At the twenty-third minute mark, YM, who had taken down the Dragon and returned to the city to replenish their equipment, started to split into 131 teams. Lin Yan, with his fresh blue buff, was peacefully dismantling the second tower alone at the bottom lane.
He had just killed four SKT players. In addition to the 300 gold coins provided by the Dragon, he had gone home to replenish his Tempest Greatsword and cloth armor shoes. Coupled with Lucian's growth curve, he had reached his peak.
SKT knew Lucian's current strength, so they decisively gave up on the second tower and concentrated on defending the other two lanes.
Seeing that no one was defending, Lin Yan continuously refreshed his passive [Silver Bullet of Holy Light]. The high bullet damage coupled with the minions easily destroyed the defense tower at the bottom lane.
When he brought the minions to the bottom of the tower, the middle lane was suddenly attacked by Bang.
The Magical Crystal Arrow that was originally aimed at Xiao Tian was blocked by Xiao Tian. Ice, Clockwork, and Blind Monk dealt damage, but under the deterrence of YM's Fire Man and Ember, they did not succeed in killing Xiao Tian.
In the end, Phyllostachys Pubescens used Flash to dodge Clockwork's Marionette and escaped with only a sliver of health left.
Duke's Jess came to defend the bottom lane, while Faker went to defend the top lane where Jin Gong was advancing. The reason was simple. Among the five SKT players, Jess was the strongest solo player. If Clockwork was attacked by Lucian, he would not be able to resist at all.
However, from Lin Yan's point of view, a strong solo player did not mean that one could defend the tower alone.
Duke did not really encounter Lin Yan from the beginning to the end. Second Battalion Commander Piltworf did not use his body to see Lucian's damage output, but he still had no qualms about clearing the minions at the bottom of the tower alone.
"YM's advancement in the middle lane is not bad. Xiao Tian went to take a set of F4's Retribution to recover his health. Jack and Xiao Ming relied on their long arms to touch the tower a few times. Dragon's cannon buff is also very powerful …" PDD said as he looked at the spectator's view.
"There's a fight at the bottom lane. Jess' condition doesn't seem right!" Mille suddenly raised his voice.
The caster's reaction was also very fast. The camera suddenly cut to the bottom lane. Source Plan Lucian had already jumped over the high tower and made his move!
E [Grim Pursuit] followed up with two passive attacks. Then, Q [Transparent Holy Light] cancelled the normal attack and followed up with two Light Bullets.
The moment Duke saw Lucian jump over the tower, he wanted to counterattack. He fired a QE Enhanced Cannon and took a huge chunk of Lucian's health.
Just as he was about to switch to his hammer form and attack [Leap of the Heavens], Lin Yan's E respawned. He opened up the distance between them with Cold Pursuit and continued to fire bullets.
Then, W [Passion Bullet] followed by two normal attacks, and Lucian, who was stacked with [Passion of War], dealt a terrifying amount of damage!
Jess's screen turned black and white.
Lin Yan once again used E Slide Step to escape from the laser tower. His HP was left with 13%.
Duke was dumbfounded. The match had been going on for more than twenty minutes, and he had only met Lin Yan for a few minutes when he switched lanes in the middle of the match. At that time, both sides had been extremely restrained and hadn't switched lanes.
'But this time …'
I was beaten up by a person who was covered in a mech and had two guns in his hands. His gun speed was very fast. I could only see a bunch of skills and sliding back and forth, but I couldn't see how many bullets were mixed in between.
Duke's current mood was as if he was driving a GTR and had lost to a tofu delivery AE86.
"Jumping over the tower to kill Jess, Ran has torn apart SKT's lane switching operations!"
PDD shouted excitedly. "Duke, who gave you the courage to defend the tower alone!"
The bullet screen of the Chinese live streaming channel was full of Liang Jingru's memes. However, anyone with a discerning eye knew that SKT's defense was stretched thin. With one less player, they could be forced out at any time.
SKT decided to abandon the high ground at the bottom lane.
However, Lin Yan took down the high ground defense tower and immediately flanked the middle lane from the side.
Bullets baptized by the Holy Lance shot out from the barrel of his gun, continuously sweeping across the three SKT players defending the middle lane!
JKL decisively opened fire, and the super long sniping range made it impossible for SKT to dodge!
"YM's double shooter system is too strong!
Lucian's Black Cut effect and Ember's Armor Piercing effect complement each other, and the damage is explosive! "Mille shouted excitedly.
JKL's three shots hit the target. The fourth shot brushed past Ice's body and hit Wolf's Karma at a tricky angle!
The live audience gasped. This super bullet was like the Grim Reaper, taking away the last bit of Wolf's health!
Lucian's two passive shots hit Clockwork's body. Faker wanted to use his QRW to deal damage.
However, Lin Yan's reaction was extremely fast. He immediately slid to the side and dodged the shockwave released by the Magic Puppet!
Another two shots, followed by a Holy Ray and passive, and Faker fell to the ground again!
Bang kept slashing. Although Ice's explosive damage was not on the same level as Lucian's, he could not withstand Lin Yan's low health. In the end, he managed to kill Lucian, but he did not have much health left.
"SKT only has Dumb Chicken and Bang left. YM's remaining four players are planning to attack together!"
Doll was excited. "Ice and Dumb Chicken can't stop YM's advance without big moves!"
PDD roared loudly, "Continue to dismantle, continue to dismantle!
Once the two front towers are down, Jess is resurrected! "
"At the same time, Ice is attacking non-stop. Fire Man has fallen to the ground, and Dumb Chicken RQQ wants to kill Ember. JKL gave his healer a shot at the base, and was killed by Blind Monk. However, Ike and Excavator are still dismantling SKT's Crystal!"
Accompanied by the commentator's excited shouts, Ike's last normal attack, and SKT's Crystal exploded!
"Congratulations to YM for winning the first round of the finals against SKT!"
The live audience burst into enthusiastic cheers. The atmosphere in Staples Center was pushed to its climax, and YM's black and red team flag was waved wantonly in the stadium!
The live stream channel was also filled with 666!
"This mid laner Lucian was completely out of SKT's preparation. After getting three kills in the first group, Ran solo-killed Faker twice and led his team to defeat the defending champion!"
"It's over, it's over. I'm gone, brothers …" Mountain Mud wailed and covered his forehead with his hands.
The YM players took off their headphones and returned to the lounge amidst the cheers of the audience.
"Not bad!" Hao's face was full of joy. "Keep up the good work. If you can win the first round, you can win the second round!"
"To be honest, Brother Ran, this Lucian is really ruthless. His combos are about 30% as smooth as mine."
Big Head's son smiled proudly. He crossed his arms behind his head and leaned back on the ESPORTS chair.
He had been lying down too comfortably in the previous round.
"Jin Gong, you've done well in this round." Hanyi patted Jin Gong's shoulder. "You just have to perform like this round in the best-of-five."
Ji Mugong nodded vigorously.
"The next round is our blue team. The BP is quite easy. If everyone works hard and wins the next round, we'll get the match point!" Hanyi's serious face had a hint of a smile.
After winning the first round with their advanced technology, the pressure on the BP had shifted to SKT.
SKT team's lounge.
Kkoma, nicknamed the King of Esports, stood in the middle of the room with a serious expression.
"Let's ban Lucian in the next round. Don't let them get it." He waved the little booklet in his hand that recorded the BP information. "This is their meticulous plan. This hero's ability to take control of the middle lane is too strong."
"This hero is no different from Sindra. They're both trying to take control of the middle lane," Faker said. "In fact, we don't have to ban Sindra in the red team. If I can get Sindra, Lucian won't be able to beat me."
"Xianghe, are you sure you can handle it?" The coach and Faker looked at each other.
He nodded vigorously. "No problem. As long as he doesn't get a kill in the first team, I'll definitely be able to suppress him."
Kkoma hesitated for two seconds, but decided to hold back. "Since we're the red team, we'll be the last to ban. If they let Sindra go, we'll let Lucian go."
Li Xianghe nodded. He cracked his knuckles, feeling unhappy.
In the previous match, he had been soloed twice. Although the main reason why he was at such a disadvantage in the early stages was because Lucian had killed three people in one go, a solo kill was a solo kill. Faker would not deny it.
He did not have a proper understanding of the mid laner Lucian. He had suffered too many losses in the early game. In the middle of the game, Lucian's snowball had started rolling. At this point, he could not win with any hero.
"Welcome back. This is the live broadcast of the 2016 League of Legends Global Finals." Doll was excited. "In the previous match, YM defeated SKT in 24 minutes. They're now in the lead."
"That's right." Mille smiled. "The MVP of the previous match is Ran with 1322. His damage ratio is 45.7%. His opponent's economy is in the lead of 4397!"
“4397？
The mysterious number is here again? "
“4396+1？
I'm going to die from laughter. "
"Am I the only one who noticed that Faker was being bullied?
Lucian did take three kills in one go, but you've been soloed twice. Isn't that a big problem? "
The ten players walked up the stage once again, preparing for the second match.
Before that, the big screen in the stadium played an interview with the players before the match.
Faker, who was wearing a red team uniform, sat on a chair. Under the camera, he looked a little reserved.
"Player Ran is said to be a genius mid laner from the LPL." Faker paused for two seconds. He scratched the hair at the back of his head and changed the topic.
"But in my opinion, he's nothing to be afraid of. Standing on the stage of the finals, I've sent away countless players like him in my career. I'm sure that Ran will be the next.
"Moreover, YM relies too much on their mid laner. The strength of the other four players can't be compared to ours." Faker nodded at the camera. His expression was full of confidence. "I think that SKT will win the championship today."
The live audience laughed out loud.
They did not expect Faker to be slapped in the face so quickly. More importantly, the director had played this video after SKT had lost the match!
"Brothers who think this is crazy, please leave the word 'crazy' on the public chat!"
"Win the championship?
What the f * ck do you think? "
"Lucian didn't smash your head?
Win the championship? "
SKT's invincible record had been broken at the start of the finals. After experiencing S5's darkest hour, they could now hold their heads high.
As for whether YM would lose the next few matches …
What did YM's loss have to do with a mere spectator?
I'll start mocking them first. At worst, I'll just continue playing dead after losing the finals.
With a crisp clang, both players entered the BP segment again!