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Chapter 124 Coach! I'm really struggling!!!

The early game was quite peaceful, with both junglers glancing at each other in the top lane but not finding any opportunities.

However, due to Knight's failure in the first exchange of blows, Orianna was able to get close to the enemy mid laner first.

Karsa had no chance to contest the top lane river crab, and Peanut managed to take it.

Karsa switched to the mid-lane screen and said, "Knight, don't worry, wait for an opportunity later, I'll help you!"

If the crab can't be eaten, then the lack of lane priority in the mid lane means...
They lost the initiative in the first round of the game.
"Wanghu, come with me, I guarantee you'll get to eat the river crabs on the lower road!"

With Diwu's protection, Olaf can confidently go directly from the mid lane to the bottom lane river to eat the river crab.

LGD practically revealed their intentions. Karsa switched screens to glance at 369 in the top lane, and 369's Jayce didn't have any major problems in the laning phase.

They were able to consistently pressure Ornn and also reduced Ornn's health to around half.

If you can't see the censorship yourself, then...
"Can he dodge top lane? Knight! He's gone to the bottom river to save Olaf and get the river crab!"

Karsa was on his way to the top lane and couldn't get the river crab, so he could only try to gank Ornn in the upper half of the map.

369 has already created a health advantage, and as long as Knight comes to 3v1, there is still a good chance.

369 unleashed a QE attack, once again targeting Flandre.

Flandre had also sensed a hint of danger.
The minion wave is about to enter their own turret, and their mid and jungle are both in the bottom half of the map. Karsa is coming!
However, just as he took two steps back, Karsa emerged from the rocky grass behind him.

After a fake ward landed behind the first tower, Knight simply teleported down.

Walking over would be much slower, and we might miss the opportunity to tower dive.

"I need to get the kills!" Knight said the moment he used his Teleport.

Karsa unleashed a Q-sonic wave, and Flandre tried to dodge it, but just as the sonic wave was about to hit her face, she flashed back and into the turret.

However, 369 countered by switching to the hammer and using AE to knock Ornn back, becoming the first to withstand the turret's damage.

Two sand soldiers stood behind Ornn and he poke forward with Q. Lee Sin initiated with E. Ornn is actually quite tanky, but the early game pressure from 369's health is still pretty good.

However, the kill was taken by 369 when he switched to cannon mode and used an AQ attack.

Jayce flashed past the turret again, completing a perfect 3v1!

"Sigh, we can't let them, or they'll think I'm going to die!" 369 shook his head helplessly.

After all, Ornn is quite tanky, isn't he?
If we fail to clear the first wave, and the enemy Clockwerk uses Teleport to save us, we're doomed!
Upon hearing this, Knight pursed his lips, feeling helpless.

Not getting any kills while trading kills was a bit of a blow for the Tsar.

"Mine, mine!"

Flandre couldn't help but sit up slightly. Her early game was a bit poor. 369's Jayce did play quite well in the laning phase.
Furthermore, if Diwu went to help Olaf control the two river crabs, he should have just left; he was being too greedy.

Fortunately, this wasn't the Tsar's kill. The Tsar could have gone back to the lane and gotten another layer of turret plating.

However, Ornn also has a teleport, so losing one life doesn't mean losing too much experience.

"Luckily, the Tsar got the short end of the stick; he didn't get a head! I can touch his plating!"

After quickly clearing the minion wave in the mid lane, Di Wu even had a chance to get a layer of plating.

Knight needs to go home first, then walk to the middle lane; he has enough time.

but
Zizizi!
A blue teleport (TP) dropped in the mid lane.

???

"Jace's TP?" Di Wu narrowed his eyes.

Is this a temporary lane switch? Playing Jayce like this is so fun! ? Pushing the top lane, getting first blood, then TPing back to mid lane to farm and push the lane again.

The Tsar missed out on all the economic benefits, and 369 got to eat them all!?
There's not much to say about this lane clearing, since Jayce's TP did help TES defend the mid lane plating.

Knight should even thank Brother 9!
The first lane swap was completed in the mid lane, and Knight could only farm in the top lane. When he went back to base, 369 originally planned to give up the mid lane, but Knight quickly said, "No, you can play in the mid lane for a while! Your items are very good now, you can put pressure on him!"

Going back to the mid lane to fight Orianna, who has already replenished her items, isn't really comfortable. You've lost a lot of minion waves in the early game, so it's better to let the advantageous Jayce suppress Orianna and take control of the mid lane.

He, the Tsar, can easily dominate Ornn's spinning top on the sideline. As long as no one helps Ornn, he can simply farm and develop without any worries.

"Okay! That works too!"

When Jayce is placed in the mid lane, he becomes completely different from Azir.

This is still Jayce who got kills and played on two lanes in the early game.

"Wow? TES is so despicable, directly swapping lanes with Azir and Jayce? Letting Gnik go after the Jayce who got first blood?" LaoK said indignantly.

TES's lane swap is quite clever. If Clockwerk builds Armguard, then it would be very comfortable to switch Azir back.

That's disgusting. Are you saying that AD and AP players are taking turns attacking my Gnik?
Seeing Jess coming up with his twin longswords online, Di Wu smiled somewhat helplessly.

Did you replace the cable?

Not K Knight!?
If I remember correctly, wasn't it you who asked me to come over during the group stage?

How come you've disappeared when I got here?

The effect of placing Jayce in the mid lane was immediate. Karsa secured the position at the dragon pit first, and Jayce moved over to help TES secure the first dragon.

Di Wu's item build didn't take into account who he was going to face in the mid lane. Just over ten minutes into the game, he got his first item, Luden's Echo.

Once this equipment is pulled out and wound up, it gives the user a certain level of combat capability.

"Let's just keep controlling the dragons!" Karsa's goal was clear: TES's mid and bot lanes both had lane priority.

The dragon fight is very fast-paced, and TES won't give LGD many opportunities. The dragon soul will be available very quickly, around 24 minutes. That's when EZ and Lee Sin will have their strongest plays, along with Jayce.

With double poke and Yuumi's healing, TES is now 70% confident of winning this game.

It won't delay LGD until Aphelios gets his three items and Orianna starts to shine.

"69, after you finish pushing the mid lane, just head over here!"

"We also have lane priority in the bottom lane, so let's take control of the river first. Our double poke will make things very difficult for them!"

With a vision advantage, TES's double poke composition gives them absolute control over the river.

Hearing Karsa's instructions, 369 nodded. What's so difficult about playing mid lane? It doesn't seem that playing mid lane is particularly difficult.
He leaned forward slightly, pressing his position; he was currently in a state of reverie, however...
Clearly, Di Wu showed him no respect. He flew over with a QW combo, and while using W to brush against Jayce, he quickly dealt with the minion wave in the mid lane.

"Huh? Why do you dare look at me? Don't you know what kind of harm I've caused?"

Clockwerk doesn't have an arm guard, so for Youmuu's Ghostblade Jayce, full health is the kill threshold.

Jess's QE shot grazed the edge of the room, and Diwu sidestepped and slightly pulled away from the enhanced cannon.

369 frowned, and a dream began!

Apply pressure directly forward to Orianna, who shows no intention of retreating. The QA is applied to Jayce, and the backhand E is used to pull the ball back, triggering the Phase Rush on Orianna and pulling her backward.

But 369 showed no intention of backing down. He had the speed boost from Youmuu's Ghostblade, and in this match, he was also using Phase Boots.

As long as you manage to land the hammer and trigger Phase Boots, you can chase down Orianna and unleash a combo. His damage is very high, and he has a real chance to solo kill this Orianna who hasn't built an Armguard.

"Oh? You want to kill me?"

Di Wu immediately realized that Jess was still trying to punch him and kill him in a one-on-one fight?

No, it's 69~
What no mid laner has been able to do this year, you, a top laner, want to solo kill me?

He placed a Q on the path between the two, just as Jayce leaped into the air with his Skyward Leap.

Command: Shockwave!!!

Orianna unleashed her ultimate ability, and it looked like Jayce's Q hammer was about to hit her.

He was pulled back by the ball behind him!

Immediately after, Di Wu used AQW, and Jayce's health dropped to about one-third.

"Wow?"

369 blinked in disbelief. Holy crap? Did he break his own QQ?
The moment he was pulled back in mid-air by Orianna's ultimate, 369 actually felt a little regretful.

Now that the next AAQ hits him, he immediately switches to cannon mode. Diwu immediately takes a step back to create space and prevents A from triggering Phase Rush.

Orianna's attack range was slightly longer than Jayce's by 25. When Jayce turned around, Orianna turned back and attacked Jayce again.

Jayce's health is already at the level where Orianna can execute him with a QW combo!

"Ding!"

369 was forced to use Flash to retreat in an attempt to escape, but
"Ding!"

Di Wu flashed to catch up, and confidently turned around with a QWA combo.

"LGD Gnik has killed TES 369!"

???

Karsa couldn't believe it as he slashed at the fallen Jayce in the mid lane. The thing is, you just fell down like that.

Why is Clockwork almost at full health?!
How did Jayce die?!
"69! You! You!" Karsa was somewhat incoherent.

On the commentary panel.
Guan Zeyuan and Miller rubbed their eyes. "No way? Did we see that right?!"

This Jess seems to be a toy, completely bewildered by this clockwork.

369's every move was exactly as Di Wu had anticipated.

Dodge the enhanced cannon with positioning, QAE triggers Phase Rush, QR interrupts Jayce's Q skill, then pull and pull, Flash and 369 Flash complete the kill!

"Gnik! He took down Jayce almost without taking any damage with that Orianna?"

This is Jayce who farmed two lanes and got a kill in the early game?
369 lost his sparkle on the TES stage... He got solo-killed!?

He recalled the scene in the lounge of last year's Intercontinental Championship, with BSYY yelling at himself, "Have you rebelled yet?"

Gnik's pulling on me has made my head numb, but Coach! I really was pulling on him!!!
He played so well! Was Knight facing a monster like this in the mid lane?
"Boom!!!"

"Bai Jiahao!"

BSYY slammed his fist on the table in the lounge: "What is he doing?"

"Why not join Karsa's team? Why fight Clockwerk one-on-one!?"

This was originally TES's turn; they controlled the vision in the bottom lane and easily secured the second dragon with their double poke.

Before this wave, BSYY was worried that DiWu might team up with Peanut to gank Knight in the top lane because he couldn't see the dragon in the bottom half of the map. Now, 369 stepped up to protect his brother.

369, a Jayce with an advantage, went to challenge Orianna to a one-on-one duel, but the key point is that they haven't even fought before!

"Do you think you've lived up to your early advantage? 369!"

"You're pulling him? He's completely numb from being wound up like a clockwork toy!"

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(End of this chapter)