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Chapter 113 What a wonderful start! (Please subscribe)
The two coaches came to the center of the stage to shake hands, and the two sides officially entered the map phase.

"Both sides have entered the map reading phase. Let's move on to the first game of the 2017 LPL Spring Split semifinals, EDG vs. RNG!"

Accompanied by the system's loud notification sound, both sides have entered Summoner's Rift.

"EDG! Go for it!!"

"RNG! Go for it!!"

Below the stage, the cheers of the fans from both sides collided like two torrents, resounding throughout the entire venue.

This is a match where there's no need for officials to arrange staff to shout along.

During the last match, quite a few staff members were called in to shout.

The main reason is that these two semi-final matches were scheduled together, so EDG and RNG fans were scrambling for tickets, and quite a few people also came to buy scalped tickets offline.

Naturally, there are more people who support and cheer for the team.

At the start, both sides opted for the conventional long, straight formation, refraining from any aggressive invasions.

mlxg's Lee Sin started with red buff, while Clearlove's Hecarim started with blue buff; both players started their jungle runs in the bottom half of the map.

The reason is quite simple: the factory manager really wanted to try and get it done at level two.

The opposing team has Lucian and Braum, aiming to gain an advantage in lane. Although Varus and Lulu aren't particularly afraid of the opponent at level one, they can't win a forced fight, mainly because Braum's crowd control is too overpowered.

This kind of single-point control is particularly powerful in fights, not to mention that after Lucian's buffs, he's a must-pick for laners.

Bringing it out means the bot lane has absolute confidence.

Xiangguo took the red buff in the bottom lane because of Lee Sin's strength; a Lee Sin with the red buff is a huge threat in lane.

He wanted to defend the top lane and then go to the jungle to find Clearlove.

At least don't let the factory manager interfere with the online discussions.

Because this lineup gives him lane priority in both the top and bottom lanes.

As for the mid lane, both Viktor and Orianna are focused on farming.

There shouldn't be any major problems in this situation.

If Xiaohu can't even develop properly... then there's really nothing he can do.

After all, everyone clearly heard during the draft phase that Xiaohu lacked confidence against Unreal and dared not let any other heroes pass him by. Under these circumstances, EDG picked Orianna.

In the early game, they no longer have much solo-kill potential...

Actually, Mala Xiangguo also found it strange that Xiaohu's performance had declined so drastically.

At this time last year, Xiaohu was still a prodigy who could play LeBlanc in his left hand and Zed in his right, and was the team's big brother.

The changes have been so rapid in just one year.

While farming jungle monsters, I couldn't resist switching the screen to check on the mid-lane matchup.

Upon seeing it, I couldn't help but twitch my lips.

Viktor was harassed by Orianna's Q skill, but he couldn't land any auto-attacks, and the second hit of his Q skill didn't deal any damage. He lost a lot of health in the trade, and he was completely stuck.

At this point, Xiangguo already sensed that something was wrong.

Is it possible that Viktor can't even farm properly against Orianna in lane?
However, he knew what kind of person Xiaohu was, so he just glanced at the mid laner and didn't say anything.

Asking him to stay calm would only create more pressure...

After clearing the red buff and raptors, Xiangguo was preparing to move to the top side of the map according to his plan, looking for an opportunity to put pressure on Mouse's Titan, so that Jayce could develop more comfortably, and also looking for an opportunity to invade Clearlove's jungle.

Just as he was about to leave, Uzi's urgent voice came through the headset: "Xiangguo, I feel like Clearlove will come to gank bot lane at level two. You come and counter-gank. If he dares to make a move, he'll be completely destroyed this wave!"

Xiangguo's brows furrowed unconsciously.

As a jungler, the worst thing you can do is be controlled by your lane opponent.

Especially in the early stages of the game, every step of the jungler's route planning is crucial. Once it is figured out or disrupted, it is easy to fall into a passive position.

His original plan was to take advantage of Jayce's strong period in the top lane to open up the game, but now he suddenly switched to the bottom lane, which not only wasted time, but also, if Clearlove didn't come, he would hand over the initiative in the top half of the map.

After all, you can't take what's said in an interview too seriously.

Does he mean that a person can be arrested at the second level just because he says so?

But... the one speaking was Uzi.

In RNG, no one can ignore Uzi's demands.

The main point is that offending him is equivalent to offending the club.

"Tsk..." Xiangguo struggled internally for a moment, but after looking at Lucian and Braum in the bottom lane who were eager to push forward and try to whittle down his health, he finally gave in.

He knew that if he didn't go, and the factory manager really came, the pressure would be even greater if the bottom lane gave away more kills.

"Okay, I'm coming." Xiangguo responded, controlling the Lee Sin to turn around and directly enter the bush below the dragon pit in the bottom lane to counter-gank.

Time passed by second by second.

In the bottom lane, Zet and Meiko played very smartly. Facing the strong pressure from Uzi and Ming, they chose to play it safe and let the lane go, preferring to miss a few minions rather than give the opponent a chance to initiate.

The minion wave was slowly pushed towards EDG's tower.

After squatting for about ten seconds without any movement, Xiangguo realized that something was wrong.

This rhythm is actually wrong. If the goal is to gank bot lane at level two, Centaur should be here by now.

Xiangguo's heart sank little by little.

He knew that his worst fears had come true; the other side was indeed a smokescreen, and he made a point of mentioning this during the interview.

"Maybe... he won't come?" Xiao Ming asked tentatively.

The puppy was a little uncertain now, but he still said, "Let's crouch down a little longer, he's definitely trying to mess with us!"

However, just as RNG's three junglers were focusing their attention on the bottom lane, the system notification sounded like thunder in the sky above the Rift!

First Blood!

A blood!

"What's going on?!" The puppy and the hotpot exclaimed almost simultaneously.

The three quickly switched the camera to the middle lane.

Orianna was calmly clearing the minion wave under the tower, while Xiaohu's Viktor had become a cold corpse, lying not far from his own turret.

"The factory manager didn't even go down; he came straight to gank me." Xiaohu was very aggrieved... After all you've said, didn't you even consider that he was ganking mid?
The main reason was that the factory manager saw the situation in the mid lane and immediately changed his mind.

Because he didn't expect that Xiaohu's Viktor would lose so much health.

That would give us a chance to kill Viktor.

Compared to the bottom lane, he still felt that if the mid lane could take off, the game would be more stable.

After all, Varus is a poke champion, and against this enemy team composition, Varus can deal damage as long as he uses his Q skill.

Orianna is the true core of this game; the better she farms, the better she can win team fights.

The director immediately showed the replay.

In the mid-lane matchup, Xiaohu's health was already quite low due to Li Fan's harassment.

The factory manager's men rushed out from the shadows on the side, activating their Ghost and E skills, and kicked Viktor back!
Xiaohu reacted extremely quickly, immediately using Flash, but Li Fan's Orianna followed with Flash, a precise QW slow, combined with Hecarim's damage and the red buff to stick to him, and finally secured the first blood with a basic attack that had the passive effect!

The entire gank was executed flawlessly, with perfect teamwork. Even though Xiaohu used Flash, he couldn't escape death.

"My God, the factory manager didn't go to the bottom lane, he chose to gank mid, and he succeeded! Unreal got first blood!" Remember shouted loudly.

"Xiangguo ran to the bottom lane and waited for so long, but not only did he not catch anyone, his own top jungle might be invaded by Clearlove..." Su Xiaoyan said, looking at the minimap and seeing that Clearlove had entered the blue side's jungle.

"Clearly, the factory manager probably guessed that Xiangguo would counter-gank in the bottom lane, so he immediately changed his strategy and went to gank the mid lane..."

"This is a tactical game! RNG thought Clearlove would target the bot lane, but EDG did the opposite. Knowing that the bot lane was prepared, they ganked the mid lane! This caused RNG's early game rhythm to break down a bit."

"Actually... ever since Unreal started playing mid lane, he has ganked mid at level two a lot, so this time it seems unexpected, but it is actually reasonable. The main reason is that Unreal's laning ability is very exaggerated. Once his health is low, he will naturally become the focus of the jungler."

The barrage in the live broadcast room exploded instantly:
[Haha, the classic level 2 gank bot has turned into a level 2 gank mid!]

[That's hilarious! You thought I was going to gank the enemy's reverse crouch, but I actually ganked it and it went in.]

[Little Tiger, hold on! How did you give away first blood so early?]

[Unreal's Orianna is acting strangely. Aren't most Orianna champions supposed to focus on farming? Why is he playing so aggressively? Why is he always trying to trade blows and whittle down the opponent's health?]

[Oh no, EDG's mid and jungle have really gotten going!]

Just as the EDG fans at the scene were excited for Li Fan getting that kill, the director quickly switched the camera to the bottom lane.

"Wait! Xiangguo's Lee Sin hasn't left. He and RNG's bot lane duo are about to attack EDG's bot lane! This is a level 2 tower dive kill!" Remember's voice became urgent.

In the video, Braum is seen charging ahead and pushing into EDG's bottom lane tower!
A Q skill hit Varus precisely as he tried to reposition under the tower.

The passive effect and slow effect were applied directly, which also attracted the aggro of the turrets.

Lucian glided forward, unleashing a torrent of Holy Lance and Silver Bullets, quickly activating Braum's passive!

"Kill the AD first! Kill the AD first!" Uzi shouted urgently in the voice chat.

Xiangguo's Lee Sin hit the stunned Varus with his Sonic Wave, and then kicked him with his second Q!

Meiko's Lulu reacted extremely quickly, immediately using Polymorph on the most threatening Lee Sin.

However, without additional skills and without a shield, there's no way to stop the damage from RNG.

Varus woke up from his stun and used Heal and Flash almost simultaneously, but Lucian followed up with two passive auto-attacks and Ignite, managing to kill Varus under the tower!
"Zet is down! But the tower is still attacking Braum! Braum's health is very low! Can we trade kills?" Su Xiaoyan shouted anxiously.

Meiko's Lulu dealt all the damage to Braum, and the turret's second attack had already landed.

In the end, Lulu's basic attack took down Braum.

"Braum is down too! Meiko's Lulu got the kill, but there's still a Lee Sin and Lucian under the tower! What can Lulu do? She's out of skills!"

There is indeed no good way to deal with this situation.

The rhythm of tower diving and securing kills was just too good.

It's already quite difficult to get even one...

In the second tower dive, despite Lee Sin tanking the tower, he still managed to kill Lulu by using Flash.

Lucian has secured a double kill!

"Uzi got a double kill! RNG's bot lane and jungle forced a tower dive, resulting in a 1-for-2 trade, and both kills were on Lucian!" Changmao exclaimed. "Although the mid lane lost, RNG made up for it in the bot lane! Because of this huge wave of minions pushing into the tower, Zet couldn't get any minions at all. Although the mid lane gave up a kill, they actually gained a little advantage thanks to the bot lane."

The atmosphere in the entire venue was ignited once again, and RNG fans erupted in a frenzied cheer, as if they had survived a disaster!

What good is it if Unreal's Orianna gets kills? She's not very useful in the early and mid-game; she only becomes effective in the late game. But Lucian will dominate the game once the laning phase is over.

"Wow... RNG was so decisive this time!" Remember calmed down a bit. "Xiangguo wasted time in the bottom lane, but he knew he had to do something. Uzi also capitalized on EDG's bottom lane duo's poor performance and forced a tower dive. Although it cost the support, Uzi got two kills. With two kills in the early game, this Lucian is about to take off!"

The tide of the live stream chat turned instantly:

Holy crap! Spicy hot pot!

[They actually dared to cross that line? That's incredibly reckless!]

Although the mid laner gave up, the bot lane fought back!

[Damn it, they've fed a super fed Lucian, EDG's late game is going to be tough.]

RNG player seat.

Uzi smiled excitedly as he controlled Lucian to recall to base, shouting into the voice chat, "Nice! Guys! I got two kills, such a great start, this game is over."

Xiangguo breathed a sigh of relief. Although the process was tortuous, the result was good in the end: "Okay, okay, as long as you get fat."

Xiao Ming grinned and said, "Brother Dog is awesome!"

As for support roles, they are meant to do the dirty and tiring work.

Hearing the good news from the bottom lane, Xiaohu finally felt less nervous.

If the bottom lane doesn't get anything done, that's going to be a big problem.

Just focus on farming and wait for the bot lane to carry you.

EDG player seats.

Zet stared at the black and white screen, rubbing his hair in frustration.

"Xiba!"

"It's okay, it's okay... The other side wasted so much time in the bottom lane, and Clearlove has already cleared out their jungle. They probably didn't gain much anyway," Meiko comforted her.

The bot lane duo they picked this time was basically just for utility; they could just sit back and do nothing.

"That's right, there's not much of a problem as long as things remain stable. We have an advantage in Nakano."

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