You actually want me to...

Khan hadn't fully integrated into the team back then, and the connection between DK's top, mid, and jungle wasn't as smooth and seamless as it is now. Compared to that period, the pressure DK exerted in the early game jungle was undoubtedly two to three times greater than before.

Under immense pressure, Emperor Harper immediately buried his head and closed his eyes in reflection upon returning to the lounge.

The age gap, the talent gap, and the ideological gap.

The biggest problem in losing the second game was that Canyon had almost completely figured out his jungle route, and he was always a step behind his opponent.

But on the field, this one step often determines victory or defeat.

Seeing this, White Crescent wanted to go over and comfort her, but was stopped by Roland and JKL just as she was about to take a step.

"what?"

"Trust him."

Roland glanced at Harper, who was quietly deep in thought in the corner of the room, and while dealing with the coach, he also gestured to the others in the room to keep quiet.

Indeed.

At 24, Haro's talent had reached its limit, and his ideology was almost fixed. At this point, he was almost in the same position as Ghost in the DK team, and was another obvious weak point to exploit, besides Big Yellow.

But... even with such a huge gap in the bottom lane, DK still managed to win their second game against them.

They had anticipated this situation and designed a solution before the competition, but it was a formulaic solution, which was completely different from what Harold had figured out and demonstrated.

"We don't have much time."

White Crescent glanced at Ha Huang with some hesitation. The 1-1 score was not a big problem at all. What was worrying was losing the third game and causing a 1-2 score. In this round, both sides had come back from behind to win. Whoever got the match point first would be able to build confidence and boost morale faster.

“I know you’re worried, but actually he could have avoided making such a pretentious gesture; he just couldn’t bring himself to do it.”

White Crescent's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she looked at Roland with some disbelief.

“He had never told me this before.”

"They're all people who care about their reputation. If it weren't for the pressure before the competition, he wouldn't have come to secretly tell me... He had actually already awakened to his true colors a long time ago."

Final Chapter: Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Transformation is Complete!

Age is the thing that professional players fear most besides injuries. In a sense, in terms of the extent to which it can damage someone, the pain of being slowly cut by a knife is even more painful than being crippled by a single blow.

Don't underestimate this thing. It's not just in games; it's also closely related to our lives in every aspect.

When I was seventeen or eighteen, I could stay up all night and continue playing or going to class the next day. But now, I start to feel sleepy as early as one or two o'clock, and after two o'clock, I directly enter insomnia mode and frantically self-harm.

In the past, people relied on their individual reactions to dodge the stone figures, and the same applies to playing with stone figures.

Now, dodging the Golem's ultimate relies on the Golem player's brain overload causing them to miss, while the player themselves simply can't react in time.

The relentless, day-and-night training could only keep Harper's reaction time and hand speed at their current level. To improve them, they would need a genetic mutation or a system to descend upon them, but that was something they could only dream about.

If we can't improve the operation, then we can only look for solutions in terms of ideology.

At this moment, his eyes were tightly closed, and past memories played out in his mind like a revolving lantern, in a backward manner.

He found redemption with TES, liberation with RW, and growth with EDG.

Finally, he saw that initial, incredibly naive "self" standing before him, saying:

"Even though the crown has been shattered, please become the king of EDG once again."

"I've lost it once, but I'll never lose it a second time."

The transformation is now complete!

When Haro opened his eyes again, the atmosphere in the room was still the same. Everyone was chatting and laughing as usual, but compared to the first time, their voices were undoubtedly much quieter the second time.

“I never understood why you were unwilling to use your past experiences, but now I think I understand.”

Seeing that everything had returned to normal, Da Huang smiled and patted Ha Huang on the shoulder. Among all the people in the room, only he was the same age as Ha Huang, so they usually had the most to talk about.

Although Haro is not a top-tier jungler, his ability to single-handedly lead his team to become the team's star player undoubtedly makes him a first-rate jungler.

In card games ranging from S to D, his rating might not reach the so-called A level, but only the top of the B level. However, even within the B level, there are always some hidden god-tier characters under certain conditions in various gacha games.

Haro in the past was just like everyone else who had just entered the workforce.

Family support might be available, but pride prevents most people from confronting the harsh realities of society, choosing instead to bravely confront its cruelty with their youth. Only after returning battered and bruised do they realize that not everyone in this world is a protagonist.

The best path may have been right under your feet from the very beginning.

Haro himself possesses EDG's most advanced knowledge reserves, and may also be shouldering Clearlove's most proud vision control skills. If he didn't have such treasures, his strength as an ordinary LPL starting jungler should have been unable to keep up with TES's progress long ago.

It's not that he didn't know, but rather that he subconsciously didn't want to use it.

But now, he has to step forward.

"I was a bit naive in the past, and now, I don't really know if I'll be a bit outdated." Ha Huang responded somewhat helplessly, but the tension and entanglement in his heart completely disappeared the moment he made the decision.

At this moment, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief. In retrospect, perhaps he should have let go completely long ago.

"In that case, it's fine to use that tactic for the third game, right?"

Roland smiled and waved his hand, then turned his gaze to the coach, White Crescent, who was standing on the other side.

"Of course, or rather... this is how we should be."

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Off the field, the chat rooms of various live broadcasts were still fiercely discussing the performance of the two teams in the previous game. Judging from the total amount of chat, the LPL side was basically in a stable mood. Although they lost, compared to TES's history of "not winning the second game", they didn't care too much. It can only be said that habit is a terrible thing. If this had happened at this time last year, the players' family trees would have been cursed to death.

Canyon is still fierce; we need to find a way to contain him.

[Things are different now. During MSI, A-Le was able to provide some aggression in the top lane. Now, with Da-Huang, a rookie, it's considered a success if he doesn't collapse in lane. The synergy and overall strength in the top half of the map are significantly weaker.]

[You can't give JKL this kind of carry AD carry. You need to free up Banhuang. Hahuang alone can't keep up with the opponent's pace.]

There are only a few ban slots; if you don't pick them, the opponent will, creating a vicious cycle.

No matter how big the skill gap is in the bot lane, as long as there are no balance-breaking heroes like Draven or Luna, it's mostly just about CS and a few tower plates. Without the jungler coming to tower dive, it's hard for conflicts or lane domination to break out. Simply put, it will have an impact on the overall game, but it won't be that dramatic or rapid. But the jungle is different. If the skill gap between junglers becomes apparent, one side can coordinate the whole team, while the other can only fight solo. That's the difference between a zone with Wi-Fi enabled and a zone without Wi-Fi enabled in Kuroko's Basketball.

Two words: utterly crushing!

No matter how worried LPL viewers are about their teams, this third relatively crucial match will eventually come.

The only thing that could comfort them was that, from the players' perspective shown on camera, the five TES players who took the stage this time did not show any changes as expected; instead, they continued their usual arrogant and boastful behavior.

hmm~

This familiar action of taking a sip of water confirms that it has no effect whatsoever.

Game 3, one round of bans:

DK: Draven, Nami, LeBlanc

TES: Cat, Cards, Kiana

With Graves, Lee Sin, Ziggs, and Aphelios available on both sides, DK, as always, put the choice on TES's shoulders. The only one they dared not give up was LeBlanc, which Knight had a hot streak with. This champion is somewhat invincible in the mid lane in the current version, and even Syndra has a bit of a hard time laning against her.

One round of PICK:

DK: Jhin (first-shot), Graves, Leona

TES: Lee Sin, Rakan (first and second picks), Kennen

TES hesitated for a long time when picking Kennen as their third pick. Lee Sin and Rakan didn't have much tankiness to begin with, and picking Kennen would mean that the team's offensive power would be strengthened, but the overall margin for error would be lower. Also, if they picked the top lane early, the opponent would start to make plays against the mid lane fighters, and there are only a few fighters that can be picked in the mid lane in the current version.

Second round of bans: Renekton, Irelia, Poppy, and Orianna were all banned.

For their fourth pick, TES took Xayah.

The third pick of Kennen exposes the weakness in the mid lane, which is actually a setup for picking Xayah in the bot lane. Picking Rakan alone is T1, picking Xayah alone is T2, but if Xayah and Rakan are picked together, this combination can become T0.5.

While it can't beat Luna and Aphelios Lulu, it can hold its own against any other combination. It can give JKL room to maneuver depending on the situation, or it can sell the AD carry and let him play alone. It can be said that it has grasped the three aspects of laning strength, team fight initiation ability, and freeing up the support's roaming ability.

The only drawback is the short range of the lineup, so versatile heroes like Orianna with long range and the ability to influence the game must be banned.

Our attention now turns to DK.

TES's mid and jungle have been confirmed to be Lee Sin plus an unknown fighter. No matter who they are paired with, their fighting power will be explosive. Currently, the only junglers available are Talon, Trundle, Laf, Xin Zhao, Jarvan IV, and Blade of the Ruined King.

Considering that the mid laner would be an AP carry and the enemy team had a lot of dive heroes, DK ultimately locked in the Azir + Troll combination.

This is the end.

DK: Top lane Graves, Jungle Trundle, Mid lane Azir, Bot lane Jhin + Leona

In the final pick, everyone's attention turned to TES's fifth pick. Actually, picking AP wasn't a bad idea, since DK's lineup wouldn't be going for magic resistance early on. The key point is that DK played very conservatively this game, clearly aiming for a late-game carry. However, TES's most aggressive bot lane picked Xayah and Rakan.

Now we're in a very awkward situation.

Let's compare the early game. The early game damage of Xayah and Rakan in the bottom lane is not as high as you might imagine. Even if Rakan can initiate team fights, he still needs his teammates to help him get kills, which is related to strategy. Simply put, it's hard to have an ideal idea when playing against DK.

But if you're going to focus on the late game, then Trundle, Graves, and Azir are all incredibly late-game threats.

After a brief hesitation, TES ultimately chose a hero that wasn't too difficult to guess in the fifth pick.

"Fight for a better tomorrow!"

Future Guardian – Jess, locked on!

Settled: Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Heroic Spirit That Always Accompanied Him

"Jace?"

"Jayce is an expected option. I originally thought that given TES's personality, they would bring out Lucian or something, but Jayce is also fine."

The commentators offered their opinions, and eventually concluded that TES chose Jayce because of his wave clear ability. After all, if Lucian and Xayah were paired together, TES' wave clear would become very awkward, as none of the five champions could clear waves effectively.

In this game, TES's lineup was undeniably risky. Although each lane seemed to have a significant early-game advantage, once the game dragged on past 30 minutes, just the Trundle and Leona standing in front and pushing forward would give TES's carries a real headache.

The key to this match undoubtedly lies with the mid-jungle duo of Lee Sin and Jayce. As long as the jungler can ensure the development of the mid and top lanes, even without aiming for an extremely fed team, as long as they get on track, TES's mid-game damage will be absolutely unbearable for DK's lineup. Due to the arrival of the Mythic item meta, tank supports who were incredibly tanky in the past are now just slightly more passive and less impactful.

"TES really has a lot of faith in Harper's abilities, even though they were completely crushed in the last game."

Off the field, in EDG's spectator room, Meiko watched as his former teammate was still given hope after a loss, and he was filled with emotion.

Indeed.

EDG can be this generous to their jungler now, but that was then.

Back in the early days, when Harper was in charge, he had made a great contribution by carrying EDG into the World Championship in three games, but after a few short losses, he was completely benched and replaced by that man.

Although there was some element of protection involved, given his personality, he must have been very unwilling to accept it, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a clean and decisive choice to leave EDG after that incident.