Zeng Rui glanced at his minimap and said over Team Shanghais voice chat, They went top. No possible ganks bot. This is our chance.

Tang Bingyao nodded and replied, Mhm! Okay! She glanced at her experience bar and smiled. I need to stop worrying so much and just play! Mhm! Thats what Im gonna do! Im going to play! Be the person Lin Feng first saw in the NetCow Cafe! She said, Zeng Rui, Im one minion from 6. Can you get that one? She then pinged on the Red melee minion next to Zeng Ruis Leona before focusing her attention on Zhejiang Universitys Botlaners.

Zhejiangs Janna noticed a sudden change in Vaynes movement pattern. She isnt going for the minion. Shes running straight at Sun Ruinian! Janna moved her wand to call forth a Howling Gale! The winds started gathering in front of her, slowly gaining in power! Ill knock her right back! The Howling Gale blew forward and carved a path through the Rift!

Tang Bingyao expected the Howling Gale. The whole reason she was pushing before hitting Level 6 was to make Janna use it prematurely. Nice! She glanced at Zeng Ruis Leona who smited the melee minion with the help from a Support item. The item sucked away the experience and then shared it between Zeng Ruis Leona and Tang Bingyaos Vayne. A blinding radiance erupted from Vayne! Level 6! Tang Bingyao learned her ultimate skill and activated it! Final Hour! She then had her Vayne Tumble to the side, dodging the Howling Gale and disappearing into the shadows!

Vayne ran towards Sun Ruinians Jinx and then raised her crossbow to fire an empowered silver bolt! The arrow shot from the string, after which Vayne would lower her crossbow. It was the final part of the auto attack animation. But Tang Bingyao canceled it by clicking on her mouse button! Vaynes arm jumped to its normal position faster than it normally would and then she raised it again for a second auto attack!

Sun Ruinian narrowed his eyes and grimaced. Shes stronger than me right now because of that kill on Janna earlier. I cant fight this. I need to RUN! He pushed down on the E key and activated Flame Chompers! His Jinx raised her bazooka and fired three grenades! They landed on the ground in front of her and started cackling, searching for a victim! Jinx then turned around and ran away towards her outer tower!

Tang Bingyao smiled and pressed the D key. Knew youd do that. You always do! A mottled flash of light carried her Jinx past the Flame Chompers before placing her back onto the Rift. She then arced around Jinx and found the angle for Condemn! Vayne raised the large crossbow from her back and squeezed the trigger! A large, heavy bolt flew out and pinned Jinx to the wall behind her! The third silver ring appeared beneath her feet, setting off an explosion of true damage!

Nice flash! Zeng Rui exclaimed in a rare show of emotion. He glanced at his experience bar. Almost 6. One more He saw a melee minion that was about to die and slashed at it with his sword! Perfect! We got this! He cast Flash and had his Leona followed after Tang Bingyaos Vayne!

Good job, ZengZeng! Keep going! Lin Feng exclaimed over the teams voice chat.

Zeng Rui narrowed his eyes and replied, I know. He then activated Zenith Blade. His Leona projected a solar image of her sword that pierced through the air, shooting straight at Jinx!

FuckFuckFUCK! Im dead! Sun Ruinian was biting on his lips, waiting for the stun from Condemn to wear off. He saw the Zenith Blade flying towards him. I CANT GET HIT! FLASH! There was a miniscule gap between the moment that the stun wore off and the Zenith Blade would hit his Jinx. He managed to find it. The light carried Jinx away a small distance. Sun Ruinian shook his head and sighed loudly. I got

I got this! Perfect! Zeng Rui never even considered the possibility of Zenith Blade hitting. It was a distraction tactic. His Leona already raised her sword to the high heavens and called down a Solar Flare! A blaze from the sun slammed down on Summoners Rift! It smacked Jinx to the ground and stunned her!

Tang Bingyao wanted to kill Sun Ruinians Jinx before the stun from Solar Flare wore off, but Zhejiangs Janna ran interference by casting Exhaust! A debilitating energy wrapped around Vayne and hampered all her stats! Tang Bingyao bit on her lips and focused her full attention on Jinx. Not letting you go! I wont! She kept firing auto attacks, until the third silver ring appeared beneath Jinx and set off an explosion of true damage! But Janna had designated Vayne as the Eye of the Storm! A gale blew to life around Vayne and protected her from the damage!

Zeng Rui watched the stun about to wear off and grimaced. Ill have to step into tower range I will. He said over the teams voice chat, Push! Were killing her! He then had his Leona charge at Sun Ruinians Vayne! The Red teams outer tower targeted Zeng Ruis Leona and fired an energy shot! He ignored the damage while casting Ignite on Jinx! The unquenchable flames burned away on Jinxs skin! He followed up with Shield of Daybreak and stunned her right as the stun from Solar Flare wore off!

Tang Bingyaos Vayne broke free from the Exhaust! Jinxs health was down to the last few percentages and there were two silver rings floating around her. Tang Bingyao smiled and pushed down on the Q keyTumble! Her Vayne made a somersault towards Sun Ruinians Jinx and fired an empowered auto attack! A third silver ring wrapped around Jinx! It set off a chain reaction in which all three silver rings exploded and dealt massive true damage!

You have slain an enemy!

Tang Bingyao smiled brightly and leaned back in her gaming chair. I did it! I act

DONT STOP! JANNA IS ALIVE! GOGOGO! Lin Feng cried out.

Huh? Tang Bingyao mumbled, confused. But shes under the to

Go! That dum Zeng Rui stopped himself and took a deep breath before continuing, Lin Feng is here.

Lin Fengs LeBlanc appeared from Red teams bottom side Jungle! She dashed at Janna with Distortion! As the splash damage tore through Jannas health bar, a Sigil of Malice took shape above her head and two Ethereal Chains wrapped around her body! The chains set of the sigil, dealing a ton of damage! Jannas health evaporated and she was rooted to the ground! One auto attack would finish her off!

Tang Bingyaos eyes went wide as she saw Lin Fengs LeBlanc jump in and then jump back out again. Zhejiangs Janna was rooted and had only 50 health remaining. Hes giving me She nodded and said over the teams voice chat, Mhm! Thanks! She then had her Vayne run forward and fire an auto attack.

Double kill!

Zhejiang Universitys Janna stared at his grey screen. He finally mumbled, What the hell?

Sun Ruinian just shook his head, his eyes wide in shock. What the hell was that? How did that LeBlanc just appear? How did they just happen to both hit Level 6 at just the right time? How Since when are they this good? Its like were playing against a different team! This is This is shit!

Up on the caster desk, Rollfire had spent the seconds before the fight in bot lane lauding Zhejiang University for their gank in the top lane. Now, he fell into a silent daze and let Silent Reed take over. She clutched the microphone tightly in her fist and moved it to her mouth. She shouted, A tower for a tower! And a kill for TWO KILLS! Team Shanghai fights back! Theyre taking the tower in bot lane and now have the clear advantage there!

Up in the stands, Yan Fang adjusted his glasses and said, That caster is right. Weve got the advantage in bot. Tang Tang is doing great this game! Her Vayne is going to become a real monster!

Ouyang clenched his fists and shouted, Hell yeah! I knew second brophina was great! Didnt I always tell you guys how good Tang Tang is? All the way back when we had to play Senior Class 8, I said she was the best! But you guys didnt believe me then! Believe me now? Ha! Shes doing super great!

Liu Yue laughed and cheered, Tang Tang is amazing! WOOT WOOT!

Shi Hang closed his eyes and breathed in deeply. Sun Ruinian, I needed you to He shook his head. Cant blame this on you. Its not your fault that were playing against Maple. Its not your fault that he He breathed out loudly. Its not your fault that he can lift the level of his entire team up. Even I didnt think he could do it to this extent after the first two games. But this is exactly the strength of Maple. And then he shows up in bot to secure the second kill and the tower. Its, its He breathed in deeply and let it all out again. He then opened his eyes and chuckled. Its going to be real fucking hard, but Im not giving up!

Yo, guys, Shi Hang said over the teams voice chat. He waited for a brief moment and then continued, Were a bit behind. Top is good, so lets focus on that. We need to play it safe everywhere else. Just farm it up. Bot lane needs a freeze near their inner tower. And we all need to help Mao ward his Jungle. Keep eyes on LeBlanc and Rengar at all times! Dont lose them! Were gonna play the long game!

This was the first game in which Zhejiang University, both with and without Shi Hang, was pushed back all tournament. But theyd played plenty of training matches in this exact scenario. They retreated from the various lanes in practiced motion and slowly built up their line of wards. That wall of vision was also a divide they didnt cross.

In the top lane, Irelia clung to her tower. If the minion wave pushed past it, she left the lane and farmed the monster camps in the top side Jungle.

In the mid lane, Shi Hangs Orianna farmed the minions near her outer tower. And when the Red minions pushed out into the lane, he left his lane to farm monster camps in the Jungle.

In the bot lane, Sun Ruinians Jinx froze the minion wave right outside his inner tower. His Janna Support was hovering nearby, but she concerned herself with keeping vision on the entire bottom half of the map. She was losing experience doing this, but that was an acceptable loss because it meant more experience for Sun Ruinians Jinx. And the faster he hit Level 18, the better.

Rollfire leaned back in his chair at the caster desk. He put the microphone on his chest and said, Thats Zhejiang University for you! Theyre showing some real quality here! Their team is great in the late game, so theyre forcing the game to get there. Theyve killed all action and are just farming now. It doesnt even matter if they lose a Dragon, or two! This game is all theirs when they get their Champions to Level 18! He glanced at Silent Reed, who was leaning forward in her seat watching the game, and grinned. Stupid bitch, show me what you got! Tell me how Team Shanghai is gonna win this one! Theyre oh so good! right? Right, theyre not! He stretched his head before continuing, That brings me to Team Shanghai. Eh, there isnt much to say about them. Theyre ahead and doing good! Thumbs up to them! But But theyve got a Rengar Jungler. You guys ever seen a Rengar be relevant in the ultra late game? I havent. Shes gonna fall off hard.

Dickfire is at it again! What a shocker! Silent Reed rolled her eyes, annoyed. She then grabbed her microphone and said, Say what you will, but that Rengar is fed. She just needs to find an opening. Maybe two. And then its game over for Zhejiang University.

At 12 minutes, An Xin checked the minimap. Ive been keeping track of the wards It should She narrowed her eyes and had her Rengar slip into Red teams bottom side Jungle. Ward here and there. If I wait here for a few more seconds She went through her mental notes, remembering exactly where she saw the wards go down. Got it. They wont see it coming. That Jinx is still farming. An Xin giggled. Her Rengar had arrived at the jungle wall separating the bot lane from the Jungle.

Thrill of the Hunt! An Xins Rengar disappeared, stalking its prey from the shadows! The eyes of the predator flashed to life above Jinxs head! Rengar leaped over the Jungle wall at her! She followed up with Savagery! The five ferocity stacks empowered the attack as Rengar cut into Jinx with his sharp blade! He then let out a Battle Roar and threw a Bola! The cooldown on Savagery had already reset. She cut down again, the massive damage tearing away Jinxs health!

Killing spree!

Sun Ruinian sunk back into his chair, his screen having turned a dull grey. What the What was that? He shook his head and looked at the damage table. That Empowered Savagery did more than 60% of my health as damage! What the fuck!? How did Rengar get this He bit on his lips and shook his head again. This good She tricked us. This is a different player. The first two games We need to adapt. He took a deep breath and turned to look at his teammates. He waited for a bit, but then said over the teams voice chat, Sorry, guys. I dont know

Not your fault, Shi Hang interrupted. He looked at his teammates one by one and continued, Theyre good. That LeBlanc? Insane. That Rengar this game? Also really good. We need to focus and play our damndest! We cant give them anymore.

Across the stage in Team Shanghais soundproof booth, An Xin raised her head to look past her monitor at the crowd behind. She could see them jumping up and down, and smiled. This is what he loves. And Im here, playing with him! I can still do it! Im playing with him and helping him! This is what I want! The smile disappeared from her face and was replaced by a frown. I wish this series would never end.