Ximen Yeshui's Adam's apple bobbed. The air conditioning in the stadium was on full blast. He even put on a thin jacket, but he still felt waves of heat on his back.
There was a hint of shame mixed in.
No one criticized him in the team chat. Only the crisp sound of typing could be heard.
But this atmosphere made Ximen Yeshui feel even more awkward.
"Killing the little mermen with a card?" Xiao Tian shook his head and muttered, "Sigh, how much did they buy?"
Lin Yan ignored him. He had clearly seen the positions of the AHQ players when he activated his R, so he pushed the minions over and returned to the city with a large sum of money.
With more than 2000 gold in his bag, Lin Yan bought a lunchbox and an explosive wand, and then left with [Eyes of Truth].
The mermen at West Gate could only buy a technological revolver and a ring. They couldn't even afford [Eyes of Truth].
Without [Eyes of Truth], he couldn't call for a jungler to catch them. It was getting more and more difficult to deal with the lunchbox card. He didn't dare to go up and exhaust it. He could only rely on Lin Yan's poker cards to kill the minions.
"The mermen's first wave of attack was neutralized. West Gate's line is now very difficult, and the other AHQ players don't have the ability to carry the game …" Su Xiaoyan glanced at the economy panel.
It had been less than eight minutes, and 2K's economy was already very poor.
Lin Yan received the blue buff and began to clear the minions with a red card and a multi-purpose card. Then he led Xiao Tian into the jungle to find Blind Monk.
The green jungler's strength in this version of the jungle was obvious. As long as you could gain an advantage in the jungle and the mid laner was willing to follow you around, the other side's jungle would be completely under your control.
The jungler provided two fake eyes and a yellow accessory eye. These three eyes were enough to control the early game of the jungle.
This high-quality map control equipment only cost 650 gold. It was ridiculously high.
Lin Yan didn't know how Fist could make such a ridiculous equipment. In the professional scene, the green jungler was the only choice for junglers.
Blind Monk could only take out his scanner and cautiously move forward in the wilderness, fearing that an Olaf would appear from some unknown bush.
Twelve minutes later, he saw the Blind Monk appear in the Gargoyle Camp in the top lane. Lin Yan decisively pushed the lane and flew down, cooperating with the duo at the bottom lane to kill Jinx and Tam before successfully taking down a tower at the bottom lane.
After seeing Blind Monk's position, Xiao Tian set up an ambush in the jungle in advance. Blind Monk was unstoppable with his R, and in the end, Xiao Tian accurately predicted his movements and smashed him to death with his axe.
Lin Yan's equipment was gradually replenished, and he had been leading AHQ's formation in the bottom lane.
AHQ finally couldn't take it anymore. Tam brought West Gate to capture Lin Yan.
Lin Yan saw Tam and the little fishman appear behind him, but he still didn't panic. He knocked the blue card in his hand on the second tower at the bottom lane.
West Gate Yeshui used his ultimate move [Giant Shark Strike], and Tam stuck out its thick and powerful tongue to lick Lin Yan, leaving a trail of saliva.
The moment the shark bait was thrown onto the card master, Lin Yan pressed R twice and teleported to the little dragon pit.
"Focus fire, focus fire!" West Gate urged. He used [Ignite] and then cooperated with Tam to attack with all his skills.
But why didn't it hurt?
West Gate used all his skills, but the card still had plenty of HP.
Tam licked Lin Ran's body for the last time. However, before it could use W [Feast] to devour Lin Ran, the 1.5 seconds of teleportation was over. The Card Master disappeared from the second tower at the bottom lane with a stack of round poker cards under his feet.
AHQ's Xiao An lived up to his name as a Jinx player. When he was selecting the landing spot, he had used his foresight to modify the landing spot, and he was able to predict the landing spot.
R [Super Death God's Missile]!
Jinx shouted, and the missile left his hand and flew towards the landing point of the River Path Card.
When Lin Yan arrived at the teleportation location, he immediately pressed the "2" key on the keyboard.
Ding!
The card master turned into a golden statue on the spot. Zhongya Hourglass!
The shark under his feet finally came out. It opened its bloody mouth but bit nothing. Then, Jinx's Rocket whizzed past and pierced through his body!
(It takes two seconds for the little fishman to summon the shark, and 1.5 seconds for the card master to teleport. You should know that, right?)
"This golden statue saved Ran's life, and the other four members of YM have already focused on the dragon!" Remember said. "Blind Monk planned to go down to the dragon pit to steal it, but JKL's big move was on him!"
"Blind Monk was stunned in the Dragon pit, and the four members of YM attacked. After Blind Monk died, no one could stop them from taking down the Dragon!" Su Xiaoyan raised her voice as much as possible.
West Gate Yeshui frowned, pressed the tab key, and his left mouse clicked on the card master's equipment panel.
"What are these?"
West Gate thought that he had been playing professionally for so many years, and his self-control was quite good, but he was still crushed by this card.
Staff of Time, Zhongya Hourglass, Mercury Shoes, Ghost Cloak.
23 minutes of equipment, how the hell am I going to beat him?
With this set of cards, it would be a miracle if an ordinary Assassin like him could kill it.
If you're so scared, why don't you play Titan?
The audience in the broadcast room also noticed Lin Yan's equipment, and began to ridicule him.
"Hahahahaha, this card is ridiculously tanky!"
"Card: Are you giving me a scraping treatment?
It doesn't hurt or itch? "
"This card set is really disgusting. It doesn't deal damage, and only provides control?"
YM relied on Lin Yan's pull to take down the Dragon, and then successfully defeated AHQ.
"4 wins in a row, YM continues to be strong!
The next game is against INTZ, and they have a good chance of getting first place in the group! "
Lin Yan took off his headphones and got up to shake hands with the other party.
West Gate smiled helplessly, and he and Lin Yan gently hugged.
"You played Defying Fate very well."
"It's just so-so." Lin Yan smiled, patting West Gate's shoulder.
West Gate looked at Lin Yan one last time, and then lowered his head to tidy up his keyboard.
If they lost this game, not only would they have to win the next two games, but they would also have to deal with H2K if they wanted to get a 1-3 record.
In the next game, H2K gave the wild card INTZ their first win.
Previously, the wild card with a 0-3 record had lost all hope of getting into the group stage, and they had chosen a chaotic lineup. Who would have thought that the chaotic group would beat their master and get the first win?
Lin Yan and his teammates waited backstage, and JKL bought another Big Mac and sat in his seat, gnawing on it.
He looked at Jack's growing body, and was a little afraid that he would become the next Chubby.
Lin Yan was a little bored lying in his chair, so he scrolled through his phone and chatted with Su Cheng.
Ever since he found out that Su Cheng's life plan was to be a high school teacher, Lin Yan changed her name to Teacher Su.
[Teacher Su, have you eaten breakfast?]
Lin Yan typed this, and his face was slightly red.
What's with this inexplicable sense of pleasure?
[Eat, eat, eat, mai full points and potato biscuits.]
Su Cheng carried her backpack and walked along Fudan Xiangbo Road. She replied while chugging coffee.
[I bought two pots of devil's ivy last night and put them on the balcony. They look pretty good.]
She sent two pictures to Lin Yan. The originally empty balcony was now filled with two pots of lush green plants, and it was very pleasing to the eye.
[Teacher Su, if I win six games in a row and get first place in the group, will I get a reward?]
Lin Yan tried to get straight to the point and change the topic.
[I'll reward you with a set of 53.]
Su Cheng even sent a panda emoji, as if she did not understand Lin Yan's subtext.
When they returned to their seats, the atmosphere of the two teams was much more cheerful.
INTZ lost to AHQ again in the match that just ended. They had no hope of getting into the group stage with a 1-4 record, so they could only play happily until the end of the game.
On the other hand, due to H2K's unexpected loss to INTZ, YM only needed to win this match to secure first place in the group.
The match began. The blue team INTZ banned Sindra, Karma, and Jess. The red team YM banned Panther Lady, Policewoman, and Ember.
INTZ picked Rambo.
Until now, no one had used Rambo as a mid laner. It was mostly used to carry the team.
Although the mid laner was not easy to catch, it was difficult to support the jungler in the early game, and its range was too short in the late game. Lin Yan was the only one who frequently used it.
YM continued to take down Ice and Tam.
"I'm going to vomit. Do I have to play Ice in the group stage?" JKL complained.
"If we can win, we don't have to use other heroes." Hanyi patted Big-headed AD's shoulder. "You'll have a good time in the quarterfinals."
"Azreal and Nami." Zeyuan looked at INTZ's selection interface and said, "This is also a classic duo for the bottom lane. It's a good choice."
YM picked Kainan and Blind Monk.
The INTZ players were discussing the last two picks. A group of fierce-looking Brazilian bearded brothers laughed sinisterly. If they wore black stockings, they would definitely be mistaken for bank robbers.
"The INTZ players are laughing." Zeyuan and Joker were the commentators for today's second half. YM was about to advance to the next round. Both of them looked very relaxed. "It looks like they're still very optimistic."
"There's no pressure to advance to the next round. It's already a big surprise that ANX made it to the quarterfinals this year," Joker said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Let's see what they're going to pick …" Zeyuan smiled faintly, and then his eyes widened.
The live audience screamed in surprise.
A man representing happiness appeared on the hero selection panel, followed by a red-haired, red-bearded fatty with a Wine Barrel in his arms.
Yasso + Wine Barrel!
"INTZ is really going all out this time." Zeyuan laughed. "They're giving the live audience a chance to buy tickets."
Lin Yan tilted his head and looked at the INTZ players laughing heartily. He wanted to laugh a little too.
"What are you going to play?" Hanyi patted Lin Yan's head.
After hearing Lin Yan's choice, Xiao Ming looked for a hero for a while and then locked onto it.
"Crocodile!" Zeyuan was a little incredulous. "How did YM split up? Are they going to use Crocodile to fight Yasso?"
"That's not too bad. The matchup is an advantage." Joker didn't care. "I just don't know how Ran's Crocodile proficiency is."
Lin Yan changed into the Pool Party skin, equipped with War Zeal and Flash Ignite.
The two teams' lineups were confirmed. The blue INTZ: Rambo, Wine Barrel, Yasso, EZ, Nami.
The red YM: Kainan, Olaf, Crocodile, Ice, Tam.
At level one, Lin Yan stayed behind the minions and didn't go up to fight Yasso.
Everyone in the ward knew that Crocodile's level one strength was too low. Yasso relied on the short cooldown of Q [Steel Flash] to fight well.
Lin Yan went up and used Q [Tyrant's Fury] to kill three minions with low HP. Yasso's QA took care of them.
He retreated and didn't fight back. Crocodile was a level one hero and couldn't do anything to Sister Li.
After Lin Yan reached level two, he deliberately became more presumptuous.
He went up and used Q [Tyrant's Fury]'s AoE damage to scratch Yasso's shield and killed two minions.
Yasso wasn't afraid at all. He used Q [Step Forward Slash] to kill another minion and ran back.
The distance was pulled to the limit. Lin Yan's W [Grim Hunt] couldn't touch him. This was also the basic skill that Old Yasso used up.
Crocodile laid behind and used his scarlet eyes to look coldly at Yasso who was happily running around in front of him. It was as if he was looking at a prey that was about to die.
Jump, see if I don't break your legs later!
After the second wave of minions was finished, Lin Yan and Yasso exchanged two more waves of HP. He had lost half of his HP because of Yasso's attack. Happy Windbreaker had lost almost 30% of his HP because of the minions and Lin Yan's Q skill.
Lin Yan looked at his own Rage and then saw that Yasso didn't have a shield. He began to think about how to kill.
The third wave of Artillery Troops arrived. Lin Yan killed a minion with low HP. His Rage reached 35.
He took the opportunity to exchange HP.
Intz's Yasso still wanted to drag Lin Yan down and didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the problem.
Lin Yan saw Yasso turn around and stab himself and smiled.
Q [Tyrant's Fury]!
The surfboard in his hands danced and scraped Yasso and the other two minions with low HP!
At this time, his Rage had reached 50!
(Crocodile Q will generate 2.5 Rage every time it hits a non-hero. It will generate 10 Rage every time it hits a hero.)
The three minions of the Artillery Troops were all dead. This was the key point of a solo road robber 3.
Lin Yan's hand speed was extremely fast. He instantly learned the E skill [Horizontal Dash] and went behind Yasso.
W [Grim Hunt]!
The red Rage W with 50 Rage points slashed heavily onto Yasso's body!
The surfboard in Crocodile's hands slashed horizontally and vertically. The simple move cut off a large chunk of Yasso's HP.
Yasso was stunned for 1.5 seconds!
Lin Yan blocked Yasso's position and attacked him at the same time!
"Is this a one-on-one fight?" Ze Yuan shouted, "Ran3 already has the intention to kill!"
Yasso had not reached level 3 yet. Doran Sword's HP was only 680. After being hit by Lin Yan's combo, his HP had decreased by more than half!
The Intz mid laner was anxious. He weakly clung onto Lin Yan. E [Forward Slash] passed through Crocodile in front of him and wanted to escape back into the tower. However, the line was a little too deep and he was still a distance away from his own tower.
He glanced at his HP bar and quickly used [Flash] to escape!
Lin Yan followed and dodged at the same time. The second E [Direct Collision] rushed to Yasso's front again!
He raised the surfboard in his hands and smashed it heavily onto Yasso's head.
Yasso used up all his escape skills and watched helplessly as Crocodile raised the surfboard again and slashed it down.
Two seconds later, Ignite's last damage caused the Intz mid laner's screen to turn black and white. Yasso's operator shook his head helplessly. He did not expect Crocodile to suddenly attack with such high damage.
If he had used Enfeeble earlier, the result would not have been like this.
But … the Intz mid laner was baffled. How could a mid laner control Crocodile's rage and calculate damage so accurately?
Was there any justice in this world?
The crowd cheered deafeningly. Someone took the lead and shouted YM's team name.
Lin Yan pushed the minions into the tower and then returned to the city to replenish his equipment.
After three waves of minions, Lin Yan dealt 16 hits and a drop of HP. He returned to the city and took out two long swords.
When he returned to the line again, Yasso's HP was not enough for a cloth armor. He could only save up for a reusable potion and True Eye.
This set of equipment was useless against Crocodile. Lin Yan could finally hold his head high and began to cross the minions to suppress Crocodile.
At first, Yasso did not believe it and wanted to use the minions to fight against Crocodile.
Then, Lin Yan's E came up and used AWEA's Red Rage Q to reduce Yasso's HP by more than half.
Yasso finally behaved.
Now that he did not use Blink or Enfeeble, as long as Lin Yan held his E and did not use Rampage, Yasso would not be able to go up and finish him off.
INTZ's jungler wanted to come to the middle lane to help relieve Yasso's pressure, but he did not expect Xiao Tian's Olaf to be there as well. With one swing of his axe, Wine Barrel was forced to retreat.
There was no other way. Yasso could only watch as Crocodile slowly pushed the minions over.
He watched as a large wave of minions rushed towards his defense tower. He downed the two reusable potions in his hands and tried his best to maintain a healthy amount of HP. He had to take down this wave of minions.
However, at this time, INTZ seemed to have been stunned and made a low-level mistake. Wine Barrel went to the bottom lane to catch the YM duo pushing the minions instead of protecting Yasso and taking down this wave of minions.
Although he killed Xiao Ming, he also let Xiao Tian confirm that there was no one coming to help in the middle lane.
Xiao Tian went around the back of the tower and used Sprint to cross the tower.
Lin Yan saw the opportunity when Yasso was finishing off the minions. He placed his E close to his face and used his AW to stun him.
Xiao Tian rushed over from behind the tower with Sprint and used W's Brutal Strike. He used QE on Yasso, who was stunned on the spot. After a normal attack, he retreated coolly.
Lin Yan finished it off with QE and took Yasso's head.
"Yasso suffered a huge loss this time!"
Ze Yuan couldn't help but exclaim. "A large wave of minions will be eaten by the defense tower. He can only sell the Eye of Truth and buy a cloth armor when he returns to the city. How can he fight in the middle lane?"
Lin Yan returned to the city to synthesize Sawtooth Dagger and Straw Sandals before going online again.
The balance of the middle lane was tilted. Yasso could no longer line up.
Lin Yan pushed down the minions and looked at his opponent's F4. He was ecstatic when he saw that the Razorbill Bird was still there safe and sound.
After finishing off this group of minions, Lin Yan successfully reached level 6. At this time, he and Yasso's last hit difference was close to 30 points.
"This INTZ line up is going to collapse." Joker watched as Xiao Tian went to the top lane again and coordinated with Kenan, who was level 6, to kill the lonely Rambo. "The difference in individual strength between the two teams is too big."
Lin Yan pushed down two more minions and returned to the city to buy two more longswords.
"Is this a dream?" Ze Yuan looked at Lin Yan's equipment list with uncertainty. "Isn't this set of equipment too fierce?"
"It's a one-sided game. Everyone is playing very relaxed." Joker waved his hand and said.
The reality was just as Zhou Kole said. The difference in strength between the two teams was too big. YM established the economic advantage of 5K in a little over ten minutes.
Although Lin Yan didn't solo kill Yasso again, he managed to take a 45-hit lead. He also cooperated with Xiao Tian to destroy Wine Barrel's jungle.
After returning to the city to replenish Dream Spirit, Lin Yan continued to replenish longswords. He was determined to go all out in this game. The prehistoric crocodile killed a little kid in three hits. This was a man's romance.
Xiao Tian successfully took advantage of the time difference and ran to the top lane tower to kill Rambo. INTZ's top laner's face was bitter. He just wanted to have some fun. Why did you treat me like Marin?
Lin Yan went to the bottom lane tower. Although Wine Barrel was also in the bottom lane, it didn't have any effect.
Crocodile, who was already muscular, waved the board in his hand and turned into a muscleman. He activated Dream Spirit and ignited EZ's cheat. Then, he slashed EZ with a red W.
The blonde lost half of his health from this red W.
When Wine Barrel came over, Lin Yan quickly used Blink. AEAQ took EZ's head and continued to move forward.
Although he was going all out, Crocodile had a lot of health after all. Wine Barrel and Nami couldn't kill him at all.
Xiao Ming opened his mouth and held JKL. Then, he took the ADC and went around the back. The three of them killed the two players guarding the bottom lane tower.
INTZ had completely collapsed.
Lin Yan went back to the city to replace Tiamat.
With the AoE damage, Lin Yan happily went into the jungle and started killing monsters.
Eight minutes later.
"This Crocodile …" Ze Yuan was speechless. "210 hits in 18 minutes?"
"His development is too good," Joker said. "But they still don't plan to end this match?
If they continue to drag it out, Wine Barrel and Yasso's teamwork in a team fight will be miraculous. "
"Stop killing!" Xiao Tian scolded. "How many of my monsters have you killed?"
"Hurry up and cancel it?" JKL yawned. "I'm going back to sleep after the match."
"I'm not eating anymore. I'm going to bring the line."
Lin Yan went back to the city. The amount of gold in his backpack was enough for him to buy a pickaxe and Caulfield's Warhammer. He could also synthesize a pair of Mercury Shoes.
YM began to set up Dragon's vision and prepared to use Baron Nash to force the team.
Lin Yan was alone in the bottom lane. Although he didn't have a TP, it wasn't a big deal. Unless Wine Barrel had an invincible ultimate, it would be difficult for INTZ to fight a 5v4 head-on.
Rambo was the one guarding him. Poor 040. If Xiao Tian hadn't changed his target in the middle of the match, it wouldn't have been difficult for him.
He hid in the second tower and relied on his ultimate to hold the line.
Lin Yan couldn't understand what Rambo was thinking. How could someone who hadn't even made a Zhongya Hourglass in his 04 dare to guard the tower?
Lin Yan's A soldier accumulated 25 Rage. He activated Serene Dream and approached Rambo. Then, he used Tyrant's Fury and followed it up with a basic attack. Instantly, his Rage reached 50.
(E Skill recovers 2 Rage if it hits a non-hero target, recovers 10 Rage if it hits a hero, recovers 5 Rage if it hits a hero)
Decisive Red Rage W [Grim Hunt], and then pressed Greedy Hydra.
Crocodile's W skill was very exaggerated. During this time, using Tiamat or Greedy Hydra could successfully cancel the skill and deal damage that came with the equipment's active effect.
Serene Dream + Greedy Hydra + Pickaxe + Caulfield's Warhammer. Crocodile's current damage was extremely exaggerated. A set of skills had taken away more than half of Rambo's HP.
After another slash, Rambo's HP was almost empty. He quickly used all of his WEQR. Lin Yan's second E once again stuck to Rambo's face and killed him with a basic attack.
Lin Yan, who was roasted by the flames, only had half of his HP left. He left the tower's range and then turned back to continue dismantling the tower.
"Let's kill him once!" Yasso finally couldn't take it anymore. Crocodile had to die since he couldn't level up!
He remembered Lin Yan's 43 KDA in the first round of the group stage. If he could kill him once, Lin Yan wouldn't be able to break S5bang's KDA record!
He called Nami and EZ to rush to the bottom lane, leaving only Wine Barrel to stay on top of the Dragon and try to use Retribution.
"They seem to be going after you." JKL's Ice used Spirit Eagle to scout the way and discovered the three INTZ players' whereabouts.
"You guys continue to fight the Dragon. I can handle it." Lin Yan didn't care. He recovered 70% of his HP with the help of Q.
When the three INTZ players reached the bottom lane, Lin Yan was already dismantling the tower.
Nami yelled and decisively used Raging Wave, trying to send Crocodile flying.
Lin Ran glanced at his red Anger Aura. Instead of retreating, he advanced.
The moment Bitao was about to hit him, he flashed forward and passed through the huge wave.
The surfboard in his hand flashed with a green light, and a red W [Grim Hunt] stunned Yasuo.
Taking advantage of W's backswing, Lin Ran activated [Ultimate Domination]. The crocodile let out a roar and its body suddenly grew bigger. At the same time, the Greedy Hydra dealt AoE damage to the three INTZ players.
The weapon in his hand smashed heavily on Yasso's body. Then, he used Horizontal Rush to get in between the three of them and dodged Nami's Aquamarine Prison.
With the help of W, E and R skills to recover Fury, Lin Yan's Fury bar turned from white to red again!
Red Fury, Q, Tyrant's Fury!
A huge amount of damage was dealt to the three INTZ players. Little Yellow Hair EZ hurriedly used Heal and retreated to distance himself.
However, the other two weren't so lucky.
Lin Ran's basic attack landed heavily on Yasuo's body. Yasuo, with his Lightning Blade, Cloak, Speed Shoes, and Purple Rainforest Fist, couldn't withstand this wave of damage at all. He didn't even have time to cast Enfeeble while he was stunned, and died instantly.
From the moment Lin Yan flashed and started his combo to the instant kill of Yasso, it only took 1.5 seconds. All the skills were used in a flash.
The spectators could only see Yasso's health bar disappear in an instant. It was a great visual experience.
Nami looked at her own health bar and realized that they should not have provoked this Crocodile!
She hurriedly used Flash.
However, Lin Yan was still holding his second E, Vertical Crash. He rolled and chased after Nami. Even Little Yellow Hair's Ice Fist could not slow him down!
Lin Yan carried Hightower and used two basic attacks to kill Nami!
Of the three INTZ players who surrounded Crocodile, only EZ was left!
"This Crocodile's combo is too fast. INTZ players can't react at all!"
Ze Yuan shouted excitedly. "This damage is ridiculous. He killed two of them in a 1v3 fight!"
"YM took down the Dragon. Jin Gong TPed to Hightower at the bottom lane. They want to end the match in one go!"
"Brother Ran, your Prehistoric Crocodile is not bad." Xiao Ming praised with a grin.
"Lying down feels good! Lying down feels good!" Jin Gong yelled as he lay on the chair.
"Hurry up and push it. I'm hungry." JKL smacked his lips.
"Jack, why are you eating so much now?" Xiao Tian tilted his head in confusion. "Didn't you say that you're not acclimatized to the food here?"
"Is there a problem with acclimatizing to McDonald's?" JKL defended himself. "There's no such thing."
“5-0！
YM has secured the first place in the group! "Ze Yuan's words were accompanied by the sound of INTZ's Crystal exploding in the live stream.
"YM is going, going, going, going, going first in two groups and second in one of LPL. They're even stronger than S4?"
"Can't they get a good draw for the quarterfinals?
Can they guarantee a spot in the finals? "
"Just don't fight LCK. Anyone who goes up against these teams will die."