My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 333, BO5, the first thing to do is to make the opponent red.

With the successful conclusion of the final match between WBG and RA.

This is the end.

The standings for the Spring Split regular season have been officially released.

Under Luo Ji's butterfly effect, the playoff rankings in this life have undergone a dramatic change compared to the previous life.

From top to bottom, they are:
JDG, V5, BLG, EDG, LNG, WBG, OMG, TES, TT, RNG
The clubs are still the same familiar faces.

Aside from the surprise of TT, a relatively inexperienced player, joining the fray, the rest of the team was simply a slight change in order compared to S12.

And the playoffs.

The game version will be set at 13.6, which is a step ahead of the LCK's 13.5.

Players after the first year might not know this.

In the past.

The Korean version of the game was always one step ahead of the Chinese version until recent years, when it was slowly caught up and even surpassed the Chinese version.

"So, it's like we just need to wait for them to fight their way up before we fight them back?"

"more or less."

Hearing the coach's response, Jwei and Weiwei both felt somewhat like they were in a dream.

The other three members of the team have seen a lot. Ruler was originally the king of the regular season in GENG, and Luo Ji even completed the Golden Road last year, so they don't feel anything about this achievement.

Although FOFO hadn't experienced it himself, he was still a highly qualified individual.

Looking at the groups...

It's highly likely that they'll face BLG first.

Again.

In the S13 league, the only two teams worth watching were JDG and BLG, but now there's another variable: them.

The officials clearly understood as well.

Therefore, the plan was to let V5 and BLG face off first, and then in the final match of the winners' bracket, let the champions of the two teams have a final showdown with JDG.

"Speaking of version 13.6..."

This version is a significant enhancement for V5.

Since winning the championship last year, the designers have clearly started to make the top lane more functional. At least from the ultimate goal of strengthening AD carries, the top lane will be gradually abandoned.

That makes sense; Luo Ji's performance at last year's World Championship was a bit over the top.

but.
Who would have thought that Luo Ji would bring in Emperor Ruler this year?

In version 13.6, the new hero Milio was released, which means that as long as they can get this hero and give Ruler a carry in the bot lane, their bot lane can continue to dominate.

The version understanding is fully realized.

"Keep going! This year is a chance for everyone to turn things around, whether it's to prove themselves or to show their worth. There's no better time than this year."

"After all, everyone can see it."

"This year, the signing and transfer fees of major teams are very high, but this level has overwhelmed the threshold that the region should have. Next year, major investors will find that LPL is just good in name only but not in terms of revenue, and they will drastically reduce salaries. Only the real masters will be retained."

Listening to Luo Ji's words.

All the players in the team nodded in agreement.

They also discovered that this year, the salaries of players from various teams are ridiculously high, and the transfer fees are even more outrageous, with Ruler earning 2000 million a year.

He himself knows that his salary is too outrageous, and if he performs poorly this year, his salary will plummet next year.

and.

Everyone trusts Luo Ji's words.

Faker next door is practically a chaebol, and Luo Ji here is already a complete capitalist.

at least
The Holy Grail was always present in everyone's room, and the variety of types was endless.

soon.

As time goes by.

The playoffs began one by one, and just as Luo Ji and others had predicted, BLG successfully defended their title in the lower bracket and then stood in front of V5.

This group.

Actually, V5 is somewhat disgusting.

JDG has a coach named Hongmi, and Hongmi's favorite thing to do is to spy on strong teams' matches, steal their draft picks, and then modify them slightly for his own use.

If we play JDG first.

Redmi was completely dumbfounded, having no way to deal with the V5.

Should we play BLG first?

That information warfare advantage will be a huge boon for Redmi.

The competition venue in Suzhou.

The moment the image appeared, the entire live stream chat room erupted in heated discussion.

Here it comes! My favorite clash of titans!

[Fun fact: BLG and JDG are the only two teams to have beaten V5 in this year's regular season.]

[That's ridiculous. Those two BO3s between Dream and Ruler were like actors throwing the game; you couldn't call it throwing, you could say they threw the game.]

[Hey, Milio's been added to the competitive patch. Do you think these two teams will have to draft this hero again?]

It is worth mentioning here.

Despite the fact that the two kings dominated LPL matches in the original world, they didn't have much appeal to casual fans and could hardly attract any LPL fans. Instead, they had a lot of individual fans among the players.

For example, Elk, and 369.

Even the most popular esports channel, XX esports (a pink-themed content creator that provides commentary and humor on esports events), was once jokingly referred to as 369 esports.

In contrast.

V5 actually attracted a lot of fans.

It can only be said that most viewers are playing in a winning streak. If you support another team, their fans will ask you what championship they won. Even if you are a fan of one of the three teams, IG, FPX, and EDG, you will still be questioned later.

Huh~
But if you're a fan of V5, do you start your post by saying your idol has walked the "Golden Road"?

Garen immediately uses Last Whisper, followed by silence and armor reduction.

Given the importance placed on this BO5 match, the organizers specially fielded a lineup of Da Xiao, 957, and Zhao Junri. Da Xiao's favorite team is Samsung.

Although Ruler has left Samsung, he is still Samsung in the eyes of the Colonel.

Ah ~
What a familiar taste.

Just by standing on the stage and glancing around, he instantly identified his favorite team.

Even because of Ruler's presence in V5.

He usually plays from behind, but this game started strong, which made him raise his voice considerably when commentating.

Senior Colonel: "You could feel how enthusiastic the audience was during today's match."

957: "That's right. Even before we entered the venue today, we could already see long lines of spectators outside."

Zhao Junri: "After all, it's a match between V5 and BLG. Everyone is quite curious about what V5 has been up to lately. It's said that V5 has been very mysterious lately, with far fewer scrims, as if they're up to something big."

News of cross-regional training.

As long as V5 doesn't spread rumors, other clubs have no idea what you're doing. Teams from other regions aren't stupid either. The Chinese server is in the playoffs, but aren't their servers also in the playoffs?
This level of training match opponent.

Of course, you have to keep it hidden, otherwise if others take your turn, your share will be less.

The problem isn't scarcity, but inequality; that's the principle at play.

And the backend.

The V5 players looked at the BLG team not far away and raised their hands to greet them from a distance. Since it's polite to greet someone who's smiling, BLG responded after seeing V5's gesture.

of course.

Bin still exudes confidence, even arrogance.

"Their momentum is really impressive."

Luo Ji sighed, then turned to look at his teammates:
"I won't say more. The playoffs are the best way to test our progress. There are two spots for our region in this year's MSI, but we can't just aim for those spots."

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a prime minister who doesn't want to eat dumplings is not a good prime minister. We must have enough desire."

"BLG is just the beginning, and JDG is not the end either."

“I told you when you joined the team that V5’s goal has never been within the region, but outside the region.”

all around.

The contestants' eyes gleamed.

After several months of training, I've roughly learned how to read Chinese, and I'm happily sipping the inspirational stories edited by Luo Ji.

just
Luo Ji, who had just finished spouting motivational platitudes, immediately revealed his true colors again:
"Remember, if we play well, we'll be able to make a living next season and even the season after that."

"If I don't perform well, I'll get yelled at by the assembly line manager for being a skinny guy in the factory and having to screw things in. Jobs are hard to find these days, and even if you go into business, you basically won't make any money."

"I have a friend."

"I paid over 8,000 yuan in training fees and 5,000 to 6,000 yuan in clothing fees to become a male model. At first, no one would hire me for 800 yuan, then no one would hire me for 100 or 200 yuan. Later, even if I paid them to hire me, they still wouldn't hire me."

"She's now dressed as a woman and working as a hostess at a bar."

V5 everyone: ???
The first wave of the game.

With the idea of ​​either a winning start or a resounding victory for the opposing team, V5 planned to unleash their ultimate move right from the start when facing BLG.

then:

A round of ban:

V5: Rakan, Aphelios, Weapon

BLG: Wei, Kennan, Quesanti
A round of PICK:

V5: Zeli, Milio, Annie

BLG: Nami, Sejuani, Lunastra

obviously.

BLG is going all out. Tabe has to let Mirio play in one game to see if V5's support can handle him. After all, if you don't let him play, you'll have to waste a ban slot in every game of the BO5 series.

Even knowing that this is tantamount to setting an example for JDG on the other side of the screen.

There is no way.

He has to give it a try.

Second round of bans: Renekton, Fiora, Wukong, Lee Sin

In his fourth move, Bin immediately picked Jayce.

"He's here, he's fallen for it."

Seeing the hero Bin revealed, everyone on the V5 bench, from the five players to coach Nofe, had a smirk playing on their lips.

Why ban the top laner when Luo Ji is already available?

If it's a Redmi.

They've already anticipated this; the fifth pick will definitely be given to the top laner.

pity.

This is Tabe
When faced with the choice of giving the fifth Counter to Bin or Knight, he chose the latter without hesitation, since Bin didn't seem to mind.

After winning the BO3 against V5 last time, he thought he was the best top laner in the league, that he could beat anyone, and that he could even beat counters.

That's just enough to suppress his anger.

Seeing this, V5 finally made its last two moves.

VN + Kindred.

V5: Top lane Vayne, Jungle Kindred, Mid lane Annie, Bot lane Zephyr + Milio

Front row? No.

However, this lineup is ridiculously strong due to its ability to melt the front row and protect the back row.

Tabe was immediately embarrassed.

Normally, with a weapon like Jax, you can easily charge into the enemy's three marksman lineup. But the problem is Jax is banned, and if you want to pick Gragas, you only have one mid-laner left.
He only had about ten seconds to come up with a solution, which was far from enough for him to figure out a way to break the deadlock. In the end, he could only think of locking down LeBlanc in the mid lane.

So far:

BLG: Top lane Jayce, Jungle Sejuani, Mid lane LeBlanc, Bot lane Luna

hateful
It seems like we've been tricked.

(End of this chapter)