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Contrary to what most may expect, Jing Yu is hardly worried about Qin Fei being the support.
As a pro-gamer who can both solo-lane and jungle, be it tanking the damages in the marksman’s stead, or initiating team battles, he should generally be able to fare well.
But with that said, Han Leng and solo-laning?
En…… If he considers it carefully, it’s not totally impossible.
Although Jing Yu has never seen Han Leng play as a solo-laner, Han Leng has indeed used support type demons to gank the enemy solo-laner before. Plus during this time, it is the new ‘in’ to use solo-laning demons to support, therefore he has quite a fair amount of practice. In general, he knows how to use all solo-laning demons that can support. There are even a couple few in which he is outstanding at. He does indeed have the potential to be a solo-laner.
Still…… Are you for real? This can’t be real! We were playing perfectly so far. Why would you still want to swap positions?
This is still the freaking Qualifiers’ first match! And you’re fooling around?!
If one broadens the scope of vision to look at the entire esports circle, which team would dare to wing it like PG?
“I need a reason that can convince me.” These words are said with a deep furrow of Jing Yu’s brows.
So long as it is a factor which can influence the outcome of the match, he will express his opinion even if it will upset Qin Fei.
His opinion is exactly this – You can run amok however much you like normally. But when it’s an actual match, can you please be more stable?
Even if it’s a Bo3, who can guarantee that after losing one round, they can definitely win the next two rounds by playing seriously?
Fang Luofan was correct. Any accident can happen anytime. It’s hard to predict the outcome, therefore, they must give it their all in every round!
Upon hearing Jing Yu’s clearly discontented tone, Luo Yiming subconsciously holds his breath – Is this the pattern for a fight?
Han Leng also plunges into silence, utterly petrified.
Ye Hong stops short of opening his mouth. While wanting to talk them down, he doesn’t know who to direct it at. More than that, he doesn’t even know how to do it.
In this tense atmosphere, Qin Fei tilts his head and meets Jing Yu’s gaze.
Jing Yu bites down on his lower lip. Despite looking mildly afraid, he doesn’t tear his gaze off of Qin Fei’s features in the end. He gives off the total image of “You must give me a reason, or I will perish together with you”.
Having filled in the blanks on his thoughts, Qin Fei can’t help snorting: “The reason?” He smiles all lackadaisical, “It’s simple – Old Han doesn’t know how to use Jinghua Shuiyue. But I do.”
“Huan?” Jing Yu freezes, obviously not having expected Qin Fei to actually give a legitimate reason that’s not: “I just want to play the support on a whim. Fight me if you’re dissatisfied with that,” or things like that to please him half-heartedly.
At this moment of time, both sides have already tossed their dice, deciding the one with the leading advantage.
The unfortunate thing is, PG is the second-mover.
But precisely due to this, Qin Fei has enough time to explain to Jing Yu right before they ban any demons: “Your Moonshadow Spider is only able to make others feel like she’s tricky, precisely because of her CC. Turning things around, this means that so long as the enemies all have Release, Moonshadow Spider’s level of threat will be greatly slashed. In order to make up for this Achilles’ heel, we will therefore need a CC-type support to first cheat the enemy of their Release, then can we let you out to use that combo-attack without interruption.”
“So it’s like that.” Jing Yu suddenly gets it – As expected of Fei Ge! His Moonshadow Spider was ever only used once, yet Fei Ge has already thought of a way to make up for her flaws!
“The truth is, I considered letting Ye Zi use his Spirit Ward to co-op with you.” Qin Fei turns his eyes back on his screen. Seeing MOMO’s still empty ban spot, he goes on, unfazed, “However, if we went with that, we would be skipping out on a mage for one that can’t join team battles.”
Jing Yu is almost entirely convinced.
However……
He uses his last remaining splinter of intelligence to ask one final question: “Is Han Ge’s Jinghua Shuiyue really that much of a vegetable?”
–Veggie to the point of needing to trade positions with Qin Fei?
Han Leng wears a face full of black lines: “Veggie your sis……”
Then, he receives a chilly glare from Qin Fei. He immediately becomes as silent as a chicken.
“How should I put it……” Qin Fei carefully considers his choice of words, “His level of skill with Jinghua Shuiyue is more or less the same as Yiming’s Camael.”
Jing Yu: “Okay. Understood.”
It is common knowledge that Camael is a must-ban to PG. This is because PG’s marksman Luo Yiming is able to turn the Top Marksman Demon into the Top Marksman Spicy Chicken**.
(**Spicy Chicken: Trash)
With this, Jing Yu has been thoroughly convinced. Not only does he not suspect that his teammates are feeding him bullshit, he even somewhat anticipates the co-op between his Moonshadow Spider and Jinghua Shuiyue.
Although they’re both in the same team and have brushed shoulders in so many matches, due to the fact that Qin Fei is a solo-laner and he is a jungler, the number of their co-ops are fewer than few. Most of the time, they play independent of each other.
Who knows what it’ll be like if they co-op?
Jing Yu carries a heart full of expectation towards the synchronisation with Qin Fei. Therefore, he doesn’t notice – Right as he is not looking, Ye Hong secretly straightens his thumb at Qin Fei, mouthing: Perfect as a circle!
Qin Fei doesn’t go on the defence, signing an eight with his right-hand right under his jaw. He smirks: Ain’t I good!
Sitting at the far corner, Luo Yiming and Han Leng swiftly return a thumbs-up: Too freaking awesome!
Fang Luofan bears witness to this bunch of bastards’ subtle signing and is caught between tears and laughter.
Sometimes, he truly doesn’t know whether they change tactics for the sake of victory, or for the sake of stirring things up.
Regardless, Qin Fei’s explanation is quite reasonable, so he needn’t worry too much.
With that in mind, Fang Luofan doesn’t criticise Qin Fei’s decision in the least. He takes his leave before MOMO bans their first demon, closing the door after himself.
From there, Fang Luofan decides to lock himself in his Conference Room to watch the livestream.
【Good morning, everyone! I am the live commentator, Halfling!】
【I am Candy~】
【We’re finally able to do commentary for the Qualifiers! This is a bit moving ne!】Halfling sounds quite touched, indeed, 【In particular, there is the first match, which is PG’s match! Who knows what surprises PG will show us today?!】
【Haha, Halfling, you just want to see Goldfish ba!】Candy exposes him with that first line, 【I’m sure everyone who paid attention to the Preliminaries are not foreign to Goldfish, PG’s new Jungler. Even if you’ve never heard of him, that’s fine too. Because Halfling will happily introduce his idol~】
【You found me out again!】Halfling smilingly jokes, 【Then, let’s give me a moment to introduce the player, Goldfish. He is PG’s new jungler for this season, his ID is GF. To date, he has only used two demons in formal matches. That is, Frozen Heart, and Moonshadow Spider – That’s right, you haven’t misheard! They are Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider!】
Halfling: 【After the Preliminaries ended, many people are calling him the Mainland Server’s Top Frozen Heart. However, I think this isn’t quite accurate enough.】
Candy: 【Oh? Why’s that the case?】
Halfling: 【That’s because his Moonshadow Spider is also very strong ah! There’s nothing with calling him the Mainland Server’s Top Moonshadow Spider ba?】
Candy: 【That seems like it! However, player Goldfish’s most frequently used demon has still got to be Frozen Heart.】
Halfling: 【That seems to be the case so far. However, I believe Goldfish’s card pool isn’t limited to these two demons.】Pausing, 【Candy, have you noticed? Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider are both assassin class Junglers.】
Candy startles, catching on: 【I think I get what you mean!】
【That’s right! That’s exactly what I mean!】Halfling beams, declaring, 【It’s not just Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider. So long as they are an assassin class demon, they rarely appear on the pro-gaming scene. Even if they do, they also don’t overturn everyone’s impressions of these demons the way Goldfish has done. Goldfish, he can totally be titled the Mainland Server’s Top Assassin!】
【Who knows whether we’ll get to see Goldfish use other assassin class demons in this season?!】Whilst saying this, Candy sees MOMO ban their first demon after some hesitation. She swiftly changes the topic, commentating, 【Alright. We can now see, MOMO has decided on Lilith as their first ban.】
Halfling: 【Qin Fei’s Lilith is simply a bug in the first half. It’s easy to see that after PG’s former Jungler made the switch to solo-laning, his aggressiveness has only done the opposite of decreasing. MOMO’s decision was correct. They definitely can’t allow Qin Fei to have any demons that’ll fare well in the first half. Otherwise, the Top Lane will be crumple quickly.】
Candy: 【Now then, PG bans Camael. This isn’t really surprising.】
Halfling: 【MOMO bans Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Again, another predictable decision…… Oh, I almost forgot to mention it. If we’re talking about MOMO, they seem to like playing high speed demons with flexible teleportation abilities. Therefore, I think they should be aiming to snatch Dark Cupid.】
Candy: 【I can hardly guess who they’ll ban last. On this side, PG bans Black Serpent. That is indeed MOMO’s mid-laner’s most used demon……】No sooner has she said this, MOMO makes a decision, 【Satan! MOMO instabans Satan!】
【There’re a total of three bans, but two are given to PG’s solo-laner, Qin Fei.】Halfling can’t keep from smiling, 【We can clearly see, player Qin Fei seems to give MOMO no small amount of pressure.】
Candy: 【Looks like MOMO really intends to snatch Dark Cupid. However, let’s first take a look at PG’s last ban…… Er, it’s another instaban! It’s Dark Cupid!】
Luo Yiming has once again banned his own lifeline.
However, this time, it is a ban made with Jing Yu’s permission.
In contrast to previously, they are the second-mover. Therefore, knowing that the enemy’s about to snatch Dark Cupid, they’ve got no reason to let this OP demon fall into the enemy’s arsenal.
With this, the Ban session comes to an end. Both sides advance into the Pick session.
Having lost Dark Cupid, MOMO hesitates a bit before reluctantly locking Centaur.
As for PG, as if it’s been long since decided, they instalock Death God and Jinghua Shuiyue!
En?
Death God and Jinghua Shuiyue?!
Halfling thinks he must have seen wrongly: 【PG locks Death God and Jinghua Shuiyue. To date, I’ve still never seen them use these two demons.】
【Do they have a new strategy on their hands?】Candy makes a stab in the dark. Then, MOMO picks Burial Sword and Scarlet Fury, 【These two demons can be said to be within the realm of expectations. Being the Top Jungler, be it AD or relocation, Burial Sword doesn’t lack in any department. Scarlet Fury is the most adaptable mage besides Black Serpent. He suits MOMO’s style extremely well.】
【On PG’s side, they lock Chronos and Peacock Plume.】As he says this, Halfling raises his eyebrows in surprise, 【If they’re going with this line-up, there’s going to be quite the amount of pressure on PG’s bottom-laners ah?】
【PG picked Jinghua Shuiyue right from the start, meaning they’ve already planned to use the Chronos-Jinghua Shuiyue tag-team to bottom-lane since way back then.】Candy explains, her tone also plenty sceptical, 【This doesn’t seem to be PG’s usual style ah?】
Halfling: 【For their last two picks, MOMO decides on Mad Bones and Merman. Now, there’s only PG’s Jungler left.】
Candy: 【When it comes to PG’s jungler, I think there shouldn’t be much suspense left.】
Halfling: 【Indeed. Frozen Heart is very likely to be chosen. Although this demon has already appeared numerous times in the Preliminaries, since this is the first match of the Qualifiers, I’m still filled with plenty of anticipation towards Goldfish’s fine play!】
Candy: 【Hahaha, Halfling, you just want to see Goldfish’s Frozen Heart ba! With that said, honestly speaking, I also want to see him – The sight of Frozen Heart pentakilling, no matter how many times I watch it, I still can’t get enough!】
Halfling: 【Afterall, the only one who can use Frozen Heart to pentakill in this PGL is…… Huan?!】
Halfling is just merrily commentating when suddenly, a single demon flashes into the centre of the screen. She’s the total opposite of what he had expected…… What situation is this?!
Halfling doesn’t feel good about this at all!
Despite working so hard with Candy to set the stage for Jing Yu’s Frozen Heart, the result is actually-?
–In the first match of the Qualifiers, PG’s jungler is Moonshadow Spider rather than Frozen Heart!
Right as PG locked Moonshadow Spider, be it Halfling or Candy, both are equally stupefied.
At last, it’s still Halfling who snaps back to reality first, flabbergasted as he remarks:【They actually chose Moonshadow Spider…… This is Goldfish’s first time using Moonshadow Spider under a situation where Frozen Heart is not banned.】
【Truth be told, I think his Moonshadow Spider is even stronger than Frozen Heart.】Candy rebegins setting the stage for Goldfish.【After all, his Moonshadow Spider can trounce a 1v3 at low HP. But can Frozen Heart do that?】
【You’re right. If we look at it objectively, Goldfish’s Moonshadow Spider is far stronger than Frozen Heart! I’m guessing MOMO didn’t ban her precisely because they were like us. They must have thought Goldfish will definitely use Frozen Heart.】
Halfling makes that guess but can’t help exclaiming in his heart: Throughout the one week of Preliminaries Goldfish’s first pick was always Frozen Heart. It can’t be for the purpose of preventing Moonshadow Spider from being banned in the Qualifiers ba? If that’s the case, PG, this team, is really far too scheming!
During the tension-filled countdown, both parties individually exchange their demons and make adjustments to their equipment.
【Now, there is only PG’s solo-laner and support who have not traded demons.】Halfling says it without thought, then patiently waits for the countdown to end.
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven……
Halfling: 【Nn? Is PG not exchanging?】
Five, Four, Three, Two……
Halfling: ? ? ?
Soon enough, the timer comes to an end. Both sides enter the battlefield.
Right to the end, PG’s solo-laner and support never exchanged demons.
After entering the battlefield, astonishingly enough, the eye catching ID, PG-Sleep, hovers over the top of Jinghua Shuiyue’s head.
Likewise, PG-HHH is using Death God.
【Fuck!】 Having finally come to his senses, Halfling bursts out into a cuss on the spot. 【Qin Fei’s playing the auxiliary?!】
Candy’s eyes are widened, full of disbelief, 【Wha-?! These two didn’t log into the wrong accounts ba?!】
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Contrary to what most may expect, Jing Yu is hardly worried about Qin Fei being the support.
As a pro-gamer who can both solo-lane and jungle, be it tanking the damages in the marksman’s stead, or initiating team battles, he should generally be able to fare well.
But with that said, Han Leng and solo-laning?
En…… If he considers it carefully, it’s not totally impossible.
Although Jing Yu has never seen Han Leng play as a solo-laner, Han Leng has indeed used support type demons to gank the enemy solo-laner before. Plus during this time, it is the new ‘in’ to use solo-laning demons to support, therefore he has quite a fair amount of practice. In general, he knows how to use all solo-laning demons that can support. There are even a couple few in which he is outstanding at. He does indeed have the potential to be a solo-laner.
Still…… Are you for real? This can’t be real! We were playing perfectly so far. Why would you still want to swap positions?
This is still the freaking Qualifiers’ first match! And you’re fooling around?!
If one broadens the scope of vision to look at the entire esports circle, which team would dare to wing it like PG?
“I need a reason that can convince me.” These words are said with a deep furrow of Jing Yu’s brows.
So long as it is a factor which can influence the outcome of the match, he will express his opinion even if it will upset Qin Fei.
His opinion is exactly this – You can run amok however much you like normally. But when it’s an actual match, can you please be more stable?
Even if it’s a Bo3, who can guarantee that after losing one round, they can definitely win the next two rounds by playing seriously?
Fang Luofan was correct. Any accident can happen anytime. It’s hard to predict the outcome, therefore, they must give it their all in every round!
Upon hearing Jing Yu’s clearly discontented tone, Luo Yiming subconsciously holds his breath – Is this the pattern for a fight?
Han Leng also plunges into silence, utterly petrified.
Ye Hong stops short of opening his mouth. While wanting to talk them down, he doesn’t know who to direct it at. More than that, he doesn’t even know how to do it.
In this tense atmosphere, Qin Fei tilts his head and meets Jing Yu’s gaze.
Jing Yu bites down on his lower lip. Despite looking mildly afraid, he doesn’t tear his gaze off of Qin Fei’s features in the end. He gives off the total image of “You must give me a reason, or I will perish together with you”.
Having filled in the blanks on his thoughts, Qin Fei can’t help snorting: “The reason?” He smiles all lackadaisical, “It’s simple – Old Han doesn’t know how to use Jinghua Shuiyue. But I do.”
“Huan?” Jing Yu freezes, obviously not having expected Qin Fei to actually give a legitimate reason that’s not: “I just want to play the support on a whim. Fight me if you’re dissatisfied with that,” or things like that to please him half-heartedly.
At this moment of time, both sides have already tossed their dice, deciding the one with the leading advantage.
The unfortunate thing is, PG is the second-mover.
But precisely due to this, Qin Fei has enough time to explain to Jing Yu right before they ban any demons: “Your Moonshadow Spider is only able to make others feel like she’s tricky, precisely because of her CC. Turning things around, this means that so long as the enemies all have Release, Moonshadow Spider’s level of threat will be greatly slashed. In order to make up for this Achilles’ heel, we will therefore need a CC-type support to first cheat the enemy of their Release, then can we let you out to use that combo-attack without interruption.”
“So it’s like that.” Jing Yu suddenly gets it – As expected of Fei Ge! His Moonshadow Spider was ever only used once, yet Fei Ge has already thought of a way to make up for her flaws!
“The truth is, I considered letting Ye Zi use his Spirit Ward to co-op with you.” Qin Fei turns his eyes back on his screen. Seeing MOMO’s still empty ban spot, he goes on, unfazed, “However, if we went with that, we would be skipping out on a mage for one that can’t join team battles.”
Jing Yu is almost entirely convinced.
However……
He uses his last remaining splinter of intelligence to ask one final question: “Is Han Ge’s Jinghua Shuiyue really that much of a vegetable?”
–Veggie to the point of needing to trade positions with Qin Fei?
Han Leng wears a face full of black lines: “Veggie your sis……”
Then, he receives a chilly glare from Qin Fei. He immediately becomes as silent as a chicken.
“How should I put it……” Qin Fei carefully considers his choice of words, “His level of skill with Jinghua Shuiyue is more or less the same as Yiming’s Camael.”
Jing Yu: “Okay. Understood.”
It is common knowledge that Camael is a must-ban to PG. This is because PG’s marksman Luo Yiming is able to turn the Top Marksman Demon into the Top Marksman Spicy Chicken**.
(**Spicy Chicken: Trash)
With this, Jing Yu has been thoroughly convinced. Not only does he not suspect that his teammates are feeding him bullshit, he even somewhat anticipates the co-op between his Moonshadow Spider and Jinghua Shuiyue.
Although they’re both in the same team and have brushed shoulders in so many matches, due to the fact that Qin Fei is a solo-laner and he is a jungler, the number of their co-ops are fewer than few. Most of the time, they play independent of each other.
Who knows what it’ll be like if they co-op?
Jing Yu carries a heart full of expectation towards the synchronisation with Qin Fei. Therefore, he doesn’t notice – Right as he is not looking, Ye Hong secretly straightens his thumb at Qin Fei, mouthing: Perfect as a circle!
Qin Fei doesn’t go on the defence, signing an eight with his right-hand right under his jaw. He smirks: Ain’t I good!
Sitting at the far corner, Luo Yiming and Han Leng swiftly return a thumbs-up: Too freaking awesome!
Fang Luofan bears witness to this bunch of bastards’ subtle signing and is caught between tears and laughter.
Sometimes, he truly doesn’t know whether they change tactics for the sake of victory, or for the sake of stirring things up.
Regardless, Qin Fei’s explanation is quite reasonable, so he needn’t worry too much.
With that in mind, Fang Luofan doesn’t criticise Qin Fei’s decision in the least. He takes his leave before MOMO bans their first demon, closing the door after himself.
From there, Fang Luofan decides to lock himself in his Conference Room to watch the livestream.
【Good morning, everyone! I am the live commentator, Halfling!】
【I am Candy~】
【We’re finally able to do commentary for the Qualifiers! This is a bit moving ne!】Halfling sounds quite touched, indeed, 【In particular, there is the first match, which is PG’s match! Who knows what surprises PG will show us today?!】
【Haha, Halfling, you just want to see Goldfish ba!】Candy exposes him with that first line, 【I’m sure everyone who paid attention to the Preliminaries are not foreign to Goldfish, PG’s new Jungler. Even if you’ve never heard of him, that’s fine too. Because Halfling will happily introduce his idol~】
【You found me out again!】Halfling smilingly jokes, 【Then, let’s give me a moment to introduce the player, Goldfish. He is PG’s new jungler for this season, his ID is GF. To date, he has only used two demons in formal matches. That is, Frozen Heart, and Moonshadow Spider – That’s right, you haven’t misheard! They are Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider!】
Halfling: 【After the Preliminaries ended, many people are calling him the Mainland Server’s Top Frozen Heart. However, I think this isn’t quite accurate enough.】
Candy: 【Oh? Why’s that the case?】
Halfling: 【That’s because his Moonshadow Spider is also very strong ah! There’s nothing with calling him the Mainland Server’s Top Moonshadow Spider ba?】
Candy: 【That seems like it! However, player Goldfish’s most frequently used demon has still got to be Frozen Heart.】
Halfling: 【That seems to be the case so far. However, I believe Goldfish’s card pool isn’t limited to these two demons.】Pausing, 【Candy, have you noticed? Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider are both assassin class Junglers.】
Candy startles, catching on: 【I think I get what you mean!】
【That’s right! That’s exactly what I mean!】Halfling beams, declaring, 【It’s not just Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider. So long as they are an assassin class demon, they rarely appear on the pro-gaming scene. Even if they do, they also don’t overturn everyone’s impressions of these demons the way Goldfish has done. Goldfish, he can totally be titled the Mainland Server’s Top Assassin!】
【Who knows whether we’ll get to see Goldfish use other assassin class demons in this season?!】Whilst saying this, Candy sees MOMO ban their first demon after some hesitation. She swiftly changes the topic, commentating, 【Alright. We can now see, MOMO has decided on Lilith as their first ban.】
Halfling: 【Qin Fei’s Lilith is simply a bug in the first half. It’s easy to see that after PG’s former Jungler made the switch to solo-laning, his aggressiveness has only done the opposite of decreasing. MOMO’s decision was correct. They definitely can’t allow Qin Fei to have any demons that’ll fare well in the first half. Otherwise, the Top Lane will be crumple quickly.】
Candy: 【Now then, PG bans Camael. This isn’t really surprising.】
Halfling: 【MOMO bans Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Again, another predictable decision…… Oh, I almost forgot to mention it. If we’re talking about MOMO, they seem to like playing high speed demons with flexible teleportation abilities. Therefore, I think they should be aiming to snatch Dark Cupid.】
Candy: 【I can hardly guess who they’ll ban last. On this side, PG bans Black Serpent. That is indeed MOMO’s mid-laner’s most used demon……】No sooner has she said this, MOMO makes a decision, 【Satan! MOMO instabans Satan!】
【There’re a total of three bans, but two are given to PG’s solo-laner, Qin Fei.】Halfling can’t keep from smiling, 【We can clearly see, player Qin Fei seems to give MOMO no small amount of pressure.】
Candy: 【Looks like MOMO really intends to snatch Dark Cupid. However, let’s first take a look at PG’s last ban…… Er, it’s another instaban! It’s Dark Cupid!】
Luo Yiming has once again banned his own lifeline.
However, this time, it is a ban made with Jing Yu’s permission.
In contrast to previously, they are the second-mover. Therefore, knowing that the enemy’s about to snatch Dark Cupid, they’ve got no reason to let this OP demon fall into the enemy’s arsenal.
With this, the Ban session comes to an end. Both sides advance into the Pick session.
Having lost Dark Cupid, MOMO hesitates a bit before reluctantly locking Centaur.
As for PG, as if it’s been long since decided, they instalock Death God and Jinghua Shuiyue!
En?
Death God and Jinghua Shuiyue?!
Halfling thinks he must have seen wrongly: 【PG locks Death God and Jinghua Shuiyue. To date, I’ve still never seen them use these two demons.】
【Do they have a new strategy on their hands?】Candy makes a stab in the dark. Then, MOMO picks Burial Sword and Scarlet Fury, 【These two demons can be said to be within the realm of expectations. Being the Top Jungler, be it AD or relocation, Burial Sword doesn’t lack in any department. Scarlet Fury is the most adaptable mage besides Black Serpent. He suits MOMO’s style extremely well.】
【On PG’s side, they lock Chronos and Peacock Plume.】As he says this, Halfling raises his eyebrows in surprise, 【If they’re going with this line-up, there’s going to be quite the amount of pressure on PG’s bottom-laners ah?】
【PG picked Jinghua Shuiyue right from the start, meaning they’ve already planned to use the Chronos-Jinghua Shuiyue tag-team to bottom-lane since way back then.】Candy explains, her tone also plenty sceptical, 【This doesn’t seem to be PG’s usual style ah?】
Halfling: 【For their last two picks, MOMO decides on Mad Bones and Merman. Now, there’s only PG’s Jungler left.】
Candy: 【When it comes to PG’s jungler, I think there shouldn’t be much suspense left.】
Halfling: 【Indeed. Frozen Heart is very likely to be chosen. Although this demon has already appeared numerous times in the Preliminaries, since this is the first match of the Qualifiers, I’m still filled with plenty of anticipation towards Goldfish’s fine play!】
Candy: 【Hahaha, Halfling, you just want to see Goldfish’s Frozen Heart ba! With that said, honestly speaking, I also want to see him – The sight of Frozen Heart pentakilling, no matter how many times I watch it, I still can’t get enough!】
Halfling: 【Afterall, the only one who can use Frozen Heart to pentakill in this PGL is…… Huan?!】
Halfling is just merrily commentating when suddenly, a single demon flashes into the centre of the screen. She’s the total opposite of what he had expected…… What situation is this?!
Halfling doesn’t feel good about this at all!
Despite working so hard with Candy to set the stage for Jing Yu’s Frozen Heart, the result is actually-?
–In the first match of the Qualifiers, PG’s jungler is Moonshadow Spider rather than Frozen Heart!
Right as PG locked Moonshadow Spider, be it Halfling or Candy, both are equally stupefied.
At last, it’s still Halfling who snaps back to reality first, flabbergasted as he remarks:【They actually chose Moonshadow Spider…… This is Goldfish’s first time using Moonshadow Spider under a situation where Frozen Heart is not banned.】
【Truth be told, I think his Moonshadow Spider is even stronger than Frozen Heart.】Candy rebegins setting the stage for Goldfish.【After all, his Moonshadow Spider can trounce a 1v3 at low HP. But can Frozen Heart do that?】
【You’re right. If we look at it objectively, Goldfish’s Moonshadow Spider is far stronger than Frozen Heart! I’m guessing MOMO didn’t ban her precisely because they were like us. They must have thought Goldfish will definitely use Frozen Heart.】
Halfling makes that guess but can’t help exclaiming in his heart: Throughout the one week of Preliminaries Goldfish’s first pick was always Frozen Heart. It can’t be for the purpose of preventing Moonshadow Spider from being banned in the Qualifiers ba? If that’s the case, PG, this team, is really far too scheming!
During the tension-filled countdown, both parties individually exchange their demons and make adjustments to their equipment.
【Now, there is only PG’s solo-laner and support who have not traded demons.】Halfling says it without thought, then patiently waits for the countdown to end.
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven……
Halfling: 【Nn? Is PG not exchanging?】
Five, Four, Three, Two……
Halfling: ? ? ?
Soon enough, the timer comes to an end. Both sides enter the battlefield.
Right to the end, PG’s solo-laner and support never exchanged demons.
After entering the battlefield, astonishingly enough, the eye catching ID, PG-Sleep, hovers over the top of Jinghua Shuiyue’s head.
Likewise, PG-HHH is using Death God.
【Fuck!】 Having finally come to his senses, Halfling bursts out into a cuss on the spot. 【Qin Fei’s playing the auxiliary?!】
Candy’s eyes are widened, full of disbelief, 【Wha-?! These two didn’t log into the wrong accounts ba?!】
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Mara: Poor JY… But gimme some Moonshadow on the rocks! Tama: Upupupupu~
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