Chapter 245

I really didn't expect that......

Liang Yan let out a sigh.

But then he suddenly realized.

No, in fact I had thought of it.

Moreover, it was the first thing that came to mind when I sensed something was off.

But he placed too much trust in his memory, preconceivedly believing that SKT would not play Miss Fortune, yet he overlooked the possibility of a worldline shift—this time SKT is not in the same elimination bracket half as ROX; both are LCK teams, so they definitely would have scrimmed against each other, meaning SKT must have long known how formidable this double ADC system, successfully developed by ROX's support GorillA, is......

Actually, when Samsung was countered by ROX's Miss Fortune support yesterday, I should have thought of this possibility.

Liang Yan felt some regret.

But at the same time he also felt a sense of relief.

SKT was probably afraid of losing two games in a row, so they revealed their trump card in the second game.

Liang Yan seemed to hear the creaking of the gears of fate—this double ADC Miss Fortune support tactic was originally used by ROX in the second game of the S6 semifinals to counter SKT, but unexpectedly it has become SKT secretly learning it and using it to counter G2.

"No, it shouldn't be secret learning; SKT definitely had many scrims against ROX, and they openly learned this double ADC system from ROX."

"Been countered......"

Lao Zhang smiled helplessly.

Liang Yan took a deep breath and said solemnly:

"I estimate I won't have time to manage top lane this game, Lao Zhang, hold steady."

"No problem, I can hold steady!"

The lineups for this game are as follows:

G2, Blue side

ban: Syndra, Caitlyn, Karma

top lane: Island, Kennen,

jungle: Firrrrrre, Graves,

mid: Perkz, Jayce,

ADC: Zven, Jinx,

support: Mithy, Zyra.

coach: ocelote

SKT, Red side

ban: Nidalee, Vi, Ryze

top: Duke, Renekton,

jungle: Bengi, Mang Seng,

mid: Faker, Orianna,

ADC: Bang, Ashe,

support: Wolf, Miss Fortune

coach: Kkoma

The battle commenced.

Liang Yan anticipated that bottom lane pressure would be huge, so he chose to start from the upper half and clear downwards, but he didn't expect that bottom lane would already be healed at level two.

"Damn!"

Zven cursed loudly, pulling his Jinx back to the tower to heal, watching minions die one by one but daring not to last-hit, helpless yet angry,

"One E can trigger Thunderlord's, this thing is too cheesy!"

Mithy also felt gloomy: "It feels even stronger than Zyra......"

Zven shouted: "Zyra? No! This thing is way more disgusting than Zyra!"

Since entering the knockout stage, bottom lane supports have basically been picking champions to more easily trigger the Thunderlord's Decree mastery, because this mastery is extremely strong; Zyra is strong precisely because she has long range and her seed‑spawned plants are ranged attacks, making it easy to trigger Thunderlord's, but now a support that synergizes even better with Thunderlord's has emerged: Miss Fortune.

Miss Fortune's E ability, Bullet Time, is a long‑range cast, large‑area AOE skill that deals multi‑stage damage and also applies a slow.

At the same time, Ashe's W ability, Volley, is also an ultra‑long‑range AOE that applies a slow.

Together these two form the ultimate torture combo.

Just dealing with Ashe alone isn't that hard, because you can hide behind the minion wave to last‑hit, letting the minions block her W, but Miss Fortune loves to hit those hiding behind the minion line; her E is a circular AOE that minions can't block—essentially a toned‑down version of Captain's ult in damage and radius—and her Q, Double Up, can even use minions as a springboard to hit those behind, and it also deals extra damage……

G2's duo suffered terribly from the start of laning at level 1, and by level 2 they were tortured beyond human shape; after being hit again by SKT's duo torture combo, Zven, whose health had dropped below one third, could only use his heal.

Mithy's Jinx also fared poorly; the dual marksman combo is called a counter to Jinx because, first, the dual marksmen have longer range than her, and second, in front of the dual marksmen Jinx's plants are instantly cleared.

Facing a top-tier marksman duo like Bang+Wolf, Jinx's plants are often popped by the dual marksmen the moment they trigger, not even giving Thunderlord's a chance to activate.

Thus, Jinx is effectively missing a skill—her plants deal no damage, and her W seed‑throw becomes completely useless.

"Good heavens, they've been zoned out of the experience zone—G2's bot lane is really suffering!"

"That's how Frost Archer fights Jinx."

"Uh oh, the key is that in this situation Graves is hard to help: first, his health is too low, so even if he comes he might not win; second, there's no reliable crowd‑control follow‑up, making it hard for Graves to catch anyone."

"Moreover, Frost Archer can occasionally use her E to scout your jungle."

"Yes."

The bot lane had reached the point where they had no choice but to come; Liang Yan didn't even clear the three wolves, rushing straight to bot—not to catch anyone, because his position had already been spotted by Frost Archer—this trip was purely to help bot lane relieve pressure, otherwise later there would be a situation of two level‑3s versus two level‑2s, and bot lane would completely collapse.

With great difficulty they had held bot lane and pushed the wave out, then Bengi's Blind Monk came, first teaming with the support to drive Liang Yan's Graves away, then returning and together with Frost Archer pushing the wave back; after pushing, the Blind Monk then brought the duo over to take the river crab and also snag the dragon.

Liang Yan hurried to clear his own lower jungle to avoid being invaded later.

Meanwhile the Blind Monk, after finishing the river crab, crossed mid lane to put pressure on Perkz, allowing Faker to fully dominate mid lane; then he went for the upper river crab, directly securing a double river crab opening.

After Liang Yan finished clearing his lower jungle, he glanced at bot lane—the enemy duo had already vanished from the lane, presumably having recalled, leaving no opening.

Liang Yan likewise returned to the city, left the gate, and again headed straight for the lower half area.

Liang Yan waited near the bottom lane for a moment, successfully counter-ambushed Mang Seng, but the opponent likely had precautions; the instant the male gunner appeared, they pulled away. The three members of G2, lacking crowd control, couldn't hold anyone, chased a few steps, saw they couldn't catch up, and withdrew.

Liang Yan left the bottom lane and began clearing from the bottom upward.

After clearing the three wolves, the bottom lane was again driven out of the experience zone, and both Zven and Mithy were forced to use Flash; the situation was already on the verge of collapse.

Liang Yan looked at the Magic Swamp Frog he hadn't eaten yet, then glanced at the bottom lane...

The creep score gap with the opposing marksman had already exceeded ten kills, and the experience difference was estimated to be about half a level… and this had all happened in less than five minutes.

Liang Yan directly abandoned the Magic Swamp Frog and rushed straight to the bottom lane.

But just as he entered the lower half area, an ice archer fired a single Eagle Strike the Sky.

The male gunner's position was once again revealed.