LPL History

Chapter 273 Holy Gunner Triumphs, Single-handedly Breaking the Enemy's Courage; Governor Zhou's Brilliant Strategies Capture Mata Twice.
Looper was tower-dived and solo-killed by Flandre, which obviously surprised everyone.

Especially Mata.

Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain; once a label is attached, it may be impossible to remove it in a lifetime.

Saint Gun has always been known as a top laner who can withstand pressure.

So much so that when Samsung White was making tactical arrangements, they intentionally or unintentionally overlooked Flandre.

Even now, with Flandre playing a fed Rumble, 3-star White still doesn't take him seriously.

If this Rumble was controlled by Zhou Li, given Looper's development, could he defend this high ground tower by himself?
He didn't dare.

Because the first thought that pops into Looper's mind upon seeing the ID "Li" is—

This show-off is definitely thinking of ways to humiliate me, and I absolutely cannot give him that opportunity.

However, when Rumble's ID changed, Looper never even considered the possibility that the opponent would flash and close in to kill him.

In fact, even though Flandre delivered such a brilliant and aggressive offensive performance, he was still hailed by fans as the world's best tanky top laner.

The Zhou rituals exploited this prejudice in people's minds.

Throughout the entire game, he was almost always either helping Flandre or on his way to help Flandre.

Even during this period, many LPL fans had doubts.

"Would helping Flandre really make a difference?"

"Can he really carry the game in the later stages?"

But the fact that WE.A has made it to the finals means that none of these five players are bad.

Even though Zhou Li's individual heroism led WE.A to victory time and time again, most of WE.A's players were personally selected and trained by Zhou Li, so how bad could they be?
It was precisely because of this misconception that Samsung White made a fatal mistake!

After seeing Looper die, Mata's mind went blank for a full second.

Then he became completely agitated.

For WE.A, they were not in a hurry at all, and they did not rashly force a team fight just because Flandre solo killed Looper.

Because the ones who can't afford to delay right now aren't them!
Samsung White now needs to make a quick decision.

WE.A is still tug-of-war with them, clearly not intending to start a direct confrontation.

If this drags on, they'll just have to watch helplessly as Flandre's Rumble pushes down the unguarded bottom lane.

However, if they choose to return to base to defend now, WE.A will inevitably rush down Baron Nashor.

Therefore, there is only one option for Samsung White!
That means we should force a team fight!
But WE.A took the art of pulling and tugging to its extreme at this moment.

Among the four members of WE.A on the front line, only one Lee Sin was constantly moving in and out, putting pressure on Samsung White.

The other three didn't even show their faces, completely avoiding battle.

At this moment, Mata had lost his composure and was completely at a loss as to how to respond.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Pawn spoke up:

"I'm going back to defend Rumble, I have TP."

Pawn's words instantly gave Mata direction.

Sending Jayce to guard Rumble is the best solution.

It's not just because Jayce has Teleport, but also because Rumble has already used his ultimate, so his combat power is inferior to Jayce's.

In fact, among the current Samsung White champions, the only one who can beat Rumble is probably Pawn's Jayce.

Now, the three Samsung Whites who remain near the Dragon Pit need to cover Jayce's return to base and put on a good show.

The later WE.A learns about Jayce's recall, the more advantageous it will be for Samsung White.

If WE.A only realizes this when Jayce appears in the bottom lane, it will be too late for them to take Baron or initiate a team fight.

So now Samsung White has to put on a show, still acting very impatient and eager to start a team fight, and putting on a show of weakness for WE.A.

But even if those Koreans managed to pull off the "empty city ploy," how could they possibly fool their ancestors?!

Zhou Li noticed the anomaly in the Samsung White immediately!

Even though Mata was trying her best to perform, people's subconscious reactions when faced with immense pressure don't lie!
For example, when Mata's tree was hit by Zhou Li's sonic wave, he subconsciously turned his head back.

This subconscious action immediately revealed Mata's intentions!
Because right now, the one that's eager to start a group buy should be the Samsung White!
Previously, although Mata would subconsciously dodge whenever Lee Sin used Sonic Wave, he would wish Lee Sin would just fly over if he hit him.

This time, he won't use Q again. Instead, he will use an Asian Binding to control the opponent and coordinate with his teammates to focus fire and kill them immediately.

Therefore, Mata never turned back after getting Q.

This is the subconscious muscle reaction brought about by mental activity.

But now, facing Lee Sin's Sonic Wave, Mata's first reaction is to try to avoid it!

Such a tiny movement could not escape the eyes of Zhou Li, whose intelligence was unparalleled.

Why does MATA want to avoid it?
Shouldn't they be eager to start a group now?

Given Samsung White's current lineup and health status, they are actually better than WE.A.

Therefore, there is only one truth.

In Mata's mind, Samsung White can no longer beat WE.A near the Dragon Pit.

Why can't we win?!

The only explanation is that there are too few people!

The next second, the Blind Monk's second-stage Sonic Wave flew straight up towards the tree's face!
"Oh!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd!

But the exclamation wasn't because they were shocked that the blind monk dared to kick a big tree, but because the scene seemed strangely familiar!

Just twenty minutes ago, the same scene had just played out!

Zhou Li's blind monk also chose a tree as a stepping stone, kicking the game into its current state!

At this moment, Mata was already sweating profusely!
He never expected that the Blind Monk would actually kick him this time!
"How dare he?"

This was his first thought.

"What does he want to do?"

This was his second idea.

Then he realized that the thing he needed to think about most right now was—

"what should I do?"

According to the original plan, if Lee Sin dared to bring up, he should have been directly tied up in Asia.

But he doesn't dare to do that now.

Although Jayce hasn't returned to the fountain yet, he's positioned relatively far forward to cover Jayce's return to base, putting Jayce at a disadvantage.

If he chooses W, and Lee Sin suddenly turns around and wards, taking him there, then he'll just be feeding for nothing.

Therefore, Mata could only press the Q skill in an attempt to interrupt Lee Sin's second Q.

As Zhou Li approached the tree, he also spotted the location of the three-star white.

This gave him an immediate decision. Positioning himself at the maximum casting range of Maokai's Q skill, Zhou Li used a sideways ward hop to create distance!

Then, he used his ultimate (R) on Mata's big tree!
Mata had already realized what Zhou Li was trying to do. He frantically pressed the W key on the keyboard, but the mouse couldn't keep up with the speed at which the Blind Monk drifted through the corner!

"Ichiku!"

The tree was kicked into the WE.A crowd by the blind monk!
In fact, Mata, who had already figured out Zhou Li's intentions, could have simply chosen to use Flash.

But this idea wasn't even in his mind.

This is not because he is bad at cooking.

It's actually because he has too many ideas!

If they use Flash directly, then for the Samsung lineup that relies heavily on Maokai to initiate team fights, they will completely lose the initiative until Flash becomes available again.

It happened at a crucial moment when the opponent was preparing to take down Baron Nashor.

Moreover, Mata's confidence led him to believe that he could use the invulnerability of his W skill to counter Lee Sin's ultimate.

Once you control Lee Sin, not only will you not be kicked away, but you will also put Lee Sin into a trap!
From any perspective, switching on a flashing light is the worst choice.

However, Mata failed to realize a crucial problem: under continuous high-pressure conditions, the sweat covering his mouse conveyed the message that his operation was beginning to distort!

Zhou Li's hand speed was already extremely fast. Q followed by ward hop followed by R flash. His perfect Lee Sin proficiency made all these actions extremely smooth and elegant. Lee Sin's position never stopped and kept changing.

Facing a lineup with so much crowd control from Lulu and Leona, the underfarmed Mata died instantly without even using any skills!
Even more critically, upon seeing Mata being engaged, Imp and Dandy instinctively chose to move forward, while Pawn, who was already on the verge of recalling, canceled his recall!

WE.A immediately launched a pursuit.

Samsung White was completely unable and dared not engage in team fights at this point, and could only flee in a sorry state.

After forcing the prince to use Flash, WE.A did not choose to pursue further, but instead turned around and rushed Baron!

During this time, Rumble had already destroyed Samsung White's bottom lane turret, and then teleported directly to the dragon pit, making WE.A's rush for Baron a sure thing!
At this point, Dandy had neither Flash nor health left, and WE.A's vision control made him completely afraid to approach the Baron Nashor location, so he had no choice but to give up.

Although Samsung White only lost two players in this team fight, they actually suffered a complete and utter loss.

They couldn't defend the bottom tower, and the Baron Nashor was handed over.

After this team fight, Samsung White was almost completely doomed!

However, such a humiliating loss finally broke the defenses of South Korean netizens.

Mata's behavior, in particular, was incomprehensible to everyone.

In the Korean live stream, Kim Jae-young couldn't take it anymore and directly commented on Mata.

"Wow, Mata!! What is he doing?! Why does he have to use Q? Why?! Can't he just use W to bind him? Is his keyboard broken?! If his keyboard is broken, he should go find the referee! Why play the game like this?! This is the second time! The second time, not the first! How many more times will Mata make the same mistake?!"

Even Jeon Yong-jun, who had maintained emotional stability, finally broke down completely because of Mata.

"Wow, that's absolutely right! Mata's performance today was completely unacceptable! He clearly has W and Flash, so why didn't he use a single skill? I really just can't understand it! In the two key turning points for Samsung White, Mata actually had opportunities to organize, didn't he? Why did he play like this!"

In the live stream, South Korean netizens had already started cursing.

[You son of a bitch, are you brainless or handless? Die!]

[Mata is such a piece of trash, I used to praise him so much, it's disgusting!]

[Is this thing, which has no mother, bought to deliberately throw the game?]

[It feels like he's deliberately giving the other side an opening!]

[Complete Pizza!]

[Mata should become a Chinese citizen, and Zhou Li should become a South Korean citizen. This way, neither citizenship will be changed.]

Zhou Li is too vicious; he'll never be Korean in his lifetime.

You're right, Zhou Li hates us Koreans. He can't become Korean, so I'm Chinese now.

Meanwhile, in the Chinese live stream room, Wawa was already laughing hysterically.

"What's wrong with Mata?! He keeps giving us chances! If WE.A takes Baron, the game feels like it's over!"

With the outcome decided, Miller started making jokes.

"It seems like Mata is a bit traumatized by Zhou Li. To be honest, this round was a bit of a struggle. It doesn't make sense for him to be given away so easily."

Bella nodded and said:

"We've always said that Samsung White is a top-notch team in terms of coordination and discipline, and they rarely make mistakes. But was it because of too much pressure today?"

“Actually, Samsung White doesn’t make that many mistakes,” Miller analyzed. “But everyone makes mistakes. It’s just that other teams can’t catch Samsung White’s one percent or even one thousandth of mistakes, but Zhou Li can!”

Meanwhile, in the live stream, LPL fans had already started celebrating in advance.

【Take it! 】

Congratulations to WE!

[Simple, easy, and relaxed.]

Did you buy Mata?

At WE.A's post-match celebration banquet, Mata wasn't there; only my brother Zhou dared to touch the food.

[Hilarious! Best Sixth Man!]

[MATA's report has been received, and the organization has decided to approve your application.]

At this moment, Mata, sitting in the Samsung White player's seat, looked ashen-faced.

He was acutely aware that his actions just now had once again made him the scapegoat for the entire team.

Normally, when Mata makes a mistake, he would choose to blame it on Imp to share the psychological pressure.

But now, it's clear that they can't get rid of this blame.

Mata also realized how outrageous her mistake was, and she no longer had any intention of shifting the blame.

This actually made Imp anxious.

He was already prepared to take advantage of the situation Mata had thrown at him.

Although he didn't actually do anything in this round.

But doing nothing is also a mistake.

Mata remained completely silent.

This gave Imp a chill down his spine.

He glanced at Mata and noticed that Mata's eyes were even starting to look lifeless, so he spoke up:

"Ah... this wave is mine. I wish I could have used it better. My skills were too inaccurate."

Mata did not speak.

imp's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew that this time, it wasn't just the end of this game.

Rather, his World Championship journey is coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)