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The prince relied on skillful maneuvers to gain an advantage over Mundo in the top lane, putting Mundo at low health. With a wave of minions crashing at his tower, Mundo had no choice but to use Teleport to return to lane and secure his farm.

This gave the prince a Teleport advantage, allowing him to support other lanes. Having just returned home to purchase a Long Sword, he was at his strongest, and upon seeing a 2v2 in the mid lane, he immediately used Teleport. Even though Kassadin died, he didn't cancel it, as that would have wasted the Teleport.

Annie and Lee Sin were positioned near the tower, each with about a third of their health remaining. Seeing the prince teleporting to cut off their retreat, they fled along the narrow path between the turret and the river.

While retreating, Gu Cheng meticulously consumed a Crystal Flask.

His mana had been depleted during the previous fight, and he needed the Crystal Flask to regenerate some mana; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to cast a Q.

The prince, clad in blood-red armor, appeared in a whirlwind, sporting the expensive Lu Bu skin, complete with a pair of phoenix plumes atop his head, looking imposing.

Upon landing, the prince immediately used Flash to close the distance, followed by an EQ combo, transforming his Fangtian Halberd into a fiery dragon, which launched the trailing Lee Sin into the air, as he bellowed, "Behold my divine might, I am invincible!"

Just then, Amumu, who had just escaped, emerged from behind the tower!

The low-health Amumu hadn't left but had been lurking nearby, seeking an opportunity to counterattack.

Now, cooperating with the prince, he extended a bandage, ensnaring Lee Sin. Just as Lee Sin was about to flee, Amumu stunned him, rendering him immobile. The prince seized the opportunity to repeatedly slam his Fangtian Halberd onto Lee Sin's head.

Having bought a Long Sword, the prince's damage was considerable. Lee Sin didn't last long and collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, the effect of Gu Cheng's meticulous Crystal Flask consumption became apparent. He had just enough mana for a Q. A fireball followed by an auto-attack secured Amumu's kill.

Lee Sin typed, "NICE bro, this trade is worth."

Mundo, on the other hand, wailed, "Bro, I'm having a tough time. It's already hard to lane against him; now I'm stuck under the tower."

He was just complaining, though. It's normal for Mundo to withstand pressure. He only becomes somewhat effective after he gets his Sunfire Aegis and Spirit Visage.

Gu Cheng said, "Top lane, play it safe. I'm going to beat Kassadin to a pulp."

Annie still had a third of her health remaining, and the prince, having used all his abilities, had no intention of continuing the chase. He immediately recalled to base.

Although his teammates suffered a slight loss, this play was very profitable for him. One kill is worth 300 gold, enough to buy another Long Sword, plus the red buff from Lee Sin. Returning to the lane, he could relentlessly pressure Mundo.

Gu Cheng was also feeling great. He secured two kills, including Kassadin's first blood, and Amumu's blue buff, giving him a total of 1100 gold.

Back at base, he immediately purchased an Amplifying Tome and a pair of Boots. At 4 minutes and change, this equipment made him incredibly strong.

The Amplifying Tome can be used to build a Deathfire Grasp, a god-tier item for burst AP mages. Unique Active: Deals 15% of the target champion's maximum health as magic damage and increases their magic damage taken by 20% for the next 4 seconds. It's especially suitable for champions like Annie, Ahri, and LeBlanc, but the active requires some hand speed, making it less suitable for beginners.

Returning to the lane, Kassadin had teleported back and was last-hitting. Seeing Annie appear, he tossed a Null Sphere and retreated, hoping to gain an advantage in this way.

With his new equipment, Gu Cheng adopted a different playstyle. Ignoring Kassadin's magic shield, he auto-attacked. A Disintegrate immediately shattered the magic shield, followed by another auto-attack and a Q. This Q triggered Annie's Pyromania passive, stunning Kassadin in place. An Incinerate, followed by an auto-attack.

With the blue buff and the Amplifying Tome's cooldown reduction, his abilities cooled down much faster. His Q skill had a cooldown of only 3 seconds.

Kassadin's health plummeted by two-thirds, scaring him into quickly consuming a health potion.

This Annie's flames had suddenly evolved from a household gas stove to hellfire. A single combo nearly incinerated him.

"Requesting jungle support! Amumu daddy, please come help me!"

Amumu: ...

Seeing the situation, if he didn't help, Kassadin would be bullied by Annie until he was beaten to a pulp.

Kassadin is a late-game champion. If he's pressured like this in the early game, he won't be able to farm and will only be a burden in team fights.

So, Amumu, who had just finished his Gromp camp, circled around from the river.

Annie was pushing very far forward. Amumu appeared from behind, extending a bandage, but Annie dodged it with skillful movement. Two skills, Q and W, burned away half of Amumu's health.

Lee Sin also appeared from the other side of the river. Seeing this, Amumu realized the situation was dire and quickly retreated.

Never mind, I'll just go farm and develop. I can't help this mid lane.

Kassadin tried to harass after Annie returned to the lane but suffered a great loss, becoming extremely cautious, only daring to use Q to collect minions from a distance, always maintaining a distance of over 700 yards.

Gu Cheng didn't care. If he could kill, he would. If not, he would just pressure him. Anyway, the enemy Kassadin was already useless.

Kassadin stared at the minions from afar, itching with desire. In his eyes, each minion had turned into a gold coin, beckoning, "Master, come on, I'm waiting for you to last-hit me!"

"I have two-thirds of my health. Let me sneak in one last hit. Just one. It should be okay, right?"

A minute later, when Kassadin couldn't resist using Q to last-hit the backline minions, Gu Cheng anticipated his intentions. In the brief moment when Kassadin cast Q, he stepped forward, instantly stacking 4 layers of Pyromania passive, stunning Kassadin in place with a Q at the limit range, Incinerate, walking forward while auto-attacking, and finishing Kassadin off with another Q.

Annie is on a killing spree!

The enemy bot lane ADC, Miss Fortune, was a bit upset: "Bro, stop feeding so many kills. Annie can one-shot people when she gets fed!"

Kassadin was frustrated: "I'm already playing so cautiously! There's nothing I can do! His items from the first recall were too good!"

Leona had been observing the situation in the mid lane: "I'm getting fired up. I'll gank him. Annie hasn't recalled to replenish her equipment and isn't level 6 yet. We can take him."

She placed a question mark ping on the right side of the river bush, asking if there was a ward there.

Kassadin: "Time's up. It's gone!"

Amumu: "You two don't have enough damage. I'll come along too!"

Gu Cheng had 800 gold on him, but he wasn't planning to recall. Annie had a blue buff earlier, and now she still had half her mana and healthy health. She could stay in lane a bit longer.

After a while, Kassadin returned to the lane, this time unusually walking directly forward.

"Hmm? Someone's coming to gank me!"

Gu Cheng immediately realized something was wrong.

The bot lane Blitzcrank pinged a retreat signal: "Leona placed a ward and disappeared a long time ago. I'm coming over right now!"

But the signal was too late. A familiar Amumu and a Leona support emerged from the river below, flanking him with Kassadin.