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Chapter 74 If you're going to give talent, then give it good stuff!
"NIP, who lost the previous game, chose the blue side."
"They also banned Rabbit, Tsar, and Airplane in the first three picks," Guan Zeyuan said.
Rita was a little confused and turned her head to ask, "Why is the plane banned? I feel like NiP is a viable champion."
Guan Zeyuan explained quickly, "It feels like they're afraid the plane will land in the mid lane, and Chunfeng will get new items in the bottom lane, making it difficult for them to fight."
"Besides, there's Cassiopeia outside, so Kalista can't really come out. If IG bans Cassiopeia, they probably won't pick her either."
Rita nodded, glancing to the other side, "IG banned Skarner and Rumble first, two bans that the red side has to take."
"As a last resort, we banned SkateShoes."
"Let's just pick the crocodile and hold our early game strength," Doinb suggested.
After his teammates and coach agreed, Shanji locked down the crocodile.
Guan Zeyuan said, "NIP did pick Renekton, but it's a bit rare for the blue side to first pick Renekton."
Daeny paced back and forth behind the group on Instagram, finally stopping behind Jiejie and leaning down: "Nightmare plus Fox, how about it?"
Jiejie paused for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, then frowned and asked, "How do I C a nightmare?"
"Nightmare clears jungle camps pretty quickly, but it doesn't seem like it's easy to carry," Mu Chun interjected.
Daeny coughed lightly, "The bot lane revolves around you. Nightmare has a huge advantage in the jungle and can carry."
"How about that jungle carry, Lilia?" Meiko suggested.
Jiejie sighed. He could tell that they were talking about playing around the top and jungle, not about letting you play jungle and carry. "Let's go with Nightmare. You guys just come into the jungle with me."
"IG has chosen a mid-jungle duo of Nocturne and Ahri," reported Guan Zeyuan.
"Yes, NIP picked Ruined King and Ryze," Rita replied.
For the third option, Daeny made the decision without hesitation: "Akshan, just take it."
After both sides banned heroes, they picked their last hero.
Guan Zeyuan stared at IG's last pick, his tone tinged with curiosity, "Let's see what IG picks in their last move."
"But I feel like they'll give TheShy a carry role. With IG's current roster, it's impossible to tell who's going to carry."
Daeny patted TheShy on the shoulder. "Weapons?"
"I'm good at everything, but fighting a crocodile isn't so easy," TheShy replied.
Daeny then finalized his choice of weapon.
Guan Zeyuan looked at the last locked weapon and raised his voice, "It's a weapon chosen for TheShy, but he doesn't seem to play this hero much."
"Furthermore, weapons are not effective against crocodiles in the early game," Rita added.
"Then it depends on IG's arrangements," Guan Zeyuan said.
The final lineups for both sides have been finalized.
Blue side NIP:
Top laner Shanji: Crocodile
Jungler Aki: Blade of the Ruined King
Mid laner Doinb: Ryze
ADLeave: Kai'Sa
ppgod (Assistant): Luo
Red team's IG:
Top laner TheShy: Weapon
Jungler Jiejie: Nightmare
Mid laner Rookie: Ahri
ADChunfeng: Akshan
Support Meiko: Alistar
Daeny began the strategy, "Let's switch lanes to avoid the Renekton's power spike, okay?"
Jiejie interjected, "You guys just follow me into the jungle, I'll dive the crocodile when I'm level three."
"OK," Mu Chun replied.
The game has entered the loading screen.
[Host detected to have selected a non-AD role hero; random talent selection is in progress...]
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained a random talent: The Art of Crouching in the Grass]
[The Art of Crouching in the Bush: A general talent. Whenever you crouch in the bush for a certain period of time, your chances of winning the next fight will increase, with a maximum of three minutes.]
[Friendly reminder: The other side will never expect you to be crouching in the grass for three minutes.]
Damn, give me that talent, give me the best one!!
My AD carry, why are you sitting in the bush for three minutes without taking the lane?!
Before you can even figure out the strength of your talent, the game has already begun.
Welcome to Summoner's Rift!
"Alright, this is the third game between IG and NIP."
"Blue side NIP, red side IG," Guan Zeyuan announced loudly.
The cheers from the audience below the stage were continuous.
Rita looked at the screen and said, "IG has chosen to switch lanes, and it seems like Jiejie is planning to start with red buff."
Guan Zeyuan said, "IG will definitely switch lanes. They need to use this to avoid Renekton's power spike."
Then, his voice suddenly rose, "But it seems Jiejie is going into the jungle, and he even called over the duo."
"Is there an eye here?" Mu Chun asked casually.
Jiejie manipulated Nightmare into the NIP blue zone. "It's fine, going in in front of them is the same."
Mu Chun nodded, switched to the top lane and glanced at the minion wave, which was almost there. "Then I'll go back to my lane first."
Akshan and Niu Tou turned around at the same time and headed upstream along the river.
Guan Zeyuan shook his head, "Jiejie is so bold. He was spotted by the enemy's vision, openly entering the jungle."
"But NIP really couldn't hold on either. With the three of them having such strong early-game performance, NIP couldn't beat them."
At 1 minute and 40 seconds, the minion waves converged, and Akshan and Alistar arrived at the top lane just in time.
Doinb glanced at the top lane and frowned slightly. "They might try to gank you, Shanji, be careful."
Shanji remained calm, saying, "It's alright, I'll just use my experience."
Upon hearing this, Doinb felt a chill run down his spine. "You said the same thing in the first game, 'Should we turn the heating down a bit?'"
Shanji smiled and put on his coat. "No need, I'm back to normal. Besides, they're not Vayne."
Doinb breathed a sigh of relief and turned his attention back to the mid lane.
On the top lane, the crocodile was having a really good time. With Akshan and Alistar both keeping him in the experience zone, they couldn't get rid of him at all.
Mu Chun maneuvered Akshan forward, landing a three-ring combo before turning back to push the lane again.
Nightmare is almost up, I need to push the line in quickly.
At 2 minutes and 30 seconds, Nightmare left the jungle and crouched behind NIP's first tower.
Guan Zeyuan's voice immediately tightened: "Jiejie is going to tower dive. He's level three now, and the minion wave is almost at the tower. The Renekton has Flash, so he should just use Flash and leave."
The moment the minion wave enters the tower.
Meiko maneuvered Alistar close to the crocodile, initiated with Q to knock it up, and then followed up with W to knock the crocodile out from under the tower, placing it right near Nightmare.
The Nightmare, crouching behind, emerged, used QE to chase the crocodile all the way to the tower, inflicting fear on it.
Mu Chun controlled Akshan to follow up, using both guns to launch an attack, followed by a QA combo to hit a triple ring.
Guan Zeyuan's voice instantly rose, "The crocodile is crippled, he needs to use his Flash! If he doesn't, he'll die!"
The crocodile beneath the tower flashed with an upgrade light.
Shanji instantly learned the E skill and used two E attacks to get past Nightmare, but the distance wasn't much greater, and the crocodile still had Nightmare's Q skill active on it.
"Bang!"
A burst of golden light erupted, and the crocodile used Flash to create distance and escape.
After this battle, the crocodile moved to the bottom lane, while Kai'Sa and Rakan moved up.
At 4 minutes and 20 seconds, Ahri pushed too far into the mid lane and was killed by NIP's mid and jungle. Nocturne arrived too late to save her.
First Blood!
[NIP Doinb kills IG Rookie]
Guan Zeyuan's voice was filled with regret, "Jiejie was just a step too late, and IG's top lane advantage wasn't that great either. Akshan and Alistar weren't that good at pressuring Kai'Sa and Rakan."
Six minutes have passed, and the nest worms have respawned.
Jiejie gave the order, "Breath Bugs, let's launch an attack."
Rookie then said, "I have a big one, I can have a big one."
After clearing the minion wave, Mu Chun controlled Akshan to activate W and follow behind the Minotaur towards the Broodmother.
"IG wanted to take down this wave of Broodlings, but NIP initiated the attack first. They wanted to steal one, so it remains to be seen if IG can catch up."