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Tamago: A huge thank you to Cat Naps for their kind donation~
A bit of a Reminder on Positions: PL, Wing, GY, Fly, HI Sleepy, Leaf, ONE, GF, HHH
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ANE has banned two of Jing Yu’s demons! After the members of PG freeze briefly out of shock, they burst out in loud, celebratory laughter:
Luo Yiming’s cackling at the enemies: “HAHAHAHAHA! ANE’s sprung right for the death trap! What exactly made them think Goldfish’s Frozen Heart is better than Fei Ge’s Lilith?”
Ye Hong’s guffawing because of Jing Yu: “HAHAHAHAHA! Little Goldfish, who knew you’d also have such a day?!”
The enemies have a total of three ban slots, yet Jing Yu got onto two of them – This kind of VIP treatment truly has only been tasted by Qin Fei and Ye Hong to date.
Jing Yu clearly hasn’t expected himself to be aimed at by ANE to such an extent. After a brief pause, he can’t keep himself from simpering: “It’s not as if I only know how to use these two demons. If they’ve got the guts, they should ban them all.”
Qin Fei: “ANE still doesn’t even know what you’re able to use ne.”
Ye Hong: “HAHAHAHAHA! By the time they do, they won’t know what they should ban for sure!”
Luo Yiming: “Remember? Goldfish said his Frozen Heart is the weakest! HAHAHAHAHA!”
Han Leng: “Hey, Brothers, don’t just busy yourselves with laughing! So, which demon should we ban?”
Jing Yu and Qin Fei answer in tandem: “Burial Sword.”
After saying this, both parties turn to each other in surprise – Through their eyes, they confirm: Yep, this is truly a comrade who wants to make trouble like me!
Ye Hong expresses his desire to hop onto the bandwagon: “Of course we’re banning Burial Sword ah! They dare to bully our Little Goldfish to this extent. Their Jungler can forget all about living well and easy!”
“Okie~” Han Leng happily bans Burial Sword.
Upon seeing PG’s choice, Candy can’t help letting out a shocked cry: 【PG’s second ban is Burial Sword!】
Halfling: 【HAHAHA! Should we say, this is only expected of PG?! Not caring about living, but always causing trouble! I’m guessing this is PG’s counterattack on ANE for banning two of Goldfish’s demons!】
ANE clearly also hasn’t thought PG would ban Burial Sword. Upon seeing this decision, all five faces are utterly thunderstruck. They’re unable to pull out their 3rd ban for a long time.
Actually, it’s not as if they can’t make up their minds – With Ye Hong on the opponents’ side, Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is naturally a must-ban.
However, what comes after? What ought they snatch?
Following the nerve-wrecking tick-tocking of the timer’s countdown, ANE lurches into an intense scrum debate:
HI: “Snatch Dark Cupid!”
Fly: “NO! What if Goldfish uses Satan? Then don’t I have to use Mad Bones? Mad Bones can still solo-lane, but as a jungler, his AD simply suck ass!”
PL: “Right. I think it’s best to snatch Satan ba! On the off chance that PG’s last ban turns out to be Death God, I’ve got no choice but to use Mad Bones to solo-lane, but the moment Goldfish locks Satan, what’re you going to let Little Fly use? Mandala Petals?”
HI is convinced: “Alright, we’ll snatch Satan!”
After coming to an agreement, ANE bans Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and rubs their palms together in wait to snatch Satan.
However, not long after they banned Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, PG briskly forked out their last ban slot, slapping ANE’s faces swollen!
【It’s Satan!】Candy cries out in excitement, 【Out of the six ban slots, four are all junglers. HAHAHA! This round’s way too interesting!】
【It’s PG, this team, that’s entertaining!】Halfling cackles, 【ANE banned two of their junglers one after another, so they swiftly returned with two junglers. Even if they let Camael and Black Serpent out, they still had to complete their counterattack – PG, this team, they’re seriously the most capable team amongst all I’ve seen! Even when they’re banning demons, they’re also so capable!】
Upon seeing the six bans of both parties, the barrage are all kinds of excited:
【HAHAHA! This is a strategy that’s just killing Fly!】
【This can be considered ANE shooting themselves in their own foot ba?】
【OMFG!!! I’m looking so freaking much to this match!】
【Fly: Who am I? Where am I? What happened?】
【Goldfish: I’m using the Starter Pack Demons. There’s still Mandala Petals left. You up?】
Heh. That’s truly what PG thinks:
Jing Yu: “We’ll see what the enemies lock first. If it’s Mandala Petals, then I’ll go with Wendy.”
Ye Hong: “The Starter Pack Demons ah? Splendid! Can I use Faar?”
Jing Yu: “You can’t.”
Qin Fei: “What’s your Wendy like in action?”
Jing Yu: “Even better than Frozen Heart.”
Qin Fei: “Oh, then we’ll go with that.”
Luo Yiming: “HAHAHAHAHA! What godfreaking better than Frozen Heart?! When those words come outta your mouth, they mean totally different things from when others say it!”
Jing Yu: “Huan Hei~”
On the other side, ANE’s members have been pushed to the verge of collapsing:
Fly: “……PG, these bunch of people, are they all sick in the head?”
HI: “……Their sickness is hardly anything new.”
Wing: “……This sickness looks incurable!”
PL has already hit the point of insanity: “So what should we snatch aaaaaaaahhh?!”
HI sighs audibly: “Camael.”
GY: “Alright. Ah Hai*, you best protect me ah! Help me pentakill and hard-carry!”
(*Hai = HI. ‘Ah’ is a common term people add at the front as a nickname to indicate friendliness)
HI turns his gaze to the heavens: “……Let’s first settle the issue of our line-up before we say anything.”
Candy: 【ANE locks Camael! This is his first time appearing in the Qualifiers! An OP demon who is also called “The Angel of Destruction”, he can be both the ADC and the APC*. He is a truly incredible demon! Now, what will PG counter with?】
(*APC, Attack Power Carry: Low HP, high damage in the form of AP vs ADC, Attack Damage Carry: Low HP, high damage in the form of basic abilities and AA)
Halfling: 【PG locks Lilith and Dark Cupid! In this season, Qin Fei’s Lilith appeared in-game quite a lot. Her battle scores are also fairly impressive. Dark Cupid, on the other hand, has always been ONE’s first choice. In order to suppress Goldfish, ANE had no choice but to let these two demons out. Hopefully, they won’t regret their decision after this!】
Candy: 【ANE first picks Death God, then the other position is…… Uh, Centaur!?】
【Double-Marksmen! Is this an attempt to emulate KID’s Double-Marksmen formation?!】Halfling raises his voice in shock. Only after seeing Fly lock Centaur and equip it with Smite, then does he finally react, 【No, that’s not right! It’s the Jungler! ANE’s Fly intends to use a marksman to jungle!】
【This is downright interesting!】The more she says, the more Candy’s looking forward to this match, 【 up, we have PG who’s picking. This time, they hesitate a little…… ah, they’ve locked in! It’s Black Serpent!】
Halfling: 【Black Serpent also rarely comes off the ban list ne. This demon’s in the same T1 as Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, but it’s far easier to control him than Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, therefore he is also the first pick of many teams…… PG has locked in Sariel in their other slot! Alright, with this, PG’s bottom-laning duo is the same as that of the last round. Now, what demon will ANE use to support?】
Candy: 【ANE’s locked in Ariel!】
Halfling: 【Oh! A healing-type support like him truly is suitable for ANE’s current line-up!】
Candy: 【ANE picks Peacock Plume for their last slot. Although she’s not as adaptable as Black Serpent, when it comes to AP, she is the one and only Mage who can go head to head with Black Serpent!】
Halfling: 【Finally, we’re at PG’s last pick! PG’s solo-laner, mid-laner, marksman, and support have all been decided. Now, there’s only the jungler remaining. What exactly will Goldfish use to jungle?】
When saying these words, Halfling’s simply bursting at the seams with excitement.
He truly is so hyped up for Jing Yu using a new demon to jungle!
This player who was able to get both Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider up on the ban list, and even got pinpointed by the fellow TOP 8 ANE to such an extent – It seems like no matter which demon he uses, he can still hard-carry the team!
Halfling doesn’t doubt it in the least – Even if Jing Yu uses a Starter Pack Demon in PGL, their battle score won’t fall short of Frozen Heart’s!
Thus in this manner, under Halfling’s most expectant eyes, PG picks out their last demon—
A shower of numerous purple petals appears at the heart of the screen, then suddenly accelerates and gathers up in a swirl of petals.
Layers of delicate petals peel back and droop, forming a magnificent dress. A girl with hair as white as snow rouses and rises from the depths of her flower petalled skirt. She stretches her four limbs, revealing a small and child-like face.
–Mandala Petals!
【AAAAAAHHH! MANDALA PETALS!】The moment he sees PG locking this demon, Halfling flips out and screams, 【MY LIFELINE AAAAAAH!!!】
Mandala Petals is firmly believed to be the No. 1 of the assassin-class junglers – With the dreamy appearance of a maiden and a set of gorgeous special effects that’re just a feast for the eyes, who knows how many people had once went mad for her, grinding her day and night, and then, in the end, got put in their place by her battle scores and win rate. =_=
Actually, in comparison to his other assassin-class demons, Mandala Petals’ abilities are quite gentle on the players – They’re hardly as suicidal as Frozen Heart’s, nor as complicated as Moonshadow Spider’s, which makes one want to throttle the game designers to death.
However, being an assassin-class jungler, Mandala Petals shares the common weakness of the other assassin-class junglers – That is, low HP.
Therefore, even if this demon appears much more in the PGL as compared to the other assassin-class junglers, there are only a handful who’re able to use her to carry the game.
Halfling: 【I’m sure those who have been paying attention to this season must have seen Goldfish’s Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider – They all rack up scores that’re simply out of this world! I believe his Mandala Petals will also blow our minds with a performance that’s just as remarkable!】
Candy: 【In this round, both parties’ line-ups are different from their past line-ups seen on LDPL. ANE’s Jungler uses Centaur, whereas PG’s Jungler uses Mandala Petals. How exactly will this match turn out?】
Halfling: 【Looking at the line-up before us, PG is well-suited for the first-half so it’s best if they end the match swiftly. That’s because the moment ANE’s Camael and Centaur level up, their AD will be quite impressive, and it’ll totally be out of Lilith’s ability to tank.】
PG has naturally noticed this point too.
Jing Yu: “In this match, we’ve got to hasten a little.”
Ye Hong is a little worried: “Can your Mandala Petals speed up?”
Although Jing Yu does use Mandala Petals during their normal training sessions, since her AD falls short of Frozen Heart’s and she has neither Frozen Heart’s CC nor Moonshadow Spider’s bug-level combo-attack, her final battle score isn’t all that impressive and she’s rarely, if ever, able to clinch the MVP title.
This in turn gave PG the impression that Mandala Petals isn’t as strong as Frozen Heart or Moonshadow Spider.
But in truth?
Jing Yu flexes his fingers. His screen, showing the loading interface of the game, reflects his whimsical smile: “If we’re talking about Mandala Petals, what she relies on is the head, and not the operation – Don’t worry! This time, I’ll carry you guys~” Pausing here, he adds, wholly confident, “My Mandala Petals is smooth as heck!”
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Mara: ‘’who knows how many people had once went mad for her, grinding her day and night’’ Who here has the worst mind? The author, Tamago, or me?
Tamago: Eh. Seeing how that’s the first one you caught after so long? I’d say it’s me.
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Tamago: A huge thank you to Cat Naps for their kind donation~
A bit of a Reminder on Positions: PL, Wing, GY, Fly, HI Sleepy, Leaf, ONE, GF, HHH
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ANE has banned two of Jing Yu’s demons! After the members of PG freeze briefly out of shock, they burst out in loud, celebratory laughter:
Luo Yiming’s cackling at the enemies: “HAHAHAHAHA! ANE’s sprung right for the death trap! What exactly made them think Goldfish’s Frozen Heart is better than Fei Ge’s Lilith?”
Ye Hong’s guffawing because of Jing Yu: “HAHAHAHAHA! Little Goldfish, who knew you’d also have such a day?!”
The enemies have a total of three ban slots, yet Jing Yu got onto two of them – This kind of VIP treatment truly has only been tasted by Qin Fei and Ye Hong to date.
Jing Yu clearly hasn’t expected himself to be aimed at by ANE to such an extent. After a brief pause, he can’t keep himself from simpering: “It’s not as if I only know how to use these two demons. If they’ve got the guts, they should ban them all.”
Qin Fei: “ANE still doesn’t even know what you’re able to use ne.”
Ye Hong: “HAHAHAHAHA! By the time they do, they won’t know what they should ban for sure!”
Luo Yiming: “Remember? Goldfish said his Frozen Heart is the weakest! HAHAHAHAHA!”
Han Leng: “Hey, Brothers, don’t just busy yourselves with laughing! So, which demon should we ban?”
Jing Yu and Qin Fei answer in tandem: “Burial Sword.”
After saying this, both parties turn to each other in surprise – Through their eyes, they confirm: Yep, this is truly a comrade who wants to make trouble like me!
Ye Hong expresses his desire to hop onto the bandwagon: “Of course we’re banning Burial Sword ah! They dare to bully our Little Goldfish to this extent. Their Jungler can forget all about living well and easy!”
“Okie~” Han Leng happily bans Burial Sword.
Upon seeing PG’s choice, Candy can’t help letting out a shocked cry: 【PG’s second ban is Burial Sword!】
Halfling: 【HAHAHA! Should we say, this is only expected of PG?! Not caring about living, but always causing trouble! I’m guessing this is PG’s counterattack on ANE for banning two of Goldfish’s demons!】
ANE clearly also hasn’t thought PG would ban Burial Sword. Upon seeing this decision, all five faces are utterly thunderstruck. They’re unable to pull out their 3rd ban for a long time.
Actually, it’s not as if they can’t make up their minds – With Ye Hong on the opponents’ side, Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is naturally a must-ban.
However, what comes after? What ought they snatch?
Following the nerve-wrecking tick-tocking of the timer’s countdown, ANE lurches into an intense scrum debate:
HI: “Snatch Dark Cupid!”
Fly: “NO! What if Goldfish uses Satan? Then don’t I have to use Mad Bones? Mad Bones can still solo-lane, but as a jungler, his AD simply suck ass!”
PL: “Right. I think it’s best to snatch Satan ba! On the off chance that PG’s last ban turns out to be Death God, I’ve got no choice but to use Mad Bones to solo-lane, but the moment Goldfish locks Satan, what’re you going to let Little Fly use? Mandala Petals?”
HI is convinced: “Alright, we’ll snatch Satan!”
After coming to an agreement, ANE bans Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and rubs their palms together in wait to snatch Satan.
However, not long after they banned Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, PG briskly forked out their last ban slot, slapping ANE’s faces swollen!
【It’s Satan!】Candy cries out in excitement, 【Out of the six ban slots, four are all junglers. HAHAHA! This round’s way too interesting!】
【It’s PG, this team, that’s entertaining!】Halfling cackles, 【ANE banned two of their junglers one after another, so they swiftly returned with two junglers. Even if they let Camael and Black Serpent out, they still had to complete their counterattack – PG, this team, they’re seriously the most capable team amongst all I’ve seen! Even when they’re banning demons, they’re also so capable!】
Upon seeing the six bans of both parties, the barrage are all kinds of excited:
【HAHAHA! This is a strategy that’s just killing Fly!】
【This can be considered ANE shooting themselves in their own foot ba?】
【OMFG!!! I’m looking so freaking much to this match!】
【Fly: Who am I? Where am I? What happened?】
【Goldfish: I’m using the Starter Pack Demons. There’s still Mandala Petals left. You up?】
Heh. That’s truly what PG thinks:
Jing Yu: “We’ll see what the enemies lock first. If it’s Mandala Petals, then I’ll go with Wendy.”
Ye Hong: “The Starter Pack Demons ah? Splendid! Can I use Faar?”
Jing Yu: “You can’t.”
Qin Fei: “What’s your Wendy like in action?”
Jing Yu: “Even better than Frozen Heart.”
Qin Fei: “Oh, then we’ll go with that.”
Luo Yiming: “HAHAHAHAHA! What godfreaking better than Frozen Heart?! When those words come outta your mouth, they mean totally different things from when others say it!”
Jing Yu: “Huan Hei~”
On the other side, ANE’s members have been pushed to the verge of collapsing:
Fly: “……PG, these bunch of people, are they all sick in the head?”
HI: “……Their sickness is hardly anything new.”
Wing: “……This sickness looks incurable!”
PL has already hit the point of insanity: “So what should we snatch aaaaaaaahhh?!”
HI sighs audibly: “Camael.”
GY: “Alright. Ah Hai*, you best protect me ah! Help me pentakill and hard-carry!”
(*Hai = HI. ‘Ah’ is a common term people add at the front as a nickname to indicate friendliness)
HI turns his gaze to the heavens: “……Let’s first settle the issue of our line-up before we say anything.”
Candy: 【ANE locks Camael! This is his first time appearing in the Qualifiers! An OP demon who is also called “The Angel of Destruction”, he can be both the ADC and the APC*. He is a truly incredible demon! Now, what will PG counter with?】
(*APC, Attack Power Carry: Low HP, high damage in the form of AP vs ADC, Attack Damage Carry: Low HP, high damage in the form of basic abilities and AA)
Halfling: 【PG locks Lilith and Dark Cupid! In this season, Qin Fei’s Lilith appeared in-game quite a lot. Her battle scores are also fairly impressive. Dark Cupid, on the other hand, has always been ONE’s first choice. In order to suppress Goldfish, ANE had no choice but to let these two demons out. Hopefully, they won’t regret their decision after this!】
Candy: 【ANE first picks Death God, then the other position is…… Uh, Centaur!?】
【Double-Marksmen! Is this an attempt to emulate KID’s Double-Marksmen formation?!】Halfling raises his voice in shock. Only after seeing Fly lock Centaur and equip it with Smite, then does he finally react, 【No, that’s not right! It’s the Jungler! ANE’s Fly intends to use a marksman to jungle!】
【This is downright interesting!】The more she says, the more Candy’s looking forward to this match, 【 up, we have PG who’s picking. This time, they hesitate a little…… ah, they’ve locked in! It’s Black Serpent!】
Halfling: 【Black Serpent also rarely comes off the ban list ne. This demon’s in the same T1 as Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, but it’s far easier to control him than Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, therefore he is also the first pick of many teams…… PG has locked in Sariel in their other slot! Alright, with this, PG’s bottom-laning duo is the same as that of the last round. Now, what demon will ANE use to support?】
Candy: 【ANE’s locked in Ariel!】
Halfling: 【Oh! A healing-type support like him truly is suitable for ANE’s current line-up!】
Candy: 【ANE picks Peacock Plume for their last slot. Although she’s not as adaptable as Black Serpent, when it comes to AP, she is the one and only Mage who can go head to head with Black Serpent!】
Halfling: 【Finally, we’re at PG’s last pick! PG’s solo-laner, mid-laner, marksman, and support have all been decided. Now, there’s only the jungler remaining. What exactly will Goldfish use to jungle?】
When saying these words, Halfling’s simply bursting at the seams with excitement.
He truly is so hyped up for Jing Yu using a new demon to jungle!
This player who was able to get both Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider up on the ban list, and even got pinpointed by the fellow TOP 8 ANE to such an extent – It seems like no matter which demon he uses, he can still hard-carry the team!
Halfling doesn’t doubt it in the least – Even if Jing Yu uses a Starter Pack Demon in PGL, their battle score won’t fall short of Frozen Heart’s!
Thus in this manner, under Halfling’s most expectant eyes, PG picks out their last demon—
A shower of numerous purple petals appears at the heart of the screen, then suddenly accelerates and gathers up in a swirl of petals.
Layers of delicate petals peel back and droop, forming a magnificent dress. A girl with hair as white as snow rouses and rises from the depths of her flower petalled skirt. She stretches her four limbs, revealing a small and child-like face.
–Mandala Petals!
【AAAAAAHHH! MANDALA PETALS!】The moment he sees PG locking this demon, Halfling flips out and screams, 【MY LIFELINE AAAAAAH!!!】
Mandala Petals is firmly believed to be the No. 1 of the assassin-class junglers – With the dreamy appearance of a maiden and a set of gorgeous special effects that’re just a feast for the eyes, who knows how many people had once went mad for her, grinding her day and night, and then, in the end, got put in their place by her battle scores and win rate. =_=
Actually, in comparison to his other assassin-class demons, Mandala Petals’ abilities are quite gentle on the players – They’re hardly as suicidal as Frozen Heart’s, nor as complicated as Moonshadow Spider’s, which makes one want to throttle the game designers to death.
However, being an assassin-class jungler, Mandala Petals shares the common weakness of the other assassin-class junglers – That is, low HP.
Therefore, even if this demon appears much more in the PGL as compared to the other assassin-class junglers, there are only a handful who’re able to use her to carry the game.
Halfling: 【I’m sure those who have been paying attention to this season must have seen Goldfish’s Frozen Heart and Moonshadow Spider – They all rack up scores that’re simply out of this world! I believe his Mandala Petals will also blow our minds with a performance that’s just as remarkable!】
Candy: 【In this round, both parties’ line-ups are different from their past line-ups seen on LDPL. ANE’s Jungler uses Centaur, whereas PG’s Jungler uses Mandala Petals. How exactly will this match turn out?】
Halfling: 【Looking at the line-up before us, PG is well-suited for the first-half so it’s best if they end the match swiftly. That’s because the moment ANE’s Camael and Centaur level up, their AD will be quite impressive, and it’ll totally be out of Lilith’s ability to tank.】
PG has naturally noticed this point too.
Jing Yu: “In this match, we’ve got to hasten a little.”
Ye Hong is a little worried: “Can your Mandala Petals speed up?”
Although Jing Yu does use Mandala Petals during their normal training sessions, since her AD falls short of Frozen Heart’s and she has neither Frozen Heart’s CC nor Moonshadow Spider’s bug-level combo-attack, her final battle score isn’t all that impressive and she’s rarely, if ever, able to clinch the MVP title.
This in turn gave PG the impression that Mandala Petals isn’t as strong as Frozen Heart or Moonshadow Spider.
But in truth?
Jing Yu flexes his fingers. His screen, showing the loading interface of the game, reflects his whimsical smile: “If we’re talking about Mandala Petals, what she relies on is the head, and not the operation – Don’t worry! This time, I’ll carry you guys~” Pausing here, he adds, wholly confident, “My Mandala Petals is smooth as heck!”
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Mara: ‘’who knows how many people had once went mad for her, grinding her day and night’’ Who here has the worst mind? The author, Tamago, or me?
Tamago: Eh. Seeing how that’s the first one you caught after so long? I’d say it’s me.
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If you like what I’m doing, please donate to Covid-19 Relief Efforts!
For every USD$3 worth of donations accrued, I will add 1 chapter to the Cour, and release the extra chapter on the day itself (with a cap of +15 chapters).
You may also donate to a charity organization of your own liking (local or otherwise) that is currently helping out with the Covid-19 situation.
Please don’t forget to forward any confirmation email / screenshot of the confirmation page to [email protected], and drop a comment to let me know you donated!
Current Donations: $3/3 (+15)*
*We have reached the cap of the 15 extra chapters that are available for this Cour! The $3 balance left from the current Cour will be carried into the next Cour. In other words, 2 chapters will be released on the first day of the next Cour, so you get to enjoy~
Thank you for all your donations! And we seek your kind understanding in awaiting for the next batch of extras! ^^
