Chapter 761

Shen Chao has always taken the technical streamer route; even if he gets older and his operations decline, switching to a card-game streamer, he still follows the high-end route, and his professional ability is OK.

Guan Zeyuan listened to Shen Chao's analysis, his face full of confusion, and said: "No, if I remember correctly, the playoffs use version 7.16, right?"

Shen Chao smiled shyly: "That's right, but the power of the Incense Burner system actually didn't start in 7.17; it existed long before. Skate Shoes are the same. It's just that maybe everyone previously thought this version's front line was too strong, so the Incense Burner system was considered more suitable for pairing with a late-game big core, and thus Skate Shoes were always overlooked."

"I see, that makes sense..."

"As expected of Teacher Shen Chao, truly professional hahaha..."

Miller and Guan Zeyuan both place great importance on improving their own professional abilities; after listening to Shen Chao's analysis, they both fell into a moment of contemplation.

The two paid attention to the big screen, wanting to see whether Shen Chao's analysis would actually be confirmed.

As a result, until the first round of bans ended for both sides, neither side banned Skate Shoes.

"Huh?"

Shen Chao was both surprised and doubtful: "Really not banning Skate Shoes? That's not right..."

Before he finished speaking, both sides entered the pick phase, and EDG's first pick instantly locked in Skate Shoes!

"Locked!"

"EDG locked it in so quickly! Very decisive!"

"It seems Teacher Shen Chao's analysis is correct, but I don't know why VG didn't ban Skate Shoes..."

"Could it be that they wanted to trade for the Big Tree with EDG?"

"Yes, the Big Tree wasn't banned either; instead, several mid laners were placed on the ban list."

"EDG can be said to be the LPL team that likes to pick the Big Tree the most, and the Big Tree is also very hot in the current version; since even EDG gave up fighting for the Big Tree, that shows how much they value Skate Shoes, whereas VG..."

"VG first locked Luo—no way, does that mean they're not even going for the Big Tree?"

"No way, giving everything to EDG—how are we supposed to play?"

"What?! First lock the Wine Barrel!"

"This..."

The commentator's voice came through to the second-floor VIP viewing room; Ding Jun, who didn't quite grasp the current LoL version's BP mind games, felt somewhat doubtful and uncertain, although he knew Lu Wenjun also didn't quite grasp it, but he still couldn't help asking a question, yet Lu Wenjun remained calm and unperturbed, saying to relax.

VG didn't get the Big Tree with either of their first two picks; EDG naturally wouldn't be polite, and when it was their turn for the second pick, they directly locked in the Big Tree on the second floor, then immediately took Hammer Stone.

VG's team voice channel immediately became noisy.

"No, what does the opponent mean? They don't even want Lulu or Karma?"

"Guys, the opponent doesn't know good stuff; they don't even want the strongest lineup. If it were me, I'd instantly lock Lulu Fan Mom and kill God for you to see!"

"They even banned Chronoshift themselves; the opponent has nothing. If this BP were made by our coach, Zhu Xiaolong would be fired straight away!"

Zhu Xiaolong was speechless: "... Am I really that bad?"

Everyone burst out laughing.

Zhu Xiaolong walked over to behind Liang Yan and said: "What should we take this hand, Godzilla or..."

Godzilla is a nickname Zhu Xiaolong personally gave to the champion Big Worm (Kog'Maw, the Void Fear), feeling that the champion's model and physique are somewhat like the protagonist of that classic monster movie.

"Let's take Rosy first; the opponent's second round will likely target mid lane, and Big Worm probably won't be banned, so there's no need to rush to take it." Liang Yan said.

"Why?" Zhu Xiaolong, eager to learn, asked.

Liang Yan also didn't hesitate to explain: "Because most people's stereotype of us is an aggressive team; they're more afraid of us taking top laners like Crocodile, Rambler, and Kennen, and Big Worm poses little threat to them. Moreover, objectively speaking, the attitude lane is indeed our easiest to break through, so they should target him with some bans."

Ze Ze Tai gave a hehehe silly laugh twice, sounding rather proud……

Zhu Xiaolong indicated he had learned something else, and immediately had Ze Ze Tai lock in Rosy first.

Both sides entered the second round of BP.

Liang Yan was absolutely right; EDG indeed targeted VG's Zhong Lu for bans, and in the second round both ban slots went to Zhong Lu: one was the airplane champion, the other was Lu Xi An.

VG's fourth ban went to the pig girl, giving Changzhang a boost, and the final ban also went to Zhong Lu, sending the rock sparrow to the ban list.

There is some truth to it: the opposing team's assessment of Ze Ze Tai's hero pool was fairly accurate; the few heroes they banned were ones Ze Ze Tai had been practicing more recently, including Lu Xi An, which he had never pulled out in official or practice matches.

However, for the VG team, any team attempting to completely shut down VG's hero pool at a certain position is absolutely impossible.

Because Liang Yan's most basic requirement for teammates is that each person's hero pool contains at least six regularly available heroes. This means even if the opposing team used all five bans on a single position, they couldn't exhaust it—let alone the scenario of five bans on one, which could never happen; not even Liang Yan has ever enjoyed such treatment, let alone others.

EDG's lockdown plan was doomed to fail; perhaps Ze Ze Tai's laning ability truly isn't as good as Scout's, but when it comes to hero pool depth, after undergoing nearly three months of overhaul, Ze Ze Tai is confident he won't lose to any LPL mid laner.

Furthermore, aside from those two or three version‑popular champions, most of his hero pool consists of relatively niche champions.

For example, this is the champion VG locked in with their last pick.

"What?!"

"Wind... Wind Boy?!"

"My goodness, is this real or fake?"

"This is too exaggerated, VG! Can you even pull out Yasuo? I never expected that!"

"But it seems fine— the big worm, the wine barrel, and Luo; all three have knock‑up control, and the wind wall can also block the big tree's ultimate."

"Huh? This angle… Professor Shen Chao actually makes sense!"

At the venue, the gasps of twenty thousand people surged like waves— hualala, boom boom— vibrating everyone's eardrums.

In the upstairs VIP viewing room, Lu Wenjun let out a light sigh, hehe, chuckling twice.

Ding Jun rolled his eyes at the sight, really thinking you were so calm— turns out you were just faking it! But when his gaze shifted to the big screen, seeing the BP positions rapidly swapping, Ding Jun himself felt a surge of excitement. He doesn't understand BP, but this year, having higher hopes for the LoL division, he has started playing LoL in private, occasionally watching matches, and thus knows roughly which champions are popular on the current stage; naturally he can also tell that VG's lineup is a bit odd.

In Ding Jun's understanding, an unusual lineup is itself a kind of trump card.

Once the trump cards have been played, how could they lose?