Chapter 386: Watch Carefully and Learn Well
Draven, spinning his axes at level one, clearly dealt far more damage than Kog'Maw, and with Soraka healing, any trade was very favorable.
After taking two axes from Draven, truke also realized that this Draven was simply a reckless madman, completely unafraid of death.
Seeing that level two was out of reach, truke had no choice but to back down, cowering behind the minion wave.
Soon, truke discovered that this Draven seemed to be very skilled? And he appeared to surpass the average ADC level for this rank?
After all, truke was a professional player and had studied most ADCs. The key to playing Draven well was balancing catching axes and kiting.
For professional players, catching axes wasn't difficult; what was hard was both catching axes and kiting. Sometimes, you had to decisively give up catching an axe to chase down a low-health enemy. If your thinking wasn't clear, you might miss an axe or get one less auto attack in, both of which were very detrimental to Draven.
But this opposing Draven's movements were incredibly smooth. He last-hit minions and chipped away at health with each swing, and with the axes spinning rapidly in his hands, the scene was simply a beautiful sight to behold.
truke had never encountered such a ferocious Draven, and for a moment, he wasn't used to it. After all, this champion was difficult to play and wasn't considered a popular pick. Whether in ranked practice or official matches, he was rarely encountered, so fighting him felt very awkward.
truke decisively chose to retreat under his tower. Draven was about to hit level two, and going out to last-hit now would be practically suicide.
However, he wasn't too worried. At least under the tower, he was safe. As long as Kog'Maw could play it safe and farm up, he could still take over the game through mid-to-late-game team fights.
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The game reached 5 minutes and 23 seconds.
"First blood!"
The first blood sound effect echoed across the map. A low-health Draven was trying to escape the tower's range, but Soraka's heal brought his health back up, allowing him to escape with a sliver of health.
turke found it utterly baffling. What was going on? How could he be killed under his own tower?
The players watching the OB stream all saw this scene.
But even though they saw it, they didn't quite understand.
The process was simple. Draven pushed the wave quickly, creating a clear level advantage over Kog'Maw. Kog'Maw, unwilling to give up such a large wave of minions, tried hard to last-hit under the tower, and Draven took this opportunity to constantly harass.
After Draven reached level three, he dove the tower the first time to bait out Janna's shield and Exhaust, and the second time to bait out Kog'Maw's Heal.
Kog'Maw was already low on health but still had Flash. turke, seeing so many minions under the tower, made a wrong decision: clear these minions before recalling.
On the third tower dive, Draven flashed in to kill Kog'Maw, then escaped the tower's range with a sliver of health. In the end, both Draven and Soraka were low on health, but Janna was completely unable to pursue.
Two minutes later, the Kog'Maw team's jungler saw their bottom lane at a disadvantage and the enemy Draven pushing hard, so he decisively ganked bottom. But this backfired on turke.
Under Draven's spinning axes, the three enemy heroes exhausted all their skills but still couldn't kill Draven. They only managed to kill Soraka before giving up three kills.
"Triple kill!"
The low-health Draven recalled in the bush, but everyone knew he had already taken over the game.
Especially since Chen Mo used the Soul Reaver Draven skin this time. The viewers hadn't thought much of it initially, but now they suddenly realized that this skin's unique voice lines were really taunting, weren't they?
"Draven is relaxing in a Draven way."
"Let's see today's exciting matchup—Draven versus the losers!"
"After resting, Draven becomes even more Draven!"
"Watch out, Draven has the Infinity Edge, hahahaha!"
"Watch carefully, and learn well!"
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After gaining such a huge advantage early on, Chen Mo's Draven could take over the game. turke's Kog'Maw had no room to operate. It wasn't a matter of skill or mechanics; there was simply nowhere left for him to farm.
Draven's gold lead was now too massive. Unless four people came to gank him, it was impossible to kill him. Chen Mo's game sense was also excellent; if four people really did come, he would have noticed long ago.
The game ended without any suspense. Chen Mo's Draven finished with a score of 17-2-3, trapping all five enemies in their fountain.
"Fountain diving isn't good."
Chen Mo said this, but his Draven uncontrollably walked to the edge of the fountain and killed Kog'Maw, who was standing slightly too far out, with three axes.
Li Jingsi: "..."
Chen Mo sighed. "Ah, I can't control my hands."
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On the streaming platform, in the channel dedicated to observing professional players, the barrage was exploding.
"Damn, Chen Mo's Draven is insane! He's up against a pro player!"
"Even a pro player can't stop Chen Mo... Holy crap."
"This Kog'Maw really did become explosive damage—all from his passive explosion!"
"This Draven is unstoppable. He kills anyone who comes. Why is his damage so high?"
"He catches axes accurately for bonus damage, and with lots of kills, his passive gives him extra gold. His economy is completely overwhelming!"
"So satisfying to watch, it's a total massacre! When it comes to pub-stomping, I only respect Chen Mo!"
This Draven slaughter show completely overturned the players' understanding of this champion.
After the April Fools' Day update, although Draven stole the spotlight with the big-headed doll event, Chen Mo hadn't played any ranked games since. Most players hadn't realized the champion's strength, and he was rarely picked in either high-elo games or competitive matches.
But after this, players discovered that this champion was actually this powerful?
All the viewers in the stream clearly saw how Draven built up his kills, axe by axe. Whether it was catching axes, kiting, or using his ultimate to secure kills, this Draven's performance was flawless and incredibly calm. Killing was as simple as eating or drinking!
Even when outnumbered three to one many times, Draven showed no panic. He was like a killing machine with eyes only for kills, mercilessly tearing apart the enemy's mental defenses.
This event became a small interlude during the finals break, a topic players loved to discuss.
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After finishing this ranked game, Chen Mo checked his phone and saw a message from Su Jinyu.
"Store manager, check the editor quickly. The Game Committee has a new game solicitation."
Chen Mo was stunned. What the hell?
Last time, the Game Committee solicited Chinese-style games, and Chen Mo specifically made "Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate." But after that, the Game Committee hadn't released any new game solicitation events.
Why were they soliciting games again?
Chen Mo said something to Li Jingsi, then opened his laptop and entered the game editor to check this new game solicitation event.