Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story

Vol.7 Ch.28: Tipmancer is Law

『An ally has been killed!』

Vincent was the first to fall during the Orc rampage. He did his best to keep Kai alive and she indeed successfully escaped death. However, in the process, the Orc claimed Vincent's life and destroyed the Bot Turret. The team lost control over every lane. It was a disaster.

From this mess, the game immediately transitioned into the team-fighting phase. However, with no Turrets to fall back to, Yuel's team was forced to defend deep within their territory. Everybody fell back to the Golems and formed the last line of defense.

It was such a desperate situation even though it all started from something so small. Just because Nia refused to gank the Orc during the early-game, the guy was allowed to snowball this hard and demolish all three Turrets.

And, what was the culprit in question doing the entire time while the team was being pushed back? Nothing. Nia kept farming jungle camps as if the defense didn't require her help.

"Nia, the team is defending right now in case you haven't noticed," Yuel said.

"Mhm, I see," Nia nodded. "Good luck."

"When I say 'team', that includes you too."

"But, I can't defend."

"Come again?"

"Ninja can't defend much," Nia claimed. "I only got the clone to get in some damage but that's about it. It won't help much."

"Yes, you're right. Assassins are notoriously weak for those sorts of situations but your presence here will still have meaning. You'll help to clear minions faster and the enemy will have to be wary of potential burst damage if they get too close."

"I prefer to farm."

"I, too, prefer to do something other than sitting under Golem all day. But, we don't have that luxury right now. In the first place, whose fault do you think this situation is?"

"Hmm, I dunno," Nia shrugged.

"Really now," Yuel narrowed his eyes.

"Is your bickering going to help us win?" Kai asked in a cold tone.

"No, I suppose not," Yuel sighed and gave up the topic. He'll have plenty of time to blame Nia later. Right now, he had to find a way to turn this situation on its head. For that, they had to deflect the enemy's fierce push. Any extra pair of hands will make a big difference.

"Nia, we need you to come back to defend," Yuel said.

"But, it won't help much."

"It surely won't, not with that attitude," Yuel was this close to blurting some things but he took a deep breath to calm himself. "Since when you don't like defending? You played solid defense in 1v1."

"Duel is different. There, I can just wait and then go for the kill. But, that's not gonna happen when a group is pushing. Even Tipmancer recommends searching for ganks instead of helping defend."

"Tipmancer?" Yuel raised an eyebrow.

"Ah, um," Nia fell silent.

"What was that about Tipmancer?"

"Shoot..." Nia twisted her lips.

"I see now," Yuel nodded. Finally, a lot of things made sense all at once. "So, that's what you've been doing on your phone this whole time,"

"Are you a stalker?" Nia gave him a suspicious look.

"I just notice things. Listen, Tipmancer is a great tool for people who are starting out. There's a lot of wisdom stored in there but you have to be able to think for yourself as well. Don't take Tipmancer for a bible. It only gives general guidelines, nothing more."