Chapter 773: You're given a chance but you're no good

The camera cut back, and Zhong Lu started fighting again.

Changzhang came to defend the middle turret, but the thief bore Changzhang's output and forcibly destroyed the turret, then fled to the bottom lane; Changzhang vowed to take that enemy head for the team, he sprinted and gave chase, but at this time Liang Yan had already returned to the fountain and couldn't help; Xiao Duan came from the bottom lane to assist; the thief ate the incense burner and started to counterattack, but Xiao Duan took the early Olaf damage, eventually he gave up the enemy head, however Changzhang was also burned to death by Xiao Duan's ignite.

Changzhang had just died, the camera cut to the bottom lane, and the fight there was also entering its end.

Within a few short seconds, three kill notifications appeared in succession above the venue's big screen.

"Sima Laozei! In the end he was still burned to death by Meiko's ignite!!"

"My goodness! Sima Laozei!!!"

"A 2v1 actually got double-killed, EDG is completely done."

"The combination of Berserker's Greaves and Thresh in a 2v1 actually couldn't beat a single Xayah from Sima Laozei; this push was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely crushing EDG's fighting spirit."

"At eighteen minutes, Liang Yan summoned the Xia Gu Xian Feng in the bottom lane; VG's four members grouped up and pushed all the way to EDG's lower base."

"At nineteen minutes, the thief solo-killed Scout under the middle second turret with no skill, just using stacked jungle monsters to blow wind Q to block vision from the jungle, then cast Blow Wind followed by his ultimate for an instant kill."

"At nineteen and a half minutes, Liang Yan solo-killed Changzhang in the upper jungle with an instant combo (although Changzhang wasn't at full health)."

"At twenty-two minutes, both sides clashed in a teamfight in the upper river; EDG initiated the fight, but ultimately four of them died while only exchanging for one Luo; afterwards VG took the Baron."

"At twenty-four minutes, EDG lost both lane high grounds."

"At twenty-five minutes……"

"At the moment EDG's base exploded, the thief became so excited he lost himself."

"Liang Yan took off his headset, turned around and asked the thief: 'Feeling good?'"

"'Great!' the thief replied without hesitation, his eyes glowing."

"This match the thief indeed felt great; his final score was 14-2-8, the best performance he has ever achieved in top-tier league-level or higher competitions, directly breaking his career-high kill record—how could he not feel great?"

"Liang Yan raised his hand and patted the thief's shoulder, half-jokingly saying: 'Remember this feeling; next month we'll be relying on you.'"

"The thief froze in place."

"Next month……the World Championship?"

"Rely on me?!"

"Come on, Zhihao Ge!"

"Xiao Duan walked past the thief, who stood there stunned like a wooden chicken, and also mimicked Liang Yan by patting the thief's shoulder, hehe grinning."

"'Come on.' Sima Laozei also said."

"We're doomed……"

"The thief's excitement had long since vanished, leaving only a pressure as heavy as a mountain—how could I possibly rely on myself? I really can't do it!"

"……"

"A cold, stiff atmosphere hung over EDG's resting room."

"\"You can't even win with Berserker's Greaves—what the hell is wrong?! \""

"A Bu's angry, sharp voice echoed in the resting room; the others lowered their heads, not daring to breathe hard."

"\"The coach came back after finishing bans and picks and told me this game has at least an eighty percent win rate. I saw the start was playing pretty well, so I thought we could relax. \""

"\"You guys just gave away a wave for no reason, then gave away another wave for no reason! \"

"\"No discipline at all! The issue we emphasized in the previous meeting you've repeated exactly—what are we even playing for, huh? \""

"\"Especially the bottom lane, Hu Xianzhao—look at me! \"

"\"Is this how the game is supposed to be played? Who told you to go duel others on mechanics? Did the coach tell you to play like this? Before the coach came down, didn't he say not to be impulsive, didn't he say to hold your advantage and wait for teammates to follow up? Answer me! \"

"Despite picking such a great lineup, they were still crushed by VG, petals flying everywhere; A Bu couldn't even imagine how to play further. Since they didn't win a single game, the chance of winning this Bo5 is already vanishingly slim, so A Bu also gave up, forgetting his earlier resolution not to blame anyone regardless of how they played, and to discuss things only after finishing the Bo5."

"Anger made A Bu lose his calm and reason, only thinking of venting."

"iBoy glanced up at A Bu with a guilty look, then lowered his head: 'The coach said we should play aggressively, so what else can I do…'"

"\"You're still being stubborn, still being stubborn! In the next game you're not going up—I have to scold you awake today! Hai Chengmin, get ready—you're going up in the next game! \"

"……"

"The second game begins."

"When the announcer declared EDG's substitution, the venue erupted in an uproar."

"The chat exploded, especially iBoy's fans were furious."

"【Even Zhao Huang can't win, but putting Zet on top would win?】"

"【Nofe must have water in his brain—Zet is totally a coward!】"

"【iBoy played really well in the previous game, why swap him out? Favoritism toward the trashy Korean import you brought along? Disgusting!】"

"【Taking iBoy out really makes no sense—although he did have some mistakes in the last game, the responsibility for losing the match isn't his】"

"【It was clearly because mid lane Scout got blown up, feeding an unstoppable godlike Yasuo, yet Nofe wants to swap the AD? I really tm hahaha】"

"【I don't think it's necessarily Nofe doing the swap—A Bu is also present today】"

"【A Bu isn't even the coach anymore—he has no authority to change players, it's definitely Nofe doing it!】"

"As for the announcer's subsequent statement that VG's mid lane also switched to Easyhoon, there wasn't much of a stir. VG has been playing with player lineup combinations all season; everyone's already used to it, so only when they don't swap would people find it strange."

"Since EDG lost the previous game, they still have the side choice for this game."

"VG is again the red side, and they also placed Berserker's Greaves."

"EDG certainly had no reason not to take it, but having learned from the previous game that an overly extreme lineup leads to too much pressure, they made some slight adjustments to their lineup this game."

"EDG first picked Berserker's Greaves; VG's double pick still took Barrel + Luo."

"EDG's double pick took Pig Girl + Wind Girl; VG took Syndra."

"During the second round of picks, after using the last four ban slots, VG deliberated and decided to give EDG a chance to prove themselves, so they first took a little cannon."

"As a result, EDG banged twice, double-picking Big Bug + Clockwork to lock in their lineup."

"By this point, Zhu Xiaolong couldn't help but shake his head and sigh."

Even Nofe, after coming to the LPL, has become bad. They have Prince and Orianna but they don't take them, yet they insist on picking a current‑meta hot big bug? Their thinking has become completely rigid!

Prince, Zhu Mei, Orianna, Ezreal, Janna — what a perfect lineup!

They actually don't want it?

I give you a chance and you're useless!