Chapter 24

Posted by Kuze, ? Views, Released on March 2, 2025

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Rexar’s subsequent movements were entirely predictable.

As soon as the allied jungle noticed that Rexar had wasted too much time at top, he immediately jumped to the enemy camp. However, Rexar couldn’t enter the allied jungle either.

I had already poked at him while kiting, leaving him with little health, and there was a possibility that our mid could be in danger based on the push advantage from top and mid.

He would only manage to return after clearing a couple of camps and one Wind Drake at most.

Of course, there was also an unexpected option of crossing to the bottom and trying a reverse gank from the bush at the right time, knowing that Sia didn’t have a ward.

That was something Sia could be careful about, so I decided not to think too much about it.

Mirocell, who should have leveled up W at level 2, ended up leveling E, and the lane control fully shifted to me.

He had to clear each camp one by one with my permission, eventually forcing him to go home and use his teleport.

By the 8-minute mark, the RS score had already reached 72 to 29, a number approaching double and soon triple.

Mirocell’s ultimate, calculated for the level 6 timing, was dodged easily with my front step while simultaneously kiting with rear Qs, causing him to miss another 2 waves and turning him into a frequent visitor to his base.

[Our ally was defeated]

[Double Kill]

While our team was hunting the Herald, the enemy judging that they couldn’t let this be decided, initiated a four-man dive at bottom, finally bringing good news to the enemies after a long while.

“I’m sorry. I died without taking anyone.”

“No worries, I’ll get more benefits at top.”

A ping for support at the second top tower and another at the dragon’s nest was sent out.

It was better to quickly drop the Herald, return to jungle, and jump straight to the dragon’s nest.

This way, the dragon would definitely belong to our team, and defending top would be a loss, while not defending would lead to an even greater loss.

However, that alone wasn’t enough to compensate for the recent bottom dive incident.

I had to make sure to take down the kill even while being chased.

With the bounties raising the value to 700 and 450 gold for ADC and Support, they headed toward top.

They had completely lost trust in top, and the jungle trailing from behind was just a bonus.

[Our ally has destroyed the second stronghold!]

Lunami and Rexar, skilled in pursuit, couldn’t hold back now.

But on our side, I had just hit level 11. I could certainly handle the level 9 jungler and level 7 support.

“If I greed for one more lane, I should be punished!”

As long as I avoided Rexar’s Q, I would win.

However, sensing danger, Rexar chose to conserve his skills until the end, but as I took a stance that seemed like I was going to escape, he wasted a skill to limit my movement.

Rexar couldn’t stick to me due to his superior range and the randomness of his skills, and Lucian waited to catch me from behind.

‘Finally here.’

With three mobility skills, Lucian was impossible to catch anyway. I was only targeting Nami.

Relying on Nami’s heal, Lucian stepped out to trade damage intentionally, but I managed to mitigate the damage by utilizing my passive appropriately.

I hoped for a moment when Rexar and Lucian would distance themselves from Nami, but they blatantly made that angle available, making me think again.

‘If I go in to use my ultimate, I’d get killed instantly.’

What mattered most was that only Lucian needed to fall. I aimed for the moment when Rexar and Nami were together.

I stepped back to a chokepoint where the terrain narrowed. Rexar, with relatively high health, cleared the path.

I hit Rexar with auto-attacks and ranged W just at the right distance, then closed in on Nami to create space. The moment Lucian detected that my skills were on cooldown, he dashed forward to punish me.

‘Here’s my chance.’

In a tri-junction setting with a thin wall, I had no vision beyond the wall.

“Can you stop chasing me already?”

My ultimate spreading behind Lucian.

Rexar and Nami sensed the danger and unleashed their skills, but landing on Asteria within that area was like picking stars from the sky.

[Enemy has been slain!]

[Kill Streak Stopped!]

[Double Kill!]

Lucian fled back to our formation with despair, but with our allies already joining, I was able to secure Lucian’s bounty.

* * *

“Good job, everyone. Asteria works surprisingly well against Mirocell, huh? Maybe I should practice it once?”

“How about practicing Kalista first? I thought the laning phase was going to be a disaster.”

“The enemy is the enemy, what can I do? I did my best.”

“That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn your ultimate at level 6!”

“Those habits from top are quite tricky.”

In the end, the battle between top carry and bottom carry concluded with a victory for the top carry.

It’s true that Lunami was strong, but it wasn’t a combination without its weaknesses, and our team exploited them effectively.

Sia mentioned that it was regrettable that the viewers didn’t see any match against Peisos, but our ultimate goal was victory and to reach Master.

“Thank you, everyone!”

Sia’s cheerful farewell.

I exchanged farewells with the team members I had fought alongside, albeit briefly, and checked the results.

[You have been promoted to Master Rank.]

[‘BamBamIng’ has donated 10,000 won!]

– Congratulations, NoName, on reaching Master!

[‘SSPZLDJE’ has donated 15,000 won!]

– As someone who watched all 50 winning streaks, I’m the victor.

[‘DaereongHeorong’ has donated 500,000 won!]

– I’m expecting you to reach Challenger too!

Initially, I had a mission to secure over 500,000 won in donations, and now they were pouring in.

The chat was flowing rapidly, and it felt like I was losing my mind in the waves of texts.

“Congratulations, Name. We really pulled off something amazing, didn’t we?”

Maybe Riot would reconsider their duo queue rules after this incident.

Sia said she wouldn’t mind.

Then this record could remain as an eternal monument.

“Thank you. I didn’t talk much during the game, so it must have been dull for you, but you watched a lot, huh.”

[‘EomSangHwanLastLeaf’ has donated 10,000 won!]

– With your skills, even playing with a Mad Movie soundtrack would be fun.

– For real, lol.

– Each game was basically a Mad Movie.

– Just thinking about facing the Bronze-Silver rank players as allies makes me dizzy… right?

– There were also Tournament Players among the opponents, yet we won, so it’s clear we have skills.

– ???: It’s clear we have skills (Bronze-Silver KDA 0.8).

“Asteria is a great champion.”

[‘ClipMaster’ has donated 3,000 won!]

-(A clip that Peisos highly praised).

[Wow, is this what Diamond looks like these days? Even from the laning phase, it’s not easy?]

[Our team Mirocell!!! Please stop dying!!! How much more do you plan to turn the enemy top into a monster!]

[A bounty of 1000 on Asteria must be secured. Chase Rexar! No, if you suddenly accelerate from there…]

[This game is headed for trouble. Ugh, something’s off from the first game? Who is this person? NoName? I’ve heard a lot about you. You’re doing great, dude.]

– Wow, looks like you’re praised by Peisos.

– If Peisos praises you, that’s a guaranteed recognition, lol.

– I thought they were officially broadcasting TK?

– Seems like Stove League is nearly over, and now they are managing the broadcasting schedule.

– If “dude” comes out of their mouth, that’s serious respect.

[‘MiroKing’ has donated 20,000 won!]

– Really, what is this top Asteria? I’ve never felt walls like this before.

“Ah, thank you for the 20,000 won, MiroKing! Actually, I swapped because Name said it would lose if I took top Kali.”

– The laning phase was seriously dizzying;;

– After failing a level 2 gank and misleveling my skills, there’s no stage to have a showdown unless the jungle comes.

– It’s been a long time since I’ve been insulted by a smurf after reaching Challenger.

– Our Rexar isn’t holding back, for real.

MiroKing relayed how the Rexar on our team risked chat rules violations to vent his frustrations on him.

Sia found it so funny that she couldn’t calm down for a while and then managed to tidy up the incoming donations that continued to pour in.

“Alright, I’m going to close donations now. It would be a shame to stretch the broadcast longer, but for those who want to donate more, feel free to do so tomorrow.”

– If you donate now, it’ll be split, so I see you’re planning to eat alone tomorrow, huh? Lol.

– I wonder how much you’ve earned in a week, the previous Delete Room President was here too.

– Even after deducting everything, it’s at least 400, from what I can see.

– Make sure to settle the accounts properly with NoName.

“When have you seen me scam money? You really do slander too much.”

“I trust Sia. You wouldn’t really do that, would you?”

“Not you too…!”

“Just kidding. But if you really do scam, I won’t forgive you.”

Sia gradually announced her closing remarks and informed the viewers that the broadcast would wrap up here.

While I couldn’t mimic her shameless demeanor, I showed my own sincerity and managed to conclude the broadcast without issues.

[Switching to NoName’s personal broadcast: 0:00:01]

[Viewer Count: 581]

Initially, I started this broadcast to earn money for potions and to cover my mana fees, but now I found more and more people wanting me to do something extra.

“Why did you come here instead of going to HyeBam?”

– ???

– What should we even answer when asked like that…

– Are you not doing extra content?

– For real, you should row the boat while the tide is high.

– Agreed, the Asteria VTube Mad Movie has 300,000 views.

– I also came in after seeing that.

‘Extra content?’

“There isn’t any.”

[‘Manbeon-gkking-no-sae’ has donated 10,000 won!]

– Can you tell me any tips or combos for Asteria? It’s very hard ㅜㅜ

– Lecture videos are good.

– Tips from a 50-game winning Asteria master are irresistible, even for a diabetic.