Chapter 263-Pentakill, the First Battle to Become a God

"The game has now entered the stage of lane switching. Before the next wave of dragons refresh, it is difficult for the two sides to have any conflicts. IG refreshed the Rift Herald, and the Buff was still given to Kassadin."

Miller explained the situation: "The Rift Herald is secondary. This version of the Rift Herald is just the icing on the cake. Only the advantaged side will take it. The disadvantaged side simply has no time and space to fight this stinky and hard Rift Herald."

"The most important thing is that Kassadin got five kills and the first blood tower's economy..."

Miller looked worried.

During the LPL team civil war, it is basic professional quality for the commentator to think from the perspective of the weaker side and keep the game suspenseful.

He is now also putting himself in RNG's shoes and thinking about ways to break the impasse.

"Five kills plus a blood tower, a simple calculation shows that they have an economic lead of more than 2,300. Coupled with TheShy's suppression of last-hitting, Looper's Vladimir is almost one big item behind. This kind of Kassadin will be too unstoppable in the mid-game. RNG must find a way to target TheShy's Kassadin. It would be best if they killed him once or twice to disrupt his development rhythm."

Miller pointed out the only solution to the problem.

The five RNG players on the scene also knew this very well.
The jungler and support, Xiang Guo and Mata, have been keeping an eye on Kassadin's every move, trying to find his flaws.

Unfortunately, regardless of TheShy's personal strength, the reason why the hero Kassadin is considered to be unstoppable after becoming fat is that he is impossible to target.

The third level ultimate skill has a basic cooldown of only two seconds.

Buy some equipment to reduce the cooldown. In the later stages, you will have a displacement skill equivalent to flash after a few seconds...

Although TheShy's Kassadin is not yet level 16, he has reached level 11 early due to his good development and upgraded his [Void Walk], with a cooldown of less than four seconds.

With RNG's lineup, only Ice Girl and Gragas can keep people alive. It is too difficult to kill Kassadin unless he makes a very serious mistake.

In addition, with Yuan Shen's command and Ming's all-pervasive vision control, it is too difficult to gather more than three troops to encircle Kassadin without IG noticing.

Even if it is possible, the second tower will have to be sacrificed. After all, the Fire and Earth Dragons are important strategic resources and it is not certain that they can be captured.

TheShy's Kassadin was developing solo in the bottom lane, while Looper's Vampire was timidly eating the lane at the second tower in the bottom lane.

Mata's Zyra and Xiangguo's Gragas tried to gank Kassadin several times, but they were all detected by vision and Kassadin avoided them in advance.

Not only did they fail to kill Kassadin, but they also wasted a lot of RNG's jungler and support's development time.

Especially Xiang Guo, his development is extremely poor and he is already three levels behind Yuan Shen's excavator.

no way.

Why is the jungler the designated scapegoat in the game?
Because it is too difficult to be a jungler in a disadvantageous situation and you can't get any economic benefits at all.

The online economy must belong to the three Cs, right?
Can't the support do the warding alone?
wild area?
The jungle area of ​​the disadvantaged side is like a public toilet, and anyone can use it.

Either he is counter-killed by the five opposing players, or he is used by his teammates to supplement his development. All the meat is eaten up, and the jungler on the disadvantaged side can only drink soup.

Experience can only be gained by rubbing off.

Even if the top laner, mid laner and ADC collapse, there are still resources to eat. The support is inherently weak, and even the support on the advantageous side cannot eat any resources. All they get are assists or team economy from defensive towers.

If you get a kill, the other party will be glad that they didn't give you the C position. This kill is not too bad...

Only by fighting in the wild can you eat grass and squeeze blood.

The most obvious difference in situation between the advantaged and disadvantaged sides is in the jungle position.

Therefore, whether in professional competitions or in casual games, the jungler is often the one to take the blame.

Mala Xiangguo's hunger-strike style of play made the situation even worse when the team was at a disadvantage.

"Mata and Xiangguo are trying to catch Kassadin again. Hey? TheShy has vision here, why doesn't he leave? This wave is dangerous!!"

The doll muttered.

Miller was surprised instead.

"No! Xiang Guo can't go up this time!"

Time passed by minute by minute. Seeing Kassadin's equipment getting better and better and the economic gap gradually widened by operations, the RNG players became impatient.

Fragrant pot is no exception.

Seeing that TheShy did not leave immediately, the only thought in his mind was that this was an opportunity.

The two Korean players in the top and support positions were relatively calm, but due to language barriers, they had no time to persuade them. They saw Xiangguo's Gragas, who didn't even press W, and used E flash to hit Kassadin.

E flash QARQ...

The combo operations are smooth and swift, and the visual effects are gorgeous.

The hurt is... extremely touching.

He was as fierce as a tiger, but the damage was only 250.

Kassadin only lost one-fifth of his health.

"This damage... is not right. My level is too low."

Xiang Guo was startled when he saw that Kassadin was four levels higher than him.

Soon, the worst prediction came true.

Kassadin used R to sit on the barrel, EAWAQ, and directly knocked off 70% of his health.

TheShy moved and turned to avoid Zyra's EW combo, waited for the R skill to cool down, and then used R to hit the Barrel, EAQ to get the kill, and turned around to chase Zyra. The third R forced Zyra to flash, and finally gave up the pursuit with the support of the rest of the RNG players.

Barrage--

"I'm addicted to the incense pot."

"That's it? That's it? That's it?"

"Is this the No. 1 jungler in LPL that you RNG fans are talking about?"

"Three people fighting against one person and getting killed in return, do you know how to play?"

"It feels a bit like level 4 Pantheon or level 6 Mantis."

Not only fans of other teams were mocking it, but many RNG fans also found it outrageous.

Who gave you the courage to rush into Kassadin's face when you are such a backward Gragas?

"The damage is too low." Wawa muttered.

"The damage of Gragas is all AP." Miller raised his eyebrows, his face suddenly realizing, "By the way, on RNG's side, except for Uzi's Jhin, everyone else is AP DPS. This kind of environment is like a fish in water for Kassadin!"

Yes.

This is also the main reason why Yuan Shen asked TheShy to take out Kassadin later.

Vampire, Gragas, Ice Maiden, Zyra... four AP output types.

Once the game develops to the late stage, the only damage that can truly threaten Kassadin is Uzi's Jhin.

But for an ADC without displacement, what he should consider most in the later stages is not how to kill an assassin, but how to avoid being killed instantly by Kassadin.

After taking down Gragas, Kassadin's record reached 6/1/0.

The jungler was killed, and the third dragon that was about to refresh was handed over. With one enemy player killed, IG quickly grouped together and pushed down the middle lane, destroying RNG's middle tower.

Without the middle tower, it is difficult to establish vision, and the possibility of RNG competing for the upcoming Nashor Baron is even lower.
The chain reaction of the jungler's death can be seen by any audience with a little understanding of the game.

Therefore, at this time, countless people on the Internet were mocking Mlxg, even the fans of the RNG team were no exception.

"The big dragon is about to be spawned." Miller said.

"This Baron determines the life or death of RNG in this game."

Obviously, the players on the field are aware of this.

One minute before the big dragon was about to refresh, people began to return to the city to update their equipment and replenish their true eyes.

It's not the kind of all-at-once return to the city, but a relay return. There are people wandering around the dragon pit at all times. The advantaged side ensures that the vision is not taken back, while the disadvantaged side will check on the dragon pit from time to time to make sure the opponent has not moved the dragon.

Ordinary players simply cannot achieve this level of teamwork.

As the team's C position, TheShy is the last link in the relay return to the city.

Just like in a relay race, the last runner is often the strongest.

After he develops comfortably and his teammates have taken care of everything, he only needs to play to his strengths and carry the game.

At the 20-minute mark, TheShy updated his equipment to a very luxurious level.

Staff of Time, Staff of Archangel, Cooling Boots, Lich Bane.

At this point in time, Kassadin, who already had three major items, was the highest level in the game. Even Rookie's Lucian was one and a half levels lower than him. It was like a big devil coming out of the mountains.

The RNG players were a little cautious when they saw Kassadin's growth. "Pay attention to Kassadin's position, don't let him cut you off," Mata reminded.

"I will protect AD." Xiang Guo said.

'He shouldn't cut in first, but harvest from behind, Uzi judged.

The rest of the RNG players also agreed with Uzi's inference. Although Kassadin's equipment had explosive damage, the risk was too high.

If Kassadin doesn't make Zhonya's Hourglass and tries to kill someone first, there is a high possibility that he will die suddenly.

Kassadin is so fat that it would be a loss no matter who he trades with.

Put yourself in Kassadin's shoes, the safest, but also most troublesome, way to play during this period of time is to enter the game later and reap the rewards.

Coincidentally, IG also thinks so.

"Xiao Ming and I will start the team fight, Lao Song and Jack will deal damage, and create space for Cheng Lu to reap the rewards." Yuan Shen commanded.

"OK."

"no problem.

The rest of the IG members had no objection.

But just a few seconds later, when both sides were fighting near the dragon pit, using skills to consume energy and fighting for vision, Yuan Shen suddenly found an opportunity.

The Gragas, who had been following the ADC closely, suddenly lost touch with Jhin.

Because the vision in the dragon pit was cleared by IG, Xiang Guo wanted to go forward to add a true ward.
This kind of dangerous, dirty and tiring work is done by the support and jungler, and the next one is the top laner.

The double C positions cannot take risks by placing wards near the dragon pit.

In this lineup, the support Jyra is too fragile, so Xiangguo has to be the only one to place wards.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Xiang Guo’s decision.

The problem was that without the protection of Gragas, Uzi did not create distance.

He made the same mistake as Looper.

Uzi subconsciously stood 500 yards away from Kassadin's ultimate and felt safe.

Combined with the previous judgment on Kassadin, this cannot even be said to be a mistake.

Because Xiaohu's Ice Girl was not far away from him. If Kassadin dared to come up, without Mercury, Purification and Zhonya, he would be putting himself in danger of death.

Chance?
That's just what Yuan Shen himself thinks.

The other nine professional players on the field did not think this was an opportunity.

So, when Xiao Ming heard Yuan Shen's shout in the team voice, "Titan, keep an eye on the Ice Girl, Chenglu, kill Jhin in seconds!", he was stunned.

The moment he heard Yuan Shen’s voice, TheShy also sensed the opportunity.

The white-robed walker holding the [Star-Snatching Demon Blade] suddenly jumped up.

R flashed across the ultra-long-range distance of 1000 yards in an instant and trampled on the body of Jhin.

Void energy poured out.

AWAED, a set of combos were performed in just one second.

Uzi reacted quickly by giving up his treatment and flashing, raising his health while keeping some distance.

However, all this was to no avail.

The high health line caused by the healer cannot withstand the explosive damage from Kassadin, who is developing like a big devil.

The distance created by the flash was followed by the [Void Sphere] that followed closely.

In just one second, Jhin was killed and Uzi's screen turned dark.

Watching the ADC being killed in seconds, Xiaohu became anxious and flashed to close the distance, wanting to use his ultimate to freeze Kassadin and let his teammates focus on him.

But just as Lissandra flashed and raised her hand to use her ultimate, a hook from the deep sea hit her.

"The sea is boundless--!"

The deep-sea titan Nautilus hummed dully but reliably.

Lissandra's ultimate has a very short initiation animation.

Ming's crucial flash hook interrupted Xiaohu's ultimate
Considering the flying speed of the hook and Lissandra's starting speed, this wave is definitely not a reaction, but a prediction!
“Uzi was killed instantly!!?!”

“What? Why did TheShy dare to come up???”

“OMG, Ming is such a predictive hook!!”

In the commentary booths of major competition areas and in the RNG player team voice chat, various voices echoed.

Excitement, shock, regret, surprise...all emotions are ignited at this moment.

The Ice Girl's ultimate was interrupted and she was directly controlled by Titan. She had no choice but to use the ultimate on herself and avoid the damage and control of Titan's subsequent ultimate.

Looper Vampire came in to pin down the rest of IG, then turned around and used his ultimate to counterattack Titan and Kassadin who had entered the field.

But this did not save RNG from its decline.

The Frozen Tomb disappeared. The Ice Girl, who made the first hourglass, was as fragile as paper in the face of Kassadin's terrifying damage. Combined with the damage from Titan, AWAEQ was instantly turned into powder.

Double kill! !
The second void walk directly hit Jyra's face. Mata, who had used flash in the previous wave, had no way to escape at all. After Kassadin's skills cooled down, he was killed directly.

Triple kill! !
Kassadin looked back at the front battlefield. After Looper's vampire finished his attack and used the golden body and blood pool to delay for a long time, he used flash to escape after fully exerting the hero's role.

However, the disadvantages in equipment and level still prevented Looper from killing any of IG's C positions instantly, and as luck would have it, he flashed in the direction of escape and ran into Kassadin.

Kassadin RAW directly took the vampire's head.

Quadra kill!!!

This team fight started too suddenly and inexplicably. Xiang Guo had no room to intervene throughout the whole process. The team fight ended when he was just observing from the sidelines.

Hearing the quad kill in the voice chat, he decisively turned around and ran away.

Send five kills?
If this is a life-and-death game with no chance of a comeback and inevitable defeat, he wouldn't mind doing a favor.

But this is only the first game of B05.

In the first game, we were killed pentakill by others, which was really demoralizing.

Xiang Guo ran away directly, forcing many IG fans to curse him in the barrage immediately.

Yuan Shen couldn’t control the fan’s younger brother’s behavior, but he felt that he might not lose the pentakill.

He clearly remembered that both Gragas and Jyra used flash in the last wave.

"Cheng Lu keeps chasing, he didn't flash, we got the Baron."

"it is good!"

TheShy agreed.

Kassadin continued to chase, using [Void Walking] to cross the ridge and chase all the way to the high ground.

Each time you release the R skill, the mana consumption will double.

He used skills all the way to the high ground. Even with the mana boost from Archangel and Time, Kassadin's mana was almost gone.

For the last R skill, TheShy predicted an R, climbed over the high ground wall, and sat accurately on the barrel.

“Oooooohhhhhh——!”

Amid the waves of enthusiastic cheers from the audience, Kassadin used AWA to recover blue, used EQ, and finally used R to take down Gragas.

In Summoner's Rift, the most soul-stirring and majestic sound effect rang out once again.

Penta kill! !
Pentakill!

ACE!
You are insignificant and good for nothing.

The walker from the void, who swore revenge, whispered.

After getting the pentakill, Kassadin's mana was completely depleted and he could no longer use his R skill, so TheShy simply pressed the return button.

An operation that seemed very ordinary to him was extremely domineering in the eyes of the commentators and the audience.

RNG's second tower hadn't been destroyed yet, but Kassadin went to the opposite high ground alone and returned to the city in the opposite base.

(End of this chapter)