You actually want me to...

Nightmare Fiddlesticks' "lights out, unleash your dogs" playstyle, paired with a Gragas support, is, in a sense, a bit too monstrous. A low-health Miss Fortune doesn't even need to do anything after recovering; she can just casually unleash her ultimate in front of her and get four assists, accumulating stats that are simply too good to be true.

With a 2-for-5 exchange, ES's momentum completely collapsed from that moment on.

The rest of the time is just wasted time.

In the S10 version, it is really difficult for the losing side to turn the tide. In addition, ES does not have a cornerstone player. Their winning streak is entirely based on momentum and the benefits of rookie bonuses. They can play steadily and step by step when they are in a winning situation, but when they are in a losing situation, the whole team instantly exposes their true colors. Coupled with TES's unconventional tactics, they completely stunned the opponent.

At 29 minutes, when Nightmare once again unleashed his combo, ES ultimately couldn't withstand TES's offensive and conceded the first game.

1:0

TES took the lead.

【666666】

I hereby solemnly declare that Aban is the inventor of the support role in esports.

[His background is always bad in ranked matches, and he plays recklessly in tournaments. He's really good at this.]

[A top laner who can't roam isn't a good support.jpg]

It has to be said that most viewers are already numb to it.

They finally understood that the biggest change TES experienced after acquiring Aban was that their matches became unpredictable, like winning the lottery. You never knew who would cause TES to lose or who would give them a breakout performance, but one thing was certain:

Once there's a version update or a new or reworked hero, TES's win rate in the next game is almost guaranteed to be 100%. Look at how long this guy has been around, he's already popularized Sett support and Swain support, and now he's pulled out Fiddlesticks support with the rework, and he's actually making it work. IG is so envious.

Huh? You're asking why IG?

Because apart from 18, IG only faces two possible outcomes: either the meta is always one step ahead of them (mid and jungle) or the meta is always ten steps behind them (referring to ranged top laners). They have no other options, and they desperately want a player who can adapt to the meta.

What's interesting about this match is that Roland thought he had created a new support hero and achieved good results, so the MVP should have been his, and he could enjoy the long-awaited bonus again.

However, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous before the MVP was announced. This honor might be insignificant to others, but for him, one or two MVPs meant a lot of money!

Seeing his tense face, the TES team members quickly came out to comfort him:

369: Ah Ban, you know me. I'm a top laner, so there's no way I can steal the MVP.

Knight: You know me, if I wanted to steal the MVP, I wouldn't play like this.

Karsa: You know me, if I wanted to steal the MVP, I definitely wouldn't have gotten it this game.

P Emperor: Ah Ban, you know me. Although I was very impressive today, I am still... commonly known as an orphan.

Prophet: Don't look at me! You know me, Ah Ban. If I go on stage, the MVP will probably go to the other team. [doge emoji]

Seeing the firm and certain faces on the screen, Roland finally put his worries to rest. However, the moment the results came out, Knight's face on the screen completely broke his guard.

"Holy crap!? How come I'm not the MVP?! I'm going to complain about this stupid tournament format being rigged!!!" Roland was instantly thrown into a panic the moment he saw the result.

I've come up with this plan: I'll decide on the lineup, I'll set the pace, and I'll shoulder the pressure.

After completing everything, I checked the MVP.

Good grief, he's still the background character?

Is this the hell in the river?!

Fortunately, White Crescent, who was just watching the commotion, stepped in and declared that his game was in accordance with the reward rules, which persuaded him to stop. Otherwise, Roland would have definitely gone to the referee who scored the game to have a proper evaluation after the match.

"Alright, we managed to win this round with a surprising move, but the next two rounds won't be easy. The opponent will definitely be on guard, so we can't let our guard down." Even before Roland and the others went on stage, White Crescent was still earnestly advising his team members not to be careless. In his opinion, the ES team had not been fully figured out yet, and the same method might not work twice.

really...

More than an hour later, when the crystal of the TES base exploded again, the team's mentality finally broke down.

Yes, aside from winning the first game with a surprising strategy, they were gradually outmaneuvered and killed by ES in the next two games. Compared to TES trying to shut down ES's jungler and support, ES had a much simpler way of shutting down TES: they only needed to focus on Knight.

The top laner held off the pressure, the mid laner kept the enemy team in check, the jungler freed up the support to roam, and then the jungler and support duo roamed to set the pace for the entire game. ES was still playing their old style of play, but TES just couldn't find a second chance to fight back.

To put it bluntly, there isn't a second player on the TES team who can step up and take over the game.

Karsa could manage, but this isn't the meta for jungle carries. Roland was also interested in giving it a try, but the limit of what a support can do is initiate team fights and provide vision. He has the ability to help end a game, but not the ability to end a game independently.

Top laner 369... his performance depends on the dice.

Another carry, P-Emperor... inexplicably dies easily in team fights.

Following ES's 2-1 victory, there was an undisguised and fierce attack on TES online. That's how esports is; they can praise you to the skies for winning a game and belittle you for losing one. That's the cruelty of esports, especially since this is only the beginning of S10, and it's not their era yet.

Looking at Roland's silent face on the screen, the man on the other side sighed and finally dialed a number on his phone.

[Not installing it anymore? Your neighborhood reopened pretty quickly, huh?]

Stop laughing at me. You know perfectly well whether the lockdown is lifted or not. When can I rejoin the team?

"If you want to be quick, you can come first thing tomorrow morning; if you want to be slow, anytime is fine. You're really something else. You could have come more than a week ago, but you insisted on waiting until now. Other people play professionally to make money, and you play professionally to raise kids?"

Don't talk like this wasn't done without your instructions.

Old Guo smiled but didn't reply. He simply instructed that his plane ticket for the evening would be sent to him later, and that a driver would be arranged to pick him up from the airport the next morning.

As a team leader, he should actually stand in the interests of the club, respect the arrangements made above and let TES lose a few more games before letting JKL come out as the savior. In this way, everything can be done logically, and the club will also get an unprecedented wave of popularity.

However, as a senior member of the team, he could never bring himself to do it.

They are athletes, and they are also children.

He could watch the adults in society deceive and cheat at the negotiating table without expression, but he couldn't bear to look at the children who hid and cried loudly after the game.

What are normal people doing at 18?

Enjoying the youthful life on campus, experiencing the transition from nothing to something in society, and receiving one friendly compliment after another from those around them.

What were these contestants doing when they were 18?

He was subjected to insults and criticism from tens of thousands of viewers online. To be honest, he might not have been able to withstand it.

Putting himself in his shoes, he really couldn't bring himself to be ruthless.

"Listen, although I don't know why you made this decision so suddenly, I want to tell you that once you make this decision, there is no turning back. Even so, are you still determined to go your own way?"

Returning early might improve the team's record, but it doesn't maximize his personal reputation, which is actually a huge loss for him. He doesn't quite understand why he did it.

"Yes, I'm ready. Please make the arrangements." After saying this, all of Ah Shui's worries vanished, leaving only a burning fighting spirit and desire in his heart.

"In that case, TES looks forward to your arrival."

"Yes!"

The moment the call ended, Ah Shui turned back to look at the lonely figure on the screen as he packed up his peripherals and walked off the stage in a gloomy manner.

As a professional player, Ah Shui's career is already legendary enough.

He was the future of IG from the very beginning, reaching the top of the world in his first year – a classic novel protagonist. Logically, a player like him should be admired and respected wherever he goes. However, unlike other champion AD carries, he always felt he hadn't reached his peak yet because he hadn't met the perfect support player for him.

AD and support are two complementary positions.

One controls the lower limit of the combination, and the other controls the upper limit.

These two positions are like light and shadow; strong light creates a strong shadow, and weak light creates a weak shadow. He once thought he might never find his own dedicated support in his lifetime.

Until... he met Roland.

Among the many supports JKL has encountered, Roland is neither the most technically skilled, nor the most aware, nor the one with the strongest macro-level understanding. He has significant flaws in several areas, and in fact, he wasn't originally designed for the support role. But for some reason, he just has this feeling that Roland is the most suitable support for him.

While lost in thought, Ah Shui also thought of their meeting a year ago. It was their first meeting. Although it was only their first time meeting, the two of them inexplicably played together like old friends and got extremely drunk. Although his memory was a bit blurry, he still remembered some fragments of the scene.

It was a late-night party, and both of them were already on the verge of getting drunk.

"Big Head."

"what?"

"Have you ever seen the light? The light of the LPL."

"No, you've had too much to drink. That's Ultraman's stuff."

"No, you believe me, I really saw it, I really saw it!!!" As he said this, Roland's expression seemed very excited, and the worship and faith overflowing from his eyes was a purity he had never seen since birth.

However, as if remembering something, Roland's expression quickly fell, and he muttered only regrets that he hadn't been born a few years earlier. Although no one knew what he was talking to, Brother Shui, who was a little tipsy, assumed he was just talking nonsense and ignored him.

A few minutes later, a tipsy Roland patted him on the shoulder, tugged at his collar intermittently, and asked drunkenly, "Big...Big Head, do you want to...become light?"

"what?"

"I said, do you want to become light...?"

"I can not do it."

"Huh? What...what did you say?"

I said I couldn't do it!

"It's okay, I'll help you! It's just a big... big turtle, I've arranged everything for you."

......

......

......

That's the end of the recollection; JKL has almost completely forgotten what happened next.

He couldn't remember whether he had agreed to his suggestion or not, nor could he remember who had passed out from alcohol the first time that night, but none of that mattered anymore. What he did know was that, since that day, their tacit partnership had been quietly maintained for a whole year.

Now they are truly going to stand together on the professional stage and fight side by side.

Thinking of this, JKL opened his phone again.

This time, he took the initiative to harass Roland, who had lost the match.

[Are you still alive? Your support skills are getting worse and worse.]

Shut up! Even if you stink, it's because you taught me to be like that. Are you here to comfort me or to insult me? Speak your mind! If you have nothing better to do, transfer me 20 yuan so I can order takeout. When you die, I'll burn double the amount for you.

[Get lost, you dog, you can't say anything good, can you? Sign for this package for me tomorrow morning, I sent something to the wrong address, please sign for it.]

【Huh? What is this? Is it cash on delivery or prepaid? I don't accept cash on delivery.】

[Delivery service, just remember to pick it up, don't forget.]

【cut.】

First Encounter: Chapter Fifty-Seven: The World's Four Major "Aquatic Products"