At this point, both teams’ lineups were locked in.
**GI**: [Rambo (Rumble), Zed, Kha’Zix, Lucian, Thresh]
**FHL**: [Irelia, Fizz, Lee Sin, Caitlyn, Nami]

The stage lights dimmed in an instant, and the camera on the big screen shifted to the game loading screen.

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching female voice came from the crowd:
“LING!!! I love you!!!”

Although it broke the serious atmosphere a bit, it was met with laughter and boos from other FHL fans. Moments later, an earth-shattering male voice echoed from another corner:
“Sleeping! I love you too!!”

While the players on stage couldn’t hear the audience, it left the commentators chuckling.

**Dai Mao**: “Hahaha, looks like these two players are really popular!”
**Xiao Hai**: “Hmm… you know, they do seem like a good match.”

The livestream chat exploded with messages, surging like waves. Dai Mao quickly shifted the focus back to the game.

**Dai Mao**: “Ahem! Alright, both teams are now in their bases. The game has begun!”
**Xiao Hai**: “Indeed. Judging by the junglers’ movements, it seems neither side is preparing for an early team fight. Both teams are being quite cautious.”

**Dai Mao**: “That’s understandable for GI, but it’s unusual for FHL… After all, Jiang Yuan is known for his aggressive playstyle. Why is he being so restrained today?”

Jiang Yuan couldn’t hear the commentators, but even if he did, he would have just smiled.
To him, this match wasn’t just a competition—it was a personal duel with Zhou Linghang.

The game would reveal whose decisions were correct: his or Zhou Linghang’s.

The first few minutes passed peacefully as both teams focused on farming.

Although Zhou Linghang was surprised by Jiang Yuan’s cautious play, he didn’t mind it.
For champions like Zed and Kha’Zix, who are weak in the early game, surviving the early phase is beneficial.

It was as if Jiang Yuan could read Zhou Linghang’s mind. Once both sides hit level 5, Jiang Yuan initiated his first gank.

Lee Sin left base with fresh equipment and headed straight for the F6 camp. Du Ruo, his teammate, noticed his path and intuitively stopped harassing Zed, instead calmly last-hitting minions near him without overextending.

Jiang Yuan smirked as he cleared F6, waiting for the right moment.
He figured that before Kha’Zix hit level 6, he would only offer support but wouldn’t make aggressive plays.

Throughout the early game, Jiang Yuan had been tracking Kha’Zix’s movements, catching occasional glimpses of him sneaking around the enemy jungle, but never engaging.

Jiang Yuan chuckled softly. *Their passive strategy is a bit too optimistic.*
If Kha’Zix refused to show up, he would force him to.

Sure enough, after Du Ruo pushed the wave toward Zed, the two champions gradually drew closer to each other.

Zhou Linghang didn’t want to overcommit, but with Fizz standing near the cannon minion, he decided to move in. Confident in his mobility, Zhou Linghang darted forward to secure the low-health cannon minion with a skill and planned to retreat immediately.

But Jiang Yuan wouldn’t let him get away so easily.

The moment Zed dashed forward, a flash of white light streaked out from the F6 camp, which was still in the fog of war.

Zhou Linghang reacted instantly, adjusting his movement to dodge. However, Jiang Yuan had already predicted his habits, and the flash landed precisely where Zed was headed.

Zhou Linghang regretted his move the moment he made it. “Not good!” he muttered to himself as Lee Sin’s kick connected.

The crowd erupted in gasps.

Without hesitation, Jiang Yuan followed up with his second Q to close the distance. Fizz quickly joined in, landing a QW combo and basic attacks to deal a full burst of damage to Zed.

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhou Lingxing spotted Rengar rushing toward mid lane. His hands moved swiftly—he cast his W to send out a shadow clone in the direction Su Heng was coming from, then immediately swapped places with the clone.

Du Ruo, seeing Zed’s health drop to one-third, prepared to press E to chase him down.

A second before she hit the E key, Jiang Yuan’s calm voice came through her headset: “Don’t chase. Save your skills.”

The timing was perfect. Just as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Su Heng appeared.

Du Ruo instantly understood her teammate’s intention. As Rengar leaped out from the bush, Fizz didn’t retreat but dove right in instead.

Jiang Yuan’s eyes curved slightly with amusement, but he remained composed, calmly walking toward Rengar.

Su Heng furrowed her brows, realizing something was off. She quickly threw her E at Fizz, hoping to lock him down.

This was where Jiang Yuan’s earlier command proved crucial. Fizz used his E skill to ignore the crowd control and landed directly on Rengar, dealing massive damage.

Zhou Lingxing had already left the fight, but seeing Su Heng trapped, he immediately turned back to help.

Before he could act, the girl’s cool voice sounded again, unhurried: “You go first.”

The man frowned, seemingly disagreeing with her. Just as he turned back and hit his shuriken, striking both enemies, he realized his W skill wasn’t off cooldown yet.

After a brief hesitation, he decided to leave.

Seeing Zed escape, Su Heng breathed a sigh of relief. She used Flash to widen the gap between her and the two opponents, attempting to flee.

But after only a few steps, Jiang Yuan used W to dash forward, and Fizz followed with his own Flash—clearly not intending to let her go.

As her health slowly drained, Su Heng’s tense expression began to relax.

It was as if she had already accepted her fate. She stopped moving altogether.

In front of everyone, she pressed **Ctrl + 6**, flashing her team’s banner on the spot.

Then, she folded her hands and surrendered.

Fizz secured the kill, and the sound of *First Blood* echoed through their headsets.

The audience erupted into cheers.

On the commentary desk, Xiao Hai was practically bouncing in his seat, eyes alight with excitement.

“Did you catch that?! Wasn’t Jiang Yuan and Ruoshen’s skill-saving totally intentional, waiting for Sleeping to show up? This was the perfect bait-and-switch! Sleeping came in to support Ling, but it turns out FHL’s real target was her all along!”

Dai Mao added, “Both teams’ plays were on par with a world championship match! It’s like I’m seeing the future of the LPL right here!”

Meanwhile, the chat in the livestream exploded:

**“OMG!!! All hail Ruoshen!!!”**
**“Haha, you got it wrong! This was all Jiang Yuan’s doing! His attention to detail is insane!”**
**“What are you guys even talking about?! All I saw was Sleeping spamming the banner emote!!”**
**“Why does she look so smug even though she got killed? Like ‘I won, I’m unbeatable, who can stop me?’ She’s insanely cool!!”**
**“She’s probably saying: ‘I’ll remember this. Wait for me after school!’”**
**“Hahaha, she’s seriously adorable! I think I just became a fan.”**
**“Guys, think about it. Sleeping’s the real winner here, right?”**

Having just escaped, Zhou Lingxing raised an eyebrow at the girl’s provocative gesture. “Not bad. You may not have learned many mechanics, but you’ve definitely mastered the mind games.”

The girl’s eyes glimmered with amusement. “Thanks for the compliment.”

On the other side, Jiang Yuan was also smiling.

They were right—his target had always been Su Heng from the beginning.

With Zed’s mobility and Flash, killing him before level 6 was tough, but Rengar? He was a different story.

Let the little fish man take the head of the lion dog; both Su Heng and Zhou Lingxing’s development will be suppressed, which is the most ideal state.

As it turns out, Jiang Yuan’s decision was very correct.

In the following ten minutes, the match became one-sided.

The lion dog’s development could not keep up with the blind monk; every time he was ganked, the best outcome was a safe retreat.

On the other side, Zhou Lingxing was also being suppressed by Du Ruo’s little fish man, unable to protect himself, let alone roam or assist other lanes.

The synergy between the jungle and mid-lane was completely broken, and the bottom lane faced numerous ganks. Fortunately, Sun He was still able to maintain his position and even pressured the opponent’s Akali by dozens of CS.

The economic gap between both sides had reached 5000, and the commentator, Xiao Hai, calmly analyzed.

“We can see that since the start of the match, FHL has been leading all the way, like a hot knife through butter. As long as there are no mistakes later, they should secure the first place in points this year.”

Dai Mao immediately countered, “Not necessarily, GI is not collapsing across all lanes; Rumble’s development is still quite good.”

Xiao Hai replied, “Yes, if GI wants to win this match, Rumble can be said to be the key point for a comeback.”

Just as he finished speaking, Rumble demolished the enemy’s top lane turret.

This was also the first turret destroyed by GI.

GI’s fans finally revived, cheering loudly.

On stage, the faces of the five GI players did not look good, except for Su Heng, who remained calm.

Sun He had just finished demolishing the tower when Akali rushed over upon hearing the news.

Sun He was last-hitting minions, quietly observing the vision he had placed for a while.

Seeing that there were no teammates coming from behind Akali, he felt relieved and prepared to engage.

But unexpectedly, at that moment, he heard the girl speak, “They flanked us, and they teleported in.” At the moment she spoke, Su Heng placed a ward in the bush behind him.

Sun He didn’t hesitate and immediately acted according to the girl’s instructions.

In a match, what is most frowned upon is arrogance, and what is most important is to trust your teammates.

As it turned out, he was right.

The moment the teleporting players arrived, the figures of the blind monk and others indeed appeared in the vision from the top lane.

Sun He smiled, “How did you know?”

The girl didn’t intend to answer, only saying lightly, “The dragon is about to respawn; come help me.”

Sun He was not annoyed at not getting an answer; instead, he smiled even more.

Although they were still at a disadvantage in this match, he could clearly feel the girl’s growth during this time, whether in controlling the overall situation or her awareness. Coupled with her amazing predictive abilities, GI’s future path was destined to be extraordinary.

How fortunate he was to have found her.

How fortunate she was to have joined them.

The two arrived at the river in just a second, and the dragon indeed respawned.

Sun He quickly took down the dragon with the girl.

After using Smite, Su Heng immediately said, “Hurry back to buy items; they are about to push the mid lane.”

Sun He immediately pressed the recall button, and the girl’s clear and pleasant voice rang in his ears again.

“Can you hold the middle lane’s second turret? Your ultimate is key; use it on as many enemies as possible, don’t just think about hitting squishy targets.”

Wave had felt frustrated throughout the match and was already on edge.

Hearing the girl’s words, the boy couldn’t help but say, “How can we defend this wave without killing their damage dealers first?”

The boy’s tone was slightly anxious, but if one listened carefully, they could detect the underlying reliance on the person he was asking.

Su Heng smiled, looking relaxed, “Leave the carries to me.”