LPL didn't want me? I joined SKT instead!

The brief break passed quickly, and the lights in the Paris Zenith Stadium once again focused on the main stage.

On the big screen, the director gave close-up shots of both players.

When the camera panned across RNG's booth, the entire audience, including the three commentators, were slightly taken aback.

In the video, Uzi is rapidly chewing gum. His eyes, far from showing any discouragement or confusion due to the first game's loss, burn with a heart-pounding fervor. He constantly communicates with Ming beside him, his hands making high-frequency, meaningless taps on the keyboard, maintaining the absolute heat of his muscles.

"Uzi's current state... is terrifying." Miller took a deep breath, his voice tinged with shock. "I originally thought that being suffocated by the extreme macro-management in the first game would severely damage his mentality. But now it seems that the mad dog hasn't been tamed at all; instead, he's been completely enraged!"

"That's the adaptability of a top superstar!" Wawa shouted in agreement. "As long as Uzi's fighting spirit remains, RNG will always have a chance to turn things around!"

The draft phase ended quickly, and the lineups for both sides were finalized.

SKT (Blue Side): Top lane Jayce (TheShy), Jungle Lee Sin (Peanut), Mid lane Syndra (Faker), Bot lane Varus (Xiao Yan) + Tahm Kench (Wolf).

RNG (Red Side): Top lane Sion (Letme), Jungle Jarvan IV (Mlxg), Mid lane Ryze (Xiaohu), Bot lane Lucian (Uzi) + Braum (Ming).

"RNG's lineup selection this game was incredibly decisive!" Changmao analyzed. "Lucian and Braum in the bot lane—that's an absolute powerhouse laning combination! Uzi's intention is clear: last game you won with your macro play, this game, I'm going to completely crush you in the laning phase!"

"But SKT's lineup is also extremely aggressive, especially their top, mid, and jungle: Jayce, Lee Sin, and Syndra. Their early and mid-game dominance is simply off the charts!" Miller said, looking at the screen with concern.

The game loads, and the second epic battle officially begins.

If the bottom lane in the first game was a test of skill, a tentative exchange between experts, then the bottom lane in this game turned into a meat grinder from the very first second the minions made contact.

Uzi's Lucian played extremely fiercely, even to the point of being described as "violent".

Upon reaching level one, Uzi completely ignored the minion wave, bypassing the melee minions and unleashing a Q skill, "Piercing Light," which pierced through the minions and accurately struck Xiao Yan's Varus. This was followed by two passive auto-attacks.

Despite Uzi's almost unreasonable trade of blows, Xiao Yan's eyes remained cold. He didn't choose to retreat; Varus countered with his E skill "Rain of Evil Arrows" to slow Lucian, and retaliated with a basic attack in return.

"Fight to the bitter end!" Uzi roared in the voice chat.

Ming's Braum immediately understood and used his Q skill "Winter's Bite" on Varus.

Xiao Yan reacted extremely quickly. The instant Braum raised his hand, he made a tiny lateral movement, barely grazing the ice block to avoid the slowing effect. At the same time, Wolf's Tahm Kench licked Lucian, covering Xiao Yan's retreat.

With just one level of probing, both sides' bottom lane health had already dropped to two-thirds.

"This is brutal! The bot lanes on both sides are completely disregarding each other!" Wawa exclaimed. "Uzi's performance today is absolutely phenomenal! His positioning and dominance are putting immense pressure on Xiao Yan!"

Three minutes later, the bottom lane secured level two.

The moment Uzi's Lucian reached level two, he immediately used his E skill "Relentless Pursuit" to slide forward, tap, tap, Q skill, tap! A smooth combo burst forth instantly.

Xiao Yan's Varus's health plummeted, but he remained absolutely calm, retreating while using his long reach to launch a counterattack.

"Uzi is still chasing! He's too bloodthirsty!"

Just as Lucian was about to land his final, lethal auto-attack, Xiao Yan used Heal, and at the same time, Wolf's Tahm Kench swallowed Varus whole, averting a potentially fatal crisis.

"What a pity!" Miller sighed in regret. "Just one sliver of health! Uzi's dominance this game is terrifying. Xiao Yan is having a really tough time in the bottom lane; he's already down five CS!"

However, while everyone's attention was focused on the epic battle in the bottom lane, a one-sided massacre was unfolding elsewhere in Summoner's Rift.

In the top lane, TheShy's Jayce displayed devastating dominance.

Letme's Sion was like a clumsy punching bag in front of Jayce. TheShy's distance control was perfect. Every time Sion tried to move forward to last hit, he would be met with Jayce's "Sky Leap" and "Thunder Strike" combo.

The game had only been going on for six minutes when Letme's Sion was already pinned under the tower, his health was almost gone, and he was a full twenty CS behind.

"Top lane is unplayable." Changmao shook his head repeatedly as he looked at the miserable state of the top lane. "TheShy's Jayce proficiency is too high. Letme can't even get experience."

The situation in the middle lane is equally worrying.

Faker's Syndra used her long range and AoE abilities to keep Xiaohu's Ryze pinned under the mid-lane turret. Xiaohu not only had to dodge Syndra's unpredictable Dark Orbs, but also had to be constantly wary of Lee Sin who might suddenly appear in the jungle.

RNG's top and mid lanes are in dire straits.

This directly led to RNG's jungler Mlxg being placed in an extremely passive situation.

"Xiangguo is having a really tough time right now." Miller looked at Mlxg's Jarvan IV's movements on the minimap and said in a heavy tone, "The risk of Sion being tower-dived in the top lane is extremely high, and he has to go protect him; Ryze in the mid lane is too low on health, and he has to counter-gank him too. Xiangguo is like a firefighter, running back and forth in his own top jungle, exhausted."

In stark contrast to Mlxg's frantic situation, SKT's jungler Peanut strolled around with ease.

Peanut's Lee Sin never ganks in lane because he knows that his teammates in the top and mid lanes have already established absolute lane control through their individual skills.

What he wants to do is use this line of power to plunder resources like crazy.

Five and a half minutes later, Peanut easily controlled the first water jet.

Seven minutes in, Peanut invaded RNG's top jungle and stole the red buff right in front of Mlxg. Mlxg was furious, but seeing Jayce and Syndra coming to support him at any moment, he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger, watching helplessly as Lee Sin walked away.

"That's what makes SKT so terrifying," Wawa sighed. "Although Uzi gained an advantage in the bot lane and even suppressed Xiao Yan, League of Legends is a five-player game. SKT used their absolute lane control in the top and mid lanes to extend their influence directly into the jungle. Peanut is now dominating the jungle, and Xiangguo's rhythm has completely collapsed."

The game time has reached twelve minutes.

In the bottom lane, Uzi believed he had found an opportunity.