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Chapter 392 1-1 Draw! A Clash of Top Teams!
"As a die-hard royal fan, I'm just here for fun today. Whoever wins won't affect me."

"Is this year LPL's best chance yet?!"

"This is ridiculous! This year really is our best chance yet. We'll have a civil war in Incheon! Let the Koreans watch us lift the trophy!"

"Seriously, I'm not exaggerating, but LCK's performance this year is terrible. Even Korean fans are embarrassed to praise them. What makes you think LCK can win?"

"..."

Both contestants returned to the stage.

This time, IG took the initiative to choose sides, and they chose the red side again.

EDG, following their own strategy, banned all three champions: Irelia, Rakan, and Urgot.

"Coach Maokai isn't stubborn. If we can't target him, we'll just ban the crab." Miller agreed with this approach.

It looks simple, but there are quite a few stubborn coaches in the LPL region.

IG's bans didn't change much, with Akali, Camille, and Taliyah being banned.

"Jayce and Aatrox were both released at the same time. Normally... EDG should choose Aatrox, right?"

Eh!
EDG was going to surprise everyone by instantly picking Jayce!

"Jayce?"

Miller frowned. "Holy Gun can play this champion, but we have to be skeptical about whether he can perform as well against TheShy."

Seeing this, IG proactively chose Aatrox and Xin Zhao.

EDG then locked in Ziggs and Alistar in advance, while IG locked in Varus as their last pick.

In the second round of the ban/pick phase, IG banned Ryze and Nocturne, while EDG banned Tahm Kench and Lucian.

"Coach Maokai is really cautious. We all know that TheShy has Lucian that can be used against Jayce, so in order to prevent this from happening, he also chose to play it safe and ban Lucian."

IG had no choice but to put Aatrox in the top lane, and then they had to pick LeBlanc for the mid lane.

EDG, on the other hand, chose Renekton and Gragas!

"Another Renekton?" Miller said, sounding quite surprised. "EDG really seems to believe that Renekton can easily defeat LeBlanc."

It mainly depends on the composition of the lineup.

The Jayce + Ziggs double poke composition is inherently a lineup that needs to accelerate in the early and mid-game.

In the mid lane, it's not really suitable for Wang Yao to choose any hero. Picking Renekton, a hero that can help the team stabilize the early and mid-game rhythm, would be the most appropriate choice.

IG had no choice but to pick Braum as their last pick.

The lineups for both sides were thus officially finalized.

EDG (blue side) has Jayce in the top lane, Gragas in the jungle, Renekton in the mid lane, and Ziggs and Alistar in the bot lane.

The red team, IG, consists of Aatrox in the top lane, Xin Zhao in the jungle, LeBlanc in the mid lane, and Varus and Braum in the bot lane.

"EDG's lineup is actually a bit like an upgraded version of IG's lineup in the first game, except that EDG's lineup places more emphasis on early-game advantage!"

Once inside Summoner's Rift, Wang Yao, like a nagging monk, kept talking incessantly to his teammates:

"We must play it safe in the early game. Our power spike comes around the Rift Herald fight at 10 minutes. If we make a mistake in the early game, our lineup doesn't have a high margin for error. We don't need to pursue a big advantage in the laning phase; just farm normally."

"Holy Gun Bro, you have to be careful. Ning will definitely gank top lane. He can't stand seeing TheShy fall behind in lane."

"Okay, okay, Lao Wang, hurry up and arrange the starting positions," Holy Gun Bro urged.

"Let's start with defensive positioning."

Wang Yao directed his teammates to defend every pass in the jungle. After all, IG had Braum, the king of level 1 team fights. If they really wanted to do something unconventional, he could deal with them calmly.

The good news is that IG didn't invade, mainly because they were on the red side.

If Braum aggressively invades the jungle at level 1, it's essentially forcing Gragas to the top side of the map, which isn't good news for TheShy. Everyone knows Ning will definitely gank top lane.

Even the EDG players think so.

But Ning Wang decided to use a surprise attack to win this game!
"Old Song, I'll gank mid lane later. You just push the lane normally in the early game, and then let the mid laner push back."

"Row."

Both sides engaged in a normal mid-lane matchup, with LeBlanc gaining a significant advantage at level 1 by utilizing her longer range.

The crocodile couldn't stop LeBlanc from pushing the lane aggressively; he could only obediently hide behind her and let LeBlanc push the minion wave over.

Even the commentators have gained experience in observing the laning situation in the mid lane.

"There's not much to see in the mid lane early game. The crocodile will let the wave go and then push the minion wave back. I just don't know if Kshine will use this push back wave to try and do something like they did in the first game."

The director switched the camera to both the top and bottom, but ultimately locked it onto the middle.

The two monsters in the bottom lane were just throwing skills at each other, which wasn't very interesting.

The upper route should have been more interesting.

But Flandre is too steady!

Even after getting Jayce, he didn't try to suppress Aatrox's development, or even position himself further forward to suppress him. He simply stayed in the back to farm minions, showing his intentions through his actions.

You can develop your strength, but don't even think about calling the jungler to gank me.

This is one of the reasons why Ning didn't immediately think of ganking the top lane in this game.

Flandre was too steady, giving him absolutely no chance. How could Aatrox possibly push Jayce's lane in the early game?

If the minion wave doesn't reach the tower, there's no chance to tower dive.

The only option is to look for a solution in the mid lane, and Ning's opportunity is also very good. During this push back wave in the mid lane, the Crocodile will definitely try to push the minion wave completely.

A melee fighter who is focused on pushing the lane will inevitably position themselves forward, thus creating opportunities for the enemy.

This is not.

After quickly clearing three camps of jungle monsters in the top half of the map, Zhao Xin immediately went to the bushes on the left side of the mid lane to ambush.

And this time.

The mid lane has started pushing back. After LeBlanc pushed the minion wave into the turret in the early game, the blue team's mid lane minions quickly cleared out the red team's minions with the help of the turret.

They have also amassed nearly two waves of minions, which are now advancing towards the red team's turrets.

The crocodile has also left under the turret and is moving forward with the minion wave.

"Old Song, as long as you hit with E, we can definitely kill the crocodile!" Ning Wang communicated in advance via voice chat.

"Let's start the kill! I'm sure I can hit with my E!"

Song Yijin was also gritting his teeth. In the first two games, his presence was not strong. In the first game, IG lost the game, and he had to take the blame for the loss in the mid lane. In the second game, he was one of the ones who won by default.

Song Yijin is now eager to vent his anger.

"Phew... I'll make the first move!"

Song Yijin took a deep breath and mentally conceived two ways to make the first move.

The simplest way is to step forward with W to close the distance, but that's too obvious and makes it easy for the crocodile to anticipate.

Moreover, Wang Yao's positioning was also very deliberate. Although he was pushing forward with the minion wave, he always maintained an ambiguous distance.

LeBlanc's W ability doesn't always guarantee damage when moving forward. To kill Renekton, LeBlanc needs to land all three of her abilities.

That leaves only one way!
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