IG's player lounge.
Jin Jing Zhu ran a hand through her messy hair.
She said with a hint of regret: "RNG secured the Baron, this game is most likely over."
Then she glanced at Su Xiao Luo and asked: "Did you find any players in the Korean server who have a similar playstyle?"
Su Xiao Luo organized the documents in her hand, passed them to Jin Jing Zhu, and replied: "There are a few players who only play Teemo and Riven, but after looking at their stats, I don't think it's him."
The head coach began to browse through the documents.
After a while.
He pushed up his glasses and said: "Obviously not, this RNG top laner wouldn't only have a win streak, he'd also have MVPs."
"Did you check the stats for the official account they provided?"
"I did."
"But in ranked games, he rarely plays damage dealers, he mainly plays tanky champions like Sion and Maokai."
Jin Jing Zhu nodded and said angrily!
"He doesn't play ranked, he doesn't train, where did this proficiency come from?"
"This is just ridiculous."
Su Xiao Luo had a flash of inspiration.
She leaned her head next to Jin Jing Zhu's ear.
She whispered: "I heard that EDG played many scrimmages against RNG this Worlds, should we ask them?"
Jin Jing Zhu hesitated for a second.
Her thirst for victory made her pull out her phone from her shirt pocket.
She dialed EDG's head coach.
嘟嘟嘟…
The call was quickly answered.
The two exchanged pleasantries in official language.
Slowly, they steered the conversation to Heart!
Jin Jing Zhu: "I heard you've known Heart for many years, and you often play 5-man together…"
It was fine before mentioning Heart!
As soon as they mentioned RNG's head coach, Heart.
The EDG coach, who was in a coffee shop, looked pale.
He said angrily: "Lao Jin, don't mention him to me, it makes me so angry just thinking about him."
Jin Jing Zhu's eyes lit up, knowing she was onto something.
She continued to ask: "What's wrong? Aren't you guys best friends? Why are you holding such a grudge? What can't be solved by a game between brothers? If that doesn't work, just play two games."
The other side took two deep breaths!
He was still trying to calm down.
He said: "He's a terrible person, I was kindly helping him out as a practice partner."
"But what did he do? He wouldn't even reveal his true strength, Jiang Chen's performance at this Worlds is impressive enough, right? But he couldn't even beat EDG's substitute top laner? Isn't that rubbing my intelligence in the dirt?"
"He couldn't even beat you when he picked Riven?"
Hearing this, the EDG head coach got even angrier.
"If he picked Riven, he would reveal his true self, he wouldn't pretend anymore, he would throw all the resources to Jiang Chen, nurture an extremely fed Riven, and chase after the five EDG members."
"He could get a penta kill in one or two out of ten games! Is that something a human can do?"
"Ah… this… it's indeed a bit unfair."
"Just a bit? He's a complete psychopath."
Jin Jing Zhu realized she couldn't ask anything more.
After a few more pleasantries, she hung up the phone.
The IG player lounge was silent, you could hear a pin drop.
After a full half minute, Su Xiao Luo asked: "Lao Jin, what do we do now?"
Jin Jing Zhu sighed and said: "We can only hope that TheShy can play more stable in lane, as long as he doesn't let Jiang Chen get ahead, we still have a chance in team fights."
Su Xiao Luo nodded lightly: "That's all we can do."
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The commentator booth.
Seeing RNG secure Baron, then get their fourth drake.
Their attack damage and ability power were significantly strengthened.
Guan Ze Yuan said: "This Baron push has given RNG a huge advantage, it will be hard for IG to defend."
"Yeah, RNG's top laner and ADC are so fed, especially Jiang Chen's 24-layer Death's Dance, if A Shui steps on one mushroom, he's done for."
"His awareness is too good, he hasn't died once after getting Death's Dance."
At this moment, Shang Xiao jumped in.
The canyon is full of sudden changes, everything hinges on a single thread.
"I'd give RNG a 90% win rate, I think it's reasonable, if IG falls behind, they really have no comeback point."
"Even if they manage to instantly kill one of RNG's carries, IG might not even be able to win a team fight."
"Let's see if RNG can end the game with this Baron buff."
The audience in the Incheon venue started cheering for RNG.
"RNG, win this game and make it a reverse sweep!"
"Jiang Chen, your Teemo is amazing, can you teach me?" A female player shouted.
"This should be the first professional player to bring Teemo to the Worlds stage, right?"
"It's not should, it's definitely, I really don't know what Jiang Chen will pick next, his champion pool is just too deep, I'm so excited!"
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