League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 112 Extended E, Mid Lane with the same level as Bottom Lane?

"Don't you learn Q at Level 1?"

To be honest, Jiang Ming didn't quite understand Ruofeng. Diana was playing against LeBlanc, and at level one, Ruofeng used his health, passive, and Q skill to push LeBlanc's lane while he was actually pulling minions. It was really absurd.

When fighting a ranged opponent in melee combat, whether you are being pushed or pushing the lane, you must find a way to seize the initiative, otherwise you will just be endlessly harassed and spun around by your opponent.

If Diana learns W at level 1 right now, and comes in with the idea of ​​playing defensively, then it can only be said that WE's mid-jungle game is already over.

Learning Q allows you to quickly push the lane from level one using Diana's passive and create some trouble for yourself. Learning W, besides providing a shield, is really just about enduring pressure until you die, especially since the old version of Diana's dash displacement effect is still on her ultimate.

So here's the question: if you're in the mid lane and under pressure, do you think LeBlanc, an incredibly agile assassin mage, will cause trouble for your teammates or vice versa?

Therefore, WE's biggest problem right now is not actually the lack of individual ability in the top and mid lanes, but a group of people who are clearly talented but are still stuck in the same playstyle from last season.

Speaking of talent, are the five NXG guys really that strong?
At least in his opinion, when it comes to talent, any one of the five players from the opposing WE team is definitely better than his own teammates.

It's just that they haven't fully transformed their talents.

The idea that the golden age for League of Legends is around twenty years old, and that one should retire around twenty-three or twenty-four, is a misconception.

Bullshit!

The average professional age of CS players next door once reached 27. Can you say that FPS games don't require reaction time?

It's simply a lack of systematic training and management. Putting aside everything else, the biggest reason for the decline in the individual competitive performance of the purple team's bot laner, who was touted by fans as the world's best ADC, is that he is addicted to mobile games and always acts self-centeredly when playing games, ignoring team commands.
Everyone is complaining that Red Poppy likes to play solo, hogging resources and being self-centered, but the truth is, Smile is the real self-centered one, the original self-destructive one who criticizes support.

For chestnut:

Strawberry, a player who can play Olaf like a mad dog and make the enemy high ground dance, has no tactical role whatsoever in WE.

He thought he was very strong, liked to greedily farm lanes, and was reluctant to take a few extra steps to return to base to avoid being disturbed by the opponent. He didn't listen to his teammates' feedback in team fights. After being praised by various esports media and netizens after S2, he lost himself, which led to his rapid decline in S3. In S4, he was brutally defeated by all the AD carries in the LPL, which ruined his reputation and led to his shameful retirement.

Many netizens criticize Poppy because he consumes resources, likes to die easily, and relies on the "four-protect-one" strategy to control his teammates, making him unworthy of the title of the world's best AD carry. But from the perspective of Seven, who is willing to fight to the death and leave tonight, isn't he in the same situation?
"Their disobedience and lack of training are quite troublesome. We need to find a way to put pressure on them and keep them in check during the All-Star training camp."

Online, while the level 1 QA was relentlessly whittling down Diana, Jiang Ming even had time to ponder some follow-up situations.

The mid-lane battle was firmly in LeBlanc's hands. Facing Diana who had W ready, he didn't step on her, but instead used Q skill to continuously harass her with auto-attacks.

The minion wave was pushing towards the blue side. Jiang Ming positioned himself and moved back and forth, pulling the enemy side horizontally. His main goal was to make the enemy want to touch the minions and then give him two lives.

When the lane reached the tower but not quite, and the hero reached level two, Jiang Ming began his aggressive harassment, taking two steps forward, last-hitting minions with his right hand, and looking for opportunities to whittle down the enemy's health with his left.

With a small twist and a preemptive dodge, you can dodge Diana's Q, forcing the opponent to either Q the enemy or the minion, giving you no chance to attack both simultaneously.

Seeing this playstyle of LeBlanc, Ruofeng was furious. Considering that staying in this position would make him vulnerable to ganks, he decided to push the minion wave forward.

Jiang Ming seized the opportunity and stepped forward the moment he reached level three, using his Q skill to apply a mark to Diana.

Ruofeng activated W to absorb some damage, then moved left and right to try and avoid LeBlanc's next E skill that could trigger the mark.

"Be patient, Summoner!"

In the game, the Deceiver smiled seductively, her chain hesitant to strike. Just as the mark was about to disappear, leaving the onlookers puzzled, the Deceiver activated her W ability to return to her original position, and at the same time, the alluring chain was finally swung out.

Whoa!

From the OB perspective, the normally sized phantom chains appear stretched thin and long.

With a whoosh, the chain, like a fadeaway jump shot, hit its mark precisely.

Silence effect triggered!

"Whoosh!"

"What?! How did the Demoness's chains suddenly stretch so much?"

The doll served as a mouthpiece for many people, posing profound questions.

[It's probably just a visual effect. When LeBlanc uses E while using W to return, her position and target point remain the same, but because the E skill is thrown from the hero's hand, it looks like it's elongated.]

In the audience, a player who plays mid lane made a guess.

Interestingly, even the most abstract WE fans didn't question Jiang Ming's performance in the game regarding the hero mechanics. It has to be said that his consistent practice of uploading tutorial videos has become a golden brand. When viewers encounter unfamiliar operations or mechanics, they will first choose to believe rather than suspect that there is a bug.

"boom!"

Back to the game, Ruofeng's health bar dropped drastically after being hit by the E skill, and he was left with only half health in just a few rounds.

Backstage, Abu let out a long sigh.

Hang in there!
If the mid lane collapses this early, given JM's roaming ability, Mingkai's jungle will be in chaos later.

Unfortunately, Abu's wishes could not affect the game on the field.

The laning phase for Diana in the mid lane is rapidly deteriorating.

From a third-person perspective, Jiang Ming's Enchantress was played with exceptional grace. She lacked the clumsiness of a novice Enchantress and the overwhelming killing intent of an ordinary expert. It was as if the person standing on the field was the Black Rose Commander from the background story, who manipulated the world with ghostly methods.

They finished off enemies, whittled down their health, and gained an advantage without rushing forward to try and get kills.

Diana starts with a healing item, so she needs to whittle down the enemy's health first, giving them the illusion that she can recover by using healing items. With the minion wave in disarray, the lost minion gold and experience are objective losses. It can be said that a Diana with level 3.5 health is practically dead even if she's not dead yet.

“Don’t eat it!”

"Hey, you can't eat this!"

"You're really going to eat this? Then try my QA, okay?"

Ruofeng, whose mind was firmly in Jiang Ming's grasp, had to bear immense pressure for every sliver of experience he gained from each attack. He could only frantically consume health potions. After regaining some health, he controlled Diana to move forward, hoping to take advantage of LeBlanc's skill cooldown to use Q to kill low-health minions and gain some gold.

However, perhaps due to excessive pressure, when LeBlanc pushed him back, the direction of his Q skill was slightly off, and it ended up hitting his own F4 camp instead.

boom!
Looking at his F4 team now missing one member, Mingkai's forehead was covered in black lines.

Ruofeng: "I..."

I think I can offer some excuse.

On Jiang Ming's side, seeing that Ruofeng had already released his skill, he immediately pressed forward, and after the cooldown was over, he unleashed another QA combo.

He turned around and used a basic attack to finish off the low-health cannon minion. It seemed like he had no intention of killing, but the moment he took the experience from the cannon minion and leveled up to level four first, he pressed his W skill, which was ready at the same time.

Snapped!
The damage from two levels of Shadow Step is combined with the second stage of Q's mark burst.

Seeing this, Mingkai didn't bother to complain about Ruofeng stealing his monster. He quickly used his W ability to emerge from the F4 jungle monster pit and give his teammate a shield.

Fearing that LeBlanc might apply Ignite and kill, given Diana's current health and the silence effect of her Q, a flash and two auto-attacks could very well finish her off.

Jiang Ming suddenly launched a sneak attack that severely damaged Diana. Seeing that Lee Sin had deliberately exposed himself, Jiang Ming immediately activated the second stage of his W to return, still holding onto Ignite tightly.

Clearly, he included Lee Sin's support in his calculations and didn't rush to use Ignite. Diana, being a melee mage, was a bit short of damage to solo kill him, but since they were both low on health, Diana could either stay under the tower and wait for health potions to recover or go back to base, so the result was the same.

……

Inside the live broadcast room, many viewers began to express their opinions freely.

The mid-lane gap is too big; it's unplayable.

[How can we fight this? We were forced back to base at level three, and it wasn't even because the jungler arrived in time; LeBlanc just ignited the enemy and we were killed.]

Wow, I can't believe WE banned mid lane three times and still couldn't stop JM. His LeBlanc seems to be playing like a magic trick.

The key difference lies in their understanding of minion waves. Diana gets stuck in lane from the start, and trying to push forward to touch the minions only results in being poked down. No matter how many health potions she has, she can't withstand this kind of play.

[Are WE fans still yelling? Are these two mid-laners even comparable?]

[Hehe, that's why JM has to play professionally, otherwise he'll keep all these skills from you.]

The commenter upstairs makes a good point.

Seeing the barrage of comments flying around in the live stream, WE fans were so angry that they immediately picked up their keyboards and started a battle to protect their family tree.

Unfortunately, WE is currently at a disadvantage, and their efforts to gain an advantage from behind will only provoke a stronger counterattack.
Tolerate!
I will endure!

No matter how strong you, JM, are, you're still just one person. The others are just nobodys. Smile Strawberry and the others will definitely be able to fight back.

On the field...

"Ruofeng, don't let him lead you by the nose. We can't beat him at lane control."

Curly, with his easygoing nature, had been observing the mid lane and, to prevent the hot-tempered Mingkai from arguing again, he preemptively offered a reassuring remark.

Military line?

I know I can't beat him, but there's nothing I can do.

Ruofeng himself was dumbfounded. He had clearly decided to max W and rush Abyss to withstand the pressure and then get revenge in the late game. Who would have thought that he would be toyed with by the opponent and sent back home after only getting a few kills?

"Ugh... This is terrible. I used Flash, and Spider is in the top lane."

Just as the WE players were getting frustrated because their mid laner was forced to retreat after reaching level three, Strawberry's exclamation of surprise after being hit hard in the top lane broke the dull atmosphere of the team's voice chat.

Mingkai's Lee Sin appeared in the mid lane, and Xiaoshitou immediately seized the opportunity, heading straight to the top lane. He didn't even have the intention of directly killing Jax, but openly launched an attack from the river. Driven by their tacit understanding over the past six months, Songyuan took the lead and used E to close the distance with Jax. After pressing W, he didn't rush to bite, baiting out Jax's E skill and then following Strawberry.

As the spider drew ever closer, Strawberry's years of resilience had given her ample experience in escaping danger.

Knowing that saving his skills would likely lead to his death if he got bitten by the crocodile, Strawberry decisively tilted to the right at a 70-degree angle and used Flash.

puff!

Counter-Strike stunned the Spider, preventing the enemy top and jungle from unleashing a potentially lethal combo. "OK, that's a win!" Song Yuan grinned. "Thanks, Wild Daddy, Wild Daddy is mighty and domineering."

The weapon's position had been moved closer to the turret. Considering that Lee Sin was on his way, Song Yuan, after using his second E and knowing that his W was still a bit too short to reach Jax, simply turned around with a red-rage Q and then stood still.

Shi Zhenyu did the same, using Q and W skills in quick succession to further reduce the opponent's health, controlling them to the point where they either had to go back to base or face their combined tower dive in the next wave.

Of course, there is a third solution, which is for Mingkai's Lee Sin to camp endlessly in the top lane.

"I don't have any flashes, I need to go home. Can you help me with the 'wave line'?" Strawberry asked for help.

"If I don't go back, I'm very likely to be overtaken if the spider comes again later."

Mingkai was about to refuse, thinking he could help the top lane counter-gank, but two consecutive attack signals from the bottom lane silenced him.

Brother, it's not that I don't want to gank top, but no matter how the version changes, the bottom lane is the core of the team.

"Okay, I'll help you with the card. Be careful later."

At this moment, the time in the upper right corner is just over five minutes.

NXG had an advantage in the top, mid, and jungle lanes. The Renekton and LeBlanc in the mid lane made similar moves afterward, both managing the minion wave briefly to stabilize it in a comfortable position before recalling.

With updated equipment, lagging behind in both economic level and lane control, Diana has effectively lost her chance to lane.

Jiang Ming, who had just returned to the game, went all out and pushed Jiao Yue out of the experience zone.

There's no need to aim for all three skills to hit. Even if Diana is crouched in the back, LeBlanc can use her W dash to cross hundreds of yards and use QE to deal damage.

Furthermore, after triggering the second stage of the Q silence effect, Ruofeng, unable to use skills, couldn't even counterattack or exchange damage. He could only rely on anticipating the situation and pressing the W shield and crystal bottle to force himself to stay alive.

Ruofeng still harbored a sliver of hope: that he could survive until level six, and once he had acquired the Negatron Cloak or even the Abyss Blade, he could use his magic resistance to launch a counterattack against LeBlanc, leveraging his own attribute advantage.

But why aren't the minions coming?
"Is there something wrong with the minion wave?"

Ruofeng, somewhat doubting his own existence, spoke up in the team voice chat, "He's been controlling the game for a minute or two and there's not a single sign of him moving."

Upon hearing this, the four teammates turned their attention to the middle lane.

Upon seeing the number above Diana's head, Smile's right hand trembled, almost causing him to accidentally drop the mouse. "Why is Diana at the same level as my Ezreal?"

The AD carry is level 4, and the mid laner is also level 4. That doesn't seem right, does it?

Ruofeng: Can I say it's because I missed several waves of minions... Besides, I'm not actually level four. I'm just over level four and I'll be level five after eating two minions!
"Although he wasn't killed, Ruofeng's days were still tough. He was directly pushed out of the experience zone by the Enchantress."

"JM himself emphasized in his tutorial videos that it's okay if you don't get any gold from minions in the early game, but you can't afford to lose experience."

When Wawa finally spoke, he was a force to be reckoned with, delivering a powerful blow to the backs of those who blindly praised WE.

"Diana is still two minions short and hasn't reached level five yet, while LeBlanc is about to reach level six."

Losing experience means falling behind in level, and falling behind in level means a gap in all attributes, not to mention the qualitative change of gaining a powerful skill from level five to level six.

Diana with her ultimate ability is practically a completely different champion from one without.

Curly really wanted to say that he or the jungler should help the mid laner clear the wave. Although they hadn't fully figured out NXG's wave management, when the mid laner was facing a situation where the wave was controlled, arranging for teammates in other lanes to help clear the wave in the early game was the simplest and most direct way to deal with it.

only……

But even the bottom lane is struggling to survive.

While NXG's AD carry may not be as aggressive in laning and individual skill as Royal Club's or PE's bot lane, his consistency and fundamentals are in no way inferior to WeiXiao's. The Corki and Annie combo is so powerful that Ezreal and Blitzcrank simply can't compete with it.

Airplanes may have short arms, but you can't compete with Annie's long arms.

In the early laning phase, starting from the failed attempts to hook the enemy at level two, they had already begun playing a long tower defense mini-game.

There's something Curly didn't mention: for some reason, I always feel that Smile's performance has clearly declined this season.

"I think I'll just go roaming. I can't hook anyone online, so it doesn't make much difference whether I'm there or not."

After Annie cleverly dodged another tower hook by using minions, Curly suggested, "If LeBlanc really gets going in the mid lane, it'll be even harder for us to fight."

Smiling: "Alright, but you'll have to wait until I update Goddess Tears."

Before this year, he would never have agreed to Abu's occasional free-roaming playstyle, but there was no other way. Other teams were playing top, mid, and jungle, and if his own top and mid lanes couldn't hold up, his bot lane would also be difficult to play. Fortunately, there was a reason why EZ could solo bot lane. With a certain level of safety and mana consumption guaranteed, letting Curly leave the bot lane would allow him to farm minions and level up faster.

The question is, will Jiang Ming give WE's jungler and support a chance to make a move?
In the mid lane, Diana was trying to gain experience to reach level 5, but was once again reduced to half health by LeBlanc.

Seeing that Ruofeng was still clinging to the meager reply from the crystal bottle and was greedily staying away from home, Jiang Ming's murderous intent surged.

"Stone, go to the jungle and play with Mingkai."

After giving the order, Jiang Ming began dealing with the minions, abandoning lane control in preparation for a faster pace.

In modern times, even a Gold-ranked player who frequently watches videos would likely recognize LeBlanc's actions at this moment. An opponent who had been controlling the lane and preventing you from getting minions and experience suddenly changed their tactics—trust me, run! They're after your 300 gold kill.

No, the first blood hasn't even been triggered yet; it should be 400 coins.

To be honest, given the current state of the enemy Diana, even if Mingkai were to counter-gank, it wouldn't pose much of a threat to him. Informing Elise was more about playing it safe.

You can't expect your players to cooperate and be disciplined every day, only to have them play recklessly when you step on the court. It might be okay once or twice, but how can you gain respect or change the atmosphere of the competition area in the long run?

Ruofeng was unaware of the impending danger. From the perspective of the purple team, Mingkai's Lee Sin was about to scavenge from the wolves to the raptors, very close to the mid lane.

With the jungler around, it's safe!
As the minion wave reached the purple tower, Ruofeng was already able to gain experience. Once he finished this large wave and consumed all of it, his Diana would undergo a qualitative change.

However, at this moment, Jiang Ming's controlled LeBlanc continued to move towards the range of the purple team's defensive tower without stopping.

As soon as Diana raised her Q skill, taking advantage of the hero's momentary stun, Jiang Ming didn't hesitate for a second and unleashed a powerful WQE combo.

Chains bound the bright moon.

call!
The Ignite spell, which had been dormant until now, appeared above the hero's head.

Ding!
The turret's program reacts faster than a human's, and the laser instantly locks onto LeBlanc.

Ruofeng was shocked. Knowing the damage that the Beast Queen could inflict, he frantically pressed Flash with his left hand. However, in the silenced state, the hero could not use either skills or Flash.

laugh!
The mark exploded, and Diana, who had barely recovered to half health with a health potion, was instantly left severely wounded.

At the same moment, the blue cannon car that Ruofeng had been eyeing all along fired a heavy shot.
When the shell hits a melee minion, an upgrade effect appears above LeBlanc's head.

"It's over!"

The audience, the commentators, and even Ruofeng himself all knew that Jiaoyue was doomed!

The previous combo sequence comes into play here. Choosing to use the E skill to trigger the mark, and releasing Q and E simultaneously, the silence takes effect so quickly that it's hard for anyone to react. Even if things go wrong, LeBlanc with her ultimate can still copy the second part of the control.

Ding!
The silence ended, and the E skill's root effect was triggered, leaving Diana unable to use Flash until her death.

The big-nosed man in front of the computer stood there dumbfounded, silently watching as another pulling chain wrapped around his forehead, taking away his last bit of health.

First blood!

NXG-JM has killed WE Misaya!

"The second stage of E skill's effect takes effect; Diana cannot use Flash while silenced."

"Another chain-extending technique!"

"JM's hand speed is too fast. Ruofeng's Diana couldn't use any skills from beginning to end."

"Two lasers from the turret have triggered LeBlanc's passive. Clearlove is nearby. Should we try to use Smite to take down the F4?"

"Since there's a spider, then forget it."

In the commentary booth, Xiaomi and Wawa, working from both sides, provided a reasonably competent description of the team battle.

Meanwhile, the live stream chat was filled with comments:

Wow, designer, you should really consider removing the silence effect; it gives players absolutely no room for maneuver.

[That's definitely a bit outrageous. While W is stomping on Diana's face, Q and E are already simultaneously applied. Unless she flashes immediately, the silence is followed by E's crowd control, making it very difficult to counter.]

[Just entered the live stream and I'm asking a question. Someone asked me to vote for Ruofeng. Is Ruofeng the LeBlanc player on the blue team?]

[Pfft, you're trying to kill me by attacking my spirit, aren't you?]

WE fans' attempt to dominate the All-Star rankings undoubtedly offended many players who have their favorite teams and players. Now, seeing WE suffer a setback on the field, this is all they can do to be happy.

kill!

Kill them, sir!

NXG, give WE a sound thrashing!

The first blood was just the beginning. It seemed that the kill in the mid lane was the signal for NXG to launch an attack. In an instant, the players in other lanes also showed their fangs, and the progress of the game gradually sped forward at an incomprehensible speed.

……

NXG-stone kills WE-caomei
Six minutes and seven seconds!
The Spider Queen returned to the top lane and, together with the Renekton, completed a tower dive before Jax's ultimate was ready.

The camera shifts to the top lane, where the Spider, with only a third of her health remaining, uses her E skill to easily avoid the turret's aggro!
Looking at the Lee Sin in the bottom lane, he had successfully flanked Annie and kicked her into his teammate's arms with a Flash, but his follow-up Q skill missed.

Finally, after being stunned by Annie's W, the duo flashed over the wall to escape!

(End of this chapter)