The game is looking pretty dead even, Silent Reed said. She turned to Westwind, who sat next to her on the caster desk, and asked, What do you think?

Westwind nodded and said, Cant believe it, but yeah, you might be right. Three to three in kills and theres no real difference in gold. But. And this is a big but. There is so much more to a League game than statistics He paused for dramatic effect, making the crowd really want to hear what he had to say next. Then he continued, Like map pressure, plays, power spikes. Look at top lane. The Fiora is destroying the Malphite. I dont see High School 13 stopping her.

True, true. You know, I spoke with Shanghai Internationals Midlaner backstage earlier, Silent Reed said. He was pretty convinced that they were going to win this series. He was already talking about the Finals. But it looks like hes struggling in mid

Of course hes struggling. Hes playing a Twisted Fate into an Annie! Westwind laughed. The game would be over already if he wasnt struggling! But he isnt losing. He got the return kill and hes only going to get stronger now. The Annie needs to do something really special here if she wants to stay relevant.

Hmm, dont you think the Annie already is doing that? Silent Reed asked. Shes barely back in lane and already pushing the Twisted Fate back to his tower. That is pretty special.

No doubt its special. But Westwind paused, smiling. There is a big difference between special and really special. The Annie is great, but she cant stop the Twisted Fate from ulting away after he reaches Level 6 Actually, you know what? Lets ask the audience! He clutched the microphone and pushed it close to his mouth, then asked, What do you guys think? Let yourself be heard if you think Annie will do something really special!

There was a lull in the game. The crowd started buzzing. Then the students from High School 13 jumped up and started cheering, LIN FENG! LIN FENG! LIN FENG! He was their hero! It didnt matter in which lane he played, he always pulled off a phenomenal performance. There were even students from Tonji Affiliated High and Shanghai High School cheering.

See? Silent Reed chuckled. The crowd agrees with me. The Annie Lin Feng is doing something special!

Hold on, hold on, Westwind said. He clutched the microphone a little harder and shouted, Shout as loudly as you can if you think Yan Liang will carry this game with his TWISTED FATE!

YAN LIANG! TF! TF! TF!

Well win. EASY!

EASY WIN FOR TF!

YAN LIANG IS THE BEST!

SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL FOR THE WIN!

HAHAHAHA! What is this question. High School 13 SUCKS!

EASIEST WIN OF OUR LIVES!

Westwind winked at Silent Reed, grinning. A little hyping up of the crowd was enough to make them lean one way or another. He decided who won the vote just by the way he asked the question. But, he said, again pausing for a brief moment. Twisted Fate is in a weird position. If he roams, it has to be successful, because the Annie will just take his tower. Its really a question of how well hes going to use his ultimate.

Silent Reed giggled and said, This game can go either way! You heard it here first!

Zeng Rui sat in the seating area for Shanghai High School, shaking his head. The casters had successfully hyped up the crowd, which was their job. But their analysis was off. The few precious seconds Twisted Fate had bought himself by killing the Annie were hardly enough to get the lane pressure he needed to catch back up. He was a long ways away from salvaging his lane. I dont see Yan Liang getting back into this, Zeng Rui mumbled. He turned to look at Lin Feng. The thundering dumbass. He cant have thought of this Is he just following her instructions? He glanced down the row of chairs to where four players from High School 13 sat. Amongst them was a new face. Did she come up with this? The plan is great. Shut the Twisted Fate down early and then transition into a very powerful mid game. In theory, that is. I doubt they have the skill to pull it off in practice.

At 10 minutes, the game was still fairly even. There was nothing exciting happening. The crowd was watching, listening to Westwind and Silent Reed attempting to entertain. The initial surprise of seeing High School 13 going toe-to-toe with Shanghai International had worn off. They were getting bored. Their attention wavered as they looked away from the large screen and started looking at the stage and the 10 players seated behind their computers. There were nine guys and one girl.

My god. I cant believe how hot she is

I know right? Shes a 10 outa 10!

Even behind the computer and with that big headset on, you can still tell She hawt!

Id kill for a night with her

So pretty and good at League Shes every mans dream!

I just wanna, you know Bang bang!

It felt like everyone shut up for a brief moment, emphasizing the less than pure thoughts some students voiced. Their words traveled from the three different sections of the crowd towards where the students from High School 13 were sitting. There were some raised eyebrows, while others started arguing.

Tang Bingyao is off limits! Watch the game.

Why do there always have to be those damn perverts?

There always have to be these stupid perverts...

They should ban these pervs from the event!

Fucking leave her alone! Shes just here to play the damn game!

Horny asshats!

It was to be expected. The crowd at the Shanghai 16 School Tournament was predominantly male. Amongst them, there were bound to be a couple of perverts who couldnt keep their thoughts to themselves. Tang Bingyao was beautiful. There were plenty of guys interested in her, some of whom still remembered their painful loss during the 1vs1 Love Confessions. But that didnt mean they were professing her love to her while she was participating in the Semifinals of a tournament. And they especially knew not to shout out those feelings, whether in the privacy of a classroom or in a public venue. But not everyone felt that way.

Horny asshats? LOOK AT HER! With those clothes, shes practically begging us to hit on her!

YEAH! Shes leading us on! If you dress a whore, you are a whore!

I was just saying that I thought she looks cute What the fuck you guys piling on me for?

Whatever. All hot girls are just attention whores. Thats just how it is. Its not my fault that she looks like that...

Cant I even say that shes the perfect girl? Im just giving her a compliment!

All I hear are JEALOUS SIMPS! We all think it BANG BANG BANG!

There were more people in the crowd who turned to look at the group of perverts spread out throughout the venue, shouting and screaming their desires for a night with Tang Bingyao. They looked confused, appalled, and stunned. They couldnt believe what they were hearing. Then they shook themselves out of their daze and started arguing again.

What is wrong with you people? Act normal. Please!

How oblivious are you guys? Stop objectifying the poor girl! Shes playing a goddamn game! Let her!

Those clothes? Shes wearing a sweater and jeans, for fucks sake. Those are NORMAL CLOTHES!

Can you leave her alone? Were here to watch the game! Take your disgusting shit elsewhere!

LEAVE. HER. THE. FUCK! ALONE!

You guys arent funny, you know, right? This is sexual harassment. Theres cameras everywhere. I hope you all get what you deserve.

The two sides couldnt see eye-to-eye. Both were convinced of their righteousness and wouldnt let anyone convince them otherwise. This was only further emphasized in a conversation between two students sitting next to each other.

Do you get these idiots? How is it my fault that she looks like that? Shes the one dressing up like that, doing her make-up and all that, you know? And now I cant let my eyes feast on that? Thats just stupid!

Dude. Stop being a creep. Youre here to watch a game. This isnt porn

What? Even you? How is this my fault? Shes asking for it! Im only entertaining her!

You arent entertaining anyone. Youre being a creep. Were here to watch the game. Stop objectifying the girl. Watch her gameplay and judge her on that. You know how youre bitching on the guys for sucking at the game? Do the same for her!

Shes a GIRL! Girls cant play games. They only make it onto a team for their looks. Thats all her teammates care about.

Have you been watching this game? Shes going toe-to-toe with Liu Zhengjie! How can you possibly think

Right. Because shes getting all the help in the world. Im telling you, shes just there because of how she looks. Thats the truth and you know it.

Shes a damn good ad-carry, thats why shes on the team! And youd known that if youd looked away from her chest and up at the large fucking screen above the stage. Im done. Shut up.

The two sides disagreed with each other from start to finish. Everyone thought they were in the right and there was no argument that could convince them of anything else. This ended the discussion prematurely. The students felt there were more interesting things to do, like watching the game they came to see. They craned their necks to look at the large screen above the stage, which was currently giving a birds eye view of mid lane.

At 11 minutes, Yan Liang found the first opportunity to use the ultimate skill of his Twisted FateDestiny! The fog of war was blown. He had full vision of the map and five large eyes appeared above the Champions from High School 13. They couldnt hide from him, even if they hunkered down in a brush or went back to the fountain. Yan Liang had his Twisted Fate walk up the river toward top lane, then pressed the R key againGate! This was the secondary effect of his ultimate skill. It allowed him to teleport anywhere within a large area around him.

The Twisted Fate appeared in top lane, right in front of the Malphite. He used Pick a Card and selected the golden card, which granted him a single target stun. The Malphite was already running low on health after being whittled down by the Fiora. He tried to run away to safety, but didnt get far. The golden card struck him and stunned him. A volley of Wild Cards hit him, followed by the Fiora lunging at him with her rapier. They dealt too much damage and he didnt have enough health.

An ally has been slain!

Lin Feng heard the kill announcement, but he didnt stop smiling. He didnt care that Chen Ze had died again. His Malphite was not worth that much anymore after dying several times earlier. He had his Annie attack the outer tower in mid lane. She took it down together with the minions before the Twisted Fate could return to lane. Perfect! Just like planned! Lin Feng laughed.

Westwind ignored the cheering crowd. He said into the microphone, Just like I said. Twisted Fate lost his tower roaming top. The gank did get them a kill, but that can hardly be considered a success. The Malphite wasnt worth anything. The Fiora was already dominating him. Yan Liang shouldve made a play in bot lane. Thats where he could make the difference.

Youre absolutely right, Silent Reed said, smiling. They couldve taken Dragon after killing the Botlaners. This felt like a desperate play more than anything.

Westwind nodded and said, It really was desperate from Shanghai International. But did you notice? The Malphite just let it happen. He still has Flash and his ultimate! He probably couldve gotten away, only he didnt! I wonder why he did that.

Yeah, I still got Flash and Teleport, Chen Ze said over High School 13s voice chat.

Wei Dong grinned and said, Nice! I was worried you used them to try and escape in that last fight. Remember, we only care about the teamfights!

Woot! Liu Yue shouted, laughing. Thats our Chen Ze! The dude has got enough patience to watch paint dry!

Chen Ze coughed, embarrassed. Eh, thanks guys. Dont worry, Im not tilted. BunBun was pretty clear That if I used my Flash for anything but an important teamfight, shed kick me off the team. That girl can be really scary He shook his head and smiled. Im good, really. Im ready whenever. Teleport is off cooldown.

Guys! Guys! Lin Feng suddenly shouted. A chance! Lets teamfight! Hed just seen the Twisted Fate running into his own Jungle towards the Blue Buff Camp. The Lee Sin was already there, fighting the large golem that granted the Blue Buff to whoever killed it.

Earlier in the week, An Xin had admonished the team, and Wei Dong specifically, about their poor ward placements. Wei Dong had worked hard on improving that over the last couple of days. So when he spotted the Lee Sin on the top side of the map, he grabbed the chance to show off the results of his training. He had his Braum run into Shanghai Internationals Jungle and placed a deep ward in the brush next to the Blue Buff Camp. That ward now revealed everything the Twisted Fate and Lee Sin were doing, while also giving Chen Zes Malphite a target to teleport to.

Chen Ze, TELEPORT! Lin Feng shouted, excited.