LOL: I just turned 18, let me fight back and be reborn

Chapter 286 Ripe! Version Answer and the Real Version Answer?

On camera, Uzi is staring blankly at the broken crystal on the black and white screen in the player's seat.

He was thinking that in the final wave, after being blown away by Gragas on his high ground and caught in Kindred's ultimate, there seemed to be a chance to use a cleverly angled Flash inside the circle to maneuver within Kindred's ultimate, thus avoiding being instantly killed by the big dog, and perhaps even using the momentum to launch a counterattack.
Uz shook his head helplessly, forcing a bitter smile.

While lamenting that he was getting old, he was also inwardly amazed by the opposing mid laner.

Please, this new hero has only been online for less than seven days!
Even though Ye Bo had tried it out at Riot Games headquarters, the closed beta environment made it impossible to really learn anything, not to mention that it was remade later and was completely different after it went live.

Previously, those unpopular heroes were just rare, and one could speculate that the person had practiced them a lot in private, but this was just the first time they were used on the field.

Uzi's intense focus on this issue stems from his own incredibly slow progress in mastering heroes, making it difficult for him to empathize and, in particular, to understand how the other person managed to do it.
Don't say anything else.

Uzi spent a lot of effort just to urgently train and find Aphelios, which he had abandoned for a long time!

I calmed myself down.

After getting up, Uzi leaned over and patted Ah Le and FOFO, who had zombie-like expressions on their faces, trying to comfort them like an older brother.

However, this scene drew a barrage of question marks and "Who are you?" messages in DYS's second live stream.

"Holy crap, is that an Uzi?" Sika's eyes widened. "It's cooked! It's absolutely cooked!"

"What's so familiar about it?" Sun Yeyou didn't mince words, chuckling slyly, "You can't hear the voice recording anyway, maybe he's lecturing a junior~"

"Well, it's normal to teach him a lesson this time. FOFO is fine, he can't beat Ip Man, but what is Ah Lok doing?"

After finishing his sentence, Sun Yalong pretended to chime in again: "But I also have to say something for Uzi. Ip Man's victory in this match doesn't count at all!"

The child, seemingly oblivious, earnestly asked, "Why doesn't it count?"

"That definitely doesn't count! It's unfair for a small dog to clash with a big dog. Ip Man specifically chose this opponent to counter Uzi. And have you forgotten? Last year, the big dog was the one who benched Uzi!"

"This game is a double challenge, both inside and outside! Losing is the same as winning!"

A single, casual string of comments can fill the screen with excitement.

[No, he hasn't washed it. This is the newest LPL representative in Shenzhen, Master Ye. It's normal for him to be restrained!]

【Sun Yanzi!】

[I'm a lip-reading expert. Uzi was just saying to FOFO, "Little fofo, let me give you a piece of advice: a man should be broad-minded, not jealous, and not let emotions get the better of him during the game."]

[You're a hook lip-reading expert! The other person only said less than five words, and you wrote fifty!]

I am the microphone; I can vouch for what he said.

[Just looking for FOFO? 50 is a price for a person, it's purely 50 Zimbabwean dollars!]

As soon as the EDG team returned backstage, Zhu Kai's expression changed instantly, and he walked up with a relaxed smile.

"You've worked hard, they played really well in this match. But we actually played quite well too!"

These words stunned all five members of EDG.

What’s good about it?

They themselves were too ashamed to say those words.

Zhu Kai explained to everyone with a straight face: "Look, in the very first game of the new version, they pulled out their secret weapon and even used the new hero. That's how much they value us! That's how much pressure they're under!"

"And we're on the blue side next round, so we have a huge advantage!"

"It may seem like a loss, but it's not really a loss. The red team's overall ban/pick phase in the third game didn't have much of an impact!"

Even though anyone could tell it was a lie.

But the key point is, lies always sound really good!

Zhu Kai wasn't satisfied with cooking the large pot of rice; he also wanted to have a private chef prepare an extra meal for him.

"League, you played a little too hastily last game, but the main problem was that Ornn really wasn't performing well. I'll give you a good performance next game!"

After finding Ah Le, who had the worst mentality, they then talked to FOFO, the most unfortunate victim: "Xiao Zhu, there was no other way for him to play. He hasn't played the new hero before! Besides, I just talked to Clearlove, and we'll change our tactics for the next game."

The three people next to him were all worldly-wise and obviously didn't need much comforting.

As JieJie watched Zhu Kai, who wasn't discussing draft picks with them at all and was instead engrossed in chatting with his teammates, his eyes filled with increasing nostalgia.
He and Meiko, who was next to him, exchanged a strange glance.

Clearly, they both saw the same feeling in each other's eyes and exchanged a strange smile.

Bored out of their minds, the two could only look at the live stream on the large screen backstage.

Since it was only 22 minutes, it hadn't even reached the point of attrition warfare in a team fight yet. Instead, the assassin mid-laner, who was constantly attacking and ganking, was dealing the most damage.

The damage from the Hundred-Cracked Netherhound is sky-high!
Deft is the second most damaging player in the formula – despite not having much screen time, his damage is by no means low, which only proves that he didn't hold back when it was time to fight.

The MVP, who appeared next, was no surprise at all.

Ye Bo's new season costume photos for "The Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger" have been released, with a large red dog baring its teeth in the background, looking majestic!

The data from 13/0/4 is simply outrageous!
The live stream comments scrolled by at lightning speed.

[Supermodel! This hero is absolutely a supermodel! The designers are creating monsters again!]

[If it's so overpowered, why doesn't the enemy team ban or pick it? Why don't you just let the other five ban slots open! Especially Akali, which nobody plays, let me show you what a non-overpowered champion looks like!]

[Hehe, so here's the question: out of these 13 kills, how much credit does my favorite ADC player deserve?]

[The dog haters are getting excited again. How can this be blamed on my dog? Are you even watching the game?!]

[It's not surprising at all. They'll let you pick them first, and the team composition will be built around you. It's a four-protect-one strategy; if you don't have a carry, winning is the biggest pitfall!]

Uzi was also silently watching the big screen.

Although he couldn't see the comments, he knew what was going on.

Although most of the comments were from trolls trying to start arguments, one thing was true:

In a four-protect-one lineup, if the "one" doesn't carry the team to victory, then it's the "one's" fault!

But actually, Uzbekistan himself didn't want to play a four-protect-one strategy.

He knew that his skills had declined, and the responsibility of protecting one player from four was a huge burden. It was only his first game with EDG, so he decided to listen to the coach.

But looking at Zhu Kai, who was still grinning at FOFO and even telling lame jokes, it was quite a sight.

Uz hesitated for a moment.

Finally, I took the initiative to speak to them.
A brief halftime break.

Both players returned to the stage, and the ban/pick phase curtain was quickly raised again.

"EDG will continue to play on the blue side in this match, and they'll start by banning Sylas!"

"Huh? Is EDG going to change their bans for this match?"

Miller had just gotten into the zone when he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

What about Akali?

Because regardless of whether the draft decision changes or not, EDG's first ban is almost a given, and there is no reason to ban it later—after all, the opponent is unlikely to ban it, and banning it later would be meaningless.

Zero-Logic Doll blurted out, "Does that mean Akali is going to be released? Finally, we can see Master Ye's Akali!!"

The spicy hotpot guy next to them put it bluntly: "That's unlikely. It's probably because EDG wants to take it themselves, maybe they're thinking of burning the hero?"

The opposing V5 team quickly noticed something amiss.

The problem is...

BP (Best Before Best) games are all about betting on an unknown hand.

Even coaches with vastly different skill levels can only choose from a limited number of heroes and cards.

The key is: which item to play first is less likely to be countered, which item to ban can disrupt the opponent's lineup construction, and which item to play later can provide the finishing touch when there are few options.

The greatest element of the game is that you don't know what the other person is thinking.

But now, even the commentators outside the game can see through EDG's intentions!
This eliminates the game theory element; all that's needed is to solve the problem. "Both sides have drastically changed their BP!"

"V5 seems to be going all out; they quickly made changes to their draft picks!"

Just as EDG banned {Sylas} and {Neeko} as usual.

However, it was discovered that V5 has disabled {Lulu} and {Cat}.

The top laner {Quisanti} that the red team originally needed to ban, the {WuWu} that needed to be contested in the jungle in the second game, and the remaining core player {Zeli} in the bottom lane.

V5 doesn't seem to be making any move to disable it!
Even a fool could see that.

Zhu Kai also noticed it.

No matter who gets the third ban now, V5 will most likely ban one randomly—then you get one, and I get two!

After all, Akali is a must-pick for them, and because Meiko doesn't play Neeko well, EDG has been choosing to ban her themselves.

Fortunately, even someone as clueless as Zhu Kai knew that this thing couldn't possibly be released.

Even if the EDG players listen to their coach, they still can't just stand by and watch this hero be given to the opposing team!
"Let's stick to the original plan. Change Quesanti to the third ban!" Zhu Kai waved his hand, feigning composure. "Give the others to them; they're not that strong!"

"However, Master Ye also has a LeBlanc who can beat Akali," Jie Jie, who was familiar with the other party, reminded him.

"Hey, it's okay, we have to believe in FOFO! He can definitely do it! He can fight!"

FOFO, who was next to her, was about to speak.

The words were already on the tip of her tongue, but Zhu Kai's words choked her back down.

Mother Ganlin!
However, FOFO, who felt he hadn't performed well in the last game, held back his words and chose to accept the coach's arrangements, only able to take a deep breath by himself.

"EDG's third ban was Quesant, while V5 banned Lena, meaning they banned three enchanter supports!"

"EDG unsurprisingly picked Akali first!"

"V5 picked Renekton and Wukong right away, what a comfortable top and jungle combination!"

Actually, EDG's reasoning for picking Akali was quite simple.

I want to dominate the early game.

Zhu Kai's abilities are not sufficient to identify a problem on the spot, immediately come up with a solution, and then implement it immediately.

Therefore, he made the most direct move, switching directly from the slow-paced, carry-heavy lineup of the previous game to the most common early-game, fast-paced, fighting lineup.
—In fact, he was just copying homework, because he felt that V5 had played the same way in the last game.

He believes he has "found" the "version answer" through a process of trial and error.

But in fact.

In the last match, V5's Hundred-Crack Hound had an extremely smooth early game, so they didn't really utilize any "version understanding" at all. V5 still had the ability to finish the game with their advantage as always.

In other words, V5's understanding of the new version era was completely absent in the previous match.
However, Akali's fighting ability is undeniable, and she is relatively comfortable in lane compared to Sylas and LeBlanc. Her skill floor and margin for error are also relatively higher, and she can even be a must-ban pick, so there's no problem with that.

"EDG chose to pick Sejuani and Caitlyn, but not Zephyr?"

"It's confirmed, it's a policewoman, no problem!"

"This is a hero that the puppy is very familiar with, and it is also Deft's signature hero. It can be considered as picking it instead of banning it!"

In fact, Zhu Kai initially wanted to use a formulaic combination of Zeli and Zhu Mei.

But Uzbekistan just said he doesn't want to play the four-protect-one strategy!

In addition, all the support champions were banned in this game, and Zeli didn't have any particularly good partners. Caitlyn is also relatively less reliant on support champions, so Zhu Kai thought there shouldn't be any problems.

This inadvertently helped EDG avoid a "big pitfall".

Because if it's Zeli, and she doesn't have a strong enough lane support, her early game will be even weaker than the previous game's bot lane rhythm—plus V5's strong top and jungle, the situation will be exactly the same as the first game!
As for the female police officer, at least in the bottom lane, she won't completely give up the initiative in the laning phase.

"V5 has chosen the LeBlanc on the third floor!"

"LeBlanc vs. Akali is a classic matchup! And it's been a long time since we've seen Master Ye play LeBlanc!"

Second round of BP.

V5: Sona, Sion

EDG: Zephyr, Varus

"V5 fourth floor Kai'Sa!?"

"Kasa? Locked on! This is a bit rare!"

"However, while Kai'Sa doesn't have an easy time laning against Caitlyn, she fits well into V5's lineup. It seems like V5 has a very pure early-to-mid-game offensive lineup!"

Kai'Sa's appearance rate was extremely low before this, she was rarely seen throughout the spring, and almost never appeared in MSI.

After all, this year has been dominated by hard carry metas, and even the mid lane has some utility roles at MSI, so a champion like Kai'Sa naturally doesn't have room to survive in this environment.

That's why everyone reacted so strongly when they saw this hero.

of course.

The biggest reaction actually came from the bullet comments!
Almost the instant Kai'Sa was revealed, the chat exploded.

[What does V5 mean? Seeing Uzi steal Deft's thunder, they immediately countered by picking Kai'Sa to provoke him, right?]

[I don't understand, so I'm asking: do I need an application form to pick Kai'Sa now?]

[Hey, to be honest, we're all playing in the LPL, and we all know the club owners. We see each other all the time. If you really want to ruin things by picking Kai'Sa, then go ahead and pick her. Be more mature and listen to the club's arrangements. If you don't want to hurt everyone's feelings, pick Varus or Sivir. You'll still be the runner-up in the S12 World Championship. That hasn't changed.]

[That's quite a provocation. Does anyone really think Uzi's underwear is some rare, red-eyed character? The real underwear is definitely Kai'Sa! From now on, Uzi will definitely choose Kai'Sa skins!]

[Godzilla is hilarious! It's 2023 already, and he's still dreaming about choosing a skin? Even if you put him in VIP 5, he still wouldn't be able to choose one!]

[This is pure sarcasm! Aren't the 10th Anniversary Prestige Chromas and Phantasms skins?!]

Seeing yet another unknown choice, Zhu Kai felt a headache coming on.

Is this hero even playable?
Zhu Kai tried to visualize the laning scenario in his mind, but as he thought about it, he felt his brain starting to smoke.

I simply slung the laptop over my shoulder.
"Ah Le and Meiko, you can choose whatever you want to play!"

"I completely trust you!"

Ah Le was very excited when he heard this, and immediately shouted to pick Jess to counter the opponent's move.

Meiko hesitated—he knew he wasn't good at playing hard supports, and if given the choice, he would definitely prefer soft supports.

After much deliberation, I finally chose my champion skin, Nami.

V5's final pick was Kai'Sa's standard hard support, Nautilus, who is also very aggressive in lane.

The lineups of both sides are determined:

Blue Team: EDG vs. Red Team: V5

Top Lane: Future Guardian vs. Desert Butcher

[Jungle: Northern Fury vs. Monkey King]

Mid Lane: Rogue Assassin vs. LeBlanc the Deceiver

[Marksman: Caitlyn of Piltover vs. Daughter of the Void]

Support: Tidecaller Nami vs. Deep Sea Titan

Step into the game.

Before the commentators could even begin to analyze, Miller suddenly noticed something.

"Huh? Master Ye, did you bring the wrong rune!?"

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[PS: The next chapter is tomorrow night at 23:59. As usual, there will be two updates, and I'll finish writing this scene directly!]

(End of this chapter)