LPL History

Chapter 160 The Naruto Heist: A Blend of Reality and Illusion, A Series of Strategies Secures a Great Victory for the National Electricity Company

Zhou Chu, courtesy name Daoli, was a native of Linhai County, Jiangsu Province. He was orphaned at a young age and, before reaching adulthood, possessed extraordinary talent. He was addicted to games, neglected proper conduct, and indulged in unrestrained desires, causing distress to the surrounding area.

Knowing that he was disliked by others, he resolutely resolved to change and said to the LPL audience, "Now that China is among the top four, why not be happy?" The elders sighed and said, "With the three evils still not eliminated, what is there to be happy about!"

Chu asked, "What do you mean?" The reply was, "The two Korean stars are Najin Black Sword and SKT, making three together." Chu said, "If they are a threat, I can eliminate them." The crowd said, "If you eliminate them, it will be a great celebration for the LPL, not just removing a scourge."

Chu entered the World Championship and easily defeated Black Sword. Later, he encountered SKT, and the flames of war were rekindled. Chu fought alongside them for three days and three nights. People said that Chu had been defeated, and they all celebrated.

When Chu Guo killed SKT and then turned against them, he heard that his hometown was celebrating. Only then did he realize how much trouble others had for him. LPL viewers were terrified.

Only then did I realize that I was invincible.

—Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils

When Gragas is killed by the second stage of Zed's ultimate.

Zed, who resets to a safe location using his shadow, even started recalling to the city a second ago.

It can be said that he took showing off to the extreme.

It seems Zhou Chu has finally found his destined hero.

[If you have this skill, why aren't you playing mid lane and instead playing ADC?]

[Jonin Zhou Chu.]

[No way, guys, EDG isn't really going to win the championship, is they?]

[Brother Bao, when I saw the name Zhou Chu, I knew there was a reason he uttered those words (beast).]

[The story of Zhou Chu eliminating the three evils was already foretold.]

SKT players' bench.

Seeing the mid laner get solo killed, PoohMandu couldn't help but ask:
"Ah, Sang-hyeok, do you need my help?"

The fact that Lee Sang-hyeok was solo killed online undoubtedly had a huge impact on the SKT team.

Lee Sang-hyeok, the youngest member of the team, is recognized as a genius by everyone else.

In the OGN league, Lee Sang-hyeok, who was previously in the second team, has maintained a consistently impressive performance since joining SKT.

Putting everything else aside, in everyone's opinion, Lee Sang-hyeok's laning ability is absolutely world-class.

But now, in just a few minutes, first he was killed in a 2v1 situation, and now he has been solo killed online, which is quite unexpected.

Upon hearing PoohMandu's question, Lee Sang-hyeok shook his head.

This genius teenager figured out the key to the problem in just one second.

The opponent had cooldown reduction runes on their runes, which is why their ultimate skill's cooldown was more than three seconds faster than mine.

Because he didn't notice this, Lee Sang-hyeok always thought that Zed's ultimate should be about a second slower than his own, so he was careless and gave him the opportunity.

"How should this be considered?"

Lee Sang-hyeok muttered to himself.

"It wasn't a mistake... it was just that the other side was better prepared than me."

Although he was solo killed under the tower, Lee Sang-hyeok did not appear cowardly when he returned to lane.

Because he knew that Zed was now out of ultimate abilities, while he was still using his.

In this situation, he naturally has an advantage.

Lee Sang-hyeok was not worried about the blood transfusion caused by the robbery.

In his view, the one who should be worried about with such frequent blood exchanges is Zed, since he still has his ultimate ability in hand, and if he gets the chance, he can kill someone in one combo.

However, Lee Sang-hyeok soon became somewhat irritated.

This kind of emotion rarely appears in him during the laning phase.

That Zed on the other side, his skill usage was incredibly accurate!
As a result, after several rounds of blood exchanges, his own health quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

In fact, although Zed had a slight advantage in equipment at this point, there wasn't much difference between the two sides in terms of actual damage output.

The first counter-kill against the prince only made up for the experience and gold Zed lost in the early game due to being targeted.

Although he managed to solo kill Faker in the second wave.

However, Zhou Li chose to first demonstrate the state of ruin.

In this version of Zed, Blade of the Ruined King is a must-buy item.

Because the Ruined King's Blade is still active at this point, it can be used in conjunction with Zed's ultimate to deal high damage.

However, the normal item build should actually be to build Bilgewater Cutlass first, then Brutalizer and move towards Black Cleaver.

The damaged parts will be repaired later.

Zhou Li chose to build Blade of the Ruined King first because he wanted to help Ming Kai farm the jungle.

Therefore, the extra gold Zhou Li gets from the wine barrels is just two short swords that increase attack speed.

It does not provide any improvement to Zed's sustain ability.

But even under these circumstances, Faker found that every trade of blows was a loss for him!

His prized positioning was as predictable as a child's walk against the Zed on the other side.

However, after giving the overconfident Lee Sang-hyeok some warnings, Zhou Li stopped playing with him.

Without his ultimate ability refreshed, it's unlikely he can continue to solo kill Lee Sang-hyeok.

Therefore, I used my skills more for clearing lanes.

After clearing the lane, he went straight into the jungle and started helping Mingkai farm.

However, one's own wild land is ultimately limited.

Soon, Zhou Li and Ming Kai turned their attention to SKT's jungle.

That idiot Benji, he's been ganking himself like a monster this game. It's time he experienced what it feels like to be completely outmatched.

Because Benji wasted too much time in the mid lane, his experience level was a full level behind Mingkai's.

Of course, if Mingkai hadn't also been playing bot lane, the gap between the two sides might have been even greater.

SKT is currently at a disadvantage in all three lanes. If EDG wants to enter SKT's jungle, SKT really can't muster any resistance.

The chicken could only watch helplessly as the two people plundered its jungle like robbers.

The crime was committed in front of his husband.

Eleven minutes later, SKT's outer bottom lane turret fell.

poohmandu knew that if things continued this way, SKT would only face a slow death.

To break the deadlock, we must find an opportunity to seize a chance when Zed is on a roll.

He glanced at his own teammate's top laner and said:

"Impact, piglet, don't go back to town yet."

Upon hearing Poohmandu's words, Daiki paused for a moment.

According to the normal rhythm, the opposing bot lane duo should be coming up next.

To prevent EDG from snowballing quickly, their bot lane duo should also go to the top lane to defend the tower.

It's impossible to defend the tower in the top lane; wouldn't that just be giving the enemy a free tower?
"Just save your ultimate for clearing the wave, try to stall for time, and if you can't stall, then use it."

poohmandu clicked on the bottom lane.

"Come and arrest him, all four of you!"

Then, he and Zhu Rang started pushing the lane, making it look like they were going to take down the outer turret.

poohmandu was so certain that Zed would appear in the bot lane because if they wanted to push the tower, then for EDG, if they didn't want to give up the outer tower, Jax wouldn't be of any use; the only option was for Zed to come.

He knew this calamity was both significant and potentially devastating.

While Zed may seem difficult to kill, having both abilities in hand often makes him more likely to create opportunities for himself.

So Poohmandu immediately called four people to avoid any accidents.

Gragas and Jarvan IV are rushing towards the bottom lane.

In the commentary booth, Miller couldn't help but get nervous when he saw SKT's moves.

"SKT ambushed Lion with four players! Lion doesn't seem to realize the danger yet!"

As expected, Zed appeared when SKT's bot lane duo started pushing EDG's outer bot lane turret.

In order to lure Jie in and kill him, Zhu Rang made extremely arrogant moves, giving Jie a huge distance.

SKT believes that even though the plane is at half health, it has W, Flash, and Barrier, so it is absolutely impossible for it to die.

On the contrary, it looks incredibly tempting.

If Jie dares to use his ultimate move, he will surely die.

Zhou Li came online and saw the plane selling butts. Without thinking, he immediately activated his ultimate move!

The crowd erupted in cheers when Zed unleashed his ultimate ability.

In the Korean-language studio, Yue Lun sighed:

"Oh no, I've been tricked! I feel like I'm going to die."

poohmandu's eyes were fixed on the plane. He needed to release his E skill in advance, hoping to control the opponent the moment Zed's ultimate landed.

Piglet understood Poohmandu's intentions, so he simply stood still.

There's no point in twisting and turning now; just use W to create distance the moment Zed's ultimate lands.

poohmandu was mentally calculating the time!

Use E skill!
At the same time, Zhu Rang pressed the W key. Meanwhile, Zhou Li, who was being watched intently by countless eyes, pressed the F key!
flash!

Furthermore, Zed didn't flash after the plane that flew away with W; instead, he flashed towards Zyra on the other side, directly flashing behind her!
Poohmandu was startled and immediately pressed Flash backward as well.

But as soon as his finger touched the F key on the keyboard, poohmandu immediately regretted it.

Because the opponent seemed to have seen through his thoughts long ago, completely grasped his psychology, and even predicted where he wanted to flash, placing his W in advance!
Even after Zyra used Flash, Zed remained behind her like a ghost!
At this moment, Zyra, Zed, and the two shadows he left behind formed a subtle triangle!
Three flowers gather together!

This time, it was Zyra who gathered at the top!

From the very beginning, Zed's ultimate attack on the plane was merely using it as a stepping stone; his target was Zyra!

Shadow Technique! Demon Slash!

Shadow Technique! Double-Edged Sword!

The three shurikens were used simultaneously to create a cage-like barrier around Zyra!

All of this happened so fast, in less than a second.

Poohmandu had no way to counterattack and could only unleash his ultimate move at his own feet!

Gragas and the prince finally arrived. The prince used his EQ combo to try and take down Zed.

But at this moment, Zed had already used his last basic attack!
The R skill and the shadow have swapped positions!
Although Zed's ultimate didn't hit Zyra, he used all his subsequent abilities, along with his passive auto-attacks and the active effect of Blade of the Ruined King. Although Zyra didn't die instantly, the Ignite above her head signaled that her life was entering its final countdown.

Faker's Gragas used his E skill to get up.

At this distance, even with E-Flash, it was too late to catch Zed, so he had to use his ultimate.

He wanted to blast the enemy back, so that the prince would have a powerful move left.

Then Jie is definitely going to die in this wave!
Even amidst this chaos, Zhou Li maintained an exceptionally clear mind.

The moment he saw Gragas's E coming over, he already knew what Faker was going to do!
A quick, almost twitching fake move, followed by a swift turn!

"Wow!! This guy dodged Gragas' ultimate with his positioning!!"

However, at this point, the chicken was clearly out of control.

He immediately chose to use Flash and his ultimate to block it.

But at this point, Zed was already under EDG's turret.

Gragas only has his Q skill left.

The plane W has just created some distance, so it can't keep up with the output immediately.

The prince's ultimate ability became an arena for a duel between Zed and the prince.

At this moment, the advantage of starting with a broken item suddenly became apparent.

Not only can it fight, it can also absorb.

The stupid chicken is determined to destroy this calamity today.

Even when the turret was about to kill him, he didn't think about turning off his ultimate ability and going outside.

The aircraft's output had caught up, but he ultimately collapsed just before "dawn" arrived.

The prince's ultimate skill had already crumbled, and the low-health Zed ran backward.

Having come this far, SKT has no reason not to pursue them.

Pig let the plane take the lead.

Zed's health is so low that he only needs one ultimate skill to kill him instantly!
From the Korean commentary booth, Jeon Yong-jun excitedly shouted:
"Piglet! We can't let him get away!! We must kill this scoundrel!"

Yue Lun sighed.

"Wow, even though Zed is going to die too, we got two kills this time, so it feels like we've already made a great profit."

While the two were talking, the plane had already fired three more rockets!
However, all of this came to nothing!
It was clear that all it took was one ultimate to take down Zed, but Zed's movement was just too flashy!

What's even more dangerous is that he was holding the tower up!
After missing three consecutive attacks, Piglet finally lost his temper.

He glanced at his Q skill's cooldown, which had just finished, so he chose to Flash QA to secure the kill on Zed.

But at the same time he flashed, Zed's W skill was already ready!

Zhou Li quickly pressed WW to create distance, and when he looked back, he was hit by two shurikens from Zhu Rang's plane!

They've created a barrier for Pig Rang!

Seeing that the robbery had been averted, what made Quan Yongjun even more devastated was—

After playing for so long, EDG's reinforcements have arrived!

He wielded his dog-beating stick and smashed the plane, which had already lost all its abilities, to death with one blow.

Meanwhile, the Spider, arriving from the other side, forced Faker to use Flash!

In a single four-man gank, SKT managed to force out two of EDG's ultimate abilities and two summoner spells, at the cost of three lives and six summoner spells!
Meanwhile, EDG also destroyed the high ground tower on the top lane.

"Wow!" Quan Yongjun's roar grew weaker and weaker, "Completely... pizza..."

In the domestic live stream, Miller's mouth was practically crooked from smiling.

"Wow! Lion! This Zed play is so amazing and skillful!! This man has perfected everything! If there had been even the slightest mistake in any part, he wouldn't have survived! How many abilities did Lion dodge with his positioning? Gragas's crucial ultimate, Corki's three Rs, if he had taken even one of those, he would have been dead!!"

The comment section in the live stream is now flooded with messages.

【? ? ? ? 】

Holy crap, that was amazing! No wonder he plays ADC.

[Naruto's Strike at Zhou Chu!]

[As we all know, the Hokage is human, while Zhou Chu is not. The Hokage is the hero, while Zhou Chu is the villain. Zhou Chu also took in the rogue ninjas Ming Kai and Curly-haired Man, so Zhou Chu's true nature is obvious.]

After this wave, SKT has been completely overwhelmed.

Under such a huge disadvantage, EDG quickly took down all of SKT's outer towers.

EDG seized all the resources.

What pains SKT the most is that they have no way to build vision.

Because there's a ghost wandering around their jungle.

In the jungle, where there is good vision, Zhou Li's Zed is incredibly elusive.

It turned the SKT players into playing a horror game!
Using his shadow to teleport and hide in bushes to block vision, Zhou Li repeatedly faced situations where he was surrounded by three or four SKT players in their jungle. He managed to take down the enemy from the midst of the chaos and always managed to escape unscathed.

This World Championship match seemed to have become a showcase of Zhou Li's individual skills.

What's most frustrating is that Zhou Li only focused on killing Zyra.

Zhou Li knew that Poohmandu was SKT's commander.

After being repeatedly ambushed and killed on the roadside, Poohmandu clearly lost his temper and made several rash decisions, putting SKT at an even greater disadvantage.

In the Korean live stream, Jeon Yong-jun's heart had already turned cold.

He knew that SKT had no hope in this game, and if it weren't for the fact that it was the finals, they probably would have already given up.

At this point, he was able to calm down and began to discuss things with Yue Lun.

"Ryu, as someone who is also very proficient with Zed, what do you think of Lion's Zed play?"

At this moment, Yue Lun's eyes were exceptionally clear; in them, one could only see the numbness caused by repeated shocks.

It wasn't until Quan Yongjun called out twice more that Yue Lun came to his senses.

"Ah... Lion's Zed play..."

As if he had thought of something, he seriously hypothesized in a tone that was not at all joking:
"Perhaps he was originally a ninja?"

Quan Yongjun paused for a moment.

Seeing that Yue Lun was genuinely serious, he replied:
"But he's Chinese, a Chinese man."

Yue Lun's mind was clearly a bit numb at this point, and he only spoke subconsciously:

"Don't the Chinese have ninjas? I've heard that the Japanese are all descendants of the Chinese, and that everything they do is learned from China..."

Quan Yongjun's eyes widened, but fortunately the director reacted quickly and cut off Yue Lun's voice in time.

A major incident occurred at the South Korean commentary booth, and the South Korean team also experienced a major incident during the match.

Having only suffered one defeat since the group stage, SKT, hailed as the strongest Korean team and a top contender for the World Championship, may very well suffer a clean sweep in this match!

EDG has already pushed onto SKT's high ground.

The score is 14:0.

SKT failed to secure a single kill against EDG.

EDG, wielding the Baron buff, charged in with overwhelming force, clearly intending to end the game in one fell swoop.

SKT can choose to retire, but they have no choice but to fight.

Zyra was only slightly forward in position, but she was instantly killed by Zed's WEQA combo.

He then used his ultimate ability to dodge countless skills and directly targeted the prince, who had no survival skills whatsoever.

Even the prince, who is nothing but flesh, is as fragile as a piece of paper in front of Jie!

SKT's formation collapsed instantly!
[Legendary!]

【ACE！！】

In the commentary booth, Miller shouted excitedly, his voice almost cracking!
"EDG! They completely crushed SKT with their absolute strength, securing the first victory in this finals!!!"

"Let's congratulate EDG!!"

(End of this chapter)