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

"Demacia!!!"

With a roar from the prince, the earth and rocks crumbled, and a circular prison rose from the ground.

This is not just a powerful move, but also the clarion call for C9's desperate counterattack.

Bang's Ziggs has no mobility skills, and he already used Flash outside the dragon pit. Now he's trapped inside the narrow earthen wall, like a lamb to the slaughter. Wolf's Miss Fortune, despite using her ultimate skill effectively, is as fragile as paper. She panicked instantly when Jarvan IV picked her off and caught her.

"It's over! It's all over!" The doll's voice instantly rose eight octaves, tinged with terror. "The prince really pulled off a huge success! Bang and Wolf didn't have Flash! How are we supposed to escape?!"

At this critical moment, Impact made a move.

Shen's figure transformed into a purple streak of light, and his E skill "Surprise! Shadow Bind" precisely passed through the range of Jarvan IV's ultimate.

ridicule!

Not only did Shen taunt Bang and Wolf who were trapped, but even Faker, who tried to come up and use his Q skill to save the day, was hit by Shen's extremely tricky angle!

Three in a row!

"My God! Impact! This taunt was worth a fortune! All three of SKT's cores are under control! This team fight is hopeless!" Miller shouted in despair.

What happened next became the most classic "Ardent Censer Monster" tutorial game in the S7 World Championship.

Jensen's Syndra didn't hesitate at all, using QE to push the ball and stun the three mocked players again. Then, he unleashed his ultimate, "Energy Surge," on Faker's Master Yi.

Even though Faker built a semi-tank build, he was still as fragile as paper against a burst mage like Syndra.

At the same time, Sneaky's little cannon took off.

With Lulu's "Ardent Censer" buff, Tristana's attack speed is astonishingly fast. Lulu gives Pix her W "Whimsical Idea" to increase attack speed and movement speed, and then gives her her E skill shield.

The little cannon was surrounded by a purple incense burner buff aura, and the cannon in his hand spewed deadly flames.

boom! boom! boom!

Bang's Bomber was the first to fall to the ground, without even having time to activate his invincibility skill.

Next up was Wolf's Miss Fortune, who melted instantly.

Faker woke up from the control with only a sliver of health left. He was about to activate his W "Meditation" to heal and mitigate damage when Lulu used Polymorph to turn him into a small animal.

despair.

True despair.

Sneaky secured Faker's kill, and his W skill "Rocket Jump" was refreshed.

At this moment, only Peanut's Ezreal and Xiao Yan's Kalista remained on the battlefield.

Peanut was terrified. He used his E skill, Arcane Shift, to create distance and could only throw his Q from afar.

And Xiao Yan...

He's still operating it.

Even in such a desperate situation, Xiao Yan did not give up. He used his passive ability to unleash a barrage of attacks on the prince from the edge, attempting to eliminate this front-line enemy first.

With a burst of damage, attack speed is maxed out.

One spear after another was driven into the prince's body.

But it's too slow.

That purple incense burner was like an endless fountain of blood, keeping the health bars of the C9 members incredibly resilient.

"We can't kill him! We simply can't kill him!" PDD stared at the screen, his voice heavy. "That's the terror of the Incense Burner version. Xiao Yan did his best, but in this team fight, SKT completely collapsed."

Sneaky's little cannon jumped onto Xiao Yan's face.

There are no fancy maneuvers, just simple basic attacks.

Critical hit! Critical hit! And another critical hit!

Xiao Yan tried to avoid the damage by moving around, but his movement proved futile against the range and attack speed of the little cannon.

With the final cannon shot, Kalista fell into a pool of blood.

ACE!

Destroy the group!

C9 pulled off a perfect 5-0 team fight!

"Baron! C9 is going to take Baron!" Miller took off his glasses, rubbed his temples, and said with exhaustion and helplessness, "This wave... this wave has completely wiped out all the advantages that SKT accumulated in the first twenty minutes. You could even say that this game is over."

The live chat exploded instantly; fans who were just spamming "SKT daddy" suddenly changed their tune.

【？？？？？？？？】

[They lost already? Didn't they just get a pentakill?]

What a terrible lineup! I told you it's impossible to survive without a front line!

What is Faker doing? Face-checking the bushes?

[Bang is such a slacker! Why was he fired at a time like this?]

What's the point of Xiao Yan getting a pentakill? He has absolutely no room to deal damage in team fights!

[Keep acting! Let's see how you get out of this!]

[RNG fan suffers cardiac arrest...]

RNG lounge.

A deathly silence.

The crowd, who had just been cheering for Xiao Yan's pentakill, now looked ashen-faced.

Letme stared wide-eyed, speechless for a long time: "This...this is over? We were leading by 5,000 gold just now! How could it all be wiped out in one team fight?"

Ming was also completely bewildered.

Uzi chuckled coldly, leaning back in his chair, a world-weary melancholy in his eyes: "I told you long ago, this patch is all about Ardent Censer monsters. No matter how good your mechanics or how flashy your positioning, if the enemy has an Ardent Censer-obsessed support, they can just stand there and kill you. With SKT's lineup, if they don't push down the first twenty minutes, they're basically doomed."

"Then...then this round is over?" Xiao Hu asked cautiously.

"That's it," Uzi asserted. "With the Baron buff and the tower-pushing speed of Ardent Censer Tristana, SKT's lineup, which is full of squishy champions, is just feeding to defend their towers. If Jarvan IV or Shen gets even a touch, they're instantly killed."

Just as Uzi predicted.

After securing Baron Nashor, C9 completely controlled Raiden.

They no longer gave SKT any chance to split push and gank. The five of them grouped up, with the empowered minions, and pushed powerfully towards SKT's high ground.

SKT attempted to defend.

Bang unleashed his ultimate ability, "Scientific Hellfire Cannon," in an attempt to clear the minion wave.

However, with the Baron buff, the siege minion is as tough as a rock. And with Lulu shielding the entire team, the Ziggs' damage is practically negligible.

Peanut's Ezreal fared even worse; his Q skill hit Shen, but couldn't even break his shield.

Faker's Master Yi could only circle around the tower, too afraid to go out.

As for Xiao Yan...

His Kalista's range was too short. Facing a Tristana whose range increased with level, he couldn't even reach her with a basic attack before she hit him twice, instantly taking away half his health.

"How can we defend like this?" Wawa's voice trembled as she looked at the one-sided situation on the screen. "This is a complete stomp. The weaknesses of SKT's lineup are on full display at this moment. No frontline, no wave clear, no counter-engage control. They can only watch helplessly as their turrets collapse one by one."

At 23 minutes, C9 destroyed the mid-lane high ground.

At 25 minutes, C9 switched lanes and pushed down the bottom lane inhibitor.

SKT is like a tiger with its teeth pulled, only able to let out a powerless roar at the fountain.

Twenty-seven minutes.

C9, with two lanes of super minions, approached the inhibitor turret.

"It's the last push," Miller sighed. "Can SKT pull off a miracle?"

The miracle did not happen.

Contractz's Jarvan IV once again initiated a team fight without thinking, using his EQ combo to rush into the edge of the fountain and block Bang's attempt to clear the minions.

Impact's Shen uses his ultimate ability.

Sneaky's Tristana activated her Q skill, frantically poked the tower, and then jumped in to deal damage.

Xiao Yan made a last-ditch effort, using his Flash ultimate to pull back Wolf's female gunner and try to knock away the incoming cannon.

However, Lulu from Smoothie reacted too quickly.

The Flash ultimate "Wild Growth" was used on Tristana, instantly knocking away Kalista and Miss Fortune who were entering the fray.

Immediately afterwards, a sheep transformation spell was cast on Xiao Yan.

The skateboarder who was just dominating the Rift and getting a pentakill has now become a helpless little animal, hopping around in the chaotic battlefield for a couple of moments before being melted by some unknown AOE damage.

With the collapse of the Twin Towers, SKT's Nexus fell under C9's firepower.

boom!

A loud bang.

The red crystal shattered.

The screen is frozen on the word "DEFEAT".

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

In the commentary booth, the three commentators looked at each other, speechless for a long time.

"We lost..." Wawa muttered to himself, "SKT... are down 0-2."

"This...who could have imagined this?" PDD took off his headphones, touched his bald head, and looked utterly incredulous. "SKT beat C9 0-2? And in the second game, they got a huge early lead and their top laner even got a pentakill, yet they still got turned around? This is outrageous!"

Miller took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down: "This match really served as a wake-up call for all teams. In this patch, don't try to challenge the meta. Ardent Censer is the god of this patch. SKT tried to turn the tide with individual skill and disrupt the opponent's rhythm with acrobatic lineups, but C9 showed us that the most straightforward four-protect-one strategy is the only true answer to the meta."

At this point, the live stream chat in China had completely spiraled out of control.

If losing the first game could be attributed to acting or being intentional, then being turned around in this game is simply humiliating to the fans.

Especially those who support the imperial family, their mentality has reached its breaking point.

[This is the world's number one team? They can't even beat a North American noob?]

[Faker should retire! Stop embarrassing yourself!]

[That Xiao Yan is a joke! So what if he got a pentakill? He still lost. He's having a blast with his KDA, but he disappears during team fights!]

[Oh no, if SKT loses and C9 beats RNG, then RNG is in trouble.]

[A reverse sweep! They absolutely have to reverse sweep! SKT, if you dare lose, I'll hate you for life!]

[Please, Faker, wake up! Coach Kkoma, wake up! Stop messing around! Just play properly!]

Fear, anxiety, anger.

A mix of emotions converged, creating a storm on the internet.

Meanwhile, at RNG's base.

Uzi closed the live stream, his face terribly grim.

"Brother Dog, this..." Ming looked at Uzi, not knowing what to say.

"SKT did this on purpose." Uzi took a deep breath and slowly said, "We might not even make it out of the group stage this time."

The others remained silent, and the training room was completely still.

……

SKT lounge.

Contrary to the outside world's expectations of a 0-2 deficit and the resulting dejected atmosphere, the SKT rest area actually seemed quite relaxed.

Faker took a sip of water and calmly looked at the post-match stats panel on the screen. Bang rubbed his wrist, while Wolf was discussing a ward placement issue from the previous game with Peanut.

Coach Kouma pushed open the door and walked in, sitting directly on the sofa without giving any tactical instructions.

Xiao Yan leaned back on the sofa and precisely tossed the empty water bottle into the corner trash can with a soft thud.

He stood up, stretched his neck, and made a crisp grinding sound.

"We've played around a couple of times, it's time for a proper match." Xiao Yan's tone was as relaxed as if he had just finished two ranked matches as a warm-up. "Playing acrobatics all the time isn't very interesting. Next match, let's use the standard lineup."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the lounge paused for a moment, and Faker and the others nodded.

……

After a short break, both contestants returned to the stage.

When the draft phase of the third game appeared on the big screen, the chat in the entire live stream went silent for half a second, followed by an even more intense outburst.

Because everyone can clearly feel that SKT's style has changed.

The drafting and banning (BP) style that was full of "actors'" flair and acrobatic flair in the first two games is gone.

When the lights on the fourth and fifth floors came on and SKT's final two picks were confirmed, the entire stadium erupted in cheers!

For the ADC position, Bang locked in Tristana.

In the top lane, next to Xiao Yan's portrait, a masked figure holding a street lamp suddenly appeared.

"Do you know what the most powerful weapon is? That's right, it's the patch!"

Weapon Master - Jax!

"My God! SKT isn't messing around this game! This is an extremely standard, extremely solid four-protect-one plus split-push strategy!" Miller excitedly slammed his hand on the table in the commentary booth. "Faker got his signature Orianna, and Xiao Yan, after rotating to the top lane, immediately pulled out Jax!"

"This lineup looks reassuring!" Wawa breathed a sigh of relief.

In the live stream, RNG fans (Royal Fans) who had fallen into despair were rekindled by SKT's near-perfect lineup.

Holy crap! SKT has finally shown some humanity!

[This lineup is a sure thing! Orianna and Sejuani, invincible in the late game!]

[Xiao Yan has a weapon! This is going to be interesting; weapons are great for fighting tree spirits!]

Please, SKT, play well! You absolutely have to win! RNG's fate rests in your hands!

Is this the oppressive feeling of SKT? Even with their standard lineup, I felt suffocated just watching them play.

The game has officially begun.

From the moment they entered Summoner's Rift, C9 experienced what it truly meant to be the "world's number one team."

Gone was the carefree and casual attitude of the first two games; the entire SKT team seemed to have transformed into a precisely operating killing machine.

And the sharpest gear in this machine is Xiao Yan, who is on his way.

Little Peanut's pig sister has completely transformed into Xiao Yan's "exclusive bodyguard".

Three minutes later, Sejuani finished off her double buffs and immediately ganked top, forcing C9's top laner Impact's Maokai to use Flash.

Five minutes later, Sejuani flanked again, and with the help of Jax's E skill "Counter Strike" to stun, Xiao Yan easily secured the first blood on Maokai.

Eight minutes in, Sejuani even abandoned the jungle camps in the bottom half of the map and went straight to the top lane bushes, forcibly diving the tower and killing Maokai under the tower once again.

"That's terrible... Impact is in such a sorry state." PDD clicked his tongue, looking at the level 2 Maokai cowering in the bush, and couldn't help but click his tongue. "Peanut was completely playing a top-lane champion this game, he didn't even glance at the bot lane, he just camped Maokai!"

With Xiao Huasheng's ruthless protection, Xiao Yan's weapon mastery developed extremely smoothly.

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