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Chapter 14

This is just a mobile game, and ordinary people can easily enjoy its fun. But his own younger brother was trying hard to restrain himself because he had embarked on a worrying career path because of him. No one had ever asked him to do this, yet he insisted on demanding it of himself. This made Brian Bennett feel both sad and guilty. He carefully hid himself again and again in the crowd, not wanting his presence to interrupt Adam Bennett's rare gaming experience.

The match continued.

While David Bolton and the other two were still trying to figure out the opponent's tactics, the system popped up a message: The Tyrant has been slain.

The three from Royal Dynasty were stunned for a moment, looking at each other.

The Tyrant and the Overlord are the two boss-level monsters in the jungle of King's Canyon, and the higher the level of play, the more their ownership can influence the course of the match. All three from Royal Dynasty are King rank players and are well aware of this. But on the 3v3 Changping Offense and Defense map, the three were busy adapting to the different rhythm, and before they knew it, two of them had already given up their lives, completely forgetting about this. When the Tyrant is about to respawn, there is a 60-second countdown on the mini-map, but the three of them simply ignored it.

"Uh, I just got ambushed..." said Samuel Carter.

"I got ambushed earlier," David Bolton added.

William Clark said nothing, just quietly looked at the two of them. You both gave away two kills, and you still think you have a point?

"Ahem, we were careless, let's pay attention next time," said David Bolton.

"Are you talking about the Tyrant or First Blood?" William Clark asked.

"The Tyrant!" David Bolton replied irritably. He was still brooding over the First Blood, and William Clark was really hitting a sore spot.

Once they heard it was about the Tyrant, the other two teammates didn't say anything more, since they were feeling guilty too. Not looking at the mini-map for a whole minute? How could King rank players make such a mistake? But the Tyrant's countdown on the mini-map just didn't catch their attention. The match was developing completely out of their expectations, and although William Clark hadn't given up any kills, he was just as confused as David Bolton and Samuel Carter.

"We can't keep fighting alone. Ethan Harris guessed we'd target the rookie, so he used him as bait. Both times it was a numbers advantage. Next time, let's gank together—three versus three, we have an absolute technical advantage," David Bolton laid out the next plan.

"The upper jungle has respawned again, should we go for a gank?" William Clark asked.

"We should, we can't let him farm so comfortably anymore," said David Bolton, and Luna started moving toward the upper jungle. The just-respawned Yang Jian and Luna immediately followed. After quickly clearing their own side's jungle monsters, the three began to move rapidly toward Ryan Harris's side. Soon, they heard Huang Zhong's cannon fire. The now level-four Huang Zhong had actually set up his ultimate Heavy Cannon, blasting away at the jungle monsters.

Huang Zhong can't move while using the Heavy Cannon, making him look like a sitting duck. But his ultra-long range means any enemy who gets close will first be showered with cannon fire. However, at this point, Huang Zhong's equipment wasn't complete, and his damage was far from terrifying.

"Should we go in?" Samuel Carter asked. If his Yang Jian used his first skill, Reversal Mark, he could instantly jump to Huang Zhong's side. The closer the target is to Huang Zhong's Heavy Cannon, the lower the damage. With his ultimate, Eye of Origin, Yang Jian could heal himself, so even alone, he was almost certain to kill this level-four, set-up Huang Zhong.

But right next to Huang Zhong's cannon was a patch of fresh green bushes, and a burly man and an annoying mage seemed to be standing right there, making Samuel Carter hesitate. As for David Bolton, he was even more decisive: "Don't go in!"

The three retreated, cleared a wave of minions in mid lane, and headed straight for the lower jungle. But when they entered what looked like a thriving lower jungle on the mini-map, it was already completely empty. The freshly spawned jungle monsters couldn't have disappeared into thin air—they must have been cleared by Ryan Harris's team first. This led to one conclusion: there was absolutely no one in the bushes next to Huang Zhong's cannon just now; everyone was here clearing the jungle!

"Damn!" Samuel Carter was very frustrated. David Bolton, who had made the "don't go in" call, was even more ashamed. He opened the hero panel for both teams and saw that their team's gold was already far behind. Falling behind in gold means falling behind in equipment, which means their heroes' stats and combat power are also behind. In a match, compared to a 2-0 kill difference, the gold gap is even more fatal.

"We can't let them pull ahead any further!" said David Bolton, as Luna decisively chased left into the jungle. Ryan Harris had just cleared their side of the jungle, so their own side's monsters must still be there. Fighting for jungle monsters is fighting for gold—every bit more for your team is a bit less for the enemy. Royal Dynasty was now at the point where they had no choice but to contest.

But when the three entered the left jungle, the first thing they heard was again Huang Zhong's familiar cannon fire. The lower jungle has more monsters than the upper, with seven on each side, divided into four spawn points. Huang Zhong was now set up with his Heavy Cannon right in the middle of the four spawn points, calmly blasting away at the monsters.

Should they go in?

This time, Samuel Carter didn't even bother to ask. Because this time, there was no need to guess—the enemy's Zhuge Liang and Su Lie were openly standing right next to Huang Zhong's cannon, not even helping to kill monsters, just waiting for them to come!