Chapter 16: The enemy jungler keeps invading my jungle, and the bot lane tells me to go—how am I supposed to go?

Holy shit, Dongmen!

In the backstage lounge, when Xu Dongmen instantly killed Deft, the loudest shout came from manager Lin Ke.

After the match ended, he was also the first to run onto the stage, welcoming Xu Dongmen and the others back like heroes.

Damn, he's so handsome!

I'm telling you, you didn't see San Shao and Abu's expressions—they were dumbfounded, haha!

Dongmen, you were definitely sent by heaven to save our QG!

Lin Ke, in a suit, immediately started sucking up, his whole arm draped over Xu Dongmen's shoulder—just short of calling him brother.

Hehe, too real. Ai She Jiayi curled her lips.

Half an hour ago, this guy was still thinking about swapping someone out!

What's a chameleon?

Even Sichuan opera face-changing isn't as fast as him!

You don't even need to think to know Lin Ke got a cold shoulder from Tengjing's higher-ups.

Although Tengjing has no scruples, it's not so stupid as to smash its own sign.

This road is blocked; the only ones we can still count on are Xu Dongmen and Doinb!

Lin Ke was full of confidence: 'Brothers, I have a feeling today we'll turn a 1v3!'

'Old Lin, step aside, we're discussing BP with the coaching staff; don't keep bothering us, okay?' Xu Dongmen wasn't polite at all.

'Alright, Dongmen, Taixiang, you two just focus on playing well, don't have any worries, I've got everything covered!'

Lin Ke patted his chest and guaranteed it.

Xu Dongmen and Doinb exchanged a glance and both shrugged.

Lose and you get a Sima face; win and they'd want to put you on a pedestal.

The reason this QG team is having internal strife, even to the point of breaking the mid-jungle bond, aside from the coaching staff's inaction, the biggest problem lies with the club management.

As long as you can lead the team to victory, let alone being a one-man tyrant, even letting them call you dad is no problem!

This is a common ailment among LPL teams, especially QG.

'How about the next game? We're on the blue side.'

'The enemy will probably still ban Leopard Woman; we can snag Bull Head or Male Gun if they're available.'

Everyone discussed the ban/pick until the break ended.

Xu Dongmen and the others returned to the stage.

Approaching 8 p. m., this is the day's highest-viewership golden slot.

Including the official TV station, all major streaming rooms were packed.

The latest data shows that the concurrent viewer peak for EDG and QG's second match already exceeded that of RNG and WE's fifth decisive game.

This not only rides on EDG's popularity, but also thanks to Xu Dongmen's outstanding performance in two consecutive games.

A rookie just out of the woods, he raised two pigs in the jungler's territory for two games straight.

This is undoubtedly a huge highlight!

'EDG banned Male Gun and Leopard Woman right off the bat, XMD bans one, picks one—I see WE's shadow in them,' Joker said, lest there not be enough chaos.

Changmao grinned: 'No way, this definitely has to be banned—the new kid is too fierce; not banning it would be unbearable!'

QG snatched Bull Head.

EDG secured Rat Hammer Stone.

Next, Xu Dongmen locked in Spider Queen.

Whoa~!

The audience burst into gasps, leaving the Barrel Kai'Sa untouched and first-picking Spider.

Youngsters are youngsters, so full of confidence!

On the other side, Ke Li Er La Wu faced a formidable foe, and after repeated communication with the coaching staff and teammates, he finally confirmed a jungler Excavator.

Void Burrowing Beast, Rek'Sai!

This is the champion Factory Chief has used the most in his career, the flagship among flagships.

'We won't accept disadvantage in this game, and any advantage must be huge!'

The match started, and with help from the top lane, Xu Dongmen ate the Swamp Frog to reach level 2.

He didn't use Smite.

Since Season 5, Smite gives different buffs to each jungle monster.

Smite the Frog Consort grants the Toxic Mushroom Gift.

A buff that reflects damage is equivalent to a temporary Thornmail.

In most cases, junglers who start with the Swamp Frog won't skip this Smite.

Whether clearing jungle or fighting, the Toxic Mushroom Gift is very useful.

Xu Dongmen didn't Smite because he wanted to save it for an invasion.

On the big screen, as the Spider entered the river, the OB view was suddenly pulled to the red side's jungle.

In the picture, each time Rek'Sai stacks five attacks, the Crimson Mark Treant gets stunned.

Future players seeing this will be quite puzzled: when did the Excavator also gain stun control? Even before the rework it shouldn't have, after all Rek'Sai's rework only changed its ultimate.

Future players seeing this scene will be quite puzzled—when did excavators also gain stun control? Even before the rework, that shouldn't be the case, after all, Rek'Sai's rework only changed one ultimate ability.

Everyone present knows that Rek'Sai's stun doesn't come from itself, but from the Stoneplate Beetle buff.

Smite the Swamp Frog to gain the Toxic Mushroom Gift.

Punishing the magic swamp frog will grant a poisonous fungus gift.

Punish the Stone Armor Beetle, and you will receive the Heavy Hand gift!

Heavy Hand Gift: The first attack against a monster or minion will cause a stun effect, and thereafter every 5 attacks trigger a stun, lasting 1 second.

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"It's over, the spider has come!"

"Lee Sin is still hitting the red buff, the factory chief completely unaware that someone has come!"

On the match field, Xu Dongmen controlled the Spider Queen, striding into EDG's jungle, sneaking into the red buff grass patch along the passage above the dragon.

At this moment, Lee Sin and the red buff were completely exposed before him.

Xu Dongmen did not act immediately; he stood in the grass, quietly watching the factory chief fight the monster.

A commotion broke out on site, and even a few of the piglets nervously cried out.

The players on stage all wore noise-canceling earphones; while the earphones aren't omnipotent, they are sufficient to filter out this noise.

But the commentators still habitually lowered their voices, fearful of leaking the sound.

In this wave, Xu Dongmen lurks in the shadows while the factory chief stands in the light!

"Patience… string the spider silk one by one…"

When the red buff still had 600 HP, the evil spider suddenly appeared.

Xu Dongmen and the factory chief are both level 2, and the smite damage is about 400 each.

However, the Spider Queen's Q Venomous Bite plus Smite can be called the strongest execution in this game.

The Spider Queen lunged forward and took a bite out of the crimson tree monster.

The red buff instantly became his meal!

Don't say the factory chief lacks Smite; even if he had it, he couldn't pull it off.

"Now I've become stronger again!"

Xu Dongmen reverted to human form, Q and W unleashed together, neurotoxin and exploding spider hitting the target in succession.

Knowing he couldn't win, the factory chief fled straight toward the mid lane.

Don't talk about revenge; if he dares to glance at this spider even once, he'll explode.

Xu Dongmen chased Lee Sin all the way, clicking furiously; although he couldn't kill him, he nonetheless forced him out of the red buff area.

After all, he's still only level 2, hasn't upgraded his E skill Cocoon and Silk Thread, so he truly can't kill him.

"That's enough, this wave was very profitable."

Xu Dongmen was quite satisfied; after driving Lee Sin away, he openly began fighting the enemy jungle's F4.

The factory chief's F4 was very sweet…

As for this game's opening, of the first three monster groups Xu Dongmen took, two belonged to the factory chief.

This is merely a beginning.

After eating the Sharpbeak Bird and reaching level 3, the Spider Queen cut across mid lane, striding on her eight long legs toward EDG's lower jungle.

Pat—

A ward was placed, and Lee Sin, who was clearing the three wolves, was caught red-handed.

The factory chief used Smite, desperately defending the big wolf.

The cost is that he must now use Flash to preserve his life!

Lee Sin only ate two monster groups, so he couldn't reach level 3 and couldn't dig tunnels to cross walls.

He had already been caught earlier, his condition is far worse than before, and he must use this Flash.

In Season 6, Lee Sin is also considered a relatively fragile jungler.

This isn't an issue with a particular champion, but a widespread phenomenon currently present in the jungle.

First, in this version the jungler's starting item must be a reusable potion; while it's good for infinite recycling, just considering the opening, its sustainability falls short of three red potions.

Second, there's also the issue of the buff gains from smiting monsters.

In Season 6's jungle, only smiting the red buff restores HP!

Other monster buffs vary.

This is also the basis for Xu Dongmen's daring to invade the jungle at level 2 to catch Lee Sin.

He predicted that the factory chief would start with Stone Armor Insect, gaining the Heavy Hand buff through Smite to enhance his jungle clearing.

Lee Sin's Q triple strike is one of the skills in the game that best synergizes with the Heavy Hand buff.

And how many people can resist this temptation?

"Brothers, look at me—I'm invading the enemy jungle!"

Xu Dongmen cast Cocoon to the sky, directly burrowing into EDG's blue buff camp.

First counter the blue, then eat the Swamp Toad.

During this process, both EDG's mid and bot lanes wanted to come over to drive the spider away, but it remained merely a thought.

EDG's lineup this game emphasized stability, with mid lane Sand King and bot lane Rat and Hammer Stone.

This mid‑bot duo isn't weak, but it isn't strong either, especially when facing QG's mid‑bot champions.

UZI's Lucian, Apocalyptic Bard of Doom!

As for mid lane, Doinb, encouraged by Xu Dongmen and the coaching staff, pulled out Varus, a champion he doesn't usually play much.

Since that reverse arrow in Season 5, few people have picked mid‑lane Varus, but it hasn't completely disappeared from the rift.

Over the whole spring split, he appeared a total of 15 times.

Of those, more than 10 games were used to counter Sand King.

True absolute lane dominance!

Having learned the lesson from the first game, QG's coaching staff has realized that only by selecting a strong lane composition can they better unleash Xu Dongmen's strength.

Compared to the first game, their lineup is more aggressive and walking a tightrope this time.

The coaching staff led by Park Ryung-woon handed complete ball control to Xu Dongmen!

"Ying Bi Ge, plant a ward here for me."

While taking the river crab in the bottom lane, Xu Dongmen marked the grass patch near the Baron in the upper river.

Not long after the ward was placed, the excavator's silhouette appeared!

At this moment, Clearlove had just returned to base to replenish his status, sneaking underground and crawling forward.

He also knew his own jungle was gone; this wave he could only risk invading the enemy jungle.

Given the factory chief's personality, he naturally wouldn't recklessly go in alone; he called for the top lane's braised pork to escort him.

Braised pork is playing Ekko this game, the only lane among EDG's three lanes that has lane priority.

"Take down this blue, and hitting level 3 will make things easy."

The factory chief let out a relieved breath.

But before that breath could finish easing, the mid lane's fat general called a miss.

Varus is moving toward the jungle!

"Never mind him, let's take down the blue first." The factory chief made a quick decision, calling braised pork to join him in taking the blue.

A jaw‑dropping scene appeared: Doinb blindly flashed over the wall into the blue area, face‑to‑face outputting on Rek'Sai.

One Varus, how dare he?

Particle Spicy Dance was first startled, then immediately burrowed underground and began attacking Varus.

"Let's go together, my beloved pets!"

Rek'Sai had just knocked someone up when a swift level‑4 big spider appeared, yanking down from the sky and landing on the excavator's face.

Level 4 versus level 2!

The factory chief didn't hesitate, just ran away.

But how fast can you run on two legs?

A single cocoon strike hit, combined with Varus's vengeful arrow barrage, and Rek'Sai was outright sentenced to death.

At the same time, Ekko was also forced to flash.

V's Poppy had already come around from the river, and if braised pork's flash were even a second late, he'd be buried with them.

"No wonder, I knew it."

Before the gray‑white screen, Particle Spicy Dance opened the tab, and a wry smile of resignation appeared on his face.

Swiftwalk Boots!

No wonder he came so fast—this guy actually showed up with a bare pair of five‑speed boots.

In the S6 season, both Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Swiftwalk Boots received the designer's favor, once selling for only 800 each.

After the 6.3 patch, both pairs of boots rose in price by 100, but that's just 900 each.

Xu Dongmen finished clearing a wave of jungle monsters and returned to base, just having enough money.

"Ying Bi Ge, come, take this blue for yourself."

Xu Dongmen gave the blue to mid lane; at this point his blue buff still had nearly half its duration left.

"Good, good, thank you thank you thank you!"

While Doinb was being polite, his face was full of surprise.

Having secured the blue buff early, Varus was already thinking about how to torment the fat general.

Da B's laugh is extremely infectious.

QG's top and bottom lanes both said they could just lie back and play this game, waiting for mid‑jungle to carry.

Xu Dongmen was the busiest; after finishing the upper jungle, he non‑stop went to his own lower jungle.

This is still an untouched virgin land!

Three groups of jungle monsters are waiting for him.

The long‑lost square jungle style has reappeared in the world.

In stark contrast to Xu Dongmen's bold, go‑anywhere‑eat‑anywhere attitude is the factory chief's poor‑B excavator.

Even now he's still only level 2, and the last‑hit counter shows 5.

Stone Armor Beetle 2 + Shadow Wolf 3

At this stage, jungle monster counts are still based on physical numbers, not forced to count each camp as four last hits.

Four minutes, five last hits—Particle Spicy Dance, who's played professionally for years, has never been this sorry.

After finally clearing a set of Stone Armor Beetles to reach level 3, the last‑hit count rose to seven.

But the good times didn't last; just as he arrived in the lower jungle hoping to eat the three wolves, a spider drove him out.

To change this predicament, there's only one way: call the laners for help.

The problem is that in this game, EDG's mid and bottom lanes are both being pressured, especially mid.

Even before the emperor could level up against Varus, it was basically a prison sentence, let alone the fact that Doinb had already taken the blue buff early.

How is the fat general supposed to get by with that?

The factory chief was helpless, only able to play in the upper half of the map.

Just five minutes into the match, he'd already entered the same mode as the first game—taking whatever he wanted from the jungle, everything's free!

That approach isn't wrong; the problem is that his disadvantage in this game is greater than the combined disadvantage of the first two games.

Moreover, Xu Dongmen is playing a spider this game.

He's out to eat people!

After dominating the jungle, he didn't linger for monsters but quickly went to the bottom lane to launch the first tower dive.

The spider's E skill mechanism—if you don't dive the tower, it's a waste!

【QG, XDM (Spider Empress) killed EDG, Deft (Plague Source)】

【QG, UZI (Holy Spear Wanderer) killed EDG, Meiko (Soul Jail Warden)】

Bad news came from the bottom lane, but the factory chief turned a deaf ear.

A mud bodhisattva crossing the river can't even save himself; he simply can't attend to the bottom lane!

A few minutes later, as the Heavenly Disaster Doomsday Bull Head reached level 6, another blatant ambush took down EDG's bottom lane duo again.

From this moment on, EDG had no chance to fight back.

With a huge early-game advantage, plus the strong pushing power of the two marksmen.

In just 24 minutes, Xu Dongmen and company swept through EDG.

This time, they didn't give the opponents a chance to drag the game into the late stage.

Clean and decisive, they pushed down the base in one go!

After the match, in EDG's resting room.

Faced with Abu's questioning, Clearlove first fell silent, then suddenly erupted like a volcano, spreading his hands and saying: "The enemy jungler keeps invading my jungle, and the bottom lane tells me to go—how can I go? Others' spider is always in my jungle—how am I supposed to go?!"