LPL History

Chapter 92 The Six Arts of a Gentleman Promote the Fame of the Duke of Zhou; A Single Bucket Sets the Tranquility, Shaking the Tide of the Han River (Second Update)

Madlife pondered for a moment and then spoke:

"Release Karthus and Anivia!"

In the last game, his robot only landed one out of ten hooks, which can only be attributed to the fact that Nidalee is such a mobile champion!

"We saw Lion shine with Nidalee in the last game, and Forst immediately banned her!"

On Mars Live, Guns N' Roses said, "Besides that, Forst's other two bans were also given to Twisted Fate and Lee Sin in the mid lane!"

Joker's voice came through.

"I reckon Forst is feeling like they don't have enough bans right now! But honestly, even if you had five or ten bans, what difference would it make? Zhou Li's hero pool is inexhaustible!"

Hearing Joker's words, Su Xiaoyan smiled and said:

"Coach, in the last game you said Lion was a hero that no one could use."

"That's what I said on purpose, to mislead our opponents."

WE continued with the same draft strategy as the previous game, banning Skarner, Olaf, and Jax.

The two sides switched sides, and WE, on the blue side, had the first pick. They first locked in Shen for the jungle position for Clearlove.

Forst then locked in Maokai for the jungle position, and then locked in Jarvan IV for the top lane position!
Judging from Forst's first two picks, it seems that Forst wants to pick a teamfight composition.

However, Zhou Li did not take it to heart.

Unlike their sister team Azubu Blaze, Forst is a team that places more emphasis on strategy and teamwork.

However, in this day and age, Forst's so-called operations and teamwork seem like child's play to Zhou Li.

Coupled with their overwhelming strength, Blaze, who focuses more on individual skill, might have a better chance of competing with Forst.

WE then locked in the bot lane duo of Ezreal and Leona.

Forst, on the other hand, snatched the Clockwork Spirit directly from the third floor.

MadLife hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he did not choose the robot that was still outside.

The last game had already destroyed his confidence.

In the end, Forst locked in the Minotaur.

In the OGN official commentary booth, Quan Yongjun began:

"We saw that Forst changed their strategy in this game! They picked a composition that is very strong in team fights and has a lot of crowd control! Jarvan IV's ultimate combined with Orianna's ultimate can create a terrifying effect!"

This was a tactic that Forst devised during his fifteen-minute break.

You, Lion, like to use your positioning skills and play dirty tricks, right?

I'll just go straight for an unreasonable lineup of ultimate skills, unleashing all sorts of crowd control abilities in your face, countering everything fancy!
Whether it's Maokai, Jarvan IV, Orianna, or even Alistar as support, all four of these heroes have crowd control abilities.

"They're charging in aggressively!"

Upon hearing Mingkai's words, Zhou Li spoke up:

"Wine barrel."

Against this kind of aggressive lineup, Gragas is undoubtedly the best choice.

Moreover, the barrel at this moment was a genuine nuclear-exploded barrel.

The core item is also Deathfire Grasp, which can instantly kill someone with a single skill combo!
Seeing WE's player selection, Su Xiaoyan asked:
"We see that Zhou Li chose to pick Gragas to deal with Forst's strong engage composition. Coach, does Zhou Li have any special tricks with Gragas? Please tell us quickly."

When Su Xiaoyan asked him the question, Joker became hesitant and stammering.

"Um... Zhou Li's Gragas... he plays it very well... specifically, his Q is very accurate, and his ultimate is also very accurate."

Amidst the online mockery of Joker, the lineups for both sides have been finalized.

Blue side: WE Esports Club VS Red side: Azubu Frost.

Top lane: (caomei) Irelia vs. (shy) Jarvan IV.

Jungle: (clearlove) Eye of Twilight VS (CloudTemplar) Twisted Treant.

Mid Lane: (Lion) Gragas VS (RapidStar) Orianna.

ADC: (weixiao) Explorer VS (woong) War Goddess.

Support: (FZZF) Sun Maiden VS (Madlife) Alistar.

From the Forst player's bench, MadLife composed himself and began to speak:

"Brothers, we must win this game! Show your fighting spirit!"

The Forst team responded in unison, displaying complete focus.

They all knew that today's match would significantly impact the development of League of Legends in South Korea in the short term.

This is closely related to every professional player.

"That damn Lion! Is he planning to destroy Korean esports?!"

Both sides entered the game, and this time, WE immediately grouped up and moved as a team of five.

The two sides met face-to-face directly in the lower reaches of the river.

Compared to Forst, WE is clearly stronger in level 1 team fights.

Forst was trying to stall, but WE didn't give them any chance to stall!
"WE seems to want to enter Forst's jungle, but Forst's coordination is excellent. Yes, they can try to create distance first..."

Before Quan Yongjun could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened.

"Oh! What is this! Gragas used his E skill to charge right in! Is that an E-Flash?! Gragas can E-Flash?! He charged right into three people!!"

Following closely behind Gragas's E-Flash was Mingkai Shen's E-Flash!
This E-flash directly taunted all four of them!

"Wow! Four people have been charged in Forst! This looks like something big is about to happen!!"

Gragas's E-Flash caught Forst completely off guard.

Four members of the team were immediately controlled at level one. How can this team fight?
What's more, WE's Leona also followed suit and pointed at the top!

Forst crumbled the moment it made contact.

Ultimately, WE forced out three Flashes, one Barrier, and Alistar's Alistar.

Smile got the first blood.

In the live stream on Korean websites, Korean netizens are currently venting their frustrations.

[Ah! Lion! What was that just now?!]

Is League of Legends development in China really that much more advanced than ours? And these are techniques I've never seen before!

Why does this guy always manage to pull out such weird and wonderful things?!

Is this lion a time traveler? Huh?! The kind who travels back from the future! This is completely illogical!

I just saw a very interesting comment on a Chinese forum where people were asking why Lion's Korean is so good.

【you mean……】

[I saw it too. The comments below even told him to delete it immediately, as if he's trying to cover something up!]

[Actually, it's reasonable to speculate. As we all know, Confucius was Korean, and the "Rites of Zhou," which Confucius revered, is naturally a major work of Korean culture. So, the "Rites of Zhou"...]

[Oh! Genius! You're a genius, kid!]

After driving Forst away, WE directly took over Forst's jungle.

"WE directly chose to swap jungle camps with Forst! This is a very smart choice! This way, they can curb Madlife's roaming and prevent a situation like the last game where the support kept harassing Lion in the mid lane!"

“Yes,” Guns N’ Roses nodded, “We know that Forst’s greatest strength is their jungle-support synergy. Now that WE has separated your jungle and support, how can you still synergize?”

WE's level 1 invasion directly disrupted Forst's plans.

On the other hand, WE began to develop steadily. Zhou Li's mid-lane performance didn't seem to show much aggression this time.

Since it was a case of short-ranged players fighting long-ranged players, Zhou Li did not choose to forcefully contest the minion wave, but instead frequently used his Q skill to harass Orianna.

At this point, Gragas' Q skill does not have a damage range indicator, making it relatively easy to hit the target.

Zhou Li sacrificed lane control in exchange for a health advantage.

Seeing that Forst couldn't find an opportunity in the short term, and with their team having chosen a teamfight-oriented lineup, both sides entered a short period of peaceful development.

The mid laner quickly reached level six.

The director was still aimlessly switching screens when suddenly a broadcast popped up!
[WE's Lion (Gragas) has defeated Azubu Frost's RapidStar (Orianna)!]

Amidst the gasps of surprise from the crowd, Quan Yongjun exclaimed in astonishment:
"Oh! What's going on?! What happened in the mid lane?!"

The director switched the camera to the mid lane, where Gragas was seen arrogantly dancing on top of Orianna's corpse!
"What's going on? I just saw that Clockwork's health was pretty good! Why did he suddenly die?! Director, can you replay it?!"

Quan Yongjun was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and couldn't help but ask.

The director quickly provided a replay.

Both sides in the middle lane had just reached level six.

Clockwork Spirit's health is still around two-thirds.

He didn't look like someone who would suddenly die.

In this game, RapidStar had a pretty good time in the mid lane.

Not only does he have lane control, but his last-hitting is also on par with Gragas.

While it might be a bit abstract to say that having the same last hits counts as an advantage when a long-range character is playing a short-range character, it's worth noting that in the previous game, Karthus was out-farmed by Nidalee by a full 100%.

I thought the mid lane had finally stabilized, but then I got solo killed again!
At this moment, the minion wave was still in front of Gragas' tower, and Orianna would occasionally step forward to auto-attack Gragas to harass him.

After experiencing Gragas's level 1 E-Flash, RapidStar remained on guard, so he moved very carefully.

Only when he saw melee minions in front of the barrel did he dare to step forward and use basic attacks to whittle down the enemy's health.

Gragas seemingly casually tossed a Q skill onto the ground.

This Q doesn't even require Orianna to dodge; it looks like Gragas simply wants to clear the minions.

But the next second!
A golden light suddenly shone from the barrel!

"Oh! Another E-flash!! How did they do that?!"

Quan Yongjun's eyes widened. There were melee minions in front of Gragas, at such close range, yet Gragas used an E-Flash to directly knock up Orianna, who was standing with ranged minions behind him!

Clockwerk was hit by Gragas's Meatball, and then Gragas immediately unleashed his ultimate, blasting Clockwerk back!
And the spot where it was blasted back was exactly where the barrel from the Q skill had landed!
"boom!"

The moment Q skill explodes, it instantly kills the low-health melee minion and also makes Orianna draw the turret's aggro!
RapidStar was shocked and frantically pressed Flash, but still took some damage from the turret. He then used Flash to move the turret to its grave!
"Oh!!!"

The replay of the footage elicited an incredulous gasp from the audience.

In the Mars live stream, Guns N' Roses was stunned for a long time before finally speaking:

"My god! That solo kill was so artistic! That E-flash! If he had made even a slight mistake, he would have crashed into the melee minions! The first Q skill was used, and the ultimate skill directly knocked Orianna into it! This... Gragas's proficiency is just too high!"

Su Xiaoyan also exclaimed in surprise:

"Lion, every solo kill you get is so unbelievable! What's the name of this combo?!"

The viewers in the live stream were completely in an uproar, with question marks flooding the screen.

【? ? ? ? ? 】

Holy crap, they're doing this super cool stuff again!

Bro, I'd name this combo "Geometric Bucket"!

[I never knew my brother Zhou was so good at math!]

[If we're not brothers, do you think my name, Zhou Li, is just for show?]

The Six Arts of a Gentleman: These refer to rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.

[Politeness: As everyone knows, my brother Zhou is always very polite.]

[According to records, Brother Zhou and Xianjing indulged in nightly revelry, their relationship as harmonious as that of musicians.]

[Shooting: Whether on or off the field, Brother Zhou has always practiced shooting diligently, and his shooting skills are superb.]

[Yu: A man who can skillfully drive a Hummer.]

[Book: He always builds the "Murder Book" in matches and is widely recognized as the player who loves reading the most.]

[Number: A geometric bucket in one hand, showcasing Zhou Li's achievements in mathematics.]

Oh no, Zhou-ge has mastered everything!

[Dude, that's so appropriate!]

Zhou Li's barrage of geometric barrels completely stunned RapidStar.

So much so that when his teammates asked him why he was solo killed, he stammered and couldn't give a clear answer for a long time.

For WE, once they establish an advantage in the mid lane, their opponents will face utter destruction.

Because of the Zhou Dynasty's love of learning, people would inevitably begin to read books.

As the saying goes, "Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles," Zhou Li, who had just begun reading, would actively ride Mingkai around everywhere.

Forst collapsed even faster in the second game than in the first game!
They clearly fielded a team fight-oriented lineup, but they couldn't find any opportunities to engage in team fights.

Before the team's equipment was fully formed, they were completely overwhelmed by Zhou Li's wine barrels, turning into a sky full of fireworks.

Especially after Gragas gets Deathfire Grasp.

You can instantly kill a squishy target without even using your ultimate! Just use Deathfire Grasp and E-Q-A to finish them off!

Nineteen minutes in, Forst finally decided to group up and engage in a team fight.

However, just as the five of them gathered, the barrel that came towards them unleashed a powerful attack!
It instantly reduced the health of all five Forst members to below half!

This terrifying damage left Forst with absolutely no way to initiate a team fight!

WE went even further and started acting like idiots, grouping up and pushing towers as soon as Gragas got his ultimate.

If Forst dares to defend the tower, Gragas will unleash an unreasonable ultimate that blasts the tower down.

Forst lost its momentum instantly.

If you accidentally get knocked back by the barrel explosion, you'll face the prospect of being instantly melted!
When the game reached the 22-minute mark, WE had already destroyed all three of Forst's high ground towers and were pushing towards the inhibitor turret.

Shy's Prince, carrying the Orianna ball, was about to Flash and initiate a fight.

But while he was still using EQ, Gragas had already used his ultimate to smash into Forst's backline!
"The sky is falling apart!"

The prince has unleashed his ultimate move!
However, the expected combo did not happen!

Orianna was blown away by Gragas's ultimate, and the ball was already too far away and no longer on Jarvan IV!

In his haste, he even unleashed a powerful attack that missed completely!
"Wow! Lion! This barrel is so unfair!"

OGN official commentary team.

Quan Yongjun's voice already sounded weak and powerless.

"Faced with Lion's Gragas, Forst had absolutely no chance to fight back. They were completely crushed! Their teamfight composition couldn't even initiate a teamfight! This game is going to be won by WE again!!"

Lee Hyun-kyung, standing to the side, smiled like a Chinese person.

"Congratulations to WE for successfully securing match point!"

(End of this chapter)