anovelconsole Chapter 47: The Curse
Chapter 47: The Curse
At the LNG Club, far away at the match venue, Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai were also watching today's game.
Although Zhu Kai had worked for IG, he wasn't there to cheer for IG.
On the contrary, he came to watch IG lose the game, or more precisely, to see Chen Song make a fool of himself coaching IG.
He, Chen Song, was merely a tactical analyst.
However, in today's IG match, Chen Song actually replaced Karam as the temporary coach.
Is this reasonable?
You have to understand that today IG is facing EDG, not some trash team like LNG, or WE.
He felt incredibly satisfied when he saw IG almost swept by EDG in the first game.
With this in mind, he wanted to see Chen Song get humiliated in the second game, but he didn't expect that the game would start with a frown as soon as it entered the draft phase.
"It looks like EDG is going to lose the second game."
Zhu Kai nodded and responded to Zuo Wu: "IG's lineup has a natural advantage in this game. As long as they can stabilize in the early game, and maintain their lineup advantage in the mid-game, with their front line tanking in front, EDG's lineup simply cannot get past IG's front line."
Zuo Wu nodded: "EDG's draft picks were too greedy this game."
"But it's also like EDG's style."
During their discussion, both of them briefly entered a period of development.
In terms of team composition, IG is not in a hurry at all. They just need to continue to develop, find opportunities to release the Rift Herald, and continue to take the dragons, gradually chipping away at EDG's outer turrets.
In contrast, EDG is in a hurry. If they can't find a good opportunity, they'll be out of the game.
The game lasted 16 minutes and 35 seconds.
Ning swaggered into the bottom lane, released the Rift Herald, and together with Forge, took down the bottom lane's first turret.
17 minutes 35 seconds.
EDG's mid-lane tower was also taken down by JackeyLove alone.
At the same time, Ning captured the fire dragon.
"I feel so hopeless! I feel so hopeless!"
The child couldn't help but sigh.
"I have to give a shout-out to IG's new coach. His last pick, Sion, was brilliant. With Renekton and Sejuani, plus Sion in the top lane, the mid, top, and jungle were really solid."
IG players' rest area.
"They had a lot of fun this time."
Chen Song listened to the conversation through the earpiece and shared it with Mafa, who was sitting next to him.
The top, mid, and jungle players were so well-developed by the 18-minute mark, especially Renekton and Sejuani. At that point, they were at the forefront, leaving the EDG players shaking their heads in despair.
A three-AD composition is already difficult to play against, and now they're facing a front-line composition that's developed so well, they simply can't handle it.
"I'm going to the restroom."
Chen Song handed the earphones to Mafa.
Mafa paused for a moment, then took the earphone.
This time he didn't press the matter further.
Su Xiaoluo, who was standing to the side, was the same.
As long as you, Chen Song, can win the game, I'll grant you any requests, even if you have to leave during the game.
As luck would have it, Chen Song ran into Heart, who was washing his face, in the bathroom.
Heart was feeling down because of BP, so she used having diarrhea as an excuse to go to the bathroom to catch her breath and relax.
He had just washed his face when he saw Chen Song walk in through the mirror.
Chen Song simply nodded and went to the side to start rinsing the water.
After a shiver, Chen Song returned to the lounge after enjoying himself.
The game lasted 19 minutes and 17 seconds.
Ning and Baolan encountered Scout at the F6 corner on the red side, where Scout was scanning for vision.
Even with two summoner spells in hand, Ning still managed to take down the enemy under the powerful control of Sejuani and Nautilus.
[IGNing is almost going berserk!]
On the other side, TheShy had also driven over, and the experienced driver hit three people.
Fortunately, Jiejie and iBoy had flashbangs and successfully escaped back to the second tower.
Meiko ultimately perished here while protecting her teammates' retreat.
With their mid and support players killed, IG took the opportunity to take down EDG's second mid-lane tower and the inhibitor tower.
The game lasted 21 minutes and 52 seconds.
Holding the advantage, IG did not rush to force a team fight, but instead switched to the top lane and took down EDG's second top lane tower.
Then he turned and walked towards the Dragon Pit.
With her vision lost, Jiejie could only lean forward with her bare body.
Because of the lack of vision, he was ambushed by TheShy in the red buff bush and knocked up by a charged attack, followed by the damage from the Titan, and was instantly killed.
With Jiejie dead, IG secured the Baron Nashor, giving them an 8,000 gold lead.
At 25 minutes into the game, IG destroyed EDG's crystal.
"IG won 16-3, another big victory."
"Let's congratulate IG on winning the second game."
"1:1, this is also EDG's first game loss this season."
"It felt like EDG's first three picks were a bit forced, plus IG's last pick of Sion."
After the second game ended, Wawa and Miller conducted a post-match analysis.
The players then returned to the lounge to prepare for the third match.
"Nice!"
The moment EDG's crystal was destroyed, a fierce shout came from the IG players' rest room.
Mafa reached out and gave Chen Song a high five, then said, "I was so nervous before the second round started. Finally, we won."
"It's too early to open the champagne, let's not rush into milking it."
Chen Song interrupted Mafa: "Don't be too happy yet. EDG suffered a loss in the draft last game, so they definitely won't make the same mistake next game."
"I almost forgot, the best-of-three series ended 1-1, there's still a third game to play."
Mafa pressed his forehead.
It's really not easy to pull off a draft like that against EDG.
At the same time, several players returned to the rest room.
Compared to their loss in the first game, everyone was chatting and laughing after the second game.
"Everyone played well this game."
Chen Song stood at the door with a smile to greet them.
"This game was so comfortable to play."
Ning beamed with a smile.
In the last game, he didn't seem to use his brain much; he just farmed the jungle, helped his teammates counter-gank in the early game, and then they won as the game progressed.
"Sorry, coach, I didn't play well in the laning phase last game."
Forge stammered and lowered his head.
"No, no, it's normal to be a little nervous in the early stages. In the mid-game, it's up to you to step up."
Ning took the initiative to speak up for Forge.
TheShy also looked very happy, with a shy smile on his face.
"The next game against EDG will be a do-or-die match, and it definitely won't be as easy as the second one. I hope you won't let your guard down and will remember what I told you."
After winning the second game, the players' trust in Chen Song grew, and they nodded in agreement like sensible children.
......
Chen Song stood at the entrance of the lounge, high-fived each of the players, and then followed behind them.
When they returned to the stage, the IG players looked much more relaxed compared to the EDG players.
In a best-of-three (BO3) match, the team that wins the first game often faces much greater pressure when the score is tied 1-1 in the second game.
"In the decisive moment, withstand hunger. International brand Grains Plus is here to support your victory."
In the commentary booth, Wawa recited the familiar GG phrase: "We have now arrived at the decisive game of the highly anticipated match between IG and EDG. Let's look forward to the draft picks for the third game."
Miller joked, "One more thing, EDG hasn't beaten IG in the previous two seasons. Let's see if EDG can break this curse today."