Chapter 265: One glance and you die

Starting at fifteen minutes, within just two minutes, SKT's three outer towers fell one after another.

And G2 did not lose a single tower.

The advantage was so huge that Lao Zhang even got a bit carried away, building a Greedy Nine-Headed Snake and then somehow also picking up a Radiant.

Liang Yan did not stop it; with such a big advantage, the Giant had to be built this way, because the enemy couldn't tank it and also dealt little damage, while the Giant is both tanky and deals damage, and destroys towers extremely fast, so SKT hardly dared to group up, otherwise a moment's inattention would let the Giant pierce their high ground.

SKT couldn't group up, and even small-scale skirmishes were out of the question.

G2 had a huge advantage on all three lanes; their strength was on another level. Except for mid lane Viktor clearing waves fast enough to barely move, the other two lanes were basically locked down at their second towers.

Blank really became a firefighter now.

But now SKT's three outer towers have all fallen, the minion waves can't be pushed forward, outer vision is gone, most of the jungle is dark, this situation is like the fire escape being occupied; Blank wants to fight fires but has to take all kinds of detours, otherwise there's a risk of being caught.

How frustrating.

The hope of a comeback was so slim that just thinking about their S6 journey ending here made the SKT members tremble uncontrollably.

In G2's voice chat, Liang Yan changed his command strategy, shifting from detailing commands to grasping the big picture:

"Stay steady, don't go reckless."

"Lay out vision first, then push the minion wave; without vision, don't go past a tower."

"Don't rush, guys, take it slow!"

Everyone's hearts were burning hot, but under Liang Yan's calm command, they all remained cautious and vigilant.

Like a war machine, the reactor's roar is restrained by layers of hard shell, revealing precisely meshing gears turning in order, driving this war machine forward slowly but irresistibly crushing everything in its path.

"For G2 now, as long as we don't make mistakes, this game is actually easy, because SKT's three outer towers are gone; G2 just needs to gradually shrink SKT's vision, then control the big and small dragons, and steadily play it out."

"Yes, from the minimap you can see SKT has completely lost vision on the red side; with the river as the boundary, the entire half of the map opposite them is black, nobody on the three lanes can go out, G2's actions are completely unknown to SKT, but in their own jungle they are everywhere with G2's wards, and with the constant lane pressure providing vision from minions, SKT's actions are crystal clear to G2."

"Exactly, so now if SKT tries to do something—like gank the sides, or outnumber the enemy—it's actually very hard, because every move on the three lanes is basically under G2's surveillance; only if the blind monk could act, but since his development is too poor, trying to catch and kill someone is extremely difficult."

"This is exactly where SKT is suffering the most."

"If you go to catch the Giant, you might even lose a 2v1 fight;"

"Grabbing the mid lane duo lacks stable crowd control coordination, and the enemy's fan-wielding mom still has a shield and speed boost, slippery as a loach;"

"The only chance to find an opportunity is if Perkz pushes this lane, but Jiao Shen is very smart; as soon as Perkz brings the wave over, his Olaf is definitely nearby, so there's likewise no opportunity, and recklessly engaging would only put himself in greater danger."

"Can SKT afford to just die now? Time is approaching twenty minutes, the Elder Dragon is about to spawn; if they lose two or more, SKT will lose the Elder Dragon."

"Pull one hair and the whole body moves—SKT's upper lane, despite their big advantage, didn't dare to take the Elder Dragon, but G2 is not such a team; they absolutely dare to fight for it."

"Getting back to it, I'm really puzzled: why hasn't SKT's top lane ever taken the Elder Dragon? In my view, they actually have had many chances to try."

"Maybe they're still afraid of it being stolen, after all the blind monk's dragon-stealing threat is still too high."

"I think it's mainly because of this ID."

"That's for sure; if you switched to another jungler, SKT might not be afraid."

"Jiao Shen is coming to contest F4 again; it feels like this set of F4 has been completely taken over by Olaf."

"Olaf with his two-item set is like a locomotive, charging with his support through SKT's lower jungle, swinging his axe at anyone he sees, utterly brutal."

"The camera suddenly cut to the bottom lane; the two mid laners were skirmishing near SKT's lower tower remnant when Ziggs suddenly threw a QW, blowing off one-third of Viktor's health, then Ziggs extended the range and directly forced Viktor to flash."

"Wow, Faker's flash got knocked out again!"

"Good heavens, a QW blew off half a health bar; it feels like Faker can't even look at the enemy—just one glance and he has to flash."

"Ultimate exchanged for flash, what a loss—next time his ultimate is ready, your flash will still be three or four minutes away; really can't bear to watch."

"Can't watch; one glance and you die."

"The European law king played Ziggs really well this game; speaking of which, since his Ziggs is so strong, why didn't he pull it out earlier?"

"Before, it was because they couldn't get it; I recall SKT at latest took Ziggs as second pick, sometimes the red side even took it first."

"Exactly, this game too is because G2 was on the red side, so they snatched Ziggs outright at first pick."

"In that case, G2's Ziggs needs to be re-evaluated."

"What you mean by that…… seems like you're already optimistic that G2 will make it to the finals?"

"With the game like this, what do you say?"

"At nineteen and a half minutes, SKT voluntarily swapped lanes, moving the flashless Viktor to mid."

"G2 followed by moving Ziggs to mid; afterward, the mid lane, jungle, and support from both sides tugged back and forth over vision near the blue side F4 camp—saying it's a tug-of-war is a bit inaccurate; in fact, G2 has been constantly attacking to place wards, while SKT can only squeeze in chances to restore vision."

"Under the escort of the mid-jungle, Janna once again placed a ward in the F4 brush, and this time it was an expensive control ward."

"Olaf, having just walked away less than two thousand yards, immediately turned back, charging with the support and the shield from Ziggs, bearing the poke from Janna and Viktor, and destroyed the four-health control ward."

"The plants triggered by Janna's skills thickly surrounded Olaf, firing wildly, yet when the control ward was destroyed, Olaf's shield remained intact, his nearly three thousand health untouched."

"This……"

"A bit exaggerated; let me calculate—he probably took Janna's EQ, Viktor's E, and then three plants… about four or five seconds of damage, yet even his shield wasn't broken."

"Too scary; I can't even imagine what a team fight would look like."

"This Olaf is basically invincible."