Lin Yan didn't plant any eye ornaments in the river. Instead, he chose to go back.
This was because after Broxah gave away their first kill, their direction in the jungle was clear — their own top half of the map was blue.
After all, the game was already close to one minute and thirty seconds. If he wanted to cross the river to get YM's red buff, he would waste a lot of time and risk getting caught again.
Without Blink, he had to start farming from his own blue buff and wait for the right opportunity to move.
Lin Yan knew this very well. He marked the opponent's blue zone and went to the middle lane to start the matchup.
Caps' Crocodile was very weak. Doran's Shield and Resolute's Wind of Recovery gave him a good amount of regeneration and the ability to stay in the lane.
Lin Yan went up and hit the Crocodile with his Crossbow. When he saw Caps' health slowly recovering, he immediately gave up on the idea of trading for health.
He simply forced the Crocodile out of the lane and began to build up his lane to enter the tower.
Caps looked at Kane, who was standing at the front of the minions. He was furious, but he didn't dare to rush forward. He could only retreat to the front of the tower.
Even if he had Doran's Shield and Wind of Recovery, it didn't mean that he could take Kane's damage and clear the minions.
Level 1 Crocodiles were like that. There was nothing Sis Li could do.
Lin Yan, as usual, killed the ranged soldiers first. He let the melee soldiers in the front row, who had more health, block the minions and slowly push them down the Crocodile Tower.
"After Broxah finished his own blue buff, he didn't try to cross the river to get YM's red buff. Instead, he focused on farming his three wolves and Magical Swamp Frogs!"
Wang Duoduo clicked his tongue. "He's very steady. If he really dared to go into the jungle, Brother Ran and Brother Gongzi would be the ones waiting for Nanqiang."
Whether it was Kane fighting Crocodile or Raven fighting Ryze, YM had the upper lane advantage.
In this situation, Nanqiang would definitely be surrounded by Lin Yan and the Siberians. Broxah, who had already died once, didn't dare to take the risk. He could only stay in his own jungle.
"But this will limit the development of the Nanqiang," Kris said. "There are only three groups of wild monsters in the upper half of the server, which is far from enough to support the economy of Graves!"
The key to Nanqiang's dominance in the jungle was his ability to counter jungles and fight. This was also the reason why he was able to enter the professional scene immediately after being strengthened in the previous version.
However, if Broxah continued to farm steadily, then the Nanqiang option wouldn't work.
In the current version of the game, the wild camp refreshed once every 150 seconds. Every time, only one's own wild would be refreshed. The economy provided could not support a hero like Nanqiang who consumed resources.
When the Artillerymen arrived in the middle lane, Lin Yan finally pushed the large wave of troops that he had accumulated into Caps' defense tower.
After that, he did not try to take advantage of the gap between the crocodile's Last Pagoda Strike to wear it down. Instead, he went back to his own red buff camp and made an accessory eye.
When he saw that the red zone and the Beaked Bird's camp were intact, Lin Yan knew that Nanqiang did not invade. At this time, Xiao Tian had finished farming the three groups of wild monsters in the lower half of FNC …
In other words, he had locked onto Nanqiang's position. He was still in the upper half of FNC.
Lin Yan returned to the lane and moved slightly lower to not give Nanqiang a chance to catch him. On the other hand, Jin Gong did the same on the top lane.
"It's hard for Nanqiang to catch people without a red buff. Broxah is having a hard time right now!"
Lin Yan thought for a moment while the crocodile's Last Pagoda Strike was being used.
"Xiao Tian, come to the middle lane and counter crouch later. The enemy Nanqiang will come." He began to instruct his teammate.
"Are you for real?"
Xiao Tian muttered. He controlled Olaf to straighten his helmet and continue to farm his blue buff.
Although he had doubts in his heart, his body was very obedient. He pulled the wild monsters closer to the middle lane.
Broxah scanned the situation of the minions in the middle and top lanes. He then said to his midlaner, Caps, "I'll help you catch a wave of Quinn and push the minions forward. Then you'll accompany me into the upper half of the enemy's zone. I want that red buff!"
He, who had been steady before, finally showed his fangs. As a Nanqiang, he could not swallow his anger and let himself only eat three groups of wild monsters in the first round.
Just now, Lin Yan had pushed the third wave of minions into Caps' tower. At this time, they were forming a push back towards YM's tower. Broxah planned to use this wave of minions to help push forward quickly. Then, he would pull Caps to counter the jungle and use the minions to contain Lin Yan so that he would not have time to care about the jungle.
This was an excellent idea, and Caps readily agreed.
Originally, he was worried about the wave of minions pushing towards Lin Yan's side. Caps could not change the direction of their advance. If Duan Quinn did not let him eat the minions at this time, then he could only watch as his minions continued to die. He would lose a lot of money.
Nanqiang's arrival just solved his urgent problem.
"Broxah is controlling Nanqiang to rush to the middle lane." Wang Duoduo saw the movement of FNC's jungler through the caster's camera. He took a deep breath. "But Mongoose is ready!"
Lin Yan had deliberately released W's [Keen Perception] in advance. He did not show Nanqiang's position so that his opponent could rest assured and come to the middle lane.
He knew that Nanqiang would definitely not be satisfied with only three groups of wild monsters in the first round of the jungle. They would definitely try to invade.
If they wanted to invade, they would have to help fight for the middle lane. Nanqiang would most likely come directly to the middle lane because even if they caught Jin Gong, the Xiba players could still teleport to the battlefield to protect the jungle.
There seemed to be many paths left for Nanqiang, but in fact, Lin Yan was the only one.
Therefore, he directly sent his jungler to protect himself.
The FNC supporters in the stadium obviously saw Xiao Tian crouching in the bushes under the middle lane. They realized that something was wrong and kept screaming, trying to remind the home team to stop moving.
However, the players obviously did not pay attention to the reactions of the audience. Plus, there was a 15-minute delay in the laning period, so it was impossible for them to react.
Lin Yan took another step forward. It looked like he wanted to force Crocodile out of the minions' vicinity. It looked like he was putting on a show.
However, in the eyes of the audience, who already had a bird 's-eye view, his acting was extremely fake!
The problem was that FNC did not know about this!
"Crocodile, hand over E [Rampage] and stick it on Brother Ran's face!" Wang Duoduo's voice was filled with ecstasy.
Crocodile's huge body passed through YM's melee soldiers and continued to move forward.
On the way to the second E, the Nanqiang in the bushes rushed up and threw a smoke grenade at Lin Yan's face!
The myopia caused him to lose half of his vision. He could not see Crocodile and Nanqiang's positions at all.
However, his stomach was in chaos.
The corner of Lin Yan's mouth subconsciously curled up slightly.
The fish had taken the bait!
Although he could not see his opponent's position, there was still someone who could warn him.
"Crocodile E is coming up. Purify, purify!" Phyllostachys Pubescens spoke quickly and directed Lin Yan's actions.
Lin Yan had long since been prepared. The moment Crocodile's second E stuck to his face, he placed his finger on Purify.
The Desert Butcher waved the weapon in his hand. W [Grim Hunt] slashed at Lin Yan's body!
In the next moment, silver energy appeared around Quinn's body and cleared away all negative statuses!
"Instant control removal!"
Kris continued, "Mongoose also rushed out from the bushes below the middle lane. YM is going to counterattack!"
"Quinn's E [Whirlwind Kill] kicked the Nanqiang and placed a Vulnerable Mark … Olaf flashed and threw his axe in an attempt to slow down the Nanqiang!" Wang Duoduo's voice was loud and clear.
The moment Broxah saw Mongoose, his entire mind went blank.
YM still had three groups of beasts in their own bottom half. You didn't farm the beasts and came to the middle lane to wait for me?
"Nanqiang didn't flash or slide. If he's stopped, he's dead!" Kris's voice could not hide the excitement in his heart.
Broxah was numb. After being hit by Quinn's powerful attack, he only had less than half of his health left. He was still trying to use normal attacks to refresh his slide.
But there was no chance!
"Retreat!" Caps saw that the situation was not right and immediately retreated.
There was no use for him to stay here. WE's two small skills had been used up. The remaining Q [Tyrant's Fury] was useless against Mad Dog Olaf and Quinn.
"Nanqiang has been sold. Let's see who gets the head this time?"
As soon as Wang Duoduo finished speaking, Olaf's axe came down and took the head away!
"Xiao Tian changed direction and went to his own top half. He's planning to clear out all three groups of beasts …" Kris's eyes lit up. "He's not giving Broxah a chance to live!"
If the top half was cleared out and Nanqiang didn't dare come to YM's bottom half, then Broxah would only be able to clear out three groups of beasts and a River Crab in the first round.
Nanqiang's early game development was basically exploding.
Lin Yan continued to stay in the lane. When he killed Nanqiang, he was bitten by Caps' Crocodile. His health had dropped to half and he could only drink health potions.
However, now that the beasts were dead, Caps didn't dare to move forward. Lin Yan successfully forced him back.
Seeing Crocodile's rage level drop, Lin Yan knew that his life was not in danger for the time being.
Both sides were stable for the time being. Caps' Crocodile's proficiency level wasn't low. He probably practiced the hero a lot recently. Even though the last hit was suppressed by Lin Yan, its development and level weren't at a disadvantage.
Jack in the bottom lane relied on Liu Qingsong's Black Shield. His playstyle was quite arrogant, and he controlled Kesha to charge at the enemy.
Hylissang chose Bull's Head and Azreal this round. He didn't expect to win against YM, so he simply swallowed his pride and let YM bully him.
Ou Cheng was also an old tank. He was good at resisting pressure. He played EZ and stayed under the tower to finish off the enemy. He didn't want to waste his opponent's energy.
Fortunately, Kesha and Morgana's turret pushing ability wasn't very strong. FNC's bottom lane defense tower wouldn't be threatened for a while.
"Four and a half minutes into the game. Olaf is returning to the city to upgrade his equipment. He's heading straight for FNC's bottom half!"
The spawn time for wild monsters was 150 seconds. Mongoose had deliberately calculated the time before. FNC's Sharp Beak Bird and Stone Beetle camps would spawn between four and five minutes.
He timed it accurately and wanted to kill two more groups of wild monsters.
He took the opportunity to kill the three wolves that he hadn't eaten before. Garlic Tortoise, who had successfully reached level 5, carried his newly bought equipment and crossed the river valiantly, charging into the FNC wilderness.
"Wait for me to take a look at his jungle and figure out Nanqiang's position!" Little Sleepy still wanted his teammates to stay out of the lane.
But Broxah had already made his move.
"Nanqiang is going to circle around the top lane from the back. He wants to cooperate with Ryze to kill Jin Gong!"
Kris blurted out. "Bwipo flash forward. EW imprison Brother Gongzi who is too deep in the lane!"
Jin Gong wasn't like Lin Yan who could carry Purify. He could only endure the imprison for 1.5 seconds.
Amidst the excited cheers of the FNC fans, Nanqiang covered his face with a smoke grenade. Q's End of the Road shotgun ricocheted off the wall and lowered the crow's health!
"Jin Gong knows that it's hard for him to escape, so he doesn't even move. He's letting Nanqiang take his head!"
Wang Duoduo glanced at the minimap and explained from YM's perspective, "But Broxah really isn't earning anything this time. His Sharp Beak Bird and Stone Beetle camps in the bottom half are going to be destroyed by Xiao Tian!"
"And YM's top half doesn't have any wild monsters …"
Little Sleepy had eaten his own jungle quite late. Now, the two groups of wild monsters in the top half hadn't spawned yet.
"In other words, Broxah is purely losing two groups of wild monsters. Four groups of wild monsters, one positive and one negative, are worth more than 300 gold coins!"
Kris felt that YM had made a profit. After all, Phyllostachys Pubescens knew that Nanqiang was on the top lane, so he would definitely be able to get a small dragon.
Broxah also knew that he had sacrificed a lot in this wave of capture. After killing Jin Gong, he didn't hesitate to control his Nanqiang to attack the minions with normal attacks.
"Don't misunderstand. I'll help you push the wave line," he said to Bwipo.
Bwipo was stunned for a moment. He pouted and could only agree.
Fortunately, Broxah didn't kill his minions. He only left them with low health so that Bwipo could use his skills to clean them up.
In this way, Nanqiang only ate experience and didn't get any more money.
A roar came from the small dragon pit. The Cloud Wyvern had been captured by Xiao Tian!
"Brother Ran has reached level 6. He returned to the city for his first replenishment. He's linked up with Huaro. It looks like he's going to fly to the top lane!"
Previously, FNC's jungler had pushed the minions in. Because Jin Gong didn't kill all the minions at the bottom of the tower, the next wave of minions converged under his tower.
This would form another wave of Bwipo's push line.
Lin Yan knew that he had used Flash in the last wave. This wave was a sure-kill.
Carrying a longsword and speed shoes, Hua Luo's flying speed wasn't slow at all. His big move gave him a 70% movement speed boost, allowing him to fly to the top of the tower in less than ten seconds.
"Bwipo had just bought Goddess' Tear, Buff Codex, and Straw Sandals when Brother Ran rushed over from the side. He used Flash and E [Whirlwind Kill] to kick Ryze!"
Lin Yan's Flash position was very clever. He shuttled behind Ryze and kicked Bwipo towards Jin Gong's face!
Jin Gong used the passive [Raven Flock] to pull Ryze to his position. At the same time, he used W [Empire's Vision] at Bwipo's feet!
"YM from the top and middle, surround Ryze and kill him in the middle!"
The moment he saw Lin Yan appear on the top lane, Caps, who had returned to the city to replenish his equipment, used Teleport immediately!
"Ryze, who didn't use Flash, doesn't have the ability to escape. EW immobilizes Kane and wants to retreat, but Brother Ran has already attacked him …"
Wang Duoduo's tone was hurried. "After using the damage reduction effect, Kane's attack speed increased tremendously. His normal attacks chased after him non-stop!"
Lin Yan mainly used W [Keen Perception] in this game. With the addition of Attack Speed Shoes, he focused on fast attack speed. The follow-up damage was also very impressive.
Jin Gong even had E [Never Negate] that he hadn't used yet. The two of them could kill Ryze, who didn't use Flash, with brute force damage.
"Caps landed … He has already used his big move!" Kris couldn't help but raise his voice.
The giant prehistoric crocodile landed with half of its anger. Its E [Horizontal Charge] stuck to Lin Yan's face, and its Red Rage W [Grim Hunt] bit Kane with all its might!
"With 1.5 seconds of stun, Brother Ran is in great danger!"
Wang Duoduo's tone was extremely hurried. "Jin Gong used E [Never Negate] to trap Crocodile, but Caps reacted quickly. He used a second E and moved to the side, blocking Brother Ran's escape route!"
"Kane didn't use Flash. He's going to suffer!"
Lin Yan took advantage of his stun to press the tab button to look at Crocodile's equipment. He found that Caps had bought a long sword, straw sandals, and cloth armor.
In the midst of the panic, he came up with a barely acceptable response.
"Help me stall for a bit. I'll see if I can buy some time!" Lin Yan urged.
After killing Ryze, Jin Gong gained experience from eating heads and rose to Level 6. He spread his wings and cast Yaoqun!
Lin Yan used Q [Dazzling Attack] to hit Crocodile. His normal attack applied Vulnerability, and he used the increased movement speed to pull Crocodile to the side!
"Crocodile is chasing, but its movement speed isn't enough …"
Before he finished speaking, Caps didn't hesitate to use Flash to close the distance. His normal attack raised his Rage to 50 points, and he used Q [Tyrant's Fury] to spin his weapon.
Blood splattered on the OB system, and Brittle Kane fell to the ground!
"Jin Gong is still pulling. Although his damage isn't low, he shouldn't be a match for Crocodile, right?" Kris looked at the entangled crocodile and crow and asked in confusion.
Wang Duoduo found a blind spot through the minimap. He hissed, "Xiao Tian's Olaf is rushing here!
Jin Gong is stalling for time! "
Phyllostachys Pubescens had returned to the city to resupply after eating the Wind Dragon. He was about to reach the top lane with the help of his movement speed!
"Caps also realized that something was wrong. He wanted to retreat, but he used Flash to kill Brother Ran. He's still some distance away from his own tower, but Olaf has already appeared!"
Xiao Tian circled around from the back of the triangular grass. He used his axe to slow down the crocodile, and immediately fought with it!
"Bwipo revived and gave up his teleport. He still wants to support his teammates!"
However, Olaf, who had grown infinitely, did not need much time to slay the unarmored crocodile. With a few quick swings of his axe and E [Reckless Swipe]'s True Damage, he managed to kill the Desert Butcher before Ryze landed on the ground.
"Bwipo made a mistake!" Wang Duoduo was overjoyed. "His teammates are already dead. Does he still dare to land now?!"
Without the protection of his teammates, Ryze, who hadn't used Flash, would be asking for death if he landed in the jungle!
"Bwipo canceled his teleport!" Wang Duoduo shouted. "FNC's one for two, it's a huge loss!"
Ryze could only go online on foot. Phyllostachys Pubescens quickly accompanied Jin Gong to push this wave of minions deeper into the tower.
After Lin Yan revived, he automatically became one with Farlow. This was also a benefit of Quinn's update in Version 8.6. He didn't need to transform when he returned to the fountain, which saved him some time.
He used the gold coins he got from a kill and an assist to combine his longsword into a Vampire's Scepter. He quickly flew back online, and before Crocodile, who was much slower than him, returned to the middle lane, he cleared out the minions first.
After that, he once again became one with Farlow. Lin Yan began to work with Little Rascal to continue to exploit Nanqiang's jungle.
"Nanqiang's red buff is about to respawn. Quinn and Olaf are already waiting for it!"
Broxah saw Lin Yan leaving the middle lane and flying downwards. He had a rough idea of the opponent's position.
The problem was that Crocodile didn't have any big moves, and Azreal, who was at the bottom lane, had just teleported back with Goddess' Tear. They didn't have much combat power at all.
"Make way, make way!" Ou Cheng was still urging in the team voice chat. "Just wait for my two sets. We won't lose!"
Broxah was helpless. He drank a mouthful of iced coffee to calm himself down. He took his shotgun and went to the top lane to farm the blue buff.
Even though he lost a red buff, Crocodile's mid laner didn't take the blue buff. He didn't lose much …
"Can you give me the blue buff?" Bwipo was still restless.
Broxah tilted his head and gave his top laner a death stare.
"I can take the blue buff. Can I eat your minions?"
When Bwipo heard this, he was terrified. "You can eat the blue buff if you want …"
However, Nanqiang who had the blue buff didn't have the crowd control ability. Furthermore, Crocodile and Ryze didn't have the ability to Blink. It was almost impossible to catch YM's top and mid laner.
Broxah didn't have anything left to farm. The only place he could gank was the bottom lane.
He purposely followed the path of the minions and went straight to the bottom lane. He was afraid that he would be detected by YM's mid laner.
"Nanqiang is attacking the bottom lane, but Quinn is right behind him!" Wang Duoduo's eyes lit up. "Brother Ran has obviously seen through FNC's plan!"
Broxah could only go for the bottom lane. Not only did FNC know this, but Lin Yan also knew this.
After he finished pushing the minions in the middle lane, he circled around his own jungle and went to the bottom lane to do a reverse crouch!
"Hylissang blink twice, and he's heading towards Kesha!"
Jack knew that Nanqiang might be there. He purposely showed an opening so that Bull's Head could gank him.
"Come, come, come. Kill me if you can!" Shiba Inu looked like he was asking for a beating.
He didn't even need to heal. He just used his E [Extreme Overload] to pull back.
A stunted Nanqiang, a lifeless EZ … Jack didn't think he would die.
"FNC still wants to chase after them. Crocodile is rushing down after clearing the minions in the middle lane." Kris's tone was urgent. "They've been tricked!"
"Bait Cheng Kun!"
Jack's mouth was wide open. When Nanqiang gave up his slide, Lin Yan rushed out from behind a tower and kicked Broxah with his E [Whirlwind Kill]!
"FNC realized that something was wrong and wanted to retreat …" Kris took a deep breath. "Morgana blink forward and put on a black shield for herself. At the same time, she used her R [Soul Shackle] to restrain the three FNC players in the bottom lane!"
Ou Cheng immediately used his E [Arcane Transition] to escape. Broxah also used his big move to escape.
"But what about the remaining Hylissang?!" Wang Duoduo laughed. "He doesn't have a way to escape!"
Even though Bull's Head used his big move immediately, the Level 1 R [Firm Will] on Bull's Head wasn't particularly tanky.
The three YM players turned into butchers and devoured Bull's Head!
"Crocodile is on the battlefield. FNC still wants to fight!"
Caps used his newly upgraded big move. Like a god of war, the prehistoric Crocodile rushed into YM's ranks!
"Oh my god, this Crocodile's combat power is a bit ridiculous!"
Amidst the screams of Wang Duoduo and the live audience, Crocodile worked together with Nanqiang and EZ to cripple YM!
"Luckily, FNC used most of their skills and Crocodile didn't use his Blink." Kris breathed a sigh of relief. "Otherwise, they would've been in big trouble!"
Jack used his Blink and big move and finally got rid of Crocodile's pursuit. He returned to the city under the tower with his teammates.
Lin Yan was in the middle of the countdown when he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"Be careful, it's EZ's big move!"
Before he could finish, a golden crescent moon shot out from the shadows and hit Jack and Liu Qingsong, who didn't have time to escape!
"Ezreal's precise bullet screen took the lives of Jackeylove and Crisp!"
LCSEU's commentator shouted on the stage, "Rekkles, the pride of Europe, my pride!"
The audience, which was faintly on the verge of dying out, was once again in an uproar!
The slightly noisy noise disturbed people's minds. Lin Yan clicked his tongue and returned to the city to buy an attack speed dagger and flew to the mid lane.
This wave of counter squats ended with a one-for-two trade. Although Ou Cheng's big move was crucial in the end, Lin Yan knew that Crocodile of Caps was the main culprit.
Crocodile, who had big moves in the early and middle stages of the game, was simply a tyrant in group battles. He didn't need much equipment to deal more damage than a bunch of tanks.
His rage points combined with AoE damage, recovery, displacement, and crowd control skills made him an unparalleled war machine.
Although Quinn could kite Crocodile in a one-on-one fight, Lin Yan wasn't as useful as Caps in a small-scale group battle.
However, while the second half of the game was busy fighting, Mongoose rushed to the top lane again and cooperated with Jin Gong to kill Bwipo, who didn't use his Blink.
The chubby Bwipo pursed his lips and didn't say a word.
This kind of continuous death was the most intermittent rhythm. Plus, he hadn't teleported yet, so he lost a lot of creeps in this wave.
The number of bullet screens in the Chinese live-stream suddenly increased.
[Here comes the military training package!]
[BOCK BOCK BOCK, I want to laugh when I see Bwipo's face.]
[Why does this b * stard look like he's wearing sunglasses when he's under the camera?]
Everyone made fun of Bwipo, but FNC quickly revealed their claws.
"Rekkles' Ezreal jumped onto Morgana's face and AQ reduced his health to less than half!"
Ou Cheng, who had obtained two kills, used Devil's Doctrine two minutes in advance. His damage was so high that Liu Qingsong couldn't handle it at all!
In the vanguard group battle in the canyon, Devil's Doctrine Yao Guang's EZ and Crocodile completely dominated the battle. After a one-for-three trade, YM had no choice but to retreat.
"FNC is trying to group up, but YM is trying to use Quinn's advantage as a solo carry!"
Lin Yan now had Broken Attack Boots. This equipment matched the attack speed and movement speed provided by the high level W Damage, making him extremely good at kiting.
"Don't group up. Wait until I pull them to the side, then you guys try to attack!"
Lin Yan knew that they were no match for Crocodile and EZ in a head-on group battle, so they could only avoid them.
"FNC is also trying to send Bwipo to the side to deal with Quinn … but it's not working out very well!"
Ryze, who had died several times in a row, was no match for Lin Yan in a head-on fight. He could only hide by the bottom tower and use his skills to clear the minions.
However, Lin Yan pushed in and started shooting at the tower with his crossbow.
Ryze couldn't kill him even after one round of attacks. When the next wave of minions came, Lin Yan used Broken Life Steal to recover his health.
After two waves of minions, Lin Yan successfully destroyed the bottom tower, which originally didn't have much health left.
The vanguard summoned by FNC in the front also destroyed YM's middle tower.
The economic gap between the two sides was back to the same starting line.
However, EZ still had three or four minutes to stack Magic Cutter. When that happened, his combat power would increase to another level.
That would be the real test for YM.