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

A purple TP beam lit up in the ward behind LZ.

That was a ray of despair.

"Fiora's tanked! Retreat!" Pray shouted.

But it was too late.

On the front line, Peanut's Gragas initiated a team fight with E-Flash, knocking back Galio who had no Flash.

Faker's plane, laden with explosives, sliced ​​through the battlefield like a bomber.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan's Xia, under Wolf Luo's protection, unleashed a massacre.

W [Deadly Feather Robe] is now available!

Feathers are flying everywhere!

Each basic attack is accompanied by a crisp sound effect, and the critical hit numbers jump across the screen like a red waterfall.

Khan's Renekton wanted to engage and kill Xayah, but Xiao Yan used an extremely precise R-flash to adjust his position, not only dodging Renekton's red-rage W, but also hooking Renekton and Jarvan IV together!

"Feathers flying everywhere! Backstab! Two front-line enemies under control!"

"Xayah's damage is too high! The crocodile can't withstand it!"

With the true damage from Infinity Edge and Phantom Dancer, Khan's Renekton was melted within three seconds even after activating his ultimate.

At the same time, Huni's Fiora slashed in from behind and reaped LZ's backline like cutting melons and vegetables.

Pray's Varus fired his last arrow in desperation before falling to Fiora's sword.

Double Kill!

Triple Kill!

Quadra Kill!

Huni specifically asked someone to give the last head to Xiao Yan.

Ace!

Destroy the group!

"It's over! It's all over!" the roaring emperor screamed. "Perfect strategy! Perfect maneuvering! SKT crushed LZ with their intelligence!"

SKT's five players, along with the mid-lane minions, swept through and destroyed LZ's base.

With the explosion of the crystal, the score became 2-0.

Xiao Yan took off his headphones, listened to the thunderous cheers from the audience, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

He glanced at Huni beside him, whose face was flushed with excitement, and raised his fist.

"Well played."

Huni excitedly bumped fists with Xiao Yan: "You commanded so well, bro! That felt amazing! It was like playing a single-player game!"

…………

The backstage dressing room at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul was so heavy it felt like water could drip from it.

LZ's coaching staff is making final tactical arrangements.

Although they were down 0-2 and had been pushed to the brink by SKT, the LZ players did not show despair in their eyes. Instead, they burned with a kind of madness after being driven to the brink.

"We lost the last game not because of tactics, but because of execution and unexpected events." LZ's head coach, Hirai, slammed his fist on the whiteboard, which was covered with a simplified diagram of SKT's bottom lane turret, marked with red crosses. "Targeting the bottom lane was absolutely the right thing to do! If it weren't for that damn Fiora from Huni flanking us, we would have snowballed and ended the game by mid-game!"

Khan bit his nails, his eyes bloodshot: "It's my fault. I got completely crushed last game. This time, I'll play it safe. As long as I don't die, Huni won't be able to push lanes."

"That's right." Cuzz took a deep breath. "This game, I'm still going bot lane. I don't believe he can be as slippery as an eel every game. Just one kill, just one, and his mentality will crumble!"

"They definitely think we'll switch tactics and focus on protecting the top lane." Pray narrowed his eyes, a cold glint in them. "We'll do the opposite. Keep ganking bot! Grind them to death!"

……

However, the atmosphere in SKT's rest room was strangely relaxed.

"Sang-hyuk hyung, I want a hamburger after this game, do you want one?" Peanut was fiddling with his phone.

"Stop messing around, we haven't won yet." Faker said this, but he was holding a book and reading it, clearly showing that he was in a very stable state of mind.

In the corner, Xiao Yan was pulling Wolf aside and whispering something to each other.

"Are you really going to build like this?" Wolf looked at Xiao Yan with disbelief, even reaching out to touch Xiao Yan's forehead. "Are you running a fever? With this build, I won't have any Sightstones in the early game, and my vision will be completely obscured."

"Hmm," Xiao Yan's eyes were incredibly firm, a mysterious smile curving his lips. "This is a strategy that could change the history of the League. Today, we'll use LZ as a sacrifice. Once this equipment is crafted, we'll be invincible."

Wolf looked into Xiao Yan's confident eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth: "Okay!"

……

"Alright, welcome back to the LCK Summer Split Finals! SKT currently leads 2-0, holding three match points!" The Roaring Emperor's voice was as passionate as ever. "LZ has no room for retreat; this game is a do-or-die battle for them!"

"Yes, let's take a look at the draft picks for both sides," CT chimed in. "LZ chose the blue side and first-picked... Jarvan IV again! It seems Cuzz was very confident in his Jarvan IV pick from the last game. Although they lost, he definitely got the early game momentum going."

SKT immediately locked in Galio and Gragas.

"Is this another clash between Galio and Prince strategies?"

When it was LZ's turn to pick, they immediately locked in Varus and Thresh. This is an extremely strong laning combination, and with Jarvan IV's ganks, it's unstoppable.

"LZ is determined to dominate the bot lane!" the commentator exclaimed. "SKT's bot lane is under even more pressure this game than last time! Varus and Thresh have extremely strong kill potential before level six!"

All eyes were on SKT's final two picks.

Xiao Yan did not hesitate at all.

"Kasumi."

"Luo".

It's Xayah and Rakan again!

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"Stubborn! SKT is really stubborn!" CT shouted. "Faced with such strong targeting from LZ, Xiao Yan still chose Xayah and Rakan! This is telling LZ: I'm right here, come and catch me if you dare!"

At that moment, Pray, sitting in LZ's booth, sneered: "Looking for death."

Game start.

In this game, Xiao Yan didn't start with Doran's Shield to withstand pressure like he did in the previous game, but instead...

"Wait! Wolf's item build?!" The director keenly noticed the anomaly and switched the camera to Rakan's item inventory. "Ancient Coin? Refillable Potion? What kind of starting items are these?"

Generally speaking, Rakan should either take Relic Shield to help the AD carry push lanes and heal, or Spellthief's Edge for poke damage. Taking Ancient Coin is something only pure support champions like Janna or Soraka do.

"This...maybe it's for development?" The commentator was also a little confused.

Not only that, Xiao Yan's Xayah didn't bring Doran's Shield, but went straight out with Doran's Blade.

This extremely arrogant build made LZ's bot lane duo feel inexplicably humiliated.

"This kid's gotten cocky," GorillA scoffed. "Thresh learns E at level one, goes straight for the kill!"

The two sides' lanes converged.

LZ's offensive came like a tidal wave. Pray's Varus used his long range advantage to constantly poke with auto-attacks, while GorillA's Thresh was lurking in the bushes, ready to hook at any moment.

However, Xiao Yan and Wolf's movements were exceptionally skillful.

They neither fought head-on nor retreated, always maintaining an extremely ambiguous distance.

"Wolf, collect the gold coins," Xiao Yan instructed over the voice chat. "Don't worry about me, your only task is to collect the gold coins and save up enough money."

"Understood." Wolf controlled Rakan, like a diligent sanitation worker, picking up the gold coins that had fallen from the ancient coins in the gaps between the minions.

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Cuzz's Prince appeared in the bottom lane river right on time.

"Here it comes! LZ's classic level 3 gank bot lane!" the commentator shouted. "This time, Thresh has Flash + E, and Jarvan IV has EQ. As long as they can control Xayah, she's doomed!"

"Sang-hyeok, keep an eye on the mid lane and don't let Taliyah come down. Peanut, go and block the enemy's F6, don't let them come down," Xiao Yan calmly commanded.

"Huh? Aren't you going to help?" Peanut was taken aback.

"No need, they can't kill me." Xiao Yan's voice was filled with absolute confidence. "Besides, I will make them pay the price."

In the bottom lane, the prince suddenly appeared from the bushes!

GorillA's Thresh decisively flashed and used his E [Pendulum of Doom] to try and farm back Xayah.

But in that instant, Xiao Yan's reaction was incredibly fast.

Instead of using Flash, he used Xayah's W [Deadly Cloak] to activate a momentary movement speed boost, and with a small step, he dodged the edge of Thresh's E skill's hitbox!

That movement was like dancing on a knife's edge!

"It missed! Thresh's E missed!"

Seeing this, Cuzz immediately unleashed a double EQ combo, anticipating Xiao Yan's retreat route.

But Xiao Yan didn't retreat at all!

Instead of retreating, he advanced, taking a step directly towards the prince's face, and unleashed his Q skill [Double Blades], two feathers piercing through the prince's body.

The prince's EQ was so high that he flew past Xia's cloak!

It's twisted again!

"What kind of movement is that?! Is it scripted?!" Cuzz was furious.

Although both of his control skills missed, there were still three of them.

"Just go for it! We can kill him with a basic attack!" Pray roared.

LZ and his two companions ganged up on Xiao Yan.

Just then, Wolf, who had been stealthily picking up money, made his move.

W [Grand Opening]!

Luo leaped lightly, not to control anyone, but to cast a shield from her E skill, "Light Dance in Pairs," on Xiao Yan, and then knocked away the prince who was in the front.

Xiao Yan activated his W skill, and feathers rained down on the prince.

One, two, three!

Use barbs!

Imprisonment!

Although Xiao Yan's health was also dropping rapidly, LZ's damage output was interrupted the moment Wolf applied the Weakness Set to Varus.

"Retreat! We can't kill him!" Cuzz looked at his almost depleted health and had no choice but to retreat.

In this wave, LZ used three people and used two Flashes, but only managed to reduce Xayah's health by half and her Heal.

On the SKT side, they didn't submit anything except for treatment.

"What a loss! LZ suffered a huge loss this time!" CT analyzed. "The most crucial thing is that Cuzz's jungle clearing rhythm was disrupted, while Peanut stole his F6 camp and is already a level ahead!"

But this is just the beginning.

In the next few minutes, LZ continued to adhere to the "grab the bottom" strategy.

Five minutes later, the mid-lane rock sparrow drove over to gank.

Six minutes in, the top laner uses Teleport to flank from behind.

LZ is like a madman, willing to do anything to kill Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan is like a petrel in a storm; although he looks like he's about to fall, he always manages to turn danger into safety at the most critical moment.

He took the concept of "pushing" to its extreme by utilizing vision differences, minion waves, and defensive towers.

Although he still died once, LZ paid the price of losing half the health of the top lane tower and the mid lane tower in order to kill him this time.

The time has reached 11 minutes.

This was an ordinary point in time.

Neither side engaged in large-scale team fights, and the kill score was 1-0, with LZ slightly ahead.

But just then, Wolf, who had returned to town to resupply, found himself with a strange piece of equipment.

It was a purple incense burner.

[Burning Incense Burner]

At this point in time, supports will usually choose Sightstone and Boots of Mobility, or a separate item for Aegis of the Legion.

A bare incense burner?

Even the commentator was stunned.

"What kind of build is Wolf using? Is he abandoning vision control?" Roaring Emperor asked doubtfully. "Ardent Censer... although it provides ability power and mana regeneration, its passive effect is to grant attack speed and lifesteal to teammates. But it's only 11 minutes in, is that really worth it?"

"They dare push the lane? They're asking for it!" Cuzz was currently lying in ambush in the bottom lane bush. "Go! Kill them!"

GorillA's Thresh hooked directly, accurately hitting Wolf who hadn't made any movement.

"Hooked! Rakan is doomed!" Pray was overjoyed, and Varus's ultimate skill, Chains of Corruption, spread directly over him.

Cuzz's prince also unleashed his ultimate ability.

LZ's three players focused their fire, determined to instantly kill this Rakan who had no Flash.

However, at that very moment...

Wolf's hand speed exploded.

Instead of running away, he activated his ultimate skill, "Fleeting Glimpse," and then used his E skill, "Dancing in Pairs," to fly onto Xiao Yan!

At that very moment, a miracle occurred.

The moment Rakan's shield was placed on Xayah, an eerie green light emanated from her body, while her hands glowed red.

That's the incense burner's passive effect being triggered!

Increase attack speed!

Furthermore, the attack deals additional magic damage and lifesteal!

"Look at me! Look at me! Counterattack!"

He did not back down in the face of the three people from LZ.

W [Deadly Feather Robe] is now available!

Xayah, whose attack speed was originally only around 1.0, suddenly had her attack speed soar to nearly 1.8 with the bonus from her W skill and the Ardent Censer bonus triggered by Rakan's E skill!

Knock knock knock knock!

Feathers shot out like a machine gun!

Each feather that struck the prince took away a terrifying amount of health, while green health regeneration numbers appeared above Xiao Yan's head.

+30, +30, +30...

Although the numbers aren't large, at high attack speed, the health bar seems to be locked, and you can't damage it no matter how you attack!

"Damn it! What kind of damage is this?!" Cuzz was horrified to discover that his fully healed prince had melted in just two seconds!

"Why does Xia hit so hard?! And she's even healing herself!" Pray was dumbfounded.

Before they could react, Xiao Yan had already dealt with the prince.

Barrel hook!

E skill pulls back the feathers scattered everywhere!

Snapped!

Thresh and Varus are both immobilized!

Double Kill!

Triple Kill!

In just five seconds.

SKT wins decisively in a 2v3 situation in the bottom lane!

Xiao Yan's Xia even had half health left!

The entire stadium fell silent, then erupted in thunderous cheers.

"My God! What happened?!" Roaring Emperor jumped up from his chair. "Why is Xayah's damage so high? What's with that attack speed?!"

The director quickly showed a replay and a close-up of Wolf's equipment—the [Incense Burner].

"It's the Ardent Censer! It's that Ardent Censer!" CT exclaimed, his voice trembling. "Wolf rushed the Ardent Censer! Rakan's E skill shielded Xayah, triggering the Ardent Censer's passive! Increased attack speed! Increased lifesteal! Increased extra damage! Is this SKT's ultimate?!"

LZ's voice channel was completely silent.

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