In the game.
Jiang Jinran waited to respawn in the fountain, upgrading her equipment while she was at it.
Once she respawned, Jiang Jinran returned to lane.
Just as before, Jiang Qiche insisted on charging up to trade blows with her. They fought several rounds, with deaths on both sides.
Jiang Jinran did not want this to continue.
She needed to end this quickly.
With Jiang Qiche keeping her tied up like this, she could not leave mid at all.
If she could not leave mid to provide support, her teammates in the other lanes would soon buckle...
So this was Jiang Qiche's strategy?
Lock her down in mid, then break through starting with her teammates.
Jiang Jinran immediately typed in all chat-
[Hang on, work with me here]
At the same time, Jiang Qiche launched a ferocious attack at her!
Jiang Jinran did not retreat, charging straight into the challenge-
Just as the two became locked in combat, the jungler Jiang Jinran had called suddenly emerged from the jungle and circled behind Jiang Qiche...
Jiang Jinran and the jungler swiftly coordinated, landing their skills with precision and securing the kill on Jiang Qiche.
In the livestream chat.
[Sick, Sha Yu is so cracked]
[Sha Yu knows to ask her teammates for help now. This kid has grown up]
[Oh ho, even Fatal gets put in his place sometimes]
[Hahahahaha, keep going, Sha Yu]
[That's giving him a taste of his own medicine. Fatal targeted Sha Yu like this last time too]
After the first successful ambush, Jiang Qiche had clearly raised his guard.
He no longer risked pushing forward, nor did he approach Jiang Jinran to engage her.
That made it difficult for Jiang Jinran to find another opening to ambush him-
But that did not mean there were no openings at all.
Jiang Jinran seized her moment and suddenly advanced, moving right up to Jiang Qiche-
This time, the jungler and top laner she had called in suddenly surrounded him from all sides. The three joined forces and killed Jiang Qiche in mid once again.
Jiang Jinran used the same method Jiang Qiche had used against her last time, exploiting their numbers advantage to surround, pursue, and cut him off.
The tactic proved effective indeed.
Jiang Qiche suffered repeated setbacks, while Jiang Jinran farmed up nicely.
Jiang Jinran had to admit that Jiang Qiche was strong. His mechanics were on par with hers.
So if she kept dueling him one-on-one, she would struggle to create an opening.
Only by calculating the timing of each ambush and calling her teammates over to help did she break the deadlock.
The rest of the game became much easier.
With Jiang Jinran relentlessly targeting Jiang Qiche, his teammates' mental collapsed too. Jiang Jinran's five-person team had an 8,000 gold lead over their opponents, and victory was in sight.
In the livestream chat.
[Sha Yu's about to win. Have Fatal's fans already left the stream?]
[There seem to be fewer comments about Fatal. Have his fans stopped spamming?]
[Sha Yu, my god, you're every bit as good as Fatal]
[Anyone using her loss last game to trash Sha Yu, come take a look. This is how Sha Yu normally plays]
[Sorry, Fatal, I'm going to be a Sha Yu fan for one second]
[Oh ho, looks like Fatal's going to lose]
Just as everyone thought Fatal was about to lose this ranked match, he suddenly attacked Jiang Jinran's teammates and scored a double kill in a one-versus-two!
Fatal secured two precious kills, giving himself a large infusion of gold.
His development finally improved a little.
This was not what Jiang Jinran wanted to see.
If Fatal really got going, they could very well suffer a comeback. They had to end this quickly!
So once her teammates respawned, she led them straight to the dragon pit, ready to seize the neutral objective.
However, Fatal suddenly emerged from the brush, moving like a phantom as he initiated a teamfight without warning-
Two of Jiang Jinran's teammates were instantly killed!
At that moment, Jiang Qiche was like a terrifying god of slaughter from hell. His blade rose and fell, and another teammate went down.
Jiang Jinran pressed her lips together.
Jiang Qiche really was terrifying!
But seriously, teammates, weren't you dying a little too fast?
Jiang Jinran knew she had to flee immediately. No matter how capable she was, she could not win a two-versus-five, especially with a Jiang Qiche who had gone red-eyed with bloodlust on the other side!
Without hesitation, Jiang Jinran took to her heels.
Her remaining teammate was utterly bewildered. Seeing Jiang Jinran running so fast, he wanted to flee too-
But his escape skills were not up to scratch. Before he could get away, Jiang Qiche caught him dead to rights and killed him on the spot.
All four of Jiang Jinran's teammates were wiped out, and only Jiang Jinran made it back to base.
However, Jiang Qiche was already bringing his four teammates over to tear down their base!
Alone beneath the tower, Jiang Jinran was a lone tree trying to hold up a collapsing roof.
In the livestream chat.
[What on earth happened in just these few minutes? How did everything suddenly turn around?]
[Wasn't Sha Yu about to win just now? How is she about to lose again?]
[Sha Yu's fans popped the champagne at halftime and jinxed her to death, haha]
[That's Fatal for you, snatching a comeback from the jaws of defeat! Seeking death to find life! So damn cool]
[Fatal, my god. Sha Yu, get on your knees already]
[Sha Yu, seriously, you got your chance and couldn't use it. With a position that good, you actually let them turn it around?]
[Woohoo, Fatal's going to win. I was about to stop watching. Sure enough, Fatal never lets me down]
[Sha Yu, you'd better pray for yourself]
Jiang Jinran tightened her grip on the mouse as she watched the five opponents about to tear down her base.
If she did nothing, she would definitely lose...
In a flash, she suddenly advanced, weaving like a roaming dragon before the five of them as she attacked and dodged.
The five immediately shifted their attention from destroying the base to Jiang Jinran.
Jiang Jinran frantically chugged health potions and held out for quite a while. After killing one of Jiang Qiche's teammates, she too burned through her last reserves and fell.
But she had successfully bought time.
By then, Jiang Jinran's teammates had respawned, and they successfully defended the base.
Once Jiang Jinran respawned, she led her teammates straight to mid to set an ambush. This time, Jiang Jinran initiated first and caught three of Jiang Qiche's teammates!
They then broke straight through mid and headed for the crystal. Now it was Jiang Qiche and his one remaining teammate's turn to defend.
Jiang Jinran directed all four teammates to go in with her-
If they could not even win a five-versus-two, the whole bunch of them might as well quit the game...
In the end, working together, the five successfully killed the remaining two opponents and destroyed the crystal.
They had won.
There had been one twist after another, but they had finally won.
At that moment, in the livestream chat watching the match.
[Sha Yu won!]
[This game was such a roller coaster. My heart was racing watching it. So exciting]
[Sha Yu, I was wrong to flame you earlier. That base defense was so cool. They really couldn't have won without you]
[How is Sha Yu still not good enough? Surely this performance can shut the haters up?]
[The haters have already left the stream. Even Fatal's fans have gone quiet]
[It's just one win. She got lucky, that's all. Fatal nearly pulled off a comeback from such a difficult position. He's still awesome]
[Sha Yu is seriously killing me with how cool she is. Her mechanics, decision-making, and guts are all top-tier. Are there really no pro teams considering her?]
[Congrats to Sha Yu on washing away her past humiliation]
[Am I the only one still thinking about that bet?]
[Fatal won't go back on his word, will he?]
[Fatal was amazing too. His teammates let him down. Nothing he could do]