Chapter 368 Attacking each other
The vanguards on both sides kept coming and going around this canyon, and they have been entangled near the Dalongkeng river for a long time.
Just because neither of them is absolutely sure of each other and can directly crush the other party to death, what can be done at this time is to suppress the other party's force as much as possible, and then naturally he can make himself Take advantage of a little more.
With neither side engaging in a large-scale decisive battle, that's all they can do at this time. If they continue to waste time like this, the final situation will be just to destroy each other. After all the blood was consumed, and the mana was almost used up, it was basically time for both sides to retreat. However, this was obviously not in line with their expectations.
With both sides having about the same amount of blood and only about half of their own energy left, the decisive battle truly began.
But before the opponent actually took action, they suddenly saw a figure emerging from the grass, and then a spear, which swept them aside.
After seeing King Ning successfully sweep the person aside with his ultimate move, the electric mouse on the other side who had been waiting for a long time finally jumped out excitedly, turned into a bolt of lightning, and thunder rolled in the sky. fell down.
I only saw a group of confused people whose scalps were numbed by the electric rat's big move.
This is a very perfect ultimate move, and it was also coordinated in the past. However, for the kt staff, because they had to follow the drama all the time, they The position has changed unconsciously.
The result was that the other party captured this period, leading to the current situation.
Fortunately, the wine barrel was also very decisive at this time. The first time he saw the electric rat rushing towards him, he also used his ultimate move to directly knock him away, so he was not able to take the full damage from Kennen
But only taking part of the damage also further lowered their bloodline.
What's more, at this time, Xin Zhao directly swept out everyone else, but the Tsar in the middle was still in front of him, being chased and stabbed by him.
The Tsar owns the Imperial Wall. It can push people out, but his ultimate move is useless in front of Xin Zhao.
Because a hero with the rush skill can rush back instantly even if he is blown away, so he has been holding back and not using his ultimate move.
A large part of the reason why kt didn't change and move casually was because Kennen didn't move, so they didn't dare to be too proactive.
But now Kennen is finally attracted to them. After using his ultimate move, it is naturally time for them to counterattack, so that this is a situation where they no longer have any worries. , the kt people immediately started to counterattack.
At this time, IG was already fully prepared, and everyone did not hesitate at all and directly fought with the opponent.
In the past, they were just using general tools to test each other, but now the situation is that the two sides are constantly attacking each other, making the fight very lively at this time.
Similarly, precisely because the fight was so miraculous and lively, the blood volume of both sides dropped very quickly at this time.
After seeing that their blood volume was not very healthy, everyone on IG gathered together.
And King Ning, who had been chasing the Tsar in the barrel, saw his blood line and was besieged by the people rushing towards him. He fell very quickly, so at this time he changed his target and attacked the enemy. Jace, who was at the front, rushed forward as his target and used it as a displacement to push in the direction of his teammates.
The result was that a group of people were crowded together, and the kt people also chased after them directly. But at this time, they simply activated their ultimate move, Monsoon Resurrection.
I saw only green light emerging, and floating on everyone's body, healing their blood volume, so that while pushing the kt people away, the status of everyone in ig was quickly restored. As a result, it looked like a group of defeated soldiers in the front. At this time, after being pulled up one by one, they were instantly resurrected with full health. The result was naturally that they turned around and chased Kt's people to fight.
There are some things that kt people have overlooked, and that is simplicity. Although he is just an assistant, he actually received a lot of assists, which led to his equipment development being actually very good. Although he did not It's not a magic power output, but he has a lot of auxiliary equipment, and equipment like the incense burner that increases healing, so he naturally has more than one piece of equipment.
Therefore, under the circumstances of multiple increases, a redemption was also sprinkled. After giving these people a mouthful of milk, their health lines were easily raised to full health.
So they thought they wouldn't be able to recover much health, but now that they have full health one by one, the result can be imagined, which is very scary for them.
For this situation, everyone in kt was also in trouble at this time. What they didn't expect was that because a wind girl in front of them brought the blood line that had been consuming for so long to full health all of a sudden. Resulting in wasting all previous efforts.
Now that the opponent's status is full, they will naturally turn around and attack them directly, so there is nothing to say about the situation. They can only make a package in embarrassment to avoid being directly killed by the opponent. At this time, the trend of defeat has actually taken shape.
Once defeated, for this side, it will be the time for Ah Shui to show off.
I only saw that after he shouted, everyone felt a breeze, and then ran very fast, chasing the people on kt's side one by one, but at this time there was also Karma on kt's side, and a group of people accelerated. , and then they chose to disperse like the wind, so that even if the people on ig wanted to pursue them, they could only choose one or two people as their targets, hoping to catch everyone. , is obviously unrealistic.
The roads in the wild area lead in all directions, so at this time, it is simply unrealistic to pursue continuously.
So after chasing the Tsar and Jess to death, they didn’t pay much attention to the following people. After all, these people were very flexible, passing through walls, accelerating, and speeding up in a flash. He has long since disappeared.
These two people were still forcibly interrupted by them using various skills. Otherwise, one by one would have been out of sight of Zhongying, and they would not be able to spend a lot of time chasing after them.
“The two sides were going back and forth in the jungle. After fighting for such a long time, I didn’t expect that they were finally broken by a simple big move.
Is it just that Feng Nu was serious about increasing her blood just now? One big move almost brought these people to full health, and then a redemption hit, easily making them all full of health. For kt, when seeing this scene, how desperate must be in his heart. ? ”
The commentators couldn’t help but be speechless when watching this scene.
I didn’t expect it to be simple, or even capable of directly bringing up the state of a person with only 1/3 of his health left. After the redemption was smashed down, it reached full health. How can kt explain this?
I thought they spent so much money to finally reduce the person's health, even with a wind? With the woman in hand, they could restore a certain amount of blood, but not much.
What they didn't expect was that the final result was beyond their expectations, precisely because they didn't expect it. Feng Nu's recovery ability was so terrifying that KT's people made miscalculations and ended up in a disastrous defeat. It's actually not very accurate to say it was a disastrous defeat.
After all, they only lost two people, and the remaining three people escaped directly to the sky, so they went back to clean up the army line a little. The loss was still acceptable, but they failed to successfully grab the Canyon Pioneer. For them, That's what I can't accept.
Because the Canyon Pioneer is directly in the hands of the opponent, the result is that the opponent can then use this thing to directly bulldoze their defense tower without pressure.
The result is naturally conceivable. If there is no defense tower in the future, their pheasants will be invaded by the opponent without pressure, and the subsequent impact will be very far-reaching.
If you lose the team fight, you lose the fight.
For them, they must now accept the reality, and at this time they have a more important task, which is to clear the line of troops and slightly slow down the opponent's advancement speed. It can be regarded as delaying a certain amount of time for myself.
But despite this, Deft was naturally extremely unwilling at this time.
So he has been thinking carefully about what he should do in this process. After thinking about it, the only thing he can do now is to throw it in the direction of Dalong Pit. Just a big move.
When the two sides were exchanging health with each other, he had already used a big move to lower the options of the ig player.
It’s just because the two sides have been fighting, and he kept hitting people with his Q skill. He kept Qing people again and again, so that his ultimate skill had to wait for the cooldown. Because of this reason.
So at this time, he had his second ultimate move to use. After thinking about it, he didn't be stingy, but just used a precise barrage to directly scrape it.
"What's going on?"
In the past, several commentators thought that the situation was decided. At this time, they saw a big move and directly got the Rift Herald. They were also shocked for a while.
However, at this time in the live broadcast room, the screen was full of question marks, and the screen was completely flooded. No one expected that IG would be snatched by deft to acquire the Canyon Pioneer at this time.
“Oh, Mr. Dai, you are indeed Mr. Dai.”
Wang Duoduo also had to sigh with emotion. No one expected that such a result would appear in the end. .
"Didn't this Yize just use his ultimate move earlier? Where did he get his ultimate move and use it to rob my canyon? He won't be cheating, right?"
At this time, King Ning was also confused. Question mark on forehead.
Because he clearly remembered that the opponent had used his ultimate move before, and it was for this reason that he played so casually just now, without even thinking about punishing him, and the result was just right. It was because of his own negligence that his Canyon Tornado was directly robbed.
"Look at the cooldown reduction of the equipment on him, plus the previous time, he fought for such a long time, and how many times he received his q, don't you remember? He was directly brushed by him. Cooling down, what’s all the fuss about?”
He briefly explained, but couldn’t help but shook his head, because he didn’t expect that Deft would snatch the Canyon Pioneer away in this way.
This also made their work in vain. Although the opponent had no way to pick up the Pioneer Eye in the end, if they did not get the Pioneer Eye, it meant that they would not be able to use the Canyon Pioneer to advance, so they had to It’s time to continue grinding down the HP of the defense tower as before.
But when the opponent's defense is very resolute, it is not easy to touch the health of the opponent's defense tower.
Looking at the front, they have played so many head-to-head battles with each other, but at this time the defense towers still have so much HP. It can be seen that at this time At the node, when everyone's equipment has not been fully displayed, it is not that easy to knock down the defense tower.
In fact, in the past, it was not that Jian Jian had not thought about the possibility of having a big move, but he was not a god after all, and could not accurately predict when the opponent would directly cool down the big move.
Although he said that his calculation ability is very outstanding now, and he had seen the opponent's attack frequency in the past, but he only made a rough calculation in his heart, so it was just a range. But at such a long distance, he couldn't see when the opponent would release his ultimate move in the darkness.
Naturally, there is no way to deal with it in advance. Without sight as a reminder, this is his limitation. If there was a dotted line reminder before, such a situation would never happen, but now it is real. Appeared in front of him.
But after all, he is just a canyon pioneer. For him, if he loses it at this time, it is lost. It is no big deal.
After saying something in the team voice, comforting King Ning that he really shouldn’t take this matter too seriously, he simply said hello to them, and then moved the troops in the middle next to him. After cleaning up a bit, they each chose to return to the city.
After fighting for such a long time near the river one by one, and finally winning a big victory, I got two kills. Now it is natural to go back and accept the fruits of victory. First, I need to deal with my own condition. Update your equipment and equipment to make yourself more powerful.
Even if I fail to pick up a Canyon Pioneer in the future, the leading economy on my side is real.
In this way, for them, as long as the opponent dares to appear in front of them, they will be able to overpower them and have equipment as an advantage. In fact, the initiative is always in their own hands.
It’s just that everyone in ig feels that the economy they are leading at this time is not so huge. In the past, they insisted on leading, and they could easily get five or six thousand.
So I think there are only two or three thousand or three or four thousand. If you go to trouble the other party when you are ahead, you may be overturned by the other party. Therefore, for the sake of safety, you naturally want to wait for yourself to gain the economic advantage. Open to more.
It is relatively easy to win the game by overwhelming the opponent so easily.
But in fact, at this time, being ahead of the economy by three or four thousand is already a very exaggerated figure.
In any case, the lead of so many people is a real deal. When facing them from the opposite side, it seems that their offensive has been slightly eased at this time.
But that’s all. Regarding this point, Jian Jian has always had his own thoughts in his heart.
After completing his offensive, all he needs to do next is to advance step by step.
With the equipment ahead, even if the opponent comes directly to fight with them, they will still be cannibalized little by little. Just like the last time, someone only needs to be the first to attract their attention. , and then let Kennen activate the ultimate move. If he adapts to the opponent's barrel ultimate move, the subsequent double C can be output without pressure. As long as Sivir ejects, it will cause explosion-like damage in the crowd.
Right now, the equipment has not been equipped yet. When one more Endless is added, the ejection will be very easy to cause a critical hit. In this way, for Ah Shui, the room for his own performance will be very huge.
Deft himself didn't expect it. He just used his ultimate move to try. What he didn't expect was that he actually succeeded in snatching the Rift Herald.
It's just a pity that at this time, they didn't dare to go over and pick up the Canyon Pioneer, and they didn't even have the intention to go over and take a look.
But fortunately, although I said that I was not able to pick up the Canyon Pioneer, I at least prevented the other party from taking this Canyon Pioneer, which can be regarded as a successful prevention story.
But in fact, for them at this time, the real key is not this.
Because it seems to have prevented the opponent from using the Canyon Herald to advance, it can be regarded as stopping the opponent's offensive. But the biggest problem is that they lost the team battle just now, which means that the next wave of team battles will be blocked. The gap between you and the opponent will become even greater.
In this way, when the opponent directly wants to join a team fight with them, it will be more and more difficult for them to perform. If you think about it, the situation is actually very bad for them.
Only for this situation, deft has no way to change it at this time.
So after thinking about it, the only thing I can do is to enrich myself as much as possible to improve my combat effectiveness. In this way, even if there is any situation, as long as my output ability is strong enough, It can be alleviated, otherwise, no matter how much you say at this time, it will actually be meaningless.
While deft silently went home to straighten his clothes and walked upwards, others were constantly praising his performance
No one expected it Under the condition of blind vision, Deft was able to use his ultimate move to directly snatch the Rift Herald into his hands, stopping the opponent's offensive, which could be regarded as buying them a long period of development time.
After this Canyon Pioneer offensive was finished by them, they could just give up on the third dragon without even looking at it.
The only thing waiting for them next is the Dragon Group. There is a lot of time for them to develop before and after this. Although it will not narrow the gap between them and the opponent, it can at least allow their development to be slightly better and their equipment to be better.
When the output capability is improved, they will have more possibilities. Now the only thing they can hope for is actually this little.
In fact, at the beginning, Kt’s people never thought that they could play like this with ig’s people, but now it is beyond their expectations.
The main reason is that he played very steadily in the bottom lane, and even dealt with a slight suppression. After his lead increased, during the team battle, he performed better, which naturally led to this. When they fight, they can have more possibilities.
Ize is a very flexible hero, but he needs equipment as a support to have this output ability. In the previous time, it was because the equipment was not enough, so his damage was like scraping. Optional.
But now deft equipment is no worse than the opponent's, so the output ability at this time is very impressive, especially relying on its own flexibility. For IG, when facing him, it is actually very Having a headache
After going home and replenishing their equipment, they each returned to the line. At this time, for the people in ig, all they need to do now is to clear out the minions on the line as much as possible. Then it's time to gather the wild area, and then wait for the next third dragon.
They don’t know if the other side will come to pick up the group, but all they need to do now is make all preparations.
Every time you play in a group, you can’t miss it, because it’s like cutting flesh with a dull knife, cutting out bits and pieces of the opponent’s body. Sometimes, although it’s not much to say once or twice, the sum of a little makes a lot. , when accumulated time and time again, it is very impressive. After gradually increasing the advantages between the two parties in this way, it will naturally make the advantages they strive for in the follow-up become more and more huge.
In this way, for ig, when the dragon group comes, their own advantage will be unmatched by the opponent.
This is to directly crush the opponent with grand momentum and win the final game, rather than to keep grinding with the opponent, tit-for-tat with each other, you come and I go, and finally fight to the death. .
After finally wiping out the group, they barely managed to gain victory. For them, such a battle victory was too ugly and not worth showing off.
To win, you must win in an upright and upright manner, achieve overwhelming power, and destroy all obstacles in the opponent's way.
After directly demolishing all obstacles in this way, and then pushing away the opponent's main base, this is the real victory they should achieve.
When deft returned online, when facing Ah Shui, his expression was still very calm, and he was suppressing it bit by bit just like before, but this time because he had a lot of energy in his body, Support, so he suppressed it little by little. At this time, when Ah Shui faced him, it was difficult to deal with it.
So if he did what he did at the beginning, he would push the line of troops over first and then retreat directly. He had no intention of fighting with the opponent at all. If the opponent really wanted to fight On his own, he would naturally counterattack. Although he was not as flexible as his opponent, Wheel Mom's counterattack was still very fierce.
deft also felt the same way about this, so he didn't dare to go too far. After trying it a little bit and throwing a secret shooting without any results, he was very sensible and stopped making any testing moves.
For him, what he needs to do now is to ensure his development as much as possible. Only in this way can he perform amazingly in subsequent team battles.
Because of being targeted continuously, Jace actually has no room for good performance at this time. When his consumption hits the opponent, it is basically painless. As for the Czar, the future is promising at this time. .
But the problem is that his development cycle is too long, so in the early and mid-term, they must rely on Ford to support the scene. Only in this way can they continue to delay the time, allowing them to wait for the czar. Equipment capital.
But this situation is actually very difficult for them.
No matter how difficult it is, we can only support ourselves at this moment.
But if you want to suppress Ah Shui, the prerequisite is that Jianyang is not there. If Jianyang is there, then Deft has no chance.
Because when he was facing the line, he had already come to a very terrifying conclusion.
That is, simple operations are more powerful than yourself. This can actually be seen from some small things in the online battle.
For example, in the first game, simply controlling the distance was like facing a puppy, and the suppression was very profound.
For another example, his ability to actually grasp the release of skills, etc., is not comparable to those with average skills.
As for the simple performance, Deft had deep doubts in his heart at this time.
After all, Jian Jian, who just appeared on the professional stage last year, is actually very skilled. Moreover, he chose some functional heroes at that time, and he did not show any strong operational performance.
So for them, the inherent impression is that simple operations are actually very ordinary. The reason why he can win the game is that on the one hand, he volunteers to roam and his keen performance in team battles allows him to seize every opportunity. An opportunity, so he successfully appeared next to his team in time, forming a time to clean up.
In the end, relying on the outstanding performance of the bottom lane, there was one person who could directly take over the game, so they directly won the final victory. But since this year, their simple performance has really completely refreshed their understanding.
It is no longer like in the world, where there are only functional heroes playing various tank types, but heroes of various output types emerge in endlessly.
Especially when I watch it again every once in a while, I can clearly feel that his performance will have amazing growth, especially details like objects. If you look at the results of last year’s World Championship earlier, If you review it, you can clearly see that his handling of some details is very rough.
But now that he has increased his laning attributes, the situation is naturally very different.
It is really unimaginable how a person's laning strength can improve so much in just one year.
It's just that it's undeniable that the person he's facing is a being with super strong laning strength, so if you want to suppress the combination of Simple and Ah Shui, it's obviously not enough to rely on yourself.
Even adding Mata is not enough, because to put it bluntly, Mata's operation is already overwhelmed a lot at this time. Even if it is a Karma, it has a certain restraint effect on the hero's attributes. But it's okay to ask him to add a shield to himself, but if you want him to help you output and make up for a certain amount of damage from the opponent, it's obviously not enough.
Because it can be seen from the laning period, even with a powerful hero like Karma, the problem is that the number of times Karma's skills can hit the opponent is actually only a handful.
There were even some hits, but it was just that the opponent deliberately took advantage of his attacks to attract him.
The result can be imagined. Even if someone was deliberately taking damage from him in the previous time, when the two sides exchanged blood, Mata was still the one who suffered the loss in the end. It can be seen that the strength of the line Not on the same level at all.
Regarding this situation, Mata actually has nothing to say at this time. All he can do is to take care of himself.
Perhaps it is for this reason, and because he has been competing continuously on the professional stage for so many years, that he was able to successfully win the championship in S12, which can be regarded as a help. I realized my dream.
Before he failed to win the championship, who could have imagined that such an old guy had been competing in the professional arena for so many years, and was even about to retire. As a result, in his final years on the professional stage, But it is the crowning of success.
At this time, if deft is compared with S12 in terms of operational capabilities, there is naturally a huge gap after so many years.
At least at this moment, his strength is considered to be top-notch. Although there is a certain difference compared with his peak period, at least he is still a first-tier AD.
Only when facing the combination of Jian Jian and Ah Shui, deft still felt very uncomfortable, because one of the two was first-class, the other was super first-class. When they were combined together, a combination of punches Once beaten down, it would be difficult for him to resist.
Another very important reason is that Jian Jian is very good at using military lines to pull. Every time he comes to consume, he will definitely not come over in a swaggering manner, but will bring the military lines with him. Come together, and you will be given a very difficult choice at that time. Either you have to fight me to exchange blood between the two parties, or you have to fight minions to supplement your own economy. No matter which choice you want to make, In the end, some losses will result.
If you want to choose to exchange blood between the two sides, there will be no one to compensate for the minion, which will naturally lead to a loss in the last hit.
And if you can't choose, it means you will be beaten in vain. No matter how you look at it, the final choice is conducive to simplicity.
It is precisely because every time Jianyang takes action, he will inevitably bring some soldiers over, putting people in a dilemma, so during the laning period, Jianyuan has not suffered a loss yet.
Such a thing is actually deft not surprising.
Because things like simple laning style are being reviewed again and again, and they are the focus of competitions and analysts.
So for some of his little laning skills, they have already studied them clearly. But even if you know it clearly, the real situation is that you can’t do anything about it. Carry out cracking.
Because this is a conspiracy in itself. It directly gives you two choices. If you choose one, you will naturally not be able to take into account the two. If you choose the second, you will also be unable to take into account the one.
Now deft also seems to be a very headache.
Either fight with the opponent for options, but the sword will fall, or eat these last hits in front of you.
But again, you will be beaten for nothing. No matter how you look at it, you will be at a huge disadvantage at this time.
Even if there is a Mata next to him, the same is true next to him. There is no way to help him alleviate the current situation.
However, Jian Jian didn't always help Ah Shui in the bottom lane, he just did a little bit, and then he turned around and left.
The pressure still has to be faced by Ah Shui himself, and Ah Shui actually did a very good job withstanding the pressure this time. At least he was not single-killed online, although he was killed earlier. He was caught to death once, but there was nothing that could be done about three people jumping over the tower to kill them.
In the follow-up, he never gave the opponent any chance. Ah Shui, who was always used to resisting pressure, returned again.
Facing such a slippery Ah Shui, deft was also having a huge headache at this time.
Even if the simplicity is gone, he knows that the situation will not change in any way.
The simplicity is gone, but Ah Shui is more slippery and wretched. After the army line is pushed past, you can no longer see him.
In this way, the two sides push each other's lines of troops, as if they are playing a turn-based game. No one takes photos with the other. They live in peace and develop independently. In fact, it also allows Deft and the others to Accepted.
Because what he lacks most now is the time to develop. As his equipment gets better and better, his output ability will naturally improve accordingly, but in the same way, Ah Shui's equipment will get better and better. After getting better, his explosive ability in team battles is obviously stronger than that of Ize.
Not to mention anything else, just like the previous time at Longkeng, when a group of people are standing together, you only need to activate a bounce in the crowd, bounce over, and bounce back. In this way, Ah Shui's damage will be basically eliminated. Not much lower.
Because if there are a few critical hits, it will lead to a collapse on their side.
On the other hand, Deft is just Ize. If he wants to output at this time, he can only click on others one by one.
But even though there is no clear tank that can serve as the front row here this time, it is obvious that for them at this time, it is still possible to defeat Izawa's set of attacks. .
But the problem is that the scene during the team battle is extremely chaotic, so Ize has no way to directly attack a certain point and kill him directly
On the other hand, he is in a During the attack process, everyone had already left.
It was specifically targeted at him, so at that time it was still unknown whether he would have the opportunity to directly use all his skills.
Deft himself has already had a clear understanding of this situation.
And his ability to steal damage is actually very impressive, but the two sides have never had any serious head-on experience, so there is basically no room for him to play.
Like the previous wave, it was just a moment of contact, but their side was defeated directly. As a result, the only way to deal with it later was to escape alone. As for this process, it was just a process. Counterattacks several times.
But there is obviously no such opportunity to help one's own team secretly inflict damage on the side.
But Deft didn’t have any regrets in his heart.
Because he knows very well that when the team has already suffered a huge defeat, what he, a little squishy AD, can do is actually very limited.
Under the condition of ensuring that he can safely last hits and will not give away the opponent's life economy, being able to grab a Canyon Herald in the future is already the limit of what he can do.
After leaving the line, Jian Jian entered the wandering mode again, but this time he did not go to find King Ning, because at this time King Ning was busy talking about his wild monsters. In this situation Now, there was no point in him looking for someone in the past. It would be better to see if he could seize a certain opportunity to help his teammates on the line establish an advantage, or find out the position of the opposite jungler.
Don't look at him as a wind girl, it is very dangerous to find the location of the wine barrel opposite.
But in fact, for simplicity, as long as you find the opposite position, you can control the person first, keep a distance, and ensure your own safety.
Even if Wine Barrel wants to pursue him, Rookie's Enchantress will be in position in the middle lane, so as long as Wine Barrel shows up, Rookie's Enchantress will be in position immediately.
For simplicity, you only need to survive a certain period of time without being instantly killed by the opponent.
Unfortunately, it would be unrealistic for Jiutong to kill a Feng Nu instantly.
At least Feng Nu has quite a few life-saving skills, so she doesn’t have to worry about this at all.
It just seemed that Feng Nu was running very fast, but he wandered around the wild area and explored the lower half of the area. He could even see clearly the time when the wild monsters were refreshed. It was clear, but at this time, he still couldn't see the opponent's jungle figure, which made him raise his eyebrows.
If they are not in the lower half, then they are either actually squatting on the sideline, or they are playing in the upper half.
(End of this chapter)