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

The halftime break passed quickly, and the players returned to their benches.

"Welcome back. It's halftime. I wonder how both sides have adjusted their bottom lanes." Guan Zeyuan's voice rang out:

"SSG switched to the blue side in this game, while EDG went to the red side. The draft picks for both sides will definitely change."

"Putting everything else aside, at least SSG won't have to bear the ban burden of skateboarding shoes anymore." Wang Duoduo raised his voice slightly: "Alright, let's have the last best-of-five in the quarterfinals!"

"The blue side, SSG, banned Jarvan IV, Renekton, and Xayah first." Rita began to recount the bans from both sides: "EDG banned Kalista, Varus, and Malzahar!"

"EDG banned Varus this time? Is it because they don't want to give him to SSG?" Guan Zeyuan said with some doubt. "But what I don't understand is why EDG keeps banning Malzahar from SSG? Is there some information from the scrims? Is this champion particularly strong in scrims?"

Upon seeing that EDG had released Galio, Edgar did not hesitate and had Cuvee on the first floor pick Galio for Crown.

"Oh ho?" Wang Duoduo said with a smile, "SSG decisively changed their strategy and took the initiative to pick Galio, the champion that EDG had been very vocal about in the last game. In EDG's hands, this champion is indeed like a city wall, and SSG simply has no way to break through it."

After seeing SSG pick Galio, Nofe looked at his own bot lane duo and said, "Shall we take Rakan?"

Once SSG gets Rakan and Galio, their teamfight initiation ability will be too strong, and they will have to be broken up.

Koro is relatively weak in the early laning phase, so we need to consult with the bot lane duo.

Just as Iboy was about to say yes, Zhou Hanyang spoke up first.

“I think we can give it to them,” Zhou Hanyang said. “We’ll take Tristana and Lulu, and we’ll dominate the bot lane in the early game. They’ll definitely be going for a tanky top laner this game.”

They picked a mid laner in their first three picks, so either an AD carry or a jungler needs to wait until the second round. I think it's most likely the jungler, otherwise, they'll have no lane priority in either the top or bottom lanes, making it very difficult for them to win.

"What do you guys say?" Nofe looked at his own bot lane duo again.

Picking Lulu is for laning and gaining lane priority in the bottom lane, while picking Rakan is for stabilizing the lane in the early game and then choosing to engage in team fights in the late game.

“Then let’s take Lulu,” Iboy said.

As a rookie ADC, he definitely wants to show himself on the world stage. Can he gain an advantage in lane and be willing to withstand pressure?

“Okay! Let’s take Lulu and Little Cannon first.” Nofe made the decision.

The red team EDG instantly locked down Lulu and Tristana on the first and second floors.

"A Lulu and Tristana bot lane duo?" Rita laughed immediately: "Is EDG going to focus on the bot lane this game? With Kalista, Varus, and Xayah all out, Lulu paired with Tristana is indeed the best choice."

"The enemy team has Lulu and Tristana? How about we pick Kog'Maw and Janna?" SSG coach Edgar looked at Ruler: "If you're under pressure in lane, pick Janna; if you're not, pick Rakan. It'll give you an advantage in team fights later on."

Janna is strong in lane but weak in team fights, while Rakan is weak in lane but strong in team fights!

"Big Mouth can easily take on Little Cannon," Ruler said confidently. "Let's take Rakan!"

It's true that his Dao heart was shattered by Uzi, but there's only one Uzi in the whole world.

SSG immediately locked up Big Mouth Gallo on the second and third floors!

"Big Mouth Galo? Wow, SSG's lineup is pretty strong at initiating team fights in the late game!" Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "They have to gain an advantage in the early laning phase."

"The enemy team's lineup is too much pressure in team fights in the late game." Nofe raised his eyebrows upon seeing this: "Our mid and jungle must pick heroes that can push lanes, and make more plays in the early game by taking advantage of the lane priority in the mid and bot lanes."

“Then let’s pick Jayce!” Zhou Hanyang thought for a moment and said, “There are very few AP champions in this version that can easily counter Galio and gain lane priority. If the enemy doesn’t ban Maokai, we can pick Jayce and Maokai, and I can come to the top lane to fill the AP role.”

"That works too." Nofe looked at Scout and asked, "What do you think? Or is there anything you'd like to play?"

"What if the big tree gets banned?" Scout couldn't help but ask.

Jayce isn't particularly strong in the mid lane this patch; he needs to be paired with Maokai for double poke to be viable.

If Jayce fails to secure the big tree, he will become a weak point, and if the team loses the subsequent game, he will definitely be held responsible.

“Then let’s move to the top lane, and I’ll play Jayce,” Zhou Hanyang said with a smile.

Upon hearing that Zhou Hanyang was willing to cover the losses, Scout nodded in agreement without hesitation.

“OK, then let’s choose.” Nofe nodded, indicating that he would choose Jess.

EDG locked in Jayce on the third floor of the red side.

"Aa ...

When EDG locked in Jayce, cheers erupted again from the crowd.

"Hahaha...! Jayce!!!" Wang Duoduo couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "EDG is really daring to pick Jayce? They picked Jayce on the third floor first?"

The two sides immediately began the second round of banning.

EDG banned Camille and Gragas!

SSG banned Treant Protector and Sejuani.

Camille paired with Galio for a powerful side-lane entry.

Tree and Sejuani are both perfect matches for Jayce.

After the second round of bans by both sides, it was EDG's turn to pick first.

Without Maokai and Sejuani, Nofe frowned slightly and asked, "So what jungler should we pick? Clearlove?"

"Let's pick Excavator. Jayce, go top lane. Mid lane, LeBlanc, counter Galio," Zhou Hanyang said after thinking for a moment.

"So, should we play in the upper half or the lower half?" Nofe's brows furrowed even more deeply.

"We can play in either the top or bottom half of the bracket, it just depends on the opponent's picks!" Zhou Hanyang shrugged and said, "At this point, the opponent is actually under more pressure than us."

Hearing Zhou Hanyang say that, Nofe immediately showed an approving expression: "Okay, then let's pick Excavator. Is it okay to build an AP champion in the mid lane?"

When asked to choose an AP champion he was more comfortable with, Scout nodded without hesitation and said no problem.

An early-game AP champion, combined with a strong jungler like Rek'Sai, can gain an advantage; if they can't win, it's not their fault.

Even if AP doesn't have an effect in the late game, it will at most make you invisible, which isn't a big problem.

EDG locked the excavator on the fourth floor!

The moment EDG picked Rek'Sai, the entire SSG team frowned, especially head coach Edgar!

If SSG's mid laner is someone else, then this Jayce will definitely be playing top lane.

The problem is that SSG's mid laner is Galio, so this Jayce is very likely to go mid.

Galio's magic shield is completely ineffective against Jayce and Rek'Sai, the AD mid-jungle duo.

Suddenly, Edgar, the head coach of SSG, had a flash of inspiration and said, "How about we use the Crocodile Spider?"

"We're going to use the crocodile spider?" Question marks appeared on the foreheads of all the SSG players.

"If we pick Renekton and Elise, Jayce can't go top lane; he'll have to go mid," SSG's head coach Edgar explained.

"If they go top, we'll gank them in the top and jungle. EDG definitely can't accept an attack disadvantage. Their top and jungle are both AD carries, so if we build armor boots, we'll definitely win in a 2v2 early game."

Therefore, they will most likely flex Jayce to the mid lane. If they send Jayce mid, their top lane will have to deal AP damage, allowing us to send Renekton mid and Galio top to counter the enemy AP champions.

"But my crocodile skills aren't very good, are they?" Crown couldn't help but frown.

"This champion is actually quite simple. Just manage your rage. If all else fails, just ask your jungler to gank for you. The mid lane is short, so Jayce doesn't have much room to farm. Just use your empowered Q to clear the minion wave," Edgar said with great confidence.

"Fine... then!" Crown felt like he'd been screwed over, but he had no choice but to agree.

“OK, then let’s choose the crocodile and the spider!” Edgar waved his hand.

At the start of the Summer Split, Galio top lane was very popular. Cuvee practiced it specifically and his proficiency was higher than Crown's mid lane Renekton.

As for Master An playing with a spider, that's definitely no problem.

The moment SSG picked Crocodile and Spider on the fourth or fifth floor, the entire arena fell silent.

Immediately, the entire stadium erupted in a deafening roar of shouts!

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