Chapter 64: The Entire FPX Roster Dons the Masks of Agony!

"Boom!"

Jinx’s ultimate skill, Super Mega Death Rocket, slammed brutally into Ashe’s frail body.

In an instant,

Lin Weixiang’s screen turned entirely gray. This single super rocket had completely bewildered him.

"I was just 0.5 seconds away from recalling." Lin Weixiang instantly put on a mask of pure agony, his smile vanishing into thin air.

The support, Liu Qingsong, was equally lost. "What just happened? Wasn't there a fog of war here? The enemy had no vision, how did he even hit that?!"

"Should we pause the match? There's definitely a bug here!"

"It's 100% a bug...!!" Doinb also found it utterly absurd.

At that moment, the jungler, Jiejie, chimed in, "Realistically speaking, Jinx's ultimate covers the entire map, so there is always a chance of it connecting."

"It's not a bug." Lin Weixiang shook his head, finding it somewhat hard to accept, though as an ADC, he knew all too well the operational ceiling of a champion like Jinx.

On-site, as Lu Zilang secured yet another kill, the cheers grew even more deafening:

"6666~ Too strong! Lu Zilang, you are my god!!"

"Hiss~ This play gave me goosebumps. Seriously, it's unbeatable! This Jinx play is just insanely good. He's down in the bot lane, yet he snipes the mid laner!"

"I am speechless. That prediction is peerless, truly. Absolutely insane."

At the caster desk, Miller was stunned for a few seconds before launching into a rapid-fire breakdown:

"Lu Zilang has done it! He predicted Ashe's recall location and managed to take her down in the final single second!"

"If things keep going like this... FPX's early game advantages are practically non-existent."

"At this point, it's easily a 6-4 split in favor of EDG, if not more. Lu Zilang's performance here is genuinely thrilling. That blind ultimate was phenomenal."

In the official live stream chat, viewers flooded the screen with flying comments:

"Lin Weixiang: Thanks boss for the super rocket gift!!"

"Lin Weixiang: Thanks Jinx for the super rocket!"

...

Back in the EDG team comms, following Lu Zilang’s ultimate securing the kill on FPX's ADC, an explosion of cheers erupted:

"6666666~ Zilang, you truly are one of the few players in EDG worthy of standing alongside me. Strong! Thumbs up!" said 369.

The jungler, Tian, couldn't help but tease, "369, care to give us the exact number of those 'few players'?"

369 replied, "Um... four. To be exact, four. Cough, cough..."

Meiko chimed in, "Rock solid! I knew it, why else would Zilang have told Nite to poke Ashe earlier? So that was why!"

Nite felt a surge of excitement as well. "Zilang's calls are always on point! From now on, whatever Zilang says, I'm following it blindly."

Lu Zilang smiled modestly. "Don't praise me too much, guys, it was just pure luck."

"We still need everyone to carry this game. Keep it up, stay steady, and let's try to clock out early!"

"EDG's certified grind king actually wants to clock out early today? Could there be something going on?" Meiko suddenly dropped out of nowhere.

Lu Zilang remained silent.

However, the corner of his eye couldn't help but glance toward the girl sitting in the front row...

Over in the FPX player lounge, the atmosphere was chaotic. Head coach Steak was clutching his stomach, his expression one of pure agony.

"Coach Steak, are you alright?"

"I'm fine... just drank too much bottled water, can't hold it in much longer." Clutching his stomach, Steak fled the room in giant strides.

The data analyst muttered, "Didn't you say there wouldn't be a single unexpected surprise?"

The match continued relentlessly, but the balance of power had already tipped firmly toward EDG.

Ever since that pivotal play around the 10-minute mark, Doinb's Zoe had completely imploded. Lu Zilang's Jinx held a massive lead in farm, and now he had two kills under his belt.

Comparing item counts between Doinb's Zoe and Jinx was like comparing a beggar to an emperor.

"How am I supposed to play this? Oh my god!" Doinb returned to the lane once again, practically terrified out of his mind.

"Barely past the 10-minute mark, and he's already built an [Infinity Edge]? What the heck am I even supposed to do against this?"

"Let's lane swap, Brother Xiang, I can't lane against him anymore, I'm about to break down," Doinb whined, nearly at his wits' end.

Lin Weixiang's situation wasn't much better. While his farm was decent, his items were nowhere near as luxurious as Lu Zilang's.

"If we swap lanes with you now, wouldn't Coach Steak's entire strategy go down the drain?" Liu Qingsong said with a helpless sigh.

At this point, Doinb couldn't care less about plans or strategies.

All he knew was that the game was unplayable for him, and if things kept going this way, he'd soon have to resort to stealing jungle camps from Jiejie just to get any experience.

"If we don't swap, this Jinx is really going to take flight. You guys need to come down and pressure his farm," Doinb conceded, his tone softening slightly. "If we keep dragging this out, we're going to lose the game."

"Fine!"

Lin Weixiang nodded helplessly.

Instantly, FPX executed a lane swap, and Doinb returned to the mid lane.

Only to discover that the enemy Syndra's items were also miles ahead of his own!

"What on earth... Is there really no place for me, Doinb, in Summoner's Rift this game?!" Doinb cried tears of absolute despair.

At the analyst desk, casters Miller and WaWa could only offer a few moments of silent mourning for Doinb's Zoe upon seeing the lane swap:

"The mid lane is short. Even in a 1v2, Nite is still able to pick up crucial experience and CS. Besides, he picked up assists earlier!"

"Zoe swapping to mid still yields no advantage; the level gap is too wide, and the item disadvantage is severe. Instead of stemming the bleed, this has completely liberated Nite."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. It's rough, really rough... I honestly have no idea how FPX plans to play this out. Even though the jungle and top haven't completely imploded, things don't look good anywhere."

"The entire FPX roster has put on their agony masks. Let's see how they can possibly salvage this game!"

Lu Zilang's lead was already astronomical. Under these conditions, his scaling potential was completely unleashed, and even though the enemy bot lane had swapped back,

they now had to deal with a lingering Heal advantage on the enemy side.

Furthermore, the item disparity was insurmountable.

Neither Ashe nor Thresh had their ultimate skills up, whereas Alistar hadn't even needed to use his ultimate during the skirmish that killed Zoe earlier.

Swapping back changed nothing, because the gap had already been blown wide open.

"Too hard to deal with! Seriously too tough!" After trading blows with Lu Zilang for a few minutes, Lin Weixiang's expression grew increasingly grim.

Unable to hold back, he muttered, "This guy's Jinx proficiency is every bit as terrifying as his Jhin. Playing against this lane feels exactly like the last game!"

"Utterly miserable."

At that moment, Jiejie proactively offered, "Do you need me to come down for a gank?"

"My gut tells me the enemy Lee Sin is likely crouching in the bot lane bush right now," Lin Weixiang said. No sooner had the words left his lips than a Blind Monk suddenly emerged from behind the tower!

With blinding speed, Lee Sin warded and dashed right behind him.

The execution was lightning-fast, immediately followed by the activation of his ultimate, [Dragon's Rage].

Then came a sharp "bang" as Ashe was viciously kicked straight into the waiting arms of the enemy Alistar, initiating an intimate embrace.

Lin Weixiang: "..."

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(Chapter 4, continuing!)