nucmednet Chapter 8: LPL – A Force to Look Up To
Chapter 8: LPL – A Force to Look Up To
Even Abu, who was watching from behind, couldn't help but shout it out.
Fourteen minutes in, an 11-level Fiora against a 10-level Mundo. Although the level 2 ultimate deals high damage, he was well aware of that.
However, the actual results were far from satisfactory.
He didn't even see the combo just now clearly before all four weaknesses of his ultimate move were destroyed.
"This guy is called TheShy. I know he's good, and he recently climbed to the top of the Korean server with a 60% win rate, but that's still a bit too exaggerated!"
"I only knew he was skilled with Riven, but I didn't expect him to be an absolute master of Fiora as well."
"The speed at which they train heroes is simply terrifying."
"Or is it that Fiora is a champion that's naturally suited to him?"
Abu recently witnessed TheShy's Riven performance in Korean ranked games, but he never took it seriously.
On the competitive stage, champions like Riven have no place to shine; a Riven pro is a joke in the professional arena.
The first game's tank-versus-tank duel proved everything; there's always a way to melt your wax in the face of a pro.
However, Fiora is different. After the rework, Fiora's passive can directly deal percentage-based true damage, which can be very effective against various tanks. Tactically, it can also expand the team's reserves and add a 4-1 split push strategy.
Not to mention, this was the first time he had ever seen Fiora use a four-hit combo in one second.
The impact of this is self-evident.
The rest of EDG were also taken aback.
"What kind of combo is that? I didn't even see it clearly. How did I get killed instantly? Can Fiora be played like that?" Ai Luoli, who was watching from the side, was the most impressed. She had just arrived.
Mundo was lying on the ground, and the impact was a bit too strong.
In the past, when going to the top lane, there would definitely be some back and forth between the two sides, but this is not the assassin version.
There's no such thing as something that can be done in seconds.
"I don't know either. His skill level with Fiora is terrifyingly high. The pressure he puts on people in a one-on-one fight is outrageous."
"Let's go, I'll just carry him and let him split push. This hero is no good in team fights."
"They don't have much of an advantage in the other lanes, so they should be fine in team fights."
Kou Rou looked sullen and frantically tried to find excuses to get away with it.
I absolutely refuse to admit that I was outmaneuvered by TheShy in a one-on-one fight.
Don't say TheShy is the number one in the Korean server. No matter what, he's just an LSPL player. Doesn't he know the difference between LPL professional players and second-tier professional players?
It's really unacceptable that an LPL team like ours got completely crushed.
"Hmph, I had TheShy practice Fiora last August after her rework, and it certainly paid off!"
"After this round, Kou Rou probably won't be able to eat dinner tonight."
Lin Kong, watching from behind, also became excited. All the training he had done on a daily basis had finally paid off today.
TheShy's Fiora was practiced relentlessly by himself, and all sorts of techniques stolen from Gangzi, also known as jjking, were passed on to TheShy.
TheShy's Fiora is probably even more proficient now than it was in 18.
Especially in terms of fancy moves, once they step onto the official stage, if they can pull off a spectacular four-break in one second...
Lin Kong didn't even dare to imagine how much traffic it would bring or how much money it would make!
"Little Jiang, that was a great play!"
"Keep it up, that's how you play! Show him what you're made of, don't be a coward!"
Lin Kong continued to encourage TheShy to take unconventional approaches, continuing to engage in 1v1 duels on the split-push lane.
In the current version, Fiora is the strongest split-pushing champion.
Lin Kong knew very well that in the upcoming LPL 2016 Spring Split, most top laners had prepared Fiora for 4-1 split pushing.
After all, in this version, Kindred is overpowered in jungle and needs to be banned, and Miss Fortune is overpowered in AD carry, so there are naturally two fewer ban slots out of six.
There are also two strong Tier 0 mid laners: Ryze and Lissandra.
There's a high probability that Fiora, a champion known for her extreme playstyle, will be released.
"good!"
TheShy is currently in a state of absolute focus, and his response to Lin Kong's words is only a brief one-word response.
Returning to the game content, although he just achieved a perfect solo kill, the game situation is not optimistic.
KG's mid and jungle are both 0-0, seemingly on par with EDG, but Pawn has a more solid foundation and is ahead of Knight in CS.
Xiaotian had a slight lead in the jungle, but was completely behind in resources, and two dragons fell into EDG's hands.
As expected, Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong's combination of Tristana and Troll Warlord has now been broken by Deft.
滑板鞋3-0-1的战绩，对标小炮的0-2-0足以说明这一点。
EDG maintains an absolute advantage in the situation.
To change this, TheShy must completely break through Koro1's defenses on the sidelines and become unstoppable.
"The path to victory is right before our eyes..."
"I just got a solo kill, and my equipment and level are now far ahead. As long as I can take down the second mid tower, I can threaten the opponent's high ground with my split push."
TheShy constructs the equation for victory in his mind.
To maximize the effectiveness of a solo-pushing hero, they must be able to threaten the enemy's high ground.
As long as the high ground can be threatened, the enemy will be forced to retreat and be distracted in a 4v4 situation. Moreover, this is not all.
If the enemy focuses on the main battlefield, they can easily be overwhelmed in one fell swoop.
"TheShy, don't think about taking the game in one fell swoop, we need to go for a head-on approach."
"We can't hold out too easily from the front."
"Watch your distance, they're faster in the middle!"
Through the minimap, Lin Kong also discerned TheShy's strategy: a one-shot kill.
He immediately warned that at the 20-minute mark, EDG had chosen to push forward with four players in the mid lane, and had already approached the second tower.
TheShy had only reached the bottom lane river when EDG was already faster.
"kindness...!"
Hearing Lin Kong's reminder, TheShy finally came to his senses and focused some of his attention on the distance on the front lines.
Koro also noticed this and started sending messages to alert EDG.
TheShy then found himself in a dilemma.
He pushes deep into the enemy's territory, and EDG can not only gank him, but also choose to take Baron Nashor, the second tower, or invade his jungle—a variety of options without repetition.
If they go back to face the enemy head-on, EDG can still pull them back and create pressure on the minion wave.
Looking at the situation on the field, Lin Kong felt somewhat helpless; EDG's experience was simply too much.
"Realizing that Theshy's split-pushing was unstoppable, we started maintaining a sensitive distance and kept threatening the second tower area. The first tower in the mid lane had taken too much damage."
"Their operations are on a completely different level. EDG's control over distance is terrifying."
Lin Kong couldn't even predict how many operational plans EDG had.
With excellent lane management, the economy has been quietly snowballing.
Jungle resources kept falling, and the mid tower was worn down one after another until the second mid tower was destroyed.
TheShy panicked and used Teleport to flank from the front.
However, Pawn had anticipated this and made preparations in advance. As soon as Fiora landed, she led the EDG team to retreat, which was originally a pincer attack by KG.
A retreating formation actually allowed EDG to successfully divide the battlefield and isolate TheShy.
Even if TheShy's play was perfect, blocking the Lissandra's ultimate with W, he couldn't fight against four opponents. AiLoli's Elise then timed her attack perfectly, landing a control effect the instant TheShy's Fiora's W ended.
Fiora's fragile body couldn't withstand EDG's precise and rapid focus fire for more than two seconds.
TheShy was instantly killed, and EDG didn't bother with the remaining four KG players. They immediately chose to retreat, even sacrificing Meiko's Alistar by cutting off his tail, thus avoiding a 4v4 situation.
"Perfect execution! EDG wasn't even thinking about making a decisive play."
"The goal is simply to lure TheShy into the main battlefield, kill him, and thus disrupt TheShy's development rhythm."
"This time, Koro1 was farming like crazy on the side lane, and he caught up with TheShy in gold and level."
"TheShy has no advantage on the sidelines."
"it's over."