Chapter 38

"0-3, Faker died again!"

"It's XDM again, oh my goodness!"

The commentator's voice echoed above the Oriental Sports Center.

The ten thousand spectators in the venue all let out a "wow".

Unlike the previous two waves, this is a solo kill.

It's not a mid lane solo kill, but a jungler solo killing the mid laner.

In the scene, the Sand Emperor went to support the bottom lane, and while passing through the jungle was ambushed by an armed man.

One bullet plus instant burst Q, instantly taking off 1/3 health.

Even as strong as Faker, this wave couldn't hold out.

Faced with the sudden attack, he panicked and unleashed his ultimate, resulting in Xu Dongmen achieving a spectacular play.

A retreat movement with prediction successfully avoided the Imperial Guard wall.

Crack~

The advancing Imperial Guard human wall seemed to be blocked by an invisible force, stopping abruptly in front of the male gunner.

The knockback effect didn't trigger, Faker wasted his ultimate!

After that, it was a one-sided chase.

"Who would have thought? The first solo kill of Faker at this MSI wasn't achieved by a mid laner, but by a jungler!"

Mi Le was greatly surprised.

Last year's MSI, the image of Taiwan's Ying Bi Ge Ximen Yueshuo and the European Law King Febiven solo killing Faker still lingered before our eyes.

No exaggeration, they've really been bragging for a year!

Wawa raised his voice: "Too scary! Faker surely didn't expect the male gunner's damage to be this high!"

"Indeed terrifying!"

Mi Le's tone excited: "Look at his gear, XDM bought a serrated short dagger on his last recall, this gear is literally for eating people!"

At the same time, the bullet chat was also discussing.

【Faker's mentality collapsed】

【Feeling sorry for the snail, wildly being targeted】

【The sneaky XDM only knows how to mess with mid lane】

【Haha, great kill!!】

【Just do it like this, Xu Dongmei, cheer on, take down Faker!】

【Playing Sand Emperor for 17 minutes still no completed build, this season the idiot hasn't been this miserable】

【Blank what are you doing? This Leopard Woman, tell me what's the use?】

【Really trash, can't even catch people, and even jungling is far behind this much】

【No hope, next game hurry up and put on the stupid chicken】

【Mid lane really has no problem, if we hadn't gone to support bottom lane we wouldn't have been solo killed】

【This Blank is truly trash】

The one who died three times was the mid laner, but SKT fans' guns were unanimously aimed at the jungler.

Faker has a huge number of fans; even at the LPL home venue, he still has a large crowd of supporters.

Before the match started, the officially announced real-time support rate was 29% to 71%.

Approximately a three-seven split.

SKT 3, QG 7.

This is of course only the domestic audience's support rate; on overseas platforms, at this stage QG doesn't even have the qualifications to compare with SKT.

Even if they obtained 70% support domestically, it's only because they represent the entire region.

If it's purely a comparison of team popularity, it's still just as hard to compare.

After all, their foundation is still shallow, and the number of championships is not enough.

They can't match up, and even the entire LPL has few teams that can match them, especially after S5 World Championships when Fei Ke came back to life a second time.

People have a psychology of admiring the strong, and competitive items are even more a disaster zone.

Currently SKT is at its peak, creating a dynasty, with fans all over the globe.

This can be seen from the on-site cheering items; at a glance, the audience seats holding up QG signs actually have no obvious advantage.

Playing at home, this already counts as a loss.

Popularity can be lost, but the match must be won!

"Arrange vision a bit, bottom lane can be dove."

"Wait, this wave the Leopard Woman seems to be present."

"No problem, even if the Leopard Woman is there we can still dive; if he dares to come over we'll kill him together."

"Come on, let the bull head tank first, let the bull head tank first."

"I'll tank, I'll tank."

"………"

Bottom lane tower dive unfolds.

Blank realized the bottom lane was about to be dove, and took position early for a counter-ambush.

However, QG simply didn't treat him as a person.

In front of the Leopard Woman, they first took out Bang's Lucian, then turned and focused fire on this clueless little Leopard Woman!

The two fell in succession.

If it weren't for Duke's teleport down, the rotating holy hammer smashing away QG's two people, Wolf's Blon would also be hard to survive.

Cow Head laning is a muggle, but tower diving is a god-level existence.

In the current version, Cow Head's R 【Steadfast Will】 still grants 70% damage reduction at all levels.

This is also why it has been a constant presence in competitions since S4.

Once you reach level 6, it's a complete rebirth!

"Hehe, I've got Ice Fist on my way back this wave."

UZI returned to base with a huge amount of gold and pulled out his second item.

Ice Fist + Magic Sect

At 18 minutes, having these two items by 20 minutes meets the standard in the current patch.

Before 20 minutes, Stain upgraded Magic Sect to Magic Cut.

Ezreal is now online!

From this moment on, QG's lineup entered its prime.

The AD carry has two items, and the jungler also has two items.

Xu Dongmen's two items are even more expensive — just the Great Drink Demon Blade costs 3,250 gold.

Filthy rich!

Entering the lane-switch phase, the duo shifted to mid lane.

UZI held mid lane alone, while Apocalypse followed Xu Dongmen into the jungle.

Both sides can walk sideways!

Jungle support placed vision all over the enemy jungle, while the AD carry aggressively pressured mid lane.

Ezreal, just having gotten his two items, is at the peak of his life.

As soon as UZI entered lane, he was under heavy pressure, making Bang flee with his head in his hands.

One Mystic Shot deals 300 damage!

Stain even swung by SKT's mid tower with an E, sending Lucian back to base.

In his own words, this is "the serf who turned over sings!"

"This wave we can take the mid tower; they can't defend the top tower."

"The Emperor went bot; they want to swap the bottom tower."

"Give it to them."

Exchanging two towers for one is a good deal.

At 20 minutes, they led by 4,000 gold.

It's hard to deny that this is a rather ambiguous number.

You say the advantage is small? Absolutely not; the 0-3 Emperor proves it.

But if you say the advantage is huge, that seems overstated.

In the backstage rest area, Lin Ke and the coaching staff watched anxiously, hoping to expand the lead but fearing a mistake would throw it away.

At 23 minutes, Apocalypse was caught warding in SKT's jungle, with no allies nearby.

Exactly what you fear comes to pass!

"Be careful, Hongwei — why are you going so deep alone?" Lin Ke urged anxiously.

"It's not his fault; the outer towers are already down, and to expand the lead we need deeper vision." Coach Cui understood.

"Still not rigorous enough; we should wait for Dongmen to come together."

Pu Longyun propped his chin on his hand and said: "Our biggest weakness this game is not taking enough dragons; we've only got the second one so far, and waiting for five dragons would take nearly another 20 minutes."

20 minutes is practically 45 minutes!

In terms of team strength, SKT will have the edge then.

The Emperor's late-game ability is well known to those who understand.

"Don't blame Dongmen; the early game was too fast, leaving him no time to take a dragon."

"Moreover, bot lane lacked early lane priority; forcibly taking a dragon is a risky move."

"In this version, the jungler's own development is more important; SKT only took one small dragon this game."

Both coaches agree with Xu Dongmen's playstyle.

The most essential skill for a jungler is panning for gold in sand.

You need to know what's important and what's minor.

"The first 20 minutes were quite perfect; going forward we should use vision pressure to catch the opponent's lapses and force them into mistakes."

"However, our vision advantage isn't as big as imagined; vision control is fiercely contested."

"This is a test for Dongmen and his team; SKT is known as a defensive master."

In past leagues and scrims, when they had this early edge, Xu Dongmen and company could often slice through the chaos and finish the game swiftly.

But today they faced SKT.

Jungle vision only reaches the buff camps; trying to go deeper gets blocked.

A ward placed will be instantly cleared, and the placer risks being caught.

From 25 to 30 minutes, a full five minutes passed with no progress.

The only thing worth mentioning is that they stole a blue buff and a few monster camps.

But by this time, that amount is only trivial profit.

The economy was stuck under 5,000 gold.