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

Chapter 129: A Clash of Kings?

"Hello viewers watching the live stream! You are now watching the semifinals of the 2017 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational! The two teams facing off are G2 Esports Club from the LCS region and Snake Esports Club from our IpI region! I am your commentator, Guan Zeyuan!"

"I'm the commentator, Ji De!"

"I'm Rita, the commentator!"

Rio de Janeiro Olympic Sports Centre.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers from the audience, the voices of the three commentators also rang out in the live broadcast room.

In yesterday's other semifinal match, SKT swept Flash Wolves 3-0, advancing to the finals. Today, G2 and Snake will face off to determine the winner, who will then play against SKT.

They'll meet in the final!

As Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, Ji De's voice rang out.

"Yes. SKT's performance at this MSI has been terrifying. They maintained a 13-game winning streak from the group stage all the way to the knockout stage, making it to the finals! I think most viewers would feel immense psychological pressure facing such an SKT team! But the good news is that today we saw Snake finally make a roster change in their starting lineup. Our most familiar players, Black and White, who are known as the 'Black and White Duo' by fans, are back on the bench. This is certainly encouraging news for us!"

rita:

:"Yes!"

Guan Zeyuan continued, "In the previous group stage, neither Black nor White chose to play. But even so, we could see that the other players on Snake Esports were performing quite well! I think they've come prepared for today's match against G2!"

Remember nodded and said, "G2 has shown tremendous strength this year. This European team has already won three consecutive league titles and is considered a strong contender for the MSI championship. Their strength should not be underestimated!"

"Yes."

Before this match began, I believe many netizens also paid attention to G2's mid-laner Perkz and Snake.

Black, the mid-laner, had some interesting interactions on Twitter. Previously, Perkz had repeatedly expressed his desire to compete against Black in interviews, and I feel that their mid-lane duel today should be very interesting!

"Alright! We see that both sides have entered the ban/pick phase. Let's take a look at the champion picks for the first game!"

Snake's player bench.

Zhu Kai was chewing gum.

This is a new move he recently came up with.

Because if you don't have anything in your mouth and just open your mouth without speaking, it's easy for saliva to drool from the corners of your mouth.

Previously, some netizens had taken screenshots of him drooling and asked Zhu Kai if he had Alzheimer's, which made Zhu Kai quite angry.

Snake, playing on the blue side, under Wang Ke's command, first eliminated Ivern in the jungle position.

The champion Ivern, paired with Caitlyn, is a strategy that G2 Esports used multiple times in the group stage of this MSI.

G2, on the other hand, eliminated Lulu.

Snake Esports has banned Tahm Kench again, a champion that G2 support Mithy is known for.

G2 then knocked out Karma.

G2's two moves are clearly aimed at the dual-shield system that is currently popular in the MSI version.

This lineup was popularized by SKT after they brought it to MSI, and Snake then adopted it directly.

Since we're already planning to hide things, we might as well hide a lot more.

This is also a point that Han's fans have used to attack him a lot during this period.

Snake, who has a superior draft strategy in the LPL, will still have to copy our LCK's system when it comes to MSI.

Snake's understanding is a version ahead of LPL's.

LCK, on ​​the other hand, is far ahead!

We've won so much!

But what G2 obviously didn't know was that the Snake team with black and white marks and the Snake team without black and white marks were completely different teams.

When Wang Ke is on the field, the Snake team prefers to rely on Song Wen's strength to play a rhythm in the early and mid-game.

Unlike most mainstream teams nowadays, they don't put all their eggs in one basket during team fights after 30 minutes.

Therefore, G2's two moves had no impact on Snake Esports.

The third thing both sides did was to take down Lee Sin and Zyra respectively.

Subsequently, the Snake team locked down Kennen on the first floor.

Upon seeing Snake's champion selection, Guan Zeyuan said, "Snake first picks Kennen! No problem, Flandre's Kennen performance in the group stage was excellent, and whether he plays AD or AP, Flandre's Kennen is very consistent."

The power to elect has fallen into the hands of the G2.

"G2 also locked in Rumble on the first floor! This champion is also Ecept's signature champion. In the pre-match interview, Ecept said that as long as he gets his favorite champion, he should have no problem playing against Flandre."

Upon hearing what Ji said, Guan Zeyuan laughed and said, "Ah, yes, yes, yes. It feels like G2 is a really good at creating drama. First it was Perkz, now it's Ecpet. And as far as I know, even their coach said in an interview that they are fully prepared and want to go to the finals against SKT. They've all been infected by Perkz."

"Yes."

As Rita finished speaking, Guan Zeyuan's eyes lit up when he saw G2's second pick. He exclaimed, "G2! They locked in Jayce on the second pick! As expected of Perkz, he's so confident! But we know Jayce is indeed Perkz's signature champion! However, it's also Black's signature champion. Let's see if Snake will immediately pick mid-lane. Given Black's personality, I don't think they'll tolerate Perkz!"

As soon as Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, when the election rights returned to Snake Team, they saw that Snake Team had locked down Yasuo on the second floor!

"Yasuo! Black! Time to draw your sword! I knew it! No matter how arrogant you are, you can't compare to our Black!"

"Well!!"

In the live stream, the chat exploded with excitement as the two sides selected their players.

【I am coming!】

[They just love to criticize his "never-give-up" personality.]

This mid-lane match is going to be a true test of manhood!

[But I've never seen anyone use Yasuo in a hack game.]

[This is obviously a fake fan. The most popular "double wind" trend right now is based on negative publicity.]

Haha, this is truly a long-time fan.

I recently dug up some of Hacker's old streams, and that battle with that bounty hunter was absolutely spectacular.

[So, back then, reaching the Silver rank meant you were considered to have mastered Silver. It's only been a short time, and you're already at the Silver level!]

[If we're talking about true enlightenment through silver, it has to be Bai Chu; that guy is the most fucking terrifying.]

As Song Wen and Wang Ke's popularity continues to rise, the recordings of their previous live streams from their rented apartment have naturally resurfaced among fans.

At the beginning of the year, the two were still playing in the Silver rank, but now, only five months later, they have reached the stage of global competition and are key players for their teams.

This outrageous speed of progress has left netizens speechless.

Wang Ke, in particular, has left netizens feeling that his actions are outrageous.

At the age of 23, Baiyin grew into a professional player for a top global team in just five months, also serving as a coach and strategist.

To be honest, Song Wen had already shown a level of skill far exceeding that of a Silver rank player at that time.

But back then, Wang Ke's actions were really no different from Bai Yinzi's.

In particular, the most widely circulated match against Bounty Hunter featured Wang Ke's Lee Sin, with his various one-centimeter ward jumps, slow jungle clearing, and R-flash mistakes, which were even compiled into highlights and circulated on various forums.

Now look at Wang Ke.

While he might not be considered a particularly skilled player among professional gamers, he's certainly a solid performer.

In addition, Wang Ke is also responsible for the team's tactics and command, which makes him a rare talent even among professional players.

As a result, the number of Silver-ranked matches in the Chinese server increased at least seven or eight times during this period.

In the past, most people believed that playing professionally required a lot of talent. If you were sixteen or seventeen years old and hadn't reached the top rank to enter the youth training team, then you should go back to your studies.

Now that we have Wang Ke, a 23-year-old who achieved a thousand silver medals and suddenly attained enlightenment, many people have started to have unrealistic fantasies about themselves again.

After locking in Yasuo, Snake picked Jarvan IV for the jungle position on the third floor.

In this match, Wang Ke didn't plan to use any more conventional lineup strategies.

For both Snake Esports and himself, this was the first time they had stepped out of the LPL to face a world-class team.

Wang Ke needs a standard match to test his and his team's true strength.

Therefore, as Guan Zeyuan said.

There were no twists and turns in Wang Ke and Song Wen's debut in a global competition.

Only by drawing your sword can you prevail; only when you meet on a narrow path can the brave win!

He wasn't worried about Song Wen's midfield at all.

Because he had just glanced at Ah P across from him.

17 years ago, Ah P still had a full head of hair.

He's not even bald yet, so his strength obviously hasn't reached its peak.

G2 players' bench.

After seeing that Snake Esports had locked in Yasuo, Perkz's expression visibly showed excitement.

"Come on! Let's see who eats whose eagle!"

Seeing Perkz's fighting spirit, G2's head coach said helplessly to jungler Trick, "Let's pick a champion that synergizes better with Perkz, how about Elise?"

There's no way around it. Although Ah P's thought process is always quite unpredictable, he is undoubtedly the core of the team.

Hearing the coach's words, A-P said, "Spider is fine! But don't come to my mid lane in the early game. If the enemy jungler doesn't come, then don't come. Don't interfere with the duel between us true men in the mid lane."

Trick was speechless and couldn't help but complain.

"But I can't always know the enemy jungler's movements. By the time I make a move, it's too late."

Ah P shook his head, his eyes resolute.

"No, I was just reminding you. In fact, I think Black on the other side must feel the same way. We're arch-rivals, and they definitely don't want their jungler to ruin our duel!"

The head coach of Game 2 couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure?"

Ah P smiled confidently.

"Since I started playing professionally, I've felt my ambition and drive growing stronger. LCS players were completely overwhelmed by my aura after just a couple of exchanges. I could see right through their strength and easily defeat them, which made me feel isolated. There was simply no one in the entire league who could match me. My duels with them were like a lion descending on a pack of wild dogs. Until I saw Black, I knew he was just like me. We are both born kings and born rivals. We understand each other."

Snakes' bench.

Wang Ke said, "A P is a show-off. Sao Fen can gank the mid lane more often."

Upon hearing Wang Ke's words, Sao Fen nodded, while Song Wen made no comment.

In fact, Ah P made a fatal mistake.

In Ah P's view, he and Black are a destined showdown between lions.

But this is just Ah P's wishful thinking.

For Song Wen, he didn't even consider Ah P to be a human being.

What rotten fish and shrimp dare to be compared with me, the Heavenly Emperor of Literature? They are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs, merely stepping stones for my ascension to the throne.

He is a lion, but Ah P is nothing but a wild dog.

Both sides entered the second round of tag.

Snake team has eliminated Kalista and Janna.

G2, on the other hand, banned Caitlyn and Thresh.

Both sides reserved their final two player selections for the second round, which is quite rare in a normal competition.

This also means that in this game, both sides are clearly aiming to test the strength of their mid, top, and jungle lanes.

The pick was given to G2, who secured Ashe.

On the Snake team's side, Wang Ke picked Tristana and Braum for Crystal and himself.

G2 then locked in the support role for Titan.

The lineups for both sides were thus finalized.

Blue side: Snake Esports Club VS Red side: G2 Esports Club.

Top lane: (Flandre) Kennen VS (Epect) Rumble.

Jungle: (sofm) Jarvan IV VS (Trick) Elise.

Mid Lane: (black) Yasuo VS (Perkz) Jayce.

ADC: (Kryst4I) Tristana VS (Zven) Ashe.

Support: (white) Braum VS (mithy) Nautilus.

Looking at the lineups of both sides, another burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd.

In the live stream, Guan Zeyuan said, "Both teams played incredibly aggressively right from the start of the first game! Whether it's Snake or G2, this is a very aggressive lineup for charging in! Especially Snake, with those five heroes together, I can only say that whoever charges in the slowest will be in the backline!"

Remember nodded and said, "This lineup is terrifying! We all know that the most commendable thing about LPL and LCS teams is their fighting ability! And the lineups both sides have chosen today are clearly telling everyone that this game will definitely not be boring! This also shows that both players are very confident and are going to fight it out in lane!"

"Yes!"

At this point, both sides had entered the game.

Ah P excitedly clicked the mouse and opened the store.

However, when it came to what to wear when going out, Ah P started to struggle.

Should I start with Doran's Blade or Doran's Shield?

In a conventional sense, Jayce would definitely start with a Doran's Blade.

However, considering that Yasuo can quickly close the distance and trade blows with Jayce in the mid lane by relying on the minion wave, starting with Doran's Shield may reduce the pressure, but it can greatly increase the margin for error.

Jayce definitely had the advantage against Yasuo 15 minutes into the game.

However, this advantage is not very significant, only about 60/40, and Yasuo has plenty of room to maneuver.

Starting with Doran's Shield is shameless, but it's also quite reliable.

He must win this battle between the two kings.

Snakes' bench.

Wang Ke nervously rubbed his hands together.

After all, it was Wang Ke's first time competing on such a big stage, which made him feel a little uncomfortable for the first time, having been a goblin for twenty-three years.

However, at this moment, the minion wave in the bottom lane had only just reached the tower when Wang Ke heard Song Wen's calm yet sassy voice coming through his earphones.

"Family members, we've collected the points."

Song Wen's words surprised everyone.

"Stop bragging, you've already racked up points the minions barely logged in?"

Faced with Wang Ke's questioning, Song Wen smiled dismissively.

"That idiot came up and attacked a creep once, and the game is already over."

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Wang Ke said with a hint of helplessness, "What time is it? You're still in the mood for making jokes."

"What meme am I even using?" Song Wenping pinged Jayce. "Look at this idiot, he starts with Doran's Shield, and then he tries to contest the lane. Isn't he just asking for trouble?"

Flandre looked puzzled and asked, "Why did it explode?"

Hearing Saint Gun's words, Song Wen sighed helplessly.

"Xiao Lan, don't say you're my apprentice when you go out in the future."

Saint Gun looked embarrassed, then heard Song Wen continue, "What's the point of pushing the lane? It's obviously to exert pressure in the lane. If you want to exert pressure, you definitely need to build Doran's Blade. This kid built Doran's Shield, and he can't pressure me anymore, yet he still tries to push the lane and puts himself in a dangerous position. If he doesn't get burned, who will?"

At this time, Wang Ke's bottom lane had already started laning. The combination of Tristana and Braum was not afraid of Ashe and Nautilus, allowing Wang Ke to focus more on commanding.

Wang Ke glanced at Saofen, who had chosen to start with blue buff, and said, "After Saofen finishes with red buff, he can go to the mid lane to look for opportunities."

In fact, in each game, although Wang Ke plays the support role, he also has to take on some of the responsibilities of a jungler.

Normally, even the team's commander cannot remotely control the jungler's position in the early game.

After all, every jungler has their own strategy.

But with that sassy fan, he really can't do without remote control; often, if he's not paying attention, she'll have already run into someone else's chicken coop.

Moreover, Snake team often roams together with their jungler and support, so he often remotely directs Saofen.

However, no sooner had Wang Ke finished speaking than Song Wen's boastful voice came over again.

"No need, the mid laner has already gotten a solo kill."

Everyone was stunned. Wang Ke immediately switched the camera to the mid lane and saw Yasuo with 30 health points still happily using his E skill on minions.

Jayce's body lay beneath G2's mid-lane turret.

"So fast?!"

Wang Ke couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

He noticed that Song Wen's skills had improved significantly compared to the LPL Spring Split Finals.

There are many reasons for this. It could be because Song Wen trains day and night, or it could be because his novel is now a huge hit. But whatever the reason—

Following the principle of spiraling upwards by stepping on the right foot with the left, since Song Wen has become stronger, does that also mean that I have become stronger as well?

Thinking of this, Wang Ke, who had originally decided to focus on farming in the bottom lane, pinged the enemy Ashe.

"How should I put it, Crystal Bro, can you do something about it?"