From Pokémon to The International, Dota 2

Feng Ge's Live Stream:

"Should the Dire continue pushing? Windranger lost her Aegis, and Mars doesn't have enough gold to buy back, but the Dire don't know that. Continuing to push might cause problems."

Feng has been playing a conservative style lately, prioritizing stability in everything he plays. If he were the Dire commander, this wave, forcing an enemy support to buy back and breaking one of their lanes, would have been a huge win. With their Aegis down and their banner used, they could have easily retreated and waited for the next Roshan to re-engage.

"I feel like pushing is an option, maybe they're thinking of forcing Mars to buy back and then leave."

Brother Jia analyzed the Nightshade's strategy.

"But if Mars really makes a purchase, it could lead to a complete wipeout. This kind of forced purchase is too dangerous."

Just as the commentators were discussing whether they should retreat, Windranger had already started attacking the mid-lane turret. With the help of three fire minions summoned by Gu Ran, she was taking down the turret very quickly.

The mid-lane high ground tower's health kept dropping, and when it was down to only one-third of its health, suddenly Xiaoxiao used Blink Dagger to get close to Windranger, then used Avalanche and Toss in quick succession, followed by a basic attack. At the same time, Ember Spirit also used Blink Dagger to get close to Windranger, used a Biscuit to sit on her, and then used Quick Attack. Windranger's health instantly dropped to zero.

Although the Dire team members were all around, they still didn't have time to react to the sudden preemptive strike from Blink Dagger.

"Windrunner possesses Satanic evil powers, can we get her out of there?!"

Brother Diao sounded nervous, as if he were the Windranger standing on the field. If Windranger could activate Satanic to counter Tiny and survive the team fight, they would definitely win!

"Lango followed up with a lick, and the Lich followed with a Frost Blast. That's it, Windranger was controlled to death and died instantly!"

"Retreat! Retreat! Brothers, retreat now! Sell what you need to sell, let's go back and fight the next wave!"

The eyeball has switched to the Dire side and is now shouting for the Dire to retreat. The carry Windranger has died suddenly, and Brewmaster is also out of health, so it's time for them to leave.

The Radiant team naturally pressed their advantage. First, the Lich found the large tree hidden in the forest and used his ultimate skill, Frostbite followed by Ice Spike, to take it down. Then, Brewmaster was also caught by Tiny. Rubick rushed over and used the stolen Lava Cookie to make Brewmaster sit on all three Radiant players, but it was to no avail. Brewmaster held on for a few more seconds before being killed.

"Let's go, let's hit the next wave."

Seeing the situation was not good, Gu Ran quickly ordered Jiang Xia to retreat. Although this wave was a bit of a loss, if their two mages could retreat, they would be very strong in defending the high ground, and the enemy would not be able to push back.

"It's still fightable. I stole two good skills and a large lotus flower; I'll sell them!"

Jiang Xia's tone was resolute. Gu Ran was originally prepared to teleport home, but after hearing Jiang Xia's words, he stayed. Hesitation is unacceptable on the field. Since the captain wants to fight, he will risk his life to accompany him! Two against four? That sounds a bit crazy.

"Overclocking" activated - Gu Ran transformed into a supplicant.

"What's going on? Why isn't Rubick leaving? He's going to turn around and fight back!"

"You've gotten carried away. How can you two fight against four opponents? If you get wiped out this time, you might really get turned around."

The two players' actions stunned all the streamers, and everyone thought they were about to feed.

Rubick was standing in front of the four opponents while saving Brewmaster, but most of their skills were on cooldown. Rubick used a Bloodbath to trap all four of them and started to retreat to create a safe distance. However, Lango naturally wouldn't give him that chance. He licked Rubick back with a charming lick, and the remaining three also moved forward together, preparing to focus fire on Rubick.

"Tonarus' Claw!"

"Endorion's Dark Pulse!"

Carl unleashed his powerful hurricane and electromagnetic pulse, separating Rubick from the four others. The Electro-Flame Hand, which was close to Rubick, was blown away by the hurricane, while the remaining three were forced to retreat.

However, the moment the hurricane passed, Rubick was pierced by the tiny harpoon and pulled back. Just when he was about to be killed by two small slaps, his health suddenly recovered a bit!

"It's the Aghanim's Scepter's Bloodbath effect! The Magnetic Storm killed the Lich! Rubick benefited from the healing effect, so a couple of hits from him weren't enough to kill him!"

Milk Bro had been keeping an eye on Rubick's stolen abilities, and he was the first to discover the source of this healing status.

Rubick survived two basic attacks, and with his skills off cooldown, he first stole Avalanche to stun three people, then used Lava Cookie to knock up three more, followed by Weakening Stream, instantly crippling all three. He then consumed a Giant Lotus, instantly restoring his health to over half!

"Holy crap, Rubick!"

"The Radiant is in trouble. They can't kill this Rubick and they'll have to run away!"

In the late game, Rubick with Aghanim's Scepter truly shines. Two skill-stealing slots allow him to unleash his abilities freely, and these skills in Rubick's hands have longer control durations and higher damage than the original versions. With the enemy team relying on their teammates for burst damage, Rubick naturally has a stage to showcase his skills!

The commentators were all amazed, realizing that the Dire had actually managed to win a 2v4 team fight!

Seeing that the situation was not good, Tianhui had no choice but to begin to retreat.

"Miret's Obstacle!"

"Kreix's Killing Wall!"

Seeing this, Gu Ran switched to Ghost Walk and started chasing, then used an Ice Wall to slow down Lango and Xiao Xiao, while Rubick had already killed Snapfire.

"Sezoon's endless terror!"

"Calwein's most wicked creation!"

"Geist's fierce battle cry!"

Gu Ran transformed into Karl, unleashing all his skills that were off cooldown—Rapid Cooldown, Lava Sprite, and Agile Swiftness.

Langgo was killed after being hit with the Rapid Cooling buff, and Xiaoxiao escaped to the defensive tower in front of the base but was killed by the Little Fireman.

"Holy crap! They won a 2v4!"

"This Rubick play was amazing! It was all crowd control; the enemy team was completely overwhelmed!"

"This Karl's skill casting speed is ridiculously fast! Those last three skills looked like they were all cast at once!"

The commentators' voices cracked in unison; this counterattack was absolutely brilliant. If this happened in an international competition between Chinese and foreign teams, it would definitely be featured in the post-match analysis of the Radiance Project and the underground DOTA of the Outstanding Brother the next day.

After the team fight ended, the streamers switched to Rubick and Invoker's perspectives to analyze the plays from their point of view. Meanwhile, the number of viewers in Gu Ran's live stream surged, exceeding 15,000 VIPs, with the chat almost covering the entire screen.

"I'm so super super super!"

"That's fucking amazing! Is this the strongest mage in Dota 2, Invoker?!"

"Welcome, King Karl!"

Gu Ran exited the overclocking mode. This time, the time was short, so the side effects were not obvious. He controlled the Fire Spirit to attack the high ground tower, and then started swinging the Meteor Hammer, quickly destroying the mid-lane high ground.

Mars had already respawned, and Gu Ran was low on mana, so the two Nightbringers retreated safely. After returning to base to replenish their resources, they came out and saw Mars farming in the bottom lane. Jiang Xia immediately said, "I can initiate on him!"

Rubick then used Blink Dagger to jump in and land an Avalanche to control Mars.

"Tarak's Fallen Fire!"

"Bruvent's Powerless Sound Wave!"

"The Curse of Hallek's Cremation!"

Gu Ran followed up with Chaos Meteorite, then 360° Super-Sound Wave, and then Earth-Shattering Strike. Before the effect of Mars's Avalanche had ended, he was controlled again by Telekinesis, unable to use any skills. With nearly 3,000 HP, he was killed by a full burst of Karl's combo.

At this point, Gu Ran and Jiang Xia had wiped out all five of the opposing team.

After that, the Radiant team completely lost hope of turning the game around and typed GG.

"Wonderful! This team fight can only be described as spectacular."

"The final battle of Pokémon, guys, that was awesome!"

"So cool! Both brothers played so well!"

In the live streams of several top streamers, similar comments flooded the screen, creating a very lively atmosphere.