BVAHEDLA[W Chapter 22
by VolareChapter 22 E-sports 22 “Chu Li-fei!”
In the fifth game’s ban/pick phase, both sides’ early ban/picks were quite conventional and there was nothing to say about it.
However, as it reached the mid-stage, MU still hadn’t selected a marksman hero, which made some viewers feel strange.
[Still not picking a marksman? If SYR bans two more marksmen, MU won’t have much to pick.]
[Yeah, if the strong heroes get banned, how will MU fight?]
[Maybe MU plans to pick a double-warrior lineup?]
[Indeed, since the version update, warrior laners are quite strong. Picking a double-warrior lineup isn’t impossible.]
[Are you guys not looking at the starting players? Double-warrior my ass. I don’t remember The End ever playing a side lane, and MU’s side lane substitute isn’t playing this game either.]
This idea was also recognized by a small number of people. After all, you never know, Xu Zhi-lin might be hiding a side lane hero, waiting to show it off in the finals.
After all, in the current professional league, the marksman carry or jungle carry playstyle is still the norm. Although MU picked an assassin mage in the first game for a mage carry play, it’s still not the mainstream choice. So it’s not surprising that the audience felt confused about MU’s failure to pick a marksman hero.
As time passed, MU still didn’t pick a marksman hero. This further confirmed the guesses in the minds of some viewers, and they even began to guess which side lane hero MU would pick.
However, when MU’s final pick came out, they were all dumbfounded.
[What the hell???]
[Haha, the one-trick pony is here.]
[Jungle Hunter??? Playing is playing, joking is joking, but don’t get serious. MU hasn’t locked in yet, they must have clicked the wrong one.]
[The person above has a bad connection, it’s already locked in, haha. SYR can pop the champagne.]
[? No way, did MU take money? Picking such a toxic hero?]
[MU’s pick isn’t wrong. They just picked the most commented-on playstyle.]
Jungle Hunter is a marksman hero that was released in the game last year, but unlike regular marksmen, Jungle Hunter’s main output method is not basic attacks.
Compared to other marksmen, Jungle Hunter’s basic attacks have high damage but slow attack speed. However, the core of his gameplay is still in his skills – he has a long shooting range and extremely high damage. A single shot can take away half a health bar, it’s not just talk. He’s like a seasoned hunter in the jungle, lurking in the dark for a long time, waiting to deliver a fatal blow to his prey.
This skill sounds very strong, but it actually tests the player’s aiming accuracy. Many players aim for a lifetime in actual operation, but they can’t hit a single shot, and they don’t use basic attacks, so they just give up.
Players spammed the screen in the game, but on the big screen, Jungle Hunter was already confirmed and locked in on MU’s side.
A few weeks ago.
At that time, the game ushered in a wave of hero and equipment adjustments.
When Chu Li-fei was browsing the adjustment details page, he noticed an interesting point. A change to a piece of equipment on the adjustment page was very suitable for Jungle Hunter. Thinking of this, he immediately called Xu Zhi-lin to ask for his thoughts.
“Jungle Hunter’s proficiency?” Xu Zhi-lin was a little confused, but he still leaned in front of Chu Li-fei’s computer screen and took a look.
When he saw the equipment details that Chu Li-fei’s cursor was pointing at, his expression changed as if he suddenly thought of something. He widened his eyes and read the few lines of small text over and over again.
After reading it, he took a deep breath and said solemnly: “My hit rate is okay, I will work harder to practice more during this time.”
He already understood what Chu Li-fei meant. If he could practice this hero well and bring it out in the finals, it would definitely be a trump card that would exceed everyone’s expectations.
Chu Li-fei’s idea wasn’t sudden. He had previously noticed that Xu Zhi-lin’s predictions were very good, and Jungle Hunter relies on prediction. They should appear on the field together and give everyone a surprise.
So, he locked in this hero in the fifth game of the finals.
First, SYR would never have thought that they would choose the hero Jungle Hunter, thus wasting several ban slots.
Second, no matter who wins this game, the next game will become the match point. And the side with the lower score will often have more psychological pressure.
Chu Li-fei smiled and looked at everyone in MU. The fifth game officially began.
Unexpectedly, just 10 seconds into the game, the audience started spamming question marks again.
[??? Marksman going mid?]
Xu Zhi-lin controlled his character and switched positions with Luo Qi. He went mid, and Luo Qi went bot.
In less than 30 seconds, the minion wave first met in the mid lane.
Xu Zhi-lin directly used a skill, instantly hitting three minions, and then a few basic attacks finished off the minions. The opposing mage had barely reduced the minions to half health.
After Xu Zhi-lin reached level 2, he went directly to the bot lane. He didn’t go to the bush near the SYR jungle, but squatted in a bush in the MU jungle and directly sniped.
The SYR marksman had just dodged one of Luo Qi’s skills, and the next second, he lost a third of his health!
Ling Lan: “The End’s blind shot directly hit the SYR marksman, taking away nearly half of his health with one shot!”
The SYR marksman also looked dumbfounded. He had just dodged Luo Qi’s skill and then had a third of his health taken away by a bullet. He didn’t even see the red line of Jungle Hunter’s aiming.
He didn’t even know that he had entered Xu Zhi-lin’s range!
Xu Zhi-lin’s prediction… He had really underestimated this MU marksman player in the past.
Thinking this way, another bullet hit him from afar, triggering a critical hit!
The SYR marksman’s health was almost gone!
A Ming: “Second blind shot! The End’s hit rate is scarily high. SYR’s marksman is in danger!”
As he shouted this, Lu Mo-chen also appeared from the side. He went up and directly finished off the SYR marksman. Xu Zhi-lin and Luo Qi assisted.
In less than two minutes, the first kill was born. Although the final kill came from Lu Mo-chen, no one would forget Xu Zhi-lin’s performance.
Two shots almost instantly killed the marksman!
If he develops to the late game…
Soon, everyone discovered that SYR kept targeting MU’s marksman, coming to the mid lane several times.
However, Jungle Hunter’s attack range is long, and he also has a skill that can see the enemy’s vision, which added a lot of difficulty to the SYR team.
And since the first kill broke out, everyone on the SYR team was obviously alert.
After that, the two sides experienced several small team fights, either exchanging health or exchanging kills. No one gained an advantage.
MU wanted to attack, but SYR was prepared early, clearing the wave and running.
SYR wanted to force a team fight, but Xu Zhi-lin shot half their health away with one shot. Before the team fight even started, everyone on SYR was almost dead, so how could they fight?
At 10 minutes, both sides wanted to compete for the Tyrant.
Xu Zhi-lin had set up his sniper early, waiting for them to come.
The first shot hit the SYR marksman, directly taking away half his health.
The second shot hit the SYR side laner, but this reduced less health.
The third shot hit the low-health marksman in the crowd, taking him away with one shot!
SYR hadn’t even gone up yet, and their marksman was gone, so how could they fight?
Just as they were in a dilemma, another shot hit them.
Jiang Shi looked at his health bar, which was directly halved, and no longer hesitated. He decisively gave up the Tyrant and went straight to the Overlord.
Lu Mo-chen successfully killed the Overlord.
[Damn, this is too cool.]
[Family members, wait for me in ranked.]
[Well, can’t play ranked tonight.]
With the Tyrant, MU attacked all the way, taking down two of SYR’s high ground towers.
14 minutes.
MU’s two lanes of super minions had already reached SYR’s doorstep. The two sides broke out into another team fight.
Jiang Shi directly flanked, trying to find Xu Zhi-lin’s location. His existence was SYR’s biggest threat.
As long as he was alive, everyone in SYR was worried, fearing that Xu Zhi-lin would suddenly fire a shot from who knows where, directly taking away half of their health, making them never dare to enter his range.
Considering that Xu Zhi-lin still had a Flash unused, Jiang Shi tried to bait out his Flash first.
Unfortunately, Xu Zhi-lin predicted his prediction.
Dodging Jiang Shi’s attack, Xu Zhi-lin took Jiang Shi away with a basic attack and skill, and then set up his sniper in place.
He accurately found the SYR marksman and took him away with two shots from thousands of miles away.
In the end, every time a gunshot rang out, a member of SYR disappeared.
No shot missed, and the sound of the bullet hitting was like an ancient war song, stirring up the blood in the hearts of the audience.
MU also successfully destroyed SYR’s crystal.
A Ming & Ling Lan: “Congratulations to MU for defeating SYR and taking this victory!”
In the sixth game, perhaps because they were too frustrated in the last game, SYR played like they had been injected with chicken blood. They ended the game in 10 minutes, tying the score again.
Now the score on the field has become [MU 3:3 SYR].
They have one last game left to determine the winner tonight.
That is – the Peak Duel.
The rules of the Peak Duel are different from the previous games. It removes the hero banning phase and there is no restriction on hero selection. Both teams can choose the same heroes to compete for the final victory.
Therefore, in past games, there have been situations where both teams had the same lineup. At this time, it is a competition of the players themselves and the team’s tacit understanding.
In the rest area.
Everyone in MU began to feel nervous, looking serious and ready to fight.
They all knew that this was the last game. Having come this far, no one wanted to go back with regrets.
Lu Mo-chen tightly grasped the sofa cover, lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, but frequently glanced in Chu Li-fei’s direction.
Chu Li-fei didn’t seem as calm as he appeared on the surface.
In fact, since this morning, he had been feeling uneasy.
Suddenly, he felt a blur in front of his eyes, and his whole body felt weak and uncontrollably fell forward.
He heard an exclamation in his ear.
“Chu Li-fei!”
It was Lu Mo-chen’s voice.
This time, he didn’t call him “Captain”, but called him by his name.