From Pokémon to The International, Dota 2

First blood!

[oldfang killed ZSMJ and received 294 gold coins + 104 gold coins, which were split equally between the two heroes]

"It's a pity it wasn't Venomancer who got First Blood, otherwise Ember Spirit would have been devastated."

While providing commentary, Feng Ge observed his two future opponents.

"Wait a minute, Feng-ge, it seems like Ma Jia has switched lanes. Check his item build; Ember Spirit has moved to top lane to fight three, and Storm Spirit has come to mid lane."

Several streamers watching the game checked the equipment of the Electric Soul and found that he had pre-ordered a Magic Bottle.

"Did this Ember Spirit switch to the offlane because he was afraid of being destroyed by Venomancer? But it feels like this will make Windranger very strong."

Brother Diao expressed concern that switching from mid-lane to side-lane could easily lead to the team feeding monsters due to unfamiliarity with the side-lane's rhythm.

Just as Brother Diao predicted, after 2 minutes of gameplay, Windranger in the top lane had a 9-6 CS lead, while Ember Spirit had a 2-0 CS lead.

"This team decision was irrational. XS is already strong in lane, and they even picked someone who doesn't usually play the offlane to lane against him. Then Windranger got an assist at the start, and Ember Spirit was hit by a combo at the start and still wasn't at full health. Now, although the mid lane Viper and Storm Spirit are evenly matched, Windranger has become unstoppable. It would have been better to let Viper become unstoppable."

Feng also commented on this lane swap, saying that since Ember Spirit was going to be pressured anyway, it was indeed better to let Viper get a bit stronger.

As they were talking, the game entered its fourth and a half minute mark. Ember Spirit had just finished clearing his own jungle camps when he was immediately tethered by Windranger, who finished him off with two auto-attacks and a Power Shot.

XS kills 7E, earns 232 gold.

"It's blown up!"

Poor Fire Cat.

The streamers all mourned for the fire spirit, perhaps recalling their own most tragic laning moments.

After being killed, Ember Spirit could no longer control the lane and had to retreat to the jungle. The two jungle camps below the shrine became Ember Spirit's only source of income. He used his Fire Shield to fight hard against jungle monsters that were higher level than him, leaving the commentators speechless.

At six minutes and fifty seconds, when it was time to contest the Shrine of Experience, Ember Spirit cleared the two groups of jungle camps next to his own second tower and came to the tower to prepare to farm a wave of creeps. However, he did not expect that Jiang Xia's Shadow Shaman had already quietly sat at the entrance and circled around to the Radiant Shrine of Experience, activated the Observer, and then came out from behind Ember Spirit to use Earthshatter to control Ember Spirit!

Windranger was already level six at this point. He immediately focused fire on Ash Spirit's head, and once Ash Spirit's health was below the kill threshold, he unleashed a powerful arrow (Power Shot), killing Ash Spirit once again.

[XS kills 7E, earning 245 gold + 52 gold split among heroes]

Fortunately, JT's Electric Spirit teleported in time to consume the experience shrine; otherwise, this would have resulted in a kill and rune theft.

After Electric Soul consumed the experience shrine, he used his ultimate to chase down the Demon Wizard, but was bound by Windranger's Binding Strike, and the two brothers retreated safely.

At the end of the laning phase, with 7 minutes and 18 seconds remaining, Windranger's net worth had reached a terrifying 3985, while Ember Spirit's was a paltry 1839—a slight 2000-point lead during the laning phase, and a level difference of seven versus five, Windranger was completely outclassed. The team's net worth also showed Dire leading Radiant by 2000, essentially meaning Windranger was ahead of Ember Spirit in net worth.

The mid-game was also very exciting. At eight minutes into the game, JT's Storm Spirit, along with two supports, killed the Venomancer defending the mid tower, while the bottom lane's Fiddlesticks and Bane teamed up to kill the dominant Chaos Knight.

However, while the mid and bottom lanes were bustling with activity, the top lane became a one-on-one fight between Ember Spirit and Windranger. Although Ember Spirit was not so easy to kill after reaching level six and having Remnant Flame, he was still brought to low health by Windranger and had to teleport back to base. He then came out to farm the tower minions that were already missing two creeps. By the ten-minute mark, Windranger had reached 5320 gold.

After Ember Spirit finished collecting the tower blade, he took a few steps forward. Suddenly, a Shadow Demon rushed out of the woods, cast a Hex followed by Earthshatter, and Windranger focused her fire and took down Ember Spirit within the control duration.

[The XS has gone on a killing spree!]

[XS kills 7E, earning 242 gold + 69 gold split among heroes]

After killing Ember Spirit, Storm Spirit arrived late, slowing down the Demon Wizard with a Plasma Field, then using his ultimate to chase down and kill Lion. However, XS's Windranger calmly activated Wind Walk and teleported home after taking down a wave of tower creeps under the tower. Storm Spirit rushed in with his ultimate, only to take down a third of Windranger's health before being knocked away.

JT has already dominated the game!

"This Storm Spirit seems to be very fed. Radiant has been helping mid, and the two supports have helped mid several times. Right now, their two side lane carries aren't very rich, but Storm Spirit is second in gold."

The commentators then realized that besides Windranger, there was another very fed core hero in this game.

"But something seems off. This Storm Spirit forced Windranger away and thought he was safe jungling in the jungle near the Dire's Tier 1 tower. The enemy Viper has already knocked down the top lane Tier 1 tower, and Bane is coming from the main jungle. It's over. It feels like he's already a corpse."

The commentators, from God's perspective, had already seen the end of this Electric Soul—just as they thought, the Electric Soul was put to sleep by the Source of Pain's Nightmare, Gu Ran's Poison Dragon emerged from the forest, and Doom also lit up his TP. Just as the Nightmare was about to end, the Poison Dragon used Viper Strike on the Electric Soul, making him unable to move. Then, a Ghostly Poison was thrown at the Electric Soul's feet, and the Electric Soul could only TP in place.

Just when he thought the opponent had no control left, Windranger, who was using Wind Walk, suddenly appeared. XS had just teleported home but rushed back and used Shackleshot to interrupt Storm Spirit's teleport. In the end, Storm Spirit was poisoned to death by Venomancer's follow-up damage.

Firefly kills JT, earning 373 gold + 152 gold, which is split between the two heroes.

JT's reign as champions has come to an end.

"With the Electric Soul's rhythm broken, it feels like the Radiant is about to lose. The Venomancer also landed a big hit."

Just as Feng Ge predicted, after killing the Storm Spirit in the top lane, Bane, along with Windranger, used Smoke of Deceit to create a portal to the bottom lane. After finding the imposing Chaos Knight, Windranger used Shackleshot to bind him, and then Doom came over and used his ultimate on Chaos Knight, easily taking him down.

A minute later, Ember Spirit was spotted by Venomancer on the top lane. Venomancer immediately used his ultimate to hit Ember Spirit in the face. Fortunately, Ember Spirit had a soul left in his own triangle area and escaped with low health. However, he did not expect that a Pain Source was waiting for him in the triangle area. Old Fang had already discussed this with Gu Ran. When Ember Spirit returned with his soul, he would be attacked by Venomancer.

The Ember Spirit's call for help while being held by the claws was timely. The Silencer used a global Silence to break the claws, but this ultimate ability, which had a cooldown of about two minutes, only saved the Ember Spirit's life and had no other effect. The Radiant team's attack was difficult to organize within two minutes.

"Using 'Silence' to save people like this really doesn't work!"

"Indeed, if the silence skill can only be used to save teammates and not to create any initiative, then the game is basically over."

The commentators unanimously agreed, as they had all used lineups with silence and had a fairly clear understanding of the hero.

If the Radiant side couldn't mount an attack, then it was naturally the Dire side's turn. Windranger, in conjunction with Bane, found Ember Spirit again before Silencer's ultimate was off cooldown, and Windranger completely dominated the game. At the same time, Doom, in conjunction with Lion, found Chaos Knight, and Chaos Knight got hit by Doom again.

At fourteen minutes, the economic gap between the two sides reached six thousand. In the following minutes, the Dire exerted tremendous pressure, and the Dire gained an advantage in every fight. At eighteen minutes, the Dire controlled Roshan, and the Radiant was unable to engage in team fights. They then controlled the Cube. At twenty-three minutes, Viper lost the Aegis, and the economic gap between the two sides reached twelve thousand. Windranger's stats were 8-0-10, with a net worth of 15500.

Windranger's economy was at its peak, and her damage output was so high that no one on the Radiant side could withstand it. XS led the team to sweep the map, killing anyone they saw, and no one could stop her advance.

[XS is already like a god!]

[XS has surpassed even the killing power of gods!]

After that, the Radiant team's team fights crumbled at the first sign of trouble, and they could only retreat to their base. The game ended with Windranger rampaging on the enemy's high ground.

"Holy crap, bro!"

"Ladies, remember to stay hydrated."

"Windwalker swept through, a pure carry game."

The chat rooms were filled with comments praising Fengxing, and his teammates were also praising him in the team voice chat. He truly delivered a top-tier performance and deservedly became the MVP!