freeallnovels Chapter 61 begins
Chapter 61 begins
January 19th, Shanghai Alliance Arena.
Mu Chun and his group arrived at the venue by car, and as soon as they got out of the car, they saw that the area outside the cordon at the entrance was full of fans.
"Go TheShy!"
"Go Meiko!"
……
Cheers filled the air as they were led to the lounge by staff.
In the official live stream room.
"Good afternoon, dear Summoners. Welcome to the first stage of the 2025 League of Legends regular season. Today we finally welcome Group D, IG vs. Shenzhen NIP."
"I'm Song Qi, today's interactive host. I'd also like to welcome today's commentator to say hello to everyone." Song Qi smiled as she finished speaking, and then the camera panned to her.
Guan Zeyuan spoke first, "Hello everyone, I'm commentator Zeyuan."
Rita followed closely behind, saying, "Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Rita, the commentator."
"Today's match is also the highly anticipated IG vs. NIP, both teams have undergone significant roster changes during the transfer period."
"Besides IG, which everyone knows just won the Demacia Cup, Doinb has also returned to NIP, replacing Neny," Guan Zeyuan said.
Rita nodded, then said, "Yes, and IG has also made quite a stir recently."
"The Collector Gwen, right? Of course, besides that, Chunfeng, there's some gossip going around lately."
"He's said to have mastered AD carry. He's always been someone who can't play AD carry, but now he's supposedly been practicing Vayne and Zephyr. I wonder if he'll get a chance to play today," Guan Zeyuan said.
He then added, "Doinb's addition and NIP's mid-jungle synergy might put a lot of pressure on IG."
"Throughout the Demacia Cup, it was clear that the five members of IG were basically carrying the game through their individual abilities."
The two then continued their conversation about the match.
Guan Zeyuan then changed the subject, "Next, let's hand the camera over to the scene."
hope Ran's voice rang out through the stadium's speakers: "Welcome to the 2025 League of Legends Pro League, the first stage of the regular season. Let's welcome the two teams facing off."
"First of all, welcome to InvictusGaming."
As soon as he finished speaking, the camera focused on Mu Chun and the others.
Top laner TheShy, jungler Jiejie, mid laner Rookie, bot laner Chunfeng, support Meiko
As hope Ran's voice rang out, Mu Chun and the others went up on stage, waved to the audience from the center, and then walked to their seats.
The cheers from the audience below the stage were deafening.
"Welcome NinjasinPyjamas."
"Top laner Shanji, jungler Aki, mid laner Doinb, bot laner Leave, support ppgod."
The cheers from the audience were not loud when the others came out, but when Doinb appeared, the cheers became noticeably louder, almost the same as when IG came out.
After both players took their seats, hope Ran came out.
"In the first stage of the LPL group stage, IG will face off against Shenzhen NIP."
"LPL's fearless peak of competition."
After she finished speaking, she bowed.
Solo's side selection features Rookie versus shanji, a double chicken dinner showdown.
In the end, Rookie emerged victorious.
Daeny chose the blue side without hesitation.
BP officially begins.
"IG's first three bans were for Nocturne, Vi, and Ashe," Guan Zeyuan said.
"NIP banned Skarner, Rumble, and Azir. Was this Azir pick specifically targeting Chunfeng?" Rita asked.
Guan Zeyuan paused for a moment, "It's somewhat similar, but it's a bit of a loss to specifically target Chunfeng's Tsar, since he has other heroes he can play."
After banning the heroes, both sides quickly completed their first three hero selections.
IG selected Viktor, Xin Zhao, and Quesant.
NIP consists of Varus, Wukong, and Akali.
Second round of bans.
NIP coach Rashomon stood behind Leave and asked, "Should we ban Twisted Fate?"
Leave looked at the screen. Chunfeng's Azir was banned. Vayne and Zeli are not easy to pick. Yasuo doesn't have much detail. Akali won't be picked so early.
Now he can only choose Cassiopeia and Twisted Fate, but Cassiopeia can't get the boots that give him an early advantage, and Twisted Fate doesn't need attack speed boots.
Leave nodded. "Let's ban the cards."
"Banning the cards was still intended to target Chunfeng's hero pool," Guan Zeyuan said.
Then both sides banned Rakan, Braum, and Poppy.
NIP chooses large trees.
"Since Vayne said that, I'll go up and whip her with that giant tree top." Mu Chun said, having already pre-selected Vayne.
Daeny flipped through his notebook. He was actually more inclined to use Cassiopeia to defend against the enemy's charge, but he still asked, "Aren't you afraid of Akali with Vayne?"
Looking at Akali's icon, Mu Chun said, "I'm not that afraid, and even if the enemy tries to gank me in the early game, they can't kill me."
"Then Vayne." Daeny nodded.
Another exhilarating and agonizing game for the opponent.
Mu Chun excitedly locked Vayne in her arms, "Let's go."
Seeing IG lock in Vayne, even though he was prepared, Guan Zeyuan was still somewhat shocked. "Vayne, out so early? I thought she wouldn't be out until the third or fourth game!"
"It's quite unusual for Vayne to be picked in the first game, which makes it harder for IG to pick a support," Rita said.
Guan Zeyuan nodded, "Indeed, Vayne always needs to be protected by an enchanter support, but in this version, it's easy to feed with an enchanter support."
Ultimately, IG picked Lulu as their last pick.
NIP selected Ruier.
"They'll definitely switch lanes with Vayne, so you guys just need to push the lane and farm tower plates in the bot lane. We'll just focus on Vayne in team fights," Doinb said.
Leave nodded, "His Vayne pushes the lane very slowly, so our bot lane will definitely have an economic advantage."
"We've definitely switched lines," Mu Chun said.
JIejie asked, "Do you need me to apply it?"
"I don't think we need to. Let's keep pushing down the lane and protect TheShy. We're pushing the lane slowly in the top lane, so let's just harass him and prevent him from getting any kills," Mu Chun said.
Finally, the two sides exchanged heroes.
Blue team's Instagram:
Top laner TheShy: Quesant
Jungler Jiejie: Xin Zhao
Mid laner Rookie: Viktor
ADChunfeng: Vayne
Support Meiko: Lulu
Red team NIP:
Top laner Shanji: Maokai
Jungler Aki: Monkey
Mid laner Doinb: Akali
ADLeave: Varus
ppgod (Assistant): Ruier
The loading screen appears.
[Host detected to have selected a non-AD role hero; random talent selection is in progress...]
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained a random talent: High Temperature Warning]
[High Temperature Warning: A universal talent that allows you to choose an opponent and see their temperature. Each instance of torture will increase the temperature, and when it reaches its maximum, the opponent will become overwhelmed.]
[Friendly reminder: Even if the temperature spikes, it doesn't necessarily drop to zero immediately.]
A new talent?
When will we get another exclusive hero? I've never seen one for any hero other than the Tsar.
[High Temperature Warning] If the temperature is well controlled, the other side will lose one person, and that person is the most resilient.
Without a front-row player, Varus will have a tough time.
Choose the opposing top laner, Shanji.
Mu Chun silently recited.
A screen flashed in the lower left corner of my field of vision.
[Shanji's current temperature: 36 degrees Celsius]
Welcome to Summoner's Rift!
Upon entering the game, Mu Chun immediately controlled Vayne and Lulu to head to the top lane.
"Here, let's go this way, we'll go straight ahead," Mu Chun said, pinging several signals that were already on the road.
Vayne and Lulu entered the top lane bush and then crouched inside, waiting for Maokai to come online.