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Chapter 280 A Prelude to the Asian Games: A Crushing Strike Against Teammates? Dark Claw Arena! Find Your Akali!

"Wow, the sun's risen over Mondstadt? Genshin Impact is playing League of Legends on his day off!"

Just as Ye Bo entered the game and was about to interact, the support character "Rat" in the chat box had already typed "{?}" with lightning speed.
The source of the plague: {zhua xia jue jiao!}
Blood Harbor Ghost: {wo kan bu dong pin yin}
The source of the plague: {Sever all ties with them!}
Blood Harbor Ghost: {bu shi ben ren}
Besides the passionate interaction between the two, the random teammates in the chat box were also very excited, just like a cyberpunk fan meeting.

Ye Bo was already used to it, and he entered serious mode once the minion wave arrived.

In this match, Pyke is facing off against Azir again, the same player he has faced in the competition. However, last time Ye Bo faced off against SuperWilliams, so the difference between him and the Azir players in casual games is quite significant.

"Just like in that match, mid-lane Pyke can use his high attack damage to E onto Azir at level one and deal damage with Hail of Blades. But we can't make a move this time."

Ye Bo was giving a live stream tutorial to the viewers, but he was standing far back and his eyes were constantly glancing at the bottom of the minimap.

He was waiting for the mouse to show itself.

At this point, only the ADC has just shown up in the bottom lane, and the team's bottom lane duo is already pushing the lane faster. This is a common strategy to deal with a level 1 roaming Twitch.

Although there must have been "insiders" tipping off both sides in their live streams, the live streams were delayed, so it was impossible for either of them to spy on the screen.

Ye Bo knew Beryl's favorite support champion, Twitch, very well. Knowing that the opponent would definitely gank at level one, he even sent a retreat signal to the top laner.

At that moment, the rat finally emerged from the bottom lane.

It seemed as if they knew the other party would be on guard, so they simply gave up and went back early.

Ye Bo caught a glimpse of a mouse on the minimap and immediately focused back on what was in front of him.

Seize the opportunity when the Tsar makes a positioning mistake and roll forward with E!

However, the Tsar did not retreat at all, instead standing still and raising his sand soldiers to fight alongside him, instantly making Ye Bo realize something.
Suddenly, a mouse appeared out of the air behind us, shouting "Diu diu diu diu!"

"Crooked sun!"

Although Tsar is only level 1, three hits with Hail of Blades still deal damage, not to mention the well-known fighting power of a level 1 Twitch with Ignite and full passive.

Pyke used his E to engage, but this time he simply didn't use Flash and just ran away to avoid a chain reaction. In the end, Azir used Flash to chase and kill him.

Ye Bo now naturally understood why he had been tricked.

The enemy jungler is Neeko!

The rat needs to run around randomly at level 1, and the jungler should try to stay close to the bottom lane as much as possible to prevent the ADC from being overpowered by the enemy.

After Neeko's rework was released, she was actually first developed for the jungle role in solo queue games—after all, before Ye Bo showed those amazing ideas, the ability to "disguise" was considered useless in the laning phase!
Moreover, if the laner misses, the side laner will immediately be on guard, and at first glance, it does seem more suitable to play jungle.

But this was a ranked match, and Ye Bo couldn't prioritize "stability" like he would in a professional game, so when he saw the "rat" appear on the minimap, he didn't think much of it.

"Hey, Master Ye, you've taken the bait again!" Beryl, who had successfully manipulated the situation, was beaming with pride.

Beryl, who was initially positioned, realized that Pyke wasn't falling for it, and then looked at his own jungler, Neeko.

He immediately began giving instructions in the chat box.

Although there was no voice acting, the high-scoring random players' thinking wasn't bad either; they could tell what it meant at a glance.

After directly using Smite to level up to level 2 and transforming into a rat, then following the ADC to the lane—this is essentially a disguised "gank" to lure the enemy to the mid lane!

"Okay, okay," Ye Bo said, sitting up straight in front of his chair as he waited for the resurrection time.

"Is this how Genshin Impact is played, bro?!"

Although they were caught out early on, the laning phase against Azir wasn't too stressful.

The biggest difference between ranked matches and professional matches is that the strength of teammates is extremely unpredictable, and most of them have very poor discipline.

For example, just now, Tsar got a kill because he used Flash. Even though Beryl had given the mid laner a warning, Ye Bo still interrupted Quicksand Shift with his classic Phantom Wave, which was a bit longer, and completed the arrest!

However, Beryl then pulled off a "fake roam," tricking the enemy bot laner into tower diving the AD carry, but in reality, he spent a full half minute camping in the back without farming, thus securing a lane kill in return.

At 6 minutes and 30 seconds, Miss recalled to base again in the bottom lane, giving her an opportunity to roam.

Ye Bo glanced at the minion waves of both sides.

Neither jungler revealed their position, and the top laners were Ornn and Sion, so theoretically they shouldn't have much risk of being ganked.

The pace of ranked matches isn't as fast-paced, and the dragon is still around. Theoretically, this is the time when a crucial 4v4 team fight is most likely to break out in the bottom lane.

But Ye Bo chose to go on the upper road instead.

The reason is simple—he felt that the opposing team was likely to come up as well.

Losing the first dragon is not a big deal, but if we can take advantage of the time when the opponent's four main forces are gathered in the bottom lane, and allow the core combat forces of the Rift to gain an advantage in the top and mid lanes, it will have a more significant effect on the Rift team fight.

Since it's inconvenient for Tsar to roam, he can push the mid lane and farm turret plates. As long as he can unleash the top laner's ultimate and time the cooldown difference, he can directly gain an advantage!

This is V5's classic playstyle, and it's also where the two players' ideas overlap.

Ye Bo guessed half of it correctly.

Beryl did indeed arrive in the top half of the map, but his real purpose was not to go to the top lane.

Instead, it's Pike who might come to the rescue!
The rat huddled in a corner of the large pit, a spot that wouldn't be noticed if you passed by from the entrance. There were even fake eyes planted in the adjacent river outside. Meanwhile, there was a "Neeko" disguised as a {Honey Fruit} that completely overlapped with it against the lower wall!
The two men, one above the other, held the center line of the river.

If Pyke is going to top, there's no reason for him to risk going into the enemy jungle where there's a high probability of a true sight ward, nor is there any reason for him to deliberately take a long detour through his own jungle, where the enemy might arrive first and make the first move.

The most likely route is along the river.

After all, Pyke has the ability to stealth and avoid sight, which is the fastest route compared to his teammate Lillia, who is more likely to be exposed if she goes through the river!

At this critical juncture, if you're too low, you'll be spotted by Honey Fruit Nico; if you're too high, you'll be spotted by the wall within the mouse's range!
"Coming!"

The mouse displayed a warning sign for W [Vague Tide], and sure enough, Neeko soon saw Pyke leaning against the wall!
"Freeze hands! Freeze hands!" Beryl frantically marked the signal, instructing Nico to immediately use ER.

However, Beryl was only half right.

Just as Neeko unleashed her E skill and Twitch emerged from outside the dragon pit—a Lillia's [Vortex Seed] rolled out from the blue buff path not far to the left!
Lillia did indeed intend to go around from behind the minion wave, which is the easiest route for her to ambush.

However, Ye Bo guessed that the enemy jungler and support were likely already in position, and if he tried to intercept them halfway, Lillia's flanking maneuver from behind the minion wave could easily cause the formation to break apart.
Although Ye Bo did not expect that the other party was squatting in this position.

But this is the only way to exit the blue zone, and it's also the location where he just signaled for the two of them to meet!

The teammates didn't understand; they simply blindly followed the instructions given by this ID.

Beryl saw the vortex rolling towards him and decisively used Flash to dodge, wanting to focus all his damage on Pyke first!
Neeko has already used all her E and R abilities for crowd control; she needs to focus fire on Pyke first.

Lillia swiftly charged forward, landing a Q on the rat and unleashing her ultimate. The rat then landed its final auto-attack before unleashing its E to deal damage.

Meanwhile, the heavily wounded Pyke immediately used his E ability to leap over the thick wall the moment he broke free from crowd control.

Neeko immediately followed up with Flash and only needed two more auto-attacks to secure the kill!

Just as Neeko crossed the wall, Pyke used the angled R [Grievous Fountain] to jump back to the opposite wall using the wall's volume!
While using E skill to turn around in mid-air, use Flash to get right up to the mouse!

The returning ghostly figures formed a large "V" shape in mid-air above the river!
Neeko was too far away to deal damage, while the rat, awakened by Nightfall Ballad, had a chance to finish off the enemy with a basic attack, but was stunned again by the ghostly figure that turned around at the last second!

"Dig up the dynasty!!"

Pyke stabs with a double Conqueror's Blade followed by a double A, and with Lillia's Ionia Guillotine, he instantly kills the rat!

Nicole slowly walked out from behind the wall.

Pyke, however, had already moved to the rear and disappeared from sight to recover his passive gray health bar.

Lillia is focusing all her efforts on sniping, and her sustained combat ability is significantly stronger than Neeko's; her Conqueror buff is already fully stacked!
Neeko was low on health, and Lillia even stopped attacking and frantically sent signals to let Pyke use his E to come back and finish her off, ultimately securing a double kill!

[Turtle's V-slash is so cool!]

[Is this the synergy between V5's mid and support? The most familiar opponent!]

[The two of you were secretly connecting remotely under the table, weren't you?]

[This is interesting, a preview of the Asian Games, huh? I'm kind of looking forward to these two fighting at the Asian Games!]

Wow, Pike ate two more! I can practically see smoke rising from the rats' heads!

After Pyke acquired his first Dark Claw, the rats no longer dared to show themselves or approach him.

After all, with Dark Claw combined with Pyke's E skill, as long as the pressure is pushed to the limit, it is almost impossible to react to the forced control!

Not to mention squishy heroes like Rat who have no mobility; without Flash, they have no way to counter them.

Unfortunately, Ye Bo was really looking for revenge, and for several minutes in a row, the whole place was searching for mice!

"Hey, what's going on? Send them all, buddy!"

"Damn it!"

Beryl's performance quickly began to look bad, clearly indicating that he was desperate and frustrated.

He started to have bad ideas.

Although he didn't play Pyke a lot, he was still a support champion, so he had some understanding of him.

The reason why Pyke's acquisition of Dark Claw is a qualitative change is largely because he no longer needs to use his crucial E skill for movement when approaching a target; instead, he can use Dark Claw instead.

Not only does it increase damage, it also greatly improves the margin for error!
So, how can we force Pyke to use E to get close instead of Dark Claw?

Go over the wall.

Dark Claw requires a target to move, and its casting range is much shorter than E. Generally, enemies can easily escape the target range once they pass through a wall, so they can only use the E skill to pass through walls.

The rat once again came to the mid lane to provoke, even displaying an emote.

Pyke, caught up in the killing spree, didn't hold back and immediately used W to sneak in and approach. Since he had Flash and his jungler was nearby, he practically ignored the Azir standing next to him.

Seeing this, the rat quickly hid and ran towards the back wall.

Just as Pyke was about to get close to Darkclaw's range, Rat decisively flashed over the wall!

Ye Bo paused for a moment, but then steadily used the wall to make sure no one was behind it before decisively using E to pass through.

But it was in the instant of climbing over the wall.

Suddenly, the "explosive fruit" in the distance transformed and flew out, throwing tangled barbs!

To ambush Pyke, Neeko had deliberately hidden far behind, disguised as a Blast Cone, and now she was using Flash to get close!

Ye Bo reacted extremely quickly, raising his dagger high and simultaneously unleashing his R [Furnace of Hatred] to slash out and apply {control cancellation}, enduring the entanglement and barbs' binding effect to instantly slash behind the rat—while also bringing his E skill, Ghostly Assassination!
The rat fell to the ground quickly, but the Azir next to him had already used his EQ combo to drift over, and with Neeko's ultimate, he sat down and began to deal damage.

Pyke broke free of crowd control and flashed over the wall. However, Tsar, who was prepared, also flashed over the wall at the same time.

From under the wall, the reverse R pushed Parker up against the wall again!
"Nai Shi ya!!!" Beryl excitedly became the fountain commander in front of the screen: "That's it!"

At this moment, Pyke has Neeko on his face and Azir attacking from behind a wall below, blocking him from both sides.

Even though their jungler was on his way, there was still nowhere to escape.

Parker appears to be making a desperate struggle, beginning to gather strength in his steel nails.
But when the steel nail was thrown, it wasn't aimed at Nicole's face.

Instead, they were aiming at the Tsar below the wall!
The Tsar, whose movement was clumsy, failed to dodge successfully, but he wasn't worried—after all, Pyke was already severely wounded. Whether he hooked the Tsar close to the wall and used Dark Claw to get over the wall, or he hooked the Tsar up for a 2v1 fight.

Pyke, without Flash, ultimate, or E, has no reason to run; he'll only survive for another second at most!
however.

Just as the bone-piercing steel nail grabbed the Tsar, and his body was just off the ground, Pike's body instantly erupted with gray light, and he pressed down the Dark Claw after a half-second delay.

next moment.

The Tsar and Pike passed each other face to face in mid-air.

This forms a "transformation and substitution"!
Pike dashed to the base of the wall, but the Tsar was pulled onto the wall instead!

"Huh?" Beryl's eyes widened, and he craned his neck. "They can survive like this?!" "Is this even possible?"

While it's undeniable that this was due to a skill gap between teammates, and Tsar's positioning being anticipated.

Despite his painstaking efforts to bait the enemy with his own body and even using three Flashes, he ultimately failed to secure the kill, causing Beryl to abandon his desire for revenge.

but.

The charm of Ranked Matches is that even world champions can't compete.

Don't be fooled by Ye Bo's smooth performance in the midfield game.

Looking closely at the bottom lane, their own duo, who had been fighting 2v1, were still in a losing position!

Looking at the top lane again, we saw that our team had a weird pinyin ID that seemed to be playing a "suicide Sion" build, and we were still at a disadvantage overall!

After 20 minutes, Twitch and Pyke were vying for control of the tempo, but the period of weakness for these two early-game tempo heroes was about to arrive.

The rat is a support, after all, while the enemy Azir, who has been constantly pressured, is about to break out of stealth mode.

"Ignore that Sion! They don't have a top laner, we can just go for it!" Beryl, his competitive spirit ignited, passionately typed in the chat box to give instructions.

But at that moment, the water ghost's warning suddenly appeared.

The entire opposing team suddenly pressed forward!
Beryl quickly gave the signal to everyone to spread out, with Orn pushing forward to maintain formation.

But Pyke suddenly appeared in front of Ornn, and then used his E to flip over him, as if he was going to charge into the crowd alone!
The rat instinctively flashed away, but Pyke immediately targeted it, striking down the corner of the fountain. At the same time, Pyke flashed to the lower right at a 45° angle, startling Pyke into flashing away as well!
But just before that teleportation attack, Dark Claw's [Sand Slash] had already locked onto him!
The entire process takes no more than 1 second.

The initial ghostly figure had already begun to trace back, first moving to the upper left from the starting point, then to the lower right, and then flashing to the upper right again—changing course three times in the air, drawing an arc trajectory resembling a constellation curve!
The person flies in front, and the soul chases behind!
Five people were locked in and became dizzy.

Lillia, poised to pounce, effortlessly charged into the crowd, unleashing a flurry of QE attacks to apply five passive stacks, before beginning to sing Night's Ballad.
"The lattice door isn't fastened!?"

Beryl, whose screen went completely black, froze for a moment before yelling in her livestream, "Hey! Did anyone go tell Master Ye?!"

"This isn't a match at all!!!"

Lillia, who was picking up kills behind the mid-lane carry, was developing quite well. With all five of them asleep in the front, the outcome of the 4v5 was naturally no longer in doubt.

Seeing that there was another Sion destroying the base in the back, the red team immediately selected him with five votes, not letting Sion have his fun.

"League of Legends isn't fun anymore. Boss's going to play StarCraft now~"

Beryl appears to be possessed by a dog from Huzhou; she instantly quits the client by pressing Alt+F4.

The chat rooms for both sides were quite lively, with various real and fake messengers frequently exchanging messages.

[Give your teammates a good beating!]

[Breaking news! Beryl just said that Master Ye should come and play Genshin Impact!]

[Report! The original poster said this wasn't a match, but a complete breakdown of relations between the Chinese and Auxiliary forces!]

[Breaking news! Actually, Genshin Impact Bro meant that League of Legends isn't fun anymore, and he's switching to playing Three Kingdoms Kill professionally!]

I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to pull this off in a real match; this is the kind of play only Dark Claw can pull off!

So, is the Dark Claw, such a great piece of equipment, really going to be gone? Did the designers just decide to abandon Curry Man again?

Ye Bo looked down at the puffing emoji Beryl had sent him on WeChat and replied with an innocent cat emoji.

He switched to the live chat and saw that the screen was full of people reminiscing about Dark Claw, and he couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic himself.

This piece of equipment can definitely raise the skill ceiling of many heroes by more than one level.

The addition of a forced displacement that can be inserted at any time and has a very high priority opens up a multitude of possibilities, which is especially evident in heroes who already have multiple displacements.

Unfortunately, this change will be implemented in the upcoming mid-season patch, which is already a done deal.

Seeing that there was still some time before the video went live, Ye Bo suddenly had a whimsical idea.

"It's not time yet, let's play a classic Darkclaw Arena!"

Ye Bo switched back to the Chinese server's Challenger tier and, while starting the training mode, said, "The rules are very simple: choose any hero, only build Dark Claw, and focus on skillful gameplay!"

"We don't need any meaning today, we're just going to play it cool. Out of five points, I'll give the score!"

It's worth mentioning that Ye Bo of MSI previously mentioned the idea of ​​changing the training mode in an interview, which was subsequently implemented at lightning speed.

While major changes like "time flow" haven't been added yet, the rather foolish multiplayer restriction has been lifted, allowing up to 10 people to enter a room.

Accounts from the "Summit of the Rift" can guarantee a minimum skill level for participants, and even attract many highly skilled players.

As it turns out, the player community possesses remarkable intelligence and imagination.

Even seemingly "clumsy" heroes like Xin Zhao, Malphite, and Renekton can, in the imagination of highly skilled players, pull off many unimaginable maneuvers with the help of Dark Claw!

Many players only discovered during the live stream that the Dark Claw was such an imaginative piece of equipment.

The live stream was incredibly popular, and Ye Bo himself was having a blast.

Only after officials repeatedly reminded them that the video had been uploaded did they reluctantly exit.

However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this item's appearance rate will skyrocket across all servers tonight, and it might even appear on some rather unusual heroes.
"Let's get down to business, let's get down to business!"

"Akali's video is longer, so let's watch the new champion's video first."

Ye Bo first opened the "[League of Legends]: Nayaphili, the Hundred-Cracked Hound" hero introduction, to cooperate with Riot Games in promoting the new hero.

Uncle Ton's familiar and friendly voice came out as he introduced the remastered version of the Hundred-Cracked Netherhound.

The skills and mechanics are exactly what Ye Bo saw in the final version, with only some minor adjustments to the numerical values.

At the end of the video, there is also a "behind-the-scenes" segment.

It also shows the hero's original form.

The two clips of beating up the designer were used as material, especially Ye Bo's incredible comeback against the Third Ring Road guy, which constantly sparked heated discussions in the barrage.

[I tested it! This is the tarot card of our Balance Cult! Master YE personally provided guidance!]

[I told you, the designer knew how to design a hero! This dog, the original version looked ridiculously stupid!]

That's a comparison with the current version. Actually, without a comparison, the old version felt alright; at least ranked matches should have been quite fun, right?

[What the hell is this?! As an ADC player, I feel like throwing up whenever I see that W skill! Giving an assassin a headshot lock-on skill with a cooldown of over ten seconds, is this even a design?! ​​Do we ADCs even care about our lives?!]

Indeed, it seems like Old Dog's only potential is to bully ADCs; he doesn't seem to have any upper limit.

"Actually, the old version wasn't entirely without merit. Oh well, I've finished watching it!"

"Look at this, look at this!"

Ye Bo's tone was also somewhat impatient as he saw another video posted at the same time on the official League of Legends account.

It was simultaneously launched online in multiple languages ​​both domestically and internationally, and the Chinese title is: "YE: The Thorn of the Outcast - Exclusive Global Tutorial".

It was also released within half an hour.

The number of views and data for this video far exceeds those of the new hero introduction released at the same time!
Although he recorded it himself, Ye Bo was actually watching the finished product for the first time and found it very enjoyable.

From the most basic "Card Q" and "Instant Passive"; to the slightly more advanced "No Backstep ER" and "Delayed Smoke"; and then to "Double Backstep E" and "Flying Thunder God" that Ye Bo once used.
Using Ye Bo's own match highlights as material, analyze why he made those moves.

"As I said, Akali's E and R both have two dashes that can be interrupted and chained together, making her incredibly versatile in actual gameplay."

"Akali's secret is actually revealed in the names of her skills—each of her skills is prefixed with 'My Style.'"

"Don't be limited by mindset and formulas. Every 'me' can create their own unique 'flow'. That's the secret of Akali."

At the end, Ye Bo also gave a special recommendation to "Skin Recommendation Guide".

Aside from the fact that the champion skins have special significance and will not be included in the discussion, Star Guardian ranks first, followed by Nurse Trainee, K/DA, and Soccer Babe.
To be honest, this is definitely strange behavior from {instructional videos}.

However, the various details in the recommendation—such as the Star Guardian's ultimate skill animation actually resembling a ballet dance; and the reason for recommending {Intern Nurse}—are actually because of nostalgia for the old version's artwork.
Ye Bo's feelings for this hero, which he used for over a decade since he first encountered the game, are something everyone can almost feel through the screen.

At the end of the video.

The perspective is flipped to the front.

Ye Bo gazed into the camera, his voice filled with genuine enthusiasm: "League of Legends is my favorite game, Akali is my favorite champion, and I'll never get tired of playing her!"

"In short, I hope everyone can find their own Akali."

The scene ends.

The video comments continued to pour in.

[A suspected ultimate cultivation method from a certain sect has leaked! This video is so detailed it's practically a guide written by Akali herself! I have to log in right now!]

[Is this a tutorial video? Isn't this just a sweet love letter?!]

[Damn, I have to say, when Master Ye talked about Akali, it really felt like he was talking about his girlfriend.]

[Stop making baseless accusations. She's not a girlfriend; at most, she's a first wife or concubine. Universal love is the best quality in our anime world!]

[A player with 5,000 Urgot games suddenly regrets it. You know, other players find Akali, and if they wanted her as their main wife, that would be fine. But this is what I found...]

[Damn, did I, a crocodile player, even speak up?!]

Looking at the scrolling comments on the screen, Ye Bo glanced at the time and immediately ended the broadcast.

The pot was as welcoming as ever, Zoe was riding Aatrox all over the river as usual, and LeBlanc was alone, pondering strange and quirky ideas.
Ye Bo searched the canyon for a long time, from the jungle to the river, but still couldn't find Akali's whereabouts.

But the moment he turned the corner, his breath caught in his throat.

Even from less than half a foot away, you can almost feel the gentle, fragrant breath.

Half a black cloud-like veil suddenly appeared silently before my eyes, and through the veil, I could almost meet the gaze of a pair of crimson eyebrows and eyes.

"What are you looking for?" The voice on the other end carried a hint of barely perceptible laughter.

"Looking for you?" Ye Bo replied naturally.

“Oh, congratulations on finding it,” a smile played on her cherry-red lips behind the veil. “There’s a reward.”

An assassin's speed is always so fast that it catches people off guard.

Before Ye Bo could react, a cool, soft touch came from his left cheek.
In a daze, he finally saw the other person's slightly floating bluish-gray figure. The misty skirt above the knees looked like a wisp of smoke, and the rounded arches of the feet were faintly visible below—it was the basic version of the champion skin.

"It's not that I don't like wearing this."

"That's because you haven't used this outfit before and don't want to get it dirty."

"Damn it, it's all those guys' fault for constantly banning them so they can be used in the Summer Split!"

"Uh-huh."

"How about one more time?"

It was a rare night for Ye Bo not to arrive at the training ground on time.

The following day, he will set off back to his home stadium in Shenzhen to reunite with his teammates and prepare for the upcoming summer season.

What Ye Bo didn't know was...

That very night, both LCK and LPL were rocked by a lot of shocking news!

(End of this chapter)