Chapter 127: A Hidden Dragon In The Abyss, Soars To The Ninth Heaven!
Pause ends, both teams rush out from the Spring almost simultaneously.
Cheers from fans immediately erupt on site, especially EDG fans who feel their trash talk is superior, holding the momentum advantage and shouting even louder.
“EDG! Go for it!”
“WE! Victory!”
The cheers from both teams’ fans penetrate the soundproof Headphones, faintly reaching the Players’ ears.
Early game, WE’s tactical intent is executed extremely decisively.
By invading Kang Di’s Gragas, they gain the upper hand in the opening design, successfully interfering with Clearlove’s opening Jungle route.
There’s no way around it; with double C selected, they have no combat capability early, and they still have to take the beating.
Mid Lane matchup is just as everyone predicted at the start; Jayce can indeed suppress Vladimir well, but relying on Doran’s Shield and Q skill recovery, Li Fan has no major pressure on lane.
“Xi Ye is playing very aggressively here; Unreal’s Vladimir is getting poked painfully, Health being suppressed.” Miller commentates.
“This is Jayce’s laning advantage against Vladimir; this Hero is quite comfortable in Mid Lane against most Mid Laners.” Wa Wa adds.
Two sets of skills, with Burst and tankiness, bullying in Mid Lane is way too easy.
Mages without numbers early can’t contend at all, and Assassins don’t fare well either.
If not for Jayce’s only flaw being needing to quickly end the Match, his Appearance rate would be terrifyingly high.
However, WE’s real killer move is in Bot Lane.
zet’s Kog’Maw and meiko’s Lulu face mystic’s Varus and ben’s Karma, under immense laning pressure.
Varus and Karma continuously Poke from range, Kog’Maw’s health line continuously suppressed.
No way around it; dodging one or two skills is fine, but continuous skill pressure on positioning creates astonishing pressure.
This leads to problems arising even after holding out for a long time.
First Blood!
Four and a half minutes.
Kang Di’s Gragas flanks for gank; despite meiko’s Lulu using Polymorph immediately, zet’s Kog’Maw is ultimately taken down by mystic’s Varus with a precise Piercing Arrow.
“Beautiful! WE Bot Lane successfully opens the situation; Kang Di’s gank timing is excellent, even with preparation, no way to handle it.” Su Xiao Yan praises.
First Blood sounds the horn for WE’s Attack.
The advantaged Bot Lane duo suppresses EDG’s Bot duo even more brazenly; Kang Di now focuses entirely on the bottom half, frequently applying pressure.
After all, Mid Lane’s Vladimir doesn’t give Xi Ye too much pressure.
This Jarvan IV’s only path to opportunity is actually Top Lane.
But 957 plays extremely steadily, giving no chances.
Plus using Fizz, in this situation, if Mid doesn’t come, the chance of ganking is terrifyingly low.
Eight minutes, WE four-man gank Bot Lane; despite Clearlove counter-ganking in position, EDG Bot duo’s Health too low, resulting in 1-for-3, WE wins big.
mystic’s Varus gets two Kills, completely taking off.
“Bad! EDG Bot Lane exploded; WE’s this Poke Lineup getting such a huge early advantage, EDG hard to hold!”
Mid to late game Vladimir and Kog’Maw are extremely exaggerated, but falling into Disadvantage and letting opponent snowball means no exaggeration left.
WE, holding absolute initiative, starts their specialty snowball Rhythm.
Using Bot Lane’s huge equipment advantage and lane priority, Kang Di easily secures the first Little Dragon.
Twelve minutes, WE successfully takes EDG’s Bot Lane Tower 1; both teams’ Economic Gap reaches three thousand four hundred!
Camera on EDG Player bench; zet’s face somewhat grave, meiko constantly saying something.
Clearly, after Bot Lane becomes the breakthrough, everyone’s pressure is immense.
After all, since Li Fan’s Appearance, from regular season to Playoffs, it’s all been advantage crushes… never such a huge Disadvantage game.
In this situation, it’s really extremely hard to play.
Li Fan comforts meiko not to panic while Last Hitting to develop.
Without Kill economy, can only rely fully on Minion Wave to catch up…
“Unreal still developing; his Last Hits not behind, even ahead of Xi Ye by a few… but with such huge Disadvantage now, Last Hit economy seems insufficient.”
WE naturally won’t give him time to develop peacefully.
Fourteen minutes, gathering forces to Push Mid Lane; relying on Jayce and Varus Poke, forcibly takes EDG’s Mid Lane Tower 1.
At this point, EDG loses all outer towers in three lanes, Jungle vision severely compressed, Economic Gap reaches five thousand.
On-site WE fans cheer deafeningly, while EDG fan area somewhat silent.
In the Live Stream Room, Bullet Comments start showing doubt.
【This? This is supposed to be impressive? Getting beaten like grandsons!】
【Script written? Side character reverses protagonist script? Hilarious.】
【Bot Lane gap too big, can’t play at all; what’s this got to do with Mid’s Unreal?】
【Unreal’s Vladimir is like this early; don’t rush, wait for late game!】
【Late game? WE this Lineup and economy advantage, twenty minutes flat Push you!】
Match progress seems heading toward Bullet Comments’ prediction.
WE uses vision advantage to constantly force, plunders Jungle Resources; second Little Dragon Infernal Dragon also taken by WE.
EDG can only passively defend, seeking every chance to catch up on economy.
Twenty minutes, WE economy Lead nearly seven thousand.
On the scene, EDG appears utterly powerless.
Backstage Lounge, Coach Abu watches the screen, brows tightly furrowed.
Coach Kuaisu Xing also grim-faced; WE’s state and Tactics execution today indeed exceeded their expectations.
scout hides in the corner; he really wants to laugh now.
Good, good, good…
Just keep going like this; when the Match is lost, it’ll be clear who’s the truly dominant Mid Laner.
Finals intensity up, think you can coast like before? Impossible!
Of course, his smile isn’t too showy; afraid Coach Kuaisu Xing sees, or he’ll be in deep trouble.
“Don’t give opportunities; their Vladimir not formed yet, our Poke they can’t handle.” Xi Ye commands.
“Their Kog’Maw has no output space; I can engage him anytime.” Kang Di full of confidence.
“Then we prepare Baron Nashor force Team Fight; take Baron Nashor and end them in one wave!”
WE Player bench now extremely relaxed; this EDG Lineup is late game, in this situation, no points to contest them.
The sooner they start this Team Fight to crush opponent, the faster they win.
Actually wanting to play more aggressively mainly because Li Fan’s Vladimir hasn’t died once.
Normal development, equipment not overly exaggerated…
But dragging on, situation might turn wrong.
So ending earlier is better.
“But EDG probably won’t come, right? After all, in Disadvantage they basically give up everything.”
Meanwhile, EDG team voice has some disagreement on whether to contest this Baron Nashor.
Clearlove feels equipment gap too big; if going… might get Team wiped.
“Fight… gap not big now; if let them take Baron Nashor and Push, gap bigger, even harder later.” Li Fan’s tone extremely firm at this moment.
“Then fight!” Clearlove, hearing Li Fan, still chooses to go for it.
Indeed, continuing like this, opponent’s map Resources more, gap larger, no Comeback chance at all.
Li Fan normal development; no Kills, but twenty minutes two hundred Last Hits, plus natural economy, total seven thousand one hundred thirty gold.
Currently has Protobelt, cd shoes, and two Blasting Wands; for Killing Intent Ring to Zhonya’s, still short seven hundred plus.
Here directly sells Doran’s Shield, buys a Wisdom Potion.
No way; to win, need extreme damage.
But no time now!
Can only fight!
“Wait, EDG… they don’t plan to give up this Baron Nashor! All five heading to Baron Nashor pit! This Decision very risky!” Miller’s voice with surprise.
“But no choice, as we said, let WE take Baron Nashor, Game really over. Must take this Team Fight, even if hope slim! But this decision not quite like EDG…” Wa Wa commentates, not forgetting to tease EDG.
But on-site Audience, except WE fans who like it, others feel Wa Wa this guy doesn’t read the room.
Situation already this bad and extreme, still making such jokes.
“Vladimir equipment too poor!” Miller glances at Equipment Slot and says, “Wait! Unreal he… he bought Elixir of Sorcery! Spent all his gold on this active consumable; breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats, betting all hope on this Team Fight!”
Wisdom Potion provides spell power based on level, plus 10% Skill Cooldown.
Though consumable, instant combat power extremely exaggerated.
“Yeah, even so, Vladimir’s equipment still too poor!” Wa Wa follows.
While Miller and Wa Wa analyze equipment gap, thinking EDG this Team Fight hope slim, on-field situation instantly changes dramatically!
Near Baron Nashor pit, vision contest extremely fierce.
WE uses advantage to constantly Probe and Poke with skills; EDG crowd positions cautiously, Health slowly suppressed.
Just as everyone thinks EDG will keep kiting or forced to give up, Vladimir moves!
No warning, he directly activates Sprint!
Surrounded by accelerating whirlwind, Vladimir like blood-red lightning, target straight at rear Varus!
“Unreal! He activated Sprint! What is he doing?!”
God view sees this, but on Player benches, no one reacted yet…
Flash!
Vladimir instantly crosses final distance, Cuts In.
Almost same time as Flash lands, Protobelt active dashes forward!
Crimson Blood Plague spreads with world-destroying force in WE’s densest crowd, precisely covering Varus, Karma, and Gragas!
Fully charged Blood Tide explodes!
All this in a flash!
“Unreal engages… Flash Protobelt Ultimate! My god! This Ultimate hits three big!”
In instant skills pour out, Li Fan’s Vladimir uses red anger Blood Conversion empowered by Elixir of Sorcery, fiercely sucking on Varus!
Sizzle!
Varus’s originally healthy Health Bar, under this combo damage, evaporates over half instantly.
“Hiss!! This engage! What damage! Varus Health drops massively!” Su Xiao Yan gasps.
Contributes negligibly to global warming, but now no one notices, all focus on this wave!
WE’s formation thoroughly disrupted by this sudden devastating strike.
mystic scared, immediately uses Heal and Flash to retreat, but with Vladimir Ultimate debuff on…
“Kill Vladimir! Quick kill him!” Kang Di’s Gragas first tries Explosive Cask to interrupt.
But Li Fan after explosive damage instantly follows Blood Pool, turns into pool immune to all control and damage, while accelerating catches up to retreating Varus, continuously burning with pool.
At moment Vladimir draws all fire, mouse’s Shen descends!
Before Li Fan went in, already called mouse to follow Ultimate.
A Guang stuns but immediately follows.
Landing instant E skill threads WE like candied haws.
Insane!
Truly crazy now!
Clearlove no longer hesitates, EQ combo from side, directly covers outputting Jayce and Fizz; Cataclysm splits battlefield!
Kog’Maw finally gets perfect output environment, activates Bio-Barrage, under Lulu protection starts madly spraying!
“Over! WE formation scattered! No one handles Vladimir now, Varus low Health… Vladimir! Big suck! Varus down, Varus down! EDG wins!” Miller passionately roars.
EDG Unreal Crimson Reaper killed WE Mystic Piercing Arrow!
Frontline, Gragas’s Ultimate can’t change the follow-up.
Core output down, WE collapses like mountain!
Xi Ye’s Jayce and 957’s Fizz swap Clearlove’s Jarvan IV, but sword stance Shen and undying Vladimir like two mountains, thoroughly crush WE counterattack hope.
“Triple Kill!”
“Double Kill!”
Vladimir Achieves a Double Kill, Kog’Maw gets three Kills in this Team Fight!
“Team wipe! 1-for-5! My god! With seven thousand economy behind, EDG wins!”
“They won this unbelievable Team Fight?!”
Wa Wa’s shout echoes entire commentator booth…
Clearly can’t believe this scene.
On site, Nanjing Olympic Sports Center completely erupts!
All EDG fans jump from seats, shouting Unreal and EDG hoarsely!
No one knows how they survived these twenty minutes.
Especially hearing piercing screams nearby.
Just trash talked and get hard slapped, can’t accept.
First game loss, WE side sure mocks hard.
How can this be?
EDG you win for me!
But never expected, with seven thousand economy behind… Vladimir really stands up.
Perfect Team Fight!
True perfect Team Fight.
Especially Unreal’s sudden assault.
Everyone watching Clearlove’s Jarvan IV, never thought EDG engage from Vladimir.
“Unreal… he single-handedly changed the game! This Vladimir truly proves he can deliver! He’s the protagonist of this stage!” After replay, Miller feels his mind blown, rattles off praising Li Fan.
“Vladimir equipment poor, what’s that got to do with my Unreal?”
Live Stream Room Bullet Comments now completely explode!
【？？？？？？？？】
【！！！！！！】
【Holy shit！！！！！！】
【What the fuck is this Vladimir？？？？】
【1v5? Really 1v5?】
【Flash Sprint Protobelt face rush, this Vladimir crazy?!】
【Bad, really showed them!】
【Where are those haters? Speak! Why quiet?】
【《This?》《Beaten like grandsons》《Script written?》Call! Keep calling!】
【Take Action bro, he really delivers!】
【After this wave WE Mentality collapsed, failed seven thousand economy Team Fight, hilarious!】
【From today, Unreal is my dad!】
Previous pessimism on EDG and Li Fan drowned out, replaced by full screen exclamations, questions, and fans’ triumphant counters.
In a way, Bullet Comments are turn-based.
Disadvantage before, now can turn to advantage counter.
At instant ACE Team wipe prompt pops center screen, Clearlove sharply inhales, feels heart pounding wildly in chest, about to burst out.
“Won! Holy shit! Actually won!”
“Fan Ge! How are you so fierce!”
“Fan Ge too fierce, even like this collapses opponent.”
“My god… fierce!”
“Basic op, no cap, Baron Nashor now.”
Though tone flat, instantly shifts team voice atmosphere from hell to heaven.
zet like shedding thousand-pound burden, face shows relieved smile.
mouse even grins: “My Ultimate timely, right?”
“Damn A Guang, credit-seeker again.”
“Hahahaha…”
Backstage EDG Lounge.
Seeing Li Fan’s Vladimir instantly delete Varus, and ultimately lead Team to Team wipe.
“Nice！！！”
Coach Abu and Kuaisu Xing leap from seats simultaneously, excitedly high-five hard, then tightly hug!
“Comeback! Comeback! Holy shit! Li Fan! Li Fan too badass!” Abu excited face flushed, usually image-conscious him can’t help swearing.
Coach Kuaisu Xing even waves fists roaring: “Fuck! Fuck! Well done! Li Fan! Just like that! Great play!”
Entire lounge staff and Substitutes boil over.
Only corner scout, smile completely frozen.
Aren’t you guys trash?
Can get Comebacked with seven thousand five hundred economy?
WE side, five faces abnormally stiff; why? Exactly why?
Opponent just rushes in, disrupts formation completely, Cuts backline?
Can’t accept… how can opponent pull this off?
Thought at most 1-for-2, but never expected Team wipe and Baron Nashor.
Even with Economic Gap, this wave basically recovers most.
Situation feeling off.
EDG with Baron Nashor Buff like injected stimulant, originally low morale instantly surges.
Li Fan’s Vladimir recalls, finally synthesizes devastating hat!
Next, using Baron Nashor buff starts dragging back.
Both sides play extremely cautiously…
Time reaches thirty-four minutes.
EDG successfully evened economy, even has two thousand economy Advantage.
Plus Lineup advantage, situation completely one-sided.
This time at Baron Nashor pit, roles swapped.
“Watch my position, I’ll find chance to engage, Fan Ge you follow output!” Clearlove stares at WE’s careless Karma.
“I can Ultimate follow anytime.” A Guang ready to descend.
WE knows this last stand; Kang Di’s Gragas paces Dragon pit, seeking miracle engage chance.
Instant Karma RQ, Clearlove’s Jarvan IV moves!
EQ Flash!
Precisely Knock Ups side Karma and Gragas, then Cataclysm unhesitatingly drops, trapping both!
“Clearlove engages! This engage extremely decisive!”
Shen Ultimate shield on Jarvan IV!
Vladimir activates Sprint and Protobelt, becomes blood shadow rushing into crowd.
Crimson Blood Plague blooms again in WE crowd!
But this time, damage even more terrifying!
“Unreal engages again… Ultimate fully covers! My god! This damage!”
Charged E explodes, with Ultimate first segment damage, WE backline Varus and Karma Health evaporate instantly!
Mystic even no time to Flash, directly sucked dry by Vladimir Q!
Karma follows down!
“Double Kill!”
Frontline completely collapses!
Despite 957’s Fizz trades zet’s Kog’Maw desperately, Xi Ye’s Jayce Kills low-health Clearlove…
But nothing changes.
Because AOE-destroying Vladimir still stands battlefield center!
Like insatiable blood demon, every Q sucks back massive Health; WE remnants can’t handle him!
“Triple Kill!”
Li Fan’s Vladimir takes low-health Gragas, Achieves a Triple Kill!
Ultimately, WE Team wiped!
EDG pays Clearlove and zet.
“ACE! Team wipe! 2-for-5! EDG wins final Team Fight, but enough! Three still good Health, they one wave end Match!” Miller’s voice Trembles.
Amid Nanjing Olympic Sports Center tsunami-like “EDG” cheers, Vladimir Shen Lulu starts Push…
WE Player bench, five stare at black-white screen and exploding Base, expressions full of reluctance and bewilderment.
Seven thousand huge Advantage Comebacked, fatal morale blow.
Boom!
With huge bang, WE’s Base explodes!
“Victory!”
“Congrats EDG!” Miller and Wa Wa shout together, “After such tough early Disadvantage, even once nearly seven thousand economy behind, EDG completes shocking Comeback!”
“Relying on Unreal Vladimir’s crucial perfect engage, they stubbornly take first game victory!”
“Hidden dragon in abyss, soars to ninth heaven! This game Unreal single-handedly carries EDG’s banner!” Su Xiao Yan can’t help sigh.
With this performance deserves this praise!
