Chapter 74

Keep going, the future is yours!

And now Jackeylove...

Faker looked at the screen, a knowing smile appearing on his lips.

"Skills and lane dominance are only part of the game."

Faker spoke softly to Lin Xiu, but it sounded more like he was speaking to himself.

"Unless the gap between you and your opponent is as vast as heaven and earth, you can't win games indefinitely by relying on lane kills."

"True masters are powerful because of their insight into the situation and their absolute control over their emotions."

The current Jackeylove possesses skills that are no less impressive than those of the legendary warrior from our memories.

He can suppress, he can kill in the line, and he dares to turn the tide in a seemingly hopeless situation.

But his emotional control is terrible.

He is too easily swayed by the thrill of killing; he is too easily tempted to put himself in a hopeless situation for even an insignificant sports car or for a greedy basic attack.

"He doesn't know when to back down yet, I'll teach him a lesson."

Faker's voice carried a hint of composure.

Jackeylove felt invincible; he felt he could control everything; he even felt he could use his skills to defy the logic of the entire game.

This mindset is an invincible weapon in ranked games.

However, in top-level professional competition, it is the most fatal weakness.

"Because he's too arrogant, that's why he answers Q."

"Let's go again next time."

Faker pushed up his glasses, his gaze fixed on Draven, who was arrogantly flashing his taunt in front of the tower in the bottom lane.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the training room, Jackeylove was in a state of extreme excitement.

That last, near-death experience kill at the edge of the turret sent his adrenaline soaring to its peak.

He controlled Draven, lightly tapped the rhythm on the fallen corpse of Ashe, casually tapped the eye-catching team logo, and then leisurely pressed the recall button.

"Brother Ning, see that? Without anyone's help, this Ice Blast is just a giant ranged unit in front of me."

Yu Wenbo shouted arrogantly in the voice message, his arrogance as a sixteen-year-old prodigy almost overflowing.

Su Xiaolu watched from behind with a beaming smile, the slight wavering she had felt due to her consecutive deaths in the previous game vanishing completely.

He even started to think about what kind of contract he should offer the kid when he turns seventeen to keep him firmly on Instagram.

"How about we learn from RNG? Trick him into signing a contract with a penalty for breach of contract?"

"Hmm, isn't this going a bit too far?"

As Su Xiaoluo was struggling with her decision, Abu and the factory manager exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with worry.

It wasn't because of the outcome of the match, but because of the weaknesses in their own roster.

If EDG's mid and jungle positions are currently a happy dilemma,

Scout and Faker, Clearlove and Linxiu are all top-tier mid-jungle duos in the LPL.

EDG's support player, Meiko, is also one of the top players in the league.

However, EDG's top laner and AD carry are really not up to par.

Top lane is alright, since it's a support role. Mouse can't carry, but he's really good at playing tanky, supportive characters.

The weakness of AD carry, in this version where the AD carry position is becoming increasingly important, is truly EDG's fatal flaw.

Abu lowered his voice and said to the factory manager:

"Mingkai, Zet is really not good enough. In the Spring Split, Uzi was at a huge disadvantage against Mystic, and now he's been crushed by an underage kid."

The factory manager pursed his lips and nodded slightly:

"The AD position is indeed our weakest point right now, but there aren't any good ADs on the market."

......

Just as both teams returned to their lanes, EDG's mid and jungle began to make their move.

"Lin. This time, we're not going into the blue buff area," Faker calmly directed over the voice chat.

"After that lane kill, they have absolutely safe time to build vision; the blue buff area must be overflowing with wards."

Lin Xiu's eyes lit up, and he chuckled:

"That's right. Although Baolan's mechanics aren't great, he's still good at vision control."

"We'll circle around the red zone," Faker uttered succinctly.

At this point, IG's bot lane duo once again gained absolute control.

Jackeylove's Draco, with his economic lead and huge psychological advantage, almost unreasonably pushed the EDG duo to the edge of the turret.

Baolan carefully placed wards around EDG's blue buff and in the river bushes, illuminating the river and EDG's blue buff area.

"Ning, the enemy mid laner has disappeared, be careful."

Baolan reminded him in the voice message.

"fine."

Jackeylove chewed gum, looking excited.

"Yasuo can't get close without knocking them up. As soon as Lee Sin shows his face, we'll leave. If they make a mistake, my damage will be enough to kill them instantly."

However, what he was waiting for was not a Lee Sin emerging from the river or EDG's blue buff area.

At this moment, Lin Xiu switched to a scanner and made a huge loop from the river to IG's red zone.

Without alerting anyone, he went straight to the bushes behind IG's bottom tower.

Meanwhile, Faker's Yasuo had been lying in ambush deep in the dragon pit for a long time.

"Get ready to fight! Don't let the bottom lane die!" Lin Xiu shouted in the voice chat.

Without warning, Lee Sin emerged from the shadows behind IG's first tower.

Jackeylove paused for a moment, but his first reaction wasn't to run away, but to move forward:

"We can trade! Kill Frost first!"

Draven activated his W, Blood Rush, and lunged forward, using his E, Axe of Despair, in an attempt to kill Ashe before Lee Sin could get close.

However, Braum blocked the E skill with his shield.

"It's in the way!" Abu couldn't help but shout from behind.

Now, Ashe retreated behind the turret, and Draven was powerless to turn the tide.

Meanwhile, Lee Sin moved behind the IG duo.

The Blind Monk gave Jackeylove no time to react, touched the control ward, and unleashed a powerful Dragon Tail!

"One warehouse!"

Draven's slender body was like a kite with a broken string, kicked hard towards Yasuo who was rushing down the bot lane.

"Whirlwind Slash!"

Faker's ultimate was almost perfectly timed to coincide with the end of Draven's flight.

"Bang!"

Yasuo landed, executed a Steel Slash followed by a basic attack, his movements fluid and seamless, without any unnecessary embellishment.

Draven fell to the ground again.

Immediately afterwards, Baolan's Luo was also captured by Meiko and Zet.

There was a moment of silence in EDG's voice chat, followed by Lin Xiu's unrestrained laughter:

"Nice! Brother Li, see that? This kid really doesn't look at the minimap; he only has eyes for moving forward."

Faker sat in his chair, staring at the Draven icon that had gone black again.

He found that the fear of the Goat that had plagued him throughout the game had completely vanished at this moment.

This successful four-man gank on the second lane completely disrupted IG's offensive rhythm.

The next fifteen minutes were an extremely long and agonizing ordeal for Jackeylove.

At 25 minutes, a team fight broke out in the mid lane.

Ah Shui's Draven's equipment was gradually falling behind, but his desire to make plays had not yet dissipated.

He looked at the low-health Lee Sin and instinctively wanted to use Flash to finish him off.

But just as he flashed and landed, Faker's Yasuo's Hurricane struck precisely.

"Hasaki!"

Jackeylove was knocked away again.

This time, he was met with the Blind Monk's Heavenly Sound Wave.

Draven continued to fall to the ground.

The game afterwards completely lost its suspense.

At 32 minutes, EDG, with minions on all three lanes, steadily pushed down IG's Nexus.

2: 0.

The ten players from both sides stood up and embraced each other in greeting.

Faker walked straight to Jackeylove.

Jackeylove thought Faker was going to do something strange to him again, but to his surprise, Faker remained calm this time and gently hugged him.

He whispered in his ear:

"Keep going, the future is yours!"