Three minutes after the start of the match, the first wave of gank came out of the blue.
Olaf, the jungler of the blue team, circled around and caught the target with his level 2 solo buff.
He brazenly used a [Blink] on the purple team's mid laner.
It was so fast that most of the spectators from the various clubs could not react in time. They could not help but stare in awe.
So fierce!?
They had already witnessed Team God's aggressive playstyle yesterday, but today, they were up against the world's strongest team, SSK. Furthermore, they were targeting Han Shihao's mid lane from the get-go.
It could only be described as risky!
One had to know that the timing of Olaf's first wave of gank was also very important. If one did not achieve the desired effect or gain, one's location would be exposed, giving the opponent's jungler a chance to grow.
Fortunately, Olaf managed to grab something from this wave of attacks.
He crippled Ike's HP.
He forced out a Blink.
Many of the spectators who had recovered from their daze gradually figured out some unusual details from the gank in the mid lane.
The timing of Olaf's gank was perfect. In fact, one couldn't blame Han Shihao's midlaner Ike for being careless. In that kind of situation, on the one hand, you wouldn't have thought that the opponent would use a Level 2 Trick, and on the other hand …
It was also because the blue team's mid laner, Sindera, had acted too naturally. He did not reveal any clues that would have alerted Ike.
It was true.
If it weren't for the fact that the spectator from God's perspective had not seen Olaf's route through the river, as well as Sindera's movements and positioning, almost none of the top professional players in the training room would have thought that there was any possibility of danger in that wave of attack.
Sindera really did not do anything. He did not even purposely reveal an opening to act as bait.
But the more he did so, the harder it was for his opponent to be suspicious.
"Wait a minute."
In the front row of the crowd, Autumn's eyes sharpened for a moment.
"Sindera did something."
Moon's expression turned solemn as well.
"Yeah."
"He quickly pushed a wave of minions."
It was so subtle that it was almost impossible for others to notice, but with the two Yonkō's experience and eyesight, they were able to grasp the crux of it and see through the truth behind the blue team's operation.
On the surface, Sindera did not try to seduce him.
However, during the first wave of minions, the Head of Darkness took the initiative to fight with Ike, forcing him to retreat. Then, the second wave of minions pressed down on the opponent's tower.
After the minions entered the tower, Sindera seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally let go of the two minions at the foot of the opposite tower. It controlled that when the third wave of minions left the tower, the position of the minions would be closer to the blue side since the opposing minions had the advantage in numbers.
Therefore, Ike's position would naturally be slightly closer to the front.
Just like that, they quietly created an ideal environment for Olaf, who was the jungler, to circle around the back.
It seemed like Syndra had done nothing.
But in reality … he had done everything he could.
This was also the part that made people's scalps go numb. When your opponent's maneuvers and arrangements were something that you couldn't understand and deal with even after seeing it, then it was almost equivalent to being eaten alive by your opponent.
Without batting an eyelid, he killed people without a trace.
This was even more terrifying than winning a head-on battle between players.
"Can you react in time?"
Autumn glanced at Moon, who was beside her.
The captain of Fate, who was also one of the Yonkō, was silent. After a while, he shook his head.
"No."
"I can't predict it."
At the same time, the two European kings, Phoenix and Spoon, looked at Morning Star on the blue side with complicated expressions.
"This guy …"
"The pressure he's giving off is getting bigger and bigger."
…
Apart from Olaf's gank in the middle lane, the top lane and bottom lane of Summoner's Canyon were still as calm as ever. There were no fights that broke out between the top and bottom lanes.
On the top lane, there was a certain gap between the strength of the top laners of both teams. However, in order to come up with a full support system, Wolf chose to use Twilight Eye instead of other top laners that could better showcase his individual abilities. So, although Wolf was still able to land a steady last hit on Gnar on the blue side, he was not able to establish much of an advantage at all.
As for the bottom lane —
It was one thing to not have any kills.
However, the combination of the bottom lane, especially the collision between the ADC players of both teams, was even fiercer than Olaf's gank in the middle lane.
Obama versus Frost.
The former was undoubtedly more agile, but the latter, under the control of SSK's ADC, relied on his top-notch positioning and maneuvering to clash with the Holy Ranger like a dance on the tip of a knife. His normal attacks and poke skills didn't put him at a disadvantage at all.
Obama would often seize the opportunity to use a Q skill, "Penetrating Holy Light", which would penetrate Ai Xi's body and take away a portion of her HP. Then, Ai Xi would backhand with a W skill. The Holy Spear Ranger would slow down and take advantage of the situation to press forward and use Q to recover her HP.
At the same time, they always maintained a safe distance from their opponent's support heroes.
They did not give the opponent's Tauren or Hammerstone the slightest chance to force a crowd-control.
Moon, who was sitting in the front row of the crowd, nodded slightly.
"Both of them are the top ADC in the world."
"Blade from the North American region. His hand speed is not any worse than them, but his meticulousness and experience are still lacking."
Autumn's gaze also fell on the bottom lane on the spectator's screen.
"Wasteland Nightsong is in good condition."
"But Ray is still playing a little better. Ai Xi's resistance against the pressure was perfectly executed by him."
"Also —"
"There's a gap between the supports of both sides."
Indeed.
In terms of ADC, Barren Snow's Nightsong and Ray's abilities were on par with each other. However, in terms of support, SSK's Cube was definitely stronger than them by more than a few notches.
Disregarding everything else, just by looking at the current situation of the bottom lane, Barren Snow's Nightsong was able to rely on his ADC, Obama, to suppress the enemy's tempo to a certain extent. However, looking at the health status of his support, God's support, Hammerstone, was no longer in a good state. Moreover, he had already consumed all of his health potions.
"If Cube finds an opportunity and Tauren starts a wave of attacks, Hammerstone will have to dodge."
Moon nodded and gave his evaluation.
As a competitor in the same LCK division, he had a deep understanding of SSK's support's ability to seize opportunities.
Perhaps.
At this time, Tauren was already looking for an opportunity.
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