Chapter 392

WE's three players had no flash, no engage potential, they didn't need to consider Prince and Clockwork's skills bo; just Prince's ultimate and Jiela's ultimate these two skills are already unstoppable.

With this Dragon Buff wave offering a great chance to end the game outright, Liang Yan told everyone not to hold back gold and to max out their state.

Under Liang Yan's command, everyone went out and split up, first taking the two Buffs, then tidying the minion wave, then regrouping to execute a 4-1 split push.

This time, the top and middle lanes advanced side by side.

Fu Lan Duo soloed the top lane, trying to slow the push speed as much as possible.

The remaining four players went all-in on the middle lane.

Facing the vigorous VG team, WE symbolically defended briefly before falling back to high ground; VG took the middle second tower without breaking a sweat.

The top lane minion wave also happened to push up.

The minion waves of the middle and top lanes, bolstered by the Dragon Buff, almost simultaneously pushed up to beneath WE's high ground.

Two VG true sights stood in the side path beneath the upper area high ground wall; WE had no vision in that side path, Liang Yan's Prince hid in the fog, giving WE's high-ground defenders immense deterrence; WE's defense faltered, and the high-ground tower's HP quickly drained.

After just two waves, the top lane was already breached solo by Fu Lan Duo.

Once a gap appeared, WE's entire defense line quickly collapsed, and the middle lane high ground followed suit after ten or so seconds.

With both lanes broken, the match completely lost its suspense.

Xi Ye's voice came through WE's headsets: 'Can't turn it around after losing both lanes, this game's over, guys—let's finish it quickly.'

'Then I'll start it.'

'957's voice was very resigned, but he also knew that dragging this situation out further was meaningless; he immediately walked out from the tooth tower, wanting to play a bind with the Prince standing ahead of VG's lineup.'

'However, just after taking two steps forward, the Prince suddenly unleashed an EQ strike.'

'Heaven collapses, earth splits!'

'Amid the shout, the Prince's ultimate came down on the female gunner who had opened up with a sweeping shot.'

'Neither 957 nor Xi Ye had the habit of preserving KDA; they blank‑headed kept charging forward, and after blowing all their skills they lifted their hands off the keyboard.'

'Ben, on the other hand, didn't want to die, but his flash almost didn't turn right; wanting to flee but unable, he went down first, and 957 and Xi Ye quickly followed his lead.'

'Mystic symbolically fired two arrows, then collapsed and fled running toward the fountain.'

'Condi, who had been hesitating on the flank, afraid to engage, saw Mystic take the lead in running and immediately followed without hesitation.'

'Why are you running? Give me some damage to farm!'

'Fu Lan Duo hesitantly chased after them, standing at the enemy fountain's entrance making a gesture like waving, but got no response.'

'Even Sima Laozei thought this guy was too despicable; while firing a basic attack at the nearly dead large crystal, he also sent Fu Lan Duo a volley of evil spirit arrows.'

'Congratulations, VG!'

'Congratulations, VG. I never expected it—I thought this match would have to be dragged past thirty minutes to decide a winner, but after ten minutes WE kept retreating, and as VG's lineup rose to its peak, WE's situation plummeted, ultimately getting their base pushed down in under twenty‑five minutes!'

It's really strange—you don't even know how you lost this kind of game; it feels like you were playing and then you just fell behind, without any major mistake, and inexplicably the economic gap grew huge, then the enemy lineup at its peak punched and you shattered.

I think it's actually just a difference in macro play, but macro isn't something you can grasp instantly. I just hope WE can use these few minutes of break to review thoroughly and discuss how to play the next game...

The WE members left the stage with their heads down, and the fans below watched in silence.

After returning to the lounge, Redmi looked at the group, not knowing where to start—he of course knew how WE lost, but as Joker said, the macro gap isn't something that can be fixed by a simple review.

"First, we need to face the problem: our macro indeed lags behind theirs."

After a moment's thought, Redmi spoke.

The translator stood aside, relaying Redmi's words in real time.

"But macro is quite abstract; having a gap in that area doesn't mean we will definitely lose."

"To beat opponents who are stronger in macro, a prerequisite is that we must gain an advantage in the early game."

"So, for the next game we'll pick a more proactive lineup."

"Then, during bans/picks, I may need to take some risks to trade for the heroes we want. Since next game they are blue side, we first need to confirm which heroes we absolutely cannot give away."

"Changyu, you go first."

"Laning against Gangplank early is fine for me, but if I still get a hero like Maokai, in the late game when he goes split‑push I might not be able to hold up—it could be even more pressure than fighting Jayce in this game."

"No problem laning, right?"

"Yeah."

"OK. Gangplank can be banned. Condi?"

"Surely we can't let Lion Dog go."

"Alright, what about the others?"

"If we want to be proactive, it's best to give me Mang Seng, and the mid lane needs to be stronger."

"Anything else?"

"That's it. OK, Xi Ye."

"I can play anything."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I can play anything—if they give him Lulu, I can pick Syndra and do very well; I guarantee I won't mess up in lane and will have lane priority."

"Got it."

Redmi glanced at the clock, then looked up at the two Xia Lu players.

Both are Korean imports, so Redmi can speak directly to them in Korean:

"We're short on time, let's keep it brief—Seongjun, do you have any opinions?"

Mystic immediately shook his head.

In this patch there's no completely unmanageable Xia Lu combo, and frankly Mystic thinks Sima Laozei + Xiao Duan isn't a particularly strong Xia Lu pair; no matter what enemy duo he faces, he's confident he can hold the lane.

Then Redmi asked Ben, who likewise shook his head but offered a suggestion:

"I think if we can get the Frost Archer we should take it; anyway we can't give it to the enemy, otherwise we won't be able to do anything early."

I know that.

Hongmi nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

After gathering opinions, Hongmi smiled and summarized:

"Fantastic, of the three T0 heroes we only need to deal with one Lion Dog, everyone's confident, so there's nothing difficult."

"I have a rough BP framework; let's see if it works..."

At the same time, over on VG's side, everyone was also discussing the BP strategy for the next game.

Long Ge asked for everyone's opinions, and Xiao Duan immediately raised his hand high:

"Their macro play can't beat ours; I feel they're going to pull a stunt in the next game!"

"How will they pull a stunt?"

"Just, pull a stunt?"

"Any specifics?"

"Then I don't know. But Long Ge, you know my intuition has always been spot-on!"

Long Ge was speechless for a moment.

Liang Yan suddenly spoke:

"How about we swap in Gangzi for the next game?"