My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 161 The True Way of Man

"V5 had a great rhythm this game."

"Indeed, they controlled all the resources in the early game, and their ganks were perfectly timed. Now it's RNG's turn to worry."

"If the early game rhythm isn't established, the three carries will severely hinder their development."

"Of course, we have to give up the second vanguard as well."

Really.

If it weren't for the fact that as a commentator one should be as impartial as possible, the senior commentator would have blurted out that RNG was doomed.

It's not that there's no fighting left.

Right now, RNG's biggest asset is facing the terrifying double-lock defense from the opposing team, so they can't rely on them at all.

RNG is in a hurry.

Very urgent.

Just as the second dragon was about to spawn, Karsa indeed summoned the Herald in the mid lane at the perfect time, using the Herald's push to turn the tide and secure the dragon.

V5 controlled almost all the resources in the first twelve minutes, and a second Vanguard would spawn just a few minutes later.

They really didn't want to give up this vanguard position.

But right now, their lineup doesn't deal any damage at all.

Gwen, Tsar, and Aphelios are all powerful late-game carries, which means they are practically powerless in the early game.

no way.

The only option is to move the bot lane duo to mid and see if Wei can find an opportunity to pick off a single opponent. If that doesn't work, let Wei try to fight for Smite. Anyway, the worst that can happen is that.

exactly.

V5 thought the same way.

PPGOD and Karsa could both guess that RNG was definitely not willing to give up, and strictly speaking, RNG should have no problem playing steadily.

Just keep dragging it out.

Supporting three core players is unaffordable, but supporting two is not a problem. However, if we actually do that, then the opposing team will no longer be an LPL team.

"I have an idea."

Luo Ji suddenly spoke.

"what?"

PPGOD pricked up its ears in curiosity.

"Could you scout out the toilet area for me?"

"I'll go."

Without even asking what he needed the ward for, Karsa readily agreed and ran towards the top lane.

This one.

Looking at the lineups of both sides, although RNG's lineup is weak at this point, from the perspective of lineup economics, V5's lineup actually has considerable offensive pressure.

Because the longer the game drags on, the stronger the opponent will become.

So, for opportunities like the second vanguard, they must find a way to seize them and expand their influence.

Luo Ji quickly came up with an idea.

At his suggestion, V5 even chose to voluntarily give up vision control of the upper river, allowing RNG to establish vision control first.

This puzzled Ming.

What do you mean?
Have we gotten stronger, or have you gotten too arrogant?

If you're going to take the lead, why didn't you even control the vision in the river beforehand? The traps right in front of you are so obvious they're practically overflowing.

Make sense.

Although the intention was to let Wei find an opportunity to be alone, RNG didn't really want to engage in this vanguard team fight if there wasn't one. But since you've given them the opportunity...

That.
Want to try it?

Just as they were thinking this and entered the upper river channel ahead of others, they began to clear their vision.

Lower road edge line.

Luo Ji then deliberately exposed his vision and got into a fight with Gwen, who was breathing.

This wasn't their first time clashing online, but because Gwen didn't have Sprint, it was hard to say whether the opposing team could catch him unless Luo Ji stubbornly went all in.
He glanced at the upper half of the screen.

His teammates had already set up vision in advance, but right now Gnar's anger seemed to be getting out of control.

Eh.

Then hit!
Sensing that this might be an opportunity, Qiyu decisively engaged Luo Ji in a fierce battle in the bottom lane.

at the same time.

Middle road.

"It's time to start."

"Slowly push forward, don't give the enemy a chance to initiate a team fight. We will steadily push them towards the top lane."

Top half.

Seeing the two top laners suddenly fighting in the bottom lane, and then seeing V5's main force suddenly pressing forward, the RNG team couldn't figure out what V5 was trying to do.

If you had said you wanted to take the Vanguard earlier, you would have controlled the vision earlier, and I wouldn't have had to go through all that trouble.

But now you've controlled my vision, giving them a chance to fight for Smite with their jungler. Isn't that just giving them a free opportunity?

I think so.

Faced with V5's steady and methodical approach, they could only slowly retreat towards the top lane.

at the moment.

The positions of everyone in V5 were now completely exposed.

The top laners from both sides also spread out, and some of the news they heard from the breathing tanks that Gnar's anger had been triggered and he had transformed made the RNG players visibly breathe a sigh of relief.

OK.

just now.

All we need to do is keep an eye on the back to prevent Gnar from teleporting. At worst, they'll all rotate to the top lane, and then we can send Wei to fight with Smite.

It's okay if you fail.

But if you succeed, you'll make a fortune.

The "Gala Vision" mod was directly applied near the outer turret of V5. This vision can see if Gnar will teleport to the turret and if the minion waves are intersecting. If Gnar teleports to the minion wave, they can also see it.

At present, it seems to be a fairly safe situation.

However.
Only viewers with a god-like perspective know that at the same time they were forced to retreat to the top lane, Big Gnar's logic had already decisively pressed the teleport button on the trinket ward that Karsa had inserted into the toilet.

This wave.

He wants to use the time difference to try and force an engagement with the opponent.

"Is this how you play it?"

off the field.

The commentators on both channels were all speechless with shock. This was no longer a matter of skill, but rather an imagination that transcended everything.

It's like when facing a tall opponent's defense during a three-step layup, others think of winning by using their position, but this guy relies on blowing air into the opponent's armpit.

Is this how you play a game?
In theory.

Facing the approaching army of V5.

Gala and the others' retreat towards the upper road seemed to be moving away from danger; however, Nar's TP in the toilet meant that they were not moving away but approaching danger.

Therefore, we know that:
The further you are from danger (front), the closer you are to danger (back).

The farther away the danger is, the closer it is to you.

"coming."

"RNG has been successfully forced to the top lane."

"They finally realized that V5 didn't seem to be aiming to be the vanguard, but rather to be targeting their bodies, and their retreat began to accelerate."

"But Gnar has already teleported in!!!"

When Luo Ji emerged from the bushes with the last bit of Gnar's duration remaining, he used E+Flash to push RNG's two carries, who were retreating from the river to the top lane, against the wall.

At that moment, the bewilderment on the faces of all the RNG players was clearly visible to the naked eye.

What the hell?

Didn't they say there was no TP in the top lane? Didn't they say Gnar was forced to grow larger? Then what is this thing in front of us?
It was at the very moment that the wall slam was successful.

The large Gnar form ended successfully, and Luo Ji, now back in small Gnar form, unleashed another Q skill.

The damage is definitely not as high as that of Gnar.

But the key point is—he succeeded in retaining his staff.

Q [Powerful Punch]

Displacement.

Then unlock it!
"A Tathagata's Palm descending from the sky!" The colonel began his attack with a hoarse voice. "My dream's Gnar is like a ghost in the Rift. RNG never expected him to seize such an opportunity to force an initiation team fight."

"This is a crucial control move. PPGOD's Vi rushed in and used her ultimate to lock down Aphelios in the corner."

"Xiaohu pushed his ultimate after the control ended, but the distance was already enough. Karsa's Rek'Sai locked onto the enemy again, and RNG had to give up on their AD carry."

"I started to teleport, but it's too late! This teleport is too late again!!!"

The instant you press TP.

Even though there was no wind in the room, breathing felt like a sharp, piercing pain on my face.

He had just confidently finished reporting the information about the bottom lane, saying that he had forced Gnar to transform, allowing his teammates to retreat without time to do so.

Then he turned around.

The opposing team used the last moment of their transformation to teleport to the top lane and then initiated a team fight against their own teammates.

He didn't even know how the enemy teleported over, and the blame fell on his shoulders. The ultimate ability's head-lock control ended.

Xiao Yan then manipulated Kalista to use a Poké Ball to recall PPGOD, and then unleashed a second wave of attacks resembling the Thing's ultimate move.

This time.

The target was Braum, who was being supported.

AD is locked.

The support role was retained.

RNG, who were just trying to create vision to give their jungler an opportunity to secure the first wave, were instead caught out by V5's ingenious team fight and ended up with a 2-for-0 exchange.

After he landed with his teleportation ability, he was already in a 3v5 situation that he couldn't salvage.

Can they even fight like that?

The only option is to run!

He had clearly used his TP and arrived at the battlefield, but at this moment he inexplicably had a hallucination of drawing his sword and looking around in confusion.

He thought to himself that he hadn't lost in lane.

How did the fighting go on?
Is the game about to crash?
【I see, it's a dream!!!】

[Did RNG think that Gnar was using Ghost Jump? Otherwise, how could the Guardian not see the opponent's shadow?]

[His talent and imagination are terrifying; this alien top laner is definitely not someone a foolish Earthling can defeat.]

[Based on this performance, I ask you whether Meng is worth a huge contract from V5. Answer me!]

The competition has progressed to this point in the summer season.

The news that V5 had signed a long-term contract with Luo Ji had been widely known for some time, but the specific amount was unknown, and both the club and the player remained very low-key.

But for now...

With a vast pool of heroes, an amazing imagination, achievements in international competitions, and a lot of public attention, Luo Ji has truly earned the value of a long-term contract.

"Why didn't I think of coming to the youth training camp to take a look back then?"

Abu's teeth ached from watching this on screen.

This person came from EDG!

This guy came from their EDG club!
For a club like EDG, where everyone else loses money but they make money every year, seeing someone else snatch up a bargain from their own club is no different than dropping money on the street.

Even more serious.

"It's no use talking to you. Back then, you had just won the championship, and all you could think about was switching to Wa." Lao Qiang calmly continued dealing damage from the side.

EDG Club clearly values ​​"Wa" highly at this juncture.

Even at this point.

The club's mascot, "Mingkai," has expressed his desire to make a comeback in Valorant and become a great Valorant player.

Just got rejected.

"Then why don't you try to persuade me more?"

"I've tried to persuade you, I've told you many times that I've advised you, but the question is, will you go to the youth training camp?"

Hearing the sound of the prison gun, Abu fell silent for a moment.

indeed.

That place, the youth training camp.

A few years ago, when League of Legends was popular, he would go there to scout for promising young players. However, since the clubs have grown in size, he hasn't gone there anymore.

Each batch of youth training involves more than a thousand people.

On average, a new batch needs to be replaced every six months.

After conducting a series of training programs such as effective APM training, anti-suppression scenario training, intensive training, standardized schedules, militarized management, frame-by-frame review, monotonous simulation, red-blue team competition, and elimination rounds.

Very few were able to remain.

That's it.

Even if you make it into the reserve team, you still have to sit on the bench for two years before you can appear in front of him. What the hell does he care about?

There are so many people, I can't keep track of them all.

On the playing field.

After their bot lane duo was eliminated, RNG won't even dare to contest the Rift Herald anymore.

There are five of them and only three of them. How can they possibly fight over them? If even one or two people come up and try to drive them away, they'll have to run.

This is the end.

V5 perfectly controlled both Vanguard and Elemental Dragon in the early game.

Together.

Because they couldn't find any rhythm in the early game, even with the third elemental dragon, RNG had to give it up and drag out V5's elemental dragon fight.

simply put:
It's all about waiting for the center position's two-piece set.

"Should we lock in AD again for the next wave?" PPGOD asked in the voice chat.

This one.

His support role is absolutely amazing.

With just a slight movement forward, all the "gods" within a 1000-yard radius retreated, fearing that they might be locked down by his ultimate move if they weren't careful.

grass.

When did he ever receive this kind of treatment when he played support?
"Why lock AD? Their Aphelios has some hammer damage now, and at most he'll only have two items. We should just lock Gwen. Of course, if the opportunity is really good, then locking AD is also an option."

“Yes, sir!” X2
Don't worry about what will happen to Aphelios.

Leaving aside the Dragon Soul fight at the beginning of the 20-minute mark, Aphelios only had two pieces of gear and did little damage, while Tsar's Crown and Golden Body were just useless.

Just from their side.

Kalista's explosive combat power in the early to mid-game is enough to give the opposing team a run for their money.

Yes.

A team that feels it must step up to achieve results will never go far; only when a team confidently entrusts its members with the aftermath and its safety can it become a mature and invincible team.

Luo Ji never thought about what would happen next.

During the laning phase, he was thinking about how to avoid collapsing and how to suppress his opponent. During team fights, he naturally thought about how to initiate fights and control the enemy. Cleaning up kills was not something he should be considering.

Only with a clear division of labor.

That's the style a mature and powerful team should have.

"RNG is preparing to engage V5 in a team fight."

"Strange, is it just my imagination? I feel like this season's V5 team seems to have better teamwork than last season?"

Commentary seat.

Tongxi spoke with some uncertainty.

I still remember that in last season's playoffs, RNG was still able to find a couple of weaknesses in V5 when they were isolated in front of the enemy team.

But this time.

V5's teamwork was so absurd that RNG couldn't find any opportunities at all.

"It seems there's been a slight change. This is only the fourth time Xiao Xu has played as a main player, and he's already keeping up with his teammates." The colonel belatedly realized this and gave his approval.

at the same time.

On the POKE side, Xiao Xu's equipment is also starting to shine.

12.11 version.

The double-mask build for mid laners is starting to gain traction. Normally, this build would have low returns, but due to the overall increase in tankiness caused by version updates, the percentage damage from the double-mask build has become more cost-effective.

The current V5.

It was at its strongest.

Looking at Luo Ji's Gnar, Karsa subconsciously felt that his own top laner should go around the jungle this time, and also wondered if he should try to kite him a little.

"So, my dream, do you need to go around me?"

"No more detours, let's gather directly in the river. If the enemy team tries to take the dragon after it spawns, we'll engage them. Just look at my position and attack!"

"what?"

No kidding.

In this wave, they are the advantageous side and they have secured the Dragon Soul. If RNG wants to have a chance, they must abandon the minion wave and first place wards in the river.

at this time.

It's very difficult to flank from behind because Ming will definitely fill the vision area.

And attack.

Teammates also need a front-line member to charge ahead and draw fire.

Then.

It can only be him.

Since he doesn't flank, Luo Ji can't control his rage before teleporting to the sideline. If he's directly at the front of the team, he can only react to the situation regarding rage.

but.
If that's the style of play.

just.

His database does indeed contain corresponding learning targets.

It's not TheShy's Gnar.

Instead.

A former top laner who was a flash in the pan.

(End of this chapter)