After Xiao Ran made his decision, he controlled Kog"Maw decisively and rushed towards the top-lane. He then sneaked over from the Baron Nashor"s pit.
"Maokai, go!"
Ergua was a bodyguard. Even though he was using Maokai, he had a heart of the burning fire.
When Ergua saw Kog"Maw coming to gank, he didn"t hesitate and used his W spell to restrain Poppy.
Twisted Advance: Maokai transforms into a moving ma.s.s of roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he deals magic damage and roots the target.
Poppy who had been restrained didn"t cower and once the restrain was lifted, she immediately fought back.
"Don"t cower, just fight. This Poppy is dead." Xiao Ran spoke and waddled into the lane with Kog"Maw from the river.
Without saying anything else, Xiao Ran shot his Q spell at Poppy.
Caustic Spittle:
Pa.s.sive: Kog"Maw gains bonus Attack Speed (15/20/25/30/35%).
Active: Launches a corrosive projectile that deals Magic Damage to the first enemy hit and reduces its Armor and Magic Resist for 4 seconds.
Kog"Maw"s Q was a skill shot but would it be difficult for Xiao Ran?
(TL note: Skill shot means the spell wouldn"t be directly cast on the enemy. You will need to aim it)
The answer was very simple, it was easy!
A turbid spit headed straight for Poppy at rapid speed!
When Poppy was struck by the spit, her armor and magic resist were immediately reduced.
"Oh, beautiful!!" Xiao Ran looked pleasantly surprised and praised himself.
The people beside him couldn"t help but twitch their eyelids.
Especially Ergua… He almost couldn"t help and wanted to praise too, but he didn"t have any urge to do so now.
This fellow… seems to be even more haughty than Director Chou!!!
When Poppy saw Kog"Maw, she knew it wasn"t good and had immediately used Flash to escape after getting struck by Kog"Maw"s Q.
"Does she think she can escape like this? I have to say that this child is too naive!" Xiao Ran sneered and said, "Maokai, throw your E to her."
Sapling Toss: Maokai flings a sapling, which stands watch for 30 seconds. Saplings will chase nearby enemies, detonating on proximity, dealing magic damage and slowing enemies struck by 50% for 2 seconds.
When affected by the exploding sapling, Poppy"s movement speed became extremely slow, allowing Xiao Ran"s Kog"Maw to constantly spit at her.
Kog"Maw"s items weren"t great and his attack damage wasn"t considered high either, but he had the advantage in number of attacks.
Soon enough, Poppy was less with less than half her health.
After feeling the slow effect was going to wear off, Xiao Ran used his E spell to slow Poppy again.
Ergua couldn"t help but get amazed.
It turns out that Kog"Maw can be played like this…
"You have slain an enemy!"
While feeling very wronged, Poppy was forcefully spat to death by Kog"Maw due to the reduced movement speed.
Xiao Ran couldn"t help but grin and said, "Haha, my Jungler Kog"Maw is indeed incredible!"
Seeing the rewarded gold, Xiao Ran felt extremely happy.
His Kog"Maw was about to take off.
But he was just happy for a moment as sadness was inevitable.
Because he saw Rek"Sai already rushed to the bot-lane and Ashe had already pushed the minion wave to the turret.
"If Ashe is pushing the minion wave so hard, it means that Rek"Sai is already at bot-lane and is preparing to dive you at the turret." Xiao Ran informed Jay Chou and fat chick.
Jay Chou was unconvinced and said, "It can"t be. Ashe has always been pushing the lane like this."
"Please believe a professional shot-caller + mechanics genius." Xiao Ran spoke softly.
Xiao Ran then swiftly made an a.n.a.lysis, "When Rek"Sai appears, don"t let him knock you up. Flash towards the top left-hand side and use your E spell to pin him on the wall. By then, you can either run or counter…"
It was a pity that before Xiao Ran could finish talking, Jay Chou had already been knocked up…
There was no more suspense afterwards. When Rek"Sai was tanking the turret, Trundle erected a pillar to cut off Vayne and Malphite"s retreat, while Ashe launched an all-out attack without any danger.
"An ally has been slain!"
As soon as this kill was announced, another one echoed.
"An ally has been slain!"
Xiao Ran wanted to cry but didn"t have tears.
One didn"t have to be afraid of a G.o.dlike opponent, but should be afraid of a pig-like teammate!"
Xiao Ran was about to take off and was increasing his speed on the runway, but actually delivered a double kill to the opposition"s Ashe…
It seemed like this selection test wasn"t going to be as simple as Xiao Ran had imagined.
For the next few minutes, the situation of the match wasn"t very advantageous for Xiao Ran"s team.
After getting two kills at bot-lane, Ashe was even harsher on Vayne and Malphite.
When Ashe reached level 6, she used her ult to stun Malphite and coordinated with Trundle to kill Malphite.
The fortunate thing was that Jay Chou was very experienced in making use of his support as a sacrifice. After Malphite helped him to block Ashe"s ult, he immediately retreated and hid under the turret.
It would be bad if this carried on.
Xiao Ran searched for the mini-map for opportunities. Suddenly, he saw the opposition"s Rek"Sai in the enemy"s top jungle area.
Rek"Sai was thinking to help top-lane after helping bot-lane and allowing both lanes to flourish.
Xiao Ran had farmed up very well. He already had the Skirmisher"s Sabre and was only short of one Dagger to build Runaan"s Hurricane.
Even though Xiao Ran"s attack damage didn"t have much increase, his attack speed had a huge boost.
Furthermore, Maokai was already level 6 and had a great increase in defensive ability and was also able to help Xiao Ran to reduce the enemy"s damage…
This time, they could counter-gank!
After Xiao Ran made his decision, he arrived at the top-lane"s river brush.
Rek"Sai was currently laying in ambush at the top-lane"s second brush at the wall. She said to Poppy, "Don"t push so deep. Back up a little and let him last hit this cannon minion. I will then take him."
"OK. This Maokai is extremely annoying. He isn"t very good but is playing very safely, otherwise, I would have already solo killed him a few times."
"At ease. With me around, I guarantee that all top, mid, and bot-lanes will be good. He is coming, go!"
When Rek"Sai said "go", she was in the burrowed state and used her E spell, Tunnel to emerge.
Tunnel: Burrowed state: Rek"Sai tunnels forward leaving two connected Tunnel Entrances. Clicking a Tunnel Entrance will make Rek"Sai dive to the other entrance.
This veteran Rek"Sai was very precise with the distance control of Tunnel. The other side of the Tunnel Entrance just happened to be at the feet of Maokai.
Immediately after, Rek"Sai emerged from the ground and knocked Maokai up into the sky.
Poppy had also rushed over and followed up with her ult, Keeper"s Verdict, knocking up Maokai again.
Keeper"s Verdict:
First Cast: Poppy channels for up to 4 seconds, slowing herself by 15%.
Second Cast: Poppy smashes the ground, emanating a shockwave that deals physical damage to enemies around the first champion hit and knocking them a large distance toward their Summoning Platform. The shockwave length and knockback distance increase with channel duration.
Enemies are untargetable if they are knocked away.
Those who wanted to play the new patched Poppy would have to be able to use this R spell flexibly.
In simple terms, the range of R was directly proportionate to the channeling time.
In order to kill Maokai this time, Poppy didn"t even channel the R spell for a long time. She immediately executed the second cast, causing Maokai to be juggled in the air.
"Don"t be afraid. Use your ult and fight with them." When Xiao Ran was giving his encouragement, Kog"Maw already rushed over from the river"s brush.
Just as Poppy and Rek"Sai had unloaded all their spells on Maokai, Xiao Ran rushed over with Kog"Maw.
Xiao Ran used the E spell to reduce their speed and used his Q spell to strike at Poppy before activating W…
This might sound complicated, but Xiao Ran had done all these mechanics with a fluid motion and was definitely completed within 0.5 seconds.
The current Kog"Maw had raised its head like its neck was cramping as spits were launched out from its mouth and landing on Poppy.
When Ergua saw that Kog"Maw was going all-out, he had also executed his ult and randomly pressed on his WEQ spells. Since it was a chaotic fight, he didn"t care which spell was activated first, as long as all spells were thrown out.
As Poppy had died once, she wasn"t very farmed and her health had quickly fallen into the danger zone.
But Poppy wasn"t willing to yield. When she and Rek"Sai saw Kog"Maw running over from behind, they wanted to turn back and kill Kog"Maw first.
It was a pity that they had overestimated themselves and underestimated Xiao Ran"s Kog"Maw.
Before Poppy could even hit Kog"Maw, Xiao Ran smirked. He had already predicted the location and executed his R spell, Living Artillery, launching it into the air. Xiao Ran then turned around and started to kite Rek"Sai who was rushing over.
The patched Living Artillery would deal double damage to enemies with health that was at 25% and 50% health. It would deal triple damage to enemies at 0% to 25% health.
Xiao Ran had calculated Poppy"s health very precisely. It was already less than 16% and a single shot from the Living Artillery would be able to kill her.
At this moment, the W spell"s effect had yet to wear off and Xiao Ran didn"t wish to waste it on Poppy.
Poppy saw that her health was nearly empty and when Kog"Maw suddenly stopped attacking her, she was in delight.
But immediately after, a giant spit descended from the sky and smashed on her head.
Boom!
The in-game screen for Poppy"s player had turned black and white.
"You have slain an enemy."
Rek"Sai who was left behind was also in shock.
WTH, Kog"Maw"s item build might not be full yet, but the attack speed is still rather terrifying. You can still kite?
But this Rek"Sai was still able to attack Kog"Maw for a few times.
However, it was useless.
"Double Kill!"
Kog"Maw"s KDA had turned into 4/0/0.
He had no a.s.sist, but once he made a move, he would surely kill.
"Why didn"t you give me one of the kills?" Ergua who rushed over was unhappy.
He had been tanking for a long time and didn"t even obtain a single kill.
Xiao Ran spoke seriously and with righteousness, "Please look carefully. I am using Kog"Maw, a late-game ADC. I definitely have to take the kills."
"Even if I am playing jungler now, when in team fights, I will still be an ADC."
"As an ADC, every a.s.sist is a humiliation!!!"
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