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Chapter 73 Illusion
"Huh? Is there any special meaning to Leona having Fervor of Battle? Does Meiko really think he's playing top lane Leona this game?!"

"This is ridiculous! They're already behind the opponent by a talent right from the start. What are EDG's bot lane even capable of doing?! Meiko is going to take the blame for this game."

"Is Meiko paying homage to Mata's Zyra the Windspeaker? Even in the quarterfinals, he brought the wrong runes?"

"..."

On the Samsung team's side, some members also noticed Meiko's talent for fighting spirit.

"Aigoo, it seems the enemy support has chosen the wrong runes. Our bot lane should have an easier time this game."

Ruler chuckled mischievously. No matter how much EDG tries to change things up, they can't possibly move Gnar to the bottom lane as support and let Leona play top lane.

"You guys better be careful in the bottom lane, don't let the enemy find an opportunity," Master An warned cautiously.

At this moment, signals from the field are constantly being pinned out.

"Should we have our jungler gank us at level two?" Meiko asked.

"There's no need. Samsung plays very cautiously in the early laning phase, so ganking bot lane at level two isn't very meaningful."

Wang Yao shook his head. He knew that at this time, Ruler was an impeccable iron turtle in the bottom lane and would not suppress the opponent like Uzi did.

Even if their support is Lulu, they can take advantage of her long range to relentlessly whittle down Leona's health with auto-attacks and exert pressure.

However, Samsung will definitely be wary of the factory manager's killer move of targeting the lower levels and will not dare to advance rashly.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Yao discussed the decision with the factory manager. After hearing Wang Yao's plan, the EDG members revealed a mischievous smile.

It has to be you!
SSG's bot lane duo arrived at the lane immediately, but they didn't help Ambition clear the jungle.

This can be seen as a smokescreen for EDG, forcing them to believe that Ambition started with the red buff in this game.

Tristana and Leona arrived a little later, and Meiko's health dropped slightly, which made CoreJJ realize that Clearlove was likely in the bottom half of the map.

"Their jungler probably started with red buff. Let's not rush to push, lest the enemy gank us at level two," Samsung's support CoreJJ advised.

"Their jungler likes to gank bot lane at level two, so you'd better be careful and avoid trouble," Master An said.

Before his Sejuani reaches level three, he rarely goes out to gank; at most, he'll help his lane teammates counter-gank.

SSG's goal for the bot lane in this game is to play it safe until the mid-game and try to avoid fights, since they are likely to suffer losses in a 3v3 bot lane.

After receiving instructions from Master An, Lulu first ran to EDG's tri-bush and placed a ward, while Xayah placed a ward in front of the dragon pit.

With these two vision points, even if the Prince tries to use his EQ combo to flank and gank bot lane, SSG's wards will spot him.

The factory manager's chances of being apprehended at the second level are basically locked down by these two eyes!

Of course, when the minion wave reached the bottom lane, Lulu remained cautious in her positioning, neither pushing forward with Xayah nor attempting to auto-attack Leona.

After all, what they need to do this game is not to suppress, but to stabilize the situation in the bottom lane.

"EDG's bot lane is having a lot of fun. Even though the enemy has Lulu, they just don't dare to auto-attack Leona."

PDD smiled and said that a level 1 Leona is quite weak in the bot lane and will definitely not be able to gain an advantage against a long-range Lulu.

Even in the second round of the upgrade, it would be difficult for Xiao Pao to gain an advantage against Xia and Lulu if he were to rely solely on himself.

Wang Yao's Tristana learns the E skill at level one. With the passive explosion effect and the E explosion spark, EDG's wave push is a step faster than the cautious Ruler.

EDG actually secured lane priority in the bottom lane first! With Leona leveling up to level 2, the situation in the bottom lane suddenly changed.

Meiko maneuvered the Sun Maiden forward, and Lulu immediately retreated, fearing that she would be controlled by the Sun Maiden.

CoreJJ certainly knows how high the level 2 burst damage of Leona and Tristana is; Lulu's squishy health simply can't withstand it.

As soon as Lulu retreated, the pressure on Xayah in the laning phase suddenly intensified, and all the pressure from EDG was now on him.

While last-hitting minions, Ruler kept an eye on the movements of Leona and Tristana, making his game very difficult. He had to focus all his energy on the laning phase.

Even so, Wang Yao still managed to seize an opportunity and used the range advantage of the small cannon to auto-attack Xia twice.

"Damn it... This is so uncomfortable!" Ruler muttered to himself, not daring to openly complain with the senior sect leader An present.

However, the current laning situation reminded him of when he faced Uzi in the group stage.

Uzi and Wang Yao have similar laning strength; they like to find opportunities to poke you a couple of times while laning. Although the damage isn't high, it adds up and can force you to use up a health potion.

The bottom lane duel is a gradual accumulation process. Even if it's just trading hits with basic attacks, as long as you have one more potion than your opponent, you can force them to go back to base earlier.

This allows them to gain an economic and experiential advantage, creating a snowball effect in the early stages.

"We should have pushed the lane at level one." Samsung's support CoreJJ also noticed Ruler's difficult laning phase.

If they had gone for level 2 first in the laning phase right from the start, at least they wouldn't be having such a difficult time right now.

But the enemy has a Prince, and he might even have a red buff, so you can't gamble on whether he'll gank you directly from the lane.

Seeing that EDG's bot lane duo was showing signs of dominance, the experienced Ambition immediately realized that Clearlove was likely to rush to level 3 and gank top lane in this game.

"Be careful on the top lane, the enemy prince might gank you," Master An warned Withered.

In the early game, Sejuani can't take the initiative to attack; she's lucky if she can just defend her own jungle. Fortunately, Clearlove's Jarvan IV isn't the kind of jungler who starves himself like Mlxg.

Anzhangmen's strategy was simple: farm jungle camps like crazy and quickly reach level six.

As for his teammates online, even if they can't keep things stable, they have to keep them stable. Ambition doesn't plan to come out of retirement until Sejuani reaches level 6.

At this moment, the factory manager was not farming the blue buff in the upper half of the map, but instead farming the red buff in the lower half!

It turns out that EDG's bot lane arriving a little later and Leona losing health were both deliberate illusions they created.

The actual factory manager started with blue buff and cleared the bottom half of the map from top to bottom. After defeating the red buff, he quickly reached level 3!

The initial wards only last for 90 seconds, and by this time, the wards Samsung placed in the bottom lane have already disappeared.

"Is the prince going to capture him at level three? I feel like this distance is a bit difficult to catch!" Miller frowned slightly, staring intently at the broadcast screen.

Tristana's E skill and passive ability cause the minion wave in EDG's bot lane to be positioned very far forward, making it difficult for Jarvan IV to successfully gank.

But the next second, everyone finally saw the prince's intention. The factory manager actually used his EQ combo and went all the way from the dragon pit to the triangular bush next to SSG!

Meanwhile, the minion wave with siege minions in the bottom lane is about to reach Samsung's next tower.

If nothing unexpected happens, EDG is planning a tower dive and kill!
"The factory manager is going to tower dive!" PDD exclaimed in surprise. The burst damage from Tristana, Leona, and Jarvan IV could definitely kill Xayah.

Ruler is probably going to get ganked by EDG in this game!
(End of this chapter)