62. Pentakill Vigus
The second game has officially begun.
Li Qian once again gave them a very aggressive lineup, continuing to give the bottom lane the Xayah and Rakan combination, which was not much different from the previous game.
In the past, LPL teams were usually at a disadvantage when picking champions against Korean teams, but since Lee Qian joined OT, OT has never lost to any team, at least in terms of draft picks.
But Li Qian is taking a very risky approach in his selection of personnel today.
The first game could be described as a surprise victory, but what about the second game? Instead of playing it safe and holding the score, are they going to take the risk of attacking?
Public opinion began to criticize the coach, with some saying that Li Qian was a nobody.
Back in the locker room, Li Qian could see the online comments. He lit a cigarette, leaned against the window, and squinted at the situation on the field.
He knew very well that this was a very strong lineup, but also a very risky one. The risk lay in the fact that Lin Jiang had to give his all over the past four years, and he couldn't afford to make even the slightest mistake.
He asked Lin Jiang, "Are you really sure?"
Lin Jiang nodded, and he told him very clearly: "If we are dragged into the fourth inning, we can basically surrender. A shutout of Hit is our only chance."
Even if he is defeated 3-2, overwhelmed by public opinion, and misunderstood by everyone, it may be very tough, but it doesn't matter. He just wants to stick to the path he believes is right.
Data is for others to see, but winning or losing is for yourself. No amount of public support is useful in a game without a champion.
Lin Jiang has always been a player who can inspire Li Qian. Back in KUG, Li Qian admired Lin Jiang's courage, and he still does now. He finished his cigarette in one gulp, sighing with a mixture of helplessness and hope: "Lin Jiang, we've both staked our careers on this, so please don't lose..."
Lin Jiang played Vigus in this game, an assassin-type mage with explosive burst damage.
In this version where damage is overflowing, most mid laners will choose a more versatile mid laner, which will have a higher margin for error. However, Lin Jiang took a different approach and picked Vigus to hit HIT hard in the face.
When this hero was selected, domestic fans were both excited and afraid. On the one hand, they were excited to see how well Lin Jiang would play Vigus, and on the other hand, they were afraid that Lin Jiang's professional career might end in this battle.
It's important to understand that the finals are about the entire LPL, not just Lin Jiang's individual battle. If he loses, he will bear the brunt of the resentment from the entire LPL esports community.
As both sides entered the game, the director immediately focused the camera on the mid lane, which was the matchup everyone was most interested in.
All five members of HIT are very well-rounded players, and facing Vigus, who is not so well-rounded, everyone is eager to make a move.
In this game, they banned LeBlanc, Lin Jiang's best champion, and then countered by picking Jayce, leaving Lin Jiang with no way out.
Being targeted must feel unpleasant, right?
Jess fired a shot, reaching level two, and then chased after Lin Jiang, randomly clicking on the gate of speed.
Lin Jiang retreated calmly, waiting for the minion wave to arrive before leisurely leveling up to level two.
Lin Jiang dominated him for the entire game. He finally managed to seize an opportunity and continued to pressure him relentlessly in the third round. Lin Jiang still showed no intention of fighting back. He used a healing fruit and stayed under the tower to survive.
The jungler's warning came through the earpiece: "Watch out for the enemy jungler."
Jayce glanced at Lin Jiang's health bar, which was still half full, while he himself was at full health. There was nothing to be afraid of. No matter how strong Lin Jiang was, he was just a normal person playing a very normal hero. He hadn't actually become a god.
Once he wins this match, and when his friends ask, he will rationally tell them: Lin Jiang is nothing special.
He continued to target Lin Jiang across the minion wave.
The moment Lin Jiang's passive skill was fully charged, he released a W skill, which feared Jayce and interrupted his casting animation. He then instantly cast a Q skill to trigger the mark, and after a few auto-attacks, Jayce's health dropped by 1/3.
As a top professional player, Jess keenly sensed something was amiss. It didn't seem to be a coincidence just now. Lin Jiang seemed to be very sensitive to passive abilities.
Although it was just a minor incident, Jayce sensed danger. He cleared out the last minion and prepared to leave when suddenly, that eerie aura returned.
Then, with two "bang" sounds, Jayce flashed to the ground, only to be knocked up by Zhang Mingying's EQ flash landing. Bangbang then landed a few auto-attacks, taking away another 1/3 of Jayce's health!
What an astonishing prediction!
The entire audience was stunned!
They could no longer determine whether Zhang Mingying was lucky and predicted the move, or whether his hand speed was fast enough to change direction the instant Jayce flashed.
The situation on the field continues!
Once Zhang Mingying pulled off that play, Jayce was basically done for.
Lin Jiang didn't even need to use Flash. With three skills hitting and triggering the mark, followed by a basic attack, he easily took down the first blood.
OT secured their first victory, and with such a smooth start to the second game, LPL's morale reached its peak.
[Holy crap, is OT really going to win the championship?]
[I thought HIT was really strong before, but against OT, they always seemed to be lacking something.]
[HIT's greatest strength is its macro-management, but Zhang Mingying is a great counter to macro-management teams! Look at his jungle pathing – he completely dictates the enemy's movements!]
[My opinion of Zhang Mingying has completely changed; Lin Jiang's pick was excellent! This jungler is a real counter to the Korean teams!]
[Haha, HIT's mid and jungle were completely outmatched. I can only say that HIT needs to rely on their top and bottom lanes, otherwise they're finished.]
[Stop joking, who do you guys think could beat Shen Ju?]
Although Jayce died once, he still had an advantage in the lane. However, after being caught by Zhang Mingying once, he became suspicious and always felt that Lin Jiang's every move was a trap.
The ultimate goal of psychological warfare is to drive your opponent crazy.
Lin Jiang has already achieved his goal; now all he needs to do is reap his harvest.
The opposing jungler made a small mistake: he prematurely cleared a ward that Zhou Wen had placed in the bush in the bottom lane.
Lin Jiang's vision is sharper than the opponent's. The moment the opponent's jungler's whereabouts are exposed, he raises his hand to fear the opponent without hesitation and unleashes a set of skills.
When Jayce came back to hit him, he flashed back to dodge the explosive damage, then hit Jayce with his ultimate as he landed. While waiting for his Q skill to cool down, he flew over and instantly killed him upon landing!
Jayce's Flash didn't even finish its cooldown until he died!
Lin Jiang subtly used the advantage of a Flash to snowball his attack on his opponent, and at this point, Jayce was completely unable to compete with him.
If there's any hero in the world who can rival Jayce, Lin Jiang believes there's only one: Vigus, whose damage output is equally explosive.
As long as he doesn't make any mistakes and every step he takes hits his opponent's weak spot, he can turn the tables and manipulate his prey...
[Ahhh, Lin Jiang has two kills!]
[Sure enough, I only like Lin Jiang's Jayce; I can't enjoy it if anyone else plays it.]
[Hilarious! HIT really doesn't know how to play hardball. Do you think their attempt is even entertaining?]
[Jayce can't gain an advantage in lane, and will likely be a liability in the late game.]
I think OT (over-the-top) is a huge killer against HIT (hit).
At this point in the situation, HIT's morale had been completely crushed. They were under even greater pressure than OT, and every step they took was difficult. Everyone had cold sweat on their foreheads to varying degrees.
Since the mid-lane had already suffered a complete defeat, they naturally wouldn't continue to be stubborn and immediately shifted their focus to the bottom lane.
Jayce and the jungler went to the bottom lane twice, but strangely, Shenju didn't get carried away at all. He used to fight for every last bit of gold, but he obediently gave up farming and retreated every time. In less than 15 minutes, he was already 30 CS behind the opponent, which made many netizens who were waiting to see Shenju crush the opponent feel a bit emotional.
[Shenju has really grown up.]
[They've learned to sacrifice their own experience for the team.]
[God knows how worried I was that Shenju would have a medical lapse at the World Championships, but it turned out I was the one who had a medical lapse.]
[Hilarious! The most worried netizens ever.]
With an advantage in the mid lane, no opportunities in the bottom lane, and the top lane always holding its own against pressure, HIT was in a desperate situation and had no choice but to shift the focus of the battle to jungle resources.
The first dragon was won in a 3v3 battle. OT got the dragon, and HIT got two kills. Both sides were even.
The second dragon was fought in a 5v5 battle. OT lost two players first, but Zhang Mingying, that brat, used his ultimate to block the way and flashed into the pit to steal the dragon, barely breaking even.
Soon, the third dragon will appear, which is the OT (Opportunity) draw. If they can win it, they will control the lifeline of the hit and keep the rhythm firmly in their hands.
At this point, Jess already had a three-kill advantage, and his damage was not to be underestimated. With one shot, Zhou Wen was instantly reduced to half health, losing his ability to initiate an attack.
Seeing that the third dragon was about to be stolen, and Lin Jiang's passive skill was about to expire, he secretly found a dark corner and used his ultimate skill in the crowd to accurately hit the enemy AD.
The entire team of the T-1 unit became alert, but it was no use, because Lin Jiang's passive cooldown had ended!
He activated the second part of his ultimate ability, flew towards the marked AD carry, and released his W ability upon landing, causing all the enemies in the dragon pit to be feared and driven away!
The 1.5-second group fear skill was enough for Lin Jiang to instantly kill the enemy AD.
He instantly killed his opponent upon landing, then entered a state of invulnerability while remaining in place.
The 2.5-second window of invincibility was Lin Jiang's final death sentence for his teammates. If they couldn't gain an advantage within those 2.5 seconds, they would be utterly defeated!
Zhang Mingying flashed and used EQ to block the enemy's most fed mid and jungle, preparing to sink with them.
Song Zhixu followed without hesitation, using his ultimate to pull Jayce outside the wall and then relentlessly hammering him to the ground.
Jayce fought back, but he was hit by too many crowd control skills. He only managed to kill Zhang Mingying and had to use Flash to escape with a sliver of health left.
Playing it this way, the hit isn't too bad. At most, it's a 1-for-1 trade, plus losing a dragon. But this dragon was an OT (over-the-top) draw!
Jess was unwilling to give up, so he turned around and fired a precise shell, which almost killed Song Zhixu.
He thought he had seized an opportunity, but just as he jumped toward Song Zhixu, a shadow suddenly marked him.
The entire HIT team's expression changed.
This is Vigus's ultimate move!
Each kill will trigger the passive effect, refreshing it!
Once Jayce is targeted, he will be caught no matter where he runs!
Lin Jiang flew over and instantly killed Jayce, refreshing his ultimate skill once again!
On the other side, Shen Ju and Zhou Wen also gained the advantage, forcing their opponents to keep fleeing. Just when they thought they had escaped, another shadow attacked, marking the opponent's support!
Lin Jiangfei flew over and finished off the low-health support again; his ultimate skill was still refreshing!
The entire audience was terrified. They finally understood why Lin Jiang had chosen Vigus: with his constantly refreshed ultimate abilities, the entire HIT team was his prey!
Lin Jiang got a triple kill and he continued to chase.
HIT still had a top laner and a jungler left. The top laner tried to block skills for the jungler, but it was useless because Lin Jiang didn't need his ultimate to kill their jungler.
He used his ultimate to hit the enemy top laner, flew over, and feared the enemy jungler. He then immediately followed up with QW to secure another kill and get a quadra kill!
This is Lin Jiang's first quadra kill in the World Championship!
Is it possible for Lin Jiang to achieve his pentakill?
HIT's remaining top laner gave the answer: "You're overthinking it!"
He suddenly swung his hammer at Lin Jiang, instantly reducing Lin Jiang's health to near zero. Just as Lin Jiang was about to die, Shen Ju arrived with Zhou Wen!
A frenzy erupted in the domestic livestream room, with the commentators exclaiming, "The support saved River! sgod kept dealing damage! The enemy top laner is low on health, is he trying to trade kills with River? Wow, River's positioning was amazing, dodging the fatal blow! The enemy tried to hit him, but they couldn't reach him at all! He's a short-range champion!"
With the desperate help of his teammates, Lin Jiang survived, but now he won't be able to get his pentakill, right?
While the audience was excited, they were also a little disappointed, as this was the first pentakill in the World Championship!
Just then, Shenju suddenly stopped his basic attack. The opponent's health was still around 50. Lin Jiang turned around and used his Q skill, which landed and hit the opponent's top laner, killing him instantly.
Penta Kill!
The moment the pentakill icon lit up, the entire LPL esports scene exploded. Whether it was the audience at the venue or online, they all had a feeling that they were about to witness the birth of a miracle!
With HIT's complete defeat and OT's winning hand, HIT's loss is essentially sealed.
OT relentlessly pushed towers, attacked, and managed the game, utterly defeating a team that claimed to be the world's best operational team.
South Korean netizens were devastated upon seeing this; they had imagined countless glorious endings, and this was the result?!
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