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Chapter 115 My world has collapsed! (Please subscribe)

The atmosphere inside the RNG rest room had plummeted to freezing point.

Uzi walked to his seat without saying a word, picked up his water bottle and took a few big gulps, then slammed the bottle on the table with a bang, crossed his arms, his face gloomy, and stared straight ahead.

Although he didn't speak, anyone could feel the suppressed anger emanating from him. His target was obvious: Xiao Hu, who was sitting in the corner with his head down, not daring to look at anyone.

After all, the bottom lane had a decent start. After the mid laner was caught and killed, the bottom laner forced a tower dive and secured two kills for Lucian.

Bobo in the mid lane got pushed, what should the bot lane do?
The enemy mid laner can come and go as he pleases, so what's the use of having a big advantage in the bot lane? No wonder Xiaohu didn't even have the courage to look up when he returned to the rest room.

Xiangguo and Xiaoming remained silent. The failed tower dive in the bottom lane was the turning point of the game, and they were also responsible. They dared not say anything more at this moment.

I was afraid of upsetting the puppy...

Because at this stage, he will genuinely point his finger at you and yell at you.

Coach Feng looked at the team members, especially Uzi, whose displeasure seemed to be etched on his forehead, and Xiaohu, whose head was almost buried in his knees, and sighed inwardly.

The puppy was too dominant in the team.

Even the captain, Spicy Hot Pot, has no standing in his eyes.

But there's nothing we can do about it. These young players lately can't compare to Uzi in terms of popularity or status within their clubs.

The entire club is in a somewhat unhealthy state; if things continue like this, it will be very difficult to achieve good results.

Without thinking too much, he clapped his hands, breaking the suffocating silence.

"Alright, alright, lift your heads! It's just one loss, it's not the end of the world. The problem in the last game was that our lineup didn't give us a big enough advantage in the early game, making it difficult in the mid-game. Their Orianna played very well, and we didn't apply enough pressure."

"Forget about the last game. What we need to think about now is how to play the next game. Once we find the problem, we just need to solve it."

"How to solve this? We gave up four bans in the mid lane, and with Viktor and Lucian, we banned six mid laners. We gave them so much tactical support, and this is the result."

Although the puppy didn't name names directly, it was pointing to the tiger.

Xiao Hu hunched his shoulders and lowered his head even further.

Feng immediately interrupted, "Little Dog! Calm down, this is a team game, winning or losing is a matter for all five of us. The bottom lane's tower dive mistake and the invasion of our jungle in the last game were all chain reactions. Now is not the time to assign blame!"

After saying this, he couldn't help but recall what Li Fan often said in interviews: winning the game is everyone's achievement... As for losing, EDG has never lost yet.

But those who can say such things are truly great, no further explanation needed.

That's one of the dog's bad points. If he could have changed that, he would have at least one league championship by now, right?
"Next game, let's change our laning strategy in the mid lane. Xiaohu, you just need to use Karma to push the wave, provide vision, and protect Uzi."

"Xiangguo, focus on bot lane in the early game. We need to maximize their advantage and end the game by mid-game, understand?"

Hearing this, the puppy's expression softened slightly.

Using a utility mid-laner to stabilize the game and placing all the bets on the bottom lane is a tried-and-true tactic for RNG in adversity, and it's currently the most direct way to break the deadlock.

Meanwhile, the EDG rest area was filled with jubilation.

"Wow, Fan-ge, that teleportation and that ultimate move, it got me all wet!" Meiko laughed and punched Li Fan on the shoulder.

"You played well, we controlled the tempo. They'll probably change their strategy next game, maybe targeting the mid lane or protecting the bot lane to the death."

"If they continue to let the mid laner pick a scaling champion, we'll just keep playing like this. If they change their strategy, we'll adapt accordingly."

"RNG will definitely fight back in the next game, especially Uzi. He will never give up. Our bot lane will be under a lot of pressure, but as long as we can stabilize and wait for the mid and jungle to get into rhythm, we will be able to win the game."

After a short break, the staff knocked on the doors of both break rooms once again.

The two players returned to their seats.

This time, the two sides switched sides.

EDG banned Miss Fortune, Rengar, and Caitlyn on the blue side.

The female gunner was actually playing against Xiaoming's support.

The Thunder Lady Gunslinger has strong support and suppression capabilities. Although she has been nerfed, she is still a strong pick.

RNG continued to ban Syndra and LeBlanc, but their third pick was Galio.

Galio is indeed overpowered; the red team doesn't intend to release this champion.

As for Orianna, who performed brilliantly in the last game, to be honest, there's really no need to ban this champion.

After all, in their view, Orianna is a champion that tests basic skills, and the team's early lead in the last game was mainly due to the opportunities they provided.

If you're careful and don't give them any opportunities, Orianna won't have that much gold, and even if she gets ahead of the game with her items, she won't be able to turn the tide.

The overall tactics are sound; preventing the opponent from picking strong mid-lane heroes is the right thing to do.

EDG immediately picked Shen on the first floor.

After all, Maokai's ultimate is really useless after the rework, which doesn't fit EDG's tactical plan. In comparison, Shen is better, as his ultimate can support the lane and withstand pressure.

RNG has secured the Excavator and the Fanma in both the first and second rounds.

Because he was on the red side, Feng deliberately picked Karma first, since he has a nickname called "Wind Swayer". His purpose was to make EDG consider whether to play Karma in the mid lane or as a support.

This caused them some trouble in the draft phase.

However, EDG didn't care about all that, or rather, QuickStar had great faith in Li Fan's laning ability.

He immediately pulled out the combination of Ice and Lulu.

Anyway, if Zet gets Ashe, although there will still be a disadvantage in lane, it won't be as bad.

"EDG didn't care about anything else and just picked the bottom lane duo first."

"Ashes is indeed Zet's signature champion. EDG hopes that the bot lane can play more comfortably. Moreover, EDG banned Caitlyn first, so the bot lane is indeed very comfortable now."

You could say that Ashe is weak and uncomfortable, but it is indeed comfortable to play in lane, and her ultimate has utility, so it is actually a good fit for the EDG team.

This is why everyone says that EDG made a very good deal by only spending 500,000 to sign Zet for one season.

RNG hesitated for a moment, but still picked Jinx as their third pick.

Twitch and Kog'Maw are too late-game threats, and their initiative isn't as strong as Jinx's. Feng is worried that Li Fan will take over the game in the mid-to-late game.

After all, it's true that Karma has strong lane dominance, but getting a solo kill is almost impossible.

Unless the opponent has only 100 health left and refuses to leave, standing still waiting for your RQ.

In particular, EDG hasn't picked a mid-lane champion yet, and we don't know what they'll choose for the mid-lane.

In the second round of the draft, they again banned mid-lane champions: Lucian and Jayce.

EDG's picks are Titan and Camille.

"A crocodile? It doesn't make sense to play a crocodile as the fourth move."

In this version of the Crocodile, you can only see the winning line, but you can't win the game.

Moreover, you might not necessarily win against Shen, mainly because the reworked Shen deals really high damage. Not only that, he also has a sword array that can block basic attack damage, making him less likely to be suppressed by heroes who rely on basic attacks.

The crocodile's crucial red-rage W is easily blocked.

"Won't that work? Wouldn't a big bug be better?"

"Fizz? Fizz is fine too. RNG wants to play more aggressively here."

【Seriously, why would a noob like Letme pick Fizz? Can he even play Fizz well? He had no advantage with Jayce last game, does he even know how to play Fizz properly?】

[I'm speechless. Couldn't they have just gone for a four-protect-one strategy? Why did they have to pick Fizz for top lane? I don't know what Feng was thinking.]

When the viewers in the live stream saw the Fizz lock down, they couldn't help but start cursing.

EDG locked in Taliyah and Jarvan IV.

RNG secured Braum as their final pick, finalizing the lineups for both teams. EDG (Blue Side): Top - Shen, Jungle - Jarvan IV, Mid - Taliyah, Bot - Ashe & Lulu.

RNG (Red Side): Top lane Fizz, Jungle Rek'Sai, Mid lane Karma, Bot lane duo Jinx and Braum.

The two coaches shook hands once again, and the game entered a brief loading screen.

Facing Li Fan's Taliyah, Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief; his Karma in the mid lane should be fine.

Just keep using skills to clear the minion wave.

As long as he doesn't enter the attack range, there's not much he can do to himself.

Li Fan glanced at the opposing team's lineup while reading the map.

An idea suddenly popped into my head.

"Brother Kai, let's pretend to swap jungle areas with the enemy and take over the bottom half of the map..."

Backstage, Abu and the other two listened to Li Fan's instructions, their eyes growing brighter and brighter. If it really succeeded, it would completely ruin RNG's chances.

And there really is a chance!
Because RNG openly plays their bot lane, they definitely wouldn't think that much about it under these circumstances.

Both sides immediately purchased their equipment from the spring.

From a bird's-eye view, it's clear that EDG actually grouped up four players and invaded the bottom half of the map.

Xiangguo was controlling the excavator, preparing to start the game on the road.

Seeing this on the minimap, I couldn't help but ask, "Are they planning to switch jungle camps?"

"That's possible. If you lose your bottom half of the map and can't easily go to the bottom lane, it'll be harder for us to pressure the enemy. Plus, the enemy's Jarvan IV is in the bottom half of the map," Xiaoming said.

"This is clearly an attempt to restrict the puppy's development."

"Should we take it back?" Xiangguo mainly asked Xiaogou, since as a jungler, he shouldn't have too much trouble playing in the top half of the map.

After all, the top laner is Fizz, and if the situation allows, he can also tower dive and secure a kill in the top lane.

Of course, this depends on the amount of blood pressure; it's still quite difficult if you're in relatively good health.

"Alright, let's just develop like this for now." Taliyah is still quite strong in the jungle, and she's likely to suffer heavy losses in skirmishes like this.

The puppy held back. So what if the enemy jungler is in the bottom half of the map? They can stay there for four and a half minutes at most, and the bottom lane can still win.

In this way, the factory manager directly started the blue buff in the lower half of the red team's territory.

"EDG's strategy is great, they successfully swapped jungle camps... RNG's bot lane can't play as aggressively anymore."

"EDG's bot lane duo has been playing quite aggressively, and the jungler's presence in the bottom half of the map has indeed given them a lot of confidence."

"Huh? The factory manager only ate one set of jungle monsters and then stopped?"

If we weren't swapping jungle camps, wouldn't taking a whole set be a complete loss?
Li Fan successfully secured lane priority from Sona in the mid lane.

Two minutes and thirty-nine seconds.

Taliyah disappeared in the mid lane...

Xiaohu started sending signals on the minimap again, just like in the last game.

We have no choice but to fight; Taliyah really has the ability to gank the bot lane.

The main thing is to keep her moving passively, making her fast enough...

Then the enemy jungler was in the bottom half of the map.

Letme wasn't too worried, since he had the excavator for protection.

RNG's bot lane duo retreated very quickly...

Xiangguo glanced at the minimap and sensed something was off.

Because... Shen is no longer in the top lane, and that huge wave of minions is about to push into the tower.

Where can Shen go?

We can only go to the jungle!

Looking at the blue buff in his hand, he didn't hesitate at all and tried to run away with the excavator.

But by then it was completely too late.

Shen, Taliyah, and the prince are in position!
Shen rushed in immediately to hold Xiangguo in place, and he did so intentionally by using his E skill to wait for Xiangguo to use Flash.

How could Xiangguo possibly fall for that?

If Shen mocks you... then there's no escaping what's coming next.

The prince followed up with an EQ combo, triggering the passive and causing the Excavator's health to drop by a large number of bars at a visible speed.

Li Fan could easily follow up with ewq's combo and unleash a thunderous attack to take down the excavator!

While securing First Blood, they also successfully stole the Red Buff.

Xiangguo really lost a lot of money this time. Although the excavator has Flash, the success rate of keeping people in place and ganking would be much higher with the red buff.

But now... it's gone!
There's definitely no way to compete for the river crabs later.

Being behind in level and pace is a real headache.

"We got tricked! The enemy team never intended to switch jungle camps; their target was me..."

Everyone thought EDG would target the bot lane, but no one expected that they would initially be targeting the jungler's Rek'Sai.

Shen lost a small wave of minions, but his level is acceptable. As for gold, an assist can make up for it.

Li Fan had already pushed the lane, so this was a huge win for him.

As for the factory manager, he essentially gained a blue buff.

The blue item earned can be given to Li Fan.

"Ah Guang, help me get the blue buff. Give this blue buff directly to Brother Fan."

Li Fan was somewhat surprised by what the factory manager said.

However, as a mid laner, how could anyone refuse to get a blue buff in the early game?

"My God! What are they doing? What is EDG doing?!"

Remember to shout it out!
The audience gasped in surprise.

Because they saw Taliyah take down the blue buff with a single Q skill...

Taliyah with red and blue buffs? How should Xiaohu lane against her?

In the backstage lounge, both Quickstar and Abu were very satisfied with their current advantage.

Li Fan's brilliant, spontaneous commands are sometimes truly remarkable.

Only Scout was restless at this moment.

He felt like he was really going to end up sitting next to the water cooler, just like when he was Faker's substitute.

Nobody even noticed me standing next to the water dispenser...

Xiaohu watched as Taliyah returned to the mid lane, still sporting a fragrant red buff.

I couldn't help but think of what Brother Feng said in the lounge: losing just one game won't cause the sky to fall.

Well... he didn't know whether he would lose the second game or not, but he knew that he was facing a Taliyah with red and blue buffs, and his world was about to collapse!

(End of this chapter)