There is one way of dealing with Jing Yuâs Moonshadow Spider, and that is for all members of a party to bring Release.
If that condition is met, the only way for Moonshadow Spider to finish using her combo-attack would be for PG to secure a CC-type demon and cheat the enemies of their Release.
Within ăDemon Lordă, there arenât many CC-type demons. The most frequently reappearing one would be the CC-type support Jinghua Shuiyue, and the only other would be the CC-type mid-laner, Spirit Ward.
Therefore, in a situation where Jinghua Shuiyue is certainly out of their grasp, the best choice of option is for Ye Hong to use Spirit Ward to co-op with Jing Yuâs Moonshadow Spider, and it is the only option.
Jing Yuâs a bit at a loss after realizing this point â This bunch of teammates of his, theyâre always like this. On the surface, though it seems like theyâve made a decision out of the norm, in fact, itâs all strategies meant for winning!
The remaining question is justâŚâŚ After clearing the 2nd round, is he seriously not going to ban his lifeline in the 3rd round?!
Since the gameâs starting, Jing Yu doesnât care to ask. After all, theyâve got to win the 2nd round before they can move on to a 3rd. Itâs useless to ask Ye Hong right now.
In the 2nd round, both partiesâ line-ups are as follows:
PG: Satan, Spirit Ward, Dark Cupid, Moonshadow Spider, Sariel
DJss: Death God, Scarlet Fury, Centaur, Mandala Petals, Merman
Upon seeing this line-up, Fang Luofan instantly breathes a sigh of relief: ăIn this battle, ONE managed to secure Dark Cupid and Amm fails to snatch an OP mid-laner demon â Both partiesâ demons are more evenly-matched compared to the last round!ă
Yoyo also canât help bemoaning: ăYup. PGâs previous line-up was just impossible. Even if both teams are equally skilled, PG would still be crushed.ă
Fang Luofan: ăAmmâs Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was indeed amazing. Despite having her defence slashed by such a significant amount, he was still able to use Nine-Tailed Demon Foxâs AP to its fullest. Ammâs skills can certainly rival any mid-laner of a Top 8!ă
In the last round, DJss was only able to pulverize PG because Amm single-handedly carried them.
Even just by looking at the gamers on the site, itâs quite evident â While PG kept up a steady flow of interaction amongst themselves, Amm was the only speaking on DJssâ side. The others didnât speak up once at all, entirely abiding by Ammâs orders.
Rather than calling that a match between two teams, itâd be more apt to say Amm was single-handedly going up against PG.
Fang Luofan: ăAlright, we are now entering the Battlefield. Letâs look at how both sides will fare after a change of line-ups.ă
Yoyo: ăThis is Spirit Wardâs first official match after being upgraded! Iâm kinda looking forward to Ye Ziâs performance! Speaking of which, amongst all pro-gamers who are in the PGL, only Ye Zi uses Spirit Ward, right?ă
Fang Luofan: ăEn. Player Ye Ziâs card pool is unimaginable. Itâs almost as if thereâs no demon that is beyond his knowledge. Moreover, he doesnât simply use them, regardless of which demon it is, he will bring out their maximum potential in-game!ă
Whilst itâs all the same ability, thereâre many ways of using them. While the way he lines them up may make people think heâs playing carelessly, heâs always able to achieve the best outcome.
That is PGâs Ye Zi.
His grasp over the game is genius-level, and he is always willing to spend time to test new ways of playing.
While he seems like heâs carelessly fooling around on the surface, heâs actually far more meticulous than anyone else in PG.
To be honest, Ye Hong is the player Fang Luofan likes most out of everyone in PG â He likes his high IQ, his high EQ, but his only worry is that heâs too easily discouraged and often canât do well in the latter half.
But looking at how things have progressed thus far, Ye Hongâs performance in this game is still fairly stable, so his emotional stateâs still quite okay.
Indeed, at this moment in time, Ye Hongâs mindset is far more stable than itâd ever been. The only thing thatâs in his mind is the image of his Spirit Ward crushing Nine-Tailed Demon Fox onto the floor and grinding her in.
In order to make this a reality, heâs got to win this round! Thatâs why, heâs got to grind Scarlet Fury in first!
âLittle Goldfish, câmon câmon câmon, Mid-laner-Jungler Co-op!â Ye Hongâs beyond hyped up as he says this.
Right at this moment, Jing Yu has just slaughtered all demons in the Bottom Jungle. He directs his Moonshadow Spider down towards the Mid Lane.
Ye Hong: âIâm guessing Mandala Petalsâ still lying in ambush over there. How about a double kill?â
âSure thing.â Jing Yu answers, surprised, âYour awarenessâ also not bad ah. Why arenât you the commanding?â
âIâm no good la.â Ye Hong doesnât say anything else besides these four words.
How could he say that heâs the command for the first few matches in the last seasonâs Final League?
Everyone knows that in the last seasonâs Final League, PG was pulverized by the other seven teams one after another. In a League where there was 14 rounds, they unbelievably lost all 14 of them.
Jing Yu doesnât probe . After leaping into the bushes, he inhales deeply.
This time, they cannot lose! They definitely must not lose!
DJss is formidable mostly because Amm is powerful. Therefore, when it comes to ganking the Mid-laner, he canât make the slightest mistake!
Up till now and including the last round, Qin Feiâs Satan has never once lost when it comes to facing the enemy Death God. Luo Yiming who previously used Centaur was able to tower-dive and gank the enemy Marksman, but got Dark Cupid this time round. So he definitely wonât lose either.
The key focus is the Mid-laner. In the last round, the Mid Lane was overwhelmed by the enemy so they lost. But in this round, regardless of how they do it, theyâve got to secure the Mid Lane!
âGo!â
Once Jing Yu casts the order, Spirit Ward who had been farming his creeps abruptly Flashes towards Scarlet Fury. He uses 1st ability: Infinite Silk!
Scarlet Fury is CC-ed and incapable of moving an inch. But Spirit Ward doesnât bat an eye at her and whirls on the bush right beside her. He opens his 2nd ability: Thousand Returns!
Countless silk threads radiating a silver glow shoot out towards Mandala Petals in the bushes, dragging her out of the bushes.
Almost at the same time, Moonshadow Spider arrives on the scene and first Mauls Scarlet Fury, then right when âInfinite Silk's effect vanishes, she releases Spiderweb!
ăConsecutive CCâs!ăFang Luofan is thrilled to the point of exclaiming, ăSpirit Wardâs Infinite Silk followed by Moonshadow Spiderâs Spiderweb! Scarlet Furyâs CC-ed to the point where she canât budge! Her healthâs lowâŚ.. Ah! The First Blood is made!ă
Jing Yu is at the apex of his focus. He uses his combo-attack to hit Scarlet Fury into rigidity***, attaining a critical hit every time and finally, takes her down smoothly.
ăSystemăMoonshadow Spider, First Kill!
ăSystemăThe enemy Scarlet Fury has been slain!
Almost right when Scarlet Fury was slain, the CC on Mandala Petals loses effect and she turns to flee. Forking out Teleport on top of Flash, she creates a great distance between them in a blink of an eye. However, the bloodthirsty Moonshadow Spider likewise uses Teleport on top of Flash, unhesitatingly dashing up hot on her heels.
Mandala Petals is quite worried. However, the Top Laneâs turretâs right in the horizon, so as long as she makes itâŚâŚ
ăSystemă Satan, First Kill!
ăSystemăThe enemy Death God has been slain!
Mandala Petals: ? ? ?
Fang Luofan: ăSplendid! Not long after the game started, Satan kept Death God trapped at the base of his turret and kept draining his blood. Then just a moment ago, Satan finished farming his creeps and rose to Lv. 6, getting his Ult. And heâd immediately tower-dived to finish off Death Godâs low health! ă
Yoyo: ăSatanâs evacuating the turret. Heâs heading dashing towards the Mid Lane â Mandala Petalsâ stuck with no escape!ă
With Moonshadow Spider in the back and Satan upfront, Mandala Petals whoâs sandwiched in between loses all hope.
In the end, she loses a great deal of blood to Satan and was finished off by Moonshadow Spider with an AA!
ăSystemăMoonshadow Spider, First Kill!
ăSystemăThe enemy Mandala Petals has been slain!
Yoyo: ăWoah! PG gains quite the advantage right from the start! They collected three heads off the bat!ă
Fang Luofan: ăIndeed, they are amazing! Letâs look at the replay â See here? After Spirit Ward CC-ed Scarlet Fury, heâd directed his 2nd ability at the bush. This means that PGâs ganking targets were these two right from the start. And then, thereâs here. In all honesty, it wasnât too smart of Moonshadow Spider to chase after Mandala Petals after ganking Scarlet Fury. However, the direction she was driving her towards is quite intriguing. It seems like she was sealing off Mandala Petalsâ escape route, because right at this moment, Satan got his Ultimate and he tower-dived to gank Death God!ă
Yoyo: ăIn other words, Luofan thinks this was PGâs ploy right from the beginning?! This canât be, itâs such an extensive plan!ă
Fang Luofan curves a smile: ăWith Player Goldfish around, thatâs not impossible.ă
Being PGâs Coach, no other understands his players better than himself. Thus heâs quite confident â That triple kill just now was definitely all planned out by Jing Yu.
That is certainly the case.
Just when the game had begun and before Jing Yu helped the Marksman to seize the Red, heâd asked Qin Fei: âCan you gank Death God at the 5th minute?â
Qin Fei evenly answers: âI can.â
As if Jing Yuâs request is something anyone can do without blinking an eye.
But the truth is that for many pro-gamers, they canât even hit Lv. 6 within 5 minutes!
With Qin Fei around, itâs always very reassuring.3
Having received an affirmative, Jing Yu didnât hold an ounce of doubt over Qin Feiâs words. He followed the plan to drive Mandala Petals towards the Top. Qin Fei also didnât let him down. At the very 5th minute, he tower-dived and ganked Death God, then they trapped Mandala Petals on both ends and attacked.
The members of PG always choose their demons on a whim, yet they remain synonymous with miracles.***
Right as he ganked Mandala Petals, Jing Yu canât help sighing on the inside.
Although this bunch of teammates by his side always makes him think theyâre unreliable, it shouldnât be left unsaid, each and everyone of them are quite capable â Theyâre all extraordinary!
At the 7-minute mark, Dark Cupid forces Centaur back into his turret, enabling Jing Yuâs Moonshadow Spider to conquer the Demonic Disk unhindered*.
(*G/E: Recall that the Demonic Disk is in the Bottom Lane)1
The Demonic Disk activates and shoots towards the Mid Lane. With it tanking all damages, the revived Scarlet Fury doesnât dare to take one step back within her own turret, circling in one corner, clearly harried.
âSee? Without Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, you canât do it ba?â Ye Hong eyes the enemy who seems to want to battle him but is helpless to do so. He seriously canât help delighting in his misfortune, âLittle Goldfish, Mid-laner-Jungler Co-op~ Letâs go again ya~â2
Jing Yu picks this up and hasnât managed to answer yet when Han Leng groans uncontrollably: âYe Zi, this tone of yoursâŚâŚ Little Goldfish still hasnât managed to sass, but youâre already beating him to it?â
Ye Hong: âTch, you donât know how I feel right now!â
The moment he thinks of using Spirit Ward to grind Nine-Tailed Demon Fox into the ground, Ye Hong seriously canât help but want to laugh heartily.
âTrumping his own lifeline while getting sweet, sweet revenge for the first round, just thinking about it, itâs already so gratifying!
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Of course, theyâll still have to win this round first!
At the 15-minute mark, a Team Battle opens in the Mid Lane. Spirit Ward opens Team with his Ult, CC-ing DJssâ every member till theyâre unable to budge an inch, then he easily cheats them of their Release. Thereafter, following Satanâs Ult, Dark Cupid also launches into a crazed flurry of attacks while Goldfishâs Moonshadow Spider barrels up and â Shadow Flash â Spiderweb â Maul â Demon Form â Heavens Encompassing Web Cage â Feast of Ten Thousand Spiders â Binge â Moonshadow Harvest!
After her combo-attack, she slips away without even turning back to look at them!
ăSystemăMoonshadow Spider, First Kill!
ăSystemăThe enemy Scarlet Fury has been slain!
ăSystemăMoonshadow Spider, Double Kill!
ăSystemăThe enemy Centaur has been slain!
ăSystemăMoonshadow Spider, Triple Kill!
ăSystemăThe enemy Mandala Petals has been slain!
ăSystemăMoonshadow Spider, Quadrakill!
ăSystemăThe enemy Merman has been slain!
ăSystemăMoonshadow Spider, Pentakill!5
ăSystemăThe enemy Death God has been slain!
ăAAAAAAAAAAHHH! GOLDFISHâS MOONSHADOW SPIDER PENTAKILLS!ăYoyo hollers in exhilaration, nearly slamming down on the table, ăItâs here! Goldfishâs CC and attacks!ă
Fang Luofan is relatively more collected, but excitementâs also clear on his face: ăThat co-op between Spirit Ward and Moonshadow Spider is too spectacular! After Spirit Ward was boosted, his Ultâs damage has clearly risen. In this particular 0-for-5, with PGâs team effort, itâs almost like an insta-kill!ă
Those who are watching the broadcast canât help but spam ă66666ăwhile those who are in an uproar, cheering them on with screams. Zhis, being a little fanboy of Goldfish, also directly gets up on his chair, screaming at the top of his lungs: âGOLDFISHâS AWESOME! MOONSHADOW SPIDERâS AWESOME! THE BLOODLINE OF THE DEMONIC DRAGON, BANZAAAAAIII!!!â8
Seated by his side, Kins covers his face, totally looking as though heâs saying âI donât know this guyâ.
Despite having aced DJss, PGâs health are all in the safe range. They easily conquer the Demonic Dragon, and as for the rest, it can be considered an easy match. They pulverize DJss till they canât even raise a hand to retaliate.
And each and every one of this can be attributed to that successful gank at the beginning â If not for them ganking Scarlet Fury right off the bat and putting a damper on the enemiesâ gold, PG truly wouldnât have won for certain.
âAmmâs strong.â Ye Hong thus concludes, âHowever â Weâre hardly weak as well!â
In a clash of strong players, every demonsâ abilities are put on full display.
âIf Iâd used Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, I wouldnât have allowed them to make a single kill!â â Having gotten high from playing Spirit Ward, Ye Hong thus says.
In the process, he also casually sets a flag.
Before the 3rd round begins, Jing Yu triple-confirms with Ye Hong: âYouâre really not banning Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?â
The answer Ye Hong gives is: âSo long as the opponent doesnât ban either your Moonshadow Spider or my Spirit Ward, thereâs no need to ban Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Nine-Tailed Demon Fox has even less likelihood of surviving as compared to Scarlet Fury. If even Scarlet Fury canât break through our CC-combo, Nine-Tailed Demon Fox would find it even more gruelling.â
ThatâŚâŚ oddly seems to make sense?
But Jing Yu just canât stave off his worry. He turns his head to Qin Fei: âFei Ge, what do you think?â
Before Qin Fei gets to reply, Ye Hong is already complaining resentfully: âDidnât I already explain it? Whatâre you still asking Fei Ge for? Do you really not trust me?â
âI donât.â Jing Yu replies bluntly, not even carrying half a bit of hesitation.3
Ye Hong gives up on himself. Qin Fei canât resist laughing: âWeâve got to get up where we fell. While the result is indeed important, itâs all a game. Weâve got to have fun â If it isnât fun, then thereâs no meaning.â
Jing Yu scrunches his brows lightly, clearly disagreeing with this response: âWhat if we lose for the sake of having fun?â
Qin Fei: âThen that just means weâre still weak.â
Jing Yu: ââŚâŚâ He unexpectedly canât find anything to retort with?
Qin Fei turns his head and finds Jing Yu looking speechless. He canât help cracking another laugh. Deciding not to tease him anymore, he answers diligently:
âDonât look at how we behave. Be it me, Ye Zi, or Old Han, weâre all truly striving for the Championship. Ye Ziâs explanation just now is not wrong. If Spirit Ward and Moonshadow Spider co-op, theyâre enough to stop Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in its tracks. So long as the enemy doesnât ban either of these two, itâs perfectly fine for us to let Nine-Tailed Demon Fox out.â
âSo itâs like that~â Jing Yuâs convinced.
Ye Hongâs caught between tears and laughter: âItâs all the same thing. Why donât you trust me when I say it, but trust Fei Ge when he say it?â
Han Leng: âWhat tone did you use just now? Do you have any frigging awareness in your heart?â
Speaking of whichâŚâŚ Jing Yu suddenly takes notice of the âbugâ in Qin Feiâs words: âYou said just now that you, Ye Ge, and Old Han all want to win the ChampionshipâŚâŚ But what about Yiming?â
Qin Fei: âOh. Heâs in-charge of playing around.â4
Jing Yu: =_=
After taking a short break, the 3rd round between PG and DJss begins.
Having fought two matches in a row, both parties are somewhat worn out. Even Qin Fei is beginning to yawn. But quite unexpectedly, the one whoâs most easily affected by the period of time â Ye Hong â is oddly energetic at this moment in time.
He wants to get Spirit Ward, he wants to get Spirit Ward, he wants to get Spirit Ward! â Important things must be said three times!
If he canât get his own lifeline, heâs got to bash the person who gets his lifeline into the ground! Only then can he be satisfied!
At last, in the Ban session, DJss bans Frozen Heart, Lilith, and Dark Cupid â all the same demons as in the 1st round.
Since they didnât ban Moonshadow Spider or Spirit Ward, PG also has no reason to ban Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
And then, when they get to the Pick session, DJss has the first mover advantage, and they instalock Spirit Ward!
PG: EH?!
When the ballâs sent rolling to PG, Ye Hong instalocks Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!
Subsequently, Ye Hong gazes at his screen where a scantily dressed, voluptuous maiden with nine fox tails stands. Heâs only able to find his voice after a good half of the day: âUhh, am I dreaming? âŚâŚCan someone pinch me?â6
T/N : i- yes Yiming is in charge of having a good time