Chapter 525: Xiao Huasheng: Brother Ka, thank you

Although in this version, due to the long respawn time of jungle monsters, jungling does not require very high clear speed, but the spider's jungle clear is inherently not fast; compared to the male gunner, it is far behind. If the spider again chooses such a low-efficiency jungle start, it is undoubtedly actively creating an opportunity for the male gunner to invade the blue buff.

Since the top lane belongs to MMD's lane priority, Karsa can indeed choose to invade the spider's jungle together with Lanbo.

So Karsa found it strange; why would the opposing side start like that?

Should we go for an invasion?

Karsa cleared the jungle while thinking, and ultimately gave up the idea of invading.

It wasn't that he was being paranoid; the opposing side's series of opening moves was indeed bizarre, so Karsa couldn't help suspecting they had prepared some trap, waiting for him to walk into it.

Just to be safe, Karsa continued to jungle according to his planned route.

The canyon was temporarily calm.

Nothing happened on the lanes either; the director's view panned across the three lanes and then returned to the blue side's jungler.

The spider cleared from F6 downward, finishing the three jungle camps in the lower half, then directly recalled.

Commentators from all major regions exclaimed that the route was really weird.

The spider returned to base, bought a pair of straw boots, picked up a Control Ward, and headed straight for the upper half.

The on-site commentator remarked: "Straw boots? He should have enough money; why not buy a jungle talisman? Looks like he's not in a hurry……"

The director switched the view to mid lane; at that moment, Easyhoon pushed the wave to under Maple's tower and then went on to harass the male gunner at F6.

Maple was held up by the wave and couldn't provide support to Karsa in the short term.

Karsa wasn't in a rush; his thoughts raced, and he quickly made the correct choice.

At this point he could use Smite to quickly take the F6 camp; even if the Rock Sparrow snatched one or two small monsters, it wouldn't matter much, but Karsa considered further—what if the spider then came to invade the red buff? Even if Maple could arrive first to help, Karsa lacking Smite would most likely have to hand over the red buff.

Therefore Karsa's choice was to abandon clearing this F6 camp on the way, not to linger fighting the Rock Sparrow—since the Rock Sparrow lacked jungle gear and Smite, it couldn't take this camp anyway—so Karsa simply turned and ran to the side, first going to take the red buff.

The red buff's location was a bit deep; Ahri was about to clear the wave, the Rock Sparrow didn't dare follow, so it retreated to the river and returned to mid lane.

In terms of outcome, the Rock Sparrow didn't accomplish anything this wave—not even placing a ward.

The impact on Karsa was actually minor—just a few seconds lost in jungle clear— which is no big deal for the male gunner, who can clear jungle without damage at level three.

After taking the red buff, Karsa didn't immediately turn back to clear F6; instead he went behind the dragon pit, preparing to smash the Explosive Fruit and drop down to eat the river crab, because he realized that, having been delayed a few seconds at F6 and having cleared an extra red buff camp, even if the spider's jungle route was odd, by now it should have finished the three camps in the lower half and arrived in the upper half, making it possible for it to come straight to eat the river crab.

So if Karsa didn't want to take a detour to eat the river crab, he had to seize the opportunity when Lanbo in the top lane pushed the wave forward, and first eat the river crab in this upper river.

That's exactly what he thought.

Suddenly feeling the stage floor beneath his feet tremble, Karsa auto-attacked the Explosive Fruit, then lifted his head to glance toward the stands, wondering what had happened.

Karsa, of course, couldn't see it.

But at that moment the venue was indeed in an uproar.

A scene on the big screen was, for viewers who had watched last year's World Championship, utterly familiar.

What a classic picture!

When Karsa's gaze returned to his own screen, he also noticed this.

"Damn!!! Ghosts!!!"

As the male gunner landed, the Spider Queen lying in wait in the dragon pit unleashed a WQE combo; by the time Karsa reacted, he was already bound by a cocoon and unable to move, followed by a plain spider transformation pouncing forward to bite.

……

Seoul, South Korea, SKT Training Base.

Xiao Huasheng was streaming live from the base, watching the MSI broadcast together with his fans.

A few seconds earlier, Xiao Huasheng had been chatting and laughing with the viewers in the stream.

At that moment a few seconds later, the camera showed Han Wanhu; his handsome, clean-cut face had completely lost all color.

Watching the male gunner being chased by the Spider Queen on the screen, Xiao Huasheng couldn't speak; the smile on his face stiffened to the point of almost cracking like a plaster statue.

He felt that the male gunner was himself.

And just last year, on the finals stage of the S6 World Championship, he himself had been a Leopard Woman, chased by the very person who is now controlling the Spider Queen to pursue the male gunner.

The same bizarre position, the same strange tactic, the same terrifying calculation……

Firrrrrre……

This guy is literally a devil!!!

……

The scene.

The audience and commentators have gone completely crazy.

The enormous noise almost lifted the roof of the Rio Olympic Stadium!

The on-site commentator had already stood up behind the desk, gripping both fists and roaring:

"NO WAY!!

"NO WAY!!!

"IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!!!

"This is not a replay, this is not a rerun of the S6 finals!!

"This is 2017 Brazil; this is Firrrrre reenacting, half a year later, that god‑level hunting highlight from his own World Championship appearance!!

"This is why I love this guy!!

"He is announcing his return in this unparalleled way!!

"Firrrrrre!!

"He truly is the god of the jungle!!

Another commentator also shouted in shock:

"This is too absurd! This really isn't a time‑space reversal, is it?! I can hardly believe my own eyes!!

Another commentator, speaking incoherently, was describing the scene on the big screen:

Instantly, half a tube of health was gnawed off!

Firrrrrre flew up!

Karsa fled desperately!

He panicked and didn't choose a path! He quickly drew his gun, blasted through the wall, and returned to his Ye Qu!

Firrrrrre flew up and gave chase!

Dodge?!

Still not dodging?!

I'm gonna die!!

But MMD is rushing over!!

FIrrrrrre seems to be lacking some damage; he should have bought a ring when he went home last time!

No!!!

He has shoes!!!

He has red buff!!!

Karsa can't escape!!!