Chapter 88: Ten Tigers' Power vs 099 Tigers! Double

Seeing the main base crystal shatter, Ye Bo excitedly shook his head and took off his headset.

It was just a pity that this wasn't on-site; he couldn't hear the cheers and applause from supporters in every direction, so it felt like it was missing a bit of atmosphere.

But this still didn't affect his mood.

Although Ye Bo didn't have any personal grudge against Scout, as a hot-blooded eighteen-year-old youth, there was still some "competitive spirit" in this kind of "former" versus "current" matchup.

No one doesn't want to prove themselves.

The audience's eyes were sharp; whether in terms of individual mechanics or team decision-making, Ye Bo had undoubtedly achieved an absolute lead in this match!

Facts proved it.

This personnel change wasn't just about external factors; it was more about the pure difference in strength!

"Congratulations to EDG!" the commentator Jiejie shouted into the microphone between the screens: "The first game showed extremely strong team coordination, killing the game at high speed with a crushing momentum!"

"Not even 20 minutes! This seems to be our fastest game record for the Summer Split, right!?"

The director quickly transmitted the synchronized information, which was then voiced by the commentator.

"It really is! A new record! The previous fastest record for the 2022 Summer Split was 21 minutes and 25 seconds set by V5; this game has successfully refreshed the Summer Split's fast-push record!"

"Even compared to the record for the whole year, it's only off by a dozen seconds; the fastest fast-push record for this year's Spring Split was also created by V5 at 19 minutes and 10 seconds."

Guan Zeyuan chimed in from the side: "But this is the durability patch, the gold content is completely different!"

"The rhythm of EDG's mid-jungle in this game was truly explosive! Just watching it, we felt like there wasn't a single moment of rest in their dense attacks; the BLG members must have all felt a sense of suffocation!"

"To be honest, BLG's mid-jungle was truly a bit dazed this game. Scout feels... the pressure is a bit high; he really needs to adjust his state for the next game!"

Although Guan Zeyuan usually likes to create show effects, he still had the awareness to prevent ganks, and his words were already quite tactful.

Throughout the match, aside from the rotation and grouping period when the first tower was pushed down.

To put it bluntly... the BLG members barely saw their own mid-laner!

If they couldn't see the colored health bars above each other's heads, they might have even thought Akshan was their own mid-laner—because the frequency of seeing him was clearly higher!

As for the first two waves of planning, Azir could still wash it off a little; there really was no way around it.

But in reality, what was truly fatal was that attempt to solo kill at level six; that wave was purely being outplayed.

Not only did it lead to a complete collapse of experience after being counter-killed, but it also forced him to be unable to hold the tower for two minutes due to having no ultimate, leaving him no choice but to kidnap the jungler.

It also caused his teammates to die in that wave, forcibly "sharing the suffering"!

Scout, who had been full of confidence before the match wanting revenge, now only felt his face burning. The moment the crystal exploded, he pressed the camera switch button, stood up, and hurriedly walked into the restroom.

Meanwhile, in the official livestream, Guan Zeyuan was still standing from the perspective of the "weaker side" BLG, analyzing and offering strategies.

"I think BLG needs to change their mindset for the next game; actually, they didn't need to pick this kind of lineup!"

"I feel that for the BLG team, their biggest advantage should be the individual strength of all their players. Picking this kind of turtle lineup doesn't allow them to play to their full potential; the BLG coaching staff is a bit too conservative!"

"Among them, picking Azir, I think, was an absolute blunder. Mid-jungle confrontation is very important between these two teams. If you don't restrict player Ye, you really can't play once he starts roaming! It's only going to be more terrifying than laning!"

Jiejie tacitly stood on the other end of the perspective to refute: "But the problem is that you can't contain him!"

"Ever since player Ye started to stand out in the league, how many teams have wanted to target EDG's mid lane? However, up to now, there hasn't been a single success!"

After Ye Bo secured his starting position, the matches he played in had only lost one small game.

That was only because he picked a Karma in that game who really didn't have much carry capability, so there wasn't much he could do.

Even if he played the lane well and had high proficiency, it was impossible to reverse the characteristics of the hero to force a solo kill. The result was that due to a mistake by the carry in a resource team fight, they were snowballed and helpless the whole time.

The two commentators went back and forth, heating up the already intense viewing atmosphere in the official livestream once again.

It wasn't until the director provided the post-game data panel that their chat was interrupted.

The MVP selection result was without suspense!

Ye Bo's Zoe-style profile photo appeared again, with Akshan holding a crossbow behind him, looking majestic!

A 9/0/7 KDA, 39.46% team damage share, and a terrifying 280.0% damage conversion rate.

In a short 19-minute match, he dealt a flat 22,000 damage!

Even if one hadn't watched the match, just looking at this data would tell you what kind of slaughtering feast this game was; it was nothing short of exaggerated.

But what was even more eye-catching wasn't this.

It was the opponent's mid-laner, Azir.

He only dealt a pathetic and glaring [2196] points of damage to champions!

Compared to the 5484 against Banana Wolf before, it hit a new low.

On the data panel, the damage chart belonging to Akshan was an exaggerated pillar, as if it were giving the middle finger to the opposite side.

Against his backdrop, Azir's output bar looked even more infinitely small!

The livestream was buzzing with discussion, and the barrage scrolled by like flowing water.

[Oh my god! Ten Tigers' power!!! I declare this is the number one mid-laner in Jinmen!]

[2196? To put it bluntly, you're not even as good as Xiaohu! 0.99 Tigers!]

[Incorrect, 4396-2200=2196, get it?]

[Now everyone knows who was carrying EDG before, right? One factory tops two! Haters, speak up!]

[God-tier Shurima Poppy calling for help, this hero is really trash now, it doesn't even drop health when poking people, it's all the sand soldiers' fault!]

[The sand soldiers' fault is fine, I suggest you go to the livestream and become a captain, let Master Ye teach you how to play sand soldiers!]

[Seriously, Akshan is truly hard to play. I can't play that smoothly even after a thousand games. Master Ye has only practiced for a month or two at most, right? This is just a talent freak for mechanics.]

On the three laning paths, due to the existence of trading health during the laning phase, theoretically, no matter what, one could still deal decent damage.

To be fair, the jungle position is naturally at a disadvantage; in games without fighting in the early stages, it is very difficult to rack up damage.

But in this game, due to Azir's continuous setbacks in the early stages, coupled with the threat of stepping on the tower later, in fact, Scout had no chance to lane at all, so naturally, there was nowhere to farm damage!

If Ye Bo had to say he felt slightly "regretful" about this game, it was this point.

He didn't get to lane much.

He was actually looking forward to a real "hand-to-hand" fight with Scout.

It had nothing to do with other extra factors; he simply liked the challenge of laning against a strong opponent.

The halftime break for online matches was very short; after all, due to limited conditions, it was difficult to broadcast the situation at the player seats and backstage.

Before long, everyone returned to their seats and turned on their cameras to report to the referee.

Red and blue sides swapped, and the second game's BP started neatly!

The first round of bans appeared———

BLG: Akali, LeBlanc, Renata Glasc

EDG: Zeri, Kalista, Gwen

Because the red side had the last-ban advantage, they couldn't engage in the Galio BP game, and Scout didn't dare to first-pick Akali, so switching to the blue side, they could only put it directly on the ban list.

And EDG's ban list was almost all the common choices for the current red side; the biggest difference was just not banning Taliyah and Sylas—because they knew Scout couldn't play those two things well either.

But BLG's first pick was clearly somewhat unexpected.

It could be considered as directly revealing the BP strategy they adjusted during the break.

"Damn! First-picking Volibear!" Sun Yalong widened his eyes: "Stealing! Stealing on-site!"

"BLG, aren't you going to grab Aphelios for me? Who are you waiting for to carry!"

"Brother Sun, your joke is a bit forced. Outside, Jinx, Aphelios, and Sivir are all there. There are actually quite a few ADC choices; without Renata Glasc, there's really nothing worth grabbing," Kid Kid reasoned seriously.

"I'm actually curious about what Scout is going to pick. I thought he was prepared to grab a Lulu to slack off this game, but grabbing a Volibear means he can't pick a slacker in the mid lane!"

The opponent's first-pick Volibear was indeed somewhat beyond EDG's expectations.

But not by much.

Volibear jungle wasn't a fresh thing; it was in the top three picks in the Spring Split, only appearing slightly declined after the Summer Split.

But in the last game, being able to achieve such an offensive effect clearly relied not just on the characteristics of this hero, but more importantly on the overall synergy of the five people's BP heroes.

If they couldn't achieve such a huge advantage in the mid lane like the last game and continue to tear through the gap, relying solely on grabbing a Volibear couldn't replicate the effect.

EDG picked Xin Zhao + Gnar later to counter the top-jungle.

"Wow, Bin is going to fight, directly pulling out Jayce! Then the top-jungle confrontation in this game is going to be interesting!"

"The bottom lane also picked Lucian for Uzi. BLG is going to draw their swords this game!"

"They finally figured it out; they have to rely on the players' individual strength to play the early game!"

Maokai saw this selection and felt the intention of the opponent's BP.

"Viper, should we pick AD first? Or should we take Nami?"

"Their lineup is definitely going to fight. If we don't pick, I estimate they will ban Draven and Kai'Sa in the second round."

The third pick on the red side was different from the first two; it required making a choice for the second round of BP.

If they didn't reveal their pick in advance, it was very likely they would be targeted by bans in the second round, limiting their selection.

"I can reveal first, it doesn't matter. Nami isn't that perverted when paired with Lucian now," Viper didn't have much objection.

"Okay, then let's go with Kai'Sa. Draven is harder to survive without Renata Glasc," Maokai made the final confirmation.

EDG picked Kai'Sa in the third slot and entered the second round.

Second round of bans———

BLG: Sylas, Nautilus

EDG: Nami, Yuumi

Because EDG was prepared to leave the fifth-slot counter-pick for the mid-laner, they naturally didn't need to reserve a ban for the mid-laner. They still chose to dismantle the currently stronger laning system of Lucian to ensure the initiative in the bottom lane.

In the fourth slot, EDG picked Leona for the support to strengthen the combination and initiation ability.

"Scout, confirmed, right?" BLG head coach Chashao said with a Taiwanese accent, confirming again.

"Of course," Scout squeezed the sound out from between his teeth with an expressionless face.

"Then let's pick the bottom lane."

"This game, we're just going to brawl with them!"

Although Scout's performance in the last match could be called terrible, Chashao still didn't say much, showing trust in him.

It was mainly because it was a critical moment approaching the playoffs; even if they lost, BLG had already secured a playoff ticket.

Losing isn't scary; the coach didn't want to damage the players' confidence, as that would be even more fatal.

With their fourth and fifth picks, BLG selected the newly reworked Sivir and Thresh, a small counter to Leona.

And when BLG finished their fourth and fifth picks.

Everyone finally understood the true nature of their team composition.

"Holy crap, a flex!" Xika instinctively let out a string of banter: "Scout's Lucian-kneel is here!"

"This guy is going to any lengths to beat Ye Bo in lane! He's gone crazy!"

"But honestly, this composition is actually okay; it's just explosive, just go for it!"

Sun Yalong looked at the screen full of question marks in the chat and retorted, "Why is everyone looking down on mid Lucian? What's wrong with double marksmen? Didn't EDG run double marksmen last game too? Isn't Lucian better than Akshan!?"

"Even though it's a stolen composition, it's fine, our double marksmen!"

And just as BLG finished showing their fourth and fifth picks.

Two prompt boxes popped up in front of Ye Bo in succession, leaving him stunned.

[Ding! Triggered "Fated Duel" conditions (Scout)!]

[Ding! Triggered "Fated Duel" conditions (Uzi)!]

[Hint: Multiple challenges triggered simultaneously. Options are combined. Completing any one of them counts as completing all challenges triggered in this match.]

"Triggered two at once!?"

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time Ye Bo had triggered this; he already knew what it meant from when he faced JKL in ranked.

He quickly scanned the pop-up option prompts.

They were: "Syndra" + "Jhin".

There was obviously no reason to hesitate.

Not to mention how strange mid Jhin was.

Syndra alone had actually always been one of the heroes Ye Bo coveted.

It's just that this hero was also one of the victims of the durability update; as a laning hero who plays for the early game, the lack of damage was the most severe nerf.

It is said that because of this awkward design, the designers have already planned a mid-scope rework for her by the end of the year.

But as a veteran mid-lane mage, this hero had naturally always been in Ye Bo's training plan; it was just that because she wasn't considered strong in the current version, the priority wasn't high, so it was temporarily shelved.

This was practically a delivery to his doorstep!

"Syndra, Syndra! Pick Syndra!" Ye Bo shouted repeatedly to Meiko.

Meiko seemed to be briefly stunned.

But then he searched in the search box and decisively locked it in instantly.

Maokai, standing behind them, hadn't reacted yet and asked with some doubt: "Syndra? Will this be good against Lucian? How come it feels..."

"It's good."

The one who answered him wasn't Ye Bo, but surprisingly Meiko.

His tone was even inexplicably certain.

"No worries, no worries. Even if it's not a good matchup, my Master Ye can still play it, and besides, don't I have my bodyguard here!" Jiejie patted his chest to offer encouragement.

"I was just saying, brother, Ye Bo is definitely fine!" Maokai quickly changed his tune, fearing he would put pressure on the team's current carry: "Winning or losing doesn't matter, actually. This game doesn't affect anything anymore, just go for it!"

"Let's go, brothers! Last regular season game, just do it!"

"Let's go!"

Both sides' compositions were confirmed.

[Blue Side: BLG || Red Side: EDG]

[Top: Jayce vs Gnar]

[Jungle: Volibear vs Xin Zhao]

[Mid: Lucian vs Syndra]

[ADC: Sivir vs Kai'Sa]

[Support: Thresh vs Leona]

The next chapter will be tonight; I'm adjusting my sleep schedule to recover.

Then I'll pull an all-nighter, and I should be able to finish this match by tomorrow night.

A new month.

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