LOL: Do I have to be a spinning top too?

In the eighth minute of the game, Li Hu's Varus had already acquired Manamune and Boots of Speed, and was leading Kennen by a full forty-seven CS.

He solo-killed two layers of plating on the top lane turret, leaving Breathe's Kennen only able to farm experience and last-hit minions under the turret.

Although he successfully reached level 6...

But every time he tried to move forward, Varus's piercing arrow would inevitably shoot from some tricky angle, and the worst part was that he couldn't twist it off at all.

"Wei, the top lane really can't hold on anymore."

Breathe's voice clearly betrayed his mental breakdown.

This wasn't the first time he'd called for a jungler.

Since Wei's Foygo was solo killed at level 5, he has called twice.

The first time, Xiaofang's Vi counter-ganked in advance, and both junglers exchanged Flash without incident.

The second time, Wei attempted a flanking gank, but Li Hu spotted his movements in advance from the wards he had placed in the river bushes.

Varus used his ultimate ability to pull Fryegwara back, and Fryegwara missed.

"Stop yelling, just hold on a little longer."

Wei's tone was also irritated.

Xiaofang completely suppressed his jungle clearing and ganking rhythm in this game.

Vi is a champion that's meant to be locked into, and the only champion worth locking into in RNG's lineup is Zephyr.

So Xiaofang showed up in the bottom lane not long after reaching level six, forcing UGLY, who was playing Zephyr, to not even dare to push the minion wave across the river.

  

Tangyuan in the mid lane managed to go toe-to-toe with Galio, with Swain having a natural advantage in the laning phase against Galio and even leading by more than 20 CS.

But the opposing Galio didn't care at all. After clearing the mid lane, he pretended to move towards the top lane, keeping a close eye on the top laner Varus.

The main problem is that Kennen in the top lane is a huge liability.

A Varus who gets a Manamune in eight minutes can exert devastating pressure in subsequent team fights.

He had already given up two waves of jungle clearing to try and gank, but he couldn't catch them at all.

Seeing Kennen trembling under the tower with low health and no Teleport or Flash, and Varus who was almost at full health...

Wei had no choice but to give up his idea of ​​taking the vanguard team and watch helplessly as xiaofang secured the vanguard in eight minutes.

Xiaofang, who got the Vanguard, also realized that the real carry in this game wasn't the late-game Caitlyn.

By placing the newly acquired Herald in the top lane, Kennen could only retreat to the second tower to avoid being ganked again.

At the tenth minute, Li Hu and the Vanguard pushed down the top lane tower. B went back to base and bought Serrated Dagger and Boots of Lucidity.

In the twelfth minute, the second dragon spawned.

RNG doesn't want to give up.

Although they are currently at a disadvantage, the overall economic gap is not large.

If TES manages to secure the second dragon, the game will drag on into the late game.

As the game progresses and Caitlyn becomes fully developed, the damage gap between the two sides will widen further under TES's dual AD system, leaving RNG with no chance to fight back.

"We have to take this wave."

Wei said in the voice message:

"Kennen has Flash and his ultimate, he can fight this wave."

Breathe glanced at his equipment...

Hextech Rocket Belt and Straw Sandals.

Let's take a look at Varus's equipment... Manamune, Serrated Dirk, Caulfield's Warhammer, and Boots of Lucidity.

He paused for half a second, about to say he wasn't going out, that he needed to push towers and farm lanes to develop his character...

But considering the pressure he was putting on his teammates, he finally nodded.

"I can TP behind the enemy lines, this is the ward."

He tapped a ward in TES's blue buff jungle on the map.

That was inserted by Bunny a minute ago, and it hasn't been expelled yet.

Tangyuan's crows were already heading towards the dragon pit, while Zeli and Lulu had finished clearing the bottom lane minions and were heading towards the river.

"TES is also assembling."

"TES's lineup is more complete, and RNG's four players have been squeezed into the lower half of the dragon pit because Kennen is not there."

On the commentary stand, Ji De's voice was tinged with nervousness.

"This dragon is crucial for both sides. If RNG can take it, they can disrupt TES's dragon soul rhythm."

"If TES can win, they can easily drag the game into a 30-minute match."

"This is extremely beneficial for their lineup."

"But the question now is, Kennen has both Flash and his ultimate this time. Can Breathe redeem himself from the top lane's humiliation?"

"Glory's positioning is a bit too far forward. As TES's core damage dealer, if he gets caught out by Kennen's flanking maneuver, TES might collapse in this team fight!"

Li Hu glanced at the mini-map.

The position of that fake eye was deliberately left unremoved by Mark.

Otherwise, as a support player who is considered quite good in the LPL, why wouldn't Mark clear the vision behind him before team fights?

Li Hu deliberately wanted to give the RNG players the illusion that they could flank from behind.

He certainly understood how threatening Kennen was with his Flash and ultimate, and how easily he could flank and engage in team fights.

But Li Hu knew even better that with Kennen's current equipment, as long as he didn't stand still and take the full combo, Kennen couldn't kill him instantly.

His Varus only needs to apply the W passive and two arrows to kill Kennen.

"Xiaofang, just focus on the front. Wait until Kennen flanks and enters the fray before using your ultimate to lock down the enemy."

Li Hu's voice came through the audio:

"JiaQi, watch your positioning, don't let Foygo and Zeli rush in."

"Haoyang, don't worry about me using your ultimate. Once Vi locks onto Zeli, just use your ultimate to smash the enemy backline."

The teammates responded one by one.

TES took control of the dragon that RNG had attacked, and the dragon's health was decreasing.

Just as Xiaolong's health was about to enter the execution threshold with Smite, a red beam of light appeared on the ward behind TES's blue buff jungle.

"Kennian teleported!" Remember's voice rose.

"At this position! TES's backline heroes like Caitlyn and Varus are completely exposed to Kennen's flanking maneuver!"

Breathe's Kennen lands, uses his E skill Thunder Armor to accelerate out of the bush, and flashes in with Force Staff!

The moment Kennen appeared in TES's backline vision, Breathe's finger was already on his ultimate, Thunder Prison, which summoned thunderclouds around him.

Lightning exploded.

Then he saw an extremely precise, corrupt chain flying towards him.

In the same frame that Kennen teleported in, flashed, and used Force Staff to engage, Li Hu's Varus, who was originally attacking the dragon, unexpectedly predicted the attack and fired his ultimate.

Kennen was immobilized in place, while Li Hu flashed outside the range of Kennen's ultimate, causing all the damage from his ultimate to hit the spot, essentially ignoring everything.

Then Varus began to attack Kennen quickly.

Basic attack, then use E (Evil Arrow Rain) to trigger three stacks of passive.

Q charges up, unleashing a piercing arrow that detonates the withered layers.

The policewoman also dealt some additional damage, and Kennen's health bar instantly evaporated, turning Breathe's screen gray.

"Seconds!" The voice I remember was almost a scream:

"Kennen flashed in, but Glory's ultimate locked him down at close range, unleashing a full burst of damage and instantly killing him!"

"That ultimate skill immobilizes you, and you just flash away—what kind of reaction speed is that?!"

"What kind of damage calculation is this?!"

[The霸: Holy crap! Does this top laner have a spirit weapon? This move!]

[GSL chat: This top lane Varus's damage is something Uzi must be dreaming of. He should make a comeback! My god! Buy Glory!]

Our LPL's Varus can deal damage QAQ

Meanwhile, the outcome of the battle on the main battlefield was also decided.

Xiaofang's Vi used her ultimate to lock down Zeli the moment she saw Kennen get instantly killed.

Galio's heroic entrance descended from the sky, causing a massive magic circle to explode and sending Zephyr and Lulu flying.

JiaQi's female police officer hid behind Braum and fired without pressure, one headshot and another headshot.

Even after being hit by Lulu's ultimate, UGLY's Zeli was reduced to low health and had to use Flash to escape...

Vi's Q ability allowed her to catch up with a powerful punch, and the policewoman followed up with her E to finish off the enemy.

Bunny's Lulu was taunted by Galio's Durandal shield and then instantly killed by Li Hu's Varus.

Seeing that the AD top laner and support were all instantly killed, Wei's Fryegor immediately used his ultimate (R) to jump over the wall and then flashed away.

Tangyuan's crow was moving too slowly, so he was forced to activate his ultimate skill, Demon Ascension, in an attempt to counterattack.

However, the five TES players have already formed a pincer movement.

Varus applied his passive and fired a piercing arrow, Caitlyn fired a headshot, and Vi's true damage landed squarely.

The crow's lifesteal couldn't keep up with the damage it was taking, and it eventually fell in the middle of the river.

"Zero to four!"

Tongxi's voice was filled with excitement:

"Only jungler Wei survived and escaped from RNG!"

"Kennian's flanking teleport was completely ineffective; Glory used a godlike reverse ultimate to utterly shatter RNG's hopes of a comeback!"

In Huya's live stream room, Zitai was slumped in his chair, his face filled with utter shock.

"Holy crap! Varus's reaction!"

"In the fractions of a second that Breathe flashed in, he not only reacted and fired his ultimate at Kennen's face, but also precisely flashed out of Kennen's ultimate range?!"

"Is this even a human being capable of?!"

Crystal, wearing a beret, was shaking his head frantically beside him, his face full of disbelief.

"Yare, brothers, I really have to say something about this."

"This Glory is not human, this is God."

"Playing like that in the Demacia Cup semifinals, and you're telling me he's just a random player who just climbed up from the Chinese Super Server?"

Letme took a deep breath and said in a serious tone:

"I've played top lane for so many years, and I've only ever seen this kind of on-the-spot reaction from one person."

"Who is it?" AJ asked.

Letme glanced at the screen and slowly uttered a few words.

"Faker".

The ensuing battle was a foregone conclusion: a Baron fight.

Xiaofang's Vi used her ultimate to lock onto targets and initiate team fights, Lihu's Varus dealt damage from behind without pressure, and JiaQi's Caitlyn took down enemies with a single shot.

At 28 minutes, TES destroyed RNG's crystal.

Li Hu's Varus record stands at 9 kills, 0 deaths, and 7 assists.

"Two to zero!"

I remember the voice was a little hoarse:

"TES has taken the second game with overwhelming dominance!"

"They're just one step away from advancing to the Demacia Cup finals!"

The comments section went completely wild.

The RNG players' bench was deathly silent.

Breathe leaned back in his chair, staring at his score on the results panel... 0-6-1, with a damage percentage of 12%.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but in the end he said nothing. At this moment, he could no longer be stubborn.

The Varus on the other side was the most outrageous lane matchup I've ever seen in my life.

It wasn't that his skills were particularly impressive, but rather the invisible pressure he exuded.

He would seize every opportunity, every gap in movement, to fire an arrow.

He felt like he wasn't competing against a newcomer, but against a machine or AI.

A robot that never makes a mistake.

Wei took off his headphones and rubbed his face vigorously.

He was completely outmatched in this game, his rhythm was completely crushed. Perhaps his teammates were at a disadvantage, but he himself did not play well.

Because his every move seemed to have been predicted in advance by the other side.

The enemy jungler is always one step ahead in counter-ganking, and their vision is always positioned in his path.

He glanced at Breathe, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, and thought to himself, "This is what you call a cow?"

During the World Championship, they were hit by T1's Zeus with a spinning top... which led to RNG's elimination in the quarterfinals.

Now he's back to play in the Demacia Cup, and he gets completely outplayed by a rookie top laner. No wonder Xiaohu wanted to leave RNG.

Playing against these people is such a waste of my life. Should I take a pay cut too...?

In the backstage dressing room, Yu Wenbo leaned back on the sofa.

He looked at the young man on the screen who was high-fiving his teammates, and a smile slowly crept onto his face.

"Shy, what do you think of him?"

TheShy tilted his head and thought for a moment, then spoke in his signature Korean-accented Chinese.

"He's young, and he's better at it than I am."

"I'm old, and my reactions aren't good."

Yu Wenbo was stunned for a moment.

He's known TheShy for so many years...

This is the first time I've heard this confident man, who seems arrogant to others, comment on a new top laner in this way.

"Shy has good taste; I'm already thinking about what champion skin to choose for S13."