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Chapter 266 All Cards Revealed? Ultimate Counterattack! A Reverse Attack with Overlapping Monkey Hair!
"Alright, everyone! Welcome back to the live broadcast from the London Copper Box Museum!"

The live stream perspective switched back to the main broadcast room, where Guan Zeyuan, looking relaxed, spoke first from the stands.

"Now everyone can finally relax and enjoy the clash between two of our region's top teams! There are no losers today; whoever wins is a glorious victor!"

"I am also very honored to be able to commentate on this final all-Chinese battle, so let me introduce today's commentator!"

"These are two champion mid laners from our LPL region that everyone is very familiar with—S9 champion mid laner Doinb and S11 champion mid laner Scout. Welcome to both of you!"

The live stream camera panned, revealing two familiar figures.

The top anchor was naturally not intimidated; in fact, she was even more excited and natural in front of the camera, waving to the lens.

Scout, standing next to him, looked a little stiff, but managed a forced smile and pretended to be relaxed.

The MSI schedule ran without a single day of interruption, and even the LPL officials themselves didn't expect it to end up being an internal regional battle. The last-minute change of guest was also somewhat rushed.

Time is too tight, and top-tier, high-profile players may not want to make a cameo appearance. In addition, many people are preparing for the summer transfer window and the Asian Games.

Finally, after searching around, the LPL executives discovered the unusual duo of Doinb, who had dropped out of school and was eager to gain exposure, and Scout, who happened to be in London and had just accepted an invitation from an LCK reporter.

This is perfect!
After all, given their identities, these two are ineligible to participate in the Asian Games qualifiers for the CN region or the KR region, so they're quite free right now.

Furthermore, Scout's move to LNG this year directly took away Doinb's job, making the two sides' fans absolutely at odds—the level of their rivalry is almost no less than that of Uzi and Cool's joint commentary!

Guan Zeyuan skillfully continued the conversation: "Although it's an internal battle, we still need to conduct pre-match predictions as usual."

"Hey, speaking of which, Coin Bro, I remember you were one of the first veteran players of JDG, so you could say that's your former team."

"V5 also has three of Scout's former teammates, so it seems there's no need to say more about the teams you two are supporting today?"

JDG was formerly known as QG, and was acquired and renamed in May 2017.

At that time, Doinb was still with the team and played for another season.

So Doinb is indeed the first mid-laner in JDG's history to have the "JDG" prefix in his ID. Calling him a founding member of the team is not an exaggeration!

As for Scout, although he has some love-hate relationship with Ye, he at least has a friendly relationship with Deft and Flandre, especially during their internal conflicts.
"Well, although JDG is indeed my former team, I'm definitely more optimistic about V5 in today's match!" Doinb directly expressed his opinion.

"V5 beat JDG several times in the Spring Split. Of course, the version has changed a lot, but V5 is clearly very well-suited to this version."

Scout on the other side clearly hesitated for a moment.

In the match a few days ago, he was publicly slapped in the face for expressing his optimism about GEN and criticizing the team's decision-making in the final team fight of the last game.

In the past few days, various platforms have been filled with videos and comments attacking and defaming him!
Even without deliberately trying to farm, he could still feel the ferocity of the firepower, and at this moment he was somewhat hesitant to express his true desires.

"It's about 50/50. As mentioned before, the versions are different. The Spring Split and MSI are completely different versions. It's obvious that JDG has only just found their form."

Guan Zeyuan was somewhat surprised, but he was secretly overjoyed. He pretended to be "in a dilemma" and tried to balance things out: "In that case, I'm even more optimistic about JDG!"

"To be honest, I don't know if everyone has noticed, but JDG has been getting better and better all the way. From 2-3 in the first round, to 3-1 in the second round, and then two consecutive 3-0 victories! They have been evolving, and their strength is definitely not the same as before!"

Guan Zeyuan's superfluous explanation, which seemed like he was trying to cover something up, only drew more ridicule and amusement from the viewers in the live chat.

[Guan Gou is playing dirty tricks here. He clearly wanted to support JD.com, after all, he has the only remaining Samsung loyalist here~~]

[The Thief King is too scared to speak today~ He went to the LCK commentary booth and they managed to edit together over twenty clips that made him look bad. No wonder EDG's mid laner could never participate in the team's command!]

[Hehe, today we'll prove to those high-ranking executives at Li Ning that they're wrong, and that Coin Guy is right!]

[These monkeys and their ramblings are causing trouble, streamers shouldn't try to piggyback on professional gaming trends.]

[Oh? Someone who got kicked by Ip Man and was running all over the LPL, you have the nerve to mention that?]

Hey, today the white monkey has abandoned darkness and embraced the light! Good! Now that he's become my dutiful son, we all have a bright future!

The barrage of comments was like a chaotic battle between three kingdoms, quite lively indeed.

It wasn't until the BP panel was pulled up that my attention was drawn back.

"The ban/pick phase has begun! V5 won the coin toss and takes the first game on the blue side!"

"In the finals, the two sides should theoretically have little difference in their understanding of the game version, and the drafting and banning strategy will become more formulaic unless one side has some 'secret weapon'!"

First round of bans —

V5: Vi, Sion, Xayah

JDG: Akali, Neeko, LeBlanc
"The first game was mainly about targeting each other's signature moves, with JDG nearly banning three mid-lane champions!" Guan Zeyuan analyzed.

"As expected, V5 still opted for a first-pick Quesant, while JDG unsurprisingly picked Nautilus and Lulu, instead of giving the jungler a first pick."

Picking Quesanti first, then Titan, has become the standard strategy in the current version.

The reason why JDG didn't pick Wukong, Kanavi's signature champion, but instead picked Lulu first, actually demonstrates Redmi's insight into the draft phase.

Lulu can be paired with almost all AD champions, and is especially suitable for hard carry AD champions.

With a deep ADC champion pool in the first game, picking Lulu means you can choose an absolutely dominant bot lane carry combo in the current meta!

As for the ban of Neeko, strictly speaking, JDG did not ban three mid laners.

Ever since V5 developed the Neeko support playstyle in their match against GEN, Neeko has become a top-tier (T0) character overnight, and is almost always banned by default on the red side.

However, it was somewhat unexpected that the third ban was for LeBlanc, a hero that Ye Bo hasn't used much recently.
After all, if we look at Ye Bo's recent picks, if we really wanted to restrict someone, we should have banned Silas.

"V5 picked Monkey King and Annie! That should be the classic Infernal combo, a very strong engage combo in this version!"

"With Xayah already banned by V5, JDG's AD carry didn't have any better options, so they ended up picking Jinx."

Entering the second round of BP.

JDG, which should have been the first to be disabled, has yet to take action.

Hongmi looked puzzled, as if he was thinking, and only spoke slowly in the last few seconds.

"Ban Gragas first, then ban Orianna."

The first ban of Gragas wasn't surprising, since top lane Gragas can't counter top lane Quesant, JDG can't pick him, and Quesant has flexible attributes, while Gragas can limit the opponent's mid and top lanes.

V5 responded with a ban on the versatile Gnar.

However, when the second ban was given to Orianna, everyone was clearly a little surprised.

"Ban Orianna??" Guan Zeyuan's tone rose: "Although Master Ye just played Orianna, and Orianna and Wukong are very strong in team fights, the Infernal-Wukong combo is no weaker than Orianna. Even if Annie can flex, JDG has a mid-lane Nautilus who isn't afraid."

The outside world couldn't understand Redmi's move at all.

Since Annie's rework this year, support Annie has become a very popular and common choice due to the strong functionality of her E skill.

However, the red team has a fifth counter-pick, so they are not afraid of the opponent's mid laner coming out late. At worst, the Titan can flex and go to the top lane to fight Quesanti.

However, if Annie is in the mid lane, JDG will definitely be able to counter the advantage of having a Nautilus. Annie, who is already slightly lacking in damage, will have no way to deal with Nautilus in lane, and her wave clear speed is also much slower. In other words, she is not inferior to the opponent in team fights.

In short, no matter how you look at it, JDG doesn't have much reason to continue restricting the mid lane.

JDG's fourth pick was Ornn, which essentially meant they were putting Titan in the mid lane.

Redmi's eyes were fixed on the fourth and fifth floors across the street, muttering under his breath in Korean, as if in prayer: "Choose, choose."

V5 did indeed make a roster change.

Annie wasn't actually a must-pick for V5's mid lane; in fact, she was a higher priority for support. Picking her would also allow them to expand Knight's champion pool.

The fourth and fifth floors directly picked Zephyr and Sylas, and Annie was indeed flexed to the support role!

"They've fallen for it! Keep choosing!"

Redmi's voice was impatient, and the JDG players' faces also showed admiration.

On the fifth floor of JDG, a hero who hadn't appeared in a long time suddenly lit up.
"Cassiopeia?!" Doinb's eyes widened. "Oh my god! JDG is going to use their secret weapon in the first game?! Is this champion even playable?!"

Scout, standing to the side, glanced at him and calmly commented, "Cassiopeia against Sylas is like beating a grandson."

"Oh, of course I know that~" Doinb laughed even after being teased, maintaining his persona in front of the camera: "But as easy as it is, it's just like Quinn vs. Renekton a few days ago, it's purely a laning choice!"

"After all, Cassiopeia is technically a mage carry, but with champions like Aurelion Sol, Azir, and Orianna struggling in this patch, she can't possibly be too strong."

Guan Zeyuan noticed the key point: "Wait a minute! So this is jungle Titan!?"

"JDG really went all out in the first game! They picked two heroes that no one had ever picked before!"

Only at this point did JDG's draft strategy become fully apparent.

Why was LeBlanc banned in the first round but Sylas was not? In the second round, they even tried to ban mid laners, and even deliberately picked Ornn first on the fourth floor to give away his ultimate, plus fake mid lane.

The goal was to force V5 to drive Annie and Quesant, who are difficult to play against Titan, out of the mid lane!

I just want Ye Bo to pick Sylas, the mid-lane champion he's very good at!

As Doinb said, Cassiopeia is an absolute counter to Sylas.

And it's not just a typical counter-attack; it's the kind where you almost never have the initiative to make a move!
At the same time, Cassiopeia is not only good against Sylas, but also against Quesant and Tristana, two annoying lane matchups. In addition, Nautilus can counter Annie. No matter what Ye Bo flexes to in the mid lane, the red side will definitely get a counter to his lane opponent!
The mid-lane Cassiopeia and the jungler Nautilus are JDG's "secret weapons" that they prepared specifically for V5 and have kept hidden until now.

Redmi understands very well that if they try to steal the jungler on the red side, it will inevitably lead to a significant disadvantage in team composition. Therefore, they did not prioritize the jungler too much on the red side.

The jungler Titan received a minor buff to jungle clearing in a previous patch, so it's definitely playable.

This tactic can not only "burn heroes".

Ye Bo has previously proven that Titan is by no means a "noob" but rather a genuine "mechanical hero". Kanavi is also one of the most mechanically skilled junglers - in any case, he plays everything as a jungle carry, and it doesn't have much to do with the hero.

The match against GEN proved that the "Burning Heroes" strategy was meaningful. As the game progressed, Ye Bo would have to choose some unpopular and less dominant picks.

V5 members were also somewhat surprised by JDG's tactical change.

Unexpectedly, the opponent used a powerful move right from the start.

Only now could everyone understand why the two coaches had valued each other so much.

"Master Ye, how about I play Sylas top lane? I can play him." Flandre spoke up with concern, clearly aware of how difficult this mid lane matchup was. "Actually, I can play him too," Beryl chimed in.

"It's alright, Quesanti has a hard time fighting the snake woman," Ye Bo's voice remained largely unchanged: "No problem, we can handle it."

To be fair, Sylas was absolutely countered to death by Cassiopeia, there's no doubt about that.

But that's the regular Silas.

When Ye Bo Silas broke through to level 7, he discovered some things that perhaps not many people have noticed. In fact, fighting Cassiopeia is not entirely without skill!

Hearing what the other side said, the teammates remained silent and ended the selection exchange.

The lineups of both sides are confirmed.

Blue Team: V5 vs Red Team: JDG

Top Lane: Nazruumon's Glory vs. Mountain's Flame

[Jungle: Monkey King vs. Nautilus]

Mid Lane: Liberation Warrior vs. Serpent's Embrace

[Marksman: Zaun Fireworks vs. Jinx]

Support: Dark Daughter vs. Fairy Witch

"JDG's draft picks were truly impressive! Although the mid and jungle champions were uncommon, the mid laner secured a huge counter to their lane matchup, and the overall team composition was also quite perfect!"

"All I can say is that they definitely came with a special purpose!"

Guan Zeyuan analyzed both teams' lineups, not forgetting to share his thoughts equally: "Of course, V5's lineup is also quite good. Overall, it's a very aggressive, initiation-focused lineup. The only problem is their mid-lane matchup."

"Who would have thought that Zuo Shou would draw his sword right from the start!"

This is precisely Redmi's strategy.

After playing together for half a year, he gradually got to know his mid-laner, especially his personality.

Hongmi believes that Zuo Shou's strength is definitely among the top two in the region, and the biggest problem is that he must be able to gain "confidence" – only in this way can he unleash his full potential!

Just like in the game against GEN, Sylas' performance fluctuated in the first game, Annie started to become amazing in the second game, and Akali started to dominate in the third game!
That is the manifestation of accumulated self-confidence.

In Redmi's opinion, the mid-lane battle is absolutely crucial to the outcome of this final!
Unfortunately, the coin toss was rigged today, and they failed to land on the blue side, falling behind.

But confidence waits for no one!

Once your confidence is shattered in a best-of-five series, it's hard to rebuild it quickly. You have to start building it up from the very first game. That's why he's willing to go to any lengths to reveal his trump card in the first game and is determined to win first place!

"The top laners from both sides met as normal."

"Huh? JDG seems to have a Level 1 designer!"

JDG, which has never had a habit of prioritizing design, seemed a bit unusual in its outing behavior.

Lulu immediately unlocks her W skill, "Whimsical Idea," upon birth, granting Titan a percentage-based speed boost. With the Homeland Guardian buff, Lulu dashes out the door at lightning speed!

During this time, Titan was also using his hook to move at the maximum distance to quickly close the gap!
"It looks like it just grazed past! It grazed past perfectly, the people coming up in the middle didn't see it!"

Titan stepped into the river bushes four steps ahead of Sylas, who was coming from the mid lane, without revealing his position.

And this move.

Actually, Redmi "learned" this from a World Championship match played by EDG last year.

Not only did the JDG team members want to win this final to prove themselves, but Redmi's desire to win was no less than that of his teammates.

Since the beginning of the season, when Redmi heard that V5 did not have a coach, he had scoffed at the idea, thinking that the other side's lack of respect for the coach would lead to trouble sooner or later!

As it turned out, they were repeatedly proven wrong, and JDG was even defeated twice by the opposing team.
But today he's going to prove that his presence can bring about significant changes to JDG!
"Oh no! We might really get caught!"

V5 knew that the opponent's lineup was very strong at level one.

Xun arrived at his position and prepared to proceed as usual to place wards in the grass in the river for defense.

This move was fine. After all, the grass in the riverbed was quite a distance from the opposite bank, so the other party certainly wouldn't be able to reach him. Once he got out, he would have plenty of time to run away.

But he never expected it.

Even though the mid laner had already arrived and gained vision, someone was hiding in the bushes next to them!

Just as the monkey was about to approach the grass in the riverbed, a large rudder flew out from the side!

With no time to react, Lulu hooks the target and then uses her auto-attack to immobilize him. Lulu then flashes and uses her W to turn him into a sheep, preventing Wukong from using Flash immediately.

Cassiopeia closes in and uses her long-range W [Poisonous Mist] to lock down the opponent, applying a continuous high slow and disabling their Flash!
"Kill, kill, kill!"

The monkeys are already making every effort to get out of the poisonous fog.

No matter where they try to escape by flashing, JDG will always be able to kill them with their own flash, leaving them nowhere to run.

More importantly, although V5's teammates were not far away, they obviously couldn't save him—once Jinx gets the kill, he might not be the only one to die!

"Xun! Stand against the wall!"

Xun, who had almost given up on escaping, suddenly felt a renewed hope for survival upon hearing this voice.

The monkey's health dropped extremely quickly.

He walked out of the poisonous fog as quickly as possible, but instead of going upwards, he leaned against the thick wall slightly below the river.

"V5 still needs to come to the rescue?! The monkey is definitely going to die first!" Guan Zeyuan was dumbfounded.

"If we fight this, it might blow up!"

Strangely, the other three players from the lower half of V5's squad quickly arrived to provide support.

Annie, who was already moving in the middle, had arrived at the upper half of the wall ahead of time. She decisively flashed down the wall and used her W [Incinerate] to stun four people!
Sylas used his EE to dash forward and flick the chain, aiming at Jinx below!
"Ignore them! Kill the monkey first, he can't get to W in that position!" Kanavi, who knew the monkey like the back of his hand, shouted with extreme confidence.

While Monkey W can pass through walls, its displacement distance is limited.

At this point, the thick wall he's standing in is impossible to pass through, making it easy to focus fire on him and help Jinx trigger her passive rampage.

Unfortunately, someone on the other side had a similar understanding of the monkey, and perhaps even a better one.

It wasn't Xun—it was Ye Bo, through "Silas's Hand"!

At this moment, the monkey seemed to be pressing S in place, turning around and no longer running away, but instead launching a series of basic attacks at the Titan's face.

The monkey is being mindlessly targeted and attacked by four people.

The four JDG players completely ignored the two players who were attacking their own ADC.

Just as the monkey was about to enter the Dead Blood, the Dead Blood Monkey suddenly "disappeared" in the next moment!

At the same time, a monkey that still had half its health remaining reappeared on the spot.

"Hey??"

"Did JDG make a mistake?! Why did they focus their fire on the fake monkey?!"

This time, it really wasn't the opponent's mistake.

Because it was clear just now that even the commentators from God's perspective hadn't noticed that it was a fake monkey!
In fact, this is a little-known trick.

The monkey's "True and False Monkey King" skill, when cast on a thick wall that cannot be moved or passed through, will make the monkey's body and fur fit together perfectly.

Achieve the effect of overlapping monkey hair!

More importantly, since the real monkey W will first enter {invisibility} and become unselectable, even if the opponent discovers that it is a fake body, there is no way to select the real monkey that will appear later!

It can only forcefully lock onto the fake body; even targeting only the hero doesn't work!
Not to mention, in such a chaotic team fight, even Kanavi didn't notice the figure that was perfectly aligned with him and even moved in the same way!

The 3.5 seconds that the clone exists is almost equivalent to providing the monkey with 3.5 seconds of invincibility in "Virtualization".

"Wait a minute! JDG seems to have no damage output!"

Ye Bo dared to turn around and fight not only because the monkey's little trick could save his life and prevent him from dying instantly.

It was because he understood the Titans and also knew a little about the Serpent Woman.

Titan learns Q at level 1, Cassiopeia learns W at level 1, and Lulu learns W at level 1. This definitely makes it impossible for Wukong to escape immediately.

But there was no lasting damage whatsoever!

Especially Cassiopeia, if she learns W at level 1, she's basically just a super minion that can only auto-attack!
Normally, it's fine for Titan to learn Q, since he's just a support and doesn't need to deal damage.

But this one is a Titan who has taken over the jungle position.

The monkey has already stacked Conqueror to the maximum level, and its health is not much lower than that of the Titan.

JDG's only damage dealer at this moment is Jinx, but she is all-in by Sylas and Annie, and then Fang Zeli has arrived!

"No, no! We need to retreat and protect Ruler!" Missing shouted anxiously, "If we don't hurt Ruler, he'll explode!"

JDG immediately retreated to prevent Sylas and Annie from pursuing them.

Jinx's health is already low, and if she takes off her armor and waits for the mid and support's skills to refresh, she might be the first to be traded!

If Jinx dies first, even if the kills are traded, JDG will have no fighting power left and will suffer heavy casualties in the front line!

Their wise choice was to fight and retreat simultaneously.

"V5's mid and jungle have both maxed-out Conquerors, it seems like they're starting to chase them down!?"

After the Titan, who had organized the Red Hall, had no choice but to use Flash, the level 1 team's attack finally came to an end.

however.

JDG players reviewed their results and their own strategy at this stage, but it turned out to be a "reverse attack".
(End of this chapter)