Someone Is Altering the Odds

The game began. Solarion Academy had prepared. Their first three bans targeted Chenzhou, then they drafted a powerful invasion composition. Worse, they always seemed to know Wanzhao's team's vision. The first river ward was removed immediately. Their first countergank found nothing. Even a trinket Chenzhou placed over a wall vanished two seconds later. "Someone is stream-sniping," the support said. Wanzhao's broadcast had a delay, but the tournament voice channel did not. Chenzhou called two false routes. Each time, Solarion rotated in advance. "They aren't watching the stream. Our voice comms are leaking." Officials requested a pause, but the platform claimed it could detect no technical anomaly. Solarion Academy typed in all-chat: