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

Chapter 289 I didn't buy enough!
If a jungler gets first blood in the jungle at the start of the game, to casual players, it might just seem like they've lost 400 gold.

That's not actually the case. The chain reaction caused by losing the jungle is often far more fatal than a collapse in lanes.

The most direct manifestation of this is in AG's bottom lane: they chose a strong combination that should have been used to suppress the enemy and control the vision in the bottom half of the map, paving the way for the subsequent dragon fight.

However, the chain reaction of exchanging jungle camps at level one and Zhao Xin dying at level four put enormous pressure on the AG duo in the laning phase.

At this moment, even a normal last-hit requires trepidation, for fear that an enemy "Sunshine Rainbow Little White Horse" will suddenly appear from behind, let alone carry out any suppression tactics.

"Junglers sometimes don't need to be present in lanes to achieve their goals."

This statement was made by Ming Ge at the team selection meeting when Shi Zhenyu first joined NXG at the end of 12. At that time, he did not yet understand its deeper meaning; it was the entire year of his professional career that gave him the ability to put it into practice.

"After the enemy jungler respawns, he can only farm the bottom half of the map, so the bottom lane should retreat a bit."

After killing Zhao Xin, Shi Zhenyu continued to focus on farming in the jungle. Unlike Hecarim, champions like Lee Sin and Jarvan IV are better at setting the pace of the game. Although Hecarim has his E skill and his ganking ability with his Insec kick is not weak, he is fundamentally a champion who focuses on farming.

Only well-equipped and leveled Centaurs deserve the title of "Shadow of War"; underdeveloped Centaurs are at best "My Little Pony".

Shi Zhenyu's certainty about Zhao Xin's position is well-founded: not everyone is a reckless, "starving" jungler like Mala Xiangguo. With their own upper jungle cleared, an average jungler simply cannot withstand a two- or three-minute period of no development.

Zhao Xin had no choice but to come down to receive the latest group of jungle monsters.

H1Iva's reaction was even faster than AD's, immediately indicating that she understood.

While wielding his scythe to quickly clear out the minions, he had already begun to retreat slowly, ensuring that he could throw out his lantern to provide immediate assistance should the blue team launch a strong attack.

Thirty seconds later, Zhao Xin arrived as promised.

However, the purple team's duo had already pushed the minion wave forward and made their escape.

"The battle between the two junglers is on completely different levels."

Before anyone knew it, Boss Ka Lao Si and Coach Jens were already standing behind Shi Jing.

Faced with the boss's praise, Shi Jing accepted it frankly: "Hmm, I can only say that the AG players' intentions were too obvious in every step. For Stone, it was like walking at a crossroads in the dark, and the other party directly turned on a big light bulb to guide the way."

In Europe and America, unlike in China, few people care whether you are humble. Here, strength is paramount; if you must demonstrate your abilities, you must do so without reservation.

The moment Zhao Xin was exposed to vision in the bottom lane, Hecarim had already quietly moved to the top lane.

Allowing the top laner to withstand pressure in the early game does not mean abandoning them.

Smittyj, a loyal Riven and Irelia player, is clearly an expert in tower diving.

With G2 lacking awareness of minion waves, he instinctively used a pushback to successfully accumulate enough minions to support a tower dive.

"Nice!"

Shi Zhenyu subconsciously gave a thumbs-up.

As a jungler, the worst thing is having teammates who are all "support" – not only do they provide zero support, but they also make it difficult to move an inch when you want to take any action.

Now it seems that, apart from the mid laner Perkz who looks completely out of place for his 14 or 15 years old, G2's top laner is also a promising talent.

After the minions entered the tower and confirmed Zhao Xin's location and the inability to provide support in the mid lane, the minions circled around from behind and precisely blocked AG Rumble's retreat.

AG's top laner's face twisted in disgust, a thousand curses running through his mind.

He was just communicating with the jungler:
Either gank directly, or don't reveal your position after clearing the bottom half of the jungle. Who knew that brain-dead idiot would actually think he could have a gank opportunity after clearing the jungle!

Others' War Shadow is a ferocious wolf, but our own Demacian General is like a stupid and greedy pig.

"Help me!"

boom!
No one could save Bobby, who was spewing fire beneath the tower.

Hecarim delivered a powerful flying kick, precisely sending Rumble flying into his own top laner's arms.

Even better, the kick knocked the target out of the turret's attack range and into a safe zone.

"That's why I say these Western guys have such poor fundamentals!" Shi Zhenyu thought to himself.

Whether it was using his ultimate to clear minions and stop the damage, or using Flash to reposition himself to avoid being kicked out of the tower, Rumble didn't do any of these choices that could have minimized his losses or even avoided ganks.

Of course, if this were an official match, he would probably have chosen the strategy that received the most comments.

After realizing that Shanglu was an easy target.

For the rest of the time, the centaurs practically lived on the upper road.

After clearing one set of jungle camps, I'll pop my head out in the upper half of the map; after clearing another set, I'll wander back again.

It was a blatant message to AG: "Rumble without Flash, are you going to help him or not? No? Fine, I'll go for it. Hey? You're going to help? Well then, watch out, I'll gladly accept the dragon."

As the game progressed into the mid-game, the significant speed difference between Centaur and Xin Zhao became increasingly apparent.

Often, one second the centaur peeks out in the top lane, luring Xin Zhao or AG's mid laner into a trap, and the next second he activates his E skill [Destructive Charge] and rushes straight to the bottom lane.

A well-timed flanking maneuver, using vision control, sent the AG duo to their deaths while simultaneously securing a small dragon. Unlike the previous game, Shi Zhenyu's Centaur was anything but "modest" this time, devouring kills, minions, and siege minions without hesitation.

Soon, just over eleven minutes into the game, "Ultimate Red Hare," clad in three-speed boots and wielding the power of Triads, broke free of its reins and began to dominate the battlefield.

Game time: 15 minutes!
Shi Zhenyu pressed the sprint button, and combined with the E skill [Destructive Charge], the movement speed of Huaxia Chitu reached a terrifying value.

Three seconds!

Two seconds?

AG's mid laner was unaware of the situation. He only saw a rainbow fly across the river, leaving behind a magnificent galaxy of light. The iron hoof, shimmering with destructive energy, struck the Gragas' E skill landing point precisely, like a meteorite with a calculated trajectory!
The barrel, propelled forward by the impact of the flesh bomb, was knocked down in mid-air by a person—no, by a horse.

Boom!
An incredibly crisp background music.

"Wow!!"

“Oh My God!!!”

"Dude! This is unbelievable! It's so cool!"

A-P's exclamation exploded in the team voice chat, filled with unbelievable excitement.

Having achieved this level of jungle clearing, the remaining cleanup work was naturally a piece of cake for him.

[Seductive!]

【Deception Orb】

The nine-tailed fox easily took the kill.

G2-Perkz kills AG-J Huxa!

"Tsk, perfect teamwork!" A satisfied smile appeared on A-P's lips, his love for this new jungler was practically overflowing.

His individual abilities are outstanding, and his control over the rhythm is almost superhuman; and these are just the tip of the iceberg.

What made Ah P even happier was that his teammate's teamwork was impeccable! Despite playing a "greedy" jungler who could take all the kills, jungle monsters, and minions, he didn't hesitate to feed his teammates the precious resources and kill opportunities like the sweetest fruit after he had developed his own strength, just like in the previous game.

Which carry wouldn't love a teammate who can both carry the team and nurture the team?
Oh God, now I believe you're a girl.

You really love me so much!

As the team fights progressed into the mid-to-late game, the situation became completely chaotic!
Those European and American guys, who had been carefully "fed" by Shi Zhenyu's men and were already plump and well-equipped, were now like beasts released from their cages, roaring in the voice channel with their fighting spirit soaring.

Damn, where else have you ever experienced a team from the secondary league being able to crush a team from the top league?

Is this the thrill of NXG's sweeping success last year?
Boss, the money you spent on signing players is perfectly reasonable.

Shi Zhenyu's pre-match worry—that his teammates would charge into battle and engage, but instead of following up with damage output due to cowardice or hesitation—did not happen. Instead, the situation went to another astonishing extreme!

Often, just as the Shadow of War lets out a roar, and the ghostly iron cavalry of [Shadow Strike] has just rolled over the enemy lines, G2's two carries, as if injected with chicken blood, unleash a charging speed even wilder than their own top laner.

The scene was truly spectacular!
Two fragile cores that should have been heavily protected took the lead, closely following the tail of the charging army, even showing signs of running side by side, turning the "pouring of firepower" into a "selfless charge"! The absurdity of it even made Shi Jing himself behind them secretly gasp.

It seems these European guys have been eating meager meals for too long. Now that they've finally acquired an external brain, they're treating it like a feast.

In the end, Shi Jing had to admit that these Western guys might be a bit rough on individual operational details—well, to put it bluntly, they might be a bit bad at the game—but when it came to the courage to fight and their "reckless" spirit, they were second to none.

In team fights, they are truly willing to go all out and charge in without any hesitation!
The game ended with the score at 19:4.

Among them, Renma alone contributed nearly two-thirds of the team's kills, delivering a perfect performance with 11 kills, 0 deaths, and 7 assists, achieving a near 100% team fight participation rate.

"How did you feel?" Jens Hilgers asked Cassidy after the game was completely over.

Although he defeated AG in both games, he is still unsure of G2's true level with the new lineup.

Old Ka's excitement hadn't faded: "A bloodbath! Dude, this is a bloodbath against AG!"

"This means that our team has reached the level of a top-tier league team."

"Moreover, this is the first time Stone has worked with our young men."

Without a doubt, the acquisition of champion jungler Stone at great expense has been worthwhile. His perfect fit with the team is undoubtedly a major boost for G2's push for LCS.EU.

"LCS will never be our end!"

"Fuck!" Jens Hilgers suddenly cursed after understanding.

Ka Lao Si looked completely bewildered. "Dude, the team is performing so well, what's wrong with you?"

Jens Hilgers looked conflicted. "I didn't buy enough. I should have bought NXG's mid laner, Yihan, too."

"JM???"

"Oh, no, we can't afford JM's price tag."

(End of this chapter)