Chapter 365: 439, 6!

Meiko listened to the referee's explanation, then stared blankly for a while.

"Is... is that how it is?"

"Yes, the hero's mechanic is designed this way."

"Well, then..."

"I'll say it again: this isn't a game bug, but a normal skill mechanic. Get ready; once the countdown ends, the game will start."

Below the text "【Game Paused】", a 30-second countdown appeared.

Commentator Chang Mao quickly explained to the online and live audience the reason for the match pause and the handling outcome.

VG fans cheered loudly.

EDG fans' faces were ashen.

The countdown reached zero, and the screen sprang to life.

The players resumed control.

Meiko gritted his teeth, activated White Shield, and stumbled toward his teammates.

But he had no flash left, no mobility skills, and VG's lineup had nothing else—just lots of soft crowd control and slows.

Moreover, they had burst when they needed burst, and sustained damage when they needed sustained damage.

The Snake Woman is a stronger magic machine gun than Ryze; after applying poison, her twin fangs keep biting, and Tam's White Shield can't hold up for two seconds.

Meiko knew he couldn't escape, so he could only vomit Changzhang forward.

Changzhang flashed to the wall, tossed a W past it, and vanished.

But at the moment Tam died, Titan happened to emerge from the car Ryze was driving.

Their spawn point was right in front of the VG team……

Then, with two swooshes, the two who had just exited the car flashed simultaneously, but they weren't as agile as the Blind Monk; they couldn't flash directly over the wall, only toward the jungle exit.

And a mere four-hundred-yard displacement, in front of the VG team that had prepared beforehand, was hardly an effective escape method.

"Here comes the meat, brothers!"

Xiao Duan laughed, flashed forward, swept Misfortune Pendulum backward, pulling both EDG mid and top laners back, then unleashed his ultimate to drop Netherworld Prison, trapping them in a cage.

This had become a fight to the death; EDG was forced to counterattack.

Changzhang lingered behind the wall in OB, seeing Scout about to die unjustly, he kicked a Heavenly Sound Wave at Hammer Stone, then kicked it back, hoping to boot Mantis away to save his teammate.

As a result, the moment he landed, a terrifying roar sounded.

"The Snake Woman unleashed a petrifying gaze, freezing Changzhang!"

"Scout was shot dead by two ice arrows!"

"A Guang hooked the wall to try to escape!"

"All VG members shifted focus to concentrate fire on Changzhang!"

"Changzhang is again isolated and helpless! VG's four-man focus fire melts him almost instantly! Although he kicked out a leg to stop VG's continued pursuit, EDG's teamfight defeat is already sealed! EDG! They're about to lose Baron!"

"No way, this minion wave... I feel we might even get wiped in one push!"

"Indeed! The minion wave has come, and the teamfight spot is right below the high ground; EDG now has three dead! VG really has a chance to end the game in one push! It just depends on whether they want to gamble it all or play it safe and fall back to take Baron."

In VG's team voice channel, they were also discussing.

Xiao Duan was the most excited:

"Push push push! Keep pushing, brothers!"

Fu Lan Duo, who was on her way over, also shouted:

"One push, one push, one push!"

Sima Laozei was more cautious and said nothing.

Marquis asked Liang Yan:

"Liang Yan, one push?"

Liang Yan answered with action, leaping first toward EDG's high ground:

"Spring Season debut, play beautifully, one push!"

"Big Thigh spoke up, and everyone yelled as they followed the minions up the high ground!"

"Ji De's voice was loud:"

"VG is going all-in! Sure enough, they want to end the game in one push! The minion wave has arrived; VG everyone focus fire on EDG's bottom lane high ground tower!"

The live VG fans shouted.

EDG fans' hearts leapt up to their throats again.

The stream's chat was all VG.

"【Holy cow, VG!】"

"【So fierce!】"

"【I barely recognize them—is this really VG?】"

"Ji De continued with passionate commentary:"

"EDG only has two people left, too scared to defend, they fell back to the Frontline Tower!"

"The high ground tower held for only a few seconds, and VG had already started tearing down the crystal!"

"The crystal also broke!"

"Jin hid inside the Frontline Tower, opening a perfect farewell to clear minions! But VG wouldn't let him clear! Fully healthy Marquis charged up to block the bullets!"

"The first Frontline Tower fell!"

"Although the minions also died! But VG didn't retreat! They're waiting for the second minion wave to arrive! And Big Tree has come too!"

Taking advantage of VG's pause while waiting for the second minion wave, the director quickly cut to a short highlight reel of the teamfight and simultaneously released the teamfight damage panel.

The audience laughed at Changzhang's teamfight damage.

439!

Just 6 short?

The chat filled it in:

【666666】

hahaha

【Changzhang just QE'd this teamfight】

The camera switched back; the second wave of minions had already pushed into the tower's attack range.

The big tree also arrived.

VG's five members surged forward together.

At this moment, Meiko, who died first and was the lowest level, had just respawned, while Scout and Changzhang still had about ten seconds left.

But VG's tower‑taking speed was incredibly fast.

A Guang, knowing the situation was lost, back‑hooked toward the big tree at the front, forcibly sacrificing himself to create output space for Scout, trying to seize a last chance.

"A Guang hooked up!"

"If we can stop VG this wave and kill a few more of them, EDG would have a chance to take the dragon! But Sheng Qiang Ge activated his damage‑reduction ultimate! He's too tanky!"

"Zet tried to go around the big tree to attack VG's backline, but the big tree grabbed him! VG's other members completely ignored EDG as they all focused fire on the big crystal!"

"Scout respawned and rushed out of Quan Shui!"

"But the big crystal has less than half health left!"

"It's about to go!"

"Congratulations VG!!!"

As the snake lady's light floating basic attack A came, EDG's big crystal was drained of its last sliver of health, exploding with a boom into fragments flying everywhere.

【Victory！】

VG's members took off their headsets, and the fans' cheers vibrated their eardrums.

"One‑zero, congratulations VG!"

"Congratulations VG on taking the first game, and this match lasted less than twenty‑one minutes, truly a stomp!"

"That's too exaggerated—EDG didn't get a single kill or tower!"

"Ah? Wow! Really? You reminded me, and I realized EDG almost got turned into a Linglong Tower by VG!"

"Hmm, good thing Changzhang snagged a small dragon earlier…"

……

Backstage.

As soon as Changzhang walked in, A Bu, sitting in the chair, angrily questioned him:

"Why didn't you use your ultimate?"

"You didn't use your ultimate in VG's jungle wave earlier, nor in this wave—what's going on? You're saving your ultimate to send me off because the New Year's coming, right?"

Changzhang rubbed his nose:

"What, you didn't use your ultimate in that VG jungle wave, nor in this wave?"