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Chapter 173 The Mask of Pain

"Silas?"

Inside the TES Hotel, the older brother narrowed his eyes. Putting everything else aside, he had suffered quite a bit from Chicken Brother Silas.

Against Syndra, only Diwu would dare to pull out this move!
When you pick this champion, playing against Syndra is purely a matter of skill.

Chicken Bro's Sylas? That shows respect for his own region's teams, and you can see that...
Di Wu is about to end this match!

Both teams' lineups are now locked.

Blue side: JDG
Top lane: Volibear

Jungler: Graves

Mid laner: Syndra
Bottom Lane: Ashe and Bard
Purple side: LGD
Top order: Crocodile

Jungler: Lillia
Mid lane: Sylas
Bottom lane: Jhin and Leona
Both sides entered Summoner's Rift, and LGD's bot lane will have a slightly tougher time in the laning phase.

Bard and Ashe can still slightly suppress Jhin and Leona in the early game.

Once the game started, LGD adopted a defensive posture in the lower half of the map, focusing on vision control.

However, Kanavi did not choose to rush into the jungle to fight back while he was in the rest area.

Instead, they chose to farm from the bottom half of the map towards the top lane, making the early game matchup between Renekton and Volibear relatively comfortable.

Both heroes are very good at synergizing with the jungler in lane; it all comes down to whose teammates arrive first.

In this mid-lane matchup, Toothpaste's Syndra was trying to put pressure on Diwu from the start.

However, Di Wu chose to stand under the tower and follow the minion wave up, while Peanut's route was also towards the top half of the map. This time, he had to protect the top laner, Renekton.

Furthermore, if Kanavi were to enter the bottom lane, the opposing bot lane duo would be helpless, as their own lane doesn't have a champion that can farm and support in the early game.

There might be a fight in the upper half of the bracket, so your team needs to protect its own condition.

In this game, his Sylas chose the Electrocute rune and started with Doran's Ring.

Toothpaste felt a little panicked; if the Electrocute Sylas managed to land his E, he might lose a lot of health.

However, it's still necessary to suppress it. If you don't suppress it now, wait until level 3, because Sylas's E skill cooldown is shorter than your own E skill cooldown.

If you get caught in a time gap and get hit by two sets of attacks, your own team might be wiped out.

Level 1 must apply enough pressure!

Toothpaste didn't use his Q skill immediately, but instead moved forward, while Di Wu had to retreat to avoid being targeted.

Syndra then landed a Q on the minion wave.

"Should I try to steal the lane?" Di Wu glanced at his skills, which he hadn't leveled up yet.

He also directly learned the E skill and auto-attacked forward to last-hit a minion, so Syndra's Q is currently in a cooldown period.

Toothpaste moved forward, intending to attack Di Wu, but just as Di Wu was about to reduce Di Wu's health, Di Wu turned around and used his E skill to dive forward and upward past JDG's front-line minions.

He moved right up to Syndra's face, and while landing an auto-attack, he simultaneously unleashed the second part of his E skill diagonally towards the side of the target.

Di Wu completely predicted Toothpaste's movement, and his next passive A triggered Electrocute on Syndra.

But toothpaste didn't back down either, revealing its own secrets the moment it ingested E.

The next Q skill, which was off cooldown, was placed at his feet, triggering his Phase Rush.

Even though he lost half his health, once the phase was triggered, he was still able to chase Sylas all the way.

Toothpaste is really going all out; this trade doesn't even consider the positions of the junglers on either side.

It's about relentlessly pushing and whittling down the enemy's health bar until it's even!

"Wow? So fierce! Gao Gao!"

Judging from Gao Gao's condition, she must have gone to the bathroom and lit mosquito coils.
However, Diwu wasn't in a hurry, as Syndra's health and Sylas's health were definitely not comparable.

Syndra was only able to reach level two temporarily, while the mid lane was controlled by Yagao.

"Syndra's early game pressure is indeed quite good, isn't it?" Godv nodded upon seeing this.

That footwork Q is such a subtle detail. If you don't dodge the E, then just predict when you fly over and use Q.

That way you won't be able to move around, and you'll just be forcibly taking away Sylas's health.
This toothpaste campaign was a great success!

"This game depends a bit on the junglers on both sides. The mid laner can actually gank this health level, and both mid laners can easily finish it off with a little extra damage!" Godv couldn't help but turn his attention to the junglers on both sides.

Syndra temporarily reached level two, but the minion wave was blocked in front of the Diwu turret. Sylas then also reached level two.

Both junglers reached level 3 quickly at this point!

However, the difference is that Peanut achieved level 3 quickly in the bottom half of the map. Although he didn't have the red buff, he arrived in the mid lane a little faster than Kanavi.

Just as Diwu was putting pressure on Syndra, a small ball rolled over from the river bush in the middle lane, and Peanut had predicted Syndra's retreat position with this ball.

Syndra either gets hit by the ball or turns around and enters Sylas's EW range, only to be hit by Electrocute again.

E might even get you killed!

"What the hell?"

"Ding!"

Toothpaste immediately used Flash to dodge Lillia's ball.

Kanavi's voice came through his earpiece: "I'll be right there, can you pull him away?"

After clearing his F6, Kanavi circled around towards the river grass.

Lilia had already come online. When she saw Toothpaste appear, Diwu and Peanut turned around immediately.

Having forced Syndra to use Flash early on, Yagao will face immense pressure and won't be able to maintain the lane dominance he had before.

However, when Toothpaste saw Kanavi's location, he immediately turned around and hit Lillia with a Q.

Syndra reached level three after killing the minions.

Ok?
Syndra held the ball in her hand, her eyes narrowing slightly.

He knew he had to make a move this time, even if it was just to force out the enemy's summoner spells. That would be good news for his Syndra, who had lost her Flash in the next five minutes.

The toothpaste tube moved forward, and Di Wu completely understood: Kanavi had arrived.

"Wanghu, be careful!"

While speaking, Di Wu attacked a minion, causing himself to lose three levels. Syndra then used her W at Peanut's feet, and simultaneously used her Q and E on Lillia, who was slowed.

Lillia was stunned by another E, and the moment her Phase Boots were activated, Graves emerged from the bottom river.

Kanavi threw a smoke grenade at the two men's faces.

The attack immediately blocked the vision of the two players who were trying to counterattack, and Peanut's health dropped below half, reaching a very dangerous level.

Graves still has the red buff, and if he gets slowed by the red buff, Syndra will have Phase Rush, so he might get chased down and killed in this wave.

"Watch Graves! Attack the helper first!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Di Wu teleported towards the direction from which the gunslinger had come from outside the smoke grenade.

Kanavi will definitely come closer if he wants to kill Lillia. Syndra has already used up her combo and doesn't have Flash, so it's difficult for her to deal any more damage that could threaten Lillia.

Kanavi was slightly taken aback when he saw Sylas in front of him, and Sylas used his W to bite him.

Kanavi's eyes narrowed slightly as Sylas unleashed his second E attack on Graves.

Instead, he ran forward towards the deer behind him, knowing that he couldn't take it down by himself.

Graves landed a QA combo on Enchantress, and with the red buff applied, Syndra continued to chase and auto-attack, dealing damage.

Lillia's health had dropped to less than a third, and Peanut used his Q to spin around and accelerate while flashing to Sylas's side.

With Kanavi's next shot, Lillia's health was almost at the kill threshold.

"It's dangerous, Peanut, but Graves needs to reload. Syndra's next Q."

Miller's commentary on the mid-lane scene seemed to be on double speed, as Syndra's next Q skill was dodged by Lillia's W dash.

Sylas raised his hand and used Q to delay Syndra's pursuit, then turned around and hit Graves with an A. Now it was Graves' health that was a little dangerous.

However, Kanavi remained calm while reloading, as his E skill was about to refresh, and he also had a speed boost from his Phase Boots.

After reloading, I fired a shot at Sylas, refreshing the cooldown of my E skill. I quickly drew my gun and tried to chase down and shoot the little deer.

However, with the passive acceleration from the deer and Di Wu standing in front of him, Peanut and Di Wu adjusted their positions in perfect unison.

It perfectly blocked Kanavi's bullets as he quickly drew his gun and fired at Lillia.

Peanut even went so far as to give Teemo a thumbs up, as if to say...
"Hit me then?"

???

This scene made Kanavi's blood pressure skyrocket. Are you playing a game of tag here?

Chicken Bro is blocking the way?

"Let's go! Kanavi! We can't kill him!"

Toothpaste quickly spoke up, "If Lilia pulls on it like this, it'll explode!"

But now Kanavi has completely filtered out his teammates' voices. Maybe Bin is right, you just can't hear your teammates' voices when you're playing.

Peanut, relying on Chicken Bro blocking his way, turned around and used an A followed by a full Q.
Kanavi is already severely injured, Diwu has an A, and Peanut has an A.

"First Blood!!"

As soon as Peanut got the red buff, Syndra was also very far ahead in the chase. He used Enchantress's passive speed boost to quickly reach Syndra.

A has been given a red buff.
Di Wu is already waiting for his next E skill to be ready again.

Finished!

The toothpaste sighed. No.
Dude, I specifically drew the lotus flower today for this elimination round!
Kanavi has gone berserk again!

The next second, Sylas used his E skill, which was off cooldown, to move forward, followed by a powerful W, locking the chain a second time. "LGD Gnik has killed JDG Yagao!"

"The King of Qin circled the pillar! I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere before?" The child had already stood up from the commentary booth.

This mid-jungle play is so cool! The way they circled around makes it seem like Kanavi was caught in the jungle in the last game.

He's already starting to lose his senses.
In the LCK commentary booth, the three commentators shouted in unison.

“GGGGGGGnik!”

"Great block! Graves can't even auto-attack! He can only watch as the low-health Lillia manages to counter-attack! The teamwork is amazing!"

One of the commentators shook his head as he looked at Kanavi's blacked-out profile picture.

"It's like an eagle catching a chick; Chicken Bro stepped forward and stood in front of Peanut!"

"Is it just my imagination? Why does Kanavi seem to act a bit aggressively when playing against LGD? After Sylas helped Lillia block the auto-attack, it became very difficult to kill him!"

Even the commentators from the LCK next door could see that Kanavi's skills and abilities were definitely not a problem.

He gets too easily carried away and sometimes doesn't treat the enemy jungler like a human being, liking to force things and invade the enemy jungle.

This is a game of "either you explode, or I explode."

Kanavi seems to be losing his nerve since he can't seem to get the better of LGD.
"Grass!"

Kanavi slammed his fist on the table.
The feeling of his blood pressure spiked, leaving him speechless.

And this wave.
Diwu secured another kill on Syndra, and LGD won the first mid-jungle clash decisively!

In this way, Peanut can still go and eat the two river crabs, and Syndra in the mid lane will definitely not be able to play!
The toothpaste tube turned ashen; what am I supposed to do about this?

Dude, he was knocked unconscious. He was doing a good job of suppressing the enemy and even avoided Peanut's first gank.

It was tough at first, but Kanavi's insistence on pursuing the project backfired and he ended up getting himself into trouble.

The only saving grace is that Sylas got the kill himself and didn't receive any buffs!

The chat in the official live stream room exploded with comments.

"Holy crap? In ancient times, there was the story of King Qin circling a pillar; now, there's peanuts circling a chicken!"

"It exploded?"

"This lineup's mid and jungle are explosive, I feel like the side lanes are doomed!"

"With JDG's top and mid laners' ultimate abilities, Sylas can easily steal one in the first wave and start ganking on the side lane."

"Hmm, can you smell that? This isn't the smell of barbecue, it's the smell of crystal smoke!"

"Hahahaha! The crystal is starting to smoke!"

Di Wu took the first kill of the minion wave and then pushed in, returning home to immediately pull out a Killing Ring and a small spellbook.

With sufficient burst damage, Syndra can no longer afford to give him a second glance in the mid lane.

Once you get hit by the electric shock, you can't fight back.

Upon logging back in, Di Wu immediately stood behind the minion wave.

The moment Syndra came up to auto-attack, Diwu used his EQ combo to apply a slow, and then used his W to slam Syndra down, forcing her back to the turret.

As soon as Electrocute was triggered, Syndra's health dropped to half.

The moment Di Wu unleashed his E skill, Ya Gao immediately retreated, already under the turret.

If Sylas uses his E to get in, I might even be able to counter-attack.

but
Diwu's E is not forward, but...
"Holy crap!? A reverse E!"

Godv shook his head with a somewhat complicated expression.

Reverse E is correct; entering the tower will only allow Syndra with Phase Rush to pull you back and counter-attack.

Going into the tower is too dangerous; just keep Syndra's health down.

Syndra could only throw a W in frustration, but Sylas had already created distance.

E failed to stun Sylas, and from this moment on, JDG's lane control began to shift. JDG fell once again.

Zoom, playing in the top lane, glanced at the mid lane feed and immediately switched back.
"Hey!"

I can't break through this Renekton in the top lane, and now that the mid and jungle are in trouble...
Based on Kanavi's playstyle, he might focus more on his own development.

But what happens when my buddy hits the road?
The hero was originally chosen to cooperate with teammates, so how can they hold out until level six?
In five and a half minutes, Di Wu was the first to reach level six.

Toothpaste also understands that there's no need for him to give Sylas his ultimate, and then Sylas goes to the side lane to pressure his teammates.

Di Wu, having failed to steal his own ultimate ability at level six, disappeared from the lane.

"Sylas is gone, but he didn't steal my ultimate!"

???

Zoom's expression changed slightly as soon as the toothpaste comment came out.

What kind of nonsense are you spouting? If they didn't steal your ultimate skill, why would they need to steal it?
Is he trying to steal my ultimate move?!
Zoom turned around and placed a ward in the triangular bush, only to be hit in the face by a Lillia's ball.

In this wave, Kanavi entered LGD's bottom half of the map by taking advantage of lane priority in the bottom lane, but Lillia was on my side.

Where is Gnik going?
So hard to guess!

Someone is going to be reincarnated.
Lilia blocked the retreat route of the level 5 bear, and Diwu was already on his way.

LGD was clearly not in a hurry. Even though the Renekton was level six and had his ultimate, he chose to play very conservatively, waiting for Diwu to arrive and steal the Volibear's ultimate.
"Wait for me! Wait for me! Don't cross the line! Don't give them any chance!"

Just as Peanut was about to put some pressure on the front, Di Wu called him back.

Ok?
Peanut couldn't help but feel a little confused. Was it really necessary to be so cautious? He hadn't seen Di Wu so serious lately, telling him not to make the first move.

Is my little deer really that untrustworthy?

Some commentators in the LCK commentary booth have already closed their eyes.

"Oh no, this is too bad! LGD played too steadily!"

With just a level 6 Renekton and Lillia diving the tower in the top lane, the victory is practically guaranteed.

With Lillia, as long as your Renekton holds the opponent down, how could they possibly not be able to follow up with their skills?

"They're waiting for Silas to arrive; that's the safest way to kill him!"

Of course, for Zoom, this is the most desperate way to die!
Especially during those few seconds while waiting for Silas to get into position, Zoom was already reminiscing about his career.

The moment Di Wu emerged from the triangular grass, the bear unleashed a powerful stealth attack.

"Kill them however you want?"

Di Wu raised his hand and used his ultimate skill first, and the crocodile also used his ultimate skill.

In this way, the bear had no chance to struggle.

Actually, he was still a little scared when he looked at Peanut's Lillia. It was the same old crocodile and deer from history, and the opponent was also the same old bear. So he shouted with unwavering determination this time.

Diwu coordinated with Flandre's fully charged crocodile attack, and Peanut followed up with a series of attacks.

"LGD Gnik has killed JDG Zoom!"

This is the most desperate kill!

Zoom stared at the black screen, leaned back in his gaming chair, and put his hands behind his head, forming an inverted triangle shape on the small Zoom screen in the lower left corner.

and
His face began to contort.
Teammates can't help or save you, and there's no response when you try to say something to the top laner.

It's only because this guy has withstood a lot of pressure in the LPL, otherwise he would really be shaking with his hands at this point.

How am I supposed to play like this?!
He finally put on the special mask from the S10 World Championship.
Torture for Men and Women

This time, Peanut created a mask of torment, but instead of male or female torture, it was worn on the face of Zoom, one of his opponents!

Meanwhile, Kanavi, with steam rising from his head, was frantically farming jungle camps without saying a word. GaoGao was already a little sleepy, and the bot lane duo was also immersed in the atmosphere.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that the five members of JDG were a team assembled from "talent markets".

Peanut breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Di Wu secure the kill. Wait a minute! Why am I letting out a sigh of relief? Don't I trust my little deer too?

There seemed to be a voice in my mind.
"I don't owe you anything anymore!"

???

What do you mean you don't owe anything?!
On LGD's stage, Di Wu stood up and raised his hands in front of the lifeless stage facing JDG, which was even starting to emit black smoke. He made the number eight gesture with both hands and then put them together.

It formed a camera gesture!
Let's record the good things in life!

???

The official live stream room is already overwhelmed.

"Shrimp and pig's heart too!?"

Chicken Bro: What's wrong? Why aren't you smiling? You should smile while playing games!

"Zoom's face is terrifying! It looks like it's been distorted by the beating!"

"So there really is torment for both men and women?"

"I've already thought of a title for this photo of Brother Chicken: 'The Mask of Pain'."

"Hahahaha, five pain masks, huh? JDG really knows how to do e-commerce, even in wholesale!"

"I knew JD.com was a big company! They have all the Pain Masks in stock and shipping them out immediately!"

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　Day two, 10,000 words a day! Tomorrow, let's continue!