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

Eight minutes, just eight minutes.

When the camera focused on the top lane again, the entire audience, including the three renowned LPL commentators, gasped in surprise.

Impact's tree, last hits: 58.

Xiao Yan's weapon mastery, finishing blow: 78.

"This...this isn't just suppression, this is one-sided torture!" The doll's eyes widened, her voice filled with disbelief. "Impact can't even get experience! Xiao Yan is holding the minion wave firmly in front of the tower; if Maokai dares to take a single step forward, Jax just uses his Q to jump in and smash him! Peanut even placed a control ward in the river bush in the upper half of the map, just to protect him!"

"It's suffocating." Miller shook his head, his eyes gleaming with shock. "That's the true terror of SKT. The first two games were like they were playing in the mud, but once they get serious, once this sophisticated machine called 'SKT' starts running, that despairing pressure returns. Look at the mid and bot lanes!"

As if hearing Miller's call, the director quickly switched the camera to the middle lane.

In the mid lane, Faker's Orianna faced off against Jensen's Syndra.

Jensen, who had dominated with Syndra in the previous game, making SKT's scalps tingle with his pushes, was now covered in sweat. He realized he couldn't even touch the clockwork!

Faker's movement was ghostly, each mouse click precise to the pixel level. Syndra's Q skill, "Dark Orb," exploded at his feet, but always missed by a hair's breadth. Faker, however, used Orianna's Q skill, "Command: Attack," with its extremely long range and very short cooldown, to constantly whittle down Syndra's health.

The puppet weaves between the minion waves, each movement coinciding with the exact moment Jensen tries to last-hit the cannon minion.

"Faker's dominance is incredible!" PDD couldn't help but exclaim. "Jensen's Syndra is like a toy in front of Faker's Orianna! He was 20 CS behind, and his health was constantly kept below half. And this was without jungle help; it was pure individual skill domination!"

The camera then shifts to the bottom lane.

Bang and Wolf, who were considered the weak point in the previous game, have now chosen the standard Ardent Censer system of Tristana and Lulu to face C9's Xayah and Janna.

Gone were the acrobatic positioning mistakes of the previous game, and those inexplicable face-checks in bushes. Bang's Tristana showed what true "turret-like stability" really means.

Finish off the enemy without missing a single one.

Blood transfusion, extremely shrewd.

His positioning was flawless.

Sneaky's Xayah tried to poke with her hook several times, but Bang skillfully dodged it with a small movement. He then used his E skill "Explosive Spark" twice, and with Wolf's Lulu's shield and damage, they managed to push the C9 bot lane duo under their turret.

"Three-lane advantage! Pure laning phase advantage in all three lanes!" Wawa excitedly pounded the commentary booth. "This is the SKT we know! This is the three-time world champion team that dominated League of Legends for so many years! They're not messing around anymore, they're going to kill!"

In the live stream, countless RNG fans and countless LPL viewers felt as if the huge rock that had been pressing on their chests for two whole games had finally been lifted!

[Tears welling up! Lee has finally shown some humanity! That Orianna movement is still godlike!]

[Bang, I'm sorry! I take back what I said to you last round. When you're serious, your push stick is still powerful!]

Is this SKT's true strength? They'll play if you want, and if they want to win, you won't even have a chance to fight back!

[Xiao Yan's weapon mastery is ridiculously high! His kiting, his timing of the auto-attack recovery—it's so smooth it's like he's using a script!]

[The C9 is about to shatter; I can feel Impact's despair even through the screen.]

The game time has reached eleven minutes.

Xiao Yan, the Weapon Master, returned to the city. When he reappeared online, a Trinity Force was prominently displayed in his equipment inventory!

Eleven minutes of Trinity Force!

"My goodness!" PDD exclaimed, rubbing his bald head. "An eleven-minute Trinity Force weapon! How is this Tree supposed to fight? The Tree only has Bambi's Slag and a pair of straw sandals on it right now. One hit of this weapon and the bark will shatter the Tree!"

As if to prove PDD's words, Xiao Yan, after logging in, didn't even glance at the trembling tree under the tower, and started pushing the tower like crazy right in front of Impact.

The passive effect of Grandmaster's Might is triggered, and the lamp in the Weapon Master's hand flashes with a deadly light.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The turret's health is decreasing at a visible rate.

Impact gritted his teeth. He knew he couldn't let the top lane tower fall so easily, otherwise Jax's split-pushing would be completely unmanageable. He called for help from Contractz's Jarvan IV jungler.

"C9 is moving top lane! Jarvan IV is closing in!" Miller stared intently at the screen. "But Peanut isn't here! Peanut went to the bottom lane to control the dragon! Xiao Yan is facing two opponents in this fight! Should we retreat? Xiao Yan doesn't seem to be planning to retreat!"

From God's perspective, the prince has already circled around to the top lane's triangular bush.

Seeing this, the tree immediately gained confidence. He activated his ultimate skill, "Vortex of Vengeance," and his massive roots swept towards Xiao Yan along the ground. At the same time, he used Flash and his W skill, "Twisted Thrust," to directly bind the weapon master who was attacking the tower!

"Demacia!"

The prince also burst out from the bushes, unleashing a double EQ combo aimed directly at the bound Xiao Yan!

"Danger!" the doll shouted.

In that split second, Xiao Yan's fingers left a blur on the keyboard.

There was no panic whatsoever, not even a change in the rhythm of his breathing.

The tree's W skill mercilessly imprisoned Xiao Yan in place, while the prince's EQ combo accurately sent him flying!

But just before being controlled, Xiao Yan activated his E skill, "Counterattack Storm"! The Weapon Master spun wildly in mid-air, and although he was controlled, all of the subsequent basic attacks from Maokai and Jarvan IV were completely blocked by this impenetrable barrier!

The moment he landed, Xiao Yan did not choose to run away, but instead immediately activated his ultimate move, "Grandmaster's Might"!

Dual-antibiotic prices skyrocketed!

"Bang!"

The second stage of Counterattack Storm was activated, and the stun effect within its range precisely controlled both the Tree and the Prince!

"Two of them are unconscious! Xiao Yan is going to counterattack!" Miller's voice suddenly rang out.

The attack speed bonus from the passive "Relentless Strikes" has been fully stacked, and the Trinity Force's Cursed Blade effect has been triggered.

Xiao Yan's target was not the tough, resilient tree, but the relatively vulnerable prince!

Basic attack, followed by W "Charged Strike" to reset basic attack!

"Thump!"

With a dull thud, a third of the prince's health bar evaporated instantly!

Contractz was shocked. The moment he woke up from his dizziness, he immediately used his ultimate move "Heaven Collapse and Earth Shatter" to trap Xiao Yan in place, while simultaneously using Flash to create distance.

"Trying to run away?"

Xiao Yan's lips curled into a cold smile.

Q skill "Leap Slash"!

The weapon master was like a tiger released from its cage, leaping directly out of the range of the prince's ultimate and accurately hitting the prince who had flashed to land!

Let's follow up with another basic attack!

The third hit of the ultimate skill's passive effect triggers additional magic damage!

Xiao Yan, under the tower, single-handedly killed C9's jungler in a 1v2 situation!

At this moment, the tree had used all its skills and could only watch helplessly as its jungler died tragically, before desperately fleeing towards the second tower.

Xiao Yan did not pursue further, but instead leisurely turned his head and continued to demolish the top lane tower.

The entire venue was deathly silent for a full two seconds, then erupted in cheers that seemed to lift the roof off!

"A solo kill! No! A 1v2 comeback kill!" The doll was so excited her face turned red. "That play was so calm! Counter Strike avoided all the burst damage, controlled two opponents, and clearly targeted the Prince! This Jax is a monster!"

"That's outrageous!" PDD shook his head frantically. "Look at his damage calculations! He doesn't even use an extra auto-attack, saving his Q skill for last, followed by Flash. This play is terrifying!"

In the RNG lounge.

Uzi suddenly sat up straight, staring intently at the Jax on the screen who was recalling to base, his eyes gleaming with intense light.

"This kid..." Uzi muttered to himself.

Letme swallowed hard, feeling a chill run down his spine: "Dog Bro, the handling of this weapon... is too smooth. The timing of activating Counterattack Storm is practically like cheating. If it's a fraction of a second earlier or later, he'll lose more than half his health."

"It's not just about mechanics." Uzi took a deep breath and pointed to the minimap on the screen. "Look at his positioning and awareness. He dared to push the lane because he knew Peanut had warded the river beforehand, and he calculated the Prince's jungle route and timing. The moment the Prince showed up, he already had a plan on how to kill him. That's an extremely terrifying level of confidence and calculation."

Xiaohu pushed up his glasses and said with a wry smile, "It seems that SKT really was just playing mind games in the first two games. Now that they're serious, C9 is no match at all."

The game continues.

Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Yan pulled out Tiamat and Mercury Shoes, and began his unstoppable solo push rhythm.

Peanut, Faker, and Wolf completely cleared the vision in C9's top half of the map, then set up an impenetrable vision network.

Under the protection of this vision network, Xiao Yan advanced recklessly.

If C9 is ignored, the second tower will fall.

If C9 sends Big Tree to manage, Big Tree won't even dare to eat the minions under the tower. As long as he dares to last hit, Xiao Yan will directly dive the tower and force his way in.

If C9 sends two players to gank, SKT's four players on the front line will immediately force a team fight to take the dragon or push the mid tower.

"This is the classic 4-1 split push, but SKT has taken it to the extreme!" Miller exclaimed, watching SKT's fluid minion wave movement on the minimap. "Because of this 'one,' C9 simply can't handle it! Xiao Yan's equipment is now ahead of the entire team, and his level is three levels higher than Maokai's! He stands alone in the bottom lane, like an insurmountable mountain!"

Twenty minutes later, the Baron Nashor spawned.

SKT's economic lead has reached a terrifying 8,000 yen!

"C9 has to fight tooth and nail," Wawa said gravely. "If this drags on, SKT won't even need to fight Baron; they can just chip away at C9's high ground with minion wave management. They have to kill Jax once; this is their only chance!"

C9's in-game leader, Smoothie, glanced at the Jax who had already pushed to the bottom lane's inhibitor turret, then looked at the four SKT players lingering near the Baron pit, and gritted his teeth to make a decision.

"Grab the weapon! Go! Put all your skills into him! Once he's dead, we can take the Baron and even turn the tide!"

Of the five C9 players, only the AD stayed in the mid lane to clear the wave; the other four disappeared from sight and headed straight for the bottom lane!

"C9's moved! Four guys are going to gank Xiao Yan! SKT isn't focusing on Baron, they've noticed!" Miller shouted. "Has Xiao Yan noticed? He's still attacking the inhibitor turret! Run!"

From God's perspective, the four C9 players had already formed an encirclement. Maokai flanked from the jungle, while Jarvan IV and Syndra charged out from the high ground, with Janna providing a speed boost from behind.

A net so tight, there's no way to escape!

"There's no escape! Xiao Yan is doomed this time!" PDD sighed. "But it's okay, SKT can take Baron Nashor head-on. This one-for-one trade and Baron Nashor trade is still a huge win for SKT. Xiao Yan has already fulfilled his mission."

However, just when everyone thought Xiao Yan was doomed, and even his SKT teammates were urging him in voice chat to stall for time and prepare to take down the dragon.

Xiao Yan's eyes were completely calm.

"run?"

Xiao Yan chuckled softly in the voice message, a laugh tinged with an arrogant disdain for the world.

Why should I run?

Before the words were even finished, C9's offensive had already begun!

The tree unleashed its ultimate ability, its massive roots sealing off all of Xiao Yan's escape routes. The prince followed with his EQ combo, and Syndra with her QE combo to push the ball; four crowd control abilities rained down on that lone figure like a storm!

"Bang!"

In this desperate situation, Xiao Yan made a move.

There was no retreat, no use of Flash to escape.

Xiao Yan didn't even bother to place a ward. His mouse precisely locked onto the tree that was flanking from the side and rear, and his Q skill "Leap Slash" was activated instantly!

The weapon master transformed into a streak of light, using the tree as a stepping stone for movement!

He leaped into the air at an incredibly unbelievable angle, narrowly dodging Syndra's deadly push and Prince's EQ, and then directly charged in the opposite direction, landing right in front of the tree!

Unleash your ultimate skill, the might of a Grandmaster!

Activate E skill, counterattack storm!

"What is he trying to do?! He actually fought back!" Doll stood up from her chair in shock.

The tree was startled and instinctively used its W ability to try and bind the weapon.

However, the Counterattack Storm made him immune to basic attacks, and at the same time, Xiao Yan activated Tiamat's active effect. Combined with the W skill's reset of basic attacks, he instantly unleashed a burst of damage!

The tree's already unhealthy health points instantly plummeted!

Seeing this, the prince unleashed his ultimate skill, "Collapse of Heaven and Earth," trapping the weapon and the tree within it. Syndra's ultimate skill, "Energy Surge," followed immediately, sending countless dark orbs hurtling towards Xiao Yan!

Health plummeted!

Even with his ultimate ability activated, the Weapon Master's health bar instantly dropped to one-third when facing the combined fire of four people!

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die!" PDD shouted.

But just as Syndra's ultimate skill ended, Xiao Yan's Counterattack Storm second stage erupted!

"Bang!"

The prince and the giant tree within the area were both stunned!

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yan's target was the large tree.

Basic attack triggers the ultimate's passive effect!

The big tree fell to the ground!

"You have slain an enemy!"

One was killed!

But this is not over yet!

The moment the tree fell, Xiao Yan's Q skill cooldown was ready.

Instead of attacking the tanky Prince, he used his Q skill to jump over the Prince's ultimate wall and land on Syndra, who was dealing damage from the back!

This isn't GG, it's a recommendation for the treasure book "LPL Doesn't Want Me? I Joined SKT Instead!"