My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 383 Ahead lies hell.

BO5 is just the beginning.

The two teams displayed a completely different understanding of the game compared to other teams, but strangely, their understanding of the game was almost the same for each other.

That is, four protect one, and pile up the front row.

If AD survives the first wave of attack, the team will win.

Whether it was V5 on the blue side in the first game, who relied on picking Jinx first and then creating space in the front row for Ruler to dominate, or T1 in the second game, who followed suit and used Faker's Annie as the spearhead to break through, catching V5 off guard.

The first two hours.

The 1-1 score difference between the two sides was enough to make countless viewers realize that the top teams did not have different understandings of the version.

"Sure enough, T1 has mastered the unique mid-lane strategy of Faker."

After the second round...

Luo Ji couldn't help but complain.

The so-called Faker-style mid-lane strategy is to have the mid-lane mixed in, allowing the jungler and bot lane to carry. To put it simply, it's like Doinb's mid-lane tank strategy for quick support. The biggest weakness of this strategy is that the mid-laner isn't strong enough and gets pushed under the tower, then can't provide support and becomes useless.

Here comes the problem.

The image of Faker being pinned under the tower by FOFO and unable to provide support is something Luo Ji would never dare to do in his wildest dreams.

T1, unfortunately, saw this as a perfect opportunity.

By having Faker roam and exert his influence only at key moments, and relying on his strategic vision and map reading ability, which are in no way inferior to Luo Ji's, they were able to create a significant opening in the mid-game.

“It’s not just that.”

Nofe added:
"After a year and a half of adjustment, T1's execution has become incredibly strong. Anyone who initiates a team fight will quickly follow suit. However, the downside is also obvious: if the person initiating the team fight does it recklessly, T1 will follow suit without hesitation and deliver a major blow."

While T1 is observing V5, V5 is also observing T1.

The two matches are over.

V5's various lanes can now clearly perceive the opponent's approximate condition.

Luo Ji: "As for Zeus, he seems more mature and more team-oriented. He's much better at details, but otherwise he's alright."

Weiwei: "There is a lot of pressure in the jungle because I can't get lane priority in the mid lane. Without lane priority, my position is too easy for Oner to catch me."

FOFO: "Alexander, but I'm trying."

Chidi, Jwei: "It didn't feel particularly difficult. Little Lu Bu felt just so-so."

Final Thoughts

T1 knows their weaknesses and understands the current meta. Therefore, in the upcoming matches, they will either consider increasing their damage output and initiation capabilities to attack the enemy backline, or they will add heroes for positional warfare to protect their AD carry.

"My dream, do you have any ideas?"

Nofe looked at Luo Ji.

In such crucial moments, he prefers to respect the players' wishes. He has enough lineup options to come up with for both sides. The key is to see what V5 wants to do and which jungler to field.

If it's a defensive game.

Then he must submit Casa's application to play as soon as possible.

"I think we need to attack."

No hesitation.

Luo Ji spoke directly:

"The opposing team has been playing together for a year and a half. Although I believe we are not much worse than them in terms of team synergy after we overtook them, they are an LCK team that can play a 30-minute game without any action. There is no need for us to fight to the death with them in this aspect."

"Like that saying goes."

"Don't argue with idiots, because they will drag you down to their level and then use their rich experience to beat you. That's roughly the idea."

No matter what, I was just too late in time traveling.

If we could travel back to the early days of WE's first generation, recruiting Faker to the LPL would be considered low-class.

He directly sponsored Faker's education from afar, sending him to the UK for his undergraduate degree, then to the UK for his master's degree in law, and finally to Germany for his doctorate. By the time people realized what was happening, it was too late for him to come back.

That's it.

He should thank us.

The third match.

The commentary team has changed again.

The MSI finals BO5 used the same format as the World Championship, with three players rotating in each game to form a super high-level lineup. In this game, the classic combination of Remember, Da Xiao, and Tong Xi took the stage.

Remember: "In the next game, V5 continued to choose the blue side. During the halftime break, we did not hear V5 submit a personnel change request, which means that Weiwei will still be the jungler in the next game."

Senior Colonel: "That should be Weiwei after he finishes this BO5. Knowing Mebius as I do, he's definitely up to something."

Tongxi: "Brother, is it really appropriate to talk about V5 like that?"

Senior Colonel: "It's nothing. It might be a bad thing for T1, but for our own region, it doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can catch mice, it's a good cat. I still have a lot of faith in V5's tactical reserves."

between words.

The third match then began.

A round of ban:

V5: Lulu, Poppy, Big Tree

T1: Anne, Quesanti, Wei
The draft phase reveals that the two teams share almost identical strategies. However, T1 opted for the red side and banned Annie, a mid-laner with initiative and initiation capabilities, while also banning Quesant, a top-tier champion who can flex between top and mid in the current meta.

This will allow the mid lane to return to the traditional Ahri/Lissandra laning matchup.

A round of PICK:

V5: Jinx, Titan, Rumble

T1: Fox, Aphelios, Monkey

Second round bans: Tahm Kench, Lena, Sylas, Galio
In their fourth pick, T1 locked in Alistar, leaving a counter pick for Zeus in the top lane, since they couldn't be sure which lane Rumble would go to – mid or jungle.

"V5's first three moves are a bit hard to understand."

"But one thing is certain: V5 must have had something in mind about Gumayusi's backline, otherwise they wouldn't have picked Rumble."

Even as the commentator was still frowning...

soon.

On screen, V5's last two moves suddenly appeared, not the traditional top and jungle as expected, but a variation of a strategy that had appeared in the previous internal battle between GENG and T1.

Kled + Nightmare!

【ah!???】

Wait, how are these three brothers supposed to divide their seats?

[Lights out, arson, and high-speed racing? What kind of late-night ghost-like youth bond is this? They're playing these fancy games!]

[I'm so frustrated! No wonder they banned Tahm Kench and Leona. Without those two, which support can protect this enemy team from charging in? Taric?]

Keria was also completely bewildered.

You should have told me sooner if you were going to play this fancy game. I would have at least come up with something cool for you, like Poppy support or Anivia support. But now the fifth pick is for the top lane. What can Zeus, a top laner, pick to break this lineup?

Bengi's brain is a bit off.

He only briefly imagined what a team fight might look like, and he felt a chill run down his spine. In the end, he gave Zeus a top lane Gragas.

They attempted to use Gragas's ultimate ability to break V5's Kled's driving formation.

You can select it after that.

He began to doubt whether he had made a mistake.

Strictly speaking, picking a champion that's good at laning against Kled and crushing him is one solution, but as soon as this idea came up, before the team members could even think about it, they had already rejected the possibility deep in their hearts.

So far:

V5: Top lane Kled, Jungle Nocturne, Mid lane Rumble, Bot lane Jinx + Nautilus
T1: Top lane Gragas, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Aphelios + Alistar
Barbie is Q.

This lineup just doesn't look right.

Anyone who has played a lot of games knows that, usually, people who look intimidating with their high-level equipment are not actually that threatening.

On the contrary, those "monsters" who wear outlandish costumes and even look inhuman during cutscenes are often the real big shots in the game.

This understanding.

The same applies to League of Legends.

I'm not afraid of the opponent playing well, I'm afraid of the opponent having a strange lineup. This really seems to be a killer move.

"So."

"Why would someone who plays well, is smart, and makes a lot of money come to the LPL and play this cutthroat game with us?"

The JDG team, who had already flown home, were stunned when they saw this lineup.

What is a "King of Rolls"?

The real king of TikTok: it's normal for your colleagues to see you at work, they're already shocked to see you delivering food after get off work, but when they get home, lie in bed, open TikTok, and see you still running an account, they'd probably feel like the sky is falling.

They feel something similar now.

Of the nine righteous men, why are you so outstanding?

Oh, no!

Most of these professional fighters only graduated from junior high school and didn't receive a complete nine-year compulsory education.

That's fine.

"Is the barrel playing Kled?"

"This scene doesn't look like something Zeus, who has been longing for Mebius for a year, would choose."

lounge.

Casa took a sip of cola and a bite of pizza, looking extremely dashing.

Of course, the position was chosen to avoid being in the shot.

Otherwise, if the director suddenly switches the camera back, it won't look right.

"It's normal."

Nofe, however, thinks it makes sense.

"In this world, people will always subconsciously follow in the footsteps of the strong. In the era of TheShy and Nuguri, everyone was looking for players who could break through in one lane. As a result, all major regions followed suit, and a lot of so-called aggressive top laners emerged in those years."

"The current version has been updated."

"What's needed in the top lane is versatility, not specialization. You need to be able to hold your own in lane and make your voice heard in team fights. With my dream as a shining example, countless competitors will naturally try to imitate it."

Zeus knew very well.

He doesn't have Luo Ji's brains, nor his terrifying strategic vision and map reading ability, but he has his own strengths, namely his laning skills and attention to detail.

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, but they are united in their mindset: in the face of victory, everything else can be sacrificed.

Bin can play Fiora, a champion Bin understands well; he can also play Sion and Ornn, champions Bin doesn't understand; and he can even play Aatrox and Rumble, champions Bin doesn't know how to play at all, quite well. His main idea is to be able to build whatever you want, highlighting his all-around development.

"So that's how it is. So you chose to try and break our routine in this way."

The moment T1 made their final selection.

Luo Ji understood.

The other side had already stepped into the trap he had woven.

Ahead lies hell.

(End of this chapter)