Tang Bingyao wasnât the kind of girl to turn a guy down with harsh words. Unlike Ren Rou who would tell them to âget lost!â, she was more reserved. So when Luo Tianming came over to flirt with her, sheâd done her best to let him off easy. To drop a few hints that she simply wasnât interested in him. But that didnât mean she would let him trample all over her. She had a bottom line, and her own ways of showing her displeasure. For example, by kicking his ass and wiping Summonerâs Rift clean with him using her main champion in a friendly game of League of Legends!
Luo Tianming picked Caitlyn as his champion and locked her in. Once the loading screen popped up to get all of them into Summonerâs Rift, his eyes popped open in shock. Draven. The champion that Tang Bingyao had decided to play. The number of girls who played ad-carry wasnât particularly large to begin with, and there were fewer still within that small group who played Draven as a main.
Draven was a very mechanical champion to play, and most of this was due to his first skill, the one activated with QâSpinning Axes. One could theoretically keep Spinning Axes up through every fight, poke, and kill, constantly dealing double bonus damage with every auto attack. But it wasnât just that simple. Dravenâs auto attack was a thrown axe. But unlike other champions in the game, the axe would not disappear once it hit an enemy champion, minion or jungle monster. The thrown axe would bounce off and fly through the air, eventually falling to the ground. Unless Draven caught the axe. If Draven caught the axe, it refreshed the cooldown on Spinning Axes. Essentially, everything about Draven involved mechanical skill and positioning. Not the easiest champion to play. Locking in on Draven meant that Tang Bingyao didnât just understand how to play the champion, she also had the confidence that she could play him well. Thatâs what flustered Luo Tianming.
But he quickly regained his composure, and an easy, relaxed smile settled into place on his face. He was Diamond 3, and had the skills reflected by his rank. He was confident he could beat everyone in this classroom today. Now that he was thinking about it calmly, Luo Tianming wasnât even sure he was flustered when he saw that Tang Bingyao picked Draven. He was surprised. Yes. Surprised. But he wasnât scared. Or worried. He had full confidence in his Caitlyn. He even started wondering if he should hold back a little once he had a lead. Hopefully, sheâll notice how much of a gentleman I am and agree to go out on a date with me! Or at least play a few games with me in duo queue. He never even considered the possibility that he could lose this game. Or that he was in way over his head.
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Three minutes into the game, Tang Bingyaoâs Draven hit level 2. The Janna support buffed Draven with Eye of the Storm, giving him extra attack damage and a shield. Tang Bingyao activated Spinning Axes, and her Draven started juggling his two spinning axes. Then she hit W to activate Blood Rush. Her Draven dashed towards the Caitlyn with the movement speed buff and threw the first of his spinning axes once in range. The first axe cut into the Caitlynâs flesh, bounced off and spun up into the air. While this was happening with the first axe, her Draven smoothly moved forward and threw his second axe. Then he caught the first axe before it hit the ground. Blood Rushâs cooldown was reset!
The Caitlyn fired out her 90 Caliber Net and flew back. But Tang Bingyao was ready, her finger already hovering over the D key. She pressed down on D the second the Caitlyn fired and flashed over the net that couldâve slowed her. Then she activated Blood Rush again and chased the Caitlyn down, who flashed away in a panic. But Draven, the Glorious Executioner, quickly caught up to her and threw another spinning axe.
ăFirst blood!ă
The crowd of first years gasped. They couldnât believe what they were seeing! That was basically a solo kill in bot lane! The only support offered by the Janna was a shield. This was the Draven show! The sheer amount of damage that Tang Bingyao could output from a Level 2 Draven was nothing short of terrifying.
âDamn! Tang Bingyaoâs Draven is getting better and better! So aggressive!â Ouyang gasped in amazement next to Lin Feng.
âItâs all thanks to my training!â Lin Feng proudly stated. But Ouyang had already stopped listening. His focus was back on the game.
Luo Tianming stared dumbly at the death screen on his monitor. This didnât play out like how he imagined it would at all! If he wanted to win, he had to start playing seriously. Although Tang Bingyao was far better than he expected, he was still confident in his own skills. The game was barely three minutes in, and his Caitlyn had the range advantage over Draven. As long as he played it safely, he could easily keep Draven at bay.
For the next five minutes, Luo Tianming managed to do just that. He kept the minion wave close to his outer tower and patiently farmed, trying to catch back up to the Draven. It even started to look like he might. But then Tang Bingyao decided to engage. The minion wave had just pushed out a little and the Caitlyn and her support Nami had left the safety of their tower.
Tang Bingyao activated Blood Rush and had Draven rush forward, with two axes spinning in his hands. The Nami tried to lock Draven down with an Aqua Prison. But Tang Bingyao easily sidestepped the large bubble of water. Luo Tianmingâs face turned pale with fright. He knew what was coming next, he felt the deja vu wash over him. His Caitlyn shot out a 90-Caliber Net and flew back. Draven flashed over it, this time throwing out both of his spinning axes with Stand Aside. They knocked the Caitlyn out of the air mid-animation. Then a spinning axe arced through the air, followed by a second and then a third. The sound of metal digging into flesh rang out as blood sprayed the ground red.
ăYou have been slain!ă
Luo Tianmingâs jaw dropped. He couldnât wrap his head around it. It was right there on the sign up sheet! Diamond 5! Sheâs only supposed to be Diamond 5! How is she so good? He shook his head weakly, his eyes wide in shock and horror. How the hell did she do that last move! Her mechanics and reflexes are insane! This shouldnât be possible! No Diamond player can do that! Thatâs something only Master and Challenger tier players can pull off! This canât be! This canât be!
From the sidelines, Lin Feng calmly watched. He wasnât surprised at all by Tang Bingyaoâs display of skill. This was because he knew that the only reason her account sat on Diamond 5 was because she was too busy boosting other accounts. With her skill, reaching Diamond 2 would be easy, and when talking purely in terms of mechanics, her Draven was already on the level of a Diamond 1.
Over the course of the next 12 minutes, the game announcerâs voice continuously rang out to announce Caitlynâs next death. It started to look as if Luo Tianming believed he would get some kind of trophy for collecting deaths. His score dropped to a pitiful 0/6/2. All the while Tang Bingyao wreaked havoc on the enemy team. Especially after she finished her first item, nobody could stop her. She picked up double kills and triple kills left and right.
At the 20-minute mark, the much expected surrender vote started and was unanimously accepted seconds later. This game was lost. Luo Tianming and his team members wore dejected expressions on their faces. So much for showing off their skills in front of the esports club. But anything was better than this game lasting even another minute. Because that would be another minute for Tang Bingyao to kill them again. Monster⊠A monster! That was too scary... None of them expected for this pretty and quiet female upperclassman to play such a domineering Draven.
âI told you I wouldnât hold back,â Tang Bingyao reminded Luo Tianming. The words cut deep into his ego, causing his face to warp into a marvelous shade of red. His expression alternated between anger and humiliation.
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âAlright. Itâs time for the next matchup,â Ren Rou declared. She held her sign-up sheet and started listing out the names for the next match.
Lin Feng was called up to be the mid laner for the blue team. As he walked over to the computer, Tang Bingyao approached him and said, âYou can do it.â
âDonât worry. Itâs finally my time to shine!â Lin Feng said in high spirits.
Ouyang patted Lin Feng on the shoulder. âGive us your best performance. If you do well, we might even pick you as a substitute for the team!â
âOkay! Iâll give it my all!â Lin Feng pumped his fist in the air. He was completely hyped up. He would pull out all the stops and play his best champion! All for the sake of getting into the clubâs team!
If Lin Fengâs old teammates could see him now, theyâd drag him to a neurologist and have him tested. Their old teammate had surely lost it! The former best mid laner in China, and contender for best in the world, was planning to go all out in a small school club match? This was like a professional football player joining a Sunday league game. Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. It wasnât a question of who would win this game. It was a question of how badly the enemy team would lose. A tragic fate awaited anyone unlucky enough to face Lin Feng in lane.
âHold on a moment!â A voice abruptly cut through the room. Lin Feng turned around in confusion.