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Chapter 343 A Massacre of the Saudi Arabian Team, the Dog Kings!

The CN team's first opponent was not considered strong; in fact, Saudi Arabia was widely regarded as the weakest team in Group A.

This group of people, who think they're the richest in the world and have nothing but money, can only manage to reach Gold or Platinum rank in the Chinese server at best, based on the data collected before the competition.

Let alone complex operations, it's uncertain whether they can even pick a reliable lineup to survive the laning phase.

Clearly, this kind of game, which doesn't showcase financial power, isn't suitable for these oil sellers.

If the Asian Games featured a legendary web game like "Brothers, come and fight me! Hello everyone, I'm Zha Zha Hui," Saudi Arabia would probably win the gold medal outright, and no other country would even bother competing with them.

After handing over their peripherals to the on-site referees for a final test, everyone went to the players' area and installed all their peripherals.

Although it has attracted a lot of attention, the venue used for the competition is still a bit shabby, giving people a sense of the League of Legends S1 World Championship, and the main focus is on the atmosphere of a retro internet cafe competition.

The in-game voice chat atmosphere is quite relaxed.

After all, the opponents are clearly weak. If the Chinese team can be beaten so badly by a group of Saudi players whose average rank is no higher than Diamond, then the Chinese team might as well consider retiring as a group.

With a crisp clang, both sides quickly entered the BP screen.

"Ban what?" Holy Gun asked.

"Ban Akali, the rest is up to you. It's just a game against Saudi Arabia, no need to be so nervous, no need to reveal so much."

Abu chuckled and reassured them, saying he was really worried that his teammates would suddenly say they were so nervous their hands were shaking, that would be a real headache.

The CN team banned Akali, Garen, and Gangplank, which was obviously a pointless ban.

But the Saudi Arabian side went even further, banning Aatrox, Ahri, and Annie directly. Because they were using an English client, these three heroes with English names starting with A were listed as the top three.

Calling it random banning wouldn't be an exaggeration; it really highlights a haphazard, arbitrary approach.

But thinking about it, it's normal... They know their own limitations and are just here to participate for the sake of participation.

You can tell from the lineup they chose afterwards.

Top lane: Mundo, Jungle: Kindred, Mid lane: Galio, Bot lane: Ezreal + Alistar.

This lineup looks pretty decent; it has good control and good teamwork.

Moreover, the heroes they chose all had one thing in common: they emphasized simplicity and directness, avoiding overly complex maneuvers as much as possible.

It's estimated that the jungler is the team's star player, and he picked the only carry-level hero in the lineup.

As for the CN team's lineup, it stands out as one of the worst.

Top lane: Jayce, Jungle: Lee Sin, Mid lane: LeBlanc, Bot lane: Vayne + Thresh.

If this were a domestic competition, the audience would probably scream when Uzi revealed his signature champion Vayne.

Fortunately, there were many fans from China who had come specifically to watch the game. Although the number was not large, they cheered enthusiastically for Uzbekistan.

The broadcasting rights for the esports events at this Asian Games are held by CCTV. If CCTV hadn't released the broadcasting rights, domestic live streaming platforms wouldn't have been able to broadcast them at all.

This is driving me crazy!

Several live streaming platforms are also anxious, wanting to capitalize on the huge traffic generated by the Asian Games, but CCTV won't give them any, and they have no other options.

However, some people still came up with a solution: to come to the scene and broadcast it live. Of course, the game footage, which involves copyright issues, could not be shown.

However, this doesn't prevent these people from live-streaming their observations, verbally recounting what they see. Of course, some people will also use VPNs to access foreign websites to watch broadcasts from other countries.

The Haier brothers weren't standing in the proper commentary booth this time, but that didn't stop them from starting a live stream.

"Wow... the puppy actually picked his signature Vayne! Kshine countered with LeBlanc against Galio! The CN team's lineup is so daring, especially considering they're playing against the Saudi Arabian team."

The doll is still as loud and boisterous as ever.

However, upon hearing his narration, the chat in his live stream was scrolling wildly.

"Vayne? Damn, it's rare for Xiao Gou to pick Vayne, but there's no gameplay footage."

"That's how government officials are; they want to ride the wave of e-sports, but they also want to cover it up."

"You're incredibly bold! Are you out of your mind?! Talking such blunt truths! Don't you know that esports is inherently sinful? And you still want to watch the live stream?"

"But Saudi Arabia is a good brother, they've given us plenty of tribute, so Yao and his men shouldn't go so far as to kill us, right?"

Viewers are very dissatisfied that CCTV holds the broadcasting rights to the esports events but refuses to broadcast them. Ultimately, this reflects the mainstream's lack of recognition of esports and their continued perception that it is a waste of their time.

To be fair, Abu did give Wang Yao and the others a hint when they were about to go on stage.

"As a nation of etiquette, we must prioritize friendship over competition. When facing friendly countries, we should demonstrate our attitude as a nation of etiquette. Let's not be too competitive, understand? We should enjoy the game, and let our opponents enjoy the game as well."

That's already quite direct.

However, the other side was indeed very bad.

Wang Yao's starting equipment consisted of a longsword and 150 potions.

Galio, both before and after his rework, has been considered a 'mage counter', which is why Wawa said that Wang Yao countered Galio by picking LeBlanc.

Under conventional strategies, LeBlanc does indeed have a difficult time against Galio.

But what if we break with conventional thinking and start with a longsword, using the advantage of long reach to whittle down Galio with basic attacks? Can Galio withstand that?

However, what Wang Yao didn't expect was that he still overestimated the gaming skills of these rich players!

The enemy Galio immediately used his Q skill on the minion wave. Upon seeing this, Wang Yao immediately followed up with a basic attack and then his W skill. LeBlanc's W skill "Shadow Step" has a circular damage area.

Wang Yao didn't foolishly step directly into Galio's face. Instead, he calculated the distance and positioned himself at the perfect angle, ensuring that the circular area of ​​the damage calculation covered Galio.

The advantage of this is that Galio cannot immediately use a basic attack to deal damage; instead, he needs to take an extra step forward to close the distance before he can unleash a basic attack.

Just by taking that extra step, LeBlanc quickly landed her second auto-attack. Before Galio could unleash his auto-attack with his passive "Colossus Smash," she immediately used her second W to fly back to her original position.

Two basic attacks plus a W allowed LeBlanc to successfully trigger Electrocute, causing Galio to lose more than a third of his health.

The Enchantress only lost a sliver of health after being focused down by ranged minions!
"Hiss... This guy on the other side doesn't play Galio, does he?"

Just by meeting online, Wang Yao was able to judge the other party's true skill level and that the other party didn't know how to play Galio at all.

It sounds very mysterious.

However, to get a general assessment of someone's gaming skill, you only need to look at their understanding of minion waves and their detailed maneuvers during trades.

This is most evident in the top lane. Not to mention professional players, many streamers can judge a person's approximate skill level by observing the subtle interactions during trades.

(End of this chapter)