After this operation, FRY’s top laner was shocked to find that he had become the most miserable person in the entire venue again. He could only eat leftovers in front of his own top laner’s second tower!
The opponent’s bottom lane was being targeted as well, but they were tools. They did not need to eat too many resources to be useful.
However, Martial God Fierce Gale had to carry alone. He would be useless without money. What’s more, he had such a fat Storm Swordsman. How would he dare to carry him alone? If he was caught, he would be chased and hacked to death.
On the other hand, the Swordsman of the Storm continued to play the good tradition of eating four lanes per person. Everything that could be seen on the map was eaten clean like a mad dog.
There were two assistants and two tools in the team after all. In reality, four of them were protecting one.
Finally, after eating all of his monsters, the Storm Swordsman returned to the city and took out another huge piece of equipment.
The entire team’s finances were almost all concentrated on it, directly facing the opposite jungler with one and a half pieces of equipment!
On the other hand, FRY’s finances were distributed to people in the middle and bottom lanes. They were all in the range of a few hundred to a thousand yuan. They could only produce a small piece and not enough for a qualitative change.
This time, FV did not avoid the battle anymore. They directly formed a team and entered the opponent’s jungle with great fanfare. They ate whatever monsters they saw and did not miss any map resources.
That was because they had determined that the key equipment for the Storm Swordsman was out. They were in the lead and could try to take out the team!
FRY’s jungler shouted anxiously, “The opponent has entered my jungle, come and help me!”
FRY’s mid-laner was furious when he saw FV acting like that. “Our finances are about the same, why are they acting like that! Fight them!”
The support was a little hesitant. “Can we fight? The Storm Swordsman’s equipment is too good.”
The top-laner decisively said, “We have to fight! I don’t want to lose like the first game! The other party’s finances are all on the Storm Swordsman. We can win as long as we restrict him!”
The entire FRY team was furious.
That was because they had lost the competition because they had been too focused on stability and had let go of the entire jungle in the first round. They had felt too cowardly.
However, speaking of which, they might not be able to win the first round because FV’s team strength was higher than theirs and their vision was better.
However, both parties’ economies were obviously equal in the current situation. FV’s vision was not advantageous either. What right did they have to invade so openly? Did they not treat us as humans?
The more FRY team thought about it, the angrier they became. If they continued to release more resources, they would lose all his confidence and would not be able to struggle in the latter half of the game.
It would be even more impossible to fight when the economic gap between the two parties became bigger if they had to give up their resources. In the end, they would still have to replicate the state of the first round. They would probably be scolded badly.
This time, FRY team finally became tough. They decided that they could not give up the jungle resources no matter what.
However, it was not easy to say no. The Storm Swordsman was in the lead in terms of level and equipment. It was as easy as chopping vegetables under the protection of four teammates. FRY hesitated for a moment and their own monsters would be completely eaten.
“They’re too pretentious. Kill them!”
FRY team members were obviously confused. All they wanted to ask was, why?
Why were you swaggering here, eating my monsters even though our finances were about the same? Did you really not treat us as humans?
The lesson of the first round was still vivid in their minds. This time, FRY had gotten their more confident heroes. They decided that they could not take it anymore and started the team attack!
However, FV Team was obviously prepared. If you want to take it, then take it!
The Ancient Lava Tree and the two assistants pushed forward directly. They were very frank and controlled.
The Specter Blacksmith was a very weak support, and its development was relatively weak, it followed the Storm Swordsman the entire time in this round. While it did not eat resources, just the monsters and the minions in the middle lane which raised its level. Therefore, it was not completely useless to play team battles which could do something in the front.
On the other hand, Fierce Gale Martial God on the top laner had not developed well, therefore the front row was lacking. The damage output might be high but they could not stand firm either.
The Fierce Gale Martial God did not dare to go around the back at all because Storm Swordsman’s equipment was too good. Going around the back would be equivalent to giving up their lives. They could only drag the fight from the front.
The Storm Swordsman found an opportunity to charge forward just as the two sides were locked in a fierce battle! The Specter Blacksmith unleashed an ult on him, and the Ghost Swordsman, who had entered the spectral form, moved into the field multiple times and slashed wildly at the back of the FRY team!
FRY wanted to restrict them, but the Ghost Form greatly shortened the time the Storm Swordsman could be controlled. Coupled with the fact that they were ahead in terms of equipment and level, and the timing of their entry was very ingenious, they could not stop them at all!
FRY sensed that something was amiss and retreated while fighting. However, the pursuing and reaping abilities of the Storm Swordsman were too strong. Those at the back could not escape.
Finally, the collision ended with a “triple kill”.
The final outcome of the team battle between the two teams was three kills in exchange for four. Three on FV’s side died, but they were exchanged for three kills by the Storm Swordsman. Only one person from FRY escaped!
Storm Swordsman finished eating all the monsters in the jungle on FRY’s side before returning to continue farming his own jungle.
FRY team fell into a short silence after this team battle.
That was because they had obviously suffered a huge loss!
There might be only a difference of one head, but the other party’s Storm Swordsman was even fatter. Not only did they get the head, but they also snatched the wild monsters. It would be even harder to fight in the future.
Obviously, FV Team’s strategy was very simple. If you wanted a team battle, then a team battle it was. If you wanted to exchange for heads, then exchange for heads. In any case, the other four teammates could die as they pleased as long as the Storm Swordsman became fat.
FRY wanted to kill this Storm Swordsman once, but FV was not stupid. Storm Swordsman was their trump card to begin with. It had a very good grasp of the timing. The other four tools were all surrounding it to fight. There were also multiple displacements. It was easier said than done to kill it.
For some reason, the FRY team members suddenly recalled the time when they had just started playing this game.
At that time, they did not really know how to play this game. In the matchups, the opposing Storm Swordsman would kill his own teammates like cutting melons and vegetables. It made people very confused as to whether there was a bug in this hero.
After that, everyone’s scores went up, they obtained high rankings, entered the professional team, and slowly became the strongest professional players in the world. Naturally, their fear of the Storm Swordsman disappeared.
That was because everyone knew that he was just a hero used to torture noobs. It would be a free point in the professional competition. There were many ways to make him die 0-10.
However, FRY members recalled the fear of being dominated by the Storm Swordsman today!
At that moment, it felt like
they had traveled through time.
The key was that in the face of the current situation, FRY’s players racked their brains but could not think of a solution!
The previous team could fight three to four, but that did not mean that every team could fight like that in the future. The gap between the two teams would only grow larger as the Storm Swordsman’s equipment became more luxurious.
This Storm Swordsman would be able to cross the tower and kill five people in a few more minutes!
The FRY members were in despair, but this was a life and death situation. They did not want to lose.
Everyone began to work hard with their visuals and pulling the hatred. Their minds were highly tense. Everyone displayed all their potential, staring at the position of the Storm Swordsman at all times, thinking of all ways to restrict it.
However, it was useless!
Chapter 854 - Waves Of People Showing Off
It was finally time for the interview after the trophy, medals and photos had been taken.
The foreign audiences were extremely curious about FV’s team.
The five members of FV Team were the first batch of celebrities to play IOI in the eyes of the Chinese but their fame was limited to China.
That was because the game was developed by Finger Games after all. The most exposed players had always been the celebrities of European and American clubs. Thus, foreign audiences basically knew nothing about these five players.
During the group stages, the domestic teams did not perform well, causing foreign audiences to treat FV Team as a weak team, and they were even less interested in understanding them.
After the top eight and top four competitions were over, the official platform had arranged for interviews. However, the interviews at that time were mainly focused on some details in the competition and did not have much substance.
Take the interview with Pan Ying after the semifinals for example. Interviewing Pan Ying was a black hole. He would answer questions in a few words, not more than a sentence. He gave people the feeling that he was posturing but lacking in substance. There was really nothing to discuss.
FV team members’ answers were very ordinary compared to their official Weibo account.
Thus, FV was still a very mysterious team to most viewers.
How could they be so strong? They had won all competitions with 3: 0 from the top eight. Moreover, from the results of the competition, there was basically no suspense. The other party had no chance at all.
This suffocating pressure made everyone admit that FV Team was currently the most domineering IOI team in the world. Not only was it the only existence, but there was also a huge gap between it and the runner-up, FRY Team.
The official host of Finger Games also had many questions to ask.
FV team members and coach Zhou Pengyuan stood in a row, each wearing a championship medal, holding their heads high, waiting to be interviewed.
The host began to interview the players one by one, from the top laner to the jungler, then to the mid-laner, and finally to the coach.
The host came to the top laner first. He asked the question he had prepared beforehand after letting him greet the audience. “In the second round, the team snatched the hero Chaos Misfortune for you. May I ask what tactical considerations did you have? What is your understanding of this hero?”
The top laner player thought for a while and answered, “According to the analysis of our coach team, this hero is basically invincible in the mid to late stages. If he can ensure development in the early stages, he will definitely win. That’s why we snatched him.”
“My understanding of this hero… as long as he has hands, he can win as long as he smoothens his face and rolls on the keyboard.”
After hearing the translation, the host could not help but laugh. “As long as you have hands? You’re very confident. Can you evaluate the contestant who was against you today?”
The top laner player thought for a while. “I think he controls his characters quite well. However, whether we win or lose has nothing to do with him. My team is slightly better than his team.”
The audience cheered and whistled after hearing the translation.
Before this, Pan Ying had been acting cool when he was interviewed during the semifinals. For example, “99% of the situation was planned”, “3: 0 is not surprising”, “Coincidentally, the other party’s performance was all within our team’s expectations and did not need to be improvised”, and so on.
Only now did he realize that Captain Pan Ying was not the only one with such a character. The entire team was similar!
The top laner’s ‘as long as they had hands’, ‘they could even win by rolling their faces on the keyboard’, and ‘their opponents were quite formidable’ also highlighted a faint posturing.
The host came to the jungler for another interview.
“We all know that Storm Swordsman is your signature hero. You did indeed obtain the final victory through this hero, and successfully obtained the Five Kill after the other party released it. May I know how it feels to obtain the Five Kill? Most people think that this is a noob hero, but you still took it out on the highest stage of the professional arena and achieved very good results. Can you tell us where your confidence comes from?”
The jungler did not think too much about it. After listening to the translation, he immediately said, “I am a little happy about the five kills. My teammates killed too quickly in the previous rounds after all. It’s not easy to snatch someone’s head.”
“However, this Five Kill was indeed well-preserved by my teammates. I didn’t do much either. I just had to wait for the right time to attack.”
“My confidence actually has nothing to do with my proficiency. In the analysis of our coaches, this hero is indeed a hero who can only torture noobs. He’s useless with normal development, so I usually don’t dare to use it in competitions.”
“However, the coaches developed a combination of Storm Swordsman and Specter Blacksmith, so that I can use this hero to earn money from both sides. That’s why I dared to play it.”
The audience cheered again after listening to the translation.
The junglers had the same character as expected. “My teammates killed too quickly”, “I didn’t do much”, “I don’t dare to take it normally”, these words sounded very interesting, but after careful consideration, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it. This was the most ridiculous.
The host came to the mid-laner again.
“In the first round, you decisively chose the Explosive Artisan to deal with the Wings of the Blade and the global style. This is a relatively weak and unpopular hero in the understanding of most teams. May I ask why you chose such a hero? If the other party did not choose the Wings of the Blade, would you have still chosen this hero? Or would you have other choices of confidence?
The mid-laner player was a relatively calm and cautious person. After listening to the translation, he pondered for a while before saying, “This hero might be unpopular, but in the analysis of our coaches, we think that its ability to dismantle towers is actually superb in the new version. Therefore, it is a good choice to use it to fight the global style. Of course, it also needs teamwork. We cannot give the other party the chance to catch heroes in the global style.”
“If the other party did not choose the Wings of the Blade, I would definitely have taken it. This version’s global style is still a relatively strong lineup.”
The so-called supermodel was beyond the template. In other words, although the explosive craftsmen seemed to have many flaws on the surface, they were too powerful in dismantling towers and had developed a certain group battle ability. That was why they were the core choices to deal with global style.
The mid-laner’s answer had obviously answered many of the audience’s questions. FV had obviously prepared two ways to release the Wings of the Blade. If the opponent chose something that could be targeted, they would take the opposing character.
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The host continued asking, “In other words, you’re also proficient in the Wings of the Blade, right?”
The mid-laner hero was silent for a moment. “This hero should be the most basic hero in the mid-laner. It’s quite ridiculous if professional players don’t know how to play it.”
The host came to the bottom lane player.
“You don’t seem to have a particularly high tactical position in the team today. The tactics for the three rounds are set up around the middle lane, the top lane, and the jungler. The bottom lane often has to choose team-type archers to cooperate with the team. However, under such circumstances, you still managed to produce very high output and a very good KDA. May I ask how you did it?”
The player on the bottom lane smiled. “That’s because according to the analysis of our coaches, the bottom lane in this version is not fit to be the core. It can only be used as a tool. If the top lane is smooth, the bottom lane is smooth. If the middle lane is not smooth, the bottom lane is also free.”
“I don’t have any requirements for tactical arrangements, as long as I can win. As for DPS and KDA… we are all hanging out without teammates. It doesn’t matter who comes.”
Laughter and cheers came from below the stage once again. This player on the bottom lane had the same style of speaking as the previous players. “It’s good as long as you can win”, “hanging out with your teammates”, “it doesn’t matter who comes.” He said all sorts of nonsense.
The host finally came to the support player Pan Ying.
Pan Ying could be considered an old acquaintance of the audience. After all, he was the one who had been interviewed during the semifinals. This “interview black hole” with narrowed eyes was the captain and commander of the team, leaving a deep impression on many viewers.
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