Chapter 75
The door to the lounge opened, and Shen Yanjin walked in.
The TV on the wall had already selected the winning MVP of the first match: the Blade Master chosen by Duan Mingyue. With a ninety percent kill participation rate and thirty percent damage share, his KDA was also very beautiful—well deserved.
The number at the bottom showed this was already his fourth MVP this season.
Compared to the strange atmosphere in the lounge when the match was about to start, it was obviously much more normal and relaxed now. Should it be said that they were indeed a veteran team and veteran players? If Shen Yanjin hadn’t coincidentally heard those conversations in the restroom, judging by the expressions on their faces and their chatter, he probably wouldn’t have been able to pick out a single fault.
His fingertips were still trembling uncontrollably, so he simply curled his fingers into his palm, clenching them into a fist.
“Back?” Duan Mingyue was formulating the BP plan for the next match with Mao Qiude. “Why were you gone so long?”
Shen Yanjin mumbled, “Nothing.”
It was the right choice for the others in KW to hide it from him. After all, in this relationship, he seemed to be the only one who had been constantly on edge.
He was just a little surprised. Kai aside, when did the others find out?
Not only did they seem unsurprised, but they also helped to hide it from him, almost as if they were protecting him. Duan Mingyue too—afraid he might hear some rumors, he even made that assurance before going on stage…
Shen Yanjin found it a little funny.
He did indeed harbor fear towards those rumors.
But this time was different. Someone was standing by his side, supporting him and defending him. This fact gave Shen Yanjin immense strength.
He calmed down later and listened, learning the content of the recording and that the object releasing the recording was the HG team.
Those with bare feet aren’t afraid of those wearing shoes. HG was already an empty shell destined to dissolve. With no worries for the future, and because of the reporting incident, they were certain Shen Yanjin did it. Having a “grudge” against Shen Yanjin, they were very willing to sell Lu Yuan a favor.
Choosing to release the recording at this time was clearly intended to disrupt his rhythm, wanting him to lose this match.
The opponent understood his temper very well, knowing that simply smearing him alone was useless, so they brought Duan Mingyue into it…
Shen Yanjin took a deep breath.
Precisely because of this, he could not lose this match.
Second match. WOF chose sides first, selecting Blue side.
Blue side could pick first and ban first, guiding the rhythm of the entire draft.
“Welcome back. This is the second game of the BO3 between WOF and KW. KW has taken the first point.” Commentator C was a girl with a gentle voice and a very sweet smile, but her reserve of game knowledge was greater than most male commentators. “Hello everyone, I am Commentator C.”
Commentator B nodded to the camera: “I am Commentator B.”
Commentator C said, “In this game, WOF chose the Blue side. Players are ready, let’s enter the BP interface.”
“WOF bans Spider Queen first. Oh my, this is a respect ban.” Commentator C laughed. “RedMoon’s Spider Queen is also one of his signature tricks, but this character is actually unlikely to appear in this meta. However, WOF’s coach obviously doesn’t think so; they suffered a big loss at the hands of Spider Queen last time they met. But I thought they would ban Blade Master first; Moon God’s Blade Master in the last game was too terrifying.”
“That is WOF’s style. Other teams might ban something after eating a loss once, but WOF must try a second time.”
Commentator C smiled: “That is their team style, isn’t it? The second ban goes to Fish Woman and Mermaid. Eh? Double Fish combo? WOF banning supports consecutively, this is very rare!”
“It is also giving the player Sliver a certain amount of respect.” Commentator B flipped through the data in his hand. “Actually, I don’t need to say much; everyone is already familiar with this player. But after joining KW, his style has changed significantly.”
Commentator C said with interest, “Oh? How so?”
Commentator B said, “In these few matches, his KDA hasn’t been dazzling, but there were many highlight scenes. This is because he really likes to exchange his own life for the opponent’s resources. By sacrificing himself, he lets his teammates get more gold. Clearly, he adjusted himself during the off-season.”
“That’s right.” Commentator C said with a smile. “WOF also acknowledged his strength, banning the Double Fish. First picking Ascetic Monk—will it be piloted by Mountain in the top lane? Then what choice will KW make here—Wow! It’s actually Blade Master plus Ice Witch? This Mid-Jungle combo has plenty of control, but in the late game, will the choice of Ice Witch be a bit weak?”
Commentator B said, “This Ice Witch might not necessarily be in the Mid lane. Since the start of the season, the number of times Kai has picked roaming mid-laners to help other lanes has increased significantly. The opponent is SeeD; it’s unlikely he’d pick a character like Ice Witch where it’s do-or-die in the first fifteen minutes.”
Commentator C said in surprise, “What do you mean? Could it be that after Tata support, there’s going to be an Ice Witch support? KW is dancing on a tightrope~”
Commentator B said, “WOF has also selected Chrono and Ghost Warlock in response.”
“Looks like this will be a mutual explosion game~” Commentator C said excitedly. “Draft over, entering the game interface!”
Twenty-four.
Shen Yanjin looked at the screen, his heart surprisingly calm.
This was his and Duan Mingyue’s twenty-fourth game of Blade Master and Ice Witch.
When they first picked this combo, perhaps neither of them expected that one day they would bring this strategy out in an official match.
Shen Yanjin looked at the Blade Master walking side by side with him, the name RedMoon hovering above his head, and thought: That’s great.
After experiencing so many things, in the end, the one by his side was still him. It was really great.
This was enough.
Once a person possesses the confidence and courage to look forward, the opinions of others and the various things of the past become less important.
Duan Mingyue said he had no temper. Shen Yanjin just smiled.
Many things in the past were regrets. But without those regrets, would things definitely have been better? Shen Yanjin wasn’t sure. He was more willing to believe that right now was the best.
He and Duan Mingyue missed each other for five years, but they still had countless five years to spend together in the future.
Shen Yanjin looked down at his fingers.
They had stopped trembling.
“Tans, the opponent is very likely to target you this game.” The Blade Master and Ice Witch combo was commanded by Shen Yanjin. “Be careful yourself.”
Tans wasn’t too worried: “Kai, be a dog for me.”
“I f*cking—fine, if you beg me.” Kai believed that during his peak, it was impossible for him to suffer a loss at SeeD’s hands. However, time forgives no one. Relying on his rich game sense, he slowly transformed into a roaming support-style mid-laner, which actually fit KW’s current rhythm very well, making their entire team extremely flexible.
Tans couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to him.
Basically, whenever a fight broke out in any lane, sufficient support could be given in time. Damage from being ganked was reduced, and the success rate of ganking others rose—it could be called impossible to guard against.
The twenty-minute blitzkrieg with Blade Master and Ice Witch in the scrim before gave everyone enough confidence.
And… that kind of thing happened before the match. Everyone naturally wanted to play this game well even more.
In WOF’s team voice channel, SeeD’s voice sounded very cheerful, showing no disappointment from losing the match. After all, he really played happily in the last game, and he knew his own team’s shortcomings clearly. Being able to lose a match to find the problem was also valuable experience. After all, it was still preseason, and there was a chance to correct it.
“I’m Ghost Warlock this game.” He grinned. “The opponent will definitely catch Captain.”
Chrono Top—anyone who didn’t gank him was a fool. Yue Fengling adapted well to the scene of playing Mahjong and Landlord in the top lane, and said lightly, “EE, pay more attention to bot lane and the jungle.”
EE was WOF’s jungler. Hearing this, he hurriedly agreed.
KW’s center this game was clearly on the bot lane and jungle, and Ice Witch support…
Yue Fengling smiled rarely.
The first time he duo-queued with Sliver, Shen Yanjin thought he was an expert who could play both top and bot, and specifically picked Ice Witch to support him.
As a result, in one game, all control skills were used to protect his retreat.
In the second game, he took a healer, protecting him everywhere he went.
Clearly, Ice Witch was a character Shen Yanjin was very confident in; that was why he brought it out to show off when duo-queuing with a powerful teammate.
Only, this proficiency wasn’t shown in any data; only those close to him knew.
Five minutes into the game, the Blade Master’s figure appeared in the vision of the top lane tri-bush ward.
“Blade Master top.” EE reported the position. “Can we go on bot?”
“OK, I’ll bait first.” Knowing the position of the opposing jungler, the AD’s psychological pressure instantly lessened. Mid lane Kai was also being tightly entangled by SeeD. Without thinking much, he walked forward a body length directly, exposing himself in a dangerous position.
Tans took the bait as expected, also taking a step forward.
EE and the support were just about to go in when they saw an ice-blue circle emerge under the feet of the advancing AD.
Ice Witch’s skill, Freeze!
“Holy sh*t!!” It was too late to leave now. The AD decisively used Flash before the control took effect. “Aren’t they Jungle-Support roam? Why is Ice Witch in the bot lane??”
However, the next second, after Flashing, he was pulled back a distance by Tans’s hook claw.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. In the current situation, not going in wasn’t an option either. EE gritted his teeth and sprang forward.
The ice-blue skinned witch stood behind Tans, calmly applying a slow. Ice Witch’s slow was like the freeze; it was a non-targeted skill that required prediction to release.
Yet she waved her staff three times in a row, and three ice-blue snowflakes landed accurately under the feet of the three WOF members.
Tans used Cleanse to instantly remove the control skill on himself, outputting damage unscrupulously under Shen Yanjin’s Ice Witch’s continuous small control support.
“Captain Yue!” Reinforcement was definitely too late now. SeeD coordinated with Yue Fengling, who had channeled Teleport, to first control and kill Kai in the mid lane, taking First Blood.
But in the bot lane, having lost both the AD and Support, Tans ate his fill.
“This is the rhythm KW wants to see.” Commentator C said, “Their center this game is Tans’s Eagle Claw and RedMoon’s Blade Master. The sooner Eagle Claw gets kills in the bot lane, the more uncomfortable WOF’s bot lane will be.”
Commentator B said, “It can be seen that WOF wanted to avoid this as much as possible, but the result was feeding two heads on their own side. Seeing the Blade Master top on vision, they assumed by default no one was bot. Seems a bit too presumptuous.”
Commentator C laughed, “Yes, we have the God’s eye view and can easily see that Moon God walking into that vision was completely intentional. Truly too bad. However, First Blood was taken by WOF; this can be considered a kind of damage control.”
“The coordination of this Mid-Top pair is still very outstanding.”
“But, unfortunately, KW’s Jungle-Support choice fits the meta better, proving to be superior.”
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