Chapter 596: The Beginning of the Collapse
With this kill.
The home crowd in Dalian Central Gymnasium cheered louder and louder.
The 'bang bang' sounds of the cheering sticks hitting each other were one after another.
"pretty!"
Wawa shouted excitedly: "Smeb just cooperated with the jungler to take Xiye away, and General launched a counterattack and sent Smeb back to the fountain with a set of smooth operations!"
"It's funny that Smeb switched forms right in front of General." Miller couldn't help laughing as he watched the replay: "If Jayce was in melee form, he could use E to push Aatrox away first, then switch to ranged and use the acceleration gate, maybe he could still struggle... With only ranged form, he would be a target in front of Aatrox!"
"That's right." Ze Yuan simply agreed with embarrassment.
Judging from the damage of the Sword Demon.
Even if Jayce hadn't switched to ranged form, it would have been difficult to escape.
But a little more resistance and an extra knockback can at least allow the Sword Demon to follow up with flash, making subsequent confrontations safer.
Switched to ranged and was easily carried away by the Sword Demon.
The question facing Smeb is... what to do next?
The CD time of Sword Demon's level 1 ultimate skill is 160 seconds, which is 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
The flash on Smeb's hand will take more than four minutes to cool down, and it is almost unavoidable to be ambushed by the Aatrox before that!
"Aatrox's ultimate is ready at 9 minutes, remember to protect me." Smeb communicated with his teammates in advance.
"He should start after 9 and a half minutes and take the vanguard." KT jungler Score knows EDG's style.
In this game, the attribute of the first dragon is wind.
Neither side wanted to touch.
KT was at a clear disadvantage in the bottom lane, and Score was unable to control the dragon.
EDG's core is Xing Dao's Aatrox. When Xing Dao switched to the top lane, the factory manager also decided to leave the little dragon alone to avoid the embarrassing situation of being unable to take care of both ends.
Therefore, after a brief communication, Smeb and Score believed that EDG would choose to target the top lane after 9 and a half minutes, and were prepared to take precautions.
After dozens of seconds.
Smeb found out... he thought it was too simple!
The statement that Jayce is good at fighting against Aatrox is based on the two premises that Aatrox's proficiency is not high and Jayce is ahead in economy at the beginning of the game.
It is true that Jayce in the S8 season did not experience the three major nerfs in versions 9.6, 9.11, and 9.16, and his basic attributes and skill effects were not reduced.
But the newly reworked Sword Demon is at the peak of its numbers and mechanisms. His lane clearing and endurance are all at a monster level. He has taken the lead in both level and economy by switching lanes to suppress Ice Bird + teleporting to intercept sneak attacks.
Just give Jayce a Sword Q and it will cost nearly two hundred!
More importantly, in the version where the Sword Demon's E skill has two charging stages, the first and second stages of Q can threaten Jayce's safety. There is also a combo of Q1+W+angle Q2, which will not give Jayce any chance to counterattack as long as it hits.
7 minutes 22 seconds.
Smeb was hit by an unreasonable combination of punches.
Even though he switched to hammer form and pushed away the Sword Demon who was using the third stage of Q to smash him, his health was reduced to below 300 and he had to return to the fountain for replenishment.
Xing Dao disconnected directly.
If Smeb doesn't use the teleport, he won't be able to return to the top lane.
If you hand in the teleport... you will be killed!
——At the start of F6+Red BUFF, Sejuani cleared the upper half of the jungle and was fighting three wolves in the lower half, while Gragas ’ position was just the opposite, having already appeared near the outer tower in the upper lane with a ward position.
See these.
Smeb felt a dampness somewhere in his body.
I couldn't help but put my hands under the table and wiped the sweat from my palms with my pants.
Big trouble...
When Smeb cooperated with Sejuani to get the first blood of LeBron, he thought he had established a big enough advantage.
It was not until this moment that I realized that this first blood was not the beginning of invincibility.
It was the beginning of a collapse.
"KT jungler Score is not around, so Smeb can't get any of this big cannon line. He's going to be beaten by a whole level."
"73 hits to 57 hits, General is so far ahead of Jayce with Aatrox."
"It's actually not that bad to last hit, it's mainly about the level. 16 hits only make one long sword, and the difference of one level is much bigger than that."
"The key is that KT has no one who can help Smeb out right now. Even if Sejuani comes up, she can't beat Aatrox and Gragas in a 2v2... We can't let Anivia roam away at this time, right? Anivia doesn't have boots!"
The three commentators discussed the issue one after another.
The conclusion is...
No solution.
Smeb chose Jayce as the second player to fight against Aatrox. According to current knowledge, it is indeed a counter laning matchup.
Unexpectedly, EDG first sent LeBron to the top lane to withstand the pressure and help Aatrox get through the most difficult period.
When the equipment and levels were the same, Aatrox used Teleport Intercept to kill Jayce alone, and then took advantage of the time when KT was unable to support the top lane to send Jayce back home.
This put Jace in an absolute deadlock.
Until 8 and a half minutes.
The factory manager turned around to help Xiye fight for the blue.
KT's support Shen was upgraded to level 6. With his ultimate that supports the entire map, Smeb was able to continue to develop.
But it can only develop.
No one dared to go up and attack the Sword Demon even once.
Jayce, who was picked last, was completely silenced. KT's rhythm points in the early and mid-game were gone . It seemed that the disadvantage was not obvious, but if the game continued like this, it would obviously end in failure.
As the veteran captain, Score pursed his lips and turned his gaze to the bottom lane.
Click on the explosive fruit and jump into the river.
Go around and intercept Varus and Morgana who are pushing the line.
Before Meiko achieved the Grand Slam, Mata, who was once known as the "world's best support", followed up and pressed E [Ultimate: Shadow Binding] to rush towards Varus.
Seeing this, Meiko immediately gave the control-free shield to Varus to protect A Shui's safety.
result……
Mata, this is a fake move!
Shen sprinted to the second half, and suddenly flashed diagonally, getting close to Morgana with a taunt, causing 1.5 seconds of control!
Score controls Piglet to throw out R [Ice Prison].
Deft presses the four keys WQER in succession to cover a full set of skills.
Use the combined strength of three heroes to kill Morgana.
Although A Shui did not die, he lost the protection of the auxiliary and was afraid to farm soldiers under the tower alone. He was forced to retreat into the bush and experienced the same treatment that Khan received in the group stage.
"KT is indeed the Galaxy Battleship."
Miller praised them out loud: "Except for Score who plays the jungle position, the other four players are all top players who once stood at the top of the region. Even though they only got third place in the spring season, which is lower than KZ and AFs, if we really compare the ceiling, KT is likely to be the highest team."
"Especially in a BO1 battle like this, any effort by KT can pose a great threat to EDG."
"That's right." Wawa nodded: "Zhu Mei got the Wind Dragon, and the next dragon is the Fire Dragon. For EDG, it's not very comfortable to kill the Fire Dragon."
The distance between the upper and lower roads is too far.
It is difficult to take care of both the beginning and the end.
EDG can only choose one between helping the Sword Demon and controlling the Fire Dragon.
How to choose specifically is a very curious thing.
soon.
EDG gave the answer.
——Help the Sword Demon!
12 minutes and 49 seconds.
The factory manager went to the top lane and used RE's continuous control to cooperate with Xing Dao to forcibly pass Smeb and get the Rift Herald.
Summon it out and knock down the first blood tower in the top lane, then protect the vanguard and ram it into the second tower, bringing KT team's stone beetle into the harvesting range of the Sword Demon.
The price paid for this was that Meiko was killed for the second time and the outer tower in the bottom lane was also destroyed.
15 minutes and 33 seconds .
A battle broke out between the two sides in the river.
When Factory Manager started using his E [Meat Bomb Impact], he was caught in the corner of the wall by General Pawn's Ice Bird and it didn't work.
Xiye's LeMega cannot deal any damage as a result.
The mid and jungle were all silent, the top laner was too far away, and A Shui's Varus was unable to hold on alone, causing EDG to lose this small-scale team battle.
KT got the Fire Dragon.
On the wall of the river bend, another flame-shaped mark appeared...
