There were numerous streamers watching the Huya TV broadcast of the Shanghai 16 School Tournament. Their viewers had begged them to cast their judgement on the quality of the games, claiming the competing players were almost as good as professional players. The streamers had scoffed at the notion. The tournament was for high schoolers. But they humoured their viewers and opened the stream. Their amusement turned into wonder really fast. They were closely watching the Olaf, forgetting that they were streaming. He was playing so well that it didnât even matter if his teammates gave away a couple of kills. It wouldnât change the outcome of the game. There was no one on Shanghai Internationalâs team that could stop him. He chased them down and killed them, even taking them on 1vs5 if he had to.
DookieCastle:ădamn this Olaf is killing it!!! he ran that ori down harder than my shits in the toilet!ă
ShoutingFoliage:ăhahaha yeaaah. makes me want to switch from a Kindred main to Olaf...ă
Xurgati:ăhehe, iâd jungle too, but I think iâmma stick to support if I i have to deal with that kind olaf in my gamesă
SlashSkewer:ăthe kidâs good but my Mundoâs better! Iâd like that olaf try that kind of invade on me! Iâd shove a cleaver up his ass!ă
LuciferBarb:ăi came in to see whatâs all the commotionâs about, no idea whatâs going on, but it seems pretty exciting! maybe i should pick up league too?ă
Prinsz:ăhahaha, nbody no if that jinx streams? id luv to support her with my Blitz. Iâd be real catch! Get it!? Cuz iâm a hooker.ă
These were all famous names. Everyone knew them. There were thousands of viewers who forgot about the game and focused on their idols instead, flooding the chat with messages directed at them.
ăOMG! IS THAT DOOKIE! IM A BIG FAN! AND LOOOOOOL 100% AGREED!ă
ăXurgati too! love the trap cosplays! You go QUEEEN!ă
ăwow itâs a streamer party over here!ă
ăhaha! Yeah, the stream is blowing up on Huyaâs font page! Iâm not surprised!ă
ă+1 GAZILLION !!!!!ă
ăi know right, even the Just Chatters are here!ă
These famous streamers were indirectly providing more viewers for the Shanghai 16 School Tournament. Su Xue was one of them. She watched the stream together with her viewers in amazement. Lin Feng had utilized Olaf to his fullest potential. He knew exactly how aggressive he could be and what he could get away with. The Orianna kill was a good example of this. He knew how much damage he dealt and how long he could survive. He knew he wouldnât have a lot of health left, but that he could kill her. He knew there were monsters in the nearby Raptor Camp, giving him a way to lifesteal his health back. It was all planned out. Heâd left nothing up to chance. That was how he approached this game. And the people who occasionally watched him appear on Su Xueâs stream recognized this. They continued spamming her chat.
ă6666666666!!! thatâs our lil bro for you! Never seen him not carry a game!ă
ăHas lil bro ever lost a game??????ă
ăLIL BRO IS GOING TO THE FINALS>???? AWESOME OPOSSUM!ă
ăanyone else think olaf is super sexy? they should make a calendar for himâŠ.ă
ăthis game right here! thatâs why youâre the maid xue xue!ă
ăHow is he so good;... its like.. Idk guys, how in the world does he keep doing this?????ă
Su Xue relaxed back in her gaming chair, smiling. Her eyes were sparkling. Good job, kid. Youâre making me proud. She grinned and said, âSee, what did I say? Heâs really good at Olaf too! I donât know why they would let him have that Champion⊠Those Shanghai International guys were basically asking for a beating!â
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Yan Liang gritted his teeth, grim. Theyâd banned Annie in Game 2, only to be hit with Twisted Fate. Theyâd banned Annie and Twisted Fate in Game 3, only to be faced with Olaf. A team could only ban three Champions. That was clearly not enough to stop Lin Feng. Yan Liang chewed on the inside of his cheek, trying to think of a solution to their problem. But that was easier said than done. Finally, he shook his head and said, âStop forcing things! The Olaf will just punish us! We have to drag this out! Weâre going for the late game! That Olaf is just strong because he hit a power spike. Let him fall off!â
Shanghai Internationalâs team believed that High School 13 really wasnât that good. This belief was only reinforced as they played more versus High School 13âs individual players. High School 13âs team comprised three mediocre players, a good player, and an Olaf. Shanghai Internationalâs players were confident in winning against the mediocre and good players, but the Olaf⊠He was single-handedly winning the game for High School 13. They had to take him out of the picture. But to do that, they first had to level the playing field. That meant catching up to him in terms of levels and items. It would take time to get there. But when they did, Shanghai Internationalâs players were confident they could force a victory.
Shanghai Internationalâs players started freezing the minion waves in their lanes as close to their own towers as possible. This was a delicate work. Attack a minion too early, and the whole wave would start pushing towards High School 13âs side. Attack a minion too late, and the whole wave would crash into their own tower. But Shanghai International had five very talented players who could freeze a minion wave in one specific spot. On top of that, they also warded up their entire Jungle and gave the Jungle Camps to Yan Liangâs Orianna and Liu Zhengjieâs Tristana. Their carries needed to get every little advantage they could get if they were to turn this game around.
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At 15 minutes, Lin Feng helped High School 13 secure the second Dragon. This gave all members of the team increased damage against towers. Shanghai International didnât make an attempt to stop them from taking it, much less contest it. The risk to reward ratio wasnât worth it. Besides, they were in no position to enter into a teamfight right now anyway. Their only hope was to continue dragging out this game for as long as possible. If they could get the time for their Orianna and Tristana to obtain a few more levels and items, they could get back in the game. That was the only thing on their minds.
Silent Reed looked at the large screen above the stage and said, âThatâs Yan Liang for you! He never gives up! And he wonât let his team give up either! I bet he picked Orianna expecting this game might become difficult. Her ultie can change a fight around! They can still win this!â
Westwind laughed and grabbed his microphone. He put it close to his mouth and said, âBut I doubt High School 13 will just let that happen. Isnât that what weâre all thinking? High School 13 is probably preparing for their next big play RIGHT NOW! Letâs watch it happen!â
Yang Fan looked over the edge of his screen. Why are they cheering? He shook his head and turned his attention back to his screen. It canât go on like this⊠âHey, guys,â he said over the teamâs voice chat. âWe need to force them into a teamfight!â
Chen Ze nodded and said, âYeah, their Orianna and Trist are scaling up very quickly. Theyâre getting too much CS. I think the RekâSai basically gave up half her jungle to them. We canât have them get much stronger, or itâs going to be very hard to win teamfights...â
âItâs only going to become more difficult anyway. We donât really have a way to force an engage,â Wei Dong added.
It wasnât that High School 13âs team didnât have the Champions to force a teamfight. They had Jarvan IV, Lissandra, and Thresh. All three of them could start a fight by jumping onto Shanghai Internationalâs team. But just jumping in wasnât enough. They had to burst down the Orianna and Tristana. That was where it became a lot trickier. The Tristana could wait far in the backline and only jump in after High School 13 had wasted their skills, while the Orianna had her ultimate skillâCommand: Shockwave! She could completely displace High School 13âs team. If High School 13 wanted to win a fight, they had to be very certain that they could quickly kill the Tristana and Orianna.
Lin Feng, however, wasnât at all concerned about any of this. He shrugged and said over the teamâs voice chat, âDonât worry so much, guys. Itâs fine. Just find an opening and weâll fight.â
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At 20 minutes, the third Dragon was about to spawn. Shanghai International had no intention of giving up on this one. They wanted the first Dragon buff that granted bonus attack damage and ability power, and they were finally ready to fight for it. Their Orianna and Tristana had reached a point where they were real threats in teamfights, while the Olaf was starting to fall off. This was the moment in the game that Shanghai International had been waiting for!
Westwind turned to Silent Reed and said, âShanghai International has stalled long enough. Seems like you were right. They can get back into this. Now, letâs see them do that!â A low buzz was the response from the crowd.
There was still roughly a minute left until the Dragon spawned. Both teams grouped up in the mid lane for a little foreplay. They threw their skillshots at each other, trying to get in as much poke as possible before the actual fight. Shanghai International used this to boost their confidence. They were the individually better players, so they landed more skillshots overall. They were back in the game. If they won this next teamfight, they could really start the comeback.
Shanghai Internationalâs team danced around the mid lane, firing off their skillshots and dodging the skillshots High School 13 fired back at them. They were healthier than the opposing team. They were winning this exchange! Yan Liang grinned and glanced at the players from High School 13. Then he stopped. What! He blinked and looked again. His heart stopped. âW-WHEREâS OLAF? OLAF! OLAF!â he shouted over the teamâs voice chat. He moved his mouse and had his Orianna retreat back towards the outer tower. If they didnât know where the Olaf was, he could catch them off guard. That could really screw them over. âBACK! BACK! RETREAT, GUYS! RETRââ