You actually want me to...

"you sure?"

As he spoke, Kasa looked at Roland with some surprise. Although Roland's progress was obvious and the team's command system was gradually improving with the cooperation of him, Roland and Ah Shui, was it a bit too presumptuous for a support to think he could contain the rising star Kanavi?

"Trust me this once, and if we lose, just say it was me who directed the operation."

"No need for that. As long as you're confident I'll listen to you, that's fine. Or, could you give me a heads-up beforehand: have you secretly mastered another special skill? How am I supposed to cooperate with you then?"

"A special skill? You don't need that?" Roland smiled, his eyes narrowing, looking like a clever little fox, as he looked at Casa's confused expression.

"Brother Ka."

"Ah."

"Do you believe it or not, I might be more familiar with his playing style than Kanavi is."

"Um???"

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First Encounter: Chapter 102: What a coincidence, you're here for a walk too?

When the TES team finally appeared on the field again, it was already the morning of the next day. Unlike playing against other teams, playing against JDG made the TES team a little nervous just from seeing the sheer size of their opponents when they waited to go on stage.

Fortunately, this has standardized the LPL competition.

If this were ten years ago, when video games were universally condemned and players were still competing in internet cafes, then it was a time for face-to-face verbal battles and even arranged fights. Given the size of the opposing team, it wouldn't even need to be a 5v5 match. Roland had no doubt that if the opposing team fielded a top, mid, and jungle trident, they could wipe them out completely.

Wuhu is number one.

[Spectators, please wear tuxedos, play some symphony music, and bring your own wine glasses and leek dumplings. Don't lower the overall standard of the audience.]

Today is another showdown between the Pingxiang brothers, place your bets now!

[Why even buy it? TES just needs to ban Zoe, I'll just search for Left Hand.]

The audience was undoubtedly excited about today's game. While it was entertaining to watch the teams transform into monsters and relentlessly eliminate playoff contenders, as viewers, they actually preferred to see clashes between top teams.

Are you really sure you're confident?

"Absolutely, trust me, Coach. Give Ka a jungler who's good at early-game fighting, and he'll smash the enemy's head through." It's a change of command, and this kind of thing needs to be reported to the coach. Although White Crescent thought it was a bit far-fetched, seeing his confident demeanor, giving him a try wasn't out of the question.

"Okay, then I'll ban Graves. He's pretty aggressive in early game fights."

With the strategy in place, TES's draft picks became clear.

First round of bans:

TES: Ornn, Graves, Kalista

JDG: Varus, Trundle, Zoe

As an aside, Duke had a 50% or higher Ornn pick rate in the Spring Split and maintained a perfect record. Banning Trundle was JDG's attempt to go head-to-head with you in the top lane. Since you've banned my Ornn, let's just stop playing and have a 1v1 showdown.

One round of PICK:

TES: Miss Fortune, Nautilus, Ryze

JDG: Aphelios, Lee Sin, Thresh

TES left their top and jungle positions open to observe, while JDG reserved their top and mid positions. JDG didn't choose their signature Kindred because it relies heavily on teammates when jungling, and JDG currently lacks confidence in consistently pressuring TES's lanes, so they didn't dare to pick it.

In the second round of bans, Wukong, Aatrox, Olaf, and Kha'Zix were all banned. It's quite clear that TES wanted to make their top laner's game more comfortable, while JDG wanted to relieve pressure on their jungler.

In their fourth pick, JDG chose Mordekaiser.

It wasn't that JDG didn't know the opponent would pick Gangplank if they picked Mordekaiser; rather, JDG understood very well that their lineup couldn't allow the opponent to get Mordekaiser. The core damage dealer in this game was Aphelios in the bot lane. If the opponent got Mordekaiser and used his Mickey Mouse Clubhouse combo, their lineup would be useless.

In their fourth and fifth picks, TES drew Gangplank and Xin Zhao.

It was this Zhao Xin who completely baffled the JDG team.

"Zhao Xin? We haven't seen this hero on the field for a long time."

"However, I've seen a lot of Xin Zhao in ranked games recently. Since the jungle carry meta became popular, Xin Zhao's strength has been gradually discovered. It seems like TES is going to pull off another surprise for us today." The commentator for this match was Guan Ge, who was carrying Rita and Zzzr, essentially a one-man team. Although the appearance of this champion was somewhat surprising, Xin Zhao is indeed a pretty good choice to counter Lee Sin in the early game.

In their final move, JDG picked LeBlanc.

TES: Top lane Gangplank, Jungle Xin Zhao, Mid lane Ryze, Bot lane Nautilus + Miss Fortune

JDG: Top lane Mordekaiser, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane LeBlanc, Bot lane Thresh + Aphelios

Game start.

In this game, TES's lineup was clearly designed for a fast-paced playstyle, while JDG's lineup featured a strong mid-jungle duo. There were also some comments at this time, with several professional players saying that Yagao's LeBlanc was different from other LeBlanc players. While other LeBlanc players focused on early burst damage, Yagao's LeBlanc emphasized early scaling, which aligns well with JDG's consistent style. This is one of the reasons why TES dared to let him play against the opposing team.

Anyway... let's take a look first. It's better to watch now than to not watch at all and then be shocked by the playoffs.

At the start, both sides started by clearing the map from bottom to top.

Karsa's idea was to gank top at level three or counter-gank, while Kanavi's idea was something no one could understand. No one knew his early-game jungling strategy because he didn't like to play by the rules.

On screen, both junglers started at level three quickly, and Karsa didn't rely on Xin Zhao's strength to force an invasion. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather that Ryze in the mid lane started with a Sapphire Crystal, prioritizing health and farming, and didn't force lane control in the early game.

Ryze can push lanes, but given his limited mana in the early game, forcing a push at the start is risky. First, it makes him easy for the enemy to spot his intentions, and second, his mana won't last long. He'll run out of mana after just two waves of minions and have to recall, which would also waste a teleport. It's not worth it.

With no lane priority in the mid lane and the Captain being a scaling champion, Karsa naturally didn't dare to engage recklessly.

However, Zhao Xin, who had just finished level 3, followed Roland's instructions and circled around from the top lane bush when the captain was pushing the lane. He then circled around to the middle bush in the top lane and started AFK. He then asked with a nervous look.

"Hey, are you sure the enemy Lee Sin will really come? Usually, if it's a fast level 3 rush, he'll come when I'm trying to flank him."

"Believe me, he definitely got greedy and took an extra jungle camp to see if you would gank top. Even if you didn't, he figured you should have already left by now. You heard about this guy in yesterday's meeting; he likes to do things when the jungler is level 3 or 4."

“Ah Zhe.”

"Get ready, they should be here soon. Okay, Ah Shui, push this wave and then go back to base. We'll ambush them again later."

Just as he was about to ask something else, Kasa suddenly saw a blind monk's figure suddenly run out from the grass in the river, heading straight for the captain.

It's really here!!!

The moment they saw Lee Sin appear, 369 and Karsa instantly became excited.

Normally, 369 would have thought he was doomed when he saw Lee Sin coming. But now, he wasn't panicked at all, after all, counter-ganking and initiating have a buff bonus.

He created an opening, pretending to dodge Mordekaiser's E and then deliberately getting hit by Lee Sin's Q. Then, 369 maneuvered Gangplank a few steps towards the bush. Keep in mind that in that bush, besides the menacing Xin Zhao, there were also the explosive barrels he had deliberately prepared.

The moment the Lee Sin landed after using his second Q, Kanavi went numb.

Because, in addition to the series of explosions of explosive barrels in the bushes, a long-bearded man with a red buff on his feet was in the bushes, drooling over his anus.

"What a coincidence, you're here for a walk too?"

"What?!"

"A glint of cold light arrives first, then bring the chrysanthemum, and I'll stab it!"

First Encounter: Chapter 103: The Conman's Sealing Arrangement

As the saying goes, a level 1 captain is a level 2 tactic. Although the game has now reached level 3 and the strength of these two tactical units has decreased, they are still capable of counter-ganking. JDG's inherent advantage leaves them with very little room to react to such unexpected situations.

After all... Iron Man just missed an E.

What can we do? Flash away, right?

Being a young player, he immediately used Flash to create distance after realizing something was wrong. However, even so, Lee Sin's health had already dropped by more than half in that short burst.

"Holy crap, what's Zhao Xin doing here?"

"Mine, I should have thought of that. Even if I let him play the line, a normal captain shouldn't push it."

"That's unlikely. After all, it's 369, so it's still quite possible." This gank was a route that JDG had carefully studied 369's style before planning it. After all, 369,369 is known for his brilliance and his past. Although he is the current top pick, he likes to push the lane and jump into the enemy's face in the early game whenever he picks a damage-dealing champion. It's an old habit of his.

This counter-gank can only be attributed to Karsa's perfect guess.

However, it has absolutely no relation.

"Once the enemy jungler leaves, I'll circle back and gank him again. If the captain doesn't die this time, we'll be at a huge disadvantage in terms of tempo."

"clear."

Just as JDG was discussing how to launch a surprise attack on the opposing team, Roland pointed to the location of the fog of war in TES's team voice chat and then shouted into his headset, "Ka-ge, make a move to leave the jungle, then use the fog of war to circle back, and we'll counter-gank him again."

"Huh? It can't be that bad, can it? Kanavi is coming back a second time, isn't he afraid of collapsing?"

"Trust me, like I said, I understand his playstyle better than you do." With his successful prediction in the first wave, Roland already clearly understood Kanavi's jungle carry playstyle, which was almost identical to what he remembered.

The core idea is to play in a misaligned position.

By deviating from the traditional opening route and the normal ganking time, the advantage of this approach is that the movement trajectory is unpredictable. However, the disadvantage is also obvious: it will put you at a disadvantage in terms of experience and economy in the early game.

The solution is also very simple.

The dirty wire is all that's left.

In the S10 jungle version, as long as you eat five jungle monsters and four lane minions, you can theoretically reach level four. This time difference is the key to Kanavi's early game maneuvering.

Although he found Roland's arrangement a bit strange, Kasa figured he should just follow Roland's instructions since they had agreed before the match that he would obey Roland's commands. After all, his commander had given him a perfectly legitimate reason to cheat, so he was definitely happy, especially since he was almost level four up.

Because the first wave of minions was successfully counter-ganked, the Duke was unable to determine from the level of the Captain whether there were any people around. Just as the last small wave of minions was killed in front of the tower, the figure of the Lee Sin reappeared in the bush.

Kanavi pulled off a surprise attack.

The moment the Lee Sin appeared, the live chat exploded with comments.

【GG!】

[Kasa's radar is ridiculously accurate; it even predicted this unexpected turn of events?]

[Referee, I want to report the opposing team for using wallhacks!]

If Kanavi gets caught again, he'll be completely screwed.

Without any surprises, 369 delivered a replay of history for the opposing team. When the Lee Sin kicked into the bush and found the burly man still standing there, leering at him, Kanavi knew that this man might be the nightmare he couldn't escape today.

First Blood!

This time, no Flash could save Lee Sin's life; Xin Zhao secured First Blood and reached level four. Simultaneously, he helped Gangplank push the minion wave forward, giving TES a decisive victory with their top and jungle.

"Holy crap, the King... no, I mean, King! My Superman!"

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't go over there yet. Hurry back to base to upgrade your gear and then come back to the bottom lane to steal the Rift Scuttler. Let's completely disrupt the enemy jungler's rhythm in the early game." After two disastrous ganks in the top lane, Roland didn't believe the enemy would dare to go to the top lane again after respawning. Normally, Zhao Xin should push the lane, take the Rift Scuttler, and then recall.

Okay, this is the breakthrough Roland found.