Chapter 122 - You Are Not A Predator, You Are My Prey

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Vayne, who had been CS-ing mindlessly was once again caught out by the enemy team, and this raised the eyebrows of a lot of people in the hall.

Usually, all team members would play the game cautiously, worrying that even the smallest mistake might cost them the entire game. This sort of awareness reflected the professionalism of a player toward an official match.

The player who controlled Vayne was the only exception in this case. His style of play was out of place and contrasted the tightly contested game. He played without any urgency and made several fatal mistakes throughout the game.

Team Shanghai was sacrificing the entire team’s economy to buy time for Vayne, but many began to wonder whether Vayne, who was constantly caught alone, really deserved such special treatment?

All the pressure was on Vayne’s shoulder now, however, the real pressure was not on the actual player, but on Qiu Shenping.

Qiu Shenping was the one who had taken the player seat. Everyone had their eyes on him now and they were all expecting something special from him in the late game.

Unfortunately, he was just an outsider and had nothing to do with the match, merely clicking the keyboard and mouse for show. The Vayne on the computer screen was entirely beyond his control.

To tell the truth, Qiu Shenping was doubtful whether Xiao Bei was really the one piloting Vayne at all!

‘What a shitty performance. Even I could play better than this!’

***

Two ferocious wolves closed in gradually, and Vayne, who had been CS-ing at the bottom lane had no place to flee. The audience watched on as Vayne continued to CS without realizing the impending danger.

Other members of Team Sunlight were rushing toward Vayne, but being a fragile champion, Vayne had a very small chance of survival after being surrounded by two utterly aggressive heroes—Orianna and Nocturne.

***

“Sh*t!” Liu Zhangming was on the verge of a meltdown.

‘You call yourself a world-class player and yet you have made such a glaring mistake. Are you a primary school student?’

In a professional game where the tempo was extremely rapid, the death of an ADC could lead directly to a total defeat. Yu Luocheng was still busy repositioning Vayne and took the last-hit on a creep before controlling his champion to slowly approach the bush at the sidewall.

After he had scored that last creep, Yu Luocheng controlled the mouse with one hand while he picked up the Coca-Cola near his keyboard with the other. The chilling refreshment flowed down his dry throat, and Yu Luocheng burped for three long seconds without even looking at the screen.

He Jin’s face could not be darker. Liu Zhangming was like a volcano about to erupt. He dearly wished that he could pick up the can and smash it on Yu Luocheng’s head.

‘Drink your f*cking coke!? My 200,000, my 200,000 is gone!’

“Xiao Bei…” He Jin was at his limit too.

If Vayne died this time, he would put Xiao Bei back into the seat no matter what, his heart could not bear the torment any longer.

Yu Luocheng put his can of coke down and placed his left hand back onto the keyboard. In an instant, his sight sharpened and the mood around him changed from slack and leisurely into stern and focused.

The Night Hunter with her Wristbolt Launcher on her hands stayed still and listened closely. Her unflinching sight penetrated through the bushes and gazed calmly upon the incoming Orianna and Nocturne.

One of Vayne’s hands was supporting the Wristbolt, while her other hand held tight to the trigger, her ears following the enemy’s footsteps carefully.

‘Is that the mechanical sound made by Orianna’s clockwork, or is it the unusual breeze caused by Nocturne’s gliding?’

It was the Eternal Nightmare, Nocturne, that entered the bush first!

Surround and conquer the Night Hunter? Filthy idiots!

She was the hunter and they were her prey!

Poof!!!

The ordinary launcher transformed into a frosty silver crossbow amid a light whirr and the grass danced wildly as an imposing aura instantly filled the entire bush.

“Cleansing blood with silver!”

Her arrogance came with a sense of hate and mockery. The Night Hunter Vayne launched her ultimate the second Nocturne entered the bush—Final Hour!

Tumble!

Casting Tumble during the Final Hour granted Vayne invisibility for 1 second. Vayne rolled sideways dexterously and ignored Nocturne. Her primary target was Orianna at the back line!

Nocturne did not see anything when he entered the bush. He automatically assumed that Vayne must have escaped to the bush at the other edge and decided to charge on, never once guessing that Vayne was actually advancing in the opposite direction toward the Lady of Clockwork, Orianna.

The Invisibility ended after 1 second and Vayne, with her silver launcher in tow, appeared abruptly in front of Orianna.

First arrow!

The critical effects that were a result from the ambush and Phantom Dancer were triggered simultaneously and Orianna’s HP was instantly depleted by a quarter.

E-Skill, Condemn!

The knockback arrow flew out at a wind-breaking speed and hit Orianna directly!

The Ball of the Lady of Clockwork still remained on Nocturne, and she was sent flying before she had a chance to summon her weapon back.

Orianna’s slim body slid backward on the ground, making a screechy clanking noise.

Bang!!!

Her body slid all the way back to hit the remains of the outer turret and she was pinned there due to the effect of Condemn.

The second arrow, Silver Bolt!!

The fierce Silver Bolt pierced mercilessly through Orianna’s body, instantly dealing a great burst of damage. Three arrows later, more than half of Orianna’s HP was gone.

The skill combo was executed in a decisive and precise manner. Orianna had half of her HP evaporated within seconds and she couldn’t react in time to cast Barrier. This chain of events had the entire audience in awe.

This was when Nocturne finally realized that he had been tricked by Vayne’s slick timing and remarkable usage of her Invisibility inside the bush. He immediately released a raging howl!

Paranoia!!!

The sky darkened as Nocturne made no delay and cast his ultimate from the middle of the bush. The Nearsight effect of the timely ultimate robbed Vayne’s vision and prevented her from piling up more damage against the stunned Orianna.

Following the roar, Nocturne transformed into a ghostly blade that slashed open the surrounding grass, dashing forward violently along the ground straight toward Vayne.

Orianna wasted no time in casting Barrier on Nocturne after the stun effect was ended and subsequently unleashed her ultimate as well.

Shockwave!

This was like planting a ton of dynamite on the fast-approaching Nocturne in his ultimate form, creating a very deadly combo between Orianna and Nocturne.

Moreover, after being sucked in by The Ball, Nocturne would follow up by tethering to the enemy by using his skill, Unspeakable Horror. The victim would be instantly killed before he or she could deal any further damage.

Everyone’s heart stopped momentarily, this was truly a life or death situation.

The Ball swirled beneath Nocturne and formed a shockwave to pull Vayne in, however, Vayne managed to escape beautifully by using her Flash!

The horrible Shockwave missed Vayne’s feet by just a few inches. At that moment, almost everyone had thought that Vayne was going to be killed straight away.

“What a tremendous Flash!! Orianna has just missed her ultimate, this is such a wonderful reflex from Vayne!!” Cheryl couldn’t curb her excitement and her voice went up several decibels.

But that was not the end of it. The Flash used by Vayne to evade Orianna’s ultimate was indeed, superb, but Nocturne’s lightning-quick follow-up Flash and Unspeakable Horror was equally stunning. Although Vayne had survived the first deadly assault, the pursuit by Nocturne was equally fatal, and a champion as fragile as Vayne would not be able to stand being disabled for two seconds.