[Esports] Team Leader Xie, your mid laner is causing trouble again.

In an effort to revert to the previous mid-jungle duo strategy, RAK's scrim schedule has been packed with matches these past two days.

The training team compared the data of the two playstyles several times and finally decided that as long as Li Zhi was in good form on the day of the match, they would prioritize the mid-jungle duo lineup, with the utility mage system as a backup plan.

On the day of the competition, the venue was brightly lit and the stands were packed.

They happened to be playing against the Dawn team, who had just been eliminated from the winners' bracket.

I've been annoyed with this team that relies on others for wins for a long time. RAK, get them eliminated!

[Hehehe, your RAK team was also eliminated from the winners' bracket, are you really that different from the Dawn team?]

[Brother, being defeated by UUC is nothing to be ashamed of.]

[Lychee can't play a support mage as perfectly as Ice, so why does he keep trying to be a support mage?]

You can't treat Lychee like that! He's so cute, he's very well-behaved. If you treat him badly, he'll be very sad and he'll cry.

Cry, men, cry, cry, it's not a sin!

After briefly introducing the starting lineups of both teams, the commentator remarked:

"Both teams were dropped from the winners' bracket, and today is their last chance to compete for the championship. The losing team will be eliminated."

Coca-Cola nodded: "That's right, the playoffs are that brutal. But I heard Seek's idol is Lychee, is that true?"

The director cleverly switched the camera to the Dawn team.

Shi Xun was talking to the assistant Mantou with a pained expression when he suddenly saw his face being shoved onto the big screen.

He paused for a moment, then made an exaggerated crying face at the camera, silently lip-syncing:

"Lychee, go easy on him!"

The fans of the Dawn team are also very friendly, after all, their team has already relied on a lot of luck to get to this point.

Everyone was already quite satisfied, and upon seeing this, they all laughed heartily.

Pepsi chuckled, "We've received Seek's request. Let's see what Lychee's response is."

The camera cuts to RAK's side.

The five people in the video are all wearing headphones and resting with their eyes closed, completely blocking out all external interference.

[Five Jiahao came.]

A melancholy young man at an esports competition venue.

I don't think London is as melancholic as the RAK base.

[I'm a Dawn team fan. Lychee, sleep well; River, sleep well; CY, sleep well; Star, sleep well; Viod, sleep well...]

[You're so malicious upstairs!]

[Rebound! Sleep at dawn... RAK, wake up!]

Pepsi immediately smiled and smoothed things over: "It seems RAK is taking today's match very seriously. Let's wait and see!"

A wave of applause and cheers surged up, and BP officially began.

In the first game, Li Zhi locked in Jin Ge.

Dual-wielding mage, combining melee burst damage with ranged attrition.

This hero is already a niche hero, and in this version where utility heroes are prevalent, even fewer people play him.

The operational ceiling is extremely high, but the margin for error is extremely low; a slight mistake can send you into a crowd from which you cannot escape.

But in this match that would determine their fate, Kurichi chose to trust his old partner.

In the early stages, he didn't rush to cause trouble, but quietly stayed in the mid lane, occasionally using his first skill to whittle down the enemy mid laner's health, playing very restrainedly.

Until level four, Shi Xun's Ye Ling pushed too far into the lane, and Jin Ge's second skill, like a ghostly shadow, instantly teleported behind Ye Ling.

Immediately following the first skill, a basic attack is performed, and the two swords slash out in two intersecting arcs of light.

Shi Xun reacted extremely quickly, immediately using Flash to retreat, but Li Zhi had anticipated his Flash position and precisely hooked his ultimate's chains onto him.

A second dash followed, and the twin blades traced a complete arc in the moonlight.

"First Blood!"

First blood falls to the ground.

Li Zhi didn't turn around. After quickly clearing the minion wave, she cooperated with Xie Jichuan to invade the jungle.

Jhin's mobility is fully utilized in the jungle. Without the mid laner's help to defend the jungle, the enemy jungler dares not move.

RAK's mid and jungle players were so exhausted from eating charcoal that they reluctantly left the enemy jungle, and the economic gap quickly widened.

At the 22-minute mark, RAK began to group up and pressure the opponent's mid-lane tower, successfully forcing out a perfect team fight.

Cheng Yi's front line withstood the first wave of Dawn's attack, while Xie Jichuan cut in from the flank to break the formation.

In a favorable output environment, Ember Spirit moves through the chaos as if it were no one else is there.

With his twin blades flashing, he weaved through the enemy ranks, taking down a enemy with each landing.

With his health nearly depleted, Shi Xun attempted to escape by flashing above the dragon pit, but Li Zhi did not pursue him, instead simply standing still.

His second skill predicted the location of his Flash landing point, and with a single strike, Shi Xun's figure exploded in mid-air.

Pentakill!

As Jin Ge slowly retracted his twin swords, the words "PENTA KILL" appeared in gold on the screen, causing the entire audience to erupt in cheers.

This is the first pentakill by a mage this season, and the commentator Ke Ke was so excited he almost jumped out of his chair:

"Jinkie is like a completely different person in Lychee's hands! This play was a textbook example of a skillful entry and finish. All I can say is, that's Lychee for you!"

Pepsi was equally excited: "In this era where utility mages dominate the meta, Lychee proved himself with his skill and confidence! This is the spirit of esports—pursuing the ultimate!"

A team wipe severely weakened the Dawn team, and the first game ended with RAK's crushing victory.

The MVP was awarded to Li Zhi's Jin Ge, who accounted for 38% of the damage output.

In the second game, Dawn Team clearly learned from their mistakes and directly banned Li Zhi's commonly used assassin mage in the ban/pick phase.

After thinking for two seconds, Li Zhi asked, "Coach, can I play Assassin's Shadow?"

Liang Shoucheng analyzed the lineup and said succinctly, "It's playable, lock it in."

Li Zhi slowly curved her lips into a smile.

He's going to win back the game he lost to Assassin last time.

In this game, the Shadow Assassin in Li Zhi's hands was more agile and unpredictable than the Ember Spirit.

Like a shadow lurking on the edge of the battlefield, it always appears in the most unexpected places.

Every time Dawnbreaker thought they had caught RAK off guard and tried to initiate a team fight, Assassin would emerge from the blind spot, unleash a full burst of damage, and then leave without lingering.

Xie Jichuan's Shadow Blade and his coordination were even more fluid, requiring almost no communication between them.

Dawnbreaker's defenses were as fragile as paper under the relentless attacks of RAK's mid and jungle carries.

Although Shi Xun tried his best to fight back, the effect was minimal.

At 29 minutes, RAK launched their final team fight in front of the mid-lane high ground.

Li Zhi flanked from the side and used her ultimate to control Dawn's two carries. Xie Jichuan then flashed into the fray, and the two carries were instantly melted.

The remaining three players lost their core damage dealers and were chased all the way to the fountain by RAK. Finally, the crystal exploded at the 33-minute mark.

The MVP award was once again given to Li Zhi.

With perfect stats of 4/0/9, a 100% participation rate, and a 35% output percentage.

Then came the match point game, where Team Dawn went all out and brought out their best lineup.

Shi Xun even pulled out his trump card, Shadow Dancer, a mage assassin hero that requires extremely high proficiency.

In this game, Dawnbreaker team indeed played their best, and in the early game, they suppressed RAK's rhythm in the lane.

Shi Xun even solo-killed Li Zhi once when he was at level six, taking the first blood.

However, RAK's entire team was in top form, and they turned the tide in just a few minutes.

With all three lanes of high ground breached, RAK led super minions to push up the crystal, and Dawnbreaker fought hard to drag the game to forty minutes.

In the final team fight, even though Li Zhi was targeted repeatedly, she still found an opportunity to enter the fray in the narrow high ground terrain.

The arc of the skill beam perfectly finished the attack at the last moment.

The crystal exploded, and the screams inside the stadium almost blew the roof off.

Coca-Cola was equally ecstatic: "A shutout! The first shutout of the playoffs!"

Pepsi almost cracked his voice: "RAK showed everyone with a near-perfect performance from their mid and jungle carries that they are still the team that can crush any opponent on the field!"