All-rounder?

After guiding the five members of his team through the Ban/Pick phase, Coach Lian Giang left the competition area.

As the light on the match monitor flickered back to life, entering the game loading screen, Lian Giang had just managed to reach the VIP seating area.

Suddenly, he heard low gasps of surprise echoing from several seats around him.

What? What happened?

Before he could even settle into his seat, Lian Giang hurriedly looked up at the match monitor.

As he clearly saw the loading screen on the display, he also noticed that subtle detail. Lian Giang's expression changed drastically, and he nearly bolted upright from his seat!

The opposing team... didn't have Malphite in the top lane!

Lian Giang's eyes were fixed on the loading screen, filled with shock and disbelief.

In the Blue Team's column on the loading screen, Malphite... the one he was certain would be in the top lane, was carrying *Ignite* and *Flash*!

This was the standard Summoner Spell set that only a Support champion would carry!

And if that wasn't enough to prove the issue, he looked further down at the Summoner Spells of the Red Team's Annie—

*Flash* and *Teleport*!

How could a Support Annie carry Teleport?

This was clearly a Summoner Spell choice that only a Top Laner would make!

In an instant, Lian Giang realized everything. His vision went dark, and his mind whirled with a single, dizzying thought:

The opposing team... has an Annie top lane!!!

***

"Annie top... It hasn't appeared on the professional stage in a long time."

In a corner of the VIP area, Jian Yu Ke mused, offering a quiet evaluation.

Beside him, Jiang Hao Jie began to laugh heartily with excitement: "I knew it! This guy would play such a surprise tactic! The VG team must think that Annie is going for a high-burst Support build, but it turns out she's not! Hahaha, I bet the VG guys are completely stunned right now! Hahahaha—"

His laughter was excessively unrestrained.

Some spectators in the rows behind couldn't help but whisper:

"God Ni seems quite gleeful?"

"Is there some grudge between the Fengye Team and VG?"

"And who was God Ni talking about just now?"

"That Annie, isn't that the great expert Hui Qi Lian Dao—"

In the VIP seats.

Jian Yu Ke remained expressionless, calmly glancing at Jiang Hao Jie beside him.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Jiang Hao Jie obediently covered his mouth with his hand, not saying another word.

***

If anyone was the most affected right now, it was certainly the five members of the VG team on the field.

"The Annie across from us isn't Support, she's Top!"

"Damn it, why is it like this?"

The VG members were caught off guard by the BACK team's surprise team comp, and their confidence wavered for a moment.

The Bot Lane duo, the Support and ADC, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If they had to face a Support Annie in the bot lane, the pressure would have been immense... Now, at least that "God of Plague" wasn't in their lane. All in all, it was something to be lucky about.

At the same time, A Phong, the Top Laner playing Rumble, suddenly looked grim:

"This Hui Qi Lian Dao... Does he really think he's an all-rounder?"

As soon as he spoke, the other team members reacted—

That's right. When they were gathering match footage of the BACK team, this team captain, besides his specialized Support role, had also played ADC and Mid. Previously, when using the ID *Hook* on the Korean server, he had even played Jungle.

And now, in this game, he had brought out Annie Top!

Does this bastard really want to try every single position in League of Legends!?

"Could it be... he really is an all-rounder?"

A Ye, the Mid Laner nicknamed "Fire Leaf," couldn't help but mutter.

But A Phong snorted coldly: "How could such an all-rounder exist? He's just playing to the crowd, refusing to play his main role and using these confusing tactics to attract attention. I'll make sure he suffers a bit later!"

With that, A Phong glanced at his Jungler teammate beside him:

"Yang Zi, same old plan."

"This game, just camp their top lane!"

***

While the VG team was urgently discussing how to deal with the BACK team's surprise Annie Top tactic, the atmosphere in the BACK team's competition area not far away was quite the opposite—completely relaxed and easygoing:

"Tu Dou, you need to be careful. The playstyle of a Support and a Top Laner is quite different."

"So don't think you can just rush in whenever you see an opening."

"In the early phase, just use your Q skill to poke them down. As for when to play aggressively, listen to Xiao Yu's calls—"

At this point, the game had officially begun. In the Blue Team's internal voice channel, Lin Xiao was controlling his Annie Top while buying starting items, unhurriedly advising Tu Dou.

Tu Dou, who was rarely getting to play Support, was still full of fighting spirit:

"Don't worry!! That's exactly it!!"

"Mm," Lin Xiao nodded with satisfaction, but then realized something was wrong. Snapping back to his senses, he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, I'm not letting you run wild—"

Qiao Xin Yu interrupted with a smile: "It's fine, don't worry. I'll lead Tu Dou well in the bot lane."

In reality, Lin Xiao didn't need to worry excessively.

If it were other ADC players, they might be terrified of having a terrible Support teammate, but Qiao Xin Yu was a rare exception.

With Qiao Xin Yu as the ADC holding down the bot lane, let alone a hot-headed Tu Dou, even if you swapped in a Bronze or Silver-tier Support, as long as they didn't intentionally feed and followed orders, Qiao Xin Yu had the confidence to rely on her own ADC skills to steadily control the bot lane's tempo.

Lin Xiao nodded in relief: "Ah, that's true. After all, it's just the LSPL."

Dian Dong Zi Li Bang rolled his eyes at that: "If you said that in any interview, you'd probably make a whole lot of enemies."

With that, Dian Dong Zi Li Bang couldn't help but offer a reminder:

"Besides, you should pay a bit of attention to your own top lane too."

"VG's Top Laner, Am Phong, isn't weak at all."

Lin Xiao gave a bright smile:

"Ah, don't worry."

Then came a nonchalant reply:

"I rarely lose."