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

Chapter 246: A Show of Skill Between the Bucket and the Ball, First Game Won!

The resentment from the OGN region couldn't stop Jiang Ming from continuing his gameplay.

operations?

What's wrong with operations? They're just giving you a perfect reenactment of the pain we experienced back then.

The difference in skill is based on a superior understanding of the game. Since when is it that only officials are allowed to set fires while ordinary people are forbidden to light lamps?

Not only does he rely on luck, but Jiang Ming is also playing the most annoying "Shakespearean" style of play from the original Korean region.

"Continue the interference!"

Jiang Ming issued another command, sending a signal to Xiao Long.

"Should we go in and grab it? I have a passive ability," Little Stone said eagerly.

Jiang Ming shook his head. "I won't go in. I'll kite them a bit, bait out a couple of skills. Gragas used his ultimate when we were laning earlier, so it's still on cooldown. I'll draw the dragon's aggro and try to steal it if I can. If I can't, I'll at least buy some time."

Our team currently has the advantage in the minion wave; every second we delay will result in SKT losing another point.

"SKT has lowered the health of the blue team's heroes, and they can take the dragon... Oh no, JM is coming to interfere. Orianna has cleared the minion wave in the bottom mid lane. The purple team needs to take down the dragon as soon as possible."

"Don't rush, don't rush. Right now, SKT's top, mid, and support don't have their ultimate abilities, so their advantage in the main battle isn't as significant anymore. If we're too hasty, things will go wrong."

"Very lucky, the Spider's Q Smite secured the dragon, Bengi did have some use today."

"The dragon was secured, and Gragas' Q skill slowed down NXG's top and jungle. Renekton took the lead and tried to lock them down."

"Nice!"

"Door's Leona forced SKT's two carries to retreat at close range, and then turned around and used her E on Renekton to escape the battlefield. NXG managed to pull away in this wave."

"Not a single one died!"

The English commentary was truly amazing.

"Wow, JM truly lives up to his reputation as a tactical master in League of Legends. He constantly uses the minion waves to harass SKT and avoids direct confrontation with the purple team unless he has a sure chance of winning."

"In comparison, the playstyle of the teams in our region is like that of brainless gorillas."

"Haha, man, I have to say your analogy is very apt. TSM, who were eliminated in the group stage, perfectly fit this nickname."

"What about the owners in the North American region? They're buying players. IG has already reached the semifinals of the World Championship by acquiring new players, and we can do the same."

"It would be best to buy JM as well, right?"

While the two men in suits in North America were having a long and rambling conversation, the increasingly impatient SKT players in the game gradually lost their ability to make judgments.

Despite their own poor condition, they failed to know when to stop. The five players should have pushed the middle tower's health down as normal, but after Jiang Ming's Orianna cleared the minion wave, both sides shook hands and went home.

However, without even confirming whether the remaining members of NXG had left, SKT recklessly tower-dived.

"Once the second wave of minions arrives, SKT should be able to take down this tower."

"Press it down, press it down, we have to force this clockwork back!"

"Ahhh!"

"Faker is in, his Body Blast is aimed at Orianna, E-Flash... he can kill her if he comes back."

boom!
boom!
Two golden flashes streaked past under the turret; Orianna had actually anticipated Gragas's E-Flash and flashed just as quickly, avoiding his position.

"Come on, have a drink!"

boom!
Faker's reaction speed was already ridiculously fast. By the time he had pinpointed the location of Orianna's Flash, Gragas had already made his move.

Boom!
A wooden barrel filled with red liquid exploded in Summoner's Rift.

Orianna's body flew uncontrollably toward the four people in front of the SKT tower.

Wow!
The OGN audience was practically in an uproar, and the three commentators on stage even stood up.

Faker! Faker! Faker!

Faker did it; he found a golden opportunity when the team was in dire straits.

The newly risen demon king will eventually slay the LPL emperor; the future belongs to OGN…

However, Jiang Ming, who was hit by Gragas's ultimate ability, did not show any panic on his face when the camera was on.

At the same moment, countless exclamation marks floated across the live stream screen.

[Ultimate Move!]

[Ultimate Move!!!]

[Look at the wind-up ball.]

In the hero list on the left, Orianna's ultimate ability, which had previously been off cooldown, has now gone back to cooldown.

The next instant, all sounds in the arena vanished.

The energy around the magic ball spread outwards, then tightened again.

air!
Space shattered, and Orianna, who appeared before the four SKT members, seemed to transform into a giant magnet, twisting them all together.

At this point, Jiang Ming had completed all the preliminary preparations. If the rest of NXG couldn't keep up, it would be a game of relegation.

Having silently completed his flanking maneuver, Pang Ran emerged from the river and unleashed his ultimate ability, Solar Flare, upon the enemy ranks.

The four members of SKT are once again in a state of dizziness.

boom!
Aatrox and Zac entered the arena one after the other.

Xu Jing's Varus doesn't need to consider anything else. After unleashing a barrage of Evil Arrows to inflict heavy damage, he can simply keep auto-attacking.

Whoosh!

On the game's big screen, the purple team's hero remained motionless, as if someone had unplugged the internet cable.

One, two, three, four...

domestic.

A retired champion mid-laner from a well-known esports team, with a large nose, stood in front of the camera, arms raised high, and delivered his famous quote that would later go viral online.

"This wave—exploded instantly!"

"Wow!"

"What?! What kind of move is this from Orianna?"

"Do you anticipate that Gragas will use his ultimate to blow himself up?"

"Gragas' ultimate helped Orianna complete her displacement, and the shockwave pulled four SKT players."

"Perfect teamwork, JM and Faker played a perfect teamwork game."

【? ? ? 】

[Commentator, are you even thinking straight? What does it mean that JM and Faker had a perfect synergy?]

[(Dog head emoji) No problem, Gragas' ultimate blasted Orianna right in the face, and the shockwave pulled in four of them, isn't that perfect teamwork?]

[It's you, a Taliban player!]

Why are all the officials silent? This number of comments is suspicious.

【Six six six! 】

[Besides six, I'm at a loss for words; I really don't know how to describe it.] [JM is too overpowered; Riot, let's nerf the player.]

Honestly, SKT's mid laner's performance was absolutely phenomenal. Even after a failed E-Flash, he could immediately use his ultimate to knock the target back, but unfortunately, the opponent he was facing wasn't human...

Yes, Orianna anticipated Gragas's knockback and charged in with the ball, which nearly blew my brain out.

A tower dive initiated by Gragas' E-flash ultimately ended with NXG achieving a 4-for-0 exchange under the tower.

As the initiator of the team fight, Faker escaped unscathed because the blue team focused their attacks on his four teammates.

However, whether Gragas is dead or not has no impact on the course of the battle.

With only Faker remaining in SKT, they were powerless against NXG's push and could only watch helplessly as the blue team took down the mid-lane tower.

An 8-0 head-to-head score, and a 5,000-point economic gap after seventeen minutes.

Even in the final chase, Shi Zhenyu's Aatrox thoughtfully gave two kills to Zac, who had been rotating lanes and enduring pressure without getting much minions.

A bizarre scene unfolded in NXG's scoreboard: Orianna and Varus, the two carries, had zero kills but a ton of assists, while the top, jungle, and support trio were drooling over the wins.

With this exaggerated economic lead, the gap in roster strength between the two sides has been completely wiped out, and NXG has once again taken control of the rhythm that SKT had managed to regain.

Subsequently, as the offense and defense switched, the audience discovered that the two sides, despite being on the defensive, produced completely different results.

Because the mid-lane tower was not destroyed for a long time, SKT was at a complete disadvantage in terms of vision. Even if the Corki duo used their combined attack skills, they could not find a breakthrough under NXG's vision control.

At 18 minutes, Leona and Aatrox launched a coordinated invasion, using their long-range ultimate to catch Bengi, who was trying to contest the blue buff for Gragas.

Faced with the encirclement and attack of NXG's generals, Spider tried to make a last-ditch effort, but was ultimately pulled back in mid-air by Zac with the Magic Ball. Jiang Ming's Clockwerk also got his first kill of the game.

"He's really showing off! JM's effortless mid-air drop shot makes Zach, who has the ball, look a bit like a self-destructing truck."

"The most important thing is that Ueno Tenfei has a high margin for error. Look at what equipment Piglet has. He only has one Trinity Force. How can he fight Zac and Aatrox with two pieces of equipment?"

"The key is that Sun Mom is also very tanky. After the Sightstone is made, all you need to do is buy True Sights. Pandaren is already on the way to Legion."

"The most outrageous one has to be sorry, his Varus simply went for a Bloodthirster without any items, focusing on maximizing his survivability."

"I think this is why everyone is so confident in NXG's matches. When they gain an advantage, they will never give their opponents any chance to breathe or turn the tide."

"With Spider down, NXG can now pressure the enemy's health bar."

"Fortunately, Gragas clears waves very quickly, and his Q skill combined with Corki's bombs quickly took down the minions."

The match continues.

The difference in vision makes the game increasingly difficult for the purple side.

Nineteen minutes in, Lulu, who was warding, was spotted by the vision. Zac used his Gum Slingshot to hit her from a great distance with his E, and with the help of the arriving Aatrox, they killed her.

The third dragon was about to spawn. After calculating the speed at which SKT would move Baron with their equipment and confirming that the opponent had no chance of stealing it, the giant Leona placed some vision in the bottom half of the map.

Twenty minutes in, Aatrox and Zac soloed the dragon in the bottom lane, while Elise, who was trying to take advantage of the situation to establish vision around Baron, was killed again by Jiang Ming and Xu Jing from NXG who were hiding in the bush.

"It's no wonder they're recognized as the number one team by players worldwide," Jeon Yongjun exclaimed. "In terms of tactical operations and lane switching decisions, we're no match for them at all."

"Coach Koma in the audience needs to prepare for the next game. As the situation worsens, the players are making more and more mistakes..."

The result of the first game was practically a clear indication from Jeon Yongjun.

In the OGN live stream, although many fans were dissatisfied with Jeon Yongjun's pessimistic predictions about their region's teams, they couldn't find any words to refute him when faced with the huge economic gap in the game and the obvious crushing of the first game.

As the game entered its twentieth minute, the SKT players, increasingly impatient, deviated from their team's usual style in their pursuit of opportunities, becoming incredibly aggressive.

The fully tanky Renekton and Elise surprisingly targeted Song Yuan's Zac, chasing him relentlessly until they even used their precious Flash to only take down half of Zac's health.

The screen was filled with comments that seemed to have gotten me hooked.

SKT ultimately wanted to fight for Baron Nashor and try their luck at turning the tide with Baron Nashor.

Jiang Ming ignored them and led his teammates toward the purple team's high ground.

After SKT managed to reduce Baron's health by a third, the blue team had already destroyed the inhibitor turret.

"SKT can't keep fighting Baron, their base is about to be destroyed."

"But now that you're back, NXG will turn around and go after the Baron on their own."

SKT's two carries followed closely behind, hoping to disrupt NXG's dragon-hunting time by using the plane and the barrel to consume resources.

But how could Jiang Ming allow his opponent to pull him along?

As Zach plunged into the darkness, he suddenly leaped up, and a wind-up magic ball was attached to him in mid-air.

air!
[Command - Shockwave] reappears.

A flesh-and-blood ramming attack and a Valkyrie dive were both interrupted.

"SKT's two carries harassed them all the way, but NXG didn't take Baron so easily. Zac launched a counterattack, and his slingshot flew up..."

"Wow ah ah!"

Bella's voice suddenly rose, "It's broken! It's broken! Orianna's ultimate has interrupted both the plane's and Gragas's movement."

The barrel and the plane stumbled and fell to the ground, only to be knocked back by Zac's E and ultimate abilities.

The Sword Demon seized the opportunity to engage, but did not use Dark Leap to control the two again.

The teammates dealt enough damage.

With his weapon in hand, he used his ultimate to attack the enemy's crocodile through the wall, and the two engaged in a royal duel.

Fifteen minutes ago, if it were a 1v1 in the top lane, Renekton, you could call me Aatrox a little chick and I wouldn't care.

But now, with the Mercury Vitality Belt on your body, what should you call me when you see me with the Broken Egg Fist in my hand?
"Single kill!!!"

"The bloody massacre has begun!"

Miller shouted hoarsely, "Aatrox solo-killed Renekton on the flank, and SKT collapsed."

Countless OGN fans at the venue and in the live broadcast room wailed in despair.

But this crushing defeat by such a large margin left them with no hope of a comeback.

Boom!
Fortunately, the bomb the plane used before it died took the head of the Leona who entered the arena, preventing their team from becoming the first to suffer a clean sweep in the World Championship finals.

[Haha, great, great! NXG's classic segment is back! I don't need to say more about today's match result, do I?]

[PangPang: Sigh, when will the support role finally get its due? Not only do I do all the dirty work, but towards the end of the game, I'm also responsible for dying to prevent the opponent from getting zero kills.]

[There's nothing we can do about it; supports are the squishiest characters! (laughs)]

Amidst the cheers and laughter of LPL viewers, Leona died alongside SKT's jungler Elise.

The system's female voice broadcasted simultaneously throughout the venue.

ACE!

One for five, so it's clear that whether or not there's a Baron buff is irrelevant at this point.

The remaining four members of NXG verbally mourned the loss of their only fallen member, Pangran, before turning and charging towards the purple team's crystal nexus without looking back.

Contrary to what the audience expected, Pang Ran didn't intentionally give away kills.

He never expected that the spider would manage to wrap its cocoon around itself and take a bite before it died.

(End of this chapter)