Chapter 83: Isn’t Meng Tian a Bit Too Much?

"Is this the path of sterilization?"

"If Yu Ji had gotten that wave of experience, she might have hit level four and managed a counter-kill."

"Why isn't their side paying attention to Meng Tian? He's putting so much pressure on Mulan, she can hardly breathe, and yet no one comes to help?"

In Lin Hao's streaming room, the chat was in a heated debate.

"Mulan just went mid to leech some experience and now wants to return for the lane?"

"As if it's that easy?"

Lin Hao only glanced at the situation in the top lane, and at the same time, he cleared the bottom lane minions and reached level four.

In his field of vision, Mulan's last appearance was near the blue buff, illuminated by the minions' sight.

This was actually a clever way to pick up some farm. Angela simply pushed the mid wave, following the jungler's rhythm, and four people ganked Yu Ji.

Mulan, unable to stand against Meng Tian, went to help Angela clear the wave as well.

Meanwhile, Lin Hao's mid and support had both rotated together. They quickly pushed the mid wave and rushed top, but how could they possibly be faster than Angela, who just abandoned her wave?

But...

Lin Hao didn't care about that.

He saw Mulan appear in vision at the narrow exit between the blue side and the bottom outer turret, and immediately pressed his ultimate.

"All troops, form up!"

Meng Tian shouted, raising his war spear high. Four heavily armored soldiers instantly took their positions, spears at the ready.

Mulan clearly didn't pay Meng Tian any mind.

Because her experience bar was only a sliver away from level four!

She intended to grab a wave, transform into a juggernaut, and then face Meng Tian head-on.

So, Mulan charged straight at Meng Tian's group of five.

Lin Hao calculated the distance and used his first ability to dash.

Meng Tian and his four soldiers surged forward, slamming Mulan into the wall to the left of the bottom outer turret, followed by a basic attack.

Next, Lin Hao didn't switch to defensive stance or poke further; instead, he took a step back.

At that moment, Mulan, after being briefly knocked up, used her first ability to dash through Meng Tian and reached the minions.

She threw her second ability—a dart!

It hit the front-line minion perfectly!

Her experience bar shot up; now, just a tiny bit more and she'd be level four!

After knocking Mulan up, Meng Tian found himself targeted by the turret since he was within its range. That was why Lin Hao had stepped back—he needed to escape the turret's attack radius.

The moment he got out, he doubled back. Meng Tian and his soldiers closed in on Mulan again.

Lin Hao activated the second ability, forming up his troops and slamming Mulan into the wall once more!

He followed with the first ability, then another jab!

Ha!

This strike was a full rage jab!

There was no critical hit, but Mulan's health was already down to a third!

From full health, Mulan had taken the brunt of Lin Hao's ultimate, then a basic attack, then another combo after the retreat, and finally that ferocious jab, leaving her on the brink of death.

And Lin Hao had done something subtle—when he slammed Mulan, he also picked up the healing pack beneath the turret, denying Mulan any chance to heal instantly under the tower.

Mulan reacted fast, flashing downward toward the two ranged minions!

Lin Hao grinned.

"Heaven has a path, but you refuse it; you just had to force level four?"

"Then you can only die here!"

Mulan reached level four, switched to greatsword stance, and used her second ability to knock back.

Normally, side laners would retreat from the tower when facing Mulan's greatsword and crowd-control immunity, which also provides damage reduction. But Meng Tian is the exception!

At this point, the turret was diligently attacking Meng Tian's soldiers.

With four soldiers, each absorbing two shots, Meng Tian could strut under the enemy tower with impunity!

Faced with Mulan's crowd-control immunity, Lin Hao’s solution was simple. He pressed the first ability, shifted to crane formation, and with his two remaining soldiers, jabbed for a second time!

Ha!

Mulan had damage reduction, but her health was just a sliver!

Most terrifying of all, Lin Hao was practically always in a state of crowd-control immunity!

Lin Hao sidestepped out, dodging Mulan's basic attack, and turned Meng Tian again.

This time, from the side, he struck a third time!

"You have slain an enemy!"

Mulan fell!

And Lin Hao’s Meng Tian still had over a third of his health left!

Lin Hao maneuvered Meng Tian back, retreating from the turret's range while charging up, facing the tower.

You could see, the next two turret shots on Meng Tian barely scratched him!

After exiting the turret, Meng Tian still had a quarter of his health.

At the end, Lin Hao even tapped the recall button a few times in front of the enemy turret, paying his respects.

"Rage from Mulan: +400."

This was a display of pure skill and dominance!

In Lin Hao's streaming room:

"Wow, this Meng Tian is insane!"

"What kind of champion is this? He dove the turret and killed an almost full-health Mulan, and the turret didn't even hit him at first?"

"Don’t you know Meng Tian's soldiers can tank tower shots for the general?"

"Mulan’s player must be numb—a full-health kill under her own turret, that’s just inhuman!"

"Spread the word: Meng Tian slammed Mulan into the wall twice."

Watching the barrage of messages, Lin Hao shook his head. "Seems most of you don't really know Meng Tian."

"When diving, if ultimate Meng Tian hits the enemy, the turret’s targeting system will lock onto the nearest of Meng Tian and his four soldiers!"

"That’s because Meng Tian and his four soldiers are essentially one hero in ultimate form—they’re not summons. So, when Meng Tian dives, the turret naturally targets him, unless one of his soldiers is closer, in which case the turret locks onto that unit as Meng Tian’s subordinate!"

"You saw earlier—when I first ulted and slammed Mulan, the turret hit my main body, so I stepped out to break targeting, then went back in. That’s when I used crane formation to line up my soldiers in front of me, so the turret would prioritize attacking them."

"And that’s how it’s done."