Chapter 357: Our EDG is not something just anyone can try to leech off

Both sides' lineups are completely locked.

EDG, blue side

ban: Jayce, Grasshopper, Lion Dog; Janna, Karma

Top lane: Mouse, Titan

Jungle: Clearlove7, Mang Seng

Mid lane: Scout, Ryze

Bot lane: Zet, Ash

Support: Meiko, Thresh

Coach: Nofe

VG, red side

ban: Syndra, Ahri, Green Steel Shadow; Female Gun, Alchemist

Top lane: Flandre, Big Tree

Jungle: Firrrrrre, Mantis

Mid lane: Easyhoon, Snake Woman

Bot lane: Smlz, Frost Ice

Support: Duan, Hammer Stone

Coach: Loong

"The lineups of both sides have been finalized……"

The long-haired transition was as bland as water, yet it did not affect the audience's fervor in the slightest. During the map loading phase, EDG fans, stirred up by Liang Yan's trash talk, erupted with an astonishing volume in the cheering segment. EDG fans in the livestream were similarly infected, the screen filled with EDG cheers, making one can't help but sigh that the popularity of LPL's top-tier team remains high.

VG fans were feeling a bit sour.

【EDG fans are truly many, a pity their strength doesn't match】

【The louder you shout, the more miserable the loss!】

EDG fans naturally would not show weakness:

【Hehe, what trashy fish and shrimp VG, really think buying a champion jungler is enough?】

【Exactly, our EDG just has many fans, because the team is strong!】

【Although EDG's performance in the S tournament over the past two years has indeed been not pretty, but it's not something just any team can come and try to leech off!】

【EDG's external losses are indeed weak, but internal invincibility is also a tradition; no matter what dragon crossing the river, once they come to LPL they must obediently lie down!】

As soon as this map cannon fired, not only VG fans, but fans of other teams also couldn't take it.

In an instant, EDG fans were attacked from all sides, and a barrage of 4396 covered the entire livestream screen.

EDG fans started playing dead again.

Feeling indignant yet unable to retort, they could only hold their anger inside, hoping EDG would crush VG into oblivion.

Summoner's Rift appeared on the on-site big screen, and the battle officially began.

"Alright, in the second match of the first week's second day of the S7 season LPL spring regular season, EDG versus VG, game one, both sides have already left base, let's see if there will be a level-one team fight."

"EDG has grouped up, they still want to fight, after all compared to VG's lineup, this EDG composition actually has offensive pressure."

"Yes, the mid-jungle's combat capability at each stage is not much different, but the bot lane has a gap; this is a version where attack-speed AD is stronger, and Jhin in the late game doesn't benefit from attack-speed item enhancements, still suffering a lot."

"Hmm, however Jhin's item build in this version has also been adjusted; Ghostblade remains a core item, but the later items are quite different from previous versions—before you had to get a Mortal Reminder then build into Infinity Edge, sometimes even after completing two core armor-piercing items you'd start adding functional items like Death's Dance, now after finishing Ghostblade you go straight for Infinity Edge, and the late-game six-item build also has considerable output."

"But I noticed that in patch 7.2, Jhin's item build changed again; once 7.2 is implemented on the stage, I estimate Jhin's priority will drop considerably."

"That's possible; for now we should focus on the present. EDG's grouped invasion failed—Sima Laozei's Ashe fired a volley that hit the three EDG members leading the charge, and Hammer Stone was eyeing them from ahead; EDG feared there might be someone behind the enemy, so they dared not force a breakthrough, only able to scatter and return to their normal defensive positions."

"Actually, VG has no one behind."

"But EDG doesn't dare to gamble, after all the enemy has Hammer Stone."

"Hmm, mainly it's that EDG's team style is rather……steady."

The barrage rhythm continues:

【EDG never gets wiped out!】

【You only see the output 4396, but you don't see the efforts Changzhang made to prevent the enemy from wiping out EDG!】

【I'm curious, why hasn't EDG bought a steady staff? Isn't he the mid laner best suited to EDG's style?】

At 1 minute 37 seconds, aside from Magic Swamp Frog and Stone Armor Beetle, the remaining four monster groups respawned.

Liang Yan's Mantis, with Fu Lan Duo's help, started jungling from the red buff in the upper half area.

Now the buff camp has no two little monsters, the Mantis's jungle efficiency directly increased a tier; although it didn't break into the top three jungle efficiency, its other abilities compensated greatly, raising the Mantis's overall strength to the level of a T1 jungler in this version, its popularity far surpassing Rek'Sai and the like; one could even say that aside from the overpowered monster Lion Dog, the Mantis is the strongest jungler of this version.

Mang Seng also maintains high popularity in the current version, but not because it was buffed; rather, everything else was nerfed, making it a tall figure among the short.

As for the previous version's jungle queen, Leopard Woman Nidalee, in patch 6.21 she was hit hard—her beast form's all-ability cooldown increased by 1 second, her human form's core skill E heal was halved, the standout strengths of both forms were neutralized, her strength plummeted inherently, and with this version's jungle restricting jungle efficiency, various factors combined caused Leopard Woman to directly become a sewer champion.

On the day 6.21 went live, Liang Yan also posted a tweet:

【Fist, you won】

A smelly-faced fist designer actually still had the cheek to speak in the comment section:

【We didn't mean to target you, but Nidalee really has been too overpowered all along】

Liang Yan replied to him:

【Hehe!】

The camera returned to Summoner's Rift; after Liang Yan finished clearing the red buff, he skipped F4 and headed straight for the lower half area, all the while rushing and observing the lane situations on the three paths.

"Brother Ma, remember to shine a light."

Liang Yan saw the bot lane duo about to reach level two, so he sent a signal to the enemy jungle, indicating that Sima Laozei should later check this direction.

Sima Laozei said: "Then I have no lane priority."

It's fine, let it be—I can skip the river crab.

Okay, I can help you.

No, no, no, don't force help; just take care of your own lane.

Oh.

The treatment is so good that Liang Yan is a bit unaccustomed to it.

Last year at G2, Liang Yan usually took care of his teammates, and it was rare for anyone other than Old Zhang to look after him.

This year, after joining VG, the situation reversed: the team not only follows Liang Yan's lead, but constantly looks for ways to look after him, even wishing to give him all the minion waves to farm; his treatment is comparable to RNG's Uzi!

But Flandre doesn't count.

This guy has no idea what politeness means; during this period's scrims, the total jungle monsters stolen by Flandre from Liang Yan is estimated to be in the triple digits.

I've leveled up to 2—should we take a photo now?

When Liang Yan finished clearing the three wolves, Sima Laoze also reached level two and honestly asked him a question.

It was like a primary school student checking the answer with the teacher.

Liang Yan felt this wasn't good, and after responding, he started thinking about how to develop Ma Ge's initiative.