Chapter 243.1: He had a teammate who he could trust with his life! (1/2)
Gary arrived at the top lane one step ahead of Wei Xiao. Invisible in the grass, his position was perfect.
Although Commentator Brother Mouth was a Close fan who liked to praise him, he had to praise Gary this time around. “This positioning is very on point. He can see the enemy providing support immediately and block the other party’s way. Once the death knight manages to latch onto the shadow thief, Close won’t be able to escape!”
Would Close be surrounded and pincered to death from the front and back?
What were they thinking?!
Were the training matches they played for nothing? Was FTW’s coaching team there for nothing? Was the information that Captain Fu had sorted through personally all in vain?
Or did they think that Close’s brain wasn’t good enough to remember those routines that he’d figured out clearly a long time ago?
None of the above.
In the end… Yuan Ze had only just switched forms and hadn’t yet swept out his blade when the shadow thief had already started his assault, using a shadow attack to land a mark and retreat to the furthest possible distance.
His shadow attack combo didn’t break, and what was even more shocking was that he had avoided both Yuan Ze’s attack and Gary’s mark!
L&P’s team chat.
Gary: “Sure enough, badass.”
They’d known early on that they may not be able to hold him, but they hadn’t expected him to be this slippery.
It was fortunate that the one using the death knight was Yuan Ze, and the one with the shadow thief was Gary. If it was anyone else, then they would have ended up either dead or injured.
Similarly, it was a good thing that the Close was the shadow thief or else Gary would’ve taken First Blood a long time ago!
This round wasn’t like the jungle zone invasion. Gary wasn’t about to leave until he’d obtained some results, and not only did he not leave, VIVI had also rushed over from the mid-lane.
At this time, Wei Xiao had just arrived at the dragon pit and was halfway to the top lane. Ning Zhehan gave him a signal. “President V went up!”
Wei Xiao had already seen his direction from the minimap. “Mm.”
Ning Zhehan followed VIVI closely, not willing to let L&P have a three against two fight.
At this moment, Wei Xiao was faced with a choice.
Would he continue supporting the top lane, or would he turn around to catch VIVI with Ning Zhehan?
The audience, who had the god’s perspective, noticed this problem quickly. The commentators had already tossed this question over to Eurostar-star to deal with.
Although Eurostar wasn’t as sharp as his own captain, as the core of TPT and the Godly Calculator’s darling, his vision was no joke still. “Considering the overall situation, it’s better if he supports Ning Zhehan and ganks VIVI. The zither warlock is weaker than the earth mage in the early stages, and although Ning Zhehan is stable, his defense tower has already lost one sixth of its health. If they continue to let it go like this, the zither warlock’s development phase will be extended, which would be a poor outcome for the overall battle situation.”
He paused, then continued: “And VIVI has always been a cunning player. It’s very difficult to gank him deliberately; this is a rare opportunity.”
This was a very comprehensive comment. He gave a full range of advice that took into consideration the situation, talents, and the players’ temperaments.
So, how would Wei Xiao choose?
The audience just wanted to watch the excitement. “Go to the top lane!! Hurry up and help Close kill those two dog men!”
“Little Ning, drag down VIVI so that Quiet and Close can have a 2v2 against Yuan Ze and Gary!”
“Take down the top lane! I want to see FTW take down all the towers in the top lane today!”
Wei Xiao paused for about 0.5 seconds, then took action!
At first, the director had given the audience a shot of the top lane. The first thing they saw was Close rushing forward half a step. It seemed like he was going to fight!
Close had gone up. Was it because Quiet had decided to support the top lane?
That was what the audience thought, as well as the three players from L&P.
Gary: “Quiet’s coming up!”
Close’s actions were tantamount to telling them that there was someone behind him.
Yuan Ze didn’t make a sound. He stared at the minimap and watched Ning Zhehan’s positioning.
VIVI: “I’ll get rid of Ning Zhehan.”
That was the appropriate course of action. If VIVI was able to reach the top lane first, then the two jungler kings from FTW would be done for on the top lane today.
“That’s not right!” Yuan Ze, who’d been keeping an eye on the area, noticed that something was off. “Quiet wouldn’t take so long… F*ck!”
Sure enough, even before he finished speaking, the kiss of the blood raven landed on VIVI’s head, accurately controlling him. It was followed by a combo from the blood thief. By the time VIVI could move, the zither warlock’s skills had also been tossed over. Chords hit his body, providing both strong control and DPS.
The earth mage’s name might sound similar to that of the earth shaman, but the two of them were very different talents.
One’s health was as thin as paper, while the other was tough and thick. What they had in common was that they both had strong control skills.
However, the problem was that an earth mage who had been controlled first could only be done for.
He couldn’t even activate a flash skill. Of course, using it wouldn’t make much sense since the blood thief would kill him anyway.
In this canyon, life and death were separated by only this short second.
System Announcement––
First Blood!
FTW.Quiet killed L&P.VIVI!
Quiet happily picked up First Blood. FTW was off to a good start!
Cheers rang endlessly from the audience, even as a bloody battle broke out on the top lane.
When the announcement that Close had been killed popped up, the live broadcast audience and the live audience at the scene both felt a sense of incredulity.
The great demon king had been killed…
Five minutes into the start of the game, Close had been killed…
Looking at the games across the whole competition zone, as long as Close participated, his death count had always been very low. Let alone when it was only five minutes into the game.
Trading VIVI for Close?
Had FTW really gotten the advantage in this wave?
Countless people began to question this, and their hearts even started to feel cold.
When a player was so iconic, his death wouldn’t be as simple as just losing experience and gold coins. It would result in a sharp drop in momentum!
The most important thing in a game were these intangible feelings.