You actually want me to...

"shit."

"What?"

"This is the Chinese medicine formula that bastard gave me. After I came back and brewed it, I realized something was wrong when I smelled it, so now he's turned into this."

"Holy crap, you actually cooked shit!?" White Crescent and Lao Guo's eyes widened instantly, and they immediately moved several steps away, looking at him in shock.

"I already told you, I didn't know what this thing was at first, I was tricked!!!" God knows how lethal this thing is, the moment the smell came out, he almost suffocated in the kitchen.

"Then what does this have to do with him fighting so cowardly? Could it be... you guys are gambling on shit?"

"No, not at all. We're betting on something else."

"Oh, that's alright. So what did you bet on? What made him change so much?" With curious questions, the group in the room also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what kind of thing could have transformed this husky in the arena.

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that if he sends out more than three heads today, he has to go into the kitchen and clean up this thing. I think I'm still quite merciful." After saying that, JKL showed an innocent smile.

White crescent moon, Lao Guo: ? ? ?

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PS: Let's see what everyone got in the 10th anniversary draw?

Diamond Treasure Chest:

Platinum Chest:

Golden Treasure Chest:

Silver Treasure Chest:

I didn't participate at all:

Integration: Chapter Five: He's Too Cautious

The time has reached seven and a half minutes, which is almost the time when TES likes to make moves the most, because the Rift Herald is about to spawn.

RW had absolutely no intention of trying to steal this vanguard.

It's simple, because you can't compete with them.

Karsa in S10 was simply not someone that Haro could handle. With his various counter-ganks and support in the early game, coupled with the laning ability of his teammates, RW's top and jungle were already in a state of collapse early on. Now they don't even dare to hope to get any neutral resources in the top lane.

So, I might as well not go on the road.

I'll let you jungler farm the vanguard, then I'll gank your bot lane, gang up on them and force a kill to minimize the damage.

However... just when they finally made their decision and were ready to target the bot lane, they suddenly discovered that TES's bot lane duo had mysteriously disappeared.

Mingming's minions had already pushed to their tower, but they couldn't see the enemy's bot lane and support. They didn't go to support the Rift or farm the bottom lane. Did those two just vanish into thin air?

Where are the enemy AD carry and support?

"I don't know. We just stockpiled some lanes to push, and then the enemy team disappeared."

"No, the problem is he's gone. Where could he have gone? Even if he went home, he should be back by now, right???"

“Not necessarily.” Zhang Wuji frowned and said in a deep voice, “In all my years as a professional player, I have never seen any AD carry put such terrifying pressure on me. He was just standing in front of me, but I felt as if I were seeing a defensive tower.”

"???"

Their own AD carry's words completely stunned RW's mid and jungle players. They finally found an opportunity to gank the bot lane, but ended up losing their bot lane duo. Although Ezreal lost experience from missing this wave, and Aphelios could take the turret plating, from the bot lane's perspective, they definitely came out ahead.

However, without any kills, they would be at a huge disadvantage in terms of team rhythm.

Meanwhile, in TES's team voice chat...

"Let me tell you, there are definitely two guys camping around me in the bottom lane. I know what they're thinking even if I'm stupid." After saying that, Roland took down the last monster in the F6 camp with a basic attack, and then led the Prophet to the mid lane to help push the tower.

Although he played AD this time, he still had his basic brain working. As the saying goes, winning or losing the game is one thing, but your own safety is another. In order to avoid that smell again, he had an absolute reason not to lose this day's match.

"But your development... can't keep up, can it?"

"Just focus on the team's damage output. EZ's items are all basic, cheap and effective, emphasizing cost-effectiveness."

"You're quite open-minded."

To put it bluntly, this decision is correct in a sense, but not entirely correct. For a normal AD player, the minion wave pushing into the tower is absolutely unacceptable. Most AD players, even if they sense that there might be risks in the bot lane, will choose to tank the wave and trade blows under the tower through skill.

But Roland is different; he's a support, but he's like an AD carry.

The world is vast, but nothing is greater than his survival.

By the time EZ and Thresh finally showed up in the mid lane, Aphelios and Bard had almost destroyed the bottom lane turret. Of course, he was a fed AD carry, but the mid and jungle ganked him and suffered a huge loss.

"To be honest, if I were the enemy mid and jungler, I might have mentally collapsed."

"Indeed, everyone knows you're the one who likes to send gifts the most. If you suddenly stop sending them, the whole plan will be disrupted."

"No? How did I become the one who loves to give away kills the most? I, Luo, don't know what giving away kills means, and I never randomly give away kills, okay?"

"Yes, yes, I almost believed it."

After exchanging a few jokes, the group immediately began utilizing the Rift Herald strategy. Thanks to TES's advantage in the top, mid, and jungle, they weren't worried at all, even though Aphelios had practically destroyed all the turret plating on the bottom lane.

Besides, this thing has already been slashed many times, so there's even less to worry about.

As time went by, EZ's equipment was gradually improved by the team: Iceborn Gauntlet, Manamune, Ninja Tabi, and then immediately they started preparing to build Frozen Heart. The entire build was incredibly stable.

The RW team was also dumbfounded.

Having played professionally for so long, I've never seen anyone so cowardly.

Q skill's damage is always at its maximum range. If you hit it with Q, you've gained an advantage; if you miss, it's fine. He almost never heals teammates. Anyway, you keep all your skills on yourself, and you're also incredibly tanky.

God knows how desperate he must have felt when the troll finally managed to get close to Ezreal in a small team fight, only to have his auto-attack deal a mere 70+ damage.

That's way too much meat.

[In terms of damage output, the King of the Board was practically nonexistent in this match, yet he was undeniably present.]

[This is why you can still deal damage when you have two core items. And you know what? This build makes you both tanky and deal damage in the mid-game. It's not super high, but it's really annoying.]

I just want to know what happened to make him like this.

[I suggest you go to EDG to play top lane. It's a real waste to play such a stable AD carry.]

Throughout the game, nearly 20 kills have been racked up on both sides, but looking back at EZ's stats, it's 0/0/12, which is just ridiculous.

Ultimately, it comes down to different perspectives.

Being steady and being timid are two different things.

What is stability? I won't exchange blood with you because I know that you would benefit from it, but I will find an opportunity to retaliate. That is stability.

What is cowardice? I'm a coward. No matter if you give me a chance or not, I won't dare to engage. I leave everything to my teammates. I won't trade blows with you because I'm afraid to. I'm scared of you, so I never even think about fighting back. I won't chase after low-health enemies; what's mine is mine anyway.

Yes, it was this laid-back playstyle that made TES's rhythm impeccable in this game.

You can't touch him, his Q slows people down, and his hits actually hurt a bit. Although EZ's development didn't catch up with the normal time in this game, he really brought out the "cheapness" of EZ to the fullest.

Relying on the mid-game poke strategy, Roland, in coordination with his teammates, achieved a major victory (referring to his rampage in the top and mid lanes, and his Q skill used to lock down enemies), completely tilting the balance of victory.

"See that? I got at least 50% of the credit for this team fight." Roland was so excited when the team fight was won that he almost jumped off the table.

Although I definitely won the bet, the game was really frustrating to play.

"You're kidding me, you're just messing around today."

"But I didn't die once this game, and I had an amazing number of assists, so that's not wrong, right?"

"???"

Just before TES's final push, Roland once again accumulated enough gold through farming and teamfights to get his Iceborn Gauntlet.

At this point, RW completely gave up on EZ.

Iceborn Gauntlet, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Cloth Armor Boots—unless Troll Warlord uses his ultimate on Ezreal, Roland himself won't die easily unless he intentionally chooses to die.

With Aphelios's final shot dealing less than 200 damage to Ezreal, TES secured the first game, taking a 1-0 lead.

Integration: Chapter Six: I... Become Stronger When Faced with Strength

[I never expected TES to win like this.]

To be honest, even though it was clearly a complete rout by the top, mid, and jungle players, I still feel that the win was mainly due to Banhuang.

Indeed, RW's only squishy hero they could cut down turned out to be both cowardly and tanky; RW's morale must have collapsed.

But something feels off. How could this guy suddenly become so temperamental?

After the match ended, the live chat became active again, with the most discussed topic being the EZ from the previous game. Although he didn't deal much damage throughout the match, he was indeed annoying and limited RW, albeit in a somewhat unconventional way.

In the TES lounge, a group of people were teasing Roland after learning the reason.

"Good heavens, so that's why you suddenly changed your personality. Turns out you're not afraid of death, you're afraid of shit!" After learning the reason, I was both amused and exasperated. So there was such a story behind it all.

"How am I supposed to know he'd actually buy it? What's even more absurd is that he actually managed to buy it. Did you go to a pharmacy or a latrine?"

"Get lost! I believed your lies back then, but it's okay. You definitely won't get Ezreal next game, so get ready to eat shit."

"Hmph, you underestimate the Brawlers."

Meanwhile, on the other side, RW's ADC Zhang Wuji also had a somber expression. Although the responsibility for the first game's loss was not entirely his, he did bear a considerable share of the blame.

In the next game, I must stake my dignity as a new generation AD carry and kill the opponent once.

Almost simultaneously, both AD carries looked up at the screen and shouted in unison, "Sorry, it's not that I absolutely have to win this time, but this time, I have a reason why I absolutely cannot lose (die)!" x2

Ten minutes later, both teams stepped onto the battlefield once again.

This time, RW decisively banned EZ and chose to let Kalista out. In their opinion, although Kalista is strong in the current version, she relies on teamwork in the bot lane and has a short range, which will always force the opponent to fight with them.

result...

Thirty minutes later, the RW team glanced expressionlessly at their own exploding base, then at the opposing team's Iceborn Gauntlet, Randuin's Omen, and Wit's End, their eyes gradually losing their light.

Especially Zhang Wuji.

In his mind, today's situation was at least a crushing defeat, if not a clash of titans.