LPL didn't want me? I joined SKT instead!

After respawning, Deft took a deep breath, bought new gear, and headed out.

This time, he was extremely vigilant. He no longer tried to use his range to sneak up on Xiao Yan, but instead adopted a completely "sneaky" approach.

As soon as Xiao Yan's Tristana takes a step forward, Deft's Varus immediately takes two steps back, not thinking about controlling Xiao Yan, but silently farming minions and keeping a distance from the minion wave, not giving Xiao Yan the opportunity to use his E skill and then use bomb damage to whittle him down.

"Deft... he's turned into a turtle." Wolf looked at the KT duo huddled under the tower and smiled helplessly.

Xiao Yan wasn't surprised. He tapped his fingers rhythmically on the keyboard: "It's normal. If he dares to act tough after getting killed once, he wouldn't be Deft. Let him play it safe and keep farming."

Xiao Yan didn't push the tower, not wanting to give the enemy jungler a chance to steal a win.

Xiao Yan's control over his field of vision was almost obsessive-compulsive.

Every time he went home, even if it slowed down his development, he would have Lulu buy a 75-yuan true sight ward and plant it firmly in the river grass.

This true eye is like a wall of sighs.

KT's jungler Score tried to gank the bot lane several times with Graves, but the control ward saw through his attempts every time.

"This kid's anti-gank awareness is too good." Score looked at the ward in that tricky spot and could only helplessly turn his gun around. "No chance in bot lane, I'll go gank top lane."

At this moment, Huni is wearing a mask of pain in the top lane.

Although his Titan was tough and durable, it was practically a sitting duck when facing Smeb's Rumble.

Rumble's electronic harpoon and pyrotechnic feast made Huni suffer terribly, losing nearly twenty CS and forced to cower under the tower, trembling in fear.

"Sang-hyeok hyung, help me..." Huni wailed in the voice chat, "This Rambo is too hot, I'm almost cooked."

"Hang in there." Faker's voice remained calm.

The mid-lane demon king continues to maintain his dominant performance.

Pawn's Ryze, though a top-tier mage, paled in comparison to Faker's Orianna.

Faker used Orianna's precise harassment to not only suppress Ryze's health but also firmly control the lane.

Peanut's Lee Sin managed to help Huni out of trouble a few times in the top lane, but Smeb is a seasoned veteran with a keen sense of smell, making it impossible to kill him. He could only barely prevent Huni from being tower-dived and killed.

The game time has reached 10 minutes.

"Xiao Long has taken it." Xiao Yan glanced at the bottom lane lane priority and gave the order.

Thanks to the overwhelming advantage in the bottom lane, Peanut easily secured the first Earth Dragon.

With a dragon's roar, Xiao Yan glanced at the recall bar and said in voice chat, "Huni, clear this wave and go back to base. Go bot lane to withstand the pressure. Wolf and I will go top."

"Really?!" Huni's voice instantly filled with surprise, as if she had heard heavenly music. "Brother Xiao Yan, you're my real brother! I'm heading to the bottom lane right now!"

Huni had had enough of that damn Rumble. Going to the bot lane to face a poorly farmed Varus was like a vacation for him.

Return to town and upgrade your equipment.

Xiao Yan's cannon immediately pulled out a Bilgewater Cutlass and attack speed boots, and, accompanied by Wolf's Lulu, swaggered onto the top lane.

This switch of lines instantly reversed the situation.

Smeb was happily controlling the lane and harassing the Titan when he looked up and saw a Yordle carrying a cannon jump right in his face.

"Damn it..." Smeb frowned.

Fighting a short-range opponent with a long-range weapon is torture in itself, let alone a short-range character with mobility and extremely high burst damage.

Xiao Yan was completely unreasonable; he went straight for the tower with his E ability. Smeb tried to roast him with fire, but Wolf turned him into a sheep, followed by a brutal beating from Xiao Yan, instantly reducing Smeb's health to less than half.

"This damage is outrageous!" Smeb had no choice but to retreat.

Meanwhile, Deft in the bottom lane finally saw a resurgence. Facing the cumbersome Nautilus, he could finally farm safely and develop his strength. Although he was far behind Xiao Yan, at least he could catch his breath.

However, KT clearly didn't want Xiao Yan to have such an easy time in the top lane.

"We can't let him push like that, the top tower's going to fall," Mata calmly analyzed in the voice chat. "Pawn, push the lane and move up. Score, you move down to meet me. Four against two, kill that Tristana, disrupt his rhythm!"

From God's perspective, the commentators and the audience can see everything clearly.

Ryze in the mid lane quickly cleared the minion wave and disappeared into the shadows of the river. Graves in the jungle also abandoned farming and quietly made his way to the top lane's tri-bush, carrying a large lead bullet.

A large net targeting Xiao Yan is quietly being cast.

"Danger! KT's pace is incredibly fast!" Jeon Yong-jun spoke rapidly. "Pawn is driving with his team, Score is flanking, they're going to take down Xiao Yan! SKT doesn't seem to realize it yet?"

At this moment, the top lane minions pushed into the tower.

Smeb, who had been suppressed and dared not show his face, suddenly took a step forward and activated his W shield, seemingly wanting to clear the wave of minions that were pushing into the tower.

This seemingly normal step made Xiao Yan sense a hint of danger.

Why would a crippled Rumble dare to come up and farm the lane against a fully healed Tristana and Lulu?

Unless... he has someone backing him.

"Wolf," Xiao Yan said calmly, without any panic, "put a ward in that bush."

He marked the bush next to the top lane minion wave.

Although Wolf didn't know why, out of trust in Xiao Yan, he immediately went over and inserted an ornament.

Just as he placed the eye, Xiao Yan whispered something.

"Sang-hyeok hyung, TP!"

Faker didn't waste any words or ask why.

Because he saw Ryze disappear, he also sensed something was wrong.

Almost at the same instant Xiao Yan finished speaking, a red whirlwind beam shot into the sky from the eye that had just been placed!

A teleport from the Great Demon King!

"My God! What kind of consciousness is this?!"

CloudTemplar exclaimed, "KT's players haven't even shown themselves yet, and Xiao Yan already noticed? That ward placement was brilliant! Faker immediately teleported to protect them!"

The live stream chat exploded instantly:

[Holy crap? They've activated a full-map cheat?]

[That's incredible awareness! Smeb just stuck his butt out, and Xiao Yan knew he was about to poop!]

[Faker's teleport was so decisive, is this what trust looks like?]

KT was stunned: That's not how the script was written!

[This is going to be a disaster! KT thought they were catching a loose ball, but they've kicked a hornet's nest!]

At that moment, Pawn and Score, who had just reached the river, suddenly stopped in their tracks when they saw the lit TP beam.

The arrow is on the string, and it must be released.

"We can't back out! If we do, this game is truly over!"

Mata roared in the voice chat; as the team's strategist, he was acutely aware of the current situation.

If Tristana manages to secure the first turret without pressure at this point, coupled with Orianna's scaling, KT's much-vaunted mid-game tempo will completely collapse. And this is only the mid-game; Tristana's late-game power is even more terrifying.

"Kill the little cannon! As long as we kill him and disrupt his rhythm, we can turn the tide!"

Under Mata's command, the KT members' eyes flashed with ferocity.

The red TP beams were still flashing, but KT did not retreat. Instead, they pounced on KT like a pack of hungry wolves that had smelled blood.

Smeb's Rumble initiated the attack, and despite his low health, he still gritted his teeth and unleashed his ultimate ability, "Constant Burn."

A path of flames stretched across the minion wave, attempting to block Xiao Yan's movement.

However, Xiao Yan's gaze was frighteningly calm. He was completely focused. Even though Faker was on his way, a slight mistake could result in him being instantly killed.

The instant Rumble's ultimate ability landed, he controlled Tristana with a tiny, almost imperceptible right-angled dance, narrowly avoiding the first wave of damage as she grazed the edge of the flames.

At the same time, his cannon never stopped firing, and every basic attack hit Rambo precisely.

"Damn it! Is that how you move like an eel?!" Smeb gritted his teeth, his harpoon also dodged by Xiao Yan's twisting movement.

At this moment, Score's Graves had already slid forward, throwing out a smoke grenade in an attempt to blind Xiao Yan.

Just then, a circle of azure runes lit up the ground—Pawn's Ryze activated his ultimate ability, Warp, teleporting Mata's Karma directly behind Xiao Yan!

First there was Rumble and Graves, now there's Ryze and Karma.

Besieged on all sides!

"It's here! KT's decisive push!" In the commentary booth, Jeon Yong-jun shouted hoarsely, "Ryze has landed! How is Xiao Yan going to make this play?!"

"Turn Ryze into a sheep!" Xiao Yan calmly gave Lulu the command.

A flash of blue light appeared, revealing Pawn and Mata.

Almost the instant it landed, Wolf moved.

Wolf's hand speed was incredibly fast. Just as Ryze raised his hand to prepare for a combo, Wolf used [Whimsical Idea] to turn Pawn into a harmless little animal.

"Nice, Wolf!" Xiao Yan shouted in the voice chat, instantly turning the cannon in his hand around. His E skill, [Explosive Spark], was directly applied to the head of the defenseless Ryze, and his Q skill, [Rapid Fire], was activated, instantly maximizing his attack speed!

boom! boom! boom!

The cannon's basic attacks poured out like a storm.

But the transformation into a sheep takes very short time.

Without hesitation, Pawn, now back in human form, unleashed his W [Runic Imprisonment] to immobilize the slippery Yordle. Simultaneously, Mata's Karma chained Xiao Yan with her W [Unwavering], ensuring the immobilization effect would continue as long as the chain held.

Dual control!

At this critical moment, Xiao Yan did something that made the entire audience's scalp tingle.

0.1 seconds before Ryze raised his hand to release W, Xiao Yan pressed the W key [Rocket Jump].

The small cannon performs a very brief charging motion in place.

The next instant, Ryze's Imprisonment rune landed on Tristana.

"Is it frozen in place?!"

"No! He flew away!!"

Despite being bound by the runes, the little cannon was forced to jump, drawing a perfect arc in the air and pulling itself back!

The W skill has a cast time mechanism!

By using the cast animation of Tristana's W skill, the immobilization effect of Ryze's W was negated! Although the person was in a rooted state in the air, the displacement had already taken effect!

What's even more incredible is that this jump snapped the chain Karma had just put on!

"My God! What kind of reaction speed is that?!" CloudTemplar exclaimed, clutching his head. "Aerial escape?! He completely fooled Pawn and Mata's control!"

The moment Xiao Yan landed, the red TP beam finally dissipated.

Demon spirits descend upon the world!

Faker's Orianna landed with murderous intent.

At this moment, Ryze had sparks about to explode above his head, and his health had been reduced to almost nothing by Xiao Yan. Faker landed without any fancy moves, using Q [Command: Attack] followed by W [Command: Noise], and Orianna instantly pierced through Ryze's body.

boom!

Combined with the explosive damage from Tristana's E skill, Pawn didn't even have to use Flash before being melted!

SKT T1's Faker has killed KT's Pawn!

"Kill! Don't let any of them escape!" Xiao Yan refreshed his W skill upon landing, his killing intent even stronger than Faker's.

SKT T1's Faker has killed KT's Pawn!

"Kill! Don't let any of them escape!" Xiao Yan refreshed his W skill upon landing, his killing intent even stronger than Faker's.

The situation instantly reversed, turning into a 3v3 for SKT, with Rumble severely wounded.

Seeing the situation was dire, Score's Graves had no choice but to grit his teeth and coordinate with Mata to focus fire on Wolf's Lulu.

Wolf knew he couldn't escape, so he used all his skills before he died.

Ultimate move: Wild Growth!

It wasn't for himself, but for Xiao Yan, who was currently unleashing his full power!

"Lulu~"

Accompanied by a cute sound effect, the originally petite cannon instantly grew larger, its size skyrocketing!

The timing of this ultimate ability release was absolutely brilliant—Mata's Karma was about to step forward to shield Graves when she was launched into the air by the enlarged projectile!

Knocked away!

Wolf fell, but he created the perfect environment for Xiao Yan to unleash his power.

KT Score kills SKT T1 Wolf!

But this was KT's last ripple.

After growing to his full size, Xiao Yan resembled a god of war.

He stood still, using his range advantage to unleash a barrage of attacks on Karma, who had been knocked back.

One hit, two hits, a critical hit!

Mata's health bar was as fragile as paper, disappearing in an instant.

SKT T1's Xiao Yan has eliminated KT Mata!

Two against two,

At this moment, Xiao Yan's W skill refreshed again!

"There's one more!"

Xiao Yan and Xiao Pao seemed to merge into one, and he jumped up again, landing hard on the face of the male gunner who was trying to escape.

Score was desperate.

Facing a Tristana with a red buff and a bloodthirsty killing intent, and a powerful Orianna lurking nearby, he had absolutely no room to maneuver.

Faker shielded Xiao Yan and used his speed boost to make Graves unable to move an inch.

Xiao Yan finished the attack with a single basic attack, taking away the last bit of health from the male gunner.

Double kill!

As for Smeb's Rambo?

The moment Kamal died, he activated his W shield and scrambled back to the second tower, not daring to look back.

If he dies in this wave too, that would be a real disaster!

Although he didn't die, this wave gave Faker a kill and Xiao Yan two kills, which was amazing.

One for three!

In the locker room, Coach Koma excitedly pumped his fist: "Beautiful! That W prediction was crucial!"

Koma wasn't an amateur, so he naturally saw that if Tristana hadn't predicted that W, SKT would have been wiped out. Tristana might have been able to escape if she jumped far enough, but Lulu and Faker definitely wouldn't have been able to, and the mid lane would have lost momentum. All their previous mid lane advantage would have been given back.

In the commentary booth, the Roaring Emperor was already in a state of oxygen deprivation:

"Incredible! Absolutely unbelievable! Facing KT's four-man gank on the 2-man gank, SKT not only held on but also secured a resounding 3-for-1 victory!"

"Xiao Yan's W... I dare say, it's absolutely the top play in LCK this year!" CloudTemplar exclaimed. "He not only baited the crowd control, but also broke the chain. More importantly, his damage calculation and trust in Faker's support are simply terrifying!"