743: The God of War at the Water Cooler makes his grand appearance!
"You mean me?"
Li Ruixing stretched out his hand and pointed at himself.
"Yes," Hongmi nodded and said solemnly, "Rui Xing, your proficiency in the mid lane as a tool player is beyond doubt."
This is true.
In the current professional arena, there are only a handful of players who can play the tool mid lane well, and Kuro is definitely the leader among them!
No one understands tool people better than him!
In the S7 season, Li Ruixing relied on his brainless Galio Grasshopper to provide functionality to his teammates, and he won the Summoner's Trophy with the team!
"Our lineup construction will be switched to a powerful top laner who can make single-point breakthroughs and a mid laner who can provide team-starting capabilities. It will be more reasonable to switch to the plan proposed by RNG..."
Hongmi looked at Gu Xing, "And in this way, Gu will be able to leave the wild core."
Everyone in the VG training room whispered to each other and discussed in low voices.
The reason is simple.
If the mid laner chooses heroes such as Akali and Sword Girl, and then adds some lane dominance such as Jayce on the top lane, even though the lane rights of the solo lane are guaranteed, it is absolutely impossible to choose wild core heroes.
That would lead to the dilemma that the four-core lineup cannot reasonably allocate resources.
Moreover, there is a high probability that the team will only have one support point to start the team, and the lineup will be quite deformed.
After Redmi made adjustments, replacing the middle lane with a tool hero, the team can feed all the saved resources to the jungler!
In addition, as we all know, the linkage between the midfield and the jungle is the key in the canyon, far better than the linkage between the top and the jungle.
With the help of the mid laner tool man, the wild core hero's combat effectiveness can only be described as being even more powerful than a tiger!
"Rui Xing, get ready, you can try it in tonight's training match." Hong Mi said with a smile, "Believe me, executing this tactic will definitely bring you back to your comfort zone."
Kuro took two deep breaths to calm down the turbulent emotions in his heart.
Looking at the coach's gaze, he could truly feel the ardent expectations and encouragement.
"Biao Kouba, I can give it a try," Li Ruixing agreed, but then added, "But there is no guarantee that my level will still be online... You know, I haven't played a training match in a long time."
Although he also played in the group stage, it was purely a temporary decision to play a game without affecting the qualifying situation. Kuro did not participate in daily battles beforehand.
He always felt a little uneasy when he thought about this.
Song Jinghao wanted to applaud at first to welcome his old teammate back, but when he turned around, he saw Chaowei looking lonely.
He couldn't help but think of the scene in the group stage not long ago when the newcomer resolutely responded to Longzhu for the old team. After hesitating for a moment, he still didn't show too much excitement for fear of hurting the newcomer. He just stood up and gave Kuro a hug.
"What about me?" Chaowei asked the coach, with a bit of unwillingness in his eyes.
Hongmi pondered for a while, "You can come to the training match tomorrow afternoon as usual. You can play ranked tonight and expand the hero pool..."
He has no intention of completely abandoning Chaowei. After all, the direction of the version he has introduced has not yet been tested in actual combat, and he is not sure whether it will definitely work.
"Especially that Syndra," Hongmi said, "why haven't you mastered it yet?"
Chovy lowered his head and clasped his fingers in frustration.
Zheng Zhixun had a bad mentality to begin with, and since his position was put in a precarious position, he naturally couldn't be happy.
"If you want to compete in this version, then Syndra is the hero that you must master. Operational ability is your advantage over Kuro," Hongmi gave her advice sincerely, "Work hard, it's not difficult to have just one hero.
?”
Seeing that Zheng Zhixun's attitude was a bit negative, he added, "Think about it for yourself, will you still have such good teammates next year?"
When Chovy heard this, he suddenly woke up.
Hongmi is right.
As a new kid, I was led by four big brothers to enter the World Championship this year.
Superpower Summer Split has heard more or less about VG’s serious salary issues from the management.
This two-year-old galactic battleship is on the verge of disbandment.
Next season when Gu Xing goes to class, there may not be any big brothers left around him!
There is a high probability that he will form a new VG together with youth training 369, Able and others.
Maybe we can enter the World Championship, but it would be a bit fanciful to compete for the championship.
The window to win this World Championship may be Chaowei’s only chance in his life!
Whether it's for money or simply self-realization, Chovy wants to make a contribution to the team and clear all obstacles on the team's path to the championship!
In this case, then train Syndra hard!
Chaowei made up his mind and returned to his seat to start the qualifying journey with high spirits.
If you don’t practice in one day, you can practice in two days; if you don’t practice in two days, you can practice in three days!
Until the practice session!
Two days later, on October 19, some enthusiastic netizens discovered that something was not right about Chaowei’s Korean server account, and immediately compiled the detailed information and sent it to Kangba.
[Something's wrong, brothers. Why did the number of qualifying matches for Super Power Blue Cat suddenly increase sharply? I used to play seven or eight games a day, but now it's doubled!]
As soon as the post was posted, it attracted a lot of discussion.
There is only the knockout round tomorrow, and the maggot babies are worried about having nothing to do. They are patrolling the water experience in the post forum. When they encounter big news, they are like sharks smelling the smell of blood, and they jump in.
【what's going on?】
[What the hell is Blue Cat doing? Two pages in a row. Syndra is really ready to practice her unique skills as a soccer girl, isn’t she?]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, this winning rate is a bit outrageous. I went from 1,000 points to 300 win points in two days. Will Chaowei be able to make this super account number one in the Korean server before the end of the World Championship? 】
[It’s normal for Blue Cat to be No. 1 in the Korean server. His B cancerous play style is really pure and pure in qualifying. Dad C never collapses]
[Wait a minute, stop paying attention to Blue Cat’s games and winning rate. No one has noticed that Chaowei now has qualifying matches every night. Logically speaking, this should be the time for the team to schedule training matches! 】
[I deliberately checked the ranking records of other VG players and found that no one played Rank at night until early morning. What’s interesting is that Kuro had been playing Rank at night, but now he suddenly stopped playing]
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It can only be said that VG's strong performance in the past two years has gained a large number of die-hard fans. The people are so powerful that they can compete with the paparazzi. They were able to detect the clues at the first time and set the ranking record of Chaowei account.
Timeline, compare the gap period with other teammates.
Finally, it was concluded that Chaowei’s training match share was divided into half.
This moment caused an uproar in major e-sports forums!
The idle melon-eating crowds were wandering around, hoping to get first-hand sources of melons. Countless speculations were rampant, and even conspiracy theories against Chaowei by VG veteran players emerged collectively.
The noisy farce continued into the evening.
In accordance with Riot regulations, the VG official blog will announce the next day's roster before 11pm the day before the game.
As soon as the list blog came out, the comment section exploded!
【ah?!】
【Holy shit, what did I see? Kuro is resurrected?】
[The V family army welcomes the return of Kuro, the crooked-mouthed dragon king!]
[Damn it, what Li Ruixing is best at is the Dragon King...]
[As expected, VG is really engaging in internal fighting? 】
[As for the infighting NM, who uses three consecutive championships as a bargaining chip, do you have any brains? Kuro is obviously more suitable for the version than Chaowei, so he was replaced]
[Don’t make me laugh, what kind of heroes are in the middle of this version? If Kuro, the Akali sword girl, can understand how to play, he won’t be usurped by the powerful blue cat in the summer split!]
[Relax, you should be sure to win FNC, let Kuro come up to practice, and find a hero that you like and mix it with a champion skin]
[Wusuowei, this is the original Grand Slam cast member, you know VG!]
[You guys who take CP, get out of here, do you dare to take it in a competition of this level like the World Championships? 】
[Hongmi, you are really awesome. Changing generals on the spot is a taboo!]
[Okay, VG, you better not lose a game tomorrow, otherwise don’t blame me for crushing you!]
Riot Games was also unexpected. They did not expect that VG could actually do the ruthless job of changing the mid laner before the quarterfinals. After VG announced the list, they quickly reposted and liked it, and attached the hastily compiled data.
[The total number of wins of the five-member SVKJC group is 194, which ranks first in the history of LOL e-sports. They are only 6 games away from the 200 mark. I wonder if they can raise the record to a new height?]
VG's current influence is no longer limited to the LPL, but has spread to the world. Riot's retweeted tweet has won countless likes in a short period of time.
I guess the high-level people are all grinning. It's a waste of traffic, but it can also significantly increase the ratings!
On October 20, the first match day of the knockout rounds begins.
It is worth mentioning that the schedule arranged by Riot Games this year is quite compact.
The quarter-finals will begin two days after the group stage ends, and the quarter-finals will only be played over two days, with two games per day.
Today is the contest in the second half. In addition to VG versus FNC, there will also be G2 versus RNG a little later.
Gu Xing once again accompanied the team to the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center - the venue for the quarterfinals was the same as the group stage, and they would not go to Gwangju until the semifinals.
First, because the schedule is relatively dense and cannot support the rapid transfer of players and large-scale equipment; second, because... Han Country is really a bit small, and it is not easy to find qualified competition venues in multiple cities.
thing.
However, Riot Games still worked hard to make the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center look as new as possible. The overall lighting arrangement in the venue was no longer the warm colors that were more enthusiastic during the group stage, but replaced with a calmer cold blue, which even made the atmosphere of the stadium chill.
a bit.
After Gu Xing signed in and submitted the equipment to the official inspection, he huddled in the venue's lounge and played with his mobile phone.
"There was quite a turmoil on the Internet yesterday," he was busy training yesterday, but now he only realized it later and shared it with his teammates at a loss of whether to laugh or cry. "All my partners came to ask."
Shen Guanshan was worried that Gu Xing would encounter some difficulties, so he made a video call to confirm that VG was just a normal personnel change, and then he felt relieved.
"Hey, who said it's not pinching?" Yu Wenbo put his hands behind his head, speechless on his face, "Yesterday, my friends' family group chat exploded. All seven aunts and eight aunts were asking me about fake news circulating on the Internet.
, it almost made me lose consciousness."
Kuro tore open a piece of warm baby and dangled it in his hand, looking a little nervous.
"No, Lao Li," Yu Wenbo noticed the facial expression of his mid laner and couldn't help but said in a teasing tone, "You are already an old guy in the Nth year of your career. Why do you still panic before going on the court?"
Li Ruixing's Adam's apple rolled, "Sister Li, I haven't played this kind of game in a long time..."
The group stage was just a small test, and it didn't matter whether he won or lost. Kuro played without any burden.
Today is the knockout round!
If he accidentally loses a game and causes VG to be eliminated and disbanded, he must be the culprit!
"Just play normally," Gu Xing comforted him. "Although FNC has a certain level, it's really not that high. Rui Xing, don't panic. I'll definitely win with my carry!"
When Kuro heard Gu Xing's familiar assurance, his heart immediately dropped into his stomach, "Of course I believe what you said, Gu Xing..."
"Let's go, it's time to go on stage!" Vincent knocked on the door to remind him.
When the VG players filed out, he was still cheering for the players, "Go, go, go, we must win today, we must win in the LPL!"
Gu Xing responded with a smile, "No problem, I will not let you down!"
After entering the stage with the host's impassioned introduction, Gu Xing looked around and saw that most of the stands in front were filled with die-hard VG fans!
There were only a few spectators holding FNC’s orange-red cheering tokens!
The popularity gap between the two sides can only be described as terrifying!
Kuro listened to the deafening cheers from the audience, smiled happily, and waved to the fans to thank him.
This is the reason why he has been unwilling to stay away from the game.
There is everything on the stage that I am proud of!
He is bound to win this matchup!
Compared with the noise and noise when VG debuted, FNC's ability to enjoy the wave of welcome will be greatly reduced.
Only some of the audience gave scattered applause out of the most basic courtesy.
It can also be seen from the micro-expressions when taking the field that the FNC players were a little flustered.
They still don't understand why VG wants to change the roster.
Is the version direction still unclear?
There are just two paths. The top laner and the tool player can fight in a team or continue to penetrate through one line. Isn't the mid laner still a popular swing hero with strong line power?
Kuro, who you can’t understand even if you change lanes, comes up with a hammer!
You're really not afraid that we'll beat you so hard that your little pearls will explode, are you?
But it is precisely because of this that FNC members feel that there is something fraudulent.
There is no reason for VG to create a flaw for me to poke at!
There must be a conspiracy!
On the LCS.EU commentary stage, Munch, who is wearing a pair of glasses and has a round waist, is also guessing the reason.
"I don't think Kuro's hero pool can help VG very well in the current version. The role he can provide is probably mid-jungle linkage."
"As we all know, although Chovy gradually changed his bad habits in the second half of the LPL Summer Split, the linkage between midfield and jungle with Virtue still showed a sense of jerkiness; on the other hand, Kuro, he has been partnering with Virtue for a long enough time, and he has a good relationship with Virtue.
Needless to say the level of tacit understanding.”
"But I don't think the linkage ability provided by VG after replacing Kuro can make up for its own lack of laning level. We all know that Caps is the top mid laner in Europe after Perkz today. He encountered Kuro, a soft persimmon.
I will definitely kill you!"
Munch boldly guessed, "I am very optimistic that FNC will win this BO5 game with a score of 3:2 and advance to the semi-finals. In my opinion, VG is too arrogant. It is completely guilty of arrogance and does not take FNC seriously at all."
, then you must pay the price!"
Standing next to her was Froskurinn, a famous Chinese player and die-hard supporter of VG. She was nicknamed Maomao and she immediately raised objections.
"Just kidding, VG will never lose today," Maomao made a gesture of playing an accordion, as if he was cosplaying with someone, "Look at their group stage data. They were completely crushed. In the first 15 minutes, their economic lead was as high as 2023
, it is enough to prove that VG’s laning intensity is much stronger than we imagined. Even if they replace the mid laner, they can still take the lead in the early stage and rely on their skillful and smooth mid-field linkage to continuously expand the snowball... And FNC’s data is actually
-77!”
"The previous strength gap between the two teams cannot be bridged!" Her voice was sonorous and powerful.
Munch shrugged his shoulders, "It's useless to say more, let's let the two teams on the stage prove everything with their performance...BP begins!"
"VG has a higher ranking in the group stage and has the priority to choose the side for this game. In the first game, they will choose the blue side!"
In the players' booth, Gu Xing was seriously discussing BP with his teammates and coaches.
"Let's ban Sivir first," Hongmi instructed, "the opponent's ADC really likes to play."
It seems unconventional, but it is actually a very necessary ban.
Ou Cheng's tool player is average in the bottom lane. He is more proficient in big core shooters and waits until the team battle period to develop his strength.
In theory, large-core ADCs need assistance to protect them at all times in order to develop stably.
However, FNC's assistant Hailisang is a jerk. He often goes to other lanes to lead the rhythm, leaving Ou Cheng alone in the bottom lane.
Under such circumstances, the hero who can satisfy this incompatible bottom lane combination at the same time is Sivir - her equipment has a good clearing ability after being slightly formed, and her E magic shield can also provide self-protection to a certain extent.
ability.
And Ou Cheng's Sivir proficiency is famously high, which has to arouse Hongmi's fear.
FNC's banned position is equally straightforward, dedicated to Duan Deliang's Luo.
"Good boy, it's the cards, old man!" Jack raised his voice and yelled.
Duan Deliang smiled shyly.
"Jack, you have merit too. If you, Xia, play badly, my hand, Luo, might be released..."
Jack's eyes widened, "No, buddy, who are you implying?"
Yu Wenbo's smile deepened, "Old Duan, have you taken the bait? You must know who I'm hacking by denying it like this!"
"So you are the real little Heizi! Are your chicken feet exposed?"
Duan Deliang was not an eloquent person to begin with, and he was even more troubled at this time.
The VG team’s voice was full of laughter.
I have to say that Jack is really good at activating the atmosphere.
"Ban Qinggangying," Hongmi said to Gu Xing, "Let's give the ball to Gu Xing first in this game, and try to ban all the heroes who have a strong presence in the early stage."
The most taboo thing about jungle core players is that the enemy jungler is constantly setting the pace, putting pressure on teammates on the three lines, forcing him to be unable to continue farming with peace of mind.
Camille is undoubtedly a good gank player, and can often launch attacks from angles that no one expects. Redmi doesn’t want to release it.
FNC still couldn't guess what kind of medicine VG was selling in the gourd. They never dreamed that their opponent would return to his original nature and play jungle core. In response, they banned Akali, the strongest supermodel in the version that the red side had to bear.
Redmi’s last first-round ban was given to a knife girl that Kuro was not familiar with, and FNC coach Dylan Falco chose to ban Syndra.
As the schedule progresses, more and more teams are discovering Syndra's weaknesses.
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Heroes like Dao Mei who mindlessly control and seek solo kills can be called Syndra's biggest nemesis!
VG's decision to ban Irelia just now seems to FNC to be a grab for Syndra.
They only know that Chaowei can't play ball girl. The hero pool for Kuro is still half a year old. After seeing the list last night, they realized that they were being tricked. FNC is not familiar with Li Ruixing, so they can only assume that the opponent in this version will know Xind.
Pull it and send it to the ban position.
"Take Kai'Sa as soon as you grab it, don't hesitate!" Hongmi said in a decisive tone.
In his understanding of the version, as long as Rao is not around, Kai'Sa is a well-deserved T0 shooter. She has a versatile lineup, can form a good linkage and coordination effect with countless hard supports, and also has a good ability to rush into the formation.
Song Jinghao immediately got it.
After FNC selected Sword Demon and Enchantress, Gu Xing slowly said, "Why don't we directly prioritize them? They won't be able to sway."
Hongmi thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement, "Okay, it's okay to leave it to Xiao Duan until the second round. There are enough supports outside."
He decisively drew his sword.
Top laner Jess, mid laner Ice Girl!
"Ah this..." Zeyuan in the LPL commentary box was dumbfounded, "What is VG doing? The ice girl can be selected?"
"I guess it's a lineup borrowed from Longzhu. If I remember correctly, Longzhu used the Ice Girl mid laner to match the jungle digger in the first round of the group stage!" Remember to express your understanding, "To be honest, it's not
To be fair, Lissandra is quite mechanically superior to the Enchantress!"
LeBlanc is very easy to beat online. As long as Enchantress dares to step forward with W [Shadow's Trail], Ice Girl can use W to immobilize her and she can counterattack.
Needless to say, in a group fight, if the Enchantress enters the battlefield and wants to be consumed, she is likely to face Lissandra's R [Frozen Tomb]!
As long as the damage of other people in the team keeps up in the future, the Enchantress will be disabled even if she is not dead, and she will definitely lose her combat effectiveness!
When the FNC head coach saw Lissandra being selected, he frowned slightly at first, but then relaxed.
"They probably want to match up with Xin Zhao to play the middle and jungle rhythm," Dylan Falco said. "Let's just grab Xin Zhao and save a ban spot in the second round."
After entering the second round of BP, he invested the saved ban slots in junglers, banning Nightmare and Lee Sin, two T2 junglers who could also match Ice Lady.
Hongmi retaliates in kind, banning Oucheng's Xia and Hailisang's tauren in turn.
"Let's get support first...how about Shen?"
When Dylan Falco saw Hailisang nodding, he made the decision to lock down this hard assistant with long-range support capabilities.
"Martin, this version of Verus has been chopped down, and its data performance is relatively average. I think the small cannon may be suitable for you." He continued to ventilate the players.
"No problem..." Ou Cheng readily agreed. Almost all ADCs outside were banned, so he could only settle for the next best thing. As long as he could get a big core shooter with both self-protection and development capabilities, he would be successful.
Just when he was about to prepare the runes in advance, his eyes suddenly widened, "WTF, what is the other side trying to do?"
"Qian Jue?!" Hailisang's tone was full of disbelief, and she couldn't believe her eyes.
The small figure of the sheep spirit appears in the selection box of VG’s fourth hero!
This choice of role that was beyond everyone’s expectations immediately caused a lot of noise in the stands!
There are also question marks flooding the screen in the LPL live broadcast room!
[Returning to the original nature and renaissance, right? Can you play jungle core in this version? 】
[Why do I feel something is wrong? What the hell does VG mean? Is this a BP that normal people can do?]
[Jace Qianjue, Hongmi, you are such a genius, I can’t even do this kind of jungle play even if I go up to BP with my eyes closed!]
[Oops, VG is not really going to overturn today, is it? Redmi, I’ll give you the ball, please stop causing trouble, okay? 】
[Choose Leona as your assistant. Why do I feel that this lineup looks so different? 】
All the FNC players were even more confused, Monk Zhang Er was confused.
"Damn it, please don't..." Bwipo, who had always loved to laugh, couldn't be happy anymore.
"Why would the opponent dare to choose Qian Jue? They really treat us as VIT?" He was very dissatisfied.
European third seed Little Bee was defeated by Gu Xing's Kindred on the first day of this World Championship. The FNC players were very annoyed just thinking about it.
We're going to order food, right?
Come on, come on!
"Don't worry about them for now. Let's choose normally. Don't let VG lead the lineup astray. The small cannon is pretty good!" Dylan Falco had beads of sweat on his forehead, but his words remained calm and calmed the players.
"The same goes for you in the game. Don't be led by the opponent. Find our strong period. If you can play in the middle and jungle in the early stage, play in the middle. If you can't, wait until Martin develops and matures before taking over the team!" He specifically instructed.
After the heroes of both sides have been selected, the full lineup is revealed after swapping roles.
Blue side VG: top laner Jayce, jungler Kindred, mid laner Ice Girl, bottom lane Kai'Sa Leona.
Red side FNC: top laner Sword Demon, jungler Xin Zhao, mid laner Enchantress, bottom lane Cannon Shen.
The coaches from both sides went to the center of the stage to shake hands. Dylan Falco saw the proud look of Red Rice confident of winning, and became increasingly nervous and panicked.
After a hurried handshake, he quickly retreated to the backstage, wanting to see what the VG system was like.
The old red rice god returned to the VG lounge and said to Chaowei who was sitting in the corner watching the game, "Blue Cat, please watch and study hard. Kuro's linkage ability has always been excellent, which is also what you are lacking."
Zheng Zhixun nodded hastily.
He also knew that when he was his teammate, Gu Xing basically didn't play wild core.
The first is that there are not enough resources, and the second is that he does not take enough care of his own jungler in the early stage.
At this moment, Chovy naturally cheered up and listened carefully to the voices of the players communicating on the TV screen, hoping to learn some useful experience from them.
"Lao Gu, do we want to play a first-level group?" Jack was very active and asked Gu Xing at the beginning.
To be fair, FNC's first-level team lineup is slightly stronger, and Shen's role in the early stage is far better than Leona's.
But Gu Xing still responded in the affirmative.
"Want to fight!"
"It's just that we don't walk over there openly," Gu Xing marked the route with a signal, "it would be better to take this route..."