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Chapter 472 LCK's arrogance, Zhou Shen becomes the breakthrough?
Now that Shen is level six, Karma has used her teleport.

And your mid-laner doesn't have a teleportation ability.

Now, will your Lulu Caitlyn in the bot lane still dare to push the lane so aggressively?
"As expected, you're still a player who only cares about yourself! Reaching the top four in the World Championship is your limit." Master An commented on Zhou Dian in his mind.

According to Ambition, this is why LPL teams can't beat their Korean teams.

LPL players are either just passive players who can only hold their own in team fights and never step up when you expect them to turn the tide, or they are simply "passive players."

Or there are people like Zhou Dian, who clearly have strong individual abilities but only think about themselves and don't know what a "team" is.

They constantly oscillate between being too much of a team and not being a team enough, and there are basically no players who can combine the two well.

This is what Ambition believes is the reason that limits LPL teams from reaching higher levels.

If Zhou Dian could hear what Master An was thinking, he would only smile dismissively and call him "arrogant"!
Who says there's only one way to win this game?

Who says I can't protect my bot lane without teleport?
At this moment, in the LGD team's voice chat...

PYL said, "Pu-ge, should we back down a bit? Shen's level 6, I'm afraid we'll get surrounded."

imp didn't speak immediately; he hesitated for a moment.
But he still gave a retreat signal, said "OK," and then steered the policewoman to walk away.

This indicates that he agreed with PYL's view.

But imp actually didn't really want to shrink at this time.

The policewoman is not a hero who cowers in the dark.

He was really enjoying pressing down on Ruler Emperor, but now that he's pulled back, he's given Ruler Emperor a chance to catch his breath. Who knows how much development Ruler Emperor will get away with this?

However, teamwork is always the priority in competitions.

In team decision-making matters like this, Imp doesn't offer any opinions now; he just follows his teammates' instructions.

The policewoman had just taken a step back when she heard Zhou Dian say, "Don't back down, keep pressing down, or you won't be able to get down, trust me!"

Upon hearing this, the policewoman immediately pressed forward again, landing a basic attack on Varus.

PYL's Lulu immediately followed the policewoman's lead.

During the match, LGD players have now developed a near-blind trust in Zhou Dian's opinions.

Regardless of whether it's reasonable or not, just listen to Zhou Dian, you can't go wrong!
As for why Shen couldn't get down...
It's very simple. Zhou Dian will use the same old trick again: he'll just sell himself out and draw attention away from the enemy.

So in the top lane, Cuvee noticed that Karma, who had already died twice, had started to farm peacefully with Shen after teleporting back to lane, but suddenly went berserk again.

With all the pushing and harassing tactics, that torturous feeling from the very beginning of the game is back.

This time, Cuvee didn't need to call An Zhangmen proactively.

Upon seeing the situation on the road, Sect Leader An spontaneously set off on his own.

The blind monk ran all the way, not even having time to clear the jungle monsters, and arrived at the top lane river bush.

Upon entering the grass, I scanned it and found a trinket ward in the grass, which Karma had placed earlier.

Master An is indeed a team; even when playing Lee Sin, you need to switch to a different scanner.

After the Lee Sin entered the bush and revealed his position, Karma immediately retreated a great distance.

Judging from Karma's actions, Ambition guessed that Eimy's Gragas was probably not near the top lane at the moment.

That's true. If Zhou Dian plays Jayce or Fiora, it's normal for LGD's jungler to keep helping him expand his advantage.

This game has seen Karma played in the top lane, so there's really no need for the jungler to have Karma as a bodyguard.

After clearing the red side trinket ward in the top lane river bush, Ambition controlled Lee Sin to turn around and return to his own blue buff area.

Let's clear some jungle camps first.

As soon as Lee Sin returned to the jungle, he used Sonic Wave (Q) on the Gromp, but before he could even kick it with the second part of his Q, Ambition noticed that Karma had already pushed up again.

Wow! You really don't feel uncomfortable when you're pressing down on someone, do you?

Wait for me!

After defeating the Swamp Frog, Sect Leader An immediately rushed towards the top lane.

This time we didn't walk along the river; we walked along the riverbank.

When Cuvee saw that the Lee Sin had appeared behind his top turret, he couldn't help but say, "Hey bro, just come up the river. There are no wards in the river bushes on the top lane."

Then cuvee added, "This kid's got a problem this game. He didn't buy a single control ward, which isn't like him. Something's not right!"

Upon hearing this, Sect Leader An just chuckled and said, "We're about to go. I'm just worried he might run away, so going straight up the line will be faster."

Cuvee didn't say anything more and immediately used E-Flash to attack.

A flash of yellow light appeared, and Shen used his Flash, which had just been off cooldown and hadn't even had a chance to cool down, to taunt Karma with his E-Flash.

Lee Sin ward-hops and then Q. This time, there were no red minions blocking between Lee Sin and Karma, and Lee Sin's Sonic Wave (Q) accurately hit Karma.

Then, with a quick R-flash spinning kick, Karma was sent even further away from LGD's top tower.

To prevent Zhou Dian from having any room to maneuver, An Zhangmen executed an R-flash in mid-air before the Lee Sin's second Q could even land on Karma.

Without the damage from Lee Sin's second Q, Karma wasn't immediately focused down and killed.

Then, Zhou Dian's Karma used Flash to create distance and then used RW to heal, which dragged out a lot of time.

Everything seemed like a repeat of the top lane gank five minutes ago.

Similarly, LGD's top laner, jungler, and Zhou Dian all used their Flash abilities.

The difference is that the previous wave ended with Zhou Dian and An Zhangmen trading one for one, but this time he definitely won't be able to trade for the Blind Monk.

Karma couldn't escape with her speed boost and healing abilities, and she still died. This time, Shen got the kill.

Zhou Dian's record in the decisive game of this semi-final BO5 became 1-3-0.

It's clear that Master An intentionally avoided taking the kill, wanting to let Shen get it, even though he was the one who dealt most of the damage.

He understood that Lee Sin couldn't carry the game alone.

In the commentary box.

"Ouch, two more flashes! Zhou Shen got caught and killed again!" Wawa shouted. "Karma has died three times in a row, this is bad!"

"Is something wrong with Zhou Shen? This isn't his usual level!" Miller shook his head and continued, "Even with two more flashes, I don't think Zhou Shen can die so many times in a row. It really shouldn't be like this!"

The audience fell silent for a moment.

The live stream camera paused on Zhou Dian's face at the opportune moment.

Under the camera's lens, it can be seen that Zhou Dian's face shows no trace of the regret or unease one would expect from being repeatedly captured and killed; on the contrary, he appears...
Wait, what's with that faint smile on Zhou Shen's face?

Could it be true, as Miller suggested, that he has a mental problem and has given up entirely?
LPL commentators and viewers were immediately filled with deep concern.

But will Zhou Dian have a mental problem?
How can it be!

Mindset is something you can never have a problem with in this lifetime!

Don't you know that my most stable trait is actually my mindset?

And it's ridiculously stable.

That gank just now, from Lee Sin rushing to the top lane to finally killing Karma, took a full minute.

During this period, LGD's bot lane duo, who originally planned to back down, relentlessly pressured Samsung's bot lane throughout the game.

Samsung's next tower's health has dropped significantly at a visible rate.

Ruler was about to reach his breaking point and was determined to disobey the coach's arrangements and call for reinforcements no matter what.

"Why does such a disgusting hero like the policewoman exist?!" Ruler was on the verge of losing his mind.

But just as Ruler was about to speak, he saw the Blind Monk kill Karma.

The words to call for reinforcements were on the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't say them. His jungler was up to something big!
The blind monk wasn't idly strolling around at this moment.

Moreover, the player who was eliminated was the opposing team's ace player, absolute core player, and backbone.

What else can you say?

Although killing LGD's bot lane once would definitely be more beneficial than killing Karma once.

However, there's a guaranteed profit of one dollar, a possible profit of two dollars, and the possibility of losing money.

Which one do you choose?
If it were a spicy hot pot, Eimy would definitely choose the two-yuan option, and she would most likely make the same choice.

However, Samsung, with its authentic Korean-style management, would definitely choose the option that guarantees a profit of one dollar.

In a team like Samsung, abandoning a sure-fire way to make money and instead taking a risky gamble would definitely get you a scolding from the coach.

Zhou Dian's Karma died in the top lane, while imp and PYL in the bottom lane continued to relentlessly suppress Samsung's bottom lane duo.

The tower should be pointed at, the person should be pointed at, and there is no intention to take half a step back.

The reason is simple: Eimy's barrels are nearby.

He definitely won't care about Zhou Dian this game. Even if Zhou Dian dies ten times, he won't actively gank the top lane once, nor will he counter-gank.

The barrels were swaying back and forth between the middle and lower lanes.

Of course, the main focus is still on taking care of the bottom lane.

It was precisely because the barrel was always there that the policewoman dared to press down hard from the very beginning.

Anzhangmen's Lee Sin is currently on the top lane and won't be able to get off anytime soon.

On Samsung's side, Malzahar in the mid lane couldn't move, and only Shen could use his ultimate.

Even if Shen uses his ultimate, it will still be a 3v3 situation, and LGD's bot lane won't be intimidated at all.

Moreover, given Samsung's cautious nature, if they can't pinpoint Gragas' exact location and only Shen can come down, Samsung's bot lane duo definitely won't make the first move.

Shen's ultimate ability is primarily used to prevent his own bot lane from being tower-dived.

The problem is that LGD simply won't dive Samsung's bottom lane tower.

If I can consistently gain an advantage by simply laning and steadily chip away at your tower's health, why would I risk diving under its tower?

Unless other roads have already collapsed.

Did LGD's other lanes collapse?

Although Eimy's Gragas hasn't caught anyone yet in this game, it's definitely not going to be a "collapse".

Wei Shen's Lucian was developing quite well, and he would use his E skill to slide up and poke the opponent a few times whenever he had the chance, which really annoyed Crown.

Then there's Zhou Dian's Karma, who died three times in the last ten minutes.

If it were Fiora or Jayce, he would definitely be completely out of sorts, terribly out of sorts.

But he happens to be a top lane Karma.

Zhou Dian could only say that Karma's current development...
He was quite satisfied!

A dozen seconds later, Karma revived in the fountain.

Zhou Dian opened the shop and bought Karma's core item for this game - Ardent Censer!
The amazing weapon is out, so I'm not playing online with you anymore!

I should go be Lucian's bodyguard.

Of course, before going there, you should push the minion wave on the top lane first.

Karma moved to the lane, at which point the top lane minion wave was roughly in the middle.

Without saying a word, Zhou Dian immediately used RQ to start pushing the lane.

As for Ambition's Lee Sin, he stayed in the top half of the map after killing Karma in the previous wave.

Seeing Karma appear on the lane, they started pushing aggressively again, immediately smite the three wolves that only had two or three hundred health points left, and then rushed to the top lane without stopping.

In Master An's mind, he had already decided that this round of Zhou Dian was the breakthrough point.

When you encounter a weakness in the decisive game of a best-of-five series, you should naturally target that weakness and attack it relentlessly!

However, Karma had pushed the lane halfway through, but before she could finish, she suddenly disappeared from the top lane.

Given this minion wave situation, if CuVee wants to stall the top lane minion wave, he can do so for a very long time.

Ambition's Lee Sin had actually run to the top lane river bush when he saw Karma suddenly run away.

This prompted Sect Leader An to immediately begin scanning.

Hey, there's no eye in this grass!

Sect Leader An was somewhat confused.

Could it be that kid's inexplicable keen sense for ganks has returned?
It seems the opponent had foreseen this move, which made Master An a little unhappy.

However, after quickly switching screens and glancing at the minion wave situation in the top lane, his displeasure vanished instantly.

Shen has started consciously blocking the minion wave.

If I keep blocking the minion wave like this, even if you manage to dodge my gank, so what? You'll still lose a lot of minions!
Master An switched screens again to look at his own bottom lane duo, who were struggling under the tower.

Now that the guy on the other side has backed down, it's time to go and mess with the enemy bot lane's Caitlyn.

After all, no matter how much you help Shen, he's not a good carry!
So what was Zhou Dian doing at this time?

He is controlling Karma and rushing towards the mid lane at high speed.

The main reason for retreating before clearing the top lane was indeed the fear of another gank from Lee Sin.

It's obvious that Master An has already identified him as a weak point.

As for just managing to avoid Lee Sin's gank, that involved a bit of luck.

Of course, it's only a small part.

Zhou Dian never intended to push the top lane minion wave before leaving.

The longer you stay in the top lane, the more dangerous it becomes. Zhou Dian had already planned it out; he would retreat once he pushed the top lane minion wave to that level.

That level of minion wave ensures that Shen alone cannot quickly push the top lane minion wave back to LGD's top tower.

Naturally, this wouldn't pose much of a threat to LGD's top tower.

Unless Lee Sin directly helps Shen push the lane.

However, Master An was already preparing to help relieve some pressure on his own bottom lane.

Cuvee also "rationally" chose to hold the lane, and didn't need Lee Sin's help to push at all.

When Karma ran away, Ambition's Lee Sin happened to arrive at the top lane river bush, which was purely by chance.

But no matter what, Anzhangmen is destined not to catch Zhou Dian this time, unless the Blind Monk grows two more legs.

On Karma's way to the mid lane, Zhou Dian switched screens to check the situation in the top lane.

As expected, Shen still chose to block the lane.

Go ahead and glitch, glitch as long as you want!

With the Ardent Censer, Karma no longer needs much additional equipment.

As for further development, let nature take its course!

Karma can go to other lanes to gain some experience, and let your two marksmen farm the gold.

(End of this chapter)