"They're rolling Snowball."
Inside the eSports stadium, in the front row of the spectator stands, the expressions of the other MSI teams, as well as many of the invited All Stars, turned slightly serious.
Moon, the captain of Fate, one of the Four Emperors and one of the Four Emperors, raised his eyebrows.
"This match-"
"The blue team is going to lose."
The Assassins had put in a lot of effort in the early stages of the game. Their jungler captain, Nian Thirteen, controlled his jungler, Widow Hunter, to constantly invade the enemy's jungle and put pressure on the enemy's three lanes, disrupting SSK Squad's early stages of the game.
But in the face of such a situation, Han Shihao could only think of one way to deal with it.
A solo kill on the middle lane in just over six minutes.
He broke the game with brute force.
Then, he coordinated with MAFA's jungler, Blind Monk, and another solo kill ten minutes later. Disregarding the other two lanes, Han Shihao's mid lane, Jayz, had already established a crushing advantage in the middle lane.
Even Lin Feng, who was sitting in the front row, had a solemn expression on his face.
"This isn't going to be good."
A hero like Jayz, the Future Guardian, would be of little use in the mid-game if they were in a disadvantageous position in the early game. But if they were in a favorable position in the early game, then in the mid-game, whether it was poke or forcefully open, they would become a nightmare for their opponents.
Especially under the bombardment of Jayz's QE Second Company, even defending the tower was an extravagant hope.
… …
At 12 minutes, Team Assassin's outer tower in the middle lane was broken through.
At 13 minutes, SSK's dragon fell to the purple team.
At 15 minutes, Team Assassin's second tower in the middle lane was broken through.
At the same time, Team Assassin's top and bottom defensive towers were destroyed one after another, and the three lanes of minions were advancing towards the blue team.
"Team Assassin is on the defensive now."
On the commentary platform, Lightless Heart's expression turned serious.
Beside him, Mo Sheng nodded and said, "No wonder SSK is recognized as the strongest team in the world. Let's not talk about individual skill, their grasp of the rhythm of the game and the advance of the minions are impeccable."
Sometimes, the victory of a match did not come from the disparity in headcount.
Just by relying on strategic control of the tempo, such as dismantling the tower and pushing the line, he could also make the opponent run for their lives, and finally achieve the goal of achieving victory without bloodshed.
In fact, in this match, Team Assassin had sunk into a state of rushing back and forth, passively defending and putting out fires.
Unknowingly …
The battle had once again fallen into SSK's rhythm.
…
The match came to the 34th minute.
In the arena, Nian Thirteen sighed in front of the computer screen in the Assassin Team Arena. He shook his head and pushed away the keyboard in front of him.
At the same time, the purple "Victory" emblem also appeared on the giant LCD screen on the stage.
In the best-of-3 match, Team Assassin lost the first match.
For a time, the audience below the stage was filled with sighs of regret. Tian Tian, Shi Hang, Golden Shanshan, and the others could not help but sigh.
There was no other way.
Team Assassin had fallen into SSK's rhythm in the early game, and it was too difficult to turn the tables in the mid-to-late game.
Although the Hitman Squad had done a good job in the first few minutes of the match, with Nian Thirteen's Widow Jungler constantly disrupting the rhythm of the opponent's jungler, Nian Thirteen's opponent in this match was MAFA, another Seven Ace jungler who was not inferior to him in terms of strength.
The most important point was … ….
Disrupting SSK's rhythm was not enough.
As long as Han Shihao could develop in the middle lane, he could still instantly become the most eye-catching carry in the match.
Therefore, such a simple analysis seemed to come to a conclusion that left everyone speechless —
It was too difficult to defeat SSK.
…
The second match of the best-of-3 ended even faster than the first.
In this match, SSK, who was placed on the blue side, helped Han Shihao get the Lord of Shadows, Tribulation.
Almost the instant the icon of Tribulation's hero icon lit up in the hero selection box under Han Shihao's ID "F", the entire eSports arena erupted in cheers and applause.
Just like the Card Master to Morning Star.
Ice Bird to Phoenix.
For Han Shihao, or perhaps in the hearts of all his fans, all mid laners who could show off their skills were his signature.
Four minutes into the match, Han Shihao's mid laner, Lord of Shadows, had suppressed Team Assassin's mid laner, Victor, to the point where he could not even land a killing blow.
Four minutes and twenty seconds.
Tribulation soloed Victor in the middle lane.
Blood splattered everywhere.
As the team's jungler, Nian Thirteen had to start paying more attention to the situation in the middle lane. Otherwise, if Han Shihao snowballed again, Tribulation would be able to move freely in the backline of their formation in the mid-game team battle.
At the same time, MAFA on SSK's side began to exert his strength.
Nian Thirteen's attention was focused on the middle lane, and MAFA seized the opportunity to maneuver his jungler to frequently gank the top and bottom lanes. At the same time, he invaded the purple jungle and wiped out a lot of Nian Thirteen's resources.
Ten minutes into the match, the head count was three to one, with SSK leading by two thousand.
Fifteen minutes later, SSK's economic lead was four thousand.
Twenty minutes later, the economic lead was six thousand.
It looked like a gradual increase, but to the Assassin team on the purple side, it was like a guillotine hanging over their heads, slowly descending. That kind of pressure made their hearts feel heavy, so much so that they almost couldn't breathe.
"We lost."
In the front row of the audience, Lin Feng shook his head and gave his evaluation.
"The overall strength of the two teams is still too far apart."
On Team Assassin's side, Nian Thirteen was the only one who could truly hold the fort. The rhythm and tactical system of the team depended on him alone.
On the other hand, on SSK's side, not only did they have Han Shihao, the leader of the Four Emperors, and MAFA, who was on an equal footing with Nian Thirteen, but the other three players also possessed unparalleled individual strength and could stand up and be the team's carry during critical moments.
League of Legends was a team game.
A team with one god and four noobs would never go far in the professional scene. On the other hand, a team composed of five players with above average individual strength and great teamwork would achieve better results than the former.
Taking it a step further, it would be a team composed of five top-tier professional players, or rather, a "Five Gods" team. It would be truly invulnerable, and the combined strength of the team would be enough to ascend to the top of the world's professional esports scene.
For example, Team SSK.
Or …
The team of Lin Feng, Tian Tian, Qiu, Eleven, and Mo.
Lin Feng's mind was in a daze.
Seeing that the final match of the afternoon was about to come to an end, An Xin, who was sitting next to Lin Feng, stood up and explained with a smile that she was going to the bathroom. Seeing An Xin stand up, Tang Bingyao also raised her hand.
"Steamed Bun, I want to go too."
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