Knocking Off His Health Insurance Card

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Version 12.2.

Zeri, the triple hurricane giant in the bot lane this patch, has absolutely dominated the lane—not solely due to her damage and tankiness, though those factors do play a role. The most crucial reason behind this build’s defining power lies in one thing:

In this version, Zeri’s Q ability can trigger Hurricane.

What does that mean?

It means your electric therapy suddenly splits its damage in this patch. If that sounds less impressive, you can think of it as Zeri’s Q evolving into the lightning-style “Chidori Flow.”

Add a Black Cleaver, and a single Q can apply collective armor shredding.

Because every auto attack within Zeri’s Q activates Black Cleaver now, armor shredding is essentially guaranteed with each hit.

Once this ADC is fully formed, naturally, teamfights must follow.

“How do you want to approach this? Their champion has a big ultimate now.”

“Simple, I’ll bait out their skills.”

No need for elaborate explanation—Akshan, lurking on the side lanes, is like a rat in the gutters. He doesn’t even care about being the soul of the AD carry. Does he care how the game is won?

Winning is enough.

So, under Logi’s deliberate exposure in the jungle, he chooses to strike at the enemy’s bulkiest jungler, the troll.

Emerging from stealth, he immediately initiates with QA, dealing damage.

“Huh? Akshan!?”

“Don’t let him escape! I’m right behind!”

Only the heavens know just how much hate Akshan has accrued among WBG’s players this match.

They’re acutely aware.

In a direct 5v5, unless three or more stand squarely in the path of the flying champion’s explosives, winning this game would be difficult.

Since that’s the case, why not take a different route—try to initiate and reduce the enemy numbers first?

Akshan’s exposure instantly sparks hope for WBG!

The entire team mobilizes swiftly: the flying champion’s acceleration closes in, Graves dashes forward with his ultimate, Caitlyn’s “Let the Bullets Fly,” and even the troll opts to face the clash head-on.

Such a full-skill-on approach even amused the viewers in the livestream.

When one struggles, laughter comes from all directions.

Though it seems Logi’s Akshan might be doomed, at least his misfortune has fostered regional unity, opening the strategic landscape.

“Ding!”

The 650-gold Stopwatch becomes Logi’s greatest asset for buying time, while WBG patiently guards beside his invulnerability.

A few seconds of invincibility—how much can that really change?

Yet outside, those precious seconds of kiting around the Stopwatch are enough for V5’s main force to counter-encircle WBG.

Just as Angel’s flying champion hovers nearby, pondering where to position after killing Akshan—

From the shadows, a Flash-initiated Titan’s “Pathfinder” and “Deep Sea Impact” perfectly lock down Angel’s flying champion.

Angel: ???

Titan?

Before he can react, another figure vaults over the wall—ON’s jungler rushes to rescue their AD, but after the emerald figure’s ultimate “Super Limit Flash” is unleashed—

The situation changes.

The cramped terrain, explosive damage, and Zeri’s follow-up W ability—within moments, Angel’s health visibly plummets, even ON’s jungler looks overwhelmed.

What?

What kind of damage is this?

Sofm senses something amiss, but as Akshan’s Stopwatch ends, he commits all skills and autos to Akshan.

Still, it’s not enough.

While the troll deals damage, the rest of V5’s team arrives: Rookie flashes in from afar for an E pull, and Karsa’s Xin Zhao blocks The Shy’s approach path.

There’s only one narrow entrance to the jungle fight; to engage, you must pass Xin Zhao.

They have only one choice now.

Focus all limited skills on Akshan—likely lethal but vulnerable afterward—or focus on Zeri—less certain to kill, but guaranteed to force her retreat.

WBG chooses the former.

Seeing this, Logi nearly chuckles.

At this stage, Akshan can’t match Zeri’s prowess in teamfights. At best, he sneaks a kill, but Zeri can dismantle a teamfight through relentless kiting and damage.

Kill me?

Then how will you handle your main carry, Zeri?

Have you considered that a warrior with high damage can burst with a fiery blade? Have you heard the strong mage control, able to freeze the whole battlefield? Have you felt the overwhelming power of a lone attacker crushing the entire field? Have you noticed that I’ll be waiting for you at Sand City at 8 PM tonight?

Almost simultaneously, Angel’s flying champion falls, syncing with Akshan’s demise.

Before dying, he still throws out his explosive W, but it’s futile; Zeri’s ultimate state makes her too agile—only briefly scorched, her health remains robust.

The AD carries begin a duel in the jungle.

The jungle quickly turns into a meat grinder—whoever outputs damage faster and kills more efficiently wins the war.

But soon,

They are stunned by Zeri’s attack speed.

Too fast!

The narrow jungle terrain offers no escape from Zeri’s Chidori AOE.

Though Caitlyn’s farming is comparable to Zeri’s, her teamfight damage output speed cannot match the opponent’s.

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At this moment, Caitlyn feels like an ordinary person facing a system god.

What does that mean?

It’s like you’ve trained martial arts for twenty years, nearing invincibility and hailed as the next great master, when suddenly a wild youngster with only basic moves appears wielding an AK-47, annihilating you with overwhelming firepower.

By the time you realize it, the battlefield is strewn with corpses.

“What the hell is this damage output?!”

“This is Dream’s power. Though he’s no longer in the Rift, his legend pervades every corner.”

“Every Q triggers the cursed blade. High mobility suits the triple item build perfectly. The split arrows, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra guarantee teamfight damage. High speed and tankiness—a brilliant idea!”

“Not only that, Zeri’s ultimate chain lightning counts as an auto-attack effect, so Hurricane triggers multiple times.”

It’s divine.

Truly divine.

On the battlefield, Xiao Yan’s “Three Thousand Lightning Movements” wreak havoc, but offstage, the chat floods with praise for the build.

After one teamfight, WBG is utterly routed.

“Awesome! Dream! This build is amazing!!!”

In V5’s voice chat, Xiao Yan’s excitement is palpable.

Though he often used this build on his smurf to dominate lower-tier opponents, he dared not reveal it in training matches for fear of exposure. Those opponents lacked the skill to test the build’s full potential.

He often found himself ahead by an item or two, with overwhelming equipment leading to overflow damage.

But this is a tournament!

If even WBG’s pro players can’t withstand it, that validates the build’s legitimacy.

The only problem is early game: before the Titanic Hydra comes online, Zeri’s poke is weak, and teamfighting damage is nearly nonexistent—worse than a super soldier.

“Alright, you know you’re strong. Next steps need no explanation, right?”

Rookie, Karsa, and PPGOD nod in agreement.

This team has a three-body player.

No need to overthink.

Just focus on the AD carry.

After pushing towers and recalling to upgrade gear, ready to decisively strike WBG, Logi actively invites Rookie to boost morale.

“No way, I can’t sing well,” Rookie shakes his head.

While listening to Logi sing is amusing, occasionally awkward but energetic, joining in feels strange.

“How can you not? They’re all foreign songs. Come on, I’ll start—‘Fumareta Hana...’”

“You’re singing in Japanese, my native language is Korean. How can that be the same?”

“It’s the same, no one understands either way.”

“?”

You don’t understand but still sing!?

In the end, Rookie gives in and hums along.

Then,

As they control their champions to regroup and push WBG’s base, a strange melody fills the voice chat.

This time, the tune is passionate!

(The Giant’s Opening Theme)

“Fumareta hana no namae mo shirazu ni...”

“Chi ni ochita tori wa kaze o machiwabiru...”

Subconsciously,

Feeling the vibe, Rookie hums a few lines.

At that moment,

The referees’ expressions turn even stranger.

Before, only one person sang. Now Xiao Yan actually starts accompanying the song.

Wait, are you here to play professionally or what!?

Even more absurdly,

Under the song’s rallying spirit, V5, having breached WBG’s base, enters “unbeatable mode.”

Leading in level, gold, equipment, and morale, they finally crush WBG.

1-0.

V5 claims the first victory against WBG!

“Legendary V5!”

“V5 hit the jackpot—rookies in top and bottom lanes are insanely strong.”

“With this lineup and performance, a playoff spot is guaranteed. Can they sweep 4-0 before the new year?”

“This is the best year for V5 fans. Wait, V5 has fans now!?”

A 1-0 start makes V5’s upper management beam.

But soon, their hearts ride a rollercoaster.

Expecting an easy 2-0 after such a dominant first game, the second game is inexplicably lost.

Yet the third game,

They bizarrely rise again and swiftly defeat the opponent.

The management is stunned; since spring split, V5’s matches mostly follow this pattern:

Dominant in big games,

Uneven in smaller ones.

Though the final results are good, these full best-of-threes are nerve-wracking for viewers.

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Until the match ends,

WBG’s players stare blankly at the screen.

Only in the first game was The Shy thoroughly outlaned; in the second, he held steady and even pressured the opponent slightly, before reluctantly choosing a tanky pick in the third to let the bot lane carry.

However,

Through these consecutive games, he sensed a familiar style emerging from the opposing team, prompting him to glance towards V5’s bench after the match.

“What’s wrong?” Sofm, preparing to leave, notices his new captain’s unease and asks.

“Nothing, just feels like the top laner was copying my playstyle in the last two games. Maybe it’s just my imagination,” The Shy shakes his head and starts packing up.

Though losing is regrettable,

In the regular season, wins and losses are acceptable.

No team is a perennial victor; players’ form fluctuates, and blame is pointless.

One can only say:

Professional players differ from regular workers.

Like when harvests are poor, a cattle owner doesn’t blame the ox for poor plowing—he blames the bad weather.

But you, my friend, if your sect’s yield is poor, they’ll blame you for not working hard enough.

In the end,

2-1,

V5 successfully achieves an undefeated streak before the new year, promising a good start to the year.

“Four wins in a row!”

“Big red envelope, a New Year’s big red envelope!”

“Calm down, the cameras haven’t fully moved away; the audience can still see you.”

“It’s fine, let him go crazy. Once the hero’s microphone is out, do you think he can keep his so-called cold-faced image?”

PPGOD sneers.

He considers himself the calmest in the team.

Xiao Yan has been thoroughly convinced by him, almost treating him like a master, while Karsa is a joker who’s allied with Logi. Rookie seemed normal before, but now he’s turning into an esports version of Xiao Yan.

Sure enough,

The responsibility of keeping V5 grounded has smoothly fallen on him.

Post-match interviews

Are given to Zeri, who wreaked havoc.

Meanwhile, Logi pesters Rookie to take him to WBG’s resting room to find The Shy.

Knowing Rookie’s good nature and his relationship with The Shy, WBG welcomes them.

Until,

They see Logi pull a card from his pocket.

A closer look reveals it’s his health insurance card.

Rookie: .

WBG players: .

Backstage staff:

Impressive.

This kid’s actions perfectly fit his persona.

When trouble arises, he’s the first to run; sitting in the forgiveness chair, he’s apologetic; coming back, he dares to offend again; even his admission of defeat comes with offering his health insurance card.

WBG players laugh, their anger dissipating somewhat.

What else can they do?

Throw his health insurance card at him?

In short,

All his antics are just to win. From his perspective, what’s wrong with that?

Thinking this,

Next moment,

They see Logi bolt toward The Shy’s location with a “whoosh.”

Leaping forward, he shouts:

“Shy bro, I’m your fan! Shy bro!!!”

This is the kind of person he is.

In his previous online life, Logi joined in calling “feeding zombie” and the like, but when meeting face-to-face, he sincerely calls out “Shy bro,” then immediately adds him on WeChat to arrange training and photos.

He has thought it through.

Each veteran player is a tremendous resource; getting older doesn’t mean dying—it means slower reactions, not lost experience.

Having entered the scene under the tutelage of the strict Laoqiang, Logi knows deep down every veteran has resources to be tapped.

Even in the cultivation world’s evil sects,

Everyone understands:

Soul enters the banner—nurture the human emperor banner.

Blood returns to the pool—blood pool refines the body.

Flesh feeds beasts—beasts are pets.

Bones forge puppets—puppet armies and skeleton armies.

The key is efficient resource utilization.

So why waste these nearby resources!?

Gather gold, old veterans!