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

Chapter 129: A Flash Appearance at the Scene of the Hit-and-Run Incident?

Finished?

It was indeed over. The moment the spider controlled him, Jiang Ming's Riven simultaneously pressed Flash.

Ignite the hanging ornament, then knock down the big red medicine!

With its attack power and health both increased, the Exile Blade appears to be performing a dance of death in the scene.

The QA combo intertwines, the crisp skill sound effects and Zed's changing health bar become the perfect accompaniment to the dance, and after the second Q is unleashed, it is followed by the stun from W.

Seamless control!

At that moment, Scarra felt like his keyboard was about to smoke from all the typing. Flash! Flash! If he could manage to use either Flash or a large health potion, he would still have a sliver of hope.

Unfortunately, Jiang Ming didn't give him that opportunity. Riven with the big red potion didn't need to unleash all three parts of her QA combo; by forgoing one auto-attack, she could seamlessly connect with the third part of her Q's knock-up.

Don't be greedy. If you're too greedy with a basic attack, it's easy to give Zed a chance to react and use a large red potion.

Its health-increasing effect is a type of equipment and will not be reduced by the presence of Ignite. With the support of a large red potion, Zed with Flash and W ready can instantly create distance, at which point Riven under the tower will be in danger.

puff!

You cannot use any skills while in a knock-up state!
With his final basic attack, Jiang Ming, having factored in the effects of Shadow Master's equipment, refused to accept any surprises.

On the LCS.NA player bench, Scarra's face stiffened as he stared at the dimmed game screen. Suddenly, a wave of regret washed over him as he thought about picking Riven and Zed first.

He turned his head away, not wanting to look at the game screen anymore, because he knew very well that the incredibly weak turret designed by Riot Games was completely incapable of avenging him.

drink!
The female warrior stepped back, a white shield appearing around her. The second turret laser, after reducing the shield, only brought Riven down to a mere quarter of her health.

First blood!

CNLPL-JM killed LCS.NAScarra
The first blood notification sounded, and Zed's body was left under the tower. However, what made the North American commentators even more uneasy was that the kill notification did not include any assist from Elise.

In other words, aside from providing an initial advantage, Zed's death was orchestrated entirely by Riven.

"OH~"

My god!!

In the English-language commentary booth, two North American commentators in suits exclaimed in surprise.

"The Exile is absolutely insane."

"A solo kill, without a doubt, this was a solo kill!"

"JM's movements were so fast that I couldn't even see how many skills he used."

"Haha, buddy, I think you're not the only one. The audience here and those watching the live stream from across the ocean must have had the same reaction."

This All-Star event was undoubtedly a major esports event, as it was broadcast live by C-TV in China, CSPN, and ESPN in the United States.

The attack consisted of a large red potion, ignition, and a lightning-fast QA combo, all interspersed with a W followed by three Qs for crowd control.

Countless people were amazed by Riven's lightning-fast killing skills.

In contrast to the reactions of the English commentators, the LPL side was pure and utterly delighted, with Wawa, Joker, and Xiaocang cheering "nice" along with the audience.

"It's not even level six yet, and JM's Riven and Clearlove's Elise have already executed a perfect combo."

"To be honest, I've seen this scene many times. If you don't use Flash immediately when facing JM's attack, it means you'll never be able to use Flash again."

"And PDD, who was responsible for baiting in the top lane, only lost a little health and didn't die—a huge win!"

【Six six six! 】

Please show some respect for my turret!

[The thief didn't move an inch from beginning to end.]

Coach, I want to learn this!

[Coach: Is it possible that I don't know how to do this?]

[A sudden glimpse into the scene of a fatal hit-and-run!]

[Factory Manager: You guys shouldn't include me when you're praising others, it makes me look like I'm a complete idiot for only contributing one E.]

[Maru, I got killed before I even reached level six. When Riven gets home and updates her Brutalizer, ugh... the scene is too gory for me to watch.]

At this point, I can't help but ask, why not ban Riven?!

[JM: First Pick Zed?]

Backstage lounge, the OGN team awaits their next team match.

A group of people stared in disbelief at the scene unfolding on the stage.

"Um... Brother Shangmian, Riven is a top lane champion, so what's JM's combo technique?"

Insec lifted his chin, which was almost unable to retract, and asked.

Shy shook his head. "I actually rarely play this champion. Its weaknesses are too obvious. As a semi-tank, it doesn't have the same sustain as Renekton, and its damage... well, I haven't studied those techniques before, so it's hard to deal damage."

To be honest, his best champion, Jayce, was learned from watching JM's NXG team.

After thinking for a moment, TheShy asked the mid laner again:

"Chanyong, have you tried playing mid lane?"

As the oldest player in the team, Shy is undoubtedly the senior player. An Bixin naturally dared not neglect the question from the other party. "No, this hero has been sitting on the bench for a long time in the top lane, let alone anyone would consider moving Riven to the mid lane."

"If you're facing a higher-ranked opponent, do you have any good counter heroes?" TheShy almost tacitly agreed that LPL would be the strongest opponent they would face in this All-Star event.

"Um……"

"Let's ban it."

After searching his hero pool and finding none that met his requirements, An Bixin decisively said.

A few months ago, he might have been full of confidence and ready to face off against JM, but the leopard girl's spear during the match on March 23rd completely woke him up.

Compared to some people who are blessed by God, my talent is actually not outstanding.

……

"Wuhu, Lao Jiang is so cool!" PDD shouted exaggeratedly on the way back to the city. "Ouch, this is so uncomfortable, I should have practiced my lightning-fast QA more."

Mingkai retorted without hesitation, "I've already said that the most important thing when playing Riven is the strategy. What's the use of just mindlessly using QA?"

Smiling and Pangran echoed each other in the bottom lane.

The opening up of the top half of the map is the best news for their bottom lane. As long as the jungler doesn't interfere, they will be able to take down NA's first tower in a few minutes.

Jiang Ming smiled and said to Ming Kai, "Factory owner, come over here and push the waveguide cable!"

"Could you please stop using such a strange nickname..."

"Here's the artillery piece."

"almost there!"

On the other side, Saintvicious and his partner, having failed to gank the Krugs in the top lane, were filled with regret.

They saw the terrible scene in the middle lane, but were powerless to do anything about it.

"How about we switch lanes at the top center?"

In the team voice chat, Dyrus proactively suggested that, in order to avoid further damage to the already shattered heart of the mid-laner,

Dyrus even came up with a good reason, "Scarra, Riven is a top lane warrior, very tanky. It's normal that you, an assassin, can't beat her. Let me, Kennen, go mid lane and face her." "I..." Scarra still wanted to argue.

Fortunately, the support player Xpecial delivered a timely assist: "You don't need to face an enemy that you shouldn't be facing at all, do you understand?"

"An enemy I shouldn't be facing at all?"

Scarra: Something feels off.

……

"Oh, we see that NA has made adjustments to their lane assignments. Dyrus is going to the mid lane after upgrading his items, while Zed is heading to the top lane."

"They changed routes?"

In the end, NA swapped their top and mid lanes, with Kennen moving mid to face Riven and Zed moving top to farm for a few minutes against the carry monster.

In the LPL mid lane, Jiang Ming raised an eyebrow slightly.

They've changed routes!

That makes sense. Zed can't lane at all, so he switched to the top lane. Although he's not much better off against a tanky Malphite, it's still better than waiting to die in the mid lane.

Meanwhile, Kennen is a ranged champion, and with Riven's Flash currently on cooldown, he can normally farm in the mid lane without any problems.

The scenario where a player gets crushed in their lane and then stubbornly keeps getting solo killed, even taking the jungler and support down with them, is ultimately a minority.

League of Legends is never just about laning. If victory or defeat is determined by the outcome of the laning phase, then what is the point of tactics?

When PDD saw Zed in the top lane, he asked, "Old Jiang, want to trade?"

"No need. You'll be more comfortable facing Zed."

Jiang Ming didn't intend to force it. If he were facing Kennen in the mid lane at level one, the natural disadvantage of short range against long range, coupled with the short mid lane, might have given him a bit of a headache. But now that he's been substituted out, facing a Rui Mengmeng who's unleashing his brutal power, all I can say is, Kennen, please have some self-respect.

With 400 gold for first blood and the gold from last-hitting minions, even if his starting item was a large health potion that didn't have any follow-up items, he still went all out to buy Riven, an early-game powerhouse that combines attack power, cooldown reduction, and armor penetration.

With the extra money, I'll buy a bottle of red medicine and a true eye.

There's something else that NA might have overlooked.

That is Kennen laning against Malphite in the top lane. In the early game, most of them should take runes that resist magic damage. However, against a mobile champion like Riven, Kennen's Q is difficult to hit, and his basic attack damage will be reduced by more than half by the armor provided by the yellow runes.

"I'm going to help the bottom lane and put pressure on them," Mingkai signaled to Jiang Ming.

"Go!"

If it were another hero, getting first blood without Flash might make them worry about being ganked by the enemy jungler, but this obviously doesn't apply to Riven who has bought Brutalizer.

The poor economy of the jungle in Season 3 means that when Riven reaches level 6, Lee Sin will only reach level 4 at most.

A level 4 Lee Sin and a level 6 Kennen, if they dare to come...

"Hmm, getting a double kill in a 1v2 situation isn't bad either."

Jiang Ming was making these plans in his mind.

In fact, Jiang Ming himself did not realize that his personality on and off the field was not exactly the opposite, but there was a big difference.

If we say that he is more in line with the psychological age of the original timeline when it comes to issues involving management and communication.

On the field, the dopamine stimulation from competitive sports makes him feel more like a 19-year-old.

We've moved online.

Jiang Ming first checked Kennen's equipment. Apart from the Doran's Blade at the start, the rest were all individual items purchased to increase ability power.

No armor?

"No defensive gear is a good thing," Jiang Ming thought to himself, giving his good friend Dyrus a thumbs up.

Blue square.

Dyrus looked at the seemingly harmless Riven not far away, but he was actually feeling uneasy. He knew all too well the damage that the female warrior could inflict, having witnessed Zed being melted under the tower during the solo match.

Given the opponent's burst damage, even if Kennen buys a small cloth armor first, it won't help much. It's better to buy more books to increase damage.

What if Raven gets worn down by him—

"Fake!"

Dyrus was still imagining Riven being forced to return to base to replenish her supplies after being worn down by him, thus stabilizing the team's situation and becoming the savior of the region.

The next second, he saw Raven charging towards him, swinging her Broken Wings twice.

Brother! Brother! Brother!
I'm Kennen, I'm the Kennen who can hold you back, there's no need to fight so fiercely.

Dyrus quickly pressed E, and Kennen turned into a ball of electricity and retreated. He was someone you couldn't mess with; even a single hit from Kennen's three-part Q plus a basic attack could take away a quarter of his health.

Once the distance was created, Kennen turned around and unleashed his Q, but Riven easily dodged it with a simple twist. As for her basic attack... well, it barely made a sound when it hit the shield.

Looking at the experience bar, Dyrus called out to Lee Sin, "Level 6, wait for my ultimate. Let's try to gank him and let him farm without pressure. Our backline won't be able to hold on in team fights later."

"can!"

"Shit, that bastard beat my F4."

Time passed slowly, and Jiang Ming did not show too much impatience when facing Kennen who had switched to the mid lane. After pushing a wave, he would either try to trade health under the tower or roam to the surrounding jungle. It didn't matter if he couldn't catch Lee Sin, he could just eat his jungle monsters.

A major problem with Kennen being moved to the mid lane is wave clear.

Zed can at least use his shadow to copy QE for quick wave clear, but Kennen can't use E on minions to apply his passive and then cast W, and his Q is a single-target damage skill, so he can only watch helplessly as Riven pushes the lane.

Dyrus did try to use his E ability to apply the passive effect to minions, but Jiang Ming seized the opportunity and beat him up badly.

After a QA combo, Dyrus, who had lost most of his health, became obedient. After experiencing the pain of being a mid-laner, he waited patiently for the minions to push back under the tower.

With Riven completely freed up in the mid lane, NA's top and bottom lanes suffered greatly.

Scarra herself never expected that coming to the top lane would mean having to worry about Riven.

Doublelift and Xpecial's bot lane duo had a similar experience. They were already being pressured by Caitlyn and Zyra, and when they were in poor form, they had to worry about Elise appearing behind them.

If it weren't for Lee Sin's mid-game intervention and Blitzcrank's forced use of Zyra's Flash, their situation might have been even more dire.

Now they're adding Riven, and the game is practically unplayable.

If you can't win in lane, and you can't match the tempo of the mid and jungle, you can only watch helplessly as the purple team slowly erodes your jungle economy and whittles down your towers' health.

Through this back-and-forth struggle, the blue team, which was only one kill behind, had unknowingly gained a lead of over a thousand in economy.

Meanwhile, the bottom lane tower's health was already critically low.

"Capable of advancing and retreating at will."

"They played with great strategy!"

"Yes, this is called an operational tactic in our region's teams."

"With Jiang Ming's strengths as the core, we gradually spread to both the upper and lower halves of the map. After Ming Kai liberates the jungle first, we can achieve a situation where we have more players than players, and further gain an economic lead over the blue team's North American representative team."

"Economic issues refer to the amount of gold in the game, which players can use to buy equipment to enhance their heroes' abilities."

"Once they gain the initiative, ranged heroes in the lower half of the map can use their superior combat abilities to push down enemy strategic points, which are shrouded in the fog of war... The ultimate goal is to destroy the opponent's core nexus."

In the front row of seats on the competition stage, among a group of publicity department leaders who came to watch the event, two young men were in charge of explaining, trying their best to convert the professional LOL terms into terms that these middle-aged people could understand.

Teamwork, discipline, execution, and vision control—as these terms were repeatedly displayed on screen, the smiles of the leaders, who were already beaming with pride at the start of the game thanks to Jiang Ming's special arrangement of "friendly" cheers, grew even brighter. Any lingering doubts they had about promoting esports gradually melted away.

(End of this chapter)