In Summoner's Canyon, the massacre had just ended.
Ace！
A cold female voice announced to the audience. Sword Demon looked at the corpses at his feet and folded his wings in satisfaction. The bloody glow of the Godslayer in his hand dissipated and it became plain again.
"Wow …" The LMS commentators screamed. They were completely shocked by the destructive power of Lin Yan's Sword Demon in the team battle. Commentator Tommy's face was pale. "Isn't this Urthas too brave?"
Barbecued Pork, who was invited to the party, could not hide his disappointment. "Urthas's attack power is off the charts after he activates his ultimate. His HP is constantly increasing. After Betty is killed, no one can stop him!"
"Especially compared to Lebron, Fengtang's match …" Roast Char did not want to say more. He did not want to recall the tragic scene of S5 leading the Lightning Wolves to the quarter-finals.
Just because he did not say it did not mean that the audience did not know.
During the team battle, Maple's Enchantress tried to control Sword Demon with Phantom Chains. However, Yatoku activated Serene Dream and moved like a ghost. He easily dodged the attack.
After that, Fengtang's 20-minute Luden + Explorer's Armguard + Enchantress with Spellcaster's Shoes was useless. His skill damage was no different from tickling Lin Yan.
Even Maple's hardcore fans on the island had to admit that from the beginning of the match until now, there was a complete midgame gap.
Lebron was killed by the tower, Sword Demon took the lead with Enchantress, and then his counter-crouching in the middle destroyed his teammates …
Not only was Lebron useless, he even fattened up Sword Demon.
Iron Ghost!
In contrast, the LPL commentators were jubilant.
"Brother Ran's Shark is crazy!" Mille exclaimed. "The new Sword Demon's power is fully displayed by him!"
Doll was even more exaggerated. She even did some calculations. "Serene Dream + Black Ripper + Death Dance. These three equipment together with Sword Demon's own attributes have close to 300 Attack. R [Annihilation] provides 20% Attack and max level E [Shadow Charge] adds 55 Attack. Altogether, it's 400 Attack. The damage of a normal attack is already terrifying, and Shadow Charge also has a 25% Lifesteal effect …"
The caster also showed the damage chart of the group battle below the spectator's view.
The Lightning Wolves were scattered all over the place. Other than the support Leona, everyone else was at an average level.
YM, on the other hand, was a pillar that supported the heavens.
An exaggeratedly long middle finger stood there.
'-8,220!'
"This damage is ridiculous!"
Doll immediately shouted, "It's mainly because Hanabi used her ultimate skill to kill Luo and obtained an AoE Healing Circle, causing Sword Demon to deal a lot of extra damage!"
"In a team battle, Sword Demon, including the effect of Dance of Death, can recover …" He counted with his fingers, "3200!"
Mille adjusted his glasses. "Of course, this doesn't include the Heavy Wound effect. However, even if we deduct 40% of the Heavy Wound effect, the Sword Demon can still recover close to 2,000 HP!"
"What does it mean to have 2,000 HP in a 20-minute team battle?" Doll's tone was exaggerated. "It can only be described as terrifying!"
[What a guy. He even changed his blood type after the team battle.]
[Yatox: Not a drop of my blood is mine.]
[The problem is that if you kill Sword Demon, he can still recover half of his HP and continue to attack.]
[Isn't this a nerf?]
[You guys were the ones who said that you were weak in the beginning. Now that Brother Ran has used one round, you want to say that you're strong?]
[It's fine. There won't be any ranking tonight. There will definitely be a bunch of mid-laner Sword Demons. They're all trash.]
Although the competition was not over yet, the Lightning Wolves' fragile confidence had completely collapsed.
Moojin only wanted YM to flatten the base and run back to the lounge to calm down.
Otherwise, tonight's dream would be of being chased by Sword Demon.
However, now that they were not allowed to surrender, they could not ignore the feelings of their hometown audience. Otherwise, they would be scolded to death.
The Lightning Wolves could only continue to hold on.
"After YM takes down Baron Nash, return to the city to resupply. Mongoose will kill Lil 'Dino alone. The rest of you will push forward in the middle lane!"
Doll watched as FW's defense towers collapsed one after another. Only then did she realize the problem. "The Lightning Wolves don't have any tower defense ability. Kenji, Lefran, and Lu Xian's ability to clear the lane is very average!"
Betty wanted to use her ultimate skill to clear the lane, but the effect of Lu Xian's nerf came. The damage of Holy Spear Baptism on the minions decreased from 400% to 200%.
With the Dragon's buff, YM's minions were like wearing bulletproof vests. They were not afraid of bullets at all.
Lu Xian scanned around and could not even kill the two Binos. In the end, she could only let go of the second tower in the middle lane.
"FW wants Hanabi to lead the way at the bottom lane and try to divert YM's attention." Mille looked at the screen. "At this point, Jin Gong can't win against him. Brother Ran is rushing over!"
After all, Ryze was a sorcerer. The only skill to prevent sudden attacks was Rune Imprisonment. After Hanabi became more resilient, Kenji's pursuit and one-on-one skills became stronger. Naturally, the eight Westerners were no match for her.
Lin Yan passed through the jungle area. Along the way, he did not hesitate to use his E [Shadow Charge] to rush through the wall. Anyway, a full-level E only had a 12-second cooldown. He now had a full cooldown of Death's Dance (10%) + Serene Dream (10%) + Black Cutter (20%). In total, he only had a cooldown of seven seconds.
"Kenji saw Brother Ran. She thinks she's very agile and wants to play with Sword Demon …" Mille was looking forward to it. "This is the Imperial City PK between Dual Swordsmen!"
Hanabi felt bitter.
Who would be so stupid as to play with this three-and-a-half-piece Sword Demon?
The main thing was that he could not escape!
Serene Dream Spirit passively provided Sword Demon with 40 points of movement speed. Hanabi could only watch as Sword Demon closed the distance between them.
He simply found an empty spot to ensure that Sword Demon could not connect with the wall to block his weakness. Then, he raised the slender western sword in his hand and challenged Sword Demon.
"Brother Ran didn't even use his Q. He used Serene Dream to speed up and stabbed Kenji directly …" Doll's mouth was wide open. She was shocked by the speed at which Kenji's HP was decreasing.
Exclamations broke out from the spectator stands one after another!
Just one slash!
The Death-Giving Sword Aura directly stabbed away 30% of Kenji's HP!
"Oh my god …"
Lin Yan's attack power was high to begin with. On the other hand, Kenji did not even have the Greedy Hydra. The only defensive equipment she had was the Strength of Three Phases, which could provide a small amount of HP.
With this slash, Fiona was stabbed until she trembled.
"R [Unparalleled Challenge] on Sword Demon. Normal attack followed by Q to quickly kill two of them!"
Lin Ran didn't move either. He stood still and watched as the Sword Concubine circled around him. The huge sword in his hand slashed at her body.
"Kenji has used all her skills. It seems that she still can't win against Sword Demon who is only using normal attacks. Isn't this too cruel?!"
Hanabi felt the difference in their combat power as soon as they started fighting. She smiled helplessly and lit up a crying emoji.
Lin Yan replied with a Teemo like emoji. Just looking at it made his blood pressure rise.
"Kenji still wants to reduce Sword Demon's attack speed with W, but Brother Ran is already prepared. He used E [Shadow Dash] to pull her to the side and dodged her stab. Then, he backhanded two slashes and sent Hanabi back to the fountain!"
After killing Kenji, Sword Demon's body lit up with a blue light pillar that shot up to the sky!
"Brother Ran has used teleportation. He wants to cooperate with his four teammates in the front and middle lane to push forward!"
The TP landed on the melee soldier under the tower in the middle lane of the Lightning Wolf!
Betty rushed out of the fountain with the brand new Scythe of Plunder on her body. She started attacking Sword Demon who was at the front of YM's formation!
"Lucien is focusing all his skills on Ran Bro …" Tommy, the commentator for LMS, said. He was still hoping that his team would be able to turn the tables around. Watching Betty's skillful operation, his voice was getting more and more excited.
But the next moment, his voice stopped abruptly.
The Sword Demon in the Summoner's Canyon spread its wings and took off. The sound of the special effect of Annihilation echoed in the Dalian Central Stadium!
With a flash of golden light, Yatoku, who had an explosive movement effect, approached Lucien and slashed down with his sword. Immediately, he used E [Shadow Dash] and used the reset of the normal attack mechanism to slash down again!
With only two slashes, Lucien's HP had dropped by seventy percent!
Betty, who did not use Blink, slid backward. She wanted to continue, but she was hit by Chain of Evil Fire!
"Snake Snake activated E [Solar Flare] and wanted to protect Lu Xian, but the Dark Blade had already attacked!"
Before he was frozen, Yatoku raised the heavy sword in his hand and slashed down. The outer edge of the sword hit Lucien's body!
Bright red numbers jumped out, and Betty's HP bar was instantly emptied!
"What are you pretending for?" Lin Yan was puzzled.
He did not think that Betty would dare to come up and pretend to be drunk with him. Even after taking four shots, she was still confused.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yan realized that the opponent did not have anything to rely on at all. It was purely pretending.
Without hesitation, he went up and slashed twice, sending Lucien directly to Kenji.
Yatoku, who was bathed in the aura of the Blood Well, rushed to the opponent's front tower as if there was no one there!
"The Lightning Wolf and the others want to use crowd control to keep Sword Demon until the end of Annihilation, but this is not realistic!"
Ever since Lin Yan's wave of tower slaying at the 3 minute mark, Liu Qingsong realized that this game had a winner.
After fighting the Dragon earlier, he went home and took out a crucible. It came in handy now.
A silver-white halo spread out from Sword Demon, expelling the crowd control effect!
Yatoku regained his freedom!
The Dark Blade slashed again. As long as one was grazed by the edge, they would either die or be injured!
The Lightning Wolf and the others complained incessantly.
They could not outrun or win. They could only let this Sword Demon with two lives start a bloody massacre!
The four YM players behind him were obedient and honest. They hid behind Yatoku's wings and advanced.
The two front towers were quickly destroyed. The Lightning Wolf had already given up resistance.
"At the 24 minute mark, YM killed the Lightning Wolf and obtained the first victory in the LPL area!"
The FW players stood up, looking dazed as if they had been beaten silly.
The Sword Demon opposite them was too ruthless.
The culprit, Lin Yan, drank the lemon tea in the paper cup and crossed the stage expressionlessly to shake hands with the other party.
Doll was overjoyed. "The new Sword Demon that Brother Ran took out today is a textbook-level display!"
"Facts have proven that compared to the old Sword Demon's almost unbeatable solo ability, the remade Yatoku is more inclined towards team battles!" Mille echoed. "He will probably become the focus of attention of all teams in this continental competition!"
"Well played!" Bobby stood outside the lounge, welcoming the YM players who had rushed back backstage.
"It's alright, just a little C." Lin Yan was very humble.
However, he turned around and looked at his phone, wanting to see how the netizens were praising him.
The eSports forums were already in an uproar.
The comment sections of all the major software were discussing his Sword Demon.
[43.69% damage ratio, opponent's economy lead + 7,777. How powerful is the new Sword Demon?]
[Is the hero stronger or the person stronger?]
[I think the new Sword Demon is more suitable for the competition than the old version. After all, it's calm and has a high tolerance for mistakes.]
[I understand now. The new Sword Demon is a sh * t stirrer. In team battles, he'll use a big move to take damage. If you don't kill me, I'll kill you.]
[Speaking of sh * t, I'll have to @ the person who said Sword Demon will eat sh * t in the intercontinental competition.]
Next was the group @ segment that everyone loved to see and hear. That person was forcefully called out.
[Look carefully, I'm eating sh * t!
(GIF)]
"Brother Xiang, someone wants to eat you!" Lin Yan quickly grabbed his phone to look for Big Eyebrows.
"What's that?" Lin Weixiang was confused.
Then he saw the GIF. A piece of cake with the word "sh * t" written on it was swallowed by someone.
Lin Weixiang was speechless.
He wanted to scold his own mid laner, but after thinking about it, he gave up. He grabbed a team jacket and put it on. He then placed his chair flat, plugged in his headphones, and went to sleep.
Lin Yan did not get the response he wanted, so he could only sullenly continue to scroll through the posts.
The members of Club IG left the room. They were going to face Team Machi from the LMS division in the next round.
…
"What's Machi doing?
They're not banning Sword Demon?! "Doll was shocked by the opponent's BP." The Sh has instakilled him! "
The audience was in an uproar.
[In the previous round, Sword Demon didn't die once and was godly. I didn't expect them to not ban him in this round.]
[Aren't they being coerced?]
[They probably think that Brother Ran is strong, and it has nothing to do with Sword Demon.]
[Don't be so awkward. Machi must have a way to deal with it.]
As it turned out, Machi had a way to deal with it.
In this round, IG gave Sword Demon to the top unit. The Sh had not practiced much before, so he was a little cautious at the beginning. He only solo-killed the opponent once in the entire matchup, and he took less than 30 minions.
IG, known as the number one brute in the LPL, was very cautious today. As long as the opponent's jungler did not show himself, they would not make a move easily.
In the first 25 minutes, the two sides did not even break out in a single team battle. Even so, IG was leading by 5K in economy.
"… They don't even have the basic skills to operate." Saucepan put himself in Machi's position and was finally anxious. "This paratrooper, Kesha, are you playing Lei Feng?
The little dragon will respawn in 7 seconds. Your teammates are all gone. Are you going home to restock your equipment? "
"My Qiuqiu, can you turn on the microphone when you're playing?
You're not even as good as LDL! "
In the large lounge, several analysts and staff members who came from the other side pursed their lips and did not say a word.
It was not that they disliked Saucepan for saying such things in public, but they were ashamed of the strength displayed by the LMS division.
If they could, they wanted to scold them.
They were so shameless!
Although the Lightning Wolves had lost to YM, they still had the basic strength. Their troop control was decent, and it looked like the foundation of Illusion God was still there. It was just that Lin Ran had messed with Sword Demon, and in the end, they had no choice but to lose.
This Machi was obviously a noob team. Saucepan's words were not wrong at all. Even an LDL team would not make such a mistake, yet they were teaching you how to do it!
The LPL audience was laughing like crazy.
[I can't take it anymore. Is this really a team from the LPL division?]
[This clumsy lane operation and tactical arrangement is simply too lame.]
[A team that can be operated by IG to the point of having the worst economy in 5K, how ridiculous can it be? Think about it yourselves.]
[This LMS division is rotten to the core. Other than Lightning Wolves, there's not even a decent team.]
[Go to hell!]
Perhaps because they realized that the opponent was too weak, The Sh finally let loose.
"Sword Demon is leading the lane alone. This position is a little deep … Machi has decided to catch The Sh!"
Lin Yan looked at his phone and turned on the commentary. At this moment, he was still a little worried when he heard Mille. "The Sh can't die. If he dies, he'll drop the Dragon!"
Machi's entire team went to catch Sword Demon.
In the end, all five of them stayed.
"The Sh alone delayed the opponent for 15 seconds!
He forced his teammates to come! "Doll's voice suddenly rose, startling Lin Yan.
"With Cataclysm and Revival Armor, this Sword Demon has a total of three lives. It's impossible to kill him!"
Sword Demon used round after round of skills, cooperating with his teammates to wipe out Machi. He even stopped fighting the Dragon and went straight to the top lane to level the opponent's base!
[This revival mechanism needs to be removed quickly. I'm about to vomit. Brother Ran and The Sh did not die in the two matches.]
[Three-life Sword Demon is a top-notch understanding.]
[Isn't this stealing my Flame Rat's unique skill?
What about Three-legged Golden Toad and Hurricane Nar?]
[Case solved, Mountain Mud is ahead of the game by ten thousand versions!]
[As expected of SKT's achievement, even The Sh has to steal ideas.]
Sword Demon's performance was not over. Later that day, RNG once again chose Yatoku when they faced the LCK Spring Season runner-up team Africa!
"Isn't our opponent too stubborn?"
Mille felt uneasy. "The Sword Demon has already been the MVP for two matches, and team Africa still wants to let him go?"
This time, team Africa's top laner Kiin came prepared. He was prepared to try to arrange for Sword Demon.
However, he did not expect Spicy Saucepan to target him the entire match. They even pulled a 3G pack and gave him three springs in just five minutes.
Head Coach Heart was overjoyed in the lounge. His top laner combination of Poise and Saucepan was meant to dominate the top lane. He did not expect the opponent to fall for it.
"Kiin is numb!"
Doll Bengbu was stunned. "He can only stand in the bushes in front of the second tower and watch Poise's last hit grow!"
This scene of going for wool and coming home shorn caused the audience to burst into deafening laughter.
The rapidly growing Thief Form had taken out three pieces of equipment in just 25 minutes. He charged forward bravely in the team battle, and after reviving, he used a series of skills to kill the opponent's backline. He led RNG to another victory!
"Three consecutive LPL victories, this is a good start!"
"Three matches, three Sword Demons!
Today's LPL is the Sword Demon zone! "
Yatoku seemed to have been engraved with the LPL symbol. Countless players from all over the world repeatedly watched these three matches, hoping to find the essence of Sword Demon's playstyle.
The reworked Sword Magician shone brilliantly on his first match in the pro arena.
Everyone witnessed Yatoku's unbeatable strength.
His high recovery ability, crowd control, and damage output in team battles were equally impressive. Other than being slightly weak in the early stages, there were no other flaws.
However, the crazed performance of Sword Demon stopped in the last match of the first day.
RW fought bitterly for 35 minutes and lost to LCK's Galactic Warship KT team.
Smeb and Score completely destroyed Chivalrous Squad. Even their underwear was seen through. Their movements in the entire match were clearly guessed by their opponents.
The bottom lane combination formed by Mata and Mr. Dai also performed well. They even managed to kill off two lane opponents.
Doinb wanted to win, but his teammates could not support him until his equipment level took shape.
However, the first day's record of 3 wins and 1 loss was still satisfactory. As long as they played well tomorrow, they would be able to win the group and enter the finals.