PFC Chapter 1009 Competition
Chapter 1009 Competition
"Dear audience! Welcome back to the final round of the LPL Summer Finals... oh no, it's the match point round!" Wawa changed his words in time, causing laughter in the audience, "RNG already has two match points. Can they win the game in one go and hold the championship trophy? Or can TG fight back and win back a game? Let's wait and see!"
Miller's expression was also very serious: "For TG, this is already a game on the edge of a cliff. They have no way out. They must give 200% of their effort to create a miracle."
In this game, RNG once again returned to the blue side with the right to ban and pick first.
RNG's first three bans were still stable. They banned the strong jungle hero Zhao Xin in this version, as well as TG mid laner Shadow's Clockwork Mage who performed well in the previous game, and a support hero Braum who could effectively limit Uzi's Aphelios.
TG's ban was even more radical. They gave up targeting Xu Mo's hero pool and instead banned the T0-level jungle hero Trundle (Troll), Uzi's signature hero Kaisa, and the support hero Lulu.
"TG's banning strategy has changed!" Wawa was a little surprised. "They are no longer targeting Mo Shen, but have chosen to ban some heroes that are strong in this version and that RNG is good at. It seems that they want to go all out in hero selection!"
Xiran analyzed: "Yes, when targeting doesn't work, it might be a better choice to choose what you are good at and play your own game. TG is going to burn their boats."
On the first floor, RNG locked in the ADC hero that must be banned in the current version without hesitation - Kaisa, the Daughter of the Void!
"Kai'Sa! RNG got Kai'Sa!" Miller's voice was a little excited. "In Uzi's hands, Kai'Sa's carry ability is unquestionable! Is RNG going to play around the bottom lane?"
TG used one or two hands to quickly lock down the jungle Lee Sin and the mid lane Shadow Lord - Zed!
“Blind Monk and Zed! TG is going to attack the mid-jungle and early-mid game!” Wawa exclaimed, “Forest’s Lee Sin and Shadow’s Zed are both their signature heroes! This choice is full of aggression!”
The TG fans at the scene burst into cheers, they were looking forward to seeing the team use their best system to give it a try.
On the second and third floors of RNG, they chose Jayce, the Guardian of the Future, as the top laner, and Braum, the Heart of the Freljord, as the support.
"Jayce!" Xiran's eyes lit up. "Xiaohu picked Jayce, a hero with strong laning suppression and excellent Poke ability. With Kaisa's entry, RNG's lineup has very high burst. The support chose Braum, who can protect Kaisa very well and has a strong counterattack ability."
Miller added: "RNG's lineup has carry points in the top, middle and bottom lanes, which is a great test of the players' individual abilities."
Enter the second round of banning.
TG banned Viego, which was RNG jungler Karsa's specialty, and Kennen, a team-fight type top lane hero.
RNG banned the strong support hero Renata in this version, as well as Galio, a hero who can cooperate well with Zed.
On the fourth floor of TG, top laner Mountain locked down the Master of Weapons - Jax!
"Master of the Weapon!" Wawa shouted, "Jax! This is a hero that is unbeatable in the late-game solo lane! Is TG going to play a late-game solo lane system against RNG?"
On the fourth floor of RNG, Karsa locked onto the Prince of Demacia - Jarvan IV after a brief thought!
"Prince!" Miller said, "Karsa also got Prince, a hero with strong ganking and team-fighting abilities in the early game. It seems that RNG also wants to take the initiative in the early game."
Under everyone's attention, it is Xu Mo's turn to Counter Pick on the fifth floor!
Facing TG mid laner Jie, what hero will Xu Mo choose to deal with it?
"What will Mo Shen choose? A steady control mage, or an assassin with equally explosive capabilities?" Wawa was full of anticipation.
On the big screen, Xu Mo’s avatar flickered, and finally locked onto - Ice Crystal Phoenix, Anivia!
"Ice Bird!?" The whole audience was in an uproar again!
Miller's eyes widened as well. "Anivia! Oh my god! Mo Shen actually picked Anivia! This is a very unpopular hero, but one with great strategic significance! Anivia's W skill 'Ice Barrier' can perfectly restrain Zed's entry, and the continuous output and deceleration effect of the R skill 'Glacier Storm' are also very terrifying in team battles!"
Xiran's eyes flashed with a strange light. She knew that Xu Mo had once again chosen an unexpected but reasonable hero. Although Anivia needed to be careful against Zed, its unique skill mechanism could just restrain TG's aggressive lineup.
"Mo Shen always brings us surprises!" Xi Ran smiled, "Ice Bird's choice is so imaginative! He wants to use the ice wall to completely block TG's attack route!"
In TG’s last move, they added a very offensive support to the support position - the Fallen Angel, Morgana.
"Morgana!" said Wawa. "Morgana's Q skill 'Dark Prison' and E skill 'Dark Shield' can cooperate well with the entry of Zed and Lee Sin, and can also limit Braum's control."
The final lineup is confirmed:
RNG (blue side): top laner Jayce (Xiaohu), jungler Prince (Karsa), mid laner Anivia (Xu Mo), ADC Kaisa (Uzi), support Braum (Ming).
TG (Red Side): Top laner Weapon (Mountain), jungler Lee Sin (Forest), mid laner Zed (Shadow), ADC Explorer (River, temporary replacement to deal with Jayce's Poke and Kai'Sa's charge), support Morgana (Lake).
"Okay, both teams' lineups are confirmed! RNG's match point game officially begins!"
In this game, TG's tactical intention was very clear, which was to use the strong mid-jungle linkage of Lee Sin and Zed in the early stage to open up the situation, and then rely on the late-stage solo ability of Master Yi to win.
RNG, on the other hand, has two core output points in Jayce and Kaisa, which, combined with Anivia's control and Prince's initiation of team fights, also forms a very offensive lineup.
At the beginning of the game, both sides played very actively.
Karsa's Prince chose to start with red buff, and then went directly to the middle lane, trying to cooperate with Xu Mo's Anivia to catch a wave of Jie.
Shadow's Zed was very alert and used his W skill "Shadow Secret! Clone" to flexibly avoid the Prince's EQ combo.
Xu Mo's Ice Bird was steadily finishing off the enemy, while using his Q skill "Ice Flash" to deplete Zed's health. He knew that when facing Zed, as long as he didn't get killed by a single player in the early stages, he would be successful.
Forest's Lee Sin was counter-camping, and when he saw Jarvan II appear in the middle lane, he immediately came to support.
A small-scale 2V2 conflict occurred in the middle lane. The junglers of both sides exchanged skills, but neither of them produced any kills.
In the top lane, Xiaohu's Jayce used his long reach to constantly suppress the Weapon Master's last hits. Mountain's Weapon Master played very timidly, trying to avoid exchanging blood with Jayce.
In the bottom lane, Uzi's Kaisa and Ming's Braum were facing EZ and Morgana. The two sides fought back and forth, and no fierce conflict broke out for the time being.
However, the peaceful laning phase did not last long.
At 6 minutes, the first little dragon (Earth Dragon) refreshes.
Both sides gathered at the middle river, preparing to fight for this key little dragon.
Forest's Lee Sin took the lead and hit Ming's Braum who was in the front with a precise Q skill "Sound Wave"!
"Lin San's Q hit Braum!" Wawa shouted.
Forest followed up with the second Q without hesitation. At the same time, Shadow's Zed also activated the W skill, ready to cooperate with Lee Sin to kill Braum in seconds!
At this critical moment, Xu Mo's ice bird moved!
He did not choose to retreat, but instead accurately released a W skill "Ice Barrier" between Braum and Lee Sin!
A crystal clear ice wall rose from the ground, blocking the subsequent output routes of Lee Sin and Jie like a natural moat!
"A beautiful ice wall!" Miller exclaimed. "Mo Shen's Ice Bird, this ice wall was so crucial! It directly saved Braum and split TG's formation!"
Ming's Braum took the opportunity to retreat, and Uzi's Kaisa frantically attacked Lee Sin who was trapped by the ice wall from behind.
Karsa's Prince also followed up with two consecutive EQs and challenged Lee Sin!
Forest's Lee Sin was instantly left with low health, and he used Flash to try to escape, but was killed by Uzi's Kaisa with a precise W skill "Void Seek"!
"First Blood!" Uzi's Kaisa got the first blood!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Shadow's Zed had to give up the attack and retreat.
RNG successfully took the first Earth Dragon!
"Perfect! RNG had a perfect start!" Wawa said excitedly, "Mo Shen's Ice Bird, this ice wall played a big role! He used one skill to resolve TG's offensive and helped the team get the first blood and the first little dragon!"
Xi Ran's eyes sparkled: "This is the strategic significance of Ice Bird! Mo Shen's understanding of skills and the timing of releasing them are really outstanding! He is like a battlefield artist, painting in the Summoner's Rift with ice walls!"
The RNG fans at the scene burst into thunderous applause and cheers, as if they had already seen the championship trophy waving to RNG.
Xu Mo looked at the screen, his mouth slightly raised. Although the Ice Bird hero was difficult to operate, his unique skill mechanism could produce unexpected results in a specific lineup. He wanted to use this unexpected move to completely crush the opponent's confidence.
He could sense that cracks were beginning to appear in the mentality of the TG players.
And he will continue to expand this crack until the opponent collapses completely! His Ice Phoenix will spread its wings and fly in this arena, freezing everything! The balance of victory has begun to tilt towards RNG, and this time, Xu Mo will make sure it will never shake again!
After getting the first blood and the first Earth Dragon, RNG's rhythm accelerated significantly. Karsa's Prince moved more frequently in the middle, top and jungle areas, and with Xiaohu's Jayce's line suppression and Xu Mo's Ice Bird's stable development and control in the middle, TG's upper half felt tremendous pressure.
After losing the first wave of rhythm, Forest's Lee Sin seemed a little impatient. He tried to regain the field in the middle lane and frequently harassed Xu Mo's Anivia. But Xu Mo's positioning was very cautious. Anivia's Q skill "Ice Flash" and W skill "Ice Barrier" could always resolve Lee Sin's ganking intention. Although Shadow's Zed had a strong ability to kill alone in the line, he couldn't get much advantage in front of Anivia's thick health and passive "Ice Rebirth" (egg form).
"Mo Shen's Anivia is too stable!" Wawa sighed, "Forest's Lee Sin failed to gank several times, and wasted his own development time. Shadow's Zed couldn't find a breakthrough in the lane either."
Miller analyzed: "Once Anivia is over the early laning pressure period, his mid-game teamfight and control abilities are terrifying. TG must now find a way to open up the situation in other lanes, otherwise their lineup will become increasingly difficult to play in the late game."
TG also placed the focus of the attack on the bottom lane. After making Tiamat, Mountain's Master Yi began to use TP to support the bottom lane, trying to cooperate with Lee Sin and Morgana's control to kill Uzi's Kaisa.
At 9 minutes, Master Yi TPed to the bottom lane and cooperated with Lee Sin to double-team the RNG bottom lane duo from behind. Morgana's precise Q skill "Dark Prison" hit Ming's Braum who was in the front position!
"TG four-on-two in the bottom lane!" Wawa spoke very quickly, "Braum is controlled! Kaisa is in danger!"
At this critical moment, Xu Mo's Anivia once again demonstrated his strong support awareness. He did not choose to TP to the bottom lane because the distance was too far and he was also needed on the front battlefield. He chose a bolder and more imaginative way!
After he cleared a wave of soldiers in the middle lane, he walked directly towards the river in the bottom lane. At the narrow pass near the dragon pit, he released an ultra-long-range W skill "Ice Barrier" on the narrow passage between TG's bottom lane first and second towers!
This sudden ice wall, like a stroke of genius, instantly blocked the pursuit routes of Master Yi and Lee Sin!
"Oh my god! This ice wall!" Miller exclaimed, almost jumping up from the commentary booth, "Mo Shen! He once again changed the situation with the ice wall! This position, this timing, too accurate! Weapon and Lee Sin are stuck!"
Uzi's Kaisa and Ming's Braum took the opportunity to distance themselves and escaped successfully. However, the Weapon Master and the blind monk who came from behind wasted a lot of support time and opportunities because of the ice wall.
Xi Ran's eyes were filled with disbelief: "Is this... Is this Mo Shen's ice bird? He doesn't even need to be on the battlefield in person to use an ice wall to influence the direction of the battle! It's amazing!"
The audience cheered even louder than before; they were completely impressed by Xu Mo's imaginative operation.
"God Mo! The eternal God!" shouts rang out one after another.
The TG players were completely stunned. Their carefully planned four-on-two attack was actually resolved by an ice wall far away! This feeling of powerlessness made them lose their balance. Forest's blind monk slammed the table in frustration.
Xu Mo looked at the screen with a calm look. He knew that this kind of ultra-long-distance support was very risky, and if he made a mistake in judgment, it would waste key skills. But his calculations and understanding of the battle situation gave him the confidence to make such a choice.
"Keep suppressing them, their mentality is messed up." Xu Mo said in the team voice.
RNG took advantage of TG's imbalanced mentality and began to invade TG's jungle. Karsa's Prince was rampant in the jungle, and Forest's Lee Sin didn't dare to confront him head-on. Xiaohu's Jayce also played more freely in the top lane, constantly consuming the health of Master Yi and the health of the defense tower.
12 minutes later, the second dragon (wind dragon) spawns. (End of this chapter)