freeallnovels Chapter 92 Two supports, two AD carries?
Chapter 92 Two supports, two AD carries?
Chapter 93 Two supports, two AD carries?
"Today's B01 match was both incredibly intense and garnered massive attention!" Eleven said with a hint of excitement in his voice.
Yu Tong chimed in, "Oh, how so?"
"On one side is TSG, which boasts the number one ranking in the national server, achieved the feat of winning the City Championship without losing a single game in the small-scale competition, and became a sensation across the internet."
"On the other side is EDE, a veteran powerhouse in the LSPL, who strengthened their top lane this season. Their competitiveness and player activity are off the charts, aren't they?"
"That's definitely correct!"
As the two were talking, the comments section started flooding with messages.
[High EQ: EDE's top lane has been significantly strengthened this season!]
[Low emotional intelligence: AJ played terribly at Worlds and was demoted from the first team.]
[Hey you guys, even though he's not very good, he's still someone who's played in the LPL and even reached the World Championship. He should be able to handle playing in the LSPL. DaYun is strong in the mid lane, but I think he can easily crush TSG's top lane.]
[The number of viewers watching live on Huya is a bit exaggerated. Is the platform using some kind of fake viewers spoofing again?]
[Number of spectators? That's all? You're underestimating the prestige of our server's tactical masters. There are still many people who didn't come!]
[The guy upstairs clearly doesn't pay much attention to solo queue ranked game highlights. Given Dayun's game understanding, with the new season just started, not only ordinary players, but also high-ranking players and even professional teams are probably all glued to their streams waiting to see TSG's understanding of the new season's meta.]
I understand high-ranking solo queue players, but isn't it a bit much for professional teams to learn this too?
[Exaggeration? With the level of our LPL coaching staff, what else can they do besides copying the others? Right now, our own region has a top student, so they're just copying the standard answers.]
You know what, the viewers in the live chat were absolutely right about this.
For the opening match of the LSPL league, EDE vs TSG, there were indeed countless LSPL and even LPL team leaders watching the live broadcast.
The sheer strength of this match between the two teams is so high that it's no exaggeration to say it's a test of the LPL Spring Split meta.
It's hard to estimate TSG's current strength, but EDE is a different story. They were almost in the LPL last summer, and now they've added AJ, who played in S5, to their top lane. Plus, EDG is backing them up and providing practice. On paper, it's no exaggeration to say that they're definitely in the mid-tier of the LPL.
Players' bench, EDE team.
"Damn it, how did we end up running into that monster Crush in our very first match?"
AJ's thick Hong Kong-accented Mandarin rang out in the voice channel.
"There's no way around it, Dayun's performance in Rank is just too outrageous. Every game on Huya Live is packed with highlights, and you can find clips of him all over forums and video websites. Plus, he had a perfect record in the City Championship a while ago, so the official platform wants to ride that wave of popularity." Jinjiao shook his head.
"Honestly, it's really tough playing against them. They always seem to be playing a four-man gank against two people."
road wholeheartedly agreed, "It's mainly Crush, that old bastard. He looks young, but he's full of bad ideas and his mind is full of tricks to rip people off."
"It's alright. Coach Abu has been training with our team for so long, and he's even made specific arrangements targeting TSG's commonly used tactics. Our chances of winning are much higher!"
"Targeted measures—isn't the issue specifically targeting TSG's playstyle from last season?"
Someone in the team made a comment, and then the headset went silent.
Clang! Bang!
The pre-match procedures for the second-tier league did not keep the audience waiting for long.
Soon, accompanied by that crisp and familiar sound from the game's background music, the BP interface was simultaneously projected onto the giant screen of the main stage.
Instantly, the noise in the entire venue subsided, and countless eyes focused on it.
"Alright, the draw for this B01 match is complete. EDE (blue side) will ban and pick first, and TSG (red side) will have a counter pick."
As Eleven spoke, the bans for both sides were already displayed on the large screen, which was slightly delayed from the game screen.
"EDE has banned Gangplank, Ryze, and Miss Fortune here."
Yu Tong took over the conversation, speaking a little faster, clearly having done her homework beforehand.
He cleared his throat slightly and began to analyze: "Banner and Ryze are clearly being banned to specifically target and limit Big Luck. Both of them are iconic heroes who are strong in the current version and can carry the whole game once they get farmed up."
When talking about Miss Fortune, Yu Tong couldn't help but smile slightly: "As for Miss Fortune—I believe that players who have been playing on the Chinese server recently have a deep understanding of this—the feeling of triggering Thunderlord's Decree with one E skill is just so smooth."
"As soon as he finished speaking, the live stream chat exploded with comments:"
Shut up!
Thank you, you successfully brought back some unpleasant memories.
[Fuck, what kind of monster did the designers create for the new season? The bot lane is either getting electrocuted or on its way to getting electrocuted. Can you believe even supports are carrying Thunderlord's Decree?]
[EDE's draft was impressive; those three bans were so skillful that even I, a master of trash talk, have to admit defeat.]
It's rare to see commentators at LSPL who can provide serious analysis instead of just shouting—truly rare.
On the field, facing EDE's relentless attacks, TSG, on the red side, quickly responded.
Fiora, Lissandra, and Lulu, the Fairy Sorceress.
The moment these three avatars appeared, many team leaders and players who were closely watching the match on their screens were visibly stunned.
Why are all the heroes from the previous version?
Has Crush run out of ideas?
Or is he deliberately hiding his true intentions?
Those who have reached this position naturally wouldn't draw conclusions hastily.
In the new season's draft phase, there's really no need to reveal your team's understanding of the priority of heroes in the current meta before the opponent has truly shown their strength.
Moreover, sending Lulu and Lissandra, both mid-lane heroes with full utility, to the sidelines would actually free up TSG's strongest hero, DaYun.
The ban on Fiora in the top lane was somewhat "insulting".
While it's true that TSG's individual top laner isn't very strong, AJ isn't the kind of player who uses warrior heroes to make single-target breakthroughs.
With the ban phase over, the blue team's first-floor pick didn't keep the audience waiting long.
On the screen, a sheep-spirit-like hero icon flashed twice before being firmly locked onto: "Holding your soul, living together!"
Kindred's deep, resonant lines echoed throughout the venue.
"Wow, Kindred!" Eleven immediately raised his voice, "She's the strongest jungler in the new version, bar none."
Yu Tong nodded and added, "Yes, Kindred is too well-rounded this patch—her Q skill allows her to dash through walls, her W increases damage and heals, and she has the burst damage of her E skill's three-hit combo in the early game. Her ganking ability in lane is extremely strong, and due to her passive, once the marks are stacked to a certain number, she also has considerable carry potential in the late game. To be honest, picking Kindred on the blue side is extremely cost-effective."
Choose Kindred!
Fu Shiyan, the jungler for TSG, nodded slightly as he looked at EDE's first pick.
One snatch of a thousand jades, no problem.
In the jungle meta of Season 6, the Eternal Hunters were a Tier 0 champion. From patch 6.1 to 6.4, with the Devourer and Hurricane build, their mid-to-late game damage output even surpassed that of ADCs. Furthermore, thanks to their ultimate ability, Lamb's Breath, they possessed sufficient survivability in team fights. Calling them a must-ban or must-pick before the Summer Split wouldn't be an exaggeration.
If you feel that Devourer is too slow to scale in professional matches, you can opt for a warrior armor penetration rune build with some attack speed. Combined with the short cooldown of her Q skill, which allows her to pass through walls and reset auto-attacks, her jungle clearing efficiency is top-notch. With all her level 3 abilities available, she can almost hold her own against any of the meta junglers in duels. She's unbeatable in 1v1 situations in the early to mid-game, with fast jungle clearing and strong invasion capabilities, meaning the team can play a fast-paced game focused on controlling jungle resources. Especially after her passive stacks, Kindred's dragon-slaying speed is among the best in the entire league—solo dragon steals and control are strategically significant for gaining control of resources.
"Cheed Martin!" Wu Chen chuckled, his gaze sweeping across the soundproof room opposite. "Brother Yan, should I get a Thunder Graves and go check him out?"
Before Fu Shiyan could offer any advice, Li Rui, the support player, chimed in, "I wonder if the guy on the other side can control the marks properly. If he's not very skilled, I'll give him a little help later."
"Help? What kind of help—one or two floors every twenty minutes?"
"Hahaha!"
The TSG team's voice chat was filled with laughter.
For a jungler like Kindred who is a Tier 0 pick in this patch, how could the team's mid-laner not arrange targeted training?
The jungler and support duo are quite adept at using the mark refresh mechanism to limit Kindred's development.
"Let's not pick Graves yet, let's see how things go." Fu Shiyan calmly suppressed his joke, "Xiao Zhu, Chen Zi—you two pick Kalista and Tahm Kench first."
"Okay." ×2!
"Huh? Kalista and Tahm Kench in the bot lane?"
In the commentary booth, Eleven and Yu Tong exchanged a glance, their tone revealing a hint of surprise.
"This two-person approach is stable, but—" Yu Tong hesitated, carefully choosing her words.
The questions raised by the two commentators also represent the thoughts of countless viewers in the live broadcast room at this moment.
Wasn't Crush supposed to be a tactical master in the Chinese server?
That's it?
Kalista and Tahm Kench – a duo that was overused and over-picked last season. Why are they still clinging to it in Season 6? What does that mean?
Hidden move?
That's not right either.
EDE is no rotten fish or shrimp.
Moreover, LSPL uses a best-of-one (B01) format, meaning one match decides the winner.
Crush isn't afraid of being caught off guard and shattering his undefeated record in the city championship and his invincible persona right from the start.
Or is it that this person is actually only this good, and the whole thing was just hype?
In the live stream chat, more and more question marks appeared, and voices of doubt, ridicule, and indifference intertwined.
In this strange and subtle atmosphere, the draft phase of both teams was coming to an end.
"EDE's second and third floors got Alistar and Twisted Fate—" Eleven's voice rang out again, "They're not planning to lane against Crush anymore, but rather use their preferred tempo to win the game!"
"Select swap, TSG third and fourth floors — excavator."
When Yu Tong read out the hero's name, his brows relaxed slightly. "Hmm, a very safe jungler choice."
He was just about to suggest a passionate mid-lane pick like Yasuo or something, when the next second—
On the third floor of the red team's character selection screen, an unexpected avatar appeared.
"Ace pilot, requesting combat readiness!"
The moment that rough yet confident voice rang out, the entire room fell silent for a moment.
"Huh? Kuchi?"
"airplane!!!"
"Two ADs—what the heck?"
"Isn't it... a mid-lane airplane ticket?"
The commentators and the audience erupted in uproar almost simultaneously.
"Wait, there's another expert!!!"
"The blue team's fourth and fifth picks are confirmed to be Ashe and Maokai, a very standard EDG lineup. But why is TSG's last pick Thresh?!"
"Why are there two supports and two AD carries on the field?!"
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