Rise (Web Novel CN) - Chapter 119: Stranglethorns! | Views: 5,984
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Chapter 119: Stranglethorns! | Views: 5,984

Top lane was a win! Mid lane was a win! Jungle was a win! North High was dominating the map everywhere, except for bot lane. They had a small problem brewing there. Twitch, the Plague Rat. A weak early game Champion, just like Tristana, but a late game hyper-carry. One well timed ultimate from him could decimate his opponents! Rat-Ta-Tat-Ta! Twitch could unleash the full power of his crossbow, shooting bolts over a great distance that pierced all enemies caught in their path! If Twitch went on a rampage, he could turn any fight around. It didnt matter how far ahead North High got in the other lanes, they had to shut him down before he became too big of a problem!

Lin Feng and Tang Bingyao were playing in-sync. Tang Bingyao focused on farming with her Twitch, while Lin Feng pushed the Botlaners from North High back underneath their outer tower. His Zyra was strong. Her damage was disgusting. She would plant seeds that couldnt be targeted wherever she wanted using Rampant Growth. They could only be broken by walking over them, and that was something Lin Feng wouldnt let happen. His fingers were hovering over the Q and E keys, lightly tapping on whichever felt more appropriate in the situation. The first time the Tristana had moved forward to step on a seed, Lin Feng had gone with Grasping Roots. His Zyra sent forth vines through the ground to ensnare the Tristana and also to grow the seeds into Vine Lashers. These were vicious plants that lashed out in melee range to deal damage and apply a slow!

There was still Morgana. She could use her Black Shield to protect the Tristana. The roots couldnt root and the Vine Lashers couldnt slow. Nor was their damage enough to break the barrier. It was the perfect counter. However, Morgana had only one Black Shield. It had a long cooldown timer. And Lin Feng was on point with his plays. He baited out the Black Shield on either Morgana or Tristana and then would quickly switch targets. If the Morgana tried to wait and cast her Black Shield a little later, the damage would be done. She had to make that decision. But it never worked out in her favour.

The crowd watching the game could agree on one thing. Bot lane looked like a horror lane. The Tristana and Morgana were pushed underneath their tower, and even there they werent safe. Lin Feng targeted them. Harassed them with his skills. The damage kept piling on. And if Tristana or Morgana made a slight misplay, the Twitch would jump in and help the Zyra attack. Their health dropped and they were ready to flip their tables and yell at their counterparts across from them. This wasnt any fun!

At 8 minutes, Lee Sin roamed towards bot for the second time in the game. Hed timed it just right. High School 13s wards had worn off. They had no vision of the jungle entrance or up the river. Their Botlaners were pushing into North Highs outer tower, like they had been for the last couple of minutes. The Zyra especially caused the Tristana and Morgana a massive headache. Shed single-handedly harassed them down to below half health. If they got caught by her Grasping Roots, theyd be dead. The Lee Sin had to be fast.

North Highs Support looked at the minimap. He knew their Jungler was coming for a gank. High School 13 looked ill-prepared for it. This was their chance. Lets do this. We can still win!

The ad-carry from North High nodded. His eyes were locked on the Twitch. He wanted revenge. He needed it! Mhm. You engage first. Ill follow right behind. Try and lock down Twitch, but if you cant, go for the Zyra. I dont care who we kill, just that we kill one of them. Because after the Tristana got the first kill, her Rocket Jump cooldown would reset. She could chase after the second and pick up the kill. North Highs ad-carry was confident he could do at least that much. His Tristana should be strong enough.

Standing behind the players from North High was still Zeng Rui. He glanced at the minimap. Jarvan IVs portrait popped up in top lane. Twisted Fate was still in mid. Lee Sin came bot for a gank. There were no other variables coming into play. This would be a 3vs2. The Lee Sin, Morgana, and Tristana were all three Level 6. They had the damage to kill the Zyra and Twitch. They also had the crowd control to lock them down, so that they couldnt escape or turn the fight around on them. Looks like theyll finally get something going in bot.

Watch out! Lin Feng, back! Yang Fan shouted in voice chat. He was the first on High School 13s team to notice. As the ingame clock hit 8:35 minutes, Lee Sins portrait appeared on the minimap. He came walking down the river into bot lane. Lin Feng and Tang Bingyao were still pushing into North Highs outer tower, harassing the Morgana and Tristana underneath. They had their Zyra and Twitch run back towards High School 13s side of the lane.

Ha! Want to run? Fat chance! North High Support laughed. He had his Morgana move forward, to whichever from Twitch and Zyra was easier to bind.

North Highs ad-carry was in even more of a rush. This was his change to get a kill back! To show everyone watching that he wasnt the worst player in the game whod lost a winning matchup! He slammed down his W keyRocket Jump! His Tristana pointed her cannon to the ground and fired. She arced through the air and landed in front of the Zyra! Then she placed a bomb on the Zyras headExplosive Charge!

The Morgana wouldnt wait any longer either. She flashed forward and appeared right in front of the Zyra. Then she activated her ultimateSoul Shackles! Two wings appeared on her back as she released the full force of her Celestial power! Her feet left the ground. She floated and lashed out chains of dark pain on the Zyra. They slowed and dealt some damage. And after a brief delay, would also stun. She followed up by conjuring her dark magic to lock the Zyra downDark Binding!

Zeng Rui nodded. Not bad. Thats the right play. The Morgana was playing it just like he would, by focusing the Zyra. That was the correct play in this situation. A point blank skillshot was hard to miss. If shed instead tried to hit the Twitch, that wouldve been asking for problems! But something didnt feel quite right. It didnt make sense. Hed been paying close attention to the bot lane and gotten some understanding of how Lin Feng played on his Zyra. This didnt look like a dead Zyra.

Lin Feng looked at his screen. The Lee Sin was ganking. He was a little out of position. This was his mistake. He shouldve warded. The Morgana flashed towards him. Her Soul Shackles wrapped around his Zyra. And then the Dark Binding appeared. His breathing stayed calm and there was no sweat on his forehead as he moved his mouth and then pressed down on his Q keyDeadly Spines! Thick vines spread through the ground and exploded into spines in between the Zyra and Morgana. There was a seed. It bloomed into a Thorn Spitter plant. The Dark Binding hit the plant and bound it. The Zyra was free.

W-what? I-it was blocked? North Highs Support muttered. He stared at his screen. It didnt make sense. He was right in front of the Morgana. His attack shouldve hit! He shouldve locked the Zyra down! How did he do that? H-how is that even possible? Was he waiting? Did he know? No. There were no wards. I swept for them. Then how?

Everyone in the crowd needed a second to process what happened. Even the players from Shanghai High School were thoroughly impressed, and that included Zeng Rui. This was something else. This was something truly special! Then the silence broke. People started talking. Cheering. Shouting!

OH SNAP! Did you see that? Did you? Did you?

WOOOO! That was sick!

How is that possible? That looks like a bug!

He makes it look so easy"

My god How. Just how.

Lin Feng wasnt quite done yet. This was only a little trick. There was nothing impressive about it once you knew how to do it. He pressed down on his E keyGrasping Roots! His Zyra sent forth vines through the ground that ensnared those caught by it. The Morgana was the first, well before she could even think about casting Black Shield. And the Tristana was second. Lin Feng rooted both North Highs Support and ad-carry with one well placed skillshot!

WOOT WOOT! Thats Lin Feng for you right there! Liu Yue shouted, high fiving Wei Dong.

Oh, yeah! Nice! Awesome! Couldnt have done that any better! Wei Dong laughed, slapping Liu Yues hand as hard as he could.

A loud slap sounded out and Ren Rou shook her head. Boys will be boys Then she looked back at Lin Feng and said, Good job! Nice play! Keep it up, guys! You can do it!

There was one last play left in Lin Fengs playbook. One final skill that could complete the turn around. He glanced over at Tang Bingyao and said, Now! Go in! His fingers glided over the keyboard and he pressed down on the R keyStranglethorns! His Zyra summoned a twisted thicket. It passed through the Morgana and Tristana, damaging them. The seeds in the thicket then grew enraged, growing into massive Thorn Spitter plants!