After taking down the bottom lane tower, YM continued to switch lanes and suppress.
They had used this tactic countless times, so they were very familiar with it.
Jin Gong was really isolated from the rest of the world. Other than being gank by Factory Director, he did not even get a single scene from the caster.
He felt bored as he and Big Tree were both pushing lanes. The process was dull and boring.
"Ah … this is so boring. You guys didn't even bring me along?"
Jin Gong saw that his teammates had the advantage and began to complain. His tone was full of resentment. "Are you guys purposely trying to suppress your Jin Gong's father because I'm in the limelight?"
"Of course not. It's mainly because the opponent is too weak. Brother Jin Gong didn't even have a chance to play. You're our ultimate weapon. How could you play so easily?" JKL bragged about his teammates during the match.
"Don't worry Jin Gong. You'll have room to shine in the team battle later," Lin Yan said. He returned to the city to repair the Explorer's Armguard and prepared to synthesize the second big item, Zhongya's Hourglass.
Scout had just taken advantage of the time when Lin Yan went to the bottom lane to 4Back 2 to reduce YM's health by half.
However, once Lin Yan, who had five kills, came online, Yellow Chicken did not dare to push too deep.
Crow's EQA, continuous damage, Q's slow, and the effect of his talent [Touch of Hellfire]. Tsar had no defensive equipment on him and his health dropped by half.
Lin Yan did not give up and placed W [Bind of the Crow's Claw] under Yellow Chicken's feet.
Junior saw the purple runes under his feet become more and more powerful. He could only use E [Shifting Sand] to escape.
They could not win the battle in the middle lane and could not afford to waste resources. Crow's directional E had a range of 625 yards and Q had a range of 700 yards. The longest edge of the circle was 1000 yards. It was not inferior to Yellow Chicken's WQ.
In this situation, even though Yellow Chicken's equipment was gradually taking shape, the middle lane was still firmly controlled by Lin Yan.
With the advantage in the middle lane, Xiao Tian continued his jungle invasion plan.
He kept attacking the top half of EDG's jungle.
Boulogne's weak wandering ability was completely exposed. After Xiao Ming's Bard repaired his shoes, he joined hands with Xiao Tian and ran amok in the Factory Director's jungle.
The upper half of the jungle was swept clean by Blind Monk. Factory Director could only go to the lower half of the jungle, but Meiko and Deft kept asking him to protect the duo.
"I really can't go. My level has been left behind by Blind Monk. I can't possibly not hunt, right?"
The Factory Director frowned.
He followed his own ideas and made a long and difficult trek from the upper half of the district to the lower half. Then, he rushed from the river to the middle to catch Lin Yan.
This way, they could perfectly avoid YM's vision in the upper half of the map and give the opponent the illusion that they were going to the lower half of the map.
The Factory Director knew the crux of the problem was Crow. He had to kill him at least once.
"Deft, give him an arrow. He can't dodge it!"
Deft was a little reluctant. Verus was about to push the minions over. Giving up his big move would undoubtedly mean losing a life-saving skill.
However, he couldn't resist the urging of the Factory Director and shot the arrow.
At this time, Mouse's Big Tree was also rushing to the middle lane after dealing with the minions.
"Three packs of one. EDG wants to kill Crow!" Doll whispered.
"YM is still on the road. Let's see how Ran is going to run," Mille said. "Crow has a huge bounty on him. If he dies in the middle lane, the middle tower will be dropped. EDG will take this opportunity to rise."
In order to suppress Tsar, Lin Yan's position was very close to the front.
Scout set up a sand soldier to consume Lin Yan's health and used a Q [Sand Storm] to slow down Lin Yan.
At this time, a giant arrow with a trace of cold air shot towards Lin Yan's body. Deft's Ice was very proficient and his big move was very accurate.
Lin Yan was slowed by Tsar. He didn't use Blink and moved a little, but he still couldn't avoid it. He hurriedly used his big move before he was stunned by the arrow.
Crow raised the cane in his hand, and the power of the black crows completely covered his body.
At this time, he was no longer a limping tactician with weak fighting ability, but the king of the crows.
He turned into a giant crow, surrounded by crows. Accompanied by the cawing, the giant crow's body glowed with a blue light.
Each raven would deal 50 + 0.2 AP damage, which would then be healed by the ravens themselves.
The moment Lin Yan was stunned, Princes and the Big Tree also came out from the underbrush of the river below.
Factory Director took the lead, planting the military flag at Lin Yan's feet and thrusting his halberd straight at the crippled tactician of the Noxus army.
"Demacia!" Princes sent the giant crow into the air with Dragon Slam, and then used his big move.
Mouse's Big Tree used his big move and rushed over, tying Lin Yan up.
Deft's super long distance arrow stunned Lin Yan for two seconds. During this time, he couldn't move, and the damage from the three EDG players came down on him.
"Jin Gong, come and protect me!" Lin Yan shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, a thick shield appeared on the giant crow's body. It was Shen's big move!
Shen's Level 1 R provided 250 points of shield. It didn't seem like much, but it was enough for Lin Yan.
The crows echoed. At the moment when Shen's shield was not broken yet, the crows relied on their big moves and the Time Staff passively to forcefully raise their HP.
Coupled with the bonus HP from Staff of Time and the armor from the Explorer's Armguard, he was destined to not be killed in one shot.
The moment Lin Yan woke up from the stun, he turned around and hit Yellow Chick with his walking stick.
Scout was already at the best distance to attack, but after using Q, Sand Soldier's attack range was not as far as expected, and he still took damage from Lin Yan.
Q's [Attack of the Crows] would prioritize targets marked by E's [Torment].
The scout, who was originally at less than half HP, was severely damaged by the continuous damage. From Lin Yan's point of view, Yellow Chick had Big Tree's [Vengeful Vortex] to resist damage, and his HP could still be maintained.
However, this junior, who was standing on the LPL finals for the first time, was still flustered, and there was a deviation in his HP calculation.
He looked at his HP, which was lowered by the continuous damage, and was afraid that he would be replaced. He used [Shifting Sand] to move forward, and while passing through the crow's Q, he wanted to crash into Lin Yan's body to obtain a layer of shield to resist the continuous damage.
However, without the help of Q's [Sand Storm], Yellow Chick's E skill could not guarantee a 100% chance of passing through the enemy hero's shield.
Like now.
Lin Yan carried Princes' W [Golden Holy Shield] to reduce the movement speed, and with an exquisite right-angle movement, he actually avoided Yellow Chick's sudden body.
He turned around and used his walking stick to hit the Desert Emperor, whose HP was gradually decreasing.
Scout couldn't hold back, and controlled Yellow Chick to let out a cry, and used [Wall of Guards] to push Lin Yan out.
"Yellow Chick's big move pushed Crow out!" Remember was the first to realize that something was wrong. "This way, Princes and Big Tree can't keep up with the damage output!"
Lin Yan's lips curled up slightly.
Just as Remember said, although Tsar's big move provided a knockback effect, it also pushed Crow out of Princes and Big Tree's attack range.
His big move was still constantly draining the HP of the people around him. Lin Yan calculated that before Princes and Big Tree reached his side, he could still recover a small amount of HP.
Staff of Time's passive [Immortal] allowed him to recover 20% of his mana, and he could recover up to 25 HP with each cast.
Crow's big move would consume more mana every second, and the Staff of Time's recovery effect would also become stronger.
Just as Princes was about to reach him, Lin Yan placed W in front of him.
The moment the Factory Director saw the purple runes on the ground, his heart went cold.
He knew that things were going to get worse.
Princes and Big Tree were two melee fighters, how could they avoid this giant claw?
Moreover, he did not have Flash.
Mouse could not hold it in any longer, he flashed close to Lin Yan and used [Arcane Strike] to knock him back.
Lin Yan smiled.
He was still worried about how to get close to Yellow Chick, but he did not expect Ah Guang to give him warmth.
The Tactician Commander was expressionless, and the crow on his shoulder was still crying blood. Little Crow mercilessly pecked small holes on Tsar's body, draining his HP.
Scout's Yellow Chick's HP finally reached zero, and the junior was forced to use Flash to escape.
However, on the ground, Crow Beatrice's continuous damage successfully took away the last bit of Yellow Chick's HP.
"There's a huge mistake in the cooperation of the three EDG players!"
Mille's voice was amplified by the microphone to the tens of thousands of spectators and the live stream. "Yellow Chick has used Death Flash!"
"This crow's HP is ridiculous, how could it kill one?" Doll was in disbelief.
The stadium was instantly filled with noise, they did not expect Crow, who was surrounded by three people, to be able to kill Yellow Chick first.
"Another famous scene?
Three against one, and they were killed? "
"Is this considered three against one?
Shen didn't use any big moves? "
"Oh, Shen used CC but didn't use CC on Ice?
Did that arrow hit your face? "
"66666, Ah Guang is really good at tricking his teammates."
"You can't blame Big Tree for this?
Is this Yellow Chick playing with a hammer?
Why did it have to push someone on air and use Death Flash? "
"Hahahaha, EDG's players and junglers are dying of anxiety, this little damage is pitiful."
When Mouse saw that Yellow Chick was killed, he used CC on Vengeful Vortex.
At this time, Shen had also successfully landed.
"Your Daddy Jin Gong is here!
Damn you! "Jin Gong roared, he finally got one of the few camera shots in the game.
However, before Jin Gong could use Taunt, the factory director used Dragon Strike, which had finished its cooldown.
Lin Yan tried his best to move, but he was not omniscient and could not dodge such a close skill.
The halberd stabbed into the crow's vital part, and the prince's next normal attack chopped off the giant crow's head, which fell to the ground.
However, after using Giant Dragon Strike, Factory Director could not avoid Jin Gong's Taunt. Jin Gong used Q to pull the Soul Blade to his side and pierced through Princes' body. Then, he used three clean slashes to reduce Factory Director's HP.
Factory Director's Warrior's Jungler Sword was used to cover the damage, but it could not withstand Shen's blade with percentage damage.
Mouse went forward to help Factory Director, but Jin Gong ignored him and chased Factory Director to death, avenging Lin Yan.
Then, he used Sunfire's thick skin to run back to the tower.
"One for one!"
He remembered to speak with a Gulf accent. "But Crow's body is a level five bounty, which provides an additional 120 gold coins for each EDG member!"
"EDG is suffering a huge loss!"
Mille added. "Xiao Tian on the top lane also made his move. While Deft's Blink was still a few seconds away, he killed Deft again!"
Deft now wished that Meiko had used Tam, who had extremely strong protection.
Boulogne seemed to have good protection, but there was a limit to the protection he could provide in the face of a two-pronged attack. An Ice with no movement and no big moves was killed by YM's three players.
On the other hand, Little Sky was hit by Bloom's [Winter's Bite], and the slowing effect kept him under the tower. JKL's crucial healing saved his life once again, and he successfully escaped from the tower's range.
"Ah Ssi …" Deft was a shy and introverted person, and his voice was very soft.
However, EDG's team voice chat was silent at this moment. Even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard. This curse was clearly heard by the other four members of EDG.
"Sorry, I forgot to Blink." The junior's tone was full of apology.
He now realized that Crow's damage was not enough to kill him, but he insisted on going up to cast a shield and then pushed Crow away. This also prevented Princes and Big Tree from dealing damage in a short period of time.
If he had used Blink earlier and retreated, he should have been able to kill his teammates …
He was a little annoyed.
"It's okay, it's okay, we'll drag it back and try to fight."
Although Factory Director was also angry, he could not throw a tantrum at his teammates during the game. If Scout's mentality exploded, then they really could not play this game.
EDG wanted to drag it out, but YM wanted to end this game quickly. After killing Deft, YM's three junglers destroyed the top lane's defense tower, and then took down a Canyon Vanguard for Jin Gong.
Faster, faster!
YM began to make use of Bard and Blind Monk's mobility to do things in the jungle. EDG's vision was suppressed near the second tower, and they could not go out at all.
Lin Yan ate the third blue buff, and when he returned to the middle lane, Yellow Chick was already one and a half levels behind him.
The YM team quickly pushed forward, trying to take down EDG's middle tower.
Although Yellow Chick had a certain level of tower defense, EDG still chose to give this tower to YM.
It was difficult for them to set up their vision, and the left and right sides of the middle tower were blind spots. If they were ambushed by YM, they would lose more than just this middle tower.
EDG began to defend the second tower, and did not run out at all. They just ate the creeps and two scattered groups of monsters that YM pushed over.
YM originally wanted to continue to push the middle lane's second tower, but Yellow Chick's tower defense finally showed.
Since Boulogne was in the team, Junior placed the Sand Soldiers in front of the tower and stabbed it wildly, while Ice cast W [Thousand Arrows] from behind to help clear the creeps.
JKL went forward to try to take down the tower, but he was poked twice by three Sand Soldiers gathered together, and his health dropped by 13%.
Lin Yan saw that EDG's ability to defend the tower was so strong that they gave up on attacking the middle tower and started to carry 131 solo.
"EDG's ability to switch lanes is still very strong." Doll looked at the Summoner's Canyon that had suddenly slowed down. "They're still very good at this kind of late game strategy. YM seems to be in a difficult situation."
There was no other way. Lin Yan wanted to lead his teammates to fight for the rhythm of the game.
However, EDG was clearly dragging the game to a dead end, and everyone except for the Big Tree was hiding near the second tower.
With this kind of formation, coupled with the fact that the Dragon had not respawned yet, as long as EDG did not want to come out to fight, the cost of their vision was relatively low, and they could easily set up a good defensive position.
It was easy to understand. The Summoner's Canyon was divided into two diagonally, and the blue and red sides each occupied an isosceles right triangle area.
According to basic observation and mathematical knowledge, if you hid near the second tower, the defensive line you needed to set up would be shortened a lot, because the distance between the two right angles of the triangle would be shortened a lot.
The area of the triangle would be much smaller, and the inside of the triangle would be the defensive vision area that EDG needed to set up. After retreating to the second tower, they only needed to set up a line of vision from the outside of the high ground to the second tower.
Moreover, after the two right angles of the isosceles right triangle were shortened, it also meant that EDG's support speed would be faster — from a mathematical point of view, the distance between the hypotenuse and the hypotenuse would be shorter.
Lin Yan could not possibly lead his team to the second tower in less than 20 minutes. Once they were killed, it would be suicide.
"Xiao Ming, you set up the Dragon's vision. We'll use the Dragon to force the team out," Lin Yan arranged. "We can't delay any longer. When Ice uses Death Sentence, I won't be as strong in the team battle."
"If they don't come, we can directly use the Dragon. I have high damage against the Dragon," JKL nodded.
The special effect, Verus, relied on his high attack speed and percentage damage to kill the Ancient Resources easily.
"If this drags on, it will be very disadvantageous for YM. It seems like they want to rely on the Dragon to win," Mille said as he watched Xiao Tian keep the Wind Dragon in his inventory.
"But EDG only needs to defend against the Rush Dragon. They can rely on Ice and Tsar to pull the aggro in the frontline. They won't be that difficult to fight," Doll nodded.
19 minutes later, Lin Yan, who had consumed a lot of EDG's resources, returned to the city. With six heads in hand, he replaced them with Zhanya's Hourglass and a small mask.
Originally, Crow should have replaced his Spirit Visor to improve his tankiness. However, YM's lineup in this game was lacking in damage output — it was difficult for JKL alone to move the Big Tree, Princes, and Boulogne who were the three frontline players.
"I'll lead the way. Jin Gong, you follow the team," Lin Yan said. "It's easier for me to fight the Big Tree."
Replicating the strategy he had used against Seer, he purposely hoarded two cannon carts and led the troops towards the second tower in a grandiose manner.
Then, he began to dismantle the tower in front of the Big Tree.
Mouse felt helpless. Crow was not Shen. He did not have Solar Flare. Even if he hugged him, he could not let Crow attract the tower's aggro.
If he did not do anything … Mouse looked at Crow who was busy dismantling the tower. The fear of being dominated by the captain in the last game surfaced in his mind again.
Although Crow's attack was low, the mid-season update at the end of May had increased the speed of dismantling towers for mages.
(See the author's words for the changes)
Not long after, Lin Yan used this wave of troops to dismantle more than half of the second tower's HP.
Meanwhile, YM and EDG were still fighting near the newly spawned Dragon.
With Shen around, EDG did not dare to rush into the frontline. They could only rely on Ice and Tsar to whittle down YM's players.
"Can you guys come and help me?"
Mouse looked at Crow using his big move to clean up the troops and restore his HP to full. He wanted to cry but had no tears.
He could only watch as Crow raised her walking stick and unleashed a barrage of normal attacks on the defense tower. The health bar of the tower was dangerously low, so he used another [Arcane Heavy Strike] to clear out the minions.
However, Lin Yan had already dismantled the second tower at the bottom lane.
"I'll go back and defend the tower. You go to the front." The junior came back to his senses. At this moment, he was the only one who could stop Crow from advancing.
"Big Tree is going back. You guys be careful. Don't let him go around and start a team."
Lin Yan looked at the Big Tree disappearing from sight. He commanded his teammates while eating EDG's blue buff.
"Don't worry, they won't be able to start a team this time." Xiao Ming promised. After all, Bard was very effective in dealing with a cumbersome lineup like EDG.
It was Scout's turn to defend the tower. Lin Yan, who had full HP with his blue buff, did not hold back. He stood in front of the tower and looked coldly at his junior clearing the troops.
As long as Yellow Chicken dared to use his Q [Sand Storm], he would go up and use his EQ combo. Although he would be attacked by the laser of the tower, Lin Yan could quickly use the Staff of Time to restore his HP when the next wave of troops arrived.