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Chapter 153 The King of Torture! The Limitations of IG's Tactics!
The failed 4v2 maneuver has resulted in a disadvantage that goes far beyond just two towers and two kills.

It's obvious to the naked eye that Xiangguo has completely destroyed IG's top lane jungle.

The blue buff is gone, the three wolves are gone, and even Olaf's favorite jungle monster, the Gromp, has been stolen.

Meanwhile, Lucian in the mid lane also lost at least two waves of minions due to this gank bot lane, which translates to almost the loss of a kill's worth of gold, not to mention the crucial experience points.

When RNG pushes mid in the next wave, it will be very difficult to defend this mid tower.

The situation IG feared most has finally arrived. Their strategy of relying on fighting to continue eroding resources not only failed to produce any results this game, but also cost them two players in the bottom lane.

If it weren't for the puppy's actions...
"This puppy has been playing since Season 3, and it's getting stronger and stronger. The growth trend is completely reversed!"

Standing in the backstage lounge, Chris stared blankly at RNG's growing lead on the screen.

Chris wasn't the only one with this idea; Abu shared it too. As EDG was the next team to face RNG after IG, his focus while watching the game was on RNG's overall style shift.

Starting from Season 5, after a large number of Korean players were brought in, many Chinese players had to switch careers in order to continue competing in the LPL because they lacked understanding of the heroes and the current meta.

Taking top laners as an example, those recruited from South Korea mainly focus on awareness and mechanics, and are also expected to take on the responsibility of carrying the team.

However, even the champion top laner from last season cannot guarantee that he can adapt to the next season's version or that his skills will remain unchanged.

In this situation, players who wanted to stay in the LPL saw a glimmer of hope.

There will always be coaches who don't like this risky playstyle, so I'll adopt the idea of ​​"avoiding mistakes rather than seeking merits," give up some flashy heroes, switch to playing tanks, and create opportunities for the rest of the team.

Over time, this type of top laner has also come to be known as a "blue-collar top laner".

With blue-collar top laners, there will naturally be blue-collar mid laners, junglers, and even in teams with strong top, mid, and jungle laners, there will be blue-collar AD carries.

In a team, someone always has to sacrifice their resources and give up their economy. Support is the fixed sacrifice position, but that's far from enough. There needs to be at least one more person.

For teams like IG, where all four players want to carry the team, it's an extremely risky gamble unless they can completely overwhelm their opponents.

In Abu's eyes, RNG is far more difficult to deal with than IG, and this seemingly simple tactic has become the most difficult to crack.

With the top and bottom lane towers down, even though Tristana's power spike hadn't arrived yet, RNG still opted to group up in the mid lane.

Currently, neither the Rift Herald nor the Dragon has respawned. To expand their advantage, they need to constantly group up and pressure IG's jungle, taking away the resources that originally belonged to IG and gradually eroding the development space of several IG players.

With the help of Tristana's E skill stacking tower damage, IG's mid tower was taken down in the time it takes to clear two waves of minions. At this point, RNG was like a dragon entering the deep sea, unstoppable.

Looking at the pitch-black landscape and the empty jungle, the IG players were extremely anxious, but unfortunately, there was nothing they could do.

Against a clumsy lineup like IG's top laner Ornn and jungler Olaf, as long as RNG's players spread out, they never get a chance for a 5v5 fight.

By the time Rookie's Lucian reached his power spike, RNG had already achieved a complete equipment advantage, rendering the power spike utterly useless.

Duke in the top lane tried to initiate a team fight using his ultimate, but it had little effect. The team was basically a pure AD composition, and forcing an engagement only accelerated their demise.

As RNG secured their third dragon and began to control vision around the Baron pit, IG could no longer afford to delay.

"Three dragons plus Baron, if this keeps up, we might as well surrender. What's the point of fighting?" "Fight? How? Who should we engage? That Tristana is slippery, and Ryze's damage is explosive. How are we supposed to engage?"

Once RNG secures Baron Nashor, with the help of the dragon buff and Tristana's long range, as long as they destroy one lane's inhibitor turret, IG will basically be out of the game, not to mention the doubled buff from the fifth dragon and the true damage from the Elder Dragon.

The economic gap will only widen, and RNG isn't stupid. They certainly won't drag things out like Edg did, waiting for Ig to get their full builds before engaging in head-on team fights.

"Let's open this toad; if the toad doesn't die, none of us will be able to kill it."

Duke tagged the frog and also posted a message saying his ultimate was ready, indicating that he was going to activate the frog.

If a team has a toad, and you can't instantly kill the person you're about to activate, they'll basically be rescued. Therefore, activating the toad is a pretty good option.

"Okay, okay, keep an eye on the prince's positioning later, and the toads too, holy crap, there's mercury in them."

As Rookie spoke, he opened the scoreboard and looked at the Quicksilver Sash in Tahm Kench's equipment slot. He had a bit of a headache. Although a hard CC like knock-up could be controlled for a moment even with Quicksilver Sash, it was more than enough for a professional player's reaction time.

If the frog's equipment is this luxurious in just 25 minutes, imagine how luxurious everyone else's is.

The mid-laner, Ryze, has been farming the whole game... He's now fully stacked with Archangel's Staff, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass, and a Warlock's Staff. I reckon in a few more minutes, Ryze will even be able to pull out a Rabadon's Deathcap.

As IG also headed towards Baron Nashor, the situation on the field began to calm down.

But everyone, including the commentators and viewers in front of the screen, knows this.

This.

It's just the calm before the storm.

Both sides' vision is visible from the field of view. All ten players in a game know that the outcome of this dragon fight basically determines the outcome of the game.

Both sides had their Summoner Spells ready and their equipment was perfect. Having spent all their gold, IG had staked everything on a dragon fight to try and salvage a chance of victory.

Soon, a series of frictions and conflicts arose between the two sides due to their different perspectives.

IG's lineup makes it difficult for RNG to initiate team fights, and the same applies to RNG.

Prince and Maokai have a hard time catching up with agile Lucian and Ezreal. As for Olaf, with his ultimate ability, he basically can't catch up with Olaf unless he uses it.

Meanwhile, with Tahm Kench protecting them, RNG couldn't engage either.

Secretary Shot, Rune Imprisonment, Tongue Lash, Sapling Throw. Basically, any skill that consumes resources is used up without cost.

"Both junglers are really eager to finish the game!" Miller and Wawa also noticed the strong desire on both sides to end the match.

"Ning and Xiangguo are both players who really like to fight, but this time they both played tanks. At this point, you need to trust your teammates even more, trust them, put your backs on the line, initiate team fights, and create opportunities."

"Yes, RNG is now far ahead in equipment and has a huge advantage in all lanes. If IG drags this out, they'll collapse first!"

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, just as the doll had predicted, Prince Ning, standing to the side, found an excellent position in cooperation with Duke.

(End of this chapter)