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During the break between matches, the commentators, the Haier Brothers, tried to keep the conversation flowing by by revisiting the first match.

"Mr. Miller, I just peeked at the chat in our live stream. A lot of viewers are saying that LeeE isn't very good at laning. What's your opinion on that?" Wawa turned to the side and deliberately picked a controversial question.

Miller then recalled the early laning phase: "Indeed, LeeE faced the champion mid laner Easyhoon in his first game, and his trading and positioning definitely need improvement."

"We'll have to wait and see how they perform afterward."

As seasoned commentators, the Haier Brothers naturally see more details than the average viewer.

Li Yi's subsequent cooperation with the jungler and his self-destructive roaming choices left a deeper impression on the two, so they didn't dwell on the difference in last hits, especially when they were being countered in lane.

"We've received a message from the broadcast director that VG will choose the red side for the second game!"

"Alright, both players, please enter! Let's move on to the ban/pick phase of the second match!"

VG's player bench.

"Coach, aren't you going to ban Galio?"

Easyhoon was somewhat surprised.

"No need to ban him, his playstyle is easy to handle."

Coach Cpt Jack appeared confident: "For the first two bans, we'll ban Kalista and Thresh again. For the third ban, let me think... Camille, she's not easy to deal with in the late game when split pushing."

Meanwhile, EDG, on the blue side, continued to target the mid and jungle, banning Azir, Elise, and Orianna.

Commentator Miller was also puzzled by VG's actions: "Why not ban Galio? Perhaps coach Cpt Jack has found a way to deal with it."

"I think EDG should continue to take the game, since they're in good form right now, and there's no reason for them to give it to the other side this time."

EDG (blue side) locked in Galio on the first floor!

VG, on the red side, picked Shen for their top laner Loong on the first floor, and locked in Tristana on the second floor.

"Tristana? Is it AD? My records show that Endless has never played Tristana bot, so I think it's most likely mid-lane Tristana." Wawa explained the draft while flipping through the data.

Miller nodded: "I think so too. VG probably wants to use Tristana's advantage of being able to take down towers quickly to punish LeeE for his self-destructive roaming in the last game."

EDG has obviously studied the opponent's champion pool as well.

In the second round, EDG continued to restrict the jungler and bot lane, while VG banned Aodi's Fiora and Rumble in the top lane.

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"I have to say, VG really tried to limit Aodi's split-pushing in this game... In the end, EDG picked Jayce in the fifth pick for their top laner!"

"Wait a minute, the countdown is almost over, aren't you going to switch Jayce to the top lane?"

Galio in the top lane?

Jayce, mid lane!

The Haier Brothers' eyes lit up immediately.

Who wouldn't want to see a prodigy mid-laner make their debut and carry the entire game?

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The final lineup is confirmed!

Blue side EDG: Top lane Galio, Jungle Kindred, Mid lane Jayce, Bot lane Lucian and Nami.

VG (Red Side): Top lane Shen, Jungle Nocturne, Mid lane Tristana, Bot lane Ashe and Karma.

Before leaving the stage, Nofe still gave him some words of advice with some concern: "Will there be any problems in the mid lane? If you find it difficult, you can call for the support to help clear the wave."

Nofe's original intention was for Aodi to take Jayce to the mid lane and Li Yi to play Galio in the top lane, but since Li Yi volunteered to play Jayce in the mid lane, Nofe chose to trust him.

Li Yi explained this by saying: "The route to the top is too long, and I'm afraid I won't be able to make it."

"Easyhoon isn't a player who excels at AD marksman mid lane, so I think I should be fine in lane."

Mingkai couldn't help but complain, "Just hanging out here isn't enough. If I go to the enemy jungle to get marks, can you come with me?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Yi didn't dare to be arrogant: "I may not be able to come, but I can guarantee that the opposing mid laner won't be able to."

"That's alright."

Enter the game screen.

Having informed his teammates in advance that they weren't planning on engaging in a level 1 team fight, Li Yi chose to go to lane with the minions.

Unlike his previous strategy of letting the lanes open and waiting for the opponent to push back, Li Yi clearly understood that he needed to gain an advantage in the early game, especially before level 5, when Tristana hadn't learned her level 3 E skill.

The reason is also very simple.

Unlike regular mages, Tristana can rely on Vampiric Scepter to sustain herself in lane and trade blows without thinking once she gains an advantage. If she chooses to turret under the tower, Tristana can also use her E [Explosive Spark] to quickly take down the tower.

Entering the laning phase.

Li Yi switched to Jess Cannon form and attacked the second front-line minion of the red side before the minions of both sides converged.

After drawing the aggro of the opponent's first two front-line minions, Li Yi moved to the opposite side of the defensive tower, waiting for the blue team's first three front-line minions to reach the center line before retreating directly.

After this maneuver, the first three front-line soldiers on both sides were pulled to positions off-center, creating a strange gap between them and the back-line soldiers.

Take advantage of Easyhoon's momentary stun when he first engages a minion.

Li Yi controlled Jayce's cannon form and unleashed his Q [Electric Shock], passing through the minion wave.

hit!

The moment the Q skill hits, Li Yi switches to hammer form, uses the movement speed bonus after switching forms to get close, and then uses his hammer form Q [Leap of the Sky] to smash down!

The talent [Storm Rider's Surge] has been triggered!

After unleashing a powerful basic attack in hammer form, Li Yi retreated using the explosive movement speed granted by Wind Rider.

The follow-up basic attack from the cannon attracted the minions' aggro, forcing Easyhoon to move backward to create distance.

"Brother Yi, you're so good at maneuvering? You were just teasing us before, right?" Iboy glanced at the mid lane before the bottom lane minions arrived and was immediately stunned.

Meiko: "Stop standing under the tower and get online."

"..."

The director also wisely focused the camera on the mid lane, even zooming in on the minion wave that Li Yi had dealt with.

"A very nice level 1 trade! Although I don't know why there was such a gap in the minion wave, it shows that LeeE's laning fundamentals are very solid."

Miller tried to understand it, but it was really beyond his level as a half-step diamond.

"Yes, from the lane-laying strategy in the first game to the early-game pressure in this game, we can see that this newcomer's style is versatile."

Easyhoon's expression, however, was not good.

He wasn't good at AD marksman mid lane, but since the coach told him to pick Tristana to suppress Galio, he had no choice but to accept it.

But being able to accept being hit by Galio's spinning top with a cannon doesn't mean being able to accept laning against Jayce.

So... why not ban Galio?

At this moment, Bengi was already calling out to the mid laner in voice chat: "Easyhoon, can you come help me? Kindred's mark is on the river crab in the bottom lane, and I don't want him to take it too easily."

"I can come."

After Easyhoon finished clearing the minion wave, he headed straight down to the river, and the enemy Jayce did the same thing.

Want to play 2v2 in the river?

Easyhoon speculated in his mind.

But clearly, Li Yi didn't think that way.

"Shockwave!"

Suddenly, a [Gate of Acceleration] appeared beneath Jess's feet, and an enhanced [Electric Shock] accurately hit the dart that was moving in a straight line.

Then, he appeared instantly!

Using the speed boost from the [Gate of Acceleration], Li Yi instantly teleported to the point of close combat with the cannon.

In hammer form, W [Lightning Field] lights up around Jayce, followed by hammer form Q [Leap of the Sky], which is accompanied by three quick basic attacks from cannon form W [Super Charge].

The little cannon's health dropped to below 200 instantly!

"Is this guy insane? How could he possibly do that much damage?"

Easyhoon made a comment.

Because Jayce's hammer form E [Thunder Strike] can interrupt Tristana's W [Rocket Jump], Easyhoon can only wait for Jayce to finish off with E before using W to create distance.