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Chapter 159 "Wash K God's comeback next year, you're going to be on your team!"

"Ryze!?"

Knight looked at the fifth lock with some suspicion.

When he and Gnik were both in YM, his Ryze was quite good. But after he went to LPL, he seemed to make a huge fool of himself in 19.

It was even used as a classic example that amateurs with amazing skills simply cannot compare to professionals.

There was a player who had a thousand points in Azir and thought he was very good. He was given a chance to play Azir in a match and was completely crushed.

Divina Ryze is another example. He gained a huge following just after entering the LPL, regardless of his appearance, his background from YM, or the strong support from Piao.

While the traffic is exploding, if it's not handled well, Di Wu will also explode.

After that match, Nick Fury's Ryze became his swan song.

I can't believe I'll see this again? Ryze trying to prove himself against me?

Then let me see how much skill you really have with your hilarious Ryze playstyle.
Knight gave a cold laugh.

Both teams' lineups are now locked.

Blue side: TES
Top lane: Gnar

Jungle: Nidalee

Mid Lane: Sett

Bottom lane: Jhin and Leona
Purple side: LGD
Top order: Crocodile

Jungler: Lillia
Mid Lane: Ryze

Bottom lane: Ashe plus Nautilus

Once inside Summoner's Rift, the main battleground remains the mid-lane.

"We need to get into their jungle!"

A small peanut was marked as "on the way" at the F6 position of the blue team TES.

The bottom lane features a lineup of Titan and Ashe, making LGD a terrifying force in level one combat.

Nidalee only managed to get her teammates to leave a defensive ward, and she would have to switch sides and go to Lillia's top side of the map later.

“I have a hard time pushing his lane in the early game, and it’s a bit difficult for me to help you watch the jungle, but I should be able to chip away at his health.”

Diwu chose the Conqueror rune in this game, with almost no margin for error, purely to counter Sett's spinning top and pose more of a threat to Sett in the mid lane.

The only problem with Conqueror Ryze against a champion like Sett is that he doesn't have enough mana, so he might not be able to pressure Sett in the early game.

"It's okay, let's switch jungles! Fran, be careful!" Peanut didn't insist. In this game, the top lane Renekton will most likely be slightly suppressed by Gnar.

As long as the top laner doesn't die, he can put a lot of pressure on TES's bot lane by swapping jungle camps with Nidalee.

If Ashe can exert pressure or achieve good trades in the early game, she can even find opportunities to gank the bottom lane.

Knight, who plays mid lane, learned the W skill upon entering the lane. He only needs to go up and auto-attack minions, use Ryze to hit himself to stack up affinity, and then use Charged Punch to quickly push the lane.

The Doran's Shield he carries makes it difficult even for Ryze with Conqueror to deal with Sett.

With just a few simple maneuvers, like the bald guy, you can use the gaps between your skills to weave in auto-attacks and stack Conqueror, while the noble Sett can easily push lanes quickly by taking hits. But there are many more things to think about.

Knight came in without missing a single hit, then countered with a punch that built up goodwill, and the first wave of minions was gone. He even easily pushed back Ryze.

Sett is such a noble champion, isn't he?

I watched Ning have so much fun playing those heroes during the regular season. Playing unconventional heroes is just so much fun! You have to try it to know!

After taking his blue buff, Karsa immediately went to Peanut's jungle.

Xiao Lu's speed in clearing the F6 area is too fast. Karsa had just gotten the red buff when Peanut had already cleared the bottom half of TES's map.

However... my brother's performance today was definitely unfamiliar. In both the first and this game, Jhin gave his opponent absolutely no chance in the bottom lane.

It's clear how much the older brother really wanted this championship; he also harbored resentment towards Su Xiaoluo and IG!

He wants to prove himself, that he is not a pawn that IG can discard at will, nor a fat fish that RNG is waiting to catch.

I am the responsible god of TES, and the champion ADC of S8!

The two sides seemed to get along quite well in the early game, with Lillia not finding any opportunities to catch the bottom lane even after exchanging jungle camps.

On the contrary, it made it very difficult for Flandre to play in the top lane. As a counter to Renekton that is becoming increasingly easy to pick, Gnar dared not farm many lanes in the early game when the jungle was being swapped.

Once your health is reduced and you're caught off guard by Gnar, you'll become Karsa's prey again.

Flandre had already been 10 CS down in the top lane within five minutes, and pitifully only had around 20 CS left. In this BO5 series, Flandre's performance in the laning phase was generally mediocre.

The overall situation for TES is gradually moving in the direction they want to see.

"Peanut isn't finding a good opportunity to gank! It seems like we'll have to focus on the top lane," Godv analyzed the situation.

LGD's lineup relies heavily on establishing early momentum, especially since they picked Renekton in the top lane to coordinate with the jungler Lillia. However, the first jungle swap resulted in Flandre losing the game.

In terms of rhythm, LGD suffered a significant loss.

After exchanging jungle camps, it was a bit too much for Lillia to come over again.

After clearing his own jungle, Peanut walked from the lane into the bushes, using the enemy's vision as cover, intending to gank 369.

369's Gnar might be playable...

However, Karsa's overall control of the game was perfect; he almost completely figured out Peanut's position.

"69, the enemy jungler is most likely in your top lane! I'm timing my move to secure the first dragon in the bottom lane, don't give them a chance!"

Karsa's holographic radar pinpointed Peanut's exact location.

"Don't worry! My Gnar is immortal!"

369 smiled calmly; he was in excellent condition.

And they're almost at A site; unless Ryze makes a move, the two of them won't be able to kill them.

The 369 positioning is very ambiguous. It seems to give the crocodile a chance to make the first move, but if he does make the first move, he can immediately pull away.

"Huh? He knows I'm here!"

Peanut shook his head. Gnar was clearly stalling for time. Nidalee in the bottom half of the map was probably controlling the dragon by relying on TES's counter-push.

Continuing on the road would only be a waste of time, so Lilia simply pressed B to go home.

"Roar!" The first dragon was perfectly controlled by Karsa. Karsa's map control in the early game was absolutely top-notch.

It's like they're spying on the screen, locking down Peanut's position completely. 369's Gnar also has an advantage now. As long as they play slowly, Gnar will be invincible in the solo lane in the late game.

The crocodile will then be continuously spun around until level 18.

"It depends on Xiaolong, right?"

At this point, Xiao Lu was already in a very passive position and couldn't coordinate with her teammates online. Xiao Hua could only enter the second stage of farming and start focusing on her own development.

After Di Wu in the mid lane bought his Tear of the Goddess, the mid lane became much more comfortable.

Ryze the Conqueror still poses a certain threat to Sett.

Knight, relying on the shield and damage of his W skill, pushed the lane quickly in two consecutive waves, but his true health was also being whittled down quite a bit.

Knight's smile, which started at first, has now faded somewhat...

What's going on with Gnik?

It feels like he's gotten stronger again! It's that feeling in the little details, like the timing of every pull by Di Wu, and the way he always manages to keep his distance.

Gnik has evolved once again! What kind of monster is he? How can he get better and better in a best-of-five series?!
Could it be that... this once-unique skill was something he had been hiding all along?

He had just used his W to push the lane in the mid lane, so he had to retreat a little.

Fortunately, for Sett, a champion who relies purely on "skill," the designers created impressive stats for him!
He still had more than a third of his health remaining, while Ryze's mana was almost depleted.

After clearing another wave of minions and returning home, it will be just around the time the Herald spawns.

Although the crocodile was very strong at this moment, but...

My Sett's punches were not without their merits!
While Knight was thinking about the next Rift Herald team fight, Ryze had already pushed forward and landed an AE attack on him.

Knight glanced at his W, which was still on cooldown, and chose to retreat to avoid the brunt of the attack. The one who should be anxious now is Gnik. Even if he plays well in lane, it's still too difficult for Gnik to suppress him with Sett.

Dude, I won't fight you! You think Ryze can kill me?
Seeing this, Di Wu also chose to retreat, just as Knight turned around...

"Ding!"

The moment Di Wu turned around to use Q, he used his Flash to turn around and Q'd Sett, who was still daring to come back to watch the minion wave.

Before the Q could even hit Sett, Ryze raised his W, instantly immobilizing Sett in place. The instant he used his A, he used the Q skill refreshed by W again, smoothly weaving auto-attacks between A, E, and Q.

Turning around just now was partly to lower Knight's guard, and partly to time out the cooldown of his E skill, ensuring that he could unleash his full damage combo.

Conqueror stacked to full in an instant, and the moment the root ended, Ryze's E refreshed Q, stacking the mark and dealing damage. Sett was left with almost no health, and Knight immediately retreated and used Flash.

Heaven hasn't forsaken me! This is Sett!

The allure of numbers is undeniable. Even with Gnik's Conqueror Ryze combo being so flashy and fast, landing the entire combo on himself, he still had 48 health left...

What? Wait a minute!

He had just flashed out when he discovered that a blue basic attack was chasing after him as he flashed out again.

It was...it was Ryze's last Q followed by an auto-attack!?
"First Blood!"

A cold female voice echoed throughout Summoner's Rift.

After holding back for nearly eight minutes, Knight ultimately couldn't withstand the pressure from Di Wu in the mid lane.

???

"I have to pay?! What is this?!"

Teacher Erlu Dazi blinked as she looked at the scene before her. What was this?
Sett had so much health, and he was still killed in one combo?
Having previously shone in the mid lane and even picked Ryze to counter TheShy's Vladimir in the top lane, he considered himself a master of Ryze, but at this moment he couldn't help but rub his eyes.

"Ryze...is he doing some kind of shamanistic trick in mid lane!?"

"A left hook and a right hook, and Knight killed him from a distance!?"

Is this the hilarious Ryze from Gnik last year?

Could it be that K-God truly possesses magic? He can even seal away Chicken Nick?

The director also showed a slow-motion replay of this scene, where Ryze's movements were almost like dancing, with each strike landing heavily on Sett.

"My God! Wait, who are you?"

Lao K on the second route couldn't believe what he was seeing. No, what is this?!

Your Ryze wasn't like this last year, was it?

You're a true Ryze master!

The barrage of comments has completely exploded.

"Ryze had to go through so much trouble to solo kill Sett, you know who to buy now, right?"

"I'm standing guard right here today, let's see who dares to wash K God's clothes!"

"Wash K's comeback next year, you're going to be on your team!"

"Want to join my team? RNG Krystal?"

"This time, Uzi has really stolen my life!"

"My favorite team is LGD?"

"Lao Ji: Enough! I feel sorry for myself!"

K God: No, he wasn't like this last year!

"Even Lao Ji had to avoid K God's sharp edge when he was at his peak!"

On the commentary panel…

"what?"

"what?"

Godv stared in astonishment at the scene before him…

The three commentators looked at each other in surprise; none of them had expected Di Wu to play the game this way.

The calculation was perfect; Ryze's damage was calculated exactly right, not too much and not too little!
Just enough to take Sett out in one go!
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(End of this chapter)