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Chapter 233 The Ultimate Defense

Chapter 233 The Ultimate Defense

Sneaky's Sivir and ZeyzaI's Tahm Kench are practically like two gatekeepers. Sivir's W skill combined with her Q skill...

His wave clear speed is no less than Ziggs'. Meanwhile, Tahm Kench stays close to Sivir, ready to use his W whenever WoIf's Rakan wants to...

The moment Tahm Kench initiates a team fight, he immediately swallows Sivir whole.

Xiao Yan's Xayah was indeed having a very difficult time in the laning phase. The Ziggs would frequently throw bombs under the tower, and Sivir's shurikens bounced back and forth across the minion wave. To conserve his health, Xiao Yan had to forgo some dangerous last-hitting and focus on controlling the lane and farming.

"This is so agonizing." Wawa shook his head with a wry smile in the commentary booth. "Fifteen minutes have passed, and the kill score is still 0-0. Although SKT has secured the first dragon and Rift Herald, their gold difference is almost zero. C9's defense is absolutely impenetrable."

"SKT has to make some moves with the Rift Herald," Miller analyzed. "If C9 continues to farm without any pressure, once Ziggs and Sivir get their items, SKT won't be able to push into their base at all."

Sixteen minutes in, SKT gathered four players and pushed the mid lane tower with the Rift Herald.

However, C9's response was textbook-perfectly "disgusting".

Just as the Rift Herald was assuming its charging stance, Jensen's Ziggs unleashed his ultimate, Science Infernal Cannon, from a distance!

"boom!"

A massive mushroom cloud rose in the center of the minion wave, and SKT's wave of cannon minions was instantly wiped out.

Without the cover of the minion wave, the Rift Herald managed to charge out and take down most of the health of the mid-lane tower, but it was then focused down and killed by Ornn and Trundle.

SKT's advance has once again ended in failure.

"This is C9's tactic!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed. "The Ziggs' ultimate ability to clear waves is unstoppable! If SKT wants to push towers, they have to tank the tower's damage and try to take them down head-on, but that's too risky!"

Time was ticking away.

Twenty minutes, twenty-five minutes, thirty minutes —

The situation on the field seemed to have reached a stagnant state, without any ripples.

SKT, leveraging TheShy's Fiora's split-pushing advantage on the side lanes, took down C9's top and bottom outer turrets and secured three dragons. However, C9's mid-lane turret remained firmly planted in the center of the map, unyielding no matter how hard SKT tried to remove it.

At this point, the economic difference between the two sides was still less than three thousand yuan.

"Thirty minutes have passed, and the kill score is still 0-0." Wawa's voice carried a hint of fatigue. "This is definitely the most boring match in this World Championship so far. C9's Ornn has already completed two upgraded items, one for Ziggs and one for Sivir. Now, C9's two carries not only have high damage output but also an extremely high margin for error."

"SKT's players are starting to get impatient." Miller keenly observed the details on the field. "Look at Peanut's Lee Sin. When he was clearing wards in the jungle just now, his positioning was obviously a bit too far forward, and he almost got stuck by Trundle's pillar. The prolonged tension has caused their concentration to drop."

Indeed, the atmosphere in SKT's voice channel had become extremely tense.

"Damn it! Are these guys even going to fight?!" Peanut couldn't help but swear. "I've been camping in this jungle for five minutes, and they haven't even come out to build a ward!"

"Don't rush, stay calm." Faker's voice was calm, but fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. When his Ryze was pushing the lane, he had to be constantly wary of Ornn's long-range engages and Tahm Kench's ganks, which put him under immense mental pressure.

"TheShy, can you solo kill Ornn?" kkOma anxiously watched the screen backstage.

"I can't kill him." TheShy shook his head. "He's too tanky, and he's always hiding under the tower. If I tower dive, Trundle and Tahm Kench will come to support me at any time."

The entire SKT team seems to be stuck in an inescapable deadlock.

Just then, Xiao Yan's voice rang out in the voice channel, still so clear, calm, and without the slightest ripple.

"Get ready to take down Baron Nashor."

"What?" Peanut was stunned for a moment. "Take Baron now? C9 will definitely come to engage. The terrain of the Baron pit is too advantageous for Ziggs. One ultimate from him and we'll all be left with very low health!"

"We need to force them to come and engage in team fights." Xiao Yan's eyes were fixed on the minimap on the screen. "They're hiding under their towers, we can never push in. Only by pulling them out and fighting in the jungle will we have a chance."

"But—" WoIf hesitated, "Tahm Kench and Troll Warlord are too protective, it's hard for me to engage Ziggs and Sivir."

"I don't need you to drive in the back." Xiao Yan's lips curled into a cold smile. "You just need to control Ornn and the troll, and leave the rest to me."

Thirty-three minutes.

SKT's entire team gathered at the Baron pit, cleared the vision, and immediately attacked the Baron!

C9 reacted very quickly. They knew that if SKT took down the Baron, their defenses would likely be torn apart, especially with Fiora's split-pushing.

"SKT is taking Baron! C9 is on their way!" In the commentary booth, Wawa's spirits instantly lifted. "After 33 minutes of dull play, is the first team fight finally about to erupt?!"

C9 maintained their formation perfectly.

Ornn was at the forefront, Troll Warlord provided cover on the flanks, and Tahm Kench stayed close to Sivir and Ziggs.

When Baron's health dropped to 5,000, C9's Ornn immediately summoned his ultimate ability from afar—Call of the Forging God!

A massive amount of magma rolled in from afar, heading straight for the SKT players inside the Dragon Pit!

"Ornn has used his ultimate! The angle of this ultimate is extremely tricky, blocking SKT's retreat route!" Miller shouted.

At the same time, Jensen's Bomber also unleashed his ultimate move without hesitation!

The scientifically designed Hellfire Cannon, carrying an aura of destruction, crashed down towards the center of the Dragon Pit!

"boom!"

"Bang!"

Ornn's second ultimate, combined with Ziggs' ultimate, instantly created devastating AOE damage within the narrow Baron pit!

Peanut's Lee Sin and WoIf's Rakan were instantly reduced to almost nothing! Faker's Ryze also lost half his health!

"SKT is going to explode! C9's combo was perfect!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed.

At this critical moment.

"Wolf, open!"

Without hesitation, the low-health WoIf activated his ultimate skill, combined with Flash and W, transforming into a golden lightning bolt as he charged towards Ornn and Trundle, who had just used their ultimates and were still in the skill recovery animation!

"Rakan has entered the fray! He's lifted Ornn and Trundle!"

But the back row of the C9 remained unharmed.

Tahm Kench swallowed Sivir whole, while Ziggs used his W ability to create distance and prepare to continue attacking.

"SKT can't win this team fight! Although Rakan has controlled the front line, SKT's back line has been harassed too much by Ziggs! Fiora is also stuck on the flank by Trundle's pillar!" Wawa shouted in despair.

However, just when everyone thought SKT was about to collapse.

A purple figure emerged from the shadows of the Great Dragon Pit like a ghost.