LPL History

Chapter 251 The Mad Axe Shatters the Xuanjia Armor, the Busan Night Calamity, the Cold Blade Splits the Three Han Rivers, and He Vanishes

"The lineups for both sides are set! WE.A, this youthful storm, has swept from the LPL like a tornado all the way to the semifinals of the World Championship! Now they are just one step away from their ultimate goal! Let's look forward to their performance today!"

As Miller's voice faded, both sides entered the game!
The doll watched the game and said:

"Compared to the previous matches, now that the tournament has reached the semifinals, both teams seemed to play more cautiously in the first game! Neither side had any intention of engaging in a level 1 team fight, instead adopting a long, straight line formation, adopting a defensive posture!"

“Yes,” Bella nodded, “After all, at this stage, any wrong decision could have unpredictable consequences. In this situation, playing it safe is a better choice!”

The three commentators had just finished their analysis when Zhou Li in the game quickly contradicted them.

Since Zhou Li has already chosen to pick Olaf, his game strategy for this game is already very clear.

That means going all out!
He first manipulated Olaf to peek out in the bottom half of the draw.

And just ten seconds before the jungle monsters spawned, he pretended to be unintentional and deliberately left a spot in front of the three-star blue buff, allowing Spirit to confirm that Olaf had chosen to start in the bottom half of the map.

After confirming this information, Spirit immediately headed towards its upper half of the arena.

Olaf is called the Berserker, and that's no random name; his fighting prowess in the jungle is terrifying.

Samsung Blue had already conducted in-depth research on the entire WE.A team and Zhou Li, and knew that Zhou Li was a jungler who loved to invade.

Therefore, Spirit would naturally worry about Olaf entering his jungle, so the best option is to mirror Olaf's jungle clearing.

However, what Spirit didn't know was that everything he saw was only what Zhou Li wanted him to see.

What is the essence of the hero Olaf?
It's not about going level 6 and then using your ultimate to recklessly chase down the enemy carry in the crowd and mindlessly hack away.

Rather, it was because he possessed the best one-on-one ability in the entire league when he was in levels one and two!
In fact, Olaf is already a relatively marginalized champion in the current version.

He's not exactly an unpopular hero, but he's definitely not a mainstream one either.

The root cause is its slow jungle clearing speed and short range.

His hero mechanics dictate that he is weak in ganking in lane, and due to his short legs, without his ultimate, no matter how good his equipment is, he can only be like a super minion.

To play Olaf well, you need to learn how to avoid his weaknesses.

This principle applies to any hero.

If my ganking ability is weak, then I won't gank.

Olaf has extremely strong 1v1 ability. He can control the enemy jungler by invading their jungle. If I can't gank, then you can't gank either.

The short legs mean that the late game relies heavily on the ultimate ability, and the space for performance in team fights is extremely limited. So this game, I'm not going to play the late game with you!
So after Zhou Li deliberately gave a false vision, he directly chose to walk towards Spirit's upper jungle!
This outrageous act caused Miller to exclaim in surprise.

"Huh? Zhou Li's strategy... is he planning to invade the enemy jungle right from level one?!"

The doll also became nervous.

"Isn't this a bit too daring? What if the punishment doesn't work?"

"We know that in Zhou Li's previous jungle highlights, the most talked-about move was his Nidalee's quick level 2 invasion with three wolves, which was already an extremely bold move. But what does it mean for this guy to go into the enemy jungle at level 1?"

The child swallowed hard and couldn't help but subconsciously offer some advice:
"Wow, Zhou Li! Calm down! This is the semi-final of the World Championship! What if there's even the slightest mistake...? And Samsung Blue is very smart; they left a vision in the upper river. If Zhou Li goes over there like that, he'll be seen right away!"

Not to mention Miller and Wawa were so nervous, even the fans in the live stream who had always had absolute trust in Zhou Li were extremely nervous at this moment.

[Wow, Brother Zhou, no!]

[Oh no, Brother Zhou probably doesn't know that SSB is watching.]

If we get caught this time, it feels like we're going to explode.

[Zhou, this is OGN's number one seed, not a bot!]

[Oh no, the general has infiltrated enemy territory and is about to be arrested.]

Holy crap, this is the semifinals! Are they really going this far?

At this moment, the fans wished they could convey their energy to Zhou Li through their thoughts, telling him that there was a scout guard in the river for the three-star blue.

However, in fact, Zhou Li himself knew that the river channel had a view of the three-star blue.

This move of his is clearly an attempt to steal the blue buff!

Zhou Li is determined to get that Samsung Blue color!

Even if the opposing team reacts immediately and their top and mid laners rush to support, it's useless!
In the entire League of Legends, there is no champion who can take on two or even three opponents at level two.

But Olaf can!
Zhou Li walked straight from the river into Spirit's jungle.

His firm steps and upright demeanor surprised everyone at Samsung Blue.

"Oh! What's he trying to do? Is he trying to steal your blue buff?"

Even though Olaf's path was so clear, the Emperor, seeing this scene, was still somewhat unwilling to believe this action that defied common sense.

"Didn't he know there were wards here? He should have known, didn't their mid laner tell him?"

The emperor truly couldn't understand it.

Seeing Olaf heading straight for the blue zone, he could only attribute the cause to a communication problem within the WE.A team.

Meanwhile, in the Korean live stream room.

Quan Yongjun stared wide-eyed, letting out a shocked shout.

"Oh my god! What is Olaf trying to do?! Samsung Blue has seen everything he does! Wow! Zhou Li! This guy is too arrogant, it feels like he doesn't even consider other professional players as human beings!"

Kim Jae-young appeared very excited.

"Whatever the reason, I feel he definitely didn't know that Samsung Blue had already placed defensive wards! Now both Emperor and Acorn are moving towards the blue buff area! He's feeding the enemy!!"

Although from the outside, it seems like Zhou Li is just making a mistake, Spirit, who is also a jungler, is currently in a dilemma.

Zhou Lilai's timing was absolutely brilliant!

If Zhou Li had arrived two seconds later, he would have already finished taking down the blue buff.

If Zhou Li had arrived two seconds earlier, he could have managed to hold off the Blue Buff while keeping its health at a relatively healthy level.

But the timing is now putting Spirit in a very awkward position.

Keep fighting, Olaf will definitely be able to get there before the blue buff's Smite threshold is reached.

However, if they choose to break away, they will disrupt their own rhythm, and Olaf is very likely to take over directly.

Ultimately, they all had to fight against Zhou Li's punishment.

"Don't worry, don't worry! I'm on my way!"

As Spirit wavered, the Emperor's voice rang out.

This led Spirit to make a decision: hold onto the blue buff, but don't attack it yet! He glanced at his half-health and used a potion to maintain his condition.

Olaf had already arrived on horseback, but to everyone's surprise, Olaf, who had already arrived at the battlefield, neither chose to rush up to fight Spirit's spider nor to fight the blue buff. Instead, after throwing an axe, he started dancing on the spot!
This outrageous scene caused the audience to gasp in astonishment.

"Oh! What is he doing?!"

Quan Yongjun stared wide-eyed, unable to believe that this was what he was seeing at a global finals.

"Doesn't he know that Jie and Lulu are already on their way? How dare he dance in this spot?!"

However, how could Zhou Li not know that Jie and Lulu were on their way?

In fact, it was precisely because he knew that the two people were on their way, and had even calculated the time of their arrival in his mind, that he chose to dance on the spot!
He needs the blue buff to help him hammer the spider a few more times!

Moreover, he would wait until Jie and Lulu were almost there before making his move!

In this way, Spirit will inevitably develop the courage to fight against itself.

Zhou Li silently counted the time in his mind, and finally moved just before the Great Emperor was about to arrive at the battlefield.

Olaf moved forward, forcing the spider away from the blue buff, while picking up the axe on the ground. After reducing the cooldown, he threw the axe again, hitting both the blue buff and the spider.

Meanwhile, continue moving towards the spider.

Spirit was already weakened by the blue buff, so he could only retreat and transform into human form to harass the enemy from the sidelines.

At this point, the blue buff's health was clearly about to give out.

Olaf moved toward the location of the spider and the axe while attacking the blue buff.

With his health bar already at the kill threshold, Spirit gritted his teeth and activated Smite!

A golden light flashed instantly, and the moment the blue buff died, a white light, representing the upgrade, shone on Olaf!

"Oh!!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd!

"Axiba!"

The defeat in the competition prompted Spirit to curse a national treasure.

But before he could even muster his anger, Olaf had already charged at his face with an axe in hand!
Olaf's Q skill hit the spider again, and then he chased after the spider with his axe and started hacking at it!
"Wow! Spirit, you failed to steal the blue buff! This Olaf is too aggressive, Spirit feels like he can't handle it! Wow, he immediately used Flash!"

"But the calamity has arrived! We must keep Olaf here today! He's far too arrogant!"

The calamity had arrived, but the Emperor didn't dare to engage Olaf in hand-to-hand combat at all.

He had to wait for Lulu to come and restrain Olaf, so he could only stand aside and throw darts.

As a result, Olaf managed to twist the dart away with a simple movement!

This is tough on Spirit.

He was already in poor condition due to pulling monsters, and when Olaf hit him with two more axes, he quickly couldn't take it anymore and had no choice but to use Flash.

At this moment, Lulu, who was on the upper road, finally arrived.

Olaf's Q skill slows him down through the blind vision of the wall.

But the next second, something shocking happened!

Olaf seemed to suddenly have a manic episode, and the moment he saw Lulu's Q skill, he immediately used Flash!

Then he chased after Lulu, who had just arrived at the battlefield, and unleashed a flurry of attacks!
"what?!"

Quan Yongjun let out an incredulous shout.

"What is he doing? Is that how you use Flash?!"

Olaf suddenly appeared in Acorn's face, which startled him.

Even more critically, when the Emperor came to provide support, he managed to sneak up on the mid-lane minion wave and reach level two.

However, his minion wave is longer in the top lane, so he is only level one.

How could he possibly withstand Olaf's relentless close-range attacks?!

The level 2 Zed only learned the Q and E skills.

Zhou Li completely ignored the Emperor, his eyes only on Lulu from Acorn, and relentlessly pursued her.

Acorn watched his health plummet and felt a terrible headache coming on.

The key is that the opponent's axe throws are incredibly accurate! So far, not a single axe has missed, and the distance is perfectly controlled.

Fortunately, there were also spiders with low health nearby who would occasionally come up to deal damage, causing Olaf's health to drop to a dangerous level as well.

However, Zhou Li remained completely calm even when surrounded by three people.

Because even now, he still has the W skill in his hand.

Olaf's W ability, Brutal Strike, increases his attack speed by 40% for six seconds and also provides life steal!

And this healing bonus is still linked to health! The lower the health, the greater the increase in healing effectiveness!
In addition, Olaf's passive skill grants him a 1% attack speed increase for every 1% of health he loses!

It can be said that Olaf is a true god of war when low on health!

Seeing that he only had two bars of health left, Zhou Li didn't hesitate and immediately activated his W skill!
With Olaf's W skill activated, Acorn quickly felt immense pressure on his health!
In the end, they were even forced to use Flash!
"Oh!!"

Another gasp rang out from the crowd!

Three against one, and they even managed to use Flash twice – the scene was truly astounding.

In fact, the emperor really did have to take the blame for all of this.

If the Emperor had played Lulu in the mid lane in this game, he would have been able to support Spirit earlier and also start to control Olaf earlier!
As a result, the current Samsung Blue lineup has absolutely no burst damage in the top, mid, and jungle positions at level two!

This couldn't be more comfortable for Olaf!

"Wow! Acorn used Flash! But Olaf only has one sliver of health left! Emperor! It looks like we can kill him now!"

At this moment, the Emperor, his eyes bloodshot, was attacking Olaf in front of him!

The opportunity for revenge is right in front of you!
However, at this moment, Olaf finally swung his axe at the Emperor!

Zhou Li did not choose to chase Lulu. Although he could catch up with Lulu who flashed away by relying on the slow effect of the axe, most of the time of his W skill would be wasted on chasing her!

He had to make good use of the burst and recovery capabilities of his W skill when he was low on health, so he turned around and stood still to auto-attack Zed!
The Emperor tapped twice and quickly realized something was wrong.

Because he discovered that the Olaf on the other side not only didn't kill him with his auto-attacks, but instead used him as a blood pump!

(End of this chapter)