Chapter 390: A Hero Born for Him! The First Pentakill of S13!

The three people shivering under the HLE bottom lane tier-one turret breathed a huge sigh of relief when they saw the V5 members suddenly stop retreating.

After all, for HLE, their biggest hope right now seemed to be Draven, who was laning smoothly and farming minions and proccing his passive with extreme ease.

Since the dragon was lost, HLE took the opportunity to swap their bottom lane duo to the top lane, which was considered standard procedure in the current lane-swap meta.

The "Roaring Emperor" at the casting desk tried hard to explain the situation: "The five-bruiser composition was already showcased by G2 yesterday; it’s naturally strong at fighting in the early game, but as long as you hold out until the mid-game, the lack of an ADC will be exposed in terms of turret-pushing tempo and late-game capability, so this early-game disadvantage is completely acceptable!"

"Besides, as long as HLE can help Draven cash out, they aren't without a chance even if they have to fight head-on! Draven is probably the ADC with the best chance to fight against this kind of five-bruiser composition!"

Even though the Roaring Emperor spoke eloquently, HLE’s supporters, and even the players on stage themselves, all felt this fight would be extremely difficult.

Kingen looked at the Aatrox, whose items were clearly a cut above his own, and wore a troubled expression.

He knew that a 1v1 breakthrough on the sideline was definitely impossible, and even if he sacrificed his life to hold Aatrox back so the front line could fight a 4v4, it would still be very hard to win.

The spectator view was focused on the team positioning at the Rift Herald.

Seeing Aatrox retreat and disappear, Flandre immediately retreated to his own turret, ready to respond with Teleport at any moment.

However, since Teleport could not be used on wards at eight minutes, both top laners could only Teleport to their own mid or top turrets, and it would take some time to reach the battlefield—so they generally had to Teleport early.

Renekton was debating whether to Teleport directly.

After all, HLE might not contest the Rift Herald; if Aatrox was pretending to retreat but was actually waiting for Renekton to Teleport over so he could swap lanes and take bottom turret plates, then a Rift Herald fight that was supposed to be a guaranteed win could end up being a net loss.

"What is Kingen doing?" the casters asked, watching Aatrox's movements in confusion.

The red side's bottom lane minion wave had already naturally pushed into the turret; Renekton realized Aatrox was still not under the turret and deduced that the opponent had likely already used Teleport, so fearing his teammates would be forced back, Renekton immediately Teleported in place.

But at this moment, Aatrox, who had taken a wide route through the jungle, suddenly stepped out from behind the red side's bottom tier-one turret at the perfect time!

Clearly, there was no enemy vision under the turret.

This move by Kingen was infinitely close to a blind gamble on the opponent's actions, betting that Flandre would want to arrive early!

Judging the Teleport timing by the purple beam flickering around Renekton, Aatrox gauged the maximum distance, slammed his fist into the ground to cast Infernal Chains at nearly a thousand units away, and then immediately retreated and vanished!

Flandre heard the noise and switched his screen back to the main view—however, while in the process of Teleporting, he could not move at all to break free from the Infernal Chains!

If Aatrox had come to force an interruption on Renekton normally, even if he succeeded, Renekton would immediately turn to chase him; as long as he could prevent the opponent from Teleporting as well, that would be enough, and the 4v4 on the front line would be just as winnable.

But the "delayed effect" of Infernal Chains now acted like the delayed fuse of a C4 charge.

Two seconds later, Renekton's Teleport beam was interrupted.

And Aatrox had long since disappeared into the jungle.

"My Teleport was interrupted!" Flandre warned his teammates immediately, then hurriedly used Slice and Dice to chase in the direction Aatrox had disappeared.

But Aatrox was already a thousand units away, had a two-second head start, and had his E ability to dash through walls.

Renekton could not find his tracks at all!

And from the spectator view, Aatrox had actually run back into V5's bottom jungle and was channeling Teleport in a corner behind a wall!

"Kingen has found an opportunity!!" the Roaring Emperor jumped up in excitement: "This is the playmaking ability of our runner-up top laner!"

"Wait!? V5 knows they are outnumbered on the front line, are they actually going to initiate a fight!?"

Ye Bo heard the sound from the bottom lane and looked at where Aatrox might Teleport.

The drawbacks of a five-bruiser composition were well known; they could not let any opportunity to accelerate the early-game tempo slip by.

And Ye Bo knew that Renekton, having no Teleport, definitely wouldn't make it to the Rift Herald from the bottom lane, but Aatrox would still need time to land and reach the battlefield!

He decisively gave the command, choosing to take the risk to seize the brief opening.

"Flandre, just stay bottom!"

"We're engaging now!"

Ivern heard this and immediately flashed forward to cast Rootcaller, flashing over the wall through the Baron pit.

The flying thorns hit Nautilus in front of the dragon pit—and then the three V5 members on the bank, as if boarding a "jungle flight," used Ivern's Q ability to fly into the fray!

"I'm not there yet!" Kingen watched his screen, burning with anxiety.

Aatrox was Teleporting to the mid lane, and it would take at least seven or eight seconds to walk over after landing.

But Hanwha, this LCK team that loved to make plays, also bared its fangs at this moment.

Canyon found the perfect instant—the tail end of Ivern's Rootcaller path would pull everyone together, perfectly forming a "bowling pin" formation!

Lee Sin used his Q with lightning speed, followed by a ward-hop W to close the distance, then flashed to adjust his angle and kicked!

Jax, who had been locked onto in the crowd, was kicked back over the wall; Lee Sin followed up with the second activation of Resonating Strike, knocking up all three people along the way!

"Canyon kicked all four!!!"

It was just a pity that Lee Sin's early-game development had been so poor; otherwise, this kick could have truly changed the course of the game.

Nautilus immediately followed up with a hook and ultimate to start the CC chain, Sylas dashed forward with his E-Q, and Draven rotated in the back to output damage.

But... after kicking Jax over the wall and following up with his Q2, Lee Sin, wanting to avoid being focused down immediately while trying to secure a kill, realized something.

With his terrible development, he didn't seem able to beat this support Jax in a head-on fight!

—At this moment, after activating his ultimate, Grandmaster at Arms, followed by Counter Strike and relentless strikes, the health difference between him and Lee Sin was razor-thin!

Fortunately, Zeka caught a glimpse of the scene on the bank out of the corner of his eye.

A scene he had been unable to shake from his mind flashed through his brain; he immediately changed direction, throwing his E2 over the wall toward the crowd, while simultaneously using the "stolen" Abyssal Dive to smash into the Jax on the bank!

Seeing this, Ye Bo immediately realized what the opponent was trying to do.

Because this move was exactly the "Forced Abduction Flash-Dive" maneuver he had used in last year's finals against Zeka's Yone.

The effect was that after Viego's ultimate landed for the execute, he used the delayed displacement of his second E to complete an ultra-long-range pull-back, achieving a pincer attack that could affect two separate battlefields simultaneously!

It was perfectly suited for this scenario.

Because if Sylas had just E'd or R'd in to support, he wouldn't have been able to return to the front line immediately—and the front line, where they originally had the numbers advantage, would have been split, turning into a 2v3 with only Draven and Nautilus left!

But by using this move, Sylas could help Lee Sin finish off Jax while instantly returning to the main battlefield, and even coordinate with Lee Sin to form a pincer!

There was nothing wrong with Zeka's play.

The problem was that this move was a technique developed by Ye Bo.

The Viego outside the wall suddenly took the initiative to W backward, his dash "actively connecting" with the incoming abduction chain.

And the next moment, it was Zeka's turn to be stunned.

Sylas landed after his Abyssal Dive, but failed to achieve the imagined "thousand-mile drift" effect—he just landed steadily on the bank of the dragon pit!

"Zeka used his ultimate over the wall to help Canyon kill Jax first, but what about the front line!"

"The two of them can't get back over the wall for a moment, the front line is going to be crushed!!"

"Zeka's decision seems to have gone wrong!"

The principle of the Flash-Dive is that Abyssal Dive must finish first, then the displacement from the abduction takes effect, achieving a two-stage displacement.

Therefore, as long as you "trigger" the abduction early, you can reverse the order and the effect!

The remaining three people and Daisy on the front line ignored the two behind them.

Black mist swirled, spreading across the entire dragon pit.

Deft's Jayce fired a cannon blast and switched to hammer form to knock them back; Xun's Ivern shielded the two and commanded Daisy to attack, aiming to secure a body for Viego first!

Viego stabbed his sword through the steel helmet, possessing Nautilus to recover a chunk of health.

And Draven, after spinning his axes and using Blood Rush, could only retreat first; even as HLE's best-developed player, even as the strongest early-game AD, even with three people in front of him at low health, Aiming had no choice but to back off!

Simply because in front of him was a "Viego-Nautilus," charging at him with murderous intent.

"I'm here!"

"We're down via the Blast Cone! Viego has no Flash!"

The remaining two HLE members had already used the Blast Cone to descend from the dragon pit, and Aatrox had also entered the fight from the right river entrance.

But the "Viego-Nautilus" on the front line ignored them, using the Abyssal Dive refreshed by possessing Nautilus to smash down toward Draven again!

Aiming's hair stood on end, but he also spotted an opportunity, instantly flashing backward to dodge—while preparing to coordinate with his teammates to counter-kill the Viego that had landed in his face!

But the next moment, gasps erupted from all around the arena.

"What the???"

"Holy crap!"

"Nautilus... Viego is flying!!"

Although Viego's ultimate was dodged by Draven's Flash, the "anchor" he had thrown at the distant wall a split second earlier was already pulling Viego far backward—as if he were using a "3D Maneuver Gear"!

It looked somewhat similar to Sylas's "Abduction Dive."

But the distance of Nautilus's Q-ability hook to the wall was much further, and the displacement distance was far more terrifying!

And Draven was not only forced to use his Flash, but more importantly, he was now completely separated from his teammates.

The battlefield was artificially split for the second time... once again temporarily becoming a 3v3!

Aatrox finally arrived on the scene, letting out a ghostly roar.

Die!

With blood-red wings unfurled and movement speed maxed out, Aatrox stepped into the river, pulled his sword from behind his back, and prepared to cleave down at his old brother!

This scene, this position.

Everyone felt a sense of déjà vu.

It was just that the teammate from back then had become an opponent... and the Sivir he had slashed back then had also become the Future Guardian!

Deft faced the greatsword swinging toward him without the slightest hesitation, first using his hammer-form E to knock the opponent back, then staying in Ivern's brush to continuously kite back and forth with the movement speed from his transformation, holding his Flash tightly to dodge the blade's edge at any moment.

Killing a bruiser was far more difficult than killing an ADC!

And Viego didn't care about the Aatrox in his face; after landing from the anchor, he had already automatically vanished into the "Black Mist" previously set up around the dragon pit, turning around silently.

Because he remembered there was a Blast Cone on the bank earlier.

Canyon looked at the black mist permeating the surroundings, then saw that Viego was not among the three fighting Aatrox on the front line, and his heart skipped a beat.

And the next second.

The Heartbreaker vortex belonging to the Ruined King's true form has already appeared beneath the feet of the Blind Monk inside the dragon pit!

Automatically locking onto the low-health target, the Blind Monk, who had previously barely managed to fight the Weapon Master, was already at the end of his rope; he entered the execution threshold and fell instantly, while Sylas was repelled and pushed out of the dragon pit's range!

"The Ruined King has gone invisible and is flanking from behind!!!"