Chapter 57: A spectacular melee, 369 secures a solo kill.
Chapter 57: A spectacular melee, 369 secures a solo kill.
"Then there's the bot lane matchup. I could tell what Coach Karam was thinking when he picked Sivir and Yuumi. Even if you're at a disadvantage in the laning phase, as long as you stay alive and don't give away too many plating, you can take over the game in the late-game team fights."
"So he let Ning get Xin Zhao, thinking of using Xin Zhao to open up the game in the early game. In this way, he could use Xin Zhao to help the top and mid lanes establish an advantage in the early game, and then use the advantage of the top, mid and jungle to spread to the whole team. The two heroes in the bottom lane are the team's backup for Xin Zhao."
"However, the fact that he didn't pick a hard support this game shows that Coach Karam has carefully reviewed the information I gave him."
Mafa initially thought Chen Song's words meant he was optimistic about IG, but Chen Song's next words made Mafa's expression serious: "Coach Mafa, let me ask you, how do you think Sivir will learn her skills at level 1?"
"Sivir? At level 1, you either learn Q or W, so there shouldn't be much difference in that respect."
Mafa stared at Chen Song, wondering what he was up to.
"So what if I told you that if Lux learned W at level 1 and actively went in to trade damage, what do you think would happen?"
Chen Song shook his head: "In this game, we fell into the opponent's trap in the bottom lane draft. They picked Gragas and Lux first. It's obvious that TES had a way to deal with Yuumi, and it's even very likely that they came to gank Sivir + Yuumi."
"Take a look at Gragas' jungle clear route. He starts with red buff and clears bot. Xx's early game objective is very clear: either help bot or mid. As long as one of those lanes gains an advantage, they can both invade the jungle together. What do you think Yuumi can do about that?"
"Lux hasn't learned any skills yet." Mafa stared at the bottom left corner of the screen. At this moment, Lux's information panel showed four gray skill icons.
The moment JackeyLove used his Q, Lux's W skill icon lit up, and she simultaneously used her W skill to chase after JackeyLove and auto-attack.
With the back-and-forth of two shields, plus the damage from the passive and Ignite, JackeyLove's health was reduced to almost zero, while the TES bot lane duo was still almost at full health.
"Our bot lane is destroyed..."
Mafa stared at Chen Song with wide eyes, as if she had seen a ghost.
Before he could fully process Chen Song's words, this scene materialized before his eyes.
He then realized that Chen Song had actually seen through Coach Tes's thoughts.
But why does Chen Song seem so unconcerned?
"Fortunately, I brought a TP (Transformation Point), so it didn't explode immediately."
"I don't understand why JackeyLove and Baolan made such a mistake in their level 1 play. Knowing that they could only withstand pressure in the early game, they positioned themselves so far forward, which was obviously giving the opponent an opportunity."
Chen Song further pointed out: "Look at the position of Gragas and the minion wave in the bottom lane, Gragas will definitely come to the bottom lane this time."
"If the Gragas comes straight at you, JackeyLove, without his E shield at level 1 and only having Flash, has no chance of surviving."
"If you don't play this lineup and focus on farming and developing your character, there's no point in picking it."
Just like the script Chen Song had written in advance, JackeyLove was ganked and killed by Tes's Gragas under the tower.
If Chen Song were to pick Sivir and Yuumi and see this bot lane duo on the opposing team, he would repeatedly emphasize that at levels 1 and 2, you should stay in the back and use Q to last-hit minions.
Forget about actively using your Q skill to poke; you should stay far away from the bushes in the bottom lane.
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EDG base.
Abu and Mingkai are watching the BO3 match between IG and Tes intently.
Since losing to IG, they have been paying even more attention to IG's matches.
Unfortunately, Chen Song, whom they wanted to see, did not participate in the draft phase.
They claimed they were watching IG's matches, but what they were really interested in was the tactical analyst Chen Song.
They had no interest in the business plan that Karam presented today; it was the same as before, nothing new except reckless brute force.
"TheShy's Akali laning phase was incredibly detailed."
Mingkai praised without reservation: "In the early stages, Crocodile was clearly slightly ahead, but he made up for this slight disadvantage with his personal ability, and 369 was completely overwhelmed."
"Although Sivir was caught and killed by Gragas once, if she continues to develop at this pace, Akali will definitely be able to step up in the mid-game, and TES will really have a hard time dealing with her."
Abu looked at the data panels on both sides: "But Xx directly bought the Predator shoes. He's openly telling IG that I'm going to do something."
Abu had just finished speaking.
After clearing the top half of the map, Xx happened to run into Ning's Xin Zhao.
Without hesitation, Xx activated Predator, then used W to walk up and E onto Ning. With the help of 369 who came to support, they successfully killed Ning.
The crocodile is already a strong hero in the early to mid-game, and now that he has gotten another kill, 369 is having a blast in the laning phase.
Furthermore, the early game tempo-driving Zhao Xin also died, which greatly affected IG's early game rhythm.
Why isn't Ning using Flash?
Mingkai didn't quite understand.
The game lasted 5 minutes and 38 seconds.
Knight's brilliant seduction successfully lured Forge away.
By using a minion's Q to land on Knight, little did Xx know that Gragas was already lurking in the middle left bush.
Knight activated his Blood Pool to avoid Forge's Irelia damage, while Forge countered with his E to anticipate Knight's low health.
Unexpectedly, Knight flashed away the moment W ended.
At the same time, Xx's E skill hit Forge, while Knight, who flashed away, successfully leveled up to level six using the experience from the last minion.
At this moment, Forge's Irelia had stacked Conqueror and was ready to make a move, while Knight had already thrown his ultimate at Forge from the flank. Unfortunately, Forge's health was too low, and Xx took the kill.
From then on, Tes's various lines flourished thanks to Xx's ganks.
It has to be said that Knight's acting skills were very successful this time.
After Forge's Q skill went on cooldown, he wasn't afraid of being hit by E afterward, because even if Irelia's Q skill was fully upgraded with Conqueror, the damage was still a little lacking.
The game lasted 6 minutes and 42 seconds.
The camera switches to the top road.
TheShy's Akali was the first to reach level six and use her W to consume 369 damage.
369 calmly and deliberately used his Q ability to hit a minion while rage-fueled, and then simultaneously leveled up to level six.
Upon reaching level six, 369 instantly gained confidence and proactively used his E skill to chase down TheShy, preparing to launch an offensive.
TheShy remained calm, first using his ultimate (R) to escape and create distance, then taking advantage of 369 turning around to kite him and steal a hit before throwing a Q at 369.
Not to be outdone, 369 turned around and unleashed his ultimate move with a fearless attitude.
TheShy used a reverse-direction second-stage ultimate to escape back to the tower.
369 was clearly getting a bit carried away by the game. Seeing that TheShy only had 300 health points left, he used Flash to try and catch TheShy, but TheShy was prepared and flashed back in time.
A city-wide showdown, a clash of titans.
I thought this battle would end there, but neither side showed any sign of backing down.
369 took the initiative with his red rage, using his E to move forward. However, TheShy had anticipated this move and used his E to retreat, leaving a mark on 369.
Seeing that 369 had used up his Q skill again, TheShy immediately moved forward and used the second part of his E to close in on 369.
The moment 369's W stuns TheShy, TheShy simultaneously throws out his W smoke bomb.
TheShy's Q, 369's A.
The two sides began a spectacular hand-to-hand combat.
With only 22 HP, 369 managed to win the Ring City PK before TheShy could land a fatal auto-attack, thanks to the speed of his Q skill.
[TES369 kills IG's TheShy!]
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