Chapter 73: I Feel Like I Got Tricked

OK, fine.

Uzi had no comment on this, after all his bottom lane was at a disadvantage, and if Su Xing came to bot lane without enough confidence, he might explode together.

Top lane was different.

Although the opponent was also an active professional player, long‑range versus short‑range is one of theshy's specialties; without jungle interference he can force this Renekton to hide under the turret forever.

Hmm?

Ning noticed that after Su Xing returned home he bought another serrated short dagger, and wondered, "Why still a serrated short dagger? Is this thing really that effective?"

He felt that using the male gun didn't improve his jungle clearing speed much, "What else?"

Su Xing said slowly, "The hero Jett is indeed overpowered in the current patch, but the serrated short dagger is even more overpowered than the hero."

Without saying a word, the guy just equipped three serrated short daggers naked; who could withstand that?

"shy bro, just went over."

Su Xing marked the Renekton and also marked his own ultimate, and theshy instantly understood.

The tacit understanding between the two was perfect.

Pantheon started his ultimate, followed immediately by Kayn using R, and they killed the Renekton in under three seconds.

This damage, absurd!

theshy saw Su Xing's Pantheon hit with that red fury W damage and his eyes lit up, "Is the serrated short dagger really that strong? Where does this even reach?"

Su Xing walked out of mid lane on foot, adding, "I'll be back later."

Alright, alright.

When theshy heard Su Xing still wanted to help him, he laughed happily; he looked a bit like the village simpleton returning to mid lane, and Su Xing's style remained very conservative, as if "if you don't attack, I won't either; let's all just farm peacefully and last‑hit together."

This person's laning ability is a bit absurd.

Xiao Nai You said helplessly, "He roams around and I still couldn't deny his last‑hits."

In the previous game, because Jett was overpowered, he didn't clearly feel Su Xing's laning strength.

But this game was different; he chose the strong Jett of this patch yet still couldn't suppress Su Xing's Pantheon, not even the basic last‑hits.

That shouldn't happen.

Tian was a bit perplexed; as a teammate he knew Xiao Nai You's strength, it's normal he can't beat chovy, but how could he even fail to suppress a retired old man? "Strange, he seems to anticipate my thoughts every time."

Xiao Nai You paused, then said, "Also his Q ability is ridiculous; it's like auto‑aim, you can't dodge it."

Looking at the whole laning process, it's not that he didn't try to suppress the opponent, but every thought he had while attempting suppression was read and countered by Su Xing.

He felt like a blank sheet in front of Su Xing, a feeling he never had when laning against chovy.

It's fine, Jian bro, just farm alongside him.

Bottom lane Shui Zi Ge said, "We could win this hand with eyes closed; what can his Pantheon even do?"

His Draven on bot has a decent advantage, can fully lead mid‑game team fights, and in the late game this lineup can just beat the enemy, right? "That's what they say."

Xiao Nai You hesitated, watching Su Xing's serrated short daggers and Electrocute rune, feeling uneasy. He didn't understand why the opponent, knowing he picked Jett, still chose Pantheon; a normal person wouldn't pick that, and so far Pantheon hasn't shown its expected impact. As time ticked by,

Su Xing's second ultimate cooldown reset, and this time he again returned home to upgrade gear before forcefully supporting with his ultimate.

"shy bro, up."

After Su Xing bought a second serrated short dagger, he marked the Renekton under the turret, and theshy instantly got the idea.

This time their coordination in the tower dive was also flawless; under the turret the Renekton's awareness was off, he used his ultimate immediately but couldn't withstand the massive damage from the two serrated short daggers.

This damage isn't right, is it?

369's mouth twitched slightly,

Why does a single W ability take a third of my health? If that were it, fine, but the subsequent red fury Q damage is even more absurd; a Renekton who used his ultimate is almost like a minion against this Pantheon. "You didn't build armor."

Tian glanced and said, "It must hurt you."

"It's not about armor; this damage is kinda perverse."

369 shook his head vigorously; as the victim he knew that even with cloth boots he couldn't endure that.

Good news is Kayn got no kill.

Tian was a bit helpless; this bot lane had a big advantage, so he had to help continue expanding it, thus didn't pay much attention to top lane.

It's fine, it's fine, after I push the bot lane tower and rotate, this Pantheon won't matter.

Shui Zi Ge declared confidently, "In a team fight I'll cut him down with three strikes!"

As Su Xing returned to mid lane again,

However, to everyone's surprise, now with two serrated short daggers, Su Xing's laning style shifted from his previous composure to a more aggressive stance.

He seized a moment when Jett missed a red fury W, landed a combo that consumed, and that chain of skills directly reduced Xiao Nai You's health by two thirds!

What the heck?

Xiao Nai You wore a puzzled face, and only then realized Pantheon's E ability somewhat countered him.

After being locked down, he tried to retaliate, but Pantheon countered with an E that blocked most of his damage, essentially he took Pantheon's full combo damage while Pantheon only took his Q damage.

With this blood swap, who can survive? "Stay steady."

Tian didn't know what happened, but after comparing the mid laners' health he realized they must have had a round of duel.

Hmm, I feel a bit tricked.

Xiao Nai You looked at the serrated short dagger in his backpack feeling deceived; the dagger's damage is indeed high, but Pantheon's E blocked most of his damage, so the dagger didn't deliver its expected effect—essentially wasted. Had he known, he might have taken the Tri‑Star crit build instead, securing the second item early for consistent damage, and later add other crit gear for tolerance.

Damn, he wouldn't be setting a trap for me in the first game, would he?

Xiao Nai You thought more and felt something was off: the first pick of Jett was a lie, then the second pick counters Jett?

(End of chapter)