"Congratulations to YM, you've taken the first round of the semifinals!"
Mille's voice was loud and clear. The YM fans under the stage were filled with excitement as they desperately waved their banners and waved their banners. Their shouts filled the stadium!
Ouze was slumped in his chair with a blank look in his eyes.
If it was said that in the Dragon's group battle, he had been instantly killed by YM. In the final group battle, Uzi still didn't understand how Lin Yan had taken him away.
To him, Akali was like a shadow that came and went without a trace.
She really was as graceful as a swan and as graceful as a dragon!
The audience and commentator's excitement from YM's victory gradually calmed down and they all had the same question as Ouze. How did Lin Yan instantly kill Dusk who was protected by Tam and Shen in the final group battle?
The broadcast moved very quickly. After the players from both sides left the stage with their paper cups, they began to play the highlights of the battle.
Lin Yan at the six minute mark used the E Falcon Dance symbol to roll from the mid lane to the bottom lane. This caused the audience to gasp in surprise again.
In the Dragon's group battle, YM's four players charged into the Dragon's Pit like tigers, working together to instantly kill Ouze. This scene made the royal fans feel uncomfortable.
Until the final group battle.
"The little dragon is about to respawn and RNG wants to fight for this earth dragon ….." Mille leaned forward slightly as he stared at the screen.
Although RNG's economy was lagging behind, this was the period where their lineup was absolutely strong. If they continued to drag this out, this lineup would become a pure 4-1. Crow's and Shen's roles would be infinitely reduced, while YM's Sword Magician's defensive equipment would become stronger and stronger.
If they wanted to win, they had to take on teams from now on.
In the Summoner's Canyon, RNG's formation was very neat.
As usual, Tam stood at the back to protect Uzi, while Crow and Troll stood at the side. Letme controlled Shen to lead the way on the high ground that had been pushed down, blocking the YM super soldier's advance.
Casa activated the scanning lens and cleared the enemy's vision along the way.
The four RNG players walked all the way to their own blue BUFF camp. At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
"Ember set up a sniper rifle in the river not far away and covered the entire RNG formation..." Mille spoke very quickly. "But Casa found Jack's position and used E Ice Pillar to interrupt Ember's big move!"
"Akali is hiding outside the blue buff camp. She is also scanning, ensuring that the RNG team won't find her ….. She first laid down a W Cloud Array under her feet before turning around to use an E Falcon Dance to pass through the wall, charging into the RNG formation from the side!"
The moment she entered the formation, Cancel used the Weakness he had obtained from opening the secret book on Akali.
However, this didn't hinder Lin Yan's movements. The Technology Blade's active effect hit Ouze, and at the same time, it also gave him a Q Cold Shadow.
With the two attacks combined, Ouze's Health Points instantly decreased by more than 30% despite the effects of Enfeeble!
In twenty five minutes, with the technological spear, the ghost book, the magic stick, and the magic shoes, as well as the useless stick, Akali's damage had reached a peak.
Lin Ran's extremely high magic penetration attribute allowed him to deal almost true damage to the Brittle Dusk who had no magic resistance.
"Akali directly used the first R [Killing Inside and Out], wanting to stun Xia!"
At that moment, Letme, who was leading the way, realized that something was wrong. He immediately used his ultimate skill on Ouze, [Secret Ultimate]!
Merciful Soul Fall]!
A very thick white shield appeared on Dusk's body, and Shi Senming quickly controlled Tam to suck Dusk into its mouth.
It successfully protected Ouze, not letting him suffer the damage and stun from Akali's big move.
"Brother Ran used a Hidden Dragon Seal on Tam before activating the second E [Falcon Dance]. He flew over the wall and hid in the Dusk Array outside the blue buff camp!"
Mille's eyes were sharp, so he saw the details that he didn't see in the broadcast, "When Brother Ran used the Falcon Dance to retreat, he also dodged the Crow's E [Never Come Back]!"
The RNG members didn't have any wall chasing skills. It was impossible for Shi Senming to use the big move [Abyss Dive] to fight Lin Yan. Akali still hadn't used her second big move, so once he brought people over the wall, Lin Yan would come back and play a reverse, which would be bad.
Therefore, they could only watch from the other side of the wall, watching Akali leave the Dusk Array and walk into the distance.
Tam spat out the Uzi, and Letme also ended the channeling of his ultimate skill and successfully joined the battlefield.
"RNG is still heading to the Little Dragon Pit at this time. When they saw Akali leave, they thought that Brother Ran wasn't a threat to them!"
Mille knew what was going to happen, so when he saw this, he knew that RNG had made the wrong move.
When RNG gathered again to advance, Liu Qingsong's Roland made his move.
Although his flash wasn't good, using the R + W combo, he successfully cut through RNG's formation!
At the same time, Lin Yan cut in again with the E [Falcon Dance] and the second R [Killing from the Inside and Outside]. He passed through Tam and the Crows and charged at Ouze's Dusk Array!
The two movements were nearly 1,500 yards long, completely exceeding the 900-yard detection range of the Eye's Eye!
Faced with this strange stab that came from the shadows, RNG didn't have any defenses at all!
They thought that Lin Yan had already retreated, but they never thought that this person would come back!
"Akali's skill cooldowns are too fast!" Mille finally noticed that Akali's way of cutting in was very strange.
The Falcon Dance had a 10 second cooldown at max level, but its cooldown was calculated from the moment it was thrown out.
As for Akali's big move [Killing from the Inside and Outside], it could be used again after 2.5 seconds, so the second part of the move would take 7.5 seconds.
This meant that the second cast of the Strange Stab had a limit of ten seconds after the first cast.
It was the same as the E Falcon Dance's CD.
Because Lin Yan had cut into RNG's formation the first time, he had used the E Falcon Dance before using the R, so before the second [Killing from the Inside and Outside] came off cooldown, the E Falcon Dance had already finished.
Relying on this, he could use the E + R's long displacement to enter the battlefield.
Even if Akali's cut in was unexpected, Ouze's condition was very good. He used the R [Storm Feather Blade] to dodge Lin Yan's attack.
To be honest, this reaction speed was already ridiculously fast. It had to be known that Akali's second R had a speed of three thousand yards per second.
But it was only this.
Lin Yan could move freely after landing. Casa Troll's Pillar had been used to interrupt Ember's big move, he had dodged the E [Never Come Back], and Let Me's Shen had been sent flying by Liu Qingsong's Charm, so he couldn't use Taunt to protect his teammates at all …..
These three crowd control skills were either on cooldown or they couldn't be cast, so they couldn't control Lin Yan at all!
"Tam's W [Eating Heartily] has a 20 second cooldown and it still hasn't finished, so there is no one who can protect Ouze!"
The most important thing was that Let Me's Shen's big move shield only lasted five seconds and it had already disappeared.
Ouze only had less than 70% of his HP left.
Lin Yan made a killing move, adding in the Hidden Dragon Seal and Cold Shadow. With the speed boost, he opened the distance and sent out another passive A.
This time he didn't have the Weaken effect and his damage was completely released!
Uzi's healing skills were useless and Akali's Ghost Book reduced the healing by quite a bit. Ouze still fell to the ground with regret!
Without Flash, he couldn't resist at all. He could only use his barbs to deal as much damage as possible before he died.
But with their core damage dealer dead, RNG was like a pile of loose sand without a leader. Jin Gong and Little Sleepyhead entered the field at the same time, while Jack's Ember dealt damage without any pressure from the rear, completely crushing their opponents!
In the end, the RNG team killed Akali controlled by Lin Ran, but they were also wiped out. In the end, the other YM members finished the match in a single wave.
"Wa ….." Doll's mouth couldn't close as she stared in a daze. Finally she shook her head and said in an emotional voice, "Brother Ran's entrance is just too flexible, he completely played with Akali!"
Mille also understood and quickly added, "Brother Ran's Akali entered the field twice each time. The first time, she would reduce Low Dawn's HP while tricking RNG into using their protective skills. Then she would enter the field the second time to directly kill her!"
"This set of moves can only be described as flowing water ….."
The crowd couldn't hide the shock in their hearts. Lin Yan's moves were simply incredible!
In the broadcast room, the netizens' reactions were also very intense.
[This Akali really is outrageous!]
[Two in and two out, is he playing with RNG here?]
[What's even more exaggerated is that ….. this is a single kill. Brother Ran didn't use the damage of his teammates at all, he killed Low Dawn by himself!]
[The second move was dodged by Ouze and the two Falcon Dances were used to rush. He could even kill Edisi with a 10% discount, how could he play like this?]
[If he maxed out ….. I don't even dare think about it. Ouze might even owe Brother Ran a tube of HP.]
Su Cheng's parents under the stage saw the expressions of the crowd and the commentators, so they could guess that Lin Yan's moves were very exaggerated.
They didn't understand the game, but they were still shocked.
The MVP of this round was shown on the big screen.
In the final picture, Lin Yan's index and middle fingers were together, softly stroking his chest. There was the black and red YM team logo there, as well as two golden glowing stars.
KDA815, 34.4% damage, 155.7% damage conversion … …
This was already the peak of what Akali could do.
In the RNG lounge, Ouze had his head in his hands, still in a daze.
He had also seen the replay of the last wave of team fights.
Uzi never would have thought that even with Tam's W [Eat Heartily], Shen's big move, and his R [Storm Feather Blade], he would still be cut down by Lin Yan in the end.
This Akali didn't talk reason at all!
How could there be this kind of hero?
Designer, can you give me a way out?
"Let's ban her if we can't do it in the next round ….." Heart didn't want to be stubborn.
Many painful facts had proven that there was no benefit in being stubborn when facing YM.
Lin Yan was this good at Akali and he seemed to be having a good time in the first round, so there was no need to release her.
Sun Dayong said from the side, "Or Xiao Hu, do you want to use Akali?
We'll be on the blue side next round, so you can steal first. "
Li Yuanhao sitting on the side thought for a bit, "Forget it."
It wasn't that he didn't have confidence in his Absurd Thorn, but using Akali to face YM wasn't a good choice.
Because no matter what, Lin Yan was the core of the team.
If he stole Akali first, he was destined to be countered by the other side.
If the other side chose a hero who didn't fear Akali in the team fight, it would be very hard for RNG and cancel accounts.
It was no use even if he insta-killed Jack.
In most cases, Jack was a self-destruct damage dealer in the YM team. He dealt all his damage and it didn't matter if he died. Lin Yan, Jin Gong, and the others would take care of the damage.
This was completely different from RNG.
If Ouze died, the current RNG members wouldn't be able to take care of the team fight.
Heart heard cancel's reply and nodded to show that he understood. "We'll play like this in the next round. Saucepan, you go up ….."
He also realized the mistake he made last round.
The team had bet all their damage on Ouze, so they chose to protect him.
But because they didn't have enough control, Lin Yan's Akali easily cut through the battlefield and left.
Letting Spicy Saucepan go up this round was to change the formation.
… …
Lin Yan sat in the player's seat again and took a sip of the iced red tea he had just filled.
Jack was still greeting Spicy Saucepan who had come up as a substitute.
YM JackeyLove: [RNG is taking turns today, right?]
Spicy Saucepan replied with a question mark before adding, [You can change players if you have the skills, we don't mind.]
Jack had a smile on his lips as he tapped on the keyboard, [But it doesn't matter how many people you change, I'll eat RNG for sure. Even Jesus can't save you, I'll say it!]
He had a good relationship with Spicy Saucepan, so he teased him when he had nothing to do.
They chatted for a bit before they received the order to start the second round from the referee.
They came to the blue side's RNG top laner, letme, as the host, clicked the start button and both sides entered the BP stage.
"RNG banned Akali right away, give Big Brother Ran some respect!"
There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.
Even the YM members in the player area were stunned.
"I never thought that the blue side would ban Akali." Phyllostachys Pubescens said with a smile.
"They have to ban her." Jack shook his head, "I saw Big Brother Ran randomly cut Ouze last round, no one would be able to take it!"
He was an ad-carry, so he could feel Uzi's helplessness and how terrifying Lin Yan was.
Akali had been heavily protected by RNG and had successfully killed Dusk. It sounded incredible, but Lin Yan had done it.
Jack carefully thought about it. If he was Lin Yan's opponent, because he wouldn't play 4 to 1 most of the time and his teammates wouldn't do their best to protect him, Akali wouldn't even need to enter the game a second time before she died.
Shiba Inu couldn't help trembling when he thought of this. He felt that it would be strange if Akali wasn't banned.
"YM has chosen to ban Cheyenne … …"
Red Rice didn't want to increase the number of variables in the semifinals. Cheyenne was a tank that could provide crowd control, mix in lane, and dominate small team fights, he didn't want to give him to letme.
RNG banned Sword Demon in the second round.
"YM banned Yasso because they were worried that after RNG went Saucepan, there would be frequent mid laners … … After all, Happy Wind Man + Troll or Wine Barrel can be considered a T1 level counter!"
Mille's voice was calm when he said this. Even the ten year old fans of YM weren't surprised by their supporting team's choice.
Although many of the streamers and viewers who watched YM's ranked matches felt that Lin Yan and Yasso's proficiency wasn't low, the fact was that Lin Yan had never picked Wind Man in a match and had banned him most of the time.
This made the viewers and commentators think that Lin Yan and Yasso were very normal.
If you could use it, why would YM ban him?
This achieved the result that Red Rice and Lin Yan wanted.
RNG sent Qing Gang Yin to the ban position in the third choice.
"YM banned Ice in the end … … They released Crab?"
Doll was a little suspicious. "Is this really good?
At present, only Sword Demon can compete with Crab in the top lane! "
In the other semi-finals yesterday, The Shy used a single Sword Demon against Ray's Crab and played perfectly. He withstood the pressure in the lane and was stronger than the opponent in the team battle.
At present, in everyone's eyes, Yasutox was indeed a good hero to deal with Crab.
It could even be said that he was the only choice.
The other heroes were either too bad in lane, not as good as Crab in team battles, or they couldn't win in lane versus lane, or they couldn't win in team battles.
"Sword Demon has been banned. Wouldn't it be a little too late for YM to release Crab at this time?" Mille was a little worried.
"Give it to me, give it to me!"
After letme saw YM's ban, he immediately became spirited and shouted in the team voice chat.
His proficiency with Crab was quite good. Yan Junze seemed to be naturally more suitable for this kind of less agile hero. After practicing more than a dozen games after the version was strengthened, he had become a proficient user.
Heart didn't feel that there was a problem since this was the strongest top laner in the version and there was no problem with their players' proficiency.
It would be strange if they didn't pick him.
On the other side, after the YM players saw that the other side had locked Urgot, they all revealed smiles.
"Brother Ran, quickly give them a chance!" Liu Qingsong licked his lips.
"Pick, pick, pick, let's see if this plan is good or not?" Red Rice also encouraged his team members.
On the way to Beijing, he had proposed a new idea, but he had never tested it on the field, so he was eager to try it out now.
It was the same principle. If they could take care of letme's Urgot, they wouldn't need to worry about this character in the next few games. They could even try it out in the finals in two days to pave the way for their team to face IG.
Red Rice felt that since he had won the first game, he could accept the consequences of trying it out on the red side who had a disadvantage in BP.
Anyway, RNG had already proven that they couldn't take care of Akali. Even if they lost this game, when they returned to the blue side, YM would still have the BP advantage.
After receiving the coach's permission, YM quickly picked first and second.
"Lucian and Demoness!"
Mille tried to make an analysis, "YM's lineup seems like they're betting on the early and mid stages ….."
Demoness was still alright. Although she was strong in the early and mid stages, she wasn't weak in the late stages. It was just that it was hard for her to enter a team fight and the side lanes and bushes weren't weak.
Lucian was a typical early and mid stage hero. Once they entered the late stages of the team fight, being short would become his shackles.
"Let's steal Boulogne first, so they won't keep invading in the early and mid stages!" Heart said in the team voice chat.
Not only was Bloom very strong when paired with Lucian, but he could also quickly use his passive, [Shock Slam], in the first level team, including the early small-scale team battles, his passive, [Shock Slam], was a bug-level existence.
If they put Boulogne on the other side, Ouze's pressure on the bottom lane would be reduced by quite a bit.
"Are you going to protect Yan Junze and Li Yuanhao this game?" Uzi asked while shaking his head.
He placed one or two napkins between his ears and his earphones.
Now it looked like Big Ear Tutu.
Ouze's body would heat up when he was nervous. Once he was hot, he would sweat easily, and once he sweated, he would feel uncomfortable all over.
Especially after he put on his soundproof headphones, if his ears kept sweating, it would affect his concentration.
"You can protect me this game, I'm Crab Daddy C!" Letme became brave.
After he had obtained a convenient hero, he had gained a lot of confidence. He could even give feedback to his teammates.
Ouze replied, "Then you guys help the others get it first. I can choose in the second round."
Heart was very satisfied with Edisi's maturity. He turned to Li Yuanhao and said, "Xiao Hu, what do you think of using Zooey?"
Mi Dehu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. He felt that it was a good choice.
"After RNG chose Zooey, YM chose Troll!"
In the second round, YM banned the two archers, Verus and Dusk. Along with Kesha and Ice who were banned in the first round, all the ADCs that could be used in this version of the game were basically banned.
On the other hand, RNG banned Hammer Stone and Bull's Head, two support characters that could be very effective with Lucian. They wanted to suppress Liu Qingsong's wandering rhythm.
"YM's fourth choice …" The two commentators were still giving advice to the team when Red Rice's choice shocked them and the live audience. "Parker?!"
"The Water Ghost is here!" Jack locked onto Parker and muttered.
"Let's be honest, it's been a long time since we've seen this hero!" Doll said. "The last time YM chose this hero, it was Brother Ran's midlaner, Parker!"
"Sparrow." Mille nodded with a smile. "And it was nerfed after the game. Q's AoE damage to minions has been greatly reduced. It's not realistic to play solo anymore, but the support position hasn't been affected much."
After all, Parker rarely used Q's Bone Piercing Spike to deal with minions.
RNG was also very confused by YM's strange choice of support. They were still discussing countermeasures in the voice chat.
"The opponent's lineup is too flexible. If we choose something a little more clumsy, we'll be easily pulled apart …" Heart was hesitant.
He was not an idiot. YM had already shown all four of their lineup. If he still could not figure out the opponent's plan, he did not deserve to be the team's head coach.
"Pick Chiwil for me," Ouze suddenly said.
Heart and the other four players all looked over.
"Are you serious?" Shi Senming rubbed his heating pad, his long-sleeved team uniform draped over his shoulders.
"… Pick." Ouze drank a mouthful of ice water. His whole body was unbearably hot, and his forehead was covered in sweat. Compared to his own support, it was like a combination of ice and fire. "Or else the lineup will be too passive."
In the previous game, the team had sacrificed Bao Xia, but in the end, it was mercilessly slaughtered by Lin Yan. This gave him a lot of pressure.
The idea of a solo carry did not seem to work against YM. Ouze decided to find another way, for the sake of the team.
Chiwil's AoE buff was quite effective against YM's pulling formation.
"Thank you, Uzi," Heart said sincerely.
With the addition of Casa's Zhao Xin, RNG's lineup looked more complete.
Ouze's sudden choice of Chiwil was indeed a little unexpected for Red Rice.
This was indeed Edisi that Uzi was better at, but Chiwil was not very compatible with the current version.
However, it was still unsatisfactory.
"YM's counter has chosen Ashes again!"
Doll glanced at YM's lineup and realized that something was wrong. He immediately shouted, "What's going on?!"
The audience below the stage was in an uproar!
"Top laner Lucian!" Mille's eyes widened. "Brother Gongzi, are you going to be like The Hy?"
The bullet screen in the competition's livestream instantly exploded.
[Are you starting to play with snakes?]
[Don't choose Lu Xian this round …]
[Someone who knows, tell me if Lu Xian is good against Crab.]
[He can swing even like this?]
[Jack has lost two rounds in a row. Is he preparing to play the bottom lane?]
The audience was abuzz.
However, the lineup had been decided.
Blue RNG: top laner Urgot, jungler Zhao Xin, mid laner Zooey, bottom laner Chiwil + Boulogne.
Red YM: top laner Lucian, jungler Troll, mid laner Enchantress, bottom laner Lu Jin + Parker.
The audience suppressed their doubts and excitement, looking forward to the second game.