"Next round, I'll play the top lane.
”
Lin Feng turned to An Xin, Ceng Rui, and the others after the first match of Team B3 was over.
His tone was very natural.
It was as if he was talking about something simple.
But he was also very serious.
There were two reasons for this decision.
First of all, Lin Feng could already see that 72 ° Internet Cafe's overall strength was indeed very strong. Even that beautiful short-haired girl called Chen Guo was at the level of a Master KO, but the true soul of this team was their top laner captain, Chen Ting.
In the first match, Zhang Hao had been suppressed too badly in the top lane.
Otherwise, if Wen Rui hadn't developed so smoothly in the early game, the blue team wouldn't have been suppressed so passively in the early to mid game. Wen Rui had completely controlled the tempo.
Even Lin Feng himself had been gank by Rui Wen in the middle lane and killed once.
Again, the top lane was still very strong right now.
In the early to mid game, a well-developed top lane was more of a threat than a mid lane.
In order to avoid another passive predicament like the previous game, the best way was to suppress the opponent's top laner with a stronger stance from the beginning of the game, and not let the opponent have the opportunity to lead the rhythm by himself in the middle of the game.
And the most suitable person to do this was Lin Feng.
The other reason was even simpler.
That was, Lin Feng's own fighting spirit had been completely ignited by Chen Ting.
It had been a long time since he had encountered a top lane opponent of this caliber. It would not be an exaggeration to say that even during the days when he was trying to climb the leaderboards on the Korean server, there were not many top laners that gave him such a feeling.
Absolute calm and rational.
Perfect grasp of the situation and timing.
Impeccable hand speed.
Not only that, but their team battle prowess was even more astonishing.
In the national server, there had always been controversy over the title of "Number One Rui Wen". Many anchors would use the title "Number One Rui Wen of the National Server" during their live broadcasts to attract viewers.
Lin Feng had seen many professional Wen Rui players. For example, his former teammate Tian Tian was the one he recognized the most.
Chen Ting was the second.
Putting aside his skill level for the time being, many top-tier Riven players could do that because of his lightspeed QA and his hand speed that allowed him to instantly execute combos. It was also impossible to figure out his ability in matchmaking through the previous match.
But there was one thing that Lin Feng was sure of.
This Raven player, who was controlled by the top laner captain of the 72 ° Internet Cafe team, should be one of the best Raven players he had ever seen.
He was almost on par with the top laner of the national server, the "Circle God" Tian Tian.
Therefore, Lin Feng's battle intent was ignited.
Now that he had ascertained the opponent's ability in team battles, he wanted to test it out himself. He wanted to find out the depth of the opponent's ability in team battles.
And, come to think of it —
Lin Feng's gaze fell on Chen Ting, who was not far from him. His eyes flashed.
It had been a while since … he had fought against a strong player of this level as a top laner.
When Ceng Rui and An Xin heard Lin Feng, they glanced at each other.
Both of them nodded at the same time.
"Alright."
… …
B3's first loss was a huge blow to the morale of the 72 ° Internet Cafe team, who were the challengers.
The members of the 72 ° Internet Cafe team in the arena were extremely frustrated.
They had clearly fought their way back from a disadvantageous position.
Their captain's top laner, Raven, had been practically unstoppable in the first half of the game.
But unknowingly, the situation had once again fallen into the opponent's hands.
First, they lost three lanes of the outer tower. Then, in the last wave, the blue team's dragon forced the team into a corner. He actually took out their top laner, Raven, and completely crushed them in one go. In the end, they were powerless to turn the situation around and lost the game.
Chen Guo also sat in her seat. She bit her lip hard with her pearly white teeth, her face full of resentment.
In this match, her mid laner was not able to display the effects of an AP Assassin.
She did not gain the slightest advantage in team battles.
In the early game, she was suppressed by Jayz.
Especially around the six or seven minute mark, it was as if Jayz had become a completely different person. All of a sudden, he became very strong, forcing her into a passive position and restricting her movements. It was incomparably sullen.
(Damn …)
(In the next round, I'll definitely make that guy pay!)
In contrast, as the team captain, Chen Ting, was silent and didn't say a word.
He was still thinking back to the last wave of the crucial dragon battle just now. He thought about how he was about to control Rui Wen to flank from the top lane's triangular underbrush, but was caught by the wild Pegasus on the other side, and was forcibly insta-killed by Pegasus and Jess's concentrated attacks.
He really didn't have the time to react when he was instantly killed.
Chen Ting took a deep breath.
Amazing.
This was his evaluation of the two junglers from the NetRider Internet Cafe team.
Extremely amazing.
That strong awareness, that level of coordination, and that tacit understanding …
This was something he had never seen before, not even when he was playing in the King of Champions match.
… …
Soon, the second round of the B3 Challenger League began.
The internet cafe audience below the stage was once again in an uproar and discussion. This time, their opinions were divided into two factions. One faction felt that if they wanted to win the next round, they had to focus on the top lane in the early stages and kill off the top laner of the opposing team 72 ° Internet Cafe. The other faction felt that the top laner couldn't win in the first place, so they should focus on gank the middle lane and fatten up the mid laner — —
"God Lin Feng is definitely the core of the team!"
"Even if you help the top lane a few times, it's at most a 50-50 chance, right?"
"If you want to play it safe, then go help the top lane. But if you want to win, you have to let God Lin Feng develop along the way."
"Wasn't it God Lin Feng's mid lane, Jayz, who performed well just now?"
At this time, the second round of the ban selection had already begun.
72 ° Internet Cafe was on the blue side.
Team NetCop was on the purple side.
The two sides alternated the ban selection. What caused the internet cafe audience to be in an uproar was that this round, Team NetCop still didn't choose to ban Raven.
But this time on the blue side, Team 72 ° Internet Cafe didn't use Raven as the top lane either.
Instead, it was Lady Knife.
Zhang Hao had just used Lady Knife in the previous round.
On the purple side, Team NetCop wasn't in a hurry to choose their top lane hero. It wasn't until the last round that they confirmed their top lane hero.
Unparalleled Swordmistress Fiona.
The audience below the stage exclaimed in a low voice.
Swordmistress?
Swordmistress versus Lady Knife?
Logically speaking, this should be an even match. But in a match between these two top laners, if they didn't switch lanes, it was destined to be a brutal fight to the death!
It was clear that their NetCube Internet Cafe team wasn't a match for Chen Ting from the 72 ° Internet Cafe team …
How could they be so bold as to choose Swordmistress?
If they wanted to play it safe, they should have chosen Mundo or Gnar or something like that!
At this time, the blue and purple team's lineups had been confirmed.
Team blue, top lane Lady Knife, mid lane Clockwork, jungler Blind Monk, Aginska, support Burong.
Team purple, top lane Swordmistress, mid lane Ice Girl, jungler Widow, Aginska, and support Ox-Head.
In the next moment, the blue and purple teams on the ban selection screen quickly completed the adjustments and swaps of their lineups. The previously chosen heroes all returned to their original positions.
But at this time —
The moment they saw the purple team's final lineups, everyone, including the members of Team 72 ° Internet Cafe sitting opposite in the arena area, suddenly widened their eyes.
What's going on?
The opposing purple team's lineups …
Almost all of them changed!!?
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