Chapter 138: It is perfectly normal for the hot-headed youth to be full of fiery vigor-KPL: I Grow Stronger by Gathering Rage(Little Black, Little Black, Little Black)

With Meng Lan's Li Yuanfang targeted by Lin Hao's red line, he was forced to start moving.

Although Li Yuanfang gained the priority right to clear the minion wave at level two, he would still feel extremely uncomfortable if Shouyue hit him with a couple of second-skill snipes that lowered his health.

Therefore, in order to dodge, Meng Lan's wave-clearing speed slowed down accordingly.

Lin Hao's red line kept tracking Li Yuanfang. No matter how Li Yuanfang swayed left and right, the red line followed him like a shadow.

He truly deserves to be a professional player; his movement is exceptional!

Lin Hao was simply aiming while also appreciating Meng Lan's professional footwork.

Unpredictable and erratic!

This was Lin Hao's evaluation of Meng Lan. An average Shouyue player would miss hitting Meng Lan nine times out of ten.

No wonder an ADC with such a ferocious playstyle could firmly secure the position of the National Server's top ADC.

While maintaining an aggressive playstyle, one's movement must also be top-notch; otherwise, it would simply be feeding.

Since he did not have a hundred percent certainty of hitting, Lin Hao did not fire rashly and continued to aim instead.

The red line kept sweeping back and forth around Meng Lan's Li Yuanfang.

"Hahaha, is this psychological warfare Shouyue?"

"Zhong Kui is the same. The hook is most deterrent when it is not thrown."

"Meng Lan is panicking, haha, he's starting to dance around."

Lin Hao's fans had been rather worried that Lin Hao's hard-earned reputation would be ruined in the lane match against Meng Lan in the bottom lane, such as getting crushed. But looking at it now, not only was that not happening, it actually felt a bit like he was teasing Meng Lan.

"Rage points from Meng Lan +200."

Meng Lan did not use any skills, merely dealing basic attacks to the minions while constantly dodging Shouyue's red-line targeting through footwork.

However, as Lin Hao delayed firing, Meng Lan's mindset finally began to fluctuate slightly.

What the heck, are you playing psychological warfare on me here?

Just at this moment, as Meng Lan's composure fluctuated, a momentary flaw appeared in his movement.

To put it simply, it became instinctive left-and-right twitching rather than calculated movement.

This exact moment was seized by Lin Hao, who possessed top-tier predictive instincts.

Bang!

The second skill, aimed for several seconds, was finally released, and a single shot instantly depleted nearly one-third of Meng Lan's health!

"Rage points from Meng Lan +300."

This shot announced that all of Meng Lan's previous dodging efforts had been in vain, as he was ultimately sniped by Lin Hao anyway!

"Hahaha, Meng Lan is so pissed off!"

"Who would have thought that the National Server's top ADC would also have moments of being annoyed by Shouyue?"

"I feel like Meng Lan's movement is already insane, but why is the streamer's Shouyue still so accurate?"

"Isn't Shouyue the kind of hero where the longer you aim, the easier it is to miss?"

Having landed a shot, Lin Hao proudly glanced at the live chat and happened to catch this comment at the bottom.

After a brief thought, he explained, "The reason those flick-sniping Shouyue players are strong is that their opponents aren't very good at dodging. When you flick-snipe, you already have a certain prediction of the enemy's movement ahead of time. In that case, hitting a flick shot is purely a matter of muscle memory combined with confidence."

"When actually facing a top-tier expert, you still have to take time to aim. Sweeping the red line across forces the opponent to panic, leading to movement mistakes. For instance, the Li Yuanfang on the opposing team just made a mistake precisely because of this."

As he spoke, Lin Hao fired another snipe, though this time it missed.

Meng Lan's movement had grown noticeably cautious.

With the minion wave cleared, Lin Hao noticed that Meng Lan chose not to contest the river crab, standing outside the defensive tower instead.

Damn it, is he planning a tower dive?

However, according to Lin Hao's game sense, the enemy jungler, Baili Genghis (Pei Torano), had just cleared a wave in the mid lane. Even if he rushed downwards immediately, he wouldn't have reached the dragon pit area yet.

This match featured a classic matchup between the enemy jungler Luna and Pei Torano. Anticipating potential early jungle invasions from the enemy, Lin Hao constantly kept an eye on the mini-map regarding the enemy jungler's movements.

Yet, the enemy hadn't actually entered the jungle, likely due to Zhong Kui's presence—a single hook by Zhong Kui pulling the buff outside the wall could completely shut down Pei Torano's invasion attempt.

Therefore...

Does this Li Yuanfang intend to dive my tower alone?

Lin Hao didn't have time to overthink. As the minion wave entered the tower, Li Yuanfang applied his first skill, landed a basic attack, canceled the backswing, and shockingly used his second skill to roll straight inside!

Can he really be this aggressive?

Lin Hao hurriedly fired his second skill, timing it right after Li Yuanfang's roll, landing a shot directly on Li Yuanfang's body.

However, Lin Hao lacked a movement skill at the moment. Combined with the burning damage of Li Yuanfang's second skill, his first skill, and four stacks of his passive, Lin Hao was ultimately dove and killed under the tower.

Li Yuanfang was subsequently eliminated by the defensive tower right after.

Thus, both sides traded one for one once again.

"A net loss, a net loss," Lin Hao clicked his tongue and praised, "This Li Yuanfang is truly formidable. By forcing a trade with me like this, I lost two backline minions and missed an entire wave. When I return to the lane next time, my level and economy will fall far behind his."

"He's suffering in the laning phase!"

"It seems Haozi's ADC is still a bit lacking after all!"

"I think it's just that Meng Lan is too ferocious."

"Once Meng Lan comes of age and returns to the roster, GC will definitely skyrocket straight into Group S."

Lin Hao shook his head. There was genuinely nothing he could do about that play; Li Yuanfang rolling right into his face under the tower clearly meant he was determined to force a trade.

Back to the lane once again.

Lin Hao was still at level two, but equipped with his second skill, he chose to continue sniping enemies from beneath the tower.

Lin Hao didn't speak this time; he was concentrating entirely on his aim.

Meng Lan was clearing the minion wave as usual, but in Lin Hao's eyes, the trajectory of Meng Lan's movements had already become clearly discernible.

Lin Hao's laning advantage had never relied on his National Server hero skills—those were merely tools to safely survive the early lane.

His true peak lay in possessing both top-tier personal skills of movement prediction and precise aiming simultaneously.

Within his field of vision, the opposing Meng Lan's subconscious movement habits and playstyle were gradually becoming familiar to Lin Hao.

Bang!

Before Meng Lan could finish clearing the minion wave, Lin Hao successfully landed two consecutive shots on him.

This level of accuracy was terrifyingly high.

"Damn, two shots and he's almost critically low on health!"
"I honestly thought Meng Lan would pull a repeat performance and dive the tower a second time, but before he could even finish clearing the wave, Haozi smashed him!"

"Hahaha, Meng Lan has no choice but to recall home obediently."

Lin Hao received another influx of rage points from Meng Lan.

"Rage points from Meng Lan +500."

As a young man who had just turned eighteen, being hot-blooded and quick-tempered was completely normal.

The hero Shouyue possessed an invisible strength: the opponent laning against you wasn't an AI or a robot, but a real human being who experienced joy, anger, sorrow, and delight. Under such circumstances, the moment you angered them with your snipes, they were extremely prone to making impulsive decisions.

Even in professional matches, players like Yinuo had been known to get tilted by snipes and chase Shouyue all the way to the enemy base.

Professional players could lose their composure in pro matches, let alone in Peak Tournament games?

As Meng Lan consumed the health pack under his tower and returned to clear the wave, Lin Hao sniped him yet again.