The second match had ended, and the players from Junchen were already waiting in the room opposite. The battle room was separated by transparent glass. Ji Siyue walked over and closed the curtains directly.
"Everyone, don't be affected. I guess both sides will start with their first - string line - up in the first round. There's no need to go head - on. Let's just use the first line - up we rehearsed before."
"Yes!" everyone replied.
The competition officially started.
Both sides entered the BP (Ban/Pick) stage. Each side could ban one hero. The opposing side first banned the White Robe, which was within Ji Siyue's expectation.
They had already prepared for not being able to use the White Robe throughout the league. So Qin Chengyao had specifically trained as the Pharmacist. They couldn't ban two healers in a row, or their own lineup would be useless, and it would be difficult for them to play against this side.
In the first and second rounds of BP, both sides banned the White Robe, Artilleryman, Battle Soul Clan, and Magician respectively.
The first game.
GH Lineup.
[Golden Coin (Qin Chengyao) - Pharmacist]
[Star (Star) - Defender]
[Amber (Zhu Zhiyao) - Gunfighter]
[Ruby (Bai Yu) - Swordsman]
[Emerald (Nan Gongqi) - Corpse Man]
Junchen Lineup.
[Grapefruit (Zheng Xiyou) - Formation Master]
[Grass (Guan Ying) - Mecha Master]
[Dream (Zhang Da) - Ghost Blade]
[Cute King Kong (Meng Gang) - Summoner]
[Flying in the Sky (Shi Qiang) - Mechanic]
After both sides selected their lineups, the coaches left the battle room and returned to the spectator room.
Commentator Bottle: "Hello, everyone. Welcome to the third AKM League of 'Sanction'. I'm your old friend Bottle, the commentator for this game."
Commentator Huahua: "Hello, I'm Huahua. I'm very happy to accompany you all to watch the AB group match between GH and Junchen. Whoever wins this match will be in Group A."
Commentator Bottle: "Okay, everyone can see that both sides have confirmed their lineups. The GH lineup is the regular one we're all familiar with. Junchen's overall lineup is relatively fragile. Are they going to use the 'three - protect - two' strategy?"
Commentator Huahua: "The 'three - protect - two' strategy requires a lot of skill. Although the players from Junchen are all professional players with excellent skills, the opposing GH should not be underestimated either. Do they have some secret weapon in this game? Let's wait and see!"
Commentator Bottle: "Okay, there are still thirty seconds left, which is the final skill adjustment time for both sides. Let's look forward to this highly anticipated game together! Let's count down!"
After the countdown ended, they entered the randomly matched melee map, which was the Hell Canyon. It was unfavorable for GH's regular lineup but very conducive for Junchen's carry players to hide.
As soon as the game started, Qin Chengyao began to give commands.
"Star, find a high - point to observe. Corpse Man, choose a hiding spot no more than 1600 units away from me. The rest of you find hiding spots according to the formation and look for opportunities to observe the opponent's skills and tactics."
Everyone: "Yes!"
In the spectator room, Ji Siyue frowned tightly.
Bai Helai asked, "Team leader, don't worry. The 'three - protect - two' strategy is easy to play."
"No, they're not using the 'three - protect - two' strategy." Ji Siyue finally relaxed his frown. "They're using the 'four - protect - one' strategy, and they're protecting the Formation Master. It's quite tricky."
The Formation Master could be played as a spell - based profession, combining both output and support, similar to the Pharmacist among the support classes, with both output and healing abilities.
Lando also noticed something was wrong and said, "Just now I checked the hiding position of the opponent's Summoner. It's too close to the Formation Master. There's only one possibility..."
Ji Siyue coldly completed Lando's sentence, "That means the Summoner may have put all his points into health and defense and only brought defensive skills to protect the Formation Master!"
Just as he finished speaking, in the game, the [Corpse Man] tentatively used a skill on the opponent's [Formation Master], and [Golden Coin]'s Poisonous Milk followed. The [Formation Master] dodged one, but couldn't dodge the second one. The [Summoner] immediately rushed out and took the Poisonous Milk head - on.
This Poisonous Milk skill could continuously deplete the opponent's health for five seconds. According to the regular Summoner's health, he should have lost about 5% of his health, but his health bar only dropped a tiny bit.
Just a tiny bit! Almost negligible!
Bai He's face changed. "It's so disgusting. They chose a Summoner as a support and put all their talent points into health. Are they going to just drag it out?"
Commentator Bottle: "Wow! Everyone can see that Junchen is not using the 'three - protect - two' strategy but the 'four - protect - one' strategy. The Summoner is taking on the support role. In other words, their carry players can be almost unscrupulous. They don't need a healer because there are enough people to protect them."
Commentator Huahua: "In this game, they either need to end it quickly or deplete the opponent's mana. As far as I know, Hornet, that is Golden Coin, always habitually brings a mana - restoring skill when he chooses a healer - type profession. It's not a problem to play a long - term battle. It's just that this side's lineup is at a slight disadvantage. It's too regular, and the margin of error is a bit low."
In the battle room.
Obviously, Qin Chengyao also noticed this problem and calmly commanded his team to change their positions.
"Split into a 'four - one' formation. The [Corpse Man] go out alone to look for opportunities to attack. The rest of you get closer to me and Star. Keep the distance between 1600 and 2100 units."
Everyone: "Yes!"
Just as everyone was adjusting their positions, the opponent's [Formation Master] suddenly used a big move, aiming straight at Star's [Defender]!
This move came so suddenly that no one expected it. Coupled with the fact that everyone was changing positions, their attention was inevitably divided. Even though the Defender had a thick health bar, it still dropped by almost half.
It had only been a few minutes since the game started, and they had already taken a big move head - on. Star's expression immediately turned ugly.
Qin Chengyao's [Pharmacist] calmly cast a continuous buff on Star, increasing his movement speed and health. Only then did Star manage to change his position with difficulty.
Star: "Sorry, I'm holding the team back."
Qin Chengyao: "Don't say such things. Watch your own position and don't get hit again. Do you still remember your task?"
Star nodded vigorously. "Don't worry. I've practiced. I won't forget!"
At this time, Bai Yu suddenly said, "I think something's not right."
Qin Chengyao: "What's not right?"
Bai Yu: "Look."
Saying that, Bai Yu controlled his [Swordsman] and threw a [Divine Sword Judgement] at the Formation Master. The Formation Master dodged it, but the Summoner took it head - on again.
Bai Yu added, "The opponent's Summoner could clearly have dodged it. Why did he take it head - on? This is not right."
Qin Chengyao also frowned.