Chapter 57: Graf, the Law Evader!

Oriental Sports Center.

Under a sea of expectant gazes, Xu Dongmen and the others returned to the arena.

In the eighth match of the group stage, QG faced off against the Lightning Wolves.

QG was on the blue side.

In this match, they picked a protective lineup they were good at.

Xu Dongmen played the male gunner, Doinb played Lulu.

"I suggest we slide through!"

Wielding the Spirit Witch, Da B strutted along, overjoyed.

QG (Blue) vs FW (Red)

Top lane: Ekko vs Poppy

Jungle: Male Gunner vs Leopard Woman

Mid lane: Lulu vs Ryze

Bot lane: Lucian vs Caitlyn

Support: Tauren vs Morgana

"Caitlyn plus Morgana, the Lightning Wolves must have scrimmed a lot with CLG."

Xu Dongmen immediately sensed something was up.

This bottom lane is CLG's favorite; whether Caitlyn or Morgana, only Americans used it at first.

"Let's swap lanes; their combo is too strong in lane, let's swap to avoid a bit."

Uzi rarely suggested swapping lanes.

Nobody enjoys laning more than he does, and nobody knows better which lanes are winnable and which aren't.

After weathering these years of ups and downs, Stain is no longer the wild pup who only knew how to bully in lane.

There's no need to kidnap the jungler just for a moment's bravery!

A classic lane-swap opening.

In under ten minutes, each side pushed down three turrets.

The Lightning Wolves, capable of double-killing SKT, have fundamentals far stronger than G2, better discipline, and their tactical execution is exemplary, showing the mettle of a strong team.

"The dragon respawns in two minutes."

Xu Dongmen glanced at the clock.

Although we didn't catch any enemy mistakes early this game, we secured the first dragon and the first herald.

He and Doinb's mid-jungle took the initiative early, successfully suppressing Karsa and Maple.

In this game, the Lightning Wolves' mid-jungle comprised Leopard Woman and Ryze, whose early-game fighting power fell short of the Male Gunner and Lulu.

"If they want to contest, their dual carries are pretty strong this wave." Apocalyptic Disaster made the judgment.

"Ryze isn't fully itemized yet, but Caitlyn's power at this point is a bit fierce." Uzi reminded.

Stormblade + Cross Hammer + Lightfeet Boots

Based on his recent experience playing Caitlyn, her power curve is currently at a small peak, will gradually decline, then rise again into another small peak upon crafting Hurricane.

"It's fine; we have vision advantage, just look for an opportunity to engage."

Xu Dongmen, with Eagle Eye atop his head, brought the entire lower river under his control.

11 minutes, Warrior's Jungle Knife + Lightfeet Boots.

In lane-swap games, there is extra turret team gold, accelerating development.

"Here they come!"

"Don't rush, let's poke a bit first."

Thanks to terrain and vision advantage, QG successfully trapped the enemy outside the river.

The Lightning Wolves struggled to push in, but as soon as they got close they took a full barrage of Sacred Lance.

Pat-pat-pat~

Stain gave them a thorough wash, sending them packing.

Karsa and company were forced to take a long detour through the jungle, by which time Xu Dongmen had already taken the dragon.

"There's a rear ward here; PoPo is ready to T."

Seeing the enemy still not giving up, Xu Dongmen clicked his mouse and placed a ward deep in the enemy jungle.

This was the ward he left two minutes ago when he invaded the enemy jungle; it's not in the blue buff area nor the Frog Marsh camp.

The ward's location is the narrow passage on the left side of the bottom second turret.

This is a typical rear ward; its teleport value exceeds its vision value.

"Go!"

"Morgana, Morgana!"

Apocalyptic Disaster seized the moment, landing a W-Q combo over the wall to catch the Morgana who had come for vision.

It happened so suddenly that SwordArt had no time to shield himself and was instantly focused down.

This was a Morgana still only level 5!

In lane-swap games, the support must roam heavily to assist the jungler with vision, causing their level to stay low.

SwordArt is only level 5, and Apocalyptic Disaster is also level 5.

But the old bull's thick hide meant he wasn't instantly killed; instead he earned a kill's experience, hit level 6, and unleashed his ultimate, Unyielding Will.

Hum~

The Tauren gained 70% damage reduction, instantly staunching the bleed.

But the Thunder Wolves weren't pushovers either; the female police started laying traps, and Ryze went crazy spamming his ultimate as soon as he activated it.

The jungle choke point was too narrow; even with one more person, Xu Dongmen and the others could only temporarily avoid the brunt.

Alessta! Alessta!

Mimidan, TP! Mimidan, quick TP!

SwordArt's Taiwanese accent rang out in his teammates' ears.

Even though he's dead, the command can't stop.

A massive jungle brawl thus kicked off, with both sides engaging in an intense team fight at the choke point from the blue area to the river.

The enemy T'ed, the enemy T'ed!

Xu Dongmen stood before the teleport beacon, waiting for the enemy top laner to teleport down.

Coming down was a level 7 Poppy, MMD!

Bang~

Directly unleashed a Desperate Strike, and as soon as Mimidan landed, he took a heavy beating.

Level 9 versus level 7!

The jungler is two levels higher than the top laner—that's the charm of a lane swap.

The Thunder Wolves originally wanted to hold out, but when they realized something was off, they wondered why the enemy Ekko never showed up.

Damn, the enemy top laner went behind us!

SwordArt was the first to spot Ekko's figure, and in his urgency his usually soft voice turned gruff.

On the other side, the battered Mimidan, lump-covered, charged his ultimate, hoping to hammer the male gunner away to break the siege.

However, the hammer smashed into the ground, and the shockwave it kicked up was easily dodged by Xu Dongmen with a simple sidestep.

Poppy's ultimate was wasted!

Mimidan, run!

Snake Snake was so anxious he couldn't stand it, wishing he could control him himself.

Ah, run away, run away!

Mimidan pissed himself in fear, flashed into the jungle to regroup with his teammates.

Clang—

What greeted them was Ekko's time field!

The team fight ended with a 1-for-3 trade, and the Thunder Wolves only traded away a single Bullhead.

They lost the dragon and then fed a kill!

Almost wiped them out—even the female police Ryze didn't flash.

Xu Dongmen felt a bit regretful; if the enemy had retreated just one step later, they would have been wiped out.

The Dire's Apocalypse engage was great, and VTP's flanking position was absolutely perfect.

It could be called 'beating the dog behind the closed door'.

The enemy used four flashes this wave, only Morgana still has flash. Da B turned into a recording device.

He enjoyed the feeling of recording the opponents' summoner times; as he hammered the keyboard, his whole self seemed to become a judge from hell, controlling life and death.

Extremely captivating, making people unable to stop!

Doinb is quite good at self-indulgence.

Whoosh~

On the other side, Xu Dongmen took down the dragon, returned to base, and pulled out a Demonblade.

This Thunder Wolves mid-jungle is double AP, and they also have a Morgana.

The Demonblade's cost-effectiveness is off the charts!

Come on, let's eat the Vanguard too.

With his teammates' help, the male gunner picked up a second Vanguard Eye.

In the current patch, the Vanguard spawns every 4 minutes, and its respawn time is 5 minutes.

If you time it right, you can get up to four Valley Vanguards in a single match.

Regardless of whether it's useless or not, just say whether it's free loot.

At least this recall effect and 40 movement speed are still pretty nice.

Come on, let's catch Mimidan.

Xu Dongmen turned into a demon and headed toward the top lane.

At this moment, MMD was holding the line in the secluded bush.

In a normal game, this position is very safe.

But this game is a lane swap, and at 8 minutes the Thunder Wolves' second top tower fell.

Damn, it's this Graves again!

Mimidan got knocked down and cursed.

Graves is the Taiwanese server's name for the male gunner, and his title is 【Law Evader】.

What does 'easy to understand' even mean?!

4V is clear.