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Chapter 660 A Furying Array of Weapons Slashes! Bleeding and Death! A Shocking Grimace from Niu Guli!

In Summoner's Rift, Wang Yao is controlling Darius to remove the plating from the blue side tower.

Niu Guli was very helpless; he wanted to stop it, but he couldn't.

A level 5 Jax doesn't deal much damage to a level 7 Darius.

Moreover, Niu Guli dared not activate his E skill, and could only use basic attacks followed by W to harass Wang Yao as much as possible, which sometimes caused him to miss minions.

Finally, forced into a corner, Niu Guli had no choice but to focus his attention on the minion wave.

Once all the enemy minions under the tower are defeated, the tower will switch its attack to Wang Yao.

After all, no matter how good Darius's equipment is, he can't withstand the turret's plating damage.

Just as Jax turned to attack the minions, Darius, who was removing the plating, suddenly turned around and walked over.

Niu Guli thought Wang Yao was about to leave the tower, but he quickly realized something was wrong.

"Old Ma...this Darius seems to be coming for me!"

Darius, wielding a giant axe, strode menacingly towards them.

The moment they were face-to-face, Wang Yao selected Jax with his mouse and swung his axe at him.

Niu Guli saw the basic attack's raising motion, but he didn't immediately use his E skill to block the basic attack.

The moment the axe landed on him, Niu Guli quickly pressed the E key!
This way, Darius can not only draw the turret's aggro, but also prevent him from using his AoE to slow down the enemy.

Ke Niu Guli had no idea that Wang Yao didn't care about these things at all.

His only goal was to scam E.

Once the weapon's Counter Strike is used, regardless of whether it's under a tower or how much health the weapon has, it's just a death sentence under Darius's giant axe.

In the public's perception, Darius is a champion who deals sustained damage and is good at chasing down enemies.

But what Wang Yao did next completely overturned everyone's understanding!

In the video, Darius is stunned by Counter Strike under the tower, while Jax, along with the tower, relentlessly attacks him.

In the blink of an eye, a second had passed.

Darius, built with a pure damage build, lost a full half of his health.

At that moment, Niu Guli seemed to see the dawn.

If we can get Darius's 500 gold bounty, the situation can be reversed immediately!
He was so excited that his whole body trembled, his face flushed red and shaking wildly. With his mind completely focused, he kept landing basic attacks on Darius.

But the next moment, Wang Yao moved.

His hands danced across the keyboard and mouse, and Darius in Summoner's Rift received the command, raising his giant axe and smashing it down.

As soon as the first basic attack was landed, Darius quickly flipped his giant axe and slashed horizontally.

— [Disabling injury]!
This is not over yet.

Using W to cancel the aftercast animation of his basic attack, Wang Yao then unleashed a double EQ combo.

[Ruthless Iron Hand] followed by [Slaughter] accurately hits the Weapon Master, canceling the W's aftercast animation once again!

Niu Guli was stunned for a moment when he saw the enemy's health recover.

However, he quickly refocused on the battle.

Darius needs five attacks to reach full stacks of Bloodrage, but only three with his AWEQ combo. To kill himself with his ultimate, he still needs to auto-attack twice.

Niu Guli didn't think the turret would give him a chance to deal damage, so he continued to attack at close range.

But he misunderstood one thing.

Darius's ultimate ability does indeed deal very high damage after triggering Bloodrage, and it also grants additional attack damage.

But Wang Yao, who had already calculated the kill threshold, attacked again after using EQ.

As before, Darius canceled the aftercast animation of the axe as soon as it landed on the weapon master.

And this time, his follow-up move was—the Noxian Guillotine!
Darius raised his giant axe with both hands and soared into the sky, his aura as a god-king surpassing all others at that moment.

The wolf pack was summoned, and a huge wolf head, like Susanoo, attached itself to the axe.

Immediately afterwards, a roar rang out, and the giant axe cleaved down mercilessly!

AWEQAR, Darius's fastest combo with absolutely no recovery animation!
The moment the giant axe cleaved down, five stacks of Blood Rage were triggered!
Wang Yao didn't even glance at Jax again, and immediately turned and walked out of the turret's attack range.

Behind him, Niu Guli looked at the teetering purple giant axe above his head, his heart trembling.

His intuition as a top laner told him that with his last bit of health left, he would be burned to death by Bloodrage.

He dared not rush forward and fight Wang Yao to the death, and could only wait for the outcome at the foot of the tower.

After a while.

EDG's Kshine (the Darius) has killed FPX's Nuguri (the Weapon Master)!

The audience, who witnessed the whole thing, erupted in chaos!

"Holy crap!! What was that?! It instantly killed a Weapon Master at full health?!"

"Holy crap, Darius's stats are that high? He can one-shot even a full-health enemy!"

"It's related to the numerical values. Even if I use all my skills, I still can't kill a weapon two levels lower?"

"That was freaking fast! Can any expert explain this move?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the combo Yao-ge used was AWEQAR, but it requires a very high level of skill execution..."

"I've never seen anything like this before. I can understand Darius with Bloodrage one-shotting people, but I can't understand how he could one-shot people without even having a single stack of Bloodrage before the fight!"

"I have to say, this combo... will be really useful in ranked games!"

"Indeed, most Darius players are obsessed with triggering Bloodrage, but Yao does the opposite. He doesn't trigger Bloodrage before attacking; instead, he directly uses his ultimate to trigger Bloodrage!"

"Brilliant!"

"..."

In the commentary booth, Rita's eyes widened and her mouth gaped open, her face filled with disbelief.

Having been a commentator for so many years, she rarely sees Darius on the field.

I've never seen a Darius who can kill in an instant!
What happened? A fully healed Jax... just died like that?!
Guan Zeyuan was the first to recover.

"Kshine executed a tower dive kill with a super-fast combo, and Niu Guli didn't even seem to realize what was happening."

"But actually, let alone Niu Guli, even I, watching the game from God's perspective, couldn't see Darius's move clearly just now, it was too fast!"

Upon hearing Guan Zeyuan's words, Rita immediately shook her head, forcing herself to stay awake, and then continued.

"Yes... I can only say that Kshine has once again refreshed our understanding. Darius can not only play on the field, but also help the team establish such a big advantage."

"Three minutes later, he got another kill. It seems that FPX has no way to contest this Rift Herald that is about to spawn."

"In that case... the economic gap between the two sides may gradually widen."

Backstage, Steak looked extremely unhappy.

When he first saw EDG's lineup, he was certain that FPX would win.

But seeing Wang Yao's series of maneuvers made him feel completely numb!
The level 1 fighting style was unlike anything I'd ever seen before, the level 2 was an amazing, godlike maneuver, and the level 6 combo was completely instant kill with no recovery time.

Not right, not right.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Feeling dizzy, he could only sit in his chair and continue watching the game.

Meanwhile, on the arena...

Niu Guli, who had been full of surprise, now looked utterly dejected.

Because in the instant of his death, he realized the real problem.

From the audience's perspective, the most surprising part of this was probably Wang Yao's incredibly fast AWEQAR combo.

To some highly skilled people in the industry, what might surprise them most is Wang Yao's bold yet meticulous playing style and approach.

But as the primary victim, Niu Guli knew that these things were not the most important.

The most outrageous part of this is Wang Yao's precise calculation of the damage!
He clearly saw that he had 47 HP left, and the damage value displayed after the five stacks of Bloodrage Bleeding effect was 49.

Although they are not completely identical.

But who can calculate damage with absolute precision? This is no ordinary addition or subtraction.

It needs to calculate both resistances, take into account natural health regeneration, and sometimes even the health regeneration effect of runes.

All of this adds up to just... two points short?!
Niu Guli knew very well that this was definitely not a coincidence.

Darius had a chance to finish off Noxus Guillotine after slashing it, but Wang Yao didn't.

After using his ultimate ability, he immediately turned around and walked out from under the tower, and without any hesitation, he went to the minion wave to start clearing minions.

As a top laner himself, when playing Darius, if he applies five stacks of Bloodrage to the enemy and doesn't know if the Bloodrage can kill them, he will definitely stand still and observe for a while.

But Wang Yao didn't stop for a moment, as if he had already calculated everything.

This kind of person is just too damn scary!

Thinking about this, Niu Guli couldn't help but feel depressed and uncomfortable.

Facing off against Wang Yao made Niu Guli experience firsthand what a "talent gap" truly meant!
If he hadn't been a seasoned veteran of the competition, his mentality might have collapsed long ago.

Niu Guli closed his eyes, took deep breaths, and adjusted himself for a while before he could barely get back into the right state.

He then opened his eyes to replenish his equipment and waited for Jax to revive.

At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield.

After clearing the minion wave, Darius followed Hecarim toward the Rift Herald.

FPX knew they couldn't contest the dragon, so they gathered at the dragon pit and exchanged jungle resources.

A moment later, kill notifications for two sets of epic monsters appeared on the big screen.

After helping the jungler secure the Herald, Wang Yao turned around and pressed the B key to recall to base.

Back at the fountain, Wang Yao immediately sold Doran's Blade and began replenishing his equipment.

Nine minutes into the game, Darius, who was 4-0 and had even taken two tower plates, wielded Trinity Force and wore Iron Boots, and strode towards the top lane.

On the other hand, FPX...

Jax hasn't even crafted any Mythic items, let alone Cloth Boots. From the seventh minute until now, he's only managed to accumulate a little over four hundred gold.

Helpless, Niu Guli bought a cloth armor and two health potions, then walked back online with a dejected look on his face.

The nearly 3000 gold difference between them meant that the Weapon Master completely lost the ability to compete with Darius.

Let alone a blood exchange and a solo kill.

With this kind of disparity, even trying to farm minions under the tower requires a lot of caution.

With no other option, Niu Guli could only communicate with his teammates and ask them to keep an eye on the top lane.

They don't need to gank, nor do they need to counter-gank the jungler; they just need to farm minions safely.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Niu Guli knew that...
It seems that I became EDG's weak point in this game.

Because of his influence, Xiaotian didn't dare to keep running to the bottom lane, and Doinb couldn't roam around all the time.

They all have to keep an eye on the top lane to prevent Darius from tower diving, killing, and then destroying the turret plating.

This is different from the playstyle in ranked games where you help the winning team but not the losing team, and simply ignore the losing team if the disadvantage is too great.

This situation is absolutely unacceptable during a match.

Because these professional teams are all professional esports teams, they know how to snowball and how to turn the opponent's disadvantageous path into a breakthrough.

For example, in this game, if FPX continues to ignore the top lane, then EDG will focus all their energy on the upper jungle.

FPX's jungle monsters, jungle resources, top lane turrets, and all other resources will disappear completely.

Want to switch lanes? Then EDG will continue to target the lane with the weapon.

If they don't come, the defensive towers will be destroyed one by one.

If you come, that's good.

If the mid laner comes, the mid lane tower will be destroyed.

If the jungler comes, the jungle will be lost.

No matter how you calculate it, FPX will always be one player short of EDG, which is commonly known as a four-on-five situation.

Ultimately, it's all because Niu Guli's disadvantages are too great, and he does absolutely nothing to help the situation.

This is what is known as the "barrel effect".

How much water a bucket can hold depends on its shortest stave.

To fill a bucket with water, all planks must be level and undamaged. If one plank is uneven or has a hole, the bucket cannot be filled with water.

A common problem that any organization may face is that the various parts that make up the organization are often of varying quality.

However, the weaknesses often determine the overall level of an organization.

Looking back on Niu Guli's career, he was not a disadvantage in the organization; in fact, he often gave the team a huge advantage and provided a lot of help.

But in this game, without a doubt, he was the shortest plank.

If FPX wants to drag this out and turn the tide, they must fix their weakest link.

It may sound easy, but in practice... it's extremely difficult!

The entire FPX team brainstormed, constantly thinking about tactics and using every possible method to support Nuguri's development.

Gradually, the game time reached 19 minutes.

Ten minutes passed, and thanks to the efforts of the entire FPX team, Nuguri finally managed to recover some of his resources.

At 19 minutes, Nuguri's Jax had already completed the build of Divine Separator, Cloth Armor Boots, and Incinerate Gem.

Although his development is still very poor, his equipment is almost the same as it was ten minutes ago.

But you should know that Jax started the game 0-3!

If a Weapon Master in ranked matches goes 0-3, they'll probably be on the list within 15 minutes.

While the entire FPX team was working hard to replenish their resources and develop their strength, EDG was not idle either.

During this period, they successively secured two Rift Heralds and two dragons, and almost all jungle resources were under their control.

Seeing this, the voices of Rita and Guan Zeyuan kept coming from the commentary booth.

"I have to say, this FPX team is incredibly resilient..."

"Although the economic difference is 6000, the outcome of a team fight is hard to predict."

"Yes, Lin Weixiang's Aphelios developed very well in this game, and it was easy to operate with the help of the lineup, but EDG was in a bit of an awkward position."

"The awkward point is still Darius. Kshine is indeed very well-farmed, but this champion is too easy to be kited in team fights, which is why he can't be seen on the field."

"Hmm... I didn't expect that the weapon's development could be made up for. Just looking at the equipment, the gap between him and Darius is not that big."

"No, no, no, there is definitely still a gap, because if I remember correctly, Kshine hasn't gone back to town to upgrade her equipment in a long time."

"Oh? I hadn't noticed that."

"Back to base, back to base! Let's see what items this Porysne can get!"

Following the discussion between the two commentators, the audience turned their attention to Darius's equipment bar at the bottom of the screen.

Eight seconds later, Wang Yao, undisturbed, successfully returned to the fountain.

He thought for a moment, then bought a few pieces of equipment from the old shopkeeper.

Not much though.

Without exception, they were all large items!

He first combined the Winged Moonplate into the Dead Man's Plate, and then paid in full for Strucker's Challenge Gauntlets.

Including the power of the Triads that were created earlier.

Darius now has three pieces!

The viewers in the live stream were completely dumbfounded.

"what???"

"Damn, he just pulled out two pieces of divine equipment?"

"Holy crap, how long has it been since Yao-ge returned to the city?!"

"Maybe it's because he didn't bring a teleportation device. I think Yao-ge only went home once in the past ten minutes."

"Awesome! Everyone else goes back to town to resupply, but Brother Yao goes to the old shopkeeper to buy more goods, right?"

"..."

Rita gave an awkward smile in the commentary booth.

"Haha, it seems there is still a gap."

Rita then quickly changed the subject and continued:

"The time is almost 20 minutes, and Baron Nashor is about to respawn. I think both sides will likely have something in mind. Since Kshine doesn't have Teleport, he will probably have no choice but to go to the top lane."

Guan Zeyuan, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything, but nodded with a smile.

Meanwhile, the match between the two sides continued.

As Rita said, Wang Yao went straight to the top lane after replenishing his equipment.

Without teleportation, he must position himself in advance, otherwise EDG will definitely be defeated in a head-on fight.

Despite the apparent economic disparity of 6000, Wang Yao actually pocketed 5000, Jiejie and Rookie each pocketed 1000, and JKL was in debt by 1000.

Without themselves, EDG would definitely lose to FPX in a 4v5 situation.

Wang Yao didn't expect that FPX had no intention of engaging in a direct team fight or contesting the Baron.

Their sole objective is to kill Darius!
If Lin Weixiang gets the 700 yuan reward, the situation will instantly reverse.

Moreover, FPX believes that killing Darius is too easy for them.

This hero is only strong when he has Bloodrage, but can he really have Bloodrage when surrounded by four or even five people?
dream!

Darius is useless if he can't trigger Bloodrage and finish off enemies to refresh his ultimate.

The reason FPX didn't touch Wang Yao earlier was because he always had someone by his side.

But not anymore.

In order to take down Baron Nashor, EDG is busy dealing with minion waves, setting up vision, and other things. Darius only has Jiejie by his side.

As for the men and horses? They're not afraid!
Immediately, the viewers, with their God's-eye view, clearly saw the four FPX players heading purposefully towards the top lane.

Because they had planned to capture Wang Yao long ago, they moved very quickly and seized the perfect opportunity.

On the other side, the four who successfully entered their own upper jungle area walked into the triangular bush above the frog.

Liu Qingsong took two more steps toward the river, then placed a ward through the wall.

Swish!
As the true sight descended, the field of vision within a radius of several hundred yards became crystal clear.

In addition, FPX also received a very important piece of information.

There are no eyes in the grass!

Soon, in just a few moments, the FPX team had quietly set up their ambush.

In the official live stream of the event, netizens were having an extremely heated discussion.

"Holy crap! They're targeting my brother Yao again."

"A pure scout! He didn't reveal even the slightest bit of his field of vision!"

"What is FPX up to? Steal Baron Nashor?"

"I think... they might be after Brother Yao. That 1000 yuan is too tempting!"

"Wow! Seriously, with Jiejie and Meiko both warding in the mid lane, Song Yijin in the bottom lane, and JackeyLove in the mid lane, FPX has no one who can come to Darius immediately if they want to make a move!"

"However, the distance isn't far, and Rookie has teleportation, so as long as Darius can stall for a little while, it'll be fine."

"Dream on! FPX has four players here, how can they hold out for a while?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)