prynovel Chapter 236 Trap
Chapter 236 Trap
Chapter 236 Trap
The competition has officially begun.
The bugle call for the entire army to launch an attack resounded throughout the canyon.
The director wisely kept the camera fixed on the bottom lane. Everyone held their breath, anticipating a clash between two top-tier ADCs.
As soon as the first wave of minions appeared, Uzi's Lucian displayed extremely aggressive play. He directly crossed the minion wave, attempting to use his Q skill to penetrate the minions and harass Xiao Yan's Varus.
However, Xiao Yan's Varus was like a slippery eel. The instant Lucian raised his hand, he made only a tiny sideways movement to perfectly avoid the holy light, and at the same time, he delivered a backhand basic attack to Lucian.
Uzi frowned and immediately pressed forward, trying to use the two basic attacks from his passive ability to get back.
But the instant he took a step forward, Xiao Yan had already controlled Varus to retreat. The distance was perfectly controlled; Lucian's basic attack just missed Varus, and instead, because it attracted the aggro of the SKT minions, Varus lost a sliver of health.
"Hiss—" Guan Zeyuan in the commentary booth gasped. "Xiao Yan's distance control is terrifying! That step back he took just now was practically measured with a ruler; any more and he'd be hit, any less and he wouldn't have created enough distance. Xiao Yan really lost out in that trade!"
But this is just the beginning.
The "trap" that Xiao Yan mentioned before the competition is gradually unfolding.
Three minutes later, both bottom laners reached level three. This is an extremely dangerous point, as Lucian and Alistar's burst damage will undergo a qualitative change at this moment.
Uzi's eyes sharpened. He noticed that Xiao Yan's Varus had made an extremely subtle "mistake" in his positioning—in order to finish off a low-health cannon minion, Varus took an extra step forward, just entering the maximum range of Alistar's W!
opportunity!
"Open fire!" Uzi shouted in the voice chat.
Ming's Alistar didn't hesitate at all, immediately flashing and using WQ combo to smash towards Varus like a cannonball!
Uzi's Lucian also used his E skill to slide forward, preparing to unleash a burst of damage.
"RNG has made their move! Alistar flashes and combos! Varus is in danger!!" Wawa exclaimed loudly.
However, just as the bull was about to knock Varus away...
"Ding!"
A golden light flashed.
Xiao Yan's Varus actually used Flash the instant Alistar's WQ combo was in mid-air!
Moreover, instead of flashing backward to escape, he flashed to the side and forward, directly creating distance between himself and Alistar. At the same time, he used his E skill to slow down Lucian who was sliding up!
"You dodged the Minotaur's Flash combo!" Miller shouted.
But that's not the most fatal thing.
Just as Lucian slid forward, used all his skills, and was in a skill cooldown period, a berserker wielding two axes suddenly emerged from the bushes in the river—Peanut's Olaf!
"A trap! It's a trap!!" Guan Zeyuan reacted instantly, his voice trembling with excitement. "Xiao Yan's movement was intentional! He used his own body as bait to bait out Alistar's Flash and Lucian's dash! Peanut was already lurking nearby!"
Losing his mobility, Lucian was unable to move an inch under Olaf's slowing axe and Varus's red buff's relentless attacks. WoIf's Thresh even landed a precise hook on Lucian as he tried to Flash away.
"FirstBlood!"
Just three and a half minutes into the game, Xiao Yan's Varus secured the first blood against Uzi!
The entire audience erupted in uproar!
"My God—" the doll exclaimed, clutching her head in her hands. "This game of strategy was too deep! Xiao Yan understands the puppy's psychology too well! He knew the puppy would definitely attack when he saw that opening, so he called Little Peanut to counter-ambush him beforehand! The puppy's 'courage' became his fatal weakness!"
This is just the first wave.
For the next ten minutes, Summoner's Rift completely transformed into a "beast trap" tailor-made by Xiao Yan for Uzi.
At six minutes, RNG's jungler Mig tried to help the bottom lane get back at them, with Xin Zhao flanking and ganking.
Uzi's Lucian once again took the initiative to lure the opponent, trying to create an opening.
But Xiao Yan seemed to have a full view of the map. Two seconds before Zhao Xin appeared, he suddenly controlled Varus to retreat and unleashed his ultimate move (Corruption Vine) without hesitation, fixing Lucian, who had just slid up, firmly in place!
Meanwhile, Faker's Syndra emerged from the shadows of the jungle and instantly killed Lucian with a single combo!
Seeing this, Zhao Xin could only flee in panic.
"It's another trap! Xiao Yan isn't even engaging in direct combat; he's playing mind games!" Miller sighed. "The puppy is too eager to gain an advantage; he's too impatient. As a result, every time he makes a move, he falls into Xiao Yan's carefully laid trap!"
The collapse of the bottom lane was like the first domino, instantly triggering a chain reaction.
Because RNG's core strategy revolves around the bottom lane, Mig and Xiaohu have to frequently move to the bottom lane to try and help Uzi out of trouble.
But this is exactly what SKT wanted.
In the top half of the map, without the threat of the jungler, TheShy's Jayce unleashed his true potential. Letme's Sion was pinned under the tower and couldn't even get any experience, falling behind by 60 CS in 15 minutes, and the top lane tower fell early on.
In the mid lane, Faker's Syndra, relying on her champion advantage and individual skill, firmly locked Xiaohu's Galio in the mid lane, and even managed to get a solo kill.
RNG's proud four-protect-one strategy crumbled in the face of Xiao Yan's suffocating "trap-style" playstyle.
"This is suffocating." Guan Zeyuan stared at the huge economic disparity on the screen, his tone tinged with disbelief. "Before the match, everyone thought it would be a fierce, head-on clash, but who could have imagined it would turn out to be a one-sided intellectual crushing?"
"Xiao Yan's understanding of Uzi is simply outrageous," Wawa said with a wry smile. "Every move Uzi makes, every skill he uses, even his mentality of trying to turn the tide in desperate situations—Xiao Yan has calculated it all perfectly. This isn't a match; it's like playing chess!"
Two thousand minutes into the game, SKT had already gained a seven thousand gold lead.
The RNG players' faces were filled with anxiety and confusion. Their once-proud fighting style was completely ineffective, and every opportunity they thought they had seized turned out to be a trap set by SKT.
At 24 minutes, SKT approached Baron Nashor.
RNG knew this was their last chance; if Baron Nashor fell, the game would be over.
"Fight! We have to fight!" Uzi roared in the voice chat. Although his Lucian was underfarmed, his eyes still burned with an indomitable flame. This was his "courage"—even knowing it was a dead end, he would fight his way through fire and water.
MIG's Xin Zhao took the lead, flashing and using his ultimate to sweep through SKT's formation, attempting to force a team fight.
Letme's Sion also drove into the crowd from the side.
For a moment, chaos erupted in front of the Dragon Pit.