Chapter 93: Answer Me! Who’s The Real Clown!
“Damn it, I’m being targeted! Their mid and jungler are camping mid lane. I just used Flash, and the Blind Monk came right away. How am I supposed to play this?”
Of course, he deliberately ignored here that he was forced to use Flash in the level 1 laning phase, leading to being dived and killed later.
It really is being targeted. Look, they picked Malzahar in BP, and as soon as Flash was used, the opponent came over so quickly.
It’s clearly because they’re wary of his LeBlanc.
The opponent can’t win in lane, so they need the jungler to come help.
And by saying this, he can also put pressure on his little brother.
He was dived and killed by the jungler, completely focusing on being ganked.
clid listened to Doinb’s words, opened his mouth wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back.
His original plan was to gank mid after speed level 3, but mid had already been ganked and killed. He could continue farming jungle methodically, of course while saying comforting words to Doinb in voice: “It’s okay, bro. I’ll help you ward later. We’ll play steady, then wait for me to come gank. He doesn’t have Flash, right?”
“Right, neither mid nor jungler has Flash. The opponent is really going all in, using two Flashes to trade for my kill.”
However, Li Fan, with the First Blood economic advantage, immediately bought the yellow book and Killing Intent Ring after recalling, taking his lane dominance to the next level.
Syndra is like this—once she gets an advantage, she quickly converts it into combat power, continuously rolling from a small snowball into a big one.
She’s a hero extremely suited for abusing weak players, something traditional mages can’t do.
The best part is having lane priority saves a Teleport, and this Teleport makes QG not dare to act rashly.
The mid lane advantage is already starting to spread to other lanes.
When Li Fan’s Syndra returned to mid lane, the equipment and level lead made Doinb hurriedly retreat backward. His main goal now is to preserve his health.
He even hesitates multiple times before using W skill to apply passive, mainly because he’s afraid that as soon as W steps up, the Blind Monk comes out from the side.
In that case, he’d really be calling to heaven with no response, calling to earth with no help.
Having been ganked and killed once… he absolutely cannot die again.
Doinb plays extremely carefully, but this way he can’t farm at all, making laning very uncomfortable.
But this way he can only ensure he won’t be solo killed, with the minion wave completely controlled by Li Fan.
At six minutes, Clearlove turns his attention to top lane. The opponent is Nautilus, but he’s not tanky early, and coordinating with Shen to deal with this Nautilus is still very simple.
But from the looks, it seems they want to dive and kill. To be safe, Clearlove decides to call for help in voice.
“Li Fan, can you come top after pushing the wave? We’ll dive and kill to deal with Nautilus, make their top lane collapse. Without a frontline, we can win team fights easily.”
Hearing Clearlove’s words, Li Fan immediately speeds up pushing the wave.
“No problem, you go around back to insert ward and I’ll Teleport up.”
Walking up would be very obvious, not guaranteed to succeed.
But using Teleport, there wouldn’t be too big an issue.
Since we’re ganking, let’s thoroughly gank him to death.
Clearlove, hearing this, directly sneaks into Blue Side’s upper jungle.
He inserts a ward, and Li Fan clears the minion wave cleanly then retreats backward.
Doinb just pings a signal on lane, not taking it too seriously.
Syndra isn’t the type of hero that roams.
The success rate of ganking would be very low…
Plus, going would risk running into the jungler at bot lane.
As for top lane, teammates have already retreated backward.
In this situation, even going to gank would just be empty.
Waiting until lane pressure eases, he can farm extra minions in the meantime.
“EDG here… mid and jungler linking up to target top lane? Unreal’s Syndra has Teleport!” Ji De, through god’s view, already saw Syndra use Teleport toward the ward Clearlove just inserted top lane.
“Kabe’s Nautilus is very careful, positioned backward, but Clearlove’s ward is inserted very deep, in Blue Side’s triangle bush behind top turret! This Teleport spot, Nautilus can hardly escape!”
“And Doinb’s LeBlanc is locked by the minion wave in mid, he can’t support immediately. clid’s Jarvan IV is still in lower jungle. This is EDG’s numbers advantage opportunity!” Su Xiao Yan adds.
In fact, even without the minion wave, Doinb couldn’t run faster than Syndra.
In this situation, top lane is already doomed…
All that’s left to watch is kill distribution.
When Syndra lands from behind, Clearlove directly controls the Blind Monk to walk out from river, coordinating with Shen to push the wave.
This forms a front-back pincer with Li Fan’s Syndra.
“It’s over, I’m surrounded!” Kabe’s heart sinks; this position is almost a death sentence.
The jungler is in lower jungle; no one can save him.
Now he can only try to self-save…
But the minion wave is coming in fast; in this situation, best to go backward.
As long as he escapes Syndra, the two behind won’t catch up so fast, and he can make it.
But Li Fan sees this move and knows what he’s thinking.
For Nautilus to escape, besides hooking wall plus Flash, it’s almost impossible.
Li Fan unhurriedly uses Q skill to poke Nautilus first.
All positions are already scouted…
Coming in with no intention of letting him escape.
Most importantly, the wave is already in.
After all, to escape, he needs to be decisive; directly Flashing plus hook to jungle could still work.
But with his head full of running to the back turret, it’s completely over.
Li Fan picks up the just-cast Dark Orb and smashes it toward Nautilus.
Precisely hitting Nautilus to slow him, followed by Weakness Expelled!
Stunning Nautilus under the turret; at this time Shen follows with control.
Clearlove’s Blind Monk’s Sonic Wave hits steadily, Q2 follows, and with Shen and Syndra’s damage, Nautilus’s health bar slides down like an avalanche.
Although Kabe uses his ultimate to lock on the Blind Monk, trying his best to trade one.
But facing focused fire from top, mid, and jungler, he without enough tankiness can’t withstand it.
EDG Unreal killed QG Kabe!
Syndra gets another kill!
Shen tanking the turret doesn’t even need to Flash; he pulls a Q skill for an extra shield to tank follow-up damage, with 100 health left locked on.
“Perfect tower dive rhythm. EDG’s coordination is too fast. Using mid’s Teleport, they turn to gank top, declaring QG’s top lane collapsed!”
The cheers from EDG fans in the audience nearly lift the venue roof.
Yu Luo excitedly waves his fist, rushing straight toward the hater section.
“Hatters, speak up! Hatters, speak up! Weren’t you shouting loudly when you arrived? How’d you turn mute? Hilarious! First time seeing haters come onsite and get slapped in the face.”
Hater camp… facing this scene, though unwilling in their hearts, they really can’t find a rebuttal.
Isn’t the situation now exactly as this guy said?
They came onsite to taunt Unreal and settle the score from last time.
But if the match is won, isn’t their purpose just to be the villains who get slapped?
Just thinking about it is too embarrassing…
And not just onsite; online posts mocking them later would make them a real joke.
It’s over; if QG loses today, the consequences are so severe—why didn’t they think of it at the start?
QG must cheer up and win the match.
But just over a minute later, the wailing begins.
“Solo kill! Unreal’s Syndra completes the tower dive solo kill in the last moment before Doinb’s Flash comes off cooldown! This operation is too confident!” Su Xiao Yan’s voice instantly rises.
On the venue’s big screen, replaying that suffocating moment: Doinb’s LeBlanc at half health, cautiously under the turret, a bit trembling not daring to come out.
However, Li Fan’s Syndra, after stacking two orbs in front, suddenly unleashes ultimate Energy Barrage!
Although Doinb reacts extremely fast with W active to distance, Syndra almost simultaneously pushes E skill Weakness Expelled.
Scattered Flowers directly stuns the fleeing LeBlanc.
Followed by Q skill Dark Orb and W skill grabbing orb smash; damage calculation perfect, clearing LeBlanc’s last health.
The whole process is extremely fast; it’s clear Li Fan prepared this wave in advance.
“Wow! This… Unreal’s damage calculation is too precise, and he timed it exactly when Doinb’s Flash still had dozens of seconds to come off cooldown.”
“Doinb probably thought he was safe under turret, but Unreal proves with facts that under turret is useless too!”
Onsite haters in clothes hear all sorts of screams around, as if they’re wearing clown outfits.
Surrounding EDG fans join in jeering:
“Hatters, keep calling!”
“Level 1 Flash forced, level 6 tower dived solo killed.”
“Doinb is purely sleepwalking today! Treated like a pig by Unreal!”
“Hilarious, hyped to the skies pre-match, but gets solo eaten before laning ends!”
……
QG team voice was dead silent, then broken by Doinb’s annoyed and angry voice.
“Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it!!!” Doinb slams the keyboard hard; the sound faintly audible through soundproof headphones. “How am I supposed to play? Huh? What damage is this Syndra? Why does he dare tower dive like this?”
Then he whips his head to look at clid beside him, tone full of complaint and doubt: “Haosheng! Why weren’t you in mid? Didn’t you see him diving me? I’m half health under turret; he definitely wants to kill me! You’re farming jungle right next to me and don’t even check?”
clid opens his mouth, face looking bad; he was indeed farming F6 in upper jungle earlier, but Syndra acted too fast; he couldn’t react in time.
But he still softly defends: “Bro… I didn’t expect him to dare tower dive like that, and it takes time for me to get there…”
“Puppy, always one step slow! Enemy jungler camps mid, can’t you come too?” Doinb doesn’t listen at all, blaming the loss partly on the jungler. “I’m targeted too hard this game; I can’t develop at all!”
Seniors are like this; they can casually throw blame on juniors, who have to accept even if unwilling.
clid ends up apologizing repeatedly.
But this apology leaves him with no spirit for the rest of the game.
Li Fan’s solo kill not only completely destroys Doinb’s laning, but also plunges QG’s entire team’s morale to rock bottom.
Amid Doinb’s complaints and clid’s helpless apologies, QG seems to find a chance bot lane.
clid’s Jarvan IV catches EDG bot Varus positioned too forward, EQ combo from river bush, Cataclysm without hesitation slams down, coordinating with own ADC and support damage to successfully kill Varus.
But Li Fan and Clearlove’s support speed is very fast.
Almost as Varus falls, from bot vision shadow, a spinning Dark Orb is pushed out, followed by Syndra’s figure!
Blind Monk also enters with W skill.
They haven’t figured out why EDG mid-jungle arrived so fast.
Syndra’s Dark Orb stuns two, including Tahm Kench, so his devour can’t be used.
Can only watch Jhin get melted by Blind Monk and Syndra’s damage.
In the subsequent chase, Tahm Kench chooses to sell himself.
If not selling, none escape.
This way, QG doesn’t profit; instead loses the bot duo.
2-for-1…
Syndra achieves a Double Kill bot lane; first trip’s Killing Intent Ring already at eight stacks.
From this bot support wave, EDG starts accelerating rhythm.
Ten minutes forty-one seconds.
Blind Monk arrives mid and kicks LeBlanc out from behind the turret.
Li Fan uses just two basic skills coordinating with Blind Monk to kill LeBlanc.
Then they push mid lane tower 1; QG mid door wide open!
After this recall, Li Fan directly builds Lu Benwei’s Echo.
Normally first item would be Rylai’s Crystal Scepter.
But this game is too smooth, so he goes violent build.
Wanting to test damage, naturally targets bot Jhin.
Thus a terrifying scene appears on the big screen!
Tahm Kench has swallowed Jhin into his belly, but Li Fan’s ultimate locks onto Tahm Kench!
The dull sound of orb hitting flesh echoes through game audio across the venue.
Tahm Kench’s seemingly thick health bar evaporates at a visible speed!
EDG Unreal killed QG Alone!
The instant system announcement sounds, an even more dramatic scene occurs.
Due to Tahm Kench instantly dying from massive damage, the swallowed Jhin is spat out, directly exposed under EDG trio’s hungry eyes!
“Jhin is spat out! Malzahar! Malzahar’s ultimate immobilizes him completely!”
And this kill Li Fan gives to Zet.
EDG Zet killed QG Candy!
Bot lane tower 1 pushed smoothly.
Next is one-sided push rhythm.
All three lanes in disadvantage; jungler is helpless in this situation.
Sixteen minutes thirty-seven seconds, economic gap already at nine thousand.
Li Fan’s Syndra already has twenty-stack Killing Intent Ring, becoming canyon bookworm rampaging the field.
EDG winning the game becomes very simple: just start team fights, Li Fan follows with two skills from back.
Eighteen minutes, EDG with over ten thousand economic lead and three-lane minion wave pressure, pushes straight to QG high ground.
Huge equipment gap makes QG defense feeble; Syndra’s casual Q clears a minion wave and suddenly drops health of QG heroes trying to defend turret.
“Can’t defend, completely can’t defend! This Syndra’s damage is too exaggerated!”
When EDG ignores people under turret and starts attacking it, QG forced into team fight.
clid’s Jarvan IV tries EQ combo to start fight for last struggle, but it’s undoubtedly egg against rock.
As his flag lands, Clearlove’s Blind Monk is faster!
Precise Q hits side Tahm Kench, Q2 follows, touch eye adjust position, Raging Dragon Strike kicks flying LeBlanc and Jhin behind Tahm Kench!
“Clearlove kicks three! Perfect engage!”
But this kick also shatters QG’s comeback dream.
Entering Jarvan IV without teammate follow-up gets killed right in front of own turret.
What Li Fan does next is operation even Gold players can do.
Ultimate into Weakness Expelled for Scattered Flowers!
Coordinating with Clearlove’s entry, re-stuns landed QG crowd in place.
Tahm Kench who ate ultimate is low health, taken by follow-up damage.
Syndra has transcended god!
Curtain of slaughter opens.
EDG other members swarm…
Making onsite audience watch with surging passion, screaming loudly.
Jhin falls!
Nautilus falls too…
Finally only LeBlanc left at the edge.
But pierced through heart by Varus’s Q skill.
Ace!
System’s cold female voice declares QG’s total annihilation.
Canyon left with EDG’s five heroes and minions surging toward QG base crystal.
“Ace! One wave, no suspense now!” Ji De shouts. “Eighteen minutes, over ten thousand economic difference—this is absolute crush.”
“Unreal’s Syndra delivers perfect individual carry this game, from laning solo kills to roaming support, to team fight devastation. Fourteen kills, rampage stats; this Killing Intent Ring reads make QG scalp tingle!” Su Xiao Yan’s tone full of praise.
This is her second time commentating Li Fan’s match; she got heavily converted to fan.
QG base explodes at eighteen minutes thirty-three seconds; screen freezes on EDG victory interface.
“Congrats to EDG for clean quick win in this highly anticipated matchup, first game defeating QG! Taking first point!”
Audience EDG fans’ cheers like tsunami.
Yu Luo even rushes to hater side.
“Answer me, who’s the clown!”
EDG player bench, Li Fan calmly removes headphones, high-fives neighboring Clearlove with faint smile on face, no excessive joy, as if all this is as it should be.
Winning this game should be like this.
While QG player bench, Doinb stares dead at his monitor, unwilling to stand for long time, numbly holding mouse clicking something.
Others see him not up and feel awkward leaving directly to backstage lounge.
Venue atmosphere dead silent.
