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Chapter 484 It doesn't matter if the dragon is stolen, the three earth dragons will secure the victory!

As soon as the barrel landed in the dragon pit, Malzahar immediately countered with a Dark Grasp (R), pinning it to the spot.

Seeing the barrel being sucked by Malzahar, Peanut thought to himself, "It's over."

If SKT loses this dragon, they're doomed to lose this game!
But it seems he has no chance to steal the dragon.

The Smite skill can be used whenever you are under any form of crowd control, except for Suppression.

Malzahar's ultimate ability is precisely about suppression!

With Malzahar controlling the barrel, LGD is about to claim the dragon.

However, LGD made a mistake at this point.

Before the barrel went into the dragon pit, it threw out a powerful attack.

imp's Xayah was blasted out of the dragon pit by Gragas's sudden ultimate attack.

The barrel went down into the dragon pit and was immobilized by Malzahar's ultimate. At this moment, Malzahar used his ultimate move and the barrel couldn't move.

Janna was stunned by Gragas's E skill, and Xayah was blown away by Gragas's ultimate.

There was only Zac left in the dragon pit, still attacking Baron.

imp controlled Xayah to walk back, and instead of attacking Baron Nashor, he attacked Gragas once.

imp was so afraid of losing the Baron Nashor that his first reaction was to focus fire on and kill the Gragas who was trying to steal it.

But as the saying goes, what you fear most is what happens.

In the LGD team voice chat, Eimy was yelling "Attack the dragon!" and it actually worked.

imp's Xayah auto-attacked Gragas once, then immediately shifted her focus to attacking Baron.

Then, the barrel's mercury shoes came in handy.

Xayah had just auto-attacked Baron Nashor when Gragas had already escaped Malzahar's ultimate's suppression.

Seeing the barrel getting out of control, Eimy started to panic.

To be honest, it was his first time playing in the World Championship, and he made it to the finals, even going head-to-head with the opponent for Baron Nashor. He was nervous!

Seeing that the dragon's health was less than 1,000, Eimy hurriedly pressed Smite.

The two penalties were applied almost simultaneously.

But ultimately, there is a sequence.

Zac was punished first, followed by Gragas.

However, when Zac's Smite landed on Baron Nashor, Baron still had 900 health. At this time, Zac was level 11, and this Smite was not enough to kill Baron Nashor.

then
"Whose dragon is it? 1300, 900, 200!" Miller's voice suddenly rose. "Zack punished him too early!"

"Hey, Gragas got Baron Nashor, but Peanut stole it!"

At the same time, a teleportation whirlwind rose up in the Dragon Pit, it was Gnar's teleportation.

Faker's Cassiopeia had already arrived behind the dragon pit.

Seeing that his jungler had stolen the Baron, and with all four LGD players in the narrow area of ​​the Baron pit, Faker got a little carried away in his excitement.

He felt he could win this wave, so he immediately flashed into the dragon pit.

The Cassiopeia Flashes into the Dragon Pit, uses her W ability to bind the ground, and then uses her ultimate ability, Petrifying Gaze (R).

On LGD's side, Malzahar, Xayah, and Janna all received the slow effect from Cassiopeia's ground-binding.

However, none of the three were facing the snake woman; only Zach, who was facing the snake woman, was actually facing her.

But the moment Cassiopeia flashed down, Eimy's Zac also unleashed his ultimate ability from the spot.

Thanks to the control measures, Zach was not petrified on the spot.

In other words, although the Cassiopeia's ultimate skill hit four LGD players, it didn't petrify any of them.

Instead, it was Cassiopeia, who flashed onto Zac's face, who, along with Gragas, was picked up by Zac's ultimate and landed in LGD's crowd.

Above the dragon pit, Faker flashed down directly, while Bang held back and didn't flash down.

Varus placed an ultimate that missed through the wall, then chose to walk down to the front.

On the front lines, Malzahar had already used his Q skill at the landing point of Zac's ultimate.

As soon as the low-health barrel landed, it was immediately taken down by Malzahar.

First Blood!
After nearly 24 minutes of gameplay, the game finally saw the first blood.

This clash at the Dragon Pit will certainly not end with a single first blood.

Cassiopeia, who was knocked down by Zac's ultimate, was silenced by Malzahar's Q skill.

Faker reacted quickly, using Mercury's Treads to instantly break the silence, and ran right towards his own bot lane duo.

Xayah auto-attacked Cassiopeia twice, taking away half of her health. Seeing Lulu give Cassiopeia a speed boost, Imp was eager to keep her in place, so he used R-Flash followed by E, trying to use his hook to catch Cassiopeia.

Because of the distance, when Xia's Barrage (E) was released, only two feathers passed through the snake woman's body and did not imprison her.

In the now empty Dragon Pit, Gnar had already teleported down, now a small Gnar with only twenty points of Fury.

This little Gnar posed no threat whatsoever, and the LGD players simply ignored him.

imp had mistakenly auto-attacked the Gragas in the dragon pit, indirectly causing the Baron to be stolen. Now, he was extremely annoyed that his R-Flash-E combo had failed to root Cassiopeia.

He heard Zhou Dian shouting "Stop!" through his earphones. Without hesitation, Xayah, who had no ultimate or flash, charged forward with her bare body, ignoring Varus and Lulu, determined to shoot through the Cassiopeia.

then
A ball of electricity suddenly shot out from the river bush in the middle lane on the right side of SKT's mid, bot, and support trio.

It was Kennen who activated his E skill and went on a rampage.

"Kennan is here! Kennan is here!"

"Faker doesn't have Flash, Faker's going to die!"

Miller's voice cracked when he shouted the last three words, "I'm going to die."

SKT had no idea that Zhou Dian's AD Kennen would make such a tricky flanking maneuver.

Does AD Kennen's electric shock hurt?
It doesn't seem to hurt!

But he can still electrocute people!

Kennen suddenly appeared, used his R-flash to enter the fray, and stunned SKT's mid, bot, and support players, leaving them no chance to escape.

Although this is an AD Kennen build, it doesn't have any AP items, and its ultimate only deals base damage.

However, the low-health Cassiopeia was still electrocuted to death by Kennen's ultimate.

Of the three SKT players – mid, bot, and support – Wolf reacted the fastest.

He used Flash the moment Kennen charged in.

However, Lulu's position was relatively the worst.

Even with Flash, he couldn't escape Kennen's ultimate range.

Lulu, who flashed away, was also stunned in place, though she was only moved a short distance.

On LGD's side, besides Xayah who flashed in to deal damage and Kennen who flashed in from behind, there were also other options.

The other three LGD players, who were at the back, ignored the little Gnar in the Baron pit and rushed towards Kennen.

Zac was the fastest to arrive, using his Elastic Slingshot (E) to jump in, then using Q1 to bind Varus, followed by Flash and Q2 to bind Lulu. Both of them were controlled again by Zac's Q skill.

Lulu, the most fragile character, was immediately killed by two basic attacks from Xayah, while Varus managed to escape using Flash.

Of course, there's no escaping it.

Wei Shen immediately used Flash, and Malzahar flashed and landed a Q on Varus, slowing him down with Rylai's Crystal Scepter.

"Bang is probably trapped here too, he's been caught and killed, Kennen gets a double kill!" PDD shouted.

The three commentators on the panel were a temporary pairing; they had never worked together before.

Once the intense team battle began, the three of them started talking over each other, resulting in a chaotic commentary.

In situations like this, it comes down to who has the loudest voice. Obviously, PDD, who is the heaviest, also has the loudest voice.

He ended the team fight with his final words, "Kennen got a double kill."

Four SKT players were killed, leaving only Gnar in the Baron pit.

While LGD's players were chasing after him, Huni quickly used the Baron buff to recall to base.

"Although they managed to steal the Baron, they paid the price with four players killed, resulting in a 0-for-4 wipeout by LGD!" Miller exclaimed excitedly. "This was undoubtedly a resounding victory for LGD!"

"It's still a bit of a pity, though. It seems like Eimy used up his Smite too early," PDD added.

“Yes, it was too early, two hundred health!” Miller nodded. “Two hundred health was taken down by the Gragas’s Smite.”

"He might have been nervous, but Eimy's subsequent ultimate moves, including Zhou Shen's flanking maneuver, were undoubtedly perfect."

PDD continued, "Here's a point: the team that steals the dragon is often at a disadvantage in fights because their jungler is basically disconnected from their teammates while trying to steal the dragon."

PDD's statement does make some sense.

But LGD's 4-0 exchange wasn't just because SKT's formation fell apart.

The most crucial element is Zhou Dian's Kennen's flank and entry to lock down opponents.

Without Kennen's timely flank, SKT's mid, bot, and support would have escaped, and only Gragas and Gnar would have died.

But now, all three of SKT's mid, bot, and support players have been caught by Kennen, and only Gnar has managed to sneak away.

None of the three commentators noticed that Kennen had walked from the bottom lane to the upper river to flank the enemy.

At that time, there was no suitable teleportation point for SKT's mid, bot, and support players to retreat.

Only on foot can one make the roundabout from such a perfect spot.

As early as when LGD first attempted to take Baron, Zhou Dian controlled Kennen to leave the bottom lane and head towards the Baron pit.

And they were not detected by SKT's vision along the way.

This flanking maneuver on foot can be seen as a flash of inspiration, or it can be seen as a demonstration of Zhou Dian's powerful game sense.

Or perhaps it's a combination of both.

"actually."

Remember finally chimed in: "I think SKT could have sold Peanut in this wave, but SKT wants to fight."

"But the problem is... Before this team fight, I emphasized one thing: Gnar has no rage, so his role in this team fight is zero!"

"On the other hand, Kennen was in a perfect position to enter the fray, and he wiped out SKT's backline in one fell swoop."

Actually, this wave was less about SKT wanting to fight and more about Faker wanting to fight.

The Cassiopeia flashed down alone, directly catching her teammates.

Back to the game.

Taking advantage of the fact that many SKT players had died, LGD's two carries pushed down most of the health of SKT's second mid-lane tower and also swept through SKT's jungle.

Then the observer screen switched, and Zac was already fighting the dragon all by himself.

After clearing out the jungle monsters in SKT's lower jungle, Wei Shen quickly came over to help take down the dragon.

When SKT's jungler and support, who were the first to respawn, rushed to the bottom river, Zac had already finished off the earth dragon.

Then Zac crouched down, used his E skill to jump out of the dragon pit, and walked away.

With LGD now holding three Earth Dragons, the loss of that Baron Nashor is no longer a big deal.

With the support of three Earth Dragons, LGD's speed in taking down a Baron Nashor can only be described as instantaneous.

So there's no need to rush, just wait for the next dragon to spawn!

Moreover, although the Baron was stolen, four SKT members were killed, and SKT's jungle was cleared, further expanding their economic advantage.

The game returned to the rhythm it was before LGD went for Baron.

However, Kennen and Gnar went to the top lane to push the lane.

With three Earth Dragons in hand, the speed of taking down Baron Nashor is greatly enhanced, not only in terms of the speed of taking down Baron Nashor, but also in terms of the speed of taking down towers.

The support for single-band ends is also very significant.

PDD noticed a detail at this point and said, "Hey, look at Kennen's items. Zhou Shen didn't build the Hurricane that AD Kennen usually builds. Instead, he built a Phantom Dancer."

"I made this Green Cross to challenge you, Gnar, to a one-on-one duel."

"This is to ensure an absolute advantage in single-band technology!"

Sacrificing a little speed in lane control in exchange for better performance in the endgame.

After Zhou Dian and Wei Shen patiently pushed through several waves of minions on the top and bottom lanes, they finally succeeded.

LGD's jungler, bot laner, and support also found an opportunity and pushed down SKT's low-health second mid-lane tower.

At 27 minutes and 30 seconds into the game, Zhou Dian's Kennen recalled to base and built an Iceborn Gauntlet.

By this point, he had completed all the main items for his AD Kennen build: Blade of the Ruined King, Phantom Dancer, and Frozen Mallet.

With these three items in hand, Gnar can neither beat him nor escape him.

For the next two or three minutes, the scene returned to calm.

This situation is unlikely to change before the second Baron Nashor spawns.

The game time has reached 30 minutes, and there is only a little over half a minute left before the second Baron Nashor spawns.

Both top laners coincidentally went to the bottom lane to push the lane.

This basic ability to plan the game situation will not cause any problems for the two teams that make it to the finals.

Then, Baron Nashor spawned, and the real torment for SKT began.

Because of LGD's presence of the three Earth Dragons, SKT's jungler and support dared not leave the Baron pit by more than three steps.

The two kept placing wards in the dragon pit, retreating as far as their own red buff.

Even so, it's completely unstoppable!
Eimy's Zac cleared SKT's wards in the Baron pit, then jumped onto the pit and lingered around SKT's red buff area.

Malzahar and Xayah, on the other hand, headed straight for the Dragon Pit.

The fact that LGD's jungler wasn't in the dragon pit slightly eased the mind of SKT's jungler and support.

However, there's no vision in the dragon pit, so we need to hurry up and clear it.

Before Gragas even reached the edge of the Baron pit, Peanut heard the sound effect of Baron being killed in his headphones.

Six seconds, just six seconds.

Malzahar and Xayah, along with Janna, rushed down Baron Nashor in just six seconds.

"Wow, that was fast! SKT didn't even have time to react, they just took it!" Miller shouted.

"LGD has secured the Baron Nashor!"

With the Baron buff secured, Kennen, who was pushing the bottom lane, quickly destroyed SKT's second bottom tower.

Just over 32 minutes into the game, all six of SKT's outer turrets were destroyed.

LGD's economic advantage has reached over 8,000 yuan.

And LGD's Baron buff has only just begun to last.

After taking down SKT's second bottom tower, Zhou Dian's Kennen recalled and immediately bought a Last Whisper - Lord Dominik's Greeting.

All of Kennen's items in this game were designed to ensure an absolute advantage in duels with Gnar.

So far in this game, Kennen hasn't even had a one-on-one fight with Gnar.

Huni is really a bit of a coward.

Of course, it's also because Huni knows in his heart that he can't beat Kennen with this kind of counter-build.

(End of this chapter)