My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 173 I may be ignorant, but you cannot be ignorant of the law.

3 minutes 35 seconds.

At this point, Sofm had cleared all the jungle monsters in his own jungle except for the Krugs, and even controlled a set of Rift Scuttler.

It was almost a natural progression for them to move towards the top lane, because TheShy was controlling the minion wave very well.

There is an opportunity to get on the road.

Sofm naturally came up to it.

Although Luo Ji had been subconsciously retreating while checking the time, he was still caught off guard by Sofm's Ruined King.

no way.

He could only muster all his strength to narrowly avoid the Ruined King's W attack the moment it was about to block his path.

And in the next second.

Without hesitation, he turned around and used his E skill, "Meatball Impact," successfully knocking down Jayce who was close enough to use his Q.

He then withstood the damage from the two opponents and successfully made his way back to the turret's range.

My health has dropped by half.

but.
Because it's a Gragas, it has passive health regeneration, so it's still barely acceptable.

He was thinking this when...

next second.

Jayce, who was walking back, suddenly turned around and used EQ again. The cannon was aimed at the part of the top tower near the wall, which was also the place where Luo Ji was about to walk.

It's fair to say that as long as he's still thinking about moving forward, this shot will almost certainly hit the target.

however.

Luo Ji abruptly stopped.

In that instant of stopping, Jayce's EQ combo narrowly missed him. Although he avoided the damage, it raised Jayce's mental alert to its highest level.

without any exaggeration.

If that shot had hit, Sofm might have started invading the jungle to block his own escape route.

"Monster." X2
at the same time.

Both Luo Ji and Sofm uttered this phrase.

Especially Sofm.

He genuinely thought Luo Ji's reaction was outrageous.

Human beings' subconscious reactions cannot be faked. After being ganked by the jungler, everyone will head towards the safest place in their mind, just like a young man in bed who always tries to explore the birthplace of life under various pretexts.

That's how TheShy anticipates EQ.

But that sudden stop.

This also indirectly shows how terrifying the opponent's immediate reaction was. Thinking of the guidance his coach gave him and others before the match, Sofm became even more convinced of his coach's words.

The enemy top laner is a monster.

and so.

You should come often.
Seeing Sofm appear in the top lane, Karsa showed no intention of going to the bottom lane to look for an opportunity in the jungle.

Firstly, the chances are slim, and secondly, it's more effective for the enemy Sofm to invade and farm the jungle than to gank lanes but not die.

why?
Because V5 must ensure the health of the bottom lane turret, which means they must not give the enemy Aphelios + Lena any chance to chip away at the turret's health before the eight-minute mark.

The principle is simple.

In professional matches, Aphelios at the eight-minute mark, as long as you know how to control your attacks, will mostly be in the red-white blade transitioning to green-white blade phase.

this means.

Aphelios can skip the Rift Herald fight and farm tower plates in the bottom lane by himself. If he has fewer tower plates, he might even be able to take down the first outer tower in the Rift faster than V5, who are taking the Rift Herald.

V5 definitely cannot accept this scene.

But the other way around.

If Sofm fails to secure any objectives and falls behind in CS, then in order to make up for the lost farm, the elemental dragon must be given to V5. With the time that Luo Ji's plays buy, they can ensure that the bot lane EZ + Karma are always pushing the lane.

such.

Eight minutes in, if the opposing team abandons their vanguard.

V5 only traded two layers of plating for the Rift Herald; after acquiring the Herald, they still controlled the first tower.

"What a clever game of strategy."

Second station.

Chu Jun, the colonel, brightened up and then looked at Da Shan, who was on a live stream with him, and asked, "Da Shan, let me test you. Why didn't Karsa gank the bottom lane this time?"

Da Shan: (Danger!)

Dashan: "Um, well... because V5 and others need to exchange Vanguard for plating, cough cough, wait a minute, I was just thinking about that, but I think I can answer it."

Chu Jun: "Then you answer why."

Da Shan: "Because... Emmm, because... I don't know."

For an entertainment-oriented content creator, asking him to explain the operations of professional esports is somewhat asking too much.

But soon.

Just as Chu Jun was about to explain something, his eyes lit up again.

As they bickered and argued, both of them successfully leveled up to level six.

Luo Ji's actions were also exceptionally decisive.

The moment I was promoted to sixth grade.

It was an instant Q+R throw, not aimed at TheShy's Jayce, but at the minion wave next to Jayce; blowing up Jayce was just a side effect.

The minion wave that was positioned there was blown to pieces by this ultimate skill.

As he threw out the skill, Gragas turned around and used his E skill to rush towards the tower, and then immediately started using his B skill to recall.

【decisive!】

[The ultimate move was used without warning! The hoarders couldn't help but cry out in despair.]

[Like getting stuck on wires? TM just blew them all up, blew them all up!]

[Why are you playing so steadily this game? It shouldn't be like this. Gragas shouldn't have a hard time against Jayce.]

In theory.

When playing Gragas against Jayce, Jayce only has an advantage before level 3; after that, he has a hard time against Gragas.

Because this thing's healing is too overpowered, and as long as you don't want to die, Jayce can never switch to his hammer and use it; breaking the hammer with E and then Q is as easy as drinking water. But the problem is...

The problem with Luo Ji right now isn't that he can't win, but that he can't fight.

Karsa had already started the elemental dragon in the bottom lane, and Ezreal and Karma were still pushing the lane. According to the half-lane rule, he should have retreated to maintain a safe distance.

But the lane is stuck there. Throwing out your ultimate can solve all the problems. Being greedy for your ultimate will only make you a piece of meat on the chopping block.

Many contestants understand this point.

But understanding something and being willing to fight like that are two completely different things.

Just like many people.

They always save their favorite dishes for last, save good items for the boss battle in video games, and even on dates, they always go through all the formalities before finally going to the hotel.

They are used to saving the best for last, but they don't realize that this approach isn't suitable for every situation.

Sofm was also frequently amazed by Luo Ji's actions.

But then?

If you can use Q+R to clear this wave of lane blocking, how are you going to deal with the next wave? After Gragas returned to the top lane, Sofm lingered around the top lane, and TheShy controlled the wave very tightly.

If you go up to the barrel to smell experience, you'll get ganked.

Let's not come up.

Then it won't develop.

Once you're given a chance to go out, you don't even need to kill them. Even if you can just force the Gragas back to base, there's a high probability that you'll take down the next Vanguard WBG.

but.
He simply chose not to come out.

Yes.

He didn't come out.

When the commentators, Remember and Gugu, saw that Luo Ji had clearly returned to the lane, but was only watching the minion wave blocked by TheShy from afar, without making any move to go over, they were shocked.

Even those standing outside the arena were completely stunned.

"this?"

"Are you really not giving us even the slightest chance?"

"The Gragas is out of size, but he still has Flash. However, Mebius played too cautiously. He would rather replicate GimGoon's Dark Three Minutes than give WBG any chance."

"Sofm wasted time again, and V5's bot lane has gained momentum."

On the playing field.

Even Kasa couldn't hold back his emotions when he saw Luo Ji's sacrifice.

"I dreamt of you."

"Don't worry about me, this is what I should do. I may be ignorant, but you can't be ignorant of the law, understand?"

"what?"

"The Basic Law of League of Legends".

According to the League's basic law, when the enemy jungler starts relentlessly targeting the top lane, the top laner should have the right to simply lie down and wait.

It's just a loss of troops and experience.
If we lose money, we lose money.

Their lineup has a very aggressive early game pace, so they need to create enough space for the bottom lane to make plays.

Thanks to the sacrifice of the top laner, Xiao Yan and PPGOD not only managed to push and move first as the vanguard team, but even after they started moving, their own bottom turret was still at full health.

What's so great about WBG?

Pioneer, huh?

Give it!

I've never seen such a slave to power before.

This Gragas play even stunned 369 watching from outside the screen. Before S12 joined JDG, his Gragas play was indeed as bad as Karsa described, but he didn't realize it at the time.

But for now.

Under Redmi's "First Look" and Luo Ji's "Real-World Demonstration".

Hey!
He felt that compared to others, his Gragas play was indeed a bit rough.

Just this act of restraint alone is something he doesn't think S11 could have done.

"That's why I said that's the scariest thing about V5's top laner."

side.

Redmi has quietly arrived.

369 was so focused that he didn't even notice when he arrived.

"Humans are strange creatures. When they are riding high, they can't see their future self suffering. Even Faker, who was at his peak when he first debuted, only truly matured after experiencing the rotation between Ezreal and Wukong in S5."

"But he's different."

"It's as if he had a complete vision of the future before he even started his career. He always manages to perfectly avoid the mistakes that young people are likely to make. It's amazing."

v5 Lounge.

Jin Gong looked at Luo Ji's performance on the screen with a proud expression. If it weren't for this replica, people would have almost forgotten that he was in the V5 club.

Ok
This is also partly why he transitioned to coaching and gradually moved behind the scenes.

But seeing so many comments mentioning his name in the live stream, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

"After this wave, we can fight, right?"

"Of course, even if you fall behind in last hits, the difference isn't that much. Gragas's strength lies in the fact that he's harder to catch at higher levels, and his ultimate is also more effective."

Hearing Zero's question, GimGoon answered as a matter of course.

Resilience is an activity that greatly affects one's mindset.

Even a clay figure has a bit of temper.

He admits.

TheShy was indeed in a fierce state today, and he exposed many details in the laning phase. Rationally speaking, other teams should avoid facing such a "god of war".

But TheShy should know that too, right?
How could an 18-year-old prodigy have the same ups and downs in his performance as these veterans?
in other words.

Luo Ji is currently at his peak.

He was timid before because of the team's operations, but now that he has taken the first step, why would they still ask him to avoid the opponent's sharp edge?

Then—bring the bucket!
(End of this chapter)