Lulu vs Magician: 5 Maps 3 Wins, But First Blood?
Lulu refused to use Annihilation Spear. Not when it had to be paired with Pressure Point for synergy. Not when Biryencheongyeok could be learned later for a proper damage exchange. Safely farming from the back had far better risk-to-reward than rushing it at level one.
At level one, Biryencheongyeok meant half a Lulu—no Pressure Point, no full potential—until level three. That was simply unacceptable. The theory was crystal clear: level one Lulu was already the strongest hero in Celt of Heroes, but only because it had reached that level. Still, rushing the skill robbed her of everything she could have been. Her peak had always been supposed to arrive at level two, not three.
In this situation, using that peak was a fatal risk. That was exactly why Lulu usually waited for Flexible Armor before unlocking Annihilation Spear. Only then could she kill the enemy and control the lane with raw damage. Pressure Point and Lulu were inseparable—every passive, every damage instance, everything broke without it. She was Pressure Point and Pressure Point was her identity.
…But why?
How could she declare that it was perfectly natural to learn Pressure Point at level one? She had done it this way before, yet nothing guaranteed it would hold now. And why had she never used it once? Not because she couldn’t react fast enough. She had monster-level reflexes. A moment ago she had calmly blocked Magician’s Mana Blade without a second thought.
—Then what?
There was only one answer. Lulu had never learned Pressure Point at all. In Solo Queue she was practically extinct. Only a handful of players in the deepest, highest ranks ever touched her. Even among them, the absolute elite were counted on one hand. The information asymmetry was extreme. And she had turned that imbalance into an extreme psychological warfare.
A 2v2 game that decided the match. Anyone else would have chosen the safe route. But Ha Yunseo was no ordinary human. She grabbed Lulu’s neck for a split second, pulled the spear back, and unleashed the skill.
Annihilation Spear.
Only after seeing that motion did the distance feel complete. Lulu had known exactly what she was going to do.
—Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!
The spear crackled as mana lightning poured down. Normally Lulu would have lost eighty percent of her health, but Annihilation Spear’s effect dropped damage by eighty percent for the brief moment she channeled. She took the strike but only lost enough to leave her at seventy percent. Another effect created a tiny window of super armor. All knockback and crowd control ignored. No stun, no CC. The lightning hit and she simply kept moving. The spear slammed home.
—Hiiiaaaaaaaaah!!!!
—Kwaaaaaaang!!
The flow of mana twisted Magician’s body. Without Pressure Point there was no one-hit kill, but half his health vanished in an instant. He was shoved back by the sheer strength and used his basic evasion to retreat far away. Lulu had been exposed. Magician could no longer press. The gap was now absolute.
—??
—Whoa.
—??? lol lol lol lol
—Lulu not picking Pressure Point is fresh, man.
—????
—Did Lulu just not pick Pressure Point this time?
—My head’s spinning.
—Whoa… there’s a way to do that?
The distance between them exploded. Lulu had safely slipped outside the Liberation Barrier. The Mana Flow skill returned, but Magician was too restricted to move freely. When the barrier ended, the giant magic circle on the ground vanished. A perfect damage exchange. Health difference of more than half. Magician, already heavily damaged and waiting for the cooldown, could no longer pressure. He retreated. The lane belonged completely to Lulu. She forced him back with relentless pressure while he barely scraped by on experience. She had turned a prince-and-pauper story into a king-and-beggar one in a single move. Lulu reached level three safely. Pressure Point was hers. Nothing could touch her. The match was decided.
Hurinamul had played his best in the worst situation, yet he could not overcome the health gap.
{First Blood!}
Hairwheel Slayer (Lance User – Lulu) > Hurinamul (Magician – Rhine)
[Overall Chat]
(Enemy) Hairwheel Slayer: Good game.
“Good game.”
Ha Yunseo said it again the instant the chat appeared.
…________.
Hurinamul took a deep breath.
……Puh.
He exhaled. Regret, emptiness, and acceptance mixed in his voice.
……Yes, good game~.
He smiled even though it hurt. When the wall was too thick, anger never came. Only resignation and awe remained.
“It was really fun.”
…Y-yes. I had fun too. Doing lane fights this focused for so long… it felt like ages. Lulu…… ugh, it’s really hard. I felt it again—Lulu is definitely tough. I still have a long way to go to perfect her.
“-Heh.”
Ha Yunseo laughed. Hurinamul felt something ominous in it. A sweet, playful devil’s voice that offered a tiny piece of his soul in exchange for a small contract.
“You admit defeat, right?”
……Haha.
Hurinamul let out a hollow laugh. He frowned for a second, then spoke in a low, resigned tone.
………Yes. I lost.
“-Heh heh. Good. Then Lulu is the undisputed strongest in the lane….”
Ha Yunseo was about to finish when Hurinamul cut her off.
‘In five maps three wins I lost. But! In the Magician-Lulu matchup I’m leading 2-1. Right?’
“……Hmm.”
……Even if I lost to Hurinamul, I haven’t lost to Magician yet.
“……….”
-How lame, Rin.
-For real, still 2-1.
-lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
-Wait, is that actually true?
-Rly lol.
-Yes! Loser’s talk! I heard it all!
-Just lol it, you deleted-message trolls. If you don’t want to die (deleted message).
-Rly lol.
-Rly lol.
“……Listening to that, I get it.”
Ha Yunseo nodded, voice rising with something hot.
“Then since it’s already 2-1, why don’t we settle the Lulu-Magician matchup properly in five maps three wins?”
Ah~, I really wish I could. The time’s getting late though. Better to wrap this up here. Let’s call it a day and do the rematch next time?
“That’s the classic coward’s retreat line, isn’t it? Promise rematch then secretly block you or something. I’ve been burned too many times for that to work.”
……What?
“Just keep playing. 1v1. I can do this all day.”
-This is crazy lol
-‘Been burned too many times’
-Broadcast over, everyone agreed to naked pancake if we were scammed, right?
-Why do you sound so sure it was a scam, Galju?
-Galju, you broke the promise first!!!
-Sorry, I’d block you too, Basla.
-Promises are different! Promises are different! Promises are different!
-Lel story) Hairwheel Slayer once terrorized countless Gal threads with 1v1 whispers after he did 1v1 against them once.
Hurinamul burst out laughing at the absurdity.
Puhuhu. I really don’t run. Don’t worry. There are plenty of witnesses right now.
“Everyone says that when they’re running.”
I’m not the kind of person who runs away from a matchup like this? You should’ve watched my YouTube.
“……That’s… hmm. ……Yeah, you’re right.”
Hurinamul smiled softly.
Puhut. Um… alright. What if we do this? I’ll edit today’s broadcast, and even if it’s a lot of cuts, I’ll still upload. If views are good, we can rematch. How does that sound? Let’s set the bar at around five hundred thousand?
Ha Yunseo thought for a moment. Then she answered.
“……That makes perfect sense.”