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Chapter 168 Such strong attack power? You're not a champion! (1.4 views)

As the lights at the Mercedes-Benz Arena dimmed, everyone assumed the usual entrance ceremony for the athletes was about to begin.

However, the large screen in the center of the stage suddenly began playing a meticulously crafted opening video.

The familiar melody slowly began to play...

"What's going on? This is... a Jay Chou song? Is Jay Chou here?"

"How is that possible? There was absolutely no prior publicity! And Jay Chou is a king of the Chinese music scene, why would he possibly be involved in this opening ceremony?"

Amidst the audience's puzzled murmurs, the platform in the center of the stage slowly rose, and a figure appeared under the spotlight.

Upon seeing the person's face clearly, they immediately erupted in a deafening shout.

"Jay Chou! It really is Jay Chou!"

"My God! The authorities actually invited him!"

Jay Chou stood in the center of the stage, smiling and waving to the audience.

He was wearing a custom jacket with the League of Legends logo, and a meticulously produced music video was playing on a large screen behind him, with the scenes cleverly switching between him and game characters.

"I'll play Chopin's Nocturne for you, in memory of my dead love..."

When the classic melody of "Nocturne" began, the entire audience instantly transformed into a giant chorus.

Eighteen thousand audience members sang along in unison, the sound almost lifting the roof off the venue.

Whether it's EDG or RNG fans, they all turned into Jay Chou fans at this moment, waving their light sticks and swaying to the rhythm.

Holy crap! Jay Chou!

[The official team really went all out with this! They even managed to get a top star to host the opening ceremony, which is much more important than the previous "Heroes" event.]

This opening ceremony was definitely worth the ticket price!

The live stream chat was instantly flooded with the name "Jay Chou," and the number of viewers skyrocketed.

Even the professional players were shocked by this scene in the backstage preparation room.

Meiko peered through the crack in the door, then excitedly turned around and shouted, "Brother Fan, it's Jay Chou!! I was wondering why the official announcement said he was a heavyweight superstar, so it was him!"

Li Fan rarely showed such surprise: "I really didn't expect this..."

In my memory, the opening ceremony of the Summer Split was grand, but not this exaggerated.

However, Jay Chou did appear at the opening ceremony of the S7 World Championship and sang a song called "Hero," but unfortunately, the Bird's Nest stadium hosted a match with ten Korean players.

Jay Chou sang and danced in front of ten Koreans.

This absolutely cannot happen this year!

After singing "Nocturne" at the event, Jay Chou said into the microphone, "I hope both teams can deliver a fantastic performance in today's final. However..." He paused deliberately, "Personally, I'm more supportive of Team JT. Of course, everyone here today is the best!"

These words drew laughter from the audience, making the atmosphere even more lively.

However, JT will not be able to qualify for the World Championship this year... so supporting them is useless.

The atmosphere reached its peak when the classic intro to "Nunchucks" began.

Jay Chou interacted with the entire audience, turning the venue into his personal concert.

The large screen occasionally panned across the audience, revealing that the audience members were all very excited.

The opening ceremony performance concluded with the song "Heroes".

Jay Chou bowed to the audience, which was met with a minute of applause and cheers.

As the lights came back on, host Ren Dong walked onto the stage, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement: "Let's thank Jay Chou once again for his wonderful performance! Now, let's hand the stage over to today's true protagonists—the two teams participating in the finals!"

The audience then snapped out of their concert reverie and refocused their attention on the competition itself.

But everyone was made extra special by this unexpected surprise.

In a corner of the venue, a girl wearing an EDG support hat said to her companion, "This opening ceremony alone makes this ticket worthwhile! I could never get a ticket for Jay Chou before, I never thought I'd see him sing at an LPL match!"

Although there are only three songs, it really feels like there's something there.

His teammates nodded repeatedly, "I'm so excited my hands are shaking! EDG absolutely has to win the next match! If they win, today will be perfect!"

Jay Chou's unexpected appearance not only ignited the atmosphere but also sparked heated discussions on social media.

The hashtag #JayChouLeagueofLegendsFinals# instantly surged to the top of the trending topics list...

The stage lights shone again, and host Ren Dong said passionately, "Thank you Jay Chou for the wonderful performance! Now, let's give a warm round of applause and cheers to the two teams that will soon be putting on a showdown in the arena!"

"First of all," Ren Dong waved his arm and pointed to the side of the stage, "is the EDward Gaming team, who were invincible in the regular season and unstoppable in the playoffs, aiming to rebuild the glory of the Silver Dragons! Top laner Mouse, jungler Clearlove, mid laner Unreal! Bot laner iBoy, support Meiko!"

Accompanied by rousing background music and deafening cheers, the EDG players, dressed in black and red team uniforms, walked out one by one from the left side of the stage...

"Next!" Ren Dong's voice rose again, pointing to the other side of the stage, "It's Royal Never Give Up, who never give up, possess the indomitable royal bloodline, and yearn to lift the Silver Dragon Cup for the first time! Top laner Letme, jungler Mlxg, mid laner Xiaohu, bot laner Uzi! Support Ming!"

RNG entered the arena from the right, instantly igniting a roar from another section of the audience.

Uzi smiled, appearing very confident...

The two teams stood on opposite sides of the center of the stage, while their resolute faces alternated on the large screen in the background.

The atmosphere instantly became tense, filled with a chilling sense of impending battle.

"Players are in position! Please take your seats and prepare for the upcoming BO5 match!"

The team members walked to the battle seats on both sides of the stage.

The lights gradually dimmed, and the camera shifted to the commentary booth.

The commentators, Wawa and Miller, the "golden duo," along with the professional and meticulous Su Xiaoyan, were on the commentary desk. Next to them sat Shenchao, a former professional player with a slightly shy expression.

"Hello everyone, welcome back to the 2017 League of Legends Pro League Summer Split Finals! I'm Wawa!"

"I'm Miller!"

"I'm Su Xiaoyan."

"Hello everyone, I'm Shenchao."

Wawa spoke first, her voice still tinged with excitement: "Wow, Jay Chou's appearance just now really ignited the entire stadium, including our commentary booth! This opening ceremony was unforgettable!"

Miller chuckled and replied, "That's right, I believe this has injected more passion and attention into today's final. But now that the performance is over, it's time for a real battle. Su Xiaoyan, Shenchao, what are your thoughts on this upcoming showdown?"

Su Xiaoyan analyzed: "Judging from their performance in the playoffs, EDG is in very hot form, especially the mid laner Unreal. Whether it is his champion pool or his laning dominance, he has provided great support to the team."

"On the RNG side, Uzi's consistent carry ability and Mlxg's early-game aggression are their winning formula."

Shenchao nodded and added, "I think the key point today might be the mid-jungle duo. The mid-jungle synergy between Unreal and Clearlove, versus the mid-jungle clash between Xiaohu and Mlxg, will directly affect the early game rhythm. Also, it will be important whether Letme or Mouse can better support the team in the top lane. RNG needs to be careful of Unreal's roaming... As long as the bot lane can play more comfortably, RNG's win rate will increase significantly."

Miller nodded in agreement: "Yes, Unreal is such a well-rounded player. It's hard to target his champion pool, and his aggressive, daring, and extremely confident style often becomes the key to breaking the deadlock."

Shenchao didn't offer any further explanation.

He didn't understand Li Fan's style; he only knew the puppy's personality.

However, it's best not to say things that might offend people openly.

Listening to her two partners' analysis, Wawa smiled and summarized, "It seems everyone is really looking forward to the clash between the mid and jungle and the duel in the bot lane today!"

"However, it wasn't just us analyzing things before the match; the players themselves were also very competitive! Let's take a look back at the pre-match interviews on the big screen!"

The big screen lit up, playing pre-recorded trash talk.

The first player to appear on screen is RNG's top laner, Letme, whose expression carries a hint of sarcasm: "As for Mouse... I feel like his champion pool is limited, he only plays a few champions over and over again, so he's not much of a threat to us."

The camera cuts to EDG's Mouse, who looks quite serious: "I think the key to a good champion pool is not quantity, but quality. We are also practicing new champions, but we haven't revealed them yet."

The scene immediately returned to Letme, who shook his head with a smile, his tone tinged with helplessness: "It has nothing to do with whether he exposes himself or not... It's just that this is all he knows."

This remark drew laughter from the audience, clearly indicating that Mouse had lost the verbal battle.

[Haha, Letme is really good at roasting people!]

Mouse is too honest; he can't even win a trash talk match.

[Round 1, RNG's top laner wins!]

The camera then focused on the two junglers.

The factory manager spoke calmly to the camera: "Mlxg's style has changed a lot now, he's more like a herbivore jungler, but I'm different. I can eat grass or meat, just like my Sejuani, who can eat both grass and meat."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Mlxg grinned and said, "The factory manager's pig? It's definitely not as powerful as my pig! His is a piglet, mine is a spider! And my pig is carnivorous!"

[Holy crap, Xiangguo's pun here is amazing!]

The factory manager was outmaneuvered!

[Piglet vs. Spider, hahaha!]

The trash-talking segment never disappoints!

On the big screen, facing Mlxg's slightly smug "My Pig Spider" counterattack, the factory manager's originally serious face suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.

"It won't make a difference if you only eat a little more meat than me..."

He paused deliberately, as if stating a perfectly simple fact, then looked to his side, his tone confident:

"Because my mid laner is Fan Ge."

Upon hearing this, the scene fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even more enthusiastic laughter and exclamations!
【! ! ! 】

[Wow! Mingkai!]

That's like killing someone by breaking their spirit!

[Let's go all out! No more fancy talk!]

"My mid laner is Fan Ge"—that's incredibly cool!

[Factory Manager: I'm coming clean, I have a powerful backer!]

[Xiangguo: You...you cheated!]

The scene immediately cuts back to Mlxg, whose face, which had been wearing a brash and arrogant smile, suddenly froze, his mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to refute something.

It seems like they're trying to say that Xiaohu is very capable.

But in the end, he just helplessly scratched the back of his head.

If I were to say that Xiaohu could go toe-to-toe with Li Fan, things would get very volatile, so I'd better not say that, as it would put too much pressure on Xiaohu.

In the second round, the factory manager successfully won a game by winning the middle lane.

On the big screen, the camera focused on Li Fan, the most anticipated figure of the day.

This is different from Mouse's seriousness, the factory manager's Versailles, and Mlxg's clever recklessness.

Under the camera's lens, Li Fan's expression was unusually calm, and his tone was even: "Little Tiger..." He slightly dragged out the tone, as if he was thinking about how to evaluate this old rival.

The audience at the scene and in front of the screen held their breath, waiting to see what kind of harsh words he would utter.

Li Fan's smile widened slightly as he slowly said, "I feel you're more suited to be a crosstalk performer."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback. Even the commentator, Wawa, exclaimed "Huh?", not quite understanding the meaning behind this sudden suggestion.

Immediately afterwards, Li Fan made a gesture towards the camera, slowly raising his thumb: "Because seeing you, I really can't help but want to laugh."

"puff--!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

The audience was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter that was more exaggerated than ever before!

[Holy crap! Brother Fan!]

[To kill someone is to destroy their spirit! This is the ultimate insult!]

[Calling you a comedian is harsher than calling you a noob! Xiaohu really does seem like a comedian now.]

Seeing you makes me want to laugh; the subtext is: You're just a joke to me?

This is incredibly aggressive, yet strangely civilized! You're just finding it funny.

[Little Tiger: Are you being polite?]

Li Fan's words did not directly attack Xiao Hu's strength, but rather implied in an extremely sarcastic way that Xiao Hu posed no threat to him at all, and that his very existence was comedic.

Especially when paired with his serious expression and that affirmative thumbs-up, the contrast is striking...

The camera immediately cut to Xiaohu in the RNG player area, where his smiling face instantly froze. He had been fully prepared, waiting for Li Fan's powerful attack, but he really didn't expect Li Fan to say that he was funny...

[Little Tiger blushed!]

[Haha, Little Tiger is completely stumped!]

[Round 3, Unreal Engine delivers the decisive blow!]

I declare that telling the truth is the strongest offensive tactic.

On the screen, the camera focused on Xiao Hu, whose face turned completely red after Li Fan uttered a line from a crosstalk performer.

He tried hard to keep a straight face and regain some composure, saying to the camera, "I'll make you face reality in the finals!"

However, these words seemed particularly weak and powerless in comparison to Li Fan's highly effective trash talk.

Especially considering their past head-to-head record, Xiaohu often struggled to gain an advantage over Li Fan during the laning phase, making this response seem somewhat lacking in confidence.

It's just ridiculous... He really needs to practice his trash talk more, it's not working.

[Xiao Hu's counterattack... lacked power.]

Indeed, the reality is that Fan Ge often dominates him in lane; in fact, there's practically no one in the world who can beat Fan Ge.

[His momentum has been completely suppressed. Xiao Hu's situation is not optimistic. If he loses today's competition, the label of "crosstalk performer" will be attached to him.]

Seeing his mid and jungle players repeatedly fail in the trash-talking segment and clearly suffer losses, Uzi felt he had to step up.

When the camera focused on him, he stopped smiling as usual and looked directly at the camera.

"When I was seventeen, I was already standing on the stage of the World Championship." Uzi's tone was confident and discerning, like that of a senior. "iBoy, you are still young and have a long way to go."

These words carried a clear sense of pressure, an attempt to use one's own brilliant achievements and experience to suppress EDG's talented rookie AD.

After all, Lao Pi Lao's best result right now is his runner-up position.

The camera immediately cuts to EDG's iBoy.

Facing Uzi, the league's undisputed top AD carry and a role model for countless younger players, iBoy showed no fear on his face.

Almost without thinking, he replied, "Yes, you are indeed very capable at seventeen." iBoy affirmed this first.

This made the puppy very happy...

No one has been able to surpass my achievements to this day.

But then, changing the subject, iBoy said very seriously, "But you still don't have a single championship!"

“Wow——!!!”

Upon hearing this, the entire Mercedes-Benz Arena fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately, a cacophony of exclamations and heated discussions erupted!

Because no one expected him to say such a thing.

That statement is incredibly damaging!

It precisely hit the most painful and sensitive nerve in the hearts of Uzi and all RNG fans: no championship!
Uzi's expression froze instantly, replaced by embarrassment and a rapidly rising gloom.

His lips tightened, and his eyes turned gloomy, clearly deeply stung by those words.

His complexion looks off!
RNG fans went wild in the live stream and at the venue!

[Holy crap! What does iBoy mean? Does he even know what he's saying?]

[Is this how you attack someone? Is this how you show no respect for your seniors?]

[Using the lack of a championship as an excuse? What championship have you even won? How can a newcomer like you mock a senior like this?]

Trash talk is trash talk, but isn't this going a bit too far?

This goes beyond trash talk; it's a personal attack!

EDG's fans and supporters, of course, were equally fierce.

[Can't take a joke? Isn't this just a trash-talking segment set up by the organizers? Did Xiao Zhao say anything wrong? She didn't say anything wrong either!]

[You're allowed to speak, but we're not?]

[Uzi really hasn't won a championship, right? Saying the facts is considered an attack?]

[Should we say, "Wow, you're amazing! You're still amazing even though you haven't won a championship"? Where does that put Faker?]

[If winning a solo tournament counts as winning, then never mind what I said!]

[Someone's in a hurry, someone's been hit where it hurts!]

[I thought this was supposed to be the trash-talking segment? Is there something wrong with this? Besides, weren't you the ones who started the aggression?]

The tension was instantly ignited, spreading from the contestants to the entire venue and the live broadcast room.

The audience supporting both sides became agitated, and the previous lighthearted and joking atmosphere disappeared, replaced by a tense and confrontational mood.

At this moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

On the big screen, the camera focused on the last two players: EDG's support Meiko and RNG's support Ming.

Compared to the previous players, the atmosphere between the two support players seemed much more amicable.

Meiko, with a slightly shy smile, spoke first: "Xiaoming has always played very well and is a very well-rounded opponent that we all need to be wary of."

Xiaoming responded with a smile, "Meiko has more experience, we should learn more from her."

The two exchanged a few words, which were nothing more than polite phrases such as "learning from each other" and "looking forward to an exciting showdown".

This stands in stark contrast to iBoy's earlier groundbreaking statement, "You haven't won a championship yet."

【Huh? That's it?】

The support role is so harmonious.

[Scared by the AD carry, huh? Too scared to say anything now, hahaha.]

Indeed, iBoy's words were brilliant; who would dare to make such boastful claims? But I didn't expect him to actually dare to say it—a young calf is fearless!

[Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if I said something harsh and then lost?]

[How could we possibly lose? We have Fan in the mid lane, winning this game is a piece of cake!]

The almost perfunctory trash talk from the two supports only served to highlight the intensity of the previous clash in the bottom lane.

Everyone could sense that iBoy's comment about the "championship" meant that if RNG failed to win the championship today, the impact on Uzi would be far greater than imagined.

The trash-talking segment ended a bit anticlimactically, but the core conflict had already been completely ignited!
The large screen went dark, and the camera returned to the commentary booth.

The expressions on the faces of Wawa, Miller, and Su Xiaoyan all carried a trace of lingering shock.

"Uh... this..." Wawa paused for a moment, unusually, before gathering her thoughts, "It was a very... very exciting pre-match interaction! I believe everyone has fully felt the importance and... determination that both teams placed on this final!"

Miller quickly chimed in: "Yes, all the verbal exchanges will be transformed into motivation on the field! Now, let's calm down, the draft phase has begun!"

Su Xiaoyan then guided the audience to look at the big screen: "We can see that EDG is on the blue side, and their first ban is on Xiaohu's incredibly impressive performance with the Corki in the last game!"

In the last match against Xiye, he dealt a staggering 98,000 damage.

Miller went even further, saying that whoever dared to stand against him was none other than General Tiger, who had elevated him to such a pedestal.

Of course, to give Uzi's fans a sense of participation, they added a line later: "With such a duo, what more could one ask for!"
However, to be fair, the two of them really did reach their full potential.

Otherwise, they really wouldn't be able to beat WE, who are in such explosive form right now.

The BP interface on the screen clearly displays the tactical strategies of both sides.

"RNG has banned Kalista, Rakan, and Sejuani," Miller said, looking at RNG's bans. "Kalista and Rakan are to break up the strong Xayah-Rakan combination in the current meta, and also to prevent EDG from getting them. As for Sejuani... although Xiangguo said in trash talk that his Sejuani is better, his actions are still very honest. He doesn't dare to let Clearlove have her."

[Haha, let's see who comes out on top in the ban phase!]

[Xiangguo: My pig is a spider, your pig is a pig girl, I'll ban your pig, no problem!]

Trash talk aside, we still need to take the drafting and banning (BP) phase seriously.

"EDG banned Elise and Camille in their last two picks," Wawa continued. "This is to counter Elise, who has a strong early-game tempo with Xiangguo, and Camille, who can also be used by Letme for split pushing. The first three picks were quite conventional, both focusing on limiting the opponent's jungler and the meta's strong points."

Next, it was EDG's turn to pick the first floor.

Without much hesitation, EDG immediately locked in Galio.

"Oh? EDG first-picked Galio!" Wawa raised his voice. "It's an excellent choice! This champion is very strong in the current version, capable of playing in both mid and top lanes, and possesses strong support and protection capabilities, making him great for ganking the side lanes!"

Miller analyzed, "Moreover, this is a flexible position that both Mouse and Unreal can use. If Mouse picks Galio top lane, then Unreal can pick a more aggressive champion in the mid lane. If Unreal picks Galio mid lane, then his early roaming will put tremendous pressure on RNG..."

The pressure is now on RNG.

The camera pans to the RNG booth, where coach Feng is having a quick conversation with Xiaohu.

Moments later, the lights on RNG's first and second floors quickly lit up and were locked.

Syndra, and jungler Gragas!

"Syndra, Xiaohu directly picked Syndra, a very strong laner!" Su Xiaoyan explained, "This is a pick-in-the-middle choice, and it's also a way of telling EDG, 'I'm not afraid of your Galio in the mid lane, I'm going to dominate the lane and not let you roam easily!'"

Shenchao said, "Syndra has a certain degree of pressure against Galio in the early and mid-game laning phase, and her wave clear is also quite fast, so she is indeed a good choice... She also has very good synergy with Gragas."

"But if it really is Unreal's Galio mid laner, I don't think it's as simple as it seems, because I think his Galio is the most aggressive in the entire LPL... picking him out is really not about playing defensively."

Shenchao didn't say it too bluntly, but the meaning was simple: Xiaohu might not be able to suppress Syndra, and instead, he would be suppressed.

With the analysis from the two commentators, the subsequent player selections proceeded quickly for both sides.

EDG locked in the jungler Jarvan IV on the second floor, forming the classic Jarvan IV + Galio combo that allows them to do whatever they want.

The player on the third floor picked Kog'Maw for the bot lane.

RNG added a large Cho'Gath on the third floor, increasing their late-game tankiness.

In the second round of the draft, RNG targeted the support role, banning Janna, who has strong protective abilities, and Thresh, who has strong offensive capabilities.

EDG targeted their AD carry by banning Twitch and Lucian. RNG, on the fourth floor, without hesitation, unleashed a champion that sent the entire arena into a frenzy: Vayne, the Night Hunter!
"It's locked! Uzi's Vayne!" Wawa's voice instantly rose, "On the stage of the finals, Uzi directly revealed his signature Vayne!"

The entire Mercedes-Benz Arena was like a bomb had been dropped on it, with roaring cheers and screams almost bursting through the roof!
[Holy crap! Vayne!]

[Here comes Doggo's Vayne!]

[The Education Bureau! This is an attack on the Education Bureau!]

[You're talking to me about the championship? I'll teach you a lesson with Vayne!]

Miller was also very excited: "My God! This is Uzi! He's so confident that he picked Vayne at this moment."

Shenchao looked at Vayne with a complicated expression.

This choice... Shenchao is all too familiar with it.

Uzi was really provoked by that comment...

However, for those who didn't win the championship, this is indeed a significant blow.

We can only hope that the puppy will have a good result in today's game.

EDG locked down Lulu and Gnar on the fourth and fifth floors.

Su Xiaoyan added, "RNG chose Soraka as their fifth support! This is the ultimate way to protect the laner, so that Uzi's Vayne will have an infinite output environment in team fights, and also have good pressure resistance in the laning phase."

After all, Vayne can slowly recover her health by healing from the healer online.

Another issue is that Kog'Maw is a champion who develops into a mid-to-late game hero, so in this case, there isn't much pressure in the bot lane.

This finalized the lineups for both sides.

Blue side EDG: Top laner Gnar, jungler Jarvan IV, mid laner Galio, bot lane duo Kog'Maw and Lulu.

RNG (Red Side): Top lane Cho'Gath, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane duo Vayne and Soraka.

The two coaches came to the center of the stage and shook hands.

The first game between the two sides is about to begin!
In the commentary booth, the four commentators quickly got into the zone and conducted an in-depth analysis of the final lineup.

Wawa spoke first: "The lineups are locked! Blue side EDG, red side RNG! Miller, Su Xiaoyan, Shenchao. After seeing this final lineup, what do you think of its strengths and weaknesses?"

Miller adjusted his glasses and said seriously, "To be honest, the lineups on both sides are very clearly biased."

"EDG has picked up their familiar Jarvan IV-Galio combo, a mid-jungle duo with top-tier early-to-mid-game fighting and support capabilities. Top laner Gnar has an advantage against Cho'Gath, while bot lane Kog'Maw and Lulu provide standard late-game support."

"But EDG's lineup has a very obvious problem: they lack a solid frontline. Jarvan IV and Galio are more suited to initiating fights and disrupting enemy formations; they aren't particularly tanky, especially the mid-lane Galio who needs to supplement AP damage..."

Gnar is extremely vulnerable when he shrinks, meaning that once a team fight begins, if the first wave of engages fails to eliminate key targets, EDG's formation could crumble instantly.

Shenchao nodded and said, "RNG's lineup is to put all their eggs in one basket in the late game. Cho'Gath and Gragas can provide good control and frontline, while Syndra is responsible for supplementing damage and suppression in the mid-game."

"But all of their tactics revolve around Uzi's Vayne. The choice of Soraka is to provide the ultimate protection. As long as Vayne can safely develop to three items, or even later, her output environment in team fights will be extremely unstoppable, and she can deal with EDG's relatively squishy lineup very quickly."

"So I think when Feng left the player's seat, he must have been telling everyone not to give them any opportunities in the early game."

Accompanied by an exciting game opening sound effect, ten heroes spawn at the fountain.

As the commentators predicted, after a smooth start, the camera frequently focused on the bottom lane, as they were playing exceptionally aggressively.

Upon reaching level one, iBoy's Kog'Maw learned the E skill, Void Sludge, in an attempt to push the lane and harass the enemy.

Uzi's Vayne uses the Q skill, Evasion Strike, to enhance mobility and damage.

The moment the minions clashed, tensions immediately rose.

When iBoy's Kog'Maw moved forward, intending to use his E skill to harass, Xiaoming's Soraka cleverly placed an E skill, Celestial Barrier Silence Field, in the center of Kog'Maw and Lulu's feet.

"Xiao Ming learned E at level 1! This barrier was placed perfectly! It silenced two people directly, Kog'Maw couldn't use any skills, and Lulu couldn't provide a shield!"

Uzi's Vayne naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, immediately using her Q skill to roll forward and landing an auto-attack with additional damage on Kog'Maw.

Because they were silenced, iBoy and Meiko were unable to counter or protect themselves immediately and could only retreat.

Vayne seized the opportunity to land two more hits, and although she lost some health due to minion aggro, this exchange of blows was undoubtedly a resounding victory for RNG's bot lane.

"Wow, this is going to be tough," Miller analyzed. "The healer's level 1 E silences, and if you stand in the circle for too long, you'll be imprisoned. RNG's bot lane duo's level 1 combat power has undergone a qualitative change because of this one skill. EDG must be very careful about the location of this silence barrier."

After this successful attrition, Uzi's Vayne played more aggressively in lane.

He used his Q skill to reposition himself, constantly looking for opportunities to steal points from Kog'Maw.

With more than four minutes left in the game, the CS difference in the bottom lane had widened.

Uzi's Vayne, with precise last-hitting and proactive lane pressure, had a slight lead in CS (32 CS to iBoy's 28 CS) over iBoy's Kog'Maw.

“Uzi is already 4 CS ahead!” Su Xiaoyan noticed this detail. “Under the threat of Soraka’s E skill, Vayne’s lane dominance was perfectly utilized, and iBoy was playing very frustratingly. His health and economy were affected to some extent.”

When RNG fans at the scene saw the bottom lane gain an advantage, they erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

In the live stream, RNG fans were also in high spirits.

[See that?! That's the dominance of the bot lane duo!]

[Xiao Ming's E skill is so clever!]

[Does iBoy still dare to be arrogant? He got taught a lesson in lane!]

EDG fans are understandably worried.

The camera pans to the factory manager, whose prince has already moved towards the bottom lane after taking down the river crab.

Mlxg's Gragas also disappeared in the top lane river.

After clearing the top half of the map, Mlxg's Gragas didn't choose to recall or go to the top lane to look for opportunities. Instead, he circled around to the river bush near the top of the mid lane.

At this moment, Li Fan's Galio was pushing the minion wave across the river, positioned slightly ahead.

"Xiangguo's vision control was really clever; Unreal didn't seem to notice! Is there a chance for them this time?"

The obese figure of Gragas emerged from the bushes and, without hesitation, used his E skill, Body Slam, to charge at Galio! And just before reaching the end of the first skill's range, he activated Flash!

E flash!
The barrel's figure instantly appeared in Galio's face!
This maneuver virtually eliminates all possibilities of dodging by moving around.

"E-Flash! Xiangguo flashed right away!" Miller exclaimed.

In that instant, Li Fan's Galio was suddenly surrounded by a white light that seemed to be charging up, and he made a backstep initiation move—his E skill, Justice Punch!
boom!
The barrel slammed into Galio, but the expected knockback and stun did not occur!
Galio merely paused for a moment, as if he had only been gently pushed, before unleashing a powerful Justice Punch with unstoppable momentum, instantly creating distance between himself and the barrel!
"Huh? He crashed into me! But... I couldn't control him?! Galio just used his E to get away! What's going on?" Doll's voice was filled with disbelief.

The audience erupted in a commotion and expressed their confusion.

【? ? ? 】

[BUGONLY? Why couldn't I control it after the collision?]

[What the heck? Did Gragas miss his E?]

[I'm busy! I bumped into a model!]

The live stream chat was instantly flooded with question marks.

At this moment, Shenchao's voice rang out, clearing up the confusion for all the viewers: "Don't worry, this isn't a bug. It's a mechanism of Galio's E skill, similar to Tristana's W skill. Galio has a super armor effect for a brief moment when he steps back with his E skill."

"Unreal's move wasn't luck; it was entirely due to his amazing reaction and prediction. Just as Gragas' E-Flash was about to hit, he activated his E skill, using the brief invulnerability to negate the control effect of Gragas' E-Flash!"

Tristana's W skill grants immunity to crowd control during the jump, a fact well-known to professional players.

When Crystal tried to eat a fish four times, his intention was to control and neutralize the attack, but it ended up creating this famous scene...

"My God!!" Miller exclaimed in amazement. "So, in the fraction of a second that Xiangguo used his E-Flash, Unreal reacted, using Galio's E skill's invulnerability to tank the crowd control, and then gracefully escaped?! That reaction speed is just unbelievable!"

"Moreover, this maneuver requires an extremely deep understanding of the skill mechanics of both heroes. He knew that Gragas might come, and he was always ready to use this technique to deal with it..."

The camera immediately panned to the RNG players' bench, where Mlxg watched Galio walk away, shook his head helplessly, and could only turn back to help Xiaohu push the lane.

A hint of seriousness flashed across Xiaohu's face. He had originally hoped that this gank would at least force Galio to use his Flash, but he didn't expect the opponent to easily neutralize it without even using any skills.

On the other hand, Li Fan, sitting on the EDG team's side, remained calm, as if he had just done something insignificant.

He even casually remarked in the team voice chat, "Gragas didn't flash."

"Awesome, Brother Fan!" The factory manager and the bot lane duo exclaimed almost in unison.

Although no kills were achieved in this mid-lane skirmish, Li Fan's god-like reaction and skillful use of mechanics greatly boosted EDG's morale, while also serving as a bucket of cold water on RNG's attempt to gain an advantage.

"Unreal, this player, he really is..." Wawa couldn't find the right words for a moment, "He always manages to resolve crises in unimaginable ways at crucial moments. Now Xiangguo's rhythm has been slightly disrupted, while Clearlove's Prince is already in place!"

At this moment, the prince had already arrived at the bottom lane.

Uzi felt a jolt when he saw the prince suddenly appear.

He quickly ran back...

But Lulu turned him into a sheep and made him unable to move.

Xiao Ming reacted quickly, using his E skill to silence the prince.

The factory manager stepped out of the silence zone and unleashed a double EQ combo on Vayne, who had reverted to her original form.

The puppy hurriedly used Flash at this moment, but was knocked away by the prince who also used Flash!
EQ flash!
Amidst the gasps of the audience, Vayne, already stuck, couldn't escape her fate and was chased down and killed under the turret.

Xiaoming managed to escape back to the turret with relatively good health.

If Vayne is killed like this, then all the previous suppression was fake!
First Blood!

The system's rousing female voice rang out, Vayne fell to the ground, and iBoy's big mouth steadily took her head.

The cheers from EDG fans at the scene instantly overshadowed their previous worries.

"Great! The timing of this gank by the factory manager was perfect! He was targeting the time difference when your bot lane didn't have a jungler."

"And most importantly, the first blood was secured by iBoy's Kog'Maw. When Kog'Maw gets a kill, his development period is greatly shortened, which is fantastic news for EDG! The CS advantage that RNG's bot lane had built up in the early game has vanished in an instant!"

The camera panned to the RNG players' bench, where Uzi's face was terribly gloomy as he silently purchased equipment.

The words iBoy said before the match, "There will be no champion," echoed in his mind, and this wave of being caught and killed made it even more difficult for him to vent his pent-up anger.

"It's mine, it's mine," Xiaoming said in the voice message, taking the blame. "I didn't protect her well."

"It's okay, stay calm, we can make it to the late game." Xiaohu tried to reassure him, but in fact he was quite anxious as well, because Xiangguo had come to gank in the mid lane but hadn't managed to catch anything.

However, EDG's offensive has only just begun.

Li Fan saw Gragas lurking in the top half of the jungle while he was in the mid lane, and immediately commanded in voice chat: "Clearlove, come down, we can dive."

He maneuvered Galio to quickly clear the mid-lane minion wave, then headed straight for the bottom lane.

The factory director, Prince, came around from behind.

"Galio and Jarvan IV are both moving down! This is a four-man gank on the bot lane! RNG's bot lane duo doesn't have Flash, this is extremely dangerous!"

When RNG spotted Prince, Uzi and Xiaoming realized the danger and quickly retreated, but it was too late.

Factory Director Prince took the lead, using a direct EQ combo to force the opponent to reposition. Although he didn't knock the opponent into the air, he successfully blocked their escape route.

Li Fan's Galio emerged from the riverbank bushes, blocking their retreat.

Once the minion wave pushes in, those without skills can only wait to die under the tower.

Galio and Kog'Maw each got a kill...

"It's blown up! RNG's bot lane is completely destroyed!" Wawa exclaimed. "Kou has two kills, how can they possibly win? Vayne's early game pressure has completely vanished, and she's far behind Kog'Maw in farm!"

Uzi stared at the screen, which had turned gray again, leaned back abruptly, took a deep breath, and his expression went beyond just being ugly; it was filled with anger.

He knew that the bottom lane was going to be very difficult this game.

"No, we have to get back on track!" Mlxg said in the voice chat, his tone fierce. "Go for Gnar in the top lane!!"

However, there really was such an opportunity, because when Li Fan went to support the bottom lane, it gave Xiaohu the chance to support the top lane.

Because Galio needs to deal with the two waves of minions below when he returns...

"RNG is trying to make up for it in the top lane! A three-man gank and tower dive to kill Gnar! Mouse is in big danger..." Miller said nervously.

The barrel and Syndra appeared from behind, blocking Gnar's retreat.

Mouse's Gnar is generally not in a good mood, so he can only try his best to operate under the tower.

Gragas tanked the tower first, using his E skill to charge at Gnar while simultaneously throwing out his Q skill, Rolling Gragas, to slow him down.

Ah Guang immediately used Flash to dodge the skill.

Syndra followed up with a QE combo, trying to stun the opponent.

This time, the reaction was quick. With a slight movement, Syndra's push was deflected, and at the same time, the boomerang slowed down both of them, allowing them to fight and retreat simultaneously.

However, being surrounded by three people, Gnar's health dropped rapidly.

"Gnar's health is very low! Can we switch him out? Gnar has grown bigger! But it still feels like his damage is a little lacking!" The doll spoke very quickly.

Just then, a magic circle covering the entire defensive tower area suddenly lit up with Gnar at its center!

Galio's ultimate ability is here!
"It's Galio! Galio from Unreal Engine has arrived! My God, how could his support be so fast!" Su Xiaoyan exclaimed.

Galio's ultimate ability instantly granted Gnar a damage reduction buff, preventing Syndra from finishing him off with her final damage!

"Kill Gnar! Kill Gnar now!" The RNG team's voice chat was urgent.

But it was this crucial damage reduction that allowed Gnar to survive until the next round of skills!
The enlarged Gnar roared and swung his giant hand, slamming Gragas and Cho'Gath together under the top lane turret!

"Nar! You got two! My God! Mouse!"

boom!
Galio descended like a god, crashing down and knocking away the two who had been knocked unconscious!

Immediately afterwards, Durand's W skill, Shield of Taunt, was used to hold the opponent in place, and then War Winds was unleashed with his Q skill!
The health of the low-health barrel and the giant worm plummeted like an avalanche.

Especially the big bug that carries the tower...

"Unreal's Galio's damage is too high! Cho'Gath was instantly killed! Gragas couldn't escape either! Galio and Flash finished him off with one punch! Double Kill! Galio got a double kill!"

"Only Syndra escaped..."

Holy crap! That's Galio!

[They're everywhere! They're everywhere!]

RNG completely dominated this round!

What was originally a carefully planned three-man gank to stop the loss turned into a 0-for-2 exchange, and even gave away two kills to the enemy's most crucial mid-laner, Galio.

Just seven minutes into the game, EDG had already gained a nearly 2,000 gold lead, and the pace of the game was completely in their hands...

Just as the audience was still in a frenzy over the perfect counter-attack and double kill in the top lane.

The director switched the main screen back to Li Fan's first-person perspective at just the right moment.

This switch immediately plunged the entire live broadcast room and the scene into shock and bewilderment, followed by a frenzy of discussion.

On the big screen, Li Fan's game screen was switching wildly at a dazzling speed.

The camera is not fixed in the middle.

Sometimes he would suddenly move to the bottom lane to glance at iBoy and Meiko's laning situation and health.

Sometimes he would suddenly switch to the top lane to observe Mouse's rage and the minion wave.

Sometimes he would scan the factory manager's jungle to check his jungle route and status, and sometimes he would even quickly glance at the enemy hero's movement indicators on the minimap.

The entire scene jumps around at an extremely high frequency; there is hardly a single second that remains still from a single perspective.

"My God! Is this... the first-person perspective of an Unreal Engine player?" Wawa was the first to exclaim.

"That screen-switching speed...it's too fast! My eyes can barely keep up!" Miller was also dumbfounded. "We usually watch the game from a God's-eye view, so we can't really feel it. It's unbelievable that the players can switch screens so frequently and broadly from a first-person perspective!"

"This high-frequency screen switching means that the contestant's speed of acquiring global information far exceeds that of ordinary people. He is almost processing information from multiple lines simultaneously, and his brain needs to process this information and make decisions instantly. This requires extremely fast reaction speed, dynamic vision, and brain processing ability..."

The subsequent replay of several key moments further amplified this sense of awe.

Gragas' first E-flash in mid lane.

In the first-person perspective, the camera cuts directly to the jungler, Prince Jarvan IV, who appears to be observing the jungler's position.

In that instant, the scene switched back to the middle lane at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye!

Almost at the same frame as the switch back, Galio's E skill, Righteous Punch, flashed white light as he stepped back, precisely negating Gragas's E-Flash control.

"Wow! His perspective wasn't even on himself just now! He switched back instantly and completed the operation!" Doll exclaimed.

Command the four lanes to gank the two.

As you can see, on Li Fanqing's way down from the mid lane, his camera switched rapidly between the bottom lane turret, the enemy bottom lane duo, and his own jungler's position several times.

And the most entertaining moment.

After clearing the mid-lane minion wave, his screen kept switching rapidly even as he appeared to be moving towards the top lane river.

Suddenly, the camera froze on the top lane for a second, showing Mouse's Gnar making a small positioning mistake and missing a cannon minion that he should have last-hit.

The next second, a yellow question mark signal was precisely placed on the dead turret.

【? ? ? 】

[Haha, Brother Fan even cares about his teammates missing a car?]

[The stressed-out kid!]

The scene and the live broadcast room erupted in huge laughter.

"Gulp." Miller subconsciously swallowed. "I...I'm getting a little dizzy from the screen. Is this really a human's ability to switch screens so frequently and process information? And have you noticed that every screen switch he makes isn't random and meaningless? It all has a clear purpose; he's capturing key information!"

Shenchao's mood was also greatly affected... Is this really something a human being can do?
At this moment, the live stream chat was flooded with comments, and viewers were reminded of Li Fan's previous StarCraft live streams.

Holy crap! That screen switching! That multitasking! I feel like I'm watching a StarCraft player!

[Case solved! It was all from practicing StarCraft!]

Are StarCraft players all monsters? Their vision control is absolutely phenomenal!

When Li Fan's dizzying first-person perspective footage finished playing on the big screen, all the audience and commentators were still immersed in that shock.

The game had already progressed in an unstoppable manner, and RNG was finding it difficult to withstand the pressure of the pace.

After securing a double kill, Li Fan returned to the city and immediately pulled out a push stick.

"Less than ten minutes! Galio already has a Hextech Protobelt!" Miller gasped as he looked at Galio's item inventory. "This Galio is a monster! How is Syndra supposed to fight him?"

The laning phase is completely over.

With lane control and an absolute advantage in equipment, Galio began to extend his influence to every corner of the map.

Back online, Xiaohu's Syndra tried to use QE to push the ball twice to wear it down, but Li Fan's Galio didn't give him a chance at all.

He would even occasionally walk up to Syndra and use his E skill, Righteous Punch, the moment Syndra released the ball!
That brief moment of invincibility worked once again, negating the control effect while Galio's massive body slammed into Syndra, sending her flying!
Immediately following, a passive punch combined with the tearing of the Q skill War Gale... plus the instant taunt from the W skill!
With a series of skillful moves, Syndra's health plummeted from full to less than a third in an instant!

"My god! What kind of damage is that?! Syndra can't lane at all! She's left with almost no health after taking one combo, and the next combo is off cooldown. Galio really has the ability to tower dive and kill!"

Seeing his dangerously low health, Xiaohu had no choice but to retreat, thus losing a large number of minions.

At eleven minutes, RNG's mid-lane tower collapsed under the continuous pressure from Li Fan's Galio and Clearlove's Jarvan IV.

"The mid-lane tower is gone! RNG has lost its most crucial vision stronghold! This means EDG can invade RNG's jungle even more recklessly, and RNG's development space has been greatly compressed!"

At the same time, the Rift Herald summoned by the factory manager crashed into RNG's crumbling bottom lane tower.

iBoy, with two kills in hand, quickly took down the low-health turret with a few taps.

RNG lost both outer turrets, and the economic gap quickly widened to over 4,000.

The rest of the match completely fell into EDG's rhythm.

Prince Galio's unstoppable strategy began to take effect, and RNG struggled to cope with either jungle encounters or group pushes.

Li Fan's Galio is like an unstoppable war god, capable of acting as a front-line tank and dealing explosive AOE damage. Even more terrifying is his ever-present, threatening ultimate ability for support.

Twenty minutes later, a scene that broke the hearts of all Uzi fans unfolded.

In front of the mid-lane second tower, Uzi's Vayne activated her ultimate, Final Moment, in an attempt to use invisibility to find an opening.

However, Li Fan, who had been hiding in the shadows on the flank, caught Vayne the moment she appeared!
Galio's E skill, Righteous Punch, suddenly bursts forth!
Knock-up! Passive Heavy Punch! Q Skill War Wind! Instant W Skill!
Combined with iBoy's long-range R skill, Living Cannon...

"Instant kill! Uzi got instantly killed! Galio's combo, combined with Kog'Maw's ultimate, instantly killed Vayne, who was protected by a healer! That damage is insane..."

[Holy crap! The ADC has disappeared!]

Is this Galio an assassin?

How do you play Vayne? She can't deal any damage at all!

The trash talk came true...

Uzi stared at the screen that had instantly turned gray, then abruptly ripped off his headphones and rubbed his face vigorously with both hands; his face was now bright red.

iBoy's words before the competition, "There will be no champion," now feel like a needle piercing his heart.

He chose Vayne, the champion he was most confident in, wanting to prove himself, but things didn't seem to go as he expected.

Vayne's death in this wave completely shattered RNG's last hope of a comeback.

EDG took advantage of the situation and secured Baron Nashor, extending their economic lead to over 10,000.

The outcome of the match after that was no longer in doubt.

Armed with the Baron buff, the EDG team advanced like an iron torrent.

RNG's lineup was simply unable to defend against the huge economic disadvantage and Galio's terrifying threat.

At 27 minutes, EDG stormed onto RNG's high ground.

Despite the RNG players' best efforts, all their resistance seemed futile against the fully equipped EDG.

"It's a wave! It's about to be a wave! RNG's respawn time is too late! Let's congratulate EDG!" Miller announced loudly.

The scene freezes as RNG's base crystal explodes.

"EDG! Take the first game!" Wawa's voice echoed throughout the stadium.

The EDG fans erupted in thunderous cheers, while the RNG fan area remained completely silent.

In the commentary booth, Miller summarized: "This match can be said to have been completely dominated by Unreal's Galio. From the god-like invulnerability to dodge E-Flash at the beginning, to the unstoppable global roaming support, and then to the terrifying damage output in the mid-game, he showed us what a perfect tempo-oriented mid laner is! Congratulations to EDG for taking a 1-0 lead!"

(End of this chapter)