League: Educating LPL is my duty.

Both sides quickly finished picking their champions. EDG, as the loser of the previous game, took the initiative to choose the blue side, and gave their three champions to Azir, Lee Sin, and Alistar, clearly targeting specific champions.

LNG, facing Li Chen, naturally didn't have any extra thoughts. They locked Jayce and Fiora in the "little black room" first, and then gave Rakan their last move to break up the bot lane duo.

After the selection process was completed, it was EDG's turn to make their first pick. Li Chen immediately locked in the Thresh support he had already decided on.

LNG's bot lane didn't want to take the initiative, so they quickly picked Morgana to counter Thresh.

Upon arriving on the second floor, Chris inevitably entered a state of deep thought as he considered Ah Guang's request.

"Even if you can hold your lane and play EZ top, if you can't keep up in farm and miss too many minions in the early game, you still won't be able to make EZ effective in the mid-game. It's a bad deal."

"But if we don't use Ezreal, the top lane will definitely collapse." A-Guang knew Li Chen's strength and skills all too well. If he picked a normal top laner, he would probably be beaten to a pulp.

Chris pondered for a moment, and seeing that the selection time was about to end, he finally said, "Let's take Ice Queen first!"

"Ashe paired with Morgana? If EDG picks Caitlyn in the bot lane, this lineup will be too passive. Ashe can't beat Caitlyn, and Morgana can't provide much help either. They'll be at a disadvantage in the laning phase."

Miller was a little confused and felt that Li Ning's choice of the bottom lane duo was somewhat of a mistake. Although they were not easy to kill, they were also easy to be pressured into a large CS deficit.

EDG, after seeing the bot lane duo Li Ning selected, also thought of this.

Zhu Kai asked, "Should we just lock in the female police officer? That would make the bot lane much easier to lane against."

Li Chen nodded slightly: "You can choose first!"

EDG quickly locked in Caitlyn, then moved to the third floor and chose Elise as their jungler, using the champion's mechanics to support the jungle skirmishes.

LNG didn't have a Lee Sin to pick, so they changed their strategy and picked Graves.

Seeing this option, Miller finally understood: "Graves, then Li Ning is going to play a jungle carry. As a short-range marksman, using Morgana to give Graves an extra layer of protection is fine."

"This can be considered a unique path for the richest player. There aren't many teams in the LPL that can play the jungle carry style right now, and the Li-Ning team is definitely one of the best among them." Wawa nodded slightly in agreement.

Rita then said, "But jungle carries need a lot of gold, and they need help from their lanes. If C plays aggressively in the top lane, his jungle farming space may be greatly reduced, and he can only rely on Scout in the mid lane for support."

It seems Li Ning is oversimplifying things. C-God's greatest strength is dominating the lanes and then controlling the jungle. It's really not optimistic what kind of effect this Graves pick can have.

The live chat responded positively to Rita's reasoned analysis.

[Today, Rita feels like a stranger to me.]

[No need to feel unfamiliar, we're still going strong!]

Looking beyond the surface, the core issue remains: the top lane was completely crushed.

Looking forward to C teaching his little brother, Ah Guang.

Whether they can beat them is uncertain. They're just playing against WE, a pseudo-strong team that they can't even beat BLG.

[Ah, yes, yes, it's still the same essence.]

The second round of bans between the two sides ended quickly. Li Ning banned Camille and Gangplank, while EDG banned Syndra and LeBlanc.

Then it was Li Ning's turn to choose a player. After a brief hesitation, Li Ning brought out Zoe, the player who had defeated Xi Ye.

Li Chen wasn't too surprised by this option, after all, following the original trajectory, Zoe was one of Scout's signature heroes this season, and she performed quite well.

But at this point, Zhu Kai was in a dilemma: "The enemy mid laner is using Zoe, what do we do now? Zz1tai, what do you think you can use to suppress him?"

Zita scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled: "Syndra and LeBlanc are gone, and it feels like the other heroes aren't very easy to counter. Yasuo seems to be the best counter."

In professional matches, the most widely recognized counters to Zoe are LeBlanc and Syndra. Other champions like Galio or Yasuo are either unplayable or simply not good enough.

"Yasuo is definitely not an option. Our lineup is missing a magic damage dealer. We can't rely on Clearlove's Elise, can we?" Zhu Kai blurted out his true thoughts.

The factory manager glanced up slightly but didn't say anything. Zhu Kai understood immediately and chose to return to his roots and do his job as a deliveryman.

Li Chen narrowed his eyes as he looked at Li Ning's selection, pondered for a moment, and said, "Malzaha on the fourth floor, Ezreal on the fifth!"

"Malzahar? Ezreal? Who are these guys supposed to use?"

Zita looked completely bewildered. Neither of these two heroes was someone he was particularly familiar with. Although they weren't too difficult to operate, they generally didn't have much to do with the mid lane!

However, since the leader had spoken, other people's opinions were naturally unimportant, and Sima Laozei and Meiko immediately took turns locking onto heroes.

"Huh? Ezreal and Malzahar?"

Miller was equally bewildered: "So who's going to play mid? Ezreal or Malzahar? Ezreal against Zoe... isn't impossible, but can Malzahar handle top? We can't have Thresh top, can we?"

Team Li Ning didn't expect EDG to pick these two heroes, especially Malzahar. This hero is usually played as a support in matches, and it seems a bit dull when placed in the mid or top lane.

"Damn, who's playing mid and top on the other side? They can't have Malzahar top, can they? How is he supposed to play if they pick a gap-closing champion?"

"I don't know, let's take it one step at a time. Is Zoe good against Malzahar or Ezreal?" Chris asked.

Scout shook his head slightly: "I've never encountered this lane matchup before, but I have a feeling that the one I play against in the end won't be too easy."

"We've come this far, there's no turning back. Let's go with the jungle carry, Morgana in the top lane, and Lulu for support. She'll still provide protection for the jungler in the late game." Chris made up his mind and let the fifth pick choose Lulu.

With the heroes for both sides now finalized, and after the exchange was completed, everyone could finally see the hero distribution on both sides.

Entering the loading screen:

EDG (Blue Team):

Top Lane - EZ

Jungler - Spider

Mid laner - Malzahar

ad——Female Police Officer

Support - Thresh

LNG Red Team:

Top Lane - Morgana

Jungler - Graves

Mid laner - Zoe

ad——ice

Support - Lulu

Seeing that he was going to face off against Li Chen's Ezreal, A Guang suddenly felt like crying.

He said at the beginning that he wanted to play Ezreal, but the coach just wouldn't allow it. Now, he's completely out of the top lane.