King of Kings, start with a perfect record and strive for the top spot.

"Welcome to Honor of Kings."

"The enemy will arrive on the battlefield in five seconds."

"Army attack!"

The moment the loading screen finished, a rousing announcement resounded throughout the room, igniting everyone's passion.

Ye Lan bought a pair of straw sandals and controlled Luna to walk towards the blue zone.

When you reach the high ground, sell your boots at the original price and buy a jungle item instead.

The mid and support players each occupy a patch of bushes to prevent the enemy from invading their jungle.

However, Ye Lan believes that the probability of the opponent invading the jungle is very small, after all, Xiao Pang is playing Tachibana Ukyo.

Although Tachibana Ukyo is a strong hero in the early game, his damage is a bit low when counter-jungling.

After all, the impact of the jungle protection mechanism is undeniable.

Moreover, Tachibana Ukyo doesn't have the same high kill threshold as Kagami and Pei Qinhu.

If Xiaopang comes to invade the enemy jungle, Ye Lan is 100% confident she can get the buff.

The mid-lane minions converged, and jungle monsters burst forth from the ground.

The people occupying the bushes on both sides of the middle lane still couldn't spot Tachibana Ukyo.

It seems that Little Fatty really has no intention of invading the enemy jungle.

However, this also gave Ye Lan a chance to catch her breath.

Ye Lan began to control Bei Mu to attack the blue buff.

He was on the red side, so his jungle route was to start from the blue buff and farm upwards, then gank Fly's Ma Chao at level four.

Just as he finished clearing the blue buff and was about to attack the lizard, the icon of Tachibana Ukyo appeared in the development lane.

"Huang Zhong, be careful, the enemy Tachibana Ukyo has gone to the bottom lane."

Ye Lan alerted him as soon as she saw the icon for Tachibana Ukyo, but it was already a bit too late.

As early as when the first wave of minions clashed, a fierce battle broke out on the development lane.

How could Marco Polo, who was weak in the early stages, possibly be a match for Huang Zhong?

Marco Polo, with half health remaining, was pinned under the tower and could only use his first skill to farm minions from a distance.

This is why Huang Zhong's clearing speed was delayed.

Just as Huang Zhong finished clearing the minion wave and was about to go fight the river crab, Xiao Pang's Tachibana Ukyo arrived.

Huang Zhong immediately tried to use Flash to escape, but Xiao Pang was faster.

Using the river crab as a springboard, he performed two [Swallow Return] techniques to reach Huang Zhong.

The sword strike unleashed a burst of sword energy, striking Huang Zhong as he dodged and fled.

Xiao Pang's Tachibana Ukyo started with a red buff and ganked the bottom lane at level two, so he had a red buff on him. This attack also applied the red buff's slowing effect to Huang Zhong.

Seeing this, Marco Polo on the other side immediately followed.

After clearing the minion wave, he successfully leveled up to level two.

The second skill allows the user to dash forward and approach Huang Zhong, while the first skill, [Gorgeous Revolver], fires a bullet in Huang Zhong's direction.

Slowed down, Huang Zhong couldn't dodge in time and, like a greedy little cat, swallowed all of Marco Polo's bullets.

Health dropped instantly.

Huang Zhong was caught up by Tachibana Ukyo again, and was stunned on the spot with a single Iaijutsu.

Seeing this, Marco Polo continued his basic attacks while walking towards Huang Zhong.

After Huang Zhong's stun ends, Marco Polo immediately uses the Summoner Spell [Stun] to follow up with crowd control.

The two control skills were seamlessly linked, completely eliminating any possibility of Huang Zhong's survival.

Unsurprisingly, the kill was taken by Little Fatty's Tachibana Ukyo.

"Damn, how come this Tachibana Ukyo started at level 2 and ganked bot lane? I'm totally speechless."

Huang Zhong complained resentfully, "If it weren't for Tachibana Ukyo, I could have continued to suppress Marco Polo."

This gives them an advantage in the laning phase.

Ye Lan sighed and did not answer.

He really didn't expect that the chubby guy, who was in a hurry to get going, would start with red buff and gank bot lane at level two.

This caught everyone off guard.

What bothered Ye Lan even more was the confrontation lane.

In their first encounter, Dehua was severely damaged and then pinned under the tower.

Less than a minute into the game, both the top and bottom lanes began to show signs of weakness.

"It seems we'll have to perform exceptionally well this time, otherwise it will be difficult to lead Brother Hua to victory."

Ye Lan farmed the jungle as usual, but he chose to forgo the mid-lane river crab at the one-minute mark.

In the early game, Tachibana Ukyo deals significantly more damage than Luna.

Even if they manage to steal the river crab through a smite, they'll still be severely damaged by the enemy's mid, jungle, and support.

In the early game, jungle carries need to maintain their health and mana; otherwise, they're practically dead.

The chubby boy, who was busy fighting river crabs, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration when Luna didn't arrive for a long time:

"The enemy Luna is really good at this game; she didn't even bother to steal the mid-lane river crab."

fly laughed and said, "This is a match at around 2100 points in the peak tournament, do you think it's a smurfing game?"

"They're pretty much the same. What's the difference between attacking this segment and using a dimensional reduction attack?"

"It's hard to judge others, but the Lu Bu on the other side was really bad. I saw through all his moves, and he couldn't hold his temper. He used his skills as soon as I baited him."

In the first clash between Fly and Dehua, Fly sacrificed one-third of Ma Chao's health and his Sprint ability.

They easily forced Lu Bu to use his Flash ability and reduced Lu Bu's health to half.

Sprint has a 30-second shorter cooldown than Flash.

Furthermore, Ma Chao has ranged attack capabilities, which can continue to wear down Lü Bu.

Huge advantages!

"This Lu Bu is Lu Dehua, how could he not be weak?"

Fly's gaze swept over the live stream chat and he was momentarily stunned.

"Dehua, is this for real? When did he reach 2100 points in the peak competition?"

Fly didn't mean to mock Dehua at all; it's just that Dehua's skill level has indeed declined in recent years.

Even reaching 1800 points in a peak match is exhausting, and I can only rely on my teammates to carry me. How could I possibly reach 2100 points?

That might not be entirely accurate; he was also sweating profusely when he reached 1500 points in the peak tournament.

"He borrowed an account. Hua Ge's own account had a 0-9 record. He was reported by his teammates for feeding and had his reputation score deducted, so he could only borrow an account to play in high-level games."

Helpful netizens patiently explained to Fly.

"Damn it, the Lu Bu on the other side is Brother Hua. I'm almost reluctant to go all out."

As soon as fly finished speaking, Ma Chao launched a tower dive and managed to harass the enemy without taking any damage.

Taking advantage of Dehua's desire to attack ranged units, Ma Chao used his enhanced basic attack to relentlessly harass Lu Bu.

Fortunately, Dehua was equipped with tank runes, which prevented him from being killed by Fly.

However, with only a sliver of health left, continuing to stay in lane would undoubtedly lead to certain death, so the only option was to return home.

At that moment, Ye Lan sent a signal that she was on her way.

Dehua still did not choose to interrupt his return to the city.

"Luna, don't come here. I'm too weak to fight with this much health."

“Going back to the fourth-tier line this time is no different from dying,” Ye Lan said.

It was only then that Dehua realized that this was already the third wave of minions meeting.

The fourth level is the most important node in the top lane, because having your ultimate ability first means having the initiative to attack.

If Dehua chooses to return to the city at this point, he will still be unable to escape being suppressed when he faces Ma Chao again.

Thinking about this, Dehua was caught in a dilemma.

If he stays there, he will surely die.

But if they went back, it seems they wouldn't have survived either.

"Brother Hua, don't hesitate. Even if you die, I can avenge you. Then I'll find another opportunity to help you and turn the tide, right?"

Ye Lan's words were full of temptation, and Dehua, who lacked willpower, immediately fell for it.

"Fine, then I'll take the gamble with you. If you fail to avenge me, don't blame me for being rude."