Chapter 664

3z really has a bitterness hard to speak of.

Although I picked the patch's strongest lane hero Rumble, I only realized after playing that my mastery was utterly lacking—real matches are nothing like ranked or practice games, the constant pressure from Jax, plus my own nerves and the awkward feeling throughout the lane, warped 3z's lane mechanics.

Fortunately, Taizan answered his call.

Around 8:30, M17 swapped their duo to the top lane, trying to gain a minute or two of respite for the duo by actively lane swapping.

Meanwhile Taizan followed our top laner down to the bottom lane and crouched in the Triangular Grass behind the red side's lower tower.

VG anticipated M17's lane‑swap intent, and both side lanes swapped almost simultaneously, denying M17 the chance to regain push initiative.

Moreover, Fu Lan Duo also picked up a Radiant Light when she went home this time, while Lan Bo only got an extra Red Crystal, widening the equipment gap again.

Upon reaching the lane, Fu Lan Duo naturally went up to last-hit the front-line minions; 3z, relying on having someone behind him, began to bait, deliberately messing up his skill cooldown into chaos.

Fu Lan Duo saw that the enemy had an issue, but relying on having Flash and full health when she went out, even if the enemy jungler was nearby, as long as they didn't follow up immediately she was safe, so she directly used a jump slash to strike Lan Bo's face.

QAWA, with one combo, knocked off a small half of Lan Bo's health.

Lan Bo, while running and attacking, fired two spears and entered overheat; Fu Lan Duo, seeing that, realized Lan Bo was baiting, and after finishing her combo she immediately pulled back, then turned to collect the two low-health minions, then approached the river and placed a ward in the river mouth grass patch.

As a result, there was no one in the grass.

With a ding, Liang Yan's signal landed in the Triangular Grass patch at the corner of the mountain wall.

"It should be here." Liang Yan's voice came through the headset.

Fu Lan Duo's judgment was the same as Liang Yan's, but he didn't want to retreat; in the team channel he discussed with Liang Yan: "What if you don't come, I'll swap with him, how about that?"

"Sure."

Liang Yan unexpectedly agreed readily.

Fu Lan Duo suspected a trap: "Could there be a problem?"

"No problem, if you're sure you can swap, just swap with him—I fully support."

"Damn, if I can't swap, I'll cut off my head and feed it to you as pig food."

"... Alright then."

If it were the spring‑split Fu Lan Duo saying this, Liang Yan would still be a little doubtful, but now that the summer split is past halfway, all five positions on the team—except for the newly arrived Zeze Tai—have made the necessary adjustments and practiced the basics, so there are no major issues; thus when Fu Lan Duo says this now, Liang Yan believes her.

The facts show that Liang Yan and Fu Lan Duo's judgments were both fine.

When a new wave of minions clashed just before the red side's lower tower (about 1500 yards), the nearly empty‑heat Lan Bo once again carelessly turned on his roast fire and rushed forward to soak up the lane.

Such an obvious bait, if it were someone playing a crocodile or another early‑mid game powerhouse, Fu Lan Duo wouldn't even bother with him—she'd just turn and run.

But in this game Fu Lan Duo is playing Jax, a champion who needs at least one and a half items to be minimally viable as a mid‑late game powerhouse; for him, trading kills is absolutely a sure profit, no loss.

Fu Lan Duo jumped in without hesitation; after her combo Lan Bo's health dropped below half, and he again tried to bait her into tower range while trading hits.

Fu Lan Duo, as he wished, chased and hit him twice, pursuing all the way to the edge of the tower's attack range before turning back, still with over half her health.

3z feared he would escape, so he frantically pinged attack signals and simultaneously dropped his ultimate to prevent Fu Lan Duo from fleeing.

Taizan dug a hole from the wall corner and burst out, directly using a flash‑knockup to launch Fu Lan Duo into the air.

However, whether it's Lan Bo or Rek'Sai, their development is really lacking; moreover, this Rek'Sai is a pure tank build (still hasn't made the Molten Blade).

"M17's jungle synergy is not bad, but the damage difference is too great! Their combo only reduces Sheng Qiang Ge's health to about one‑third!"

"Sheng Qiang Ge turned back and did another jump‑slash onto Lan Bo, unleashing AW and then activating Counterstorm!"

"Lan Bo used Flash to pull away from Sheng Qiang Ge and then flashed!"

"Rek'Sai Void Rush charged in, trying to instantly kill Sheng Qiang Ge, but the damage still wasn't enough! Sheng Qiang Ge had less than 100 HP, stunned both of them, and then two basic attacks beat Lan Bo to death!!"

"Sheng Qiang Ge got the first kill of the game!!"

"Awesome, Sheng Qiang Ge! Even if we can't escape this wave, it's not a loss!"

After killing Lan Bo, Fu Lan Duo didn't just wait to die; she struggled to try to escape, but Rek'Sai gains movement speed while underground, and after its burrow cooldown it quickly surfaced and chased her down to take her head.

The on‑site audience shouted in chaos.

Fu Lan Duo sat in her chair, wiggling her butt twice, smiling, and said: "Even with Rek'Sai's extra ultimate burst, it's still a bit fierce; if it were the old Rek'Sai, I'd have just run."

Classic—getting a bargain and then acting modest, just wanting teammates to praise her a couple of times.

Xiao Duan gave face, shouting "Qiang Ge is awesome!"

Easyhoon also chuckled and said: "No loss, this kind of trade is very profitable for us."

Liang Yan then lowered his head and rushed, coming to the bottom lane to meet the minion wave pushed by Rek'Sai. Fu Lan Duo watched Liang Yan's spider bury its head and voraciously eat the minion wave, and suddenly felt something was off.

"Holy crap, that's not right—you had me swap with him just so you could eat my lane, right?"

"Wasn't it you who wanted to swap with him?"

"So I'm asking you..."

"You're overthinking it; I'm not that kind of person."

Fu Lan Duo thought it over herself; indeed that made sense, so she stopped dwelling on it.

When Liang Yan wants to take someone's lane, if he needs to use some trick, he'll greet you when he's in a good mood; otherwise he'll just silently come and take it.

— Above is Fu Lan Duo's stereotypical impression of the team's big thigh; actually, Liang Yan has never done the thing of silently taking a teammate's minion wave without a word, at least not in VG.

After eating that bottom lane minion wave, Liang Yan leveled up to level 8.

The on‑site audience and commentators supporting the LMS region fell silent.

A jungler at level 8 at 9 minutes…

Even the mid‑lane Ahri has just hit level 8!

The AD carry is only level 6!

The support is only level 5!

Liang Yan pressed the recall button in front of the tower, and while loading, he glanced at both sides' equipment and levels, then said: "Pretty much ready, let's get started."

Fu Lan Duo immediately chimed in:

"Guys, let's have a meal; this game I'll be carried, I'll do the C, okay?"

Huh?

Hahaha, Qiang Ge, you're really something.

Then you have to ask our strong player!

VG's voice channel was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Anyway, it's just a bully‑noob match; Liang Yan also had no objection: "Fine, Xiao Duan, hold the vanguard, we'll go cause trouble in the lower half."