Chapter Five: No Miracles Allowed

“Was the probability high during your debut?” He cut off Coach Jiang's explanation. “A sponsor bought a campaign around your ‘ten-second prediction.’ Today you will give them something they can clip.” He had already turned Lin Zhou's affliction into a product name. “We're playing a team composition,” Ferry said. “There won't be a solo highlight.” He Linchuan stared at him. “Lose, and all of you lose your bonus.” In Game Two, Obsidian drafted a protect-one composition, but Nova was the one they protected. Lin Zhou only supplied information. The team reduced the branching future to three calls: Tide meant retreat, Rockfall meant an enemy rotation, and Daybreak meant an actionable chance that the others must choose whether to take.