At the twenty-first minute, Jin Gong returned to the city to replenish the Straker's Gauntlet. Three pieces of equipment were about to enter the formative stage.
RNG's team voice chat was very impatient.
"We need to start a group or else we won't be able to control Kenji!" Spicy Saucepan raised his voice.
"Fight fight fight, we want to eat the Dragon!" Ouze, the commander of the other team, also shouted.
They all knew that with the improvement of Kenji's defensive equipment, RNG's lineup would not be able to deal with this short-haired woman with a Western sword.
Once the Xiba's Bloody Hand was used, both RNG's tower defenders would be killed by Kenji. Once Jin Gong was engaged in the bottom lane, they would have no time to deal with the Dragon in the top half of the map.
Now they had to seize the opportunity to force their way through the enemy!
"YM's junglers are leaving the high ground. It looks like they're going to set up their vision near the Dragon to prepare for a possible group battle …" Before Jack could finish his sentence, Spicy Saucepan activated Scan and entered YM's jungle through the river. Then, he planted a fake eye in the blue buff camp.
Five seconds later, Liu Qingsong and Xiao Tian arrived at the blue zone. Neither of them knew that Spicy Saucepan had planted an eye in their jungle alone.
After entering the river, Liu Qingsong activated his scanning ability and emptied the two eyes that Xiao Ming had placed near the river, one real and one fake.
However, the eyes that Saucepan had planted in the blue buff camp were not discovered by Scan. RNG had seen all the movements of YM as they passed through the area!
"Yan Junze, wait for Verus to go before you teleport," Spicy Saucepan said fiercely. "We'll close the door on YM and beat them up!"
Ouze, who was eating his own F6, felt a chill run down his spine as if he had been targeted.
"YM's three junglers have entered the river. Let me hand over the teleport!"
The teleportation vortex lit up behind the YM players. Only then did Jack and the others realize that they had been surrounded by RNG!
Titan was one of the scariest backdoor teleportation heroes in the Alliance. The Big Tree in this year's mid-season update was not inferior to him.
The five vines covered an extraordinarily wide path and would deal a devastating blow to the enemy when they circled around!
Many viewers who supported YM felt their hearts turn cold.
RNG's formation was known for head-on team battles. If Big Tree successfully teleported to the back to initiate a team battle, the three YM players would be instantly killed by RNG!
Once the three of them died, RNG would take down Baron Nash, who would determine the mid-game trend of the match!
At that time, the minions under the Big Tree would be able to defend against Kenji on the flank with the help of the Dragon buff, while RNG would launch a fierce offensive from the front!
Once this Dragon was obtained by the RNG, they would be able to regain all of their early game disadvantage!
There was a rare panic in YM's voice chat. Several people were speaking at the same time, making it impossible for others to hear clearly.
"You guys pull back a bit, I'll protect you..." Lin Yan decided on the team's plan. He had eaten a wave of minions because he didn't have enough gold coins. He returned to the city much later than his teammates and was now on the high ground.
His voice was calm. "Jin Gong, you continue to carry. You don't have to join the team."
They couldn't win even if they joined the team. Kenji was able to complete the harvest in the previous battle in the canyon purely because Lin Yan found an excellent position to cut in and helped him trick the crowd control out. Only then did Jin Gong have room to play.
Now that RNG had spread out their formation, the possibility of cutting in again in front of Xiao Ming and Lady Wind was close to zero. Kenji, who was weak in team battles to begin with, would be killed in two seconds.
It was better to let him continue to carry alone.
"Big Tree teleports to the ground, decisively use the ultimate move!"
Letme's entrance was full of arrogance. He cast Nature's Grasp, and five thick vines slowly approached the three YM players in the river like a giant wall!
Tree World Descent!
"The three YM players can't avoid it. They're going to eat Big Tree's crowd control!"
At this time, the remaining four RNG players used Lady Wind's passive, Go With the Wind, to quickly rush over. They were going to attack from the front and back with Letme, leaving YM players here for good!
"Jack and Mongoose's response was very decisive. They gathered together and formed a straight line with Liu Qingsong!"
Mille was not surprised to see Verus and Pig Girl's actions on the screen. "Big Tree's vines will only trap one hero. It can minimize Letme's crowd control effect by circling around them!"
Phyllostachys Pubescens was at the mouth of the river. She wanted to use the resistance provided by her Pig Skin passive to block the first round of attacks from the four RNG players.
Liu Qingsong, on the other hand, stayed at the back and resisted the Big Tree's vines. After all, the Big Tree alone did not deal much damage. As long as the rest of RNG did not come over, Lulu would be able to take it.
"Kill Verus first, ignore the other two!" Ouze's eyes were fixed on Jack, who was at the mouth of the river. The sniper rifle in his hand was already loaded.
Although the Censer monster's soft support was the most important target in team battles in this version of the game, they had to analyze the situation in detail.
Now that YM had Pig Girl, Verus, and Lulu, as long as Verus died, it would be useless no matter how strong Censer Lulu was. If Pig Girl was enchanted with the Censer effect, would her Poro Pig turn into Pigsy?
"Xiao Tian threw an ultimate at the river. He wants to slow down the speed of the four RNG players …" Remember leaned forward and fixed his eyes on the screen. At this time, Sindra pushed out a Shadow Ball in front of her, aiming directly at the mouth of the river.
He suddenly raised his voice. "Xiao Hu's control is very precise!"
Verus, who was sandwiched between Pig Girl and Cyclone Girl, was stunned by the Weakling's Retreat and could not move!
Jack had used Barrier when he saw Sindra push out the Shadow Ball. A layer of white shield offset the damage from the Weakling's Retreat and kept his health at a healthy level.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Spicy Saucepan, who had just used Meat Bullet to help his teammates take on Pig Girl's ultimate, was also stunned. However, this did not stop him from transforming into Ma Jingtao and roaring.
Just as the RNG players were about to rush in and kill Jack, a giant green magic circle suddenly appeared with Pig Girl at the center. Together with Phyllostachys Pubescens, she stood at the forefront of the formation!
Corrosive green flames that symbolized destruction flowed out from the cracks in Hell's Gate. They gathered into a river in the magic circle and rushed into every complex pattern of the magic circle!
"Galio, use your ultimate! I swear to protect my teammates!"
At this point in the game, Doll could no longer stay calm. Her voice was loud and hoarse.
"But they have to think clearly. This is a 4v5. Kenji can't make it to the frontline!" Remember shouted as he looked at Kenji Wushuang, who was still furiously leading the enemy in the bottom lane.
Mille looked at the situation on the screen and suddenly realized a problem. "RNG can't seem to bypass Galio's ultimate and attack Verus, who is being controlled!"
Pig Girl and Galio's ultimate were still firmly blocking Jack. Lin Yan's R [Hero's Entrance] had a radius of 800 yards. Policewoman's normal attack range was only 650 yards. W [Yodel's Bait]'s casting range was only 700 yards.
If Ouze wanted to attack Jack, he would have to enter the range of Galio's ultimate!
His gaze was fierce. He swore to kill the enemy's core damage dealer. He flashed forward with Zephyr's shield and fired at Verus with his sniper rifle!
However, the policewoman's development was only at an average level at this time. With 21 minutes of Infinite + Cannon + Attack Shoes, it was unrealistic for her to kill Verus in the 1.5 seconds of stun when the weak retreated. Liu Qingsong's Lulu wasn't useless. Her shield value was quite high, and she could withstand the Uzi's damage for a short period of time.
Someone had to heal the damage.
The Big Tree was being closely guarded by Liu Qingsong. He had just been controlled by Polymorph and could not enter the field. The Spicy Saucepan Wine Barrel had not recovered from Pig Girl's ultimate and could not help either. Xiao Ming's Zephyr could not heal the damage either …
He could only rely on Cancel.
However, when Mongoose's ultimate [Arctic Hell] hit the Wine Barrel, it also created an Arctic Storm with a speed reduction effect.
Xiao Hu was in the middle of it. After being slowed, Sindra could not get close to Jack in a short period of time.
At this time, the match had only been going on for 21 minutes. Sindra had not reached level 16, and her R [Energy Torrent] range was only 675 yards.
If Mi Dehu wanted to use Q and R to heal the damage, he would have to use [Purify] to remove the slow effect and flash into the center of Galio's ultimate.
Cancel looked at Ouze, who was dealing damage in front of him. He gritted his teeth and used both DF and Q and R to deal all the damage to Verus!
"Lulu's ultimate and healing are all left to Verus. He's protecting Jack!"
After Policewoman landed a critical hit, Verus was left with less than 200 HP!
A single skill from Sindra or a shot from Policewoman could kill him.
Cancel W used [Telekinesis] to grab the magic ball on the ground. Ouze raised his sniper rifle. The giant object in the air came crashing down with a whistling sound!
The hero appeared, the stone statue spread its wings!
Green flames filled the sky. Policewoman and Sindra were both sent flying into the air!
For a moment, no one could damage Jack!
"Spicy Saucepan recovered from the stun and threw out an ultimate to kill Verus …" Remember jumped up excitedly. "Jack used [Blink] to dodge!"
Verus, who had the effect of Censer, was left with only 100 HP. He flashed to the Big Tree's side and used [Corrupted Chain] to lock the Big Tree in place. The arrows in his hands were fired like crazy. With the help of Censer and Ruin's recovery effect, his HP was pushed back up. The Big Tree, letme, could not kill him!
"Big Tree, who was standing behind YM's formation, was focused on by Verus and Lulu. The remaining four RNG players were blocked by Pig Girl and Galio at the river pass." Remember spoke quickly and explained the situation of the team battle clearly. "These two are too tanky!"
"Too tanky!
This Galio's equipment is really average. Why is he so tanky? "Doll let out a familiar cry.
Lin Yan's equipment could not keep up with the others due to the military training of the Saucepan. Now, his backpack had two small pieces of Double Ring, Quicksilver Shoes, Ice Fist, and Landon's Omen. In the middle of a 21-minute match, this equipment was not even average.
But with such a shabby set of equipment, they were able to withstand the fierce attacks of the four RNG players. Together with Little Tian, they were able to defend this river passage as impregnable as a fortress!
The chat was in an uproar. Question marks flooded the screen.
[Oh my god, this Galio is too strong!]
[You're telling me that this is the Galio that was brainlessly trained to the point where he can't even finish off his teammates?]
[Isn't that enough?
How can Galio tank so much damage with this equipment?
The designer is so cute!]
The key to Lin Yan's ability to tank damage was his W [Durang's Shield]. In addition to the passive effect of granting a layer of magic shield, Galio also received a percentage damage reduction effect when he charged up Taunt.
At Level 12, Lin Yan had a Level 4 W, so the base damage reduction ratio was as high as 35%. With his magic resistance bonus, the damage reduction was as high as 40%!
After hitting Lin Yan, 1,000 points of damage became 600 points, and that was after the reduction of armor and magic resistance.
More importantly, this version of Galio's Taunt could not be interrupted by crowd control skills!
Lin Yan only needed to keep Durang's Shield up. Even if his equipment was not good, he would still be a Antimagic Colossus that could absorb countless damage!
But being able to tank damage did not mean that they could win the team battle. No matter what, RNG had one more player than them. Without a top laner, YM did not have much of a chance of winning in a 4v5.
Lin Yan knew this very well. "Xiao Tian, you go first. Leave it to me."
After he landed, he was trapped in place by Ouze's Clamp. Now that he had taken a bunch of slow crowd control skills, he would return to the frontline with tattered equipment after Taunt was cast. He would not be able to tank RNG's firepower at all.
Phyllostachys Pubescens also knew that the most important thing now was to keep the Dragon alive. As a jungler, he could not die. After hearing Lin Yan's words, he immediately retreated to meet up with his own duo.
Lin Yan knew that he had to buy time for his three teammates to pull away. There was a high chance that he would die here, but he was not going to just sit there and wait for his death.
It would be good if he could deal more damage and buy more time.
After the Taunt ended, Lin Yan used Wind Blast to dodge Zephyr's Hair Blast. Then, he twisted his body to dodge Sindra's Shadow Ball.
At the same time, he flashed his team sign, causing the spectators to burst into laughter.
Spicy Saucepan did not hear the laughter of the spectators. However, he could not stand Lin Yan's arrogance. His Meat Bullet, which had just finished its cooldown, charged towards Galio.
Lin Ran looked at Wine Barrel who was charging at him with a bulging belly. He used [Righteous Strike] at the right time and took a step back to avoid Wine Barrel's fat body!
Then, he charged forward and pushed Spicy Saucepan into the air. Lin Yan ran away!
[Cool cool cool, it's starting!]
[Drag it out, I'll drag it out. I'm going to drag it out!]
[This hero's understanding is pretty good. He can dodge every time he uses Galio. He must have practiced a lot, right?]
[Don't insult him.
This hero has been remade for four months. Who doesn't know it?
It's as if you're saying that there are still players who don't know how to use Sunset Glow …]
The four RNG players on the frontline did not have any crowd-control skills. The only thing on Losers was the 20% cooldown reduction from Ghost Book. The weak players had to wait for a few more seconds before they could retreat.
They could only chase after Galio as Lin Yan led them out of the river and away from the Dragon's Pit!
"Lin Yan alone stalled the four RNG players for five seconds. The Big Tree is dead, but he's still alive!"
Mille looked at the entire situation and glanced at the minimap. "Jin Gong has already led them to the high ground at the bottom of RNG's lane!"
Losers used QE to stun Lin Yan twice, and together with his teammates, they finally killed the disgusting Galio.
"One for one, RNG really didn't make a profit." Doll sighed. "They seized the perfect opportunity to teleport around, but Galio completely ruined it!"
"To be honest, if Ran didn't use Galio this round, YM would've exploded. After losing three players, they still had to lose the Dragon." Mille shook his head. "This is Galio who's been killed by military training several times. It's so difficult for RNG to deal with it …"
After the previous round, he felt that he should ban Galio, and this time, he was even more certain of his judgment.
"It's very difficult for RNG to fight the Dragon now." Remember to change the topic. "Kenji is destroying the high ground!"
RNG was in a very awkward situation.
Big Tree had a thirty-eight second respawn time after death. If they wanted to defend the high ground at the bottom, they would have to send at least two players back, and the remaining two would definitely not be able to kill the Dragon.
If they wanted to kill the Dragon, then they would have to give the high ground at the bottom to YM.
Spicy Saucepan and Ouze thought that if they went back to defend the high ground, the two players left behind would definitely not be able to stop the three players from YM. With Censer Monster Lulu, YM would definitely dare to take the Dragon.
They had to fight even if they had to.
This fight caused a problem. YM relied on Jack Verus's Piercing Arrow to poke crazily from the side, which was to deplete RNG's status, and to trick Xiao Ming into using his ultimate.
This time, they could safely kill the Dragon, but they couldn't go back at all!
"Xiao Tian didn't rush to steal the Dragon. He put all his energy into delaying RNG's return to the city!"
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Sejuani, the Wrath of the North, took the lead. She rode her Polo Boar and charged towards the faces of the four RNG players, using the boar's skin to block the wave of damage.
Just as RNG was about to counterattack, Lulu covered them with another layer of shield!
Jack Verus had just used the time to kill Big Tree to recover his health to 13 points. He looked easy to kill, but Verus maintained his position very well. He used Piercing Arrow to wear him down from a distance. He obviously didn't want to give RNG a chance to attack him!
The caster split the screen into two. The left side showed the tug-of-war near the Dragon pit, while the right side showed Jin Gong's crazy advance with his sword!
"Jin Gong has already destroyed the bottom lane Crystal and brought a large wave of troops up to RNG's front tower!"
Mille spoke very quickly. "Big Tree still has 10 seconds to revive, but he alone is useless. Without the Dragon's buff, he can't defend against Kenji's advance. RNG must return to the city!"
RNG quickly made a decision. They let Saucepan bring up the rear while the other three hurried back to the city to defend.
Just as they hid in the bushes and started the countdown to return to the city, Liu Qingsong suddenly used Flash and shot the Q's Shining Lance into the bushes.
The audience below the stage screamed. The Shining Lance with a range of 925 yards successfully pierced through the three RNG players except for Wine Barrel!
Xiao Ming put a shield on Ouze, so Policewoman's return to the city was not interrupted. However, Sindra and Zephyr couldn't return at all!
They could only vent their anger on the Faerie Witch. Liu Qingsong crooked his mouth and controlled Lulu to laugh wildly.
When Policewoman returned to the city, one of the front towers had already been destroyed. Big Tree still had 5 seconds to revive, so Ouze didn't dare to move forward. He only wanted to use the Dragon's buff to strengthen his minions to block Jin Gong.
However, Ouze was very decisive. He knew from the information provided by his teammates that Ouze didn't have Flash, so he didn't hesitate and used Flash + Piercing Slash.
He used E's Deadly Stab to slow Policewoman and created an opening while using R's Unparalleled Challenge. Ouze wanted to run after using Purify, but he was successfully slowed by Kenji's W's Laurent's Heart's Eye Blade. Using the opening and the speed boost provided by the big move, the two slashes combined with Hydra's active effect killed Policewoman!
At this time, Kenji, who was close to a three-piece set, could easily kill an ADC who didn't have Flash!
"After Big Tree revives, he's faced with a bare base core. He can't defend!"
The YM fans in the stands were already waving the support sticks in their hands, cheering loudly for the team they supported!
The three players near RNG's Dragon Crater were unable to return to the city until the moment the base Crystal shattered. Spicy Saucepan could only watch as the camera uncontrollably moved towards his own base, watching the base Crystal shatter into pieces!
"YM leads 2: 0. Congratulations to them for taking the first match point!" Mille said loudly, "RNG really needs to reconsider this Galio issue!"
In the RNG lounge after the match.
The deafening cheers from the stands had long since disappeared. In the silent room, the faces of several players were red, and no one said a word to each other.
"How did the Vanguard team fight in the canyon?"
Ouze, whose face was as red as a monkey's butt, finally couldn't help but ask, "Saucepan, you knew that the Vanguard team was going to respawn, but you still used Flash to kill Galio?
Couldn't you have kept him for the team fight? "
Spicy Saucepan had his own understanding. "I wanted to force him to use Flash. How could I have known that the opponent would rather die than use Flash to fight the Vanguard team … Besides, was that more important than Flash?"
"The key was that our vision was too poor. The opponent's jungler found an opportunity to kill Shi Senming," the thin Saucepan roared, the veins on his slender neck bulging. "So what if I had Flash?
Could I have saved him? "
Ouze's face turned even redder.
"Don't be so pessimistic …" Firefox finally spoke. "You've already reached your goal this season."
"So what if we lose the finals?
It's not shameful for the second seed to enter the international tournament. "Firefox's voice was gentle, calming the anxious hearts of the RNG players.
He wasn't a serious coach, but he paid a lot of attention to the psychological state of the players. Compared to the coach, Firefox was more like a counselor responsible for the mental health of the players.
He proposed his own solution. "Xiao Hu, the blue team can help you snatch Galio in the next game. What do you think?"
He didn't have his own opinions and listened to whatever the coach said.
He banned Rock Sparrow and snatched Galio.
In the third game, RNG finally restricted Lin Yan with the advantage of the blue team's BP. After they snatched Galio, the Policewoman protected Ouze and successfully pushed down the bottom lane's first blood tower.
This time, Lin Yan's midlaner Sindra had stunned the other three players in the vanguard team battle in the canyon. However, Galio's wings firmly protected Ouze's crotch.
Under the damage reduction buff, Ouze was incomparably strong. He relied on the Policewoman's long range and luxurious equipment to deal damage.
In this game, Ouze's three-step speed push was finally completed. In 23 minutes, Ouze made three critical hits. Under Galio's protection, no one was able to get close to the Policewoman.
RNG had successfully won back one game.
After a short break, Lin Yan went on stage with ice water and prepared to fight the opponent in the fourth game.
"YM used the right to pick sides to get the blue team. The first ban spot is given to Princes!"
Firefox, who was on the red team, banned Callista as usual.
In the second game, White Crescent decisively banned Policewoman. Ouze had used three games in a row. He could put a lot of pressure on YM's bottom lane. He wasn't stubborn and would definitely ban him.
"After some consideration, RNG banned Mongoose's Spider Queen!"
The last ban spot on the blue team was given to Law by White Crescent.
Firefox looked at the BP panel and fell into deep thought.
Princes, Lady Wind, and Galio, these strong heroes, were all outside.
Now, the question was, should he ban Galio or not?