owlsbooks Chapter 43: Defeat
Chapter 43: Defeat
"Q skill is based on predicting where you'll walk towards Jackey."
Good news: IG's bot lane duo survived, marking Kennen's strongest moment.
Bad news: JackeyLove doesn't have dual summons, what to do about the Fire Dragon?
TheShy placed vision in the river bushes in the bottom lane in advance to prepare for the team fight later.
Baolan released the Rift Herald in the mid lane and then headed towards the Dragon Pit.
"They're fighting."
Ning stood alone below the dragon pit, somewhat disconnected from his teammates.
"We can fight, we can fight."
TheShy spoke with the highest level of confidence in the entire arena.
But an unexpected event still occurred.
Just as the other three members of IG were slowly pushing vision towards the dragon, Meiko successfully used his vision advantage to Q JackeyLove in the bushes at the bottom mid-bottom of the red team's river.
In that instant, Sivir used her ultimate, Lux used her ultimate, and Olaf used his ultimate.
With all his ultimate abilities unleashed, JackeyLove didn't even have time to react before Olaf finished him off with his E.
After JackeyLove was instantly killed, Baolan, who was standing next to him, was also melted by the EDG players.
Forge on the flank also met his end here.
TheShy and Ning made their way in with difficulty; although they were replaced, they paid the price of five players.
EDG players' bench.
"Nice!"
After a team fight where one player could exchange for five, the EDG players were all beaming with excitement.
The sound of EDG fans at the scene was deafening.
While the live stream was filled with congratulations from EDG fans, Weibo and Tieba were filled with attacks on IG.
[With your level of skill, dancing in front of EDG? Don't you feel ashamed?]
[Isn't anyone going to criticize this world's easiest top laner to gank?]
[With this level of skill, are you sure the world champion wasn't bought?]
[It was viewed. EDG 2:0 IG, I said it.]
With three dragons and a 4,000 gold economic advantage, it's clear to everyone that if EDG continues to operate at this pace, IG's lineup will have less and less ability to turn the tide as the game progresses.
"Meiko is getting increasingly shady these days."
JackeyLove felt somewhat helpless.
He was hiding in the bushes right in front of me and threw a Q. How could anyone react in time?
He knew without even thinking that the screen outside was filled with people chanting "Q-style hot dance".
This Lux support is truly awful.
"We didn't play well this time, and our lineup was also blocked and split up by them."
Although Ning was unhappy, he had to admit that EDG handled the game quite well.
EDG's rookie jungler really knows how to play Olaf against Jarvan IV. He takes the advantage and swaggers into the jungle, and there's nothing anyone can do about him.
With no public resources available to refresh at any time, both sides entered a period of peaceful development.
One good thing about playing against EDG is their formulaic approach to strategy.
If we're talking about which team is most affected by LCK, it's undoubtedly EDG.
The game rhythm of EDG is exactly the same as that of LCK.
Do what at what time.
Some say that EDG is too consistent, which is why their results aren't improving.
Especially the S7 group stage match against SKT.
In that match where they had a 10,000 gold lead, SKT managed to turn the tide and win.
The game time has reached 25 minutes.
With four dragons in hand, EDG easily secured Baron Nashor thanks to their vision advantage.
At this point, EDG's economy was already leading by a full 7,000 gold.
With the Baron buff secured, EDG remained unfazed. Even with all members at full strength, they refused to engage IG in team fights. Instead, they returned to base to replenish their supplies before launching an attack on IG.
With the Baron buff, EDG intended to push towards IG.
With the minion wave strengthened by Baron Nashor, EDG easily pushed down IG's second mid-lane tower.
At that time, Forge was hiding in the bushes next to F6, intending to crouch and look for an opportunity, but he was discovered by the searchlight.
With the combined speed boosts from Sivir and Karma, Forge had nowhere to escape and could only meet a tragic end in his own jungle.
After pushing down the mid-lane second tower and taking down Forge, the Crocodile pushed the bottom lane minion wave to the second tower.
After taking down the second turret in the bottom lane, EDG then secured the bottom lane inhibitor.
Given this kill ratio and advantage, and considering IG's playstyle, they're likely aiming for a decisive victory.
But their ID says EDG, which means that this kind of thing is impossible for them.
Retreat.
Return to the city.
Replenished equipment and began advancing along the other two routes.
IG lounge.
"If IG could operate like EDG, we would have taken off long ago."
Mafa sighed softly.
He always imagined that IG could not only crush their opponents with individual skills, but also outmaneuver and wear them down through strategic play.
"You can't have your cake and eat it too; it's not easy to have both."
Chen Song offered his opinion: "No lineup can be perfect, and neither can the playing style."
"At least during S8, our IG team proved to the world that even the best strategy can't stop an extreme offensive."
"Moreover, IG's playstyle wasn't formed overnight. We should continue to shine in our strengths instead of deliberately forcing ourselves to endure hardship. It's like asking EDG to try IG's playstyle; it would be very painful for them as well."
Then Chen Song revealed a firm expression: "But that doesn't mean we'll just let them continue like this. They still need to practice what they need to practice, just not now."
"As things stand right now, IG's current playstyle is more than enough to compete in the entire League of Legends scene."
"Since we already have enough to fight, it would be a waste of time to spend learning new things."
After Chen Song finished speaking, he got up, stretched, and walked out of the lounge.
"Chen Song, where are you going? Aren't you going to watch the game?"
Mafa was somewhat unsure of Chen Song's thoughts.
This was the first time he had ever seen a coach leave before the game was over.
"The ending is already set in stone, there's no need to keep watching."
Chen Song didn't turn around and said, "I'm going out for a walk to think about how to draft the next round."
Although Mafa was somewhat helpless, he still put on his headphones and continued to stare at the screen.
Back to the game.
Everything went as planned. After returning home, the EDG team's next target was IG's second top lane turret.
Faced with pressure from the mid lane minions, the IG players only briefly defended the top lane second turret before returning to the mid lane high ground.
Compared to the second tower, the high ground is far more important.
At this moment, with the help of two cannon minions empowered by Baron Nashor, EDG easily destroyed the high ground turrets on both the top and mid lanes.
At 29 minutes into the game, the two sides engaged in their final team fight on IG's high ground.
Forge found an opportunity to E Olaf, but under the protection of EDG's shield, IG's damage was completely unable to kill Olaf. Instead, Olaf tricked Forge out of his Zhonya's Hourglass.
"Kennen has entered the fray. He used his lightning to his advantage, but he's been hit by Weakness."
"When Kennen entered the fray, Jinoo single-handedly held off four members of IG. Most importantly, the Renekton survived."
The doll exclaimed that the crocodile's performance this time was truly outstanding.
The game lasts 30 minutes.
The kill ratio between IG and EDG is 3:17.
Economically, EDG has a lead of 12,000.
"In this match, EDG defeated IG using a highly forgiving dual-turbo shield system."
"Let's congratulate EDG on taking the first game, leading IG 1-0."