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Chapter 392 If one helps you, you won't be happy; if the other doesn't help you, you'll definitely explode!

RNG decisively initiated a Baron Nashor fight.

Their lineup is also quite fast at taking down Baron Nashor, and Baron Nashor's health drops very quickly.

When the dragon's health was down to one-third, Wei Shen's LeBlanc used Teleport.

The teleportation point was chosen directly in the dragon pit.

The other four members of LGD also gathered around.

Given this situation, RNG cannot afford to give up the Baron.

Before the LeBlanc teleported down, the dragon's health was already almost depleted.

Eimy's prince used an EQ combo to enter the dragon pit, attempting to steal the dragon.

Mlxg's hand was very steady; with Spider's Q and Smite, he easily secured the Baron.

RNG has secured the Baron, but how are you going to retreat?
The prince, who failed to secure the Baron, used his ultimate ability to trap three RNG players inside, and the rest of LGD rushed in.

The three who were trapped by the prince's ultimate move all used their dodge abilities to escape.

Letme activated Gargoyle Stoneplate Armor, nearly doubling his health bar, and charged forward to cover his teammates' retreat.

After Mlxg's Spider secured Baron Nashor, he immediately flashed out of the pit, then transformed into human form and used his E ability to ensnare Jarvan IV.

LeBlanc teleports to the ground, uses W to move forward, and hits Spider with QRE.

The spider was in human form at this time and could not fly to avoid damage. The Enchantress only needed three skills to instantly kill the spider.

After the prince was caught in the spider web, he was quickly focused down and killed by the RNG team.

On the other hand, the damage output of a fully equipped Graves combined with a Tristana with four major items is terrifying.

The big tree was much bigger than the prince at this moment, and it fell down at almost the same time as the prince.

The prince is like a resurrection armor, able to rise again after death, while the tree is truly gone once it falls.

In just one exchange, RNG lost two players, while LGD only lost their Prince's Guardian Angel.

With their formation disrupted, RNG crumbled at the first sign of trouble.

The three remaining RNG members – mid, bot, and support – fled in three different directions.

However, LGD's LeBlanc and Tristana are both excellent at chasing, so how could the three RNG players escape?

A few seconds later, Lucian was chased and killed by Tristana, and Lulu was chased and killed by LeBlanc.

Only Uzi's Varus ran into the bushes next to LGD's Krugs.

Using the Baron buff's super recall ability, Varus managed to return to base.

PYL's Janna was just half a second away from interrupting Varus's recall.

However, all of Uzi's teammates had already been eliminated, so it didn't matter whether Varus was alive or not.

In the commentary box.

"Wow, Uzi almost got left behind!" Miller said slowly and deliberately.

There's not much to say about this team fight.

When RNG's formation was disrupted by Jarvan IV's early engage during the Baron fight, the final outcome was already decided.

The doll chimed in, "But with only Varus left, there's no way we can hold out!"

After Uzi's Varus returned to the fountain, he headed straight for his own mid-lane inhibitor tower, where the red team's minion wave had already reached.

LGD's mid, jungle, and support were still near the Baron pit, while Zhou Dian's Graves and imp's Tristana, who were chasing Lucian who was running towards home, had already arrived at RNG's mid lane high ground.

Varus cleared out three minions under the mid lane inhibitor turret with a QE combo. At that moment, Graves threw a smoke grenade at Varus's feet from under the inhibitor turret.

Varus's healing ability allows him to quickly escape the smoke bomb's range.

As soon as he stepped out, Graves quickly drew his gun (E) and used Flash to rush directly to Varus's face, followed by a basic attack and Ultimate Bomb (R).

Then Varus died.

ACE!

RNG was wiped out.

Yes, Graves instantly killed Varus at full health with just AR!

Although the visual effects are very exaggerated.

In reality, against a fully equipped Graves, a Varus without defensive items is no different from a piece of paper, and being instantly killed by an AR is quite normal.

The cheers from LGD fans at the scene reached their peak when Graves instantly killed Varus!
"Wow, the puppy got killed in seconds!" the doll shouted throughout the venue.

"Although RNG secured Baron Nashor, they ultimately suffered a 0-for-5 wipeout at the hands of LGD. In that case, RNG is going to be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

The high ground tower and the small crystal were no match for the Tristana and the Graves, and were quickly destroyed.

The other three members of LGD also arrived at RNG's high ground.

Miller exclaimed, "Wow, it looks like LGD is going to take a 2-0 lead! RNG is on the brink of elimination!"

"It's too late, no one can be resurrected!"

When LGD players were destroying the inhibitor turret, the equipment bar at the bottom of the large screen displayed live feeds of both teams on the left and right sides.

The RNG players on the left stared blankly at the screen, none of them speaking, seemingly lost in thought.

Uzi's face turned bright red!

Besides him, Letme's face was also quite red.

The LGD players on the right were chatting and laughing, looking left and right.

In three words, it's all smiles!

"The small cannon is pushing too fast!" Miller shook his head.

At 34 minutes and 50 seconds into the game, RNG's two inhibitor turrets were destroyed, leaving only a bare base crystal.

"Let's congratulate LGD!"

"We have won the second game of the BO5 series and are now leading RNG 2-0 in the LPL Summer Split Finals, holding three match points!"

As RNG's base crystal shattered into pieces, the LGD players took off their headphones and stood up from their seats.

The score is now 2-0, RNG is proving a bit too fragile!
Zhou Dian glanced at the damage data on the results panel, then picked up his water glass and took a sip. Suddenly, he felt someone tap his shoulder.

Looking back, he saw that his four teammates had already gotten up from their seats and were standing behind him, waiting for him to go back to the backstage together.

Goodness, they all slipped away so fast!
Zhou Dian got up from his seat and followed his teammates toward the player tunnel.

Before stepping off the main stage, Zhou Dian turned his head and looked towards the other side of the stage.

All the RNG players lowered their heads and walked into the player tunnel.

The lighting was dim, and many things were not very clear.

Only Uzi's flushed face was somewhat noticeable.

Turning around, amidst the cheers of LGD fans, Zhou Dian and his teammates walked into the player tunnel.

Behind him, a beam of light shone on the LPL championship trophy in the center of the stage.

The live stream camera lingered on it for a long time.

Subsequently, the settlement interface for the second game was displayed on the large screen at the venue.

Without a doubt, Zhou Dian's Graves had the highest damage output in the entire game.

The MVP of the second game was also awarded to Zhou Dian's Graves.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a short break. We'll bring you the third game of the BO5 finals between LGD and RNG in a bit!" Wawa announced. Some audience members began getting up to go to the restroom or something similar.

Wukesong Arena, backstage.

In the RNG rest room, only head coach Feng Ge's voice could be heard.

The RNG team members sitting around Feng Ge had different expressions and seemed somewhat distracted.

The air conditioning in the lounge was set very low, but Letme felt as if he were in a high-temperature environment, wiping the beads of sweat that kept seeping from his forehead with a tissue.

After a few brief words, Brother Feng said, "What are your thoughts? Let's all share them. Don't keep them to yourselves. Let's discuss our ideas together."

Aside from Letme, who was still wiping his sweat with his head down, the others looked at each other, and no one spoke first.

Feng Ge's brows furrowed slowly.

Half a minute later, Mlxg broke the silence in the lounge.

"I think we can't ignore the top lane. If we don't limit Zhou Shen on the other side, he's too good at carrying!"

Upon hearing this, Uzi couldn't help but look up at Mlxg.

Uzi felt there was another layer of meaning behind Mlxg's words.

On the surface, it's saying that Zhou Dian was too dominant, but actually it's meant to express that Uzi, in the second game that just ended, had resources but didn't carry.

However, to be fair, Uzi's Varus play just now wasn't too bad; he really dominated imp in the laning phase.

Indeed, LGD's lineup greatly limited Varus.

Uzi shouldn't be blamed for losing the second game.

Mlxg, unaware of Uzi's gaze, continued, "If Zhou Shen picks the top laner second, I can't stay in the bottom lane all the time. If I don't go to the top lane to help Yan Junze, I feel like he'll definitely get crushed by Zhou Shen."

These words were very blunt, and Letme lowered his head even further after hearing them.

In fact, Mlxg was simply stating objective facts in a matter-of-fact tone.

But to Letme, it sounded like Mlxg was annoyed that he was holding her back, and that he would explode if Mlxg didn't help him!
But Uzi felt that Mlxg was saying, "I've helped you so much in the bot lane, but you still couldn't carry the whole game. I'm helping you, but you're not carrying."

Uzi was already very unhappy about losing the game he had an advantage in for no reason, and then losing two games in a row to LGD. Now, he could no longer suppress his frustration.

"No, LGD did dive Letme under the tower twice in that game, but in the first game, LGD's jungler probably didn't go to the top lane much, and Letme still got crushed, didn't he?"

Although it was true, Letme still felt embarrassed. He looked up, his face flushed, and said, "He always counters me with his last move, I, I..."

Letme spent a long time using the "I" argument but couldn't come up with a suitable reason to defend himself.

Fortunately, Brother Feng interrupted him in time.

"Alright, there's no point in talking about this now, let's discuss the draft picks for the next game!"

"The game isn't over yet, we haven't lost, can't you guys have a little more confidence in yourselves?"

In the upcoming third game of the finals, LGD has the right to choose sides.

"Do you think LGD will choose the blue side or the red side in the next game?" Feng asked.

In the current version, there is no doubt that the blue side has a BP advantage.

However, the experience of the last two games seems to indicate that the red side may have a greater advantage in the draft phase when played by LGD.

"LGD picked red in the first game, they'll definitely pick red again in this game!" Uzi muttered immediately. "LGD is on the red side, and if our top lane gets countered again, I don't think we'll even have a chance to play the next game!"

Xiao Hu tried to ease the tension, saying, "No matter where we are, it's quite normal for a road to be blocked, right? It's not that serious!"

"It's not that serious?" Uzi's eyes widened, and he continued, "In the last game, we banned four top lane champions on the blue side, and what happened? The enemy top laner just picked Graves and carried again!"

"We've banned four top laners, so how do we pick the other positions?"

"Are we going to ban all five of their top laners in the next game?"

Uzi pursed his lips, paused for a moment, and said, "If that's really the case, then it doesn't matter whether we get the LPL championship or not!"

After these words were spoken, the RNG rest room suddenly fell silent.

Head coach Feng subconsciously wondered if Uzbekistan's mentality was off.

But then he remembered something.

Three years ago, before the start of the S4 World Championship, Uzi said, "It doesn't matter whether I go to S4 or not!"

So Uzi's statement that he didn't care about winning the LPL championship was probably just a momentary outburst.

Moreover, Uzi's views on the draft phase made some sense.

Putting aside whether banning heroes against Zhou Dian would be effective, it's impossible to actually ban five top laners, as that would make it too difficult to pick heroes for the other positions.

At this moment, Ming, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "Let's not worry about the top lane in the draft phase. Zhou Shen's champion pool is too deep. Let's try to make the other positions more comfortable in their picks, and then we'll target Zhou Shen hard in the match!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other RNG players all seemed somewhat tempted.

Even head coach Feng was impressed and seriously considered the possibility of such an operation.

Clearly, after the first two games, the RNG players subconsciously reached a somewhat helpless conclusion:

If RNG can't shut down Zhou Dian in the next game, they'll probably lose 0-3 in today's final.

Is it because the skill gap between Letme and Zhou Dian is too large?

It's pointless to talk about this now.

It's impossible for Letme to suddenly unlock his full potential and become a player on par with Zhou Dian in just one game.

The focus now is on solving this objectively existing problem.

In the next game, we absolutely must target Zhou Dian!

In League of Legends matches, there are essentially two approaches to targeting a specific player.

They either target you heavily in the draft phase or they target you heavily in the game.

Thinking of Zhou Dian's deep hero pool in past matches.

Feng felt that Ming's suggestion seemed to be the only solution at present.

On the other side of the backstage area, in the LGD lounge.

It wasn't as filled with laughter and joy as I had imagined.

Everyone looked relaxed, but there wasn't the overwhelming excitement of someone about to win the Summer Championship.

It's very simple. LGD is only temporarily leading RNG with a score of 2-0. They haven't truly won this BO5 yet.

Both head coach Dgc and LGD's players deeply understand the saying, "The last leg of a journey is the hardest."

In any competition, you can't be sure of victory until you've won.

LGD's coaches and players were still seriously discussing the tactics and draft picks for the upcoming third game.

“I think we need to change our strategy for the third game,” Dgc said to Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian naturally understood what the coach meant, nodded, and said, "Yes, we need to make some changes. Maybe a sudden change will catch RNG off guard!"

After dominating Letme in two consecutive games at the top of the week, Zhou Dian dominated the top lane and won the game.

Dgc believes that even if RNG is slow to react, they should have already targeted Zhou Dian.

Targeting Zhou Dian in the draft phase is clearly not a viable strategy.

Many past matches have shown that Zhou Dian's ability to carry games comes from his hard skills, not simply from benefiting from the strength of certain heroes in a particular patch.

Therefore, this kind of targeting can only occur during a match.

(End of this chapter)