32. The Final Battle

After writing down a long string of data, Fang Luxing suddenly took a deep breath and solemnly told them, "There are only two games left in the regular season. The good news is that we are guaranteed to make the playoffs, either third or fourth place. The bad news is that our opponents in the next two games are YIG and SNG."

Both of these teams are stronger than OT on paper, or even stronger.

"If we win one game, we'll be ranked third; if we lose all of them, we'll be ranked fourth."

Fang Luxing drew another line to make it clear to them the difference between third and fourth place. "The fourth place will be placed in the upper half of the bracket, and they will face TG in the semifinals. Our chance of beating them is zero. We can only get a maximum of 40 points. If we want to go to the World Championship, we have to start from the lowest position in the gauntlet."

"But if we finish third, we'll play YIG in the semifinals and still have a chance to go to the finals, so we can directly qualify for the World Championship as the second seed."

This result was something Song Zhixu never dared to imagine. He exclaimed, "Wow! No way? We're the second seed in OT?"

Zhou Wen reminded him: "This is just a hypothetical scenario, the best-case scenario. Of course, it's also possible that you'll play in the gauntlet and then lose and won't be able to go to the World Championship."

It's not impossible.

Lin Jiang took a pen and roughly calculated the points of each team.

Even if you get 40 points, you'll be in the loser's bracket in the gauntlet. You'd need to win two consecutive best-of-five series to have a chance at the World Championship.

“No,” Lin Jiang suddenly sat up, “We absolutely cannot go for fourth place.”

He's now traumatized by qualifying tournaments, afraid some lunatic might suddenly smash a cup over his head.

At Lin Jiang's insistence, all OT members began an inhumane training regimen.

"Everyone must be present before 10 a.m. every day. Late arrivals will be fined. Morning training is for teamwork, afternoon is for 5v5 matches, and evening is for reviewing and filling in gaps. No one is allowed to go back to their room before 11 p.m."

Song Zhixu raised his hand and asked, "Captain, what if we can't schedule a practice match?"

"If you can't get a match, I'll arrange one for you." Lin Jiang opened his notebook. "Song Zhixu, the laning phase will be more difficult. Use all the heroes I specify. No begging or acting cute."

Song Zhixu slid to his knees: "Captain, have some face..."

Teammate: "Hahahaha..."

"Ah Deng, your training has been going well lately, but your proficiency with the hero is still not enough. You need to train harder, and let me know if you need any help with teamwork."

Ah Deng nodded, "Yes, I've practiced all the ones the captain mentioned."

"Good. Shenju, you've been playing well lately, keep it up."

Shen Ju nodded obediently, and Lin Jiang looked past him to the next person.

"Then Zhou Wen, you still need to improve your teamwork with Shen Ju. I think you two can play even better."

Finally closing the notebook, Lin Jiang looked at Ryan's round face and said, "Finally, Ryan."

Ryan exclaimed "Ah!" and stood up in confusion. "Captain, what...what should I do?"

Lin Jiang coughed, "Last time you went to the school but didn't accompany us to the competition, they said they were a little disappointed that they didn't get to drink the milk tea you bought. We hope you can accompany us to the next two competitions as much as possible."

Finally, Ryan was so moved by what he needed that she almost cried. She immediately stood up straight and bowed, "Received!"

Laughter erupted from the team again.

Duren coughed, signaling them to tone it down. "You need to take the game seriously. Anyway, I've already applied for the prize money for qualifying for the World Championship. Whether you get it or not is up to you."

Upon hearing about the bonus, Song Zhixu's eyes lit up. "How much is it, Lao Du? Lao Du!"

Duren didn't say anything, but made a "6" gesture.

Song Zhixu was a little disappointed, "Six thousand?"

Duren shook his head.

Song Zhixu was shocked. "It can't be 60,000, can it?"

Duren shook his head again, then whispered to him, "Six figures."

Song Zhixu almost fainted with joy. He quickly got up and said, "I'm going to training!"

Lin Jiang suddenly realized that his daily encouragement of Song Zhixu was less effective than a bonus.

The pen suddenly stopped writing. "Is Song Zhixu's family struggling financially?"

Duren lowered his voice and said, "It wouldn't normally be difficult, but he has younger siblings who need to go to school and need the money."

Lin Jiang remembered that Song Zhixu's base salary was 20,000 yuan, and the rural middle school was also very cheap. "What kind of school would cost so much money?"

Duren's sigh reached my ears: "His family is putting on a show of wealth, insisting on sending him to a prestigious academy where tuition starts at 100,000 a year, and they're spending money like water."

Lin Jiang stopped in his tracks, thinking he had misheard. "Why would someone from an ordinary family send their child to a prestigious academy?"

Durren implied to him, "His sister-in-law and he don't share the same mother."

Lin Jiang didn't understand.

Durren added, "His mother died in a car accident, and his sister-in-law is his stepmother's daughter. His stepmother is a formidable character; she emptied his mother's compensation money and is now sucking his blood. Every day, she tries to get him to send money home. Look at his sister-in-law, she's attending a prestigious academy and wearing designer clothes. And look at him, he's 22, not young anymore, and he hasn't even saved enough to buy a car."

So behind Song Zhixu eating instant noodles are two younger siblings who attend prestigious schools and wear designer clothes.

Lin Jiang instinctively felt uncomfortable.

Doesn't he feel wronged by how his family treats him?

Or perhaps they felt wronged, but no one cared, so they gradually lost the will to feel wronged.

Lin Jiang closed the notebook, his mind elsewhere.

While getting coffee, I overheard Song Zhixu making a phone call on the balcony.

The door wasn't closed properly, and through the crack, Song Zhixu's helpless voice could be faintly heard: "Didn't I just transfer money to you? How come it's not enough again... I know school expenses are high, but it shouldn't be this high, right? When I was in high school, you only gave me three hundred yuan a month..."

His mother's shrill voice came through the phone: "Song Zhixu, you're incompetent yourself, do you want your younger brother and sister-in-law to end up like you?"

Song Zhixu suddenly stopped talking. He held his phone, looked outside, and tilted his head back, trying not to let the tears fall.

The accusations were still coming from the phone, all old stories. Song Zhixu composed himself and continued, "I'll give you another 2,000. I really don't have a single cent left."

The person on the other end of the phone wasn't satisfied and kept chasing after him, crying and making a scene. Only when they were sure he really had no money on him did they stop.

The coffee machine stopped with a "beep".

Lin Jiang picked up his coffee and accidentally burned his finger.

Song Zhixu opened the balcony door and saw him looking somewhat embarrassed. "Captain, you didn't hear anything just now, did you?"

Lin Jiang smiled and said, "No, I'm getting coffee."

Song Zhixu exclaimed, "Wow! Two cups! Can I have one?"

Lin Jiang nodded, "Of course."

After finishing his coffee, Song Zhixu felt much better. He sat down and rolled up his sleeves to get back to work.

Lin Jiang looked at the coffee in his hand; it had gotten a little cold.

He seemed to understand why Song Zhixu acted so erratically every day; it was hard for someone not to go crazy in that kind of environment, wasn't it?

After two days of arduous training, the match against YIG finally arrived.

This match will not affect the rankings of either team; it mainly reflects the difference in strength between the two teams, and both sides are testing each other's limits.

In the first game, OT opted for a fast attack, but was completely crushed by YIG's global strategy.

In the second game, Lin Jiang was cunning and deliberately changed the lineup to a late-game lineup in the last move. YIG fell for the trap and were dragged into the late game by OT, which forced them to win the game.

In the third game, YIG no longer held back and won OT with a solid lineup.

OT's loss in this match was expected, bringing the score to 13-2, which will have no impact on either team's ranking.

Next up is the crucial battle against SNG.

SNG is currently 12-3. If they beat OT, the score will become 13-3. Since SNG and OT have a head-to-head record, SNG will be ranked ahead of OT.

In other words, the winner goes to third place, and the loser goes to fourth place.

Both sides are extremely obsessed with this match.

Duren said with some helplessness, "SNG arranged to play scrims against YIG and TG, while we only managed to get one against WG. The intensity of the scrims is quite different, so the rest is up to you guys."

TG, YIG, and SNG are three strong teams that have joined forces, which is why their strength has improved so quickly this year.

However, there are also downsides to always playing against strong teams...

Lin Jiang made the final stroke, and the tactic was taking shape.

Fang Luxing, a data analyst by training, was immediately impressed. "Your idea is great, really great!"

Let's boldly start with this idea.

After intense preparations, both sides faced off in their final match.

This match is crucial for the playoff matchups, and many fans are watching the official live stream.

The general consensus is that the three strongest teams are stronger than OT, so fans on both sides don't want SNG to be in the same half of the bracket as their favorite team.

The comments were varied, with everyone hoping someone would win.

Old Mao was also broadcasting the match. He sipped his tea and said, "It's the last match, so there will definitely be a lot of viewers. I certainly hope OT wins, but to be honest, SNG is indeed stronger than OT."

"Why? It goes without saying. Look at the resources of the two teams, they are not even on the same level. SNG has been training with teams like TG and YIG throughout the summer season, while OT can only get a match with WG at most, and that's only because of Lin Jiang."

"There's nothing we can do, bro. Do you think the OT manager isn't worried? Team resources are what they are; it's not something that can be changed overnight."

"But to be honest, the OT manager is already quite good. The fact that he was able to sign Lin Jiang is already a huge improvement over the KUG manager."

This attack made fans exclaim "666" (a Chinese internet slang term for "awesome"), thinking it was about OT (over-the-top), but it was actually a roundabout way of mocking KUG (Kugou).

But he deserved it.

I heard that after the manager was fired by KUG, he was listed as a tainted employee who had been involved in a "serious accident" and was no longer allowed to work in the industry, so he left.

Meanwhile, Ah Cai in the neighboring live stream room was also broadcasting the match.

He came from the old SNG team. After fighting with Shenju, he started doing live streaming, occasionally watching old SNG matches and enjoying some fan benefits. Now he's doing quite well.

He opened the live stream and saw that the other player was Chen Ju. He started being sarcastic again: "Why are you afraid to play now that the mid laner is Lin Jiang? Are you afraid of being attacked by the fans? You cowardly bully."

The viewers in the live chat were laughing. Many of them were haters of Shen Ju, and they only liked A Cai because the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

A Cai got even more excited when he saw the comments: "Just wait, Chen Gou can't keep up the act for long, he'll be exposed sooner or later. In this match against SNG, I don't believe he won't lose his temper."

Shenju was dismissed by the old SNG team back then and was even suspended for half a year. It can be said that no friendship was left for him.

Over the years, Ah Cai has been constantly marketing the feud between Shen Ju and the old SNG, which has aroused strong dissatisfaction among SNG fans towards Shen Ju.

[Shen Gou's obedience is all an act.]

[Just wait, it'll be exposed sooner or later.]

In fact, Shenju has no obsession with SNG. After all, the new SNG is not the old SNG. The personnel have been almost completely changed, and the capital behind it has also changed.

He prepared his equipment as usual and went on stage. When he saw that the SNG coach looked familiar, he remembered that he had worked at SNG before.

Lin Jiang asked him, "Do you know that coach?"

Shen Ju hummed in agreement. "He gave me a lot of pointers."

Lin Jiang thought that no one in the world could guide him in his professional field, but it turns out that there are indeed people who can guide him.

He couldn't help but glance at the bespectacled, average-looking coach, and became wary.

To have single-handedly nurtured SNG to this level, one must be a formidable figure.

He put on his headphones, ready to enter the game.

SNG didn't ban any mid laners, except for Shenju's Lucian and Kai'Sa, and Aden's Nocturne.

Banning AD is understandable; they want to weaken Sinking Horse.

But what does "ban A-Deng's nightmare" mean?

SNG was on the blue side in this game and picked Galio as their first pick.

When it was OT's turn, Fang Luxing asked in the headset, "Can we pick Ornn and AD first?"

Lin Jiang: "Okay."

Ornn was picked because the enemy team had Galio, and Xayah, who has an ultimate ability to save her life, was chosen as the AD carry.

The Xayah and Rakan combination of Shenju and Zhouwen is incredibly powerful, so SNG must break them up.

However, in their second pick, SNG unexpectedly chose a combination of jungler Jarvan IV and top laner Quesant.

Why not pick Rakan, and not let the bot lane get AD carry either?

What exactly do they want to do?

OT defeated Luo, and both sides entered the second round of bans.

Fang Luxing commented, "The enemy team banning Nightmare is probably trying to gank the mid lane. Lin Jiang, you need to be careful."

is that so?

SNG suddenly revealed the combination of Aphelios and Alistar.

In a flash, Lin Jiang understood: "They're focusing on the bottom lane this game!"

Aphelios is a very weak AD carry in the early game, but once he reaches the late game, he will unleash explosive damage in team fights, causing the enemy to explode.

Galio and Jarvan IV's mid-jungle duo isn't targeting Lin Jiang, but rather focusing on ganking the bot lane! They're feeding Aphelios!

They have no intention of fighting them head-on!

Lin Jiang gasped, feeling as if he had been tricked.

Almost all teams are targeting Lin Jiang, or their mid and jungle players.

However, Lin Jiang's performance was too good, and targeting him was useless, so SNG's coach played a feint!

This coach is definitely something else.

Lin Jiang's competitive spirit was aroused.

In the last counter pick, Lin Jiang didn't hesitate: "Take the Vampire."

Like Aphelios, vampires are extremely weak in the early game but extremely strong in the late game, so there's no need to fear farming alongside them.

Furthermore, the vampire's W skill, his Blood Pool, allows him to transform into a blood mass that is not targeted, enabling him to relentlessly eliminate SNG's backline.

It can be said that once Lin Jiang develops, Aphelios will be unable to play.

This vampire move took everyone by surprise.

SNG wanted to avoid Lin Jiang and push the game into the late game, but Lin Jiang unexpectedly pulled out a Vladimir, turning the tide of the game.

Now it was SNG's turn to fall into deep thought.

Is Lin Jiang trying to force them to arrest Zhong?

The commentators on stage were a bit shocked to see Vladimir. "River actually dared to pick Vladimir when the enemy team picked Jarvan IV and Galio? Isn't this a reverse counter?"

Against such a strong mid-jungle duo, picking a Vladimir who is extremely weak in the early game seems like nothing more than cannon fodder to draw enemy fire.

Is it really possible for a mid-laner in this world to sacrifice so much for their team?

Fans were already feeling sorry for him even before the game started.

[Don't choose like that! How can you be countered by someone else in a position that you already have a counter in?]

[My popularity had just started to rise, and now I'm back to being a tool.]

[Waaaaah, Ah Jiang is always sacrificing for the team.]

But I always felt that Shenju was worth it.

From the director's perspective, Shen Ju's gaze was piercing, his eyes filled with an unprecedented seriousness.

From the moment Lin Jiang chose the vampire, this was no longer just his personal competition, but the honor of the entire team.

Ah Cai continued to spout nonsense in the live stream: "Placing all your hopes on Shen Gou? Has Lin Jiang lost his mind? If Shen Gou doesn't feed this game, I'll change my name!"

Amidst heated discussion, both sides entered the game.

SNG's original intention was to target the bottom lane and ensure Aphelios's takeoff, but since Lin Jiang dared to make that choice, they shouldn't be blamed for changing their target.

Galio used his Q skill to force Lin Jiang to retreat.

Lin Jiang was hit by the damage, but managed to kill a minion with his Q and recover some health. Vladimir is very weak before level three, so be careful of the enemy's aggressive engage.

Just as Lin Jiang raised his hand to absorb the minions, a Prince suddenly rushed out of the bushes with an EQ combo, and with Flash, knocked Lin Jiang into the air!

Level 2 catch!

As expected of SNG's legendary player!

He has a deep grudge against Lin Jiang. Whenever Lin Jiang plays mid lane, he will definitely gank mid at level two!

"Bang, bang," two flashes rang out simultaneously.

Prince's EQ flash is extremely fast, and it's launched from blind vision, so only players with peak hand speed can react to it.

Lin Jiang had already guessed that the other side would come to catch him, so he focused his attention highly. The moment the other side appeared, he did not hesitate to press Flash to dodge.

Based on his years of experience fighting against the Phantom God, he knew that the opponent would come to gank him and would not make a mistake, while the opponent also knew that he could use Flash.

He wanted to trade flashes to create an advantage for the mid lane.

The commentator on stage analyzed, "Without Flash, Vladimir will have an even harder time in lane. We have to give up this wave."

Knowing he had no room to maneuver, Lin Jiang put the line back.

Galio was ready to unleash another Q skill. Lin Jiang didn't retreat but instead moved forward, just enough to fill his red bar. He used a red-rage Q to restore two bars of health.

Hmm? He sucked it all back.

Galio knew that Lin Jiang would be even harder to kill once he reached level 3. He rushed in, activated his Lone Wolf Shield, and tried to taunt Lin Jiang, but instead hit him with a full Q.

Lin Jiang was powerless to fight back, and his health was about to drop to its lowest point when Galio went in again and delivered a heavy blow.

Just as the fist landed, Lin Jiang's E skill exploded, allowing him to absorb a red-rage Q and restore his health.

Galio paused for a moment.

Why is Lin Jiang's blood volume fluctuating between life and death?

He wanted to chase, but he was afraid that Lin Jiang would cooperate with the turret to kill him. If he didn't chase, he was unwilling to use up all his Flash.

While he hesitated, Lin Jiang, fearless of death, activated his E skill again, wanting to come up and bomb him once more.

If we're going to fight, let's fight to the very end!

Galio retreated, letting Lin Jiang do a few basic attacks. Once his Q skill was ready, he immediately countered with a full Q.

Lin Jiang, who was originally about to be hit, suddenly activated his dash, narrowly avoiding his Q skill, and then unleashed a full E attack on him, while his red-rage Q absorbed a large amount of health!

Galio: !!!

Lin Jiang had murderous intent towards him!

He immediately turned and left, but Lin Jiang, who was chasing after him and sucking his blood, was too tempting at this moment, giving him the illusion that he could take his head if he turned around.

Galio or Vladimir, who is stronger in the early game?

He was certain it was him.

"I must destroy you—"

Galio, with his powerful physique, activated Durand's Shield, and Lin Jiang was helplessly sucked in, on the verge of death.

Suddenly, with a "bang," the Blood Ring shattered, reducing Galio's health to the critical point.

At the same time, it took down two low-health soldiers!

With a "whoosh," golden light burst forth from Lin Jiang's body, and he leveled up to level 3!

This is the Crimson Pool!

The ultimate secret of a vampire.

Lin Jiang transformed into a pool of blood on the spot, dodging all of Galio's skills, and continued to stick to him.

Galio's expression changed drastically. He realized he had lost the initiative and ran towards the tower without looking back.

Lin Jiang followed behind him, and after finishing the Blood Pool, he stood up and used a Red Rage Q.

Galio has 100 health points remaining!

Lin Jiang calmly activated the Blood Tide, and just as Galio was about to escape, he released it with a "bang," taking the head and leaving without looking back.

First Blood!

Lin Jiang, with his body severely damaged, headed down the road. Illusion God pursued him relentlessly for miles, but Lin Jiang was eventually rescued by A Deng and Zhou Wen and left safely.

Audience: This...this?

Did the vampire kill Galio?

Galio is a mid-lane champion that counters Vladimir; his passive ability increases magic resistance, making him a nightmare for all mid-lane mages.

Did Lin Jiang end up killing him instead?

The commentator gasped, "Galio made a terrible mistake. He should have retreated when he took damage from the turret, but he hesitated and let the Vladimir deal a lot of damage."

Looking at the bigger picture, the worst thing Galio could have done was to have murderous intent.

After all, even if the vampires are weak, it's still Lin Jiang playing around!

Zeng Yuan, who was watching the live broadcast of the competition from the KUG base, sighed and shook his head. Why do people always think that Lin Jiang is easy to bully? He is an old fox with nine tails.

From the moment SNG changed its strategy, they had already fallen into Lin Jiang's trap.

First of all, Lin Jiang is an experienced mid-laner. He knows all the junglers on each team very well and knows when to throw the game and when to fight.

Secondly, Vampire is a very difficult hero to kill, and Galio's Impulse can only make things easier for him.

The central area is Lin Jiang's grand strategy; all the weaknesses, advantages, and decision points are tactics he arranged well in advance...

Anyone who targets Lin Jiang falls into his trap.

Zooming in on the game through Zeng Yuan's eyes, and analyzing Lin Jiang from an outsider's perspective, he was simply a well-rounded mid-laner.

But analyzing Lin Jiang from the perspective of his opponent, he is simply a—

An unkillable monster.

SNG's jungler, Huan Shen, gets extremely frustrated every time he encounters Lin Jiang. He really can't understand what kind of magic Lin Jiang possesses that allows him to escape danger time and time again.

Could it be that there really is a god protecting him?

Just as he was about to head to the mid lane, the mid laner suddenly realized, "Why are we targeting Lin Jiang? Wasn't our initial strategy to the bottom lane? Let Lin Jiang farm if he wants to, and see if he farms faster or if our strategy is faster."

Yes, their initial target was the bottom lane.

Lin Jiang kept seducing them, and kept making them unwilling to give up.

Although Huan Shen was still unwilling to let him off so easily, he rationally decided that he should focus more on the bottom lane.

After a period of perfect development in the bottom lane, A Deng's voice suddenly came through the headphones: "The Prince is coming to the bottom lane."

The prince came down the road.

Then it's not necessarily just the bottom lane that will come.

As expected, the enemy support made a decisive move, and the prince seized the opportunity to use his EQ combo.

Shenju's ultimate skill was forced out. The moment he landed, the prince used his ultimate skill to block him, and then the surrounding area lit up with the hero's appearance mark.

Here it comes, the unbeatable collaboration between the Prince and Galio!

As the loud crash subsided, Shenju only had time to pull out a barb.

Just as he was about to be controlled to death, he suddenly flashed and changed the position of the hook, hooking both the prince and the landing Galio.

Galio landed and knocked the sunken horse away.

He and the prince were simultaneously imprisoned by Shen Ju's countless flying feathers!

audience:! ! !

Everyone forgot that while Galio and Jarvan IV's ultimate abilities are invincible, they also have a fatal flaw!

That means that while trapping the enemy, they also trap themselves!

As the feathers rained down, they imprisoned them all. The prince was unable to cancel his ultimate ability, and the wall also blocked the bottom lane duo's damage output.

Zhou Wen flew to Shen Ju's side to protect him, and the two left safely.

This was something the commentator hadn't expected at all. He exclaimed, "The synergy between Jarvan IV and Galio's ultimate abilities has been broken by sgod! What can SNG do? The Jarvan IV and Galio combination hasn't been effective yet!"

The audience was thrilled at this point, truly believing that Lin Jiang and Shen Ju were two immortal monsters.

They seem to have been born with this talent, always able to create miracles time and time again in desperate situations!

With such dual Cs, will the upper limit of OT really be low?

In the lounge, Durren jumped up with joy, repeatedly shouting, "There's hope! There's hope..."

After the Spring Split, he and the owner thought that OT could only go so far, but then Lin Jiang came and quietly led OT to a rebound.

Something warm slid down his face. He thought it was sweat, but after wiping it off, he realized it was tears of emotion.

It's so tough, I cried while watching a game.

Meanwhile, Song Zhixu, who was on the top lane, was also quietly dragging the opposing team, Quesanti, along for a wild ride.

The commentators were astonished to discover: "Metoo's Ornn is truly amazing; he can get any top laner to team up with him!"

The opposing team picked Quesanti specifically to crush him, but Song Zhixu managed to hold his own against him evenly without any help, and occasionally even managed to bait Quesanti into the tower.

[Haha, I know Xu Ge is a qualified top laner now.]

[As long as he doesn't die, Brother Lin and Brother Shen can lead him to victory.]

[Don't you guys think Song Zhixu has improved a lot? He's completely different from his Spring Season self.]

[That's strange, how did he do that?]

They had no idea what kind of powerful figure stood behind Song Zhixu, nor did they know what the "300, 500" posts Song Zhixu made on Weibo every day meant.

Unbeknownst to them, in countless battles, Song Zhixu faced opponents who stood at the pinnacle of the league—

Lin Jiang.

Seeing Quesanti unleash his full power, Song Zhixu realized that his chance had finally arrived.

Just like in countless training sessions, the instant the opponent raised their ultimate attack, Song Zhixu used Flash to change the angle, preventing the attack from crashing into the thin wall—

It crashed into the turret!

When Quesanti uses his ultimate ability, he enters his peak state, increasing his damage and granting a deadly buff.

That means reducing your own dual resistance!

Quesanti was instantly dragged to the other side of the tower by Song Zhixu. Under the repeated attacks of the defensive tower and Song Zhixu, he almost walked out of the defensive tower and died tragically.

Song Zhixu solo-killed the opponent!

"Nice!" Fang Luxing couldn't contain his excitement, his hand trembling as he pushed up his glasses. "Song Zhixu's flash was brilliant! Not even a fraction off!"

Duren rubbed his eyes, unable to figure out whether Song Zhixu was just lucky or really that amazing.

On stage, Song Zhixu became more and more confident as the game progressed. When he managed to bring his opponent back to the tower, he suddenly realized that his opponent wasn't actually that strong.

He finally understood the meaning of Lin Jiang's words: only when the opponent becomes stronger can one become stronger!

He had always felt inferior on the path of esports. When he discovered that he could also climb to the top and glimpse the summit, he could no longer bear the cold at the foot of the mountain.

Perhaps he can keep going up this road until—

One day, I stood next to Lin Jiang.

Song Zhixu's solo kill relieved a lot of pressure on OT, giving Lin Jiang more room to develop, and Chen Ju in the bottom lane no longer had to worry about Kuisanti TPing down to force a tower dive.

After a grueling 25-minute struggle, Lin Jiang finally passed the critical period.

A vampire is a hero who, if you can't kill him, can kill everyone.

The hunt has officially begun!

Both sides grouped up in the mid lane, neither giving an inch. During the dragon skirmish, Aphelios made a positioning mistake and was instantly killed by Lin Jiang with a red-rage Q + EW flash combo.

This damage terrified SNG, and the remaining four players were completely routed, with Xiaolong surrendering the dragon.

OT secured their third dragon and pushed down two towers. During the Baron fight, Quesanti seized the opportunity and used his ultimate ability to land above the Baron pit.

As a result, Shenju had a big attack, a flash, and a heal, and managed to hold out against him for half a minute. By the time he turned around to look at his teammates, Lin Jiang had already charged into the crowd with Blood Pool and caused a huge ruckus.

It's a mess, a mess from the very beginning.

They underestimated Shen Ju's stability and Lin Jiang's developmental potential.

In the grueling 30-minute battle, Shenju made no rash moves, and Lin Jiang made no mistakes either. They pushed the Baron Nashor onto the high ground and ended the game in one fell swoop.

In the final moments, Aphelios tried to use his ultimate to fight back, but while he was still in mid-air, Lin Jiang finished him off with a QE combo.

Including this time, Aphelios has died a total of 5 times in this game at Lin Jiang's hands.

Even the commentators couldn't bear to watch: "The vampire is too well-farmed, Aphelios can't do anything about it, he's just an AD carry!"

If we have to analyze why SNG lost this game, it probably started from their underestimation of Lin Jiang's vampire!

If you can't deal with the vampires in the early stages, they will deal with you in the later stages.

After the game, Ah Cai's live stream was filled with fans asking question marks because he himself said that Shen Ju didn't send him a gift with his name written backwards.

As it turned out, Shenju didn't give away any kills and played incredibly steadily throughout the entire game.

Ah Cai panicked and wiped his sweat. No matter how he tried to explain, it was no use. The comments were pressuring him to give an explanation.

His neck turned red from holding it in, and he started rambling: "In the last game, he obviously couldn't win the lane and didn't dare to be aggressive, right? Let's see in the next game, he'll definitely make a mistake in the next game."

The match quickly moved into the second game.

After exchanging the right to choose sides, OT went to the blue side, and this time it was their turn to choose.

Logically, OT should have an advantage.

Who knew that SNG would release three strong heroes in a row? OT picked one, and they picked two, managing to steal OT's advantage.

This game was extremely difficult. Lin Jiang's forehead was covered in sweat, but he dared not wipe it away for fear of affecting his rhythm.

The outer tower is destroyed, the small dragon is lost, the second tower is destroyed, and the big dragon is captured.

Subsequently, the three high ground towers fell, and SNG launched a fierce attack on the city gate. OT defended it fiercely, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate for at least 10 minutes.

The commentators exclaimed in amazement, "OT hasn't given up yet! They're still putting up a fight!"

At this moment, whether they are fans or not, everyone is inspired by their spirit as the last wave of minions pushes onto the high ground.

Despite being 10,000 gold behind, Lin Jiang still led his teammates to a perfect team fight!

Everyone played their best together, and Chenju gave it his all.

Unfortunately, there was no miracle this time.

With only one SNG player remaining, he led the super minions to slowly destroy their crystal, successfully tying the score.

After two matches, OT has become a team that can be compared with SNG in people's minds. In the end, no one can be sure who will win or lose.

During the live stream, Lao Mao admitted, "OT's individual skill level is indeed somewhat uneven, but their strength lies in team fights. Don't be fooled by the fact that the other three players seem insignificant; when they're needed as the cornerstone, they're all incredibly good at finding their positions. And this is a team fight game, so SNG might very well fall victim to OT..."

Many fans feel that Mao Zedong is biased and favors OT.

When the third game started, OT followed SNG's strategy from the previous game: if the opponent took one, they would take two.

With both sides having finalized their lineups and possessing comparable strength, the competition will come down to individual skill once the matches begin.

Lin Jiang calmly adjusted his headset, "Now is the time to prove whether you have the qualifications to go to the World Championship."

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

The expressions on the faces of Song Zhixu, A Deng, Zhou Wen, and Shen Ju all changed.

None of the four of them have ever made it to the World Championships.

I haven't seen the final stage.

LPL is a peak they can't climb, a deep well they can't escape.

It would be a lie to say I don't feel inferior; in the world of esports, results mean everything.

If there really is a chance.

Who wouldn't want to go out and see the world?