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Chapter 527: If I help you, you won't be happy; if I don't help you, you'll definitely explode!

The final BO1 match between the LPL and LCK regions during the group stage of the 19 Asian Games.
The match will be between TES, the fourth-place team in the LPL Spring Split, and DWG, the fourth-place team in the LCK Spring Split.

The DWG team can be described as a completely grassroots team.

This team started as an internet cafe team and made it to the second division in South Korea last year.

Then, in the end of last summer's season, they were promoted to the LCK through the promotion/relegation tournament.

In other words, all five main players on the DWG team only started playing in the top league this spring season.

LPL viewers generally believe that TES should really win against such a team.

Moreover, TES is on the blue side in this game, and theoretically, the blue side has an advantage in the draft phase.

During the draft phase, DWG's top laner Nuguri picked Vladimir for the top lane before TES had even chosen a top laner.

Now, the chat in the LPL official live stream was filled with viewers criticizing DWG's top laner for being too arrogant.

Can a top laner build Vladimir first?

Once the Vampire hero is fully developed, he is indeed a very strong carry.

However, this hero is very weak in the laning phase, and picking him in a match will definitely make him a target.

Generally, when choosing a single Vampire, it's usually a late pick.

First, take a look at the opponent's top laner pick and overall lineup. If the pressure to farm isn't too great, you can pick Vladimir.

Nuguri picked Vladimir first, it seems like he didn't take TES's top laner 369 seriously!
Seeing DWG's top laner's champion pick, 369 was also a little angry.

What do you mean? You're going to build a vampire first!
Do you think you're TheShy?!
"Get me Jayce, get Jayce! I'm going to crush that vampire!" 369 shouted.

"Okay, let's give 69 Jayce!" TES head coach White Crescent also chose to trust 369 without hesitation.

Jayce is a champion that 369 is very confident in, and he uses it a lot in the LPL.

When picking heroes first, 369 usually plays Jayce with confidence.

This game still features a late-pick champion, Jayce, a champion with top-tier laning ability. He does have a very good chance against Vladimir during the laning phase.

However, once inside the game and after going live, 369 felt something was off.

How come he can't control this vampire?!

After a few minutes of fighting, Jayce was basically dominating the Vampire.

However, Jayce with 369 stats failed to land a hit on the vampire's blade.

If Jayce goes for a 1-0 against Vladimir in the laning phase, what's the point of playing him?
369 gradually became impatient.

Seeing the vampire's low health, he decided to dive the tower.

Ignoring the fact that the enemy jungler's exact location was still unknown, they immediately started pushing the lane.

After pushing the lane into the tower, 369 immediately took action.

Fortunately, DWG's jungler Canyon wasn't near the top lane.

However, 369's Jayce's attempt to dive the tower back backfired spectacularly.

Not only did he fail to tower dive, but he also forced out his own Flash, almost giving the Vladimir a kill.

After flashing out of the tower, Jayce quickly used his B to teleport out.

Seeing that he had no way to deal with the vampire, and that he might even be pressured by the vampire after his Flash was gone.

369 decisively called for a jungler.

"Brother Xiong, Brother Xiong, come and help me get rid of this vampire, I can't control him anymore!"

"Huh? Okay then!" Jungler Xx reluctantly agreed.

According to Xx's own plan, he shouldn't have set off at this point.

But at this point, 369 took the initiative to call, and it was calling quite urgently.

If Xx doesn't help, he's afraid 369 will throw a tantrum.

Of course, this is not the main reason. Xx himself is not a good-tempered person and is not the kind of person who indulges others.

His main concern was that something might go wrong with route 369.

Xx's past experience in the LPL tells him that when 369 calls for help from the jungler, you should go and help him.

If you ignore him, he can really blow you up completely.

So, Xx abandoned his unfinished jungle and went to the top lane.

Seeing his jungler come up, Jayce started pushing the lane aggressively.

In the early game, no matter how well a Vladimir is played, he will be powerless to stop Jayce from pushing the lane.

So, after Jayce pushed the lane into the tower, 369, with the help of the jungler, tower-dived and killed Vladimir.

Subsequently, 369 kept calling for the jungler, so Xx kept going to the top lane.

Nuguri's vampire suffered a lot in the early stages.

On the DWG side, jungler Canyon was determined to ignore his own Vladimir and focus solely on ganking TES's bot lane.

One top laner was getting wrecked, and the other bottom laner was getting wrecked.

In the end, it all comes down to whether DWG's bot lane can carry the game, or whether TES's top laner, Jayce, who always has jungle support, can carry the game.

However, to everyone's surprise, the vampire carried the game!
The Vampire, who was constantly targeted and underdeveloped, can unleash devastating damage in mid-to-late game team fights.

On the other hand, 369's Jayce, with constant ganks from the jungler, should have been able to make a difference in the mid-game when he had a significant equipment lead.

However, during the pre-teamfight skirmish phase, Jayce's QE enhanced cannon's hit rate is not high enough to achieve a good poke effect.

After the team fight started, Jayce's timing for entering the fray was poor. He was immediately targeted and killed by the enemy support Braum after entering the fray.

A Jayce built with pure damage items has absolutely no ability to withstand damage.

Therefore, most players' Jayce role is to poke.

Those who can reliably enter the fray and deal damage are often top-tier Jayce players.

With their strongest champion, Jayce, failing to perform to his full potential, TES's loss in this game was inevitable.

It's fair to say that, despite both being top laners who only recently joined the top league, 369's performance in this game was completely outclassed by Nuguri on the opposing team.

With TES losing this BO1, LPL's record against LCK in the group stage is now one win and three losses.

Quite dismal!
Moreover, with such a tight schedule, there's simply no room for adjustment.

Many LPL viewers believe that the LPL is unlikely to win the Intercontinental Cup this year. (Photos show the Intercontinental Cup venue, backstage area, and TES's rest area.)

The five TES players returned with their respective peripherals, each without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the lounge was somewhat somber.

As soon as jungler Xx returned to the rest room, he kept staring at 369 with a very unpleasant expression.

369 kept her head down, not daring to meet Xx's gaze, and simply continued tidying up her personal belongings.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Guo Hao, the manager who always accompanied the team to major events, stepped forward and encouraged everyone, breaking the slightly oppressive atmosphere in the lounge.

"Today's match is over, so don't think about it anymore, forget about it!" Guo Hao clapped his hands and said loudly.

"We're playing the LMS region in the semifinals tomorrow, so let's go back and prepare well for tomorrow's semifinals!"

Once the manager spoke, the other staff members cracked a few jokes, which eased the atmosphere in the break room.

After returning to their hotel and having a late-night snack, the entire TES team went to the temporary training room to begin training.

It was already late, and there was no last-minute cramming or practice matches. The players just played ranked games to maintain their skills.

TES's top and jungle chose to duo queue, which was Xx's suggestion. He felt that the two had problems with their coordination in today's match and needed to practice more.

After entering the queue, 369 immediately picked Jayce.

This reminded Xx of the match he played a few hours earlier.

In the previous game, Xx felt he had to speak out about some of the issues with 369's Jayce.

But he still held back.

He felt it was inappropriate to talk about the previous matches at this point.

So Xx also chose Sylas, the jungler he had used in the afternoon match.

The storyline of this ranked match is quite similar to the previous match against DWG.

Xx's jungler Sylas frequently ganked the top lane, and together with 369's Jayce, they became the Eternal Hunters, directly crushing the opponent's top laner.

The opponent's top laner is just a random player, and his ability to withstand pressure and develop is not comparable to that of Nuguri, whom he faced before.

Therefore, 369's advantage in this game is even greater than when they played DWG previously.

With the game seemingly in a very strong position, both sides contested the mid lane in the late game, poking and harassing each other. However, 369's Jayce made a positioning mistake and was caught out by the enemy jungler, resulting in his instant death.

Subsequently, 369 suffered a 1-for-4 exchange, and the opponent pushed down TES's top and jungle duo in one fell swoop.

For professional players, losing a ranked game is nothing.

However, the scene of 369 losing the game was exactly the same as when he played against DWG in the afternoon.

That game was also the team fight where 369's Jayce had the biggest advantage and was the most fed. When he was poking before the team fight, he inexplicably moved too far forward and was put to sleep by the enemy mid laner Zoe, and was instantly killed.

They turned TES from an even game to a disadvantage.

In subsequent team fights, Jayce was constantly restricted by Braum, and all his damage came from poke; he couldn't get close enough to deal any damage.

Thinking about the scenes from the match against DWG, and then being instantly killed by 369's Jayce in a ranked game where he had a huge advantage, Xx was immediately enraged and couldn't suppress his anger.

"69, you damn well better pull me a little, don't be in such a hurry!" Xx took off his headphones and turned to 369, saying this.

"I was kiting, I was kiting the whole time, but the enemy jungler engaged on me and I couldn't do anything about it, the enemy jungler was playing really well!" 369 immediately retorted.

These words infuriated Xx even more.

What do you mean by saying the enemy jungler played well? It's like I'm the one who messed up and lost the game.

"What the hell are you doing, pulling and pulling? You're a damn bad Jayce player!" Xx shouted. "You were a complete idiot playing Jayce against DWG. We kept helping you and feeding you, but you got wiped out in crucial team fights. All that help was for nothing!"

Xx was speaking loudly at this moment, which attracted the attention of his teammates in the training room, as well as head coach White Crescent and manager Guo Hao.

Hearing Xx's words, 369 knew he was in the wrong, but he was unwilling to admit defeat. He immediately stuck out his neck and said, "Then you don't have to help me. I can play the role of a meat tank and withstand the pressure. I don't need your help!"

Upon hearing this, White Crescent immediately sensed something was wrong and was about to speak to stop the two from continuing their conversation.

But it's too late.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Xx exploded.

Xx slammed his headphones on the table and yelled, "You think I want to help you? You son of a bitch, if I help you you you'll be useless, if I don't help you you'll explode!"

Upon hearing this, the entire lounge fell into complete silence.

Xx's words were incredibly damaging.

For a jungler to describe their lane teammates as "If I help you, you won't carry; if I don't help you, you'll definitely feed!" is an extremely low evaluation.

Sure enough, those words broke 369's defenses.

He immediately threw down his headphones, got up from his seat, and left the training room, seemingly heading back to his room.

Seeing this, White Crescent quickly chased after them out of the training room.

He needs to appease his beloved subordinate, 69, whose mentality has clearly been shattered by Xx's scolding.

There's another match tomorrow, 69 can't afford to lose his composure!
The two parties involved, Xx and 369, have their issues resolved. Head coach White Crescent has gone to deal with 369, so manager Guo Hao is naturally responsible for Xx.

Guo Hao walked over to Xx and said, "Xiongxiong, you need to control your temper. How can you talk to your teammates like that!"

After being told that by the manager, Xx's stubborn streak kicked in.

"Did I say something wrong? It's 69 who's bad, did I say that about Left Hand? Did I say anything about the bot lane?" Xx shrugged. "I'm just stating the facts, why can't I say it?"

Upon suddenly hearing Xx mention him, Knight shrank back, afraid of being scolded as well, and quickly turned his head away, no longer paying attention to Xx.

When Xx and 369 started arguing just now, he wanted to say a few words to mediate, but he just didn't have the courage to speak up.

To put it bluntly, he was scared when he saw Xx's furious expression!

As for the bot lane duo, both Koreans, their Chinese wasn't very fluent, so they couldn't really say anything in that situation.

Hearing Xx still saying that 369 was bad, Guo Hao immediately said, "How is 69 bad? I think he's pretty good. When 69 was in the LPL, he carried the game quite a few times!"

"What's the use! Can he even make it to the finals? Can he win the championship?" Xx immediately retorted, "His damage-dealing top laners can only carry against weak teams! He just loves playing those few bad Jayce, Gangplank, and Irelia. When he faces a skilled top laner, if I don't help him, when has he ever won the lane?"

"Even if you can win the lane, you'll die as soon as you're ganked. What's the point anyway!"

Xx unleashed a barrage of attacks, silencing Guo Hao completely.

However, Xx wasn't satisfied and continued, "Just look at today's match against DWG. Their Jayce was so fed. If you switched Zhou Shen to play it, or TheShy to play it, I dare say they'd win for sure!"

"Even if you replaced them with DWG's top laner, you would still win!"

(End of this chapter)