Nian Thirteen had a bad breath and did not have the temperament of an expert at all. He was often provoked by a certain someone's words to the point of jumping up and down in anger.
However, as the jungler of Team Assassin and one of the top two junglers in the world alongside Mafa, Nian Thirteen's ability was undeniably recognized in the esports circle and in the eyes of his old friends and rivals.
Indeed, after so many years, Nian Thirteen had never encountered a real opponent in the jungling field, excluding the time when Li Shiyi was at his peak during the S1 season.
Even SSK's seventh ace jungler, Mafa, was only on par with him in terms of overall ability. Moreover, SSK's seventh ace jungler was more inclined to lead the tempo in the mid to late game. Hence, when it came to gank and invade the jungle in the early game … Nian Thirteen was widely recognized as the best in the esports circle.
That was why Lin Feng and the others were so shocked when they received Shi Hang's call and heard about the situation.
They did not expect a rookie European team and a rookie jungler to be able to force Nian Thirteen into such a difficult situation.
However …
Yes, this was Nian Thirteen. Even if the tempo was not smooth in the early game, with his ability, he would always have the chance to turn the tables.
"What exactly happened?"
Lin Feng looked at Shi Hang.
Shi Hang took a deep breath and quickly explained, "I've told you guys over the phone.
"I've told you guys over the phone. There was no problem with the rhythm at the start of the match. Moreover, it was obvious that the Assassin King's side was much stronger than BW's. At least, until Olaf, the Thirteenth Brother, took the first kill — the rhythm was on the Assassin King's side for the first three to four minutes."
"However, BW's jungler, Panther Lady, started to show her strength.
"About six minutes later, the top lane counterattacked and squatted all the way to Olaf's position.
"BW's top laner, Jayz, was originally the blue team's top laner, and he had the upper hand in the lane. The Rock Assassin's team's Assassin's Rock Assassin's team was definitely able to withstand the pressure. After selling out twice, they waited for Olaf from Thirteenth to arrive —
"In the end, the Rock Golem didn't have good control either. It was drained too much when it was selling its HP. Thirteenth had no choice but to forcefully gank it from the front."
"The damage is more than enough. With the axe stuck to Jesse, he won't be able to escape."
"Then the leopard girl came out."
"Jayce and Panther Girl focused fire on Olaf, almost emptying Thirteenth Brother's HP. The Assassin's Rock Golem was dodged by Panther Girl's Flash, and then Thirteenth Brother's Olaf was killed."
Shi Hang paused for a moment after he said this in one breath.
"The stone man is almost as big as his face."
Although Ceng Rui, Li Shiyi, and Tang Bingyao didn't interrupt him, their eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
Getting close to the rock man's attack?
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes.
"Oh."
"Then the road was blown up?"
Shi Hang nodded. "They got a double kill for Panther Girl. Jayce wasn't dead yet, and BW's tempo immediately rose. But … this is just the beginning."
In fact, most of the people in the training room at that time, including Shi Hang and the other members of the Quick Water Club, would still be full of confidence in the Assassin Team if it was only up to the top lane.
Because they had absolute faith in Nian Thirteen's strength.
But this guy …
Even if there was a small accident in the early stages of the game, to the extent that even professional junglers couldn't handle it, he was still able to rely on his terrifying offensive rhythm and wandering gank ability to make up for the situation.
But just like what Shi Hang said at this moment —
Contrary to everyone's expectations, after the intense 2v2 battle on the top lane, everything had just begun.
"Thirteenth Brother's Olaf didn't even go to the lower half of the jungle after he resurrected. Instead, he went straight to the top lane. This is his most typical style. Catch people to death and give them 'military training'."
"Moreover, Jayce had a double summon last time. If he didn't defend himself and got caught by Olaf this time, he would really collapse in an instant."
"But who knew … Panther Girl would actually crouch on the top lane!"
Speaking of the previous scene, even now, Shi Hang's tone was still filled with lingering fear and disbelief.
"It's true. I'm f * cking dumbfounded."
"It's as if he has a complete picture of the whole picture and knows exactly what Thirteenth Brother is thinking."
"Then, on the top lane, Olaf and the rock man were killed again."
"Panther Girl became completely fat."
"Then, when Thirteenth Brother resurrected, he went to the bottom lane to farm … After killing the three wolves, he walked towards the Toad Jungle, but Panther Girl invaded the jungle again —"
"He killed her in one go."
At this point, Shi Hang paused and looked at the others in front of him who were also stunned. He sighed and concluded.
"So, the rhythm collapsed."
"Panther Girl takes off."
"Olaf explodes."
…
As everyone knew, the two Seven King Junglers in the world's professional eSports scene had completely different playstyles.
If Mafa's jungler style was to develop in the early stages and occasionally provide support, mainly starting to work with his teammates in the middle stages to bring up the rhythm, then Nian Thirteen would gank from the beginning to the end. There was no such thing as "herbivore" or "carnivore". He could be called a jungler who refused to eat.
It was not the first time that the two King of Junglers had fought against each other. Both of them had their fair share of wins and losses. However, even if Mafa was able to gain the upper hand in the Jungler matchup, he would try his best to drag the pace of the match into the middle or late stages of the match. He would then be able to defeat Nian Thirteen after he was dragged into the strong rhythm that he was good at.
As for those who could directly compete with the rhythm in the early stages and gank head-on, they could still beat Nian Thirteen —
There was no one who could do that before.
At this time, Lin Feng frowned slightly.
"It doesn't make sense."
With one sentence, he directly expressed his judgment and opinion of the current match.
As he spoke, he turned to look at Li Shiyi.
"If it were you back then, would you be able to do this?"
Li Shiyi shook his head without hesitation.
"Impossible."
"Even back then, there was no way I could win against Nian Thirteen in the early stages of the game, let alone calculate all of his routes and intentions."
Lin Feng nodded.
That was the way to go. Mind the Thirteenth's strength was undeniable. Moreover, his early gank and invasion attacks were his strongest moves as a Seven King jungler. It was not easy for anyone to win against him in his strongest area. Tang Bingyao's overall strength was not too strong, but in terms of individual matchmaking ability and hand speed, even Wildsnow Nightsong would not be able to win against her.
Back then, Li Shiyi's strength wasn't just at the level of an ordinary Seven King.
But even he couldn't do it back then.
Even the other jungler of SSK, Mafa, couldn't do it.
In that case —
Lin Feng's gaze sharpened as he looked at the LCD screen on the wall.
"This Nate guy …"
"There's no way he can do it."
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