Chapter 42: Water-Drinking Jungler!

Haha, damn this wave is unreasonable!

Isn't going up with that Q flash just feeding?

Backstage, Swift rarely showed a smile.

Others may not be familiar with G2's jungler, but to him he's an old acquaintance.

Trick joined CJ Club at the end of 2014 as a substitute jungler.

At that time, Swift was one of CJ's starting junglers.

That's because at the time CJ had two teams under its banner: CJFrost and CJBlaze.

Swift was the jungler for CJF, while CJB was the team where An Zhangmen was.

After the S4 season ended, Riot announced a new league policy: each club was allowed only one team to remain in the top league.

CJF was forced to merge with CJB, and the jungler position was also taken by Ambitio, who had transitioned from mid lane.

Swift was unwilling to be a substitute for An Zhangmen, so he followed the Korean aid army led by the Three Star Ten Sons and came to China in a mighty throng to seek fortune.

After he left, trainee Trick was promoted and officially became An Zhangmen's substitute.

Although Swift never officially stayed on the same team as Trick, the latter was himself a CJ trainee, so everyone knew him early on.

Saying Trick is his substitute poses no problem.

In other words, these two junglers fighting it out on stage were both formerly substitutes for Bai Duo Xun!

"I'm truly happy for my substitutes; each of them has made it onto the international stage, how lucky!"

Swift laughed and laughed until tears flowed.

If I had known earlier, I might as well have yielded to little An...

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"Ying Bi Ge, slow push this wave lane, just hold a bit."

"OK, no problem."

In the team voice chat, Xu Dongmen was communicating with the mid laner.

At this point he had already returned to base once, after leaving base he cleared the three monster groups in the lower half of the jungle, then went straight through mid lane to the enemy's Sharp Beak Bird camp.

Although we don't know the exact respawn time of the enemy's F4, since the male gunner clears from top to bottom, it basically syncs with our own three wolves.

At this moment, our three wolves have reset, and the enemy's F4 should have respawned.

"Sure enough, it has respawned."

The Sharp Beak Bird camp, full to the brim, confirmed Xu Dongmen's inference.

But he did not directly take it; instead he waited a moment.

At this point the game time is 4:20, and the time he snatched the first River Crab mark from the male gunner was 2:55.

The Wolf Spirit mark respawns every 90 seconds, meaning the next Wolf Spirit mark will be applied in 5 seconds.

It will either spawn on the upper River Crab or on F4!

This is also why Xu Dongmen, upon seeing the upper River Crab still alive as he passed by, did not just eat it casually.

He wants to wait until the mark appears before eating!

However, heaven gave him a huge joke: the Wolf Spirit mark that respawned at 4:25 was not marked on F4 nor on the upper River Crab, but instead on the Stone Man at the map's edge.

"Damn!"

Xu Dongmen felt like the system was messing with him; counting the Sheep Spirit mark he got from killing the male gunner, he now only has two layers of marks.

Both layers went to the Stone Man; why didn't you just have them hit the enemy's high ground?

What's more aggravating is that, due to the delay from waiting for the mark to respawn, after clearing the lower half jungle the male gunner arrived and used a single Smite to seize the big bird.

"XDM is so angry, this wave!"

Guan Zeyuan's sharp voice rang out from the commentator's seat.

The live audience also let out a hissing intake of breath; this wave really is a bit mind‑games.

Cleverness backfired!

Just finishing the fight would have been fine, yet he had to be greedy.

"Eh, never been punished."

In the player bench, Xu Dongmen didn't lose his temper; after F4 was taken, he gave a dry laugh and honestly withdrew from G2's jungle.

This is League of Legends; it's impossible to win every wave.

The opponent won't act as you wish, and the Summoner's Rift won't obey your commands.

Thresh started attacking the River Crab.

"This wave the mid lane minion line is a bit good, the top lane is even."

Xu Dongmen, while crabbing, observed the condition of the mid and top lane minion lines.

When the River Crab turned into an altar and then into the Baron's gatekeeper, he controlled Thresh to pass through the altar for a speed boost, entered the Baron's nest, and with a Q Arrow Dance leapt onto the shore.

Target, Stone Armor Beetle!

Xu Dongmen headed straight upward with scan active.

No need to think: after the enemy jungler finishes F4 he'll go for the Stone Man, but this guy just finished the three monster groups in the lower half jungle, and after using Smite on the big bird his Smite is likely still on cooldown.

The male gunner died and returned to base on his first wave; he currently only has a Broad Blade and a Charm, not enough gold to craft a tier‑2 jungle knife.

On the first jungler return to base, you need at least 700 gold.

Without a tier‑2 jungle knife, jungle clearing efficiency can't improve, and it will also be quite harmful.

The only problem is that Xu Dongmen has no vision; the true sight he brought with him has already been used up.

In the frame, Thresh arrived at the red buff brush, hugged the wall, and via scan obtained information that the ancient Stone Armor Beetle was still alive.

"Surprise!"

When the Arrow Dance cooldown ended, Xu Dongmen rolled on the spot, rolling over the thin wall before him.

Male Gun and the Stone Armor Beetle appeared together in the field of view.

Ancient Stone Armor Beetle still had about 300 HP.

Directly applying punishment, Xu Dongmen can securely obtain his third mark.

But he didn't.

Qian Jue didn't punish the monster; he punished a person!

Bang—

Red light fell, and Male Gun seemed to be ignited, a wisp of green smoke rising from his body.

The second‑tier jungle knife lying in Xu Dongmen's equipment slot is not the tracker's dagger, but the guerrilla's military sword.

Red Punishment!

Ah shit, you still dare to come!

Seeing the enemy return, Trick flew into a rage; this wave of blind face‑jump from the opposite side was nothing short of humiliating and trampling his dignity as a jungler.

Even though he is the newly crowned EU champion and plays a carnivorous style, how could Trick tolerate this?

Boom~

Male Gun raised his gun and fired, intending to pin Qian Jue in the corner and wipe him out.

He was at a disadvantage in HP, but had infinite terrain advantage.

Trick refused to yield; he wasn't a jungler tamed by SKT's coaching staff, and couldn't just hand over the monster with only 300 HP to Xu Dongmen for free.

Both sides engaged in fierce fighting at the Stone Armor Beetle camp.

Shotgun versus longbow, hot weapons versus cold weapons.

Male Gun's skills are indeed intimidating, but after exchanging blows, Trick quickly realized he was no match.

Leaving aside the lack of Red Punishment, Qian Jue brings War Passion, while he brings the Power of Time.

One has a talent for fighting, the other a talent for development.

What can we fight with?

Trick realized too late; with this little HP he couldn't possibly run back to the defense tower.

"At least, the mark can't be left for him…"

Seeing he couldn't escape, Trick simply turned his gun, aimed at the Ancient Stone Armor Beetle, intending to devour the monster before death.

At the critical moment, Qian Jue rolled in and blocked in front of the big stone man.

The projectile's main damage was blocked; Male Gun couldn't kill him in one strike.

Wa ah~

Seeing this, the crowd erupted in excited howls.

Blocking the gun for the monster, so awesome!

Xu Dongmen's move caused Male Gun not only to fail to guard the monster, but also to be buried together.

Lost the wife and lost the troops!

After his death, the camera focused on Trick himself, this Korean aid jungler from CJ Club gulped down a mouthful of water.

If he didn't drink some water to cool down, he would have already overheated.

In fact, Trick has a nickname in the European region.

Water‑drinking jungler!

When his gank fails he drinks water; when he's caught and killed by a counter‑jungle he drinks water; almost every time he suffers a setback he picks up his cup and takes a sip, which has become a habitual behavior.

On one hand it eases embarrassment; on the other hand it cools him down.

As a jungler, keeping a clear mind is especially important.