You actually want me to...

After several seconds of silence, a soaring fighting spirit ignited in the room, especially for those who had already tasted the spoils:

Eloquence is not important, eloquence is important.

They've been ignited!

Contest: Chapter Sixty-Four: What a soaring fighting spirit!

Fifteen minutes later, when the FPX team finally managed to get into a good state and walked out of the rest room, they looked up and saw a TES team that exuded a fierce aura from the inside out.

That aura was so intense that even just standing there, the fighting spirit in their eyes burned like a raging fire.

"How is that possible!?"

Off the field, when the camera focused on the players on both sides, countless coaches and analysts hidden behind the scenes clenched their fists.

"What a soaring fighting spirit!"

"But...why would such a fighting spirit appear on a team leading 2-0?"

"Is it Coach White Crescent, or team leader Guo Hao?"

"It seems we all underestimated TES's logistical capabilities; they've been keeping it very well hidden."

Tactical analysis is one thing, and morale boosting is another. In ancient times, the analysis of battles was basically left to the strategist, but the morale boosting before the battle required a famous general to strategize.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.

The fact that TES could unleash such terrifying momentum under these circumstances indirectly proves the formidable coaching ability of the person behind TES.

"Is the coach's salary included in the salary cap?" The factory manager's lips twitched as he asked Zhu Kai, who was standing to the side.

"You're the coach, why are you asking me?"

"But this is really outrageous. Why don't we ask the club to consider bringing Mourinho over, just to boost morale and scold people?"

Zhu Kai looked at the factory director as if he were an idiot, and then ignored him.

Mourinho is alright.

Why don't you suggest inviting Phil Jackson, the "Zen Master," over?

Putting aside whether it crosses fields or not, even if EDG Club went bankrupt, they still couldn't afford the appearance fees of these big shots. Are you kidding me?

On the other hand, the discussions in the live chat were much more straightforward.

[With that kind of aura, were they hypnotized backstage?]

[One or two people are staring at FPX so intently they're practically green with envy, how did White Crescent manage to do that?]

Is it possible, I mean possible... that TES is currently the team with a 2-0 advantage?

[Absolutely impossible, FPX was already low on health.]

Regardless of the discussions, the real test will come in the match. Of course, since FPX was not strong enough in the previous game and failed to execute the second strategy of the second lineup, White Crescent simply decided to keep their lineup and go to MSI in Iceland to mess with their foreign friends. Therefore, the draft for the third game was a different approach, and everyone started over.

First round of bans:

FPX: Lucian, Gragas, Udyr

TES: Hecarim, Thresh, Alistar

One round of PICK:

FPX: Jayce (first pick) + Tristana

TES: Senna, Jax (choose one or two) + Lee Sin

In this round, TES's draft picks left FPX somewhat bewildered.

Choosing Senna over Tahm Kench, and picking Olaf and Volibear over Lee Sin, made the group wonder what White Crescent was really up to.

but...

Second round bans: Tahm Kench, Nautilus, Twisted Fate, Olaf

Since you've revealed a weakness, I'm definitely going to take it down. Regardless of what White Crescent is thinking, the Senna-Tahm Kench combo is not a combination that FPX wants to see. From the moment Jax came out, TES's lineup was already confirmed to be a 4-1 split push strategy. So if TES gets Tahm Kench, it will be very annoying and will affect their ability to engage.

After three changes, TES's lineup becomes quite clear: it lacks crowd control, both frontal and counter-engage.

Therefore, the fourth move

Syndra, the mid-lane champion that best complements Lee Sin, was brought out by TES to provide control while continuing to put pressure on Doinb in lane.

If you choose Rambo, you have to consider whether you can survive with this combination.

You chose the assassin... Oh, you're too old to play assassins anymore.

The remaining options are either farming-type champions like Orianna and Viktor, or champions like Galio who take damage while looking for opportunities to roam. One type will inevitably shift blame if they lose, while the other will inevitably take the blame. It remains to be seen how FPX will ultimately decide their strategy.

As I said before, Doinb's era is coming to an end.

With the changes in the game version, the mid laner increasingly needs to take on the responsibilities that were necessary a few years ago. Either Twisted Fate or Galio plays the roaming role, or Zoe or Akali plays the early to mid-game burst role, or Orianna, Azir, or Viktor plays the late-game scaling role. It's no longer the era where the mid laner picks a tank, plays passively, and then roams and ganks relentlessly to snowball the game.

Ultimately, the game's pace has slowed down while also increasing, and junglers no longer have as much time to focus on the mid lane as they used to.

The speed has increased because the introduction of Mythic Armor has intensified the battles of the First Vanguard Regiment.

The game has slowed down because with the version updates, everyone's focus on elemental dragons is no longer as high as it was in the early days. Many teams with late-game compositions are willing to give up the first two or three dragons and only fight you when they are close to getting the dragon or when you are fighting for the dragon soul. Anyway, if you win the dragon, you can win the game, and if you lose, you can continue next time. The odds are about the same.

In their last two moves, FPX pulled out the Orianna + Nocturne combination.

This team formed a strong engage and poke composition with Jayce in the top lane, Nocturne in the jungle, Orianna in the mid lane, and Tristana/Ryle in the bottom lane.

"Nightmare? I remember Xiaotian's Nightmare only appeared a few times in the Korean server, right?"

"Don't underestimate him. He must have the confidence to bring it out. Maybe he brought Nightmare to unlock LWX's God of War at Dawn?"

"They've got their hands on my support?"

"They probably really think they can fly around freely without Tahm Kench, Ah Ban. Let them learn a lesson."

"Here I am!"

By the time they made their final move, the TES team already knew exactly which hero Roland would pick.

If we switched roles, I'd show you what true cruelty is!

Evil little mage - Veigar, locked on!

"Little Fa!?"

"Hey, you know what, this thing actually seems to be produced."

The shield from his E skill is a nightmare for any hero who wants to engage, and it also happens to counter a very clever Tristana. To reiterate, whether it's the pre-rework or post-rework Veigar, he's always the bane of Tristana. If you don't use Flash after using his E skill, you're guaranteed to be CC'd.

This move by Xiaofa directly blocked FPX's main strategy.

"Then it's up to you this round. Hopefully your blood pressure will be a little lower in the last round today."

"Don't worry, don't you trust my skills?"

"It's because it's you that I'm worried!!!"

As the two chatted, when they entered Summoner's Rift together, the item builds of the two TES bot laners once again surprised the audience.

Little Fa: Doran's Ring + Health Potion

Senna: Ghost Scythe + Health Potion

The real killer move is here.

Veigar as carry, Senna as support, (pseudo) four-core lineup!

Contest: Chapter 65: The Top Esports Era, Boiling Anticipation!

[Vai for last-hitting, Senna as support?]

[This is the Nth Renaissance, so the question is, if the King of the Board is playing the carry role, who will initiate the team fight?]

[Open the ball of yarn, use a 4-1 single-carry strategy to drag the team along, and once the four cores are complete, push straight through.]

[A 100% win-rate AD carry and a 100% win-rate support reunite; TES is truly terrifying.]

As far as the support role is concerned, JKL is actually quite good at it.

When Roland switched to support, JKL taught him a lot while laning against him. In addition, AD carries naturally have a difference in their sensitivity to certain ward placements. So, there are quite a few AD carry switching to support in the LPL. The simplest example is that a certain Bonsai Trophy holder, Lord Evil, once switched to support.

Looking back, the Snakes team has a wealth of talent.

Saint Gun is a World Championship winner, Sofm was a World Championship runner-up, and Zz1tai is a regular at the World Championship. Other Tanks have played abroad, and Rhythm and ZZR have played in the All-Star event abroad. Only Crystal is left with nothing.

Oh, and there seems to be a substitute AD carry—Mint, who is also Wan Kun, whom you often see in Zz1tai's livestreams.

This guy is a bit outrageous. Unlike others, the only way to unleash his power is by playing with girls on stream. As the saying goes: Wan Kun plays with girls, Viper is crushed, Wu Zi sheds tears, Jack collapses, Gala retreats, TS quits instantly, and Lwx practices Irelia at dawn.

Aside from when he was playing with female teammates, he was mostly at the level of an LPL AD carry, and even worse after retiring.

Since the focus was on the top lane, both junglers started from the bottom lane. After Roland and JKL helped out briefly, they happily ran back to their lanes and started tormenting their opponents.

Why does Senna make so many bot laners feel disgusted by the champion?

Because her poke ability is too strong.

Not only do they have long range, but they also come with healing, crowd control, and escape skills. They can even use Q to poke from a distance. For many bot lane duos, having two AD carries is already a headache, but having two AD carries with healing makes them even more of a scoundrel.

Especially when this thing ended up in JKL's hands, the bottom lane level 1 was no longer a place for LWX and Si Shao to stay.

JKL effortlessly executed various techniques, such as using auto-attacks from a distance, dodging minion aggro from bushes, and using Q skills to harass minions from their positions. While constantly poking, he also kept nagging his support: "See? This is how you play support."

Starting with a 1v3 situation, the support hero's 100% win rate is terrifyingly powerful.

Of course, Roland had his own way of retaliating against JKL's taunts.

It's not really a counterattack; he just needs to play the game normally, and JKL's blood pressure will naturally rise because he missed minions...

Anyone who's played the champion Veigar knows this.

In the early game, the projectile speed is ridiculously slow, and the level 1 attack damage is as high as 52 points. With that kind of attack damage, even if you hit Kassadin with 19 armor, he won't feel any pain. The damage value is roughly equivalent to the cow behind the braised beef noodles all these years. It is a basic attack that poses no threat at all.

Slow projectile speed, low damage, and a long cooldown (6s) for the Q skill in the early game.

Therefore, it is inevitable that some soldiers will slip through the cracks.

Sure enough, JKL's temper flared up as soon as he saw his opponent's various mistakes.