My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 478 It's not the god-like opponents I fear, it's the pig-like teammates.
After defeating DK and KT in succession.

On LCK forums, countless Korean viewers began to support GENG and T1.

Esports is such a realistic sport, it's all about winning and losing. But with their loss, the morale of the two factions within the league soared, while the anti-T1 faction was shrouded in gloom.

KT's players generally felt somewhat helpless.

They've really tried their best, but what kind of company only signs Chinese and Korean teams? If only they could get a European or American team to give them some time to develop, right?
Just like athletes, won't all their injuries heal after a period of rest?
result.

That damn Dragonfly Captain!!!
After the game.

The person in charge of the interview was Karsa, who came on as a substitute. Although this was only his first appearance in the S13 World Championship, everyone could see that he played a crucial role in this match against KT.

More importantly...
He's also a champion jungler.

With such an honor, no one dares to underestimate him. The person in charge of interviewing him was, unsurprisingly, that high-tech host whose honey trap failed, who could also be called a "pre-made dish".

It looks good.

It’s really big.

During the interview, Casa didn't dare to look around, afraid that he would automatically start searching for the target. It wasn't that he liked this type, but rather it was a man's subconscious reaction, and he really couldn't resist it.

"First of all, congratulations on your victory today. Could you share your feelings and expectations for your next opponent?"

The host, Xiao Gaigai, also knew that she couldn't seduce these professional players.

of course.

Her initial target was Luo Ji.

After all, he's young, handsome, and rich, so she wouldn't lose out if they played some friendly matches.

As for the others
To put it simply, nearly 90% of professional esports players suffer from kidney deficiency and premature ejaculation due to their sedentary lifestyles, irregular eating habits, and overeating. And it's not just esports players; a significant number of office workers also have this problem.

If it weren't for the money or so-called "true love," they really wouldn't consider esports players. Actors or entertainers at least have some sense of body management.

You agree, right, Eun-jung?

"How it feels? As for how it feels, it's been pretty smooth."

"Smoothly?"

Listening to the LPL host's translation, the LCK host's lips twitched. What was supposed to be a normal interview was no different from what you said, which was tantamount to provocation.
The problem is they actually won, so who can we complain to?

"Yes."

Kasa stared straight ahead, not daring to move, completely oblivious to the LCK female host's white breasts heaving with excitement, and continued:

"We discussed before the match that if our goal is to win the S-series championship this year, then the four LCK teams are all our hypothetical opponents, and we are eager to encounter them along the way and exchange experiences."

"For now."

"Actually, we are quite successful. I think KT thinks so too, because they have been playing against LCK and LPL teams."

chiffon!

This is real tulle!
When Karsa said that, everyone belatedly realized that it wasn't just KT playing in the China-Korea Cup; V5 was playing too.

Why are you looking so pitiful? V5 hasn't even said a word.

These words, spoken openly yet sounding like those of a two-faced person, immediately plunged the entire LCK into silence, followed by deafening boos and noise.

【It really is. 】

Has Mebius's stealth passive started to spread to other teams? They've been beating DK, JDG, and KT all the way through; hardly anyone's saying they've been beating strong Chinese and Korean teams.

[There are still some differences; V5 is, after all, the number one seed.]

[This interview is making me increasingly suspicious that V5 deliberately lost to JDG so they could go to the lower bracket and beat other LCK teams.]

However, the reaction of the audience is not surprising.

after all
While Karsa's statement was extremely restrained in Chinese, many relatively restrained expressions in foreign languages ​​are translated literally. To the LCK audience, this interview was essentially equivalent to:
"I'm not targeting any of you personally, but everyone here is trash!"

Who wouldn't be furious if they heard this?

"Did you teach it?"

Nofe looked at Luo Ji with a strange expression, which made Luo Ji feel extremely uncomfortable.

"No, what does this have to do with me?"

Luo Ji was starting to lose his composure.

"If you're going to pin this on me, then you might as well use the cannons you built for the Ottomans to blast open the walls of Constantinople and blame me for the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire!"

"Oh? What else did you do?"

"?"

That night.

The news of V5's successful advancement spread online.

At this point, Luo Ji and the others realized that they had miscalculated the score. In fact, the moment they won against KT, they had already advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 3:1, instead of having to play another game. This result made all the players in the club feel bored.

"What? I thought I could keep going into the pool to pull for GENG or T1."

Luo Ji collapsed onto the sofa.

He was excited for a long time while looking at the pool, but when Captain Dragonfly appeared and the formation was not theirs, they realized what they had missed.

"Gold is forged through trials; keep fighting and you'll eventually find it."

FOFO breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether it's DK's mid laner Xu Xiu or KT's mid laner BDD, they both put a lot of pressure on him. Even if he has an advantage, it's only because of the jungler's support that he gains that advantage. He needs some time to adapt and learn from this experience.

In fact.

The scheme was already being set up on the fourth day of the draw.

The moment NRG faced off against G2, it was clear that the organizers were trying to guarantee a team from a third-tier region a spot in the quarterfinals. Otherwise, with all eight quarterfinal teams being from China and Korea, the World Championship would lose a huge number of viewers from the blue ocean region for no reason.

But these.

It's none of their business for now.

Since we have extra time, let's continue to study the current version and refine our team compositions. Meanwhile...

In different meeting rooms within the same club, T1 is watching the replay of V5 vs. KT.

Bengi didn't bother to analyze V5's lightning-fast coordination between their top, jungle, and support; it was pointless because it was impossible to stop.

But
After everyone had watched the replay, he rewound the progress bar back to the mid-game river team fight between V5 and KT.

Followed by.

The camera focused on the Sword Demon.

"I actually really like a quote I occasionally see on their website: Strong people don't complain about their environment, because they're the ones who ruined it."

"Using the above roads as the standard."

“We have gone through four stages: Marin, TheShy, Nuguri, and Mebius. The first three were almost all about individual skill and the fit of the game version, which emphasized the ultimate individual ability.”

(PS: Marin's assessment is slightly inaccurate. Back then, top laners could easily jump into the AD carry's face with Bloodthirster and Thornmail. In LCK teams, the top laner would take the first tower, while in LPL teams, the AD carry would take it. The difference in game understanding was significant.)
"But Mebius is clearly different."

"He is pursuing versatility. At this point in time and in this position, I believe most top laners would not be able to react as quickly as he did, single-handedly blocking KT's position and putting pressure on them."

"This is the game understanding that comes from having a strategic mindset."

operate?

Luo Ji is not lacking in strategy; in fact, one could say he is deliberately making high-risk, high-reward plays to avoid losing his advantage.

understand?

Humans are even an advantage; they can avoid their weak periods and amplify their strong periods.

The big picture?
The only player in T1 who can compare to him is Faker, and that has to be Faker in full-screen mode.

to here.

The structure of V5 is already very simple.

Although the "Passing the Drum" is V5's ultimate move, this so-called "ultimate move" is more like a means to make up for the weaknesses of the team's jungler and support, because the strongest side laners usually do not participate in it, and even if they do, it is as a follow-up move.

Mebius's strategic vision, the synergy between the mid, jungle, and support players, and Ruler's Korean-style carry AD carry ability have all contributed to the success of this V5 team.

In an LCK team.

They are the ones who have analyzed V5 most thoroughly.

But it didn't work.

Knowing how the other side operates and being able to disrupt their operation are two different things.

Fortunately.

There are no fools here in T1; everyone frowned solemnly.

At least from their appearance.

They really took Bengi's words to heart and regarded V5, who were staying at the same club, as their arch-rivals.

This is good.

He wouldn't be like Zhou Yu in the Three Kingdoms, facing two great enemies, Shu and Wei, with the cowardly Sun Quan by his side, the old-fashioned Sun Shangxiang, and the outsider Wu Guotai by his side. Finally, thinking of the early-deceased Sun Ce, he suddenly felt that his future was bleak.

No matter how I look at it, I feel incredibly frustrated.

The unofficial history doesn't even suggest that he was angered to death by Zhuge Liang, but rather that he was driven to his death by the incredible teammates around him. At least Gin in the distillery has vodka to help him out.

"So, Coach, what do you mean?"

"Get ready, we'll start from the middle lane."

Bengi tapped FOFO in the mid lane.

With the world's best mid laner on our side and the opponent's mid laner merely a top-tier gatekeeper, there's no reason to ignore our advantage and risk our disadvantage.

Moreover.

Faker and Oner's bond is quite different from last year. On the contrary, although the opposing team avoided targeting V5's jungler by using two junglers, having two junglers also means that the synergy between the mid and jungle will definitely be lower than that of their own team.

There is always a trade-off between gaining and losing.

V5 must have anticipated this as well.

"but."

"I'm just letting you know in advance that the Swiss round is over. When the quarterfinals draw comes, we might not face V5 so early."

That's not necessarily true.

But Bengi is pretty sure they'll have to be in the semifinals or at least not before they can face V5.

Don’t say anything else.

The sheer hype surrounding T1 vs V5 alone is enough to make this a major BO5 matchup in this World Championship. Unless the organizers are idiots, they wouldn't put the two teams together so early.

unconsciously.

T1, who were once known as the Demon King in the LPL region, now seemed to be facing the Demon King with a similar mentality when facing V5.

It was as if V5 was the villain in their eyes.

of course.

If Luo Ji knew that T1 thought so much about him, he would definitely be happy.

The times have changed.

These days, good guys are starting to become scheming, and bad guys are starting to become inspirational.

Moreover.

Those who can be called villains are all philosophers like Wutian, Baiyue, Xiejian, Zhao Gao, Cao Cao, Gao Qiqiang, and Dongshu.

In terms of sophistication.

Take it easy~
(End of this chapter)