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Chapter 81 First Victory! Then the Insult! (Please Subscribe)
The two coaches came to the center of the stage to shake hands, and the crowd erupted in deafening cheers from the fans on both sides.

"EDG! Go! EDG! Go!"

"WE! Come on! WE! Come on!"

The cheers rose and fell, as if trying to lift the roof off the arena. After all, both teams belonged to the elite clubs, and EDG's fan base didn't completely overwhelm WE's...

This is also unusual, as the approval rating did not exceed that by much.

56% compared to 44%.

However, in the EDG fan area, there was still a small, out-of-place group who continued to shout "Go Unreal!" after the cheers ended!

Yu Luo's face was full of anticipation. Because he was standing in the middle and holding a huge sign, the director noticed him immediately and focused the camera on him!

"Heizi speak!"

Although people can't hear his voice, they can roughly tell from his lip movements.

"Hahaha……"

Everyone who witnessed this scene couldn't hold back their emotions.

You guys are really ruthless.

They don't miss any opportunity to mock the haters.

The game has officially loaded, and both sides have entered Summoner's Rift.

They rushed out of the fountain almost at the same time after purchasing their equipment.

They formed a long, single-file formation to guard key river crossing points.

"Both sides are playing very cautiously at level one, focusing on defense and showing no intention of invading," Miller said, observing the positioning of both teams.

"Yes, the factory manager's Kha'Zix chose to start with red buff, and Condi's Excavator also started with red buff in the top half of the map, with both junglers mirroring each other's jungle starts," Wawa added.

Li Fan controlled Taliyah and went to the mid lane, where he saw Xiye controlling Syndra.

The Arbitration Saintess's skin shimmered with gold.

While Taliyah is a support-type mage, Syndra is known as a traditional lane bully.

However, Taliyah's Q skill, Stone Piercer, can now throw five rocks in a row, and if all of them hit, it can deal 150 damage!
In the early game, no one could rival her, and in terms of burst damage, she was no less formidable than other mainstream heroes.

The main advantage is that the EWQ combo deals maximum damage, and when combined with Thunder, it can take down half a target's health. In the late game, it can instantly cripple or even wipe out the health bar of squishy targets.

However, Taliyah is a champion that requires a very high level of skill; if you don't play her well, you're basically playing a construction site simulator.

Xi Ye originally wanted to trick Li Fan into using his Q skill.

Because Taliyah's Quarry cooldown time is 180 seconds, this is one of the factors that limits Taliyah.

As long as you dodge the attack and manage to lure the enemy to the quarry, you'll still have a significant advantage in pushing the lane from the backline.

However, Li Fan chose to close the distance, pushing past the center line before using his Q skill, and he chose to shoot at an angle.

That's a very high hit rate. Three out of five rocks hit, and with the help of Thunder, it took down Syndra's 150 health, while I only lost 50 health...

Xi Ye suffered a huge loss.

Mudd!

The opponent's Taliyah is playing very skillfully; something feels off.

I couldn't help but feel some pressure.

But we still need to lane when the minions arrive... Let's observe first before making a decision.

After all, this is just the initial handling. Many professional players know how to play without minions, but it's a completely different story when minions come up.

Otherwise, how could there be a laning phase? How can you compete without minions?
As the minion wave advanced, Xiye played very aggressively.

He tried to harass her with his Q skill, but Li Fan's micro-movements were very delicate. After dodging the Dark Orb, he used a Stone Pierce with his backhand, and five rocks were shot out in succession. Two of them hit Syndra who was trying to finish her off.

“Oh? Unreal’s Q skill had a really tricky angle; it brushed against Xiye,” Rita said.

"It's clear that Unreal's Taliyah skill level is quite high!"

Xi Ye frowned. Even though he hid behind the minions immediately, he was still hit. He toned down his initial contempt and focused more intently on the lane.

You can't believe anything you read online. Unreal Engine is very powerful... but if you're not careful, it could really backfire.

Taliyah's wave clear ability is slightly better than Syndra's.

Li Fan used his Q skill to quickly clear out melee minions, attempting to reach level two first and gain the initiative.

Xiye was naturally unwilling to give up lane control easily, and kept using his Q skill to interfere with and clear minions.

The two sides traded blows, but Li Fan had a slight edge in terms of trading blows.

After clearing the red buff and raptors, the factory manager glanced at the mid lane and asked, "Can we gank? I can come over."

"No need for now. He's very careful with his positioning. You should focus on your own development first," Li Fan said calmly.

When picking Kha'Zix, you must prioritize farming. If you want to get kills, Maokai in the top lane is a great synergy.

The factory manager understood what Li Fan meant, nodded, and controlled the mantis to head towards the upper half of the area.

And so, what everyone expected to be a highly competitive match turned out to be unusually calm in the early stages, with no kills occurring.

Three and a half minutes have passed.

After clearing the river crab, Condi's excavator sneaked into the bushes below the mid lane.

Meanwhile, the factory manager's Kha'Zix had finished clearing the top half of the map and was heading towards the middle lane.

"Both junglers seem to have their eyes on the mid lane, we're about to clash!" Miller's voice rose eight octaves.

Seeing the excavator in position, Xi Ye deliberately created an opening and moved slightly forward.

Li Fan's Taliyah instinctively took a step forward, intending to use her Q to poke, but quickly glanced at the minimap and saw that Clearlove's Kha'Zix was also moving towards the mid lane.

The excavator is definitely there!

With this in mind, immediately focus your attention highly.

Almost simultaneously, Conti's excavator also emerged from the riverbed grass.

Xi Ye had been holding onto his E skill the whole time, and the moment he saw the excavator appear, he immediately retreated like a weakling!
Once the opponent's attention is drawn to the excavator, his sneak attack is very likely to hit.

After all, under normal circumstances, an excavator has to swerve to grab people...

If you use QE to lock someone down, and then use Flash to come back for the next wave, the enemy will die twice in a row.

Taliyah's role in the early to mid-game is completely ineffective.

Playing steadily in a match is certainly not a bad thing, but it will definitely limit your potential. Players should be greedy when they need to be.

"Xi Ye made the first move! Emperor Kang is getting close through the tunnel!" the doll exclaimed.

The cheers from the WE fans at the scene were already on their lips!

Condi knew Xiye's plan through the voice message, so he simply controlled the excavator to approach.

If the opponent uses Flash, you can Flash in return.

At the critical moment, Li Fan reacted with lightning speed, successfully dodging Syndra's Dark Orb with a small sidestep. Not only that, he moved onto the quarry, his movement speed increasing dramatically to create distance between him and the excavator.

"He dodged it! Unreal reacted so fast! Oh my god!" Rita exclaimed excitedly.

Emperor Kang panicked and hurriedly used Flash to try and knock Li Fan up, but the moment he flashed over...

Li Fan had already scattered a stone array at his feet, while simultaneously using his W skill, Rock Spike, to precisely target Syndra's feet.

Xi Ye was rushing up to deal damage, so his position was predicted and Li Fan's Rock Throw lifted Syndra up, triggering the damage and slow effect of the Stone Scattering Array!
"The Rock Slash hit Syndra! The Stone Scattering attack dealt maximum damage. Unreal's hand speed is incredible." Miller could hardly believe his eyes.

"The damage to just one person, the excavator, is far from enough..."

Because at this point, another troublemaker has emerged.

That's the factory manager who rushed down from the road!

Leaping into the battlefield, AQ hit Syndra, and with the help of Taliyah's damage, Syndra's health instantly dropped to zero!
Xi Ye hurriedly used Flash, but Li Fan, who hadn't used Flash before, used it now.

A single Q skill, Stone Piercing, wiped out the last bit of health.

First blood!

A blood is born!

The factory manager turned around and used his W skill to slow down the excavator.

The excavator had used Flash... At this point, once it gets on your heels, escaping is almost impossible.

Li Fan maintained a safe distance. Although the possibility of being replaced was not high, it was always better to be cautious.

The factory manager's pulling and tugging also showed the demeanor of a seasoned driver.

Condi was being relentlessly toyed with, but there was nothing he could do. Mainly because he didn't even have a Flash ability; he was now like meat on a chopping block.

He was finally taken down by Li Fan with a single basic attack.

Double kill!

Double kill! Taliyah gets a double kill!

The entire venue erupted in cheers!

Especially in the EDG fan area, Yu Luo and the game "alliance" behind him almost jumped up from their seats, cheering at the top of their lungs.

After all, they came to support Li Fan, and the more outstanding Li Fan's performance in today's match, the more face they would have.

Today, iUnreal will definitely walk out of the venue with its head held high!

"Nice!!!" The EDG team's voice chat erupted with excited shouts.

"Holy crap! Fan-ge! Awesome!" Meiko shouted.

"The main reason is that Kai came just in time. If he hadn't come, I would have run away. It's really reassuring to have a jungler and mid laner like him."

"After clearing the top half of the map, I thought I'd check out the mid lane, and here I am, running into them." The factory manager couldn't help but smile. He was the epitome of a safe mid laner; it was a basic skill.

On WE's side, the atmosphere was somewhat tense.

Condi: "Mine, mine, this is mine! I didn't expect him to react so quickly."

Xi Ye's expression turned somewhat grim: "My mistake was too big."

Miller shouted, "Xi Ye made a huge, huge, super, super, incredibly basic mistake!!!"

"However, Unreal's handling of this wave was absolutely perfect. He dodged the key crowd control with his positioning, and then used EW to deal full damage and control, cooperating with Clearlove to complete the counter-kill! This is simply a textbook-level response!" Wawa exclaimed.

"Yes, I thought Unreal was doomed this time. WE's mid and jungle control chain should have been a sure thing..."

Rita laughed and said, "The fans offline are going to go even crazier. This move is definitely going to be number 1 this week!"

As Rita said, the fans in the audience screamed and shouted. Although there were only seventy or eighty people, the energy they released was so loud that it could be heard clearly throughout the entire venue.

EDG's backstage lounge.

Abu even grabbed Quickstar's hand.

"Awesome, you really are awesome. I was saying before that your vocational education level was no good, but I didn't expect that I was just being naive."

After hearing the translation, Quick Star's mouth practically split into a wide grin.

"Li Fan is a top-tier player! He just hides it very well. I studied him for a long time before I was able to confirm it."

"awesome!"

Quickly, Xing looked at Li Fan on the screen. "You're really strong! Or was I just an idiot..."

The atmosphere behind EDG's backstage was incredibly harmonious; there was none of the sharpness they displayed during their four-game losing streak.

Scout, standing next to the water dispenser, stared blankly at the large screen.

The factory manager didn't play games like this back then, did he?

Why are you always staying in the mid lane? Aren't you supposed to gank bot lane at level two? Go gank bot lane! Are you targeting the Koreans?

Xiba!

Scout felt like he had a fire burning inside him, but nowhere to vent it.

In the early game, EDG's mid and jungle players established a huge advantage with this double kill.

After securing two kills and returning to base to upgrade her equipment, Taliyah became even more dominant in lane, disappearing from sight after pushing the lane and putting immense pressure on WE's top and bottom lanes.

Xiye's Syndra suffered a setback in development due to dying once, making it difficult for her to restrict Taliyah's roaming in lane.

This meant that Camille, who should have been suppressing Maokai in the top lane, didn't dare to do so.

957 was terrified that Taliyah would come up and grab him.

With the Asian Binding of the Great Tree combined with the Rock Spear's Rock Strike, he simply had no chance to make a move.

The more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

Six and a half minutes!
Li Fan's first official roaming with his ultimate ability was aimed directly at Camille in the top lane.

"Taliyah is missing, be careful in the bottom lane!" Xiye quickly sent a ping signal.

957 quickly retreated, however, Li Fan's Taliyah did not take the usual river route, but instead followed the factory manager directly from the jungle to flank him.

The objective was quite clear: to tower dive and secure a kill.

As long as Camille doesn't leave the top lane, she's doomed.

The big tree calmly began pushing the lane.

957 watched this move for a while, wondering if the opponent was using it as a feint and actually trying to gank the bottom lane?
Heroes with ultimate abilities that can instantly teleport to a location love to put psychological pressure on you, even though they don't actually arrive.

But when the minion wave pushed into the tower, Kha'Zix emerged from behind, and Taliyah's ultimate arrived...

He knew EDG was serious this time.

However, he didn't have a good opportunity to operate.

The main problem is that the hero Treant Protector is really bad at dealing with flashy and overpowered characters.

An Asian man was tied up and then connected to a rock spike, which completely controlled 957.

With the mantis's burst damage, the combined damage from the three of them is more than enough!
"957 is down! EDG's mid and jungle had this planned all along. WE is really hurt now."

"Yes, WE is on fire! EDG's rhythm is amazing! Since changing their mid laner, EDG has changed so much!" Miller exclaimed.

With a 0-3 start and attacks coming on both the top and mid lanes, WE's situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Xiye became increasingly impatient in his lane, trying to find an opportunity to solo kill Taliyah and turn the tide, but Li Fan's positioning was beyond his expectations, and due to the difference in equipment, Syndra was no match for Taliyah at all.

Instead, he seized the opportunity and used a classic combo of E followed by WQ to bring Syndra down to low health, then finished her off with a solo kill through subsequent auto-attacks.

Completely caught in Taliyah's rhythm, WE was helpless, because EDG had a Tahm Kench with extremely strong protective abilities to counter their aggressive playstyle.

Under Li Fan's command, EDG, with a huge advantage, began to use Taliyah's mobility and Tahm Kench's protective abilities to frantically rotate lanes, push towers, and plunder jungle resources.

An underdeveloped Camille is simply not capable of carrying the team.

Starting from the 15-minute mark, three outer towers and the middle second tower were destroyed, putting immense pressure on vision control.

WE chose to go all out at the 18-minute mark, because the gap between the two sides would only widen as time went on.

And you know what? They actually managed to catch Varus!

The situation on the field seemed to take a sharp turn for the worse.

However, Li Fan would not allow EDG to lose a 10,000 gold lead.

The ultimate skill comes from behind, like a divine warrior descending from the sky, and the W skill is raised!
Syndra was allowed to enter the crowd, and Xiye was instantly killed.

Just as the rest of WE started focusing their attacks on Li Fan, Tian Ye flashed in and took a bite.

When he vomited, Li Fan turned his attention to Wheel Mom.

The burst of damage instantly crippled him!
The mantis skimmed in, and then used its Q skill to finish off Sivir.

WE's two carries, who seemed to have a slight chance, were instantly killed...

A single exchange resulted in a five-for-one defeat, completely shattering WE's dream of a comeback.

Ultimately, the match ended after 23 minutes.

With a huge economic advantage and a Baron buff, EDG pushed down WE's base crystal in one fell swoop.

"Victory!"

As the victory sounded, the EDG players on the bench smiled and stood up to give each other a high five.

Below the stage, EDG fans, especially that special allied team, were in a frenzy of celebration.

Yu Luo excitedly shouted into the camera lens: "See that? This is Unreal! Even the worst game I play can still dominate on the field."

The League of Legends players in the live stream were furious at Yu Luo's attitude.

This bastard's face is so exaggerated!
I want to say a few words...

But then I thought of the sarcastic remarks made face-to-face.

Online, they're all haters; offline, they're all fans.

MMP!

You just wait and see when EDG's next match is, then you can see if there are any haters offline!

(End of this chapter)