Yet Is Strong, but You're Not Bad Either

He Zhen was pulled into the illusion mirror. Hidden Void's second skill locked onto him, leaving him unable to dodge, so he could only do his best to avoid the first skill. He knew he would die, but he had to buy his teammates at least a little time.

He pushed his first and second skills to the limit, weaving in and out to attack, then activated his ultimate to refresh his skills. He actually managed to bring Lion down to half health. He Zhen's screen turned gray, and he let out a breath. Every clash with his opponent had put him under immense pressure.

Wantonly rushed over from the bottom lane. "Nice work, A Zhen! You got Hidden Void down to half health!"

Clear, whose face was nearly pressed against his monitor, smiled.

"Leave the rest to me!"

Within the area of her ultimate, Moon Cicada Maiden's skill cooldowns refreshed thirty percent faster, provided her skills didn't miss. Otherwise, the cooldowns would become very long, and Moon Cicada Maiden would go from leading the attack to being a meat bun for the enemy to pummel mercilessly.

Clear jumped in front of Hidden Void and lightly flicked her sleeves. The successive hits slowed Hidden Void, and Lion quickly struck back, but to Moon Cicada Maiden, who was both tanky and powerful, it was little more than a tickle.

This time, Heart didn't descend from the sky to protect him, and Clear finished him off.

There was an inexplicable rivalry between mages. They could die, but they couldn't die at the hands of the enemy mage.

That was a tremendous disgrace for a mid laner.

So Lion, killed by Clear, threw down his mouse in a huff.

It wasn't that he couldn't beat Clear. Clear had just exploited an opening.

Sun circled around behind Ji Chengyan and used his ultimate on him, but Ji Chengyan nimbly sidestepped his first skill.

Ji Chengyan and Heart were caught between enemies attacking from the front and rear, putting them in a dangerous position.

But despite their health being nearly depleted, neither showed any sign of panic.

"The hero is here to save the day!"

The mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. Controlling Sea Shark, Qianhe jumped out, bit down on Sun, and pushed him away. In his haste, Wantonly misfired his crowd-control skill, and Sun was mercilessly killed.

Ji Chengyan smiled. "You came at just the right time."

"Any later and we'd have been corpses."

Qianhe: ... Was that a compliment or an insult?

Yet flashed into the defensive tower's range and caught Shi Mu with a hammer strike. Ji Chengyan seized the opportunity to activate his ultimate and Berserk, boosting his damage.

Wantonly reacted in a flash, quickly activating his ultimate and casting a healing spell. Only then did he keep Shi Mu from making his health bar disappear.

Clear wanted to return to the tower to help, but Qianhe gave her no chance. Qianhe dashed over and bit down on her without letting go, then unleashed a full skill combo, leaving Clear in bad shape too.

To keep Shi Mu alive, Wantonly stood in front of Mou and took the damage, letting him retreat. Wantonly himself was riddled like a sieve and died a glorious death.

Clear couldn't escape death either. Surrounded and attacked by all four, she was sent back to the fountain to wait for her respawn.

[Qingqing: The situation is clear now. YH has the upper hand, and it all comes down to whether Time can hold them off here.]

[Wu Hu: YH has been really sharp at seizing opportunities, and their team play has been strong too. GOD's performance today really has been so-so.]

[Qingqing: But Sun's performance has still been commendable. He's arrived on time for every team fight. It looks like GOD's new ADC is pretty good.]

[Wu Hu: After all, they made major roster changes so close to the competition, and the team didn't have time to properly build coordination. The fans can understand that too.]

With all three high-ground lanes breached, the four YH players recovered a little in the jungle before returning to press toward the fountain.

Shi Mu's gaze was calm. He returned to the fountain to fully restore his health, then used his second skill. Bridge of Rebirth had a speed boost, and Shi Mu swiftly moved behind Ji Chengyan to quickly clear the minion wave in the middle lane.

Heart's second-skill knock-up tracked targets over a long distance, so Shi Mu couldn't dodge it. He used a basic attack to release soul threads that tethered all four, then swept his second skill toward Ji Chengyan. Heart was knocked down, and Shi Mu sat down to use his ultimate, restoring one segment of his own health while forcing Ji Chengyan's health bar to empty.

But with the other three still facing him, Shi Mu couldn't fight them head-on and only wanted to finish clearing the minion wave. He kept his distance, kiting them to the limit.

Qianhe found an opening and used an ultimate to advance and push Shi Mu toward Yet. Yet instantly charged his ultimate and brought his hammer crashing squarely down on Shi Mu. Shi Mu's soul threads wrapped tightly around Yet, and the soul bodies from his ultimate came running over one after another to attack him.

In the end, Shi Mu and Yet fell at the same time.

One second after He Zhen respawned, Qianhe relied on the last two minions to chip away at and destroy the crystal.

The first game lasted seventeen minutes, and YH claimed the first victory. The MVP went to their top laner, Yet.

Wu Jin lifted her eyelids slightly.

It was the result she had expected.

Wantonly, Clear, and the others returned to the lounge laughing and joking. The moment they saw the pile of snacks on the table, they pounced.

"Old Qian, how come we don't have any milk tea? Why are you playing favorites like this?"

"Wow, Little A Jin, you've been living it up in the lounge. Do you know what I went through in the Rift?"

Wu Jin took a sip of milk tea and answered Wantonly very seriously, "I do. You got beaten into a lotus root."

Sun tilted his head. "What kind of description is that?"

Shi Mu chuckled and sat down beside Wu Jin. "She means he was beaten full of holes and made an ugly corpse."

Wu Jin nodded calmly.

He Zhen had been quiet from the end of the game all the way back to the lounge, not saying a word.

Worried that the beating had affected the kid's mental state, Brother Qian hurried to offer a few words of comfort.

"You had to play YH right off the bat, and you all did very well already. Yet is the number one top laner, after all, and Ji Chengyan is very strong too."

He Zhen pursed his lips and forced a smile.

He understood all that, but after getting beaten like that in an actual match, he really couldn't help caring.

"That's wrong."

A cool, clear female voice drifted over, slow and cold, like river water touched after breaking through winter ice.

Wu Jin raised her eyes to look at Brother Qian and He Zhen.

"I'm the number one top laner."

After saying that, the young girl turned her head and took another sip of milk tea, unquestionable confidence written across her face.

Indeed, Wu Jin's strength was more than enough to contend with Yet. She had absolute talent for the game, and she radiated a captivating air at all times.

"That's my little sister, all right! Even Yet has to step aside now!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course my precious daughter's strength is beyond question!"

Shi Mu's eyes curved into a smile. The girl's indifferent expression and arrogant words kept beating like drums in his mind.

He had to admit that this Wu Jin had deeply captivated him.

Wu Jin turned her gaze back to He Zhen. Meeting her eyes, He Zhen parted his lips slightly, a little nervous.

"You're a member of GOD."

"Yet is strong, but you're not bad either."

The girl's composed figure was reflected in He Zhen's pupils. Every word Wu Jin spoke struck his heart, making it pound fiercely as his blood vessels dilated.

He clenched his fists, his gaze gradually growing resolute.

That was right. He was a member of GOD. He could do it too.