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Chapter 333 Using matches as practice, you really can't play with crocodiles!
The blue team LGD's minions arrived in front of the tower.

Rambo unleashed his ultimate attack.

With another sweep of his Q skill, Rumble cleared the minion wave in an instant.

In this way, even if Huni is defeated in this wave.

However, he had already farmed the minion wave, so he only lost the gold from one kill.

At this point, the crocodile's W skill was ready again, and Rumble dared not run towards the crocodile, so he could only continue to hide under the tower.

Zhou Dian controlled the crocodile to enter the tower and took the lead in tanking the tower.

Wei Shen's Enchantress took direct action.

Approach with Shadow Step (W), then use the same trick (R) to copy the W skill.

The second W skill landed on Rumble's face, and Rumble quickly activated W to accelerate and create some distance.

The crocodile didn't have much health left and could only help withstand two hits from the tower, so Zhou Dian quickly controlled the crocodile to retreat out of the tower's attack range.

Beneath the tower, LeBlanc unleashes her Phantom Chains (E).

As the chain locked onto Rambo, the Mark of Malice (Q) hit Rambo, triggering Thunder, leaving Rambo with about 200 HP.

Huni handled this situation relatively calmly, choosing not to use Flash immediately.

If you use Flash at this point, you can completely escape the range of LeBlanc's chains and break them.

However, Wei Shen anticipated Rambo's next move.

Just as Rumble flashed, GodV pressed W, and LeBlanc returned to the position where she started her W combo.

The two heroes' movements were completely synchronized.

Even after Rumble flashed away, LeBlanc was still nearby.

The phantom chains remained firmly attached to Rambo.

Next, LeBlanc's E skill's second effect triggered, dealing extra damage and also triggering the mark damage of her Q skill, taking away Rumble's last bit of health.

"Eek~"

A strange scream echoed throughout Summoner's Rift.

The sound effects for Rambo's death are always so exaggerated!

"Great prediction, GodV."

Seeing GodV's move, Zhou Dian couldn't help but cheer.

"hey-hey!"

Wei Shen chuckled and then returned to the city on the spot.

The mid-lane minion wave has reached the base of their own first tower, and Faker's Corki is attacking the mid-lane first tower.

He needed to hurry back to town to replenish his health and mana, so he teleported back online.

Meanwhile, Zhou Dian's crocodile also returned to base at the same time as the LeBlanc.

"Finally, things are starting to get going!" Zhou Dian thought to himself as he counted down to recall.

However, Zhou Dian and Wei Shen finally managed to regain some momentum in the upper half of the bracket.

More bad news came.

The crocodile and the fairy just returned to the fountain.

Eimy's Spider ganked the bottom lane, and PYL's Rakan initiated with a R-flash.

However, the distance was a bit too far, almost too great.

This misjudgment of the distance caused Luo to fail to charm Bang's skateboard shoes immediately, and the skateboard shoes used Flash to pull away.

Thresh, who was lagging behind, took a hit and was then pulled back by Kalista's ultimate.

Then Thresh, with low health, flew out again and crashed into LGD's bottom, jungle, and support trio.

Because the excavator was crouching behind it.

Thresh threw a lantern behind him, and the Doom Pendulum (E) landed on three people. Then he activated his ultimate, Nether Prison.

After unleashing several skills in one go, Thresh, who was low on health, was killed.

Thresh's ultimate ability deals considerable damage in the early game.

It also comes with a 99% deceleration effect, lasting for two seconds.

Blank's excavator picked up the lantern, and with the help of the skateboarder's damage output, instantly killed Rakan, who was only level 6.

Spider's Blink ability hadn't fully recovered by then, and he was killed as well.

Only imp's Varus used Flash to escape.

SKT traded one for two, with both kills going to the enemy jungler.

The excavator's score reached 3-0-0.

Furthermore, it also outfarms Spider in terms of jungle clear count.

The experience points of the junglers on both sides quickly widened the gap to a whole level.

The match seems to have fallen into the same situation as when they played Flash Wolves, with the opposing team having a super fed Excavator.

But this time Zhou Dian played Crocodile, so he couldn't do what he did with Jarvan IV in the previous game.

On the top lane, Huni's Rumble kept pushing the lane aggressively.

He spends most of his time playing with the minion waves.

Moreover, the crocodile's ability to grab people is not as good as the prince's.

Moreover, this Crocodile is built as a semi-tank, so it doesn't deal that much damage.

A pure damage-dealing crocodile will be eliminated in a second in professional matches and will be completely useless.

It seems that the role of the prince in the upper round of the game, to disrupt the rhythm of the excavator, will fall to Wei Shen's LeBlanc.

The game is at the 15-minute mark.

SKT took down LGD's bottom lane tower first.

SKT's bot lane duo then switched to the top lane to push towers, while Rumble was moved to the bot lane to farm.

LGD took the opportunity to push down SKT's next tower, which was already low on health.

Next, Varus and Rakan went to the top lane, while Zhou Dian's Renekton went to the bottom lane.

Although Rumble died twice in this game, he didn't lose any experience. He would push the lane every now and then to farm the Krugs, and his last-hitting was always keeping up with Renekton's.

After the crocodile pushed the wave line, Zhou Dian did not leave, but circled back.

Crouching in the triangular bush, he watched Rumble develop and control the lane.

Because LeBlanc was coming down to the bottom lane, the two were preparing to forcefully kill Rumble again.

Huni's Rambo in this game was focused solely on farming; he had no other ambitions whatsoever.

If Zhou Dian plays a crocodile, it's practically impossible for him to take him down in a 1v1 situation.

After a few seconds, Zhou Dian glanced at the right side of the screen.

On the minimap, the health bar below the Enchantress's portrait is dropping rapidly.

I quickly switched screens to take a look.

We can see that GodV's LeBlanc has only three or four hundred health left, and Phantom Chain (E) is attached to the excavator.

Then, the excavator unleashed its ultimate weapon.

After a strange cry, the excavator vanished into thin air.

When it reappeared, the excavator was bound to the spot by the demon's chains.

However, LeBlanc was already killed by the excavator's ultimate skill.

"Holy crap! What kind of damage does this excavator do? With all that health, it killed me with just one ultimate attack?"

Zhou Dian heard Wei Shen's startled scream through his headphones.

It's clear that LeBlanc was ambushed by Rek'Sai on her way to the bottom lane.

Logically, the excavator should have enough damage to kill LeBlanc. However, this champion's damage output isn't that fast.

If LeBlanc uses WR immediately and then uses two Shadow Steps to escape, she will most likely be able to get away.

Although Zhou Dian didn't see the whole process, he could roughly guess Wei Shen's plan.

The excavator is lying in wait for the Enchantress, but isn't this also an opportunity for the Enchantress?
If LeBlanc can kill the excavator and get this kill.

Wei Shen is confident in setting the pace, just like the prince in the first round of the Zhou Dian game.

Unfortunately, they couldn't turn the tables on the excavator.

Zhou Dian doesn't want to blame someone who was trying to carry the game but ended up getting counter-killed by the opponent.

He just thought to himself, "This game is probably over by now!"

After killing the LeBlanc, the excavator gets another kill.

After returning home to replenish his equipment, he basically picked off anyone he could get his hands on, and in a 1v1 situation, no one could beat the excavator.

As a map-controlling jungler, even with such a strong carry, the excavator steadily protected the development of the enemy champions, Corki and Rumble.

The next ten minutes or so.

LGD tried several times to pick off enemies and find a rhythm, but without success.

The equipment for the aircraft and the Lamborghini has been steadily improving.

On the SKT side, although the growth curve of the champion Kalista is declining.

However, Skateboard Shoes has an ultimate ability that can initiate team fights, and since the team with the advantage has this hero, there's no need to worry about losing the dragon.

Moreover, SKT played extremely steadily in this game, giving them absolutely no chance.

They steadily and surely compressed LGD's space step by step.

After losing to LGD in the MSI finals, SKT seems to really want to win back.

Even if this is just an “insignificant” BO1 match.

The game is at the 33-minute mark.

After clearing LGD's vision around Baron Nashor.

SKT immediately opted to rush Baron.

LGD was very careful on their way there because they were afraid of being ambushed.

When Zhou Dian's crocodile came over to lead the charge and arrived near the Baron pit with his teammates, a control ward was placed, and they saw that the Baron only had a little over 2,000 health left.

Eimy abandoned his idea of ​​rushing in to steal Baron Nashor.

Because of the presence of the champion Kalista, SKT is virtually guaranteed to win the dragon.

Zhou Dian thought that he might as well launch a counterattack; dragging it out would only lead to certain death.

PYL felt the opportunity wasn't good; even if he wanted to fight for first blood, he should at least find a better opportunity.

He then ordered the LGD players to retreat.

SKT successfully secured Baron Nashor.

After returning to base to regroup, they began pushing into LGD's high ground.

At this moment, both the plane and Rambo had three large items plus half an item.

In terms of equipment alone, we don't have any advantage.

However, once champions like Corki and Rumble have three core items, their damage output in team fights is on a completely different level compared to champions like LeBlanc and Renekton.

With the Baron buff worn down and the Corki's ultimate poke, LGD's mid-lane inhibitor tower fell.

LGD also knew that they couldn't drag it out any longer, so they had no choice but to fight back.

Taking advantage of the plane's lack of explosives, PYL's Rakan used R-Flash to enter the fray.

Combined with Varus' ultimate, it hit four enemies at once.

But Wolf's Thresh handled the situation exceptionally well.

LGD had a very good initiation, but it still only resulted in a three-for-one exchange.

LGD's mid, bot, and support were all killed, while SKT only lost their champion, Corki.

Thresh and Kalista both survived with a sliver of health.

Seeing that the team fight was going to collapse, Zhou Dian retreated to the fountain in advance.

The crocodile then teleported to the grass on the high ground.

Using the speed boost from teleporting, they closed in and flashed to finish off Thresh and Kalista.

LGD's desperate team fight resulted in a three-for-three exchange, barely managing to hold on.

If it weren't for Zhou Dian's teleportation, we would have been wiped out in one fell swoop.

But if we manage to hold off this wave, what about the next one?
More than a minute later.

SKT is making a comeback, starting their push down LGD's bottom lane.

This plane is carrying explosives!
After destroying LGD's bottom lane inhibitor turret, Bang's Kalista used her passive to slide up a few times, while simultaneously using her ultimate to recall Thresh.

Thresh charged directly at the LGD team, as LGD had already used all five of their Flash abilities in the previous team fight.

Thresh initiated the team fight, Corki swooped in, Rumble unleashed his ultimate, and LGD collapsed right in front of the inhibitor turret.

SKT then pushed down the blue team's base crystal in one fell swoop.

They won the last group stage match that had absolutely no impact on the Intercontinental Championship knockout stage.

In the LGD player seat.

Zhou Dian and his teammates took off their headphones and stood up from their seats.

Waiting for the SKT players to come over and shake hands.

The expressions of the group were relatively calm, and they did not show much disappointment.

After all, this match won't affect the knockout stage.

So LGD took the opportunity to practice some things.

It's somewhat like using the competition as practice.

Then Zhou Dian came to a conclusion.

Crocodiles are definitely not a good choice.

Actually, this version of Renekton is considered a top lane champion that falls between T1 and T2.

Not weak.

When there are no other heroes to choose from, picking Renekton is always a safe bet.

However, this applies to other people.

There is absolutely no situation where Zhou Dian has no heroes to choose from.

As for the hero Crocodile, in the late game, he's basically just a super minion, completely unable to use his strength.

They're not even as good as pure tank heroes.

At least it has crowd control abilities, allowing it to initiate team fights and tank damage.

For Zhou Dian, he still needs to choose a hero who is effective in the mid-to-late game.

LGD still needs him to play a role when facing strong teams.

After the SKT players came over to shake hands.

The LGD players began packing up their peripherals, preparing to return to the rest room.

After shaking hands with Wei Shen, he sat back down in his chair with a thoughtful expression, and Zhou Dian asked:
"What are you thinking about? Go back and think about it later, let's go!"

Wei Shen didn't look up and said, "That was such a pity. If I had killed the excavator and disrupted the opponent's rhythm, I feel we could have won this game."

Hey, so you're still thinking about that time you got ambushed and killed by the excavator in the jungle!

Patting GodV on the shoulder, Zhou Dian said, "Don't think about this game. Tomorrow is the semifinals of the Intercontinental Cup between our LPL and the provincial team. Hurry back and prepare for tomorrow's match!"

(End of this chapter)