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As all ten players appeared at the fountain, pings immediately lit up around the river.
"Go, go, go, level-one invade." Meiko took the lead. Playing Braum made him naturally powerful at level one.
But LGD's players weren't idiots either. Seeing that Meiko's Braum hadn't left base with a Scanner, they left some vision behind and retreated.
"What do you think, Zhiming? Want to swap jungle sides?"
Hearing Meiko, Ale looked somewhat hesitant. "Uh... no need, I guess."
"Swap. Top doesn't need you. Just stay in the bottom half and make sure mid and bot can scale."
Ale curled his lips. A top laner was actually looking down on his jungling. What had the world come to?!
Then he joked, "Just don't let there be a jungle gap later."
"That's probably what they'll be saying."
Hiss—!
Was he really this cocky?
In LGD's player booth, Eimy smacked his lips, his face full of displeasure. "You want to touch the jungle king's jungle? I'll show this guy the jungle king's strength soon enough."
Ping Ye Ling immediately burst out laughing. "Danzi, can you stop making me laugh? You think 'jungle king' is a compliment?"
In an instant, Eimy started cursing.
When it came to the most dedicated farming jungler in the LPL, Eimy ranked himself first, and even Sofm wouldn't dare disagree.
The audience had given him the nickname "jungle king" because they thought he only knew how to farm jungle camps.
Watching both teams' movements, Miller was the first to comment. "Oh? EDG has directly swapped jungle sides here. Lee Sin starts at LGD's Blue Buff, which fits EDG's plan—they're focusing on the bottom half."
"That's right. Lee Sin will stay in the bottom half early on, putting immense pressure on LGD's mid and bot lanes." Guan Zeyuan nodded. "It's just that EDG's top lane will be hard to predict."
Uzi's lips curled upward. "But Camille is in a dangerous spot, because Kha'Zix started at F6. Combined with the jungle swap, he'll stay in the top half. That means Camille will constantly be at risk of getting ganked in the early lane phase. We all know top lane—if you die once, you basically explode. I think Easy will have a hard time showing Camille's charm this game."
The moment he said that, many Royal and LGD fans chimed in.
Game time: one minute forty seconds.
Chu Ran arrived in lane alongside the top wave. The first Vital spawned directly in front and below him, but he didn't step away to reset it.
Though this was a small trick when laning against Fiora, doing so would mean he couldn't touch the wave.
His masteries were 12-0-18, centered around Grip of the Undying. His runes were standard: AD, Armor, Magic Resist, with three AD quintessences. His summoner spells were naturally TP and Flash, though Chu Ran really wanted to bring Ignite.
Ignite was quite useful against Fiora, since it also applied Grievous Wounds.
As the waves met, Chu Ran immediately stepped up to Auto Attack the minions and seize lane priority. At level one, he naturally learned W, Tactical Sweep.
Though he could have learned Q, Camille's best level-one skill was W.
After Auto Attacking a minion at the start, Camille immediately entered combat state. Grip of the Undying could only trigger in combat state. The first Auto Attack within four seconds triggered Grip of the Undying, and Chu Ran then stepped forward to give Fiora an angle to Q the Vital.
"The Vital is right in front of you. What gives you the right to be this aggressive?" Jinoo raised his brows and immediately pressed forward. He had to hit this Vital. Breaking it would let him speed up and retreat from Camille's Tactical Sweep, while also drawing minion aggro.
That way, Chu Ran's blue-side minions would attack him, while his own minions continued focusing the blue-side wave.
He would lose a little HP to the minions, but trading HP for lane priority was worth it. Besides, Camille would also be hit by his Q and Vital passive. He wouldn't lose out at all.
His gaze sharpened as he immediately lunged forward with Piercing Strike.
Ding~
The Vital shattered, but just as Fiora Q'd in, Chu Ran's Camille swung her long leg, catching both Fiora and the backline minions in the sweep.
Camille's W at the moment was ridiculously overpowered—the outer edge restored 100% of the damage dealt as HP.
Jinoo was completely thrown off by Chu Ran's W.
"His timing was that perfect?"
Almost at the exact instant he Q'd forward, Chu Ran's Camille released Tactical Sweep, perfectly synchronized with the Vital shattering.
Getting struck by the outer edge healed Camille, meaning his entire calculation had failed. Jinoo felt somewhat disappointed.
But he immediately gritted his teeth. Only then did he realize he had been baited.
"Fuck."
Jinoo cursed under his breath. He understood that Chu Ran had deliberately offered him that Vital.
Although Fiora gained 20% movement speed after hitting a Vital, being struck by the outer edge of Camille's Tactical Sweep inflicted an 80% slow.
That was fatal.
Chu Ran's Camille easily caught up, landed an Auto Attack to steal a Grip of the Undying proc, then immediately retreated.
Whether in terms of trading or the minion wave, Jinoo had lost horribly.
Camille still had her passive, while the next Vital would spawn behind Camille. Continuing to force the fight would only hurt him further. Jinoo could only retreat, directly handing over top-lane priority.
"Oh?" Miller was surprised when he saw that. "Player Easy's Camille proficiency is there. That Tactical Sweep timing completely controlled Jinoo and successfully secured lane priority."
Guan Zeyuan was equally astonished. "He played it very meticulously. He Auto Attacked the wave when he entered lane, deliberately gave up a Vital, then caught Fiora with Tactical Sweep when she Q'd in, and stole a Grip of the Undying proc. Who said he couldn't play Camille?"
Uzi pursed his lips. Thinking of what he had said earlier, Little Fatty Face felt faintly sore. He forced out a smile and stubbornly said, "Yeah, that was a little unexpected, but it doesn't matter much. You can't judge a lane from just one trade."
"I often lose the early advantage in lane too, but as I keep playing, I take it back. Sometimes I even end up pressuring my opponent by dozens of CS."
As Uzi finished speaking, the bullet comments immediately began flooding in.
True, our Little Dog usually out-CSes the enemy ADC by dozens.
If Little Dog doesn't lead by dozens of CS, it doesn't even count as a CS lead.
That's the value of the World's Number One ADC.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. One person takes farm from all three lanes—of course he'll have a CS lead.
One person takes farm from all three lanes, then dies first in teamfights and ends with zero damage.
Even if Thanos snapped his fingers, the mouths of Royal and Uzi fans would still be going strong.
At this moment, in top lane, Chu Ran pushed forward after taking lane priority, intending to drive Jinoo's Fiora out of experience range.
Based on how quickly the minions were dying, he would definitely reach level two first.
If Fiora didn't retreat, she would have to face his sudden attack once he hit level two.
"You're going too far." Jinoo's expression darkened. Chu Ran's Camille was being far too arrogant. Though Chu Ran had only gained a slight edge in the trade, he wasn't even letting him get experience. That was ridiculous.
"Chenyu, fight him. Once I finish my red-side jungle, I'll come top to gank." Eimy said, "I'll kill that bastard."
Imp immediately chimed in, "Don't let Camille get going. I'm getting smashed in bot."
Hearing that, Eimy glanced toward bot lane and thought, Wasn't it about even?
Fortunately, Alistar was Ping Ye Ling's signature pick. Otherwise, it felt like they might not even be able to win lane.
But he could only think that. If he said it out loud, Imp would probably explode on the spot.
"Alright. Come." Jinoo straightened in his chair. He was going to get serious.
Facing Chu Ran's Camille pressing forward, Jinoo showed no fear.
He no longer had a slow on him, and Piercing Strike had a thirteen-second cooldown at level one, while Camille's W had a seventeen-second cooldown. As long as he hit the Vital, he could instantly recover from his earlier disadvantage.
"Oh? You want to fight me, Chu Ran? Do you have what it takes?"
Seeing that Fiora not only refused to retreat but also came forward, Chu Ran showed no mercy. His Grip of the Undying was already off cooldown, and he had an HP advantage from the first trade. There was no reason to fear Fiora.
Even though Fiora had Warlord's Bloodlust.
After one Auto Attack, an emerald glow immediately flowed into Camille's body. Jinoo also Auto Attacked once while positioning toward Camille's side.
Chu Ran Auto Attacked again, then immediately pulled back toward the central top-lane brush. With a ding, Fiora shattered the Vital. After speeding up and healing, Jinoo didn't continue chasing. Instead, he headed directly toward the wave to deal with it.
See? Didn't he take it back already?
Jinoo's lips curved upward, but when he saw himself being attacked by minions, his expression changed slightly.
It seemed that trade hadn't been favorable either.
The minions had dealt him too much damage. In contrast, Chu Ran's Camille had entered the brush and avoided many minion attacks.
After the exchange, Chu Ran's Camille still had two-thirds HP, while Fiora was down to only half.
"Not bad."
Jinoo let out a long breath. Still, he had regained control of the wave. If Camille had driven him out of experience range earlier, things would have become truly dangerous.
Seeing Chu Ran's Camille leave the brush, with the Vital now spawning in front after previously being behind him, Jinoo immediately struck again with Piercing Strike.
"You don't have W this time, do you?"
Jinoo was delighted to get a free Vital off Camille. That Piercing Strike plus Vital had brought their HP bars nearly even.
Seeing this, Chu Ran looked relaxed. He checked the time. The second wave would arrive soon, which meant Eimy's Kha'Zix should be clearing Red Buff right now.
He continued last-hitting. Though he hadn't forced Jinoo out of experience range, his wave was still slightly ahead.
Grip of the Undying activated. Once W Skill came off cooldown, he immediately pressed forward.
Jinoo frowned and instantly backed off. He couldn't take Camille's W again. If he did, he would get hit by another full combo, and reaching level two would become dangerous.
But Chu Ran saw Fiora slipping back just as one of his own ranged minions was about to die, and he immediately turned around.
Whether or not to take that minion's experience became something Jinoo had to consider.
"If my positioning is a little better, there's no way he can hit me with it again, right?" Jinoo gritted his teeth and moved forward cautiously.
Seeing that Chu Ran's Camille made no move, Jinoo relaxed.
But in the next second, a sudden forty-five-degree upward Tactical Sweep struck Fiora directly. The outer edge swept over her and applied the slow, catching Jinoo completely off guard.
This was bad!
Jinoo's heart skipped a beat. He cursed internally, while also feeling slightly shocked. Chu Ran's control over Camille W Skill's Tactical Sweep range was simply too precise.
Even at such an extreme distance, Chu Ran had hit him. Who said Chu Ran couldn't play Camille?
An 80% slow, no Q—he could barely even move.
A realization immediately surfaced in Jinoo's mind. Had Chu Ran deliberately baited out his Q again just now?
"Why bother? You could've just played safe and waited for the wave to enter tower."
Chu Ran smiled brightly. Camille's long legs strode like she was clearing hurdles as she fiercely caught up to Fiora and kicked out another Grip of the Undying proc.
Then, while tanking the second wave, he walked and Auto Attacked all the way forward, kicking Fiora back beneath the turret like a football.
After that exchange, Fiora's HP had dropped to around a quarter, and she had used up her only potion.
Jinoo pressed his lips together. It seemed he really couldn't beat him.
Now he had truly been driven out of experience range. He didn't even have the right to fight back, and he had to stay alert for Camille's level-two all-in at every moment. Otherwise, he could very well be Solo Killed.
At the top right of the screen.
Game time: two minutes seventeen seconds.
The on-site audience and viewers in the livestream room immediately widened their eyes.
"Huh?" Miller was dumbfounded. "Jinoo's Fiora has been directly driven out of experience range by Easy's Camille! And their states aren't even close!"
In an instant, Guan Zeyuan was deeply shocked as well. "And Camille is about to reach level two. Jinoo's Fiora is extremely low. Is he about to get Solo Killed? Player Easy's Camille proficiency is a little too high, isn't it?"
Jinoo's Fiora was known as the Sword Immortal, yet Chu Ran had turned him into a complete novice right from the start?
Uzi shook his head hard, forcing himself out of his brain crashed state. His expression was awkward as he said, "A solo kill probably won't happen. There's no room for one here."
But as his words fell, an abrupt change occurred in top lane.
After Chu Ran killed the seventh minion, white light flashed over him. He first retreated. Seeing Camille give up space, Fiora had no reason not to step up for experience.
But before anyone could react.
Once W Tactical Sweep refreshed, Chu Ran first Auto Attacked a minion, activating Grip of the Undying again. He then immediately used E Skill, casting W at the same time.
Camille's two long legs instantly transformed into Hookshot cables, shooting toward the wall like arrows released from a bow.
Fuck!
Jinoo's pupils suddenly contracted as he immediately used Piercing Strike to retreat. Experience was completely unimportant now.
But at that moment, a sharp glint flashed through Chu Ran's eyes, and a burst of golden light flashed across the game screen as well.
With a sharp sound!
Chu Ran used Flash.
In that flash of lightning, Camille's figure left an afterimage across Summoner's Rift. The second cast of E Skill and W's outer edge nearly struck Fiora at the same time.
Bang!
EW Flash E!
An Auto Attack kick landed directly on Fiora's head!
When Jinoo saw this, his entire expression froze. His hand kept mashing the Flash key.
Was that really such a prediction?
In the next instant, Camille's long leg lifted high once more and struck Fiora again, while Jinoo finally used Flash.
But it was only a death Flash, maximizing his losses!
A kill notification immediately appeared on the screen.
"EDG-Easy has slain LGD-Jinoo!"
"First blood!"
"Holy crap?" Meiko and the others, who were busy laning, were startled by the sudden good news from top lane and began praising him.
"66666!" Ale's expression stiffened. It seemed top lane truly didn't need him.
"Awesome, Brother!"
"Sword Immortal?" Chu Ran smiled. "Nothing special. There are three million Sword Immortals beneath heaven, yet all must bow before me. Clearly, Jinoo didn't understand that."
Deft and the others immediately laughed. They had only praised him twice, and he was already showing off?
But he truly had the capital to show off.
He had Solo Killed Jinoo right at the start, leaving countless viewers in awe.
At this moment, hearing the thrilling First blood announcement, countless on-site viewers and people in the livestream room were stunned as they looked incredulously at the game time.
Two minutes thirty-two seconds!
Hiss—!
Seeing that time, they sharply sucked in another breath.
The Sword Immortal Jinoo, in whom so many viewers had placed high hopes, had been so plainly Solo Killed at this point?
Was this a joke?
And what was that combo just now?
They couldn't even see it clearly!
Some viewers unfamiliar with Camille were tongue-tied.
At that moment, the previously noisy venue and livestream room quietly fell silent, filled with dead silence.
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