You actually want me to...

Jayce's long-range laser cannon, Hecarim's ability to transform into a dump truck from 800 miles away, Twisted Fate's ultimate ability to teleport, and Jhin's ultimate ability to kill.

No one expected that TES would choose to start the fight so decisively as soon as they met.

Normally, when two teams fight a team battle, they need to hold back for a while and make some preparations, at least to lull the game in a bit. But TES, who just ignores the prelude and rushes in headfirst, only causes G2 pain and no pleasure, and they are not even mentally prepared.

Naturally, they were breached.

Lillia was even farming in the jungle, and Renekton was pushing the lane in the top lane. The only one who could get there was Sylas, who watched his teammates get engaged from three Flash distances away, and didn't dare to move.

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Watching TES engage in team fights like madmen, Hat King said he was so scared he almost peed his pants.

"WTF, is this how you play games?"

"Crazy, they're all crazy, this guy can drive even faster than Hailey."

"Back up! Back up! They're trying to push all the way to the high ground!"

"I'm replying! I'm replying!"

Amidst G2's chaotic maneuvers, the top laner and jungler finally arrived back in the mid lane, but the moment they returned, TES, who had been so aggressive just a second ago, vanished without a trace.

After a brief moment of confusion, A-P frantically started marking the location of Baron Nashor.

"Baron, they're attacking Baron!"

"Shit, weren't these guys just acting pretty recklessly? How come they're thinking so fast? Hurry up!!!"

The Baron Nashor, which had just spawned 20 minutes earlier, was the real reason for Roland and his team's aggressive charge. In order to prevent the opponent from seeing their intentions, the most brutal charge was undoubtedly the most correct cover-up.

The newly spawned Baron had relatively low health and defense, and taking advantage of the brief window of opportunity created, the five players focused their fire and quickly took him down. Just as the G2 team was about to reach the dragon pit, the dragon's mournful cry rang in their ears first, shattering all of G2's desire to continue fighting.

With Baron Nashor at 20 minutes and a fed Jayce and Hecarim, even a clueless player like "Caps" could predict the pace of the game. So he gave up and started planning his champion picks for the next match.

The game is now over.

Seven minutes later, with Hecarim and Leona initiating another team fight, G2 finally couldn't withstand TES's onslaught and were defeated.

1 to 0.

TES will take 10% first.

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P.S.: Thanks to all the readers for their help, the fight for our rights was successful, and that book has been successfully removed from shelves.

Thanks to the readers for helping to compile the color palette and for the manual reports, and also to the editor for their thoughtfulness. This is the first time I've encountered something like this in over a year of writing. Fortunately, it has a happy ending. Woohoo!

Sublimation: Chapter 53: Off-field Maneuvers.

[This is just right, this is the TES I know!]

Although the victories were exhilarating, it always felt like I was constipated. Until today, I found that my mind finally cleared up.

[TES' matches are only exciting when they feature these high-wire-walking team fights; it truly showcases the pinnacle of individual skill translated into a harmonious synergy within the team.]

[After trying for ages and coming up with nothing, I'll just yell "Awesome!"]

I feel much better now.

If an LPL team doesn't win because of its renowned teamfight and initiation capabilities, something always feels off.

This is a characteristic of the region and an advantage for LPL teams.

Blindly trying to outmaneuver the opponent is tantamount to handing over your advantage. While there's a chance of winning, the success rate will be much lower. As for the TES team, who won the first game, they're already boasting about their victory in the rest room.

"Warrior's initiation in this game was three-ninths of the credit, right?"

"Come on, wasn't it Jhin who played better?"

"You, as an ADC, can't even touch the enemy except with your ultimate, what's it to you?"

"Hey, what are you saying? Without my four ultimate bullets forcing them to reposition, would your skills have been able to hit the enemy so easily? Would they have?"

Faced with Roland's doubts, JKL directly brought out his ultimate move: "You initiated the team fight from such a long distance, it's already quite good that he was able to keep up with the damage output."

As for the hit rate?

If he hits, he's a master shot; if he misses, he forces his teammates to reposition, creating space for them to deal damage. Either way, he gets a share of the credit. Watching the bot lane duo arguing heatedly on the chair, the top, mid, and jungle players, who had initially considered joining in, thought for a moment and decisively backed out.

Forget it.

With these two gentlemen's physiques, they'd be fine if it came to a verbal fight, but if it came to a physical fight, these three small bodies would be brutally beaten in no time.

My life is more important, my life is more important.

Looking at the players making a ruckus in the room, White Crescent, who felt that the team's morale was high, naturally didn't need to stand up and give everyone a pep talk. At this moment, he was sitting leisurely to the side, looking at his laptop and thinking about the draft picks for the next game.

To be honest, Roland played a significant role in winning the first game.

Although his early game play seemed like he got carried away, a closer look reveals that his actions—whether it was proactively drawing the jungler's attention in the top lane, placing wards to spot opportunities when the enemy support noticed them, or choosing targets for the team's ultimate abilities—all had a purpose.

The audience might not notice this, but it's a different story for coaches who study the game every day.

"By the way, how did you figure out he was so smart and put him in command?" Seeing that White Crescent was alone, Old Guo quietly came over to ask him.

"Huh? Isn't that obvious?"

"Where is this idiot obvious? I can't help but laugh just looking at his face."

"Haven't you noticed? Every time we find a new GIF, we can't find the license plate number no matter who we ask around, but if you give it to them, they can find it for you in less than a few minutes."

???

Is there any necessary connection between these two events?

"No?"

"Is there?"

"No?"

"Okay, you win."

Looking at the white crescent moon with its self-righteous expression, Lao Guo felt that this guy was probably beyond saving. You dare to abandon the command with such a simple reason? If you hadn't just happened to run into Roland, the team would have been ruined.

Thinking about this, Lao Guo felt it was necessary to give the coach a warning.

but...

Thinking about how I secretly collected quite a few GIFs during the World Championship, I guess I'll wait until after the World Championship to share them.

Well, it has absolutely nothing to do with checking license plates or anything like that; he did it purely for art!

After a short 15-minute break, the TES team returned to the stage. Perhaps due to G2's optimistic nature, the G2 team, who had lost the first game, also came out with smiles on their faces.

Unlike TES, the G2 team came out full of confidence for this game.

They checked.

In countless best-of-five series since the start of the TES World Championship, whether in matches or scrims, as long as TES takes the first win, their win rate in the second game will plummet. This is known as TES's "black second game principle".

Based on this principle, the TES team has encountered situations including, but not limited to: bot lane feeding, jungler getting lost, mid laner getting stuck, top laner being fed, disconnections, game crashes, network fluctuations, players having stomach problems, and so on...

In this match, they dominated the game and showed no signs of backing down.

"Wow~ The opposing coach seems to be quite something. All of G2's coaches are brimming with confidence."

"They probably believed some rumors."

"Hmm? Coach, could it be that you secretly did something?" Roland, who was naturally full of mischief, immediately sensed something was wrong after hearing White Crescent's cryptic remark.

"I just tried a few things out, well, who knows?" With an innocent smile on her face, White Crescent had already completed her professional advancement without anyone noticing. After all, the league didn't prohibit using tricks off the field, did it?

First round of bans:

TES: Jhin, Shen, Twisted Fate

G2: Ashe, Lulu, Nidalee

Since G2 was on the blue side in this game, they had to bear the burden of the version's bans. With insufficient bans, they had no time to consider the champion pool of the players.

One round of PICK:

TES: Syndra, Caitlyn, Lillia

G2: Orianna, Graves, Ornn

Second round of bans: Pantheon, Tahm Kench, Swain, and Camille were all banned.

G2 picked Senna first mainly because they didn't have any other AD carries to choose from. With a tank like Ornn, Senna could have relatively good opportunities to deal damage.

As for TES: They picked Klose and Poppy, and the moment Poppy came out, G2's last pick was completely out of the question.

Is this player a support or a top laner?

This inexplicable Poppy pick practically forced G2's lineup into a corner.

Senna and Orianna are champions who need front-line tanks to create opportunities for them to deal damage, but that's the problem. Poppy and Sett can push you back directly, disrupting your damage output.

"This Poppy pick is a bit unlike White Crescent's usual draft style."

"Not necessarily. For the coach, the draft picks for TES are undoubtedly exceptionally easy because of their champion pool; they have too many lineups they can use." After thinking for a moment, Cat Emperor on the commentary stage gave a positive explanation.

There's nothing we can do about it; they're pay-to-win players after all.

Putting aside technical skills for now, the team composition is definitely complete, so you can play any game.

There was no other way; even though G2 saw Poppy, their last resort was to pick Titan as their final pick.

One point to mention here.

Senna is a very squishy champion, so her best support is a tanky support or a defensive support. The best pairing is Tahm Kench, followed by Nautilus, and then Taric. Because Poppy counters Ornn's ultimate, G2 had to pick a second engage champion.

Titan was a last resort, but also a necessary choice.

The lineup is now finalized.

TES: Top lane Poppy, Jungle Lillia, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane Caitlyn + Sett

G2: Top lane Ornn, Jungle Graves, Mid lane Orianna, Bot lane Senna + Nautilus