Chapter 56

The clear and distinct voice echoed through the microphone and was promptly recorded.

Even the Broadcast Team was thrilled.

Easy’s bold statements every match were truly exhilarating!

The people in the Audience Area, influenced by the excitement, also started to wake up to the moment.

“Yeah! What do you mean ‘just catch the Mid Lane’? Easy, can you even do that?”

“So confident, I love it! Even though we’ve just won one game, I feel like we’re going to have a clean sweep today! RS changed their Tactic but it didn’t work out!”

“The commentators are so basic. If it’s just about talking, I could do it too winning the World Championship isn’t that impressive, you just have to beat all the other teams, right?”

The commentator booth displayed the live Bullet Screen, and Lion, seeing the audience’s doubts, was somewhat distressed.

His tone and expression clearly became more animated, though he tried hard to maintain the professionalism required of a commentator. His voice started to waver, “I see that Easy has also made a clear response. Actually, it’s like this, the situation on the Arena is something we, in the Audience Area, cannot fully grasp. The Captain actually agrees with this view, the weak point of VIT is indeed in the Mid Lane.”

“That’s not a weak point, that’s a core challenge,” a netizen kindly reminded him.

A large portion of the audience began to copy and paste: “That’s not a weak point, that’s a core challenge!”

“What’s with this commentator? Can we get someone else?”

Lion continued to hold on, “Whether it’s easy to catch or not depends on the Lineup. In the last game, RS might have been a bit hasty, choosing a strong control Lineup but failing to build up their defense. Actually, RS didn’t make any major mistakes throughout the game…”

But soon, he couldn’t continue.

In the second game of BP, VIT first banned Mother of the Earth, and Grey Cat picked Memory Key.

“Memory Key as Support.”

Bing Bing noticed that the situation was starting to get a bit out of control. With great professionalism, she began to steer things back on track, “After VIT brought out Memory Key in the Regular Season, this playstyle started to be adopted and utilized by other Teams. However, as you can see, the difficulty of Memory Key is still ranked T0, and it doesn’t hold an advantage in this patch. Even for professional teams, the Win Rate of the Little Key system isn’t very high. I think it’s around forty-one percent?”

At this point, Lion was supposed to take over, but he didn’t, leading to an awkward silence. Bing Bing had to continue and coordinate with the Broadcast Director, reading the stats from the board, “Forty-three point one percent.”

Lion’s eyes were slightly red, staring intently at the Champion selection screen.

VIT picked Memory Key first.

“VIT is being very bold, honestly. Picking a system Champion first is easily countered in BP.”

Lion said, “Memory Key as Support, using a Champion with passive damage against it, surely can’t be defended.”

Sure enough, after VIT made their pick, RS immediately selected Light Warrior Woman and then used the first BAN slot on Li.

Light Warrior Woman, a very rare ADC with stacking passive effects and a 15% chance to prohibit healing, grants a powerful vision impairment and bleeding effect if she hits five consecutive arrows. The recalling ability of Little Key can’t block this type of damage.

This is the counter relationship.

At the same time, with Li banned, their strategy to target the Mid Lane would allow them to drag down the ADC while continuing to pressure the Mid Lane. This game would sever the connection between VIT’s Mid Lane and ADC.

But what happened next surprised everyone.

VIT quickly picked Yin.

It is well known that Rong Yi and Xiao Yin can only be restricted one at a time. If RS were determined to target the Mid Lane, then Xiao Yin would be free to play comfortably.

The most peculiar thing was the ADC.

As Grey Cat picked Memory Key, Wu Daogu selected Spring God.

Some people began to catch on.

“Double Support—how do you play this? Are both going ADC? One must be going to the Mid Lane!”

As the lock-in time ended, everyone swapped Champion positions.

Grey Cat got Spring God.

And Memory Key was handed over to Rong Yi.

“Memory Key going Mid Lane. oh my god! This BP phase for RS is completely ruined!”

“Everyone thought Memory Key would be Support for Hydralisk in the first three picks!”

“This makes banning Li meaningless! Picking Light Warrior Woman for the ADC also becomes pointless! Light Warrior Woman stacks passive bleeding effects, but Spring God stacks passive healing!”

“No way. he’s actually taking Little Key Mid Lane?”

The Netizens were in an uproar.

Lion had made several critical errors in his commentary, losing face completely. The disadvantage RS faced from the BP phase only made him feel more humiliated.

RS was his Main Team, and he had built his following by riding on RS’s popularity, showing strong Team allegiance, and gaining fans from RS.

Now, Lion was under siege from both sides.

Not only were the audience questioning him, but even RS’s fans felt he was tarnishing their Team.

“Please, just stop talking. Our Team is going through a reformation and adopting new tactics, which takes time. VIT is currently at the top of the leaderboard. Xiao Yin is a World Champion, Easy is too, and Wu Daogu is an Intercontinental Tournament Champion. Do you really think RS can win against them?”

“You really can’t speak! Can you keep your personal grudge with Easy out of the Team? The Team is already annoyed enough with everything related to Easy!”

The second game was especially awkward.

Memory Key, with its recall ability, was incredibly hard to catch.

Moreover, there was no real value in catching it. It’s a Team Fight Support that relies on timing, with low damage. Capturing it only leads to a minor team loss, but if left unchecked, it can create endless strategic opportunities.

To catch or not to catch?

What’s the point of catching it? None, and it’s nearly impossible to catch.

Can they win if they don’t catch it?

Possibly, but this means giving up the only exploitable weakness of VIT.

RS was in a dilemma. They failed to seize the opportunity, with their Mid Laner and Jungler repeatedly attempting to interfere in the Mid Lane. However, Rong Yi’s Memory Key slipped through like a slippery eel, impossible to catch, while exposing RS’s vision and putting them on the defensive.

After maxing out his ultimate, Rong Yi calculated the cooldown of his skills and initiated a counterattack!

The first skirmish didn’t pan out. RS’s Mid Laner, Neng Li, and Lang Bai failed to secure a kill in the Mid Lane and had to retreat. Neng Li went to the Jungle to support, joining forces with Hydralisk and Grey Cat for a support battle, but they weren’t in a good state.

Rong Yi said, “He’s recalling. His movement speed is only 6, so recalling is faster than walking back. He’s roughly between the second towers.”

Xiao Yin replied, “Got it.”

From the audience’s perspective, Little Key activated a speed boost and dashed under the opponent’s tower!

At the same time, Yin zipped in from 800 units away, landing between the second towers with no vision, and pursued Neng Li!

The flash of blades tore a gaping hole across everyone’s screens.

Neng Li knew he was doomed and didn’t waste his Flash. Instead, he used his control abilities, hoping to drag Xiao Yin to his death under the tower. Simultaneously, Memory Key’s recall was activated, and Xiao Yin returned to the ADC, seamlessly catching the hiding Light Warrior Woman in the bush, securing another kill.

Memory Key, combined with Yin’s 40-second continuous ultimate, was unstoppable.

This was the tactic they had been training recently.

For Yin to perform well on the professional stage, he needed top-notch predictive abilities and an unerring sense of the map without vision.

However, Yin’s weakness was his tendency to stray from the team, which made it difficult for him to deal sustained damage over time. After his burst, retreating was always a problem.

Memory Key solved this issue.

Wherever Memory Key went, Xiao Yin followed. He only needed to act as a reaping reaper.

It’s not that no one had tried this tactic before.

The reason for their lack of success was simple: they weren’t Rong Yi and Xiao Yin.

The audience was blown away—literally and figuratively.

They hadn’t seen such a highly entertaining and exhilarating team in the Playoffs for a long time.

Since the start of the Regular Season in Group B, VIT’s style had remained consistent.

Wherever Rong Yi was, before the enemy could even catch sight of him, Xiao Yin’s blade was already swooping in.

The two of them were wreaking havoc on the Arena.

Rong Yi gave up all the gold and resources, and even if he died, the loss wasn’t significant. By mid-game, Xiao Yin’s economy was already 4,000 gold ahead of Hydralisk, who was second in the game, and 7,000 ahead of Lang Bai.

Many strong teams make a critical mistake when they have an economic lead: they try to force Team Fights and push aggressively, thinking their gold advantage will carry them through. However, vision control has nothing to do with gold.

An economic advantage doesn’t necessarily translate to a Team Fight advantage. Sometimes, the difference in the game state means the opponents enter a defensive phase too early. The value of vision in the defensive phase differs significantly from its value in the skirmish phase.

VIT remained calm during their lead, sticking to vision dead zones. Wu Daogu and the ADC duo began pushing and focusing on operations, while Rong Yi and Xiao Yin roamed and slaughtered enemies.

“Easy and Yin have killed Yao Cao… Lang Bai comes in for a hit but Xiao Yin has already teleported back… Easy is back again! Xiao Yin’s ultimate hasn’t expired, he’s flying in again!”

“Lang Bai is targeted. He dodges, but VIT’s ADC, Hydralisk, is ahead—Lang Bai is taken down by Hydralisk—”

Lion’s mindset finally collapsed completely.

He couldn’t find any diplomatic way to give RS any credit. This game was entirely controlled by Rong Yi.

All the highlights belonged to Rong Yi.

If Lion didn’t mention Rong Yi, there wouldn’t be any commentary to provide.

Lion broke: “RS has played extremely, extremely, extremely poorly this game.”

Using “extremely” three times in a row, his breakdown enraged all RS fans.

A fierce battle erupted among the fans.

The audience was there for the drama.

“Be fair, it’s not that RS played badly, it’s that VIT is too strong.”

“Easy is just too strong. I barely remember him from his time on RS, but now he seems like a super dark horse rookie in the League.”

“With him, I can actually imagine the World Championship—really! How does he sync so well with Yin!”

“I’m getting PTSD just watching the other team get slaughtered!”

“They already have PTSD. Look at RS’s Mid Laner, Neng Li. He’s been caught four times already; he’s too scared to even step forward.”

“Speaking as a fan—Easy and Yin are just amazing!!! They’re totally in love! Can being in love really improve teamwork?”

“The love life of people chasing their dreams is just that powerful!”

“Ugh, it’s so cool. Being a VIT fan is such a joy.”

“But the thread starter hasn’t updated any sugar in ten days or two weeks. Everyone’s asking what the boss and his partner have been up to. The thread starter said, they’re training.”

“Day and night training, we’re waiting for sugar so desperately!”