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Seeing the lineups on both sides, Miller asked, "Brother Mozi, which team do you think has a better chance of winning based on their lineups?"

Su Mo replied, "We can't draw conclusions based on the lineup alone. We'll see how the players perform. Hopefully, EDG can bring out the strengths of their lineup."

In fact, Su Mo was not optimistic about EDG's lineup, and their choice was largely forced upon them.

DWG precisely exploited ED's weakness in tankiness, putting them at a disadvantage in the draft phase.

The choice of Lucian in the mid lane appears to be a very proactive champion with strong laning phase.

However, picking Lucian puts pressure on yourself. If you can't gain enough advantage in the early game, this hero is far inferior to Azir in the mid-to-late game.

Entering the game screen.

At the start of the game, Jiejie led his teammates to invade the enemy's F6 camp, attempting to steal their jungle camps.

However, the opposing team was also present, and the two sides started a five-on-five battle from level one, engaging in a back-and-forth struggle.

Miller commented, "EDG is very proactive. They have a double marksman lineup, so being proactive at level one is definitely not a problem. The F6 camp has spawned, and both sides are kiting around it."

"They're in! Pantheon on the other side used his W to control Lillia, and Meiko's Leona followed suit. Neither side is afraid of the other!"

Pantheon and Leona retreated with low health after using Flash. The junglers from both sides fought with Smite, and Canyon's Hecarim took the big raptor, causing the two sides to separate.

Su Mo explained, "Now Lilia is a bit injured, so she needs to go back and clear the F6 camp. Her jungle clearing progress will definitely be a little slower than the enemy's."

Rita agreed, "That's right, now it depends on how Jiejie adjusts. I think the good news is that Lucian is stronger in the early game in the mid lane, so Jiejie shouldn't have to worry about being counter-jungled."

During the laning phase, in the top lane, Nuguri's Fiora faced off against Aodi's Sion, and they started chasing each other from level one, trading blows relentlessly.

Sion should choose his W skill at level 1, as it can mitigate some damage and also be used for AoE damage.

In the mid lane, Scout's Lucian was very aggressive in lane, positioning himself on the side of the minion wave and always looking like he was about to charge in and poke.

Guan Zeyuan became optimistic: "I feel that Scout is putting a lot of pressure on the mid lane. EDG will definitely have the initiative in the early game."

The camera then shifts to the bottom lane, where Ashe and Pantheon, lacking lane priority, quickly push the minion wave into the turret.

Then they went directly to EDG's bottom jungle to establish vision control.

So, after Jiejie finished clearing the F6 camp, he went straight to farm in the lower jungle and was discovered. Canyon's Centaur immediately invaded the upper jungle.

Not only that, after Pantheon reached level three, he went straight to the mid lane and forced Lucian to use Flash.

Miller sensed something was wrong: "This Pantheon is too active. He keeps causing trouble. EDG's bot lane needs to respond."

Suddenly, the bottom lane made a move!

The Leona used her E-Flash combo, but the enemy Ashe reacted quickly and immediately used Flash to dodge.

Guan Zeyuan exclaimed in amazement: "You know what, Ghost is very focused; he even caught on to that."

"It's still acceptable for EDG, after all, it was the support who traded Flash for the ADC."

The camera suddenly focused on the top lane, where Sion was badly damaged by Fiora. He placed a ward over the wall and noticed Hecarim approaching, seemingly intending to tower dive.

Therefore, Sion had no choice but to return to base to replenish supplies and teleport back.

Nuguri's Fiora pushed the minion wave and pretended to recall, but actually went straight to the mid lane with Hecarim.

In the mid lane, Lucian didn't have Flash and was positioned relatively far back.

Jiejie's Lillia realized that his upper jungle had been invaded, so he chose to go down to find Ashe who didn't have Flash.

Suddenly, something went wrong in the middle lane!
Fiora and Hecarim flank from behind and tower dive to kill Lucian who has no Flash!
Centaur activated his dash and used his E skill to charge towards Lucian.

Realizing something was wrong, Lucian approached the wall, intending to use his E skill to get over it.

However, Centaur was too fast. He rushed over and kicked Lucian away. Lucian used his E skill but couldn't get there in time and was kicked away because the distance wasn't enough.

Fiora and Azir followed up with damage and secured the kill.

Miller lamented, "Lucian gave up first blood in the mid lane, what a loss! Lucian can't die in the early game, and the kill went to Azir. It feels like we can only farm peacefully from now on, we can't keep up."

Su Mo said, "DWG has a lot of synergy between their mid, top, and jungle. Audi probably didn't even give a signal in the top lane this time."

"It can't be said that it was his fault. Most people wouldn't think of a Fiora going to tower dive in the mid lane at level three."

On the bottom lane, Ghost was very patient. He first used his E skill to check the river and saw Lillia, but he still did not let his guard down and continued to maintain his distance from the EDG duo.

On EDG's side, after Jiejie was spotted, he didn't leave immediately, but instead circled around and entered the lane bushes.

However, the opposing team didn't give them a chance, and Leona couldn't activate her Flash, so Jiejie had no choice but to leave in the end.

Rita exclaimed in amazement: "Ghost is such a steady player. In the previous DWG game, no matter how the support roamed, he could hold his own in the bottom lane. That's not easy to do."

Su Mo said, "This version is actually very suitable for Ghost. It might be a bit difficult for him to carry the game with a late-game carry, but he can hold his own in the laning phase."

Eight minutes into the game, another disaster struck from the mid lane: Azir used his Sand Soldiers to force Lucian to reposition, allowing Centaur to burst out from the side.

Lucian fought and retreated simultaneously, using his E skill to pull himself back.

Suddenly, a magic crystal arrow flew from the side and hit its mark!
Guan Zeyuan exclaimed, "Ashe's ultimate was so accurate, it even had prediction! And they even calculated that Lucian's Flash was just a little short, which is really frustrating. Dying twice in a row is completely unacceptable for a mid-lane Lucian."

In the official live stream, EDG fans were already starting to lose heart:
"This is not even in the same league. Every lane is being calculated against, and we are being suppressed by the other side."

"Where's Jiejie? Where's Meiko? Doesn't EDG have a jungler and support?"

"As expected, after TES lost, LPL has no hope. It's just wishful thinking now."

"I see absolutely no chance of EDG winning."

Although the economic situation hasn't fully developed yet, DWG's pace has indeed suffocated EDG, a fact that commentators and viewers could both sense.

After ganking in the mid lane, Hecarim chose to take the Rift Herald.

In the top lane, Fiora continued to chase Sion, and once she pushed him back, she could take the tower plates.

Suddenly, the camera pans to the bottom lane, where Hope seizes the opportunity when the support is absent and uses his E skill to jump in and deal damage to the enemy Ashe.

Now that Ashe has neither her ultimate nor Flash, it is indeed an opportunity.

Rita got excited: "Hope is really daring, charging in and dealing damage head-on. Ashe turned around and used her W to slow her down, but she kept repositioning. Ezreal's skill accuracy is pretty good, but he missed with his W! What a pity!"

"EZ used Flash to continue dealing damage; Ashe is about to die!"

Just when everyone thought EZ could get a solo kill, suddenly, a meteor fell from the sky!

Guan Zeyuan commented: "It's over. EZ dragged it out for too long. Pantheon just jumped in with his ultimate, landed and used W to control him, followed by AQ. Can EZ even get his E up?"

"It's done! He used his E skill to retreat, can he leave? Pantheon flashed and used QA, got the kill, his Flash was ready, he used Flash at level 1."

Su Mo analyzed, "He's in a hurry. Hope is a bit anxious now. Normally, he shouldn't have gone in this time because it's obvious that he can't end the battle quickly and will be dragged out. He chose to take a risk because he's anxious to gain an advantage."

The live stream chat was filled with insults:
"That's just how Xi Huang is, good at bullying weak opponents, but incapable of handling important tasks." "What's your problem? Are you determined to feed him?"

"You could have farmed up, but you insisted on feeding. Can't you learn how the enemy ADC plays?"

"Feeling like you're really good at this? Likes to hog the enemy's face?"

Inside EDG's rest area, Clearlove and Abu sat together watching the game. Seeing Ezreal die in this wave, Abu angrily rebuked:

"What are you doing? You dare to go in without absolute certainty? Your thinking is flawed, this person is definitely flawed."

The factory manager just shook his head slightly. Hope didn't get many opportunities to play last year because he had a bad mentality and was easily anxious.

But Iboy left this year, so Hope had to start, and now the old problem has resurfaced.

The game continued, and the economic gap quickly reached two thousand, only ten minutes later.

Canyon released the Rift Herald in the top lane, leaving only the last layer of armor on the top lane tower.

Nuguri's Fiora may not have a single kill, but she has a gold lead of several hundred against her lane opponent.

Jiejie's Lillia has returned to the bottom lane. The problem he's facing now is that it's difficult to coordinate with other lanes, especially the mid and top lanes.

DWG's bot lane was too conservative.

Ghost's Ice Lancer pushes the minion wave into the turret.

Without hesitation, Jiejie gave Hanbing a kill marker.

Miller commented, "It seems like they're planning to tower dive in the bot lane. Leona has her ultimate, and Pantheon doesn't have Flash. It feels like we can take down Pantheon. Ashe has Flash, so we can hold off on her for now."

EDG did think so too. Leona directly approached Pantheon, while Lillia circled around from the side and rear.

The female character uses her E skill followed by her ultimate.

Pantheon reacted quickly, decisively using his E skill on Lillia and Ezreal.

Su Mo explained, "If Azir goes down further, Lucian won't have Teleport, so his support will be slower. Hecarim is also speeding up to get here. EDG should finish the fight and leave immediately without any hesitation."

After Pantheon's E skill ended, he was controlled by Lillia's ultimate. EZ used his ultimate and followed up with Lillia's W, but Pantheon was still killed instantly.

The Japanese hero used Flash to dodge Ashe's ultimate and then followed her teammates to escape.

However, the enemy Ashe decisively flashed and used her W to slow down three people!
Rita commented, "Is Ashe this brave? Flash to lock down the enemy! Can EDG counter-attack? This position has an angle! Lillia's Vortex slows them down, Leona turns around, and hits with her E skill!"

"EZ turns around to deal damage, Ashe is feeding..."

Suddenly, a moving figure floated over!
"Shurima, your emperor has returned!"

Showmaker's Azir flanked the enemy, used his ultimate, and pushed three EDG players under the turret.

At the same time, the Centaur arrived and unleashed their ultimate abilities, instantly killing Lillia. The next target was the low-health Leona.

Su Mo explained, "EDG has been tricked. The best way to deal with this is to sell Leona, cut off her escape route, and then the others can leave. Now, none of them can leave."

As expected, although EZ secured Ashe's kill, he himself was killed by Azir, resulting in a three-for-one trade!

With two goals and one assist, the Tsar took off!

Miller watched with growing anxiety: "Just like Mozi said, EDG is too greedy. They've managed to limit Azir. I'm starting to doubt that Scout's Lucian can beat this Azir in a 1v1 mid lane matchup."

The director gave Scout a close-up; although he looked calm, you could feel the pressure he was under.

It's worth noting that Showmaer's Azir is on par with Faker's.

Rita commented, "I think everyone may have underestimated Ghost's role in DWG. He is so stable. If he weren't so stable, Jiejie's rhythm wouldn't be so bad."

Thirteen minutes into the game, bad news came from the mid lane: Scout and Showmaker went for a fight but were killed!
Although the Tsar was left with only a sliver of health, a counterattack is still a counterattack.

Guan Zeyuan commented: "This is what we were just talking about. The Azir's advantage is too great, which makes it impossible for Lucian to fight back head-on. Once he enters this state... to be honest, the mid lane is definitely doomed in this game."

The director gave Showmaker a close-up shot. At this moment, Showmaker was in high spirits, dodging the deadly EZ ultimate with methodical positioning, and continuing to push the minion wave, as if everything was under his control.

The chat in the official live stream room was buzzing with excitement:
"Hahaha, is this the skill level of a three-time world champion mid laner? Is that all?"

"Solo kill! Lane solo kill! I declare Showmaker the world's best mid laner!"

"It feels like an adult hitting a child, it's too easy."

"EDG should consider quitting this game; there's no need to continue."

Inside the EDG rest room, Abu and Clearlove remained silent.

Although they knew there was a gap in skill before the fight started, they only realized how big the gap was after the fight actually began.

They rarely win scrims against TES, and TES even lost to DWG...

Fourteen minutes into the game, Fiora took down the top lane tower.

Fiora recalled to base to replenish her supplies, while in the bottom lane, Ezreal, Lillia, and Leona continued to dive the tower.

This time, there was no Tsar to provide support, but Fiora teleported to the bottom lane bush and made a big flanking maneuver.

Although Ashe and Pantheon were killed, Fiora, along with the arriving heroes, managed to get three kills back.

Miller commented, "EDG can't play like this. Fiora and Azir are being fed too much. They won't be able to split push or team fight. Are you going to be in a dead end?"

Seventeen minutes into the game, DWG secured the Rift Herald and released it directly in the top lane, pushing up to the high ground with the help of Fiora.

Right now, EDG doesn't even have anyone to help in the top lane, leaving Aodi to shoulder the pressure alone.

The economic gap has already narrowed by 5,000!

Inside the EDG rest room, Clearlove made his assessment: "That's it."

Abu hesitated, wanting to say something like, "Let's try again," but he couldn't even convince himself now; there was no chance of a comeback.

Although the first test had an element of trial and error, the results showed a huge gap...

"How should we play the next game, Mingkai?" Abu asked the factory manager.

The factory manager stared at the screen in deep thought, opening his mouth several times but holding back each time. After a minute, he finally spoke:
"Would you try playing top lane? Is their top laner similar to TheShy, making them easier to gank?"

Abu suddenly laughed, a slightly twisted smile: "Are you answering a question or asking one? You..."

The factory manager sighed: "Then let's try it out on the road."

The match is still going on, but it has turned into a one-sided massacre by DWG.

Showmaker's Azir flew around, while Fiora mercilessly slaughtered the crowd.

In the stands, DWG fans were incredibly excited: "DWG! DWG! DWG!" (End of Chapter)