Chapter 746: So Simple

If Liang Yan really went to the top lane to help Fu Lan Duo kill Kled, and Kled actually went berserk, revived and directly teleported to the bottom lane to pull off a 4v2, Liang Yan couldn't go (early game low level, short respawn time), but of course we would have a response here.

For example, we could also have Fu Lan Duo go down.

But this is the worst counterplan, because Xi Ye's Corki has Teleport, and Easyhoon's second summoner skill brings Cleanse; if Fu Lan Duo teleports down, Xi Ye will inevitably follow with teleport—knowing that Orianna cannot interrupt teleport before hitting level 6 and unleashing her ultimate, at that point bottom lane becomes a VG 3v5 situation, a team fight with a huge numerical disadvantage, a slight mistake would lead to total collapse.

Another plan is to have the duo abandon bottom lane directly, then here on top lane Liang Yan and Fu Lan Duo work together to destroy WE's first top tower.

But the enemy has more people, obviously we can't out-destroy them, so WE will inevitably get first blood tower. Besides, WE's top laner Kled is a relatively mobile hero; even without defensive towers he can still solo lane develop, relatively safe, while if the VG duo loses the protection of their bottom tower early, they'll be like earthworms exposed to sunlight.

This is less than five minutes in, the laning phase is far from over; as a short-legged fragile Vayne, once losing the protection of the defensive tower, and having little self-preservation ability, then either we obediently shrink under the second tower to farm, or we will be wildly targeted.

Therefore, the second plan remains disadvantageous for VG.

Then there is no third plan.

Liang Yan's situational awareness is invincible; he can figure all this out in an instant, while Fu Lan Duo silently pondered for a long time before understanding, and finally was speechless.

Gangzi and Xiao Duan were snickering in their headphones.

After the first wave of jungle monsters was cleared, both junglers returned home, and the canyon was calm.

"However, it's clear that Jiao Shen has higher jungle clearing efficiency, because Condi had 957 helping him start jungle, while Jiao Shen was solo clearing, yet in the end both sides finished clearing jungle monsters almost simultaneously and recalled."

"That's for sure, after all he's the fastest driver in Subject Two!"

"Huh? What's Subject Two?"

"Don't you know, Teacher Rita? Recently a video of Jiao Shen teaching EZ jungle clearing has been circulating online again……"

"Oh, I know that, it's a clip from Jiao Shen's livestream, I watched that livestream and also tried it myself later, it's too hard……"

"Then you don't know what happened afterward?"

"Uh…… not really familiar, what happened?"

"After the video spread, many pro players started imitating. Jiao Shen didn't say in the video, 'pro players need to clear X groups of jungle monsters within Y minutes and Z seconds to pass,' many pro junglers tried, and the result was that most failed."

"Ah?"

"Then netizens dubbed this 'Subject Two', and they compiled the scores of all pro players who publicly took the test. Interestingly, although quite a few players reached the passing line, as of now only five people worldwide have reached the excellent level: Europe's Jankos, LCK's Peanut and Blank, LMS's Karsa——the last one you definitely wouldn't guess who."

"Who? Probably someone from our LPL."

"Kind of."

"What do you mean 'kind of'?"

"He's Snake's jungler, Sofm. And Snake has already dropped to the secondary league, so he only counts as such."

"Ah…… then, what about the others? How are Xiangguo and Condi?"

"Xiangguo didn't pass, Condi didn't participate—at least not publicly."

"That's pretty interesting, haha~"

The game has reached almost five minutes, both sides' total gold is nearly even, the difference is less than a hundred dollars. For such a result, WE is naturally satisfied.

Condi went home, finished changing equipment, leisurely wandered out, preparing to go to the upper jungle to start clearing the second wave of jungle monsters. He felt completely at peace, couldn't help but praise Coach Homme, who truly is the strongest coach, for telling him to use the tactic of beating the old dry dad Wild King to play against Jiao Shen—it's really brilliant, he actually came up with such a cunning idea, knowing the opponent is the world's number one jungler, who would have thought the best strategy to counter him is to ignore him?

Turns out beating VG really has such a simple method.

Pick a late-game strong composition, do your own thing early and develop steadily, no matter how the enemy winds and rains, I stand unmoving like a mountain!

Hey, that's awesome!

"I just brought a control ward, you guys take care of vision yourselves, don't give the enemy a chance, we just need to hold steady, brothers!"

Condi reminded his teammates a few times like that, then leisurely walked down from the high ground, entering his own upper jungle through the gap in the middle of the high ground wall.

Just then, a sharp signal suddenly sounded in the headset.

Condi's heart tightened, he immediately glanced at the minimap, and at the same time 957's voice came through the headset, sounding somewhat anxious and tense:

""The crocodile has passed, Xiangjie, be careful—I can't get through for now!""

Condi had already seen it: VG's top laner, the crocodile, had piled up a big wave and pushed it to the tower, taking advantage of 957's Q skill being on cooldown after clearing the wave, the crocodile, relying on minion attacks, had built up almost full fury and walked straight along the wall over the defensive tower, heading toward Condi's jungle.

957's first purchase upon returning home was a Faerie Charm, he didn't buy a Tiamat, so his wave clear efficiency wasn't high; when the crocodile's silhouette disappeared into the Triangular Grass, 957 had just finished clearing the minions blocking in front of the tower, leaving only a half-health cannon minion and six ranged minions, obviously he'd need a few more seconds before he could start moving to support.

The crocodile is obviously coming for Condi; maybe he had placed a ward in the jungle earlier and saw Condi coming to clear the second round of Magic Swamp Frogs, or maybe he had no vision, just inferred from timing that WE's upper jungle second wave of monsters would be spawning.

But regardless, a skirmish is inevitable.

But Condi couldn't understand: your jungler is in the bottom half, what can a single crocodile coming over do? Even though due to the crocodile's sufficiently mobile mechanic and the existence of Explosive Fruit, even if 957 came over he'd still not be able to catch him. But for the enemy to try to steal jungle monsters in front of a big tree with Smite, that's just overconfident!

While Condi thought that, he dragged the Magic Swamp Frog toward the five-way intersection.

Just then, with a pop, a blue banner fell beside him.

Condi's face changed instantly.

""Holy shit!""

Condi without hesitation used an Asian Bind, issued the command, the tree Maokai turned into a bundle of green energy toward the Magic Swamp Frog, trying to use this brief displacement and untargetable state to avoid the incoming spear that would inevitably come through the wall.

The spear indeed came.

But Condi couldn't avoid it.