LOL: I'm in the LPL, that's my fight!

Chapter 45: Brother Da Yun?

"Wow, he picked Viktor right away! Looks like Crush is really confident!" Sika shouted, her eyes wide open, clearly excited to see what was going on.

"Then you must be confident. Is MC some kind of strong opponent?" Xiaoxiao said with a slight smirk, her tone a bit teasing.

As the most entertaining commentators, the Deyunse duo are known for their outrageous and quick-witted style.

After joking about the banned heroes from both sides from beginning to end, my eyes immediately locked onto the decisive instant pick by the blue team's first pick.

"After all, he's number one in the national server!" Xiaoxiao said seriously.

Jessica chimed in, perfectly playing the straight man: "Yes, that kind of level—we can't understand it now."

"Because you can't get a spot, right?" Xiaoxiao grinned, her mischievous smile almost overflowing the screen.

"Hahaha, that hits home, bro!" Jessica slapped the table, laughing so hard she was doubled over, whether it was scripted or genuine.

[Wow, Huya's operations team is really talented; they brought in these two guys to commentate on the match.]

[There's no way around it, the LPL was eliminated from the World Championship too early. Watching other regions compete for the championship has no appeal; it's more fun watching semi-professional leagues.]

[Okay, okay, so the LPL has turned into an entertainment league, huh?]

[Crush confidently picked Viktor; he's completely disregarding the enemy team.]

[MC: Please have mercy, it's better to relax a bit when you're crushing someone.]

Crush: I'm invincible, do whatever you want.

"Honestly, there's nothing wrong with Crush instantly picking first."

Xiaoxiao caught a glimpse of the barrage of comments and knew that if she didn't turn things around soon, it might start to cause trouble. She immediately straightened the microphone and steered the topic in a serious direction, "Look, the draft phase in League of Legends is like two armies arranging their troops in battle."

"BJBS has a Xiang Yu in the mid lane, so why don't I put my carry in front? With such a human-sized AoE tank, the brothers can have a much easier time choosing heroes."

"Viktor is also a top pick in this patch," Sika nodded in agreement, his tone unusually serious for a couple of seconds. "Your first pick is perfectly fine."

Alright, alright, what's so interesting about analyzing the draft picks in a city championship?

[Exactly, even LPL teams have such a low level of game understanding, let alone city tournaments where it's not even a professional league.]

To be precise, it doesn't matter whether either team has a coach or not.

Why would I need a coach? It's just a small takeout spot!

Amidst the various complaints from viewers in the live chat, both teams completed their lineup selections.

Blue side BJBS: Top lane Hecarim, Jungle Nidalee, Mid lane Viktor, Bot lane Lucian and Alistar.

Red team MC: Top lane Gnar, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Lulu, Bot lane Braum and Kog'Maw.

With the lineup finalized and the countdown reaching zero, the screen went black, and the game officially entered the loading screen.

The hero artwork appeared one by one, and the cursor of the loading bar slowly crawled against the dark background.

"BJBS - Keep it up!"

"BJBS - Keep it up!"

"BJBS - Keep it up!"

At the "See You Later" internet cafe, the staff took the lead in raising their voices, and the viewing area instantly erupted in chaos.

The shouts spread like waves, reaching every corner of the internet cafe from the specially designated viewing area. Even the few passersby who were playing ranked matches and had no interest in the game couldn't help but glance up at the big screen.

Sometimes, humans are just such strange creatures. The relationship between the internet cafe "Never Say Goodbye" and the customer service provider is merely superficial, but once a special medium is introduced...

For example, a screen, a game, a shared name—that bridge of emotions can be built at an unimaginable speed.

Within the BJBS team.

While waiting for the game to load and for the minions to appear, Fu Shiyan, as usual, gave the players some pointers on details.

"The opposing team has a standard late-game four-protect-one, positional defensive system. Kog'Maw is their absolute core, and Lulu, Braum, and Gragas provide triple protection. They aim to be invincible in team fights after 30 minutes, but this composition is extremely weak in the early and mid-game and is prone to collapse."

"Therefore, we need to speed things up as much as possible in the early stages!"

"Xiao Zhu, since we don't have any crowd control before level 6, you need to focus on farming and utilizing Hecarim's movement speed to roam and switch lanes."

"We should pressure the bottom lane; Wu Zi and I will definitely be able to provide support faster than the other side."

"Wu Zi, follow me. This game, let's go into the enemy jungle more often, control vision, and gank the side lanes first."

With Centaur and Alistar as their two strong engage champions, they have an absolute advantage in all kinds of resource team fights as long as they don't have problems in lane, before Kog'Maw reaches his full potential in the mid-game.

"learn!"

"clear!"

"Hehe, the opposing MC is really a coward. The first match of the tournament was broadcast live. They didn't know how to seize this great opportunity to make a name for themselves. Why did they choose Lulu?"

After his mid-lane star player finished giving him tactical pointers, the talkative Li Rui sent the first signal to Lulu after entering the game.

Zhou Heyang glanced at the opponent's ID and muttered to himself, somewhat speechless, "Why don't you try going to the other side and picking a champion like Azir to lane against Yan-ge?"

"Ahem... Well, I'd better not. I'm not strong enough to get elbowed by Da Yun."

"Let's reduce the amount of resistance training."

Fu Shiyan gave a sarcastic remark.

He felt somewhat helpless about the nickname "National Server Luck," which originated from his ID.

It's just that he was a bit too aggressive in ranked games, played a few hundred million more stomp games, and then gave a few hundred million professional players a hard time.

Is it really necessary to give yourself a nickname like a dump truck?

Well, although my initial goal was to crush the entire league...

"Be careful, the other team will most likely switch lanes."

Fu Shiyan fully understands the lineup choices made by the red team and even gives them a thumbs up.

Knowing that there are differences in individual skill levels among the players, choosing a solid lineup that can drag the game into the late game and win through team fights is the best choice.

That kind of risky, tightrope-walking behavior—where someone is clearly weak, their discipline and teamwork are a complete mess, yet they still go all in on the early stages—is something only a brainless person would do.

His prediction that the red team would switch lanes was based on his own reasoning.

First of all, MC's core strategy is nothing more than three things: play defensively across the board, play defensively in the jungle, and then wait for an opportunity.

Gnar farms safely in the top lane, Lulu defends the tower in the mid lane, and Kog'Maw farms in the bottom lane without fighting.

Then, Gragas should avoid direct confrontations with Nidalee as much as possible, focusing instead on counter-ganking, protecting teammates, and controlling the map.

Finally, around the 25-minute mark, once Kog'Maw's items are complete, he can utilize the double protection of Lulu and Braum to push towers around the AD carry and actively initiate team fights around resources.

Since the game is going to drag on to the mid-to-late game anyway, having Kog'Maw and Braum switch lanes in the early game to avoid Lucian and Alistar, while also suppressing Hecarim's development, is obviously a good choice.

"Yan-ge, shall we switch lanes?"

"If we don't catch them, let them trade. They can't possibly out-trade us."