The eight divisions participating in the All Stars were split into two groups. LPL was in the same group as North America, Southeast Asia, and Brazil, while LCK was in the same group as Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Europe, and Turkey.
Two divisions from each group would advance, and then the competition would proceed according to the BO3 semifinals and BO5 finals.
In comparison, LPL's draw was really good. There wasn't a single player in the group who could play. The audience infected by the optimistic family had already booked tickets to the LPL finals.
"Why do you say it's a good draw …" Xiao Tian, who was backstage at the LCS studio in Los Angeles, began to nauseate people again.
His body was too fragile, and it took him a long time to adjust to the jet lag. His head was still a little dizzy, so he simply lay on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.
Lin Yan went to the nearby beverage machine to get a glass of soda. When he returned to the room and saw Mongoose's lying posture, he couldn't help but frown.
"Don't lie down like that. It's not good for your neck."
"How about I use your lap as a pillow." Xiao Tian blinked his eyes.
Phyllostachys Pubescens' words evoked Lin Yan's memories. He remembered how he had been intimate with Su Cheng for half a month, and using her as a pillow was a common practice.
Although Mongoose and Su Cheng were about the same height and size, how could a tortoise compare to Cheng Zi?
"Scram, scram, scram," he said gruffly.
Although he said that, Lin Yan still took out the pillows from the two eSports chairs, stacked them together, and stuffed them into his empty backpack. "Use this as a pillow."
"Oh, oh … thanks."
Phyllostachys Pubescens placed the backpack behind his head. The curve provided by the pillow made his neck much more comfortable. His fringe drooped down to cover his eyebrows. His body was extremely thin, and he looked harmless.
"Today is the first round. Everyone, relax a little. It's okay to play some tricks. The main thing is to raise your morale." White Crescent didn't prepare much for the group stage.
After all, the difference in strength between the three divisions in the same group and LPL was too big.
He had already been studying his opponent for the knockout round.
Ouze was gulping down iced Coke. He tore off the rehabilitation tape stuck to the tendon sheath of his right hand and flexed his fingers, preparing to go on stage.
The team members at the side were used to it.
From the first day of their joint training, Ouze had been wearing protective gear to treat tenosynovitis. The protective gear was equivalent to a layer of membrane over the exertion point of the palm, so it would definitely be uncomfortable.
Ouze did not need to take it off during normal training matches, but he was afraid that it would affect his normal operation in an official match.
The ADC's control was much more intense than the other positions. From the laning phase to the team battle, the entire match could be said to be on the verge of death. If one's reaction was just a little slower, they would end up as a mule who could only eat three lanes and not deal any damage.
In the early stages of the game, when Ouze's attack speed was slow, he still had to use the four basic attack points to hit the floor. Although it was helpful in dodging skills, he had to admit that there were many useless actions, and it would aggravate the tenosynovitis in his right hand.
Due to the incurable nature of tenosynovitis, physical therapy could only delay the injury on his hand. As long as he was in the professional arena, the pain in his palm would not dissipate.
However, Ouze still did not choose to retire. He was the same as Mingkai. The temptation of money still existed, but it was no longer as big as before. His pursuit of self-worth was more important.
He still wanted to be the champion. Right now, other than the solo competition trophy known as the S League, Ouze only had a picture of him winning the Intercontinental Championship.
Based on his three victories against LCK in the finals, he only had 13 credits.
There wasn't much value in it. If there were still championship trophies on the shelf when he retired, he couldn't possibly put a flower pot on it, right?
Although the tactical system he was used to didn't conform to the current trend of the Fist Style changes, and although his mentality was bad in key matches … Ouze did want to win.
Seeing the little fatty holding the mouse and continuously adapting to his right hand without the tendon sheath, Lin Yan stroked the black wrist guard on his hand.
He was secretly glad that he had taken precautions early. If a player with a short professional career were to get injured, it would really be over.
At this moment, Winston pushed the door open and walked in, holding a tablet in his hands.
"Is everyone alright now …" His gaze swept across the lounge. "Bobby wants to video chat with you guys."
When Phyllostachys Pubescens heard this, he immediately jumped up from the sofa, grabbed the Astronaut Titan helmet from his backpack, and put it on.
The entire movement was unusually smooth. Lin Yan even suspected that he had seen Jackie Chan's performance in Los Angeles.
Jin Yibo's face appeared on the tablet. It was still early in the morning in Shanghai, and he was sitting at home, wearing a casual shirt.
He was about to greet the players who were far away in America when he saw Xiao Tian's strange appearance.
"What's the meaning of this?" Bobby pointed at Xiao Tian's helmet and asked.
Why is he wearing a helmet?
Do you think I'll smash the top of your head?
"It's fine, Bobby. He's cosplaying. You can say what you want to say." Lin Yan patted Mongoose's big helmet and tried to smooth things over.
"I'll just say a few simple words." Bobby started his performance.
"Everyone knows the nature of this year's All-Star Competition. Since Fist wants to cancel the entertainment aspect, everyone has to be alert …"
Bobby's two sentences were really long. He spoke for four to five minutes before finally ending.
"I hope that the players representing the LPL region will have a good start and bring the trophy back to Shanghai!"
After ending the video call, Winston glanced at the time.
"Put the equipment down and go on stage," he urged. "Remember to step on the line when you go on stage. Don't mess up the formation."
The five players carried their equipment and walked through the long waiting corridor. This was the LCS North America's regular season venue. The surrounding walls were hung with photos of the previous LCS champions holding the trophy.
The big senior, who was baring his teeth as if he was advertising for Colgate, was especially eye-catching. He was indeed North America's real god of illusion.
But the whole world was the same. Illusion was useless in the league. Once the international competition was over, the impression would be shattered.
Illusion's big senior couldn't go on stage this time and could only watch the show from the English commentary platform. The international competition's North America's light, C9's Edisi crossdresser, took over the big senior's baton.
Lin Yan rolled up the equipment and placed it in a box at the entrance of the waiting corridor. Later, the staff would place the equipment on the players' seats according to the stickers on the keyboard and mouse during the entrance ceremony.
At the entrance of the corridor, there was a slogan for this year's All-Star Competition: Abandon all entertainment, return to the purest confrontation.
"Next, let us welcome — LPLAllStars!"
The host, who looked like he had an astonishing lung capacity, waved his arms as if he wanted to lend strength to his voice. "TOP, 957!"
When 957 was introduced, Xiao Tian, who lived in Bengbu, grinned happily. 957 himself also looked awkward.
When the English commentator introduced this kind of numeric ID, he could only read the numbers one by one. It sounded very weird.
"If I'd known, I would've called myself V. Why would there be so many problems?" 957 didn't forget to make a joke while mocking himself.
“Jungle，Tian！”
The number of people in the studio couldn't compare to the number of people in the Bird's Nest, but the passionate fans still greeted Phyllostachys Pubescens with applause.
"Mid — —" The host's voice sank, and then a thunderous sound exploded in the enclosed studio. "Ran!"
The audience in the stands were already prepared. Along with Lin Yan's ID, deafening cheers erupted!
This was the rising God of League of Legends esports, the current number one player in the League!
It was early in the morning in China. Jack, who had woken up early to catch up on the time, opened his sleepy eyes. He had just turned on the broadcast and was about to watch the match (time) when the sudden cheers in the studio gave him a fright.
"GG, is this the face of the card?
Brother Ran! "Jack ran to the fridge in the base training room to grab a can of cola and happily drank it.
[What is the number one player in the League?]
[It's a bit like singing the birthday song to Faker in MSI.]
"ADCarry, Ouze!"
Ouze had a helpless smile on his face as he waved to the audience. Even though he repeatedly emphasized that this ID should be read separately as UZI, the netizens introduced that he always used a submachine gun.
“Support，Ming！”
The silly Shi Senming heard the applause and began to laugh again. The Chinese broadcast room was filled with 'hehehehehe's comments.
Then, the LCK representative team appeared, and the audience cheered as well!
Originally, the top vote winner was Khan. Many people in Korea liked his personality of doing things on the broadcast. However, the Xuanming Elders in the bottom lane snatched away the two spots for Dragon Ball's All Stars. Khan was so angry that he cursed Siba in his almost-forgotten Chinese. He also couldn't curse Siba in Korean, otherwise he would be fined.
In the end, Cuvee replaced him and participated in All Stars with Sect Leader An, Faker, and the Xuanming Elders.
The 40 players from the eight divisions all appeared on stage. The two teams that were going to play the opening match were left behind.
As the host of All Stars, the North American division naturally couldn't escape from the opening match.
However, it wasn't clear if Fist was deliberately disgusting, but the opponent for the opening match was the LPL division.
Unlike the other two commentators, who were grief-stricken, the guest senior was laughing on the commentary platform. After all, he wasn't the one sitting on stage. He couldn't wait for the North American team to die.
"Brothers, what do you want to play this round?" Lin Yan logged into his account.
Mongoose had completely relaxed in Los Angeles this time. He opened his mouth and said, "How about 4 to 1?"
"I'll play a Karma for Brother Ran. I'll take it at level 2 for this round!"
Ouze revealed an awkward but polite smile. After the international competition, his EQ had taken over again. "Let's do level 3. Level 2 is too early."
He thought that this sentence was light as a feather, but it seemed to be serious at the same time. It blocked Xiao Tian's words.
White Crescent decided to let the team members play freely. He and the five of them discussed the heroes they wanted to use and began to think about the positioning.
With a clang, both sides loaded into the game BP!
Jack, who was slurping down his Rice Noodle Roll, raised his head. He finally stopped fooling around and began to commentate.
The Shark Fighting platform was filled with fighters. If the console area had Yin Zi and Super Little Jie, then the League of Legends area had Feng Timo … Wait, the entire YM team.
Among them, the number one fighters were Lin Yan, Jack, and Mongoose. They relied on top-notch effects and solid results to dominate the Shark Fighting platform.
Ordinary streamers couldn't broadcast Fist's League of Legends matches due to copyright restrictions. However, they had special privileges and could watch and broadcast the matches as they pleased.
"The blue side gave the first ban to Zooey." Jack laughed out loud. "A new hero that just came out is directly banned?"
"This is too respectful to Brother Ran. He hasn't played much in the new version. Zooey isn't as good as me. Don't be afraid, Pearson," Jack teased.
On the other hand, the LPL sent Uncle Goat Aoun to the ban position.
This hero's current strength was disgusting. Lin Yan was scared out of his wits when he saw the update announcement.
Version 7.17 entered the League and missed the opportunity to participate in the S7 World Championship. However, there were a total of six minor versions, and Aoun was strengthened four times.
This was ridiculous!
If Chun Li had put half of the strengthening of Aoun on Swordsister, his wife Blade Will wouldn't have been so miserable that she couldn't even participate in the competition.
"NA is banning Yellow Chicken again … Do they have to do this?" Jack began to complain for his mid laner. "The first two ban positions are all given to mid laners?"
Yellow Chicken's current strength was quite high. On one hand, the hero's body had been strengthened — 16 base health and 10 movement speed. The early damage of Q's [Sand Storm] had been strengthened, and E's [Shifting Sand] could now create a shield. Moreover, after hitting the enemy hero, he would obtain a sand soldier.
It was a huge increase in combat power.
On the other hand, it was because of the change in talent runes.
Witchcraft's [Arcane Comet] was now very strong. Any hero that could bring a comet was a true hero.
Yellow Chicken happened to be one of the beneficiaries. The combination of the comet and the sand soldier provided him with a super strong attrition ability, and his strength instantly increased by more than one level.
Mongoose had banned Ember. This hero relied on W's [Fatal Brilliance] and was now one of the ADCs that could most easily trigger comets.
More importantly, Ouze didn't know how to use it. The original plan of this LPL All-Stars was to protect the bottom lane, so they definitely had to give Ouze a C role. Ember was still more of a tool on the field.
"North America banned Verus in the end …" Jack didn't think much about it. Although YM hadn't trained for the new version yet, his sharp senses as a professional player made him blurt out, "This is also the Poke style that restricts the main Q's [Piercing Arrow]. This hero bringing a comet is really disgusting."
The deformed Censer didn't continue to be rampant. After the World Championship version, the designers immediately cut it down. First, the buff provided by Censer couldn't be Lifesteal. Second, the attack speed and damage provided were heavily weakened.
The decrease in Censer's strength led to a complete change in the bottom lane's ecology. Archers like Small Pao, Big Mouth, and Dusk who relied on normal attacks were instantly thrown into the cold palace.
As for the comets, the consequences were obvious — the selection rate of the hard support system that was forced to open increased steadily.
The reason was simple. The comet talent was essentially a consumption-type talent. Its effectiveness could only be maximized when paired with a Poker-type hero.
It was common knowledge that Poke was afraid of being forced.
White Crescent also understood this very well. He sent the support with the strongest protection, Tam, to the ban position.
It was obvious that he didn't want North America's bottom lane to just sit around and wait for death.
At this time, Ze Yuan was chatting happily with the newbie commentator, Rita, who had just won an award.
"The only strong ADCs left outside are Azriel and Gunner. I think we should give Sneaky EZ. He'll definitely be able to handle the pressure of the RNG duo in the bottom lane," Ze Yuan teased with a smile.
Rita also laughed. "North America's three lanes should be able to withstand pressure. It doesn't make sense for them to win against our LPL."
"I think they can try to pick Bull's Head. That way, they'll be better at finding opportunities."
When the commentator's words reached his ears, Jack realized that he had forgotten to turn off the sound.
He subconsciously replied, "How can they pick Bull's Head? It'll definitely be Hammer Stone."
And the NA team's selection proved this point. Soul Lock Warden Hammer Stone!
Rita's face turned red. She didn't expect to make a mistake in her first time commentating in such a big competition. She immediately shut up.
"… That's fine. After all, there's a choice to attack or retreat," Ze Yuan said.
At this time, Jack's live broadcast ushered in a wave of bullet screen comments.
[6666. Mind reading, right?]
[I can only say that there's something to it.]
[Strong Jack!]
Shiba Inu snorted and ate the Rice Noodle Roll without changing his expression.
He was cheering in his heart.
Oh my, I've succeeded in pretending again!
"See, this is my brother's Sister Li!"
He swallowed the food into his stomach and explained to the audience, "Bull's Head doesn't have a big boost now. He can only rely on aftershocks to improve his strength."
"But Hammer Stone can also bring aftershocks, and there's another key point. Choosing Bull's Head is almost a default of giving up the early game. The North American duo is not strong to begin with. If they pick Bull's Head, the bottom lane will be easily played by Ouze and Shi Senming."
"In contrast, Hammer Stone is much stronger. His Level 1 ability is much better than Bull's Head." Jack continued to explain, "After all, it's very important to deal with an RNG bottom lane at Level 1."
The bullet screen in the live broadcast room was like a buffoon, asking why.
"The reason is that you can't let Ouze hoard the line. For example, the three melee soldiers in the second wave of soldiers at the bottom lane are a Level 2 timing point. You can't snatch the RNG, but you must deal with the minions well …" He spoke very quickly.
"Because you can't snatch Level 2, you will fall behind and be pushed out of the minions area by the RNG duo. If you don't deal with the three melee soldiers in the second wave of soldiers, Ouze will be able to take six soldiers to slow down the lane."
Jack took a sip of Coke and finished. "When the third wave of Artillery soldiers comes, they will push the minions into the defense tower. Then Ouze will start to block the range and torture you when you finish off the enemy. With the Artillery against the tower, the minions under the tower will definitely be able to hold on until the fourth wave of minions comes, and then the push-back line will be formed."
"At that time, your HP will be low, and the RNG duo will be in a very healthy state. They can even cross the minions to kill you. At this time, even if you switch kills, you will still lose HP because your minions will be pushed out, and Ouze will not miss any soldiers."
Jack finally finished his long speech. "So, it's better to choose Hammer Stone than Bull's Head. Use your Level 1 advantage to deal with the minions so that the RNG can't hoard troops into the tower. There won't be a series of chain reactions later, understand?"
[Understood, understood. I'll go online and find the RNG duo at the bottom lane.]
[Don't go, you can't win!]
[It's okay, I don't understand at all.]
[So, the people who say 'North America wants Bull's Head' are all pigs' noses?
Brothers, let's kill Rita!]
"How about we take Jess first?" White Crescent said. "957, you have no problem with Rambo, right?"
The honest 957 naturally had no objections. He had always executed the tasks assigned by his coach perfectly.
"Eh?
Jess + Rambo. "Ze Yuan frowned." YM wants to swing the middle and top lane! "
Lin Yan had used Rambo as a mid laner to dominate the league and the international stage, leaving a deep impression. Now that Rambo could also carry Comet, its consumption was quite high.
"Let's take Grasshopper."
Pearson looked at his coach. He did not think that he could gain much from Lin Yan. Taking Grasshopper was more in line with his psychological expectations.
"Do you want to bring the secret book of unsealing?" Sneaky asked.
"If it's Jess, I'll bring him," Pearson replied after thinking for a moment. "If it's Rambo, I'll use Glacier buff. His legs are short, so I'll leave someone to gank him."
"North America gets the double C of Gunner and Grasshopper. This way, the last choice in the first round of the LPL should be Ouze's EZ …"
As soon as Ze Yuan finished speaking, Yellow Hair Ezreal's avatar appeared in Lin Yan's selection window on the third floor of the LPL.
Relying on his talent [Steal Omen], Yellow Hair had recently become a T1 shooter in the version. His Q skill, which was considered a special attack, could steal items from 1,000 yards away.
Steal Omen had accelerated EZ's development by a level. The formation period of Magic Cutter + Ice Fist had also come earlier, which was equivalent to extending Ezreal's strong mid-game stage.
Naturally, his appearance rate and win rate had increased.
In the second round of BP, as usual, they targeted other positions that neither side had chosen. The LPL banned Gnar and Shen, two excellent solo picks, while North America blocked Princes and Piggirl, two excellent junglers.
"Xiao Tian, which one do you think is better? Wine Barrel, Mantis, or Blind Monk?" White Crescent completely ignored the choice of hero.
Phyllostachys Pubescens glanced at his team's lineup. "… Wine Barrel."
"Is White Crescent leaving the support for last?" Ze Yuan looked at the top four heroes in his team's area and frowned. He felt that something was not right.
This version was full of hard supports. The opponent had already revealed Hammer Stone and Lancer's bottom lane. What else was there to hide?
However, he did not say much. He looked at North America's selection of Big Tree and Mantis and analyzed the opponent's lineup. "North America's top and middle solo lanes are all hard control. Their ability to coordinate with the jungler is quite strong. Mantis has a lot of room to play in this game. He can pose a threat to the LPL with just a grab."
After communicating with his teammates and coach, Xiao Ming chose to lock on to the hero!
Fallen Angel Morgana!
This hero had not appeared in the professional arena for a long time, but the LPL decisively brought it out after the rune overhaul.
The audience thought about it carefully and felt that it was really feasible. W Gutter Oil could perfectly trigger Comet, and Black Shield was also miraculously effective in blocking Big Tree and Malzahar's forceful initiation.
"Cool, Shi Senming!"
Jack was excited. "Brothers, let's bet on how many Q's the opposing Positionless Duo can take from Shi Senming. I don't think I can take it."
The bullet screen, which had just quieted down for a while, suddenly became noisy again. Jack glanced out and tried to suppress the smile on his face.
After all, he was an experienced streamer. Shiba Inu was proficient in any way that could make the bullet screen explode.
The lineups of both sides had been determined.
The blue team's LCS.NA: Top Laner Big Tree, Jungler Mantis, Mid Laner Malzahar, Lancer + Hammer Stone.
The red team's LPL: Top Laner Rambo, Jungler Wine Barrel, Mid Laner Jayce, Bottom Laner EZ + Morgana.
"In the end, it's still Brother Ran's Jayce. We'll strive for an advantage in single lane …" Ze Yuan was now an experienced commentator. He opened the topic to give Rita space to roam freely.
"In terms of lineups, our LPL is more inclined towards Poke attrition, while North America is more inclined towards forceful initiation." Rita had not said anything during this period of time. She was well-prepared. "The focus of this game is how much of an advantage we can have in the early game, and how much Xiao Ming's support Morgana can play in defending against forceful initiation."
Lin Yan was quickly aligning the runes. After two days of rustling, he was now very fast at aligning runes.
Electrocution, Taste of Blood, Zombie Guard, Relentless Hunter, and the witchcraft's Agility + Water Walk.
This set of runes highlighted Fast Run, Relentless Hunter's movement speed and two small runes that increased movement speed. Lin Yan planned to be a Hong Kong reporter.
As expected, Pearson brought the Enlightenment's [Secrets of Unsealing]. In the current version, this talent allowed one to obtain the first summoner's skill fragment every two minutes. After that, one could obtain another every six minutes.
However, the drawback was also obvious. It could only be used next to a fountain shop.
In other words, it could not provide much help for the hero lane.
Lin Yan's mouse hovered over Pearson's witchcraft, which meant that the initial attributes of the grasshopper were completely exposed to him.
+ 20% Potion Duration and 27 Magic Points.
There was no HP. Lin Yan looked at the healing skill in Pearson's summoner's skill column and took a sip of soda water expressionlessly.
Before the game loaded into Summoner's Canyon, the audience in the stadium cheered anxiously. The off-season was also a form of torture for this group of esports fans.
They could not wait to see the showdown between the home team and the LPL team.
Anyway, the North American audience had been numb from losing over the years. Watching LCS matches was like watching Lin Yan watching the national football team.
First, they lowered their expectations. The North American audience thought that if they could kill Lin Yan once, it would be considered a success. Once this standard was exceeded, the rest would be a pleasant surprise.
Lin Yan controlled Rose Gentleman Jayce to spin around in the fountain. At the same time, he exercised his wrists. After not playing in an official match for a month, he needed to familiarize himself with the rhythm.
Longsword + Reuse Potion. As soon as the fountain opened, he began to switch forms, speeding himself to the jungle.
"The LPL team is very fierce. They directly invaded the lower half of the North American jungle!"
Lin Yan's level one team was not bad. On the other hand, the North American team had Mantis and Grasshopper. These two level one heroes were almost useless. They were not a match for them at all.
"Sneaky retreated a little slower and got touched by Ouze!"
Blondie shot out a white liquid that splashed on the female gunner's face.
"I got it, I got it!"
Ouze was overjoyed. A money bag appeared in his inventory.
"What kind of dog luck is this?" Xiao Tian scolded jokingly. "How much?"
"80!" Ouze's voice was as loud as Huang Hong's in the Spring Festival Gala skit.
"He can't return to the city. I've blocked his position!"
Xiao Ming kept moving forward. He took damage from the female gunner's E [Rain of Bullets] and Comet. His health dropped a lot, but he successfully stopped the crossdressing AD from returning to the city.
"I'll go down at level three. You guys pay attention. It's best to control the offline." Lin Yan's voice was calm.
"Ah?" Ouze was stunned. "You brought Ignite."
Could he support the bottom lane at level three?
Ouze remembered the joke he had made before. It's too early to catch level two. Let's do it at level three.
You're really going to do it at level three?
Ouze was panicking at this time. His mind was filled with the famous words of his good brother 55. I'm just kidding, brother!
Don't you stop playing the lane just to catch the bottom lane!
"… Is there a problem?" Lin Yan was also a little confused.
Phyllostachys Pubescens and Shi Senming also looked away from their screens and looked at Ouze.
Wasn't this normal?
This scene was accurately captured by the live cameraman and presented to the global audience watching the live broadcast.
[Mongoose: Did something happen?]
[Woah woah woah, Death's Gaze?]
[Here comes the famous scene. Let's take a screenshot first!]
Ouze didn't know the rhythm of the bullet screen. He was speechless after hearing Lin Yan's words. He was annoyed that he didn't understand his midlaner well enough in the past few days of the mock competition.
Lin Ran went online with Mercury's Cannon. He kept the cannon that had the passive ability to break double resistance in his hand.
Looking at Lin Yan's approaching positioning, Pearson didn't dare to move forward. He gave up the idea of learning E's Baleful Star Illusion. He planned to use Q's Void Summon, which had a longer range, to kill the remaining melee soldiers.
He thought that Lin Yan would use the range of Q's cannon to kill the three remaining soldiers. This way, Jayz's normal attack range of only 500 yards would not be able to threaten him.
However, Lin Yan took advantage of Pearson's pause in casting to decisively use Q's Electric Shock. He successfully hit Malzahar, who was unable to move.
The cannon easily tore through Malzahar's membrane, destroying his passive Void Travel and causing some damage.
However, in order to harass Pearson, Lin Yan left out two Bin's.
After the melee soldiers on both sides died, Lin Yan controlled Jayz to continue to press forward. The Grasshopper didn't have any skills and couldn't pose a threat to him.
In order to make better use of the + 20% potion duration passive provided by the Enlightenment, Pearson specially chose the Decay Potion. Even if he took the potion and had the help of three ranged soldiers, he still wouldn't be able to win against Lin Yan.
After all, Jayz had two sets of skills. In addition to the additional damage from the hammer form and the longsword, the Grasshopper was no match for him.
Pearson could only retreat and wait for his skills to recover.
However, Lin Yan was blocking the side and didn't attack the A's soldiers. The ranged soldiers on both sides were left with low HP again. Seeing that Pearson wanted to use Q's Void Summon to kill the soldiers, he used Q's Electric Shock again and successfully hit!
The passive Void Travel, which was still on cooldown, recalculated its cooldown after receiving damage.
The 30-second cooldown time of the passive was extremely long in Pearson's mind. He frowned. Although he still had more than 80% of his HP left, he still cautiously drank a layer of Decay Potion to maintain his status.
On the other hand, Lin Yan missed the opportunity to finish off the minions because he wanted to deplete them. This time, he only managed to finish off two minions. In the first wave of minions, he was pulled back by three minions by Pearson.
"957, can you push down the minions a little?" Lin Yan wasn't in a hurry. He calmly communicated with his teammate in the top lane.
957 was playing a Rambo this round. Moreover, Xiao Tian was still in the bottom half of the map due to his level 1 buff. Logically speaking, pushing down the minions against the Big Tree was a very stupid choice.
This was because the North America team could very well send a Wild Mantis over and coordinate with the Big Tree to gank and kill him.
Any other top laner would have rejected Lin Yan's suggestion because it was too dangerous. However, 957 was the same as Jin Gong. He was a classic example of sacrificing himself for the big picture.
He chose to believe in his teammate and controlled his Rambo to activate Q's Pyro Feast and burn the minions.
Lin Yan received a positive reply from his teammate and continued with his plan.
He took advantage of the fact that his minions were low on HP and used Q's Electric Surge to deplete them when Pearson went up to finish them off. This caused the Grasshopper's passive to be in cooldown.
This continued until the third wave of minions arrived.
Lin Yan began to deplete the A-Soldier's HP frequently. He drank a Reuse Potion and went up to kill the last melee soldier with a normal attack to level up to Level 3.
He learned a skill in seconds. As he used Q's Electric Surge, he tapped on the floor on the side and cast E's Acceleration Gate, increasing the speed of the Electric Ball's attack!
Crooked Cannon!
The swift cannon shot hit Malzahar with an endless amount of electricity, causing his HP to drop by a huge chunk!
"The Enhanced Cannon hit …" Ze Yuan dragged out his words. His words sounded very calm.
However, in the next moment, Jayce suddenly exploded!
Lin Yan used the movement speed provided by the Acceleration Belt to dash forward. He activated W's Super Charge and switched to hammer form to gain another 40 points of Acceleration. Coupled with the 4% movement speed provided by his talent, Agility, his movement speed was close to 500 points. He rushed to Dean Bi in an instant!
Q's Sky's Leap + W's Lightning Territory and Ignite in the air!
"What does Ignite mean?" Ze Yuan shouted. "Pearson was at full HP before this!"
"Is Brother Ran going to attack now?"
The domestic audience heard Ze Yuan's surprised shout and saw Jayce jump up high and smash the Grasshopper's head with his heavy hammer!
Pearson did not expect that Jayce would dare to fight with him while he was at full HP before he was hit by the crooked cannon!
He clearly remembered that Lin Yan did not insert any accessory eyes. 'How dare you play like this when you don't know my mantis' position?
Aren't you afraid of my teammate? '
However, Dean Bi immediately realized what a fatal mistake he had made.
He was hit by Q's Sky's Leap in hammer form and Lightning Territory, causing up to 75 points of physical damage!
His HP dropped to less than half in an instant!
Moreover, his movement speed was slowed by Sky's Leap!
Lin Yan smashed the hammer close to his face. He wanted to hit the three normal attacks that he had previously used W's Super Charge to increase his attack speed to the upper limit!
"Pearson, use Flash to increase the distance and use your healing skills!"
However, Lin Yan's reaction was just as fast. He smashed the three hammers together with Flash within a second!
With the red dominator as the main rune, it provided 11 points of attack power. With the addition of the long sword, Jayce's attack power reached 70 points. With the three hammers in hammer form, the damage on the interface was as high as 210 points.
The Level 2 Grasshopper did not have the additional HP from the rune, so it was extremely fragile!
The Grasshopper's HP dropped to the bottom in an instant. Lin Yan used E's Thunder Strike to knock Pearson away, but at the same time, it also took away his remaining HP!
Malzahar's eyes were filled with unwillingness and confusion as he fell under the tower. He watched as Lin Yan took the second hit from the tower and left safely.
(See this chapter for the damage calculator)
"Level 3 full HP solo kill!" Ze Yuan yelled. "What did I see?"
【66666！】
[This Jayce's damage is so high?
Level 3 instakill with one combo?]
[This Jayce killed the Grasshopper!]
[Pearson used his skills so decisively.]
[The Grasshopper is like a piece of paper, it will break with a poke!]
The victim's eyes were even more dazed than the dean's.
What the hell?
Where is my Grasshopper with full HP?
How did it die?
Level 3 Jayce instakilled me with full HP with one combo?
Are you kidding me?
Is there any justice in this world?
Pearson wanted to send Chun Li a razor blade.
"Brother Ran, you're so strong!
You're too strong, I can't take it at all! "Mongoose was extremely comfortable.
Junglers loved it the most when they had just finished using the double BUFF, and there would be teammates in all three lanes who could get a solo kill.
"My goodness, how did you kill it?" Ouze did not expect Lin Yan to be so strong.
"It can't be helped. The new version's rune damage has increased too much." Lin Yan sighed. "I didn't want to solo kill it either. Why didn't he return to the city with full HP?"
Originally, they could still rely on the yellow rune to provide armor and HP to provide tankiness in the early stage, but this version was not realistic at all.
The rune provided HP in the early stage, and the players had to choose Resolute. The others would not provide tankiness.
However, most heroes could not choose Resolute in this version, such as the Grasshopper in this game.
However, this gave Lin Yan a chance to break the game!