Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 193 Unparalleled! Holding Steel to Decide the Fate
Vayne's timing in this solo kill with Tahm Kench was truly classic.

They only started making their move the moment the troll appeared in the mid lane.

This is a professional match between top players.

Pulled around and moved the whole body.

Kai'Sa pushed the bottom lane minion wave very quickly, so as soon as the two minion waves made contact, they were pushed to RNG's tower.

Unfortunately, every time they traded blows, Li Luo would gain an advantage, but Kai'Sa's Q skill pushed the lane very quickly.

This trend becomes even stronger, especially after Kai'Sa's Q reaches level 2.

As for Oklahoma City's style, he prefers to push lanes and farm, so he's naturally happy to do so.

After each wave of pushing into the tower, Rekkles didn't leave. Taking advantage of the vision, he and Braum launched a frenzied attack on Vayne, who was struggling to farm under the tower.

Even the toad that went up to cushion the blow was reduced to half health.

But during this tower dive, Kai'Sa had just poke the Gromp when, unexpectedly, the Gromp not only didn't retreat, but instead fired a precise Q skill at Kai'Sa.

Vayne, who was farming under the tower, rushed up at this moment, and the two exchanged another Q.

This time, Li Luo didn't retreat. Instead, he endured the damage from the minions and landed several more basic attacks on Kai'Sa.

These few moves against A were a bit confusing to Ou Cheng.

Although he was hit a few more times, with Braum's protection, he didn't lose anything and even made a small profit.

Moreover, during this wave of minions pushing into the tower, Vayne missed several low-health minions, which were all killed by the tower.

What's the point of these basic attacks?

Ou Cheng pondered this question with a puzzle in his mind.

Hylissang, the support player, also marked Olaf's appearance in the upper jungle on the map, indicating that the jungler was not in the bottom lane.

Stubborn Vayne showed no intention of retreating and even chased after Toad. The level four Vayne and Toad were locked in a fierce battle.

Upon seeing this, Braum, the support player, immediately leaped up and jumped in front of Kai'Sa.

But the toad beside him wasn't going to be outdone; it unleashed a healing spell before Braum could react and cast Ignite.

A green light emanated from the two of them.

Is this a fight?

Braum was startled and wanted to pass his ignition to Vayne behind him.

Unexpectedly, Vayne, who was still trading blows with Kai'Sa, suddenly turned around and instinctively dodged backward.

Not enough distance!

Brown immediately prepared to move forward, wanting to continue unleashing this ignition.

But the toad firmly blocked Brown's path forward.

Vayne continued forward, then suddenly turned around.
Being stuck just outside the maximum release distance made Hylissang so disgusted he almost cursed.

After repeating this three times, Hylissang could no longer hold back. Looking at the toad with low health, she impulsively lit the fire and gave it to the toad.

Seeing that the torch had been handed over, Xiaoming quickly manipulated the toad to walk backwards.

Vayne also used the speed boost from her passive ability to chase enemies to get back up and continue trading blows with Kai'Sa.

"Don't attack the frog, he has a shield and flash. Don't attack him, attack Vayne, they're out of healing, we have an extra summoner spell."

Ou Cheng shouted urgently to Hylissang through the microphone.

However, during his previous fight with Braum, the frog had already put Braum at a disadvantage.

Seeing Braum chasing after him, he immediately used a basic attack, triggering three stacks of his passive.

A W attack swallowed Braum whole.

With two ADCs remaining, it's a 1v1 battle of true men.

With the minion wave not yet open, Kai'Sa had an absolute advantage in the fight, and all of her Q skill missiles hit Vayne.

And at that moment, Vayne's W skill hit her just as she couldn't dodge it.

"You can kill him, you can kill him, he's out of blood."

Although Kai'Sa's health was not at an advantage before the two fought, after the exchange of blows, their health was now about the same.

but!
Kai'Sa also has healing abilities!

Conversely, Vayne's Tp (Teleport) is a natural disadvantage.

Bron, who was burrowing inside the toad, was also feeling excited.

In their matchup, both players were able to dominate last season's FMVP and were about to secure a solo kill; how could that not be exciting?

Ou Cheng is very famous, but I am not.

Hylissang even started having wild thoughts at this critical moment.

The moment it emerged from the toad's body, it exaggeratedly unleashed its Q skill from an angle that was completely incomprehensible due to its mental wandering.

"F, u, c, k (a type of plant)"

Seeing Hylissang's state, how could Ou Cheng not understand? That idiot was sleepwalking again.

Braum was sleepwalking, but Vayne's crossbow bolts never stopped, relentlessly striking Kai'Sa.

One ring road!
Two rings!

The green glow of the healing spell illuminated Kai'Sa.

Seeing that his health was no longer enough to withstand the three rings, Ou Cheng panicked and immediately cast a healing spell.

Actually, this three-ring W can't kill the current Kai'Sa, because it adds the level 4 skill points to the Q skill, and the level 1 W doesn't have enough damage!
It was this healing technique that gave Ou Cheng the courage to not immediately use Flash and run away.

Three seconds left!
Looking at the cooldown of his Q skill in his skill bar, and then at Vayne's health, a smile appeared on Rekkles' lips.

The camera captured Ou Cheng's wicked and arrogant smile and his handsome face, making some of his female fans' hearts flutter.

The two continued with basic attacks.

Kai'Sa's Q skill has three seconds left, which also indicates that Vayne's Q skill will be ready soon.

Li Luo, controlling Vayne, immediately countered with an AQA combo.

The moment the three rings were hit, the score was reduced back to one.

It would take two more auto-attacks to kill Kai'Sa, but Kai'Sa's Q skill only had less than 1.2 seconds left.

With level 4 Vayne's attack speed, without her E skill, it's far from enough to land two auto-attacks in 1.2 seconds.

Ideally, the two would switch places.

When true men clash, neither of them chooses to run away.

Flat A, flat A.

Both players exchanged attacks once, and their health bars reached a point where they were difficult to see.

"Enough! Icathian Rainstorm, fire it out!"

With a loud shout, Ou Cheng hastily pressed his Q skill.

In an instant, like a shower of flower petals, small missiles burst from Kai'Sa's hand, and then locked onto their target Vayne in less than 0.1 seconds, all heading towards Vayne.

Before the missiles even hit Vayne, the final bolt erupted from Vayne's crossbow, heading straight for Kai'Sa. A trade of ADCs?

No, Ou Cheng has fallen!
Uzi is still standing!

"It looks like the puppy is going to switch places with Omega here. How did it survive? Unbelievable. Here, the last Icathian Rainstorm is heading straight for the puppy."

"boom!"

"Where am I? What is this?"

"This is a travel-grade steel compound!!!"

Longhair shouted passionately.

Seeing Vayne's size suddenly increase and even her health points rise, everyone, including the players in front of the screen, could understand what was going on!

The most overpowered item that can be stolen during the laning phase with the Steal talent is the Traveling Steel Elixir.

Using this potion will grant you 150 health and 25% tenacity, and will also increase your hero's size.

If you manage to steal this during a fight, the sudden increase in health and size is enough to make the opponent despair.

What seemed like a talent that would be useless in a head-on confrontation was, in Li Luo's hands, seized the opportunity.

Even after stealing the Steel Elixir, fearing being seen by the two, Li Luo didn't hesitate to order Xiao Ming to fight back even as a wave of minions entered the tower.

This is an absolute information gap.

In fact, many heroes possess the conditions and significance to use Kleptomancy to varying degrees due to their skills.

Almost anyone can use this rune, but in fact, this rune is subtly changing the inherent economic curve and overall rhythm of each game.

The value of theft omens lies primarily in two aspects: accelerating equipment development and improving endurance.

Due to the reduced price, many players will choose to use the dropped consumables or sell them to the shopkeeper depending on the type of consumable they find.

Excess items can be used to accelerate equipment crafting with gold, and for vision items and recovery consumables, their value in use is certainly greater than their value in selling.

This will maintain a safe vision environment and a healthy health bar during the laning phase, which means you can delay your return to base.

However, looking at the entire professional League of Legends scene, the only player who uses Kleptomancy to engage in skirmishes and lane battles is DWG's top laner Nuguri.

The real reason why the Kleptomancy talent was removed by the official team was because Nuguri discovered a bug in the Kleptomancy mechanism during his top lane matchup.

Several interviews with Nuguri during the S9 tournament have revealed the official opinion of him.

Nuguri's understanding of the game is that in the skirmishes between top lane champions, rather than choosing runes that increase attributes and output efficiency.

Nuguri believes that economic growth and range are more important.

The top lane is a 1v1 solo lane. The longer the two players stay in the lane, the more they can control when their opponent uses teleport and recall.

With the frequent triggering of Kleptomancy by top lane champions, many healing items can be found.

Nugrui didn't even change his runes during the S9 season.

In all the games where he chooses Kleptomancy, his primary rune path will be Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, and Cosmic Insight, depending on his early game strength.

For weaker heroes, the perfect timing, biscuit delivery, and time potion replenishment are chosen, and the secondary runes are all Taste of Blood and Ravenous Hunter.

This single choice angered the designers of the Keystone Runes.

They exploit the potential flaws in the system to stay in lane excessively during the game, and as soon as they steal something that can be used to fight, they immediately engage in combat.

The goal is to take advantage of this item to gain control over the opponent's teleportation time.

Reducing one's own support pressure and laning pressure is, to put it mildly, a disgusting tactic.

During the laning phase, he used stealing supplies and lifesteal to stay close to the top lane like a leech, forcing his opponent to use their teleport first.

This strategy of seeking an advantage weakened heroes with sustained damage capabilities.

This also allowed DWG to gain an advantage countless times.

After advancing from the group stage, DWG suffered a crushing 3-1 defeat to G2. Their development curve was completely suppressed, and their teamwork was lacking, ending their S9 journey.
The unfair impact of Theft Omen was quickly recognized, and the official team drastically reworked the talent, resulting in the prototype, Omnistone.

In this life, Li Luo used the bugged gameplay of the thief's omen ahead of time, standing on the shoulders of giants, and letting Ou Cheng experience what true despair is.

Extreme lane kills.

The damage details were meticulously crafted, the healing spells avoided the ignite damage, the positioning was used to create space for Hylissang's ignite, and at the last minute, the player suppressed their impulse and used the Traveler's Steel Elixir at the most crucial moment.

Such a strong heart made it extremely uncomfortable for viewers in front of the screen.

This is a typical Uzi-style "extreme solo kill". When he first debuted, many people thought that this young player was just relying on his recklessness, daring to fight and show off, and that he was just lucky and well protected by his teammates.

But as time went on, with more and more "extreme maneuvers," all the players who enjoyed walking on the edge of a knife came to like this young player.

For any athlete active in this type of competitive sport, the first impression they make is extremely important for fans.

It's just like the NBA. As time goes by and players retire one after another, the public opinion of many players who were once famous will inevitably become polarized.

To put it simply, the most typical examples in modern times are Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady.

Those who like them, those who watched them play back then, would think they were very strong, stronger than many players today.

Those who have only heard their stories might think that they don't even have a championship ring, that their strength has been exaggerated, and that those fans are biased towards the past and neglect the present.

If you've been watching the games since Season 3, it's hard not to like Uzi.

In an era when a Lee Sin player's use of a ward-hopping kick would elicit gasps from the audience, Uzi was an anomaly among all the players.

In that era: there were no Weibo followers, no e-sports fandom, no club operations, and no persona hype.

Uzi's market value is truly earned through his amazing performances and mind-blowing plays.

If you search for League of Legends videos on Bilibili now, you'll find countless videos showcasing skillful maneuvers, such as those by Qi Xiaodian and Ju Yinxiang.

While dazzling you, it can also cause aesthetic fatigue.

Nowadays, well-informed audiences have seen all sorts of outrageous stunts, making it difficult for any extreme maneuvers to satisfy their appetites.

After all, everyone can do it with their hands.

Back in Season 3, there were no mashup videos or live streaming platforms. The gameplay in professional matches was the only place where we could witness the enormous gap between those geniuses and us mere mortals.

Uzi, on the other hand, is a genius who can outplay those talented players in matches.

In domestic professional competitions, while others are just ordinary people fighting each other, he is a dimensional attack.

In his early years, Uzi rarely underperformed in world championships. Back then, we called the European and American teams "European and American losers." Why did we call them that?

Because Royal Club and OMG beat them into looking like trash.

In reality, Europe and America are not bad. Although their average level was not as strong as China's back then, their top teams, such as FNC, CLG, and TSM, caused considerable trouble for Chinese teams.

Especially FNC, the rivalry between this team and Chinese teams could be written into a novel.

This clash with FNC's bot lane once again prompted the chat to flood with comments like "European and American noobs."

Did Vayne steal the Iron Elixir?

Why is there one missing ignition point?
"I'm sorry, there was a problem with how I used my Q skill and Ignite in this play, it's my fault."

Hylissang sincerely apologized, but apart from Rekkles, who was completely dumbfounded and looked furious, the other three teammates expressed their understanding.

After all, that's Uzi!
All three lanes were suppressed, and even the bottom lane hadn't reached level 6 yet, but the economic gap between the two sides had already reached an absurd 1500 gold.

But this is only a temporary loss!

(End of this chapter)