You actually want me to...

As darkness fell, the two carries stepped up and began to take over the game.

As dawn broke, the two carries went quiet, and the top laner returned to his godlike state.

In short, it's pretty outrageous.

"Classic 3-1, that's four now." Looking at the score on the screen, Kasa asked his teammates.

"Indeed, most of the time, the mentality is broken by the third game, and the team is figured out. It's not easy to play a BO5 in this version."

"Speaking of which, we're playing against IG in a few days. So, Jack, what are your thoughts on your former team?"

“IG, huh~” Upon hearing this familiar name, Ah Shui pondered for a moment, then simply smiled and remained silent.

Undeniably, his former employer was indeed very familiar to him, but considering certain things, he felt that it wasn't all that great.

after all

The people are still the same group of people as before.

But the team is no longer the same team it used to be.

Metamorphosis: Chapter Sixteen: Just kidding, our bot lane is a three-man lane.

The day before the match against IG, White Crescent, as usual, called a mobilization meeting for everyone. It was the kind of meeting that everyone is often dragged to by their bosses at school or company, more of a formality than a practical one. But there's no way around it; meetings are ingrained in everyone's DNA.

"No, coach, do we need to make a decision when playing against IG? You can tell what kind of players the top, mid, and jungle players are even with your eyes closed."

“Indeed, but we’re not going to discuss the players today. Anyway, 369 has already mastered the Noble Phantasm against Shy Man, so let’s study their tactics today.” At this point, 369 on the other side of the room grinned but didn’t say anything.

"Then what should we drive? If not active players, should we drive retired players? It seems you're quite brave, Coach."

"Just kidding, I'm super brave. But hold on, today we're here to analyze the changes that have occurred in the IG team since the Nanfu duo came along." After a regular season of matches, to be honest, the sacred aura surrounding the Nanfu duo has been successively torn away by various teams.

During the regular season, one so-called "rational and objective" commentator after another almost unanimously praised the Nanfu duo as superior to Ah Shui and Bao Lan when they performed brilliantly. Even those who followed the trend would be drawn in and say, "Shui, team, stay safe, don't come back."

But in reality, when the hype died down, people realized that this duo wasn't as amazing as they had claimed.

To put it simply: the Nanfu duo can only be considered a mid-tier duo; they were just initially overhyped by IG fans. Undeniably, they contributed a lot of energy and surprises throughout the Spring Split, but this was based on many factors.

First: The benefits for the weak.

While many might not understand why the Nanfu duo is considered weak, they were previously with VG. VG's record back then is well-known; they were almost always hovering at the bottom. Expecting a top team to delve too deeply into studying the players of a weak team is simply wishful thinking, even if they were once the team's star players.

Secondly, IG doesn't need those two to step up and carry.

What did IG play in the S10 Spring Split? They played top, mid, and jungle, or to put it more bluntly, top and mid lane.

Does the bot lane need an AD carry that's too strong?

No, IG just needs a bot lane duo that can hold their own, withstand pressure, and avoid collapsing. It would be even better if they could also handle vision control for the team. Of course, many people say Puff can carry in the late game, but isn't that obvious?

The enemy team's attention is entirely focused on your top and mid lanes. If you, as an AD carry, can't step up and carry even after farming safely into the late game, then what's the point of playing professionally? Go home and raise pigs.

Then another amazing argument came up: the assistance of the south wind.

Overall, Nanfeng was actually the true carry of VG at that time. He had good vision, stable operation, and his team fight initiation was also decent. Although he was not as good as the peak Baolan, he was definitely stronger than the average Baolan.

The problem is: he gets too arrogant too easily.

From being one of the worst teams in the league to becoming one of the hottest teams, coupled with the top and mid laners having off days while I and the AD carry performed consistently, we finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel and felt like life was full of hope again.

Then he became arrogant.

At the start of the Spring Split regular season, his vision control greatly helped IG, demonstrating his mastery of various team fight initiations and timing. However, as time progressed, starting a short period before the playoffs, signs of problems began to emerge.

Bard's ultimate ability always misses, which can be understood as a problem of hero incompatibility.

However, in the S10 Spring Split playoffs in his previous life, his average number of wards placed per minute was 1.49, ranking ninth among the teams that made it to the playoffs. There were only eight teams participating in the LPL playoffs in total. He ranked ninth because TES registered two supports, and he couldn't even beat the substitute player, Qiuhuang.

Of course, Meiko is in eighth place, while the "King of Balls" is in seventh.

Meiko also has to take the blame for this. As EDG's support, he couldn't even hold onto seventh place, which is truly a disgrace.

The data speaks for itself, so there's no need to elaborate on whether he was just slacking off.

It could be said that IG's popularity influenced him, or it could be explained away by saying that IG's tradition of fighting blindly and relying on human vision influenced him.

The question is, why should we wash him?

Has he brought honor to the LPL? Or is he the embodiment of Tokyo Ghoul? If you have that much free time, you might as well go wash some seaweed instead of him.

Therefore, TES's decision was actually quite simple.

"Focus on the bottom lane."

White Crescent tapped the small blackboard beside him and simultaneously tapped the Puff duo on the screen, saying to Roland, "Our advantage lies in our deeper champion pool than theirs. Similarly, given IG's current state, I have great confidence in you guys, except for the two of you." With that, White Crescent tapped Roland and Ah Shui.

"You two in the bottom lane, don't get carried away fighting again, I'm really worried about you."

"How could that be, Coach? Don't you know us? If we're in the bottom lane, it's a three-man lane. We're practically one with the turret."

"Ah, that's true, but it's just against the enemy's defensive tower." Hearing this, 369 couldn't help but complain. Then, he saw Roland squinting at him with a smile, which scared him so much that he immediately shrank back.

There's no way around it, 369 is genuinely afraid of this thing.

Although he's the lowest-ranking member of the team, he's definitely the one who can find the most "resources." After all, these days, whoever has the goods is everyone's "dad," and he certainly wouldn't dare offend them.

"However, the key point tomorrow is still 369's top lane. Karsa, you can keep an eye on him for a bit, you know what I mean."

"OK."

After a brief discussion about IG's playstyle, everyone realized that there was no need for discussion at all. IG's playstyle was always the same: if you could withstand the pressure, you won; if you couldn't, you lost. Instead of studying this, they figured they might as well play a couple more ranked games, so they quickly left.

Roland grabbed a few bags of snacks and drinks and shoved Knight out. Although Knight hadn't been mentioned much in the meeting, Roland knew that Knight was under the most pressure right now, because the coach subconsciously felt that the mid lane was definitely safe.

but...

This is Rookie from S10, not Rookie from S11. These are two completely different things.

Of course, considering that this guy is always introverted, trying to talk to him about this directly might result in him not saying a word for a long time, so he will eventually keep it to himself.

So Roland also thought of another way:

"What's wrong? Why did you drag me out?"

"It's just a formality, you know? The coach wants me to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. You know, I've been planning to seize power for a long time. Come on, smile, let's take a picture together."

"No, it feels so embarrassing."

"Hey buddy, come on over! Don't be so shy. If you resist, I'll count to one... and I'm going to do it myself! 3...! Knight, here I come!"

"No, no, Yami!!!"

Metamorphosis: Chapter Seventeen: Intra-team Communication May Be the Biggest Problem for an All-Chinese Team

When the pace returned to the main storyline, it was already time for the second day of the competition to begin.

No one knows what Roland said to Knight that night, but everyone noticed that after that night, Knight seemed to have less pressure in his heart and started to try to communicate more with his teammates.

Ahem... Although there are still some language barriers between us.

If it were a foreign language, that would be fine. JKL heard Korean quite a lot when he was with IG. If it were English, Karsa had some contact with it when he was with Flash Wolves. But if you're speaking Trollish, then there's really nothing we can do.

As we all know, Knight's Mandarin is on the same level as Xiye's Xiye language, meaning it's so bad that a normal person can't understand it. If he speaks slowly, you can at least guess what he's saying. But if he speaks fast, all you'll have in your head is a bunch of question marks.

TES Club's solution to this was to learn.

They specifically invited a Chinese teacher to the club to help the Chinese members correct their pronunciation. Although it seemed a bit outrageous, the group felt it was quite necessary for the sake of the team's performance.

After all... what he said was indeed quite outrageous.

If a teacher involved in esports were to speak out, the next day's headline might read: "Shocking! Communication within an all-Chinese team becomes the biggest problem," which would cause an uproar.

Here it comes!

The Ninja World War is here! Let's look forward to seeing how Uchiha A-Shui performs.

[It's a pity that Akito isn't here; otherwise, Team 7 would be complete.]

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!

There's no way around it; everyone knows what LPL is like in S10. Capital loves to create hype and buzz. JKL, the heir to the throne, is facing off against IG, the most popular team in the entire LPL. Of course, they're going to do a massive marketing push, right?

They directly referenced Naruto.

This isn't just something I'm making up; the LPL officials actually did this during S10, even getting the players involved to join in and hype it up, though the players didn't seem to mind.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Big Head, let me tell you, if it weren't for this natural disaster, the tickets for this venue would definitely be sold out. With so many people singing, I could perform a Tahm Kench eat you and Flash feed live, and the hype would be off the charts."

"No? Can't you think of anything good?"

"Sure, I'd like to ask about the topic that most Instagram fans are talking about online, saying that the Nanfu duo is better than you and Baolan. What's your response to that?"

"Respond to my ass, I'd better kill him."

It's better not to talk about it, because once you do, it gets a bit irritating.

If you said JKL was an adult over 25, he might not take this pace seriously, after all, the strength and status of the two sides are worlds apart, and he could even completely ignore it.

However... Ah Shui is just a young man who is not even 20 years old yet.

People of this age who can avoid directly responding to online gossip already demonstrate high emotional intelligence, but it's impossible to say they don't have their own thoughts about it in private.

A young man who isn't impetuous is not a true youth; he just prefers to retaliate with action.

The commentators for this match are the bomb disposal experts, the Haier Brothers. After all, this is a semi-final with such a big pace, involving a "traitorous ninja" versus a "former team". The attention is simply too high. Other commentators can't match their level for the time being.

These two don't really matter. They've been criticized for so many years that they've become quite adept at handling such situations, so they're not particularly afraid of being attacked.

The match began quickly.

First round of bans:

IG: Thresh, Jarvan IV, Trundle

TES: Varus, Lucian, Kalista

Nothing has changed from the previous life, after all, the bans are indeed quite targeted. Although Roland's Thresh didn't have any memorable moments in the last round against WE, that roaming, life-saving lantern was terrifying in IG's eyes.

For a team that excels at fighting, this is truly disgusting. The other bans are quite normal, including version bans and IG-specific bans.

In terms of draft picks alone, IG had already lost a significant portion of the game at this stage.

After banning three long-range champions, IG actually had no more flexible champions to choose from. In the past, their draft would start by picking an AD top laner, which would force the opponent to come up with one or two counter-picks. Then, they would pick two strong champions in the current patch, so their draft would never be at a disadvantage.