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

Chapter 286 A Tiger Among Sheep!

The custom draft mode match room has been created and password set. The top laner is responsible for inviting the players from the Atrox Gaming team.

"We've agreed with the opposing team this time, no hero bans, you can choose freely." Shi Jing skillfully entered the spectator position. As a coach, he needs to be ready to record training matches at any time.

Version S4 has just been updated, and all professional teams are still in the exploratory stage. At this time, whether or not heroes are banned does not make much difference.

"Okay, I'll change my name first." Shi Zhenyu put his headphones back on, found the name change option in the EU server client, and updated the new account ID provided by the club to G2-stone.

"Stone, do you need me to pick a champion for you first?" the top laner asked.

Regardless of what the other players thought of this "champion jungler" who was clearly there to take on the role of the team's core, as the top laner, he knew he absolutely could not afford to strain his relationship with the jungler.

Anyone can break up with the jungler, but the top laner can't.

Otherwise, the "orphan's path" that we usually joke about could really become a cruel reality.

“Give me Tristana first,” the young Afghan AD carry player interjected. “In the champion changes, Tristana’s attack speed and E skill have been buffed. I think this Yordle will be the first choice for the AD carry position in the new season.” He also wanted to show the results of his two weeks of intensive training to his new coach.

For example, research on version updates and the expansion of the hero pool.

Some specific practical reasons made him more eager than anyone else to stay with G2 and continue his professional career. This season, the club owner spent a huge sum of money to bring in the S3 champion.

What kind of contract the other party signed, or whether they are the senior member of the team, is not of much concern to him.
All he knew was that River, the coach behind him who was practically a "buy one get one free" deal, had the ability to improve his individual competitive level.

“Tristana? You can take her.”

Shi Jing thought for a moment, quickly searching his mind for a tactical system to pair with Xiao Pao. "Try to avoid strong laning in the bottom lane in the early game. The support should pick a champion with strong laning ability to coordinate with us later."

Zyra, who was a huge hit at the World Championship, was nerfed and fell into oblivion. Thresh, whose mechanics were too perfect, also got caught in the crossfire and took a hit. So there aren't many lane supports left in the game right now.

Atrox Gaming's heroes on the first and second floors were the first to target Caitlyn and Janna.

"Looks like they're going to go for a fast push in the bottom half of the bracket."

"Can H1Iva pick Nami to team up with me?" Shi Zhenyu asked the support player.

"Stone, are you going to take..."

"The prince, perhaps." Shi Zhenyu pondered for a moment, quickly identifying a man clad in golden armor in his mind.

A prince!
Shi Jing instantly understood what the other party was thinking.

To gain the recognition of your teammates, you either need to be able to carry the game and dominate, or you need to be able to set the pace and control the overall situation.

Having just joined G2, and lacking chemistry and trust with his teammates, while facing a strong team from a higher league, Shi Zhenyu's cautious approach in the first game was undoubtedly the wisest choice.

It's perfectly acceptable to wait until a victory in one game establishes a foundation of trust among teammates before showcasing one's own abilities.

The blue team's first and second floors are confirmed to have Jarvan IV of Demacia and Nami the Tidecaller!

"Prince?"

On the other side of the match, the Atrox Gaming team members were clearly somewhat surprised by Shi Zhenyu's hero selection.

Hmm, surprisingly playing it safe!
Logically speaking, as a champion jungler who can dominate teams from various regions in the World Championship, shouldn't he be playing Lee Sin, Master Yi, and Bloodthirster when he joins a new team and faces a "weak team" that can't even make it into the World Championship?
What the heck is this Demacian prince?

Wait, who would describe their own team as a pushover...?

The Atrox Gaming players exchanged glances, and the mid-laner in charge of the game said, "Never mind him, let's just pick the hero combinations we're good at."

"Hehe, guys, I can't wait to experience what it feels like to beat the world champion."

……

"Unexpected!"

"Yes, having a stable personality is a good thing."

The two club founders standing behind them discussed their concerns—they worried that the jungler they had bought at a high price might not adapt well after leaving NXG.

However, Ocelote and his companion quickly put their worries back down.

The lineups for both sides were quickly finalized:

Blue side G2: Top lane Shyvana, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Ziggs, Bot lane Tristana and Nami.

Purple Team AG: Top laner Renekton, jungler Olaf, mid laner Syndra, bot lane Caitlyn and Janna.

After a brief loading period, Summoner's Rift appeared before the ten professional players.

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

"Go!" "Stand here!"

Competing alongside four players who didn't speak the same language presented challenges that Shi Zhenyu had anticipated even faster than he had expected.

Putting aside the encouragement between Song Yuan and Pang Ran before the match started, the signal markers and alerts that should have been present at map points were gone right at the start of the game. Support roles are far more ineffective than imagined.

No, it wasn't just the support; the other three teammates weren't much better off either.

After buying his equipment, Shi Zhenyu looked back and found that his teammates were a full two seconds slower than him when they left the store.

Bad news: my teammates' discipline is terrible.

Good news, the other side is evenly matched.

Hey!
Upon arriving at the river, Shi Zhenyu stood at his defensive position for quite a while before finally spotting the support player from the opposing AG team.

"If they were to fight against our NXG, they would probably wipe out your entire team in the first team fight."

Without his familiar teammates by his side, Shi Zhenyu calmed himself down and tried to slow down his pace, otherwise there was a possibility that his teammates would lose their coordination with him later.

In this game, whether it was the top laner Shyvana or the bot lane Tristana and Nami combination, they were the ones whose lanes were pushed in the early game. Although the mid laner Ziggs had a fast enough pushing speed, he still had to be careful when facing the lane bully Syndra. It can be said that all the pressure was on his Jarvan IV.

"Time to counter-gank!"

Taking the initiative is definitely not going to work. Not to mention that the Prince's EQ combo is not stable enough, just looking at the enemy's lineup, the blue side has no chance of winning in the early game.

Of course, if it were NXG, and they had drafted such a lineup with all three lanes at a disadvantage, their opening strategy would have been to switch lanes and fight the opponent. Shyvana would withstand the pressure, Tristana would max E to push the lane quickly, and Nami would roam with Jarvan IV as a jungler and support, while Ziggs in the mid lane would constantly rotate lanes to avoid the opponent's power spike.

"I'll switch jungle camps with Olaf, top laner, help me out a bit." Shi Zhenyu's mind raced. With only himself to rely on, he didn't stand on ceremony with his teammates and directly took over the command: "Support, please ward here for me."

Whether you're in front or behind, you'll be pressured. There's no difference between going online in the morning or at night, so why not make use of your teammates?

Shi Zhenyu didn't quite understand why AG didn't invade their own jungle to establish vision during the level 1 team fight. However, since the other side was already playing the game this way, he certainly wouldn't stubbornly stick to starting with the red buff in the bottom half of the jungle.

If there are no lanes in the mid and bottom lanes, Olaf will almost certainly consider invading his own bottom half of the map after starting with the blue buff.

In the early game, the jungle was swapped, and his Prince would be perfectly acceptable.

……

Inside G2's training room, even though they were in the same match, the players' expressions seemed to be separated into two different worlds.

three minutes!
In just three minutes, Stone, with his terrifying sense of rhythm, gave them a brutal lesson on the "gap in skill."

This isn't a champion jungler showing off their skills, because level 1 heroes don't allow the opponent to pull off any amazing plays.

A complete display of fundamental skills instantly revealed the unfathomable gap between these secondary league players and the world's top players.

"What the fuck?!" The AD player's eyes nearly popped out of their head as he stared at the screen, his voice trembling with disbelief. "Buying items! How come he can buy items and leave the base so much faster than me?! Is his hand speed a machine?!"

The mid laner next to him swallowed hard, trying to convince himself with reason, and also seemingly comforting his teammates: "We also have to take into account the time Stone spent marking semaphores on the minimap... I saw some LPL netizens revealing online that NXG seems to have been training specifically for this, developing it into muscle memory? But... it's just... just two seconds, it shouldn't have much of an impact..." Before he could finish uttering the words, he was interrupted by a gasp from the bottom lane.

"What? Stone, how did you know?!"

The support player slapped his right cheek hard, his voice rising in shock, "That spot I just pinged! Janna! Janna really appeared here?!"

The top laner, watching the Prince's decisive movements on the minimap, began to waver in his uncertainty: "Switch jungle? He... he just switched like that? Without even hesitating? What if Olaf runs right into him on top? What makes him so sure?"

However, just as the G2 players were internally thrown into turmoil by these successive shocks, and their roars of surprise and uncertainty were about to burst from their throats—

On the minimap, the Demacian prince, clad in golden armor, had already executed a precise EQ combo, leaping boldly from the Baron pit into the purple team's red buff jungle.

Almost at the same second!
In the inconspicuous vision set up by Shi Zhenyu's calm command support, Atrox Gaming's jungler Olaf, wielding two axes, was clearly exposed!

Time and location, exactly as predicted!

hiss--

A collective gasp filled the training room.

Behind the five people, Shi Jing, with his arms crossed, grinned wildly.

"Jie Jie Jie!"

Are you surprised by this?
You silly boys, this is nothing.

Putting a world champion jungler with a bunch of second-tier league kids?
To describe it as "a tiger entering a flock of sheep" would be an exaggeration; to call it a dimensional reduction attack would truly be a dimensional reduction attack!

It's important to understand that while Xiao Shitou's individual talent isn't terrible, it's not top-tier either. Therefore, his skill level isn't directly reflected in his operation, reaction, and hand speed. The initial awareness battle is his trump card.

"Ding!"

"Retreat!"

"Retreat!"

Upon arriving at the red buff, Shi Zhenyu immediately sent a retreat signal to the bottom lane.

Olaf starts with blue buff and invades the red buff; after reaching level three, he will most likely gank the bottom lane.

(End of this chapter)