novelODS 044 The Tower Crossing, Though Late, Arrived
044 The Tower Crossing, Though Late, Arrived
The RISE voice channel was completely silent.
The final result of this exchange was a one-for-one trade, with Ahri even losing a significant amount of minions to the tower. From an economic perspective, she didn't actually lose out.
But Li Zhixing didn't speak, so his four teammates didn't dare to say anything.
The four knew that, given Li Zhixing's style, this would inevitably involve a court trial.
It depends on whether it starts immediately on-site or after the game...
This time it was clearly started on-site.
Li Zhixing asked calmly, "Sang-hyeok, wasn't this a bit too reckless?"
Lee Sang-hyeok remained silent for a long time before saying, "But I think this is an opportunity. Why didn't Zhixing come to the mid lane to help me tower dive? If you had come earlier, he would definitely have died."
Li Zhixing retorted without hesitation: "Do you think that dodging mid lane is very beneficial? Why don't you take a look at the bot lane?"
Lee Sang-hyeok was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
At this moment, on the bottom lane, Kim Hyuk-kyu and Cho Se-hyung are pushing the minion wave into the tower.
The bottom lane always levels up slowly, and at this moment both bot lane duos are only level four.
A level 6 Pantheon can easily use his ultimate to overpower a level 4 duo.
This was a foreshadowing that Li Zhixing had been laying from the very beginning; he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Even from an objective point of view, even if Lee Sang-hyeok died in the mid lane, Lee Ji-hyeong should have kept his plan unchanged and continued to dive the bot lane tower.
This is a one-for-two exchange, which is obviously more profitable.
However, Li Zhixing chose to use his ultimate skill to come to the mid lane and finish off the low-health enemies.
The goal is simple: to clean up Lee Sang-hyeok's mess and prevent the mid-lane from collapsing completely.
"Calm down, Sang-hyeok. You wasted a golden opportunity." Lee Ji-hyung's voice remained calm, revealing little emotional fluctuation.
But this is also the sound that the RISE members fear hearing the most.
Because Li Zhixing's words will be imprinted in the deepest part of your soul, leaving you unable to refute them or argue back...
Lee Sang-hyeok pursed his lips, but ultimately remained silent, and the voice channel fell silent.
Li Zhixing was not surprised by this.
Talented people are all unruly and rebellious; he had seen many of them in his previous life.
But those unruly geniuses eventually became his capable subordinates.
It's just a matter of time; there's no rush.
Li Zhixing turned his head and said, "Let's take it slow. I have a big advantage right now. Let's wait until I level up before we do anything."
"Okay." The teammates didn't dare to be negligent and responded in unison.
"Did you hear that, Sang-hyeok?"
"I heard you..."
Li Zhixing cleared out another round of monsters before returning to town to replenish his supplies.
When he went out again, he was holding a Ghostly Spirit in his hand.
This version of Ghostblade also provides 15% critical strike chance, and its active effect grants 20% movement speed and 40% attack speed.
It's an absolute godsend for marksman heroes, and it can also be used to some extent by heroes like Jarvan IV who need to use basic attacks frequently.
But having Pantheon build Youmuu's Ghostblade makes it seem like he's looking down on people, clearly indicating he's there to dominate weaker opponents.
Li Zhixing, sharpening his sword, chose the bottom lane as his first target!
RISE's lineup is inherently like this; no matter the situation, the final destination will always be the bottom lane.
A tower dive to kill the bottom lane is inevitable. If you can't tower dive at the start of the game or at level 6, then wait until you have all your items before attempting a tower dive.
If you can't get past it by the end, then you lose.
But Li Zhixing wasn't in a hurry. He cleared the jungle step by step, and even gave the blue buff to the mid laner.
Meanwhile, his teammates weren't idle either.
Mata in the bottom lane had already cleared the vision SKT had set up near the bottom lane, ensuring that Lee Ji-hyeong's Pantheon could move silently in the dark.
As Pantheon appeared behind SKT's next tower, a tower dive ensued.
However, this tower dive was not a rash action, and SKT could not have been unprepared.
Sure enough, Horo's Lee Sin appeared in the bottom lane right after.
A level 6 Lee Sin is already a huge threat just by standing there.
Lee Ji-hye is facing SKT's bot lane duo in front of him and Lee Sin behind him. Now it's not just a question of whether he can tower dive; SKT's bot lane and jungle trio can even counter-encircle him!
But Li Zhixing, seeing the three people in front and behind him, showed no fear and continued forward.
The next second, a purple light shone on Pantheon, casting a thick white shield on him, instantly pushing the battle under the tower to its climax.
"The profound secret! Compassionate salvation of lost souls."
The camera then cuts to the top lane, where Looper's Shen has already returned to the tower, forming hand seals and teleporting over!
Professional teams' tower dives are never impromptu; they are fatal blows that the team's commander has planned well in advance and eliminated as many risks as possible.
Top strategists like Li Zhixing are usually better prepared than ordinary commanders.
It is indeed difficult to cross three times in three days, but what about crossing three times in four days?
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Zhixing's Pantheon walked straight into the tower, using his E skill "Spears Piercing the Heart" to target the female police officer and draw the tower's aggro.
This version of Pantheon's tower-diving ability is in no way inferior to Elise's. Under ideal conditions, he can even withstand four tower hits in a row without losing health by frequently refreshing his passive.
The next instant, Annie unleashed a fan-shaped burst of fire with her W, stunning two people simultaneously!
However, it must be said that SKT's players, worthy of their top-tier background, remained remarkably calm and collected even in such a critical situation.
In the instant she was engulfed in flames, a clear light flashed from the policewoman's body, and she used her purification ability to dispel the dizziness!
The next instant, Shinya teleported down and immediately taunted the two of them!
RISE's lineup this game features players with crowd control abilities, allowing them to unleash their full potential in fights!
With that double control and the combined damage from four people, even if PoorManDu had godlike abilities, he couldn't possibly survive.
Varus landed three basic attacks, followed by a Q to fully activate his passive. Li Zhixing then unleashed a critical Q, easily sending the female police officer back to the fountain.
The turret's bombardment hit Pantheon, but only managed to break through his shield.
Horo's Lee Sin was still pacing around, watching his teammate die right before his eyes, anxious and helpless, like a useless husband.
After diving the tower, all four of them were still at full health. How could he possibly help them?
While Horo hesitated, Pantheon leaped up and landed on Leona's backside, refreshing his passive shield once again.
The tower-climbing continues.
Four people ganging up on a level 5 Sun Maiden, even if she's currently in a skill cooldown period, it won't take long to kill her.
Li Zhixing fired his last AQ, bringing the Leona to low health. He didn't care about the kill and walked straight out of the tower.
After all, there's an incompetent husband watching over her; she should at least give him some face and not let him get away with it.
Meanwhile, the other three members of RISE didn't stop at all, each of them using a basic attack to send Leona back to the fountain.
"RISE Deft has killed SKT K PoorManDu!"
The tower leap belonging to RISE, though late, has finally arrived.
Viewers familiar with RISE competitions know that this is usually the signal that the competition is over.
Despite SKT's thorough preparations and unexpected events during the game, RISE's march toward victory was still unstoppable.