noveltune Chapter 85: Colonel Guan's Milk
Chapter 85: Colonel Guan's Milk
At this moment in the IG training room, Chen Song was sitting next to TheShy, staring at his screen, and said in a calm tone: "Shy, you should move back and hide in the bush for this wave. The enemy jungler is probably already nearby."
TheShy nodded seriously and pretended to retreat.
Sure enough, the enemy jungler appeared in the top lane river bush 5 seconds later. Fortunately, he retreated in time. Otherwise, even if he had warded and seen the enemy jungler coming, he would have died here without Flash.
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JDG's home stadium.
The venue wasn't large, but the light boards, cheering sticks, and constant shouts were so loud they made my ears ache.
"The stadium may not be big, but it has a lot of presence."
Karam stood at the entrance to the players' tunnel, leaning against the wall and looking at the audience, a notebook in his hand.
"So, what are your thoughts on the first game against JDG?"
Mafa smiled and came closer.
"It's best not to drag this out to the later stages."
Karam looked down and flipped through a page of data, his gaze lingering on the IDs Flawless and Zoom for a few seconds.
Like IG, JDG was in a period of fluctuating performance in June. Top laner Zoom was the absolute core, jungler Flawless had been inconsistent recently, mid laner Yagao was good at roaming and supporting, and bot laner imp was experienced but his reaction time was not what it used to be.
As time went on, the live stream finally showed the scene.
"Good evening, Summoners both at the venue and watching the live stream. Welcome to the League of Legends 2019 Summer Split. The match between IG and JD Gaming is about to begin."
The camera switches to the commentary booth, where today's two pre-match commentators are Tong Xi and MacT.
With a sweet smile, Tong Xi said, "Today we're going to have a match as exciting as the Spring Finals. These are the champions and runners-up from our Spring Finals, and they're reuniting here today."
MacT continued, "Yes, after several months of reflection, both teams have encountered different situations. What they have in common is that they are about to come to our Intercontinental Cup to fight for that glory for our LPL."
While the two were having a heated discussion, both contestants had already taken to the stage.
After they each took their turn to appear on stage, they returned to their respective seats.
The camera panned across each player, and the commentators used this time to analyze the situation of both teams again.
"We saw that IG started Duke today. TheShy made great contributions to IG's previous three-game winning streak in the top lane, but he also showed some instability. So, let's speculate that they might have wanted to let Duke try out a different lineup today."
IG fans didn't call out MacT's words; they had actually received the rumors beforehand, but as fans, they still had to show him the respect due to his reputation.
Tongxi nodded: "There's also a possibility that the Intercontinental Cup is coming soon, and they want to bring Duke to the Intercontinental Cup so that he can warm up on the field in advance. And TheShy is said to be training with Coach Chen Song."
What made today's match different from previous ones was that a replay of the two teams' Spring Split finals was played, allowing the fans to relive the experience once again.
The camera switched, and the scene finally came to the commentary booth where the commentators were giving their official presentations.
"Hello everyone, I'm Zeyuan."
"Hello everyone, I'm Rita!"
After a brief chat, the first draft phase of the competition officially began.
"JD.com is on the blue side, and they banned Rek'Sai and Irelia. IG, on the other hand, banned Sejuani and Olaf."
Guan Zeyuan displayed gentlemanly manners at this moment, letting Rita begin the commentary first.
It's obvious that Rita has a huge male fanbase; the moment she speaks, the live chat explodes with comments like "Wife!"
"JD.com banned Jayce again. They actually banned all the heroes that Forge used to play very well."
Guan Zeyuan chimed in: "I think that when Duke was on the field, the strength of the red team's flex picks wasn't as high as when TheShy was on the field. This is because when Duke played in the Spring Split, the champion picks he chose were quite different from TheShy's."
Rita nodded: "So the first few picks in the draft are mostly focused on the mid lane, but JD Gaming can get Sylas on the first pick."
"IG countered with Ryze and Lux, I can only say it's really good."
Guan Zeyuan said with a laugh, "JD.com directly adds a barrel and a Kai'Sa."
Rita pondered, "Then IG can lock in an AD carry in the bot lane, and the jungle position will likely be more dependent on bans. Sivir or Xayah, it depends on what IG chooses."
As expected, IG still managed to secure Sivir.
It's safe to say that in this version, the only heroes who pair Lux with are Sivir and Xayah.
"I think IG should consider banning Yasuo next, because Sylas is very likely to go to the top lane. JD Gaming still has the Gragas-Yasuo combination, which has a very high win rate in the LCK."
In response to Guan Zeyuan's analysis, Rita added, "Green Hair does have a support cask, which everyone should remember. He played a few support casks with Aftershock before. It all depends on JD.com's final choice."
"IG banned Nautilus." Guan Zeyuan pondered for a moment, "They still think Gragas is more likely to be the jungler. On the other hand, JD Gaming banned Xin Zhao. Actually, a lot of junglers were banned in this game. Ning's Nidalee performance last game was outstanding. It remains to be seen whether Coach Karam will let Ning play Nidalee."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kindred was locked on the fourth floor of IG.
The draft phase is over, and the lineups for both sides are finalized.
Blue side JDG: Top laner Renekton, jungler Gragas, mid laner Sylas, bot lane Kai'Sa and Fiddlesticks.
Red team IG: Top lane Ryze, Jungle Kindred, Mid lane Karma, Bot lane Sivir and Galakrond.
"Let's see how JD Gaming handles the early game. After the lineups are picked, I think IG's lineup will be more reasonable and comfortable."
As Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, the audience cheered for both teams.
The comments section was filled with some very interesting content:
[It has come true; Colonel Guan's prediction has been fulfilled.]
[The colonel is really impressive!]
[The colonel is really having a tough time; taking care of Rita is quite difficult.]
[Could this be another example of a perfectly timed jinx?]
[The university's milk lady is a done deal!]
"Wow, a money-stealing Silas?"
Guan Zeyuan glanced at the player's talent choices and exclaimed, "I've never seen this before! What is this 'Stealing Money Silas'?!"
Rita couldn't help but laugh: "Does he think that since he's laning against Karma, and Karma is also a Kleptomancy champion, he should Kleptomancy too?"
Guan Zeyuan continued the conversation: "Are Karma stealing Sylas and Sylas stealing Karma the same thing? Karma stealing Sylas is like taking candy from a baby, but I think Sylas stealing Karma would be much more difficult!"
"Getting back to the main point, I think there's another problem with JDG's lineup, which is that they are relatively weak in dealing with IG's split pushing and lane defense."