You actually want me to...

JDG: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Azir, Bot lane Caitlyn + Thresh

Everyone's keeping something under wraps. At least TES has kept Roland's offensive support role hidden, forcing him to play a defensive support instead. This way, they can better see JKL's performance in actual matches. As for top laner Sett, that will be TES's designated flex pick in the future.

In the early stages, assuming neither jungler caused any trouble (in reality, Sejuani causing trouble meant feeding), both bot lane duos were online normally.

The early stages of this training match were already polarized.

Sett is at a disadvantage in the laning phase against Aatrox. Aatrox's retreating QW combo, if mastered, can completely frustrate Sett. However, Sett hasn't been nerfed too much yet, so while it's a disadvantageous matchup, it's not impossible for him to win.

The same applies to the bot lane. Braum will just be taking hits in the early game. He definitely can't beat the enemy Caitlyn + Thresh. He should just wait to get beaten up.

The mid lane is the only lane with an advantage; as long as Elise doesn't come, it's like child's play for Irelia to kill Azir.

Of course, these are all theoretical concepts.

Actually... Ah Shui had been subtly harassing Caitlyn by using his skills to his advantage from the laning phase onwards, showcasing his positioning and timing.

While this guy can be incredibly hyped when he's on fire, he also has real skill.

Roland only sacrificed a little health to absorb some damage. When he turned around, the enemy policewoman's health was already lower than Miss Fortune's, but only by a little bit. Then the two of them began to retreat together.

A second later, the opposing bot lane duo leveled up to level two, but it was to no avail.

"You got completely crushed by this team in the Demacia Cup?"

"What do you mean by being beaten up? I call it taking a tactical beating."

"But I've seen you hang up many times."

"So what if I die a lot? Even though I die a lot, I upgrade my equipment frequently."

"..."

Too lazy to bother with this idiot, after a brief exchange in lane, Ah Shui had already assessed the strength of the opposing AD carry.

Honestly, I don't feel there's been much change compared to last year.

Loken is no longer a newcomer. He definitely faced off against JKL in the early days. In S8, JKL and the Princess duo pressured Loken so much that he couldn't hold his lane. In S9, Loken consistently outplayed him. Now in S10, things are still the same.

The current retreat is simply because Braum was too weak in the early game, and he really had no chance of winning.

However, at this very moment, JDG unexpectedly gave them an opportunity.

Since Kanavi was playing Elise, at level three, the opposing Elise decisively chose to invade TES's bottom jungle, only to be clearly spotted by TES's ward.

"Can you come?"

"Come, you must come."

They can't win a 2v2 bot lane matchup, but they can easily dominate a 3v1 jungle.

At this moment, the Spider was standing by the red buff bush, seemingly calculating the time Sejuani would take down the Krugs. Little did he know, Karsa had anticipated the enemy invasion and had not only finished down the Krugs, but was also quietly watching him from the bush next to him.

As soon as the bot lane duo arrived, Roland flashed over the wall from the Krug pit without hesitation, applied the passive to Spider with a basic attack, and Sejuani also rushed out of the bush with her Q skill at the same time, forcing Spider to use her flying skill.

"Sell me, I can't leave."

"I can walk. I haven't learned the level 2 skill yet, but I have a lantern."

Upon hearing this, Kananvi immediately flashed upon landing. With Thresh's lantern providing support, even if Roland successfully landed a Q on Elise later, there was no way to stop her.

A jungler and support traded flashes, giving TES's jungler a huge advantage, while the bot lane suffered a massive loss.

"Damn it, does this Thresh even know how to play? How come he learned a lantern at level two?" Roland was dumbfounded. The assist that was almost in their grasp just flew away. They lost several minions when they came to support.

"There's nothing we can do unless you can stop the car in mid-air."

"No, I can't hold this in. Thresh learned the lantern technique, we can find a way to hit him with a shot."

Even in training matches, everything on the field is interconnected.

The female police officer doesn't have much burst damage in the early game, unless she uses the so-called EAQ combo. However, against professional players, most AD carries who dare to use skills like that have been benched by the coaching staff, so it can be ignored.

A female police officer with no burst damage, plus a Thresh with only one hook control skill at level two, when the hell are they not going to play?

"Wouldn't that be too risky? What if Spider is there?" Since it was his first time participating in a training match with a new team, Ah Shui felt it was best to play it safe for now, but...

"Big Head, your steady demeanor disgusts me."

"Damn it, you want to expose my true colors in the very first training match, huh? Fine, go for it. You'll take the blame if we lose anyway."

"That's more like it. You're not as good when you're playing it safe." The moment the words fell, Braum used the minion position as a springboard and jumped with his W skill. While the JDG bot lane duo was still in a daze, he raised his hand and used a basic attack to force the shield into Thresh's mouth.

Don't be a coward, just go for it, the gamble is that your spider isn't here.

What's wrong with defensive support?

Have you ever heard of the saying "defense to the extreme is offense"? Have you seen it, Uncle Dog Thief?

The answer is simple: stack armor and then unleash a shield slam. You're completely fearless.

Roland and Ah Shui suddenly became aggressive, while JDG looked like they'd just eaten poop. They'd barely left after saving their Spider teammate when the bot lane started a gank against them, and they really couldn't do anything about it.

W increases both resistances, and with the Guardian rune, Braum can tank two auto-attacks from Caitlyn with just his shield without taking much damage. His Thresh did manage to hook Braum, but he was also stunned by Miss Fortune's auto-attack, which triggered Braum's passive.

If Thresh had both Q and E skills, Braum wouldn't dare to engage so casually.

However, he learned W at level two, so he had no ability to counterattack against the opponent's strong attacks and could only use Flash to save his health.

Even though only three minutes had passed.

The situation in the bottom lane was already beginning to take shape.

First Encounter: Chapter 59: You know what I mean, right?

"Seriously? You guys actually dared to go in like that?" Knight, who was watching the bottom lane, was dumbfounded. The spider was just here a moment ago, and it hadn't even appeared on the map. Why did they go in like that?

"Huh? That's because I think I can fight."

"What if there's a spider?"

"What else can we do but kill them all? It's either them or us, it's that simple."

Are you kidding me?

The two have been playing this way for over a year in ranked matches. Since this is a practice match rather than a competition, we should at least show it off a bit.

Showing aggression is still showing aggression, right? There's nothing wrong with that, is there?

After shedding any unnecessary reserve, TES's bot lane played with increasing ease. Admittedly, there are strengths and weaknesses in lane pairings, but against a Thresh who had leveled up W at level two and was low on health, that difference in strength disappeared.

What followed was a battle over the gap in AD (Attack Damage) between the two sides.

In team fights, even ten Lokens combined wouldn't be as prone to dying as Ah Shui.

However, when it comes to laning, Ah Shui can dominate the opponent single-handedly without flinching.

Looking at the Braum standing in front of him, Water was so moved he almost cried. God knows how many years he'd been a pro player, and now he'd finally been assigned a Braum who wouldn't hide behind him. Is this the joy of transferring teams?

With the suppression ability activated, the bot lane and support synergy increases.

Ah Shui and Roland maintained basically the same position. If you push forward, I'll push forward; if you retreat, I'll occupy a favorable position in the bushes. Their level of cooperation is incomparable to their cooperation with P-Emperor. They even skipped the initial adjustment period and appeared exceptionally mature.

"Wait, how come TES's bot lane coordinates so well?" Green Hair wondered. "You just joined TES, right? How come your bot lane doesn't need any practice? Is there really some kind of 'wanderer bond'?"

Thinking back to the time when he first started working with Loken, Green Hair said he couldn't accept it at all.

How much pressure are they putting on the enemy bot lane?

"Emmm, let me put it this way, if the enemy had picked a Leona or Nautilus instead of Braum, we might have already collapsed."

"???"

Yes, that's exactly how it is in the bot lane.

What really bothered Green Hair wasn't the difference in AD carry skill. It was a surprise that Loken could beat JackeyLove, and it was normal that he couldn't. What he couldn't accept was how a new combination could be so harmonious in terms of positioning, teamwork, and awareness.

With such tacit understanding, these two probably took a nap together as soon as they met, right?

The bottom lane stabilized and even had a slight advantage, while the mid laner already had an advantage. As Karsa farmed the jungle, he suddenly found himself invincible in the bottom half of the jungle. The enemy Elise would run away whenever she saw him in the bottom half of the jungle, without any intention of causing him any trouble.

Even though I didn't do anything, the rhythm just inexplicably started.

Seeing this, Karsa's initial plan to go to the top lane was completely shattered, and he immediately controlled Sejuani to head to the bottom lane.

Immediately afterwards, my own DNA started to move.

He skillfully used the river vision to sneak into the enemy jungle, skillfully used Q to jump down from above the enemy jungle wall, skillfully marked the cooldown of his Q skill and the time of his Flash, and then, as if by muscle memory, used Q-Flash to help the bot lane secure the kill on Thresh.

First Blood

The female gunner got the first blood.

It wasn't until everything was over that Kasa suddenly came to his senses and realized what he had just done.

This feeling...

This familiar feeling of the top laner being passive and unreliable, the mid laner sometimes carrying and sometimes passive, and the bottom lane having a consistent advantage but also being prone to getting overconfident and dying...

Oh no, is he still with RNG?

"Well done, Ka Ge! That vision-flanking maneuver was amazing!" Ah Shui was overjoyed after getting the kill.

So, in this game, your jungler will gank your bot lane in the early game?

Loved it.

Thinking back on his miserable time with IG, Ah Shui could only say that he transferred too late.

"It's okay, I'll help you push the lane. I'll come over and dive you once I've finished farming."

"Goodness, Brother Ka, you've finally come to your senses."

"No, what about me? What am I supposed to do?" Seeing Karsa's apparent intention to stay in the bot lane, 369 was slightly distraught. He had been struggling in the top lane, almost driven crazy by the opponent's kiting. How could that backstep be so annoying? He could barely even touch the opponent.

"It's okay, 369, just bear with it for now. We'll come to the top lane to rescue you once we've cleared the bottom lane."

"???"

Once Casarte's strategy became clear, the situation on the field immediately became polarized.

On one hand, TES relentlessly ganked JDG's bot lane. After all, it was a brutal beating of their old teammate, and seeing him die repeatedly was somewhat satisfying. Even Knight couldn't resist joining in a couple of times, relentlessly hacking at Loken.

On the other hand, having lost control of the bottom lane jungle, Spider could only target the top lane, but the effect was not as good as TES's.

The strongman under the tower is someone who has some merit.