novellk 056 Tower dive solo kill!
056 Tower dive solo kill!
"Please take your seats, both players. The match is about to begin!"
The female host, dressed in a pristine white dress, watched as both contestants took their seats before gracefully leaving the stage.
BP was activated shortly afterward.
Today's BP (Banner-Up) was not particularly difficult.
CJ is certainly a strong team, but they play in the open every day, with plenty of match data available for reference.
In contrast, RISE is much more secretive, with only six NLB games available for its data, which is pitifully little.
The two sides quickly completed the ban swap.
Blue side CJ still banned Alchemist, Elise, and Zed, sticking to the same strategy they used against them in NLB.
This shows that CJ doesn't have a deep understanding of RISE.
RISE, on the other hand, had a clear strategy and promptly banned Blitzcrank, Jayce, and Lissandra, all of which are CJ players' forte.
Immediately following was the exchange of heroes.
CJ, on the blue side, secured Rambo first.
This version of Rumble is undoubtedly a popular top laner, with extremely explosive stats that leave short-ranged champions reeling.
Although RISE doesn't have much match data, CJ can clearly see that RISE's top laner Looper is not a strong offensive top laner, so picking Rumble to spin the top is the best option.
Li Zhixing remained calm and reacted accordingly, targeting the top laner Jarvan IV and the jungler Lee Sin.
Although the prince can't beat Rumble in lane, his ability to coordinate with the jungler is top-notch, so he's definitely good at countering short-legged champions like Rumble.
Following that, CJ locked in Thresh and Kha'Zix.
Thresh, needless to say, can only be a support. But the choice of Kha'Zix is more debatable.
The current meta favors mid-lane Kha'Zix. The first item is Manamune, followed by W for poke and harass, then EQ. Play him like an AD assassin, focusing on engaging.
Especially with CJ picking Rumble for top lane, this possibility cannot be ruled out.
Fortunately, RISE is on the red side, so the problem isn't too serious.
Li Zhixing chose to leave the mid lane until the end, and then locked in the bot lane duo of Caitlyn and Morgana to deal with CJ Thresh.
CJ subsequently locked in Varus to pair with Thresh, and selected Sejuani as the jungler, and as expected, they flexed Kha'Zix to the mid lane.
Li Zhixing's eyes flickered, and he chuckled, "Sang-hyeok, what do you want to play?"
"Nadey, please."
Lee Sang-hyeok spoke calmly, as if he was ready to crush his opponent.
Li Zhixing gave a soft "hmm," indicating that he had no objection.
This version of the mid-lane is incredibly diverse, with Kha'Zix and Nidalee being among the most popular choices.
Nidalee has two skill sets, combining long-range pressure with close-range burst damage, making her a natural lane bully.
At this point, the heroes for both sides have been determined.
Blue side CJ: Top lane Rumble, Jungle Sejuani, Mid lane Kha'Zix, Bot lane Varus and Thresh.
Red team RISE: Top lane Jarvan IV, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Nidalee, Bot lane Caitlyn and Morgana.
On the OGN commentary desk, Roaring Emperor looked at the lineups of both sides and said:
"It's really hard to say which team composition is better or worse in this game; both are very strong in the early game!"
"Yes." Roaring Emperor's commentary partner, Kim Dong-jun, nodded and said:
"In this environment, the outcome of the game will be in the hands of the midfielders and junglers of both sides."
The one who gains an advantage in the mid and jungle wins the game; this is something everyone knows, especially in games like this where the early game is all about offense.
Only teams that gain an advantage in the mid and jungle can control the offensive!
Now here's the question.
RISE's mid-jungle duo, who are unbeatable in OGN, will be able to maintain their sharpness when facing CJ's championship-winning mid-jungle duo.
At this moment, in CJ's voice channel.
Mid laner Ambition and support CT looked at the lineups of both sides, and a smile appeared on their lips.
"Ah, young people really have nothing to fear."
Ambition was itching to teach them a lesson!
Ahn Bi-shin is a typical Korean competitive player; the concept of seniority and hierarchy is ingrained in his bones.
All five members of RISE are young people, especially Mapo SanC, who are all only 16 years old!
Faced with such a disrespectful young man, An Bixin felt it necessary to give him a lesson in corporal punishment!
Let them understand what it means to be arrogant and ignorant!
Meanwhile, on the RISE contestants' bench.
Lee Ji-haeng also smiled and asked, "Are you ready, Sang-hyeok?"
"Ready, bro."
Facing a formidable opponent, Lee Sang-hyeok was surprisingly excited. "Leave it to me."
Lee Sang-hyeok really wanted to see what level the OGN champion mid laner was at.
As the match was about to begin, both sides rushed out of the fountain to set up their opening moves.
Li Zhixing immediately started sending signals at the beginning of the game, and immediately led his team to invade.
Because he still remembers that during the Winter Championship finals, CJ's jungle defense was not very tight at the start, and there were many weaknesses.
He had commented on this at the time, but Ambition dismissed it, saying that no one was qualified to comment on the champion.
Unexpectedly, CJ filled this gap this time. Not only was their jungle defense well-organized, forcing RISE to retreat, but they also specially equipped true sight wards to clear RISE's invading wards.
This scene amused Li Zhixing.
Didn't you look down on it? Why are you actually studying it so diligently now?
But he wasn't flustered; he simply directed the team to start the game normally, and casually remarked:
"This game we're definitely going top, let's get Rumble's Flash out first. You guys in the bot lane be careful. They're facing a Sejuani jungler, don't give them any opportunities."
Since the opposing team dared to first-pick a hero like Rumble, Li Zhixing is definitely going to have to go and get some training.
The first gank and the second kill is the standard rhythm of training Rumble. You have to go to the top lane at least twice, so the bottom lane naturally has to be prepared to withstand the pressure and losses.
However, the situation in the game can change at any time, and Li Zhixing has always been good at adapting to change the game and may make a move to win at any time.
Kim Hyuk-kyu pursed his lips, then nodded: "Understood, hyung."
Minions spawn, jungle monsters appear.
While farming jungle monsters, Li Zhixing switched screens to observe the situation on all three lanes.
The laning phase for all three teammates went as well as expected.
Looper dominated his lanes in the mid and bottom lanes, and even against Looper in the top lane where he was at a disadvantage, he played with ease and didn't fall behind in CS.
Ranked matches are different from professional matches; individual skill plays a much larger role, and individual skill has the greatest impact on the laning phase.
After Li Zhixing's special training, even Ma Yingdong, who had mediocre talent, was able to climb from Diamond V to King, and his laning ability improved by more than one level.
What's more, the starting four are more talented and have a higher training intensity!
The laning phase of the five RISE players has gradually reached a high level, far surpassing their contemporaries!
Li Zhixing's strategy was crystal clear. He immediately reached level three and went to the top lane to launch a surprise attack on Rumble!
This gank was clearly planned to force a Flash, so Looper didn't use any fancy tricks and just initiated with Flash + EQ!
On CJ's side, top laner TheShy didn't dare to be careless and could only use Flash to dodge EQ.
The next second, Lee Sin used his W "Golden Bell" to poke the Prince, and his Q "Sonic Wave" hit him squarely. He then chased after him and unleashed a full combo, reducing the Prince's health to below half.
First, use Flash to set up a gank in the top lane, then reduce Rumble's health to half, greatly relieving the laning pressure in the top lane.
The effectiveness of this roaming maneuver is undeniable; it can be considered a success.
At this moment, the camera cuts to the bottom lane.
CJ's jungler chose the same strategy as Lee Ji-hyeong, but his target was the bot lane duo.
At this moment, the voices of Kim Hyuk-kyu and Cho Se-hyung could be heard in RISE's voice channel.
"I have purification abilities and I won't die. You should prioritize protecting yourself."
"it is good."
You could tell from their tone that they weren't flustered.
As long as your hands don't shake and you don't panic, there's no danger in this situation.
Mata remained incredibly calm as he retreated, his eyes fixed on Sejuani and Thresh's movements.
At this moment, Sejuani did not rush to use her Q, but instead moved forward as much as possible to close the distance.
Thresh followed closely behind, already swinging his lasso.
Thresh immediately uses Q? This scene is clearly illogical.
Normally, Thresh would try to wait for Sejuani to initiate first.
In a flash, Mata understood everything and quickly came up with a solution.
He decisively cast the magic shield on himself, while simultaneously pressing his body against the girl's face.
Sejuani's Q attack angle was completely blocked by Morgana, who was shielded by magic.
If he still wants to forcefully arrest someone, he can only use Flash to bypass Morgana and attack the policewoman.
And he actually did just that.
A flash of golden light appeared, and Sejuani teleported behind the policewoman, knocking her unconscious with a close-range Q!
The next moment, Thresh also threw his hook, and sure enough, the target was Caitlyn!
But Mata remained calm at all, only cursing "stupid" in his heart, before using Q to freeze Sejuani and then leaving.
While CJ's jungler and support executed their skill combo beautifully, there's really nothing particularly noteworthy about it.
After all, Deft brought Cleanse this game.
This version of Sejuani's Q is still a stun, which can be removed with Cleanse. However, Kim Hyuk-kyu had a clear strategy and did not rush to use Cleanse. Instead, he waited until Thresh hooked his body before finally pressing F!
A clear light shone on the policewoman. Sejuani and Thresh's control chains did not cause her much trouble. She turned around, shot out the net, and used the recoil to move away.
"Ah, CJ really lost out this time!" Roaring Emperor sighed as he watched the scene unfold. "They used Sejuani's Flash, but only managed to get Kai'Sa's Cleanse in return!"
The results of the ganks by both junglers were similar, both resulting in skill exchanges.
The difference is that RISE traded Rumble's Flash for Jarvan IV's Flash, which was undoubtedly a huge win for them.
After all, Rumble, a champion without mobility, relies heavily on Flash to survive. Now that he has no Flash, it's hard to imagine how Rumble will survive if Lee Sin tries to gank him again.
But the situation is different in the bot lane. In the bot lane, Sejuani's Flash traded for Caitlyn's Cleanse, which was undoubtedly a huge loss for Sejuani.
Sejuani's dependence on Flash is undeniable; without Flash, she's no different from a tiger without teeth.
Even without Purify, the female police officer still has Morgana's Magic Shield, making her difficult to catch.
With this back-and-forth between the two sides, the difference in jungler skills became apparent...
Kim Dong-jun sighed slightly, "That's not good. CJ is going to be on the defensive."
Kim Dong-jun is quite skilled; he can predict some obvious trends in the situation.
Without Flash, Rumble is no different from an ATM. In order to prevent the top lane from collapsing, CJ can only shift their focus to the top lane.
In this situation, RISE could either aggressively attack the top lane or switch to attacking the bottom lane, or they could make a decision based on that.
The situation unfolded exactly as Kim Dong-jun had predicted.
After clearing the second round of jungle camps in the top half of the map, CJ's jungler Sejuani did not farm all the way to the bottom half of the map. Instead, she went to the top lane and placed a control ward.
There was no other way. Judging from the jungle clearing speed, this was the time when Lee Sin was likely to gank top, and CJ's jungler dared not leave no matter what.
But at that very moment, Lee Sin suddenly appeared in the bottom lane.
With Sejuani appearing in the top lane, RISE's bot lane duo was no longer a threat and began to fully exert their dominance.
The female police officer and Morgana have top-notch lane control; if they want to push the lane, there's nothing they can't push.
As the minion wave pushed into the tower, Lee Sin appeared behind the tower on time, and RISE's signature tower dive, though late, arrived.
"Just kill Varus, he hasn't been purified." Li Zhixing's calm voice rang out, dispelling the passion in the voice channel.
Since RISE's control abilities are mostly knock-ups, and Cleanse can only remove Morgana's Q, CJ's AD carry didn't choose Cleanse this game, but instead took Barrier.
This missing purification process became a key foreshadowing of his death.
Mata's thinking was incredibly clear. Morgana walked forward with her magic shield up, straight to Varus's face, without any fancy moves, and landed a Q right in his face.
The moment Q hit, the policewoman placed her trap at his feet, and Lee Sin's "Sonic Wave" also hit precisely!
The "Shadow of Torture" burned scorchingly beneath his feet, sniper bullets and "Peacekeeper" pierced through his chest, the blind monk punched and kicked, and finally "Thunder Strike" followed by "Echo Strike" hit him repeatedly, instantly emptying his last bit of health!
"First blood!"
A blood is born!
On the OGN commentary desk, both Roaring Emperor and Kim Dong-jun gaped, speechless for a moment.
It has to be said that RISE is a really strange team; they always manage to complete their bot lane tower dives from all sorts of bizarre angles...
Regardless of the team composition, there will always be tower diving in the bottom lane.
This tower dive was perfectly timed, with the laner and player arriving at the same time; it was clearly premeditated.
RISE clearly thought ahead; they had anticipated that CJ's Sejuani would be guarding the top lane, so they chose to go directly to the bottom lane to break the deadlock!
And the results were indeed remarkable.
Now here's the problem.
Those familiar with RISE know that after successfully diving the bottom lane tower, RISE usually enters a snowballing phase.
If no one breaks the deadlock, this rhythm will usually continue indefinitely, crushing the opponent!
So who will be the game-changer at CJ?
With the bottom lane already weakened, and Rumble in the top lane struggling to survive without Flash, the jungler's actions are also restricted.
Then it can only be the mid lane?
CJ's legendary captain, Ambition!
In the blink of an eye, six minutes had passed, and the camera suddenly switched to the middle lane.
Master An's Kha'Zix reached level six, and standing under the tower, he didn't think much and immediately chose to evolve into W.
Kha'Zix's laning phase still relies heavily on evolving his W; only with the slow effect of W can he have the ability to counter Nidalee.
But he clearly underestimated the strength of his opponent.
Lee Sang-hyeok's reaction was as swift as ever. The moment the mantis crouched down and began to evolve its elytra, a javelin was thrown, striking the mantis squarely in the face during the moment of its evolution!
In that instant, Sect Leader An's expression changed.
too fast.
Almost the instant he evolved, the leopard woman's javelin was already out of his hand; he couldn't even tell if it was a coincidence or a reaction.
But in either case, his life was in danger.
Nidalee pounced and unleashed a full EQ combo, instantly depleting his health bar.
If today is considered the first real match of his professional career, then Lee Sang-hyeok delivered a perfect answer as a champion mid laner.