My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 446 Darkness Under the Lamp? Don't be ridiculous, I've kept the lights on!
Nineteen minutes quickly passed.

This node.

V5 has successfully secured both Rift Heralds and three Elemental Dragons, and their dual-core Tristana has entered split-push mode. With Galio providing protection, JDG simply cannot handle Tristana on the split-push end.

I can't beat them in a 1v1.

2v1 has a Colossus.

3V1?

That front line has already been breached into a sieve, what's the point of split pushing? Nautilus and Sejuani aren't stupid, their team fight initiation is equally fierce.

It's clear to everyone.

JDG must fight with their backs against the wall.

“The Baron is about to make a run, I’ll go create an opportunity for them, you guys keep an eye on your positions.”

It was still Luo Ji's decision.

They still offered bait.

Strategists never make decisions with just one or two plans; they always have to use a series of interconnected plans to make them seem sophisticated.

As for why he's so good at fighting.

cough cough.

Times have changed. These days, a strategist who can't fight isn't even a strategist. In Three Kingdoms fanfiction, there are tons of strategist protagonists who can arm-wrestle with Lü Bu while fanning themselves. Even though it's League of Legends, it still uses Cao Cao's name as its title, right?
With Galio appearing in the bottom lane, vision control in the top river was almost completely eliminated.

JDG didn't even hesitate.

They chose to rush Baron Nashor right after it spawned.

"Is JDG really playing this hard?"

God's perspective.

Those who saw JDG's decision were shocked.

The director also added fog of war at the right time. From JDG's perspective, the minion waves on all three lanes were not in good condition. But the good news was that they pinged V5's vision, which had just disappeared. So they gambled on playing a game of blind spot with V5.

I don't know.

From beginning to end, everything they did was exactly as Luo Ji had predicted, just like in a script.

Jwei is very smart.

As one of the front-line scouts, he didn't immediately have Ruler use his vision. Instead, he moved to the top of the dragon pit and then used Flash to immediately flash down into the dragon pit.

This action.

It was as if the bugle call to attack had been sounded.

Luo Ji's TP started to light up, and Sejuani used her ultimate to move forward. Under the pressure of Titan's sudden flash into the fray and ultimate, Xiao Yan, who was already positioned relatively high, was forced to move further upward, trying to break free from Titan's ultimate lock-on position.

I don't know.

It was this retreat that forced him to completely separate from the main battlefield into two separate areas.

After landing with Flash, Titan immediately hooks Riel to reposition.

And after hooking.

Instead of immediately unleashing his ultimate move, he chose to activate the stopwatch in his inventory amidst JDG's overwhelming barrage of skills.

"Ding!"

Damage immunity!

The entire JDG team was stunned when they saw Titan suddenly turn into a golden statue. Kanavi was so angry that he couldn't even remember how he had been tricked by the other side.

Stopwatch?

Did he press the stopwatch at this position?
Wait, Buhao!
Before the shock had even subsided, the JDG players, who had guessed what the opposing team was up to, turned completely green with disbelief. Almost as soon as Galio's invulnerability ended (2.5 seconds later), Galio's ultimate was immediately cast on Nautilus again.

The entire area covered by the ultimate skill's circle completely covered the entrance to the dragon pit.

This prevented the JDG players, who were capable of dealing damage to Titan, from dealing damage to him immediately. Instead, they were forced to scatter and try to run out of Galio's landing range, and they all ran towards the top of the dragon pit with great coordination.

But this run...

They were forced to give up their position as Baron.

"No! They want to take over! We can't let them take over!"

"Can't get in, can't get in, Galio is blocking the road."

"Can we go around it? Can we go around it?"

"That's too late!!!"

The moment he made room, Kanavi belatedly realized something was wrong, but it was too late. Galio, after landing his ultimate, immediately followed up with a charged W and pressed it in place.

A massive body.

They simply blocked all five JDG players from the skill's range.

aside.

Xiaopao and Xiaguang quickly took over.

369 got impatient and unleashed his ultimate ability directly at the entrance of the dragon pit, trying to force the V5 players to give up their positions. However, the Titan, protected by Galio's ultimate, wasn't afraid of this. Since he had his ultimate ready, he also stepped forward.

Both sides have multiple front-row players.

It's all about the ability to melt the front line on both sides, but right now they're at an economic disadvantage, especially when the formation of Titan and Galio forcibly separates them.

now.

JDG's front line was destined to be unable to threaten V5's back line.

in contrast.

At this point, Ruler pointed out his foresight again, illuminating the situation behind JDG clearly.

Followed by.

The V5's dual rear rows deliver powerful output.

As the saying goes, a basic attack deals high damage and won't miss; a normal attack deals high damage and can't miss either. The two masters combined basic attacks with normal attacks and then completely overwhelmed the JDG players.

The match is over.

When they saw that Baron, who had lost most of his health, was successfully taken down by V5 and secured with Smite.

Outside the live broadcast room.

The expressions of the coaches and analysts kept changing as they watched the game.

If they are players on the field.

Perhaps they genuinely felt that this "blind spot" opportunity to steal the Baron would present itself.

One can stand from God's perspective.

Seeing V5's precise markings on the minimap time and time again, they immediately understood that this was yet another trap—a trap to quickly end the game.

At this point, the changes in the game have far exceeded their expectations.

Got to the back.

JDG was completely unable to withstand the direct impact from V5. Despite the expectant gazes of JDG's fans, the scenario that JDG fans imagined—Knight stepping up to turn the tide—did not occur; he remained the same as always.

He played flawlessly, with a perfect KDA, but he just couldn't step up.

On the contrary, it was Xiao Yan.

In the end, he became a lone hero.

As teammates fell one by one, he relied on his positioning and movement skills to buy enough time for them to respawn.

From an AD (Advanced Development) perspective.

In the endgame, lost health cannot be recovered, unknown locations cannot be explored, and all you can rely on is your own skill and awareness. This is the moment to showcase your individual abilities!

unfortunately
Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

The truth is, he spent most of the day kiting and dealing damage to V5's three front-line tanks, but he couldn't see that he was able to create any effective damage.

But Xiao Pao caught up.

Just use E and then auto-attack a few times, and your teammates will take him down.

finally.

The score of 0:3 and the image of the crystal exploding lit up in front of JDG players. At that moment, complex emotions flashed across their faces, as if all the victories in the previous regular season were just a dream.

Open your eyes again.

They are still the same "kids" who get beaten up by V5.

"."

Have we realized how big the gap has become?

Thinking back to the beginning of the season, when I saw V5's starting roster, I thought V5 had gone crazy. They won the championship last year and started selling players this year.

result.

Looking at this year's results, it turns out I'm the clown myself?
Did we lose again?

As the game ended, 369 somewhat bewildered took off his headphones.

Actually.

Before the match, the club asked him if he wanted his grandmother to come and watch him play in the final. He was thinking of trying it out in the winners' bracket final first.

If I have the chance, I'll try harder in the finals so my grandma can see me holding the trophy.

Can bear fruit.
The difference is actually quite large.

I..
Ming
I thought I would never have this annoying feeling again.
At this moment, all sorts of negative emotions filled the minds of all JDG players, but there was nothing they could do; that's esports.

In this winner-takes-all battlefield where the weak are left to eat dust.

There is no such thing as friendship first and competition second. First is first, and second is second. If friendship can replace competitive rankings, then why bother with champion, runner-up, and third place?
Compared to JDG's dejected performance.

V5 here.

Apart from Luo Ji and Ruler, the rest of the contestants felt as if they were in a dream.

They did simulate the outcome of the match beforehand, and winning was a certainty. They had a strong carry, put in a lot of effort, and the meta had just evolved from the top lane tank meta of the first half of the year to the current top lane fighter meta.

But despite this.

Their pre-match predictions were all around 3-1 or 3-2.

3:0?

That was truly beyond their expectations.

"Have we won the championship?"

"No."

Luo Ji chuckled and flicked Weiwei's head.

"This is just the winners' bracket final. There's a real final to come, and of course, the outcome shouldn't be too different."

Ruler didn't speak, but simply nodded in agreement.

Again.

Because of the Asian Games, the duration of matches in each region has been shortened. In previous years, the winners of the playoffs had a week of rest after the games, which also gave the losers enough time to study and adapt, making it possible for the underdogs to upset the winners.

Because there is more time, we can continue to study the version.

But right now.

The compressed time forced them to finish the upper bracket finals, leaving them only a day or two to rest before they had to continue playing. They didn't even have enough time to study the version of the game, so how much of a transformation could you expect from a team?
That's still true, of course.
Continuing to play the strategy with which they have a higher win rate, they then suffered another defeat.
Congratulations to V5!

[LPL finally has its own ace, but... this guy's having trouble getting his mouth shut about selling cups.]

[No problem, Faker's hero entrance can make the players fly, and Mebius's "hero entrance" can make the audience "fly".]

JDG really needs to practice more; their proficiency with Rumble is too low.

369 never dreamed of this.

It was clearly a game where he was countered, but the blame ended up falling on his Rumble proficiency. How can he argue with that?

There are also many people saying that he wasted his ultimate move.

Very meow.

If he hadn't used those powerful moves to block the way, the enemy would have already rushed over and wiped them out like crabs!
During the handshake.

Luo Ji, with a squinting eye and a mischievous grin, kept stirring things up in front of the JDG players:

"Be careful in the loser's bracket."

"Especially LNG."

"When playing against them, we should just go all out and play our cards right. I feel that Coach Danny has some ideas about this."

This is the explanation.

This left the JDG players on the other side speechless.

What do you mean?
We just can't beat you guys, it doesn't mean we can't beat those two in the loser's bracket. Don't make it sound like they'll suffer an unexpected defeat!
but.
The thought of coming out of the loser's bracket and facing that old sixth man again in the finals is unbearable.

A strange sense of frustration began to overwhelm me.

Hey!
The next stage is the losers' bracket.

If I win, I get beaten up; if I lose, I get yelled at. It feels like I'm pleasing to neither side!

This team is cursed.

(End of this chapter)