LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 535 Who taught you to use Flash like that?
Viktor versus Aatrox: In this mage meta, ranged champions face off against melee champions. While it's not a natural counter, as Viktor levels up, he can easily push the lane and dominate the minion wave after about 10 minutes.

In particular, he has developed the ability to walk a sword demon as if he were walking a dog.

Because after Viktor survives the initial upgrade of his Q skill, he not only gains a shield but also a speed boost after casting a skill.

This makes it easy for Viktor to create distance when facing a pursuit from Aatrox. Although Viktor is fragile, Aatrox usually cannot deal damage.

Thus.

Viktor can farm comfortably in the top lane while curbing Aatrox's lane-farming ability, and can also choose another champion in the mid lane to deal with LeBlanc.

No wonder GRF dared to openly release Aatrox at the beginning; it turns out they had Viktor as a clever trick.

With GRF pulling out Kassadin on the fifth floor, Viktor's move was practically a foregone conclusion.

"A three-man carry lineup?"

In the commentary booth, Miller suddenly seemed to be in a daze for a moment.

GRF's lineup is a bit too slow, with almost all of them lacking fighting power in the early game. Facing EDG's strong attack, can such a lineup even survive the first 15 minutes, let alone the late game?
Even the most confident Korean netizens shared this sentiment at this point, let alone Miller.

When Kassadin was picked last, Korean netizens almost suspected that GRF's head coach had taken money from EDG last night, otherwise how could they have come up with such a slow-paced lineup?

You think EDG is from Europe and America? You think you can outmaneuver them with your strategy?

No, given the current situation, even with this lineup, they might not be able to beat Europe and America.

Except for the senior brother's TL.

[They've completely taken the initiative, that's amazing! What exactly is GRF doing?]

[The top laner is Viktor, who needs to farm; the mid laner is Kassadin, who also needs to farm; and the bot laner is Xayah, who needs to farm. If they clearly don't want to play, why not just surrender? Why insist on starting a game?]

[Ugh, can we please strip GRF's head coach of his citizenship? This draft pick isn't just a disaster, it's a complete surrender!]

The match hadn't even started, and the Korean online community was already hurling insults at each other.

Fortunately, the LCK commentators understand the game, and they can see that this lineup is not entirely without merit.

The real advantage of this lineup is that both the top and mid lanes can play comfortably.

I won't go into details about what happened on the road.

Picking Kassadin in the mid lane to deal with LeBlanc won't be as difficult as other mages facing her.

Because Kassadin's passive ability naturally grants him 15 magic damage, and his Q skill provides a magic shield, LeBlanc generally has a hard time completely dominating Kassadin in trades of health.

The summary is.

It might be tough before level 6, but once you get half a core item after level 6, Kassadin can almost ignore LeBlanc's farm and push lanes.

Regardless of the circumstances, unless there are any obvious mistakes, LeBlanc will have no chance to stop Kassadin's development.

GRF's intentions are undoubtedly very clear.

If EDG stalls for a while in the early game, but not for too long, and if they don't have any momentum after 10 minutes, they can ignore hero suppression in the top and mid lanes and accelerate their development.

They're just trying to get you to cooperate.

This makes EDG's lineup seem incredibly brainless.

It's obvious that EDG's lineup is unplayable in the mid-to-late game.

Simply put, if you don't have a significant advantage before 25 minutes, the crystal can automatically explode.

After all, Lucian has already been picked for the bot lane, so there's absolutely no guarantee of safety in the late game.

Therefore, the only variable in the entire game clearly lies with Lin Ruo's Zhao Xin.

If you have a good rhythm in the early stages, you'll be overjoyed; if you don't, you'll be doomed.

This is exactly the situation Lin Ruo likes best. When the baton is passed to her and she is required to establish a rhythm in the early stages, that feeling is wonderful.

Lin Ruo, who had just taken a sip of water in the player's seat, let out a long sigh of relief, feeling immensely pleased with GRF's lineup.

Are you going to leave the entire situation to me to perform for the first ten minutes?
That bag is so cleverly designed.

If the other person isn't tense up every minute, then it must be their problem.

"Come on, come on! If we can take this lineup in 20 minutes, I'll prepare for the next draft."

After completing the draft, Mingkai smiled and, prompted by the referee, went to the center of the stage. After shaking hands with the GRF head coach, the match officially entered loading mode.

Miller, the commentator, began his usual lineup announcement: "EDG, blue side, top laner Aatrox, jungler Xin Zhao, mid laner LeBlanc, bot lane duo Lucian and Braum."

"Red team GRF, top lane Viktor, jungle Gragas, mid lane Kassadin, bot lane duo Xayah and Alistar."

"The lineups for both sides have been finalized. Let's wait and see who will take the first win and break the deadlock!"

The words fell.

The Korean fans at the scene cheered with all their might, completely drowning out the cheers for EDG.

Or rather, it's become difficult to hear any shouts about EDG amidst the dense cacophony of voices.

Is it a villain getting their comeuppance plot? Lin Ruo quite likes it.

As the game system notification sounded, the ten players on both sides quickly entered Summoner's Rift.

Knowing they had to defend in the early game, GRF played very cautiously from the start, establishing vision control over almost all directions of the jungle.

Both the upper and lower sections of the river were monitored and secured with the most appropriate defenses.

They don't invade, but they're worried about EDG invading.

This concern is not unfounded, because EDG has Braum and Xin Zhao, and even Lucian who is sure to pounce on opponents early in the game.

Prevention is essential.

However, it was precisely this vision placed at the entrance to the river jungle in the lower half of the map that gave Lin Ruo, who was usually taking the red buff to level up to level two, the idea for his first gank.

"Scout, don't learn Q skill. Learn W at level 1 and E at level 2. I'll help you gank."

Lin Ruo's voice rang out in the voice chat, startling Scout, who hadn't yet learned any skills.

Why should that be?

Normally, LeBlanc players learn Q at level 1 and W at level 2, because this allows them to easily trigger Electrocute with QWA and exert maximum pressure at level 2.

If you learn E, you'll naturally need to coordinate with the jungler to gank.

only…

Scout pointed to the vision at the entrance to the river jungle. There were wards at that location. If Lin Ruo wanted to gank, how could he enter the river at this time?
Could they be ganking from the upper half of the river? At that time, Scout thought he was already level three and there was no need to miss the opportunity to poke with two levels of QWA.

Just as he was puzzled, Scout turned his head and saw a figure that flashed across the minimap, and then he was dumbfounded.

Your grandma's... that's how you use Flash.

Scout could hardly believe his eyes.

Even the LCK's "Roaring Emperor" in the commentary booth seemed a bit stunned.

"Damn it, what is Lin Ruo doing? Did he just flash into the dragon pit from behind after taking the red buff?"

The words fell.

The South Korean audience at the scene also made incredulous sounds.

crazy?

Obviously not.

So...we need to make arrests...

Lin Ruo used Flash to enter the dragon pit, perfectly avoiding vision at the entrance to the river jungle. His next move was naturally towards the mid-lane river. The Roaring Emperor, who had been watching the whole thing, couldn't help but panic: "Ahhh, Chovy, watch out! Zhao Xin is coming to gank you!"

At this point, Chovy, who was pushing the lane, never considered the possibility of a level 2 gank in the mid lane. After all, who would have thought that Xin Zhao would actually make such a play as flashing into the dragon pit?

In unforeseen circumstances, coupled with vision at the jungle entrance, as long as there is no movement there, it can be almost certain that you are 100% safe before level 3.

Chovy naturally wouldn't let this brief opportunity to push the lane pass by.

After all, once LeBlanc reaches level two, a well-timed burst of damage could likely force him back into the backline.

As a master of last-hitting minions, he naturally hopes to last-hit as many minions as possible in this short time.

But the subsequent results told him that not only would the soldiers slip through, but the people would also most likely slip through.

Because the two-level succubuses came at just the right moment to wear us down.

Chovy subconsciously thought this action was perfectly normal and prepared to farm two minions before retreating, only to discover that LeBlanc hadn't used her Q skill before or after using her W.

My mind instantly snapped out of my obsession with minion waves.

The electrocution isn't triggering?

Oh, so you studied E, right?

The moment Zhao Xin emerged from the river bushes, LeBlanc's chain was also hanging on his body.

His face suddenly showed surprise.

Chovy felt a chill run down her spine when she realized she couldn't dodge the chains with Flash.

Taking advantage of his vision, he positioned himself in the lower half of the map, which meant that Zhao Xin could quickly close the distance.

Now that he's been chained by LeBlanc, during the time he's bound, it's obvious that Xin Zhao doesn't even need to use his E skill to dash or poke; he can easily get close enough to attack him.

At this point, release the control and then flash.

If Zhao Xin can follow up with his E skill, wouldn't that be a guaranteed kill?

Therefore, Chovy seems to have only one way to escape: immediately use Flash, even if LeBlanc will likely follow up with Flash and crowd control.

even so.

Chovy had no other choice; he had to try it.

What if LeBlanc doesn't react in time and doesn't use Flash?

If the chain doesn't keep up, Zhao Xin will probably have to wait until the turret to get close to him without using Flash.

At this point, there simply wasn't enough time to kill him.

Since he can avoid being seen and appear in the river, it's obvious that Zhao Xin won't have Flash at this point, making escape a breeze.

However, the probability is not high.

But Chovy has to gamble.

This lineup is supposed to play it safe in the early game, but they gave up first blood in less than 3 minutes. What's the point of playing then?

So Chovy decisively used Flash, and Scout followed suit with Flash just as decisively.

After hesitating and struggling with countless internal monologues, Chovy felt like dying in less than a second.

He's finished.

That's true.

Lin Ruo, using his E skill to poke forward without reservation, unleashed Zhao Xin's three-stage Q, delivering an extremely high burst damage in the early game that sent Kassadin back to base in no time.

The first blood was achieved so quickly and decisively, in less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds of game time, Lin Ruo successfully obtained the bounty from Kassadin.

The LCK commentators broke down in tears, leaving the Korean fans in the audience speechless.

So a small group of EDG fans from China finally had a voice to shout.

The venue suddenly seemed to have become EDG's home ground.

"Wow, Lin Shen, you always use this kind of tactic at crucial moments. So decisive, and your goal is so clear."

In the commentary box.

The baby wanted to cover its head.

What kind of operation is this? In his opinion, Yongde is going too far.

How are GRF supposed to play if you do this? You painstakingly planted spies to prevent them from doing anything, only to have them become the fuse that ignites their evil deeds.

Yes, without that ward, Chovy might not be as advanced at level 1.

They wouldn't even think that once LeBlanc reaches level two, she would dare to trade her health for two minions.

Without informants, even if Chovy were greedy for troops, he would know he had to retreat at this point.

But because of the spies, he couldn't back down, and then that was it, he gave away his first blood in a very satisfying way.

The moment it started, it silenced its own Korean fans with lightning speed, leaving them speechless.

GRF doesn't have an early-game composition; they are 100% vulnerable to being fed.

Once they start feeding, EDG is the type of team that's hard to lose even if they're down to one player in the early to mid-game.

Therefore, everyone in GRF inevitably panicked.

Fortunately, they still maintained their basic manners, unlike the LCK viewers in the Korean online live stream who seemed impatient for the game to end and had already verbally abused them mercilessly.

Because the situation could reverse again in the next second.

Pressing her advantage, Lin Ruo took the river crab and leveled up to level three, then immediately went to the top lane, ready to make a dramatic contrast by starving herself.

However, as a top-tier jungler himself, Tazan also has his own judgment.

After taking down the red monster and adding a set of stone beetles to level up to three in the upper half of the map, Tazan decisively came to the top lane bush to counter-gank.

The situation in the mid lane made him realize Lin Ruo's determination to gank, so this counter-gank was something he had to do even if he didn't want to.

Moreover, since Gragas can't invade or farm jungle camps recklessly, his only role in the early game is to counter-gank and help teammates avoid danger as much as possible.

So Tazan came.

Lin Ruo also arrived.

Lin Ruo, perhaps used to bullying other ordinary junglers, was a bit relaxed and didn't think much about counter-ganking, which led to the GimGoon Aatrox, who took the initiative to engage and lock down the enemy, suffering heavy losses.

Even if they were tricked, they should still have a chance to fight in a 2v2 situation.

Unfortunately, the early Chovy seemed to be quite team-oriented, as a teleportation point was left online.

Seeing this, Lin Ruo certainly didn't dare to go up and help. She quickly turned around and disappeared into the river without looking back, pretending to be passing by.

As for GimGoon, all I can say is farewell.

At 3 minutes and 30 seconds into the game, the number of kills on both sides was tied, quickly bringing them back to the same starting line.

The South Korean audience at the scene started screaming hysterically again.

The Roaring Emperor was overjoyed: "Wow, Tazan's brilliant counter-gank was absolutely brilliant, and Chovy's teleport was such a great team effort."

"GRF quickly retaliated and turned the tide. That's GRF for you. Although Lin Ruo seized an opportunity at the beginning, they quickly adjusted."

Especially after this wave, Sword Emperor's Viktor got a kill, which made Roaring Emperor even more excited.

Having a kill early on has a clear impact on Viktor's subsequent development and lane dominance.

(End of this chapter)