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

Chapter 83 Where are my teammates? Help them!

"The spider abandoned the idea of ​​invading the blue buff, went back to base to clear the upper jungle, and found that the weapon had no chance either."

"Well, NXG's bot lane duo was very smart to gank. After gaining an advantage and pushing Caitlyn's minion wave twice, they immediately recalled to base. With the CS lead, once EZ finishes upgrading his items, Caitlyn will enter a rather awkward period."

Caitlyn is the kind of AD carry who is incredibly strong at level one, then gradually declines in power level over time, only to rise again once she has three core items. Olaf's level two gank on bot lane in the early game, which resulted in the opponent getting first blood on Janna, undoubtedly accelerated this pace.

Miller turned his gaze to the fountain on the left, looking at EZ's equipment bar. Sometimes, when the commentators really run out of things to say, they can choose to announce the current information updates in the game.

Ding!
A blue teardrop-shaped item appeared in Ezreal's inventory, and for a moment he even wondered if he was hallucinating.

"Goddess's Tears plus a longsword, ah!!!"

"No, did NXG's 'sorry' player buy the wrong equipment?"

The comments section was filled with question marks.

【? ? ? 】

[What's wrong with NXG's bot lane today? How could they make such a mistake with their item build?]

Why buy Ryze's Tear of the Goddess instead of the Vampire Scepter? Are you planning to go for a spellcaster build?

[That's not right either. Taking First Blood and buying a Tear of the Goddess, an item that doesn't improve early-game combat power at all, is just slowing down the pace of the game.]

[I don't understand. Can someone with a high IQ explain this? Doesn't Ezreal build Bloodthirster and Phantom Dancer?]

[I seem to remember, Season 3's Tear of the Goddess added an extra physical damage upgrade item, what was it called again...]

[The Demonic Blade!]

Even the commentators couldn't have imagined that Xu Jing's EZ item update would cause such a huge stir in the live stream.

Indeed, compared to the later generations of players who almost universally agree to buy Goddess items on their first return home and go for the Manamune Trinity Force or Manamune Iceborn Gauntlet blue set, players whose thinking is still stuck in Season 2 will naturally wonder if NXG's AD has made a mistake with his equipment.

When the Manamune was first released, its stats were not as good as other overpowered items such as Black Cleaver, Bloodthirster, and Blade of the Ruined King. Even when stacked to Manamune, the benefits were mediocre, so it was a relatively unpopular item for a long time.

It wasn't until Jayce, the "rich and handsome" Jayce, moved to the top lane, and because he couldn't take the blue buff from the jungle like the mid laner, that players who were extremely mana-starved started looking for alternatives. And what they found was amazing: Manamune, which could be quickly stacked with the R skill, provided mana and attack damage, and the skills could infinitely trigger Manamune's passive effect. This is how the item became so popular.

EZ's appearance with Goddess was, in a strict sense, a byproduct. Players discovered that the Bloodthirster and Phantom Dancer build for EZ came out too late and didn't align well with his strongest mid-game. In contrast, the Manamune and Trinity Force build for EZ could quickly reach its power spike, and even with the loss of auto-attack damage, the difference wasn't significant. Gradually, this became a specific build around EZ.

"Let's play it safe. Once my Goddess Tears fall, it will be the end for the other side."

Back online, Xu Jing spoke in the most arrogant tone, uttering the most cowardly words.

There's no way around it, that's how Tear of the Goddess is. Even if it's fully stacked, you still have to buy Manamune to have the corresponding combat power. In the end, you're 750 less gold in combat power than your opponent. Luckily, he got first blood, otherwise, if the gold from his first recall was barely enough to buy Tear of the Goddess, and the enemy Caitlyn got an 875 gold item, the laning phase would have been even more difficult.

"It's okay, we have an advantage in the top, mid, and jungle, and the other side doesn't have much coordination." Wu Zhiqiang, the mid laner, is slowly changing his habit of being quiet. Jiang Ming has repeatedly emphasized in training matches that the mid laner is the best position for the team to capture information from all three lanes. If they remain silent, it will put the team at a great disadvantage in terms of information communication.

“The spider has been popping up below multiple times; we can launch an attack,” Shi Zhenyu suggested.

"No problem, no problem, my line is fine, you can have it when you come."

After clearing the mid lane once again, Gragas had no intention of engaging in a duel with Fizz in terms of individual skill, and disappeared from sight at the moment he reached level five.

"Damn, that mid laner on the other side is so slippery, he doesn't give us any chances at all," Waiter complained to his teammate in frustration.

Lucky: "Should we gank mid lane?"

"Never mind, just help the puppy squat for a bit and ensure his development. In team fights, I just need to kill the little blond guy."

Their own jungler was already busy putting out fires, so Waiter couldn't bear to call him again. Besides, NXG's mid laner was far inferior to JM's freakish mid laner in terms of skill. If it weren't for guarding against Olaf, and Gragas's wave clear speed after level 3 Q was too fast, he might have already gotten a kill by now.

Shenchao: ...

Don't just focus on the lower half; someone take a look at the top half.

You guys just talked your way out of picking Rambo, right?

Shenchao looked a bit pained. He was tricked by the opponent's weapon when he went online at level one. He didn't expect the opponent to push the lane like crazy from the start.

I was thinking that even if the opponent pushed the lane, it would be fine, but then the jungler Elise would come and gank top, and I could get a kill.

Unexpectedly, the enemy team pushed the lane quickly and relentlessly crossed the lane to trade blows with me. Without my E skill, I couldn't reposition myself at all.

After finally managing to control his temperature and the jungler had almost reached the top lane, the Jax simply recalled to base on the spot.

Having never seen such a way of playing before, Shenchao felt completely at a loss.

The trouble didn't end there. Because Olaf ganked the bottom lane at level two, their duo lane was in trouble. When Elise had to go to the bottom lane to counter-gank, Jax, who had just respawned, actually ran behind the tower to cut off the minion wave.

It felt as if every punch landed on cotton; Shenchao felt a tightness in his chest.

This can't go on like this. Although Rumble's ultimate and Red Heat Scorch deal massive damage in mid-game team fights, in the late game, he'll have to kneel down and call Jax "daddy" whenever he sees him in a solo lane.

Moreover, he had a premonition that given NXG's players' exceptional skill in maneuvering the minion waves, their first pick of Jax would definitely indicate further action.

"Lucky, please help me..."

Just as Shenchao was about to ask for help from the jungler, he saw a burly man carrying a wooden barrel suddenly appear behind him.

"Wait, when did the mid laner arrive?"

……

"Yihan is playing Gragas like Clockwerk. He clears the minions and then doesn't lane against Fizz in the mid lane. Waiter has a lot of strength but nowhere to use it."

"The Royal Club AD's Flash hasn't been ready yet. If Gragas goes to the bottom lane and combines with JM's E-Flash combo, it's entirely possible for him to kill Caitlyn again."

"However, this time the barrels didn't seem to be moving downstream. The royal family's visibility in the river is too shallow, and they failed to realize this problem."

"Level 5 barrels are moving up?"

The audience immediately got excited. Who would have thought that NXG would make a feint and not target the Caitlyn whose Flash was not yet ready, but instead the mid and jungle would move up.

But can a level 5 barrel really catch someone?
"I missed in mid, but he's only level 5. I'll be level 6 after I farm two more minions. Wait for me in bot lane."

Waiter's thoughts were no different from those of the spectators. He looked at his experience bar and confidently gave feedback to his teammates.

"They're here!"

Before Shenchao finished speaking, the Royal Club players and the audience understood exactly how the level 5 Gragas made his move in advance and coordinated with the jungler to go to the top lane.

"We can run down the bottom lane now!"

As they approached the top lane, Shi Zhenyu, who was about to appear in their field of vision, gave the duo a heads-up.

He amassed a huge wave of minions and pushed them into the tower. No matter what Rumble chooses, it's just a matter of feeding kills or feeding all the minions and kills. It's a difference between minimizing the loss and maximizing the loss.

"Don't let him advance to level six!"

"Bomasia!" Olaf used the same sprint start, quickly approaching Rumble and then using Reverse Throw to close the distance, simultaneously drawing the turret's aggro.

The Weapon Master stood still, spinning his fan, attacking as he went, his Q and Flash skills firmly in his grasp.

Shen Chao is under immense pressure.

With a barrel behind him and two burly men from NXG in front of him, he hesitated for just two seconds to send a large wave of minions into the tower, but now he had nowhere to retreat.

[Arson Feast] [Shattered Shield] [Electronic Harpoon]

Snapped!Snapped!
Under the turret, the sound effects of continuous skill releases echoed in his ears. Giving up any illusions of escaping, Shenchao cast his Q skill on the spot, hoping to use the turret's damage to try and take down his opponent.

"Yo ho, you want to switch with my jungler?" Song Yuan shouted, and the Weapon Master continued to move forward, activating the second stage of his E skill.

puff!
The dizziness effect appears on the Yordles' heads.

Considering the E-flash maneuver of the Gragas behind him, Shenchao chose to take the weapon's E head-on!

However, while the idea was appealing, NXG's subsequent actions were quite surprising to Shenchao.

Having withstood the second hit from the turret, Shi Zhenyu stopped greedily using basic attacks and retreated immediately. "Qiangzi, engage him!"

Boom!
laugh!
A thunderous roar accompanied the sound of an axe clashing against the enemy lines.

A large number of purple soldiers died instantly, including one siege minion with the most experience.

Swish!
The two heroes, Jax and Gragas, who had reached the level 5 threshold, suddenly had upgrade effects displayed.

Level six!
hum!
Song Yuan quickly pressed the R key with his left hand, unleashing his ultimate skill, "Grandmaster's Might," which grants the hero double resistance, increasing his tankiness so that Olaf can take over the responsibility of tanking towers.

During these months of intensive training, they went through countless rounds of tower defense drills.

At level four, Olaf, even with Rumble's damage, can safely leave the tower after taking two hits.

"Come on, have a drink!"

The weapon is responsible for tanking towers, but the real killing move is the barrel.

Xiao Wu took a sip of wine early on, and his teammates did most of the early work of tower diving. He didn't take action until he reached level six.

Royal Club misjudged not only his and Olaf's positions, but also their hero levels.

Who said a hero has to be level 6 to gank?

I start at level 5, go online and farm a cannon minion to level up to 6, isn't that the same!
[Human Bomb Impact]

Gragas thrust his large belly forward.

"It can react!"

"There is still a chance, as long as you avoid E, there is still a chance."

Shenchao was completely focused, and the instant he detached from the Weapon Master's E skill, his left index finger was already on the F key.

boom!
boom!
Two flashes of golden light appeared one after the other.

However, the positions of the two heroes under the tower overlapped.

"Wow ah ah!"

"E-Flash, Gragas E-Flash, NXG's mid laner has once again demonstrated this skill to us."

"He still predicted the location of Shenchao's Flash. Gragas' E in mid-air was a follow-up move, and he Flashed into Rumble."

Su Xiaoyan and Miller exclaimed in surprise.

"With the E skill slowing him down, Rumble had no chance of escaping. The exploding barrel blasted Rumble back into the weapon's arms, and Norsha didn't even need to flash after him."

NXG-norsha killed ROYAL-godlike!

Ultimately, the kill was secured by the Weapon Master, who was in the most need of development.

【Six six six! 】

Wow, this is some seriously cool gameplay! NXG's mid laner has really learned from JM.

If I'm not mistaken, Rumble flashed first, then Gragas flashed after him, right?

Yes, that's why I said he played really well, his skills were absolutely amazing.

[Rambo: Where are my teammates? Where are my teammates? Aren't they going to help me?]

[Haha, my teammates were all protecting the Caitlyn in the bottom lane, and the Elise was just ganking, which is one thing, but I don't understand why Fizz followed them down there too.]

If Rumble had had someone to protect him, he wouldn't have been in such a bad situation; at least he could have gotten the minions.

If I were Rumble, I'd definitely yell at the jungler: "Is Caitlyn your daddy in the bot lane? Why are you protecting her like this?"

[A bot lane that gets ganked at level two right from the start, I don't understand why Royal Club would even bother going bot, when Rumble could clearly gain an advantage against Jax in the early game.]

[OK, a huge wave of minions pushed into the tower, and the top laner died, game over.]

Thanks to Jiang Ming's influence in the live streaming world, even the most ordinary Gold and Silver players in the LPL now pay great attention to minion waves.

Seeing that Rumble, who was only level 5, had died in the game and hadn't even farmed a large wave of minions, it was clear that the top lane match was over. From then on, without teammates' help, Rumble wouldn't even dare to look at Jax in the face in a solo lane.

What did you manage to help with?

Despite being constantly targeted by the Spider, the female police officer only managed to gain a few points ahead of the minions, and the turret's health wasn't significantly reduced.

Even when the level 6 Fizz finished pushing the lane and came to the bottom lane, NXG's bot lane decisively pulled to the second tower, not even bothering to sniff out experience, focusing on not giving the purple side a chance to find a rhythm.

Even after retreating to the second tower, EZ took Zyra to the mid lane to farm a wave of minions, so strictly speaking, there was no loss whatsoever.

"Just push down the first tower!"

Tabe thought about it and realized that if they retreated like this, the team would not get a single thing in the early game.

The four of them are now gathered together to deplete the tower's health and help the policewoman take down the first tower ahead of time, which can be considered a way to minimize the damage.

Waiter cursed and said, "Don't worry, Lao Chao, I'll get revenge for you later. That Gragas has already used Flash, and he still dared to give the kill to Jax. Watch me slaughter him in the mid lane."

Shenchao: ...

Is it possible that while the four of you were down there, I couldn't go back up the route at all?

(End of this chapter)