"Ah?!" Su Cheng was stunned. Her little feet in snow-white stockings stepped on the steps and instantly stopped moving.
Si Jiayan's face was also full of worry. She felt that the milk tea in her mouth was no longer sweet.
The bullet screen in the live broadcast room was filled with comments.
[It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over!]
[What do you mean it's over?
Isn't YM guaranteed to get one point?]
[YM is guaranteed to get points no matter who they are up against. SKT, who is already a noob, came up to help the other three teams replace YM. LPL is at a huge loss!]
[It's like LPL's top horse fighting LCK's bottom horse. It's not worth it even if they win!]
In the LPL lounge backstage, the originally cheerful atmosphere froze.
As players and coaches, they knew better than the audience what it meant for YM to go up against SKT.
In the players' eyes, SKT's current strength was not even comparable to RW. In this version, the Double Champion had no advantage over the other teams.
In the pre-match preparation stage, Red Rice and the others had even thought that SKT was here to give away points.
However, they did not expect LCK's coaching team to make such a risky move.
They did not pursue a good start in the first match. Instead, they allowed SKT to go out and trade for points.
In any case, they were here to give away points. As long as SKT could drag down a strong LPL team, it would be considered a success!
Due to the rules of the Intercontinental Championship, each team could only participate in one of the first four matches. If SKT held back YM, it meant that LPL's strongest team would be eliminated in the next three matches!
The four coaches sat in their chairs in silence.
In their plan, they wanted YM to face either Korea or Team Africa. Other than the strongest team in Korea, KT, these two teams were still a force to be reckoned with. YM could obtain victory while reducing the strength of the following teams in the LCK region, providing assistance to their colleagues.
However, this plan was mercilessly shattered.
After YM and SKT were both eliminated in the first match, the other three LPL teams would have to face stronger opponents.
Even YM's team members were in a difficult position.
The Intercontinental Championship was not a one-on-one battle. Being number one in the world would not be a decisive factor. They still needed to work together with their comrades to win the championship. Now that the pressure on the shoulders of the other teams had suddenly increased, they were naturally unhappy.
Lin Yan noticed that his teammates' morale was low, so he quickly got up and clapped his hands to get everyone's attention.
"Don't think too much," he said word by word. "Let's win this game first. Take it one game at a time!"
"If we can't even win this round, then we don't have the right to worry about what happens next!"
Just a few words were enough to ignite the fighting spirit of Jack and the others. Facing SKT's opening match, they had a reason to win.
This was the dignity of the first seed.
Winston also pushed the door open and entered, reminding YM to prepare for the match.
Hong Mi also suppressed his slightly flustered emotions. He picked up his BP notebook and pen and led his team members on the way to the stage.
Although the corridor was long and narrow, it was not dim at all. The lights above them were so bright that it was painful to look at. Even the white tiles on the floor were glowing with a dazzling light.
Along the way, the Chinese employees on both sides of the road stopped and cheered for YM in subtle ways.
Before joining Fist, these people were all normal players, and they had their own home teams they supported. In the past two years, YM had completed a strong domination of the global competition. Many of the grassroots employees of Fist were Lin Yan's supporters.
Of course, the designer was an exception.
The moment Lin Yan stepped onto the stage again, the three stands in front of him were instantly filled with thunderous applause and cheers!
Su Cheng and Si Jiayan, who were watching the live broadcast of the match, were not aware of what was happening on the stage.
The caster's camera was focused on the commentator's seat. Ze Yuan and Rita were still analyzing the situation of the first match.
"LCK's weakest team is going up against our strongest team, YM …" Since there were no three-star teams in this year's Intercontinental Championship, Ze Yuan's stance was still very upright. Now, there was a faint hint of worry in his expression. "I have to say, the other party has made the right bet."
He had originally wanted to say that the LPL team had a bit of a disadvantage today. Even though YM might win this match, in terms of strategy, LPL was undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
However, considering that he was currently standing in the commentator's seat, these words were not easy to say. Thus, Ze Yuan decided to keep quiet.
"It's worth mentioning that both teams have won more than one global championship. The two teams have even taken more than half of the championship titles in Fist's official competitions. It's definitely a showdown between the strongest …" Rita interrupted from the side.
However, on one side was the Devil King, who was already on the decline, and on the other side was a legendary force.
Li Xianghe sat in the esports chair in the middle of the contestants' seats. After putting on his headphones, he stared at the client interface in front of him.
He knew that he was old, and the strength of his team was declining. With the rise of Griffin, who was made up of five rookies, SKT had officially fallen out of the top tier in the summer competition.
However, Faker was not prepared to be kicked out of the top tier as a pawn.
When Li Xianghe knew that SKT would be the first to go up, he knew what kind of role he was playing.
He took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers. His expression was slightly lonely.
In the team's voice chat, Coach Kkoma was still encouraging his team members. His voice was gentle and calm as usual. "I know that you guys are feeling uncomfortable, but this is an intercontinental competition. We have to face this matter head-on."
The others did not utter a word.
"Everyone is making sacrifices so that LCK can win, right?
This is something that can't be helped. In terms of strength, we are indeed not as good as the other three teams. "
Hearing this, Li Xianghe subconsciously bit his lower lip.
The other four team members' expressions were also as if they had been insulted.
"You're very unhappy, right?"
Coach Kkoma's tone was gentle, but every word that came out of his mouth was piercing. "But that's what others think of us."
At this point, his voice suddenly became impassioned. "If you don't want to be looked down upon, you'd better buck up for this match!"
"Even if we can't win against YM, we have to tear a piece of meat off of them!"
"Let them know that the two shining gold stars on our team's uniform are not just for show!"
"Tsk tsk!"
After listening to his coach's chicken soup for the soul, the young general Thal was instantly energized. The spirit of a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger did not diminish. "Isn't it just YM?
What's there to be afraid of? "
The rest of the SKT team members also pulled themselves together. Bang, who had been silent earlier, started to warm up with his good friend Brother Li.
The referees behind the players' seats were confused. They looked at each other, not understanding the situation.
Two of the referees were from Fist China. They did not understand Korean, but they felt that it was awesome. When Kkoma communicated with the players, his tone went from low and gentle to loud and powerful. It was obvious that he was on steroids.
But … wasn't the effect a little too good?
Thal was very active. He could be described as beaming with joy. "Coach, I want to play with a rag and suck!"
Kkoma panicked.
Keep your hands?
This was not a game for fun!
"… We'll see how it goes." After careful consideration, he could only temporarily calm the rookie's emotions. He said in a low voice, "Don't worry, you have a big stage in this match!"
Thal was as happy as a child.
He could not beat a new generation monster like Kiin, but could he not beat the old top laner who was 24 years old according to Korea's age?
"Contestants, please enter the custom rooms one by one. The match is about to begin," the Korean referee reminded them.
The ten contestants entered the rooms one by one. Those who were on good terms with each other had typed a few words before the BP started.
However, the unexpected result of the formation made everyone lose the mood.
The referee asked the contestants if they were ready. After receiving an affirmative answer, he communicated with the backstage caster about the progress of the match.
The live broadcast camera had already switched to the commentary platform.
It was still Doll, Mille, and Remember. As most of the content had already been discussed by Zeyon and Rita, the three of them did not have much to talk about.
However, it was now Doll's turn to show off his professional skills.
When it came to small talk, he was a professional.
Doll spoke eloquently for two minutes. When the BP panel appeared, he finally closed his mouth reluctantly.
Mille and Remember immediately continued the conversation.
"The LCK division won the coin toss earlier today. They will have priority in picking sides in the first, third, and fifth round. In this round, SKT has chosen the blue side for themselves. They picked Swordsis first!"
On the other hand, Red Rice placed Troll in the ban position.
Based on the information he had prepared before the match, he knew that the opponent's top laner was a player who specialized in Troll. Moreover, this hero's jungler position was also one of the best. Red Rice would definitely not give SKT such a character who could swing the game.
After kkoma saw YM's ban position, he pondered for a long time before saying to Thal, "What if I let you steal Crow first?"
Thal was slightly disappointed when he heard this. He had wanted to use Nord to play a slam dunk and show YM what it meant to be "one man's rage and his whole family's glory".
However, Crow was indeed a good choice. At least from the early stages of the match to the team battle, Swein would have the advantage against most top laners.
Moreover, Crow was his specialty hero, so his proficiency was guaranteed.
"No problem, I'll take Crow as the C!" Thal, who had been injected with chicken blood, was now full of confidence. He immediately promised his coach.
Kkoma wanted to say something but stopped.
He did not expect Thal to be able to carry. As long as he did not send him to death, he would be fine. In the team, there was a big daddy who could carry him to victory.
"SKT chose Camille for the second ban position … Brother Ran and Mongoose are very good at using this hero. Moreover, it is very aggressive in the early stages. Although SKT has changed a lot in the past two years, the team's style has not changed. Their main focus is still on defense and counterattack. This kind of strategy is very repulsive to Qing Gang Yin."
"What do you mean?" Si Jiayan tugged at her roommate's arm. She blinked her big eyes in confusion.
She could be considered half a cloud spectator. Usually, she only played mass battles and was very familiar with the mechanics of heroes. However, she did not know much about the tactics of the Summoner's Canyon.
Su Cheng organized her words and explained to her, "Qing Gang Yin's ability to force a team battle is very strong … You know this, right?"
"You're underestimating me!" Si Jiayan was very dissatisfied. Was this not common sense?
"That's why it's very easy to understand," Su Cheng glanced at her and said matter-of-factly, "SKT's main focus is on defense and counterattack. They have to drag it out until the middle and late stages of the game. They use their minions and vision control to slowly encroach on YM's space of movement. Then, they can seize the neutral resources and win the team battle."
"And Qing Gang Yin's forceful initiation is very good at countering this idea. E [Grappling Hook] paired with Blink and R [Hex's Ultimatum] have a very long distance to initiate a team battle. If YM gets this hero, SKT will not be able to drag it out until they are familiar with it. At the same time, they will not choose this hero because Camille plays the early game. Blank is good at defending the mid lane, but his catching rhythm is very average. Therefore, it is impossible for them to force a ban on him.
Si Jia Yan finally understood. She looked at her roommate with a worshipful gaze, her big eyes sparkling, almost making Su Cheng feel disgusted.
While they were talking, YM banned Rock Sparrow. SKT's last ban in the first round was given to Hammer Stone.
"This hand is actually banned from two positions," Mille was still analyzing. "In fact, Hammer Stone is not considered a strong support in the bottom lane. Heroes like Bull's Head and Law who have forceful initiation, and supports like Boulogne and Tam who can play defense are the mainstream choices."
"They banned Hammer Stone because they were afraid of Liu Qingsong. Secondly, they were worried that Jack would choose Draven. It's killing two birds with one stone."
The current status of an ADC was like that of a dog. Ever since Sheep Blade and Hurricane were nerfed, Kesha, Verus, and Big Mouth, who were originally able to deal decent damage with these two pieces of equipment, became much weaker.
The mainstream of Void Maiden was now Sheep Blade + Nash's Tooth + Banshee's Hat Zhonya's AP playstyle. It mainly used passive Plasma to deal damage. This set relied on Banshee and Zhonya, and its survivability was quite good. However, due to the nerf of Sheep Blade's ADAP, its damage output was still not as good as before.
Lucian was now considered a strong choice in the bottom lane, and Draven was also a popular choice. His strong early game combat ability allowed him to last indefinitely with only one Bloodthirster. Compared to other shooters, he could participate in the team battle as early as possible, including the battle of the canyon vanguard.
This made things easier for Jack. After Brother Crystal destroyed him in the BO10, Draven from Shiba Inu was the only one who could do it.
Edisi could not learn the other heroes. This hero's playstyle was completely different from other shooters. If one did not start practicing before entering the professional arena, it would be difficult to achieve results.
SKT's ban this time started with Hammer Stone, dismantling YM's strongest bottom lane combo.
"YM chose to ban Lucian in the end to prevent SKT from playing a brainless four-man strategy. After all, Bang's Lucian's proficiency is also very high …"
Remember thought for a moment. "Do you guys think SKT will get Crow?"
"It's possible," Doll interrupted. "Troll has been banned. Karma, who can restrict Sven, will not be able to play due to the double weakening of his shield and equipment."
"It's not an exaggeration to say that Sven has no natural enemies now!" Doll said.
As expected, SKT's first pick was Crow!
"I'll pick the support and mid laner for this round," Red Rice said loudly. This choice was also in line with Red Rice's expectations. "We'll see how the opponent picks the third pick. We'll pick either the mid laner or the top laner. However, we'll have to wait until the second round to pick the ADC!"
"No problem, no problem. You guys pick first. I'll go with the flow." Jack turned on his headset and gulped down a mouthful of cola.
He knew very well that he did not need to play in this version of the game. Lucian and Draven would not be able to pick either hero. Both Edisi and Draven were just pendants.
The outstanding hero pool allowed Shiba Inu to not be afraid of being targeted.
"Roh and King of Nightmares!" Remember said loudly. "YM's forceful pick is a bit ruthless!"
Doll added. "Moreover, YM's lane splitting is very unclear. Other than themselves, no one knows if King of Nightmares is a mid laner or a jungler!"
"If they're really picking the mid laner, then SKT won't be able to pick Yasso. Brother Ran used King of Nightmares to beat Happy Windman!"
Kkoma was still thinking.
In a situation where they had picked Crow first, YM had picked two early laners.
What were they trying to do?
Were they afraid that they would not die quickly enough?
Crow was originally known for his strong positional play. In a team battle, he could not wait for the opponent to rush in. His ultimate skill and golden body would allow him to stall for a long time. At the same time, he had decent damage output.
Kkoma scratched his head. He could not figure out what was going on.
However, he felt that the opponent was definitely up to something.
"Wine Barrel and Sword Magician!" Mille blurted out. "SKT is betting heavily on positional play!"
Yasutox and Sven were the two best solo laners in a team battle. Damage, crowd control, and tankiness were all there was to it.
He remembered that he was still struggling with another problem. "Wine Barrel and Rock Sparrow are both gone. If Jin Gong doesn't add AP damage, Brother Ran will have a hard time picking King of Nightmares!"
Kkoma was obviously doing this on purpose.
Rock Sparrow and Wine Barrel were currently the strongest AP junglers. Even though Spider Queen had been buffed twice, she was still quite a distance away from her debut.
The most important factor that affected her debut was the change in the jungle. With the strengthening of River Crab, the first clash between the two sides had been brought forward by two minutes.
At that time, Spider Queen had not reached Level 3. To put it bluntly, a Level 2 Elise was an Iron Five. She was not strong enough.
Without an AP jungler, if they did not give Jin Gong a sorcerer, YM would become a noob team. At that time, SKT would have a pair of cloth armor shoes, and Crow would be able to pick off any golden body.
"This is forcing YM to give King of Nightmares to Mongoose. Only then will SKT feel at ease giving Sword Magician to Faker!" Mille's brain worked quickly. "After all, King of Nightmares is very effective against Yasutox in terms of skill mechanics!"
Si Jiayan tried her best to keep up with their train of thought. Although she was smart, she did not have a thorough understanding of League of Legends. Her reaction was always one step behind.
"… Cheng Zi, were you dealing with these things every day back then?" As a lazy person, she once again chose to give up. She asked her roommate, who was sipping on fruit tea while watching the match.
"Yes, BP is like playing fast chess. Both sides will repeatedly play against each other in a short period of time, scheming against each other and setting up traps. It's all about who has the highest number of layers." Su Cheng saw her best friend's worshipful expression again. She thought for a while and added, "But you don't have to overreact. There are still many coaches who are only in charge of ordering takeout. Their standards are very poor."
Si Jiayan nodded, not fully understanding.
Immediately after, she saw YM get the Trickster Witch Lefran in the third round!
"Brother Ran, you're doing it again?"
Doll's eyes widened. She began to yell in her familiar voice, "You're playing Lefran in front of Brother Li!"
As the Witch was locked in, deafening cheers erupted from the live audience!
This was Li Xianghe's signature hero. If not for Yue Lun's two kills in one match, Lefran would have been his undisputed symbol. It was linked to the meaning of the ID Faker.
Li Xianghe's face was expressionless as he kneaded his knuckles.
It was impossible to say that he was completely unperturbed.
"Steady." Kkoma patted his shoulder. "In this round, you just need to push the line and keep the Witch under the tower. The team battle is our world."
Faker nodded vigorously.
The bullet screen of the live stream was flooded with comments.
[6666, he's got guts.]
[Li Men Nongji?
It's like playing Draven in front of Jack, Lu Xian in front of Brother Ran, and Vayne in front of Ouze.]
[Why is there another skinless person?]
[Lin Yan is despicable. He knows that SKT is in a bad state, but he still purposely used the Witch to disgust them. He's a hater for life!]
[Who are you sending this to?
You're not allowed to play a hero?
Do you need to write him an application?]
"Chengzi, Chengzi, between the Witch and the Sword Demon, who's stronger?"
Si Jiayan's mind was filled with questions as she kept asking Su Cheng, "Is the Witch stronger?
After all, Lin Yan was chosen later. You can't expect him to be countered, right? "
"Hmm … If you're playing a free-for-all, the Witch is definitely stronger. After all, the Sword Demon can't touch Lefran and be led around by her." Su Cheng glared at her roommate and swallowed the Chengzi fruit in her fruit tea. She then continued, "But in the Summoner's Canyon, you have to consider the minions."
"The Sword Demon's Q [Dark-Kin Blade] deals a lot of damage to minions, and it's extremely fast at pushing the minions. The Witch is most afraid of this kind of hero who has strong movement and pushing abilities. After all, Lefran's main role is to roam around with high mobility. If she's chained to the tower, she'll be useless in the early game."
Fortunately, Su Cheng had been cramming in knowledge about the game version before the exam week in order to prepare for the Asian Games. Otherwise, she would not have been able to answer her roommate's question.
"You mean … Lin Yan is going to suffer?" Si Jiayan grasped the main point.
Su Cheng shook her head. "Not necessarily. If he dares to go against the Sword Demon and choose the Witch, he must have something to rely on."
While the two were chatting, the second round of BP had begun.
YM did not care about Bang at all. Instead, they focused on Wolf. They blocked Tam and Morgana, the two supports with strong defensive abilities, so that they could do whatever they wanted in the opposing team's backline.
"SKT chose to ban Aoun and Kenan. The former is to prevent the possibility of turning off the lights and letting the sheep loose, while the latter is to prevent YM from continuing to send in reinforcements!"
YM's fourth choice was Dusk without hesitation.
This was an unexpected gain.
Originally, the Red Rice had chosen Shalor alone in the first round. While choosing to forcefully send in reinforcements, they could also prevent their opponents from choosing Shalor.
Now that SKT had chosen to give their ban position to Jin Gong, who was a greater threat to them, they had released Dusk. YM had no reason not to pick her.
"Boulogne + Verus!"
She could not help but frown when she saw SKT's fourth and fifth choices. "This lineup's defensive ability is really strong. It's almost invincible in small team battles!"
YM hesitated for a long time. Liu Qingsong showed his hand, but Lulu was still unable to make a decision.
Kkoma saw this and could not help but smile.
'Trying to forcefully send in reinforcements?
'Boulogne + Sword Magician + Crow, if you have the guts, charge into my formation!'
The LCK lounge backstage was also filled with cheers.
"This lineup is too perfect!"
KT's head coach ZanDarC even wanted to stand up and applaud. "SKT might really be able to topple YM!"
A good BP was half the battle. In his opinion, SKT's lineup was already perfect.
In another room, the remaining three LPL teams and some of Teng Jing's employees were sitting there watching the match.
When Aoun was banned, RNG's player sighed regretfully.
In this Intercontinental Championship, the four teams had shared their strengths and weaknesses in order to work together to win the championship.
YM had put in a lot of effort, but they had also received a lot of tactical systems from their brother teams. This included the "turning off the lights and letting the sheep loose" system that RNG was proud of.
It was not as simple as choosing two heroes, Incubus and Aoun.
Incubus was relatively weak before level 6 and was very afraid of being invaded. As for Aoun, before the level of his [Bellows' Flame Breath] reached a certain level, his ability to control the lane was also average.
Top laners had no lane control and junglers were weak. In a professional arena where there was a high degree of coordination, how to ensure that Incubus could smoothly reach level 6 was a subject of study.
RNG had a lot of experience in this area. Head coach Heart and Spicy Saucepan had also taught them many techniques. After a few days of practice, YM could be considered to have grasped the basics of this strategy.
When they saw Incubus appear, they had thought that YM would be able to turn off the lights and let the sheep loose. However, they did not expect Kkoma to lock down the Sheep Blacksmith and not hesitate to release the Charlo combo.
This was enough to prove that the LCK division had made sufficient preparations for this Intercontinental Championship.
"Hurry up and lock down the hero." The people in the room heard Jiang Chenglu talking to Liu Qingsong. "Don't worry about your Lulu."
Since the duration of the shield and the healing effect of the Holy Grail had been reduced, Purple Garlic was also affected and could not enter the professional arena.
Liu Qingsong chuckled and switched to another hero.
"Ryze!"
Remember was very surprised. "Jin Gong is going to use this hero as a top laner?"
He had thought that after Lin Yan got the Enchantress, the team's AP damage output was already enough. He did not expect the eight people from West Germany to make up for it.
Doll compared the lineups of both sides.
Blue SKT: Top Laner Crow, Jungler Wine Barrel, Mid Laner Sword Demon, Bottom Laner Verus + Boulogne.
Red YM: Top Laner Ryze, Jungler Incubus, Mid Laner Enchantress, Bottom Laner Charlo.
He could not help but gasp. "I have a feeling that YM can't beat SKT in a direct confrontation!"
"Moreover, it's not easy to play in the early, mid, and late stages!"
Mille was also a little worried. "Wolf's Boulogne pick is very good. It supports the team's ability to engage in small-scale team battles in the early stages!"
Kkoma and Red Rice laughed at the same time.
They all felt that they had won the BP battle.
In the end, they would still have to see the results in the arena.
The audience no longer had the patience to wait for the loading time. They were shouting the names of the teams they supported from the stands!
Although there were many people cheering for YM, SKT's fans were not small either.
This intercontinental competition had gathered almost all the top players in the two divisions. Fans of each team had bought tickets to enter the competition.
Not to mention, there were many Korean employees and Korean students in Dalian. Naturally, they supported the LCK division.
Just as the fans of both teams were shouting passionately, the Summoner's Canyon suddenly descended!
"Brother Ran's Enchantress is still the main Electrocution + the secondary Enlightenment, the minions Exterminator and Time Distortion Tonic …"
Mille looked at the rune combinations of both sides. "Faker's Sword Demon is also the main Electrocution, but the secondary has become Chrysalis and Perseverance!"
Chrysalis was used to increase his HP so that Lin Yan would not be able to kill him. Perseverance was used to increase his Toughness. YM's lineups had a lot of crowd control. Reducing crowd control was very effective in team battles.
"Eh?!" Remember noticed a strange point. "YM teleported a lot this round!"
Not only did Lin Yan and Jin Gong teleport, Jack also chose to TP.
On the other hand, SKT only had Crow and Sword Demon teleport. In order to avoid YM's crowd control chain and prevent himself from being killed by crowd control, Bang had purposely used Purify.
"Looks like it's unlikely that there will be a fight in the bottom lane. Everyone should focus on developing steadily."
Doll looked at SKT's movements on the screen. "Boulogne has chosen to lead his team to the top half of YM's zone. He wants to rely on the strength of his passive [Concussive Slam] to invade the jungle and force the Incubus to retreat!"
Among YM's level one players, other than Xia Luo, the other three were just there to make up the numbers. They could not be compared to SKT's Boulogne + Crow + Sword Demon + Wine Barrel.
SKT only needed to control one of them, and the following crowd control and damage would be enough to kill them.
A team battle was definitely out of the question.
"Mongoose placed an accessory eye in the red zone, but it was eliminated by Wolf's scan …"
Lin Yan thought about the two teams' lineups and felt that something was wrong.
"Brother Siba, listen to me …"
…
SKT's Ueno Asuke waited for a while near the red buff camp in the top half of YM's zone. After one minute and ten seconds, Li Zaiwan controlled Boulogne to head to the bottom lane.
"Although Boulogne has left, YM has no vision in their own top half of the jungle. They don't dare to go in, for fear of being ambushed!"
Mongoose chose to farm in his own bottom half of the jungle. To him, now was not the time to protect the jungle. Leveling up to level 6 was his top priority.
"This way …" Before Mille could finish his sentence, he heard YM's signal on the minimap!
"Eh?" Doll was very surprised. "Brother Ran is heading to the top lane, and Jin Gong is heading to the middle lane!"
The audience was in an uproar!
"The Little Temptress's top laner?!"
Even an experienced commentator like Mille could not help but exclaim when he saw this scene!
"What's going on?" Even if he remembered, he could not understand it.
The live stream channel was full of discussion.
[Performer?
Showmaker, right?]
[What's YM doing?
Why is the Little Temptress going to the top lane?]
[They must have a plan. Why else would YM do this?
Just trust Brother Ran and be done with it.]
1 minute and 27 seconds later, the middle lane lane changed lanes. Li Xianghe went online and saw Ryze, who had < YMGimGoon > above his head!
Unlike the commentator and the audience, Li Xianghe's expression was ugly.
YM's abnormal lane change meant that SKT's initial plan had been seen through.
They had wanted to use Boulogne's strength to force Phyllostachys Pubescens' Incubus to the bottom half of the map, leaving Xiao Hei to develop alone in the top half of the map.
As the minions had been weakened once before, their cooldown had been delayed to 4 minutes. Moreover, the Little Temptress's early skill cooldown was very long. It was impossible for her to take control of the lane from Sword Demon.
When Li Xianghe pushed the third wave of cannon carts to the bottom of Lin Yan's tower, it would be an excellent opportunity for the top lane to bypass the tower.
The jungler, Wine Barrel's E Flash, the crow passive, and Sword Demon's three-echelon Q would make it impossible for Jin Gong's Ryze to survive.
Once Jin Gong gave up his flash in a hurry, they would have a target for the next 5 minutes.
SKT could use this opportunity to expand their top lane advantage.
However, Lin Yan was the one guarding the top lane.
The Little Temptress was much more agile than Ryze. Coupled with her passive, < Mirror's Moon >, she was destined to be difficult to kill.
Should he change the target and continue to aim at Jin Gong in the middle lane?
That was not realistic.
Xiao Tian might be waiting in the middle lane. If the Incubus got two kills and leveled up to Level 6, SKT would be in trouble.
YM had somehow seen through SKT's plan. They had used their strange lane change strategy to foil their carefully crafted tower crossing plan.
In the first exchange between the two sides, although there was no smoke and no kills, YM had won.
Li Xianghe felt a chill run down his spine. His muscles contracted involuntarily.
He felt a little cold.