Chapter 136: Wild Farming Hurts? Then Don't Do It
Even though he was caught, for Looper, there was no problem handling the first level laning.

It’s not that Looper is not stable enough, he has to go up and push the line.

Instead, he must push the line and use the advantage of his long reach to wear down the Barbarian King's health in the early stage.

Because this is the only way for Ryze to fight against Tryndamere without being at a disadvantage in the early stages!

why?
The Barbarian King can stack rage by attacking the minions.

The higher the rage, the higher the critical hit chance.

If you don't suppress the Barbarian King when his rage is low, do you have to wait until his rage is full before fighting him?
You should know that the effect of the Barbarian King's Q skill [Bloodthirsty Killing] is that the lower the blood volume, the higher the attack power.

In other words, if you want to go All In and decide the outcome in one go, as long as Tryndamere's health is high and his rage is high, Ryze will have absolutely no chance of winning!
Because... this is Ryze!

Although the first-level hand is long, its consumption capacity is extremely limited, especially after Ryze's skills were reworked during S5, the Q skill was changed to a non-directional skill.

At level 2, it is still in a weak period, and the passive effect is almost equivalent to nothing. It can only choose between pushing the line and pulling the line.

Only after level 3, Ryze begins to show combat effectiveness, and only after level 6, when he has his ultimate, will he officially enter his strong period.

So Looper's initial idea was to use his long-range advantage at level 1 to suppress the health of the Barbarian King, and at the same time quickly push the line to level 2 and continue to suppress. As long as the health of the Barbarian King went down, he would not be able to beat him even if he used E. Once he was unable to fight back, the Barbarian King would be forced to turn back and use the Q skill to recover health.

In this way, you can continue to suppress, and even if the opponent's jungler Ekko comes to gank at level 3, you can use Storm Rider's Surge to quickly distance yourself and avoid being ganked.

However, Looper never expected that the opponent’s Tryndamere would simply give up the first three last hits and choose to stack rage on the buff to avoid being consumed, while at the same time bearing his consumption pressure and forcefully grabbing the second one!

Not only that, he didn't expect that the opponent's Ekko would come to gank the top lane at this weird time!
When he saw the deceleration on his forehead, he realized something was wrong.

Slowed down!

Too little deceleration time!
Moreover, at this point in time, the damage of his skills is not enough to trigger the Storm Rider's Surge!

This time, the only way for him to survive was to use flash to quickly create distance and avoid being continuously pursued by the Barbarian King.

And you have to dodge fast!

Because the top unit and the middle unit are different.

The top lane is long, there is enough distance for pursuit, and in this game our jungler is in the lower half.

If you dodge a little slower and are caught up and slashed by the Barbarian King, your health will go down, and then the opposing jungler will continue to come to catch you!
So the moment Looper saw Ekko, he reacted.

He flashed immediately to create some distance and ran towards his own tower.

However, it was obvious that although Looper was decisive, he also underestimated Lin Dong's decisiveness.

Whether it's catching the lower level at level 2 or the upper level at level 2, it's all a gamble!
The key to gambling is to do everything possible to increase the success rate of Gank!

Just like this wave.

Just at the moment Looper flashed back.

Ekko, who was not far away, also flashed up!
Bang!
flash!

The first stage of displacement of E skill!
Close the distance to Ryze and let Ryze enter the range of the second E skill!

At the same time, the second E skill directly shuttled to Ryze!

Red buff slows down!
Ryze paused again.

At this time, Looper still wanted to continue moving.

But suddenly he saw a hemispherical cover crashing down on his forehead, completely blocking all his escape routes!
Ekko's W skill [Time Intertwined]!
Actively release this skill. After a 1.5-second delay, Ekko will release a space-time sphere, slowing down the enemies inside by 40%. If Ekko enters the sphere, it will detonate, causing a 2.25-second stun and gaining a shield!

Looking at the W skill above his head, Looper was stunned.

"No? What kind of skills did this Ike learn? EW skills?"

"Shouldn't Ekko learn his Q skill at level 2?"

"Without the Q skill, what skills does he use to clear the jungle?"

"Ike, is he crazy?"

However, as Ikko and the sphere fell at the same time, Looper was already desperate.

Because this time, he has no way to avoid it!
Even if he gave up his flash, he could only watch Ekko rush into his W skill and then imprison himself in place.

At the same time, the Barbarian King behind him also rode over, and with all his anger, he started chopping!
A knife!

Two knives!

Three swords!

Three consecutive critical hits!

Seeing this scene, Looper felt terrible!
This Barbarian King...what kind of luck is this!

At that moment, Looper even felt like "God was going to kill me."

He finally woke up from the stun caused by Ekko's W skill, but found that... his health was almost low.

Not only that, the two people in front of him were even very considerate and... blocked his position.

The so-called blocking is to use the characteristics of collision between hero models to prevent the opponent from escaping directly in the shortest straight line. It must go around the hero model before moving.

So, there is no doubt about it.

Even though Looper had returned to the defensive tower, he still couldn't escape his fate. Under the siege of the opponent's top and jungle duo, his health was reduced to zero, and he was eventually killed by Ekko with a single basic attack!

"First Blood!"

Seeing this first blood, the crowd in the audience went wild again.

"Looper what the hell are you doing Looper!"

"If you dare to catch me, you dare to die? Isn't Looper's laning always very stable? Why does he have to push the line at level 1?"

"Nonsense, if you don't lower the Barbarian King's health at level 1, then when his rage is full, you're just waiting to die?"

"No, this is the first blood? Can the hero Ekko be caught at level 2?"

"To be honest, it's really possible! Didn't you see that Ekko didn't learn the Q skill at level 2? But now I'm very curious, whether Ekko learns the Q skill at level 2 or not, how will he clear the jungle later?"

"Damn, Dong Shen's play style is really ruthless, ruthless to the opponent and to himself. I guess RNG didn't expect Ekko to not learn the Q skill at level 2 to catch people. If he had learned the Q skill, this wave of Looper would have left."

At the same time, Mlxg, who was still farming in the jungle, heard the "good news" from the top lane, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

This time, he guessed... what Ike was going to do.

But like Looper, he didn't expect Ekko to learn EW at level 2 instead of Q!
However, unlike the astonishment of others, he had more questions in his mind at this moment.

Because he had played Ekko as a jungler, he knew one thing very well.

First, Ekko’s attack speed on the red buff is very slow and very damaging.

But the opponent's Ekko's health is too healthy.

Unless he pays the punishment directly.

But if he were to deal a punishment, Ekko shouldn't appear in the top lane at this time, but should appear in the top lane at the same time as Tryndamere!

Second, the anger value of the Barbarian King on the opposite side is very wrong!
Much higher than I imagined!
At least twenty points higher!
However, when these two strange things are put together, they seem... extremely reasonable!
So Mlxg reacted quickly.

"Fuck! I get it!"

"The King of the Wild gave up the economy of the first three minions and helped the jungler attack a few more times. On the one hand, it was to speed up Ekko's jungle attack so that the jungler would use one less punishment. On the other hand, it was to hit more basic attacks and stack more rage. On the other hand, it was to avoid being consumed by Ryze after going online!"

"Because of this, the Barbarian King's rage value is higher than expected, Ekko's health is healthier, and he didn't use any punishment, so the timing of Gank in the top lane is perfect!"

"Achieve three birds with one stone!"

"The top and jungle on the opposite side... could it be that they have studied this strategy? Could this be VG's trump card?"

"No! This Ekko got the first blood, which is a perfect start! We can't let him continue playing like this! The opposing jungler must have secretly practiced playing Ekko jungle!"

"This Ekko doesn't have flash, and he didn't learn the Q skill at level 2, so he hurts even more when he's jungle clearing!"

"I can't continue to follow the routine. I have to go find him!"

"He hasn't learned the Q skill, so the Krugs and Four Birds can't spawn him. He must be in my upper jungle area!"

"There's enough time!"

"As long as we can find him, we can kill him! I have a way to dodge!"

However, what Mlxg never expected was that this time, the Barbarian King on the top lane and Ekko in the jungle were not really a killer.

This was entirely the on-the-spot performance of Leng Shao and Lin Dong.

Although it was Leng Shao's first time to go to the top lane, in his opinion, there seemed to be no difference between the top lane and the middle lane.

Isn't it just a single kill?
As long as you can kill alone, you can give up everything that can be given up.

So between the first three soldiers and 15 points of rage, he decisively chose the latter.

How much do three soldiers cost?

How much is an assist?

As long as we can kill, it’s a huge profit!
Of course, if it was just him, he would not be able to kill the enemy alone.

But it just so happened...the Solo Kill King met Lin Dong, who was willing to give up everything that could be given up in order to successfully gank, such as Lin Dong, who would rather not learn the Q skill at level 2 and force a successful gank.

So this scene just happened.

Looking at the first blood, Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief.

This first blood is more useful in my hands than in Leng Shao's hands.

the reason is simple.

Ekko is very harmful when playing in the jungle, and if he doesn’t learn the Q skill at level 2, it will be even more harmful when playing in the jungle.

Therefore, it is very important for Ekko to make the two items of equipment, Hunter Potion and Dark Seal, as soon as possible.

In Season 6, there are two synthesis routes for the 150-gold reusable potion.

The first one is to add 350 gold to synthesize a 500 gold corrupting potion, which is also the most common starting equipment for top laners this season.

The other one adds 250 gold to synthesize a 400 gold hunter potion.

Hunter potions are usually made by junglers because they have a special feature.

At the same time, it consumes a layer of energy and restores health and mana, but the difference is... every time you kill a large wild monster, you will get an extra layer of energy!
Because of this, this equipment is the first choice for junglers who are more vulnerable in jungle clearing!
As for the Dark Seal...it's because this piece of equipment will increase the healing effect from potions by 25%.

The Dark Seal is effective against Corruption Potions, and it is also effective against Hunter Potions!

And with the blessing of this first blood, Lin Dong can buy these two pieces of equipment and a hunter's broad blade at the same time when he returns home for the first time. The transition is extremely smooth!
The only problem is...

We must safely get through the weak period from level 2 to level 3.

In this regard, Lin Dong’s response was also very simple.

"If you don't learn the Q skill at level 2, it will hurt to clear the jungle?"

"In that case, then we won't farm in the wild!"

"If the opposing jungler doesn't intend to kill, he has an advantage. Once he does, he will be at a disadvantage!"

"Because the game of jungle is essentially a cat and mouse game!"

Soon, Lin Dong took action.

After ganking the top lane, he didn't dare to stop at all, not even to gain experience, and chose to go directly to RNG's upper jungle area.

Use punishment to kill the blue buff as quickly as possible.

The blessing of red and blue buffs is still at level two.

And because he hasn't learned the Q skill, normally his best choice is to kill single-target wild monsters like Toad and quickly reach level three.

But Lin Dong didn't do that.

Instead, he chose to run directly to the middle lane!
Because he only has half blood left!
Soon, Lin Dong's voice was heard in the voice chat.

"Let it go in the middle, I'll catch it."

Upon hearing this, Saint Spear’s brain immediately froze.

"Fuck, aren't you afraid of the enemy jungler? You're only half health!"

"It's okay. The opponent's Thresh didn't flash to evade the enemy, which means the jungler is definitely not in the bottom lane, but went to find me." Lin Dong glanced at the bottom lane and said, "Actually, I'm not really catching him. I just want to take advantage of the wave line and kill the river crabs in the lower half of the area."

"Um... there's no need to say it so blatantly, right?" Saint Spear Brother was speechless.

But soon, he saw the figure of the opposing jungler Lee Sin appear in the field of vision that Lin Dong had arranged in advance, so he immediately agreed.

At this time, Xiaohu was still in a tense laning situation.

There’s nothing we can do. The Tsar’s arms are too long!
Although... it seems that the Tsar on the opposite side is just average at playing, and is far inferior to the Marquis.

But, a useless hero like Malzahar who can only mess around can’t do anything to the opponent before level 6!
So all Xiaohu can do online is... push the line, push the line, and push the line again.

I thought the two of them would be able to live in peace and develop peacefully.

Until Ekko's sudden appearance broke the tranquility of the middle lane.

This time, it was not Ike who took the initiative.

But it was the Tsar who took the initiative.

Move forward, the sand soldiers break their shields and slow down!
Ekko immediately took action, using the blind spot of vision to release the W skill first to avoid being seen raising his hand, and then directly used E to come out.

Seeing the enemy Ike rushing out, Xiaohu, who had already suffered psychological trauma from the torture of Leng Shao and Hou Ye, decisively stepped back and ran away.

It was not until he used his flash that he finally reacted and froze in place.

"Wait? Why do I have to give up my flash?"

"My health is so good, and the opponent's Tsar's burst is not enough! This Ekko is only level 2? How can these two kill me?"

"Depend on!"

However, seeing that Xiaohu actually used his flash, Lin Dong was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed.

"It seems that General Hu has been traumatized by Young Master Leng's attack."

"Can this flash be frightened out?"

Shaking his head, Lin Dong decisively chose to swagger along the middle lane.

As for Saint Spear Brother, he actually doesn't care.

There's nothing I can do, I'm the top laner, not the mid laner.

Besides, he is not a duke, so even if he chooses a tsar, he will still have to go back to the top road later.

As a top laner, what is the most important characteristic?
Just know how to mix it up!
As long as teammates are comfortable, it doesn't matter if the top laner has a hard time.

Otherwise why call the top laner old father?
He was even considerate enough to give all the soldiers to Lin Dong.

"Come on, come on, let's eat together. No need to give up the soldiers. Anyway, I don't need to be the C in this game. I can just deal some damage in the team fight. Anyway, we have a multi-core lineup."

So, Mlxg, who had just failed in the jungle, saw such a "harmonious" scene between Ekko and Tsar on the opposite side in the middle lane.

At that moment, he almost vomited blood!

"Grass!"

"I calculated all the possible ways and routes for the opposing jungler to clear the jungle, but I didn't expect... that he would run to the middle lane to eat the Tsar's troops!"

"And judging from the situation, he is very likely to... go to the bottom lane to kill some river crabs! I definitely won't be able to make it in time this time!"

"Because I've already gone around once, if I go around again, I'll lose money!"

"What kind of brain does the opposing jungler have? How could he come up with such an outrageous idea? The key is that the opposing mid laner actually agreed to it? Isn't the Tsar a hero who needs to develop a lot... Wait? This is not the mid lane Tsar, this is the top lane Tsar who switched lanes! No wonder!"

Of course, Lin Dong, who had already successfully obtained the river crab in the bottom lane and successfully reached level three with the help of the experience of the river crab and the middle lane soldiers, would certainly not tell Mlxg that this routine of going to the middle lane to use the soldiers to upgrade was not something he thought up at all.

It’s because in a later version, the auxiliary clown punishment and jungle stealing routine developed by a sunny Up master was finally cracked after torturing countless junglers.

The solution is to seize the middle lane and force an upgrade!
Like to be anti-wild and disgusting?
Then I won’t farm anymore!
First capture the enemy, then take the minion line, and forcibly make up for the level difference!

Not clearing the jungle means there will be no risk of being caught, and the health will be relatively healthy. Catching the mid lane will help the mid lane gain line control, and the mid laner can quickly rush to the jungle to provide support, forming a situation of having more people against fewer.

Perfect counter to the anti-jungle tactics!

(End of this chapter)