As usual, Lin Yan used Corruption Potion, while Victor used Doran's Ring.
Both of them used Flash + Sprint as their Summoner skills.
This was mainly because of the major enhancements in the previous version. Sprint's movement speed was increased from 27% to 28-45%, and its cooldown was shortened by 30 seconds.
Such a powerful Summoner skill only had a cooldown of 180 seconds, and the Super Model's stats made it the best choice for a non-shifting mid laner and jungler.
INTZ's mid laner walked up and showed his team logo.
Lin Yan didn't want to be outdone, so he showed his team logo back and started dancing.
The Brazilian brother was good at creating effects, and he controlled Victor to dance with Lin Yan in the mid lane.
The ten players on both sides didn't try to invade at the start of the game, and they stood in their defensive positions facing each other.
Lin Ran controlled Sindera to stand at the side of the troop line, while the Head of Darkness controlled the three magic balls with magic power around him with a cold expression.
Victor moved back and forth behind the minions, and Lin Yan watched him for two seconds to observe his movement patterns. Then, he threw a Q [Shadow Ball] at the maximum distance.
The dark energy ball successfully hit Victor, and his HP dropped a little. Lin Ran turned around and attacked the minions with normal attacks.
Victor wanted to use Q [Siphon Energy] to exchange HP with Lin Yan, but Lin Yan kept the distance between them, not giving Victor a chance to attack.
He even threw a Q at his opponent when he was approaching.
However, when Victor hit the minions with his Q, he received a layer of shield to offset some of the damage, but he still took two Q's and lost 14% of his HP.
Lin Yan saw that Victor had used his Q, so he turned around and walked forward to suppress him. He perfectly used Sindra's Q's 800-yard range to block Victor's 525-yard attack range and wear him down.
It was too easy.
The clumsy Victor had nowhere to hide in front of him.
When the caster switched to the mid lane, Lin Yan hit his fourth Q when the second wave came online.
Victor's HP had dropped by half.
The European and American audiences reacted strongly to this. They were not stingy with their cheers and applause.
After eating the seventh soldier, Lin Yan smoothly rose to level 2.
After consuming the Decaying Potion, he moved forward and was hit by the shadow ball once more.
In order to level up to level 2, Victor stopped at the same spot and ate the remaining soldiers. This gave Lin Yan the opportunity to close the distance.
Intz chugged down a health potion, then Q [Siphon Energy] hit Lin Yan's body, E [Death Ray] left his hand, and hit Thunder Lord's Decree.
Lin Yan didn't continue with his normal attacks. Instead, he closed the distance between them. He still had a healthy amount of HP, and Victor's early damage output wasn't that high, so he could tank it.
Victor finally realized that something was wrong. What was Sindra doing in front of him?
Lin Yan closed in on Victor and gathered a Shadow Ball under his feet. He then raised his hand and cast [Weaklings Disperse]!
The magic ball was instantly repelled!
The distance was too close for Victor to react!
At this moment, a burly man with a sharp axe in his hand rushed over from the shadows, as if wind was blowing beneath his feet!
It was the level 2 Olaf!
Victor couldn't resist the 1.5 seconds of stun.
"Olaf slowed down Victor with his [Countercurrent Throw], and then he slashed down recklessly!"
Coordinate with Sindra's normal attacks and use Thunder Lord's Decree! "
Lin Ran's final normal attack took out Victor's head. 400 yuan for one kill. The Western players in the stadium were extremely excited. Seeing YM get a kill was like seeing the host team, TSM, clinching the championship.
Ze Yuan spoke quickly and displayed his powerful ability to memorize skills. It was no easy feat to combine a hero's skills in such a short period of time.
However, the live stream viewers didn't buy it.
"What the f * ck are you talking about?
Olaf's QE and Sindra's two normal attacks are enough to take out the HP.
Why are you blabbering on and on? "
"I'm annoyed by this commentator. Can you shut up?"
"Let's go, let's go to his jungle!" After killing Victor, Olaf used a QE and Sindra's normal attacks to push the minions into the jungle.
Lin Yan immediately led Xiao Tian to the opponent's jungle.
It was like visiting Hailan's House twice a year. Every time, there would be new discoveries. The jungle was no exception.
INTZ's jungler Centaur had killed three wolves and was rushing to the red buff when he noticed that the opponent's jungler had already NTRed his own minions.
He glanced at the bottom lane. It was impossible for Ember and Tam to win against Ice and Nami in the early game. The two of them were pinned under the tower, and there was no one to help him.
He could only give up.
Xiao Tian pulled the red buff into the bushes and ate it. The two minions were killed by Lin Yan with a QE.
The two of them left Centaur's jungle with satisfaction.
Lin Yan returned to the lane and continued to kill minions. He relied on the short cooldown of his QE and the Corruption Potion to forcefully push the minions through.
He killed 22 minions in four waves, plus two red buff minions and a one health coin. Lin Yan went back to the city to buy Dark Seal, Buff Book, and True Eye before returning to the lane.
At the same time, Victor pushed the minions towards Lin Ran. Lin Ran took down the minions effortlessly under the turret while observing his teammates on the screen.
Jin Gong in the top lane had successfully suppressed his opponent, while JKL in the bottom lane had the advantage with Xiao Ming's help.
Lin Yan sighed. He had wanted to increase the damage output in this game, but he didn't expect his teammates to be so reliable.
Unfortunately.
Sindra, who had the advantage in the early game, had a strong suppression against Victor, who could move freely. She used three Qes to reduce Victor's health to less than half, and then stepped forward to suppress the minions.
Such aggressive movement naturally attracted the attention of the Centaur in the jungle. He activated Sprint, and his pony galloped down the river.
Lin Yan took a set of QE from Victor, and his health was also more than half. When he saw the Centaur rushing over, he activated Sprint and ran up the river.
The Centaur saw Sindra, who had less than half of her health left, and was momentarily blinded by the 300 RMB worth of the kill. He activated his E skill and accelerated into the bushes again.
However, there was not only the graceful Sindra in the bushes, but also a Berserker from Rockfal.
Shadow Ball + Loser's Retreat!
The Centaur was stunned on the spot. Lin Yan followed up with W [Telekinesis] and struck the Centaur with a thunderous effect.
Victor arrived at this time with Sprint, and buried W [Gravity Field] under Olaf.
However, he was a step too late. Xiao Tian had dealt all his damage before the Gravity Field took effect.
"Olaf, activate Brutal Strike, Countercurrent Throw, and Reckless Swing. Bring the Centaur to critical health!" Ze Yuan began to recite the skills again.
He remembered that his head was hurting, and he quickly interrupted, "Sindra's basic attack, take another kill!
INTZ's jungler is about to collapse! "
Lin Yan stepped on the Centaur, and the team emblem flashed.
The jungler was counter-squatted, and the bottom lane was also attacked.
Xiao Ming and Nami used a miraculous prediction Q [Prison of Aquamarine Waves] to control the half-health Tam. JKL chased after them, and a rain of arrows rained down. The two of them tanked Ember's damage and killed Tam.
At this point, YM's economy was leading by 1.5K in 5 minutes. It was a huge advantage.
"YM's strong, and we're done with it."
"Where's the person who used Ember?
Why didn't he come out to talk? "
"Do you really think that you need to use all your strength to fight a wild card?
What's wrong with using Ember? "
Xiao Tian rushed to the top lane after he finished sprinting. He took advantage of the window when Jin Gong's rage was gone and forced to jump over the tower, and gave the kill to Jin Gong.
"This is too easy, isn't it?"
Lin Yan muttered. He used E [Retreat of the Weak] to clear the minions. At this time, he had reached level 6, and he returned to the city again.
After waiting for 15 gold coins in the spring, Lin Yan bought Mejia's Soul Stealer Scroll.
"It's inflated, inflated!"
"It's inflated again?
I bet Ran will not die again next time, and he will become a Super God. "
A Killer Book cost Lin Yan 1400 gold coins. At present, it was not worth it, but he believed that he would get back his money soon.
Victor was still lazy. He was suppressed by Lin Yan before, and he missed a lot of points. At this time, he was still short of money to upgrade the core of Hex Technology.
Lin Yan seized this opportunity.
He tried to force Victor out of the experience zone.
Although Lin Yan wasted money to make a Killer Book that was not worth it, the damage was not something that Victor, who had not upgraded E [Death Ray], could compare to.
Victor looked at the amount of gold coins in his bag. He was still short of 60 gold coins.
If he returned to the city now, he would have to wait for a long time in the spring to replenish his equipment.
His own blue buff had not refreshed, and this cut off Victor's last thought of farming money. He looked at his own body, and gritted his teeth. He wanted to eat the minions.
Lin Yan drank a Corruption Potion, grabbed a melee soldier and threw it at Victor's head, causing him to slow down. Lin Yan then closed in and used a normal attack.
Victor's laser swept away three remaining minions, and then he set up a gravity field under Lin Yan's feet and began to retreat. At the same time, he paid attention to Lin Yan's movements, trying to avoid his E [Retreat of the Weak].
Lin Yan flashed forward and escaped the range of the gravity field.
He then decisively used an R [Energy Drain], and four balls rushed out from beside him, lowering Victor's health.
He then followed up and used a normal attack.
Victor looked at Sindra in front of him, and finally panicked.
Sindera was a mage hero that could cast spells while moving. Even if he was moving, he could freely cast Q skills, unlike normal attacks. This made it difficult for Victor to escape.
Another normal attack. Lin Yan had been saving up Q [Shadow Ball] and E [Retreat of the Weak], and with the length of the minions, Sindra could chase him all the way to the bottom of the tower and kill him.
Victor could only use a flash to escape the tower, and at the same time, he kept moving, trying to avoid Lin Yan's skills.
Sindra pushed out a QE at the maximum distance, and Lin Yan did not look back.
"Precise skill release!
Completed a solo kill in the middle lane! "
Remember shouted, and at the same time, he was relieved. Fortunately, the caster's camera was not focused on the middle lane, or else Zeyuan would have started to read out the names of the skills.
Lin Yan flashed YM's black and red team logo again, and went back to finish off the minions.
The killer book on the sixth floor was about to break even.
Xiao Tian came to the middle lane again at the eight minute mark, and went straight for Victor, who did not use a flash. With Lin Yan's high damage output, Victor was killed again.
The two quickly rushed to the bottom lane. Tam wanted to retreat to the bottom of the tower, and use [Abyss Stealth] to fly to the second tower, but JKL used [Eagle Spirit] to expose their intentions.
Nami shouted, and waved the staff in her hand. Waves surged out from behind her tail, and her [Roar of the Raging Waves] went straight for the INTZ bottom lane duo.
"Tam's ultimate skill was interrupted!
No one can save the two of them. YM's four bosses have shown their prowess on the international stage! "
It was a clear tower kill, and both heads were given to Lin Yan.
"The killer book on the fourteenth floor in nine minutes. How are we going to deal with this Sindra?"
Ze Yuan shouted, "The bottom lane's tower is also going to be destroyed by YM. The economic gap is going to be 4k!"
After destroying the bottom lane's tower, Jin Gong's minions on the top lane had not been dealt with yet. JKL and Xiao Ming simply accompanied Xiao Tian to kill the Earth Dragon before rushing to the top lane.
The economic gap was getting bigger and bigger. Sindra's killer book had a movement speed bonus after reaching the tenth floor. It kept moving with Xiao Tian, and the Centaur jungle was completely destroyed.
The disadvantages of the wild card region were exposed. The gap between them and the five major leagues was not to the point of exploding. Although they could not win, it was not a big problem for them to stay under the tower and eat minions.
The gap between them and the top regions was in the execution of tactics and vision protection. The recklessness when catching people, and the helplessness when being overrun by towers, made them feel deeply powerless.
15 minutes later, the kill ratio was 18: 1. The YM players died once when they overran the tower. It was not JKL who sent them out, but Xiao Ming.
"Jack, f * ck you. If you want to overrun the tower, so be it. Why did you flash and kill me?" Xiao Ming was exasperated. His perfect record was ruined by JKL. It was no longer pure and flawless.
"Let's give face to the wild card big brother," JKL waved his hand and said weakly. "It's just like ping-pong. We have to give him one. Otherwise, he will lose face."
The silly Xiao Ming thought about it carefully. It seemed to make sense.
Lin Yan's 1200 points, the ultimate invincible Kobe. He did not have a single assist. 15 minutes later, he returned to the city to replenish his equipment. At this time, he already had the Ghost Book, Straw Shoes, Ice Staff, and the killer book on the 25th floor.
Take off!
INTZ knew that their chances of winning were slim, but they still wanted to defend their base. They did not want to become the background in the shortest time possible.
However, Lin Yan did not want to drag it out. JKL was dizzy now. Every minute of rest was beneficial to his recovery.
Lin Yan and his teammates forced their way to the high ground. First, he saved up a ball. Then, he flashed forward when the next cooldown was about to end.
He pressed the REQ button three times.
Four balls were knocked back in the air. Then, a ball suddenly appeared not far in front of Ember. It suddenly attacked the INTZ players!
"Sindra's Heavenly Fairy Scatter Flower stunned three people. This damage is too high!
INTZ's backline is all low on health! "Remember shouted." Kenan's flashing into the field. INTZ is going to explode! "
"This Ten Thousand Lightning Heavenly Prison is basically treating the five INTZ members' internet addiction!" Ze Yuan chimed in.
0 for 5. No one could stop YM's momentum.
17 minutes and 10 seconds later, INTZ's base exploded, setting the record for the shortest S6 match.
"Congratulations to YM for taking down S6!
This match was too fast. I didn't have enough fun watching it. "Ze Yuan was not satisfied.
"However, this match also showed their excellent condition!
I believe YM's goal is to get first place in Group C. This way, they can avoid meeting LCK in the quarterfinals! "
Lin Yan stood up and followed behind Xiao Tian to shake hands with the other party. He was unperturbed.
If they could not get first place in this weak group, then they could really go back to China this year.
The MVP of this match was awarded to Lin Yan with 14 kills and 0 deaths. He used Sindra to deal 43.96% damage. After the Killer Book was stacked, Sindra's damage was a visual feast.
EDG had another match on the first day of the match. They were going against the first seed of Wan Wan, Lightning Wolves. YM returned to the hotel to watch the live broadcast.
Fat General was the starter. EDG used an improved version of the Summer League Hero. It was the same lineup that they used to win in the previous training matches. However, the effect was not ideal.
Lightning Wolves had vaguely figured out the key to this version after a month of training matches.
Their BP strategy played EDG like a fiddle and gained a considerable advantage in the early and middle stages. At one point, their economy was ahead of 7K in the 22-minute mark.
However, Dragon was a team battle. Pawn's Vampire went behind and dealt explosive AoE damage. Policewoman Defter reaped the victory. EDG defeated Lightning Wolves and took down Dragon. The process was extremely thrilling.
"Did you see that?"
Hanyi looked at EDG's frightened faces on the screen and said, "This is the consequence of only aiming for a win rate in the training matches and not adapting to the new version."
"This is only the first week. They will have a harder time in the future." Hanyi shrugged. "Because the other teams are already more familiar with the version than EDG."
"The teams that went against the version are all dead."
On the second day of the group stage, YM faced off against Wan Wan's second seed, AHQ.
Their top laner, ZIV, was quite strong. Together with their mid laner, West Gate, and AD Xiao An, their lineup on paper was quite strong.
AHQ's mid laner, West Gate Yeshui, was known to have two skills. He had cards in his left hand and Little Mermaid in his right hand. He was quite skilled and dared to choose no matter the version.
Hanyi did not waste time with them. The group stage was a double loop. Now, he wanted to focus on winning rate and did not consider other factors.
Cards, Little Mermaid, and Jess. He sent these three heroes to the ban position. Seeing this scene, West Gate's face instantly darkened.
In the end, he was forced to pick Grasshopper. Lin Yan took out Vampire to develop without any pressure.
YM had a financial advantage over 5K in the online matchup. In Dalong Pit, they relied on their excellent teamwork to wipe out AHQ. They had won two matches in a row, and Lin Ran was once again the MVP. He had not died in any of the two matches, and his KDA had skyrocketed.
In the official interview after the match, the female host threw out a very sharp topic.
"You banned the two heroes that the opposing mid laner is most proud of. Does this mean that you are afraid of him?"
"… That's not true." Lin Yan hesitated for two seconds. "We just want to win and go back to the hotel to rest early."
"In the next cycle, we will release these two heroes. We look forward to a real contest with West Gate Yeshui." Lin Yan said seriously.
The female host hoped that Lin Yan would say this. The competition was to be watched, it was only interesting when the two sides fought head to head. "Then what do you think of your next opponent, H2K?"
"H2K …" Lin Yan looked at the staff member and translator, Winston. "Can you help me translate it a little more exaggeratedly?"
Winston's eyes widened. He felt that something was wrong. Before he could respond, Lin Yan had already opened his mouth.
"I heard that Yue Lun has been doing well in Europe these two years. That's because he hasn't met me yet." Lin Yan said with a smile. "I'm the same as Faker. We will both be the benefactors of his career."
"Pre-match trash talk, he's here!"
"Yue Lun: WDNMD, how many times do I have to be whipped before you let me go?"
On the second day of the competition, RNG faced TSM in their first match. Just as Hanyi had said, teams like TSM and EDG that only focused on winning and not on practicing their lineup would not go far.
MATA's Bull's Head taught his senior a lesson. He only used a single flash in the entire match, and it was a reverse kill. It could be said that his reputation was ruined.
Ouze's Policewoman displayed impressive development ability. In the middle of the match, she obtained a three-piece critical hit set at 22 minutes. She finished off Pearson's Clockwork with three shots.
The three LPL teams had not tasted a single defeat so far. The audience began to fantasize about the three LPL teams replicating the grand occasion of S4.
On the third day of the competition, YM did not compete. On the other hand, JKL's cold finally showed signs of recovery. RNG and EDG faced the two Korean teams in the same group.
MLXG was unexpectedly strong. They chose Blind Monk to face off against Sect Leader An, driving the pace of the match. They relied on Ouze's out-of-the-world equipment to defeat the three-star team in 31 minutes.
On the other hand, EDG did not fare so well. Pawn and Deft, the LPL's top duo, did not perform as well as they should have against Faker and Bang.
SKT held a huge advantage in the early stages. They fought steadily and relied on their skillful vision to nibble away at EDG's jungle.
The pace of their attacks was suffocating. They could not find a single opportunity to retaliate.
Zero dragons and zero towers. This was EDG's result against the defending champions.
The fourth day of the competition quickly arrived. It was also the last day of the first cycle of the group stage.
Before the competition, Yue Lun responded to Lin Yan's trash talk before the competition.
"He seems to think that he's the next Faker. I've grown a lot now. The previous situation will not repeat itself." Yue Lun was chubby and had a friendly smile.
H2K chose the blue team.
As usual, they banned Jess and Rambo from the two swing positions. Then, they blocked Lin Ran's Syndra from the third hand.
YM, on the other hand, banned Chiwil, Karma, and Excavator as usual.
However, H2K's coach did not fall for it. He chose to give Yue Lun Vampire so that he could have a good time in the mid lane.
Xiao Tian was eager to see the world in chaos. The selection of Tribulation in the hero selection box caused the audience to cheer.
"It's unlikely that Tribulation will be chosen …" Today's commentators were Doll and Mille. "It's probably just a show."
Sure enough, YM chose Blind Monk and Nami in the end.
"This Nami is very particular. She's good against Ember and Kenan in the team battle," Mille said. "But I'm curious. Why didn't YM choose Tribulation?"
"Maybe they have some other strategy?" Doll guessed.
H2K took out the bottom lane duo of Tribulation and Tam.
Lin Yan and JKL took out Kenan's Ice.
"I can see that YM doesn't plan to change their lineup." Doll seemed to have seen through YM's thoughts. "They used the same lineup in the first game against INTZ. However, the jungler was changed to Blind Monk. Sindra was also banned in the mid lane."
"This is to not expose their strategy." Mille nodded.
H2K took out Ike and Olaf in the end. Xiao Ming brought out Lamia at the last moment. Lamia was also a short-legged mid laner who benefited from Rush. She could be considered one of the strongest mid laners in the game.
At this point, the lineup was confirmed.
H2K: Ike, Olaf, Vampire, Tribulation, Tam.
YM: Kenan, Blind Monk, Lamia, Ice, Nami.
Lin Yan chose Storm Paladin's Frenzy. He took out Doran's Ring and went online.