We are tired of winning championships, and we still need youth training?

Chapter 153 A Battle That Caused a Break Between Ueno!?

IG, lounge.

"Just keep targeting TheShy."

Coach Karam set the tone with a single sentence.

The players were playing on the court, and the coaches were watching from the locker room.

He could clearly sense that TheShy was still outside the SN system.

It's not that Saofen doesn't care about the top lane, but he's a very individualistic jungler, so it's impossible for him to specifically help someone just to protect them.

In a 2016 Snake Esports match, the bot lane AD was so annoyed by being ganked that he kept signaling to SoFan to come over.

As a result, SofM muted the AD's microphone during the match.

TheShy is currently under intense training, and his fans aren't planning to come.

This is an opportunity that IG can take advantage of.

In a sense, this is also a struggle for power within the SN team.

One of TheShy and SoFun has to back down, because their playstyles are inherently conflicting.

TheShy needs to apply strong pressure on the lane, but this playstyle requires the team to invest effort in protecting him, with SoFan, as the jungler, bearing the brunt of that responsibility.

However, SofM was the core player of Snake Esports in the past, and he remains so in the current SN team.

How could I possibly abandon my own ideas to help TheShy?

This kind of thing is normal and doesn't count as palace intrigue.

"He's a bit stubborn, I've noticed that too."

Saint Gun Bro, with his hands behind his head and legs crossed, chuckled as he spoke.

He was under a lot of pressure in lane, but after the first fight, he was under no pressure at all.

TheShy continued to push the lane, which, in Flandre's eyes, was a sign of defiance.
You disagree? Then you deserve military training.

"No problem, just block the middle lane, Saofen won't care about him."

Xu Xinghe nodded slightly.

"However, the bottom lane also needs to be very careful and try not to give them any opportunities."

He then added.

"I'm fine."

Viper nodded seriously.

He's not the kind of AD player who's extremely aggressive; even when he is, he remains rational.

Isn't it just playing around like a coward?

Viper wasn't without his moments of hesitation during the GRF era.

It's difficult to target the mid laner, and many teams playing against GRF tend to gank the bottom lane.

He also had experience with military training.

The atmosphere on IG's side was calm and relaxed, but it was a completely different story on SN's side.

"SaoFen, at least keep an eye on the top lane. You can't let Irelia get ganked endlessly, can you?"

The SN coach frowned and spoke while controlling his emotions.

The players under his command are all quite formidable, but they also have a lot of ideas.

This time, SofM clearly had a chance to help TheShy, but he chose to play according to his own strategy.

"I'm going to check how we should take the dragon in the top lane. We might not have lost if we hadn't fought for that Rift Herald, right? Isn't it good for our carries to farm? I don't think there's anything wrong with my decision."

The fan retorted directly.

He didn't mention any problems with the road trip, only the decision-making process.

"I know you're not losing out by playing like this, but the problem is that the crocodile has been fed too much, haven't you noticed? After entering the fray, our two carries have a hard time surviving and have almost no room to deal damage."

The SN coach gently advised:
"You are the core and commander of the team. You can't make decisions based solely on economic factors. If Irelia falls behind in the early game, you need to help her. Only when Irelia gets ahead can our split push put pressure on the enemy, and the enemy can't keep pushing our carry indefinitely."

The fan thought to herself, "Of course I know, but I'm really not keen on going."

The opposing mid and jungle are clearly ready at any moment, so the outcome of the fight is hard to predict.

Since that's the case, if I lose a top laner in exchange for the bottom lane's first tower and the dragon, I can also farm a jungle area at the same time. That's a great deal.

TheShy is dead, so be it. Besides, it was TheShy's own fault for not retreating in time. I gave him all the signals I needed to.

If he won't leave on his own, do you expect me to carry the water back to the spring for him?
But the fans knew that this was a bit too much and didn't really treat TheShy like a human being.

So he chose to remain silent.

"TheShy, what are your thoughts?"

Seeing that SofM remained silent, the SN coach could only ask TheShy for an answer.

SofM's status in SN is such that even the coach can't control him.

However, fans generally don't interfere with the coach's draft picks.

"I……"

TheShy, who was still relatively new to the area, was taken aback by the sudden question.

To be honest, he wasn't angry.

Although he got a bit carried away when he was caught out during the game, he is a professional player and naturally understands that Saofen's decision wasn't a big problem.

The only problem is that his fans aren't like Xu Xinghe and Rookie used to be, who often come to his defense.

But is that a problem?

If you tell anyone, people will just laugh.

If you're a top laner without a jungler, will your mid laner be unable to lane against you?

When asked by the coach, TheShy racked his brains but still shook his head.

"Nothing much, just some thoughts."

"Actually, you can choose a tank for the top lane."

"I'll get Sion."

TheShy knew that SN was not the same team as IG, where he had previously played, so after thinking it over, he chose to back down.

The jungler doesn't like to gank top? Then don't gank.

Anyway, I can also drive tanks, just give me a tank.

TheShy isn't someone who likes to argue. Even when talking about his teammates, he'll immediately stop and remain silent if they retaliate.

Just like in the S9 Spring Playoffs, when they were down 1-2, Ning was relentlessly invaded in the jungle, and he started complaining backstage.

TheShy said a couple of times that he was getting anxious, and then Ning got even more anxious.

Now that SoFun isn't a jungler who likes to help the top lane, TheShy felt a little upset, but he didn't really care.

His tank win rate is much higher than his warrior win rate.

Sion and Ornn are their current signature moves.

Upon hearing this, the sassy fan nodded almost imperceptibly.

still alright.

It's not that he can't play around the top lane, but in the early game, TheShy has to listen to him.

A team only needs one commander. Even if TheShy needs support, he has to follow the commander's orders.

Now that TheShy is willing to play tanky characters, his fans have truly chosen to accept him.

After all, he's a two-time champion top laner. Is he really going to play a power struggle with TheShy?

Even though he's important to SN, he doesn't gain much by competing against TheShy.

"Alright, alright, let's pay more attention to our mid and jungle in the next game. I feel like our mid and jungle are not afraid of them."

Angel quickly tried to smooth things over.

Unlike the outspoken and fiery fans, Angel is very well-mannered and has a very good temper.

After all, his family is a major shareholder of a chain store, and the education he received from a young age destined him to be no ordinary internet addict.

Angel is quite adept at regulating the atmosphere within the team.

It was only at this point that the atmosphere at SN eased considerably.

After a short break, both players returned to the court.

Meanwhile, Xu Xinghe and TheShy's fans started arguing in the live chat.

After all, Xu Xinghe relentlessly targeted TheShy in the previous game.

Although it didn't really anger TheShy, it certainly angered his fans.

Therefore, many of TheShy's fans also made sarcastic remarks about Xu Xinghe in the live chat.

But Xu Xinghe isn't some random cat or dog on the street.

He is now one of the biggest influencers in the LPL, with a number of fans that are just as high.

Faced with attacks from TheShy's fans, his fans naturally couldn't just stand by and watch.

What, you won't let me make the arrest?

[Someone's Irelia died endlessly, and they even thought it was because the enemy jungler was targeting them. I really laughed.]

Who's targeting your top laner? You can't even win?

[There's something for everyone! If I were Xinghe, I'd go for it too!] [Stop the harsh criticism. TheShy is still sentimental; otherwise, he wouldn't have sent so many to Xinghe. So admirable!]

The two sides clashed on the screen, their battle obliterating the main road.

The draft phase in the second game was very slow.

Karam was the main one thinking:

Is SN deliberately creating a smokescreen?
Having lost the first game, SN is probably aware that TheShy is their weak point, but will they choose to give up on the top lane or choose to fight back?
That's really hard to say.

However, despite some concerns, Karam is not someone who is afraid to make decisions.

Continue to focus on the draft and ban phase around the top, middle, and jungle lanes.

Although he was still countered in the top lane, he still managed to secure the meta-strong Renekton.

This was a very close game.

In the early stages, IG still gained a significant advantage. Although Xu Xinghe's ganks weren't perfect, he successfully fed Flandre and Rookie.

However, in the mid-game, as SN's bot lane Ezreal completed his Manamune, SN's poke composition became significantly more powerful. Before the team fight for the third dragon, SN had already successfully poke down half of Rookie's health.

As a result, Rookie was forced to use Flash the moment the team fight started, and subsequently lost the ability to fight back.

SN, with its numerical advantage, secured this winning hand.

After this wave of attacks, IG's momentum was disrupted by SN.

No matter how awesome Xu Xinghe is, he can't steal other people's dragons every time.

SN didn't even give him a chance to get close to the dragon pit.

After disrupting IG's dragon soul rhythm, SN began to utilize their AD carry's strength to endlessly rotate lanes and manage their economy.

While pushing towers to expand their economy, they were also buying time for TheShy's Akali to farm.

By the 32-minute mark of the game, SN, having secured Baron Nashor, had a nearly 3,000 gold lead.

Moreover, these 3,000 are mostly concentrated on Angel, the mid-laner.

At this point, his Tsar damage was terrifyingly high.

Don't underestimate the Tsar's dominance in team battles.

Only a third-rate Tsar would try every trick in the book to push people away during team fights.

The Tsar is inherently a very long-range late-game damage dealer, undoubtedly a late-game carry.

Angel plays a very conservative style, only using WQ to poke people, giving them absolutely no chance.

After securing Baron Nashor, SN opted to push forward and immediately began to control the tempo of the game.

"SN has a huge advantage right now!"

"EZ and Jayce have caught up in development, and with Azir as a late-game safety net, they are now ahead in development across the entire game. Even if they play conservatively, they will take one lane in this push."

Zhou Ke'er said in a deep voice.

"IG played very smartly. Instead of fighting to the death with SN, they directly gave up the bottom lane high ground and only made a token defense."

"In that case, SN's push can be considered over, and both sides can accept it."

Seeing IG's decision, he couldn't help but nod in approval.

However, Piggy only plays for real.

"But it's no use!"

"IG didn't have any strong engages this game. Although the mid-lane Galio can coordinate with the jungler's Jarvan IV to engage, who will follow up with damage?"

"This Xia is so underdeveloped, she doesn't do any damage at all, she doesn't even lose health when she attacks people."

IG's lineup selection for this game was actually quite good.

But just like Piggy said.

This lineup is okay for positional warfare, but it's really not good for initiating team fights.

A tanky Prince recklessly initiated a team fight, and even though Galio followed up and flew in, he didn't deal any damage to take down SN's carry; it was just a free kill.

Even with a disadvantaged economic situation, Xu Xinghe couldn't open the shop.

"Open" means to send.

Huanfeng moved very carefully, giving him absolutely no chance.

Even when he was attacking the tower, he showed no intention of moving forward.

However, opportunities always come unexpectedly.

Since his own red buff had already been taken by the jungler, Huanfeng thought about taking the red buff before heading to the top mid lane high ground.

As a result, he was spotted by vision in the bushes next to the Red Buff.

Xu Xinghe used the Explosion Fruit without hesitation, unleashing his ultimate attack that directly overwhelmed Huanfeng.

Huanfeng's Kai'Sa used Flash to counter-attack, landing an auto-attack first while Xu Xinghe was chasing with EQ, and then used his ultimate to reposition and dodge Xu Xinghe's EQ combo. The play was very cool.

But no matter how handsome he is, it doesn't change the fact that he has used up all his survival skills.

Xu Xinghe flashed right up to Huanfeng's face, and Rookie's Galio ultimate locked onto Huanfeng at that moment.

With the help of Flandre's EAWQ, Kai'Sa, who had been knocked into the air and taunted by Galio, was instantly killed.

"Kasa got instantly killed!"

Zhou Ke'er exclaimed in surprise:
"The respawn time is long, so IG will directly go for Baron!"

"SN is in a bit of a predicament now. If they fight, it's a 4v5 situation with a key carry missing. But if they don't fight, they'll just give away Baron Nashor, and IG could catch up in gold!"

"The vision control around the red buff was absolutely deadly!"

"Galaxy and Rookie's teamwork remains seamless, sounding the horn for a counterattack!"

He sighed.

"Huanfeng, you're still too young!"

This is a common problem for newcomers.

Whether they play well or not is another matter, but they always manage to create a big wave of momentum in some unexpected places.

Even a genius AD like Huanfeng is no exception.

"beat!"

The fans have no intention of giving up the dragon immediately.

The mid laner didn't have their ultimate, and neither did the jungler.

The jungler had even used Flash.

This means that your own carry position is unlikely to be threatened by the opponent.

Once TheShy's Akali enters the fray, she can put immense pressure on the opposing carry.

This team fight wasn't hopeless.

It's just four against five.

Let alone four against five, even if it's three against five, the fans still think they can win.

"I've quit."

TheShy signaled to attack and immediately selected a vision point behind IG.

He was planning to go around to the rear.

Akali, as a top laner, doesn't need to be in direct confrontations.

An assassin has to flank from behind.

TheShy was quite certain there was no vision there, because he recalled there during his last wave and had already cleared it with a scanner.

SN had the advantage before.

IG's jungle may have some defensive wards, but it's impossible for them to completely light up their own jungle.

However, to TheShy's surprise, IG didn't care about what happened next at all.

With the Baron's health dropping to 3,000, Missing's Morgana suddenly turned around and used her Q skill when facing the SN team.

Caught off guard, the sassy fans were immediately imprisoned, devoured, and instantly killed by focused fire.

Then IG went back to fight Baron.

TheShy was dumbfounded.

No, buddy?
I teleported down to flank you, and you got instantly killed.
Can't you even use Flash?
This time it's Xu Xinghe's turn, he can just hand it over however he wants!

The fate of the dragon was no longer in doubt; IG easily secured it.

The tide of battle turned instantly.

While Morgana can't be forced to open, she has absolutely no problem with the lottery.

When they have an advantage, IG's lineup becomes stronger.

Viper's Xayah dealt a staggering 7346 damage in the final team fight, wiping out the entire SN team.

Two to zero!
TheShy didn't look too good when he stood up from his seat.

And the same goes for the "saucy fans".

The two looked at each other, then turned their heads away.

This scene was shown on the big screen...

That would be very conspicuous.

(End of this chapter)