LOL: The world’s best red-temperature mid laner!

"The short break is over, and the second match between the two sides is about to begin. In the last match, Xiaohu did not seize the opportunity in the middle lane. Hopefully, he can regain his dignity in this match."

On the field, Lü Yi returned with the TES team.

On the other side of the stage, the WBG team members also returned.

Lu Yi glanced at them and felt that WBG's mentality was still good. They were all seasoned veterans and were not affected by the loss in the first game.

Both teams are in position, and the second round of ban/pick begins.

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

Hero Banning Situation:

TES: Quesanti, Ezreal, Kai'Sa

WBG: Ashe, Miss Fortune, Ziggs
Wawa analyzed, "Both sides banned five ADCs in this match! Did they think of the same thing? Or did they see the other side ban them and choose to ban them too?"

Miller chimed in, "I'm curious which heroes both sides can still pick. My brother banned Ziggs, that's really targeted."

"Furthermore, we must take into account the possibility of continued bans in the second round, so we need to secure the ADC in the first round."

Entering the hero selection phase.

WBG got Varus on the first floor.

Rita commented, "As expected, WBG chose to pick the AD carry first. Varus is a fairly versatile choice; you can build him with attack speed or armor penetration, depending on the opponent's lineup."

TES acquired Senna and Nautilus on the first and second floors, respectively.

Miller analyzed, "Top Esports chose a relatively safe bottom lane in this game, it seems they want to farm with the opponent."

WBG locked onto Leona and Renekton on the second and third floors.

The commentator, Wawa, said, "WBG's lineup in this match is very stable. They all have very reliable heroes. It's not about skill; it's about the stats."

"Furthermore, I thought WBG would definitely pick junglers in the early stages, since AP junglers are all outside, including Tarzan's strongest Brand, but they didn't."

TES locked in Zyra on the third floor, entering the second round of draft picks.

TES banned Brand and Lillia.

Rita commented, "As expected, Top Esports chose to pick an AP jungler and then ban the other two, but I believe WBG must have their own reasons."

WBG has banned LeBlanc and Corki.

Immediately afterwards, TES locked onto the Weapon Master on the fourth floor.

Doll exclaimed, "Wow, 369 chose to use weapons against Breath in this match. Actually, Breath also likes to use weapons. If it weren't for Crocodile and Quesanti, he would have started to consider Weapon Master."

"The Jax is going up against Renekton in the early game, it seems like he'll have a tough time. Was 369 really that confident?"

WBG locked in Sejuani and Yone on the fourth and fifth floors.

Wawa exclaimed, "It's here! The mid-lane boar knife combo, are they going to go all out? Facing Yi Shen, and having already lost a game, Xiao Hu has chosen to show his knife."

"Judging from this season, Xiaohu's Yone is playing quite well, and he can coordinate well with Tarzan's Lillia and Sejuani. The key question now is, will he still be effective against Xiaotian and Yi Shen?"

TES decisively picked up Cassiopeia on the fifth floor!

Rita commented, "Cassiopeia mid lane, this should be Cassiopeia's first appearance this season! This champion was picked specifically for laning."

"This is a test for Xiaohu. Let's see if he can withstand it. I feel it's going to be difficult."

The director gave Xiaohu a close-up shot; he was expressionless!

In the official live stream room, the chat was full of jokes:
[Xiao Hu, if you feel stressed, just say so. Don't bottle it up.]

[Oh no! I'm going to get tamed in the mid lane this game!]

[Xiao Hu is already starting to regret it. If he had another chance, he definitely wouldn't choose Yone.]

[No problem, just let the jungler keep ganking in the mid lane.]

The lineups for both sides have been finalized:

[Format: BO5]

【TES】VS【WBG】(1:0)

Top Lane: [Warrior] VS [Desert Butcher]

Jungle: [Rise of the Thorns] VS [Wrath of the North]

Mid Lane: [Cassiopeia] VS [Demon Sword Soul]

ADC: [Soul Cleansing Lance] VS [Arrow of Retribution]

Support: [Deep Sea Titan] VS [Aurora]

Upon entering the game screen, Xiaotian suddenly said, "I feel like the mid lane is in danger this game. The other side will definitely try to help Yone."

Meiko replied, "It's okay, I'll go check the mid lane when I have the chance and keep an eye on the enemy bot lane for you guys."

Lü Yi said, "It's okay, I don't have any pressure in the mid lane, you guys can just lane normally."

369 immediately signaled for backup: "Don't you guys think the enemy team will definitely target the top lane in the early game? It's the enemy top laner, Renekton."

Xiao Tian just smiled and didn't say anything, as if saying such a thing was impossible.

Neither side showed any intention of engaging in a level 1 team fight; it was a normal start.

With the minion wave arriving on the lane, Lü Yi began laning normally.

Since Yongen hadn't appeared yet, Lü Yi decided to move forward, intending to find Yongen's location.

However, Yone was not under the turret.

The soldier's health kept decreasing, and soon he was almost dead.

Xiaohu's Yone then appeared, walking out from the side and approaching the minions to try and finish them off.

The commentator said, "Yi Shen is very proactive with the Cassiopeia champion. He puts pressure on Xiao Hu right from level one. Can Xiao Hu withstand it?"

"Xiaohu is still positioning himself to bait out skills. He has built Doran's Shield. If he is only being harassed for a short time, it's not a big problem. The problem is that he is being harassed continuously."

Lü Yi chose to finish off the enemy first, applying pressure while moving around.

Xiao Hu continued to approach, and Lü Yi fired a Q. Xiao Hu turned around to reposition, but it still hit.

Taking advantage of the Cassiopeia's lack of abilities, Xiaohu approached the minions and used his Q skill to take down three melee minions.

Lu Yi continued to use basic attacks, and with his Q skill having a very short cooldown, he unleashed another Q.

This time, Xiaohu chose to move forward. Anyway, Cassiopeia was only level one and didn't have her E skill, so even if she got hit by Q, it wouldn't be a big deal.

But this time it actually worked!

He discovered that the Cassiopeia's Q wasn't predicted, but rather placed directly at his feet with great precision.

Miller J commented, "Getting hit by two Q skills in a row is putting a lot of pressure on Yone J. He needs to retreat and kite."

"The Cassiopeia is still auto-attacking and dealing damage while kiting. This kiting feels like watching an ADC in lane."

Xiao Hu was still trying his best to pull himself up; he knew he couldn't back down, or falling behind in levels would be troublesome.

Ideally, you should be able to make Cassiopeia miss two or three Q skills, which will make the fight easier. Cassiopeia is quite mana-hungry in the early game, so skill accuracy is very important.

The second wave of minions arrived, and Yone moved around while using Q on the minions to build up his Zephyr.

And Cassiopeia's third Q was also unleashed, hitting again!
"No?" Little Tiger was dumbfounded. How could this happen? It wasn't the first time he had faced off against a top-tier Cassiopeia.

Although I've had my share of getting destroyed, I should be able to dodge at least one of the three Q skills.

But when faced with Lü Yi's snake women, he couldn't dodge a single one?
Lu Yi first finished off the enemy, then continued to use basic attacks, which drew the aggro of the minions.

The commentator said, "I can feel the pressure even through the screen. This is too difficult. Although Yi Shen has always been unbeatable in the laning phase."

"But it's rare to see him suppress the enemy to this extent. It really does depend on the champion." At this moment, Yone has a Windfury ability, and Xiaohu chooses to move back and forth to apply pressure, making the commentators slightly excited.
"Should Xiaohu go up? He should be leveling up twice soon. If he can knock the snake woman away, he can get close and unleash a combo on her."

Suddenly, Cassiopeia unleashed a Q, and Yone promptly used his Zephyr to retreat.

Miller laughed: "Hahaha, I still don't dare to go up, the pressure is too great."

As a result, Lü Yi's Cassiopeia leveled up to level two first, while Xiao Hu's Yone also took the opportunity to level up to level two by attacking minions.

Lu Yi continued to apply pressure, and taking advantage of Yone's finishing blow, he unleashed his next E attack.

Xiaohu stopped using positioning and instead used his E skill to make a small dash and dodge.

Rita commented, "If a Yone player needs to frequently use his E skill to dodge the opponent's small skills during the laning phase, that's enough to show how much pressure he's under."

"Furthermore, Yone's E is used to dodge skills, which means he has no ability to threaten the opponent and can only passively take hits."

The game continued, and the third wave of minions reached the mid lane. Xiaohu's palms were already sweating.

This puts immense pressure on the team.

Lu Yi seemed quite relaxed when Meiko suddenly signaled, "The enemy support is missing, be careful."

Lu Yi retreated, as the opposing team might have their jungler and support coming together. If he was forced to use Flash, he would be in danger after reaching level six.

Little Tiger got a brief respite.

However, Xiaotian was also signaling to the mid laner: "I'm coming right away."

He planned to take the river crab in the upper half of the map and then go to the middle lane to check the situation.

Lü Yi only needs to wait a little while.

However, just as Xiaotian was focusing his attention on the mid lane, something happened in the top lane!
In the top lane, the matchup between Jax and Renekton was intense, with both heroes vying for minion waves.

The Weapon Master needs to attack a minion to maintain his passive ability, while the Renekton needs to attack a minion to maintain his rage.

Therefore, these two heroes will frequently clash in lane, making peaceful development impossible.

After leveling up to level 3, 369 took the initiative and attacked while the crocodile was finishing off the enemy, using the first AWA combo.

The moment the crocodile counterattacked, the weapon master activated Counterattack Storm.

In this battle, the crocodile had no choice but to retreat.

The weapon master continued, finally using Counter Strike to control the crocodile, then using his Q skill to jump back.

However, at that moment, Sejuani and Leona came from the direction of the river!
"Huh? No, a level 2 support coming to top lane?" Seeing the level 2 Leona, 369 felt a headache coming on.

Suddenly, the crocodile flashed and used W1.
Almost simultaneously, the Weapon Master used Flash to retreat.

But they were still controlled. Leona followed up with an E skill, Sejuani charged in, and finally, Renekton finished with his Q skill, securing the kill.

WBG's Breathe (Desert Butcher) has killed TES's 369 (Warrior)!!!

The commentator said, "This is something I didn't expect. The Leona actually came to the top lane at level two. I thought the focus of this game would be the mid lane."

Rita had a different perspective: "I think it's possible that the first wave was a surprise attack, suddenly targeting the top lane when everyone thought they were going to focus on the mid lane."

"But we still need to help the mid laner later, otherwise the mid laner won't be able to lane."

Xiao Tian got the river crab and headed towards the middle lane. Xiao Hu was already prepared in the middle lane and hid behind, not coming up.

Xiao Tian went down to fight the second river crab.

Meanwhile, in the bottom lane, Varus used his Q skill to last-hit minions from an extremely long distance.

The minion wave is being pushed towards him.

Most importantly, because Ah Shui was playing Senna, a champion whose early game damage is too low, it's impossible for her to tower dive. Even if the jungler comes, three people can't tower dive her.

So he's quite safe for Light.

In the mid lane, after Zyra left, Xiaohu came up to last-hit minions.

Lu Yi seized the opportunity to fire a Q shot, and it hit!
Without hesitation, he used the speed boost from his Q skill to repeatedly hit Yone with his Twin Fangs.

Little Tiger's health was low, so he had no choice but to retreat.

Suddenly, Cassiopeia threw out a W, slowing Yone down.

"It's over!" Little Tiger felt a chill in his heart.

He hasn't taught any skills yet because he's waiting for an opportunity.

If the Cassiopeia chooses to tower dive and kill him, he can control the situation.

However, Cassiopeia's W skill has a ground-binding effect, so you can't use movement skills while standing on it, including E and Flash!
Xiaohu struggled to position himself, while Cassiopeia continued to deal damage, and Yone's health was almost depleted.

The commentator, Wawa, said, "A solo kill is coming in mid lane! Yone's health is almost gone. Although he's already inside the turret, he can't use Flash. Yone turned around! He used W to try and give himself a shield, but he was pulled and missed!"

[TES, GodYi (Embrace of the Serpent) has defeated WBG, Xiaohu (Demon Soul)!!!]

A solo kill was achieved in the mid lane!

The chat in the official live stream room was buzzing with excitement:
Will I still dare to play Yone in the future?

[The Pig-Returning Knife Combo will break all the knives in two!]

[So you're saving your Flash for your next life?]

[Use your skills! You can't even use Flash, what kind of professional player are you?]

The match continued, and TES's morale soared.

Xiao Tian cheered, "Nice! That was a great solo kill!"

369 complained: "I told you the other side was targeting the wrong person. Why were they targeting me? They should have gone to gank the mid lane."

Meiko laughed: "Is it possible that it's just because you're easy to catch? If they could catch Yi Shen, they would have made their move long ago."

After pushing the minion wave, Lü Yi returned to base to replenish his supplies, then teleported back to continue laning.

Xiaohu has changed his playstyle. After he teleports to lane, he immediately pushes the minion wave.

Then it disappeared online.

However, this wave of minions did not reach the turret and was blocked by Lü Yi.

Miller commented, "Damn it, the minion wave is in an awkward position. If Yone comes up to last hit, it will be very dangerous, as the chase distance is very long."

"But Yone seems to have other ideas. Is he planning to gank?"

Xiaohu's Yone chose to walk towards the river, seemingly heading to the bottom lane.

However, he stopped when he walked into the grass by the river, seemingly observing.

Then he walked towards the middle road, but before he reached the middle road, he turned around and walked downhill.

He looks very hesitant.

Rita speculated, "I have a feeling that Xiaohu was just bluffing. He probably thought that pretending to go to the bottom lane to support would trick Cassiopeia into pushing the minion wave, but Cassiopeia didn't react."

"The bottom lane minion wave is currently in the middle. Yone isn't level six yet, so it won't be easy for him to coordinate a gank with his teammates."

Just then, Xiao Hu went down again, this time really going down.

The director gave Tarzan a close-up of Sejuani, who was walking downhill.

Miller understood: "Yone must have been calling for backup. He felt he couldn't handle it alone and wanted to call the jungler as well. But Tian was also heading down the lane. He probably thought the bot lane might get ganked."

Xiaotian's Zyra finished clearing the jungle monsters and went to the bottom lane, while the two bottom laners also chose to let the minion wave enter the turret.

So, as expected, Sejuani and Yone appeared after the minion wave reached the turret!

WBG originally planned a four-man gank on two, but now it's a four-man gank on three! (End of Chapter)