Chapter 171: Dismantling the Move! The Soul-Stealing Asura with a Debt to Pay!

"The game was killed before 25 minutes! 1-0! EDG takes the lead in this Grand Final!!"

"EDG's signature fast-attack is still blooming with bloody brilliance on the final stage! The step-by-step pressing rhythm of quick-decision-making has shown its power on the Blue Side in the first game!" Wa Wa's voice was trembling slightly with excitement.

The EDG supporters in the stands were desperately shaking the cheering props in their hands.

Bursts of enthusiastic mountain-shaking cheers waved the black-and-white grid team flag belonging to the knights at the Chase Center!

"It was played really beautifully!" Wang Duoduo, who was also hard to suppress his excitement, talked endlessly: "EDG showed the offensive frenzy they are proud of, and it feels like DRX was clearly a bit unable to handle it!"

Miller, who was relatively calm, pointed directly at the problem: "The most critical thing is still the perfect individual performance of Ye in this game! This Seeing Akali is absolutely worthy of the name of a signature hero!"

"Three solo kills in total, almost showing the most direct laning suppression, and the fatal sniping of the enemy's back row in several team fights is simply the haze lingering on the opponent's head!"

The barrage in the live broadcast room was a bit intense.

【This is the real signature king! Release it and take it! Take it and have it! Never lie!】

【Oh? This is the BLG alumnus who said the LPL region's laning strength is not good? It doesn't work either!】

【Hey, this really can't be blacked. After all, when Zeka was in BLG last year, Master Ye was still in the Prince's Temple Wing Chun martial arts gym and hadn't come out of the mountain~】

【It is worthy of being the sect leader of our Seeing Akali sect! Before, the Trickster LeBlanc organization wanted to usurp power and compete for status, now the facts have proven—my Ye sect, is still the world of the Seeing Akali sect!】

【Didn't Zeka like to say harsh words before the match? Continue not to ban the mid laner next game, if you have the ability, release it again! If you have the seed, release Seeing Akali three times!】

【To be solo-killed three times and still be released, it is suggested that DragonX's coaching staff can be sent to the 38th parallel together to be filled by Chovy as a minion, especially the last solo kill, it is clear that Zeka's bottom line has been seen through by Master Ye!】

The post-match replay happened to be the scene of the third solo kill.

The most classic "Flying Together" scene of Seeing Akali and Sylas.

But that Seeing Akali's body was almost synchronously released while sticking to Sylas, the two were simply acting synchronously in the air, and even the landing position of the second-stage R impact was exactly the same!

That was clearly Ye Bo's understanding of Seeing Akali's operation logic, a prediction made by guessing the operational decisions the opponent might make.

The atmosphere at the LCK commentary desk was much lower.

However, at this time, they were also emphasizing the same problem.

"The strength of the Seeing Akali hero is really a bit high, especially in the hands of these players with top-notch operational capabilities, it is really a bit scary."

The Roaring Emperor thought of the operations in the previous games that couldn't be understood without slow-motion, and his face turned pale.

However, he quickly adjusted his state and began to speak for his own team and players.

"Of course, we must say that the several solo kills in this game actually looked like they were just a little bit off! Heroes like this are naturally easier to have solo kills, everyone please don't blame the players too much!"

"However, DRX will come to the Blue Side in the next game, I think in terms of BP, they will definitely make many changes and designs to deal with the failure of the first game..."

CT brother couldn't help but sigh, didn't answer, and said to himself.

"This Seeing Akali, it seems it really can't be released to Ye."

"And the appearance of this hero in this game is not just a solo kill, the threat to the back row shown is also too great! Even a hero like Sivir who is the hardest to die is difficult to survive, and the assassination in several team fights and the constant high-pressure deterrence on the side lane are also important reasons why DRX can only defend constantly and is difficult to organize an offensive!"

The BP rate of Seeing Akali in the S12 World Championship is actually quite high, not only in teams with signature players like Ye Bo and Zeka.

This is a bit counter-intuitive at first glance.

After all, in the durability update version of S12, it can be said that the vast majority of "orthodox assassins" have died.

Only Seeing Akali and LeBlanc can be said to have survived.

LeBlanc is because she can be used as {pre-war poke} and {early-game small-scale combat device}, playing the strategic role of "mid lane Renekton."

And Seeing Akali—is entirely because of this hero's damage!

The values of Seeing Akali in the current version are very exaggerated, plus the hero's own skills are all on damage and burst ability, almost being one of the few heroes least affected by durability.

Because, as long as Seeing Akali's skills can hit fully, the damage far exceeds that little durability enhancement!

In a quarter-final match where T1 played against RNG, Faker's Seeing Akali, which was restricted for a whole game, forcibly cut the ADC in the crowd despite the equipment falling behind significantly, which is the best example.

The live broadcast room is presenting the MVP selection results.

Clearly, there is no reason for suspense in this game.

{8/0/4 KDA}

{36.09% team damage share}

{19324.816 damage output}

{2200 economic gap}

Seeing Akali's sharp eyes looked sideways, murderous aura filled her body, the dragon pattern on her back seemed to flicker with fluorescence, and the sickle blade and Kunai in her hand were ready to go!

In the middle, Ye Bo's fixed makeup photo was replaced by a "cool version" that he was forced by the director to {not allowed to smile}.

That disdainful posture from a forty-five-degree angle, the two temperaments are similar, and even saying they are combined into one is not strange!

【Wow, this look seems to be looking at garbage, I love it】

【Master Ye is absolutely contrasting~】

【Exaggerated, even this kind of hero can hit this damage share? It's really the damage king!】

【Actually, this reflects the intensity of the mid lane laning phase, right? This damage must have been hit on Sylas for at least half, the mid lane has been fighting!】

【Can the director cut to the DRX backstage? I still want to see Zeka's unruly look! Very urgent!】

Backstage.

In the DRX lounge, Zeka is full of shame.

The originally confident horse-shaped face looked at the ground, only the forehead could be seen.

No matter how much you say to the sky, no matter how extreme, no matter how many reasons—in this game of League of Legends, solo kill is the thing that directly creates the gap.

No matter which position it is, it is the same.

If it weren't for the rhythm caused by Sylas being solo-killed in the first wave, there wouldn't be the Flying Thunder God double kill in the second wave.

And that wave, DRX's perfect disadvantage team fight even won, and they could immediately take the Rift Herald, maybe it would turn the situation around and instantly reverse the game's direction!

Not to mention, the second and third solo kills were simply because he "was not convinced" and led to death, still wanting to operate at the first time he was opened.

But although Zeka is guilty.

But in fact, he is still not convinced!

People who play this kind of operation-type hero, especially various assassins or the four sisters of the top lane, are naturally unable to accept being shown off by others, as if only they can show off the opponent.

Of course, it is precisely this kind of personality that can produce those relatively bright operations.

And more importantly, for this type of player, {self-confidence} can be said to be the most important thing.

If you are really "beaten into submission" and dare not operate.

That is the truly destructive result.

"Don't take it too seriously," Deft stood up and came to his side, gently supporting him, his tone very gentle: "The opponent's mid laner is very powerful, everyone will make mistakes, this doesn't explain anything."

"Everyone, we can reach here, most importantly, because we have a heart that never yields."

BeryL on the side was also a bit embarrassed and wanted to say something.

After all, the BP was done by him. Winning is a credit, losing is a responsibility.

And from the result, releasing Seeing Akali seems to be a wrong choice.

"Besides, the full release of BP is also our joint decision. If we want to divide the pot, we all have responsibility."

Deft finished the second half of the sentence with a smile again.

BeryL's words to his lips also stopped.

"Our opening along the way has not been very smooth, it doesn't matter, everyone don't take a failure too much to heart."

"This Bo5 has just begun."

Zeka raised his head, listening to the low-voiced comfort of the old brother in the team, only feeling that the self-esteem that had just been hit was covered with a new layer of cement.

The fire seemed to be rekindled in his eyes.

The other few people, whose originally low mood had also been relieved a lot, and the overwhelming pressure had weakened a bit.

In this DRX team.

If you want to say that the best operation will have controversy, if you want to say that the core components will also have controversy, the key figures who can reach here have even more controversy.

But only the "team soul" will not have any controversy.

From the playoffs, DRX has been able to continuously let one and let two, and then chase three to rush out.

After getting the fourth seed, from the group stage to the quarter-finals to the semi-finals, they have been constantly 3-2 to arrive here, among which Deft's existence is of extraordinary significance to this young team and members.

And when the Bo5 score is behind, how the team's mentality pressure will affect the performance on the field, Gen. G's third game is the best example.

Zeka looked at Deft's eyes, and after a while, suddenly sat up firmly.

"I have an idea."

BeryL was a bit hesitant after hearing what the other party said.

Kingen raised his eyebrows, while Pyosik was eager to try.

At this time, Deft looked at everyone's eyes again: "We must believe in Geon-woo, he can do it."

BeryL only believes in his own judgment.

But there is one exception.

That is his second AD teammate, this quiet and steady old brother.

Finally, he also nodded: "Then I will optimize the BP details again."

At the same time, inside the T1 base in Korea.

Logically speaking, it is now

However, Korea is small, and transportation across the country only takes a few hours, so the T1 group wasn't in such a hurry to go home; they tacitly stayed in the base for a few more days together.

It's as if they just wanted to stay here and witness with their own eyes, all five of them together, who the final winner on that stage would be.

Of course.

The real reason is that after returning, several of them still hadn't been able to "walk out" of New York.

One step away, it really was just one step away.

The people standing on that stage now should have been them!

"It feels like they have already found DRX's Achilles' heel," Keria says in a low tone, his eyes unable to hide his disappointment.

"Just look at this first game, it's the same as our post-match summary."

Having experienced five grueling battles that were etched in their hearts, T1 summarized a lot.

In their view, to beat this DRX team, as long as you can achieve two of these three things: {silence the top lane}, {withstand the mid lane laning pressure}, and {restrict the bottom lane's roaming}, it is enough to limit the strength this team should have.

Relying on just one jungler simply cannot support the rhythm of the entire team!

And this is the inherent nature of the DRX team itself, which is very difficult to change—just like everyone knows that as long as you can suppress EDG's mid laner, you can limit their rhythmic ability.

The key is knowing how to implement it after knowing it.

And there is only one chance; the T1 group at least won't have this chance this year.

But without a doubt, EDG did a great job in this match.

Keria continues to speak, seemingly already a bit pessimistic: "The restrictions they made on the blue side were too good; now it depends on how DRX can make trade-offs in the BP on the blue side in this match. If they still can't deal with it..."

"It's not that simple." Li Xianghe silently shook his head.

"Don't forget, they are not so easily defeated."

Having personally played a full series and lost the match to DRX, he knows very clearly the resilience of this DragonX team.

In fact, the more disadvantaged they are, the more it can stimulate this drive in them.

Not to mention, with DRX's evolution speed on this stage, they are now very likely to be even further ahead than they were in the semifinals.

It's just that Li Xianghe's unintentional words.

Suddenly made Keria fall into silence instantly.

The three people around were also speechless; Zeus was even hanging his head like a child who had done something wrong, silently picking at his fingers.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit oppressive.

And deep in everyone's eyes, they were filled with unwillingness.

It's not just because they fell in the semifinals, but also because the drive they had been saving up since the end of the group stage, the opponent they desperately wanted to complete their revenge against, couldn't be faced this time either.

Li Xianghe also realized that his words weren't quite right, but he just patted everyone lightly.

As the "soul" of the team as well, he isn't as good at speaking as Deft, and many times he can only comfort them like this.

"The BP has started; sure enough, they still banned Seeing Akali."

Coincidentally, the live broadcast screen appeared, giving an opportunity to shift the topic.

Everyone also tacitly threw themselves into the state immediately, easing the uncomfortable atmosphere.

"This is really a must-ban; even when we played against them, we knew we couldn't let it out. Actually, this hero is much more disgusting than Sylas," Gumayusi revealed a bitter smile exclusive to an ADC.

"Should we ban LeBlanc too? This person's assassin is a bit strong."

"Not very likely; the blue side doesn't have that many ban slots either. Giving one to Seeing Akali is already... sigh, it seems they both changed their BP this match?"

DRX wasn't stubborn; after three solo kills, they still banned Seeing Akali, whose feel was clearly extremely hot in the previous match.

But starting from the second ban, the BP of both sides underwent multiple rounds of changes.

First round of bans—

DRX: Seeing Akali, Maokai, Fiora

EDG: Caitlyn, Heimerdinger, Ashe

When the results of the first round of bans were released, both Ye Bo and BeryL had some expectations... but also some things beyond their expectations!

The blue side didn't invest more ban slots into the mid laner, only banning one Seeing Akali.

As for EDG's BP.

This is a piece of foreshadowing buried since the group stage.

As early as the second match against T1, Ye Bo had already released it to conduct an experiment and confirmed one of his ideas.

Yuumi, this hero who is almost a default fixed ban on the red side in S12—for teams that are "extremely dependent on support," the strength is actually not that high!

Keria's performance in that match had already proven this point.

But the supports of the subsequent DK and Gen. G teams didn't belong to this type, so EDG still banned Yuumi on the red side.

And in Ye Bo's view, BeryL and Keria are completely the same type of players!

Therefore, they didn't plan to ban Yuumi in this match either, in order to gain one extra ban slot.

Then, why ban both Heimerdinger and Ashe at the same time?

Couldn't they just let them both out? Or just ban one of them?

The answer is—of course not!

If neither is banned, it would confirm the result BeryL envisioned in the previous match: the opponent first-picks Heimerdinger, and the red side can't counter-pick with Ashe, only being able to give away the opponent's strongest lane-priority composition.

And if only Ashe is banned, it's giving away Heimerdinger to the opponent, and the red side only has one ban slot left, which is also unable to deal with all the meta heroes—at that time, a situation would arise where the blue side could get 3 meta-strong picks and also get a large number of specialty picks!

Banning only Heimerdinger is about the same logic; Ashe support's laning ability and roaming ability are only second to Heimerdinger, and she even has more powerful vision functionality.

Without Heimerdinger, Ashe is simply the Elysia BeryL admires most in his heart!

Therefore.

Unless EDG gives up on restricting the bottom lane and gives the opponent the lane-priority system they want most.

Otherwise, the only solution is to ban both together!

The problem is that the red side theoretically only has one free ban slot, and it's simply impossible to ban both together—this is also why if you look closely at DRX's first round of bans, you will find that they are deliberately not banning those meta-strong heroes!

This is also the embodiment of BeryL's determination in this match.

However, what surprised him was... he didn't expect EDG to not ban Yuumi when playing against him!

Thanks to Yuumi's near 100% ban rate.

Previously, all teams playing against DRX would ban Yuumi, without exception.

DRX, no matter where they were, had never shown any sign that they "didn't like" Yuumi... but it just happened to be tested out by Ye Bo!

And what's more critical is that because EDG's double ban was given to the support, the ban slots of both sides weren't very fierce.

This led to quite a few meta heroes being released.

The red side's BP in this match, on the contrary, seems to have no major disadvantage.

"DRX decisively chooses to first-pick Aatrox!" The Roaring Emperor screams: "Kingen's Aatrox! The Aatrox who performed a miracle in the semifinals!"

"Although EDG immediately counters by grabbing Sylas and Sejuani, I think trading for this Aatrox is worth it!"

Releasing Aatrox is also a helpless move for EDG.

The red side's BP restrictions in the current meta are ultimately unavoidable.

Even though along the way, Ye Bo inadvertently helped the team overcome many difficulties, such as successfully "manufacturing" the ban slots for Maokai and Azir in the quarterfinals, and even using this Yuumi to break the "heavenly trap" set by the opponent.

But three fulcrums.

When on the blue side, EDG could still take care of them all at once.

But once they arrive on the red side, to restrict this DRX team with a fully stretched hero pool, they must make trade-offs in the BP, and they must give up one of the top or bottom lanes!

And because Brother Shengqiang Ge spent a lot of time practicing Yone, clearly, giving up the top lane is a relatively more reasonable choice.

However, immediately after.

After DRX grabbed Varus, the hero that lit up on the third floor... also exceeded Ye Bo's expectations!

At the same time, it exceeded the expectations of everyone present!

"Yone?!" Wawa stares in surprise.

"Aatrox is already out, and Kingen shouldn't be able to use Yone either... this should only be Zeka's Yone!"

Miller vaguely recalls: "I seem to remember that Zeka used Yone once in the earliest, earliest play-in stage when playing against the wildcard region..."

"In that case, it's equivalent to DRX self-banning the Yone that counters Aatrox?!"

Ye Bo knows that Zeka's hero pool has no shortcomings; Ahri, LeBlanc, Viktor, and Azir have all had good performances before, but only Sylas and Seeing Akali were the most eye-catching.

He also knows that the opponent had played one game of Yone before.

But Ye Bo really didn't expect that in this pick, the opponent would dare to choose mid lane Yone!

One reason is that he checked Zeka's entire 2022, and he only played this one game of mid lane Yone; his proficiency definitely can't compare to his other heroes—especially when he was solo-killed three times in the previous match.

The second reason is that the golden partner, Sejuani, has already been grabbed by EDG.

It can only be said that this is indeed an extremely confident choice.

But the intention is already incomparably obvious.

The appearance of this Yone, plus the Fiora that DRX banned in the third ban of the first round, is simply premeditated!

Everything, including knowing that if you release Sylas, you will definitely choose him, and this is also the hero that "mid lane Yone" is relatively good at fighting in the laning phase—all of it is making a wedding dress for the top lane, clearing away all obstacles!

Two swords banned and one picked, there are no heroes left outside the field that are particularly good at fighting Aatrox!

Since there is no better choice, EDG chooses to take Sivir first, used as a signature choice to deal with Varus, which the opponent will almost certainly ban in the second round.

Entering the second round of bans—

DRX: Jax, Renekton

EDG: Karma, Renata Glasc

"EDG has pressed down the two major supports that best fit Varus! And DRX is banning Jax, who slightly counters the composition, plus Renekton, who can still deal with Aatrox..."

"The BP of both sides in this match is clearly aiming at each other's top and bottom lanes and bombarding them frantically!"

"EDG picks Yuumi on the fourth floor! Sivir with Yuumi, the golden partner!"

"Looking at it now, EDG's composition on the red side in this match is unexpectedly extremely good! The only problem is, what will be chosen for the top lane now to deal with Aatrox..."

Although two supports have been blocked, BeryL is determined to eat the lane priority in this match, hard-picking Lux, who is actually somewhat countered by the {Spell Shield}+{Heal} of Sivir+Yuumi.

Finally, grabbing the signature Viego for the jungler, locking in the composition.

And there aren't many choices left for EDG's fifth-floor top lane.

Facing this version of Aatrox, common sense is not to pick a tank, otherwise, you'll just wait to be spun like a top by the opponent throughout the entire period.

As for the remaining few meta fighter heroes.

Jayce, Camille, Gnar, and Gangplank are all not very good at fighting Aatrox!

Finally, EDG chooses Camille from among them, matching to build a dive composition.

Both sides' compositions are determined.

【Blue Side: DRX || Red Side: EDG】

【Top: Aatrox vs Camille】

【Jungle: Viego vs Sejuani】

【Mid: Yone vs Sylas】

【ADC: Varus vs Sivir】

【Support: Lux vs Yuumi】

As soon as the composition was determined, Ye Bo hurriedly did the important thing—carefully choose a skin!

Because this match is very likely his "Promotion Battle" for Sylas that has been accumulating for a long time; such a ritualistic thing must be grasped well~

After hesitating, he finally chose the initial plan.

Settling on Sylas's release skin 【Soulstealer】.

Didn't expect.

【Skin Easter Egg for this match triggered!】

【Soulstealer: Every debt has a debtor!】

【Task Hint: When killing 【Lux】 in this match and getting 1/3/5 kills, cumulatively stack to get task rewards of different gradients】

【Kill/1: Gain the favor of all heroes in the 【Demacia】 city-state, practice speed increased!】

【Kill/3: Gain 5-level proficiency for 3 random heroes in the 【Demacia】 city-state!】

【Kill/5: Gain 5-level proficiency for all heroes in the 【Demacia】 city-state!】

"o. o?"

Both coaches prepare to walk off the stage.

Before leaving, Maokai and Mingkai walked behind the team members one by one, cheering and encouraging them.

"Everyone, keep it up, brothers!!" Mingkai's blood surged and his face turned red: "As long as we take this red-breaks-blue, victory is right in front of us!"

"Don't worry, Manager!" Barrier patted his chest: "In this match, I'll directly ride your... pig! Watch me knock Alpaca-ge dizzy!"

"You brat Zhao Lijie, try breaking your sentences randomly again..."

Mingkai squinted and cast a death glare.

"Keep it up, keep it up!" The bottom lane duo tacitly raised their volume together.

"Oh, Manager, you can put one hundred hearts at ease; we'll definitely be fine!" Ye Bo is full of confidence as if he had been injected with chicken blood: "Just waiting for the good news backstage is enough!"

However, at this moment, the sensitive Ye Bo suddenly noticed Li Xuanjun wasn't speaking.

Turning his head to look.

The opponent is holding his breath and concentrating, taking deep breaths while making a "practicing magic" look that looks a bit funny.

"What do you mean, Brother Shengqiang Ge, inviting the gods, right!"

Li Xuanjun was stunned for a moment when he heard the sound.

Then he turned his head, nodded seriously, and said: "It really is; buddy is inviting you. If I can invite that Camille of yours from the semifinals, this game will be stable!"

"Oh my, the timing you chose to invite isn't right; I'm occupying the line~~"

Ye Bo raised his eyebrows and waved his hands vividly.

"But you can invite my small account; actually, I have a small account called Old Deng Bo, he's also quite fierce!"

"Hey, you should have said so earlier; I'll redial immediately!"

Li Xuanjun, who was clearly a bit nervous, was amused by Ye Bo's teasing and joking to liven up the atmosphere, and followed along with the "joke."

Of course.

He doesn't know that the other party might not be joking.

But anyway, the effect is quite significant.

Everyone's fighting spirit at this moment is pulled to the top.

The desire to win is instantly ignited by the deafening cheers on the scene that even white noise couldn't completely cover, turning into five blazing suns burning fiercely in the bottom of their hearts!

On the other side.

The DRX group is also cheering each other on, re-establishing confidence for each other; thinking of the journey they have come, they immediately boost their morale back to the peak!

Summoner's Rift descends.

Ten people step into the Rift!

(End of Chapter)