Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 176 A clever teamwork, shooting right at Ning.
"Can we fight? After that, we can immediately activate the Rift Herald."

Xiangguo marked the F6, which was eagerly awaiting its arrival. Based on what he had just seen, Sejuani would go down after clearing the Krugs.

As long as there are no issues online, this Pig Girl will definitely be farming F6.

Li Luo nodded without saying much. The moment the line was finished, he had Xiao Ming turn on the scanner, causing the eye area left by Bao Lan to go blind instantly.

As soon as a large misprint appeared on IG's ward, Li Luo decisively unleashed his ultimate ability without hesitation.

If you don't place this ward for a long time, IG will inevitably remind you.

With Morgana on the bottom lane and Caitlyn having both summoner spells available, there's really no point in saving this ultimate.

If you win, you make a fortune; if you don't, you don't lose anything.

The frost arrow, radiating endless cold, continued its trajectory, bypassing the bottom lane and flying straight towards F6.

"Frost's E, no, it's Frost's R, watch out!!"

Seeing the arrow fly past him from behind, Rookie instinctively said Ashe's E, but the next second he realized it was Ashe's R skill.

"boom!"

"Every arrow hits its mark!"

The moment the ultimate skill hit, Ashe triggered her exclusive voice line, and Xiaohu and Xiangguo reacted at the same time.

Xiaohu used his ultimate skill in the mid lane, targeting Sejuani at the F6 camp.

This version of Ryze's ultimate ability is not the one that will be reworked to a wider area in the future. In the current version, many Ryze players will not level up their ultimate ability before level 11.

Xiaohu activated his ultimate skill early this game, precisely waiting for this opportunity.

With a blue, winding path, 1.5 seconds later, Rogue and Olaf stood in front of Sejuani at the same time.

The stun lasted a full 3.5 seconds, leaving Prince Ning helpless as he watched the two brutes beat him mercilessly.

However, Sejuani, who had acquired a tank item, was not immediately killed by the two. After breaking free from the control, Sejuani immediately used Flash to escape and also unleashed her ultimate ability.

However, Sejuani is also countered by Olaf in a certain sense.
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Ragnarok (R)

Olaf and Sejuani used their ultimate abilities and Flash almost simultaneously. After becoming immune to all crowd control, even slowing down Olaf couldn't slow him down.

The crows on the other side arrived late, so the brute was helpless and could only watch as the first blood broke out.

Rng.mlxg killed ig.ning.
First blood!

The ingenious teamwork, spread across three different locations on the map, helped RNG gain the upper hand in the first wave of the game.

This brilliant teamwork dealt a heavy blow to IG, who were barely on par with the others. As the Rift Herald was secured, the audience gasped in surprise.

Anyone who has watched more than five RNG matches knows where the Rift Herald ends up.

IG's fast push strategy not only failed to work, but RNG's coordinated attack resulted in them being overtaken across the board.

"Is this how you use the Ice Wanderer to catch people?"

Guan Zeyuan, who was standing in the commentary booth and talking non-stop, was also stunned. Such cooperation is rare even in LCK.

"Whether it's Tahm Kench's ability to carry or Ryze's ultimate ability to carry, RNG can now exert a level of threat that is no less than Twisted Fate!"

Viewers in the live chat were also surprised, saying that Chris's draft pick was incredibly well-concealed. Avoiding fights and dragging the game into the late game doesn't mean picking cowardly or lane-sustaining heroes to withstand pressure in the early game.

On the contrary, RNG's current lineup with its explosive support capabilities has hampered IG's ability to play freely and create momentum in the early game.

Chris had already done this a few years ago. Back in Seasons 2 and 3, WE's signature move was the global playstyle.

Before each coach took up their post, the first thing they had to learn was WE's global style of play. Even the proud Koreans were captivated by this style of play for quite some time.

Of course, heroes who can achieve a global reach effect all had their own drawbacks in earlier versions.

Champions like Pantheon (who hasn't been reworked yet) or Twisted Fate in the mid lane are significantly weaker than their opponents in the mid-to-late game because their ultimate abilities are long-range support skills.

That's why global style gradually disappeared from the competition scene after S5.

But things are different now. RNG's Ryze may not have an ultimate, but his burst damage from his basic skills is no less than that of other heroes.

The bot lane Ashe and the support Tahm Kench also don't have this weakness; this perfect global strategy has no weak period at all.

The late-game burst damage from the wandering vampire made it difficult for IG to drag the game out, and the later the game went, the stronger RNG's lineup became.

In professional matches, especially in slow-paced games, the first blood is extremely important.

However, in casual games, the first blood might occur before the character even logs out.

The economic advantage of a single kill is insignificant in this game; what matters more is the pace of the game from here on out.

A very obvious characteristic of S8 is that strong teams can always seize on a mistake made by the opponent, and then expand that mistake without limit, open up a breakthrough, and start snowballing.

Even if a weaker team pulls off a perfect team fight, they still can't break through the opponent's defenses due to various reasons.

TheShy had already headed towards the jungle the moment his teammate was hit by the arrow.

However, Gnar has very little room for maneuver in the early game, lacks rage control, and is almost like a super minion.

After seeing Sejuani die, Gnar, who had just reached the red buff, had no choice but to turn around and head towards the top lane second tower.

Although TheShy has explosive skills, during the S8 season, when he faced several opponents of similar peak ability, he didn't get so arrogant that he could take on multiple opponents in the early game just by relying on his own skills.

TheShy, who was originally in a favorable position, was humiliated by RNG taking down the first tower with the Rift Herald because of this wave. RNG's standard three-man gank on the top lane and tower was very familiar.

After Ning revived, he immediately rushed to the dragon pit and secured the first water dragon, which helped IG recover a small disadvantage.

With the top lane tower falling and IG securing the dragon, the game has officially moved beyond the early game and entered the mid-game.

Without the protection of a tower, a vampire cannot develop as before. If the minion wave is pushed too far, he will be easily caught.

Therefore, after returning to base, Letme went straight to the bottom lane, Xiaohu, who had better escape ability in the mid lane, went to the top lane to continue laning against TheShy, while Ashe and Tahm Kench from the bottom lane came to the mid lane and fought with Swain.

But with this lane switch, TheShy, the top laner, immediately felt the pressure.

The mid-lane duo disappeared from vision immediately after pushing the lane, and RNG also controlled the vision in the red side's top half of the map perfectly, leaving no blind spots.

Viewers and commentators sitting in front of the screen can see the distribution of eye positions on the field from a god's-eye view.

Seeing the dense array of wards placed by the red team, even many fans who trusted TheShy's skills felt their palms sweating.

Sejuani doesn't dare to come to the top jungle now, let alone Gnar.

(End of this chapter)