LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 24 Don't Lead Me By the Rhythm
As the morning game came to an end, the time came to 19 p.m.

The EDG vs VG match has begun.

Wawa Miller, who had just finished commentating the previous game, was still standing firmly on the commentary desk.

"Hello, everyone, everyone, here at the event and watching us live on screen, welcome to the 2017 League of Legends Pro League Spring Regular Season."

"We've already seen the first RNG vs. SIM match, and the result probably exceeded many viewers' expectations. RNG, whom we had high hopes for, ultimately lost to IM. After replacing their top and support, RNG undoubtedly needs more time to get used to each other."

"Yes."

Commentator Wawa nodded and took over the conversation: "The upcoming match is between EDG and VG. Like RNG, EDG has also used two new players in the new season: jungler Fireloli and AD carry Ling. So will the result be the same as RNG..."

Before he could finish his words, the doll, who was good at making sarcastic remarks, started laughing in an unkind way.

Miller gave a wry smile and said objectively, "Even though they're without Zzitai, EDG is still a long-standing, strong team in the LPL. It's unrealistic to expect them to collapse just by replacing two players. Everything still depends on how well they adapt and work together."

"As for VG, with the addition of SKT's champion mid-jungle duo, their strength will undoubtedly be greatly improved. It's hard to say who will win between the two teams at this point."

Wawa hummed and picked up the prompter. "One interesting statistic is that just the day before yesterday, EDG's AD carry, Ling, successfully reached the top of the Rift Rising in the new national server, becoming the first champion in history and leading the current highest score. At the same time, he also reached the top of the national server of another game, Overwatch."

"What does Miller say about this?"

Miller shook his head awkwardly. "To be honest, I can't say anything about it. I've never heard of anything like this since I became a human."

Wawa laughed heartily and began to dig deeper, "So here's the question: if a professional League of Legends player successfully reached the top of the Overwatch ladder, should we say he's talented or just not serious enough?"

"I don't think it has anything to do with attitude. It seems like it's pure talent. You say he doesn't take his work seriously, but he actually reached the top of the national server in the Canyon of Heroes. Maybe Overwatch is really used for leisure and relaxation, and who knows, he might get to the top by accident." Miller explained reasonably.

"No, why is that idiotic commentator on stage always trying to manipulate my rhythm?"

In the middle of the game, even though thousands of piglets were like possessed and cheering non-stop, Lin Ruo, who had just sat in the player's seat, could still hear everything the commentators said clearly.

Tian Ye, who was already a team leader at a young age, sighed and said, "Oh, come on, put on your headphones to block out the noise, the draft will start soon."

Behind the five people, Nofe was strolling back and forth, repeating the word "focus" from beginning to end.

From time to time, he looked up and glanced at the entire VG team on the opposite side.

Especially the former SKT jungler Bengi, whom he led ROX to play against in last year's World Championship.

Now it seems like we meet again. I didn’t expect to meet him as soon as I came to LPL.

"Focus, focus." Nofe turned around and continued to talk to his teammates.

Lin Ruo was tired of hearing this and couldn't help but ask, "Coach Nofe, is this the only sentence Xiao Tie taught you?"

Hearing the people in front of him talking, Nofe, who was temporarily unable to understand what they meant, put on a smile and subconsciously looked at his compatriot Scout.

Scout licked his lips awkwardly, indicating that no translation was necessary.

Everyone put on their headphones, and after a while, the BP session began.

VG is on the blue side and EDG is on the red side.

The newly-launched VG took the initiative to remove the newly launched super hero Shen.

When it was the red team's turn, A Guang followed the coach's previous arrangement and removed the opponent's rookie top laner Onion's specialty, Jayce.

In today's era where three top lane legends dominate, the strong online Jayce is the only hero who can break the shackles.

Miller's voice echoed from the commentary booth: "EDG seems to have done their research. They're worried that VG will focus on their top laner when drafting, so they removed Jayce right away."

"The same is true for VG. The first three moves of Shen, Leblanc and Rengar were all targeted at individual players." Wawa said.

When it came to EDG's third move, Scout asked, "What to move?" Nofe was thinking about whether to move Hou Ye's powerful hero Syndra.

Lin Ruo immediately said firmly: "Just move Cassiopeia. The opponent's first floor will definitely play in the bottom lane, not Ryze. We will take it if it comes to us."

The new version of Ryze has extremely strong pushing power and roaming ability, making him the best choice for the mid lane.

And Cassiopeia is one of the few heroes who can suppress Ryze in the lane.

If Cassiopeia is removed, Ryze will essentially lose his natural enemy.

After considering it, Nofe nodded. Like Lin Ruo, he chose to trust Scout's laning ability.

After the first round of picks, both sides entered the selection stage.

VG locked down Varus, a strong hero in the bottom lane on the first floor, wanting to prioritize securing lane control and controlling the dragon.

Although Ryze is important in the current version, he is far from being the first one to be grabbed by the blue side.

In other words, this hero is still in an experimental stage.

Then the red team picked their players, and EDG brought out Maokai and Ryze.

Back to the blue side, VG brought out Jera and Clockwork.

Miller kept talking throughout the match: "EDG has a very solid double-tank combination, but VG's bottom lane Varus and Zyra are a very strong lane-grabbing combination."

Wawa hit the nail on the head: "Looking like this, EDG needs to get an AD carry on the third floor quickly. If they don't, then when VG's two players move, they'll definitely target the bottom lane. Once Ashe moves, it'll be hard to steal the lane."

Miller shook his head, a rare moment of disagreement. "But if you play AD carry, VG will counterattack and take out the Bounty Hunter. Supports don't have any heroes that can compete with Zyra."

The two people's words made the audience suddenly realize.

For EDG's bottom lane, it seemed like a dead end, and they were destined to be at an unequal disadvantage in laning.

Back to the BP scene, compared to the hesitation on the commentary desk, EDG almost locked down the policewoman in seconds.

The second round of Pick begins.

The bounty hunter was the first to be sent to move by VG.

EDG counter-bans Titan and Spider.

VG finally chose to remove the excavator to restrict the enemy jungler.

Starting to select players again, EDG grabbed Lee Sin first, and VG then chose Poppy and Mantis.

In the blink of an eye, it was the red team's last choice.

Miller frowned. "I'm curious what EDG's final support pick should be to break the deadlock?"

"If I can't break it, I'll just use the support and use Ryze to gank me."

"The bottom lane is too difficult, and if you want a hard support, you don't need to take Caitlyn. It's obviously better to pick Jhin to set up a gun in the back."

Wawa looked dazed for a moment after hearing this. It seemed that EDG still wanted to seize the line in the bottom lane and had no intention of retreating at all.

So what should we choose to fight against?

Wawa stared at the big screen intently, and the next moment, a hero that absolutely surprised him appeared in his eyes.

Ahahaha, that’s a wise choice indeed.

(End of this chapter)