Chapter 639: Feeling like we haven

On the big screen on site, the director pulled up the team fight replay, and when they switched back to the live feed, VG had already taken down the Xia Gu Xian Feng.

The EDG team channel was completely silent.

The commentary desk also fell silent for a few seconds.

Wawa let out a sigh: "This team fight… is such a pity."

Miller also sighed: "I feel Mouse is still underdeveloped; after two Qs he should have built up half his rage bar, but he just couldn't hit anyone afterward, falling just short of being able to mount—his death was so frustrating."

Wang Ji said: "Actually… I wonder if Mouse isn't proficient enough with the champion; it looks like… there might be a flaw in his mechanics?"

Wawa: "Huh? Really?"

Miller wasn't sure either: "Um, Zac's been out for a while, and his pick rate was pretty high last season, although I don't recall ever seeing Mouse play Zac, but… he should be proficient enough."

Wang Ji recalled, speaking with certainty: "If he hadn't made a mistake, he should have been able to mount; after all, after his collision he had flash, E, and his hook, and then Zac, Prince, and Katarina all went to the back lane, leaving nobody to deal with him here—normally, a point‑blank EQ is a sure hit, and after being knocked off his mount he could Q, auto‑attack twice, flash, Q‑auto‑attack again, and instantly fill his rage."

Wang Ji had studied Zac, knowing how many hits are needed to fill his rage from empty, and he was also very familiar with Zac's mount combo.

Furthermore, his speculation was based on objective conditions and is theoretically sound.

Now Wawa and Miller couldn't really argue, and they uh… changed the subject after a few remarks.

And the truth is, Wang Ji wasn't wrong… Mouse indeed failed to mount because of a mistake in his execution; there are many reasons—nervousness is one, and lack of practice leading to insufficient proficiency is another major factor.

What? Why does Mouse, as a top laner for a strong LPL team, rarely practice the meta champions? That's how EDG is.

After the team fight, VG's members immediately took down the Xia Gu Xian Feng without even returning to base, went straight to mid lane, crushed the Xia Gu Xian Feng's eye, and summoned the Xia Gu Xian Feng they had just subdued.

They took down the first blood tower, and adding the four kills from that team fight, VG's gold advantage quickly expanded to three thousand.

The worst part was that after the mid lane's first tower fell, Scout lost the turret's protection and his flash was on a long cooldown, so over the next five minutes he was repeatedly targeted by Zac and Prince, almost becoming their personal ATM.

At twelve minutes, Scout had just pushed the wave past the mid lane's first tower remnant when Liang Yan's Zac burst from the shadows below, leaping onto Scout's face; Scout dodged the rubber band slingshot with his movement but couldn't avoid the subsequent extended strike, getting grabbed by Zac and colliding with a minion, then Prince emerged from behind the F6 brush, the two unleashed a merciless combo, and finally Prince swung his long spear, smashing Scout to death in front of EDG's second mid tower.

Around fourteen minutes, the two came again; this time Prince emerged from fog of war with EQ to unleash his ultimate, the immobile Orianna couldn't escape, Zac slammed in like a cannonball, Scout was trapped in the siege and pummeled, and a few seconds later he gave up another kill.

After dying twice, Scout finally snapped and questioned Ai Luoli in the EDG team channel:

"If the jungler isn't coming to help, that's fine, but you're not even warding?"

Ai Luoli felt smug inside but said, "I gave all my wards to A Guang—how could I not protect this one front‑liner? If the front line collapses, how can we fight in the back?"

Scout couldn't find a fault with Ai Luoli for a moment, stayed silent for a few seconds, then said:

"If you keep playing like this, we're bound to lose."

Ai Luoli let out a couple of chuckles: "We weren't going to win anyway; they're practically the MSI champions who almost shaved the LCK bald."

Scout also chuckled twice: "Kind of funny."

That line seemed to become his catchphrase.

Meiko listened to their bickering, unable to speak, only knowing the situation was lost.

EDG's situation plummeted and quickly collapsed.

VG's lineup looks like it has no coordination, yet the top, mid, jungle, and even AD are actually champions who dive in during team fights, and with Prince and Zac possessing extremely strong engage abilities, once they secure an early lead, how to play hardly needs any thought.

Macro play is impossible; only constant engages can keep the live audience screaming like this, and the viewers' lasting impression of the match is Prince nonstop EQ, Zac nonstop flying, and skate shoes nonstop sliding…

The whole VG team was like crazy, pushing towers, pushing towers, still damn pushing towers.

In the end, this game's duration was actually shorter than the previous one—just over 23 minutes before they razed EDG's base.

At the moment the red base exploded, the cheers from VG fans made the ceiling of Zhengda Guangchang tremble.

In VG's player section, Xiao Duan took off his headset, smiling with his eyes narrowed into slits, happily shouting: "Wuhu~ I actually have time to go back and watch an LCK game, guys~"

Fu Lan Duo stood up and stretched, looking as if she'd just woken up, glanced at the four match results on the scoreboard, and didn't forget to cue the opponents:

"Tsk, that was fast—it feels like we didn't even warm up."

Zzitai still had his headset on, sitting in his seat, staring at the scoreboard, looking dazed yet with a hint of thoughtfulness.

Liang Yan took off his headset and set it on the table, his expression ordinary, twisted open the Wahaha mineral water bottle with the logo torn off, took two sips, then turned and walked toward the EDG player section.

"Let's go, shake hands."

The elder brother led the way, and everyone quickly rose.

Zz1tai also snapped out of his daze, jumped up suddenly, but accidentally knocked his knee against the table edge, instantly grimacing in pain, yet his face was all smiles, flushed and shy like a bashful lady.

The five of them went over to EDG's side and shook hands one by one.

The EDG members all lowered their heads, their faces mostly numb, with nothing much to say; they silently shook hands with the five VG players, then began packing up their gear to leave.

On the commentary desk, Wawa let out a long breath.

"All right, then we should also congratulate VG—2‑0, they won the opening match of the 2017 LPL Summer Season."

"Still the same old saying—you VG are ultimately you VG."

Miller said while shaking his head, his tone hinting at helplessness,

"Before the match we talked about how EDG could adjust to have a chance, but after seeing these two games, it's not that EDG didn't adjust—it's that VG gave you such a tiny margin for error that the moment you thought EDG had a chance, VG would counter and show you what a real powerhouse is."

"The key is that VG's vibe this season feels different from the spring split…"