buff so, from this distance, he shouldn't be able catch up- an ice wall appeared! It blocked her best escape route!

No way... Julia's ray of hope was cast into the darkness. If this route is closed, how realistic was it for her to get out of this situation? There was no way...

"Don't stop!" Lars shouted. "Try going around!" His voice sounded desperate.

"R-Right!" Julia turned around and ran toward the nearby corner. I-It wasn't over yet! It couldn't end like this! She had to get the heck outta here, or else...!

"You aren't getting away." Howard caught up the distance cast Icicle Rain. With Julia fully concerted on fleeing, she had no chance of dodging anything that flew her way. She fought well until this point, but...

『You have been killed!』

"Ah..." Julia opened and closed her mouth. She couldn't even bring herself to make up an excuse. The reality of the situation still hasn't sunk in. One moment, she was on a roll and about grasp victory, but the next moment... this.

This is my fault. Yuel bit his lip and hung his head. For a moment, it seemed to him like Julia might win against Taison. As a result, Yuel gave up on trying to make her retreat. He completely neglected to consider the fact Howard was still alive and chose to play along with Julia's aggressive play. Even though he should have known that Julia wasn't in the best state of mind to make that kind of judgment, Yuel let her go along with it.

Back when Julia gained the upper hand for the first time, Yuel should have ordered her to disengage. At that moment in time, before Taison regained his fighting spirit, they could've disengaged peacefully. Retreating wasn't Taison's cup of tea, but Howard most likely would have enforced it. At the point in time, it didn't look like the odds were in Taison's favor at all, so Howard would have gladly bailed out of that risky situation if Julia were to disengage first.