Chapter <b>166 </b>
<b>Chapter </b><b>166 </b>
<b>Shermaine </b>froze for a moment. The opposing team’s bottomne was quick to capitalize on her slight mistake. Blits <b>lunged </b>at her, but she managed to sh away just in time.
<b>However</b>, Jinks, sensing an opportunity, shed in aggressively, and the fight was on.
<b>The </b>result of the engagement was that their support, in an effort to protect Shermaine, the marksman, was taken down by the opposing Jinks. Shermaine narrowly avoided being double–killed.
“Are you busy<b>?</b><b>” </b>she asked.
“I’m not busy,” he replied.
Shermaine, hiding in the bush, said, “Download the game first. Once this match is over, I’ll invite you.”
Joshua agreed. He put down his wine ss and headed to the study. He turned on hisptop, first familiarizing himself with the game Heroic Epic, and then followed the instructions from Baidu to install it.
Meanwhile, those watching the live stream were quick to mock Shermaine’s mistake. [Is this the level ofst season’s number onedder yer, King<b>? </b>Feels pretty weak. Totally threw the support under the bus<b>.</b>]
After returning to full health at the base, Shermaine immediately rushed back to the bottomne, with the resurrected support right behind her.
Roy’s Kazik had also quietly made his way over, undetected by the opposing support, and even their jungler seemed unsure of Roy’s location, failing to send out any warning signals.
“Mdy<i>, </i>I’m moving in,” Roy announced. With that, his Kazik leaped out, charging straight at the opposing marksman.
Since Jinks had already used her sh, she couldn’t retreat in time when Kazik engaged.
A fullbo from Kazik would have kill her, had it not been for Blits, who absorbed a significant amount of damage for her. Even so, Jinks was in a precarious position.
No worries, though. Shermaine was there.
Her Q skill dealt a massive amount of physical damage, killing Jinks in one hit.
Subsequently, Roy’s Kazik finished off Blits as well.
Both yers secured a kill each.
Roy was highly popr among yers across various servers<i>, </i><i>so </i>his impressive y earned him cheers from the fans watching the live stream.
After securing the kills, Kazik retreated. By the time the othernes could send reinforcements, it was toote.
However, while Roy was reaping rewards in the bottomne, the opposing jungler had gone top to gank Raven. The Monkey King engaged them head–on.
Given Raven’s high damage output, Monkey King fell in battle.
But they didn’t mind. With Roy and King on their side, they were confident. They’d crush the opponents in thete game.
By the time Joshua had finished downloading the game and obtained a Koandria region ount from Bradley, he logged into Heroic Epic <b>on </b><b>the </b>Koandria server.
The video call between them remained connected. Joshua listened to the rapid tapping of the keyboard, patiently waiting for Shermaine to <b>finish </b>her
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pame
<b>The </b><bst </b><b>time </b>Shermaine <b>yed</b><b>, </b><b>her </b>matches seemed tost around twenty <b>to </b>thirty minutes before she started <b>a </b><b>new </b><b>one</b>, But this time a <b>forty </b><b>minutes</b><b>, </b>and there <b>was </b>still no <b>sign </b>of it ending.
<b>At </b>this moment, they were in the middle of <b>a </b>crucial team fight. Both sides had already taken down each other’s <b>high </b>towers. Whoever <b>won </b>this team con <b>fight </b>would win the match.
<b>In </b><b>the </b>end<b>, </b>Shermaine’s team was down to her and the support, while the opposing team had their marksman and top faner. <b>In </b>terms <b>of </b><b>damage </b><b>output</b><b>. </b>the opponents had the upper hand.
Naturally<b>, </b>they chose to go all–in, aiming to take out King and secure the victory in this ranked match.
However, to their surprise, after taking the support’s kill, Shermaine still managed to outy them.
A well–timed ultimate allowed her to dash in, reposition, and the shield from her ultimate yed a crucial role in absorbing damage. In the end, <b>they </b><b>all </b>went down.
The creep wave happened to be in the middle of the river. After clearing the wave and healing up, Shermaine pushed forward with her troops.
However, they were not ready to concede. The Mage, who had been taken out earlier by Roy’s ambush, had respawned. If she could hold on, they could still make a y.
But that idea quickly dissipated when Shermaine charged straight into the enemy’s base and engaged the Mage.
With a series of slick maneuvers that left the mage reeling, it became clear to everyone that there was noing back for the opposing team<b>. </b>After the Mage was once again taken down, Shermaine dismantled the crystal<b>, </b>securing victory.
Those who had been watching the live stream and questioning Shermaine’s skill were now left with nothing but admiration.
Shermaine’s marksman in thete game was truly formidable–aggressive, with impable positioning that exuded confidence. Even through <b>the </b>screen, viewers could feel the sheer dominance of her marksman.
Undoubtedly, King had be even more of a sensation in the esportsmunity, with manymenting that she wasn’t pursuing a professional career.
After winning the ranked match<b>, </b>Roy and the others were overjoyed and extremely satisfied with their performance.
Back in the game room, Shermaine typed: [Joshua ising. I’m out.]
Roy was taken aback. ‘Joshua is actually going to y?‘ he thought to himself.
Roy felt like he was living in a fantasy world. He said, “Mdy, you don’t have to leave. Just let them make room for him.”
Then, one of the yers spoke <i>up</i><i>. </i>“Roy, King, I’ll just leave. My live stream duration isn’t enough, and I need to get back to work. Bye.”
With that, he exited the room, but not before adding Shermaine as a friend.
With the spot now vacant, Shermaine<i>, </i>noticing that the video call was still connected, spoke up. “Joshua<b>, </b>are you in the game?”
“Yes,” Joshua replied.
“What’s your game ID?” she asked.
Joshua provided his ID.
After seeing Shermaine add him as a friend, he immediately epted. Then, Shermaine invited him into the room. The <b>ount </b>he <b>borrowed </b><b>was </b><b>a </b>Diamond–ranked one, capable of ying ranked matches.
Roy called out. “Hi, Joshua?”
<b>Joshua </b><b>typed </b>back<b>, </b><b>his </b><b>response </b><b>cold </b><b>and </b><b>distant</b>. [Hi.<b>) </b>
After confirming <b>that </b><b>it </b><b>was </b>indeed <b>Joshua </b><b>joining </b>the <b>game</b>, <b>Roy </b><b>decided </b><b>to </b><b>continue </b><b>with </b><b>another </b><b>match</b><b>. </b><b>Four </b><b>Kings </b>leading <b>a </b><b>novice </b>– vois piece of cake; Joshua <b>would </b>definitely coast <b>to </b>victory.
Shermaine <b>asked</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Joshua</b><b>, </b>what position do you want to <b>y</b><b>?</b>”
Joshua<b>, </b><b>who </b>had done his homework, replied, “Support.”
“Got <b>it</b><b>,</b>” Shermaine said<b>, </b>wondering, ‘He can stick close to me to avoid getting crushed by the enemy. As <b>a </b>result<b>, </b><b>the </b><b>young </b><b>yer </b>who was <b>originally </b><b>ying </b>support switched <b>to </b>the midne.
After the <b>ban </b>selection<b>, </b><b>Joshua </b>chose Tam Keech as his support hero. Among all the support heroes he had studied<b>, </b><b>he </b>was most satisfied <b>with this </b>one’s
abilities.
The hero could swallow Shermaine’s character whole if she were in danger and then make <b>a </b><b>run </b>for it. The only downside was <b>that </b><b>the </b>hero <b>was </b><b>a </b><b>bit </b><b>on </b><b>the </b>ugly side.
In this match<b>, </b>Shermaine picked Caitlin as her marksman hero. The opponents this time were regr yers<b>, </b>not professionals<b>, </b>but they <b>were </b><b>still </b>strong enough to reach Master and Challenger ranks.
Without needing Shermaine’s guidance, Joshua proactively bought a ward and ced it in the river. However, being new <b>to </b>bit slow and clumsy.
<b>If </b><b>a </b>fight broke out, he would definitely be the first to go down, with no chance of escape.
the game<b>, </b><b>his </b>actions <b>were </b><b>a </b>
When Tam Keech reached level four, Joshua used his ultimate ability and swallowed Shermaine’s Caitlin whole, then hid in the <b>bushes</b><b>, </b>staying <b>still</b><b>. </b>
Shermaine watched helplessly as the cannon minion she was about to kill was taken down by her own minions<b>, </b>causing her to fall short <b>of </b><b>the </b><b>gold </b>needed to buy her desired equipment.
Shermaine pursed her lips. “Spit me out.”
“Okay,” Joshua responded and obediently spat Shermaine out. “I was just testing the skill.”
Shermaine wasn’t angry. She focused on clearing the minions and asionally harassed the enemy, preventing them <i>from </i>farming.
At that moment, Roy came to gank. He saw Joshua’s ultimate swallow Shermaine’s Caitlin again<b>, </b>and then he strolled past him leisurely. As <b>a </b>result<b>, </b>Ro was surrounded and taken down by the enemy marksman and support.
Roy was momentarily stunned, thinking to himself, ‘Joshua, I think you’re trolling me right now.”
Shermaine sighed and thought, ‘I really want to help, but there’s nothing I can do.‘
Joshua, who had been carrying Shermaine around, finally put her down and typed an exnation. [Misclick.]
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