Mingkai, if you're this cowardly, you should just go home and raise pigs.

Many people initially had high hopes for this match, but after OMG's three lanes were completely outmatched, they basically lost all hope.

The score was now tied at 1-1.

At this point in the competition, everyone was on edge.

In the LPL, RNG and WE are the only teams that haven't participated yet, while in the LCK, SKT and MVP are the only teams that haven't participated yet!

Logically speaking, even giving one point wouldn't be a big problem.

Both RNG and WE have the ability to take a point from MVP.

But the problem is...

Uzbekistan did not travel with the team for this intercontinental tournament.

This resulted in RNG's combat strength being severely insufficient.

The teams that will field their teams are listed before the match and cannot be changed during the match.

The LPL had previously planned to have WE play the third game and RNG play the fourth game.

Everyone became worried!

worry about what?

If WE faces SKT in the third game, that would be troublesome.

In the fourth game, RNG is very likely to lose to MVP.

Fortunately, everyone soon learned the relevant information: LCK's third team was MVP!

WE dominated MVP, easily securing the second point and tying the score at 2-1!

Under these circumstances, no one had high expectations for RNG.

RNG vs SKT!

If Uzbekistan were still around, there might be a glimmer of hope.

But now RNG's bot lane isn't Uzi, and they're no match for SKT at all.

Sure enough, once the match started, RNG was like a toy to SKT.

The reckless Spicy Hot Pot could actually put up a fight against Peanut in the jungle, but SKT's top and mid lanes always had lane priority.

Mala Xiangguo always manages to outnumber his opponent in the jungle.

After being caught twice, the rhythm of Mala Xiangguo (a spicy stir-fry dish) was completely disrupted.

Mala Xiangguo is the engine of RNG's rhythm. Once he loses his rhythm, SKT can play however they want.

They took all the resources, invaded the jungle at will, and pushed down the towers at will. RNG didn't even have the ability to fight back.

Even if Mala Xiangguo sacrifices its own development, it can still create two waves of rhythm.

SKT will also gain a greater advantage in other areas.

At 33 minutes, SKT successfully destroyed RNG's base crystal.

In the backstage lounge of the LPL, Abu turned to look at the EDG team and said solemnly, "The rest is up to you."

"Don't worry!" Zhou Hanyang supported himself on his knees and slowly stood up. "This championship will definitely belong to our LPL, right, Mingkai?"

"You're asking me what I mean?" Mingkai stared at Zhou Hanyang with an unfriendly look.

"As long as you don't carry me, chair and all, and run away, I guarantee I'll kill my way through." Zhou Hanyang chuckled.

"You son of a bitch, all you do is badmouth me. Will you die if you don't badmouth me for a day?" Mingkai's face darkened instantly.

Amidst laughter and playful banter, EDG and SKT took to the stage.

"Alright! The match has finally come to the decisive game of this best-of-five series!" Wawa raised his voice to hide his fatigue: "The LPL team is EDG, and the LCK team is SKT! This is undoubtedly a clash of titans!"

"You have to be very strong in lane to beat an LCK team, otherwise your lane advantage can easily spill over into the jungle, and your overall strategy will suffer." Miller said with a slight frown, "Although we beat SKT 5-0 at MSI, we still can't let our guard down in this game."

"I don't think there's a big problem!" Ruofeng shook his head and said, "EDG's top lane has a certain advantage, the mid lane may be slightly disadvantaged, but the bottom lane can definitely hold its own!"

Actually, the laning phase is about even! It'll be difficult for SKT's mid and bot lanes to break through EDG's defenses, but it's absolutely impossible for SKT's top lane to hold off EDG.

Four games had already been played, and the break didn't keep everyone waiting too long before both players took to the stage.

SKT is on the blue side in this game, while EDG is on the red side.

The two teams have faced off many times at MSI and are quite familiar with each other.

SKT banned Kalista, Zac, and Kled right from the start!

As the pinnacle of aggressive junglers, Peanut isn't afraid to challenge Clearlove's tempo-based junglers.

So they released the excavator and the spider.

EDG banned Elise, Lee Sin, and Olaf.

Targeting Faker too hard in the draft phase isn't very effective; it's better to focus on taking care of Peanut.

EDG has consistently employed this strategy throughout the MSI tournament.

SKT, on the blue side, picked Ashe as their first pick.

With Kalista already banned and Ashe taking one shot, EDG doesn't have many viable bot lane picks left.

EDG countered by picking Rakan and Galio.

These two heroes form a classic combo, and since SKT has already chosen an ADC, there's no way they'd take Xayah away.

SKT, on the blue side, surprisingly revealed Xayah on the second floor, but they didn't pick her.

If Xayah is the support, then Ashe will need a support as well.

Therefore, this game must be played around the bottom half of the bracket.

EDG pairs heroes like Fiora and Camille with Galio, and it all comes down to the speed at which they can 'trade base' against each other.

Kasha isn't an early-game aggressive ADC!

In the end, SKT chose Excavator and Karma on the second and third floors.

When it was EDG's turn, they naturally locked in Xayah without hesitation.

Both sides began the second round of banning.

EDG banned LeBlanc and Taliyah, and with only the mid and top lanes unbanned, they naturally chose to limit Faker.

As for Huni?

With Zhou Hanyang around, there's no need for restrictions at all.

SKT banned Rumble and Fiora.

EDG decisively picked Jarvan IV on the fourth floor of the red side.

SKT opted for Camille and Cassiopeia.

Camille was essentially picked as a substitute for banning due to a lack of available ban slots.

SKT can't ban Camille directly, otherwise Zhou Hanyang can pick Fiora on the fifth floor.

Even if Huni were to pick Fiora first, he wouldn't have the courage.

As for Cassiopeia? She's a classic counter to Galio!

SKT actually made a good lineup.

However, what was unexpected was that EDG chose Orianna on the fifth floor.

EDG's Galio is actually playing in the top lane.

Galio has a significant advantage in the early game against Camille, allowing him to gain lane priority and roam freely.

While Galio may not be able to out-push Camille in the mid-to-late game, his impact in team fights is far superior to Camille's.

Even with SKT's lineup, they would be completely destroyed if they clashed with EDG in team fights!

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