"Congratulations to YM. After defeating RNG, they have ended their round robin journey. Currently, they are undefeated and continue to be the number one team in the entire Alliance!"
The five YM teammates took off their headphones, their faces filled with joy. After two years of winning, they no longer had much desire for victory in the regular season. Only defeating a team of RNG's caliber would give them a sense of accomplishment.
"Small C, small C, small C!"
Jack seemed to have been infected by Big Eyebrows. Classic quotes came out of his mouth. "Take a guess. How much DPS do I have in this round?"
"43.96%." Phyllostachys Pubescens smiled sinisterly. "This number is quite auspicious."
"You little bastard …" Shiba Inu bared his teeth and grabbed Xiao Tian by the back of his neck.
They laughed and joked around as they went to shake hands with the RNG player on the other side of the stage. As they approached, they saw Ouze's red face.
His gaming experience in this round was very poor. From start to finish, he had no chance to line up. YM's bottom lane was not a two-man team.
It was clearly a four-man team!
Bullying with numbers was unethical!
Ouze was helpless. He also knew that the early game was all about the mid and jungle. The ADC's development period was too late, and it was inconvenient for them to roam. Most of the time, they could only rely on the lane to develop.
Trembling with anger, when would the ADC be able to stand up?
The MVP of the second round was unsurprisingly given to Jack. 28220 damage, 48.39% DPS, almost half of the entire team's DPS!
"It's still because YM's lineup doesn't have much DPS," Doll commented with a smile. "YM only has Draven as their main. The remaining Olaf and Karma don't have much DPS."
[Isn't this damage too scary?]
[I saw with my own eyes how Draven dealt damage to Shi Senming in front of the RNG fountain. Wuwuwu, this is your former support. Yu Wenbo likes the new and hates the old. You're heartless!]
[Over a thousand DPS per minute?
That's so much DPS in 20 minutes. Isn't this ineffective damage?]
Jack was very satisfied with the damage. The first thing he did when he returned to the lounge was to surf the eSports forums. "You call this ineffective damage?"
"With my equipment, if I stand in front of them and take half of their HP with one slash, they will be scared away. They won't dare to fight back, so what should I do?"
When he said this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his face was full of pride.
"Sigh, it's just that the damage ratio is less than 50%. It would be great if I could slash more. The 48.39% damage ratio is not easy to remember." Shiba Inu was still not satisfied. "What a pity."
Lin Weixiang, who was next to him, felt bitter at his words.
"Jack, hurry up and tell me again … the glorious history of the fight against Ouze … 48.39% damage output," he stammered, imitating Xiaosu's sarcastic tone like a parrot. "I haven't heard about it for three minutes!"
Phyllostachys Pubescens couldn't help but frown when he heard Da Mei's unthreatening words. His tone carried a hint of disappointment as he taught his good brother a lesson.
"Lin Weixiang, don't make things difficult for Jack. Who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year?
He only knows how to brag about the damage ratio. He couldn't even find a simple lantern in the last round, and he still has the nerve to bark here. "
This simple lantern poked Jack's sore spot. He jumped up and down in a debate with Phyllostachys Pubescens. The entire lounge was filled with the laughter of the team members.
Lin Yan snickered. This number was indeed not easy to remember. It was far from the level of a retentive memory like 2200.
However, when he thought about it again, why did he feel that the 48.39% was strange?
It seemed to be the sum of the two famous damage numbers …
However, before he could figure it out, the other team members who had already packed their bags urged Lin Yan to hurry up and leave.
The YM players couldn't wait to leave the backstage with their bags. After the round robin tournament, they would have a day off until 12 o 'clock the next day.
At this moment, they were racing against time to buy themselves a little more holiday time.
Along the way, Jack had just been arguing with Xiao Tian about how to pick up a lantern that had been pierced with eyes, but he ended up being lectured.
"Hammer Stone, throw a lantern, and then don't click the mouse again. The hero will automatically pick it up. It doesn't matter how many eyes the opponent has pierced!" Xiao Tian looked at him with disdain. "Do you understand?"
Jack thought about it, and it did seem to make sense.
In the end, he was mocked by Phyllostachys Pubescens.
As soon as they walked out of the stadium, the YM players heard a clear voice not far away. "Lin Yan, over here!"
Shiba Inu smiled when he saw Su Cheng, and quickly changed the topic.
"Hello, Sister Su!"
"Long time no see, long time no see."
Su Cheng greeted them. Since leaving the YM club, she had been busy with her studies and hadn't seen this group of players much. Naturally, she greeted them.
"Jin Gong, can you give me an autograph?" Su Cheng's roommate's eyes sparkled when she saw the tall and burly Siberian.
The Siberian, who had always been elegant and easy-going, didn't refuse the request. The group was still concerned about Su Cheng's whereabouts after she left the team, and it would probably take some time for them to return to the club.
He pulled the fan to a remote corner, and after fulfilling all the requirements, the female fan ran back with her face flushed red.
Su Cheng had also finished chatting with her old colleagues. She held her boyfriend's arm tightly, and felt the warmth and strength from it, which made her feel at ease.
"Then we'll be leaving first." Lin Yan waved his hand and was about to leave.
Before he left, Guo Hao reminded him earnestly, "Don't be too playful. Come back tomorrow night. If you're one minute late, you'll be punished to play one more round of ranked!"
Manager Guo got the promise of his precious mid laner, and only then did he prepare to return to the base with the coaching staff and team members.
Su Cheng's roommate, who had gotten what she wanted, was still foolishly happy. She looked at the photo of herself and the Siberian before reluctantly putting away her phone.
"Hello, I'm Si Jiayan, Su Cheng's roommate." This was the first time she had met Lin Yan, and she had a polite and appropriate smile on her face.
"I know. Chengzi mentioned you to me before …" Lin Yan smiled and nodded. He reached out and shook her hand. "Lin Yan, nice to meet you."
The three of them chatted as they walked down the escalator. As soon as they left the square, Si Jiayan took the initiative to leave first.
She was more perceptive than the third wheel, Jack. She knew that Lin Yan's vacation wasn't long, and he hadn't seen Su Cheng for a while. Naturally, she didn't want to disturb their intimate time, so she quickly found an excuse to leave.
"Aiya, I still have a few questions about complex variables. I'll go back to school first. You two have a good chat …"
After she finished speaking, she stuffed her laptop into her big backpack and quickly ran away.
Su Cheng looked at Si Jiayan's back and took a deep breath. She could understand her roommate's good intentions, but why did you mention revising for no reason?
"What's wrong?" Lin Yan saw that his girlfriend's smile gradually disappeared, and she looked confused.
She gritted her teeth. "I haven't finished revising for complex variables. I have an exam next week."
Complex variables was one of the key courses in the spring semester of Fudan University's mathematics department, but it wasn't that difficult. They didn't talk about harmonic functions or analytic continuation. They just needed to understand Cauchy's integral formula and holomorphic functions.
Although Su Cheng explained it to her boyfriend, she was still somewhat flustered. She was restless during dinner, struggling between revising and accompanying her boyfriend.
In the end, Su Cheng chose "I want all of it." When she returned to her apartment, she rushed to the study and said that she would come out in two hours.
Lin Yan leaned on the sofa like a paralyzed Ge You. He casually pulled out his phone and looked at the farce in YM's group chat. Liu Qingsong and Xiao Tian were taking turns to play solo with Jin Gong. Whoever lost would go to the kitchen to cook fried rice.
Jin Gong was also a fool. He actually agreed to this bet. Phyllostachys Pubescens and Unhappy's cooking was almost the same as poisoning. Whether he won or lost, he would have to cook himself.
Sure enough, Xiao Tian and Liu Qingsong, who lost the solo match, used all kinds of words to coax Jin Gong, making him willingly run to the kitchen.
Lin Yan glanced at a few messages on the public account. When he found that there was nothing worth paying attention to, he closed WeChat and went to other places to surf.
When Su Cheng finished reviewing the contents of the textbook and walked out of the study, she saw her boyfriend sitting on the sofa with his back facing her. He was slowly swiping his phone, concentrating on it as if he was looking at something extraordinary.
Su Cheng was not interested in her boyfriend's phone. She wanted to sneak up and try to scare Lin Yan.
She stood behind Lin Yan to the left and reached out her slender arm to pat Lin Yan's right shoulder.
Unexpectedly, her plot was exposed. Lin Yan turned around and easily found Su Cheng's position, hugging her in his arms.
Su Cheng snuggled into her boyfriend's arms again. She raised her eyes and asked curiously, "How did you find out?"
Lin Yan raised his finger and pointed directly in front of the sofa. Su Cheng's gaze followed his finger.
The unturned TV screen conscientiously acted as a mirror. Under the light of the overhead chandelier, she could easily see behind Lin Yan.
"Ah …" Su Cheng sighed. "I was careless."
She buried her head in Lin Yan's arms again, smelling the mixed fragrance of laundry detergent and shower gel.
"I ordered two health check-ups." Lin Yan patted her back and pulled out his phone to let his girlfriend see what he was doing.
"The regular season ends on April 7th. After that, there will probably be a three-day break …"
After all, YM's current record was quite impressive. If they finished the regular season as first place in the division, they would only need to play two best-of-five matches from the semifinals onward. Moreover, the schedule was arranged towards the end. According to convention, there would definitely be a break.
"Okay, I'll take a day off."
Su Cheng glanced at the price of the health check-ups on the screen. She took out her phone and transferred the money over. Then she twisted her body and found a suitable position to snuggle up in Lin Yan's arms.
Lin Yan hugged his girlfriend's slender waist and raised his head to look at the chandelier in the living room. He allowed the warm and gentle light to seep into his eyes. "Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
Su Cheng perked up at the mention of this. "I've already made plans. Let's wake up later tomorrow and take a tour of the Shanghai Museum. What do you think?"
"Then we can go to the city planning exhibition next door in the afternoon. There are phantom images and virtual movies there. It's spectacular …" She played with her fingers as she gave a simple introduction to Lin Yan. Her boyfriend's interest was piqued.
"Dinner is booked at Shanghai No. 1 Private Restaurant next to the museum. The braised pork and pan-fried buns are delicious. When you come back tonight, you can sleep for a while and return to the base at eleven." Su Cheng had planned for Lin Yan's one-day break for a month. She was quite well-prepared.
"It's pretty good …" Lin Yan also thought it was good. "But there's no need to wake up late, right?
I still want to go for a morning run. Let's go for a run first and have breakfast outside. When we come back, we can take a shower before going out for a walk. What do you think? "
Su Cheng glanced at him. She rolled her eyes and snorted.
"I'm afraid you'll be tired."
Lin Yan didn't understand. "Tired of what?"
Su Cheng saw that he didn't respond. Her cheeks were slightly tipsy. She pursed her lips and got up to walk to the kitchen.
"Do you eat pineapple?
I went to buy it this morning. "She asked.
Lin Yan finally reacted. He immediately got up from the sofa and ran to the kitchen.
"Can I eat Cheng Zi?"
"Eat my ass. No way." Su Cheng sneered.
…
The short one-day holiday passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Yan finally returned to the base with a sore back. He began to prepare for the next group round-robin tournament.
The good news was that EDG, who was ranked second in the Eastern Region, didn't have an ideal journey west in the spring tournament. They lost to RNG, IG, and RW in succession. They only won four out of seven matches.
"What are they still fighting for?"
During the routine pre-match meeting, Jack crossed his legs and looked at the whiteboard in the middle of the training room. In addition to the recent practice match results, there were also the results of the teams in the same division.
There were a total of 13 matches. EDG was now ranked second with eight wins and five losses. They were closely followed by TOP.
This way, YM only needed to win one more match against EDG, or two more matches against other teams, and they would be able to lock in first place in the division.
"Then let's do something." Red Rice was usually a very serious person. Now, he couldn't help but laugh.
This was the second time in his life that he had fought such a rich battle. The last time was when he was with Samsung White in S4.
However, Samsung White only dominated one world tournament at that time. In the league tournament, Team Blue, where Mr. Dai and Fat General were in, still had the upper hand.
How was it like YM? Their ferocity was outrageous!
"What kind of tricks are we playing?" Lin Yan was very excited.
After winning consecutive championships, he was now tired of this kind of boring regular season. Only the playoffs and world tournaments could excite him.
Now that the team's ranking was relatively stable, if he could get some work done as a distraction, he couldn't be happier.
"I'll talk to you guys …" Jiang Chenglu listened to Red Rice's words and couldn't help but smile as he translated.
March 24th, YM versus JDG.
The ninth floor of Zhengda Square was once again full of people. After Dean Doinb left the team, JDG's results had plummeted. They had yet to climb out of the quagmire.
However, the audience didn't care that much. Now, as long as there was a match with YM, the tickets were always sold out.
They were here to see how the home team they supported would win the match.
The five YM players in the player's seats were happy. Jack had already begun to shake his legs. It looked like he had thought of something happy.
The five of them, plus the head coach and translator, a total of seven people were all laughing wildly. This naturally attracted the attention of the commentators and the audience.
The bullet screen was also laughing. The atmosphere before the match was extremely joyous. This had nothing to do with the strength of the team. The intensity of the gunpowder mainly depended on the number of fans.
JDG's team had basically been hovering near the relegation zone for the past year. Where would the fans come from?
Especially on the Shark-fighting platform. Because YM's live broadcast contracts were all signed there, the platform's live broadcast platform completely became YM's home ground.
[Liu Qingsong's smile is so scary. I don't dare to look.]
[Mom, come and see, Liu Qingsong is smiling!]
[What is Brother Ran laughing about?]
[Ran: My wife gave birth.]
Seeing this bullet screen, the person with the ID 'Lin Yan is not allowed to drink coke' sent three question marks.
"What's wrong with YM?" Ze Yuan also didn't understand the situation.
But he immediately understood.
"The top laner is Crocodile, the mid laner is Qing Gang Yin, the jungler is Spider, and the bottom laner is Draven + Hammer Stone." Ze Yuan's surprise was beyond words. "YM took a set of extremely strong early game combo. They have to teach JDG a good lesson!"
Next to him, Remember also felt a burst of anxiety. He suddenly felt like he was witnessing history, but he didn't say much. Instead, he analyzed the lineup to the audience as usual.
"There's one thing I have to say. This lineup doesn't conform to the version at all. Spider hasn't appeared in a professional game since that slash before the S7 World Championship. Although Elise is still very strong in the early game, her snowball ability and fault tolerance in the early game are much worse than before!"
"What's more, the jungler is Olaf. This is a very traditional counter matchup …" The more Remember analyzed, the more he felt that something was wrong. YM's lineup was a bit strange. Normally, this BP would have been scolded to the sky by fans. Weibo comments crowdfunding to change coaches was a routine operation, but the uneasiness in his heart did not lessen. Instead, it became stronger.
"In addition, the hero Crocodile is also very awkward. Now the top laner is rampaging, but no rune can provide him with the ability to face the tank. Once the game drags on for 25 minutes, the JDG's Cheyenne + Olaf combination will make YM's team fight very difficult to deal with!"
Remember said a lot. As a result, in less than 10 minutes into the game, JDG achieved the achievement of 'killing all three lanes', especially Lin Yan. He faced the rookie mid laner Toothpaste, who had just played this year, and controlled Qing Gang Yin to play a tower solo kill.
The JDG didn't even have a wave of decent resistance. The economic gap between the two sides had exceeded the 10,000 mark in 17 minutes.
"YM chose to continue after killing the JDG duo!" Ze Yuan's eyes widened. "They want to end the game in one wave!"
"They can't even wait for the Dragon to be born?!"
Remember leaned forward with both hands on the commentator's seat and looked at the Summoner's Canyon on the screen. "At least kill one person, or drag it on for a while more!"
The screams of the audience did not stop for a moment. In the data panel from the OB perspective, the kill ratio of the two sides had reached a heaven-defying 18: 0!
On average, one kill per minute. YM didn't care about JDG at all in this game.
I won't choose a hero if there's a version. I'll just take the strong early game as I want. Sigh, it's just fun.
"Let's give one away." Jack couldn't stand it anymore. He pushed the tower with the axe in his hand as he walked towards the JDG spring. "Otherwise, it'll be too much of a blow to others. We have to give one away in ping pong."
JDG had a player who was new. If he really retired after this match, they would feel guilty.
"You're so gentle … I'm going to cry …" Phyllostachys Pubescens began to disgust people again.
"Give it away, give it away. We'll continue to push."
Lin Yan was not going to give away a kill, not in this lifetime. He still had to learn from Factory Director to protect KDA.
Although Jack was fat, he was quite kind. He controlled Draven to run to the opposite side of the spring. He held his axe and fought with the JDG duo LokeN and Green Hair.
He felt that JDG's bottom lane was backed by the infinite recovery of the spring. It would be very easy to kill him.
So Shiba Inu didn't stop. After all, millions of people were watching. If he went easy, it would be too obvious.
It was like ping pong. A player couldn't just throw the ball to the ground to give a point, right?
Oh, someone really did that. Then it's okay.
Jack stood still and began to wait for his death. In the end, Draven didn't hold back and killed Lvmao in the spring with four axes.
"F * ck!" Jin Gong cursed. "Are you going to give away a kill or torture the spring?"
This was really Vincent's style.
Jack became angry. "Don't shout!
What does the person Draven killed have to do with me, Jack Love? "
Although he said that, he still took two steps forward and pretended to accidentally step into the spring when he was trying to pick up the axe. The true damage from the laser burned more than half of his health.
In the end, LokeN controlled Dusk and successfully took the Shiba Inu's head. It was the first and only kill for JDG in the game.
As the JDG Crystal shattered, the game time was fixed at 17 minutes and 55 seconds!
[How dare you brag about being the number one Draven in the national server with this level of skill?
You caught the axe and threw it into the opposite spring. If you don't know how to catch an axe, don't learn to play Draven!]
[I can't tell if you're serious or just fishing for a moment …]
[I have to say, Jack's EQ is very high!]
[I've already given him a lot of praise.]
In the second game, YM finally started their performance. They switched to Lin Weixiang.
[What do you mean?
Where did you put my Zaizai?]
[Sob sob sob, Jack, you died so miserably.]
[Shocking!
Jack gave a kill to JDG because of his kindness in the last game. He was actually kicked out by Red Rice!]
Red Rice didn't know what the viewers were thinking. He was still diligently doing BP.
Accompanied by the excited screams of the live audience, heroes were chosen one after another. The final lineup that was revealed made everyone's jaws drop!
"Brother Ran controlled Nanqiang to fight in the jungle, Xiao Tian used EZ to go bottom lane, and Lin Weixiang used Swordsister to fight top laner!
Gongzi Grez mid laner … "Ze Yuan's scalp tingled." What kind of playstyle is this?!
The only one who played according to his original position was Liu Qingsong! "
Even Red Mi, who had always been serious, suggested that he try to switch places to have some fun, but Red Mi vetoed the suggestion.
It wasn't because he was honest.
Liu Qingsong played ADC before he switched to support, but he hadn't played much in the past three years. He was afraid that he would make trouble and be laughed at by the audience.
The burden of being an idol was too heavy.
"According to the tournament rules, the time limit for changing heroes has passed!" Remember held his head high and chest out.
He knew that there would be a crucial match in a while. No matter how it ended, the show's effect would be maximized.
Lin Yan, who was sitting in the player's seat, took a sip of goji berry tea and adjusted his Nanqiang rune.
"I'd like to see if this hero is really that difficult to play …" he muttered. He was still brooding over Xiao Tian's S6's weak Nanqiang.
Phyllostachys Pubescens also realized who Lin Yan was insinuating. Although he was unhappy, he couldn't find any reason to refute.
Fortunately, Nanqiang wasn't that strong in the S6 World Championship, and Panther Lady had bought a house in the Ban position. That was why he didn't show his cowardice. Otherwise, if they were targeted by SKT, YM might not have been able to win their first World Championship.
Lin Yan wasn't a jungler. However, thanks to years of experience eating Mongoose's jungles, he had gained a lot of experience when it came to pulling monsters. Now, his jungling was quite decent.
Lin Weixiang, who had gotten Swordsis, was full of joy. He was doing well in the top lane.
"Brother Ran caught him at level 3. Swordsis tanked the minions and didn't have enough health. She used E [Balanced Strike] to stun JDG Thain!"
Swordsis's original art was beautiful and valiant. E [Balanced Strike]'s effect was simple. If the opponent's health was higher than hers, there would be an additional stun effect.
Lin Weixiang lived up to his reputation as Swordsis. His [Balanced Strike] was perfect. The difference in their health was just a little. He tanked a wave of Cannon Troops and successfully stunned his opponent.
"Nanqiang used a smoke grenade. AQE hit full damage. Lin Weixiang used W [Flying Stance] and successfully got the first hit!
Clid was a step too late … "Remember couldn't suppress his surprise." Brother Ran's Nanqiang is really smooth! "
"10% off?
10% off? "
Lin Yan's mouth twitched. If it wasn't for the fact that the competition computer didn't have music software, he would have played Stewardess Trap.
"Nanqiang is such a simple hero. Why wouldn't anyone know how to play it?"
Liu Qingsong started as well. "I really like what Liu Bei said — I don't have time to fool around."
This lame joke didn't get a response in the team voice chat immediately.
After two seconds, Lin Weixiang burst out laughing.
"I'm dying of laughter. Liu Qingsong, you're starting to provoke a fight, aren't you?"
He tore open his wound and licked his lips. He shook his head before casting a spell. "With that brain of yours, you actually realized that I was provoking a fight. I admit that I underestimated you."
Lin Weixiang stopped laughing immediately.
Lin Yan's Nanqiang had a strong sense of rhythm. He didn't treat this hero as a farm. Instead, he used the red buff to gank non-stop.
As long as the bullet with the red buff hit the opponent, he would chase after them relentlessly. Even if he couldn't kill the opponent, he would tear off a piece of meat to disgust them.
When the red buff disappeared, he took his shotgun and ran straight to JDG's jungle, pulling his teammates along to find opponents to fight.
Among the jungler heroes that could play in the professional arena, Nanqiang was definitely a strong character. Spider, who originally restrained him, and Panther Lady, who was better at farming, were unable to play due to the change in the version.
JDG initially wanted to go head-to-head with YM, but Lin Yan was afraid that others wouldn't fight with him.
In terms of teamwork and support speed in small-scale team battles, YM was much higher than JDG!
"YM's team members are starting to play!"
Clid's Olaf was being walked by Lin Yan in the jungle. He used Triple Wolf's Wall Slide to repeatedly shuttle back and forth, taking advantage of his lack of displacement!
The last Axe was easily dodged by Lin Yan with low HP, while he himself was killed by Jin Gong Ryze's simple and unadorned EWQ!
At 11 minutes, with a roar from Canyon Vanguard, Toothpaste looked up at the headcount at the top right.
3:10。
With the headcount reward and other miscellaneous things, the economic gap was estimated to be 3K.
But it was still okay, Toothpaste comforted himself.
At least it was much better than the previous game.
In a competition with YM, it was considered a success if they could get a kill!
Even though YM's five players weren't playing positions that they were good at, their teamwork was still there. In a team battle, JDG wasn't their opponent at all.
At 22 minutes, Lin Yan controlled Nanqiang to flash AREA, a set of combos flowing like water. Graves was walking in mid-air!
Ultimate Bomb!
What he was playing was a showy game!
The screams and whistles from the audience instantly swept through the audience.
LokeN was dumbfounded. Where the f * ck was my big Verus?!
He originally wanted to clear the minions under the tower, but this mafia godfather Graves came up with a gun and instakilled him?
"F * ck!" Phyllostachys Pubescens's eyes were wide open. "Is your Nanqiang proficiency real or fake?"
"I've watched too many highlights. Don't make a fuss. It's as if you haven't seen the world." Lin Yan rolled his eyes at him.
In terms of Nanqiang proficiency, he wasn't as good as many professional junglers, but he had learned a lot of fancy moves.
This set of combos completely shattered JDG's determination to hold their ground. They could only watch as YM's team flattened defense towers and Crystal!
"YM has won their 17th victory in the regular season. In their closing battle, they will be facing Top led by Golden Left Hand Knight!"