You actually want me to...

"Oh my god, I didn't keep an eye on the other side."

"It's okay, the enemy monkey is collapsing, it's not a big problem."

"Brother Ka, come out and head towards the middle lane. Let's find a way to take him down first."

"Eh?"

After hearing Roland's words, everyone belatedly shifted the camera's focus to the bottom lane, where Miss Fortune and Nautilus were being pressured under their tower by Aphelios and Alistar, trembling in fear.

Casa, Left Hand: ? ? ?

What happened in the bottom lane?

First Encounter: Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Same Trick Repeated

Going back a few dozen seconds, everything actually happened very simply.

It's just the same old trick. Imagine you were that Titan, could you tolerate a minotaur constantly charging at the woman you were protecting?

That definitely won't work.

He, Titan, was a true god of pure love and war, and he absolutely could not tolerate such tauren-like behavior happening repeatedly in his face. So he hooked his hook, thinking of teaching his opponent a good lesson.

However... he forgot that Roland had Flash.

Of course, it's also possible he didn't forget at all. This time, the opponent adjusted the angle of the hook perfectly, so Roland couldn't escape by maneuvering, but it didn't matter; he could just dodge.

A flash of light.

Titan's hook once again caught the AD carry at the furthest distance. Seeing his familiar forced displacement, Titan was completely stunned.

Ignite it, then hang it up, followed by a stun and a knockback.

With the help of the minions' damage, Nautilus was reduced to low health in one fell swoop. To be honest, if Aphelios' damage wasn't so weak in the early game, Nautilus would already be dead by now if it were any other AD carry.

Then, we arrived at the rhythm that Alistar support loves most.

The support Alistar likes to play a war of attrition with you because his passive has built-in healing. Now your Titan is only half health after I brought him to low health and he's used up all his potions. Facing a duo of full health, shouldn't you think twice?

Using Flash to bait out weaknesses, WE's bot lane duo never dreamed that the opposing support would use such a risky playstyle.

All I can say is that I learned something.

Then they started frantically marking the Minotaur's Flash icon.

"Animal didn't flash, but the bot lane might need your help."

"Huh? Aren't you guys on the dominant lane?"

"Ahem... there's been a slight, minor issue."

"Okay, but I can't log off right now. I'll wait until I pass the CET-6 exam."

After logging back in, Coach Ma glanced at the situation on both the top and bottom lanes and couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache. Their system and lineup worked well against weaker or evenly matched teams, but they really struggled against strong teams like this.

Because the opponent doesn't give you a chance to develop your own system.

With both top and bottom lanes at a disadvantage, and the mid laner himself unable to beat Jayce, it's also difficult to control the opponent. How can the jungler play in this situation?

He just can't play it, okay?

In this situation, it's hard to criticize the jungler. After all, even a sad person has reasons to complain: "What team am I leading? I'm leading WE 3.0 with a completely new lineup! And who is your team? It's TES, a team made up of various star players!" With just these few players, Morgan in the top lane is still playing Wukong. Can he carry?! No, he can't. He doesn't have the ability, you know? If this continues, they'll start pushing lanes. Top lane, then bot lane, then they'll push mid lane together, and then there won't be any lanes left to push.

Olaf is now completely locked in the jungle, unable to go anywhere until the enemy jungler reveals their position. What can he do? There's nothing he can do but wait for the enemy jungler to show themselves, or wait for the mid-lane Aurelion Sol to find an opportunity. He can't even go to the mid-lane.

Jayce's advantage becomes apparent when he's played in the mid lane.

The mid lane is short and not easy to gank. Also, because Jayce has six abilities early game, if you recklessly gank him and don't use your crowd control abilities well, he might counter-attack. If you get badly damaged, how will you farm the jungle monsters?

Oh, you're playing Olaf?

That's fine.

Just as Olaf was frantically soloing the F6 camp, problems arose in the mid lane. Given the team's unfavorable situation, Coach Ma's plan was to push the lane first, then check if there were any places to support the top and bottom lanes. He figured he could just play a utility role; he couldn't afford for all three lanes to collapse.

As a result, while pushing the line, a bull's head suddenly appeared from behind him, drooling over his anus.

Teacher Ma: ? ? ?

Can you even be considered a human being?

Seeing the Minotaur's WQ combo, Aurelion Sol was forced to use Flash to save his life, while simultaneously asking about the situation through his headset.

"What's going on? How did the Minotaur get up here?"

"Damn it, we thought the Minotaur was in the bushes, but this Aphelios is so aggressive, I don't dare to go up and try." Missing and Old Dream were also very troubled. The Minotaur had gone to roam, but Aphelios was still able to hold the line so tightly, making them think that the Minotaur was inside.

By the time the bot lane duo realized what was happening and tried to engage, Ah Shui simply used Flash, dusted himself off, and left without a trace.

Is it worthwhile for the AD carry to trade Flash for the mid laner? It seems like it's neither worthwhile nor a bad deal.

But this game is different. Anyone with eyes can see that Aphelios is a carry without anyone protecting her, a sacrifice role, while Aurelion Sol has the heavy responsibility of carrying his teammates. Without Flash, the next five minutes will be too painful.

TES is really willing to take a gamble.

[They've all been corrupted by Aban. TES wasn't this reckless before, although they were indeed very effective.]

[Others' Flash: A Survival Trump Card / TES's Flash: A Decoy Tactic]

The gap is too big. If WE had even one lane advantage, TES wouldn't dare play like this.

There's nothing else to it, we're just taking advantage of the fact that you, the new generation 3.0, aren't good at laning.

To be fair, Karsa has been through so many World Championships, JKL experienced the hellish bot lane era of S7, 369 was even driven to despair by TheShy, and even the most talented Knight usually faces top-tier mid laners.

While not all of them are seasoned veterans, most of them have at least been through some tough times, except for Roland. If a team with this roster can't use their skills and experience to bully newbies like you, WE3.0, then they shouldn't be playing professionally; they should all go home and raise pigs.

Off the field, the coaches of several teams that had secured playoff rankings were also having headaches as they watched TES's match.

Other teams are generally fine, but TES is just being a bit too unfair.

Honestly, what is TES's biggest advantage?

There are too many well-known players, which means you can't ban all the heroes their team has, putting you at a disadvantage in the draft phase.

Looking back at TES in the original World Championship S10:

369 has pulled out 15 different heroes in the top lane, 10 in the jungle, 19 in the mid lane, and 8 in the AD carry role. As for support, even the original Prophet pulled out 9, not to mention Roland now.

This large hero pool makes the draft and ban phase very difficult for each team.

The popular heroes are all played by the opposing team, and the unpopular ones are also played by them. While you're trying to defend against the OP heroes of the current patch, you also have to defend against the opponent's signature heroes, and even deal with unconventional strategies. It's just ridiculous.

This is why it's said that WE has a hard time playing against strong teams. Because WE 3.0 only has a limited hero pool, and if the opponent makes a slight adjustment based on the hero picks you provide, you can only helplessly shut down.

The current state of WE is undoubtedly a consequence of their disadvantage in the draft phase.

All the pressure fell on Teacher Ma.

First Encounter: Chapter Ninety-Eight: Those who hold onto hope will never sit idly by and wait for death.

As the tide of the game turned further, the two commentators couldn't help but empathize with the underdog team, WE.

That's how commentary works; you help whoever is at a disadvantage, and there shouldn't be any bias, unless it's for the sake of the show or one side makes a fundamental mistake, in which case it's unavoidable. Or perhaps there will be a few commentators who are just idiots with problems; they can stand wherever they want, and you don't need to pay attention to them. These are exceptional cases.

For example, a certain idiot who calls himself an idiot commentator.

Faced with the team's current situation, Coach Ma was naturally anxious.

While sadness can provide a moment of respite, men always have their own periods of calm. Besides, he was playing Olaf, relying solely on bravery and impulsiveness without any rhythm or skill. This kind of head-on, reckless man is destined to miss the key to rhythm.

The Dragon King is different.

It can be big or small, fast or slow, and even long or short, and it can also rotate. Only heroes who have been dominated by the Dragon King can understand the feeling of this.

There's really no other way now.

The monkey is just a tool for entering the fray and controlling the enemy, and Old Dream's female gunner also needs a perfect output environment to turn the tide, so it can only be him.

Fortunately, Teacher Ma did not disappoint his reputation as the Dragon King's Master of Skills.

Using his uncanny ability to pass through walls and his long-range Giant Rasengan, the Dragon King quietly made his way to the bottom lane of both sides. At this time, the top laners of both sides had already switched lanes to the bottom lane. The Crocodile, who was wrestling with the enemy Monkey King, was still in the midst of an animal battle when, in the next second, a giant Rasengan hit him right in the face.

Seeing the Giant Rasengan fill almost half the screen, 369 was completely stunned.

[WE_Teacherma kills TES_369]

With a single kill, WE once again eased TES's offensive pressure.

"Holy crap, the Dragon King's Rasengan is way too overpowered."

"Try to understand, this hero relies entirely on this thing to survive. Without it, this guy is even worse than a super minion in the early game."

"Mainly... when I saw this Rasengan, there was only one question in my mind."

"What?"

"How could Greninja, using this guy's variant Rasenshuriken, possibly lose to Charizard X?"

"..."

Goodness, looking at your thick eyebrows and big eyes, I never imagined you were also a fan of anime and manga?

The skill of the guy with the unique talent is starting to come into play.

The Dragon King's wall-passing ability occurs every minute or so, perfectly timed to coincide with each wave of attacks. While he may not succeed every time, he can at least guarantee a success rate of over one-third.

What is this concept?

In a competition, that means you're almost guaranteed to succeed once in two attempts.

While rationally everyone knows to avoid being alone and be wary of ganks, in reality, it's impossible to ignore the minion wave when it arrives. If you try to push mid, the enemy team (Miss Fortune, Olaf, Wukong) can clear the wave in turns and aren't afraid of you at all.

What can we do then?

We can only force a team to join by using map resources.

"Little Dragon, let's head over there in sixty seconds. This one's a dragon that's close to winning; they're not going to let it go." Roland glanced at the time, marked Little Dragon's location, and then pulled out two Control Wards from the shop.

"Okay, let's wait for the dragon to spawn and then open it, letting the opponent go first."

"Ah Ban, keep an eye on the monkey and don't let him in. If possible, interrupt the female gunner's ultimate. Hey!? Wait, Ah Ban, where are you going?"

"Oh, me? Of course I'm going to keep an eye on people."