Chapter 452: How are you supposed to catch?

In the grass there was no vision; the Officer was hit twice by Frost's basic attack.

Ding ding ding!

Suddenly the signal sounded loudly.

Speaking of timing, it actually was just the next second after Mystic and Ben retreated from the grass, Mystic began frantically pinging the grass.

Mystic had already placed a ward when checking the side grass at the start; at this point he had no wards, and the signal meant for Ben to place a ward.

Ben understood Mystic's meaning and directly inserted his trinket ward into it.

At the moment the grass was lit up, Mystic's Officer almost simultaneously turned around.

"Headshot! This shot hurts so much!"

"Sima Laozei has less than half health left! I dare not fight anymore! Hurry and run!"

The two sides finally disengaged; WE's duo returned to lane from the river, while VG's duo returned to under the tower from the side path, and both ADs had taken potions.

The result of this skirmish was that VG ended up losing, and losing by quite a bit; Sima Laozei probably lost nearly two hundred more health than Mystic.

You should know, an ADC's level‑1 health is low; with Doran's it's only about six hundred, so losing over a hundred health is equivalent to starting without a potion.

Moreover, Sima Laozei only has one potion to begin with; even after drinking it, his health would be just over half, while the Officer's condition looks much healthier than his.

WE's duo already had a lane advantage, and now they also have a health advantage; together this creates a huge gap that lets them crush the enemy already at level 1, pushing past the minion wave.

At this moment, the director suddenly cut the camera to Liang Yan's Green Steel Shadow.

Having just finished the Red Buff, the Green Steel Shadow was walking toward the back of the Dragon Pit.

"Huh?"

Wawa's voice carried a hint of doubt,

"Jiao Shen… he wouldn't be trying a level‑2 gank, would he?"

"You can't catch him; the Triangular Grass has vision."

Miller had just finished speaking when, whoosh, the Green Steel Shadow behind the Dragon Pit appeared, directly using two segments of E to hop over the thin wall and enter the Dragon's Nest.

The dragon, which respawns in two and a half minutes, hasn't spawned yet, and the dragon's nest is empty.

"Wow!"

Wawa exclaimed in surprise,

"He learned E at level 2! This is definitely going to cause trouble!"

"My goodness…"

Miller let out a soft gasp,

"Green Steel Shadow is already hard to play in the jungle, and now he learned E at level 2; if he can't catch anyone, he'll completely fall apart!"

"The risk is very high, but risk and reward usually go hand in hand—the bigger the waves, the more valuable the fish! It all depends on whether Jiao Shen can catch something!"

The audience on site burst into a sudden gasp.

VG boss Ding Jun, wearing a mask and a baseball cap and sitting in the audience seats, was startled—goodness, is the LPL live event really this passionate? This was his first time coming to the LPL venue to watch his own team's match, and he was indeed shocked by the fiery atmosphere.

The director's camera locked onto the Green Steel Shadow, and countless eyes both on site and off‑screen followed him as he left the Dragon Pit, walked along the enemy river wall downward, finally entered the grass at the lower river mouth, and then stopped.

"Jiao Shen is like having a radar, bypassing the vision of the Triangular Grass!"

"Uh… actually no radar is needed; WE's duo saw both of the wards they placed at the start, and teammates surely shared that information."

"Jiao Shen is crouching, waiting for the right moment to strike!"

"Actually he's waiting for his skill cooldown."

"Here they come! WE's duo, relying on the early‑game health advantage from bush‑camping, presses extremely hard as soon as they hit lane—they've even stepped past the minion wave to poke Sima Laozei!"

"Sima Laozei is feeling the pressure, but Mystic himself has also lost some health!"

"It's a bit dangerous! If Mystic's low health gets hit with crowd control, VG's top laner could easily burst him down with damage!"

"WE never expected the Green Steel Shadow to pull off a level‑2 gank!"

When the Green Steel Shadow appeared from behind, not only was Mystic shocked, but everyone on WE was completely dumbfounded.

WE knew the Green Steel Shadow started from the lower half of the map, but the Triangular Grass provided vision, and they really didn't expect Liang Yan to take such a risk; a level‑2 gank by the Green Steel Shadow is no different from gambling everything on an all‑in. Thus, regarding the Green Steel Shadow's level‑2 gank, WE's duo truly had no preparation.

Even though this has already happened, everyone on WE still can't figure it out.

You, a jungler who can't even clear the jungle properly, dare to attempt a level‑2 gank?!

"On what basis?!"

"Your two teammates are both level 1—Lulu is learning a shield, and Ashe only has Volley, so there's basically no burst damage!"

"Mystic indeed has only about half health left, but he's confident he won't let the Green Steel Shadow get close!"

"Because Mystic has Flash, while the Green Steel Shadow only has E!"

"How are you supposed to catch him?!"

Although he was surprised, Mystic showed no panic; at the moment the Green Steel Shadow appeared, he called out to Ben, activated Heal, and together they accelerated to increase the distance from VG's duo, retreating into the side grass and hugging the outer wall of the bottom lane toward their own turret.

VG's duo naturally gave chase without letting up.

The Green Steel Shadow also approached from the river direction, constantly adjusting its path based on the Officer's movement to always take the shortest route to close in on her.

Without a doubt, his sole target is Mystic!

Two non‑parallel lines must intersect.

Since he was caught from behind, Mystic knows the opponent will eventually end up right in his face, and he sees that the Green Steel Shadow intends to save its E for pursuit, relying on footwork to approach and deal damage. This is the Green Steel Shadow's optimal plan, but it also gives Mystic more room to maneuver; Mystic believes he can escape, and in an instant he works out a clear escape plan:

If Frost flashes up and applies a slow, Mystic will flash away, then try to dodge the Green Steel Shadow's E with positioning; even if he doesn't dodge it, as long as Frost doesn't slow him, the Green Steel Shadow's damage alone isn't enough to kill him, because Ben has Weakness!

If the Green Steel Shadow just E's in, it's even simpler: Mystic just flashes to dodge it; as long as he avoids the E, Frost's flash can't catch up!

The commentator on stage was shouting wildly, and the fans below were yelling 'ah ah'.

Mystic remained fearless in the face of danger, and even in the hustle he had a moment to glance at the minimap.

The next turret is less than two thousand yards away; Condi's icon has already entered the lower jungle, and at the same time Condi's voice came through Mystic's headset:

I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying!