Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

The commentary ignited the enthusiasm of the South Korean audience.

The live chat started flooded with messages like "Go Anbixin!", "Give Emperor a taste of his own medicine!", and "Tell him that OGN is not to be trifled with!"—as if the Riven casting had already turned the tide for them.

After all, this young Chinese man, known as the "Emperor of the League," has never lost a single lane match since his debut, which is something that makes all regions grit their teeth.

Now, Riven, who has a mechanic advantage, is facing Zed, giving Korean viewers a glimmer of hope that "this time it might work."

A few minutes later.

The game has finished loading.

Heroes from both sides descended from the sky.

"Riven!"

Lin Shu looked amused and muttered to himself.

The camera captured the subtle smile on the young man's lips.

This expression was quickly screenshotted in the domestic live stream, and the chat content was replaced in a second: [What is E God laughing at?] [Is Zed hard to beat Riven?] [Is he thinking of something naughty again?]

Lin Shu knew exactly what the other side would choose.

He had considered this the moment he chose to play the jackal. If Anbixin was smart enough, he wouldn't honestly use a mage to compete with him in basic skills—that would be suicide. Everyone in the world knows not to compete with HWG in basic skills.

The video of Xiao Hai teasing Irelia with his Doran's Blade and Orianna is still prominently featured on the front page of major video websites.

Therefore, the opposing team will only pick one melee fighter, using stats and burst damage to counter the squishy body of the assassin they are likely to choose.

Among all the warriors, Riven is the most likely, because Riven has three dashes and hard crowd control before level six, and her ultimate increases attack power after level six, so her kill threshold is indeed much higher than that of assassins.

However, if you're a reckless player like Crocodile who relies solely on stats and simple mechanics to snowball, he might really have a headache figuring out how to outmaneuver you.

After all, Crocodile's W, when enraged, is an unavoidable hard CC. When you're really fighting face-to-face, he can finish your combo and you won't even be able to cast a shadow before you have to use Flash.

Riven...

His mouse made a small circle on the screen, and Zed's model spun around in place, as if stretching.

Comrade Xiao An, you probably don't know this, but Tale, who is now recognized as the world's best Riven player and who once achieved a one-second pentakill with Riven in high-level games on the Chinese server, was trained by us.

He wasn't very familiar with Riven.

To outsiders, Riven's advantage might seem like a direct confrontation, but in his eyes, all of Riven's offensive opportunities were obvious.

The first and third level burst?

You know how to block Riven's three-part Q rhythm. A W shadow can avoid most of the damage. Then just be careful of the third part's knock-up.

What is the kill threshold of a level 6 ultimate skill?

Other assassins wouldn't dare to make a guarantee, but if it were the Shadow Master, it would be a rare occurrence if he couldn't escape.

Riven's ultimate ability has a maximum duration if it must be used within 15 seconds of pressing R. If you use your shadow to pull the target within this timeframe, Riven's ultimate ability is effectively rendered useless.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the player controlling Zed has enough reaction time and hand speed, and is also familiar enough with Riven's various initiation moves.

Fortunately, Lin Shu met all of these conditions.

"Okay, we see both sides going into lane at level one. Riven is using her burst damage to push past the minion wave and pressure the enemy... What does Emperor say? He decisively retreats and uses his Q skill to finish off the low-health minion. A wise choice."

Lin Shu: Cough cough, this is called strategic avoidance.

He's not out of his mind. Controlling a level 1 Zed and a level 1 Riven, even if Zed had his ultimate at level 1, he still might not be able to beat a level 1 Riven with a full QA combo.

Not to mention that kid An Bixin, he had already set up his passive skill before it even went live.

"I practiced secretly."

Riven's passive ability isn't exactly a high-level skill, but for a traditional mid-laner, mastering a fighter they haven't used much before will definitely require a lot of hard work.

It can only be said that, in the realm of intense competition, South Korean players remain as authoritative as ever.

In-game.

Anbixin looked at the Shadow Master in front of him, who was retreating without hesitation, and felt quite helpless.

This person has absolutely no idol baggage. There's no arrogance about being the world's number one in his own right, no refusal to take pressure at level one, and no desire to trade blows with his own skills.

The opponent seemed to have only a desire for victory in their eyes, disregarding everything else.

Lin Shu: Idol image? What's that? Can you eat it?

The first and second tiers of laning are quite standard.

Riven uses her body to block minions and lanes, while Zed keeps his distance to soak up experience, or occasionally throws shurikens to eat minions.

It was so conventional that it created a misconception among the audience.

It seems that Anbixin has truly relied on his hero advantage to suppress the invincible Emperor!

Could it be that...?

In the YY live stream room, LPL viewers were naturally worried, fearing that their own players would be tricked and give up their precious "first blood"!

If you're going to give something as a gift, it should be to your own family.

Yes, who can get the first kill on Emperor has become a long-standing and highly popular topic in the LOL esports circle. To put it bluntly, if Anbixin can win a game today, even if Lin Shu wins in the end, his personal commercial value will increase several times over on a global scale.

In contrast, viewers in the OGN-affiliated livestream were incredibly excited.

Various descriptions emerged, suggesting that defeating Emperor meant the title of the world's best mid laner was within reach.

Back in the game.

Finding no opportunity at level one, Lin Shu held onto W tightly at level two, never rashly giving up his shadow.

Riven had no choice but to continue waiting.

At the second and third levels, Anbixin took the initiative to engage in further strategic maneuvering.

He deliberately missed a few minions, pretended to make a positioning mistake, and lured Zed to release his W shadow to harass him one after another;

It can be said that as soon as Lin Shu's Zed makes a move and his shadow lands, what awaits him is Riven's E dash, W stun, and a lightning-fast QA combo that leaves him face-rolling on the keyboard.

But Lin Shu didn't greed for damage at all. Whenever he saw Riven dash in, he would immediately use W to switch positions and return to his shadow, retreating gracefully and leaving only a black afterimage while not forgetting to use EQ to poke.

Despite the extremely high skill hit rate, Riven's health was unknowingly reduced.

However, even with a significant lead in health, Lin Shu showed no signs of panic.

Health bar?

That slight health advantage was practically nonexistent in Riven's eyes.

"Anbixin's Riven played very intelligently, forcing Zed to make mistakes with every move."

The English commentator sighed softly, "Unfortunately, Emperor's Zed defense was watertight."

"I feel we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, a level 6 Zed will also be able to instantly kill Riven."

An Bixin certainly understood that once the game reached level six and Zed had his ultimate ability, the situation would be completely reversed.

He kept pressing forward, trying to get a kill before reaching level six, clutching a large red potion in his hand, ready to use it and secure the kill at any moment.

Lin Shu maintained his distance, pulling back and forth between his real body and shadow, only using the puppet in his hand to chip away at Riven's health, never giving her a chance to get close and unleash a full QA combo.

As time was pulled along like this, it moved forward little by little.

Finally, the moment they reached level six, both sides simultaneously lit up their ultimate skill icons.