"Welcome to Zhengda Square!"
Doll's piercing voice resounded throughout the stadium. "This is the live broadcast of the 2018 League of Legends Summer Season!"
"The third week of the regular season will be a heavyweight battle," Mille said loudly, trying to keep up with his partner's rhythm. "The second-ranked team in the Western Division, EDG, will challenge the first-ranked team, YM!"
Upon hearing the name of the team they supported, the packed audience erupted into deafening cheers that swept through the entire stadium!
"While Liu Qingsong was recovering from his cervical vertebra injury, YM did not choose to promote the newcomers of the second team. Instead, they let Lin Weixiang hold the fort," Mille continued. "Admittedly, with two Edisi in the bottom lane, they can confuse the opponents with their lineup … After all, no one knows who will be playing the AD in this game."
The bullet screen was overjoyed when they heard this.
[Sparrow, even Jack and Da Mei don't know the answer to this question.]
[I didn't expect them to play rock-paper-scissors before BP to decide who will play the AD.]
[I can only say that YM knows the effects of the show too well.]
[Lin Weixiang is a full-time support in blood. Who is Liu Qingsong?
I don't know you.]
"But the drawbacks of YM doing this are very obvious." Mille was not aware of the teasing in the bullet screen. His own expression was quite serious. "Lin Weixiang's ability in laning is not bad, but he's not as good as a regular support player in positioning and in the later stages of the team battle."
This was the truth. Even though the current trend of Fist was to allow all five members of each team to participate in setting up the vision, the majority of the vision in the pro scene was still taken care of by the support. Especially after the removal of the green jungler, the burden on the shoulders of the support became even heavier.
Lin Weixiang had never been trained in positioning before. He was an Edisi, a highly respected archer in the LPL. It was normal for him to not buy a true eye in order to buy a big item. Naturally, he did not know when to place an eye.
As for the team battles in the later stages of the game, there was no need to talk about it. Big Eyebrows wished that he could fly up and fight one against five. Even if he played as a support, he would basically be at the forefront. It was very easy for him to be separated from his teammates.
"This is indeed a hidden danger," Doll agreed with Mille. "In fact, on the day 618 fought JDG, YM's field of view had already dropped to its lowest point in a year. In the middle of the game, the map was pitch black, and they relied on the players' hard work and the economic advantage they had built up to win the game."
"But today, YM will be facing EDG, a team that specializes in stable operations," he said. "Factory Director is also on the field. It's obvious that they want to take advantage of their opponent's weakness to take advantage of them!"
The EDG fans below the stage were very excited. Previously, when all the teams predicted the rankings of the regular season, they had all assumed that they would lose the game against YM. If the home team they supported could defeat YM, it would be quite beneficial for them to compete for points in the Western Division.
"The live BP analysis has begun!"
With a crisp clang, the BP panel appeared in front of all the audience!
"The blue square YM has directly disabled Yasso …" Doll laughed. "The hero itself has not undergone any outrageous changes. It's mainly because of the equipment update that gave Happy Windbreaker a new lease of life."
"That's right. The enhancement of Infinity Blade in version 8.11 is indeed a little exaggerated," Mille also explained. "Although the equipment price is a little more expensive, the new version of Infinity will double the critical hit rate, and at the same time, it will add an attribute of '15% of critical hit damage converted to true damage'. It's really exaggerated for a hero like Yasso who can easily hit critical hits."
Now, as long as Yasso made two pieces of equipment, Green Fork and Infinity, his critical hit rate would be maxed out, which meant that every normal attack would have additional true damage.
In addition, the Rune [Conqueror] now also had true damage. Any tank hero would be a piece of cake in front of him, even Aoun.
Moreover, Happy Windbreaker was able to counter the popular Swordmaiden. All these factors caused Happy Windbreaker's appearance rate in the professional league to be high. This was the first time in recent years that something like this had happened.
Originally, Yasso and Rui Wen's position in the competition was about the same. This type of hero required a lot of proficiency. In the hands of Absolute Skill Bro, he could show off brilliantly, but in the hands of Terminally Ill Bro, he would be a suicide.
This type of character with a huge gap between the top and the bottom had never been very popular in professional teams because there were too many variables.
However, Infinity Blade had to be strengthened for Fist. On the surface, it looked like it was strengthening the critical hit Edisi. After all, this equipment was dropped by the Archer the most. However, the final beneficiary was Happy Windbreaker.
After all, even if the critical hit Archer dropped Infinity, it would still be the third big piece. Now that Infinity Blade's price had increased after the update, their most awkward mid-game period was not alleviated. Instead, because the equipment was too expensive, their development period was prolonged.
Yasso was different. The second piece of equipment would give him Infinity. When Baron Nash respawned, he would be able to maintain his combat power at a high level.
As for why they wanted to strengthen Yasso, the reason was very simple.
Because everyone knew that Lin Yan didn't know how to do it.
As long as Yasso became a version hero, it meant that YM would have to pay the price of one more ban spot, which was equivalent to weakening them.
In the player area, Jack tilted his head and laughed. "Brother Ran, you can't do this?
The hero pool is too big of a problem. It's dragging the team down. "
As he spoke, he shook his hind legs.
"Stinky dog, don't bark." Lin Yan was very dissatisfied. "I'm training!"
He was really training Yasso. His Korean account was now Yasso One-Page Red. It looked like the favorite color of the country's old shareholders. He was known as Yasso Onigami of the King of the Thousand Branch.
For the past week, the small group of Korean masters who had been training diligently from morning to noon were already suffering from Yasso PTSD. When they saw their side's mid laner, Yasso, and glanced at his ID, they immediately chose to withdraw.
It couldn't be helped. There were very few players in the high branch in the morning. Lin Yan's identity was too easy to identify. These hardcore fans wouldn't give him a chance to screw them over.
"Lin Weixiang, let me tell you something. One day, I woke up early and wanted to push my Korean account to 1,000 points …" Jin Gong rambled on in the team voice chat. "In the end, I got Brother Ran. That b * stard 210 f * cking tricked me!"
Mongoose rarely saw Lin Yan make a fool of himself. He didn't hesitate to add insult to injury. "Do you know what it means to have four unlucky people and five lucky people?"
"Brother Ran is sacrificing himself to let more people feel the joy of getting higher points!"
Lin Yan had a helpless expression. Yasso's hero required too much proficiency. As a beginner, he didn't have much to eat when he got into the King of the Thousand Branch.
Ever since he picked up Yasso, he made the title "Ranked Top One Kill", which could be bragged about for a year, worthless.
Trying not to listen to his teammates' taunts, Lin Yan followed Red Rice's instructions and sent Crocodile to the ban position.
"EDG gave the last ban position in the first round to Zooey!" Mille's eyes lit up when he saw the blue YM's first pick. "Swordmeister!"
"Now that Yasso and Crocodile's natural counters have been blocked, Irelia really doesn't have any natural counters!"
Doll raised her voice. "EDG took down the two heroes, Little Temptress and Rock Sparrow. Now that there's no sorcerer jungler, YM can only let Jin Gong take on the AP damage!"
"Is it possible …" Mille put forward his idea. "This Swordmeister is for Jin Gong, and Brother Ran can pick another sorcerer in the mid lane?"
Doll thought for a moment when she heard her partner's words. "But if it's Swordmeister, Ray might use Kenji to counter her."
It was difficult for Irelia's Match Made For Wings to hit Kenji, who was agile and had the ability to move. Moreover, she could be stunned if she wasn't careful. She could only drag her down slowly.
While the two were still struggling to decide who to give Swordmeister to, YM had already locked on to the second and third players.
The familiar duo in the bottom lane had already made the stadium go wild!
"Draven + Hammer Stone!" Mille's infectious voice exploded in the stadium through the microphone!
Doll saw Lin Weixiang grinning like an idiot in the player's seat and couldn't help but get excited.
"Is Lin Weixiang finally going to play Hammer Stone?"
He amplified his voice. "YM's combo is the strongest in all versions of the game!"
Iboy's face turned green.
EDG did not choose a duo in the first two rounds because they were afraid that Jack could use Draven at any time.
However, it was impossible for the team to ban him in the first three rounds. As the red team, they had no way to deal with characters like Qing Gang Yin and Karma. The first round of BP had to target the heroes in the version.
Originally, Coach Nofe wanted to ban Jack's ultimate hero in the second round, and then choose a stronger duo in the bottom lane to suppress Shiba Inu and Lin Weixiang.
Who would have thought that YM would choose Draven + Hammer Stone in the first round!
You're not playing by the rules!
"Let's take down Lucian first." Nofe wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and reminded them in the team voice chat. "There's a high chance that the opponent will ban Boulogne, but don't panic …"
Lu Xian was already the best choice to face Draven. At least he would not be defeated by the opponent. Naturally, iboy did not have any objections.
"The revision of Blue Sucking Dagger has given Lu Xian a new life in the bottom lane," Mille analyzed and explained. "His main strength is his speed, which is a great help to the lineup as a whole."
"Critical Hit Edisi needs a three-piece set to come out, and Lucian only needs to break to have enough combat power. After the new Blue Sucking Dagger, his strength is simply exaggerated." He spoke very quickly. "In the current version, Canyon Vanguard, with its rebirth attribute, requires the two sides to constantly fight in the early stages. Lu Xian, an ADC with an extremely fast formation speed, is naturally favored by the professional teams."
After listening to his partner's explanation, Doll continued to speak according to the order of the BP panel.
"EDG has banned both Ryze and Kainan from the next round. Now, the only one left for Gongzi Bro is a regular Mage, Vampire!"
Nofe's plan was very good. If YM chose to ban Vampire, they would basically give up the top lane, and EDG would gain an advantage in the top half. If they swung Swordmeister to Jin Gong, Ray would counter with Kenji.
In order to get Swordmeister, YM had already paid the price of banning both Yasso and Crocodile. He did not believe that Red Rice would ban Kenji. No one had ever done such a thing.
Sure enough, YM banned Lucian's good partner, Boulogne, and Shen.
"… Twilight Eye was a new strategy that RNG used in the second match of the opening day against IG," Mille explained to the audience who did not pay much attention to the match. "Xiao Ming used him as a support. He has a certain degree of offensive and defensive ability, and the effect is quite good."
In that match, Ouze almost killed the bottom lane of IG formed by Old Thief Sima and Sapphire. As long as Xiao Ming taunted him, it meant that a bloodbath was about to break out.
"If Shen plays as a support, the advantage is that he has a sword formation to help block the opponent's ADC's normal attack, and in the early stage, he works with Q's Profound!
Twilight Blade's damage is also very high. "Doll's voice was still full of enthusiasm." Together with Lucian's explosive damage output, it's very fast. Taunting him and pulling a set of skills will either kill or cripple him! "
"With both support roles banned, there aren't many options left for EDG." Mille saw that the selection window on his iboy kept flashing, but he did not make a choice. He immediately said, "I think Bull's Head is not bad. After all, he has hard control, and he works wonders with Sparrow Spike!"
Sure enough, Bull's Head, Alista's avatar appeared in the selection window!
There was a succession of praises from the audience. Mille took in the audience's reaction, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
"Next, let's look at YM's solo and jungler options," Doll said. "The remaining AP junglers are Spider and Wine Barrel, but they're not considered as Version 1 choices now …"
Mille raised his own objection. "I think they're definitely going to let Jin Gong pick a spell-damage hero. Wine Barrel and Spider's damage output in team fights is not particularly high. You know, Ray hasn't chosen a hero yet. If YM dares to pick an AP jungler, EDG will probably pick Orne."
Although Gulagas had an R [Exploding Wine Barrel] AoE damage, in the current version, Wine Barrel only dropped a Talisman Echo jungler and then turned into a tank. His magic power was limited, and his damage output was naturally not high.
If Xiao Tian picked a hero that did not have much damage output in team fights, Ray could easily pick Orne or Ancestral Big Tree, and YM would vomit blood.
"Sure enough, Vampire … and Troll!"
After YM confirmed their line-up for the last two choices, EDG chose the top laner, Gnar.
"If that's the case, it should be Swordsister fighting Enchantress in the mid lane, Vampire fighting Gnar in the top lane …" Doll carefully looked at the lineups of both sides. "I don't think YM's control system is much!"
It was not just much, it was ridiculously little.
"They're just relying on the jungler Troll and support Hammer Stone to keep him?" Mille frowned. "Isn't that too much?"
Before he could discuss this with his partner, what happened next stunned everyone present.
"Brother Ran, change heroes!"
Mille had been a commentator for so many years, and naturally knew that 20 seconds before the loading of the game was the last moment for players to change heroes. He could not help but urge him.
But at this time, the countdown was about to run out.
Lin Yan's hero selection window was still Hammer Stone's avatar!
And Lin Weixiang's was the Will of the Blade, Irelia!
"What's going on?!"
Doll could not close his legs, and his mouth was wide open. "Is Brother Ran going to play support?"
The loading countdown had reached 20 seconds, and both sides could no longer change heroes.
The scene was in an uproar!
The bullet screen in the live broadcast room was so overwhelming that it was impossible to see the live broadcast interface!
【？？？
What the hell?]
[I'm going to faint.]
[What's going on?
Lin Weixiang playing Swordsister?]
[Do you know the value of Brother Xiang's Swordsister?]
[Brother Ran: Coach, I'm going to play support!]
Under the camera, the five YM players laughed unusually happily, and Lin Weixiang was so happy that his thick eyebrows twitched.
On the other side, all the EDG players frowned, not understanding what was going on.
Their junior had a straight face.
I'm going to play against Lin Weixiang?
Are you kidding me?
I can't beat Lin Yan, but I can't take care of you?
Ghostfoot's ancestor sat in his chair, his eyes gloomy as he rubbed his fingers.
This was his first battle in the summer.
It had been 100 days since the last time he stepped on the stage of the top professional league.
Now, every change made by Fist to the game was like a stab to his heart.
In this esports event where a 20-year-old was considered a veteran, he was undoubtedly at the end of his career at the age of 25.
Due to his lack of energy, he was unable to adapt to the frequent changes in the game version. Moreover, the designers had removed the green jungler to increase the jungle's resistance. For Ancestor Savin, who was known for his herbivorous map control, this was a huge blow.
Collier's dance could not train him to be a carnivorous jungler, so he wanted to teach the young Haro how to play against YM.
I'll play once, and you record it.
At this time, Ancestor Saiwen saw Lin Yan controlling Hammer Stone to play support. He was exuding a murderous aura, and his dead fish eyes were terrifying.
Looking down on the old, huh?
Today, he had to let YM and Lin Yan know what it meant to respect the old and love the young!
Lin Yan did not notice. He was still asking his teammate which Hammer Stone's skin was the best.
"That Abyssal Fear's companion skin is the best," Lin Weixiang was very active. He tried to show off his dominance after getting Knife Girl. "I saw many Korean Kings like to use it."
"… You can get the Korean Kings?" Lin Yan looked at him with disdain. His attention was completely diverted.
Big Brow's face turned red. He stuttered but could not find a strong rebuttal.
"Brother Ran, use that f * cking champion's skin. Let's form a set."
Jack was still thinking about the teleport link between Hammer Stone and Draven in the S6 champion's skin. He urged Lin Yan to change to another skin.
Lin Yan obeyed and glanced at the lineups of both sides.
Blue side YM: Top Laner Vampire, Jungler Troll, Mid Laner Knife Girl (Lwx), Bottom Laner Draven + Hammer Stone (Ran).
Red side EDG: Top Laner Gnar, Jungler Rock Sparrow, Mid Laner Enchantress, Bottom Laner Lucian + Bull's Head.
After making a rough judgment of the lineups' strength and team formation, Lin Yan brought Aftershock. His secondary classes were Cookie and Astral Insight.
The two casters on the commentary platform were still immersed in YM's strange lane choice.
"Brother Ran, this is his first appearance as a support!" Mille exclaimed. He then looked at Doll. "Does he know Hammer Stone?"
'How would I know?'
Doll thought to himself. He still smiled and said, "He should know, right?
Hammer Stone is like the jungler Blind Monk. They're both popular characters. Brother Ran must have played them before. "
The YM fans in the audience kept waving the support sticks in their hands. The muffled sounds were mixed with heavy breathing due to excitement, lingering in the stadium!
They were almost numb from watching YM's matches. Who could stand it if they kept winning?
Now that Liu Qingsong had retreated from his injury, it was just right for them to do some work.
The audience was looking forward to Lin Yan's support Hammer Stone.
The moment Summoner's Canyon appeared, the deafening commotion in the stadium instantly increased by several levels!
"YM, do your best!!"
With the leader leading the cheers, the remaining YM fans also put down their reservations and shouted continuously!
Following that was the cheers of the fans. Although EDG's results in the past two years were relatively average, the club had accumulated a large number of die-hard fans due to the MSI championship and rich family background.
They activated their Sharingan and stole the trick of playing dead from Son Dog. They usually lurked in the forums and attacked in the guise of other fans when necessary.
However, the offline players were extremely strong. After all, they were the founders of Apple's headshot.
For a moment, the stadium in the main square was filled with noise!
"YM went out to take defensive positions along the river. EDG doesn't seem to have any plans to invade. Factory Director looks like he's going to be the top lane …"
This jungler's route was exactly the same as Mongoose's.
Both of them farmed from top to bottom. In the beginning, their core mission was to protect the bottom lane.
"Rock Sparrow should farm for three levels. Remember to use Blink to dodge Bull's Head's Blink WQ!"
Lin Yan glanced and could roughly guess Old Ancestor Sai Wen's movements. He kept giving out orders.
"Oh, I know." Jack was slightly perfunctory. "When the time comes, I'll just put my finger on Blink, okay?"
"No problem, I'll support you guys!" Lin Weixiang was overjoyed. He was rubbing his hands together and waiting to show off his skills.
The Knife Girl was his specialty.
It was Lin Yan's first time playing support in a professional match. He was slightly unaccustomed to it.
After all, the mid lane and bottom lane gave off a completely different feeling.
He calmed himself down and controlled Hammer Stone to plant an eye in the grass in the middle of the bottom lane. Meiko saw the whole process.
This was the most important eye position between a level one and a level two. Whoever grabbed this patch of grass was more likely to get control of the lane.
Lin Yan still knew the basics.
1 minute and 37 seconds later, the bottom lane creeps collided with each other.
Lin Yan, who had snatched the grass in the middle lane in advance, hid inside and did not come out.
This position forced EDG's duo to retreat.
Of course, Meiko and iboy did not want to fight for the second position.
Bull's Head + Lucian combo was no match for Draven + Hammer Stone at level one.
Placing the line in front of the tower was undoubtedly a better choice.
"Slow down, don't push too fast." Lin Yan saw Jack pick up his axe and subconsciously reminded him, "Store the creeps and wait for the Cannon Truck to push."
"I know!" Jack was a little impatient. "Are you f * cking Tang Seng?"
"I'm doing this because the duration of the Axe is about to end. Do you understand?"
"… Oh." Lin Yan did not say anything.
The first wave of creeps was stored. Lin Yan had nothing to do. He only used the passive of the Holy Shield and then hid in the grass again.
Since he had nothing to do, he could only switch to the other lanes.
Jin Gong in the top lane could only place the creeps. He was no match for Gnar at all.
The mid laner Lin Weixiang had already flown up. Q's Blade Impact was extremely fast. He smoothly finished off three ranged creeps in the back row. Little Junior's Little Temptress did not dare to be rash and could only retreat.
"Come and eat this river crab. I can protect you."
Lin Yan walked down the river at the 1 minute 55 second mark.
Now that the creeps in the middle and bottom lanes were in an advantageous position, it was impossible for Factory Director at the bottom of the River Crab to compete with them.
"Troll finished eating the blue buff in the top half and went straight to the bottom to fight the River Crab first!"
Lin Yan used E's Pendulum of Misfortune to help Xiao Tian finish the River Crab as fast as possible. It was almost 2 minutes 07 seconds. The second wave of creeps in the bottom lane was about to gather and take over.
"Brother Ran is walking back. Jack is also moving back a little for his own safety …"
Iboy took the opportunity to move forward. He used Q's Transparent Holy Light, passive normal attack, and Bull's Head's Holy Shield to clear out the first wave of creeps.
"Xiao Tian went back to eat the red buff in the bottom half …" Mille was the first to notice something on the minimap. "What's Factory Director doing?!"
"Is he coming to the bottom lane?" Doll suddenly screamed!
Hearing the two commentators' words, the viewers who did not know the truth also looked at the minimap.
Although the director's skill was average, with the help of the OB system and the delay of the live broadcast, he still reacted and quickly switched to Rock Sparrow's camera!
Old Ancestor Savin ate the blue buff in the bottom half while Little Rascal was farming the River Crab. He then stepped on a skateboard made of stone and stuck close to the bottom wall of the jungle to enter the river!
The director suddenly switched to YM's perspective. The vision provided by the River Crab altar did not show Rock Sparrow's whereabouts at all!
Ghostleg Seven passed by the altar and quickly headed to the bottom lane!
"There's a fake vision here!"
Mille blurted out excitedly. "The altar couldn't seal off the entire river. It leaked a small gap and was caught by the Factory Director!"
This fake vision gave the impression that they could see but in reality, they could not see the person.
The Factory Director was using YM's belief that the River Crab altar provided enough anti-gank vision. He did the opposite and caught the level two!
Meiko had seen Lin Yan place the first accessory in the grass. Draven had been online the whole time. The Factory Director who caught this information was certain that he would not be discovered by YM!
At this moment, Rock Sparrow was like the Grim Reaper. He quietly headed to the bottom lane, ready to reap the lives of his opponents.
At this moment, YM's fans once again recalled the fear of Old Ancestor Savin's vision.
There were already screams coming from the audience below the stage!
"YM's duo looks like they're defenseless. They didn't set up anti-gank vision. They're going to be caught!"
In the midst of Doll's screams, Meiko's normal attack triggered the killing effect of the Holy Shield. He killed the third melee soldier in the second wave of minions and successfully leveled up to level two.
The moment the blue whirlpool appeared, he instantly learned the skill. He controlled Bull's Head to use Blink and used WQ to push Draven up!
"Rock Sparrow will appear from the grass where the bottom lane meets the river. Rock Spikes will follow up with crowd control. Lucian E Slide Step forward to deal damage!"
With Bull's Head's lethal iodized salt, Draven's HP dropped rapidly!
"Brother Ran, use E Pendulum of Misfortune to brush Bull's Head away. Don't let him attack Jack!"
Not only that, Bull's Head's aftershock effect was about to end. Being pushed away, he could not deal aftershock damage to Draven.
The healing light of the healing spell lit up and raised Jack's HP a little.
"Simple Lantern!" Lin Yan shouted.
When he reached Level 2, he didn't immediately invest his Skill Points. After all, Stone Hammer and QW were not like Pendulum of Misfortune, which could be stored to increase passive damage. It was the same when he used it.
Although he subconsciously thought that the Factory Director would only arrive at level three, Lin Yan still saved one Skill Point just in case.
He did not expect it to come in handy at this moment!
The lantern was thrown down and added a layer of white shield to Draven, preventing him from being killed in one shot!
"iboy inserted the accessory eye and tried to stop Jack from escaping by lighting the lantern … but he is very skilled at lighting the lantern!"
The Shiba Inu was indeed Draven's specialty. He had partnered with Hammer Stone many times. Although his skills with Hammer Stone were average, it did not stop him from learning how to play simple lantern.
Draven flew back into Hammer Stone's arms.
Two golden lights flashed one after another. The first one came from iboy. He controlled Lucian to flash forward and hit Draven with Vulnerability, wanting to kill him in the air.
The second flash came from Lin Yan.
He used Blink to move further down the tower, bringing Jack with him to a safe position!
Due to YM's long distance, Lucian's bullet landed lightly on Draven's body!
A red damage number appeared.
However, Jack still had 7 HP left!
Hammer Stone and Draven had successfully escaped and resolved the deadlock!
"Wow … he's not dead yet?!" Doll could not believe it.
"Brother Ran's Hammer Stone has some understanding!"
The cheers of the YM fans were like thunder, drowning out the disappointed laments of the piggies!
[Good run!]
[This escape technique has the flavor of a top player!]
[Draven only has 7 HP left?
There must be 7 HP in the dark!]
[Hammer Stone is so cool. Is Liu Qingsong really going to be laid off?]
[Brother Ran's skill of saving skill points to learn lantern is really good!]
Ghostfoot Seven was not worried. He looked at Hammer Stone's ID and gritted his teeth in anger.
He purposely waited for the YM duo to reach level 2 before making his move.
He thought that Hammer Stone would learn the skill early, but the cunning and cautious Lin Yan blocked the gank!
Furthermore … if Hammer Rock hadn't used the Pendulum of Misfortune to push Bull Head away, Draven wouldn't have been able to escape from Meiko's Normal Attack!
At that moment, there was no time for Lin Yan to react. He made the best choice almost instantly.
He was one step behind!