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Chapter 119 What's with the Vayne?! Let me show off!

"Viewers watching the live stream, you are now watching the 2017 League of Legends Spring Split Playoffs Semifinals! The two teams facing off are RNG Esports Club and Snake Esports Club! I'm your commentator, Miller!"

"I'm the commentator doll!"

"I'm Rita, the commentator!"

As the voices of the three commentators began to ring out, all ten players from RNG and Snake were already seated in their seats.

At this moment, the intense anger emanating from both teams was palpable even through the screen.

The cheers for RNG continued to erupt from the stands.

But if you listen carefully, these cheers are different from those at the beginning of the game. The confidence and excitement are now wrapped in a variety of complex emotions.

It was the fear of failure, the disappointment with the team, and the tension of the impending outcome.

The director's camera panned across the audience, revealing that some of the young women with exquisite makeup and RNG team logos pasted on their faces already had tears in their eyes.

Miller lowered his voice, suppressing his excitement, and said, "The fifth game of the match is also the final decisive battle! Snake has made another substitution! Crystal has returned to the ADC position, and Black has returned to the mid lane! This lineup caused them to suffer a bitter defeat in the first game, but in today's decisive game, they have chosen to return to their original lineup!"

Wawa analyzed, "To be honest, I don't quite understand Snake's move. You know, Black's performance in the AD position in the first two games was really excellent. In contrast, Crystal's performance in the first game was quite disappointing. Now, in this final game where there's no way out, putting Crystal back in the starting lineup again, I don't quite understand what Snake is thinking."

Rita also chimed in, "But this might be good news for RNG. Because in the AD position, Black, as a player temporarily switched to the AD position, is someone RNG knows too little about, making it difficult to develop a better strategy against him."

The live stream chat was already packed with comments.

【No, why did you have to switch back to that useless K?】

[The Snake team is messing things up; I just bet 500 yuan.]

[This is outrageous! Little K is so bad he's sitting at the same table as Zero. Zero should have been the one playing.]

[The AD carry played really well. It's the first time I've seen a player get two fake pentakills and one pentakill in two games and then get replaced.]

It seems the relationship between the Black and White factions isn't so good. Perhaps the White faction is jealous of the Black faction's success?

[It feels like the official team intervened, preventing Snake from winning, so Snake simply fielded a weak lineup, haha.]

Speechless, I really don't understand.

I thought they could come back from 2-0 down to win 3-2, but they pulled this stunt in the last game.

It wouldn't be unfair if the Snake team lost.

[My heart aches for Hei Chu.]

RNG players' bench.

UZI stretched his neck, looking very determined.

After receiving news that Crystal was returning to the game, UZI was briefly stunned, but then felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

Although he didn't think he was no match for Black in lane, the pressure from the outside world was just too great when he faced Black.

The fact that Snake has brought in Crystal is great news for Uzi.

After all, K was a frequent loser to Uzbekistan.

Spicy Hot Pot glanced at Uzi, and to avoid the spoiled brat throwing another tantrum, asked again, "Are you sure we don't need to gank bot lane around you this game?"

Uzi nodded. "Just take a quick look. You should focus on helping the mid lane."

"OK!"

Upon hearing Uzi's words, Mala Xiangguo didn't say anything more.

Black is definitely a player we need to target. Judging from his current performance, Black is arguably the most outstanding player on the Snake team.

As for Crystal and White in the bot lane, their skill level is probably not even among the top tier of bot lane duos in the LPL. It's highly likely that Uzi will dominate them in a normal laning phase.

Prejudice is a terrible thing.

Moreover, Wang Ke's performance in his first few matches was indeed quite impressive.

In addition, because Wang Ke is responsible for the drafting and commanding tasks of the Snake team, he has always been labeled as "intelligent".

Therefore, even though Wang Ke's skills continued to improve in subsequent matches, he did not attract much attention.

After all, the support role doesn't always allow for flashy and exciting plays like the top and mid laners.

However, from the beginning of the season until now, Wang Ke's strength has definitely made a great leap forward.

After all, at the beginning of the season, he could only play in the Master tier, but now he can occasionally dominate in the Challenger tier.

Moreover, in his daily ranked games, Wang Ke doesn't play the support role. He prefers to play the jungle and top lane roles to hone his skills.

Wang Ke is well aware of this prejudice against him, and this information gap is something he can definitely take advantage of.

Snakes' bench.

Wang Ke glanced at Crystal Bro and said calmly, "Little K, I have a bold idea."

The pink-haired girl's ears twitched.

He remembered that when Wang Ke and Song Wen first joined the team, they were still called "Crystal Brother" or "Crystal Brother".

Now it's directly become Little K.

From now on, Flandre will probably have to call himself Xiaolan.

Does that mean he should be called Little Pink?

The somewhat nervous Crystal was completely unaware of the change in how the two addressed him. Upon hearing the bold idea, he subconsciously pinched his crotch.

This was a method for relieving pressure that Zita secretly passed on to him before he went on stage.

Crystal tried it and it did have some effect.

What Zitai said does indeed make some sense.

Crystal swallowed hard: "Brother Wang, you go ahead."

Wang Ke said calmly, "Dude, I want to play Thresh. Do you understand what I mean, buddy?"

Crystal was taken aback.

Wang Ke's words seemed nonsensical, but he immediately knew what Wang Ke wanted to say.

Which ADC pairs best with Thresh?

It's Draven, of course!

Although this hero is not a regular pick in competitive matches, it is the hero that Crystal once used to get a pentakill with.

However, facing the current high-pressure matchup, Draven is under immense pressure.

This champion relies on his passive ability to earn bounties, and if he dies even once before earning those bounties, he's basically doomed. This is why Draven is rarely seen in competitive matches.

Draven's snowballing ability is very fast, but he is also an early-game hero. Once he loses his advantage in the early game, he is essentially useless.

Song Wen looked at Crystal and immediately made the decision for him: "Let Little K play Draven."

Crystal seemed a little hesitant: "Isn't this too much of a gamble—"

"From the moment you sat down here, you had no way out, bro," Wang Ke said, chewing on a chocolate bar he'd taken from Song Wen's pocket. "I've basically used up all my tricks. In this last game, everyone can play freely, rely on their own abilities, and do whatever they like."

Upon hearing Wang Ke's words, Sao Fen's eyes lit up instantly. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Ke immediately added, "Except for the Vietnamese."

Sao Fen's face fell. What upset him wasn't that he couldn't play the hero he wanted, but that Wang Ke hadn't called him Little Pink, but instead called him Vietnamese.

Be more distant!

While the group was chatting, both sides had already entered the business plan (BP) phase.

RNG, now on the losing side, switched to the blue side and immediately banned Jayce.

Clearly, RNG immediately began targeting Song Wenyi as soon as he returned to the mid-lane position.

As for the Snake team, being on the red side, their first three picks were basically fixed: Kalista, Janna, and Lulu.

RNG eliminated Caitlyn and Nami.

In the fifth game, the draft picks and bans (BP) for both sides focused more on each other's signature moves and strategies.

The right to choose has fallen into the hands of RNG.

RNG's first floor was lit up with Vayne.

"boom!"

The scene instantly erupted in excitement.

In the commentary booth, Wawa's face lit up with surprise, and he excitedly shouted, "VN, is it coming, Mad Dog! Mad Dog's Vayne in Desperate Situation!"

In the live stream, the chat instantly went wild. The fans were ecstatic when they saw Vayne, as if they had seen a naked woman!

【！！！！】

【I'm Vayne!】

Is the puppy about to start?

Go UZI!!

Here we go again, another flanking maneuver that'll be celebrated for a decade.

[If you're so good, you do it, Sima Heizi.]

Seeing Vayne makes me feel like the game is in the bag.

Snakes' bench.

Song Wen frowned as he looked at the Vayne that had lit up on the other side and said, "They're about to go home, but they still have to put on an act. It's disgusting."

Wang Ke also chimed in, "Indeed, I don't know what they're showing off. If they're so capable, they should lock it up. Why do they not lock it up? Are they treating these bastards like dogs?"

Crystal asked, "What if it's really locked?"

"It's really locked in! With Thresh and Draven, taking down a Vayne like that is like slaughtering a pig!"

"Don't worry," Wang Ke said casually, "it won't be locked."

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Ke finished speaking, RNG replaced Vayne with Karma.

On the commentary panel, the child quickly tried to smooth things over.

"That's true. It's quite risky to go straight for Vayne on the first floor. After all, it's a do-or-die game, so it's better to play it safe."

The right to choose has fallen into the hands of the Snake team.

Song Wen thought for a moment and then said, "Why is he showing off his Vayne? Seeing him act tough makes me uncomfortable, and he can't even do it properly. Can I show off a little too?"

Without needing to ask any further questions, Wang Ke said directly, "Xiao Lan, get your Wen-ge Vayne."

Saint Gunner, who was on the first floor, was stunned for a moment.

Who is Xiaolan?

Someone else is picking Vayne? Are you sure you didn't mispronounce something and just flashed Vayne briefly?

Who's going to play Vayne if we get this champion?!

Seeing that Flandre didn't react, Wang Ke spoke again: "Flandre, what are you thinking about! I'm letting you take Vayne!"

Saint Gun found Vayne, but didn't lock her in immediately, hesitatingly saying, "Who should play Vayne?"

"Let me play with it."

Song Wen responded.

Zhu Kai, who had been practicing lip reading in the back, finally couldn't resist and put on a vocal cord.

"Mid lane Vayne?"

"I can play Vayne top lane and let Flandre go mid lane, right?"

"You can play it like that?"

"I'll do whatever I want with you, Xiao Zhu, shut your mouth!"

Unbeknownst to the Snake team, in the short time that they were exchanging trash talk, Flandre's Vayne, which appeared on the first floor, started another wave of tempo.

In the commentary booth, seeing Snake Esports pick Vayne, Wawa said, "Um—it's unnecessary, really unnecessary. RNG might be intentionally picking Vayne, but Snake Esports' decision seems purely to mess with the team's mentality. While I can understand the tension between the two sides, this kind of thing is really unnecessary."

In the live stream, there were many messages of greetings from Dogza to the Snake team.

【? ? ? 】

What do you mean? Are you just imitating someone else?

[You're showing off your mother's Vayne.]

[To pander to the crowd.]

[Hilarious! Go ahead and lock it if you dare!]

The next second, Snake Esports locked in Vayne.

The baby in the commentary booth stared wide-eyed.

"Huh? Vayne! Locked in! Are you serious? No, that's a bit much, locking Vayne right on the first floor."

"Is that right?"

Miller also said incredulously, "Is it because the time is up and there's no time to change? Getting Vayne on the first floor is way too confident."

The chat room exploded with comments.

【6666! 】

[Haha, Snake Esports really picked it! What are the trolls saying?]

[Hilarious! Kristoff's Vayne got picked as the clown?]

[Is this some kind of cheap trick to attract attention?]

RNG won!

[I'm now even more certain that the official backing was involved. Snake Esports knew they couldn't win, so they brought on Crystal and picked Vayne.]

You know what, it actually seems like that's possible.

Is the Snake Esports team deliberately sending a signal?

[Hilarious! They blame the official channels just because they can't win.]

On the Snake Team's bench, Wang Ke ignored the shock from the outside world and, after thinking for a moment, said, "Sao Fen, get a pig—forget it, don't go for Sejuani either, how about something more aggressive, like Elise?"

Saofen originally thought he would be playing a front-line initiator like Sejuani again this game, so when he heard that he could play Elise, he naturally didn't refuse and immediately nodded in agreement.

The right to choose has returned to RNG.

Snake's Vayne pick clearly outplayed UZI right from the start.

I don't even dare to pick Vayne, so why are you locking Vayne on the first floor?

He suppressed his anger but forced a smile to express his disdain for Snake Esports' decision to pick Vayne.

"How's Varus, puppy?"

UZI nodded upon hearing Firefox's words.

Varus and Karma together can absolutely dominate Vayne in the laning phase.

Moreover, although RNG secured Karma in this game, they did not intend for Ming to build Ardent Censer. Even if he did, it would only be in the mid-to-late game. In the early and mid-game, they would still choose the conventional playstyle, building Sightstone as early as possible to ensure the safety of the bot lane when pushing the lane.

After securing Varus, RNG picked Jarvan IV for the jungle position on the third floor.

The right to choose has returned to the Snakes.

Wang Ke directly asked Song Wen to give him Thresh.

"Thresh!" Miller in the commentary booth exclaimed with a strange expression. "Thresh and Vayne? That's such a weird combination! You have no chance in the bot lane!"

Vayne is a weak champion in the early laning phase, and her support is usually an enchanter support.

Because if you pick a support like Thresh, even if you land a hook against RNG's Karma and Varus, you still can't beat them 0-0.

Online, you'll get worn down and killed by the opponent.

There's simply no way to win the lane.

The doll couldn't help but say, "Um—does it seem like the Snake Team made a bit of a blunder with their first three player picks?"

The live stream chat was filled with skepticism.

[Awesome, Vayne and Thresh, is this even a human being capable of thinking of such a combination?]

Even my grandma couldn't have chosen this incredible lineup.

Is the bot lane just giving up?

I still remember the Thresh from the White Build, whose best skill was hooking the air next to the enemy champion and suffocating them.

[What the hell?! Are you out of your mind?!]

With Snake team locking in Thresh, both sides entered the second round of banning.

Snake team knocked out Camille and Maokai.

RNG, on the other hand, eliminated Kled and Gnar.

Both sides proceeded to the second round of player selection.

After hesitating for a long time, Flandre finally spoke up: "Brother Wang, I haven't played mid lane much."

In this life-or-death situation, he felt that Wang Ke was being a bit too casual.

Hearing what Holy Gunner said, Wang Ke asked, "Have you ever played Holy Gunner?"

Wang Ke's words startled Saint Gun.

Of course he's played Lucian, otherwise why would he be nicknamed "Lucian Bro"? You know, he became famous in the Chinese server for his Lucian skills.

"K, get Lan a Lucian for mid lane."

Zhu Kai's eyes widened as he watched Lucian being locked up.

Wang Ke's draft picks completely stumped him.

From the outside, it seems like there's nothing wrong with Lucian in the mid lane, but they know that Crystal needs to pick Draven for the ADC position!

Top lane Vayne, mid lane Lucian, bot lane Draven!

Three ADCs in total!

What an incredible lineup!

Even in ranked casual games, seeing this lineup would probably make some players want to kill it instantly!

However, Wang Ke was not worried about this seemingly abstract lineup.

In a random match, this lineup should definitely be picked instantly.

However, in professional matches, this seemingly outrageous 3AD lineup has been used by many professional teams in Wang Ke's memory, and often achieves surprisingly good results.

Whether it's IG, SN, or T1, they have all fielded a 3-AD lineup in matches and won every time.

Why can't you play it in casual games, but you can play it in professional matches?

The core idea behind this lineup is to leverage the advantage in lane to quickly establish a rhythm and snowball, ultimately killing the game in the early to mid-game. This requires seamless teamwork and an unstoppable pace.

This is something that players in random matches find difficult to coordinate.

The right to choose has returned to RNG.

They locked down the mid laner Ryze and the top laner Cho'Gath on the fourth and fifth floors.

When the last pick came into Snake Team's hands, Wang Ke revealed Draven and immediately locked in!

"boom!"

The audience erupted in chaos as the Snake team made their player selections!

Wang Ke locked on so quickly that the Snake Team members had already adjusted their positions before Wawa reacted.

"Huh! What is this?! Why did they lock down Draven?! Top lane Lucian, mid lane Vayne, bot lane Draven, wait, what kind of lineup is this?! Three ADCs?!"

Miller couldn't help but say, "To be honest, I really don't understand this draft, especially how are they supposed to play the mid laner V?"

VN was played by Song Wen, and Snake Team's choice was to have him and Flandre switch lanes at the start of the game, so from the outside, it seemed like VN was going to be played in the mid lane.

The chat room was absolutely buzzing with excitement.

【? ? ? 】

[Was this lineup chosen by the players themselves?!]

[I, the poet, will eat.]

[666, they've just started messing around.]

Your mom thought it was an action-packed anime, but it turned out to be a comedy.

[Can you please stop? What kind of overpowered lineup is this?]

[Three ADs, I laughed.]

[Is this Snake team's lineup mainly about whoever is slowest being the frontliner?]

[Conversely, it could also mean whoever rushes the slowest is in the back row.]

Amidst various doubts and misunderstandings from the outside world, the lineups for both sides were thus finalized!

Blue side: RNG Esports Club VS Red side: Snake Esports Club.