LPL History

Chapter 164 The Heavenly Craftsman's Life-Taking Tribulation-Breaking Formation, the Silver Dragon Soars into the Abyss to Stabilize Mountains and Rivers

LeBlanc and Zed finally met in the top lane.

This time, neither side probed as much as they had during the laning phase.

The mist over the river had not yet dissipated.

The Demoness's Embrace of Netherfire rippled with dark, eerie energy in her hand.

Meanwhile, Zed's Blade of the Ruined King gleamed with a dark purple light from its cuffs.

Zhou Li walked straight towards Jie, starting with a basic attack.

He wanted to bait out Jie's ultimate move under this high-pressure environment.

Otherwise, whether it's Q or Deathfire Grasp, if Zed's ultimate ability cancels it out, it will put the situation at a great disadvantage for him.

Lee Sang-hyeok noticed that his palms were covered in sweat, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

But at this moment, he dared not take his hands off the keyboard and mouse for even half a second.

He could feel his heart pounding harder and harder, but his breathing was becoming weaker and weaker.

As soon as the Enchantress used her basic attack, he instinctively prepared to unleash his ultimate skill.

But under the stimulation of adrenaline, Lee Sang-hyeok's mind was exceptionally calm at this moment. He forcibly interrupted his actions and threw out the W skill next to LeBlanc.

Meanwhile, the Enchantress unleashed her Shadow Steps towards her location!

At this moment, Lee Sang-hyeok no longer hesitated!
[Forbidden Technique! Instant Shadow Killing Formation!]

Zed's figure vanished instantly, dodging LeBlanc's W skill damage while simultaneously marking LeBlanc with the mark of death!
The moment Zed landed, LeBlanc immediately used her ultimate ability, Shadow Step, to move into the bush to the upper left and widen the distance between herself and Zed.

LeBlanc cannot choose to reset her W twice, because there is another Zed clone at that location.

At the same time, you can't stay in one place and take the hit directly.

However, Zed's E skill is instant-cast upon landing, so even though LeBlanc had already created distance, she still got hit by one of Zed's and his shadow clone's E skills.

A fully equipped Zed, even if he only deals a single hit of damage, can almost take away half of LeBlanc's health.

With the added damage from the second stage of her ultimate skill, LeBlanc's health will instantly drop to a dangerous level!
Seeing the demon's actions, Lee Sang-hyeok didn't even think twice!
Q-Flash directly into the bush!
Lee Sang-hyeok wanted to end the fight as soon as possible.

In terms of endurance and sustained combat ability, LeBlanc is definitely stronger than Zed.

The henchwoman went into the bushes, and he lost sight of her.

If you don't flash in immediately, the LeBlanc will take back the momentum you just gained.

He wanted to use Q-Flash to catch LeBlanc off guard. If it hit, LeBlanc would have to use Zhonya's Hourglass to protect herself. Otherwise, Zed's ultimate's second stage damage would kill LeBlanc instantly!

But the moment Lee Sang-hyeok flashed into the bush, he discovered that the Enchantress was no longer in the bush!
The opponent reacted extremely quickly. Even though he used Q-Flash, Zhou Li still managed to react and reset himself behind him with the second R.

Only then did Lee Sang-hyeok realize how ingenious the direction of LeBlanc's R was.

Zed's ultimate ability leaves a shadow behind the opponent.

The direction the demon was moving was to the upper left.

This resulted in the fact that after using Q-Flash, not only did the main body's Q miss, but the shadow's Q also grazed past LeBlanc's rear without hitting.

But the battle was already decided in milliseconds. Lee Sang-hyeok didn't have time to think and used the second reset of his R skill to get to LeBlanc's side!
Zed was about to unleash his basic attack, and it looked as the ninja's blade was about to pierce LeBlanc's body—

"boom!"

LeBlanc used Flash!
Meanwhile, LeBlanc's Q skill has already been used!
Lee Sang-hyeok immediately used the second part of his W skill to switch positions again!
LeBlanc's Q skill has a full two-second silence effect, so he must first create distance, otherwise he will become a moving target.

However, at the instant Zed used his W skill to reset, LeBlanc almost simultaneously used her W skill to reset as well, and immediately created a distance of one body length.

At the same time, LeBlanc's E skill, Phantom Chains, extended from her body and hit Faker's Zed!

The two sides shifted and changed shape in a flash, but in reality, the whole thing happened in less than two seconds.

From the audience's perspective, the two people looked like ghosts, floating around on the screen in a dazzling display, eliciting gasps of surprise!
Lee Sang-hyeok knew that at this distance, it was impossible for him to break the enchantress's chains, so he chose to push forward.

The enchantress also retreated in unison.

The second stage of the Phantom Chains effect was triggered, freezing the enemy in place.

However, all of LeBlanc's skills are currently on cooldown.

Zed's ultimate skill's second stage of damage exploded on LeBlanc, reducing her health to below half.

Meanwhile, LeBlanc, with her fully stacked Mejai's Soulstealer, dealt high magic damage and reduced Zed's health to nearly half.

Taking advantage of the temporary cooldown period when both sides were on cooldown, Yue Lun finally had a chance to speak and shouted:
"Wow, those two almost completely avoided each other's key abilities! That was amazing! Faker's advantage lies in his health, and he also has a Maw of Malmortius that hasn't been triggered yet, plus a Guardian Angel. But Lion also has his advantages; LeBlanc's abilities have shorter cooldowns, and she also has Zhonya's Hourglass!!"

Both Zed and LeBlanc's Q skills have a fixed six-second cooldown at all levels.

Even considering equipment, both sides have items that reduce cooldowns.

LeBlanc's W skill has a cooldown time that is a full four seconds shorter than Zed's.

In other words, the initiative for the next wave is in the hands of the Enchantress!

Lee Sang-hyeok stared intently at his skill cooldowns.

Even though his Q skill was off cooldown, he didn't use it rashly.

Now he has to make sure his Q skill hits!
The best way is to wait for LeBlanc's W to come up, then use your QA combo to instantly attack!

With the hero's health at this level, he could easily kill her with a single QA combo!
However, Lee Sang-hyeok also knew that once his Q skill was ready, LeBlanc's Q skill would also be ready!

So give him time to react, which means to unleash the Q skill the instant LeBlanc casts it, while it's still in flight, and before you're silenced!
As the Demoness unleashed her malevolent magic seal, Lee Sang-hyeok, facing the straight-line distance between himself and the Demoness, threw a shuriken.

At the same time, the mouse has already been moved to the landing point of LeBlanc, and you need to auto-attack the moment LeBlanc uses W!
However, what he didn't expect was that even under such high pressure, Zhou Li still maintained an extremely clear mind!
The other party had clearly guessed his thoughts!

After using her Q skill, LeBlanc did not rush to step in and take advantage of Zed's skill cooldown to unleash a burst of damage!

Instead, he twisted to the side!
He twisted away Jie's shuriken!
Lee Sang-hyeok's heart skipped a beat as the Enchantress's Shadowy Appearance arrived as expected, then instantly reset!
With that, LeBlanc completely destroyed Zed's instantly activated Hexdrinker!

Although he was still down to his last sliver of health, LeBlanc's Ignite had already landed on Zed's head!

"Oh!!!"

A burst of intense gasps erupted from the crowd!
"Wow! Faker! He's going to be burned to death!"

In the Korean live stream, Jeon Yong-jun shouted anxiously.

Meanwhile, Yue Lun clenched his fists and nervously spoke:

"But Faker still has Guardian Angel! In the next wave, Faker can use his W skill to get close, while LeBlanc will be out of skills!"

The resurrection armor takes four seconds to revive, restoring 50% of its health upon revival.

At this time, when Zed respawns, his Q, W, and E skills will all be off cooldown.

At this moment, the enchantress calmly walked towards the bushes.

When Zed revived using Guardian Angel, he had already lost sight of LeBlanc in the bushes.

Lee Sang-hyeok looked at his skills, which had all been refreshed, and moved towards the bushes.

He couldn't possibly face-check the bushes, so he chose to use his W skill's shadow clone to scout LeBlanc's location.

Zed's shadow clones have a casting range of 600 yards.

LeBlanc's Q skill has a casting range of 700 yards!
As a LeBlanc player, Lee Sang-hyeok naturally understood that this 100-yard difference was extremely dangerous for him.

His breathing had become so faint as to be barely audible.

The heart, which had been pounding wildly during the resurrection, began to contract and calm down.

The moment the shadow clone entered the bush, LeBlanc's Q skill was already shooting towards Zed!
Lee Sang-hyeok was lucky; the spot where his shadow probed was right next to the Enchantress!

Without hesitation, he immediately used his EQ skills before the Q skill's silence hit him!
Even if the demon chooses to step on his face, he can instantly switch positions from this position.

If a LeBlanc gets hit by her own EQ, she's definitely going to die at this health level!
"Ding!"

LeBlanc activated her Zhonya's Hourglass immediately, perfectly avoiding Zed's EQ combo damage!

Seeing the enchantress frozen in place, Lee Sang-hyeok knew this might be his last chance.

Both sides were now completely exhausted.

However, if they continue into the next round of the game, LeBlanc's skill cooldown will be one round faster than his.

At that time, I will have no means of countermeasures!

Instead of switching places directly to the Enchantress's side, he chose to walk into the bushes.

The golden statue remained frozen for a full 2.5 seconds, enough time for him to walk to the other side of the demon queen.

Zed and his shadow formed a diagonal formation, surrounding the Enchantress in the middle.

Lee Sang-hyeok knew he had no other skills left, so all he could do from now on was close-range basic attacks.

With LeBlanc's health at this level, he only needs to land one basic attack, plus an E skill from his shadow and main body!
LeBlanc's E skill has a cooldown of only three seconds, which means that as soon as LeBlanc's Zhonya's Hourglass ends, her E skill cooldown will be ready again.

But the biggest problem now is that, as a ninja, he doesn't have enough chakra! His WEQ combo was completely avoided by LeBlanc's Zhonya's Hourglass, which prevented Zed from triggering his passive energy recovery.

However, the E skill only requires fifty energy points. Zed's energy regeneration is ten points per second, and he currently has twenty energy points, which means it will take three seconds to cast the E skill.

It was 0.5 seconds later than the end of the golden body!
Zhou Li looked at Jie, who was squatting beside him.

At this point, he only had two choices.

One strategy is to immediately use the W skill to create distance after the invulnerability ends.

In Lee Sang-hyeok's view, the enchantress was doomed to die.

Because LeBlanc's W skill is a dash, not an instant-cast skill like Flash.

During LeBlanc's dash, more than 0.5 seconds had already passed, and my E skill could have landed squarely on her.

The second option is to use EW to directly stomp on Zed's face and gamble on whether a burst of damage can kill him instantly!
However, when faced with someone of unparalleled intelligence, the concept of gambling simply didn't exist in Zhou Li's mind when it came to calculating damage.

His Wraith Embrace has yet to be used.

The instant her invulnerability ended, LeBlanc immediately used EW to stomp on the enemy's face!
After the magical trickery, the final outcome was still decided by the simplest, most violent, and primal method!

"boom!!"

A burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd!
"Wow! My God!!! Faker! He's down!! LeBlanc's damage melted Faker completely!!"

In the commentary booth, Xiao Cang was so excited that her voice cracked.

"Lion won! He solo-killed Faker! Both of them had incredible plays in this exchange! In the end, Lion emerged victorious!!"

Miller was equally excited, but the change in the director's perspective instantly made him nervous!
"Hey! What's SKT trying to do?! Stupid chicken! What are you trying to do?!"

On the map, the clumsy prince is sprinting at full speed toward the location of the enchantress!

SKT players' bench.

Lee Sang-hyeok saw the chicken's movements.

"It's a one-on-one match..."

"Hey! What one-on-one!" The chicken impatiently interrupted Lee Sang-hyeok, "This is a competition!! And you two have already finished!"

Lee Sang-hyeok opened his mouth, but said nothing more.

In fact, since the beginning, Benji has been shouting in the voice chat, telling him to hold on a little longer.

They clearly wanted to help me.

Although Lee Sang-hyeok didn't want the chicken to come over, he also didn't have the authority to command it.

Fortunately, I died first in this wave.

He sighed.

The clumsy chicken watched as the enchantress emerged from the lower half of the bushes, her figure appearing in the clearing between the two sections of bushes.

He knew that the Demoness was at her last gasp and had no skills left. To avoid any unforeseen complications, he had to kill her instantly.

Although Faker died in this wave, if they could kill the LeBlanc with Mejai's Soulstealer, then they would definitely have made a huge profit!

So without even thinking, Benji flashed and used EQ!
As the prince was moving through the EQ, the chicken suddenly spotted another enchantress in the bushes!
It must have been Faker who triggered LeBlanc's passive with a basic attack during the final skirmish.

This gave him a bad feeling, but he didn't have time to think about it anymore!

The sky is falling and the earth is splitting open!!

The prince plopped down right on top of the fleeing enchantress!

Smoke and dust are everywhere!

It was all just a mirage!

"Oh!!!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd!
The chicken's heart tightened, and it immediately realized what was happening. It quickly canceled its ultimate move and turned around to rush towards the lower half of the bushes!
The enchantress remained standing in the same spot, motionless.

It was as if they were silently mocking the prince.

The chicken had run out of skills and could only charge straight at the demon queen.

But the Demoness's skills have already been refreshed.

Q then E then WR! !
The moment the prince was melted, a message appeared on the public chat.

[EDG丶lion: hhhhh, clown. 】

Zhou Li had just pressed the recall button when SKT's bot lane duo rushed over!
At this moment, Miller and the others in the commentary booth were not flustered at all.

"Hey! What are SKT doing? Have they abandoned all sportsmanship?!"

"So you're going to play like this?! Do you really think I, Zhou Li, have no brothers?!"

When SKT's bot lane duo rushed to the top lane, they found themselves surrounded by four EDG players!

When Benji arrived at the top lane, EDG's vision had already spotted Benji's movements.

Although they didn't manage to save SKT from Bengi, now, SKT's duo is like lambs to the slaughter!
"We promised not to use overwhelming numbers tactics first, but since SKT doesn't play by the rules, don't blame EDG for being thuggish!!"

Even if Zhu Rang made amazing plays, he had no chance of survival when surrounded by four EDG players.

With SKT's bot lane duo eliminated, EDG immediately secured Baron Nashor.

Korean commentary booth.

Quan Yongjun's pizza has just finished.

"Wow! In that case, the balance of power has suddenly tipped in our favor!! Faker is still a young player, there was absolutely no need for him to go for a one-on-one duel!!"

Upon hearing Quan Yongjun's words, Ryu couldn't help but speak the truth.

"But in fact, at this point in time, Zed has the advantage over LeBlanc..."

Yue Lun's words instantly ignited the fighting spirit of South Korean netizens.

[Damn it, Ryu, just because you got solo killed by Faker, are you sitting here being annoying?]

[Hilarious! Wasn't it because Faker went off to 1v1 others that he ruined the whole team's hopes?]

Faker is just bad; he can't even beat LeBlanc with Zed.

[Damn Faker, why did you have to show off?!]

[Faker, get out of here! SKT doesn't need you!]

[Benji was the funniest one; he charged in with a giant fake body and then got killed. So embarrassing.]

SKT players' bench.

At this moment, everyone's spirits had plummeted to rock bottom.

EDG, carrying the Baron buff, is charging towards SKT's high ground.

At this moment, the SKT players were even unable to muster the will to resist.

The sneak attack just now wiped out all of their two summoner spells.

On the other hand, EDG had both summoner spells available for everyone except LeBlanc.

They also significantly boosted their economy and upgraded their equipment.

Faker sat in front of his computer, his face expressionless, but his uncontrollably trembling right hand clearly revealed that this talented mid-laner was experiencing some psychological issues.

Zhou Li's enchantress sold her invincible body and directly bought a resurrection armor.

The mage's damage in this version is extremely high, already somewhat excessive, so the slight increase in spell power provided by the Golden Body item is not a problem at all.

It's still seconds when it's supposed to be seconds.

The female police officer who was sent by Piglet only stepped forward to attack a minion, but was instantly killed by the LeBlanc who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Without their ADC, SKT instantly lost their ability to clear minion waves.

EDG pushed forward relentlessly, and after taking down the high ground, they showed no intention of retreating, clearly planning to end the game in one fell swoop.

In front of the inhibitor tower, SKT could retreat, but DaMu's Kennen forced an engagement, and Faker's Zed targeted EZ directly.

But what they got in return was the complete annihilation of their own team!

"EDG! They pulled off a 4-0 exchange right in front of SKT's inhibitor turret!!"

"In that case, EDG can end the game in one fell swoop!!"

"SKT! This champion team from the Korean region is now being pushed to the brink by EDG!!"

Let's congratulate EDG!!!

(End of this chapter)