My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 340 BLG's Trump Card

The third game of a best-of-five series.

BLG, already pushed to the brink, is experiencing an unprecedented sense of panic.

Before the playoffs began.

Although they genuinely believed that their only opponents were V5 and JDG, they also thought that everyone's strength was roughly equal, and that they would play a best-of-five series to win three games, or if they were lucky, win three to one and finish the game.

Even Tabe
I never imagined the score would be pulled to this extent.

However, after the fight broke out...

What surprised him most was that Bin was completely outmatched in the top lane. It wasn't that Bin was completely outmatched in the laning phase; in fact, although Bin's laning skills fluctuated, they were actually quite good.

Looking only at S12 and S13
In the original world, Zeus achieved five solo kills during the laning phase, six tower dive solo kills, one 1v2 solo kill, and two tower dives that resulted in him being counter-killed.

Bin solo-killed four times during the laning phase, tower-dived once, and 1v2 once, and was counter-killed zero times while tower-diving.

There is only one more total solo kill and one more solo kill in lane.

However, during the process of achieving a solo kill, Zeus made eight tower dives, while Bin made one.

Overall, Zeus is slightly stronger.

If you only look at the laning skills of those who can kill two people in a single match, the difference in laning ability is not too big. The problem is that Bin's performance is very dependent on his teammates. Basically, he comes out to clean up the remaining enemies and decides the outcome.

And now.

He encountered Luo Ji, who was even more aggressive in lane than Zeus, more well-rounded in team fights, and whose team could provide direct or indirect assistance, even in terms of draft picks.

Bin's value to the team is often less than his contribution, which is why the top lane is completely silent.

But what could Tabe do?

Even Coach Chashao couldn't change Bin's mind back then. How could a coach who had only been with BLG for a short time possibly change his mentality?

When the top lane's investment yields no results, it cannot be stopped, and the bottom lane's firepower cannot suppress the enemy Ruler.

That.
We can only gamble on the performance of the star players.

"Rather than saying that BLG's team fight positioning is problematic, it's more accurate to say that Mebius is a bit too overpowered."

That's it.

Before the match started, Redmi opened the charts so that the team members could clearly see the problems of both teams.

Although on the surface.

Mebius mostly plays a support role, but if you study the data, you will find something terrifying: in most of the matches he plays, his damage output is close to 30% of the team's.

In other teams, this kind of performance would require developing the top laner as the core damage dealer to achieve these stats.

Exaggeration?
Very exaggerated.

Take Vayne in the first game as an example. It seems like the mid and jungle are protecting the top laner, but in reality, the whole team is protecting the jungler. In this game, the top laner also took on three tasks at the same time: initiating team fights, baiting out skills, and dealing damage. After the game, the top laner's damage output accounted for 24%.

And what about BLG?
BLG's core damage dealer is Elk, but Toothpaste is no longer up to the task due to his age, and his performance has visibly declined.

If Elk goes cold and Bin in the top lane can't make any impact, they will naturally fall into a disadvantage.

To be honest...

BLG might have a higher win rate against JGD, but against V5 they are completely outmatched by their elemental attributes.

That's it.

The JDG team understood.

V5's weakness lies in their mid and jungle, but BLG's mid and jungle are indeed lacking, while JDG happens to have the strongest mid and jungle among the three teams.

The combination of Knight and Kanavi can create a great synergy, and theoretically, JDG should be able to counter V5.

Meanwhile, during their discussion...

On this side of the field.

V5 returned to the competition venue. For them, playing against BLG was a pure game-changer. The opponent's teamwork and coordination were clearly not as strong as theirs, and they successfully suppressed their strongest side lane pressure.

Then
If they just need to guard against the upcoming midfield and jungle attacks, advancing will be a piece of cake.

"Don't be careless. Take them down as quickly as possible. Don't reveal too much to JDG. Win the game steadily. After the Spring Split ends, we can go see a movie together."

Luo Ji said with a smile.

In May of 2023, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Fast & Furious 10 were released one after the other. If you say you just want to go see a movie for no reason, they are not really in the mood. But if you say you are going to see a movie on public funds during work hours under the pretext of building rapport, what about them?

That.
I'm really tempted, bro!
"A movie?"

Ruler nodded.

Although he still hasn't fully mastered Chinese, the two films Luo Ji mentioned were international films, popcorn movies focused on special effects and spectacle, which generally don't distinguish between nationalities.

"Speaking of which, which director's movies do you prefer?" Jwei suddenly asked.

"Me, Jiang Wen?" Weiwei was a little unsure.

"I should be fine with all of them. I don't understand the kernel anyway, I'll just look at the special effects." FOFO thought for a moment and didn't really like anything in particular.

Emperor Chi continued to shake his head, indicating that he did not have any either.

Luo Ji, however, paused for a moment.

"As for me, it would be Fumio Maeda. His pairing with Masahiro Tabuchi has always been outstanding, and Masahiro Tabuchi is also my idol. As a role model for men, he has lived a life that has been almost worthwhile. Besides him, there's also Kiyoshi Asagiri."

V5 everyone: ???
The third one.

BLG has decided to take a gamble.

A round of ban:

BLG: Lulu, Xia, Quesanti
V5: Annie, Kennen, Zeli

A round of PICK:

BLG: Moon Man, Kindred, Galio
V5: Fox, Monkey, Jinx
obviously.

BLG opted to go all-in on the bottom lane, but also brought out their ultimate pick: Kindred and Galio, making it a rather unconventional lineup.

Aphelios, in particular, is a champion whose main function is to narrow the skill gap between AD carries.

Many people don't understand what this means.

Because Aphelios was too strong in the late game, so strong that even if he died in a team fight, as long as he used his ultimate and then landed a blue or red item Q, it wouldn't matter if he died afterward. This was when he first came out.

LPL bot lanes are full of so-called "genius ADs," and highlight reels are filled with these champions. Even though they've been nerfed, it hasn't changed the champion's role.

Second round bans: Rakan, Camille, Nautilus, Sion

On their fourth pick, V5 locked in Neeko.

In theory.

Neeko and Jinx are a decent duo, but V5's lineup this game includes Ahri and Wukong, along with a Neeko who also relies on ultimate abilities. This makes V5's team fights much easier.

Essentially.

This is also to allow Ruler's Jinx to more comfortably start reaping kills.

"If nothing unexpected happens, BLG's last two picks will likely be weapons and robots."

"Really? Bro, you're making predictions again?"

In the V5 team voice.

The players started teasing "Prophet" Luo Ji. According to veteran player Kasa, Luo Ji's success rate in predicting the opponent's lineup was over 80%. They used to take it as a joke, until more and more of these things happened.

They found
This is so outrageous, yet it's actually true!

as predicted.

BLG's final two moves were indeed robots and weapons, highlighting a truly exhilarating experience.

【ah? ? ? 】

[The ultimate move is like this: imagine five top-tier players from the Rift playing against a professional team; an all-top-tier lineup is just a bit strange.]

[Abstract, all-around skill + blue side.]

[We can't win in lane, we can't win in team fights, we're just playing by individual skill. If we're the only ones who play well, then pick 丶jpg.]

Even Luo Ji couldn't stand it anymore and shook his head.

then.

In the final move, he unexpectedly picked a hero.

【The Hammer of Sacred Will】—Poppy, selected successfully.

to here.

When V5 selects their bot, mid, jungle, and support, the top laner is destined to be a tanky front-line unit.

It's not that Luo Ji doesn't want to play warriors and dominate, but warrior heroes depend on the draft and the current meta. The meta dictates that AD carries start to take off with two core items, and if you still play a warrior and rely on the jungler, you're just asking for your bot lane to get ganked and destroyed by the enemy jungler.
Once the thought process is clear.

Choosing a hero is very simple.

Does Quesanti exist? No, then let's look at Gragas. Gragas was heavily nerfed? So much so that hardly anyone played him in the original World Summer Championship? Only 369's signature champion was being used? Then let's skip that.

Huh~
Poppy is pretty good.

A tank that can dominate the lane and has a powerful ultimate ability that makes the enemy fear it in team fights, making it an all-around player.

So far:

BLG: Top lane Jax, Jungle Kindred, Mid lane Galio, Bot lane Aphelios + Blitzcrank

V5: Top lane Poppy, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Jinx + Neeko
Almost.

This round depends on what the robot says.

It's a good thing they banned Quesant, otherwise a Quesant with W could easily cripple ON's robot if he pushes forward during mid-game skirmishes.

"Come on, let's begin."

As soon as the game started, Luo Ji took the initiative to encourage his teammates.

There's no need to drag out something that allows you to leave work in a flash (3:0). Working overtime is already bad enough; it will only lead to exhaustion and even collapse.

"No problem, bro, same game again?"

"Same here, just let me play on the top lane."

Just after Luo Ji replied to Weiwei, Jwei, who was in the bottom lane, spoke up, deeply moved.

"Dad! Top lane Dad, jungle Dad, mid lane Dad, I will never forget your great kindness. I'd like to kowtow to you here first."

Say it.

The emoji wheel started spinning wildly.

V5 upper midfielder:
After all, they are young people.

Young people's greatest strength is their learning ability.

In fact, before joining V5, Jwei had often spied on Luo Ji's live streams, and naturally learned some of the "everyone can be a father" [networking] tactics.

The moment he called out "Dad".

They completely shut down Weiwei. It seems like you really can't ignore the bottom lane. He's already offered to be your adopted son, so what else can you say?
This is a familiar routine.

Luo Ji stood in front of the fleshy figure in the triangular grass on the top lane before he opened his mouth to say something.

result.

next second.

A grappling hook suddenly emerged from the shadows, carrying a mysterious and immense force, pulling him out of his comfort zone in the grass in an instant, while he was still in a daze.

side.

It was already an all-out attack by all five burly men from BLG.

Luo Ji:?
Are you guys crazy?!
In a sense, it's quite reasonable for the robots to group up at level one. Luo Ji did consider the possibility that the opposing team might send five people to gank top lane at level one, but that was just a thought, because under normal circumstances, no one would play so recklessly.

As it turned out, he underestimated the sheer ruthlessness of the BLG members on the brink of disaster.

This was followed by a flurry of punches and kicks.

soon.

BLG_Elk killed V5_Mebius
First Blood.

(End of this chapter)