Chapter 60: The World Is a Huge Makeshift Operation!

"BLQG has some ideas; it looks like they're preparing a lineup built around ultimates."

Setting aside Joker's actual skill level under the title of WE's coach, his lineup analysis is far superior to Wa Wa, who is merely the hype man beside him.

"With Imperial Prince, Zilean, and Kennen—three ultimate-reliant heroes—a well-executed team fight can easily create a world-shattering scene."

"Yes, NXG's picks are quite common; it seems JM has great confidence in his team's strength."

Confidence?

Believing in the players?

That is merely an excuse for the coaching staff's incompetence to some extent.

The heroes Jiang Ming selects for his players will never result in a situation where they lose the laning phase, lose team fights, gamble everything on the early game like walking a tightrope, or mindlessly turtle in the late game, leaving everything to be salvaged by individual skill.

First, the top lane combination of Renekton and Lee Sin; if the jungler Imperial Prince's protection or the top lane Kennen's anti-gank awareness is even slightly lacking, the electric rat's record in this game will head straight for a slaughter.

Meanwhile, in the mid-jungle aspect, Orianna's laning capability in the early levels is not weak and can coordinate fully with Lee Sin.

Not to mention the late-game team fights where she has a move to dribble past opponents with the ball.

Although the bottom lane combination of Varus and Janna makes it difficult to gain an advantage against Caitlyn and Zilean, holding the lane steady is absolutely no problem.

Conversely, in a team where three heroes are heavily reliant on their ultimates, guess what method a stronger opponent would use to counter you.

Oh, it's not just three; as the fifth pick in the counter position, BLQG, after pondering for a long time, defied the meta to pick a Twisted Fate that seemed perfect: flying to the bottom lane at level six to help Caitlyn push the tower quickly, then coordinating with Kennen in the late game to split push.

One can only say that WE's World Championship victory has had too profound an impact on domestic players.

For a long time, whether a mid-laner had a Twisted Fate as a secret weapon was even a standard for measuring a player's strength.

The prerequisite for picking Twisted Fate to fly to the bottom lane is that once you arrive, you must have the ability to one-shot NXG's Varus under Janna's protection, coordinating with Caitlyn and Zilean.

Otherwise, if Orianna's support arrives in time, or if the overpowered Lee Sin successfully camps the enemy early, Twisted Fate's level six fly-to-bottom becomes a disaster for both the enemy and oneself.

With the purple side's fifth hero selected, both teams' lineups were finally confirmed.

Blue side NXG: Top Renekton, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid Orianna, Bottom Varus plus Janna.

Purple side BLQG: Top Kennen, Jungle Imperial Prince, Mid Twisted Fate, Bottom Caitlyn plus Zilean!

"Play beautifully; this first match is your best chance to make a name for yourselves."

With the lineup confirmed, Jiang Ming had little else to instruct and simply encouraged the players as usual.

"Hehe, don't worry, Brother Ming; we'll try to crush their top lane this game," Song Yuan said confidently, patting his chest.

The other four also nodded in agreement.

If they performed poorly against a BLQG team of average-to-low strength, it would be too much of a betrayal of the devilish training over this period.

"Woohoo, JM!"

"Go NXG!"

"So cool."

"We're rooting for you."

Leaving the arena, without any organization, Jiang Ming and his NXG team unexpectedly received cheers from some of the live audience.

Since the opposing team had no coach to shake hands with, Jiang Ming simply stood at the tunnel entrance and gave a thumbs-up to the audience in the stands.

Unlike the introverted gaming teenagers in the circle, Jiang Ming, having lived two lives and worked as a streamer for over a year, naturally knew how to interact with fans.

"Move out quickly; Old Song, go circle the river first, don't let them place wards in the blue jungle."

"At level one, we'll push forward a bit to see if we can bait out a skill."

After a brief loading screen, Summoner's Rift appeared before them; NXG's five members, professionally trained in purchasing starting items and exiting the fountain quickly, moved with speed, making the heroes on screen appear to leave simultaneously.

As the team captain, Pang Ran calmly marked different points on the map.

At the caster's desk.

Having done their homework in advance, Wa Wa and Joker's gazes were basically locked on the NXG side.

"Alright everyone, welcome back to our match; the players from both sides have officially begun the first game, Blue side NXG, Purple side BLQG."

"Before the match starts, please give our two teams some cheers and applause, okay?"

Although his language organization still seemed very immature, Wa Wa, fully aware of his strengths and weaknesses, had begun to consciously develop into a controlling caster after being tempered by several City Hero Championship tournaments.

"Woooooh!"

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Clearly, it wasn't just that the casters lacked experience; most of the live audience had very little experience watching esports matches.

Unable to let go, yet not wanting the casters on stage to face dead air, the shouts of a couple of socially confident college students accompanied by sporadic applause marked the beginning of the domestic LPL professional scene.

Oh, and we must add the LPL league director, who also lacked experience.

Because until the match loading was complete and the heroes had been walking toward their lanes for a long time, the matchups for the five positions still hadn't been corrected.

(Found an old relic; the OB page from the preseason back then was truly a makeshift operation.)

In the large screen OB view at this moment.

NXG's mid-laner Orianna was still at the first floor, support Pang Ran's Zilean had run to the second floor, and then the jungler Lee Sin was matched up against the purple side's mid-laner.

"In terms of exit speed, NXG is slightly ahead, but BLQG is standing in a single-file line formation, so a level one team fight should be hard to start."

"That's right; with LOL developed to its third season now, level one team fights going all the way are actually rare in professional matches."

"We see in the upper half, Imperial Prince's ward has revealed the Renekton in the bush."

"Yes, Imperial Prince's ward is one of the few skills in League of Legends that can provide vision in the early game," Joker didn't forget to show off his League knowledge.

"On the right, BLQG's level one Kennen is starting with a Doran's Blade, whereas Renekton is taking a large health potion plus a false ward and a health potion."

"Since the selection tournament, this NXG team has been the one among professional teams most willing to invest large amounts of gold into vision."

"Hey hey, look at the movements of the heroes in the blue side's lower half; BLQG's ward in the river bush did not see the NXG heroes invading from the lower half."

BLQG's Caitlyn stood alone in the river and, the moment she saw NXG's four heroes, hurriedly walked back.

Shi Zhenyu tried to fling out a Sky Sound Wave.

Pfft!

Hit!

"Ah, the Sky Sound Wave kicked straight into the female police officer; the AD on BLQG's side moved a bit carelessly!"

"Wow, NXG's duo was very decisive; the support Janna flashed to apply Exhaust, while Varus followed up with his E skill; the female police officer flashed afterward to try and escape, but the damage felt sufficient!"