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Then there are messages in the expedition group.

BLG, Bin: "Top Esports, can they win?"

BLG, Knight: "We've got all the seeds ready, just waiting for you guys to come on stage and play."

BLG, ELK: "GEN's bot lane seems pretty strong too, be careful."

TES, Jackeylove: "If we win the championship, I'll treat you guys to dinner later."

TES, Meiko: "So generous! Invite me in too."

On the other side, at the LPL broadcast booth, Wawa, Miller, and Rita were ready.

The commentator, Wawa, said: "Okay, the MSI finals are about to begin, with Top Esports from the LPL region facing off against Gen.G from the LCK region."

"I thought it was another chance for T1 to be revived, but I didn't expect GEN to take the lead."

Miller joked, "I remember when T1 lost to Top Esports and entered the loser's bracket, Gumayusi said in an interview that they would come back and get revenge, and that they still had something to show. But I didn't expect that they would get off to a bad start and be defeated by GEN."

Rita laughed and said, "Actually, it makes a lot of sense. Both GEN and Top Esports are the number one seed in their respective regions, so they're bound to have a knack for playing against their own team."

On the competition field, the host took the stage, gave a brief opening speech, and then invited the players from both sides.

"Now, let's welcome GEN from the LCK region!"

GEN's starting five took to the field, with the coach following behind.

There were quite a few GEN fans at the scene: "GEN! GEN!"

Of course, some of them are targeting TES; they will support TES no matter who their opponent is.

"Welcome, the legendary team from the LPL region, TES!"

The host was visibly excited, as TES has now replaced SKT and become the true legend of the game.

"Top Esports! Top Esports!" The TES fans at the scene cheered in unison, and even the overseas fans joined in chanting Top Esports.

The two teams entered the stage, stood in the center, faced each other, shook hands, and then walked to their respective positions.

After sitting down, Lü Yi put on his headphones, and everything was ready to begin the first business proposal (BP) session.

In this match, GEN is on the blue side and TES is on the red side.

Hero Banning Situation:

TES: Vayne, Nautilus, Nidalee

GEN: Taliyah, Akali, Azir.

Wawa began to analyze: "Top Esports even banned Vayne in this game. Kiin didn't seem to like using her before. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that he was holding back."

"Canyon's Nidalee deserves respect; his Nidalee completely dominated Xun."

During the hero selection phase, GEN on the blue side picked Senna on the first floor.

The commentator, Wawa, said, "Should we pick Senna directly for the bot lane? Isn't that a trap?"

"Neither side banned many bot lane champions, giving Top Esports a lot of options."

TES acquired Lucian and Nami on the first and second floors, respectively.

The commentator said, "Here comes the Luna duo, focusing on the laning phase. The pressure on the enemy bot lane is immediately increased."

Immediately afterwards, GEN locked onto Tam and Quesanti on the second and third floors.

Rita analyzed, "GEN's lineup feels very solid and late-game focused, with many strong late-game heroes."

"Maybe this is just GEN's style. In the first game, they play it safe and don't rush to attack."

TES got Zac on the third floor.

Entering the second round of BP.

TES banned Lee Sin and Wukong.

GEN banned Xin Zhao and Sejuani.

The commentator, Wawa, said, "Now that many jungle heroes have been banned, there aren't many options left."

TES got the big tree on the fourth floor.

Immediately afterwards, GEN locked onto Karthus and Yone on the fourth and fifth floors!
Miller exclaimed, "They're here! Chovy's Yone and Canyon's Karthus are both amazing!"

“GEN showed off their best moves in the very first game, it seems they wanted to take the initiative.”

Rita muttered, "Yi Shen's choice is crucial. What will he use to lane against Yone in the mid lane? Akali is gone."

"While there are many champions who can suppress Yone in lane, there are not many who can match Yone in both split pushing and team fighting."

Just then, TES picked a champion that no one expected on the fifth floor: Sett!
The commentator, Wawa, said, "Huh? It's Sett? I've never really seen Sett face off against Yone before."

"However, since it is Yi Shen's choice, let's wait and see."

Both sides began adjusting their lanes and finalizing their lineups.

[Format: BO5]

【TES】VS【GEN】(0:0)

Top Lane: [Bio-Mage] VS [Nazuman Glory]

Jungle: Twisted Treant VS Deathsinger

Mid Lane: Sett vs. Demonbane

ADC: [The Purifier] VS [The Soul Cleanser]

Support: [Tidecaller Shark Princess] VS [River King]

Once the game started, Xiaotian gave the instructions: "Hold your lane steady. Let's look for opportunities in the bottom lane. If we can get a kill in the bottom lane early on, this game is in the bag."

Ah Shui replied, "You have good taste, young man."

Meiko couldn't hold back any longer: "Are you two acting out a sitcom?"

The first wave of minions appeared, and Lü Yi and Chovy began their laning phase.

The director gave the two close-ups, each occupying one side of the screen, creating a sense of a fateful duel.

Wawa joked, "Chovy's eyes are so determined; he seems determined to win this match."

Lu Yi was very proactive from the very beginning, moving forward and putting pressure on the opponent.

It seems like a move could happen at any moment, and Chovy is pulling back and forth; now it's all about the details.

Seeing that the minions were low on health, Yone had to get closer to the minion wave. Sure enough, Sett seized the opportunity and unleashed a powerful Headscramble.

Yone reacted quickly and decisively used his W.

Although Yone was pulled over by Sett, his W cleared the minions and he gained a shield at the same time.

For Lu Yi's Sett, Skullbreaker is about pulling minions and Yone diagonally together, allowing him to last-hit minions while also controlling Yone, delivering two punches, then moving forward for two more.

The commentator said, "So violent! The mid laners on both sides started fighting at level one. Now Yone is starting to fight back, and Sett is not choosing to chase. The second wave of minions is coming."

"Now it's time to fight for level two, let's see who can reach level two first."

Sett and Yone went up together to push the minion wave, trying to reach level two first while also waiting for their abilities.

Lu Yi's Sett was the first to level up to two and took the initiative to go find Yong En.

Chovy didn't retreat; instead, she used her W skill to finish off two low-health minions and level up to level two.

Lu Yi used his powerful Skull Cleave to pull Yong En back, and then started dealing damage with basic attacks.

Yone countered with a QA combo, attacking while retreating. Lü Yi feigned pursuit, but seeing Yone continue to retreat, he unleashed a W Charged Punch. Yone's positioning was too late, and he still took the full damage from the Charged Punch.

The commentator, Wawa, said, "Right now, Sett still has the initiative in the mid lane, but it doesn't feel like he has many opportunities for a solo kill."

“Once Yone reaches level three, he will be even more agile, and there will be even fewer opportunities then.”

The camera then shifted to the bottom lane, where both teams reached level two. Lucian used his E skill to auto-attack, and Nami immediately used her E skill in response, allowing Lucian to land Electrocute.

Ah Shui wasn't greedy; he finished his fight and left, continuing to push the minion wave and suppress the opponent.

Miller commented, "It feels like GEN picked this bot lane duo to withstand pressure. They don't really have a way to deal with the pressure from Top Esports' bot lane duo right now."

With three minutes left in the game, Xiaotian headed straight for the upper river to try and kill the river crab.

They discovered that Karthus hadn't come over, and warned, "The enemy Karthus might go to the bottom lane, so be careful."

Actually, Xiaotian still doesn't know Canyon's jungle route.

For Karthus players, the most important thing is to design their jungle route. They need to clear the jungle quickly and avoid the enemy jungler to prevent being counter-jungled.

Canyon is an expert in jungle clearing route planning.

The big tree secured the river crab and headed towards the mid lane. Lü Yi gave Yone a kill marker: "You can tower dive now."

"Okay, don't blame me if anything goes wrong." Xiaotian circled around from the enemy jungle.

Lü Yi pushed the mid-lane minion wave towards the defensive tower.

Yone was preparing to last-hit a minion under the tower when he discovered that Maokai was coming from behind.

The doll was dumbfounded: "What's going on? Are they going over the mid lane tower? Although Yone's health is a little low, he has his E skill and Flash, so he can't be killed that easily."

Upon seeing the tree, Yone immediately used his Q on a minion, wanting to quickly stack up his Zephyr.

Maokai throws a tree spawn first, Sett uses Skullbreaker to pull the spawn back, Maokai uses W to bind Yone, Yone uses W to gain a shield, the crowd control effect on him disappears, and he uses E to move forward.

At this moment, Lü Yi had already been hit twice by the defensive tower, and his Heroic Spirit value had risen!

So he decisively used his W skill on Yone, who was still running forward, and intentionally threw a punch!

The next second, Yone and Sett both used Flash!
Yone has been killed!
[TES' GodYi (Sett) has killed GEN's Chovy (Demon Slayer)!!!]

Rita cheered, "Nice! Predictive Flash! Sett knows exactly what Yone is thinking. Yone must think he'll die if he uses his E to go back, since the origin of his E is within the range of Sett's W."

"Yi Shen understands Chovy's mentality perfectly, predicts W flash, gets the kill, and secures the first blood."

Meanwhile, Canyon's Karthus appeared in the bottom lane.

Lucian and Nami were slowed down by W, and the enemy Tahm Kench used his W skill to come over, forcing Nami to use Flash.

Fortunately, Nami's Q skill controlled Tahm Kench, preventing him from immediately using his Q skill to slow him down, thus saving him from certain death.

Meiko reminded her, "I don't have Flash left."

Xiao Tian replied, "Then you guys need to be careful in the bottom lane; the enemy will probably continue to target you."

Five minutes into the game, in the mid lane, Lü Yi's Sett is about to reach level six.

Yone was down to half health at this point, and the two immediately began trading blows, resulting in a very intense laning phase.

But now that Sett is about to reach level six, Yone has no choice but to hold back for now.

The commentator, Wawa, said, "Although Sett got the first blood, Chovy was still able to hold his own in the laning phase. That's real skill."

Rita cautioned, "However, Chovy's last-hitting is being suppressed, which is quite rare. He must be going through a tough time right now. Kills don't matter, but he can't fall behind in last-hitting."

Lü Yi pushed the mid-lane minion wave to the turret, then moved down to Xiao Tian's side to fight the dragon.

We have an advantage in both the mid and bottom lanes right now, so there's no reason not to engage.

Miller analyzed: "The first dragon came very early. If the game goes smoothly, we can use the fast dragon strategy to put pressure on the opponent."

After taking down Xiaolong, Lü Yi and Xiaotian went down together to put pressure on him.

However, the GEN duo was prepared and laid out their vision in advance.

Seeing that they might be tower-dived, the two abandoned the minion wave and retreated.

Lü Yi's Sett had no choice but to return to the mid lane, which effectively forced the enemy bot lane to lose a tower plate.

Xiao Tian reminded him, "Karthus must be having a blast right now, so we need to speed up the pace this game."

Eight minutes into the game, a fight broke out in the top lane.

Quesanti and Zak chose to fight to the bitter end, both activating their ultimate abilities, and their health was very low.

Suddenly, Karthus' ultimate ability appeared above Zac's head!
"Hey! Something's not right!" 369 sensed something was wrong. He had thought that Quesanti definitely wouldn't dare to fight head-on, otherwise he would have had a chance to counterattack, by the slightest margin.

However, Karthus' ultimate ability broke this balance, and he chose to use Flash to retreat.

Quesanti flashed in to follow up with damage, and together with Karthus' ultimate, he triggered Zac's passive.

"Help!" 369 wanted his teammates to save him.

However, Lü Yi's TP has already been used and is no longer available.

In the end, Zak was killed by Quesanti.

[GEN, Kiin (Nazuman Glory) has killed TES, 369 (Bio-Maniac)!!!]

Ah Shui joked, "Don't feed in the top lane, Lao Hei will turn into a black dragon, we can't beat him."

369 quickly said, "Did I feed? I got caught by Karthus's ultimate, otherwise I would have gotten the kill."

Ah Shui chuckled: "Right, right, right, if it weren't for Karthus's ultimate, you would have destroyed their base crystal."

369 complained: "If you don't believe me, fine, I can't be bothered with you."

The game continued, and after the opposing team made a breakthrough in the top lane, they chose to decisively attack the Broodmother.

The three of them, Nakano, Ueno, and Naka, gathered together and fought as a team.

Now that Zac doesn't have TP, Lü Yi doesn't plan to go with Xiao Taitian for a 2v3.

He chose to go down, putting pressure on the enemy's bottom lane.

The minion wave was pushed into the turret in the bottom lane, and the opposing duo had no choice but to give up.

Rita analyzed: "Top Esports has a clear advantage in the bot lane in this game, and the team has also allocated a lot of resources. The bot lane needs to step up their game."

With ten minutes remaining in the game, the second dragon was about to spawn, and Lü Yi pushed the minion wave in the mid lane ahead of time.

Xiao Tian went over to set up vision, and then the mid laner and bottom laner went over together.

This time, the people on the other side also came.

The commentator said, "GEN doesn't plan to give up directly, otherwise Dragon Soul's pace is too fast, and they might not be able to withstand it."

"Neither side has complete equipment yet, so the difference isn't significant. It all comes down to skill and teamwork."

TES had just started the fight when the enemy Karthus came up and used W to slow them down, then tried to use Q to poke from a distance.

"Should I just go for it?" Meiko was about to make a move, since the other side had longer reach and could kite them.

Suddenly, Lucian used his E skill to close the distance, then used his Q to deal damage to Karthus, coordinating with Nami's E skill to unleash a burst of damage, and then immediately used his ultimate, The Culling!
The commentator, Wawa, passionately remarked: "They're in! Lucian is incredibly aggressive, Maokai follows up with his ultimate, Karthus is in a very awkward position, but Tahm Kench swallows him whole, and they retreat together."

"Mao uses his ultimate to control Tahm Kench, Nami follows up with her Q skill, then her ultimate, a chain of crowd control, is Tahm Kench going to die?"

Just as the TES team was focusing their fire on Tahm Kench, Senna used her E skill on Nami.

Nami was controlled, Yone used his E skill, followed by his ultimate...

"Smash it!" But the instant Yone unleashed his ultimate, Lü Yi's Sett flashed and used his ultimate to lift Yone up and slam him into the center of the enemy formation! (End of Chapter)