LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 338 My Blind Boy is a Professional Pig Slaughterer

After the match, both teams returned to their respective rest areas. EDG was chatting and laughing, while Mafa, the then head coach of IG, looked resentful.

Why pick a strong jungler out of the blue, only to lose the game? If they had just picked a Sejuani or Jarvan IV jungler with a strong tempo, as he suggested, they wouldn't have fared so badly.

Even before the draft, Mafa and Ning had different opinions. Unfortunately, Ning insisted on picking Kha'Zix, a jungler with a very low margin for error. Mafa respected his idea, but he didn't expect this result.

"The mid and jungle need to coordinate and synergize, and the jungler needs to be able to help the captain develop."

Mafa addressed the crowd seriously, saying that it was clear they hadn't achieved that in today's game.

"Listen to me next game, Ning. Play a tempo-oriented jungler. Don't try to go head-to-head with Lin Ruo. If this kind of jungler falls behind, it's unstoppable. I'll pick a lane-pushing champion for you so you don't have to suffer too much."

After rambling on and on, all Prince Ning could do was nod, stubbornly refusing to admit it.

In the last round, he acted on his own initiative and got riddled with bullets. What can he do?
Since the three-game winning streak in the Spring Split, he has indeed used more tempo-oriented junglers. For example, in the game against RW, Jarvan IV maintained a full tempo throughout the game, completely dominating Cuzz's Nidalee.

Ning had to admit that his role in the game was better suited to serving his teammates rather than having his teammates serve him.

Even if the team is to serve him, it should be by following him to gank, not by stealing monsters in the jungle.

After passing backstage and sitting on the stage again, Prince Ning, who reappeared on camera, became serious and unsmiling.

He stopped laughing, and he became stronger.

In contrast, the atmosphere on the EDG players' bench was quite relaxed.

Even Tianye, who was most focused on the game, would occasionally joke around, saying that since Lin Ruo switched to the jungler role this season, they had rarely lost in scrims.

Indeed, compared to playing in the bottom lane, the team faces much less pressure.

Simply put, if there's an absolute carry in the jungle, it makes it easier for the rest of the team to win without any problems. As long as it's not a negative consequence, then they're guaranteed to be carried.

The group of friends, who were always smiling, were already having a lively discussion about what to play next.

"It makes no sense if we don't play Lee Sin; a jungler who can play Lee Sin well is the first law of conservation," Mingkai added from the side.

Lin Ruo had hardly ever played Lee Sin in practice matches, so he didn't know whether Lin Ruo could actually play him or not.

Hearing this, Lin Ruo shook her head: "That wouldn't be good. I'm not very good at playing Lee Sin. It would be so embarrassing if I messed up a ward jump by only one centimeter."

Mingkai breathed a slight sigh of relief. He had always felt that Lin Ruo would tease him about his classic injury, but thankfully he didn't.

It seems he still thinks too badly of people; actually, Lin Ruo doesn't really like making jokes.

"Of course, dealing 4396 damage isn't much better," Lin Ruo added slowly after taking a sip of water.

Mingkai's face darkened.

He really thought too highly of Lin Gou.

After both sides made brief preparations and the referee signaled that the match was ready, the second round of banning and drafting officially began amidst heated discussions.

The commentator, Remember, quickly followed up: "IG has chosen the red side, while EDG is still on the blue side. Let's see what specific changes IG will make in the second game."

As soon as the words were spoken, EDG, on the blue side, banned Jarvan IV, Gnar, and Fiora in the first three picks of the draft.

Lin Ruo's judgment was clear: he believed that IG would make more proactive choices in the top and jungle positions this game. Fiora is one of TheShy's signature champions, and he has played her in previous matches.

Gnar needs no introduction; he's a perennial favorite for dominating the top lane.

If we force it out, Jin Gong won't have an easy time. And pressing down on the prince is also to prevent Prince Ning from doing anything.

Mafa is pondering this.

IG removed Camille and Azir, and then added Alistar as their last pick for proactive teamfight initiation.

The Tsar was a significant threat in team fights and lane pushing in the previous game, so stomping him was no problem. As for Camille, EDG can use her as a mid-top flex pick, and her strength is quite high.

When it came to the selection phase, EDG, as usual, decided on Ornn, who had performed well in the previous game, for the first position.

The reason IG was able to release Ornn was that they wanted more control of the game.

However, with Fiora banned, it's clear that the top lane position is finding it harder to establish control of the lane.

Mafa changed his strategy, locking in Sejuani and Ryze for the jungle and mid lane respectively.

In his view, EDG will definitely pick Zoe, and Ryze has a certain lane-pushing advantage against Zoe, so the synergy will work.

With Sejuani's ganking ability, Ning will definitely be able to play with a better rhythm than in the last game.

The pressure in the jungle this game is definitely not as great as it was against Rengar in the previous game.

"Looking at EDG's second and third picks, Zoe is definitely going to be their choice."

Remember's expression was ordinary, but then it became intriguing: "Gem Knight? Is EDG playing it safe?"

He didn't understand why EDG would suddenly pick up the Gem Knight on the third floor.

Could it be that they felt IG's mid and jungle posed too much of a threat to the bot lane or the backline in team fights? They made a last-minute decision to retreat and stabilize the team's coordination.

IG didn't care about the reason and immediately picked Braum as their support for defense.

A stable laning phase in the bottom lane is perfectly acceptable for Mafa. Their lineup relies heavily on the performance of the mid and jungle, and Braum possesses extremely strong ganking ability, making him a significant force in counter-attacks.

After the first round of lineup battles, the two sides entered the second round of the draft phase. EDG prioritized banning Kog'Maw, Braum's good AD partner.

IG responded with Kalista.

Female police officer, excavator.

After both sides selected their heroes, the choice fell to IG, who were located on the fourth floor of the red team.

Ezreal.

IG chose the safest approach.

"How about we just take the cannon and push the lane?" Mingkai said from behind the group.

iboy has no objection.

Lin Ruo, however, had a problem: "Take Vayne, the enemy has Braum and two big chunks of meat on their hands."

If he were using a small cannon, Lin Ruo couldn't guarantee when he would be able to damage the opponent.

"Vayne is fine too."

Mingkai, who preferred to play it safe, hesitated for a moment but then agreed, and asked, "So what are you going to get from the fifth floor?"

Lin Ruo shrugged and said, "I'll take Lee Sin. You picked him, my idol."

Moreover, he's really good at shooting pigs even when he's blind.

After EDG's fourth and fifth picks were revealed, Rita in the commentary booth couldn't help but exclaim, "Is he picking Lee Sin? He's here after all. As expected, the jungler position can't do without the eternally divine Lee Sin."

The crowd erupted in cheers. Vayne didn't elicit cheers, but Lee Sin truly made the audience gasp.

It's not because Lee Sin is a champion that requires a lot of skill, because even if he does require skill, he's a regular pick in competitive play, unlike Vayne who has a much lower pick rate.

The reason it caused such a stir is because the player using the Lee Sin is named Ling!

Anyone who watched EDG's previous regular season matches would have been eagerly anticipating Lin Ruo's Lee Sin performance. A champion with limitless potential paired with a player with limitless potential is bound to be a crowd-pleaser.

[I won't acknowledge the value of this Lee Sin unless Lin Dog kicks the enemy EZ back five times in a single game.]

[This is too much for my Lin Shen. He only needs to kick Sejuani or Braum five times in a game. They're not as mobile as Ezreal.]

[You want Lin to focus on kicking those two lumps of meat? If you want EDG to lose, just say so. Your scheme has completely backfired.]

[Kicking the captain is also an option; if the opponent can't show off their oranges, just drag them out and shoot them.]

My advice to Lin Ruo is that if he wants to prove himself as a Lee Sin player, he needs to perform a 1v5 play; otherwise, I'll just consider him a novice.

Seeing how high your expectations are for Lin Gou's Lee Sin makes me feel warm inside.

……

Amidst the lively discussion in the official live stream chat, IG locked in Gangplank as their last pick, recreating the first top lane matchup.

The lineups for both sides have been officially finalized.

He carefully repeated, "EDG, the blue side, top laner Ornn, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Zoe, bot lane duo Vayne and Taric."

"Red team IG, top lane Gangplank, jungle Sejuani, mid lane Ryze, bot lane duo Ezreal and Braum."

"The excitement continues from both sides. Let's quickly move on to the second game in Summoner's Rift."

Amidst the continuous cheers from the crowd, ten people from both sides quickly descended into Summoner's Rift.

EDG implemented some vision control measures against Braum, but perhaps considering the weakness of their jungler, IG did not attempt to invade.

1 minutes 40 seconds.

Both sides started their respective bottom lanes, with Lin Ruo choosing the Lee Sin's usual red buff start strategy.

Ning started with the blue buff, which provides mana regeneration and reduces skill cooldowns, making it very important for Sejuani, a jungler who relies on skill damage.

After removing the red buff and leveling up to level 2, Lin Ruo prioritized clearing the three wolves at the entrance, and then went to the blue zone to take down the second buff and quickly reach level 3, in order to facilitate the subsequent invasion and actions.

As a Lee Sin, it's impossible for him to farm peacefully with Sejuani in the early game.

Of course, Sejuani probably wouldn't want him to develop peacefully either.

The only difference is that his job is to catch pigs, while Pig Girl's job is to catch people.

Following the same strategy of starting with double buffs and three wolves to quickly reach level three, Ning played Sejuani, letting go of the river crab, and arrived in the river bush in the mid lane a step earlier than Lin Ruo, avoiding vision by using the wall.

Seeing the mid-lane duel escalating, Ning didn't wait long and brazenly left the bushes to begin the first wave of arrests.

Q flash!
Sejuani's heavy body crashed into Zoe, who couldn't retreat in time, and applied a freeze effect. Then, as Zoe flashed away, Sejuani threw out an ice chain, instantly increasing the freeze stacks to three.

It was just a simple basic attack away from freezing the constantly swaying Zoe in place.

However, this basic attack was not executed.

Because Scout casually threw out a sleep bubble while retreating, Ning, unable to dodge, was frozen in place and unable to move.

Fortunately, Rookie, playing Ryze, moved forward in time to control Zoe and brought her down to below half health with a combo.

Ning, who had regained his mobility, wanted to land his fourth freeze, but he clearly underestimated Zoe's agility.

What's more, this is a Zoe with healing abilities.

A burst of healing light appeared, and Zoe, now accelerated, took two steps forward, picked up Sejuani's Flash that she had left on the ground, and used it to create distance and return to the tower.

Ning was never able to land a fourth basic attack.

Unwilling to give up, Rookie flashed forward, followed by an A-E combo to apply the Surge effect, and then landed a Q to trigger extra damage in an attempt to secure the kill. However, Scout cleverly dodged the fatal magic energy blast under the tower.

He even countered with a flying star, startling Rookie, who was tanking the tower, into using his heal and retreating.

The two sides then separated. Lin Ruo, who arrived late to the lane, quietly farmed two minions, helping Scout, who was low on health, push the lane.

"That was a great move," Lin Ruo gave it her highest praise.

Scout chuckled and adjusted his glasses with a pretentious air: "The people on the other side are kind of funny."

Lin Ruo deliberately lingered in the bushes after entering the lower river channel. He wasn't looking for an opportunity to arrest Ryze, but rather waiting for Sejuani to move.

Prince Ning wouldn't dare to directly compete with him for the river crabs, so upon seeing himself enter the river, he certainly wouldn't come to the river to check on him immediately.

However, if they don't want all the river crabs above and below to be taken away, in Lin Ruo's opinion, what Ning Wang should do is wait a little while before entering the river to catch them off guard and try to suddenly appear and fight for a river crab.

Lin Ruo thought Ning would do this because Sejuani has a better advantage in dueling than Lee Sin.

Lin Ruo, keeping track of the time, controlled the Blind Monk to step out, aiming straight for the bush behind the red team's blue monster. He bumped into Sejuani as soon as he took a step.

Prince Ning looked as if he had encountered a ghost, while Lin Ruo saw a human head and money.

After using a basic attack followed by the E skill to slam the ground, start with another basic attack to trigger Electrocute damage, then follow up with another basic attack to hit the ground with Sonic Wave, and then follow up with the three-hit combo.

Sejuani's damage was also considerable; she used her charge attack to knock the enemy up, followed by her Ice Chains to slow them down, and then landed a fourth hit followed by crowd control.

The blind monk was pinned to the ground in the bushes in a one-legged stance.

However, Lin Ruo remained calm, his Heavenly Sound Wave still firmly attached to Pig Girl.

Prince Ning, who had retreated from the grass, also noticed this and couldn't help but feel somewhat pessimistic.

He was already low on health when he caught Zoe in the mid lane, and now he's been hit by Lee Sin's full damage, leaving him in a precarious situation.

Without Flash, Ning had no choice but to walk towards Ryze, hoping his teammates could take the kill for him.

After the freeze effect was lifted, Lin Ruo controlled the Lee Sin to kick over, and then chased after him with two more auto-attacks to successfully take down the Sejuani.

First blood.

The notification sound of First Blood echoed throughout Summoner's Rift.

Before Lin Ruo could even rejoice, she was pinned to the ground, and Ryze, who had arrived, unleashed a combo that left her with very low health.

Rookie's eyes lit up with a slight desire for a kill, but Lin Ruo's next move—a flash-ward hop to create distance and instantly return to the river—left him completely dumbfounded.

Lin Ruo has Flash and W.

But he neither flashed nor received treatment.

The foreshadowing of the failed arrest in the middle lane was fully revealed at this moment.

Lin Ruo turned around and didn't forget to punish the crab to recover health before slowly walking back to the city. The kill was exactly what he expected.

Mingkai, watching from the EDG rest room, subconsciously swallowed.

This wasn't about mechanics, it was all about awareness; they perfectly predicted Sejuani's movements.

What is a jungler with awareness? This is obviously a jungler with awareness. The subtle action planning makes the opponent play with ease.

He only had two words in his mind: awesome!
(End of this chapter)