Luo Sheng carefully observed the situation in the bottom lane.
The deep frown on his face gradually eased.
The two supports had traded blows, and the opposing Rakan had taken damage one‑sidedly. The current situation was that TES's bottom lane had successfully seized the initiative. Securing level two was basically guaranteed, and this exchange was a clear win for their side.
But this was only the beginning.
The real question was how to convert this small advantage into an actual winning position.
Luo Sheng stared unblinkingly at the screen, completely unaware that the anger he'd felt earlier had already faded away.
Lin Fan didn't overextend either. He stayed within the zone of his two turrets. Without his E ability, Heimerdinger's fighting power was actually quite limited.
Lane priority was already secured. Waiting for level two with the second wave was the correct play. After all, the opponents weren't idiots—after taking a beating once, there was no way they'd jump back in to eat turret damage again.
Meanwhile, Missing retreated slightly, shifting most of his attention to Lee Sin's jungle path.
Like a hunter, he continuously observed Heimerdinger's movements, searching for any possible opening.
"Fan‑ge, go put a ward in the river," JackeyLove said to Lin Fan. The wave was about to push forward, and he didn't feel safe.
"It's fine. We can fight them. There's no need to ward the river," Lin Fan replied calmly. "A level‑two Lee Sin without red buff can't do anything even if he comes."
"Alright."
JackeyLove nodded. To be honest, he still felt a little uneasy. From the day he started playing League, he'd never once played with a Heimerdinger support.
But from the earlier exchange, Lin Fan clearly understood Lee Sin's early limits. The decision not to ward wasn't blind confidence—it was calculated.
On top of that, the damage shown in the level‑one trade proved that this Heimerdinger really did hurt. That meant there was room to outplay.
As the two small turrets continued firing, the frontline minions of the second wave quickly dropped low.
On the other side, inside JDG's base:
"Go bait them. They're about to hit level two. They'll definitely want to fight," Kanavi said.
After clearing two camps, he was already moving toward bottom lane. If Heimerdinger and Zeri stepped forward, he could intercept them directly.
After receiving the jungler's signal, Missing began applying side pressure with Rakan.
The intention was obvious.
Normally, no sane player would step up when the opponent was about to hit level two. Level one versus level two was simply unwinnable.
But this was exactly what Lin Fan wanted.
The jungler wasn't here to gank them—it was here to help them.
Earlier, Lin Fan had deliberately drifted toward the lower wall and even placed a trinket ward in the third brush.
When Rakan stepped forward, Lin Fan immediately tossed out an E grenade and dropped his third turret.
Rakan's original target was Heimerdinger. Lured toward the wall, he had no room to dodge the grenade.
Stunned.
At the same time, all three turrets instantly locked on.
Three laser beams fired straight at the immobilized Rakan.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan slapped Ignite onto him.
Seeing the flames above his head, Missing's heart skipped a beat.
He was supposed to bait—not donate a kill.
Surely Heimerdinger alone wouldn't be able to kill him outright… right?
His HP was dropping fast, but it should still be manageable. Zeri was positioned a bit far back—without follow‑up damage, he shouldn't die.
But when the stun ended, his HP had dropped to under 100.
The damage was far higher than expected.
At level one, just two turrets and autos had already shaved off nearly 200 HP.
Now, with E triggering charged shots plus Ignite, it was basically a full‑HP kill threshold—especially since he'd only used one potion.
Lin Fan stepped forward and added one more auto.
Rakan's HP dropped below 50, forcing Missing to Flash.
JackeyLove hadn't expected it either. Rakan had looked perfectly healthy, yet he was nearly solo‑killed.
Seeing Lee Sin show in bottom lane, JackeyLove's finger hovering over Flash stopped.
He hesitated.
Lin Fan had originally expected JackeyLove to finish the kill.
But watching Rakan escape like that was unacceptable.
Heimerdinger Flashed forward.
Just as Rakan was about to cast Grand Entrance, one auto attack landed.
Ignite ticked.
Rakan fell.
Missing froze.
That Flash had been into a brush.
Did the enemy really have vision there?
Wasn't that absurd? Instead of warding river, they'd warded a lane brush?
Was that level of confidence—forcing him into that exact position?
Then he recalled how Heimerdinger had subtly hovered toward that area earlier.
Had he already predicted the jungler's path and the bait attempt?
Was this coincidence… or calculation?
If it was the latter, that was terrifying.
Kanavi, who had just shown bottom, was speechless.
He'd asked them to bait.
Instead, their support got outright killed.
If he'd been level three, forcing a fight might have been possible.
But now, with a level‑one AD and himself at level two, engaging would be suicide.
Early ganks were always risky.
Meanwhile, Tian abandoned his original plan to gank mid. Seeing Lee Sin bottom through vision, he immediately invaded the enemy's top‑side jungle.
Stealing camps was far more valuable than forcing a gank and getting nothing.
Even as he walked away, he muttered quietly,
"Is Heimerdinger support really this strong?"
He had just finished blue buff, and a kill had already happened bottom lane.
Standing behind JackeyLove, Luo Sheng was completely stunned.
What he'd just witnessed was an emotional roller coaster.
First, a strong level‑one trade and lane priority.
Then, what looked like reckless warding—dropping a trinket in lane brush.
But that very ward enabled uninterrupted vision during the chase… and a clean kill.
Most terrifying of all—JackeyLove's Zeri hadn't even touched Rakan.
This was a solo kill.
Was this really Lin Fan?
Was Heimerdinger support actually this strong?
Luo Sheng quickly turned to look at Lin Fan.
And immediately felt dizzy.
Because Lin Fan's screen was no longer showing League of Legends.
He had switched back to Rise of Kingdoms.