CH 58

The second game’s Ban-Pick phase is underway.

JW, which had maintained a dominating momentum with consecutive victories, faced its first minor setback against CC. Adding to the intrigue, JW’s mid-laner, Sugar, had transferred from CC, making this match even more noteworthy.

The official platform was delighted to witness a new peak in the number of viewers for the live broadcast across various platforms.

On the commentary desk, the commentators once again began their analysis of this match.

Aya: “Welcome back to our game arena. The Ban-Pick for the second game is about to start. We’ve seen earlier that CC has made many targeted moves against Sugar, the mid-laner for JW, even without showing mercy. It seems to have yielded good results, hasn’t it?”

Uncle Yuan: “JW is a peculiar team. We all know that in this version, many teams focus on the 1st position, but JW still seems keen on a strategy that protects the mid-lane. I wonder if there are any additional considerations?”

Xinli: “I remember Sugar mentioned in an interview that his teammates like to allocate resources to him.”

Aya teased, “It looks like Sugar’s position within the JW team is quite good.”

During the commentary of the game, even if there’s a favored team, commentators tend to maintain professional conduct and not show bias towards any side.

Uncle Yuan：“We don’t know if JW, after facing their first defeat following four consecutive victories, can adjust their mindset. After all, the overall age of JW’s players is relatively young.”

However, the commentators’ concerns seemed unnecessary because inside the gaming room, JW’s attitude was like this:

Hao Qianyi：“Brothers, let’s go for a 1v2 comeback!”

Wei Yabo: “I’m saying, won’t people accuse us of match-fixing if we intentionally go for a one versus two situation?”

Jiang Min: “Why?”

Wei Yabo: “I bet, after we lose, a lot of people will pay attention to this match. The official live stream should be packed. Then, there might be some provocateurs saying the officials deliberately let us lose for attention, questioning whether it’s a moral decline or the temptation of money. I’ve even got the headlines ready for those marketing accounts, ‘Is JW intentionally losing to CC? Is it a moral decline or the lure of money?'”

Hao Qianyi nodded: “Your idea is really from an ‘experienced marketing account.'”

The female referee couldn’t take it anymore.

These guys, they think too much.

However, she, who recently took over, didn’t know that this was JW’s unique way of adjusting their mentality before the game.

If she had listened to the voice chat of JW’s matches, she would know that these guys always talk about irrelevant things to relax before playing.

BP started.

This time, Jiang Min actively requested to pick the Deep Sea Dragon King.

This is a hero with strong control skills, and they are all hard controls. If played well, it can produce excellent team control effects.

“This round, don’t worry about me. No matter how they target me, I can handle it,” Jiang Min reminded his teammates before the game.

“…Alright,” Yu Hao fell silent for a while and nodded.

The game began.

The Deep Sea Dragon King and the opponent’s CC Xiaoye’s Fox started their lanes.

Everything still seemed calm.

However, before the lane phase ended, the opponents’ 3rd and 4th positions, along with the midlaner, attempted to repeat the strategy of the previous game by flanking the midlane.

Yu Hao and Wei Yafeng had already set up protective vision in advance, allowing Jiang Min to see everything clearly.

Jiang Min didn’t rush blindly; he immediately went to the jungle.

CC missed their attempt.

However, in response, the mid-lane defensive tower also lost some health.

If they ignored it, after the mid-lane tower was taken down, JW’s jungle area would be restricted.

“Brothers, shall we make a move?” Hao Qianyi couldn’t sit still.

“Sure, how?” Wei Yafeng responded.

Before Hao Qianyi could speak, Yu Hao spoke first, “They targeted Sugar in the last game, this time we strike back. They are relying on YG as their main damage, right? Then, let’s focus on him and smash him.”

As Yu Hao said this, he exuded a sinister vibe.

Hao Qianyi shivered.

It seems like the captain is genuinely angry.

“Okay!” the other three responded.

“Sugar, don’t worry about it. Keep farming, the three of us will go suppress YG. You and Yabo continue farming, support if you see the situation,” Yu Hao said.

“…Alright.”

So, a bizarre scene unfolded on the battlefield.

CC’s players were chasing JW’s midlaner in the jungle, while JW’s players were chasing CC’s position 1 in the jungle.

The difference was that JW’s position 1, Wei Yabo, was still farming, while CC’s midlaner, guided by YG, went to assassinate Jiang Min, causing his farm to lag.

However, in terms of resistance to pressure and mentality, Jiang Min seemed to have the upper hand over YG.

Faced with the enemy’s encirclement, he could still find a way out, maintaining a calm mindset with no signs of impatience in the voice chat.

On the other hand, looking at YG, if there weren’t referees present in the voice chat room, he would have started cursing long ago.

These JW guys actually used the same trick against him that they used against Jiang Min in the previous game!

After being surrounded by JW’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions and being taken away by Yu Hao once, YG barely revived from the fountain and planned to take advantage of no one being in the top lane to clear a wave of minions.

However, he was quickly spotted by Yu Hao. The JW trio once again converged on him when he tried to escape.

YG barely escaped with his life, finally managing to retreat to his own second tower in a low-health state, planning to get some supplies from the base.

At this moment, the minion wave arrived, and the instincts of the position 1 compelled him not to give up on this wave of minions.

Seeing that JW’s players were not nearby, he boldly stepped out of the tower’s range to farm.

However, coincidentally, Jiang Min was jungling in the upper jungle.

As soon as YG’s Darkmoon Swordsman left the tower’s range, Jiang Min spotted him through the vision of the minions.

So, he quietly approached the top lane.

CC seemed to have no vision nearby, and no one noticed his presence.

In the vision of Yu Hao, the area near the upper jungle close to the top lane was shrouded in darkness.

Jiang Min’s movement towards the top was clearly intended for the low-health Darkmoon Swordsman.

The director clearly also paid attention to the imminent 1v1 battle between the former teammates.

The broadcast switched to the top lane from a bird’s-eye view.

On the commentator desk:

Uncle Yuan: “We can see that Sugar is moving towards the top lane. The Darkmoon Swordsman seems unaware, and there are no CC or JW players nearby. It looks like we’re about to witness a 1v1.”

Aya: “But the Darkmoon Swordsman, Champion, is very close to the second tower. If he enters the tower, it won’t be easy for the Deep Sea Dragon King to kill him.”

Champion is Yu Hao’s professional ID, expressing a strong desire for championships.

Just as commentators and viewers anticipated how this battle would unfold, Jiang Min took action.

New Power: “Sugar activated TP!”

Yu Hao was last-hitting minions when he saw the TP icon light up on the enemy minions, displaying the silhouette of the Deep Sea Dragon King.

After a brief consideration, with his health not in the best condition, if the fully-armed Deep Sea Dragon King were to come over, he would undoubtedly be taken down. Moreover, based on his observations, Jiang Min had built burst-oriented items, with weak sustained damage but high burst damage in the short term. Taking him down in one combo wouldn’t be a problem.

Seeing the TP light up, Yu Hao immediately started moving downwards.

His idea was simple: since he couldn’t get minions in the side lanes, he would go to the jungle to farm for gold, especially with the TP being used by Jiang Min.

Greedy Yu Hao didn’t have any intention to retreat to the tower or recall; his supply was in the bird and would be delivered shortly, so he felt confident.

However, what he didn’t anticipate was that Jiang Min was waiting for him just below the trees.

Jiang Min intentionally lit up the TP, canceled it as Yu Hao walked down, and lay in wait for him.

The Darkmoon Swordsman thought there was no one around, swaggered into the upper jungle’s trees, and as he emerged, he ran straight into the Deep Sea Dragon King who had been waiting there.

Prepared well in advance, the Deep Sea Dragon King caught the Darkmoon Swordsman off guard.

A full set of skills, and the Darkmoon Swordsman fell.

Yu Hao stared blankly at the black-and-white screen.

He never expected Jiang Min to deceive him with the TP!

Uncle Yuan: “Beautiful! Sugar’s move was slick, using TP to deceive!”

Aya: “I think Champion must have been startled; suddenly, someone appeared in the jungle!”

New Force: “It seems Sugar’s mindset hasn’t been affected at all. He can set up traps so calmly. It’s scary, really scary!”

The audience also erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

“Sugar is awesome!”

Someone shouted from the audience.

“Sugar is awesome!”

“Sugar is awesome!”

The entire audience was brought together, chanting in unison.

The allure of esports lies not only in the thrilling moments on the stage but also in the vibrant atmosphere of offline spectating.

This is why many people travel long distances to specifically watch live competitions at the Storm Esports Arena.

In JW’s competition room,

“Sugar is amazing! If I were in that situation, I might have fallen for it too!” said Yu Hao.

Yuan Hao’s lips curled up.

Jiang Min: “Champion was just too confident in himself. If he had retreated to the tower or recalled, I wouldn’t have acted.”

In this round, Yu Hao was caught off guard by JW, and with the coordination of Yu Hao and Hao Qianyi, JW controlled the tempo well.

Jiang Min fully demonstrated his strength as the “most elusive C in the league,” playing more cautiously than the previous round.

But the necessary support was not neglected.

After one game, the number of times he died was noticeably lower than the previous round. He ranked second in economy, just behind the consistently successful 1st position player, Wei Yabo.

On the CC side, something seemed to go wrong, and the rhythm slowly became chaotic, leading to a significant economic gap, resulting in defeat.

In the final third game, perhaps influenced by the previous round, CC’s performance from the very beginning seemed off. Team coordination was a mess, as if they had lost their backbone. During team fights, they were either not together, or their formation was easily disrupted.

In the end, JW successfully reversed the odds, winning the fifth game of the Spring Season regular season with a score of one against two.

With this victory, JW secured five consecutive wins, claiming the top spot on the points table.

After the game, as per tradition, there was a handshake session. The victorious JW side needed to go to CC’s competition room to shake hands with the defeated team.

However, when Yuan Hao led the team to CC’s competition room, an awkward situation occurred.

Yuan Guanyu sat in the chair, covering his face with his hands, refusing to stand up and shake hands with JW’s players.

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Author’s note: I promised to be the birth mom~ Losing to CC in this game is non-existent!

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