EBE Chapter 1000 Capture
Chapter 1000 Capture
The Battle for the Rift Herald: Whispers of the Ghost Captain and Judgment of Fire
At 12 minutes, the Rift Herald was about to refresh. Both RNG and WE sensed the importance of this strategic resource.
"We must take this vanguard!" Coach Heart said firmly in the backstage. He knew this might be RNG's chance to sound the clarion call for a counterattack.
Coach Hongmi also emphasized to the WE players: "RNG will definitely fight for this vanguard. Their Captain needs to develop, and Zoe also needs space to poke. We will take advantage of Kennen's strong period, cooperate with Elise and Minotaur's control, and fight a beautiful team battle!"
Karsa's Gragas came to the river early to set up vision, and Ming's Tam followed closely. WE's Elise and Alistar were equally unwilling to be outdone, and the two sides continued to pull vision and engage in psychological games at the edge of the river bushes.
"WE's position is very concentrated. They want to use Kennen's entry to launch a devastating team fight!" Guan Zeyuan analyzed.
"Yes, and Mystic's Kaisa has already made a Maledict, and Corki also has Radiance and magic penetration boots, so their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated," Miller added.
At this moment, 957's Kennen in the top lane began to push the line and prepare for TP support.
"Kennen is going to be the tank! Karsa, wait for the right opportunity to start a team fight!" Xiaohu shouted in the voice chat.
Xu Mo's Captain was still developing steadily in the top lane, seemingly oblivious to the upcoming teamfight. He cleared a wave of soldiers, returned to the city silently, and updated his Triforce and a pair of straw sandals.
"What is Mo Shen doing? Has he gone home? Won't he participate in this team fight?" I remember asking this question, and the RNG fans at the scene were also a little anxious.
At the moment when Kennen TP landed, Beishang's Spider used his E skill "Cocoon" to try to control Ming's Tam, but Ming dodged it with his clever movement. Seeing this, Missing's Minotaur decisively flashed his W skill "Wild Charge" to hit Uzi's Varus, and then his Q skill "Earth Shatter" followed!
"Minihead is heading towards Uzi! Uzi is in danger!" Guan Zeyuan's voice suddenly rose.
Uzi reacted very quickly, flashing away and giving up his healing. But Xiye's Corki had already caught up with the output, and a set of skills combined with Kaisa's Icathia Rain instantly reduced Uzi to low health!
Ming's Tam immediately swallowed Uzi in one gulp and pulled him back.
"WE's first move was very decisive! RNG's formation was broken up!" Miller shouted.
Just when the WE team thought they had victory and were preparing to focus on Tam and take down the Rift Herald, a golden light lit up from the RNG fountain!
It was Xu Mo's Captain! After he updated his equipment, he TPed directly to a tricky ward position that his team had placed deep in the grass in the river!
"Mo Shen has TP! But in this position...what can he do?" I remember being a little confused.
The moment TP landed, Xu Mo didn't hesitate at all. He used a double barrel "Gunpowder Keg (E) - Gunfire Negotiation (Q)" accurately to the side and rear of the WE crowd. At the same time, the ultimate move "Cannon Barrage (R)" was like the sigh of a ghost ship, covering the entire dragon pit and the river mouth, slowing down and continuously damaging everyone in WE!
"This ultimate! Oh my God! It divides the battlefield perfectly! The Corki and Kaisa in the back row of WE are covered by the ultimate, it's so uncomfortable!" Guan Zeyuan shouted excitedly.
957's Kennen activated his E skill "Secret Skill! Thunder Armor" and his R skill "Secret Skill! Ten Thousand Thunder Prison", trying to rush into RNG's back row, but was blasted back by Karsa's Gragas' precise R skill "Exploding Gragas", which happened to land on the second explosive barrel that Xu Mo had just buried!
"Karsa's Gragas! Blasts Kennen back!"
Xu Mo's mouth curled up slightly, as if everything was under control. He had already calculated everything before TP landed. He did not choose to TP directly to the front, but used the blind spot of his vision to TP to a position that seemed insignificant but could actually output perfectly.
At the moment Kennen was blown back, Xu Mo calmly detonated the first barrel, and the bullets of the Q skill whizzed out, instantly triggering the explosion of the second barrel!
"Boom! Boom!"
Two gunpowder barrels with three-phase force and flaming swordsmanship true damage exploded under Kennen's feet! Kennen, who was 957, didn't even have time to activate his golden body, and his health bar evaporated instantly!
"Instant kill! The Captain used two barrels to instantly kill the full-health Kennen!" Miller almost shouted, "What kind of damage is this! The Captain, Mo Shen, is too scary!"
Kennen's death completely destroyed WE's formation. Xu Mo's Gangplank was like a ghost on the battlefield, his movements were erratic, and the musket in his hand kept spraying deadly bullets. He used a tricky "E flash Q" triple barrel, accurately bombing Xiye's Corki and Beishang's Spider who were trying to escape!
"Triple barrels! Two more hit! The plane and the spider are also damaged!"
Uzi's Varus, under the protection of Tam, also began to output crazily, while Xiaohu's Zoe continued to use "Flying Star" and "Hypnotic Bubble" to pull and control.
"Oh my god! This Gangplank! He is simply a monster!" Jide was already incoherent at the commentary booth. "The position of the TP, the release of the ultimate, the accuracy of the combo! I even doubt whether he used a script! It's too abstract! This operation is simply not something a human can perform!"
The audience was completely excited! RNG fans waved their cheering sticks and shouted "Mo Shen is awesome!" "RNG is awesome!"
In the WE lounge, Coach Hongmi's brows were tightly knitted together. He looked at the Captain on the screen who was in his element, and a feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart. This Captain was too unreasonable!
In the end, RNG played a perfect team fight of 1 for 4, and only Ming's Tam died because he absorbed too much damage to protect Uzi. RNG successfully took down the Rift Herald!
"Beautiful! RNG! Under such unfavorable circumstances, Mo Shen relied on his own strength to fight a team battle that will go down in history!" Guan Zeyuan's voice trembled slightly.
"Yes, in this team fight, Mo Shen's Captain played a huge role! His TP timing and position selection were simply textbook-level! And that set of smooth barrel operations, the damage exploded instantly! WE couldn't react at all!" Miller added excitedly.
There was a lot of joy in the RNG team voice chat.
"Brother Mozi, your bucket is amazing!" Uzi shouted excitedly.
"Brother Mozi is awesome! He can even turn this over!" Karsa couldn't help but admire him.
Xiaohu: "I can't understand the damage. I really can't understand it."
Xu Mo just smiled faintly: "Routine operation, don't get excited. Push the tower, get resources, and stay steady."
His tone remained calm, but his eyes were sharper. He knew that this was just the beginning, and the real test was still to come.
After taking the Rift Herald, RNG chose to place it in the middle lane, and with Uzi's Varus, they quickly pushed down WE's middle lane tower. The economic gap was instantly narrowed, and there was even a faint trend of overtaking.
"RNG is gaining momentum! Mo Shen's Captain is unstoppable! With the Triforce in his hands, the Captain is a nightmare for WE's back row at this point in time!" said Guan Zeyuan.
"Yes, and the global support ability of Captain's ultimate makes it very difficult for WE to advance on the sidelines. They dare not split the lane easily, otherwise once they are slowed down by Captain's ultimate, it will be easy for RNG to seize the opportunity." Miller analyzed.
WE's rhythm was completely disrupted, and they began to become timid. After 957's Kennen was resurrected, he no longer dared to suppress Xu Mo's Captain as recklessly as before. Instead, Captain used explosive barrels to continuously deplete his health, which was unbearable.
Although Xiye's Corki and Mystic's Kaisa's equipment are slowly taking shape, they find it difficult to find a safe output environment in the face of Gangplank's explosive barrel and Zoe's Poke.
"Why is this Captain's barrel so haunting?" Xiye said helplessly in the team voice chat, "I feel like he can blast me with a barrel wherever I go."
"His barrels were placed too strategically. Many of them were in blind spots and there was no way to predict them." Beishang's Spider also felt a headache.
Mid-term operation: suffocating rhythm and unsolvable captain
RNG used the advantage of the Rift Herald to continuously erode WE's jungle resources and defensive towers. Xu Mo's Captain took "pull" and "development" to the extreme. Sometimes he led the line in the side lane, using explosive barrels to quickly clear soldiers and put pressure on WE's soldiers; sometimes he followed the team, using precise explosive barrels and devastating big moves to deal tons of AOE damage in team battles.
"Mo Shen's current playing style is really too 'abstract'!" I remember watching Captain Xu Mo's operation and couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that he is not playing a hero, but a game of chess. The position of each barrel and the release of each ultimate skill are full of calculations. You feel that he is always developing, but he can always appear in the key position at the critical moment and play the key output."
The audience was also fascinated. They saw Xu Mo's Captain planted gunpowder barrels at the entrance of his own jungle, at the river pass, and even in some seemingly impossible places. These barrels were like time bombs, making the WE players walk on thin ice, fearing that they would accidentally step into the Captain's trap.
"This is no longer a suppression at the operational level, this is a crushing victory in IQ and understanding of the game!" an audience member commented in the barrage.
The second dragon (Fire Dragon) spawned. RNG easily controlled it with the advantage of vision and Gangplank's Poke ability.
At this time, Captain Xu Mo had already taken out the Infinity Blade and Storm Sword, and the damage reached an incredible level.
"20 minutes, three-phase endless captain, who can withstand this?" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed.
"WE's only hope now is to see if they can find an opportunity to kill Uzi's Varus, or to force a wave when Gangplank doesn't have a barrel." Miller said, "But RNG's protection is very good. Ming's Tam is like a mobile fortress, protecting Uzi tightly."
Baron Force Team Fight: Judgment of Fire, the Prelude to Ending the Game
At 23 minutes into the game, RNG began to focus on the Baron. They used Gangplank's Poke and Zoe's consumption to continuously reduce the health of WE and force them to leave the Baron area.
"RNG is starting to attack the Baron! Should WE take over this teamfight? Their equipment and condition are not very good!" Guan Zeyuan said nervously.
"If we don't take it, once the big dragon falls, it basically means the end of the game. WE must fight!" remembered analyzing.
While everyone in WE was hesitating, Xu Mo's Captain once again showed his "abstract" side. He did not rush to rush the Baron with his teammates, but instead placed three explosive barrels in a triangular shape at the edge of the river grass above the Baron pit and at the pass leading to the WE blue buff jungle area.
"Mo Shen is setting up a barrel formation again! At this position, if WE wants to come and grab the dragon, or is forced out of the dragon pit, they will definitely pass by here!" Miller's eyes were fixed on the screen.
Sure enough, after RNG started attacking the Baron, WE was forced to move forward. Beishang's Elise took the lead, trying to use the punishment to steal the Baron. Missing's Alistar and 957's Kennen followed closely behind, ready to force a teamfight.
Just as they stepped into the "minefield" preset by the captain, Xu Mo's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his Q skill "Gunfire Negotiation" accurately ignited the nearest barrel of explosives!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three loud bangs sounded in succession, and flames shot into the sky!
The terrifying AOE damage instantly exploded in the WE crowd! Beishang's Spider didn't even press the punishment button and was killed instantly! Missing's Minotaur and 957's Kennen were also blown to low health!
"Oh my God! Three consecutive explosions! Spider was killed instantly! Minotaur and Kennen are also disabled! What kind of damage is this!" Guan Zeyuan has stood up, his voice a little hoarse with excitement.
"The trial of Captain Ghost! Mo Shen used three barrels to almost sentence WE to death!" Miller also echoed excitedly.
Xiye's Corki and Mystic's Kaisa witnessed all this in the back row, and they were terrified and completely lost the desire to fight.
RNG rushed forward and easily won the game. Uzi's Varus got a triple kill, and RNG played a perfect 0-for-5 team wipe!
"ACE! RNG wiped out WE! They can have a wave now!"
The five RNG players, with the Baron Buff, rushed towards WE's base. Although WE's players were resurrected one after another, their resistance seemed pale and powerless in the face of the huge economic gap and the pressure of the troops.
Finally, amid cheers of “RNG is awesome”, WE’s main crystal exploded!
"Congratulations to RNG! They successfully won the fourth game! They defeated WE with a score of 3:1 and successfully advanced to the LPL Summer Finals!" Guan Zeyuan announced loudly.
"It's not easy! After losing the first game and then catching up in the next game, RNG withstood the pressure! Especially Moshen, his performance in these games was perfect! Whether it was the carry-type Camille and Teemo, or today's extremely 'abstract' Captain, they all left a deep impression on us!" Miller was full of emotion.
Jide also nodded and said, "Yes, Mo Shen has proved with his performance that he is not only a master in operation, but also a player with top-level game intelligence! His Captain has shown us different possibilities for this hero! I look forward to RNG's performance in the finals!"
The RNG players stood up from their seats and hugged each other excitedly. Xu Mo also showed a long-lost smile on his face. He glanced at his teammates beside him, his eyes full of trust and joy.
On the other side, the WE players silently took off their headphones, their faces full of disappointment and unwillingness. 957 and Xiye had tears in their eyes. They tried their best, but in the end they still fell in front of the finals. (End of this chapter)