This Ambush is Good

The current situation was indeed difficult for the Purple team, "District Conquerors."

The reason was that the opposing AD assassins, Fiora and Zed, were becoming increasingly unmanageable.

In fact, whether it was the Master of Shadows (Zed) or the Grand Duelist (Fiora), their playstyle was very straightforward, even brutally simple. Laning phase aside, in team fights they didn't need much finesse—they just locked onto a target, dove in, dumped their combo, and easily secured the kill.

If the opposing Blue team only had either Zed or Fiora, the situation would still be manageable—the Purple team would just need to focus fire and shut them down.

But the current situation was that the opponents had both Zed and Fiora, both possessing top-tier assassination potential.

This became a major headache.

The Purple team only had a few crowd control skills. If they used them to lock down and kill either Fiora or Zed, the remaining one would pose a fatal threat to their backline.

And if they failed to secure the kill...

It would end up just like the team fight that had just concluded in the mid lane.

Although Lin Xiao's ultimate had perfectly CC'd the enemy's main AD assassins, the enemy Sona's "Crescendo" was also cast beautifully. This prevented Du Gu Qiu Bai, Chu Han, and the others from following up to focus down the Zed and Fiora who were stunned by Annie's ultimate.

The result was naturally a disaster.

"Your turret has been destroyed."

As the system announcement echoed, the mid-lane team fight drew to a close.

The Purple team, "District Conquerors," suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Ba Tian Battle Team, losing their mid-lane outer turret in the process.

The disadvantage was gradually becoming more pronounced.

At this point, the Blue side's Ba Tian Battle Team began to fully seize the lead and initiative, and their arrogant attitude became fully apparent.

...

Tsk tsk, noobs are just noobs~

Why did you run earlier? Not happy? Come fight your daddy!

Is Jarvan IV still talking trash?

Is the book silent? Do you need me to call a mid push for you?

In the public chat, the taunts from the Ba Tian members were endless, spamming chat without hiding their mockery.

Chu Han gritted her teeth in anger: "Damn it! They're taking it too far!!"

Watching from behind, Mao Zi and Lao Xiao were also extremely annoyed:

"There are really too many toxic players in this server."

"They only have a small lead and they're already this cocky. Who says we can't make a comeback?"

Among them, Lin Xiao remained the calmest.

Currently, he was controlling his support Annie, carrying a Sightstone, Control Wards, and a red Sweeping Lens, busy setting up vision everywhere.

The worse the situation, the more critical jungle vision became.

Although the Purple team was at a disadvantage, they hadn't collapsed yet. But once their jungle was completely invaded and controlled, the game would truly be unsalvageable.

As for the Ba Tian members spamming the public chat with taunts, Lin Xiao didn't pay much attention.

After all, true experts didn't need words to prove themselves.

Who would die in whose hands was still undecided.

The one who laughs last is the true winner.

...

Although Lin Xiao admitted this ranked game had been a bit rough so far, it didn't mean he felt there was no hope for a comeback.

In fact, he was still highly confident in winning this ranked match.

Although they were currently behind, the opposing Blue team's Ba Tian Battle Team was also walking a tightrope.

In terms of player skill, the gap between the two sides wasn't large. The reason they were in this passive deficit was partly because their mid-lane Katarina had been targeted and failed to scale early, and their top-lane Jarvan IV had taken Teleport instead of Ignite, getting heavily suppressed by Fiora.

But more importantly, the Purple team's lineup couldn't maximize its potential in the early to mid game.

Granted, Katarina, Annie, and Jarvan IV could theoretically unleash devastating burst damage with a coordinated ultimate combo—

But that was only "in theory."

In practice, it required perfect synergy among the players.

Take the earlier fight where his ultimate CC'd the enemy Zed and Fiora, but Katarina and Jarvan IV failed to follow up in time due to poor coordination.

However...

That wasn't a big deal.

Because in terms of team comp, they still held the advantage.

The opponents could play so aggressively now because their comp was highly offensive. But once Lin Xiao's Purple team seized an opportunity to execute a perfect ultimate combo...

Then let alone the current gold deficit, even if the gap were wider, they could instantly turn the tables.

"Xiao Han, just focus on farming for now."

Lin Xiao instructed Chu Han beside him.

They could still stall for time.

Once they reached the late game, when Chu Han's Lucian got a Quicksilver Sash or other items, and Jarvan IV and Lee Sin built enough tank items, the pressure would shift to the Blue team's Ba Tian Battle Team.

...

Around the 10th minute, the mid-lane Katarina made a mistake, allowing the enemy Zed to seize the opportunity and solo-kill her with a full combo.

Consequently, they had to give up the first Dragon.

As the gold lead widened, Chu Han looked at the kill score in the top right corner, starting to grow a bit impatient.

Lin Xiao remained calm: "It's fine. If we have to give it up, we give it up. We can still win."

In his vocabulary, there was no such thing as "unwinnable."

Around the 15th minute, a minion wave pushed into the top lane. Chu Han controlled her Lucian to clear it, and as the support, Lin Xiao naturally followed to protect her.

However, instead of staying right next to Chu Han's Lucian, he chose to navigate through the jungle.

Activating his Sweeping Lens, he confirmed there was no enemy vision in the brush near the Krugs camp.

While Chu Han's Lucian continued to push the wave, Lin Xiao controlled his Annie to scout further ahead from the jungle.

He placed another Control Ward in the river tri-brush.

There was still no enemy ward here.

Just as Lin Xiao was about to recall, a purple figure lunged like lightning from the brush near their ruined turret toward Chu Han's Lucian!

A Q dash, "Lunge"!

It was the enemy Blue team's top-lane Fiora.

It turned out that after pushing her wave, the Ba Tian Fiora hadn't recalled. Instead, seeing Chu Han's Lucian farming top, she had patiently waited in the brush to ambush him.

This ambush was well-planned.

In a 1v1 scenario, even though Chu Han's Lucian was well-farmed, he was no match for the equally fed top-lane Fiora.

The outcome would only be Lucian getting quickly shredded by Fiora.

However, unfortunately for her.

This was not a 1v1.

"This ambush... she must have been waiting here for at least half an hour, right?"

Muttering to himself, Lin Xiao immediately controlled his support Annie to rush forward.