Chapter Five: The Shadow Victory Leaves

He reported six seconds until the enemy's main control returned. Lin Qi immediately ordered a frontal charge. It was not a route Shen Yan would have chosen. Too direct. Too risky. That was why all three layers of Redwake's flank traps failed. Lin Qi absorbed the opening damage and reached their backline. At the sixth second, Shen Yan opened his eyes and silenced the enemy controller just as the ability returned. Undertow stole the ancient core and counterattacked to the base. When the deciding game ended, Shen Yan understood: synchronized talents could help him see more, but they could not be allowed to choose for him. Undertow claimed the league's final berth. Players embraced onstage, and Lin Qi dragged Shen Yan into the knot of bodies.