LPL History

Chapter 172 Banners Shine Across the Fields, Sima's Rebirth Secures the Empire
Pantheon, upon returning to base, immediately unleashed Brutalizer.

Zhou Li didn't plan to upgrade his jungle items in the early game. He simply didn't intend to farm jungle camps much in the first place.

Boots of Speed ​​and Youmuu's Ghostblade are his first choice.

After buying his equipment, Pantheon ran towards his own top jungle area, only to find Kha'Zix stealing food as soon as he entered the bushes.

For any jungler, a start like this in a game basically means the game is over.

If it were a random ranked match, I think I would most likely just go AFK.

Since the start of the match, he has only eaten a rock golem and leveled up to level two.

Then there was nowhere else to go.

However, Fuyin knew that Pantheon's own jungle was completely unfarmed, and he originally intended to go directly into Pantheon's bottom half of the jungle to steal some loot.

But after thinking about it, I ended up taking a long detour and ending up on the main road.

The reason for going around to the top lane is that, according to normal logic, Pantheon, who has gained such a big advantage, should at least help relieve the pressure on the bottom lane.

If you choose to sneak into the bottom half of the map to steal food, you're very likely to be caught red-handed by Pantheon.

However, if you sneak into the top half of the jungle, you might be able to take over Pantheon's top jungle and regain some farm.

The reason Zhou Li didn't go to the bottom lane was because he saw the actions of YG's bottom lane duo!

If Kha'Zix is ​​in the bottom lane, then in order to ensure that they can support the jungle as soon as possible, YG's bottom lane should coordinate with Kha'Zix's position to store and push the wave.

However, YG's bot lane did not do that; they simply focused on pushing the lane and attacking the tower.

Therefore, there are only two possible outcomes.

Either YG is just too bad, unable to even execute such basic teamwork.

Or maybe the Kha'Zix isn't even in the bottom lane.

The first possibility is very low, because even if the laner doesn't have this awareness, as a jungler, with the notes already jumping like that, he will definitely ask the laner to cooperate with him.

Therefore, the location of the praying mantis is not difficult to guess.

And so, yet another scene of the underworld was born.

It's also a level 4 Pantheon.

But this time, they were fighting a level 2 mantis.

The musical notes had already established a view from the bushes.

Upon seeing Pantheon arrive, he should have immediately distanced himself.

But he really wanted to eat that big bird.

This gave Pantheon an opportunity.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Li immediately used Flash to initiate the attack, and sat right on the face of the Mantis!
WQE!

Just this one set of skills was enough to take away half of the Mantis's health bar!
What made Yin Fu even more frustrated and want to curse was that after painstakingly fighting the giant bird for half a day, he still couldn't win the duel and was taken away by Pantheon with a single Smite!
Although Pantheon no longer had the red buff, he went home and bought a pair of shoes!

[WE.ADouyuTV丶Li (War King) has killed YG丶yinfu (Void Raider)!!]

As Pantheon secured another kill on Kha'Zix in the river, the commentator, Changmao, couldn't help but exclaim in the commentary booth:

"Wow! In this game, YG's jungler was completely outclassed! This is a bit too much! Only five minutes into the game, YG's jungler has already died three times, while WE.A's Pantheon has already got four kills!! They've already dominated the game in just five minutes!"

The loss of Mantis is undoubtedly a huge blow to YG and will trigger a series of chain reactions.

The top lane Shyvana, who should have had an advantageous lane matchup, is now too afraid to push the lane.

Meanwhile, the mid-laner, Electric Stick, became even more anxious, eager to find an opportunity against Xiye.

However, although the young Electric Stick has some strength, he can only fight Xi Ye to a standstill.

The more anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes. As the game progressed, a player playing LeBlanc was suppressed by Xiye's Orianna.

Pantheon returned to his jungle first.

Even though I'm not going to farm jungle camps, I still need to get the double buffs.

As for the other jungle monsters, just farm the ones on the enemy side.

After finishing the blue buff, Zhou Li headed towards the bottom lane.

YG's bot lane has been pushing the lane and taking down towers, and has already reduced WE.A's bot lane tower to half health.

Although they seem to have the upper hand right now, if they can just gank once, YG's bot lane could easily collapse.

Seeing Zhou Li leaning down, Yu Zhe spoke up to remind him:

“They have a view of the triangular grass.”

Zhou Li nodded and said:

"I know, seven seconds left."

Zhou Li's words surprised both Sima Laozei and Yu Zhe.

Normally, the vision control time in the bottom lane should be kept by the support.

However, it's clear that Yu Zhe, who plays support in LSPL, isn't that professional.

So much so that when Zhou Li said there were still seven seconds left, he even doubted whether Zhou Li was bragging, since he himself hadn't even remembered the time.

Unbeknownst to him, the audience outside, with a god-like perspective, were completely abuzz with excitement after witnessing Zhou Li's masterful manipulation of vision and time once again!

When Zhou Li walked towards the tri-bush, YG's bot lane duo was completely unaware!

Meanwhile, Sir's Morgana swaggered over, wanting to fill in the gaps in vision.

Seeing Morgana approaching, Pantheon immediately stepped out from the triangular bush.

Then he raised his hand and threw a spear.

Pantheon suddenly darted out of the bushes, clearly startling Morgana, who instinctively used her E skill's magic immunity shield on herself!
This is why Zhou Li chose to walk directly out of the bushes!

After seeing Morgana's magic immunity shield being baited out, Yu Zhe's Thresh flashed in and used his E skill to hit Caitlyn.

Zhenlong decisively chose to use Flash to create distance.

But on the other side, Pantheon had already pressed forward!

"Control Pantheon! Control Pantheon!!"

Zhenlong shouted anxiously in the voice chat.

In response, Sir could only shout:
"It's out of control!! It's out of control!!"

Pantheon charged straight at him, forcing him to use his Q skill, but the opponent suddenly made a right-angle move, dodging his Q skill.

Pantheon attacked from the side, making it impossible for the policewoman to escape in a straight line. She could only pull to the right while using her E skill on Pantheon!
"Oh!"

There was another exclamation at the scene!
Miss excitedly said:

"This Pantheon is too nimble; he turned around and dodged Caitlyn's E again! Now Caitlyn has nowhere to go! Pantheon's W has Caitlyn under control! Thresh follows up with his own control!!"

"Lucian has secured the kill on the female police officer!! Morgana isn't faring much either, she was forced to use Flash!!"

Pantheon, having secured a victory in the bottom lane, immediately charged straight for the F4 camp!

In front of the mantis, he wiped out his F4.

"Go home and buy control wards, and you buy some too, Sima Laozei. Let's light up their bottom half of the map." Zhou Li gave the order, then went to the mid lane to annoy the Electric Stick's LeBlanc.

LeBlanc is a relatively agile champion, making her difficult to kill.

However, LeBlanc is also a hero who excels in the early to mid-game.

As long as you annoy LeBlanc in the early to mid-game and prevent her from farming, you don't necessarily need to pursue kills.

Now, LeBlanc's last-hitting damage has been reduced by more than ten times by Orianna.

If LeBlanc is playing against Orianna, she gets more than ten CS behind in the early game, which already indicates that her laning phase is going to collapse.

The more anxious the stun gunman became, the more opportunities he gave the stun gunman.

When Clockwork reached level six, LeBlanc with Electric Stick was only level five.

Pantheon arrived precisely at the right moment, and with Orianna's ultimate, they forced a tower dive and instantly killed LeBlanc.

Ten minutes into the game, the score was 8-0.

This is already a terrifying number considering the current version's relatively slow pace.

What's even more alarming is that the economic gap between the two sides has reached three thousand!

The gold difference between the jungler and his opponent alone is almost two thousand!

The Mantis was so suppressed by Pantheon that it could barely lift its head, and it wasn't until almost ten minutes later that it finally reached level six.

OMG Esports Club.

As the game progressed, Yuzu and Lingyao's mouths opened wider and wider.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the spectacle, while experts see the details. Both Yuzi and Lingyao are junglers, and the more they watch Zhou Li's matches, the more alarmed they become.

This person's awareness and rhythm are simply flawless.

Every gank brings WE.A benefits far more than just a single kill.

From the start of the competition until now, Zhou Li's rhythm has never been interrupted. He always clearly knows what he should do next. Moreover, the nine of them even give the impression that they are NPCs, cooperating to perform around Zhou Li!
"This guy's jungling is a bit scary. To be honest, I can't tell if YG is too bad or too strong."

Upon hearing what the elixir said, Yuzu's expression became noticeably more direct.

"I'm starting to wonder if this kid is using full map control? And his ability to avoid vision every time is just too good. When did teams in the top league start having such good discipline?"

In Yuzi's opinion, Zhou Li's ability to remember the vision and time of each point must have come from information from his teammates.

However, if he knew that all the information was actually observed by Zhou Li alone, I wonder what kind of expression he would have.

Even with this understanding, Zhou Li's performance still surprised them.

Even if they precisely pinpoint the limits of each position's scouting and guarding vision, they cannot guarantee that they will not make mistakes.

In front of this person, YG's scout wards were practically useless, failing to provide YG with any useful information about Pantheon in the past ten minutes.

How terrifying is this?

After that, WE.A demonstrated their emphasis on vision control, with even their ADC and mid laner bringing two control wards after each recall.

Fifteen minutes later, YG's outer towers on all three lanes were destroyed, and while WE.A had completely lit up the jungle, YG's jungle was completely dark in their vision!
"I feel like YG can just go for it."

The elixir spoke.

"Five more minutes of agony."

Yuzu sighed.

On one side, a level 4 Pantheon is fighting a level 6 Kha'Zix; on the other side, a level 4 Pantheon is fighting a level 2 Kha'Zix.

This has definitely turned into a teaching session.

Just as the storm of public opinion surrounding him was beginning to subside, this match has ended, and he's likely to be thrust back into the spotlight.

"Maybe I should just retire."

Yuzu thought for a moment and then added, "The new players these days are terrifying. I feel like this jungler is even more terrifying than the pro players I've seen in the Korean server."

Hearing Yuzu's words, Lingyao shook her head:
"Not necessarily. The performance of a jungler largely depends on the opponent. YG's strength is still relatively weak, and he might not perform as well against strong teams. However, we will definitely be facing him in the Summer Split."

Yuzu smiled:
"Damn, then you can jungle and I'll support."

"Stop messing around. I just got some fun with Xiaosan. I believe you can do it. Don't you want to prove yourself? If you can crush him in your lane, what's Pantheon or Kha'Zix? They're just the best team, SKT."

Yuzu rolled her eyes: "You're such a smooth talker."

Lingyao watched the game and fell silent.

This kid is really scary.

Starting with Boots of Speed ​​and Youmuu's Ghostblade is a build that completely treats the opponent like a pushover, as if afraid of not being able to kill them in time.

This proves that this person has a clear understanding of his own abilities and absolute confidence.

In other words, it was no coincidence that the game turned out this way.

YG players' bench.

The stun gun had clearly gone into a frenzy.

"Fuck your mother! How am I supposed to play with the whole jungle completely dark?! Are you guys deliberately throwing the game to make me die?!"

He cursed as he went to the bushes near F4 to try and ward them.

However, the next second, a Pantheon jumped out of the bushes.

WQE!

The LeBlanc, at full health, was instantly forced to use her passive ability!
The stun gun was startled and frantically pressed W.

However, after he used W, Pantheon immediately followed with Flash and another Q!
[WE.A_Li (War King) has defeated YG_otto (LeBlanc)!!]

The passive of Warlord's E skill allows him to deal a critical strike with a 100% chance against units with less than 15% health.

Pantheon, already at godlike status, killed LeBlanc with a single arrow.

"I XXXXXXXXXX!!"

At this moment, the stun gun finally broke through completely.

Twenty minutes later, YG surrendered without hesitation.

Meanwhile, in the WE.A player's seat, a brand new chapter in history unfolded before Zhou Li!

[Li Gou threw Hou Guoyu into the wilderness, trapping him in a dragon's lair, which also brought misfortune upon his mother. Yet, observing his mother, life and death were intertwined, like the interplay of yin and yang; life and death alternated, seemingly in a continuous cycle. Now that the situation has ended, his mother has risen again—this is the mysterious state of quantum entanglement. Zhou Yu's contribution to the workings of creation is immeasurable.]

[You crushed Otto in the match, leaving him utterly defeated. But you discover that Otto's mother is like Schrödinger's mother; she's constantly in a quantum superposition state, intertwined with life and death. Although Otto lost this round, his mother will resurrect in the next. This phenomenon is a great discovery in the quantum realm; you've done a tremendous service.]

[Gained Ability: Schrödinger's Horse. Hero: Shadow of War Proficiency reached Perfect level.]

[Schrödinger's Horse: In a match, assign a teammate a fake horse. Each time this horse dies, you gain a certain level of ability boost.]

Upon seeing this ability, Zhou Li was taken aback.

"This ability is a bit of a double-edged sword. Not only does it affect the relationship between teammates, but who can withstand such a high level of Sima Yi's attacks..."

He looked up and saw Electric Stick glaring angrily at him from the YG players' bench opposite him.

The Zhou rites suddenly became clear!
"Why don't we just buy the stun gun?!"

(End of this chapter)