League: Educating LPL is my duty.

Chapter 104 Simmering Over a High Heat to Reduce the Sauce

"OMG did not do enough pre-match preparation. They made the same mistake that many teams make in the regular season: they were too eager to help their top laner alleviate the situation. So this forced lane swap made it very difficult for the game to continue."

"The bot lane crocodile is having a tough time under the tower against Ezreal, constantly getting poked down and has already recalled to base for supplies. The bot lane duo is also stuck in the top lane, meaning all three of them have stopped farming." Guan Zeyuan rarely speaks so directly, but OMG played terribly this game.

Rita added, "The economic gap between the two teams has been rapidly widened to 3,500 gold. Most of this gold comes from minions, which means that OMG has not only lost gold on the surface, but also gained valuable experience that has not been realized."

[How many times have I told you not to target C? Why won't you listen?]

[Just let him play alone in the top lane. As long as he doesn't get any kills, what kind of crazy plays can he possibly have?]

No wonder nobody has any hope for OMG; their performance is truly unworthy.

Guan Zeyuan is absolutely right. OMG simply didn't prepare properly before the match. They knew their top lane might collapse, yet they still played recklessly.

Sima Laozei and Five were AFK under the second tower for ten minutes when the top lane first tower finally collapsed under the pressure. Just when they were about to get the minion wave, a big-bellied Gragas suddenly popped out from behind the tower.

"Ignore everything, just jump over it!"

Meiko didn't wait for the minion wave to reach the tower before flashing in and polymorphing Lucian. Gragas followed up with his E, stunning Lucian, and then used his ultimate to blast Karma into Kalista's face.

At this point, Kalista's damage output was explosive. She simply auto-attacked Lucian three times after he was polymorphed, followed by a QE combo, and Lucian had no chance to struggle at all.

Karma was surrounded by three people. Although she used Flash, she was still knocked away by Kalista's Lulu Poké Ball. Then the three people followed up with damage, and Karma fell to the ground.

The three then quickly pushed the tower, taking down the top lane's second tower in one fell swoop.

After this exchange, without the commentators saying a word, everyone knew the game was over.

With an economic deficit of over 5,000 gold in eleven minutes, the game was no longer viable. Throughout the entire Spring Split regular season, no game had collapsed as badly as this one for OMG.

After returning to base to replenish their equipment, Li Chen bought attack speed boots and Mercury's Treads, while Lulu also built Ardent Censer. The two of them headed straight to the bottom lane without saying a word, while Ezreal rotated to the top lane to farm minions. Syndra remained obediently camping in the mid lane, staying put and saving her teleport to support Kalista at any time.

OMG's strategy at this time was to send the bot lane duo to mid, Renekton to top, and mid laner Cold to bot.

This is really tough for Leng Shao. He's facing Kalista and Lulu all by himself and doesn't even dare to farm minions.

He thought he had finally found an opportunity to elevate Kalista, but it turned out that Li Chen had deliberately created an opening for him.

Mercury's Treads removes crowd control, Blade of the Ruined King slows you down with a single breath, then you ignore the turret and relentlessly auto-attack. Even using Flash is useless; you end up getting stabbed to death under the turret.

Thirteen minutes later, OMG's bottom lane tower was destroyed, and the only remaining defender had just respawned.

At 13 minutes and 30 seconds, EDG secured their second dragon, which was also their first.

Fifteen minutes later, Kalista, having re-equipped, arrived at the bottom lane's second turret. EDG then assembled a team of four, including Ezreal, Gragas, and Lulu, giving OMG no chance to fight back and pushing down the second turret directly.

The four then grouped up and pushed onto the high ground. Syndra teleported to protect the minions, and Lucian and Karma were unable to recall in time, forcing them to give up their bottom lane high ground.

At seventeen minutes, EDG grouped up and pushed mid. Gragas' ultimate broke through OMG's formation, and the five players combined their firepower to quickly take down the mid tower.

Nineteen minutes later, Kalista, along with Lulu and Gragas, returned to the top lane, ready to take down the high ground.

The OMG silent quintet finally couldn't hold back any longer. Leng Shao spoke first: "Stop dragging it out. All five of you come and catch them. Let's fight them to the bitter end. There's no point in dragging this out."

"I can flash and bite him, but he has Quicksilver Sash, so he'll definitely break free instantly," Sunset said.

"Never mind, let's just fight and see what happens. If we lose, we'll just let them finish us off in one wave." world6 didn't want to fight anymore because he hadn't seen what the jungle monsters looked like for several minutes.

With only one mid-tier outer turret remaining, and unable to establish vision control, the jungle is like a haunted house to him; entering it might mean certain death.

The crocodile and the bot lane duo stood in front, while the Elise and Taliyah surrounded them from the jungle, displaying a do-or-die attitude.

When Guan Zeyuan saw that OMG was trying to close out the fight, he immediately raised his voice: "OMG is going to make a desperate move this time. If they don't fight now, they'll miss their chance. EDG probably anticipated this, but they didn't back down. Their equipment advantage gives them room to maneuver even in a 3v5 situation."

Taliyah used her ultimate to block the path first, then Renekton used his ultimate, followed by E and Flash to bite Kalista, but C-God instantly used Quicksilver Sash to remove it. Kalista jumped backward, and Taliyah tried to block her with a stone-sprinkling attack, but C-God used Flash to escape the stone-sprinkling area. At the same time, Elise's Flash and E were also dodged.

OMG only has a few controls, and Li Chen has dodged them all, leaving him with no way to restrict Kalista.

As for the damage that was forcibly inflicted, with the support of Lulu's ultimate and Ardent Censer, it was simply not enough to suppress Kalista's health; it was absorbed back after just a few basic attacks.

The crocodile and Kalista were face-to-face, and after being polymorphed by Lulu, they couldn't withstand the damage and were killed first. Gragas kept blocking the bottom lane duo, which prevented Sima Laozei from touching Kalista. Taliyah and Elise didn't have enough damage, and they started to run away in different directions after a few hits.

Li Chen first caught up with Taliyah and killed her, then used his ultimate to pull Lulu up and throw her at Lucian's face, forcing out the opponent's Flash. Gragas immediately followed up with E-Flash to stun him, and then used his ultimate to blast Lucian back.

This five-man gank ended with OMG trading three for zero. Li Chen and his teammates didn't drag it out. Syndra used her teleport to protect the minions and push down the high ground. Then Ezreal rushed from the bottom lane to the inhibitor, and the five of them grouped up and pushed down OMG's base in one fell swoop.

"Congratulations to EDG for destroying OMG's base at 19 minutes and 57 seconds and winning the first game of this BO5 series."

After finishing the game normally, Guan Zeyuan once again pointed out OMG's problems: "OMG's tactical decision-making in this game was very problematic. I hope they can take advantage of the rest time to adjust their state."

What else is there to say? Is there even a need to fight after this?

[This Kalista is terrifying, OMG, she didn't even have a chance to fight back the whole time.]

[When playing against EDG, you can only target the bot lane. If you don't help the top lane, they'll fall behind; if you do help them, they'll fall behind too.]

Although RNG lost those two games against EDG, their decision-making was actually sound; they focused on bot lane and ignored top lane.

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