Chapter 128.2 - PandaTL

Before the match started, Fang Zhengqing speculated that Chi Shuo would gank the bottom lane. The coach used reverse elimination and asked the top and mid lane to be more cautious.

Chi Shuo’s jungling was also focused on the top half of the map. Fang Zhengqing sensed that something was amiss and immediately retreated.

Ye Shaoyang reminded, “There’s no chance this round. Fangfang has retreated back to the tower and can’t be killed.”

Chi Shuo: “Mn, we’ll see again later. Prepare for the dragon.”

The minor dragon had spawned.

All the players rushed over and got ready in their formation before they started going back and forth at each other. But since not many players have hit Level 6, they have yet to unlock their ult and the only player to have hit Level 6 was Chi Shuo. Thus, when Tianhuan attacked the dragon, Jingzhe would group up and retaliate. When it was Jingzhe’s turn to attack, Tianhuan would surround them and force a retreat.

After half a day of both teams pushing back and forth, the minor dragon let out a roar and returned to the dragon pit where its health was replenished to full again.

“It got away again.” The two commentators’ tones were full of helplessness.

“The minor dragon is probably feeling very frustrated. Are you guys fighting or not! Are you teasing me?”

The venue erupted into laughter.

At the backstage viewing area, Lin Feng’s eyebrows were scrunched up, “The situation in this match seems to constantly be deadlocked.”

Team Two’s captain, Yan Bin, piped up, “Yes. So far, it seems that both teams are evenly matched and have racked up some kills. However, they are emphasizing all the small details like positioning, last hits, supporting, and visibility… it’s all about the details!”

Lin Feng smiled, “The confrontations between strong teams are like that. It’s difficult to defeat them in one go during the early-game.”

Xie Xiaotian asked anxiously, “Then, will Captain Chi and Yang-ge be able to find a breakthrough?”

“Of course.” Lin Feng replied confidently.

A situation where both teams were evenly matched was the hardest to deal with. Two teams pushing back and forth, you couldn’t kill me, and I also couldn’t kill you. Time would then unknowingly pass, and the game would be dragged to the late-stage and at that time, even the smallest mistake might lead to a chain reaction.

Although the viewers may think the scene looked peaceful…

In reality, all the players were under intense pressure and were extremely focused, not daring to relax even slightly.

Cheng Xing’s palms were covered in sweat. He felt extremely pressured facing Xie Yuan and was constantly suppressed by him when it came to taking the last kill. The skills of a marksman who had won the international championship¹ was really impressive. His attention to detail was so meticulous that it would gradually wear you down.

Qu Jiang instructed, “Xiao Xing, go back to base first since there are no minions left. I’ll check the vision.”

Cheng Xing quickly retreated and went to patch up his gear, all while wiping away the sweat on his hands.

The screen cut to the mid lane again.

Unlike the peacefulness at the beginning, the viewers realized after the camera had switched back to the mid lane that both Fang Zhengqing and Ye Shaoyang had hit Level 6 at the same time. The both of them then flashed——almost simultaneously!

Fang Zhengqing was originally at the foot of the tower. He suddenly flashed because he wanted to unleash his ult and instakill Ye Shaoyang.

The Destruction Mage could wreak great havoc when it was at Level 6. With his operational skills, his six blades of black mist could bypass the protection of the fox cubs easily to hit the White Fox King hiding directly behind, killing the other party instantly.

Ye Shaoyang foresaw Fang Zhengqing’s actions and quickly responded. As soon as Fang Zhengqing reached Level 6, Ye Shaoyang used flash without hesitation. As a result, what the viewers witnessed was Fang Zhengqing appearing to flash forward and releasing six blades of black mist from his staff, but Ye Shaoyang also flashed away at the same time, causing the mist blades to strike the empty space behind him.

The commentators were stunned, “Beautiful! What a skillful flash!”

“No matter what, Captain Fang would’ve reached Level 6 before Lieyang as he had grabbed a blue buff. It seems like Lieyang had even taken into account the experience points Captain Fang needed and just as Captain Fang finished killing the last minion needed to hit Level 6, he directly flashed away and escaped. This acute sense of his is indeed amazing!”

Backstage, Coach Chen was feeling complicated, “I initially ruled out Ye Shaoyang as the player Sunshine on the international server, because the expert from that server seemed like a seasoned player. They had a keen sense of the game and were rich in experience… ai, who would’ve known that a newcomer could actually hold his own against Captain Fang!”

He was able to maintain his calm against a world-class mid-laner and showed exceptional attention to detail, not missing a single minion and using his skills methodically. He could even predict that the other party wanted to kill him and flashed away decisively.

Is this player really a newcomer? Wasn’t his talent too terrifying?

After running away, Ye Shaoyang immediately informed Chi Shuo, “Fangfang doesn’t have any flash left.”

Chi Shuo: “Got it.”

Having no flash also meant that an artillery mage no longer had any movement skills left.

Chi Shuo intentionally exposed vision at the river on the bottom lane before using his wolf form that allowed him to quickly cross jungles to stealthily move towards the mid lane.

Fang Zhengqing was thinking, Chi Shuo should probably be ganking the bottom lane? But his reverse tacit understanding also made him unsure.

The minions in the mid lane were about to arrive and leaving now would mean missing out on those minions.

Fang Zhengqing stood at the foot of the tower, intending to clear the minions before returning to base.

It was still a relatively safe distance for Fang Zhengqing under the tower. However, viewers in the audience realized from seeing the eagle-eye view that at that moment, the Black Wolf King had already made its way over from the jungle and was currently hiding in the bushes near the outer tower.

The minion wave was slowly advancing. Ye Shaoyang appeared and started releasing his fox cubs to clear the minions. He cleared quite a number of minions and his movements also seemed to be no different from usual. It didn’t match the appearance of someone who had teammates nearby. Fang Zhengqing let go of his worries and launched a basic attack on the minions under the tower.

At that moment, Ye Shaoyang’s White Fox King took two steps forward and suddenly transformed into human form!

The White Fox King’s human form was very handsome and also had an AoE ult with a ‘fear’ effect. He had unleashed his ult the moment he had transformed, causing Fang Zhengqing to be immobilized.

At the same time, the black wolf stormed out of the bushes like lightning and charged toward Fang Zhengqing fiercely——

His bites led to Fang Zhengqing’s health depleting. It was a critical hit!

Chi Shuo’s explosive combo directly crippled Fang Zhengqing. Ye Shaoyang controlled the four fox cubs and attacked Fang Zhengqing until he was left with a sliver of health before Chi Shuo swooped in and took him down with a basic attack.

The Black Wolf King who had taken the first kill took on a new form before bolting over the wall to make a swift escape.

——First Blood!

Chi Shuo got his first kill.

Fang Zhengqing really felt like vomiting a mouthful of blood.

During the trash talk segment before the match, he seemed to have said, ‘Chi Shuo, deliver a free kill to me.” In the end, the opposite happened, and Chi Shuo took him down instead! What the heck! Shuoyue and Lieyang’s cooperation this round was really just them colluding shamelessly!

Both commentators exclaimed excitedly, “The first kill is finally here, after 10 minutes! This tactic of suddenly ganking the enemy had a great effect indeed. Lieyang and Chi Shuo still have such great chemistry, both charging in to kill, with one immobilizing the enemy and the other killing him. Even Captain Fang had his hands tied with this 1v2 play.”

Jingzhe’s jungler was one step too late and could only help Fang Zhengqing farm the last two minions.

He was just a support jungler and his clearing speed was naturally not as fast as Chi Shuo, so him coming late was excusable. Of course, Fang Zhengqing wouldn’t blame his teammate. After resurrecting, he frowned and said, “It seems like Tianhuan is eyeing a breakthrough in the mid lane this round?”

Li Yun’mo asked, “Should I help?”

Fang Zhengqing smiled, then replied, “No, they can’t always be coming over to kill me. Develop well in the bottom lane, I’ll be fine alone in the mid lane.”

Not long after that statement was made, Chi Shuo went to the mid lane again for an ambush after clearing the blue buff.

This time, both Ye Shaoyang and Fang Zhengqing’s flash were ready, but Ye Shaoyang initiated the attack first!

As soon as the minions clashed in the mid lane, he immediately transformed into his handsome human form and used his ult. Fang Zhengqing was also a player with extremely sharp instincts and he had flashed away the moment Ye Shaoyang transformed.

But escape was futile.

The Black Wolf King’s wolf form could traverse obstacles to pursue their enemies. Chi Shuo chased Fang Zhengqing all the way to the tower while Ye Shaoyang sent four fox cubs to tank damage from the tower. Chi Shuo had built up sufficient economic resources and with an explosive combo, Fang Zhengqing was beaten to the point of low health. Right after——

The four fox cubs suddenly pounced on Fang Zhengqing from all four directions.

Four-Way Killing Technique.

This was a technique commonly used by summoning mages that was extremely difficult to execute. It required mouse and keyboard coordination to designate both the positioning and the attack routes of the four fox cubs.

Ye Shaoyang designated the attacks of the four fox cubs in an instant, inflicting four stacks of ‘bleed’ on Fang Zhengqing!

——[Tianhuan-Lieyang (White Fox King) killed I’m Very Square (Destruction Mage)!].