Everyone only caught a glimpse of his shadow, wearing a light goose-yellow hoodie and denim shorts. His two legs exposed were long and fair, with a slightly reddish hue at the joints.
He was slightly shorter than Xiao Yin, who was beside him, and his whole figure was smaller, but even when avoiding the camera, he had a good demeanor. The captain’s aura emanated at all times, making people feel his integrity and composure, even though they couldn’t see his face clearly.
The barrage in the live streaming room was full of question marks.
“??”
“Who is that! I’m screaming! Brother Yin is so protective! Is he a new player on the team?”
“He’s the mid laner! Yi Shen EASY!”
“My goodness, I’m getting more and more curious! Why doesn’t Easy show up on variety shows or even when he joined VIT?”
“Is it because of personal reasons that he doesn’t like to show his face? I’m curious, but really! “
“I’m jealous. Brother Yin is spoiling him so much!! Who is this new mid laner?!”
…
The vehicle slowly started.
The weather outside was gloomy today, and halfway through the drive, the rain finally came down. Large raindrops hit the window, stirring up small white flowers.
The audience in the live streaming room grew more and more, and the official channel for today’s public training match of the domestic league had already been redirected to the game homepage. Not only the domestic league but also several major tournament regions had also been redirected.
Many players from teams, including RS, stopped to watch this training match live broadcast.
Noon happened to be the time when the most players were online, and the number of people in the live streaming room reached a terrifying number. The atmosphere before the game even became a little tense.
After confirming his identity, Rong Yi followed the VIT team and took his seat, putting on his headphones and taking a deep breath.
Returning to the arena, it was not fake to say that his mood was not complicated, especially facing a completely new position and a completely new team.
Outside the arena, the commentators were already prepared, and the atmosphere was already heated up.
“CH is also one of our veteran teams. After strengthening in the summer, the team’s configuration has not undergone significant changes. The main addition is the members of the second team. Although they unfortunately lost in the quarterfinals of the summer tournament, CH stood twice on the runner-up podium in the national tournament last year.”
“When talking about CH, we cannot ignore their core jungler, Lu Feng. He is one of the nominees for the strongest jungler of the year.”
Another commentator discussed with him, “We originally wanted to compare Lu Feng with Xiao Yin, but we found out that they are not the same type, and it’s hard to compare.”
“That’s right.”
Glancing at the warm-up time, his partner added, “Compared to regular jungle players, Lu Feng is actually good at disrupting the rhythm of the game. He is very good at finding breaking points. In this aspect, if it is a team with a strong tempo, the pressure will be quite high.”
“Yes, tempo-based teams, like RS, actually have a lower win rate against CH. In the last regular season, RS was beaten 3:2. I wonder what style VIT will use for their first domestic match.”
The BP phase begins, and Rong Yi gazes at the opponent’s lineup.
As the opponent’s first pick, they banned Yin directly.
The audience became excited, “Oh my god! This is exciting! They banned Brother Yin’s core hero at the beginning! Is this still a training match? CH is really something!”
“CH is so awesome, hahaha, is this really a training match?”
In the game room, the CH team.
Their captain, Lu Feng, raised the corners of his lips, and a hint of sharpness flashed in his eyes.
CH is an old team, but not the kind of team that messes around during public training matches. They definitely value this match against VIT and respect every member of VIT.
The transfer window has just passed, and as a team with little change, they don’t need to be cautious. They want to test VIT’s ability, and what they fear is not VIT being too strong, but rather not strong enough.
“Xiao Yin’s first pick was banned, but I believe he’s already very familiar with this process,” the commentator joked to liven up the atmosphere. “There are always two crucial picks that he can’t get his hands on in each game.”
“There’s nothing we can do. Xiao Yin is just that strong. We often say that the peak period for jungle players is usually only two or three years, but he’s been at the top for five years.”
“With this pick/ban, the pressure is now on the other members of VIT. Let’s wait and see.”
Everyone held their breath, waiting for VIT’s mid laner to be picked.
Rongyi went first and helped Xiao Yin secure another functional jungle pick, while the other three players were in their usual positions. For the last pick, Xiao Yin locked in Li.
The commentator exclaimed in surprise. “Li?”
“Are they going to play a mid-core system?” Even netizens were a bit shocked.
Everyone knew that Rong Yi and Xiao Yin had previously played Li in duo queue, but everyone thought it was just for quickly climbing the ranks and no one expected a team to use a mid-core system with it.
Countdown.
Three.
Two.
One.
Rong Yi received the Lilia that Xiao Yin had exchanged with him.
Direct lock-in!
Xiao Yin’s voice sounded calm and steady through the microphone: “This game is up to you.”
Rong Yi responded with a “Hmm” and relaxed his fingertips, gripping the mouse with a calm expression.
The opposing team’s lineup not only restricted Xiao Yin, but the AD carry and support chosen were also strong lineups, with the pressure on the Ci She and Hui Mao duo in the bottom lane also expected to be very high.
In terms of BP, VIT actually leaked a little information.
Rong Yi had faced off against CH countless times during his time with RS and had lost every time due to their tactics being effective against his own. He had naturally prepared countless strategies to counter them.
This was where he could really shine.
Xiao Yin had invited him to join the team not only to meet the team’s needs, but also because VIT urgently needed Rong Yi’s understanding and experience of domestic teams.
Xiao Yin played very conservatively in this game, leaning towards more conservative workhorse jungle heroes that provided more utility to the team.
In the first five minutes, CH employed an aggressive strategy, seizing the opportunity of VIT’s slightly inferior lineup and giving up resources to make several strong assaults on the bottom lane duo.
This season’s ADCs were quite fragile, and one misstep could lead to them being wiped out.
Ci She was having a tough time and was caught three times, but managed to escape only once. However, no one was helping him.
The two teams were playing in a very harmonious way, with one team pushing down and the other team pushing up. In this situation, CH made a few strong attacks and Ci She died a few times, but the economic gap between the two sides did not widen much.
At one minute, due to the first blood bonus, the enemy mid-laner, CH.Fangcun, reached level two first and was preparing to support the bottom lane.
Fangcun was already familiar with this type of support and confirmed the vision on Ci She’s side – three seconds ago, Ci She was clearing minions under the tower while Xiao Yin appeared on the top lane.
The support at this time was absolutely no problem, but for the sake of caution, Fangcun still walked over from the side near his own base, planning to support the bottom lane.
As he passed by the thunderbolt monster, a figure suddenly rushed out of the grass, catching Fangcun off guard.
Ci She’s keystrokes were light but very fast.
Li released a skill that crossed over the monster and Fangcun’s path, tearing through with devastating damage and leaving no trace. As he retreated, Fangcun looked at the suddenly grayed-out vision in surprise.
Outside the arena, the director was shouting to switch the camera to a replay.
Ci She’s mysterious and unpredictable attack caused the monster to lose its target after taking damage, and its hatred shifted to Fangcun as he passed by.
Thunderbolt Monster: The effect is to stun attack every 2.5 seconds.
Fangcun was stunned and unable to move.
While Rong Yi flew away, Xiao Yin, who was supposed to be on the top lane, suddenly appeared and took advantage of the stun to get the kill on Fangcun!
Fangcun was still incredulously saying in the chat: “How did they get here? Did they fly or something?”
“VIT created fake vision and used up two flashes respectively. Yin Shen also took a shortcut and tanked two tower shots.”
Only the viewers and commentators with a god’s-eye view could see it clearly. Even the commentators were gasping in shock: “This aggressive play by Easy is really wild.”
“Have you ever seen Easy play this aggressively before?”
The two commentators looked at each other in amazement.
They had only been professional league commentators for just over three years, when did Easy ever have anything to do with being “aggressive”? He had always been seen as a low-key support player in the eyes of the public.
Not only had they never seen it before, even ordinary players in low-ranked games would not be able to pull off such a move. If something went wrong, both players would be killed.
This was the highest reward, highest risk play, executed to perfection.
“It’s no wonder that this is Yin’s team, their style is not just aggressive, it’s insane. Who the hell has seen this kind of play before? If I were Fangcun, my mentality would be shattered.”
“Professional league: aggressive play. Normal ranked games: bottom of the scoreboard.”
“As for high emotional intelligence: their style is wild. Low emotional intelligence: they’re crazy.”
“This is too brutal.”
On the battlefield, as Xiao Yin retreated, he passed by Rong Yi who was hiding in the grass. The two didn’t say a word in the chat, only exchanging a few short messages when they first engaged.
Rong Yi: “I’m waiting to ambush him.”
Xiao Yin: “I’m coming over.”
The VIT chat was quiet as if no one had their microphones on. Ci She and Hui Mao were fighting in the bottom lane and when they died for the third time, Ci She calmly announced, “I’m free, guys.”
Rong Yi said in a calm voice, “It’s okay.”
Ci She: “It’s… it’s okay? QAQ”
The next moment, Rong Yi jumped out again, accurately catching Fang Cun who was trying to support the bottom lane once again.
When the enemy team’s attack was interrupted, Lu Feng and his team turned to focus on Rong Yi, wanting to take him down too.
Lu Feng and his support used their skills to catch up, but everyone saw that VIT’s mid laner stayed just outside of Lu Feng’s control range, retreating at the last second before death was upon him.
This team fight didn’t break out, but it gave the ADC, Cishé, in the bot lane a chance to catch his breath.
At the same time, Xiao Yin confirmed the enemy’s position, gained an advantage with Wu Dao Gu Yue in the top lane, and successfully pushed down the first tower.
In the blink of an eye, VIT had seized the opportunity.
Everyone knew that it was all thanks to Rong Yi’s leadership.
His sharpness overshadowed Xiao Yin’s, and after gaining an advantage, he even solo-killed Road Feng twice.
On the other side, Road Feng’s expression became increasingly serious and even a bit grave.
Not to mention national teams, Road Feng has also played against many world-class mid laners, but none have been similar to VIT’s mid laner today, especially with such sharp agility and responsiveness.
He was also playing his signature hero, but the opponent repeatedly dodged his basic attacks and skills.
In the last small team fight, both sides had casualties, and CH was left with only Road Feng, while VIT had only two low-health members left.
Road Feng was still at full health, and Rong Yi and Xiao Yin retreated together. The commentators were already getting excited: “Road Feng this wave–is he going to get a double kill? After a double kill, the game can basically be ended!”
“Roadwind enters the fray from behind, his skills are still full, and now VIT’s last two players are far away from their base! It’s dangerous!”
“Yi Shen has almost depleted his health, with only 2% left.”
Just as the commentator was about to declare a death sentence, Yi Shen manages to dodge one of Roadwind’s skills and uses A to create distance. But Roadwind quickly catches up, holding several chase skills.
“The first chase was avoided! It’s still difficult for Yi Shen to escape with his remaining health! Unless-“
“Unless he can dodge four more of Roadwind’s skills!”
As soon as the other commentator says this, Yi Shen manages to dodge another one of Roadwind’s skills.
VIT’s new mid-laner manages to avoid Roadwind’s pursuit twice in a row, and the live stream’s popularity skyrockets with a flood of “666” and cheers in the chat.
Everyone is counting, and their eyes are fixed on this intense escape. On the battlefield, Rong Yi’s eyes are slightly closed, but a calm and steady light shines in them.
He has never been in this kind of situation before. As a support and strategist, he is usually the last one to retreat, watching and calculating everyone’s escape timing. Despite never having done it himself, no one is better than him at handling extreme situations.
The third hit, dodged!
The audience’s reactions are now reduced to a chorus of “666”. Time flies too fast, and no one has time to say anything. The chat is drowned in a sea of “666” and “oh my god”.
Rong Yi remains unfazed and calm, casually dodging the fourth hit.
From the audience’s point of view, Rong Yi calmly exits the battlefield’s core.
Roadwind misses all four hits, and even the commentators are lost for words, just shouting, “He dodged, he really dodged all four hits!”
At this moment, the live stream’s popularity reaches its peak.
