ATPnovel Chapter 52: The problem now is how to snatch them!
Chapter 52: The problem now is how to snatch them!
The second round of the City Championship.
BJBS will face off against LTTY, another internet cafe team!
At first, the LTTY members were quite happy about running into BJBS.
After all, the purpose of playing professionally is to make a name for oneself and earn a lot of money. Although it is still a long way from making a lot of money, if one wins even a small victory against the internet sensation BJBS and the top-ranked player Crush, one can become famous overnight.
Knowing that Huya was broadcasting the entire BJBS game live, LTTY's captain even typed in the public chat during the opening preparation phase, telling them not to hold back, hoping to experience what top-tier operational tactics were like.
Fu Shiyan did not respond.
They simply showed the other party the utmost respect from the very beginning of the business plan (BP) stage.
After all, they've already asked for it; how could they refuse?
Having chosen the blue side, all bans were given to the opponent's familiar heroes, and the picks were built around "semi-global strategy + late-game dual core".
The top laner picked the crocodile, and the jungler chose the Elise, forming a "zoo" synergy of desert spiders in the top half of the map.
Next, Crush locked in Twisted Fate in the mid lane, while Jinx and Braum were paired in the bot lane.
For the first six minutes of the match, the live broadcast room and the offline viewing area were completely silent.
BJBS did not launch a single offensive attack.
Six minutes ago, Wu Chen's Spider hadn't even attempted a single online gank.
But looking at the statistics panel, all of LTTY's players were trailing by a margin of ten or twenty kills in last hits.
The minimap was even more terrifying; the red team's jungle was completely dark, with not even a single ward seen across the river.
The first kill of the game occurred at 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
LTTY's jungler attempted a forced gank, but was spotted by vision in advance. The moment the ward was activated, Twisted Fate's ultimate was activated, Renekton teleported at the same time, and Elise flew up to hook minions to close the distance.
BJBS instantly completed the five-pack two-check-in.
Zero for two, one tower and a small dragon.
The game ended after seven and a half minutes.
The team captain of LTTY did indeed see the kind of operation that he wanted to witness today. In the game, a champion coach was in charge of the mid lane, along with four players with 100% execution, showing him what a professional-level, zero-mistake operation rhythm is.
At 23 minutes, the red team's base exploded. The kill score was 7:1, and that "1" was from LTTY's mid-laner captain who, in despair, used Ignite to burn Braum to death.
As for why I say it's despair?
The reason is simple: in a match where there were hardly any kills, the economic difference between LTTY and BJBS jumped to five figures at the very end of the game.
The desperate struggle of a drowning person under the shadow of death is far more agonizing and painful than defeat in a real battle.
Round three.
BJBS has finally met a formidable opponent.
TTG!
Formerly a mid-to-high-ranking team in the LSPL, the team's manager, along with a few players, chose to start over from the City Championship after the team's spot was sold due to long-term unpaid wages and a broken financial chain caused by the original team owner's long-term unpaid wages.
However, many viewers on the forum believed that TTG could cause some trouble for BJBS, at least not like the previous semi-amateur teams that couldn't put up any resistance and were simply crushed.
Fu Shiyan's team once again surprised the audience.
BO3, two matches.
Including BP, the total time was forty-seven minutes!
Still a crushing victory!
It's still about strategic gameplay, not about individual burst damage in the mid lane that creates momentum.
Six minutes later, he was caught out in the top lane, and the first blood was easily obtained.
At 7 minutes and 46 seconds, BJBS executed a four-man gank on two opponents, surrounding the point and attacking the reinforcements, resulting in a one-for-four exchange.
Eleven minutes in, the mid laner secured his first solo kill, and subsequently took down the first tower.
Fifteen minutes later, TTG's first tower fell.
Crush immediately switched to the bottom lane, and the rest of his teammates grouped up and pushed. The enemy was forced to engage in a team fight to defend in front of the second tower. However, Viktor on the side lane was repeatedly harassed by Ekko's three-hit combo and was unable to defend. After the side lane was lost, Ekko ganked the mid lane, and TTG's half of the map fell!
Twenty-one minutes in, the Baron Nashor had just spawned, and BJBS had already filled the area around the Baron pit with vision.
TTG's jungler tried to scout vision, but Rek'Sai immediately initiated a team fight with Flash-Poke. Ekko entered the fray and instantly killed the AD carry, resulting in a 4-for-0 exchange and Baron Nashor, ending the game in 24 minutes.
……
After the game.
Esports is a great way to relieve stress!
[This is insane! It feels like BJBS is really going to go professional.]
[Dude, take back your questioning tone. Last season, TTG, who was in the middle of the LSPL rankings, got completely crushed. Other LSPL teams coming here are no better.]
【Bring the LPL here. I'm telling you to bring the LPL teams here now.】
[This is a truly absurd joke. LPL teams have been trying to learn this kind of macro-management strategy for two years but haven't been able to master it, and we've seen it in a city championship team.]
Everyone's focused on Crush's terrifying command; I admit he's invincible, but the execution of his four teammates is truly astonishing.
[After all, being connected to the Shurima network means using your hands instead of thinking, and actions instead of your brain. You just need to listen to the middle laner and that's it; it's quite simple.]
[Huya's advertising this time wasn't just hype; Crush really knows how to lead a team.]
[In other passionate sports stories, it's usually the head coach warming up; now, the players are wearing the head coach's uniform—OK, everyone, listen up!]
[If you don't understand, would someone like Crush command a higher price tag?]
[Of course! Having Crush is like having an extra head coach in the game. Don't you think that's amazing?]
[Moreover, in my opinion, Crush's coaching ability, which has yielded results in such a short time, is not much less than his gaming talent.]
[Oh no, what if I can't complain about the head coach's poor gaming skills anymore?]
What are you all talking about? Shouldn't the focus right now be on who gets the Crush?
Oh right, the finals are over, and the transfer window is about to open.
[Let's fight! Let's fight! The battle for Crush has begun!]
……
NB Club.
Inside the office, a management meeting was being held. The city lights outside the window hadn't completely dimmed yet. Several printed proposals were spread out on the long table, and teacups were steaming.
The person in charge pushed the folder to the center of the table and gestured with his chin: "Tell me your thoughts. What are your opinions on this plan to introduce Crush and restructure the League of Legends division?"
The assistant handed the manuscripts to each person in turn.
"I have no objection," one person said first, flipping through two pages of the document before putting it down.
"I have no objection either. We're a team that just transferred from DOTA, so we don't have any baggage to worry about."
"The problem is—" someone on the other side of the conference table commented, "Isn't it too hasty to entrust a team to a seventeen-year-old?"
"Not hasty."
"We will send people to assist with life management. Crush only needs to focus on his strengths and do a good job in training and competition."
"Just like that lucky nouveau riche boss of BJBS, that's what he did."
"Then I'm all set. Our other players are quite strong. If we have a core player like Crush joining us, NB might just make a splash in the Spring Split."
"..."
"Operational tactics, so many LPL teams have tried to learn them but haven't been able to figure them out, and now a young man has proven them wrong."
"Speaking of the owner of that 'See You Later' internet cafe, he's incredibly lucky. We spent half a year preparing for the team and recruiting people, and then he just randomly picked out this potential talent."
"Who says otherwise? The young man had just been kicked out of LSPL and was feeling depressed and frustrated. They signed him for a few thousand dollars a month."
"The LSPL spot, the viral buzz online, wow, they've made a killing..."
"It's alright, these things will be ours eventually too."
"Um... I don't think we should be too optimistic."
"Why? Crush's ability speaks for itself. Besides, the players we signed for the LPL are better than his previous four teammates, right?"
"What I mean is—the problem now is that even if we offer a contract with double pay and more say in the team, we might not be able to sign them from powerhouse teams like EDG..."