All-Round Mid Laner

Chapter 165

Edited by - xiaoAnZheee

On that evening, Chi Shuo stayed up all night to review the data provided by the Ming Shen, quickly skimming through the recordings of the matches from the European AMT team. He discovered that this player Roman's strength was indeed formidable, and his hero pool was also very deep. During the regular season, Roman's performance was outstanding, securing the MVP title multiple times with numerous triple kills and quad kills.

In comparison, Cheng Xing's performance during the regular season was difficult to match.

However, the strategy for one-on-one battles differs from team fights. Roman's outstanding performance during the regular season was also attributed to his teammates, especially the protection and control provided by the support player Kyrian, creating a very comfortable environment for his output.

Chi Shuo and Ye Shaoyang spent the better part of the night researching together, practicing with Cheng Xing. In the end, the three of them settled on a plan for Cheng Xing to try out during the match.

The rules for the World Invitational Individuals Championship allowed both players to choose from the same pool of heroes, focusing on speed and precision. Once a hero was used, it was automatically banned for the rest of the match, similar to the global BP rules in the playoffs.

The plan devised by Ye Shaoyang essentially employed the "Shrewd Judgement in Horse Racing" strategy, using Cheng Xing's less proficient marksmen to counter the opponent's best heroes, while using Cheng Xing's best heroes to deal with opponents whose performance was average.

With a best-of-three format, winning two matches would secure advancement.

Ye Shaoyang even personally acted as Cheng Xing's sparring partner, simulating the opponent Roman's hero pool. Cheng Xing practiced diligently, continuing until 2 a.m., and then waking up at 8 a.m. the next day to prepare.

Seeing Cheng Xing with dark circles under his eyes, Ye Shaoyang couldn't help but ask, "Did you not sleep at all last night?" Cheng Xing grinned and scratched his head, "I was too excited to sleep. I ended up watching recordings all night. Heh, I'll catch up on sleep after the match."

With one hour left until the 9 a.m. match, Ye Shaoyang practiced with Cheng Xing again, helping him regain his touch. At exactly 8:50 a.m., Cheng Xing logged into the international server's [Solo Matches Wildcard Zone], and the system automatically assigned him to the match room. He saw that his opponent's ID matched the one on the schedule: Roman.

The referee read out the rules of the match and initiated the webcam authentication. Throughout the online match, players were required to keep their webcams on, allowing the referee to monitor their actions in real-time to prevent any attempts at impersonation or substitution.

After the authentication was completed, the match officially began at exactly 9 o'clock.

In the first round, with the hero pool fully open, Roman indeed first picked the [Wind Nymph], one of the strongest marksman in one-on-one battles and a hero he excelled at.

Following Ye Shaoyang's strategy, Cheng Xing chose the [Machine Gun Huntsman].

In team matches, the [Machine Gun Huntsman] played a significant role, being adept at tower pushing and clearing minions quickly, usually paired with a support to form a "tower-pushing lineup." However, in individual matches, this hero was too clumsy, lacking mobility skills and susceptible to kiting by opponents.

Roman was quite surprised to see this and couldn't help but say to his teammates, "Is this Starlight trying to be funny? Picking up Machine Gun Huntsman for a one-on-one match?"