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

Chapter 247 Because I know, Little Li will definitely be able to reach the top!

“NXG gave SKT no chance to breathe and pushed down the purple team’s main base in one fell swoop.”

Miller regained control of the commentary and said with a smile, "One to zero, NXG has won the first round of matches with a crushing victory."

"Yes, from the design of the level 1 team fight, when SKT lost those three precious Flashes, NXG firmly controlled the rhythm of the battle from beginning to end. Even though SKT made many attempts to break the deadlock in the middle, they still could not shake the final result."

Bella calmed down and gave a brief recap of the game.

The audience supporting NXG beamed with joy, extremely satisfied with their crushing victory in their first match of the day.

What? You're saying buying NXG match tickets is faster, and while others can watch five matches, they can only watch three?
Bro, all I want to say is, as team fans, we'd love for every BO5 to be a 3-0 victory, okay?

What's wrong with leaving get off work early?

On stage, Song Yuan put his arm around Shi Zhenyu's shoulder and said, "Brother Shi loves you. You are undoubtedly the best sword demon in the world."

For a top laner who has suffered greatly and hasn't gained any minion gold for several minutes, the kills given away by the jungler in team fights aren't kills, they're just part of the team's hierarchy and rank.

"Hehe!" Little Stone scratched his head. "It's all thanks to Ming-ge letting us get kills in the early stages."

"Damn, Little Stone, you've changed." Xu Jing squeezed his head out from between the two of them. "You weren't like this before, you've actually learned to flatter!"

"I wasn't flattering anyone, I was just telling the truth."

Before Xiao Shitou could explain further, Jiang Ming grabbed him by the neck with a benevolent look on his face. "What's wrong? You have a problem with Xiao Shitou praising me? Looks like you want to be on the bench for the next game."

Does our team have a substitute AD carry?

Xu Jing looked around to make sure that Qin Guangguang, that freak, hadn't come to Staples Center. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Pang Ran add, "Qiangzi, go mid lane. Ming can play AD. We teamed up and crushed Weixiao and Curly during All-Star practice."

"I'm already honest, please let me go!"

The group joked and played around before returning to the backstage area, where White Crescent and Regret waited at the entrance to welcome their victorious teammates.

Jiang Ming's gaze was gentle, and seeing that Yi Qi was not affected by his decision to let him take the place of the substitute, he was very satisfied.

"How well have you studied SKT's mid and jungle players' habits offstage?"

"Hmm... about sixty percent, still a little short."

"Please explain in detail which parts are missing."

Back in the lounge, the players were either drinking water or using the restroom. During the halftime break, Jiang Ming sat down next to Yihan and asked her something.

"Well, it's not really a problem with SKT's mid and jungle." Wu Zhiqiang hesitated for a moment, but after pausing for two seconds, he finally couldn't suppress his doubts. "Ming-ge, I'm curious, how did you make sure that Gragas' ultimate would hit you in the mid lane, and then anticipate it and widen the gap?"

When Gragas' E-Flash misses, Orianna would normally play it safe and escape. However, Jiang Ming's choice meant that if he made a mistake, he would have to Flash back and catch the barrel in his face, resulting in a ridiculous missed ultimate that ruined his reputation.

He sat there for almost ten minutes, using nearly half of his brain's processing power to think about this problem.

"Well... I wouldn't say I predicted Gragas's ultimate, but rather that I was certain that the enemy's Little Faker would be able to hit me with his ultimate."

Jiang Ming admitted frankly.

Lee Sang-hyeok in S3 was definitely a player with unlimited skill potential;

Cassiopeia's reverse R-flash, mid-lane Riven's low-health 1v3, low-health Zed's comeback kill on a full-health Zed, etc., are all legendary highlights that a normal professional player might only have once in their entire career. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe them as being sold out in the market.

To put it simply, in the first game, his game against Gragas was like this: he bet that Gragas would use E-Flash to get in, and Gragas bet that he would use Flash to dodge E-Flash, then predict the Flash landing point and use his ultimate to blow himself back.

The difference is that you are one level ahead of your opponent, and you are certain that the Gragas can predict where you will land with your Flash and that you will be hit by his ultimate, so you prepare your ultimate in advance.

While the play at the mid tower was largely due to the amazing skills of myself and Gragas, we also owe a great deal to the coordinated efforts of the four SKT players.

After all, even if the positions are slightly spread out, it's impossible to achieve a zero-for-four exchange without being killed yourself.

After Jiang Ming finished speaking, he patted Yihan on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.

Some things you have to figure out on your own; no one else can help you with that.

If you overcome it, you'll likely reach even greater heights; if you don't... well, that's it for your life.

"Alright, everyone come here. I'll assign you your tasks for the rest of the trip."

"Forget about the first game victory, from now on it's just a best-of-three story, and we're only two games away from the S3 championship..."

During halftime, viewers on the TGA live streaming platform did not leave.

Everyone was still caught up in the game and couldn't shake it off for a long time.

[Twenty to one, I've never seen such an exaggerated score difference in ranked matches.]

[It's laughable that OGN marketed their mid-lane demon king all summer, and this is all they got?]

Stop criticizing them! SKT's mid laner is already very strong.

[Indeed, constantly belittling the opponent is tantamount to belittling yourself. That guy on the other side, Little Lee, is already second only to Ming in this World Championship. He managed to withstand pressure with Gragas who only had E at level 1 and no Flash. In team fights, he even pulled off an E-Flash prediction to pinpoint Orianna's Flash landing point. If it weren't for his teammates being so terrible...] [Hilarious, the Korean forums are constantly criticizing the difference in jungle skill.]

[A 7-0 Aatrox and a 1-5 Elise—the difference in jungle skill is absolutely accurate.]

The main difference lies in the pace of operation; the two dedicated lines are not operating at the same level.

[The comment above hits the nail on the head. Rather than a difference in player skill, it's more accurate to say there's a problem with game understanding on both sides. The Spider was worried about the bot lane getting ganked, so she counter-ganked the top lane, but the Malphite farmed like crazy and pulled ahead of the Spider in farm.]

[And that play in the bottom lane, the AD carry was low on health, and the support immediately knew to go to the tri-bush to ward. It feels like the NXG players have every detail ingrained in their bones.]

[Let me put it this way: SKT has absolutely no chance of a comeback, at most 3-0, 3-1.]

Amidst the enthusiastic post-match commentary from the audience, the fifteen-minute halftime break quickly came to an end.

Players from both SKT and NXG teams have returned to the stage.

OGN viewers were eagerly anticipating the match, but were disappointed to see Jiang Ming still wearing his team uniform in the NXG lineup.

That's how people are; before the fight, they're all talk and no action, always thinking their own player can succeed in the challenge.

After realizing the gap, they started praying for extremely low-probability events to increase the team's win rate, such as NXG voluntarily changing their starting mid laner, or their own player picking a signature hero and having a phenomenal performance to carry the entire game...

[Orianna, we absolutely cannot let JM get Orianna. This guy's Orianna ultimate is just too good in team fights.]

On Korean online streaming platforms, many viewers are offering advice and strategies to SKT.

However, some pointed out rather bluntly, "But Orianna is already one of the easiest heroes for JM to play against!"

silence!

Still silent!

It felt like an eternity when the live stream, which had been so easily broken by a single sentence, suddenly went silent, leaving the chat in a complete vacuum.

Because they discovered that they couldn't refute it.

What are JM's favorite champions—Gragas, Ahri, LeBlanc, Syndra, or Zed?
However, the live match didn't keep OGN fans occupied for long, as the ban/pick phase for the second match started quickly.

"Okay, the two sides switch sides. SKT is now on the blue side in the second game and has the right to pick first."

"Kokma chose to ban... Sigh, did the first player ban Zed himself? Isn't SKT even considering banning Stone's Aatrox?"

Miller was completely baffled.

"Although Zed is still considered a Tier 1 mid laner in the current version, it would be a waste for the blue side to ban him first when both sides are skilled Zed players."

“NXG also banned Zed in the last game,” Bella pointed out. “Could it be that both sides had the same goal?”

"Hehe!" Xiaoxiao's face showed a very amused expression. "I think sometimes we people on the stage shouldn't think too much. Maybe others are just here to counter or prevent the hero we choose from from being countered."

In short, no one can read minds like the coaches and players on the field; the more you try to guess, the more wrong you'll be.

Let alone the commentators, even Jiang Ming sitting opposite wouldn't dare say he knew 100% of the opponent's draft strategy. All the games were just products of existing databases and experience. Unless someone had a cheat code that knew the opponent's lineup and tactics in advance, everything before the end of the game could only be called a calculation.

"Brother Ming?"

"Don't worry about it, just assume the enemy mid laner is planning to pick a support hero to relieve the pressure on Benji's jungle."

"Ban the fox first!"

Among support champions, Faker's signature Ahri is definitely a must-mention in Season 3.

In the second game, both sides had the results of the previous match as a foundation, so they were much faster in banning and selecting items.

SKT, on the blue side, removed Zed, Gragas, and Corki, while NXG, on the purple side, continued their strategy of targeting the jungle.

The bans were placed on Ahri, Lee Sin, and Elise.

"Ban the spider, no problem. Ban all the strong junglers. Right now, Aatrox and Kha'Zix are out there. Let's see if you, Bengi, dare to pick them."

The last patch Riot Games made before the S3 World Championship has been refined to the point that, after countless professional teams explored it, viewers have come to understand its core essence.

Simply put, it means – the jungler carries!

Compared to the previous fixed mid and bot lane duo, with at most a top laner split-pushing, the increased jungle economy now undoubtedly provides junglers with the possibility of carrying the game.

NXG's banning of strong early-game champions like Elise and Lee Sin forces SKT into a direct confrontation in the jungle.

In terms of carry potential, NXG has one more jungler than SKT, so we're just showing you our strength!

"SKT's first pick, let's see who's the ultimate target... Xin Zhao!"

"Ah, Lord Xin?"

(End of this chapter)