Chapter 69: Liu Qingsong Provoked! This Support is Just Too Despicable!
Returning to normal laning, Liu Qingsong glanced at the Soraka's items.
He made up his mind to play it safe and steady.
The Soraka, having already secured two kills and an assist, went straight for a Mejai's Soulstealer.
If she actually managed to stack that up, there would be no point in playing this game anymore.
I might as well just alt-f4 and hand them the LP, because this is completely pointless.
However, just as Liu Qingsong's mental fortitude was beginning to crystallize, the Soraka—sitting at less than half health—boldly stepped forward, waving her staff.
A large, slow-moving banana (basic attack) drifted lazily toward his face.
Simultaneously, her Q ability landed squarely on Rakan.
"Hoo..." Liu Qingsong let out a breath.
Right, I'm not mad.
My champion probably lacks any regeneration anyway.
He periodically broke into a dance animation.
Liu Qingsong's face was contorted with anger as he stared at the experience bar—needing just one minion to reach level 6—and the enemy minion about to expire.
His finger was already hovering over the flash key.
Liu Qingsong was about to lose his grip on his composure.
No matter what, I cannot go in!
Wait, why are you flashing your level 2 mastery emote like you're some kind of god?!
At least wait until level 5 before trying to style on people!
"Hoo, stay calm, stay calm." Sensing that his emotions were fluctuating, Liu Qingsong quickly took a deep breath.
"Damn it, if I make it to Worlds this year, I'm going to learn support Soraka too! So toxic! Absolutely disgusting!" Liu Qingsong muttered under his breath while continuing to space and trade in lane.
So annoying.
Well, now neither of them got the minion.
The Soraka before him was the absolute epitome of toxicity. Even though she had less than half health, she exuded the aura of a champion with ten thousand HP.
"I'll endure your mother's hammer! Die, you piece of trash!!" Liu Qingsong finally snapped.
Then he flashed a mastery emote right back.
Now wasn't the time to fight; he needed to farm safely, get to teamfights, and expose this Soraka who didn't even have a support item ward.
Liu Qingsong's eyelid twitched incessantly.
Just as that thought crossed his mind, a big cannon minion's health dropped dangerously low.
"You guys in the bot lane absolutely cannot die again, don't force anything. Just wait for me to find an opening to gank, Soraka has no flash, easy kill," Tian reminded them timely.
Sorry, I take back what I just said.
"I swear to God, today I'm going to beat your human head into a dog's head!!"
Right, he was doing Krugs, so he should be able to rotate down this way very soon.
Caitlyn assumed the cannon minion would be safely secured by Rakan, so she hadn't bothered trying to last-hit it herself.
My Ferrari!!
So frustrating... So infuriating!!
I must endure...
Oh! Another minion is low, time for a last hit.
She tossed a Q skill from far away, watching it float leisurely through the air, but let me tell you, dodging it was genuinely annoying.
Sure enough, the Soraka closed the distance again, looking every bit like she was itching to squeeze in another Q.
This was something almost ninety-nine percent of professional supports could never pull off.
As a legitimate championship support, being styled on like this by some washed-up substitute who warmed the bench for seven or eight years?
Hit me all you want, I have self-healing anyway.
Heh, I'm just toxic like that, I do it for fun, going to drive you out of your mind.
20 gold in the bag, feels so good!
Three flashes and we still can't kill a flashless Soraka?
Unfortunately, that train of thought lasted less than a minute.
Their AD carry and Elise both had flash.
Pulling back his positioning while pressing the Q key on the cannon minion without a second thought.
He was practically at his wit's end dealing with this Soraka.
Q, Starcall!
Sun of a bitch, you're actually using my minion-taking moment to hit me with a Q?
Did you really think I didn't have a Q?!
This Soraka had made him miss several minions in a row, and while his support item stacks were completely full, there was nowhere to use them.
Slap!
Another falling star struck right on Rakan's forehead.
"Just endure a little longer!" Liu Qingsong let out a heavy sigh.
The memory of the first time he lost his temper and got beaten into the dirt by Soraka was still fresh in his mind.
Hmph! Ignoring you! There's a low-health minion, time for a last hit!
He fluttered his feathers, utilizing the execution effect of his support item to instantly vaporize the minion.
But 0.01 seconds later, it morphed into the shape of a Soraka.
"Yeah, I know," Liu Qingsong gritted his teeth and nodded.
"You son of a bitch! Do you really think I'm going to fall for that again?" Liu Qingsong sneered, having mentally prepared himself beforehand.
Her Q ability allowed for long-range poke over the minion wave.
He glanced at his own jungler's position.
She came up to poke him while LWX was busy last-hitting.
"I swear to... Hoo, stay calm. I will endure!" Liu Qingsong practiced breathing exercises continuously.
Even though you're at half health, I won't go in; I'll just slowly grind you down. You have neither dashes nor hard crowd control, what can a Soraka possibly do to me?
Looking back at Soraka, trading damage cost her virtually nothing—her Q had low mana consumption and healed her in the process.
This Soraka was simply pushing her luck too far. Seeing their bot lane duo playing passively and refusing to trade, she actually dared to bravely step up and taunt them!
His Q missed, directly avoided by Soraka's nimble right-angle movement.
The pure AP Soraka's two Q pokes, woven together with basic attacks and Aery's damage, instantly chunked Rakan down by a third of his health bar.
So you're the only one with health regeneration, is that it?
Did you really think I didn't have...
As the saying goes, blind tolerance doesn't make the opponent rein it in; it only emboldens them to act even worse.
And he was already at level five and a half, with all his abilities ready.
It felt just like finding an online girlfriend with gorgeous profile pictures, and after meeting up in real life, you realize she really is that pretty. When you get all excited and take her to a hotel, just as you're about to do some adult things...
Enchanter supports usually meant Lulu, but her skill range was so tiny that hitting anything was practically impossible.
LWX cut him off sternly: "Calm down! Gragas hasn't shown his face in a long time, which is why she's being arrogant enough to step up and pressure the wave. Otherwise, with the Noonquiver spike I've already built, the moment you knock him up, I can instantly delete them in one combo."
I must endure...
When the feathers were closest to the cannon minion, the distance was a mere 0.01 yards.
Just as Rakan was counting his gold, a massive meteorite fell straight down onto his head.
Especially when last-hitting, he had to constantly guard against those out-of-nowhere Q spells.
Ten-odd seconds passed.
The Ferrari, cannot miss it!
Combined with the support item, the two of them would get over 100 gold! It was almost worth an assist, highly valuable!
Cautiously stepping upward, preparing to raise his hand to take the cannon minion.
A wave of 'nice last hit' comments drifted across the stream.
Yet she pulled out the exact same item you were about to buy.
Rakan abruptly raised his gorgeous cloak, pulling a magical feather from his waist and hurling it straight at Soraka!
Q ability, Gleaming Quill!
Yet Soraka wasn't satisfied. Acting as though poking the attractive, well-endowed Caitlyn felt utterly amazing, she lingeringly trotted back to poke her one more time.
She used her bare body to block his magical feather.
"Shall we fight them?"
Suddenly, he saw Soraka take a step forward.
After poking, she dove straight into the bush, breaking Caitlyn's vision as she raised her gun to auto-attack, leaving Caitlyn to lower her weapon with a deeply depressed expression on her face.
Short range, but a long Q!
If I last-hit like this, what on earth can you do to me?
Just as Liu Qingsong thought the cannon minion was securely in the bag.
How could anyone endure this? Who could possibly keep their cool under these conditions?
Nowadays, melee engages supports were all champions with hard-engage tools like Nautilus, Rakan, or Rell.
LWX and Liu Qingsong exchanged a glance.
"True that." Liu Qingsong nodded.
Before his voice even faded, he spotted Xun's Gragas rolling his big belly into the top-side jungle, spotted beforehand by Doinb's well-placed defensive ward.
LWX and Liu Qingsong exchanged another glance, both of their gazes turning fiercely murderous.
"Damn it! Let's get 'em! A half-health Soraka without a jungler and she's still acting this cocky!"