LOL: Serve the country with loyalty, I have full attributes to resist Korea

Chapter 356: Unheard of tactics! To capture the thief, capture the leader! To use a deer as a weapon!
“Here it comes!!” Wawa’s voice suddenly became sharp and high-pitched: “Krd’s original signature skill will once again appear on the World Championship stage! Finally!!”

"It's really not easy. But to be honest, from the time Krd selected Nidalee in his first LPL debut until today, we have only seen her three times!" Miller seemed a little emotional while being excited.

"But it is just these three sides that created a hero who is almost a living legend, a myth that no one dared to challenge for three whole years!" Wang Duoduo was also in high spirits.

"Although everyone knows that the current version of Nidalee is very weak, but when it comes to this ID, this game is definitely worth looking forward to!"

When the locking sound rang out, the appearance of Leopard Woman instantly caused the Seoul Sky Dome to become a boiling scene!
All the audience know what Nidalee means to Cheng Ming and WE.

Cheng Ming has quite a few iconic heroes. Even heroes with championship skins like the Ruined King and the Void Queen have been selected in succession to some extent.

But only Nidalee, as the commentary desk said, has only played three games to date, as if it was a fixed number.

It was these three games that brought unimaginable terrifying suppression to everyone, causing no one to dare to challenge the legend in the canyon anymore.

“It’s actually confirmed.”

The T1 players on the opposite side were also a little frightened.

"Could it be that he hid it on purpose?"

Starting from the first spring game of S13, Nidalee was released for the first time and WE did not choose her. It seemed that everyone thought that even Cheng Ming had given up on Nidalee in this version.

After that, no one banned Nidalee anymore, no one came up with any countermeasures, and it became a little unfamiliar to everyone.

"Just choose normally, don't be affected." Li Xianghe's voice seemed to have no emotional changes, which gave his teammates confidence.

"This version of this thing is almost unplayable. It will collapse in one wave."

T1 chose Clockwork + Jarvan II on the first and second floors, which are the top two mid and jungle heroes in the current version. Clockwork is one of Lee Sang-hyeok’s three famous heroes.

WE chose Neeko + Quesanti as the top mid pick.

"T1 picked Yongen again. Both teams picked top, mid and jungle heroes in their first three picks. They are also popular heroes in the current version and are also the heroes that both players are best at!"

"The second round of BP will involve a battle in the bottom lane!"

Regarding the selection of the bottom lane, T1 has a very critical idea.

As we all know, T1's support Keria led a wave of "shooter support" in 2023.

In addition to the common ones like Ice, Senna and Mouse, there are also some incredible choices including but not limited to Skateboard Shoes Assist and Policewoman Assist!

Because of this, many teams including LPL teams have imitated this this year, just like LNG and WBG, who were eliminated in the semi-finals and quarter-finals respectively, they have always chosen double shooters in the bottom lane.

But in fact, T1 itself has not selected a double shooter combination since entering the quarterfinals.

Others thought they had found the answer to T1's version, but they had no idea of ​​its true meaning.

That's obviously just a poor understanding of the version, resulting in a clumsy copycat.

But WE is clearly not one of them.

Second round of Ban——

WE: Skateboard shoes, ice

T1: Draven, Varus
"Ban all four marksmen together. This will limit the hero selection in the bottom lane."

"T1 was the first to grab Zeli on the fourth floor. She is a very versatile choice in this version and doesn't rely too much on support!"

"Looking at WE, the remaining strong heroes in the bottom lane are Aphelios and Kaisa, or the Phoenix Legend combination? I feel that the bottom lanes of both teams should be relatively conventional big cores in this game."

The commentary desk is still analyzing.

The instant selection and confirmation of WE's avatars on the fourth and fifth floors made everyone look confused.

"Bomberman?"

"With a small cannon!?"

"What kind of combination is this? WE seems to have a surprise trick in this game!"

WE has picked Neeko, who plays as a mid laner most of the time.

But when the bomber and the cannon appeared at this time, the situation became so shaky that it was hard to understand.

The lineups of both sides are confirmed.

Blue side LPL Division, WE e-sports club

[Top order: Bin Nazurui Glory Quesanti]

[Jungle: Krd Wild Huntress Nidalee]

[Mid Single: Angel Mai Lin Gunner Tristana]

[AD: Jackeylove explosive genius Giggs]

[Assist: ON Flower Spirit·Neeko]

Red side LCK Division, T1 Esports Club

[Top: Zeus: The Demon Sword Soul·Yongen]

[Jungler: Oner Demacia Prince Jarvan IV]

[Mid Single: Faker Clockwork Orianna]

[ADC: Gumayusi Zaun Hanabi·Zeli]

[Assist: Keria Fairy Witch Lulu]

While waiting for the loading interface, Cheng Ming closed his eyes and rested.

And just as a peculiarly shaped "flag" was shaking, a golden prompt box gradually appeared in front of the eyes.

"Banner of Command" Consumption Times 2/3

"Awakening" - Jackeylove

"Synchronization time: S8 quarterfinals, BO5, fifth game (only synchronizes status attributes, does not affect non-quantifiable abilities such as understanding and experience)"

Cheng Ming opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Jack Ai, who was sitting one seat away from him.

On the slightly rounded profile, there seemed to be no change except for the extremely familiar confident Shiba Inu smile.

In fact, since winning the championship again last year, Jack Ai's condition has actually changed a lot. This is also related to his confident mentality and the overall configuration of the team.

In this BO5 match, Cheng Ming was not prepared to hold anything back.

In the soundproof room, he moved his wrist, focused his eyes, and sat upright to enter a complete state.

Summoner's Rift has arrived!
"Alright! Let's get into the first match of king vs king!"

After the commentator introduced himself, he quickly got to the point.

"Just like we just analyzed, WE chose a very strange bottom lane combination in this game, which is Ziggs and Neeko!" Miller said in surprise.

"You know what, this combination seems to be able to clear the line quickly! Perhaps it's a functional system similar to double shooters?" Wawa tried to guess with his limited understanding of the game.

"What Director Wa said is indeed possible. After all, the double shooters that were popular before should essentially be used to seize the line rights in the bottom lane and quickly exchange resources." Wang Duoduo nodded in agreement.

"Both sides were very cautious in defending at the first level and didn't seem to have much intention of attacking."

On the big screen, the first level on both sides did not seem to choose to invade or attack.

Of course, just looking at T1's positioning, one can tell that they are facing a formidable enemy!

Lee Sang Hyuk's lips were moving wildly in the camera, and he was obviously directing the deployment of the defense.

After all, in each of the three games against Nidalee in my memory, she performed incomprehensible counter-jungle operations during level one and level two.

It can be said that the breakthrough was achieved right from the start!

Therefore, T1's positioning and vision defense in this game were far more cautious than before, and without hesitation, they once again used the extremely conservative turtle formation strategy.

This is their most direct respect for the Leopard Woman under this ID.

However, based on previous lessons, it is obvious that the three lanes of T1 will be more cautious during the early vision vacuum period.

In 1 minute and 35 seconds, wild monsters are refreshed.

As expected, the Prince chose to start with blue buff because his bottom lane combination was obviously more combat-effective at level one and could guard against Nidalee's strong entry at level two.

Nidalee also chooses to start with the red opposing team.

The soldiers met in the middle lane.

Neither Tristana nor Clockwork were in a hurry to push the line, they just focused on finishing off the enemy.

Li Xianghe just watched the first soldier die and immediately made a judgment based on the details.

"If Tristana didn't use E to push the lane at level 1, his Nidalee shouldn't be able to counter-jungle at level 2. Just farm normally and pay attention to the timing of level 3."

"understand!"

Oner immediately understood and changed to the fast three route to avoid all risks.

Obviously, if Nidalee wants to invade the jungle at level 2, Tristana will definitely need lane control to support the jungle in advance.

However, Li Xianghe saw that the passive splash damage of the E skill [Explosive Sparks] was not triggered when the opponent's Tristana was last-hitting, and he even had the idea of ​​controlling the line, so he analyzed and judged the opponent's movement trajectory.

However, the current mainstream way to play Leopard Woman is to farm level 4, which can also bring out the jungle advantages of some heroes and is also the most common way.

But, just as Li Sang-hyeok finished replenishing the first three melee soldiers.

Clockwork walked forward, ready to kill the ranged soldier who was about to die.
The small cannon in front of him suddenly moved forward and threw out a ball of accelerated colorful "thorn barbs"!
The "Cat Cannon" in front of me instantly turned into Neeko!
Li Xianghe's eyes widened.

Neeko's E skill [Tangled Barbs] will super accelerate in the latter part after hitting the first unit. Due to Tristana's deliberate sticking to the soldiers and the unprepared first move, Clockwork had no chance to react at all!

Double confinement, a control effect lasting up to 1.8 seconds at level one, ties the clockwork in place and also sets it on fire.

At the same time, a [Spear Javelin] flew out from the side wall, and a real McLennan gunner flashed and jumped up!
The spear javelin at the farthest distance will hit the target, and the [Rocket Jump] that flashes over will add an additional 60% slowdown effect when it lands.

Clockwork didn't dare to hesitate and used his flash directly backwards, but Nidalee didn't jump up immediately. Instead, she relied on the acceleration of her passive {Hunting} and the deceleration of Tristana to continue chasing, and at this moment she used the doubled distance of Hunting W to the extreme.

Pounce on the face, then bite to increase damage.

Tristana easily chased and A with full blades to deal damage by slowing down the opponent, and Neeko flashed to deal damage.

But after taking damage from three people and being hit by a full-level spear from Nidalee, Clockwork had little chance of survival.

As Nidalee followed up with a half-CD pounce, Clockwork's health bar was emptied.

At the moment the first blood prompt resounded throughout the canyon, the stadium was filled with the cheers of WE supporters!
"Beautiful!! This is WE's first-level design! The coordination and acting skills are so good!" Wawa expressed his admiration.

"T1 definitely didn't expect this! They put a lot of effort into setting up defense in the jungle, but WE's target this time was actually the middle lane!" Miller exclaimed after winning streak.

"Who would have thought that the support and mid laner would actually 'switch' positions at level 1!?"

Nidalee’s jungle clearing speed is already the fastest, and this is her only advantage in the current version.

WE's first-level design is actually not difficult to explain. At level one, Neeko directly transforms and disguises herself as Tristana to go to the middle lane, while Tristana helps to open up the jungle with Ziggs and fights until the end.

In this way, Nidalee can complete the BUFF and reach the landing point before the third melee soldier dies without paying the punishment.

Neeko was reworked in the middle of S13, and her passive skill finally began to have a true "transformation" concept. Not only will she fully receive all the attributes and "characteristics" of the unit when transforming into a hero, she can even transform into wild monsters, soldiers, wards, and even plants!
Almost everything in Summoner's Rift can be changed!

T1 certainly knows about Neeko's special mechanism.

But the question is who will be prepared at level one! ?
Especially, that was a support Neeko.

Li Xianghe's expression was very ugly.

This wave was equivalent to WE using the experience of the mid laner's 3 soldiers to successfully exchange for the opponent's mid laner's double skills and get the first blood.

This was extremely difficult for Li Xianghe to accept, because being forced to flash would cause him to completely lose the initiative on the line in the next few minutes, and he dared not push forward too much.

Moreover, there is an even more outrageous situation.
"Why isn't Neeko leaving?!"

"What kind of tactics is this from WE! Are they letting the support assist the mid laner and letting the bomber go alone?!"

"How can you still play like this?"

There were strange noises coming from the LCK commentary desk.

After successfully ganking, Neeko simply stopped moving.

Just assist Tristana in pushing the line and suppressing the opponent in the middle lane!

The Leopard Woman directly entered the jungle area from the left side of the military line and openly invaded the upper red zone of the Prince!

"Brother Xianghe!" Oner, who was about to step into the upper red zone, shouted anxiously, his eyes widened as he watched the scene.

Although this style of play is unheard of, now everyone can see WE's purpose.

Let the support come to the middle lane. The biggest benefit is that it can allow one more person to be in the upper jungle area at any time!

Since there is one more person in the middle lane, he will have absolute control of the line. Once the fight in the jungle starts, Tristana and Neeko, who have absolute control of the line, will definitely arrive in advance.

Why is counter-jungle almost extinct in this version?
The reason is that once counter-jungle fails once, the debuff that reduces the counter-jungle efficiency will seriously affect the progress of jungle clearing, making it easy for a wave of explosions.

But if there is always one extra person in the jungle, how can you fail to counter-jungle?

Even ensuring the progress of counter-jungle in the jungle is just a "bonus" effect.

Lee Sang-hyeok's Clockwork felt unprecedented pressure in the middle lane because Neeko's E skill could easily travel over a thousand yards after passing through the soldiers. Combined with Tristana, which had a very high burst in the early stage and could quickly get close, it could be said that it was extremely dangerous if she was hit.

He was almost unable to resolve the predicament of the military line on his own. He could only wait for the military line to be pushed under his tower, and then watch the two opponents disappear and wander away.

Li Xianghe pressed F1234 to switch screens quickly and anxiously.

As the team leader, he could only think of two solutions.

The first is to imitate the opponent and move the support to the middle lane.

But by doing so, not to mention that you will completely follow the opponent's rhythm, what is more important is that Tristana and Neeko are the best in both pushing lanes and fighting abilities.

Can bringing a Lulu to the middle lane to cooperate with Clockwork change the current situation?

So, Li Xianghe thought of a second solution.

"Don't bother with him. Don't follow his lead!"

"You level up in the jungle and go directly to his lower half to look for opportunities. If there is a loophole, you can jump down!"

Obviously, the best advantage of moving Neeko from the bottom lane to the middle lane is that the middle lane can be used as the central axis to radiate to the upper and lower half zones.

But this does not work in the lower half. Whenever a fight breaks out in the lower half, both sides will still have the same number of people.

If Nidalee wants to counter the jungle in the upper zone, the defense in the lower zone will inevitably be empty. If she returns to defend, invasion and lane change will become useless.

T1 can fully utilize this point to find opportunities in the bottom lane, and at the very least they can exchange resources!
The prince understood and decisively gave up entering the upper jungle area. After clearing his own lower half and leveling up to level 3, he headed for the opponent's lower half.

"Don't rush to cross. Leopard Woman hasn't shown up yet, and Neeko has disappeared."

"Be careful, they have Neeko. The Nidalee you see may not be Nidalee. Remember to count the soldiers."

Li Xianghe was standing under the tower waiting for the soldiers to enter the tower and was speaking.

Suddenly, I had a strange premonition.

He found that Tristana was following this wave of soldiers and pressing forward. Besides the abnormal intention of his movements, it also seemed to reveal murderous intent.

More importantly, he keenly sensed the source of the "abnormality" the next moment.

Among the incoming line of soldiers—there is one more soldier!

It has been a while since Neeko was reworked in June, and although she still works well in casual games, major teams in the professional arena have already developed an iron rule for training this hero - count the soldiers!
There are a total of 6 soldiers in a wave of soldiers. As long as there is Neeko, it is necessary to count the soldiers in each wave!
Therefore, this seemingly attempted steal was almost instantly seen through by Lee Sang-hyuk.

At this time, the Prince had already entered the lower half of the Nidalee's area to exchange for the jungle area, and WE's true intention was revealed.

Counter-jungle is just a by-product.

The real target is you!

Li Xianghe's eyes were full of doubt.

He didn't understand why someone would want to surpass him?

Although there was a wave of fat lanes entering the tower, because two people in the middle lane shared experience, his level did not fall behind and was level three, while the Leopard Woman was only level three after counter-jungling.

Even if WE has three people, if they force their way past his tower which is full of health, the risk is still huge!
You know, a level 3 hero can only withstand three hits from the tower at most. From the fourth hit, the heating barrel will be used to destroy half of the hero's health with one shot.

With the current version of the durability update, this amount of time is simply not enough to kill a full-health Clockwork. If you are not careful, you may even lose more than 2 copies.

Because among these three people in WE, no one can withstand the tower!
Think of this.

Li Xianghe did not choose to give in at the first moment.

There is a fat line in front of him. If he retreats, he will probably be pushed out of the experience zone. At that time, he must shake the Prince over to clear the line, thus causing losses in the jungle area as well.

"Leave me alone! If they want to overtake me, you can just go over and under!"

Just as Li Xianghe gave the command, the tower dive had already begun.

Neeko uses her E skill to control and resist the tower. The Leopard Woman above marks the target through the wall, while Tristana jumps directly into the face to deal damage.

But, at the moment when Neeko's skill dealt damage and attracted the tower's hatred.

Nicole turned into a "cannon cart".

When the first laser from the defense tower was fired, no one realized what was wrong because Neeko's transformation health bar was not obvious.

Until the second, third, and fourth time.

Under the tower, Nidalee and Tristana were biting Clockwork madly.

But until the fourth laser shot from the defense tower, which should have been fatal, the "gun cart" was still alive!

Even the apparent blood volume is very healthy!
"Wait a moment!!!"

"No!? What does this mean! What is this Neeko doing?"

"Can it resist the tower if it turns into a cannon cart? Can it resist so many attacks!?"

"What is this! Is this a mechanism?!"

No one could have anticipated this scene, including Lee Sang-hyuk who was being beaten under the tower.

Although since Neeko cannot attack heroes while defending the tower, otherwise she will be revealed, it is equivalent to only two people outputing damage, and the damage is not dealt too quickly.

But when I saw that Neeko, who should have died in the fourth hit, was still alive.

Li Xianghe has realized something.

At the same time, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

The Cannon Soldier in League of Legends has a passive attribute called [Anti-Tower Socks], the effect of which is that the "Cannon Soldier" will gain damage reduction when suffering tower damage, and will not cause the "overheating" damage of the defense tower.

In Neeko's reworked passive skill, there is a clear line of text describing it as: [Neeko gains all attributes of the unit she is impersonating, both beneficial and harmful].

So that is to say.

When Neeko transforms into a Cannon Soldier to resist the tower, the attributes used are the attributes of the Cannon Soldier!
Originally, a level three hero could only hold out until the fourth hit.

But a cannon soldier can survive until the ninth hit! It will only die after the tenth hit from the defense tower laser!

When Clockwork Mage was killed by two people under the tower in an incredible way, and Neeko escaped earlier, Nidalee only suffered the initial tower damage when resisting the tower, and evacuated without any risk at all.

The barrage in each live broadcast room was completely boiling!

[Ah shit! Isn’t this a bug? ? ? ]

[What's a BUG? The skill description clearly states that there is no ambiguity. How can it be a BUG if I can't figure it out? ]

[Fuck! This tower defense is too shameless! Fortunately, I am a fan of WE! So killer! ]

[That's not right. If Neeko is considered a minion, then why doesn't the tower transfer aggro? ]

[Because Neeko actually just stole the damage reduction buff of the cannon cart, and the defense tower has "true vision", so the defense tower can see that Neeko's "essence" is a hero, so of course it will not transfer hatred~]

[This wave, this wave is called capturing the thief and the king! Pointing to the deer as a soldier! Surround Li to save Bo! ]

[It's the Art of War! He added the Art of War! They also used the Thirty-Six Stratagems in the game! ]

This extremely unpopular hero mechanism once caused just as much of a stir when it first appeared in the World Championship as it does now.

G2, which had used this move for the first time, was unable to use it in the Swiss round due to changes in the timeline, which resulted in it not being used for the first time until now.

Of course, this is also the reason why Cheng Ming chose Neeko in the first game.

With this method, assisting Neeko does not require too much operation and skills to achieve the most direct tactical effect!
And this is obviously just an appetizer.

(End of this chapter)