Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

Chapter 103 The gap between the first in the region and the first in the world!
As the players started to move, a previously recorded promotional video for the quarter-finals played on the big screen.

The camera transitions from the night view of the iconic Guangzhou Tower to a bird's-eye view of the stadium. As time passes, the traffic goes from dense to sparse, and the world gradually falls silent.

Finally, a ray of dawn light appeared in the distance.

Screen transition.

At the LPL Summer Finals, the EDG team flag made of black and white fluttered in the wind!

When the video of EDG winning the championship and holding the trophy was finished, the scenes of LZ team defeating strong enemies and reaching the top of LCK appeared accompanied by exciting music. The silhouettes of top laner Khan, jungler Cuzz, mid laner BDD, and the bottom lane duo Pary+Gorilla passed by one by one.

"In 15, I was runner-up, and in 16, I was in the semi-finals."

"It would have been a dramatic thing if we had lost in the quarterfinals in 17."

Rat King Pary is self-deprecating.

It also expresses the determination that one cannot and will never lose.

"I've got my own four quarterfinals."

The factory manager was smiling, but his voice was firm: "In my career, there shouldn't be a fifth quarterfinalist."

After two veterans.

The conversation gradually became tense.

Whether it was BDD and Scout, who were once the kings of the Korean server, or the talented newcomers Cuzz and Iboy, they all used sharp and uncompromising language.

The two supports, Meiko and Gorilla, may not seem that intense, but they are actually scheming.

At last.

The figure of Khan, the strongest rhythm point of the Longzhu team and the world's No. 1 top laner, emerged in the darkness: "When we appear here, the other teams have only one goal to fight for - runner-up."

Ye Tian walked to the edge of the sky garden under the scorching sun at noon, looking at the busy traffic below: "I heard that Khan has a very good mentality, which is a good thing. This way, he can quickly adjust after being beaten by me."

【I am crazy! 】

【With momentum】

[Brother Tian really beat Khan’s Jayce a few days ago]

[Can you also talk about Rank? ]

[I don't know what to pretend, waiting for a 3-0 result]

[What? Isn't Tian Ge the No. 957 top laner in LPL? The shy said he wants to learn from Tian Ge, do Letme and have any objections? ]

[There is still a gap between the top laner in the region and the top laner in the world. You must recognize the facts.]

[EDG is indeed the prince team. They even recorded a special program for the game where they gave away points]

[We have to record the show. This is EDG’s last chance to show their faces.]

The comments were full of pessimism.

"Hello everyone, this is the 2017 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals. The two teams participating today are EDG, the No. seed in the LPL region, and LZ, the No. seed in the LCK."

"The winner between them will get the first spot to the semi-finals!"

Wang Duoduo read out the opening remarks: "The trash talk from both sides just now was very powerful, especially Tian. I think the most interesting thing today is the top lane confrontation. After all, EDG and LZ both have a very strong top laner."

"There are still differences." Shen Chao's voice was not loud, but it was clear: "LZ as a team mainly relies on the top and jungle to set the pace, while EDG's top laner is more like an independent point and is not well integrated with the whole. I think the reason for this is that the EDG top laner has too little time to cooperate with the others and lacks sufficient running-in."

of course.

In addition to this reason, there is another possibility.

That is, the personal ability of the top laner far exceeds that of other team members, forming a "leading attack" effect where a master goes to the low-level segments to fish, and naturally he will not follow the rhythm of the other four pendants.

But in the professional league, the so-called "power leveling" and "championship singles" are just jokes. If someone takes them seriously, Shen Chao will laugh at him.

"In other words, Tian has to face the pressure from both Khan and Cuzz?"

As a former champion, Zhihuan is still very quick-witted: "According to the style of the EDG team, the support from the factory manager to the top lane is often not so timely. Tian may not be so easy to deal with."

"It depends on how they perform." Wang Duoduo stood on EDG's side: "Okay, the Ban/Pick has begun. LZ team got the priority to choose the side in the coin toss and took the initiative to choose the blue side. In this way, they get the right to ban first and choose first. The price they pay for this is that one point will be countered by EDG on the fifth floor."

"Look at the Ban people."

"——Salvin, Skate, Lucian, triple ban top lane!"

Skateboard Shoes is the well-deserved T0 hero in the Censer Monster version. His ban rate during the qualifying round was as high as 87.2%, and his win rate also reached an exaggerated 80%.

After entering the group stage, the ban rate of Skateboard Shoes soared to 100%, and no team was willing to release Skateboard Shoes.

Normally, Skateboards is a ban that the red team needs to take, and the blue team won't care.

However, the LZ team saw that SKT had banned Skateboard Shoes on the blue side before, and taking into account the factory manager's ability to catch the bottom and their own early tactical system that focused on the top and jungle, as well as the fact that there were no other heroes that had to be banned and that they could release smoke bombs in a game that they were sure to win, they decided to give Skateboard Shoes a ban slot.

EDG banned Jayce, Troll, and Rakan in the first round.

Come to the selection stage.

First floor.

LZ takes Xia first.

Although there is no Xayah and Rakan combination, Ashe, PraY's best character, is not suitable for appearance. Secondly, Varus, who he is good at, is relatively weak in the late game. Considering EDG's emphasis on the bottom lane, Xayah, an AD with unique critical strike ability and unique self-protection ability after level 6, is a good choice.

On the first and second floors, EDG took out the policewoman and the barrel respectively.

LZ is on the second or third floor and takes out the Prince and the Wind Girl.

According to common sense, since LZ has Janna, EDG should have picked Lulu, who has a similar appearance rate to Janna. But I don't know if EDG made a wrong decision or something, but they actually picked Galio for the mid lane first.

"Is Galio's priority mentioned so high?"

Zhihuan didn't quite understand: "This hero does have a good win rate, but I don't think it's as important as Lulu. If you must take Galio, you can put Gragas later. In the first three floors, you can get Caitlyn + Lulu + Galio. If you don't take a T1-level support in the first round, you will definitely not be able to get it in the second round."

really.

Just like what psychedelic said.

In the second round, LZ banned Lulu and Noxus without hesitation.

EDG banned Taliyah and Dragon King, and the first thing they took out on the fourth floor was... Soul Shackle Warden - Thresh!

The bottom lane is not the standard Ardent Censer monster combination, but Thresh and Policewoman? !
【what? 】

How is this chosen?

[You have Lulu but you don’t take it. You take Thresh instead. You must be crazy.]

[Lucian reversed the meta in the first round, and Thresh reversed the meta in the second round. Is EDG crazy? ]

The audience raised questions one after another.

What is the version?
It is the truth that if you follow it you will prosper, and if you go against it you will perish!
Apart from the great devil Faker who used Ryze to perform against the version in S5, other teams and players who performed against the version died more miserably than each other. The most representative one was the LPL's No. seed LGD, which developed Brand's Iron Forging.

As the number one seed in different periods, does EDG also want to follow LGD's old path of starting scientific research from the support position?

"I think... it's okay to fight."

Wang Duoduo tried hard to find an angle to help explain: "EDG's chances of winning against LZ using a normal lineup are low. Try using a special strategy, maybe it will work."

"That's right." Shen Chao shared the same view: "It is said that the 7.18 version is dominated by soft supports, but in fact, soft supports also have shortcomings that cannot be compensated. For a team like EDG that plays at a fast pace, using hard supports can greatly speed up the game."

"It's not like Thresh can't use the Censer." Zhihuan pointed out: "After all, the W skill is a shield!"

While talking.

LZ selected on the fourth and fifth floors.

They are Syndra used by mid laner BDD, and Weapon Master used by top laner Khan.

"No wonder Noxus is banned."

Wang Duoduo deduced the process through the results: "It is indeed difficult for Weapon to fight against Noxus. In the mid-to-late game, he can win in single combat, but he cannot win in teamfights. The plate armor Noxus developed by Tian can easily be beaten with Blood Rage after withstanding a round of burst. It is the same as Weapon and Troll. They don't have much health and rely on the double resistance provided by their skills. However, the double resistance is useless in front of Noxus's true damage kill."

"That's right." Shen Chao nodded: "Look at what hero Tian uses... Crocodile is still out, but this version is not suitable for Crocodile. TSM's Hauntzer and FNC's sOAZ both lost with Crocodile. Only FW's MMD won once."

"If you, Shenchao, were on the court, would you choose Crocodile?" Zhihuan joked.

"That's for sure." Shen Chao felt a little nostalgic.

"Oh, Tian's last pick was Vampire!" Wang Duoduo looked at the lower right corner of the screen: "Vampire is also a rare hero, even rarer than Crocodile - Crocodile has won at least one out of three games, while Vampire appeared twice in the qualifying round and once in the group stage, and suffered a complete defeat."

"but……"

After Wang Duoduo finished talking about the data, he made a twist: "Those three games were all mid-lane vampires. In this game, EDG used a top-lane vampire. There are still some differences between different positions."

The mid laner needs to take the responsibility of driving the tempo in the early and mid-game. Using a non-confrontational hero like Vampire will definitely affect the situation of the jungler and the two side lanes.

It’s much better to be on the single.

After all, in most teams, the top laner has nothing to do with the battle situation except for providing support through teleportation. He will only come out in a team fight and stand in front of his teammates as a punching bag for their skills.

EDG puts out a vampire in the top lane. No matter how it is used, at least it won’t drag down teammates.

When the coach shook hands and left the field.

The big screen turns to the loading interface. Blue side: LZ
Red square: EDG
Top lane: Weapon vs Vampire

Jungle: Prince vs. Barrel
Mid: Syndra vs Galio

AD: Xia vs. Policewoman
Support: Janna vs Thresh
Accompanied by the not-so-enthusiastic cheers from the audience, the camera rotated 2017 degrees around the Summoner's Rift, displaying the League of Legends World Championship banner on the wall before switching to the normal battle footage.

"EDG's lineup... I think it's a bit contradictory."

Zhihuan analyzed from the perspective of heroes: "Let's talk about Miss Fortune first. Everyone knows that Miss Fortune's curve is a V-shaped one. She is strong in the early stage, weak in the middle stage, and extremely strong in the late stage. But if EDG really drags it to the late stage, it can be said that they have no way to deal with the split-push Weapon Master."

"In the mid to late game, the damage is not enough. The reason why Vampire is rare and has a low win rate in this version is that the AOE thrown up is offset by the Wind Girl's R."

"Really." Wang Duoduo couldn't find any fault with his partner's words: "Let's take a look at the situation in each position. Tian's Vampire is with Wind Rider. His initial equipment is Dark Seal + Reusable Potion. His Summoner Skills are Sprint + Flash. Khan's talent is Thunderbolt. He knows it will be consumed, so he brought Corruption Potion for supplies. His Summoner Skills are Flash + Teleport."

In the jungle position, Prince is Thunder and Gragas is Colossus’ Courage.

The mid lane is also Thunder vs. Colossus.

AD The bloodthirst of the two war lords.

In the support position, Janna is the Blessing of Windtalker, and Thresh is the Courage of the Colossus.

"Three Colossi."

"EDG will be very strong in early fights."

Shenchao analyzed from a positive perspective: "The shields of these three colossi are equivalent to half a life. If LZ fights EDG in the bottom half, it will be easy for them to get hurt."

"But LZ is attacking the upper half." Zhihuan told the truth: "Both junglers are clearing from the bottom to the top, which is good news for Tian, ​​as he can get a little protection from Zzaizhang. Alas... Khan was stuck in the minion line!"

1 minutes 44 seconds.

Khan crossed the half court and walked in front of the red team's soldier, taking a little bit of damage and allowing the three red team's melee soldiers to gather together.

There are two ideas for this kind of line jam.

If the Vampire Gang jungler starts from the upper half of the area, it is easy to lose soldiers.

It doesn't matter if you don't help the jungler at the beginning. The Master Yi can slowly control the minion line back, take advantage of the length of the minion line in the top lane, and find an opportunity to rush in and attack the vampire.

When LZ head coach Hirai saw this, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

As expected, it’s Khan!

As a veteran who entered the professional circle in 13, although Khan has always played in the less intense secondary league, his handling of details is not inferior to that of the players in the Super League, and is even better.

It can be seen that during the years of struggling in the secondary league, Khan did not waste his time like most people, but worked hard to improve himself. With this mentality, he will definitely leave an unforgettable name on the stage of the World Championship.

but.

Watch and watch.

Hirai noticed something was wrong.

——The Master of Arms was clearly stuck in the line of troops, but he failed to pull the line back, and instead gradually pushed forward...

what's the situation?
"Tian is so thin!"

Shen Chao exclaimed in the commentary booth: "You may not have noticed that Tian's way of finishing off the minions is different from Khan's. Khan finishes off the minions when they have only a little bit of health left. This is also the most commonly used method. If you want to finish off the minions when they have only a little bit of health left, you must practice a lot. Not every professional player can do this."

"Tian, ​​the vampire, was not only stuck with the last bit of health, but also blocked the attack of his own soldiers - that is, he only tried to make up for it after his own soldiers had already launched an attack!"

"Ah?" Wang Duoduo blinked, not quite understanding.

"Just like blocking the attack interval of the defense tower, blocking the attack interval of your own soldiers?" Zhihuan understood: "Tian's last hit after his own soldiers attack is equivalent to hitting his own soldiers less, which is the most perfect way to control the line!"

【So thin? 】

[I looked carefully and it is indeed the case]

[It’s so awesome]

【Learning is useless. Learning is useless.】

[Although I don’t understand, I feel it’s amazing]

After Shenchao and Zhihuan said this, the audience realized that there was a difference in details in the top lane. The new LPL top laner actually cracked the world's number one routine Khan silently, relying on just a few simple last hits.

Should this be called a heavy sword without an edge and great skill without effort, or should it be called grass, wood, bamboo and stone can all be made into swords?

"Tian's perfect finishing blows, not missing a single one."

"Control the minion line in front of the tower. Cuzz has no way to stop it."

Shenchao read out the situation in the top lane: "Khan is a bit awkward now. He ran into the river to place a ward. Even if Zz1tai doesn't like to gank the top lane, he will come and use his skills when he sees Khan pushing too deep."

While talking.

Cuzz took advantage of the advantages in the top and middle lanes to invade EDG's jungle area and cause trouble.

Fortunately, Clearlove had already studied Cuzz's playing style. With the help of Miss Police's Thresh, he got the blue buff, then went up to fight the red buff. After killing the red buff, he went to the F6 camp. Cuzz entered the jungle from the river and went around half of the venue, only to snatch two birds from Clearlove's mouth.

Not to mention whether it’s a loss to eat two little birds after shopping for so long.

Cuzz grabbed F6 and forced the factory manager to use Dark Kai mode!

Four minutes.

The factory manager went to the bottom lane to take action.

Go around the field of vision and come behind Xayah and Janna, use Q [Rolling Barrel] to slow them down first, use E [Meat Bomb Impact] from a long distance to force Xayah to flash, and then follow up with E flash!
bang——

Gragas' fat belly teleported in front of Xia, knocking her off balance!
Meiko also used flash, Q [Death Sentence] extended a rusty iron hook, pulled in Xia's body, and then followed with E [Pendulum of Doom], sweeping Xia onto the clamp that the policewoman had just placed!
click!
Clip fastened.

Xia had no ability to resist in EDG's control chain, and was shot in the head by Iboy and took the first blood!

"Pretty!"

"EDG's combo is very strong!"

Wang Duoduo cheered: "Thresh may not give AD as much buffs as Lulu, but it is easier to cooperate with teammates for GANK than Lulu, especially the combo of QE and Caitlyn's clamp, which is a very classic skill combination."

"Here on the top lane...Did Tian not miss a single hit?"

5 minutes 57 seconds.

Ye Tian controlled the number of soldiers and his action of returning to the city in front of his own tower was captured by the director. Wang Duoduo looked at the number of last hits [52] in the information bar and felt that things were not that simple.

“Not a single cut was missed.”

Shen Chao spoke very strictly: "There are 54 soldiers in the nine waves, plus three cannons, which is 57. The cannon, ranged and one melee soldier in the latest wave are alive, which is 5 in total. Without killing wild monsters, the upper limit of last-hitting is 52."

On the other hand, the Weapon Master.

43 last hits is not a small number by any means.

But compared with the 52 vampires, the economic difference is nearly two hundred yuan!
"Tian bought the Explosive Wand + Magic Book, the equipment is very powerful."

"Khan didn't have enough money to buy a small magic knife, so he bought a long sword + magic resistance cloak + shoes... After thinking about it, I decided to return the long sword and buy a pair of mercury shoes."

The hallucination focused on the most important confrontation point throughout the process.

Khan returned to the city before Ye Tian, ​​so his speed of returning to the top road was naturally faster.

Hit the soldiers several times in a row.

Khan only saw the vampire from the edge of his vision.

Khan, who had just updated his equipment and stacked up his R [Grandmaster's Power] passive, was full of confidence. He used [Leap Slash] without hesitation to rush towards the vampire who had just been consumed by Q.

AW【Charge Attack】deals burst damage!
E [Counterattack Storm] is activated!
Forcing blood pool!
"No, buddy?"

Ye Tian was startled by Khan's behavior. He carefully confirmed that it was Mingkai, not Cuzz, standing at the intersection of LZ blue BUFF, and then he became confused.

How dare you, a J2 weapon with mercury boots, jump in the face of a vampire?!

Blood pool?
The damn AW+R passive has been used up, let’s open the blood pool!

Looking at the Weapon Master who was sticking to his face, Ye Tian retreated first, charging up E [Blood Tide] while moving. When he was stunned by the weapon, the value just reached the highest!
Take some more resistance from the weapon, recover your mobility and continue to retreat, waiting for the skill CD.

After Q [Blood Conversion] is ready, use R [Blood Plague] to spread it under the feet of the Master of Arms, use the red bar Q to absorb it, and then sprint forward!

Khan was startled and turned and ran away.

But [Leap Slash] had just been used, and the 45 points of movement speed from the second-level shoes was not as great as the increase from sprinting. Khan had just returned to his own half when he was consumed by Ye Tian's second charged E + normal Q. Even if he used R [Grandmaster's Power] to actively increase his dual resistance, he was still suppressed to low health.

Ye Tian charged E to slow down Khan, and used normal attacks to make up for the output while walking.

Chase into the defense tower range.

Flash and flash.

Q [Blood Conversion], which gains the damage of [Scarlet Dash], draws a -213 with purple flame effects from Khan!

Swah——

The damage numbers jumped up.

The remaining health of the Weapon Master was drained away in one gulp, and he died at the foot of the defense tower!
(End of this chapter)