Chapter Three: The Sentence That Was Erased

As the scanner turned toward river, Lin Qi teleported to the ward that had survived for twelve minutes. Shen Yan counted. “Three, two, one. Their Smite is down.” Lin Qi flashed into the pit. She did not steal the dragon. She kicked Throne's jungler out. Undertow secured it; the dying dragon's shockwave shattered the terrain, trapping Throne's carries inside a narrow corner. The team that had been zero and six scored an ace. Three minutes later, Undertow destroyed the core. No one spoke. The young jungler removed his headset with trembling hands. “You started setting up that ward at the first dragon?” “No,” Shen Yan said. “The first dragon kept us alive. At the second, I decided to teach them the lie.” Applause came from the doorway.