Chapter 44: An Unexpected Massive Counter-Attack! League of Legends Has No Absolute Counters

"Can it really do that?" TheShy’s eyes were full of questions.

Miss Fortune’s health dropped rapidly, and the two behind her who wanted to counter-attack had already realized something was wrong.

"Oh no! Ye Bo, what are you doing!" Xi Ka sighed, but the excitement in his tone was almost impossible to hide: "WBG seems to have been hit by a huge counter-attack!"

"Holy crap, what kind of damage is this Akshan!" Sun Yalong shouted urgently.

"Anivia, run! Protect the egg! Don't let the egg get knocked out!"

Akshan’s E skill might look like it has low base damage, but it is effectively a fixed-rate shot at 2.0 attack speed, and every hit can repeatedly stack the passive three-ring proc; this is actually the key to its high damage.

Even though it’s basically impossible to sweep the full duration in normal situations due to the swing range, the damage is still astonishing.

And this technique of spinning in place allows all the arrows to be concentrated and fired at a single point!

It isn't affected by the range-scatter decay, dealing the E skill’s true full damage!

An Akshan who can cast a full E like this is basically a tank turret; it is absolutely one of the most terrifying small skills in terms of damage.

"Miss Fortune has also fallen! With that, WBG is effectively playing 4 against 5, having been hit by a two-for-three trade!" Wang Duo shouted, arms raised.

"And WBG has lost quite a bit in terms of Summoner Spells; only Anivia still has Flash!" Gu Gu added, then let out an exclamation of surprise: "Actually, we could have imagined the initial ground-to-air combo between Akshan and Trundle, but this final part... so cool!"

"That’s right, aside from being slightly behind in the bottom lane, EDG has actually turned it into an advantage by relying on a beautiful counter-play!"

[He’s spinning! He’s really spinning!]

[What kind of aerial pole dance is this? Big bird spinning, spinning, spinning, right?]

[Sun-character punch! He used the sun-character punch! So fast!]

[Trundle: "How about that? My club has some stamina, right?"]

[This is a bit insane. This isn't just Akshan’s mechanics; it’s also Trundle’s invisible E mechanic. They can even do a soul-fusion like this!]

[Reasonable. The wall collapsed, what does that have to do with me, Akshan?]

In the WBG backstage, the coach had already been clapping and cheering, but then suddenly, the situation reversed.

Conversely, in the EDG backstage, everyone who witnessed the whole process showed pleasant surprise.

"The command and execution for this wave were very calm; he’s starting to show the bearing of a great general," Maokai remarked.

"Yes, if we followed Tian Ye’s command, both of them should have died, and the opponents wouldn't have had to burn anything. His commands sometimes lack flexibility," Mingkai nodded affirmatively.

"It wasn't that, the opposing support just went in head-first and threw," Scout, whose attention had also been drawn, curled his lip.

But he had to admit, if it were him in this situation, he really wouldn't have made that call.

"How is Akshan’s laning ability as a mid-laner? I’ve never seen this hero. Ye Bo is really good at hiding things," Mingkai didn't continue the previous topic and turned to ask curiously.

"Just so-so. Can't say it's too strong. I don't understand why he wants to play it," Scout didn't think highly of this hero either.

Akshan has been out for a year, but to this day, he hasn't even been played in the mid-lane once; there is clearly a reason for that.

It mainly comes down to two points.

It leans towards extreme utility and is unstable.

In the understanding of major teams, this hero is very similar to {Jungle Nidalee} and {Top Quinn} types of heroes; to put it bluntly, you must exert a very obvious impact in the early game.

The problem is, heroes like Nidalee and Quinn truly possess top-tier, or even "shameless," laning abilities for their respective positions!

But Akshan does not.

Although Akshan’s laning isn't weak, it certainly doesn't count as shameless, and there are even many heroes he struggles against.

By comparison, Lucian and Tristana are considered superior alternatives to him in this regard.

As for that more prominent roaming ability, it is clear that roaming in a competitive match is very difficult, and it is hard to fully utilize it.

And there is one more point... it’s actually "too difficult"!

Many people believe that with the talent of professional players, there shouldn't be any hero that can't be mastered.

Those who can't master a Gragas or Gnar in three years are, after all, in the minority!

But this involves the issue of "cost-effectiveness."

Most professional players aren't that hardworking; many really just train for a few hours a day like clocking in at a job, so very few people will spend a large amount of time practicing one hero.

And Akshan happens to be the type of hero that relies most on proficiency and has an extremely huge gap between his floor and ceiling.

It is basically impossible to bring him onto the stage after practicing him for only a dozen games.

Therefore, even if the hero’s inherent strength isn't low, as long as he isn't strong enough to be a must-pick T0 of the patch, many people don't want to practice him.

If you can just coast, why put in that much effort~

However, to be honest, Ye Bo had thought that way at the very beginning too.

He once thought about playing professionally relying only on his "three-axe" specialty, believing that his "three-axe" had already reached its peak.

But later he learned that even for his most confident Akali, there was still a gap from the true peak.

If he had slacked off back then just because he thought he was at the top, then perhaps he would never have touched that true peak in his life.

And when Ye Bo truly possessed his first level-seven hero and truly felt the sensation of completely controlling everything about a hero, he realized how shallow his understanding had been, and with that, he gained new insights.

"Every hero is special, and there must be a scenario that belongs only to him."

League of Legends has no absolute counters!!

Before you have completely mastered a hero, there is no point in discussing that hero’s strength at all!

"He has no Flash and has a bounty. Xiang Tao, look for a chance to snatch level 2. Can you mess him up at level two?" SofM stood in the camp waiting for the jungle monsters to respawn, planning to deploy against the mid-lane in advance.

"Can do. He learned E at level one, I should be able to contest the wave," Angel, who had eaten the First Blood, replied confidently.

Although Akshan’s E skill damage is very high, as mentioned before, in normal laning phase terrain, it is unlikely to spin the full duration, and it is even more impossible to E into someone's face the moment you meet.

So, although Akshan has one more kill, he effectively didn't learn a skill at level one; theoretically, his wave-clearing ability cannot be stronger than Twisted Fate’s Red Card every 6 seconds.

However, just as that first front-row melee minion died.

A shot, an inexplicably flying arrow, shattered Twisted Fate’s {Bone Plating}.

Angel showed a look of confusion.

He wanted to pull back to maintain a considerable distance.

But when the second minion died, another flying arrow came, and it even continued the passive three-ring mark that can last for 5 seconds.

Angel started to get a bit dazed!

He subconsciously pulled back instinctively, but before he could react, a third arrow followed!

Triggering Press the Attack + the passive’s double three-ring!

Added to the two Long Swords he started with, Twisted Fate didn't even know what happened and had already lost one-third of his health.

Angel stared with all his might, his upper body leaning slightly forward, and let out an incredulous question.

"No way, man!! What is the meaning of this hero!"

"Is he hacking!?"

It’s not that Angel hasn't laning against Akshan; no matter how unpopular, he at least roughly knows this hero’s attack range and attack method.

But Angel was 100% certain that the distance he had just kept from the opponent was at least over 700 yards!

Because he hadn't even walked into the range where he could auto-attack minions!

Twisted Fate’s attack range is 525 yards.

Akshan’s attack range is 500 yards.

So how on earth can you auto-attack me like this?

The director’s camera detected the combat and quickly cut to the mid-lane.

"Angel is exploding! What kind of laning is this? How did he lose this much health without even touching a minion!" Sun Yalong let out a weird, earthy shriek.

"It makes no sense. Although the opponent has more items, you, Twisted Fate, also have a kill, and it was First Blood!" Xi Ka scratched his head, unable to understand it either.

"Akshan hasn't lost any mana either. How can he auto-attack Twisted Fate for so much health for free at level one? Did Angel go stand there just to let him hit him?"

As it happened, the other lanes were very harmonious at this moment, and the director very sensibly cut to the replay.

The bizarre scene replayed.

And this time, everyone showed the same expression as Angel.

"Holy crap???"

"What the heck!"

"Wow, what is this? That shot must have been at least 700 yards! Akshan’s little short arms only have so much range; even Caitlyn’s sniper rifle can’t shoot that far!"

The De Yun Se crew, who always like to stir the pot, were shouting repeatedly at this moment.

Even the well-informed bullet comments didn't have a single person who knew; they were all filled with [???].

Of course, they wouldn't know.

Although it’s uncertain if anyone knew before this, as far as Ye Bo knows, this is a hidden technique exclusive to Akshan that "Old Deng Bo" only discovered by accident in 2025.

Of course, now it’s Ye Bo who discovered it~

This technique is called "Double-Gun Grazing Auto," which utilizes a {compensation mechanism} not written in the skill description.

Akshan can control the aiming of the second extra auto-attack by rapidly clicking the mouse; this is different from Lucian’s target-locking.

Because Akshan’s auto-attack mechanism already possesses two {switching forms}, the designers, in order to prevent Akshan from being unable to stably land the double-auto if the second shot happens to exceed the range, thoughtfully added a "Distance Compensation" mechanism for the second extra shot.

This distance is about 200 yards.

At the same time, Akshan can also extend this distance to 250-300 yards by rapidly moving to close the gap after auto-attacking a minion.

In other words.

Akshan, with a 500-yard range, can use this technique to perform a 750-800 yard "Grazing Auto" while last-hitting!

The {Caitlyn} with the longest base range at level one is 650 yards.

The {Tristana} with the longest base range at level eighteen, with a maxed-out passive, only has a range of 703 yards.

Under normal circumstances, the {Plague Rat} with the longest range, after activating its R ability which increases range by 300 units, only reaches 850 units.

This is already equivalent to the range of a Rat with its ultimate activated the entire time!

Angel was shot full of arrows in the face; if it weren't for the fact that he truly didn't understand Akshan and was subconsciously guessing it might be some kind of hero mechanic, he would have called for a pause!

The damage from the second extra shot isn't high, but it can simultaneously trigger Press the Attack and the passive three-hit proc.

The passive is Akshan's true source of damage.

At this health level, if he gets hit by another three-hit proc, Akshan might really just E into his face for a solo kill!

"Wow, don't say that, if this technique is indeed a mechanic, then this Akshan thing has a super perverted laning ability! Aside from ultra-long-range mages, who would dare say Akshan isn't strong in lane?" Sun Yalong emphasized.

"But, this isn't fair! Ye Bo is playing dirty!" Xika shouted while secretly laughing.

"We agreed to a fistfight, and you, damn it, pulled out a sniper rifle! That's too much!"

"This Ye Bo has so many cheeky tricks, the richest man can't even come now."

Sofm originally wanted a level-two gank; after all, Akshan is picked to run all over the map, and he wanted to move first to restrict him.

But clearly, at this moment, Twisted Fate didn't even dare to step up to touch the minions, so he definitely wouldn't get level two first.

Ye Bo isn't a fool either; as soon as he sees Twisted Fate trying to force a card draw, he knows someone has come.

The Prince's plan fell through, and he could only go back to farming the jungle as planned.

Fortunately, although Twisted Fate's laning is painful, after relying on tower farming to reach level 2, he can barely use his 1000-unit Q ability to farm the ranged minions, though he will be quite mana-starved and cannot control the minion wave.

"We see that player Ye has once again displayed a magical operation; this might be a hidden little trick for Akshan!" Wang Duo said frankly: "In this way, Akshan controls the mid-lane priority, and Twisted Fate will be extremely passive until at least level six!"

"However, EDG's top and bottom lanes both seem a bit uncomfortable," Gugu pointed out regarding the side lanes.

At level one, the only loss for EDG was the bottom lane; there was no way around it, as they were caught due to the bottom lane's old habits.

Both of them had no summoner spells, so their positioning had to be extremely cautious, especially since the opposing AD had a one-kill equipment advantage.

As for the top lane, that goes without saying.

The Anivia top lane picked by TheShy, while indeed "conducting research," was certainly not a random pick.

Anivia against Vladimir is almost a one-sided beating throughout the entire game!

Vladimir's Q cooldown of nearly 10 seconds in the early game is simply insufficient to support his sustain, and given his short range, facing a hero like Anivia who has long range and extremely strong poke ability is naturally very uncomfortable.

And there is an even more important synergy.

"Here it comes, the richest man's first gank at level three is top! He finally figured it out this game, why farm the damn jungle, you have to help TS!" Xika shouted passionately.

"But Vladimir shouldn't be easy to gank, right? Although TheShy is pressing him quite well."

Shengqiang Ge has been maintaining his distance, but TheShy is experienced in using his long range to pressure, very skilled at using the bushes for "aggro avoidance," thereby minimizing the pushing of the minion wave, while also having extremely precise control over distance.

Anivia reached level 3, while Vladimir was already being poked down to half health!

"It's coming!"

The Prince seized the opening when Vladimir wanted to auto-attack a minion to reach level 3, walked out openly, and hit Vladimir with a very simple EQ combo.

But Shengqiang Ge also had his details maxed out; he calmly turned to Q a minion to reach level three, then instantly clicked W to enter his pool and go underground, dodging the EQ and trying to retreat.

But at this moment, an ice wall was erected 1000 units away!

Vladimir's body, while underground, was directly blocked horizontally and even slightly pushed back!

{Although the pool enters a 'ghost' state, it cannot pass through terrain}

Vladimir could only choose to go around the ice wall, but this would delay his escape by at least 3 seconds; Anivia was destined to get close and use Q to pressure his wake-up!

Watching the ice block fly out to pressure his wake-up, Shengqiang Ge did not hesitate and decisively used Flash.

"Nice, nice! Feels like we can dive!"

"His W cooldown is 28 seconds, there's a chance, I can tank the tower!"

TheShy clearly understands Vladimir well and seized this opportunity.

Before this match, Sofm had received a strict order to help top.

And he also had a strong sense for the jungle: "Troll learned E at level one, his jungle clearing is very slow, we can try it."

Shengqiang Ge had not yet sensed the danger at this moment because his own Troll was farming the Gromp behind him waiting to reach level 3, providing a sense of security.

But he is not a jungler after all, and he didn't have the detail-oriented precaution regarding the Troll learning E at level one.

Likewise, Ye Bo rarely plays jungle, so he also overlooked this point.

This led to the Prince already circling in from the side, while Anivia once again used a W wall to seal off the escape route under the tower.

The Troll had just finished the Gromp and reached level three!

"Shengqiang Ge is in trouble! This tower dive seems unavoidable!" Wang Duo shouted urgently: "Phoenix must have caught the 11-second cooldown difference between both sides' W skills! The timing of TheShy and Sofm's coordination is very clever!"

"The Troll finally walked out, an ice pillar successfully knocked the Prince back... but it seems he can't trade, because Anivia is tanking the tower, and he has an egg!"

"Hey, wait a minute!"

"What is that!?"

Anivia tanked the tower until death, walking out of the tower range just as the last tower shot hit, turning into a Rebirth egg form outside the tower.

Although Jiejie's Troll had rushed over with all his might, it was clearly impossible to ignore the full-health Prince to go smash the egg, so he could only vent his anger by hitting the Prince with his big club.

"Nice~"

"Troll is top! You guys in the bottom lane can fight too!"

"Akshan is going top! You guys top better run!" Angel gave a timely reminder.

Just as the tower dive was happening top, Akshan walked toward the top river bush right in front of Twisted Fate.

The vision in the river bush clearly saw Akshan put on his hood and activate W.

Angel was ridiculously steady, guarding against Akshan trying to feint a move to the top while actually wanting to go invisible to circle back for a kill, so he didn't go out at all.

And the bottom lane, having received this information, prepared to make a move.

The bottom lane was the only one that had gained a level-one advantage, and Huanfeng was very clear that if he didn't make a move, he would soon become an orphan again, so his fighting spirit was high.

"Hook directly! Anyone is fine!"

On charged his Hexflash in the bush, aiming at Lulu.

The only slightly strange thing was... Meiko's positioning this time seemed a bit too straightforward.

It was as if he knew the opposing support was in the bush and deliberately walked into an open spot, giving them an opportunity.

But after all, all of EDG had shown their heads on the map, and Akshan had even gone top in plain sight of the wards, so the WBG bottom lane had no reason to overthink it.

Nautilus hooked Lulu, and both sides directly engaged in a bloody fight!

However, Aphelios was behind in equipment, and with Lulu getting hooked first, there was no reason they could win this fight.

"Just kill Lulu! He's feeding this wave!"

But just as the WBG bottom duo shouted in surprise.

By the wall below... a figure suddenly appeared!

Surprise instantly turned into shock.

"Damn!"

"No way, how could Akshan be here!!!"

Looking at the vision, only a few seconds had passed since Akshan walked toward the top lane; even if Akshan had immediately gone invisible and circled back to the bottom, it would be impossible to arrive, unless he could fly!

Akshan certainly couldn't fly.

But, he could Teleport.

To be precise, it was an "Invisible Teleport" in plain sight!

{Using TP while in an invisible state will not reveal the user or the signs of TP}

Ye Bo deliberately walked to that warded position, and then, right in front of Twisted Fate and the ward's vision, pressed "W+F" simultaneously.

The top lane had already fallen, and it was clearly impossible for the two opponents to wait for him to walk up and clean up.

So Ye Bo had a flash of inspiration and changed his strategy on the spot.

He immediately gave commands, turned toward the opposing bottom lane, and launched an unexpected "Great Turnaround Attack"!

Facts proved that his on-the-spot response was very correct.

"Damn, this guy's brain is pretty good, so decisive! This was definitely thought of on the spot, it's all psychological warfare!" Sun Yalong gasped.

Even the commentary desk, with their god's-eye view, was stunned and let out exclamations at the invisible TP suddenly seen when the top tower dive was completed.

"On is caught, he's still struggling, but anyway Miss Fortune can definitely run, EDG's bottom lane has no crowd control~~" Xika directly judged the outcome: "This is also fine, it counts as a 1-for-1, Akshan came back to mid after pushing the wave, so he won't lose minions, everyone can accept this."

"Huh? What, what, what!"

"Hey, he's being greedy! What is Ye Bo doing! Trying to dive the tower is going too far!"

"Akshan has a big bounty! If he feeds this, I'm going to start cursing!"

The two from Deyunse condemned Akshan's behavior.

Because Akshan's timing was very good, the opponents' health had already been brought down and they had no skills left; with the help of Lulu's {Pix}, Akshan could easily use the movement speed from his "single auto-attack form" to chase, and he hadn't used E the whole time.

But, so what?

Lulu and Aphelios could no longer help him provide more damage; even killing a Nautilus was only possible by chasing him almost to the tower.

What could he use to kill that Miss Fortune who still had half health and had already walked into the tower?

Ye Bo gave the answer.

Aiming at the moment Nautilus's health was about to be cleared, Akshan aimed his hook shot at the wall the instant his auto-attack was released.

The rope swung in a large circular arc!

After killing Nautilus, he chased and circled into the tower, firing four crossbow bolts at Miss Fortune in succession—then, with extreme precision, he flew straight into the gap on the left and disappeared!

Huanfeng, thinking he had escaped a disaster, had already pressed Recall inside the tower.

But two seconds later, he saw Akshan swinging out from the diagonal angle again.

Deliberately leaving the Titan for the final kill, using it as a stepping stone!

"Reset Double E"!

This stunning visual moment made the entire arena erupt instantly!

And the Quandou Society, who were just roasting him, instantly performed their recurring Sichuan opera face-changing act, screaming in shock.

"Holy crap!!! Ip Man!!!"

The operation has been recreated in the chapter comments.

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This match will end tomorrow.

PS: Readers of my old book might have seen a few of these operations; this is unavoidable. It is impossible not to repeat a few iconic, characteristic moves, but I have actually tried my best to avoid repetition—for instance, several in this match were not used in the previous book.

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