Chapter 15
: If IG's bot lane still had an advantage, they would have won the World Championship
EDG lounge.
Ignoring Scout's somber expression, Abu patted Nofe on the shoulder with a sigh of relief.
"Xiao Lin and Xiao Li have really lived up to our trust; this is a perfect start."
Nofe pursed his lips.
"Am I the only one you trust? From the start of the match until now, haven't you been criticizing me for picking Nidalee for Xiaolin and letting Rookie pick LeBlanc?"
"Uh, it's not important, it's not important."
Compared to the commotion elsewhere, the IG team's internal voice chat was remarkably quiet.
After all, Rookie is the star player, carrying the team countless times. Who would dare to say anything at this point?
However, Rookie himself spoke up.
"I got a little impatient. My mechanics were fine, and this mid laner is very strong."
"But it's still playable. I should still have an advantage in the laning phase in the mid-game."
Rookie had watched Lin Xiu and Faker's live streams, so while he was surprised by Faker's extreme reaction, he could accept it.
Quickly calming himself down, he controlled the resurrected LeBlanc and continued towards the mid lane.
After clearing a wave of minions under the tower, Cassiopeia, who had returned to base to buy more items, also came to the lane.
After glancing at the snake woman's equipment, Rookie breathed a sigh of relief.
Faker opted to build Archangel's Staff first, then went back to base and bought Tear of the Goddess and Sapphire Crystal.
While it significantly improved mana sustain, it did not increase ability power or health.
There is still room for maneuver for the heroine.
However, the more they fought, the uglier Rookie's expression became.
Faker played very steadily, not pushing forward deliberately, only trading blows when LeBlanc used her abilities.
Cassiopeia's E skill, Twin Fangs, can heal her if it hits a poisoned target.
So after the Cassiopeia activated her infinite mana mode, she barely lost any health after several rounds of attacks, but LeBlanc had already run out of health potions.
Seeing the delicate situation in the mid lane, Faker and Rookie simultaneously said in the team voice chat:
"Kid, come help out."
"Kobayashi, come help me with the back squat."
......
After Kid used Flash to recall, he immediately went to the bottom jungle to clear the Krugs, the bottom Rift Scuttler, and the newly spawned F6 camp, barely reaching level four.
At this moment, Lin Xiu had already completed a satisfying run in his own jungle.
With the Nidalee's extremely fast map traversal efficiency in both forms, Lin Xiu returned to base to buy the red jungle item and then swept all the way from the bottom jungle to the top lane.
When he smite the top lane river crab, he already had nearly half of level 5 experience.
On the commentary stage, Guan Zeyuan glanced at the levels of the two junglers and couldn't help but gasp:
"Just over six minutes in, Nidalee is already level 5! And Kha'Zix is only level 4? A full level level advantage, who could have predicted that before the match?"
"Although not as flashy as Faker's solo kill, Lin Xiu's performance so far has been nothing short of perfect."
I remember shaking my head.
"Lin Xiu's Nidalee proficiency is exceptionally high. It doesn't look like he has any difficult maneuvers, but if you look at the timeline, you'll find that he clears the map faster than the average Nidalee."
"When others invade the enemy's jungle, it always delays their own development. But when he invades the enemy's jungle, he not only restricts the enemy's development, but also doesn't delay his own jungle monsters at all."
Lin Xiu glanced at the LeBlanc struggling to hold on in front of the turret, then at the river below where the Cassiopeia was spread out, and said softly:
"Rookie and Kid wouldn't make such a basic mistake as camping on the ward. If Kha'Zix is coming, he'll definitely flash out from the F6 pit."
"I'm ready."
Faker nodded in agreement.
At this moment, the mantis had indeed reached the small pit at F6.
"The river and bushes are the snake woman's ward spots; we can only catch her from there."
"Siege has no Flash or mobility, so if you just engage head-on, you can kill her by just pouring in damage."
Rookie glanced at the dark upper river.
"Won't the leopard woman be crouching down on top?"
"Impossible, he hasn't even finished clearing his own jungle that quickly, he definitely wouldn't have time to do that!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kid flashed and used WE to instantly appear in front of Cassiopeia, unleashing a QA combo while enduring her poison mist.
The Enchantress immediately followed up with WQ, and the Cassiopeia's health quickly dropped to zero.
Just then, a javelin flew swiftly towards the two who were slowed down by the poisonous fog.
Before the javelin could hit, the human form of Nidalee flashed close and used her E skill to heal Cassiopeia.
It then transformed into a cheetah and pounced on the mantis that the javelin had struck.
The Enchantress also ran out of steam and could only wait to die within the range of the Cassiopeia's W spell.
"EDG's Linxiu has killed IG's Kid."
"EDG's Linxiu has killed IG's Rookie."
"Double Kill".
The two commentators were somewhat stunned.
"Why is this not going as expected? After this wave, the mid and jungle players are completely outmatched!"
I can't help but sigh:
"Zeyuan, I don't know if you noticed, but this snake woman was clearly deliberately creating a flaw."
"When LeBlanc aggressively traded blows, he didn't push forward. Instead, when LeBlanc retreated, he pressed forward fiercely. He was clearly waiting for you, the Mantis, to catch him."
"This Cassiopeia played too well in the early game. Her skills were accurate, and she didn't miss any last hits with her E skill. At this rate, LeBlanc won't be able to gain an advantage in the mid-game and will only die slowly."
"So Rookie went all in this round, but unfortunately it didn't turn out well."
Guan Zeyuan immediately replied:
"You and everyone in front of the screen are praising Faker's Cassiopeia, but I want to praise Lin Xiu's Nidalee instead."
Not only did they completely dominate the jungle with their jungle clear on Kha'Zix, but their crucial counter-gank was also perfectly timed, and they even flashed to heal Cassiopeia, preventing IG from getting any advantage.
Two words: perfect.
[Just arrived in the stream, is the scoreboard upside down? Rookie got completely destroyed by the rookie mid laner?]
You read that right, this rookie mid laner is truly phenomenal.
Don't worry, guys, the most embarrassed person isn't Rookie, it's Scout!
Could it be a scenario where the rookie star leads the team to victory in the World Championship?
[Playing against LPL teams is such a mess. If this Korean mid laner were to play against an LCK team, he'd immediately get a "Loyalty to the Country" tattoo.]
[Can KRD remove the smell?]
The comments section was initially filled with discussion and banter, but it was eventually overwhelmed by the overwhelming "666" comments from casual viewers.
At this point, IG's team voice chat was completely silent.
刚刚还在和波比缠斗的Duke一看自己0/0/0的战绩,又看了看大比分0:3,
Even the seasoned champion top laner, who had seen it all, couldn't help but sigh and said in Korean:
"Yijin, is that kid over there really that good? I've never even heard of him in Korea."
Rookie wiped his face, took a deep breath, and responded in Korean, his tone unusually heavy:
"Bro, I was too hasty this game, but his skill level is really high. I even felt more pressure from him than from Xiaohu and Scout."
After a pause, Rookie glanced at his silent teammates and tried to make his voice sound stronger:
"Kid, don't worry, it's not time to give up yet. Once I reach level 6 and learn my ultimate, we'll find an opportunity to gank the bottom lane. The bottom lane is our breakthrough point."
Kid didn't answer. From the moment he was double-killed until now, he hadn't said a word.
As a jungler, he knew he couldn't win in the jungle, couldn't win in the mid lane, and the top lane was too weak. If he really wanted to win, he had to gain an advantage in the bottom lane.
But is that even possible?
If the bot lane had this level of skill, coupled with IG's top Korean mid and top laners, they would have won the World Championship long ago!
He's starting to lose his composure.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Baolan, who hadn't said much until now, spoke up quietly:
"I'm still weak. If Nidalee comes down later, I can protect Marge. Kid, you farm first and catch up on your development. We'll wait for you."
IG's strategy remained clear, but everyone knew that the balance of the game had shifted.