In KSV's upper jungle, by the red buff's opposing brush, when the spectator camera moved over, everyone saw a Darius standing quietly inside.
A few seconds later, CuVee's Camille really did pass by this way. Darius immediately edged forward several more steps, almost pressed against the edge of the brush.
The moment they met on the narrow path, he auto-attacked into W, unleashing a full combo. CuVee was caught completely off guard, seemingly never expecting anyone to play like this. He cursed, turned and auto-attacked Darius back, triggering his Adaptive Defenses shield, but that one attack also let Darius land his second hit.
CuVee did not hesitate. A level-one Camille might have had a shield in a straight-up fight, but she was still hopelessly outmatched against Darius. He leveled E, hooked onto the wall, and dashed over the Krugs to escape.
Xu Junyan did not pursue either. Once CuVee ran, he turned around and left as well, returning to lane steadily.
The minion wave arrived at just the right time.
Xu Junyan strode arrogantly forward. Since CuVee had learned E at level one, he was momentarily helpless in the face of this.
"Whoa~~~"
The spectator camera paid special attention to the two top laners. Having watched the whole exchange, Roaring Emperor let out a teasing sound.
"Facing this pure brute-force Darius playstyle, CuVee looks like he has quite the headache!" CT said with a laugh.
"That's perfectly normal. Like Nasus and Illaoi from a few days ago, or even Crazy's top-lane Kassadin against BBQ, they all had surprisingly effective early games. Of course, what we value more is their late-game potential," Roaring Emperor joked.
CT tilted his head and recalled, "The last time Darius appeared on the LCK stage should have been back in S5, right?"
"Unfortunately, SSG were at