Classic Tactics – Level Two Gank

At 1588 Shendai Road, Madu, the headquarters of the RNG Esports Club.

"Old Chu, what tactics are we practicing in today's scrim against EDG? Hehe!"

In the training room, the support Xiao Ming asked with a grin, turning his head.

He was one of the top three supports in the entire league, having once fought alongside the man dubbed as the "God."

His total career assists ranked second in the entire league, just behind EDG's Tian Ye.

Due to his outgoing personality and good relations with many professional players from clubs worldwide, he was nicknamed the "Social Butterfly of Esports."

The "Old Chu" he referred to was RNG's current head coach, Zhou Kai.

The coach who had boldly led EDG to win the World Championship last year!

After he joined RNG this year, scrims between the two teams became much more frequent.

"In the Spring Split patch, Wukong has been significantly buffed. Xiao Wei, you need to practice him more."

Coach Zhou always kept a faint smile on his face.

He walked up behind RNG's jungler, Xiao Wei, patted his shoulder, and said.

Xiao Wei nodded as he entered a custom game mode, "Coach, don't worry, I've been practicing Wukong a lot in solo queue lately!"

"In today's scrim, I'll definitely give you a surprise!"

He was an incredibly intuitive jungler.

Last year, in his first year playing officially for RNG, he won the MSI championship in Iceland, completely outplaying Canyon, the S10 World Champion jungler.

He had made illustrious contributions, helping RNG rally their spirits and win the MSI championship again after three years!

Hearing Xiao Wei's words, Coach Zhou raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Oh?"

"Xiao Wei, did you discover some trick with Wukong?"

Zhou Kai highly acknowledged Xiao Wei's jungling strength.

Since he dared to say so, he must have researched or learned some tactic.

Xiao Wei chuckled, "Coach, you'll see during the scrim later."

The atmosphere in RNG was extremely good.

The relationship between players and coaches was also very harmonious.

Although Zhou Kai hadn't been here long, he had already integrated with the members.

"By the way, Old Chu, is that high-level player with the ID HXDZY I mentioned last time coming for a tryout in the next couple of days?"

The support Xiao Ming suddenly remembered something and turned to ask.

He played support, while Li Hao's position in the Korean server ranking was AD Carry.

Therefore, just like Tian Ye, he had encountered Li Hao more than once.

Xiao Ming had a deeper appreciation of Li Hao's strength than Tian Ye.

After all, the man he used to support had a lane-oppression capability considered unique in the entire league.

Yet in Li Hao, Xiao Ming saw a lane-oppression capability that could rival, or even surpass, that man's!

What did this mean?

It meant Li Hao's talent was even more terrifying than that man's!

When Xiao Ming drew this conclusion himself, he was truly frightened!

Hearing Xiao Ming, Zhou Kai smiled helplessly.

"Sigh!"

"I was just about to tell you guys about this."

"That genius youth dominating the Korean server ladder is named Li Hao."

"He arrived at EDG's headquarters this afternoon."

"In the upcoming scrim, that guy Abu is highly likely to let him play!"

As soon as Zhou Kai finished speaking, RNG's training room erupted.

"Old Chu, is your news accurate?"

Xiao Ming asked in surprise.

"His name is Li Hao? Ha! What a coincidence with my name, Li Yuanhao!"

RNG's mid laner, Li Yuanhao, said with a laugh.

Their names were indeed very similar.

"He didn't go through the academy team, but came straight to the first team for a tryout?"

Xiao Wei was also extremely surprised.

Normally, when a team selects someone for a tryout, other clubs wouldn't find out immediately.

However, EDG and RNG were long-time rivals.

Coach Zhou Kai was EDG's head coach last year.

So, as soon as Li Hao arrived at EDG's headquarters, Zhou Kai received the news.

Regardless of whether it was EDG, RNG, or other clubs that had sent tryout invitations to Li Hao, they all highly valued his potential.

Zhou Kai nodded helplessly, "I heard that Abu himself personally received Li Hao."

"This shows that Li Hao holds a very high value in Abu's heart."

Hearing Zhou Kai's words, Xiao Ming, Xiao Wei, and the others were even more astonished.

Abu personally received him?

Isn't that a bit exaggerated?

"GALA, looks like you'll have to face Li Hao again later," Xiao Ming turned and said with a laugh to the AD Carry GALA beside him.

GALA didn't say much, just gave an emotionless "Mm" and fell silent.

But a storm was brewing in his heart.

He was RNG's AD Carry, the FMVP of last year's MSI.

His strength was among the top in the entire league.

People called him "The Hacker"!

Yet, when ranking on the Korean server this year, he had been solo-killed and crushed in lane by Li Hao more than once!

Not just pressured, but completely crushed!

Solo-killed to pieces in lane!

An opponent like this, he had never encountered since his debut!

Though usually quiet, he was actually an extremely competitive professional player who deeply craved victory.

In his heart, a resolve had always been brewing, wanting to reclaim his honor in a matchup against Li Hao!

At this moment, hearing Zhou Kai say that the upcoming scrim might feature Li Hao, that player with terrifying lane-oppression capability.

GALA's inner thoughts became incredibly turbulent.

In his heart, an endless fighting spirit surged!

...

At 7 PM, the scrim between EDG and RNG officially began.

When everyone on RNG saw the unfamiliar ID on the opposite side, they knew Coach Zhou's guess was correct.

Abu had actually let Li Hao try out directly with their first team!

Moreover, the person replaced was Viper, a member of last year's world championship roster!

The man dubbed "No feed, auto-win" in the professional arena!

Such an arrangement left everyone on RNG utterly astonished.

Xiao Ming curled his lips, glanced at the jungler Xiao Wei sitting one seat away, and laughed in the team voice channel: "Xiao Wei, give this new player a welcoming gift."

The jungler Xiao Wei smiled and nodded, "Watch for my ping later."

In the minds of everyone at RNG, Li Hao being able to dominate the Korean server ladder meant he definitely had the strength and gaming talent.

But, a professional player and a high-level solo queue player are two completely different concepts.

The team coordination and tactical vision of a professional player are dozens of streets ahead of an ordinary high-level player!

Unfortunately, the person they encountered was no ordinary high-level player.

It was Li Hao!

In the first game, EDG was on blue side, RNG on red side.

The draft ended, and the match officially began!

Right from the start, Li Hao demonstrated his superior laning dominance.

Controlling Kalista, he constantly danced between the minions and the bushes, dodging GALA and Xiao Ming's skills while continuously poking GALA.

In the first wave, Li Hao secured every single minion, while GALA, playing Ezreal, only got 3 CS under his oppression!

Very quickly, the bot lane was pushed up high.

At 2 minutes and 21 seconds, after clearing the red side's blue buff, the jungler Xiao Wei glanced at his screen. Seeing Li Hao pushing too deep, his lips curled up as he headed straight for the bot lane.

The classic level-two gank!

The classic level-two gank of EDG!

The classic level-two gank when EDG faced RNG!