Chapter 176: Setting a trap!

"This is bullying with power!"

"Peanut didn't dare to fight back at all! Wow! Amazing reaction! He actually used flying to dodge Mang Seng's point-blank Q! What a terrifying reaction! Too exaggerated, Peanut!"

"Wawa was screaming 'wawa' in the LPL livestream room; the passion part is sufficient."

"Miller picked up with a pace that seems slow but is actually fast:"

"The reaction is fast but it seems useless, because there are no nearby monsters for him to use as a target to blink to, so he still ends up back where he started and immediately uses Flash upon landing! Jiao Shen directly uses Smite with both legs to take the toad, then turns and leaves! What a loss this wave! Peanut's Flash was knocked out and the toad was also stolen!!"

"Wawa: 'Ah?! This guy is really a bit unreasonable; actually, in terms of combat power he should not be able to beat the spider at this point.'"

"But he has teammates, so he can be that unreasonable!"

"Alright..."

"Some Cat TV, Liu mou's livestream."

"When Mang Seng came over to check for wards, Liu mou instantly did a sit-up, one hand holding a cigarette stick, eyes wide open staring at the screen:"

"My goodness, he just came over directly, but he really can come over; Jia ke zhang is playing safe, the level-six Kennen's threat is substantial, Xiao Huasheng doesn't dare to fight back and can only take hits; he dodges skills quickly, but even jumping up is useless, he still has to use Flash. Hey, still have to eat your toad—this is the most infuriating! So angry, Xiao Huasheng! Playing like this, I'm afraid we'll lose."

"Jiao Shen has something; the rhythm he lost in the previous round was actually chased back by him."

"Saying that, Liu mou lay back down, holding his cigarette stick and chattering:"

"However, the top lane also cooperated quite well; Jia ke zhang did well in lane. Originally, Kennen from level six onward fighting Nasus wasn't that easy, because Nasus had built a cloak, and Kennen was just about to start transitioning into AP items, which is awkward, but Jia ke zhang is smart; he deliberately accumulated a wave to slow-push the line, forcibly extending his advantage period, and then helped Mang Seng secure this toad. Oh, there's also a river crab. If it weren't for the top lane being pushed, this river crab should actually have been Xiao Huasheng's."

"Chicken Rabbit really has something, this cooperation is damn skilled."

"Kennen cleared the line, his desperate last hit nonetheless cleared the wave and he came over, wanting to help Xiao Huasheng regain face by jumping over the wall straight away—he was full of rage, but his Q missed so he couldn't hold anyone; Jiao Shen's movement was like dancing, turtle, his waist twisted like a braid, his operation was very slick, he has half the strength of my peak back then."

"The on-screen comments teased:"

"【Is it the strength of four PDDs combined?】"

"Liu mou glanced at the comment, a hint of slight embarrassment flashing across his smile."

"..."

"ROX player bench."

"Xiao Huasheng wasn't actually angry, but his face lost its smile, instead showing a rare sternness. As he headed out downward, he signaled the bottom lane while communicating with teammates over the team voice channel:"

"He invaded at that time; he must have come after the three jungle camps in the upper half weren't cleared yet. Now at most he's cleared the second red buff, and coincidentally their mid lane has gone back, so we can seize the opportunity to go to the bottom lane and do something!"

"Kuro immediately responded:"

"I've got my speed boost ready, Flash almost!"

"No problem, just having speed boost is fine; Jinghao bro, find a chance to teleport down!"

"Can teleport anytime!"

"We have a ward behind, we'll push the line!"

"In a few words, a plan to surround and kill G2's bottom lane quickly took shape."

"Xiao Huasheng guessed correctly; when he was speaking, Liang Yan had just cleared the red buff, but by the time the ROX team finished their discussion, Liang Yan had already cleared the F4 and was heading down, not going to clear the three wolves, but instead heading straight from the jungle path to the bottom lane."

"Liang Yan was not unprepared."

"Thinking from the opponent's standpoint is Liang Yan's habitual practice."

"Even before that recent invasion, Liang Yan had considered that after this invasion exposed his position and jungle info, given Xiao Huasheng's ability, he would surely be able to predict his next move, and combining that with the few pieces of information obtained later——"

"Xiao Huasheng's blue buff had been cleared, and while losing the toad he also lost half his health, so he's definitely going home; after leaving base he'll inevitably head down, and in the lower half he cannot avoid taking the three jungle camps including the second red buff."

"On the top lane, because the new wave of blue-side minions is blocked by red-side tower-diving minions before the tower, a counter-push line will inevitably form, allowing Nasus to first clear the wave and then act."

"In mid lane, Syndra goes home first then comes out, and with a speed boost she can roam quickly."

"In the bottom lane, G2's duo is about to push the lane into the tower; since they have no control wards, and they didn't swap out their sweeping lens on their last recall, they cannot deal with the ward that ROX's duo left in the side bush before retreating, giving Nasus a teleport opportunity to flank and block them."

"Taking all this into account, Liang Yan can easily reach a conclusion:"

"If I were the ROX jungler, I would surely seize the moment to organize teammates for a five-man gank on the bottom lane to kill and take the first blood tower."

"Then the question arises."

"Can Xiao Huasheng guess that Liang Yan has already guessed his plan?"

"This is very important."

"For the previous question, Liang Yan figured it out clearly in under ten seconds, but to judge this later recursive problem, Liang Yan thought for a full twenty seconds."

"And just as he finished clearing the F4, Liang Yan had a conclusion in mind."

"If it were the Xiao Huasheng of the old godfather era, he should be wary, because that version of Xiao Huasheng had already suffered the pain of falling in the final stage of two world championships; although his vigour was severely hampered, his experience was more seasoned and his playstyle more cautious."

"But now it's Season 6."

"At this point, Xiao Huasheng—first time joining ROX, first time winning the league championship, first time stepping onto the world stage……"

"He is in his prime, his vigour flourishing."

"He will seize every opportunity he can and keep moving forward."

"He won't think, 'This might be my only chance in life; I must treat each match more carefully and make each plan more thorough.'"

"After reaching this conclusion, Liang Yan decided to go along with the plan and set a trap for ROX."

"Is Mi Xi about to hit level six?"

"Yes!"

"Leak some experience, don't level up yet."

"..."

"On site."

"On the big screen, Xiao Huasheng's spider walked past the second bottom tower."

"At the same time, Kuro's Syndra, after clearing the mid lane minion wave, vanished into the fog of war, looping back from the small path behind the F4 to head down, even turning on her speed boost to hurry."

"On the top lane, Smeb's Nasus, under the protection of two wards, pushed the minion wave into the tower, then retreated to hide in the river grass patch, preparing to use teleport to launch an attack."

"On the other side, G2, Mang Seng was also hurrying down by cutting through the jungle, and the vampire who had returned home likewise turned on his speed boost after descending from high ground to speed up."

The breath of the impending war infected everyone, the air at the scene filled with the smell of gunpowder, as if a single spark could ignite it.