novelODS Chapter 92 The Playoffs Are Here!
Chapter 92 The Playoffs Are Here!
Chen Xiao looked at the introduction on the panel, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up.
What is the most important quality of a star athlete?
It was the decisive moment!
Many best-of-five series go to five games, with both sides battling for over forty minutes.
In the end, the outcome is often decided by a single flash, a single skill, or a trivial positioning mistake.
The most outrageous thing about [Hunting Time] is that it almost gives him a chance for a "designated burst"!
What do players usually rely on to unleash their full potential?
Condition, feel, even the mystical...
Some people never have a breakout performance in a whole year, while others can suddenly transform into a god of war in a match.
But Hunting Time is different—this thing can be activated manually!
Twenty seconds is neither a long nor a short time.
If used properly, it can play a decisive role!
Especially when you're at a disadvantage.
Under normal circumstances, the worst thing when you're at a disadvantage is not being able to find an opportunity.
But if they suddenly enter hunting mode... they might actually be able to tear a hole out of a desperate situation!
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction.
"This thing is practically a playoff-specific cheat code."
Let's choose [Hunting Time]!
As he confirmed it, the golden card gradually disappeared into his body.
The system panel slowly disappeared.
After a while, Chen Xiao finally fell into a deep sleep.
……
The following day, Guo Hao officially announced a three-day holiday.
The moment the message was sent to the group chat, the entire TES base was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Ah Shui immediately took out his phone to book tickets, muttering to himself as he did so.
"This time I have to have a really good meal. I'm getting hallucinatory from eating takeout from the base every day."
369 wasn't idle either; he was glued to his phone, studying the nearby barbecue rankings, his expression as serious as if he were analyzing a game video.
"Something's not right! Someone actually gave this barbecue restaurant a bad review."
"It must be malicious competition from our peers."
Meiko's plan was much simpler.
I'm getting ready to go home to see my parents and catch up on some sleep.
As for Xiao Tian, he has already bought his tickets and is ready to relax at a tourist attraction for a few days!
After all, even an iron man needs to catch his breath after playing a series of high-intensity matches.
The next morning, everyone left the base one after another, but the lights in the training room remained on.
Chen Xiao was still sitting in his seat.
Ah Shui turned back for a final look before leaving.
"Seriously? You're staying home to play ranked games during your vacation?"
Chen Xiao took off his headphones and nodded.
"Only three days... I'm too lazy to move."
Ah Shui looked at him suspiciously: "Really just because you're lazy? How about I introduce you to a pretty girl?"
"Get lost! Women will only slow down my sword-drawing speed!"
"..."
Actually, there was another reason he didn't mention.
With the playoffs approaching, he still feels he's not strong enough.
There are many aspects that require urgent rehabilitation and training.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Ah Shui stopped trying to persuade him.
I left the club feeling great and went on a date with 55!
For the next three days, the same figure could be seen almost every day throughout the TES base.
Power on, log in to the game, and start your ranked matches...
Immediately after the ranking matches end, review the game; after the review, continue ranking matches.
Now that the playoff patch has been finalized, many heroes need to be readjusted.
Chen Xiao picked up Tsar, Orianna, Yone, Jayce, Syndra, and even Galio, whom he hadn't played in a long time.
This scene often occurs in the training room.
At 2 a.m., Chen Xiao was playing ranked matches.
At four in the morning, Chen Xiao was still playing ranked matches.
At noon, Chen Xiao woke up again and began a new round of grinding for points...
Once, Maokai passed by the training room and saw that the lights were still on, which startled him.
"Doesn't this kid need to sleep?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Hao made a special trip over to take a look, and then fell silent.
In just a few days, Chen Xiao has almost reached the top three in the canyon.
I play over ten ranked matches every day, at maximum intensity!
Others take holidays to travel.
He works overtime during his holidays.
Even capitalists would be moved to tears upon seeing this!
……
Five days later.
The LPL Spring Split playoffs have officially begun!
The opening match is WE vs. OMG!
When the match schedule appeared in the official live stream, many veteran viewers couldn't help but feel nostalgic—for veteran players, these two teams are practically synonymous with their youth.
One is WE, which once held the title of "60E".
One is the infamous dark force OMG.
The two teams have existed since the early days of the domestic league.
Although it is no longer as glorious as it once was, there is still some oil left in the case, and every now and then a few SSRs can be drawn, and then it can once again rank among the top in the league!
……
Half an hour before the match started, the entire TES team was called to the meeting room by Maokai.
Ah Shui started wailing as soon as he sat down.
"Brother Kai, aren't we supposed to play in the fourth round?"
"Isn't it a bit too early to start classes now?"
Maokai glanced at him.
"What do you know? What is a professional player's greatest enemy?"
Ah Shui thought about it seriously for two seconds.
"Faker?"
Maokai's forehead veins twitched visibly.
"It's laziness!"
The voice just fell.
The meeting room immediately erupted in laughter.
Xiao Tian was laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight, and 369 had already started banging on the table.
"There are no lame jokes."
"Some people haven't even played a match yet, but their rest plans are already going into the summer season."
Ah Shui was in the wrong, yet he was still very confident.
"Do you understand the importance of balancing work and rest? That's called scientific training!"
Maokai ignored him and simply turned on the projector.
Soon, the playoffs update appeared on the screen.
Maokai tapped the whiteboard with his pen.
"To get to the point, the playoffs will use version 14.6."
"The designer's idea is very clear: to speed up the pace of the game."
"Specifically, this means that Gragas, Karma, Senna, Infernal, Volibear, and Berea have all been nerfed."
Upon hearing the name Bereya, Xiaotian immediately perked up.
"Has this numerical monster finally been nerfed?"
"I've been relentlessly attacked by this champion in ranked games for two months now."
As a new hero, Berea's mechanics are a bit abstract, but her stats are definitely impressive.
Once they gain an advantage, they become like mad dogs in the jungle, often taking on two or even three opponents at once.
Once dominated the Rank!
"Nerfing these heroes essentially weakens the currently popular mid-jungle tempo system."
"But on the other hand, the designers have also buffed a lot of tank heroes."
At this point, Maokai switched to the next page.
The portraits of several heroes, including Cho'Gath, Ornn, Sion, and Shen, appeared prominently on the screen.
Then.
Maokai slowly looked at 369.
369's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough... Maokai's smile became somewhat "gentle".
"Bai Jiahao, your version is here."
Xiao Tian laughed and said, "From now on, 369 can legally operate."
369 was somewhat unconvinced:
"The reason I often played tanks when I was with JDG was because it was a tactical requirement for the team. I was voluntarily 'sacrificing' myself; it wasn't because I genuinely enjoyed playing tanks!"
Chen Xiao clapped his hands enthusiastically, then asked:
"Ninth Brother, since you're so selfless and put the team first... would you be willing to sacrifice yourself if the team needed you to?"