Lin Yan brought Teleport this round, not Ignite. He was purely aiming for high single target damage.
He knew that the most important thing in this round was to break WE Shen's single carry system, so Teleport was a must.
"They probably won't be using our vision anymore. We'll just be in a defensive position at the start." Lin Yan glanced at the lineup.
They had Spider and Callista, so their early game strength wasn't any worse than WE Shen's.
Moreover, this was the deciding match. WE Shen's playstyle was still stable, so a level one team was too unpredictable for them.
Xiao Tian arranged the early game script in his mind, then started to ping and communicate with his teammates.
Lin Yan went online and hid at the back. Before King of Nightmares reached level 6, it was a classic card game with short hands, so he didn't have much of an advantage.
Seer immediately stepped forward to suppress Lin Ran, wanting to give him as much pressure as possible, so as to prevent him from reaching Level 6 too comfortably.
However, the suppression effect wasn't obvious.
King of Nightmares' passive [Shadow Blade] would add a certain recovery effect to his next normal attack after a certain amount of time. Coupled with Lin Yan's Decay Potion, his health was maintained at a healthy level.
Lin Yan drank the potion, then adjusted his angle so that his Q's [Path of Nightmares] would hit Xi Ye while hitting the low health minions.
However, Xi Ye's condition was quite good this round. The card master with movement runes gently twisted his waist and dodged Lin Yan's Shadow Blade.
He then closed the distance and threw a yellow card on top of Lin Yan's head.
Xi Ye then used his movement speed to hit Lin Yan twice while carrying the minions, triggering Thunder Lord's Decree. Lin Yan's health dropped by another bar.
"Xi Ye's positioning in the middle lane is quite good. This blood swap is very profitable!" The caster's camera happened to stop at the middle lane, and Long-hair quickly shouted when he saw this.
A simple change in blood made the WE fans excited. They waved the support items in their hands and cheered for their home team.
After Kandi joined WE2.0, the team lost twice in the playoffs last spring and summer. This was their second attempt after the introduction of a new Korean coach. They were going to face YM, who had rarely lost since entering the LPL.
Although the process was extremely difficult and they had their doubts, Xi Ye's card made the fans who supported WE remember the red color from five years ago!
The canyon fell into a minute of silence. Then, Kang Dihong sped up to the top lane to catch Jin Gong.
However, the Siberian's control was extremely dreamy. He controlled Bobby, the hammer-wielding Yodel, to move back and forth. He wanted to move, but at the same time, he did not want to move. There was a hint of seduction in his movements. He even purposely absorbed a wave of Blind Monk's Heavenly Sound Wave.
Bobby's positioning was too fake!
If Xiao Tian also sped up and used a double BUFF to counter-crouch, they would probably be killed by Spider's burst damage!
Kandi clearly remembered the information given by his brother-in-law, who went online early because he wanted to snatch the second lane, that YM's Callista and Lulu went online at night.
This meant that YM's bottom lane was likely to help Spider.
Spider, who had two sets of skills and percentage damage, was not slower than Blind Monk. With the help of the bottom lane, there was a high possibility that he could reach the top lane early and counter-crouch.
In Kandi's opinion, Spear of Vengeance sacrificed himself to snatch the second lane to help Xiao Tian. There must be a reason. If Spider reached level 3 early, he could directly counter-crouch in the top lane.
"Careful, careful, Spider should be top!" Kandi quickly reminded.
"Retreat, retreat, retreat!" Even the steady 957 didn't dare to rush forward.
The Heavenly Sound Wave's effect disappeared. Jin Gong was dancing there with his hammer.
"I'll help you make an eye in the grass!"
Kandi wanted to poke out Spider's position. He followed behind the creeps to ensure his position was absolutely safe.
The eye of the accessory was inserted in the grass closest to YM's first tower.
There was no one there.
？
A big question mark appeared in Kandi's mind.
As the creeps were closer to the front, he clearly saw that no one went in or out of the grass!
Kandi knew that he had been played by Xiao Tian again.
In his opinion, Xiao Tian was like a fox. He had all kinds of tricks that he couldn't guard against. He suffered a lot in the first two games because of this.
Xiao Tian didn't appear in the top lane to counter-crouch, and Spear of Vengeance went offline at night because of this. Why?
In Kandi's opinion, YM wanted WE's bottom lane to purposely suppress the enemy. This way, Spider could go red in the top lane and go to the bottom lane to cooperate with Spear of Vengeance and Lulu to catch people!
"Don't push the bottom lane!" He quickly sent a warning signal to his brother-in-law.
His brother-in-law was afraid of being caught, so he could only give up on a wave of creeps in front of YM's tower and retreat with Ben.
When Xi Ye in the middle lane received Kandi's message, he immediately inserted a vision into YM's Beaked Birds' camp.
Kandi saw that the Beaked Birds were safe and sound, and he let out a sigh of relief.
He decisively ran over to counter Xiao Tian's group of creeps.
"WE's bottom lane gave up on pushing this wave of creeps, but they'll be jammed by Jack for a long time!" Doll didn't realize WE's bottom lane's intention.
"Brother-in-law, are you trying to defend against junglers?" Long-hair frowned. "But Xiao Tian is still farming Gargoyle's camp in the top lane!"
Under the gaze of millions of viewers, Xiao Tian ate the Gargoyle and went straight to the top lane!
"Xiao Tian made a time difference. He's farming Blue – Three Wolves – Red – Gargoyle. He completely fooled WE!" Mille shouted excitedly.
The naive 957 thought that Xiao Tian was definitely in the bottom lane and was still pushing the creeps.
Then, he saw an ugly eight-legged spider in the grass below.
957 wanted to turn around and run, but he was trapped there by Jin Gong's E [Heroic Charge] and W [Steadfast Style].
The moment Kandi discovered the spider, he was dumbfounded.
Why is this spider's farming route so disgusting?
Are you guessing?
Kandi now felt that Xiao Tian's early game farming route was despicable!
Phyllostachys Pubescens, you're heartless!
"Shen has no chance to escape. Xiao Tian successfully took the first hit!"
Mille was excited. YM once again controlled the pace in the early game!
"Xiao Tian's early game rhythm is perfect!" Doll couldn't help but shout.
"That's right." Mille saw that there were no battles on the field. "After last year's championship, many people said that Xiao Tian relied on the roaming of the mid laner to establish his advantage."
"But in this final, he's facing Kandi, the top MVP of this year's Spring League. Without Ran's help, he's still perfectly playing the role of YM's early game engine!"
"He's the top jungler in the LPL and the world!"
Big Brother-in-law only realized that he had been fooled when he saw Xiao Tian rush to the top lane.
But it was impossible to go up and finish him off.
Under Jack's control, the creeps were pushed back. Now that Callista and Lulu were in front, Verus couldn't take the creeps at all!
After a round of confrontation, WE's economy fell behind by 0.7K!
[What a cool YM!]
[Did Kandi lose his mind because of Xiao Tian?]
[Is there a problem?
Do you really think Kandi can beat YM's champion jungler?]
"This round, WE's top and bottom lanes are losing too much." Long-hair sighed. "Only Xi Ye in the middle lane can still hold on."
Xi Ye was worried to death.
After the semi-finals against RNG, he thought that his teammates were quite strong. But when he faced YM in the finals, he realized the difference.
YM's weakest point was their support, but WE's support was also a new player. It wasn't easy to catch a lost Prophet in the middle of the game.
He also got a card. He could only wait until level 6 to carry 957.
Lin Yan was doing quite well. W [Dark Shelter] could block W [Card Selection], so Xi Ye wasn't much of a threat to him.
"Brothers, you're really good. Dinner's on me."
Lin Yan looked at his teammates who were still able to gain an advantage even though he was being pressured. His mouth was almost crooked from laughing.
"Brothers, do you think I'm short of money?"
Jack controlled Callista to jump and poke at the minions. "Prophet, go up and take Q. Give him the whole job!"
Xi Ye finally reached level 6. He immediately used the omnipotent card to push down the minions and then leaned down. He wanted to find a chance to kill YM's bottom lane.
But Jack didn't give him a chance. He pushed the minions under his brother-in-law's tower and then stayed in front of it.
"Xi Ye is in a hurry. He's looking for a chance to catch the bottom lane!"
Doll saw that YM's bottom lane was extremely stable and immediately became excited. "Jack brought Purify. They can only catch Lulu before Callista reaches level 6!"
The time gap between the middle lane and bottom lane to level 6 was about three waves of minions, 90 seconds.
If Xi Ye couldn't find a chance in these 90 seconds, they wouldn't even be able to kill Lulu when Jack reached level 6 and had an ultimate skill.
After wandering around the river twice, Xi Ye saw that Jack and Prophet were still in front of the tower. His brother-in-law's Verus hadn't reached level 6 yet. Without an ultimate skill, WE's bottom lane also didn't have an ultimate skill. He could only give up.
Xi Ye returned to the middle lane and looked at the minions' position. He was furious.
Lin Yan's Incubus immediately went to pull the minions that Xi Ye was about to reach the center after Xi Ye pushed down the minions.
He circled around the center twice and attracted the focus fire of a wave of minions.
Since WE's minions attacked Lin Yan, the melee and ranged minions split into two rows.
The minions that YM reached the center were still in a row.
This way, YM's frontmost minions would be instantly killed by WE's six minions.
At this time, YM's remaining five minions began to spread out into two rows.
Five minions against six minions.
The result was obvious.
The minions would advance towards Lin Yan's tower.
(Some readers have expressed their doubts about the minions. It's not realistic to talk about the minions in a single chapter. It's better to take a few chapters and include some tips on the minions. Everyone should know what I'm talking about. It's a very simple and easy to understand concept of the minions. It's the basics of getting stuck.)
There was a difference in the strength of the minions. Xi Ye would naturally lose minions.
He just circled the river twice and came back with three melee minions!
Isn't that cheap?
Xi Ye suddenly felt a headache. You chose a Incubus and didn't support?
However, he understood Lin Yan's feelings after thinking about it from another perspective.
His teammates had the advantage now. Why would Lin Yan support them when he had nothing better to do?
If he wanted to drag it out, he would drag it out.
You can just wander around. My lantern can cover the retreat of my teammates. How many people can you hold back?
However, if Lin Yan and Jack kept controlling the minions like this, they would lose vision of the bottom half of the map.
Kandy finally found an opportunity to control a small dragon.
"WE can control the small dragon first, but this is the most useless Wind Dragon!" Long-hair couldn't help but feel sorry for WE.
The Wind Dragon, which provided movement speed, was recognized as the most lame Elemental Dragon by all the professional teams.
It did provide some buffs to certain lineups, but in most cases, it couldn't compare to the strength of the other three Elemental Dragons.
"Let's stabilize. It's not a problem to wait for me to carry." Big Brother-in-law's voice was calmer.
Xi Ye tried to calm himself down.
Big Brother-in-law was right. If they dragged it out, wouldn't Red Rice's previous strategy succeed?
If they dragged it out until the team battle, Verus' damage output would only be stronger than Callista's!
"WE has also calmed down. They'll take it slow and drag out the early game bit by bit." Long-hair saw that WE's formation was gradually stabilizing. "If they drag it out until the late game, YM's formation won't be strong enough to fight a frontal battle!"
After YM took the first hit, their tempo slowed down. Xiao Tian also buried himself in farming. Now, due to the passive buff from the cards, the economy difference between the two sides was back to 500 gold.
Many YM fans and casual players weren't satisfied with YM's tempo.
[Incubus and Callista are just dragging it out?
Is YM crazy?]
[I give up. They didn't even move. Choosing a Incubus to stay in the mid lane and just farming. What's the point?]
Most of the audience had the same opinion as the commentators. If YM continued to drag it out, their formation wouldn't be as strong as WE's.
However, YM was still organizing the minions.
"I've pushed the minions out. Can we start?" Jin Gong finally sent a message.
"Yes, yes. Wait for me to go back to the city and finish them off." Lin Yan moved forward while holding Xi Ye's position.
As usual, he used W [Dark Protection] to dodge the blue card. Then, he used the buff from his attack speed to push the minions.
Xi Ye couldn't do anything to him. Incubus used level 3 Q [Path of Incubus] and the passive buff to clear out the minions.
Xi Ye pulled back slightly and used the same skill to clear out the minions. He watched as Incubus returned to the city.
It was already 7 minutes and 30 seconds. The next wave of minions would reach level 6. Xi Ye had more than 2000 gold on him and planned to go back to the city to replenish his equipment.
"Come, come, come!" Lin Yan went back to the city to buy two small items for [Spirit of Dreams]. Then, he turned off the lights.
From the perspective of WE's five players, the sky above Summoner's Canyon darkened instantly!
Darkness, loneliness … Incubus muttered softly. All of WE's heroes lost sight of their allies.
"What's going on?"
"Who got kicked out?"
"Did Incubus press the wrong button?"
WE's team chat was a mess.
They clearly saw Incubus return to the city. What was with this big move?
"Come closer to me, come closer to me!" Eldest Brother-in-law was so anxious that he even spat out two sentences in Korean.
"I can't go down!"
957's screen was dark. He could only see the minions around him. He couldn't use his big move even if he clicked on his teammates' avatars. He could only peek at Kandi's screen.
Kandi's Blind Monk immediately gave up on Third Wolf and rushed to the bottom lane. Xi Ye also rushed to the bottom lane from his home.
He still had his big move in hand. Since he couldn't turn on the lights, he might as well wait for YM to reveal himself.
The few seconds when Incubus turned off the lights were very long. Everyone in WE was peeking at each other's screens.
But …
Incubus didn't activate his two big moves.
"He probably pressed the wrong button, right?
Let's go back and eat minions. "Xi Ye heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Incubus's big move was about to end.
As expected, Lin Yan had just returned to the city. How could he be here to catch people?
Incubus' level one big move had a range of 2500 yards. It was very close. Lin Yan's distance wasn't enough.
Xi Ye was glad that he didn't have a big move. He could use it later. That way, Incubus wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
However, amidst the shouts of the live commentators, Bobby and Spider jumped over the wall from WE's red zone and appeared behind WE's duo in the bottom lane!
"Incubus used his big move to cover for his teammates. His own teleport is about to land. They're going to double team. WE's bottom lane is in danger!"
"Protect me!"
Brother-in-law was shocked. He quickly asked for help from his teammates.
Bobby and Spider actually used Incubus's lights to escape their vision detection and teleported to the bottom lane!
Xi Ye quickly looked at his vision. Incubus's big move had ended. He activated his card, [Fate], to see the entire map!
He saw a True Eye in the bushes opposite the red buff. It was glowing with a red teleport light. The next moment, Incubus landed and rushed to the bottom lane!
"957, protect Verus!" Xi Ye hurriedly used his big move to rush down.
However, YM had already made their move!
Jin Gong flashed and Kabedon knocked Brother-in-law down the tower. Xiao Tian used Spider to control him. Lulu used Polymorph and Ignite …
Karma's shield, Verus's healing, and Shen's shield couldn't stop YM's four mad dogs from attacking!
The 1.5 second channeling time of a big move was too long for Xi Ye.
The moment he landed, Verus, who hadn't reached level 6, died!
Bobby picked up his sledgehammer and hammered Seer directly into WE's spring when he got up from the ground!
"It's over. 957's Shen can't come down. Kandy hasn't reached the bottom lane yet. Ben is left alone under the tower!" Mille shouted excitedly.
"Without a doubt, Karma's head will be given to Incubus!
YM wants to use this opportunity to take down the bottom lane's blood tower. Their tempo is picking up! "
Doll tried not to laugh out loud. "We didn't expect YM's Incubus to cover their teammate's teleport!"
"It's the moment Bobby used the teleport. He turned off the lights to provide cover. That way, even if WE's players changed their vision, they wouldn't be able to see Bobby and Spider's position. Then, he used the teleport to support the bottom lane." Long Hair was impressed by YM's strategy.
"Eh?
Can't Incubus turn off the lights, teleport, and then use the second big move? "Doll was excited as if he had discovered a new continent.
"No, in this version, Incubus's big move only lasts 4 seconds. Teleport takes 4.5 seconds."
Mille still understood. He quickly explained to the audience, "That's why Incubus can turn off the lights, teleport, and then teleport. This method of flying across the map won't work."
(Incubus's 2017.4 version is different from the current version. The reason Lefty can use Incubus to turn off the lights and teleport is because Incubus's big move lasts 6 seconds. Of course, I wouldn't miss such a detail.)
"YM has gathered five people to take down the bottom lane's tower. Then, they've robbed the bottom half of WE's resources. The economy gap has reached 3K in 8 minutes!"
WE's fans' hearts sank. The familiar sense of loss hit them again.
YM was already on the rise.