This Lee Sang-hyeok is very strong, but he lacks self-awareness.

"Nice, Li Ge is awesome! This tug-of-war has the other side in a panic!"

"We have Kassadin, and after twenty minutes we're not far behind, plus we got a dragon, that's more than enough!"

"Next, let Ashe and Kassadin continue to farm. By the 30-minute mark, we can engage in team fights."

The EDG voice chat erupted in cheers and jubilation.

Lin Xiu calmly gave instructions over the voice chat:

"See how strong Kassadin is? This game, just protect Kassadin to the death. Zet, you go mid and push the lane. Meiko, stick with me, we'll farm in the bottom half of the map. Faker, you go bot and push the lane. Don't worry if anyone comes, we're here."

"Should I go to mid alone? If the opposing duo also comes to mid, and then some other person shows up, I'll definitely get overrun."

Zet was somewhat helpless. EDG was full of amazing players, and he already didn't have a high tactical position in EDG. He was forced to play Varus and Ashe as ranged support characters every day.

In this game, he actually left himself alone in the mid lane, acting like an orphan, to protect the mid laner Kassadin.

"It's okay. If they come to capture you, I guarantee every wave of your deaths will be worthwhile."

"But if I die, the central tower will fall too, won't it?"

"So what if it falls? The central tower is quite dry, I don't think it's a loss."

"But I'm the AD carry! I got caught and killed, and I didn't get any farm or damage output afterwards. Is Kassadin's damage output really enough by himself?"

Zet still wants Meiko to help him develop.

"Zet, remember this: if we were to compare League of Legends to instant noodles, the top, mid, and jungle would be the noodles, water, and seasoning; the AD carry would be the egg; and the support would be like the vegetable packet, or you could do without it."

"If two packs of instant noodles taste equally good, then the egg is very important; the one without an egg will not taste good."

"But what's the point of having an egg in instant noodles if there's very little water, no seasoning, or the noodles aren't cooked?"

"I want you to be a contributing, 'good egg' on the team, not a rotten egg sucking our blood!"

"..."

Zet was initially interested in Uzi joining EDG, wondering what this jungler was thinking.

ADC, ADC, AD is here to compete, and he actually called AD a rotten egg?

"Zet, I'll stick with Lin Xiu. With this lineup on the other side, it's really hard for you to perform well. You need to protect Kassadin so he can farm."

Seeing that Meiko had already left and was heading towards Lin Xiu's position,

Zet had no choice but to mute himself and remain silent.

There's nothing I can do; I'm just at the bottom of the team's hierarchy.

The commentators were shocked after the lane swap was completed.

"What kind of role reversal is this? EDG left their most vulnerable and defenseless Ashe alone in the mid lane facing Kog'Maw and Lulu, while sending Kassadin to the bot lane to push?"

"And the support character, Gem, just stays with the jungler and farms in the bottom half of the map?"

The voice I remember was filled with disbelief.

"This arrangement is completely unreasonable!"

"Once the mid-lane tower falls, vision in the jungle will be completely lost, making it easy for AD carries like Ashe, who lacks mobility, to be caught and killed. This is tantamount to cutting off one's own arm!"

The comments section exploded.

[Damn, they're really going for a four-protect-one strategy, leaving the AD carry in the mid lane to die, huh?]

[I have a feeling this is a trap, a deliberate bait in the mid lane, where they'll counter-gank and rack up kills if you try to gank.]

[Zet, as an AD carry, is only fit to be bait in the mid lane!]

Kassadin, if you can carry, prove it to me.

Guan Zeyuan also stared intently at the real-time movements on the screen, his tone more serious than ever before, even showing a hint of disappointment:

"However, it doesn't seem like it's that easy for WE to catch Ashe. She's under a lot of pressure in the bot lane."

On the field, Xiye felt a bit numb.

Seeing Kassadin pushing the bottom lane, he originally intended to manage the bottom lane minion wave, push it, and then go to the mid lane to help dive and take the first tower.

But after a brief confrontation, he immediately realized something was wrong.

He can't beat Kassadin!

Not only can they not beat them, they can't even push the lane.

Kassadin used his Q skill's shield to block Karma's Q attack by placing it in front of the backline minions.

Karma couldn't even reach the backline minions with her Q. By the time Karma tried to use her RQ to attack and force Kassadin away,...

Kassadin used Void Walk to dodge the skill again, and even turned around to use QE.

Upon opening the game panel, Xiye was surprised to find that Faker was more than 20 CS ahead of him.

At this moment, Xiye felt a strong sense of frustration and unease about the outcome of the game.

However, Xiye wasn't the type of mid-laner who would try to show off; he immediately called for backup in voice chat.

"I can't push Kassadin anymore, Condi, come and take care of him."

Xiye called out urgently in the voice message, her voice even trembling slightly with urgency.

"Condi, come to bot lane! This Kassadin is acting cocky, he really wants to fight me, easy to gank."

Condi's Kha'Zix had already acquired the core item Duskblade, putting him at the peak of his burst damage.

"957, you go to the mid lane and ignore the top lane."

Condi originally intended to gank Ashe in the mid lane, but at Xiye's insistence, he had to go to the bottom lane instead. Before leaving, he called for the top laner Nautilus to gank under the tower.

Without hesitation, the Kha'Zix entered the jungle and skillfully bypassed the remaining vision EDG had set up in the river, using the invisibility and scanning of his ultimate ability to silently flank them.

"Got it! Condi's flank was perfect, he calculated the distance of Kassadin's R skill perfectly!" Remember shouted.

The mantis leaped out of the shadows, and with no one to rely on, the burst of EWQA skills instantly took away most of Kassadin's health.

Xiye's Karma didn't rush in; instead, she used RQ from a distance, aiming to coordinate with Kha'Zix to finish off this unstable factor.

At that moment, all the WE fans in the stadium were ready to cheer.

"Brother Li, I'm moving down! Deal all the damage to Karma! Forget about that bug, kill Karma!"

Lin Xiu's voice sounded like a thunderclap in the audio recording.

Faker's eyes showed no sign of panic despite the sharp drop in health.

Instead of retreating, he turned around and used his R-Flash to advance, directly riding on Karma's face!

This Voidwalk directly passed through Karma's RQ and arrived beside Karma.

"Kassadin is going to counter-attack. He can escape if he flashes away, but if he turns back, he'll definitely die! Can he kill Karma?"

Guan Zeyuan gasped in surprise and stood up abruptly from his seat.

Faker's hand speed exploded at this moment, executing a close-range QWAEQ combo.

A burst of damage was unleashed on Karma, and combined with the health she had already whittled down on the minion wave, Karma's health instantly dropped to the critical threshold.

Xiye panicked and used Flash to create distance, but Faker had already predicted where Xiye's Flash would land, using Void Walk to follow up and unleashing another set of skills.

"EDG Faker kills WE Xiye!"

[Flashing through the air! Xiye's turned into a clown!]

[Wow, that R was amazing! It completely predicted Karma's Flash position perfectly.]

[Xiye: Oh, it was pee! I thought it was sweat. No wonder I was sweating after taking Kassadin!]

[I don't understand Kassadin's teleportation technique, it's really difficult.]

Kassadin: You want to call for backup? I'll beat you up!

"Damn! While being chased by Kha'Zix at close range, he actually managed to force his way through the crowd and instantly kill the fully healed Karma! This...this is seriously daring!"

However, Kassadin was already at his last gasp after killing Karma.

Condi's mantis had raised its claws again, and just when everyone thought Kassadin was doomed, Lin Xiu's prince arrived!

Meiko followed closely behind with her gem. Without hesitation, Meiko activated her ultimate ability beforehand and then used Flash to close the distance.

Before the mantis's final claw strike landed, it desperately protected Kassadin, who had only a sliver of health left.

"Invincible! It's huge, like a gem! My God!"

I remember he went completely insane; he held his head in his hands and screamed into the microphone.

"The prince countered with an EQ combo, launching Kha'Zix into the air, followed by his ultimate, Cataclysm! Condi is now trapped!"

"The prince even gave up his head, and Kha'Zix's last bit of health was taken by Kassadin's Q."

Double Kill!

A 2-for-0 trade occurred in the bottom lane! Kassadin not only survived but also secured a crucial double kill, instantly gaining a significant boost in farm.

But before EDG fans could cheer, bad news came from the mid lane.

"Huh? Something seems to have happened in the mid lane. The camera was on the bottom lane just now, so we didn't see it. Right now, we can only see Kog'Maw, Lulu, and Nautilus pushing the tower."

"The mid-lane tower has been destroyed! Where's the director? Where's the director? Quickly, check the replay!"

"They're back, oh? It's Ashe who got caught and killed! Zet was surrounded under the tower by Kog'Maw, Lulu, and the roaming Nautilus, and he was tower-dived and killed before he could even use his ultimate!"

"There's really no way around it. Titan flashes in, and Kog'Maw is dealing massive damage from the outside. Ashe has absolutely no chance of surviving."

Guan Zeyuan shouted loudly, his tone filled with complex emotions.

"WE not only secured Ashe's kill, but also destroyed EDG's mid-lane turret! They even went on to take down the Fire Dragon!"

"WE lost a head, but they got the dragon and the first tower, so this wave is definitely profitable for WE."

The comments in the live stream instantly changed, with praise from fans turning into a barrage of angry insults before they even had a chance to be sent.

What is EDG doing? Have they lost their minds? Giving up the mid tower to trade kills? Is this how a Gold-ranked player commands?

[With the mid-lane tower lost and vision completely obscured, Ashe didn't even dare leave the high ground. Did she sell out her base just to protect Kassadin's farm?]

[This resource exchange is baffling. WE pushed down the tower, took the dragon, and even killed the AD carry. What's the point of those kills?]

[A classic case of winning the stats but losing the game. Lin Xiu, who comes from a streaming background, clearly doesn't understand the big picture!]

[Faker had a blast, but lost his home. Are you the LeBron James of esports?]

Not only the fans, but also the two commentators began to have serious doubts.

Remember to keep your brows furrowed:

"In this round of resource exchange, although EDG got two kills, the strategic significance of the mid tower and the fire dragon far exceeds those two kills."

"The loss of vision around the first tower means that WE can now invade EDG's jungle with impunity, and Ashe is completely unable to farm."

"For an Ashe, losing a tower is like playing a horror game."

"You never know where the Kha'Zix will suddenly appear from and one-shot you, let alone this Gem, which completely ignores Ashe."

Guan Zeyuan nodded in agreement, his tone decisive:

"I also think EDG really lost out this time. Kassadin got two kills, but he's still a while away from level 16."

"If WE uses their vision advantage to force a Baron fight during this period, EDG will have no chance to engage in team fights. This is a short-sighted approach."

Meanwhile, backstage in EDG's studio, Abu was so anxious that he kept slamming his fist on the table, veins bulging on his face, and he even threw his tactical board to the ground.

"Nonsense! This is utter nonsense! What is Lin Xiu doing? Doesn't he know how important the central tower is in the finals?"

"To protect Kassadin's development, they gave up the mid lane? If WE drags us into a tower-pushing rhythm, we're going to get crushed! This is WE, not some random second-rate team off the street!"

Abu was so angry he almost pushed open the door and rushed into the stadium to confront them.

Just then, the factory manager, who had been sitting in the corner, intently watching every detail on the screen, suddenly spoke up.

"Abu, don't shout yet. Look at Kassadin's current equipment."

The factory manager pointed at the screen, his eyes revealing an extremely rare excitement.

"You didn't understand Lin Xiu's intentions, nor did you grasp the crux of this match. Did you still think this was just an ordinary strategy game?"

"The Achilles' heel?" Abu paused for a moment, then turned to look at the factory manager, his chest still heaving violently.

"For EDG right now, the mid tower is indeed worthless, because the Ashe we need to protect is not for output, she is just a tool for shooting arrows."

"Apart from Ashe, the rest of our team are not afraid of being ganked at all. Our top laner and support are tanky enough and have survival skills. Our mid laner and jungler both have mobility skills. You can't kill them unless you use several ultimates and Flash."

The factory manager's finger quickly swiped across the economic data on the screen.

"Ignoring the risk of getting caught, you see, it only costs 300 gold to die once, and a few hundred gold to lose the middle tower."

"But look at Kassadin, he just got a double kill and is 30 CS ahead of the opponent. His power spike is already five minutes ahead of the timeline!"

The factory manager gave a meaningful smile.

"From the very beginning, Lin Xiu never intended to concern himself with anything else."

"The only thing he was prepared to do was to sacrifice all resources except Kassadin in order to forcibly create a demon king who could instantly tear apart WE's defense at level sixteen."

"WE thought they had gained something by taking down the tower, but they didn't realize that every tower they took down was just buying Kassadin that last bit of time to farm."

After hearing the factory manager's analysis, Abu felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He abruptly turned his head to look at the big screen again and realized that although WE was pushing forward aggressively and seemed to have a huge advantage,

But Lin Xiu's prince remained like a ghost, guarding Kassadin from a distance.

Lin Xiu meticulously calculated the health of each wave of minions and even several groups of jungle monsters before giving them to Kassadin.

While tens of thousands of spectators were still mocking EDG's poor decision-making, the commentators were still analyzing WE's operational advantages.

But no one noticed that the purple phantom that had been firmly suppressed was already on the ruins of the mid-lane tower.

He slowly raised the Void Blade, powerful enough to sever the entire final and end WE's championship dream.

Level 16 is just around the corner.

The melody of the battle song had already begun at this moment, played in advance by the blade in Kassadin's hand.