LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 204 You are the only one called SSG?

Shanghai Zhengda Plaza.

The highly anticipated Intercontinental Finals began. Although no players were present, it still attracted a large number of LPL fans to watch the game offline in real time.

The sound of waving flags and cheering continued, creating a strong atmosphere that completely overwhelmed the scene in Kaohsiung.

In the commentary box.

In addition to the LPL's living fossils Haier Brothers, the commentators today also include PDD, a well-known teacher in the live broadcast industry. It can be imagined how much importance the LPL officials attach to the competition.

PDD, wearing a black shirt, straightened his collar and, after Wawa and Miller's quick opening remarks, enthusiastically greeted the audience: "Hello everyone, I'm PDD Liu Mou, and I'm very happy to be here."

The audience responded enthusiastically.

"What do you think of this game, PDD?"

Before the competition started, Wawa quickly spoke up to take care of the guests.

"What do I think? First, I'm watching from a distance. Second, LPL is bound to win! Don't ask me why. The only reason is what Lin Shen said in yesterday's interview: LPL can only be the champion. There is no other option."

PPD, who always speaks his mind, started with a morale-boosting tone, immediately igniting the scene.

Miller smiled and nodded. "But honestly, this first game is really important. EDG must win. Only then will we have a chance to win the championship. Otherwise, it will be difficult later."

"Yes, nothing is absolute, but I believe that here at EDG, winning is absolute."

PDD's inspiring words immediately caused the official live broadcast room to explode with comments.

[PDD accepted money from EDG, right? If he brags like that, SSG will have a hard time beating him.]

[What are you talking about? I'll brag even if I don't get paid.]

[No matter what, we are the champions.]

[Stop talking nonsense and please smash SSG's shell. Thank you.]

[We must win today, EDG.]

[What Korean elites? They're really elites. No one will be spared. Send them all away today.]

While netizens were discussing the matter, the three commentators who were reminded quickly regained their composure.

BP, starting soon.

"EDG is on the blue side, SSG is on the red side, let's take a look at the draft."

"EDG's first three bans were Taliyah, Gragas, and Kennen."

"The bans were very targeted, especially Taliyah. Its ability to arrest the bottom lane in the early game was too prominent, and EDG's bottom lane wanted to be strong and the main carry, so it was easy for them to be ganked. It was no problem to ban it."

"Yes, although EDG avoided FW Taliyah's gank by swapping lanes in the semifinals, it's hard to say against the experienced SSG in this match. It's better to just press it."

Miller looked at EDG's BP and agreed very much.

Especially the last Kennen.

This has always been Cuvee's unique skill. He has extremely strong suppression power online, and he has a very good grasp of the timing of releasing the ultimate move and entering the field.

In today's version where many heroes are rising in the top lane, it is not impossible to use Kennen.

So it is definitely wise to press it first.

"SSG's side, they pressed Galio, Shen, and Crocodile, all of which were overpowered picks for this meta."

"Playing Galio is a great idea. As a frontline player who can both carry and attack, he gave EDG a very high margin of error at MSI."

As soon as pdd finished speaking, EDG moved extremely quickly and locked the policewoman in seconds on the first floor.

"Since I've already chosen Taliyah, I definitely need a pick that has long range early game to gain an advantage in laning, and can also be a strong carry in the late game. Caitlyn is perfect."

The doll spoke.

SSG locked on the rhythm lineup of Spider and Ice Archer.

The intention of not wanting EDG's bottom lane to be too comfortable in the early game was clearly expressed.

EDG continues to select players.

Thresh and Jarvan IV are the best choices for both bottom lane and jungle positions in the current version.

"The combination of Caitlyn and Thresh gives us a very safe feeling. I feel like SSG's draft was a bit too arrogant, letting EDG pick the support position at will."

pdd gloats.

Watching SSG take down Clockwork on the third floor for safety.

Just a mediocre choice.

Both sides entered the second round of bans, and EDG targeted the support and killed Tam and Braum one after another.

Syndra, Lebowski.

SSG's subsequent choice was to ensure that the mid lane could develop smoothly.

"SSG should take Rakan on the fourth floor. Currently, it seems like this is the only support that can take it."

Miller was guessing, but SSG's choice surprised him.

"Robots? They're starting to do it! SSG really doesn't want to let EDG's bottom lane thrive comfortably."

This choice was so unexpected that the three commentators looked at each other in bewilderment.

With a slight exclamation, EDG has already taken down the top and mid combination of Corki and Rumble.

The damage is fully replenished.

SSG finally took down the steady team-opening Prince.

"Then the lineups for both sides are finalized..."

"EDG on the blue side, top laner Rumble, jungler Digger, mid laner Corki, bottom lane duo Caitlyn and Thresh."

"Red side SSG, top lane Jarvan IV, jungle Elise, mid lane Clockwork, bottom lane duo Ashe and Blitzcrank."

SSG player seat.

Coach Edgar clenched his fists.

"You all know how important this match is. Beating EDG and winning the championship is a piece of cake."

"Don't worry, LPL wants to win the championship, go to hell."

Master An twisted his neck, put his hands on the keyboard, and was ready to kill.

While SSG was still talking big.

On the EDG side, when the game was loading, everyone was already discussing the game strategy.

"The other side has a robot, so they're bound to make some small moves in the early stages. We have to do something about it."

Lin Ruo said with a smile.

SSG will most likely invade from the triangle grass in the bottom lane to try and gain some advantage.

That being the case...

"Let's do the opposite. We won't fight them anyway." The factory manager predicted Lin Ruo's thoughts.

Everyone nodded in unison.

Amid the cheers from Zhengda Plaza.

Ten people from both sides quickly entered the Summoner's Rift.

Both sides were very unconservative in their initial positions.

The three members of SSG in the middle and lower levels came together to the lower river, and indeed set their target on the triangular grass, preparing for a level one invasion.

EDG's actions were even bigger.

The entire team of four went online.

The exception was the factory manager's excavator, who entered the wild area first and came to the river area to confront An Zhangmen's Spider at the entrance of the red side's wild area.

"This is a... a diversionary tactic, meant to paralyze the enemy, right?"

“Both sides seem to have this idea, but…”

Pdd couldn't help but smirk.

From God's perspective.

EDG's bottom lane is empty.

It was different in SSG's top lane. Prince Cuvee was squatting in the triangle grass.

The four EDG players crossed the center line and walked along the river wall. In a blink of an eye, they were only a corner away from the Prince who was standing in the triangle grass.

"Ahhh, no, Siba!"

In the Korean LCK studio, the Roaring Emperor yelled out as usual, "Oh no! Cuvee, hurry up! They're behind the river wall!"

"Corejj has already invaded the bottom lane, but there's no one there, while the top lane is completely full of people!!"

After a burst of wailing.

EDG launched an attack.

Before meeting the person, try the harpoon first.

Cuvee looked unhappy when he saw his body on fire and smoking, and then he saw four big men.

This time, he was in a terrible state. He didn't even have the chance to use his flash before Thresh's hook pulled him straight in.

After a beating, the live broadcast was ended at the speed of light.

1 minute into the game, EDG took the lead.

Giving away a kill is bad news, and giving it to the policewoman who needs development the most is undoubtedly extremely bad news.

have to.

The opposing AD took the lead at the start.

Ruler wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to speak.

He was of a lower generation, so he could only follow the instructions of Sect Leader An: "It's okay, stay steady, don't mess up the rhythm."

"This invasion is so beautiful."

On the LMS commentary booth, the ever-praising BBQ Siu suddenly changed the subject, "Eh, but EDG seems to have some other ideas."

In the game.

The EDG duo did not come online normally.

Instead, he chose to enter the wild area to help the excavator open F6. Halfway through the fight, he started to farm red monsters, helping the factory manager to punish and eat two groups of wild monsters as quickly as possible, and then slowly went online.

When the factory manager entered the upper jungle area, Master An, who was alone in the lower jungle area and had opened the blue buff, had just found time to attack the toad.

"I have to say, EDG's strategy was really innovative. Most importantly, they didn't lose any experience going online. They only lost one soldier, because Lin Ruo got first blood and went back to the city to buy straw sandals."

Char Siu couldn't help but sigh, "Corki threw a Phosphorescent Bomb at the F6 nest at the start of the fight before leaving. Plus, the excavator's jungle clearing speed is already very fast, and Caitlyn came to help with a couple of shots, and then cooperated with Thresh to kill the red buff. The efficiency was absolutely amazing."

The coordination is smooth and flowing.

How much research did EDG do before the game?

Just the opening of the jungle has greatly widened the gap between the ganking efficiency of the junglers on both sides.

This can be most easily reflected from the comparison of the positions of the spider and the excavator.

When the excavator who was leveling up to level 3 after farming blue came to the triangle grass area on the top lane and was ready to look for an opportunity to kill the prince.

The hesitant Spider just entered the upper jungle area to start red.

Without finding any opportunity, the factory manager quickly followed the back of the dragon pit to the middle river wall area, and turned his gank target to the Clockwork near the middle area.

When Master An took the red buff.

The excavator's figure has appeared in the middle lane, attacking and forcing Clockwork to flash.

Crown's cautious attitude from the beginning helped him avoid the excavator's fatal gank, thus minimizing the losses.

At the same time, EDG controlled the lane in the bottom lane.

Tian Ye's Thresh hooked the robot, and the two sides exchanged blood. The retreating Corejj turned around and hooked Thresh in retaliation. After a fight, Thresh's health was obviously even lower.

But EDG still achieved its goal and pushed the line of troops to the red side tower to create suppression.

The robot has a strong restraint on Thresh, which means that in the blood exchange between the two sides, Thresh will most likely lose.

But with the naturally long arms of the policewoman, SSG won't have much of an advantage. As long as they don't give the robots frequent opportunities to score, it won't be too difficult to control the lane.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

After level 4 Master An finished clearing the upper jungle area, he finally had the leisure to go to the top lane to take a look.

Prince Cuvee was suppressed by the powerful Rambo in the first four levels and looked a little embarrassed.

Master An wants to find an opportunity.

But the prince's unhealthy health can only make him do some driving work to help relieve the pressure on the line.

The gank in the middle lane was a bit unusual.

After returning to his own upper jungle area to kill the Toad and three wolves, the factory manager deliberately went around and arrested the Clockwork again.

This time, the crown without flash could not be spared.

The excavator attacks and flashes the top.

A clean and neat move helped Kuchi get the kill.

EDG further gained results in rhythm.

"It's okay, it's always like this in the LPL. They're as fierce as a tiger in the early stages, but they automatically wither in the mid-game."

Seeing the situation getting worse, Sect Leader An comforted everyone with reason and evidence.

Others think so.

What SSG is best at is mid-term operational turnaround, so this disadvantage is nothing.

Besides, this is indeed the case in LPL.

If you have a daily attack in the middle stage, you may not even have to wait for them to take action.

嗏

Ruler hesitated and said, "But I don't think this EDG can be lumped in with other LPL teams."

He might not have a hard time laning in the bottom lane.

However, it is clear at a glance whether the opposing duo is strong or weak in laning.

"Xiba, you kid."

Sect Leader An glared.

Ruler retracted his head, and the atmosphere in the team immediately became serious.

Master An, feeling comfortable, regained his feeling and performed a clever counter-camp, entering a grass from behind his own defense tower. Rambo, who was completely unaware, went to the river to plant a ward before coming back to push the line.

The prince started with a steady cocoon, and then used two consecutive EQs to knock the opponent into the air and control him continuously.

Cuvee didn't even need to use his ultimate move, Sky Collapse and Earth Shattering, and quickly took the head that was in his mouth.

Game time is 8 minutes.

SSG finally regained their rhythm.

Master An, who had accomplished his task, returned to the tower quickly and returned to the city, then walked straight along the line of soldiers to the bottom lane.

As a jungler, you must learn to take advantage of the situation.

The bottom lane had just exchanged hands, and the factory manager's excavator came to the tower to counter-camp.

Thresh flashed and threw the lantern to attract the opponent, forcing out his own robot's ultimate and flash.

Ashe also used her ultimate skill while retreating.

Corejj's current health is not very healthy, which is a good opportunity for both the enemy and himself.

As expected, Thresh pushed forward quickly, and An Zhangmen, who arrived in time, crouched behind the tower and cooperated with Corejj to expose the flaw, which easily tricked Thresh and got another kill.

The score between the two sides was tied at 2:2.

"Oh, Master An is so clever! He really has guessed Meiko's thoughts completely."

Miller looked at the experienced SSG jungler and sighed, "Meiko probably didn't expect that An Zhanmen was arresting Rambo in the top lane just a second ago, and then he was in the bottom lane so quickly, and behind the tower. The vision of the river actually made him relax."

"Yes, EDG still needs to slow down their pace during this period. Both the top and bottom teams have had varying degrees of problems with their laning."

PDD's sharp words had just fallen from his lips when he was stunned: "Wait a minute, this wave doesn't seem to be a loss."

Because Spider was hit hard by Lin Ruo, the policewoman, while he was coming out of the tower to arrest Thresh, and then he helped the robot block the policewoman's life-threatening ultimate move, and his health was reduced to about half.

With only Ashe left, SSG was not strong enough to defend the bottom lane tower.

EDG's excavator, who had not gone far, came back, and Scout, who had the right to push the line in the middle lane, also came to support on time.

Knowing that they can seek benefits and avoid harm, the three SSG players in the jungle naturally wouldn't foolishly stay under the tower and defend it. They maintained discipline and retreated quickly.

PDD smiled brightly: "Sacrificing the support kill to take the first tower in ten minutes, so we didn't lose out on this wave."

"It's more than just no loss, it's a huge profit."

The three commentators who were still feeling regretful a second ago now all smiled.

"Want to change the line?"

In the EDG voice chat, A Guang, who had just returned to the city, was shouting.

Lin Ruo flatly refused: "Why change? You're playing Rambo, you don't want to develop, right?"

It turns out that this is what happens when you play tanky too much. You always think about sacrificing for the team, but how can Rambo be sacrificed?

"I'm continuing to develop in the bottom lane, there's no rush."

In the past, lane changes were made to push the tempo and to maintain development.

Lin Ruo obviously doesn't need these two points now.

He has developed very well, and being alone in the bottom lane is not too threatening. It is better to let Rambo take down the half-blood defense tower in the top lane alone, so as to facilitate collective efforts in the mid-term team fight.

And even if you really need to change, you have to go to the middle.

Grasping the middle lane will have a significant impact on the situation in the jungle on both sides.

The situation remained deadlocked until the 14th minute, when EDG, having secured the first Earth Dragon Soul, immediately began switching lanes.

(End of this chapter)