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

Chapter 368 Opening Battle!
"Judging from this, our chances of facing T1, GEN, and Hanwha in the second round are quite high."

Everyone frowned slightly as they looked at the lottery results.

Everyone is confident about playing against DK, and assuming they win the first round isn't something to be too excited about.

Based on this matchup distribution, the first-round opponents of the top three LCK seeds are relatively weak, making it difficult for them to pull off anything, and they are also likely to be in a safe draw position to be V5.

Whether it's understanding your opponent beforehand or uncovering their tactical reserves beforehand, it's a huge advantage.

"Actually, this might be a good thing."

Ye Bo suddenly spoke up from the side: "If we can encounter strong teams earlier, we can perhaps prepare to execute our plan ahead of time, instead of waiting until the quarterfinals."

"If that's the case, we might have to play our first game tomorrow."

The group returned to the hotel and held a meeting.

They then went back to their rooms to rest and prepare for their opening match the next day.

While sitting alone in his room, Ye Bo continued to ponder and reflect.

This plan was actually an idea he had proposed a long time ago, and he finally made up his mind after the Asian Games.

While the Asian Games resulted in a near-perfect gold medal, the process and the problems it exposed were clearly numerous. If these problems are ignored, and they were to suddenly erupt in a crucial match, the consequences could be disastrous!

Ye Bo didn't want to experience the fourth set of the Asian Games again, that feeling of discovering a problem on the spot that he couldn't solve and having to fight with his back against the wall.

Therefore, there will inevitably be risks.

But that was indeed the only solution he could find in the short term.

October 19th has arrived in the blink of an eye.

At the KBS Arena in Seoul, 16 teams gathered together.

The first two rounds of the Swiss round were both BO1, and today every team has to play, for a total of eight matches, which is why the backstage area is particularly lively today.

The various languages ​​mingled and clamored in the air.

Ye Bo had just finished taking a photo with an excited Adam, watching him run away as if he had found a treasure.

Turning my head, I saw the four LCK teams walking in through the door.

Lee Sang-hyeok, who was always at the front, seemed to notice Ye Bo in the crowd at a glance—and Ye Bo also noticed his gaze. Their eyes met in the air, and they nodded to each other as a greeting.

However, the expressions on the faces of the people behind him, who had been chatting and laughing, changed instantly when they saw him, especially those who had just returned from the Asian Games!

Even though I'm standing on my own turf, I suddenly feel inexplicably "restrained"!
Only Zeka and Kingen behind Hanwha were waving to the bot lane duo, while Viper behind Samsung was also greeting Ye Bo and Saint Gunner.

Viper had long wanted to come and show everyone hospitality, but since both sides are the number one seed from each other's regions and are also the biggest competitors on the surface, there is a high probability that they will have a battle later.

If someone is photographed interacting offline before the match, it will inevitably cause controversy, so we can only suppress it for now.

On-site staff came in and urged them to hurry.

The members of the two teams that will be facing off today have also arrived at the backstage passage to prepare for their appearance.

Xu Xiu also gave Ye Bo a meaningful look before interacting with Beryl behind him, exchanging winks and smirks with his old buddy.

"Xiao Xiaoxiu, are you ready to get beaten up today?"

After switching to voice input, Beryl teased Ye Bo cheekily, then deliberately slumped onto Ye Bo's shoulder: "Hey Master Ye, for my sake today, go all out, Xiu's pretty tough~~~"

He also spoke Korean in the following part.

Ye Bo couldn't understand a word of it!
"Hmph, you better not get crushed by our little support! He's really strong!" Xu Xiu pretended not to hear the second half of the sentence and retorted while hugging his own Delight, not to be outdone.

A cacophony of noise came from the front of the field.

The Roaring Emperor's voice was also transmitted backstage through loudspeakers.

"After four days of qualifying rounds, we've finally arrived at the Swiss round of the main event for the World Championship!"

"The flames of war will rage in October. Let's wait and see which eight teams will break through the encirclement!"

"Please welcome the two opposing teams to the stage!"

The two teams walked out of the passage together, following the instructions.

With home advantage, DK immediately received considerable cheers from the crowd, and the gold star on their team logo on their chests was a reminder to everyone that this was a team that had once reached the top.

But when another group of people walked up, even though their uniforms didn't have any gold stars shining on them, an inexplicable sense of "oppression" came over everyone.

It seemed to instantly quiet down the cheers from the crowd!
Spotlights flashed and shone, and the members of both teams gestured to the audience before heading to the players' seats.

The live stream camera quickly switched to the commentary booth.

"Good evening, viewers! This is commentator Zeyuan!"

"Hello everyone, this is commentator Ji De!"

Two familiar faces appeared in the picture.

Guan Zeyuan announced loudly, "The opening match that is about to begin will be between LPL's number one seed V5 and LCK's number four seed DK!"

Remember immediately chimed in: "Although DK is only the fourth seed, the first two rounds of the Swiss round are BO1. Everyone knows that BO1 has a lot of unpredictability, and both players may pull out unexpected items. We must not let our guard down!"

Guan Zeyuan nodded in agreement: "Yes, Switzerland will be eliminated after losing three games in the round, so every game is crucial, and the first game is the key to determining the draw!"

"Without further ado, let's get into the draft phase of the opening match!"

Unlike the domestic tournaments, which often feature a series of advertisements promoting Dudu's protection, the World Championships are generally conducted strictly according to the schedule.

Accompanied by a crisp clang.

The BP panel has already appeared in the live stream!

In the first round of the Swiss system, the rule of "higher seed teams" choosing sides first was adopted. V5, as the number one seed team, got the right to choose sides and naturally chose the blue side, which had a greater advantage in BO1.

"V5 will ban Rumble and Jax first, while DK will ban Akali and Neeko, two fixed bans."

Guan Zeyuan hesitated slightly in his words: "V5's choice is a bit unexpected, because based on the experience of the play-in stage, it is actually very difficult for the top lane to be burned out, especially in a BO1."

In the current version, there are four heroes with "absolutely strong" priority in the top lane.

Crocodile, Aatrox, Rumble, Weapon.

Besides these four absolute powerhouses, there are also second-best options such as Gwen, Gnar, Jayce, Kennen, and Quesanti.

This is also why top lane is so strong in the current version—the heroes simply can't be burned out!

Compared to the other four positions, which only have 2-3 heroes that are either banned or picked, the top lane is unlikely to be burned to the point of having no heroes available in the first two games, and can even easily pick strong heroes!

"Maybe V5 wants to take one for each of them. Right now, there are only Crocodile and Aatrox left outside. Let's disable the robots first!"

Guan Zeyuan continued to explain to the audience: "The purpose of this robot move is very obvious. V5 probably wants to play a double marksman combination!"

"DK's new support player, Delight, likes to use Blitzcrank to play with two marksmen in the LCK, which is one of the most distinctive tactics among the four LCK teams."

The robot is by no means a "counter" to the dual shooters.

It seems like a simple matter of hooking someone and they die.

The problem is that it's at least three times harder for the robot to hook someone on the field, and if it misses, the two marksmen will block its nostrils with their gun barrels for more than ten seconds. You could say that missing a hook will put you at a huge disadvantage in the laning phase!
Therefore, this is a solution that is extremely risky and overly confident, and it is not universally applicable.

Both sides banned in the first round —

V5: Rambo, weapons, robots
DK: Akali, Neeko, Sylas

"DK's last resort is to ban Sylas, then we'll see what V5 wants to pick."

"Yongen!?"

"Oh, V5 only briefly showed up, and ultimately chose to pick Jarvan IV, the T0 jungler of this patch. No problem, the top laner has a large enough champion pool anyway!"

Prince, as confirmed in the qualifying rounds, is undoubtedly the new T0 jungler in the current environment and version.

The reason is quite simple. First, apart from extremely special cases like Ivern, the most important aspects of so-called "functional heroes" are their ability to initiate team fights and their crowd control abilities.

These two points are self-evident for Jarvan IV, who can initiate team fights with EQR from afar and use his small skills for high-frequency AOE control.

In the current jungle environment where "functional junglers" are the mainstream, Jarvan IV is the most "combat-powerful" among all functional heroes!

This is in addition to the fact that the hero's stats have been enhanced.

And most importantly, there's [equipment enhancement].

In patch 13.18, a host of warrior equipment items received significant buffs, a cause for celebration not only for top lane warriors.

The battle axe and the Azure Dragon Blade, while reducing attack power, greatly increase tankiness and are defined as "tank-type warrior equipment"—it can be said to be equipment tailor-made for the prince!
With the right timing, favorable environment, and the fact that it's a hero that Xun is good at, it naturally received a high priority in V5's draft process.

DK's first floor has yet to reveal any heroes.

"Brother Xu, is Yone still playable in this version?" DK's equally young coach turned to look at Xu Xiu.

Xu Xiu hesitated for a moment.

"YE is still a possibility for him to play."

"And their Yone might switch lanes to top lane!"

The DK members were clearly not troubled by this prince.

It was Yon-Eun.

Because in many people's eyes, Yone is "very weak" in this World Championship version!
The reason can be traced back to the Mid-Season Invitational's "Mythic Item Overhaul": the change that downgraded {Siren} and {Shieldbear} to Legendary items and upgraded {Infinity Edge} to Mythic items.

—This is exactly the opposite of how Aphelios used this to ascend to the T0 throne!

Aphelios is the only ADC who can continue to mindlessly build Zealots because of his unique hero mechanics, which make him less vulnerable to the damage from an Infinity Edge.

What about Yone?
Those who know, know. For the Thorne brothers, the Endless is almost as important as a "special weapon"!
Having it and not having it are two completely different levels of harm!

So the question is, at what point does Yone need to buy Infinity Edge, this {Mythic item}?

First of all, it's impossible to get it as the first item, since Infinity Edge is a "zero attack speed" item, and the fastest you can get it is the second item. Just from this point on, you already have to suffer from not having a Mythic item for the first item, resulting in a loss in stats.

Furthermore, if you want to build Infinity Edge as your second item, your first item must be an item with both critical strike chance and attack speed attributes.

This leads to another important change to Immortal Shieldbow: the complete removal of the {Attack Speed} attribute!
As a result, the only piece of equipment that meets both the {critical hit + attack speed} attributes is now almost the "Siren Slayer"!
Yone's choice to rush Kraken and Infinity Edge as his first item, compared to the previous option of building Windfury or Shieldbearer, inevitably increases the margin for error and risk factor exponentially!

It has no extra mobility, no shield to protect itself, and not even lifesteal to sustain itself!

Only harm!

However, understanding the version is one thing.

High risk does not mean you can't play.

Furthermore, due to the infinite stats of the {Mythical Version}, the damage output will be far more terrifying than before.

The most important thing is that when the DK players saw that the opposing team had picked Yone in the draft, they immediately remembered that during the Asian Games, Ye Bo had used Yone to switch lanes to the top lane to fight Zeus.
Despite the different versions, no one dared to take the risk.

"Anyway, we definitely can't pick Sword Demon. If he's on the team, Swioo can't play. If I'm on the team, I can't play either!" Xu Xiu, displaying his big brother qualities, made the decisive decision.

"Rentoise! ​​Then we'll get Poppy to pick it, and we can even give it to the support!"

DK's ability to get this far with such a strong roster clearly demonstrates their unique strengths.

The rookie top laner's laning ability, the rookie AD carry's ability to carry, and the rookie support's ability to tank are all commendable aspects.

However, no newcomer can be perfect.

For example, Delight's nickname in LCK is "King of Hard Supports," which also has another meaning—he is known for "not knowing how to play" enchanter supports!
Obviously, they wouldn't play marksman/support!
DK is the only LCK team that can't play with two marksmen.

V5 directly banned Blitzcrank in the BP phase, which is precisely because they took advantage of this point. If they openly decide to play a double marksman bot lane, there's nothing you can do about it!
"V5 locked in Varus and Quesant, why not pick Aatrox?"

After the question was raised, I immediately helped to explain: "But to be fair, Aatrox is definitely not an easy opponent for Renekton, but Quesant against Renekton, I feel like Renekton shouldn't have much of a way to deal with him in lane!"

Guan Zeyuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "That's only in lane. Kui has been nerfed so much that he's really clumsy now. It feels like he's very easy to get kited when split pushing in the mid-game. He's only useful in head-on battles."

"DK picked Kalista on the third floor. This is also a limitation of Jarvan IV's ultimate on 'ADCs without mobility,' making DK hesitant to pick Aphelios, which Peyz is better at!"

Entering the second round of BP.

DK: Tsar, Ice
V5: Titan, Riel
"DK picked Vi on the fourth floor, leaving the counter pick for the mid laner!"

"V5 first locked in Caitlyn, a classic double marksman bot lane setup. Seriously, do they really want Yone?!"

"Yongen! Lock it up!"

Yone seemed a little confused.

But upon closer examination, it's not hard to understand.

Yone, a mid-laner who is also considered a "carry" champion, only needs one item to deal significant damage, and his combat power is almost complete with two items.

Of course, there's also the most crucial skill, which was showcased at the Asian Games: the unparalleled mid-game split-push ability.

The only major drawback is the "error tolerance" issue mentioned earlier.

Xu Xiu, sitting on the DK player bench, was clearly surprised to see this avatar, which was quite different from any of his expected targets, and seemed to fall into thought.
Syndra!?

"Could it be that Brother Xu is coming too? I heard him say in the live stream clips that he's going to play Syndra at Worlds!"

Syndra was also lit up on the fifth floor of DK.

It's a pity we only wobbled around for a while.
At the very last second, however, the face was replaced by one that was unfamiliar to everyone.

"A horse? A grasshopper!?"

"Has DK revealed their secret weapon?!"

The lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue side: V5 vs. Red side: DK

Top Lane: Nazruman's Glory vs. Desert Butcher

[Jungle: Demacian Prince vs. Piltover Enforcer]

Mid Lane: Demon Slayer vs. Void Prophet

[Marksman: Smite Arrow vs. Vengeful Spear]

Support: Caitlyn vs. Juggernaut

Exclamations and discussions erupted at the scene.

The comments section was filled with jokes and banter.

My three favorite heroes: Gulnazar, Dilraba Dilmurat, and Malzahar!

[What?! This jungler is clearly targeting the mid laner! DK is up to no good!]

[If V5 is highlighted, that means they've really chosen it. If Xu Chu isn't going to choose, then don't highlight it at all. What a coward!]

[Really, they can't even choose a wife, and they call this underwear?~~~]

[Seriously, don't make baseless accusations. Syndra was indeed Xu Ge's underwear, it's just a pity that Xu Ge doesn't wear underwear now, and he likes to run around naked~]

[Can you do it, Brother Qu? No, Brother Xu!]

On the other side, the noisy backstage area for the contestants.

The remaining fourteen teams were also whispering among themselves, discussing the lineups of both sides.

"Don't you guys feel like V5's roster is still the same one from the Summer Split?"

"Didn't they change their system for Worlds?"

(End of this chapter)