Just as even EDG clearly saw Xayah's final recall glow light up.
A white figure in the brush shadows elsewhere, also wearing the "Odyssey Assassin" skin, quietly sprang into action. This time, his target was no longer the enemy carry, but everyone on C9 within his sight!
"Shocking Blast!"
Seeing this, A Le, who had come from the top-side jungle to support near F6, fired an EQ Combo at the C9 players beneath the mid tower without a second thought.
He then turned and switched to Hammer Form, taking a few steps back before slamming his hammer into the purple figure of Kennen, who had also come to support, in the brush by the Red Buff wall—the intersection between the river and jungle.
As a top laner, A Le was very clear about his responsibilities.
Fire shots, then stop the enemy from firing theirs.
He executed the first half perfectly. The Shock Cannon damage from his EQ Combo made one third of the HP bars of C9's players beneath the tower vanish out of thin air. Jayce was just different. Though he became fragile and weak late-game, as long as he wasn't targeted early and could farm peacefully, then in a Jayce player's eyes, the game was already a Heavenly Fat Start.
And against an early-game Jayce with a Heavenly Fat Start, the enemy simply couldn't withstand the poke damage from Shocking Blast.
The instant Jayce's EQ Combo landed.
The lock-on followed immediately after!
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"How could it be at a time like this!?"
At C9's player seats, Berserker's eyes widened as he stared at the scene before him in disbelief.
Jayce had arrived at the perfect time.
It was exactly when Berserker had been poked low and needed to recall. He was also positioned where he