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Chapter 374 Tou's cheat wasn't a cheat! The Summer Split Finals are just around the corner!

Guan Zeyuan was suddenly startled and made a lot of noise because he saw Fire Man emerge from the grass.

After Brand stayed in the river bush on the left side of the mid lane for two seconds, Baolan realized something.

That is, Syndra on the other side was completely unaware of his arrival.

So, Baolan called out to Rookie, indicating that he was about to engage, and then controlled Brand to emerge from the bushes.

In fact, at that moment, in the LGD team voice chat, Wei Shen was saying, "Zhou Dian, aren't you being too cautious? Coming all the way to the mid lane to B!"

Then, he saw a Brand appear from the bushes to Syndra's left.

"Fuck!"

A pillar of flame rose beneath Syndra's feet, and at the same time, Brand was about to raise his hand to throw out Flame Brand (Q) to stun Syndra.

Subsequently, Brand's W skill did hit Syndra, but Brand's Q skill could not be thrown.

Shen leaped out from behind the wall at lightning speed, using his E skill – Shadow Bind.

At the same time, a flash of yellow light appeared, and Shen's body had already passed through Fire Man.

Brand was taunted by Shen's E-Flash, and the taunt effect lasted for 1.5 seconds.

Brand's Q skill, which he hadn't even had a chance to use yet, was naturally never used again.

When Rookie saw Brand start using his abilities, he immediately maneuvered his plane into a Valkyrie dive, almost reaching Syndra, ready to team up with Brand to give Syndra a good beating.

Then, a Shen suddenly appeared from the side, startling Rookie.

Knowing that the situation was hopeless, the plane hurriedly used its healing ability to speed up its retreat, which also helped its teammate Brand to recover some health.

All that's left is for Baolan to do his best.

But with Syndra already at level four, a full combo on Brand, who was only level two, plus Shen's damage, Brand couldn't withstand it.

Brand barely survived the 1.5-second taunt time thanks to the plane's healing, then Syndra stunned him again with a push ball.

Brand was killed without even moving, and Syndra got the kill.

In the LGD team voice chat.

"Holy crap, Zhou Dian, this is outrageous! How did you manage to snag this?!"

At this moment, Wei Shen still felt that Brand's kill was somewhat unreal.

"Just a guess, just a guess!" Zhou Dian said with a smile.

Eimy, who was farming in the jungle, witnessed the whole thing and joked, "Baolan, I let your Brand go in the bottom lane, but you had to go to the mid lane and give away that kill!"

"Shen used E-Flash to taunt Brand, who was quickly killed. Syndra got the kill, and Corki used Heal to create distance." Guan Zeyuan quickly explained what had just happened in the mid lane.

"Brand ran to the mid lane and died like that, and Ashe is all alone in the bottom lane now, she can't even get any experience!" Zhihuan added.

"By the time Baolan's Brand returns to lane after reaching level two, LGD's bot lane will probably be almost level four. How will IG's bot lane possibly compete?"

Guan Zeyuan added, "I still don't understand, why did Shen suddenly run to the middle lane?"

"I'm afraid we can only ask Zhou Shen this question in a post-match interview!"

"Ahem. Of course, the premise is that LGD can win this BO5 series, then we will have the opportunity to interview Zhou Shen."

No one in the live stream paid attention to Guan Zeyuan's biased remarks.

Because most of them also believed that LGD would win this game and then win the BO5.

The main problem was that Brand was caught by Shen, which completely ruined the already struggling bot lane.

Moreover, this is a huge blow to IG's morale.

The comments section was also scrolling wildly.

[Zhou Shen, shut it down, it's pointless!]

[I, Zhou Dian, didn't cheat!]

[Baolan: Still trying to argue? Don't you know your place?]

[You mere Azure Blue? Catching you is a piece of cake for me, Zhou Shen!]

It's okay, Tohru isn't dead!

【.】

Back to the game.

Shen got an assist for killing Brand and also gained some experience, leveling up to level four.

After recalling to base and replenishing his equipment and a control ward, Zhou Dian teleported to the top lane.

Shen's unexpected roam to the mid lane didn't result in him losing experience.

As for the use of this teleportation, it's not a big deal.

In another minute or two, Shen will reach level six.

After those two consecutive waves of pressure in the mid and bottom lanes, IG definitely won't be able to make any waves in the next minute or two, unless LGD intentionally throws the game.

Therefore, TheShy is in a hurry.

IG's bot lane and jungle are currently at a disadvantage. If he plays Renekton, he needs to find a way to gain an advantage.

However, after a few minutes of laning, he found that Zhou Dian's Shen was playing flawlessly, giving him no chance whatsoever.

He even took the time to roam to the mid lane!
So TheShy changed his strategy, no longer pushing the lane aggressively to use minions to control Shen, but instead opting for a lane-controlling playstyle.

Then TheShy realized that controlling the lane didn't seem to be very useful.

Every time the crocodile makes a ruthless hunt (W), it is precisely blocked by Shen's ultimate skill, Soul Protection (W), creating a defensive barrier.

The crocodile couldn't whittle down Shen's health much, let alone kill him.

Calling the jungler out is unrealistic. Both TheShy and Ning are certain that LGD's jungler, Rek'Sai, is definitely roaming around the top jungle right now.

The excavator probably couldn't be happier that the prince would go and capture him on the road.

The excavator's equipment is already better than the prince's. If the prince, who doesn't have Flash, runs into the excavator in the jungle, he's likely to be in serious trouble.

Faced with the current situation, TheShy is completely clueless.

He felt that if he continued to control the lane like this, the game would be lost in a way that had nothing to do with him.

However, just then, more bad news arrived.

My mid-lane hero was killed by Syndra!
"Holy crap, that's awesome, GodV! You really got a solo kill on Rookie!" Zhou Dian exclaimed in the LGD team voice chat.

At this moment, Zhou Dian, who was playing Shen, was the one who was playing the most leisurely among the ten players on the field, so he immediately offered his praise to Wei Shen.

"Awesome! Awesome!"

PYL and Eimy also kept praising it.

As for imp, he was, of course, still very seriously controlling the big mouth to finish off enemies.

Playing AD requires minimal focus throughout the entire game.

"Calm down, calm down, it's basic stuff, all basic stuff!" Wei Shen said seemingly calmly.

However, the uncontrollable smile on his lips revealed that Wei Shen was still a little proud of his solo kill on Rookie.

However, Wei Shen knew in his heart that Zhou Dian deserved at least half the credit for this solo kill.

Two minutes ago, Shen's brilliant support to the mid lane allowed Syndra to secure a kill and gain an equipment lead over Corki.

Meanwhile, the experience points gained from killing Brand allowed Syndra to reach level six before Corki.

Another important point is that the plane's healing ability was triggered during that wave.

At this point, the plane's healing hadn't fully recovered, and Syndra needed an extra Summoner Spell.

Wei Shen capitalized on Syndra's three advantages over Corki, reaching level six first and securing a solo kill on Corki.

At this moment, the large screen at the scene was replaying the entire process of Syndra's solo kill on Corki.

In the video, the plane maneuvers to dodge Syndra's Dark Orb (Q).

A few seconds later, the plane tried to use its abilities to harass Syndra.

Syndra did not dodge the plane's phosphorescent bomb (Q) and took the hit directly.

Then, taking advantage of the brief moment of vulnerability after the plane used its Q skill, a clever Scatter Spell (E) pushed the previous orb into the plane's face. The plane was knocked back and stunned for 1.5 seconds.

Just as the orb was launched, the death of a red team melee minion allowed Syndra to reach level 6.

Wei Shen instantly learned the R skill and simultaneously pressed Flash.

Syndra flashed close to the stunned plane and hit it with her Q skill.

Then, using his telekinesis (W), he grabbed the orb that had previously stunned the plane and was about to dissipate.

Then the second W hits the plane again, and the ignition also hits the nose of the plane at the same time.

At this point, the plane had just recovered from its dizziness.

Knowing the danger, Rookie didn't use his long-cast displacement skill (like the plane's movement ability), but instead used Flash.

A flash of yellow light appeared, and the plane increased the distance between itself and Syndra.

But it was too late; Syndra's Energy Burst (R) had already locked onto the plane.

Five magic orbs rushed into the body of the plane that had teleported away, and the plane's health was reduced to zero.

Two seconds later, the burning flames took away the last bit of health from the plane.

"Finally, the plane was burned to death, and Wei Shen completed a solo kill on Rookie!" Guan Zeyuan shouted.

"Syndra's solo kill at level 6 was incredibly precise in terms of damage calculation. If Corki had had Heal, he might have survived."

Zhihuan added, "Of course, we have to mention Zhou Shen's roaming maneuver earlier!"

"Shen helped Syndra get a kill and also triggered Corki's heal, which indirectly led to Syndra's solo kill on Corki."

"IG's early-game focused lineup is now completely collapsed in the mid and bot lanes, how are they supposed to play against them?"

"Now all that's left is the crocodile, but the crocodile has almost no advantage; it only managed to out-farm Shen a few CS!"

At this moment, the live camera feed of the contestants in the lower right corner of the large screen switched to Rookie.

His face looked rather pale, and his eyes had lost their sparkle.

After being solo killed, Rookie felt that the game was going to be very difficult and that they were likely to lose.

Losing this game naturally meant losing the BO5 against LGD, ending their run in the Summer Split semifinals.

At this critical juncture of elimination and advancement, the mentality of both teams naturally underwent some changes without them even realizing it.

The change in the players' mentality at this time was also reflected in the game.

Faced with the current situation, IG hastily organized a four-man gank on the bottom lane, with their mid and jungle players going to the bottom lane.

However, Shen's Merciful Soulfall (R) was timely given to Kog'Maw, and after landing, Shen helped his bot lane duo block IG's first wave of attacks.

TheShy told his teammates to retreat in the team voice chat, but he didn't choose to let the Renekton teleport down.

It's clear that LGD's mid and jungle are heading to the bottom lane, and Shen's W skill creates a barrier that can block basic attacks, which is a huge counter to heroes like Corki, Jarvan IV, and Ashe.

Therefore, sending the crocodile down at this point wouldn't be very effective.

Shen uses his ultimate to go to the bottom lane, and there's no way to teleport back immediately.

This crocodile can make a lot of money in the top lane.

Unfortunately, in this do-or-die game for IG, apart from TheShy, who is currently 0-0-0 and the only one who hasn't died yet, all five members of IG are out of the game.

The other four players were more or less confused and carried away, including IG's team commander.

TheShy's speech, a mix of Chinese and Korean, sounded somewhat unclear, and they couldn't hear him at all.

Seeing Kog'Maw and Lulu with low health under the tower, IG's mid, bot, jungle, and support players chose to dive the tower a second time.

As TheShy predicted, the IG players were held up for too long by Shen's W skill.

Although they managed to kill Kog'Maw, LGD's mid and jungle players had already arrived.

Ultimately, IG's proactive gank in the bottom lane, involving four players, ended with Kog'Maw trading one for three.

PYL's Lulu picked up one kill, while Eimy's Excavator picked up two others.

Wei Shen's Syndra was a step too slow and didn't even get a sip of soup.

"IG is too reckless! They dare to charge into the tower. It feels like the game is going to be over!" Guan Zeyuan said, somewhat bewildered.

"However, Teacher Zhihuan, do you think it was necessary for the crocodile to teleport down just now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhihuan said, "I really don't think it's necessary!"

"At most, you'll just get one more Lulu kill, which is completely insignificant. You might even lose yourself in the process. It's the right thing to leave Renekton in the top lane to push the tower!"

The crocodile farmed nearly three more waves of minions in the top lane and also pushed down LGD's top tower, taking away most of its health. He was already making a huge profit.

But what's the use now?
TheShy saw that three of his four teammates' avatars in the bottom right corner were blacked out. He wanted to say something, but couldn't think of a way to express it in Chinese for a long time.

In the end, he shook his head and said nothing.

After that failed 4-man gank on 2, the already unfavorable situation for IG on the field took a sharp turn for the worse.

LGD's primary goal right now is naturally to take down IG's bottom lane tower as soon as possible, then switch lanes and free up the bottom lane duo.

Once Ashe and Brand reach level 6, their ultimate abilities are still quite threatening.

Imp and PYL in the bottom lane, facing IG's two ultimate abilities, didn't dare to push IG's bottom tower with just Kog'Maw and Lulu, and had to wait for their teammates to initiate the rhythm.

At the 11th minute of the game, Wei Shen's Syndra appeared behind IG's next tower.

Zhou Dian directly tapped Syndra's portrait and pressed R, Shen's ultimate landed on Syndra, blocking Ashe and Brand under the tower.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Dian made his move, and Shen executed a "7"-shaped E-flash.

Ashe and Brand under the tower were both taunted by Shen.

Syndra then used her QE combo to stun Brand, and Lulu turned Ashe into a polymorph.

With nearly three seconds of control time, LGD's four players were enough to kill IG's squishy bottom lane duo under the tower.

Big Mouth got both kills.

IG is in complete chaos. After being hit by a series of attacks, they are basically in a state of no one in command and everyone is fighting their own battles.

Seeing their bottom lane getting ganked, the mid laner and the top laner had no choice but to push LGD's outer turrets regardless of the situation.

LGD's top tower only had a small amount of health left. Taking advantage of the gap when Shen used his ultimate, Renekton should be able to push it down.

Just a few more hits from the crocodile to take down LGD's top tower, IG's bottom tower had already been taken down by LGD, and LGD secured the first tower kill.

TheShy was still thinking about pushing down the tower before retreating when he saw the excavator appear behind him.

LGD, with low health, is about to take down the first tower, needing only three more hits.

TheShy, being the only relatively calm person on IG's side, understood that they couldn't just try to demolish the tower in front of the enemy's reconnaissance unit.

Since the first tower is already gone, this low-health tower is right here, and we can just come back and destroy it later.

Although this calmness did not help IG's overall situation at this time.

However, TheShy still managed to control the Renekton to retreat from LGD's top tower.

To TheShy's surprise, the excavator didn't go to farm the minions under LGD's top tower, but instead charged straight at the crocodile.

Even though the excavator was at the same level as the crocodile, TheShy still felt that the excavator's behavior was really disrespectful to him.

The crocodile immediately unleashed its ultimate attack to counterattack the excavator.

then
Then the crocodile was solo killed by the excavator.

In the video, TheShy's neck is slightly forward, and his expression shows a hint of confusion.

The crocodile, seemingly not quite believing in its own strength, was killed by the excavator's powerful attack when it had only about 400 HP left.

TheShy silently pressed the Tab key, looked at the excavator's luxurious equipment, and shook his head again.

Meanwhile, in the commentary booth...

"Even an excavator can solo kill a crocodile now. I feel like IG is basically finished!" Guan Zeyuan said.

"Pretty much. IG is basically going to have a tough time. If LGD doesn't make any big mistakes, they'll win this game in no time!" Zhihuan said.

(End of this chapter)