Chapter 106

The game had officially begun; both sides' players filed out of the fountain and took their positions in the jungle, but each side exercised restraint, so the so‑called level‑1 team combo never materialized.

"Su Xing, what's the target for this match—how many kills are we going for, huh?"

Xiao Tian didn't think they'd lose this match at all—after all, Su Xing's skill is right here; if they could still lose, it wouldn't be that Su Xing is lacking, but that the four of them are just too useless.

"You guess?"

Su Xing gave a faint smile and didn't directly give an answer.

As time passed slowly, both sides had a normal start; the fox champion that Su Xing was facing displayed a fierce suppression at level 2, instantly making Gen's mid laner Choy feel a suffocating pressure.

After some back‑and‑forth, Gen's mid‑lane fox felt very frustrated; the gap in laning ability showed, the fox was beaten down badly but could only take damage passively, with no chance to fight back.

Then at level 3, Chovy's fox made a mistake that shouldn't have happened, causing him to be hit again by Su Xing's combo for no reason.

He couldn't help but frown, but he was unwilling to retreat, so he could only pull back slightly, using consumables to restore his HP while guarding against Zed's level‑3 burst.

A few seconds later, Su Xing suddenly flashed, and Gen's mid laner Choy's face changed dramatically,

What is he trying to do? But before the thought could fully form, his screen turned gray.

"FirstBlood!"

Zed's level‑3 full‑hit skill burst combined with Ignite instantly took him out! "Was he only level 3 when he flashed down, then instantly upgraded his skill?"

Gen's mid laner Choy tried to recall what just happened; he was sure Su Xing was still level 1 before flashing, but at the exact moment the flash landed, the minion's death brought Su Xing to level 3.

Although he himself had also reached level 3, he died before he could react.

Xiao Tian:??? No, no, what kind of efficiency is this?

I'm still fighting the second jungle camp and already got a solo kill in lane—can you explain the reasoning?

"Wow, that's insane—is this Su Xing's laning skill? Playing Zed he can solo‑kill an opponent at level 3!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed excitedly: "This is a match, not just ranked play, you—"

"I kinda don't get it." Mi Lei is a down‑to‑earth person, because he realized he truly couldn't understand how that solo kill happened.

"Let's look at the replay. Damn, timing that flash to hit level 3 and then instantly upgrade the skill?" Guan Zeyuan saw the kill clip from the director and was also stunned—this hand speed is a bit excessive, right?

"No wonder Gen's mid laner Choy couldn't react." Mi Lei finally understood, and couldn't help but praise: "Now you guys know the benefits of having no girlfriend, right?"

This scene is still baffling for many viewers—is Su Xing's Zed really that overpowered? These days hardly anyone plays Zed in ranked, let alone in a match, where picking such a hero seems hopeless, but looking at it now, Zed doesn't seem as terrible as imagined? "I always suspect Su Xing's hero isn't the same as the one we play."

"Could it be that he paid money? The skin gives +10 physical attack."

"Really? Don't fool me with your little education—this isn't Honor of Kings."

"The skin has a bonus, he laughed for no reason."

"If Zed gets going in this game, Gen won't have a chance to play; the others don't matter, but with Su Xing here he might just take off."

"That solo kill is a bit insane—how many years of being single does it take to get this hand speed?"

In the game, after Su Xing finished that solo kill, he immediately started pushing the lane, but since he didn't lose much HP in the process, he feigned returning to base, but actually called out to Xiao Tian.

"Come with me, I'll take you to cause some trouble."

"Huh?"

Xiao Tian stared, checked the time, and said, "It's only been a few minutes—what trouble?"

"Go to the enemy jungle."

Su Xing spoke without hesitation, saying that from the early river vision clash he already knew both sides' junglers start with red buff, and at this point the enemy jungler should still be in the lower jungle.

Xiao Tian nodded, saying that Brother Tian had said the team's absolute core is Su Xing; since Su Xing decided to invade the jungle, let's go, and moreover Su Xing's condition is indeed good—after getting the kill and pushing the lane, his level had already reached three.

And Su Xing's decision left the two commentators with their mouths open—what's up with this guy?

"Su Xing seems unwilling to go home; he wants to invade the jungle!"

The TES team also seems to have studied GEN; not only did they avoid the vision at the jungle entrance, but more importantly they seem to know where Janna is! Mi Lei widened his eyes and said: "After taking the red buff, Janna goes straight to the lower jungle; from the god's‑eye view we can see her jungle route is clear—take red buff, go to the lower jungle, kill the river crab, then return to base and go back to the upper jungle—but know that pro players on stage have to guess where the enemy jungler is."

"It's over; Janna probably still doesn't know that TES's mid‑jungle have linked up, and TES's invasion came too early."

"Yes, the current TES team's style is like an unstoppable spear; you can never imagine when this sharp spear will thrust out."

In the game, when Su Xing stepped into the enemy jungle, Janna was indeed hitting the blue buff.

He marked it, and Xiao Tian instantly understood.

Xiao Tian's level is only two, and he hasn't learned Q skill, but the high burst of his W‑E combo combined with Su Xing's Zed combo is more than enough to instantly kill that Janna, provided he's really there—Janna was watching her blue buff HP drop and hadn't had time to use Smite, when another Smite came down from above.

"Huh? My blue buff?" Janna blinked, realizing she hadn't used Smite—how could such a big blue buff just disappear? The next moment she saw Zed come over the wall, a combo hit her, her HP dropped a lot, and after the play Su Xing directly returned to base.

He couldn't take that kill himself, so he didn't want to waste any time.

As for if this still lets the enemy get away, Su Xing thinks next game he can lift Xiao Tian up along with his chair.

"Fuck!" Just after I killed my teammate, you come to my jungle looking for trouble? Janna snapped back, immediately flashed, because his E‑Q had just been used and wasn't on cooldown.

Zed's here, so where's Brand?

However, he guessed right, and was rewarded with a Brand and a Flash.

Flashing in and releasing E‑W together caused Janna's HP to plummet, followed by the red buff's slow, the little Brand's self‑detonation, leaving Janna utterly desperate.

In the end she fell, resentful.

"Su Xing is awesome!"

Xiao Tian happily started with three buffs and even snagged a kill; this game he'll have a chance to shine.

"Later that blue," Su Xing said calmly, "I get it, I get it, I'll give it all to you."

Xiao Tian, full of vigor, on the pro stage the jungler leads the tempo to gain advantage, then feeds teammates so they gain advantage; once teammates have advantage, the jungler can recklessly invade the enemy jungle.

However, this time it was Su Xing who drove the tempo, giving the jungler an advantage; next it should be him returning the favor to Su Xing, giving Su Xing an even greater advantage.

This kill was undoubtedly fatal for GEN.

Janna was killed in the jungle, losing not only a buff and a kill, but also her own jungle resources.

"This combo really is hard to withstand—GEN's early‑game rhythm was completely disrupted in this match!" Guan Zeyuan also couldn't help but say: "In that situation, GEN's mid‑jungle would have been completely silent before fifteen minutes!"

"Yes, especially since the enemy is pairing Brand and Zed, these violent heroes; the mid‑jungle matchup is now completely disadvantaged, and it's hard to imagine how GEN's side lanes could counter this mid‑jungle combo."

"Everyone, don't underestimate this kill—although losing the mid laner to a solo kill is already bad, the jungler's death equals a broken rhythm; originally Janna could rely on fast jungle clear to hit level 6 first and use her ultimate to help the side lanes gain advantage, but this kill slowed her path to level 6, while Zed and Brand can instead use this window to gain even greater advantage."

The only thing that comforts gen is that the first little dragon is just a wind dragon. They can let it go.

This time the two commentators actually didn't talk nonsense; Fire Man and Calamity are both high-burst heroes, relying on a combo to insta-kill. If such heroes gain an advantage, it's hard to say whether gen will win or lose this match, but their disadvantage is indeed significant.

Su Xing's invasion is pretty cool; he unleashes a combo and goes straight back to base without even looking.

This is teamwork, I love it; under normal circumstances, we'd probably have to worry that our teammates' damage isn't enough.

Su Xing: "You think I don't want to follow? If it weren't for lacking Flash, humph humph humph, how would this kill belong to someone else?"

This invasion has something to it; it seems they've also figured out gen's jungle habits. Is the tes team not human? They can even study a neighboring region's team like gen this thoroughly.

Su Xing: "Don't ask; if you ask, it's just that we've researched it all."

These two solo kills sparked heated discussion in the livestream chat; not to mention the commentators, even ordinary players can see how much gaining this advantage early would change the game's dynamics for Fire Man and Calamity.

After returning to lane, Su Xing, relying on his economic advantage, went out again with three longswords on him, and this time gen's mid laner appeared even more strained.

Especially after Su Xing took the blue buff, the dominance he displayed in lane left gen's mid laner gasping for air: "You need to follow this route to go around behind."

Su Xing originally wanted to dive the tower for a kill, but seeing Xiao Tian wandering the jungle on both sides of mid lane, he couldn't help but mark a route for him.

"Okay."

Xiao Tian, hearing that, immediately followed the route Su Xing gave to go around behind. This scene, seen by the commentators and audience, was just damn ridiculous because this route also avoided all vision areas of the gen team! Now gen's mid laner is trembling under the tower; obviously, as a pro player's keen sense, he's likely to be tower-dived, but because Fire Man's trace appears in vision, he still has some self-comfort, thinking Fire Man shouldn't come since he's not seen in vision. However, the next moment, Fire Man truly appears.

Coordinating with Su Xing's Calamity, a combo burst took gen's away; the kill fell into Su Xing's hands! Seeing this kill, everyone fell silent.

This is the power of a high-burst composition. Once the enemy catches an opportunity, they won't give you a chance to react, just a combo and you're gone! Even Calamity didn't use his ultimate, and after assisting the tower dive, Xiao Tian happily went off to solo the wind dragon. Originally gen didn't dare take that wind dragon, especially after their mid laner fell, they just let it go, but similarly, Jinx also didn't dare to make a resource exchange.

Because Calamity didn't return to base and still had his ultimate ready, if he came over and unleashed another combo to take one away, it would be even more embarrassing.

Su Xing silently ate a lot of plating, then went back home to resupply and update his equipment; this time he directly pulled out a Youmuu's.

When the commentators saw this item appear on Calamity, they all couldn't help but shake their heads. This build direction probably shows Su Xing's upcoming game plan: crush the lane! After gaining an advantage, Su Xing didn't choose to make five-speed boots for roaming, but instead strengthened his lane burst, which amounts to declaring his attitude: either I crush the lane, or you call the jungler to come get crushed together.

gen is also having a headache; the aftermath of the completely broken jungle-mid lane rhythm is fully manifested at this moment.

"Please ward the top lane." gen's mid laner Choy is also a tough guy; in this situation, the team can't possibly keep putting resources on him again. They still have hope: the crocodile on the top lane must absolutely not collapse again. As for the fox he himself controls, Hu Li's role has shifted from assassinating the enemy carry to merely being enough to limit the enemy carry.

But he obviously underestimated Su Xing's intention to mess around.

Seizing the opportunity, he tower-dived for a kill; even if Hu Li had an Ashe ultimate, it would be useless, Calamity's ultimate is AOE damage: "Su Xing, won't you be too harsh?"

Xiao Tian watched as he once again killed gen's mid laner Choy, and couldn't help but shudder; this isn't the LPL stage. "Only by staying alive do you have the right to last-hit."

Xiao Tian:. One moment of inattention and Su Xing pretended to be cool again, but the reasoning seems to be this.

He couldn't help but turn his gaze to the enemy jungle; does that mean only by staying alive do you have the right to farm jungle monsters?

"Got it!"

Looks like I'm still not aggressive enough; even with such a big advantage, I'm playing timidly—does that make sense? By the time it reached fourteen minutes, gen's mid laner had already completely collapsed.

Once Calamity has his ultimate, if gen's mid laner Choy's Hu Li reveals any opening, it's death; no one can doubt a Calamity that lanes with a huge advantage, the damage from this combo burst is truly terrifying—Hu Li was forced to build armor boots and arm guards, but still couldn't withstand Calamity's combo burst.

In this situation, Su Xing took all the plating from the first tower and also easily took the first blood tower.

(End of chapter)