Chi Shuo had been miserably targeted. It was rare for them to perform well in the second round, but they had lost the crucial team battle. How could they find a breakthrough?
If the players of the Tianhuan Squad had a mental breakdown because of this, and Avalanche 0/3 in the third round, Ye Shaoyang had no need to join such a team. To see a team's potential, it wasn't just about how they won in a favorable situation, but also their ability to withstand pressure in a disadvantageous situation. This was the easiest way to see the team's state.
The playoffs were a best-of-five format. After two rounds, there would be a relatively long break.
The five members of the Tianhuan Squad stood up and gathered with the coach. They seemed to be discussing tactics. The Northern Shepherds were not idle either. The coach was whispering in the ear of the captain, Zhao Xinping. No one knew what lineup he had decided on.
A moment later, the third round began.
Yao Mu smiled and said, "Welcome back! This is the live broadcast of the God Wars S9 playoffs. Currently, the score between Tianheng and Beimu is 0/2. Beimu has taken the lead in winning the match point! "
Ming Yu said, "For the Tianhuan Squad, the next match will be a battle of life and death. If they win, they will have a chance at survival. If they lose, they will be eliminated and sent home. Let's look forward to the third round's BP! "
The third round was similar to the previous two rounds. Bei Qi continued to ban Chi Shuo's jungler, while Tianheng banned an archer and Zhao Xinan's top-laner, Vampire Duke.
Both sides began to select candidates.
What surprised Ye Shaoyang was that Tianheng had taken the mid laner, top laner, and archer, but not the jungler. That meant that during the second stage of the BP, the other coach could continue to ban your jungler!
The BP model of the Pro League was different from the game. It was split into two stages.
In the first stage, both sides would ban two heroes and choose three in order. In the second stage, they would ban two more heroes and choose the remaining two positions to target. This kind of BP game would be even more complicated.
Northern Shepherd had taken out two junglers in the first round, but Tianheng had not snatched any junglers. This meant that Northern Shepherd could continue to take out junglers in the second round. They had taken out four junglers in the entire round!
What about Chi Shuo? What was the coach of Tianheng thinking?
Ye Shaoyang frowned as he looked towards the soundproof stage. Coach Lin's expression was still calm, and so was Chi Shuo. It was obvious that they had discussed this beforehand.
Both sides began to quickly choose their lineups.
Until the last moment, when the lineup was confirmed, the audience suddenly erupted in a burst of boos.
Tianheng's chosen heroes were: Paladin top laner, Armageddon Mage mid laner, Sharpshooter archer, Radiant Shield support, Black Dragon Knight … top laner?
What was going on? Why are there two top laners?
Of course, [Paladin] could also provide support, but [Radiant Shield] was purely a tanky support. Two supports?
Where's your jungler?
The two commentators were also a little confused. After exchanging glances, Yao Mu said doubtfully, "This lineup is very tanky. The Paladin, the Black Dragon Knight, and the Radiant Shield are all in the front row with extremely tough bodies. But if that's the case, who's going to fight? "
Ming Yu said, "[Black Dragon Knight] is a fixed top laner, very suitable for tanking pressure and team fighting. [Radiant Shield] is a fixed support with no DPS ability. [Paladin] can be top laner or support, but he can't be a jungler, right?"
Then, Tianheng's team of five began to swap heroes.
[Paladin] was actually moved to the second floor and given to Chi Shuo. Chi Shuo changed the shared skill to [Retribution], which was commonly used by jungler heroes. The audience once again erupted in boos.
Yao Mu was stunned. "He's really using [Paladin] as a jungler!"
Ming Yu: "Oh my god! What was Captain Chi thinking? Using a tank to fight in the jungle? "
Yao Mu said, "Paladins don't have much DPS ability. Even if they get equipment later on, they're only suitable for tanking pressure, so they're usually used as support or support. This is the first time I've seen a Paladin jungler in the Pro League. "
Ming Yu said sadly, "Captain Chi probably had no choice but to use a tank to fight in the jungle. Don't you guys like to fight in the jungle? Come on, I'll choose a thick-skinned hero. If you can kill me, it'll be my loss. "
Yao Mu said helplessly, "But if that's the case, the entire team won't have enough DPS. Unless … "She looked at the lineup." We're going to pick the solo hero C this round? "
Everyone followed Yao Mu's explanation and focused their attention on the mid laner heroes.
Qujiang chose [Destroyer Wizard — Rhode], a hero with the strongest critical hit among all the mages. He was a typical "cannon mage" who stood still and cast his skills.
However, this hero's skills were six balls of black fog that could turn. The black fog instantly sprang out, and if all of them hit the opponent, they could directly kill one person. The damage was terrifying. If they couldn't hit the opponent, it would be an awkward performance of black magic. The six balls of black fog circled around in the air, making a lonely circle.
Could Qujiang bear such a heavy responsibility?
The game began.
When the opponents saw that Chi Shuo had chosen the Paladin, they didn't want to fight in the jungle at all. This was because the Paladin had high defense. Even if four people ganged up on him, they might not be able to kill him. Anyway, everyone could see that the core DPS was the mid laner and archer. They just needed to target these two positions.
Chi Shuo began to quickly kill mana. The Paladin was too cumbersome, and his jungling efficiency was also very low. After a long time, he still couldn't kill the blue buff. When the blue buff had 1200 HP left, Chi Shuo suddenly used Punishment. After using Punishment, the blue buff had 200 HP left …
Chi Shuo had been jungling for so many years. He couldn't have calculated the wrong amount of HP, right?
At this moment, Qujiang in the mid laner took two steps forward from under the tower and removed the blue buff with a Q skill.
The audience was speechless.
The bullet screen in the live broadcast room exploded.
Captain Chi purposely gave Qujiang mana?!
He even gave up his first blue buff. Did he become a tool to jungler?
Captain Chi was really pitiful. He couldn't kill the jungler, so he became a tool and worked for his teammates.
My Captain Chi's jungler, T _ T
Ye Shaoyang sat below the stage and looked at Chi Shuo in surprise. He gave up his blue buff to the mid laner and then went to the bottom lane to fight the red buff. When he was down to the last drop of HP, he gave the red buff to Old Nie in the bottom lane.
Giving up two buffs at the beginning of the jungler?
That was equivalent to completely sacrificing his own economy to protect his teammates' development.
Even though Qin Rui was a noob, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous. "Is Captain Chi being targeted so badly that he decided not to take any buffs? He gave the blue buff to the mid laner and the red buff to the archer? "
Ye Shaoyang was silent for a moment and said with mixed feelings, "As the captain, he made a concession for the team. This is also Tianheng's lifeline. We can't lose the third game."
Tianheng's idea for this game was to "use a tool to jungler" and bring two Cs. The breakthrough point was the mid laner.
Chi Shuo brought out his [Paladin] jungling skill that had never been seen before and gave all of the jungler's economy to his teammates. As a result, when Qu Jiang and Old Nie both reached level 6, Chi Shuo was only level 4.
Then, everyone saw a shocking scene.
FirstBlood！
Qujiang's Terminator Sorcerer went all out and single-handedly killed the opposing mid laner!
Chi Shuo had given Qu Jianglan a buff, and Qu Jianglan didn't let down his captain's trust. He reached level 6 before the opponent's mid laner, and immediately flashed over. The Terminator Sorcerer's six balls of black fog instantly attacked the opponent's chest like pythons!
After the mid laner was insta-killed, Qujiang quickly brought the minions over and then went to the top laner to help suppress Zhao Xinan. Old Qin from the top laner and Qin Yizhu from Tianheng. Although this player's style wasn't as outstanding as Zhao Xinan's, his ability to withstand pressure was very strong and his performance was more stable. After the mid laner came over to help, the two of them worked together to push Zhao Xinan back to the bottom of the tower.
As for the bottom laner, Old Nie had taken the first red buff, so even if Zhao Xinping attacked fiercely, Old Nie could still withstand it.
Tianheng had a kill count of 10, so they had a small advantage.
However, whether they could stabilize the situation was a problem. Once the opposing team realized that Qujiang was the main Cs, they started to attack the mid laner.
The opposing jungler and mid laner wanted to cross the tower and kill Qujiang, but at the crucial moment, the tall and strong Paladin suddenly jumped out from the side and controlled them with a Taunt, allowing Qujiang to escape successfully.
Tianheng started to move the minions and used the mid laner as the breakthrough point.
Aren't Northern Shepherd's top and bottom laners very strong? We just need to stabilize the sides and attack your mid laner!
Qujiang used his big move again. Six balls of black mist accurately hit the opposing mid laner's chest and instantly killed him.
The second solo kill!
This was the scary part about the Cannon Sorcerer. As long as he had enough economy and made equipment with magic critical hit, he could use his "long reach" advantage. Often, you wouldn't even be able to see where he was before you were killed!
Northern Shepherd's mid laner was defeated, and the mid laner and outer towers quickly fell.
Chi Shuo immediately led Qujiang to invade. He would kill all the monsters until they were at 1 HP, then let Qujiang finish them off and get the economy. His own team's blue buff was left to Qujiang. This strategy allowed Qujiang to quickly become the player with the most economy in the game.
How scary was the [Destroyer Sorcerer] with the most luxurious equipment in the game?
He could kill a squishy in one hit. With the protection of his teammates, he would definitely be killed!
The audience who were booing at the beginning were stunned. Ye Shaoyang's eyes also showed a hint of admiration —
Qujiang's biggest advantage was his stability. If he could get the Cannon Sorcerer that he was good at and attack from afar, as long as he wasn't killed, he would be able to kill his opponent in one hit.
Tianheng was betting on Qujiang's stability in this game.
In the 02 game, they couldn't afford to make any mistakes. Therefore, they went all out. Qujiang was the main attacker, and Chi Shuo was a tool in the jungle. They gave up the economy in the jungle.
This way, the opponent couldn't target the jungle.
They wanted to target the mid laner, but the mid laner had the Paladin as his bodyguard.
That's right, Chi Shuo was no longer a jungler in this game — he was the team's most reliable bodyguard!
He protected his teammates and developed quickly. He gave up all his economy, and even at the end of the game, his equipment … was not as good as his own support.
However, Tianheng won.
They relied on Qujiang's precise skills, Old Nie's rich experience in competitions, and his meticulous control of minions. They pushed down the mid tower, pushed down the outer tower, took the small dragon, and snatched the big dragon …
The Paladin, the Black Dragon Knight, and the Radiant Shield. The three tanks stood there like three mountains. Even if Zhao Xinan wanted to attack the backline, he couldn't find a chance.
The score was 12.
In the commentator's seat, Yao Mu said with mixed feelings, "Tianheng won the third game! This game was really unexpected. This is the first time I've seen Captain Chi use a tank in the jungle as a bodyguard for his teammates. He took the initiative to sacrifice for the team. Fortunately, his teammates didn't betray his trust. "
Ming Yu said, "The MVP of this game is Qujiang. Qujiang really made zero mistakes throughout the game. His skill hit rate is terrifyingly high. If North Shepherd doesn't adjust quickly and Tianheng continues to use this kind of lineup, it will be difficult to target them."
The fourth game soon began.
Ye Shaoyang sat up straight in anticipation and stared intently at the big screen.
In the fourth game, North Shepherd directly banned Qujiang's [Destroyer Mage]. This broke Tianheng's tool jungler and explosive mid laner system. The second ban spot was still reserved for Chi Shuo's [Stealth Bandit].
Chi Shuo's famous hero, [Bloodcloak Stab], was released.
Yao Mu's voice was slightly excited. "Will Captain Chi take Bloodcloak Stab?"
Ye Shaoyang didn't think that he would take it.
Chi Shuo wasn't a "solo hero". He wouldn't ignore his teammates for the sake of showing off his mechanics. [Bloodcloak Stab] was very good at jungling, but it was easy to target. As long as the opponent chose to use AoE or crowd control heroes, the invisible stab would be easily knocked out, and they wouldn't be able to find a chance to kill him.
Reality proved that Ye Shaoyang's guess was right.
Chi Shuo didn't take Bloodcloak Stab. He took a [Fighter] that had a lot of displacement skills and was relatively good at tanking damage. The top laner was the [Berserker], the mid laner was the [Sea Goddess], the archer was the [Holy Spirit Archer], and the support was the [Blessed Priest].
Ye Shaoyang looked at this system with some surprise. Wasn't this a bit similar to the lineup he used in the King's Promotion Tournament? [Blessed Priest]'s support could speed up his teammates, and [Sea Goddess] in the mid laner could slow down the opponent!
— — Speed difference. This was the real lineup with a lack of speed.
Chi Shuo's role in this game was to use his advantage of rapid displacement to help his teammates lead the troops and try to snatch the dragon. The bottom laner was protected by the support [Blessed Priest]. Old Nie couldn't beat Zhao Xinping, but he could escape!
In the mid laner, [Sea Goddess]'s water skills all had a speed reduction effect. Once the team battle started, Qujiang's [Sea Goddess] would slow down and their support would speed up the team. The opponent would face the embarrassment of "not being able to catch up."
This match was abnormally close.
Zhao Xinping and Zhao Xinan's individual strength was indeed very strong, especially Zhao Xinan. Once he cut into Tianheng's backline, he could directly wipe out Tianheng's entire team.
But …
He couldn't reach them.
Qujiang's speed reduction was simply annoying. With the support's acceleration, each of them ran faster than a rabbit.
Guerrilla warfare, the ultimate operation.
The familiar way of commanding reminded Ye Shaoyang of himself when he was in a disadvantageous situation and relied on his own operation to turn the tables.
Yes, Chi Shuo was not only a sharp jungler, but he was also a very patient commander.
He could also hide his edge and patiently lead the troops. He relied on the details to build an advantage bit by bit. He was even calmer than Ye Shaoyang when commanding!
In this game, at the 20 minute mark, the kill ratio of both sides was actually 00. It could be seen how terrifying Tianheng's avoidance was. They didn't even let their opponents touch the corners of their clothes.
Hugging the team, clearing the troops, and operating quickly.
Can't beat them? I won't fight with you. We'll just focus on pushing the tower.
In the late game, Bei Mu had no choice but to use the big dragon to force the team. Then, a dramatic scene happened —
Qujiang suddenly flashed and used the Ocean Goddess's large area of water to ground all of Bei Mu's dragon-fighting players in the water. Chi Shuo took the opportunity to go around them and used [Punishment] to snatch the big dragon.
Bei Mu's players were speechless.
Zhao Xinan wanted to swear! This annoying operation made him think of a streamer called Little White. Damn it, when he experienced it himself, he realized that this feeling of "having a fist but nowhere to use it" was too uncomfortable!
The fourth game even dragged on until the 45 minute mark.
Tianheng Squad relied on the details of their operation and won with great difficulty.
In the entire game, Chi Shuo didn't get a single kill, but he relied on patient and calm troop operation to drag Bei Mu to death.
The score was 22.
Tianheng's fans, who were crying just now, widened their eyes in shock. They forgot to hold back their tears and sat up straight to look at the big screen. Ye Shaoyang's lips gradually curled into a smile.
They played really well.
They managed to hold their ground in the face of such a strong headwind.
In the first game, they allowed Qujiang to stand up and destroy the opponent's mid lane. In the second game, they displayed Chi Shuo's superb game awareness and commanding ability.
Tianheng had two players who were on the verge of retirement due to their declining condition.
However, Tianheng was never a weak team.
No one had expected this result when it was 02.
Tianheng actually made it to the final game!
Ming Yu said excitedly, "According to the rules of the playoffs, there will be a ban in the fifth game. Both teams will blindly choose a hero. This way, everyone will be able to get the hero they are good at!"
Yao Mu said, "Today's game was back and forth. It was really exciting! Let's look forward to what kind of lineup both teams will bring out in the final game! "
There was a 15-minute break before the final game. The players from both teams gathered together to discuss tactics with their coaches.
The fans in the stadium were anxious. The cheering comments in the live broadcast room filled the screen. The support rate for the guessing channel had dropped from 45: 55 to 50: 50. It was a tie.
Ye Shaoyang focused on the big screen.
After 15 minutes, the final game finally began. It was already 10: 30 PM.
Both teams blindly chose their lineups.
Northern Shepherd's lineup surprised the audience. They had brought out a two-sided warrior system for this game! The top and bottom lane were all warriors with displacement skills. The mid lane was a Poison Caster. The jungler and support also had crowd control skills.
Zhao Xinan chose Vampire Duke. Surprisingly, Zhao Xinping did not choose an archer. Instead, he chose Sword and Blade Will!
Yao Mu quickly understood the lineup. "Both Da and Xiao Zhao are using warriors with displacement skills. This means that the jungler will not be able to catch them off guard. Once these two warriors develop, they will be quite scary in the later stages. They will be a huge threat to Tianheng's mage, mid lane, and even jungler!"
Ming Yu said, "That's right! This is a true two-sided system. Northern Shepherd is going all out in this game! We all know that the Poison Caster is the core of the poison team. However, he can also be used as an attack and speed equipment by himself. This way, Northern Shepherd's mid lane will have an archer disguised as a mage. The top and bottom lanes will have warriors with strong crowd control skills. In a team battle, the two warriors will attack the backline together. Tianheng's backline may not be able to withstand it … "
What kind of lineup did Tianheng have? They had chosen a strategy to avoid battle in the fourth game. Relatively speaking, this was the most stable. If they could not win in a head-on battle, they could control and avoid the battle. Then, they could rely on the details to win.
Chi Shuo still did not choose Blood Cloak Thorn. It was not that he was not confident in his famous hero. Instead, Blood Cloak Thorn needed his teammates to defeat the opponent and create the conditions for him to enter the game. Once his teammates could not defeat the opponent, his Thorn would be useless. Why was his Blood Cloak Thorn so good in the S6 season?
It was not because he was good, but because all the players in Tianheng in the S6 season were good. Old Nie was at his peak at that time, and the midlaner was Chi Shuo's master, Captain Ming. They could quickly defeat the opponent and allow Chi Shuo to enter the game.
The netizens only saw the young Chi Shuo's Pentakill Slaughterhouse, which was unparalleled.
However, if they wanted to regain their former glory, the current Tianheng could not protect Chi Shuo's fragile core.
This kind of Thorn was easy to counter in the early game and could be easily defeated.
Ye Shaoyang was relieved when he saw this. Fortunately, Chi Shuo did not get carried away. If he had taken out Blood Cloak Thorn, he would have been defeated by the two warriors on the opposing team. The opposing team's coach might have guessed that he would use Famous Hero, so he sent out two warriors to restrain him. Thorns were also afraid of warriors. If he was slashed by a warrior, he would lose half his health.
Tianheng chose to move fast and operate with a relatively flexible lineup. Chi Shuo would not be targeted too badly. At least, he could fight against the opposing team.
The two sides fought back and forth, and once again, the game dragged into the late game.
40 minutes later, both sides entered the difficult "Bureau of Prisons".
The outer and inner towers were all pushed down, leaving only the lonely high ground.
Chi Shuo led his teammates to fight their way to Tianheng's high tower. However, Tianheng's warriors on both sides were too scary. The two of them cut to the back at the same time and directly killed all of Tianheng's midlaners and archers. Tianheng was forced to retreat.
Tianheng turned around and led the minions to push their way to the high tower. Chi Shuo and Old Qin went to clear the minions. Tianheng's five players were all killed, but Tianheng's minions were all cleared, so they had no choice but to retreat.
The two sides went back and forth like this, and the game dragged on to a terrible 50-minute game.
It was another big dragon wave.
This big dragon had to be snatched, because the minions after killing the big dragon would become the Tyrannosaurus Captain that was extremely difficult to kill. The speed of pushing the tower was super fast. And the team that snatched the big dragon would have a damage output and defense bonus.
The two sides pulled for a while near the dragon pit.
Suddenly, Zhao Xinan and Zhao Xinping seemed to have a telepathic connection. The two of them flashed at the same time — —
One circled from the top, the other circled from the bottom.
The fierce two sides instantly cut to Tianheng's backline. Old Nie and Ah Ning did not even have time to react and were directly killed!
The tacit understanding between Zhao Xinping and Zhao Xinping was quite scary. They did not even use the same skill repeatedly on the same person. Zhao Xinping's [Sword and Blade Will] specifically killed Old Nie, and Zhao Xinan's [Vampire Duke] set instantly killed the support Priest of Blessings.
Without the buff support, it was difficult for Tianheng to continue to pull.
Chi Shuo immediately ordered to retreat. Although the remaining three players quickly retreated to the bottom of the tower, they lost the big dragon.
Northern Shepherd forcibly pushed down the high ground with the big dragon buff. Chi Shuo and the other two cleared the minions in the crystal. They fell one by one, stood up with resurrection armor, and continued to clear the minions.
However, the three Tyrannosaurus Captains pushed forward together, and they could not finish clearing the minions.
The crystal shattered in front of them.
The 60-minute game finally came to an end.
After a moment of silence, the audience burst into deafening applause. Northern Shepherd's fans were obviously very excited. The cries of Tianheng's fans were mixed in with the applause, and it sounded sad.
Ye Shaoyang was applauding — — he was applauding for Tianheng.
His applause was for Tianheng's captain, Chi Shuo, Tianheng's coach, Lin Feng, who was full of ideas. He also applauded for the four players who stabilized their mentality and fought with all their might in the game against the wind.
Tianheng lost, but they did not lose in a cowardly manner.
They even played very wonderful cooperation in the last two games.
In the fifth game, they forced Northern Shepherd to play a strong side, and they managed to drag the game to 60 minutes.
In the last group, the Northern Shepherd siblings flashed at the same time and forced their way to the backline, instantly killing the archer and support. Old Nie handed over the purification buff in time, but he could not escape. He had already tried his best.
What could a veteran player with five years of experience do to him?
In this game, Ye Shaoyang saw the tenacity of Tianheng Squad.
Perhaps this was the true spirit of Tianheng.
Generation after generation of captains, they had persevered for dozens of years.
In the face of such a situation, they still did not give up, did not compromise, and fought to the last moment.
In 02's predicament, they also worked hard to find a breakthrough. They brought out a lineup that they had never used before and fought to the death. Chi Shuo even gave up Wild Seed and became the most trusted bodyguard of his teammates.
He remembered what Chi Shuo said to him: Tianheng must change.
In this game, Tianheng had indeed changed. They relied on the tool junglers and details to win two small points. In the last game, they lasted to 60 minutes and lost regretfully.
In the end, Chi Shuo used his life to clear the troops and fell in front of his own crystal.
This was what he wanted to tell Ye Shaoyang —
Tianheng was never afraid of losing. In the face of adversity, they would persevere until the last moment, until the crystal shattered.
Ye Shaoyang took out his phone and typed a long message: "Today's game was very exciting. Thank you for your hard work. Every one of you is very outstanding. This is Old Nie's last game before retiring. At least I don't have too many regrets.
"You are the best captain I've ever seen.
"If I'm lucky, I'm willing to be by your side next season and fight alongside you.
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