Chapter 18: The Ultimate Suppression, Shocking the Entire Arena

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Second-level ganks aren’t rare tactics, but often, the simpler and more straightforward the tactic, the more effective it proves to be.

For example, the factory manager’s second-level gank...

But this time, OMG was clearly disappointed. Chen Yan had already realized OMG’s intent.

The moment he saw Rek’Sai emerge from the shadows, he immediately flashed.

The next second, Rek’Sai’s figure flashed, appearing where Lucian had been moments before.

However, losing his attack target made Rek’Sai look somewhat bewildered, as if drawing his sword and looking around in confusion.

WOrld6 was stunned for a moment as well.

Only after Lucian shot him a couple of times did WOrld6 snap back to reality and disappear from the lane.

“Whoa! Lucian’s reaction was so fast!” Guan Zeyuan raised his voice.

Zhi Huan also commented, “It’s mainly about awareness. Clearly, when Rek’Sai wasn’t warded, Lucian had already started retreating.”

In the league, some skills are hard to dodge purely by reaction, even for professional players.

For instance, Drunken Rage E-Flash, Rek’Sai Flash-W—most players prepare mentally and preemptively act.

But even if it’s not pure reaction, for a rookie like Chen Yan to pull off such a play is truly impressive.

The chat exploded with “666” (a symbol of praise).

However, the flash swap by OMG wasn’t a loss either; to onlookers, it seemed like just a minor incident.

What they didn’t know was that, in Chen Yan’s eyes, the match was already decided right here.

“Blind Monk, go find Rek’Sai,” Chen Yan directly ordered Ailuoli.

As he spoke, he marked Rek’Sai’s position.

“I’m level three.”

“Go straight for it!” Chen Yan’s voice grew serious.

Thinking of Chen Yan’s strength—strong enough to crush a walnut with one hand—Ailuoli didn’t dare argue.

Yet in her heart, she wasn’t entirely convinced. After all, everyone has their specialty. Chen Yan was a mid-laner; how well could he understand jungle tactics?

Chen Yan didn’t care about Ailuoli’s thoughts—just follow orders.

As Blind Monk moved out, Chen Yan swiftly pushed the wave and headed to assist the enemy jungle.

Blind Monk and Rek’Sai were already confronting each other near the Blue Buff.

“He didn’t flash, go in directly.”

Chen Yan’s words spurred Blind Monk to take the initiative, engaging Rek’Sai in combat.

iCOn, seeing the fight erupt in the jungle, quickly sent a “MISS” warning to teammates.

But it was futile.

Rek’Sai didn’t flash; although Blind Monk missed his Q, he used E-Flash combined with the second E to lock Rek’Sai down.

When Lucian arrived, it was E-AA-Q-AA...

With this combo, they easily secured the kill.

“First Blood.”

“EDG’s Chen Yan kills OMG’s WOrld6.”

The system’s kill notification sounded.

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First blood!

“...” WOrld6 shook his head helplessly.

The crowd’s cheers erupted in the arena.

“There was no other way; the flash bait was set up,” Guan Zeyuan explained.

Zhi Huan pondered thoughtfully.

Looking at it this way, the previous flash swap had minimal impact on Lucian, but instead left Rek’Sai’s jungle vulnerable.

Under mid-lane pressure, Rek’Sai’s aggressive gank gave the opponent a significant opening.

Recalling the signals Chen Yan sent earlier, it was obvious this invasion was initiated by Chen Yan.

At this realization, Zhi Huan’s eyes flickered slightly.

Anyone who underestimated this EDG rookie as a reckless player relying only on mechanics was in for a rude awakening.

In his view, this newcomer was a bit uncanny.

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“I already gave you the signal, and you still died?” iCOn complained in OMG’s voice chat.

Normally, WOrld6 wouldn’t talk back.

But right now, his anger was uncontrollable.

After all, he lost his flash because he was helping iCOn gank, and the mid-lane support from the enemy ended up costing him his life.

And now, iCOn was even actively criticizing him?

“If the signals were useful, I’ll keep sending them to you,” WOrld6 said coldly.

iCOn frowned, “What do you mean?”

“Don’t argue!” SmlZ said, “If you want to argue, do it during the replay.”

At SmlZ’s words, both fell silent, but the atmosphere was clearly different.

WOrld6 completely ignored mid-lane now.

Without a jungler, iCOn found himself unable to play the game at all.

Lucian, having taken first blood, harassed him relentlessly whenever he approached the minion wave, using E to strike twice and occasionally poking with his Divine Sunderer’s damage.

After only two minion waves, Ekko’s health bar was drained to a dangerously low level.

He recalled and teleported back.

Ekko’s health was fully restored, but the lane remained unbearable, and his last-hitting was miserable.

Not long after, Ekko’s health was pressured down again.

“This…” Guan Zeyuan was dumbfounded. “Is the mid-lane pressure really this heavy?”

He hadn’t expected Ekko to struggle so much even after using teleport.

Lucian was effectively trading one life for two.

“But Lucian should be recalling soon; his mana is almost gone,” he added.

Though they said this, both casters knew well that once Lucian returned to base and bought items, Ekko’s lane would only get harder.

Just as expected, Lucian went back and purchased a Vampiric Scepter.

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With Doran’s Blade and Vampiric Scepter, Lucian’s sustain in lane was maximized. While draining Ekko’s health, Lucian maintained his own at full.

Another minion wave pushed under the tower.

Taking advantage of Ekko’s momentary focus on last-hitting, Lucian’s W and E-AA came almost simultaneously.

Ekko hurriedly used E to dash backward, but Lucian’s Divine Sunderer and two basic attacks still connected.

Though the skirmish seemed lengthy, it was actually just a brief instant.

Notably, Lucian’s movements were smooth as flowing water, never drawing turret aggro.

“What fluid Lucian gameplay!” Everyone’s eyes lit up watching.

Many in the LPL could play Lucian, but few executed with such seamless grace—mostly Korean players.

Yet the audience soon had no time to marvel at Lucian’s skills.

After completing his combo, Lucian didn’t retreat but used the passive speed boost from W to dodge Ekko’s Q and pressed the attack under the turret.

“Is Lucian diving the tower?!” Guan Zeyuan’s speech quickened, eyes glued to the screen. “With Ekko’s health like that, Lucian definitely has a chance. What do you think?”

“He flashed, so it’s fine.”

This mid-lane clash ended with Ekko flashing away.

But everyone could see that iCOn was under immense pressure.

When the camera showed iCOn, his expression was frustrated, and his usually spiky hair had become disheveled.

“Being pinned under tower by a rookie.”

“I didn’t expect him to be this bad.”

“So embarrassing—thinking about iCOn, the so-called solo kill king of LPL, makes me despair for the league.”

The chat flooded with harsh criticism.

At that moment, the screen shifted again.

Ekko had just returned to lane, and Lucian pushed the wave into Ekko’s turret once more.

W-E-AA-Q-AA.

The familiar combo repeated. Ekko used E to pull back...

The chat spammed, “I’ve seen this before.”

But this time, Lucian’s combo didn’t end there.

The Divine Gun’s Salvo!

Lucian raised both guns, unleashing a torrent of bullets.

Without any mobility skill, Ekko couldn’t escape Lucian’s ultimate.

Until Ekko’s health bar vanished, iCOn covered his face with both hands, taking a deep breath.

“Level six versus level four.”

Someone noticed the level difference between Ekko and Lucian.

At that moment, the entire arena fell silent.