I just turned eighteen, and you want me to make a comeback?

In the group stage of the S7 World Championship, EDG, the number one seed, was eliminated in the round of . Scout finally got Lucian three times in a row, which made many fans criticize him for the three defeats and think it was his fault.

In fact, Scout's Lucian play was not a big problem. He gained the advantage in the early stages of all three group matches. It was just that the team failed to end the game in time and was dragged into a disadvantageous period for Lucian by the opponent.

Yuanshen had previously showcased his top lane Lucian in the semifinals against WE, also playing solo lane, and his mid lane Lucian was quickly accepted. However, Imp's Syndra was something no one had anticipated.

On the English commentary platform, Kobe spoke bluntly before the Chinese-speaking fan could even begin to speak: "I remember back in Season 3, Flash Wolves was a very traditional and stable team. Who gave this team such crazy courage and such a spiritual mindset..."

"Oh, Kobe, I understand what you're trying to say. I really do."

Maomao laughed and said, "I have mentioned countless times that Yuanshen is not only a super star player, but also a strategic expert with great tactical significance, but no one believed me. Everyone thought I was exaggerating."

"You were one of the opponents then, and what about now, Kobe?
"Maybe you're right." Kobe nodded.

Game start.

In the first game, neither side adopted any special strategy in the first group fight. Ten heroes took turns to control the pass and waited silently for the soldiers to come online.

During this time, the director also gave a list of the contestants' talents at the bottom of the screen.

At first glance, it's mostly standard talent sets, with no special tech involved. The only notable point is that Yuanshen's Kassadin is using [Thunder Lord's Decree] instead of the more mainstream [Hellfire Touch].

"God Yuan's talent is a bit fierce."

PDD commented: "Kassadin is a melee mage, and it's hard for him to trigger Thunderbolt in the early game. Thunderbolt is basically non-existent before level 6, so bringing [Touch of Hellfire] will make it smoother. I can think of only one reason why Yuan Shen brought Thunderbolt..."

"This Kassadin, I'm afraid he wants to eat meat in the lane!"

Thunder can make the hero's burst stronger and more conducive to single kills.

"He wants to kill me." Looper also realized this. He squeezed the tissue in his hand, wiped the sweat off his hands, and relieved his tension.

Are they both champions?
Yes, putting aside the FMVP, in terms of the highest honor, he and Yuanshen are equal, and he is also a senior.

Young people all hate the idea of ​​'seniority-based promotion', but when they become the beneficiaries of it, they almost all shout "It's great" and then unconsciously support this unspoken rule. This is what the saying "the butt determines the head" means.

In the spring, Looper was not afraid of Yuanshen at all, and even had some desire to teach him a lesson.

But from the time they played against each other this spring until now, he was either suppressed or killed in every game. Even if Looper was unwilling, he had to admit one thing.

As a champion top laner, he might indeed be the best top laner in the World Championship in S4.

The opponent, on the other hand, was in last year's version where "top laner is king". In an era when countless powerful top laners emerged one after another, he overwhelmed the competition, defeated everyone, conquered all the audience, and was recognized as the world's number one top laner and an FMVP-level player.

Although they are both champion top laners, their value is different.

Just like the reason why some people are the king of Korean server is simply because the highest level can only be the king.

The reason Yuanshen is the champion top laner is simply because the highest honor in the professional arena is...

No, that's not right!
The looper suddenly realized that the man opposite was heading towards the unprecedented goal of "two consecutive championships".

If he can successfully win two consecutive championships, Yuanshen will clearly be separated from all the previous championship top laners, a boundary that everyone will recognize, rather than just an ambiguous "different value".

Just as looper was lost in thought, the first waves of troops from both sides officially met.

In high-end games, Kassadin is recognized as a counter to Vampire.

Kassadin vs. Vampire, before level 6, neither can suppress the other's development, you hit me, I Q you, and we last hit each other harmoniously.

Both of them are mid-to-late-stage heroes, and they are happy to see this situation.

The dividing point is level six.

The top lane was calm in the early stages, with both sides controlling the line and last-hitting, and using Q to show friendliness to each other.

Because of the version, Karsa has been crazy about ganking the bottom lane recently, but in the game, he is always worried about the top lane, or the lane where Yuanshen is.

As long as conditions permit, he will definitely pull out his best tricks and implement the decision of "the top lane is the boss".

In this game, Karsa started in the red lane in the upper jungle of the red team. Seeing that there was no chance in the top lane, he walked towards the lower jungle along the middle tower, ready to clear the jungle first... Before level 3, the hero Excavator basically has no ganking ability.

But mlxg is different.

After getting the red buff, Gragas went straight to the river grass at the bottom of the middle lane.

"Catch the middle at level 2? Xiang Guo has an idea!" Miller said.

"But Lucian has a lot of health, but his damage is not enough. Moreover, Lucian's positioning is also very cautious. Wei Shen's trinket eye was placed in the upper half of the area, and now his position is also close to the upper half of the area. At this distance, Xiang Guo probably doesn't have much chance." PDD said.

However, PDD still underestimated MLXG's recklessness.

When Xiaohu, the Ice Girl, used the Q skill to clear the line and was the first to reach level 2, he learned the E skill in seconds, directly used the E skill to rush into the face, and used the Q skill to slow down Lucian.

Taking this opportunity, Xiang Guo's wine barrel came out from the bushes.

Wei Shen handled the situation calmly.

When facing a single Ice Girl in the lane, it is common sense to bring "Purification".

No? Then you probably don’t want to be a human being and wait to be trained in the military.

Purification removed the Ice Girl's slowdown, and Wei Shen calmly attacked the soldier first, also upgraded to level 2, and then retreated.

Gragas used his E skill at extreme distance to hit him, and Wei Shen used the E skill he had just learned to evade it, but at this moment, Xiang Guo's extreme reaction flashed, turning 'E' into 'E flash', interrupting Lucian's E skill and stunning him on the spot.

Gragas then uses a Q to slow down the opponent, while Ashe keeps on dealing damage. The combination of Ashe and Gragas has insufficient damage before their equipment is upgraded, and the short middle lane is not enough to kill Lucian.

But if Lucian is chased by the two all the way, his health will obviously be depleted to the point where he can't stay on the line, and he will miss at least two waves of soldiers.

What good is Lucian if he fails to exert suppression in the early game and is at a disadvantage?
In desperation, Wei Shen could only use his flash to ensure that he could continue to stay in the lane.

Seeing this, Gragas turned around and left without a second thought, strutting back to his jungle. "Xiang Guo is really aggressive. He's ganking mid at level 2. He's not trying to kill you, he's just trying to suppress your mid lane," Wawa shouted.

"This guy is too reckless." PDD shook his head and sighed, "I think Wei Shen was also confused. He had never seen this kind of jungler before. Xiang Guo's style and Karsa completed a level 2 gank. Mala Xiang Guo's Barrel used his flash to replace Lucian's flash and purification. At the same time, he also knocked off half of Lucian's health, putting Wei Shen at a disadvantage. For a few minutes, he was unable to suppress Xiaohu's Ice Maiden.

On the surface, Purification has a very fast cooldown, and it can be fully turned around before the Ice Girl reaches level 6. It's not a big deal, and it's not a loss to exchange Flash for Flash.

actually not.

When the hero Lucian is playing solo, he must gain an advantage, and his positioning is very similar to that of Jayce.

The opponent's jungler got through the strong period in the early stage in such a rough way. As PDD said, Wei Shen was a little confused.

The most frustrating thing is that Lucian can't return to the city so quickly. On the one hand, he will miss soldiers and lose experience, and on the other hand, it's because...

"Xiaohu is using TP," PDD said. "If Wei Shen doesn't force his Ice Maiden to TP out to help out, the pressure in the middle lane will shift to the Flash Wolves' side lanes... Also, Xiaohu's Ice Maiden has flash. If Wei Shen plays too aggressively in the lane, the next Gragas wave will likely result in him giving away first blood."

The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat excited and thrilling. The first game was played so fiercely right at the beginning. Today's game is really worth watching.

But before the commentators and the audience could recover from RNG's offensive, another wave of attacks came.

After ganking mid and clearing his own blue buff, Xiang Guo, still one group away from reaching level 3, didn't even glance at the Toad in his jungle. Instead, he spun around and headed for top lane. Gragas used his E skill to vault over the wall from the Baron Pit into the red team's upper jungle, inserting his trinket ward through the wall to the left of the Golem.

In the middle lane, due to the pot-like attack of the Barrel, Wei Shen couldn't help but feel a little timid, resulting in Lissandra, who should have been at a disadvantage in the early stage, gaining lane control.

After Xiaohu's Ice Girl reached level three, she hid in the shadow of the field of vision, and the TP special effect lit up on her body.

Gragas and Ice Girl landed and went around from behind, directly blocking all of Yuanshen Kassadin's escape routes and operating space.

Seeing this, Yuan Shen simply didn't even use his flash and added a few more soldiers on the spot.

Looking at the barrel that was only at level two, Yuan Shen found it quite interesting.

This guy really doesn't want to farm anymore?
Yuanshen's awareness of anti-gank in the line is recognized to be strong.

Because the more skilled the player is, the more clues they can follow. With Yuan Shen's understanding of the game, he can predict what the opponent's jungler should do at this point in time and how to play it most correctly... Even if he is sometimes concentrating on laning and doesn't think about these things, Karsa will remind him.

Therefore, most junglers have no idea how to deal with him.

But Mlxg is different. This guy's rhythm is not only incorrect, but also unstable, and his style is completely different from Karsa's. No matter how smart a genius is, he can't understand the thinking of a psychopath... No offense, but MLXG's style is indeed a psychopath among professional players.

This style of play may ruin yourself, but it may also have miraculous effects.
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First. Blood!——
RNG.Looper (Crimson Reaper) killed FW.Yuanshen (Voidwalker).

"Wow, RNG's rhythm is so fierce, and it was definitely premeditated. From Xiangguo's level 2 ganking mid, reducing health and gaining lane control, to the TP quick attack of three ganking one in top, mid and jungle, the division of labor was clear and the thinking was clear." Wawa said excitedly.

"It's so rare that Yuanshen actually gave away the first blood." Miller sighed.

"Yes, ever since Yuanshen joined the CPL, he's replaced Mingkai and taken the top spot on the KDA rankings. We often see him go a game without dying once. Even when he does die, it's always a huge price for the enemy team.

The doll said loudly.

"I can only say that RNG, as a challenger, came well prepared today!"

"Hey, Flash Wolves' bottom lane is also moving!" PDD noticed the unusual movement on the minimap with his sharp eyes.

The director immediately cut the camera to the bottom. Because MLXG was delayed in the second level gank, when he finished the blue buff and still needed a group of wild monsters to reach level 3, Karsa's excavator reached level 3 first.

When Gragas rushed to the top lane and threw a ward to Ice Witch to TP, Karsa happened to be controlling the river crab and looking at whether there was any opportunity in the bottom lane.

When it comes to catching Uzi, Karsa has his own unique experience.

As a longtime rival, he was all too familiar with Uzi. His powerful laning abilities, coupled with his aggressive playstyle, made Uzi particularly fond of pushing the lane. He could often leverage his sharp and precise playmaking to gain an advantage in the lane, opening up opportunities for his team... assuming the opposing jungler wasn't there.

If the opposing jungler comes to target him, Uzi, who often pushes the line, will become a breakthrough point.

This means that Uzi's jungler often has to focus on the bottom lane. Many people say that this style of play is very toxic...

But in fact, no matter whether it is protecting the top lane, the middle lane, the bottom lane, or even a weird system of four protecting one jungler, as long as you can win the game, it is the correct way to play, no matter how toxic it is.

The key is whether the lineup and meta you choose can be integrated with your team's playstyle. If they can't, you must change your playstyle and don't stick to the same old thing.

For example, if a team chooses a lineup that should obviously revolve around the top, mid, and jungle, but still stubbornly plays around the bottom lane...this cannot be blamed solely on a certain player, but can only be said that there is something wrong with the thinking of the entire team.

RNG's current thinking is fine. This team has been focusing on the top, mid and jungle system since the spring, and will not abandon the familiar tactical system just because of the addition of newcomer Uzi.

With two players, Looper and Xiangguo, plus Mata's roaming and command, it would be a waste for the current RNG not to play mid and jungle.

The key point is whether Uzi can stay timid and withstand the pressure of being left alone when the team plays in the mid and jungle.

"That's quite some progress..." Karsa showed a surprised expression.

With the golden combination of Jhin + Zyra, RNG's bottom lane rarely pushed the line, but instead steadily controlled the line and developed under the tower.

It seems that RNG has done a good job of communication within the team.

When the jungler shows up in the top lane, the bottom lane must stay in fear.

However, this still did not stop Karsa's determination to catch it.

Syndra + Titan... Even Uzi has no experience in dealing with this unusual combination in the bottom lane.

The excavator tunneled through the wall and flashed directly to lift up Uzi's Jhin, while Titan and Syndra followed up with damage and control.

Titan's hook, passive, Syndra's [Weak Retreat (E)], the connection between the moves is perfect. As long as Uzi is hit by one of these skills, he will have no room to operate.
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FW.Karsa (Void Burrower) killed RNG.Uzi (The Master)
Although Jella tried hard to fight back, she still failed to replace the excavator, and Karsa escaped from the tower with low health.

Barely four minutes into the game, both teams' most popular star players were killed.

Amidst this volatile and confrontational atmosphere, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience. (End of this chapter)