My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 228 "Please, stop me!"

As a small team fight ended, the astute JDG players foresaw what might happen in the subsequent team fights.

Not even just them.

The coaches, commentators, and audience, who have a God's-eye view, are often able to more directly connect with this kind of identification.

"He's already a completely world-class top laner," Remember remarked.

"Yes."

Miller nodded in agreement.

“During last year’s transfer window, I rated V5 as a B+ team because V5’s strength on paper at that time relied entirely on its mid and jungle. Whether it was the rookie WoMeng in the top lane or Photic+PPGOD in the bottom lane, they were all uncertain factors.”

"But it turns out I misjudged V5, and I also misjudged their two sides."

"Organize the attack around my dream talent, with the mid and jungle as the linkage axis, and the bottom lane just needs to stabilize the development and deal normal output. Although it sounds simple, this is actually the template of a top team."

"Getting a ticket to the World Championship can be difficult or easy, but for most teams that successfully qualify, getting a ticket only requires doing one thing well."

"The division of labor is clear, and everyone performs their duties."

V5 is comprehensive.

An attack that is gradually gaining momentum.

They undoubtedly gained the upper hand in the game.

Unless JDG can consistently pull off two or more miraculous team fights, the end result will only be that V5's snowball effect will continue to grow.

then
They completely destroyed their championship dreams.

"What a monster."

369 took a deep breath.

If it were me last year, after being down 2-0, I would have needed my coach to help me find a psychologist after the match.

But this time, no one will blame him.

The opponent picked Olaf as their fifth counter pick, a champion known for countering weak champions.

Switch to another top laner.

It's estimated that it will crash even faster than 369.

After losing the second elemental dragon, they immediately lost the second vanguard team. V5's pace was both swift and steady. These two contrasting concepts were strangely combined in this game.

The glimmer of hope is growing ever fainter.

However, the JDG players, whose fighting spirit should have collapsed, strangely clung to their last breath.

"It's strange that JDG can hold on so strongly."

lounge.

Zero scratched his head in confusion, while GimGoon, who was quite familiar with JDG's current situation, spoke up:

"Maybe it's because the competition isn't over yet."

"what?"

Having led a team single-handedly as its captain and then joined the most suitable FPX in his later years, GimGoon can understand the current thoughts of the JDG team.

From being ignored to winning the finals.

Along the way.

JDG's training volume may not be as intense as V5's, and the players haven't experienced as many setbacks as V5, but their efforts and dedication during this period are genuine.

They knew it in their hearts too.

After this year, there may not be such a team configuration next year, and some players may not even be able to continue playing in professional competitions.

"Because we've tried our best, we cherish it even more."

"As long as you've given it your all, even if you fail, there's something cool about it."

Zero remained silent, taking in his words.

It's not because I have a strong enough will that I've persevered until now, but because I want to use this opportunity to tell myself that I must seize this opportunity.

It's simply because we haven't lost yet.

That's why they have a reason to keep fighting!

Thanks to V5's strong operation.

JDG continued to fulfill their responsibilities on the field: resource exchange, jungle-support synergy, vision control, and even stepping forward to fight.

Even Hope, whose playstyle hasn't been aggressive for a long time, seized every opportunity to push forward with E.

JDG kept the gap very close.

Meanwhile, the V5 team was clearly deeply impressed by JDG's perseverance.

"Without us, JDG might have had a chance to climb to that long-desired position this year." Karsa gradually suppressed his smile, showing that he deserved the utmost respect for an opponent who had fought so hard.

“Perhaps so, but there are no ifs.” A hint of agreement flickered in Rookie’s eyes.

Professional arena.

Every team has its own story.

No team can advance to the playoff finals, or even the World Championship finals, without putting in any effort.

The only difference is.

Audiences often don't care about the stories of the losers because they are far more rational than any other living being.

They only recognize the champion.

This is the true cruelty of esports.

The final battleground was set at Baron Nashor, the first enemy in the Rift at the 20-minute mark.

JDG had no choice. V5, going all out, played like a war machine. They had only ever experienced this feeling when facing top teams from the LCK.

That being the case.

Then we have no choice but to take an unconventional approach.

Hope seized his only chance and charged forward with lightning speed. With Nami's support, he successfully brought Rookie, who was clearing minions in the mid lane, down to low health.

The instant the minion wave entered.

The entire JDG moved quickly, heading straight for Baron Nash on the upper river.

"They're going to start the dragon."

"No, they're probably trying to force a team fight. Taking the dragon is impossible. With Chicken Brother having Teleport, they can't possibly take down the dragon that quickly."

Luo Ji spoke up promptly.

Vi stopped Karsa from immediately trying to sneak into the jungle.

It's the opponent's turn to attack right now. With Wukong and Sejuani as their double initiators, and without one of them needing to recall to base for supplies, this is undoubtedly their most vulnerable moment.

The greater the advantage, the more stable the position must be!

At Luo Ji's suggestion, none of the V5 players who had gathered in the mid lane rushed to the top river. This action only made the JDG players who were lying in ambush in the top river even more desperate.

That's incredibly stable.

[No need to look, this is 100% my decision. He's the V5 hero mic caller, and he's always the one in charge of team fights.]

Are they really not giving us even the slightest chance? Then even if I intervene, there's nothing I can do.

[Oh my god, why is Ultraman Mebius so mean!]

The other side isn't coming.

JDG faked a dragon fight but actually pulled off a team fight.

Seeing this, all they could do was seize this precious few seconds before Rookie teleported back down.

369 and Kanavi.

They chose to rush out from the bushes connecting the middle road to the river, almost one after the other.

Group buying location.

It is none other than the most famous "EDG's 10,000 gold comeback point".

Here it comes! The moment the monkey suddenly appeared out of the void and Sejuani used her Q skill to dash out and then sniped, Xiao Yan almost instinctively felt goosebumps all over his body.

So fast!

Nevertheless, he immediately activated his E skill, the shield.

Sejuani's ultimate ability was once again immune to her shield.

The ultimate skill is activated.

This also gave him a significant speed boost, allowing him to quickly move away from the area behind him.

At the same moment his pupils contracted sharply, not far in front of him, a figure that was a step faster than the initiator on the opposite side flashed past the monkey.

Hope, who was controlling Lucian, had just emerged from the bushes.

in front of you.

It was that familiar figure once again locking onto his ultimate move.

Hope: "!!!"

opened?
In that instant, Hope felt as if the Lu Xian he was controlling was spinning in the sky like a giant pendulum.

Karsa instinctively used Flash and his ultimate to interrupt Karsa's initial attack.

but why?
How did the opposing team know they were about to engage in a team fight?

Neither 369 nor Kanavi anticipated that Karsa's counterattack would come so quickly. Vi's ultimate is a lock-on skill that is forcibly released, and even Wukong's ultimate could not successfully interrupt its path.

That’s not the point.

As Sivir created distance, Luo Ji, who already carried the support cat Yuumi, launched a new attack on Luna's position almost without hesitation!

R [Ragnarok]

A shuttle run.

One that ignores control.

After accelerating, they widened the distance.

The scene was almost exactly like the first wave of elemental dragon fights, and even worse, Rookie's Azir landed in a safe position (under the tower) via TP, and was able to find the best angle to enter the battlefield immediately.

Not surprisingly.

It was another complete defeat, just like the previous team fight.

No one can stop Vi + Yuumi from one-shotting the enemy. The only thing JDG can do is to outnumber the enemy or take advantage of the enemy's inability to react, and forcefully control the enemy's carry and kill their backline.

The problem is, V5 is too stable.

Whether it was the decision not to enter the river or Sivir's instant shield activation, both seemed to be mocking their efforts.

Losing to V5 wouldn't have bothered JDG, but losing to V5 in almost the same way afterward dealt a heavy blow to their confidence.

The Imperial Command Luna, whom I had painstakingly nurtured, was killed on the spot with almost no phenomenal damage output due to the strong attacks from the enemy's top, jungle, and support.

Gale?

That thing was something I had used proactively when I was looking for an opportunity before; the cooldown of Gale in this version is ridiculously long.

next to.

Toothpaste felt even more desperate.

V5 didn't even send anyone to manage him. He almost always dealt the maximum damage in every team fight, but how much damage could Viktor do at the beginning of the 20-minute mark?

this battle.

The outcome was already predetermined from the moment the business plan ended.

Countless skills were poured onto Olaf's head, but despite the massive amount of damage being focused down, Olaf's health bar kept bouncing back like a rollercoaster.

A passive response.

The ultimate skill grants both physical and magical resistance.

The cat's skills.

Redemption through coughing up blood.

A crushing defeat in terms of status.

Like a dual-wielding warrior unleashing a berserk Bloodlust, he rampaged through JDG's last hope, with Yagao almost activating Flash in hopes of dealing some extra damage.

"Die!"

"Why aren't you dead?!"

"Designer, what's going on with this hero's health bar?"

"Why doesn't he die?!"

Exactly.

They've already tried so hard, and the result is that this stat-obsessed monster's voice might still be:

"Please, stop me!"

I'm so upset.

Luo Ji's axe chopped faster and faster.

The hearts of JDG players are growing colder and colder.

That's how this hero is. When you can control him, he's a complete idiot, but similarly, when you can't control him, he'll be completely unreasonable and just hack and slash you down.

They adhered to a mid-to-late game scaling composition for almost a whole year.

But only.
When playing against V5, they were completely overwhelmed by the unexpected rise of the Cat-Raph strategy.

If you can't hit A, use E; if you can't hit E, use Q. Use W while you're alive. If there are a lot of enemies, use your ultimate. The combo is to weave basic attacks into your auto-attacks. Aside from needing to pay attention to a step in your positioning, what's the difference between this hero and Mordekaiser?
So they've been working hard for so long.

But it can't compare to the original passion for gaming that someone went from streamer to LDL and then to LPL player.
Are numerical monsters really that unreasonable?

The beast that slumbered within you has awakened!

[Dian Wei is so handsome!]

[It's fully stocked, really fully stocked.]

[Olaf, the Dragon Soul Warrior in Teamfight Tactics, if you had a cannon, you'd be taking off!]

No matter how many of you there are, I only need two axes to crush you! Oh~ maybe I'll also need a killer kitten~

off screen.

The contestants from all the competition zones were horrified by what they saw.

They had watched the LCK finals before, and although the strategy was complicated, they could at least understand it. On the other hand, the LPL finals, although they seemed simple, were inexplicably difficult for them to comprehend.

Is this your Summer Finals?
Olaf and a cat?
Excuse me?

this moment.

Perhaps the best way to describe the confusion of the coaches in various competition areas is with those memes of "subway, old man, mobile phone".

Top of the canyon.

The moment ACE's voice rang out.

Everyone in the JDG player bench stared blankly at the screen in front of them.

The defeat wasn't due to a technical deficiency, but rather to an unexpected lack of creativity. Today's failure may not be entirely a matter of losing in terms of effort.

More like
What's missing is a strategy to transform effort into combat power.

Before the decisive match began, everyone thought that this game would be "rainy" and "windy," and that something different would have to happen to be worthy of the title "Summer Finals."

But in the end.

Many viewers found that the match ended so easily.

It's so simple that if you covered up the title, you wouldn't think it was a playoff game, but rather a regular season match where they stomped on noobs.

Then it dawned on me.

V5, the team that was ridiculed at the beginning of the year for their 16-game losing streak last year, has now unknowingly become a super dark horse with a significant gap in LPL strength.

The new king has ascended the throne.

(End of this chapter)