Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After the end of the training session, Cheng Xing went back to practicing his hero.
There were many archer heroes. He used to play jungler with his master. After switching to archer, he focused on practicing a few heroes commonly used in the league. His hero pool was not deep enough and could not be compared to an all-rounder like Ye Shaoyang.
Although it felt good to win without doing anything, he could not win every game, right?
Moreover, the training match with Korea's TIP team made him realize that he might become Tianheng's weakness in future matches against strong teams. He might become the opponent's breakthrough!
He did not want to be a burden to everyone.
Ye Shaoyang and Cheng Xing's seats were right next to each other. Ye Shaoyang turned his head and found that the young man's face was incomparably serious. He was staring at the computer screen and his hands were rapidly typing on the keyboard. The colorful light was flickering with his typing, looking very hot blooded and cool.
The computer screen showed the training camp. Cheng Xing was practicing his support and maneuvering. He was also secretly practicing some of the less popular archers in the league.
Ye Shaoyang could not help but smile. He liked Chi Shuo's disciple. The little guy was very hardworking. Before the league started, he was tortured by Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo every day. He died hundreds of times. Qujiang's "100 Ways to Die of Cheng Xing" had been edited into a series.
The more he was tortured, the stronger his mentality became. In the beginning, when he was killed, his eyes would turn red and he looked like he was about to cry. Now that he was killed, he could stand up immediately. He was as lively as a cockroach that could not be killed.
Cheng Xing had been improving silently.
However, Tianheng's Nakano was too strong and overshadowed his brilliance.
Ye Shaoyang saw that he was practicing seriously and said, "It's boring to practice alone. I'll practice with you tonight."
Cheng Xing was stunned. He turned to look at him. "Brother Yang, do you want to fight me one-on-one?"
Ye Shaoyang said, "I'll take you on as a mid laner. Try and see how you can dodge the various skills in the mid lane."
Their previous practice had consisted of Ye Shaoyang, Chi Shuo, Qujiang, and Cheng Xing playing 2v2, simulating a scenario where the midlaner and jungler worked together to grab the bottom lane. Ye Shaoyang and Cheng Xing had not practiced 1v1 before, but in fact, 1v1 could improve the finer details of their mechanics.
For example, without any support or protection, how could one avoid the six balls of black fog from the Destroyer Sorcerer? How should the North Sea monster's ultimate move, Devour, be positioned?
If he was familiar with these details, it would not be so easy for the opposing mid laner to kill Cheng Xing with a big move in the future.
Ye Shaoyang used to torture his own team's shooters in the same way when he was with GD.
In the end, GD Team's archer was oppressed and became the "world's most difficult archer to kill".
Archers needed to have the ability to protect themselves and escape. They couldn't rely solely on the support's protection, because the support also had to consider the vision and the team. They couldn't just keep an eye on you.
Sometimes, the support had to go up and start a team, so archers could only pray for themselves.
Cheng Xing's eyes lit up. "Sure, Brother Yang, practice with me tonight!"
That night, Ye Shaoyang started the PK mode of the training camp. He switched to various mid laners to play 1v1 with Cheng Xing. He even patiently explained, "The Destroyer Sorcerer's black fog flies in an arc. When he uses his big move, don't run too far away. Run in the opposite direction and in front of him. This way, the black fog will slide past you."
"The North Sea Monster's big move requires a 0.3-second channeling time. Mid laners with strong awareness will predict your movements and use his big move. If you don't have a flash, you have to think of how to dodge."
The training camp could adjust the data at any time. Ye Shaoyang and Cheng Xing PKed in the middle lane. If they died, they would immediately get back up and continue. A fully-equipped mid laner could instantly kill an archer. In a team battle, whether it was a Fortress Sorcerer or a Spellcaster, they were a huge threat to the archer's survival.
Cheng Xing tried to think of ways to avoid Ye Shaoyang's skills. At first, it was difficult to avoid, but after dying many times and under Ye Shaoyang's patient guidance, he learned some lessons.
Ye Shaoyang patiently coached Cheng Xing. Sometimes, he even purposely went easy on Cheng Xing so that he could avoid his skills. Cheng Xing's reaction was very fast, and his movements became more and more agile. His survival rate under Ye Shaoyang's big moves also gradually increased.
Chi Shuo watched this scene with mixed feelings.
Ye Shaoyang was really like a captain, not a newbie at all. Sometimes, he would suspect that Shao Yang … was a hidden expert who was deliberately pretending to be a newbie?
But no matter how he checked Ye Shaoyang's resume, he was still a newbie who had just started playing games last year and had no experience in major competitions. There were many things that couldn't be explained by just saying that he was "careless."
Chi Shuo couldn't just ask directly. Perhaps, when the two of them were together in the future and Shaoyang trusted him enough, he might get a different answer if he asked about Shaoyang's background.
For now, there was no need to get to the bottom of it.
Chi Shuo suppressed his doubts for the time being and let Ye Shaoyang continue to help him train his disciple.
In the following days, Tianheng's team of five played mock matches with Team 2 every afternoon to practice their lineup. At night, Ye Shaoyang would take Cheng Xing to the training camp alone for PK.
Cheng Xing used to learn how to play jungler under Chi Shuo, so he was very familiar with all kinds of jungler heroes. However, he didn't have a deep understanding of the mid laner, so he was often one-shot by the opposing mid laner in team battles.
Ye Shaoyang took him to the special training alone, and the results were very good.
Ye Shaoyang helped Cheng Xing figure out how to one-shot more than 20 mid laners. Ye Shaoyang even patiently demonstrated to him the differences between the skills released by different skin effects.
For example, the legendary skin of the Destroyer Sorcerer released six very cool black skulls. Once the Christmas limited skin was changed, it would become a red cannonball, and there would be visual errors. You had to get used to the different skin effects in advance to avoid being dazzled and unable to see clearly.
Professional players all had their own favorite skins. Changing skins would change the special effects and colors of the skills. It seemed like a small factor, but in a competition, even the slightest difference could change the outcome.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed. Tianheng and CYC met again in Group A.
Although CYC had improved in this competition, they realized in despair that Tianheng had improved even faster! Especially the archer position, which was very difficult to kill. Not to mention the mid laner, who was still the demon king in their minds.
CYC was shaved bald by Tianheng once again.
In the third week of the second round of the regular season, Tianheng defeated Zhixuan 20/20.
In the fourth week, Tianheng defeated Sanguine Eagle 20/20.
At this point, Tianheng had finished four out of five matches in Group A. Only one match against Luo Divine Hall was left, and it was scheduled for this weekend.
The matches of the other teams in Group A had all been completed.
At present, the bottom three teams in Group A were destined not to advance, but the top three teams were still undecided.
In the group stages of the God Battle, the winning score was calculated according to the number of matches won.
The net winning score was the number of matches won minus the number of matches lost. For example, 20 was 2 points, 21 was 1 point, 02 was -2 points, and 12 was -1 point.
The ranking rules were based on the winning score first, then the net winning score.
The current rankings of Group A made the audience nervous.
Tianheng won 4, lost 0, net winning score: 7 — 20 in 3 matches, 21 in 1 match.
Luo Divine Hall won 3, lost 1, net winning score: 5 — 20 in 3 matches, 12 in 1 match (lost to Yueying).
Yueying won 3, lost 2, net winning score: 3 — 20 in 2 matches, 21 in 1 match (won against Luo Divine Hall), 12 in 2 matches (lost to Tianheng, Sanguine Eagle).
The other three teams had less than 2 wins, so there was no possibility of them advancing.
Yueying had finished all five matches, and their net winning score was behind Luo Divine Hall. However, Yueying had won the match against Luo Divine Hall 21/20. Finally, there was only the match between Tianheng and Luo Divine Hall left to be played in Group A. This match would determine the advancement of the second stage of Group A.
If Tianheng lost to Luo Divine Hall on 02/12, Luo Divine Hall and Tianheng would advance.
If Tianheng won against Luo Divine Hall on 21/20, Luo Divine Hall's net winning score would be 4, and Tianheng and Luo Divine Hall would advance.
If Tianheng won against Luo Divine Hall on 20/20, then according to the rules of the match, Luo Divine Hall and Yueying would have 3 net winning points. However, as Yueying had defeated Luo Divine Hall in the group stage, Yueying would advance.
Different scores would result in different results. The attention on this match even exceeded that of the final match of Group S. After all, everyone was looking forward to the final team that would advance in Group A.
May 2nd, Sunday night, 19 PM, Tianheng VS Luo Divine Hall.
The venue was arranged at the Ya 'an Esports Center, and it was the last match of Group A.
Yueying's team had just finished a match yesterday, so they did not return to their team. Instead, they stayed in Ya 'an City to watch Group A's last match before returning. After all, the outcome of the match was closely related to them.
On the day of the match, Xu Zhuo led his team to the venue and prepared to go to the backstage lounge to watch the match.
They bumped into Yaoguang's team members and coaches in the corridor. At 19 PM, Tianheng VS Luo Divine Hall's match would be the final match of Group A. At 21 PM, Yaoguang VS Huowin would also have a match, which would be the final match of Group S.
Yaoguang's entire team arrived at the venue ahead of time, and unfortunately, they bumped into Xu Zhuo's team.
When the two teams met in the corridor, the atmosphere immediately turned awkward.
Yaoguang's five players pretended not to see them and walked around the corner into the lounge.
Xie Weiyu's face was pale as he lowered his head slightly. Xu Zhuo frowned and whispered, "A bunch of ingrates. They didn't even greet their former captain. What f * * king idiots. Don't get angry over such people. "
At this moment, Tianheng's team members walked over.
Xie Weiyu heard someone shouting at him, "Xiao Yu, are you here to watch the match as well?"
Xie Weiyu's mood immediately turned for the better when he saw Ye Shaoyang's smile. He ran over to greet him, "We finished our last match yesterday. Coach said that we should stay for one more day and wait for Group A's results to be released before we go back."
Xu Zhuo turned around and hugged Chi Shuo. He smiled and said, "All the best for the match later."
Chi Shuo said, "Yea, the results are hard to say, but we will do our best."
Luo Divine Hall was also a strong team. They were one of the top eight teams last season. Although they had lost to Yueying in Group A, allowing Yueying to clinch a victory due to their carelessness, resulting in them winning 3 and losing 1, the team's overall strength was not to be underestimated.
Ye Shaoyang leaned over to Xie Weiyu's ear and whispered at a volume that only the two of them could hear, "Our Little Xing has improved a lot recently. I have to thank you."
Xie Weiyu was stunned, "What are you thanking me for?"
Ye Shaoyang said, "Recently, he has been following Yueying's match recordings to learn [Wind Spirit]'s positioning from you."
Xie Weiyu reacted and looked back at Cheng Xing.
Cheng Xing was following behind Ye Shaoyang. When he saw Xie Weiyu looking at him, he scratched his head with a silly smile. Xie Weiyu said softly, "Little Xing is quite talented. His reactions are very fast. I can't gain much of an advantage against him."
Ye Shaoyang said, "Yea, although he's still lacking compared to you, he's quite hardworking."
Xie Weiyu had mixed feelings.
They were clearly rookies, so why did Ye Shaoyang always have the attitude of a big brother? He debuted two years earlier than Ye Shaoyang, but strangely, in front of Ye Shaoyang, he was more like a younger brother who was being taken care of.
Xie Weiyu was very puzzled. Ye Shaoyang patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm going to prepare. Watch my exciting performance later!"
He wasn't humble at all.
Xie Weiyu smiled, "Alright, all the best."
Tianheng's team came to the preparation room. Coach Lin gave a final pre-match speech, "Everyone, relax and play today. Even if 02 loses this match, Tianheng will definitely advance. However, the result of the match will affect Yueying and Luo Divine Hall's advancement. So, everyone should do your best. Don't go easy on them! "
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
If they deliberately went easy on them, they would definitely be scolded by the netizens. They would think that they were manipulating things behind the scenes. There might even be conspiracy theories about whether a club had bribed Tianheng.
So, they had to do their best in this match to convince the netizens.
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