LPL History

Chapter 33: A Battle of Wits and Free Food Begins, a Telepathic Showdown Sparks a Fireball

After seeing WE's picks, CLC had a disagreement about the subsequent picks.

Chris wanted to pick a combination of Caitlyn and Morgana or Lux to dominate the lane, quickly push the first tower, and then rotate to control the dragon to avoid being pressured by Smile in the bottom lane.

But the white crescent moon disagreed.

"WE has already picked the Twisted Fate and Nocturne combination. If we push the lane in the bottom lane, won't we get ganked to death? We might as well pick Corki and Janna."

Picking the combination of Corki and Janna means you're destined to be suppressed in lane.

However, once the game progresses to the late stages, the plane can take over the match.

Furthermore, Janna has a very strong ability to protect teammates, which can effectively curb WE's early tower dives, and in the late game, she can help Corki deal explosive damage.

"We're supposed to pick first, so why are we getting a weak laning matchup?"

Is laning phase more important, or winning the game?

Seeing the two players arguing fiercely in the bottom lane, Lu Benwei coughed and said:

"Bro, let's pick Morgana! I, Lu Benwei, will crush this card! To be honest, I've mastered a special skill."

Chris nodded.

"I can vouch for this. It might be hard to say about Ruofeng's Twisted Fate, but with this 1800-point Twisted Fate, my brother Wei completely crushed the enemy mid lane!"

Hearing what the two said, White Crescent stopped insisting.

"OK, let's get Officer Morgana then."

WE players' bench.

After seeing CLC's hero selection, Joker said in surprise:

"Is CLC really that stubborn? We picked the Twisted Fate/Nightmare combo, and they still dare to pick this kind of bot lane push composition?"

Brother Dao picked his nose, shook his leg, and said:
"They didn't treat us like human beings. Anyway, when Feng and I picked Nightmare Twisted Fate, the enemy bot lane wanted nothing more than to bury their heads under the second tower."

Joker looked at the smile and asked:
"Soraka, the Goddess of War?"

Sivir's fast wave clear ability can prevent Caitlyn from frequently attacking the tower.

Soraka's healing abilities can help Sivir stay in lane longer.

This is a relatively safe approach when facing the thuggish duo of female police officer Morgana.

However, Wei Xiao fell silent and did not give a reply immediately.

Zhou Li seemed to have guessed what Wei Xiao was thinking and said:

"If I pick a support, it's not good for me to coordinate with the bot lane. It's better to pick Graves and Leona for a strong engage combo."

At that time, Graves had not yet been reworked and was an AD champion with very high burst damage in the early and mid-game.

With Leona, if they can find opportunities in lane, they are not afraid of the opposing combination, even in a 2v2.

Furthermore, Leona possesses a full range of crowd control abilities, making her excellent synergy with the jungler and mid laner for ganks.

As soon as Zhou Li finished speaking, he smiled and nodded.

"can."

Clearly, compared to Joker's and Zhou Li's suggestions, Smile leaned more towards the latter.

After WE locked in Graves and Leona, the pick priority returned to CLC.

CLC first locked in Renekton, a lane-dominant champion, for top laner Aya, and then almost instantly locked in Fizz, the Tidecaller, in their last pick.

Lu Benwei looked at the Little Fishman icon and smiled broadly.

"Wow! I've been practicing Fizz a lot lately, all to beat Ruofeng's Twisted Fate, but unfortunately Ruofeng isn't here today."

Hearing Lu Benwei's words, Chris smiled and said:

"It's okay, I'll practice with this 1800-point score first."

With Chris's praise, Lu Benwei was clearly even more excited.

"Brother, I, Lu Benwei, am putting this out there: if I don't get a solo kill at level six, I'll eat a whole pound of meat!"

Chris, seemingly enjoying the drama, fanned the flames, saying:

"So confident, Viagra? Didn't the other side hear you?"

Lu Benwei slammed his hand on the table and stood up in full view of everyone.

He was about to shout at Zhou Li, who was not far away, when he saw that the other man had also stood up.

Then Zhou Li's voice came over. "That guy called White, if I don't kill you solo at level six, I'll eat two pounds of meat!"

Lu Benwei stood there, completely stunned.

Early esports competitions didn't have many rules and regulations, and the environment was rudimentary; the soundproofing wasn't bad, but it was practically nonexistent.

Occasionally, the two sides will get angry while fighting and start exchanging trash talk offline.

But Lu Benwei originally thought that only he could do something like this, where someone tries to freeload before the competition even starts.

Unexpectedly, the other party was even better than him.

Not only did she steal his lines, but she also ate a pound more than him!
This instantly ignited Lu Benwei's anger.

"Damn it! If I, Lu Benwei, don't solo kill you at level six, I'll eat three pounds of meat!"

"Damn it! I'll eat four pounds!"

"Five pounds!"

"Six jin!"

Lu Benwei's face turned red.

"Damn it!! Bro! I, Lu Benwei, am telling you right now, if I don't just kill you when I reach Level 6, I'll take care of everyone's shit today!"

Seeing the two start arguing, TT quickly stepped in to maintain order.

"Both contestants, please calm down. Referee, please maintain order. The match is about to begin."

Xiao Lou chuckled and mocked:
"It seems our 1800-point player has some rather unusual tastes."

Lu Benwei angrily sat back down.

She tossed her hair.

"Wow! This guy over there's got something going. I'm getting serious."

WE player seat.

She smiled helplessly as she looked at Zhou Li.

Young people are too hot-tempered. Just now, Brother Dao only provoked Zhou Li with a few words, and Zhou Li did such an outrageous thing.

The key issue is that when you play Twisted Fate against Fizz, you're actually at a disadvantage in the laning phase.

Fizz's E skill can dodge Twisted Fate's W skill, and his high burst damage makes it easy to cripple Twisted Fate in one combo, and finish him off in two combos.

In contrast, it's virtually impossible for Twisted Fate to secure a kill in lane against Fizz.

"Zhou Li, the cards aren't good for killing the Murloc."

Upon hearing the smiling reminder, Zhou Li shook his head with a smile.

"It's okay, Brother Dao, remember to go find Lu Benwei later, you two can each have half."

Brother Dao chuckled coldly twice.

"Anyone who doesn't eat this is a son of a bitch!"

Smiling, she wanted to say something more, but after thinking about it, she ultimately chose to believe first.

After all, he knew that this man was quite adept at using his long arms to fight off those with short arms.

After a brief incident, the lineups for both sides were finalized.

Blue side: CLC Esports Club VS Red side: WE Esports Club.

Top Lane: Aya, the Desert Butcher, vs. caomei, the Mechanical Enemy.

Jungle: Slivas Lee Sin VS yejintianming Eternal Nightmare.

Mid Lane: Wh1t3zZ Tidehunter vs. lion Twisted Fate.

ADC: bsyy Caitlyn vs weixiao Outlaw.

Support: Chris Fallen Angel VS IF Dawn Goddess.

Seeing that both sides had entered the loading screen, TT spoke up:

"We see that both teams have locked in their lineups. CLC's lineup is very strong in the early game, while WE may need to rely more on the synergy between Twisted Fate and Nocturne in the early to mid-game to find opportunities."

Hearing TT's words, Xiaolou smiled and said:

"Forget about this card. To say that a level 6 player can solo kill Fizz is just too outrageous, even for a girl like me."

(End of this chapter)