Chapter 631

A deficit of over five thousand isn't yet so huge as to be completely irreversible; if one were to talk about a comeback, it would take one perfect team fight.

But first, EDG's lineup lacks strong synergy; it looks like a system where one teammate deals damage to lower HP so that Kassadin Lion Dog can clean up, yet Mouse's Gragas is built tanky, and Zet's Ashe... a poke master, where would any burst come from?

EDG's lineup itself simply lacks the ability to pull off a perfect team fight.

Secondly, EDG looks like they've already lost their fighting spirit.

It's not that they don't want to play; it's that feeling after losing three straight in ranked, queuing up to find the enemy mid and jungle are a duo playing on a smurf—you can still play, but your mind's already wandering to what you'll play next game. That's pretty much where the EDG players are now.

After Baron was stolen, the team's voice chat fell silent for nearly five seconds.

Finally Meiko spoke up, his voice weak as if he hadn't slept: 'Just hold on, don't let them wipe us in one go.'

That's probably all that remains of EDG's team's goal right now.

Ai Luoli didn't utter a sound. He started 0-2, and the first number of his score is still 2; if the match ended like this, it would be a foregone conclusion—he'd definitely be the one getting flamed the worst by the piglets.

Ai Luoli wanted to do something, but feared making another mistake; so he hovered, unable to go up or down, stuck awkwardly in his seat.

Scout didn't speak either. His Kassadin still hasn't gotten two items, and for Kassadin to truly come online and take over the game, he needs at least three big items, plus the level requirement of sixteen—only then can he unlock his ultimate. Right now, Scout is just level 13; at his current XP gain, he estimates it'll take over thirty minutes to reach that point.

But the question is, will VG give him that time?

The answer is obvious.

At 24 minutes, VG, with Baron buff, started another 1-3-1 split push: Kennen top, Ezreal bottom, and Orianna with the jungle support holding mid.

All three lanes' minion waves pushed forward simultaneously.

EDG grouped up in mid, symbolically defending the second turret, but once VG pushed both side lanes, they simply gave up defending and retreated to high ground.

The two remaining outer turrets quickly collapsed.

Outside the high ground, everything was pitch black.

Sima Laozei came over to regroup with his teammates, and the four of them pushed mid together.

The enemy forces were at the gates.

Ai Luoli's Lion Dog wandered behind the high ground wall—he placed a ward here, though it was quickly cleared, and flicked a glance there—though it was purely meaningless wandering—to avoid getting flamed after the game, Ai Luoli frantically tried to make his presence known, giving it his all.

The mid lane minion wave pushed fastest, and the pressure there was greatest.

Zzitai's CDR Orianna was fully online; with Baron buff, drake buff, and blue buff, his poke cost almost nothing—he could toss his skills, including his ultimate, for free, and any squishy EDG member hit would lose about half their health.

And EDG's mid laner was a short-range Kassadin...

Under these circumstances, EDG couldn't even say they were coming out to clear the cannon minion; even clearing the melee minion was extremely difficult.

But the EDG players weren't anxious; their faces showed only numbness.

"AD, be careful."

At one moment, Meiko suddenly said something. He placed a ward into the lower high ground and happened to see Mang Seng hiding behind the wall casting a skill.

Before his words faded, a light wave flew toward the ice archer beneath the tower.

Zet reacted swiftly, directly using flash to dodge.

Meiko: "……"

Commentator: "What?!"

Danmaku: "???"

Liang Yan: "Pfft!"

One Heavenly Sound Wave scared the enemy AD's flash out; this… To be honest, Liang Yan has been playing for a year, and this is the first time he's encountered such a thing.

Before Liang Yan could give orders, someone nearby flashed forward.

"Wow! Zzitai!!!"

Just as the ice archer used flash, Orianna, who had been standing beside the two cannon minions waiting to poke, flashed and threw the ball toward the high ground.

"Orianna flashed in and unleashed her ultimate, throwing it at the crowd behind the tower; Scout reacted quickly and used R to escape, but Zet and Ai Luoli didn't react in time and got caught in the shockwave!!"

"Killed instantly!!"

"Zet died instantly!!"

Zet didn't even have time to press heal before the game screen went black.

"Orianna's damage is too terrifying!!"

"Ai Luoli also lost more than half her health!!"

"Xiao Duan followed with a flash and unleashed his ultimate!!"

"Sima Laozei slid onto the high ground!"

At this moment, Liang Yan felt greatly relieved.

The kid has grown up; he can now initiate teamfights on his own—although it's a one-sided stomp.

"Xiao Duan's Braum raised his shield and absorbed Gragas's ultimate!!"

"In the chaos, Meiko's hook caught Zzitai!!"

"Meiko pulled him over!!"

"Scout followed with R to come in and try to kill, but it's the same old scene—just as he appeared, he was kicked away by Mang Seng's W from above; Jiao Shen is simply the perfect mid lane bodyguard this game!!"

"Ai Luoli also fell……"

Meiko's Misfortune Pendulum shoved the two people in front of him onto the ultimate wall, then he stopped struggling, stood in place and shifted blame together with Orianna.

After being kicked away, Scout flashed back with R, trying to trade with Zzitai, but his gear was too poor for enough burst; he was stunned by Kennen's ultimate from across the high ground coming from behind, and then melted in the plasma pool of the Thunderlord's Prison.

Xiao Duan laughed wildly in VG's team chat, but joy turned to sorrow; his HP calculation was off, and he was ultimately killed by the high ground tower.

More than ten seconds after the teamfight began, all five EDG members were down, while VG had lost only Bu Long.

"The gold difference broke eight thousand……"

At this point, talking about the gold difference has no substantive meaning anymore, because……

"We need one more wave!!!"

VG stopped wasting time pushing the side lane; the four of them pushed from the high-ground tower straight to the main crystal, and before the enemy team could respawn they razed EDG's base.

With a boom, the spawning base exploded apart, countless crystal shards scattering everywhere, then flew back together to form an English word:

「Victory！」

A solemn female voice echoed in the Zhengda Guangchang ninth-floor performing arts hall, mixing with the commentator's cheers and the VG fans' roars, turning into a tremendous sound wave that swept the entire venue.

「Congratulations, VG! One‑to‑zero! 」

「Congratulations to VG for securing an opening win in the summer tournament! 」

「How fierce! It feels like VG really has some kind of magic—even when Zzitai shows up, they become extraordinarily ferocious; it's amazing! 」

「Jiao Shen this round was merely a supporting player, early on constantly feeding kills to the wind‑up, and in the mid‑late game he kept revolving around Zhong Lu……」

「Made Zzitai feel awesome! 」