They risked their lives to trade kills; if the trade succeeded, fine. If it failed, they were just handing over two free kills. But fighting openly while secretly clearing waves like this minimized V5's losses.
"Terrifying, right? I think it's terrifying too." Viper nodded in agreement.
"Then why did you teach him?"
"I didn't want to either, but sometimes, the longer you play, the more your temper just flares up."
The other four EDG members: ...
The bottom duo's deaths were traded for another successful tower dive top, with Saint Gun Brother's Sejuani picking up the kill. The first Elemental Dragon was definitely gone, and even the second could probably be given up. V5's goal was simple now: put everything into securing the Rift Herald and feeding Aatrox, at least ensuring the team had a stable source of damage early on.
Thus, the next few minutes were relatively peaceful for both sides.
EDG wanted to contest the Rift Herald as well and interrupt V5's tempo, but V5's handling was simply too experienced. The moment they caught Sejuani top, they immediately recalled in place without even greedily taking Tower Plates. After upgrading their gear, they brought along their freshly respawned bottom duo and instantly grouped five strong at the Dragon pit.
If EDG took the team fight, their gold lead had not yet translated into an item lead, so V5 had a chance of winning this fight.
If EDG didn't come, V5 would definitely take the Rift Herald. Bottom Lane Tower was going to fall anyway; at worst, Aphelios would just get it earlier.
Faced with such rogue behavior, EDG could only abandon the idea.
But very soon—
The commentators and viewers realized that something was off. Ignoring the insignificant little skirmishes, once everyone's attention turned to the Rift's Map Resources,