Chapter 463: Everyone, just do your best

Before this, Liang Yan had been quite curious.

——WE doesn't look strong at all; at least judging by their on-paper strength and previous performance, compared to the other two teams among the three giants, they have no obvious advantage. So how did WE actually win the S7 season LPL spring championship?

Now, Liang Yan understood.

Forget anything else; just this set of operational tactics WE is employing right now is quite ahead of its time in the LPL—even EDG, the ancestor of LPL operational play, would have to call it "big brother"!

WE back then relied on this one move to win the S7 spring championship—the Delaying Tactic!

Is the delaying play style too cowardly? No future?

No, if Liang Yan isn't mistaken, the avoidance-combat tactic WE is currently using, its advanced version, is actually the same set of tactics that SSG displayed at the S7 World Championships.

In summary, the core is just nine words: steady development, avoid strong team fights, strike backhand!

But it's a pity that WE hasn't evolved to SSG's level, because WE hasn't grasped the essence of this tactic—controlling vision!

So it can only be the junior version.

For LPL teams of this era, even the junior version is quite formidable. However, now he is facing the cheat-enabled Liang Yan.

To break through this tactic, for the side with the advantage, it's actually quite simple.

If they switched to an unreadable team, they might rashly engage, falling into WE's economic exchange trap, and possibly even suffer a major mistake from being counter-ganked by Condi, causing WE to reverse the economic disadvantage.

But once seen through, responding becomes extraordinarily simple.

Lack of vision plus avoidance, when these two conditions combine, means WE must pay a certain price to ensure the tactic succeeds, and the chip WE chooses to sacrifice is the entire bottom half area's resources and Condi's development.

But what should WE do when VG doesn't take the initiative to attack?

When Liang Yan also hides and stays out of sight, what should Condi do?

WE wants to trade economy with VG; the key is to make VG willing to trade with them!

But the reality is VG isn't in a hurry at all!

On the top lane, Sima Laozei holds a huge advantage yet doesn't push the lane; each time he just clears the wave and then retreats!

In the mid lane, Galio whenever he gets a chance moves up!

In the bottom half area, Liang Yan takes all the resources that WE handed over, without omission!

VG's advantage keeps expanding!

Yet WE, unable to exchange resources, sees the dual cores' development show no improvement!

Blue Steel Shadow keeps getting fatter!

Mang Seng keeps getting thinner!

At this rate, it won't be long before this match turns into a 4v5.

After two offense-defense rounds, the WE members who kept waiting for a chance to act were bewildered.

What is going on?

Why isn't VG moving?!

Offense is the best defense; conversely, sometimes defense equals the best offense—VG kicked the ball back, forcing WE to make a choice!

At the same time, VG is charging up!

Once VG thinks the snowball has grown big enough, they will unleash a serious punch. And because of the existence of the Blue Steel Shadow and Galio duo that can do as they please, WE might not be able to withstand it!

Among the five WE players, 957 was the first to realize the severity of the problem.

"No way, brothers, if we keep dragging this out we'll be done for—the enemy's strong engage is too fierce; if we keep playing like this we won't be able to drag into the late game."

"What should we do?" Xi Ye asked.

957 couldn't answer.

He merely discovered the problem, lacking any idea how to solve it, so he raised it hoping the team could discuss together. But looking now, it seems the team doesn't have any good solutions.

In the WE locker room, Homme also shifted from initial excitement to silent speechlessness, his gaze firmly locked on Galio's avatar in VG's lineup.

At this moment, Homme finally realized: this Galio point is incredibly strong! Can attack when advancing, can defend when retreating, can support, can hold lane! Whether it's offensive rhythm or defensive rhythm, he can exert tremendous effect!

It looks like the star of this match is the repeatedly successful Blue Steel Shadow, but actually Galio is the one who gives Blue Steel Shadow the confidence to act recklessly!

And I actually thought VG's ban-pick was terrible before the match!

Galio is mediocre in lane? Yes.

Blue Steel Shadow struggles to jungle? Yes.

But so what?

Galio basically doesn't need development; he can just let the Barrel develop freely!

Blue Steel Shadow fundamentally doesn't rely on jungle farming for development; he directly takes heads to snowball! Moreover, after building Tiamat, even the difficulty of clearing jungle ceases to exist!

My……

I'm too arrogant……

Thinking about it, VG suddenly pulling out that ultimate—how could it be mediocre trash!

Homme lowered his head, painfully clutching his own hair.

Sky patted his shoulder:

"Coach, you alright? Relax, you don't need so much pressure."

"Thanks……"

Homme raised his head and gave a forced smile.

He actually has no pressure—the boss has given up, what pressure could a mercenary coach have? He just can't accept his serious mistake!

But now that it's come to this, what else can he do?

Sky suddenly handed over his own phone:

"Don't think about it, look at what to eat, let's order takeout first."

……

Sky was thoughtful, deliberately choosing a nearby shop that delivers quickly.

When the WE team returned from the stage, the takeout had also arrived.

As soon as everyone entered, Sky greeted them with a smile: "Come on, come on, don't be sad—your body is iron, your food is steel, let's eat first."

Everyone looked strange, but since the boss was treating, they couldn't refuse, so each took a takeout and ate in a silent, awkward atmosphere.

The air was too quiet; Sky thought for a moment, set down the disposable chopsticks, pulled out a napkin to wipe his mouth, then spoke slowly and deliberately:

"It's like this."

"Maybe you didn't hear it, but when our regular season rankings were confirmed, I said something."

"I said, just do your best."

"I told the coach the same thing, and I'm telling you the same."

"I'm not playing hard to get, thinking that not pressuring you and letting you go in lightly might create a miracle. No, that's not right."

"Because I myself am a former professional player, I've likely played more matches than you, I'm a bit older, and as a senior, I should see some things more clearly than you."

"Outsiders might think that esports involves a large luck factor and is highly random."

"I don't think that way."

"Sure, everyone has heard of all kinds of upsets and dark horse legends, but you know what? For such things to happen, there must be a precondition: the two sides' strengths are not far apart—those who don't understand might think the gap is huge, but in fact the gap is small."

"If you can win, you can win; if you can't, you can't—especially in a best-of-five series, so-called upsets are nearly impossible."

"So I'll stick to that: everyone, just do your best."

"And the only advice—or opinion—I can give you is just one sentence:"

"I hope you all have fun."