"Caps' rune is very normal. His main skill is Swift Steps and Overdose Healing. His main skill is Regenerate. His secondary skills are Absolute Focus and Storm Gathering …" Remember glanced at Little Pao's status bar. "His summoner skill is Flash Purification."
Zhuo Ding grinned from ear to ear as he said cheerfully, "Caps got tricked. He must've thought that Ran Bro would bring Corruption Potion and Time Distortion Potion, so he brought Swift Steps and Overheal himself. He didn't expect to have to face Doran Ring Zooey!"
From God's perspective, they knew everything in advance, but Caps was still in the dark. It was only when he saw Zooey walking past him with her arms outstretched and his mouse clicked on the status bar of the Twilight Starspirit that he realized that the cooldown had been reduced by 5%!
What was she doing?
Caps leaned forward and widened his eyes. Even at such a young age, the wrinkles on his forehead were squeezed out.
In the current version, Zooey had to bring Time Distortion Potion and Decay Potion to most of the matches. The recovery effect and movement speed provided were very important in the early game.
That was why he brought Swift Steps. Since there was no teleportation, he could only rely on the attributes provided by his Talent Rune to stay in the game.
If he had known that Zooey would bring this kind of rune, he would have directly arranged for Lin Yan to die!
What was the use of this Swift Steps rune?
"Both sides are very careful in their level 1 positions. Xiao Tian and Broxah have no intention of invading!"
Knight glanced at the minimap. "Xiao Tian started blue from the top half of the map. He should be going all the way to the bottom half of the map to get River Crab …"
Jin Gong was using Orne to fight Ryze in the top lane, while Zooey was fighting Little Pao in the middle lane. It was very difficult for them to control the lane in the early game. Once a fight broke out in the top jungle, they would not be able to provide support immediately.
Phyllostachys Pubescens could only choose to go to the bottom half of the map and rely on their Policewoman and Morgana's advantage to control River Crab.
Since Qian Jue's first set of imprints would definitely be on River Crab, it was crucial for Mongoose to obtain the first set of imprints.
"Broxah also knows that it's not easy to fight for River Crab, so he chose to farm in the bottom half of the map. He's going to farm all the way up …" Zhuo Ding was not surprised by this. FNC's bottom lane combination of Chiwil Chiwil and Tam was too weak. Their ability to fight in the early stages of the game was almost zero.
"This way, both sides will eat a set of river crabs in the beginning, so there won't be a fight. However, the Thousand Jade Mark on the river crab will depend entirely on luck!"
As usual, Lin Ran took advantage of the time before the first wave of minions gathered to pull Flying Star from the bushes below. He then controlled Zooey to move up and throw out a skill.
The fully healed Flying Star smashed into the three ranged soldiers and reduced their HP.
Seeing this, Caps immediately rushed forward, wanting to take advantage of Lin Yan's cooldown to steal a few shots.
However, Lin Yan controlled the distance very well. In addition, Little Cannon's initial range had been reduced to 525 yards. When Caps raised his cannon, he realized that Zooey had already walked out of his attack range.
He knew that Lin Yan wanted to weaken the early stages of Maverick's Cannoneer by stealing the second set. Naturally, he would not let his opponent have his way.
He placed his E [Explosive Spark] on the minions and began to stack it with his normal attack.
However, without Q [Rapid Shooting], Little Cannon's attack speed was quite pitiful. His movement was very obvious.
Lin Ran seized the opportunity and went forward to use a normal attack that was accompanied by smoke and fire.
Zooey's passive attack was very fast. She did not even need to raise her hand, but she swiftly reduced Little Cannon's HP.
Caps was furious and wanted to fight back. However, Little Cannon's movement was slowed down by his previous shot, and he was unable to move.
When he could move again, Zooey had already run out of range!
After a short delay, the [Explosive Spark] on the minions was about to explode. Caps quickly attacked the minions.
When he changed his target again and raised his hand to fire another shot, Lin Yan turned around and walked back.
Through the tugging and pulling, she had completely seen through his thoughts.
Caps was a little annoyed. He simply ignored Lin Yan and hit the minions with his normal attack. The [Explosive Spark] lasted for four seconds, and the minions' HP were all reduced.
On the other hand, Lin Yan's normal attack landed on Little Cannon and he retreated.
At the same time, Lin Yan's Q [Meteor Jam] had been delayed for quite a while.
This time, he did not fully cast the [Meteor Jam]. He cast it diagonally, and the second part of the [Meteor Jam] quickly hit Little Cannon, reducing his HP again.
"What a drag!"
Zhuo Ding looked at the caster's camera and saw Lin Yan's one-sided attack on Caps. He was convinced. "His control of the attack interval is top-notch. Caps is so angry now!"
Caps felt like he was going to have a brain hemorrhage. Which professional player could stand being toyed with like this by their opponent?
F * ck!
He did not even touch Zooey's body in this exchange of HP. Her [Skeletal Plating] was not even broken, but he had lost more than a hundred HP for nothing.
Caps took two steps back and his normal attack hit the minions.
The overflowing golden energy was fed back to Tristana through the cannon, restoring her HP by a little.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Her swift footwork was amazing!
Although her PK ability was a little weak, at least she had some means of recovery.
He sacrificed his HP and began to clear the minions. Because Lin Yan had chosen to hit Little Cannon with the second [Meteor Jam], his speed of clearing the minions could not keep up with Caps.
Tristana raised her cannon and used the passive splash damage of her E [Explosive Spark] to clear the minions.
Lin Yan retreated decisively. He did not need to carry the minions to fight Little Cannon. It was not worth it at all.
Caps calmed down and focused on the minions. He moved to a position a little in front of the minions so that Lin Yan could not use [Meteor Jam] to get past him and finish off the minions.
The only way to break it was to cast [Meteor Jam] diagonally. However, Lin Yan did not want to enter Little Cannon's range, so he maintained a relatively distant position. As a result, the angle at which [Meteor Jam] could be pulled was not good and could not be thrown out.
Lin Yan could only swallow this loss and wait for the second wave of minions to arrive so that he could block the minions.
At this time, there was no battle in Summoner's Canyon. The caster simply focused the camera on the middle lane so that everyone could see the game between the two midlaners clearly.
"The second wave of minions has arrived. Little Cannon is at the front alone. He wants to be the first to reach Level 2!"
Although Lin Yan also took advantage of the gap between Caps shooting minions to kill two minions, he was not as fast as Little Cannon. Instead, he moved forward and exposed an opening.
The moment Caps killed the minions, a whirlpool of light lit up around his body. Trystana had successfully reached Level 2!
She instantly learned W's [Rocket Jump] and went straight for Lin Yan's face. Since the two were not far away, Little Cannon's jump created an explosion in the air!
"Caps is taking advantage of his level advantage and decisively chose to fight back." Ze Yuan's voice gradually rose. "Zooey can't beat Little Cannon now!"
Although Lin Yan still had five minions around him that could help him, he was relatively close to the FNC minions because he had moved closer to the front when he killed the two minions.
If he fought back, the opponent had four ranged minions that could hit him.
After careful calculation, the combat power of the minions on both sides was not much different.
This was also why Caps dared to use [Meteor Jam] against the minions.
Lin Yan judged the situation and threw [Meteor Jam] to the back. While he drank a health potion, his normal attack hit the minions.
Trystana's cannonballs continued to bombard Lin Yan, but he was not in a hurry. The second stage of [Meteor Jam] pulled back the minions with low HP in the middle!
"Brother Ran wants to clear minions and reach Level 2." Remember was very excited. "But he doesn't have much HP left, and he still has Enfeeble in his hand!"
The European commentator shouted into the microphone. "Ran is wasting his damage now. Even if he reaches Level 2, he won't have an advantage against Little Cannon!"
Zhuo Ding, who was standing in God's view, saw this scene and his heart skipped a beat.
He could guess Lin Yan's thoughts.
Caps also realized that something was wrong. She put her finger on the Reach button and prepared to respond immediately.
"Ran Bro has successfully leveled up to Level 2 by killing a melee soldier with his normal attacks!"
The whirlpool of light lit up. Lin Yan learned W's [Magic Stealing Hands] and put Enfeeble on top of Little Cannon's head!
Lin Yan's Cannoneer fired his third cannonball. At this time, the [Skeletal Plating] on Lin Yan's body had disappeared, but Enfeeble reduced his damage output by 40%!
Three normal attacks and Rocket Jump successfully ignited [Meteor Jam]!
"Brother Ran's Enfeeble is very important. It just blocked Little Cannon's explosive damage!" Ze Yuan realized that his previous theory of "Zooey can't beat Little Cannon" was wrong.
Lin Yan's maneuvering was perfect.
He did not attack Little Cannon during the whole process. Instead, he leveled up Soldier A to Level 2. This way, it was equivalent to Caps attracting the aggro of five minions.
Lin Yan used [Skeletal Plating] and the damage reduction provided by Enfeeble to resist Little Cannon's wave of skills.
In this case, the damage of the five minions was not inferior to that of Level 2 Cannon.
Little Cannon, who relied on [Meteor Jam] to deal damage, could not keep up with Zooey's damage output. Lin Yan had successfully turned the situation around!
Ze Yuan was still thinking about Lin Yan's maneuvering when Zhuo Ding took the opportunity to speak. He raised his voice and said clearly, "But Caps did not use [Purification] to dispel Enfeeble. He probably doesn't want to continue the fight!"
Sure enough, Little Cannon used the refreshed [Rocket Jump] to get away from Lin Yan!
Caps did not want to kill Lin Yan. They just wanted to trick him into using [Enfeeble] so that the next wave would be easier to deal with.
"But Brother Ran is relentless. He used the [Magic Stealing Hands] to increase his movement speed and chased after Zooey!"
Remember blurted out, "Enfeeble is still on Little Cannon. Slowing down the enemy is equivalent to increasing your own speed. Zooey's speed is very fast!"
Remember's words caused an uproar in the live streaming channel.
【？？？】
[That's hilarious.]
[Is this how you use Kris's famous Canyon Theory of Relativity?]
[That's the premise. It doesn't seem to be a big deal …]
Three missiles circling around Zooey hit Little Cannon. Lin Yan now had the upper hand in terms of health!
"Caps can only retreat now. He can't beat Zooey!"
Lin Yan's [Flying Star] cooldown was much shorter than Little Cannon's [Exploding Spark]. If Caps continued to stay there, he was doomed to be attacked mercilessly by the Twilight Starspirit.
Caps looked at his own health and did not dare to fight back. He could only retreat.
Lin Yan chased after him and tapped twice. He did not know Broxah's position. If he chased after him recklessly and got caught, he would have to use [Flash].
"In this exchange of health, Brother Ran has the upper hand." Remember compared the health bars of the two midlaners. "Caps is not in good condition now. His minions are in a bad position!"
Caps gritted his teeth. If he had not lost more than a hundred health points to Lin Yan at level one, he would not have had to suffer so much.
The small disadvantages in the early stages had accumulated to the point where he could not bear it.
Before the Rocket Jump was completed, Caps did not dare to enter Lin Yan's shooting range.
Moreover, the minions were in an extremely disadvantageous position.
The minions were already close to YM's midtower. After he reached level two, he used [Exploding Spark], which not only hit Zooey but also the minions.
That was the problem.
When the [Exploding Spark] was triggered, Little Cannon was weakened, which reduced the damage taken by the second wave of minions. As a result, five minions were left with half of their health.
He had pushed the minions, but not completely.
Now, YM's half-health minions were no match for FNC's full-health minions. As long as Lin Yan did not use his skills to push the minions, they would be stuck in place.
Rocket Jump had a cooldown of 22 seconds.
If he had to wait for W to complete, Caps would not be able to eat these five minions.
It took him two seconds to figure out the awkward situation he was in. He was even more shocked.
Originally, he just wanted to use a simple [Exploding Spark] skill. How did it end up like this?
"Come and help me out!" Caps began to push the minions.
Broxah readily agreed.
After he finished farming the blue buff with the help of his teammates, he ran to eat the Magical Swamp Frog. He was about to move to the River Crab when the minions in his guild were pushed over to cover his movements in the jungle.
He controlled Troll's King to rush to the middle lane. He helped Caps to push the minions away and immediately ran to the river.
However, this exposed Broxah's position.
"Xiao Tian also finished farming his Magical Swamp Frog and wanted to move to the bottom half of the map. However, when he saw Troll appear in the middle lane, he changed his mind and chose to eat his Third Wolf first!"
In this version, the River Crab refreshed in two minutes and fifteen seconds, but Qian Jue's mark refreshed in two minutes and twenty seconds.
If Broxah ate the crab in five seconds, it would mean that the mark would be refreshed in the bottom half of the map.
Therefore, he first took out the River Crab and waited for Qian Jue's mark to appear in two minutes and twenty seconds.
"But FNC's luck is not good. Qian Jue's mark is at the bottom of the River Crab!" Zeyuan and Remember were excited when the mark refreshed.
"Come with me to the bottom half of the map. I'll punish you!" Broxah saw that Lin Yan was still dealing with the minions in the middle lane, so he quickly asked Caps for help.
He wanted all of them!
"FNC's mid laner is moving to the bottom half of the map. Xiao Tian has also killed the Third Wolf and reached Level 3. He's rushing to the Little Dragon Pit!"
When Caps and Broxah passed through the middle lane, the Cannon Carts had already crossed paths.
Lin Ran looked at the direction of the enemy as they moved downwards. Meanwhile, he used his minions to devour the cannon. After that, he used his Meteor Shower to devour the melee soldiers with his Firework Blast. While he had successfully leveled up to Level 3, he was also moving downwards.
"Jack and Liu Qingsong have also pushed the minions into FNC's bottom tower. They're heading to the bottom half of the map to provide support." Remember shouted, "YM has mobilized four people to surround FNC's mid laner!"
In the Summoner's Canyon, Troll and Little Pao were already in position. They wanted to take down the Canyon Crab!
"Teleport! Teleport! Protect us!"
Caps inserted an accessory eye behind his back. The next moment, a red light that symbolized teleportation lit up on the fake eye!
"Bwipo, retreat to a safe position after pushing the minions in the top lane. They want to teleport to protect their mid laner!"
Zeyuan was shocked. "FNC is using this method to prevent Xiao Tian from getting the mark!"
"Oh my god!" Remember's voice was full of shock. "Are they crazy?"
Lin Yan's anxious voice echoed in YM's team voice chat. The other four only needed to listen to his commands.
"Attack! Attack! Kill Troll first!"
Lin Yan's kill signal appeared above Broxah's head. "Jin Gong, clear the lane. Don't come down!"
Since West Eight was helping Little Pao to clear the jungle, the situation in the top lane was getting worse.
Bwipo had accumulated two waves of minions and pushed them into Jin Gong's tower. As the top lane's minions were 10 seconds later than the middle lane's, the Cannon Carts had not been transferred yet. If Jin Gong were to teleport down now, not only would he lose his minions, the minions would also be pushed back and he would be in an even more difficult situation.
Phyllostachys Pubescens controlled Qian Jue to arrive at the bottom of the river. This was the first time it was exposed to FNC!
Level 3 Qian Jue!
Broxah was astonished.
He originally thought that Xiao Tian would be like him and come to the river after killing two waves of minions. However, he never expected that Mongoose would take advantage of the time when he was helping the middle lane to kill one wave of minions and reach level 3 in advance!
After killing five minions in the middle lane, he was still a bit away from leveling up!
"Run after eating the River Crab. Don't fight!" Broxah ordered.
Now that YM's junglers were all level 3, FNC couldn't even think of fighting back.
In the end, FNC's jungler lowered the River Crab's HP and Broxah finished it off with a Retribution!
"Troll still hasn't reached level 3. The River Crab gives too little EXP!" Ze Yuan's voice was mixed with ecstasy.
This year's MSI was using Version 8.8. Killing River Crab gave 10 EXP.
Even F6's Little Bird couldn't compare to this amount of EXP.
Under normal circumstances, even dogs wouldn't eat the River Crab.
It took half a day to get 10 EXP. You might as well learn from my brother and get some Soldier Incense.
However, Qian Jue was in this round. In order to get the mark, both junglers had to eat the River Crab.
However, Troll hadn't reached level 3 after killing two waves of River Crab. At that moment, YM's four junglers had already surrounded him!
"Bwipo canceled the teleport. He didn't choose to land!"
Bwipo, who looked like an optimistic family member, was like most of the top laners. He had good control of the situation.
He knew that if he went down, he would be sent back to his hometown in Quanshui by eating Zooey's Hypnosis Bubble and Qian Jue's damage.
Then, it would really be a teleport.
However, the moment Bwipo canceled the teleport, Lin Yan was determined to form a team!
"Brother Ran blinked forward and threw E [Hypnosis Bubble]!"
Lin Yan didn't throw the bubble directly at FNC's jungler's face. Instead, he sealed the narrow pass between FNC's blue buff camp and the river!
At that moment, YM's four players had already surrounded him. This was the only path left for FNC's jungler to retreat.
The Hypnosis Bubble spread out and filled up the narrow pass.
If they wanted to retreat, they had to either flash or step on the bubble.
"I'll do it!"
Caps volunteered. His Rocket Jump flew into the air, but he was still hit by the Hypnosis Bubble.
"Little Pao, use Purify to get rid of the Sleepy status …" Remember to raise his voice. "Liu Qingsong, flash immediately. Q [Dark Imprisonment] to seal Caps' landing spot!"
Due to Little Pao's skill mechanism, he couldn't flash until the Rocket Jump landed!
"Broxah, move to the side and help block the Imprisonment control!"
Good brother!
Caps wanted to give him the Best Teammate Award.
He definitely couldn't take this Imprisonment because his HP was too low. If he was hit by the skill again, he might lose HP.
"Chase, chase, chase!"
YM's team voice chat instantly became noisy.
"Jack is setting up a trap under Troll's feet. He wants to connect to the control …"
Remember's commentary and the noise made by YM's fans came to an abrupt end.
Another golden light appeared in the Summoner's Canyon!
The European commentator raised his right hand, his face red with excitement. "Hai San, my Superman!"
Tamken flashed to Troll's side and swallowed his teammate in one gulp!
"Keep chasing, we can kill him!" Lin Yan didn't give up. He stared at Caps who was low on HP.
Jack gritted his teeth and flashed at Little Pao with a [Peacemaker].
However, Caps, who had a strong desire to survive, flashed at the same time. He dodged Policewoman's Piercing Bullet in the nick of time.
Lin Yan was overjoyed when he saw the Flash drop.
FNC's handling of the chase could be considered perfect, but at this moment, they still revealed a flaw.
As long as there were Summoner skill fragments on the ground, Zooey would be the one to take them down!
"Brother Ran is using the movement speed provided by Spell Stealing Hands to keep moving forward." Zhuo Ding estimated the situation. "Caps is dead meat!"
Twilight Starspirit picked up the [Purify] that Caps had dropped and used it immediately. She accelerated forward and hit Little Pao with a normal attack!
"Rekkles came to heal, but it was useless. Brother Ran picked up the [Flash] that Little Pao had just given up and killed Caps with the help of Meteor Rush!"
First blood was born!
YM's fans, who had stopped their support, once again burst into deafening cheers!
[He dared to give up his [Flash]?]
[I didn't expect him to give up his [Flash] right in front of Zooey.]
[If he gives up his [Flash], he might live. If he doesn't, he'll definitely die. Which one do you choose?]
In reality, in a moment of crisis, there was no time to think. In just a few short moments, there was no time to think. Pro players relied on their instincts to control the situation.
Lin Yan picked up the [Heal] that Ou Cheng had just cast. He endured the damage from Chiwil and Tam, healed himself, and retreated calmly!
"Troll, there's still a group of Three Wolves that you haven't killed. You should go and recover," he said to Mongoose.
Needless to say, Phyllostachys Pubescens had been calculating the number of beasts that Broxah had killed when he saw Troll.
Two groups of River Crab and a blue buff meant that he had dealt 12 hits. Troll had dealt 16 hits in total, and he had obviously killed a group of beasts.
Little Pao had noticed that FNC's Magical Swamp Frog camp was empty when he was chasing after Broxah.
With a little calculation, he knew how many resources Broxah had left in the jungle.
"I have to kill someone. Otherwise, the mark will stay on the River Crab forever!" Mongoose said as he rushed towards the Three Wolves camp.
He had placed the Goat Spirit Mark on Troll, but Broxah was lucky and did not die.
If he could not get the mark, Mongoose would have to wait for the River Crab to respawn in three minutes.
It would be five and a half minutes by then.
There was no time to waste.
"Place the mark on Little Pao. He won't be able to Blink." Lin Yan controlled Zooey to return to the middle lane.
He had used the Minions Purifier to clear the minions in advance for this battle, causing the minions on both sides to be unbalanced.
YM had an additional Turret and a Melee Soldier. Since they had the upper hand, they would naturally push the minions forward.
By the time Lin Yan returned to the middle lane, the entire wave of minions had been wiped clean by his own minions.
However, it was not unacceptable to him.
After all, he had eaten a bloody head.
Caps went online again and realized that the Goat Spirit Mark had appeared on top of his head!
Without Double Summon, he did not dare to move forward at all. He was afraid that Lin Yan's Hypnosis Bubble would put him to sleep and cooperate with Qian Jue to kill him.
Caps admitted defeat and decided to hide in front of the tower and eat the minions.
"Little Pao is very stable now. However, this means that Brother Ran has control of the middle lane!"
Although Broxah had taken down the Double River Crab, it was useless. He had been left behind by Mongoose in terms of level and development.
Without control of the middle lane and bottom lane, he could only defend his own jungle and develop. He did not even dare to cross the river.
This made Xiao Tian very happy.
He did not expect that his Qian Jue would be able to defend his own jungle in the early game. He even took the opportunity to sneak in and counter Troll's two groups of minions.
Although he could not get the mark, as long as Qian Jue developed, he would be able to get the mark.
"Brother Ran, you played well today!" Phyllostachys Pubescens knew who had helped him gain the advantage in the jungle and immediately began to flatter him.
Originally, YM's mid and top laners were at a disadvantage. However, Lin Yan used his individual strength to gain the upper hand and then spread it to his teammates.
Little Pao had to admit that it was very comfortable to have a top mid as a teammate.
"Did I not play well today?" Lin Yan asked with a smile. Phyllostachys Pubescens continued to flatter him.
Lin Yan's main task in this game was to resist the pressure. So far, he had done a good job. At least he was able to restrict Little Pao.
The stable development of both sides lasted for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
The ninth wave of minions came to the middle lane. This was the key minions to snatch 6.
At this time, Xiao Tian appeared in the top lane to help relieve Jin Gong's pressure. Then, he would kill Bwipo.
When Caps saw Qian Jue's trace, he finally felt relieved.
He wanted to show off his strength and teach Lin Yan a lesson!
"Caps moved forward a little and tricked Zooey's Hypnosis Bubble!"
Trystana then moved diagonally to avoid the bubble. At the same time, she activated Rocket Jump and rushed to Lin Yan's face again!
"Zooey pulled as she retreated. She used the passive damage of Flying Star and Fireworks to reduce Little Pao's HP …"
However, Little Pao's attack speed after activating Q [Rapid Shooting] was very fast. After breaking through Lin Yan's Skeletal Plating, he kept reducing his HP!
Caps' lips curled up slightly.
Although the middle lane was short, Lin Yan did not use Flash this time. As long as Caps chased after him, he could easily take him down.
Little Pao's set of explosive damage was completely overflowing.
Single-handedly killing Lin Yan …
If he really succeeded, Caps could brag about it for a whole summer!
Just as Caps happily shot his third normal attack, a Weakened symbol suddenly appeared on top of his head!
"This Weakened is too fast!" Ze Yuan was shocked. "Brother Ran only used Weakened when he was level 2!"
In this version, Weakened had a cooldown of 210 seconds, which was three and a half minutes.
The last time Lin Yan used Weakened, it was two minutes and seven seconds. Normally, it would take five minutes and thirty-seven seconds for the cooldown to recover.
But now, it had recovered.
"Secret Book of Astral Insight and Unseal!"
Zhuo Ding subconsciously revealed the truth. "These two runes can reduce the cooldown of a summoner's skills by 20% and shorten the cooldown of Weakened by 42 seconds!"
However, Caps was not a brute who did not take the cooldown of a summoner's skills into account. He also knew this information.
As far as he was concerned, everything was already planned out.
The explosion of Weakened bloomed, reducing Lin Yan's HP and killing three fragile ranged soldiers at the same time!
Little Pao had successfully leveled up to level 6!
At this moment, Caps had completed the level-reversal!
"This is bad!"