novelhk Chapter 63 Getting Drunk
Chapter 63 Getting Drunk
"Alright, everyone, after confirmation by the on-site staff, there are no bugs. The competition will continue shortly," Guan Zeyuan announced.
Mu Chun looked at the countdown on the screen.
Ten, nine, eight... two, one.
The game continues.
The big tree immediately retreated.
Mu Chun was puzzled. Didn't it explode? How come it ran away?
Shanji looked at the tree that was still at level 1 with zero damage, and it had been almost five minutes. The dragon was about to spawn.
He stared intently at the experience bar that was just one soldier away from being promoted to level two.
They were so close; they would have come back if they had just caught a whiff.
No, going up there now would be like handing it over; we wouldn't even smell it.
Two thoughts raced through his mind, and ultimately he made a decision.
The big tree suddenly stepped forward, trying to sniff out the scent.
"I can turn into a sheep," Meiko said, and Lulu W turned the tree into a sheep.
Mu Chun immediately stepped forward, and Vayne fired a triple shot with AQAA.
Lulu uses her E on Vayne, followed by her Q to slow down Maokai.
Mu Chun controlled Vayne to land another three-hit combo, finally killing the low-health minion and leveling up Maokai to level two.
"They've moved up to the second grade, but Shanji can't escape either," Guan Zeyuan said.
The tree tried to run, but it was too late. Vayne used a QA combo and fired an arrow, taking down the tree.
First Blood!
[IG Chunfeng kills NIP shanji]
As soon as the big tree died, Mu Chun immediately glanced at Shanji's temperature: 50.
"With the big tree dead, the top lane minions can be pushed, and IG's broodmother will be there."
"Moreover, Varus doesn't have much of an advantage anymore. He's been pushing the lane and taking tower plates in the bot lane, while Vayne is constantly harassing Maokai. Don't take them, don't take them."
"Varus's economy was leading, but after Vayne got the first kill, the economy caught up a bit."
"This is definitely something NIP doesn't want to see," Guan Zeyuan said.
Rita nodded. "Yes, and NIP originally planned to take the Broodmother. Monkey King caught up, but now Vayne has pushed the minion wave in, so Monkey King is forced to defend the top tower."
Six minutes later, the first wave of brood spawned.
The monkey had already cleared the top lane minion wave and was heading to the bottom half of the map.
"We'll eat the nest bugs, and Little Dragon will give them to them," Jiejie instructed.
The little dragon was taken by the monkey first, and soon after, all three nest insects were taken.
Mu Chun glanced at the situation in the mid lane. The minion waves seemed even, but he could vaguely sense that Akali was in control.
"Can we gank him? Mid lane, we can go for it." He said, pinging someone who was on their way.
"You can come, the monkey might be there too." Rookie nodded.
Zhao Xin led the way with his scanner on, followed closely by Vayne and Lulu.
"Viktor can be killed, Aki. Wait for me to initiate. Watch out for Xin Zhao; he might be counter-ganking," Doinb said.
Aki switched to the top lane and glanced around, a little worried. "Vaine hasn't returned to the top lane yet, could he be there too?"
"No, no, Quesanti B is gone, we need to switch them back," Leave immediately said.
"It's going to be a 4v2 in the mid lane, let's see if NIP's mid and jungle can react in time," Guan Zeyuan said.
Rita chimed in, "But Quesanti has B, the tree's gaping hole is huge now, and the minion wave is in front of the NIP tower, so won't that create a false impression?"
"You mean NIP might predict that Vayne and Lulu will switch to the bot lane? That's certainly a possibility," Guan Zeyuan said.
Akali uses W to become invisible, then uses Q to attack both the enemy and minions, followed by E to hook Viktor.
Monkey W emerges from the grass, E Viktor follows up with his ultimate.
Viktor immediately placed W at his feet.
"Watch Akali, just watch Akali." Mu Chun spoke very quickly.
Vayne rolls out of the grass with her Q.
Zhao Xin used his WE dash first, then unleashed his ultimate, knocking the monkey back.
"They're in there, Aki, you go, you go," Doinb said.
Lulu used Polymorph first, and Akali used all her skills.
Mu Chun connected with Vayne's E and pinned her to the wall.
With four people focusing their fire, Akali had no chance of surviving.
"Monkey, look at the monkey." After making sure Akali was dead, Jiejie marked the monkey.
Lulu used her E to target Xin Zhao, who was walking towards the monkey, and then used her Q to fire his third shot.
Aki saw that Wukong had no other mobility skills, and Zhao Xin's third shot was about to hit him.
"Bang!"
The monkey used Flash to create distance and then used a second burst of speed to escape.
[IG Rookie kills NIP Doinb]
TheShy's Quesant has arrived in the bottom lane.
"We were fooled by TheShy," Guan Zeyuan sighed.
"Doinb probably never expected that Vayne would choose to camp him even if it meant not farming lanes," Rita said.
Shanji looked at Akali, who had died in the mid lane, and his face, which had cooled down a bit, turned red again.
What do you mean? Didn't you say you'd come to help me? How come you died first? You didn't have a big advantage in the bottom lane, and you got counter-ganked in the mid lane. What was the point of me enduring the pressure and suffering torment?!
"Muchun, let's stay in the middle lane," Meiko said.
Mu Chun turned to look at him with a puzzled expression. "We have a huge advantage right now, why do we want to switch?"
"We'll force Varus to the mid lane, and Viktor will go to the top lane to farm Maokai, so TheShy's farm won't be bad either," Meiko explained.
Mu Chun nodded, agreeing that it was indeed feasible and that the team would have a significant advantage.
They're putting pressure on Varus by positioning him in the middle, forcing him to defend. Maokai is now a weak point; whoever goes there will be guaranteed to be pressured.
No matter how NIP switches lanes, Viktor can farm against Maokai, and Quesanti has a chance to solo kill Maokai.
However, he didn't really want to switch. He knew Shanji's temperature, and he could keep harassing the opponent in lane to get them on the edge of their seats and thus get kills.
Mu Chun thought for a moment, then glanced at the panel. He had been paying attention all along, but only now did he realize that Varus was carrying a comet, and that he was an archer.
With that, there was no reason not to switch. Quesanti became much stronger, and Verus, the archer, couldn't touch him at all.
Talents are ultimately meant to help you win. Constantly tormenting a tree will only make it less valuable. It's better to control its temperature and let it feed you big kills during team fights.
He nodded, "Let's change it, let's change it."
"IG has opted for a lane swap, with their bot lane duo moving to the mid lane," Rita said, watching the screen.
Guan Zeyuan nodded, "In that case, NIP's mid tower will be under a lot of pressure, and only Varus can deal with it."
"Now, IG is in a good position. All three carries (top, mid, and bot) can farm, while Varus's farming will be much slower because he can't farm tower plates anymore."
"Yes, as long as Vayne keeps clearing the backline, and with Lulu's Polymorph Varus daring to take the tower plate, Vayne can definitely keep him in place." Rita nodded.
Soon, at 10 minutes and 45 seconds, the second wave of nest worms spawned.
Mu Chun rushed to the nest insect and checked the temperature of Shanji: 91 degrees Celsius.
Although Viktor is developing, he is still tormenting Treant Protector. This wave of Broodmothers has included Quesanti and Akali.
"We'll just eat one, then turn to the smaller dragon," Jiejie instructed.
They already have three broodworms, giving them an early advantage over a neutral creep. If they manage to take down a single NIP, they won't be able to secure that early advantage.
"Okay." Mu Chun nodded and manipulated Vayne to run to the riverbank and squat down.
"What is Vaness doing...?" Rita asked, puzzled.
"He was probably camping under a big tree. Once he cleared out the tree, he could unleash his ultimate skill right away," Guan Zeyuan speculated.
Mu Chun stared at the location of the big tree; he was coming.
Seeing him approach the river, Vayne pinned him to the wall.
Since we're already here, we should at least let the temperature spike a bit.