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

The grand stage of Shanghai, the finals of the League of Legends All-Star tournament.

The lights in the dome illuminated the entire venue, and the eyes of 20,000 people were simultaneously focused on the huge screen in the center.

The game is in progress.

Mingkai controlled Zac, roaming around the jungle. The large, green, gelatinous body bounced with every step, moving from the wolves camp towards the mid lane. He switched screens to glance at the mid lane—the Gragas with the blue buff aura was using his Q skill to blast the minion wave. With the mana regeneration, he looked exceptionally arrogant.

"Pfft, giving up the buff at level one, one of the classic tactics of the Chinese server's 'kill E' plan."

Mingkai couldn't hold back and snorted a laugh: "Insec sacrificed himself thoroughly. He took two small monsters after finishing the blue buff. He was afraid that Anbixin would have trouble if he went to the mid lane."

"What 'Plan to Kill E'?"

Lin Shu delivered the expected blow, then asked a question out of curiosity.

It wasn't the first time he'd encountered opponents taking the blue buff at the start of the game. While the blue buff does provide cooldown reduction and mana regeneration, the effect isn't significant at level one. Besides, the Zed he was playing this game is an energy-based champion, and without needing to use skills frequently, a single buff isn't enough to create a significant advantage.

"You didn't know?"

Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "The Kill E Plan, as the name suggests, is a set of tactics specifically designed to target you by the players in the Chinese server who are matched against you."

While he was babbling on and on, Lulu's actions didn't stop either. She shielded the smiling Varus and then continued her tirade: "Including but not limited to letting you have the buff at level one, the bot lane duo switching to mid lane at the start, four ganks waiting for you to come back to lane, the jungler and support taking turns ganking mid to whittle down your health, and even intentionally feeding kills to slow down your pace—basically every kind of tactic you can think of has been used against you."

"I didn't expect that people from the OGN region would learn this too."

Xiaoxiao smacked her lips, as if pondering something interesting. "Looks like they watch a lot of replays of Chinese server matches, even using these unorthodox tactics in the finals. Aren't they ashamed?"

"I really don't know about that."

Lin Shu spoke frankly, and while speaking, he controlled Zed to use his Q skill to clear a wave of ranged minions, finishing off two low-health minions while also chipping away at Gragas's health.

He's so busy every day, with tons of things to do at the club, two collaborations with esports merchandise waiting to be finalized, plus training matches and ranked games. He goes straight to bed when he gets back to the hotel at night, so he doesn't have the time or energy to pay attention to anything else.

Zhang Hai was laning against Ryze in the top lane when he heard this and couldn't help but grin, but he didn't interrupt.

There was a silence among them for about two or three seconds, and then it was Xiao Wei, who hadn't said much until now, who suddenly spoke up.

"The main problem is that these measures are ineffective."

"The level 1 buffs and the duo lanes don't affect Lao Lin's chances of reaching the top."

Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, then laughed: "...What you said makes so much sense. I'm speechless."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Lin Shu interrupted everyone's chatter, tapped his fingers lightly on the keyboard twice, and quickly glanced at the minimap while last-hitting minions—the Lee Sin was missing a blue buff, and the duo lane had already been activated, so their location was easy to guess.

He quickly looked away, flicked the mouse to signal, and with a crisp, decisive tone, switched channels:

"Lee Sin is now missing a blue buff, which will affect his jungle clearing efficiency. We certainly won't allow him to catch up since we're behind in this game. Xiao Hai, you go ahead and put pressure on him in the top lane. Ryze isn't leveled up yet, and Lee Sin is too busy protecting himself to care about you. Trade blows when you need to, and push the lane when you need to."

Do you like to let the buff gank mid lane at level one?

Okay, let's see who's more miserable.

In the top lane, Zhang Hai controlled the crocodile and formed a triangle with Ryze along with the minions. He responded with "Received" and used his E skill to charge straight in. He then initiated with an AQ combo, forcing Ryze to retreat two steps and missing two more last hits.

"Factory," Lin Shu's gaze swept over Zac's location on the map, "find an opportunity to invade Insec's jungle and cause trouble. He's lost his blue buff and is half a level behind. Xiao Hai and I can provide support, so you can just trespass into his jungle."

"Alright, alright." Mingkai dragged out his words, staring at the screen with dead fish eyes. Taking advantage of the vision, he turned directly from the river into Lee Sin's upper jungle. "After playing mid and jungle with you for the past two weeks, I've finally figured it out—even if I'm playing a tanky champion, you still can't forget to urge me to take a scouting trip in the enemy jungle. Who would believe me if I played Zac and went to counter Lee Sin's jungle?"

He complained, but his actions were anything but hesitant.

Zac, his green, gelatinous body swaggering into the enemy jungle, easily taking down the giant raptor with a Smite, then turning and leaving, leaving three screaming minions waiting for the Blind Monk's arrival.

No one is born loving to play a jungler who controls the map and racks up steps.

Back when he was with WE, the pressure on the lanes was immense, so he had to focus his energy on counter-ganking and strategic planning. He only dared to invade the jungle if he had an advantage in the lane.

But things are different now. The top laner Renekton is dominating Ryze, the mid laner Zed is evenly matched against a Gragas with blue buff, and the bot lane also has a favorable matchup. This jungler is like he has a VIP pass, able to enter whichever jungle he wants.

He knew all too well what it was like to have an NT-R (Non-Touched Reproductive Tissue).

But now it's his turn to be the instigator—

Tsk, that feels good.

As the match progressed, the director repeatedly switched the camera to the jungle and laning areas, and the density of comments in the live stream visibly increased.

Domestic viewers were naturally flooded with comments like "That was great!", "E God is awesome!", and "Factory has gone astray!", but in South Korea, especially in the Korean-language streams, the atmosphere was completely the other extreme.

The comments section exploded like a powder keg that had been lit, one after another:

[What the hell are you doing, Anbixin?!]

[Insec fed you the blue buff at level one, and you still got pressured by Emperor? Seriously, a Gragas with blue buff can't beat a Zed without mana, explain that to me!]

[Oh dear—Rengar and Zac are now running to the top lane like conjoined twins. Ryze has been ganked and killed three times in nine minutes. This game is completely disconnected. The turrets are almost gone.]

[Look at Insec's level, he's only level 5! Giving up a blue buff has put his game on the verge of collapse. Can you believe it? Even LPL's Lulu dares to roam into his bottom jungle to ward! Lulu is even in the jungle where Lee Sin is fighting! Is this game even playable?]

[Zac is invading Lee Sin's jungle camps, this is totally wrong! Lee Sin is the one who should be invading, the roles are completely reversed.]

[What's wrong with that? The mid-laner Gragas couldn't even beat his opponent after taking the blue buff at level one. If you could have pressured the enemy with the buff, I'd accept the jungler sacrificing some tempo. But you got the buff, didn't push the lane, didn't take down the tower, and even got solo-killed—damn it, what's the point of giving up the blue buff?]

That's right, not only did they fail to control the situation, they also got solo-killed!

[Getting solo killed in nine minutes... I don't know whether to congratulate Anbixin on successfully withstanding the pressure or just start criticizing him.]

LPL-Emperor kills OGN-Ambition

A kill announcement echoed across the entire canyon from the top of the screen.

Under the turret, the low-health Zed was silently farming minions, with the blue team's Gragas lying dead beside him.