24 Settlement

Rexar’s movements from then on were entirely predictable.

The allied jungler immediately invaded the enemy camp after seeing how much time Rexar had wasted top, while Rexar couldn’t enter our jungle for the same reason.

Not only had I chipped away at his health by kiting and poking him from behind, but our mid laner also had priority from pushing first, meaning Rexar risked being squeezed between top and mid.

At most, he could take two camps and one Scuttle Crab before recalling.

Of course, he could also unexpectedly cross through bot and wait for a countergank in the straight brush, timing it with the pushing wave. After all, he knew Sia didn’t have a ward.

That was something Sia could handle by being careful, so I decided not to worry about it too much.

Mirocell needed to take W at level two, but ended up taking E instead, and lane priority fell completely into my hands.

Since Mirocell had to ask my permission before taking even a single RS, they eventually recalled and had no choice but to use Teleport.

As we entered the eighth minute, the RS score had already reached 72 to 29—a gap of more than double, and soon nearly triple.

Mirocell calculated the level-six timing and fired their ultimate as a last-ditch strike, but I easily dodged it by moving forward. Then, with a rear Q and continuous kiting, I made Mirocell miss another two waves or so, turning them into a dutiful player who kept going home...