My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 356 Highest Threat Level - Ruler
For the first ten minutes or so of the match, JDG faced V5's impenetrable defense.

With Annie and Poppy constantly protecting Ruler in the bottom half of the map, JDG could only watch helplessly as their bottom lane turret was gradually destroyed.

Did the other side use some special tactic?
not at all.

Just like many years ago, when coaches of many teams faced RNG, where Uzi played, they said: "We studied the video and couldn't find where we went wrong, but we just couldn't beat them, it's that simple."

Even the audience could hardly imagine it.

The elderly ruler is still under pressure, while the middle-aged ruler is being subjected to intense pressure.

can only say:
The ADC position really gets better with age.

at the moment.

JDG can only hope for two solutions.

First, 369 in the top lane successfully stepped up; second, their mid and jungle players seized another opportunity, eliminating a key V5 player and disrupting the opponent's rhythm.

The former don't indulge in fantasies.

Then.

Ready to fight!

In the second vanguard team, both Gwen and Sion tacitly chose to return to base and then AFK at the fountain to wait for Teleport.

14 minute later.

TP can now be used to target friendly units, meaning any friendly trinket or ward can be used as a target.

JDG wants to play.

They dared not delay any longer.

Jinx had already racked up two kills and nearly four layers of turret plating. Coupled with Ruler's terrifying fundamentals, the steadiness of a Korean AD carry was on full display at this moment.

They were afraid that if they continued to drag it out, it would turn into Jinx's two-piece set versus one-piece set.

We need to speed things up!
JDG isn't known for their fast-paced, chaotic team compositions, but with the game already decided, they couldn't worry about that now.

JDG, having made thorough preparations for the team fight in advance, took the lead in securing the river position.

Seeing that a team fight seemed unlikely to happen anytime soon, 369 controlled Gwen and started heading towards the river. However, Luo Ji unexpectedly did not leave the area. Instead, he canceled the purchase of a new item, seemingly intending to wait for the money.

"Eh!?"

"This isn't typical of Mebius's playing style. What is he preparing?"

"Ruler pointed out the visionary changes, I see! JDG seems to be preparing to move the vanguard, they are waiting for 369's Gwen to be in position."

"Here he comes, Mebius has teleported too, let's see what items he has."

"Wait! Steel compound!?"

off screen.

Zeus's eyes widened suddenly!
The single-use item [Steel Elixir] grants 300 health and 25% resilience for three minutes, and also provides an additional movement speed bonus to the path traveled by friendly units.

This item is worth 500 yuan and requires you to reach level nine.

It's generally only purchased in the late game when you don't have any items yet, because buying this thing early is too wasteful of your economy. If it doesn't work, it almost means the game will be disconnected for the entire match.

But this thing also has obvious advantages.

You get the same value for money for 500 yuan as you would get for equipment that costs nearly 1500 yuan.

It's essentially using future money to overdraft the present. Everyone is familiar with this model. Even if they didn't use any fancy "loans," they've most likely taken out some other kind of shady "loans." The meaning is pretty much the same.

"Holy crap, bro!?"

The moment Sion successfully landed and appeared in JDG's field of vision.

That was almost my first reaction.

Seeing this reminder from Sion, they completely lost the desire to fight, and Luo Ji didn't use his ultimate move to initiate, but just charged forward with his shield up.

He's clearly a clumsy hero.

at this moment.

Yet he possessed a kind of domineering courage, and wherever he went, all enemies retreated!
"He's crazy!?"

"Should we still run this group? It's like a steel compound."

"Should we wait until the effects of the drug wear off in three minutes?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? In three minutes, they've already secured the Vanguard, the tower rush, and the Dragon. This wave is clearly them forcing us to fight!"

nausea!

too disgusting!

You promised a fair 5v5 competition, and you secretly used drugs! Don't you know that drug use is condemned and criticized not only in competitive matches, but even in private sexual transactions?!

Pooh!
Disgusting!!!
Despite her internal monologue, Missing was actually keeping a close eye on the back row of the opposing V5 team.

Despite the fear, we still have to open it.

huh~
Almost at the very moment when JDG's entire team feinted a retreat, luring the opponent into a press, Missing suddenly initiated a zero-frame attack.

In LPL.

Many people only know that ON's Luo is his specialty.

His most frequently used combo, in particular, is R-Flash-W followed by the "weak" emote, which is unique in the entire LPL.

But before him.

Missing's Luo is also a great player, but he doesn't seem as famous because his teammates get more screen time than him.

This counterattack came too quickly.

His position was already quite far forward, which made him seem pretentious. This is a common habit among Luo players, who like to use themselves as bait to bait out the opponent's skills. By moving far forward, they give the opponent a distance to open up while also catching the opponent off guard.

In just a moment.

Rakan, who used his R-flash to enter the fray, successively controlled Sion, Poppy, Annie, and even Jinx, who was trying to charge straight at Ruler.

However, Ruler was positioned too far back, and seeing that he couldn't reach Ruler, they reversed their position and rushed towards Tahm Kench.

at the same time.

Kanavi's monkeys entered the scene stealthily.

This should have been a picture of perfect teamwork between their jungler and support.

Even if Rakan doesn't manage to engage Jinx, as long as he engages enough enemy champions, allowing his Wukong to enter the fray and unleash his second form of crowd control, then Gwen and Aphelios will have a much easier time in the ensuing team fights.

One of these skills has multiple AOE attacks, while the other's ultimate skill deals AoE damage. They are most effective when their own team has a lot of crowd control abilities.

unfortunately
The effects of the [Steel Mixture] have taken hold.

Luo's level 1 ultimate only provides 1 second of crowd control, while in this game, Luo Ji's talent build is the Resolve tree's Steadfast. In the current version, the Resolve tree's Steadfast talent is not a useless skill that increases both physical and magical resistances, but rather directly grants 10% tenacity, which can be further increased by up to 20% based on the amount of health lost, up to a maximum of 30%.

In this version before it was nerfed.

If you unlock this talent and then build Mercury's Treads, it's almost equivalent to half of Olaf's ultimate.

Luo Ji already had Mercury's Treads from fighting Gwen, plus the tenacity rune, plus the tenacity from the [Iron Elixir]. The most outrageous thing is that tenacity is even multiplicative in LOL.

This leads to.

The script should have been that the monkey followed Luo's footsteps and smoothly penetrated the back row of V5.

But the reality is...

Kanavi, who had just used his stealth teleportation, was hit by Sion, who suddenly activated his ultimate ability and was forced to stay in place, before he could even reach the enemy backline heroes with his E.

Nani? ?
Kanavi:?
Missing: ?
Live broadcast room audience:? ? ?

The sudden, unpredictable attack left viewers who were already anticipating the monkey charging into the crowd and wreaking havoc in the Heavenly Palace feeling a sense of unease.

It's like suddenly becoming constipated while trying to defecate; there's a strange feeling of wanting to go but being unable to.

No.
Even more effective!

Just when everyone thought Luo Ji was already being outrageous enough, his next move left the viewers outside the live stream speechless.

He then knocked the monkey away.

The next move, however, was not to follow up with Q, but rather—a [Turbo Alchemy Jar] after flashing into the crowd.

The massive slow debuff spread through the crowd.

The first feeling was disgust.

At this moment, neither rushing forward nor not rushing forward is right; it's as uncomfortable as eating shit.

With the team's control gaps widened and debuffs at their maximum, and now that Rakan's ultimate control has ended, the opposing team has already readjusted. This team fight hasn't even fully begun yet, but they've already lost half the battle.

but.
You can't return it!
The biggest problem with initiating a team fight is that you've already used all your skills for offense. If you don't achieve the desired effect, you'll be trapped when it's the opponent's turn to attack.

"Tibbers!"

A massive, fiery bear descended from the sky, accompanied by Annie's Flash.

FOFO completely ignored the monkey that was right in front of him, and instead took advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when Luo Ji pressed the alchemy pot to flash and catch up with the control.

Knight reacted very quickly.

He immediately moved to the side and threw his E skill at Jinx from a great distance. But how could Ruler, who was almost at his peak, be controlled and hit by a charm thrown from such a distance?
With just a slight movement, he easily evaded the control.

Followed by.

That's when he unleashes his full power!

"Pity."

In the JDG lounge, Redmi sighed and lowered his head.

Strictly speaking, their decision-making in this wave was flawless. Rakan had engaged three enemies, and Wukong was about to enter the fray. If Wukong had used his ultimate immediately, Gwen, who had rushed in, could have easily wiped out V5 with Aphelios' ultimate.

But the problem.

It all started with that unremarkable Sion.

Does the steel compound provide 25% toughness?

"My team actually lost a crucial game because of a mere 500 yuan worth of equipment?!"

River channel.

The entire battlefield was in complete chaos.

Kanavi unleashed his ultimate ability, hoping to control V5's Jinx in the backline. However, he was first knocked down by Sion, and then Weiwei's Poppy forced a wall slam and knocked up with her ultimate.

When he lands and unleashes his ultimate attack.

in front of you.

On the path he was trying to reach Ruler, Jinx's E skill had already been placed in advance.

make life difficult for!
Only flashbangs are allowed!

After carefully using Flash, he discovered that although he had successfully reached Jinx with the help of Flash, his health was no longer enough to deal much damage to her.

After a few basic attacks.

As the kill notification appears, it signifies the forced triggering of Jinx's passive ability, "Guilty Pleasure."

Let’s run!

Commentary desk.

The Haier Brothers were screaming, clearly having completely lost their minds.

"What!?"

"Oooo!!!"

"Mebius actually defended it! Flash to Alchemy Jar! Wow, this was a textbook reaction from Mebius."

"The Iron Combination has done a great job, buying V5 precious reaction time. Annie countered, Poppy fired, and Wukong tried to charge at Jinx, but Wukong was already low on health!"

"Jinx, Jinx is activated!!!"

On the player bench.

Ruler's eyes were cold.

When a person gets serious, they won't smile.

His accumulated training has made every movement of his perfect, standard. His increasingly refined and experienced state allows him to always maintain a relatively safe position for output.

Basic attack, then basic attack again, move and switch positions to continue basic attack.

There are no fancy skills to suppress opponents, only the most simple and unadorned tug-of-war.

now.

Ruler's threat level is undoubtedly the highest in JDG's mind.

But in his own heart...

The last trace of disharmony between him and his teammates, the lingering confusion and unease in his mind, that had traveled across the ocean, gradually cleared up as he gripped the mouse.

Yes.

This is exactly what he wants!
There's no need to think about anything else. Just know that your teammates will always provide you with the most suitable stage. No matter what kind of threat you face, there's only one thing you need to do, or rather, what you should do, from beginning to end.

"Ruler, fire."

(End of this chapter)