You actually want me to...

In this game, Elise was completely disrupted in the early game, making it impossible for her to coordinate with Pantheon. Otherwise, if Pantheon had used his W to initiate and Elise had used her E to control Qiyana in the mid lane, it would have been a fatal blow.

"Fight or operate strategically?"

"Let's keep operating for now, and then we'll try to get them to calm down. When they get anxious, they'll naturally show their weaknesses."

"This doesn't sound like something you would say. Don't you love to force your way in?"

"That's different. When you use the opponent's best skill to annoy them, you feel a strange kind of joy. Look at Xuanjun, he's having a lot of fun right now." After saying that, he marked the enemy top laner, Singed, who was harassing them from the front line.

As Roland said, Flandre was feeling particularly happy at that moment.

Although it was just a fun game, and although his teammates were so strong that he could easily win by simply following along, he was still very happy.

He faced off against strong opponents, outmaneuvered powerful teams, competed in lane support against his lane opponent, and battled against skilled players in terms of mechanics. All of this was something he had never experienced before.

Even though the battle hasn't officially started yet.

Yes, blind pick means the unknown. They were lucky this time, their lineup was decent, and they did a good job of counter-ganking in the early game, which gave them an advantage.

The real match usually begins in the second game.

Under Roland's command, TES's decision-making instantly became more stable. Given their lineup and advantages, while they still had a chance to win now, it wasn't actually that secure. Instead, if they delayed the game a little longer, even until Syndra reached level 13 and maxed out her E, their margin for error would be much higher.

But once TES stabilized, GEN started to lose their temper...

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P.S.: I forgot to update because I was watching the game, but today's game was really good.

PS2: To reiterate, as an LPL viewer, I support any team from our region that makes it to the World Championship (excluding JDG). Past records and dark histories can wait until they lose at Worlds to settle scores, because they earned this qualification through their own efforts. EDG was visibly in better form in the first two games, and FPX was also very good at seizing opportunities in the third game. I'll be happy no matter who wins today's match, whether it's EDG reclaiming their former glory or FPX rising from the ashes to come back from a 0-2 deficit to win 3-2.

Metamorphosis: Chapter 79: Nothing more than practice makes perfect.

The pressure to initiate team fights is now gradually falling on GEN's support player, Life. To win the first game, his Nautilus needs to initiate a good team fight, but that's the problem: who can he initiate on right now?

When it comes to alchemy, the other person is just meat.

Activating Zhao Xin might be a viable option, but he also has an ultimate ability that makes him difficult to kill instantly.

As for the two carries, one isn't even on the front lines, and the other has already built a small stopwatch and is now aiming for double invulnerability. So what to do? They can't just suddenly split their attacks during their ultimates and suddenly unleash a five-man attack, can they?

But considering his team's lineup, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and prepare to engage. The next team fight was likely to take place in the river near the elemental dragon.

For GEN, who already has three dragons, this last dragon is the Dragon Soul. The Wind Dragon Soul is not insignificant to their lineup in this game, but it is not enough to determine the outcome. However, they still have to take it because the opponent also benefits greatly from the Wind Dragon Soul.

So he began to pretend to be frantically walking around, actually waiting for the crowd opposite him to make a mistake.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the commentary booth, the three LPL commentators saw TES standing on the other side of the river and knew that their team was preparing to officially engage the opposing team.

"TES actually had a significant advantage in engaging in team fights this time."

"Yes, in terms of split pushing by the top laners on both sides, Alchemist's wave clear speed is undoubtedly much faster than Sett's. The longer this river wave drags on, the greater the pressure on GEN in terms of minion waves will be."

"Titan must have a plan; this positioning is clearly an attempt to find an opening."

"At this point, we need to see what our TES's first initiator support is doing. Sure enough, Aban is also looking for his position."

The LPL broadcast director didn't even need to say much; he immediately focused the camera on Pyke, who was lingering on the side.

Without him, only familiar with Seoul.

In TES's matches, 70% of the team fights are initiated by their support, while 80% of the team fights are initiated by their AD. Usually, in stalemates like this, you either watch Roland or JackeyLove, and either of them will most likely lead a team fight.

Especially Roland.

Even today, the director still vividly remembers a match between TES and V5. Although Roland picked Yuumi to practice support against a weaker team, he still managed to initiate a team fight miraculously when the match was nearing its end.

A cat, alone, ambushed in a blind spot, using the speed boost from its active speed-up equipment to rush out and use its ultimate to hold the target in place. Then, just before being focused down, it used its invulnerability skill to stall for time.

Seriously, after working as an LPL broadcast director for so long, this guy's support is the most bizarre one I've ever seen. Although in the end, he still failed to initiate the team fight and got crushed, it at least shows that this guy is really brave. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's the best initiator support in the Chinese server.

This support character is either mindless and aggressive, or mindless and reckless – their defining characteristic is quite obvious.

It's quite strange, and it's also because of his unique playing style that Roland's personal fan base is steadily increasing, and his style is quite distinctive.

When he succeeded, the entire internet was full of praise, lauding him for his ambition to rival the heavens.

When his performance fails, these fans suddenly disappear and quickly move into the anti-fan group. The whole action is so smooth and well-organized that people can't tell whether these people are fans or anti-fans. In the end, they can only be classified as people who are just having fun at the competition.

That's pretty strange.

Are you sure you can drive it?

"Nonsense, just remember to keep up. I'm not afraid of anything except you being short."

"You son of a bitch!"

Just as Roland was about to reply, he saw a rather nice opportunity.

He didn't have time to care whether his teammates could keep up or not. In every TES game, apart from directing, he was very clear about his tasks and mission.

If he can't start a group, that's his problem.

If a team fight starts and your teammates can't keep up, that's their problem.

The main reason is that his teammates are almost all players with high signing fees. In One Piece, they are all great pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions of Berries. With such high bounties, they naturally have to play a corresponding role.

Therefore, aside from commanding, White Crescent's instructions to Roland were always very clear: "Just drive, and if your teammates can't keep up, you have no responsibility."

Yes, it was this phrase, "imperial sword," that gave Roland the courage to act.

W accelerates.

The sound of water entering the water rang in the ears of the GEN members again. Although it still made them feel a little nervous, since they were all almost at full strength, they just thought it was another routine drain of Q and quietly lowered their guard.

And at that very moment, the opportunity arrived.

Pyke's ultimate ability, if it doesn't hit anyone, will return him to his original position after the ability ends. However, if it hits someone, even if it doesn't secure a kill, Pyke's position will move to the landing point of the ultimate.

In other words, the ultimate skill is also a movement skill!

ER flash, used it without any hesitation.

Putting aside complex combos and never greedily seeking damage from Q and A, any extra move would be the greatest disrespect to a group of highly skilled professional players.

Go all out, and then reach the pinnacle!

The stopwatch clicked the instant the finish line was reached.

BDD reacted quickly enough to try and interrupt Pyke, but it was too late. He wasn't even too late in terms of timing, but rather in terms of game time.

By the 23-minute mark, Pyke had already acquired the Edge of Night.

The passive shield perfectly negates the crowd control provided by the W skill.

The next moment, Pyke used his E skill to recall his shadow, directly stunning GEN's mid, bot, and support players.

Pyke, raid started successfully!

"Holy crap! That's some skill." Upon seeing this, JKL immediately used Flash followed by QE, forcefully pushing the ball to its maximum distance and then using a control skill.

"Go go go, brothers, charge with me! I'm teleporting in almost there!"

"Beep beep beep~! Step step step beep beep beep~!"

"Holy crap, Knight, stop pouting, the brothers are scared."

Unlike the joyful atmosphere at TES, GEN was practically driven mad by Roland.

They couldn't understand it.

A Pyke, with his teammates so far away, uses his ultimate and Flash to engage.

How dare he do that? Isn't he afraid of making a mistake?

Players born under the LCK's operational system cannot understand this. They cannot even imagine what motivates the opposing team to make such a move. If this kind of action were performed by any team in their region, such a player would be lucky enough to get a short suspension, or unlucky enough to be completely benched by the coaching staff, thus ending their professional career.

But he went ahead anyway, without hesitation.

Holy crap, this is amazing!

[TES really should give more support players like BanGuard who can perform well; they're just too ruthless.]

Indeed, after watching so many TES matches, the champions they pick are either damage-dealing supports like Pyke, Swain, and Sett, or aggressive engage supports like Thresh, Leona, and Nautilus. It seems like they almost always lose with enchanter supports?

[You know what, this kind of support would be a ticking time bomb for any team, but it's a game-changer for TES.]

Everyone was completely blown away.

It's not that they haven't seen this kind of Pyke initiation before. To be honest, they've seen Roland use this ER flash initiation a lot during LPL matches, and he's had quite a few memorable mishaps along the way. But what they didn't expect was that this guy would dare to play like this against an LCK team.

This guy is truly unafraid of being fired, in every sense of the word.

Three fainted, three were pushed.

Given the already difficult situation of team fights, GEN was instead able to get the first move by TES, so the outcome of the team fight was naturally decided.

In a clean 3-for-0 exchange, TES even secured the Baron Nashor.

The game is now over.

In League of Legends, there aren't that many games where a team can pull off a major comeback. For a team to pull off a truly impressive comeback, the most crucial element is having a late-game carry as their core, and GEN lacked that in this match. Furthermore, in clashes between top-tier teams, once an early opportunity is created, the team will likely snowball and be crushed, making a comeback virtually impossible.

So, after this Baron Nashor wave, GEN only put up a token resistance and watched helplessly as TES, with super minions, destroyed their own crystal.

Game 5 of a best-of-five series.

TES won 1-0, securing a winning start!

Metamorphosis: Chapter 80: The Gap Between Succession

"First win secured!"

"As expected, destiny is on my side; I can even play so comfortably in the blind pick game."

"This game was definitely Aban's carry performance. When you get back, ask the coach to give you an extra chicken leg for dinner."

"Wait, what about mine? I was the only one in the bot lane who got beaten up and farmed the lane while getting tower-dived. Even if I didn't do anything great, I still put in a lot of effort. You can't forget about me!"

"Yes, yes, you get one too."