Noob goes SC2 - Part 8

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Yeah guys, your Lobo is back with 2 more placement matches. This time, I won't put screenshots. Both were ZvT, the first one was a looooong long one in which almost all bases were drained (It was 48 minutes and I myself drained both gold expansions of Xel Naga Caverns). But let me put both of them into the storyline.

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Part 8 - The Real Test #2, Xel'Naga

Before the second part of the test, after getting his instructions from Overmind, Lobo went to his educator, Infrawhite, for the last time:

Infrawhite: Do you know what your next quest is?
Lobo: Yes, I'll face another son of korhal, master.
Infrawhite: Yes, young one. But, this will be totally different. The place that you're going to face the foul humans is the place of our creators, better known as Xel'Naga Caverns. Facing Terran is not that much of a big deal, but the atmosphere of Xel'Naga Caverns... Very few Zerg cerebrates are capable to do this. Even I doubt that I'm capable for such a quest.
Lobo: What is the matter with the place?
Infrawhite: That place, contains something that we can never resist. And that thing jams our minds and influences our decisions. And, you can't communicate with us there. It's a really tough quest.
Lobo: But, I'll still do my best to finish it. Master, tell those Xel'Nagas to bring it. Because if they want to take on us, they'll need something better than that.
Infrawhite: That's good, my spiritted pupil. I'll tell them
Lobo: Thanks, master. And, I'll finish this quest and move on with the part 3.

While Lobo was doing his last preparations, Overmind contacted with Infrawhite:

Infrawhite: Master, this quest is so tough, especially for someone who is taking his tests to be a cerebrate. Why are you sending him to Xel'Naga Caverns?
Overmind: Because he has something... that very few of my cerebrates have...
Infrawhite: What is that, my master?
Overmind: It's his spirit, cerebrate... Even though his skills can not be matched with any of my cerebrates right now, his spirit... and his enthusiasm... none of my cerebrates have something like that. I even think that he can finish this quest.

It was the time. Lobo, right before the take-off, was contacted by the Overmind:

Lobo: Master, is that you?
Overmind: Yes, it's me, young one. This is my last chance to contact you before the mission. Take care of yourself, young one..
Lobo: Don't worry about me, master. And, please do something for me as well: Tell the son of a korhal to take care against me. He'll need that.

Even the Overmind himself could not find a word for him. He is taking off to a big possibility of eternal banishment, and he was still that spiritted.

When he arrived, Lobo felt something in his mind..

"My master... was right... about... this place... This place... is..."

He could not say another word.

"Drones... go to work... morph that larva... to a drone..."

He was barely able to think, and even more barely able to execute his decisions.

"Take... another base... and that hatchery... morph into... a lair..."

But still, he was able to execute his plan.

"Good... morph... a spire... but do it... somewhere... hidden... I don't... wanna be... scouted... by scans... and... One zergling to... xel'naga tower..."

Overmind could not contact to Lobo, but he could watch him. "Impressive" he said. "He's even better than I imagined".

"Now... I have... 7 mutas... Go... Attack Workers... Mules first..."

But unfortunately, he was not the only one with a jammed mind. His mutas attacked to a marine group and turrets, and were killed.

"Noooo... Idiots... How could you... Now, go.. Expand.. to 6 o'clock... I need... economic advantage... Terran is... Unlikely to... Move out..."

He tried his chance again, with 15 mutas. But his mutas were killed by lolturrets and vikings.

"Idiots... At least... I know that... Terran is... 1 base... Expand again... I'll drain... All minerals... Before he knows... And morph into... Greater Spire... I'll need... Brood Lords..."

He sent his brood lords to wall-break Terran's second base. But they were killed by vikings.

"I'm... an idiot... How can I... Forget... Anti-Air..."

He was still under the influence of Xel'Naga atmosphere.

"Mass Ling-Baneling... I'll go... steamroll..."

His plans did not work again. Defensive tanks rofled his ling-baneling army.

"Fuck you... More ling-baneling..."

With 3 digit banelings, he was able to overrun ROFL Terran's 3rd base (highlight of the game).

"Good... Expand to... 2nd gold..."

That time, Overmind enjoyed that slaughter. "Wow, nice one..."

But, Terran appeared with battlecruisers and steamrolled Lobo, who has no anti-air. Lobo was barely able to escape from Xel'Naga Caverns. His result is 1-1 in two tests now.

Replay

When he returned to Char, both his educator, Infrawhite, and Overmind himself contacted to Lobo:

Overmind: Although you were unable to finish the quest, you were so close.
Lobo: Maybe, but I have no excuses. I can't just say that it's because my mutas suicided on their own and I could do nothing.
Overmind: But again, it was very good not only for your level, but for any zerg. Most of my cerebrates would get steamrolled under 10 minutes. That map is just so imba, you just can't defend your nat and gold bases are wide fucking open (note that these are not my opinions on that map) place is cursed for the swarm. No matter how strong you are, you always have that disadvantage against Terran and Protoss.
Infrawhite: But still, I'm amazed. In fact, we didn't expect you to neither finish this quest, nor come this far.
Lobo: Maybe. But I expected myself to do a lot better than that. And about those things, I've a date with them. This was not the last of me in that place.
Infrawhite: Now, go prepare for your next quest. Terran moved on to Blistering Sands. Now, they got the disadvantage. They are desperate without water, and there is no single drop of water in that place.
Overmind: Do you want a revenge, young Lobo?
Lobo: Yes, master. Let's see how they act without water.

Lobo went to the desert. He felt something. His senses... They were a lot stronger.

"Alright boys, put these rax down, add reactors on, and get some marines out of them... This desert will be waxed with zergs."

Lobo, with a confident voice.

"You bet, mofo. The same plan guys, 14ex, 13drone, 14pool, 16ovie, 16 queen, 21 expo, 24lair, 23drone, 24ex, lair %100, 3rd and 4th extractors, then get mutas and ecobash. Let's see what that son of a korhal got..."

After his first 7 mutas were out, he took the backway to Terran's mineral line. At the same time, Terran commander:

"We're running out of water. Don't overdrink the rest of water. We'll need that later."

Lobo, of course, heard that.

"Let's see if those glaive wurms have water in it. It will be nice to watch".

Mutas first went to ecobash. But, there was no missile turret.

"Oh, no turrets? Chill out guys, son of korhal does not know what he's doing. I lasted 48 minutes, let's see how many minutes he'll last."

Mutas went to kill workers first:

"Sir, it's a red alarm !! Mutas are here, I repeat, mutas are hereaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgh"

"Marines, go to the minerals. I repeat, go to the minerals !!!"

"On our way boss, we'll lax that mutaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggh"

"Man down, I repeat, man down.. We're being overrun, I repeat we aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggh"

Terran commander: "At least, we still have our starport. We'll get vikings and drive them back"

Lobo: "Guys, you heard that."

Mutas destroyed the reactor, started to attack the starport, and when one noticed that an SCV was building a missile turret, they killed him, and attacked the starport again.

Terran Commander: "We need evac, I repeat.. We need immediate evac.. We're being overrun.."

Lobo: "Yeah guys, that's better. He now knows who he's dealing with. Let them evac, we're getting out."

While Terrans were leaving the place without looking back, Lobo already started to celebrate his victory.

Replay

Overmind: Impressive, young one.
Lobo: Thanks, master. This was for Terrans. I still didn't meet Xel'Nagas. I have a date with them.
Overmind: Don't be overconfident.
Lobo: It's not overconfidence. It's just, a personal issue. I'd prefer to die rather than to leave that revenge.
Overmind: OK, young Lobo. Be sure that you can handle that.
Lobo: Yes, master.

After that, Overmind contacted with Infrawhite:

Infrawhite: He has a unique spirit, master.
Overmind: So unique... Like... Kerrigan.
Infrawhite: Queen of Blades, herself?
Overmind: Yes, cerebrate. Just like her, Lobo will carry my swarm beyond impassable bounds. Even we may need to face him one day. Remember that, cerebrate. And be prepared.
Infrawhite: Yes, master.

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