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Chapter 553 The Next Round Will Be Easier

But soon.

IG has now fallen into another crisis.

During the time Ning Wang captured, Lin Ruo also took corresponding actions in the upper half of the map. With Galio's support coming from all directions at any time, it was as if he had an extra person behind him no matter where he went.

This puts a great deal of pressure on Sain.

Fiora pushed the lane.

TheShy's Sion has to retreat.

In most situations, TheShy wouldn't be able to maintain such a high level of alertness, but because they were facing the invincible EDG, IG seemed to be deliberately demanding more from them in terms of discipline and focus.

So TheShy quit very quickly.

Although they didn't catch the person, this still met Lin Ruo's requirements.

This allows Fiora to take down the first tower in the top lane earlier, creating a significant advantage for her to quickly establish herself and push ahead in the split-pushing phase.

However, Kim Gong is still too much of a team player.

Seeing that Lin Ruo was planning to gank the mid lane, Rookie was caught off guard and ganked from behind without thinking. He took the initiative to teleport to the blue side's mid tower and pressured the minion wave. With the help of Gragas flanking from behind, he caught and killed Rookie first.

The tower's health didn't drop much.

However, after this wave, the health of the middle tower dropped by more than half.

Rookie has been very cautious.

However, there was one Fiora player who was very uncooperative. She wouldn't attack the minion wave or farm under the tower, and would inexplicably teleport with Gragas to block his path.

It's all very inexplicable.

The team went to gank top lane, but Sion was happily farming under the tower while Irelia was completely wiped out.

It's 0-2 now.

This is obviously extremely difficult for a hero like Irelia who needs protection.

But what's even more frustrating is that the mid-lane tower has lost too much health. If EDG gets the Rift Herald, the mid-lane tower will be practically dead.

Therefore, the Rift Herald fight 10 minutes later became IG's lifeline.

We can't give this Rift Herald.

If we give it to them, won't we explode?

But how exactly should they contest it? EDG has already switched their bot lane duo to the top lane without hesitation, in order to put more pressure on the Rift Herald contest.

Since I just died in the bottom lane, if I go straight to the top lane after respawning, I will undoubtedly regain control of the lane.

As for the bottom lane, IG can simply take the lane priority.

EDG had no idea what to do.

At this point, IG had no choice but to follow suit and move their duo to the top lane, otherwise they would have had no chance to contest the Rift Herald.

After all, EDG had already taken control of the river area because of their actions in the top half of the map.

What's more, Rookie in the mid lane has to use his Flash every second he has a second to go.

Because Lin Ruo is too fast.

If he appears in the mid lane and the Predator is activated, Rookie will have to use Flash even if he doesn't want to.

With vision completely lost in the upper half of the map, how could Rookie possibly defend against it all? Lin Ruo only needs to stand behind his own tower or in the river bush.

If Irelia dares to move even slightly to the mid lane, the Predator activation will sound as expected.

In this situation, it's simply unrealistic not to hand over the flash.

Because the barrel doesn't need to be completely close to you; as long as it's thrown close to the exploding barrel, you'll be blown back if you don't dodge.

You're asking whether to hand over the flashbang or not.

Rookie had no reason not to use Flash; he wanted to have a good time online, but it was really tough.

EDG actually benefited from losing a wave of enemies in the bottom lane, as Kai'Sa arrived early and they were able to group up and secure the Rift Herald quickly.

As for IG, Xayah still needs to clear a wave of minions in the bottom lane.

GimGoon, who didn't have a teleport to begin with, didn't bother recalling. Instead, he set up vision and the five of them engaged in a fight for Rift Herald.

IG not only lacked vision in the top and jungle areas, but their key players also regrouped very slowly, putting them at a disadvantage in the fight for Rift Herald.

In the end, the only option was to let JK Xayah, who was preparing to come up halfway, continue farming in the bottom lane, push down the first tower, and get more gold.

As for Rift Herald...

The other players were taken down by EDG as soon as they entered the river.

With the mid tower falling with just one hit, there was no doubt that they couldn't defend it. IG could only watch helplessly as EDG took down the mid tower and continued to expand their advantage within their vision range.

This is clearly EDG's time to operate.

They kept repeating the cycle of pushing lanes and invading the jungle, and all they wanted to do was keep doing this until they caught IG making mistakes.

As a team that relies on fighting to break through, even the bold and meticulous Ning Wang wouldn't dare to attack blindly when they fall behind in vision.

This resulted in Ning not being able to use his second ultimate ability until the 16th minute.

It wasn't that he didn't want to fight, but the visibility was too poor. It was already pitch black, and if he turned off the lights, was he sure he wasn't blinding himself?

But they are IG, do they have any reason not to fight?

Therefore, the 16-minute mark became the opportunity for IG to initiate a team fight.

At this point, IG had barely managed to regain vision in the upper river, while EDG grouped up again to contest vision in the dragon pit and the river.

Clearly, the IG members who retreated to their own jungle at this point knew at least the movements of all the EDG members.

If we don't start a group at this point, there's really no good motivation to do so.

However, you shouldn't just open it to anyone you see.

Going in when EDG is grouped up is no different than feeding kills.

Therefore, Prince Ning temporarily suppressed his impulse.

He was looking for an opportunity for EDG to be isolated, at least not one where three or four people were grouped together. After all, Galio wasn't on their side, so they could coordinate with him to enter the fray and smash down together.

If he were to charge into a group of three or four people with his ultimate skill, wouldn't he be asking to be crushed to dust?
So IG withdrew.

As EDG grouped up and entered the jungle behind the blue pit from the small path near the middle river, IG also orderly adjusted their retreat positions.

At this point, Galio had already gone to the mid lane to clear the minion wave that Irelia was about to push, and only three people were grouped up and entering the jungle.

It looks like a good opportunity to start a group purchase.

EDG isn't stupid either. In such a narrow passage, whoever opens the way first will gain a huge advantage, so they are quite cautious in their positioning.

They only dared to advance after confirming that Luo was still with the Three Wolves.

After establishing vision of the bushes behind the three wolves and the blue pit, EDG prepared to return along their original route.

However, IG disagreed at this point.

Because TheShy had already come from the bottom lane, and he charged down with his ultimate ability activated amidst a thunderous roar.

He was targeting three EDG players in the alley behind the blue buff, planning to drive from the bottom jungle into the mid lane alley and eliminate all three at once.

At this point, Prince Ning was preparing to launch a major attack to provide cover.

However, Lin Ruo's previous action left him somewhat at a loss.

That means Lin Ruo used his E skill to jump over the wall and enter the blue pit.

The concern was being caught out head-on, so after placing the ward, Lin Ruo quickly drove into the blue pit to create a distance between himself and his teammates and support each other.

But since Sion has already arrived, there's no reason not to open it.

It's wishful thinking to think that Sion can take down the opponent's carry Kai'Sa, because there will always be a Leona standing by to protect her.

Moreover, iboy's position wasn't too deep. He wouldn't be foolish enough to venture into any side paths with his jungler and support. So, the moment Sion's car engine roared into view...

Kai'Sa turned around and used her E skill to stealth, quickly returning to the edge of the bushes near the river.

Darkness descended.

Nightmare's ultimate was activated. Seeing Kai'Sa use stealth was what prompted Ning to initiate the fight. He wanted to coordinate with Rookie, who was entering the side lane from the mid lane, to kill Kai'Sa first.

It's okay if Sion can't hit the carry, just make sure he hits Leona and prevents her from using her abilities.

When he charges in, Irelia flashes in to follow up. Given Kai'Sa's squishy nature, she'll be easily killed. Then they can wait for the duo to arrive.

In any case, King Ning felt that this opportunity could not be waited for any longer.

So, without hesitation, he flew up and, together with Irelia, successfully ganked Kai'Sa.

Sion also collided with Leona.

Kai'Sa used Flash quickly, but Nocturne followed with Flash as well.

The situation has clearly turned very favorable for IG, as the opposing ADC is about to be eliminated.

Galio was a step behind Irelia in position due to clearing the wave. Rookie entered the jungle from the path in front of the blue side's first tower, while Scout followed Sion in when he arrived, because he didn't want to be bumped into suddenly.

But why didn't Scout activate his ultimate ability to protect Kai'Sa immediately?

At this point, no one could stop or interrupt his ultimate move.

Scout, who was watching the situation closely, also wanted to relax, but what stopped him was not his opponent, but his teammate.

Scout only realized why Lin Ruo hadn't gone to save Kai'Sa immediately after calling out to him.

Is it because the E skill hasn't refreshed yet after using E to cross the wall and enter the blue pit?
Then you have a powerful move to blast him.

This could also buy Kai'Sa some time to escape.

However, Lin Ruo didn't hand over anything, and while crossing the wall, he didn't think about quickly going up to the river to support Kai'Sa. Instead, he just squatted in the blue pit.

He was waiting for someone and kept calling out for Scout to look at him.

Because at this moment, the IG duo came from the small path at the three wolves below, and Lin Ruo wanted to take out these two targets.

Baolan was originally prepared to activate his ultimate, then use Sion to dash in, and then use W to deliver the final shield to his teammates to kill Kai'Sa.

But in that short period of time, Baolan immediately realized that he couldn't seem to press his R skill, and for some reason he couldn't press it.

It seemed like someone had suddenly bumped into him, and he was momentarily disoriented, unable to use his hands and feet.

Xia, who was traveling with him, was also hit.

Looking down, oh, it turns out a Gragas using E-Flash suddenly appeared in the blue pit and bumped into him. That's fine then. The only problem is, that Gragas' damage was a bit too high.

So it's a nuclear-powered beer barrel.

Then there's no problem.

Baolan felt it was alright. So what if he crashed into him? It only took away half of his health. It was fine. He could just activate his ultimate skill later and run away as he pleased.

But your Kai'Sa is clearly about to die.

If you're so capable, then use your control ability to kill both of us, otherwise EDG will definitely suffer a loss.

With this in mind, Baolan wasn't worried at all. Even if Galio used his ultimate at this moment, he would have already activated his R skill. To put it another way, JK could easily use Flying Feathers to dodge the knock-up, right?

As long as Xayah doesn't die, they'll always be the ones who profit from this.

But if Xia is gone, then things are hard to say; if Luo is gone too, then things are even harder to say.

But is this possible?
Baolan, who was frantically pressing the ultimate skill button, felt that it was completely impossible.

He changed his mind when a Galio was pressed against his face the next second; it seemed like anything was possible.

At this point, Galio possesses the quickest way to initiate a team fight: the W-Flash, which can control enemies without them even realizing it, and is also the most unpredictable way to initiate a team fight.

Because with each of Galio's W charges, you never know if he's going to use Flash to control you.

But this time, Baolan knew he was definitely there to control her.

The reason is simple: before Galio could even make his move from the side path, Gragas had already taken action.

Facing the two controlled wooden stakes, Scout almost instantly followed up with a W-Flash to extend the control, and then followed up with a Justice Punch to knock them up again.

Baolan then realized that he and Xia, this star-crossed couple, seemed to be on the verge of being instantly killed.

Because Galio's damage is also very high.

Upon opening the panel, I saw that this Galio was using a magic damage build, so there's no problem.

Hmph, you guys are really something, teaming up to perform a health bar disappearing trick.

With just two control moves followed by all the skills, the Xayah and Rakan duo's health was almost completely reduced to the kill threshold.

If there's any advantage to it, it's that the Justice Punch only hit Luo.

In other words, Xia still has a chance to escape, but Luo definitely doesn't.

Because the Leona who was previously entangled by TheShy's Sion also used her ultimate here, thus directly connecting the third layer of control.

Luo was completely beyond dead.

Because she wasn't hit by the Justice Punch, the low-health JK was able to use her ultimate move, Feathers Everywhere, to avoid the third layer of control.

He didn't dare to be careless. As soon as he landed, he quickly teleported back, and then... he followed his partner Luo into the death resurrection time.

JK was also helpless, as someone had predicted his prediction.

The barrels were thrown out almost simultaneously with Xayah's Flash retreat. Lin Ruo knew better than anyone that Xayah would definitely have to Flash back or she would have no chance of survival.

Just as Xayah unleashed her ultimate ability, he threw a barrel directly at the three wolves behind him.

And as expected, JK instinctively dodged in that direction.

Thus, Lin Ruo secured Xayah's kill, and combined with Rakan's kill just now, the system notification sound for a double kill instantly resounded throughout Summoner's Rift.

The Wenhe Arena suddenly erupted into a tremendous uproar.

Amidst this uproar, there were some somewhat bewildered spectators in the audience, who were naturally fans who came to support IG.

Given the current situation, they have reason to feel they need to slow down.

why.

Just moments ago, it was Kai'Sa who was on the verge of death, and it was their IG fans who were screaming wildly. Why did the camera suddenly shift to show their bot lane duo being mercilessly controlled to death?

Two people died at once, while one Kai'Sa died over there. It goes without saying who gained and who lost.

IG started it first, so why are they the ones who are losing money?

Incomprehensible.

However, the commentators in the commentary booth understood. After seeing Lin Ruo crouch and attack, taking advantage of the IG duo's eagerness to provide support, he decisively coordinated with Galio and Leona to achieve a perfect kill by controlling them to death.

Guan Zeyuan exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, Lin Shen, he's found another opportunity."

A normal person would try to save their ADC if they saw them being targeted, but Lin Ruo did not. Instead, he launched a surprise attack on the IG duo who were still lying in ambush behind them.

He knew the two of them would be there soon.

At the same time, Lin Ruo had another point of judgment: at this moment, Kaisa would not be able to cause any harm. Since that was the case, let her die if she wanted to.

As long as his Gragas and Galio with AP items can combine their strengths and deal more damage than Kai'Sa at this stage, that's enough.

If we also consider Fiora at this point, it's clear that even without an ADC, the damage output is still quite good.

So where is Fiora? Turns out she's already teleported down and is chasing after IG's mid and jungle who used both of their abilities on Kai'Sa.

They should have fought; iboy's sacrifice was clearly worthwhile.

After all, when Ning and Rookie turned around happily after killing Kai'Sa, all they saw was a chubby Sion; the two duo had already flown away together.

His mind was undoubtedly more confused than anyone else's.

How did you die?

I don't know, but at this moment, Ning should be most worried about the Fiora who teleported down, as she seems to be trying to chase and kill him.

But it's okay.

Are you saying we're afraid of one top laner when we're two against one? You think we're cowards?

Oh, so Galio landed while using his ultimate. That makes sense then.

Not wanting to start with a 0-3 deficit, Rookie immediately sold his Nightmare item and retreated alone towards the mid lane.

He was at a loss; how could he possibly defeat EDG when they still had four players left?
If we delay a little longer, Leona will arrive too.

How can I play? I can't play even a little bit.

As for Nightmare, good riddance. So what if he got killed by Fiora exploiting all his weaknesses? I'd be in for a much worse fate if I stayed there, so it's better to run away first, at least I can leave some offspring behind.

Sion's position was even more precarious; with the mid-lane tower gone, TheShy, positioned in the side lane, had nowhere to retreat.

Since then.

EDG immediately scored a four-for-one team fight, gaining a huge advantage in the situation.

Lin Ruo's crucial ambush and team fight initiation, which instantly eliminated IG's bot lane duo, became a major turning point in this team fight.

When one side is down two positions right after a team fight, there's obviously no point in continuing the fight.

IG collapsed just like that, which was perfectly understandable.

In this final, the chaotic battles that they were so proud of brought them no chance of victory against EDG.

Ultimately, it all comes down to a lack of vision. Once Lin Ruo, who was lurking in the blue pit, ensured there was no vision, he was destined to ambush the IG duo.

Perhaps no one expected this.

Big C Kai'Sa got caught out, but Gragas and Galio ignored it, instead they were lying in wait behind their two carries.

No one could have predicted this gamble. If the IG duo had known that Gragas wouldn't care about their own ADC, they wouldn't have rushed through it in such a panic.

Unfortunately, they didn't expect that this would lead to the explosive 1-for-4 exchange that followed.

"EDG, especially Lin Ruo, is terrifying."

On the LCK commentary desk, the "Roaring Emperor" was completely impressed by EDG's performance, and Lin Ruo's god-like awareness accounted for 99% of that.

How can a jungler be so calm and know how to find opportunities?

Anyone would be devastated by this, let alone this young IG team.

"Damn, this guy is ruthless."

Ning Wang, sitting in the stands, shook his head as he looked at the black screen. He thought he had driven well enough, but what kind of driving was Lin Ruo doing?

Are they using their ADC Kai'Sa as bait?

Ning, who has always been rather arrogant, believes that there is no jungler in the world he is afraid of.

However, he had no reason not to be afraid in front of Lin Ruo, because this person was truly an unprecedentedly abnormal monster.

This person has absolutely no chance to create opportunities.

So now that we're at this disadvantage, how are we supposed to play? Ning thinks that's pretty much how the first game will go.

of course.

To LPL viewers watching the live stream, it was hardly the first game; it should have already ended.
[Just order IG. If it were any other team getting beaten like this, they might still have a chance, but this is EDG. Order them quickly.]

[The familiar rhythm, the familiar feel—EDG crushed their opponents in under 20 minutes once again. LinGou is still the same LinGou, the man who only ever dominates weaker teams. As for why he's considered the world's best at dominating weaker teams, it's because in his eyes, all teams are weak.]

[Next, you'll see IG get wiped out a second time, then a third time, and then their base is destroyed in a flash within 25 minutes. This is EDG's consistent pattern. If IG can hold out for 25 minutes, please go straight for the championship trophy, thank you.]

[As expected, what I said before the match—that IG winning even one game would be a success, and that would be the best wish for them—is now being considered. Judging by this, I hope they won't get swept 3-0 in the finals too.]

[Isn't this normal? EDG has won countless BO5s 3-0. It would be abnormal if they didn't win 3-0. IG, just relax. Losing a game is normal; there are plenty of teams in the same boat.]

[It's okay to be down 3-0, but IG really needs to hold on. They can't afford to set a new record for the shortest time to lose a finals match; that would be so embarrassing. We told you to make history in the finals, not to make this kind of history.]

[Go IG! Even though you got thrashed, I still can't help but laugh.]

cough cough.

LPL viewers have been trying their best to hope for an acceptable result for IG.

Meanwhile, IG in the game is also crawling along at a snail's pace.

However, as long as the rabbit doesn't doze off, no matter how fast the tortoise crawls, it obviously has no chance of winning the game. After this team fight, IG had no chance to fight back.

Especially since the next one is a fire dragon, it's almost like putting the entire IG team on the hot seat.

The opposing team is already so far ahead in development, and your game system keeps giving them two fire dragons in a row.
Okay, let's order.

With such a gap, IG really couldn't find any way to win the game. When TheShy, who likes to get carried away, used Sion to tank in front but was still easily killed by EDG like a squishy champion.

Everyone on IG knows that.

This round is definitely over.

(End of this chapter)