From Pokémon to The International, Dota 2

Chapter 97 Mutual Rescue and Tug-of-War

"Why does the Terrorblade's damage output seem less explosive?"

Awei was a little confused. He saw that no one from Zhenhunshi's side had died in this fight.

"This time, the dog has a strong attack, which has increased the armor value of the whole team. Also, we have more rescue equipment. It's very difficult for the enemy to kill the dog when it leaves first."

Lin Yiming figured out something; the mutual rescue lineup on the Soul Stone side was playing out as expected.

At 39 minutes into the game, the second Roshan spawned. Navi gathered at the staircase leading to the Roshan pit in their main jungle. Treant Protector was hidden in the trees on the left, breaking through the fog of war, while Centaur Warrunner's Dominator was standing in the trees on the right, preparing for a possible enemy initiation through the fog of war.

I'll go scout ahead; you guys watch and rescue me.

After confirming that his two supports and Langge were behind him and could save him at any time, Gu Ran walked up the stairs. At the same time, Orianna used a missile to open the vision at the top of the stairs, and XS's Little Dog also entered the Radiant main jungle from the left.

As soon as he went up the stairs, he saw a terrifying blade without its demonic transformation standing in his face. The terrifying blade immediately activated its magic crystal skill, Berserker, and then summoned an illusion to attack Gu Ran from both sides. At the same time, the enemy's back row, Sky Wrath, also insidiously placed an Ancient Seal on Gu Ran. Upon seeing this, Gu Ran immediately used a whirlwind to lift himself up, just in time to dodge a Centaur's leaping stomp.

XS's puppy also came over. Terrorblade retreated, and the puppy didn't chase after it. Instead, it started biting the centaur's face.

TB, of course, wouldn't let the little dog bite him for nothing, so he activated his demonic transformation and started beating the dog.

[The demonic transformation has been triggered, I'm quitting!]

As soon as Gu Ran finished blowing the wind, he flew back to the lingering flames he had prepared behind him. The puppy also activated his berserk retreat. Lang Ge played the Swift Wind Song to accelerate the team's microphone, and the two brothers retreated quickly.

They'll definitely chase us; we'll get to the stairwell and watch to counterattack.

Gu Ran retreated while directing his teammates.

"The Soul Stone tried to escape, but Navi definitely wouldn't let him. Storm Spirit immediately rolled over to hold them in place. Storm Spirit has Aghanim's Scepter now! He used Universal Pull, but it only managed to hold both supports. And Fairy also activated Shadow Sphere. Storm Spirit's initiation failed, so he had to retreat. But as soon as he stepped down the stairs in Night Stalker's triangle area, both cores were caught by Ember Spirit's Bind!"

In Shuangqu's live stream, Pig Brother's commentary gradually grew louder, and the situation was slowly tilting in Zhenhunshi's favor.

"The Fairy gave us a Thorn Maze, and Langgo immediately used Meteor Hammer on the spot! Storm Spirit and Terrorblade didn't want to use their Black King Bars but got controlled for a while. Storm Spirit rolled to the left, and Terrorblade, at half health, headed towards his own main jungle. We can't let this Terrorblade get away, can we?"

Chao then started giving orders again: "Charge! TB has used his Manta Style and only has half health left! As long as he doesn't trade any damage with us, we can attack freely!"

Wang Chunyu's little dog activated Berserk and was the first to charge into the Radiant main jungle. Langgo cast a Lotus Orb on him, and Skywrath Mage silenced himself with an Ancient Seal. The little dog remained calm and just kept charging into Terrorblade's face. Only he could withstand the damage from Terrorblade; no one else could.

Navi's Terrorblade was gradually caught up by Lifestealer with low health. After being torn open, he could only use his Black King Bar (BKB) to survive. Then, as a precaution, he traded health with Skywrath Mage, who was at full health in the backline. Centaur Warrunner also used his Leap Stomp to stun Langgo, who had just walked up the stairs in the Radiant main jungle.

Seeing that Terrorblade was at full health and had activated Black King Bar (BKB), XS retreated and began attacking Centaur. Biting Centaur provided the most lifesteal. Centaur and Aungoun simultaneously cast Shiva's Guard, creating two chilling waves that spread across the battlefield. Terrorblade hit the Lifestealer a couple of times but felt he couldn't do much damage, so he switched his focus to Aungoun behind him, wanting to kill this annoying toad first.

After the Blue Cat and the little dog's berserk state ended, they flew over and pulled the little dog to stop it from continuously draining Centaur's health. The Treant Protector used Blink Dagger to bind the three members of the Spirit Stone group: Ember Spirit, Rangor, Shadow Demon, and Fangling. However, Rangor had a dispel skill, and Ember Spirit also had a whirlwind to remove the binding effect.

Skywrath Mage cunningly used Ancient Seal on the dog after the taunt ended, intending to kill it instantly. However, Wang Chunyu had been waiting for this moment, not activating his Manta Style. He immediately activated Manta Style to remove the silence and then used his ultimate to enter Terrorblade's body!

[Kill TB!]

The moment Gu Ran saw the dog crawl inside, he gave the command. Terrorblade's Black King Bar timer had just ended, and Ember Spirit immediately used Soul Fly to get close to Terrorblade and bind him with Solar Chains. Then, Soul Fly in a Z-shape continuously dealt spell damage around Terrorblade. Langgo also walked over playing his harp, and Terrorblade's health bar vanished like snowflakes.

With the terrifying blade fallen, Radiant could no longer deal damage. Soul Stone pressed their advantage, reaping the lives of the enemy one by one to the sound of Lango's zither, and finally achieved a perfect team fight with a zero-to-five exchange.

"Awesome! Was my command flawless this time? Just charge! Haters, you get to talk!"

Chao Ge's voice is very loud.

"The Spirit Stones played very methodically this time. They first baited out Terrorblade's Metamorphosis and then retreated. When Na'Vi chased after them, their formation became loose and they were caught. When they retreated, their control chain was no longer enough to kill Terrorblade. Terrorblade was forced to use Black King Bar and trade blows with his teammates because Terrorblade was being pushed in the face. However, once Black King Bar ended, Terrorblade could easily be hit by Spirit Stones without his ultimate. In the end, Terrorblade was killed and could only be defeated."

SDN has a slight taste of its flavor.

At 42 minutes into the game, Spirit Visage's Lifestealer, equipped with Aegis, pushed high ground from the Radiant top lane. This time, Spirit Visage's team had a 16,000 gold lead over Navi, with more defensive and mutual-rescue items. Lifestealer attacked the tower while four players watched from behind. Navi didn't have enough hard CC to kill Lifestealer, and soft CC like Silence and Shackles could be dispelled by Manta Style and Aungor's Lick.

Centaur could only try to jump and stomp on the little dog, but a professional player's reaction would not be able to catch such an obvious first move. The little dog activated Rage and started biting Centaur. After Centaur was saved by his teammate's Force Staff, XS was not in a hurry and continued to attack the high ground tower. Langgo was also swinging Meteor Hammer from behind, and soon the high ground tower was destroyed.

Navi got a little anxious when he saw the high ground tower fall. Storm Spirit rolled over to try and pull Ember Spirit and Lifestealer as the dual cores. However, when XS saw Storm Spirit roll, he jumped into Gu Ran's Ember Spirit body. Skywrath Mage followed up with Mystic Radiance, but after only a few jumps to damage Gu Ran, he was pulled back by Lang's tongue.

After a slight retreat, the puppy emerged from Gu Ran's body and continued to push high ground. The puppy was still pushing forward, while Langgo used his Meteor Hammer to smash the two barracks from behind. The ranged barracks were quickly destroyed, and the melee barracks were also in danger. Navi couldn't move the puppy and could only try to move the back row. The Storm Spirit rolled into the back row and pulled the Shadow Spirit. Centaur used his ultimate, and Skywrath Mage rushed up and used Mystic Radiance.

However, Nayi's terrifying blade rushed to the edge of the high ground and only saw Evil Spirit being dragged away by Lango's tongue. She just managed to avoid being trampled by the centaur's hooves. Half-health, she woke up and used a gust of wind to dispel the ancient seal of Skywrath.

The little dog immediately turned around and attacked the charging Centaur. The Centaur tried to leave but was immediately burrowed into its body. The little dog tore and bit wildly inside the Centaur's body. The seemingly tanky Centaur couldn't withstand the little dog's attacks at all, and its health dropped rapidly, but Navi was helpless.

TB, like an incompetent husband, activated his Demonic Transformation to try and deal damage, but ended up being hit by Evil Spirit's ultimate and forced to retreat due to fear. By this time, Centaur had already fallen. When TB woke up, he was immediately overwhelmed by Gu Ran's Ember Spirit's Flying Soul, and had no choice but to trade blows with Ember Spirit. However, Gu Ran was there specifically to trade blows with TB, and he used a Wind Blast to lift himself up.

Navi's Treant Protector and Storm Spirit came over to try and pressure Ember Spirit to get up, but no matter how fast they reacted, they couldn't outrun Gu Ran who had overclocked. Gu Ran was outmaneuvered by a Shadow Punch and had his Growth and Electron Vortex abilities destroyed. Then Gu Ran escaped safely. Lifestealer finished destroying the barracks and came up to attack Terrorblade. Terrorblade used a big Push to create distance, and Lifestealer turned to attack Skywrath Mage next to him. He took Terrorblade's damage and bit Skywrath Mage to death before retreating. Finally, he lost the Aegis at the high ground stairs.

Seeing the little dog lose its shield, Navi decided to make a desperate gamble. Centaur and Skywrath Mage both used their buybacks and charged out. Centaur used Blink Dagger to try and hold the enemy back at Spirit Visage, but Spirit Visage's target was Navi's Terrorblade in the backline.

After the puppy stood up, the Clockwerk used his ultimate to hook Terrorblade and followed up with Power Cogs, then the puppy activated its Demonic Aura and began attacking relentlessly.

The terrifying blade, even the low-health Shadow Spirit activated Shadow Sphere and jumped onto Terrorblade's face to unleash her ultimate. When Terrorblade woke up, he was already low on health. After activating Black King Bar, he was stunned again by Lifestealer's stun and was finally killed on the high ground.

Looking back, the Storm Spirit and Centaur in the back row of the Soul Stone were chasing Gu Ran's Ember Spirit, but they were overwhelmed by Gu Ran's Shadowless Fist, Wind Blast, and Residual Flame. After their teammates finished off Terrorblade and Treant Protector, they rushed back and continued to take down Centaur and Storm Spirit.

"Unkillable! Navi is unkillable! They finally conceded defeat. Congratulations to Team Soulstone! These two perfect skirmishes were a feast for the eyes, and they defeated Navi 2-0 to win this best-of-two series!"

[Awesome!]

[The Soul-Suppressing Stone is awesome!]

[That's awesome! Guys! I'm having a blast!]

The live chat was flooded with comments, and the three spectators all stood up and cheered. After the cheers, Awei didn't forget their pre-match bet: "Binbin, you lost again! This Binbin is such a loser!"

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