Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
There were many sponsors for the Divinity Pro League. Therefore, the league had set up a competition venue in each of the four cities in the east, west, south, and north of China. It was convenient for fans to watch the competition and for sponsors to advertise.
Tianheng's first match against NTG was scheduled to be held in the large provincial capital, Binghe City. The coaches, team leaders, and players flew to Binghe City two days in advance to familiarize themselves with the environment.
This was an ice city where the average temperature was eight degrees colder than the capital. It was still winter in January and the entire city was covered in snow. There were ice sculptures everywhere on the streets. On the way from the airport to the hotel, Cheng Xing, who came to Binghe City for the first time, excitedly took out his phone to take pictures of the snowy scenery.
There were four matches scheduled at the Binghe Esports Center this week.
The eight participating teams would stay in the official hotel designated by the league for ease of management.
The hotel's environment was very good and was reserved for two rooms for each team. Alpha and Omega could not stay together, so the team leader, Tang Can, considerately reserved a room for Ye Shaoyang to stay alone.
It was Ye Shaoyang's first time in this city. The architectural style was quite unique, but he was not interested in wandering around. He went to bed and focused on preparing for the match on the 24th.
On the 24th of January, there was a heavy snowfall in Binghe City and the temperature dropped to -20 degrees.
All the Tianheng players wore thick down jackets over their team uniforms. When they arrived at the venue, there were already many people sitting in the audience. Although it was not as full as the playoffs, the 60% attendance rate was still higher than Ye Shaoyang's expectations.
"It's such cold weather, and it's the regular season of Group B. I didn't expect there to be so many spectators," Ye Shaoyang said to the coach as he took off his down jacket.
Coach Lin smiled. "There are also many spectators who are not fans of teams. They just like to watch esports matches. There are a lot of haters online, but in reality, there are actually more spectators who silently watch the matches and support the league. "
Ye Shaoyang nodded. "That's true." He hung his down jacket on the hanger in the lounge and turned around to smile at Coach Lin. "Coach, don't mind the comments on the Internet that are scolding you. Actually, I know that you're trying to shift the pressure onto yourself. That way, no one will scold me and focus on the coach. "
Coach Lin looked back at Ye Shaoyang and met his bright eyes.
He seemed to know everything.
The coaching team's decision was indeed asking for a scolding, but it also helped the players shift their firepower. As Ye Shaoyang and Cheng Xing were rookies, once they lost in Group S, the netizens would criticize them even more harshly.
Especially since Ye Shaoyang had replaced the central government in Qujiang.
At that time, many people would say, "What right does an Omega have to replace Qujiang?", "He's not even as good as Qujiang. Did he get his position through improper connections?". In that case, Shaoyang's identity as an Omega would become the biggest point of contention. Some people even suspected that he had used underhanded means to squeeze out Qujiang.
Lin Feng did not want a rift to appear within the Tianhuan Squad. He did not want Ye Shaoyang to bear too much pressure from public opinion. Making Ye Shaoyang and Cheng Xing's debut a little smoother was something that a coach could do for them.
Lin Feng gently patted Ye Shaoyang on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. Do your best. I believe in you. "
Ye Shaoyang nodded seriously. Although he was not afraid to play in Group S, the coaching team wanted him to make his debut a little smoother and win a few more games to boost his confidence … How could he disappoint the coach?
Everyone went to the waiting room. Seeing that there was only half an hour left before the match, Cheng Xing nervously turned around to go to the bathroom. Ye Shaoyang sat next to Chi Shuo with a calm expression.
Chi Shuo looked back at him and asked in a low voice, "It's your first official match. Aren't you nervous?"
Ye Shaoyang said, "It's okay. I don't feel anything."
Chi Shuo: "…"
You're really big-hearted.
A moment later, two official commentators appeared on the screen in the waiting room.
Silence: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first round of the God Wars Official Pro League Season 10 regular season. This is the Binghe Esports Center!"
Xiao Yu: "The two teams participating today are Group B's Tianhuan Squad and NTG Team. The players from both teams are ready. Let's give them a round of applause and invite them to the big stage! "
The audience applauded. NTG's starting lineup and team publicity photos appeared on the screen. NTG's five players were the first to enter the arena. The staff pushed open the door to the waiting room and gestured for Tianhuan Squad to get ready to go on stage.
The live broadcast room was flooded with comments.
Will Tianheng's Omega player go on stage today? They don't have to send Team 2 for the regular season, right?
If Tianheng sends Team 2 again, I'll f * cking smash the head of the coaching team!
I'm here to see how Tianheng loses.
They should be the main team this time. They can't mess around in the regular season, right?
Is Little Brother Omega a new support? Are they going on stage or not?
At that moment, NTG's players were already seated in the soundproof room, adjusting their equipment.
Seeing that one of the five players from Tianheng was the recently famous Omega player Ye Shaoyang, NTG's captain could not help but say, "Coach, you guessed right. Tianheng sent their main team. That Omega player should be a support."
"Tianheng has two newbies in their starting lineup today. It looks like we have a chance to win!" NTG's coach was full of confidence. He smiled and said, "Target Chi Shuo. We just need to destroy their jungle."
Just as he said this, the five players from Tianheng stood side by side on the big stage and bowed to the audience. The order of their standing was Qin Yizhu, Chi Shuo, Ye Shaoyang, Cheng Xing, and Qujiang.
NTG's coach's smile froze. "Is this standing position wrong?"
The captain was also puzzled. "In the promotional photo, Omega was standing in the center position. It could be said that it was for visual effects. But in an official match, there's no need to be so modest, right?"
However, the five players from Tianheng did not change their order.
After they walked into the soundproof room with the Tianheng team emblem, they sat in front of the computer in the same order. They connected their keyboards and mice to the computer, put on their headphones, and started adjusting their equipment.
The audience finally realized that something was wrong.
A large row of question marks appeared in the live broadcast rooms of various online platforms.
What's going on?!
Little Brother Omega is standing in the center position! Is he standing in the wrong position or is he standing in the wrong position?
F * ck, he's also sitting in the middle of the soundproof room! He's a f * cking mid laner!!
The seats in the competition were all in order. It was impossible for a support to sit in the middle! So he's really a mid laner?!
Northern Shepherd's base.
There were no matches scheduled today. Zhao Xinan, who was watching the live broadcast in the conference room, spat out a mouthful of tea. "F * ck? Tianheng's tricks, I didn't expect that! "
Zhao Xinping frowned. "Ye Shaoyang is a mid laner? So Cheng Xing is playing the archer position, and Qujiang is playing support? "
The Northern Shepherd's coach's jaw almost dropped. "Cheng Xing learned how to play jungler under Chi Shuo, right? He's suddenly switched to archer! Qujiang's mid laner is playing support? Then they're starting a new Omega mid laner that we've never seen before! "
Everyone: "…"
Who would've expected that?
So, Tianheng's starting lineup for this season was three out of five players?
The Northern Shepherd's coach was deep in thought. "No wonder Coach Lin had to bear the pressure of being scolded and demoted to Group B. If it were me, I wouldn't have dared to come to Group S to fight against a strong team even if I had to switch out three out of five positions. If I was eliminated after losing five matches in a row, my mentality would probably explode."
Zhao Xinan was someone who couldn't hide his thoughts. He immediately sent a message in the group — —
[Reporter Zhao]: F * ck, f * ck, f * ck, f * ck, Tianheng's new Omega player is actually a mid laner!
[Reporter Zhao]: Qujiang is playing support, and the newbie is playing mid laner?
[Zhou Zhou]: Is that so? I'll go take a look.
[Wo Fang]: I just turned on the live broadcast. Ye Shaoyang is indeed a mid laner.
At this time, on the big screen in the stadium, the promotional photos of each player would be shown and introduced one by one.
Tianheng's side just happened to be in the middle of the introduction.
The commentator said excitedly, "This player has caused a lot of controversy recently. He's the Omega newbie signed by Tianheng Club for a high price of five million yuan. Everyone was speculating whether he would be a support. But today, Tianheng's starting lineup is unexpected — he's actually sitting in the middle! "
Xiao Yu, the commentator: "Let's welcome Tianhuan Squad's new mid laner, Ye Shaoyang, from Tianheng – Lieyang!"
During the pre-match introductions, the camera would take close-up shots of the players in turn. Ye Shaoyang saw the camera light up in front of him, so he smiled and waved at the camera.
Thus, on the live broadcast screen and the live broadcast screen, his face zoomed in, and his smiling face waved to the audience.
It's the feeling of being moved! Little Omega brother is so handsome!
I'll keep the Tianheng coaches' dog head for now. Maybe this is Tianheng's hidden secret weapon?
I was stunned by the starting lineup. What kind of trick is the coaches playing? Changing the lineup?
How can a newbie replace Qujiang's mid laner? How can a newbie replace an old player?
Hehe, today's Tian Huan is still disappointing.
The netizens praised and scolded, and the white bullet screen densely covered the screen.
Compared to Ye Shaoyang's calmness, Cheng Xing's smile in front of the camera was a bit stiff. After all, he was Chi Shuo's disciple and had a certain amount of fame, but everyone knew that he was learning to play jungler from his master. Suddenly switching to a marksman position caused many fans to be puzzled.
Finally, when it came to the introduction of support Qujiang, some people even started to lead the discussion.
Give way to a newbie, feel sorry for my Brother Qu.
Qujiang played mid laner for three years. Even if he didn't contribute, he still worked hard. Does the coach have a conscience to let him give way to a newbie?
Who told the new mid laner to join the team with money? There might be some inside story behind the 5 million signing fee.
Below the stage, Xie Xiaotian was watching the live broadcast on his phone. When he saw the keyboard warriors' bullet screen, he couldn't help but get angry. "A bunch of people who only know how to talk nonsense. My Brother Yang didn't join the team with money, he relied on his ability!"
Yan Bin said, "Don't be angry. Brother Yang is a newbie. It's normal for him to be questioned since he replaced Brother Qu in the starting mid laner." He paused and said, "Don't worry, they'll be slapped in the face soon."
The match began.
The first round of BP, Tianheng was randomly assigned to the blue side and had priority to ban.
Coach Lin stood behind everyone with a notebook in his hand. He said in the earpiece, "First ban [Shield of Glory]." This was a support that forced the team to start. After it was banned, it could reduce the pressure on the bottom lane.
Qin Yizhu, who was sitting on the far left, followed the coach's instructions.
As expected, NTG's first ban was given to Chi Shuo's famous hero, [Bloodstained Thorn].
Coach Lin said, "Continue to ban support [Doomsday Hammer]."
NTG's second ban was still targeted at Chi Shuo's jungler, [Stealth Bandit].
The commentator was silent. "The first round of BP has ended. NTG's two bans are targeted at junglers, while Tianheng has two supports in a row. Next, which hero will Tianheng prioritize?"
Lin Feng said, "Top laner, [Black Dragon Knight]."
NTG chose the strong bottom lane combination of [Forest Messenger] and [Holy Archer].
Lin Feng said, "The second and third floor pick [Frost Goddess] and [Snow Lady]."
NTG saw this and chose mid laner, [Illusionist].
Commentator Xiao Yu said, "Both sides have chosen their mid laners. NTG's decision to use [Illusionist] against [Frost Goddess] is a better one because [Illusionist] counters [Frost Goddess] very well."
The commentator was silent. "What's surprising is that Tianheng did not choose junglers in the first round. This means that NTG can continue to target junglers. Chi Shuo's junglers are about to be banned!"
In the second round of BP, NTG continued to ban Chi Shuo's junglers without hesitation.
The top laners were the very strong [King of Fighters] and the displacement [Spirit Fox].
Tianheng started to ban top laners to reduce the pressure on Qin Yizhu.
In one game, NTG banned four junglers!
Chi Shuo had almost no jungler heroes to choose from.
Tianheng's fourth and fifth floor started to choose heroes. The fourth floor chose [Pugilist]. This jungler was too weak in the early stages and could only be used as a tool in most situations. When it was the fifth floor's turn, commentator Xiao Yu asked, "What support will Tianheng choose?"
In the end, the fifth floor chose [Lord of the Abyss].
The live broadcast room was filled with question marks.
What was going on?
Tianheng was really unpredictable this season!
The two commentators looked at each other. "[Lord of the Abyss] is a mage! Then what did they choose [Frost Goddess] for? "
"Qujiang is very good at Frost Goddess. So in this round, Frost Goddess is a support, not a mid laner, right?"
"Tianheng is going to use [Lord of the Abyss] as a mid laner?!"
Coach Lin's strategy confused NTG. They chose an Illusionist to target Frost Goddess, but Frost Goddess went to support, and the mid laner got [Lord of the Abyss]?
Both sides started to change heroes quickly.
On Tianheng's side, the last chosen [Lord of the Abyss] was switched to the third floor and given to Tianheng Lieyang.
The camera was pointed at Ye Shaoyang, who was sitting in the middle. He still had a smile on his face and looked very relaxed.
The netizens were speechless.
Omega was the starting mid laner, and she directly took out [Lord of the Abyss] in the first round. Her courage was commendable!
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