Chapter 589: He's got his eye on me

Azure Steel Shadow's tactical sweep is about to be unleashed; the crocodile suddenly glows red and in the next instant turns into a ball of light, disappearing where it stood.

Smeb failed to react in time, being bitten by the crocodile that appeared in front of him with a cold‑storage hunt; at the same time, out of the corner of his eye he saw the male gunner walk out from the rear grass.

Smeb only felt his vision go dark.

The audience's gasps erupted instantly.

Meanwhile, in the LPL livestream, Guan Zeyuan's voice suddenly rose:

"Holy Spear Bro suddenly ults, flashes back, and bites Smeb with a Red Fury W!"

"Jiao Shen walks over, unleashes one Desperate Strike, finishes, quickly draws his gun canceling after‑motion, slides up, fires a shot then follows with his ultimate! Holy Spear Bro lands two basic attacks, procs the second Red Fury, then hits a Tyrant's Rampage! Their combined burst drops Smeb to low health!"

"But he wasn't killed instantly!"

"Smeb, out of control, retaliates with a wall‑clinging hook kick on Holy Spear Bro, AQ activating Adaptive Armor!"

"Holy Spear Bro, out of control, walks away from the tower!"

"Smeb finally ultimates, sits down and traps Holy Spear Bro, not letting him leave!"

"But because Smeb just chased out and placed the sweep, the edge of the zone happened to be outside the tower! Holy Spear Bro stands on the edge of the ultimate and faces off with Smeb!"

"The shield is broken! Jiao Shen follows up with a shot, leaving Smeb with a sliver of health; Holy Spear Bro lands a basic attack to secure the kill!"

"What a poor top laner, Smeb dies again!!"

"Feels like Smeb is about to disconnect......"

"No way, really no way! Their damage is too explosive; even if Smeb's first item is armor boots, he can't withstand it!"

"Holy Spear Bro is still in great shape; feels like we can keep pushing the tower."

"The tower is definitely down!"

"KT knew they couldn't let VG have it all their way, quickly organized a counterattack, with Pawn's Ryze driving and bringing Mang Seng to fly to the top lane, hoping to encircle VG's duo."

"But Ryze's level‑1 ultimate teleport range isn't that far; as Ryze set off toward the upper river, VG's duo received Liang Yan's warning signal and began retreating toward the second tower."

"When Pawn led Mang Seng out from the red side's Stone Armor Beetle camp, Sima Laozei and Xiao Duan had already retreated to the second tower."

"No choice, KT could only swap towers."

"KT traded a tower with VG, but it's still a loss! Ignoring kills, VG has someone holding the line at the second tower, while KT's bottom lane minion wave has no one to clear it! Pawn also has to spend an extra teleport to come down and defend the second tower."

"So Pawn teleported to bottom lane—what about mid lane then!"

"KT's four members jointly quickly destroyed VG's top tower, then Pawn directly teleported down to defend the bottom second tower, while Score took the duo and ran toward mid lane."

"However, KT's middle tower had already been chipped away by the male gunner and Lissandra, its HP low; when Pawn went topside to cause trouble, Easyhoon didn't leave but instead pushed a fresh minion wave forward, one person beginning to slowly chip at the tower."

"When Mang Seng emerged from the river grass, Easyhoon directly cast an Ice Claw toward the opposite river; during the Ice Claw's advance he lifted a hand and knocked off the tower's last sliver of HP, then he shrank into the ground and vanished with a whoosh."

"KT's three outer towers are all down, the gold deficit has expanded to nearly four thousand!"

"Eleven minutes in, leading by four thousand! VG's advantage is huge! One could say they're only a step away from the championship!"

"Look at the camera, KT's side is obviously starting to panic."

"Afterwards came the little dragon's dying roar, making KT's already terrible mood even worse; nobody wanted to speak, the headset silence was like an autistic channel."

"Both sides regrouped and headed out again."

"Finally someone spoke in KT's team voice channel."

"\"He's got his eye on me. \""

"Smeb said in a low voice,"

"\"I might not be able to get up, help the other lanes. \""

"Smeb was also lucid; he knew the enemy jungler wouldn't let him fly free like in the second game, and would surely suppress his development."

"Objectively speaking, Score's strength is nowhere near Firrrrrre's; even if Smeb has an edge in solo lane, it doesn't create the kind of gap a jungler matchup would, so in the top‑jungle combo comparison, our side is inevitably at a disadvantage."

"Based on this clear awareness, Smeb knows that if the enemy jungler insists on locking onto him, he absolutely cannot obtain much development space."

"In that case, rather than let Score waste time on his lane, it's better to fully free the jungler and let Score try to break through elsewhere."

"After all, we picked a Galio support, and so far it's had no decent effect—that's truly inexplicable."

"Score fell silent for a moment, responded with an utterance, also having faced reality. His gaze swept the three lanes, a storm brewed in his mind, seeking that sliver of light from despair."

"In the end, he decided to still open a gap from the enemy duo."

"First, because VG's mid and top both have mobility."

"Especially mid lane Lissandra; even setting aside Easyhoon's steady‑as‑a‑mountain personal style, Lissandra is a hero harder to catch than Ahri."

"Top lane crocodile is also very hard to catch, because its lane advantage is already obvious, and it has now entered a strong period—attempting to catch it would even carry great risk."

"Jungle? Invading the wild area of that naturally fat male gunner? Score isn't that reckless yet."

"So after thinking it over, only the bottom lane remained."

"Although VG's AD is an ice archer, looking at this game's first ten minutes, and even reviewing the first three games of this Bo5, it's clear that Smlz is not a very steady player."

"In other words, Smlz and the ice archer champion are ill‑fated."

"Score made the decision, another brainstorm ensued, and he began drafting a plan centered on ganking VG's duo."

"The enemy jungler commands the whole map, his vision sensitivity is practically cheat‑level, so trying to sneak past vision to catch VG's duo is nearly impossible."

"Only an unexpected yang stratagem could possibly succeed."

"But how can the weak counterattack?"

"How can I break through my own mental limits and gain the upper hand in a mind game with the world's strongest jungler?"

"Undoubtedly, this is an extremely difficult thing; perhaps no matter how I layout my plans, I will ultimately not escape that monster's anticipation on the other side."

"Since it's come to this, we just have to give it a try."

"After all, we can't surrender."

"But if it succeeds, Score knows he will undergo a transformation!"