Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story - Part 3

Vol.15 Ch.17: Aggressive Pincer

Luke arrived at the Griffin Camp, which was positioned close to the center of the map.

Unlike most other camps in the jungle, this one was in a neutral area, belonging to neither team. As such, it was frequently contested by both sides at the same time, leading to many skirmishes.

But, it doesn't look like they wanna contest it right now. Luke shrugged. A shame. But welp, it's as expected, I guess.

Naturally, Rook was smart enough to avoid direct confrontation with a Dark Knight at this stage of the game. Oh well.

"You need help?" Kai asked.

"Nah, I'm good," Luke said. "DK clears this camp real ez. I'm actually more curious about what Mid and Jungler are doing. Are they going for the other griffin?"

"Seems like it," Kai reported. "Pretty sure their Mid is waiting for the Jungler."

Merlin was farming minions from afar, standing suspiciously close to the entrance of Top Jungle.

For a professional turtle like him, it was a rather questionable position, considering the risks it harbored. That is unless he knew that one of his allies was about to arrive there soon.

"Say, can ya harras them a little?" Luke requested. "I'mma finish these griffins real quick, and then we can take the griffins in Top too."

"You want to take both camps?" Kai blinked. "I like the idea, but aren't you being a little cocky there? This isn't Ranked, you know. We're playing against the regional champions."

"Champions shampions. They're just players. Heck, just middle-schoolers like us."

"That's true, I suppose."

"Besides, I got the power of DK on my side, so I gonna stomp them if they stay to fight."

"You're sure confident, huh."

"Heh, true dat." Luke grinned. "You always gotta be confident when you play DK, that's the law."

"Is it?"

"Yep, You gotta be as greedy as ya can get away with. The early-game is all I have."

"Well, can't argue with that," Kai said. "Alright, I'll slow them down after I clear the lane."

"Hell yeah, let's do this! I'mma go over there in a jiffy."

First, Luke reached the Griffin Camp in Bot Jungle. Without further ado, he unleashed Dark Blast on the two giant birds!

However, the beasts were pretty chonky, so they still had 20% HP left. And naturally, since they were alive, they retaliated against the assaulter!

CLAW! CLAW! Sharp claws ravaged Luke!

Dang it! Luke cursed internally. This is a rare case where things would've gone smoother if I built more power and had the power buff.

He knew that much from research and experience. Knowing how hard or easy it was to take out the griffins was essential knowledge that every self-repsecting Jungler had to possess, memer and meta-slave alike.

As such, Luke knew that in order to make his Dark Blast one-shot the griffins, he needed substantially more power. For example, buying a more aggressive starter item and getting the power buff would've been sufficient.

But, I actually would've needed BOTH. Luke thought. Getting just a better item or just the buff wouldn't do. So yeah, not really worth it.

With no better alternative available, Luke cut down the griffins by hand with his black blade. After that, he proceeded toward Top Jungle.

"I'm done over here!" Luke reported to everybody. "Next destination: the other Griffin Camp!"