anovelconsole Chapter 76: I don't understand!!!
Chapter 76: I don't understand!!!
Meanwhile, in the rest room of the MGB team next door.
"I do not understand!!!"
PDD paced back and forth in the backstage dressing room, letting out his signature raspy voice.
Clearly, the BJBS players, who were leading in the score, were having psychological issues, and the MGB players, who were being crushed 2-0, were in even worse shape.
The problem is that they are the ones who are lagging behind.
In a best-of-five series, this means that if the opposing team wins another game, their entire season's efforts will come to an end.
He doesn't understand, he really doesn't understand!
"It's only a 0-2 start, why are you all so dejected and filled with inexplicable fear, as if BJBS on the other side has the upper hand and we are doomed?"
"We, MGB, have received a lot of attention since the beginning. When we were forming the team, I said that our vision has never been limited to just one city tournament."
"We benchmark ourselves against the LPL, we train against world-class teams, and we even have top Korean players as our practice partners for individual laning."
"Our tactical system is meticulously crafted according to professional league standards. Do you know how much effort the club has invested in me? Peripherals, data, analysts... we provide the money and the personnel."
"In terms of resources, equipment, and daily training intensity, where are we lacking?"
"A year ago, I retired from IG. At that time, all I wanted to do was build a team that could actually compete in the LPL. Back then, so many people were watching me, the old IG top laner, waiting to see me fail or to see me achieve something."
PDD's voice grew increasingly heavy. "In the Spring Split, although there were some setbacks, we still made it to the end and were just one step away from the championship."
"What did I say back then? I said MGB was aiming for the LPL, one step at a time. This year we'll make it into the LSPL, and next year we'll step onto the LPL stage. That confidence... that momentum, that vibrant energy, that state of everything vying for dominance, it all seems so vivid right now. Some of you were on the team back then, you should still remember."
"Just a few months later, we came here to play in the group stage of this city championship. How did it turn out like this? A rookie team that just got promoted from the internet cafe competition, with no professional competition experience, has pushed us to the brink."
"Yes, we did lose the opening game, and now we're down 0-2! But does losing two games in a row mean we're doomed? All that confidence and momentum from six months ago... is it going to become a failure for me, PDD, in the esports arena today?"
"No matter what..."
PDD stood up and said, "Our goal is the LPL. As long as the competition is not over, you must always keep the advantage in my strong heart."
Finally, after being fed a full ten minutes of this "chicken soup for the soul" with an excessive amount of MSG, the five members of MGB slowly raised their heads just before going on stage.
Their eyes lacked burning fighting spirit; instead, they held a sense of bewilderment, as if they had survived a catastrophe, and a helpless compromise of "the boss said so, so we have no choice but to believe him."
"Does the advantage lie with me?"
"...Yes, boss, you've got a brilliant idea."
Several people stood up, straightened their clothes, and filed out of the lounge.
……
The third game of the BO5 finals of the 9th League of Legends City Championship.
For many viewers, this was essentially considered the final match, and the game officially began.
In the draft phase, Fu Shiyan did not relax despite the team's 2-0 lead; in fact, he was even more serious than in the previous two matches, directly employing the tactical system that BJBS is currently most proficient in.
After the red and blue teams switched sides, the BJBS lineup, now on the blue side, is as follows:
Top lane Yasuo, jungle Elise, mid lane Azir, bot lane Corki and Alistar!
Red team MGB: Top lane Gnar, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Lucian and Thresh.
The moment the lineup was confirmed, the live chat exploded with excitement once again.
[Hooray! Mid-lane Azir, now he's really commanding four sand soldiers!]
[This is outrageous. Leading 2-0 and holding a commanding advantage in every game, how could BJBS field such a lineup in their final match?]
The LPL teams are playing incredibly aggressively, while the City Championship teams are as steady as a rock – it's undeniably ironic.
[Who said it's as stable as Mount Tai? There's a childcare center along the way, isn't there?]
[The guy upstairs is clearly not a very high rank. Yasuo versus Gnar, isn't that a pure counter pick? Isn't that a sure thing?]
[That's why Crush is so outrageous. His team is stronger overall, holds three match points, and then they have to be very cautious in their draft.]
This is exactly the kind of talent our LPL needs.
Unfortunately, we won't be able to see the fourth game today.
Don't cry, Parker. Get back up and keep playing. We can make it back to LSPL next year.
The game loaded quickly.
All ten heroes appeared in Summoner's Rift.
At the start, MGB likely triggered the "do-or-die" buff of the final match, and played very aggressively in the early stages.
First, the five players grouped up and invaded BJBS's blue buff area, with the support placing a ward in front of the high ground tower.
Upon seeing the plane ascend on foot, they swiftly arranged for a two-person team to capture it.
It's an undeniable fact that MGB's bot lane duo is stronger individually. In the first two games, BJBS had such a big advantage, with the mid, top, and jungle players constantly outmaneuvering each other in the bot lane, yet their gold difference at the end of the game wasn't significant, which speaks volumes.
In this do-or-die situation, MGB clearly intends to rely on the individual skills of Ning and Ming to break through the defense.
Unfortunately, during the lane change, the red team was far inferior to Fu Shiyan, the experienced "young veteran," in terms of handling details.
The game lasts for three minutes.
After Yasuo and Alistar reached level two together, Yasuo walked back to the top lane with Alistar, while MGB's Gnar, eager to gain experience, immediately used his teleport.
At 3:30, Spider focused on farming jungle camps, while Gragas attempted a gank in the mid lane, but it was easily thwarted by Azir.
"Wow, Crush's Azir is playing incredibly well in lane!"
The pointer had barely circled once, and the dramatic scene that BJBS had been expecting—the one that used the transmission difference to create a big buzz—had not yet appeared. The commentator's exclamation and the director's sudden camera switch drew everyone's attention.
Mid lane matchup!
The red team's fox's health bar has unknowingly dropped to two-thirds.
In contrast, the Tsar only suffered a slight loss in mana.
Wang, having watched many of Crush's ranked game replays, explained, "Crush has an exceptionally strong grasp of attack range, and the coordination between his Sand Soldiers' basic attacks and his Q skill for poke is simply masterful. Ahri probably wanted to trade blows with him using Orb of Deception, but she didn't expect..."
【Seriously, is MGB's mid laner still out of his mind after getting thrashed twice?】
[I really didn't expect that the fox would be attacked by the Tsar, but the Tsar would lower its health first.]
[They shouldn't have changed the bloodline; it would have been better to just develop the character properly.]
[The guy upstairs is even more outrageous. I'm trying to outfarm a mage assassin against a farm-obsessed champion? Are you kidding me? If you're going to focus on last-hitting, why not just pick Viktor or Orianna?]
In a secluded corner, unnoticed, a certain Spider Queen quietly soloed the first dragon!
[What a joke, letting the late-game team take the first dragon? What's the point of even fighting?!]