Chapter Five: The Shadow Victory Leaves

Three faded as he compared movement speed, lane reactions, and the enemies' final headings. One remained, cutting through Undertow's jungle toward Lin Qi in top lane. “Bottom keeps pushing. Jungler, wrap top with me.” “We have no vision,” the coach muttered backstage. “That's why they'll go.” Redwake burst from the brush when Lin Qi was at half health. Instead of retreating, she stepped forward and dragged two beneath her tower. Shen Yan and the jungler sealed the exit. Undertow traded zero for three and took the Rift Vanguard. They won game one in twenty-seven minutes. Game two went wrong. Shen Yan began seeing gray trails that did not belong to the match. Arena staff, moving cameras, even Lin Qi left afterimages from another city.