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Chapter 674 The Fear Box Begins to Torture! The Killing Ring Clown is Ready!

On stage, a roar came from TES.

"Grass!"

Even Wayward, who has a good mindset, couldn't withstand this kind of torment.

If I could beat him in a skillful way, he would accept it, but what is this?!
Isn't this just disgusting?!

Big Yellow frowned, pondering how to fight back next.

On the other side, the EDG players' bench.

"Fuck!!"

"Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Mine!"

"Brother Yao, you're really awesome!"

Jiejie, who witnessed the whole thing, was almost dizzy.

The crocodile appears to have plenty of health, while the clown has only a sliver of health left.

Wayward couldn't touch Wang Yao even when they were so close.

That's way too much!
As a teammate, Jiejie naturally knew that this was not a bluff.

Everything that just happened was planned by our own top laner!
The shock that this solo kill brought to Jiejie was even stronger than that of those skill-based heroes!

In the official live stream of the event, the style of the comments suddenly changed.

"666666! How could they possibly turn the tables?!"

"Hey, speak up! Speak up, speak up, speak up!"

"Brother Yao is still Brother Yao! I was just blind!"

"Holy crap, how did they do that? He was down to his last sliver of health, and they still managed to kill him, even though he was almost at full health?"

"All I can say is that the Joker is a pure stat monster; his damage is just too high."

"So, even the 'clown' stat-obsessed' characters are here? How low are these heroes' stats?"

"To be honest, this was probably just a lucky blunder, right? If the crocodile had used his W skill just now, Shaco would have died."

"It's possible. It's just that Yao's laning phase was too ridiculous. I feel like he shouldn't be able to pull off such a move."

"Let's take another look. Although he got first blood, the Shaco champion definitely can't beat the Renekton in lane."

"..."

Some netizens felt that Wang Yao had foreseen this move, but a large number of others still thought it was a fluke.

The reason is simple: the Joker's awareness and strategy in this round are completely different from his previous laning phase.

It's like someone in Iron rank using a script to climb the ranks; they have a high level of combo proficiency and excellent positioning, but they have absolutely no idea what to do at any given time.

In the commentary booth, the three were also divided into two factions.

Guan Zeyuan and Rita strongly supported Wang Yao and defended him.

Wawa, however, was skeptical, believing that Wang Yao would still be no match for Wayward in the subsequent laning phase.

Thus, the viewers split into two groups, turning their attention back to Summoner's Rift.

On the top lane, the Shaco, who had just secured a solo kill, was clearing the minion wave under the tower.

Early game minions deal significant damage, and with the enemy having already accumulated a wave and a half of minions, Wang Yao didn't intentionally camp in front of the tower.

Although Q is ready, W is not available, and all the boxes that were prepared beforehand have been used up.

If a Lee Sin suddenly appears out of nowhere at a time like this, the Joker will have no chance of escaping.

Half a day later, Wang Yao finished the tower attack and returned to the city to replenish his equipment.

With the 400 gold from the first blood, plus the natural growth of the economy and the minion economy, the Joker has a total of over 900 gold.

Everyone thought he would directly create a Demon Codex, which would not only provide spell power but also grant skill haste.

Wang Yao originally thought the same thing.

But after hesitating for a moment, he chose the 350-level Killing Ring + 435-level Enhancement Tome!
Questions immediately arose from the audience.

"To be honest, if we had a Demon Codex, Yao-ge might have a chance to fight the Crocodile, but this Killing Ring only provides a small boost to combat power. I feel like we can't beat him at all."

"You're overthinking it. Even the Demon Codex can't beat it. I'm telling you right now, top lane Shaco? He's just a piece of trash."

Some viewers who were optimistic about Wang Yao remained silent at this point.

Because in their view, the Joker's choice was indeed too risky.

……

Meanwhile, the match between the two sides continued.

After being resurrected, Wayward did not choose to travel via teleportation.

Because this wave is exactly the pullback line.

By the time I walked back to the tower, the minion wave had just pushed over.

However, Wang Yao didn't hold back his skills and decisively teleported back to his lane from the turret.

The earlier we return, the earlier we can begin planning.

As the audience said, even if the Joker got the first kill, he still couldn't beat the Crocodile.

So he has to put on another act.

Using the teleportation ability, Shaco quickly returned to the top lane.

Immediately, Wang Yao used his Q skill [Deception Magic] to travel quickly and placed a box in the minion wave to push the lane.

Wayward frowned, raised his hand and pressed E, and the crocodile received the command to roll forward.

Because of Wang Yao's actions, the minion wave advanced to the tower faster than Da Huang had anticipated, so he naturally had to get online as soon as possible.

A moment later, the crocodile returned to the foot of the tower.

Wayward looked at the minion wave in front of him and immediately smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum.

The Clown Box does deal area-of-effect (AOE) damage, but it also has a long cooldown.

After using up the first box, Wang Yao could only push the lane one minion at a time by auto-attacking, so you can imagine how slow that was.

When he got back to the lane, the minion wave was stuck in front of the tower.

For top laners, this position is the most comfortable.

It can attack or defend, and it's easy for junglers to gank it.

After analyzing the situation for a moment, Wayward began to call for reinforcements.

"Hey Ka, can you gank top lane? This guy's really squishy."

Upon hearing this, Karsa immediately switched screens to check the top lane.

"can."

"Come on, come on, I'll give you a head."

Wayward has one great advantage: he has an exceptionally good attitude.

Even if he were solo killed once, or even eight times, Da Huang wouldn't have the slightest mental breakdown.

This is the innate talent that makes the guy from Tieba go on stage to play professionally. Regardless of his actual ability, his mentality and skills are definitely top-notch.

Of course, except for being repeatedly solo-killed by the top laner Shaco.

Seeing his top laner's attitude, Karsa didn't say anything, and besides, a gank was indeed possible in the top lane, so he quickly replied:

"I'll go after this group is done, so make sure your health is good."

"OK OK!"

After a brief exchange, Huang Renxing turned his attention back to the clown.

Normally, if the minion wave is blocked in this position, the jungler would ask for help to push it or roam to other areas to apply pressure.

But Wang Yao did not do that.

He acted as if he hadn't seen the crocodile, simply placing a box in the middle of the minion wave and then forcibly attacking the minions.

This is actually one way to untangle lines.

The problem is that Shaco is the weaker side in lane, while Renekton is the stronger side. In this situation, why would Shaco dare to push the lane in front of Renekton?

Seeing this, Wayward immediately used his E skill to dive in, then raised his hand and used Q [Crocodile Rush] followed by a basic attack to generate 50 Fury. Immediately afterwards, he used his red-Fury W to bite the clown three times.

After one combo, Wang Yao was left with only half his health!

However, because the crocodile attacked the clown, the red team's minions also focused their fire on the crocodile.

Wayward retreated to draw aggro, and the minion wave naturally pushed into the tower.

Although I lost half my health, it's perfectly acceptable as long as the lane is pushed forward.

After doing all this, Wang Yao turned around and began deploying the boxes, expanding his field of vision.

He knew that when the enemy pushed back the lane, their top and jungle would definitely target him.

the reason is simple.

Renekton and Lee Sin are an extremely strong top-jungle duo.

The crocodile initiates with W, followed by Lee Sin's Q; the burst damage from the two is unstoppable.

With only half his health remaining, Wang Yao didn't believe Wayward could resist the temptation.

With his encouragement, Casa naturally followed suit.

After mentally simulating the possible scenarios, Wang Yao placed the two boxes down one after the other.

Soon, after more than 20 seconds, the crocodile successfully cleared the minion wave and pushed his own wave to the front of the red side tower.

In the jungle, Karsa saw that Wang Yao had disappeared, so instead of ganking the top lane, he ganked the mid lane.

However, Rookie's Syndra laning experience was too much, and a single "Shoot the Weak" combo ruined the plan.

After failing to gank the mid lane, Karsa turned his attention to the top lane.

The two players on the TES team were constantly communicating through their microphones.

"How so? Is there a chance?"

"Hey, bro! Come quick! He's down to two-thirds health, we can take him down in no time."

"Are you sure your health is okay? Or should I tank for you?"

"Okay, it's true that I'm easy to trade with without Flash. But if I don't use my crowd control first, can you land your Q?"

"try it."

Karsa went to the top lane tri-bush and placed a control ward there.

If there is vision of the enemy in this area, then the crocodile should use W first, followed by Q.

However, without vision, you can use Q directly without any vision. Normally, without Flash, you definitely can't dodge it.

The blind monk crept along the edge of the wall next to the turret, while Karsa squinted, observing Wang Yao's movement habits.

suddenly!

"Haha!"

A loud shout rang out, and the [Heavenly Sound Wave] hit its mark precisely.

Seeing this, Wayward was overjoyed and almost used his E skill to dive under the tower.

But Casa was cautious, and he suddenly spoke up: "Wait."

He knew that Wang Yao had once used Flash to dodge Lee Sin's second Q. Shaco's [Fake Magic] is a blink-type skill, just like Flash, so it's possible that he could dodge it this time as well.

Therefore, the moment the Q skill was about to disappear, Karsa immediately pressed the Q key.

The Blind Monk unleashed Echo Slam and charged towards the Shaco.

During the process, Karsa moved the mouse forward and used his W to interrupt his second Q, drawing a 7 in mid-air.

His goal was simple: to scam QQ.

Wang Yao initially didn't plan to use Q to dodge, but he caught the moment when Lee Sin turned in mid-air, and then used a reverse Q to create distance. Karsa's previous ward-hopping position was behind the turret.

With the crocodile in front and the blind monk behind, the two of them tightly surrounded Wang Yao under the tower.

Once the [Deception Magic] invisibility effect wore off, Kasa gave the order!
"Bite it directly!"

He wasn't sure if his second Q would hit, so he let the crocodile go first.

"okay!"

Wayward reacted quickly, and with two quick E-skills, he smoothly slipped in front of the Joker.

Because he didn't attack Wang Yao, he wasn't afraid of being interrupted by the box halfway.

But inexplicably, there were no boxes along the way.

Without much thought, Wayward immediately used his Red Rage W to bite down.

Karsa quickly followed up with Q, and after [Sonic Wave] hit, the second part of [Echo Strike] rushed directly under the tower.

But at that very moment, an unexpected event occurred!

Just as Lee Sin was about to get close to Shaco, a box appeared out of nowhere!
The fear effect has a high priority and directly interrupted Lee Sin's second Q.

Now it was Wayward and Casa's turn to be dumbfounded.

The reason they dared to go in this wave was because neither of the two E attacks from the crocodile had triggered the box.

But why is there a box here?!

"TES' top and jungle seem to have feelings for Shaco!"

"The main problem is that Kshine's decision to push the lane earlier was too aggressive. Although the lane was successfully pushed in, with only half health, TES couldn't possibly let Shaco farm safely."

"This is the downside of using TP earlier; it feels like we really can't survive this wave."

"I wonder if this box under the tower can save Kshine. Let's see what happens next."

In the commentary booth, all three commentators felt that Wang Yao was in great danger.

If he has Flash or has reached level six, his chances of surviving this wave are very high, and he might even have a chance to turn the tables and get a kill.

But with half health, no ultimate, and no flash, and just a loot box under the tower, there's no way he could survive.

Unless Jiejie comes to our aid.

But Jiejie is currently farming in the lower jungle and won't be able to come anytime soon.

The EDG fans in the audience also started to get nervous.

As time went on, the crocodile and the Lee Sin surrounded the top lane.

The voices of the three commentators came through again.

"Here they come! I knew TES had something in mind!"

"Kshine is in danger because of the lack of vision from Casa's position."

"I hit the jackpot!"

"The Heavenly Sonic Wave has precisely hit the Joker, should we attack?!"

"The Lee Sin is at full health, and the Renekton is almost at full health too. It feels like we can definitely go in!"

"Kasa's second Q followed by Echoing Strike... Huh? What's going on? Why did Lee Sin interrupt his second Q himself?"

The people who saw this were initially puzzled.

However, Guan Zeyuan quickly reacted and said something.

"I see!"

"Kasa was actually trying to bait out Kshine's Deception Magic in this play, because Kshine had previously used Darius to dodge Lee Sin's second Q with Flash!"

"That's too precise! TES didn't give Yao any chance to fight back at all!"

Upon hearing this, the others understood.

In an instant, bursts of traditional Chinese opera arias erupted from the audience.

"Holy crap! It's so thin?!"

"I didn't expect that I actually got tricked. When you want to dodge Lee Sin's second Q, don't you need to be right in front of him?"

"He was probably in a hurry. Even Yao-ge wouldn't be able to stay calm in this situation."

"You've all forgotten that video, haven't you? When all his teammates were killed and only Yao was left on the team, did you see him panic?"

"I haven't heard about the river demon taking on five opponents in three minutes. I feel like ants are crawling all over me."

"Stop being sarcastic. Anyone who can pull off a move like that on the field would be someone to brag about for a lifetime, right?"

"Indeed, but it's highly likely that Yao-ge has already sent it."

Just as everyone was mentally declaring the Joker dead, TES made their move.

The three voices came from the commentary booth again.

"Wayward used both of his E abilities to dash directly under the tower; he was incredibly fast!"

"Red Fury W! Red Fury W has the clown locked in a tight grip, stunning him for 1.5 seconds. How is Kshine going to deal with this?!"

"Kasa's Lee Sin decisively followed up with a second Sonic Wave, and Shaco is definitely going to die this time."

"Wait! Something's not right! The clown's box is in such a tricky spot, it looks like Lee Sin's second Q is going to be interrupted?"

"..."

Watching the blind monk fly into the air in the video, suddenly terrified by the box on the ground, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines!
Top Esports' two most important skills in this tower dive were Renekton's empowered W and Lee Sin's Resonating Strike.

Normally, there shouldn't be any problems with the connection between these two skills.

Because if something goes wrong, it will be a big problem!!
Lee Sin's second Q was interrupted, and Karsa was stunned by the fear effect and unable to follow up with damage.

The crocodile, who had used two E abilities first, was tanking the tower. Without the rage bonus from his Q, the crocodile simply couldn't kill the clown.

On the other side of the stage, Wang Yao remained calm and composed.

He raised his hand and pressed the W key, placing a scare box directly under the crocodile's feet.

Without any mobility, Wayward was blocked by the turret and could only watch helplessly as he was feared by the boxes.

He had been carrying the tower all along.

That's it, they're definitely going to die!
The Fear Box, combined with the tower's damage output, instantly killed Renekton!

EDG's Kshine (Demon Jester) has killed TES's Wayward (Desert Butcher).

Upon seeing this kill notification, all the previous haters disappeared.

Instead, the white players went on a wild party!

"Brother Yao is awesome!!"

"Holy crap! I never expected to turn the tables like this. The location of that box was a lifesaver!"

"Who says the Killing Ring is useless? This one has two layers!"

"All I can say is that Kasa's skills are already top-notch, but it's useless. He still needs to practice for another two and a half years after meeting Yao Ge."

"Kshine is so lucky! She almost got solo killed in the first wave of damage, and then she was saved by the box in the second wave. Tsk tsk tsk."

"Is it possible that Yao-ge had already planned both of these moves?"

"..."

If this had happened before, the critics would most likely have offered a rebuttal here.

But now they dare not speak out against their anger.

Whether it was luck or pre-planned, they didn't know, but all they knew was that the clown's record was now 2-0.

As long as the results are good enough, whatever they say is right.

As the person involved, Wang Yao's emotions were almost completely unaffected.

the reason is simple.

The moment TES conceived the idea of ​​ganking the top lane, the outcome was already decided.

Whether it's the crocodile initiating with W or the Lee Sin initiating with Q, Wang Yao has different solutions.

In terms of gameplay, the Joker doesn't have many advanced techniques.

If you have a high enough IQ and a flexible enough mind, the Joker can veil the whole scene.

What sets it apart from other heroes is that after being killed once or twice, it might accept its fate, realize that its skills are inferior to the opponent's, and start playing defensively.

But killed by the Joker? Sorry, I don't accept that!
Taking advantage of this psychological inertia, Wang Yao could keep withdrawing money from Da Huang, constantly snowballing his gains.

On Summoner's Rift, after killing the crocodile, Wang Yao did not continue chasing the Lee Sin.

The Shaco's damage isn't actually that high; he needs three boxes, his E, and Ignite to get a kill in the early game.

However, to say that his damage is not high, once he gets his items, he can even take on an ADC with a single box.

Therefore, Wang Yao does not plan to take the initiative to attack before he has acquired the necessary equipment.

After letting the Lee Sin go, he turned around and started clearing the minion wave under the tower.

In the commentary booth, the three gradually recovered from their shock and began to speak.

"Actually, during the first wave, I suspected that the clown got the kill because of good luck, after all, he played like that in the early laning phase."

"But! After watching this, I feel like it wasn't just luck..."

"Indeed, it's mainly because Kshine's positioning in those two waves was just too perfect!"

"We're still not very familiar with this champion, let's observe the laning phase a bit more."

"For TES, although this tower dive was a mistake, it is completely acceptable. The Renekton had Teleport, the Lee Sin didn't die, and the economic gap wasn't that big."

"Anyway, judging from the lineup alone, I still favor TES. It remains to be seen whether Shaco can find a way to gain an advantage."

"Okay, let's take a look at the laning phase in the mid lane."

During the brief respite when things calmed down in the top lane, the director switched the camera to the mid lane.

Knight and Rookie, these two mid laners, have faced off many times.

In terms of lane dominance with signature champions, Rookie has the edge.

In terms of champion pool, Knight undoubtedly has the upper hand.

However, due to Wang Yao's presence in this game, TES was unable to target EDG's mid laner too much in the draft phase.

After picking Syndra from the two-ball-one-hit combo, Rookie dominated the laning phase!

In less than 6 minutes, Rookie had a 10-CS lead over his lane opponent.

Don't underestimate the small amount of 10 dollars.

Keep in mind that the opposing team is Knight, who is known as the best mid-laner in China.

The fact that he managed to land ten more CS shows just how good Rookie's form was.

However, before EDG fans could celebrate for long, things started to go wrong in the bottom lane matchup.

Although JKL's last-hitting wasn't suppressed and he didn't lose in trades, it seemed like a 50/50 situation.

The problem lies precisely in the fact that it's a 50/50 split!
Xayah with Armor Penetration is extremely strong in the laning phase, even comparable to Kalista.

On the other hand, TES's Aphelios doesn't deal much damage and is also squishy before he gets his items.

Logically speaking, even with Titans, Photic would definitely be the one being suppressed.

In the official live stream of the event, netizens left sharp comments and flooded the chat with bullet screen messages.

"No way, Ah Shui gets all sweaty just playing Phiotic, what is he doing? He's so bad he's practically tearing his hair out!"

"JKL seemed to be playing a bit too hastily? His Q seemed a bit careless."

"Remember this: the reason your brother was able to win the championship last year was not because your brother is so strong, but because he had Kshine carrying him, that's all!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)