MVP's plan was meticulous. The two bot laners didn't immediately recall to base. Instead, they first looked for an opportunity to trade blows, and then pretended to recall to base with low health to replenish their supplies.

But out of caution, Meiko still reminded him: "C-God, the enemy bot lane has gone back."

"I saw it!"

Li Chen had already opened the scoreboard and was calculating the economy of the MVP bot lane duo.

After a quick calculation, he knew that the MVP bot lane duo didn't have much money. What could they buy if they went back now?

His keen senses alerted him to something amiss, so he immediately said, "Factory, go to the bottom lane to invade the enemy jungle and push the tower. You guys in the bottom lane, hurry up and push the lane. The enemy should all be coming to the top lane this wave."

"OK!" The factory manager didn't waste any words and immediately began to carry out the instructions, having complete faith in Li Chen's judgment.

Scout then asked, "Brother Chen, should we fight this round? If we do, I'll go back to base to upgrade my equipment first."

"If we don't engage this time, I'll bait them and waste their time. You place a control ward in the top river, and we'll push down the bottom tower as soon as possible to catch up in gold."

Li Chen had no intention of confronting MVP head-on; fighting was a poor strategy. MVP had mobilized so many people to capture him, and if they didn't gain anything, it would be a huge loss.

After assigning tasks, Li Chen stood at the entrance to the jungle next to the blue team's second tower, using the wall as cover to place a ward on the other side and observe the movements at the crossroads.

If MVP wants to surround him, the only options are to detour through the river or pass by the intersection. With vision of these two locations, he can keep track of MVP's movements.

However, MVP has its own discipline. Beyond, as the jungler, walked in front and scanned the way. When he arrived at the crossroads, he saw the ward that Li Chen had placed and immediately cleared it.

At this moment, Li Chen was clearing the wave behind the blue team's first tower. When he saw that the Gragas had placed a ward on him, he did not rush to retreat, but continued to farm minions in place.

Seeing this, Beyond quickly said, "We can catch him, we can catch him. He doesn't know we outnumber him. Max, you go around from the river. ADD, follow me. I'll go up first to take the damage, then you follow. Use W well."

"Lan, don't move too early. Wait until we start fighting before you come over and use your ultimate. Remember, wait until he's crowd-controlled before using your ultimate, then keep coming over. If Syndra teleports, we'll kill both of them and push the first tower."

Beyond's plan is excellent and perfect; if it can be fully implemented, it could indeed significantly change their situation.

But ideals are often grand, while reality is harsh. Li Chen had already guessed that they wanted to protect him, so naturally he couldn't just obediently wait to die.

After his own minions entered the range of the blue team's defensive tower, Li Chen decisively retreated to the blue team's tower and began to push it.

Furthermore, he positioned himself in front of the turret, making it impossible for Gragas to use his E-flash through the wall in the tri-bush. To make a move, he would have to come out and close the distance first.

Beyond also noticed the problem. He checked Morgana's position and found that she had just reached the exit from the blue buff to the river. It would take her a little while to get around to the lane.

Beyond was worried that Li Chen would run away, so they could only wait a little longer.

At this point, the LCK commentator, Roaring Emperor, couldn't hold back any longer: "No way! This is a trap. EDG has been sending signals in the upper jungle. They know MVP wants to surround the top lane. God_C is trying to lure them in."

MVP is playing too aggressively; their bot lane is constantly losing ground. EDG's bot lane duo is practically pushing the minion wave to their tower. At this rate, even if they catch the Renekton, it won't be a win, and they might not even be able to take the first tower.

"EDG's prediction of the situation is terrifying right now. They almost guessed the approximate location of all the MVP players without any vision. god_C is just trying to lure MVP and waste their time."

Another commentator observed that the signals EDG pointed out in the upper half of the map almost all overlapped with the positions of MVP players, as if they had seen through the heavens.

"It's almost impossible to catch the crocodile this time. MVP's bot lane advantage is probably going to be given away. This game... EDG is just too strong." The roaring emperor's tone was somewhat desperate.

EDG's performance is no longer limited to Li Chen's individual performance in the top lane. Currently, the team's coordination, tactical decision-making, and minion wave management are all at an absolutely world-class level, perhaps even the best.

The scene that followed on the top lane was pretty much as the commentators predicted. After attacking the turret a few times, Li Chen immediately began to retreat.

It wasn't until then that Beyond belatedly realized that EDG had guessed their purpose.

But Morgana has just reached the riverbank bushes and there's no time to block the way. In order not to make a wasted trip, Beyond has no choice but to try it themselves.

He used Gragas's E skill to jump over the wall, flashed to close the distance, and then threw out his ultimate to try to blast Li Chen back.

However, the moment he used Flash, Li Chen used his E skill to create distance to the side and upward.

Ultimately, although the ultimate skill hit Li Chen, it only pushed him a short distance into the upper bushes, making him even further away from Gragas and Morgana.

"So they still couldn't catch him? God_C is too cunning. Is there any chance for MVP to mitigate their losses? Can they take down the top lane turret?"

Roaring Emperor hopes that MVP can find a way to stop the loss, even if it's just to take advantage of the large number of people to push down the defensive tower, otherwise the game cannot continue.

But the next wave of minions is still ten or twenty seconds away from reaching the lane, and by the time the minion wave is pushed into the red team's defensive tower, another half minute has passed.

If Li Chen uses his ultimate to clear the wave, they can at most tower dive and kill a Renekton, but if they want to push the tower, they have to wait for the next wave of minions. It will take almost two minutes, and the MVP cannot afford this time cost.

Furthermore, if things go wrong while diving the tower, Syndra can teleport to provide support, and they can simply surrender.

It's alright, I didn't really expect MVP to beat EDG anyway.

I feel like I've gradually gotten used to losing to EDG; it's almost become a normal thing.

Does the LCK really have any hope for this year's World Championship?

[It's enough to like C-God oppa! Fighting, oppa!]

The MVP came and went quickly. After realizing there was no chance to kill Li Chen, the bot lane duo immediately recalled to base, leaving only Gragas to help Fiora farm another wave of minions.

But Li Chen then controlled the crocodile to leave the turret and began to wriggle forward, while activating his ultimate skill, seemingly intending to fight.

Beyond's face darkened: "Damn it, Max, find a way to get rid of him!"

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