My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 250 Today's Code Name: Speedrun!
The top eight.

The venue for the match was the same as the group stage, which is why G2 and TES both left the venue, while V5 was still staying at the hotel.

Because the winner only moves their position in the semi-finals and finals.

The elimination match between GENG and V5 had already attracted huge attention in the live broadcast room even before it started.

Let's set aside the "top eight" prefix.

This is practically a head-to-head clash between the number one seeds from the LPL and LCK regions. Although in terms of player strength, GENG is undoubtedly stronger than V5, especially in the bot lane.

but.
Along the way to the Golden Road, V5 has created numerous miracles.

[Go, go, go! 】

Even the number one seed has a gap!

[These IDs "GENG" are like old fogies; they're laughed at every year, and they're always there.]

[Xiao Yan's most intense BO5 match is here. If he can withstand Ruler, the AD carries afterward won't be a problem.]

A vlog of the quarterfinals.

The filming was almost purely symbolic and perfunctory. Moreover, the entrance ceremonies for the quarterfinals and semifinals were completely different. The quarterfinals entrance was the same as the regular season entrance, without any highlights. But as soon as they advanced to the semifinals, there was a ceremony similar to the entrance of an American football team.

"I feel that my desire to advance to the next round has become much stronger."

The V5 members, waiting backstage to go on stage, were still joking with each other.

Xiao Yan glanced at the audience outside and asked Luo Ji excitedly, "Do you think the audience will think I look especially handsome today when we go on stage?"

Luo Ji carefully studied Xiao Yan's appearance, somewhat uncertain: "Did you use human skin to beg for a title?"

“What? I even had a stylist do my hair and makeup.”

talking.

He deliberately tossed his hair.

This action immediately stunned PPGOD Bengbu, who was standing nearby.

"You call that lazy look a style? If that counts, then my buzz cut is a style too."

till the end.

Luo Ji stepped forward, interrupting their conversation, and clarified the tactical objectives for today's match:

Love can come later, but you must leave work early!

Today's codename: Speedrun!
Compared to them.

On the other side of GENG, the five players who were also waiting to take the stage remained relatively silent.

They haven't even fully appeared yet.

But for some reason, they inexplicably felt a tremendous pressure, and this pressure didn't even come from their opponents, but from their own coach.

They brainwash them every day, telling them how powerful the V5 is.

The issue is.
I've never faced this before and have no idea what it might be like those teams that played in the LPL a few years ago—all talk and no action, but actually terrible.
Soon, BP started.

A round of ban:

GENG: Graves, Azir, Yuumi

V5: Lu Xian, Female Police Officer, Kalista

respect!

V5 is quite clear about their team's weaknesses, and their main winning formula in S12 was to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

Under Luo Ji's influence, Nofe no longer stubbornly confronts the opponent even when he knows he is not good at the bottom lane.

No, I'll just back down.

A round of PICK:

GENG: Aatrox, Blade of the Ruined King, Akali
V5: Sylas, Sejuani, Yone

Broken
Looking at V5's first three picks, GENG coach Score felt a headache coming on; he felt like he'd been tricked.

The entire LPL playoffs and even the group stage of the World Championship.

Rookie never picked Sylas, but when facing them, he let Aatrox trick them into picking it, then took Sylas from them and countered Aatrox with Yone.

Following this line of thinking, the first three draft picks are almost disastrous.

Second round bans: Varus, Miss Fortune, Lena, Braum

They banned Lena, who has a strong counter-pick ability, and then removed Braum, a disgusting champion who restricts entry and protects the carry. If there was one more ban slot, Nofe even considered banning Tahm Kench as well, but it's fine.
This is enough.

In their fourth move, V5 immediately picked Ashe.

With all bot lane champions banned in several patches, Ruler has very few options left.

This is ice that was stolen.

GENG was absolutely disgusted.

If you pick a carry without a support, and pairing them with Tahm Kench looks weird, and if you want to pick a utility champion, the enemy will take it, then you can only fight for lane priority.

So, in their final two picks, GENG chose Ezreal and Karma.

V5 finally got the big prize.
So far:

GENG: Top lane Aatrox, Jungle Blade of the Ruined King, Mid lane Akali, Bot lane Ezreal + Karma

V5: Top lane Yone, Jungle Sejuani, Mid lane Sylas, Bot lane Ashe + Heimerdinger
This?
"Holy crap, V5's champion pool is so well hidden! I can tolerate Rookie's Sylas, but when will PPGOD get Heimerdinger?"

off the field.

JDG, who were also watching V5's match, couldn't hold back anymore.

I didn't see you guys use these two things during practice matches, especially when you took them out. You could see from the camera that the V5 players didn't even communicate much.

This situation only means one thing.

That means these two things aren't surprising tricks, but rather things they already knew.

Hey!
These aren't even considered unusual tactics.

So what exactly are you hiding in your treasure bags?!

Second station.

Chu Jun was even more excited.

"No problem. V5's lineup almost completely countered GENG's first three picks. The only drawback is that their short range makes them vulnerable to being kited."

"But the last two moves."

"Ashe was picked exceptionally well. Paired with Heimerdinger, it's a pure utility champion playstyle, and it also compensates for the short-range weakness, enhancing the team fight initiation capability. V5 has a very clear understanding of their bot lane's role."

"This time, we'll shift all our focus to the top half of the map."

Stunning!

V5's two moves sent chills down the spines of the other LCK teams.

The moment the lineup was chosen, Nofe patted Luo Ji lightly on the shoulder.

"In this game, GENG will be forced to play very hastily due to our lineup, because they lack a front line and a late-game carry, so they will face a lot of offensive pressure."

“You can take advantage of this.”

"Feint an attack on the top lane, then defend once more."

Time is tight.

That's all Nofe could say before he was immediately ushered off by the staff.

Because he was already being urged while speaking, the last few sentences were said from the side, and only Luo Ji heard the whole thing.

Casa curiously leaned closer:

What did the coach say to you?

"Oh"

Luo Ji thought for a moment and replied:
"The coach seems to be saying that the opponent's lineup is very bad in this game, so they will be very anxious in the early game. He wants us to attack from the top lane and then go all out."

Casa: ? ? ?
The game has just begun.

Luo Ji grabbed the Doran's Shield and a potion and headed to the jungle alone to take his position.

Because the assistant is a great inventor.

The other four players on the team all had to go to the bottom lane at the start of the game to create space for the Heimerdinger to place turrets.

Here.

First, we need to clarify one point.

Yone is indeed a counter to Aatrox in terms of mechanics, but he is not easy to play in practice. He is easier to play in Season 12 because Lethal Tempo has not been nerfed yet. The Lethal Tempo at this time is the version 12.2, which provides 10-15% attack speed per stack (at levels 1-15).

And you guys are playing now.

It's version 14.21, meaning melee damage per stack increases from 5% to 6%.

When the numbers are presented, it becomes clear how big the difference is between the two versions of Lethal Tempo, not to mention that Yone was also nerfed several times.

It's also level 10.

His attack power is 20-30 points less than that of a normal top laner, meaning that if the enemy top laner buys armor boots, you can't even scratch them.

Therefore:
In the past, we could easily suppress them without any problems.

Now try using Yone to fight Aatrox. You will feel the effort and passion in Aatrox, and then sweat will drip onto your face.

"Go all out this game, Meng. If the enemy jungler comes, I'll definitely be faster than him."

As soon as the minion wave appeared, Karsa immediately gave Luo Ji a pledge.

Their lineup is clearly designed for the top, mid, and jungle, with Rookie and Chovy in the mid lane being about evenly matched.

The key is getting on the road.

And then they set off.

Casa understands.

The path to immortality is just like the cultivation world, with three realms: Ant Realm, Fellow Daoist Realm, and Senior Realm. The corresponding phrases are: Ant, Die! Fellow Daoist, Wait! Senior, Spare My Life!
It's just because there's a jungler.

That's why the fluctuations in cultivation realms seem so exaggerated. Low-level cultivators often use external forces to cross realms and kill enemies, but they can recover as long as they cut off those "external forces".

Others don't know how strong Luo Ji is.

They train at the same club every day, how could they not know how abnormal Luo Ji is now?

Show~
Go ahead and show off!
Peanut has played against Karsa before, and to put it bluntly, before S14, he was a regular presence in LPL's international competitions.

This is a friend, for crying out loud.

Seeing that nothing was happening in the jungle, Luo Ji, who had followed the minion wave to the front, immediately began his "QQ career" at level one.

Sword Edge? I ate it, but I still need to use the Q skill.

Health points? We've given them to them, but we must hold onto lane control.

The consecutive hits of the first few Q skills even gave Doran a brief illusion that this kid was nothing special.

But soon?
With Yone advancing to level two first, Doran suddenly realized a very serious problem.

Minion
Luo Ji's Yong En quietly hoarded them.

Almost no melee hero at level 1 can beat Yone with his dual blades, which is why Doran only uses Blade of the Blade at level 1 and doesn't dare to go up for auto-attacks to trade damage.

But they all knew.

In the early game, there are actually only two types of characters with high damage output:
One is a defensive tower, and the other is a ranged unit.

Under the pressure of the overwhelming number of minions, Doran dared not easily come up to trade blows with Luo Ji. He could only occasionally graz him with his sword, trying not to get hit.

However.
Just as the minion wave reached the tower, Doran couldn't reach Yone with his sword, so he changed his target and started trying to last-hit minions safely.

in front of you.

Luo Ji, who had already retreated with the wind, suddenly returned.

A flat A.

Open W.

Then, slowly, sideways, he stepped out of the range of the chains binding him.

Dolan didn't dare to make a move at all.

First, the enemy Q comes up before they're within the turret's attack range; second, minions keep coming, so attacking them is like having the enemy minions gang up on you.

this moment.

Only by truly empathizing with him can you understand how drenched in sweat he is at that moment.

Aside from the initial stage where Yone intentionally sacrificed health for a sword strike, almost every subsequent thrust by Yone occurred when he abandoned the strategy of trading health and intended to focus on last-hitting minions.

Being forced to retaliate will disrupt your last-hitting rhythm.

And those who play top lane.

Most people know what it means to be in such a passive situation.

I don't know.

At that moment, the commentators and audience outside the arena were even more astonished than Dolan inside.

Zhao Junri's eyes widened even more.

I examined the data sections shown by the director again and again, to see if the data was indeed true and valid.

That.
There have been four waves of minions since the game launched.

Yon-eun, not a single one was missed!?

(End of this chapter)