Reclaiming glory starts with LGD

Chapter 40 Sense of Contrast

"After undergoing roster changes during the Summer Split, LGD is incredibly stable now," Guan Zeyuan remarked.

Some people can understand the meaning behind it.

LGD used to have this advantage, and they would often tower dive and fight outnumbered opponents.

Yes, that kind of rhythm is certainly enjoyable to watch and makes the audience feel cool.

But upon closer inspection, this kind of gameplay is quite predictable.

Now, many people feel that LGD will bring many more surprises.

The camera panned to LGD's backstage area the moment the base exploded.

I wonder what Jiang Xia was frantically jotting down in his little notebook.

Congratulations to LGD on winning the first game!

"Actually, the game content was similar to the one where LGD defeated RNG. LGD maintained a cohesive team and improved their discipline. The performance of the young mid-laner was also increasingly commendable."

"Yes, the mid lane is crucial to the game's tempo, and I've noticed that Knight has a very intuitive understanding of minion wave management."

The vampire never truly gained the upper hand in the laning phase; the only time he roamed was intentionally by Karma, which is actually quite terrifying.

"Then there's LGD's early counter-strategy against OMG's lane swap, and their subsequent counter-ganking rhythm. You can't achieve that kind of smoothness without a lot of practice."

"The camera pans to LGD's backstage area, where you can see Coach Jiang Xia reviewing the game with the players."

The two commentators continued their analysis, while the OMG coach remained silent, leaving the commentators unsure of what to say.

Knight lay back in the soft chair and praised, "Ping Shen was crucial this game. I was able to play so comfortably in the mid lane thanks to your counter-ganks."

Eimy was somewhat unconvinced: "He was playing with me, I was the one who called him every round."

"Damn, I don't need you to tell me, I can sense it myself." Pyl chuckled.

"How do you feel when you don't have time to face death?"

"You're just trying to expose my weaknesses, aren't you?"

Seeing Knight looking a bit confused, Eimy continued, "It's obvious you didn't watch our spring games. Heiji died an average of 7 times per game, feeding is commonplace for him."

The most outrageous match was against the snake-hunting team; they went 0-13.

"You fucking remember that so clearly? What are you trying to do?"

Eimy just smiles without saying anything. What do you think he wants to do?

When everyone's atmosphere explodes and they start arguing, I'll be the one who doesn't get bullied.

It's not going to explode now, so it doesn't matter if I talk about it now.

Pyl panicked: "I'm warding! Isn't it normal to die while warding? It's a losing game."

So this is the logic of death? To create vision means death... Jiang Xia shook his head.

Fortunately, after so much training, Pyl's death has been greatly reduced.

Because Pyl used to think that doing vision work was his own business, he would often secretly go to very deep locations.

Jiang Xia had told the whole team that vision control was everyone's responsibility.

When assisting in placing wards, there must be someone behind you. Even if there isn't anyone, Pyl should pretend to be someone.

When we can create an effect that makes you think, "If you dare to shoot me, you'll all explode," then we'll have truly succeeded.

Yes, like Brother On.

Seeing that the argument was about to escalate, Jiang Xia spoke up forcefully.

"Alright, let's think about how to play the next round, stop worrying about dying or not."

"OMG probably won't be able to adjust, the next game should be easier."

Don't get arrogant.

"No, this is just a reasonable analysis."

As they spoke, the background music changed on the screen, and Pyl's official photo appeared above.

"The MVP of this match goes to support player Pyl! With a 100% teamfight participation rate, he truly deserves the title."

Pyl's eyes lit up.

"Wild King, the audience's eyes are discerning; this photo of mine is really good."

With a V-sign on her chin, Pyl thought she was about to win over another wave of female fans.

[What an idiotic photo; only Death could take such a picture.]

[This guy is so creepy, that smile and that gesture. Ladies, definitely avoid him.]

Are there any other girls who, like me, love Pyl's edgy, rebellious look?

[That's a really strong taste...]

In fact, most female viewers focused their attention on LGD's new mid-laner, Knight.

To be honest, Knight isn't exactly handsome.

But there's no way around it, esports is the best cosmetic procedure for men.

In addition, her young age and shy demeanor naturally attracted many older women.

Today, many offline support signs have messages like "Go Left Hand!" on them.

If Knight hadn't been unable to open a Weibo account, he would undoubtedly have countless enthusiastic female fans.

Then, it's Jiangxia.

Although only 20 years old, he always wears a suit on stage as a BPD, leading the contestants in a very serious manner.

It always gives them a sense of contrast, like "combing their hair like an adult".

Ahhh, sisters! I love it so much.

As for what those men said about professionalism, how capable Jiang Xia is, etc...

Even if the ladies don't understand, it can still be considered a plus!

then.

Jiang Xia made a decision, which, from the team members' perspective, consisted of rambling on and on.

We decided to let Teacher Tabe play the best-push role in the second round.

For a moment, the atmosphere backstage froze. What was Brother Jiang doing?

This is the question on everyone's mind.

To be honest, Tabe was momentarily stunned when he heard the decision.

A flood of emotions overwhelmed him in an instant. Did he want to? Of course he did!

He is determined to return to the LPL stage; that's his resolve.

But could he do it? The longer he followed Jiang Xia, the more he realized how much he still lacked.

Heart patted him on the shoulder in encouragement.

The team members didn't think it was a big deal.

After spending so many days together, we all agree that Tabe is professional.

Marin had something to say; he felt that they had finally won and he didn't want any accidents to happen.

Jiangxia clearly had a higher chance of winning, but they still didn't say anything.

He was willing to believe the decision Jiang Xia made.

At the same time, if it turns out that Tabe's performance on the court is poor, then there's nothing more to say.

This is the cruel reality of esports: the gap between players is immediately apparent, and the same applies to coaches.

Looking into everyone's eyes—some encouraging, some expectant, some even doubtful...

Taba took a deep breath. He felt that he shouldn't be thinking about anything right now; he should just make a firm statement.

"Okay, I'll do it! I'll do a good job!"

We walked into the passageway.

Pyl was still puzzled, wondering if Jiang Xia was really not an ordinary person.

"Brother Jiang is exaggerating too much."

Eimy: "What's wrong?"

"Let me ask you, if you had a substitute, would you be willing to let him play?"

"How could that be? I'll make him sit on the water cooler for the rest of his life."

"So... weird... never mind, why worry about these things? Just play well in this game and we must win, otherwise Tabe will face a lot of public pressure after the game."

"Of course I understand. Tell IMP later and make sure he focuses."

"Don't worry, needless to say, even though IMP may seem unserious during training, he gives his all in every match, regardless of the opponent."

"That's true."

"..."