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

Chapter 226 The cafeteria scared people away, didn't it?

xPeke was clearly unprepared for NXG's early second-tier coordination between the mid and jungle.

After all, from the perspective of outsiders and even himself, he had already succeeded if he could hold his own against JM in lane and avoid being singled out, so why would he need the jungler to target him?

All I can say is that xPeke doesn't know the old Chinese saying, "Pick the softest persimmon to squeeze." With an advantage in the mid lane, the Lee Sin was naturally willing to gank.

With this mindset, xPeke didn't use Flash immediately when he was focused down. He waited until Lee Sin and Jayce finished their damage output and he was down to half health before he realized that NXG was even planning to tower dive and kill him, which resulted in him maximizing his losses.

Without Flash and with their position pushed back, FNC's mid laner lost lane control in just three minutes.

Knowing that the mid laner had no lane priority, CyanideFI, who was in his own jungle, quickly arrived, intending to use reverse psychology to gank the mid laner.

However, with the speed boost from the acceleration gate and form switching, our Piltover councilman immediately invited the Demacian prince to dance the tango.

Dragon ramming miss!

The Golden Shield's slowing effect was limited because it was blocked by minions, meaning only one of the three skills, the Banner, dealt its area-of-effect damage.

On the contrary, the prince himself was weakened by the combined fire of the minions and Jayce.

The live stream had 10,000 viewers, and 8,000 of the comments were filled with "tears in my eyes"!
[My heart aches for JPG!]

[If I were a prince, I wouldn't play the game anymore.]

Can you please show some respect for the jungler? You dodged the dragon's charge, and you're not even willing to take the slow effect?

[Mr. CyanideFI, are you a clown hired by a monkey?]

[Ahri's world has collapsed. Getting ganked at level two is bad enough, but now the jungler is using the gank as an excuse to share some experience.]

The middle lane was undeniably bustling.

Just as the prince returned empty-handed, Jiang Ming called out to his little stone again, "Stone, come here, we can go over the tower."

The prince's forced gank really messed up Ahri's situation. Instead of staying under the tower and waiting for health potions to heal and level up, Ahri had to go forward to cooperate with her teammates in the attack. As a result, the minion wave was ruined, and she was caught in a dilemma.

It can only be said that the professional players in Season 3 were far less sensitive to minion waves than those in later generations.

Right now, with this wave of minions, either the prince can help push forward, or the fox can watch and devour them. Right now, the prince is turning away to avoid disrupting his own rhythm, and the fox is reluctant to abandon the minions. So, Jiang Ming can only invite xPeke to the fountain to visit these guys.

Lee Sin unleashed a sonic wave from the F4 wall on the flank, baiting out Ahri's charm. He then used his W on a minion in mid-air to break his second Q, while simultaneously using his E skill forward. Jayce landed an EQ combo on the spot, and after activating his W to gain maximum attack speed for his next three auto attacks, he transformed into his hammer form and used Sky Leap to strike.

Due to the extremely fast hand speed, from the audience's perspective, it appeared as if Jayce's Q and the cannon shot arrived at the same time.

The fox, having absorbed all the skills, let out a soft moan and died under the future guardian's heavy hammer.

Fristblood
NXG-jm has killed FNC-xPeke!

"Wow ah ah!"

"Thunder Half Moon Slash!"

In the commentary booth, Xiaoxiao and his team, consisting of only three people, were making a great show of themselves, venting their excitement on stage.

Off the court, Deilor clutched his heart with his right hand, feeling utterly devastated.

JM is the most powerful offensive weapon in this NXG, and you let the opponent get the first blood so easily. Do you really think the game is not difficult enough?

……

Jiang Ming did not disappoint his fans.

Despite not having played in a formal match for a long time, his individual competitive form remains excellent.

Or rather, his style is not that of a player who likes to gain economy through skillful maneuvers.

After securing First Blood, Jayce went back to base and immediately crafted two Long Swords, heading straight for Youmuu's Ghostblade. Meanwhile, because there was a Blue Buff to farm in the mid lane, Jiang Ming abandoned the path of Manamune Blade, going for the most brute force possible.

With the added attack power from the equipment, Jayce's wave clear and poke abilities were further enhanced. Ahri, who had already died once, was now in jail mode when facing Jiang Ming's incredibly accurate electric cannon.

At five and a half minutes, after Jayce took control of the mid lane, NXG began their most proficient multi-player coordinated attack mode.

Knowing full well that the Prince was in the bottom half of the map, Jiang Ming manipulated the mentality of FNC's bottom jungle trio. He and Lee Sin invaded the Prince's jungle, and after hitting the AD carry through the wall, they deliberately exposed themselves to vision. Then, in front of Huang Xing, they destroyed his control ward and left. Just when FNC thought Jayce would go to take over the mid lane minions...

Lissandra from the top lane ran to the mid lane and perfectly took over, taking down every minion wave pushed by Ahri.

As for Jiang Ming and his companion, they returned and, together with the two laners, launched a four-man gank on the second lane.

One for two!

Jess and the policewoman each have one head.

The support tanking the tower was forcibly replaced by FNC's Ashe!

"Beautiful, a very smooth four-man gank on the second side. At the same time, thanks to Lissandra's lane clearing, the purple side suffered no loss in minions."

"And after Sona died, NXG once again showed a perfect lane rotation. Caitlyn went back to base and headed straight to the top lane, while Jayce was left to farm the minions in the bottom lane."

The cable was changed again!

The FNC fans at the scene were utterly bewildered.

If we can't even win a normal laning phase, how can we possibly win when we enter NXG's preferred macro-management rhythm?
Seven minutes later, a tragedy broke out in the jungle.

Having farmed the top and mid lanes to their hearts' content, Song Yuan reached level six early. Instead of returning to base to replenish his supplies, he spotted a Prince in the remaining vision in the jungle and instantly made a deal with the Lee Sin.

[Glacier Path] + Flash W!

The Demacian Prince was directly controlled at the Dragon Pit. Shi Zhenyu's Lee Sin used his ward hop and Q to chase him ashore. He then used the Frozen Tomb to lock him down. At the same time, a heavy cannon flew in from the river to add damage. FNC's jungler could only throw out a banner and Dragon Strike dash, but he couldn't use it and died on the spot.

The fluid and seamless coordination between the top, mid, and jungle players drew cheers from the audience.

Coach Deilor covered his face in anguish, his last remaining hope for the game shattered in that instant.

……

At 8:30, Jiang Mingjie forced Ahri back to base with repeated poke damage, then rotated to the top lane and, together with the bot lane and Lee Sin, tower-dived and killed Zac.

At 10:30, FNC wanted to take down the dragon.

NXG quickly assembled and launched the first large-scale team fight of the match.

FNC's Ashe made a brilliant move, hitting Xu Jing's Caitlyn with her ultimate even as Sona flashed to dodge it.

The blue team's Zac charged up, intending to jump in and coordinate with his teammates to focus fire and kill the ADC, but Song Yuan's Lissandra intervened, and EWR controlled three people in the crowd while disrupting FNC's formation.

Jayce unleashed his EQ combo over the wall, and the cannon exploded on the duo lane, turning Zyra, who had taken a massive amount of AOE damage, into a corpse.

"Leap of the Sky!"

Without Zyra's presence, the prince, who had just wanted to keep up with Zac, changed his expression drastically and used a stationary EQ combo to try and kill Jayce who had entered the fray.

Despite being hit in the face with the German flag, Jiang Ming remained calm and swung a hammer at Jiawen's head.

boom!
interrupt.

As one of the highest priority skills, Jayce can interrupt almost 99% of the movement skills in the game.

With his own mid laner charging forward, Shi Zhenyu certainly couldn't just stand by and watch. Adjusting his angle, the Blind Monk kicked Zac, who was in bounce mode, to the other side of the wall.

The NXG policewoman survived thanks to Sona's protection!
Well, although a large part of the reason was that my Tanuki was underdeveloped and was really weak. FNC suffered a crushing defeat in the dragon fight, losing their jungler and support, as well as a dragon, and their bottom lane tower was also destroyed by NXG.

The conversations at the FNC players' bench grew quieter and quieter—silence was the norm at Cambridge tonight.

They could clearly feel the pressure coming from the mid laner on the other side. If NXG was an incredibly precise machine that operated flawlessly in the first two games, then now, without a doubt, this machine had been equipped with an ultimate weapon by some ruthless individuals.

Immediately, as if a string that had been taut in their hearts had snapped, a sense of relief inexplicably appeared deep in their eyes.

Fortunately, this is the last game.

Whether it's torture or beatings, the fact remains that I'm not as skilled as them!

Once this game is over, I won't have to suffer like this anymore.

The feeling of suffocation spread from inside the arena to outside, because just three minutes later, the top and middle defensive towers were also destroyed by NXG.

On the points panel, the economic gap between the two teams is approaching 5,000.

Ashe's E skill can indeed provide vision, but it can't withstand the tens of seconds of cooldown and NXG's rocket-like pushing speed.

FNC still can't defend the tower. Under Jayce's constant firepower, there's always someone on their side who "accidentally" gets hit by the Electro Cannon.

In other words, it's a MOBA game. If it were an FPS, the audience in the EU region would probably have been calling for an investigation into cheating by now.

"what!"

"what!"

"what!"

Not wanting to be slowly tortured to death, CyanideFI wanted to charge forward, but under the low-health turret, an icy blue claw was faster than him and reached directly to Frost's side.

"freeze!"

……

After 25 minutes, FNC, whose economic deficit had widened to 10,000, made a final attempt.

After clearly seeing Jayce split pushing in the bottom lane, they risked Baron Nashor!

Without clearing their vision or having the time to do so, they pinned their hopes on using Baron Nashor to turn the tide.

With perfect vision control, NXG spotted FNC's movements immediately, and Jiang Ming had no intention of heading towards the Baron pit.

The current Baron Nashor buff is truly bizarre. Although it can significantly increase combat power, it offers no help in pushing lanes. Even if the disadvantaged FNC gets the dragon, they can only prolong their lives for a few more minutes when faced with a massive army of super minions.

That's right, just as FNC was taking down the dragon, Jiang Ming, who had destroyed the bottom lane inhibitor, moved to the top lane, seemingly playing a strategy of destroying all three lanes to secure the win.

"Jace!"

"Jace didn't choose to go back to defend, leaving only four NXG players on the front line, which is FNC's opportunity."

"But Jayce's tower-destroying speed is too fast. The attack speed buff from W caused the bottom lane inhibitor to be destroyed instantly, and then he moved to the top lane. FNC needs to go back to base quickly. The minions in the top lane will arrive soon, and Jayce can easily push the inhibitor with these minions."

"Ah, Big Dragon!"

"The Baron Nashor was actually stolen by the Lee Sin."

"Maru, FNC's hopes are completely gone."

No one expected that even after FNC made the desperate decision to fight for Baron, Lady Luck still sided with NXG.

The blind monk snatched Baron Nashor from the prince's mouth with a single kick.

On the stage, the FNC players looked both pained and relieved, collapsing in their seats, clutching their heads.

The director switched the camera to the blue team's base.

The future guardian transformed into a crystal breacher, relentlessly demolishing everything in its path until it reached the main crystal.

From the bottom lane to the top lane... Jiang Ming managed to push down as many as six crystals and turrets.

At 27 minutes and 19 seconds, thanks to the entanglement between his teammates and the FNC players, he faced Zyra, the support player who had only returned once.

Jayce chose to ignore it, activated his [Supercharge] which had been cooled down, and took away the last bit of health from the Nexus with three basic attacks.

boom!
A huge explosion resounded throughout the stadium, and a victory banner representing the purple team was unfurled.

Three to zero!
NXG defeated S1 champions FNC and successfully advanced to the semifinals.

……

Congratulations NXG!

"Congratulations to LPL for defeating the LCS.EU seed team 3-0 and advancing to the next round."

Xiao Xiao excitedly pumped his fist, "A battle with no suspense whatsoever. In three matches, NXG demonstrated their absolute strength to us with three completely different fighting styles."

"Wow, who would have thought that a team that was just established this spring would not only reach the world stage in just nine months, but is now only one step away from entering the world of the ultimate showdown."

"With a score of 6-0-4, JM also showcased his fiery competitive form with a near-perfect performance on Jess."

"It's hard to imagine that JM could still have such control over the competition while taking into account club operations, team training, and business management."

Bella remarked with deep emotion, "I think JM had already given his answer before the game."

"Compared to the club owner, the head coach of NXG team would rather leave behind a name in the history of LOL as the S3 champion mid laner."

"Haha, I can only say that JM is too well-rounded."

“It’s difficult for ordinary people to succeed if they want to focus on one thing. JM is now doing several things at the same time, including studying. But we don’t see him being flustered at all.”

After the game ended, with a leader in place, including Miller, the team was in good spirits.

The three of them chatted away, their words flowing like a torrent of praise and flattery.

Meanwhile, at the domestic EDG club base.

As Edward Zhu watched NXG defeat FNC 3-0, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

While both involve building a team, my journey here has been incredibly difficult, like walking through a quagmire.

Finding a team of five is difficult; finding a support team that only needs a manager, a coach, and a team leader is even more difficult.

Others easily earned their LPL spots, while we had to buy them.

Just a couple of days ago, the club even scared away several young players who came for trials because of a problem with the cafeteria's food service.

Just how badly did these idiots hire a chef to scare away three or four esports players who can endure eating instant noodles while playing matches?

Looking at the obsequious temporary manager in front of him, Edward was furious.

"If you don't know how to do it and have no experience, why not just copy it?"

"There's such a perfect success story like NXG next door, we should just go and learn from them."

(End of this chapter)