Chapter 378

"Congratulations to V5! Being the first to advance to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 record in the Swiss Stage, and also the first No. 1 seed team from the LPL to confirm their qualification in this World Championship!"

Even after the match ended, Wang Duoduo was still immersed in an excited state, his heart filled with pure joy.

"This was absolutely an incredibly classic match. Both sides showcased various rare mind games during the two-game BP phase. Whether it was G2's '11-Burn Mid' or V5's 'Three-Empty Ban,' they were all strategies appearing for the first time in history! It can be called each showing their own magical powers!"

"But this Seeing Akali! I think Master Ye has once again told everyone with his actions: this is the consequence of letting his Seeing Akali through!"

"For the next week, V5 will sit securely on the fishing platform, watching the remaining fourteen teams compete for the final six spots."

When the Nexus exploded and the game-end box popped up, Ye Bo, who hadn't had his fill of fun, still took off his headset with some reluctance.

He decided to play a few more rounds after returning to the hotel later.

A so-called 'one-trick pony' is someone who, even if they have played a hero for tens of thousands of games in the true sense, will still feel a sense of freshness at the start of every match, as if they can never play enough.

And the biggest characteristic of a one-trick pony is that at least half of their game time is spent using this hero—from damage calculations during the novice period, positioning habits, to even farming rhythms, all are habits cultivated from the perspective of this hero.

This is why a one-trick pony plays differently when using their signature hero compared to playing other heroes.

It is by no means just a simple matter of proficiency.

Ye Bo, of course, is no exception!

Every time he uses Seeing Akali, it is as if he enters another state, as if all his abilities are individually pulled to the maximum 'extraordinary performance'; even he cannot actively control this.

And in contrast to the glowing faces of the domestic commentators.

The two in the European commentary booth next door were in stark contrast.

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Josh opened his mouth slightly, unable to speak, his face twitching for a long time.

Then, he suddenly let out a long howl toward the sky like a madman, shouting two big words.

"If we save it for the quarterfinals or even later matches, and an unexpected result occurs, we won't be able to accept it."

"I said this guy isn't a normal human! He is definitely an AI robot developed by CN! Absolutely!"

In the camera next to him, Ougang's mouth was curled up to the sky: "Fcukgod! This is V5! This is Ye!"

"They are too scary! They love to let Seeing Akali through! They love to let..."

However, as Ougang was speaking, he suddenly remembered something, quietly fished out the G2 jersey he had kicked under the footstool, and hurriedly put it on.

"Ah, what a pity, what a pity. I feel G2 also tried their best. It's okay, it's okay. In the 2-1 pool, as long as we don't draw JDG, I feel we can play against anyone~"

The live stream chat was full of LPL viewers who had come for team-building, incredibly lively.

【Give the Europeans a little bit of Ye shock!】

【I really want to see WBG play V5, and then have Ougang and Kid co-commentate. I don't dare to imagine how good it would be!】

【I can only say, thanks to G2 for the skin game! Old iron, no problem, 666.】

【BB, step out! Seeing Akali broke your old sword with one kick! Do you still think Master Ye's operations are simple?!】

【What is this expression on Caps? Why does it feel like he's been beaten until he looks five years older?】

The live camera cut to the G2 player bench.

The European players, always known for being 'optimistic,' did not look good at this moment.

After all, no one would feel good after being slaughtered for an entire game, especially since the opponent was clearly deliberately slowing down the push at the end, torturing them for a while longer...

It's not like we didn't trick you in the first game.

We let it through in the second game too!

Oh... so the meaning is, if you don't let Seeing Akali through, you speed-push, and if you let Seeing Akali through, you torture, right!?

And more importantly.

After this battle, even the G2 guys realized that this Seeing Akali would likely never appear again.

That also meant that this game was likely the only Seeing Akali game belonging to V5 on the S13 World Championship stage—destined to leave a deep impression on everyone, and even become a talked-about anecdote when reviewing this World Championship in history.

Although Ryu couldn't participate in this year's World Championship, who would want to be the next him?

Caps in the middle sat with a stiff posture.

His determined fighting spirit before the match seemed to have scattered, his shoulders slumped, and combined with his extremely sparse hair, he looked full of decadence.

He knew he had an inescapable responsibility... but no one told him that the opponent's Seeing Akali would be like this!

How could my Galio not beat Seeing Akali?!

Could it be that I am really old?

This kind of defeat by a complete counter-pick really brought Caps a significant shock and blow, to the point where he almost forgot to stand up when the people from the opposite side came over to shake hands.

But when he saw the V5 on the opposite side, the bottom lane born in '96, the top lane born in '97, and himself born at the end of '99...

"It's okay, Cap Emperor, I understand you." BB sighed, walked over, and patted him on the shoulder.

"I understand too." Hanssama, standing nearby, also muttered.

These three people had all taken turns 'swapping lanes' to face Seeing Akali during the match—and were all solo-killed once!

Originally, G2's plan to dare to let Seeing Akali through was because they felt that Crocodile + Galio + Cassiopeia could all 1v1 Seeing Akali in their respective lanes.

If one couldn't beat her, they would swap!

The result was actually three people taking turns playing 'Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather'...

At this moment, the three G2 members looked at that departing back, all unable to speak.

And while the V5 teammates returned to the backstage first, Ye Bo stood behind the commentary desk, waiting for the final post-match interview of the Swiss Stage.

The big screen at the venue was playing the post-match data.

Unsurprisingly, a golden, supreme, beautiful silhouette appeared on the background board for the post-match MVP.

Over 30% team damage share, 90% kill participation, 6000+ gold lead in the matchup—the data was extremely gorgeous!

Looking at the data alone, one could not tell at all that this was data an assassin hero could produce!

The on-site host Park Ji-sun walked onto the stage and smiled at him.

"Welcome, player Ye, to accept the interview!"

A burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted at the venue, making it seem like an encore after a concert.

And this time, even on the other half of the Korean audience seats, there were quite a few cheers.

Just as Lee Sang-hyeok and a group of Korean players have many fans in the LPL, Ye Bo actually has quite a few followers in Korea as well, not to mention that V5 was not playing against a Korean team in this match.

"Today, you cleanly took down your opponent 2-0. How are you feeling right now, player Ye?"

Ye Bo picked up the microphone and answered: "I'm quite happy. On one hand, we entered the quarterfinals, and on the other hand, G2 also provided us with many interesting ideas. Overall, it's a win-win!"

Park Ji-sun, who was preparing to translate, was stunned for a moment.

She knew Chinese, but vaguely remembered that the word 'win-win' didn't seem to be used that way.

Could it be because V5 won two points, so it equals 'win-win'!?

Not to mention the anti-dive mind games in the jungle.

It really was a win-win.

Because as long as G2's brains were clear, they would discover during the post-match review that V5 definitely did them a huge favor in this game!

Their lane-swap system looked perfect at first glance, but actually possessed incredibly obvious flaws—that is, once the opponent utilized the flexibility of the lane swap itself to forcibly avoid resource team fights, these fighter heroes with strong melee capabilities had no room to perform!

Fighter heroes are useless if they can't get into a team fight!

And the meaning of lane swapping itself lies in the ability to 'exchange economy without risk,' which is completely contrary to their understanding.

As long as there is a team that can discover this and use the operational idea of (only rotating lanes, not fighting team fights).

They can easily defeat them!