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Chapter 319 T1's Shock? What kind of strong team is one that can't play its own tricks!
"LNG seems unable to find its previous formidable form, but now it's standing on the edge of a cliff and must adjust its mindset as soon as possible and seriously consider ways to defeat the enemy."

Just before the crystal exploded, Coach Poppy, sitting backstage, listened to the deathly silence in the team's voice chat, which was even heard through the commentators' voices.

He sighed repeatedly.

If only it were as simple as the commentators described!

After the first game, they realized that the foundation upon which they had built their winning streak had been completely suppressed by V5.

Their strategy of strong mid-jungle synergy, stable laning across all three lanes, and effective mid-to-late game team fight management makes them incredibly vulnerable to being easily defeated!
In the second game, I thought it was a problem with the lineup selection in the previous game, so I chose a strong mid-game lineup again.

The result was that not only did they fail to achieve a breakthrough, but it also further confirmed their conclusion!

"The score is now 2-0!" Remember shouted as the crystal exploded: "V5 has won two straight games and taken the lead in this semi-final!"

Wang Duoduo, standing next to him, was equally enthusiastic: "If we win just one more game, V5 will secure a spot in the top three and become the first team in the world to qualify for the World Championship!"

"In this game, Master Ye's mid-lane Blade of the Ruined King showed many surprises and outrageous understandings, especially when he transformed into Akali. It instantly brought back many legendary and epic moments of his Akali gameplay!"

"You really have to admire her, she truly deserves to be called the champion Akali! She even managed to pull off the Blade of the Ruined King's possession technique in a spectacular way!"

His words were full of praise, his voice filled with admiration.

Drummer next to him kept clapping: "Yeah, yeah! Especially that Flying Thunder God combo with the Ruined King, I can't imagine what kind of imagination it took to come up with such a combo. Only Master Ye's Akali could do that!"

It wasn't just the three commentators on the commentary stage who reacted strongly.

The V5 fans in the audience and in front of their screens were equally excited.

Although Ye Bo's Akali has been absent from the competitive scene for far too long, almost to the point of becoming a "legendary" figure, everyone still vividly remembers his many outrageous plays in the past.

Flying Thunder God Technique, Thousand-Mile E, Multi-directional Variant E Flash, Hidden Smoke.
Because of Akali's constant sacrifices in this game, many of her plays were witnessed being replicated by her.

It's really like they're all just "basic operations".

And no one expected that we would see more than one brand new, outrageous combo move in this match!

The post-match scoreboard also shows that Akali wasn't on the verge of death; Akali was on the verge of showing off!
[Hilarious! The number of times the Thief Saint's Akali died in one game is more than the number of times Master Ye's Akali died in his entire career!]

[His image has collapsed! His persona is ruined! Spread the word: Master Ye was abusing Akali!]

[Don't make unfounded accusations. A person's sexual desires are a matter of personal freedom, and having a few unusual quirks is understandable.]

[YE: Have all the other teams learned this? From now on, pick Blade of the Ruined King against Akali! Once you kill the Possession champion, you become invincible; that infinite Q is practically a bug! Stop banning Akali!]

That's true. As everyone knows, League of Legends doesn't have bugs; everything is based on the final score!

[Still plotting, still strategizing, but after releasing them, they can't kill them even once! Damn it!!]

There's really not much that can be done, since Akali is an assassin and a nearly melee hero. Unless she's completely AFK and never participates in combat, she'll inevitably end up in dangerous situations and is likely to die.

This is actually a common problem among Assassin heroes.

Invincible when the wind is favorable, useless when the wind is unfavorable.

If it were a mage-centric hero, even if they went 0-10 in the early game, as long as the game dragged on long enough, they would definitely be useful in the late game.

This is why even in the past Assassin versions, not everyone played Assassins; it's almost an inherent "high-risk" attribute of the hero type.

Of course.

The truth is this.

But when Scout finished, he saw his i-series' ultra-modern R&D achievements.

And when he returned to the player tunnel, he was accidentally hit by a "pointing picture" from the spectator seats above, and his face was already flushed as if he was cosplaying a god!
Backstage.

It was visibly noticeable that the mentality of all LNG members had been affected.

When the coach saw that the players were in low spirits and feeling negative, he did his best to ease the atmosphere, even though he was also under a lot of pressure himself.

"Hey, the opponent played too well in the last round, and we made a few small mistakes in our handling of the situation."

"But it's okay, let's try again next time."

But this attempt at comforting her clearly didn't have much of an effect.

Because this blow pierced everyone's hearts, everyone discovered the "true situation".

Clearly, LNG's ability to reach this stage, and even defeat strong teams like TES by a large margin, demonstrates that their strength is by no means weak!

They shouldn't have been beaten so badly.

The root cause lies in————

LNG's own strengths in operational systems are precisely countered by V5's strengths in fast-paced offensive systems.

LNG tried to play the same fast-paced strategy, or even the exact same lineup, but they still couldn't beat the developer at all!
What should we do?!

The backstage area of ​​the preparation room fell into a deathly silence.

Hang, the assistant, felt the atmosphere was a bit too heavy and wanted to ease it.

He glanced at the live stream next to him, which the coach had deliberately muted, and upon seeing the screen, he suddenly pointed at it instinctively.

"Hey Ruican, how did Akali manage that?"

"How could she fly over like that? Akali's E doesn't do any damage if it doesn't hit, right? I'm totally dumbfounded!"

When Scout heard the other person mention Akali, he thought they were talking about one of his plays, so he instinctively turned to look at the screen.

Then----

Then I saw Akali's "Throne of Thunder Gods" video playing on screen.

"Ah, I don't know!"

The last four words "Scott" were almost shouted out, clearly a casual remark directed at the other person to vent their anger.

Hang seemed somewhat aggrieved.

He was really just curious!
Didn't you say yourself that you can play Akali?

Hang, who had been criticized again, pursed his lips and stopped talking. In his heart, he was thinking about whether he should go out and find a job with another team if Scout was still with LNG next year.

I heard there's a team with a great atmosphere, and they really like to have a support player on their team. The ADC even listens to the support player occasionally talking about stories from when they were six years old.
However, it's really not Scout's fault.

Because he didn't understand that "strange place" either.

The director in charge of post-match editing clearly didn't notice that spot and didn't slow it down at all.

The director chose to slow down the moment he turned around, capturing the "super cool freeze frame" of the Ruined King turning in mid-air and raising his sword to strike.

Obviously, that's a small detail that requires a certain level of Akali proficiency to notice.

Meanwhile, Lee Sang-hyeok, who was watching from the other side, frowned when he saw that the live stream did not slow down this scene, clearly also waiting to see it.

"Sexy, slow this down a bit," he persistently called to the dumb chicken.

The club's computer happened to be recording the match, so they could immediately switch to the video of that moment and watch it in slow motion.

Lee Sang-hyeok is also very dedicated to "operations" and has made many "first-time" plays on the field.

However, he doesn't dedicate a lot of time to practicing those tricky maneuvers, which often leads to failures, and is frequently mistaken by amateur commentators as simple "basic mistakes."

What they were curious about was quite simple.

Because from the video, Akali's E didn't hit the opponent, and they were even quite far away. Anyone who knows Akali knows that Akali's E only deals damage if it "hits" someone; if it's interrupted by Flash or a movement skill, it will be canceled.

The T1 members also curiously gathered behind their seats to watch.

When the video was played at 10x slow motion, Lee Sang-hyeok used the right key on the numeric keypad to scroll through each frame, his eyes becoming increasingly animated.

Standing behind them was Zeus, who had the sharpest eyes and was also the one on the team who knew Akali best besides the opponent. Their expressions changed very quickly.

"You used Flashbang, huh?"

"Is it really this extreme?"

Oner, who was next to him, took a swig of his protein powder drink and said in confusion, "What? Isn't this just an E-Flash? Even I, who don't play Akali, understand this."

“No!” Zeus patiently explained to the other party, “It’s not a simple E-flash, it’s much more than that.”

"First of all, Akali's E2 flash is inherently prone to mishaps. If you don't flash her face but only flash her 'in front of you,' you'll still miss the E!" "Secondly, there's the distance!"

"The cooldown of Blade of the Ruined King's R ability is fixed; even a difference of 0.001 seconds will force you back, and the distance of Flash is also limited!"

"Look at this movement. The position where he jumped looks like he might not even be able to dodge over the wall, right? So he actually managed to get close to the wall and dodge! Can you imagine how incredible the distance and timing are? Even a split second off wouldn't have been enough to get over the wall!"

Zeus, who is usually a man of few words, poured out his explanation to the other party all at once.

They even dragged the progress bar to that exact moment to show the other person.

During the process of the Ruined King casting [Pain to the Soul], there will be a simple animation of him "gradually abandoning his body and returning to his original form".

And at that very instant the flash occurred.

It appears that at the moment when the Ruined King and Akali's bodies were almost completely "fused together" in mid-air, with the former still retaining the last trace of Akali's appearance.

In that instant, my entire body became completely blurry; I couldn't even find a single clear frame of my landing motion! It was as if I had never been there at all!
It's practically a physical phenomenon called "fast-moving afterimage"!
The difference in difficulty is such that only those who know Akali well can truly appreciate its power.

Unfortunately, Oner became more and more confused as he listened, scratching his head and then shaking it.

He raised his hand and took a sip of his protein drink: "I don't know, but I play Vi, and if I zoom in, he can't escape."

Keria chuckled and teased, "Hey Wen Xuanjun, you know what, he might play Wei better than you. Who was he fighting in that game again? Do you know how to use that spinning punch?"

"Hey! I definitely know how!"

After Oner finished speaking, he inexplicably and habitually showed off his strong biceps.

However, the truth is...

After seeing this move while watching the game that day, he realized that Vi had this move. He immediately went to the training camp and tried it for a while before he successfully replicated it. He even considered it a success if he could use it three times out of ten times!

In other words, Oner, whose operational skills are equally formidable and who can be described as someone who makes a living by playing games, practiced for a full two hours before he could use it consistently.

The T1 players seemed relaxed.

But clearly, at this moment, all five of them had a deeper understanding of this "opponent".

Lee Sang-hyeok also breathed a sigh of relief, closed the video and switched back to the third match that had already started, his eyes becoming increasingly serious.

"Looks like I can't pick Akali against him anymore."

He was still talking to himself, muttering about what he had "realized" in the game.

Both players returned to the stage.

The LNG team members appeared to have returned to normal, at least they were no longer visibly dejected.

The coach's method of comforting them was actually quite simple: he told them that losing this match didn't mean they were out of the World Championships, and that they still had at least two more rounds of matches to play in the loser's bracket and the gauntlet, thus helping them relieve the pressure.

After thinking about it, it seemed to make sense. Besides, losing to V5 wasn't too shameful, so everyone's mood naturally returned to normal.

Except for one person, the one who least wants to lose to V5.

Scout found it extremely difficult to accept being swept 3-0 by V5, and even more difficult to accept being outmatched in the mid lane in two consecutive games.
Regardless of the means or the outcome, even if it's just winning one round.

At least I can comfort myself by thinking it's a problem with "teammate skill gaps"!

"The draft phase of the third match point game has begun, and both sides are making rapid progress!"

"Since LNG burned Akali in the last game, they will have a wider ban pool in this game, and we can see that they have almost all chosen to go all-in on the mid lane!"

"Such a familiar scenario against V5 teams~ When in doubt, ban the mid laner first~~~"

Both sides banned in the first round —

LNG: LeBlanc, Sylas, Annie
V5: Crocodile, Xayah, Weapon
"LNG immediately picked Ahri, who is already an extremely strong laning champion!"

I remember there seemed to be a hidden meaning in his words, and many people understood it.

The live chat was already flooded with comments like "Coward!"

In fact, besides being "cowardly," LNG's draft also set a trap for the opponent—to be precise, it was Scout who set it for the opponent.

Actually, they deliberately didn't ban the cannon, leaving an opening.

In the third game, some heroes that had been nerfed in the current version naturally took their place, such as Tristana, Vi, and Wukong.

Ahri has absolutely no pressure laning against Tristana. In fact, her E skill, Charm, has the [interrupt movement] attribute, which can counter Tristana's W {control cancellation}!

"V5 picked Quesanti and Tristana as the second pick, no problem!"

"LNG picked Aphelios and Vi, while V5 picked Wukong. Both sides picked very quickly, it seems they had already figured out their strategies!"

Second round of BP —

V5: Lulu, Titan
LNG: Jinx, Bloom

"Does V5 need a release bar?!"

"So the little cannon is an AD carry? V5 is still wavering. Well, Master Ye's Orianna is here again!"

However, as soon as this hero was released, the chat was instantly flooded with "???"

There is no other reason.

After all, Orianna was present in both of the games V5 lost!

【No way! Not again!!!】

[Haha, this just shows that V5 really underestimates LNG, they're just practicing new heroes!]

[Sigh, EDG's social niceties are all about getting that guy who acted like a mother just now to come out and apologize!]

[I'm thinking those games we lost weren't because of the mid lane, so what does Orianna have to do with it?]

[I don't think so. A truly strong team should be able to play everything. What kind of strong team is one that can't play certain things?]

In fact, V5 was thinking along the same lines.

Their goals for this year are clear, important, and even include the unprecedented "Golden Road" expedition.

So far, things have gone smoothly.

But we're only at this stage.
Ye Bo didn't want any hero to become a "taboo" for his team—especially since they knew that Orianna wasn't unplayable, and that their previous losses had been somewhat coincidental.

This is actually similar to the LPL Azir that has been criticized for a long time.

What kind of strong team is it if they can't even play the game?
Of course, the LNG team members on the other side were overjoyed when they saw this scene, and their expressions immediately became extremely excited.

Most notably Scout!

"In that case, the pace of the V5 lineup will definitely not be fast."

"Without looking at the IDs, at first glance, you'd think this was LNG's lineup~~"

"With many support heroes already banned, is Blitzcrank the last hero LNG can pick?"

"No problem! LNG has a dual lock-on system with Fox and Neptune, which actually works quite well with robots. It seems like they should be very good at seizing opportunities."

LNG was ultimately selected from the barrels.

V5's final pick was Shen, the same one Beryl had previously chosen, sparking another round of analysis and discussion.

The lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue Team: LNG vs. Red Team: V5

[Top Lane: Gragas vs. Nazjol's Glory]

[Jungle: Piltover Enforcer vs. Monkey King]

[Mid Lane: Nine-Tailed Fox vs. Orianna]

[Marksman: Crescent Moon's Resolve vs. Magnum Gunner]

[Support: Steambot vs. Twilight's Eye]

(End of this chapter)