"Once the jungle falls, it will be hard for WE to set up our vision." Mille shook his head and sighed.
"Centaur hasn't revived yet. Xiao Tian doesn't plan on eating the Wind Dragon?" Doll asked curiously after noticing that Xiao Tian had no intention of eating the Wind Dragon.
"Maybe the Wind Dragon's stats are too weak …" Joker finally found a chance to say something.
Then the three saw Xiao Tian rush to the bottom lane.
"He's asking for 4 packs of 2." Doll raised her voice. "YM's signature support!"
"5 packs of 2!
The last person to get this treatment was Ouze! "Mille exclaimed.
Eight and a half minutes had passed. Both Lin Ran and Little Tian's ultimate skills were on cooldown for 120 seconds, and they were now ready.
Jin Gong on the top lane also retreated to the second tower and activated Cryptic Ultimacy!
Merciful Soul Fall.
Princes was covered in a thick layer of shield. He EQ'd the wall and roared.
Strength of a Thousand Men!
The sky fell and the earth cracked as Ember was covered under the tower.
Zero's Bull's Head tried his best to protect the weak ADC. Bull's Horn knocked Xiao Tian out but Shen had already landed. Ice Maiden's Ice Claw also reached out from behind the grass.
Under the tower, there were five YM players surrounding them. Who could survive?
Mystic blinked and healed. If they died, they would die. They could save their skills for the next time.
Zero's Tauren still wanted to retaliate, but after the five YM players killed Ember, they immediately retreated out of the tower's range. After Tauren's [Firm Will] effect wore off, they would rush up and eat the beef.
The two WE players couldn't help their teammates so they pushed into the tower to make YM lose some of their creeps.
Lin Yan stood in front of WE's bottom tower and TP'd to the top lane with the most creeps.
On the other hand, JKL and Xiaoming moved to the middle lane to attack the minions that had already entered the tower after they were done with the bottom lane.
Xiao Tian and Jin Gong split the gold reward from the bottom lane's tower.
With a wave of 5-pack 2s, the economic gap between the two sides instantly widened to 3K.
If it was in the previous version, the economic snowball at the end of the tower would be around 2.5K. However, in Version 6.15, Fist had changed the blood tower mechanism.
Now, the first team to take down the first defense tower would receive an additional 400 gold coins in addition to the usual rewards.
The goal of this modification before the World Championship was quite clear — to speed up the pace of the early stages and increase the intensity of confrontations.
Teams like YM that focused on providing support in the early and mid stages of the game were at an advantage.
After destroying a blood tower, Xiao Tian went to eat the wind dragon.
"Alright, WE fans can wait 20 minutes for the next round. Oh, except for Joker, he still has to wait a little longer."
"Is Joker's face swollen?
I heard that YM is done for this round? "
The bullet screen began to mock and ridicule Joker's previous comments.
Lin Yan ate a large wave of minions and returned to the city to replenish his Rocket Belt.
When he went to the top lane, Xi Ye followed him and insisted on continuing to fight with Lin Yan.
However, Lin Yan wouldn't give him another chance. He cleared the minions with his Q + Rocket Belt and ran into the jungle to play with Kandy.
Kandy was eating the Magical Swamp Frog, which was one of the few monsters that he could still control.
However, Lin Ran ran over again and insisted on interfering with his farming.
Sunshine and Rainbow's white horse, Kandy, couldn't take it anymore.
He wanted to counterattack while Lin Yan didn't have a R, but as soon as he kicked Lin Yan with his E, Tam's R [Abyssal Dive] brought Princes out of the ground.
Kandy had no choice but to use his first big move to escape.
However, Xiao Tian didn't give up. He used his EQ to penetrate the wall and continued to chase after him.
Kandy didn't even dare to look back as he ran down the second tower.
Suddenly, he heard Mystic's urgent warning. A spinning Magical Crystal Arrow with infinite power and a bone-chilling aura shot towards him.
Xiao Tian's Sacred Golden Shield slowed him down again.
Kandy couldn't dodge the arrow. His Rainbow Pony stayed where it was and couldn't move.
The audience below the stage exclaimed.
"JKL's arrow had some foresight and accurately hit Kandy!" Doll shouted excitedly.
The three YM members raised their swords and gave the kill to Lin Yan.
Xi Ye had just walked to the river when he saw that his Rainbow Pony had turned into a corpse and became fertilizer for the plants in the jungle. He could only go back and continue to eat minions.
Xiao Tian treated Kandy's jungle as his own backyard. After his minions were full, he would come over to stroll around to digest.
Coupled with Lin Yan and Xiao Ming's Conjoined Wander, Kandy had just reached level 7 in 12 minutes while Xiao Tian was close to level 10.
"This is really difficult. Kandy has no rhythm. It's like WE is muted." Mille shook his head and sighed.
12 minutes 30 seconds later, Ember and Bull's Head who were defending the first tower in the middle lane were killed by Tam again. YM only took four seconds to gather all five players.
Shen gave the big set to Tam and Tam flew over with Xiao Tian. JKL's Magical Crystal Arrow sealed their position and Lin Yan's Frostclaw instantly teleported over.
Mystic couldn't guard against it. Another wave of five players surrounded them. The summoner skills he saved from before didn't come in handy. He looked at the screen that turned black and white again and sighed.
At this moment, Seer was feeling extremely embarrassed. Both times, he had managed to catch up to Lin Ran's support, yet he was always 2 seconds behind.
This was the difference in their support awareness.
Even if Xi Ye kept an eye on Lin Yan, it was impossible for him to know where Lin Yan was when he didn't have enough support awareness.
In this two-second time difference, YM would instantly kill off WE's damage output with their numbers.
By the time he rushed to the main battlefield, Ember had already died under the tower. He only managed to save Bull's Head who was attacking.
After killing Ember, YM started to group up and push the tower. Xiao Tian's Debang Army Flag played an important role.
With the bonus of high attack speed, YM quickly pushed the first tower and approached the middle second tower.
"Let's go." Kandy looked at his level and equipment. He didn't have the courage to start a team fight.
WE's habitual thinking made it so that they wouldn't start a team fight without an ADC. The four of them retreated all the way and gave YM the second tower in the middle lane.
YM didn't hold back and decisively pushed the tower.
This made Kandy's jungle even more uncomfortable.
He couldn't see out, so he could only wander back and forth between the three Wolves and F4. The jungle's economy was completely plundered.
Xi Ye and Mystic had nowhere to develop.
YM's movement rhythm was very regular, once every two minutes. This was the same cooldown time for Xiao Tian, Lin Yan, and Xiao Ming's three R's.
As long as the opponent dared to appear in YM's vision after two minutes, it would be a sure-kill.
As a result, the economic gap widened. WE tried their best to delay and let their two tanks eat the good and safe creeps.
But it was useless. Under the crazy encirclement and suppression of YM's five players, once Bull's Head and Centaur were killed, Lin Yan would lead his teammates to push forward.
With the advantage in numbers and the two tanks, Shen and Tam, YM even started to kill higher and higher.
At 19 minutes, WE's three towers were all taken down. The economic gap was close to 8K.
"WE's rhythm is completely destroyed." Mille looked helplessly at WE's defenseless team.
"This WE team is very resilient in the late game, but their rhythm in the early game is too slow. Against a team like YM, they're completely one-sided."
"What's YM's lineup? Half a global team?"
Doll joked. "This is a very retro playstyle in MOBA games. Old WE was also an excellent user of it."
No matter how stupid Joker was, he knew that it would be difficult for WE to win this round. However, he still insisted, "Let's see if Kandi can get a big dragon to drag the tempo. YM's lineup is still lacking in the late game."
If Kandy heard this on the commentary platform, he would throw his keyboard at Joker's face.
Once the second tower in the middle lane was taken down, they didn't even dare to enter the jungle. The Dragon's vision relied on Ember's vision. The distance between the entrance of the jungle and the Dragon was so far. Even if they discovered YM stealing the Dragon, they wouldn't be able to rush over in time.
Furthermore, he was three levels lower than Xiao Tian. After the Retribution damage was pulled apart, it would be even more difficult for him to steal the Dragon.
"Let's start a wave. If we continue to let them lead the tempo, we're going to die a slow death." 957 couldn't take it anymore.
He didn't have much room to show off in the entire match. Shen had only been fighting with him for less than ten minutes before roaming around to support him. This made 957 feel like he was punching cotton.
"How are we going to do it?" Kandy was dizzy.
Lin Yan didn't give him a chance. He knew that it would be difficult for them to win a 5v5. Seeing that the opponents had gathered together, he ordered his teammates to gather together and return to the city. He purposely released the newly spawned Fire Dragon to WE.
Kandy thought that he had grasped this opportunity. He wanted to rush the Fire Dragon with Sindra and try his best to obtain a bargaining chip for the team in the late game.
However, they didn't expect that the Fire Dragon was used by Lin Yan to bait. YM had vision above and below the Fire Dragon pit.
Seeing that WE had started attacking the Fire Dragon, Lin Yan and Jin Gong TPed to the top of the Fire Dragon pit. Xiao Ming brought Xiao Tian and rushed to the front. Ice shot an arrow from the spring.
4v2. Kandy and Xi Ye couldn't escape.
"You like to steal the Fire Dragon?
I'll let you steal it. F * ck … "Xiao Tian vented all his anger from the last B3. He couldn't help but complain.
"WE Nakano got tricked again. How can they touch the Fire Dragon?" Doll said.
"Princes waited for two more seconds to kill the Centaur." Mille saw through YM's intention. "They want to delay Kandy's revival so that they can eat the Fire Dragon!"
When YM reached the Fire Dragon pit, Baron Nash had just spawned. YM decisively pulled the Fire Dragon.
Without Kandy and Xi Ye, WE could only rely on Mystic's ultimate to steal the Fire Dragon.
However, Xiao Ming blocked the Fire Dragon behind his fat body. Ember's Four Shots took 23% of Xiao Ming's health. However, with the help of Gray Shield, Tam's health recovered quickly.
The Fire Dragon was firmly taken down by Xiao Tian's Retribution.
YM began to split up again, using the creeps to pressure WE High Ground.
Zero's Bull's Head finally found a gap in their vision. He went behind and blinked, using WQ to push JKL. Xi Ye used QER to deal damage.
Even though Xiao Ming held JKL in his mouth in time, Ember's W [Fatal Splendor] successfully sniped the last bit of JKL's health.
However, Xiao Tian once again caught the lost Kandy. He used EQ and Lin Yan's Rocket Belt + R + W to kill the Centaur.
Without the Ice, YM couldn't take down the High Ground. They could only wait for JKL to revive.
This back and forth dragged on for another two minutes. However, Bull's Head couldn't reach YM's backline without blinking.
In the last wave of the team battle, Xiao Tian grasped WE High Ground's intention to clear the creeps in the backline. He decisively blinked.
Demacia's Princes drew a 7 in the air and knocked the three WE High Ground players away. Shen used his ultimate to cast a shield. Lin Yan and JKL followed up and dealt damage. They chased them all the way to the fountain and wiped out WE High Ground.
"Congratulations to YM!"
Doll grinned. "24 minutes is also the shortest time for a single round in this year's playoffs. They've successfully proved to the audience that they're still the overlords of the regular season."
Joker's face darkened and he didn't say anything.
He felt that his face was a little swollen.
"Hahahaha, Joker's face is really making me laugh."
"Coach, say something. Why aren't you shouting?"
"Joker: YM doesn't deal any damage in the late game. YM: What's late game?"
Seeing WE High Ground's Crystal shatter, Su Cheng, who was sitting in the front row of the audience, raised her support card and smiled happily. Under the spotlight, she was like a peach blossom, bright and beautiful.
"Not bad. If you continue to perform like this, we can get off work in two hours." Hao greeted them in the player's passage and patted their shoulders to encourage them.
"If they don't ban this lineup, we can continue to take it in the next round." Hanyi flipped through her notebook. "If they ban the key points of this lineup, they'll definitely release heroes like Blind Monk and Hammer Stone. You guys can take it without hesitation."
"Yes, this is only the semifinals. There's no need to reveal too many strategies." Chubby collapsed on the ESPORTS chair and scratched his head with his chubby hand. "If we can win, we'll use this strategy until the end."
…
The five-minute break passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Yan took the paper cup filled with warm water and returned to the stage.
"In the second round, WE High Ground has the right to pick a side. They've chosen the red side." Doll's headset received the caster's message. "This isn't a problem. It's the way most teams deal with YM."
"But there aren't enough bans. Blind Monk, Hammer Stone, and Ember have taken up all the bans." Mille expressed his understanding.
"But think about it. It's the same if WE High Ground chooses the blue side. YM clearly isn't going to ban Ember today. If you want to pick, then pick. If not, I'll play," Doll replied with her arms crossed.
"WE High Ground will ban Hammer Stone, Blind Monk, and Ember. YM will ban Chiwil, Gnar, and Boulogne."
"Let's see which character YM will pick first … Shen?" Mille laughed. "I think the familiar rhythm is coming again."
"Ice + Tam. WE High Ground will pick the bottom lane duo. In the last round, Ice's few big moves were quite accurate. Tam's bringing people into the jungle also made Kandi upset. WE High Ground won't want to give up this round."
"How about Verus?" JKL discussed with Hanyi. "He's similar to Ice."
"Will that work?" Xiao Ming was a little doubtful. "You haven't played this hero for a few months, right?"
"Do I still need to practice my Verus?" JKL was very confident. "Trust me."
Lin Yan looked at Hanyi and nodded. He locked onto Verus.
"Then I'll pick Princes?" Xiao Tian had a great time riding Princes on Kandi's head in the last round.
"WE High Ground will pick Ike and Excavator." Mille laughed. "Unlike Centaur, Excavator is very good at protecting his jungle."
"Lin Yan, what do you want to pick?" Hanyi asked. "Do you still want to play Ice Maiden?"
"Cards." Lin Yan hesitated for a moment before saying.
He still wanted to go global. He wanted to destroy WE Mid and Mid lane first. Once he reached Level 6, he could go to the bottom lane to withdraw money.
Wasn't that how they won the last round?
"Cards will be Bull's Head. YM's lineup has been confirmed. It looks like they're still going to focus on early and mid lane support," Doll said.
"Let's see what Xi Ye will pick to restrict the roaming of cards … Vampire!" Joker finally said.
"He's really good at playing cards. I just don't know what kind of equipment Xi Ye will use. Will he use the Magic Tank that most mid laners will choose, or the pure Magic Tank that Ran used in the last round against RNG?"
Mille stirred up the audience's emotions and left a little suspense.