Seeing the ENG fans in a panic, DT fans felt relieved: [Weren’t they arrogant before the match?]
[Haha, they still ended up going to Game 5.]
[I feel like ENG fans are really scared right now.]
[Even if DT really can’t win, they’ve already made their mark. After all, going to Game 5 and scaring ENG half to death, haha.]
[True, I’m fine with either winning or losing…]
The pressure had completely shifted to ENG’s side. Every player felt suffocated by the pressure, and Qi Mo even had the illusion that even if he unleashed his full potential, he still couldn’t escape Lin Lan’s suppression…
“Captain? Captain?” The top laner called him twice before snapping him out of his thoughts. “Should I prioritize picking Jarvan IV for the jungler?”
“Okay,” Qi Mo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Despite everything going according to his plans, why did he still feel a chilling sensation?
Would forcing Lin Lan to the top lane really guarantee victory against DT?
The commentators on the stage kept analyzing the compositions, “ENG’s picks are all very strong. Although DT got the Xayah-Rakan combo, facing ENG’s Jarvan and Syndra combo, they still don’t have great output. I still think ENG’s composition is better, especially with Jarvan’s unstoppable initiation. DT really needs to be careful…”
“But DT still has a counterpick. I wonder what Kiner will choose? He needs to break through ENG’s composition.”
The last pick was left to Lin Lan, and DT didn’t hesitate. According to their pre-discussed plan, they instantly locked in Fiora!
With Fiora selected, DT’s composition finally became clear.
They were aiming for a split-push strategy! Lin Lan would split-push, Xayah-Rakan would coordinate in mid-lane defense. This kind of composition indeed could counter ENG’s late-game team fighting!
Now the focus shifted to: Is Lin Lan’s split-push faster, or is ENG’s initiation faster?
Also, “Is this Kiner’s first time playing Fiora?”
Fiora, the Grand Duelist, is an undefeated champion in 1v1 situations in the top lane, but her high single-target damage makes it difficult for her to participate in team fights, relying only on split-pushing to win games.
Therefore, this champion heavily tests the player’s individual mechanics and understanding of minion waves. Lin Lan must possess personal skills far superior to his opponents if he wants to achieve victory!
However, in the game, both players’ understanding of the game is almost at the same level, making Fiora a very awkward choice.
“In this Spring Split, Fiora has only appeared once, and she hasn’t performed well. Currently, her win rate is still 0. In this version where teamfights happen too quickly, Fiora can’t integrate well into the meta…”
After analyzing the data, DT fans felt a bit disheartened.
Although they knew that defeating ENG was wishful thinking, they still had some expectations. Now, having those expectations dashed made them feel quite uncomfortable…
The barrage was once again dominated by ENG fans, who seemed quite panicked, desperately attacking Fiora as a champion to gain some temporary psychological comfort.
Time passed slowly, each minute and second becoming long and arduous for both the ten players on stage and the viewers.
In the brief wait of a few dozen seconds, Lin Lan had already rehearsed countless battles in his mind. It had been a long time since he felt this kind of pressure; even his breathing had slowed down.
If he were in the mid-lane, he would have the confidence to take DT to the finals, but in the top lane, he really had no assurance.
Just as the game was about to begin, Lin Lan’s hand was suddenly grasped by someone. Xiao Shengjing didn’t look at him, just a simple gesture of grasping. But the warmth of his palm brought Lin Lan’s consciousness back to the present.
Lin Lan then realized how cold his own hand was. He hadn’t expected himself to care so much about the outcome of this game.
As Xiao Shengjing withdrew his hand, he suddenly said to him, “Don’t worry, I’ve got your back.”
Lin Lan was slightly taken aback. He blinked, feeling like he had misheard.
On the battlefield, he was always dominant, so Lin Lan, who was once regarded as invincible in the original world, rarely comforted himself during matches.
Such an aloof captain… suddenly acting sentimental?
Lin Lan couldn’t help but smile.
After Xiao Shengjing spoke, he also felt a bit awkward. Laughter from the other teammates came through the headphones, everyone wearing a look of “I understand”, tacitly acknowledging the situation without explicitly mentioning it. He suddenly feels a hint of embarrassment.
But he didn’t regret comforting Lin Lan just now, because he felt that he should say something.
Finally, the game began, and Lin Lan dashed to the lane first, heading straight to the bush located in the river.
Audience: !!!
The commentator exclaimed, “Wow!”
“Is the deciding game going to be this wild?”
Both sides lined up in a straight line, so Lin Lan’s play, isn’t he afraid of getting caught?!
Lin Lan wasn’t afraid at all. He understood the five members of ENG very well.
The jungler likes to set up around the mid-lane, and the top lane has always been neglected. Especially in this game where the enemy top laner is playing Ornn, it’s even less likely for the jungle to start from the top lane.
His thinking was frighteningly clear. Because of the displacement effect of his Q1(Fiora)Lunge: Fiora lunges in a direction and stabs a nearby enemy, dealing 70/80/90/100/110 (+90/95/100/105/110% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage and applying on-hit effects. This attack prioritizes Vitals and enemies it will kill.
If this ability hits an enemy, 50% of its cooldown is refunded. skill, he would enter the brush 2 seconds ahead of the opponent. At this moment, the opponent still had no vision!
Sure enough, Ornn arrived. He was still unaware of the impending danger, casually following the straight line formation, and approached the bush.
Just as he gained vision, a Fiora dashed out of the brush, directly using the AA-Q-AA combo, slashing three times in a second, finding a flaw, gaining the upper hand in health, and then decisively turned around to cut off the opponent’s vision by entering the brush.
Ornn’s reaction was slow, which resulted in being hit by Fiora’s AA, causing the champion to turn around in place, resulting in a momentary stalemate.
At this moment, Lin Lan dashed again with Q, landed two more AAs, and found another flaw!
Ornn: ?!?!
The commentator exclaimed again, “Wow.”
“The minion wave hasn’t even arrived yet, but Kiner has already found two flaws!”
The strength of Fiora lies in hitting these flaws.
With 3% true damage, she specializes in shredding tanks. A level 1 Ornn is no match for Lin Lan, his health dropping rapidly!
Lin Lan wasn’t satisfied with just two flaws. He continued to chase Ornn, relentlessly attacking until the flaws refreshed in a place he couldn’t reach, only then did he stop. The audience watched Ornn’s health drop continuously, heating up the atmosphere on-site.
Isn’t Ornn at a huge disadvantage in this exchange?
He now only has about half of his health left. He’s definitely going to be pressured to death by Lin Lan on the top lane. Even if he recalls now, he won’t make it in time for the minion wave!
Even the commentators couldn’t help but say, “Kiner’s playstyle is really bold! If ENG’s jungler starts clearing from the upper half of the jungle, he’s going to be in trouble.”
Even in international competitions, many top players entering a decisive match would adopt a defensive stance, fearing mistakes as anyone else would.
But Lin Lan seemed to have anticipated that their jungler wasn’t around and played exceptionally aggressively!
This wave of pressure directly caused a surge of excitement among DT fans. Regardless of the outcome, at least Lin Lan’s momentum completely suppressed ENG!
Ornn, starting with only half health, simply couldn’t lane against Lin Lan. He could only recall and teleport back to the lane. In the meantime, Lin Lan had already gained half a level’s worth of experience lead.
Moreover, Lin Lan controlled the minion wave!
He sacrificed some gold by giving up one minion, but he tightly controlled the minion wave in the top lane. Ornn couldn’t dare to approach the minions, as he would get hit if he tried, so he was stuck spinning in place.
The atmosphere at the scene once again heated up. Although everyone knew Fiora was brave, seeing her being this bold was a first!
The barrage couldn’t help but express their confusion: [Is Fiora really this strong?]
[Wow, this Fiora is so fierce!]
[Suddenly feeling like this champion is quite powerful.]
[Fiora hasn’t been buffed in this patch, right? I’m starting to get confused.]
[Can someone tell me, is it the champion that’s strong, or the player’s ID?]
[I think it’s the ID that matters.]
[I agree, it’s all about the player’s skill with this champion.]
[Lin Lan is truly fierce.]
[With this kind of wave control, will ENG’s top lane retire on the spot after this game? Hahaha…]
Lin Lan successfully controls two waves, directly announcing the end of Ornn’s laning phase!
Ornn can no longer lane against Lin Lan; he can only call the jungler for help, but doing so would disrupt their jungler’s rhythm.
Xiao Shengjing glanced at the situation and already sensed that he could dominate the opponent’s jungle. He couldn’t help but praise Lin Lan: “You’re doing really well in lane.”
He had always been the type to keep his emotions in check within the team. If his teammates played poorly, he wouldn’t scold them, and if they played well, he wouldn’t praise them either.
Even when Lin Lan played so fiercely earlier, Xiao Shengjing didn’t say a word.
Lin Lan was accustomed to his aloof demeanor, so this sudden praise felt oddly discordant.
As he dashed forward with his Q2(Fiora)Lunge: Fiora lunges in a direction and stabs a nearby enemy, dealing 70/80/90/100/110 (+90/95/100/105/110% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage and applying on-hit effects. This attack prioritizes Vitals and enemies it will kill.
If this ability hits an enemy, 50% of its cooldown is refunded., landing three strikes in a second and landing another vital hit plus two basic attacks on Ornn, forcing him to use Flash, Lin Lan remarked, “Captain, you’d better not praise me. I wouldn’t know how to lane if you did.”
Xiao Shengjing: “???” Not know how to lane?
With control over the lane, Lin Lan forces the enemy jungler to come to help Ornn push the lane. This allows Xiao Shengjing to invade the enemy’s jungle, firmly controlling the enemy jungler’s tempo.
They both control different aspects of the game: one controls the lane and the other controls the jungle, directly causing ENG’s jungler to feel overwhelmed.
The commentators are astonished: “ENG’s approach in this crucial match is too conservative! The tempo has been in DT’s hands all along!”
However, Qi Mo is not worried. Their composition is focused on team fighting, so even if they lose a few thousand golds in the early game, he is confident they can turn the game around starting from the mid-game.
He tells his teammates, “Focus on farming and don’t engage in conflicts for now.”
As soon as he finishes speaking, the sound of a kill comes from the top lane.
First Blood!
Teammates: !!!
Wasn’t that too quick of a collapse?
The top laner Ornn smiles bitterly and says, “He’s level 6.”
He doesn’t know how to describe it because Lin Lan’s sword is just too fast!
Fiora is widely recognized as the champion with the strongest solo ability. This is due to her exceptional mobility and the mechanic of canceling auto-attack animation with her Q3(Fiora)Lunge: Fiora lunges in a direction and stabs a nearby enemy, dealing 70/80/90/100/110 (+90/95/100/105/110% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage and applying on-hit effects. This attack prioritizes Vitals and enemies it will kill.
If this ability hits an enemy, 50% of its cooldown is refunded. and E4(Fiora)Bladework: Fiora gains 50/60/70/80/90% attack speed for her next two attacks. The first attack cannot critically strike, but will apply a 30% slow for 1 second. The second attack is guaranteed to critically strike for 160/170/180/190/200% damage., allowing her to execute up to five attacks or four vital procs within a second.
Normally, achieving four vital procs within a second would involve instantly using her ultimate and breaking four vitals within a single second to deal maximum damage.
However, Lin Lan’s execution of four vital procs doesn’t even take a second. Ornn can’t keep up, and he even feels that Lin Lan’s limit might be around 0.8 seconds!
As he thinks about this, he smiles wryly.
How is this possible? Can Fiora’s attack speed reach this level within such a short timeframe?
After killing Ornn, Lin Lan pushes the lane and recalls.
His attacks were simply too fast, and neither the audience nor the commentators could follow! They only sensed a few flashes of his sword, and then Ornn fell during his E animation!
The big screen starts to replay the scene, and everyone is intensely focused, staring at Lin Lan’s sword.
Fiora’s ultimate applies four vital procs instantly to the opponent, each of which can deal up to four times the damage of her passive!
Although Ornn’s health seemed decent, if Lin Lan managed to land all four vital procs, Ornn would undoubtedly be doomed!
Both Lin Lan and his opponent were well aware of this, so it was a contest of speed!
Ornn immediately used his E5(Ornn)Searing Charge: Ornn charges, dealing 80/125/170/215/260 (+40% of bonus Armor)(+40% of bonus Magic Resistance) physical damage to enemies hit.
If Ornn rams into terrain, he creates a shockwave that knocks up enemies for 1 second and applies Searing Charge’s damage to those not hit by the charge. ability to create distance. In the process of pulling away, Lin Lan’s ultimate and auto-attack had already landed, hitting the first vital proc!
After creating distance, Lin Lan instantly flashed to hit the second vital proc, then canceled the auto-attack animation with his E ability, instantly hitting the third vital proc. Finally, he used his Q ability to dash behind Ornn, instantly hitting the fourth vital proc!
Ornn fell to the ground right in front of Lin Lan!
Because Lin Lan’s speed was simply too fast, it appeared as if Ornn vanished while moving!
The moment Ornn’s E ability landed was also the moment his body fell to the ground. Lin Lan sheathed his sword, adopting a proud and intimidating posture, as if mocking his opponent’s inability to withstand a single blow.
Audience: !!!
Everything happened so quickly!
Even after watching it twice, it was still impossible to see Lin Lan’s sword movements clearly. His speed seemed to have surpassed the limits of human perception, only the game’s mechanics could capture it!
Wow, such fast swordplay! Such a fast Fiora!
