Chapter 49

: Another 4-man gank on 2, this is the real EDG!

Originally, according to everyone's expectations, this match should have been a boring, slow-burning game.

Although it's boring, that's the rhythm of WE.

Before the match even started, Guan Zeyuan and Ji De had already clearly outlined WE's victory plan:

Xiye's Karma constantly pushed the lane, using lane priority to pressure the mid lane.

Top laner 957's Titan and Mouse's Maokai were playing in the mud on top.

Two rotten lumps of meat, neither can kill the other, both are waiting to prove themselves in later team fights, they are almost negligible.

Condi, the son of the dragon, should be like a diligent gardener.

They roamed the jungle, controlling dragons and resources, to secure the golden development period for their brother-in-law's Kog'Maw to acquire three items.

As long as the game drags on until that point, WE's four-protect-one strategy will be an invincible, unstoppable force.

But now, this blueprint for victory has been shattered by Karma's first blood.

"Xiye really shouldn't have done that."

"Something's wrong, something's really wrong!"

I remember pushing up my glasses, my tone tinged with surprise.

But more than anything, I felt excited.

A final that ended in a comfortable 3-0 victory was hardly exciting or anticipated.

Even some minor disturbances are beneficial for the overall broadcast of the event.

"Our original plan was for WE to have a solid three-lane presence, allowing Kog'Maw to develop without pressure."

"But now Karma in the mid lane not only died once, but was also forced to recall, and her CS was even surpassed by Zed!"

"As a result, WE's mid laner is completely unable to move, unable to push the lane, and even has difficulty surviving."

Guan Zeyuan stared at the real-time data table, his brow furrowed:

"The most critical issue is Condi. Because the mid lane lost lane control, Karma dared not push forward, which left Condi's Lee Sin completely without cover in the jungle."

"Look at Lin Xiu's Gragas. He's clearing his own jungle and then heading straight for WE's red buff area. Although he hasn't stolen much jungle camps, he's got Condi's movements figured out perfectly!"

The situation became extremely delicate.

The game's tempo, which should have been controlled by WE, is now in the hands of EDG.

"Xiye, can you calm down?!" Condi sounded impatient in the voice message.

"This Gragas is so arrogant, he's taking advantage of his master's power! I'm under a lot of pressure in the jungle!"

Xiye's face turned ashen as he looked at Zed in the mid lane, his heart pounding.

Just now, Zed's WQ combo was executed perfectly. The opponent not only anticipated his movement but also managed to dodge his Q, completely overwhelming him in terms of game strategy.

"He's really good at laning," Xiye said through gritted teeth.

"I'll try my best to fight back; you just need to hold things steady and prevent a collapse."

Lin Xiu noticed that Faker had stopped clumsily imitating Bin and his gameplay had become even more aggressive.

He knew that Faker had regained his rhythm, abandoned those fancy psychological cues, and completely reached his peak.

"Brother Li, push the wave in the mid lane, then come with me to the bottom lane for a four-man gank on the two." Lin Xiu gave the command in the voice chat.

"Okay." Faker responded briefly, quickly cleared a wave of minions, and before Karma could return to the lane, Zed's figure instantly disappeared into the fog of war in the river.

At this moment, WE's bot lane duo, Mystic and Ben, were farming minions under the tower.

The combination of Kog'Maw and Lulu is designed for the late game. In the early game, they struggled against the pressure from Kalista and Thresh.

Moreover, with a disadvantage in the mid lane and their jungle heavily invaded, it was simply adding insult to injury.

But they never expected the situation could get any worse.

"They're gone!" Xiye frantically signaled on the map, but it was too late.

At that moment, Lin Xiu's Gragas suddenly burst out of the bushes behind WE's Krugs, using a Body Slam combined with Flash to crash directly into Kog'Maw under the tower.

Zed also appeared outside WE's defensive tower.

"Four-man gank on two! EDG has chosen the most extreme attack at this point!" Remember shouted.

WE's bottom lane tower instantly descended into chaos.

Ben's Lulu reacted extremely quickly, immediately using Polymorph on Gragas to try and stop the subsequent damage.

However, in that instant, a black shadow streaked across the sky, shifting and changing form, and Zed's true form appeared behind Big Mouth.

"Instantaneous Shadow Killing Formation!"

A huge black cross appeared beneath Big Mouth's feet. The two darts hit, and with the combined damage from Ea and Thunder,

Even without the ultimate skill exploding, Kog'Maw's fragile health bar melts instantly.

Immediately afterwards, Lulu also couldn't escape being surrounded and attacked. She was pulled back by Meiko's Thresh hook, and Lin Xiu took the kill.

"WE's rhythm has completely collapsed." Remember stared blankly at the screen, his voice trembling slightly.

"This is a four-protect-one strategy. If Kog'Maw dies once, his development cycle will be delayed by five minutes, which means WE's ability to engage in team fights will also be delayed by five minutes."

"And Zed has already gotten two kills, so he'll have Youmuu's Ghostblade right now."

The chat erupted in celebration at that moment, though much of it was also questioning WE's tactics.

[Four protectors for one? They've only protected a small part of the team!]

[Was Coach Hongmi's draft pick based on wishful thinking? With no advantage in the mid and jungle, how can they ensure Kog'Maw's farm?]

[You're all just being hindsight experts! WE hasn't lost much this season with their four-protect-one strategy. Before the match, you were all praising them to the skies, and now you're starting to complain.]

[EDG's mid laner is toxic! He just focused on farming and completely crushed Karma. Who can you complain to about that?]

[Lulu with her big mouth is like paper in front of Zed.]

Inside the lounge, Abu and Nofe were also dumbfounded.

They originally thought this game was just a chance for Lin Xiu and Faker to get a feel for the game and prepare for the official rotation in the Summer Split.

This will also help relieve some of the pressure on him. After all, he's constantly being criticized for his draft picks and not being able to get past the substitutes, and Abu is starting to feel the strain.

I didn't expect we could actually win?

"This, this style of play is too brutal," Nofe murmured. "They haven't considered the consequences of failure at all."

"If we weren't down 2-0, I would definitely think they were just messing around."

Abu's gaze was intense: "No, this is absolute confidence."

"They believe their skills can transcend the limitations of the current version. Nofe, look at Zed's positioning; with skills like that, how could they not dare to take risks?"

"This is how EDG should be!"

On the field, the entire WE team fell silent.

Condi looked at the barrel and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

The underlying logic of the "four protect one" strategy is based on the premise that the four can protect the one, and the one can also provide support.

But now, the development rhythm of that one has been interrupted, and the remaining four are not developing well either.

This means that the underlying logic of the strategy has completely collapsed.

"Should we switch lanes? Let our top laner go to mid lane to withstand the pressure," Ben suggested quietly in the voice chat.

"It's no use," Xiye said in a low voice.

"If I go up there, I'll be completely useless. Even if you can defend the tower, you'll only be able to bind the spirit, which is meaningless."

"After getting those two kills in this game, this one's going to be tough..."

He didn't dare to continue.