I'm a platinum-level author, so what if I play professionally?

Chapter 108 You have a big flash, why don't you push in!

Karma's incense burner was clearly unexpected by everyone.

With Jhin's death, EDG, who seemed to have the advantage, fell into a difficult situation.

In fact, there are precedents for mid-laners building Ardent Censer.

Back in 2016, LGD's mid laner GODV once picked Lulu for mid lane in a match and chose the Ardent Censer item.

The result was a crushing defeat.

After the match, GODV was ridiculed by netizens, who nicknamed him "Master Wei Xiang".

From then on, the incense burner was largely ignored.

So why is it that Snake, who also build Ardent Censer in the mid lane, is able to achieve such amazing results these days?

The first issue is time.

Why do supports in the Ardent Censer system prioritize building Ardent Censer even at the cost of vision?

The earlier you get the incense burner, the better, as the earlier you get it, the greater the benefits.

If the support builds an Ardent Censer at thirteen minutes, it can significantly improve the ADC's performance.

If it takes you more than 30 minutes to make an incense burner, then it's just icing on the cake.

In this game, Song Wen directly chose to rush the Incense Burner and immediately used it in the team fight at the eight-minute mark.

In LGD's game, GODV only bought Ardent Censer as his second item, and he didn't use it to make any plays at that point.

Secondly, there's the issue of heroes.

Song Wen used Karma in this game. The enhanced shield after activating his ultimate can instantly give all the Snake team members the Ardent Censer buff!

This effect was something that Wei Shen's Lulu couldn't achieve at the time!

Why did iboy's Jhin suddenly become unable to withstand damage?

Because the damage he took wasn't just from the Spear of Vengeance, but also from Lulu who benefited from the Ardent Censer buff, and from Lee Sin who also benefited from the Ardent Censer buff.

In the early game, when the AD carry's health is extremely low, any excess damage hitting the AD carry's fragile health bar will have a very noticeable effect.

But at this point, EDG faced far more difficulties than that.

When the fight started in the bottom lane, both top laners used Teleport.

At the very moment Jhin died, Gnar and Kennen landed almost simultaneously!

But in the face of such a sudden team fight, Kennen's instantaneous combat power almost completely overwhelms Gnar's!

Even though Mouse had prepared to control his rage, Kennen could immediately unleash his ultimate and control the enemy as soon as he landed!

"Flandre's Kennen used his ultimate to engage and control Lucian and Evelynn! Clearlove is just too squishy!"

He's going to be instantly killed!

At the crucial moment, Gnar finally mustered up enough rage. As Mouse entered the fray, he immediately used Flash and unleashed his ultimate, slamming Kalista and Kennen, who were focusing fire on Evelynn, against the wall!

"Mouse entered the fray and controlled Kalista! But Karma has given Kalista a shield again!!"

Gnar has already used up his entire skill combo, and Kalista is still alive!

Once freed from control, Crystal immediately drew his spear and took the widow's head.

"The factory manager's kill went to Kalista again! Fortunately, Lucian on the other side finally provided the damage and killed Kalista! But Scout, in that position, can't escape either!"

Snake Esports seems to have lost its only damage dealer, Kalista, but on the other hand, EDG is already a depleted force!

After the initial burst of damage, the survival of Lulu and Karma made Snake Team virtually invincible in the subsequent battles!

"Lulu's Q skill killed Lucian! Gnar, who flashed in, couldn't move at all due to Snake's various slows and controls! EDG had no chance to fight back! This team fight initiated by EDG resulted in a team wipe by Snake!"

Upon hearing what the doll said, Miller quickly interjected, "Uh, it wasn't a team wipe. This was a one-for-four exchange. Although the Alistar was in the fountain, he recalled to base."

Snakes' bench.

"Nice!"

A near-perfect team fight allowed Snake to instantly recover from all of their early-game disadvantages.

Crystal seemed a little apologetic and said, "My bad, this positioning is too close to the wall."

He originally wanted to be humble in order to get praise from his teammates, after all, he had really done his best in this team fight, and when Gnar flashed and used his ultimate, there was really no room for him to move.

However, Crystal clearly forgot who his teammates were.

"They're really bad. If it were me, I would have wiped them all out. What a waste of my incense burner."

"Hahaha----"

The live stream room was now filled with question marks.

【? ? ? 】

【Wait, Snake Esports can win this team fight, right?】

What is EDG doing?

[Useless Guang, why didn't you teleport sooner?!]

Why did Kalista jump up like that?

[That idiot iboy, what's he doing standing there like that?]

EDG lounge.

Nofe watched EDG's crushing defeat and grabbed his hair in frustration.

Abu, his face flushed, yelled like a shrew, "What happened?! How could we lose this team fight?! What are these people thinking?!"

Hearing Abu's furious shouts, Nofe spoke up: "Is it because of the Incense Burner? This Karma got an Incense Burner, and it actually has such a big effect?"

Nofe had obviously seen Karma's items, but based on his experience, he couldn't accept or believe that a mid-laner with a naked Ardent Censer could directly change the course of the battle.

However you look at it, Snake Team's lineup is not capable of winning this team fight under these circumstances, so the problem must lie in their unconventional item build.

"incense burner?"

Abu was taken aback for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Is an incense burner that powerful?!"

nofe shook his head.

"I don't know."

They haven't tried it themselves either; they'll only know for sure once they go back and try it.

But at this moment, nofe couldn't help but admire Wang Ke.

"This coach named White—and his player—is exceptionally intelligent. How come he always manages to develop so many strange and wonderful things?"

The most outrageous thing is that the Ardent Censer mid lane has been used before, but it has never been very effective.

How come when it comes to White, it can turn the rotten into the miraculous?

In fact, the same thing happened when the Ardent Censer first became popular. Although it wasn't popular before, some support heroes would still use it, but no one realized just how overpowered this item was.

Wang Ke, also known as Wang Ke, developed the concept of "naked incense burner".

This made Nofe curious: just how many tricks could this kid come up with with an incense burner?

First it was support Ardent Censer, now it's mid lane Ardent Censer, will they release a jungle Ardent Censer next?!

No, he has to go back and try it out after this competition.

"In the current situation, is there still an 80% chance of winning?"

Abu's question brought Nofe back to his senses.

Nofe looked at Karma's Incense Burner and Snake's economic comeback, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "Yes."

Abu had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard nofe continue, "Eighty on the other side."

EDG seemed to have gained a significant advantage in the bottom lane, but in reality, they didn't have a large lead in overall economy.

The advantage in the bottom lane was entirely due to the factory manager sacrificing himself.

Now, a team fight by Snake Team has brought Kalista back to life, even though she was previously considered unplayable.

They even pushed back EDG's outer bottom lane turret, gaining a 1000 gold lead over EDG.

EDG players' bench.

At this moment, everyone was arguing fiercely about Karma's incense burner.

"What a disgusting strategy! Mid laner rushing Ardent Censer!"

"Xiao Zhao, can you stop this? What are you pretending for standing there like that?"

"I didn't know he was so amazing all of a sudden."

"You don't know? What do you know?"

"This AD Kennen is like a mad dog after eating Ardent Censer, it's disgusting."

Listening to the arguments in the voice messages, the factory manager felt a headache coming on.

"Alright, stop arguing!"

Seeing that the factory manager had rarely lost his temper, everyone quieted down.

But everyone was lost in confusion.

What's next?

This period should normally be the time for EDG's early-to-mid-game lineup to snowball their advantage.

But now, we can't even win team battles, how are we supposed to play?

Moreover, in that team fight just now, the Snake team was so relaxed that they deliberately let Lulu get two kills.

Giving kills to the support might sound absurd, but it's perfectly normal when the enemy team has an Ardent Censer composition.

It is foreseeable that not only Karma's Incense Burner, but Lulu's Incense Burner will also be available much earlier than expected.

The factory, which used to love using its brain, has now completely lost its ability to think.

In fact, EDG wasn't entirely without options at this point.

That means continuing to relentlessly gank the bottom lane.

Because Karma can't be in the bottom lane every wave.

As long as they can suppress the development of Kalista and Lulu, EDG is not without a chance.

Even in head-to-head matches, EDG's lineup still has an advantage.

In the previous team fight, aside from the effect of the Ardent Censer, EDG's attempt to gank 4v2 resulted in Jhin being instantly killed without Flash, indicating that they didn't perform well in that team fight.

If both sides engage in a normal team fight, giving Jhin space to deal damage from the back, even with Ardent Censer, Snake Team will still find it difficult to engage.

If EDG chooses to continue their aggressive approach, Snake Esports will find themselves struggling to cope.

But EDG has never been a team that likes to act recklessly.

Especially after realizing they can't win team fights, EDG's habitual thinking will lead them to choose to avoid fights and focus on farming.

However, given the lineups of both teams today, development is the situation that Snake Team most hopes to see.

After a "spectacular" start, both sides entered a peaceful phase of gradual development.

After taking down two people, Wang Ke pulled an incense burner out of his crotch thirteen minutes later.

This directly led to a reversal of the offensive and defensive dynamics in the duo's laning phase.

With Lulu's Ardent Censer buff online, Jhin and Alistar were clearly outmatched again.

The Lee Sin player, who was playing for thirteen minutes, finally came out of retirement. Under Song Wen's command, he ganked the middle lane and caught the overconfident junior player.

The moment he saw Lee Sin appear in the mid lane, Clearlove headed towards the top lane without hesitation.

At this moment, Vengeance Spear and Lulu are dominating EDG's bot lane duo in the top lane.

Now that Snake's mid and jungle are clearly stuck in the mid lane, Clearlove's first reaction is to go to the top lane to look for an opportunity.

The factory manager stared at Lulu, frantically sending signals.

"Quickly kill Lulu!"

He knew Lulu had already left the incense burner, and if he didn't take Lulu down first, even a three-on-two fight wouldn't necessarily be a match for them.

EDG's outer top lane turret was already on the verge of collapse and was about to be taken down when Alistar suddenly attacked, using the familiar Q-flash combo. But this time, the target wasn't Kalista, but Wang Ke's Lulu!

Alistar adjusted his position and used his W to knock Lulu directly into the turret!

Meanwhile, the widow had already appeared from the side.

In the commentary booth, Miller shouted, "White gave Mieko an opportunity! She was pushed straight into the tower, and Lulu doesn't have Flash! It looks like she can't escape this time!!"

Amidst the gasps of surprise from the crowd, Wang Ke remained completely unfazed by the attack from the factory.

"Pull me up, pull me up."

Kalista immediately unleashed her ultimate move, capturing Lulu directly into her Poké Ball.

Wang Ke didn't stay in the Poké Ball for long before decisively jumping out to the back.

Lulu was instantly out of danger.

This seemingly dangerous gank failed to force Lulu to use even one of her skills.

Lulu instead shielded Kalista, turned the Factory Owner into a sheep, and immediately launched a counterattack!

Seeing that there was no chance, the factory manager could only turn around and run away, and was even chased by Kalista who pulled out a spear and lost half of his health.

Nineteen minutes in, Snake Esports had already destroyed EDG's top outer turret and was about to group up in the mid lane to take down EDG's mid outer turret.

Meiko's Alistar once again chose to initiate a team fight with Flash, and the rest of EDG immediately followed up with damage, trying to coordinate with Clearlove to flank and kill Lulu.

However, the same scenario played out again, with Kalista saving Lulu with a single ultimate ability.

Snake immediately launched a counterattack, not only destroying EDG's outer tower, but also winning a team fight where 1 could be exchanged for 3.

At 23 minutes, facing Snake's renewed push down the mid lane, EDG changed their strategy and chose to engage Kalista aggressively.

However, facing Kennen's counter-engage, Lee Sin's Ace Attack, Karma's shield, Lulu's shield and ultimate, Kalista, who was forced into engagement, transformed into the thickest wall, and even after absorbing a full wave of crowd control, she still had half health left.

EDG suffered another defeat in team fights, and their second mid-lane tower was reduced to ruins.

At 27 minutes, Snake Team pushed towards EDG's second top lane tower.

EDG adjusted their strategy again and decided to force an engagement on Karma.

However, if they can't even kill Kalista instantly, how can they possibly kill Karma instantly?

In this team fight, EDG suffered a crushing defeat, losing 4-0. Not only did they lose their second tower, but they also lost Baron Nashor.

Thirty minutes later, Snake Team pushed forward with the Baron buff.

EDG took a risky tactic, catching Lulu who was providing vision in the jungle.

Seeing that Lulu was about to be instantly killed, Kalista immediately used Flash and her ultimate to save Lulu once again!

Kennen, who landed via Teleport from the side, flashed in and wiped out EDG in one fell swoop.

In the commentary booth, seeing the economic gap between the two teams reach 13,000, Miller couldn't help but exclaim, "It's a complete blowout! This is a total blowout! Snake's lineup is outrageous! EDG has absolutely no way to deal with them!"

Wawa chimed in, "Now I think I understand why Snake Esports picked Kalista! This champion's ability to protect the support is terrifying! We know that the first option to counter the Ardent Censer composition in team fights is to instantly kill the enemy support, and EDG has been trying to do that, but Kalista's ultimate has repeatedly saved Lulu from low health, leaving EDG unable to cope with subsequent team fights after using up their abilities!"

Miller's eyes were full of admiration as he analyzed, "White, this coach/player, is incredibly talented! To be honest, I really didn't expect Kalista's ultimate to be used like this. Because in our minds, Kalista's ultimate is used to synergize with hard supports to engage, which has almost become a fixed mindset! You know what White reminds me of? This guy loves doing so much research, it's really like those eccentric cultivators I read in novels, it's too outrageous."

After several team fights, Kalista's crucial role in the Ardent Censer composition was finally revealed.

Faced with this skill that can save the support without any brainpower, EDG seems to be completely dumbfounded at this moment.

In the live stream, the screen was filled with question marks.

This Kalista is outrageous.

[To think of using an AD carry to protect the support, even if it's a free item, is truly genius.]

[Truly worthy of being called Bai Mo Ding Ge, a pure and utter evil cultivator!]

This lineup is fucking disgusting, I just want to know how to counter it?

[Yeah, everyone says you should kill the support first when attacking the incense burner, but how do you do that now?]

[The key is that the Snake team has more than one Incense Burner!]

[I've already ordered it, I don't want to watch it anymore.]

Honestly, there was absolutely no hope of turning this game around; it was fucking suffocating.

At this moment, Snake Esports, with the Baron buff, was pushing towards EDG's inhibitor turret.

If viewers watching EDG's matches from a god-like perspective felt suffocated, then the sense of despair must have been even stronger for the EDG players themselves.

The factory manager's hand holding the mouse was trembling slightly.

This veteran player, who has been in the industry for many years, was on the verge of losing his composure in this first-round playoff match that would not determine EDG's final outcome.

If Snake loses this game, they will take the match point.

Is it really an unchangeable fact that EDG lost to Snake?

Could it be that, as the chat logs suggest, he will never be able to touch the championship trophy in his entire life?!

So now that he's back on stage with the ID 7, will his so-called "last dance" just become a joke to be ridiculed in the future?

The five members of the Snake team were already pressing in, and their huge advantage led them to choose to directly push the inhibitor tower.

EDG was forced to retreat step by step by Snake, as if those two inhibitor towers could not provide them with any sense of security.

"If I'm definitely going to lose, then let me go up and give it a try."

There was complete silence in EDG's voice chat.

Only the factory manager's voice rang out softly.

However, this quiet voice message stunned the entire EDG team for a moment.

In the commentary booth, Miller suddenly stiffened, his eyes widening as he exclaimed, "Clearlove! He flashed in and unleashed his ultimate on five people! Gnar flashed after him and used his ultimate! This ultimate caught both Kalista and Lulu! Kalista looked like she was about to be instantly killed!! But Lulu used her ultimate!! Crystal, with low health, flashed to survive!!"

"Wow, this is EDG's last chance!!"

He suddenly looked at the bull's head on the other side!

"Morton! Why are you in this position?! Why are you being forced to the side by a Kennen?!"

"You have a Flash and a ultimate, why don't you just charge in, Meiko!!!"