Beat vs. Winner

[As expected.] Yuel thought. [Even during such a chaotic fight, their defense is airtight. But, there's still one way to break through it.]

There was one ally who wasn't locked out by anybody at the moment. She had been providing artillery support from afar, but now she finally made it to the scene.

"Kai!" Yuel called out. "Get to their Droid as fast as you can and stall him so he can't shoot the Colossus."

"On it!" Kai said that, yet she hit the brakes and turned her back toward Winner's position. Then, she tossed a Satchel Charge in front of her and immediately blew it up, before it even hit the ground.

BOOM! The explosion sent her flying across the area, propelling her right to Winner's position.

Within moments, Kai was already within shooting range, yet her opponent was still locked under the Kraken's weight. However, the Kraken won't be holding him still for much longer.

[This will get difficult once he's free.] Kai gulped and hurried to toss a Sticky Bomb at the immobile target.

It's not like she was scared of Winner or anything, but she knew all too well how strong a late-game monster Droid was. And, Winner was a player who could go toe-to-toe with Lars, so he was no pushover for sure.

Therefore, as much as Kai wanted to believe she'll easily destroy this guy in a fight, she knew that reality was likely going to be different. The previous scrimmage has already taught her this important lesson.

[I have to secure an advantage here first.] Kai threw a second Sticky Bomb on Winner. Now, the guy had two bombs attached to him, so it was time to finish him off with skills!

Just as the Kraken started lifting his tentacles, Kai activated Minefield, scattering a bunch of small bombs around Winner.

With two Sticky Bombs on the guy, triggering these mines will stun him on the spot. That'll give Kai more than enough time to finish off Winner's remaining 70% HP. With this, the fight was decided!

... or not! Winner rolled aside as soon as the Kraken released him, just barely getting out of the range of the mines at the last moment.

"Fuck!" Kai cursed. "You damn little...!"

This was bad. Like, really, really, REALLY bad.

Kai has already spent most of her skills, so she mostly had her basic attacks to rely on from here on out. Yes, the basic attacks of a mere mage, the least threatening weapon in the world.

What's worse, her opponent was a late-game hyper-Carry. Damn it all!

[Do I retreat? But if I do, he'll just shoot the Colossus. Damn...!]

Kai was literally the Colossus's last line of defense right now. If she steps aside, she'll clear an easy path for the enemy. That'll be GG WP right there.

Therefore, Kai couldn't back off. Yet, at the same time, this wasn't a fight she had a very realistic chance of winning.

[I guess that's why Yuel said to "stall".] Kai smiled wryly.

As depressing as it was, stalling was the most she could do in this situation. The enemy team was just a couple of hits away from taking the game and Kai was the last line of defense at the moment.

Therefore, she couldn't take any risks here. As much as she wanted to charge at that Droid and murder his ass, she had to play this safe and stop the guy from winning at any cost.

After all, the game didn't revolve around beating Winner. The goal was to win as a team. So, as much as Kai disliked her role in this operation, it was something she had to do.

[I guess I'll just focus on dodging.] Kai pulled out a Bouncy Bomb and tossed it toward Winner's left side.

It wasn't the masterfully aimed Bouncy Bomb, but it'll still hit Winner if he doesn't move out of the range. And, from this angle, he couldn't dodge the bomb to the left, so he couldn't retreat closer to Merlin.

It was imperative to keep those two far apart, to not give them an opportunity to join forces against Kai. That's why Kai aimed the bomb at the left side. This made the bomb a little easier to dodge, but it ensured that Winner couldn't reposition himself too well.

On top of that, throwing a Bouncy Bomb like that will surely make Winner's movements more predictable for the next couple of seconds. So, Kai will just have to read Winner's attack properly and bait out shots.

[I'll stick to the very edge of his attack range and make him whiff.] That was her master plan. It was a kinda lame plan that usually turtles employed, but there was no choice but to resort to such measures here. [I'll do whatever needs to be done. We're not losing this game, not after coming this far...!]

BAM. BAM. The Bouncy Bomb bounced off the floor, heading in Winner's general direction.

Naturally, the guy had no choice but to move away from it to the right, just as Kai wanted him to. That created a greater distance between him and Merlin, so those two had no chance of teaming up any time soon.

[Alright, let's get this started!] Kai advanced just close enough to reach the enemy with her basic attacks. Then, she threw a bomb!

[And of course, he gonna dodge it...]

Winner effortlessly sidestepped the slow bomb. Well, that's to be expected. Bomber's basics were just slow like that. Anybody could easily dodge these, especially from maximum distance.

But, that's fine. Kai threw the first rock, so it should motivate Winner to shoot back.

[She's right within my range.] William thought while sidestepping the descending bomb. [Is this bait? Or, should I just go for it?]