Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 313 A Lucky Mistake: Skt's Counterattack

"Irelia is dead! She was ambushed and killed in the jungle by Lee Sin, and Syndra pushed the mid lane to the tower! My god, this Lee Sin ambush completely destroyed Faker's Irelia!" Wawa exclaimed.

The cheers in the stadium were deafening, as if this were no longer the home ground of LCK, but the home ground of LPL.

"Ahhhhh!!"

"Rng!! Rng!!!"

"Xiangguo is awesome! This is amazing!"

"Shrimp and pork heart, shrimp and pork heart, Irelia couldn't go to the lane for a full two minutes, isn't this a complete disaster?"

"This is terrifying. RNG's ambush was perfectly planned. They predicted Irelia's movements and then patiently waited for her to run into the line of fire. If they hadn't predicted it, it would have meant that Lee Sin would have wasted 20-30 seconds."

"If things go wrong, the gap between Xiangguo's Blind Man and Xiaohei's Spider will narrow, and they might end up losing both jungle monster kills and wasting time."

"I can't believe it!" Long Hair exclaimed sincerely, continuing in his Taiwanese accent.

"But why did Faker suddenly go to the bottom lane? Did RNG really have the whole map activated? Haha, just kidding. Miller, what do you think?"

Taking over the conversation, Miller was actually a little dizzy at this point, not understanding why Irelia was going down, but that didn't stop him from analyzing the current situation:
"RNG won't play dirty tricks with you now. This ambush kill on Irelia caused her to lose three waves of minions in the mid lane and freed up Syndra in the mid lane. Now SKT is in a really tough spot!"

"Yes, RNG secured the kills and the bottom jungle, and they also gained vision control. Skt's bot lane duo is about to lose their composure!"

Looking at the situation on the field, the three LPL commentators were excited and seemed to feel that RNG had secured the victory, but as commentators, they could not say it outright.

"Hey, we've received a request from commentators in other regions to replay the vision blind spot in RNG's bot lane just now. Let's see if the European commentators spotted it."

Upon hearing the director's voice through her earpiece, Wawa exclaimed in surprise. Then, a small screen appeared in the lower right corner of the live stream, showing three European commentators.

Amidst this rapidly changing situation, the European commentator boldly requested a replay of why the Irelia went to the bottom lane earlier. After a quick consideration, the director agreed.

"Omg, let's take a look at why Skt's mid laner Irelia went to the bottom lane to defend, and examine the details!"

The scene shows Irelia emerging from the fountain and heading towards the mid lane without changing her direction.

At this moment, the two Skt bot laners, who had been playing cautiously and farming due to Draven's strength, seemed to have gotten a chance to catch their breath.

With each basic attack, Draven tried to control the timing, landing the final blow. He even dropped an axe in an attempt to control the minion's health.

In ranked games, this is a very normal action. Draven doesn't have Flash and is afraid of being caught, so he plays cautiously and controls the lane.

But during the game, it was terrifying enough!

You're playing Draven with an advantage, and the jungler is so fed, yet you still want to control the lane. What's your purpose?
In an instant, the experienced Wolf and Bang realized a possibility—
Tower diving!

Draven needs to control the minion wave, and then use his wave-pushing speed to push the wave directly into the tower. A large wave of minions is used to complete the four-man gank that has occurred multiple times in this World Championship.

"Draven here is too cunning! Their Lee Sin was already lying in ambush at the blue buff, but because Draven lost an axe, Skt sent out a request for support, and that's why Irelia changed her position and came to the bottom lane!"

"Uzi is like a cunning hunter, deliberately revealing his weakness and letting Skt's bot lane fall into his trap!"

This time, even the LPL commentators understood it after watching the replay.

But just looking at the bewildered expressions on the three people's faces is enough to show just how outrageous this operation is.

Draven just dropped an axe, what's so strange about that?

Could this really be related to his plan to control the minion wave and tower dive?
While less experienced commentators may be able to understand and explain the current situation on the field, they lack a great deal of insight into the psychological warfare among top-level players.

In higher-level games, there is more speculation about the opponent's movements before a team fight begins. This is unlike lower-level games where everyone just goes for it and acts recklessly, like "Your Draven dropped your axe, so I'm going to attack you!"

Therefore, this performance, which could be described as an Oscar-worthy act, instantly made Bang and Wolf imagine a lot, which is why they called for Brother Li to go down.

"Damn it, this person is disgusting; their hearts are rotten."

Within SKT, Wolf, usually known for his gentle and easygoing nature, couldn't contain his anger when he saw Irelia get ambushed and killed, and his temper flared up completely.

"They're too cunning. They've violated the league's professional ethics. This is a game, not a place for you to play mind games!"

Skt members: "."

"What do we do now? The blind man is definitely still in the bottom half of the map, and Syndra is missing too. Are we going to get ganked by four against two?" Bang's voice came through everyone's earpieces, but no one responded.

What the hell are you saying?
Isn't that obvious?

Before the match, the morale that Kkoma had forcibly built up with his words seemed to have been shattered by RNG's decisive attack in those few seconds of silence!

They had even imagined how much criticism they would receive on the forums if they lost this match!
Even though it's only been six minutes, Skt's morale has already been shattered and their rhythm has been disrupted.

Does that mean they are weak?
No!

All I can say is that RNG is too strong. They completely crushed SKT, both tactically and mentally!

"No regrets! We are SKT, believe in us, believe in you, believe in this team!"

Faker's words before the match seemed to echo in their ears again, but this time, the members of SKT had ulterior motives and seemed to understand the true meaning of Faker's words.

Khan: "So that's what Faker meant? He told me to ignore the disadvantage in the bot lane, play my own game, and it doesn't matter if we lose?"

Blank: "As long as I farm the jungle well, let the bot lane feed. Oh, and I can also help the top lane. As long as I don't look like I'm sleepwalking this game, that's enough! Just say it's because of the bot lane difference!"

The two Ueno's ulterior motives instantly made the atmosphere in Skt's internal voice chat even more eerie.

To avoid regrets, I want to make a great play, so even if I lose, I can say I did my best. But if I go to help the bottom lane, wouldn't that just be taking over the bottom lane's blame?
If we lose, I'll have to be a dog for the bot lane. Which team will want a moron like me next season?

The change in SKT's top and jungle players is very obvious. Often, a shift in mentality can happen in just a few seconds, but sometimes it's a problem that can last a lifetime. Khan and Black believe that if they lose this season, they definitely won't stay with SKT. Now is the time to boost their value by making some plays in the final game!

The two junglers, who had been timid and afraid of the game ending quickly or even taking the blame, suddenly became aggressive. The Spider even dared to roam around Lee Sin's upper jungle, taking advantage of the Tentacle Mom's power!

Surprisingly, this situation allowed Skt's top and jungle duo to show some skill!
However, at the same time, the brutal four-man gank on the bottom lane also came to a successful end!
Draven was quite satisfied with his two kills, and with the passive bounty, he made a safe escape!

"Hey, I've noticed that SKT's current strategy is pretty good. They're letting the bot lane roam freely, since Miss Fortune and Rakan are useful in team fights anyway. And Illaoi and Elise are playing very aggressively right now," Wawa, standing in front of the commentary booth, said with a puzzled look.

"This top-jungle synergy feels familiar. It seems like RNG's decision to gank the bot lane isn't a wise one now," Miller said, frowning. "What kind of crazy move is Skt making!"

As fate would have it, Xiao Hei and Khan's change of mindset led them to recklessly dive the top lane tower and even manage to kill Letme's Ornn once!
The situation that SKT was on the verge of collapse was cleverly stabilized by a coordinated attack from Ueno.

By letting RNG snowball in the bottom lane, Skt went directly to the middle of the first and second towers to intercept Ornn. If Lee Sin had continued to stay in the bottom lane, Skt would undoubtedly have been the one to gain.

After all, Skt's bot lane is naturally no match for RNG, but if Skt's top lane can suppress RNG, the situation will become unpredictable as the game progresses!
After the four-man gank ended, the group returned to town, and the blind man could only accompany Ornn to the top lane to relieve the pressure!

But at that moment, Skt's top and jungle didn't recall, and were still stuck between the first and second towers waiting for Ornn to come online!
If you don't move, that's enough. If you move, it's amazing!
The top lane wave clearly hadn't been pushed to the tower, yet Khan simply gave up and decided to camp in the middle of the minion wave to kill!
Meanwhile, the Irelia in the mid lane had somehow moved closer.

"My God, what is Skt doing with this? Are they going to launch a 3v2 gank? Or a 3v2 gank that's positioned between the turrets?"

Everyone outside was stunned by what they saw.

"Wait a minute, are neither Irelia nor the Tentacle Mom going to take the minions?" Miller looked at the mid and top lane minions with suspicion.

At this point, Lee Sin and Ornn had already reached the halfway point on the top and mid lanes, and Syndra was about to come online. With RNG's pushing speed, the mid laner could reach the tower in less than ten seconds.

If Li Ge hadn't pushed the minion wave before leaving, the mid-lane turret would probably have been almost destroyed by the time the 3v2 gank ended.

You don't want this anymore? You're insisting on going to the bottom lane to kill someone?
For a moment, everyone was a little confused about Skt's top, mid, and jungle actions!

The stalemate didn't last long. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Skt's risky move resulted in a perfect 0-for-2 exchange.

This caused Letme's Ornn to lose four waves of minions, and Lee Sin's smooth early game rhythm was immediately disrupted!
Sea monster sacrifice, Illaoi.

Once this champion reaches level 6, she becomes extremely dominant in lane. In positional battles, she is a completely different player compared to before she has her ultimate. If you are pulled in by Illaoi's E skill and enter the range of her R skill, a single burst of damage will terrify you.

Sometimes, even when you're one or two items ahead, a single misstep can result in you being instantly killed by Illaoi.

The top laner in the League of Legends is a disgusting monster on par with Darius.

Illaoi isn't particularly difficult to play; it's more about awareness. If you really want to talk about skill, only the accuracy of her E skill is somewhat important, and there's a significant difference in damage between hitting and missing it.

It's clear that Khan's Olay is his specialty.

SKT's three-man gank on the bottom lane was very well coordinated. It seems that as long as they don't go to the bottom lane, RNG is still the same team that breaks at the slightest touch.

Without exchanging many words, the three of them understood how to coordinate their actions the moment they made contact.

As the Spider's predicted E immobilizes the Lee Sin, Illaoi pulls him in, and while Illaoi's tentacles lash out, Faker follows up with his damage.

Before the blind man could react, he had already gone back to the spring.

In this situation, Faker's Irelia still had her ultimate ability ready, and Ornn had nowhere to escape, since the champion's mechanics don't allow him to kite or maneuver.

Thanks to the Spider's damage output and the Irelia's pursuit, SKT won this crucial team fight, allowing Letme to gain a two-level lead over Khan.

But did Letme make any mistakes in this play?

No!

In a clash between top teams, knowing that you're 4v2, they'll definitely try to get revenge on other lanes.

After Khan and Xiaohai gave up and acted recklessly, they actually found a breakthrough in RNG's top lane, which stunned everyone.

At the same time, seeing the situation on the top lane, Li Luo quickly called on Xiao Ming to push forward and put pressure on Skt's bottom lane.

"Stay calm, this is our lineup; the real test will be in the 20 minutes!"

I comforted Letme, who was feeling a bit guilty.

It's normal for Ornn to be at a disadvantage against the Siamese twins, but Skt's focus will definitely not be on the top laner Illaoi, as this champion can split push and team fight.

However, due to his mechanics, he is far inferior to champions like Fiora and Camille in split pushing, and far inferior to champions like Darius and Ornn in team fights.

Conversely, with RNG's lineup having an advantage in both mid and bot lane carries, once RNG reaches its power spike, Skt's Illaoi alone simply cannot withstand the onslaught.

20 minutes ago, as long as the Twister's equipment was not more than two major items ahead, it was perfectly acceptable!
SKT clearly figured things out as the game progressed, and by taking advantage of Illaoi's current strength, they quickly secured the Rift Herald in the top lane, attempting to take down the first tower first.

A few minutes later, when Ornn tried to go online, the Spider emerged again, cleared the minion wave under the turret, dropped the Herald, and took the first turret.

Fifteen minutes later, Skt, who were down 3500 points after the four-man gank on the second lane, slowly used their top lane advantage to fight back to a 1000-point lead.

The economy is mainly focused on Khan's Illaoi, who has one more major item than Letme's Ornn.

"Without the first tower, Letme's Ornn can finally breathe a sigh of relief! Just hold on under pressure, don't collapse, and wait for the mid and bot laners to carry!"

The three commentators secretly prayed that RNG could withstand Skt's counterattack!
At sixteen minutes, RNG secured their second dragon and also destroyed the bottom lane tower!
Draven recalled to base and upgraded his equipment, preparing to upgrade from a single Quicksilver Sash to a combination of Quicksilver Sash and Stormrazor.

This version of Stormrazor is incredibly overpowered. Its one-hit critical strike effect makes some warriors' damage even more outrageous than it is now, making it practically a must-have item for ADCs as their first or second item.

Draven, without any overwhelming advantage, has acquired basic combat capabilities!

(End of this chapter)