"This game …" Mille's brain worked and found an adjective. "IG was still too rushed. They could have been more stable and waited for the Dragon to be born at the river to force the team."
He remembered that he agreed with his partner. "At that time, Jess's equipment was basically invincible. Two and a half pieces in 20 minutes. YM's hero could barely withstand the damage of this poke."
"If they didn't have to catch Lin Weixiang and lose the team battle, IG might have won this game."
Even though the commentators stood in God's perspective, there was no reason for the players on the field not to understand what they could see.
Ning Wang took off his headphones the moment he saw the base explode. He took a paper cup and a team uniform jacket and walked backstage quickly.
He couldn't wait to see the replay of the second tower battle at 19 minutes.
Why did Liu Qingsong appear at that position so coincidentally?
He originally thought that the team battle was the perfect opportunity to kill Lin Weixiang and switch to the Dragon. He didn't expect to be split up by YM and even lose the Dragon after a 0 for 3.
The tall Ning Wang had wide shoulders and long legs. He rushed back to the team lounge as soon as possible.
The head coach Jin Jingzhu and the manager Su Xiaoluo sat in front of the screen, staring at the replay of the second tower battle.
Ning Wang watched for a long time. Fortunately, his skin color was dark. Others didn't notice that his face was darker than before. He looked like a charcoal ball.
Lin Weixiang's Dusk was clearing the minions in front of the second tower. Phyllostachys Pubescens was setting up the vision in the Dragon pit. Jin Gong and Lin Yan were both back in the city to resupply …
This was the information that they already knew. Tranquil King wanted to kill YM because they weren't in the bottom lane!
But now that he stood in God's perspective and watched the replay, Ning Wang felt like a fool!
In the replay of the team battle, his Zach was ready to take off. Just behind YM's second tower, Liu Qingsong's Law stood there, motionless like a fisherman!
At that time, Ning Wang couldn't see Liu Qingsong's position at all. The moment he jumped up, Law had already activated a big move and rushed here.
Everything that happened after that was to be expected. The IG players were all held back by Luo, and Lin Weixiang, who survived, successfully reaped the spoils of war.
"Previously, you were always targeting Lin Weixiang. Your purpose was too obvious …" Jin Jingzhu's fat body was slumped in the chair. Her right hand was holding a piece of tissue to wipe the sweat on her forehead.
The other IG players who had just entered were silent.
They were always looking for a breakthrough, trying to find Lin Weixiang, who had performed poorly in the first round of military training, but YM clearly knew who their main target was.
YM threw out Big Eyebrows as bait. Liu Qingsong squatted at the back and waited for the IG players to rush up like moths to a flame!
…
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Lin Weixiang beamed with joy as he looked at his MVP photo on the screen in the lounge. "Tell me, I'm an LDL player, how can I …"
804, 33.5% output ratio, 2822 economic advantage …
Da Mei looked at the incomparably luxurious data and proudly patted his little belly. He lay comfortably on the gaming chair.
"Sigh, small C, small C, small C, small C."
Jack, who had just rushed back from Chongqing yesterday, was a little flustered. If Lin Weixiang's game was so fierce, wouldn't his starting position be gone?
The bullet screen was also exploding.
[Sudden death in one game, super godly in one game, Schrodinger's Lin Weixiang!]
[Next time, I won't die and super godly in one game?]
[IG is really a trash team. They were killed like this by the LDL starter. How can they still have the face to jump?]
[LDL starter?
Is this VN champion's skin joking with you?
Other than the Broiler in the top 16, the rest of the IG players didn't even touch the floor of the S competition.]
In the YM lounge, Red Rice was still emphasizing the layout of the next game.
"We played too fast in the last game. It looked like we got a late lineup, but the decisive point was still in the middle …" Red Rice took a marker and drew two strokes on the Summoner's Canyon whiteboard.
Then he mumbled a few sentences in Korean.
"Some teams died in 19 minutes and were buried in 33 minutes."
Jiang Chenglu translated honestly.
The YM players in the lounge all looked at Jiang Chenglu.
"Good faith, good faith …" The translator rubbed his hands and smiled.
"But the good news is that I've found IG's weakness. We'll try something else in the next game. We'll use IG as our tactical touchstone."
As Red Rice said this, his glasses shone as if they were glowing. It looked quite strange, like a laser eye.
Of course, he did not have any superpowers. This was the effect of the chandelier above his head.
The few of them agreed on the plan for the deciding game and went on stage again under the guidance of the staff.
Lin Weixiang was depressed for the whole game, and now he was showing off again. When he walked, he twisted and turned, his limbs were extremely uncoordinated. He looked quite smart.
The three commentators also took the opportunity to drink water to moisten their throats during the break. At the same time, they took the time to surf the eSports forums to get the latest news.
After hearing the director's prompt, they put on their headphones and prepared for the next game.
"Welcome back to the 2018 LPL Spring Season live broadcast!"
Doll adjusted his state of mind and said loudly, "Next up is the third small game between IG and YM. The previous two games were tied at 1: 1!"
Remember also talked about the data he found. "This is also the first time the two teams have worked overtime this season. In the previous group round-robin, both teams crushed their opponents with a 2: 0 …"
The audience was also very excited. Whether it was two or three games, the ticket price was the same.
Under such circumstances, they naturally hoped that the two teams could play a few more games and make the game as exciting as possible.
When the audience thought of this, they cheered even louder for the team they supported. After the previous game, the voices of the IG fans were completely suppressed by YM.
Now, Son of the Dog's mind was filled with images of Sunset E reducing Sindra's health and Liu Qingsong's Fleeting Fissures lifting Jayz. He had no time to care about his own team.
Fortunately, the third game was about to start, and the competition in the audience temporarily stopped.
"In this game, YM used the priority to pick sides to get the blue side for themselves. The first ban position is taken out of Jayz!"
Jin Gong's Hero was average. In the entire YM team, only Lin Yan knew how to use it, and the mid laner Jayz would not be taken out under normal circumstances.
However, on the other side, The Sh and Rookie were both strong players at the level of Cannon King. The swing between mid and top would be maximized on the red side. Red Rice simply respected the opponent's hero pool and blocked it.
Jin Jingzhu was the first to block Aun on the red side. After seeing that YM banned Sindra, she put Zooey on the bench.
These were the two fixed bans on the red side, and Red Rice was not surprised.
"We'll give the third spot to Tam. The opponent might release Princes and Hammer Stone …" He took out his notebook and did a BP simulation with the team. "Then, how about we snatch Princes?"
"I think it's okay."
Phyllostachys Pubescens was very confident in his Princes. In today's professional arena, this hero's ability to attack and invade the jungle was too strong. He was very suitable to play in the middle of the jungle.
Jin Jingzhu saw Red Rice's ban choice and guessed that the opponent was going to choose Princes.
However, he had no choice. If he blocked Princes in the last ban position, Hammer Stone, who was currently in the support position, would be released.
Princes and Hammer Stone were the unique skills of YM's jungler.
This determined that in the current version on the red side, Jin Jingzhu's BP pressure would be quite great. He had to take on the two regular bans, Aun and Zooey. This way, there was only one flexible ban left in the first round of BP.
If only one was banned, it would be useless. After all, YM on the blue side could snatch another strong character.
If they did not ban, YM would most likely choose Princes. This would force IG to choose between the first and second picks for Hammer Stone.
However, Bao Lan was still addicted to S7's Censer version and had not recovered. Hammer Stone could not be used as a hero. He was not sensitive enough to roam.
Bao Lan was still a little inexperienced compared to Liu Qingsong in terms of control of the bottom lane's minions and the overall situation.
Jin Jingzhu knew his own support's ability very well, but he had no solution. He could only swallow this loss and turn to block Liu Qingsong's other support, Shaluo.
This way, he could block Liu Qingsong's hero pool and target Lin Weixiang at the same time. After all, if Shaluo was separated, the laning strength would not be so high.
Jin Jingzhu felt that if Lin Weixiang did not take Shaluo, his ability to protect himself would be reduced by several levels.
"YM took Princes first, and IG took Hammer Stone and Verus in the first and second picks!"
Red Rice paced behind the team members. "What do you think about Bull's Head and Policewoman?"
This combination of Hammer Stone and Verus was acceptable. After all, Bull's Head had a WQ double combo and Policewoman's clamp, so his burst damage was guaranteed.
"… Will Xiao Tian come to the bottom lane?"
Lin Weixiang felt that he should receive the same treatment as when Policewoman was selected. The jungler had to come to cover his advance.
"It depends." Phyllostachys Pubescens did not insist on his plan. "If you have no problems with the laning, I'll come and protect you."
"Okay." Lin Weixiang was relieved. "I'm called Fuqing Uzi. I'll definitely be able to suppress the other side in the laning."
Lin Yan was curious. Big Eyebrows' words were full of confidence. "What if you can't suppress them?"
"Can't suppress them?
Then it must be the support's problem. What does it have to do with me, Lin Weixiang? "Big Eyebrows said confidently.
Liu Qingsong licked his lips.
Lin Weixiang, who was familiar with this action, knew that Big Eyebrows was about to curse again. He quickly changed the topic and interrupted Big Eyebrows' casting action. "By the way, do I bring Swift Steps or Fatal Rhythm?"
On the other side, IG picked Olaf in the first round. Jin Jingzhu adhered to the idea that if they wanted to beat YM, the jungler had to hold on.
"Both sides chose the bottom lane and jungler in the first round. The two solo lanes, mid and top laners, were left for the last round to try the swing and counter …" She remembered that this arrangement was not unexpected.
Comparatively speaking, the current version of the game's bottom lane was more inclined towards roaming and team battles, and lane battles were no longer as important.
The top and mid solo lanes depended more on the players' individual strength and the counter relationship between the heroes. It was necessary to leave them for the second round.
"IG chose to ban Captain and Lamia, the two heroes, while YM banned Shen and Rock Sparrow!"
After banning the heroes, Red Mi's eyes were fixed on the hero selection window on the opposite side, muttering to herself.
When IG banned Lamia, Red Mi had a vague guess about their fourth choice. However, he did not choose to use the last ban to target it. Instead, he took the opportunity to set up a trap.
He wanted to reverse the blue team's disadvantage in the second round of BP and teach Jin Jingzhu a good lesson.
"IG's fourth choice … Ryze!" Mille thought for a moment. "He's not bad. He can swing from mid to top."
"And there aren't many heroes left outside who can counter Ryze. With Lamia banned, Malzahar can barely be considered one. However, if IG swings Ryze to the top lane, it will be troublesome." Doll nodded in agreement.
Red Mi saw that his opponent had jumped into the trap as he wished, and a sinister smile appeared on his face. He came to Lin Yan's seat in the middle of the players' seats and reached out to massage him.
"You have a big stage in this round. Do your best." He squeezed Lin Yan's shoulder, his movements quick and attentive.
Lin Weixiang locked onto the hero very quickly. After Liu Qingsong got the affirmation of his head coach and teammates, he turned on Lulu for a while before switching to choose a hero.
"Rambo and … Qing Gang Yin!" Doll suddenly raised his voice. "YM is also going to swing from mid to top!"
Lin Yan also set off a wave of Qing Gang Yin's mid laner craze last spring. The GIF of him killing his brother-in-law in 2000 yards back then could still be seen everywhere on major e-sports forums.
The problem was that Rambo and Qing Gang Yin had different degrees of advantages against a non-displacement mage like Ryze!
"Ah …" Jin Jingzhu also realized where the problem was, and he frowned in distress.
YM's group of people, especially the mid laner, had a hero pool that was too strange. There was no way to carry out BP with normal thinking.
However, what was done could not be undone. Jin Jingzhu could not open a space-time rift and go back half a minute to cancel Ryze's choice.
The problem still had to be solved. If he put Ryze on the top lane, the other side would most likely use Qing Gang Yin to deal with it.
With Qing Gang Yin and Princes as the jungler, killing the non-displacement Ryze would be like playing around. The top lane was too long to run away.
Jin Jingzhu could only give Ryze to Broiler to take the middle lane. This was the only way.
He was still thinking about what hero to choose for the top unit.
The Shy suddenly adjusted his headset and said in the team voice chat, "Take Kenji."
"Are you sure?" Jin Jingzhu did not expect the team member to have his own ideas.
From the perspective of lineup and restraint, Kenji's principle was not impossible.
But before this game, Jin Jingzhu did not formulate a strategy for Kenji. If The Shy had to choose, then everything depended on the team members.
"Among the conventional heroes, there are no good heroes to fight against Qing Gang Yin and Rambo," The Shy explained. "If I choose other heroes, once it drags to the middle and late game, I will be tortured by this Qing Gang Yin."
In fact, there was another top lane hero that could also be used to counter Qing Gang Yin – the weapon master, Jax.
But The Shy's proficiency with this hero was not high. In contrast, Kenji was more stable.
"Okay, okay." Jin Jingzhu saw that his tone was firm and compromised. "I agreed to let you use this hero outside of our conventional system because this is just a regular game."
"If this was the spring finals or the world championship, I would definitely not agree." He felt that it was necessary to emphasize his authority as the team's head coach to The Shy. "Do you remember clearly?"
The Shy shrugged his shoulders, accustomed to Jin Jingzhu's reaction.
"We can go back and practice Kenji's system." The good old man Broiler came out to smooth things over. "Let's win this game first."
Bao Lan, who got the head coach's permission, finally locked onto Kenji.
A short-haired woman holding a western sword appeared on the big screen. Whether it was IG fans or YM fans, they all exclaimed!
"Kenji Peerless!" Doll's tone was surprised. "The Shy is going to use his sword!"
This hero full of maneuverability was very popular in the game and was loved by the majority of players. At this time, it was chosen by The Shy, who was very talented in maneuvering. Many people had begun to look forward to the next plot.
[It's coming, it's coming!]
[The game between these two teams is really full of show effects. No matter who wins or loses, the number of bullet screen comments will always explode.]
[The four top lane sisters are starting to kill each other. Who do you think will win?]
[… I think Jin Gong has no advantage in single lane, but The Shy can't beat him either. Let's go 55/55.]
[Isn't it all about the teammates?
YM will definitely win this game if Lin Weixiang doesn't send them off!]
Kenji's play was indeed a bit unexpected for Red Rice and YM, but their plan was to go ahead as usual. They would roll Rambo to the top lane and then give Qing Gang Yin to Lin Yan.
Kenji's hero was not very suitable for hitting due to the characteristics of the hero, and Broiler's Kenji's proficiency would not be very high. The middle lane line could only be Qing Gang Yin against Ryze.
On the top lane, Rambo and Kenji were evenly matched in the early and middle. It was not until Kenji's three and Hydra two-piece set that the difference in combat power between the two sides became apparent.
In other words, Red Rice, through his maneuvering, helped YM to get an advantage line and an even line for the two solo lanes.
He took the YM players' strange and changeable hero pool to the extreme and beat IG in BP.
As a result, the lineups of both sides were determined.
Blue YM: Top Lane Rambo, Jungler Princes, Mid Lane Qing Gang Yin, Bottom Lane Policewoman + Bull's Head Sheik.
Red IG: Top Lane Kenji, Jungler Olaf, Mid Lane Ryze, Bottom Lane Verus + Hammer Stone.
"Pay attention to the line in this game," Red Rice reminded Jin Gong before leaving. "If necessary, clear the troops with a big move. The opponent's jungler has no hard control. It's not easy to kill you by jumping over the tower."
The Siberian nodded to show that he understood. He glanced at his coach's back as he left and rubbed his hands nervously.
He rarely used Rambo in his career in YM because this hero was a standard taunt monster in LPL. You had to attack the follower with taunt first.
Jin Gong was good at resisting pressure, but if he was really being trained, there was nothing he could do.
The Siberian still remembered S5F MVP Ma Datou's miserable appearance as he helplessly circled under the tower when they surrounded him.
Steady, steady. The opponent's jungler has no hard control … Jin Gong repeated it in a low voice like he was chanting scriptures, trying to give himself a little more confidence.
"Go YM!"
With the arrival of the Summoner's Canyon, the fans in the audience took the lead to shout. After three consecutive cheers for YM, it was the IG supporters' turn to cheer for their home team.
After the last cheer for IG, suddenly, a "Go Godfather!" came out from the corner.
It made the audience burst into laughter.
The caster's camera turned around the audience and cut to the Summoner's Canyon.
Lin Yan brought the talent [Arcane Comet] to ensure the intensity of his consumption. However, other than the main Comet, the other runes in the Witchcraft series were not friendly to Qing Gang Yin.
He could only choose [Nullify Spell Ball]. The other two small runes brought [Absolute Focus] and [Walk on Water], and the secondary runes were [Biscuit] and [Stopwatch].
Broiler's Ryze was the usual Phase Rush and the red dominator's double absorption. It was a regular rune.
"Rookies didn't choose the Blue Crystal, but the Corruption Potion." Mille glanced at the equipment panel of both sides and analyzed, "This is understandable. Comet Qing Gang Yin's consumption is very high. If he uses the Blue Crystal, his recovery won't be able to keep up with the opponent."
In this game, the strength of the level 1 teams on both sides was about the same. Level 1 teams that were not confident would definitely not meet. They could only send a few people to scout the opposite jungle and try to see the direction of the opposite jungle.
"The junglers on both sides should be starting in the top half …" Doll said when she saw the movements of Xiao Tian and Ning Wang. "This way, the bottom lane should be a must in the early game!"
The accessories of both junglers were placed in the buff camp of the opponent's bottom half. Although they had not found the other side's movements, they could guess most of it.
Olaf, this hero, was very short of mana in the early game. The possibility of catching F6, Red Stone Beetle was quite low. After all, there was no mana left in the early game. How could he catch people?
Princes was even worse. With Rambo, it was impossible to catch Kenji in the early game. They could only go to the middle and bottom lanes.
The warning signal was marked. Broiler saw it and took two steps down to avoid being caught by Princes, who was in the top half of the jungle.
Lin Yan did not care so much. He started pulling as soon as he went online.
He took a step forward, and Broiler took a step back. Song Yijin controlled Ryze to turn around and wanted to use a W [Rune Imprisonment], but Lin Yan had already turned around.
The two of them played a two-person rotation in the middle lane. They controlled their respective heroes to twist back and forth, trying to get the opponent to use their skills for free.
Ryze's Rune Imprisonment had a range of 615, and Camille's Tactical Sweep had a range of 650. There was not much difference between the two.
After twisting and turning for five seconds, Lin Yan finally could not take it anymore. He knew that with his and Broiler's strength, they could always stay in the skill's range.
It was meaningless. Not only would it exhaust the mouse, but the frequent back and forth clicking on the floor could also cause tenosynovitis.
Therefore, when Broiler turned around again, Lin Yan took a step forward, bringing the distance between the two of them into the skill's range.
Broiler's eyes lit up. At the same time that W [Rune Imprisonment] was used, Lin Yan also controlled Qing Gang Yin to raise his sharp leg blades, and W [Tactical Sweep] swept towards Ryze!
Both skills hit. The skills did not have any delay, and the Rune Imprisonment allowed Broiler to lower Lin Yan's HP first.
Immediately after, the outer edge of the Tactical Sweep also cut through Ryze's skin, causing damage and restoring his own HP. Arcane Comet also successfully hit.
However, Broiler used the 0.75 second imprisonment of W [Rune Imprisonment], drank a Decay Potion, and went forward to use a normal attack, attracting a round of focus fire from three melee minions. However, [Taste of Blood] restored his HP a little.
Both sides retreated. This time, the HP exchange was equal, 55/50.
"I'm going to his blue BUFF. Can you come and see?" Phyllostachys Pubescens was already marking the signal.
He wanted to let Ning Wang taste the power of violent text in this game!
"Okay, you come and help me clear the minions."
Lin Yan decisively agreed. His Tactical Sweep just scratched the minions, and now his intention to push the minions was exposed incisively and vividly.
Broiler realized that something was wrong. Qing Gang Yin was so anxious to push the minions in the first two levels. He must go to the jungle to gain an advantage.
And the level two Qing Gang Yin + Princes' combat power would definitely crush Ryze + Olaf.
Broiler understood that the signal was marked on his own blue BUFF. He wanted Ning Wang to give up the fight for this blue BUFF.
But Ning Wang never admitted defeat. He felt that he could fight.
If he also gave up this blue, then Olaf, who was controlled by himself, would be very uncomfortable.
Without blue, how could he farm in the jungle?
"This blue BUFF has to be defended. You guys come and help me!" Ning Wang knew that it was difficult to defend by himself, but he still decided to call for help.
"Just fight with them here, don't be afraid!" Ning Wang's voice was powerful with boundless sharpness.