LPL History

Chapter 331 Zhou Li cleverly uses the stone trick; the swordswoman's initial power to strike at the heart is revealed.
Although Chris was very dissatisfied with Acorn's earlier remarks, he also knew that LGD was now in a situation where everyone's fate was intertwined, whether it was good or bad.

That kid Zhou Li, fortunes change every thirty years, he's already brought a cleaver to attack their Yunlan Sect. Is it something that can be solved by sending an Acorn out as a sacrifice?
Although we've already lost the first game, we can still try to win the second game and secure a draw, which would at least be less embarrassing.

But Acorn is definitely going to have his fun with the warrior today!

However, Chris wouldn't faint to the point that Acorn could exit directly from the first floor.

Instead, he decided to develop a lineup centered around the top players.

Even if LGD loses the second game, it's still acceptable as long as the top lane doesn't create too much of a gap in matchup.

After thinking for a moment, Chris spoke:

"Taobao Quan, let's focus on the top lane this game, how about we get a jungler first?"

Hearing Chris's words, Taobao Quan nodded.

He now hates every single Korean equally.

Of course, Zhou Li (the rites of Zhou) should be ranked first.

"We see that LGD still locked in the jungler position first! Rek'Sai is indeed a pretty good hero in the current version! In fact, watching the last game, LGD was at a huge disadvantage in all three lanes, and Kakao kept invading Taobaoquan's jungle, but Taobaoquan still managed to protect his jungle to some extent, all because of the characteristics of the Rek'Sai hero."

“Yes,” Wawa nodded and said, “Now the right to choose has fallen into IG’s hands, and Maokai is still outside! LGD failed to secure Maokai even though they were on the first floor, so will IG choose it?”

Miller thought for a moment and analyzed:
"I feel that if LGD doesn't pick it, IG probably won't either. Actually, I've noticed that Zhou Li is quite temperamental! He's here today with a mission of revenge. If LGD won't pick Maokai, how could I possibly pick Cho'Gath?"

As Miller predicted, IG did not pick a top lane champion on the first or second floor, but instead continued to replicate the lineup from the previous game, picking Lee Sin and Sivir!
Upon seeing IG's lineup, LGD immediately picked Janna.

After all, in the last game, IG's Sivir and Janna duo had a really comfortable time in the bot lane.

Then, on the third floor, LGD immediately replaced the AD carry with a plane.

"LGD's bot lane is a Corki and Janna combination! It feels like LGD has something to say about this game! They seemed to have gotten their tempers kicked in the last game, and they're going to go head-to-head with you in the top lane this time!! Let's see what IG decides!"

With the right to choose back in IG's hands, IG immediately locked in Lulu on the third floor.

"Lulu! This match is really going to be interesting! Both teams are definitely going to focus on making plays around the top lane!"

In the current version, enchanter supports are not very popular in the support role. Most of the time, teams will choose hard supports like Thresh and Braum.

The meaning behind IG and LGD's bot lane picks today is actually quite clear.

That means we're openly telling the other side that everyone in the bottom lane should focus on farming, and the outcome will be decided in the top lane!
After locking in Lulu, IG locked in Orianna for the mid lane on the fourth floor.

"No problem! IG has indeed chosen to reserve the last counter pick for their top laner, Zhou Li! So LGD will have to pick their top laner first!"

The right to choose has returned to LGD.

After thinking for a moment, Wei Shen decided to use Fizz to counter Rookie's mid-lane Orianna.

In the final selection, Chris decided to respect Acorn's opinion to some extent.

"Is there anything you'd like to play? Besides tanks."

Respect was shown, but the respect was quite limited.

Acorn stared at the entire page of heroes with a pained expression, his eyes starting to blur as he looked at it again and again.

The heroes' faces also became distorted, twisted and crooked, as if each face had become Zhou Li's mocking face.

"How about we take Nar?"

Seeing that Acorn couldn't utter a single word for a long time, Wei Shen offered a constructive suggestion.

"Nar?"

Acorn thought about it and decided that it was indeed a good choice.

Gnar is, after all, a long-range champion, so the pressure and intensity of duels in the top lane won't be that high.

"LGD! Their last pick was Gnar for Aconr! Now the pick priority is back in IG's hands. Let's see if Zhou Li will bring us any surprises—Eh!! Irelia! Are they really going to pick her?! They locked her in right away!! Zhou Li chose to pick Irelia in the second game! What does this mean?!"

The corners of the doll's mouth are harder to suppress than an AK.

This kind of feud is sure to get your adrenaline pumping, and Zhou Li clearly understands exactly what the audience wants to see!
"Wow! Zhou Li, this Irelia pick is really psychologically damaging! It's like he's telling Acorn, 'Let me teach you how to play Irelia!' But at the same time, locking in this champion will also put a lot of pressure on Zhou Li. What if he doesn't play it well..."

"If I don't play well, it's definitely because this hero is no good."

The live stream was buzzing with excitement as the two bantered.

【? ? ? 】

Haha, awesome!

[Wow, so you're from the Education Bureau, huh?]

[Acorn is no good, why didn't he pick Jayce?]

[Exactly! Picking Jayce will show us whether the champion is bad or the player is bad.]

Holy crap, is Zhou's attacking style really that aggressive?

[It's maxed out!]

Is this still the same slacker I know?

[What happened to only playing with big trees and big bugs? Why are you pulling out monsters you've never seen before right away?]

[LGD: You're imposter, aren't you?]

[LGD thought they had put on a good show on Oscar night, but little did they know they had only put on a show for one game, while Zhou had been putting on a show for the entire season.]

[Good luck, Zhou Chu! Don't get crushed, hahaha.]

The LGD players' bench at this moment.

Everyone looked as if they had eaten shit, except for Imp, of course.

Zhou Li's actions were undoubtedly a blatant provocation.

"Don't worry, bro, I'm fucking living in the top lane this game!"

Taobao Quan patted his chest and began to assure Acorn.

"OK OK!"

At this moment, Acorn appeared extremely humble, nodding repeatedly.

The lineups for both sides were thus finalized.

Blue side: LGD Esports Club VS Red side: IG Esports Club.

Top lane: (Acorn) Gnar VS (zhou) Irelia.

Jungler: (tbq) Rek'Sai VS (kakao) Lee Sin.

Mid Lane: (wellees) Fizz VS (rookie) Orianna.

ADC: (imp) Corki vs. (kid) Sivir. Support: (pyl) Janna vs. (Kitties) Lulu.

Zhou Li was also very lucky this time, drawing the ability of lust when he was drawing the Seven Deadly Sins abilities.

[Lust: "Opens mouth very quickly." All attributes are increased by 10% when using a female hero.]

This ability can be perfectly utilized when controlling Irelia.

As soon as the two entered the game, kakao immediately spoke:

"Brother, do you want me to camp for you a bit more this game?"

Zhou Li thought for a moment and then shook his head.

"No need, just focus on the mid lane this game. Wei Shen will definitely get carried away. I think you can win as long as you go there."

Kakao didn't say anything more after hearing Zhou Li's words.

He knew that Zhou Li would be heavily targeted by LGD in this game, but since Zhou Li said he wouldn't use him, he must have his own plans.

Kakao trusts this brother completely.

Zhou Li controlled the Irelia to walk towards the lane.

之所以不让kakao来，是因为相比让kakao来gank或者是2v2，他觉得还不如自己1v1或者是1v2更好拿人头一些。

Irelia is actually a good counter to Gnar.

Or rather, the old version of Irelia, which counters most ranged top lane champions.

Acorn's Irelia couldn't beat his Jayce; that's simply because Acorn played poorly.

However, it's not easy for Irelia to solo kill Gnar in lane.

After all, Gnar has a long range and also has a slowing and displacement skill.

Therefore, the best way to kill Gnar is when the opponent lowers their guard because they think they have a huge advantage.

As for whether he would be subjected to LGD's military training, Zhou Li was not worried about that at all.

The thing that Irelia fears least is being tower-dived.

If LGD really has a stupid idea and tries to dive his Irelia tower, unless three or more people come, they're just feeding him.

Both sides' minion waves were online, and at the same time, both sides' junglers started mirroring each other's jungle farming routes.

What Miller found even more incomprehensible was that the Irelia was still helping Kakao clear the jungle.

"Hey! Kakao has chosen a rather unusual jungle route. Is he starting at Krugs? And Irelia is helping out, shouldn't she be in the bushes beforehand?"

After all, everyone thinks the outcome of this game hinges on the top lane, so the best route for the jungler is to farm from the bottom up.

Furthermore, the top lane must be prioritized. IG's strategy of having the top laner help with jungle clearing is quite bizarre.

After defeating the stone golem, Zhou Li went online.

Zhou Li knew that Taobao Quan would probably take care of him this game, so he didn't do anything extra after logging in to protect his health and avoid being tower-dived when his health was too low.

What surprised Zhou Li was that Acorn's Gnar played very honestly!

This kid is playing Gnar, and he doesn't seem to have any intention of coming up and asking for help at all!

What Zhou Li didn't know was that in the previous game, he had already completely shattered Acorn's mentality and confidence.

Now he feels a bit intimidated when he sees the ID "Zhou".

Zhou Li's ruthless laning style gave Acorn the feeling that if he dared to go in, the opponent would rush up and fight him to the death.

Therefore, Acorn would rather not target the other person.

Irelia's E skill only slows down units with a lower percentage of health than herself; it stuns only units with a higher percentage of health.

So as long as I don't attack Irelia, my health will never be higher than hers, and she will never be able to stun me. The minion wave will also never reach me, so I will never be solo killed!

The logic is completely closed at this moment!
So Acorn's strategy for this game was simple: farm peacefully with Irelia, and ideally, let the lane go a bit, waiting for the jungler to gank.

Zhou Li never expected that Acorn could be so sticky.

This kind of playing style is really shameless.

In fact, Zhou Li's safest strategy is to let the minion wave be in front of his own tower.

But since Acorn is so weak, there are naturally ways to beat a weak player, which is to rush to level 2 and take down him first!
Seeing that Acorn didn't dare to attack him, Zhou Li also started attacking the minions recklessly and boldly, without any intention of holding back, attacking the minions again and again.

Acorn looked at Zhou Li's actions with some confusion.

What does it mean that the opponent is pushing the lane like crazy even though he isn't actively pushing it?
Want to get 2 points and then use a combo on yourself?
However, given Zhou Li's pushing speed, by the time the second wave of minions arrives, the minion wave will probably already be in front of his tower. How can Zhou Li then charge in to fight?

While Acorn was still pondering what Zhou Li was trying to do, Zhou Li had already severely damaged all six of the first wave of soldiers.

At that moment, the director also turned the camera to the top lane.

Suddenly, Irelia activated her ultimate skill in the live stream!
The blade danced, graceful as a startled swan! Irelia's azure light shimmered as she weaved through the minions with unparalleled fluidity, delivering a breathtaking visual spectacle!
"Oh!"

The audience was still marveling at the smoothness of Irelia's play when, in the next second, a white light flashed!
Acorn's eyes widened suddenly, filled with disbelief!
Irelia has leveled up to level 2!
This sudden turn of events threw Acorn into a panic. To make matters worse, the Irelia just happened to use her Q to kill the ranged minion right next to him, right in his face!
Acorn instinctively threw out his only skill, Q, but regretted it the moment he did.

Because Irelia lost health.

A balanced attack!!
In the commentary booth, Miller was shocked and exclaimed:

"Hey! What's going on! How did Irelia reach level 2?! Balanced Strike stunned Gnar! She's going to chase him down!! Acorn is being attacked so badly he can't even fight back! AAA! Q Blade Rush continues to close the distance! Wow! Although Acorn has returned to his tower, he's been severely damaged in this wave!!"

The doll looked at Acorn below the tower with a puzzled expression.

"What's going on here? Last game, it was understandable that a short-ranged character would get badly damaged right away when playing against a long-range character, but this time, a long-range character is also badly damaged right away and is standing under the tower!"

Miller then spoke up:

"The key is this Irelia, how did she level up to level 2 in just one wave of minions..."

As Miller continued talking, he finally discovered where the problem lay.

Because he noticed that the Malphite icon was still on IG's minimap at that moment!

In other words, Lee Sin had always been at level one, but they just didn't notice it at the time!

"I think I know why Irelia can reach level 2 in one wave of minions!" Miller said to Wawa. "Do you remember Kakao's jungle clear? I just saw him reach level 2 after clearing the red buff!"

Seeing that the child wasn't getting it, Miller said excitedly:

“Normally, Kakao should have leveled up to 2 after eating the Krugs! And look at the minimap, the Krugs marker is still there! We thought Irelia was helping the jungler start the Krugs, but that's not the case!”

"It's Kakao helping Irelia take down the Krugs!"

"Before Irelia went online, she took experience from a small Krug, so after taking experience from a wave of minions, she reached level two immediately, catching Acorn off guard!"

(End of this chapter)