You actually want me to...

"Combined!"

Contest: Chapter 40: No Way to Escape

"Huh? Why isn't the enemy jungler near the dragon pit?"

"They probably released it because they saw there were a lot of us. Don't worry about it, just keep going."

As you can see from the minimap, EZ didn't even come to the top jungle; he was secretly farming alone in the bottom lane. Yuumi is nowhere to be seen, but it's not a big deal. Even if Yuumi joins the team, it'll be a 4v4 situation for the enemy team.

Cats are the kind of creatures that are weak in the early game but become powerful later on.

In just eight minutes, they were at best just healing tools, and four against four was still their advantage. However, the moment the Predator icon appeared above their heads, the future had already changed.

Meanwhile, in the commentary booth off the field.

"Hey? Miller, are you saying TES isn't planning on taking the Herald this time? Why did they only send the top and mid laners?"

"That shouldn't be the case. The eight-minute vanguard is a very important part of TES's tactical system. Based on my understanding of watching so many of their matches, they usually don't give it up."

"What? Wait! Someone's charged! It's a Centaur... the Centaur have made a breakthrough!"

"Is it too late? It seems so! Holy crap, that speed!!!"

As we all know, in the anime, the maximum horsepower of a heavily modified AE86 is less than 200, but in the hands of a summoner, as long as you are willing to equip it with enough parts, the horsepower of the AE86 can instantly reach 1300.

The centaur in front of him had clearly not yet reached its maximum acceleration, but that didn't matter, as he had already acquired several crucial acceleration components.

Predator + Sprint + Hecarim's E skill + Yuumi's E skill + ultimate Shadow Strike.

First, he used his ultimate to inflict AOE fear, then used his E skill to kick someone until they were pregnant. The EDG team had never witnessed such terrifying speed at this moment. Before they could even react, the fear effect from Hecarim's ultimate had already spread to the top, mid, jungle, and support players.

Hecarim in his ultimate ability state is unaffected by any crowd control abilities.

The Minotaur's New Year's greetings were in vain, and Viktor's stance didn't even have time to take effect. According to the principle that speed equals power, after the initial fear, Harold's men kicked out with their backhand, directly reducing Viktor's health bar to the death line.

Q skill swung down again, and Smite landed.

TES_Haro killed EDG_Scout

TES_Haro secured the Rift Herald.

Then, he started getting beaten up.

【? ? ? ? ? ? 】

[Holy crap, where did my huge Viktor go? Did anyone see the Viktor I just placed here?]

[What the hell is this speed? In a normal game, you'd need at least three items to achieve this.]

[It looks so simple... but he's having so much fun! I want to play too!!!]

The cat's E skill, in addition to healing, grants an additional (15+10%AP)% movement speed. Many people might not feel anything when looking at this data, but if you ask any experienced DNF player about the difference between percentage-based and fixed damage classes, they can talk to you for ages with a calculator, until you completely understand.

Or to put it even more simply.

Anything involving percentages.

It may be weak in the early stages, but it will definitely be strong in the later stages.

For example, if your base speed is 100, adding only 10 is definitely not as good as a fixed movement speed of +100. But when your movement speed is 10000, it will add 1000 to your speed.

Coincidentally, Hecarim's E skill, Ghost, and Predator all grant him a massive boost to his base movement speed in a short period of time. Roland's Yuumi, on the other hand, provides an additional percentage-based speed boost based on Hecarim's increased speed, using a spiraling motion with his left foot on his right to achieve super-stacks.

This is another hidden trump card of TES: the AE86 tactic.

“I just rode in your car and I noticed something: you always seem unnatural when cornering. Although your 86 has a lot of horsepower, the front is very heavy. With so many sharp turns in the canyon, you always understeer when entering a corner, especially the last five consecutive turns. You never seem to find the best line. Unless you can overcome this problem, you won’t be able to beat my Jedi Turtle.”

"Hmph, don't overdo the bragging. Don't go around making a big show of modifications, only to find out it's a 1.5L engine and a CVT transmission. Some things, you have to compare them to see who's really good."

They completely ignored the EDG team's attack because they were certain that the remaining three opponents couldn't kill the Centaur with the cat.

Nar, Udyr, Minotaur

Where is the output?

Where will it erupt?

Where is the blue pill?

Aside from control, these three guys are almost useless, but the most amazing thing about the Centaur and Cat combination, besides speed, is their ability to recover.

Abandoning the drawbacks of expensive traditional oil and the lack of power-powered endurance issues, Centaur, powered by cat energy, has a unique advantage in both burst damage and endurance. What's even more ridiculous is that, apart from the cat's healing, its own W skill and Triumph talent can constantly boost its own status.

This left the EDG team completely dumbfounded.

The core damage dealer was instantly killed, resulting in a 3v4 situation. I wanted to retaliate and focus fire to kill one of them, but I found that I couldn't reduce the enemy's health no matter how many times I pressed. What should I do?

There was no other way; EDG had to withdraw.

But would TES be willing? Of course not.

I want the vanguard, and I want people too.

Thus began a protracted chase in the upper half of the canyon, leaving the commentators completely bewildered. Fortunately, Miller was a veteran commentator; while he wasn't an expert in the technical aspects, he was adept at creating atmosphere.

Suddenly, the doll slammed its hand on the table and immediately switched to F1 commentary mode.

"Udyr used the strength of a bear to unleash a full 700 yards of speed on Centaur, who possessed absolute performance and the advantage of a cat. People may have long forgotten this speedster who once stood shoulder to shoulder with Rammus when he debuted, and may have forgotten that he was once hailed as a prodigy. His sword may be old, but it is still sharp. There was no ship to carry him in the new era, so he carved out the sea."

Just as Wawa finished boasting, he saw the Hecarim and Yuumi in the video waiting for their E skill to cool down, and with a slight acceleration, they sped ahead of Udyr. He immediately changed his tune, saying, "It's not Jiejie's fault for being slow, it's Haro's fault for driving a Gundam. This Yuumi item is really too ridiculous for a player who relies on movement speed."

Throughout the live stream, it was almost entirely Centaur using his movement speed and the cat's acceleration to toy with the remaining opponents. All Ale and Knight could do was occasionally disrupt the opponents to prevent them from grouping up and fighting to the death.

In short: He runs, he chases, but they can't escape.

Contest: Chapter 41: Four Great Lies

In a three-for-four exchange, led by Roland, the overconfident Aleha chased the enemy into their turret with his cat, only to be taken down by EDG's Tristana, who rushed over from their base after returning home, along with the cat and the crocodile.

Really.

Fortunately, Viper made a quick decision to return to base, and JKL ignored him to avoid being disturbed while farming turret plating. Otherwise, if Viper hadn't come, the top lane would have been a 0-for-4 or 1-for-4 situation, which made the EDG team quite fearful.

Despite this, EDG is still currently operating at a loss.

Not only was the Rift Herald stolen, but EZ, who had been dominating for so long, also managed to get the plating alone and rejoin the game. What's even more outrageous is that Knight, who had long understood Roland's personality, didn't join the three of them in their reckless play. Instead, he greedily farmed the top lane and let them push into the tower. It was like trying to put all your eggs in one basket, but both baskets collapsed.

"Wow, this group is really something! When did you start practicing?" Seeing how much fun Harper and the others were having, Knight couldn't help but feel envious, even though he wasn't there. He could have easily joined in if they had such a fun routine; he'd be happy to be just a tool.

"Didn't I tell you already?"

"Huh? When?"

"Before the match, I mentioned that we were discovered by chance during a free-for-all, and it was strangely exciting."

Seeing that Roland was unwilling to talk about it, Knight simply stopped asking.

If these underhanded tactics could be easily learned in a chaotic free-for-all, then all the analysts and coaching staff of professional esports teams could resign en masse. It's common knowledge that the words spoken by Banhuang (a popular streamer) at TES are on par with the four great lies in China: "Prime location for sale," "High-price buyback," "I'll be there soon," and "I'll be doing it shortly." If you believe them, you've already lost.

If they secure the early lead, TES's early game macro-management tactics can be implemented again.

The so-called early-stage strategy is to grab the Vanguard and then mindlessly throw it in to let Ah Le get ahead, reducing his development time.

As a rookie top laner, although Ale's offensive capabilities are indeed very strong, a rookie is still a rookie. Compared to other top laners, he is at a disadvantage in some basic skills, such as farming ability.

To put it another way...

Veteran top laners like Flandre are willing to sacrifice their health to farm minions, and if safety is a concern, they'll even recklessly use their ultimate to clear waves. Rookie top laners like Ale, on the other hand, are more straightforward. They're more willing to give up some last hits to lower the opponent's health, and all their preparations are for the purpose of soloing the opponent.

If you eat it alone, then it's fine.

However, if he fails to secure a solo kill, a few minutes into a team fight will reveal that... veteran top laners like Flandre are still more effective in team fights. The role of the Rift Herald is to eliminate this concern as much as possible, allowing Ale's early-game offensive capabilities to be fully unleashed.

To put it bluntly, it's just giving up.

Since I can't farm minions if I try to suppress your health, I'll just keep pushing the limits. I'll increase my offensive capabilities so that you'll also be afraid of not being able to farm minions and everyone will fall behind in development. But I have teammates to help you, while you don't. So I'll be stronger than you.

It's that simple and straightforward.

Having experienced the strength of Hecarim and Yuumi, the EDG team decided to farm for a while and see how things went. Udyr even set up vision control and tried to avoid Hecarim as much as possible, planning to go to the bottom lane to look for opportunities.

But as soon as she went down... Jiejie was immediately stunned by the situation on the lower half of the line.

Under TES's outer turret, only one EZ remained, occasionally Q'ing a minion and even making subtle retreating movements, acting as if he would run away if you came near, displaying an extremely sneaky style.

"What... what's going on in the bot lane?"

"I don't know, but I vaguely think I can see half of a defense tower."

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

"Other teams definitely wouldn't have that, but with a player like Ban Huang, known for his bot lane turret, next to him, it's not necessarily the case."

Really.

Meiko said she was stunned.

I've never seen JKL act so cowardly before. This guy is always extremely aggressive in the bottom lane. He'll jump in without hesitation if he can, and he'll flash forward if he can flash backward.

But...why has your playstyle become more and more flexible ever since you switched to a different support?

EZ didn't give them any chances, so all they could do was push the lane in and take the turret plating. On the surface, it seemed like TES was at a disadvantage, but in reality... TES's AE86 descended upon the Rift.

Locate, start, accelerate!

This time, although they didn't have Sprint, they still had Predator and E skill. With Roland stepping on the gas, the Hecarim and Yuumi combo instantly flew towards Gnar's position like hydrogen gas accelerating.

Flanking?

How undignified would one have to be to do something like that?

I charged straight out from behind the top laner. Anyway, there are no traffic police in this Rift (Trundle and Anivia). Let them race however they want. The moment I saw those two beasts flying over, Flandre felt a chill in his heart.

No.

If you're going to use tricks, then use tricks. Why do you keep coming to me for help?

What happened to the camaraderie we had back then? You can't keep beating up your old teammates like this every day!

With a casual leap, they overtook Gnar and kicked him back. Ale's crocodile followed up with two EE minions to apply crowd control. The group didn't care about how much rage Gnar had. Even if he grew bigger and applied crowd control, the Centaur with Yuumi would quickly catch up with him again.

Simple, brutal, and mindless.

In the face of absolute speed, all displacement and control are nothing but a joke.