Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 185, Section 182: A Better Team (Part 1 of 4)

Bearing the expectations of all the viewers and teammates, Shimamura Yuna officially entered the game.

Having not played Vladimir in competitions or ranked matches for a long time, she felt a little unfamiliar with the hero when she first came back.

I just felt that way.
'This hero is really trash.'

That's right, that's her most direct feeling.

If you start at level 1 and use Q, you'll deal almost no damage whether you're attacking minions or players.

Soldiers are replenished by attacking them one by one.

Humans also deal damage by repeatedly attacking with an A key.

This hero, apart from having a long range, is basically no different from a blank card in the early game.

The basic attack damage is very low, and the Q skill damage is also not high.

The damage dealt by the E skill is actually greater than the damage it inflicts on the user's own health.

If you can dominate the lane with this hero, then playing any ranged hero shouldn't make much difference.

Compared to other top lane mages, the main reason this character is suitable for the top lane is due to the passive health and ability power mechanic of stepping on the right foot with the left foot, plus the escape ability of W and the sustain of Q, giving this hero the sustain and anti-gank mechanism that top lane heroes especially need.

In other words, the simplest and most straightforward reason why this hero can stay in the top lane is that he can stay there for a long time.

Although it has low damage, slow wave clear, late development stage, and weak early-game pressure.

But as long as it can maintain this characteristic, it can secure a place on the road.

The so-called counter to tank heroes is not because they can actually beat tanks.

In reality, vampires and most tanks just mix and match.

Vampires can fake-inflict some ineffective damage, while the enemy tanks trade health for minions, which seems like a huge loss, but in reality, their effectiveness is not much different.

On the contrary, because they were almost completely unconcerned that the vampires' damage would be enough to kill them, they played without any psychological pressure and without any worries.

Rather, compared to being constantly beaten by other heroes, playing against tank heroes is a relatively manageable matchup, nothing more.

For a vampire character, simply getting by is considered a success.

Previously, Shimamura Yuna never thought there was anything wrong with this hero.

So what if it's weak in the early game?

I can still survive by relying on my personal skills and play the late game.

At the time, she didn't think there was anything wrong with the hero at all.

But now, as she plays more and more normal warrior heroes and normal lane-dominant characters, she is slowly changing her mind.

It turns out that you don't necessarily have to be invincible in the late game to determine the outcome.

Even if a hero's theoretical six-item build is only so-so, as long as they can get six items before others, they are still very powerful.

There's an old saying: A female police officer with an Infinity Edge item deals a lot of damage when she's ahead of others.

This would be reasonable for any hero.

Vampires are indeed very powerful when equipped with more gear, especially around three or four pieces.

But the problem is, if I play another character and get a head start on Infinity Edge in lane, how do you counter that?
The more normal heroes she plays, the less comfortable she feels playing turtle-like characters like vampires and getting frustrated.

Now that she's playing this role, her thought is: 'How did I manage to put up with this before?'

However, she soon stopped complaining.

Anyway.
This character doesn't offer any significant advantages.

However, there are indeed no disadvantages.

In situations like this, instead of worrying about whether the hero can lead the team, it's better to focus on doing what you can do.

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Trust your teammates.

That's right.

I believe my teammates can stabilize the situation, I believe they can buy me enough time to develop, and I believe they can hold out until it's my turn to make my move.

Don't put too much pressure on yourself.

The moment the Vampire hero was chosen, time was already on the CFO's side.

As long as the game continues and no major problems arise before the vampires reach their power spike, the CFO will be the winner.

But
Can it be done?

Shimamura Yuna was actually a little uneasy about this.

But at this moment, all she can do is believe and hold onto hope.

Yuna Shimamura's pre-war encouragement was effective.

She's not someone who often spouts inspirational platitudes.

She's not someone who often uses cheesy, positive-energy phrases in her daily communication, or someone who likes to use this as a common form of attack in everyday conversation.

On the contrary, she is a woman of few words and rarely expresses her opinions within the team; most of the time, she is simply a pure fighter.

However, the psychological encouragement that Shimamura Yuna gave to everyone after she stood up and spoke was immeasurable.

As the saying goes, the rarest things are the most precious.

When someone's motivational quotes become the norm, all their statements will be seen as "soulless, utilitarian motivational quotes."

Conversely, when a core henchman like Yuna Shimamura, who rarely spouts motivational platitudes or even expresses much opinion, suddenly delivers a well-reasoned and eloquent speech, it evokes a completely different feeling.

It's not necessarily true that what Shimamura Yuna said was entirely correct.

It's not that Shimamura Yuna's speech was particularly brilliant or moving.

It was Shimamura Yuna who came out to encourage everyone, and that in itself is a very touching fact.

In this situation, HongQ couldn't help but have a feeling.
'I can't let Shimamura-nee down.'

Although Shimamura Yuna usually keeps her distance from people.

They don't like to joke around with people.

They also won't be there to greet everyone warmly every day.

It's like someone who's always detached from the team, neither too close nor too far.

The other CFOs also wondered if Shimamura Yuna simply didn't want to play with them and was looking down on them.

However, the moment Shimamura Yuna made the decision to "stay as CFO for another season and fight for another stage," everyone no longer held any grudges against her.

She may not appear to be very approachable to people on the surface.

She probably never talks to anyone.

However, she is actually more sincere and passionate than those who seem to be friendly to everyone.

In order to repay Shimamura Yuna's sincerity and enthusiasm, HongQ felt from the bottom of his heart.
I must give my best to respond to Shimamura-san.

'I can't let Shimamura-nee down.'

In that instant, he felt as if he had swept away all his cowardice and broken free from all his fear.

And this allowed his abilities to be fully revealed.

HongQ is a genius.

He is a rare true genius in this age of decline for League of Legends.

He is still young, but his gameplay is quite mature since his debut, and he has shown a very large hero pool.

Tsar, Talia, Yon.

He can handle heroes of all styles and types.

As a newcomer, he has no obvious weaknesses in his hero pool or style.

He is a very simple and very strong rookie mid laner.

However, sometimes, as a young person, his mentality will inevitably be tested in crucial situations.

But at this moment, Shimamura Yuna's words removed his last trace of apprehension and unease.

What followed was a display of pure individual skill. In this game, he chose Cassiopeia to counter Faker's Sylas.

Snake Woman is a very unpopular character. If you bring her up, people will think she's not good at the game and that she's dangerous.

It might even make people wonder, "Can this thing really work?"

However, he silenced all the doubters with his performance in the game.

It boasts absolute lane dominance.

Wave after wave of absolutely precise ground binding releases.

He fully demonstrated the advantages that Cassiopeia, as a long-range mage, had in the laning phase.

It's not just about the advantages of the Cassiopeia champion herself.

At the same time, it is also HongQ's advantage as a young person over Faker, an older person, in terms of physical strength and energy.

Faker is indeed a player who always gets better as the game goes on and maintains a very good competitive state.

However, this does not mean that he can defy some natural laws.

Older people simply have less energy than younger people.

The elderly are those who will be worn out by the long hours.

The reason why others can't outlast Faker is simply because their mentality collapses faster than Faker's physical decline.

But HongQ is different now.

He no longer has any fear in his mind.

Perhaps it originally existed.

But not anymore.

He had only one simple desire and determination to win, and only one simple thought of giving back to Shimamura Yuna.
"Holy crap, how come HongQ is making Brother Li retreat all the way?"

"Holy crap, how long has it been? How come Faker is already going back to base? His Teleport was forced out?"

"Wait, is this snake woman really that amazing? Is she really that powerful? How come I didn't know about her before?"

In just a few minutes, HongQ forced Faker to retreat to his tower to farm minions during the trade, preventing him from advancing any further.

While Shimamura Yuna was still trading blows with Doran in the top lane, HongQ in the mid lane had already traded so much damage that Faker couldn't keep up in lane and had to use a Teleport to recover his health and continue taking damage.

Because the camera frequently focused on the mid lane, almost everyone saw this scene.

Then, everyone was stunned.

While being able to out-lane Faker isn't anything special for teams from both China and Korea.

After all, Faker is getting older, and his strengths no longer lie in that area.

But the problem is...
Is this a wildcard team?
This is a wildcard team.

Is the mid laner on CFO's team really that good?

Isn't this the wildcard mid lane?

How come this mid laner from a previously unremarkable wildcard team has suddenly become so amazing, able to dominate Faker?

Yuna Shimamura's strength is well-known.

But HongQ's strength is somewhat beyond what people are used to.

Regardless of the circumstances, HongQ's dominance in the mid lane will directly impact other lanes.

Simply put, Faker can no longer do whatever he wants.

In order to relieve Sylas's pressure in the mid lane, jungler Oner had to devote more energy to the mid lane.

So, Shimamura Yuna had a great time on the road.

No one will gank her.

No one will bother her.

All she needs to do is enjoy pushing lanes, farming minions, and spinning Doran's Blades with Vampire.

What? You're saying that Doran's Spinner is useless in lane and you can't beat the Tidebug team fight in the top lane?
What does this have to do with her?

If you can't beat the Slug Swarm, just let them go. You can use your mid and bottom lane advantages to win.

That's right. It wasn't just the mid lane; CFO's bot lane also exerted a lot of pressure in this game.

Despite the fact that the other members of the CFO team are not very noticeable due to the halo of Shimamura Yuna, the team actually has a very effective female police officer system in the bottom lane.

I played a lot and played very smoothly.

Originally, considering that the top and mid laners both need to farm, picking Caitlyn might make the team composition seem awkward, so the CFO didn't want to pick this character.

But in the end, they still chose this character with a kind of "if we don't crush T1 in the laning phase, we're out" mentality.

That's right, when Doggo chose this character, he hadn't even considered the possibility that the CFO would need him to deal damage in the later stages of the game.

He took this role to buy time for the top and mid lanes to develop.

By applying extreme pressure online, the other party will be unable to focus on other matters or exert pressure.

If we can achieve this, if we can gain enough time to make both the top and mid lanes contribute, we will naturally win the game.

He did a good job in this regard.

Like HongQ in the mid lane, Doggo felt he was in better form than ever before.

He felt calmer than ever before, clearer-headed than ever before, and more determined to win than ever before.

We must win. We cannot afford to lose.

Although this idea clashes with what Shimamura Yuna said about "not being afraid to lose," it doesn't sound very good.

However, he firmly believes that he is in a positive mood at this moment.

He believed he had every reason to win the game and secure the victory.

It's fair to say that right now, the entire CFO team, everyone involved, is at the peak of their personal well-being.

On the contrary, Shimamura Yuna was on the road alone, playing her game with complete indifference.

She only has a very subtle feeling right now.

"Everyone's playing so aggressively this game!"

'Everyone, how come you all have advantages?'

'Mid lane is an advantage, jungle is an advantage, bottom lane is an advantage.'

'It seems like I have the smallest advantage?'

For Yuna Shimamura, it's quite rare to have this feeling of effortlessly winning in crucial games.

However, she doesn't feel like she's detached from the team because of this, or think, "I won't play a game that I can't carry."

She's not that much of a baby.

She's happy as long as she wins the game.

Rather
It's wonderful to see everyone working so hard and with such enthusiasm.

'Then, I can't let everyone's efforts go to waste.'

Everyone is doing their best to buy time for Shimamura Yuna to develop.

Everyone is creating the best environment for Yuna Shimamura.

All she needs to do now is stay close to Doran and continue developing like this.

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Just give it your best the moment you step out of the mountains.

Just like what was said before the match started, before choosing the vampire.

"give it to me!"

After a small skirmish ended, Shimamura Yuna reiterated this statement.

(End of this chapter)