Chapter 25

Kills 3 to 2!

Both sides have back-and-forth action; one side has mid-jungle rhythm, the other side has bottom lane power.

Although there aren't many kill bursts, the pace is being pulled very fast.

Wawa Miller's voice was loud and resonant.

After the quick-push games of the first two matches, the third match remained intense.

"The match has now reached 13 minutes; judging by the situation, it should be about a 6-4 advantage." Mi Ren gave his judgment.

"Oh?" Wawa's tone shifted: "Who's 6?"

"That's definitely QG; after picking the lineup, I've been saying I prefer their lineup, and then they gained an advantage in mid-jungle this game."

Miller was full of confidence.

Even without mentioning that QG already has over a thousand gold lead, even if they didn't have a lead, he still favors QG more.

With two AD carries guaranteeing late-game damage, plus Maokai as frontline, plus Ahri and Thresh, the composition is solid yet flexible—an absolute top-tier lineup.

"But RNG also has Shyvana holding them down, although Xiaohu's development this game is indeed a bit lacking."

Talking about the lineup, Wa Dao instantly woke up: "Kindred's development is also pretty good; once he stacks Devourer to max, RNG will indeed be a bit hard to deal with."

Mi Ren spoke proudly: "Right, I even feel that my 6-4 call was a bit conservative."

If even the commentators can see the situation clearly, how could the players on stage fail to notice?

On the match stage, RNG suddenly shifted gears and launched an offensive.

They again set their sights on QG's bottom lane, with only two minutes having passed since UZI's last death.

In the frame, the mouse tried to push the minion wave forward, but as soon as it crossed the river, a dangerous red light flared behind it.

After UZI's death in the previous wave, Mata placed a deep ward, intended for the top laner's Teleport to cut off retreat.

「Holy shit, coming to mess with me again! 」 Wu Zhu almost went numb.

「Go! 」 Tianzai Mojie immediately ulted onto the lantern, his position being rear.

Fortunately it was Thresh; otherwise there wouldn't even be a chance to struggle.

「Move out of the way! 」

Looper's Poppy landed, a Heroic Charge shoved the mouse back, preventing it from entering stealth, and immediately followed with the ult to knock it up.

UZI had no Flash and could only be killed.

The good news is, the Nether Prison briefly hindered RNG's duo; at the crucial moment, Tianzai Mojie landed another hook on the sliding Lucian, preventing the mouse from being instantly killed.

This hook is worth a fortune!

It was precisely those few precious seconds bought by Thresh that allowed Xu Dongmen to reach the battlefield.

A low sheep bleat sounded, and the Sheep Spirit descended from heaven, shielding UZI!

To unleash this ultimate, Xu Dongmen didn't hesitate to sacrifice his own Flash.

If future players saw this scene, they'd surely experience pupil earthquakes.

This undying blessing array, surprisingly, was centered on the mouse rather than on Zed.

Yes, in the 6.6 version, Zed's ultimate could still be targeted at allies!

It was changed to be fixed above Zed's head for self-cast in the next version, i. e., 6.7.

Ten days ago, the Chinese server implemented version 6.7.

But the match server remained on 6.6; after bearing the curses from the S5 Summer Finals, Tencent Esports didn't again pull the stunt of switching versions for the finals this postseason.

「Zed flashed to give the ultimate, the mouse didn't die! 」

「It's over, RNG this wave is going to blow up! 」

Xu Dongmen's ultimate instantly turned the tide.

UZI wasn't instantly killed; before dying, he unleashed his ultimate's full damage, V's big tree also dropped troops, launching a counter-encirclement on RNG.

「You Looper are a blue-collar model, I Yi Shui V also keep Teleport ready! 」

「1 for 3! 」

RNG exhausted immense effort to kill the mouse, the cost being Poppy, Braum, and Lucian all dying together.

The gold difference instantly widened to 3,000.

Xu Dongmen went on a killing spree.

「Wait, this wave isn't over yet, the cougar wants to steal a person! 」

On the match stage, Hot Pot arrived late; this wave happened suddenly, and by the time he arrived, the bottom lane was already over.

Although he arrived late, Hot Pot's ambition to regain face did not weaken.

He made a fierce leap over the wall into the river brush, just waiting for someone to come to him.

As expected, the one who fell into the trap was Xu Dongmen.

After this bottom lane wave ended, V and Tianzai Mojie returned to base; since the AD died, the task of pushing the lane as cleanup fell to him.

After clearing the minions, he didn't think much and just walked toward the river brush.

A spear came from the shadows; Xu Dongmen reacted, but he had no Flash, and even after using Arrow Dance he still couldn't dodge the spear.

Biu~

The passive sound effect of Signet Echo blew the charge horn; Hot Pot's beast blood boiled, transforming into a panther that leapt forward.

Xu Dongmen remained calm, attacking while retreating.

He was retreating toward RNG's turret because there were allied minions there.

Hot Pot only wanted revenge, not caring about anything else; after finishing the cougar-form skill combo, he immediately reverted to human form and kept chasing with basic attacks.

Like Zed, the cougar also had the red buff.

The reason this wave arrived late is mainly because Mlxg went to the upper half to take the red buff.

Xu Dongmen fell back to the minion wave, used the minions to block position, and didn't give Nidalee another chance to land a skill.

Mlxg basic‑attacked for ages, seeing no chance to land a skill, he simply made up his mind and shifted back to cougar form to pounce again.

Xu Dongmen had just gone through a major fight, his condition was lacking, and this wave he was also the ambushed side; right off the bat his condition was cut by more than half, and his remaining HP couldn't even survive Nidalee's full combo.

Nidalee lunged forward, rose on her hind legs and swiped with her forepaws, driving Thresh down to low health.

But he just couldn't pull off the remaining Q that had an execute effect.

Xu Dongmen used Arrow Dance, leaping diagonally backward to drag out the minion stack.

Sheep Spirit and Wolf Spirit dealt damage in sync, and with the help of four ranged minions, Nidalee's HP plummeted.

Mlxg barely held out until his R came off cooldown, shifted to human form and landed a final auto‑attack, but the damage wasn't enough to finish him off.

Instead, the Wolf Spirit summoned by Thresh's third attack exploded, dealing blast damage that killed him on the spot.

Counterkill!

The crowd burst into incredulous shouts.

The livestream went wild.

【This Nidalee is a clown!】

【Even at full health I can't beat him—I laughed—but I'm still trying to sneak attack】

【Mlxg got dragged around until numb, cracking a joke—XDM's skill is just average】

【You dare call that LSPL‑level? What a thick face】

【I said Mlxg is just a brute—he basically has no brains】

【Being brainless isn't scary; what's scary is being brainless and still unable to outplay the opponent—how do you even play?】

【It's all Thresh+Ahri in mid/jungle—the gap is huge】

【This XDM kid's got something—no wonder he dared to pre‑study MSI's opponents; he's not easy to rattle】

【What a genius jungler! After all, he's the one who dominates our factory; I expect XDM to take over our factory as the LPL's top jungler】

【@Fireloli, you unfilial son—watch and learn; see how they jungle!】