Chapter 196 The Time Assassin reappears, ROX’s Ice Spear
“Yes… we want the Triple Crown.”
Lee Sang Hyuk was startled, then nodded seriously.
"Well, prepare well, we can go to the end."
Everyone in SKT stopped talking, packed up their things and prepared to return to the backstage.
other side.
ROX competition room.
At the end of a hearty game, all members of the Tigers' faces were a little red. It was not because they were red, but because they were infected by the atmosphere and the high-intensity showdown in the first game. It was inevitable that they would be excited.
Similarly, they did not have too many emotional fluctuations about the defeat in the first game.
BO5, or BO5 with SKT, they have long been mentally prepared for a fierce battle.
"As expected... As expected of SKT, it's too difficult. We have to cheer up."
The Rat King shook his head, picked up the water glass, and looked at Smeb: "Jinghao, are you okay? ?”
“Brother, I’m fine. I’m not much inferior to Yi Qiu in this match, aren’t I?”
Song Jinghao became more confident after the first match.
Before, he once felt that he was a little behind Reaper, but today he rarely felt this way.
The reason why Jace is so fat in the mid-term is more because of his cooperation with his teammates in team battles and his ability to capture enough kills to accumulate his own advantages.
What he needs to improve is this aspect.
"Okay, everyone, come on, we will definitely win it back."
The Rat King nodded, acting like a big brother, and everyone in ROX also returned to the backstage lounge and began to prepare for the second game. .
At the same time.
outside world.
The first battle between SKT and ROX ended, and the impact and shock it brought to the world was unimaginable.
This may be the highest-level matchup so far before the start of S6. For the LPL, North America and other competition regions that have lost their 'stand', today's game is more like a pure visual feast .
A peak showdown in the history of the league.
SKT is temporarily leading ROX 1:0, and the hot reviews of each major competition area have been released after the game.
Resistance within the bar.
The post flooded the screen and was hotly debated.
[After watching the first game today, I can only say that the gap between us and the LCK is equal to ten LMS. 】
【Still talking about LMS here, your EDG did not lose to AHQ? 】
【Reaper is really incredibly strong, he really can't let go of Jace. 】
[There shouldn’t be any controversy about being the world’s number one top laner, right? In this game, Chen Sheng's teamfighting effect completely overwhelmed Smeb. 】
【That’s embarrassing, didn’t you rely on your teammates? Without Faker and Bang to back him up, how dare Jess play like this? 】
[6, isn’t it like Bang hugging Reaper’s thigh two days ago, just some bastard AD? 】
[The leaders are like this. Chen Sheng personally stepped on the head and eliminated RNG. Now the headwind Heizi doesn't dare to be an upright BB. He probably wants Chen Shengsi in his heart, and now he has begun to be embarrassed. 】
[To be fair, if the game is at this level today and the BO5 ends today, the ten members of SKT and ROX will all be promoted, right? 】
[Reaper is an LPL player, okay? Our S game is open to the public. Chen Sheng feels the enthusiasm and will not come back until the new season! 】
RNG fans hate Chen Yiqiu, but other LPL viewers are very real.
The thoughts in my heart are also very 'simple'.
As the only Chinese who is still on the S stage, doesn’t Reaper represent their LPL?
Hmm...nothing wrong.
Moreover, Chen Yiqiu's reputation in China is now at its peak, and everyone is "adding to his work", waiting for Mr. Chen to feel the enthusiasm of his hometown in the new season and return to his hometown in glory.
It can be said to be simple and unpretentious, and the ‘heart of boxing’ can still be seen.
......
"Both teams are so strong...This is the first time I have seen a team compete with SKT like this this year."
At the scene, there were many people at the Riot headquarters. The executives were sitting in the audience, talking excitedly.
"Do you think ROX will win?"
Boss suddenly asked.
“I don’t think there is any obvious difference between the two teams. In terms of details, SKT does better in team battles, but ROX is actually not bad either. It’s hard to tell.”
Someone next to him shook his head.
“I hope ROX wins.”
Boss spoke bluntly and smiled slightly: "What we want is balance, and SKT is no longer balanced."
"...That makes sense."
...
"You guys like Smeb and Peanut must keep SKT out of the finals."
Backstage, Samsung Lounge.
Leader An and his team specially came to the scene today to watch their opponents in the finals up close.
As for why they ‘booked’ a spot in the finals before the game even started.
Hmm...
Play H2K in the semi-finals. With their current state and strength, they have the confidence to lock in early.
In contrast, Samsung is even more concerned about the outcome of today's game.
When playing ROX, Samsung still feels that there is no mystery at all.
But SKT...every time this team meets them in the World Championship finals, they always kill three stars, and they are really evil.
Compared to SKT, the three teams that have already established a strong reputation, ROX is still somewhat lacking in psychological deterrence.
Therefore, everyone at Samsung is now the strongest supporter of ROX.
——The tiger flies forward, and the three stars always follow!
"It should be possible. According to the state of the first game, ROX has a great chance, and the male may not be able to stand this kind of continuous high-intensity competition. I feel that SKT should rotate Blank."
"This is The biggest opportunity.”
Assistant CJJ analyzed.
Master An nodded, his eyes shining brightly under the lenses.
One more thing they didn't mention is that both ROX and SKT should have prepared BO5 ultimate moves, but they don't know which side will use them first.
...
“Just use it in the next game. You don’t have to wait until you are forced to a dead end. Let’s make a comeback first.”
In the ROX lounge, before going on stage, the entire ROX team has already The tactics and play style for the second game were discussed.
“But we have to beware of SKT’s tricks. In short...everyone, win.”
“Win.”
Everyone nodded and stepped onto the stage.
Two minutes later, the game officially started.
In the second game of BO5, SKT is on the red side and ROX is on the blue side.
As soon as they came up, ROX knocked down Jace, followed by Vampire and Ryze.
When it was SKT's turn, they eliminated the Dragon King, Spider, and Leopard Girl.
Dragon King is aimed at Kuro. Kuro's Dragon King has been very hot recently. ROX likes to use this mid lane. As for Spider and Leopard Girl, it is because they played Blank in this game.
I am more afraid of Peanut’s signature jungle invasion.
And... Peanut's spider in the last game is just like ROX banning Jayce, it is a hero that must be eliminated.
In this way, the first round of bans is over, and ROX got Fan Mom first.
Seeing this, SKT locked in the bottom lane combination of Jhin and Zyra in version T0.
"It's ready to light up."
"Just take it."
Everyone in the Tigers raised their eyebrows when they saw SKT holding Jhin and Zyra. They also hesitated, but finally made their decision. determined.
Nefo narrowed his eyes and directed his teammates to lock two heroes that no one in the world had expected.
Ice + female gun.
"ROX, directly locked the female ice gun... What do you mean? Ice assist? Or female gun assist? Ice goes on the road, fan mother assists?"
In an instant, the scene fell into an uproar.
The main reason is that ROX's top three picks are very unexpected. It stands to reason that Fan Ma can swing up, middle and down. Everyone didn't know which way ROX's Fan Ma would go.
But once Han Bing and the female gun show up, it is almost certain that Mom Fan will not leave.
That means that in the second game, ROX will play the double shooter bottom lane of Hanbing + female gun.
See the two-shooter bottom lane again? !
And it’s also a female gunner, an AD hero with zero appearance rate this year.
This...
Everyone was confused and thought that ROX made a mistake and made the wrong choice.
On the other side, in the voice of the SKT team, the atmosphere was quite subtle.
Kkoma glanced at Chen Yiqiu.
"I didn't expect...they really chose a female gunner."
Yes. Chen Yiqiu did communicate with Kkoma about this matter before.
But because this combination is too different from the meta, especially when facing Jhin, they actually did not achieve very good results in private.
In addition, due to the butterfly effect, Chen Yiqiu did not know when ROX would come up with this combination. SKT had defenses, but it was more about adapting to changes.
——The hero Jhin is still very restrained from this combination. This is SKT's early defense.
But at this moment, in such a critical situation, ROX took out this combination, which still made everyone in SKT look at them.
"It's okay. If Jin is here, the effect of the opponent's suppression will be reduced a lot."
Li Sang Hyuk said softly: "Should we follow the choice we discussed before?"
"Yeah."
Kkoma nodded.
Then, SKT takes top laner Ekko.
Chen Yiqiu hasn't played the hero Ekko for a long time, but after he really showed up, he still caused a great sensation on the scene.
Everyone still remembers the man who produced the league's top-level operational highlights.
"Ice Gunslinger has no choice. SKT takes Ekko again, and Reaper takes out his Ekko again...This second game to compete for match points is so beautiful."
The baby is sincere. "It feels like both sides have started to get real."
"Yes...I'm not pretending anymore, it's a showdown."
Miller's eyes are still fixed on ROX's ice. +It’s hard to let go when it comes to choosing a female gunner.
He can’t understand now why ROX took out this non-mainstream combination, and what is the role of this combination?
It's not just him, many people don't understand it before they actually see the Ice Maiden Spear combination.
SKT has tried several times in private, but because the combination of Jhin and Zyra is too classic, they feel that the cost-effectiveness is not that high if they rely solely on female guns to limit Zyra.
This is also recorded, because in another world, SKT, after clearly suffering the loss of ROX's ice gun, released the ice gun, which resulted in being defeated by ROX 2:1. Forced into a desperate situation.
In the documentary, as rival players against the Ice Lady Spear, Bang and Wolf also felt there was no need to target the Lady Spear, with the latter even bluntly saying: "It won't have much impact."
So, unless he has suffered a loss, with Kkoma’s stubborn temperament, he will not directly give up the T0 combination of Jhin and Zyra.
At this moment, the first three moves of both sides have ended. Just looking at the BP gives people a novel and exciting feeling.
The next two BPs went very quickly, and after a while, the lineups of both sides were completely settled.
They are:
SKT: top laner Ekko, jungler Olaf, mid laner Victor, bottom lane Jhin + Zyra.
ROX: Top laner Kled, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Fan Mom, bottom lane Han Bing + female gun.
The lineup was settled, the screen began to load, and cheers for the two teams rang out.
The cool ground screen effect exploded and bloomed in the center of the stage, and the complete giant Summoner's Rift was presented to everyone.
Enter the competition.
"Junzhi, hold W when you are laning, try to cooperate with Shan Jiu and use it, don't use it easily."
Double AD bot lane like Ice Lady Spear , in fact, the most fearful thing is to force it open. Jhin's W happens to be long enough. If you make good use of it, you won't be afraid of the opponent.
"OKOK, got it."
Pei Junzhi nodded.
Chen Yiqiu didn't say much, but he felt that this game should be difficult to win.
Sure enough.
After setting up a good eye position with his teammates in the lower half of the jungle, not long after going online, Chen Yiqiu heard curses from bottom laner Pei Junzhi.
The laning strength of Jhin + Zyra is indeed version T0, and no one can compare with it. Ice and the female gunner cannot compare to SKT in terms of strength alone, but the problem lies in the support.
The reason why Zyra is strong in this version is because of its ability to control seed plants and various online harassment outputs, and it can also push the line quickly.
The female gun actually happens to be the one that restrains Zyra. The E skill can perfectly replace Zyra’s above effects, and the range of E is also larger than Zyra’s skill.
At the same time, the passive enhancement level A of the female gun is also very effective against Zyra's plants. Basically, one shot combined with AD to compensate for the damage can quickly clear out Zyra's plants.
There is also the movement speed effect of W, which can avoid Zyra's skill consumption...
In short, when playing these two heroes, a certain degree of tacit understanding is needed to achieve miraculous results. If you are not proficient enough to double AD, it will be counterproductive in this version.
SKT did not choose this style of play because of this, but ROX obviously has full proficiency in this combination, and the various details and skills between Rat King and Grylla are wonderful. Haodian.
Although there is Jhin, an AD with a long-hand control skill, as everyone has reached level three, the Ice Spear, who was originally considered inferior to Jhin and Zyra online, has begun to show its performance. own strength.
At six minutes of game time, SKT's bottom lane has already felt the difficulty of this pairing.
After level six, the Ice Lady Spear will enter its true peak period with R.
"Bot lane...ROX chose the combination of Han Bing + female spear in this game, and the effect was surprisingly good against Jhin and Zyra."
From the outside, everyone watched the two sides of the game in the bottom lane. Looking at the laning situation, I was surprised to find that the strong version of Jhin + Zyra actually had a tendency to be suppressed by the opposite Ice Spear.
The dazzling black technology has allowed everyone to understand ROX’s tactics.
“It’s not just the bottom lane...the game is now just over six minutes old, and ROX is performing very well in several other lanes on both sides.”
“Smeb’s Kled on the top lane is very stable, Smeb It seems that it wants to follow the path of Reaper and continue to develop. Later, Kled’s support and team fighting capabilities will play a vital role.”
PDD said softly: "In this game, ROX continued their hot state from the first game."
The game time was just over 6 minutes.
Except for the bottom lane, the middle and top lanes performed very calmly.
But calmness is actually the greatest unease.
Because according to their previous strength, SKT will have some online advantages in the lane, and then use the online advantages to radiate into the jungle, and then roll the rhythm snowball.
But so far in this game, the middle lane is evenly matched, and the high-profile ReapervsSmeb on the top lane is also evenly matched.
For heroes like Ekko and Kled, it’s not about being restrained or not. The two are completely based on individual operations.
It is difficult for Smeb to find any opportunities to kill if he takes the initiative and does not make mistakes.
On the contrary, the junglers of both sides tried to drive the rhythm several times during this period, but the six players on both sides were as stable as old dogs and could not find the right time to Gnak.
In the case of 'Jungle 1V1', Xiao Hei has been invaded by Xiao Peanut several times and is miserable.
——SKT seemed to be at a disadvantage at the beginning of this game.
"Brother, let me help you catch it once?"
Xiao Hei can't sit still. He feels now that he seems to have entered chronic death as soon as he came on the field. The opponent ROX is stable. It's incredible, but the Peanut operation is so good.
In the last game, Bengi was able to cooperate with Chen Yiqiu to perform several spiritual ganks. In this game, he squatted on the road for the first time and was almost counterattacked by the opponent Peanut.
At this point in time, both sides are about to reach level six when they hit the road. Once level six, Kled's support ability will instantly increase.
When the time comes, Smeb will definitely take advantage of this and drive the rhythm crazily, making the game situation even more unfavorable to SKT.
"No need."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this sentence, Chen Yiqiu shook his head.
“Huh?”
Xiao Hei was startled.
"On the other side...he's squatting backwards."
Chen Yiqiu squinted his eyes.
At this moment, although the top lane seems calm, in fact, neither Ekko nor Kled is easy to deal with.
Smeb remains at a little more than half health, and the passive lizard's health is very weak.
Ike is in a similar state to him.
Both of them stood cautiously, but there was something different about their caution.
Ekko obviously retreated, but Kled was cautious and did not pursue.
——In this case, with Smeb’s style, not catching up and showing off is the biggest problem.
Even Xiao Hei knows the truth, but the other party will not understand it?
Little Peanut did a lot of counter-crouching on the top lane in this game. There is a high probability that this wave will be behind Kled.
Chen Yiqiu was sure that once Xiao Hei came over, both of them would be killed suddenly on the road.
Thinking like this, Ike's position became more and more cautious, unmoved by the 'temptation' of Kled's passive state being so bad.
......
"Ah...he's not coming over!"
"What is Yiqiu doing? This person is so perverted today. Counting this time, he has already Avoided Gank at least three times! ”
ROX team voice.
Seeing that the anti-crouch failed again this time, Smeb was extremely angry.
He felt that Chen Yiqiu had betrayed the 'quality' that a carry top laner should have.
His passive state, this position that seems cautious, but with Chen Yiqiu's strength, he is 60 to 70% sure that he can come up to complete the solo kill, why don't he come over?
Are you still the good brother I know in Yiqiu!
"...Brother Yiqiu really wants to win today...Forget it, I won't waste time. Brother Jinghao, hurry up and level six, we will directly link up the gank."
Little Peanut saw nothing After hope, he was defeated for the third time and retreated.
The audience was in an uproar and applauded thunderously.
“Reaper, the whole map is hung with the same awareness! The third time to avoid Peanut’s gank...it’s really exaggerated for both sides to go on the road in this game.”
“Yes...it feels like it’s not just the top road. , the same goes for several other lines..."
Miller nodded, then hesitated: "But for now, SKT feels very passive if ROX continues to develop so steadily, especially in the bottom lane, where Rat King and Grylla have begun to take advantage!"
"Yes, and... Hey, what's going on, you just hit the road?"
Before he finished speaking, the moment Little Peanut left, Chen Yiqiu, who had been in a defensive state on the road, suddenly made a move.
(End of this chapter)