My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 436 Traveling a great distance just to be with you

Due to the tight schedule.

The winners' bracket semifinals were over in just a few days, and the winners' bracket finals began.

Both V5 and JDG understand that, just like in the first half of the year, whoever wins the first BO5 series will be the champion of this year's Summer Finals.
Even Redmi only belatedly realized that V5 seems to have won both the Spring Championship and MSI this year. If they win the Summer Championship as well, it will be another Golden Road to Gold this year.
Is this path to gold really that easy to grind?
Back when a bunch of scammers were offering to boost QQ Yellow Diamond memberships and CF (Crossfire) cheat codes, it wasn't this easy.

"I have a feeling that V5 is a bit scary."

"It feels like LPL has produced its own GENG or T1. Other regions are used to it, but this is the first time we've seen this in our region."

"It's not exactly the first time. Going back eight or nine years, wasn't EDG in this position before?"

"Come on, EDG only won one MSI international match back then, they were just feeding the enemy team in the World Championship."

JDG Club.

The contestants then engaged in a heated discussion.

The 13.13 playoffs are the version where they least need to worry about Luo Ji using unconventional strategies, because the OP characters in this version are too strong, so no matter how unpopular the heroes are, they can never be as powerful as the OP heroes of this version.

That’s what people say.

When the value is high enough, unless your mechanism is extremely abnormal, it is impossible to have any effect on the value monster.

It's also under discussion.

The day finally arrived when the two teams would compete.

Since it was essentially the winners' bracket final of the summer finals, tickets sold out very quickly on the day of the match.

Outside the venue.

The V5 team walked into the venue step by step, their pace not large, but exceptionally powerful.

The constant victories have cultivated the spirit that this team should have.

The cheers of fans could be heard in my ears.

This made them realize even more deeply just how much expectation they were currently bearing.

"I won't say anything more."

Nofe, holding his personal little notebook, was still making final plans for his teammates just before going on stage:

"After studying the match between JDG and LNG, the biggest problem that was exposed was that JDG is not actually that well-suited to this version."

"The top-tier mid-lane champions in this patch are Azir and Tristana."

"Redmi has never helped Knight pick Tristana in this version, and he has performed poorly. JDG always prefers Jayce and LeBlanc, and even picks Ahri for the mid laner when things get really bad."

"Perhaps because of the bot lane, this version of Redmi is starting to place more faith in the mid lane."

Luo Ji understood the subtext of "Nofe".

JDG originally wanted to buy Ruler, so that they would have the strongest dual carries in the LPL, and their draft picks would be as forgiving as possible.

But right now, Emperor Ruler is with V5, while Xiao Yan is with them.

That.
I can only trust my left hand now.

"If that's the case, the opponent's draft will definitely make it as comfortable as possible for ZuoShou. In other words, FO will have to withstand the pressure in the mid lane."

"Even if it means getting dozens of cuts, it's fine."

"The important thing is not to give the enemy mid laner any opportunities."

As soon as these words came out.

FOFO suddenly felt a surge of pressure.

But he still nodded quite decisively.

There's not much to say. In the final moments of his professional career, he's joined teammates like V5, and he's just one step away from the World Championship, which he's always dreamed of.

He always believed it.

V5 will reach the top of the world, and he will make LPL hear his voice tonight!

soon.

As the players from both teams walked out of the staff passage, they were greeted by the shouts and cheers of tens of thousands of spectators.

One by one, the contestants took the stage, and the host introduced them one by one.

Luo Ji's appearance is undoubtedly of paramount importance.

He possesses it all, from his ability to use memes to his overall skills, and even his appearance, which is relatively unimportant for esports players but very important for public relations.

That means it's in China.

If it's a foreign war, and they happen to encounter a supporter from Japan, they'll be labeled with the title of "[Empire's XXX]" in no time.

"Mebius is really popular with the audience. The cheers from the two teams were on completely different levels after he came on the court."

"Young, capable, sensible, and with good grades, who wouldn't love that?"

Off the field.

Many contestants turned on their computers to watch this scene.

It wasn't just LPL players; teams from other regions also came to observe with a learning and copying mindset.

and.

In this round, V5 was on the red side in the first game.

Soon, the game begins.

A round of ban:

JDG: Maokai, LeBlanc, Azir

V5: Jayce, Rakan, Kai'Sa

Unlike LNG, V5 is not afraid of JDG picking Xayah at all. Ruler is a professional Xayah player. He knows what kind of champion he is good at and how to play that champion. Nofe is very confident.

then.

A round of PICK:

JDG: Xayah, Neeko, Renekton

V5: Little Cannon, Fox, Monkey

In just the first round, Redmi already felt how difficult the V5 was to handle.

The four mid laners in this patch were banned three times and picked once. I thought they would let Ahri out like LNG did for V5, but they directly picked Ahri, forcing Knight to pick Neeko.

Second round of bans: Quesanti, Candle, Titan, and Ryle were all eliminated.

For their fourth pick, V5 brought out Jinfu.

"what?"

"What is V5? Is Sett going top lane against Renekton?" "What new strategy has Mebius come up with now?"

This move left not only the commentators bewildered, but even the opposing Redmi player was completely dumbfounded.

He thought about many heroes.

I even thought that V5's bot lane would build Leona or Alistar, and I had come up with countermeasures, but then I used a swivel combo on him and completely caught him off guard.

"I see."

"He crushed Rookie in the last game, and now he's crushing Photic? How come he's getting so good at playing against his old teammates?"

"You're a complete bastard!"

off screen.

The guy who's been hanging out with Luo Ji the most has figured out V5's thinking. What are you even doing? If Jin Fu wasn't playing support in the bottom lane, he would have been eaten alive!

JDG visibly hesitated for a moment.

The final picks were Sejuani and Braum.
If you don't know which lane the enemy Sett will go to, picking an enchanter support first will definitely give V5 an opportunity, because enchanter supports are not strong in the current version. On the contrary, a hero like Braum who can counter-engage can give the carry more room for error.

be cheated.

JDG picked Braum as their first pick, and V5 immediately locked in Aatrox as their last pick without hesitation.

So far:

JDG: Top lane Renekton, Jungle Sejuani, Mid lane Neeko, Bot lane Xayah + Braum
V5: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Wukong, Mid lane Ahri, Bot lane Tristana + Sett
Take a look at it.

JDG is visibly lacking in damage output.

Furthermore, JDG faced immense offensive pressure in this match. If they couldn't gain a sufficient advantage before the 30-minute mark, their frontline Renekton wouldn't even be able to withstand V5's first barrage of firepower after 30 minutes.

in contrast.

In V5, because there are too many initiators and they are all charging in, the pressure on the front line is not significant.

Because they weren't defending, they were charging.

Furthermore, the Sword Demon's tankiness.
It can only be said that Schrödinger's tankiness depends on whether he will be instantly killed and whether the enemy's health packs are enough for him to heal.

The game started quickly.

Seeing the level 1 Aatrox, 369, despite controlling the current version's OP top laner Renekton, remained extremely wary of his opponent.

The key to defeating the Crocodile against the Sword Demon is to use a kiting strategy.

而他369
The most famous vlog clip from S12 is titled "I'm already pulling myself together."

The point is.

Aatrox was actually countered by Renekton, but Luo Ji still picked him. On one hand, V5 treated him with the same confidence they had for Knight, believing that even if he wasn't a strong pick in the current meta, he would still be useful.

on the other hand.

They're also going with a team-fight mindset.

In team fights, if you deal with Aatrox, Tristana and Ahri can easily roam around; if you deal with Tristana, Ahri and Aatrox can also rampage around killing.

Still the same problem.

Due to insufficient damage output from their lineup, unless V5 was given a special opportunity, JDG's damage output in a team fight was only enough to take down one carry.

can only say.

The other side made this choice.

I traveled thousands of miles just to be with you.

Start.

The director promptly focused the camera on the top lane, since Renekton and Aatrox are champions that are actively countered. In order to survive in the early game, they will definitely make various small moves, which means there will be some friction.

That's exactly what the audience loves to watch.

but.
This time, the director miscalculated.

Both sides played cautiously in the top lane at level one. 369's Renekton didn't dare to play too aggressively either. Both sides were in a probing phase. On the other hand, in the bottom lane, they almost got their heads bleeding at level one.

Normally.

Taking the second shot and then attacking again would definitely be more advantageous for Xiaopao Jinfu.

but!
Jwei declined.

During the first wave of the line, everyone was quite restrained, as if they were all waiting for the second wave. But as soon as the second wave of the line was about to hit the line, Jwei couldn't hold back any longer.

The range of a small cannon is not long.

Only 550.
This means that if he wants to get the ball, he will have to move his body forward.

Jwei is cunning in this respect.

He first emerged from the bushes and walked upwards, making it seem like he was heading towards the river. Xiao Yan was initially startled by his actions and subconsciously took two steps back. He then used a basic attack, seemingly realizing that this would allow Xia to take advantage of him for free. After losing health, Jwei controlled Jinfu to turn back.

This is a feint.

While giving Xiao Yan a temporary sigh of relief, he also manipulated the character to return to its original position.

结果
He seized this opportunity.

E【Strong Hand Cracking Skull】

W [Rocket Jump]

D [Ignite]

With her E skill, she not only pulled Xayah, who was just moving forward, to her front, but also stunned Braum on the other side.

By the time Xia realized what was happening...

overhead.

It already took damage from one E from Sett, two auto-attacks, and an Ignite from Tristana, as well as one W from Tristana combined with two auto-attacks.

A terrifying moment erupted!

Just like the Fervor of Battle Leona in the bottom lane of the S7 Rabbit team, JDG hadn't encountered this kind of bottom lane level 1 aggressive system for a long time, so they naturally couldn't react to the double dive damage of the bottom lane Tristana + Sett.

Missing was so anxious she almost cried.

He really didn't expect the enemy bot lane to be so aggressive at level one, learning Q, but the Q skill couldn't save his AD at all, unless he learned E.

then
They could only watch helplessly as their AD carry took all the damage.

and.

Even after flashing away, Ruler's Tristana easily followed up with a flash, then landed her last two auto-attacks.

V5's Ruler killed JDG's Photic.
First Blood!

(End of this chapter)