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The final game of the grand finals followed the “Blind Pick” rule. Neither side banned any heroes, and both selected their compositions simultaneously. However, due to the “Global BP” rule, heroes used in previous games could not be chosen again.

Jingzhe hadn’t used their Poison Comp in the first 4 games; would they bring it out for the deciding game? After all, the Poison Comp was a system pioneered by Jingzhe and was quite strong in actual combat.

Many people guessed Fang Zhengqing would pick his signature hero, [Cobra King].

As a result, when both sides locked in their compositions, not only did the audience exclaim in surprise, but the two casters were also momentarily stunned.

The composition Jingzhe picked was a system designed to protect their Double Carry while they farmed. The Top Laner [Paladin] could yield economy, the Jungler [Fighter] could also act as a utility tool, and the Support [Blessing Priest] could provide shields and cleanse crowd control.

The Mid-laner Fang Zhengqing picked was [Kraken of the North Sea], a boss-level figure among the demon race. Its ultimate, “Kraken Devour,” could swallow a squishy whole, dealing massive magical damage in the late game.

The Marksman Xie Yuan picked his highly proficient [Holy Spirit Archer], which boasted strong damage, fast attack speed, and long attack range. Once equipped in the late game, he could kill a squishy with two shots and a tank with five.

On the other hand, the composition chosen by the ICE Binghun team was quite interesting.

Chen Qianhua didn’t pick his proficient hard-engage Support, instead choosing [Spirit Rabbit].

This Support was very squishy, belonging to the “soft support” category. However, she was a cute, petite loli with large rabbit ears and was extremely popular. The officials had also created many colorful skins for this hero.

She frequently appeared in low-tier ranked matches… to troll teammates.

Conversely, she was rarely seen in high-tier matches because the Spirit Rabbit system was an incredibly difficult composition to coordinate.

Spirit Rabbit’s ultimate, “Cunning Rabbit’s Three Burrows,” allowed her to set up 3 hidden rabbit burrows as teleportation points, enabling her to pull designated teammates into the burrows at any time. Opponents couldn’t see where the Spirit Rabbit’s burrows were located.

Both sides finished selecting their compositions.

Ye Shaoyang joked, “Jingzhe really didn’t pick the Poison Comp. When we play Jingzhe in the future, Captain Chi can just guess Jingzhe’s composition, and we can just bet on the opposite.”

Sitting next to Chi Shuo, Coach Lin couldn’t help but praise upon hearing this, “Great idea! During the BP phase, Chi Shuo can guess which hero Captain Fang will pick, and Captain Fang definitely won’t pick it, so we won’t have to waste a ban slot.”

“…” Chi Shuo seriously circumvented the topic: “Binghun’s composition is quite interesting.”

Ye Shaoyang said, “A teleportation-based, guerrilla warfare playstyle?”

Coach Lin said, “Among all Supports, the Spirit Rabbit requires the highest level of macro awareness and is the hardest to coordinate with. The 3 rabbit burrows can change positions periodically. If the positions aren’t chosen well, it’s easy to be wiped out by the opponents in one go.”

Ye Shaoyang looked thoughtfully at the screen: “And if the positions are chosen well?”

Chi Shuo replied, “Then Jingzhe will be annoyed to death by opponents appearing and disappearing like ghosts.”

Cunning Rabbit’s Three Burrows—where exactly were the rabbit’s burrows? It seemed Jingzhe was in for a headache this game.

The reason Jingzhe didn’t pick the Poison Comp and Binghun didn’t pick their usual engage system was very simple—Jingzhe’s Poison Comp had been around for several seasons, and other teams weren’t fools; they would definitely come up with targeted counter-strategies. Similarly, everyone knew Binghun’s team fighting was strong, so they would definitely devise strategies to counter their team fighting as well.

In the deciding game, which determined which team would claim the S9 regional championship, the coaches on both sides naturally had to prepare meticulously, bringing out compositions that would catch people off guard and couldn’t be guessed by the opponents.

The match began.

Fang Zhengqing clearly knew Binghun intended to play guerrilla warfare. Relying on his advantage of clearing waves faster than the opposing Mid-laner, he frantically supported the bottom lane. His intention was also obvious—he wanted to disrupt Chen Qianhua’s Support tempo.

Fang Zhengqing and Xie Yuan coordinated tacitly. The Mid-laner, Marksman, and Support teamed up to suppress Binghun’s Marksman-Support duo back under their tower. Fang Zhengqing even forced a tower-dive kill on Chen Qianhua once, playing extremely aggressively.

Don’t be fooled by this Alpha usually looking lazy, squinting his eyes every day as if in hibernation. Once he played a match, Fang Zhengqing’s sharpness was no less than Chi Shuo’s. The bespectacled Alpha was like a cold, venomous snake staring at you, striking decisively to deliver a fatal blow the moment he found the perfect opportunity!

This tower-dive kill indeed disrupted Binghun’s tempo.

However, Chen Qianhua possessed the courage to turn the tables from a disadvantage, truly a cockroach that couldn’t be beaten to death.

Once he reached level 6 and learned his “Cunning Rabbit’s Three Burrows” ultimate, he began to drive the tempo across the entire map.

Jingzhe suddenly discovered that Binghun’s reinforcement speed was as fast as lightning! Originally, logic dictated that this wave should be a fight for the dragon, and Chen Qianhua placing a rabbit burrow near the dragon pit to summon his teammates over was perfectly normal, right?

As it turned out, Chen Qianhua completely gave up the dragon and placed a rabbit burrow in the top lane. Taking advantage of the time Fang Zhengqing and the others were taking the dragon, he forced a kill on the opposing Top Laner and rapidly pushed down the outer top tower!

A few minutes later, all members of the Binghun team disappeared from the map.

Sensing something amiss, Fang Zhengqing was just about to retreat when the opposing Top Laner suddenly popped out from nowhere and stunned Fang Zhengqing. Binghun’s Marksman quickly shot Fang Zhengqing to death, and the 5 of them forcefully pushed the mid tower.

Fang Zhengqing: “…”

This ghostly guerrilla warfare playstyle was executed to perfection by Chen Qianhua.

Although Jingzhe’s Double Carry system was very stable, with Fang Zhengqing and Xie Yuan having won the World Duo Championship together and both being top-tier experts in damage output and self-preservation.

But no matter how skilled you are, can you fight 1v5?

Chen Qianhua’s [Spirit Rabbit] Support system relied precisely on rapidly summoning teammates to create a “numbers advantage” situation, catching the opponents completely off guard.

By the 15-minute mark, all three of Jingzhe’s outer towers had been pushed down.

Even the blue buff in the jungle couldn’t be saved. Chen Qianhua placed a rabbit burrow at the blue buff, accurately calculated the opposing buff’s refresh time, and summoned 5 teammates over to steal it. Jingzhe’s Jungler had no choice but to retreat.

The snowball rapidly grew.

Fang Zhengqing was forced to initiate the Baron to force a team fight, but Binghun’s actions left everyone dumbfounded—

Chen Qianhua actually placed a rabbit burrow at the bottom lane high ground tower. He sent the Top Laner, Jungler, and Mid-laner to try and contest the Baron, while he summoned the Marksman and pushed a minion wave to directly sneak the high ground.

Fang Zhengqing: “…”

Can I crawl through the internet cable and beat that rabbit to death?

Although the Jingzhe team secured the Baron and killed 2 opponents, they lost a high ground tower—an absolute massive loss for this wave.

Seeing this, Ye Shaoyang couldn’t help but say, “This map-wide rapid teleportation playstyle demands an extremely high level of awareness from the Support. If Chen Qianhua makes a single mistake and gets surrounded by the opponents, it’s all over.”

Chi Shuo agreed, “Yes, he not only has to consider the overall situation, make the most accurate judgments, and summon teammates to the most optimal positions, but he also has to keep his rabbit burrow teleportation points well hidden.”

Ye Shaoyang smiled, “A Support driving the tempo; this match is indeed being played very interestingly.”

Chen Qianhua was a captain with an exceptionally outstanding macro view. Under his rapid deployments, it was very difficult for the Jingzhe team to clash with them head-on. No matter how awesome your mechanics are, Fang Zhengqing, or how good your equipment is, Xie Yuan, what’s the use?

You can’t hit them, you can’t catch them!

Binghun utilized a guerrilla warfare tower-pushing tactic this game. Taking advantage of the rapid teleportation of “Cunning Rabbit’s Three Burrows,” they repeatedly created local numbers advantages. By the 25-minute mark, all of Jingzhe’s outer and inner towers had been leveled.

During the final high ground defense battle, Fang Zhengqing wasn’t to be trifled with either. Activating the [Kraken of the North Sea]’s ultimate, he instantly deleted the opposing backline Marksman. Xie Yuan kited and outputted damage rapidly, quickly shooting Chen Qianhua to death.

Jingzhe repelled Binghun’s continuous three waves of offensives.

Holding out firmly until the 35-minute mark.

Such a situation was a severe test of the psychological fortitude of both sides. Jingzhe was playing a prison match, unable to leave their high ground; Binghun had pushed continuously for 10 minutes without breaking through, which also severely impacted team morale.

But players on both sides managed to keep their composure. After respawning, Chen Qianhua directly set a teleportation point at the Baron and organized his teammates to rapidly clear the Baron.

The late-game Baron buff provided high attack and defense bonuses, along with Tyrant Captains in all three lanes.

Chen Qianhua steadily controlled the minion waves, making the Tyrants push forward simultaneously in all three lanes.

When all three dragons reached the high ground together, the 5 members of Jingzhe had limited damage output skills and couldn’t clear the minion waves in all three lanes simultaneously. Ultimately, the high ground defense battle that had held out for 10 minutes was forcibly torn open!

—VICTORY!

The golden victory text popped up on the screen.

The Season 9 National League Championship belonged to the ICE Binghun team!

The Binghun players jumped up excitedly, the four of them surrounding Chen Qianhua tightly as they all embraced. On the big screen, a hint of tears seemed to flash in Chen Qianhua’s smiling eyes.

Ye Shaoyang looked up at the big screen, a complex mix of emotions in his heart.

He greatly admired this captain, able to bring a team on the verge of elimination back to the finals stage and win the deciding game relying on a flexible teleportation playstyle. Chen Qianhua was undoubtedly a very outstanding esports player.

This match was like a confrontation between a frail rabbit and a cold, venomous snake. The venomous snake was ruthless and toxic; one bite and the rabbit would lose its life. However, the rabbit was smart and agile, relying on map-wide roaming and running to render the venomous snake powerless.

Fang Zhengqing smiled, adjusted his glasses, and typed two letters in the all-chat: “GG.”

Good Game.

This was the most polite praise for Chen Qianhua.

After hugging his teammates, Chen Qianhua led everyone to the opposing soundproof booth to shake hands.

After all, Fang Zhengqing had experienced great storms before. Even having lost the grand finals, he wore a completely unbothered expression. He stood up, patted his teammates’ shoulders, and looked up to meet Chen Qianhua’s gaze.

Chen Qianhua smiled and reached out a hand, wanting to shake Captain Fang’s hand. Fang Zhengqing simply opened his arms, gave him a light hug, and said, “Congratulations, a well-deserved championship.”

Chen Qianhua smiled shyly, “Thank you.”

After the players on both sides politely shook hands, the Jingzhe team exited the stage first. The entire championship-winning Binghun squad arrived at the center of the main stage, and the chairman of the Gods’ War Professional League personally presented them with the trophy.

Binghun’s coach ran onto the main stage excitedly and raised the trophy high together with the players.

The deafening cheers of the audience filled the venue.

Ye Shaoyang also smiled and offered them his applause.

Through two years of hard work, from being on the verge of elimination to ascending the championship throne, this team had been completely reborn under Chen Qianhua’s leadership.

What about Tianhuan?

The low point from S7 to S9 will eventually pass. In S10, a brand new season, they too will present a brand new look to face these powerful enemies of the professional league.

Ye Shaoyang’s gaze swiftly swept his surroundings.

Beimu, Yueying, Huowen, Jingzhe, Binghun…

The S10 season truly was filled with powerful teams!

However, Tianhuan had also gained an extra trump card—an Omega mid-lane player named Ye Shaoyang.

Ye Shaoyang looked at Chi Shuo and whispered in his ear, “Watching others take the prize makes my hands itch; I want to go and snatch it.”

The surroundings were a cacophony of noise, but Ye Shaoyang’s voice still reached his ears clearly.

Chi Shuo turned back, meeting Ye Shaoyang’s bright eyes.

Those eyes were full of confidence, and also brimming with a thirst for the championship trophy.

Chi Shuo looked at the teammate before him, his voice deep and gentle, “That trophy is quite heavy. If you want to snatch it, you’ll need some strength.”

Ye Shaoyang smiled, looked toward the podium, and said, “I want to go to the World Championship to take a look. What about you, Captain Chi?”

Chi Shuo said softly, “I want to as well.”

Ye Shaoyang said, “Then let’s go together?”

The corners of Chi Shuo’s lips curved up slightly, “Okay.”

No matter what, next year in S10, they absolutely had to give it their all to reach the World Championship.

This was the common goal hidden in their hearts, wasn’t it?