Chapter 219: Untitled
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
King battleteam vs Mix battleteam.
Before going on, everyone wasn’t feeling too optimistic. After all, of all the famous players on the international rankings, four out of five players in King were part of them. Honestly speaking, the chances of winning this match was 40% against 60%, 40% was still on the account that King was exhausted and did not want to play a good game.
Ji Zhiyao sat under the stage, preparing to observe carefully.
His gaze swept over, examining the five players who had already gone on stage.
King top-laner Xiaobai.
Mid-laner Boxer.
Jungler Mina.
ADC Xiumin.
Support Linka.
A near-perfect combination, whether based on teamwork or individual capabilities.
Ji Zhiyao’s pupils involuntarily contracted.
The stats analyzer said, “NoHomo focus on watching, at the very least half of Boxer’s style is speed class.”
Ji Zhiyao nodded.
Though A.K felt that Boxer’s training was totally below grade, a pro is a pro, Boxer had only incorporated a little bit of speed class into his own style and it managed to make him a frustrating opponent.
He watched on in the audience, feeling more nervous than he did when competing on stage... Boxer was really aggressive, attacking Heng right at the start of the game, regardless of whether his abilities were available or not, he first pounced right on. Heng swiftly retreated, escaping with great terror.
The stats analyzer commented, “Really aggressive.”
Ji Zhiyao nodded, still in a state of shock. “I will definitely stay away from middle lane later, how about playing a jungler ADC team up?”
The stats analyzer stared at him speechlessly. “If you are able to stand by and watch as Boxer clobbers Heng.”
“What sin am I suffering.”
Two minutes later, Heng finally managed to steadily hide under the turret, relying on the turret to kill minions... Yet such a position wasn’t any fine one, because it was always Boxer coming over with the wave of minions and Heng would have to endure yet another cruel beating, repeatedly hovering between dying and not dying.
At the bottom lane, Xiaobai was no match for Mo Huaifeng, thus the overall trend was still considered optimistic; at the top lane, K for once demonstrated his specialty of “top lane defense turret”, no matter how Xiumin and Linka harassed him, he remained unmoved. Although his HP was decreasing little by little, he did not die.
The highlight of the game was in the middle lane and jungle.
Heng had been locked in the turret by Boxer, unable to move the entire time, and Xiao’s current condition was also rather dire. After just rising to level three, he was forced to fight Mina head on and ended up becoming first blood, all the resources in his jungle were cleaned out, Xiao was incensed yet nothing could be done.
20 minutes past, the more Ji Zhiyao watched on, the clearer the game became to him; the dominance of the bottom lane would not last, their top and middle lanes might even collapse subsequently after being held back and the jungle had also lost its advantage... Perhaps out of nervousness or some other reason, everyone’s mental state wasn’t as good as their previous games, Mo Huaifeng seemed to have sensed it too as he pursed his lips.
Yet there was no way out.
This was a match that they had found the chances of winning rather low since the start, yet as they played on, such a helpless feeling became deeply pricked in every corner of their bodies.
In the situation of being madly dominated by Boxer and Mina, Mix battleteam lost the match in the 35th minute.
Ji Zhiyao seemed to be able to hear the whispers from the Chinese audience seated 10m away, and pursed his lips.
Until he heard footsteps beside him, did Ji Zhiyao lift his head and look over, dumbfounded as he realized that his teammates did not falter as easily as he had imagined, Mo Huaifeng was discussing something with Xiao in a low voice, and Xiao would occasionally comment on top of nodding his head, K rubbed his wrist while muttering about how seeing him was like seeing a big, juicy bone to Xiumin as he would bite onto him and let go. Nuo wasn’t in too good a mood, but it was only a bad mood, nothing restless or depressed about him... As the five of them walked over, they were evidently different from the others, they were a collective existence.
Ji Zhiyao could not hold back lifting the corner of his lips and smiling.
Nuo’s fingers trembled as if he had discovered something of a big deal. “NoHomo, are you still a brother! Never mind if you wouldn’t give me a hug of consolation, you’re actually still laughing at me!”
“Want a hug from me, have you asked Captain for permission?”
Mo Huaifeng immediately replied. “No, it’s too gay.”
The others raised their brows.
These two have the cheek to call others gay?
Mo Huaifeng went back to business very quickly. “Tidy up your thoughts, you’re up for the next match.”
Ji Zhiyao who was called upon nodded.
Xiao patted his shoulder. “All the best NoHomo, don’t get yourself trapped in the jungle, I believe you can do it.”
“Don’t worry Brother Xiao, I am a jungler with dreams who is determined to hold you down on the reserve seat, I won’t lose.”
Xiao kept quiet for a while before inquiring sincerely, “Captain, can I play for the next match?”
“I support his usurpation. After all my team’s starting jungler is more cowardly, he’s suited to be left to defend the water dispenser at the back.”
It was meant to be a joke, but Xiao genuinely felt a knot in his heart right then. He sat on the chair with an aggrieved expression, not quite wanting to acknowledge the duo who was in cahoots with each other in the team, Mo Huaifeng and Ji Zhiyao.
After resting for some time, Ji Zhiyao went on stage with the four others.
Commentator A: “Mix battleteam finally changed their battleteam’s lineup, we are seeing reserve Yao on the stage of the league once again.”
Commentator B: “Why do I feel like you’ve suddenly become really excited? Why, have you already become a fan of Yao?”
Commentator A: “My head tells me that I still have to give the commentary, and I can’t do that, but my feelings have already given me the answer. I want to tell you, you’re right, I have already become a fan of Yao and am in great admiration of him, after all every game that he participates in seems to be won really easily... Of course, I will give proper commentary, no personal motives will be mixed in.”
Commentator B: “Alright, let us put our eyes onto this match.”
As it turned out, Mix battleteam that had Ji Zhiyao as part of them, made so many changes to their playing style as compared to the past. The most straightforward reason was because Ji Zhiyao was a speed class player, his speed and reaction capacity was not just a level above Xiao, hence he would not be trapped in the jungle. Instead, he would even go to the opposite jungle to counter-jungle. The match had begun for less than three minutes and Ji Zhiyao had already engaged Mina face-to-face for a couple of times, neither one gained any advantage.
This also assured that, for this match, there wouldn’t be any problems with Mix’s resources and gold in the early phase.
Heng: “Feels wonderful to have gold in the early game. NoHomo, come to the middle lane after you’re done jungling, the feeling of being locked in the middle lane from the previous match is still surrounding me, I can’t help but shiver.”
Ji Zhiyao: “Are you an idiot? Besides, since you can’t fight him head on, then just roam between the top and bottom lanes. Don’t worry, I’ll watch the middle lane for you, nothing will happen.”
Heng: “Smart! Then I shall hide till I get to level five and unlock my ultimate ability, before I clear another wave of minions and try to bait the opponents.”
Ji Zhiyao: “Whatever makes you happy, I’m going to the bottom lane first.”
K: “Excuse me, jungler please think about me in the top lane! There are two mad dogs opposing me who will bite me from time to time, I’m about to contract rabies here.”
Ji Zhiyao: “Don’t be anxious, after the dominance at the bottom lane has been built, I’ll come to you.”
Mo Huaifeng: “Come.”
Ji Zhiyao came and went like the wind, wearing two pairs of accelerated boots, in a few seconds he had scurried from the upper half of the jungle to the bottom lane. Xiaobai vigorously going at each other with Nuo, looking up, he realized that another person had jumped out of the bush and was startled. But before he could retreat in time, the bottom lane team had held finished him off under the turret, he died an obscure death.
Nuo: “Nice!”
Then at this time, Ji Zhiyao hurried from the jungle to the middle lane. Heng was striking at the root of his problem, as he stepped forward to collect gold from minions. This upset Boxer and he swiftly released an ability ahead, Heng dodged while calling out “oh dear”. Ji Zhiyao shook off all the goosebumps on his body, while saying, “Quickly retreat, don’t delay.”
With that, he leaped out, going towards the defense turret. Boxer could not dodge in time and was met with Ji Zhiyao. Heng seized the chance, leaving the middle lane and raced towards the top lane.
Seeing Heng speedily dashing through the bushes, Ji Zhiyao retreated with his work done, releasing an ability to kill the remaining two minions and left Boxer alone in the empty middle lane.
The mid-laner and jungler duo arrived at the top lane one after another and relieved K from his urgent situation. 3v2, the opposing ADC fled in panic after using up all his abilities, they caught the support Linka, taking the second kill since the match started.
It looked like Boxer wanted to come to the top lane to gank them, but Heng and Ji Zhiyao retreated immediately after their kill, not stopping at all. The mid-laner and jungler duo seemed to be tied together and returned to the middle lane once again.
Heng: “I’ve bought another two pieces of equipment, I’m about to take off. Do you guys see how Boxer is standing blankly at the middle lane, I’m guessing he’s almost blowing his top, but nothing can be done. The world’s no. 1 Boxer can no longer do anything to me now, I am this outstanding.”
Ji Zhiyao: “Before you say that, please take into consideration how many of us here managed to go against one Boxer.”
Heng: “That’s too much pal, can’t you let me fantasize for a bit?”
Ji Zhiyao: “No, after all as professional players, how can we live in our dreams?”
Heng was enraged, but what was more infuriating was that he had absolutely no way to rebut Ji Zhiyao. Because what he said was indeed the truth.
Heng: “Do you see Mina? I’m guessing he’s going to the jungle to gank you.”
K gloated over his misfortune. “Good luck brother, be sure to not let our gold be suppressed by the opponent.”
Ji Zhiyao: “He won’t be able to gank me, it can only be considered coming for a sightseeing tour on our side.”
Nuo: “My goodness, such a base mouth, no one can be your equal!”
Their guess was right, Mina had secretly crept into Mix’s jungle, wanting to give Ji Zhiyao a fatal strike while he was unguarded. Yet Ji Zhiyao personally demonstrated, what was known as speed class.
Since A.K retired, such pure speed class had never appeared on the international competing stage.
Things happened so fast that the commentators could not describe what exactly had happened in time!
Commentator A: “Mina is going for a surprise attack, he chose a very good position, moved very covertly to Mix’s jungle, yet Yao seemed to have eyes on his back, he has directly retreated to the other side... My gosh, what just happened? It’s as if in a blink of my eyes, Yao had already appeared behind Mina! This speed is way too scary!”
Commentator B: “I remember a scene that shocked me so deeply the previous time was when the previous international top jungler senior A.K ganked the bottom lane... Now that it’s mentioned, I somehow feel that some aspects of Yao is very similar to senior.”
Commentator A: “Right now it’s no longer a question of whether Mina can succeed with ambush, but if he is able to escape from Yao’s hands... Nice! The frontal fight between the two players earlier on was truly exciting, but Mina’s calculation of their damage seems too pale, right now he is left with only a fraction of his HP.”
Commentator B: “And Mix’s mid-laner Heng seems to have realized this, he has stopped his roaming to the other lanes, and is instead continuously releasing his abilities to trap Boxer, I reckon it’s to deter Boxer from going to the jungler to rescue Mina!”
Commentator A: “Brilliant!”
Ji Zhiyao successfully harvested Mina’s head.
Heng sighed in relief and started to yell, “Come to the middle lane, middle lane, I don’t know what has gotten into Boxer, I’m about to be f*cking clobbered to death.”
Ji Zhiyao: “Right away, stop shouting.”
Bottom lane, because of the dominance, Mo Huaifeng’s tone was a lazy one. “Who’s calling? Calling for what? Am I non-existent?”
K: “Suddenly carrying.”
Nuo: “Oh, I’m remembering it now, no wonder the water today was all green, turns out it’s because Captain had secretly washed his hair.”
Mo Huaifeng: “Get lost.”
Ji Zhiyao: “Scram.”
Heng: “How wronged am I, the universe’s number one straight man is me alright? Don’t keep trying to pin shitty labels on me all the time!”
Meanwhile the match was already in its 27th minute. In the subsequent 20 minutes, Mix battleteam’s play was totally chaotic. The mid-laner ran between the top and bottom lanes, but just would not stay in the middle lane, the jungler treated King’s jungle like his own home and would even occasionally go to the middle lane to harass Boxer... It could be said that he was blindly going around, yet the audience under the stage oddly realized that as they went on blindly, Mix actually won!
They won!
To be able to dig out a nice and warm point from King battleteam’s hands, was like a miracle.
When they walked off the stage, Mix’s expression had all turned from cloudy to fine, everyone looked really pleased, as if afraid that no one knew that they’d just won a match. Whereas while King did not express too much on their faces, their gazes had become much graver.
Walking to the participants’ viewing seats, Ji Zhiyao sat down, twisted open the bottle cap and drank a few mouthfuls. Yet before he had swallowed, he heard Xiao walk over, saying earnestly, “Hey NoHomo, you’ll play the next match, how’s that?”
Ji Zhiyao almost spat out his water, and coughed pathetically for a good while before replying, “I’m just a little reserve, I refuse to!”
Xiao scratched his head. “I’m not too suited to go against King, your motility is stronger than mine.”
Seeing Xiao suddenly being all proper, Ji Zhiyao scratched his head, saying, “I’m fine with anything, let’s ask Captain and the others.”
“I already did, they’ve no objections.”
“Then why you still asking me?”
“Well I was just asking for your permission!”
Ji Zhiyao rolled his eyes, not quite wanting to acknowledge him.
Hence in less than five minutes, Ji Zhiyao appeared on the competing stage once again.
Commentator A: “I’m seeing Yao appear in two matches of one game, how surprising! But such a decision by Mix is a correct one, compared to Xiao, Yao is more agile and more suited to go against King.”
Commentator B: “But I believe, King should have found a solution, they’re a champion battleteam after all, it’s impossible to let themselves be in a state of passivity.”