I'm a platinum-level author, so what if I play professionally?

Chapter 124 Dark Horse? New King!

"Viewers watching the live stream, you are now watching the 2017 League of Legends Pro League Spring Split Finals! The two teams facing off are WE Esports Club and Snake Esports Club. I'm your commentator, Guan Zeyuan!"

"I'm the commentator, Ji De!"

"Yes."

"I am Rita."

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Amid cheers from the audience, the second game officially began!

"In the first game that just ended, Black picked Camille in the mid lane and helped the team win the first game. Snake Esports always manages to surprise us."

"As the losing team in the previous game, WE chose the blue side. The two sides have already entered the draft phase, and WE immediately banned Camille as their first pick!"

"This champion absolutely has to be banned. She was almost unstoppable in the last game. And from the post-match voice chat, I realized this was Black's first time playing Camille. If you don't ban her, her performance will only get hotter and hotter, and it's going to be hard to keep up."

"Yes."

The power to remove the big mouth has come into the hands of the Snake Team. Under Wang Ke's instructions, the Snake Team removed the big mouth.

WE then eliminated Jayce, while Snake eliminated Twitch.

Seeing Snake's bans, Remember said, "Snake's bans in the second game were quite interesting. They gave the first two bans to the AD position. It seems they wanted to limit Mystic's performance."

"Yes, WE banned LeBlanc on their third pick! Snake banned Varus on their third pick! This banning strategy is really interesting! WE's first three picks were all for the mid lane, while Snake's first three bans were all for the bot lane!"

Hearing what was said, Guan Zeyuan nodded and analyzed, "After the first game, both sides started to make targeted bans in the second game! Look at WE's first pick, Tristana! They locked it in directly! Indeed, facing Snake's three bans in the bottom lane, WE..."

If we don't secure AD on the first floor, then we don't have many good options.

Rita finally found an opportunity to speak.

"But what about Snake? It seems like there aren't any good ADCs left in the meta."

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

Despite the scarcity of AD (Advanced Persistent Threat) cards, Wang Ke was not worried.

Because right now, there's another hexagonal AD carry outside who not only has mobility but also can destroy towers quickly, doesn't need to worry about the bottom lane, loves roaming support, can support teammates in fights, can defend the lane even if teammates don't care, doesn't care about gold or kills, and still deals damage in team fights—Jade-Faced Thunder King Bomb Man!

This Yordle with a giant hemorrhoid on his buttock has already been tested in multiple training matches by Wang Ke and Crystal.

The current Ziggs is even stronger in the bot lane than in later versions.

Because his base damage is much, much higher.

In the commentary booth, looking at the champion selected by Snake Team, Guan Zeyuan asked in confusion, "Zz1tai? Is Snake Team going to lock in Ziggs on the first floor? Is this champion really that high priority? And they don't seem to be looking for an ADC on the second floor either, instead they've already picked Graves for Saofen!"

I remember saying, "Zapman—although I'm still very much looking forward to playing Black, to be honest, I don't understand how you can pull off those flashy plays with Zipper."

Before Rita could speak, Guan Zeyuan interjected, "And you picked Ziggs on the first floor. To be honest, there are many mid-lane champions stronger than Ziggs right now. Does Snake have some kind of strategy up their sleeve?"

"Yes."

Guan Zeyuan and Ji De both looked at Rita: "What kind of trick is this?"

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WE players' bench.

Seeing Snake lock down the Bomber, Redmi frowned.

Snakes' player selection was quite strange.

But even if you gave Redmi a hundred brains, he still wouldn't figure out that the bomber on the other side was meant to be used for walking.

So even though it seemed strange, Redmi could only continue with its own approach to product development.

"WE locked in Janna on the second floor, and then filled in the mid lane with Kassadin!"

A cheer erupted from the crowd as Kassadin was locked out.

This hero can be considered one of Xiye's signature heroes.

Remember quickly added, "In the last game, Xiye didn't perform very well in the mid lane. But Redmi still chose to trust his player and gave Xiye his signature champion, Kassadin! Kassadin doesn't actually face much pressure against Ziggs in the mid lane, and can even gain an advantage after level six. The only problem is that he'll have a hard time pushing the lane against Ziggs in the early game, which requires jungle cooperation. It's foreseeable that Black will face significant pressure in the mid lane this game! He has to suppress Xiye's development!"

The right to choose has returned to the Snakes.

Wang Ke immediately picked Thresh for the support role on the third floor.

"Aren't you going to take AD yet?!"

Guan Zeyuan's tone was full of surprise.

"If you don't pick AD on your third pick, and we go into the second round of bans, WE will definitely target you! Your next AD pick..."

There are practically no options left!

Remember, clearly also somewhat puzzled by Snake's draft picks, asked, "Or rather, what kind of surprise is Snake's bot lane coming up with?"

Both sides entered the second round of tag.

The Snake team opted to eliminate the Mantis and Spider.

WE's next two moves were indeed aimed at the AD position, disabling Sivir and Caitlyn.

"Wow, if that's the case, it feels like there aren't many AD carries left to build. Ezreal, it seems like Ezreal is the only one that can be picked right now."

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"Or you could say airplane, but there really aren't any better options right now."

While the two commentators were still racking their brains over Snake's hero selection, Snake locked in Galio on the fourth floor.

"Galio? But we already have Bomberman!"

Remember to say, "This Galio should be going top. Snake team has used Galio in the top lane before. They probably wanted Galio's entry to coordinate with Ziggs' ultimate, which could create a pretty good team fight effect."

WE players' bench.

Seeing the Snake team's player selection, Redmi also thought that Galio was the one to go up.

So they locked down the top laner Gnar and the jungler Lee Sin on the fourth and fifth floors.

The last pick came to the Snake team, and when they locked in the Crocodile on the fifth floor, the entire arena fell silent.

"A crocodile? And they locked it in! Snake, what kind of bizarre lineup is this?!"

Looking at the Snake team's adjustments, Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but exclaim that it was outrageous.

"Crocodile top, Galio mid! Ziggs bot?!"

Wang Ke's draft picks completely stunned everyone.

RNG's head coach, known for his flexible style, would be quite surprised to see Wang Ke's move.

In fact, with his extensive knowledge of future strategies and lineups, Wang Ke's draft picks at this stage are a game-changer for other coaches.

From the moment they pulled out the Bomber from the first floor, WE's entire strategy completely went astray.

"Can't this Ziggs walk down the lane too? What kind of strategy is this? It doesn't seem like there's any synergy between Ziggs and Thresh."

The live stream chat was filled with question marks.

【? ? ? 】

[Another research project?]

[6666, what a useless piece of junk.]

[Hakutoku was truly a great inventor.]

I figured even a combination of Thresh and Bomb couldn't beat Tristana and Janna, right?

It feels like they completely shut down AD carry, so they just started playing recklessly.

While the outside world was still buzzing with discussion, the lineups for both sides had already been finalized.

Blue side: WE Esports Club VS Red side: Snkae Esports Club.

Top lane: (957) Gnar vs. (Flandre) Renekton.

Jungler: (condi) Lee Sin VS (sofm) Graves.

Mid lane: (iye) Kassadin VS (black) Galio.

ADC: (Mystic) Tristana VS (Kryst4I) Ziggs.

Support: (ben) Janna VS (white) Thresh.

Snakes' bench.

Even after entering the game, Saofen still felt a sense of unreality.

Who would have thought that he had almost knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Ke before, begging to play Graves, but hadn't gotten a single chance, but now he not only got to play, but he played two games at once!

He felt it must be because his ancestral graves in Ho Chi Minh City were emitting auspicious smoke.

And listen to what Wang Ke is saying.

"This game revolves around SofM; remember to give SofM the kills you deserve."

The girl really wants to call her mom and cry her heart out.

Since Wang Ke and Song Wen joined the team, his status within the team has been like that of a black slave.

But just as the tide of history is unstoppable and black slaves will eventually rise up and become masters, savages have finally ushered in this day.

"Song Wen, go ward the top half of the enemy's map later. I need to know their warding route. Xiao Lan, remember to help the Vietnamese guys take down the red buff a few more times."

Listening to Wang Ke's elaborate plan for her, Sao Fen burst into tears.

In this game, Wang Ke definitely gambled on Saofen.

Anticipating that WE would target the mid lane, Wang Ke's first reaction was to shift resources to the bottom lane.

Even though Crystal has overcome his inner demons and is gradually regaining his peak strength, they still don't have much of an advantage when facing WE's bot lane duo.

This WE team, which specializes in a four-protect-one strategy, has an absolutely world-class bot lane.

Therefore, Wang Ke decided to let Saofen play jungle carry.

In this version, the jungle economy is more than enough to support the development of jungle carries. You should know what the most popular jungle heroes are in the current version. They are assassin-type heroes like Rengar and Kha'Zix, who need to farm.

It wasn't until the Summer Split that the jungle economy and resources were drastically reduced, making farm-style junglers the mainstream and thus making the Ardent Censer composition increasingly popular.

And even though SaoFan is a lone wolf, you can't say he's bad.

On the contrary, he knows too well how to develop.

So this lineup is actually built around Graves.

The bottom laner, with his explosive ability, could easily clear the wave under the tower by himself, giving Wang Ke and Saofen the opportunity to roam and invade the enemy jungle.

Galio and Renekton in the mid and top lanes are typical examples of heroes who can synergize well with Graves for ganks.

Perhaps considering the unconventional lineup of Snake's bot lane bomb, and whether they might pull off some fancy moves, Condi's Lee Sin unusually chose to start with the blue buff.

However, this action was quickly spotted by the Snake team's vision.

Wang Ke pinged WE's F6.

"Everyone, attack F6 on the other side! I know it's difficult, but it's an order!"

Wang Ke's words sent the fans into a frenzy.

After taking the red buff, Saofen immediately headed towards WE's jungle.

After Wang Ke reached level two in the bottom lane, he simply disappeared from the lane.

When Condi was attacking the blue buff, he saw the top laner Renekton come online late, and knew that the enemy Graves must have started with the red buff.

To prevent his jungle from being invaded, he wanted to start with both buffs, so after clearing the blue buff, he headed straight for his bottom jungle.

As soon as he reached F6, he saw Graves about to steal his big bird.

The two began a battle of wits over the F6.

However, in this battle for control of the large bird, Condi is clearly at a disadvantage.

Because Flandre helped him with the stun, his Smite buff is still active.

To prevent Snake from guessing their jungler's jungle route, Condi soloed the blue buff and used Smite.

Kassadin in the mid lane definitely couldn't secure lane priority against Galio in the early game, and Condi could only watch helplessly as Graves used Smite on his raptor.

Condi had originally planned to just accept his fate.

Normally, if a jungler manages to steal a big raptor while counter-jungling, they'll leave satisfied.

As a result, the fangirl actually started soloing him in the jungle.

From the commentary booth, watching Graves' actions, Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but complain: "Wow! SofM is so greedy! He said he couldn't hit me after eating my bird, but he still wants to rush up and fight Lee Sin? His aggression is too strong!"

Remember to say, "I don't think it's necessary. Graves should focus on his own development in the early game. Lee Sin is happy to keep trading blows with you in the jungle. And Condi's handling was also excellent. He chose to create distance from Graves first, avoiding his attacks, and wait until Graves's 'Manly Man' passive was gone before—! Saofen, you're really going too far! How could you just go and take the red buff right in front of him?!"

The fan's aggressive move drew gasps from the crowd.

Even Condi was confused.

Dude, are you treating me like I'm not human at all?

But soon, he received a notification from the bottom lane.

"Thresh's gone! Oh no!"

From the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan also saw Thresh rapidly moving towards the jungle.

"White! What's he doing again! This guy completely abandoned the AD carry at level two and is coming to support SofM! Snake Team is going all out with their aggression this game! Is he really going into the jungle like that?"

Remembering to comment on Galio in the mid lane, "And Galio is moving before Kassadin! Snake is really going to protect Graves and have him invade the enemy jungle!"

Seeing the Snake team's move, Condi hesitated for a long time, but finally said to Ben, "Forget it, let's give up."

As a jungler, watching helplessly as the enemy relentlessly invades your jungle monsters is no different from having a single boyfriend.

However, Snake Team clearly had a premeditated plan, both in terms of lineup and actions.

If a 3v3 fight breaks out in the jungle at this time, or even if the AD carries are called over to fight a 4v4 team fight, no matter how you look at it, WE's lineup has no chance of winning against Snake's lineup.

In the commentary booth, watching Condi turn to attack the Malphite, Guan Zeyuan said, "Condi chose to give up the Red Buff, wow, that's a big loss!"

I remember also analyzed: "It can only be said that Snake has really mastered the consistency of their draft and tactics. I remember that in the novel about the six-time champion, it was mentioned that Snake's draft and tactics are never out of sync. If the draft is the selected lineup as the ingredients, then Snake's tactics are like a five-star chef who is proficient in all cuisines and can always make the ingredients taste exactly what they should taste like."

"Yes."

In the live stream, upon hearing what Ji De said, the chat started discussing it again.

Why are we talking about novels again?

[Hey guys, where can I read that novel? Does anyone know? I'm really curious.]

[On Qidian.com, you can find it by searching for "Six-Crown King".]

[This is the second time this book has been mentioned, isn't it? Does this person seem to be promoting it? A thorough investigation is needed!]

I have a bold guess: the author remembers!

[You might actually be able to do it. A commentator could write a novel to earn some extra money, then suddenly get a GG (game over) during a live stream.]

[The fans are doing better now; they used to be treated like dogs.]

[They said they won the Civil War.]

【I have a dream, I want to play a man gun. 】

I have a dream: I want to play with a man's gun.

I wonder how I would feel if I knew I had inexplicably become a novelist.

In fact, I really admire the author of this novel.

When he first saw EDG denouncing this novel in the LPL's official group, he clicked to read it.

In order to have a better knowledge base to deal with the increasingly complex commentary community, I remember that I usually like to watch some netizens' recap videos and articles. However, the beginning of this book is mainly about memes, so I remember that I stopped reading after the first ten chapters.

Later, Newbee's head coach Hiro posted the book again, implying that it was written by someone from EDG, which once again piqued Remember's interest.

Once you start looking at it, you'll be completely captivated.

As the protagonist embarks on his professional career, the book's understanding of various lineups and tactics becomes incredibly insightful.

In a recent chapter in particular, the author began to analyze and dissect the Snake team's tactical system in reality.

Although these things can be analyzed through continuous review, this author is always able to explain the underlying principles clearly in the first instance, which is like cooking a meal and feeding it to people.

I even remember learning that because of this book, the LPL coaching staff had a much lighter workload.

What don't you understand? Go read "Six-Time Champions," it's written there.

However, this phenomenon also makes me wonder if the author might have some bad intentions. When everyone thinks that the book contains the answer to the problem, he might deliberately do something bad in the content. Wouldn't that lead the entire LPL astray?

This is important; it will be on the test.

Because the author's words are somewhat sharp, such as the previous blitzkrieg against Poland, he offended many clubs. So these coaches were verbally criticizing him while secretly stealing things from the book.

But Ji Xiang was clearly not one of these victims, so he could read all the contents of the book with ease, and he even praised the novel highly, mentioning it twice in a row on the commentary stage.

At this point in the game, Saofen had already happily consumed the red buff and was heading towards his own jungle.

Wang Ke pinged a few locations on the map and said, "After we finish the bottom half, we'll go back to resupply. I'll go back to town and we'll go catch Waver together. Then you can clear out the Golems and F6 in the top half. By the time we come down, his big bird should be almost ready."

Listening to Wang Ke's jungle route plan, Saofen nodded repeatedly.

Although there was one thing he wasn't entirely satisfied with, which was that he still had to go to the top lane to gank, he had already enjoyed a royal-level experience this game, so what more could he ask for?

If you offend Wang Ke, do you still want to play Graves in the future?

The fans clearly haven't realized it yet.

Although he appeared to have stood up.

But in reality, he was still kneeling.

After half a season, Wang Ke's manipulation of him had already penetrated to the bone.

When the bottom lane reported another miss, Condi thought Thresh had brought Graves to steal his jungle camps again.

But then I realized I had no jungle monsters left, so my first thought was whether Thresh would roam to the mid lane.

However, with Kassadin pinned under the tower by Galio, it's highly unlikely he'll be ganked.

By the time Condi realized what was happening and started loudly reminding 957 in the top lane, Renekton had already used his red-rage W to lock Gnar in place.

Despite 957's best efforts, he was killed after using Flash when ganked by Graves and Thresh.

"Holy crap, is this Thresh even human? Coming to gank top lane at level three?!"

957 made an incredulous complaint.

In the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan remarked, "White is going a bit crazy this game. He's completely letting the bot lane roam and gank from level three onwards?!"

Looking at Snake's bot lane, he analyzed, "Now I understand why Snake picked Ziggs. Look at this Ziggs hanging under the tower; even in a 1v2 situation, he has no pressure! Actually, Tristana's wave clear and tower pushing ability are very strong, but against Ziggs, the wave can't even be pushed in! That means White's team is roaming, and the bot lane hasn't suffered any losses. And this Ziggs even has Teleport."

Guan Zeyuan then spoke up, "But I don't think the current situation is actually a big loss for WE. Although the bot lane Ziggs hasn't suffered much loss, your Thresh is constantly roaming, so your experience will be much lower! And if you're playing Ziggs in the bot lane, your damage output might not be enough in the mid-to-late game. On the contrary, WE is giving Tristana a very good development environment!"

"Yes."

Ten minutes later.

Guan Zeyuan: "WE is really out of the game now. Graves is 8-0 in the last 15 minutes. He can kill anyone with one shot. How can we play like this? SoFans are a huge group of people who want to shove the gun barrels into the mouths of the opponents. And White's Thresh performance today is too outstanding. His hook accuracy is a bit scary."

"Yes."

Ten minutes later.

Guan Zeyuan: "Sao Fen! This guy is too reckless! He's about to give up this position! Even if you're fed, you can't just charge in and take on five opponents by yourself! Snake has made a huge mistake in this team fight. With Graves dead, Snake's follow-up damage can't keep up! And in this team fight, Xiye's Kassadin got a double kill and even got Graves' bounty. Kassadin is going to take off after this! Now Snake is going to be at a disadvantage!"

"Yes."

The chat room was buzzing with excitement.

Yes, it's your mom.

[Guan Zeyuan, shut up!]

[I am a damn jinx.]

Please stop talking.

[WE was about to turn the game around, but then they looked at their keyboard and suddenly started gushing milk.]

Watch what you eat!

Ten minutes later.

Guan Zeyuan: "White! That Flash Hook was absolutely amazing! He hooked Tristana down in mid-air! My brother-in-law was instantly killed without even using any skills! And the Renekton on the side controlled Kassadin who was trying to engage! Xiye wanted to use Zhonya's Hourglass to buy time, but what happens after Zhonya's Hourglass ends? Galio is already charging up his taunt!"

"Wow! White made a huge contribution! Snake got a 1-for-5 trade in this Baron fight! The gold difference between the two sides has reached 10,000, and Snake will be able to continue to plunder the gold advantage with the buff after taking Baron! After this team fight, it feels like WE is finished!"

"Yes."

Wang Ke breathed a sigh of relief after securing the dragon.

The ratio of "saucy pink" is still too unstable.

If it weren't for that guy getting carried away in the mid-game, they would have already ended the game.

However, Wang Ke didn't need to do anything to the fans, because Song Wen's greetings to the fans had been going on for ten minutes and hadn't ended yet.

"Xiaolan, go top lane and push. We'll group up and push mid lane. Let's end this quickly and not drag it into the late game."

Although Graves died a wave of deaths, his development was still ahead of others.

Furthermore, the frequent ganks on the top lane in the early and mid-game allowed Renekton to develop very well.

In addition, the Bomber, despite being frequently ganked, still manages to deliver relatively consistent damage output in team fights. Snake's lineup remains very strong at this 30-minute mark.

WE is still hesitating, waiting for Gnar's anger to flare.

Under Wang Ke's command, Flandre seized the opportunity and used his Red Fury W to bite Kassadin, instantly initiating a team fight!

With Thresh's crowd control and Graves' high damage output, Kassadin was melted before Galio's ultimate even landed, even though his Zhonya's Hourglass was still on cooldown.

Despite an unexpected setback in the mid-game, Snake still maintains an economic advantage of over 10,000.

With Kassadin eliminated, WE instantly lost all ability to resist.

"Snake's team fight initiation was so decisive! Xiye was instantly killed! Snake destroyed WE's high ground crystal, they're aiming for a decisive victory!"

On the commentary booth, Ji De excitedly exclaimed, "The speed at which the Ziggs pushes towers is just too fast! And with this hero poking from behind, WE can't hold on!"

Oh! It's White again, hooking Gnar amidst the minion wave!! 957! Can he hold on?! He's about to transform! But Snake's damage didn't give Gnar a chance to transform!

"Black's Galio is just too tanky. He's holding the line all by himself, and WE doesn't dare to go up and deal damage! Both of WE's inhibitor turrets have already fallen! Condi has no choice but to try, but his Sonic Wave is interrupted!!"

"Tristana's position was also very dangerous. Her ultimate pushed away Graves who was charging in, but Renekton's two E abilities still managed to catch up with her!"

"WE! We're powerless to stop Snake's advance!!"

"Congratulations to Snake for winning the second game!!"

As the commentators spoke, a sparse murmur of cheers rose from the audience.

Meanwhile, the chat room was completely exploding with comments.

[Me! 2-0! We're really going to win the championship!]

[Awesome!]

[Oh no, now they really are a black-and-white duo.]

[The Thresh from BaiChu is actually pretty good now.]

[Snake Esports has too many unconventional strategies; they always seem to be a patch ahead. How are we supposed to play against them?]

To be honest, I feel that the two teams are evenly matched in terms of individual skill, but Snake's draft and tactics are simply unbeatable.

If the Snake team really wins the championship, wouldn't the haters be willing to piss on the trophy?

[Is the Chengdu friend upstairs trying to see someone urinate on the championship trophy? I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it.]

As WE's base crumbled into dust, Remember said, "From being mired in the relegation zone during the Spring Split regular season to now being just one step away from the Spring Split championship, Snake Esports' growth this spring has been incredibly rapid! And in today's finals, Snake Esports displayed an overwhelming dominance in both games! We all know that Snake Esports used to be called a dark horse, but now, calling them a dark horse might be a bit inappropriate. This spring, perhaps we will witness the birth of a new king!"

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