At that moment, the door to the backstage live streaming room was pushed open, and the front desk staff entered to find the captains of each team for the ban-pick (BP) card draw and pre-match interview discussions.
The sound of the door interrupted the conversations on both sides, and Rong Yi finished taking the water and returned to the team.
The staff member approached and asked softly, “Who should be interviewed before the match, Captain Rong?”
Pre-match interviews were a new focal point added to the top three finals. Traditionally, it was usually the captain who appeared for the interview. However, in VIT’s case, they obviously did not dare to let Rong Yi go up.
“Brother Yin has seen the top four matches, and now everyone…”
The staff member hinted, “We are also looking forward to the newcomers on the team.”
“Ci She?”
Rong Yi didn’t give them time to react. He accurately guessed what they were thinking, “If he doesn’t go up, won’t your people know what he’ll see if he’s watching?”
The staff member was momentarily speechless.
The main goal was to generate discussion. Currently, The Serpent was a controversial topic for VIT. If he could come out for an interview before the match and elicit some intense reactions, it would undoubtedly add another major point of interest to the game.
As for whether this pre-match interview would affect the players’ mentality, who cared? They had all entered professional esports and should learn to handle pressure.
The staff member felt a bit embarrassed. “Well, we actually wanted to consult…”
“Thank you.”
Rong Yi naturally placed his hand on Ci She’s shoulder, assuming a protective posture. “Our team members won’t go.”
On the other side, the RS team finished their makeup, and the manager led them to the front for the interview.
The players’ expressions weren’t good, but they had to go.
All the veteran RS players looked at Rong Yi, and the way he protected Ci She by his side was so eye-catching.
He used to protect them like this.
“Regarding today’s match, which should also be the ultimate battle between RS and VIT this season, does anyone have anything to say?”
Lang Bai took the microphone.
“VIT is a very strong team.”
“Easy is a very skilled player and captain.”
“However, we all believe that some members of VIT still lack growth, and this time, we will seize the opportunity.”
This was also the first public occasion where RS rarely spoke positively about VIT for two rounds. However, the sense of competition in their words couldn’t be any more obvious.
The spokesperson for VIT was Xiao Yin.
Xiao Yin, who was on stage, was never one to speak much. He just nodded and smiled briefly.
“Welcome, looking forward to an exciting match ahead.”
The match began.
RS showed no mercy and first banned Yin, followed by banning Empress, focusing on countering The Serpent from the start.
Ci She sat in the competition room, flexing his fingers and calmly preparing himself.
Rong Yi said, “Stay steady.”
Xiao Yin glanced at Ci She, as he understood him better. “Don’t drift away.”
Ci She smiled and clenched his fist secretly.
How could he not drift away?
Countless hours of training, all to deliver an unprepared battle to the opponent.
The opponent thought they were prepared and believed they could still break through from him. But now, he also wanted to prove himself, that he was not the weak point or vulnerability of the entire team.
His ADC style is just that crazy; the crazier he gets, the better he performs.
They banned Empress, but he has other options.
He can also become the team’s anchor and rely on him for kills.
As the game started, Rong Yi stared at the changing screen and asked, “How do we want to play this round?”
The opposing team has three new members, new roles, and a completely new composition, making it unpredictable and unable to determine their main weakness.
But based on their coordination, they will surely target the bot lane.
Ci She stared at the screen.
Everything was the same as in the training room, and yet everything was different from the training room.
In the training room, he had a full blind perspective, which was the effect of his ultimate ability, the “blind” BUFF followed him everywhere.
In the first round, the economy of the three opponents suddenly jumped.
Ci She quickly reported, “The opposing jungler and support are both ganking mid lane.”
Rong Yi nodded, his face calm as water, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
“Protect him,” Xiao Yin’s voice came through the microphone, “Watch over Captain Rong.”
Rong Yi said, “I will.”
In this round, their early game lineup had the advantage.
Ci She had already squatted on the path where the opposing team would rotate, even using an acceleration effect, and Hui Mao almost had to use Flash to keep up with him.
From the top-down view, RS caught the opponent off guard, quickly clearing the mid lane, and preparing to converge on the bot lane.
On the game map, the minions in the mid lane reach the top lane four seconds faster than the bot lane, giving them enough time for rotation.
However, everyone saw that VIT seemed to have the eye of God, accurately guessing their movements. Xiao Yin directly flew into the red zone, pretending to scout the vision, forcing Lang Bai to retreat under the tower.
Rong Yi followed suit, and the opposing mid laner hesitated for a moment, unsure if they would fight or retreat. Without retreating, the rhythm of the three-man convergence was exposed, and they ended up retreating with only two players.
Only Yao Cao could safely position himself under the tower to farm, but it wasn’t a problem—just as the minions arrived, this wave didn’t cause any casualties.
However, what he didn’t expect was that during this absolutely safe time, Ci She didn’t stay in a safe position waiting for vision but directly ambushed him on his inevitable path!
The moment Yao Cao entered the brush, Ci She instantly unleashed his charged skills, launching a barrage of abilities at him. Hui Mao used the Key of Memories, timing it down to fractions of a second, using two skill rotations, and took down Yao Cao directly!
System announcement: First blood.
System announcement: Destructive power.
The training room fell silent, but the people, including Xiao Yin, couldn’t help but smile.
Ci She, this child, is indeed so aggressive.
Growing up, he is eager to prove himself, showing his edge to the world, unstoppable.
This is what they expect from the ADC position.
This position should shine brightly like this.
“Keep going, Xiao She.”
Rong Yi’s voice remained steady as he commanded, “Go all out.”
First blood appeared at the 20-second mark of the game, and the second kill happened at 45 seconds.
After Yao Cao died, the support quickly took a detour to control the lane.
The opposing support brought Lang Bai’s vision. Lang Bai wisely let go of the small monsters in his hands, moved upwards, and headed towards the mid lane.
“It might be fake vision.”
Ci She made an instant judgment. Before he could finish his sentence, Rong Yi took the initiative to engage, moving deep into the enemy’s mid lane tower and confirming this point for The Serpent.
Without hesitation, Ci She directly entered the jungle and killed Lang Bai face to face, who had returned from fake vision last night!
The jungle monsters still targeted Lang Bai, and with the first blood buff, Ci She, like a killing god, finished off Lang Bai.
Rong Yi joined the battle, protecting him closely. Right under the enemy’s mid lane, he sent Ci She back to the bottom lane.
And in the bottom lane, Hui Mao had already held the lane for Ci She for eight seconds without wasting any resources.
Everyone on VIT’s team smirked.
That’s what you call a swift kill.
That’s what you call a swift kill!
Everyone was astonished to find that in just one game, VIT’s bottom lane, represented by Ci She, grew at an astonishing speed.
No one knew how this change was achieved.
In the previous game, Ci She made many mistakes that could have been featured in highlights, but in today’s game, he suddenly stopped making any of those previous errors and matured as if he had become a different person.
No one could stop him now.
Today, all members of VIT willingly indulged Ci She and played along with him.
The opposing team’s composition, theoretically speaking, didn’t prioritize the bot lane, but since Ci She had already opened up the situation, they happily played it as a bot lane fight.
Ci She pressed forward, dealing explosive damage. By the ten-minute mark, his personal performance was already two thousand above the average of everyone else. Coupled with the impenetrable protection from Hui Mao and Rong Yi’s coordination, the enemy team would run at the sight of him.
What new tactics? What new strategies?
In the face of real maximum damage, they could only be torn apart on the way.
This is the result of Rong Yi’s special training.
Players who were taught step by step from a losing situation, players personally selected by him and Xiao Yin.
Now, everyone can clearly see it.
The members of VIT, how unfathomable they are.
And how Rong Yi’s training methods have convinced and awed everyone.