Chapter 548: What the hell are you flashing for?

All four members of G2 were in VG's upper jungle.

Among them, Jankos and Zven were taking the enemy red buff, while Perkz and Mithy were moving toward the brush beside the F6 camp, preparing to place vision.

In the river, Galio, who had been trailing Shen, was making his way.

G2's mid and support were cautious but showed no fear, because Easyhoon's Clockwork had just retreated from high ground, and at most there were only a Mantis and a Karma here.

With that thought, Perkz casually threw a Deceive into the brush, forcing any potential ambushers inside to retreat.

At the same time, Mithy seized the opportunity to run forward, preparing to place a True Sight ward.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

A terrifying wave of destructive energy suddenly appeared between Perkz and Mithy, and before they could react, it violently sucked them in.

Amid a grating, squeezing sound, the spatial vortex swept the two of them away.

At the same moment, a void mantis with sharp fangs, claws, and wings finally revealed its form.

"Thanks for the generous gift!!!"

Mithy cried out in shock, and the teamwork honed over a year of fighting together made him instinctively aim his mouse at the head of Perkz's Hu li, while the fingers hovering over the keyboard began frantically tapping the RE keys.

In a dangerous moment, protecting the damage core comes first; Mithy's reaction was correct.

But he was unable to unleash his skills.

"Got him!!!"

In the LPL broadcast room, Mi Lao Ba suddenly rose to his feet, clenched his fists, face flushed, and shouted:

"Jiao Shen went invisible, bringing the ball into play! The Clockwork ultimate swept up both people!!!"

Actually, the development of VG's two junglers was rather mediocre.

But even if it's mediocre, it's been over twenty minutes; the Clockwork still has its two‑item set, and the Mantis also has a level‑3 jungle knife plus a serrated short dagger, so damage output is assured.

Their initial focus fire target was Lulu—so‑called focus fire was actually just the Mantis's one‑claw basic attack, because the other abilities they were using at the moment were all AoE; Liang Yan's damage calculation was precise, and he never even used his Q skill.

A damage core plus an assassin ambushing a fragile support—there was no suspense.

"Lulu didn't use any abilities! She was instantly killed!!!"

"Perkz was also left with almost no health in an instant!!!"

"Galio and Shen both unleashed their ultimates at the same time!!!"

"Perkz reacted extremely fast! After breaking crowd control he instantly flashed and ulted toward his teammates, but Jiao Shen had anticipated the launch, making it look as if Perkz himself had rushed to the spot beneath Jiao Shen's landing point!!!"

As he flew past, Liang Yan happened to see Mang Seng dragging the low‑health red buff toward him, apparently intending to come over and kick the enemy away to save Perkz, and incidentally leave the red for Zven's Rat to eat.

The result was to Liang Yan's advantage.

The Mantis never touched down, bouncing off Perkz's head like a dragonfly skimming water before taking off again; he shifted direction and landed beside Zven's Rat with a thick white shield.

During that time, the sound of claws tearing through the air and thunderous booms rang out simultaneously.

Perkz and the red buff were almost simultaneously drained of health.

Boom!!!

The entire venue instantly exploded, and the audience's gasps sounded like a nuclear blast!

In the G2 players' bench.

As the screen turned black and white, Perkz's face likewise drained of color.

"Sorry, my……"

Mithy apologized guiltily in the team voice channel, his voice trembling slightly. Obviously, Mithy well understood what the loss of the mid‑support duo meant.

Perkz said nothing, just stared blankly at the black‑and‑white game screen, spacing out, his thoughts unrelated to the game.

His teammates were still fighting, but Perkz's mind gradually drifted away.

"……Jiao Shen seized Perkz in midair with a single claw, even taking the red buff after using a punishment, then took off again and landed beside the Rat……"

"Good heavens! What kind of hand speed is this? It's exaggerated, Jiao Shen!!!"

"Zven was scared half to death!!"

"Just flash and run!!"

Watching this scene, Perkz's gaze flickered for a moment; the flash of the Rat's blink reflected in his gray pupils, but it did not illuminate hope—instead, even the faintest glimmer deep in his pupils was extinguished, leaving them a dead pool.

Perkz lowered his head, no longer watching the aftermath of this team fight.

Meanwhile, backstage in the lounge, Tang Anna also let out a soft sigh.

Lao Zhang also murmured in a daze:

"It's gone…… shouldn't have flashed…… we lost."

Team Leader Biman heard this, froze for a moment, then turned to look at the boss's expression.

The boss's face was expressionless.

Ka Lao Si hasn't touched the game in a long time and couldn't spot these fine details in a short time.

But even before the match began, Ka Lao Si had already foreseen the outcome that remained undecided at this moment—because no one understands the monster that is the genius he himself discovered better than he does.

From a purely rational standpoint, Zven really shouldn't have run at this point.

When Liang Yan leapt over, Shen actually still had about half a second before landing; if Zven hadn't run, Jankos would surely have flashed over to kick the Mantis away—Jankos is the jungler with the sharpest mechanics and awareness in the Europe Region, and Mang Seng is one of his signature champions, so he absolutely knows how this team fight should be played.

If Jankos played even slightly better, adjusting his position just a bit before engaging, he could even kick the Mantis back into Galio's ultimate zone with one strike.

Then G2 would instantly launch a very severe counterattack.

Keep in mind, Easyhoon's Clockwork had blown both Flash and its movement‑speed boost to seize that moment, making it impossible to exit the circle.

And Liang Yan happened to land with Fu Lan Duo at that very moment.

Xiao Duan Karma might not necessarily eat Galio's ultimate.

But the Mantis, the Clockwork, and Shen—who just happened to be caught in the Mantis's pull—these three will definitely be blown away by Galio. That means Easyhoon, Liang Yan, and Fu Lan Duo will inevitably suffer the chain of Galio's crowd‑control effects that follow.

A crowd‑control duration lasting up to four seconds is enough to decide the outcome of a team fight.

Zven only needs to land a decisive click and dodge the big damage; VG will at least lose two, after all the mouse has kills, tower damage, and last hits, its development is very good, and its output is quite considerable.

If they continue like this, G2 is still very likely to win this team fight; moreover, since the damage core mouse remains alive, Galio and the Blind Monk should also survive, while VG's jungler was instantly killed, so after the fight G2 is very likely to directly take the Baron.

By then, VG's difficulty of making a comeback will surge sharply.

Liang Yan had already considered this possibility when he confirmed the enemy's position and was setting up this ambush, but he still chose to proceed this way.

He gave G2 an opportunity.

——In fact, he has given G2 opportunities more than once.

However, it's a pity.

This time, G2 still failed to seize it.

At this moment, Liang Yan felt regret, and even a faint anger of frustration welled up in his heart.

Wen Xi, are you dodging?!