socalfunplaces Chapter 20: Catching Bubbles—I'll Knock!
Chapter 20: Catching Bubbles—I'll Knock!
"Don't rush, don't try to steal the kill in the first half, protect your F4 first."
The game lasted six and a half minutes.
Just as Fu Shiyan predicted, the Spider Queen, adhering to the principle of "beating a drowning dog," indeed appeared in the upper half of the bracket on time.
Wu Chen's face showed signs of rising temperature, but it dropped considerably when Fu Shiyan's voice rang out as it had during their previous group play.
Oh right, the bot lane duo is currently pushing the minion wave back, so Vayne and Nami can't provide support.
There's absolutely no need for me to waste my time fighting the spider in the upper half of the map!
"Place a ward at the right crossroads of the red side's first tower... Ocean (Li Rui), Elise is not a jungler who can jump over walls aimlessly. In this situation, you can move your vision a little distance towards the blue buff exit."
"OK!"
"clear!"
Great!
As the jungler and support responded, Zhou Heyang, who was focused on last-hitting minions, took a moment to look at the situation in the mid lane, feeling a mix of emotions.
Despite sacrificing himself to help the bottom lane at the start of the game and still being able to command the overall situation, Twisted Fate was only six CS behind Ahri in their matchup.
Is this the strength of a top ten player in the King of Glory?
No, that's not right.
The players in ADG are all Challenger tier players, and their bot lane AD even reached the top three at one point. Now, when I face him, although I can't beat him, I don't feel the suffocating, terrifying pressure I feel when soloing the mid laner.
Not to mention their unheard-of command abilities—not only can they assign them tasks, but they can even manage if the wards are placed slightly crooked!
Therefore, even among the top players, there are unimaginable differences.
7 minutes and 40 seconds!
Fu Shiyan offered, "After you finish upgrading your equipment, help me get some mana."
On his first return to base, in order to ensure damage output and contest lane dominance with Ahri, he bought Sheen first.
In situations where there isn't enough mana or cooldown reduction items, the benefits provided by buffs are especially important.
Meanwhile, people were also exchanging messages in hushed tones in ADG's voice channel.
"The card is level six!"
"Let him clear the bottom lane a bit; he'll probably still come back to cause you trouble."
"This guy is pretty steady in lane, he's even managing to farm without missing a single CS (creep score)."
"It's okay, his other teammates are pretty bad. For example, this top laner, playing Rumble, can get pushed under the tower by my Nautilus."
The five members of the red team were somewhat nervous about the card of fate that was hanging in the air, and who knew when it would be revealed.
As a result, he unconsciously became more cautious in his positioning and held his skills more tightly than usual.
But there's no way around it; that's the inherent deterrent power of global support skills. Even if you've just upgraded them, it's enough to plant a thorn in the opponent's mind.
Fu Shiyan has unique insights into the hero Twisted Fate, both as a player and as a coach.
Except for situations where you can reliably secure resources by using your ultimate ability, such as when the dragon pit is already in place, or when the number of people on the front line is equal or even greater.
He prefers to hold onto his cards' ultimate abilities rather than using them immediately.
Then, use this skill, which can be activated at any time, to gain additional initiative in the tempo.
The reasoning is very simple;
As long as you don't unleash this ultimate move for even a second, your opponent can't relax for even a second.
The oppressive feeling hanging overhead was even more torturous than actually flying down.
In contrast, some novice players like to immediately use their ultimate skill as soon as they reach level six, eager to find opportunities to dominate the game.
To be honest, this behavior is somewhat foolish.
After all, everyone knows that once a card reaches level six, its ultimate ability can instantly turn the game into a situation where the opponent outnumbers the player—so any smart person would take precautions against this in advance.
They're guarding against you in every way – vision, movement, skill retention.
You know, it just so happens that you launch your big attack when others are most vigilant and their defenses are tightest. It would be a waste if you didn't make a wasted trip.
Despite ADG's vigilance, Fu Shiyan still found a good opportunity.
After all, there's no way you can guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days.
The level count above the card's head keeps rising.
Level 6, Level 7, Level 8... As time went on, the five ADG players inevitably experienced a moment of relaxation.
The game time has reached a little over ten minutes.
ADG's Ahri disappeared from mid lane for a while, and when she reappeared, she also had the Ancient Golem buff. Coincidentally, near the corner of the river, the ward placed by the support caught the Spider recalling in place during the last bit of its duration.
"So, recalling from the bushes is a good habit!"
Fu Shiyan chuckled inwardly, then quickly relayed information to his teammates: "The bot lane can start pushing the lane slowly. Gragas should recall and upgrade his items before heading bot. ADG's bottom jungle is empty. Elise will head top after leaving base. We'll gank bot with five players. Rumble, teleport now!"
hum!
Half a minute later.
A golden Eye of Destiny appeared above the heads of the five members of the red team.
The card has been used to its full potential!
"Bottom lane! Bottom lane! They're going to gank bot!"
Jinjiao shouted, looking at the minion wave advancing towards the tower and the red whirlwinds glowing on the minions. He knew exactly what was going to happen next.
I'm so damn angry!
What grudge do you hold against me? Why did you let me play a five-man gank in a practice match?
"The goddess of fate is smiling!"
Without giving Jinjiao any extra time to react, Fu Shiyan timed his appearance with his own top laner's teleport landing, activating their ultimate abilities simultaneously.
The golden figure and the red whirlwind landed almost simultaneously.
Now, Nami is faced with an incredibly difficult choice—should she use water to soak Twisted Fate and prevent Vayne from being stunned by the yellow card? Or should she try to soak Rumble and prevent him from unleashing his ultimate?
"Catch the bubbles!"
"Catch the bubbles!! I'm knocking..."
However, ADG's support player either slipped up or lost his mind, failing to pressure Rumble's teleport landing or Twisted Fate's ultimate landing.
The life-saving bubble was thrown straight at the support player who hadn't yet taken the tower's hit.
Ding!
A golden card was played smoothly, and Vayne was firmly pinned under the tower, unable to move.
The next second, a string of rockets dealing massive damage rained down from the sky, landing precisely at Vayne's feet.
Zhu Dan's Rambo damage also followed suit, with the temperature control being just right.
"Nice!"
The rest of the story is relatively simple. Zhou Heyang only needs to control the mouse, stand comfortably at the back of the crowd, and frantically unleash his ultimate attack with "biubiubiu".
BJBS-Zhy has killed ADG-jinjiao!
BJBS-BCYM has defeated ADG-Shine!
ADG-Ray kills BJBS-BCYM!
BJBS-Crush has killed ADG-Ray!
ADG's Titan also teleported down and hooked Rumble to keep him in place.
However, since the mid and jungle are not nearby, even with the turret, the damage from just one tank like the Titan is not enough to change the course of the battle.
In the end, BJBS managed to save Titan by sacrificing a single kill.
One for three!
Blood flowed like a river beneath the tower.
In their first clash between City Showdown and LSPL league teams, BJBS emerged victorious.