Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The way Number One saw it, if Luocheng could not establish the fact that he was still the strongest, he would have no need to give him the spot.
But if he could prove that his team was the strongest in China, then Number One would be satisfied with the decision.
The hotel was not very far from the competition venue and the bus has arrived already. Number One got down the bus immediately after saying the words that he wanted to say.
Ping Feng and his other three teammates still could not understand why Number One had done this and had decided to go to him and try to talk him out of it.
Number One didn’t bother with them, instead walking straight to the hotel. Luocheng too was left there, stunned.
“Did he really just say that he would give you his spot?” Lin Dong and Da Luo could not believe it.
Luocheng and Number One did not have any prior relationship before this and this type of thing would not be given so easily even if they did have a deep relationship.
Luocheng could not understand why Number One was doing something so strange and out of the ordinary.
“Never mind that, we shouldn’t think about it too much. Since he said that he would give you the spot, just take it.” Lee Meiqi said.
“Yep, I guess your skills have finally made Number One submit to you.” Da Luo said with a laugh.
Luocheng was clearly puzzled. Did you think this was a fairytale?
Luocheng believed that there was a reason behind Number One giving him the spot. Since Number One was willing to give him such a gift, if he had the chance, he would definitely take the time to talk it out with Number One.
Of course, this gift was not going to be given to him for no reason…
The best in China?
They had triumphed over Team Revelation as well as Team Beijing, but even so, the two best teams were still Team Sky and Team Daemons. They had been playing LOL for a long time, even way before Team Skycrown had started. As they possessed more experience, it would not be easy for Team Skycrown to reign as the champions.
In their next match, they would be facing Team Daemons!
During the competition last year, it was due to good luck that they had not met Team Daemons. This was because Luocheng knew clearly that Team Skycrown had no chance of beating Team Daemons last year, but this year, they might stand a chance of winning. Luocheng was looking forward to it because to him, he would only experience that intense feeling from playing in a competition against an extremely strong team!
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The schedule for the competitions were not that tight, and so, the competitors had ample time to rest.
But then again, when did the competitors ever have time to rest? In between matches, every other team who did not have an event going on were definitely practicing non-stop to maintain their speed and reflexes.
Seven o’clock in the evening on Saturday, it was finally Team Skycrown’s match against Team Daemons. This was definitely a match that would get the most viewers.
The competition organizers had analyzed that if Team Skycrown’s competition started now, their fan base would be around 150,000 to 200,000. Also, with their constant wins and also Demacia Cafe’s advertisement, it was still growing.
Team Daemons’ fan base was frightening as well and if they joined the match now, they would have over 600,000 people watching them play!
600 viewers might be the highest record that they had ever gotten. Majority of the games which had around 600,000 players would without a doubt be one of the most-played games ever, and to have 600,000 viewers just for a competition of the game? The numbers were ridiculous!
In reality, LOL had already conquered the world, and with the data from Riot Games, there were over 27 million people playing every day!
If all the players formed a country, the population would be at number 45 out of the 244 countries in the world. Every month, the amount of LOL players would be over 67 million people!
How many countries in the world have a population of over 67 million people!?
It could be said that LOL had really taken over the world.
The match between Team Skycrown and Team Daemons would definitely be a match that everyone had been waiting for in the LPL.
Team Sky and Team Daemons were very eye-catching as they were the two of the most famous teams in China, but because they were old rivals, there was a lack of new content between these two teams.
It was different for Team Skycrown, however. This team had brought in mystery with a new face. With no clubs backing them, the things they had done were very flashy, not to mention the national-level player, Fighting Hawk’s appearance had also attracted an immeasurable number of new players.
Every team had a soul, and he was Team Skycrown’s soul.
In the beginning, Luocheng had used a Support champion that could not do much, but by using that very same champion to turn the tides to their favor and also directing the game, he had proven that he was not a normal and conventional Support. There were already many unconventional Supports that had struck the hearts of people after appearing, and so, this brought life to the already vibrant competition!
Now, predicting the next Support champion that Team Skycrown would be using had become something fun for the player base to do. In Miracle’s words, “Captain Luocheng would definitely pick a weird Support! I bet five bucks!” Now, this phrase was something common that people would say.
A team that had maintained its position at the top of the competition and had the fame of over 600 viewers next to being the underdog team. The competition organizers were looking forward to seeing the number of viewers for this match.
The only two competitions that could ever top the views would either be the NBA or the World Cup. The Olympics might not even be able to come close!
The competition organizers were definitely working hard on the media right now, too bad that they could not broadcast the game using the traditional ways, otherwise, it would be perfect.
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After having their dinner early, Team Daemons were already rushing to the venue.
They arrived at the venue earlier than Team Skycrown. The coach of Team Daemons, Huang Kang, had a map of the Summoner’s Rift in one hand and a pencil in the other.
The strategy they had in their hands had to be by a professional analyst. A team without a coach and an analyst would definitely put a big impact on their overall team strength. Team Revelation had higher potential than Team 71, and without Xiao Wang, their star player, the other members of Team 71 would only have around eighteen to twenty points which was considered low.
They were strong only because they had a good analyst and that was the main reason why they were still in the top three in the country’s LOL scene.
Team Daemons’ strength was that all of their players were exceptionally good. Their captain, Hades, had around twenty-five overall points.
What did these points mean?
Most of the mid laners in the LPL were at around twenty points. If it was just the mid lane, every single one of LPL’s mid laners would be demolished by Hades easily!
Even if everyone was a professional player and the chances of getting annihilated were extremely small, Hades would definitely be able to do it.
The only one who would be able to last against him would be Team Sky’s Xie Yi, and this was only possible thanks to Blood Eagle pressuring Hades’ champion growth.
Even though Team Daemons had lost to Team Sky, this did not shake the belief of the people who thought that they were still the strongest team in the country. Due to Team Skycrown’s Captain, Luocheng’s words, “We only want the first place”, this had shown that their team would have a heated battle against Team Daemons to decide who was China’s best LOL team!
“Belial, when you are controlling the flow of the game, you must remember, it isn’t just the Gale Crane, Zhou Yan, who is backing up their lanes, but there is also that crazy roaming Fighting Hawk. His style is of a roaming Support. When you try to catch the Mid or gank the enemy jungle, remember that in just ten seconds, the Fighting Hawk will definitely arrive.” The coach Huang Kang said as he looked toward Belial.
As he said that, he drew a circle in the middle of the map and continued, “If a fight happens in this area and Mephistopheles does not arrive in time, you should be prepared to face the Fighting Hawk that will be in the vicinity in ten seconds.”
“Ten seconds, isn’t that too crazy? Normally, a Support would not get boots immediately.” Anubis, who was at the side watching, laughed as he said.
Anubis was a core player in the reserve team. He would usually play ranked games with Asmodai as well as research tactics with the main team.
“Anubis, with that way of thinking, you have completely underestimated Fighting Hawk. This is also the reason why you could not control the flow of the whole team when playing Support like him.” Coach Huang Kang said.
“Ten to fifteen seconds at most. As long as the fight does not occur at the top lane, Fighting Hawk would definitely make his way there. Under normal circumstances, a Support which wants to support a team fight from the bottom lane would need about twenty seconds, but the fact is that Fighting Hawk’s instincts as a Support is too good. Do you remember how he killed Number One? Before the fight had even happened, he had already started moving toward the location…”
“This also means that before any fight has even happened, the Fighting Hawk would have already started moving toward the fight, and once a player that might start a fight appears on the map, he would immediately start walking toward that area. Hence, when the champions in the other lanes start a fight, he would have already walked about one-thirds of the distance needed.” Huang Kang said very seriously.
“Yes, that is true. When he is playing Support, while he is controlling the lane, he would also look at the big picture. This guy knows how to think in all roles which means that even as he is playing as the Support, he would place himself in our Jungler’s shoes. If he thinks that a gank is possible, he would make preparations beforehand. Ten seconds for a Support to arrive is not unfeasible. Anubis, this is where you need to learn from him.” Hades said.
Hades knew Luocheng exceptionally well. His strength did not just lie in his execution and skills as a player, but how he always thought one step ahead of his opponent!
In the past matches, the reason Team Revelation and Team Beijing had lost so badly was only because they had overlooked the existence of the Support.
When the Mid, Top, or even the ADC was missing, they would give out a reminder, but when the Support went missing, who would pay attention to it? Most people would think that the Support had gone to a bush to put down some wards so they did see it as something dangerous.
By the time you finally returned to your senses, this Support would have already gone to the mid lane and gotten two assists, after which he would go back to the bottom lane to continue supporting the ADC. At that point in time, the regretful feeling of not attacking the enemy ADC who had been alone would be useless,
Team Daemons was definitely worthy of being the strongest team. With the past two matches, they could analyze that Luocheng’s Support was the core of the team. If they put this into consideration, they would not repeat history and lose to Team Skycrown.
