The third round of bans and picks (BP) officially began.
In this round, the banned heroes were still some common ones. Qin Chengyao still failed to get the White - Robed hero but managed to pick the Apothecary.
Commentator Pingzi: "Oh my god! GH has really overhauled their lineup this time. Although they've only replaced one player, the overall lineup is completely different."
Bai He as the Artilleryman replaced the Assassin position. Qin Chengyao was the healer support, Bai Yu switched to the Gunfighter, Zhu Zhiyao took the Ghost Blade for flank defense, and Xing Xing played as the Magician support.
This lineup looked extremely strange no matter how you looked at it. Everyone's hearts were instantly tightened, eager to see how this game would play out.
After Jun Chen won the previous game, they also switched their players back. Now, Xi You was leading the team in the game again.
Actually, the decision to switch players in the previous game was out of necessity because Xi You's mentality was not in a good state. He needed a long time to adjust after losing a game.
In this game, he picked his most proficient hero, the Warlock Ghost Eye. This hero had powerful control abilities and could even control the opponent's movement, but the wind - up and follow - through of its skills were very challenging in terms of accuracy.
Commentator Pingzi: "As we can see, both lineups in this game are very strange. Let's wait and see!"
As soon as the game started, Bai He controlled his Artilleryman to constantly move around, provocatively testing in front of the opponent's carry. From time to time, he would use a couple of skills, but most of the time, there was a hint of mockery in his actions.
His games were always highly entertaining. Even with all the taunting, everyone still watched with great interest.
A player like him, who didn't care about "face", made the audience happy, his teammates comfortable, but only the opponents frustrated.
Since the Artilleryman had extremely high damage output, the opponents had to dodge his attacks. But if they just kept dodging, it wasn't a good solution either. And when they tried to attack him, his movement was so sneaky that they couldn't even touch him. It was really infuriating.
This was Bai He's characteristic.
Lan Du laughed in the lounge: "The first time I had a PK with him, he almost drove me crazy. Now it seems his 'shameless' skills have really improved."
Ji Siyue said: "His play is indeed very entertaining. But it requires a very high level of operation, and the margin of error is very low. He always puts himself on the edge of danger. One small mistake and he could be killed."
However, it was obvious that Ji Siyue's words didn't come true.
Bai He was being reckless throughout the game. He refused to join team fights, used a set of skills and then ran away. As soon as the cooldowns were up, he would attack again. His movement was unpredictable.
It was clearly a 5 - on - 5 game, but he managed to turn it into a 10 - on - 5 situation.
Since Bai He didn't need protection and his damage output was effective, their team quickly gained an advantage in this game, forcing the opponents into a passive defensive position.
Qin Chengyao spotted a gap in the opponent's defense and said: "Lao Zhu! Now's the time! Go and take out Ghost Eye!"
Zhu Zhiyao had trained as an assassin for a long time, and finally it was his time to shine. He made up his mind and then like a ghost, he flashed behind Xi You and took him out with a set of skills.
With Xi You gone, Jun Chen's main damage dealer was eliminated. Even if they grouped up, it was useless. They lost this game.
The current score was 1:2.
After the game ended, Bai He took off his headphones, stood up, and stretched.
"I haven't played like this for a long time. I can just imagine what expression that kid Xi You has on his face now."
Qin Chengyao's expression also relaxed a bit.
"If we win the next game, we can get into Group A. There's a 45 - minute break in between. It's noon now. Everyone, go and have something to eat."
Since this was a win - or - lose game, the commentators stopped, and the audience began to take a normal break. Some went to eat, and some went to the toilet.
In the lounge, the staff had already delivered the boxed lunches.
When Ji Siyue asked if the person had been caught, the staff member seemed a bit hesitant.
Qin Chengyao's face darkened.
"What on earth is going on?"
Seeing so many people staring at him, the staff member couldn't hide it anymore. He said awkwardly: "To be honest, when we went to investigate, we unexpectedly found that the surveillance camera had been destroyed. We checked the surrounding surveillance cameras, but we couldn't figure out where that person came from or where they went."
Xing Xing got angry: "While we were in the middle of a game, our coach was almost knocked out and taken away by an unknown person. We didn't call the police and let you handle this privately, but this is how you handle it?"
Ji Siyue stopped Xing Xing and said: "We can't rule out the possibility that this person entered as an ordinary spectator but changed their appearance secretly."
The staff member added: "We're still investigating. We can't rule out the possibility that it's one of our internal staff because this is the backstage and ordinary spectators can't get in. Of course, we also can't rule out the possibility that there are some spectators who managed to get in. We'll investigate as soon as possible. Please give us some more time. We'll definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
After the staff member left, Nangong Qi punched the sofa, but his hand hurt so much that he grimaced.
Even so, he still didn't let up verbally.
"These people are really getting more and more lawless. I just don't understand why they keep targeting you. What exactly did that person say on the phone?"
As soon as he asked, everyone's attention was drawn to that mysterious phone call.
Ji Siyue just shook her head: "It's not a big deal. I'll tell you after the game. You can't be distracted now. Hurry up and eat!"
Everyone started to eat in silence, but they all felt a bit uneasy.
During this time, the staff also brought some drinks and fruits, saying it was a special apology.
After the meal, the staff outside came to ask if they wanted to accept an interview from the reporters, saying that everyone was curious about Nangong Qi's hand.
Ji Siyue glanced at Nangong Qi and replied: "After the game, regardless of the result, we'll accept the interview. But now is not the time. We can't be distracted. As for Nangong Qi's hand... he's just getting a bit old, and he fell a bit too hard. He'll be fine after a few days of rest. He'll continue to play in the future."
She knew what the reporters were curious about, so she just told the staff directly, saving herself the trouble of going out for an interview.
After the staff left, Nangong Qi thanked Ji Siyue, which unexpectedly made the others start play - punching him.
Zhu Zhiyao: "What are you thanking for? Isn't this the truth? You should rest more these days. Leave the game to the brothers."
Nangong Qi actually felt really uncomfortable, but seeing his brothers comforting him, he could only nod heavily.
"En!"