A week passed by quickly, and the mock competition that Lin Feng and Coach Tom had agreed on was finally here. Due to the time difference between North America and China, the mock competition was set at 12 AM.
It was 12 AM in China and 12 AM in America. Under normal circumstances, the two matches would be over in an hour. The players in Tianheng would be having lunch while the players in America could go to bed.
November 20th, 23: 30 PM, North America's FNO Esports Base.
FNO, short for First No One, stood for "Fearless". This team was a veteran team in North America, and their style was just like their name. They were not afraid of anything, and their playstyle was fierce.
The fiercest position was the mid laner. Their family's mid laner was a head-on style that was passed down from their ancestors. They played the Mage like a Warrior, and when they did not have any skills, they would use their staff to kill their opponents.
In the S6 season, Tianheng had played against FNO in the semi-finals of the World Series. At that time, FNO's mid laner was Mitchell's master, Grice, while Tianheng's mid laner was Chi Shuo's master, Ming Sheng. In the end, Tianheng's mid laners had a slight advantage and eliminated FNO in the semi-finals, entering the World Series S6 finals.
In the next three years, the two teams did not meet again because Tianheng did not enter the World Series again.
The players on both sides were also replaced.
FNO was left with Kriman, an old player who had experienced Chi Shuo's sharpness in S6. The other positions were all replaced. The mid laner, Mitchell, was young and aggressive, and even fiercer than his master.
Mitchell was currently the top mid laner in the League of Gods. He was very popular in North America and Europe. The captain was humorous and had friends all over the world. He chatted in the group chat every day and had a very good relationship with Zhou Jiawen, who had debuted on the international server.
There was still half an hour before the start of the mock competition.
Mitchell looked at Kriman and asked curiously, "I've never played against Tianheng. Is there anything I need to pay attention to? Can't we just crush their mid laner? "
Kriman scratched his head and said, "I haven't seen them for three years. I only remember that their jungler is very good. The mid laner who used to be very good seems to have retired, right? "
Just then, Coach Tom walked over and explained, "Tianheng's captain, Ming Sheng, retired in S6 and handed the captaincy over to the jungler, Chi Shuo. The new midlaner is called Qujiang, and he's good at playing as a tool."
Kriman said, "I heard that Tianheng's results have been getting worse and worse in recent years?"
Coach Tom shrugged and said regretfully, "Yes, in the three years from S7 to S9, they didn't make it to the World Series. Their results were even worse than ours."
S6 was FNO's best year. They lost to Tianheng in the semi-finals of the World Championship and only got the bronze medal in the end. This was also a knot in Coach Tom's heart. Later on, in S7 and S8, they made it to the World Series. However, their opponents, who had eliminated them before, had their results drop all the way until they couldn't even qualify for the World Series.
It was a pity that they could only meet in a private training match.
Mitchell rubbed his fists and sat down. "I know, they're a wild core team, and they're playing as a tool midlaner. If we can defeat their captain, Chi Shuo, we can win! "
Coach Tom smiled and said, "Yes. The Chinese team will also target the jungle when they play against Tianheng Squad. As long as Chi Shuo can't develop, the other players won't be a threat. "
He paused and quickly said, "Oh right, Tianheng is very similar to us. They have new players in the bottom lane, so we'll target the bottom lane and the jungle this round."
The curly-haired youth, Angus, and the blue-eyed youth, Allan, looked at each other and gave each other a high five. "We're not afraid of newbies!" "That's right, we'll suppress them in a 2v2!"
At the same time, at the Tianheng Squad base.
Today, everyone woke up early and went straight to the training room to prepare. They would eat after the competition.
The five of them sat down in order. Lin Feng walked behind Chi Shuo and Ye Shaoyang and asked, "What heroes will you take for this training match? Do you want the Double Fly and Double Wolf combo? "
Chi Shuo and Ye Shaoyang looked at each other.
Ye Shaoyang said, "There's no need, right? The Double Fly and Double Wolf combo is too fast. If we choose the Double Fly, the two newbies in the bottom lane of FNO will be easily defeated by us. "
Chi Shuo said calmly, "Yes. At the international ranking, in the game that Mitchell sent the video, we just happened to meet their team's newbie archer and support. If Shaoyang and I choose the Double Fly combo, it will be too much of a bully. "
Lin Feng: "…"
Alright, let's save some face for our international friends in the training match.
The Demon King combo will be hidden for now.
Lin Feng asked Ye Shaoyang, "What combo do you want to take?"
Ye Shaoyang turned to look at the coach. "Will the training match be divided into stages according to the rules of the competition?"
Lin Feng shook his head. "Usually, it's a ban. Both sides can use the lineup they like to train. If they ban the hero that the other side wants to play, then the training match will be meaningless. "
Ye Shaoyang continued to ask, "Will the training match be kept a secret? That Mitchell seems to like to send videos in the group. He was the one who sent the video of me playing the international server with Captain Chi's smurf, right? If our lineup for the training match is exposed by him, then it won't be easy to choose a hero that will be easily exposed. "
Lin Feng said, "You can rest assured about this. Keeping the training match a secret is a rule in the e-sports circle. After all, both sides of the training match are likely to practice their lineup for the competition. If it is exposed in advance and the opponent knows, it will be equivalent to a tactical leak. "
Chi Shuo said, "FNO shouldn't be that stupid. If we expose the training match video, no team will ask them to compete in the training match in the future. We will also keep their lineup a secret. "
Ye Shaoyang was relieved. "Then can I take [Lord of the Abyss]?"
Cheng Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Brother Yang's [Lord of the Abyss] can show them!"
Chi Shuo said, "Then I'll choose [Stealth Bandit] to cooperate with you and give you mana."
[Stealth Bandit] was a jungler. Although he was a jungler, he did not have a mana bar and did not need a mana buff. After [Lord of the Abyss] received a mana buff, his strong phase could be brought forward. This was something that Chi Shuo had tested when he was playing with Little White streamer back then.
In this way, Ye Shaoyang could take the mana buff in the early stage and clear the troops as soon as possible to assist Chi Shuo in guarding the jungler. In the later stage, when Chi Shuo was equipped, it would be difficult for the two of them to work together to stop him.
Coach Lin smiled and said, "Okay, then let Shaoyang show off the strength of our [Lord of the Abyss] national server!"
***
At noon sharp, both sides logged into the international server on time. For this mock competition, Lin Feng had specially prepared five alternate accounts for the international server. Their names were neatly arranged from TH0001 to TH0005, and their ranks were all Bronze III.
They did not even play ranked and were only using alternate accounts for the mock competition.
There was no rank requirement to enter the training camp. Both Bronze and King could be challenged.
Therefore, after the players from both sides logged in, Mitchell looked at the five neatly arranged Bronze alternate accounts and was speechless. "Why doesn't Tianheng have a single King account in the international server?"
The five members of Team FNO had brought their main accounts in the international server.
It was just a mock competition anyway, and the video would not be exposed. It was the same whether they brought their main or alternate accounts. Among them, Mitchell's account was the most dazzling. His name was [Mitchell], and his rank was King x77 stars.
In comparison, the five Bronze players in Tianheng were really pitiful.
Coach Tom smiled and said, "They usually play ranked games in China and rarely play in the international server. Not everyone likes to play in the international server like Hou Hou. It's hard to communicate because of the language barrier. "
Mitchell nodded in understanding. "That's true. Hou Hou's English is very good. He can directly start a voice chat with me. Tianheng can't qualify for the international tournament, so there's no need for them to play ranked games in the international server. "
The players from both sides quickly took their seats in the training camp room.
Cheng Xing, who was playing against international players for the first time, was very excited. He whispered, "We have five Bronze players, and the other side has five Kings. There's even an exaggerated King x77 stars. It feels like we're country bumpkins coming to the city."
Ye Shaoyang smiled and patted Little Xing on the shoulder. "Why do professional players care about ranks? There's no need to care about the main and alternate accounts. Even Bronze players can beat Kings. "
Cheng Xing thought about it and agreed. If they really wanted to play ranked games in the international server, they could create a dozen or so King accounts in three or four days. Coach Lin thought it was too troublesome, so he created a few Bronze alternate accounts.
The heroes on his account were very complete. Cheng Xing looked at it. He had all the archer heroes on his account … Of course, their proficiency was all blank.
Lin Feng angrily greeted Tom in the room's channel, and both sides pressed the button to prepare.
The two coaches acted as the referees.
There was no need to ban heroes in the mock competition. Both sides could choose the system they were best at, or the lineup they wanted to practice with. Therefore, during the BP stage, both sides directly banned heroes.
Tianheng was randomly assigned to the red side, and the backup chose a hero.
The first floor of the blue side took the mid laner [Sun Mage] first. This hero was very special — he was a melee mage. He dropped half meat equipment and could both resist and attack. As long as he moved close to you, the fragile mage would be easily beaten by him. This hero was also more in line with Mitchell's fierce, head-on style.
On the red side, Lin Feng thought about it and said, "Take the bottom lane combo first."
The first and second floor chose the most common healer [Forest Messenger], paired with the late archer [Holy Archer].
When it was the blue side's turn, they also chose the bottom lane combo.
Angus and Allan once again took out the tower pushing combo of [Mechanic Expert] and [Machine Gun Hunter]. These two youths had been practicing this combo in the international server recently. Obviously, this was also one of the lineup systems of Team FNO next season.
It was our turn to choose.
The top laner took the [Black Dragon Knight] that Qin Yizhu was good at, and the jungler took the [Stealth Thief].
When Mitchell saw this, he couldn't help but laugh. "They really want to play the jungle. [Stealth Thief] system. This hero can become invisible. Everyone, be careful. Don't let him develop."
Coach Tom thought about it and said, "The jungler will take the [Fighter]. Let the economy go to the mid lane. Mitchell will be the main attacker. Let's destroy their jungle first. The top laner will take [Blade Point Will]. Later, in the team battle, we will cut off their backline archer. "
This way, Team FNO's lineup system was very perfect.
The top laner [Blade Point Will] was very flexible and had strong self-defense ability. He was not easy to catch. Moreover, he had multiple displacement skills. He could cut to the backline and threaten Tianheng's fragile mages and archers. The jungler [Fighter] was a group control player. He could play as a tool and let the economy go to the mid lane.
The mid laner [Sun Mage] was very good at dealing damage. The bottom lane duo was very good at pushing towers. This lineup could fight in a team battle and could also push towers. It didn't seem to have any obvious shortcomings.
When it was Tianheng's turn to choose, they were left with the mid laner.
Tom smiled and said, "They will probably choose [Frost Goddess]. The mid laner who works as a tool! I heard that this player from Qujiang is very good at Frost Goddess. "
In the end, [Lord of the Abyss] was instantly selected on the fifth floor of Tianheng.
Team FNO: "???"
Coach Tom's smile froze on his face. "Lord of the Abyss?"
Everyone was stunned when they saw the appearance of this new hero.
[Lord of the Abyss] had been online for almost two months. The professional players were not unfamiliar with this hero. They often encountered him in ranking matches. Most of the mid laners had even specially practiced it. However, it was a hero that had just been released. The major teams had not had time to study the lineup system around him.
It was also the first time they had encountered [Lord of the Abyss] in a training match.
This was a very difficult mid laner to control.
Mitchell looked at the coach in confusion. "Didn't you say that Tianheng's mid laner doesn't know how to play with thorns?"
Coach Tom touched his nose awkwardly. "That's what I heard. Qujiang usually plays control type mages. He chose [Lord of the Abyss]. Could it be that … he wants to practice his hero?"
Mitchell smiled and said, "This hero is very difficult to control. I want to see how he's doing."
[Lord of the Abyss] was very strong, but his defense was low. He was as fragile as paper. Mitchell was confident that his [Day Mage] would be able to destroy him before he could escape with his shadow!
Mitchell rubbed his hands and said ruthlessly, "I'll let him feel the power of a world-class mid laner later. I'll let him know that this game is very difficult!"
Tom: "…"
Mitchell was very good at playing games. His ability to say ruthless words before a match was also world-class. However, because he was very strong, no matter how arrogant he was, he would rarely be slapped in the face.
He was the most "hot-blooded" mid laner in the world.
Tianhuan Squad base.
Ye Shaoyang still had a ^ _ ^ expression on his face. He was very calm and composed.
Lin Feng reminded him gently, "Xiao Ye, you're facing Mitchell. Don't be careless later."
Ye Shaoyang: "Yes, yes, I know."
Lin Feng: "…"
Why didn't he look nervous at all?
Lin Feng continued, "If there's a lot of pressure, you can ask Chi Shuo to help the mid laner."
Ye Shaoyang: "???"
A lot of pressure? His opponent chose a close combat mage. [Lord of the Abyss], a long-range spell that could quickly change positions with his shadow, was very effective against close combat heroes. Shouldn't Mitchell be the one under pressure?
Oh, I forgot. I'm a newcomer. I can't appear too calm.
Ye Shaoyang pretended to be nervous and rubbed his fingers. He smiled and said, "Coach, don't worry. Although I'm under pressure, I'll be careful and try not to leave the tower."
Mitchell, who was in the training room opposite, suddenly sneezed.
Why did he have a bad feeling?
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