Chapter 26: Thank God, I Thought I’d Break a Sweat
Pre-match tension quietly spread.
Except for Jiang Ruoxi, the other four girls on FM team couldn’t hide their nervousness.
In contrast, Jiang Yuan appeared calm and collected.
Red Warm Small Dates team averaged only Diamond rank—they absolutely couldn’t withstand his mid-jungle combo’s impact!
Moreover, the enemy’s core strategy relied on bot lane.
As a certain professional player once said: “ADC is like the egg in instant noodles—it ultimately can’t decide victory or defeat.”
“First game, execute ‘Good Night Strategy,'” Jiang Yuan instructed. “Focus on mid-jungle rhythm, look for opportunities to four-man dive bot lane, limit their core Five Fingers’ development.”
Meanwhile, in Red Warm Small Dates’ room, the atmosphere was relaxed and cheerful.
Drawing the weakest team on paper—the girls’ team—was practically a guaranteed semifinal spot!
Laughter filled the air.
The mid laner deliberately held back his laughter, watching Five Fingers, only laughing after he did.
Second-tier laughter, tribute to Xiaohu!
“I heard their ADC is only Gold rank,” Five Fingers wondered. “How did they win the online qualifiers?”
“Doesn’t matter, they’re all girls—we’ll go easy on them later.” Support Hades joked.
The hero ban phase began.
At the commentary desk, Zhao Xiaomeng sounded surprised: “Red Warm Small Dates banned Gangplank, Garen, and Galio… these three heroes aren’t current meta picks.”
Fu Yuzhe: “This is the classic sea-land-air trio. While it wastes three ban slots, it’s full of mockery.”
Zhao Xiaomeng: “FM team banned several strong bot lane heroes.”
Fu Yuzhe: “A very rational choice. For the supposedly weaker FM team, they must be more cautious in this match.”
The draft continued.
Red Warm Small Dates seemed completely uninterested in limiting FM’s composition!
You want Ashe first pick? Want Braum? Fine, take them.
You pick LeBlanc for aggressive early jungle invades? No problem, pick whatever.
They appeared extremely relaxed.
Facing an all-female team averaging Platinum rank, they really didn’t need to try hard.
Draft completed.
FM got the composition they’d been practicing daily.
They’d almost developed muscle memory for it!
Jiang Yuan gave final instructions and patted each girl’s shoulder: “Good luck.”
Jiang Ruoxi nodded seriously: “Roger.”
Su Wanwan huffed arrogantly: “Find a comfortable seat and watch your daughter perform!”
Jiang Yuan smiled, glancing at the system panel only he could see.
The [Young Lady Arrives, Everyone Move Aside!] quest chain was activated (1/3).
After today’s matches, he’d complete the quest with Su Wanwan.
Speaking of which, these two S+ talents complemented each other perfectly.
Su Wanwan’s solo kills not only applied Weakness Marks to enemies but also triggered Spectacular Performance!
With both S+ talents active simultaneously, how high would her strength soar?
Could her panel attributes break through S-rank?
Jiang Yuan was filled with anticipation.
Leaving the room, the internet cafe buzzed with voices and was packed.
He walked to the main hall, seeing club president Ji Shiyun holding a bucket of popcorn and waving at him: “Coach Jiang, over here!”
Jiang Yuan sat beside her, immediately hearing her nervous whisper: “Coach, I’m so nervous, my palms are sweating…”
He patted her shoulder reassuringly.
Just then, commentator Zhao Xiaomeng’s voice echoed through the speakers:
“We can see Red Warm Small Dates team’s starting position is very arrogant! Their mid laner Ryze is actually dancing mockingly in front of the enemy tower!”
Fu Yuzhe: “Looks cocky but it’s bait—his teammates are ambushing in the brush!”
Zhao Xiaomeng: “But facing Ashe and Braum, such a strong level-one combo, is Red Warm Small Dates really okay with this?”
Fu Yuzhe shook his head: “FM team probably won’t judge their composition’s level-one fighting power that accurately…”
Before he finished speaking!
Flash—
A golden light suddenly flashed!
Zhao Xiaomeng’s Braum decisively used Flash!
A precise [Winter’s Bite] targeted the dancing Ryze!
She’d practiced this Q-Flash combo countless times these past days!
She was waiting for the enemy mid laner’s overconfidence!
As long as she forced out his Flash, she felt incredibly satisfied!
She’d completed the coach’s pre-game assignment!
In this moment, she seemed to see the tech review footage, seemed to see that curve representing win rate fluctuation!
Because of her play, FM team’s win rate instantly increased by one percent!
“I’m coming for you!”
Qin Shu’s Ashe followed without hesitation, flashing forward and drawing her bow!
Freljord’s frost power spread instantly!
Red Warm Small Dates’ mid laner panicked and burned Flash! His ambushing teammates immediately revealed themselves for protection!
But it was too late!
Just four auto-attacks were needed to trigger Braum’s passive [Concussive Blows] and stun Ryze in place!
Then came the focus fire and damage!
“FIRST BLOOD!”
First blood was drawn!
Next, FM team pressed their 5v4 advantage!
Red Warm Small Dates’ formation scattered!
Under Ashe’s powerful chase potential, they were forced to burn more Flashes just to survive!
The audience erupted in cheers:
“Amazing!”
“Goddess Wan got first blood, this game’s ours!”
Commentator Zhao Xiaomeng’s voice grew excited: “Red Warm Small Dates paid the price for their overconfidence! FM team seized this perfect opportunity! Support XiaoM initiated the flawless ambush, and mid laner WanWan successfully secured first blood!”
Fu Yuzhe: “I take back what I said! FM team’s players clearly understand this composition’s power spikes and showed incredible execution!”
Zhao Xiaomeng continued: “Look, WanWan went back and bought a Dark Seal!”
Fu Yuzhe paused slightly: “At this timing, wouldn’t an Amplifying Tome be more stable? After all, LeBlanc needs her first major item to truly enter her power spike.”
Zhao Xiaomeng: “She might want to play more aggressively! For FM’s early-game focused composition, snowballing quickly is crucial.”
Fu Yuzhe: “But there’s a hidden risk—both FM bot laners burned Flash in that level-one fight. Facing the already stronger Five Fingers, can they still hold up in lane?”
Just as Fu Yuzhe worried, the Ashe-Braum duo that should have been pressuring their opponents with their combo advantage found themselves being pressured by the enemy’s late-game composition instead!
Because they’d lost their Flashes!
Fu Yuzhe: “This won’t work, they can’t let Five Fingers farm so comfortably…”
Just as he voiced his concern, the director’s camera cut to mid lane!
Su Wanwan’s Deceiver, like a lurking leopard, suddenly struck!
She didn’t care about any of that!
No Flash?
Showing positioning flaws?
Then what awaits you is an unreasonable combo—face-rolling the keyboard!
Flash QWE + Ignite!
All abilities hit!
Ryze instantly dropped to near-death!
This level-three solo kill combo—she’d practiced it countless times!
Including how to trade at levels one and two, where to control the minion wave—everything was under her control!
What seemed as simple as drinking water!
Was actually the result of Jiang Yuan’s careful coaching and Su Wanwan’s day-and-night effort!
She was like a blade piercing the enemy’s heart—
Drawing blood as it’s pulled out!
The solo kill notification echoed through Summoner’s Rift, leaving only LeBlanc’s mocking voice line in the air:
【Thank god, I thought I’d break a sweat.】