Chapter 10

A burst of excited cheers and applause erupted from the back corner of the computer classroom, the commotion drawing the attention of some students waiting outside for the next computer class to begin.

Standing at the back of the crowd, Student A was exclaiming with excitement over the amazing move by Hecarim just moments ago, when he suddenly felt a light tap on his shoulder. Then, a pleasant female voice whispered in his ear:

"Student, what just happened?"

Student A replied impatiently, "Why don't you look for yourself?" However, when he caught a glimpse of the person standing beside him, he was momentarily stunned.

A pretty face, a pure and unique ponytail, a clean and tidy blue and white school uniform, and a pair of large, expressive eyes that seemed to speak volumes. Her fair, slender hands were demurely clasped behind her back.

At that moment, those beautiful, captivating eyes were shining with curiosity, staring intently at Student A.

"Eh, aren't you...?"

Before Student A could finish his surprised exclamation, another burst of excited shouts erupted from the crowd in front:

"There's still a fight! Keep chasing, ah ah ah!"

"Katarina has teleported! We can wipe out the bottom lane!"

"Ouyang, go, go, go, go, go!!!"

Student A's attention quickly shifted back to the intense battle on the computer screen in front, but since the beautiful girl had taken the initiative to ask, he kindly explained in a hurry:

"Just now, Hecarim used his E skill to interrupt the enemy LeBlanc's W, and then completed an extreme counter-kill under the tower."

After explaining, Student A lost all interest in the beautiful girl in front of him. He tiptoed and strained to see over the heads of the crowd, shouting, "What's going on, what's going on? Can we kill again!? Hey, move over and give me a spot! ——"

Seeing the student in front of her completely ignore her and rejoin the crowd, the pretty girl with the ponytail didn't get angry. Instead, she was stunned by his explanation:

Hecarim... used his E skill to interrupt LeBlanc's W?

Her large, expressive eyes showed a hint of disbelief. She herself was a League of Legends player and often played the support role, including the powerful support champion, Hecarim.

She knew that Hecarim's E skill, "Doom's Clutch," could interrupt some champions' movement skills.

But... even LeBlanc's W?

Not only did she previously think that LeBlanc's W, "Distortion," was an instant movement skill with no trajectory; even if it could be interrupted, the reaction speed and casting speed required for the Hecarim player would be incredibly high—

Furrowing her pretty brow, she recalled and confirmed that she had never seen anyone achieve this—this even included her younger brother, who, despite being only in the second year of junior high, had already reached Diamond 4 in the top region.

Could the person using Hecarim in front actually have a skill level higher than Diamond 4 in the top region?

Curiosity filled her heart, and she moved two steps closer to the crowd, tiptoed, and her tall, slender figure allowed her to barely see the battle on the screens at the center of the crowd.

At that moment, both screens displayed the same battle scene in the bottom lane of Summoner's Rift.

However, to be precise, it was a chase and escape drama.

A few seconds ago, the purple team's LeBlanc player had roamed from the mid lane to the bottom lane, quickly using Q and W to try to take down Ouyang Yang's ADC, Miss Fortune, to the brink of death or even kill her. However, Lin Xiao's Hecarim used a godlike E to interrupt her, followed by a Q skill hook to pull her into the tower. The jungler, Amumu, arrived and easily secured the kill with a Q and E.

Immediately after, the purple team's Prince and Vayne players, realizing they were now at a 2v3 disadvantage, turned and ran without hesitation.

Lin Xiao's Hecarim, Ouyang Yang's Miss Fortune, and the jungler Amumu pursued them relentlessly.

At the same time, the blue team's mid laner, Katarina, chose to use her Summoner Spell, "Teleport," landing on a minion in the bottom lane. However...

Katarina's teleport was a bit late.

The pretty girl with the ponytail, standing at the back of the crowd, quickly judged: At this moment, the purple team's Vayne and Prince had already crossed the river, and Katarina's teleport landing point would be passed by the two escaping heroes. If Katarina had teleported earlier, she could have blocked them, but now it was probably too late.

However, just as she had this thought, an exhilarating sound came from the old speakers next to the computer—

Whoosh!!!

At the same time, on the screen, the three blue team heroes chasing the enemy had a faint wave of energy surge beneath their feet, and their movement speed increased significantly!

"Oh, oh, it's the Ascended Charm!"

"Hecarim's gold ball!"

The crowd quickly recognized the situation and shouted in excitement.

It turned out that during the last recall, Lin Xiao's Hecarim had enough gold and chose to upgrade his gold ball to the highest level, the "Ascended Charm," instead of upgrading the blue eye to the red eye.

The "Ascended Charm" has an active skill that increases the movement speed of nearby allied heroes by 40% for 3 seconds!

At this moment, Lin Xiao decisively activated the active skill, increasing the movement speed of his support Hecarim and his teammates, Miss Fortune and Amumu, giving them a chance to catch up to the targets.

"Hecarim's speed boost is perfect!"

"We can catch up, we can catch up!!!"

Amidst the excited shouts, Lin Xiao's support Hecarim led the charge, followed by his ADC and jungler teammates. At the same time, he muttered to himself:

"Three seconds."

"Two seconds."

"One second—"

He was calculating the cooldown of Hecarim's Q skill, "Death Sentence."

Although the "Ascended Charm" increased their movement speed, closing the gap with the fleeing Prince and Vayne, they still needed something more to secure the kill.

What they needed was a crowd control, a way to keep the enemy in place.

Amumu's Q skill, "Bandage Toss," had just been used and was still on cooldown. However, Lin Xiao's Hecarim had been leveling up his Q skill, and with the 20% cooldown reduction from the "Ascended Charm" and the 3-second cooldown reduction from the last Q skill hit, his next Q would be ready soon.

The key to catching and killing the target would be whether his next hook could hit!

The next second, Hecarim's Q skill cooldown was complete.

All the spectators held their breath in tense anticipation.

On the screen, Hecarim faced the purple team's support Prince, his scythe chain swinging and the skill "Death Sentence" was cast forward!

The purple team's Prince player tried to dodge the incoming death chain with a diagonal movement, but to his surprise, the enemy Hecarim's hook was not aimed at him!

Whoosh!!!

A whistling sound echoed as a cold, green metal chain shot out in a straight line, aiming directly at the purple team's ADC, Vayne!

What a feint!

The pretty girl with the ponytail couldn't help but admire the player controlling the support Hecarim. Her eyes sparkled: Hecarim had been chasing the closer Prince, creating a false impression. Then, he decisively used his Q to target the distant Vayne, making it extremely difficult for Vayne to dodge the hook when she was off guard.

The reality was not far from what the pretty girl with the ponytail had imagined. After noticing the unexpected scythe chain from behind, the Vayne player, nearly scared out of his wits, used his Q skill to roll to the side, trying to dodge the fatal hook.

But this reaction was already within Lin Xiao's prediction.

Squeak—

In the end, without any doubt, the cold, solid metal chain wrapped around Vayne's body. As the crowd erupted in cheers, Lin Xiao quickly pressed the Q key again, triggering the second part of the skill to dash toward Vayne.

As Hecarim lunged forward with the scythe chain, Lin Xiao swiftly pressed the W key, throwing a lantern glowing with a green light in front of his teammate, the jungler Amumu.

Amumu, frustrated that his Q skill was still on cooldown and unable to catch up to the enemy, was overjoyed to see the lantern thrown by his support Hecarim, like a person in the toilet who forgot to bring toilet paper and was handed a pack by a kind neighbor. He quickly clicked the lantern, enveloped in a glowing energy shield, and followed Hecarim forward.

The moment he landed, Amumu wasted no time in activating his ultimate.

The terrifying crowd control, R skill— "Curse of the Mummy"!

In the next moment, centered around Amumu's bandaged, small body, a massive yellow magic circle burst into a dazzling, destructive light!

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