Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story

Vol.8 Ch.20: Remote Intimidation

Lumimancer wasn't exactly a great mage for laning. However, when Kai heard about the likely Lionfolk pick from the enemy, she embraced this obscure pick. In fact, she even had some experience playing as a power Lumimancer. She liked picking the class when she was stuck playing Support with randoms.

As per usual with online matchmaking, she was often stuck with an idiot Carry in the lane. So, she gave up on playing Support for them and went for a power build. It was a surprisingly viable approach with Lumimancer that even allowed her to carry a few games. It has been a long time since she last had to resort to such measures, but the memory of the power Lumimancer was burned into her mind, probably because it was surprising that it worked.

So, despite being rusty, Kai remembered the general routine. As soon as she arrived on the lane, she cast Ray of Light around the clashing swordsmen. Bright sunlight shone upon everybody in the area, damaging enemies and healing allies.

Lumimancer's clearing speed was on the slower side but it had this nice gimmick to it. It took Ray of Light a while to clear the enemy swordsmen, but the spell constantly healed allied swordsmen and kept them alive. So, by the end of the clash, the swordsman survived with decent HP.

At least, that's how things should have played out. However, her lane opponent ended up being a Sorcerer, of all things. This was going to be fun...

Zap! A black sphere emerged out of thin air. The Sorcerer tactically placed it between his swordsman and bowmen. A moment later, he used Dimensional Collapse and the orb exploded inwards, generating a sudden gravity pull. It sucked in the swordsmen and the bowmen, making them bump into each other in the center.

Due to how many minions bumped into each other, the entire minion wave received heavy damage. However, that wasn't the worst part of it. With the swordsman pulled back, they left the healing area of Ray of Light. Meanwhile, the enemy swordsman advanced.

And so, Kai's slow-burn wave-clearing has been stripped of its one and only redeeming factor: the healing. With her swordsmen now fighting outside the reach of Ray of Light, they had no advantage over their opponents.

In the end, her frontline collapsed first because she failed to out-damage the Dimensional Collapse. So, she had no choice but to retreat behind her bowmen and eventually all the way back to the Turret.

Yeah, about what I expected. Kai frowned. This was why she didn't like this matchup the moment she saw it. The Sorcerer's ability to easily reposition minions was the worst thing possible for a Lumimancer who was trying to farm. What the hell she was supposed to do about this?

"So, turns out he knows how to play," Kai directed that at Yuel. "Still waiting for my compensation."

"I'll gank as soon as I finish over here," Yuel said. He was currently busy slaying down the wolves located near Bot. There was no chance of contesting the griffins because Aron got to them first, so he settled on getting the wolves in peace. At least, this time, there were no unpleasant surprise attacks awaiting him.

Once Yuel finished off the Wolf Camp, he headed toward Top.

Where would Aron place wards? Yuel analyzed the mini-map on the way. Most likely, Aron was the one responsible for most of the warding on the enemy team, the same as Yuel for his team. So, if Yuel can read Aron's warding patterns, he'll be able to sneak by most of the wards.

Fortunately, Aron was the calculated type, the same as Yuel. As such, Aron has most likely placed his wards in the best meta spots. Therefore, Yuel just had to look at his own wards and mirror their locations; that was probably close to how Aron placed them as well.