Chapter 134: Coach, let him play this!

「SPY actually banned Lu Xi An... In that case, the strong heroes that come out are a bit too many! 」

「Why ban Lu Xi An? Isn't he already nerfed to almost useless? Although Zven is indeed one of the few players who still pick Lu Xi An, objectively speaking, this hero can no longer pose a threat to opponents in lane 2v2, and he can't even push the lane against many mainstream ADs. 」

On G2's side, Ka Lao Si was also stunned when he saw SPY give the last ban slot to Lu Xi An, and he instinctively asked:

「Why did the opposing team ban Lu Xi An? 」

「I guess they want to let Xia Lu farm. 」

Tang Anna's voice sounded in everyone's earphones,

「Letting Xia Lu farm, let Mikyx go roam—this is their most practiced tactic in regular season, and H2K also lost using this tactic. 」

「Lu Xi An's nerf is to his range, so he can't lane now, but his burst damage hasn't been reduced at all. If we really pick Lu Xi An and pair him with a hard support that has crowd control, Kobbe alone in Xia Lu will be in great danger. 」

At this moment, Jankos in the commentator seats shared the same view; as soon as SPY banned Lu Xi An, he immediately knew that SPY was going to play a 3v1 trick again.

The so-called 3v1 means that SPY's mid, jungle, and support group up to target the enemy jungler.

Jankos was broken by SPY in exactly this way in that semifinal Bo5.

Although the enemy jungler is clearly not strong, their teammates always manage to assist immediately, leaving Jankos feeling frustrated and unable to exert his strength.

Now, Firrrrrre, it's your turn to enjoy this treatment.

How will you respond, my lord?

Jankos looked toward the G2 player bench.

He both hopes SPY will use this tactic to give Firrrrrre a beating, and involuntarily starts to expect Firrrrrre to continue in an invincible posture and defeat SPY.

For a moment, his feelings were very conflicted.

……

What Tang Anna could see through, Liang Yan could naturally see through as well.

Being afraid is impossible; Liang Yan's dictionary simply doesn't have that word.

No matter what tactic or strategy, routines are dead while people are alive; ultimately, all tactics must be carried out by people—once you see that, there's nothing to fear.

Not only because Liang Yan believes in himself, but also because he believes in his teammates' abilities.

Well, actually he still believes in himself—having personally trained G2 for three months, if they can't even pass a minor Europe final, Liang Yan thinks he might as well go back to make some money and lie flat, rather than bother with a professional career.

Ka Lao Si and Tang Anna discussed for a while, both feeling a bit hesitant.

「They wouldn't be thinking of taking Leopard Girl, would they? 」

「Trashy can play this, but I don't think their coach would dare to stake the bet on him in the finals' match point, given that Wunder's status is higher than his. 」

「Is that the vampire? 」

「If they really decide to play that tactic, the vampire doesn't synergize well... I think the core is still Xia Lu. 」

「That would be the double mom combo. 」

「Yes. 」

「Should we dismantle it? 」

「We can dismantle it, but it would somewhat drag our own pace… Liang Yan, what do you think? 」

Tang Anna ultimately still asked Liang Yan for his opinion.

Liang Yan directly said:

「If the other side doesn't snatch Leopard Girl, can I have it? 」

Tang Anna and Ka Lao Si were both stunned.

「You want to play Leopard Girl?! 」

「I kinda want to play it. 」

「Didn't you say you were afraid that if you hit too hard you wouldn't be able to pull back? 」

「I'll go easy. 」

Tang Anna laughed, feeling a little excited inside.

Everyone also started clamoring:

「Wuhu~! 」

「It's time to let the opposing side see the strength of the Wild King! 」

「Come on, Big Milk Power! 」

If we want to take Leopard Girl, Wheel Mom definitely can't be left open, otherwise the opposing side could really create a double mom combo, putting great pressure on the bottom half.

Leopard Girl has suffered several consecutive version nerfs; in patch 6.15 they even directly removed the mechanic that allowed resetting basic attacks when switching forms, causing her early jungle clear to be very painful—if the mechanics are off, she might not even be able to beat the jungle monsters, so she still needs lane teammates to provide some early support, at least ensuring her first jungle clear isn't interfered with.

「OK, Vayne! G2's last ban slot is still given to Xia Lu. 」

「Wow! Three bans on Xia Lu! 」

「Kobbe probably feels a bit dazed, thinking, 'Could I actually be the absolute core in G2's eyes? Otherwise why ban three of my champions?】

「No, he looks pretty happy, look. 」

In the SPY player bench screen, Kobbe indeed had a smile on his face.

Although G2 banning Wheel Mom ruined the coach's pick plan, for a player, being targeted by the enemy's bans and picks is obviously a matter of prestige, because it shows the opponent acknowledges his strength.

But if Kobbe knew that two of G2's three bans on Xia Lu were aimed at the environment rather than at him personally, he probably wouldn't be so happy.

Wheel Mom was also banned targeting the system, not Kobbe personally.

There are certainly individuals that G2 would need to specifically target in bans and picks, but either they're not in the Europe Region, or they're within G2's own team—other teams really don't have any.

Jankos could actually be considered one, but Liang Yan said he fears no lane matchup counters, so the jungle doesn't need to be banned.

After both sides finished banning champions, they began picking.

SPY instantly locked in Karma.

G2 analyzed the position of this Karma, concluding that SPY might not have decided whether this Karma goes bottom or mid, so it's currently a flex pick. After discussion, everyone felt that taking the same lineup as the previous game would be fine, so they first locked in Leopard Girl on the first pick, then locked in Rock Sparrow on the second pick.

With a hum, the scene instantly boiled over.

On the commentator's desk, the commentators' eyes widened and they began to shout in surprise.

"Oh! My! God!"

"Nidalee! Great! Coach, he's about to pick this! Let him play!"

"Hahaha, I said it—how could a jungler not know how to play Nidalee? A player of Firrrrrre's caliber would surely have this hero in his pool!!"

"He picked it! He finally picked it!!"

On the SPY side, YamatoCannon's expression tensed up instantly.

A kind of wishful thinking that he had deliberately ignored was laid bare at this moment and mercilessly crushed his fantasy.

Yeah……

How could a player so close to perfect not play the Leopard Woman?