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

The system's notification sound echoed throughout the venue, but the battle was far from over.

RNG's formation has been completely shattered. Without the firepower of their two carries, the remaining three—Maoye, Sejuani, and Karma—are like soft-bodied animals stripped of their hard shells, exposed to SKT's terrifying firepower.

"Don't let him escape! Keep him here!"

Xiao Yan's voice was frighteningly calm in the voice channel, a stark contrast to the Varus in his hand who was unleashing a furious barrage of arrows.

Mlxg's Sejuani attempted to use her Q skill, Iceborn Gauntlet, to escape back to the jungle through a wall, but Peanut's Gragas had already anticipated his intentions, delivering a precise Q skill, Rolling Barrel, which exploded on the other side of the wall, slowing the enemy!

At the same time, Xiao Yan, controlling Varus, began his moment of reaping the rewards.

With Guinsoo's Rageblade fully stacked, Varus's Darkin Longbow seemed to have become a phantom. Each basic attack was accompanied by a dull "thud, thud, thud," the sound of arrows piercing flesh, and also RNG's desperate countdown.

Ming's Karma shielded herself to block Varus's pursuit in order to cover her teammates.

"court death."

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, his fingers flying across the keyboard.

Go with option A.

The ultimate A-step strategy.

With an attack speed of 2.0 or higher, Varus's attack animation is compressed to the extreme.

Taking advantage of this tiny gap, Xiao Yan kept moving forward, always keeping Karma within his attack range, yet skillfully maintaining her outside the maximum range of Karma's Q skill.

Basic attack, basic attack, basic attack, E skill detonates withered!

Ming's health bar vanished instantly, as if by magic.

Triple Kill!

Triple kill!

"He can still kill! He can still kill! Letme can't escape!" Miller's voice was hoarse from shouting. "Xiao Yan is going berserk! No one can withstand Varus's damage output right now!"

Letme's tree, though tough and resilient, only lasted an extra three seconds under the combined onslaught of Red Buff, Guinsoo's Rageblade passive, and Varus' W skill percentage damage.

Faker's Malzahar followed up, and the silence from his Q skill and the continuous damage from his E skill became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Xiao Yan finished with a charged Q attack.

The piercing arrow tore through the air and precisely pierced the massive trunk of the tree.

Quadra Kill!

Quadra kill!

The entire venue erupted in cheers!

Although Mlxg ultimately escaped thanks to Sejuani's tankiness and Flash, SKT managed a 0-for-4 exchange in this team fight!

"Baron! Baron right now!"

Xiao Yan didn't linger in the fight at all. The moment he secured the quadra kill, he immediately marked the Dragon Pit.

At this point in the game, with 23 minutes remaining, four RNG players had been eliminated, and their respawn times were all over 30 seconds. This Baron Nashor was now SKT's for the taking.

……

After securing Baron Nashor, the entire SKT team returned to base to replenish their supplies.

When Xiao Yan emerged from the spring again, his equipment inventory now contained a piece of equipment that would strike fear into the hearts of all tanks: Runaan's Hurricane.

Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of the Ruined King, Runaan's Hurricane, Berserker

At this point in time, this is a development that transcends the timeline.

"RNG is in trouble this game." Wawa looked at the gold panel on the screen. SKT's gold lead had reached 7,000. "This Varus's processing speed is too fast. RNG's front line is like paper in front of him."

"Most importantly, SKT's current lineup is too solid," Miller added. "Jayce is invincible in split pushing, Malzahar provides pressure in the front, Lulu protects them, and Varus deals explosive damage. RNG will need a miracle to turn the tide."

But Xiao Yan had no intention of giving RNG any chance of a miracle.

"Push to the center." Xiao Yan signaled on the map.

SKT's five players gathered in the mid lane, and with the minion wave strengthened by the Baron buff, they marched in a mighty force towards RNG's high ground.

Huni's Jayce hovered on the flanks, occasionally unleashing a powerful shot.

"Bang!"

A single shot landed on Karma, who had just respawned, and Ming's health instantly dropped by a third.

"This damage... I don't understand it!"

The atmosphere beneath RNG's high ground tower was extremely tense.

Uzi bit his lip, staring intently at the screen.

Although his female police officer was also well-developed, he didn't dare to go forward to attack because of Jayce's poke and Varus's range.

If he dares to take a step forward, Faker's Malzahar will be watching him like a viper, ready to flash and use his ultimate at any moment.

"Let's give up," Letme said helplessly. "We can't hold the mid-lane high ground anymore."

RNG was forced to retreat, giving up their mid-lane inhibitor turret and crystal.

SKT broke through one lane without firing a shot.

"Turn around," Xiao Yan commanded decisively.

Like a precise machine, the SKT players quickly switched lanes to the bottom lane high ground.

"We can't retreat any further!" A resolute glint flashed in Mlxg's eyes. "Retreating any further is a slow death! We have to launch an attack! We'll start with Varus! If we can kill him quickly, we still have a chance!"

Everyone in RNG understood perfectly.

This is a final, desperate struggle.

When SKT's minion wave pushed the bottom lane inhibitor tower, Mlxg, who had been hiding in the shadows, made a move.

Sejuani, start with Q skill, dash over the wall!

flash!

R skill: [Extreme Ice Prison]!

This combo was lightning fast. Mlxg was risking all of a professional player's reaction speed, aiming directly at Varus, who was standing on the side and back of the team!

"Xiangguo is on fire! This is RNG's last chance! He's throwing his ultimate at Xiao Yan!" Wawa exclaimed.

That massive ice lasso, radiating bone-chilling cold, drew a deadly arc through the air.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

If Varus is restrained, with the help of the plane's missiles and the policewoman's traps, he will surely die!

however.

Just as the polar ice was about to touch the hem of Varus's clothes.

A golden light shone.

flash!

Not backwards, but to the side and forwards!

Xiao Yan's reaction was incredibly fast; he made his judgment almost the instant Mlxg initiated the attack. This side flash not only perfectly avoided Sejuani's ultimate, but also placed him in an extremely tricky position to deal damage—on the flank of RNG's formation!

"He dodged it! Xiao Yan dodged it!"

But it's not over yet.

Mlxg's ultimate skill missed and crashed onto the floor behind him, creating a slowing effect.

Xiao Yan's counterattack began the instant he landed.

R skill [Chains of Corruption] strikes again!

This time, his target wasn't the front row, but Uzi, who was preparing to take damage!

Purple vines entwined around the policewoman like ghosts.

"What?!" Uzi's pupils shrank drastically. He never expected that at this critical moment, Xiao Yan would dare to launch a counterattack!

"kill!"

Xiao Yan let out a low shout. (Explore game novel categories)

Wolf's Lulu reacted incredibly fast, using W [Ingenious Idea] to accelerate Varus, and then using E to shield him and coordinate with Pix's attack.

At this moment, Varus was like a Gatling gun running at full power.

The hurricane's split arrows, combined with Guinsoo's Rageblade's Ghostblade, bounced wildly through RNG's ranks.

Wither, then explode. Wither, then explode.

The screen was filled with purple magic damage numbers and red critical hit numbers.

Uzi was pinned down and could only watch helplessly as Varus's arrows rained down on him. He tried to use his heal and E to retreat, but Huni's Jayce had already switched to hammer form and unleashed a powerful leap to the sky!

"RNG's backline is destroyed!" Miller shouted. "Uzi is down! Xiaohu is also critically injured! This Varus is in such a good position, no one can touch him!"

Letme's tree tried to turn and bind Varus, but Lulu immediately turned it into a sheep, creating space for Xiao Yan to deal damage.

While dealing damage, Xiao Yan also used the intervals between his basic attacks to make slight movements.

Take a step back and pull open Sejuani's W.

Take another step forward and chase after the plane with its remaining health.

This extreme tension, like dancing on a knife's edge, left the audience in awe.

That was absolute confidence, absolute authority in controlling distance.

"Penta Kill?"

I don't know who shouted that in the voice chat.

At this moment, Uzi, Xiaohu, and Ming were all eliminated.

Only two desperate tanks remained on the field—Trident and Sejuani.

Xiao Yan didn't speak; his eyes were only on the two mobile blood banks.

Broken Blade took a sip of Pig Girl's breath and accelerated his pursuit.

Basic attack, basic attack, Q!

Pig Girl fell to the ground.

Quadra Kill!

Another quadra kill!

Only one large tree remained, surrounded by the SKT players.

"Give it to him! Give him a pentakill!" Faker suddenly said, controlling Malzahar to stop attacking and only using basic attacks to help Xiao Yan reduce the tree's health.

Huni stopped, and Wolf stopped too.

Everyone left the final chance to Xiao Yan.

At this moment, SKT demonstrated an unprecedented level of team cohesion.

Xiao Yan's lips curled up slightly, without any affectation.

The final basic attack, complete with the effects of the Guinsoo's Rageblade, pierced the tree's chest.

Penta Kill!

Pentakill!

The powerful sound effects resounded throughout the venue, and on the big screen, the purple Varus image appeared incredibly dazzling.

"Pentakill! Xiao Yan got a pentakill again!" Wawa jumped up from the commentary booth excitedly. "And it happened against RNG, against Uzi! This is incredibly impressive!"

"Textbook! This is absolutely textbook Varus!" Miller couldn't hide his excitement. "From the early game's patient and resilient defense, to the decisive team fights in the mid-game, and finally the perfect cleanup in this last team fight."

As RNG's last member fell, the rest of SKT swarmed in and destroyed the red Nexus.

A giant "Victory" sign froze on the big screen, and the special effects of the exploding Crystal Nexus shone on the faces of every player.

However, the expected tsunami-like cheers did not materialize.

As a highly anticipated match that could be considered a preview of the finals, and as a thrilling game that produced a pentakill, the audience's reaction was strangely indifferent.

The enormous venue now resembles a giant library.

The sparse applause sounded particularly harsh, but what was more striking were the bewildered, disappointed, and even angry faces in the stands.

This is the home ground of LPL, or more accurately, it is a pilgrimage site for RNG fans.

They bought expensive tickets and held up golden light boards to witness firsthand how the man known as "God"—Uzi—would dominate the arrogant SKT rookie online and lead RNG to victory over SKT.

But the script was written backwards.

That "arrogant brat" in their eyes got a pentakill by stepping on the corpse of a god.

"That's... over?" Huni took off his headphones, scratched his head in confusion, and looked at the deathly silent audience. "I thought I was deaf. How come there wasn't a sound?"

"Normal." Xiao Yan casually glanced at the light boards below the stage that read "Uzi No.1" as he rolled up the mouse cable, a playful smile playing on his lips. "This is their home turf. We're just unwelcome guests here to cause trouble. Did you expect them to stand up and applaud us?"

"Tch, boring." Huni shrugged, then perked up again, putting his arm around Xiao Yan's shoulder. "But that last wave was awesome! My shot completely shattered their mentality! And your pentakill, wow, it was pure art!"

"Alright, go shake hands." Faker stood up, his expression still calm, as if what had just happened was just an ordinary ranked match.

The SKT team lined up and headed towards the RNG players' bench.

In stark contrast to the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere on the SKT side, the atmosphere on the RNG side was almost frozen with tension.

Letme slumped in his chair, covering his face with his hands, too ashamed to look at the person shaking his hand. His tree had been used as an ATM by Huni's Jayce, his split push completely destroyed; he knew what awaited him.

Mlxg's face was ashen, he was biting his fingernails, and his eyes were full of resentment.

Uzi, sitting in the very center, was staring intently at the damage panel on the screen. Varus's damage bar was almost twice that of Caitlyn. His face was flushed red, and his breathing was rapid—a sign of extreme anger and frustration.

When Xiao Yan walked up to him and extended his hand, Uzi hesitated for two seconds before reluctantly reaching out and quickly touching him, without even looking up at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan didn't mind, he just smiled lightly and turned to leave.

This silent arrogance stung the RNG players more than any trash talk.

……

On their way back to the rest room, the SKT members were in high spirits.

"What are we having for dinner tonight? I want hot pot!" Huni shouted.

"We'll eat whatever we want after we win the game." Coach Koma stood at the end of the corridor, looking at his spirited team, and his tense nerves finally relaxed. Although there was no applause, for a professional team, victory itself was the loudest slap in the face.

Although there is still one game left, they are all confident that they can win.

However, while the SKT members were laughing and chatting about dinner, the RNG rest room was deathly silent.

Coach Feng stood in front of the tactics board, his hand gripping the marker so tightly it made a cracking sound.

No one spoke. The only sounds were Uzi's hurried gulping of water and the cracking sound of the plastic water bottle being crushed.

"Top lane..." Uzi suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse and filled with suppressed anger, "Why is Jayce so fed? I was doing so well in the bot lane, dominating Xiao Yan the whole time, but in team fights Jayce takes away half my health with a single shot. How am I supposed to fight like that?"

Letme lowered his head even further, like a schoolboy who had made a mistake, stammering as if trying to explain: "The enemy jungler kept..."

"Stop making excuses!" Uzi slammed his water bottle on the table. "He's targeting you, can't you be any more sleazy?"

A suffocating silence fell over the lounge once again.

In the online world, with the end of the competition, the "reckoning" of the "royal fans" has begun.

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