My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 393 Farewell, Cage!!!

"Mebius!!!"

"Mebius's crucial healing! T1 couldn't finish off the Renekton this time, Yuumi arrived, Yuumi possessed him, Yuumi unleashed her ultimate!"

"These V5 heroes are all incredibly tanky frontliners, so how are T1 teams supposed to compete?"

"With three frontliners, T1 simply can't break through V5's defense. Ruler is going crazy killing them!!!"

Really.

Ruler had never experienced such joy in playing a game.

There's no need to provide backup or exert yourself to the utmost. You just need to wait for your teammates to charge ahead and then unleash your damage under their cover.

As the game progressed, images of winning the S7 finals began to slowly emerge.

Together.

Even the ferocity in his eyes slowly surfaced.

"Double swords sliding slash!"

Seeing Ruler's unrestrained output, Zeus couldn't help but turn around and use a powerful attack.

however.

The fact that no backup plan is needed does not mean that Ruler has lost its necessary responsiveness.

After using E to dash away, he even provocatively chased Zeus around the limit of Yone's W skill range, relentlessly attacking him.

On the playing field.

Ruler and Zeus are engaged in a one-on-one battle.

As if by unspoken agreement, no one in V5 thought of helping Ruler in this situation.

Yone already had only half health left, and they were in a forward-charging formation. Faced with Yone using his ultimate to turn back, even Ruler himself said in voice chat that he could handle it.

front.

Lux was also entangled by the crocodile.

Both top laners were chasing down the enemy's carry, but the difference was that Luo Ji not only absorbed all of the enemy's key skills and damage, but also brought out his role as a top laner.

T1, on the other hand, has yet to produce any effective synergy.

Ruler knows the opposing top laner.

Last year, when he was in the LCK and still with GENG, the opponent named Zeus had threatened him several times. At that time, he also thought that T1 might have a prodigy in the top lane, whose Yone was flying in the sky.

But now?
The world's best top laner?

Do not make jokes!
You think you're worthy to compete with that monster Mebius?!
Flat A, pull, then flat A again.

W [High-penetration laser]

Zeus was desperately using his E skill to chase, but despite this, the Jade Slash, which was usually invincible, kept missing when facing Ruler, and he couldn't even successfully accumulate his passive.

"His knife panicked."

"Compared to last year, Zeus has visibly grown a lot. He is no longer a lone wolf in the top lane, but knows how to sacrifice for the team, and his attention to detail has also improved a lot."

"If it were last year's version, maybe he could really compete with me, but in this MSI, it's a version where top laners are basically dogs for the bot lane."

"His sacrifice was too insignificant."

From the moment T1 picked Yone as their last pick, Nofe knew that he had already secured the victory in the fourth game.

He could understand Zeus on the other side.

After losing all year last year, we finally met at MSI this year, but due to the version difference, we lost 2-1 in three BO5 matches.

The last one.

If you still pick a utility top laner and lose the game, you'll be mentally unstable for the whole year.

So Bengi gave him a chance.

It turns out.

It would have been better not to give them this opportunity at all.

In a meta where even Faker was forced to abandon mages and choose Quesant to help the bot lane gain lane control, this signature Yone pick failed to turn the tide; instead, it accelerated the fall of the empire.

Even if Zeus used all his means.

Ultimately, they couldn't defeat the current meta T1 AD Zephyr, who had Flash, Heal, and her ultimate ability active.

finally.

Helplessly, he bowed down at Zeli's feet.

V5's Ruler killed T1's Zuse.
Followed by.

Even as the V5 squad relentlessly pursued them, kill notifications flashed across the top of the screen.

After this team fight.

V5 completely tipped the scales of victory.

Follow up.

Despite T1's efforts to drag the game out by seizing vision, staging miraculous team fights, and even employing the Xuanwu strategy, they ultimately couldn't withstand V5's all-out offensive.

Until the final crystal breaks.

T1 player's bench.

The contestants stared blankly at the screen in front of them.

Despite having been in the spotlight for a year, it still holds a place in the shadow of V5's black miracle.
Did they suffer a crushing defeat?
3:1
The moment the score was magnified, magnified, and magnified again by the commentator! Magnified both on and off the screen, on and off the field, and even on and off the screen of the live broadcast room.

Not only the venues, but also internet cafes, canteens, company restrooms, and even dormitories where there are not many students during the day (MSI is 8 hours behind in time), all echoed with calls.

Wow! Wow! Wow! This is the dual-lane road of our V5! Do you guys have dual-lane roads like this?

[Before the match, I was worried for ages about what would happen in the mid lane, but it turns out that this lane is either Rumble or Trundle, or it's the current meta's top-tier Annie. Faker must be dizzy.]

[If you didn't know better, you'd think you were playing as FOFO from V5.]

[MSI is the AD carry meta. As far as AD carries are concerned, I haven't seen any other AD carry in the entire league who can match the dominance of a late-career Ruler. I bet even the designers didn't expect that, despite these patch adjustments, LCK still can't beat LPL.]

"We won! We've won!"

"Champion! MSI champion! Ruler seems to be close to a Grand Slam!"

"It's already a Grand Slam. Strictly speaking, a Grand Slam only refers to the official tournaments organized by the organizers themselves, namely the Spring and Summer Splits, MSI, and Worlds."

"Holy crap, isn't that just creating a golden statue?"

The moment the game is over.

The most excited people weren't even LPL fans, but rather LCK fans from all teams except T1. There were even some Korean fans who left messages thanking V5 for helping them regain their nationality.

That appearance even made many LPL viewers hallucinate their own S8 performance.

The truck warning section. The emotional venting section.

Even T1's own fans are starting to lose their nerve. Imagine giving fans hope time and time again, only to shatter it all at once, and this happens repeatedly.

etc.
Are TES fans treated the same way?

That's fine.

"Do you see it clearly this time?"

The moment the match ended, Bengi voluntarily walked out of the lounge and stood below waiting for the players to leave.

Not surprisingly.

Zeus once again fell into self-doubt.

So he continued:

“At last year’s World Championship, Mebius demonstrated his absolute understanding of the game version and used his strategies to snatch the championship from us. So I understand why you were so dissatisfied last year.”

"But this year's World Championship."

"Strictly speaking, he didn't continue using those strange tactics. Even if he picked unpopular heroes, he was still directly confronting you."

"As a result, you lost again in terms of attitude towards the game."

Zeus bowed his head.

The taste of defeat is deeply etched in his heart. But that's how professional players are; there are no invincible generals. Since the league was established, everyone has had their peaks and valleys.

In Bengi's eyes.

Mebius's strength lies in his attitude towards the game; he is willing to make way for the current version and to understand it, which is something not every player can do.

"Just work hard."

"This year, you still have a chance for revenge at the World Championship."

"But the Asian Games... might be a bit uncertain."

He looked up sharply.

Immediately, he resigned himself to his fate and lowered his head again.

indeed.

Players like Faker will likely continue to be trusted by fans, but Faker, who hasn't beaten Mebius once in an official match since last year, will probably be dropped from the Asian Games this time.

Who can step up in LCK?
Dolan, Niu Guli, Kiin, or that so-called Kingen?

He will most likely still make the roster, but as for the starting lineup, he'll probably only be able to play after those guys have been outmatched by Mebius.

Even Zeus himself hadn't thought of it.

One day.

He even had to hope that his arch-rival would be as ruthless as possible towards his colleagues in his region at the future Asian Games.

The toasting ceremony.

When FOFO, Weiwei, and Jwei, the three newcomers who were lifting the trophy for the first time, joined the others in raising the trophy, a sudden, unified cheer erupted from the stands, leaving them almost in a daze.

Followed by.

It is the beginning of even greater ambitions.

Even Ruler was beaming with an unprecedentedly bright smile. For him, today was not only the day he achieved a career Grand Slam, but also the day he successfully "developed cyberpsychosis".

Starting today.

He will join IMP as his colleague to "fight" against the cyberpsychosis that suddenly appeared in him.

He didn't know whether he was feeling sad or not.

Anyway, my mouth feels really uncomfortable, so I tend to smile easily.

military service?

Goodbye, cage!

Post-game interview session.

Since it was an MSI victory, this interview was for the whole team, but everyone knew that the focus would definitely be on V5's two star players.

FOFO and the others were not upset.

They also know exactly how they won the championship.

[So, let's ask Ruler, what does today's victory mean to you personally? Do you consider yourself the best AD carry in the world now?]

Emperor Chi was stunned for a moment.

Before this, the world's best top laner and the world's best mid laner were clearly defined. The whole world believed that no one could surpass Luo Ji and Faker at the moment.

Whether it's honors or strength in terms of head-to-head matchups.

But AD?

After thinking for a moment, his eyes narrowed, and he said:

"This victory is more like proof to me, proving that I made the right choice back then. As for whether I am the world's number one AD carry..."

"Although I really want to say that I am not."

"but"

"What I really want to say is—defeat me, and you'll be the world's number one AD carry!"

It is no coincidence.

The same question was also asked of Luo Ji.

So, how does Mebius view his current performance and future opponents?

"Grades are meaningless to me right now."

"After completing the Golden Road last year, I have theoretically completed in one year what other professional players might not be able to complete in a lifetime, and my dream has been fulfilled without me even realizing it."

"do you know?"

"What a wonderful thing it is to have a dream! Although it can sometimes make you sad and upset, it can also make you feel excited and thrilled, right? I didn't have a dream, but when I stood on the field again, I realized that I could protect other people's dreams."

Speaking of which.

It seems she remembered that the host's question had a second half.

Then, changing the subject, he continued:
"Regarding future opponents, I actually share the same will as Ruler."

"If you feel that the future is yours."

"So."

"Come on, prove it to me."

(End of this chapter)