On the BP screen, Chubby paced behind the five of them with a notebook in his hand. He looked decent.
"What hero are you banning?"
Vicissitudes of Life looked at Chubby with eyes full of sadness. His Mandarin was not standard, and there was a hint of a Xinjiang accent.
Lin Yan glanced sideways. He did not look like an ethnic minority. He then looked at his game ID, Gimgoon. He had no impression of him.
"Ban Steel Dude first."
Chubby looked at the notebook in his hand. He felt that it was useless and closed it.
Although SKT had won the European Cup five days ago and won the second Summoner's Trophy in team history, there were no major changes to the version. According to Fist's official website, the pre-season version would be released in half a month.
This deformed version of BP did not require brains. Who in their right mind would ban Steel Dude?
Oh, Daddy knows how to ban them. That's fine.
YG banned Captain without any suspense. This hero had been hacked ever since he was remade, but it did not change the fact that he was strong in the version.
Chubby then banned Spear of Vengeance and Spider. IGY banned Luluta. These four heroes were also children of the version. They were not allowed to be banned in professional matches.
"How about Tsar first?" Chubby asked Lin Yan for his opinion.
"… Can I get Excavator for Xiao Tian?" Lin Yan did not want to pick Tsar. This hero was a pure grinder. He could stay in the mid lane for 20 minutes without moving.
This was his first training match. The points awarded were three times that of a ranked player. Lin Yan still wanted to grind his stats.
"Okay, okay!"
Xiao Tian nodded vigorously. He could not wait to get Excavator. Without Spider, Excavator was the best jungler in this version.
Chubby's gaze wandered between his own junglers. In the end, he chose to take Rexey for Xiao Tian.
YG instantly locked down Bull's Head Nuo. It looked like they clearly wanted to leave the middle unit for the fifth hand to counter Lin Yan.
"Help me get the Victor, there's no other choice," Lin Yan said as he noticed Chubby's gaze.
Just like Tsar, this hero was a farming type. However, his equipment was more mature and he was a typical mid-level Mage damage dealer.
Chubby then took out Crocodile for the top lane. He didn't forget that the purpose of this mock match was to train the new top laner. After reaching S5, his bottom line requirement for the top laner was to be proficient in Warrior Heroes.
The S5 Global Finals was undoubtedly the Warrior version of the top laner. The four heroes, Captain, Kenji, Nuo, and Crocodile, were the nightmare of this year's LPL top laners. Big Tree, which they were good at, was taught a lesson by these four heroes in this global finals. The top laner frequently fell into a rhythm of collapse, dragging down the entire team.
After the BP ended, YM got the lineup of Crocodile, Excavator, Victor, Chiwil, and Shen. YG got Nuo, Scorpion, Enchantress, Eich, and Bull's Head.
Lin Yan thought for a moment. When he was about to load the game screen, he changed Teleport to Ghost Sprint.
After loading the game screen, the five YM players' expressions became serious, especially Jin Gong. Born in 1995, he was already 20 years old. He was definitely not young in the LSPL. He urgently needed to find a team to continue his career.
He could not afford to lose this trial!
Lin Yan controlled his character to walk out of the spring and go to the middle lane to confront Enchantress.
Both sides were at peace. The minions in the middle lane collided at 1 minute 51 seconds. Lin Yan controlled Victor to start a non-stop Army A.
Enchantress was dumbfounded. He wondered if he had picked the wrong hero. Wasn't Victor always farming minions in the early game?
Why was he playing like Enchantress?
However, he did not dare to force his way forward. Enchantress only had one skill, so it could not cast Mark. Its damage was not high, but he did not want the minions to enter the tower. Thus, he and Lin Yan pushed the minions back and forth. They did not try to exhaust the opponent's strength. It looked very harmonious.
"Xiao Tian, go to the top lane when you reach level 3," Lin Yan said as he ate minions. "Our military training is Nuo."
"Crocodile, you and Nuo fight it out. Just don't die."
Jin Gong replied in a muffled voice.
"No problem." Xiao Tian said as he rushed to the blue buff zone.
Lin Yan learned the E skill Death Ray at level 2. He went straight through the six minions in the second wave and tried to push the line quickly.
Enchantress's Army A rose to level 2. W went up to stomp on the minions, but he was hit by Lin Yan's Q [Siphon Energy].
However, the minions did not enter the tower. Enchantress sighed in relief. He drank a Crystal Bottle to maintain his mana and then ordered the level 3 jungler to catch him.
How dare this short-legged Victor push the line like this in the early game! He must have died before!
However, Lin Yan immediately retreated after he reached level 3. It was clear that he did not want the remaining three ranged minions.
Enchantress:???
What's going on?
He tentatively took two steps forward. At the last second, he saw Victor go into the bushes above.
"Surround him!" Enchantress said to the jungler. "He's going to the top lane!"
Scorpion, who was in the red zone, saw the signal and immediately gave up on his F4. He tried to outflank Victor.
However, he was one step too late. Lin Yan's Victor ran to the top lane with Ghost Haste.
Scorpion could not catch up with W either. He and Enchantress could only watch as Victor ran from the top of the Dragon Pit to the top lane.
"Top lane, retreat!" Enchantress was shocked. "Victor is going to the top lane!"
It was normal for Victor to run with Haste. After all, mages with short legs and no movement were very vulnerable to crowd control. However, Enchantress did not expect Victor to be a level 3 support.
Lu Nuo's skill set was changed by Crocodile when he reached level 2. He only had half of his health left. When he heard his teammate's call, he quickly hid under the tower.
"Push, push, push!" Lin Yan tried to communicate with the top lane in the simplest way possible.
Jin Gong knew that his teammate was here to help him. He was excited and quickly pushed forward to take out the remaining three ranged soldiers.
Lu Nuo's half of his health was hesitant. This wave of minions with Turrets was very tempting. More importantly, if he did not take them out, he would not be able to reach level 3.
While he was hesitating, Victor came out from the bushes behind the tower, followed by a level 3 Excavator.
"Hold him back!"
Enchantress looked at Lu Nuo's trembling hand. He could only grit his teeth and rush up with Scorpion. He did not dare to use a movement skill. If he did not have W when he reached the battlefield, Enchantress would be half dead.
The Turrets with full health started to tank the tower. Xiao Tian did not waste any time. He blinked and hit Lu Nuo's face with W Break Out. Lin Yan placed Gravity Field under Lu Nuo's body. Two skills hit Lu Nuo's body, and together with Crocodile's Red Fury AQ, they killed Lu Nuo.
3 points in hand.
"Don't run around!" Lin Yan saw that Jin Gong wanted to run in the opposite direction and quickly stopped him. "Come with us, stick together!"
Gimgoon calmed down and quickly turned around to look for his teammates.
At this time, Scorpion and Enchantress, who were late, appeared in the bushes on the top lane.
The two of them had to face the level 3 Crocodile, Excavator, and Victor. The level 2 Lu Nuo's death time was 10 seconds, and it would take 15 seconds to teleport to the battlefield.
Could they fight?
Enchantress gritted his teeth and went forward. After all, if they did not fight, then they would have wasted their time rushing over.
He tried to use E skill to chain Xiao Tian, who did not have much health left. However, Lin Yan's previous command was effective. Jin Gong was beside Xiao Tian at this time. When Enchantress threw the dog chain, Crocodile's strong body moved slightly to the side and blocked the chain for Xiao Tian.
"Good fight, Crocodile!" Xiao Tian shouted excitedly.