Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 128, Section 125: Let Taobo have a break! (Second Update)
"Moreover, Liu Shen died 8 times, which is really shocking."

"How could... how could it have turned out like this?"

That's right.

Even someone like Longshen, who disliked TES from the start, couldn't hold back his emotions after seeing TES's performance; he just couldn't understand it.

TES's performance in this match was truly subpar.

It's truly rare to see a game where everyone feels that LPL teams were completely outmatched by wildcard regions in terms of raw skill, rather than just a fluke due to a bad performance.

All I can say is that TES has truly set a new low for the LPL.

After a moment of this incredible reflection, the Dragon God finally realized that he had revealed a bit too much of his true feelings.

So he quickly coughed twice, pinched his throat, and got back on track.

"Sigh, TES is really going to be finished. Seriously, Shimamura-san, don't you have any brotherhood left at all???"

"Shimamura-san, all your fans are from the LPL, and your first streamers were all from Bilibili. Couldn't you have gone a little easier and let TES off the hook? Do you really want to see our LPL's favorite team eliminated fifth, while you win the title of champion against the fifth-ranked region?!?"

At this point, the comments section was filled with things like "I have no objection" and "Support Shimamura-san in cleaning up the house."

And this is exactly the kind of bullet screen effect that the Dragon God wanted.

He tried hard to suppress his laughter as he continued skewering:

"Shimamura-san, can't you really give TES a break? Does it have to be like this? I'm begging you, as someone on the side, please stop torturing them!"

"Please, Shimamura-nee!"

The Dragon God's performance was truly explosive.

It immediately made everyone in the live chat laugh.

But right now, nobody really wants to see LPL win.

Ultimately, given their current form, qualifying with a 2-2 result would be a disgrace.

Rather than stubbornly refusing to leave, it's more interesting to just lose everything; at least you can see a joke.

Now, everyone is looking forward to it.

Hopefully, TES will be swept in the second game.

While the atmosphere outside the stadium was lively and bustling, TES inside the stadium was as quiet as death.

Actually, before the match, the entire TES team had a strong feeling that they would probably lose today.

After all, the atmosphere was still so tense.

After all, the relationship between Little Cream and Kanavi has not improved.

What I really want to say is that, as a veteran, Kanavi, despite his fiery temper, still wants to win.

After team manager Guo Hao, veteran players JKL and Liu Qingsong intervened to mediate, he managed to calm himself down as much as possible.

It's impossible to say that I have absolutely no reservations about it.

But he has indeed been actively trying to stop thinking about what happened that day.

On the contrary, Little Cream maintained a defiant attitude.

He was met with attempts by others to reconcile the situation, and with everyone advising him to fight properly and not argue.

He didn't say anything on the surface, but he was still sulking inside.

It's a situation where they appear to be playing normally, but their actions betray their true intentions and prevent them from cooperating.

They seem to be playing normally in lane, and they seem to be cooperating normally with everyone.

However, the frequency of communication is pitifully low, and the level of caution and focus during the online battle is almost non-existent.

His playing style will certainly affect the morale of his teammates.

The older brother, who was already quite old, seemed to have lost his last bit of spirit in this low morale situation, and completely turned into a very bad player.

Therefore, the outcome of this first match, which seemed unexpected to outsiders, was perhaps inevitable to them to some extent.

After the first game, the team's morale plummeted to its lowest point.

During halftime, the rest area was as quiet as an ice cave.

Coach Hongmi, leaning on the translator, kept reviewing the previous game with the players, speaking in Korean and looking very excited.

But this excited attitude seemed unable to be conveyed to the team members at all.

Because all his words, after being translated and transliterated, would sound very bland.

Everyone could sense his emotions.

However, this emotion was not direct enough and failed to ignite the fighting spirit and morale of the TES players.

They couldn't even feel shame.

And just like that, halftime was finally over.

It was time for the contestants to go back on stage.

But at this moment, the TES players felt as if they were not on the competition field, but on the execution ground.

It was an execution ground from which there was no return.

And thus, they will face their final execution.

On the other hand, the CFOs and their colleagues were in a state of high excitement.

"Holy crap, we played so well last game! Let's keep it up next time, okay?"

"This is the feeling, it's on the right track, let's keep up the good work in the next game!"

"We must win! We must win!"

At this moment, the morale of everyone has reached its peak.

For Shimamura Yuna, the morale of her teammates was not something she could easily understand.

From the top of the world to the disbandment of the competition zone.

From S2 champion to now a wildcard.

Even DOGGO, the current bot laner for CFO, once said, "It's better to retire than to go back to PCS."

PCS is the Pacific region before the merger of LCP, and before PCS, there was a dedicated LMS region for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

These players are playing in leagues that seem to be getting higher and higher in standard, but in reality, it is the continuous shrinking of the local LOL market in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The competitive intensity of the local professional leagues is constantly weakening, and eventually they have to merge with other smaller regions little by little in order to maintain the competitive intensity by increasing the number of players.

These contestants from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan seem to be watching their own competition zones gradually wither and disappear, becoming lifeless.

This is why DOGGO once said, "Going back to PCS is not as good as retiring."

For him, the mindset was like someone who had finally made it from some remote and underdeveloped area to a big city, and then said, "No matter what, I will never go back."

It's not because I really hate it.

It's not because they see no hope, but because they feel the competition zones in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are dead.

If given the choice, who wouldn't want to stay in their hometown to play?

A continuous decline year after year. This includes audience numbers, competition popularity, and the number of players within the game.
Compared to mainland China, where League of Legends is in decline but not completely dead, in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, League of Legends can be considered a game that is completely dead.

That's why they were so excited at this moment, when they defeated TES head-on.

If they actually succeed, it would be the only highlight for the entire Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan region in League of Legends esports in recent years.

And this opportunity to shine is right in front of us.

Yuna Shimamura couldn't fully empathize with her teammates because she didn't have the same experiences as them.

but.
She could sense her teammates' emotions.

Therefore, she was also excited and encouraged by this.

"Then, let's win together!"

"Ok!"

Before the match, the starkly different morale and atmosphere between TES and CFO seemed to have set the tone for the game that hadn't even started yet.

But the final outcome will depend on the facts.

After halftime, the players from both sides returned to the field.

After the first victory, the CFO
No, to be precise, it was Shimamura Yuna's fans who were shouting even louder.

He was going crazy in the audience, shouting nonstop.

On the other hand, TES fans were completely speechless at this moment, and they were all speechless.

Apart from a few relatively resilient individuals who were still holding up signs to cheer on their "brothers," the others didn't even have the courage to continue cheering for TES.

Longshen, who was providing commentary for the second channel, seemed quite relaxed.

While waiting for halftime, he watched other videos.

He chatted casually with everyone.

As they chatted, the draft phase of the match officially began.

In today's match, it seems that TES is determined not to target Shimamura Yuna in their draft picks.

I don't know if they felt they couldn't target them, or if they had some other considerations.

In short, they changed the previous style of all teams that liked to ban a few top lane heroes when facing CFO, and instead chose to open all the available heroes.

Even though they were completely outplayed by Shimamura Yuna's Jayce in the first game, they still stuck to their drafting style, which was to only ban according to the meta.

This, however, made Shimamura Yuna feel like it was a kind of happy trouble.

I feel like I have so many heroes that I don't know which one to play.

In response, Longshen said: "TES really doesn't take Shimamura seriously. Even Hanwha has to ban one or two top laners to show respect, so why does TES not care at all?"

"Do you really think 69 can challenge Shimamura??? In the last game, 69 was like a maggot in his lane and got beaten by more than 4000 gold. The top lane was completely overrun. Do you still want to challenge her?"

Regardless of what others think about TES's draft strategy, this is ultimately a settled fact.

Next, both sides completed today's draft and ban phase based on their respective needs, and the final lineups are as follows.

TES, the blue side, selected a combination of Rumble, Xin Zhao, Sylas, Corki, and Poppy.

The red team's CFO chose a combination of Vampire, Scorpion, Tsar, Sheriff, and Titan.

In fact, judging solely from the strength of their combinations, commentators would generally agree that TES is stronger.

After all, the heroes they got were all solid, with good team fight initiation, laning, and early game strength. While they weren't particularly outstanding in the mid-to-late game, they were still quite capable.

On the other hand, CFO's team has two late-game power spikes: Vladimir and Azir. While Caitlyn is strong in lane, her damage output will be low in the mid-game if she doesn't have a significant item advantage.

After seeing this lineup, Longshen felt that TES had a significant advantage.

"Seriously? CFO picked this lineup, is he really trying to give TES a boost? I feel like there's something strange about this lineup. Can they really hold out until their power spike?"

"Well, to put it bluntly, I really feel that Shimamura is hurting the team. With their lineup, they already have two big carries in the mid and bot lanes. She could have just picked a front-line carry to comfortably carry the team, but she had to pick a vampire."

"Even though she can get strong and tank damage when she's a vampire, is this team composition really viable at this point?"

In fact, the CFO and Shimamura were already aware of what Ryujin was talking about.

When Shimamura was hesitating about which counter to use against Rambo in the 10th floor counter position, she also thought that the current lineup might be lacking a front-line tank.

So she volunteered, "Coach, I feel like...would it be better for me to pick a strong pick right now? Like Sion, Ornn, or something?"

"That one. It seems like the team composition needs a tank?"

However, the coach firmly denied it.

"No, your tank angles aren't ready yet. I think you know that yourself."

"If you really want me to play those characters, I might as well let Rest play."

"Since you've been put on the field, then believe in yourself. If you feel the team's front line is weak, then just pick a carry that feels tanky. Win or lose, at least choose a role you believe in, so you won't have any regrets."

Feels like a slightly muscular carry
Once she heard that, she understood what the coach meant.

And so, the Vampire hero was chosen.

After the role was cast, the coach smiled and said, "That's right. Since the whole world thinks your vampire skills are amazing, then you should prove it to them."

"Prove to them that your vampire is absolutely not to be released, even if the opponent is from the LPL."

Yuna Shimamura nodded solemnly: "I will do my best."

And so, the draft phase ended, and the match officially began.

According to Shimamura Yuna, the matchup between a vampire and Rambo is a common and relatively easy one.

Although a vampire can't possibly out-blood Rambo.

The two heroes have vastly different burst damage in the early game.

The problem is that whether or not to fight is almost entirely in the hands of the vampires.

Rumble is a champion who lacks mobility and has no right to actively try to trade blows with vampires.

His only way to easily damage vampires is to use W to forcefully roast them, and then throw E to see if he can continue roasting them.

If you can't throw an 'e', ​​then you can only pretend nothing happened.

In the online game, as long as Vladimir controls his positioning and maintains a good distance, and doesn't get caught by the harpoon and get burned, Rumble will have a hard time posing any real threat to Vladimir and can basically only farm peacefully with him.

For heroes like Vladimir who develop in the mid-to-late game, peaceful development is the best news.

Furthermore, as the level increases, the vampire's ranged attacks will become increasingly painful, while the amount of healing will increase.

As a hero without any means of sustain, Rumble will find it increasingly difficult to play in a solo lane, gradually entering a state where he gets whipped around like a spinning top by Vladimir.

It can only be said that among all the strong top lane champions in the current version, Rumble is one of the easiest opponents for Vladimir to deal with.

At least in Shimamura Yuna's view, he was a hero who put relatively less pressure on her.

TES's decision to pick Rumble but not ban Vladimir is largely disrespectful.

Shimamura Yuna, of course, wanted to teach them a lesson and make them pay the price for their disrespect.

(End of this chapter)