My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 143 Damn it, is it an illusion!?

The match has reached the fourth game of a best-of-five series.

In the minds of LPL viewers, a fourth game with a score of 2:1 usually means the finals.

of course.

It's possible that V5 will inherit EDG's characteristics and pull off a stunt, but to avoid putting too much stress on our hearts, we're hoping they can successfully defeat T1 in the fourth game.

"Unfortunately, with the internet connection, I can't see if the other side shows any so-called resolute look."

Luo Ji muttered to himself.

To be honest, he really wanted to see what kind of expression Zeus was making right now.

That's Zeus, after all.

The player who once dominated the LPL region has now been driven to the brink of despair.

soon.

As the players from both sides took their seats, the fourth round of the match finally began.

A round of ban:

T1: Galio, Lee Sin, Nautilus

V5: Lu Xian, Gwen, and LeBlanc

The first two moves were understandable, but when V5 banned LeBlanc as their third move and released Ahri, Bengi became somewhat hesitant.

In the previous matches, given Rookie's champion pool, Faker would pick Ahri, so Rookie would counter with LeBlanc.

But you ban LeBlanc and let Ahri play?
Bengi, who originally wanted to pick the monkey, immediately shifted the draft to the fox.

therefore:

A round of PICK:

T1: Ahri, Ruined King, Gnar

V5: Monkey, Xayah, Lissandra
The moment Luo Ji showed Rookie his MSI strategy from his previous life, Rookie also picked Lissandra.

It's outside the entire live stream room.

Everywhere you look, there are images of "subways, elderly people, and mobile phones".

No.

When did Song Yijin start hiding such a powerful move?
To know.

The last time Rookie's Lissandra appeared was during the second round of the S8 World Championship, when she got a triple kill on the high ground against 100T.

You're secretly practicing your ultimate move, aren't you?
Not only were the LPL viewers stunned, but even Bengi from T1 felt like he had been tricked.

But the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released.

Second round of bans: Irelia, Gangplank, Lena, Tahm Kench

The fourth move.
V5 directly locked PPGOD's Loki.

This will be tough when we get to T1.

Nofe's most brilliant move was banning Tahm Kench but not Senna, and also banning Lena.

V5 clearly has a lineup designed for aggressive play, and for the last lane, either Camille or Jax are viable options, as Luo Ji can pick these champions.

The key point is that V5's lineup is too ruthless.

This monkey Lissandra, if she had any lane priority in the mid lane, how could Zeus' Gnar dare to pressure her? It does leave Ezreal and Karma as options.

But right now.

T1's lineup is facing a serious lack of staying power. Neither Ahri nor Gnar can be a clear carry, and Blade of the Ruined King can only be a finisher. T1 needs a strong carry.

I thought about it.

T1's last two picks were Jinx and Leona, while V5's last pick was Camille.

So far:

T1: Top lane Gnar, Jungle Blade of the Ruined King, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Jinx + Leona
V5: Top lane Camille, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Lissandra, Bot lane Xayah and Rakan

Look at this lineup.

Bengi felt a chill run down his spine.

In his eyes, the opposing team's drafting was like being in a calculus class. One second they were still talking about 1+1=2, then they spaced out for a moment, and the next second they were writing all sorts of formulas on the screen and casually proving some principle.

What the hell?!

"That's the advantage of having a large pool of heroes."

When BP ends.

Nofe couldn't help but smile secretly.

most of the time.

Whether a professional coach's draft picks are good or bad depends not only on the coach's understanding of the current meta, but also heavily on the players' champion pool.

The draft picks from the opposing T1 team are too difficult to make.

The middle lane is alright.

Faker and Rookie can play anything, but the problem lies in the top lane.

Zeus's hero pool isn't bad, but Luo Ji's hero pool is much wider, and even less popular heroes like Irelia were forced to be banned by T1.

This already speaks volumes.

In the early game, neither side could gain lane control, which is where T1 focused their efforts on the draft. They particularly emphasized minion wave advantage on all three lanes to expand the scope of Oner's performance.

No matter what.

In this game, because they didn't expect Rookie to have Lissandra, Faker in the mid lane didn't have lane priority in the early game.

Because T1 players all bring Minion Dematerializer, while Rookie brings Biscuits, he can rely on supplies to gain an advantage in the laning phase three minutes in.

This one.

PPGOD came to the top lane at the start of the game to help by placing a ward.

This ward allows Camille to have a comfortable early game in the top lane and also allows her to place wards in the river to prevent herself from being ganked and killed.

Casa took the opportunity to continue grinding.

Here's a 1v1 SOLO match between Lu Luoji and Zeus.

Oner clearly knew that it was wishful thinking for Blade of the Ruined King and Gnar to kill Camille before level six, so he also farmed from top to bottom.

However, he couldn't predict the enemy jungler's jungle pathing.

Faker couldn't push the lane and place wards at F6 like he did in the previous games in the early game, so he could only use a fairly formulaic approach: placing wards in the river to check the location of the jungle entrance.

After the minions arrive.

Zeus was clearly very wary of Luo Ji.

Level 1 Gnar is very weak, he doesn't even have three rings, and his laning formula is so simple that if he attacks you, you just use W to slow him down, then continue to attack the shield and attack again. It's practically a foolproof tutorial.

Of course, this only applies to level one.

The point isn't actually that; there aren't many champions who can win the lane at level one. The point is that Zeus seems to have changed Luo Ji's playstyle this game.

Although it's only a small change.

However, in the eyes of top experts, that tiny change is being magnified infinitely, and it seems that this change is intensifying.

in front of you.

Camille's movement became increasingly erratic, with more and more tentative forward movements, a style completely different from hers in the first three games.

Relying on his advantage of reaching level two first and the advantage of the ward placed by the support at the start of the game, Luo Ji directly controlled Camille to press forward.

W [Tactical Sweep]

While slowing down the opponent, quickly move forward and fire an unstoppable shot, then pull away.

"There are eyes on the grass."

Almost instinctively, Zeus relayed this information to his teammates.

Especially after seeing Camille finish her buff and head back towards the river, Oner used this information to deduce that PPGOD was going to place a ward at level one, which further solidified his intention to gank down the river.

Just getting started.

Zeus watched the increasingly active blue steel shadow before him, and felt a slight unease in the corner of his eye.

Something always feels wrong.

Camille's W skill is ready again.

Under the tactical sweep, he originally wanted to bait out Camille's W by moving back and forth, but he was surprised to find that the opponent's position was perfectly positioned.

There's simply no way to dodge it with movement.

Without seeing the opponent use Q, and unable to determine whether the opponent's second skill was Q or E, Zeus was forced to use E to retreat.

You can use your E skill.

They dared not touch the minion wave at all, and could only linger in the distance, accumulating experience.

This is also the time.

Middle road.

Taking advantage of his biscuit-making talent, Rookie, who had been pushing Faker's lane three minutes earlier, placed vision on T1's F6 camp. This vision was then established.

This also completely exposed Oner's jungle clearing route; he was clearing the jungle downwards!
Listen to this information.

Luo Ji instantly felt confident. After leveling up to level three, he first used his Q to hit a minion, and then, using his E skill to hook the wall from a distance, he kicked Zeus Gnar, who was blocking the top lane.

Whether he can knock someone unconscious or not is irrelevant; what matters is that he's level 3 fighting level 2.

Even though the distance wasn't far enough to open up the space, Luo Ji still managed to control Camille and use the speed boost from her Q skill to kick forward in two stages.

Then they retreated.

While maintaining the passive shield, activate W [Tactical Sweep].

Zeus clearly hadn't expected Camille to be so tough.

As mentioned earlier.

When Nar is around level three, his rage will enter its first stage of growth. Right now, his rage is almost at its maximum, but he never expected that Luo Ji would still dare to kick him.

Exactly.

This kick also stopped him from growing bigger, which was an awkward moment.

Just a meeting.

Luo Ji has already fallen behind Nar in terms of player replacement.

even.

Even though Nar was about to grow larger, Luo Ji still didn't create a significant distance between them, instead appearing as if he was about to add melee units.

Zeus was overjoyed.

The moment it grew larger, Gnar's W skill slammed directly onto the low-health minion.

The palm struck.

He had even planned out his next moves after he had Luo Ji under control.

But just as he pressed the skill button, the Camille who was trying to last-hit the enemy suddenly stopped and, by using her small body position, managed to walk out of his W control range.

This?
A fake last hit, a real trap to fool W!?
How could there be such scripted movement?
See this.

Zeus's breathing quickened, and he could only throw out his Q skill again before using his E to pick up the stone.

But this comes at a price.

I got hit by Camille's AQA combo again.

Commentary seat.

As the director's camera panned across the top lane, the two commentators gasped in shock.

This is no longer just a simple game of strategy; their reactions and actions are so outrageous that even they find it absurd.

"It's like I've already written a script for Zeus; I've completely grasped the psychology of the other side."

"Indeed, and I really fought hard this time."

Miller and the colonel both expressed their feelings.

The live stream chat was filled with "666" comments.

[Should I learn about market trading?]

[If this happened in my game, I would definitely report him for cheating, but you're saying this is a Bilibili livestream? Well, sorry, I still need to practice!]

[That positioning is a bit outrageous, pure manipulation.]

[It's like they've already gathered all the information on Zeus after the three games, and now you're facing off against the mechanically ascended Alpha Dream!]

off the field.

The members of the champion top laner group also frowned deeply.

It's really hard not to make those connections.

This playing style looks so familiar.

【957: @The shy】

[Zoom: @The shy]

[Lock Gun: @The shy]

[TheShy: Stop tagging me. He practiced with me too much, and it just inexplicably turned out like this. I didn't teach him anything.]

The group members: ? ? ?

They didn't teach that, damn it.

If you hadn't been feeding him tips, would he have suddenly been able to pull off a playstyle that perfectly suits your laning style?
On the playing field.

Zeus knew this very well.

With both junglers revealing their strategies and farming in the bottom lane, whether you can gain an advantage over the opponent depends entirely on how much health you, as Gnar, can reduce in this wave.

Just as the opponent was about to finish off the enemy, he unleashed another W skill that was off cooldown.

but.
As predicted, I twisted and turned to dodge.

This W shot missed again.

Zeus was no longer qualified to continue the blood transfusion and began to retreat without stopping. But how could Luo Ji let him leave so easily?

Follow Q out.

With the extra movement speed from the Q skill, the W tactical sweep was activated while the E skill successfully landed on the wall in the top lane.

At this point, Zeus's Nal also happens to shrink.

Sensing Camille's posture as she prepared to kick the wall with her E after using W, he immediately stopped saving his skills and flashed towards the tower to successfully use them.

present.

He only has one chance left: if the opponent follows his Flash + E skill to kick him, he will be hit, but the opponent will also be kicked into the tower.

Later.

It all comes down to who can live longer.

The brief moment was not enough for Zeus to continue contemplating what would happen next.

pity.

The expected Camille didn't follow. Luo Ji just hung on the wall, watching the opponent use Flash before kicking back to the minion wave.

Upon seeing this, Zeus's brain instantly went blank.

Not
Why don't you follow the usual procedure?

You used your E skill to kick me, followed by your second Q. My health was already near death, wasn't it? A few more auto-attacks and I was dead. Such a big kill and you're not even tempted?
Luo Ji was naturally tempted.

If I had Ignite on my team, he would have kicked me long ago.

However, he brought TP and Flash, and compared to the lane pressure from Ignite, he needs more team fights and support, as E-Flash-E can provide support from a very long distance.

After all that, Zeus felt a little dizzy.

The enemy Camille had health and Flash, while he himself had little health, no rage, and had even used Flash. Feeling the enemy's slow push and lane control, Zeus gritted his teeth and could only recall to base and then TP for safety.

And doing this means
T1's top laner, who thought he was invincible in lane, had his illusions completely shattered at this moment.

[Holy crap, a dream!?]

[Alright, alright! You've played three team matches, and now you're not putting on airs anymore, just going all out with pure strength?]

[Family, is this really the world's best top laner that LCK keeps raving about? What happened this game? Was it too hot, too slippery bushes, too stiff mouse, or too bright screen?]

[Go ahead and call out, why did you stop? Does the Busan Library close this early?]

[Arrived in Busan, the world's highest city! Busan is so beautiful! Oh, isn't that LCK? Look at the mold farm and Itaewon in the distance, everyone!]

The first few rounds.

Due to the hero drafting strategy, V5's matches against T1 were mostly disadvantaged in all three lanes in the early game, which resulted in cheers and celebrations coming from the live audience on the other side of the screen in almost every match.

But this one.

After Luo Ji gained an advantage in the early game solely through his laning phase, the entire Busan stadium fell silent, something no one could have predicted.

The invincible Zeus was suppressed.

Meanwhile, the alien enemy Mebius is evolving.

“Zeus?” Faker switched screens and saw the top laner recalling, his expression becoming very serious.

"I...I didn't win," Zeus said after a moment's hesitation.

He had no idea how much fear his words would cause his teammates.

But one thing is for sure.

The opponent's playing style is not his own; it belongs to someone else, even though he is clearly going against Luo Ji.

But I don’t know why.

He seemed to be hallucinating that he was laning against another top laner. This feeling of déjà vu, like fighting a Jinchūriki, made him feel like he had wandered into the wrong movie.

Damn it, is this a hallucination?!

(End of this chapter)