The pioneers on both sides of the canyon kept coming and going, and they had been entangled near the Dalongkeng River for a long time.
Just because neither of them is absolutely sure of each other and can directly crush the other party to death, what can be done at this time is to suppress the other party's force as much as possible, so that he can naturally take advantage of it in the future. .
It's just that without a large-scale decisive battle between the two sides, that's all they can do at this time. If they continue to waste away like this, the final situation will be just to wipe out all the blood between each other. Then they used almost the same amount of mana, so it was basically time for both sides to retreat. However, this was obviously not in line with their expectations.
With both sides having about the same amount of blood and only about half of their own energy left, the decisive battle truly began.
But before the opponent actually took action, they suddenly saw a figure emerging from the grass, and then a spear, which swept them aside.
After seeing King Ning successfully sweep the person aside with his ultimate move, the electric rat on the other side who had been waiting for a long time finally jumped out excitedly, turned into a bolt of lightning, and thunder fell down instantly.
I only saw a group of confused people whose scalps were numbed by the electric mouse's big move.
This is a very perfect ultimate move, and it was also coordinated in the previous time. However, for the kt staff, because they had to follow the drama all the time, their positions were unknowingly changed. Changes have occurred.
The result was that the other party captured this period, leading to the current situation.
Fortunately, the wine barrel was also very decisive at this time. The first time he saw the electric rat rushing towards him, he also used his ultimate move to directly knock him away, so he was not able to take the full damage from Kennen.
But only taking part of the damage also further lowered their bloodline.
What's more, at this time, Xin Zhao directly swept out everyone else, but the Tsar in the middle was still in front of him, being chased and stabbed by him.
The Tsar owns the Imperial Guard Wall. It can push people out, but his ultimate move is useless in front of Xin Zhao.
Because a hero with the rush skill can rush back instantly even if he is blown away, so he has been holding back and not using his ultimate move.
A large part of the reason why kt didn't change and move casually was because Kennen didn't move, so they didn't dare to be too proactive.
But now that Kennen was finally attracted to them, and after using his ultimate move, it was naturally time for them to counterattack, so that without any worries anymore, kt's people instantly A counterattack began.
At the same time, ig, who had already been fully prepared, did not hesitate at all and directly fought with the opponent.
In the past, they were just using general tools to test each other, but now the situation is that both sides are constantly attacking each other, making the fight very lively at this time.
Similarly, precisely because the fight was so miraculous and lively, the blood volume of both sides dropped very quickly at this time.
After seeing that their blood volume was not very healthy, everyone on IG gathered together directly.
And King Ning, who had been chasing the Tsar in the barrel, saw his blood line and was surrounded by the people rushing towards him. He fell very quickly, so he changed his target at this time and regarded Jace who was rushing at the front as his enemy. His target rushes over, using it as displacement to push in the direction of his teammates.
The result was a group of people huddled together, and the kt people also chased after them, but at this moment, they simply activated their ultimate move, Monsoon Resurrection.
I only saw green light emerging, and floating on everyone's body, healing their blood volume, so that while pushing the kt people away, the state of the ig people was recovering quickly, leading to the previous situation It seemed that a group of remnant soldiers were defeated. At this time, after being pulled up one by one, they were instantly resurrected with full health. The result was naturally that they turned around and chased Kt's people to fight.
There are some things that kt people have overlooked, and that is simplicity. Although he is just an assistant, he actually received a lot of assists, which led to his equipment development being actually very good. Although he is not a powerful spell output, but He has a lot of auxiliary equipment on his body, and he naturally has more than one piece of equipment that increases healing, such as an incense burner.
Therefore, under the circumstances of multiple increases, a redemption was also sprinkled. After giving these people a mouthful of milk, their health lines were easily raised to full health.
Therefore, they originally thought that they would not be able to recover much blood volume, but now that they have become full blood one by one, the result can be imagined, which is very scary for them.
Regarding this situation, everyone in kt was also in trouble at this time. What they didn't expect was that because a Feng Nu took the blood line that had been consumed for so long in front of them, it suddenly reached full health, causing all their previous efforts to be wasted.
Now that the opponent's status is full, they will naturally turn around and attack them directly, so there is nothing to say about the situation. They can only make a package in embarrassment to avoid being directly killed by the opponent. At this time, they are in a rout. , in fact, it has already taken shape.
And once defeated, for this side, it will be the time for Ah Shui to show off.
I only saw that after he shouted, everyone felt a breeze, and then ran very fast, chasing the people on kt's side one by one, but at this time there was also Karma on kt's side, and a group of people accelerated. , and then they chose to disperse like the wind, so that even if the people on ig wanted to pursue them, they could only choose one or two people as their targets, hoping to catch everyone. , is obviously unrealistic.
The roads in the wild area lead in all directions, so at this time, it is simply unrealistic to pursue them continuously.
Therefore, after chasing the Tsar and Jess to death, they did not pay much attention to the following people. After all, these people were very flexible, passing through walls, accelerating, and disappeared long ago.
These two people were still forcibly interrupted by them using various skills. Otherwise, one by one would have been out of sight of Zhongying, and they would not be able to spend a lot of time chasing after them.
"The two sides were going back and forth in the jungle. They fought for such a long time, but I didn't expect that they were finally broken by a simple big move.
Is it just that Feng Nu was serious about increasing her blood just now? One big move almost brought these people to full health, and then a redemption hit, easily making them all full of health. For kt, when seeing this scene, how desperate must be in his heart. ? "
The commentator couldn't help but be speechless when watching this scene.
I didn't expect it to be simple, or even have the ability to directly bring up the state of a person who only has 1/3 of his health left. With a redemption, he directly reached full health. How can kt explain this?
I thought that they had spent so much money and managed to lower people's blood volume. Even if they had a wind girl in hand, they could restore a certain amount of blood volume to them, but they could not recover much.
What they didn't expect was that the final result was beyond their expectations. It was precisely because they didn't expect Feng Nu's recovery ability to be so terrifying that the kt people made miscalculations and ended up in a disastrous defeat. It was said to be a disastrous defeat but actually It's not very accurate either.
After all, they only lost two people, and the remaining three people escaped directly to the sky, so they went back to clean up the army line a little. The loss was still acceptable, but they failed to successfully grab the Canyon Pioneer. For them, That's what I can't accept.
Because the Canyon Pioneer is directly in the hands of the opponent, the result is that the opponent can then use this thing to directly bulldoze their defense tower without pressure.
The result is naturally conceivable. If there is no defense tower in the future, their pheasants will be invaded by the opponent without pressure, and the subsequent impact will be very far-reaching.
It's just that if you lose the team fight, you lose the fight.
For them, they must now accept the reality, and at this time they have a more important task, which is to clear out the troops on the line and slightly slow down the opponent's advancement speed. This can be regarded as a delay for their own side. A certain amount of time.
But despite this, Deft was naturally extremely unwilling at this time.
So he has been thinking carefully about what he should do in this process. After much deliberation, the only thing he can do now is actually to throw a big move in the direction of the Dalong Pit.
When the two sides were exchanging blood volume, he had already used his ultimate move to lower the options of the ig player.
It's just because the two sides have been fighting, and he kept hitting people with his Q skill. He kept hitting people again and again, so that his ultimate skill had to wait for a cooldown. It was also for this reason.
So at this time, he had the second ultimate move to use. After thinking about it, he didn't be stingy, but directly scraped it with precise barrage.
"what's the situation?"
Earlier, several commentators thought that the situation was decided. At this time, they saw a big move and directly got the Rift Herald. They were also shocked for a while.
However, at this time in the live broadcast room, the screen was full of question marks, and the screen was completely flooded. No one expected that IG would be snatched by deft to acquire the Rift Pioneer at this time.
"Oh, Mr. Dai, you are indeed Mr. Dai."
Wang Duoduo also had to sigh with emotion. No one expected that such a result would appear in the end.
"Didn't this Ize just use his ultimate move earlier? Where did he get his ultimate move and use it to rob my canyon? He won't be cheating, right?"
At this time, Prince Ning also had a question mark on his forehead.
Because he clearly remembered that the opponent had used his ultimate move before, and it was for this reason that he played so casually just now, without even thinking about paying punishment. The result was exactly because of his His negligence resulted in his Canyon Tornado being robbed directly.
"Look at the cooldown reduction of the equipment on him, plus the previous time, he fought for such a long time, and how many times he received his q, don't you remember? The cooldown was directly refreshed by him, what's the fuss? of."
After a brief explanation, he couldn't help but shake his head, because he didn't expect that Deft would snatch the Canyon Pioneer away in this way.
This also made their work in vain. Although the opponent had no way to pick up the Pioneer Eye in the end, if they did not get the Pioneer Eye, it meant that they would not be able to use the Canyon Pioneer to advance, so they had to It’s time to continue grinding down the HP of the defense tower as before.
But when the opponent's defense is very resolute, it is not easy to touch the health of the opponent's defense tower.
If you look at the previous time, they have played so many head-to-head battles with each other, but at this time the defense towers still have so much HP. It can be seen that at this time point, everyone does not have the equipment. With the situation fully presented, it is not that easy to knock down the defense tower.
In fact, it's not that Jian Jian didn't think about the possibility of having a big move before. It's just that he is not a god after all, so he can't accurately predict when the opponent will directly cool down the big move.
Although he said that his calculation ability is very outstanding now, and he had seen the opponent's attack frequency in the past, he only made a rough calculation in his mind, so it was just a range, but at such a distance At such a distance, he couldn't see when the opponent would release his ultimate move in the darkness.
Naturally, there is no way to deal with it in advance. Without sight as a reminder, this is his limitation. If there was a dotted line reminder before, such a situation would never happen, but now it is real. Appeared in front of him.
But after all, he is just a canyon pioneer. For him, if he loses it at this time, it is lost, and it is no big deal.
After saying something in the team's voice to comfort King Ning that he really shouldn't take this matter too seriously, he simply said hello to them, and then cleared the line of soldiers in the middle next to them. Each chooses to return to the city.
One by one, they fought near the river for such a long time, and finally won a great victory, with two kills. Now it is natural to go back and accept the fruits of victory. First, update your own status and equipment, so that His own fighting power is stronger.
Even if he fails to pick up a Canyon Pioneer in the future, the leading economy on his side is real.
In this way, for them, as long as the opponent dares to appear in front of them, they will be able to overpower them and have equipment as an advantage. In fact, the initiative is always in their own hands.
It’s just that everyone in ig feels that the economy they are leading at this time is not so huge. In the past, they insisted on leading, and they could easily get five or six thousand.
Therefore, I feel that there are only two or three thousand or three or four thousand. If you go to trouble the other party when you are ahead, you may be overturned by the other party. Therefore, to be on the safe side, you naturally want to wait until you can expand your economic advantage to a greater extent.
It was so easy to crush the opponent, and it was relatively easy to win the game.
But in fact, at this time, being ahead of the economy by three to four thousand is already a very exaggerated figure.
In any case, the lead of so many people is a real deal. When facing them from the opposite side, it seems that their offensive has been slightly eased at this time.
But that's all. Regarding this point, Jian Jian has always had his own thoughts in his heart.
After completing his offensive, all he needs to do next is to advance step by step.
With the equipment ahead, even if the opponent comes directly to fight with them, they will still be cannibalized little by little. Just like the last time, you only need to have someone first to attract their attention, and then let Kennen go. If you activate the ultimate move and adapt to the opponent's barrel ultimate move, the subsequent double C can be output without pressure. As long as Sivir ejects, it will cause explosion-like damage in the crowd.
Right now, the equipment is just not up yet. When one more Endless is added, the ejection will be very easy to cause a critical hit. In this way, for Ah Shui, the room for his own performance will be very huge.
Deft himself didn't expect it. He just used his ultimate move to try. What he didn't expect was that he actually succeeded in snatching the Rift Herald.
It's just a pity that they didn't dare to go over and pick up the Canyon Pioneer at this time, and they didn't even have the intention to go over and take a look.
Fortunately, although I said that I was not able to pick up the Canyon Pioneer, I at least prevented the other party from taking this Canyon Pioneer, which can be regarded as a successful prevention story.
But in fact, for them at this time, the real key is not this.
Because it seems to have prevented the opponent from using the Canyon Herald to advance, it can be regarded as stopping the opponent's offensive. But the biggest problem is that they lost the team battle just now, which means that the next battle with the opponent The gap will become even greater.
In this way, when the opponent directly wants to play a team game with them, it will be more and more difficult for them to perform. If you think about it, the situation is actually very bad for them.
But for this situation, deft has no way to change it at this time.
So after thinking about it, the only thing I can do is to enrich myself as much as possible and improve my combat effectiveness. In this way, even if there is any situation, my output ability can be alleviated as long as it is strong enough. Otherwise, , no matter how much you say at this time, it actually doesn’t make any sense.
While deft silently went home to straighten his clothes and then walked upwards, others continued to praise his performance just now.
No one expected that with blind vision, Deft could actually use his ultimate move to snatch the Rift Pioneer directly into his hands, stopping the opponent's offensive, which could be regarded as buying them a long period of development time. .
After this Canyon Pioneer offensive was completely defeated by them, they could just give up on the third dragon without even looking at it.
So the only thing left waiting for them is the Great Dragon Group.
So the only thing left waiting for them is the Great Dragon Group.
There is a lot of time for them to develop before and after this. Although it will not narrow the gap between them and the opponent, it can at least allow their development to be slightly better and their equipment to be better.
When the output capability is improved, they will have more possibilities. Now the only thing they can hope for is actually this little.
In fact, at the beginning, Kt's people never thought that they could compete with ig's people like this, but now it is beyond their expectations.
The main reason is that he played very steadily in the bottom lane, and even dealt with a slight suppression. After his lead increased, during the team battle, he performed better, which naturally led to this. When they fight, they can have more possibilities.
The hero Ize is very flexible, but he needs the support of equipment to have this output ability. In the previous time, it was because the equipment was not enough, so his damage was as dispensable as scraping.
But now deft's equipment is no worse than the opponent's, so the output ability at this time is very impressive, especially relying on its own flexibility. For IG, it is actually a headache when facing him.
After going home and replenishing their equipment, they each returned to the line. At this time, for the people in ig, all they need to do now is to clear out the minions on the line as much as possible, and then close the jungle area, and then Just waiting for the next third dragon.
They didn't know if the other side would come to pick up the group, but all they needed to do now was make all preparations.
Every time you play in a group, you can’t miss it, because it’s like cutting flesh with a dull knife, cutting out bits and pieces of the opponent’s body. Sometimes, although it’s not much to say once or twice, the sum of a little makes a lot. , when accumulated time and time again, it is very impressive. After gradually increasing the advantages between the two parties in this way, it will naturally make the advantages they strive for in the follow-up become more and more huge.
In this way, for ig, when the big dragon group comes, the advantage on their side will be incomparable to the opponent.
This is to directly crush the opponent with a majestic momentum and win the final game, rather than to keep grinding with the opponent, tit-for-tat with each other, you come and I go back and forth, and finally fight to the death.
After finally wiping out the group, they barely managed to gain victory. For them, such a battle victory was too ugly and not worth showing off.
If you want to win, you must win with dignity, achieve overwhelming power, and destroy all obstacles in the opponent's way.
After directly demolishing all the obstacles in this way, and then pushing away the opponent's main base, this is the real victory they should achieve.
When he returned to the line, when deft faced Ah Shui, his expression was still very calm, and he was suppressing it bit by bit just like before. However, this time because he had a lot of energy as support, he bit by bit. To suppress him, it was difficult for Ah Shui to deal with him when he faced him.
So if he had done what he did at the beginning, which was to push the troops through first, and then retreat directly, he would have no intention of fighting with the opponent. If the opponent really wanted to fight him, he would naturally do it. It can fight back. Although it is not as flexible as the opponent, Wheel Mom's counterattack is still very fierce.
Deft also felt the same way about this, so he didn't dare to go too far. After trying it a little bit and throwing a secret shooting without any results, he was very wise and stopped making any testing moves.
For him, what he needs to do now is to ensure his development as much as possible. Only in this way can he perform amazingly in subsequent team battles.
Because of being targeted continuously, Jace actually has no room for good performance at this time. When his consumption hits the opponent, it is basically painless. As for the Czar, the future is promising at this time. .
But the problem is that his development cycle is too long, so in the early and mid-term, they must rely on Ford to support the situation. Only in this way can they continue to delay the time, allowing them to have the capital to wait for the Czar's equipment.
But this situation is actually very difficult for them.
But no matter how difficult it is, at this moment, I can only support myself.
But if you want to suppress Ah Shui, the prerequisite is that Jian Yan is not there. If Jian Yan is there, then Deft has no chance.
Because when he was facing the line, he had already come to a very terrifying conclusion.
That is, simple operations are more powerful than one's own. This can actually be seen from some small things while online.
For example, in the first round, simply controlling the distance was like facing a puppy, and the suppression was very profound.
Another example is his ability to actually grasp the release of skills, etc., which are not comparable to those with average skills.
Regarding the simple performance, Deft had deep doubts in his heart at this time.
After all, Jian Jian, who just appeared on the professional stage last year, is actually very skilled. Moreover, he chose some functional heroes at that time, and he did not show any strong operational performance.
Therefore, the inherent impression for them is that simple operations are actually very ordinary. The reason why he can win the game is that he volunteers to roam and his keen performance in team battles allows him to seize every opportunity, so he succeeds. The timely appearance next to their own team creates more time to clean up.
In the end, relying on the outstanding performance of the bottom lane, there was one person who could directly take over the game, so they directly won the final victory. But since this year, the simple performance has really completely refreshed their understanding.
It is no longer like in the world, where there are only functional heroes playing various tank types, but heroes of various output types emerge in endlessly.
Especially when you watch it again every once in a while, you can clearly feel that his performance will have amazing growth, especially in details such as objects. If you look at the review of last year's World Championship, you can obviously It can be seen that his handling of some details is very rough.
But now that he has increased his laning attributes, the situation is naturally very different.
It is really unimaginable how one person's laning strength can improve so much in just one year.
But now it is undeniable that the person he is facing is a being with super strong laning strength, so if you want to suppress the combination of simple and Ah Shui, it is obviously not enough to rely on yourself.
Even adding Mata is not enough, because to put it bluntly, Mata's operation is already overwhelmed a lot at this time. Even if the operator is a Karma, it has a certain restraint effect on the hero attributes, but let him add himself. A shield is okay, but if you want him to help you deal damage and the other side can compensate for a certain amount of damage, it's obviously not enough.
Because it can be seen from the laning period that even with a powerful hero like Karma, the problem is that the number of times Karma's skills can hit the opponent is actually only a handful.
There were even some hits, but it was just that the opponent deliberately took advantage of his attacks to attract him.
The result can be imagined. Even if someone deliberately took his damage in the previous time, when the two sides exchanged blood, it was Mata who suffered the loss in the end. It can be seen that the strength of the two lines is not at the same level at all. above.
Regarding this situation, Mata actually has nothing to say at this time. All he can do is to take care of himself.
Perhaps it is for this reason, and because he has been competing on the professional stage continuously for so many years, that he was able to successfully win the championship in S12, which can be regarded as helping him realize his dream.
Before he successfully won the championship, who could have imagined that such an old guy had been competing in the professional arena for so many years, and was even about to retire, but in the end of his career, he was successfully crowned.
At this time, if deft is compared with S12 in terms of operational capabilities, there is naturally a huge gap after so many years.
At least at this moment, his strength is still considered to be top-notch. Although there is a certain difference compared with his peak period, at least he is still a first-tier AD.
But when faced with the combination of Jian Jian and Ah Shui, deft still felt very uncomfortable, because one of the two was first-class, and the other was super first-class. When the two of them came together, a set of punches would hit him. It was overwhelming.
Another very important reason is that Jian Jian is very good at using the army line to pull. Every time he comes to consume, he will definitely not come over in a swaggering manner, but will come with the army line together. At that time, he will You are given a very difficult choice. Either you have to fight me to exchange blood between the two parties, or you have to fight minions to supplement your own economy. No matter which choice you make, you will incur a certain loss in the end. .
If the two sides choose to exchange blood volume, there will be no one to compensate for the minion, which will naturally lead to a loss in last hit.
And if you can't choose, it means you will be beaten in vain. No matter how you look at it, the final choice is conducive to simplicity.
It is precisely because every time Jian Jian takes action, he will inevitably bring some soldiers over, putting people in a dilemma, so during the laning period, Jian Jian has not suffered a loss yet.
In fact, deft is not surprised by such a thing.
Because things like simple laning style are in the review again and again, and they are the focus of competitions and analysts.
Therefore, they have already clearly studied some of his laning skills, but even if you know them clearly, the real situation is that even if you know them, there is no way to crack them.
Because this is a conspiracy in itself. It directly gives you two choices. If you choose one, you will naturally not be able to take into account the two. If you choose the second, you will also be unable to take into account the one.
Now deft also seems to be a very headache.
Either you have to compete with the opponent for options, but the sword will fall, or you can eat these last hits in front of you.
But again, you will be beaten for nothing. No matter how you look at it, you will be at a huge disadvantage at this time.
Even if there is a Mata next to him, the same is true next to him. There is no way to help him alleviate the current situation.
However, Jian Jian didn't always help Ah Shui in the bottom lane, he just did a little bit, and then he turned around and left.
The pressure still has to be faced by Ah Shui himself, and Ah Shui actually did a very good job withstanding the pressure this time. At least he was not single-killed online. Although he was caught to death once before, There is no way for three people to jump over the tower and kill them.
In the follow-up, he never gave the other party any chance to find a chance. Ah Shui, who was always used to resisting pressure, returned again.
Facing such slippery Ah Shui, deft was also having a huge headache at this time.
Even if the simplicity is gone, he knows that the situation will not change in any way.
The simplicity is gone, but Ah Shui is a little more slippery and clumsy. After the army line is pushed past, you can no longer see him.
In this way, the two sides push each other's army lines towards each other, as if they are playing a turn-based game. No one takes photos with the other, so they live in peace and develop independently. In fact, it is also acceptable to Deft and the others.
Because what he lacks most now is time to develop. As his equipment gets better and better, his output ability will naturally improve accordingly. But similarly, after Ah Shui's equipment gets better and better, the group will During the battle, his explosive ability was obviously stronger than that of Ize.
Not to mention anything else, just like the previous time at Longkeng, when a group of people are standing together, you only need to activate a bounce in the crowd, bounce over, and bounce back. In this way, Ah Shui's damage will not be much lower at all. .
Because if there are a few critical hits, it will lead to a collapse on their side.
On the other hand, Deft is an Izawa himself. If he wants to output at this time, he can only click on others one by one.
But even though there is no clear tank that can serve as the front row here this time, it is obvious that for them at this time, it is still possible to defeat Izawa's set of attacks.
But the problem is that the scene during the team battle is extremely chaotic, so Izawa has no way to directly attack a certain point and kill him directly.
Looking back at the process of his attack step by step, he would have left long ago.
It was specifically aimed at him, so at that time it was still unknown whether he would have the opportunity to directly use all his skills.
Deft himself has already had a clear understanding of this situation.
Moreover, his ability to steal damage is actually very impressive, but the two sides have never had any serious head-to-head experience, so there is basically no room for him to show off.
Like the previous wave, there was only a moment of contact, but their side was defeated directly. As a result, the only way to deal with them later was to escape alone. As for the process, they only made a few counterattacks.
But there is obviously no such opportunity to help one's own team secretly inflict damage on the side.
But Deft didn't have any regrets in his heart.
Because he knows very well that when the team has already suffered a huge defeat, what he, a little squishy AD, can do is actually very limited.
Under the condition of ensuring that he can safely hit the last hit without sacrificing the opponent's kill economy, being able to grab a Canyon Herald in the future is already the limit of what he can do.
After leaving the line, Jian Jian entered the wandering mode again, but this time he did not go to find King Ning, because at this time King Ning was busy talking about his wild monsters. In this case, he went to find someone It doesn't make much sense. It's better to see if you can seize a certain opportunity to help your teammates on the line establish an advantage, or find out the position of the opposite jungler.
Don't look at him as a wind girl, but it is very dangerous to find the location of the wine barrel opposite.
But in fact, for simplicity, as long as you find the opposite position, you can control the person first, distance yourself, and ensure your own safety.
Even if Wine Barrel wants to pursue him, Rookie's Enchantress will be in position in the middle lane, so as long as Wine Barrel shows up, Rookie's Enchantress will be in position immediately.
So for simplicity, you only need to survive a certain period of time without being instantly killed by the opponent.
Unfortunately, it would be unrealistic for Jiutong to kill a Feng Nu instantly.
At least Feng Nu has quite a few life-saving skills, so she doesn't have to worry about this at all.
It just seemed that Feng Nu was running very fast, but he wandered around the wild area and explored the lower half of the area. He could even see clearly the time when the wild monsters were refreshed, but at this time He still couldn't see the opponent's jungler, which made him raise his eyebrows.
If they are not in the lower half, then they are either actually squatting on the sidelines, or they are playing in the upper half.
(End of chapter)
