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

Chapter 305 Fear! The Sachima Duo! "The Other Crocodiles"!
"Congratulations V5! They're leading TES 1-0!" Guan Zeyuan shouted from the commentary booth.

"In the first game, both sides demonstrated their understanding of the new environment. V5 used the rare mid-lane Kai'Sa to create an infinite offensive system, while TES unexpectedly brought out the top-lane Darius to deal with Quesanti. It can be said that each side showed their unique abilities!"

Remember to nod and add: "Besides that, the early jungle skirmishes between the two junglers were also very exciting. The two repeatedly jumped around and entangled in the jungle, but in the end, Xun had a slight advantage."

Highlights were played immediately after the match.

Guan Zeyuan continued watching the screen and added, "But I have to say, the key to the two variations seems to be the jungler's 1v1, but the turning point was actually in the mid lane!"

When observing, it only feels like the jungler inexplicably "feeded" two kills to the mid laner in the early game, which led to Kai'Sa gaining an equipment advantage and successfully securing a solo kill when the ultimate cooldown was off.

But when you actually watch it in the replay...

If the monkey can successfully send the tower in the first wave, dragging Vi back to her own jungle without getting anything, then even if the opponent sends three people to gank and lose lane, they might not actually lose much!

Without the initial loss, there would have been no second wave of jungle invasions and ambushes, and the game's strategy would have been completely different.

But when I watched the replay again, I could clearly see Kaisa's bizarre "High Altitude W" again. I had to zoom out the infinite viewing distance of the OB view to the maximum range to barely see the trajectory. It seemed like there was really no way to do it!
"Wow, Kai'Sa's technique is really something!" Sun Yalong exclaimed thoughtfully.

"If the principle is to change the launch point by launching from a high altitude, doesn't that mean that the kind of enemy control that knocks them back and knocks them away also works? It's a god-like skill that combines control cancellation with counter-killing maneuvers!"

The listless child casually remarked, "This operation probably isn't that simple, is it?"

"Who are you underestimating? This is nothing difficult!"

Unwilling to admit his age, Sun Yalong took advantage of the break to open the client, enter training mode, and instantly select Kai'Sa, then let Kid Youshen randomly select Poppy.

Poppy spins the hammer, counts to three, two, one, and presses the skill button together.

Kai'Sa W, after taking off, was actually able to launch the "No Vision" missile in mid-air, just like in the previous match!
Furthermore, they subsequently tested the knock-up control of hard supports such as Titan and Alistar, and all of them achieved the same effect, enabling them to launch unexpected counterattacks in 2v2 skirmishes.

"Look, look, look!" Sun Yalong exclaimed proudly, "This is the creativity of a livestreamer! They've developed something entirely new!"

"Why don't you try the one Ip Man just used?" Sika said slyly.

"That would make it even easier to do it!"

Sun Yalong confidently set up two mannequins and then refreshed the plant generation, trying to replicate the scene from the previous game.

However………

The live stream was quickly filled with "Huh? Huh?? Huh!?" sounds!
The missiles that Kasha launched either missed their targets, or they couldn't be launched because they had already entered the "knock-up" state, or the angles were very strange but not the kind of visual effect that could not be seen from the "cloud".

Everyone realized how demanding the timing and speed of his clumsy replay were!

I tried for several minutes without CD and only managed to succeed once or twice!

Sun Yalong awkwardly scratched his head, torturing his already impoverished scalp, while his partner next to him was already laughing so hard he was doubled over.

"I think it's because of your skin?" He casually made up an excuse: "I get it! KDA is right! My brother is wrong!"

"Looks like this year's second championship skin has to be Kai'Sa. This Kai'Sa is just not good enough... Maybe we should just pick a K/DA girl group skin!"

Sika seized the opportunity to chime in: "Whose second skin is this? Will my brother pick Kai'Sa again?"

Sun Yalong reacted incredibly quickly, replying in a flash: "That's definitely not my brother! Can't you tell who the most powerful Kai'Sa is right now? If you ask me, the Kai'Sa championship skin should belong to him!"

The child, lost in thought for a moment, subconsciously replied, "Wait a minute, where did the second skin come from? Even if Uzi got it, it's only the first one, right?"

The screen was instantly filled with "???" and "Boom!" comments.

Meanwhile, the BLG preparation room backstage, filled with a cheerful atmosphere, seemed to have washed away the gloom of their recent defeat.

After all, the two teams' records will most likely make them key competitors for playoff and World Championship spots, and the recent winning streak of TES and the losing streak of BLG are a stark contrast, making it hard not to feel schadenfreude.

However, Tabe seemed thoughtful: "I feel that TES's Darius idea is quite interesting."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zebin immediately shook his head: "I'm not playing this hero, he's incredibly stupid!"

"Even dogs wouldn't play a warrior who's dumber than Ornn."

"No, I didn't mean Darius."

Tabe only touched on the point briefly, without intending to give a thorough explanation to someone who knew nothing about business plans.

What he really wanted to say was TES's strategy of finding a "crocodile alternative".

Although it was unexpected that Maokai, who is known for his "conservative" thinking, would come up with such an idea, it is certainly gratifying to be able to absorb a new direction of evolution in the current version where the future is still unclear.

If there's a replacement for the crocodile in the top lane, will there be similar replacements in other lanes?

Tabe felt he had found a completely new way of thinking.

What he didn't know was that—Maokai hadn't actually thought that much about it.

Maokai simply started with the idea of ​​countering Darius and breaking through the top lane because there happened to be a Darius pro player on the team, and the opponent said that "it's easy to beat Quesanti."

It's not that I've actually come up with a mature system.

Meanwhile, Maokai was having a headache backstage.

He looked at Wei, who remained silent, and Tian, ​​who was behind him, rubbing his hands together with his head down, and fell into deep thought.

To be honest, the playstyles of these two junglers are not that different.

The only difference is that one involves more command and the other has higher skill ceiling and skill level, but the core gameplay is essentially the same.

"Next up is Big Yellow, and then..." Maokai made his decision.

Halftime has ended.

Both players returned to the stage, and many people were eagerly watching the players' passageway.

"They changed the top laner. Wait, why didn't they change the jungler?!"

Sika patted his large stomach and chuckled, "Oh dear, is there any chance that my god can be resurrected? It feels like Xiao Wei has already been exposed!"

"They showed some promise when playing against weaker teams before, but honestly, they could still win those games even with a 'switch' strategy. But when they actually faced a strong opponent, their true colors were revealed."

Worried about getting hit by a boomerang, Sun Yalong pretended to explain, "You can't say that. Someone who can kick Xiaotian away must have some skill. At least their performance in training matches must have been quite good!"

Sika disagreed: "That doesn't make sense. Even if they played exceptionally well in practice matches, it's still unreasonable. At least they should let people play and compare!"

"If scrims were really useful, then Zz1tai should go to V5 to play top lane, and Tangyuan should go to SKT to play mid lane!"

"You're right, aren't you, Child God!"

On the other side, Kid God felt sorry for Rookie, who looked exhausted on the live stream and seemed to be emitting steam from his head: "Rookie really tried his best. He was burning himself out in the early game last game. It's all that bastard jungler's fault!"

"If he messes up Rookie again in this game, I'll blacklist him for life!!"

【hatred!!】

[The words may be rough, but the principle is sound. TES has beaten teams that Tian has beaten before, and teams that Tian hasn't beaten before Wei hasn't beaten either, so why change players?]

[Trying his best, he's been completely overwhelmed in the mid lane, yet he's still trying!]

[Isn't it entirely the jungler's fault? He kept messing around in the top side of the map, doesn't he know who he's supposed to be helping in TES?!]

[You really can't blame Rookie for the last game; it's just that Top Esports is too skilled, able to assimilate all the arriving players into spinning tops!] [Holy crap, is that true? Why did TES choose the red side?! Even the coach has been assimilated into a white Maokai?]

Big B from the seafood station had just finished his "monkey crying to the sky" performance.

Upon seeing TES's side selection, a Sichuan opera-like expression instantly changed, and someone exclaimed in surprise: "What is Top Esports doing? Why did they choose the red side on their own initiative? Are they hiding something?"

"To be honest, even if there really is something hidden, you should play it safe first. You're not a superhuman! If you lose one more time, we'll send it away!"

V5 didn't know what the other team was thinking, but since they had a one-point lead, they continued to experiment with the new version on their own.

First round of bans —

V5: Crocodile, Xayah, Weapon
TES: Akali, Neeko, Blade of the Ruined King
"Both sides made minor adjustments to their first round of bans, with V5 simply and effortlessly picking Varus."

"The overpowered meta of Ueno has been completely neutralized, and there's still the Tristana vs. LeBlanc matchup in the mid lane. The most contested matchup outside is Varus vs. Jinx in the bot lane!"

"Looking at it this way, it seems like TES's red side pick is fine! Not only can they get Jinx, but they can also prioritize picking Tristana and LeBlanc, forcing the opponent to pick a double marksman physical damage team! They might even gain priority in the draft!"

Maokai on the other side also breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was worried that the other side wouldn't steal Varus.

However, what he was thinking was not simply about mutual robbery and theft.

Maokai has a more unique storyline compared to his previous coach, White Crescent, or coaches of other strong teams like Tabe or Redmi Danny.

—Fear of the mid laner!
Coaches from other teams might at most pay attention, study, and target specific players. After all, it's not the coaches who are playing the game, so they remain unmoved no matter how well the players perform.

Only Maokai.

It truly deserves the title of "Fear"!
As the "only" coach who had worked with Ye Bo, no one knew better than him how terrifying the opposing mid laner was.

No one values ​​limiting the mid lane more than him.

The draft picks in the previous game clearly showed their fear of the mid lane. Whether it was letting the Blade of the Ruined King go in in preparation for Darius to counter it, or banning LeBlanc, who is clearly easy to play against Ahri, in the second round, it can be said that they showed their fear of the mid lane in every aspect.

And this is especially true of the fact that the red team was deliberately chosen in this match.

"Cannon plus LeBlanc!?"

"TES immediately locked in Tristana and LeBlanc, so it must be AD Tristana! So that's what they were thinking!"

Maokai concluded that with both Tristana and LeBlanc available, there was no reason for the opposing team to contest one on the blue side; they would definitely prioritize other OP heroes.

That's why they chose the red side.

Only in this way can the mid-lane matchup of Tristana vs. LeBlanc be locked down!
In this version where the Statikk Shiv is still strong, Tristana and LeBlanc are undoubtedly still the most popular choices and matchups in the mid lane. Locking in the mid lane pick in this way can almost directly determine the laning advantage in the mid lane!

The only pity is that Maokai didn't realize it.

Ye Bo picked Kai'Sa for mid lane when he came on stage.

Is it possible that there's something else that hasn't been taken out yet?

"V5 picked the classic Sion and Kindred combination, while TES countered with Poppy on the third floor!"

Entering the second round of bans —

TES: Annie, Silas

V5: Lenata, Barrel

"V5 mainly shut down two champions that counter Kindred's ultimate, while TES..." Doinb leaned forward, trying to explain.

"Annie is fine, but AD LeBlanc against Sylas isn't something you can just play casually, is it?"

"Banning this is really scary."

"Wow, streamer, your LeBlanc can beat YE's Sera? My god, the streamer must have been really good in their prime! They must be old now~~~"

TES picked Ornn on the fourth floor first, clearly indicating that this was the core of their lineup for the game.

By reserving the counter pick for the support, we can ensure the comfort of Tristana, the absolute core character, in the laning phase!

Just when Mokai thought his design had finally yielded the most ideal result.

The next moment, however, he was dumbfounded again.

Samira!?

"Oh my god, it's Samira + Ruier! The Sachima combo is here!"

Since her debut in Season 10, Samira has been virtually unbeatable in ranked matches but relegated to the bench in competitive play.

Because this hero is seen by many players as an "AD version of Master Yi," an ADC who needs to dash into the crowd to deal damage, he is full of flaws.

But after this group appeared, Tabe's eyes lit up backstage.

Isn't this the "other versions of the crocodile" he just thought of?!
He quickly figured out the reason.

The reason Samira is viable in competitive play this version is because of the new version of Riel and the new version of Mythic gear!

Before the rework, Riel was already Samira's best partner. After the rework, the QE swap skill mechanism makes her seem like a hero born specifically for Samira's skill mechanism!
There's also a new version of the mythical outfit.

It's important to understand that Aphelios is the only T0 champion because he deals high damage even without Infinity Edge, and he can also buy Windfury and Shieldbearer together.

Samira is clearly a hero like that too!
More importantly, compared to Aphelios's weakness in the early stages, Samira's combat strength in the early stages was definitely not weak!

"Wait, is that mid laner Varus?!"

"My goodness! Professor Ye is still doing scientific research, and he has new things to work on!"

Maokai stared wide-eyed at the unexpected scene, his shock growing ever stronger.

He couldn't understand it at all. The version had only been updated recently, and it was already terrifying that the opponent could have such a high level of proficiency with Kai'Sa.

How could they possibly train someone like Varus?!
Compared to last year, Maokai could clearly feel that the speed at which the opposing team was learning new heroes seemed to have become even more terrifying!

However, speaking of this...

This all started when Ye Bo agreed to help Mr. Aatrox, who wished to remain anonymous, beat up a Protoss's butt. Then, the Darkin brother decisively lured his brother to "teach" in Pot Village!
The Lulu I originally wanted to pair with has to be replaced with Thresh, a hard support hero who can counter Riven.

The lineups for both sides have been confirmed.

Blue Team: V5 vs. Red Team: TES

Top Lane: Undead Warrior vs. Mountain Herald

[Jungle: Eternal Hunters vs. Holy Hammer's Perseverance]

Mid Lane: Arrow of Retribution vs. LeBlanc the Deceiver

[Marksman: Desert Rose vs. Magnum Gunner]

[Support: Molten Iron Maiden vs. Soul Warden]

(End of this chapter)