Chapter Five: The Shadow Victory Leaves

Cheers in his headset became distant explosions. He knew it was the talent's side effect, but could not remove his headset. Redwake exploited his delayed calls and claimed two major objectives. Undertow fell seven thousand gold behind and lost vision across all three lanes. “Can you still command?” Lin Qi asked. Shen Yan did not bluff. “I'm seeing too much. You call fights. I'll handle timing and routes.” Three years ago, he would never have surrendered half of command. Every decision had needed to pass through him, so every error landed there too. Lin Qi only said, “All right.” Redwake converged on the ancient core. Shen Yan closed his eyes, discarding the gray paths, and listened: ability impacts, attack intervals, the monster's roar.