LPL History

Chapter 333 Zhou Yu cleverly devises a trap to lure the enemy; Ye Wang ambushes and kills enemies from all sides.
Wei Shen is also under considerable pressure in the mid lane.

Before Fizz reaches a certain level and gets ready, he's still a short-range champion and faces significant lane pressure from Clockwerk.

Fortunately, Rookie was still a rookie at this time, and he was obviously lacking in laning experience, so his pressure was not that strong.

Even so, upon hearing Taobao's request for rights, Wei Shen couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

If he goes to help Taobao Quan guard the jungle, he will lose at least half a wave of minions in the mid lane.

This is very difficult for him in the laning phase, because Fizz needs to level up against Clockwerk, otherwise he will easily be suppressed.

However, if they don't go, the jungle of Taobao Quan will be ruined, and their own mid lane will also be greatly affected.

Left with no other option, Wei Shen could only head towards the jungle, hoping to put some pressure on Kakao.

Seeing Wei Shen's movement, Rookie quickly spoke up to remind him:
"The little fishman is past; he's faster than me."

At this point, Kakao had already taken half of the red buff.

In fact, if Kakao, whose Smite had already been restored, had simply finished the red buff and left, he would have made a huge profit.

However, Kakao is a very aggressive jungler.

Not only am I coming to rebel against your tyranny, but if you dare to resist, I will also kill your people!
So after taking the red buff, Kakao didn't leave; instead, he kicked the arriving murloc.

Wei Shen's operation was very delicate. He deliberately took the first part of Lee Sin's Sonic Wave, and then chose to use his E skill when Lee Sin flew over to avoid the second part of Lee Sin's Q damage, while slowing Lee Sin down at the same time.

Meanwhile, Taobao's excavator had already arrived.

Seeing that a fight had broken out in the jungle, Zhou Li did not choose to provide immediate support, but instead moved forward to open up some vision.

After failing to find Nar, Zhou Li spoke up:

"Gnar is there too, I can't help you this time, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

After saying that, Zhou Li immediately began pushing the lane quickly.

This skirmish in the jungle was definitely a win for Zhou Li.

Because Acorn went to provide support, he can quickly push the minion wave to the tower, causing Acorn to continue losing gold and experience in the lane, while he can return to base without any pressure.

Unless Acorn gets a kill this time, his top lane is doomed.

Hearing Zhou Li's words, kakao nodded and said:

“No problem, brother. I’ll kick him twice and run away.”

Hearing this made the person backstage feel a pang of sadness.

When did Kakao become so easy to talk to?

You should know that when he's in the starting lineup, if he can't provide timely support to Kakao, that Korean guy is known for spewing nonsense.

As for helping his top lane Malphite get the first kill at the start of the game, that's out of the question.

Although Kakao was a bit too reckless, the fact that he became the OGN jungle king with such a rough jungling strategy proves that he definitely had some skill.

On the other hand, although LGD had three players ganging up on Lee Sin, they couldn't create a reliable crowd control combo.

Lee Sin is a champion with multiple dashes, making him one of the most agile champions in the early game. With Rookie's support, Kakao escaped without even having to use Flash.

Acorn sighed. He hadn't gotten anything this wave. When he returned to the tower, half of the minions had been killed by the tower and exploded on the spot.

Once the enemy's wave pushes into the tower, it will uncontrollably push back. Irelia doesn't even need to use TP; when she gets back, she can simply block the wave in front of the tower, causing the enemy to disconnect.

Fortunately, at least he was playing Gnar this game, so he could use Q to last-hit minions, but that's just how his time in the top lane is going to be.

Zhou Li controlled Irelia to re-enter the lane, and then stood behind the minion wave.

He can hold this wave of minions for ten minutes if there are no external influences.

As for Gnar, he wasn't particularly interested either. Acorn played him timidly and clumsily, and before he could get Blade of the Ruined King, it was unlikely that he could solo kill Gnar with just his E skill's crowd control.

Bored, Zhou Li began to pay attention to his teammates.

"Rookie, what's wrong? This cannon minion can cover the gaps, right? Trading blows is fine, but the cannon minion can't be left vulnerable. You're playing too hastily. How come you can't control your blade when you're fighting a melee enemy with a long range?"

"Right! Don't just keep pushing forward. You're drawing too much aggro from the minions. You'll only gain the shape but not the advantage."

He then looked towards the bottom lane.

"Shekeke's support play is pretty good. She can get hit by skills when she enters the bush and get hit by basic attacks when she leaves the bush."

"Kid, stop throwing Qs at imp all the time. You can't even get your Qs to go wide. He's just standing there on purpose letting you Q him. He doesn't want you to Q the minions and push the lane, don't you understand? Can't you just use QW to push the lane properly?"

"Can this Janna's charged wind attack be eaten? Don't you have wards in your bag? Go and steal the bushes! How come this Janna can stand in the bushes forever?"

"How many times have I told you, if the support is an enchanter, you ADC, don't position yourself right next to the support!"

After giving instructions to the bottom lane, Zhou Li turned to the jungler and said in Korean:
"Kakao, if I were you, I'd go straight into the enemy's bottom half of the map right now! Taobaoquan's gank on top with two levels left them without any jungle camps in the bottom half. He'll definitely need to catch up now and will go back to farm the bottom half of the map."

"Don't go in directly from here. Even the dumbest Taobao administrator knows to set up wards to prevent your intrusion. Right, from Xiaolongkeng, go straight up through the wards, that's it! That'll catch this idiot!"

"Flashing in is already a good trade, now go eat his Krugs. Bot lane, why the hell aren't you pushing the lane?! Why is the wave still stuck there?! Apply pressure!"

After criticizing the bottom lane, Zhou Li continued to ask questions:
"Kakao, where do you think the next wave of Taobao rights will go?"

Kakao's jungling is very inconsistent, which is a significant concern for the team's future stability.

He had mostly been slacking off before and rarely participated in practice matches. Now that he had a rare opportunity, he decided to put something into Kakao's brain.

After hearing Zhou Li's words, Kakao thought for a moment.

“He’s out of jungle camps now, and he doesn’t have anywhere to go next wave. He’ll probably gank mid lane. I’m planning to counter-gank mid lane.”

“You’re wrong, brother,” Zhou Li said. “Your jungling thinking is too simplistic; it’s only at the first level. Your analysis earlier was indeed correct. The rek’sai has no jungle camps to farm, and among the three lanes, only Rookie, who is pushing the lane, offers the most opportunities. Ganking mid is indeed the best option. But how could Taobaoquan not know such a basic principle? They are currently at a disadvantage. If they gank the lane that is most vulnerable to counter-ganking, once they are caught, the game will completely collapse. So it’s a high-risk, low-reward strategy.”

Kakao nodded as he listened to Zhou Li's analysis.

The Zhou Li (Rites of Zhou) does indeed make some sense.

The jungler position is the most strategic. If you put yourself in their shoes, you would definitely consider whether initiating a gank would result in being counter-ganked.

Taobao Quan's current rhythm is already somewhat broken. If they get counter-ganked in the first wave of ganks, then they might as well give up.

Therefore, the most likely way to gain access to Taobao is to find a line that is least likely to be countered.

Even if the returns are lower, we must ensure that the market doesn't completely collapse.

Kakao only gets carried away occasionally, but that doesn't mean he's not smart, so he immediately realized what was happening.

He turned his gaze to the road ahead.

Zhou Li's Irelia is currently holding the lane in front of the top lane tower, making a gank impossible.

However, jungling doesn't necessarily mean killing someone when ganking.

He can help boost the lane's stats online, or he can help Acorn clear the lane.

While this approach offers minimal benefit to the jungler, it's undoubtedly the safest option for Taobaoquan, who currently has no jungle camps to farm and is struggling to maintain his rhythm. Furthermore, considering the personal animosity between Zhou Li and LGD, Taobaoquan is the most likely candidate to go top lane, both emotionally and rationally.

At this time, Taobao Quan was indeed on its way to the top.

After receiving information that Acorn hadn't placed any wards, Taobaoquan moved directly towards the tri-bush, intending to use the dart to knock up the Irelia, deal some damage, and then help Acorn push the minion wave forward.

But Miller, watching the movement of Taobao rights from God's perspective, couldn't help but exclaim:

"Taobaoquan still wants to make a move! But IG played so smartly today! Kakao even positioned himself in the tri-bush a step ahead of Taobaoquan! They completely anticipated Taobaoquan's movements!"

Kakao had already seen Taobao Quan walking towards him, but he wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he quietly waited for the other party to walk right up to his face.

Since the Blind Monk remained stationary, the Excavator's passive didn't detect anything unusual in the bush. Taobaoquan also never expected anyone to be waiting for him in the bush, and without thinking, he plunged into the triangular bush and immediately moved his view to dig a tunnel.

It wasn't until he skillfully slipped into the tunnel that he saw a blind monk beside him who had already cast Heavenly Sound Wave on himself.

"The excavator went straight to Lee Sin's face! But Taobao Quan reacted very quickly, luckily he had already burrowed into the tunnel! He knocked Irelia away! Zhou Li seems to have been a bit careless this time!"

Miller was speechless at the doll's words.

The blind monk had been watching the excavator for so long, how could Zhou Li not have seen it?
The Irelia's positioning was clearly intentional, designed to lure the excavator over.

The Irelia, who was knocked into the ground, immediately stunned the excavator.

Kakao was already prepared, so he immediately used his ward to quickly close the distance, entered the casting range of his second Q, and then kicked him.

After stunning the excavator, Dao Mei did not continue fighting it.

He knew that the excavator had just been forced to use Flash by the Lee Sin, and that position was definitely a death sentence.

So he directly chose to use his Q skill to dash towards the ranged minions in the back row, and then immediately got close to Gnar and activated his W skill to unleash a barrage of attacks.

When Zhou Li returned home last time, he immediately bought a pair of shoes so that he could stick to Gnar.

Acorn had only been able to use Q to last-hit minions, so he didn't have much rage and could only be chased and attacked by Irelia. In the end, he couldn't withstand the pressure and used E to jump and create distance.

After driving away Gnar, Irelia turned around and continued to deal damage to the enemy's Rek'Sai alongside Lee Sin.

Acorn was clearly still unwilling to give up, cautiously casting his Q skill from the edge while maintaining distance, trying to give the excavator a chance to escape.

Unbeknownst to him, Zhou Li and Kakao, while still ganging up on the excavator, had their eyes fixed on him.

This version of Rek'Sai truly lives up to its reputation as a numerical monster. Furthermore, Irelia's early-game damage isn't particularly high, so much so that even after Gnar had fully charged his Fury, Rek'Sai was still alive.

Having grown larger, Acorn looked at the nearly dead excavator and felt that it could still be saved.

Furthermore, Irelia's health was already quite low; under the combined attacks of Rek'Sai and Gnar, she only had two bars of health left.

The increased size and health he gained gave him the courage to step forward, so he controlled Gnar to use his W ability, hoping to stun Lee Sin and Irelia.

But the instant Gnar cast his W skill, Irelia instantly used her Q skill and the nearby minions to pull herself to the left, while Lee Sin's hand speed was incredibly fast as he used his W skill to ward to the right.

Nar's shot landed right between the two of them!

The synchronized movements of Irelia and Lee Sin were visually stunning, eliciting gasps from the audience!
Miller, in the commentary booth, even shouted:

"Wow, those two reacted so fast! What do you call this? A clean break?!"

Meanwhile, the Irelia who had immediately pulled away had already used the minion wave to dash back, and with a single Q, she took down the low-health Rek'Sai, then charged straight at Gnar!
"The excavator couldn't hold on any longer, it was taken down by the Blade of the Blade and refreshed! Irelia charged straight at Gnar! Gnar used Flash! Irelia followed with Flash! Balanced Strike! Stunned Gnar!!"

"The Blind Monk used his golden shield to close the distance and landed a kick on Gnar! It looks like Gnar can't escape now!!"

Double kill!!

Amidst gasps of surprise from the crowd, Irelia secured a double kill in the top lane!

"We've collected the points, brothers!"

The chat room was buzzing with excitement.

Holy crap, that was a fucking clean breakup, so cool.

[That sounds awful; I think it should be called "Flying Together, Wing to Wing."]

Wait, when did Zhou Chu, this lazy bum, become such a skilled player?

[Kakao's counter-gank awareness was phenomenal! When did Kakao become a jungler who knows how to counter-gank?!]

[LGD's top and jungle laners completely collapsed after this fight!]

[Useless Acorn, can't even beat his own underlings, making him a laughing stock.]

The problem isn't just that we can't win; it's that we get completely dominated in every game.

At this point, the director started the replay.

Miller stared at the replay and suddenly realized something.

"Hey! Now I finally know why those two took so long to kill the excavator! Look at Zhou Li's skill build, why is his Irelia maxing E?"

After seeing the skill point allocation for the Irelia, Miller felt his mind suddenly clear.

"Wow, that E-maxing move was so smart! First of all, look at the laning phase, no wonder Acorn had such a hard time! Irelia's E skill actually has very high base magic damage and a short cooldown. Against long-range but squishy champions like Gnar, or opponents with high armor runes, learning E is indeed very effective!"

"Because Irelia prioritizes her E, her damage output was somewhat lower when fighting Rek'Sai later on. But then again, if they hadn't been slow in fighting Rek'Sai, Acorn's Gnar wouldn't have used his red rage to probe forward, only to end up giving up his life! This was such a well-calculated move! I feel like they deliberately slowed down the fight to lure Acorn into a trap!"

Hearing Miller's words, Doll almost laughed.

"That's unlikely, they'd deliberately slow down the pace..."

"Hey, wait! Look for yourself!" Miller interrupted Wawa, "Did you see that? This Irelia interrupted her own auto-attacks several times while fighting the Excavator! Is that a mistake a professional player would make?"

The child was still stubbornly insisting, "Maybe I was too nervous to say no..."

"How could it be that he was too nervous! You have to understand that it's very difficult to interrupt a melee champion like Irelia! And look here, he died! He clearly died!" Miller became more and more excited as he spoke, his face turning red.

It's like discovering a new continent, only to find that your companion is blind. You excitedly share your discovery with him, but it turns out you're just wasting your breath.

"He's dead! This couldn't possibly be a deliberate mistake due to nervousness! He's deliberately using the excavator as bait!"

Meanwhile, the live stream chat exploded with comments.

Is it really that outrageous? Can someone tell me, is Miller telling the truth or not?

Why don't you try playing a game with Irelia yourself and see?

I believe you when you say an ADC is so nervous that they lose their auto-attack ability due to positioning, but I've never seen someone lose their auto-attack ability because they're nervous while playing a melee champion.

Holy crap, if this was intentional, Zhou Chu is way too damn cunning.

[What kind of nerve is this? They really don't treat Taobao and Acorn like human beings.]

[Damn it, brothers! Everything points to one conclusion! Zhou has mutated!]

(End of this chapter)