LPL History

Chapter 143 A flawless plan: a series of tower dives, a world-shaking flying axe that kills and destroys the spirit.

"Have you... received the points?"

Mingkai appeared very insecure.

After all, they had faced SKT in the first round of the group stage.

Although the match appeared to last nearly forty minutes, EDG was actually at a disadvantage in terms of economy throughout those forty minutes.

Presumably due to the first game, SKT was still intentionally testing and refining their teamwork at that time.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, they would probably have been crushed long ago.

Hearing Mingkai's words, Lu Benwei said with dissatisfaction:
"Wow, bro, if my brother Zhou said he accepted it, then he accepted it. Don't question it!"

Zhou Libiao, returning to the city, marked the road ahead and said:

"Let's go up."

The S3 turrets are as fragile as paper.

Lane swaps are common in matches, and with the help of a jungler and fast movement, the first turret can be destroyed in four and a half minutes.

The combination of Corki and Sona is already at a disadvantage against a strong bot lane lineup like Draven and Thresh.

Now that Sona no longer has Flash, SKT will most likely choose to switch lanes to get through the early game disadvantage.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that SKT may have anticipated Zhou Li's prediction.

Even so, there was no loss for EDG.

Why does SKT like to give Daiki weapons so much?

The main reason is not because DaMu is good at playing, but because in this version where lanes are often swapped in the early game, it is less likely for the weapon to be tower-dived when it is under the tower.

However, Zhou Li had already addressed this issue in his BP.

Mingkai's spider was prepared specifically for Daiki's weapon.

When it comes to tower diving ability, among jungle champions, Elise is second to none.

With Thresh's crowd control, if EDG tries to tower dive, even two electric fans wouldn't be enough to keep them moving.

For Zhou Li, whether or not this wave can stop SKT's lane swap is simply a matter of whether it's satisfying or even more satisfying.

When laning against a duo laner, you can get more kills.

When facing a solo laner, it's all about killing them and taking down their tower.

With their intentions aligned with the unprepared, and their preparedness met with the unexpected, Zhou Li has already seized the initiative.

From the commentary booth, watching the movements of both sides after returning to base, Miller said with a smile:

"SKT opted for a lane swap! But EDG clearly anticipated this, and Draven and Thresh are also heading towards the top lane!!"

"Moreover, EDG was also careful; Thresh and Draven didn't go directly to lane, but instead camped in the tri-bush in the top lane!"

SKT hadn't even considered this.

Sona even walked towards the triangular bush.

Draven's throwing axe had already begun to spin.

Thresh used his Q skill from the bush and hit Sona, who was completely unaware of what was happening!

"Oh! What?! Thresh is here!!"

PoohMandu was startled and cried out in surprise.

He immediately turned around and cast Exhaust on Draven, but it was instantly dispelled by Draven's Cleanse in almost milliseconds.

Pig let see Sona get hooked, there's absolutely nothing a level 1 plane can do, what kind of combat power does it have?

"Ah Xiba!"

Accompanied by a curse from PoohMandu—

First blood!

"Wow! SKT got ambushed by EDG! Draven got First Blood! Piglet can only run now! Draven already has two axes!!"

Draven, having secured First Blood, forced back Piglet's Corki and immediately began lane control.

The two of them stood behind the minion wave, depriving Pig's plane of even the right to gain experience.

Zhou Li glanced at the factory manager's position in a split second and said:

"Xiaoming, start with both buffs and go to SKT's jungle to ambush Jarvan IV."

"Wei, play more proactively in the mid lane and put some pressure on Dafei."

"Curly Hair, go give Sanlang a look."

Listening to Zhou Li's instructions, Lu Benwei couldn't help but sigh:
"Wow, bro, I'm getting into the swing of things. I love the feeling of being controlled by you."

Seeing that everyone was moving, Zhou Li stopped blocking the lane and started pushing the lane directly.

The minion wave pushed into the turret, and Zhou Li signaled towards SKT's second turret.

"Curly hair went straight there and jumped over."

Draven, pushing the lane into the tower, completely ignored the plane below the tower and ran towards SKT's second tower.

Meanwhile, the newly resurrected Sona is walking towards the lane.

After seeing Draven's actions, PoohMandu sensed something was wrong.

Before I could even react, Thresh had already appeared behind me in my field of vision!

Knowing that Sona didn't have Flash, Curly didn't rush to use his hook.

Just follow up with basic attacks.

Meanwhile, Draven's double-axe blades continued to strike Sona's body, one blow after another.

After three strikes, Sona's health had dropped to half, and then an E skill was used to slow her down.

At this point, Thresh finally chose to use his hook, and PoohMandu had no way to avoid it!

[EDG's Lion (Glory Executioner) has killed SKT's PoohMandu (Sona)!]

"Oh!!"

A gasp erupted from the crowd as Sona fell again!
"Wow! What are those two doing?! Are they killing minions like that?! Are they playing ranked?! This is outrageous!!"

At this moment, Piglet became anxious when he saw Sona die again.

"Benji, come check on me! They're definitely going to dive the tower!!"

Benji naturally saw the terrible situation in the top lane and rushed over there immediately.

He was switching screens when he suddenly saw the screen flash red.

When the focus shifted back to myself, I found myself trapped in a spider's cocoon, bitten and attacked by the spider.

The chicken instinctively tried to counterattack with an EQ combo, but Spider dodged it with a flying attack.

Meanwhile, he discovered that Thresh had disappeared from the online game.

The chicken instinctively wanted to call for support from the mid lane.

However, what he didn't know was that the little fish had started fighting exceptionally fiercely a minute earlier, frequently trading blows with the grapes.

Both of them now have less than half their health remaining.

Although Faker had more health, the minion wave was pushing towards the mid-lane tower.

Moreover, he was already out of form, so Benji had no choice but to retreat.

However, just as Benji retreated, EDG's bottom jungler rushed towards the plane under the tower.

Piglet knew that EDG was likely to come after him, so he was very cautious.

In EDG's voice chat, Zhou Li cursed at Ming Kai.

"What the hell are you afraid of? Drive him away, Nuokai!!"

Mingkai, who was about to suggest calling it off, was scolded by Zhou Li and stubbornly went ahead with it.

The plane used Purify to instantly break free from the spider's control, and then tried to use its W skill to create distance.

But it was interrupted by Draven's E skill!
Thresh's hook followed closely behind, bringing the plane to a stop.

Mingkai's E skill was still on cooldown, so after finishing his combo, he had no choice but to Flash out of the tower.

At this moment, Piglet made a fatal mistake due to greed.

He used Flash to chase down the low-health spider.

Not only did they fail to kill the spider, but when they turned around to auto-attack Thresh, Thresh didn't use his second Q, so the distance wasn't enough, and Thresh, who was tanking the tower, was killed by the tower's auto-attacks, failing to get a kill.

"Snapped!"

Draven took the plane's head with a single axe strike!

"Oh!!!!"

A burst of loud cheers erupted from the crowd.

"My God! What is Draven doing?! He's going on a killing spree!!"

Miller's reflections were not yet over.

Draven, upon returning home, immediately pulled it out from his crotch—

The Mysterious Sword!

"Boom!!" A deadly sword brought the atmosphere to a fever pitch!

Korean commentary booth.

Jeon Yongjun shouted loudly after seeing Draven's first item.

"Oh! What does this mean? Are they really going to release the Mysterious Sword? Isn't that a bit too disrespectful? Wow, is this Lion really a newbie? Is he so arrogant just because he's a newbie?!"

Having participated in several international tournaments earlier, South Korea is brimming with confidence for this World Championship.

After the setback in S2, South Korean esports invested even more in League of Legends this year, and a surge of talent emerged.

Faker, the mid laner for SKT, is one of the most popular and watched players recently.

To further boost the popularity of League of Legends esports, the official Korean commentary team will be using a four-commentator lineup for every match featuring a Korean team!
Two men and two women.

Today's commentary is led by Jeon Yong-jun, with the other male commentator being veteran esports commentator Kim Dong-jun.

The other two.

One of them is Lee Hyun-kyung, a beautiful host who was formerly a StarCraft 2 host and also occasionally made guest appearances for League of Legends events.

The other person is Zhao Enjing, a young and beautiful intern host who has just joined OGN.

Although the two female hosts didn't have much understanding of the game, they were eye-catching just by sitting there.

Professional commentary is provided by Jeon Yongjun and Kim Dongjun, while Lee Hyun-kyung and Jo Eun-jung mainly provide occasional exclamations to praise the players' performances.

Even those who know nothing about the game understand what it means to pull out a killer sword during a match.

"Ah, this player is certainly very confident. But with this item build, he's actually giving SKT an opportunity!"

Upon hearing Zhao Enjing's words, Jin Dongjun spoke up:

"That's right, while building a Bloodthirster on Draven is indeed a viable build in ranked games, building it like that in a professional match is a bit too arrogant!"

"Yes! Drawing the Killer Sword in a match does indeed carry a provocative connotation!"

After Jeon Yong-jun finished speaking, he looked at Lee Hyun-kyung on the other side and said with some doubt:
"Speaking of which, Hyun-kyung, I've noticed you haven't said much today?"

Hearing Jeon Yongjun call his name, Lee Hyun-kyung paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Oh, really? No, I don't think so. Maybe I was just watching the game too intently."

Jeon Yongjun didn't think much of it and continued, "But in short, SKT needs to target Draven. Getting three kills right away is just too good for him!"

When Draven returned to lane, his face turned completely red when he saw the Bloodthirster in the opponent's inventory.

"Damn it! What's this kid up to? A Murder Sword? Haha, this is really interesting, he actually pulled out a Murder Sword!!"

However, before he could even get angry, he saw the spider had already reappeared in his own jungle.

Draven and Thresh have already started pushing the lane quickly!
EDG's decisive and continuous attacks on SKT's bot lane duo clearly took SKT by surprise.

Benji just ganked Fizz in the mid lane, forcing the opponent to use Flash.

What he didn't know was that Lu Benwei's arrogant pushing of the lane was a decision made under Zhou Li's deliberate command, drawing Benji to the middle lane first.

Meanwhile, the factory manager followed the duo all the way out and ran towards the top lane.

Get ready to take action as soon as it goes live!
Upon seeing EDG's actions, Jeon Yongjun shouted:
"The spider is back in the top lane! Is she going to tower dive again? This tower dive seems a bit too risky!!"

"Wow! Beautiful! Piglet traded Thresh for Draven, the only pity is that Elise got to the kill with low health! Draven got two more kills! EDG! They're going all out to help Draven! Isn't this guy a rookie? How can he gain so much trust?!"

Kim Dong-jun began:

"To be honest, it seems like SKT lost out by trading one for two, but if EDG plays like this, the risk is extremely high! If SKT finds an opportunity to catch Draven, then EDG will be completely destroyed! You have to understand that although Elise didn't die this time, if she keeps staying in the top lane like this, she's practically useless! And this Draven spent a lot of gold to buy a Bloodthirster! If he dies even once, then all of EDG's efforts will be in vain!"

"Draven, aren't you leaving? Benji's already on his way! Draven's only at half health, this looks like we have a chance!!"

At this moment, Draven was still pushing SKT's tower, seemingly completely unprepared for Bengi's arrival.

Only after the prince peeked out did Draven belatedly realize what was happening and begin to retreat!
"You idiot! Is there even a chance?!"

"Wow! This Draven's reaction time is amazing! Benji didn't even use his EQ combo, waiting until he was close before using it, but he still got interrupted by Draven's E skill at point-blank range!!"

"Oh my god! Draven's damage is too high! Bengi can't take it! He's going to have to use Flash! He's going to have to use Flash! Wow! What a pity! If that EQ combo had knocked Draven up, there would have been a chance for a solo kill!"

The prince, who escaped using Flash, originally intended to defend the tower for a while.

But at this moment, the Spider, who had recovered her health in the jungle, also arrived.

Benji dared not risk anything under the tower again. He knew that if he made a mistake in positioning, given EDG's aggressiveness today, he would definitely become a Draven with stacks on his Bloodthirster.

EDG is clearly investing heavily in Draven, regardless of the cost.

Wow! Is this newcomer being treated so well?

He couldn't help but complain.

Five minutes later, EDG pushed down SKT's outer top lane turret.

At this moment, the domestic live broadcast room was filled with question marks.

【? ? ? ? 】

Holy crap, is Zhou Chu really that ruthless?

[Oh no, is Zhou Chu going to become the vanguard in the fight against South Korea?]

[I'm a Challenger player on the Chinese server, and to be honest, EDG's current advantage is all fake. Draven is a champion that can be easily destroyed.]

Indeed, building a Bloodthirster is a bit too disrespectful to SKT.

[The enemy team has a Jax, Jarvan IV, Gragas, and Sona—all crowd control champions. Draven already had a poor environment to deal damage, and then he built a Bloodthirster. That's just too arrogant.]

[EDG's jungler is currently struggling, their mid laner is also at a disadvantage, and their top laner is also at a disadvantage.]

This is what "four-protect-one" truly means.

At this point, Zhou Li's Draven was already incredibly fat.

After returning home, he took out a greatsword and straw sandals.

Once he gets the Bloodthirster after returning home, he'll be able to become a perpetual motion machine.

If you don't have three or four thousand yuan on you before going home, it means you're really bad at playing Draven.

On SKT's side, seeing that the outer turret in the top lane was being forced to be destroyed, Sojong had no choice but to passively switch lanes to the bottom lane.

At least for now, the development of weapons is still good.

If they don't follow EDG's lane rotation, not only will the Jax not be able to defend the outer bot lane turret, but they might also be crushed as a result.

But this is also the situation that Zhou Li would most like to see.

With his current gear, Draven completely outclasses others in terms of level and equipment.

Killing a plane might require a few more hits, but as long as Thresh hooks Sona.

It takes at most four slashes to take him down.

Even after four strikes, there was still a significant amount of damage left over.

Faced with Draven's aggressive push, SKT's bot lane duo had no way to deal with it. They were terrified even when they could get a minion under the tower, and had to frequently call for their jungler to put pressure on them.

But even if the clumsy prince comes to the bottom lane, at most he can only help the duo get some kills under the tower.

During this time, Zhou Li had already instructed the factory manager to start putting pressure on Faker in the mid lane.

Before this, Faker had a very comfortable laning phase.

Because Lu Benwei was putting pressure on Zhou Li, he often forced blood transfusions.

This resulted in Lu Benwei being suppressed by Teacher Dafei nearly ten times online.

Mingkai's Spider is actually already useless.

Since he's no longer useful, we should let him make the most of his remaining abilities.

Zhou Li simply had Mingkai stand in the mid lane, not to kill Faker, but just to annoy him.

At the same time, make up for the development space of the little fish.

Furthermore, the primary responsibility of buying eyes was also assigned to the spider.

Rather than calling Su Mingkai a jungler in this game, it's more accurate to say he was a support capable of clearing jungle monsters.

The reason Thresh isn't allowed to buy too many wards is because Zhou Li is having Curly build up his crucible.

This item, which was released in early 13, can directly help teammates break free from crowd control. Against a lineup like SKT with a lot of crowd control, building Crucible as the first item is the best choice.

In the current version, the crafting method for the Mercury Scimitar is to combine the Mercury Belt with the Stormbreaker and cost 910 gold, which is not a smooth crafting process.

It doesn't even have a blood-sucking effect.

For SKT's lineup, Zhou Li will definitely need to build Mercury's Treads, but only after Bloodthirster, and there's no need to complete the item too early.

Zhou Li was pondering his next item build when Curly brought him an unexpected surprise.

A hook caught the Sona who was out of position.

At this moment, Zhou Li had just reached level six. With two consecutive axe blows, he instantly killed the level four Qin Nu!

The moment Curly's second Q hook landed, Sona's corpse had already been cremated.

Before he could react, he heard Zhou Li shout, "

"What are you standing there for! Jump over the plane!!!"

Curly Hair's E skill hits the plane!
Draven charged forward, brandishing two large machetes!
Double kill!!

"Wow! Lion! He got two more kills! Thresh died too... but... but it feels like Corki will have no chance of laning from now on!"

(End of this chapter)