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Chapter 205 The General's Clever Deception, Mu Mu's Chicken-Stealing Ambition Shocks the Feast

The two sides entered the game, and a loud cheer erupted from the audience.

But in the live stream, the chat was still buzzing with discussion.

Why is Zhou playing Amumu this game?

This is treating EDG like they're not even human.

Honestly, it's unlikely to fail. How can Amumu save the world?

Believe it first.

[I just want to know who picked Amumu for Zhou Ge! What a stupid draft!]

[Bro, Zhou has always done WE.A's draft picks himself.]

[Retracting that idiot's draft is brilliant, Zhou's draft was spot on!]

After their crushing defeat in the previous match, EDG clearly wanted to play a more conservative approach, dragging the game into the strategic gameplay they felt they were better at.

Therefore, they did not choose to attack at level one.

However, EDG was not ambiguous about vision control. The mid laner placed vision in the F4 area of ​​WE, while the support placed vision in the river bush below.

WE.A keenly captured this information. Xiaoming had been carrying a scanner since he left home, which allowed him to clearly see the riverbed and bushes below.

This experience was then passed on to the crocodile.

Seeing that the river vision had been cleared, EDG didn't seem too concerned, since Clearlove also felt that Amumu was unlikely to invade their jungle.

Even if they were to invade, they couldn't do a level 2 invasion like Nidalee.

In this game, he was destined to protect the top lane, so he chose to farm from bottom to top. As long as the vision in the top half of the map was still there, he wouldn't be afraid of Amumu ambushing him.

However, to everyone's surprise, Amumu remained standing in the riverbed and never left.

Until both sides' jungle monsters respawned, he walked straight into the F4 pit and started eating the Factory Manager's F4.

"Huh? Such a simple and straightforward invasion? But seriously, isn't your Amumu playing a bit too arrogantly?"

Obviously, no one would have thought that Amumu would dare to sneak into EDG's jungle alone at level one to steal a chicken.

This is how Zhou Li (the Zhou Dynasty's ritual system) utilized a conventional way of thinking in reverse.

In most people's eyes, Amumu, a jungler who is relatively weak in the jungle, is not only unable to invade the enemy's jungle, but is already doing well if he can defend his own jungle.

The more people share this idea, the more successful Zhou Li's simple and unpretentious attempt to steal a chicken was.

After all, in everyone's eyes, if Amumu goes into someone else's jungle like that, he's doomed if he gets caught.

However, the truth is that Zhou Li's seemingly daring act of stealing chicken was actually the result of thorough preparation.

EDG's vision at the river entrance has been cleared by Xiaoming, and with their own bot lane helping to start the red buff, they can't afford to waste another ward in the red buff bush.

At the same time, although Amumu is not a fast jungle clearer, if we only consider the F4 camp, then Amumu's jungle clearing speed is very fast!
Because of his E skill, the cooldown time of the skill is reduced every time he is attacked.

As long as you dive into the F4 pit, you can even refresh an E skill every two seconds.

Even if EDG's bot lane is helping Clearlove clear the jungle, by the time he finishes clearing the red buff, Amumu will have already cleared the F4 camp and won't even need to use Smite.

It was precisely because of these factors that this attempt to steal chickens was successful.

What appears to be a simple sneak attack is actually Zhou Li's understanding of the hero and his reverse application of conventional thinking. It was a pre-planned strategy that allowed Xiao Ming to prepare by scanning and clearing vision before the game even started.

Of course, all this preparation is just to steal F4. It may seem like a small gain, but in professional matches where there are fewer kills in the early stages, the advantage is often gained by stealing a chicken or a dog like this.

After taking the F4, Zhou Li left a vision point in place and then walked towards his own jungle, swaying his head.

"Oh no, he just stole it? If the factory manager knew his F4 had been stolen like this, he'd be furious!"

Meanwhile, the factory manager on the other side had no idea what was happening.

Because the upper half of the map was protected by vision, he wasn't in a hurry at all. Without any intention of invading, the factory manager chose to go back and fight the stone golem.

If you want to see Fast & Furious 4, then go back to the road.

After Zhou Li could no longer see the prince's location, he naturally knew that the factory manager had gone to fight the stone golem.

His next move actually depends on the jungler's jungle route.

If the factory manager chooses to go up immediately after taking down the red buff and discovers that the F4 has been stolen, then Zhou Li needs to immediately return to defend his upper jungle and take down his F4 and red buff first.

However, this means he will need to farm further down the lane, making it impossible for him to provide timely protection for the top lane crocodile.

Fortunately, the factory manager chose the most stable approach, so he could choose to farm his own upper jungle first.

When the factory manager discovered that F4 had been stolen, it seemed like it was just a matter of killing a stone golem, but in reality, the mid laner was already level three.

It's important to know that the improvement in the Time Elder's level three and level two abilities when facing small-scale conflicts is extraordinary.

The old man's strength is definitely not as good as the clockwork's, but level three is the only time when the old man can surpass the clockwork's strength curve.

If Mingkai still wants to invade and take back a group of F4, he has to think twice about whether he can win.

Zhou Li leisurely started farming his blue buff. After taking the blue buff, he saw the prince walking towards the F4 camp in his vision.

Upon seeing the empty F4 pit, the prince visibly paused for a moment.

Clearly, he never expected that his F4 would be gone.

At this moment, the factory manager's first reaction was to immediately use EQ to rush through the mid lane and openly enter Amumu's jungle.

But when he switched to the TAB key and saw the other person's ID, he instantly calmed down.

This must be another trap that little brat Zhou Li has set for himself!
If it were anyone else, and they dared to take down his F4 (Four Stars), Clearlove would have already transformed into Red Kai, ready to fight to the death. But if it's Zhou Li, turning a blind eye and pretending not to see it might not be a bad idea.

However, the factory manager is just being cautious, not giving up.

He immediately devised his next jungle strategy.

That's a direct variation: gank the top lane!

Mingkai switched the screen to check the top lane and said:

"Tong Yang, let the line drop, I'm coming to catch you!"

Although crocodiles are relatively easy to kill with weapons, you should play it safe before level three.

This timing also determines whether the weapon can have a good time before the first wave of recalls. Therefore, Koro1 played aggressively when he entered the lane, constantly trading blows with Renekton, trying to push the lane quickly and then recall quickly to gain an advantage.

Hearing Mingkai's words, Kou Rou nodded and began to slow down his pace of attacking minions.

To avoid being caught out by Jax's early level 3 combo, Flandre has been trying his best to control the lane. Now, Jax is deliberately slowing down his minion farming pace, and the minion wave that Koro1 pushed forward in the early game is quickly pushed back by Renekton.

"Little Gun, the factory is probably going to come after you. Be careful."

Upon hearing Zhou Li's words, Saint Gunner paused for a moment and subconsciously glanced at the minimap.

Amumu was still fighting the three wolves when the prince came to capture him?

Noticing Saint Gun's confusion, Zhou Li spoke up:

"Didn't you see the weapon deliberately leaving the lane open? Do you think he's doing it for some reason? Is he trying to let you get to 3rd place and take him down first?"

Upon hearing Zhou Li's words, Saint Gun looked at the weapon and suddenly realized what was going on.

Wow, you saw him laying the wire!

Sima the Old Thief chuckled coldly.

"How stupid. Zhou Ge can see even my slightest mistake. Doesn't he know that Zhou Ge can switch between eight screens in a second? Not even a speck of dust in Summoner's Rift can escape Zhou Ge's keen eyes."

"One, two, three, four, five..."

Xiao Ming looked at Xi Ye and asked, "Xi Ye, what are you counting?"

Xi Ye said with a grin:

"That was terrifying! That old scoundrel Sima just uttered forty-three words in one breath. I thought the end of the world was coming."

Xi Ye's teasing was met with Sima Laozei's cold and foul mouth.

"Stupid."

Xiao Ming chuckled and said, "It seems like Brother Ma has become much more talkative since he came back from WE."

Saint Gun Bro, who had just been criticized by Sima Laozei, spoke up:

"He hasn't become more talkative; he's just become a sycophant."

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Sima the Old Thief's face visibly turned red.

His face flushed red, veins bulging on his forehead, as he argued:
"To be honest... can't this be considered flattery? They're all professional players, how can this be considered flattery?"

Everyone burst into laughter, their voices filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Compared to the cheerful atmosphere of WE.A, the atmosphere at EDG was rather somber.

The factory manager headed straight for the top lane, and just as he stepped out of the blue buff river, he saw that the crocodile's positioning suddenly became cautious.

And they no longer actively seek out weapons to replenish their health.

At first, the factory manager didn't pay much attention and still went into the bushes to squat.

However, after squatting for a while, he realized that the crocodile's movements clearly showed that it was already very wary of him!

"Didn't you say he hasn't had his eyes done yet?"

"We definitely didn't do it."

Kou Rou answered with great certainty.

They were laning against each other the whole time. How could he not know if the crocodile had a left eye or not?
However, the factory manager clearly did not believe in the braised pork's certainty.

After all, from his position, WE most likely knew that he started in the bottom half of the map. If he didn't have vision, Renekton wouldn't have acted like this with this sudden change of strategy.

Seeing that the crocodile wasn't giving him a chance, the factory manager had no choice but to turn back and farm his own jungle.

However, after all this back and forth, the factory manager had actually wasted a lot of time in the early stages.

While he was clearing the blue buff, the other Amumu had already cleared the Krugs, finished the entire upper jungle, and even had one more F4 camp than Clearlove.

Amumu went to the upper river, set up vision for Flandre, and then immediately recalled.

Because the champion had previously left the lane open, there weren't many opportunities for a gank in the top lane.

This kind of meaningless gank will reveal your position information, making it easy for the opposing team to find opportunities to cause trouble in other lanes.

What he needs to do now is maintain the mystery.

Just like a robot's hook, the robot that doesn't use its hook exerts the most pressure on people.

A jungler who doesn't leave any gaps in vision is the most frightening.

(End of this chapter)