Nate's confidence was not without reason. After watching the previous match, although he admitted that the "ace" jungler of Team Rapids was unexpectedly strong, it seemed that he was only close to the level of the Seven Kings, or maybe he had just crossed the threshold of the Seven Kings.
On the other hand, he was steadily approaching the level of one of the Seven Kings.
More importantly, although a certain someone's jungling Blind Monk's statistics could be said to be at the level of a carry, most of his kills came from solo kills in the early stages of the jungle. He didn't seem to be that outstanding in terms of wandering and gank.
That made things easier.
Nate sneered inwardly as he glanced over at Team Rapids.
In the first match between him and Team Assassin, Panther Lady had similarly invaded the jungle to harass Team Thirteen's jungler Olaf's growth. However, that was only because he had thoroughly understood the opponent's strategy through the various statistics provided by his coaching team. That was why he had chosen the simplest and most direct method to win.
If he hadn't made that choice, he would have controlled Panther Lady to do all sorts of wandering gank … He wasn't any weaker in this aspect.
But now, the ace jungler of Team Rapids —
He was probably best at invading the jungle and solo ganks.
The reason why he was able to achieve such results was purely because the substitute jungler of BW, Wood, was too stupid. He had sent Li Qing two or three times in a row, which naturally allowed Li Qing to grow and dominate the jungle.
But this kind of thing … happened once was enough.
It was impossible for it to happen to him.
Nate's gaze dimmed slightly, but there was a faint chill flickering in his eyes.
In other words, the fast water ace jungler on the other side wouldn't be able to repeat the rhythm of the last round. Therefore, the match between the two junglers … would ultimately fall into a competition of the jungler's most basic skill, wandering and gank.
In other words —
The guy on the other side was bound to lose.
…
Although they were just spectators, Ceng Rui, Li Shiyi, Tang Bingyao, and Anxin who were standing in the front row were definitely the most relaxed and calm.
"What do you think the odds are for the jungler?"
Ceng Rui asked.
Beside him, Li Shiyi thought for a while and said, "Let's make it four or six. BW's ace jungler has already surpassed the Seven Kings. He's definitely not weak."
Nian Thirteen rubbed his chin and said, "Yeah. After all, Maple isn't a jungler, and he doesn't play a lot of junglers. In a normal situation, it's four to six."
An Xin continued with a smile, "However, if you consider that the opponent might have underestimated you, and if you judge someone's style based on the previous match, then things might be different."
Li Shiyi, Ceng Rui, and Nian Thirteen seemed to have woken up from their dreams.
"That makes sense!"
Li Shiyi pondered for a moment and gave his new judgment.
"Then it might be a thirty to seventy chance."
"Three Seven?" Nian Thirteen rolled his eyes. "F * ck, if that BW guy really thinks that Maple only knows how to invade the jungle and doesn't know how to gank, he's going to die! Twenty-eight, no more! "
If the conversation between the few of them fell into the ears of others, they would probably be dumbfounded.
Didn't they say it was a forty to sixty chance? Wasn't it Nate?
From the start, they didn't think that BW's ace jungler could win!
But in reality, during this conversation, none of them had even mentioned their judgment or prediction of the final outcome of the match.
Because there was no need.
Nate, the new Seven Kings jungler, might be able to hold his own against the jungler, but when it came to the strength of the five players in the team … Team Rapid Water's current lineup with Maple as their jungler was more than enough to crush their opponents.
"Let's try to win this match in twenty-five minutes."
The match was about to enter the Ban phase. On the purple team's side, Lin Feng thought for a moment and gave his opinion.
On the other side, Shadow Puppeteer was more cautious.
"Twenty-five minutes … Isn't that a little troublesome?"
"Thirty minutes is more stable."
Shi Hang, on the other hand, had a completely different attitude. He waved his hand heroically.
"Be more confident!"
"What do you mean by twenty-five to thirty minutes? Let's try to score twenty shots!"
…
There wasn't much to watch in the Ban phase. This was only the second match between Team Rapid Water and BW, so they didn't really understand each other. On the purple team's side, Team Rapid Water banned Void Prophet, Clockwork, and Victor under Shi Hang's suggestion. According to him, BW was too confident that they wouldn't come out to play if they had these mixed up heroes. It was too boring.
On the blue team's side, BW was much more cautious. They banned Ryze and Sindera, who were Shi Hang's best heroes. Their last move was to ban Ox-Head, a support hero, and send him to the ban-list.
The audience couldn't help but nod subconsciously.
That's right …
Just now, Ox-Head Chieftain had been traumatized by Rapid Water's support shadow puppeteer.
A few coaches from the Assassin Club also gathered around their counterparts from Team Rapid Water. Their tone was somewhat envious.
"Team Rapid Water's players … are getting better and better."
"Addisi's mid laner is only slightly weaker than Morning Star in the LPL region. He can probably be ranked second, right?"
"That support too. I didn't see him perform well in the regular season this year, but he's in such good condition right before the finals. He's definitely one of the top players in the world."
The few coaches from Team Rapid Water were also beaming from the praise, but they still modestly waved their hands and said politely,
"Sigh, you flatter me … I can't compare to you Assassins."
"If we're talking about the finals, we're just rookies. You Assassins are the big brothers —"
"We still have to learn more from you guys!"
The coaches from the Assassin Club shook their heads.
"I'm flattered, I'm flattered. Your strength … is now even stronger than us Assassins!"
"Not just the mid laner support … especially the jungler ace. Sigh, he's at the level of the Seven Kings. I think he's about the same level as our Thirteen?"
In the end, they couldn't hold it in anymore. The coaches from the Assassin Club exposed their curiosity and gossiping minds. It was no wonder, because someone's appearance was too unexpected and too shocking.
However, in the face of the careful inquiries from their brother teams in the LMS region, the coaches from Team Rapid Water just looked at each other with strange expressions. Finally, they seemed to have made up their minds.
"Sigh, it shouldn't matter if I tell you guys …"
"Anyway, your Thirteen will definitely know. He'll tell you guys sooner or later."
Just as the coaches from the two clubs, Team Rapid Water and Assassin, whispered to each other, the BAN selection segment of the match on the field ended.
On the purple team's side, Shi Hangyi picked out a Vampire.
As for the jungler, after a little consideration, he confirmed and locked on to his hero —
Earth Void Beast – Rexel!
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