LOL: Do I have to be a spinning top too?

Crystal, wearing a flashy beret, stood up abruptly and leaned right in front of the screen:

"I'm Yare, you bastard, what's wrong with your head?!"

AJ scratched his head, his face full of confusion:

"Is this a top lane Caitlyn, or a top lane Varus?"

"Still top lane Galio?"

"How exactly should TES assign lanes with this lineup?"

Letme was shaking his head frantically in the live stream:

"It's still shaking, still shaking, it's shaken off its feet!!"

In the commentary booth, Ji De and Tong Xi were also briefly thrown into confusion.

"Let's take a look at this lineup."

  

Remember to try to calm yourself down:

"TES has currently locked in five champions: Vi, Galio, Varus, Braum, and Caitlyn."

"Wei is the jungler, that's for sure."

"Braum is a support, that's fine too."

"But Varus, the policewoman, and Galio..."

Tongxi continued, her tone tinged with uncertainty:

"All three heroes have the potential to be played in the top lane, but regardless of which one, TES will be using a double marksman system in this game."

In the backstage dressing room, Yu Wenbo, Rookie, and TheShy all turned to look at Guo Hao and Zhou Xiang.

Guo Hao and Zhou Xiang both shrugged, their faces full of innocence.

Don't ask me, I don't know either.

Xiaoyu sat next to Rookie, staring curiously at the screen.

On the commentary stand, Ji De's voice was filled with amazement:

"Today's youthful storm, TES."

"They really keep surprising us!"

Let's take a look at the final adjustment time.

"Which champion will Glory choose to face Breathe's top lane Kennen?!"

The live chat exploded instantly.

[Besides Galio, the other two are probably no good against Kennen, right? Kennen's burst damage is too high!]

[It should be Galio in the top lane. Caitlyn's stats are ridiculous; she'd get stunned by Kennen in no time!]

[TES really went all out, but it feels like they're going to crash and burn. Even with Galio and Braum as their two walls, they can't protect these two AD carries!]

The hero positions have been finalized.

Top lane: Varus, the Arrow of Retribution.

The audience erupted in uproar once again.

Li Hu stared at the AD section of the hero encyclopedia attached to the spinning top panel, where only one hero was shining with a dazzling golden light...

Varus's lips curled slightly into a smile.

After more than ten days of hard work, one of the ADs finally reached 100%.

When he first joined TES, he realized that his champion pool might be compressed due to the opponent's targeting.

So he started consciously practicing AD top lane.

To this end, he specifically borrowed JiaQi's account to play high-elo AD games on the Korean server, successfully helping JiaQi lose over 700 points.

Use kiting and positioning to create distance, use charged Q to predict enemy movement, and time the release of the ultimate, Chains of Corruption...

Every detail is etched into muscle memory.

Hero positions have been finalized! Team compositions have been confirmed for both sides.

Blue side: RNG vs. ES: Red side

Top Lane: Heart of the Tempest vs. Arrow of Retribution

[Jungle: Blade of the Ruined King vs. Piltover Enforcer]

Mid Lane: Noxian Grand Marshal vs. Colossus of Justice

[Marksman: Zaun Fireworks vs. Piltover Caitlyn]

[Support: Fairy Witch vs. Heart of Freljord]

He snapped out of his daze, leaned closer to the screen, and stared wide-eyed.

"Holy crap! Does he really know how to play Varus?"

The barrage of comments was overwhelming:

[Top lane Varus is so good, I can beat him]

[Buddha and Electric Mouse easily jump over]

[Top Esports' new top laner went at least 0-10 this game]

[A pure version trap: Kennen flashes and uses his ultimate at level 6, leaving Varus with no chance.]

I remember his tone was full of anticipation: "I never expected Varus to end up in the top lane!"

"Before this, no one had ever played Varus in the top lane in a professional match."

"And Glory, a newcomer, set a precedent for this."

Let's look forward to it together...

"Let's see how he performed in this match."

The game has finished loading.

After purchasing his equipment, Li Hu, playing Varus, slowly headed towards the top lane.

Varus in the top lane is something no one has tried before 2025.

TheShy only picked Ornn once, in the BO5 match between IG and T1 in the World Championship Play-In Stage in 25.

Although he managed to secure a solo kill in his lane, his overall score was 1-7, and he was heavily criticized after the match.

But Li Hu wasn't worried about that at all.

With 100% proficiency, his accuracy with the Q skill, Piercing Arrow, has reached 98.88%.

If the enemy Kennen dares to farm the lane, he will definitely be shot down to low health.

Although this game also featured an AD top laner, the situation was completely different from the previous game.

He wants to maintain absolute control.

Level 1, Li Hu's Veruska in the river grass.

Breathe's Kennen went to lane along with the minion wave.

He was equipped with a Doran's Ring and a Health Potion, a standard tank build, aiming to farm steadily and wait for level 6 to use his Flash and ultimate to burst down opponents.

The first wave of minions converges.

Just as Kennen stepped forward to kill the melee creeps and reach level two, a piercing arrow shot out from the bush on the red side and hit its mark precisely.

My health dropped a little.

Breathe frowned and took a half step back.

Varus emerged from the bushes, stood on the side of the minion wave, and began controlling the lane.

Kennen repositioned himself behind the minion wave, but his second Q came very quickly...

This time, it squeezed through the gap in the minion wave, grazing the melee minion model and hitting Kennen from the side.

After two arrows, Kennen's health was reduced to two-thirds.

Breathe thought to himself, "This person's accuracy is off."

But he can't afford to lose soldiers or experience points.

The only option was to bite the bullet and come up to last-hit Varus when he didn't have his Q.

Then Varus's auto-attack landed on him, triggering Lethal Tempo, stacking attack speed, and he chased after him and auto-attacked twice more.

Kennen countered with a Q, but Varus dodged and escaped, causing Kennen's health to drop to one-third.

Breathe's forehead began to sweat.

Varus's auto-attack movement is so smooth, the aftercast animation of each basic attack is canceled perfectly, and the distance control is ridiculously precise...

He's always stuck at the edge of Kennen's Q skill's maximum range.

He recalled his earlier boastful words...

How could this happen?

Why is this newcomer so abnormal?

Shouldn't I, after fighting him for five hundred rounds, coldly say:

"You almost killed this guy, didn't you?"

Three and a half minutes later, Kennen's health had been reduced to one-third, and he had used up all his health potions.

"Can Brother Wei come?"

"Breathe is starting to feel the strain. This guy's a bit of a weirdo. He hasn't had a moment's free on QQ yet," Breathe asked in the voice chat.

Wei was scrolling through the F6 key when he switched screens to check the top lane and fell silent.

Varus is at full health, Kennen is low on health, and a huge wave of minions is still pushing under the tower. How can we gank them?

Wei thought that the opponent had revealed their hand to protect the top laner in the previous game, and maybe Wei was hiding in a bush in the top lane right now!

If a low-level Blademaster like myself went to face a low-health Kennen, we might end up giving away a double kill. All I could say was:

"Go back to town and replenish your health and mana first, I'll come back when I reach level six."

Breathe gritted his teeth, retreated to the base of the tower, and pressed B.

"Glory Varus played so well."

Tongxi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"Every arrow was timed perfectly to coincide with Kennen's last-hitting, leaving Breathe with no chance to retaliate."

The trend of comments on the screen started to change.

[This Q's hit rate is ridiculously high!]

Kennen can't even farm minions, what's the difference between this and the last game?

The difference is that in the last game, Vayne had a 41-CS lead at 8 minutes, while Varus should be able to get a 50-CS lead this game.

When Li Hu saw Kennen recall, he didn't interrupt him with Q. Instead, he quickly pushed the lane, allowing a large wave of minions to instantly enter the tower and reset the minion wave.

He didn't go home, but waited for Kennen to return via teleportation...

If you dare to commit T, you'll continue to go to jail.

Kennen teleports back to lane.

The moment he landed, a fully charged piercing arrow shot straight at him, hitting Kennen precisely where he had just landed and hadn't had time to reposition.

My health dropped by another bar.

Breathe's face darkened completely.

How the hell do you fight this?

In this world, whoever wants to be it can be it...

Posture: "I see, Blazer's face is ashen."

Letme: "You've been tortured like this, and you're still young."

At level 5.5, Li Hu's Varus had a nearly 30-CS lead in last hits.

Kennen's experience was reduced by almost one level.

Li Hu's Varus quickly reached level six.

Upon seeing him level up, Breathe immediately used his ultimate skill, Thunder Armor, to try and escape from under the tower.

Then Li Hu reacted even faster, instantly learning the ultimate skill Corruption Chains, flashing forward, and firing the ultimate skill at point-blank range.

Withered vines entangled Kennen, triggering the Imprisonment.

The basic attack followed by E (Spirits of the Witch) slows the enemy and triggers the passive stacks of W (Withered Quiver).

Then, the Q skill, Piercing Arrow, is fired, detonating three stacks of the passive.

The wither effect was triggered, and Kennen's health instantly evaporated.

FirstBlood.

The venue was in an uproar.

I remember my voice was hoarse from shouting:

"Kennen is not even level 6! He was instantly immobilized by a Flash-close-range ultimate!"

"One full combo, maximum damage!"

"Glory's Varus solo-killed Kennen in lane!"

Tongxi excitedly chimed in, "Breathe didn't even use Flash!"

"Glory's damage calculation was too precise; he attacked right at the point when Kennen was at level 5 and half health!"

In Huya's live stream, Zita went completely crazy:

Oh my god!!

"Top lane Varus!! He's really good at this!!"

Crystal slumped in his chair:

"I, Yare, apologize."

"I apologize to the TES coaching staff, this is fucking some kind of black magic!"

The last highly-rated comment in the live chat slowly floated by:

[Breathe: Am I playing in the Demacia Cup semifinals or the World Championship? Why is this opponent's ID even harder to beat than Zeus?]