Summoner's Rift.
The air crackled with tension…
G2's top laner, Wunder, was sweating bullets.
The pressure Jiang Chen exerted on him was even stronger than TheShy's.
TheShy would pressure his lane and then just farm.
But Jiang Chen? He pressured you, farmed, and never gave you an inch.
He was relentless.
“What a dog,” he muttered under his breath.
Then, he started mentally berating RNG's coach.
“How did you keep a player with that kind of talent, reaction speed, awareness, and mechanics hidden? I don’t want to be the stepping stone for Jiang Chen’s rise to fame!”
He thought of Yue Lun for a second.
He added into his headset: "Jankos! Get the mid laner, too! I'm afraid of his play."
"Seriously?" Jankos was bewildered. It was just a 0-2-0 Riven. Why all the fuss? Had he been traumatized?
Though he thought this, he wouldn’t say it.
He simply nodded lightly.
G2's mid laner quickly expressed that he had lane priority and could provide backup.
He also wanted to see how strong this substitute top laner, who had shaken Wunder psychologically, really was.
If his strength was average, or even worse...
Perkz would not hold back his venomous tongue.
As a professional player, remembering TP and flash timers was basic.
He reminded them in his headset: "Xiaohu TP’d to bot lane to help with a wave, his ultimate is still on cooldown."
"The only thing we need to worry about is the Nocturne."
Of course, even if RNG's Karsa was actually behind to counter gank, they had three versus two, and they were outnumbered, so they didn’t fear them.
Thus, a plan targeting Jiang Chen unfolded slowly.
Syndra and Wunder began to push up towards top lane.
…
"G2's jungle and mid laner are both going top. Olaf has a completed jungle item, Syndra's Deathcap is also out, her damage is very high, it's all up to Jiang Chen's awareness," Miller’s voice rose with tension.
"Jiang Chen walked back towards the tower, it seems like he sensed the danger.”
"See, the Riven is using skills to push the wave, she’s pushing it very fast, they’re about to dive the tower."
"The jungle, mid, and top laner are all there, G2 is serious!"
"If Jiang Chen dies here, that’s a big tempo swing. If they grab the Rift Herald, put it top lane, and ram it in, the top tower will be gone. Riven’s farm will be limited, Jiang Chen won't be able to split push effectively, this game will be hard."
"Sigh, let's see if Jiang Chen can pull something off..."
As the commentator’s words fell.
The audience at the Busan Arena.
Even all the viewers watching the match on their computer screens, their hearts all went out.
This wave had the potential to affect the entire game’s direction.
Even the bullet comments on the various video platforms were fewer and further between.
On the field.
Xiaohu, lacking his R, could only frantically signal to Jiang Chen to fall back.
Karsa hadn’t even finished the Wolves, rushing toward top lane with all his might.
Ming and Uzi were constantly switching views, their entire focus on the top lane.
The director's camera zoomed in on top lane, at this moment, the world’s eyes were on Jiang Chen.
But his face was still as calm as ever, his fingers full of strength.
“3, 2, 1.”
"It's coming."
Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up.
He clicked on the ground with his mouse, the Fiora he controlled moved half a step to the upper right, just that half step, dodged Syndra's key control skill, Dark Sphere (W).
"Holy shit?"
"That's so freaking sick..."
At the Busan Arena.
Even if they weren’t RNG fans.
Everyone gasped in awe at this detail-oriented play!
Because this was dodging Dark Sphere from a blind spot.
This was a prediction!
Otherwise, with human reaction speeds, it was impossible to dodge without Flash.
At the same time, this also showed that Jiang Chen had been paying attention from the moment Syndra disappeared from lane.
He had predicted the path of this talented mid laner, Perkz.
He had calculated the time it would take for him to reach the triangular bush.
Everything was calculated...
This was the strength of a world-class top laner...
The battle of wits on Summoner's Rift continued.
Perkz, the mid laner who Europe had high hopes for, had no hesitation.
He flashed in, his fingers pressed R, and used the same trick.
Syndra's Dark Sphere shot out, hitting Riven directly.
“Jiang Chen made a mistake there, he should have flashed to dodge the Syndra skill. As long as she’s chained, G2's jungle and top laner close in, Jiang Chen won’t have any room to maneuver," Miller’s voice was filled with excitement.
"Flashing now might not even be enough to break the Dark Sphere chain, Syndra's Sphere of Influence (W) can follow up."
Just as Dark Sphere was about to bind Riven.
Jiang Chen pressed W towards Syndra – Laurent Bladework!
He stunned Perkz back under his tower.
Combined with the damage from the tower, Syndra was quickly reduced to low health and had to temporarily withdraw from the fight, waiting for the opportune moment.
G2's jungler hung a blue smite slow on Jiang Chen, walking up to Riven’s face before pressing Q, launching the axe.
He had already figured it out. This rookie top laner’s positioning was ridiculous, he had to throw skills at point-blank range to deny him any space to move.
G2’s top laner also swung his greatsword and charged forward.
Jiang Chen pressed R, "Riven’s Challenge," and hung it on G2's jungler.
Completely focused.
While dodging the first part of Riven's Q.
He used auto attacks to break Olaf's shield, then used the increased movement speed bonus from breaking the shield to dodge Riven's second part of Q.
The play was as beautiful as a painting…
G2's top laner Wunder was starting to panic.
He felt like he was being toyed with.
He pressed his final part of Q, then pressed Flash, a Q-Flash.
But Jiang Chen predicted it again.
The moment Wunder pressed Flash, he also flashed away.
He then used Broken Wings to return and break the last shield!
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