Chapter 33

Dongmen, there's an opportunity top lane, the enemy has no vision.

Here I am.

Xu Dongmen came out of the enemy Stone Beetle camp and headed straight to the top lane.

This game's top lane is Poppy versus Maokai; junglers usually can't be bothered to watch such matchups.

Xu Dongmen, after taking the jungle monsters, swung by to give it a try.

Drink!

Upon activating V Steadfast Bearing, he accelerated toward the big tree.

CLG's top laner saw the situation was bad and turned to run.

Xu Dongmen circled around from behind and, jumping over the wall, threw his spear.

This spear throw was at an extremely tricky angle; Maokai could only dodge by stepping back, but stepping back would put him right in the path of Poppy's flash E.

Once he's caught and shoved back, it's dangerous.

As a veteran NA top laner, Darshan ultimately didn't dare to take a gamble; he flashed to dodge that spear.

Good, we got it.

Xu Dongmen turned around, retreated into the brush, and went back to base.

By then the jungle had respawned, the forced flash had been achieved as expected, and he didn't want to waste time top lane.

After returning to base, he bought a pair of boots and a small yellow book, then headed straight to the bottom half of the map.

First he killed the Stone Beetle, then went to bottom lane and retook the vision of the river brush.

If we don't control this vision, the AD will be on edge.

Just a dozen or so minion kills, no big deal.

Xu Dongmen compared Lucian and Caitlyn's last hits, and the stain was reduced somewhat.

He was sent back to base at level 1, the enemy jungler even came to check on him, and being only a dozen or so minion kills behind is already rare.

Xu Dongmen thought it was completely acceptable.

Uzi, however, was not satisfied: "I'm so annoyed, he keeps poking me on the head, I can't fight back at all."

The shotcaller comforted: "Let's just hold on a bit longer; Caitlyn's strong phase will be over soon."

How could it be that fast?

The stain shook his head, saying nobody understands Caitlyn better than him: "When the enemy goes back to base and buys a Stormrazor, you'll know what torment is; his gold should be about the same."

The first time returning to base to pull out a Stormrazor is the dream start for any AD.

Unfortunately, the stain got that dream start in this game.

Dual swords versus Stormrazor, Jian Zihan felt bitter: "Where's the jungle dad? Jungle dad, come save him—if you could come and kill a wave, the bottom lane could still be played."

Don't rush, I'll grab a red first.

Xu Dongmen finished the red buff in the jungle, didn't rush to bottom lane, but went to mid lane first.

Doinb this game brought out a frontal Viktor, while CLG, in their last counter pick, unveiled a new hero that left the audience gasping.

Star Forged Dragon King!

This is the game's 130th champion, released in patch 6.6 of the postseason.

All major leagues' postseason used patch 6.6, in which the Dragon King is default banned.

At this MSI, the Dragon King is being unbanned for the first time in a major tournament.

In the opening match, Huhi couldn't wait to pick it.

"The lane is okay, I can fight, but his passive spinning is annoying and can grow bigger; honestly I feel this champion isn't strong, its win rate on the Chinese server is low, only 48%."

Da B gave his evaluation.

On the first day the Dragon King was released, he played several ranked games and got utterly crushed.

Huhi picked the Dragon King to face him, and he was a bit confused.

My Viktor can't pressure you early, but you can't pressure me either.

In mid lane, both sides traded blows, and they farmed peacefully until the 9‑minute mark.

Only when Xu Dongmen arrived was that peace broken.

Ying Bi Ge, go up and fake a retreat.

I'm faking it, but he's not falling for it!

Just use your ultimate to pressure his health. Xu Dongmen said.

"Huh?" Doinb hesitated, then quickly pressed R to unleash Chaotic Storm.

The Singularity Storm chased the Dragon King with lightning, and Xu Dongmen timely sprang from the brush, landing a spear straight at Huhi.

Huhi used his heal, using the speed boost to escape the Chaotic Storm while also dodging the cougar's Q.

Xu Dongmen didn't linger, turned and left.

The more important the match, the more this happens: take the profit and withdraw.

Being able to earn a summoner spell is already pretty good.

Xu Dongmen returned to the jungle; at that moment his F4 had just respawned.

Damn, the male gunner's back.

Over the headset came Uzi's voice; at that moment the male gunner was activating his sweep in the river brush to place wards.

Since they picked Caitlyn, it's obvious CLG this game is aiming to protect the bottom lane.

Xu Dongmen directly sent a retreat signal to bottom lane: "This wave Bard has his ultimate; even if I come it won't help, you guys withdraw first."

QG's bottom lane promptly abandoned the tower; at that moment Lucian's flash was still on cooldown, and once the tower was locked by Bard's ultimate, it would become a sitting duck.

There's nothing we can do; we can only withdraw this wave.

UZI felt unwilling, but could only watch as a large wave of minions was burned down by the defense tower.

The good news is that the mid/jungle wave accomplished its goal.

"Poppy, come!"

When the male gun appeared in the bottom lane, Xu Dongmen called the top lane V to mid lane, executing a three-on-one.

It's fine if the spear dodges by turning around; just flash forward and use the red buff to slow and stick.

Huhi sensed danger, first flashed to create distance, then turned and unleashed his ultimate【Star String High Fall】, spewing starfire waves that pushed back the leopard woman.

This version of the Dragon King's self-preservation ability is far stronger than in later times.

Adding Huhi's build this game—double Doran's Rings plus a Lunch Box—makes him tanky with sustain; even without healing spells, Xu Dongmen and Doinb together can't do anything to him.

This is also the basis for Huhi's confidence in pushing the lane.

However, this wave QG not only had mid/jungle, but the top lane's Poppy also arrived.

"You! Sit down!"

A heroic shout rang out; Poppy, radiating firm bearing, sliced a golden arc, a valiant charge that shoved the several-times-larger Forgemade Dragon King back, quite visually striking.

Huhi was killed by the three-man gang.

He never expected the top lane to come this wave as well.

Everything stemmed from Xu Dongmen casually grabbing that wave a few minutes earlier, causing a butterfly reaction; although it only forced the big tree to flash once, that wave of gank disrupted the big tree's development rhythm, preventing Darshan from synthesizing Bami's Cinder on his first recall.

In the tank version, whoever pushes the lane first on top lane often gets the early Mini Cinder.

V's Mini Cinder in this game came out several minutes earlier than Darshan's.

Top lane lane control is held by Poppy.

Swish!

At the moment the Dragon King fell, the stage beneath Xu Dongmen and company appeared with a dragon totem representing the region and the first blood in Chinese.

Red dragon, white characters.

The match content, projected onto the real stadium!

This is a bold attempt at this MSI, using the latest integrated software-hardware screen technology to merge the entire stage into the battlefield, becoming part of the show effect.

In the esports field, this is the first time.

For the live audience, this is an unprecedented immersive experience!

Riot launched new technology at this MSI, mainly hoping to achieve the effect of "battlefield is stage, stage is battlefield."

"So cool, this wave!"

"QG got first blood in mid lane, the male gun came late and could only help clear the line." Wang recalled the real-time commentary.

"I think XDM's thinking is completely correct; he can't go bottom lane this game, even though he's developing well, but if he goes bottom and gets counter-ganked, he'll blow himself up along with himself."

Abu analyzed from the position of a professional coach: "The leopard woman jungles well, but struggles to start rhythm; this hero needs ahead development to carry."

"If we can't go bottom, we'll break through from mid."

"Very smart!"

Wang continued: "Yes, XDM's development this game is especially good, better than his semifinal game."

As a former LMS commentator, Wang Lao Er has now signed with LPL; to prepare for the upcoming summer split, he's done his homework thoroughly.

"That game was against us; in the end we turned it around and won."

Abu recalled vividly: "How to say about the leopard woman jungler? In the jungle it's easy to gain advantage, but also easy to give it away; picking this hero means you must invade the enemy jungle to counter-jungle, especially testing the player's jungle planning and counter-jungle timing."

Speaking of which, Xu Dongmen entered CLG's jungle again.

"Hiss, this is already the how manyth set of F4 the leopard woman has counter-jungled?"

Abu took a deep breath: "If I remember correctly, besides the first round where the male gun got the four birds, afterwards he seemingly never got any again."

"After you put it that way, it really seems so!" Wang recalled, suddenly enlightened.

Leopard woman jungle count: 57

Male gun jungle count: 29

The OB screen showing the jungle comparison makes one's heart race.

A lead of double—this guy jungles too much!

"Look, this wave the leopard woman came again; F4 will respawn in a few seconds, he's basically timing it perfectly!"

Remember exclaimed in surprise; this kind of second-precise counter-jungle is still his first time seeing.

"Wow, those four birds were born less than five seconds ago and already became the leopard woman's snack."

Abu said appreciatively: "This player XDM has astonishing potential."

"If this were the factory chief's F4, probably something big would happen!" Lao Er Wang teased with a chuckle.

"Hehe..." Abu offered no comment.

In the screen, the male gun rushed to the jungle, only to find four corpses of sharp-beaked birds waiting for him.

Xmithie flew into a rage, brandishing his Chicago Typewriter and charging forward to try to hold someone.

Xu Dongmen backhanded a spear; a pleasant sound rang out, and the male gun was directly marked for about half his health.

"That damage!"

"The leopard woman pounced directly, the male gun was forced to flash!"

"Xmithie's lost his mind; you haven't even finished your jungle knife, what gives you the nerve to duel the leopard woman?"

"Your level is also behind; the leopard woman's experience bar is almost at nine, my goodness!"

Almost on par with mid lane!

When Xu Dongmen reached level nine, the still level-seven Xmithie finally realized how far he'd been left behind.

【120> He no longer dared to casually wander the lanes, burying himself in the jungle to farm silently.

He no longer dared to casually go online shopping, and began burying his head in the wild area, grinding mindlessly.

At the 13‑minute mark, a spear was thrown from the shadows, scoring a perfect hit on the Dragon King.

At 13 minutes, a spear was thrown from the shadows, perfectly hitting the Dragon King,

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Even if Huhi had a health item, it instantly lost one‑third of its health.

Even though Huhi had a health item, his health dropped by 1/3 in an instant.

Even if Huhi had a health item, it instantly lost one‑third of its health.

The Leopard Woman already has her Q maxed out!

The Leopard Girl already has max-level Q!

Huhi feels terrible, yet he dared to be the first in the world to pick Dragon King in front of the global audience, not just to farm against Viktor.

Huhi feels terrible; he dared to pick the Dragon King first in front of the global audience as a world-first, not just to farm against Viktor.

He dared to be the first in the world to pick Dragon King before the global audience, not just to farm against Viktor.

He's supposed to roam and help the bottom lane!

He's supposed to roam and help the bottom lane!

Given Huhi's understanding of the Dragon King champion, as long as he has Double Doran's and a lunch box, he can easily push the lane and roam.

Given Huhi's understanding of the Dragon King champion, as long as he has Double Doran's and a Lunch Box, he can easily push lane and roam.

Given Huhi's understanding of the Dragon King champion, as long as he has Double Doran's and a lunch box, he can easily push lane and roam.

The bottom lane's policewoman Bard with long‑range attacks suppresses, while the mid lane mindlessly pushes and roams to help bottom.

The bottom lane's female officer Bard with long-range attacks suppresses, while the mid lane mindlessly pushes and roams to help bottom.

The bottom lane's policewoman Bard with long‑range attacks suppresses, while the mid lane mindlessly pushes and roams to help bottom.

This is the strategy CLG devised before the match!

This is the tactic CLG devised before the match!

Stixxay and Aphromoo in the bottom lane executed it perfectly, even with an unexpected surprise, establishing an advantage at level one.

Stixxay and Aphromoo in the bottom lane executed it very well, even with an unexpected surprise, establishing an advantage at level 1.

The problem lies with Huhi in the mid lane!

The problem lies with Huhi in the mid lane!

Xu Dongmen's mid‑lane gank at 9 minutes threw off his entire plan!

Xu Dongmen's mid-lane gank at 9 minutes threw off his entire plan!

First they forced him to use his heal, then three teammates collapsed on him and killed him—but it wasn't over; the Leopard Woman would periodically come to mid lane to mess with him.

First they forced him to use his heal, then three teammates focused and killed him; it's not over—this Leopard Girl will still occasionally come to mid lane to hit him with a wave.

Huhi didn't dare move at all, and couldn't move.

Huhi basically doesn't dare to move, and can't move.

At this point one would usually call for jungle help, but Xmithie was struggling in his own jungle, with a male gunner two levels behind; if he kept wandering the lanes, he'd soon be out of the game.

At this point one would usually call for the jungler's help, but Xmithie is struggling in the jungle himself, a male gunner two levels behind; if he goes wandering in lane again, he'll probably be dead before the game ends.

What made Xmithie feel relieved was that the newly spawned F4 wave was finally held.

What made Xmithie feel relieved was that the newly spawned F4 wave was finally held.

This time, the bandit Leopard Woman did not appear.

This time, the bandit Leopard Girl didn't appear.

Damn it, he went to the bottom lane!

"Damn, he went to the bottom lane!"

Guys, run!

"Guys, run!"

Stixxay and Aphromoo were about to take down the low‑health turret in the bottom lane when the Leopard Woman ambushed them.

Stixxay and Aphromoo in the bottom lane were about to finish off the low-health turret when they were suddenly ambushed by the Leopard Girl.

At first they tried to fight back using the minion wave, but Xu Dongmen's precise spear strike left them without any will to fight.

At first they tried to counter‑push using the minion wave, but Xu Dongmen's precise spear instantly robbed them of the will to fight!

Stixxay flashed, used all his heals, and barely kept a sliver of life.

Stixxay flashed, used all his heals, and barely kept a sliver of life.

Aphromoo wasn't so lucky—his Bard was left behind to die in place of the AD carry.

Little Bro Aphromoo wasn't so lucky—his Bard was left behind to die in place of the AD carry.

Fuck, what the hell is this Leopard Woman?

"Fuck, what the hell is this Leopard Girl?"

The handsome Stixxay pressed Tab and couldn't help but let out a curse.

The handsome Stixxay pressed Tab and couldn't help but curse.

This 17‑year‑old from the LPL somehow has an extra big stick compared to our jungler?

This 17‑year‑old youngster from the LPL actually has a bigger stick than our jungler!

No, it's only been 13 minutes, right?

No, it's only been 13 minutes, right?

I've used everything I've got to suppress Lucian in the bottom lane all game and only managed to get a pickaxe, yet you're behind by a big stick after ten‑odd minutes—how did you do that?

I've been using everything I've got to suppress Lucian in the bottom lane all game, and all I managed to pull out was a mere pickaxe, yet you somehow fell behind by a big stick after ten‑odd minutes?

This big stick is so damn useful!