Chapter 496 Fight ROX, Little Peanuts here we come!
"Come on CP!"
"LPL's last hope, come on!"
"CP will definitely not disappoint like RNG and EDG. They will definitely reach the top four!"
"To be fair, if we meet SKT or ROX, we may still be in suspense, but if we meet ANX, we are basically stable."
"Can a wild card beat the world champion? I can go buy a fucking lottery ticket!"
"I bought 1,000 ANX. If CP wins, I will be very happy. If CP loses, I can only cry and count the money~"
Netizens still have great trust in CP and LPL.
No one else, just because they have never let anyone down since they formed the team.
I won the championship in both the S5 World Championship and the S6 MSI.
Based on these two fierce results alone, CP is worthy of trust.
Coupled with the elimination of RNG and EDG, CP is the only remaining team in the LPL, and the entire LPL audience is cheering for them.
"Relax and play." Chen Lang saw Xiaotian's very nervous mood and comforted him: "Even if you are nervous, you have to wait for the top four. Then we will play ROX."
JackeyLove echoed from the side: "Yes, ANX's strength is indeed a bit lacking. As long as we play steadily, there will be no problems."
Although they never underestimate their opponents, compared to ANX and ROX, ROX is undoubtedly more powerful.
For them, they also have arrogant strength.
If you can beat them, you can beat them. They really focus more on ROX Tiger.
"ANX's lineup and rhythm are not very suitable for the current version."
This is what Hongmi said when discussing tactics with Chen Lang and his team.
The game LOL is actually unbalanced.
The version is undoubtedly a very important factor that affects the outcome. ROX is the team that has the best understanding of the version besides CP.
Even SKT didn't understand this version thoroughly, so they struggled a bit in the game.
Compared to ROX's games, they were cleaner and more efficient.
This difference can be seen in the games between SKT and RNG and the games between EDG and ROX.
SKT is still stuck in the Summer Split version, and it is already the World Championship version. ROX is stronger in terms of immediate combat power.
"Even in the quarterfinals, each team has a different understanding of the version." Hongmi said.
"On the one hand, it is the limitation of the player hero pool, and on the other hand, it is the team's long-term habitual play style, and because the results of the training matches will also affect each team's understanding of the version."
The first one is easy to explain. For example, Syndra and Vampire are the mid-lane heroes in the current version, and they are very useful in team fights in the mid-to-late stage.
But if some players cannot play Vampire or Syndra, then the team can only ban this hero or find other heroes to replace them, and the effect will be different.
The second is the habitual rhythm of the team. For example, RNG and mlxg try their best to help the mid and upper lane lead the rhythm in the early stage, but in the mid-term, they will inevitably take care of the bottom lane.
His frequency of roaming the bottom lane is still very high. In the first game between them and SKT, RNG's top laner Jayce was extremely fat, but RNG did not choose to design the rhythm around Jayce. Instead, it kept following UZI.
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Otherwise, in that game, SKT would not be able to delay until the late stage. Instead, they would rely on Jayce's strong point to destroy SKT's defense in the mid-term.
The third point is that the lineup or play style in the training match has a high winning rate, so it will be chosen in the game.
After all, this lineup has been trained, and the winning rate is considered guaranteed, which gives players and teams more confidence. If they use unused heroes or lineups in the game, the players will not be confident.
"Our team has a great advantage, that is, the players have a deep hero pool and can provide a variety of support. This also allows us to figure out the version much faster."
"ANX's support likes to play roaming and output-type support. His protective support is not very good. When the time comes, he can force the bottom lane to establish a laning advantage."
"For other routes, you will definitely gain an advantage through natural laning. Xiaotian just needs to watch the opponent's jungler in the jungle when the time comes."
When Xiaotian heard Hongmi's words, he nodded: "Yes."
Hongmi turned to look at Chen Lang: "When the time comes in the game, you should pay more attention and support the small Amano area. Your midfielder linkage is much stronger than the opponent. As long as you do it well, you can defeat the opponent in the early stage."
"No problem." Chen Lang responded happily.
Hongmi gave a brief pre-match support and asked them to rest early so as not to affect their condition for the next day's match.
Chen Lang's cell phone rang at this time, and he received a text message to cheer up.
Chen Yao, Lin Wanwan, and even Chen Jun sent him messages, followed by friends like Cake. Everyone cheered for him from across the ocean.
"It feels familiar."
After Chen Lang finished replying to the messages one by one, he put down the phone. He rested his head on his hands and looked at the ceiling, thinking about his thoughts.
Last year, it was the same.
They went all the way from the group stage to the quarterfinals and the semifinals, and many people cheered for them.
This year, a familiar picture appears again.
Thinking of this, Chen Lang couldn't help but laugh.
This feeling is indeed quite good. At least it lets him know how many people are supporting him behind his back.
"Little Peanut, see you at the top four."
Chen Lang has always been a very confident person, and he will not think that he will lose to ANX.
The only thing he could think about was how long it would take for the game to end.
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The next day.
The last game of the quarterfinals.
The showdown between CP and ANX is eye-catching.
When the host announced that both contestants were on stage, all CP members came on stage one after another and introduced themselves.
Chen Lang raised his arms to greet the audience, and the audience cheered loudest.
Today's commentators are Wawa and Miller, and the guest commentator is still PDD.
"Everyone must have watched the game between RNG and SKT yesterday. They unfortunately lost to SKT." Wawa was the first to speak.
Although his voice sounded a bit low, he then picked up his energy and said: "But CP is our number one seed and the strongest team. I hope everyone can support it more!"
Miller said: "I believe CP will not lose the game."
PDD laughed at the side: "Ya'er, if CP loses, you can go to the Huangpu River to fish for Liu!"
"Haha, it seems that the prostitute teacher is very confident in CP!"
"To be honest, CP's hard power is indeed strong." PDD said sternly: "Their biggest opponent will be in the next round. This round will not be a big problem."
Although it is said that when a strong team beats a weak team, it will always overturn.
But CP has never overturned and performed very steadily. This is why PDD dares to boast about Haikou.
Miller smiled and said: "Don't be too pessimistic. This year is better than last year. At least the three LPL teams have broken through the group stage~"
This is the only team that was eliminated in the group stage during last year's LGD, which was a shocking upset.
Moreover, the opponents we lost to last year also had problems, the European and American teams they lost to.
This year, RNG and EDG both lost to the Korean team, and they are still the two strongest Korean teams. It is also easier for people to accept psychologically.
After all, the LCK division has always been very strong, so losing to them is normal.
Unlike last year, no one thought they would lose to European and American teams, but when they lost, they had no psychological expectations at all, which was why the response was so big.
In fact, when playing against SKT and ROX, many viewers had psychological expectations and felt that they might not be able to beat each other.
With psychological expectations, the results will be more acceptable.
"YM has priority in choosing sides, and they chose the blue side!" Wawa said.
PDD said: "The advantage of the blue side in this version is very great. In the LCK, there is even a situation where the blue side has a 100% winning rate~"
Miller nodded and said: "Yes, there are too many heroes who need to be banned. The red side can't ban them, but the blue side can still grab them first. It does have an advantage."
"CPban dropped Huo Man, Bud and Karma." The doll said loudly.
Miller exclaimed: "These three heroes are all auxiliary players, and they are completely auxiliary players for ANX!"
"Interesting." PDD laughed like a pig.
"ANX banned Ryze, Leopard Girl and Syndra."
Two versions are mid laners, one version is jungle.
"The pace should be faster," Chen Lang said.
"What hero will we get in the first grab?" JackeyLove asked.
Chen Lang said: "Take the blind monk."
Xiaotian's best jungle hero is also the hero who drives the rhythm very well in the early stage.
"CP grabs the blind monk!" Miller said: "Xiaotian's blind monk is still very strong and can drive the team's rhythm."
"ANX took the bottom lane combination, Policewoman and Gems!"
The doll asked strangely: "How come you choose gems?"
"The female police officer should be paired with a soft assistant who can quickly push in the bottom lane."
Miller said: "This is the purpose of CP. It bans the auxiliary heroes that AMIRACLE is good at, leaving him with a lot less choices, and ANX should take gems for team battles."
The gem has been revised, and the ultimate move has become invincible to everyone, making it very effective in team battles.
"CP locks Zyra and Han Bing."
PDD smiled and said: "The ice has been weakened, EZ and Jhin are both outside, why not take it?"
"CP needs AD to start a group~" Wawa joked with a smile.
ANX took down Syndra and Olaf again, leaving the counter position in the top lane.
Chen Lang looked at his last two choices: "Take Jace and Vampire, swing from middle to top."
"If the opponent plays Poppy on the road, TheShy, you use the vampire, and you can fight as you like. If they don't play meat on the road, you use Jace to press, and I can develop the vampire in the middle."
"Okay~" TheShy responded softly.
ANX hesitated for a long time, jumping between Poppy, Ike and Gnar, and finally chose Gnar.
"I'll use the vampire, you use Jace."
The lineups of both sides are finalized.
Blue CP, top laner Jace, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Vampire, bottom lane Ice + Zyra.
Red side ANX, top laner Gnar, jungler Olaf, mid laner Syndra, bottom lane policewoman + gems.
Miller watched the game start and said, "CP's lineup is a bit tough~"
PDD nodded: "It's true. Once CP's lineup has an advantage, it will be very easy to expand the advantage. The early combat effectiveness is also strong, especially the top and jungle combination of Jace and Blind Sin can beat the opponent's top and jungle."
"But once the situation is at a disadvantage, the disadvantage of CP will be infinitely magnified. There is no hero to start the team, and everyone is fragile. Even if Hanbing takes the lead and expands the team to start, the team battle will not be easy."
If the situation is disadvantageous and the ice is amplified, CP will not dare to rush forward to deal damage.
"I believe Brother Lang and the others, at least from a lane perspective, CP will definitely have an advantage," Wawa said.
This is based on trust in the strength of Chen Lang and others.
In fact, Syndra in the middle is very easy to fight against vampires, and can even be said to be a stable suppressor.
As a T0 mage, Syndra's Q skill has a short CD and long hands, which is very easy to consume. Vampire is also one of the weakest heroes, so it will be very difficult for her to be suppressed in the line.
However, the user of the vampire is Chen Lang, so everyone trusts him.
The hero is one aspect, but the bigger aspect is who uses the hero's ID!
"Brother Lang stabilized the line, and even took the lead with Syndra after finishing the last hit!"
The middle lane, which was originally the most difficult to line up, also had the advantage of last-hitting, and the CP third line was slightly superior.
"Brother Lang's positioning is so awesome!" Wawa exclaimed: "Syndra had four Q skills, but he dodged three of them."
PDD smiled and said: "Although Syndra's Q skill has high damage and short cooldown, she doesn't have enough mana to support her when using the skill like this."
The first wave of rhythm breaks out at 4 minutes.
Xiaotian's blind monk brushed from the bottom jungle area to the top lane, and Olaf did the same.
"Xiaotian is going to the road to help TheShy capture Gnar. Gnar is not an easy lane to catch!" Miller said as he watched Xiaotian running towards the road.
"Olav is squatting in the grass!" the doll shouted.
"In this way, the junglers of both sides will meet, and a 2V2 situation will be formed on the top lane!"
Xiaotian encountered Olaf's ambush while circling back in the jungle.
"Xiaotian was squatted, but instead of running away, he chose to fight back!"
"TheShy's Jace hit Olaf directly with a long-range reinforced cannon, and Olaf was knocked out of a lot of health!"
"Nar also came to support. Olaf escaped in a sprint, but was killed by TheShy in a flash!"
Miller and the doll explained passionately that after Olaf was killed, Xiaotian also became a residual blood.
TheShy's Jace got first blood, and at the same time he had a red buff chasing Gnar.
Gnar saw Xiaotian's residual health, and flashed to take him away. At this time, Xiaotian's W skill was good, and he turned around and touched TheShy's body with W, and the silk blood survived.
At the same time, Gnar was stuck by Jace, and TheShy hit the opponent again and again, taking Gnar away.
In the first wave of confrontation between Ueno and Ueno, CP completed 0 for 2!
"Wow, after this round of beatings, TheShy is so fat." PDD touched his trembling chest and laughed.
"Let TheShy gain such a big advantage, and there are red and blue double buffs online, so Gnar can't play anymore!"
Wawa and Miller also showed cheerful smiles: "The top laner basically collapsed in lane."
"The jungler has to keep coming to the top lane to help Gnar stabilize the lane, and it may even be difficult for the jungler to come in."
TheShy is famous for his sharp offense in the lane. With such a huge advantage in the early stage, he dares to fight even in 1V2!
Next, Gnar couldn't take the line at all and could only stay under the defense tower and stand as a penalty.
Xiaotian's blind monk took advantage of the situation and found his way to the bottom lane, and used two moves in the bottom lane.
In the middle, Chen Lang was very comfortable in the lane, and Xiaotian's blind monk also used Syndra's Flash.
The CP three-way rhythm pattern is great.
"CP's smooth attacking rhythm makes it difficult for ANX to parry!" Wataba roared loudly.
"Brother Lang, I don't need you anymore." JackeyLove said with a smile when he returned to the city.
"Yes, let's keep you stable in the lane and wait for me and shy brother C!" Xiaotian said with a smile.
"No problem!" Chen Lang nodded.
The vampire itself is a hero that needs to be developed. As long as it is supported by equipment, it is very useful in team fights.
On the contrary, without equipment, it is useless to join a group in the early stage.
The fact that vampires in this version are so powerful is inseparable from a piece of equipment.
That’s the Push Stick (Hextech Prototype Belt)!
This piece of equipment can provide an active effect, allowing the hero to move forward.
In other words, a displacement skill is added to the hero.
The most lacking thing for non-displacement heroes like Kennen and Vampire is the displacement skill. The emergence of this equipment has quickly made these two heroes the new favorites in the arena!
Without Flash before, it was very difficult for Vampire and Kennen to enter the scene.
But now, with this piece of equipment, these two heroes have much better ways to enter the battlefield.
Chen Lang has a stable lane in the middle. He doesn't need to roam in this game, so he focuses all his attention on the lane, which directly doubles the pressure on ANX's mid laner.
"ANX basically collapsed during the laning phase!" Miller said happily.
CP relies on Xiaotian's blind monk to drive the rhythm, and ANX is frequently caught online.
Olaf's gank efficiency is not that high. With his own online disadvantage, it is difficult for the jungler to do things.
He also used sprint, which made it harder to chase people. This resulted in his few waves of ganks only flashing and not killing anyone.
In the middle, Chen Lang's vampire has reached level 6.
He saw the right moment and stepped forward to Q to take a sip of red and angry blood, then turned around and used the A soldier.
Syndra expressed her displeasure at being sucked a mouthful of blood for no apparent reason, and stepped forward to hit Chen Lang.
This time, Chen Lang did not move to avoid Q [Dark Sphere], but stepped forward to deal damage to the opponent's output.
The basic attack fell on Syndra, and at the same time, he used E [Tide of Blood] to deal damage for a period of time, and then quickly retreated after playing the effect of Wind Rider.
In this round of blood exchange, both sides are pretty much the same.
Syndra thought that Chen Lang was scared, so she pursued him and wanted to continue to hurt him.
Chen Lang's Q vampire minion stacks blue bars, and at the same time, he has stacked Q's passive scarlet dash.
This skill can give him a short-term acceleration effect, and can cause an additional 85% damage, as well as additional healing effects.
Chen Lang looked at the blue bar and calculated the red rage value. He directly used the ultimate move [Blood Plague] on Syndra, and then moved forward and used Q [Blood Conversion].
After sucking a big mouthful of blood, Syndra's blood volume plummeted!
"Fuck!" ANX mid laner Kira cursed.
He just wanted to pretend, but he didn't expect Chen Lang to fight back directly. This made him regret a little, and quickly controlled Syndra to retreat backwards.
At the same time, he used QE 2nd Company to repel Chen Lang, but Chen Lang used W blood pool to avoid Syndra's push!
"Hide away!" Miller's voice became louder: "Brother Lang has a chance to kill alone this time, Syndra only has half a tube of blood!"
Chen Lang started sprinting, approaching the opponent while using flat A, and at the same time using E [Tide of Blood] to deal damage.
A fully charged E does very high damage and is accompanied by a slowing effect, which damages Syndra's movement speed.
Syndra's body flashes red, which is the effect of the vampire's ultimate move.
Syndra saw that his blood volume was declining rapidly and the vampire was running very fast. He could only grit his teeth and hand over the flash and fled back to the tower.
Chen Lang was not in a hurry, but waited for the CD of his Q skill to improve, flashed and followed him to the tower, took another sip of blood, then made a basic attack, turned around and left the defense tower.
Syndra still used her ultimate move [Energy Tilt], but only three balls hit Chen Lang, and the damage was not high.
Chen Lang carried the two attacks from the defense tower and Syndra's ultimate move out of the tower's attack range. He now had only one health left.
But Syndra is dead!
Solo kill!
A level 6 vampire single-handedly killed level 6 Syndra!
"This is completely a gap in strength!" Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but marveled when he saw Chen Lang killing Kira alone.
"Indeed." PDD agreed.
"To be honest, for players of the same level, Syndra has an absolute advantage in fighting vampires."
"Whether it's blood consumption or lane suppression, Syndra has absolute suppression, and his EQ double instant spell is not easily avoided by the vampire's W."
"On the contrary, it's a vampire. Every time you use a skill to exchange blood, there is a big risk. If you don't do it right, you will be beaten badly by Syndra."
Although the vampire's skills can suck blood, using the skills itself will also consume part of the blood.
Facing the high burst of Syndra, the vampire can easily be killed in seconds if not careful.
ANX had no rhythm at all and was beaten by CP the whole time.
In 18 minutes, CP led 11-0, and ANX couldn't knock down a single defensive tower.
The gap in hard power between the two teams is directly reflected.
At 20 minutes, CP moved the dragon.
AXN was unwilling to let go directly, so Chen Lang circled around and used the Flash Push Stick ultimate move to directly rush into the ANX crowd alone!
TheShy's Jace had a QE second company in the distance, and one shot hit the three ANX people, and the crispy skin lost half of its health!
Chen Lang's vampire ultimate hit four people, and coupled with a set of explosive skills, he directly killed four ANX people in seconds!
Chen Lang is in the W blood pool state and cannot be selected, and ANX cannot output Chen Lang.
"Let's kill five!"
"Let's kill five!"
The CP voice shouted, Chen Lang ran after the last person who escaped, and finally killed the opponent in the second tower in the middle, getting the pentakill!
After this wave of fighting, all members of ANX sat on their chairs like deflated rubber balls, staring blankly at the screen, a little doubtful of life.
After CP wins the baron, he directly pushes.
Relying on Jace's super poke ability, ANX couldn't defend the defense tower at all.
In 22 minutes, the game is over.
The MVP went to TheShy’s Jess.
The ANX Zero Dragon Tower has been pushed to the end.
The CP side was really excited, and all ANX members looked a little autistic.
They themselves also knew that the top eight would be the last way, but they didn't expect to be tortured so miserably by CP.
Even if I played ROX before, it was not so miserable!
After the first game, the LPL commentator felt extremely relaxed, and the bad mood of the previous two days was relieved.
It can be said that the LPL team was beaten violently by the LCK in the past two days, and the commentators were very aggrieved.
But now, CP suppressed the opponent perfectly from beginning to end, and the commentator felt that all the depression in his heart was gone.
Never felt so good!
The first two days were too depressing, and suppressing first and then rising will double the feeling of excitement!
Not only the commentators, but also the viewers watching in the live broadcast room.
“It’s so cool, CP is reliable!”
"Kill, kill, kill!!!"
"The big brothers of ANX are so pitiful. Even if they had their heads shaved, they also got five kills by Brother Lang. I saw their faces turned green after the game~"
"Not only is my face turning green, I'm probably doubting my life~"
"I was really stunned..."
"Brother Shy and Brother Lang still need to be careful and beaten. The impact of this is too bad~"
The big dragon group almost defeated the opponent in a two-on-five manner, which was indeed a bit too fierce.
After a short rest, the second game starts again.
The BP of both sides did not change much, and CP still banned three supports.
ANX changed the quota and sent TheShy's Jess to the ban position.
Then, CP still chose the vampire, but this time the vampire was played as a top laner.
In the middle, Chen Lang got Ryze to fight Syndra.
In fact, Syndra is a pretty good hero against Ryze, and Chen Lang is the one who gets countered.
However, after the game actually started, ANX discovered that there was no restraint at all. It was clearly the player's problem!
Chen Lang's Ryze single-killed Syndra at level 4!
Skills are interspersed with level A, directly maxing out the damage!
The game was similar to the first game, except this time Chen Lang's Ryze and Xiaotian were wandering around and driving over towers, making ANX more uncomfortable than the previous game.
The last game was a simple death, but this game you still have to experience the torture before death.
The bottom duo shivered under the tower, unable to do anything against CP's dumpling making.
The battle was over just 20 minutes into the game.
"ANX was really stunned..." Guan Zeyuan felt a little distressed when he saw the expressions of the ANX team members.
As a professional player, PDD can relate to this.
He has also encountered this situation before.
Sometimes, players are really beaten and don't know how to play the game.
"Actually, the team rhythm of ANX is somewhat similar to that of CP. They both have a more reckless style."
"But when you meet CP, you are meeting the ancestor of Mang. ANX is really difficult to beat CP. In fact, among the top eight teams, the two teams that are most restrained in their style are probably ROX and CP."
Guan Zeyuan smiled and said: "Yes, these two teams are indeed very powerful in terms of offense in this World Championship. They are also the team with the most DPS heroes for the top laner."
"Other teams often use Poppy to top lane. This is a different understanding of the version. For ANX, they are very unlucky. They just picked the team that is the most restrained in their rhythm and style~"
Even playing against SKT is better than playing against ROX and CP. ANX's rhythm may work wonders against operational teams, which is why they can break through from Group A.
But if you encounter a team that is attacking each other, that won't work.
After 2-0, the game basically lost its suspense.
After all, this is a crushing game with a big score, not a anxious game.
The ANX players obviously had a mental problem. In this case, it would be difficult to win the third game.
As expected, the third game ended in 20 minutes, and CP entered the semi-finals 3-0!
At this point, all the top four teams have qualified.
First half, SKT VS SSG.
Lower half, CP VS ROX!
The date for the semi-finals is October 22.
SKT will play first, and then CP will play ROX the next day.
On the external network, CP’s official blog added Xiaohuatuan’s personal account after the game.
