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Chapter 353 First came Zhou Shen, then came Heaven; Reverse R Flash to the Sun God!

Camille was killed by Cassiopeia.

Furthermore, Camille still hasn't teleported yet.

Therefore, Galio, who just used his ultimate, needs to help Camille push the minion wave.

Otherwise, Camille would have really blown it apart.

Although things aren't much better now.

While Xiye's Galio was pushing the top lane, WE's bot lane duo was directly tower-dived by LGD's four players.

Luo managed to escape unscathed, but his brother-in-law's rat, despite using both of his skills, still couldn't survive.

Moreover, with Galio stuck in the top lane, WE's mid laner was also losing lane.

In short, WE's performance can be summed up in one word.

Blood loss!
From this point on, LGD completely took control of the game.

All WE can do at this point is try their best to stall.

As long as the rats develop well enough to drag the game into the late game, their lineup, with its strong control, has a good chance of turning the tide.

However, as a strong team, LGD possesses all the basic qualities that a strong team should have.

With an early advantage, LGD players were able to remain calm and methodical, effectively splitting lanes to snowball their lead.

Especially when the top laner is the strongest player on the team, it's easy to find opportunities by having the top laner split push and create space.

Of course, WE is also a very resilient team, and they have been struggling to hold on against LGD's offensive.

The game lasted for more than twenty minutes.

Zhou Dian's Cassiopeia was pushing the bottom lane, while WE's Galio was guarding the bottom lane.

When Cassiopeia pushed the minion wave to between WE's first and second bot lane turrets, Condi's Sejuani came to gank her.

However, Sejuani and Galio, both pure tank champions, simply don't have enough damage.

The two of them used a combo attack, but they still couldn't kill the snake woman.

The snake woman immediately counterattacked, relying on the healing from Twin Fangs (E), her health kept increasing as she fought, and she was almost back to half health.

This is often the situation when heroes with insufficient burst damage face Cassiopeia.

Sejuani and Galio were forced to flee in disarray by Cassiopeia, with Sejuani even having to use Flash.

Cassiopeia and Flash could chase down Sejuani, but Zhou Dian felt it was unnecessary; Flash was better saved for a bigger purpose.

He figured he should just slip away first; he could smell the stench of rats.

Meanwhile, on the large screen at the scene.

An invisible rat darted through the jungle and quickly ran towards the Cassiopeia, who was below half health.

In the commentary box.

"Sejuani and Galio don't deal enough damage. Trying to gank Cassiopeia is useless; they're just her lifesteal pool!" Remember said.

"The Cassiopeia recalls to base, but the Twitch from the big brother's team is already here. If the Twitch gets the Cassiopeia's ultimate, it will be very comfortable for WE."

Aha! It's me!
With a lewd laugh, the rat emerged from its stealth state.

The rat and the snake woman maintained a certain distance, a distance from which the snake woman could not hit him.

Then, the rat unleashed a devastating barrage of attacks on the snake woman.

"Zhou Shen can't escape this wave. If he uses Flash, the Rat still has two summoner spells."

"If Cassiopeia turns around and uses Flash to dodge, given Brother-in-law's reaction time, even if Twitch doesn't have time to turn around and dodge, he can definitely dodge with Flash."

Why did the snake woman just stare blankly into the air in front of her?

I remember that before I could say the word "big," I was forced to swallow it back by the scene before my eyes.

With only 20% of her health remaining, the snake woman unleashed her ultimate attack into the air in front of her.

When the snake woman's behavior came to the attention of her brother-in-law, he simply assumed that Zhou Dian was panicking.

But the snake woman then flashed backward and got close to the rat.

Then, something unexpected happened that surprised many of the audience members.

The petrifying gaze effect of Cassiopeia's ultimate ability was still in front of her, but the rat behind her was petrified.

The spellcasting screen is on one side, but the actual skill effect occurs on the other side.

How could the brother-in-law possibly react in time!

The brother-in-law's finger hovered over the F key, but before he could press it, the mouse was petrified.

Then, the snake woman used her twin fangs to send the rat to its death.

The rat couldn't use Flash before it died.

There was a moment of silence on the LPL official commentary stage before Remember's voice rang out.

"Teacher Abu, did Cassiopeia use R-Flash just now?"

"should be"

The director then showed a slow-motion replay of the kill.

In slow motion, you can clearly see that Cassiopeia used her ultimate skill first, followed by her Flash.

"Zhou Shen's Cassiopeia's R-flash seems to be reversed, that's too flashy! My brother-in-law probably didn't even realize it."

In League of Legends, there are many ways to play where you cast a skill first and then use Flash to adjust the skill's direction.

However, Zhou Dian's use of Cassiopeia's R-Flash was a bit overpowered compared to some other skill-based Flash abilities!
The trick is to place the skill on one side as seen by the opponent, while the actual effect of the skill falls on the other side.

This is a form of mental manipulation that can paralyze people's thinking; even the fastest-reacting person would find it difficult to react in time.

In the official live stream, many viewers also started posting comments, exclaiming that they had learned a lot.

Why can Cassiopeia land her ultimate even with a reverse R-flash? Didn't her ultimate clearly miss?

[I'm Old Snake Woman, let me explain Zhou Shen's move!]

"Damn it, just say it!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Zhou Shen did indeed use a reverse R-Flash. That's a special mechanic of Cassiopeia; the animation of Cassiopeia's ultimate skill stays in place and doesn't follow the Flash!"

"I understand, Zhou Shen came first, then Heaven!"

[A godlike reverse R-flash!]

【.】

Back to the game.

With the death of the rat, not only was their development rhythm completely disrupted, but LGD also immediately started Baron Nashor.

After Zhou Dian's Cassiopeia teleported back to base, LGD secured the Baron Nashor.

At this point in the game, WE has no chance of turning the tide.

About thirty minutes into the game, LGD pushed down WE's base crystal in one fell swoop, winning the first game of the BO3 series.

"Congratulations to LGD for taking the first game in this battle for the top spot in Groups A and B. They are now leading WE 1-0!"

"Mr. Abu, where do you think WE went wrong in this game?" Remember turned to look at Abu.

Upon hearing this, Abu replied, "There are mainly two points. The first is the draft. WE was indeed tricked by LGD's Cassiopeia and Lucian top-mid flex pick, which put them at a disadvantage in the draft."

"The second point is still about Zhou Shen. If other teams can't contain Zhou Shen in their matches against LGD, the game will become very difficult."

"However, regarding the issue of Cassiopeia's position being flexible!" Abu added, "WE should be wary of this, because it seems that only Zhou Shen in the entire LPL can play Cassiopeia top lane!"

"It makes no sense not to take precautions!"

"Okay, let's take a look at the MVP of the first game. No doubt, it's Zhou Shen's Cassiopeia!" Remember continued.

"Please take a short break, everyone. We will bring you the second game of this match between the two teams shortly."

Backstage at the venue, WE lounge.

WE's coaching staff and players are having a heated discussion. WE's head coach, Hongmi, has a slightly different opinion from Abu regarding the first game.

He believed that his draft picks were actually fine, even though LGD had swayed them.

He felt that this was not the key issue.

The key issue is that they couldn't contain LGD's top laner.

On this point, he shares the same view as Abu, the former EDG coach.

At this moment, 957 suddenly said, "Coach, I think our strategy in the first game was a bit off. We shouldn't have tried to match Zhou Shen's strength in the top lane."

"Oh?" Redmi was happy to hear the team members' opinions.

"Zhou Shen is too aggressive in lane. If it's a hero with high skill requirements, I really can't beat him!"

"However, we can change our approach. If we can't keep up with Zhou Shen's strength, we'll lower his strength. If the top laners on both sides just play passively, it won't have a decisive effect."

"What you said makes sense, but if you pick a weak champion for the top lane, it's easier for him to gain an advantage!"

"Hehe, I have a suitable hero."

In the second game of the BO3 series, WE chose the blue side, while LGD was on the red side.

After the second round of bans, I was a little surprised.

"Zhou Shen actually let Camille and Fiora out? Does WE have any countermeasures?" Remember said.

Then I remembered that I knew the answer.

WE chose Poppy on the fourth floor of the blue team.

"Poppy? I haven't seen this champion in a while, but she's definitely a good choice."

"One of the three legendary top laners, synonymous with incredible tankiness!"

Maokai, Nautilus, and Poppy were the three champions who dominated the top lane for a whole year in Season 6, and were jokingly called the three god-like champions of the top lane.

When Zhou Dian saw that 957 had chosen this "hammer-shaped cannon", he frowned.

Poppy is a champion that can counter almost any champion that engages in a fight.

If other top laners with slightly lower skill levels were playing this champion, Zhou Dian would still dare to pick Camille.

However, facing a skilled player like 957, who is a master of the top lane trio.

This huge inherent difference in hero characteristics is very difficult to bridge.

After discussing it with Dgc for a while, Zhou Dian still made the safest choice.

LGD picked Rumble for the top lane.

The second game begins.

The top lane entered a peaceful development phase right from the start.

On the other roads, the two sides got along very well, and the game was played at a slow pace.

Therefore, as the game transitions into the mid-to-late stages, it becomes a contest of team fight capabilities between the two sides.

These five players from WE have been playing together for almost two years.

In this respect, LGD is indeed a little bit lacking.

After a protracted battle lasting nearly forty minutes.

WE won the second game, successfully leveling the score.

The score is now tied at 1-1.

Backstage area of ​​the venue, LGD's lounge.

The atmosphere in the lounge was normal; the loss in the previous game did not affect the LGD players.

"Should we ban Poppy in the third game? This champion does counter the ones you play a bit," Dgc asked Zhou Dian.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Dian pondered for a moment.

"I don't think it's necessary. It's a waste of a ban slot to specifically ban Poppy. I have champions that counter Poppy. Since WE went for a retro look, we can do the same!"

"Welcome back, everyone. The decisive game of the BO3 between LGD and WE is about to begin."

"In the second game, WE's top laner 957 suddenly picked Poppy top lane, which was quite effective and helped them win the game. I wonder what will happen in the third game?"

Soon, the third round of ban/pick began.

LGD is on the blue side, and WE is on the red side.

In the second round of banning and picking, WE still didn't ban any of the top-ranked heroes, and then picked Poppy on the fourth floor.

This stance clearly means, "I'm showing my hand, you can do whatever you want!"
LGD, on the blue side, picked a mid-laner on the fourth floor and then stopped on the fifth floor.

With only two seconds left in the hero selection countdown, they suddenly locked in Troll Warlord.

"Troll! How could I have forgotten about this hero!"

When I saw LGD pick Troll Warlord, I was a little surprised.

"Watching this top lane matchup, Trundle versus Poppy, I suddenly felt like I was back in Season 6."

When the audience heard that S6 was mentioned, and it just so happened that another commentator for this match, Abu, was the former coach of EDG, the viewers in the live stream started making a fuss.

The chat was filled with memes left by EDG during the S6 World Championship, such as "Horse Trampling Flying Arrow", "4396", "Clearlove, I'm your fan", and "Top Laner's Light".

The commentator, Remember, had no idea that his casual remark about S6, coupled with Abu's presence next to him, had already sparked a wave of memes in the official tournament broadcast.

However, to be fair, this person seems serious, but is actually quite slick, and often subtly makes "hints" during his commentary.

Remember to continue: "The Troll hero was originally developed to counter the three top lane gods, especially after Quicksilver Sash could no longer remove the Troll's ultimate, making him arguably the father of the three gods!"

Abu chimed in: "Actually, Troll Warlord received a slight buff in the recent 7.13 patch, and his Q skill can now be used to attack towers again, but nobody plays him in competitive matches, and his pick rate in solo queue hasn't increased either."

"Could it be because trolls are too ugly!" Remember said with a laugh.

The "ugly" comment was just a joke; the real issue was the troll's minor buff, which had little practical effect most of the time.

When the Intercontinental Cup ended and Zhou Dian returned from Taiwan, he felt that as some of his dive champions became increasingly unstoppable, Poppy would eventually be picked to counter him.

Since Trolls have just been buffed, you might as well practice this hero.

So Zhou Dian's practice of the troll skill for several days finally came in handy today.

The reason they didn't pick it in the second game was mainly because they hadn't prepared in advance. LGD's first four picks were completely unsuitable for Troll Warlord.

Trolls might be effective against some agile heroes, making them look like idiots.

But this isn't a problem when playing Poppy.

Poppy with 957 didn't win against Trundle in the laning phase at all this game.

However, even the troll struggles to kill Poppy, and can't suppress her too much.

But after the laning phase ended, something even more painful happened.

Once the Troll gets Tiamat, Poppy can't compete with him in lane-pushing speed at all.

Now, the Troll's Bite (Q) can be used on turrets.

If Poppy had been even slightly careless, and WE had been a little slow in switching lanes, Trundle would have taken down a tower.

Poppy also had a tough time in team fights.

The troll unleashed his ultimate ability on Poppy, and Poppy's legs practically went weak from the suction.

Poppy, who was originally incredibly tanky, became less durable after Trundle's ultimate absorbed both her armor and magic resistance, while Trundle became incredibly resilient.

Unable to push lanes effectively or win team fights, WE entered a slow death phase very early on.

At the 38-minute mark of the game.

With the second Baron buff of the game, LGD destroyed WE's base crystal.

In this best-of-three series, LGD ultimately defeated WE, who are currently ranked second in the regular season, with a score of 2-1.

(End of this chapter)