Chapter 135 Tooth for Tooth
at the same time.

Looking at the outrageous lineup selected by VG, everyone in RNG was stunned.

Especially Xiaohu.

He looked at Malzahar in his hand, then at the Tryndamere, Minotaur and Ekko on the opposite side, confirmed it again and again, and then finally confirmed one thing.

"and many more?"

"If the opponent has this lineup, who should I use my ultimate on?"

"It's definitely not okay to start with Minotaur, because he has a big move that can remove control. It's also not okay to start with Tryndamere, because his big move is not afraid of suppression, and we can't kill him instantly. Starting with Ekko... unless we can kill him instantly, he can recover directly with his big move, and this is a jungle Ekko, and a jungle Ekko is likely to be tanky, so how can we kill him instantly?"

"Didn't we agree that... there are only a few supports who can counter Malzahar?"

"How come we can also restrain this opponent's lineup?"

At this time, the head coach Fly, who had not left yet, had an expression on his face as if he had seen a ghost.

Not to mention this jungle Ekko, which is already very rare. Although Mlxg did use it in the Group A playoffs just a few days ago, the effect was actually very average and it is definitely not a mainstream play style.

The key point is what the hell is this Barbarian King?

How could a hero like Tryndamere, who is so simple and brainless to the extreme, make it onto the professional competition stage?
Besides... isn't it just asking for trouble for this Tryndamere to be laning against Malzahar in the middle lane?
Theoretically the lineup is an advantage, but the laning phase is a disadvantage!

However, before Fly could remind his teammates, he was kicked out by the referee.

Fortunately, Fly was obviously worrying too much.

Because after a brief moment of daze, Mlxg immediately reacted and said in the voice.

"The opposing team is not afraid of Malzahar, but the laning pressure is too great!"

"I've played Ekko as a jungler before. Not only does it hurt a lot to play jungle, but I can't beat anyone in a one-on-one fight, let alone against Lee Sin."

"As long as I go to the jungle to find him, he will just run away!"

"What's more, his teammates can't help him at all in this round!"

"We have the advantage in both the bottom and middle lanes!"

"In this game, I didn't drag the game to the late game, but directly played the early game rhythm! I crushed the opponent!"

"We'll go to the other side's blue buff and start jungling! This round, we'll just swap jungle areas with the other side's jungler!"

"As long as we control the lower jungle area, we can train the enemy's bottom lane to death!"

Hearing Mlxg's words, everyone in the voice chat nodded in agreement.

Only Mata frowned and spoke subconsciously.

"What if the opponent chooses to switch lanes? Substitute Tsar to fight against us?"

"That's fine. Even without support protection, the Tsar can still train himself. Let the opponent cut off one of his arms!" Mlxg took a deep breath and said, "The opponent likes to play this kind of abstract lineup? Then play with them! I'll go to the opponent's jungle to find Ekko later. You don't have to worry about me! The opponent's lineup has very few control skills. It's impossible for them to stop me!"

It was obvious that after experiencing the torture in the previous game, Mlxg was very angry at this time.

At the same time, on the other side.

Lin Dong also knew very well what Mlxg was thinking now.

Especially when he saw the RNG players swaggering into the wild area, Lin Dong became more certain of his thoughts.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Oh? Control the lower jungle area and train the bottom lane?"

"Do you think we don't have lane control in the middle and bottom lanes, so you're picking on the weak?"

"But the problem is, you never considered that the hero you picked in the top lane this time was not a hero that could withstand pressure, but Ryze!"

"Aren't you afraid of being trained on the road?"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Brother Saint Spear said subconsciously.

"Military training Ryze? This is not good, right? My arms are indeed long in the early game, but my damage and burst are not enough!"

"Who said I let you go?" Lin Dong glanced at him and said, "You go to the middle lane, and let Leng Shao go to the top lane."

"Ah? I'm the mid laner?" Saint Spear was stunned, then looked at Leng Shao, "I can go to the middle lane, since Tsar has long arms, so I can play him any way I want. But the top lane is too long, and it's not easy to beat King of War against Ryze, right?"

"It's really hard to fight." Lin Dong laughed, "But it's easy to catch. If you walk away, I won't be able to catch you."

After hearing this, Brother Saint Spear tilted his head and thought for a moment, and found that what Lin Dong said... actually made sense!

Of course Leng Shao will not play top solo.

The top lane is long and often requires resistance to pressure, support and team-fighting, and Leng Shao happens not to be very good at these three characteristics.

But if you only look at the laning phase...it seems to be fine!

When facing the hero Tryndamere, you have to choose the top lane!
Because the pursuit distance is long enough, it is possible to kill the opponent.

If I switch to the middle lane, I probably won't be able to hit the opponent in a few attacks before the opponent has entered the tower.

So soon, Saint Spear Brother's thoughts became clear.

"I see. What you mean is, before level 6, I will switch lanes with the mid laner, I will be on Malzahar, and Tryndamere will fight Ryze. It's just right that you can cooperate with Tryndamere to train Ryze. And the opponent's jungler looks like he wants to switch jungle with us, so the opponent's jungler will definitely not come to the top lane. After you build an advantage in the top lane, Tryndamere will come to the mid lane after level 6. Tryndamere with his ultimate skill won't be afraid of being caught by Malzahar, right?"

"Yes." Lin Dong nodded. "By the way, the enemy jungler has led his men into my lower jungle area. There are probably not many people standing in the upper jungle area. You two had better show your faces in front and trick the enemy into thinking that it is really King of the Wild in the middle and Tsar in the top. When the soldiers are about to come out, switch sides."

"Fuck, is this such a disgusting thing to do?" Saint Spear cursed with a smile.

"This isn't RNG playing badly... No, this is called tit for tat!" Lin Dong almost let the cat out of the bag.

After all, if we were to say who played the mid-top lane swap tactic the most disgustingly, it would be RNG.

Who says that if you are at a disadvantage in the laning phase, you will be at a disadvantage on all three fronts and can only passively take the beating?
The restraint between heroes is often linked one to another!

In the S8 Intercontinental Championship, in the crucial match between RNG and G2, when Zzitai's Aatrox was restrained by the opponent's top laner Noxus, and Xiaohu's Vladimir was also countered against Anivia, Zzitai and Xiaohu made a smart lane swap, letting Vladimir face Noxus and Aatrox face Anivia!

Although Noxus is strong, his arms and legs are short, so he can't catch the vampire at all and can only watch himself being kite-ed. As for the mid-lane Anivia, when laning against Aatrox, although his arms are long, the middle lane is too short. Not only can he not chase, but after being hit by Aatrox's Q several times, his health is almost on the kill line.

In this way, RNG's original two-way disadvantage turned into a two-way advantage!

And in this game, Lin Dong also chose the same style of play!

Change line!

Both can be changed!

As long as there is no problem with the rhythm, and Leng Shao can focus on the laning phase without having to resist pressure or provide support, it doesn’t matter whether he plays in the middle lane or the top lane!
At the same time, in VG's lounge.

At this time, Gao Jun was frowning.

As soon as Hongmi returned to the lounge, he couldn't help but complain.

"Mr. Leng said he wanted to play Tryndamere, so you really let him play? You know Tryndamere's weaknesses. He's very vulnerable to control and can be easily pulled away. And this is Tryndamere in the middle lane. When facing Malzahar, won't he be beaten directly?"

Hearing Gao Jun's words, Hongmi felt quite helpless and replied.

"What else can we do? RNG has already played their trump card, banning three supports and giving up Ekko to pick Malzahar. Do you have any other options besides Tryndamere?"

"Uh..." Gao Jun searched his empty mind and said subconsciously, "Olaf?"

"Olaf in the middle? Are you crazy or am I? He's not as good as the Barbarian King." Hongmi glanced at him, sighed, and said, "There's nothing we can do. We'll just have to take it one step at a time. There will always be a way out. What if there's a good solution?"

"The lineup has been finalized, so we can still..."

As soon as Gao Jun finished speaking, the voice of Lin Dong asking the middle and top lanes to switch lanes came from the voice chat.

At that moment, the expression on Gao Jun's face froze for a moment.

As for Hongmi, he was stunned for a moment, then pondered for a moment, and then took a look at RNG's current movements.

The next second, he suddenly slapped his thigh and became excited.

"Look! What did I say?" "I told you! You have to trust your teammates! How did you lose your perfect attendance award just now? Have you forgotten?"

"Fuck!" Gao Jun said angrily, "Can you please stop bringing up irrelevant issues?"

However, the reactions of the two were completely different.

At this time, the RNG members had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.

In their eyes, the advantages of VG's lineup are only theoretical. Once they are put on the line, they are completely useless!
It's like, theoretically, how awesome are Vayne, Kog'Maw, and Tsarina in their late stages?
But we are at a huge disadvantage in laning phase, can we hold on?

Especially the Tsar.

Xiaohu took it more than once, but each time he sent it away without waiting for the effective period.

So in Mlxg's opinion.

Isn't VG's lineup in this game a replica of RNG's previous lineup?

Having said that, he still couldn't help but remind him.

"I'm switching jungle. The opponent may target the top lane, especially at level 1. After all, Rat is a hero that can turn invisible and catch people at level 1. VG has used this trick before. Be careful in the top lane and try not to move forward. Wait for Rat to come online first."

Hearing Mlxg's reminder, Looper nodded and agreed.

However, he didn't take it seriously.

A level one rat and a level one tsar want to catch me?

Totally impossible.

Even if the opposing jungler comes along, it won’t work.

No control and no explosion.

To be honest, in Looper's subconscious mind, he also subconsciously believed that VG's lineup was chosen completely out of helplessness.

Especially as he was occupying a position on the triangle grass, looking at the Tsar who was also standing not far away and even dancing in the air, he couldn't help but sneer and mutter.

"Jump? Like to jump?"

"It's easy for you to fight me in a laning match, but if you want to exert your strength, you need at least three pieces of equipment."

"Before you even finished your three-piece suit, your teammates collapsed."

"Besides, as a Tsar, you can't support your teammates in team fights at all."

"Still jumping here? You'll cry soon."

Soon, seeing the Tsar retreat, Looper didn't think much and continued to hide under the tower, waiting for the minions to come online and the rats to appear.

The same scene also happened in the river in the middle.

Looking at the positions of these two people, no one in the RNG team suspected that there was any problem!
Instead, it was Wawa and Miller, who had a God's perspective, who were in the commentary booth and were the first to discover the clues.

"Both teams chose to stand in the jungle at level 1, but RNG chose to take the mid laners with them to invade VG's bottom jungle."

"VG should have noticed RNG's movements, but the problem is that their burst at level 1 is not enough! As a result, they will have to give up the lower jungle area."

"This is actually the key problem of VG's lineup. Although they are strong in teamfights, their laning ability is too weak. Whether they are in the middle or top lane, they must withstand pressure."

"On the top lane, Looper and Saint Spear have already seen each other. Hehe, Saint Spear is a bit naughty, standing in place and dancing with Looper's Ryze in the air..."

"Speaking of which, Azar has an advantage against Ryze, but it's not a big advantage, just a small advantage. At most, he can gain a slight advantage in health points. But the problem is... I've never seen Saint Spear's Azar in the top lane, to be honest, so I don't know how effective it is."

As soon as Wawa finished speaking, Miller beside him exclaimed.

"Huh? Wait?"

"The Tsar is going down! The Barbarian King is also on his way up!"

"Is VG...switching lanes between mid and top?"

"But this line change seems to make some sense!"

"The Barbarian King is in the middle lane, his range is short, and his line is short, so he can't chase him at all. But if he is in the top lane, he can chase him!"

"And in this game... Tryndamere has Sprint and Ignite, while Looper has Flash and Teleport!"

"In this way, even if Looper chooses the Storm Rider's Surge talent, he still can't outrun the Barbarian King!"

At the same time, on stage.

With the appearance of the soldiers, Looper and Xiaohu both discovered something was wrong at the same time.

"No? Why is this Tsar in the middle lane? Isn't he the top lane Tsar?" Xiaohu was stunned. "If I fight against Tsar, I won't have any advantage and I can't roam! My pushing speed is not much faster than his. His arms are too long, so he can use the sand soldiers to consume me. Only after I reached level 6, he didn't dare to continue to consume me."

"Huh? Tryndamere switched to the top lane?" Looper's brows furrowed. "I do have an advantage against Tryndamere, but the problem is... suppressing his health means I have to push the lane forward. But after switching to the jungle, the opposing jungler is in the top lane! I don't dare to push forward at all!"

For a moment, the top and mid players of RNG were both embarrassed at the same time.

Mlxg, who had just entered the wild area, was stunned when he heard this.

He subconsciously looked towards the top lane area.

as predicted!

Although the Tryndamere in the top lane came online a little late, he already had some anger.

It is obvious that this Barbarian King helped the jungler to activate the buff!
Even...it helped a lot!

As a result, the Barbarian King came online a few seconds later.

The first three soldiers only gained experience but no last hits!

Although the economy of three soldiers was sacrificed, what he gained in return was a healthier health pool for the Barbarian King, and... more rage!

As we all know, the Barbarian King's passive skill [Battle Fury] will convert rage value into critical hit chance.

In other words, the higher the Barbarian King's rage value, the higher the critical strike rate.

Not only that.

Just when the second wave of soldiers was about to come online, Tryndamere actually began to ignore Ryze's advantage in long arms and consume the soldiers, and directly chose to push the line forward under Ryze's basic attacks!
Seeing this scene, an ominous premonition suddenly surged into Mlxg's heart.

The next second, he suddenly shouted!

"Stop consuming! Your first-level consumption ability is too poor! You can't suppress much health at all!"

"Come on!"

"The Barbarian King on the opposite side is forcing his way to level 2! He is trying to stack up his rage while lowering his own health! He is ready to kill!"

"The opposing jungler is likely to be caught at level 2!"

Unfortunately, it was too late for Looper to leave at this time.

The moment he turned around.

A white light immediately appeared on the Barbarian King's body.

Level Up!

Got to level 2!
The big knife in his hand turned suddenly!
Ryze just turned around and a chicken logo appeared on his forehead, and his steps stopped at the same time!
Tryndamere's W skill [Contempt] reduces the hero's attack power and slows down enemies with their backs to Tryndamere for 4 seconds!
Although the deceleration effect is average, but... it lasts for a long time!
Then, the Barbarian King started sprinting and used his E skill to get close to the enemy!

At the same time, not far away.

At level 2, Ekko with the red buff also quietly appeared in the field of vision.

Looking at this scene, Looper put on a mask of pain on his face!
"It's fine to switch lanes, but why don't you just go ahead and gank him at level 2?"

"Isn't it disgusting?"

(End of this chapter)