SKT did not hide the fact that they were fighting the Dragon — they wanted the YM players to see this scene. Only then would they be able to force YM's Camille and Cards back.
When Lin Yan chose to split up the heroes from the flanks, Jack, who was at the front of the battlefield, took over the command.
"Don't rush, don't rush!"
He let the tanky Prophet tank in front of him. "I've got my Magic Cutter, wait for me to use up two rounds!"
Xiao Tian did not move together with the duo. He moved to the other side of the crater alone and kept inserting positions into the crater.
"SKT doesn't have much pressure fighting the Dragon. Olaf can tank well with his healing skills!" Mille watched as the Dragon's HP decreased. His heart was beating faster and faster.
Azreal's Q attacks landed on Olaf. Olaf, who was fully equipped as a tank, was not afraid of Jack's Water Gun at all. He continued to tank the Dragon.
At the same time, Jin Gong brought the Greedy Hydra, the Strength of Three Forms, and the Cloth Armor Boots to the bottom of SKT's tower, ready to demolish it.
Huni's Shen taunted him, and together with the tower, took half of Qing Gang Yin's HP.
Jin Gong used Grappling Hook to leave the tower's range, and then used Double Wall Kick to stun Shen. At the same time, he used Pull and Hydra. With a combination of skills and True Damage, Shen's HP dropped to half!
"Here comes the clockwork." Lin Yan's calm voice came from the team voice chat. "I'm beside him."
SKT knew that Huni could not tank Jin Gong's solo carry. If they did not gain the upper hand in the battle, the bottom lane's high ground would be lost soon.
Therefore, they could only ask Li Xianghe to rush over and take down the Dragon as quickly as possible, then return to the high ground.
"Find the Spider!"
Li Xianghe and Wolf were the team's commanders. At this moment, both of them displayed the qualities of a champion.
In a team battle with a Dragon, SKT's priority was to kill the Spider, which had a higher chance of snatching the Dragon than Olaf.
Especially in the current situation, if the Dragon was stolen, Qing Gang Yin could carry it all the way. SKT could not afford to pay such a price.
"Xiao Tian's location has been found!" Mille's tone was urgent as he stared intently at the screen.
A fake eye was inserted above the Dragon Pit by Wolf, and the Spider Queen's beautiful body was instantly illuminated.
"Malzahar, flash to the Dragon Pit and use [Grip of the Underworld] to charge at Xiao Tian!"
Under the suppression effect, the Spider Queen couldn't move!
"SKT, keep up the damage output, we want to kill Xiao Tian!"
Ice, Olaf, and Clockwork all threw their skills at the Dragon Pit.
Jack E jumped over and healed him, raising his HP.
Furthermore, Clockwork didn't use any of his ultimate skills. He only had QW and QW, and he didn't use Thunder. Even with Ice's Ten Thousand Arrows and Olaf's Axe, there was no way they could instantly kill Xiao Tian.
Furthermore, it seemed like the next Magic Puppet's Q skill was not enough to kill him.
Li Xianghe was anxious. Malzahar was above the Dragon Pit alone, and Boulogne was about to come to his rescue.
Once Boulogne raised his shield and Malzahar's 2.5 seconds of suppression effect ended, they wouldn't be able to kill this spider!
Faker had no choice but to use his ultimate skill, [Command: Shockwave]. The shockwave sent the spider flying!
"Clockwork's damage output is quite high!" Doll exclaimed when she saw the explosive damage caused by the shockwave!
Li Xianghe's development in this match was not bad. Clockwork had 0 deaths in 20 minutes, and he didn't wander off either. He dealt 220 last hits and took out two pieces of equipment. Naturally, his damage output was not bad.
Xiao Tian's equipment was not considered tanky. After being sent flying by the ultimate skill, his HP was not high!
At the same time, the shockwave also pulled Xiao Tian towards the direction of the Magic Puppet, exposing him to Ice's shooting range!
Ice, who was fully charged with [Marksman's Focus], drew her bow with one hand and fired wildly. Luana's Hurricane, coupled with the passive damage of the Blade of the Ruined King, killed Xiao Tian!
"Look at the Dragon, look at the Dragon!" Wolf breathed a sigh of relief. Kill the YM jungler first. This dragon must not be lost!
Lin Yan had been adjusting his angle at the side of the Dragon Pit, using his [Omnipotent Card] to deplete the SKT players' HP without hitting the Dragon.
"Kill this one first, don't let him escape!" Jack spoke quickly, controlling the little yellow feather's AQA to hit Malzahar above the Dragon Pit.
Wolf was still twisting his body to avoid the skills. Without Blink, he could not meet up with his teammates. Every second that he could buy above the Dragon Pit was a second that counted.
Lin Yan did not waste any time. A yellow card froze him in place. With the passive effect of the Lich's card, the Grasshopper's HP was depleted by almost 40%.
Azreal, who had activated his Magic Cutter, was at the peak of his damage output. Jack was also the kind of person who liked to jump in and attack.
'I can't kill the tanky Olaf, but can't I kill the support Grasshopper?'
"Wolf is down, and SKT has replaced their jungler with their support. However, this will make it difficult for YM to snatch the Dragon!" The commentator on the platform said urgently.
The live audience was also nervous. YM could not win this battle. The Dragon would definitely be taken by SKT. How were they going to deal with this?
The caster suddenly split the spectator's view, showing the scene inside the dragon pit on the top left, while SKT's battle on the bottom right appeared on the bottom right!
"Huni with only half HP still dares to defend this tower?" Mille roared. "Hasn't he been taught a lesson in this round?"
Jin Gong's AQ Tiamat first used Shen to trick Huni into giving up his taunt.
After tanking the tower's damage, he extended his grappling hook toward the outer wall of the tower. W Tactical Sweep was cast. After leaving the tower, he used E Return Wall, which was about to take effect, to rush toward Huni!
Huni wanted to dodge Qing Gang Yin's control by Flash when he was about to be kicked, but Jin Gong made the first move!
When Qing Gang Ying was in the air, the golden light flashed out. Qing Gang Ying's E-Flash kicked Shen's body fiercely!
While Shen was stunned and could not use his Sword Formation, he used A Pull to reduce Shen's HP to a sliver!
"It's too late for Huni to use his Flash now!"
His body trembled with excitement. "Jin Gong used Hex's ultimatum and followed him!"
The Sword Formation could stall for 1.75 seconds, but Jin Gong ran behind Huni and blocked his way back to the fountain as he left the tower's shooting range!
Shen, who was trapped by Hex's ultimatum, had no way out. The moment the Sword Formation ended, Qing Gang Yin, who had the acceleration of three phases, caught up with him and sent him to hell with a kick!
Not only the audience, but even the YM members did not expect Huni to stand up again at this crucial moment!
"Stall for a bit, wait for me to destroy it!"
Jin Gong crossed the tower and completed the kill. He only had 13 HP left, but there was no one in SKT who could stop him. Qing Gang Yin did not stop trying to destroy the bottom lane tower!
The next moment, Baron Nash's angry roar could be heard from afar. Little Peanut had successfully punished the Dragon!
Wolf, who had already died, took over the responsibility of commanding. He could now change the screen at will and see the entire battlefield.
"Retreat retreat retreat, return to the city and defend!"
Wolf knew that they had to quickly defend the bottom lane tower, and so did the YM members.
"Stop them!" Lin Yan and Jack gave the same order at the same time.
Lin Yan used Vision Modification and saw Olaf, who wanted to return to the city at the river mouth.
He decisively threw out the Omnipotent Card to interrupt his return to the city, and then activated the ultimate skill, Fate!
A scarlet eyeball appeared above the heads of the remaining SKT members. It was like Moody's magic eye in Harry Potter, and it saw through the three of their positions!
Other than Olaf, who was returning to the city at the river mouth, Ice and Clockwork's two Cs had already run to the blue buff camp. They hesitated for a moment when they saw the card's ultimate skill, and were in a dilemma.
The four-second Dragon's enhanced return to the city was not of much use, and the cast time for the card's ultimate skill was only 1.5 seconds.
Lin Yan was not the sloth in Zootopia, so he could definitely follow their movements and interrupt their return to the city.
Wolf saw that the bottom lane tower had been destroyed, and Crystal's HP was almost half gone. He could not help but feel anxious.
At this moment, he was like Jenny urging Forrest to run. "Run, Xiang He, run!"
Lin Yan saw that SKT's two Cs did not return to the city, but instead ran toward the base on foot. He immediately sprinted to catch up with them.
Clockwork's cooldown was reduced by 30%, and a seven-second W [Order: Noise] only needed 4.9 seconds to recharge. A Level 12 Clockwork had a Level 4 W, which could increase movement speed by 45%.
Even so, with his Mage Shoes, he still needed 15 seconds to run from the blue buff camp to the base's front tower.
Fifteen seconds? Wouldn't it be too late?
The Level 13 Jin Gong had a max level Q [Precision Etiquette]. With a six-second cooldown and the 20% cooldown reduction of Three Phases' Strength, he only needed 4.8 seconds to recharge his normal attacks twice.
When SKT's two Cs left the blue buff camp, Jin Gong had already taken down the bottom lane tower with a wave of artillery!
"Jin Gong is still demolishing, he doesn't want to leave!"
Mille looked at Qing Gang Yin on the screen and shouted, "Malzahar still needs 20 seconds to revive, and Shen still needs 30 seconds to revive!
Can SKT's two Cs defend their base? "
"Jack, throw R here!"
Lin Yan saw SKT's two Cs passing through the narrow path between the Third Wolves and the Second Tower with his ultimate skill. He immediately called for support from his teammates.
Jack, who was chasing away Little Peanut with the Prophet, immediately changed the screen.
He saw the positions of Clockwork and Ice, and immediately controlled Little Yellow Feather to crouch on the spot. He bent his arm and shot R [Precision Bullet Screen] like an arrow!
The golden crescent-shaped bullet screen flew across the jungle and hit Clockwork and Ice along the narrow path!
Li Xianghe only had one shield with his E skill. He put it on himself to reduce the damage, and Bang lost nearly 13% of his health points.
Lin Yan activated Sprint and dashed along another path. When he saw that the range of his ultimate skill was close to SKT's front tower, he pressed R again.
"Card Master, go straight for SKT's front tower!"
Doll excitedly shouted at the top of her lungs, "Bang, shoot the Magical Crystal Arrow!"
Ice Arrow spun out from Ice's bow and shot toward their own front tower!
However, it was destined to be useless. Lin Yan still had Flash in his hand, and Jin Gong's Hook Lock had finished its cooldown. There was no way the two of them would be hit by the Ice Arrow!
"Demolish, demolish, demolish!" Mille's facial features became ferocious due to his excitement. "Don't stop for even a moment!"
Lin Yan, who carried the Lich's Bane, switched between red, yellow, and blue cards. A blue card took away a large chunk of the front tower's health points.
When SKT's two Cs entered the high ground through the narrow door, Card Master and Camille had already demolished one of the front towers!
"They're demolishing the tower too fast!"
They could not believe their eyes. "In three seconds, a front tower with a full health bar is gone!"
The crowd in Rio's Olympic Stadium was boiling!
They screamed at the top of their lungs, frantically waving their team support items. Their loud voices echoed in the stadium!
"These two people are a demolition team!"
Mille watched as the second front tower came crashing down. "Camille and Card Master, they're two cards and two belts!"
SKT's main fortress Crystal was exposed!
Card Master and Qing Gang Yin stood on both sides of the Crystal, trying their best to attack the Crystal!
"I'll sell it, you keep demolishing!" Lin Yan saw that SKT's two Cs were rushing over and knew that it was time for him to make a sacrifice.
His tricolor W card could not deal any damage to the Crystal, and Qing Gang Yin's Q [Precision Rites] could reset its normal attack.
Lin Yan could not keep up with Jin Gong's speed in demolishing the Crystal.
He might as well use his body to block Clockwork and Ice.
"Yellow card hit Ice!
He's dragging it out, we'll drag it out! "
Li Xianghe flashed forward, throwing a QW card at Qing Gang Yin, who did not have much health left!
Before Jin Gong died, he dealt a series of damage, grinding the main Crystal to a critical health bar.
Clockwork flashed to kill Jin Gong, and Ice was stunned on the spot. Lin Yan did not hesitate, taking out poker cards one by one and throwing them at the main fortress Crystal!
He was not as fast as Qing Gang Yin, but compared to most other heroes, his speed in demolishing the tower was still surprisingly fast!
Relying on E [Card Deception]'s high attack speed passive, coupled with the passive effect of Lich's Calamity, Lin Yan ground SKT's main Crystal to a critical health bar!
At this time, on the other side of the world, Yamanuo raised his hands and cheered!
"Woo!" His fat face was full of excitement. "A perfect demolisher!"
Along with Yamanuo's cheer, the card master threw out his last card, and SKT's main fortress Crystal shattered into pieces!
[Didn't you buy this huni?
Did you fake the match?]
[Fist, I suggest you investigate huni's bank account!]
[Faker did not expect huni to be his old teammate Yamanuo's last card in SKT. His pockets are full!]
Doll laughed. "Congratulations to YM for winning the first round of the finals with a 1: 0 score!"
Lin Yan drank all the ice water in his paper cup, and before he left, he glanced at the damage output panel.
Xiao Tian, who was beside him, had sharp eyes and laughed. "Jack, your damage output, hahahaha …"
"Why are you laughing at your father?" Jack stood up and glanced at him.
Azreal's damage: 4,936.
"F * ck, is this for real?" Jack quickly leaned on the table. "That's all I did?"
"Turn it off, turn it off!" The prophet's face was red.
His Boulogne's damage output was only 1,100.
"That's all?" Jin Gong mocked him mercilessly. "What a noob, Jie Kuo!"
His Qing Gang Yin's development was very smooth in this game, and Huni on the opposite side had been giving opportunities. Jin Gong's damage was great, and he had the highest damage of 15,000 in the game, which was 2200 higher than Bang on the opposite side.
The post-match data was presented to the commentators and the audience.
[YM's bottom lane is really solid. EZ's damage output is so low?
He's just a mid and top jungler?]
[Stop yelling. Their opponent, Little Blossom, is crouching in the bottom lane. Plus, they're already at a disadvantage in the lane, and EZ has not fought much in the middle of the game. This damage output is normal, okay?]
[Wu Suo Wei, they've already won. It doesn't matter if their damage output is lower. After all, they weren't killed by the laner. Little Blossom's two waves of gank was not enough to block the bottom lane.]
Jack, who was sitting in the lounge, immediately turned on the livestream and saw the comments on the bullet screen.
Fortunately, he had won this round. The audience only laughed mockingly at his damage output.
If he had lost, his EZ would have been whipped by the forum for the whole night.
"YM's top and mid combo's tower removal speed is ridiculous." Remember adjusted his glasses, which had slipped off due to his excitement. "If they had been a little slower, SKT would have been able to finish them off."
"However, even if they did, they would only be able to withstand one wave of attacks. When the card's next big move is completed, SKT won't even dare to go out of the highland gate. They'll only be left with the Crystal Fortress. It'll be too difficult for them to make a comeback."
Mille's evaluation was very objective. "From the moment Huni gave them away, SKT was already having a hard time in this match."
"That's right." Remember nodded in agreement. "YM's weakest player is the Prophet. However, other than his two tower jumps, he did not give away any kills due to his mistakes."
"Huni is different. He seemed to have drifted away from SKT's system throughout the entire match." Mille's tone carried a hint of mockery. "SKT had a total of seven kills, but Huni gave away six. How are his teammates supposed to fight?"
In SKT's lounge, Kkoma's handsome features seemed to be covered by a layer of haze.
"We were going to ban Camille from every round," he shouted directly at Huni. "However, because of Shen's presence and your confidence, I didn't do so!"
"That's why you really should have played well in the last round …" Kkoma got angrier as he spoke. The elegant and easy-going him was already trying his best to control his emotions.
"I was going to let you level up steadily to level 6, then use the big move to support the bottom lane. First, get the first blood tower's economy, then teleport back to continue suppressing Qing Gang Yin."
"However, you gave away three kills in the first six levels, messing up all our plans." Kkoma tried to make eye contact with Huni, but Huni was chewing gum with his head lowered and did not dare to look at him. "Finally, you made a mistake while defending the highland."
"The reason we lost this round is because of you."
Kkoma's words made Huni's head droop a little more.
Lee Sanghyeok and Bang, the two old teammates, sat at the side and did not say anything.
In the last round, the two of them had 0 deaths. They had perfectly executed the coach's plan before the match. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were the least of the team's problems.
There was not much time left for the team to adjust in the middle of the best-of-five match. The five-minute break was gone in the blink of an eye.
Lin Yan patted his cheeks lightly. After the match, he went to wash his face and finally felt less hot.
Xiao Tian, who had just sat in the player's seat, started chatting with Little Peanut, who was sitting opposite him.
He knew that he had almost made a mistake by teaching Little Peanut Chinese, and now he wanted to make up for it.
Little Peanut's language talent was relatively good among the Koreans. He was much better than a certain AD who had not been able to learn Chinese after two years in the LPL.
In a short while, he tore the 'shabi' tag from Jin Gong's head.
The words' gimgoonniubi 'made Brother Siba's heart burst with joy. His facial expression was evolving to that of Wolf's. When he smiled, his eyes were squeezed out.
"The second round of BP begins. YM is on the red side, and SKT is on the red side!"
White Crescent immediately took down Sindera, forcing SKT to ban Lucian in exchange for a ban position.
Kkoma had no choice but to ban him.
The combination of Blade of the Broken King and Black Cutter made Lucian a monster in the middle of the ZaZhi match. This was the time when YM was best at ending the match. No team dared to place him in YM's hands, for fear that Lin Yan would end the match with his own abilities.
"YM's second player is still banning Kenan." Mille looked at the screen. "Look at SKT's side …"
"Qing Gang Yin!" The three commentators on the platform looked at each other and smiled.
Doll grinned and said, "In the last round, YM used a card and Camille's dual card and dual belt combination to confuse Huni."
"The key is that they took down the tower too quickly. SKT paid a huge price to pick up the team. If they don't do well in the first round, it's very likely that they'll lose their victory just like in the previous round."
YM's last ban position was Nanqiang, while SKT still banned Lulu.
White Crescent decided to pick a hero for the prophet. "You pick Tam first. There's still Ice and Verus outside. They're a good combination."
As the team's weak point, he would definitely be targeted by the opponents. Picking a hero like Tam who could protect his teammates was just right.
"Ice and Blind Monk!
SKT picked their heroes very quickly. It looks like they planned this beforehand! "
Kkoma paced back and forth behind the players' seats. When he did not ban Tam, he had already expected YM to ban him first.
This was an open game.
"Spider and Verus. YM's early and middle stages aren't bad either!"
SKT's last pick in the first round was Karma.
"Won't this put too much pressure on YM's bottom lane combo?" Doll was worried.
"If it's the same as the previous round, I think it's acceptable," Mille said. "YM has probably decided to focus on the top half of the BO5. The bottom lane is basically left to develop. They just need to play a functional role in the team battle."
In the second round of bans, SKT banned Rock Sparrow and Shen. This was obviously to limit YM's support system.
On the other hand, YM banned Clockwork Devil and Victor. They did not want to give Li Xianghe a mid to late stage core.
This type of hero was Faker's favorite. White Crescent also did not want SKT to get a convenient lineup.
"… Galio!
SKT has locked him down! "
Doll said hurriedly when he saw SKT's choice. "This Galio is obviously swinging between middle and top. SKT wants to use their last counter position to ensure that they have an advantage in the middle lane!"
White Crescent stood on the spot and thought.
After Lin Yan's selection of Galio as a mid laner, Galio's tactics were quickly expanded by the coaches of the various teams. This swinging between middle and top lane was the most common tactic used to trick the opponent into BP.
If White Crescent wanted to gain an overall BP advantage, they had to find a hero that was good against Galio in both the middle and top lanes.
"I think Captain," Jin Gong gave his opinion. "Galio is easy to beat."
"What about you, Lin Yan?
What do you want to use? Can Malzahar do it? "White Crescent was still worried.
Lin Yan thought about the lineup. Malzahar was not bad.
YM did not have an early laner. Grasshopper could make up for this shortcoming. His coordination with Spider's mid laner was also perfect. Push and Silence could also counter Galio.
"YM has locked down their last two heroes. Let's see SKT's last pick …"
"Heroic Bombardier!"
Mille was surprised. "Mid laner Airplane is good against Malzahar. Small skills can easily kill small bugs. As long as Airplane can make Mercury, Grasshopper will not be a threat to him!"
Both teams' lineups were confirmed.
Blue team YM: Top Captain, Jungler Spider, Mid Laner Malzahar, Bottom Laner Verus + Tam.
Red team SKT: Top Galio, Jungler Blind Monk, Mid Laner Airplane, Bottom Laner Ice + Karma.
Both teams entered the Summoner's Canyon amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd!