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Wolf initiated from the bushes, using Polymorph on Li Chen, and Faker immediately followed up with Ground Bind to start dealing damage.

Li Chen watched his health drop rapidly, but he wasn't panicked at all.

Although he didn't build any defensive items, he was already ahead of everyone else in level, so it was impossible for a Cassiopeia and a Lulu to kill him instantly.

Lulu's brief control ended, and Li Chen controlled Riven to continue charging forward.

Wolf applied a slow effect to Riven and then retreated with Faker. However, Riven had a mobility skill available, making her much faster than the two of them, and she quickly closed the distance.

Seeing Riven unleash her new second Q, Faker suddenly turned back and activated his ultimate (R) during his retreat, hoping to catch Li Chen off guard.

But just as Faker's Cassiopeia turned around, Riven also turned around, leaving Cassiopeia with her back turned.

Cassiopeia's ultimate hit, slowing Riven, but it didn't petrify her.

Faker, seeing his defense fail and knowing there was no escape, could only sigh inwardly, "It's almost over, and you're still playing with such focus?"

As Faker had predicted, Li Chen controlled Riven, activated her ultimate and flashed to close the distance, bursting down Cassiopeia with a single combo. Lulu, the only survivor, had no chance to escape and could only lie down on the spot.

At this point, Scout, who was in charge of the upper half of the map, had also been dealt with. Lee Sin and Twitch worked together to take down Scout, but they were also left with low health.

Meanwhile, at SKT's base, the 0-4-0 Fiora lay peacefully under the inhibitor turret, leaving only EDG's mid and bot lane duo to relentlessly demolish the turret.

Peanut and Bang were hoping to find a place to return to base and see if they could make it back, but Riven, who had run all the way from the bottom half of the map, shattered their last hope.

At 18 minutes and 09 seconds, the Cassiopeia, who had just respawned and was about to rush out, stopped at the fountain entrance and watched helplessly as her base turned into fragments.

In the LPL live stream, Guan Zeyuan loudly announced the result of the match: "It's over. At 18 minutes and 09 seconds, EDG killed the first game of this BO5 with unprecedented speed. Congratulations to EDG, leading SKT 1-0."

"A sudden tactical change left SKT with no chance to react. EDG demonstrated their amazing operational capabilities in this match. C-God is also proving to the world that he is the undisputed god of the top lane."

Miller emphasized the main point, still using the same flattering rhetoric.

Rita chimed in, "In the group stage, Huni was afraid to go to lane and gain experience because of a Fiora vs. Riven match. Today, in another match, Huni was also forced to lane under the second tower because of a Riven vs. Fiora match. This was a perfect demonstration of both forehand and backhand techniques."

Guan Zeyuan immediately followed suit: "I'll say it again, if you don't know how to deal with C-God when facing EDG, then you'll never have a chance to win, because C-God will lead EDG to keep winning."

[You're so awesome, I have nothing to say, please accept my utmost respect!]

[I guessed the result, but I really didn't expect the timing. This is SKT!]

[(4396-777)÷2=1809.5? ? ?]

"Good, good, I didn't expect this to be possible."

[We can't beat SKT 3-0, right? How much money would we need to win the rounds if C came back from that position?]

In contrast to the jubilation in the LPL, the LCK was filled with anger and outburst, with everyone attacking Huni, since it was obvious who was to blame for the game.

In the SKT rest room, Kkoma's gaze swept over each player who entered the room, until Huni finally entered, at which point his gaze fixed on him.

Huni didn't dare to raise his head when faced with Kouma's gaze. He just stood at the door with his head down, still trying to figure out what excuse to use to cover up his defeat.

However, after staring at him for a few seconds, Koma did not immediately speak up. Instead, he turned to Faker and said, "Sanghyeok, your mid-game decisions were a bit too hasty. You should have attacked the tower head-on in that bottom lane wave."

And then there's the final lane swap and tower push—that's a very basic tactic, but even I didn't think of it at first. It's not your fault, but you guys weren't decisive enough. You should have looked for an opportunity to force a kill on Taliyah earlier; that was foreshadowing.

Faker didn't offer any explanation or shift the blame; he simply said in a somber tone, "My decisions in this game weren't good enough. I'm sorry!"

Koma took a deep breath and said, "It's not your fault. I also had problems with the draft. EDG was prepared. They used the method of swapping jungle camps to prevent us from ganking the bottom lane in the early game. After level six, they had two quick support points: Taliyah and Nocturne."

And then there's Nightmare. We absolutely have to take down this champion later. The synergy he creates with god_c is too great, both in terms of vision and support speed. We've overlooked this champion's uniqueness this season.

Peanut, hearing Kkoma and Faker each take a pot, couldn't help but look at the silent Huni, his eyes almost red.

Only he, the only one who had ever played with Huni in the top lane, knew just how badly the opponent played.

Just as Peanut was about to make a move, Koma spoke up first: "Huni!"

"Coach..." Huni didn't dare to look up.

"You have to play whatever I tell you to play in the next game. This is related to whether you can still be SKT's starting top laner in the Summer Split. I don't want to see the same scene repeat itself."

Koma's tone wasn't harsh; he seemed calm, but to Huni, it was more terrifying than any scolding.

He was also aware that his performance was somewhat poor. If SKT really stripped him of his starting top lane position in the summer split, it would be uncertain whether he could find a job next year.

Thinking of this, Huni felt the pressure explode and quickly said, "Coach, I didn't play well this game. It was my carelessness. I will definitely play more seriously next time."

When Huni attributed the loss to carelessness, Koma was speechless. Perhaps after the MSI is over and they go back to review the game, Huni will realize how big the gap is between him and Li Chen.

But this growth came at the cost of an MSI championship.

If Kkoma had a second top laner right now, he would definitely replace Huni immediately, but unfortunately, their only substitute is the jungler, not the top laner.

It was precisely because of the lack of substitutes that Koma didn't directly start cursing. Now, no matter what, let's finish this MSI first.

"I hope you can stay calm and not let your teammates down again."