Chapter 425: A Dramatic Outcome
Before the high ground turret could even fall, NRG's five players had already charged straight onto the enemy's high ground. First, Orianna pulled Jinx and Zed back and killed them instantly. Then Lee Sin chased down and finished Amumu, leaving only Renekton and the support Thresh trembling in the fountain.
NRG's five players took a lap around the enemy's high ground, took a look at their fountain, and then returned to the mid lane, ready to continue destroying the mid lane high ground turret.
However, the moment the enemy's high ground turret fell, Chen Mo said, "Alright, pause the game now! Both sides switch positions. The five players, pack up your keyboards and go to the opposite side to swap heroes with the NRG players!"
As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, the game on the big screen actually paused!
All ten players currently in the game looked completely baffled.
"Hurry up, swap sides. Stand up, stand up," Chen Mo urged.
The audience erupted in laughter.
"Huh? Swap heroes?"
"Haha, so this is what he was setting up?"
"The pro team has a 11,000 gold lead, the mid lane high ground turret is already destroyed, and now we're swapping back?"
"Xiao Hei looks totally confused. What's going on?"
"A huge comeback?"
"I'm dying of laughter. Who plays like this?"
Under Chen Mo's urging, both sides' players moved to the opposite positions. The five players each carried their keyboards, silly grins plastered on their faces.
Chen Mo teased, "Never seen such luxurious gear before, have you? Hurry up and get into your positions. The game is about to continue."
The pro players sat down at the players' computers. These heroes were in such a sorry state!
After another two minutes of setup time, the five players and the NRG team members adjusted their settings in the game, and the match resumed.
The game was still paused at the moment the red side's high ground turret was destroyed. The blue side's five heroes, originally used by NRG, had less than full health but were still in decent shape, while the red side's heroes were about to respawn.
The moment the pause ended, Xiao Hei's Amumu immediately latched a bandage onto Orianna, then landed a perfect ultimate that caught three people!
Zed dove straight in, his ultimate locking onto the relatively healthy Orianna. The blue side tried to retreat, but Thresh hooked Orianna, dove in with his ultimate to trap them, while Jinx unleashed massive damage from the edge.
"Triple kill!"
The players, who had been feeling pretty smug, were stunned. What just happened?
Logically, before the team fight started, the blue side's five heroes, though not at full health, looked healthy enough. And most importantly, they had an 11,000 gold lead!
How did they lose a 1-for-4 trade with an 11,000 gold lead?
The audience was in stitches. Without comparison, you wouldn't know—the gap was just too huge!
The Zed, who had been completely dominated by Orianna earlier, now executed a perfect entry in this team fight, dodging all crowd control, dealing full damage to secure a triple kill, and then making a stylish exit. It was overwhelmingly impressive.
"Damn, the Zed Silver is playing is not the same hero as before!"
"See, this hero really needs to be in the hands of a pro to pull off those highlight reel plays!"
"It feels like Orianna, Vayne, and Sona just melted before they could even react?"
"Isn't this a new hero? Isn't this Silver's first time playing it? How is he so good?"
"I guess gaming talent is just completely different..."
"Wow, it's over. Even with an 11,000 gold lead, they still can't win!"
Chen Mo was speechless too. How did that team fight even happen?
But it was okay. After this fight, the gold difference was reduced to about 2,000. The blue side still had a huge advantage.
The players had clearly realized that even with an 11,000 gold lead, they couldn't just mess around. The five of them stuck together and pushed mid lane, aiming to take down the high ground inhibitor.
This time, the players learned their lesson. They spread out their formation to prevent Amumu from catching three people with his ultimate again. The well-fed Shen and Lee Sin took the front line, protecting the backline.
Another team fight erupted, but this time, the NRG pros weren't as unstoppable. The blue side's gold advantage was just too massive. A single Orianna ultimate could bring Renekton, the top laner, down to critical health.
NRG's top laner, jungler, and support all fell. But just as everyone was low on health, Zed dove in again, executing another perfect combo that left everyone battered. Jinx then picked them off one by one, securing a quadra kill.
By just 24 minutes, the kill score had reached 27 to 15. Fights were breaking out almost every minute, keeping the live audience in constant laughter.
After that, the blue side never won another team fight!
By the 35-minute mark, the red side had actually overtaken the kill count. The Zed, who had been close to feeding, miraculously started to thrive in Silver's hands, successfully building four major items. Now, as long as he didn't run into Shen, he could one-shot anyone.
Moreover, both Zed and Jinx dealt physical damage, making them very effective at pushing turrets. The blue side's mid and bottom lane high ground turrets were all destroyed, and the red side had actually taken a lead of over 4,000 gold.
Another team fight broke out, and the NRG players won again. Zed and Jinx were frantically destroying the blue side's high ground turret, and it was about to fall.
Chen Mo said, "Alright, pause the game now. Swap back, swap back!"
The audience was in tears from laughter. Again?
"Chen Mo is really going out of his way to let the audience win!"
"Haha, the economic advantage the pros worked so hard to build is just going to be handed over to these guys again."
"This Zed was a feeder when they gave it away, and now it's almost godlike when they get it back. What a steal!"
This time, the players got back their familiar heroes, but as soon as the team fight started, they realized they still couldn't win!
In a mid-lane team fight, NRG's five players swarmed in again and chased down four of the players!
The spectating audience was speechless.
"Wow, these pros are just too strong, aren't they?"
"What do you expect? They're world champions!"
"But they're all playing with one hand!"
"GG!"
Just as everyone thought the players were about to lose, they noticed that Zed had somehow snuck up to the blue side's Nexus, slashing away at the crystal!
The NRG players couldn't make it back in time. This Zed had used a clever line-of-sight trick, using his W to jump over a wall. By the time he appeared in the blue side's vision, he was already attacking the low-health high ground turret with super minions.
Chen Mo perked up: "Wow, this Zed is incredibly clever! He finally found his place—backdooring! Three more hits! Two more! Wow, he even used his W to dodge Lee Sin's Q! One more hit! Victory! Congratulations to our players for winning!"
The live audience was in hysterics. This actually worked? Even a scripted story couldn't be this dramatic!
The NRG players and the five audience members all stood up and shook hands.
Chen Mo let out a long sigh of relief: "That was really tough. These five audience members finally managed to beat the NRG players. Congratulations! Each of you will receive a figurine. Please find the staff to claim it."
"By now, many of you should have already tried out the new hero. How did it feel? Next up is the highlight of our exhibition. Are you all ready?"
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